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Carrying with them Memories of a year Of a lifetime. �We saw faces Depicting feelings That formed A common bond With others. �The laughing crowd . .. The serious ones Joining together to form A united body. �We heard cheering voices Supporting a united team On to victory , Championship, and Personal achievement. �We felt the dedication And determination Of a group To gain education And understanding To change the world. �People We sought a bond With another. Alone, we were Nothing. Together, we created. Thus we reached out With moods And thoughts To find meaning For ourselves and To give meaning To others. �Seniors In 1981 each member of the senior class reached a long desired goal: graduation. At the same time he encountered new choices and more difficult challenges. Each found himself faced with questions that demanded answers. Did he want to continue his education? What field would he study? How could he finance his future? What job did he want? Eventually. from the emotional and intellectual interrogation of "Who am 17", originated another clearly defined goal, one he would meet head on and ' conquer. Thus, each senior learned first hand the meaning of the old adage, "Never ending, always beginning. " Mark Altman Karen Avant 8 Jacqueline Alston Lisa Altman Wanda Barr Scotty Baxley Allen Bellflowers Jimmy Bennett �Teresa Bishop Sandra Booker Sheila Brown Shirlene Brown Darry Cantey Renee Capps Ernie Carter Amy Carraway Dan Carraway Donna Coker 9 �Jimmy Coker Sharon Coker Terry Creel Betty Davis Gina Davis Harry Davis Paul Davis Silas Davis Roland Deas Jimmy Dennis 10 �Donald Douglas Ronald Douglas Iola Eaddy Earl Eaddy Steve Eaddy Roger Edwards JoAnn Filyaw Thomas Gaster James Generette Willie James Graham 11 �Pamela Green Rosanne Greenwood Randy Cox Edwin Hanna Jerry Hanna David Hartfield Greg Haseldon Raymond Haseldon - ·: ·r i · . ~. '... ·..._' . ..; ' r l . '> ~ ~ ..."-...:.- Pattie Hicks 12 ~: Kirk Jones �Todd Jones Marvin Larrimore Cindy Lewis Jannette Lewis John Lewis Kenny Lyerly Joey McDaniel Leon McNeil Roger McWhite Tony Matthews 13 �Jonna Mims Timmy Morris Sandra Nettles Eddie Poston Robbie Poston Susan Parsons Julie Poston Teresa Powell Donald Powell 14 Vanessa Powell �James Powers Troy Reese Joseph Prosser Mel Rosers Sandra Sprinss Wayne Richardson Adrian Smith Jane Ann Stewart Marshall Stone 15 Ansela Tanner �Pattie Taylor Joseph Tanner Greg Todd Cindy Thompson ~ -··~ ~ ·· ...-~.. ' ,• .......',;::· -.' ~t' -~·· ~ . . .... :;. . ... , ... _. . J ·~ . .. d·~ ( -. ~\ Sandy Thompson James Willis Robert White Janet Woodberry Ellerbe Woodberry 16 Cecelia Wright �17 �Get ready ... set ... selll ... Knowing there was only one chance to raise money for the Junior-Senior, the Junior Class set out to do their best as magazine subscription sellers. After they finished their selling project, they began the process of planning the prom. Excitement began to fill the air and secrets were harder and harder to keep. The highlight of the year was receiving class rings which gave more realization that their last year at JHS was approaching. Dianne Allison Bob Altman Jeana Altman Johnny Ard Marie Barnhill Vernette Bartell Philip Bartlett Don Baxley Jimmy Baxley Lewis Bell Lori Brock Elaine Brock Aaron Brooks Virg inia Brown Rickey Burgess Timmy Carter Robin Cribb Carolyn Collins Denise Collins Vince Cox �i\ngela Davis \1i randa Davis :hirlene Davis Teresa Davis sa Dennis Will Dennis David Driggers Cheri Eaddy Tammy Evans Troy Fennell Karen Floyd Bryce Fraiser Wanda Foxworth Diane Gaster Celia Graham Paula Green Glenda Greenwood Willie Bert Hanna 19 Jody Hardee Eric Haselden �Jeannie Haselden Donna Haynes Robbie Hicks Jeff Holder Henry Humphries Lisa Lewis Carol Lindley Robin lynch Terry McDonald Rosa McFadden Stanley Mc White Joie Owens 20 Mike Palumbo Donna Poston Teddy Poston Harry Powell Brian Powers Bruce Powers Stella Reaves Frankie Sedgwick �~ ane Smith ie Stephan :·e en -laselden Stewart Darwin Stone Sherry Tanner Belle Taylor Chris Thornhill Michelle Thompson Robert Thompson Sharon Thompson Kevin Timmons Michael Todd 21 Billy Turner Nathaniel Weston Russell Willis Randy Wise Lenny Woodberry Angelia Wright �This year's sophomores entered their second school year with a feeling of great anticipation. They were not freshmen anymore and now they faced new opportunities and challenges. They experienced a feeling of importance and had more influence on school activities. Ivan Altman Vera Ard Tommy Avant Wanda Avant Lamar Barr Leroy Barr Vernon Barr Theron Bartell Glen Bazen James Bell Sharon Browder Sylvia Brown Johnny Burgess Leon Burgess Kristen Cantey Lynn Cameron Scott Cook Ronnie Cribb Archie Davis Shelia Davis Gregory Dicks David Eaddy Gregory Eaddy �ames Eaddy Elmore .':oonie Evans Feagin • urici a Fennell Alvin Flemning Marie Footman Judy Generette Rose Mary Generette Carla Godwin John Graham Joseph Green Barry Hanna Philip Hartfield Teresa Hartfield Connie Hayes Chris Herron A.my Humphries Candice Joye Wanda Lyerly 23 Rhonda Lee Benjie McCall Philip McCracken Ed McDonald Bertha Mack Anita McKissick Wanda Marlow Marie Mayo Bill Miles William Miles �Leighton Morris Pam Morris Janice Nettles MaeVon Parker Walt Parker Freddie Pearson Mark Powell Mike Powell Debra Prosser Ricky Prosser Norma Reece Marla Schleuger Billy Joe Sefton Esau Singletary Hattie Singletary Sheri Skinner Renee Smith Donna Springs Stephanie Swintz Cindy Tanner 24 Loraine Taylor Wanda Thompson LuAnn Todd Jeffery Turner Melinda Turner Robbie Turner Maxine Weaver Keith White Tammy White Sadie Weston �The Freshman Class was offered many challenges and responsibilities with unlimited results. One had to select college prep or business courses and decide whether or not to run for an office in a Club. No longer was he that eighth grader who was looked upon, but a freshman who found himself at the bottom looking up. It took them only a short time to settle into the new routine of high school life and take advantage of it both athletically and academically. Freshmen David Anderson Sam Altman David Ard Gerald Atkinson Jod y Avant Sheila Bach Lori Barefoot Marvin Barkers Dean Bartell Brian Barr Donella Barr James Barr Wayne Bellflowers Janet Bell Karen Bell Donnie Brewer Joyce Brown Ray Brown 2S Linda Burgess Sherrie Calcutt Abbie Carraway Judy Collins �Freshmen Valerie Collins Diane Cooper Gary Cooper Cliff Cribb Pam Cribb Steve Crouch Ralph Curry Betty Davis Earl Davis Rodney Davis Steve Davis Georgia Daniels 26 Shannon Daniel Darryl Deas Mary Deas Al Dennis Ramell Doctor Gary Dunn Christine Eaddy Claudia Eaddy Donald Eaddy Elaine Eaddy �Freshmen ..nd y Evans bbie Evans & eg Fennell a rie Fennell >1c ie Fennell Angie Foxworth Ronnie Gavin Ann Gasque David Graham Carolyn Green Lisa Hamelton Ann Marie Hanna David Hanna Heidi Hanna Tony Hanna Tonya Hardee Carolyn Haselden Wally Haselden 27 Marty Hayes Rebecca Herron Kim Henry Darlene Holden Allen Howell Jimmy Jackson �Freshmen Craig Johnson Denise Johnson Monique Jones Angie Jowers Rose Marie Joye Janet Lambert Jake Lewis Rickey Lyerly Connie McCall Cindy McDaniel Tammy McDonald Richard McWethy Lin Marsh Penny Marsh Jerry Matthews Ricky Matthews Sarah Matthews Chad Melton Donetta Morris Warren Morris Ashley Nesmith Chryleen Nesmith Gregory Nesmith Tamra Nettles Renee Parker Roger Parrott Chris Pearson Darrin Pearson Patricia Presley Rhonda Player �freshmen _uzanne Player S lvia Player iane Prosser ett Prosser us sell Prosser Deloris Poston Jane Powell Jerry Powell Leeann Powell Lee Powell Sharon Powell Wanda Powell Pat Rhames Ricky Ehames Kathy Short Darlene Singletary Chris Springs Wayne Springs Mark Stone Melinda Stone 29 David Taylor Johnia Thea Brad Thompson Dean Thompson Darren Timmons Michael Tisdale Dana Todd Melinda Todd Natalie Weaver James Wright �Class Officers Class officers were an important part of the student body. They were elected by their respective classes to take the responsibility of planning and carrying out class activities.As leaders of their class and fellow students, these students also served on the student council. Freshman class officers had to adjust to the routine and activities of the council. Although they were new, they played an important role in the functions of leadership. The sophomores felt more secure in their contributions for the student council. Many ideas were suggested and a lot of work went into not only doing but learning about leadership and responsibility. With more experience, the junior and senior officers took on the responsibility and obligations that faced the student body. They led the way for revising the student council's constitution, improved school functions and implemented new school policies. 1 3 4 Officers are listed from left to right . I. Freshmen officers are: Na1alie Weaver. secretary , Rhonda Player , treasurer, Valerie Collins. vice presidenti Abbe Carraway, president. J. Sophomore officers are: l ynn Cameron, secretary 1 Marla Schleuger, vice president 1 Debra Prosser, treasurer 1 Kay Elmore. presi· den I. 3. Junior officers are: Wanda Foxworlh, secretary , Lori Brock, vice pres identi Marie Barnhill. treasureri Glenda Greenwood, presi - dent. 4. Senior officers are: Julie Poston, presidenti Todd Jones . vice president 1 Marshall Stone , treasurer 1 Gina Davis. secretary. 30 �Class Favorites Who wouldn't feel pretty good about being chosen as their class favorite 7 Each class, Freshman through Senior, chose their favorite guy and girl to represent their class. Their choice was based on an outgoing personality. a subtle wit, and a great desire to get along with others. 1 2 3 4 I. Freshman class favorites are Darryl Deas and Rhonda Player. l . Sophomores elected Archie Davis and Marla Schleuger. 3. lewis Bell and Sharon Thompson are Junior favorites . 4. Senior class favorites are Donnie Powell and Gina Davis. 31 �Trustees The Board of Trustees was the ma jor governing body of the school system. They made many important decis ions that effect teachers. administrators, and students as well. Many new ideas were introduced to provide better educational programs for all three schools. These capable admin istrators keep the Johnsonville District schools operating efficiently. The 1980-81 Trustees are , Mr. Stanley Hanna, chairman1 Mr. Jim Carraway1 Mr. William McDaniel1 Mr. Wilmer Davis1 Mr. James Edward Nesmith, and Mr. Mike Powell. 32 �Superintendent The responsibility of directing the expenditures of the three schools of Johnsonville fell upon the shoulders of district personnel. Superintendent Mr. Chester Floyd, together with the Board of Trustees, established a bond of understanding and cooperation between the schools and communities. He also maintained the budget which the board set up, interviewed applicants for faculty positions and supervised the administration of the elementary, middle, and high schools. Federal Project Coordinator The procurement and allocation of federal funds was one of the duties of Mr. Jerry Powell, federal coordinator for District Five. There is a great deal of planning, paper work, and requirements to be met in order to receive federal money for special programs. These programs, however, add to the quality educat ion that the district provides for the students. 33 �District Office Personnel Serving the district, along with the board members and the superintendent, were several other personnel who helped in the administering of the district programs. Secretarial duties, maintenance, bookkeeping, and health services were some of the areas in which these personnel participated. Working together they helped in producing effective district service to all. 1 2 I. Secretaries for the district office are Miss Joye flowers and Mrs. Wanda Moore. 2. Mr. Bobby Haselden is in charge of district maintenance. 3. In the business area . Mrs . Velma Haselden is the district's bookkeeper. 4. Maintaining health records on all students, providing first aid. and health counseling are all aspects of Mrs. Mary Dean Huggin's job as district nurse. 34 �High School Principal The Administrative Staff at Johnsonville High School was always ready to improve the academic skills of the student body. Not only did they teach us but they also helped coordinate student body activities. Discipline and guidance also fall into the functions which they performed. The services offered by the administration were necessary to the everyday life of the students. Mr. Graham, principal of J.H.S. handles any disciplinary problems that the faculty members refer to him or that he encounters as he checks the buildings and grounds throughout the day. He also is available for parent, teacher or student conferences if needed or requested. D 35 �Assistant Principal Working with the faculty and the students, the administration sought to provide excellent educational opportunities for all. Assisting Mr. Graham at the high school was Mr. Mendel ·Poston. Along with his duties as assistant principal, Mr. Poston also taught one Physics class and was in charge of supervising the bus drivers. Secretaries The high school and guidance offices were perhaps the two busiest areas in the entire school. Assisting students and faculty members were Mrs. Amenda Humphries (left), secretary to the principal, and Mrs. Bobbie Batchelor (right), secretary to the guidance counselor. 36 �JHS Faculty The Johnsonville High School faculty worked hard to provide the best education and guidance possible. They not only taught the students, but also tried to become their friends. 1 2 3 I. (from left to right ) Mr. Don liebrum. head of the Science Department , teaches General and Physical Science. and Chemistry. He Is the Beta Club Sponsor and the Annual staff photographer. Mrs. Deloris Brock, teaches Biology I and II, and Health. She coaches girls tennis and H · sists in other girls sports programs. Mr. Mendel Poston is the Bus Superintendent and Assistant Principal. He teaches a Physics class. J. (from left to right ) Mr. Charles Jowers is a Junior Class Sponsor. He teaches Pre·Algebra, Algebra II . Project Succeed Math I. and General Math I. Mrs. Barbara Bryan is in charge of all Typing Classes. Sponsor of the FBLA. Junior Class Sponsor, Office Procedures, Businen English and Shorthand I and II. Mrs. Albertha Dicks teaches in the Math Department. She teaches Project Succeed Malh I, Math II. and Algebra I. Mrs. Marsha Carter teaches Pre-Calculus, Geometry. Pre-Algebra. and Math For living. She is also a Senior Class Sponsor. Mr. Willie Cooper teaches Typing I and II and Business Math. He is a Senior Class Sponsor. 3. (from left to right ) Mr. Wade Jordan teaches Drivers Education and handles the Geography Department with ease. Mrs. Jeannie Hudson teaches French I and 11. and three Civics Classes each day. Mr. Dick Lesley teaches U.S. Histor y and Ps yc hology and is the Varsity Basketball coach and Junior Varsity Football Coach. �1 4 2 5 3 I. Mr. Bill Donahoe is the Carpentary teacher in the Vocational Department . .2. Mrs. Deannie Bazen assists Mr. Carter in the Physical Education Department. 3. Mr. Benny Carter is head football coach and instructs the P.E. classes. 4. (from left to right ) Mr. William Thayer is the band director. He teaches Music Appreciation and the Middle School band classes. This year he also taught on class of U.S. History. Mrs. Jackie Graham is in charge of supervising the study halls. Mr. Robert Poston teaches vocational courses. Mrs. Peggy Parker teaches College Prep English Ill and Ill. Vocabulary/ Composition, and Practical English. She is also a Senior Class Sponsor. Mrs. Genevive Weaver teaches all home economics courses. She is a Junior Class sponsor and chairman of the Junior/ Senior Prom committee. Mrs. Harriett Hyman is the high school librarian. She is sponsor for the annual staff and organizes its MISS GOLD AND BLACK beauly pageant . Mrs. Lillian Wilson is the guidance counsek>r and also sponsors the student council. Mrs. Gwen Salley teaches Economics and Government. She is the varsity girls' basketball coach. 5. (from left lo right ) Mrs. Lyvonne Skinner is the aid for the reading program. Mrs. Fonda Ruth is the reading teacher and also the chorus director. Mrs. Louise Eaddy teaches practical English Ill and IV. College Prepretory English IV and Advanced English. She is also a Senior class sponsor. Mrs. Katherine Lewis teaches reading and College Prepara· tory English I. She is one of the Junior class sponsors. Mrs. Ester Cooper teaches all Project Succeed English classes. Miss Ella Mae Barr is the Special Education teacher. 38 �39 �Faculty Recognition This year, for the first time in JHS history, there was not one, but three outstanding teachers to whom we graciously wish to dedicate our 1981 annual. These three women have not only contributed many years of their lives toward the education of the students at JHS but have also helped many students by giving them the personal attention and inspiration they needed along the way. To these teachers we all would like to give our highest admiration , appreciation, and thanks. 1 2 3 I. Mrs. Louise Eaddy teaches Practical Ens· lish Ill and IV, Collese Prep. Ens Ii sh IV, and Advanced Enslish. She is the Senior Class Sponsor. 2. Miss Ella Mae Barr is the Special Educat ion teacher. She has helped with Pep Club Activities and was sponsor of the Drama Club. 3. Mrs. Pessy Parker teaches Collese Prep Enslish II and Ill and Vocabulary-Composition. She is a Senior Class Sponsor. �' Activities We searched for recognition, Involvement, action, fun. One taught another And in so doing became One that counted and could be Counted on. 41 �..' .. 'II , . , I t .. ... . .. """. , ·. I 42 ~ • • •· . ' I. I ,. ~. ). ~ - .... ~···· "/ ....i..... rr;: : . ':~~ ···~ . ; :-..., '"° ·-. • _, �Softball This was a year of valuable experience for the Lady Flashes. Their daily routine consisted of running bases, practicing hitting, and simply readying themselves for their opponents. The highlight of the season was making a surprise come back against Aynor thanks to the excellent defense. The team also received the honor of conference runner-up. Mrs. Brock did a tremendous job with her first team. Members of the softball team are. (kneeling ) Betty Davis, manaser. Janette Lewis, Sherri Skinner. Vicki Key. Marla Brock. Cindy Thompson. Jackie Alston. (standing) Paula Green. Janet Woodberry. Penny Stone. Amy Humphr ies, Sharon Thompson, Sandra Springs. Stephanie McWhite. Mrs. Brock. (coach). a , ~=~t·-4 v 43 �Track The 1980 JHS Track Team, under the coach ins of Benny Carter. emersed second in the conference after losins by only one point to Terrell's Bay in the conference track meet. Several members of the track team qualified for the Lower State Track Meet. Interest has srown in the track team over the past years. not only by the boys at JHS. but a few sirls have shown interest also. It is hoped that this interest will continue to srow and produce fine athletes both mentally and physically. Members of the track team are, (seated) Will Dennis, Johnny Strickland. Timmy Carter, Robin Cribb, Diane Smith, Russell Prosser. (kneeling ) Jim Power, Russell Willis. Phillip McCracken, Phillip Bartell, Terr y Creel, Nat Weston, Jody Hardee. (standing) James Willis, Joey Tanner. Paul Davis, Bill Miles, David Graham, Robert Thompson. 44 ���Baseball i . _.. . . ' . ..... The Johnsonville Flashes' 1980 baseball team, losing two conference games to Hemingway and one to Olanta, had a very slow start. The Flashes went into the conference title best of 3 game series against Hemingway. the season champions. Although the Flashes were not able to beat the Tigers during the season, the Flashes won the first two games in the best of three series. The Flashes moved one step further and played Bowman in the Lower Class Conference in a best of three game series. The Flashes once again were victorious and held the title of Lower State Champions. \. ~...~ ' ·--. Members of the baseball team were, Bruce Powers, Jimmy Bennet, Wyman Gaster, Archie Davis, Ivan Altman, Rickie Prosser, Joey McDaniel, mgr. Rolan Deas, Marvin Larrimore, Ronnie Stephen. Robbie Coward. Joey Owens, Scotty Cook, Thoman Gaster , mgr. Joseph Green, Ricky Powell, Kevin Timmons, Timmy Moris, Brian Powers, Arron Brooks, John Lewis, Louie Tyler, and Coach Shay Rollins. 47 �Flashes Were State A Champions The Flashes, now in the State Finals met Lockhart who had won the baseball state title several years straight. After a close last inning surge. the Flashes won the first game of the 3 game series. The Flashes then went to Lockhart and demolished them with a I~ to win the State Title in the Class A Conference. 48 �49 �so �Tennis To many of the members on the tennis team, tennis was a new but exciting challenge! Coach Deloris Brock worked hour after hour with her young team to improve their self-confidence along with coordination. Overall, it was an exciting and challenging season and offered valuable experience that should insure them success in the years to come. Members of the team (center) are: Lori Brock . Abbe Carraway. Valerie Collins. Carolyn Haselden, Teresa Bishop and Sherri Skinner. The senior member of the team was Teresa Bishop (bottom). 51 �Football As head coach for the second year at JHS, Benny Carter led the Flashes to a somewhat successful season. Losing some valuable players from last year, the Flashes, surviving many injuries, had a competant team who won thrid place in the conference behind Hemingway and Lake View. Starting the season with a loss and a tie, the Flashes tried to get out of their slump but never completely succeeded. For the first time in several years. the Flashes did not get into the state playoffs and did not win the Homecoming game. Wrapping up their season with a loss to Lake View and Hemingway. the 1980 Flashes football team ended their season. Members of the team (opposite page. center ) are, (kneeling ) Thomas Gaster. Robert While, John Graham . Chris Pearson. Archie Davis. Tro y Reese. Lenny Woodberry. Russell Willis. Mel Rogers. Ronnie Stephan. Adrian Smith and Manager Roland Deas. (slanding) Manager Robert Thompson, Kevin Timmons . Phil- ip Barletl , Bryce Frasier. Paul Davis, Aaron Brooks , Bryan Powell. Timmy Morris , Darry Can1ey. Johnny Strickland. Donald Powell. Russell Willis. Joey McDaniel, Randy Wise. and Bill Miles. 52 ��54 �~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - - ~ t-4 2 I Co· caprains Joey McDaniel coin.and Paul Davis ~ait o:tt~~e spirit " up for the for the toss.. 8 2 Cheerleaders Flashes. d the play and ma d e the block. 3.· Flashes rea . dy l 4. The defense ts rea �JV Football The Junior Varsity Football team was coached by Charles Hyman (middle school) and Dick Lesley (high school). The team consisted of players from the middle school and high school. Eight games were played during the season and the Junior Flashes ended with a record of three wins, four losses and one tie. Members of the team from the high school (righl ) are, (kneeling ) Randy Anderson. Johnny Burgess, Greg Nesmilh, Joe Green. James Wrighl . David Eaddy. (slanding) John Lewis. James Eaddy. Warren Morris. Greg Eaddy. Ray Brown. Gary Dunn. Phillip McCrackin. Chad Mellon. and Rickey Prosser. Wi1h Coach Lesley (opposile page leh ) are (kneeling ) Gary Cooper and James Barr. (Slanding) Keilh While and Coach Lesley. ���Boys Basketball The 1980-81 boys' varsity basketball team had a new coach this year. Mr. Dick Lesley, losing two valuable seniors, tried to make a winning team for this season. Losing a close game to Williamsburg, the Flashes had to overcome many difficulties to keep a winning record. Losing to Hannah-Pamplico and Williamsburg, the boys also had a tough time winning the away games. The team participated in the Hemingway Christmas Tournament, and they came in third place after losing to Battery Park. The senior players, Ellerbe Woodberry, Paul Davis and John Lewis, along with veteran, Stanley McWhite, will try and win not only the conference but also the state basketball title. Members of the team (center) are. (kneel· ing) Chris Pearson. Stanley McWhlte. Earl Alston. and Willie Graham. (standing) Paul Davis. Nelson Borden, Ellerbe Woodberry. Bryce Frasier, and John Lewis. Keeping statistics for the team (bottom) are Adrian Smith, Karen Floyd. Mark Altman, Sherri Skinner and Wanda Barr. 59 �1980-81 Varsity Basketball Opponent Hannah-Pamplico East Clarendon Hannah-Pamplico East Clarendon Pleasant Hill Terrell's Bay Lake View Battery Park Loris Hemingway Britton's Neck Pleasant Hill Terrell's Bay Lake View Battery Park Loris Hemingway Britton's Neck JHS 60 ��62 �- - - - -----~--- - ------------------ Girls Basketball The girls' varsity basketball had to handle the transition to a new coach this year. Although losing three valuable seniors from last year , the team seemed to be headed for a successful season under the leadership of Mrs. Gwen Salley. At the beginning of the season. the Flashes defeated Williamsburg, Hannah-Pamplico, and East Clarendon, and they lost to West Florence. Under the fine shooting of Shirlene Davis, ball handling of Jackie Alston, and rebounding of Kathy Short, The Flashes began the season with a great 5-1 record (as the yearbook goes to press). Team members (center ) are: (kneeling ) Ja· nette Lewis, Angela Tanner, Jackie Alston , (standing) Sherri Skinner, manager 1 Terry McDonald . Kay Elmore, Kim Henr y. Kath y Short, Shirleene Davis, Melinda Turner , Man· ager Wanda Barr and Coach Saltey. �1980-81 Varsity Basketball Opponent Hannah-Pamplico East Clarendon Hannah-Pamplico East Clarendon Pleasant Hill Terrell's Bay lake View Battery Park lods Hemingway Britton's Neck Pleasant Hill Terrell's Bay lake View Battery Park loris Hemingway Britton's Neck JHS ��JV Boys Basketball Intense drills of the fundamentals, laps. long hours, spirit, and teamwork were valuable in conditioning the Junior Flashes for the fast act ion sport Basketball. Coached by Mr. Bubba Coker. the boys faced Hemingway. Terrell's Bay, Pleasant Hill, and Hanna-Pamplico during the short season. Beginning after Christmas holidays, the boys practiced long throughout hard hours to organize and prepare for their season. 66 ��Middle School Basketball Starting in November, Coach Charles Hyman began practicing the basic skills of basketball-passing, dribbling , rebounding , and shooting-to both the girls and boys' JMS teams. He molded the teams into both offensive and defensive successes. Both teams responded in having successful seasons and in excelling in sportsmanship and teamwork. Cheerleaders Cheerleaders for the middle school teams were (standing ) Mandy Marsh, Judy Coker, Beverly Poston, (kneeling) Stephanie Palumbo, Robin Rogers, and Pattie Ruth. �School Days School Days. Ah the Life! Our 8 to 3-five day week really kept us busy. The variety of classes of many subjects. the clubs and school act ivities, and the excitement of the sportsworld were only part of our emotionally compacted weeks. Without the unique JHS student body and faculty . these unique school days would not have been possible. As captured on film . the following twelve pages portray several special days and activit ies. ���Field Day You could say field day was a day of fun , games, and laughter. Even though it was a cold day for the spring, the student body participated tremendously. The most popular of all the activities were the egg toss and the coke-chug. The cokechug was a game to see which team could down their cokes the fastest. Overall, field day was one of the best things to happen at JHS this year. 73 �Pep Rallies Several pep rallies were held throughout the school year. Cheerleaders and students help get the team members up for their games. �Veterans' Day If a person was to ask you on what day do we pay tribute to some of the most honored Americans, would you know the answer? Many Americans do not know that November II is Veterans' Day. a day set aside to honor the bra.ve men who have served in the U.S. Nilitary. The Johnsonville High School FBLA helped to make Veterans' Day very special and unforgetable. With the close supervision of the FBLA's sponsor Mrs. Barbara Bryan and with the emotional speech by the guest speaker Mrs. Lillian C. Myers, the program proved to be a very patriotic event. 75 ��looking Good Days The 1980-81 season was marked by an air of independence and individuality in the world of fashion . Extremes of tastes-simplicity and glamour-mingled , however. between the two degrees was a medium. Plaid skits, orgyle socks, and pennyloafers crowded the halls. Calvin Kleins, sweaters, and tweed blazers blanketed the campus. Numerous innovative ideas in add-abeads and jewelry reflected the individual tastes. Just as all other aspects of fashion , the hairstyles at JHS depended solely upon the ind ividual's personal choice. Ol(erall the world of fashion in 1980-81 was earthy. dazzling , natural, and crative. but always appealing , fle xible, and most of all uninhibited. 77 �Christmas Parade The Annual Christmas Parade, sponsored by the Johnsonville Women's Club, was a success again in 1980. The parade's eighty-six entries portrayed noticeable hardwork , time, and imagination. The citizens loved the floats, bands, and beauty contestants. Many thanks were received by all who helped organize the parade and by all who rode in it. 78 �Blood Day Blood Day at Johnsonville High School has come to be an annual event. The Student Council sponsored it and worked diligently to get as many donors as possible for the Pee Dee Area Blood Mobile. Teachers and other adults not affiliated with JHS were also urged to donate their blood. The Red Cross was pleased that citizens were willing to help save somebody's life. The blood mobile served free cookies and drinks afterwards. Everyone felt good for donating his blood. 79 �Hobo Day In conjunction with Halloween. the student council sponsored a Hobo Day. The student body enjoyed dressing as hobos while others enjoyed seeing the different ways students dressed. Several fac ulty members also participated which gave the students a big laugh. I. Contestants for Mr. Hobo are Randy Wise. Marshall Stone. Allen Belflowers and Ernie Carter. ) . Contestants for Miss Hobo are Sandra Booker, Angela Tanner , Janette Lewis. 3. Lisa Altman , Lori Brock, Gina Davis, Donna Coler and Cecelia Wright also competed. 4. Cecilia Wright was selected Miss Hobo and Allen Belflowers was selected Mr. Hobo. 5. Who·s this hobo at JHS? 6. Mrs. Salley represented the typical teach· er of the past. 7. Mrs. Hyman and Mrs. Bryan participated and dressed as hobos. 80 ��Honors The following ten pages recognize a number of students who have received honors at JHS. The honors include academic achievements, beauty, character, popularity. and personality. Class Beauties _1_Lg_ 3f4 Each class selected one girl to represent their class as class beauty. I. Janet Bell, freshman 2. Mae Von Parker. Sophomore 3. Donna Haynes, Junior 4. Sheila Brown, Senior 82 �Homecoming Queen Continuing an already established tradition, the senior football players chose sponsors to represent them during the half-time activities at the Johnsonville-vs-Pleasant Hill Homecoming football game. The ten girls were then eligible to compete for Homecoming Queen. a title bestowed by the student body balloting. Janet Woodberry received her crown and flowers from 1979-80 Queen Mary Ann Matthews who was escorted on the field by JHS Principal Charles Graham. 83 �illi ~ I. Homecoming Queen Janet Woodberry was escorted by James Generette. Betty Davis was runner-up. 2. Betty was escorted by Leon McNeil. 3. Contestants Sponsors Teresa Bishop Darry Cantey Betty Davis Paul Davis Glenda Greenwood Timmy Morris Julie Poston Mel Rogers Michelle Thompson Robert White Escorts were Rhett Prosser, Leon McNeil, Marshall Stone, Joseph Tanner, Jimmy Dennis 4. Remaining contestants are: JanetWoodberry Troy Reese Diane Smith James Willis Cindy lewis Donnie Powell Karen Floyd Joey McDaniel Amy Carraway Thomas Gaster Their escorts were James Generette, Timmy Carter, Todd Jones , Stephen Eaddy, Don Baxley. ��Miss Gold And Black As a fund raising project, the Annual Staff presented the 1980-81 Miss Gold and Black Pageant to the theme of Over The Rainbow. To welcome the audience and get rid of any unwanted butterflies, the girls presented a song and dance presentation which they had worked on diligently. Then opening the competition, the 30 girls, dressed in fash ionable sportswear, paraded on stage to give the judges their first opportunity to select ten semi-finalists. The next phase of competition was the judging of all the girls in their evening gowns. As the evening reached its climax , Lori Brock was crowned 198081 Miss Gold and Black by reigning Queen Angie Jones. 1~ 215 r-TI. Miss Gold and Black, Lori Brock 2. The new queen and runners-up. 3. Theresa Bishop, first runner-up. 4. Angela Tanner, second runnerup. 5. Donna Coker, third runner-up. 6. Sandra Booker, Miss Congenality. 7. Faye Rogers, Miss Florence, entertains. 86 �87 �Hall Of Fame Each year the faculty at JHS selects ten students to be recognized for their participation in athletics, extracurricular activities as well as academics. The students who make up the Hall of Fame were chosen on the basis of school involvement, dependability, creativeness, character, leadership qualities and excellence in academic areas. The student receiving the most number of votes holds the title of Best All Around. This year there was a tie between Ernie Carter and Mark Altman. * 4 6 I. Mark Altman 2. Ernie Carter 3. Lisa Altman 4. Sandra Booker 5. Shelia Brown 6. Amy Carraway 88 �* 4 6 I. Gina Davis 2. Paul Davis 3. Todd Jones 4. Jim Power 5. Adrian Smith 6. Angela Tanner 89 �PC Junior Fellows Presbyterian College Junior Fellowship awards went to Gina Davis, Ernie Carter, Lisa Altman, and Mark Altman. Boys' State Representatives to Boy's State were Mark Altman, Joey McDaniel, Mel Rogers, Donnie Powell, Ernie Carter, and Marvin Larrimore. Who's Who Students selected as Who's Who Among High School Students included (standing) Janette Lewis, Angela Tanner, Wanda Barr, Mark Altman, Jack ie Alston , Eddie Poston, Adrian Smith, Jim Power, Todd Jones, Sandra Booker, Dan Carraway, Amy Carraway , Lisa Altman , Ernie Carter. (seated ) Joey McDaniel, Julie Poston, Renee Capps, Gina Davis, Cindy Thompson, Pattie Hicks, Janet Woodberry and Shelia Brown. 90 �Miss Flame Donna Coker Furman Scholars I Dare You Award Mark Altman and Gina Davis were selected as Furman Scholars. They were also selected to receive the "I Dare You" award. This award is given by the American Youth Foundation to recognize character and leadership qualities ahd to encourage and challenge young people to lead creative, purposeful lives. 91 �Organizations School organizations include clubs and groups who contribute their services to the student body. The following nineteen pages recognize these groups. VICA Club The VICA Club consisted of students who were interested in vocational trades. These students attended the Hemingway Vocational Center studying courses such as Electricity, Carpentry. Auto mechanics, and Industrial sewing. The club tries to create more interest for these students in these areas. There were local, district , state and national rallies in which the club participated. In April the club used its fund raising profits to attend the national rally in Atlanta. �Beta Club The National Beta Club is an organization for students who maintain a 90 or above overall grade average. Mr. Don Liebrum, who sponsors the club, takes the members to the annual Beta Club Convention in Colum· bia each year. The club raises money to finance the trip by selling candy bars. 1 2 3 I. Officers for the club are: treasurer Eddie Poston. vice-president Adrian Smith. secretary Gina Davis , president Mark Ahman and sponsor Don Liebrum. l . Senior members are: (seated ) Jim Power. Todd Jones. Eddie Poston, Mark Altman. Adrian Smith, (standing) Ernie Carter. Gina Davis, Lisa Altman, Janet Woodberry . .3. The remaining members are: (seated ) Sharon Thompson. Sherri Skinner. Karen Floyd. Lori Brock , Glenda Greenwood, Diane Smith, (standing) Ronnie Stehpan. Timmy Carter, Darwin Stone. Russell Willis , Eric Ha- selden. Chris Thornhill. and Shelia Davis. 93 �Annual Staff Work, Work.Work, . . . Deadlines ... copies ... selling ads . .. New pictures . . . Mrs. Hyman . . . Mrs. Skinner .. . Ernie ... Result ... 1981 Gold ~ Blackll A lot of work goes into preparing our annual and this year the annual staff worked especially hard to make it more enjoyable. "Remember, You are the annual, we just produce itl" 1~ 214 I. Editor for the 1980-81 Gold and Black is Ernie Carter. 2. Second period members worked on drawing layouts, helping with the Miss Gold and Black . as well as selling ads. 3. Senior members of the staff are: Amy Carraway, Sheila Brown. James Genereue , Mark Altman, Wanda Barr. Angela Tanner. and Sandra Booker. 4. The remaining members are Marie Barnhill. Marla Schleuger, Mary Feagin, Sheri Skinner. Sheila Davis . Karen Floyd. Wanda Foxworth, Robin Cribb, Billy Turner and Chris Thornhill. �95 �96 �Band Football . . . Christmas parades . .. pep rallies . . . and concerts all had one thing in common . . . the JHS Band. The band strives to increase interest in music and to teach its value 1 to build character, citizenship, leadership. and school spirit, to develop musical skills and ability , to think clearly and to participate harmoniously in a group. Mr. William Thayer was the band director. 97 �Chorus In her second year as chorus director, Mrs. Fonda Ruth tried to make voices blend in creating a good chorus. Singing a vareity of songs, the chorus was kept very busy by providing entertainment and singing soul-stirring songs during the Miss Gold and Black pageant, the Veteran's Day ceremonies, and Open House. The chorus also entered a float in the Johnsonville Christmas parade. During the second semester, the chorus planned to sing at Carowinds, compete at Lake City High School, and present a concert near the end of the school year. ~ -t-i 6 I. Senior members of the chorus are: Shirleen Brown, Sandra Booker. Wanda Barr. Norma Reese , Cecelia Wright . Shelia Brown. Mark Allman , Ernie Carter, John Lewis and Roger Mc Wh ite. 2. Junior members are: Angela Davis. Sharon Thompson. Carolyn Collins and Karen Floyd. 3. Rema ining members are: Candice Joye. Re- nee Smith. Mae Von Parker, Maxine Weaver , Angie Jowers. Hattie Singletary. Berth Mack. Judy Generette, Shelia Davis. Monique Jones, Steve Crouch. James Eaddy, David Eaddy. 4. Officers for the chorus are: Shelia Brown. presidenti Sandra Booker. vice-presidenti Wanda Barr , secretary- treasurer1 Karen Floyd. accompanist . 5. Mrs . Ruth discusses a new song wilh Rog er. 6. The chorus performs at Miss Gold and Black. 98 ��Student Council The student council served as communication channel between the faculty and students. It kept the students informed with certain activities and school problems. The club acted as an instrument that allowed the student body to have a hand in the operation of their school. The student council sponsored Homecoming, Teacher Appreciation Day, Awards Day, Field Day and many other extracurricular activities. It was a great opportunity to help solve school problems and coordinate the activities program for JHS. i 4 6 I. Officers for the student council are: Mary Feagin. secretary, Diane Gaster. vice-presiden1 1 Amy Carraway, president 1 Renee Capps. treasurer (not pictured). l . Senior members are: Teresa Bishop. Gina Davis, Ernie Carter. Kirk Jones, Adrian Smith, Janet Woodberry. Julie Poston, Todd Jones, Timmy Morris , Marshall Stone. 3. Junior Members are: Teresa Davis. Diane Smith. Elaine Brock. lewis Bell. Marie Barnhill. Wanda Foxworth. Glenda Greenwood , Lori Brock . Ronnie Stephan, Russell Willis . 4. Sophomore members are: Kay Elmore, Anita Mckissick , Debra Prosser. Lynn Ca- meron. Marla Schleuger, Candice Joye . Sherri Skinner. Amy Humphries, Shelia Davis, Archie Davis. 5. Freshman members are: Rhonda Player. f'.ilatalie Weaver. Valerie Collins. Sara Mat- thews. Sherry Calcutt, Connie McCall . Abbe Carraway. Deloris Poston. 6. The student council prepares for its meet ing. ��FBLA Mrs. Barbra Bryan tried to make the 1980-81 FBLA one of the best ever at JHS. Selling doughnuts as a fund raiser, the FBLA started the popular "spirit chain week," and conducted the Veteran's Day ceremonies. Holding meetings once a month, the FBLA elected the "Outstanding Business Student of the Monti)" and plans were made to attend the district meetings and competitions. 1 2 3 I. Officers of the FBLA are< JoAnne Filyaw. secre1ary1 Lisa Altman, vice-presidenti Gina Davis , presidenti Mark Altman. parlimen1arian1 Cindy Thompson. historian1 Sharon Coker , reporter , Lisa Dennis, treasurer 1 An- gela Tanner, parlimentarian1 Mrs. Br yan. sponsor. ) . Members of the FBLA include, Jonna Mims. Sharon Coker. Teresa Bishop. Cindy Thompson. Lisa Dennis, Roger McWhite. Jackie Al- ston. JoAnne Filyaw, Janet Woodberry. Timmy Baxley . Jannette lewis , Donna Haynes. Lisa Altman, Mark Altman, Gina Davis . Donna Poston, Angela Tanner , Sharon Thompson. 3. Remaining members are: Marie Footman. Janice Ne1tles, Denise Collins. Teresa Hart- field . Candice Joye. Wanda Marlow . Claudia Eaddy. Johnny Burgess, Pam Morris. Esau Singletary , Barry Hanna. 102 �French Club 1 2 3 I. Senior members of the French Club are, (kneeling ) Jim Power, Adrian Smith. Ernie Carter, Gregg Todd, Shelia Brown, Todd Jones, (standing ) Roseanne Greenwood , Arrgela Tanner, Amy Carraway, Lisa Altman, Renee Capps, Mark Altman. Wanda Barr, Sandra Booker. 2. Remaining members are, (kneeling) Timmy Carter. Karen Floyd, Wanda Foxworth, Billy Turner, (second row) Eric Haselden, Diane Smith, Kay Elmore, Robin Cribb, Sherri Skinner, Esau Singletary, Eddie Poston, (third row ) Melinda Turner, Vince Cox, Donna Haynes, Debra Prosser, Denise Collins, Lori Brock, Stephanie Swentz, (fourth row ) Walt Parker, Russell Willis, Amy Humphries. Glenda Greenwood , Chris Thornhill. 3. Officers are, Mrs. Hudson , sponsor, Karen Floyd , secretary, Diane Smith, treasurer, Russell Willis, president, Eddie Poston, vice-president, Mark Altman. reporter. �ti �French Dinner En mai , le club fram;ais , L'Amour des Fran~ais, a eu un grand repas avec de bonnes choses francaises a manger. Pour le diner , on ~ eu les hors-d'oeuvres, les escargots, le coq au vin, les points d'asperges servis dans la sauce vinaigrette la creme, le pain (fram;ais d'accord), et pour le dessert. la mousse a !'orange. Pour la boisson. ii y a une boisson tres mysterieuse .. C'etait possible qu' elle etait le vin 7 Mme Skinner et Mme Hudson ont prepare le diner et Mme Weaver, qui a cree une atmosphere francaise dans sa salle de class au lyce~. et Mlle Player leur ont aide de servir le diner. pour le club. a 105 �Cheerleaders I. Marie Barnhill J. Wanda Foxworth 3. Miranda Davis 4. Diane Gaster 5. Janet Woodberry 6. Glenda Greenwood, Captain 7. Shelia Brown 8. Gina Davis 106 �107 �Spirit, Spirit! In preparation for the upcoming school year , Varsity cheerleaders attended the National Cheerleading Association at Columbia College in August. At camp, they learned more spirit raising ideas for cheering the team on to victory. After camp. they practiced strenously to prepare for the first game. Their motivation added spirit and enthusiasm to the crowd. The cheerleading squad consisted of, Glenda Greenwood-Captain, Sheila Brown-CoCaptain, Diane Gastor, Miranda Davis, Janet Woodberry. Wanda Foxworth , Gina Davis, Marie Barnhill. �Bus Drivers Students who are bus drivers take on a great responsibility of transporting students to and from school. Monthly time reports, mileage reports, keeping buses clean and reporting problems were all part of the job for these students. The club was under the supervision of Mr. Mendel Poston. After all fines are collected at the end of the year, the bus drivers have an annual steak dinner at Santee. 1 2/3 4 I. Bus drivers are ( in lhe bus ), Don Baxley. Ronnie Stephan. Henry Humphries. Jodie Hardee . Joseph Tanner , Sandra Springs , Gregg Todd. Kirk Jones. Julie Pouon, Phillip Bar1le11. Amy Carraway. Randy Cox , Carolyn Collins. Willie Berl Hanna. JoAnne Filyaw. (standing ) Mr . Poslon . Harr y Joe Davis. Leon McNeil. Ellerbe Woodberry. Jeffrey Turner. Jimmy Dennis, Donald Douglas. Sandy Thompson. Ronald Douglas. Jimmy Bennett , Jane Ann Stewart . Lisa Altman. David Hart field . ) . Gregg Todd poses for 1he pholographer. 3. Kindergarten bus drivers are Pattie Taylor . S1ephen Eaddy. and Todd Jones. 4. Senior drivers cover the bus. 109 �Library Assistants The Library Assistants worked diligently Hyman keep the library running efficiently. Along with the task of shelving books, the assistants had to check books in and out, write overdue notices. and help students locate special references. 1 2 3 I. Lynn Cameron. Tammy White , Mae Von Parker. 2. (seated) Elaine Brock, Paula Green, Rosa Mcfadden. (standing) Michelle Thompson. kellh White . Rand y Wise. Virginia Brown. Teresa Davis , Bryce Frasier. 3. Jackie Alston, Roger McWhite and Bell y Davis. 110 ��Principal's Office Mr. Ray McAlister, with his untiring efforts and abilities. steered all academic functions towards providing each student with the proper educational background. Discipline and guidance were also areas in which he worked to help students learn responsibility and plan for their future . Mrs. Diane Cribb assisted Mr. McAlister by performing secretarial duties. 112 �Cafeteria Workers The cafeteria workers carry on the everyday routine of preparing a well-balanced meal for the faculty and students. Without their help , the school could not fun ct ion property. The staff consists of, Renell Thompson , supervisor , Italy Stuckey 1 Primilee Bazen, Alene Hanna 1 and Mirilee Parrot. 11 3 �Faculty The middle school consists of grades five through eight. Each teacher was responsible for providing the best academic foundation possible. The fifth grade teachers tried to help their students feel at ease in their new school as well as teaching them basic fundamentals of the subject matter. In the sixth and seventh grades, the teachers helped to develop a sense of self-confidence in each student. They did this by encouraging individuals to cultivate independent thinking abilities. Eighth grade teachers worked to prepare students for the coming challenges of high school. Responsibility and respect for human relationships were encouraged along with the teaching of basic skills. TH! I ' - f I TtH llTUI! Faculty members are listed left to right . I. The middle school faculty consists of: Mrs. Emma Jean Lyerly . aide 1 Mrs. Carole Haselden . Math lab teacher 1 Miss Brenda Young , guidance counselor . 2. Mrs. Fairlyn Bullock. fifth grade 1 Mrs. Patricia Lambert . seventh grade, Miss Marva Gail Johnson. special education 1 Mrs. Reid Neules. fifth grade, Mrs. Sara Eaddy. fifth grade. 3. Mr. Bennent Baxley, eighth grade. 4. Bulletin boards such as this make students aware of the need for educ at ion. S. Mrs. Eleanor Brown, librarian, Mrs. Virgin - ia Pos1on. eighth grade 1 Mrs. Tracy Hagan, sixth grade1 Mrs. Everleen Lane, seventh grade, Mrs. Ann ie Haselden. aide. 6. Mrs. Donnell Mace , speci al educat ion 1 Mrs . Judy Grier. sixth grade, Mrs. Nella Ray Stone, seventh grade. 7. Mr. Charles Hyman, eighth grade, Mrs. Blo ssom Generette. aide, Mrs. Elenor Weaver , reading lab 1eacher1Mrs. Ann Floyd. aide1 Mr. Bubba Coker , PE instrucror. 114 �115 �Special Education Marie Bell Michell Curry Johnnie Mae Davis Robert Davis Chris Eaddy Joyce Ann Eaddy Shelia Graham Robert Lee Joye Lisa McDaniel Debbie Payne Ronald Powers Angie Singletary Ro.y Singletary Brian Skinner Evelyn Skinner Mackey Stuckey Christine Taylor Gregory Thompkins Loretta White Eighth Grade Shirley Allison Steve Altman Ruby Avant Rudolph Barr Annette Baxley Wendy Cameron Will Cameron Clay Carter Judy Carter Sheila Coker Teresa Cone Hope Cook Melisa Cooper Lisa Cox Angela Crouch Robert Crouch Tammy Daniel Jerry Davis Johnny Davis 116 �Veronica Davis Glenda Eaddy Sharon Fennell Chris Gaster Linda Gilyard William Green Edward Hanna Mark Haselden Amy Hatchell Terry Herring Carl Howell Kim Highes Daphne Jones Leslie Lewis Stephen McDaniel Paul McKissick Gregory McNeil Vernon McWhite Mandy Marsh Odell Matthews Nancy Owens Stephanie Palumbo Andy Parker Jim Parker Valerie Pringle Shane Prosser Beverly Poston David Poston David Mack Poston Tammy Rharnes Teresa Rhames Mary Singletary Mary Skinner Julian Smith Craig Stone Michelle Stone Wade Stone Patricia Stuckey David Tanner Sherise Tanner Ronnie Timmons Wesley Watts Anthony Webb Willie Weston Melanie Williams Timothy Wise Sonya Woodberry 11 7 �Seventh Grade Wayne Altman Julie Ara Kim Avant Melissa Avant Sharon Bach Steve Baggett Eddie Barefoot Bridget Barr Bunny Barr Linda Barr Michael Barr Chris Baxley Wade Baxley Jeff Bazen Murray Brown Percy Cantey Jeffery Carter Bernie Collins John Cone Gretchen Cooper Crystal Cox Dale Cox Timmy Cox Donna Creel Chris Cribb Donna Cribb Mary Lois Cribb Rickey Daniel Kathy Davis Lamont Davis Victoria Deas Jonathan Doctor Mike Duckworth Larry Eaddy Lynn Eaddy Mary Evans Sheila Evans Willie Felder Candy Filyaw Jimmy Footman Diane Gaunt Joey Gause Brian Generette Lura Dean Godwin Lloyd Graham Coretta Gregory Delwynn Hanna John Hanna Sonya Hardee 11 8 �Jody Hartfield Shirley Hartfield Jessie Haselden Mark Haselden Randall Haselden Sean Haselden Michael Haynes Paul Humphr ies Connie Johnson Leslie Jones Veles Jones Elbert Joye Patricia Kelly Paul Mack Billy Marlow Ray Marshall Darryl Morris Loretta Morris Randy Newell Darren Owens Paula Poston Susie Poston Carroll Powell Karen Powell Mary Cathy Powell Cindy Prosser Lisa Rhames Robin Rogers Patt i Ruth Ellen Stone Faye Stone Greg Stephen Debbie Stuckey Shannon Tanner Stacey Taylor Ray Thompkins Robyn Turner Charlene Washington Anthony Webb Alicia Wilder Karen Wise Wade Wise Norman Woodberry Bernice Wright 119 �Sixth Grade Irene Allison Wendy Altman Sharon Anderson Charles Ard Tammy Avant Joyce Barr Debra Bellflowers Candise Birchmore Chad Brock Marla Brock James Burgess Lucille Burgess Al Calcutt Robert Capps Grady Caudill Evon Coker Ron Coker Wendy Collins Jamie Cooper Greta Cribb Teresa Cribb Virginia Deas Franceona Edwards Josephine Edwards Vivian Edwards Wally Fennell Kim Fink Craig Floyd Chawn Fortson Ebb Freeman Cortney Gaskins Onita Gilyard Clayton Generette Kevin Greenwood Stephen Greenwood Gerry Hanna Johnny Hanna Andrea Henry Tanya Hucks Michael Highes Sherri Higgins Renee Humphries Tammy Humphries Jessa Jacobs Jamie Johnson Veles Jones 120 �Dishon lewis Belinda licoln Ron Lyerly Butch McCall Charlene McDaniel Tina McDonald Mike Mckenzie Tammy Matthews Vernon Matthews Jamie Medlin Joey Miller Juan Moore Allen Nesmith Tracy Nesmith Alan Owens Amy Parker Juliet Parker Bobbie Payne Sherry Poston Tanya Poston Elfred Powell Mickie Powell Teresa Powell Denise Redmond Teresa Sessions Curtis Shepherd Frank Singletary Sheila Singletary Marie Skinner Jamie Springs Carlos Stone Kyle Stone Randy Stone Vernessa Stone Anisson Swintz James Tanner Joby Tanner John Tanner Tracy Tisdale Leslie Waterman Maethonia Weaver Jimmy lee White Pamela White Albeq Woodberry Elvin Woodberry Patr ick Woodberry 121 �Fifth Grade Jamie Altman Barbara Barr Connie Baxley Bradley Barefoot Cheryl Barkers Melissa Barnhill Angela Baxley Beverly Bell Kendall Birchmore Timothy Brigham Yvonne Brown Jose~h Burgess Jacqueline Calder Eric Campbell Todd Cannon Darla Carter Darlene Caudill Bryan Chandler Rhonda Coker Marty Coward Shelly Cribb Frederick Daniel Johnny Davis Joretta Davis Craton Dicks Michael Doctor Mishanda Eaddy Walter Eaddy Carla Evans Peggy Fennell Amy Fleming Sharon Fleming Aimee Floyd Frankie Foxworth Richard Gavin Sheena Generette Tammy Godwin Peggy Green Dishon Gregory Chuck Grier Lee Grier Dale Haselden Sammy Haselden Terry Hatchell Jamie Herrin Eric Hopkins Greg Highes 122 �Robert Humphries Ronald Humphries Booker T. Jones Chan Jones Paulette Jowers Marisa Joye Rosanne Kelly Brad Langley Jason Marsh Jamie McCall Freddie McPhatter Shelli Mackey Brad McKissick Kevin Martin Vince Matthews Greg Melton Richard Mcinnis Scarlett Miller Stephanie Mims John Parker Rebecca Parrot Pricillia Pearson Pam Player Jodie Player Mickie Perry Angie Poston Greg Poston Kip Powell Dorinda Powers Scott Powers Lisa Powell Laura Stone Maria Stone Jeffery Tanner Ken Tanner Ronald Tanner Ret Taylor Darren Thornhill Pam Turbeville Keith Tyler Alethea Waterman Wanda Weaver Kurt Williamson Gregory Woodberry �Junior Miss Gold And Black The 1981 Junior Miss Gold and Black was held prior to the Miss Gold and Black on October 28. Excitement filled the air as blond haired , blue eyed Melanie Williams stole the judges' eyes. Twenty-one girls competed in evening gowns and from these, ten semi-finalists were chosen and from the ten. the runners-up and winner were chosen. 1 2 I. Finalists for the 1980-81 Junior Miss Gold and Black were Tammy Rhames . th ird runWilliams. Winner1 Leslie Jones. first runner-up 1 and Nancy Owens, ner-up1 Melanie second runner-up. l . Melanie is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Melton Williams . She is in the eighth grade at JMS. 124 �Elementary School The present Wu a time Of many firsts. We reached into Seemins darkness And. sraspins. Discovered thins• We never knew Existed. �Principal's Office As principal of the elementary school, Mr. Weaver handled everything from student fights to teacher's requests. As principal, it was his duty to see that the elementary school activities ran smoothly for one hundred and eighty days. Mr. Weaver's jobs seemed endless, yet with the hardships of the job, Mr. Weaver enjoyed his work as guardian of all the elementary school children . As secretary for the elementary school, Mrs. Barbara Miles handled many secretarial duties every day in her office. Mrs. Miles also handled everything from greeting visitors to typing absentee reports . Mrs. Miles worked not only for Mr. Weaver but also for all the teachers from kindergarten to fourth grade. Mrs. Miles is a competent secretary who works under sometimes hectic conditions. 126 �Staff The lunchroom staff at the Elementary School had the job of providing well-balanced meals for not only the elementary children but also the high school students. For one hundred and e ighty days . the staff cooked meals for hundreds of stude nts. The lunchroom staff consis 1s of: Essie Davis. Super visor, Eleanor Stone1 Reat ha Cornell: Velva Jean Willis; Hanna Stu ckey , Lorraine Br own1 and Au dr y W ise. Custodial services were a ma jor asset in keeping the school and grounds at Johnsonville in a neat and presentable order. Da ily routines included much needed tasks such as keeping rooms swept, emptying trash cans , and replacing general supplies. Mr. Proven Jones and Ms . Mellamae Davis. 127 �Elementary Faculty The elementary school, consisting of kindergarten through fourth grade. offered each child unlimited opportunities to develop physically. mentally, and socially. In the classroom each teacher strived to provide their students with the basic skills and facts necessary for a strong, solid foundation upon which to build in future years. ~3 214 Facuh y members are listed left to right front row , then back row : I. The elementary faculty members are: Mr. James Weaver, Principal. Mrs. Doris Parker, gifted and talented 2·61 Mrs. Barbara Miles , secretary 1 Mrs. Shirley Humphries, Sp. Ed. aide1Mrs. Eve Herrington, fourth grade, Mrs. Merrinell Taylor, fourth grade, Mrs. Rebecca lewis, Math lab teacher. Mrs. Mary Catherine Daniels. L.D. teacher. 2. Faculty members gather to prepare for a skit that was presented at open house. 3. Other faculty members are: Mrs. Grace Altman. second grade, Mrs. Shirley Cribb, first grade, Mr. George Rollins, first grade1 Mrs. Lunette Williams. aide, Mrs. Beth Stone, first grade, Mrs. Patricia Tucker. music1Miss Shirley Lyerly. first grade 1 Mrs. Marie How· ard. first grade and Mrs. Mary King. third grade. 4. The remaining facuhy members include: Mrs. Lizzie Thomas. fourth grade1 Mrs. Mar· retta Gregory. third grade, Mrs. Lois Davis, aide1 Mrs. Rosalee Davis. aide, Mrs. Naomi Dicks. second grade1. Mrs. Louise Mackey. third grade 1 Mrs. Jill Chandler. librarian 1 Mrs. Mollie Robertson. second grade1 Mrs. Carol Jordan. third grade1 and Mrs. Virginia Pos· ton. kinderganen. 128 �129 �Fourth Grade Sheila Allison Suzette Altman Tracy Altman Kevin Ammons Theodore Anderson Georgette Avant Timothy Bach Billy Ball Greg Baxley Miranda Baxley Wesley Bazen Timothy Brennen Tammy Brookens Lucinda Brown Hope Calcutt Kevin Capps Tyson Chastain Sonya Coker Tonya Coker Teresa Cox Allana Cribb Debbie Cribb Kari Daniel Brad Davis Jason Davis Jerome Davis Moressa Davis Rose Mary Davis Scott Davis Melanie Dennis John Driggers Thomas Eaddy Trip Elvis Joey Evans 130 �Gina Feagin Janet Ferland Reggie Floyd Kevin Frieson Lance Fuller Diane Gaskin Wendy Glover Cathy Green Gloria Gordon Lisa Greenwood Kelvin Hanna Melinda Hanna Van Hanna Chad Hatchell Robin Hartfield Chad Haselden Phillip Haselden Shirley Hewitt Tyron Generette David Lawrence Shawn Lentz Earl Marlow Rebecca Marlow Barry Matthews Michael McCrae Dorris McClure Sue Ann McDaniel Timothy McWhite Tammy Miller Brian Morris Pat Nettles Pricilla Nettles Amanda Nesmith Debbie Nesmith 131 �Greg Olson Danny Owens Yolanda Pendergrass John Pollard Danald Poston Elizabeth Powell Greg Powell Timmy Powell Randy Powers Ash!ey Prosser Benji Prosser Pattie Prosser Susan Ray Sherry Richardson Betty Roberts Sonya Shepherd Bryan Skinner Denise Skinner Jeffery Stuckey Kendra Taylor Michelle Tanner Michael Tanner Lorna Thompkins Denise Turner Ron Watford Rollet Washington Cassonya Weaver Melanie Whitfield Gwendonly Williams Fonda Wise Calvin Wright James Woodberry Tabitha Woodberry Teresa Woodberry 132 �Third Grade Michael Aiken Corey Alston Bill Altman Franklin Altman Jamie Altman Wilbur Anderson Dawn Avant Hope Avant Shawn Barefoot Casandra Barr Janice Barr Keith Baxley Tonya Bazen Tonya Bolyn Ashley Brewer Lavern Brown Daniel Cannon Deanna Carnell Chrystal Collins Stacy Lynn Collins Julie Cook Regina Cook Michelien Cooper Wendy Coward Sharon Cox Kevin Cribb Michelle Crouch Meshelia Davis Tina Davis Tyrone Davis Melanie Dennis Shannon Dennis Wendy Dicks Rebecca Fennell 133 �Julian Footman Kenneth Frierson Melissa Frierson Donnie Gaskins Scarlotte Gaskins Cassandra Graham Ken Graham Joseph Green Vera Green Lynn Grier Nastasha Guzman Davy Hanna Ken Hanna Lee Hanna Will Hanna Crystal Harrell Jessica Harrington Martina Hartfield Steven Hayes Rosa Lee Hewitt Regina Herring Jonathan Howell Janice Hucks Andria Huggins Erika Jenkins Gary Johnson Clancy Jones Shanda Jones Scott Jordan Wade Jordan William Joye Harriet Kelly Anthony Langley • 134 �Donna Lentz Jerold Lewis Davis Marlow Lisa Marlow Jason Martin Sheila Matthews Wendy Medlin Cynthia Melvin Prudence Miller Stanley Nesmith Wade Nettles Vernon Owens Johnny Parsons Matthew Power Amy Ray Gloria Reese Brian Stone Dan Stone Daniel Stone Eric Stone Scott Stone Jamie Strickland Jane Taylor Candace Thompson Julis Thompson Jason Tyler Taffron Vereen Lois Ann Waterman Christopher Woodberry Jonathan Woodberry Tammy Wise Eric Woodberry Jasper Wright �Second Grade Chad Altman Jamie Altman Wade Ard Timmy Atkinson Kim Bartlett Annie Baxley Andrew Brigham Tara Brookens Ann Brown Sean Brown Will Bullock Patr.ick Burgess Benjy Byers Kristie Calhoun Paul Carter John Paul Caudill Gerald Chandler Brent Chastain Brandon Chastain Steve Coker Amanda Cox Carla Cox Lonnie Cribb Dana Davis Margaret Deas Jared Decomp Janice Doctor Neil Dunahoe Petra Dunn Barbara Eaddy Derrick Eaddy Doretta Eaddy John Eaddy Leslie Eaddy Renee Eaddy Russell Evans Sharon Evans Marvi n Felder Brett Fennell �Buffie Fennell Naomie Fennell Melinda Filyaw George Flemming Patricia Gaskins Ronnie Gaster Kenny Generette Randall Glover Earlene Godwin Natasha Gordon Tara Groves Kristi Hanna Vicki Hanna Perry Hanna Amy Hartfield Paul Hsrtfield Jackie Haselden Scott Hatchell Samantha Howell Colleen Humphries Kevin Humphries Yvonne Humphries Adrian Jacobs Yvette Jones Teresa Joye Samuel Kelly Mark Langley Jacqueline Luker Brandy Marlowe Shawn Marsh Hugh McCall Charlotte McDaniel James Glenn McDaniel Stacy McWhite Jennifer Morris Phillip Nesmith Clent Nettles Darlene Nettles 137 �Chad Parrot DeAngela Parrot Michael Player Brian Poston Jason Powers Louise Prosser Samatha Reese Tyrone Singletary Stephany Smith Candy Springs Stanley Springs Adrel Stone Angela Stone Austin Stone Patrick Stone Ricky Stuckey Jennifer Tanner Kevin Tanner Chris Taylor Jay Taylor Jason Thompson Terrance Timmons Candice Turbeville Tommy Turner Chrystal Tyler Robert Washington Craig Watford Angie Wilder Shawn Williamson Candice Woodberry Christy Woodberry Cynthia Woodberry Felicie Woodberry Mary Woodberry Ronnie Woodberry Tiffany Woodberry Tiffany Woodberry Tyrone Woodberry 138 �First Grade Jimmy Aiken Amy Altman Carroll Altman Nicole Altman Shrine Altman Tara Altman Jason Ammons Barbara Anderson Ashley Badger Kim Baxley Tammie Baxley Jennifer Belflowers Lauri Brown Robert Burgess Benjamin Carnell Lekisa Coleman Erick Coker Robin Coker Renee Collins Shanda Collins Corey Cook Chad Cooper Kimberly Cooper Loretta Cooper Marguette Cooper Kelly Cox Allisa Cribb Pam Curtain Sonya Doctor Chiquita Davis Jerry Durant Stacey Eaddy William Eaddy Johnny Elvis Chasity Evans Daryn Evans Gloria Evans Claudia Fennell Rufus Fleming Lamont Frierson Robert Generette 139 �James Gillard Greg Glisson Tanota Graham John Green Rodney Green Ronetta Graves Shelly Harwell Joelynn Haselden Racheal Hewitt Wade Humphries Dion Jones Rhonda Jones Thomas Jones Scott Jordan Benji Jowers Robyn Jowers Tyron Kelley Lorraine Kennedy Douglas Lynch Blake Marsh James Mathews Tina Melton Kim Miller Vickie Mitcheom Tanisha Moore Ryan Nettles James Parrot Nicole Parrot Wendy Payne Modestine Pendergrass Brent Powell Johnny Powell Stephanie Powell Gary Richardson David Singletary Ivory Singletary Sherry Singletary Amanda Smith Jason Springs Charnissa Stuckey Rusty Stone Cindy Tanner Liberty Tanner Ashly Taylor Ricky Thomas Sam Turner Ernie Washington Anita Weaver John Whiteside Derek Wise Elroy Woodberry Tarna Woodberry Tonya Young �Kindergarten Kevin Alford Kevin Allison Jeremy Altman Vanessa Barefoot Diana Browder Bernard Brown Betty Jo Burgess Ashley Byers Erich Camara Yvonne Carter lacinda Collins Annise Cooper Joe Cooper Jr. Lindsey Cox Shelli Cox Angel Cribb Andy Danils Ben Davis Gerald Davis Joyce Ann Davis Natasha Davis Agertha Eaddy Jason Eddy Sandra Ellison Scott Evans Shannon Filyaw Marsha Glisson Christi Green Michael Greenwood Amy Hanna April Hanna Ann Marie Howard Andy Hyman �Nathen Jacobs Elaine Jones Kristen Lawrence Phillip Matthews Bryce Myers Kevin McCrea Michael McCullough Allen McDaniel Roda Nesmith Chuck Owens Davey Poston Brandy Powers Marlena Prosser Krista Redmand Keith Richardson Eric Singletary Tony Singletary Janel Skinner Mary Skinner Brandi Smith Charlotte Smith Norman Stone Casey Taylor Tammy Washington Lucinda Weaver Special Education Vincent Brown Ronnie Eaddy Leroy Graham Terry Jones Dorothy Mack Stacey Nesmith Lula Mae Singletary Herbert Turner �One Last Word Just as director Victor Fleming felt when he completed the movie Gone with the Wind; just as dramatist Tennessee Williams felt when he completed the play A Streetcar Named Desire; and just as author John Steinneck felt when he completed the book The Grapes of Wrath, the editor of the 1981 Gold and Black yearbook felt joy for its final completion but fear for its final acceptance. The staff tried to produce a yearbook which contrasted with all others, which depicted life as JHS as it really was, and which discriminated against no one. Each night the yearbook 's deadlines haunted the dreams of Amy Carraway. Copy Supervisor, Angela Tanner, Chief Reporter , Shiela Brown. Index Statistician, Wanda Barr and Mark Altman, Associate Editors, Ernie Carter, Editor, Mrs. Lyvonne Skinner, Chief Typist, and Mrs. Harriet Hyman, Sponsor. The staff, however , managed to meet all the deadlines on schedule, and as a result , the 1981 Gold and Black was published before the middle of May. Edi tor ,] 161 �We stood amid the time Remembering the experiences -Good and bad- 162 �Knowing These moments would never Come again. 163 �Alston. Jacqueline, Softball 3. 4, Varsity basketball I. 1, 3, 4. captain 4, FBLA 1. 3, 4, Homecoming court 31 Who's who 41 Hig h school library assistant 41 Drama club Ii Pep club J, 3. Allman, Lisa: Varsity basketball scorekeeper 4, Bus driver 3, 4, Beta club 1. 3, 4, FBLA club. Miss FBLA. vice-president 4, French club 3, 41 Who's Who 3, P.C. Junior Fellow 3, Marshall 3 1 Hall or Fame 41 High school library assis tant I. 3, Pep club I. Altman. Mark , Softball bookkeeper 3, Baseball bookkeeper 31 Varsity basketball s1atis1ician 3, 4 1 Annual staff 2. 3. 4. assistant edilor 4 1 Beta club 1. 3, 4, president 4, Chorus 4, FBLA parlimentarian 41 French club 3. 4. reporter 41 Boy's Stale 3. Who 's Who 4, Furman sc holar 3, P.C. Junior Fellow 3, Marshall 3, Hall of Fame 41 High school library assistant I. 21 Governor school/SST Program student 31Mr. FBLA 4, Algebra I award I, World Histor y award 11 French II award 3. Avant, Karen , Beta club 1, Who's Who 4, Science club, FHA. Senior Directory !=Freshman year 2=Sophomore year 3=Junior year 4 =Senior year Bardon. Nelson: Varsity basketball 41 before transferring to JHS-annual staff 31 Band 11 High school library assistant ) , Elemenlary library assistant 3. Barr. Wanda: Varsity basketball statistician 3, 41 Annual staff 3. 4. assistant editor 41 Chorus 3. 4. secretary-treasurer 41 Student council I. l. 3. treasurer 31 FBLA l. 3, treasur er 31 French Club 4, Class treasurer 11 Who 's Who 4, Pep club 1. 3, Drama club 1, Teacher's aide 3. Baxley . Scottie, Track I. J, 3. 4, Varsity foor ball 41 J.V. football captain 31 Bus driver 3. 41 Boy's State 31 Hemingway Area Vocational Center Advisory Council 3, 4, VICA club president 4. Belflowers. Allen , J.V. football 1, FBLA 1. 3, French club J. Bennett. Jimmy: Baseball l . 3, 41 Bus driver 3. 4. Bishop. Teresa: Tennis I. l . 3. 41 Varsity basketball I, J. V. basketball I. 1. scorekeeper 4, 164 Studenl council 3, 4, FBLA 1. 4, Band I, Miss Gold and Black finalist 4, Homecoming courl 4, Who 's Who 3. Booker . Sandra Gaye, Softball 3, 4, Varsit y basketball I. 1. 3, 4, Annual staff 3, 4, Chorus 3. 4. secretary 3. vice-president 41 Student council 1. 3, FBLA 1. 3. president 3. projecr chairman l 1 French club 3. 4, Class president 1, Miss Gold and Black finalisr 4, congenality award 4 1 Homecoming court Ii Who's Who 41 Hall of Fame 4, Drama club I, Pep club 1. 3. Brown. Shelia: Annual slaff, chief indexer 41 Beta club 1. 3, Chorus 1. 3, 4. vice-presidenr 3. president 4, FBLA l , 3, parl iamentarian 31 French club 41 Cheerleader 3. 4. co-c aptain 41 Class beauty 4, Who's Who 4, Marshall 3. Hall of Fame 4 1 Pep club l. 31 Drama club secretar y I. Miss Drama Ii Elementary library assistanl 3. Brown, Shirlene: Chorus 3. 4, librarian 4. Canley . Darry, Track I, ) , 4, Varsity football I. l . 41 Student council h French club 4. Capps . Renee, Chorus 3, Student Council 3, 4. secrelary 4 1 FBLA l . 3. reporter l . hisrorian 31 French club 41 Band 1. l . 3, 4. section leader 3. 4. flag girl 1. 3. 4, captain 3. 4, Who's Who 4, High school library assistant 41 elementary library assistant 4; Pep club l 1Advisor y counci l 4. Carraway. Amy: Tennis l . 31Annual staff I. 2. 3. 4. copy supervisor 41 Bus driver 3, 41 S1udent council J, 3. 4. president 4. vice-president 31 French club 2. 3. 41 Class president l 1 Miss Gold and Black finalist 41 Homecomi ng court 4, Class beauty 3, Who 's Who 4, Hall of Fame 4 1 Advisory council 3, 41 Elementar y teacher's aide h FT A I, Pep club 1. 3. Carraway. Dan, Track J. 4, Varsity foorball 3, Band I. 2. 3, 4. section leader 3. band capta in 4, Who's Who 4. Carter. Ernie: Annual staff I. l. 3, 4, editor 4: Beta club I, l . 3, 41 Chorus 41Student council 4 1 French club l. 3. 4. program committee chairman 31Boy's State 31 Who' s Who 31P.C. Junior Fellow 31 Marshall 31 Hall of Fame 4. Best all Around 4, High school library assis- �tant 21 FTA Ii Governor school alternate 41 Southwestern College scholar 41 P.C. Scholar 4: Oualllebaum scholarship semi-finalisl 4; James F. Byrnes Scholar 41 Honor awards I, ) , 3. 4, Perfecl allendence I, 2, Pep club 2, FMC malh tourney 3. 41 Physical science-8 award 11 Geometry award ); Economics award .l1 French I award .l1Chemisrry award 31 French II award 31 Algebra II award 3. Coker. Donnai Miss Gold and Black finalist 41 Homecoming court 11 Class beauty 2; Miss Flame 1979-SO. High school library assislanl 3. Coker. Jimmy. Track I. 2, Varsi1y Foo1ball I. J, J.V. Baske1ball I. Coker, Sharon, FBLA 2. 3, 4, reporler 4. J.V. baske1ball 2, S1uden1 council 4. court 3. 4, first runner up 31Class beaury .J. Generette. James , Annual staff 41 FBLA 2. 31 Elementary library assistant 3. 41 Pep club l . Lewis. Jannelle, Sohball 3, Varsity baske1ball I. l . 3, 41 Student council treasurer 31 FBLA .l, 3. 4. secretary 31 Class treasurer 31 Who 's Who 4, Orama club I. Pep club I. 2. Graham, Willie James. Track 2, J.V. baskel ball 2, varsi1y baske1ball 2, Band I. Greenwood. Rosanne: Student council I• .l, French club 3. 4, Miss Gold and Black finalis1 I. 4, Library club I. Hanna, Edwin: Varsity basketball slatislician 3. Har1field. David, Track 1, Varsily foolball 4, Bus driver 3, 41 Band I. 2. 3. 4. Seclion leader 4. Creel, Terry. Track 2. 3, 4, Band I. 2. 3, 4. sect ion leader 4. Haselden, Greg, Track I. 2, Band I. 2. 3. 4. Section leader 4. Davis. Belly Lane. Sohball 3, J.V. baske1ball I. 2 1 FBLA 2. 3, Homecoming court 2. 4, First runnerup 41 High school library assislant 4. Haselden. Raymond A.. Bus driver 3. 4, French club 2. Davis. Harry Joe: Track 21 J.V. foo1ball l1 Bus driver I, 2. 3. 4. Davis Paul, Track 2. 3. 4, Varsily Foolball 2. 3. 4. caplain 41 J.V. football I. captain I: Varsity baske1ball 2. 3. 4. cap1ain 4, J.V. bskelball I, caplain h Hall of Fame 4, Pep club 2- 3. 4, FFA 4: Pee Dee Area Defensive player. all-conference foolball learn 1979-80. Lyerly. Kenne1h , J.V. foo1ball 2. Ma11hews, Tony. Track 3, J.V. foo1ball 2, J.V. baske1ball 2. Hanna, Jeri Jr: Cox . Randy , Bus driver 3, 4. Davis , Gina: Bela club 2. 3. 4. secrelary 41 Chorus 3, S1udenl council 4, FBLA 2. 3. 4. vice-president 2, presidenl 41 Flag girl 3; Cheerleader 41Class secretary 41Who's Who 41 Furman scholar 41 P.C. Junior Fellow 4, Marshall 3, Hall of Fame 4, High school library assistant 21 Class favorile 41 FBLA Dis1ric1 vice-president 4. Lewis. John. Baseball I. 2. 3. 4, J.V. foolball I, Varsi1y baske1ball 2. 3. 4, J.V. baske1ball I. Chorus 4, All conference baseball learn 197980. Hicks. Pa11ie, Tennis 2. 3, J.V. baske1ball I. 2, Studenl council 2. 31 Band I, 2, section leader 21 Class 1reasurer 21 Who's Who 3: High school library assistanl I, 2. Jones , Kirk: Bus driver 2. 3. 41Student council 4, Band I. 2. 3. Jones. Todd: Bus driver 41 Beta club 2, 3, 41 Student council 3. 41French club 2. 3. 41Class president 3, class vice-president 41 Who 's Who 4, Hall of Fame 4, Elemenlary library assis1ant 2. 3. Larrimore, Marvin: Track I. 2. 41 Baseball 3. 41 Boy's S1a1e 3. Lewis , Cindy: Baseball scorekeeper 21 Stu· dent council 11French club Ii Cheerleader .2, 31 Miss Gold and Black finalist Ii Homecoming Deas, Roland: baseball manager 2. 31 Varsity foo1ball manager 4, J.V. foo1ball manager 3, Varsi1y baskelball manager 2. 3, 4. Douglas. Donald Ray . Bus driver 2. 3. 4. Douglas. Ronald , Bus driver 2. 3. 4. Eaddy. Earl, Eaddy. Iola, FBLA 2, Band I. Eaddy. Sieve. Track I. 2. 4, J.V. foolball I. 2, J.V. baskelball 1. 2, Bus driver 2. 3, 4, S1udent council I. 2. Edwards. Roger . Filyaw , Jo Ann• Bus driver 2, 3. 4, FBLA secretary 41 Elementary library assistant I, 2. 3. Gasler. Thomas. Baseball 2. 3. 4, caplain 4, Varsily foo1ball 3. 4. cap1ain 4, J.V. foolball 1; 165 McDaniel, Joey. Baseball I. 2. 3. 4, cap1ain 3, 4, Varsi1y foolball 3. 4, cap1ain 4, J.V. foolball I, 2, J.V. baskelball 2, Band I. 2, 3, 4. seclion leader 4, Boys' S1a1e 3, Who's Who 4. McNeil. Leon: Track 3, 41 Bus driver 3, 41 Chorus 3. 4, VICA club secrelary 4. McWhile. Roger, Track 2, 3, 4, J.V. foo1ball I. 3, Chorus 3. 4; FBLA 4, French club 2, High school library assis1an1 2. 3. 4, Pep club I. Mims, Jonna , S1udenl council I. 2, FBLA 4, French club 3, Usher 3. Morris. Timmy. Baseball I. 2. 3. 4, cap1ain 2. 3, 4, Varsi1y foolball 2. 3. 4. cap1ain 41 J.V. foo1ball, J.V. baskelball caplain 2, S1uden1 council 4, Band I, 2. 3. Ne11les. Sandra, FBLA 2. 3, Elemenlary library assistant I. Parsons, Susan: Secrelary of the annual s1aff h Pep club 2. Poston. Julie: Bus driver J, 3, 4 1 Student council I, 2. 3. 4, FBLA 2, French Club I. 2, Class vice -president Ii Class president 2. Class �president 41 Homecoming court 41 Who 's award for lyping II 31 Sohball award MVP 3. Who 4. Poston. Robbie. Band I. 2. 3. 4. co-cap1ain 4. Poston. Samuel Eddie: Track l , 31 Varsity foolball manager 2. 31 Bela club 2. 3. 4, 1reasurer 41 French club 3, 4. vice-president 41 Who 's Who 3. 4, Marshall 3. Thompson. Sandy. Bus driver 3, 41VICA chaplin 4. Todd, Greg, Bus driver 3. 41 FBLA 41 French club 2, 3. 41 Class presidenl 3. While. Rober1 , Track 2. 3. 4, Varsi1y Foo1ball 3, 41 J.V. Foolball I. 21 High school library Powell, Donnie, Track I. 2, Varsily foo1ball I. assis1ant I. 2, J.V. foo1ball I. 2, Bus driver I. 21Boys' S1a1e Willis, James. Track I. 2. 3, 4 1 Varsily foo1ball I, 2. 3. 4. 3. Powell. Teresa L., Track 3, Bela club 2, 3, FBLA 2. 3, French club 3. 4, 2. Woodberry. Ellerbe, Baseball manager 2. 31 J.V. foolball manager 31 Var sily baske1ball I, 2, 3, 4, cap1ain 3, 4, Bus driver 3. 41FBLA 2. 3. Powell. Vanessa : Pep club I, 2. Power , Jim, Track 2. 3, 4, Varsi1y baskelball I, Beta club 41French club 41Band 3, 4, seer ion leader 4, Who's Who 3, Marshall 3, Hall of Fame 4 1 National Merit semifinilisti Baptist College Presidenl's Scholar. Prosser, Joseph: Reese, Troy. Track 2. 3, 4, Varsily foo1ball 41 J.V. foo1ball caplain 3, Drama club I, Pep club 2, All conference foolball 198().81. Senior Directory Richardson , Wayne. FBLA 2, 3, Pep club 2. Rogers. Mel, Baseball I, 2. 3, Varsily foolball 3, 41J.V. foo1ball I. 2, J.V. baskelball 1. 2, Band I. 2, 3, Boys' S1a1e 3. Smith Adrian: Track I, l . scorekeeper 11Vars i1y foolball 4, lrainer 2, 3, Varsi1y baske1ball s1atistician 3, 41 Beta club l. 3. 4. vice-president 41Student council 41 Who's Who 31Mar- shall 31 Hall of Fame 4. Springs, Sandra, Sohball 3. 41 Bus driver 2. 3, 4. Stewart, Jane Ann: Tennis 11 Bus driver 3. 41 Student council I. l 1 Class treasurer I. 21 Who's Who 41High school library assistanl 3. Srone, Marshall A.: Student council vicepresidenl 3, treasurer 41Class vice-president 2. Tanner. Angela Maria, Varsi1y baske1ball I. 2. 3. 41Annual s1aff 3, 4, chief repor1er 41 FBLA .2, 3. 4. reporter 3, parlimentarian 41Miss gold and Black finalisl 41 Class beau1y 11 Who's Who 41 Hall of Fame 41 Pep club I. 21 Drama club I. Tanner. Joseph. Track I, 2, 31 Varsi1y foo1ball 2. 31J.V. foolball I, Bus driver 3, 41Band I. 2. 3, 4, section leader 4. Taylor. Paltie. Bus driver 3. 4, Miss Gold and Black finalisl 41 Pep club 2. Thompson, Cindy. Sohball 31 FBLA his1orian 41 Class treasurer I. 31 Who's Who 41 Typing 166 Woodberry. Janel• Sohball 31 Varsily baske1ba·l 31J.V. baske1ball I. 21Bela Club 2. 3. 41 S1udenl council 3. 41 FBLA 2, 3, 41 Cheerleader 41 Class secretary 31 Drama club J, Homecoming queen 41 Who's Who 41 High school library assistant 41Pep club 21Usher 3. Wrighl Cecelia, Chorus 3, 41 FBLA 2. 3; High school library assistanl .J. �Allison, Diane, 18, ) , Allison. Mack, Alston, Earl, S9. Alston, Jacqueline. 8 , 4), 63, 64, 71, 90, IO), llO. Altman, Bob, 18 Altman, Ivan, 3, )), 47 , 48, 66. Altman, Jeanna, 18, 76. Altman, Lisa, 8, 73, 88, 90, 93, IO), I03 , 109. Altman, Sam, JS Anderson, David, JS Anderson. Willie James: 25 Ard , David, JS Ard. Johnny. 18 Ard , Vera, )) Atkinson, Gerold, JS Avant , Jody. JS Avant , Karen: 8 Avant, Tommy. )) Avant , Wanda, )) Bach, Shiela, JS. Barefoot. Lori. JS. Barker. Marvin: 25. Barnhill, Marie, 18, 30, S4, 9S, IOO, ia;, IOS. Barr, Donella, JS. Barr , James. JS, 66. Sarr , Lamar: 22. Barr, Leroy, )). Barr, O 'Brien, JS. Barr. Vernon: ll. Barr, Wanda J., 8, S9, 63, 71, 7S. 76, 78, 90, 94, 9S, 99. Bartell. Vernette: 4. 18. Bartlett , Phillip, 18, S3. Baxley, Don, 18, 70, 8S, I09. Baxley, Scottie, 8, SJ. Baxley, Timmy. 18. 10). Bazen, Glenn. )). Belflowers. Allen, 8, 80, 81. Belflowers , Wayne, JS. Bell, James, )). Bell, Janet . JS , 82. Bell , Karen. JS. Bell. lewis, 31. IOO. Bell, Susan. Bennett, Jimmy. 8, 47 , 48, I09. Bishop. Teresa, 9, SI, 8S, 71. 86, 87, B. IOO, IO). Booker, Sandra, 4, 9, 4), S9, 71, 6S, 80, 87 , 88, 90. Borden, Mary Borden, Nelson, S9, 71. Brewer, Donny. JS. Brock, Elaine, 18, IOO, llO. Brock, Lori, 18, 4), 30, SI, 73. 86, IOO, IOS, I03. Browder, Sharon, )). Brown, Johnny. )) Brown, Joyce, JS Brown , Ray . JS Brown, Sheila, 3, 9, I), S4, 88, 90, 9S, 99, I07. I03, 98, 71. 77, 76. Brown, Shirlene. S, 9, 99, 98. n. Brown, Virginia : IS. 110. Burgess . Johnny. )), S6, IO). Burgess, Leon. )). Burgess, Linda, JS. Burgess, Ricky. 18. Calcutt, Sherrie, JS , 4, IOI. Cameron, Lynn. 8), )), IOI. Cantey. David, 9, S3. Cantey, Kristen, )). Carraway, Abbe, 30, JS, SI, IOI. Carraway, Amy. 9, 8, SI, 8S, 88, 90. 94, 9S. IOO, I03, I09, 73. 79. Carter, Ernie, 41, 9, 6S, 88, 90, 94, IOO, 99, I03, I04, 161. Carter, Timmy. 44. 18, 8S. I03, I04. Carraway, Dan, 4, 9, 90. Coker, Donna, 9, 86, 91. Coker , Sharon, IO. IO). Coker. Jimmy1 Kl Cooper, Diane, 26. Cooper, Gary. 26, S6. Cook , Scott , 47, 48, )), 66. Cox, Randy , 12. I09, n. Cox , Vince. 18. Collins, Carolyn. 18, 99, 1()9, 98. Collins , Denise, 18, I03, IOJ. Collins , Judy, JS. Collins, Valerie D.. 30, 26, ), SI , IOI. Creel, Terry. 44, IO. Cribb, Ronnie, )). Cribb, Rob in, 44, 18, 9S, I03. Cribb, Lori, Cribb, Cliff, 26. Cribb, Pam, 26. Crouch, Steve, 26, 99, 98. Curry, Ralph , 26. Davis, Shirlene, 19, 6), 64, 63, 77, 76. Davis, Archie, 47, 48, 31, )), S3, IOI. Davis, Angela, 19. 99, 98. Davis, Betty. 42, 26, IO, 84. Davis, Betty. 8S, llO, 73. Davis, Earl, 26. Davis, Gina. 41. 30, 31. IO, S3 , S4, 89, 90, 91, 93, IOO, I07, IOS, IOJ. Daniels, Georgia Ann : 26. Davis, Harry Joe , S, IO, I09. Davis, Miranda, 19, S4, ia;, IOS. Davis, Paul, 44, 16. SI, S3, S8, S4, S9, 60, 61. 89. Davis , Rodney : 26. Daniel, Shannon, )6, 3. Davis , Silas, IO. 71. Davis. Sheila, )), S3, 93, 9S. IOI. 99, 98. Davis, Steve. 26, 66. Davis, Theresa, 19, 100, llO. Deas, Amos : Deas, Darryl, 31, 26. Deas, Mary. 26. Deas, Roland • 47, 48, IO, S3. Dennis, Al , 26. Dennis , Jimmy. IO, 4S, I09. Dennis, Lisa, 19, IO). Dennis. Randy : Dennis, Will, 44, 19. Dicks , Gregory. )). Doctor, Remell, 26. Douglas, Donald, IO, I09. Douglas, Ronald, IO, I09. Driggers , David, 19. Driggers. Karen: Dunn. Gary, 26, S6. Eaddy, Cheri, ) , 19, 77. Eaddy, Stephen, II, SJ, 71, 77 , 8S, I09. Eaddy , Christine, 26, 8. Eaddy, Claudia, 26, IO). Eaddy. David. U Eaddy, Donald. 26. Eaddy , Earl, IO. Eaddy. Elaine. 26. Eaddy, Gregory, )), 56. Eaddy, Iola, S, II. Eaddy, James, )3, S6, 98, 99. Edwards, Roger. II. Elmore. Kay . )3, 30, 63. IOI, I03, 163. Evans, Andy. )6. 167 Index �Evans, Connie: )3. Haselden, Jeannie: 20. Evans. Robbie , 16. Evans , Tammy, 19. Haselden, Raymond, 12. 71. Haselden, Steven, 21. Haselden. Wally, 3, 27. Hayes. Connie, 23. Hayes , Marty, 27. Haynes. Donna, 2. 4, 82. I02, 013. Henry. Kimberly, 27. 63. Feagin, Mary, 23 . 67 , 94. 95, 100. Fennel. Greg, 26. Fennel, Laurie: 16. Fennell , Patricia, 23. Fennell. Vickie, 16. Fennell, Troy, 19. Filyaw, JoAnn, II. I02. Fleming , Alvin, 23. Floyd. Karen , 4, 19, 59. 85. 94, 95. 98. 99. I03. Footman, Marie, 23. I02. Foxwor1h. Angie: Foxworth. Wanda. 19. 30. 54. 74. 95. IOO. I03. I06. !al. Frasier, Bryce, 19, 53, 59, 60, 61. llO. Frieson, Levon: 5. Herron. Rebecca, 23 . 27. Hicks, Patty. 12, 71. 90. Hicks, Robbie, 2. .20. Holden. Darlene, 27. Holder, Jeff, .20. 70. Howell. Allen, 27. Humphries, Amy, 23. 42. IOI, I03. Humphries, Johnis Thea: Humphries , Henry, .20, 92. I09. Jackson . Jimmy: Gaster, Jamie: Gaster. Thomas, II. 47. 48. 53. Gavin. Ronald , 16. Gasque, Ann, 16. Generette, Judy, 23 . 98, 99. Generette, James, 83. 84, 85. 95, 76. Generette, Rose Mary: )3. Godwin. Carla, 23. Graham. Celia, 5, 19. Graham, David, 16. 44. 79. Graham. Thurman: Graham, John L 23 , 53. Graham. Teresa: Index Herron, Chris: Graham, Willie James, 5. II. 59. 61, 72. Green, Carolyn, 16. Green. Joseph, 23 , 47, 48, 56, 66. Green, Pamela: D. Green, Paula, 19. 42. 67. 118. Greenwood, Glenda, 12, 19. 30, 54. 73, 74. 85. IOO, I03. I05, I07. !al. Greenwood . Rosanne: 8, t03. Hamihon, Lisa: 16. Hanna . Ann Marie: )7. Hanna , Barry, 23 . I02. Hanna . David: 17. Hanna. Edwin, 12. Hanna, Heid i. 27. Hanna , Jerry, 12. Hanna. Terry: Hanna, Tony, 27. Hanna. Willie Bert , 19, I09. Hardee, Jody, 19. 27. I09. Hartfield, David, 12, 52, 71, 99. I09. Hartfield. Phillip, 23. Hartfield, Teresa, 23. I02. Haselden, Carolyn, 27, 51. Haselden . Eric, 19, I03. Haselden, Greg, 12. 168 Johnson . Craig, 27. Johnson. Denise: ) 7. Jones, kirk , 12. 100, I09. Jones , Monique, 27. 58 , 99. Jones . Todd, 13. 30, 85. 89, 90, IOO, 103 . I09. Joye. Candice, 23. 98, 99, IOI, I02. 162. Joye. Patsy, Joye. Rose Marie, 27. Jowers, Angie, 27 . 98, 99. Lambert , Janet , 27. 8. Langley. Phillip, Larrimore. Marvin, 47. 48. 13. 90, 71. Lee, Rhonda 23. Lewis , Cindy, 13. 85, 71. Lewis. John, 41, 47. 18. 13, 56, 58, 59. 60, 99. Lewis. Jake, 66. Lewis. Janette, 13. 62. 63, 65. 80, 90, I02. 73. lewis . Lisa: 20. Lyerly. James Ricky , 27. Lyerly, Kenny , 13. Lyerly , Wanda, 23. Lindley. Carol, .20. Lynch. Robin, .20. �McCall. Connie. J 7. IOI. McCall. Benjie, J3. McCracken. Phillip, 44. J3. S6. McDaniel. Cindy, J 7. McDaniel, Joey, 47. 4S. 13 , S3. S4. 90. McDonald, Ed, J3. McDonald . Melvin: McDonald. Tammy. J7. McDonald. Terry• .lO. 63. 9J. Mcfadden. Rosa. .lO. 110. McKissick . Anita. J3, IOI. McNeil, leon, 13. S4, SS. I09. 71. Mc Wethy. Richard, J 7. McWhite , Roser. 13. 99. 110. IOJ. 9S. McWhite, Stanley, .lO. S9. H . Mack. Bertha, J3. 99. 9S. Mack. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Gold and Black 1981 Description An account of the resource JHS Gold and Black 1981 https://johnsonvilleschistory.org/files/original/5b6a22e56cd36a2fe2d48791ddfa138c.pdf 0af5210e619697efb973d20f3b9a71ed PDF Text Text .INDIANTOWN . PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 175 7-195 7 �Ind·ia 11town Presb3,terian Church, 1957 �An Historical Sketch of INDIANTOWN PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH In WILLIAMSBURG COUNTY, S. C. 1757-1957 �"To excel the past, we must not allow ourselves to lose contact with it. On the contrary, we must feel it under our feet, because we have raised ourselves upon it." -:JOSE ORTEGA y GASSET. �To the descendants of early members Indiantown is the church of their fathers. For some, time and distance may have blurred reality with a mist of sentiment They fondly picture it as it was in grandpa's day and wish that it could be preserved just so. To the visitor, Indiantown appears a well-kept, dignified, rather plain country church, its original meeting-house style still visible through the additions and alterations of later years. Weathered stones in the cemetary date from as early as 1787. To its members, though they are aware of its history, the past is not so very important. For them the church is the center of religious and social life in a thriving, rural community some hundred square miles in area. Situated in the north-east quarter of Williamsburg County, the countryside has the physical character of the South Carolina coastal plain: there are dark, slow-flowing streams, wide cultivated uplands, sandy-loam soils. The church mirrors the substantial prosperity of its members. Years ago a discerning and witty lady, visiting her husband's old home and puzzled by the vague boundaries of the community, concluded that Indiantown is more a state of mind that a precise locality. It is true that similarity in inheritance, shared history and experience, long years of living side by side, had resulted in a consonance of opinions and prejudices, characteristic speech and manner that gave the community a distinctive flavor and atmosphere. Even quarrels-and there have been some notable rows-were a family affair. The strongest tie was the Church. To an unusual degree Indiantown claimed the loyalty of everyone within reach. Original settlers, almost wholely Calvinist, united in worship at one church. The few newcomers, surrounded by strong opinions and time-hallowed practices, merged into the establishment. They were more changed than changing, and the old patterns continued. Recent years have brought powerful new forces to ·bear : Improved roads have ended semi-isolation; radio and television have modified speech habits; industry is beginning to discover the advantages and attractions of our section; Indiantown has gained many new members-the roll has doubled in the past thirty years. Often they have come from other denominations. But there has been surprising continuity; change has been gradual, and while old ways are being modified, tradition is still potent. All unknowingly, reactions to situations and ideas often reflect our heritage. No age can be understood when isolated from its past. Healthy humility grows with awareness of how much we are the creatures of that past, to what extent we build on foundations laid long ago. The two centuries of our existence as a congregation, eventful as they have been, are only a relatively brief segment in our history. For the three lifespans that compass the clearing of the land and the present moment have their roots in the shadowy days of early Scotland. The Covenanters and the followers of The Bruce were ancestors to those who came to Williamsburg. Hardy, toughened by rugged terrain and harsh climate, fiercely jealous of their rights, thrifty and hardworking, kindly, generous and hospitable, intensely loyal to family and clan, above all deeply religious, they gave to their descendants resources of character iii �and virtue that were to sustain them in bitter times. To their inherent love of freedom may be credited the selfless heroism of our soldiers and the fortitude of their families during the Revolution. All the stamina of the race and all the consolation of their faith were needed to endure the bloody horror of those years. Major James and his followers have become vague and legendary figures, but they were very real. They lived where we live and they fought in defence of these very fields and woods and streams. Victory and freedom were bought at terrible cost. All they had gained by years of toil and privation was burned or pillaged. Even their meeting house was destroyed in hatred and vengeance. But courage was given to persevere; and when independehce was won, they rebuilt their church and homes, and, without any sense of destiny or self-importance, founded a way of life which we, their heirs, still cherish. If the virtues of the fathers seem superhuman and we are overawed by their nobility of character, there are records of other happenings in our church's history to reassure us and to suggest that they were in most respects as frail as we: contentious, prone to backslide, stubborn. There were heated quarrels, long struggles between the old Adam and his ordained leaders, doctrinal battles that bring a superior smile to our twentieth-century faces (our greatgrandchildren will probably find our attitudes equally "queer and quaint"). Even with our sense of mingled superiority and humility, we must be conscious that we are part of an unfolding story, that we are not so far removed from the men of two centuries ago, and that we are continuing what they began. IV �I Indiantown has a daughter's portion in the heritage and early history of old Williamsburg Church. The well documented story of the settlement of the township and beginning of public worship at the king's tree has been told so often that only the briefest of summaries is needed here as preface to our sketch. In 1730, sixty years after its founding, the colony of South 'Carolina was still only a narrow fringe of settlement along the coast. As a defensive buffer between this weak but wealthy strip and the potentially dangerous Indian tribes of the north and west, a series of townships was laid out in the back country sixty miles from Charleston. However selfish this plan in conception, its result was that German Protestants in Orangeburg, Swiss in Purrysburg, Welch in Queens borough and Scotch Dissenters in Williamsburg found unaccustomed freedom from religious strife and a chance to better their lot. Before 1730 a few settlers were already living on the lower reaches of Black River in that part of Craven County now known as Williamsburg. In 1722, John Bayley of Bellinaclough, County Tipperary, Kingdom of Ireland, issued letters to Alexander Trench, of Charleston authorizing him to determine and survey tracts of land totaling 48,000 acres inherited from his father, John Bayley, senior. For one hundred pounds the latter had been created Landgrave of the Province of Carolina in 1698. Among sundry parcels scattered over the province Trench gave deeds to several tracts within a few miles of the old Indian Town. In 1724 Anthony White bought five hundred acres on the "North Branch of Black River." By terms of the deed, he was required to settle on his place. In subsequent years he bought other lots until his holdings came to at least thirteen hundred acres. Trench also gave deeds to John Nesmith and Dougal McKethan for nearby lands. The systematic settlement of the county can be dated from 1732,1 when surveying of the township was undertaken. In that year a small band led by Roger Gordon, and including William James, David Wilson, Gavin Witherspoon and Robert Ervin among others, came from northern Ireland and were given homesites along the river near the natural landmark, the King's Tree. They were the beginning of a stream of Scotch-Irish immigration that was to make the future county for many decades predominantly Calvinist. These first comers were kinsmen, and in the ensuing years they were joined by others of their kindred and related clansmen, notably the Witherspoons: John, his children and their families. Many of these were induced to come by patrons, and to aid in settlement, received a bounty of implements and supplies from the colonial government. 1 R. L. Meriwether: The Expansion of South Carolina. Kingsport, Tenn., 1940, p. 79. 1 �AN HISTORICAL SKETCH 2 They were in humble circumstances, victims of the turmoil and savage factionalism of the preceding centuries. Originally from Scotland, their fathers had been located on lands in north Ireland formerly the holdings of evicted Papists. After winning a measure of comfort and security among the marshes and bogs, they learned that the hard gotten holdings were not theirs, and were thenceforth to be occupied only on severe terms. Embittered by such treatment they were easily induced to sail for Carolina, freedom in the wilderness, preferable to virtual serfdom. By 1736, when the Williamsburg Church was founded, there was in the township area a well established, homogeneous colony, self-sustaining, upright, and growing rapidly. A sudden spurt of immigration in 1737 added impetus. The 198,000 acres in the original survey were granted to the settlers on the basis of fifty acres for each member of a household, including servants. Grantees paid no rent for ten years, thereafter an annual quitrent of four shillings per hundred acres. As the sons of firstcomers reached manhood, married and received new grants, and as their numbers were augmented by new immigrants, the choice locations were exhausted, and expansion beyond the bounds of the original township became necessary. Unlike the lands south of Santee River, these territories were not effectively secured to settlers alone. 2 Great tracts were acquired by speculators, many of whom never saw their holdings. The easily drained and fertile lands east of the township proved particularly tempting to both speculators and bonafide settlers. Non-residents took title to many ~housands of acres adjacent to Black Mingo Creek. Grants to speculators of 2,000 acres, 946 acres, 3,249 acres, and 1,800 acres among others are recorded. In consequence, these tracts had to be bought from the grantees at surprising prices. One of 1,500 3 acres brought 2,158 pounds. Of course, by no means all the land was so preempted, and there were numerous smaller grants based on households, fifty acres for each individual, including servants and slaves. Some of those receiving grants in our vicinity before 1755 were: Thomas Burton in 1744, Robert Wilson in 1753, Joseph White in 1754, Patrick Lindsay in 1740, Thomas Scott in 1747, William Scott in 1741, William Gardner in 1742, Alexander McCrea in 1745. 4 By purchase, inheritance, or in other ways, Hugh Ervin, William Cooper, William Thomson, Samuel Cooper, the Reverend John Baxter, acquired homesites about that time. 5 Most of these deeds and grants refer to Black Mingo Creek in bounding and describing the lands conveyed: "lying on-, -near the head-waters of-, -in the great swamp of-, -on a small branch on the north side of Black Mingo" being a few of the terms recorded. The stream's present condition s~arcely suggests its significance to the early life of the community. A sluggish, 2 Ibid p. 80. a George Hunter to John Baxter 1739. 4 0 Office of Secretary of State, Columbia. Office, Mesne Conveyance, Charleston, $. C. �INDIANTOWN PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 3 meandering trickle between marshy banks, choked and fouled by debris, logs, brush, it bears little resemblance to the clear-flowing artery it once was. Next to Black River-It is frequently called "the north branch of Black River"-it was the most important stream inside the district. It and its tributaries were a valuable means of transport. There were no roads and, as is related in contemporary accounts, 6 except by boat most hauling was by manpower, on the backs of the settlers. Mills' Statistics ( 1826) 7 states that Black Mingo was formerly navigable 8 to sloops as far upstream as the old Mingo Indian village which stood in the fork of Mingo and Indiantown Swamp. It is from this settlement or camp that our church and community 'derive their name. 8 a With the coming of roads and wheeled vehicles, the stream's value as a waterway diminished, and no efforts were made to keep its channel clear. But for some years it had been a great factor in the community's life and development. And what of the lands drained by this stream? They have withstood two centuries of cultivation, and are probably more productive today than when first cleared. Sandy loams and darker soils, with a sub-stratum of clay, they are kind to a great variety of crops. There are none of the sand barrens found in some other parts of the county, and elsewhere in the low country. The settlers soon learned the land's capabilities and might well have thought the bogs of northern Ireland happily lost. Stands of pine covered the plains, and on the lowlands bordering the streams, cypress, oak, hickory, black gum, ·sweet gum, poplar and ash sheltered a great variety of game. William Bartram's rhapsodies on viewing the similar terrain and flora of lower South Carolina would have been equally justified by our virgin country. 9 Lest these early comers think they had reached another Eden, there were aspects less kind. The howling of wolves terrified the family of John Witherspoon.10 Bears and panthers were numerous. The settlers learned respect for the rattlesnake and cottonmouth. The very lushness of vegetation made clearing the land difficult. To men recently come from the colder climate of northern Ireland our summer heat must have been almost unbearable. In later years malaria and typhoid became common. "It has been said that bilious, remitting and -intermitting fevers have increased with the clearing of its lands, as tending to lead more speedily over them exhalations of marsh mias-mais. Fever and ague are prevalent during the summer and autumn, in the lower country ... in low situations adjacent to swamps and waters. But all the high 6 Witherspoon Family Record. 7 p. 767. 8 See Boddie: History of Williamsburg, Columbia, 1923, p. 62, for further confirmation. sa Numerous fragments of pottery, arrowheads, trade pipes may still be gleaned on the bluff about one mile from the church, and vestiges of the old trail are clearly impressed in the face of the hill. The site is an ideal landing, and it is probable that here the boats docked, bringing goods from Charlestown and carrying out the produce of the farms and looms. · · 9 The Travels of William Bartram, Mark van Doren, Ed. passim. 10 Witherspoon Family Record. �AN HIS'l'ORICAL SKETCH 4 lands may be called healthy." 11 There was an epidemic in 1750, known as The Great Mortality, that killed many; but on the whole the colonists were healthy and many lived to great age. Fortunately, the Indians, most of them migratory,1 2 were not dangerous. In the spring when they came to hunt "they were in great numbers in all places like the Egyptian Locusts but they were not hurtful." 13 The Scots were a sturdy lot and accustomed to labor. The lands responded to loving cultivation. Shelters were built and, as the people prospered, were replaced by more comfortable dwellings. A bounty of six pence a pound on all indigo grown in the colonies assured a comfortable return from ~ts production, and on it was based the early prosperity of the Williamsburgers. It also explains the high prices paid for some parcels of land. 14 By 1755 there were numerous residents near the old Indian town, some who had moved out from the King's Tree, others newcomers from overseas or, possibly, the colonies farther north. Indiantown is some seventeen miles from Kingstree, and there was no arterial stream to make intercourse easy. So it was that among the pious, kirk-loving folk far from Williamsburg Church, local worship began. 15 Probably the first services were held in a home by a visiting minister: Mr. Rae of Williamsburg, Mr. Hunter of Black River, or, a likely candidate, the Reverend John Baxter, who lived near by. If the actual founding of Indiantown is recorded, the record is not known. This is true of most of the early churches. Record keeping was the least worry of the people; they were living history rather than writing it. Dr. Howe, in his History of the Presbyterian Church in South Carolina, 16 gives an account based on a letter written in 1849 by Dr. J. R. Witherspoon of Brookland, Alabama. 16 a Dr. Witherspoon 17 was born near Kingstree in 1774 and was a member of the Williamsburg Church. He was never a member of Indiantown. His letter, on which our history has largely been based, quoted from Dr. Howe, is an old man's recollection of events occurring twenty years before his birth and known to him only by hearsay. Under these circumstances, the wonder is that the traditional history of Indiantown is not further from actual facts. It has been our task, on the occasion of our bi-centennial, to seek out and weigh all available evidence, not to contradict, but, if possible, to verify the commonly accepted statements. 11 John Drayton : A p. 27. View of S. C. as respects her Natural and Civil Concerns, 1802 12 Dr. Chapman J. Milling, in Red Carolinians, Chapel Hill, 1940, p. 203 ff. describes the loose confederation of Siouan tribes or bands that included the Sara or Cheraws, Waccamaws, Winyahs, Peedees and others who have given their names to the streams of eastern Carolina. 13 Witherspoon Family Record. 14 Gregg: History of the Old Cheraws p. 112. 15 Rev. George Howe, D.D., Hist. of Pres. Ch. in S. C., Columbia, 1870, Vol. 1, p. 229. 16 Ibid. p. 413. 16 a Dr. Howe writes J. S. Witherspoon, but this is clearly a typographical error. At other times his name is correctly given by Dr. Howe. 1 1 Wardlaw : Genealogy of the Witherspoon Family. �INDIANTOWN PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 5 Speaking of the church at Kingstree, Dr. Howe, says that "Previous to the year 1760 a number of removals had taken place which formed the germs of several new organizations. The first colony from the swarming hive of Williamsburg among whom were Major John James, William Wilson, Robert Wilson and David Wilson, formed the Church of Indiantown." 18 and on the following page we read that "Major John James, and Robert and David Wilson were its principal founders and its first elders. It was founded probably as early as 1760. Other names recollected as belonging to the congregation are those of William Cooper, senior, William Cooper, Jm;ior, Robert McCottry, Robert Dick, John Gordon, James Daniel, Roger McGill, George McCutchen, George Barr, Thomas McCrea, also John James of Lynche's Lake, Robert Witherspoon of Lynches' Creek, and some twelve or fifteen others." All this information was taken from the above noted letter of Dr. J. R. Witherspoon, written almost one hundred years after the event. Several demurrers to this account must be made. They are based on careful checking of contemporary records and are not hastily entered. First to examine the date of organization: There are several oblique contemporary references to indicate that the phrase "founded probably as early as 1760" should be changed to read, "founded in 1757." The Parish Register of Prince Frederick Winyah 19 includes a letter to Right Reverend Thomas Lord Bishop of London, its date May 1, 1756: "My Lord, "We the Vestry-Men and Chh. Wardens of the Parish of Prince Frederic in So Carolina, beg leave to address your Lordship ... " etc. "That this Parish is the largest, and most populous in the Province, yet tho' numerous in inhabitants We of the Church are widely scattered and but few in number; the Parishoners being for the most part of the Communion of the Church of Scotland and Settlers from thence and the North of Ireland; who have two meetings; 20 and large congregations." Dated June 28, 1757, a second letter to the Lord Bishop states that "there are now four Meeting Houses in this Parish and two more talked of being built." Since Indiantown is acknowledged the oldest offspring of Williamsburg, 21 the inference is plain that Indiantown was one of the two churches built during the previous year. The next evidence comes from An Historical Account of the Rise and Progress of the Colonies of South Carolina and Georgia by Alexander Hewat( t), pastor of the First (Scots) Presbyterian Church of Charleston (Vol. 1, p. 412). Anglican Church for Prince Frederick Parish stood on the bluff south of Black River, one mile east of present day Brown's Ferry in Georgetown County. 20 Williamsburg, which by then had a well-built wooden church; and Black River, or Black Mingo, Brick Church, standing in the junction of the Brown's Ferry road and the County Line road one mile southeast of Rhems. 21 Howe, Vol. 1, p. 412. 18 19 The �AN HISTORICAL SKETCH 6 from 1763 until, an ardent loyalist, he returned to England in 1776. This sympathetic review of the first hundred years of Carolina's development was written to inform the British public on the events preceding the Revolution. It was published in two volumes in London in 1779. The following quotation, though long, is so meaty that it is given almost without deletion: 22 "About this same time (Hewat is noting the worsening relations among the rival colonial powers that culminated in the Seven Year War, our French and Indian War) the French took the field against the Emperor; and the flames of war kindling between such powerful pote~tates would, it was thought, inevitably spread, and involve all Europe in the quarrel ... "By this time the Episcopalian form of Divine Worship had gained ground in Carolina, and was more countenanced by the people than any other. . . . Besides the establishment gave its adherents many advantageous privileges in point of power and authority over persons of other denominations. It gave them the best chance for being elected members of the legislature, and of course of being appointed to offices, both civil and military in their respective districts. "However, the imigrants from Scotland and Ireland, most of whom were Presbyterians, still composed a considerable party of the province, and kept up the Presbyterian form of worship in it .... An association 23 had been formed in favor of this mode of religious worship by Messrs. Stobo, Fisher, and Witherspoon three ministers of the Church of Scotland, together with Joseph Stanyarn, and Joseph Blake, men of respectable characters and considerable fortunes. The Presbyterians had already erected churches at Charlestown, Wiltown, and in three of the maritime islands for the use of the people adhering to that form of religious worship. As the inhabitants multiplied several more in different parts of the province afterwards joined them, and built churches, particularly at Jacksonburgh, Indian Town, Port-Royal, and Williamsburg." Hewat speaks of these events as happening before his coming ( 1763) and dating roughly from the time of, or prior to, the Seven Years War (1756-63). Note that Indiantown is prominently mentioned. These excerpts, together with the presence of so many future members living near the church's site give evidence that we can claim 1957 as our bi-centennial. The list of first members as recalled by Dr. Witherspoon must be revised. Family names are probably correct, but there are numerous errors, both of omission and inclusion. There was no William Cooper, Junior. George McCutchen was a child of three; his father, Hugh, is not mentioned. Hugh Ervin must certainly be included, for he was a trustee of the church a few years later. 24 Land titles and other documents make it plausible that the "twelve Vol. II, p. 49 ff. "Although this body was popularly known under several different names, its proper style and title was 'The Presbytery of South Carolina . . . the third in the order of origination in the United States'." Address by Dr. John L. Giradeau, D.D., Oct. 24, 1885. 24 William Thomson's will. See page .. . . .. . 22 23 �INDIANTOWN PRJtSBYTERIAN CHURCH 7 or fifteen others" on the first roll included Thomas and William Scott, William Thomson, Joseph White, Samuel Cooper, John Gregg. That David Wilson, Robert Wilson, and (Major) John James all became elders of Indiantown is certain. Robert Wilson had been an elder in the Williamsburg Church. 25 In 1753 he acquired a grant on the north side of Black Mingo showing Hugh Ervin's land adjoining. If he moved to his new tract within four years he was in residence at the time of the founding of the church. In 1757 David Wilson was only fifteen years old. His gravestone 26 shows that he was born in 1742, and he would have been much, too young to be an elder. His father, also named David and brother to Robert mentioned above had died in 1750, 27 so there can be no confusion of identities or generations. David, Junior, became an elder, but dates forbid his being listed as an elder at the beginning. John James had been brought from Ireland as a baby in 1732 by his father William James, 28 and had grown up on his father's land twelve miles north of Kingstree. He led the free life of the frontier becoming an expert horseman and skilled woodsman. In 1742 William James bought four hundred acres on the headwaters of Black Mingo, part of eighteen hundred acres granted to William Snow in 1737. It is probable that John James on reaching manhood occupied this tract. He later, in 1765, bought another place northeast of the church and made his home there. In several accounts we read that he had been an elder in the Williamsburg Church. Considering his age, only twenty-five in 1757, this is most improbable. There is room for much confusion among the John J ameses of the colonial period. No less than five men bear the name in Williamsburg, at least one in the Welsh N eek, and one at Pine Tree (Camden). 29 A John James, said to have been William James' younger brother, had been an elder in Ireland and was continued as elder by the Williamsburg Church in 1743. 30 A tradition in the James family identifies him further as John James of Ox Swamp. John James of the Lake, also by tradition a cousin of William James and who lived six or seven miles north of Indiantown, was listed among the new church's charter members. So there is a chance of confusion. Tradition is very strong in declaring that John who later became Major James was not only a founding elder, but also one of those who by a loan made possible the erection of the first House of Worship. 31 25 Howe: Vol. 1, p. 284. Indiantown Cemetary. 21 (Witherspoon Family Record). 2s Howe Vol. 1, p. 407. 29 Charles Woodmason: Carolina Back Country on the Eve of the Revolution: Chapel Hill, 1953, note p. 155. 30 Howe: Vol. 1, p. 255. 31 Mr. Kenneth M. James of Darlington, S. C., a direct discendant of Major James and Captain James, gives us this information. Mr. James has presented to the Indiantown Congregation an invaluable document, a record kept by Captain James when he was Trustee for the church, 1793 to 1797. It will be referred to later. 26 �8 AN HISTORICAL SKETCH Our church stands on the approximate site of this original building, that is, within the same Lord's Acre. No description of its appearance survives, but, like much of the construction of the times, it was probably of logs. No old brick or rubble remain to support a suggestion that it was a brick building. 3 2 No deed or bequest of this plot has been found. 33 The site is part of a tract of three hundred acres originally granted to Thomas Burton (also spelled Burtin) in 1744. Two years later it was sold to Joseph White. 3 5 In 1754 Joseph White was granted five hundred acres surrounding his first acquisition on three sides, north, east and south. The eastern part of this grant was in tpe hands of Joseph White's son George until 1818 when it was sold to John Gordon. 36 He, in turn, sold it to his son, John, Jr. In 1823 the latter exchanged this 323 acre tract for 163 acres owned by the Indiantown congregation on the eastern side of Indiantown Swamp. The Church held this part of the original Joseph White grant until the 80's when it was sold in several different transactions. The land surrounding the Church was also in George White's hands as late as 1818. A plat made for Robert McCottry in that year so indicates. 37 Joseph White made his will in 1764 (proved 1768) identifying himself as a planter of Indiantown. His wife Martha is mentioned, also his daughters Martha and Mary-Mary married Robert McCottry-his sons George, a minor, and John. Witnesses to the will were Robert Wilson, William Hamilton, James Case (his X mark) . The executors were his wife Martha and his friend Philip Owens. A word here about colonial deeds, transfers of title and records in general for our section. Often a transaction was never recorded, the actual deed or indenture in several signed copies being kept and passed on to future purchasers or heirs. The long trip to Charleston required to record explains such lapses. As for marriages, only those performed by Anglican clergy were entered in parish registers or considered worthy of official record. 38 Only in 3 2 It is easy to confuse the traditions of Indiantown with those of Black Mingo Presbyterian Church. The latter was brick. 33 Mr. Boddie, History of Williamsburg County, states that William Thompson in 1753 left four acres of land and one hundred pounds toward the building of Indiantown. However, this is another case of confusion of Black Mingo with Indiantown. William Thompson, Junior, made his will in 1742, not 1753. He identifies himself as a resident of Winyah, his land lying on the south side of the North Branch of Black River. His executors are "obliged to make a good and sufficient title to four acres of land being part of this tract of land wherein I now dwell to the use of building a Presbyterian Meeting house on and for the assistance of the building the said house my Executors is to pay one hundred pounds . . . in twelve months after my decease." The land as described is obviously in the vicinity of Black Mingo Church. Further to help clarify the matter, Dr. Howe dates the first records of that church from 1744, 3 4 indicating that Mr. Thompson's bequest had been used. It would also seem that Mr. Baddie's statement that the building was erected by the Baptists and later taken over by the Presbyterians is questionable. 34 Howe: Vol. 1, p. 255. 35 This Joseph White is not to be confused with an Anglican of the same name, a parishoner of Prince Frederick. The names of their respective wives and children are different (Prince Frederick's Parish Register) . 3 6 Office, Clerk of Court Williamsburg County._ 37 Plat Book 1, p. 80, C. o. C. Office Williamsburg. 38 Woodmason p. 15, et seq. �INDIANTOWN PRESBY'tERIAN CHURCB: 9 family bibles and a few wills do we find confirmation of much that is reasonably certain but without absolute proof. Further, "The fires that consume wherever they may took their accustomed toll of such material, and where moth and rust did not corrupt, a careless custody of priceless treasures made possible the destruction or loss of all that once existed." 39 Tombstones, often a rich source of information, are lacking for the colonial period. Transport, or rather lack thereof, dictated the use of family burying grounds." The graveyard was near the house, usually behind the garden. As a precaution against wolves a large hole was dug to the depth of about five feet; a graye was then dug at the bottom of this hole large enough to hold the coffin. After the coffin was deposited in this receptacle it was covered with boards then the whole filled up. 40 Most often the grave site was marked only by a post or board. As long as families remained at their original homes occupants of individual graves could be recalled. But the tumult and confusion of later years broke the chain of information. Our earliest dated stone is that of Mrs. Elizabeth McGill ( d. 1787) wife of Roger McGill. 41 The problem is compounded by a complete absence of civil records for our section from about 1780 until 1805. Following the chaos of the Revolution the present Williamsburg County was part of the newly created Georgetown District, and all legal records were kept at Georgetown, seat of the district court. These were sent up-state for safekeeping when it was thought that Sherman's force would follow the coast from Savannah to Charleston and northward in 1865. Instead his route lay through Columbia, with a brief fiery stopover. All Georgetown's records were lost in the turmoil and destruction of his further progress, probably in the vicinity of Chesterfield. So, for the years when the patriarchs were leaving wills and their sons and daughters marrying, there are only indirect hints and clues. By looking backward from the years after 1805 when Williamsburg County's records begin, we can occasionally discover transactions of the silent years. The church was built one and one half miles from the head of navigation on Black Mingo Creek. It might have been closer, had not the intervening lands been owned by a staunch member of Prince Frederick. 42 The attitude of the Establishment toward Dissenters was not cooperative. The converse is also true. In later years, after the withdrawal of state subsidy and the decay of Prince Frederick parish, family names once found in its register appear on Indiantown's roll. These include the Gibsons, Burrows and Brittons. Dissenters were doubly handicapped. Churches of the Establishment were built at government expense, the clergy paid by the state ; and practically all elective offices were open only to members of the Church of England. Taxed to aid in the upkeep of the state church and unrecognized as legal bodies, the Hirsch: The Huguenots of Colonial S. C. Durham, N. C. 1928, p. 47. Reminiscences of St. Stephen's Parish. 41 Indiantown Cemetery. 42 Nathaniel Snow, whose land bounded Joseph White's 1754 grant on the East. Listed in Prince Frederick's Register. 39 40 Samuel DuBose: �10 AN HISTORICAL SKETCH Presbyterian congregations were forced to raise their own buildings, pay their pastors, and transact their business through trustees. Speaking of the ministers sent out at the request of the colonists from the Church of Scotland, Hewat notes that "the colonists contributed to maintain them, til at length funds were established by private legacies and donations to be appropriated for the support of Presbyterian ministers, and encouragement of that mode of religious worship and government." 43 The first such legacy to Indiantown of which we have record was made in 1763.44 William Thomson (not William Thompson, Junior) after leaving his lands, numerous slaves, neat cattle, stock of horses and mares, 'sheep, hogs, and household furniture in specific division to his brother Alexander Thomson's children, his late brother John's children (still in Ireland but expected to come to Carolina), his sister Jane Cooper and her sons Robert and William McCottry ( McCaughtry), further devises : Item I leave and bequeath the sum of One Hundred and Fifty pounds Currency to John James and Hugh Ervin Trustees for the desenting Presbyterian meeting House lately built upon the High Road to Indiantown and to the Succeeding Trustees of said meeting for ever, that is to say, in Trust only and for the sole use and benefit of the Disenting Presbyterian Minister Professing to Doctrine and discipline and Worship of the Church of Scotland as by law there Established who shall duly perform religious service in said meeting House from time to time and to his successors forever, that is to say the yearly profit or Interest of said sum of One hundred and fifty pounds Currency, the Original sum I order to be let out upon Bond with good security for the Sole purpose above mentioned." 45 How the money was invested is not known. It was common practice to buy slaves and rent out their services by the year. 46 Mr. Boddie states that the first pastor of Indiantown was John Knox. 47 The Historical Foundation at Montreat has no record of such a minister at that time, nor does any other Presbyterian historian mention him. The first minister of definite record was Wiltiam Knox in 1768,48 but at that time he had just arrived in Carolina and had not been here in 1757.49 John Knox does not appear in Mr. Baddie's index, which is quite full and complete. Is it possible that John Knox is a typographical error? Could John Baxter be meant? He was certainly available. A notable personage in early Presbyterianism in South Carolina, he is first mentioned living at Cainhoy. 50 His Vol. II, p. 52. Mesne Conveyance Charleston. John Gregg and William Cooper were named executors. Witnesses were John Ingram, John Baxter and his wife Sarah Baxter, said to have been Sarah Lynch. 46 Howe, Vol. 1, pp. 203, 256, 257, 280, 312, 327. 4 7 Boddie: History of Williamsburg, Cola. 1923, p. 50. 48 Howe, Vol. 1, p. 413. 4 9 Rev. Archibald Simpson's diaries, quoted in Howe, Vol. 1, p. 323. 5o Howe, Vol. 1, p. 204. 43 44 Offic~, 45 �INDIANTOWN PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH fi f I. l; 11 list of preaching engagements, as referred to by Howe and unfortunately lost in the burning of Columbia, shows that he visited most of the existing congregations and had no lasting ties with any. He frequently preached at Black River and Williamsburg, and received a grant of three hundred acres in the township as early as 1736. By grant and purchase he acquired vast holdings, his lands in Williamsburg County alone totaling almost four thousand acres. The place which became his home was bought in 1739 from George Hunter, who had bought it from James Kinlock, the original grantee. S,ome time after 1739 The Reverend John Baxter was in residence on his plantation west of the present village of N esmith. 51 It lay on Black Mingo, only four miles from Indiantown, easily reached by water. We cannot say that John Baxter was our first minister; but there is little doubt that he preached at Indiantown. He is mentioned by the Reverend Archibald Simpson 52 as attending sessions of Presbytery until 1770. In that year his absence is noted with the comment that he is no longer active or regarded as a member of Presbytery. It is suggestive that by 1768, when Mr. Knox served briefly at Indiantown, John Baxter 53 might have been quite elderly, infirm and no longer available. The information about Mr. Knox comes from the Stiles Manuscript collection quoted in Howe's History, 54 specifically from a letter written by Elam Potter, a young minister who for a time preached at old Brick Church, Salem. Indiantown is recorded as having fifty families and being supplied by Mr. (K) nox. He shortly thereafter began a ministry at Black River that continued until well after 1800. He also preached near present day Johnsonville at Knox's Chapel. 55 The years from 1750 till the Revolution saw rapid development of the community. By act of the Assembly in 1747 5 6 commissioners to establish ferries and maintain road were authorized. An important highway, from Georgetown to the Cheraws, by way of a ferry on Black Mingo near the site of future Willtown and thence to Witherspoon's Ferry on Lynches River, 57 passed within a few miles of Indiantown Church. ,Several members, including John Gregg (1761), Robert McCawtry (sic.) in 1775, William Wilson and William McCawtry in 1777, served as commissioners. Probably, as is the way of commissioners, they saw to it that the home community was not neglected. Travel was still mainly on foot or horseback. There were few if any carts or wagons. In the wealthy area below Santee the only four-wheeled vehicle was a cumbersome sort of baggage-wagon belonging to Francis Marion. 58 Since Indiantown was somewhat less prosperous it is unlikely that transport 51 Mouzon's Map, 1774. The Reverend Archibald Simpson's ms. diaries, Charleston Library Society. 53 Howe, Vol. 1, p. 385. 54 Ibid, Vol. 1, p. 363. 55 Ibid, Vol. 1, p. 410. 5 6 Gregg: History of the Old Cheraws. 57 Mozon's Map of S. C. 1774. 58 Samuel DuBose: Reminiscences of St. Stephen's Parish, Craven County, 1858. 52 �12 AN Hrs'I'ORICAL SK:E'I'ctt was more advanced. There were horses, 59 and there was horse racing. Most hauling was done on sledges and for only short distances. Watercourses were still utilized where possible. In 1757 there were two militia companies in the present county. 60 The militia census of that year estimates the population at six hundred whites and a like number of slaves and free blacks. Indigo culture, stimulated by the supporting bounty, led to the early introduction of black laborers. Inured to tropical heat and resistant to malarial fever, they greatly accelerated settlement and growth. It is doubtful that much effort was made to instruct these savages in Christian theology. Language difficulties and primitive concepts were effective barriers in those early years. However, they were sometimes given spiritual instruction. The Reverend Simpson 61 records a poignant incident indicating that preaching to the Negroes was attempted, but only infrequently effective. Education was cherished. Woodmason's charges of smug illiteracy in the back country 62 are not sustained by the evidence available for Williamsburg (hereafter understood as referring to the present county not the original township). Many wills give strict orders to executors for the education of minor children, girls as well as boys. John Gregg in 1775 charged: "It is my will and desire that my Sons Robert and William and Daughter Jannet be learned to Read Right and Cypher through the Common Rules of Arithmetick by my Executors and all the Expence of said Education to be Paid out of remaining Part of my Estate." With allowances for the free spelling of the period, this would indicate concern for at least the fundamentals. Furthermore, Presbyterians insisted on having educated ministers. "Sensible that not only natural endowments, but also a competent measure of learning and acquired knowledge were necessary to qualify men for the sacred function, and enable them to discharge the duties of it with honor and success, they associated on purpose to prevent deluded mechanics and illiterate novices from creeping into the pulpit. 63 This educated ministry had great influence in the congregations. The minister was often schoolmaster, also. It is rare to find a signature by mark. And in some cases these "marks" are personal seals added to penned signatures. William Thomson's will bears such a seal. Income from indigo was supplemented by herds of "neat cattle," hogs and sheep. Some fine quality flour was shipped to Charleston; and, at first, linen was woven from locally grown flax. But it was by indigo culture that 59 John James bought an Arabian Stallion, one of several imported by Wade Hampton of Revolutionary fame. Major James's war-horse Thunder came from a cross of the Arabian with a captured wild mare. There were herds of wild horses in the area, descended from horses used in the numerous attempts by Spain to colonize Carolina in the sixteenth century. 60 Meriwether : The Expansion of South Carolina, p. 83. 61 Archibald Simpson Diaries. 6 2 W oodmason : Carolina Backcountry, p. 52, passim. 63 Hewat, Vol. II, p. 52. �. INDIANTOWN PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 13 Williamsburg became the most prosperous and successful of all the settlements above tide water. 64 Indiantowners enjoyed a much better chance of selecting representatives to the colonial assembly than did those living further up state. To vote it was necessary to go in person to the Established Church in the parish where one lived. Since all these churches were near the coast, dwellers in the sand hills and piedmont were disfranchized, quite effectively. Prince Frederick Winyah being relatively near at hand, Williamsburgers were able to make themselves heard, and their influence felt. John James was an assemblyman. 65 Many offices and prerogatives were denied dissenters by the Church Act of 1705. But the people of Indiantown were not oppressed, and had attained a state far above any their fathers had dared dream of. Of the church itself little is heard. There was a severe shortage of ministers. The long trip out, the uncertainty of a decent living and, above all, the hardships of a minister's life on the frontier at that time demanded a martyr's dedication. Mortality among those who came was frightful. 66 Long journeys between churches in all kinds of weather, exposure and, at times, hunger made survival for more than a few years a rarity. 67 The sour and not unprejudiced comment of Charles W oodmason gives some hints of conditions just before the Revolution: "In the Country are eight Presbyterian Meetings, supply' d with Ministers from Scotland, who form a Presbytery and govern their Members after the Plan of the Scotch Kirk Most of these Congregations are in decay tho' strongly supported from Home ... Ibid: p. 74. "The False Zeal of the Presbyterians, who by forcing their people indiscriminately to the Holy Ordinance, have made more Deserters than Volunteers to the Cause of Religion." Ibid. p. 75. There was rapid growth in population. It has been noted that Indiantown had fifty families in 1768. This change from the early roster in only about ten years is indicative. Grants in the sixties and seventies show that the second generation were establishing homes. William Wilson in 1765 (for one hundred acres), and his younger brothers Robert (b. 1737) and David (b. 1742), sons of David ( d. 1750), in 1768 and 1772 received small acreages, based on small households. Others grants of similar size are common. There were also expansion and migration to other areas. John Gregg's family became the nucleus of Hopewell Church. Aimwell's first members were sons of Hugh Ervin, John Ervin, Gavin Witherspoon and John Witherspoon. 68 It would be untrue to state that Indiantown is the sole parent to these noble and ancient churches, but we claim a major share in their creation. 69 64 Meriwether : p. 86-87. 6 5 William Debien James: 66 Howe, Vol. 1, passim. Life of Brig. Gen. Francis Marion, Charleston, 1821, p. 42. 67 W oodmason : p. 85. 68 69 Jones, Mills: Presbyterian Church in S. C. since 1850, Columbia, 1926, p. 885. Howe, Vol. I, p. 413. �II The moderate prosperity and freedom from oppression enjoyed by Williamsburg makes it understandable that there should have been little enthusiasm for the Revolution in its early years. The practical Scots regarded the crown and royal appointees as preferable to the colonial assembly and its creatures, almost exclusively Anglican planters and merchants from the tidewater areas. Some units of militia were called to Charleston and took part itl the repulse of Sir Peter Parker's fleet in June 1776. John James was in command of the Williamsburgers. He had resigned his royal captaincy in 1775 but had been reinstated by his men? There is no further word of him until 1779. In that year the British captured Savannah and were advancing on Charleston. Opposing them were the raw and urtdisciplined militia under General William Moultrie in General Lincoln's command. Captain James fought gallantly at Tulifinny Bridge in covering Moultrie's panicky retreat. The defending force withdrew into the city of Charleston and were thoroughly bottled up by General Prevost. However, nearness of the fever-season and the approach of General Lincoln's rescuing army dictated a withdrawal; the British retired to Savannah by way of the sea islands; and Charleston was given a brief respite. 2 The interval was used to strengthen the defences of the town and to raise additional militia. For this purpose John James was sent to the Williamsburg area. The following year Sir Henry Clinton with a powerful fleet and an army of 12,0CX}-one of the largest forces massed at any time during the Revolution 3-laid siege. Convinced that Charleston must be defended to the end and heedless of the rest of the state, General Lincoln delayed extricating his considerable defending army until too late. 4 With the fall of the town in May, 1780, the only effective fighting forces in the state were captured. South Carolina lay at the mercy of the conquerors; Apparently generous terms were offered and widely accepted. The militia were paroled to their homes. Civilians were invited to renew their loyalty. Within a few weeks a proclamation superseded the original conditions. It demanded that those declaring ~llegiance actively help in the restoration of royal government. The gist of this order was that those on parole and those taking an oath of loyalty were to assist in apprehending neighbors and relations still disaffected and unsubmissive. 5 1 Howe, Vol. 1, p. 409. Wallace: History of South Carolina, New York, 1934, Vol. 11, p. 192. 3 Ibid, Vol. 11, p. 198. 4 Ibid, Vol. 11, p. 196. 5 Ibid, Vol. 11, p. 206. 2 14 �INDIANTOWN : PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH A large part of South Carolina had happily accepted the return · of stability, and the British command complacently believed the campaign ended. But to the Williamsburgers and people of like mind, such acts of betrayal as were implied in the most recent proclamation were unthinkable. Major James had not been in Charleston and, so, had avoided capture and parole. 6 Citizens of the district met in a called meeting, "to deliberate upon the critical situation, and Major John James, who had heretofore commanded them in the field, and represented them in legislature, was selected as the person who should go down to Capt. Ardesoif, and know from him, whether, by his proclamation, he meant that they should take up arms against their countrymen. He proceeded to Georgetown, in the plain garb of a country planter, a,nd was introduced to the captain, at his lodgings, a considerable distance from his ship. An altercation of the following nature took place. After the major had narrated the nature of his mission, the captain, surprised that such an embassy should be sent to him, answered, 'the submission must be unconditional'. To an inquiry, whether the inhabitants would not pe allowed to stay at home, upon their plantations, in peace and quiet? he replied, 'although you have rebelled against his majesty, he offers you a free pardon, of which you are undeserving, 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.' To Major James' suggesting that the people he came to represent would not .submit on such terms,. the captain irritated at his republican language, particularly, it is supposed, at the word represent, replied, 'you damned rebel, if you speak in such language. I will immediately order you to be hanged up to the yard-arm.'~The captain wore a sword, and Major James none, but perceiving what turn the matters were likely to take, and not brooking such harsh language, he suddenly .seized the chair on which he was seated, brandished it in the face of the captain, and making his retreat good through the back door of the house, mounted his horse, and made his escape into the country. This circumstance, apparently trivial, certainly hastened the rise of Marion's brigade'," 7 The news brought by Major James, plus the fact that two disreputable characters had been put in charge of the district by the triumphant British, confirmed the people in their course. Major James was asked to lead the resistance, and two hundred men were divided into four companies under Captains William McCottry, John McCauley, Henry Mouzon, and John James of the Lake, a cousin of the Major. Two companies from the Hopewell and Aimwell communities joined their kinsmen. 8 The first concern of the new force was to 6 Wallace: History of Williamsburg Church, (1856) p. ·39. · account and much of the other information . we have about the Revolution in Williamsburg comes from William Dobein James, son of Major James. In 1780 as a youth of sixteen he was taken out of school to accompany his father in Marion's brigade. A Sketch of the Life of Brig. Gen. Francis Marion written in 1821 by Judge W. D. ] ames is the fruit of his years as a teen-age soldier with the 'great partisan. His first hand account is an invaluable part of our history, and his name should be honored by the community where he was born and reared. (Page references are from a new edition printed in Marietta, Ga., 1948.) 8 Maj or James is said to have stammered. His usefulness . in the field was impaired, and he declined to take full command. His refusal led to the appointment of Marion. 7 This 0 �AN HISTORICAL SKETCH 16 guard against the numerous Tory marauders and outlaws from beyond Lynche's Creek. Shortly on news of the uprising of the Williamsburgers, Col. Banistre Tarleton was sent to scatter the new force. McCottry went to meet him at Kingstree, but, forewarned, Col. Tarleton decamped thinking McCottry's strength greater than it was. It was on this sortie that Tarleton burned the home of Thomas Sumter, near Nelson's Ferry on Santee 9 thus spurring the future Gamecock to take up arms. Sumter is usually said to have been the first to rouse the back country. But our people were already in arms as a fighting force before Sumter was persuaded. It is beyond the scope of this brief account to follow the military fortunes of the patriots except as our community was directly affected. It was early recognized by the British that the core of the new rebellion was the belatedly roused Scots, even more specifically the Presbyterians. Hearing that General Gates's Continentals were advancing southward, the Williamsburgers sent a messenger requesting that a competent leader be sent to take command. The answer was historically momentous : Marion. Until then a Lieutenant Colonel in the Continental regulars, he arrived a Brigadier General of militia, commissioned by Governor Rutledge,10 and · ordered to lead the troops east of Santee. He quickly went into action against the Tories along the Peedee, then swung to secure the line along Santee. Late in August word came of the approach of a large force of regulars and Tories under Major James Wemyss. Stung by Marion's hit and run forays and in revenge for the renewal of rebellion, Lord Cornwallis had dispatched this ruthless destroyer to lay waste the land. Marion's force was much reduced and a reconnaissance having shown the hopelessness of resistance, he led his few loyal men to North Carolina, leaving only a small group of scouts to watch W emyss. The latter's line of march, stretching from near Salem the length of the country between Lynche's River and the Black, seventy miles long and as much as fifteen wide, was blackened and made desolate. "On .m ost of the plantations every house was burned to the ground, the negroes were carried off, the inhabitants plundered, the stock, especially sheep, wantonly killed ; and all provisions, which could be come at, destroyed." 11 There were hangings, "wantonness and cruelty," such viciousness that the militia quickly reassembled bent on vengeance. It was on this sweep that W emyss burned Indiantown Church, because "it was a sedition shop." Major John James 1s home was burned after inhuman treatment of his wife and children. His son, Captain John James had been captured at Charleston and was at home on parole. W emyss tried to induce the Negro servants to testify that he had broken his parole, thus giving excuse to hang him. No such evidence was secured, and he was released. 12 Marion and his men bore incredible hardships. Food was mainly potatoes, occasionally supplemented with corn meal or, rarely, meat. Often salt was not Wallace: South Carolina, Footnote, p. 204. Wallace: South Carolina, p. 216. 11 James : Life of Marion p. 57. 12 Ibid : p. 78 f. 9 10 �INDIANTOWN PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 17 to be had. Marion went to great lengths to get occasional supplies, and when some salt was procured, he saw to it that a part was given to the loyal families. His military effectiveness was limited by shortages of powder and bullets. On one other occasion, his problem became, desperate, he planned to leave the Peedee and seek safety in North Carolina. Timely arrival of arms and reinforcements, sent by General Greene then approaching the state, supplied his lack and gave new courage to his men. The subsequent campaign against British strongpoints along the Santee did much to break the enemy's hold on the province. Bitter as were the privation and suffering of the militiamen, their trials were no more grievous than those borne by the families at home. "Few of us are able to appreciate the sacrifices endured, and the heroic resolution exhibited by our mothers of the Revolution ... .the anguish of mind constantly endured for the fate of husbands and sons, exposed not merely to the dangers of the tented field, but to all the horrors of a civil war, in which life was every moment in peril from every quarter ... those heartrending troubles which afflicted the lonely and isolated mothers with their tender offspring to support, not secure that even the meal in actual preparation would appease their craving appetites, for even this was often the prey of the robber soldiers .... . . . Information from the camp was seldom received, and was always uncertain." 13 The years 1780 to 1783 were the darkest for the people of Williamsburg. Heroic deeds on the battle field are remembered and cherished. Let us also recall those who in harrowing anxiety and destitution endured and stood fast. A complete roll of Marion's Men is impossible to assemble. The fluid composition of the militia was such that formal rolls have not been preserved. At times, Marion's force was reduced to a cadre of a few score. A period of incredibly mobile warfare would be followed by weeks of preparation and waiting. Those, who only yesterday engaged in the ambush of a baggage train or the scattering of a marauding band of Tory outlaws, have to-day resumed their lives as farmers or weavers or smiths. But they are alert to return to arms at Marion's command. There were no Tories among us. There is no record or tradition of internecine divisions such as afflicted other sections with bloodshed. The practical Williamsburgers may have been slow to rise in wrath, but once their sense of justice had been outraged and their homes threatened, they rebelled to a man. It would be ingratitude, however, not to name those of Indiantown most distinguished for valor and achievement. First and preeminent was the noble John James. He served until victory was assured. Then his grateful friends elected him to the Assembly of 1782.14 Also sitting as a representative at this Jacksonborough Assembly was Captain William McCottry. McCottry's Rifles were legendary for their deadly accuracy. Severely wounded and broken in 1 3 Samuel DuBose: 14 Reminiscences of St. Stephen's Parish. Snowden : History of South Carolina p. 433. �AN Hrs'toRICAL .·SKE'tCH 18 health from exposure and privation, McCohry lived only a few years after peace returned. His grave is unmarked and forgotten. The James brothers of the Lake, cousins of the Major, were Marion's trusted scouts. Their ·names: J~mes:, John, William, Robert and Gavin. Captain John James, son of Major John, spent most of the perilous years as parolee. Following exchange he fought gallantly at Eutaw Springs and in subsequent engagemerits; 1 ~ :Like his fat~er he was for many years a ruling elder of Indiantown; Though no formal rolls for Marion's Men have survived, post-revo,lutionary claims for services in the militia (now in archives of the Historical Commission of South Carolina) indicate that the following served with Marion. It is not a complete list, for many entered no claim. As abstracted by Mr. Boddie the roll inclu~es Captain John Graham, Captain Robert Paisley, Lieutenant William Wilson, Sergeant Gavin James, John Daniel, James Ervin, Richard Hanna, James McCutchen, John McCtillough, Samuel McGill, Thomas McCrea, Roger McGill, Thomas Scott, William Scott, William Thompson, John White, David Wilson. It is probable that ~JI of these were from Indiantown. In summary it can be said that' if Marion's role in the Revolution was important-and none will deny it-his success was won with a fighting force composed almost wholely of the Scotch Presbyterians of our section. "Five of Marion's captains were elders of Hopewell Presbyterian Church. There were John and Hugh Ervin and Gavin and Robert Witherspoon. Nearly all the remaining officers with Marion were officers of the Presbyterian Churches of Williamsburg Township [District]." 16 a 15 James : Marion p. 79. Presbyterian Leaders, by H. A .. White, N. Y. 1911. 16 Southern �III Following the disasters of 1780 all public worship came to an end. The church had been burned ; the men of the congregation were with Marion; mere survival was the preoccupation of the families at home ; there was no minister; and public assembly was an invitation for attack. Any delay in rebuilding the meeting-house and resuming public worship is remarkable only in that it was not prolonged. Fire and destruction had left the people in pitiable state. The prosperity created by the subsidized indigo trade was dead. The only resources left to the wretched victims were those of mind, body, and heart: sturdiness, courage, industry, and, above all, faith in the Providence that had brought them through the horrors of revolution. Many years later, Mr. George Barr recalled that following the war the congregation worshiped in a nearby field. Another tradition is of a brush arbor. 1 The latter may have been the first shelter after open air services. By 1783 Indiantown had as pastor the Reverend Thomas Hill, said to have been "one of the missionaries sent out by Lady Huntingdon to Georgia." The presence of a minister employed full time suggests that the church had been successfully revived and a building erected. The pre-revolutionary Presbytery of S. C. had succumbed during .t he turbulent years. In May 1784, the new Presbytery of S. C. was separated from Orange Presbytery and the Reverend Thomas Hill was one of the ministers set apart to compose the new body. 2 It is recorded that Mr. Hill supplied the pulpit of Williamsburg Church occasionally prior to the ministry-if such it can be called-of the Reverend Samuel Kennedy. Mr. Hill was our first full-time minister of record, except for Mr. Knox's brief association in 1768. Unfortunately his usefullness was marred by indulgence and at the first meeting of the new presbytery, at Waxhaw in April 1785, he was cited to answer charges of intemperance. Failing to appear at the subsequent meeting he was cut off, and his work at Indiantown ceased. 3 For a time the pulpit was occasionally supplied by the Reverend James Edmonds of Charleston, Thomas Reese of Salem Black River, Robert McColloch, Robert Finley and James W. Stephenson. It is quite possible that the Reverend William Knox of Black Mingo would visit. However, Black Mingo was a member of Charleston Presbytery not of the newly formed Presbytery of S. C. 4 Howe, Vol. 1, p. 489. Centennial address by Dr. John L. Giradeau, D.D. 1 1885. a Howe, Vol. 1, p. 663. 4 Ibid : p. 489. 1 2 19 �20 AN HISTORICAL SKETCH The year 1788 is important in the history of Indiantown. In South Carolina the Church of England had been disestablished in 1778. At the same time provision was made for the incorporation of other Protestant church units, to make possible their ownership of property and assumption of obligations. There is in the archives of the Historical Commission in Columbia, the original Confession of Faith signed by the members of Indiantown congregation on Feb. 11, 1788, and a petition for incorporat1on addressed to the Assembly. The Confession of Faith is as follows : We the Congregation of Indiantown subscribe, First, That there is one God and a future State of Rewards and Punishments. Second, That God is publickly to be worshipped. Third, That the Christian Religion is the true Religion. Fourth, That the holy Scriptures of the old and new 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 by those that govern to bear witness to Truth. The Petition for incorporation: The Honble. Mr. Speaker and the House of Assembly in Charleston now sitting. The Petition of the Presbyterian Congregation of Indian Town in Georgetown District humbly 5 • • • That your Petitioners have associated themselves for the Purpose of religious Worship, and have complied with the other Requisitions previously necessary in Order to entitle them to the Privilege of Incorporation. Your Petitioners therefore humbly pray, That they may be incorporated agr~eably to the Constitution, and be constituted and regarded in Law as of the established Religion of this State, under the Denomination of the Presbyterian Church of Indian Town. Signers of both the Confession and Petition were : John James Snr Robert Graham Wm. D. James James Barr John James Jr ( ?) Mary Witherspoon Nathl. McCollugh Jane Dobbin J no. J. McCollugh Philip Owens David Jones William Graham James Daniel J no. Cooper Robert Wilson Moses Barnes Richard Hanna John Gordon Zechariah Owens John James, Jun. Peter Owens John Graham James Owens Robt. McCottry Thomas J ohnsten David Wilson 5 Word illegible. �INDIANTOWN PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 21 Alexr Thomson Roger McGill George Burrows William Mcllveen Anthy. Haselten George White Wm. Mcllroy Sam'!. Cooper Hugh Paisley Robt. Dick Robt. McFaddin Thos. McCrea Thomas Pressley William Cooper Archibd. Jolly John Gibson Geo. McCutchen It appears that only heads of households signed: there are only two signatures by women, each a widow and head of a household. The year 1788 also saw the coming of the Reverend James White Stephenson at first as supply and subsequently as minister, his services being shared by Indiantown and the newly organized congregation of Bethel at Kingstree. Bethel's membership, like Indiantown's, was composed chiefly of the descendants of the early settlers, and clung to the lofty standards and pure doctrine of the patriarchs. Control of the Williamsburg Church had passed throught weight of numbers to late arrivals, men of a different mold and stamp. 6 The last and most hateful insult was the Socinianism of the Reverend Samuel Kennedy. His heretical views so outraged the Witherspoons, Friersons, McBrides and others of like mind, that they resorted to violent schism, going so far as to destroy the original house of worship. The new congregation of Bethel formed by this faction was closely associated with Indiantown during the forty years of its existence and usually employed the same minister. Mr. Stephenson's parents came south from Pennsylvania during the migrations of the 17SO's. 7 He was born in Virginia in 1756, but grew up at Waxhaw, S. C. Given the best classical education the frontier offered at Mount Zion College near Winnsboro, he became a school master and numbered among his pupils Andrew Jackson, the future president. After revolutionary service he prepared himself for the ministry and was ordained in 1791. For eighteen years he preached at Bethel and Indiantown; his influence was great and it was he who introduced the new dispensation. It seems to have been a mark of the times, this new morality that "took the place of the religion of the Gospel, and many believed that morality was religion." 8 His labors were rewarded by growth in membership and some success in curbing the ancient practices of "treating at funerals," 9 horse-racing and dancing. It was also during his ministry that work among the negroes was begun. In 1802, a camp meeting-an innovation said to have originated in Kentucky-caused great excitement and emotional fervor. 10 It was held at the Sand Hills near Kingstree, drew huge crowds, and resulted in many conversions. Bethel Sessional Record, also Howe, Vol. 1, p. 406. Howe, Vol. 1, p. 581 ff. s DuBose : Reminiscences p. 32. 9 Howe, Vol. 1, p. 586. 10 Howe, Vol. II, p. 65. 6 1 �22. AN HISTORICAL SK~'I'CH . Mr. Stephensoff married Elizabeth, the daughter of Major James. Their married life was brief, and in July 1793 she was buried near her father in the churchyard at Indiantown. The Major had died at the age of fifty-nine in 1791. His son, Captain John is noted as being an elder in May 1792. We do not know when his ordination took place, whether he was elected in his father's stead or had served before. John McFaddin is also on record as an elder at this time.11 In 1805 several families from Bethel migrated to Maury County, Tennessee and bought a large tract of land from the heirs of General Nathaniel Greene. These first migrants were followed by others, and the family names o,f Frierson, Armstrong, Fulton, Witherspoon, Blakeley, Fleming, still appear among the membership of Zion Church, founded by the Williamsburgers. The only member to go from Indiantown that can be identified is Mrs. Jane Wilson Dobbin (she signed the Confession and Petition in 1788) . The journey proved too much for her and she died shortly after reaching Franklin, Tenn. 12 Mr. Stephenson visited his friends in their new home in 1808. Struck by the opportunities of the territory, and affectionately invited by the new congregation, he moved from Williamsburg to Maury County. There he worked with great success until 1831. So highly was he regarded, that South Carolina College, urged by Chancellor William Dobein James, in ·1815 made him a Doctor of Divinity. His long pastorate among us saw Indiantown achieve stature as a large and flourishing congregation, no longer .dependent on occasional supplies and visiting ministers. From 1790 until 1868 her pulpit was seldom empty. A brief pastorate by Dr. Andrew Flinn (1008-10) 13 was followed by that of Daniel Brown. "That which is calculated to make Mr. B.'s ministry most memorable was the opening the way for the reception of People of Colour into full communion with the Church. This we believe has served many beneficial purposes, especially the leading of that class of People among us to reflect that they were concerned on the Subject of Religion as well as the White Christians, but some ·few have disgraced their profession." 14 A fragmentary record has also been preserved which may · mark the beginning of firm judgments meted out by the Session : "The Sessions of the Congregations of Indiantown and Bethel impressed with a sence of their high responsibility as officers of the Church of Christ deem it their duty at all times to attend to the Just Requisitions of the higher Judicatories of the Church of which they are members, being also well assured that the General Assembly had just cause to call on the churches under their care to adopt measures to suppress the alarming and growing vise of the intemperate use of ardent Spirits, Under such views the sessions have unanimously adopted the following resolutions relative to the exercises of dicipline." rn There follows a listing of the degrees of offence and the requisite penalties : Howe, Vol. 1, p. 589. ·. . · Stephenson : The Friersons of Zion Church. The Parthenon Press. 13 Dr. Flinn was first minister of the 2nd Presbyterian Church, Charleston. 14 Sessional Record Bethel Church. 15 Ibid. 11 12 �INDIANTOWN ·PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 23 1. Private drunkenness to be admonished. · 2. Drunkenness, not "aggravated ·by profanity, contention or some other immorality" to be reproved by the session. 3. Aggravated drunkenness to be reproved before the congregation. 4. Persistence in intemperance to be punished by being cut off from the communion of the Church. In 1811,. the Sessions of the two churches acting jointly found a member of Bethel guilty of "incest" because he had married his deceased wife's sister. Mr. Brown died in 1815 while on a visit to his old home. There was an interval of occasional pre·aching before Mr. John Covert a native 'of Oyster Bay, N. Y. and graduate of Princetown, graced the pulpits of Bethel and Indiantown for a year. Had not a call already been extended to the Reverend Robert W. James, Mr. Covert's association would have been prolonged. Instead, he became p·a.stor of Williamsburg, and, equally beloved by both that congregation and his former charges at Bethel, he did much to bring about the reunion of the two factions. That happy outcome was realized only in 1828 after his early death. The Reverend Robert Wilson James was a son of Captain John James. Our Session records have been kept faithfully since his coming, and it might be well at this point to note some matters necessarily omitted in a chronological survey. In trouble and adversity people turn to the church for consolation and reassurance. Spiritual growth can come out ·of tribulation. But it is also true that a church reflects the condition of its members. During the Revolution public worship was abandoned. But the return of peace and confidence brought a quick rebirth. The remarkable ministry of Mr. Stephenson coincided with a period of prosperity and expansion. . The economic void left by the death of the indigo trade was filled by cotton. There had been small plantings of cotton during the colonial period, chiefly for home use. Tedious separation of fiber and seed by harid had limited its · commercial development. The cotton gin opened a new chapter in the economic and social life of the South. Prosperity, greatly increased use of slave labor, the growth of the plantation system, later migrations to the west, all these .affected the state of the church at Indiantown. Black seed, or Sea Island cotton, formerly planted in Williamsburg, was replaced by short staple varieties, green seed and nankeen, a coarse fiber used for rough cloth. 16 The lint, spun into thread at home, was often ·carried to a weaver to be made into cloth for the plantation. One such establishment in Williamsburg was near Murray's Ferry on Santee~ 17 A ready· market for the baled staple developed, and wagon trains, ·each wagon piled high with six bales, made the long trip to · Charleston once a .year.'18 The plantation system, though never on the scale found in the Deep South, became the new order. Drayton : A View ·of S:' C., p. 128. DuBose : Reminiscences. 18 McGill : Reminiscences in Williamsburg County, p. 79. 16 11 �24 AN HISTORICAL SKETCH Roads made wheeled vehicles possible. They had been almost non-existant before the Revolution-none are mentioned in wills-but now riding chairs are often mentioned. That awkward, heavy, two-wheeled cart, with its broad seat and roomy body, was gradually replaced by more comfortable rigs. Eventually carriages and barouches became numerous. Education was afforded by private schools, and, when Mills compiled his Statistics, there were also eight public schools supported by the state, "in which poor children are educated gratis." A very revealing glimpse into church finances and affairs is given by an account book presented to Indiantown Congregation by Mr. Kenneth M. James of Darlington. Twelve pages long, it details the trusteeship of Captain John James and John Wilson, whose responsibility it was to collect the bonds given by the members and disburse the funds for the years 1793 to 1796. The same names appear as those signing the confession of faith and petition for incorporation, with the following additions : J ~cob Rowland, Jean James (widow of Major John James), William Persons, Hugh McGill, Marthar McColough, Henry Price, Stewart Dickey, William Hanna, James Hanna, Thomas Williams, Hanna Snow, John Wilson (one of the trustees), Andrew Russel, Robert Graham, William Graham, Samuel Jones, William McCrea, and Thomas Blackwell for the estate of James Gordon. The bonds, equivalent to our pledges, ranged from ten shillings to seven pounds ten shillings per year. One notation shows that John Wilson advanced the Reverend Stephenson three pounds, ten shillings and sixpence "out of his pocket-which is now due said John Wilson." In June 1797, Mr. Stephenson was paid one hundred one pounds, fourteen and five. Evidently the trusteeship was continued beyond the dates covered by the record, for a notation of 1803 shows that Mr. Stephenson "settled with Messrs. John James and John Wilson Trustees ... in full for the Sallery due on the Bond for which they were appointed collectors." The Census of 1790 sheds some light on the economic standing of the members. There are none very rich, a number in comfortable circumstances, a few whose assets are meager. A fascinating story comes from Howe 19 about a long forgotten personality who had more than casual connection with Indiantown. It was during Mr. Stephenson's pastorate that Thomas Dickson Baird came to join relatives near the church. He had been born in County of Down, Ireland in 1773. His father was determined he should be a blacksmith but he managed to teach himself, though learning the smith's trade. In 1796 he fled to Delaware to escape punishment for taking part in rebellion against the British. He came to South Carolina in 1803. His wife and children died in an epidemic the following year. He had united with Indiantown and expressed his determination to become a minister. In 1809 he sold his possessions and entered the famous school conducted by Moses Waddel at Willington. Waddel, one of the prominent edu19 Vol. II, p. 68. �INDIAN'l'OWN PRESBY'l'ERIAN CHURCH 25 cators of his day, declared Baird to be the most brilliant student ever to come to his notice. In 1812, aged thirty-eight, he was ordained to the ministry. After preaching and conducting a large classical school he moved to Ohio in 1815. Thereafter, his influence became great in church councils. He had an important part in establishing the Western Missionary Society; he became editor of the Pittsburg Christian Herald, sat in the General Assemblies of 1837-38, and was president of the Convention meeting in connection with it. He received the degree of Doctor of Divinity ; and three of his sons became ministers, two Doctors of Divinity. Such was one fruit of Dr. Stephenson's ,ministry at Indiantown. David Wilson died in 1812, and Robert Wilson in 1813. In these brothers, sons of David Wilson and Mary Witherspoon, the church lost two elders who had served long and faithfully. David's son, David D., proved a worthy successor. �IV On February 11, 1819, the Reverend Robert W. James was ordained to the ministry and installed as pastor of Indiantown and Bethel congregations. The Bethel Sessional Record tells us that at the .first meeting of Harmony Presbytery, Mr. James "had the honor to attend; it was there understood that it should be a regulation that a record should be kept by every minister and his session, and there books to be reviewed by the Presbytery annually." To this we owe our well preserved history from that date. It would also seem that no regular sessional records had been required or kept before that time. Beginning with the entry noting Mr. James' installation, the Indiantown records were kept in the "old Session Book" until 1845. By that date the book included several inferior specimens of writing, had become somewhat jumbled, and the binding had suffered wear. The minutes were copied into a new book which continued in use until 1899. Hence we have the original and a copy of the records and membership roll from 1819 until 1845. The first page of the new 1845 book records that the transcriber, Reverend J. P. McPherson was requested by the Session to prefix a short history of the church to the copied record. There follow seven blank pages! Mr. McPherson did collect information about Indiantown and Williamsburg. Dr. Howe refers to his notes on Williamsburg/ and Mr. McPherson wrote to The Southern Presbyterian in 1849 that he had a complete list of births and marriages for Williamsburg District from 1732 to 1788. Efforts to trace this invaluable record have been so far vain. The roll of members, as it was first kept, gives no dates, indicating neither when membership began nor ended. The roll is cumulative, but just where the original roll of 1819 ends is uncertain. It is impossible to ascertain the roll at any specific time. Indications are that the congregation in 1819 included the following family names: Barr, Brown, Britton, Cooper, Daniel, Ferrell, Dick, Gordon, Gotea, Graham, Green, Gregg, Gibson, Hanna, James, McCants, McConnell, McCrea, McCottry, McCullough, McFaddin, McCutchen, McIlveen, McKnight, McKnight, Nesmith, Owens, Paisley, Scott, Singletary, Thompson, Wilson and Snowden. Colored communicants were listed by given name and name of owner. There were eighty-nine such members. In 1819 the Session was composed of Captain John James, James Daniel, George McCutchen, Senior, and David Wilson. During the year, Hugh Hanna, George Barr, George McCutchen, Junior, and Samuel J. Wilson were ordained. The office of elder was not lightly bestowed nor lightly assumed. Monitoring the behavior of the membership called for superhuman qualities of humility, assurance and blamelessness. The early record is concerned i Howe, Vol. 1, p. 255. 26 �lNDIAN'tOWN PR1tSBY'tERIAN CHURCH 27 largely with cases of discipline: intoxication, chiefly, but also the "unchristian conduct of quarrelling and fighting." Baptized members were subject only to admonition and exhortation. Offending members in full communion were required to make confessions and profess repentance and reformation before being admitted to the Lord's Supper. Even members of the Session were not wholly free from the sin of intemperance, and the judgment of their peers was stern. Tardiness in submission to the decrees and citations of the Session often resulted in suspension of the privileges of membership, and, if too prolonged, in excommunication. It was a courageous heart or rebellious soul who could bear such a dreadful doom. Colored members were subject to like watchful supervision. If a ' sin was judged particularly serious, the colored offender was made to acknowledge his crime and profess sorrow, not only before the tribunal of the Session, but also before the colored congregation on Sunday afternoon. A touching case found the Session at a loss how to rule: A slave, accused of adultery, had been "forceably separated" from his former wife. Reference of the matter to Presbytery, and by Presbytery to Synod, brought the judgment that, in such a case, remarriage did not exclude from church privileges. The slaves were given religious instruction. In 1824 a Bible Class, a Sunday School 2 and "regular catechising of the black people" was undertaken. They were required to achieve a creditable knowledge of scripture and doctrine and pass examination in "experimental piety" before being admitted to baptism and communion. From the roll it is evident that only a few qualified for admission at first. And it is probable that such distinction was highly prized, not solely from religious conviction. The years 1825 and 1826 saw great changes in the Session. David Wilson in 1825 took dismission with his family to move to Alabama. This is the first of many records of Indiantowners joining the westward march-to Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and California. The Session lost three members by death: Captain John James in 1825, George McCutchen, Senior, and James Daniel in 1826. The following year David D. Wilson joined the Session. Each . generation has its outstanding leader. Major John James had stood above his fellows in the early years, his son and namesake in the early 1800's; and now Colonel D. D. Wilson. It is not only for prominence in church affairs that he is remembered. Patron of education, senator from Williamsburg, Colonel of Militia, and highly progressive and successful planter, he can be listed as one of the county's outstanding citizens. 2 Dr. McGill in his Reminiscences (p. 56.) tells of a Sunday School for which the Elders, Col. D. D. Wilson, William Daniel (?), George McCutchen, George Barr; and Mr. William E. James, Miss Lavina James, Mrs. Eliza Montgomery and Mrs. Thermutis Cooper were the teachers. Col. D. D. Wilson became an elder in 1827 and all the Session resigned in 1834, so the Sunday School to which Dr. McGill refers was in existance between those two dates. Mrs. Cooper joined Indiantown in 1827 and Mrs. Montgomery was a member of the Bethel Congregation until its reunion with Williamsburg. �28 AN HISTORICAL SKETCH In 1824 Miss Margaret McConnell "was received a member from the late church of Black Mingo, this now being extinct." This congregation had been served by Mr. William Knox until after 1800. Just when it dispersed is not known. The old names of members are missing from its vicinity and its records are lost. 3 Mr. James resigned in 1827. From his new charge at Salem Black River he returned occasionally to administer the Lord's Supper, to preach, and to moderate Sessional meetings in the absence of the regular pastor. Upon application to the Domestic Missionary Society of Charleston, our pulpit was supplied by a Mr. Power for a brief time. The Reverend John 'McKee Erwin of North Carolina came and preached in June, 1828, and being called, became pastor in December. To Mr. Erwin must be credited much of the ferment of succeeding years. He had no sooner come than the Session found itself committed to a course that would rock the church and community, and engender opposition leading eventually to bitter separation. The "higher judicatories" of the Presbyterian Church had denounced dancing as early as 1818. But the local Session did not act until the coming of Mr. Erwin. The people of Williamsburg had always loved and enjoyed dancing, horse racing-Capt. John James is said to have had a track on his plantation-and moderate tippling. (Among the tools given the earliest settlers by the authorities in Charleston was a still-mill. 4 We are also told that George Whitfield, the great Methodist, strongly urged the admission of both rum and Negro Slavery into the new colony of Georgia. 5 And in 1770, the Presbytery of South Carolina repaired to Dr. Hewat's for a glass of wine. 6 This is not here inserted for the encouragement of topers, but simply to show that the vice, or practice, was one of long standing.) It must be said that the stern measures adopted by the Session were in compliance with the policy laid down by the General Assembly and were a departure characteristic of the times. The change in emphasis is underscored by a description of Mr. William Knox as a "minister of the old school" who "probably regarded many of his bretheren as too rigid, and perhaps fanatical." 7 This shortly after 1800. It must also be noted that the disciplinary measures instituted by the Session were directed only against communicants. Full membership carried responsibility in those days. A person was expected to have attained serious3 While information about John Baxter was being sought, the following clue to Black Mingo's fate was found: Mr. Robert Barnes, who owns the land on which the church stood and lives nearby, told us that his grandmother, a Miss Gibson, as a girl came to that site just after the War in 1812. When very old, she told her grandson that the church had been burned during the war by British soldiers on a foray up Black River from Georgetown. It was not rebuilt, though the cemetary was used for a time. All that can now be seen are a rectangular mound of broken, crumbling bricks and two or three gravestones. 4 Witherspoon Family Record. 5 Howe, Vol. 1, p. 247. 6 Ibid, Vol. 1, p. 387. 1 Howe, Vol. II, p. 72. �INDIANTOWN PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 29 ness and dignity, to have overcome the world, before graduating from membership by baptism alone to full communion. It was to preserve the purity of this body and to assert the "government and discipline" of the Presbyterian Church that the Session took its uncompromising position. The matter was enlarged when the original offence of dancing was aggravated by reluctance to bow to the decrees of the Session. The charge of "obstinacy" superseded the original indictment. However earnest the participants or noble the motives, it is impossible to read the Sessional account without smiling at the wonderful clash of personalities and the terrific heat created. It is difficult to keep in clear perspective the basic questions : the "government and discipline of the Presbyterian Church" as embodied in its courts, the authority of the Session over the membership in matters of conduct, and freedom of the individual conscience. The campaign began on January 8th, 1830, when the Session "unanimously resolved to address the following to the Communing Members of this society : "That whereas your Session has reason to believe that some of the members in full communion in the Church give incouragement to and take an active part in Balls or Dancing frolics, and whereas the incouragement thus given to this amusement is a great grievance to Some, perhaps to a Majority of this Society, and if we mistake not a Stumbling Block to others; and whereas the General Assembly of our Church has expressly disapproved of this Amusement as inexpedient among professors in our Church ; the Session after deliberately viewing these things in connection with our high responsibilities as officers of this Church do hereby declare to you our approval of the decision of this Judicatory of our Church and that we will henceforth feel ourselves bound to view all professers of religion in this Church who incourage or take an active part in dancing as offenders against Its purity and prosperity; and finally Bretheren we affectionately exhort you to abstain from all appearance of evil, directed to be read by the Moderator next Sabbath." This address was not entirely effective, and the minister was instructed on March 27th to "admonish privately'~ those violating the resolution. Full compliance still not being achieved, Presbytery was asked, "what farther measures if any are to be taken?" The reply: The Session was to deal with the members "according to the Book of Discipline and the expressions of the opinion of the Synod and General Assembly." This was in March of 1831, a full year after the matter first began to ferment. Reassured in their sense of duty and authority, the Session chose several from. its ranks to converse in a private manner with those persons said to have "recently taken an active part in a dancing party, and if they confess guilt to endeavor to bring them to Repentance." This was done. One of those so visited was Mr. Samuel McGill. He was a devoted member of Indiantown-at this very time, as we shall see, he was one of the contractors for the new church building, a project of much difficulty and no profit. He was also a lover of dancing and pleasure. The interview was not �II 30 satisfactory to the Session, its deputies reporting that Mr. McGill had "assumed principles and made expressions," for which the Session warned Mr. McGill not to commune the next day. Weeks of sparring, requests for clarification of statements and positions, charges and counter charges were climaxed by a demand to know if Mr. McGill submits to "the Government and dicipline of the Presbyterian Church," accepts the authority of the Assembly's letter respecting dancing, and recognizes the duty of a properly authorized officer "to endeavor to bring an offender to repentance." A stated deadline having passed without reply, Mr. McGill was charged with obstinacy, disrespect of the "authoritiv~ expressions of the General Assembly in 1818," "slandering an individual of this Session." Note that the charge of dancing had been overshadowed. A point of view counter to that of the church record is found in "Reminiscences in Williamsburg County" by Dr. Samuel Davis McGill, son of the recalcitrant member: "The Rev. J. M. Erwin, from North Carolina, was our pastor, who tall and slim of figure, and of cold and repulsive address, condemned from the pulpit the practice of dancing ... A church committee, composed of the elders of the church, was appointed to wait on Mr. Samuel McGill to summon him to trial, to be held in the session house. When the day came those two men were seen approaching his house and as their errand was known, it can be imagined in the manner his soft blue eyes sparkled with indignation, overshadowing his otherwise handsome features. He did not meet them, but the wife did at the gate, and it was said their business was hurriedly dispatched amid her clamors, made stinging by her nimble and then irritated tongue, telling them, among other things, of Mr. McGill's claim to that church which his father had founded, nor did she desist in the denunciation of them till they were out of her hearing, and going at a brisker pace than they had come." The trial aroused great interest and excitement in the district. Pages of testimony, much too long to be reproduced here, were given by witnesses for both prosecution and defense, with cross-examination. Several bits, however, must be repeated: To the question, "Did you recommend any religious exercise in preference to dancing as an amusement?" Mr. Erwin replied, "I did. I recommend singing hymns." Mr. McGill had retorted that he "had seen more sin committed in singing hymns than in dancing, because they laughed while singing solemn words." He also quoted from Isaac Watts: "Religion never was designed to make our pleasures less." One witness, a light-footed miss named Leonora Montgomery reporting her feelings when interviewed by a inember 0£ the Session: She was "so badly scared I Hardly Know'd what I said." 8 The Session, having weighed the evidence, found Mr. McGill guilty of the first two charges, but not on the count of slander since there were "extenuating l ( 8 Mr. McPherson, the transcriber of the old record, very carefully and kindly corrects the grammar. Mr. Boddie quotes the eorrected version (p. 278). ,, �lNDIAN'tbWN PRESBYifERIAN ' CHURCit 31 circumstances." Mr. McGill was ordered ·to appear before the elders and witnesses for admonition and rebuke. He thereupon declared his intention to appeal to the congregation, and was granted permission to do so. However, on examining the minutes, Presbytery branded such a· review by the congregation unconstitutional, and appeal was denied. At its next stated meeting, Harmony Presbytery deliberated the whole matter, and the Session had the satisfaction of being sustained in its actions and judgment. The sentence of rebuke and admonition was carried out at long last. It was without visible effect on Mr. McGill and he remained under censure. His request for a letter of dismis'sion :w~s denied. His son says that the suspension was not long continued, that Mr. McGill · came bef9re the elders, made his peace, confessed, and was restored;· "There · were no more dancing parties given at his house during the remainder of his life.'; The Session Book records that on "Nov. 4, 1832, The Session of Indiantown met at the call of the Moderator. Mr. Sam McGill being present gave satisfactory evidence of repentance for the charge against him and was restored to the privileges of the Church." Cases were made against other members; Miss Leonora Montgomery, Mrs. Mary McGill and Miss S. R. G. Sndwden; for dancing after the resolutions had been published. In absentia they were adjudged "contumacious" and received suspensions. So the Session was victor in the battle, but the war was far from won. Evidently the love of dancing and pleasure was not to be stifled in a day or a decade. Mr. McGill was known as an upright man, and others involved were among the most popular and respected members of the church. The actions of the elders may have been entirely correct, but the meinbership was not ready to walk the narrow path they had chart~d. Copscious of their isolation and unpopular rectitude, the Session, en masse, addressed the congregation as follows: "April 28th ( 1834), We the ·undersigned, Elders of the Indiantown Church, having for some years past . been contending against prevailing practices in the Church, which we d.eem unchristian and when bringing discipline to bear on offending members, we were planely told by a member in full standing 'that he knew the mind of the congregation ten .times better than we did and that there were not three individuals in Indiantown Church that would sustain our proceedings,' and having received very little Support or Counten~n~e from the Congreg;ifion, we were induced to believe his statements measurably correct ; arid moreover at a House in the immediate viscinity of the Church (the Heads of the family in full membership) at whi~h a large number of the Congregation attended a Wedding, o'n the hight. previous to a three-Days' meeting, at which the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper was administered, these practices were introduced and persevered in through the night, and to~ such ' . �32 AN HISTORICAL SKETCH excess that we believe it hopeless to proceed farther against such determined opposition, and as we cannot Conscientiously 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 insufficient for this or to promote the purity and edification of this Church; and therefore after mature reflection we have unanimously resolved that we claim the Constitutional priviledge of ceasing to act as officers of this Congregation ... and now we earnestly pray the Great Head of the Church that the efforts of those who may be called in His Providence to Succeed us ~ay be accompanied with His Almighty power and blessing and make theirs more successful than ours have been." The Signers : S. James Wilson, George Barr, George McCutchen, and David D. Wilson. Mr. George McCutchen a short time later sold his holdings and moved to the Mount Zion community of Sumter District. There he exerted great and lingering influence. Samuel James Wilson and his family moved to Alabama. The Reverend Mr. Erwin also severed his connections with Indiantown and Williamsburg and returned to North Carolina. The entire Eldership having resigned, there was some confusion. A call to the Reverend A. G. Peden was declared out of order by Presbytery because there were no ruling elders. He was installed after the election of William Daniel and Samuel Scott to form the new Session. A more positive and inviting approach to goodness is found during Mr. Peden's ministry. A flourishing "Sabbath School" came into being, with two .superintendents, sixty-six scholars and a library. Thirty-four dollars was initially subscribed for the library's establishment, and occasional special offerings were taken to buy additional books. Fifty-three dollars was also contributed to the newly founded Theological Seminary in Columbia. Fifty-eight dollars was sent for Domestic Missions. The fund for infirm ministers received fifteen dollars ; and thirty-three dollars, fifty-six and one quarter cents went to foreign missions. Indiantown' s interest in the foreign field was no doubt heightened by the fact that John Leighton Wilson, pioneer American Missionary to Africa was the grandson of Captain John James, and descendant of Robert Wilson one of our first elders. 9 All during the years 1830 to 1835, the Session's preoccupation with discipline monopolizes the official record. No mention is made of the building of the new church-our present structure. We again turn to Dr. McGill for our information :10 "The foundation of the new Indiantown Presbyterian Church being ready to be laid, a small eastern portion of the old church was pulled down for the position of the western portion of the new church . . . In this condition, with 9 Wardlaw : Witherspoon Family. 10 McGill: Reminiscences p. 37 ff. �INDIANTOWN PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 33 only a small part of the old church taken down, it did not hinder divine services in it, protected by the frame of the new church on the exposed side ... "The building of our new church, offered to the lowest bidder, was awarded to Col. D. D. Wilson and Mr. Samuel McGill, at $1,700, which proved to be a tedious and unprofitable investment, as all the lumber for the church could not be gotten nearer than Lawren's water mill, on Lynch's Creek, ten miles above the present town of Scranton. These two contractors put all the material necessary for the completion of the church on the yard, and employed Mr. Doney, of Upper Pudding Swamp, to erect and complete the building ... "Amid the great political and social disturbances in our State and district the new Indiantown Church was completed, and after painting, was' ready for its occupancy. The seats being numbered the members were solicitous in the choice of them ... Mr. George Cooper was given first choice, by reason of a donation in money 11 left by his deceased father for the benefit of the Indiantown Church. "The first sermons 12 • • • were delivered by Rev. Mr. ______________ Morgan, of North Carolina ... These sermons may have been in the dedication of the church or on a sacramental occasion directly afterwards, and were very effective in their delivery." Mr. Morgan was a brother of Mrs. Erwin and is spoken of as "the great and renowned preacher." Evidently the present building was finished during the Nullification period, since Dr. McGill speaks of the great political ... disturbances. There are further interesting facts in Dr. McGill's recollections about the church, its appointments and customs : "The pulpit was high, and its back frame nearly reached the upper ceiling of the house, all of panel frame of workmanship, painted a dull red color, and fringed with black, and raised high above the flooring of the church proper, it was conspicuous. Its enclosure was small, barely sufficient to seat two persons at a time on its hard and uncushioned bench, and was reached by a narrow flight of half a dozen or more steps, supported by a hand railing to its swinging door, which the preacher closed behind him upon his entrance with a slam ... when seated, only his head was visible; and in full view, was another frame of an enclosure, in which the two 'clerks' of the church were placed, whose business was to pitch or raise the hymns ... Mr. Benjamin Gordon, of Cedar Swamp, a singing school master, assisted by Mr. Samuel Wilson, of Muddy Creek, was the foreman of the tenor, while Mrs. Mary Ann McGill from her seat lead the female voices in the part of the music, then known as the 'tribble.' 13 "In the summer of 1838, a Singing School 1 4 was formed and taught by Mr. Marion Timmons, from Marion District, and another school the following 11 Eight hundred dollars 12 Ibid, p. 60. 13 Ibid, p. 58. 14 Ibid, I>· 132. by William James Cooper in 1808. I ! 1.. .. ~:· 1 ! f �34 AN HISTORICAL SKE>i'CH summer ... All the young people eagerly joined, and the old, if not scholars, 'gav~ their encouragement and frequently their attendance'." 15 The eagerness for · learning and culture here noted, was not new. Private schools had been maintained; During the years when the church was being built, the session house-the same still standing-was used as a school room, presided over by Mr. DuRand (DuRant?) of Georgetown. In 1832, the Indiantown Academy was erected .at the head of Mr. Samuel McGill's avenue not far from the church. 16 .Another brother-in-law of Mr. Erwin, Mr. McCamy Morgan, wa.s. teacher. The cypress-pole construction belies th~ pretentious name, but thorough instruction w~s given and some of its students went on to further study at South Carolina College, Davidson, the Medical College of . South Carolina, and numerous boa!ding and finishing schools. In all honesty it can be said that the people of Indiantown had achieved a high standard of living, and showed great respect for knowledge and refinement. Cotton prosperity afforded means to gratify in moderation the desire for self improvement and comfort. Surviving volumes fr9m libraries of the period show a surprising knowledge of the classics and contemporary literature. The pioneer homes, usually of logs, had given way to the weather-boarded, twostory house, rather tall and spar:~, known as a two-up and two-down ; there were additional rooms in a single-story "shedroom" to the rear. Generous porches and shutters made summers cool, and huge brick chimneys kept out the winter cold. With a few exceptions, these houses were not pretentious, but they were substantial and comfortable. General well-being is reflected in the benevolences of the church, in increasing concern for missions. In 1837, the congregation gave one hundred eightyone dollars, eighty-seven cents; and the Ladies contributed an additional fifty dollars to "constitute their Pastor an honorary member of the South Board of Foreign Missions." Once again, Colonel D. D. Wilson was elected elder, and joined the session at the same time as Alex. Knox, and John M. Fulton. Members of the congregation still danced, and the Session still thundered; but there seems to have been a more perfunctory approach to discipline. Sinners were quick to confess, but almost as quick to fall from grace again. One very serious case, however, was that of an elder convicted of intemperance, suspended from his office and forbidden to co~mune for two years. Certain of the "most pious and ·orderly" among the ·colored members were chosen to act as monitors among their fellows. Great efforts were made to impose monogamy and sobriety but seem to have been no more successful than the continuing campaign against dancing by the white communicants. 15 As late as the turn of th.e century, most members of the congregation sang by note. A few years ago Mr. Rob Ervin recalled that it was customary to use two hymnals in singing, one for the music in one hand and the word-hymnal in the other, since the words were occasionally sung to different settings. 16 Ibid, pp. 47-60. �INDIANTOWN PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 35 Williamsburg was granted a part of Mr. Peden's services for a time, and, after his resignation, Indiantown received in return the ministration of Dr. George H. W. Petrie then at the older church as stated supply. This was only briefly, for in 1840 the Reverend H. B. Cunningham was installed. In a paragraph devoted to the comings and goings of ministers, it might be appropriate to name Indiantown's sons who had become ministers. Dr. Baird's connection has already been noted; so has Robert W. James'. Robert George McCutchen became a minister and moved to Indiana early in his career. W. ' H. Singletary was received as a candidate a bit later, in 1843. Robert Harvey Lafferty came to Indiantown from his native Ohio in 1840 to conduct the Indiantown Academy. In 1842 he dedicated himself to the ministry and was taken under the care of Harmony Presbytery. After graduating from Columbia Theological Seminary in 1845 he was ordained by Concord Presbytery in North Carolina and the following year was installed as pastor of old Sugaw Creek Church at Charlotte. There he remained until his death in 1864. It might also be recalled that Indiantown can claim a definite interest in John Leighton Wilson. In 1843, the Reverend J. P. McPherson began a pastorate notable among other things for greatly increased colored membership. The records of the General Assembly show, by estimate, eighty such members in 1844, and 356 in 1852. Numerous rebukes, admonitions and suspensions for dancing indicate that the Session had by no means given up its prerogatives. Even some of the colored members were disciplined for dancing. It is also evident that the church was far from unanimous in supporting such strict supervision, and there were intimation of serious trouble to come. In 1846 the Session prepared a "brief history of the divisions in our church for the past eight or ten years" which was laid before Presbytery. A few years later a number of dissident members withdrew to form the Whiteoak Congregation. Included were the families of several who had been at odds with the Session in its stern course. Membership, including the colored, dropped from 452 in 1849 to 382 in 1850. It is easy to give too much attention to conflicts, overlooking the gains and quiet progress of turbulent years. The Indiantown Academy, then taught by Dr. S. D. McGill, was made a parochial school (1848) and the pastor was requested to visit it often to catechize and instruct the students. Deacons were elected for the first time in 1849. Those ordained were J. C. Wilson, R. D. Wilson, and L. W. Nesmith. At the same time, S. J. Snowden, R. H. Wilson and W. F. Blakely were added to the Session. Mr. Blakely became clerk of the Session; however, he soon found himself in disagreement with his associates and resigned as elder. The celebrated evangelist, Daniel Baker, D.D. of Texas, chaplain of Congress and founder of Austin College, held a very emotional and fruitful meeting at Indiantown in 1852. The . minutes of the next Session meeting list numerous professions of faith. Receipts among the papers of the Rogers family indicate that extensive repairs were made on the parsonage and church in 1852. Again Colonel D. D. �36 AN HISTORICAL SK~TCH Wilson seems to have been one of the principal contractors. Two other receipts given Mr. W. Vv. Rogers show that the Reverend W. H. Singletary, mentioned before as a ministerial candidate, supplied our pulpit at intervals from 1852 to 1855, and the Reverend William Donnelly preached in 1852. The following year, the Reverend A. L. Crawford was called, and W. C. Barr and James McCutchen were ordained. A year later, D. D. Barr, an elder in the Williamsburg Church, joined Indiantown and was requested to act with the Session. That body was still trying to promote sobriety and moral rectitude among the 585 colored communicants. White members were not slighted. One was disciplined for selling "ardent spirits" and non-attendance. The latter sin of omission received serious attention ; the Session decreed that "any person not communing within the space of one year, his name shall be erased from the Church Book" This ruling was declared too severe by Presbytery and revoked. The elders were faced with another thorny case: A free-for-all fisticuff had occurred at the Muster Field where the militia met for drill. The years have blotted out recollection, but tradition tells of fox hunting and torn-down rail fences as two of the causes of bad feeling. The first notice of the affair is an entry recording that Mr. George Cooper, his sons, and their ladies had applied for dismissals to Whiteoak Church. The request by the men was denied until the Muster Field fracas could be investigated, and responsibility fixed. They were summoned to give testimony but declined to acknowledge the citation. Witnesses for the opposing side gave their version of the set-to, but the Session, "in view of the meagreness of the testimony," was "unable to arrive at a just, and righteous decision" and dismissed the case. It was further resolved "that in consideration of our state as a church· it is our duty to humble ourselves before God, beseaching him no more to afflict us ; but that he would cause all enmity and disposition to strife to give place to Brotherly love and to the Spirit of peace." The petitioners withdrew to join the Whiteoak congregation. In 1857 Samuel J. Snowden lost the power of speech. In a touching letter to his fellow elders he wrote: "Last Sabbath I came off from the Church without letting you know it ... I could not talk, and I had left my slate at home. And Bretheren, I hope you will excuse me from sitting with your honorable body on business of importance, which I am not able to attend." He lived until 1862 but was never again active as a member of the Session. In its centennial year, Indiantown reported 379 members, 282 of them colored. The following year, the Reverend James Ruet Gilland began his pastorate, and the church reported 317 members a figure reflecting the removals of the preceeding year. Mr. Gilland, a native of Pennsylvania, graduate of Washington and Jefferson College, had come south about 1840. He had been pastor at several churches in upper South Carolina, and in 1850-51 was acting president at Davidson College. Preferring the active ministry, he declined the presidency. A gifted teacher, he specialized in preparing youths for �INDIANTOWN PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 37 college. At each of his churches he also conducted a school. Though from the North, he held strong sympathies for the Southern cause, and his pastorate was unmarred by political strife. Within the Session there was discord aplenty. Three elders, D. D. Wilson, W. C. Barr, and D. D. Barr resigned in protest over the handling of a case of discipline and because they thought they had "lost the confidence of the congregation." William Daniel died in 1859, the venerable George Barr in 1860, soon to be followed by Robert H. Wilson. The sole remaining member, James McCutchen, who had been ordained in 1853, was soon to join the Army of Virginia. James D. Daniel, elected in 1862, was the oµly active elder during the war years. The chief duties performed by Mr. Gilland and elder Daniel were the baptism of infants and the examination of candidates for membership. The roll of the church was greatly increased, and in 1866 there were five hundred communicants, eighty per cent of them colored. In 1932, Mrs. Thomas M. Gilland recalled of her father-in-law that "it was said that he would sometimes throw off his ministerial mien and play his fiddle for the younger members of his congregation to dance and forget the stress and strain of the war days." 17 (Shades of Mr. Erwin!) Stress and strain are weak words to convey the privations and anxieties of the times. The very sparseness of the church records suggests the disruption caused by four years of war. The Sunday School was an early casualty. Practically every able-bodied white man was with the forces. As the fighting grew more savage, there were poignant entries in the roll opposite the names of members: Wm. Wilson, Dead, Killed in Battle, Chancellorsville, May 2, 1863. Julius J. Hanna, Dead in Confederate service, Richmond, 1863. Robert Wilson, Dead, Killed in battle near Petersburg, 1864. Wm. Cunningham, dead, Killed at Sharpsburg. Wm. Douglas, Dead in Confederate Service. John C. Wilson, Dead [died of wounds in a Richmond Hospital] . To these must be added the maimed and wounded. Unlike the Revolution, The War Between the States did not make our community a battle ground. Its testing time was to come with Reconstruction. There was not even grave unrest among the servants. It was only under military government, and with the hearty encouragement of the Freedman's Bureau that good will and cooperation between the races were replaced by bitterness. There are records of additions to the roll of colored members as late as 1866. But by 1867 almost all had left to form their own churches or to join those already organized. Total membership dropped to eighty-two. An attempt to revive the Sunday School in 1867 failed, but another try one year later was successful. About the same time there began a happy association with the Reverend James McDowell, at that time pastor of Brewington and Harmony Churches. 18 He was engaged to supply our pulpit once a month 17 18 The County Record, June 30, 1932. Jones, Mills. �38 AN HISTORICAL SKETCH after Mr. Gilland moved to Arkansas. The memory of this saintly minister is still revered. He was often here during the rest of the century, called in difficult times to bring peace and unity, or simply to hold services. His grandson, Dr. James McDowell Richards, President of Columbia Theological Seminary, bears his name. In the darkest days of Reconstruction, Indiantown was without a pastor. Presbytery evangelists, among them Mr. Boggs, or frequent visitors such as Mr. G. Morgan-probably the Reverend Gilbert Morgan, noted teacher at Harmony College, Sumter District-preached from time to time. In such circumstances, the Session's importance increased. Dr. Joseph S. C~nningham and Dr. Joseph A. James joined its ranks in 1868. Dr. Cunningham continued an elder until his death in 1925, a span of fifty-seven years! Dr. James, grandson of Chancellor W. D. James, author of the Life of Marion, returned to his ancestral community to marry Miss Sarah McCutchen shortly before the War. He moved to Cheraw in 1884. In 1870 the second election of deacons of which we have record resulted in the choice of T. M. McCutchen, J. C. Josey and Julian Wilson. The Session having lost J. D. Daniel by death gained the services of F. N. Wilson. Elder Wilson moved to Manning in 1876. William J. Daniel was also ordained, but was never able to meet with the Session. He died a few months after (Oct. 4, 1871). The congregations of Indiantown and Whiteoak had both suffered greatly from the War. The more bitter factionalists had died, and once great causes of division seemed much less important. In 1870 the two churches joined Williamsburg in sharing the labors of Mr. Banks, and two years later Mr. A. R. Kennedy became pastor of both Indiantown and Whiteoak. Mr. Kennedy's ministry was climaxed by the reunion of the congregations, all but five of Whiteoak's members returning to Indiantown (1873). These five were granted letters to other churches. Mrs. Kennedy was a sister of Woodrow Wilson. During three years among us, warm friendships were formed. Shortly before they left, their little daughter died, and since they had no permanent home, the little one was buried here among friends-a small tie with one of the great men of our era. The Ladies' Missionary Society was organized on July 10, 1875. Mrs. James McCutchen is recalled as the first president. The constitution pledged the members to "labor together in whatever ways may be right and best to secure funds for the cause of Foreign Missions, and to promote the knowledge of God's Kingdom in the world and to increase an interest in this work throughout the congregation." An entrance fee of ten cents and a monthly fee of ten cents were to be collected by the vice-president. Ten cents was not then the pittance it now seems. The society met once a month, at the church, usually, and prayer was made by the pastor or some other officer of the church. The meetings were opened with the singing of a hymn. Members pledged to "attend �INDIANTOWN PR~SBYT~RIAN CHURCH 39 the meetings of the Society and to discharge the duties of the same, unless prevented by good and sufficient reasons." 19 An account of the work of the Women of the Church will be given later. The Reverend J. R. Gilland, after preaching and teaching in Arkansas and Mississippi, retired to Indiantown to make his home with his daughter and son-in-law, Colonel and Mrs. James McCutchen. He died only two weeks later, and is buried in the church yard ( 1876). His son, Henry Gibbs Gilland, who had spent the greater part of his boyhood at Indiantown, became our minister in 1878. Trying times and a depressed economy forced the church to ask Presbytery to be 'placed in the second class financially and be called on for a smaller contribution. But progressive steps were taken and there was steady increase in membership. The congregation was apportioned among the members of the Session for supervision, encouragement and visitation. It became the rule to take collections regularly instead of occasionally. The Session had gained J. D. Daniel ( 1881), T. M. McCutchen and P. D. Snowden ( 1883). It no longer thundered and commanded but, rather, "admonished kindly" those who fell or wandered. On November 17, 1883, a new church came into being at Lake City. All but one of the members came from Indiantown: H. H. Singletary, J. T. Gaskins, W. C. Brown, Mrs. Singletary, Mrs. Gaskins, T. M. Perkins and Mrs. S. J. McCutchen also Mrs. Singletary's children, John Duncan, Barfield Lamar, and Virginia Vernon. The founding commission of Harmony Presbytery, headed by the Reverend James McDowell, included the Reverend Henry Gilland, the Reverend W. C. Smith, and elders James McCutchen and W. M. Kinder. First elders of the new church were H. H. Singletary and J. T. Gaskins. The Reverend H. B. Garris was first pastor of the small congregation. Its growth has been steady and it now outnumbers its ancient parent and is one of the stronger churches in the Presbytery. 20 During the eighties, the Southern Church debated the questions raised by the increasing acceptance and impact of the Theory of Evolution. 21 Dr. James Woodrow, Perkins Professor of Natural Science in connection with Revelation at the Columbia Theological Seminary, was at the center of the controversy. By request he published an article in The Southern Presbyterian giving his views. Far from attempting to refute the new and revolutionary concepts, he suggested that Divinely guided mutations were plausible. Long deliberations by Synod and the Presbyteries led eventually to the dismissal of ·Dr. Woodrow from the faculty of the Seminary. He became an honored and beloved teacher at the South Carolina College, and, retaining the love and respect of his brother ministers, was later elected moderator of Synod. No mention of the controversy appears in our church's records. But it is recalled that stands were taken and sympathies expressed not without heat. 19 Duplicate copy of the original constitution. 20 Jones, Mills. 21 Ibid. �AN HISTORICAL SKETCH 40 For the second time the Indiantown congregation applied for incorporation. Dated May 29, 1882, the charter empowers the "said corporation to purchase and hold real estate or personal property not exceeding in value the sum of $25,000, and to sell and dispose of the same in any manner whatsoever." Some of the church's property was shortly thereafter mortgaged, but promptly redeemed. 2 2 Numerous real estate transactions resulted in the sale of almost all the church's holding except the land adjacent to the manse. For several months late in 1889 after Mr. Gilland was released to join Concord Presbytery, North Carolina, our Stated Supply was ~fr. W. S. Hamiter. Years of occasional preaching followed. J. E. Dunlop supplied the pulpit in 1891 and for the next seven years he preached at both Indiantown and Williamsburg. Colonel Dunlop is remembered as a man of strong passions. He was by that time elderly, with a large white beard. But the fires that had made him an outstanding staff officer with General Forrest were not dead. A violent temper and impulsive behavior were translated in the pulpit into an equally intense delivery and earnestness. Such a person and personality invited either great admiration or strong disapproval. Memories of him differ widely. He made his home at Indiantown manse, but preached at Union, Central and Williamsburg also, continuing the latter charge after resigning from Indiantown and moving to Georgetown in 1898. Once again the Session lost an outstanding member, James McCutchen, an elder for forty-four years, and superintendent of the Sunday School for most of his life ( 1897) . T. M. McCutchen, his brother and brother-elder, was taken the following year. Hugh McCutchen and W. D. Owens were chosen in their places. The diaconate had gained M. W. Rogers and James F. Cooper in 1894, and in 1898 W. C. Snowden was also elected and ordained. The Session Book begun in 1845 ends with an entry in October 1899, a report to Presbytery that "grave rumors are in circulation affecting the character of a minister of our Presbytery." It is far from our intent to revive a tragic story or give new life to an almost forgotten scandal. Perhaps it is well that our records for this period have been destroyed. No purpose will be served by probing an ancient hurt. Those members of the congregation who remember the events to which the report to Presbytery was a prelude are reluctant to discuss the painful scenes. Charity urges us to leave an old man in peace. He had done much good in his long life; and to be called to trial on a grave charge was a bitter last chapter. This much is written only because the impact of the whole affair was terrible and the hurt to the cause of religion and morality deep and slow to heal. In the words of one who was present : "It almost killed the church!" 22 P apers in the possession of Mr. J. C. McCutchen. �v For two years we were without a pastor. The Reverend Frank H. Wardlaw, a young seminary graduate, came in 1900. A brief but pleasant association was ended by his resigning to join Synodical Home Missions in 1902. He was superintendent of the work during a time of expansion and achievement. In 1905 he transferred to the foreign field, and for a number of years was stationed at Cabarien, Cuba. 1 He was at Indiantown again as pastor 'from 1912 to 1914. The Reverend J. B. Branch was our Stated Supply for a brief interval in 1903. The Reverend H. T. Darnall is fondly recalled as a gentle and godly man of distinguished appearance. He and his wife were much beloved. Mr. Darnall died only a year after resigning in 1907. Their son Vernon is remembered as a singer of considerable fame, and a concert given by him in the church is remembered some fifty years later. During Mr. A. C. Bridgman's stay ( 1908-11) a second daughter church was created by peaceful separation, McGill Memorial, named in honor of Dr. Samuel D. McGill and composed largely of his descendents and relatives living some ten miles west of Indiantown. McGill Memorial, though never very strong, continued until improved roads made Indiantown more accessible to its members, and it dissolved in 1929. During its life, it always had the same minister as Indiantown. In 1910, Presbytery met with us as part of the celebration of our sesquicentennial. For the occasion the church "had been renovated and a porch added extending the whole width of the front with roof supported by solid massive pillows." It was a time of reunion and homecoming. Addresses were given by Professor H. A. White on the "origin of the Williamsburgers: the currents of religio-political history of Europe that beat upon them and made them what they were, and brought them here;" and Professor George McCutchen of the University of South Carolina. Professor McCutchen, a son of Indiantown, spoke on the "History of Indiantown Church," and "while such a subject is difficult to popularize, his presentation of it showed the painstaking research of the antiquarian and that sympathetic and masterful grasp of the material in reach that could rivet the attention of his auditors even when the dinner hour was past and the physical man was faint." Barbecue was the chief dish. "The social feature took precedence over the Presbyterial work and until late in the afternoon Presbyters and people mingled in handshaking and conversation in the spacious groves around about the overflowing 'well down by the gate'." 2 1 Jones, 2 News Mills. and Courier. 41 �42 AN Hrs'I'oRICAL SK:E'I'Ctt After Mr. Wardlaw's second pastorate, our next minister was W. R. Pritchett. His stay included the stirriµg days of the First World War, the "Crusade to Make the World Safe for Democracy." The fact that Woodrow Wilson was a Presbyterian and that the Reverend James H. Taylor, D. D. was his pastor gave Indiantown a sense of immediate contact with world affairs. Dr. Taylor is the son of the late Mrs. Clara Wilson Taylor of Charleston, grand-daughter of Colonel D. D. Wilson. In his youth he was a frequent visitor to his mother's girlhood home, and has always shown his deep affection for our church and community. , The boom days of the war brought unaccustomed prosperity. Farmers usually make a comfortable living, but it is not often that .surplus cash can be expected. The demand for cotton and foodstuffs created by the war gave our section a long delayed chance. A few automobiles had labored to church over unimproved roads as early as 1912. But now cars became commonplace. They in turn demanded systematic maintenance and improvement of the public roads. Fords were bridged, marshy spots filled, and sand beds firmed with clay. As a result church attendance became easier; and, stimulated by the fervor of the times, the congregation increased. Contributions became more liberal, and extensive improvements were undertaken. The church was badly in need of Sunday School rooms. All classes except the primary, which met in the Session House, were forced to share the church auditorium, and it was difficult to keep children attentive and intere~ted. So the church building was raised and a basement containing classrooms was placed beneath. The former high dais, (not the earlier pulpit described by Dr. McGill), was at this time replaced by a semi-circular, low platform with room at the rear for the choir. The old reed-organ was superseded by a piano. Steam-heat added greatly to the comfort of the congregation. In 1920 the present manse was built. It took the place of the original parsonage, a post-revolutionary cottage. In 1918 the cemetery was enlarged by 2.5 acres bought from Mrs. Fannie K. · Montgomery, and enclosed with a substantial fence. An arch over the gate bears the name "Indiantown." Two memorial windows, one to Colonel James McCutchen (1830-1897) and his wife Mary Jane Gilland ( 1841-1900) , the other to the memory of Janet Witherspoon Wilson ( 1822-1901) were donated by their respective descendants. For a number of years the church undertook the support of Miss Eliza Neville (later Mrs. Lancaster) missionary to China. Members pledged the proceeds from one or several acres of crops. A census in March 1926, showed sixty-six families connected with the church including three-hundred four individuals; two-hundred twenty-nine members of the Sunday School; and only ten individuals in the vicinity not members of the church. There were two hundred thirty-nine members. Prosperity vanished with the coming of the boll-weevil in the early twenties. Long before the rest of the country experienced the post-war slump culmi- �INDIANTOWN PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 43 nating in the great depression of the thirties, Williamsburg and most of the South had become accustomed to belt-tightening. Only increased cultivation of tobacco compensated in part for the loss of our chief cash crop. Tobacco has since become the backbone of our farm economy, but in the twenties it could only cushion the blow. For years the treasury of the church was often empty but no emptier than the purses of its members. Mr. Pritchett resigned in 1927. He had been pastor at Indiantown longer than anyone else except Dr. Stephenson. Later he preached at Olanta, South Carolina and in Louisiana. On retiring he returned to Olanta, and was a frequent visitor among us until his death in 1954. He is buried in our <;hurchyard. An interesting service was held in 1928. The occasion was the unveiling of a memorial tablet to David Wilson, his son Colonel David D. Wilson, and grandson Robert H. Wilson, all former members of the Session. Placed on the south wall near the family pew, the handsome bronze plaque was a gift of Mrs. Clara Wilson Taylor. Dr. James H. Taylor delivered the sermon, and a large congregation of relatives and friends met to honor the three former elders. Mr. E. C. Clyde, pastor from 1928 until 1937, will be remembered for the gentle, spiritual leadership he gave in difficult times. The depths of the depression fell during his stay. It was a time of holding fast, not expansion. But, although there are no statistical indications of growth, there was progress. The work among the young people was stressed; and vacation Bible schools were started and regularly held. The church was improved by the installation of electric lights and was completely repainted. Thornwell Orphanage has always had a particularly warm spot in the hearts of Indiantown. During the years when money was short, truck loads of produce were sent each fall, contributed by the members as they were able. For twelve years, Mr. A. W. Ragsdale, one of our elders, has been a member of the board of Trustees. A great loss was suffered in the passing of two beloved leaders: Mr. M. W. Rogers had been a member of the Session and a devoted Sunday School teacher for many years. Mr. David E. McCutchen at the time of his death in 1933 had been an elder for thirty years and superintendent of the Sunday School almost as long. Loved by everyone, he has been sorely missed, and his place has not yet been filled. Mr. William H. Hamilton came in February 1938. His four years as our pastor brought much-needed harmony and restored unity. The whole congregation gave him their support and forgot differences that had rankled for decades. On Sunday, November 8, 1942 Mr. Hamilton conducted services and seemed in his usual health. But shortly after returning to the manse he suddenly passed away. His grave and Mrs. Hamilton's are in Indiantown cemetery. �44 AN HISTORICAL SKETCH Once again the church felt the impact of war. In spite of crippling shortages, gasoline rationing, and the absence of many young people in the armed forces, work continued and expanded during the war years. Our minister was Mr. C. J. Matthews. Sharing in the general boom times and the artificial stimulation of the war effort, the community was able to meet the demands increased membership made on the church's physical plant. Funds were solicited for several years before the lifting of restrictions and easing of shortages made possible the erection of the Fellowship Building in 1948. Costing nearly ten thousand dollars it was completely paid for when finished. It has added greatly to the social life of the church. Many memorial gifts were made to help in the project, and a tablet on an inner wall reads : INDIANTOWN FELLOWSHIP BUILDING ERECTED TO THE GLORY OF GOD 1948 DEDICATED To THE MEMORY oF GEORGE HENRY LOVETT, JR. AND LISTON BLAKELY BURROWS WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE AND IN HONOR OF THE FIFTY OTHER MEN AND WOMEN OF INDIANTOWN w HO SERVED IN THE ARMED SERVICES IN WORLD WAR II REV. CURTIS J. MATTHEWS, PASTOR A. W. RAGSDALE J.C. MCCUTCHEN L. H. BARTELL BUILDING COMMITTEE In 1948, total expenditures and contributions for the church, including the Fellowship Building, were $27,237.00. Mr. Matthews was deeply interested in the development of the Rural Church. In 1947, with his encouragement, a Country Church Award was endowed at Columbia Theological Seminary by Messrs. George, Dexter and James Stuckey of Indiantown in honor of their father and mother Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Stuckey. The interest on the endowment will go each year to the member of the rising senior class who is judged to have worked most fruitfully in a rural church or community during the preceding summer. The same year an electric organ was bought. Mrs. A. B. Buffkin (Martha Snowden) who had been our pianist for some dozen years, anticipating the �PLATES Indiantown Presbyterian Church, 1900 Indiantown Presbyterian Church, 1910-19 The Session House, 1820 The Indiantown Fellowship Building, 1948 The Manse, 1920 Aerial View Pastors from 1808 until present ~ -- �Presb31teria11 Church , c. 1900. It re1110ined ·uirt11all31 1111 chan ged erection 1830-1111til 1910, 'Z ihen th e porch z 1as added Indiantown Presb31 feria.11 Church, 1910-19 ��The Indiantown Fellowship Building, 1948 The Manse, bu,ift in 1920 ��.4erial Viei (C ircle) 111dia11toiv11 Presbyterian Church. A . Three h1111dred acres granted to Tho111as B11rto11 A/arch 19, 1744; a11d co11z 1eyed by Tho111as Burton to Joseph TVhite i11 1746. B. Fi7.•e h111:dred acres granted to Joseph TVhite Ma31 2. 1754. Note 011 both these tracts how current field di'l isio11s, roads a11d land lines at 111a1131 points are deter111i11ed by the rigi11al surveys 111ade i11 174./ a11d 1754. C. Probable site of the 1lli11go Indian Village for ·which the church a11d co111111u11ity ore 1 llQllled. �v ANDREW G. PEDEN 1835-1838 �JAMES McDOWELL 1867 HENRY GIBBS GILLAND 1879-1889 w. s. HAMITER 1889 �FRA K H. w ARDLA w 1900-1902 1912-1914 w. R. PtUTCHET'l' 1915-1927 �E. c. CLYDE 1929-1937 C. ]. MATTHEWS 1943-1949 W. H . HAMILTON 1939-1942 �INDIANTOWN PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 45 installation of the new instrument, prepared herself by private lessons and diligent practice. Her skill and excellent taste add immensely to the beauty and reverence of our services. The organ has since been improved by a second tone-cabinet. The church was repainted and the manse thoroughly renovated. The Session Book in use since 1899 was burned in the fire that destroyed the home of the Clerk. Since it included the church roll, it was necessary to reconstruct the list of members from memory. Two-hundred eighty-six names were recalled. An effort was also made to list former members who ' had died, elders and deacons no longer living, when they had served, and such other pertinent facts as could be verified. In 1947 the church began the full support of Miss Miriam Heindel, missionary to Brazil. This was continued until her death in 1949. Subsequently, for a number of years, Mr. Joe Hopper of Korea was in part supported by us. In 1948 the choir area and dais were redesigned and rebuilt. The work was given as a memorial to Mrs. Ellen Gamble Tallevast by her daughter Mrs. Carl Feagle of Columbia. At the same time the pews and floor were sanded and finished to show the beauty of the old wood. Our minister, the Reverend Eugene G. Beckman, has been with us since December, 1949. Membership has shown steady growth. In 1955 the Session retired forty-six names of non-resident, inactive members, but the roll still shows three hundred twenty-six communicants. The Sunday School has an enrollment of three hundred ninety-three with thirty officers and teachers. Among progressive steps and achievements of the past few years may be noted the organization of the Sunday School into departments ( 1950) ; the holding of Communicants' Classes for young people, in preparation for church membership; the adoption of the rotary system for Deacons ( 1954) ; organization of The Men of Indiantown (1950)-current president is Mr. George Stuckey. Indiantown contributed a cabin to Camp Harmony in 1954. L arge scale repairs to the porch and basement of the church were made in 1955. The latter was successfully water-proofed and the classrooms attractively painted; the outside of the church was also repainted. In 1954 carpet was ]aid in the aisles and before the pulpit. In recent years new silver collection plates have been given by the Young People and a new communion service by the Gamble family. In 1952 Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Ragsdale gave a handsome mahogany communion table in memory of our beloved former pastor Mr. Hamilton. Organization of the Missionary Society in 1875 has already been mentioned. Mrs. James McCutchen (Mary Jane Gilland, daughter of the Reverend James Ruet Gilland) was president until her death in 1900. She was succeeded by Mrs. Mac Ervin (Sue Barr) who served for six years. Subsequently, Mrs. James F. Cooper (Mary R. McCutchen), Mrs. A. C. Bridgman and Miss Mutie Cooper held office. Mrs. H . M. Cooper (Virginia Saunders) was president for twelve years, from 1915 to 1927. During her tenure, circles were �46 AN HISTORICAL SKETCH organized; young people were sent for the first time to summer youth conferences ; and colored delegates to Negro women's conferences. In recent years others serving as president have been Mrs. J. B. Lovett (Emma Cooper), Mrs. W. H. Nelson (Lucile Cooper), Mrs. H. C. Nelson (Ruth Wilson), Mrs. John W. Snowden (Virginia Wilson), Mrs. S. D. McGill (Jennie McCutchen), Mrs. R. J. Daniel (Jo Smit~), Mrs. R. C. Gamble (Josie Bartell), Mrs. Jessie Marsh (Mary E. Snowden), Mrs. R. F. Badger. Mrs. S. J . Ervin (Louise Brock), Mrs. Ronald Daniel (Elizabeth Roberts), and currently, again Mrs. S. J. Ervin. Many ladies from Indiantown have held high Presbyterial and Synodical offices. Mrs. J.B. Lovett was president of Harmony Presbyterial (1933-35). Many of those mentioned have been chairmen and secretaries of causes. Prior to 1900, fifty dollars was given annually-this in spite of hard timesto the salary of a missionary, Miss French. Later~ a cot was supported in Dr. Wilkinson's hospital in China in memory of Mrs. James McCutchen, the Society's first president. The ladies gave generously in support of Miss Eliza Neville when she was the church's representative in China. Miss Heindel and Mr. Hopper were given hearty encouragement. Local projects carried out by the ladies include new cushions for the church in 1935 and again currently; the sponsoring of Bible instruction in the Indiantown and Hemingway High Schools (1943); present teacher is Mrs. Julian Hanna (Cleva Rhame); silver, china, and linen tablecoths have been bought for the Fellowship Building; young people have been taken to Presbyterian College for placement and aptitude-tests. One of the most fruitful projects achieved by the ladies has been the adoption by the church of a long-range master plan for improvements to the Church Building. Mr. Albert Simons of Simons and Lapham, Architects, Charleston, was engaged to make recommendations and suggest a schedule to be followed in future years. His plan was adopted by the deacons and is being adhered to faithfully. This year, in accord with his advice, new sashes, more in keeping with the original style of the .building, are being installed; wainscoting and window facings are being refinished to match the pews ; and more harmonious lighting fixtures are replacing the old, undistinguished lights. Last year air conditioning was installed. It should be noted that all these improvements have been paid for without indebtedness or borrowing. Indiantown has a representative in the ministry. The Reverend Clarendon · Ervin now of Glade Valley, North Carolina, has given his life to work among the mountain children. The church also takes pride in Miss Frances Ann Buffkin, a graduate of Coker College and the Assembly's Training School in Richmond, who is full time Director of Religious Education and Minister of Music in Darlington, South Carolina. Miss Olivia Cooper, who spent her childhood in our church, is in full time church work in Lumberton, North Carolina. �INDIANTOWN PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 47 Misses. Harriet and Manette McCutchen, daughters of Elder Thomas M. McCutchen, spent their lives in social work in the mill villages of upper South Carolina, for most of the time at Union. The effectiveness of their efforts and the love they merited are symbolized in the Presbyterian church building recently completed in Monarch Mill Village. It is called McCutchen Memorial. Their sister, Miss Laura Eugenia ,McCutchen, though not a professional social worker, helped her sisters and made their dedication possible. Many names in our recent past deserve affectionate mention: Mr. Clarence C. Daniel who joined the Session in 1903 served a full half c~ntury with gentleness and wise understanding. Mr. R. Wheeler Stuckey, originally from Lee County but a resident of the community and member of Indiantown since 1899, served almost as long, first as deacon, then as elder from 1929 until his recent death. Mr. W. Dodd Daniel and Mr. Robert H. Ervin both gave long years of devoted service. Each was a deacon of the church and a member of the Session. Mr. Rob was also Superintendent of the Sunday School for many years. Elder David D. Brown ( 1938-47), also a Superintendent of the Sunday School, is remembered for a deep sincerity and a genuine goodness that was as attractive as it is rare. Mr. Percy D. Snowden, an elder for thirty-nine years; elder Hugh McCutchen, who kept his allegiance to Indiantown and returned each Sunday from his/ home in Kingstree; S. J. Ervin and his son Laurie H. Ervin; Hugh M. Cooper; J. L. Covington; S. D. Snowden; J. M. Williamson; all served faithfully as members of the Session. Currently elder Albert B. Buffkin is treasurer of the Church. Rudolph J. Daniel also has served as treasurer and is now Clerk of the Session. A project of great promise is near realization. The neighboring town of Hemingway and the surrounding countryside give evidence of continuing growth and development. A Presbyterian church in that section has been more and more needed during recent years. The Session of Indiantown has voted unanimously to support the founding of such a church and it is our hope that Indiantown will, in this her bi-centennial contribute both members and funds to the project. A suitable lot has already been bought by Harmony Presbytery. Plans call for a Sunday School building to be used for all services at present, and a sanctuary later as membership and growth demand. Surely a fitting project for our two-hundredth year! �Material for this summary was collected and arranged by James F. Cooper at the request of the Indiantown Bi-centennial Committee. Mrs. John W. Snowden gathered the pictures of former ministers. Mr. Beckman extracted the statistical report from the records of the General Assembly and documents at the Historical Foundation, Montreat. The Indiantown Bi-centennial Committee: Reverend Eugene G. Beckman, Pastor James F. Cooper Mrs. John W. Snowden, Secretary Albert B. Buffkin Mrs. P. D. Bishop Mrs. W. H. Cockfield Mrs. Ronald C. Daniel Samuel J. Ervin 48 �MINISTERS OF INDIANTOWN 1768 William Knox, 1768 1783 Thomas Hill, 1785 1785 James Edmonds, supply also in 1788 1787 Thomas Reese, supply, 1788 1788 Robert McColloch, supply, 1789 1789 Robert Finley, supply, 1789 1788 James W. Stephenson, supply 1790 James W. Stephenson, 1808 1808 Andrew Flinn, D.D., 1810 1811 Daniel Brown, 1815 1817 John Covert, 1818 1819 Robert W. James, 1827 1828 Josiah Powers, stated supply, 1828 1828 John McKee Erwin, 1834 1835 Andrew G. Peden, 1838 1839 George H. W. Petrie, stated supply, 1839 1840 H. B. Cunningham, 1843 1843 J. P. McPherson, 1852 1852 W. H. Singletary, occasional supply, 1855 1852 William Donnelly, occasional supply, 1852 1853 A. L. Crawford, 1857 1858 James Ruet Gilland, 1867 1867 James McDowell, 1867 1870 G. W. Boggs, supply without charge, 1870 1870 William Banks, supply, 1870 1871 G. Morgan, without charge, 1872 1872 A. Ross Kennedy, 1875 , 1877 W. S. P. Bryan, supply, 1877 1879 Henr.y Gibbs Gilland, 1889 1889 W. S. Hamiter, supply, 1889 1891 J. E. Dunlop, 1898 1900 Frank H. Wardlaw, 1902 1903 J. B. Branch, supply, 1903 1904 H. T. Darnall, 1907 1908 A. C. Bridgman, 1911 1912 Frank H. Wardlaw, 1914 1915 W. R. Pritchett, 1927 1929 E. C. Clyde, 1937 1939 William H. Hamilton, 1942 1943 C. J. Matthews, 1949 1949 E. G. Beckman MINISTERS FROM INDIANTOWN W. H. Singletary Robert Harvey Lafferty Clarendon Ervin Thomas Dickson Baird, D.D. Robert W. James Robert George McCutchen FULL-TIME RELIGIOUS WORKERS Miss Olivia Cooper Miss Frances Ann Buffkin RULING ELDERS OF INDIANTOWN Samuel J. Wilson, elected 1819-resigned 1834 David D. Wilson, elected 1827-resigned 1834, re-elected 1836, resigned 1861 William Daniel, elected 1835-d. 1859 Samuel Scott, elected 1835-retired 1853 Alex. Knox, elected 1836-inactive John M. Fulton, elected 1837-moved 1845 J. B. Pressley, serving 1841-inactive Samuel J. Snowden, elected 1849-retired 1857 R. H. Wilson, elected 1849-d. 1860 Wm. F. Blakely, elected 1849-resigned 1851 Major John James, 1757-d. 1791 Robert Wilson (b. 1710), 1757 David Wilson (b. 1742)-d. 1812 Robert Wilson (b. 1737)-d. 1813 John McFaddin, serving 1792 Capt. John James, serving 1792-d. 1825 George McCutchen, serving, 1819-d. 1826 James Daniel, serving 1819-d. 1826 David Wilson, serving, 1819-moved 1826 George Barr, elected 1819-resigned 1834 again active 1853-d. 1860 Hugh Hanna, elected 1819-inactive after 1824, d. 1841 George McCutchen, Jr., elected 1819-resigned 1834 49 �so AN HIS'I'ORICAL SK~'I'CH James McCutchen, elected 1853-d. 1897 W. C. Barr, elected 1853-resigned 1861 D. D. Barr, continued, 1854-resigned 1861 James D. Daniel, elected 1862-d. 1870 Dr. Jos. S. Cunningham, elected 186&d. 1925 Dr. Jos. A. James, elected 1868-moved 1884 F. N. Wilson, elected 1871-moved 1876 William J . Daniel, elected 1871-inactive, d. 1871 W . D. Knox, elected 1876-moved 1880 J . D. Daniel, elected 1881-moved 1893 · Thos. M. McCutchen, elected 1883-d. 1893 Percy D. Snowden, elected 1883-d. 1922 Hugh McCutchen, elected 1898-d. 1920 W . D. Owens, elected 1898-moved 1905 D. E. McCutchen, elected 1903-d. 1933 C. C. Daniel, elected 1903-d. 1953 H. M. Cooper, elected 1917-d. 1942 M. W. Rogers, elected 1917-d. 1931 R. W. Stuckey, elected 1929-d. 1957 W. Dodd Daniel, elected 1932-d. 1944 S. J. Ervin, elected 1932-d. 1937 J. L. Covington; elected 1932-d. 1939 S. D. Snowden, elected 1938-d. 1938 J . M. Williamson, elected 1938-d. 1951 W. G. Burrows, elected 1938-serving D. D. Brown, elected 1938-d. 1947 R. H. Ervin, elected 1938-d. 1946 L. R. Ervin, elected 1938-d. 1943 A. W. Ragsdale, elected 1942-serving R. E. Covington, elected 1945-inactive A. B. Buffkin, elected 1945-serving J. C. McCutchen, elected 1947-serving R. J. Daniel, elected 1947-serving L. H. Bartell, elected 1947-serving R. M. Stuckey, elected 1947-serving C. P. Snowden, Jr., elected 1947-serving Jasper Tanner, elected 1956-serving R. C. Gamble, elected 1956-serving C. H. Bartell, elected 1956-serving George Stuckey, elected 1956-serving KNOWN TRUSTEES OF INDIANTOWN CONGREGATION Serving in 1763: Major John James Hugh Ervin Serving in 1793: Capt. John James John Wilson Serving in 1820 : John McGill 1 Serving in 1823: Benjamin Britton Hugh McCutchen John Gotea 2 DEACONS OF INDIANTOWN Elected : 1849 J. C. Wilson R. D. Wilson L. W . Nesmith 1874 T. M. McCutchen, elected elder in 1883 J. C. Josey Julian Wilson 1894 James F. Cooper, Church Treas., d. 1914 M. W. Rogers, elected elder 1917 1898 W . C. Snowden, d. 1912 1906 R. H. Ervin, Church Treas., elected Elder 1938 1909 R. W . Stuckey, elected elder 1929 J . A. Cunningham, Ch. Treas. d. 1938 Elected: 1917 R. E. Wilson, d. 1948 1929 W. D. Daniel, elected Elder 1932 W. R. Graham, rotated 1954 1921 L. R. Rollins, moved 1928 T. D. Gamble, d. 1948 1933 D. D. Brown, elected Elder 1938 J. M. Williamson, elected Elder 1938 W. G. Burrows, elected Elder 1938 R. J. Hanna, rotated 1954 S. D. Snowden, elected Elder 1938 1938 J. C. McCutchen, elected Elder 1947 R. J. Daniel, elected Elder 1947 S. J. Ervin, Jr., rotated 1956 George Stuckey, elected Elder 1956 James Stuckey, rotated 1954 1 The Administrators of George White's estate paid $12.00 to John McGill, as Trustee for the Indiantown Congregation. 2 Named in deed from John Gordon, Jr. to the Indiantown Congregation for the lands formerly granted to Joseph White. .. �INDIANTOWN PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Elected: 1939 R. C. Gamble, elected Elder 1956 C. P. Snowden, Sr., rotated 1956 L. H. Bartell, elected Elder 1947 1945 Henry C. Nelson, rotated 1954 Jasper Tanner, elected elder 1956 J. L. Rollins, rotated 1954 1947 J. J. Marsh, d. 1948 P. D. Snowden, rotated 1955 Dewey Eaddy, rotated 1954 · S. J. Hanna, rotated 1955 Ronald C. Daniel, rotated 1955 P. D. Bishop, rotated 1954 1955 Thos. Baxley, serving Elected: 1955 C. H. Bartell, elected Elder 1955 Harry White, serving W.W. McCullough, serving 1956 Thos. P. Mitchell, serving Pearless Snowden, serving James Stuckey, serving Benj. Stuckey, serving Richard Gamble, serving 1957 John S. Bartell, serving . J. E. Doster, serving ' R. A. Holt, serving Roland Stuckey, serving 51 �INDIANTOWN CHURCH ROLL IN 1819 ET SEQ. Page 1 A Catalogue of the Members of Indiantown Church Explanation: Those names having the Letter D attached to them Designate members Dead. Those with the Letter M, Persons Removed. Those with the Letters Sus., Members Suspended. Those with the Letters Ex, Members Excommunicated. Those with the Letters Dis., Members Dismissed. Page 2 BAPTISED MEMBERS MEMBERS IN FULL COMM.U NION James S. Wilson, M Thomas E. Wilson, M Robert M. Wilson, M 1820 Samuel A. Wilson, M 1822 David S. Wilson, D Sarah B. McCrea Esther L. McCrea, M Mary E. McCrea Alexander Cunningham Alexander McCrea Margaret E. McCrea Eliza C. McCrea Francis J. McCrea 1821 Thomas W. McCrea 1823 John S. McCrea 1819 Jane M. McDonald James McFaddin Hugh McCutchen Elizabeth McCutchen, D Thomas McCutchen, D Nancy McCutchen, D David Wilson, M Sarah F. Wilson, M Thomas McCrea, D Esther McCrea Elizabeth Mcilveen, M, D 1822 Jane McCrea Martha Brown Enos McDonald, M Mary McDonald, M Elizabeth Gotea Mary McConnel, D John Graham, Sr., D 1821 Samuel N. Graham, M William Graham, D Susanna Graham, D Samuel Scott Jannet Scott Agness Singletary Mary G. Brown Sarah Brown, D James McCants Elizabeth McCants, D Alexander McCants Martha McCants Hugh Hannah, Sr., D Elizabeth Hannah, D John Hanna, D Page 3 1819 Elizabeth McDonald John Gotea, D William Gotea, D Sarah Gotea John J. Gotea, D John Graham, Jr., D Elizabeth M. Gotea Aaron F. Graham, M Samuel E. Graham, M Jane M. Graham Susannah K. Graham Sarah E. Graham William J. Graham John F. Graham Daniel B. Graham Charles N. Graham William Hannah Hugh Hannah, Jr., D Page 4 1819 Alexr. W. ]. Graham Samuel Singletary, D 52 �lNDIAN'l'OWN Pu~sBY'l'ERIAN CHURCH MEMBERS IN Fuu. COMMUNION Jane Barr, D William McFaddin Mary McFaddin, D Mary McCrea, D Elizabeth Graham, D Samuel McGill Mary A. McGill, M John McGill, M 1821 Margaret S. McGill, M John James, D John T. James, M Elizabeth James, D 1821 William E. James, M Mary E. James, M BAPTISED MEMBERS Samuel D. Singletary, D Agnes K. Singletary Ebenezer Singletary, Jr., D James D. Singletary 1820 John D. Singletary 1824 William H. Singletary Robert Brown Moses W. Brown James Brown 1823 John Brown Sarah Brown Mary Brown Sarah Hannah, D James H. Hannah Page 5 Samuel James, Ex, D James Barr, Sus., D John Price, M Jane Price, M Elizabeth Graham, D Mary Ferrell, D 1821 Robert G. Ferrell, M Cothenia Ferrell James Daniel, D Martha Daniel, D Jennet Daniel, D Jane Daniel, D Samuel J. Wilson, M Elizabeth Wilson, D Celia Owens, Dis. Peter Owens, D Samuel Green, D Georg W. Hannah Samuel D. Hannah Joseph F. Hannah 1819 Calvin Hannah 1821 Elizabeth A. Hannah John A. Daniel, M 1819 Margaret Daniel, D William J. Daniel Margaret Daniel, Jr. Susannah Jolly Jane Thompson, D 1819 Mary S. Barr 1821 Elizabeth W. Barr, D William M. McFaddin, D Mary A. McFaddin, D Jane E. McFaddin Sarah M. McFaddin Page 6 Mary Green Jane Gordon Jane Wilson, Jr., D William Gordon, D · John Barr, D · Lydia Thompson, D John J. McColough, D George McCutchen, Sr., D George McCutchen, Jr., M Eliza. W. McCutchen, D Georg Barr Jennet Barr, D 1822 George A. Barr, D Margaret Jolly, D Hugh Paisley, Sus., D Jane Dick Mary McCottry, D John T. McFaddin Robert McFaddin Mary McFaddin 1819 Henry E. McFaddin Sarah Paisley Susannah D. Paisley Jane G. Paisley, D William Thompson Alexander Thompson Elizabeth Thompson Alexander Thompson, Jr., D Thomas S. Thompson Robert G. Thompson John S. Dick Agnes Daniel Martha Daniel Esther E. Daniel, D 53 �54 AN HISTORICAL SKETCH Page 7 MEMBERS IN FULL COMMUNION Mary B. McCottry William Daniel Esther Daniel, D Hannah Gordon, D Margaret A. James, M Thomas Mcilveen, M Catharen Mcilveen, M John Gordon, Jr. Mary Gordon John Gordon, Sr., D Jennet Gordon, D Jane Wilson, Sr., D David D. Wilson Mary Wilson, D Samuel N. Snow, M Margaret Snow, M Henraetta Snow, M BAP'l'IS!tD MEMB!tRS Hannah G. Daniel, D Sarah M. Daniel 1821 James D. Daniel Mary W. McCutchen Martha M. McCutchen, D 1822 George McCutchen Robert M. McCutchen, ·D Elizabeth Hannah, Jr. John J. McFaddin Hugh McFaddin Mary Scott Jannet M. Scott Sarah Scott, D Joseph W. Scott 1820 Rebecca C. Scott Mary E. McCutchen Jane E. McCutchen Page 8 William W. Britton, M Sarah Britton, Jr., M Benjamin Britton, D Sarah Britton, Sr., D Margaret Mcilveen, M Sarah Green, D 1823 Agnes Barret, D 1823 Sarah B. McCrea 1823 Elizabeth L. James, M 1823 Hannah Green, M 1823 Elizabeth Mcilveen, D 1824 Elizabeth A. McGill, M 1824 Elizabeth Barino, M 1824 Adam Smith, Sus., D 1824 Jane Isabella James, D 1825 Stephen Carter, M 1825 Samuel Green, M 1825 Margaret McConnel, D 1827 Thermutis. Cooper 1829 Ann Gregg, D 1829 Agnes Daniel 1829 Martha Daniel 1829 Elvira Daniel 1829 Margaret N easmith, D 1829 Alexander McCrea, D 1829 Jane J . McKnight 1829 Agness K. Singletary, M 1829 Sarah A. B. Singletary, M 1829 Sarah Gotea . Margaret M. McCutchen 1820 Elizabeth McCutchen 1821 George McCutchen 1822 John M. McCutchen, D Robert G. McCutchen Joseph W. McCutchen Mary J. McCutchen Thomas McCutchen Eleanor Nesmith Margaret Nesmith · 1821 Sarah W. Britton, M Jane J. Wilson, D Robert H. Wilson 1819 David E. Wilson 1821 Mary A.H. Wilson, D James Gordon David Gordon William M. Mcilveen, D Roger Gordon, M Page 9 1820 Mary E. McGill, M 1823 Martha W. McGill, M Elizabeth M. Wilson Robert D. Wilson Elizabeth A. McGill Jannet L. McGill . Drucilla McGill, D Mary M. McGill Jane C. McGill 1819 Samuel D. McGill 1821 William W ; McGill �INDIANTOWN PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH MitMBltRS IN FULL COMMUNION 1829 Mary M. McGill, M 1829 Sarah Ann James, M 1829 William Pressley, D 1829 Elizabeth Pressley, M 1829 Elizabeth M. Pressley, M 1829 John J. Clark, D 55 BAPTISED MEMBERS 1822 Mary A. S. McGill Elizabeth L. James Sara A. James 1819 James A. McCants 1824 ( ? ) Martha M. McCants Mary Ferrel, D Page 10 1829 Jane P. Clark 1829 Samuel E. Graham, M 1829 Martha M. Graham, M 1829 Margaret E. McCrea, M 1829 Jane E. McFadden 1829 Elizabeth Mc. Wilson, D 1829 Sarah R. J. Snowden 1829 Jane T. Barr, D Liza Dick John Dixon, D William P. Hort, M Samuel J. Snowden 1830 Dorcas Knox 1830 George Cooper 1830 Mary E. McCutchen 1830 John Singletary, M 1830 Ebenezer Singletary, Sus Ticen Ferrel, M William Graham Ferrel 1819 David Flavel Wilsori, M 1821 James Alexander Mc Cants Martha McCants 1819 Alexander James McCants 1821 John Thomas Mc Cants John Alexander McCullough, M William Nathaniel McCullough, M Mary Jane McCullough, M Samuel James McCullough, M 1823 John C. Barr, D 11823 John E. Hannah, D Sarah E. Wilson Henry Mcllveen, M Pamelia Mcilveen, M Rebeccah Mcilveen, D Page 11 John Pressley Jane Heddleston 1830 John G. McKnight 1830 Alexander Cunningham 1830 James Green, M 1830 Sarah McFaddin 1830 Jane McCutchen 1831 Elizabeth Hannah 1831 William F. Blakely Elizabeth H. Erwin, M Leonora Montgomery, M Ann Cunningham Julina McCutchen Mary W. McCutchen, M 1832 Thomas McConnell Sarah McFadden James, M 1825 John Calvin Wilson 1825 John Jay James, M 1825 Alexander James McCrea Robert James Gotea, D 1825 Mary Susannah Gordon 1825 Mary Thomson Hannah 1825 Margaret Jane Gotea 1825 Daniel Dwite Barr 1825 Elizabeth Scott Gordon 1825 William Friendly Gordon, D 1826 Elizabeth McCottry McCutchen 1826 Amanda Magdaline McGill 1826 Robert William Brown 1826 William McCutchen 1826 William Henry McCrea Page 12 1832 Ezra W. Green, M 1832 Willm J. Cooper 1832 David Nesmith 1832 James Pressly, D 1827 Samuel Isaih Wilson, D 1827 William Chalmers Barr Mary Luiza Wilson 1827 Luiza McGill Scott The roll from 1819 till 1822 appears to have been grouped by families with a few names of members joining after 1819 inserted before the whole was entered in the official record. After 1823 names were added in the year members were received into the church. The dates are extracted from the full Sessional Record, and are not a part of the original roll. � 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 Documents 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 Indiantown Presbyterian Church 1757-1957 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1757-1957 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource James F. 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Harmon and Company Hemingway Welding Shop Williamsburg Building Supply Cox Garage Mechanical Blackwell's Mill Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1958 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Nancy Huggins Staton https://johnsonvilleschistory.org/files/original/50cf75cbca70d6165b37143e624f38a8.pdf 3bbbd83222fb825fae8dec26f5b84c0c PDF Text Text /' ~· • • •• ~ <-. ' l ......., :.-.. I~>.. ·• ..:- ~ ~·· •.-. ·~:m • $ •. '\. . ~- ~·. • • • z ..• • ~ • ew icer Joseph E. Schneider, the newest member of the Johnsonville Police Department is sworn in by City Recorder T. Wilson Dennis, Sc eider, a Mt. Pleasant native, comes to the Johnsonville force with seven years of experience. He has work with AAA Securi Services in Charleston as a duty sergeant and with Cook Security of arleston. • � 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 New Johnsonville Police Officer Schneider Sworn In, 4-4-74 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 4-4-74 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer https://johnsonvilleschistory.org/files/original/f2ea60fdcddb092d1d93e39f35fcebb5.pdf a8c4dcd1528dbaa01de6b91967077682 PDF Text Text ... • ., " . ., , ,...-.. r~ , ·"'~ Stone Home ' I Ii was to this home on Mill Branch near Johnsonville, the birthplace of the late Hilburn Stone, that he returned In mid-December 1917 to cut a cedar for bis last Christmas tree. The wooden blocks uQder the house have been replaced with cement blocks, the barn and stables have disappeared. as has the picket fenc~ bat much about the old Austin Stone house remains unchanged and it Is one of only a few that has survived the elements of time and nature. . Going Home • ns as • • ra itton There is much said at the }loliday season about "going }lame." It will never be known if it was coincedence which took the late Hilburn Stone back to the place of his birth ... back home .•.to cut the tree for the last Christmas he was to enjoy with his family, or if he had a foreboding that, indeed, this would be his last Christmas, and if perhaps, he just wanted to ... go home. Be that as it may, he went home to Mill Branch on a late Saturday afternoon just before Christmas, 1977, and cut the Christmas tree which would adorn the den of his home that ast Christmas. J. Hilburn Stone was born on of that Christmas with us, how they, with a disabled father, or those who had lost their father, had a joyful Christmas Day because of the santa without a beard or reindeer who paid them an unexpected visit. When Hilburn and his wife were blessed with their first c hild, Charles Willis, his father, still with the love for Christmas and it's true meaning , Hilburn wanted his son to have a Christmas tree with lights. This seemed impossible since there was no electricity in the rural area where he then lived back at Mill Branch. But Hilburn put his mind to working art'li came up with an idea for the lighted Christmas April 12, 1912 to the late Roline and Meddie Dennis Stone in the home of his paternal grandparents, Aaron Austin and Sally Marsh Stone. The home is located on S.C. Road 21-1331, approximately one-half mile south of Johnsonville, known then as the Mill Branch area. The home at that time was a sturdy frame house, built very high off the ground amid large oak and hickory trees which provided shade for the large yard of almost snow white sand. The yard was enclosed with a white picket fence and not a weed or blade of grass was allowed to grow on it. "Grandmother Salley", as Mrs. Stone was affectionately known, kept the yard (and even wider the house) swept clean as if it had been the floors of the house. In the left corner of the yard near the steps to the porch grew a huge gardenia bush that spread it 's fragrance all around the place. Close to the back gate was a tall lilac tree which added to the uniqueness of the yard. Also in the back yard was a very deep well which provided water for the tone family and their vestock, as it still provides - water for the tenant who occupies the house today. Outside the huge white yard were the barn and stables where the mules and horses were kept, along with the corn and hay produced on the farm for their food. There was also a place for the cows, chickens and guineas which provided milk, butter and eggs for the family as well as meat. Adjacent to the yard on the east side was a large garden where vegetables were grown for the family's use. tree. He purchased tail light bulbs for an A-Model Ford and soldered them to wire used for automobiles. He then attached the wire to an automobile battery, and to make the lights colored, he cut off the ends of small assorted colored balloons and put one over each light. Charles, being a mischevious little one-yearold, the tree was placed on the porch just outside the window. That way Charles could stand inside and look at his tree with the pretty lights and not be exposed to a shock from the battery. _ _ -years went on and Christmases came a nd 'Nent, but al ways the tree was a n important part of the preparations for the Christmas holidays. A little later the family was blest with a little girl, Lou Ann. Her passing at three years of age left a tremendous scar in the heart of her parents. But Christ still lives and it was because of Him that \Ve have Christmas, so the Stones continued the celebration annually in His name. They were again blessed with an addition to the family, a son, Kenneth Hilburn, his father 's namesake, came to the family and then they had an infant son and a nine-year-old to enjoy Christmas with. Before long the boys were old enough to help cut and bring in the Christmas tree. They enjoyed helping to decorate the tree until they got old enough to feel that was for mama and daddy if he wanted to help, but it was a little too much for their masculinity. Wrapping gifts was absolutely out of the question for them. When Hilburn was a small boy his parents built a home 09}y a few hundred yards to the east of his grandparents' and be lived there until he became a Yowig man and was married to the former Blondell Dennis. They moved to town in a house on Pine Street just across from the site of his last home. Hilburn was a very thoughtful person and seemed ~ always put others before himself, and Christmas time was one of the seasons when he Ahowed his concern for P~lclren and the elderly most. Time passed swiftly, the boys married and now have their own homes anf families. The grandchildren, as they came along, added to the joy of the Christmas season. In early December, 1977, a large artificial Christmas tree was erected in the living room of the Stone home. With a tree trimming set for a special night, to make it a special occasion for the five grandchildren, Hilburn bought paper cups, plates and napkins with a Christmas decor . Hot chocolate and sandwiches were served the grandchildren as they labored hard to trim the One Christmas prior to his ~rriage he played Santa B Us to the children on Mill l"ancb. Some young people in our area could share the story tree. That would have been sufficient for any family except that this family spent most of their time in the den and could not see the tree in the living room As the middle of December approached, Hilburn decided he would get a live tree for the den. He wanted a cedar, but where could he get one? Then he thought of the cedars near HOME, although he had been away from his birthplace for many years and it no\v had another owner. It was getting late on Saturday afternoon and he wanted the tree with lights shining before Sunday. What could he do·? He called the home of the owner of the fann where he- was born, but no answer. He could find her nowhere. He decided to leave a note in the door telling her he was going to get one of her trees and would pay her soon. On the way he met her, and after sharing a good laugh at the difficulty he had in finding her, he was on his way with Mrs. Stone beside him. Once at Mill Branch, he hurriedly went into the mass of trees where he cut one down. His wife, knowing of his illness, took the tree and carried it to the pickup, much against his will. It was taken home, trimmed and enjoyed until Hilburn was hospitaliz.ed on December 22. He was away Christmas, but whe Hilburn arrived home on Tuesday night he was greeted by the entire family and around that tree . .. his tree ... gifts were exchanged and it was as if it was Christmas and homecoming all wrapped up into one big happy occasion. Isn't it wonderful that the precious Babe of Bethlehem whom Hilburn had honored all those years, had made it impossible for him and his family to know that he had gone " back home" for his last Christmas tree? His death came suddenly on December 31, 1977. May be yours tbrou~ holiday season MOORE & � 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 Hilburn Stone Returns to His Old Home on Mill Branch Road Near Johnsonville, 12-20-1979 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 12-20-1979 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer https://johnsonvilleschistory.org/files/original/14c22fe2c5af4cb5f726258ec1e7af60.pdf c8a2d8dcf35e9707d42a7766648a0e8a PDF Text Text • c p musical revue entitled ''Magic c to Do'' whi.ch features Charles v Balof from Magic City 1 California and a cast of local c talent. t Jenny and Pepper are the < stars of the Dolphin Revue. J They are two female Atlantic i Nose dolphins weighing approximately 300 pounds each. · Also in the Dolphin Revue is a sea lioq named Tuna. All in the show are from Marine · al Productions in Biloxi Mississippi and are trained by Roy Riffe and David Fair. • · Different from previous years, Lakewood's Magic Harbor is · utilizing free admission at the front gate. Each · ride and show is individually priced. Ronald · Jones, President, said that it is his plan to have a place that families can Qome to and enjoy the entire day-a place where they will find good clean fun with a theme park atmosphere. but not have to pay theme park prices. • Operating hours are from 2 until 11 p.m. seven days a week through Labor . Day. Lakewood's Magi~ Harbor is located 2 miles south of Myrtle Beach Air Force Base on Highway 17. ' • • ' � 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 Magic Harbor Sets Operating Schedule, 7-28-1977 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 7-28-1977 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer https://johnsonvilleschistory.org/files/original/99ab6c2b06c92970b803c055aaf74e04.pdf 580e7da81ed36deeec5130d46c3e0ecb PDF Text Text I • • • 's l1a1·d to tell just what visions went through the mind of Debbie C. Hanna, ente1·, of Johnsonville during the final drum roll before the dra ing for the 1·igl1t shiny new green Ford LTD II at the Tupperware Adult Christmas Party a e 1"ly1·tle Beach Convention Center Saturday night, but suffice it to say she was 1·etty excited when her name was drawn at tlie winner. Debbie was one of ~4 uppe1·ware Plant, and to the left is her husband Jimmy Hanna. Debbie holds the eys to the car in ·the holiday wreath and as an unexpected bonus, has been given � 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 Very Merry Johnsonville Christmas 12-22-1977 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 12-22-1977 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer https://johnsonvilleschistory.org/files/original/18b8d93fd670447ba7ab704e10f22b4a.pdf 2b904c46e1d8966910d8c88ed0c81ac3 PDF Text Text 1. Dovey Rosanna Eaddy ( 18231903), daughter of Edward Drake Eaddy 2. and Mary Bartell, married John Gee Hanna. 3. Half Moon, Lynches River, site of early landing and favorite swimming hole. 4. Trisvan Eaddy (1832-1889), son of John D. Eaddy and Elizabeth Singletary. · 5. Kizanna Hardin ( 1836-1927) . 6. ( 1836-1927) married W i 11 i am James McEaddy (1835-1901), son of Henry Eaddy and Rebekah Ard. �1. Storage house, pegged and still solid and attractive in its proportions, at Browntown. 2. Sarah Eaddy, ( 1834-1914), daughter of John D. Eaddy and Elizabeth Singletary, married first John Hanna and second Rev. William H. Singletary. 3. Henry Edison Eaddy ( 1832-1912 ) and Eliza Louisa Ann Huggins, his wife. 4. William Spious Eaddy ( 18401924) center, celebrates his birthday with four of his surviving 11 brothers, from left: Lawrence, John, Beauregard, and Capers. 1. McEaddy family. Seated center: Kizanna McEaddy. From left: Kate McEaddy Hilliard, Thomas Henry McEaddy, Sandy Alexander McEaddy, William James McEaddy, Jr., Mary McEaddy Parks. 2. Mary Elizabeth Stone ( 1832-1917) married first Thomas Eaddy, second Capt. Thomas E. Johnson. 3. Nancy Vermell Hanna, born 1856, daughter of Dovey R. Eaddy and John Gee Hanna. 4. George Samuel Briley Huggins (1831-1899) married Elizabeth Timmons, daughter of Elizabeth Eaddy and William James Timmons. 5. William J. Johnson, born about 1810, gave the land on which Trinity Methodist Church was built. 6. Cottage at Browntown, now a tenant house, with kitchen pulled up. �1. Marion St. Julian and Ada Ariminta (Wynn) Eaddy. 2. Carlos Alvena ( "Cag") Gaskins. 3. Samuel Olin Eaddy. 4. Nena Alma Carson, who married Samuel 0. Eaddy. 5. Patrick Oneal Eaddy. 6. Zachary Taylor and Judith (Grier) Eaddy. Judith holds Taylor's flute. - 1. John Preston Eaddy, born 1851, son of Taylor Eaddy and Margaret Stone, married Beulah Timmons, right. 2. Joseph Allen Eaddy ( 1860-1919), son of Henry Edison Eaddy and Eliza L. A. Huggins, married his cousin Lillie Belle Eaddy, right. 3. Eaddy-Ford Cemetery overlooks "Eaddy Big Bay," a Lynches River Creek. 4. Gregory Beauregard Eaddy, born 1861, one of Taylor Eaddy's 12 sons. 5. Kate Allen ( 1872-1955) married Southern Rights Eaddy. �1. Prospect Methodist Church, built 1835. 2. Spious Eaddy family. 3. Spious and Mary Eaddy. 4. Cousins Benjamin Britton Chandler and John Jay Eaddy, members of the South Carolina Legislature. 1. John Gary Eaddy ( 1895-1970), son of John Jay Eaddy and Sarah Martha Stone. 2. Martha Alice Huggins (1859-1914) married Benjamin Britton Chandler. 3. Thomasena Mellichamp Phillips married William Jackson Chandler. 4. Mary Elizabeth Aidawell Thursey Rebecca Eaddy ( 1871-1952) married Julian Alston Thompson. 5. Squire Thomas Rothmahler Grier married Margaret Johnson. 6. William Jackson Chandler. 7. Benjamin Franklin Eaddy, born 1847, one of 12 sons of Taylor Eaddy and Margaret R. Stone. �1. Liston and Mary Eaddy. He was the son of Benjamin Franklin Eaddy and Mary Gaskins. 2. Dora McClam and Capers Eaddy ( 1865-1946), son of Taylor Eaddy and Margaret R. Stone. 3. Pitch Landing, Lynches River. 4. Cotton press at Browntown. 1. Lucy Eaddy, daughter of Oliver Eaddy, a Methodist minister, and Susanna Carter. 2. John George Godwin (1878-1956) and Lula Lawrence. 3. Sara Ellen Johnson Haselden ( 1878-1951) married John Mallard Eaddy (1870-1957). 4. John Mallard Eaddy ( 1870-1957). 5. William Jasper Hanna and Sarah E. Taylor, daughter of Redden and Nancy Taylor. 6. John James Hanna (1862-1937), son of John Gee Hanna and Dovey Rosanna Eaddy, married Mary Ellen Hanna, right. �I •• ( 1. Haselden Family. From left: Sam Joe Haselden and his wife, the former Julia Edwards; their daughter, Curtis;Joseph Parker Haselden; his wife, the former Martha Marena Dunahoe an in her arm, Wista Haselden; Dr. Balford Haselden, Charles, Cenie, Lincoln, Henry Will, Nita, and Caesar; in front, Sally and Ruth. 2. Dr. Albert G. Eaddy as a Clemson Cadet. 3. Lulu Simmons, who married Dr. A. G. Eaddy. 4. Elizabeth Ann Johnson, who married John Gregory Eaddy. 5. Rosa Belle Eaddy, who married Wattie G. Woodberry. 6. Gen. John Henry Woodberry, son of Rosa Belle Eaddy and Wattie G. Woodberry. 7. Oliver and Leila (Cox) Eaddy. 8. Henry Bishop Marvin Eaddy, son of Taylor Eaddy and Emily (Timmons) Stone. 1. Ruth Eady, daughter of Kate (Allen) and S. R. Eaddy. 2. Ulmer S. Eaddy, son of Z. Taylor and Judith (Grier) Eaddy. 3. Elizabeth Capers Waddell, who married Ulmer S. Eaddy. 4. The Z. Taylor Eaddy home. From left: hired hand, Margaret Ann, Judith, Sarah, Fitzhugh, Taylor holding Clarence, who died in childhood, Ulmer, Henry,, hired hand, and "Ole Buffalo. ' 5. George Huggins Eaddy, only child of George Huggins Eaddy, Sr., and Mattie Wilhoit. 6. James Richard and Alice Elevene (Gaskins) Hanna. 7. Mary Ann (Huggins) Holland and John Burrell Hanna. 8. Lambert before the railroad. Note crossties. �.,. ~ ~\i r I , ..,.__ I . -~ _]_ 1. James Marion Gregory Eaddy, son of Martin Francis Eaddy and Mary Jane Keefe. 2. Davis Hanna. 3. Katie Thompson married Joseph W. Hanna. 4. Margaret Ann Eaddy married Fred Huggins. 5. Fred Huggins. 6. Leah Eaddy married Orland Mercer. 7. Orland Mercer. 8 Sarah Fleetwood Eaddy, daughter · of Z. Taylor Eaddy and Judith Grier. 9. Lt. Winston Jennings Eaddy, son of Gregory Beauregard Eaddy and Burdette Huggins. 1. Alice Penelope McAllister married James L. Godwin. 2. James L. Godwin. 3. Henry Edward Eaddy, son of Z. Taylor Eaddy and Judith Grier. 4. Wee Nee League of the 1930's. First row: Bell Durant, Edwin Huggins, Roland Daniel, Herman Eaddy, St. Clair Huggins, Dallas Poston. Second row: Oliver Cribb, Roland Altman, Tuffy McClellan, Sam Joe Haselden, Harry Cribb, Fearless Lambert, Herman Tanner, and T. F. McTeer, coach. 5. Sarah Hanna Poston. 6. Barton Eaddy. 7. Allen Drew Hanna. 8. Anna Jane ( Gaskins) Hanna. �1. Henry E. Godwin and Suzanne Hanna. 2. Rufus and Vaughan (Cox) Eaddy. 3. First row: Margaret Eaddy Huggins, Sarah Eaddy Tallevast, Leah Eaddy Mercer; standing: Henry E . Eaddy, Ulmer S. Eaddy, Fitzhugh Eaddy, Rupert H. Eaddy. 4. Early Hemingway store. 1. Luther and Erma Lee (Eaddy ) Hanna 2. Ella Gaskins and Bill Bartell 3. Fred B. Godwin and Ida Ruth Hanna 4. Rosetta Powell and Samuel E. Hanna 5. Foster Hanna and Louise McDaniel 6. Dallas G. Poston 7. Ora Lee Thompson 8. Lillian (E addy ) Potter. 9. Ru th ( D orril1 ) Thomas IO. Irby E addy J �1. Dewey P. Eaddy, son of Robert James Eaddy, Jr., and Louella Bartell. 2. Clark Eaddy. 3. Hanna Family Bible pages (photo 3, 4, and 5). � 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 People Subject The topic of the resource The ancestors who called this part of the Pee Dee home. 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 Promised Land - Photograph Pages Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1976 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Elaine Y. Eaddy Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The promised land: the James Eaddy family in South Carolina https://johnsonvilleschistory.org/files/original/689835938e5d25028ec0fa2886bbf131.JPG 0336ae859a517a0d47315f0f32e7ef70 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 People Subject The topic of the resource The ancestors who called this part of the Pee Dee home. 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 Reverend James Ruet Gilland Description An account of the resource James Ruet Gilland (1810-1877) was a minister of Indiantown Church from 1858-1867. He was born on a farm near Greencastle, PA. He graduated from Jefferson College in 1836 but his failing health led him south, where he taught high school at Statesburg until entering the Theological Seminary at Columbia, graduating in 1840. He had one daughter, Mary Jane, by his first wife Mary Rebecca Hutchinson. After her death in 1843, Gilland married Mary Caroline Gibbes. He was assigned to several locations in SC before his assignment began in Indiantown in 1858. In 1867, feeling the church had been so broken up by the war so as to be unable to support him, he headed West to work in AR, MO, and MS. He returned to Indiantown in the fall of 1877, spending his remaining months with his daughter, Mary Jane Gilland McCutchen. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Photo from Williamsburg Pictorial History Life info from Memorial Volume of the Semi-centennial of the Theological Seminary at Columbia, South Carolina https://johnsonvilleschistory.org/files/original/091640f6d7663e0d94bd92b85679789a.JPG 775a8f037f0dce7d8eb144f89b45b362 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 Places Subject The topic of the resource Places, Buildings, and Sites in and around 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 Dedication for New Hemingway Motel c. 1965 Description An account of the resource Dedication of the new Hemingway Motel, aka The Coachman Inn. L to R: J. P. Askins, Jr., Merrett E. Morris, L. Durwood Lewis, Aubrey Lewis, Senator Strom Thurmond. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1965 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Williamsburg County South Carolina: A Pictorial History https://johnsonvilleschistory.org/files/original/eeb768dced0fef22c410bb727f910849.pdf d5ffba4e0e9b9f2ad9796b8c3ee32d1d PDF Text Text I in John 011vill hould keep an eye out for the e • v top signs, located at 1·ailr()ad cro ing at Pine and Marion Stre ts. John on ville Police ,hief .Jain Yarborou h ay that he has be n len!"i.1 t with drivers who have run the stop ign in• . th y w r put up three w ek ago, but h will b gin iving tickets to p opl who run th m b ginning Saturday morning. 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 New Stop Signs at Railroad in Johnsonville, 6-19-1975 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 6-19-1975 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer https://johnsonvilleschistory.org/files/original/b1a383b43dc577ac57a0064ad92543f9.pdf 3baa6f404d00f1a328b1876b23130086 PDF Text Text ~ ' '••.... • .· ' • • ·»• ···.. . • • .- • • • ' • • roa ' I • eor • • • • Joh11sonville began installing its new street silos this week. The new signs, which were purchased with sharing funds, were constructed by Al Smith a11d Ellison Morris · of Hemingway and feature white lettering on a green background ..The attractive signs are a useful addition to the city scene. The sign pictured above the first to be installed is at the corner of Broadway and Georgetown Rd. in front of the Woman'S Club IVlini Park. New city limits signs carrying the same coler scheane have also been recently installed at all entrances . • to the city. • • • • • .. • � 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 Broadway Street at Georgetown Highway, 16 June 1977 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 16 June 1977 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer https://johnsonvilleschistory.org/files/original/d96aedb89cee60e9e603f694e6527055.pdf a378cf530b6647cbdbbda08d17d4e051 PDF Text Text • • • • 01 a . py's Magic Show was one of the top attractions for the Johnsonville Sidewalk mboi·ee last Friday, at least as far as the younger set was concerned. Kippy s, magician, with his assistant Bruce Powers, performed under a large tree vans Gulf to the delighted squeals and gasps of a group of children, who ded close to try to see every move of the magicians hands. But to no avail, all ued to be mystified by disappearances, reappearances and knives which not cut. • • � 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 Kip Evans Magic, 9-8-1977 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 9-8-1977 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer https://johnsonvilleschistory.org/files/original/950a1acd9654b022056be87a51ba254b.pdf 06cdeca6eb21d8ed0b79dc118e62907a PDF Text Text ... •• •• ... • "';. . • • •• • • •"% • • • ••• !< • • ·:· • • • • "• • • • • ,, , ,. .. .,::_ " ', •• ,. .. .... .• • • • • • .,. -~ • • • • • • .• ••• • • • • • • • ••• •. • ..••·.•:· • • • • • • • • • • • 1'11e (ii1·ls Te1111is Te am a • ' 5AA y acq ' Ciay l . . a 111 be1·t Pain Lewis, Penney Stone, Laura ' (,t,acl1 fo1· the tea1n is Wade Jorda n • The team 7-2 • • ' • • ,' • • • • ins, � 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 Girls Tennis Team - Conference Champs, 5-26-1977 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 5-26-1977 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer https://johnsonvilleschistory.org/files/original/50f4f26f6569218a4ae13462f91681fb.pdf db12b6a17c963a2873806382747606c8 PDF Text Text .•'-.----.-..•'...... ..•.. ,t....... ·...·•·.·.• · ··~·. .... .· . .•.·...•.,.•••• '. . . . . ... . . • . . . ·•••· •• •• I .. . . ..... ···•···.•.,•,•,•.•.-. ... ·.·.. . ·' ·.·.·.·,·:······· ···• ·· . . . . .. .. ······ ' .. ...... ...... x·.• '., • . . . :·.;.·:::::;.;.·:::·;,;.;:>.!I,~~-.:: . .... ·: ,. ...'... ...... . . •. . . ............. .. . . ............. . • . ·, ...·~ . ... . ;•' ·:·:. ·-:-;.;....·•'•' ·.·:·:·:·:·:-·....·. •• • • ·' .:. . ... . . ·.:-,;.·. •'•'·' ·.·:·: ;. ·•·•• .•,•.·:·:·:·>:·:·:··-·.·.·.·.·:·:·:·.· . • •• ·...·-:.:_,•. ··..·.:-.•.·.·,· ............ ·.·.· ····-·.·.·.·.·.·.···················· ••• •• ... ... ·..·.v:-"'·'· •,•,•. ·.·.• .. _ ,. _. · . ·············· :·.············-·.·.·.·' •• ..·.·····.. . ........· ...·.,::.·.•..........· .·....... •' •' · ' • • • . . • . . ·: ' •• . .. •••••••••···•••·· ... ·.'. • . . . • • '. ..... ·, ~:-:·:·: ;.: .: .-:=:=:=:.~:·.·=·: ··· ···'. ·. . :·· . .,,. • • :· • .. ·.· .... .................... ... ........ •.• ... .. • •• ' ·.·. .·:·=·=-.·· ·.......·.··.•.·.·.·: ··:·. . ·:·.··......· ..... . :.# •' . • ·.' . • ' ....-:··..:···· ·.•.;.•'•.·,·:·.·.·:·:·.·:.·-:·:··· · . .. · . ·.·. · .... ·.· ..•... ·.. . . . . .... ........... ... ......,..,....· . . ·; ' "... . .·;,.·.-.·.·.·.;.•.· ........ • ·.·. ·.·.·.·•······. ·... ·....·. . .~· . . ... ·•,•.·.~· ·:·.· .:· • ... .;........ ...... .,,,..·.····· ' ·. .'.. . ,........,.... .. ... 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Title A name given to the resource Johnsonville House To Be Renovated , 4-7-1977 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 4-7-1977 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer https://johnsonvilleschistory.org/files/original/c58b3c54f07a84900b0a5b98664495aa.pdf f347cbc01acac52d3cbac8f50f2a2f85 PDF Text Text • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ., • • • • • • •• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • .. • • • • • • • • • ,•~ • •• ,,• • • ' • • • •• • • • • • • • • • • • • , • • •• • • I • • • • • • • •• • •• ••• ••i-·••• • • •• •' •. ..•"'•.'• ..•.•J.• .• .... ,4.••.. ' #. • • • • • • •••• · ••• • • ~ • • • •••• • • •• • • I' ,. • ..• .... :--.!· •• • • • • t \\ alte1· D. 1nitb, left, and John G • • 'ill be a • ellman review scholarship. • • � 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 Wellman's Francis Marion College Scholarship Fund, 5-26-1977 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 5-26-1977 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer https://johnsonvilleschistory.org/files/original/09583ecb51401b6d5abfd1717c440733.pdf 2e352bbb29e2dd76c4f77fea5954f6f9 PDF Text Text ~''" • , • ,,/ / :n·., • • • • • ,, • :, • • • • • • • • • • • • • > • ' • ' • • ..... • • • ' • ' . • ' • • .•,• • . . ,. • '• • , • < .. • •• • • • • ., ' .. ' • ,. • • ' ' ' • • . • • • ' • ' • • • • • • ' • • Lt. ·Gov • Bra11tley was one of .the cele~rities visiting Johnsonville for the ~enefit ' • • te1111is 1nara tho11 last Frid ay • Show'- here, left, he is chattin.g with Mrs • .David Kelle1· ' • Ji111111y Will 1a111s right • ' ' ' • • • • • • • • • • • • � 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 Lt. Governor Brantley Visits Johnsonville, 5-26-1977 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 5-26-1977 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer https://johnsonvilleschistory.org/files/original/6c1c0d11a355e73c6f79f2559ed2afb9.pdf a3d50b9305dc3a28af705c56da2f670c PDF Text Text • • ~ • • • P1·•• .Ji111111)· \\'illia111s, ce11t discu th up on ing tennis • ona l(> l>t•11t~fit tl1t ,\111e1·ica11 lo al chairm 11 ty a 11<1 l>•>l•••·e B1·<)Ck. Sl1i1·1 ) Ta) 101·, who is also a cl1airman for th 1>1·t>jt t' t \\.,l. · t111a , . c1ila hie f 01· tl1e pictu1·e. Tl1e 111a1·atl1011 will be held 14"'riday ant • 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 Johnsonville Tennis Marathon Benefit Announced, 4-28-1977 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 4-28-1977 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer https://johnsonvilleschistory.org/files/original/60f511688d8d7300f8508dee49aaf751.pdf bb059d1c597e4ef2b322254c92602103 PDF Text Text • • • • " • • • • .. • 1'he mantel which graces the central room of the Gamble House 1s one of foui ha11d carved mantels thought to be eighteenth century originals • .. • � 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 Hand Carved Mantel at the Gambel House, 1-6-1977 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 1-6-1977 https://johnsonvilleschistory.org/files/original/b03a16a2f7ebc3a940b17a61904b42c9.pdf c7f5cabaf4c67f1ba74fe963d2298f59 PDF Text Text ·r111': \\' 1':1':KI,,. ()fJ~l<:RV 1':1~. llemlngway . South Carolina, Tllursilay. April 211, 1977-Page 5 • • oot y,EADDY who111 she lives since the death of her husband, James Lee Gol9 iS not sure of her Go~. :es. otJter says she is in et Her daughte~, fdcNeil, says she ts a tiundred. ranee she seellls P~k and quick, she is . sr up a comfrey root, ~r herbs and garden, te r chickens, and cook ~and her brother, with She attends church reg11larly, helps her daughter with the ~oster childrer. who are placed m her ~are by the Deparb11ent of .social Services, and occasionally goes out on calls to ''draw fire'' frolll. a burn victilll. She has a lively interest in the welfare of people. Her features are those of her Indian father, the cheek bones high and rather flat, the nose aquiline, the eyes set deep, but sparkling with awareness. Her dark skin, scarcely showing a wrinkle, has red undertones. Her hair is from her black mother. The only sign of age is the bent back. Born Ellen Permley in Georgetown County, she had never seen a doctor until a few years ago an accident necessitated a visit; since then, ''My doctor is Dr. Bryant," she says. Seven of her eight eme res children were delivered by thrown in. 1nidwives; the eighth, stillborn. Catnip, mullein, low bush she delivered without help. myrtle, onions, garlic, comfrey, Four of the children are dead turpentine, camphor, asafetida, now. Epsom salt, and kerosine Mrs. Goss believes that the supply her pharmacy. With healing power she possesses for these she can treat croup, fever, burns is God's special gift, and muscular soreness, swelling, she guards it jealously. Her and upset stomach. For the hands are strong and supple and discomforts of a teething baby clever at n1assaging away she has a less natural remedy. soreness and stifiness. Her Almost every mother has at other healing practlces were some time experienced the learned fron1 the ''old folks .." sudden terror aroused by a They consist mostly of natural child's croup. Mrs. Goss claims remedies-with a little magic that a mixture of kerosine, turpentine, and camphor rubbed on the chest and throat rcleives the terrifying choking. Fever is brought down with catnip sweetened with sugar and in the case of an infant, fed from a spoon. The "magic" touch is supplied by a poultice of pounded garlic wrapped around the "little ankle." When she herself had Ou last winter she pounded onions into a pulp, added alcohol and salt and used this mixture as a poultice on her chest. It not only relieved her soreness, but broke • up the cold. Her large comfrey bush was dug up and spirited away one night recently. She was desolate when, after a house to house search, she failed to find it. Nature was' kind, however, and several small new plants are springing up from the roots sti}\ in the ground. Comfrey is grown from its roots. Washed and scraped like a carrot, they are sliced thin and dropped into water, which is then brought to a boil. Allowed to cool, the liquid congeals. It is then · taken for nausea and diarrhea. The root of the low-bush myrtle is also "good for upset stomach" and relieves soreness. Mullein has large thick leaves shaped like tobacco leaves. Allowed to soak for a while in water and alcohol, they are wrapped around a swelling, which they soon reduce. As for teething discomfort, "You take the foot of a ground mole, dry it, put in in a red box,· and tie it roun' the baby's neck. He have 'is tooth fo.re you know 1't . ,, Perhaps the real secret of Mrs. Goss' success is most evident across the road in her daughter's home. Some of the most desperate small hwnan cases of neglect and abuse are left there. They are soon plump and smiling, healed by an ingredient that has • been missing. It is a four-letter word spelled 1-<>·V~. Mrs. Goss is generous with her plants. The writer brought home a large sackful. The comfrey is growing in a secret place. •· •• QUANTITY RIGHTS RESERVEDI I 1 ·· • • AD EFFECTIVE: APRIL 28, 29 & ,. w e mi t Ellen Goss , 1 Goss, local root doctor treats a variety of illnesses · a variety of ho1ne remedies, which have been el ed dow11 to her prior to the development of modern ~ ci11e. He1· remedies have been used effectively for IO years, particularly in the treatment of burn vicwt101n she visits to ''draw fire'' from their burns. s sl1ow11 in front of her home, where she grows many e l1e1·bs she uses in her medicines. PHOTO BY D C'1'.. f l/""1r"\ T"" & .............. 'T � 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 Root Doctor Ellen Goss Reveals Remedies, 4-28-1977 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 4-28-1977 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer https://johnsonvilleschistory.org/files/original/aa3fb1aa6209d753b4c605b121bcff4b.pdf 261e9984eff809691b12c91e8ef2f23e PDF Text Text t..:onttnuea vn rage • ··we do not intend to send any • a child.'' • Iller was damp at the Centennial celebration renew themselves in iel spirits were not there was only one birthday celebration of America's e was offic~ party, and it was in Bicentennial. On behalf of these .., a Bicentennial Philadelphia. ''We are for- citizens and on behalf of the ..-1 received their tunate in this our two hundredth South Carolina American ...monies OD Main year to be able to celebrate our Revolution Bicentennial "--:: an Arts and nation's birthday in every Commission I proudly say to sdJeduled for the community in the land,' ' he you this morning 'Welcome to said. the Nation's Bicentennial'.'' chairman of ''We should rededicate "It is fitting,'' Smith coni~l Committee ourselves to the ideals and the tinued, "that we should use the Ii ceremonies. He faith of our fathers so that our occasion o this Bicentennial to lf'l'YOne present to children may enjoy the tell the story of South Carolina's for the festivities freedoms, which we now role in the American members of his celebrate, in the next two Revolution. We are often called }!rs. Jack Whiteside hundred years,' ' he continued. the nation's battleground of run Everett, and Senator Thomas Smith, the freedom, a title that we well for their support. second speaker was introduced deserve, since there were more l)IPpbell introduced by Jim McCall. Smith com- battles fought on the soil of · Odell Venters, plimented the citizens of South Carolina than in any of lbe first speaker. Johnsonville on the town's the remaining thirteen colonies. 'f*e of our great achievement and said, Some of the most decisive Ill bow our country ''Johnsonville ... joins a select battles of the war were fought in the past two and enthusiastic group of here - among them were King 's • He said in 1876 citizens who are resolving to Mountain, Cowpens, Sullivan's .. ' • - -·-• --·· - ... I • .. .,. __ ... ..., .....,. concluded . • zrzts in -- nsonvz e Island ana Musgrove's Mill.'' Dr. Joe Stukes, chairman of "We produced four signers of the Florence County Bicenthe Declaration of In- tennial Committee was then dependence and four signers of introduced. After recognizing the U. S. Constitution. Today we the efforts of the Johnsonville stand in the heartland of the Community on behalf of the area in which one of America's commission, Dr. Stukes most gallant patriots - Francis presented the Bicentennial Flag 1\-Iarion - lived and fought.'' to Mrs. Connie S. DeCamps, Smith then presented a who represented Johnsonville certificate recognizing John- City Council. sonville as an official BicenBoy Scout Troop 421 held up tennial Community to Charles the flag for all to see while Dr. represent, it is not difficult to vote him out at election time. coincide Witn tne J:S1centennuu activities in the town. An ad- • • operated an Old fashioned country store, and the Pee Dee Junior Woman's Club held a white elephant sale. the ride and for a chance to ring the bell. Puppet shows were presented in the City Courtroom by ous1nessmen are 111v ••"u w attend. • ration '• icentennza fair were artists Bruce Chandler Fernandez of Sumter and Ray Govus of Marion. Local artists exhibiting were P. D. Poston of Johnsonville and Mary Frances Rogers of Hemingway: Mary Anderson of Lake City exhibited her own work as well as tl1at of her students. William B. Wilhelm of Hartsville showed his wood crafts, Martha Cushman showed some Prosser and D. I. Wilson. A polyester quilt made by members of the Pee Dee Junior Woman's Club was won by •• Promenade A group of promenaders are shown trying their luck in a country round dance at the dance held in the Johnsonville High School Gym following the Arts and Crafts Fair in Johnsonville. All Aboard! The American Legion train made frequent stops at the IGA St ation to pick up s m all passengers for a trip around the town. Here the conductor is s hown helping a passenger to get aboard. The train made regular runs throughou t the d ay. l - -· Flag Is ~resented . . Joe Stukes, Chairman of the Florence County Bicente nnial Com?11ssion s the symbolism of the Bicentennial fla g a s. members of Johnsonville Boy Troop 421 hold it up for display. Mrs. Connie Dec amps who accepted the Ill behalf of the city of Johnsonville is in the backg round. Campbell, mayor pro tern of J ohnson ville, saying ''This certificate is a symbol of the past, recognition for what you have done her e; but more significantly it is a pledge to this future; if it is to fulfill its true purpose it should instill in us the remembrance of the things that made this nation what it is today.'' Stukes explained the significance of the design. The scouts then raised both the American Flag and the Bicentennial Flag while the assembled guests joined in the Pledge of Allegiance. This signalled the official opening of the Arts and Crafts Fair. Among those exhibiting at the samples of quilling, Sylvia Powell had a ceramic display, Karen Everett a nd Patti Whiteside displayed various crafts including decoupage and applehead dolls. Johnsonville Boy Scouts demonstrated rope making and the cub scouts displayed their Pinewood Derby Track. Johnsonville Woma n's Club Dale Smith displayed guns and wood carving and J. D. Brown displayed photographS. Jean Poston and Sue Rawlings had plants and things. Several food concessions were operated by local groups. JUMP ran a popcorn concession. The Rescue Squad sold hot dogs and hamburgers, and the Young Adults of the Johns on ville United Methodist Church had pizza. The rain limited the shopping somewhat, but those attending the fair had a lot to see and choose from. Free train rides were provided on the American Legion Train, which made regular stops in the IGA parking lot to load up passengers for a trip around town. Children lined up to enjoy puppeteers Henrietta Chapman Moore and Beth Richey. They played to standing room only crowds of excited children. From the youngest to the oldest, the performances were enjoyed by all. A clogging exhibition by the Prestwood Lake Cloggers was held in the afternoon at the high school gymnasium. Some efforts were made to teach some of the observers a few steps, but very few of the spectators could be pursuaded to join in. However, the group promised to try again at the dance scheduled for the evening. Three Bicenten· 1ial dolls created by Mrs. Walter Robinson were given away at 4: 00. Winners of the dolls were Mrs. Edward Eaddy, Jimmy Diane Caudill of Johnsonville. The qUilt top which was large enough to fit a king-sized bed was donated by Mrs. Beatrice Cantrell, mother of Mrs. Jack Whiteside, and the quilting was done mostly by club members and a few other inter quilters. Quilting was a new skill to most of the club n.e111 bers, but it was a traditional form, which the novices came enjoy. Another quilt may available In the near futur according to one source. A street dance scheduled f the evening was moved ind to the high school and despite Inclement wea a large crowd was present. Country Three, a local played for square danc· Continued On Pap $ pin .Fails ToDa·m pen Spirits f.,.. ... following a demonstration of clogging by the Dizie Cloggers from Hartsville. Henrietta _Chapman Moore called several country square dances explaining the calls before the actual dancing began. Some novices and some old hands tried their luck and found the traditional dances to be a lot of fun as well as good exercise. Following the country dancing, Earth Star from Florence took over the played modern rock music for more dancing. There was quite a contrast in the two bands and the development of American music and dance was readily apparent to anyone. Dancers of two generations joined in both types of music and the dance ame as much a community as any of the other acof the day. events of the Continued From Page 1 Bicentennial week were a band concert on Tuesday, May 11, and a Senior Citizens Party on Thursday, May 13. The Johnsonville Woman's Club sponsored a Concert In the Park by the Johnsonville High School Band. The band under the direction of Bill Thayer, presented a selection of American music ranging from a group of Vaudeville favorites to George Gershwin's Porgy and Bess. Also included in the program were folk songs, Shenandoah and The Erie Canal, patriotic songs, Battle Hymn of the Republic and America the Beautiful, Woody Guthrie's This Land is Your Land, and Rogers and Hammerstein's You'll Never Walk Alone. The band concluded the program with The _,star Spangled Barmer. The Pee Dee Junior Woman's Club sponsored a dinner party for Senior citizens at the Johnsonville United Methodist Church. Approximately . 37 senior citizens enjoyed the meal of chicken casserole and a 'variety of vegetables, salads and dessets. A musical program was presented by the Hemingway Bicentennial Singers under the direction of Mrs. Wesley Kennedy. Door prizes were won by Albert Cribb and Mrs. Leonora Huggins. The beautiful cen· terpiece donated by Jean's Floral Shop was won by Mrs. Minnie Dowdy. Two guests tied for distinction of being the citizen present. They Dowdy and Melvin of who are 118 Y• � 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 Celebrates the US Bicentennial, 5-20-1976 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 5-20-1976 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer https://johnsonvilleschistory.org/files/original/c9f79768030c5691ffd633836566af29.pdf 614a09a8612c75aeb882cbcab3c5cab7 PDF Text Text ' ' • ' j Wo1·k i prog1·essi11g in tl1e downtown area of Johnsonville as Dianne Marsh, left, (()11 ladde1·) a 1ne1nber of tl1e Beautifica;ition Committee of the Great Towns l'1·og1·c:1111 a11d cl1ai1·1na11 of the Downtown Sub-Committee, takes matters in hand a11d gives a11 a1·de1lt call for volunteer helpers. Last Friday Dianne was hard at \.\:'<••·k sc1·api11g the woodwork on the old doctor's office on Main Sreet with the ns ista11ce of Ji1n Everett, ce11ter, attd Connie Filyaw. Occupied with their own ve1·sio11 <•f tl1e clea11 .. up p1·og1·a;m were Shaun Marsh (left) and Judith Everett, t'o1· g1·ou11d. t)the1·s who have been nssisting Dianne in p~inting t~e facade of S(•111e to1·e buildings have been Delores Brock and Dena M'.lller . • ' � 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 Spring Cleaning Old Doctor's Office, 3-23-1978 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 3-23-1978 News Newspaper Weekly Observer https://johnsonvilleschistory.org/files/original/013d3e0d088459ed6c1eb5757d754ba8.pdf dd9cc5557ee7f14cb33a50ae3be1766d PDF Text Text -- ~~ .... ,, ~e n cy c , J ( . 0 1 f . c th• hom on lD f r 10 year J f I th 1 st days of his , per enJoyed company om he loved to con d was noted in the area very interesting acf the past he would tell 1 J ] j • in 1866 to the son of an per had a a merchant, served e WPA l'I'ogram as a t 8nd Was a staunch in and promoter of . The first rural school ea for Blacks bore his five of his daughters ool teachers. . ft rt.itnarked that when was abolished, his enry Coqper, was the who could read and n the salaves were enry saw to it that each · dren were educated. in manner available to that time.This resulted ming a minister graduating from , and two oming 4 • I 4 ] Yank Cooper . night, writing with fire coals, his father would do whclt he saw the young man do. · Cooper said his fa ther also had a speller that he kept hidden f ~om his master by p acing 1t n hi · . Every opportunity he had Ile would stories he would . pull the s ler out to study. He . how his father was a was · cau t unaware while slave and learned to studying one day and threw the write by imitat · the k into a briar patchb-ut i camE master as he did his baCk later ·and retrieved it, ..... - -· • � 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 Yank Cooper dies WO 9-16-76 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer News Newspaper Weekly Observer https://johnsonvilleschistory.org/files/original/b4a47b705f485ae43b7bfd186afc7092.pdf 27b43aa65ab6a2c3ec010569c7984d79 PDF Text Text • l l • • - - ---- • Amongthe descendents of the late Workman and Millie Eaddy is a fourth generation. Pictured are right, the great grandmother, Mrs. Sally Mae Eaddy Stone; left, the grandmother, Mrs. Carol Coker Collins; center, the ' mother, Mrs. Joe D. Cook Sr., the former Angela Collins, who is holding her son, the fourth generation baby, Joe D. Cook Jr. The Eaddy family reunion is held every year in October and the occasion this year will held Sunday, October 17, in the Prospect Community Center . � 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 Workman and Millie Eaddy Descendants WO 10-14-76 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer News Newspaper Weekly Observer https://johnsonvilleschistory.org/files/original/4d692c9615f5af9590f20dda83b6fb75.pdf c92fdff770324b72a859083788baf644 PDF Text Text '1'111-: \\'1-: l•:KI .\ ' ()l~SJ-: lt\' l•: rt . llemingway , s.c· .. rf'hursday, May :io, 1!)74- Page:J • ISS Miss Donna Alice Wofford and Jerome Pilkington Askins, III pledged their nuptial vows by candlelight in a ceremony at five o'clock, Saturday, May 25 ·in the First Presbyterian Church of Hartsville. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter G. Wofford of' Hartsville. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jerome P. Askins, Jr. of Hemingway. The vows were spoken in a setting of many white wedding tapers and greenery. Officiating the double ring ceremony was the Rev. Lawton , E. Kizer, Minister of Education, Wieuca Road Baptist Church, Atlanta, Georgia, uncle of the bride. A program of wedding music was presented by Clinton Flowers. The Hornpipe from Water Musick by Handel was , used for the attendants' processional. The bride's processional was Trumpet Tune Finale from King Arthur by Purcell. The congregation sang I l ; f • e ,. • d e d ne a ero the Doxology after the vows were spoken. The bride, who was given in marriage by her fa ther, chose for her wedding a formal gown of sata peau and chantilly lace fashioned on empire lines. The high waistline was accented with lace and pearls. The bodice featured a scoop neckline with pleasted standup ruggle, and long full sleeves ending at the wrists with lace cuff and ruffle. The A - line skirt had matching lace panels on each side, and the bottom of tlie skirt was finished with a matching ruffle. Her veil fell from a Camelot hat covered in lace and pearls to form a mantilla edged with matching lace. She carried a nosegay of pink rosebuds . Miss Linda Wofford of Durham, North Carolina, sister of the bride, was maid of honor. She wore a formal gown of pink fl or al printed voile with modified empire waistline accented with satin ribbon. The 1'1R-S. JEROME P. ASKINS ••• Do1111a Alice Woff01·d • entire bodice was smocked, featuring a scoop neckline with white collar, long full sleeves with smocked cuff, and long, easy skirt. She carried a basket arrangement of roses and baby's breath. Bridesmaids were Miss Brenda Wofford, sister of the bride, of Hartsville, Miss Patty Askins, sister of the groom, of Hemingway, Miss Teresa Chapman, cousin of· the bride, and Miss Denise Elmore, both of Hartsville, Miss Diane Williams of Greenville, S.C. and Miss Claudia Wilson of Anderson. They were dressed identical to the honor attendant and carried a basket arrangement of roses and baby's breath. Junior bridesmaids were Miss Mary Wofford, sister of the bride of Hartsville and Miss Sara Atkins of Hartsville. They were dressed as were the other attendants and carried identical basket arrangements. Mr. J.P. Askins, Jr. served his son as best man. Ushers were Gregg Askins and Tommy Askins, brothers of the groom of Hemingway, David Beard of Tigerville, S.C., Mik~ Norton and Jerry Harwell of Hemingway, and Jim Reynolds of Camden. Miss Wofford chose a dress of jacket ensemble in combination of pastel pink knit and chiffon for her daughter's wedding, with which she wore an orchid corsage. Mrs. Askins wore a long sleeved blue lace dress, complimented with an orchid corsage. Immediately following the ceremony the bride's parents were hosts at a lovely reception which was held at the Hartsville Golf and Country Club. The bride's table held a beautiful arrangement of roses. The roses used in the wedding and at the reception were grown by the bride's father and family friends. For their wedding trip to • Jamaica the bride changed into a jacket dress of Navy and white polka dot jersey with a red floral border design on the jacket. The bride is a 1974 graduate of Columbia College where she majored in Early Childhood Education. The groom is a 1973 graduate of the University of South Carolina and a present second year student of the USC Law School. Mr. and Mrs. Askins will Jive in Hemingway for the sum.mer, and plan to move to Columbia in September, 1974. Prior to their wedding, Miss Wofford and Mr. Askins were entertained at a miscellaneous shower at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John B. Dukes on Black River. Co - hosts were Mr. and Mrs. V.C. Bartell. The party was held on Saturday, May 11. The bride - elect wore a pink and green plaid slack set, and her arrival was presented a • ns novelty corsage of measuring spoons. The groom - elect was presented a corsage fashioned from a can opener and bottle caps. During the afternoon the honored guests and their friends enjoyed swimming and water skiing. Hors d'oeuvres were served throughout the afternoon, and a barbecue supper was served the 40 guests from a table decorated with a bride and groom motif. A gift from the hosts was a hors d'oeuvre and cheese tray. l I'!,, ' f , NO I I I1 ~E>· ( ' ,- pO(~' , ~~" I " I 11 ~ .,,.... Potatoes in 17 28 were forbidden by Jaw in Scotland becau~e the potulo was an un· holy plant of the 11ight~hade ramily and not mt.-ntioned in the Bible. � 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 Wofford Askins wedding WO 5-30-74 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer News Newspaper Weekly Observer https://johnsonvilleschistory.org/files/original/a886d3c0c39fc55ee5c2949567214928.pdf 6bb6ccbf1da97154ccab04769fe042be PDF Text Text ere .p' ' • I ~r . 1th ·ck for .. .ng • 74. ng • :ne ed vn, ce 1te ay • ' With the wings gone the old Johnsonville school building, which once h.o used the elementary and high s-chool grades, will take on it's original appearance. The wings, constructed of used bricks, blended well with the bricks and design of the original structure. • I ~ I I , • ove With workmen · busily r.emoving the east and west wings of the old Johnsonville school building, t_ h e · main •~ . section begins to take on it's .i .. original salt box form of ar.. .. chitectural design. · . . These wings were added in 1939 to the main building which was constructed in 1914, as well as can be established. According to H.M. Floyd, former superintendent, the additions were a part of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) project with the ,gyinnasium being constructed ~t the same time. Floyd recalled last week that the brickS and the Inaterial used for the framework of the wings came from the demolition of a Johnsonville tobacco warehouse which was dismantled fo~ this project. The wings were reportedly constructed at a total cost of $12,000, and of that amount the cost to the school district was mly $3,000. Prior to this time, the tobacco warehouse had been utilized for basketball games and other functions such as the ·annual Junior-Senior Banquet. The east wing, at the time of construction, housed the first and second grades. The west •• •• •• ' ! • • •. . • ' ' ' • wing included the Home Economics room and a high school classroom. ''At the time of this project,'' Floyd said, ''This was the most exciting thing that had ever happened to the school district, for this was the first time we had indoor plumbing.'' Before this tiµle the plumbing was limited to a sink with a cold water faucet in the upstairs Home Economics room and two water fountains in the main entry hall provided by an electric pump, such as is used in the country today . . Tentative plans for the old building is that it will be used for district offices and storage . Increased office space is needed since the County School Superintendent's Office has been abolished and the bookkeeping which was done in Florence will of necessity be done locally. • The Francis Marion College Department of Fine Arts will present Margaret Norwood and Benjamin Woods in recital Sunday, October 24 at 3 p.m. Located in Founders Hall. Room 259, the performance is open to the public without charge. The recital will feature Mrs. Norwood as violinist, accompanied by Mr. Woods as pianist, and will include works by Vivaldi, Brahms, Bach , Bartok, Mozart and Wieniawski. Johnsonville Golden Flashes Junior Varsity Football Team will play the Hemingway Team at Johnsonville on Thursday, October 21. Fans of the area are encouraged to come out and support the team of your choice. There will be a business meeting at the regular meeting of the Hemingway Lions at the fellowship hall of the Hemingway First United Methodist Church on Thursday, October 28. The Georgetown County Farm Bureau will host their annu~l ~~~~~~~~-··~~~~- ~~~~ri~Y Oc~~r22at7:30p.m.att~P~as~t~ll � 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 Wings removed from old high school WO 10-14-76 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer News Newspaper Weekly Observer https://johnsonvilleschistory.org/files/original/31de52fb1f011b2dee34784dde8cea5a.pdf b1b189be40277b4c080425a43a513ca7 PDF Text Text ngs. • 'As for our spending this ar, we will be spending less, • ry much less. I have had my ys make a list of the · gs Vera Poston; her brother, lich they did about two weeks onv1lle cel~brated her 80th :o. They were alloted a certain ~irthday on Satur~ay night, mber of items and we will not ~ovember 9th, at a delightful any way exceed this. The ~arty hosted by Mr. and Mrs. ople as a whole simply must ~arry W. Huggins of trb theii- spending, as I see it.'' llemingway at their pond Some economists a1 a recent ~ouse. lSiness seniinar noted that the _ Sharing the happy occasion ct that sales and spending is · ~th 'Sister', as she is af- ·Magnus Poston, and granddaughter, Ellen; her daughterin-iaw, Louise Craig; and her '. iece, Nancy Calhoun and daughter, Cami. • ' , The honored guest was J:>resented a beautiful birthday €ake frosted in white, I }?uffet table was centered with iange that should bring relief the ~ouiltry as a w~le. _._, •••• ,.·~ •••,N~ • ·7~r(· ::::::~:::::;;:=··===*=?. S.C., and Charlotte, N.C. · uests served themselves to an Among them were her sister' ssortment of dinner· foods and delicacies ; ' Mrs. Poston was remembered With many lovely and useful gifts . • To say she is 80 years old would be a misconception. .She is 80 years young in every sense . of the word. Her many' interests and activities inspire those·who know her, and she is ever busy, finding this an answer to staying young. I · She is a charter member of the Johnsonville Woman's Club, a member of the Johnsonville United Methodist Church, is ilterested in all current events, $nd when she travels, she goes alone. Mrs. Poston is an ex- , cellent cook, and a delightful hostess. � 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 Wilna Poston 80th Birthday WO 11-27-74 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer News Newspaper Weekly Observer https://johnsonvilleschistory.org/files/original/30b31355f34a8e45cdee10a1fe4766a1.pdf 2b9c51c3dc16253968a76171a87d3a6d PDF Text Text • .. • •• • • ' • • • .... . • .. •. • • • •• .. ' ' • • . .. . • .,~. .. :•. '"!:... .• ,........ ~. -· -"""'--. • "·· ., • • ·~ . 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'· .. ·... ··~ < •• .. .. .; • ·~~ " • • ' ' • I ' • • • • • Progress continues on the road work between u ·emingway and Johnsonville as the workmen simultaneously widen the·· highway to four lanes and • ' • install drainage pipes alongisde. Workmen say completion of the project is still well over a year away •• <Staff Photo> • � 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 Widening Highway 41 WO 9-13-73 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer News Newspaper Weekly Observer https://johnsonvilleschistory.org/files/original/5b1c14a3f5ace6fcf11fd3e7ca170f27.pdf dfc943ce63763338d45ac004ab6b25f6 PDF Text Text 0 ERVER, Hemingway, • ., Thursday, December 5, 1974 '~ ....... :~ ored at a company since it came to Johnsonville twnety year ago, in 1954. • � 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 Wellman Employees Honored WO 12-5-74 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer News Newspaper Weekly Observer https://johnsonvilleschistory.org/files/original/14101535d58a52a6ec17972acb74891f.pdf eeb57f2eeaf7c933504b5a3695ce85e8 PDF Text Text • Thursday; January 5, 1978. l9SS4 10 _ Pages • • • ' • 15c • I • l . [ ' '~ • l l '•• • • • • • • ' • ' • • . , • • • ' I • • I • • • . • ·' ' ' ' . • • t• • • • • • ' . • ' • • • - • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Tl1e New Look at . The We'l lman Club, located. in Johnso11ville, e11compasses everything from an expanded and 1·e1node~ed club-house to the addition of a new swimming pool - with lots more in between. Originally the site of an expe1·ime11tal sheep farm, the once flat farmland now boast~ a11 activity-filled club· and resort surrounded by a • • I • • ' • • 1·c,lli11g. l.8-l1ole·golf course. In 1976, under the direction of Jack Wellma11. chairman of the board and chief executive officea· of Wellman · Industries, I11c-., ·an exte11sive. expa11sio11 prog1·am .w as begun at the resort. For a sto1·y a11d 11101·e pictures on the club expansion, see the i11side of the pape1·. · • • • • � 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 Wellman Club New Look WO 1-5-78 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer News Newspaper Weekly Observer https://johnsonvilleschistory.org/files/original/3dc2a3ff761bcf1500229d72686028e7.pdf 47f7f4b8467460c845a654fafcb692f5 PDF Text Text • Jiiruny Williams has joined the staff of Welhnan Country Club in Johnsonville as Tennis Professional according to an announcement by John G. Wellman, Chairman of Welhnan Industries, Inc. Welhnan stated in making the announcement that he considers Jiiruny Willia1ns to be one of the top tennis professionals in the Southeast and that he is proud to have Willia1ns tearn-up at Wei Country Club with the golf professional, Randy GlQver, one of the Southeast's finest golfers. Glover beca1ne the golf pro at Welhnan in April 1976. • Wellman Country Club is .currently undergoing an ex. tensive expansion of facilities. The golf pro shop_ has been removed from the club house and mo.ved into a separate · newly constructed building, the club house is being renovated with the dining, kitchen and other facilities being enlarged, and a new swimming pool has been added. Kenneth Bombard, Jr. Ms been clpb manager since · . . . coming tp Wellman in February PRO 1976 from Glade Country Club in WILLI • Fairfax, Tennessee. . The expansion program .in, Personals cludes the addition of five , chalets to provide lodging to 1nake Welhiian Country Club a complete golf and tennis resort. Tenriis facilities have been improved by the recent construction of two Ha.r -Tru composition courts and · additional hard surface courts are • planned. · Mr. ·and Mrs. Randolph Tennis Professional Willia1ns Langley and Mr. and . Mrs. is a graduate of Presbyterian Donald Langley and family College in Clinton, South attended the Southeastern Carolina where he played and Liv~ng Show in Charlotte, North · lettered four years under Ji{n Carolina on Saturday of· last week. . Leighton. • • • ! • • • l • • I • • • ' • ' • • • • • • • • • • •• , • ' 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 Wellman Adds Tennis Pro WO 3-10-77 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer News Newspaper Weekly Observer https://johnsonvilleschistory.org/files/original/71623258bea106cc88b993f53683858b.pdf 977b5d26fb4009e04a877ccdd42a3304 PDF Text Text -. . . • • John n · _ a or onnie . De amp , left, a d "ty uper"ntendent of - ater and - - a g a di 'CU he situation - hie in . ol _s one of the city S o - -· , c _· · comp_et ·ly ·noperable. -- ea er said onday that t e a· r mad , ·I al·forn ·a a •t i take at east three months to ecure them hen h rd r, ·• , ,•, n. 1 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 Well Malfunctions, 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://johnsonvilleschistory.org/files/original/0bbcd08c8ae621698afee0d8d02367d5.pdf 283ffd698b2bfe83aa3f3129d8dd073f PDF Text Text •• • e Semi-Pro Baseball tea·m of the mid 1930's had a large and enThe e thusiastic group of fans that included the Hemingway, Johnsonville, and Indian to n areas. From left, first row: Bell Durant, Edwin Huggins, Sr., Roland Daniel, Herman Eaddy, St. Clair Huggins, and Dallas Poston. Second row, Oli er Cribb Roland Altman, Tuffy McClellan, Sam Joe Haselden, Harry Cribb, Pearless Lambert, Herman Tanner, and Coach T.E. McTeer, for whom the Heming"&) thletic Field was named. McTeer died in 1943. � 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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Venters IS a member of the House Committee appointed to study the • tobacco marketing problems ID South Carolina and to come up with recommendations to help solve them. <Staff Photo) 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 Venters Discusses Tobacco Problems WO 11-29-73 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer News Newspaper Weekly Observer https://johnsonvilleschistory.org/files/original/ae68e5f2065aa70f77d1563bf670005f.pdf ee3a0fb904237031005f4242a583e85e PDF Text Text • • • • • I I ' • • \ • • • ' • It \\'ill be i11te1·esting to k11ow how man pe~ple in this photograph who are still supplied to tl1e OBSE~ VER by Mrs. Lottie Poston of Florence, a former student • at U11io11 Scl1ool. Left to right, first row first person unidentified, Edna Eaddy, • ' Marie Eaddy, Annie Wilson, next two persons unidentified, fl,os.a ' B1·ou1·.to11, 11ext person unidentified, Alice .Chandler, Pauline· Munnerlyn, Laura •• second row, Bertha Ar·d , John It l1e111 ' ow persons ' ,J • Stl«)\\' Du1·a11t Rhein Flint Rhem Leroy Robbins, James Waldron, next ' ' ' u11ide11tified, To1n111y Cha11dler, Robert Waldron, the teacher, Miss Marie Rivers, \\'alk Coope1· ' Pressley Thomas Em·erson Ard, Charlie Thomas, next two ' u11ide11tified, a11d Be1111ie Waldron • . • • • • • • ' • ' • •• � 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 Union School Students, 4-7-1977 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 4-7-1977 News Newspaper Weekly Observer https://johnsonvilleschistory.org/files/original/6497dea7c3c04dbd7a2df367cddf6d66.pdf 09c1cb8a1d6aca0c0514e2ab07b57356 PDF Text Text • • • • • • •• • • • • I • • • • • of old series to see the continuance 1"1 a11_y a1·ea citize11s will be pleased of a • pl1 t>tog1·a pits 111ade available to the OBSERVER by • Lottie Poston of • Amo11g this group of students of 01·d Union School are left to right first ' l"()W •• Ozzie O\\·e11s name was first not Eaddy, ose Winston Fenters boy a ' a\'ailable ' D.I • Wilson ' .Eddie Munnerlyn Ja.mes Rh es, Martin Owens, Leland ' 1,,11()111 as a11d Ha1111ibal Cribb • second row •• first student unidentifi , Elise ('a 1·1·a.\\' ay 11 ext stude11t u11identified Daisy Rollins, Mrs • Cora Huggins Johnson ' ' • third row • Bertie Cribb Helen Wilder and Verna Ard I .. c>uise S11ow • ' ' ' ' • fi1·st stude11t u11ide11 tified ' Isla Cooper Lill 1an Cribb ' next student unidentified , ' Lucy Robbins, Lottie Waldron and sister Maw ' ' ' \\'ald1·c,11 . last stude11{ u11ide11tified • • • • • • • • • • • • • � 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 Union School Students, 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://johnsonvilleschistory.org/files/original/5d2ad2449b85d2bd541033d40a6e0eb6.pdf b21f5dbf65a2f90361275d028bd1a285 PDF Text Text , • n1on c 00 u en be in the year 1920. Among those ·identified, not in any given order, are Baker Ison, .N ell Wilson Varn, Emmett Strong, William Turbeville, Catherine Varr, L~die Smith; Rufus 'Cribb, Mildred Cribb,, Louise Cribb, William Britton, and Carra\vay, Annie Carra\vay, Louise Carraway, Gertrude Haddock, Mary ise .M unnerlyn, Josie Carraway, Gus Haddock, Clifton Eaddy, Lydie Clyde, o Tho111as, Otny Wilder, Virginia Munnerlyn, Vernell Wilder, Manning mas, Jaines Turbeville, John Thomas, Laurice Rhem, Jr., and John Wesley ant. The ol~ photograph is among the treasure of Miss Margie Altnian, a e and long ti01e resident of Hemingway, and now of Kingstree . • ~~~~--~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~. ~~~~~--~ · � 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 Union School Student Body, 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://johnsonvilleschistory.org/files/original/0cb20f226c300df7ab753f20be6e8568.pdf 284d9c8b38862926e9b5b55b98440f68 PDF Text Text , • • • ,,... ', • • • • • • •• • • • • • • •• ••• • • ' , • • • • • • ' • • M1·s. Lottie W • Poston for m • ' 1a1·ed so1ne old photos of students of ~he Old Union School long before the fire . ' at destroyed the beloved old school. Among the photos was this one showlng a ·oup of l1igl1 school st udents as they posed for a photographer perhaps one· who • • are first·row Students left to right t •• D. Rl1e111 Charlie Th omas, Emerson Ar t Belton Brockin'g toti Leroy Robbins, ' • • • aldron second row • J.J. Snow, Bennie Waldron and Albert ' ' Marie ot be determined could a Forbes whose first name n ' oo. p er, Chandler. Myrtle· C '<teacher) Alice Miss Riv ers ' ' Pauline • • Laura Rhenis,· third row u11identified Durant Rhems • ' ' ' unidentified, on, Wal Snow·, Robbie Tommy Chandler, Willie ' alker Cooper • Ros~ Brourton ' • • . • • • • • • • t • • t• • • • • • • ' • • • • • • • • • t • • • � 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 Union High School Students, 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://johnsonvilleschistory.org/files/original/359b95a16d0e5b5cf23bffa81de19e30.pdf ffdfb3b77e1b9a1bb733352d691873c9 PDF Text Text • • • • , • • • • • • Al • F· •• • • • I • 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 Turners IGA WO 11-27-74 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer News Newspaper Weekly Observer https://johnsonvilleschistory.org/files/original/2cc44617e0309f6512cf125a2fbddac2.pdf 3dad620a0a6a6f8b62a780847d7f3d91 PDF Text Text --· an r I ey the tiny - - -- - ~. • ..... •• .. , ., - ··- ·· · - · -- - -~- .... --... -·o-""' • ... ... ......... ..,...,v.1.•'-' QUANTITY RIGHTS RESERVED AD EFFECTIVE: OCTOBER 14, 15, 16, 1976 Dr. irse • :1ve • Sin • ion. '.y 's ley I for ;ed for he as he gs • ,, - . ,a t by ly ly al 1e ...1"e TABLERITE BEEF CUBE STEAK MUCHMORE SLICED • GRADE ''A'' WHOLE • TABLERITE BEEF • to LB • - fl PER BAG · LIMIT l BAGS PER CUSTOMER I a ONE QUARTER SLICED LB. ., ~ 1e h TABLERITE BEEF y ROUND ROAST e fl • e 1 LB. { I • • e • PORK LOIN FULL CUT • ~ LB. CENTER CUT RIB PORK CHOPS LB. LB. • c RIB HALF LB. PORK LOIN LB. ' OSCAR MAYER BOLOGNA c . REGULAR OR BEEF -· • • • '\ MILD ORJ BEEF SAUSAGE • ...,;,l .. )J ,, ' 12 OZ. PKG . SAUSAGE PATTIES oz. 12 $ 09 ' LB. l ' • c PUDDING OR SOUSE 1b. • $ • WHOLE LIM IT I W 7 S~ OR MORE FOOD ORDER EXCLUDING TOBACCO & SPECIALS ) PKG . DREHER PAN COUNTRY HAM ... BAG DREHER HICK~RY MT. JIM DANDY QUICK 12 OZ. P~G . HILLSHIRE SMOKEO LB. 29 1CJ ,, IGA CHICKEN & RICE SOUP NO. 1 CANS IGA PURE VEGETABLE Oil 24 OZ. SIZE � 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 Turner's IGA WO 10-14-76 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer News Newspaper Weekly Observer https://johnsonvilleschistory.org/files/original/53d1126d7e36309ad4c0be967c9645c8.pdf 59516cbeca8f767d15a80f53a27b2014 PDF Text Text cy r r 011 ~v••,e•' w111 c11u vcwo-er a;, 1111u ,,.e 1nsy1.ery person Will be a keel 111 the October 16 edition of The Weekly Observer. The first five people e the Identity the Blcentea1nial Mystery Person will win Bicentennial • Th Bleentennlsal Mystery Perso11 appears to be saying i11 the las t picture of or equenc , ••Vou get involved in tl1e Bicentennial!'' are • 1ses and Dart mud and pools of water Tupperware <which owns t ralns, emerges the Industries leton or the $22 million Tupperware> . Mitchell said the construction are plant. which Is '"'"'4. ..ploy 700 to 800 of the plant was a bout 27 per cent completed. • The structural steel phase of rdlng to project er. Leslie Mitchell , the two-story production area ctlon of the plant is 19 stands about a week from days behind schedule completion. Mitchell said the of the wet weather. concrete for the second floor ounts to about one was supposed to have started , He said it was very last week. Now the pouring of le that the February concrete for both the second or completion of the and first floor will be started ry production area simultaineously when weather have to be extended if permits. The production area will d not get a break in the house all of the plant's molding • ell is president and machines on the first floor . of Construction Forty machines are scheduled ent Associates, eMA, to be installed when the area is an•aes and controls completed. It bas a capacity for -construction works for 80 machines. On the second floor raw plastic . that comes in the form of small pellets. is fed from silo bends through the second floor down to the molding m achines The r a w material all comes by rail which \\ ill be located behind the building The raw material \vill be stored in 11 steel silos outside the pla nt . The first story of the plant will be constructed a r ound the production area . Mitchell said the bulk of the first floor outside t he production area \\. ill be used for warehousing. Another 20 per cent will be used for maintenance . employe facilities and factory offices. Th~ production area will be the first part of the plant proper completed. The administrative area in front of the plant is ____ .. ' • - ... • 1 Skeleton Of Tupperware Plant Rises Out Of Mud Caused By Persistent Rains scheduled to be completed by February 10 The production area will be finished if the schedule is met. b~ sometime in February. Then whi!e the machines a r e being installed the remainder of U1e building will be completed l\litchell said the entire builchng should be completed by July 1976 The machines should take about t\\'Omonths to be inst alled a n d put into operation , according to Mitchell, and in the meantime, the north section of the first floor should be completed. which would give the plant enough warehouse a~d subsidary space to begin limited operation by April 1. Right now a crew of about 150 full-time crew members are • workir.g on the site from some 19 contr actors l\litchell said the constru~tion should r each a peak 1n two to three months <depending on the weather > at about 250 mP..n from 20 or 21 contractors l\1itchell said the delivery of material to the site had flowed in very well . He said that the weather had been the only problem he had had in keeping up with the schedule. but added, ·'we have been drastically held up with r ainfall a nd mud." Mitchell, who bas seen the operation of T upperware plants as well a s many other industri e s co mmented , ''Tupperwa re does a nice a job emzngway as any one I've seen in keeping a clean. good-operating plant.'' Tupperware Personnel director. Floyd Williams said last week that his office had received about 1, 275 applications. Tupperware will begin training some 20 to 30 mechanics and trouble-shooters through the state TEC system . who will reportedly utilize a building in Heming way . A Tupperware molding machine will be moved into the building for purposes of training . Training will begin sometime in October or November, according to the personnel director. with none of the trainees being actually hired at that point. 0 0 - an .. • • n lC with Marine Corps post bands.. A number of photos on his desk showed band members in ucw shiny uniforms. He said tbesewere the band's new t1nif01ms. wbicb were black and gold with black fur hats, to match the Jobnloaville school colors. Thayer said the band~s Beater erchants Firm School. Representatives from which will be sold by the Mistee Lingerie, Elastic Cor- committee. James Foshee, as a leader of poration Of America, Atlantic Foods and Tupperware have the Hemingway Boy Scouts agreed to speak to senior high suggested the scouts be allowed school students on the op- to install holes along the curb on portuni ties that industry allows Main Street, in order ~at may Oy American in the Hemingway area. - - --merchants • -'-~ •"""..~~·C:......:l:llf:~l__ I nsonvi Director Bill Thayer The Hemingway Business and Professional Association firmed up its plans for the Hemingway Christmas parade, scheduled for Thursday, Dec. 4. Chairman of the Christmas parade, Elsie Hill, said that she already had L~LcfilllllJl!lt.lttinwents for s nsors • Johnsonville High School band director Bill Thayer sat in . his off ice listening to a clas;ical record he said he was going to play for his music appreciation course. Behind his desk was a whole wall full of pictures. Thayer referred to the montage of photos as his ''rose gallery.,, He bas pictures fro1n f:be · is nine ears with 0 _JJI: · club sponsored the unifOI Dll along with the school district. Anotlw -, 7>·-... way the band raises DlGlttf through its annual HalloW~ IJ"'.s.... Carnival wbicll is scbed_uled year on Oct 25 from 5 ~til 1°' 10:30 p. m. in the high _ • ~ The band director carnival raised between $1 $2,000 for the band eac:'i said it bad everytb carnival rides,. His marching baDd to 45 people since. be \Dlifonns. He said ff. uniforms ~, coUlcL them with This ma. 1ef. , nia~il* the � 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 Tupperware Plant Rises WO 10-2-75 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer News Newspaper Weekly Observer https://johnsonvilleschistory.org/files/original/5654eb3ab9b59a7a057faeefe14626d0.pdf 37ae1ac250fb03c58d3d9cdd9b95c73d PDF Text Text • • . NEW TUPPERWARE PLANT our opinion some of the finest, go through stainless steel pipes machines. There is one The anticipation of the people Tupperware plants. _ which was caused by the anWilliamsburg TEC in and I expect future employees to 11 silos which have a capacity ''trouble-shooter'' for each ten receive on-the-job of 250,000 pounds each. machines, two mechanics each nouncement in December, 1974 Kingstree recently offered a will Thoroughly automated, the shift with a head training inthat the Tupperware Company first-aid program £.or Tup- training.,, The present wQrk force in- operation sees the pellets go structor on the day shift. would build a $22 million plant perware 's future employees After the finished projected near Hemingway was fulfilled and the Special Schools Division cludes moulders and packers, through a mixer upstairs where this morning when the button of the South Carolina State mechanics, supervisors and powder preparation takes place leaves the moulder and is in-• was pushed and ten of the Board for Technical and administrative people. Some and color is added. The plastic spected, it is packaged and sent company's moulders went into · Comprehensive Education has have been to the company's is then fed through a hopper to to the distributor. (Packing will individual injection not start for about another six production. also conducted a production Tennessee plant for training. the Dr. Curtis, radiologist from moulders downstairs. Prior to today, the company operator training program at weeks). After it leaves the plant The moulders have four it is sent to the distributor, of Kingstree, spends two days was operating with a work force the plant. Floyd Williams, personnel each week at the Hemingway safety devices each, two which there are 250 in the of 84 employees. An additional 55 employees will report to work manager, said during a tour of plant giving physicals to the electrical, one hydraulic, and. United States, and from there it • one gravity. On each is a chart reaches the consumer. today throughout the three the plant last week, ''As I see it new employees. now, this will conclude our The plastic pellets which go which tells the operator exactly shifts. Most of these are local The new modern plant has a people hired within the area, training programs at Tup- · into the making of the Tup- what the operation is. For each large cafeteria for the conwith only ten top officials perware. The employees which perware products are shipped machine there is an operator Conttnued to Page 8 coming ln from other will begin with a cordinator for each five work next week are in into the plant by rail where they . �• u Page 1 • venience of ti 111 • ic of the effect it · · ve on the economy fo owing recent recession from which we are still recover· • ' • Paget •• • was a that was miss· . • He estimate e va ue of e • T mer an ise was tes evi ence. ar e wit o.p e an was ran rceny a • • arm • e was • a s • m e • m • ' • • • � 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 Tupperware Begins Operation WO 4-22-76 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer News Newspaper Weekly Observer https://johnsonvilleschistory.org/files/original/1e04e86c386874d336a4dea876b83966.pdf 5713e70641cc431bd406f829f93db665 PDF Text Text P1ge 6-Tltl-.: WEEKLY pttsf.:1tv1-: 1t . llemlngwa y. S. C.. Thursda y. Dece n1bf'r 19, 1974 's ave , • are 6erver e 16 Pages Hemingway, S. C., 29554 Thursday, December 19, 1974 Vol. 2 No. 17 . . Tupperware A111101111ces Pla11s For Hentin. ay Plastics Pla11t ' Signing Final Papers Mayor W. B. Harmon and members or the Town Council are shown signing the final papers with the necessary provi ~ions ftom the town Thursday morning at Town llall before going to Kingstree to attend the luncheon and offieial announcement of th e new Tuppenvare plant to be built near Hemingway. ~ They Did It over some or the work they have accomplished latjng for the new Tupperware plant are Ueft to Merritt Morris. Tupperware president John Ansley. State Developn1e11t Board J\tember Bob Glo\•er • • Hem1ng'''ay l\rlayor W. B. Harmon, and Sen. LaNue Floyd. The long -a nticipated new and expand to a capacity of 850 Tupperware plastics plant in as soon as possible. It will HellJingway has finally become produce around 200 different a reality. it was learned at a items of the well·known plastic news conference in Kingstree kitchenware .. Asked about the anticipated Thursday. annual salary. Ansley said he John Ansley. president of ' 'wou1dn't even hazard a guess '' Tupperware Manufacturing as to the amount. · international , said at a meeting Located on a 100-acre site Thursday morning that the southwest of Hemingway , the company expects to begin plant will consist of two construction on the plant site by buildings totaling February, 1975. and hopes to approximately 750,000 square begin operation by February. feet in floor space. A larger 1976. building will be used for Ansley said that the plant will production and warehousing, begin with about 400 employees, and a smaller. separate upperware Plant any been a long, hard to bring Tupperware to ay, but all the work ry paid o[f Thursday, er 12, when an I was finally signed hase of the site for finding a building site somewhere in the state. Merritt Morris, then a member of the State Development Board, was asked to find two 100-acre sites in the vicinity of Hemingway that would be suitable. Morris located the two sites, plant. k began early in 1973, one inside Hemingway, owned ware Jnternatiooal partly by Q\rrol M. ~ an<!_ lb!! State Develop. partly tiy Ure Hemingway Inshowing interest in dustrial ·eorp., and the other Southwest of Hemingway. This second site was owned mainly by B. W. Stroud, with small parcels belonging to Mrs. Ora Bartell and children, Mrs. Eva • ming vents hobeth Pentecostal Cl!urch of Hemingway S. Haselden, and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Thompson. After considerable study the second site was chosen, mainly because of its natural drainage a Christmas play ening, December 22 The Rev. Otto Hordee, into Poplar Hill Branch on its north side, and its proximity to the railroad and to two roads on its sides. The Town of- Hemingway agreed to furnish water and sewer service to this site, as well as fire protection and police protection in cooperation \Vith the Sherif('s office. The water and sewer rates were made ··as lenient as possible, to encourage the company to locate near Hemingway,'' according to Mayor W. B. Harmon. The negotiations moved along steadily until last October 1 when .an engineer's report on the soil conditions at the site threw the plans into a tailspin. The engineer's report found that the soil did not Ji.ave the load-Oearing capacity needed for a building like the one planned, and the necessary pilings would cost an estimated $1 ~2 million, which was more than the company was wilUng to Cynthia Gilliard Invites the public to National Merit , ' program entiUed Baby Jesus" will be Semifinalist pay. on Sunday, Shaken but · undaunted, the local and county people involved and the State Development Board gathered their forces and were able to persuade the company to modify their building plans. The company told its architect to redesign the building to make it partially one-story, something they had never done before, according to Morris. Final plans will call ror approximately two-thirds of the 22, at 7 p.m. at the de Free Will Bapiist <i Johnsonville. The lbe Rev. Joseph Wallis, • cordial invitation to &ram of Christmas 1111 be presented on December 22 at 11 a.m. Johnsonville United II Church by the O.,ir and the Youth •t the church. The ts under the direction Continued to Page fl Russeu Roberts and rt Cuslunan. The I lbt Rev. W. L. Edwards, Pllblic to attend this L I CYNTHIA GILLIARD program, to be on Thursday evening, l9at 7:30 p.m., at the , __ I Free Will Baptist .... been announced by 'th Rev. Julius Hall, Ua COrdlal Invitation c. IDlests of the West WIU BapuSt Church in ~-Worship hour on • """"11lber 29 will be ,..,.. Cantata will be at tho Johnsonville ~lloUn.ss Church on Ilg, December 22, P.111. This will be • colored Obn enlatmaa In Hong - . . the Rev. Sixth District Congressmf;ln elect John Jenrette has won a seat on the U. $. House Agriculture Committee. Jenrette said he was informed of the appointment by Soulh Carolina First District Congressman Mendel Davis, a Program. In recognition or her member or the Democratic achievement. she along with the Steering and Policy Committee, other semifinalists of south which recently was handed the carolina. were the guests of the new assigrunent or committee University of South Carolina appolnltnents. For more ll1an Honors Program on December fifty years prevlously, the Mr. and MrS- 1\1orwood Gilliard and a senior at Hemingway H;gh School. has been named as a National Merit Semifinalist. This tiUe was awarded to her ror her achievement in the National Merit Scholarship Sth and 6th . These students DernO<l'lltlc members of the stayed at the Sheraton HoLel ln House Ways and Means Columbia where all expenses Committee made the apwere taken care or by the pointments. The 39-year-oJd lormer state legislator said he W85 very Committee. Eactisemifmallst was given• pleased that hi• "hard cam· guide to show them all the paign to win !he Agriculture phases of the campua. They ~t paid off." Tobacco. cotton were given much Jntormation and feed grains are especially .., financial aids and !P'&Dts and Important to thla district. on acholarshlpa th1l)I will be ··our farmers have been ellilbl• for If Ibey decide to ' "Xltnda a oordlal particularly hard hit and I want lo all who wish lo attend the University of SOuth to work through the committee National Merit Scholarship Carolina a ..,. Asked why Tupperware chose Hemingway for the plant site, Ansley1cited grud and available labor. a pleasant climate for doing b,usiness, the availability of power and rail transportation. Hemingway's central location in the planned distribution area , and the facf th~t ··Merritt Morris sold us on supervisory experience will be I't . .. We're Moving The ' OBSERVER has been in its temporary location on Main Street in Hemingway for over a year now, and we are finally getting ready to move into a permanent orfice. We are now in the process of • Giving The Word Tupperware president John Ansley tells newsmen and guests of the pla ns for the new Tupperware plant as Industrial developer Merritt Morris looks on. Tupperware Plant The Work Of Many ConUnued from Page I building to be two stories, and one-third one story. Morris pointed out that Tupper ware rea IIy went out o[ · to d le d the1r way accommo a •an they could at any time have pull ed ou t and looked for another location. Again, with this crisis solved, the negotiations proceeded on making a decision on our future location, and we should be able to announce it soon after the first of the year. In the mean· time, the ''For Sale'' sign in rront does not mean we're leaving. We're just moving, and we're going to stay in Hemingway. schedule, right up until Thursday, when the finai papers w.e re to be signed. At this point, with all the parties assembled to sign the pa pers a nd a press conference calJe? to aIJilOUDce it, a dispu~ a rose as to the true acreage of Stroud's land. Finally, the county wish for you, than a warm old-fashioned Christmas? Thanks for your support. go, because certainly we need the industry to stimulate the illJ illJ illJ •, ... •••• .. ............ " "' ~l..i;s. • ... ~ · •.r· f ~~·· . ... <s J : •{r · ·· \ ... " ~· .·-..... ( ·~~,, ·~· . ,. ~ MERRY CHRISTMAS from eek4 when people from l,ivcry section - the cltlcs, suburbs and rural areas - recognize that we 111ust all work tog.ether to make certain our naUon produces an adequate supply of food, fiber and other products like tobacco whlcll give the rarmcr 8 just Agriculture Committee sod rooking certain people from all over the nation understand our problems so they will help me with solutions," Jenrette snld. Reading Bids Arcbltect Franklin Clark right. of the archltectual firm of Clark 011d l\'tcCall reads 011e or eJe,•en bids on the llcn1lnR"-'8Y Arra Vocationa l Ce11ter. as school superintendent R. C. Fennell lelt, keeps a record of the bidding. .,. .. ! i i illJ ·•we l1nve entered U1e era representing the Dislrlct on the - ..... r•••-•••wwwl!lllw-wwwwwli!OI:~~!"'~----------------• • perwa re people, a nd the wa r mth of the other la ndowners, who •• • kept everything in perspective • • through their conversa tion. Since Thursday, everything has been "full speed ahead" to get the final plans drawn and the project underway. Right now soil experts from Soil Consµltants, Inc. of Charleston are completing a detailed series o( tests, including many borings rangil)g from 40 to 60 feet deep, to show the exact nature of the soil beneath the surface. I I I I I ' 1 1 • ~~-~ ~ fi~ uppUed !or seals. return, bot Is at..o priced so the consumer can afford it. "I look forward to tlth , and 12th-grade students, in a p~ogram administered by the Co~nt~ ~oard of Education. 1 echn1c~l classes for postsecondary students;. as well as so.me adult ed~cat1on clas_ses, will be taught. 1n t.he evenings < Wlder the''· d1rect1on of the Wi l liamsburg · Regional ever ything gut , according to ! = ened Bids Vocational Center A total of 11 contractors bid on the project. 8.nd school superintendent R. C. Fennell said after the meeting that the Sc)lool Board would not try to renegotiate the project. ''With to see that our farmers receive the bidding as competitive as it a fair price ror their products, •• was I think we'll just have to he Said. find more funds,'' he said. The competition for seats on Agriculture was the greatest it has ever been, Jenrette said he wos told by Capitol HUI obscrvors. More than half of the 75 new Ocmocrutic Congressn1en , Of course, the project would staff lounge . which saved $840. be nothing without Tupperware, 'I'hey declined to omit the and the people involved had fence around t~e. build_in~ nothing but praise for President ($7 ,400) a. rollup gr.111 to protec~ John Ansley and his cornp1lny. __.the ven?1~g mach ines ($1,5971 , ''There 's no way that any in- and pa1nt1ng of several areas dustrial developr 5 could ever ($2,500>. The 20,000 square foot have ha~ a greater company to building will be located East of stage. resulting in a similar school in the ~ vicinity or Andrews . The credit for finally working ' Map showing the location 0£ the planlted Tupperware·plant. and $625.000. cabinet in the ' vocational trai'ning, for 10th. hopefully be followed by a third economy of the county.'' Morris, goes to the County Delegation , the patience of Ansley and the other Tup- by Bigelow. lnc. of Myrtle Beach . After the alternate discounts and additions were added. a total or $555.006 resulted . Architect Franklin Clark. \Yho opened the bids, estimated that after the cost or the land and architectural, engineering. and legal fees were all added in, the cost would run to between $624.000 and adjacent Board of Education under the overall supervision of the Center . A legal question rorced the change , and now the l\'lan power Center will pay the Board of Education for the use of the facility for their evening classes . ''I feel that the school is urgently needed in the Hemingway area . We 've been planning it for several yeai-s." 1-~ennel said. He explained that thi s facility will complete ''phase two '' of the vocational and technical development program in Williamsburg County . He added that this will th:t trees, sing carols, give gifts .•. and enjoy all the holiday cheer. Bids were opened Thursday in Kingstree for the projected Hemingway Area Vocational Center, and despite highly competitive bidding the lowest .offer was about $25,000 more than the $600.000 originally budgeted for the center. The low base hid was $557 .621 C'ontinued rrom Page I Pleasa nt Hill , and Battery Park Co . for the plumbing , areas . The tentative course Broadway, Brunson, and Gates offerings in the vocational for the h,.e ati ng a nd air school are auto body repair . co nditioning . and Doyle automotive mechanics. Electric Co. fot the electrical welding . carpeI1try . brick work . ,. masonry . electrical work and 'l'he bid offering li sted five refrigeration . Fennell said. He alterr1ates !or lowering the bid added that some of these price. and one for ,grass killing courses wil l probably be treatment underfa ll the asphalt shifted to make room for other paving that raised the price. courses as the need arises . He 1'he board decided to take also said he was sure that some advantage of the grass indu§trial · f power sewing treament. at a cost of $2,100, courses will be added. and to do without the proposed 1'he building will be used for folding wall which would divide " two difrerent courses of one large clasroom into two training . ad'm inistered by two small large ones. saving $3,875, different authorities . Daytime and to omit the kitchenette unit ... hour s will be devoted to ".&"" S'llcot.. Fennell said later that the necessary funds can be taken out of next year's building allocation . which sould be enough. The state will provide $450,000 for the project. with the rest to come from the school district. Since Clark said that he was not familiar with the low ' bidder. the Board of Education desided to check on the firm to find out if they are reputable before awarding the contract . If Bigelow. Inc . for some reason is found to be unacceptable. another board meeting will be called to decide what to do next. The s·ub-contractors ror the project were Dix.ie Plwnbing Continued to Page r. Developmerit Board, The Williamsburg County Industrial Development Board and Director Frank Seignious, Sen. La Nue Floyd and the County D I t' T e ega ion, he County Commissioners and County Supervisor Hugh Mccutchen, the Hemingway Town Council and Mayor W. B. Harmon , and many more . Bids:' Opened In Vo-ed Center In spite of popular belief, the apple was not mentioned in the Delegation decided that they work with. They have really Hemingway High School, and Manpower Training Center. Bible as the fruit that Eve ate. had h · b t t th bent over backwards to help officials hope it will be ready The school had orimnally It was merely described as ''the no c 01ce u 0 pay e "' " Mocris said He added ~ price asked. ''There jUSt'Wa$;1')'r· ~. · . · . . . 1 • ,for .occupation , - .-l;>Y, nexl:.. l:xien planned to be entirely ., fruit or the tree which is in the ch . '' s~ LaN "'Fi ' Ct " \];.ye.. .- been 1n , tndµstr1al .. ·September.• I .~ wtder the direction of the \ midst of~the gafiliru'' ~ProbabJr-, 0 anlya odiceRe, en. tat· ue'F Y,, d_l've\opment since the '50s, an<l The school will accommodp\e1 lll'annower r~e with the the apple got i:hat reputation sa , an presen 1ve ranJ\ h • · l'f k d · d . ; ".....,.., :i. .... ~ ........ ~~...,;;; • because it is such ~ a tempting, M G. d •'W . t 1 ave never in my. 1 e wor e from 225 to 250 stu en ts frum v o c a t i o n a c o u r s es 11 a~~~~eto. let irresistible, good·tasting fruit. co~~'t pl:~t with people of this calibre.'' the Hemingway, Johnsonville, administered by the County MIDDLE Jenrette Named To Agriculture Seat Cynthia Gilliard. daughter or be taken. about 20 local people with 5More Shopping Days 'Til Christmas selected within the next rew months ror training. They will be moved to other plants !or six months and then returned here to work as supervisors. He said that an announcement will be made later when job applications will smokestacks , smoke. or noise.'' he added . Morris aJso said that Ansley had told him that the company makes an effort to be a good citizen intown. and encourages its employees to be community· oriented, and participate in all community activities. The plant will operate as a separate tmit, not a branch or the main company, with· each branch or the operation conducted here. Ansley stated that six experienced managers will be brought in from other Tupperware plants, and that building will be used for administrative purposes. The total investment in the plant. including land, building, and machinery, will be at least $20 million . according to Merritt Morris, who has been active in the project from the beginning. A11 o{ the land not used for buildings, parking, streets. or other purposes will be carefully landscaped and well kept, and while Ansley was here he discussed with some local people h.is plans ror a recreation park on the property adjacent to the plant. Morris said. The building ' 'wil l be appealing to the eye, with absolutely no pollution . no waste • and no unsightly r q ___ _! •• Friday, and when the results are a nalyzed the project e ng ineer , G. Bertra nd Bebeau!! , will go to work with the data and begin to draw up the fi nal plans and speclflcallons for the building. He expects to be able lo begin on this soon after the first of the year, and hopes to have the fi nal plans ready by late February or Early March. Meanwhile, architect Charles E. Seavor Is at work !lnishlng the a rchltec tu al work o! modifying th basic Tupperware plan to !It the needs of these soil conditions. One persoMel step has been a lready taken : l'hllllp Balcom, currently plant manager of the ~ ompany 's Jerome, Ida ho plant, has been named lo manage the pla nt here. The pla nt Is the accomplishment of many people in Hem 1'lgway, Williamsburg County, and the slate. Merritt Morris has been, In Bebeault's words, "the backbone of the wl)ole project." Bebeault weni oo Ill say th at Morris " has perfonned beyond the call of duty," and tlult he " has wprked for the sheer good of the cotnmunily." Olhers who deserve special credit tnchlde Ron RobinJon • nd £ " lover of lhe Stat• • I I· ' I I I I I I • • • • • • • • I I • :We wi,sh you all the joy the season has to give. Peace. Happiness. Contentment. May they be yours to remember warmly for many a Christmas. Our heartfelt gratitude. I l Il l ll • � 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 Tupperware Announces Plan WO 12-19-74 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer News Newspaper Weekly Observer https://johnsonvilleschistory.org/files/original/fb0e32c8f17c5d2838b247da2359b9c8.pdf 5c42c0c59e7377182d04fc1059f00d06 PDF Text Text • • • , • • • • J ' • . , ' ••• ' These friendly folk from Tomllnson's are ready and waiting to assist you in making the purchases you need to get your children ready for school. Tomlinson 's provides a compl~te selection of back to school needs from shoes to notebook paper, from jeans to pencils. Tomlinson's is the ideal place to shop for yout entire family. according to Eddie Hutchinson, manager. ''We have clothing for all age groups from pre-schoolers to the teenager and a few things for Mom and Dad as - well. Jeans, the perennial favorite of stu.d ents are in abundant supply for both boys and girls along with the perfect top to complete the .outfit. And don't forget coats and hats for those cold winter days . Tomlinson 'scan fill your every need, so before school starts. come in and visit and dress your children from head to toe. Waiting to assist you are Hutchinson, Dwight Carraway, Mrs. Lola Patrick and Mrs. Ellis Thompson . · • � 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 Tomlinson's Employees Are Ready To Assist, 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 Description An account of the resource Waiting to assist are manager Eddie Hutchinson, Dwight Carraway, Mrs. Lola Patrick, and Mrs. Ellis Thompson News Newspaper Weekly Observer https://johnsonvilleschistory.org/files/original/45dce34073169f87f7736e1ee4dbb635.pdf d2d4bfc522dcd5010293dd153ce2d123 PDF Text Text • •• ntry in his r cords at one of the local warehouses. In the center picture, the one, Robert On the right 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 Tobacco Sales Open WO 7-25-74 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer News Newspaper Weekly Observer https://johnsonvilleschistory.org/files/original/02fdccb2a36b2f8e74fe15cddfadee1a.pdf 9e41302dc4d96a104e0bcac7af91b495 PDF Text Text hi The Pee Dee • , • m la one In a series ''always ~t correct weight, prompt tobacco would be sold. Later that ry prepared by facaltv of Francis e. This ls the second tebaeco growing in the supplied to the OBby Dr. G. Wayne Department.) important efforts by y lobacco interests JS was to establish a AS early as February, acbleved this objective returns, and at all times the very highest market prices.'• R. C. Crute was the auctioneer for the firm ''anxious for your tobacco." The local newspapers continued to boost the tobacco industry throughout the decade, noting that Darlington was ''moving rapidly forward'' . with its tobacco industry but plaintively acknowledging the lack of progress in Florence. Although Florence had been the first in the area in the cultivation of ce Tobacco ''Factory'' tobacco, in this case one editor conwith a capital of cluded: ''The first shall be last.' ' providing a local market. Florence merchants and this was not enough businessmen were the special mrget of some farmers because this editor, who criticized them for their often carried ad- ''lack of cooperation, selfish shutting up appeallng to fat 111ers to of themselves in their own skin ... ur home markets.'' The narrowmindedness which carmot see ere warned not to be beyond their own doors will kill any ''drwmners (salesmen) town, will drive away business and sow • Richmond, Darlington, grass seeds in the streets.'' When there was favorable news in the JDarket.'' 10 local farmers in early tobacco industry, the newspapers were Taylor of the Florence just as eager to print it. In 1897 when a -Unoa1nded that, if the group of Florentines visited Canada, their tobacco with him, the newspaper reported that the group uaured that they would had predicted that 650,000 pounds of bi - growing season was longer that in season the newspaper announced : North Carolina or Virginia and in many ''Florence is taking long strides for- cases the quality was superior. In ward as a tobacco market." addition farmers in the area improved Although there were ''no fancy the curing process, which not only could prices'' on the Florence tobacco begin earlier than in the states to the market, the average were ''good. '' north but also could continue longer. More specifically, the journal reported It was estimated that one acre in the that W.C. Player's prices had ranged area could produce up to 900 pounds of from 8 to 17 1h cents; W.H. Mcilveen tobacco .Local specimens displayed at jounal reported that W.C. Player's the Danville Tobacco Exposition drew prices had ranged from 8 to 14 to 211h praise from agricultural experts. The cents; M.W. Player's from 8 to 17 1h price also reflected the high quality. cents; and T.S. Coker's from 6 cents to In the early 1890's some Florence 30 cents. County tobacco sold as high as $1.25 a In one day in the 1897 tobacco season pound and in one case a packet of 400 pounds brought $600.00. 20,000 powids of tobacco had been sold. With the extraordinary growth of the Unlike the vision of the industrial prophets of the New South Creed, the industry, a new tobacco warehouse was planned for the 1895 crop. A new potential of tobacco was more than a mirage. By the mid-1890's, the average company was formed with a capital of profit on an acre of tobacco was $1300. Officers were R.C. Commander, reported to be as much as $150 to $200. President ; J . F. Stackley, ViceThis figure compared much more President; C. L. Boinest, Secretaryfavorably to cotton, which yielded Treasurer; and B.F. Douglas and H.F . Rose, Directors. These men had met approximately $10 per acre at the time. Once king now cotton had become a with the city council to solicit their support. cruel master. Impatient with the council's caution, Florence County was particiula rly suited for the tobacco industry. The they had proceeded with the ) I organization on their own. In particular, they "resolved to advertise the advantages of Florence at their on expense without waiting for the council.'' At the end of the decade the tobacco industry still appeared to be accelerating. It was predicted that 1899 would "be a great year in tobacco circles." There were many signs that Florence. County was '' sweeping ahead" with the " Golden Leaf.'' From Effingham it was reported that "Lee Howard, who planted eight acres last year, has run up to forty.'' At Savage Station a local merchant. A. Poston, reported: " Whereas only two customers planning tobacco last year, between fifty and sixty are planting now." The news was the same from other areas of Florence County. On a trip to Florence J.M. Litch reported that in the Evergreen area a ''number of new tobacco barns'' were being constructed. He predicted that some 200 acres would be used to tobacco in 1899 as compared to the less than twenty ('ontinued to Page 12 Early Tobacco Barn This structure. reminiscent of early days of tobacco farming, stands beside a road In the Nesmith area. In the early days of tobacco culture, the barns were commonly constructed of poles cut on the fa1·m with the cracks ln between filled with mud or a mortor mixture. Metal Dues ran through the barn to carry beat from a wood-bumlng fumace. Thia method of curing the golden leaf after It was gathered by b~nd Is a far cry from the modern day mecbanlca\ barvesten and bulk bams. � 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 Tobacco Barns WO 6-12-80 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer News Newspaper Weekly Observer https://johnsonvilleschistory.org/files/original/a0a29ddc35d7e6d7e79880264152a042.pdf 9847b0036bff8d2dfdde0c40eeb59da8 PDF Text Text . ree • • oc1et .. ... .. .,,, .. • "" • • 1stor1c 1vers I e 1cates • • I 'fhc rains which began falling on the cousins and descendants of the person.'' In his presentation, Chandler area Saturday night and continued Witherspoon family.'' gave some interesting facts on the Sunday gave way for the unveiling of Dr. David W. Cuttino. chairman of Witherspoon family. the South Carc•lina Department of the Department of Music at the Baptist Mrs. Elaine Y. Eaddy, president of Archives and History Memorial College of Charleston, sang ~J'hree Rivers Historical Society, and Marker placed near the site of the old ··Testament of Freedom,'' after first whoses research made the marker Witherspoon .f..,erry Sunday afternoon readir1g the text to the guests. possible, spoke to the group of the by the Three Rivers Historical Society 14.,ollowing the unveiling of the families in the area who are here today of Hemi11gway. rnarker, William H. Chandler, also a because of the Witherspoons, mennoted historian, made the dedication tioning names that are common in this Altl1ough the threatening clouds and and presentation. In his introduction, locality, and going back in time 200 rair1s forced the outdoor activities to be Baxley said of Chandler that ''given a years ago. She noted that it was here rnoved to the safety and shelder of the little time. he can come up with at least that General Francis Marion on SepJol111sonville American Legion Hut, the one relative of special note for each e·ontinued to Page 9 large group of officials and interested history buffs were able to move outside for the unveiling beside S.C. Highway 41, just south of the Lynches River Bridge . Mary Catherin Powell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jerry W. Powell, and Nelso11 Chandl .-:'ln of Mr. and Mrs. William H. ....nandler, all of He1ningway, unveiled the marker, with other youngsters who shared a special i11terest in the occasion participating as Principals from the three John- using our instructional material funds pages including Kip Altman, son of Mr. and Mrs. W.A. Altman; Evie sonville schools met with the board of to the best of our ability, but students McAllister, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. trustees Monnday night to submit their would benefit from more enrichment Charles McAllister; Lawrence Eaddy, annual reports. Each principal material.'' Weaver said he would like to inprepares these reports with the so11 of Mr. and Mrs. H.E. Eaddy Jr.; Kyle Daniel son of Mr. and Mrs. Luther - assistance of an advisory board corporate a Readiness Class at the Daniel; and Bryan Creel son of Mr. and representing the schools. Each ad- primary school. This would be a class Mrs. l..arry· Creel,all of Hemingway, visory committee is made up parents, bet ween kindergarten and first grade to help children who were not ready for a11d Cara and Crista McClary, teachers, and the principals. James Weaver, Principal of John- first grade to catch up. Children would daughters of Lt. and Mrs. Clebe Mcsonville elementary school, which be put in this class as a result of testing. Clary of Georgetown. 'fhe Rev. James Quillen, pastor of included kindergarten through fourth Many children who do not attend kinhistoric Indiantown Presbyterian grade, said. "Our most important need dergarten find first grade more dif< ·ontinued to Page 9 is more instructional materials. We are Church, gave the invocation. Be1111ett Baxley, former president of , tl1c Three Rivers Historical Society and noted historian, welcomed the guests • and in his remarks termed ''all of us • Johnsonville .. • • .. • ' .. .. • Cl .• .. ... .. . <, • • ·: . i ,,. ~ ~·.._, , -) · ~., "" • Unveiling tiling the South Carolina Historical Marker which was dedicated at fte of the Witherspoon Ferry on Highway 41 North were Mary e Powell on the left of the marker and Nelson Chandler to the Others who participated as pages were. left to right. Kyle Daniel. Me€1ary. Lawrence Eaddy. <Mary Catherine>. Bryan Creel, <~ t•lsoa1 l. ('ara :\'l<·('lary. Kip Altman and Evie :\'le Alister. The marker \\'&ts t•rec·ted by the Three Rivers llistorical Society through the rest•&trcl1 efforts of :vtrs. f:laine Y. Eaddy. president of the society and ''<•led gt•11t•a logist. • Hemingway - - -- ---------------- __: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 Three Rivers Historical Society Dedicates Historical Marker, April 3 1980 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer Description An account of the resource Three Rivers Historical Society dedicates a new historical marker. Article from The Weekly Observer, April 3, 1980. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource April 3 1980 News Newspaper Weekly Observer