https://johnsonvilleschistory.org/files/original/d0cb3f455a5805851e9d453f0b5f259b.pdf ca97f8e598e41c33ff5aad1d79e7bf2f PDF Text Text 6erver "' Vol . 4. N o . 37 He mingway, S. c ., 29554 • Uits Demolition Stage 1 so11 , lllt· 1'11f.•a t••1· llt1 i ld l 11~ a ftt rid n ~ Jofllfl sl 1-' ri dn\ 11 rt.- 1·n <~r1 o s a d t..'1nt1 llll iar k In ll1 e tow11 f or tn o 11y }'f!'• r s ~O"'~ ~ 111 a 1t1.· r-o r l1ot11·s. 111e r11.,., 1 hlt.' J> ,~:~~r;~ rro rn C h o rle1t tu11 r a-ied the l,rr 111 r1 l1<- old bu i ldin ~ " IU1 cn bt es bll acl1 du1 e a b o' '<' w ns to pull down a ct'11rr 0 • e lo :1 l1 cavy duty loa de r . ec- Wl l llam1bu r g Coun t y Recreation Di r ector George RJch9 rd.son I nd twO former Rec rea t ion Com m lJ:•lo ner 1 have broug ht ault aga inst me mbe r s of the county legl.at a t lve dele1atl on and certain county officiab uk1ng lhat they &h<Jw cause why the lcgi.alaUve delegation and these off icial s ahould continu e to dl!burte fund.I of Willlanuburg County and otherwlae lnLerfer with the affalrs of Wllliamaburg County and lhal they be en- t 4 t Joi.ned from lntcrferlns with the duties of Ric hard son a a Rec r eation Dir ector of WUllolll!burg County . 'J'he legisla tors, Sen I-Tank McOUl, Rep . B.J . Gordon, and t I Rep . John ~ · Snow, Jr ., were served the swnmonses Monda y, The Observer teamed. In additi on Sue Ca rter , co unty treasurer , '' Noot ' ' Montgomery, co unty auditor and Hu gh M c c utc heon , former recreation co unty supervisor , were named ln one s uJt. In one suit David A. Nexen and Livingston M cFarlin, both co m~ mlulooers and fo1ma rh•lr. men ol the commJ.ssion, are named u plalnl.ilU against Ca rt e r . Mon tg ome r y. Mc· Cutcheon. McGill, Gordon and Soow. ln this 1u.Jt the court la asked &o '''''e it. rule to require the def'endanta Lo &ho• cau.e. '' why the practice of dlsbu.r· semenb of pubJJc tunda put· suant to the aulborturJon of F r ank McGill. B.J. Gordon, and Jchn J . Snow, Jr..• ls not invalid and unconstltutJonaJ. ' ' Addldonally the delandant.t are asked to show cause why they ''should not be enjoined and rcsttalned tram disbursing the pubUc fund& of Wllllams b urg County purs uant t o auth or liation s signed by (McGlll , Gordon and Snow).'' Also that the derendant.s show ca use why they should not be enjoined from "'Interfering with the aUalrs or w1111amsburg County otber tha n thos e spcclflcalJy re ser ved Into the Legislative Delegation as enumerated ln lbe Home Rule bi ll... •• Further that the defendants show cause why ''the duly elected County State Revenues Show Increase Demolition Stage 2 A recent rep ort on the state '\'t'I"' rari11g th e b ackw a ll o f th e o ld thea te r bui ldl1 1g th ~ wa ll ra c i 11 g tfft< (I . I" I d Strrtl " 'a s d e 111 0 is 1 ~. w l1 e n th e.)' wer e pus lie d over by the lie a\·y t'tfll used b)' th e d e m ?l~li on e r~"' . T l1 e 11 th e o tl1e r sid e w a ll \YOS pull e d ~ t iiisi de of tl1e or1 g1n a l b'-!1ld in g h)' 1n ea11 s , or heavy cabl es s tru 11g ~ngs_in th e " ·a ll . T \YO !)ec t1011s of w a ll d 11 b e see11 ro ll in g 011to a pile of . k •Pd bric · I • Demolition Stage 3 ~secti on of " ·a ll t o be bro u g h t d own in las t F r id ay's d e m olition of th e old bullding on tl1e co1·ner of Broad way and Belv ie w Streets in J ohns o11ville io br precarious ly ba la11ced in m id a ir before i1 c am e c ras hin g d o\\'n adding ,acof brick a 1td r ub ble at the s ite o r the o ld building which was des troyed °'' \\ eek before. 1 J Thurs d ay. M ay 12, 1977 or the state reveals that South Co.rolina bas had an increase of 13.7 per cent ln revenues for the current fIBcal year, according to Re p . Odell Venters of Johnsonville. Venters t old the Observer in a telephone interview that the Ways and Means Commlttee of the S.C. House of which he ill a m ember had r eceived a report indicating the revenues for the state in the c urrent fiscal year through April l wer e $790 mi llion while for the same period in 197~76 the figure was $695 million for a difference of '9S million. Vent ers pointed out , however 1 that for the m onth of April revenue for 1977 was down 11 per t-ent fr om the same month a year ago, from $56.7 million to SS0.4 million. The increase in total revenue for the year lo da te is reflected in an increase In revenue trom bank tues of tl .4- per cent and in the domestic insurance tax of 45.7 per cent . Both income and cor porate la.J:es are also on the rise this year with a 35.9 per cent lncr ease. In the loss colwnn, Venters said that the public recreation tax is down' 31.6 per cent , which he attributes to a decrease in tourism in the state brought on by higher fuel costs. McGill indicated that the budget will probably become final within the nell two weeko. The reason for the drop In r ev enue sharing appears to be attributable to a decllne in local taz revenue ln the past few years. Federal revenue sharing Is allocated on the basis of population, per capita income, and the local tax effort with oot operate u de factl goverrr ment of W!lll•msburg eoun.. ty ...... ln the otbl!!r ~ George Rlchard9on see.k.t rdlef from Lbe court rrom the legislative delegatJoo and asks the court to defendant.I from · ~olestlng or lnterlerlng with the dules ol the plolnWI u Recreat ion Dir ector of Wi.lll ams burg Cou.nty , ' ' and from ••tnerferlng with the right of the contra ct ' ' (r ecently approved by the commlsston, Rlcha rdson's Contract and asks the cow1 to ~' declare lhe acts lncreasing the board memberahi p to seven members and au~uently nine membe1 s of the Will iamsburg County Recreation District null and void and of no effect .'' •t board of rupenisors Tbt C'Ul'T'mt 1llCJYe can be were DOC eler:ted to nm the rinrcd as• power play to ++ t est county aod that Ibey (the control of the county fl om tbe delega Uoo » will coottnue to do ddogatlon tlrougb means of the :IO u ntll d uly elected county murts. Nexsen bas bem an councl l can be secured. oatspoken c r itic or the pi .., • enj oin U'.e fUchard!On recently rece.lved a new two year conlract from the r ec r eation com m ission prevJoU9 to the appointment of five new m embe r s to the commi.uion. The lawsuits are apparently tbe outgrowth or a power s truggle In Williams burg County for t'Cntrol of cowrty government, wh.icb ha.s r ecently centered on the controverslal recreation department . Nessen , who serves on the county board of conuni.ssioners had petitioned the US Justice Dept. for a ruling that the county board was ln tact the tr ue governing boa.rd or the county under the provisions of the Home Rule ad , but bu yet received no ruling . Voters in Will iams bu r g County a pproved the council s upervisor [orm of government in a referendum Ln June of last year, but so fa r the new syatem has not been implemented in Ule county and the county finances a nd hence control of co unty goverrun ent has r emained in the hands of the legislaUve delegation. County finances are approved by an annual supply bill which must pass the state l eg i sla t u r e. D e le ga t ion m embers contend that the e oine ennis The benefit tennb marathon held last weekend a t Wellman Country Club for the American cancer Societ y waa tmu1ed a s ucceu by mar athon co· chllnnan Dolores Br ock. Mno. Brodi nol<d that the maraUlon netted $400 for tbe cancer fund . Appr oximately 40 tennis players partlcipal<d In the event which ran for 20 boon ... Friday and Saturday. In addltion, tennis pro J immy Willlams conducted two clinics at $25 each which he donated to Sponsors for the event were area merchants and private citiuns who donated $20 for an hours worth of playing time. 1be play contlnued from 11:30 a.m . Friday untll 7 p.m. and on Saturday from 8: 30 a.m. untU 9 p.m. Mr s . Br ock exte nded & special thanks to Kerry Terry from Hemingway who ra.1aed $105 personally in spomors for the program. She also praised John sonville Tennis Coach Wade Jordan. who brought hLs girls tennls tea m t o participate in the marathon, Friday 's kickoff was marked by c:eiebriU<3 as several Slile and na tional figures were present for the opening play. Among the guests who journeyed to J ohnsonville from Florence wer e Mr s . Strom Thurmond, Mrs. John J enrette, Lt . Gov. and Mra. Braniley Harvey . Mrs. Ralph Anderson, Mrs. David Keller. . consideration given to incoming state and federal funds . In Williamsburg county both population and per capita in· come have gone up since 1970, while more federal funds have flowed into the county. Corr versely, local tax revenue has slightly declined . When this condition eTists, the federal govenunent takes the position that the county is doing its share or fund raising and the m oney is put wher e the local effort is greater. In the case of Williamsburg County per capita income has Petit Jurors named for Williamsburg County Civil Court beginning May 14 are: Ruth C. McClary. Millon E . Clemmons, Samuel W. Horton, Sr., Charles E . Mack, Wynelle B. Freeman. Iva Nell Hanly. CsUly Jean Fenters, Martha W. 0...sey and Wylma Lee Gaster. Alex Fluitt, Carol I .ambert, Peter M. Britton. Olin D. Kirloo, Philip B. HU88111s, Junior McColiough, Elizabeth D. Book, O...ill Starks, Heyward Gibbons, Dorothy Mae • Chatman, Sylvia C. Brown. Bobby L. street aigns. Conference Ptosser owner of the old J ohnsonvJJJe thea ter bu ildin g whic h wa s par· dts1~yeci by fir e two \\'eek s a,go de.molJs lietl Ja.st week end ls shown rea~nft :!:''•llo~·Jng ~he1 s::~~':r~· ~:~;,~r~i;:Jj:e. i . 8;- th e d em oUtlon crew to raze Y Fta g·1n. J o}1nson,ville- pollce oUlcer d f()r lh«' b11(ldin~ to hP 11 llrj\lr . i:.11e.oa tm a.n . coT1 t rat.: lor TllL· con. rac ~~ J olni , 1 ii;e:. ,,, J "'d :r ;~~.~ ~=r ~:::::.:~~::~f~~r::,~:in~ i::h~n~be buildi11g 1 ' IOllOWfng th • lir e . was • fou11d to Counc ilm,an Jlm Everett reported that he bad met with Zuel Hanna and Donald T. McCain of the County Public Works Authority regarding ecraplng alleya and cleaning ditch... Since that meeting he reported that a nwnber of alleys had been scraped. Everett told council that McCain had advilled him that the county will generally do bat !ho city asked wi!httgard to ciMolfl8 dilciles with the exception of t ha t on the property of Donald Eaddy . No reason was given for tbls. McCain went on to say that the cowaty ls not respon.slble for any dilclles which paralled the Slate highway. Everett noted that T .E. Guggins, area ~ main· tenance supervisor for the State Highway Dept. bas ...umed r:cponalbWty JOr some of these and has lalten care of cleaning approximately hall of them . Everett told cowicll that be had pursued the qu..1100 of whet.her the city ia rr pnn•lble fer certain dltcbe1 and alleys and whether or not Ibey are the propa ty of the city with the city attorney . He reported that be wao advised that only the alleys whicb \Vere lw.d out as a part of the OriglMI town limits are the property Of the city. Ownersblp of all otbera must be verWed by • dd<eaUon aod tbdr O>t'4inU<d mnlrol ol lbr coanly.. The eoc.ti o•e:sy was brou&bl to a bead """' the ,._. al dual office holding •as raised In tbr Ccntbtued to Page A on uccess F ollowing the kickoff. the honored guest s wer e e n· tertained a t luncheon at Wellman CoWltry Club, by their host J ohn G . Wellman. Other actlvttiea for the cancer society inclu ded a benefit fashion show in Florence on May 5 ln which several of the pollUcal wl•es served as mod~ and tma.J.s man.thom In Florence and Lake City. Othe r s asststlng with the marathon la Johnsonville were Mno. Mona Mcllanlel and Mn. SIU!ey Taylor. Chris Logan of Floftnce was: chalrman of the county crusade. ; • . .. - ' ,,. .._ ' Interview ~t1·s. S lro1n T hur mond wa s inLervie wed by Don Hastings of \ YK \ 18 R a dio last week in J ohnsonville where she. "'' OS. a 1nong Lhe honor ed g uests at the bene fit ten nis maratlton sp o1tsored by the Am erica n Can cer Society, F lorence chapter. l'tlrs . Thurm ond expressed her pleasure In ' 'is itin g Johns on ville and a ssis ting with the ann ua l cancer d rive . risen slgnlficanUy since 1970, thereby c ompounding the problem. So Instead of the Woods, Roscoe Gibfvm11, James H. Adamson, Allljane C. Cook, Isaac Benjamin, Anna C. Avant and Katie R . Taylor. Preview Of Events $610,124 anticipate d by the county board of commissioners when Ibey prepattd the budget, WILLIAMSBURG COUNTY MEMORIAi , HOSPITAL is .spoo-they will receive $515,0'Tl in soring a series of s l.1 weekly cla•ses in Prepared Childblrth beginning on May 19, at 7:30 p.m. in the hospital Conference federal revenue sharing. R 00 m. The fee £or the series is $20.00. For further Information, call The county board bad Mr.I. Jane Davia, R.P.T •• at 354-7197. Originally requested a 10 mill increase, allowing for some of IN ITS LAST EXHIBIT FOR 'fHIS SCHOOL YEAR, the F rancia the additional revenue to be set Marion Art Gallery will feature a painting and de!lgn exhibit by aside for a capital Improvement st11dents of art instructor Steve Gately, May 10..16, in Smith College fund , but McGill only called for Center. An opening night •eceptlon for the artists will be beld the five mill increase, when be Tuesday. May lOat 6:30p.m.Studmt work from the beginning and made the announcement of the intermediate painting courses will.demonstrate both tradiilonal los:r of revenue abarlng. He and contemporary styles, including landscape and still life noted that the county board's cornposiUons as well as experimental and absb act techniques. request for a salary increase for The FMC Art Gallery is open to the publie without charge Monda)' county employees would be through Thursday from 8: 30 a.m. lo 8: 30 p.m.. Friday from 8:30 honored and that a seven per a.m. to6 p.m., and Saturday from 1 to5:p.m. cent Increase ls now planned. IRE LATE .JOHN FRANKLIN CRIBB AND ANNIE camB included in the legislator's budget was a cul lo expenditures [or county roads and bridges of $20.000 and a $30,000 reduction in the county's solid waste disposal system . 'The amount budgeted for roads and bridges would then total Also David K. Cribb, Wayde P. Feagin, Dora Lee Behling, Mary T. Graham , Samuel Burrows, Doward 8 . Mc· Coonell, Charles C. Smith, Ola C. Bouchette, Allee Bennett, l<>uis E . Blake, Ronald E. Brown, Wiil iam M. Dozier and Carol Bradley. $160,000 and the waste d••poeaJ system $200,000. Cou11cil Discusses Ditches, Alleys John s onville City Council, meeting in regular sesslon on May 3 at City Hall discussed city rcspooslblllty for various ditches and alleys with In the city limits and installation of spute the fund . e 0 Wi l l iam s burg County residents can look forward to a five mill taJ: hike next year if the county s upply bill passes the legislature in its present form. The increase, coupled with a cut in county revenue sharing funds, means total county ex· p e nditures are expected to remain at about the same level for the next fiscal year. The proposed five mill in· crease should garner about $80,000 for the county according to Senator Frank McGill . McGill noted, however, at a public hearing on April 28 that the county would lose $90,000 in federal revenue sharing money. Board of ('«nmlniot&i i thou.Id 15C 8 Pag e s • • land records. Other ditChes fit in the same category. The city attorney cautioned against accepting resp onsi bilit y for these alleys and ditches. which could set a precedent for future coilsideration. Everett reported that the str eet signs are read,y to be Installed and that lt ill only a matter of finding time to supervise the work before Ibey oan be put In plae<. Council voted ln other b•1"ne•s to insta ll a street light on the dirt street wbicil runs bMind the Methodlsl Church. Cowicll also approved the purchase of a p ipe saw for the water and se- dept. at a cost of '351Couocflman Billy Mace wu directed to che<:k on the tllreet signs for speed limits and welcome to Johnsonville with the Highway Dept. and to request a nmnber of ch"•'• m playing signs to be use in the city. Mace reported that the soil conservation survey condw:ted as part of the appllcalion for Bureau ol Recreatioa Funds had. be n completed. Council appi:oved the ropalr ol the dty'a radar gun at a projected cost of po&. Following the regular tJw1stneu meeting eouncll held a work session during which they discussed the propose d or· dinance regarding spliclting funds In the city. the conlinulng dog problem and city clean-up. descendants will bold their famtJy reWJioll' at Folly Grove Com· munity Center on Sunday, May 22. Dimler will be served.al I p .m. All fam ily members are welcome to bring a covered dlsb !anch and beverage and share 1n a time of fellowship and renewing family ties. IHE MOST EXTENSIVE NATIONAL TV EXPOSURE EVER RECEIVED by The Citadel. the military college of South Carolina, will occur when the Miss USA Pageant is telecast live from Charleston on CBS May 14, 19'17 a1 10 p.m. Participating will be The Citadel Band and Bagpipers. a 66-volce cadet choir. the &unmerall Guards, tbe Junior Sword Dri111 and cadet escorts f the finatist.s. Advertisers value at more than a million dollara tlM;' time that Tbe Citadel will be viAble on the show to the expected m j )Jjon viewers. MRS. PAT DURANT, LIBRARIAN AT THE BEMINGW& PUBLIC 1,IBllA.RY, announces that the Ubr:ary Is now Oii'! Monday and Wednesday from 10;30 a.m. unW 5 p.m. Tbe Libral bad b! e11 dnsed at nooo oo Wednesdays be1:auae of the ener crisis. but Is DOW opw untll 5p.m. Oil that day. PLEASANT ffD,I, BAPTIST CHURCH WILL BOST Vaca Bible School Jun.. &-10, lrom 6 to 9 p.m. A nurseey will be pro am an adult cl a•• will be heldlrom8to9p.m. 1HE HEMINGWAY JUNIOR A (.I.A.) CLUB host a Disco Dance at the A•••erican legion but in H · Friday, May 20. Tickets may be pmcliase<l lrom any mem the J.A. Club of Hemlogw117 High llcbool. Tl.cketa will be JM!l"!Oll or P.50 per couple. A di.,. Jockey from WKZQ Beach will be playing lbe records for the dance, am a lbe IJ".Ol!fam will be brorukast. over the l'adlo Slitlon. CLEMSON EXTENSION SERVICE WILL HOLD a dlnf Hemingway Toll·n Hall May 18 lrom 2 lo 4: 30 p .m. to test cookers. Homemakers are encouraged to bring their cookera in for testing to be sme they .,.. opera tin& they be&ln 11sing them for the c•nntna aeelQl. � 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 Theater demolition WO 5-12-77 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer News Newspaper Weekly Observer