https://johnsonvilleschistory.org/files/original/0666e39b6e2ac5b37d0f5a3b1aedc0e3.pdf cfcf11791dde8d75ae5706fcb2481044 PDF Text Text ~ - II ·i>eett ti ' ..9\.. of onte ·on, but the Board was told that since 70 percent of the district's students are classified as low income according to the applicant who were representatives of the Florence County Community Action Agency, all of the students in the district would be eligible for the program. In response to last year's concern over damage that could be done to school property, it was suggested that the main portion of the building be locked up , including restrooms, and that only the outside entrance be used. According to information provided, if injuries occurred on the school t last y rejection of the proposal because they dido 't agree with the program in principle. · Belshaw expressed doubt that anyone could agree in principle to a program which would provide a service for 100 percent of the students became 70 percent were classified as low income. ''There is no such thing as a free lunch,' ' he stressed. Floyd said answering a question from Belshaw that his impression from other districts was that ''they put up with it,'' but that it could interfere with summer renovation of the schools. l 'ontinued to Page -I ~ were pleas~ • BEFORE • AFTER • Old Belin Baptist Church near Black Mingo, the former site of Willtown, has been restored recently through the efforts of some local people, who wish to remain annonymous, in an effort to ''make it a place young people will appreciate rather t han continue to vandalize''. A new roof was put on the old church, which was built in 1843 by Cleland Belin to replace a small church a group of Baptists had constructed in 1820, windows which had been broken out have been replaced and the structure has been painted inside and out to preserve it for posterity. Plans also called for removing all wayward,. overgrown shrubbery and cleaning and restoring the tomb stones, some of Which has been accomplished. One of the men responsible for the restoration recently .:...•}fotnted out a large tomb stone or grave marker of a member of the Belin family, a ter, which vandals broke off and tried to leave the grounds with trying to take it thJ, l,eked gate. In the process, the gate was damaged ..od the marble stone DURING was dropped and broken in two pieces and left there. He said this is one of the stones which will certainly be repaired. Over the last 30 years the church and grounds have been neglected, a ccording to the spokesman, resulting in the grounds becoming overgrow11 and damage to most of the tombs. In 1970 a tall fence was erected by B.L. Nesmith Jr. of Tabor City, N.C. and the late W.T. Nesmith Sr. pf Nesmith. The church is under the auspices of the Southeastern Baptist Association and services are held ther·e every fifth Sunday at 3 p.m. A portable organ is brought in for the services, which will be held this Sunday, April 29, and the public is invited to attend. A group of eight trustees look after the affairs of the church. In the tall photo above, Roger E • Tanner of Hemingway can be seen on the tall scaffold while painting the old building and Ed Mccants of Moncks Corner and Sandy Sanders of Char.leston are seen as they search the old grave markers in hopes of finding some ''roots':. • � 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 Black Mingo renovations WO 4-26-79 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer News Newspaper Weekly Observer