https://johnsonvilleschistory.org/files/original/4b07c7ae1c673887c32a2dddbfc3558f.pdf 091acc5b397865d1397dd54b2e7b5c3f PDF Text Text Ha1111a, • Elected Trustee • • Citizens of the J ohnsonville problem \Yhereby most state tendance . allowance pa id to certain member s of the staff . School School District approved a money pa id to the district is Questions wer e raised from millage increase a nd elected based on a a ver age daily a t- the floor regarding the housing district personnel and the fa ct officials noted tha t the ability to that houses are provided to two provide housing in lieu of salary two trustees at their meeting on l\1arch 15, in a close vote . A fifteen mill tax increase was a pproved by the citizens along with a budget of $429,220. The fifteen mill incr ease was needed . school officials asserted to prevent the distr ict from oper ating at a deficit of $52,000 for the 1977-78 fiscal year . The voting was close and the m illa ge incr ease passed by a total of 34 votes 116-82 . Three ballots were r equired before two trustees could be elected . Two seats became vaca nt on the board when the terms of Mayo Altman a nd Stanley e xpired . Altman a nnounced his r esigna tion from the boa rd. but Hanna sought reelection. Others in the r ace were C.W. Altma n. Barry Crocker . Douglas Ma tthews a nd Chi ves P rosser . Altma n was declared a winner after the second ballot, but a third ballot was required before I-Janna emerged as the top vote getter . In the first ballot Altman had 97 votes. Crocker . 86. Hanna . 82 . Matthews . 74 and Prosser 46. 98 votes were required for a majority and a second ballot was held . On the second ballot Altman was declared a winner with 105 votes . but no other candidate could muster enough votes for a clear majority . Totals were: Crocker . 68. Hanna . 75, Matthews 65 and Prosser 27 . • On the third and final ballot 1-lanna-.wa s d eclared winneF , · Vic e C hai1·,m a11 Jim Carraway, far r ight gave the report t<:addy, Mayo Altman, Miriam Poston, Stanley Hanna, with 68 votes. a plurality. 11f the Joh11so11ville Board of Trustees at the annual \\'illiam McDaniel, Edward Eaddy, and Billy King. Others candidates received the citize11s 111e.eting held in the high school gym on March 15. Ca1·raway told District 5 voters that a millage increase following : Crocker , 49. MatOtl1e1·s pictured are from left Tracy Lane, Thelma D. " 'as 11ecessary in order for the scJlools to function. thews 36. and Prosser 7. Prior to the vote on the budget. School Superintendent Edward Eaddy explained the district's ·budget in detail, emphasizing the need for the proposed millage increase. Jim Carraway, vice chairTHE IJEMINGWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WILL HOLD a School > in King&bee. The meeting will be called to order at 7:30 man of the board gave the final registration for Kindergarten and Firs~ Grade on Monday, p.m . A van will be leaving the Conway Office at 6 p .m . and the report of the board of trustees, April 18, 1977 between the hours of 8:30 a .m. and 10 a .m . Kin- Georgetown Office at 6 :45 p .m . and stressing the urgency of the CLEMSON UNIVERSITY EXTENSION SERVICE WILL dergarten children must be 5 years old on or before November 1; millage increase. He told the First Grade students must be 6 years old on or before November I . llFFER a Personal Grooming Shortcoune to lntuested ninth assembled voters that without Children that are presently enrolled in Kindergarten do not have grade girls March 21 thrN1gh April 14. Classes will meet on the increase the schools could to register for first grade . In order to register, children must have Monday and Thursday from 3 p .m . until 4:30 p.m . ID the not continue to function and • a valid state birth certificate and a completed immunization auditorium or the Clem.son Ell,tenlliOll Office, Courthouse Square, would be faced with loss of record. Children do not have to be pre$Elllt in order for parents to Kingstee. Interested persona ahould contact Gracie J . Con)&s or accreditation and possible register them . Veronica D. Alston by calllft& 354 6106. The aholtcot•ne will be consolidation wllh another A GENERAL MEETING OF JOHNSONVILLE UNITED open to be first 20 9tb graders calling ID. Any youth bet we en the district. He said that if the MEANS PROGRESS <JUMPl will be held Monday, April 4, at 7:30 ages or 9-19 regarcDeu or race. creed, national origin or rex are district schools could not p.m .. in Poston Mall at the John•onville United Methodist Church. eligible to join the 5-H club. provide the mlnimwn defined THE 21st ANNUAL SAND HJIJJ! IREGION IVI South Carolina The Great Town Pro&ram will be discussed at this meeting to Science Fair will be held March 31-April 2 In the Smith College program as required by the which the public is cordially invited. J state, It could ®t continue to STAGE SOUTH WILL PRESENT ITS WORLD PREMIERE Center at Francia Marion College ID Florenc'it. Junicr and bllh school aclel!Ce students frw•• • Darlington, Dillon, operate. production of ''Green Pond '' at 8 p .m . ln McNalr Audltorum on the Flotence: 1 ee, Marion. 1'4arlboro. and Horry COunties will parEaddy told the group ''I may Francis Marlon College ca mpus at Florence on Tuesd• y. March be retiring, but 1 am still as 29. Set in the swamp114f South Carolina. the play is ICheduled to ticipate In the three-day event. The two top wiMenln the Fair will compete in the lnternat!mal &:.lenc:e Fair ID Clevr1 11 nd, Ohio OD concerned <about the schools > tour the state six weekll as a spe •ial production or Stage South, the as if I would be here. Many state theater. General a dmission tickets may be purchased at the May 8-14. The exhibits will be.open to the pc1h!lc atnocbargeAw•• 9 a .m. to s p.m . on Friday and 9 a.JD. to 11 a .m . OD Sat•1• day. things are happening which door at $2for adults, and $1 for noa-FMCsti"'"'ts. TlrE SOUTH CAROLINA HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION WILL The awared presentatl0111 will be made at 11 a .m . OD Slh•1dey. concern me." He spoli:e new A SPECIAL SINGING wn .r, BE HELD AT llEMlNOWA.Y requirements and regulation• JJOLD its 47th Annual Meetlug OD Saturday. April 2 at J.i tape!• by the state, which make the Marion COUqae Sniltb C.Ollege C«iter In Flm:ence. The banquet Qutland Clwrcb of God CID. Sah11clay, March 216. at 7:38 p.m. ~ featuted ainler• wW be ''The FamU,.'' 'l'l!e · , the role of the local administrator address, •'Some unftntsbed Hlatori01raphical Buslneu the War Rev«md Sldlley Teddlr, IDYl&el eva Jane wbO Between the Stat.ea," will be dellv.-ed by Dr. Warren Huller, more difflcult . professor of blatory at f'enn1ylvanla State Univel'lity. The public worllhiD In tldl mlllical Pl'WUllEaddy also told the asseinbly TH E PU Bl.JC 18 CORDIALLY INV11fi'l'T0 A taecoad can attend the l11ocheon ilelSIGD at l p.m. fOr S3 and the evealn& ~t ''long range estimates by 1n ' 'Deep'' Deep ann11al ••uw. M•ster aDd M Sdiool the State Deparl•••!lllt of aession at 6 p .m . for '5. Regiatraf.t1111 for the an Dual meetiDI will be Pageant on Friday alpt, Aprll 1, at 7:30 p.Dl. ln the t Jilli Edl•c:atlon do not indicate much at 9 a .JD. Hl&h Scllaol §JA•nili•!lft, by lb9 Dte Paftlll llJcrease In school enrollment in THE RlWULAR MONTHLY MEETING OF mE WACCAMAW lbenut aeves al yean.•• 'tbl• be E.o.c. Board of Directors will be held Tul!lda,y, Mardi 29, at the Teacher orp111zatton. A donaUoQ or U will be atkeij 1111,d ' •loM'> pri•e will be gl.vep. P~se 11,IPpqrtthll wortbJ' CIAllH. added would not lltlp Ille Klnssta ee Office located at 400 4 Ymue 1Old Report of the Trustees • fml•• or or • • had enable the district to secure personnel which would otherwise not have been accessible. Board Chairman Billy King pointed out that salaries paid to administrative personnel in Johnsonville are below the state average. He added that the houses in question were assets of the district. Another question concerned the cost of utilities at the schools. and the suggestion was made that the schools should engage in belt tightening. Guests at the citizens meeting were school superintendent-elect Chester Floyd, who will asswne his duties in July and his family . Floyd was introduced to the citizens during the program , and be made brief rei11arks indicating his pleasure at returning to this part of the country and his eagerness to assume his new responsibilities. Floyd is presenUy assistant superintendent in York County District 2. Mr . and Mrs. Floyd are originally from Lake City. During the counting of the ballots for trustee. fca 1ner trustees of the district were honored with service awards for their ' 'years of faithful and meritorious service to the public schools of the community and as members of the board of trustees . Those receiving cerificates wer Mayo Altman. Reo Coop er, John Thomas Powell, John David Eaddy, James W. Mccall, Ken Lyerly. P .D. Poaton and J .B. Richatdson . Scbool officials noted I.bat these were all board m•n11ba s who ha.d s 1 ved since 1959. Reecrda are no longer availabll! for board men1bers who served before that time. Cbalrman King reported to the group the rM!!Ms for the board's decision to dlaconti"Ull sponsorship of the Junim: • Senior Proi11. He •111pha1lzed that the decision was made OD nOCllle's recou1mendation, but that the board bad gotten the facts lUld made their decision C•&lnued to P•se 12 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Weekly Observer Description An account of the resource The Weekly Observer was published out of Hemingway, SC from 1973 until printing ceased in 2012. The paper continues as an e newpaper on scnow.com Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1973-2012 Subject The topic of the resource Local Newspaper covering the Johnsonville and Hemingway communities. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Citizens of Johnsonville School District Approve Millage Hike, 3-24-1977 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 3-24-1977 News Newspaper Weekly Observer