https://johnsonvilleschistory.org/files/original/b906b7cfb59fbcb658aa1c6f3c9743d6.pdf 9f11933cfaf38400c9ddd7f4d75ca4c2 PDF Text Text ' • . . ,•' . • BidD Blaze ~11looke~·s watch at fi1·e1ne11 fight to bring under co11trol the Thui·sday aftei·noo 11 f1~e at 81.g D B?1·beque a.t ~rds Cross1·oads. The help of several 011looke1·s played a big pa1·t 111 sav111g the bu1ld1ng fro1n total destructio11 . • -- ers • • ire - ' .- - e 'Big D' Barbecue Barn at the pork barb.e cue was Volunteer Fire Department s Crossroads, midway destroyed in the fire. sent two trucks back .to Players • ween Johnsonville and Trailor Park to refill their • 1ngway, suffered damages The fire, which started in the tanks. It was through the excess of $10,000 when fire , rear of the rustic building, was combined efforts of. the two ct the rear of the building confined to the pit area and departments and many others ourt mid-afternoon preparation room. who stopped to help that the At one time it looked as damage was not .more ~~.s~ay, a~cordin~ to an • •cial estimate given by though the fire would burn its extensive. 01 Davis, one of the owners. way ·into the dining room, and • the Da' v is said repairs to • av· is had barbecured 11 all the equipment from that building were begun Friday '.Part of which were to be area was moved to the outside morning and that he hoped to be in his establishment and by the people who stopped ~o back in operation in two weeks. He said he hoped to locate remainder for the 'Bfg, D' give assistance. tbecu B The fire was spotted by Bobby another place to cook next week ch e arn at Surfside in order to keep the Surfside Parker and his brother-in-law, Ple . on Wednesday, the cooki~g about 1 Roby Jowers, as they were establishment in operation until he ursday tnorn1ng. Davis passing the scene. Jowers repairs here have been completed. fought the fire from the top of ede ~as sure all the coals Davis told the Weekly the building with a water hose rn a. and out by 3 a. m. on while Parker summoned the Observer, ''Please use your eorrung of the fire. to extend our d nieat was processed Heiningway Fire Department. means hay morning, and Davis The Johnsonville Volunteer appreciation . to the fire deparb11ents and all those who Fire Department was also rox~ left the building at came to our assistance fore called and answered with three Sd~lllately 1 p .m. their splendid corporation and ds 0 Approximately two- units. ·t concern. We would never' be The Hemingway uni ignateJhe amount of meat able to thank all who helped, as exhausted its water supply a~d n:i for Surfside had there were people I saw there had to go back to town to r~fill · oved there Thursday that I do not even know." the tank. Jobnsonv1lle AU the retnainder of • • • .n!mg • 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 Fire at Big D's BBQ, 7-18-1974 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 7-18-1974 News Newspaper Weekly Observer