https://johnsonvilleschistory.org/files/original/1469ddccb491e53d721bea179367fd4f.pdf 755d69f9ec25349e040249cae5eb5f69 PDF Text Text • nsonvi Johnsonville Rescue Squad Queen, Ernestine Jowers, cut the ribbon to the door of the new quarters in Johnsonville in dedication ceremonies held recently. Chief Hilburn Stone said during the service, ''In cutting of these ribbons we are officially opening the doors of these recently completed facilities to the sick and suffering of the community." Chief Stone welcomtld guests and J . W. Jowers opened the event with prayer. Kenneth H. Stone recognized guests including Mayor E. L. Cox and members of the Town Council, Rep. Odell Venters, Fire Chief Irby Stone and members of his department , and Charles Godwin of Lake City. Harry Francis Powell gave the history of the rescue squad after which Rev. Paul Reid, Chaplain was joined by the ministers of the churches of the community in the dedicatory prayer. · Mrs. Albert Powell, President of the Women's Auxilliary of the' · Rescue Squad, gave a wife's view on having her husband serve as a member of the rescue squad. She told of the hours spent alone, in her case, while her husband trains to become better qualified to serve the suffering to the community, of the family's plans that may be changed in a minute when the phone rings and the husband is needed to make a call. There are also the hours of anxi!'!fy for the patient and the safety of the husband when he must leave in such haste sometimes that he does not even have time to say who the patient is or in what direction he will be going. In spite of all this, she said, the women gladly sacrifice the time that could be spent with their husbands to have them train and serve by putting their knowledge into practice. It is by so doing that the community can know that there is someone able to assist and care for those in need in a natural disaster such as was experimented this past winter or int he event of a national emergency. Albert Powell presented Rev . Reid with a gift as a token of appreciaton for his years of service with the squad as he was leaving to accept a new pastorate in Bratt, Florida. Mrs. Art Brookens remembered Mrs. Reid with a gift of a silver tray for her devotion to • the newly organized women's auxiliary. Others who participated on the program were Rev. and Mrs. Paul Howell and son, Bronson, Norman Edgeworth, Mrs. Dike Powell, Mrs. Katie ;\vant, Mrs. Veretha Cribb and Miss Marsha Avant. The original rescue squad organization was formed back in March, 1965 and was named the Tri-County Rescue Squad. After about a year, the organization became a loosely run outfit. • Finally, in late February it was reorganized in 1969. The first officers were Thomas E. Redmond, chief; Kenneth Lyerly, assistant chief; Louie Poston, secretary-treasurer, and board members Wilson Hardy, Jimmy Chapman, Bob ' • icates Ramage, Elbert C. Baxley and Irby Stone . On May 26, 1971 , ground was broken for the present building with Mayor E . L. Cox, Representative Odell Venters, Squad 'Chief Thomas E . Redmond and several members present. Relying on volunteer help , both in manpower and financing , the Johnsonville Volunteer Rescue Squad facility on Broad Street is completed. The new building is 42 by 40 feet and has.a truck or vehicle section, a meeting hall and office, bath and bedroom and kitchen. It is valued at $15,000 with an outstanding balance of only $3,000. The squad owns three vehicles. ''We did the labor ourselves," said Henry Francis Powell, referring to members of the squad and many other interested persons who have lent their support. J . W. Jowers, who teaches masonry at the High School, had his students helping out. ''They laid the block for the building, the brick around the front, and poured the floor, Powell said. The rescue squad receives $250 a month from Florence County and the remaining funds are raised through dinners , the sale of merchandise, etc. ''Fifty per cent of the people we care for give us donations," said Powell. ''That is how we operate." The rescue squad members have been working on three Saturday nights a month (two per night> at McLeod Memorial Hospital's emergency room in Flornece for first-aid training. They have iilso attended FlorenceD a rl in gt on Technical Education Center and courses elsewhere for additional instruction. A firts-aid course has just been completed at the Johsonville facility, taught by W. M. Tisdale of Pamplico. • Ten persons completed this course. A course in Emergency Medical Technology is to begin at the squad building on Thursday, September 20. This course will be taught by Robert Sullivan of Lake City. There are still several openings available for the course and anyone who is interested is •• ' I ' •• • Rescue Squad €hief Hilburn Stone look• on as Queen ~nesUne Jowers cuts &be ribbon to &be newly comple&ed J•hns•ville Rescue Squad faellity. • •n.c:ieut times only welcome to attend . Officers of the rescue squad are: Hilburn Stone, chief ; Albert Powell, First assistant chief ; J . W. Jowers, second Assistant chief; Simon McNeil, captain ; Ralph Poston, r:i ntain: Kenneth H. Stone, captaih ; Deltnus Burns ' FURNITURE-APP Queen Cuti Ribbon • es cue . captain; Jimmy Royal , captain Rev . S. Paul Howell, chaplain and Harry Francis Powell , secretary and treasurer. Other members of the squad are Art Brookens, Lee Johnson, Roy Beavers, Alle.n Howard, Johnnie Timmons, CES-TELEVISION Johnsonville, South Carolina Telephone 386-2442 • aece 200 kinda of John Cribb , John Cox, Nickie Cribb, Gerald Hanna, David Brown, Charles '' Bo'' Marlowe and Douglas Lacy . Junior squad members are Michael Stone, Gera ld Hanna, Charles Draughan Harry F . Powell , Jr ., Ronald D'ouglas and Donald Douglas. 4-Piece Modern o Vinyl � 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 Dedicates New Rescue Squad Facilities , 9-17-1973 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 9-17-1973 News Newspaper Weekly Observer