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PAGE 8 — The Southern Cross, August 2,1973
DCCW Notes
GILLIAN BROWN
Rj7£§ is the slow process of a whole
generation.
Ogden Nash once wrote:
I think that I shall never see
A billboard lovely as a tree.
Perhaps, unless all billboards fall,
I’ll never see a tree at all!
Savannah is blessed with many trees,
and the billboards have failed so far to
obliterate them. There are some
American cities, however, where trees
seem to have vanished from the
landscape altogether. Parts of Savannah
are beginning to suffer the same
deforestation.
The area we live in was beautifully
wooded when we first came here three
years ago. Now - with the advent of
what is called “development”, the
woods are fast disappearing. Stage one
in “developing” any area seems to be
the systematic removal of trees, bushes,
grassland, or anything green and
growing. Stage two brings the paving of
roads and the division of the devastated
land into samll lots. “Developers” favor
the minimum-sized lot for each
maximum-sized house. Phantom houses
are framed up overnight, matchstick
skeletons in the desert.
Once the home is completed and
sold, of course, a slow reverse process
called “landscaping” takes place. Grass
is planted and carefully tended, with
sprinklers sprinkling day and night.
Midget shrubs appear in tubs and are
planted out. Frail saplings are held into
place with something that looks like
guy-wires. Twenty years from now, if
they survive, the saplings will be shady
trees. It takes only a few minutes to cut
a tree down; the growth of a mature oak
Is it only sentimental affectation to
care about the preservation of trees? I
think not. They provide us with oxygen
- they hold our soil together and prevent
erosion - they cleanse our air. More than
that, I believe they have a soothing and
healing influence on people. Savannah’s
oak-shaded avenues and leafy squares, in
the older section of town, relax the eyes
and restore the spirit. The newer areas
of town, denuded of trees and glaring
with fresh concrete and glass, are harsh
and nerve-wracking. One south-side
expressway features miles of treeless
roadway lined with unshaded parking
lots, hamburger joints, car dealers shops,
pizza parlours and chicken palaces, all
liberally provided with neon signs which
flash frantic signs to the passerby.
Efforts have been made here and
there to bring back the greenery. One
vast parking lot has a checkerboard of
palmettos, each embedded in a hole in
the pavement and each affording - at
noon - about two square feet of shadow.
Many of the palmettos died shortly
after their transplantation to this arid
environment. In other areas, the
bulldozer spares certain trees which
have reached a required girth and have
been marked for preservation - sort of
arboreal passover. It is heartening to see
such signs. I hope they will increase, as
more people learn to appreciate trees.
Too many still seem to regard a tree as
something to be cut down, as if we still
lived in frontier times when one had to
cut back the virgin forest in order to
clear a little room for living.
Meanwhile, we take pleasure in
planting - every so often - a tree for
posterity. Somebody sometime may
need it.
• Nurses On Duty
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• RN Living on Premises
• Semi-Private Rooms
•Special Diets
Accommodations for 31 Patients
Planned Socials
TV in Every Room
Chorus and Church Service Weekly
Supervisor - Mrs. Tina Von Waldner, R.N.
Administrator - Charles Von Waldner
• Individual Care • Catholic Management
Regular Staff With Chief Of Staff
5609 Skidaway Rd. Phone 354-2752 Savannah
SAINT MARY’S BIBLE SCHOOL - The Kindergarten Group, taught by
Mrs. Trudy Smith, is pictured presenting a program for parents. Each
grade level presented a program at the conclusion of the two-week session
sponsored by the Augusta parish.
PLAN SUMMER FESTIVAL - Pictured above are the members of the
planning committee for the Parish Summer Festival. Left to right: Msgr.
LeFrois, Joyce Mulherin, Nancy Boatwright, Floyd Hosmer, Tweet Green,
Betty Ipsaro, Mr. and Mrs. John Scherer, Mary Bowles, Brian Mulherin,
Fr. Shinnick.
SET FOR AUGUST 5
St. Mary’s Summer Festival
Augusta’s St. Mary’s on-the-Hill Parish Summer Festival to be held on
School will be the scene of a day-long Sunday, August the fifth.
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Representatives of various
organizations and committees in the
Parish are planning a variety of activities
for all ages. The main idea “is to bring
the parishioners together in a family day
and to get to know each other better,”
according to the Pastor Msgr. Marvin
LeFrois.
An Arts and Crafts Show featuring
the works of both adults and children
has been planned by Floyd Hosmer,
who feels, “We communicate best by
art.” The Art Show will take place from
2 - 5 P.M.
Games for children, teens, and adults
are being planned by Mr. and Mrs. John
Scherer, with prizes for all the winners.
Mass will be celebrated under the big
magnolia tree behind the convent at
6:15 P.M.
There will be Square Dancing from
7:30 to 10 P.M. in the Cafetorium, with
an experienced caller and a
demonstration group to help
inexperienced dancers learn.
Everyone is invited to bring a picnic
to eat during the day. Homemade
lemondade and ice cream will be served
all day by the ladies of the Parish.
Savannah Legion
To Host Group
From Miami, Fla.
Peregrinatio Pro Christo (P. P. C.) a
group (Adventures for Christ) are
coming into Savannah on August 7th
and will be working in connection with
the Legion of Mary. This group will
come from Miami, Fla., and consist of a
priest and 14 people. They will stay at
St. John’s Center. All pastors and
people they come in contact with are
asked to give them a warm welcome and
cooperate with them in their work.
Bishop Raymond W. Lessard, of
Shvannah, plans to offer a Mass for
them at noon in the Chapel of Our
Lady, Cathedral of St. John the Baptist.
The Legion of Mary will host the
group at a luncheon after the mass.
A round TheDiocese
Obituaries
* Mr. Joseph Hemberger of-Darien, July 11th
* Mrs. Margaret C. Magarahan of Augusta, July 12th
* Mr. Thomas Lane Roberts of Augusta, July 13th
* Mr. William E. Laughlin of Augusta, July 14th
* Mr. Bert H. Carpenter, Jr. of Savannah, July 15th
* Mrs. Dorothy Williams of Savannah, July 18th
* Mr. Clarence L. Markwalter of Augusta, July 18th
* Mr. George A. Bandy of Savannah, July 19th
* Mr. Lewis Ralph Dorn of Augusta, July 20th
* Mr. John Floyd Setliffe of Savannah, July 21st
* Mrs. Elizabeth L. Holleran of Savannah, July 24th
Marriages
* Mrs. Eunice Tate Alexas, of Louisville, Mr. William Cecil Shealy, of Augusta,
July 3 in St. Joan of Arc Church, Louisville.
* Miss Linda Marie Strong and Mr. Charles Leslie Feutral, both of Augusta, Ga.,
July 6 in St. Joseph’s Church, Augusta.
* Miss Carolyn Ann Uselton and Mr. Phillip Douglas Ramp, both of Augusta, Ga.,
July 6 in St. Mary’s on the Hill Church, Augusta.
* Miss Rachel Beaulieu and Mr. Curtis Newman, both of Grovetown, Ga., July 8 in
St. Joseph’s Church, Augusta, Ga.
* Miss Rose Elaine Bazman and Mr. Joseph Daniel Browning, both of Savannah,
Ga., July 14 in the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, Savannah.
* Miss Susan Elizabeth Murphy and Mr. Marion Hayward Reese Jr., both of
Augusta, Ga., July 14 in St. Mary’s on the Hill Church, Augusta.
* Miss Kathryn Laveme Gill of Richmond Hill, Ga., and Mr. Dan Thomas Woods
of Hardeeville, S. C., July 14 in St. Anne’s Church, Richmond Hill.
* Miss Nancy Patricia Olmer of Greensburg Pa., and Mr. Michael Andrew Cisick of
Augusta, Ga., July 21 in St. Joseph’s Church, Augusta.
* Miss Claudia Jane Verdery of North Augusta, S.C., and Mr. Aubrey Cecil Rhodes
Jr. of Augusta, Ga., July 21 in St. Mary’s on the Hill Church, Augusta.
Necrology
* Rev. James O’Hara, August 1,1873
* Rev. Joseph P. Shea, August 10,1886
Fr. Patterson Honored
Recently the ladies of St. Joseph’s Church, Augusta, Georgia., honored their
assistant pastor, Father Frank Patterson with a farewell reception. Father Patterson
has been appointed Pastor of the Most Pure Heart of Mary Church at Savannah,
Georgia. Approximately 150 parishioner’s called during the reception.
Augustans Attend Meeting
Attending the Summer meeting of the Board of Director’s of the Savannah DCCW
in Macon, Georgia, from the Augusta Deanery were, Mrs. Audrey Herzberg, President
of the Augusta Deanery, Mrs. Betty Logan, Vice-Chairman, Family Affairs
Commission, Mrs. Jane Barrett, Vice-Chairman, Legislation Organization Services
Commission. Guest attending from Augusta were, Mrs. Ella Buckley and Mrs. Anna
Marie Parsons.
College Schedule
Friday, July 27th was the final day
for classes of the regular session of
summer school at St. Bernard College. A
special post-session is scheduled to begin
July 30 through August 11, with classes
being offered in Education, Physical
Education, Mathematics, Speech, and
Theology.
Classes for the regular Fall term begin
Wednesday, September 5, with
registration set for Monday and
Tuesday, Sept. 3 and 4th.
Fr. Roger R. S. Lott, OSB, Director
of Admissions and Financial Aid at St.
Bernard College has urged anyone
interested or planning to enter college
in the Fall, to contact him immediately.
Also, according to Fr. Roger, financial
aid is still available in the from of loans,
work study, scholarships, and the new
Federal Basic Educational Opportunity
Grants, known as BEOG’s.
For any information concerning
Admissions, class schedules, or financial
aid, call St. Bernard College, Cullman,
Ala., at 734-4110 anytime.
THE COOK’S
NOOK
KEY LIME PIE
Ingredients:
1 cup Eagle Brand Condensed sweetened milk
5 ounces frozen limeade
2 small containers cool whip
few drops green food coloring
1 nine inch graham cracker crust
Combine Eagle Brand milk, limeade, one cool whip. Mix until completely smooth.
Pour into graham cracker crust. Chill. Garnish if desired with lime slices after frosting
pie with the other small container of cool whip. (You can use frozen lemonade and
yellow coloring for a lemon pie, and you can substitute a chocolate cracker pie crust,
if you wish.) This delicious recipe was sent in by Mrs. Joan Christian of Savannah.
NEW ORLEANS BAKED SQUASH
Ingredients:
1/2 bell pepper
1 cup celery and tender leaves, chopped fine
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1 lb. raw shrimp, chopped
6 small squash (or 3 small eggplant)
1 small onion
Cook squash or eggplant until tender. Then mash. Simmer onions, beH pepper,
celery in small amount of cooking oil for 5 minutes. Add Vi stick of margarine and
cook another 5 minutes. Add the shrimp and cook for 10 minutes. Keep stirring.
Mix all ingredients. Add a small amount of bread crumbs and 1 egg. Bake in a
greased casserole for 20 minutes at 350 degrees. This is delicious, and was sent to The
Cook’s Nook by Mrs. John Tonkin of Thomasville.
The next issue will carry recipes by Mrs. Stanley Butchek of Augusta and Mrs.
Connie Berry of Columbus.
Please readers, hurry with your favorite ones. Send to The Cook’s Nook, care of The
Southern Cross, P. 0. Box 232, Waynesboro, Ga.
By The Chef