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JecksonvHle Jewmal, Friday, April 1, 1977 Gardening Gourds A New Medium For The Artistic-Minded fey SANDY STRICKLAND Journal Staff Writer Billy Carter visited the Marigold Garden Circle re cently in the form of a gourd. He spent his time grinning at the members, baring teeth actually made of peanuts. Groueho Man was there, his trademark moustache Upped up at the adds. A sting ray. owl and snake also were on display. Cultivating gourds and turning them into well-known personalities, hanging bas kets, arrangements or ani mals is a favorite pursuit of Mrs. Joe Parham. The wife of a Baptist minister brought a carload of gourds with her from Jackson, G , to put on a garden program here and visit her sister, Mrs. R B. Hemphill. Usually considered ined ible, the gourd, nevertheless, has a variety of uses and is twice mentioned ia the Bible, she said. In fact, Jonah was more concerned ever his beautiful" gourd vine than the thoosaaus t pecpte ia Nisevah so Gd sent a wem to destroy it, She said And when We Seta was making Ms ink dwm the MUririfegii la ISM, he vuwte that awnHwa at She egpedh thmhqft their mead ta {want Susan Patfcam toss become so nssaohaed wiUh plant that mten people come to visa four enroot to eat- Hrwan instead of p4ns.es. Stoe mses them ter terme, mak ing soaswiM wnmgements, IfMißtg Stem He friends and sfcfk ctaflapen .and 'storing oth ers* site ataite. may not ap jmwtt* ft, tat you’re never wSfflunit something to take to a friend wten you have a fourt," tSte said. Altana dive years ago when i ' ,! *w *'* !< ‘* WIND DAMAGE The tornadic-like winds that blew through Butts County on April 4th toppled a wall of the new theater being constructed by Baker Enterprises, Inc. on Hwy. 42 north near the Jackson City limits. —Photo by Dale Whiten. Jackson Band To Appear In Rose Parade The Jackson High School’s marching band has accepted an invitation to appear in the 56th Annual Rose Parade on Friday, April 22 in Thomas ville, Georgia. Under the direction of E. W. Moore, the Jackson High School Band will be televised over WCTV Channel 6, a CBS affiliate, and the following week April 30, 3:00-5:00 p.m. The entire parade will appear on all eight stations of the Georgia Education Tele Russell's Restaurant in Locust Grove At Interchange OPEN DAILY Good Food Today and Every Day Open until 10 P. M. Daily Mi m:-. 9!|EHSSb % ani Jr v ''jAHSHrara An Owl Made From A Luffa Journal Photos By Woody Huband her husband was pastoring a country church in Stock bndge, Ga., a friend found a Qintstone gourd in her bam from which Parham planted a seed. The gourd flourished and the Parhams were on their way. Later Mrs. Par ham visited a gourd museum in East Bemstadt, Ky. After seeing the prehistoric ani mals made by Minnie Black, she got the idea of fashioning children’s gifts from the gourds. “All you need are some thing for the eyes and a little imagination,” she said. Some she paints with black and white shoe polish to produce penguins. Others, which are actually in the shape of a snake, get a red finish. Her collection ranges from the ornamental nest egg vari ety to a 160-pound bushel bas ket, which she said takes two deacons to lift. Among the shapes created by nature are a horn, pipe, wart; spoon, vision Network. The Rose Parade is one of the oldest and longest in the South and annually attracts over 75,000 visitors to the city. This year’s parade will feature guests Judy Norton- Taylor (Mary Ellen of The Walton’s) and Mrs. George (Mary Beth) Busbee, who’ will serve as Grand Marshall of the Parade. Also attending will be Miss Georgia Sandy Adamson and Miss Georgia Holiday Susan Kiser. Ameri ca’s Favorite Clown, Ronald McDonald, will be on hand throughout the parade for the delight of the children. THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARCUS. JACKSON, GEORGIA nest egg, the famous dipper and the club gourd, which Mrs. Parham quips is handy in case of midnight intruders. Her favorite is a 150-year-old dumbbell gourd passed down in her family. One of the most versatile is the luffa, better known as the sponge or dishrag gourd. In Japan, they’re grown 24,000 to an acre and used in packing, to make sandals, dishrags and sponges. They can even be opened up and spread out to make a beach hat, she said. For those interested in growing their own gourds, the American Gourd Society member said not to plant the seeds until the soil is warm. A separate patch is essential, Mrs. Parham said, or the gourds will mix with the squash and cucumbers. She held up a yellow and orange ’ pear gourd, which had run in Lots of Nerve A panhandler walked up to a gentleman in the street and asked for a quarter. “Of all the nerve. What’s the idea of stopping people in the street and asking for money?” “What do you want me to do.” the panhan dler replied, “open an of fice?” carniichael insurance agency with a squash, but still re tained its gourd qualities. Usually they're grown on a trellis to keep them from crooking. If they run on the ground, they get mosaic markings, but Mrs. Parham likes the effect it creates. When ready for use, she said to "cut your stem with the gourd because if it loses that, it loses its personality. “As 90 per cent of a gourd is water, it has to escape and therefore forms a mildew.” To dean plant, Mrs. Par ham advocates soaking it in hot water and scrubbing it with steel wool. When the mildew is removed and the gourd has dried to the point the seeds rattle (they make good maracas too), it’s ready to be turned into whatever one fancies. To give a polished effect, she sometimes shellacs them. RECYCLING TRICK TO VISIT FLOTILLA The Reynolds Aluminum Recycling Company’s truck will be in Flovilla at the corner of Lee and Heard Streets on April 13 and 27 from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Aluminum beverage cans bring 17 cents a pound at the Flovilla weighing station. In addition, foil, tv dinner trays, snack-type pudding con tainers. pie plates and aluminum meat and sardine cans are also purchased. FISHING PROSPECTS ARE BETTER HERE Ben Gunn, fishing expert for the Department of Natural Resources, antici pates better fishing con ditions locally for the week beginning April 10th. Fishing at High Falls, which will be high and muddy, should be fair, especially for catfish and Jackson Lake, which is rising and muddy, should be good for bass using plastic worms and fair for others. mt Jg , K , r in *A, a • all 0/' --| \ AaV, AC mLk i BBfer %%%- * • nJM A BBfc •-* "-iri - ..... Jsmmm -vAA .’A ■ £ " '' ', * - ‘ 'iS 'jmam a ''Bhu it jys t **- Jr / , # = " m . tf Mrs. Parham Holds A Basket Gourd For Storing Apples Handy Andy & Jones Food Mart Come in this Week and Take Advantage of These Specials Dempsey or Flav-O-Rich Dempsey Low Fat Colonial or Sunbeam whole milk M|LK big BREAD $1.65 $1.29 3- $1 Grade A Medium Liter COKES Home Made EGGS_ * Returnable SAUSAGE 55c 4 4 $1 3 i 51.49 $ OK Self Service Gasoline * J REGULAR UNLEADED PREMIUM * l 53 56’ 58-’ I . ...... ..., .......... . . . . ~ ........ „.,, , jf ALSO AT HANDY ANDY PICK UP ON THESE Country MEAT I Whole HAM FAT cpcf . a . c y FRYERS 3: bi $1 GROUND BEEF Country Cured PAT BACK “ JgSfcfet HAM HOCKS oo t ... 49c # SHOP AT JACKSON’S MOST CONVENIENT FOOD STORES, HANDY ANDY AND JONES FOOD MART. OPEN 7 A. M. TO 11 P. M. 7 DAYS A WEEK THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 1977