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QUAIL HUNTING AT ITS BEST — Callaway
Gardens visitors have access to a 1,000 acre
quail preserve, where trained guides and dogs
are available to help hunters find the big cov
eys. The preserve is a few minutes drive from
Genteel Manner Everywhere
Os Ida Cason Callaway
By JACK TROY, Editor, The Free Press
Ida Cason Callaway was a wonderful lady, genteel in the manner of gracious South
ern born ladies, and you think often of her memory at the Memorial Gardens on Pine
Mountain, only a little more than an hour’s drive from Clayton County.
The beautiful Ida Cason Callaway Chapel, nestled by a lake and close by a spark
ling clear waterfall deep in the heart of Callaway Gardens, is constructed of native
mountain stone. Visitors may use । ' *
this uniquely designed chapel for j
meditation and solitude. The 1
chapel is equipped with a Moller ’
pipe organ, and music is played ,
periodically throughout the Gar- (
dens. The Chapel’s stained glass .
windows are of floral design and :
four side windows are stained j
glass reproductions of the four ■
Seasons at the Gardens. ।
The late Cason J. Callaway,
Georgia industrial, conceived the
beautiful gardens as a memorial j
to his mother, and a four-line
poem best describes them:
With the kiss of the sun for
pardon,
The song of the birds for
mirth,
You are nearer to God in a
garden
Than any place else on earth.
Sometimes it has been said
that it is difficult to describe
Callaway Gardens because there
is nothing quite like them any
where else in this wide, wide
world.
They are a huge, 2,500 acre
sanctuary for the native plants
and wildflowers of the Southern
Highlands, with special areas de
voted to the more beautiful
specimens and a year-round
planning program which sees
15,000-20,000 new shrubs added
each year.
ATLANTA ARMY DEPOT—Left to right: Jack
Adams, Depot Golf Pro; Colonel Louis C.
Crouch, Depot Director of Administration and
Services; Jack Troy, Editor, Forest Park Free
Press and Herman McWilliams, Construction
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the Holiday Inn of Callaway Gardens on U.S.
Highway 27 at Pine Mountain, and morning or
afternoon hunts are made by reservation.
Quail season is Oct. 1- March 31.
THE GARDENS provide more :
than beauty; they also include :
unsurpassed recreational faciii- .
ties, with one of the world’s fin- j
est man-made sand beaches, <
eleven clear, spring-fed lakes, i
some of the South’s finest game i
fishing, an all-season golf course, ।
picnic and walking path areas, ।
a 1,000-acre hunting preserve, a '
magnificent 170 - unit Holiday ।
Inn Motel, 80 year-round vaca- :
tion cottages, and a CAA-ap- i
proved airstrip with hangar and :
fueling facilities.
As you walk the thickly car
peted green fairways, winding
through the forest primeval, or
wander leisurely along the flow
er-strewn paths deep into great *
wooded areas, you think of a
beautiful hymn that is so grand
ly appropriate to the Gardens—
I walk in the garden alone
While the dew is still on the
roses,
And the words I hear falling on
my ear,
The Son of God discloses;
And He walks with me and
he talks with me,
And he tells me I am his own;
And the joys we share as we
tarry there,
None other shall ever know.
Beautiful, inspiring Callaway
Gardens are on the northwest
and Maintenance General Foreman for Admin
istration and Services. This was “Just Before
the Battle Mother” on the Depot golf course.
(See Story)
(U.S. Army Photo)
slopes of Pine Mountain, in the
southernmost foothills of the
Appalachians, in the gently
rolling forest country of West
Georgia. The Gardens are 27
miles north of Columbus and 85
miles south of Atlanta. Entran
ces to beach, cottages, motel and
Clubhouse areas are on U. S.
Highmay 27, just south of the
City of Pine Mountain, Ga. A
network of highways links the
Gardens to every part of the
state and region and U. S. High
way 27 is a main artery between
the Midwest and Florida.
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THE GARDENS facilities are
; grouped into several areas within
their 2,500 acres, each area link
ed to the others by miles of in
ternal paved roads. These are
open to visitors’ cars or may be
traversed in a sightseeing “trol
ley” which makes regular trips
around the five-mile and three
mile drives, in season. A modern
ari-conditioned bus makes daily
trips through the Gardens year
round. A qualified guide, in this
cas ea personable Englishman
from the midlands, accompanies
each tour.
Centerpiece of the Clubhouse
area is the Clubhouse itself, a
17th Century English Provincial
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FRUIT AND VEGETABLE GARDEN — Aerial view shows semi
circular Fruit and Vegetable Garden at Callaway Gardens, Pine
Mountain. Garden is in three tiers, first devoted to fruit trees,
second to perennial vegetables and herbs and third to berries.
Here are grown a wide variety of plants which offer Gardens
visitors the opportunity to see the things they eat in the grow
ing state. Produce of the Garden is served at the dining rooms
at Callaway Gardens.
Awards to Encourage
Youth Leadership
Each year, some 75 Georgia high school students visit
Callaway Gardens for an entire week, with their families, as
winners of Callaway Leadership Awards. These awards are
made through the cooperation of the schools and selection
of winners is made by the high school advisors. Each of 19
school-sponsored and approved organizations is allotted a
number of awards, oased upon statewide enrollment in the
organization, with no organization having less than two win
ners. The awards are made to the individual students on the
basis of their academic achievements, and their demon
strated ability for leadership in the social and civic areas of
their organizations. The awards were established by the late
Cason J. Gallaway as a means of encouraging young people
to take a more active role in the leadership of their school,
community, state and nation^
44 AN OLI) FLOWER LOVER”
Col. Crouch Sinks First Putt,
McWilliams Ist Birdie On No. 6
By JACK TROY
We were all thinking of the late Col. Joe Murray, an
Atlanta Army Depot Commander whose memory will linger
on, as we stepped up to the first tee on the excellent golf
course at the Depot the other afternoon.
This was the match Col. Murray and the writer were
to have played. The Cuban
crisis had delayed it; then, first
one thing and another, came up
in the line of Col. Murray’s
arduous duty as Depot Com
mander. So—
Col. Crouch, who had been
Col. Murray’s right-hand-man
and who served as interim Com
mander before the arrival of Col.
Joseph David Alexander in early
August, appropriately was there
to fill in for a late great gentle
man from Oklahoma. Col Crouch
is an old Georgia Bulldog, and
we liked that very much, too.
Col. Crouch, who is now Di
rector for Administration and
Services at the Depot, had it all
worked out. Pro Jack Adams and
slugging Mac McWilliams com
pleted the foursome. “We'll each
team with Jack for six holes,”
Col. Crouch said. That meant
six with the Colonel, six with the
pro, and six with McWilliams.
Happily, McWilliams, who hits
a golf ball like Luke Appling
nailed line drives with a base
ball bat, was our concluding
partner, and WE won! Or did
we? Was it rigged? Could you
believe anybody under OATH
about that? We actually BEAT
Col. Louis Crouch and Pro Jack
\dams? Maybe McWilliams did,
at that!
The radio is playing softly:
‘Sweeter Than The Flowers.”
And we cannot help but recall
what happened to Col. Crouch
as we were traveling along a trim
fairway adjacent to Army Depot
headquarters bldg.
Now, don’t get us wrong. Col.
Crouch is a terrific golfer; shoots
in the low 70s. But golf is an
humblin’ game, and such a thing
happens to the best of golfers.
A Crouch second shot had be
come somewhat entangled with
the flowering shrubbery. So there
was Col. Crouch crouched under
a mimosa bush, I think, with
colorful flowers practically drap
ed around his neck like an Ha
waiian Lei.
He wasn’t our partner at the
time, so we figured it wouldn’t
be too bad to let him have it.
“We didn’t know you were a
flower lover, Colonel!” Sir, that
is! “For a second there, we
thought you were Ferdinand,
the Bull!” Sir! Now I guess I’ll
lose my number to get in the
gate! Oh, my aching back!
The Depot course has a splen
did new green, No. 6. Col. Crouch
was in old maestro form and had
the honor of sinking the first
putt, and masterful McWilliams,
who digs in and takes the game
mightly seriously, came up with
the first birdie.
Pro Jack Adams, who has been
there six years, is a great golfer
in his own right, and it seemed
to me that he was holding back
so as not to embarass a visiting
fireman. Once in a while, how
ever, he hit a tee shot a country
mile and put all the other shots
with it. We got the message.
There was one point, however,
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BRENDA HALL, 16 - year -old
singer, entertains at Savannah
Teen Time, Aug. 3(1 and 31. It
was a special all-expense paid
trip for Brenda, who is fast
becoming a most popular sing
er wherever singing is enjoyed.
Brenda lives with her parents
on Georgia Ave., Forest Park.
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THE IDA CASON CALLAWAY MEMORIAL
CHAPEL—This 17th Century design Chapel is
used by visitors to Callaway Gardens for pray
er and meditation and for close communion
with God and with Nature. Six stained glass
windows are of floral design and a three-man-
Take Your Time at the Gardens...
Pause On Life's Pathway to Smell Roses
There are so many things to see and
enjoy.
Overlook—Located on a hill over
looking Mountain Creek Lake is the
Overlook Pavilion. A huge, curved out
door picnic pavilion, it is equipped for
large group barbecues and special group
parties. It commands a spectacular view
of the lake, the Clubhouse and the golf
course.
Boathouse—The semi-circular boat
house is one of the most unusual de
signed boathouses in . the nation. It
houses 80 fishing boats^ some with elec
tric motors and is the center for sport
fishing in bass and bream fill Mountain
Creek Lake. Fishing season is from Sep
tember through May.
Golf Course—Designed for the “aver
age” golfer, the Callaway Gardens
course was expanded in 1962 to 18 holes.
The course is noted for its beauty the
year-round, with its green grass backed
views of Mountain Creek Lake. The
course crosses the lake twice, once
from a unique island tee, which is
reached by a graceful, arched bridge.
The expansion also included a new
golf shop and clubhouse of the latest
design, and with all modern facilities.
The course is dotted with rest stations
and water fountains. Like all Gardens
facilities, it is open to the public.
Cleopatra’s Barge—A huge sightseeing
craft, whose “homeport” is at the foot
of the Clubhouse lawn, Cleopatra's
Barge makes tours of the flower-bordered
shoreline of Mountain Creek Lake and
is available for special parties, including
luncheons afloat.
Flowers—Callaway Gardens are a
veritable wonderland of flowers, and in
the Clubhouse area, there are many
ornamental plants. The famous “Betty
Prior” rose blooms in abundance over
a long season. Many varieties of holly
are banked about the Clubhouse and
there are massed plantings of azaleas,
both dwarf and giant varieties. The
crabapple collection in front of the Club
house features 50 ornamental varieties
apd camellias and magnolias add their
beauty to this area of the Gardens.
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FIVE MILE DRIVE
Driving through Callaway Gardens,
you pass small, spring-fed lakes, each
with a bird name—Mockingbird, Whip
poorwill, Bobolink, Bluebird, and Hum
mingbird. Each lake overflows eventually
into Mountain Creek Lake. The drive
takes you through a rich forest mixed
with hardwoods and pines. Varieties in
clude the Loblolly, Shortleaf Pine, Oak
Maple, Sweet Gum and Black Gum.
Secondary trees include Dogwood, Red
bud. Wild Sweet Crabapple, Sourwood,
Serviceberry, Silver Bell and American
holly. Large mass plantings of various
native plants become obvious during the
flowering season. Such plantings consist
of Piedmont, Oconee, Flame, Plumleaf,
Sweet and Pink-Shelled azaleas, moun-
Call Us and It Will Be Ready When You Come in!
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At the beach ... out fishing . . . anywhere you go, take along Kentucky Fried Chicken.
A bucket-full of good eating for any occasion! It’s easy to buy . . . but be sure to buy
enough for those hearty water-sport appetites.
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Free Press—News & Farmer, Tues., Sept. 10, 1963
ual Moller pipe organ beams its music from
the tower at right rear throughout the small
valley in which the chapel is located. Organ
concerts are played on Sunday afternoon
throughout the year and on Wednesday after
noon during the summer months.
tain laurel, Rosebay rhododendron, Oak
leaf Hydrangea, Wild Plum, Sweet
Shrub, Sparkleberry, Wax Myrtle, nu
merous holly species and others. The
plantings on the Five-Mile Drive are
devoted to wild flowers and flowering
trees of the Appalachian region and the
primary aim is the eternal preservation
of these native plants, many of which
are in danger of becoming extinct. The
Prunifolia Azalea is one that has re
ceived special attention and Mr. Cason
Callaway was honored by the Garden
Club of America for the preservation of
this plant.
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FLORAL SEASONS
During the latter part of September
and through November, the floral season
; features Camellia sansanqua varieties.
Chrysanthemums, and the fall foliage is
spectacular.
[ The months from November through
February offer Hollies 1400 varieties*,
• and other berried shrubs.
i From mid-February to early March,
Narcissus, Magnolias and flowering Quince
- lend to the natural beauty of the Gar
dens.
The Spring foliage of native Azaleas,
1 wildflowers. Mountain Laurel, Oakleaf
• Hydrangea and Rhododendrons are at
their peak during the months of April and
I May.
- Roses, Daylilies and other perennials
5 add to the summer beauty from May
I until October. Also during June and
I July one of the most popular flowers is
I the Crepe Myrtle. The two months of
July and August are enhanced with
‘ beauty and color of the Rhododendron
1 prunifolium iPlumleaf and Sweet Azalea)
and the Pinkneya pubens.
Robin Lake Beach is a strip of dazzling
white sand, extending almost one mile
’ around the shoreline of the lake. The
I sand extends 50 feet above the shoreline
, and 120 feet out into the water, making
- an ideal beach and bathing area for
■ swimmers, sun bathers and “just
> strollers.” As of this writing nearly 600
’ railroad cars of sand for about 36,000 tons)
have been used on the beach, which is
scraped and smoothed daily and aug
mented from season to season.
, Robin Lake, itself, is a 65-acre lake,
i fed primarily by mountain springs. The
- clear waters are tested periodically by
- the Georgia Department of Health and
' have always met the highest standards
-of purity.
* Safety—The Beach itself has been care
’ fully designed with a smooth, gentle
k slope, so that no swimmer can suddenly
’ find himself in water over his head.
American Red Cross-trained lifeguards
’ are on duty at all times and are sta
tioned on chairs out in the swimming
* area, in order to be away from all dis
[ tractions and nearer the swimmers.
Bathhouses—There are three bath
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- an optical illusion to the other
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