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GARDEN GOSSIP
(By Hubert B. Owens, Head Department
of Landscape Architecture, University
of Georgia.)
At no time in the history of the Unit
ed States has there been a such a keen
and widespread interest in landscaping
home grounds and civic improvement in
general as at present. It ean be truth
fully said that our country is in the
throes of a garden renaissance. This pe
riod of modern interest in gardening
might be said to have begun about the
time of the close of the World war. It
has steadily accumulated amazing force
and vitality during the ensuing years.
Many reasons may be given for the
rather sudden outburst of activity in this
field. Soldiers returning from Europe in
1918-19 brought home with them memor
ies of well-planned parks, gardens and
stretches of highways in France shaded
by trees which had been planted by Na
poleon. They also saw beautiful architec
ture. picturesque plazas and “places.” and
properly planed streets and boulevards in
the cities and villages. I have been told
by many men who saw overseas service
that having the memories of a few of
these pleasant scenes has helped to serve
as at least a small recompense for the
horrible scenes of war they endured. See
ing France, Belgium and England even
under such trying circumstances served
as a wonderful object lesson as to what
ean be done in creating and preserving
outdoor beauty. This is evidenced by the
fact that many of these men in later
years have been outstanding leaders in
their home communities in the promo
tion of worthwhile recreational develop
ments. playgrounds and swimming pools
for the under-privileged children, and
many other activities which help to up
lift and make their community more
beautiful.
Every year during the past two dec
ades thousands of Americans of all ages
have had the opportunity to travel in
Europe. One of the principal attractions
for many of these people have been the
gardens of Italy. France and England,
and the natural scenery of Switzerland.
Germany. Scandanavia. Wales and Scot
land. This has contributed much toward
developing a standard of taste and a more
general appreciation of landscape archi
tecture in the United States. During this
same period the automobile has made it
possible for millions of people to tour
about in America. This is stimulating
pride for our own natural scenery, gar
dens. state and national park develop
ments, and roadsides —as well as im
provements in individual home grounds.
Since 1900 there has steadily develop
ed a literature of gardening in this coun
try. Prior to that time very few books
dealing with landscape architecture had
been published. Today hundreds of books
and periodicals are available for a land
scape architecture library.
No college course in landscape archi
tecture was offered in this country until
forty years ago. In 1899 Harvard univer
sity awarded the first degree in land-
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Small Grain Demonstration Completed
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BY BIEL KING.
The small grain demonstration car
ried out by the Gore F. F. A. chapter
during the past few months has been
completed. The fertilizer applied to the
different plots of the demonstration
was given for that purpose by the Bar- ■
rett company, makers o Arcadian Nitrate
f Soda. Each year demonstrations of
this kind are carried out throughout the ,
state in order to show the people the |
bffiefit to be had from the use of proper
fertilizer on small grain.
There was a marked difference in the
development and maturity of the wheat
scape architecture ever to be conferred
by a college or university. Today some
fifteen institutions in various parts of
the country offer highly specialized train
ing in this field while several other col
leges include a few courses in then' curri
cula. The technically trained landscape
architects have been a large contributing
force in this garden renaissance in Amer
ica and in the future they are destined
to play an even more important role.
Within the past few years the federal
government has accomplished much in the
Held of landscape development. In every
state in the nation CCC labor has made
a great contritbution to our heritage of
beauty in constructing, under the super
vision of competent landscape architects,
national parks and monuments, state
parks, and roadside development projects.
The latter consists in widening right-of
ways, sloping banks and controlling the
erection of unsightly advertising sign
boards along the highways. The inspec
tion of these parks and roadsides as the
citizens of America travel about is bound
to improve taste in the naturalistic type
of landscape design and will inspire many
people upon their return "home to land
scape their own grounds and build a
garden.
Undoubtedly, the most promising phase
of this modern interest in landscaping
THE SUMMERVILLE NEWS: THURSDAY, JULY 6, 1939
in the different plots. The yields of
grain for each of the four half-acre
plots were. No Arcadian applied, 6%
bushels, 100 pounds of Arcadian, 8 l->»
bushels, 200 pounds of Arcadian, 9 1-3
bushels and 300 pounds of Arcadian.
9 3-5 bushels of grain. These figures
show a substantial increase for each
hundred pounds of Arcadian used.
The guessing contest held in connec
tion with the demonstration won great
favor among manj’ of the people of the
community. The prize for guessing,
nearest to the correct yield of each of
the four plots was.s2.oo. James Perry,
a member of the Gore F. F. A. chapter,
is the Garden club movement. In Georgia
alone there are more than two hundred
clubs with a total membership of seven
thousand. The Garden Club of Georgia
was organized in 1928. An affiliating
club is required to meet certain standards
before it can be admitted. It must have
been organized and functioning as a gar-I
den club for one year. Other requirements '
are participation in some civic project
for the local community, holding an an
nual flower show, and the improvement
of the home grounds and gardens of the
individual members. The Garden Club of
Georgia as an organization in itself is
actively sponsoring roadside development
in this state. For the past three years it
has sponsored a garden pilgrimage in
Georgia which has given the public an
opportunity to see the outstanding gar
dens in all parts of the state, and which
has also given Georgia favorable adver-1
tising in the eyes of the nation. For four
years it has assisted in putting on a
garden school for gardeners and garden
club members at the state university. For
the seven thousand members of the or
ganization it publishes a monthly bulletin
entitled "Garden Gateways” which car
ries timely articles on all phases of gar
dening, conservation, roadside develop
ment, flower shows, flower arrangements,
etc. This year the Garden Club of Geor
gia undertook the construction of a se
ries of gardens on the university campus
in Athens to serve as a living memorial
to the founders of the Ladies’ Garden
club in Athens —the first garden club or
ganized in America. This makes a splen
did project not only because of its ap
propriateness but also for the reason that
it will serve a superb educational pur
pose for the students at the university—
the future gardeners of the state.
Many of the member clubs of the Gar
den Club of Georgia are young, but most
of them seem to realize they have much
work to do in their communities. It is
gratifying when one becomes acquainted
with a garden club which realizes its re
sponsibility to its community and to the
state and nation.
TRY A NEWS WANT AD
Report of Condition of
FARMERS & MERCHANTS BANK
of Summerville, in the State of Georgia,
at the close of business on June 30, 1939.
Assets
Loans and discounts $156,871.29
United States government ob
ligations, direct and guar
anteed 175,874.84
< tbligations of states and po
litical subdivisions 31,759.14
Cash, balances with other
banks, including reserve bal
ances. and cash items in
process of collection 155,232.08
Furniture and fixtures 6,456.13
Real estate owned other than
bank premises 2.759.00
TOTAL ASSETS $528,952.78
Liabilities
Demand deposits of individ
uals. partnerships, and cor
porations $341,255.63
Time deposits of individuals,
partnerships, and corpora-
tions 132,247.35
Other deposits (certified and
officers’ checks, etc) 1,529.43
Capital Accounts
Capital . ..’ $ 25,000.00
Surplus- 10,000.00
Undivided profits 16,413.25
Reserve (and retirement ac-
count for preferred capital) 2.507.12
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS ..$528,952.78
I. D. L. McWhorter, cashier, of the
above-named bank, do solemnly affirm
that the above statement is true, and
that it fully and correctly represents the
true state of the several matters herein
contained and set forth, to the best of
my knowledge and befieT.
D. L. M’WHORTER.
Correct.—Attest:
H. D. BROWN.
E. MONTGOMERY,
W. C. STURDIVANT,
Directors.
State of Georgia, County of Chattooga,
ss:
Sworn to and subscribed before me this
11th day of July, 1939, and I hereby ver
ify that I am not an officer or director
this bank.
JNO. S. JONES.
My commission expires Dec, 31, 1940,
won this prize. James guessed nearer the
exact yield of each plot than anyone else
id only missed the correct yield for the
vhole demonstration about two bushels, j
The members of the Gore chapter, Fu
ture Farmers of America, would like to
thank the Arcadian people for making I
his demonstration possible and the peo
le of the community for their co-opera-1
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Thursday
BLACKWELL’S ISLAND”
John Garfield. Rosemary Lane. Stanley
Fields, Dick Purcell, Victor Jory, Morgan
Conway, Charley Foy. This is the story
of what happens when a gang lord takes
over a prison and tries to rule the pris
oners, when he’s one himself.
Friday
GIFT NIGHT! S3O to be given away if
name called is present.
“HOTEL IMPERIAL”
Isa Miranda, Ray Milland, Reginald
Owen. Gene Lockhart. What happened
at Hotel Imperial? Why was it so mys
terious? It is the headquarters of both
the Russian and Austrian armies, which
ever happens to hold the town.
Saturday—Amateur Night
If you happen to sing, dance or are a
comedian, get in on this. On the stage at
the theater Saturday night. Cash prizes
awarded. See advertising.
“CALIFORNIA FRONTIER”
Buck Jones, Carmen Bailey, Milburn
Stone. There isn't a flaw in this western.
It's perfect entertainment. »
“SECRET SERVICE OF THE AIR"
Ronald Reagan, John Litel, Ila Rhodes
and James Stephenson. The secret service
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leader to capture a gang of border smug
glers. Also comedy and news reel.
Monday-Tuesday
‘ UNION PACIFIC”
Barbara Stanwyck, Joel McCrea. Akim
Tamiroff, Lynne Overman, Robert Pres
ton, Brian Donlevy. Cecil B. DeMille has
scored another bulls-eye in “Union Pa
cific”, which finds top place among pic
tures of 1939. A triangle love affair with
Joel McCrea, Barbara Stanwyck and
Preston threads through the story as this
great railroad was built.
Shorts: ‘Amateur Night’ and ‘Radio
Ham’.
Wednesday—Next Week
On the Stage: Glenn Hughes and His j
Round-Up Gang.
Screen: “PANAMA LADY”
Lucille Ball. Allan Lane, Steffi Duna,
Evelyn Brent. This is a romantic melo
drama with a Panama locale.
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