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Lifestyles Ancient beans are growing in Perry Perryans planted 1,000 year old beans By PAULINE LEWIS Staff Writer Woodrow and Eloise Rush of Perry are Mission Campers, and as such, travel all over the United States. A couple of years ago, they were in Alaska on such a trip and upon their return, stopped at a campground at Gothenburg, Nebraska. Nearby was a private Sod House Museum having a little garden growing unusual beans. . .so unusual, in fact, the Rush's decided to get some for themselves... Merle Block, manager of the Sod House Museum, told the story of the beans. Old dried beans were found in a basket in a Cliff Dwelling in Utah and were thought to be around 1,000 years old. The college in Greeley, Colorado did the germination work. "The beans are edible," Brock said. "The man who gave the beans to me said that they have no name and I would guess that they are four or five generations old (from the num ber of crops since the finding). When the Rushes got home, Woodrow kept thinking about those beans. He wrote to Mr. Brock at the Sod House Museum and asked for some of the beans; Mr. Brock sent him one bean pod with two beans in it. Woody's good friend, John Newton, is a former USDA em ployee and can grow anything. Woody gave the beans to John and asked him to see what he could do with them. John planted the two seeds in the flower bed space across the back of his house on Sparrow Road. The plants bore 200-300 bean seeds which John saved and planted this year. He now has two long rows of lovely bean plants which he has staked and they are now bearing beans. Last week they picked the beans and Eloise Rush shelled, cooked and shared them with John and Bobbie Newton. The unusual things about these beans is that the dried beans are dark purple with little lavender specks The pods are similar to large butter Happy Birthday Billy Ray Bullington celebrated his fourth birthday on Monday, June 13, 1994. He Is the son of Joey and Melanie Bullington of Kathleen, and is the grandson of Lonnie and Gail Nace of Kathleen, Patricia Cleary of New York, Pete Cleary of California and Bill Bullington of Pinehurst. Billy Ray has two special aunts, Jerri Lynn and Crystal Nace. Happy birthday Billy Ray!!! Happy Birthday Jeffrey "Cohen" Carpenter, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Carpenter of Perry, will be celebrating his fourth birthday at the Discovery Zone with friends and family this weekend. Happy birthday Cohen!!! beans except they are fuzzy instead of being smooth. When the pods are ready to shell, a colorful surprise awaits. The beans are a hot flamingo pink in hue and are thick like fat butter beans. The blossoms grow in clus ters and are of a bright orange-red in color that makes hummingbirds think they have found bird heaven. A follow-up on the cooked beans resulted from my encounter with the Newtons at church Sunday evening. John, with a straight face, said,"l didn't like them." He couldn't tell me exacdy why he didn't like them, but Bobbie said, "I didn't like them - they had a 'bitter' taste." Our current domesticated beans have probably developed over gen erations, weeding out any bitterness they may have had, and the "Indian Beans" will just have to "catch up" in the flavor department. In the meantime, they are a colorful cu riosity which I enjoyed seeing. * ♦ c* t HAMBY’S ‘Wvergilfc i 1 ? Years in PeRRy. Thursday, Friday, Saturday Only. HHpJEgBr » 1 ' '»» *93 S-10 Blazer LT 4 dr, leather-PBB6 $19,850 W' \ HAMBY > V CHEVROLET • GtQ.PQNIIAC-BUICK.6MC TRUCK ( ) Exit 42 off 1-75, Perry G corgi;/ —' * 19 12/ 987-2122 * Deder Retains Rebate. Add Tck, lag, THle. Invoice Sale Vtid On All In Stock Chevrolet, Geo, Fbnhcc and Buck Cos. Trucks and Nfcns Not Included In This Sale. I I ITI-, j| - M Itc r m Weyerhaeuser improves outdoor classroom setting Weyerhaeuser Company recently donated $1,500 to the Morningside Elementary School for enhancements to the school's outdoor classroom. Improvements funded by the donation Include the additions of a split-rail fence, landscape timbers to enhance the walkways and trails at the site, and Identification tags noting tree species. Shown above with the newly constructed fence are the representatives Involved with the project, Including, front row, left to right, Lane Defee, GFC Forester; Joe Batchelor, GFC Chief Ranger; and Van Rowell, Morningside Elementary Principal. Back row, left to right, Stanley Gray, Houston County Maintenance Manager; Cliff Woods, Public Affairs Manager for Weyerhaeuser; and Dr. Bill Adams, Houston County Middle Grades Coordinator. *94 Buick Century Silver, V 6, Auto, Loaded - PB2l $15,950 *93 Sunbird Blue, 4 Door, Auto • P 843 $9,995 19 *93 GEO Storn Sporty, Very Low Mieleage $10,500 *94 Buick Regal V 6, Loaded, Alum Wheels, PB7O $16.300 *93 Lumina Red, Power Seat, V 6 - PBIB $14.840 *94 Beretta Z 26 6 Speed, Never Title - P 837 $15,600 *92 GEO Prizm 4 Dr, Automatic, A/C, & More! $8,900 Houston Times-Journal Wednesday. June 15,1994 Houston Times-Journal m ■gjg *V. *93 Buick Park Avenue Dual Power Seats, Never Been Titled - PBSB *93 CMC Safari Eight Pass., Dutch Doors - P 784 $16.890 *93 Buick Roadmaster Limited 6,000 miles, Dual Pwr, Leather Seats, P 874 $22,900 “94 Grand Am SE PL. Crone, TiH. AM/FM Cm $14,900 Perryan develops air unit that is ozone friendly The world's first chlorine-frec, non-ozone depleting central air conditioner for residential use has been introduced by Carrier Corporation. Announcement of the new air conditioner, called the Weathcrmaker 134 a (Model 38TN), was made here by Jimmy Holland of Perry Heating & Cooling, a local Carrier dealership. Holland stated that the new Ozone-friendly air conditioner would be available in June for installation in area homes. "This new- air conditioner," he continued, "represents a major step in meeting environmental regulations that require phasing out of all ozone depleting chlorine in residential air conditioners." In addition to its "ozone friendliness,” the Carrier Weathcrmaker 134 a is a high efficiency cooling unit with a Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio (SEER) range of 11.5 up to 13.0 It is also one of the quietest air conditioners on the market, having a sound rating of only 7.6 BELs. *93Pontia^BoiinevilS^s. 18,000 Miles, Bucket Seats ■ P 873 *93 Corsica Tilt, Lock’s, V 6 - #767 $10.850 m *93 Pontiac Grandprix 15,000 miles, loaded • P 833 $13,995 *93 Chevy Caprice Classic Loaded, PW, PL, Cruise, Tilt, AM/FM Cass, Wire Whls $15,800 Page 1B