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PAGE 4—The Newberry Sun, Newberry, S .C., Thursday, April 2, 1970 Nosegay Club hears talk by Mrs. Jones The Nosegay Garden Club met at the home of Mrs. A. W. Murray on March 2. Co-hostess was Mrs. R. B. Baker. An arrangement of flowers grown in “our grandmother’s gardens” and titled, “Grand mother’s Garden” Was furnish ed by Mrs. Roy Anderson. The container used for the arrange ment was a cookie jar over 100 years old. Zinnias were suggested for use in making church arrange ments during the summer. The District Garden Club Council of South Carolina in vited club members to the Tri centennial Tea to be held in Columbia on April 17 from 4 to 6 p.m. at Memorial Gardens on the corner of Lincoln and Calhoun Streets. After the business session was completed, President Mrs. B. E. Eader turned the meet ing over to Mrs. Fred Jones who took the club’s thoughts back through “Gardens of Yester year” starting with the Garden of Eden. Portions of her talk follow: Man is happy in a garden because God made him so, and to live in a garden is the near est he can achieve paradise here on earth. We gain our knowledge of Egyptian gardens from tombs where there are many refer ences to gardening, trees and flowers carved in hieroglyphics on the walls and written on papyrus. The most famous gardens of ancient times were created on the terraced structure built by Nebuchanezzar about 605 B.C. for the pleasure of his Persian wife. After conquering Egypt in 525 B. C. the Persians laid the bas is of a great heritage of garden appreciation which they kept alive for centuries in spite of wars, invasions and adverse climate conditions. They cher ished the gardens as a place for meditation as well as a place of great beauty. It is said that we owe pot gardening to the Greeks whose women planted quick growing seeds such as lettuce, fennel wheat or barley in pots. The most glamorous Moslem gardens left to posterity lie in these gardens dating back to the 13th century and have been maintained ever since. Mrs. Jones told of the Italian influence being retained and their site planning including cool, shady walks for hot sum mer days and sheltered ones for winter. Their gardens had expanse for show and enter taining and small, more inti mate portions for seclusion. French gardens were frequent ly set off by chopped hedges, trellised walls, arches and pav ilions. Bulbs v/ere used in these gardens including Iris Crown Imperial, Checkered Lily, Tu lips, Hyacinths, Crocus, Jon quils and Narcissi. The French also loved and cultivated roses. The era of grand gardens in FTance was the 17th Century. England has been a pioneer in collecting plants and has made magnificent contributions to floral beauty. She has been a style setter and has virtually ruled the garden world since the 18th Century. The Summer house, garden house or banquetting house (us ed for entertaining, were all additions to the Elizabethan gar dens. American 20th Century gar dens were the responsibility of women. They were door-yard gardens at the front or side of the dwelling, enclosed by a simple wooden fence. All of the useful herbs were found there. Seeds and plant divisions were shared by friends and neigh bors since roses, poppies, peon ies and pot plants all had im portant uses. Less showy peren nial herbs were added for color. The American Colonies grew and some were ‘of the gentry’ and the gardens they created were influenced by the formal English style. The Dutch brought much hor ticultural experience to the Am erican garden. They were ex pert orchard men and great lov ers of flowers. Today Colonial Williamsburg is a living textbook of 18th Cen tury American history. It lives, not only because of the undy ing memory of its famous men (Thomas Jefferson and Patrick Henry) but also because of its many gardens laid out and planted in the old ways. These things invest it with beauty and vitality. Of all the beautiful gardens that were created on colonial plantations in South Carolina, only two are left with pre- Revolutionary antecedents; the Middleton Place and Magnolia Gardens situated on the Ashley River near Charleston. Magnolia Garden is enjoyed for its extensive naturalistic plantings of camellias and aza leas. Informal woodland paths wind past black lakes which reflect the brilliant shrubbery and tall Cypress trees. Residents of Charleston have always been garden minded. To day some of the most beautiful gardens in America are to be found there. Any old house may be restor ed but a garden has to be re created. By the mid-twentieth century gardening entered a new phase. Because of labor problems gardening has largely become a ‘do-it-yourself’ prop osition. That is the way it is today. No matter if the garden is for mal, informal or it may be topsy-turvy, but it is always beautiful, for it is here that nature reveals herself in all her beauty. But someone has said that man can enjoy nature only so long as he puts something of himself back into it. Appreciation was expressed to Mrs. Jones by all present for the insight and history of God’s gift to man. Lynch’s Woods reopens for "'use The public ceremony in the observance of re-opening of Lynch’s Woods Public Park for public use was held at 4 p.m. Tuesday at Picnic Site 2, locat ed about 3 miles from the new entrance to the park. The new entrance, which is well marked with a new sign, is located to the south of the National Guard Armory. Taking part in the ceremony were Dr. Robert C. F’arb, who serves as chairman of the Por- jects Committee of the New berry Rotary Club, which is sponsoring the project; Mrs. Mrs. Albert Busby, secretary of the County Park Commission; Mayor Clarence A. Shealy, Jr.; H. B. Hendrix, County Supervis or, and Owen Holmes, presi dent of the Rotary Club. In announcing the opening of the Park, Dr. F'arb said ‘The Rotary Club of Newberry is pleased to sponsor this impor tant project of civic improve ment which will re-open for pub lic use this beautiful park area owned jointly by the City of Newberry and the County of Newberry. We are grateful for the fine cooperation of county officials and city officials in plans for thfk project. Improve ments in the park include in stallation of eight reinforced- concrete picnic tables and ben ches in two picnic sites; in stallation of garbage contain ers and attractive signs to faci litate public use; regrading of the five miles of road within the park, cleaning out of all culverts, repairs on 3 bridges, grading of two new parking areas, and the building of a new footbridge, all by the coun ty of Newberry.” Rules for the use of the Park are as follows: Park will be open daily from 8:30 a.m. to one half hour after sunset except for the Holly Springs areas which may be used overnight by Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts with permission. Sites for picnic tables and parking areas are identified. Garbage containers must be used by all visitors who use picnic facilities. No littering of park area is permitted. No firearms, including B-B guns or pellet guns, are per mitted. No hunting of any kind allowed. No person is to cut, dig, or remove any plant, shrub or tree from the park area. Speed limit of 15 miles per hour within the park. One way traffic will enter to the south of the National Guard Armory and will exit to the north of the Armory. F’ires are permitted in any of the stone fireplaces or in campstoves or in charcoal grills off the ground. Fires are not permitted on the ground be cause of great fire hazards. All fires must be extinguished be fore leaving park. Taxpayers are given warning Taxpayers were warned to day against “guarantees” offer ed by some return preparers that make it appear that the preparer will represent the tax payer in any subsequent audit. H. M. McLeod, District Dir ector of Internal Revenue for South Carolina, said only attor neys, CPA’s and certain others who have demonstrated their qualifications can represent a taxpayer before the IRS. Tax payers should be sure of just what is meant by a “guarantee” offered by a preparer. Some ads in newspapers, on radio and television, McLeod said, convey the erroneous im pression that the tax law re cently passed by Congress has greatly complicated taxpayers’ 1969 returns. Actually, the changes made by the new law that apply to 1969 affect only a few taxpay ers. Other advertising, according to McLeod, exaggerates t h e complexity of the new Form 1040 so as to discourage tax payers from attempting to make out their own returns. On the contrary, he explain ed, the new form was designed to eliminate problems that tax payers had with the old 1040 and to make it easier for low- income taxpayers to claim such things as sick pay exclusions, itemized deductions, and retire ment income credits if they are entitled to them. If a taxpayer elects to em ploy a commercial preparer to fill out his return, he should select a reputable preparer. Re gardless of who fills in the form, the taxpayer is responsible for the accuracy of the return, Mc Leod added. 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