flowers long enough,
to eventually become
one or two varieties. You
get specialized to the
and your rapt
your plants can be a
avoiding the irksome
your life. I am thinking of a
British man who trans-
the South by marriage to
Virginian. They both
money that they could
Community projects and
#ical organizations and
have to worry about job
benefits, or insurance.
all that covered.
in a pale blue mansion
countryside that had a
c view of the Shenandoahs
rose beds. The old man
his roses, spending more
dilapidated work shed
his mansion on the hill.
and bred there to his
In June the local
would come for a tour
~rchase rose plants. His
hide in the house, occa-
out behind the cur-
a daemonic hatred in her
the rose gazers, the
and her husband in his
The roses provided the
the failure in their mar-
story of that couple is a
gression. Favorite flowers
to lead to obsession or
and you can find great
In coming to know one
~Pecies with great familiar-
'the scented geraniums, for
The very names of them
salivate: rose, lemon,
spearm!nt, cin-
and sandalwood. The
taste and smell are satis-
Once. You simply have to
varieties as you can
State
Hughes has been
Dean's List
Semester at Potomac
in Keyser.
this honor, a student
for at least 12 se-
~Urs and n'lust earn a
aVerage of 3.7 or
maintained an
I,
Garden Patch
Leslie Price Shaver
assemble. It's a treasure hunt.
Their bloom is miniscule; they
have to have a warm, bright window
to winter over; and you can't even
get a whiff of their fragrance unless
you take time to rub their leaves.
But you still have to have them de-
spite these drawbacks. There is
such satisfaction in responding to
the visitor who asks, "What is that
plant?" When you respond, "It's a
horehound scented geranium," the
visitor will inevitably sigh with aston-
ishment at your exotic collection.
You can pick off a leaf, rub it, and
stick it up in his nose. It always gets
a reaction.
I
When you've kept them a few
years, the four inch plant you first
purchased will require a two foot di-
ameter pot to put it in. It will grow
bushy instead of leggy if you'll re-
member to pinch it back. You can
use the leaves in your own home-
made potpourri or surround the cir-
cumference of a cake baked for a
celebration. In the heart of February
you can long out the window for the
spring, while you smash a leaf in
your hand that smells of summer's
forgotten pleasures. Or you can put
a couple of leaves in a glass of fresh
brewed ice tea.
But soon you will run out of room
because there are so many varie-
ties, and they are fast and energetic
growers. You will have to root cut-
tings to give to your friends, whose
window sills will soon be overflowing
tOO.
But you must not, on any ac-
count, give in and settle for one or
two fragrances. It's simply not the
same. Nor can you allow them to
obsess you like the rose lover who
preferred them to people. Keep
sharing their exotic aromas with ev-
eryone you know, including your kin,
and maybe you can avoid being too
zealous and learn simply to enjoy
them.
of Caldwell
average of 3.813 anu was also
named to the President's List of Dis-
tinguished Students.
Mr Hughes is a freshman forestry
major at Potomac State. He is the
son of Bill and Rose Marie Hughes
of Caldwelt and the grandson of
Early and Aretta Hughes of Caldwell
and Lewis and Delpha Fisher of
Frankford.
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Front Row, left to right: Melissa Jane Taylor, Tiffany Cain, Laurel At-
kiss. Back Row, left to right: Becky Hartman, Mark McKinley, Adam
Reynolds, Devin Preston, Crlsl Hatcher, Helen Shapira.
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200 West Washington
The Greenbrier Valley Theatre
(GVT) and Carnegie Hall join to-
gether to present the third annual
GVT Youth Production, "Telling
Wilde Tales," an adaptation of Oscar
Wilde's seven fairy tales.
The play will be presented at
Carnegie Hall, Lewisburg, Thursday,
March 1, 7:30 p.m. March 2 and 3, 8
p.m., and Sunday, March 4 at 2:30
p.m.
Kit Staunton says, "One of the
goals of GVT is to provide opportu-
nities for young people to perform or
work backstage. 'Telling Wilde
Tales' does just that. Thirty-two jun-
ior and senior high school students
are participating in this project as
actors, technicians or crew. P~rents |lEr-"~'~'7 f
are giving their time as property and
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costume assistants."
Mr Staunton said "Each of the
seven tales provides something dif-
ferent -- the tales may not all end
happily ever after -- but we can find
a little of ourselves in many of the
characters. The seven tales are var-
led but are held together by one
central character, The Soul, played
by Mark McKinley."
Senior staff members include Mr
Staunton; Rick Peters, technical di-
rector; Laura Jane Walls, stage
manager; Eddie Booze, Lighting and
Poster Design; Layne O'Shea, chief
lighting and sound engineer.
Tickets will be $5.50 for adults
and $3.50 for children. Discounts
will be available to youth groups of
ten or more if booked in advance.
GVT's share of the proceeds will go
to the Youth Production Fund.
For further information call Car-
negie Hall at 645-7917.
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Concord President
By Jonathan Wright
The economic future of southern
West Virginia was the topic of Con-
cord College president Jerry Bea-
sley, guest speaker at the February
1 meeting of the Lewisburg Mer-
chants Association at the Fort
Savannah Inn.
Dr Beasley is co-chairman of the
Partnership for Progress, a state-or-
ganized volunteer group devoted to
economic development. His govern-
ing area covers Greenbrier, Nicho-
las, Fayette, Raleigh, Mercer,
Monroe, and Summers counties.
Prelects and methods being
planneo, and some currently being
used, were the focus of Dr
Beasley's talk, including expansion
of the wood products and tourist in-
dustries. "We need to stop the leak-
age of our economy," he said. "We
need to minimize the ways which
which our resources are leaving the
state."
The enhancement of existing
businesses and encouragement for
the development of new businesses
are vital means to this end, he said.
"We also should find ways to create
leverage for the inflow of federal dol-
lars into this region of our state."
Dr Beasley mentioned three
planned projects designed to en-
hance West Virginia's tourism indus-
try: an information center at the
southern entrance to the state on
Interstate 77; a radio station broad-
casting tourist-related information
along Interstate 77 and parts of
Interstate 64; and a convention cen-
ter/tourism center/retirement center
near the New River known as "New
River Junction."
In other business, members of
the Merchants' Association dis-
cussed certificates to be sold to the
public for the May 19-20 Battle of
Lewisburg Re-enactment Weekend.
John Mcllhenny, director of the Le-
wisburg Visitors' and Convention
Center, said he expects up to 500
re-enactors in town for the event.
The certificates would provide infor-
mation on the weekend and be hon-
ored by participating merchants for
various discounts in their stores.
Mr Mcllhenny described and dis-
tributed application forms for "The
Welcome Card," sponsored by the
state through its contracted advertis-
ing agency. Participating businesses
will display the card decal in their
windows and offer discounts to tour-
ists who present their cards. The
cards will be available to tourists
through television, radio, and maga-
zine advertisements the advertising
agency will be running.
The next meeting of the Mer-
chants' Association will be March 1,
7:15 a.m., at Fort Savannah Inn.
Morgantown lawyer Oliver Luck,
candidate for the Second Congres-
sional Seat from West Virginia, will
be the guest speaker.
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