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Pago 3Q?Supplomont to Tho Brunswick Boacon. April-May. 1985 i z : i : i doming bpnng By Betty I^auria* Cogl is the breeze upon my cheek Happiness, inn feel of grass beneath my feet Hark! to the sound of returning birds Hear the chime of a distant church. Sweet is the luughter of a happy child Hoys having fun, really wild All my cares fade far atcay As coming spring I see each day. (iod is there in his heaven above He gives us hearts no filled with love All he asks that we be a tea re All thin love is nestled there. The world is gay! The worid is bright: Even the stars that shine at night. ITe all should care about those we meet Life is good! Life is street! y Hold your own dose in your arms Hut, see that others come to no harm Be there, where need is noted too! All this love comes bach to you. Winter blues with all the cold Is leaving soon oo be quite bold Take a walk and you shall meet Happy people along your street. (ah>I is the breeze upon my cheekSoon the fee! of grass beneath my feet j God in his heanm loves one and all Be right with yourself and never fall. Corning spring is here once more Blessing alt with a great encore Ilaouiness is \-ours to ureet Happy people along your street* TV* author la * mhtr riUam who li\v? at CalahaUi. P0r> <zHa.nctfu.[ of cSand (*Ml I * f is ready to I \?/ relehrntpSnrlno! C%/1 1 O - ^ Featuring unique ladies' clothing in natural fabrics and beautiful spring colors. JUST ARRIVED! CEEB swimwear of Miami?many styles to flatter the mature figure with boy legs, shorts, skirts, built-in bras, tummv control Danels. One- and I lV, two-piece. Sizes &-20. . I te * Bo 23 Causeway. Ocean Ulc Beach o i pL v Pbooe 57VSKS i-j" Spring / warden Warm weather this spring will help determine the extent of damage caused by January's recordbreaking freeze at Orton Plantation, the third blow dealt to the historic gardens in the past two years. The freeze of December 1983 caused some damage, but some of the plantings were restored in the spring and summer of last year. In September 1984, Hurricane Diana damaged additional areas of the gardens and some of the stately 300-year-old trees. A clean-up kept the gardens closed until March 1. Despite the problems, many undamaged sections of the 250-year-old colonial era plantation will still delight visitors as they tour the grounds this year. Spring bulbs, such as daffodils and early Japanese azaleas will herald the color show. Visitors can also expect some shrubs and flowering plants to have survivj ed the winter, with peach aAd cherry trees, forsynthla and the first stages of dogwood and wisteria to create an Impression of spring. located just off of Highway 133 north of Southport in Brunswick County, Orton Plantation and gardens is considered a floral sbowplace in North Carolina. Its history dates back to colonial days. Orton Plantation was built in 1735 by Roger Moore who named the home in honor of his family estate in England. Moore, who later became better known as "King Roger," began the plantation era of Gftufl Iw \ f B MA!N 5 \ a W (Across M I Fashion Presses I CI l-_ ?-w J vAJ I JIOCK 5 Comfortable Tops Capri Pont Sets I Flattering Swimweor I and Mesh Cover-ups Shapely Shorts Fashion Jewelry 4 4 cuai mrrs'c wnnLbv IS # ?? ?? MKJ< felps Orf _ O I s uiuuiit a soon after it was built and his rice fields and forests soon brought him great wealth. Orton Plantation was featured in Dino De Laurentiis' movie "Firestarter." a production of his international film studios in Wilmington. It was Orton that attracted De laurentiis to locate his movie studio in Wilmington, said Orton coowner Kenneth M. Sprunt. "The people who were producing the movie saw a picture of Orton Plantation on the cover of Southern Accents,' a magazine that was featuring the gardens in one of its issues," Sprunt said. They contacted us and we agreed to let them film here," Sprunt said. In the film's fiery' climactic finish, a two-dimensional replica of the Orton mansion burns to the ground. The replica was built on the plantation grounds south of the actual building. Moore built the Orton mansion as a sturdy fortress with thick, brick walLs loop-holed for firearms to repel Indian, pirate or Spanish invaders. These walls still stand in the center of a much larger Orton Plantation The plantation remained in the Moore lamuy lor a snon penoa following his death in 1750. The property was inherited by his sons who soon sold it to Benjamin Smith, a colonial Army officer and aide to Gen. George Washington. In 1840. Dr. Frederick Hill, who had purchased the property from Smith Interests, added four huge colSUL iT. 754-9422 m From Post Oftice) ^ J ^ OURS 9 00-5:30 MON. THRU S -- ucuircT lAmee oi iihrvbi#! k/ifcj ni on Again umns and a second story to Orton. i ik? civil n?r urougm anomer change in ownership and a military tone to the guest "list Thomas miller, Orton's proprietor, entertained Confederate soldiers stationed at Fort Fisher and Fort Anderson. After the fall of Fort Fisher in 1864, Federals overran the plantation and Orton was used as a hospital for smallpox victims. After that came a period of decadence in Orton's history. There was little activity or upkeep. Miller sold the plantation to Col. Kenneth Murchison, who passed it on to his son-in-law, the late James Sprunt. Wings were added to Orton in 1910 and the now-famous gardens were started under the Sprunt ownership. Still owned by the Sprunt family, Orton now boasts many formal gardens, including Sun Garden, Scroll Garden and White Circle Garden. The grounds also include a Colonial cemetery, old rice fields, lagoons, a chapel and a Chinese crocked bridge where one can lose evil spirits that might be following them. There is an admission charge to tour the gardens while children under six are admitted free. While the house is not open to the public, its gardens and walkways over locking the Brunswick River are open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. from March 1 to Sept. 1 and from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. from Sept 1 to Nov. 20. tie a&liionA AT. 'ADY-TO-WEAR MAsnacum t ?SA wacam
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