Industrial news letter, 1949 June 20 - 1950 June 26

Vol. I, No. 1

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S TATE DEPARTMENT OF COMNERCE I NAUGURATES AGGRESSIVE PRor:i.AM FOR GEORGIA
An i nf ant among the many depart merrcs of the State of Geor gia , the St ate Depar tment of C O~Ger ce having completed its preliminary 'or cani za t i ona l duti es is no\~ se t t i ng fo r t h on an ac tive campa:.'..gn to carry out ts -"L manda te t o join actively \-1i th the ot her promoti onal and development al age ncie s in Geor gia i n thei r eff or ts t o i mpr ove t he i ndus t r i al, comme r cial and ag ricultura l aspe cts of t he state 's e conomy .
The State Depar t ment of Commerce was created by the r e cent session of t he Gener a : Asaemb'ly a nd has as i t s Secre -!-,ary, Hr . Cl ar k Gaines of Elberton , Georgi a " A gr adua t -.
of t he Unl.ver-s i.ty of Georgi a , r-1r . Gaines ser-ved in t he United s t ates Army dur i ng t he
r ec ent var , He has long been i dentified as a l eader 5..n tho business l ife of Elber t a. ~nc s uccessful ly direct8Q the a gricultural p~ogram 0f the 11acon Chamber of CO~iler ~ e p:~i or t o being appoi nted Se cre t ary of the Depar t ment of Commerce.
Se r vi ng with ~fr . Gaines are five membe rs of the Board of Co~~i ssione rs consi s ti ng of }fro Frank H. Neel y , of At lanta , who is Cha i.rman, Hr . Emory L. But l er of Cctmi l l a , Mr. Y. F . Geeslin of At lanta , Hr . Lonnio A. Pope of Dougl a s and Mr . J ames ~-!, ~ ! oodruff , Sr . , of CoI umbus , Hr , Geeslin is Chairman of the ind1.;,trial a ctivi t i es of t~e Department, Mr . But l er he ads t he ag r i cult ur al pro gram, Mr . Pope i s i n char ge of the aviat i on progr am the Depart ment i s spons oring, and 111'. VJ oodr uff din,cts the t r;xt ile commi. ttee 0
Hr . Gaine s and the Boa r d of Commi as 'i. oner s ar e most eager t o cooperate and wor-k ',,,It,~ a l l indi vi dua ls , i ndustries , chamber-s of commer-ce and ot he r 1'ivi c gr oups i n t he s tate . The Depar t ment i s conduc ting an a ct i vo campai gn t o a t t r a ct new industri es t o GC0.':'gia f'r-om out of the s tat r- , a nd i s a l s o a nxious t o heLp al l cities a nd communi ties ~o oncour a ge t he gr owt h of lo cal home- owned a nd or erated i ndu strios.
Plans are now i n the fo rm~lati ve s t a ge wher eby an a ctive t our i s t promotion pr o~r2m i s being s et up . Thi3 progra m vrhcn in f ul l f'ct-ce \1i l l stri v e t o encour age 10cal communities t o gai n their f ull sh ar e of t he touris t doll ar by i mproving t he i r f&~i lities and pr omot i ng scenic s pot s or pla ces of hi s t or i c intere st that would appeal to the tourist . This pr ogram will be outlined i n det ail i n f uture i s sues of thi3 Newsletter. BT

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I NDUS TRY ON THE r10VE
Ge orgia o.i t.I e s, towns a nd communi t i e s dur ing r ece nt year s ha ve be co me Lncr-e a s i.ngl y i ndus try- c on s ci ou s. The i nuae di n t e pos b- va r peri od s av vas t expans i ons among t he larg0 c orpor a ti ons, a s we l l 8 t he es t abli shment of many s ma ll new manufact uring pl a nt s t hrough out the state . Hany s e ct~ ons of t he United Sta t es Gxper ienced a n industrial . gr owt h t hat was unpr e cedent ed . Th e S outh , howe ver, becau8 e of the many udvarrt a ge s it ha d to off e r became the nev i ndu..s tri al f r ontier ~
Th:1.8 increa s ed industr i ali zation was a v ery heal thy s i gn a nd ca me a t a time .rhc n Goor gi a , a Lvays primari ly a n a gri cul tural state, "Ta n h aving its f a r mi ng become ..'.:)1'8 a nd mor e mecha ni zed , a n exper i e nce wh 'ich ca me to rni.dwe ote r- n a gri cu l t ur 8 some 10 or 15 ye a rs ea r l i e r . Incre as ed f arm mechanizat ion r ele a s e d wor kers f r om t h e f arms .md these wor ker-s in mcs t Ln a t.a nces ve r-e abs orbe d by tho new i ndu s tr i e s i n t he stp,t e ,
The ye ar 19:'~9 b e gan with many largo corporati ons ha ving a l ...eady compl e t ed their pos t - war e xpans i on p l a n s . I ndustrial c ompotiti on has bec ome i ncreasi ngly ke e ne r , a nd South er n S t a tes , a Lways on the alert to at.tr acf new i nd u s t rie s ha ve f ound tha t
t he y must wor-k harde r a nd do a r oa l se J.l i nc; ,i ob ,
The r e a r e many i ndu s tri e s t hat have i ndica t ed a de f i ni t e d e s ire t o move t he ir pre s e nt l o ca -l:.io n or to e s-c,abl::"sh a branch pl ant , but ar e postponing a ny pla ns be cause of present pri ce s , t a xes , unde c ided f'e d a r-a L poli cies , et c . They a re 'vmiti :1g for t he overall pi.ct.ur-e t o b.c ome c l ea re r and a s t a bi l ized t r e nd t o be in evide nce. 'i hr::::;e f'ac t.or-s a re ca u s i ng a de cl ine in the e s t ab.Li.shmerrt of new i ndu s t r i e s i n the ~: o.ri.n a nd i n Ge orgi a a nd must be take n i nt o co nsiderati on by a ny Geor gi,a c ommun i,ties c: i;tempt i ng t o ga i n new ua nuf'ac t ur-i.ng pla nts fo r t h eir a r ea .
Ther e a r e , hov ever , s t i l l many Lndus t -u.e s that f or vari ous r ea s ons a r e co ns.i.der -.LnG os t a b l i s h i ng b r a nch pl a nt s , or mcvi.ng t h ei.r ma'i.n p'Lan c f r om i t s pre s ent Lo ca t d on , Ahut a r-e SOf:l8 of the fa ctors t h at industrie s wa nt in :~ e eki ng a nev lo ca ti on? ' I II +-.110 May i ssue of t he News Le t ter- of t.h o Ameri can Sccie ty of Pl anni ng Of ficia l s , an 1 1t eTos t i ng s t udy Has r eve a.Led , Thi s curvey a mong 1+-3 co mparri c s Has made to d Gt e r rr:J..ne f;:1'.J f a ct or s uh i ch wer o i mport.a nt in t he l oca t i o n of t.h e i r nevr plants or branch es. I i:e S3 fa c tor s lis t ed, in t he ord.e r of t l.l0i r i mpor t ance, 1t18r e : (1) a va i labi lit y of "lar a:!.' ; (::2) a de qua te rai l trans portati on ; (3) ne ar ne s s t o r aw ma t e ria l s ; (I.!-) co st .. ' La b or ; ( 5) nearne ss t o ma j or marke t s .
Th i s study fur ther r e v e ale d. t ha t i nd ustr i e s are s elect ing t h eir new l oca ti ons i:.hr c" lr:h s cient i f ic Lnve s t d.gat .Lon a nd a re no l o nger pl :.:yi ng "hu nohe a '!, The ca LLb e rJ.l 11 vl ng condi "Lions a nd amerrlt i e s of : .i "IF':''nG ha v e been ci t ed as i mporta n t r-ea a ons i. .: .. Lr-d urrtr-L e s chose spe ci f i c c omrmr '.1t ies . Ame ni t.i e s of Lt.vi ng i n cl ude good hoi.w i l1Q; , .'c'':' ~11~: t8 s ch ools , par-ke , pl a yg round s , heal t h fac ili t i es , po l ice pr ot e ction, et c .
Industr y l ike s the South in ge ne ral and Ge or gi a. i n particular . Ac ces s i bi l i t y of a.e.rk:~ t 3 , nea r ness t o r a w materia~. r:: .. a nd a va s t suppl y o f labor a r e a l l i nce nt i ve s t o (It:N -,..i~d llstry . In th5.o per-r od of Lncr-ee.sod co n.pe td.td.on , h owe v e r , Geo rgi a co nununi.td c c ;()1. 1d do u e Ll, t o play up the ir ever y go, '3. f'c a l ur e a nd be c ert ai n t h e.t t .he appear-ance .f t.hei.r communi t y and the ba. ~. c li vl ng condi.t ions a r-c at t r active t o n8\-I concer nc ,
NET,-IS FRO~1 GEOhfIA AGn ICULTURE
Hh por t s r e l e a s e d by t he Ge or g.i.a Agri cu l tura l Ext.eri s .io n S er vi ce ~ x" ~, ~:) :3 e :180n i s cf'f t o an e a r l y star-t. , e ape c'i.a .l.Ly in t he s outh ern :.: r:,1:i(N Gl' , t he below- fr e e zing we a t he r and he a vy fros t that covered L7 ;, :::oe tar ded cr op gr owt h in a ::"l a rea s a nd caus ed da ma ge t o e a r l y

The indicated Georgia peach production declined during the month'of May. Based on prospects aS 'of Juno 1, the total 1949 peach production viII be 2,730,000 bushels compared with 2,812,000 bushels in 1948 and is less than half of the 1947 crop.
The four leading crops and their cash value for- 1948 were as fol10\'18: ' (1) ' cotton(l int a nd seed), $139, 241, 000; (2) peanuts, $84,668,000; (3) corn, $73,773,000 ; (4) tobacco, $47,664,000. Total crop value for 1948 was placed at $439,301,000.
GEORGIA'S TIMBER RESOURCES
A Statement_by Governor He~n Talmadg~
Si nce the turn of the century, Georgia!s timber resources have become gr eat l y depleted. We have engaged in practices which have given scant thought to the future and to soil cons ervation.
During recent years, however, fon~ard-looking Georgians have really begun to practice conservation in earnest. Through educational programs, the people are becoming conscious of the need for cnoperating \-lith nature in restoring our forest resources.
Georgia's total acreage approximates 37 million acres. Of this total, about 25 million acres are in forest lands, making our fore st acreage consist of about two acres out of every three. The timber industry and its ramifications in Geor gia in 1948 was a $300,000, 000 business, employing some 120,000 people.
On the other hand, thre e million acres of our precious woodlands have suffered the ravages of fire every year. Woods fires have been d epriving l and owners of cash returns, threatened the very existance of many wood using industries, as well as r emoving the protection those woodlands would af f or d their other l ands as a bulwark against erosion and floods.
Fires also have prevented many acres of land from being reseeded by nature. About 5,000,000 acres of our Georgia forests have become so depleted t hat much planting is needed to a gain put them on a productive hasis. Some 2,500,000 acres of idle and abandoned f arm land in Georgia must be planted in treos.
Our State nurseries ar e meeting the reforestation need by stepping up production 300 percent in the Laot three years. A. total of .32-~- million trees vere planted in Georgia during 1947-48 and our goal for the next planting season is 55 million se edlings.
The forest fire problem is being met through the establishment of or ganized control units. The 1949 session of the General Ass embly of Geor gia increased funds for forest prote ction from (~275 , OOO to $775,000 annTh~lly. This will gi ve orgalllzed fire protection to an additional nine million acres of f orest land and by January 1951, I hope we will have fire protection in every COlmty.
It is my belief that in the last few months vo have made more progress in forestry than in the last quarter century. There will be a rich heritage for f~ture generations. I urge young people to acquire idle land and plant trees. By doing this, they wou.Ld insure their future, because in 25 or 30 years they would have something that wOlud be an excellent investment.
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than the full and adequate development and protection of our forest r esources, I want to see the forestry programs in Georgia and the South expanded. vIhat we s?end on this item will pay big dividends in the way of greater income for our State an1 more industrial development~ with a resulting increase in jobs and payrolls.
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT IN GEORGIA SROVIS CONTI NUED PROGRESS
Georgia has made a transition from almost complete dependence upon agriculture to an economy that now places more emphasis upon industry. Income from manufacturil ' exceeds that derived from a griculture. A comparison for the years 1939 through 194[ ' shows the continued expansion.
The number of manufacturing establishments in the State in 1939 was 3,150, with an employment of 157,800. \lages totaled $108,083,478 and the value of all manufacturing was $677 , 402, 657 . A record growth was realized between 1939 and 1946 By the end of 1946, the number of manufacturing ~st~blishments had increased t o 4,488, employing 230,800 wag e earners. Wages were ~ 345 , 100 , 000 and the value of al] manufacturing was $1, 600, 000, 000.
According to the State Depart~ent of Labor, manufacturing em?loyment for the year 1948 averaged over 277,000. Reports for the first quarter of 1949, however, show a decline in manufacturing employment with the average being 259,300.
Wages for 1948 increased from ~ 345 , 100 , OQO in 1946 to over ~ 5 65 , OOO , 000 , and thE number of manufacturing establishments ' increased to 5,305. The value of all manufacturing for 1948 exceeded $2, 800, 000, 000.
Although employment in the textile industry has shown a decline since August 1948, it continues to be the leading industry in the state. During the year 1948, the 281 textile firms manufacturing cotton, silk, rayon, woolen and worsted goods, carpets and rugs, including the dyeing and finishing of yarns and fabrics, employed 109,700 persons with payrolls totaling ~~244, 100, OOO . Cotton ginned in the State in 1948 totaled 760,000 bales whereas cotton consumed by the textile industry in the state totaled 2,033,000 bales.
ATLANTA SALES SROW INCREASE FOR APRIL
Retail sales in Atlanta rose 6 percent in April over the same month last year, according to a Census Bureau survey made public by C. Parker Persons, regional director of the U. S. Department of Commerce.
Increases of 24 percent in sales among motor-vehicle dealers, 15 percent in food stores and 8 percent in department stores served to offset declines of 35 percent among lumber and building materials dealers and 15 percent in furniture.
Elsewhere in Georgia, Augusta reported a 12 percent increase in April over the same month last year, Macon a 15 percent gain, and Columbus a 2 percent increase. Savarmah, however-, experienced a 3 percent drop. For the four-month period from January to April, decreases were reported in all areas except Augusta.
In a second trade survey, the Commerce Department found declines in most lines of wholesale sales in April from the same month last year. Only fruits and vegetables wi thst00d the general decline in the South Atlantic area.

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NEH INDUSTRIES IN GEORGIA
The Georgia Upholstery Company has recently been established in ATHENS. This company owned and operated by Mr. H. P. Hammond of Athens specializes in custommade upholstery, furnishings and trimmin~s for cars, homes or offices.
The G~~~l Electric Company announced recently plans to construct a now building in CHA}ffiLEE, which will be a service shop to service and repair motors, generators, transform~rs, control devices and to assemble special switch gear. This plant is to be constructed during 1949.
com=- One of the most imoortant induotrial deve~ouments for MOULTRIE is the new White
Ca~ing Company plant, ' which will begin operation3 around July 1;-1949. This pany which already has a plant at Vienna, will can pimiento peppers, snap beans, pea [ svreet potatoes, and other vegetables. The plant is scheduled to employ around 300.
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION PLANNED FOR CEDARTO\JN
A recent step has been taken by Cedartown businessman whi ch should be a decided aid to the business and industrial life of that city and surroundine community. The new Cedartown Industrial Development Company was recently or~anj,zed and has as its primary objective Ilttrccting nevr Ind'l.'!.stries to Cedartown by providing capital to finance the erection of suitable faot~ry-t~o buildings. This company will be organized along the same lines as sindlar co~rations in several Georgia cities.
GEORGIA'S TUFTED TEXTlIE INDUSTRY DEVELOPS NEW PRODUCT
Northwest Georgia and particularly the Dalton area ha~ become lcnown far and wide as the bedspread centor of the country, resulting from the tremendous growth of the tufted textile industry in that particular section. In recent years, t he ru~s, apparel and other articles made of chenille have gained almost as much attention as the bedspreads.
A recent nevi development has come out of the tufted textile industries of Dalton which has ~roven 11 great stimulus to the industry and which offers the general public a vastly improved product. Chenille scatter rugs are now being sprayed by a thin film of rubbf.<r over t.he back of the rug. In this way, a non-skid surface is pr oduced, increasing greatly the safety factor and makin~ a product more desirable for use over slick or waxed floors. The rugs can still be washed easily and neither the weight nor t.he price is materially affected. This development is now being used in a number of Dalton plants and has greatly increased the s al es nppeal of chenille rugs.
COTTON RESEARCH
According to the Sixth District Daily Newspapor Review of tho Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, cotton research is gaininJ inereascd momentum. Wit.h the aid of modern chemistry, cotton is ,.,Tinning its fight against man-made fibers, Mr. M. H.
Bruner, a chemical research authority for E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., stated
recently. Cellulose which is made industrially from cotton lintera, was cited as an example of vhaf chemistry is doing to increase the Southern income. More than 5,000 products are made from cellulose, and i t is the basic ~~terial for a billiondollar-a-year induntry.

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GLIDDEN COMPANY'S l4ACON PLANT TO OPEN I N JUNE
Tho Glidden Company's Durkee Famous Foods Division ~ill open t he first of ~ series of three plants in Macon on June 22nd, when the Durkee's Oleomargarine pl ant is formally opened. Following the food plant will come a vegetable oil r efine~J and a paint plant, according to Glidden officials.
With a capacity of twenty-eight thousand pounds of margarine weekly consuming veget9.ble oil, milk Clnd other agricultural products, t he Nacon Durkee's plant establishes an important additional market for Georgia produced farm products.
RICHARDSON COMPANY TO BEGIN OPERATIONS AT NEvI NEvINAN PLANT
The Richardson Company, one of Newnan's newest and largest post-war industries 10 scheduled 1.0 be gin operations wi thin the next few days. This concern will manufacture 7,500 battery cases a day at thoir Newnan plant.
The building, which was constructed at a cost of approximately one-half mil l i on dollars, is nlade of steel, concrete a~1 ~~ick, ~th u floor space of 54,000 square feet.
The exact number of employees ha~ n~t ~t been announced, but authoritative sources report that the battery box busine~s will only be one of the operations undertaken at the new pla:nt.
A NEW MICA INDUSTRY IN GEORGIA
The Funkhouser Company, whd ch for many years has been a producer of slate gr anules and slate flour at Fairmount, Ga., has just completed installation of milling and mininr, equipment near Hartwell, to mine and prepare scrap mica for the trade.
This kind of mica is used to considerable extent in the manufacture of asphalt roofing, according to State Geologist Garland Peyton. It is understood that it ,-,ac with a view to supplyine mica for the roofing trade that primarily i :1tcrested the Funkhouser people in launching this enterprise. It is said their mill will have a capacity of 100 tons per day.
Mica of this type ground to extreme. fineness in f'Lake or Gr a i n si ze is used in the manufacture of paint or va.l.Lpaper-. The Funkhouser- Company corrtemp.latea expanding its milling operation to a point where fine-grinding may b8 done in order to supply this special type mica.
The deposit from wh.i.ch this mica will be taken is a new and unusual type of mica depo sit in Georgin~ It was discovcr -1 by a geologist from the Georgia Department of Minea, Mining and Geology, working in cooperation with a geol ogi s t from the Tennessee Valley Authority. Af t er sufficient preli~Qnar~r wor k had been done to indicate commercial pos sibility, a report was published and di stri buted t o a number of individuals and compa nies including the Funkhouser Company whd ch was known to be i nterosted in mica mining.
Naturally it is a source of satisfaction to both the State Geological Survey and the Tennessee Valley Authority to see these efforts bring about a new industrial
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J. W, WOODRUFF NAMED NEW HEAD OF GEORGIA PORT ASSOCIATION
Mr. James vi. vloodruff, Sr., of Columbus, and a member of the Board of Commission..
ers of the State Department of Commerce was elected president of the Georgia Port Development Association at the recent convention of that association in Atlanta,
The principal speaker at the first annual convention of the association was Harry C. Brockel, of Milwaukee, president of the American Association of Port Authori ties. 1'11". Brockel expressed belief that adequate development of Georgia! s inland waterways and port f acilities will bring a new era to the state's industrial and commercial development.
GEORGIA BUSINESS ACTIVITY
Business activity in Georgia has been slightly more stable so far in 1949 than
the United States average, according to t~3 Resr-arch Department of the College of BUr3:ine ss Administration, at the University of Georgia. For March, the composite index stood ~lightly above January. Cotton cons~ption by t0xtile mills has shown
a slight upward trend, and stood at 134 pel" cent of pre-Har in Harch as against 124
l ast October.
Retail sales are off, but the bright side of the picture for the retailer is that for the first time in almost ten years, p.mnufacturers have begun to offer inducements to the merchants to reduce prices. Downward esculator clauses and guarar tees against price changes arc becoming increasingly more common as a means of encouraging forward orders.
AVIATION OFFICER FOR STATE NAMED BY STATE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Appointment of an official to represent Georgia in aviation matters in dealing with the Federal Government and others in carrYing forward the program for airport construction and development in the state, has been announced by Mr. Frank H. Neely, chairman of the Board of Commissioners of the State Department of Commerce, Lonnie A. Pope, well-known business man of Douglas and a member of the Board, was named Aviation Chairman for the Department.
The bill passed by the last session of the Legislature setting up the depar tment authorized it to plan and establinh a long-term policy for the State in regard to aviation and to work "lith all inter~sterl factors in its pro~ction.
Following his appointment, Mr. Pope announced that ""lith expenditures on airport construction and improvement during the last three years totaling over five million dollars, Georgia is loading all states in Zone Two of the Civil AeronauticE Administration comprising most of the Sout.heastern states, in the building of air fields".
In a letter to W. M. Robertson, regional admini strator for CAJi., Mr , Pope commended him and hi~ agency hi~hly for this achievoment, which was made, he said, in spit~ of the fact t .h1'lt.A.1Rh'lJJ)8. and Tenness ee provide state aid for airport construction in
tlf<..' -an""1II1: ,")(. ~5 l'<.:rc<JllG or th e cos t whi.le Georgia gives no state assistance.

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TOURISTS - A MAJOR INDUSTRY IN GEORdti:__- ,. (

According to reliable estimates, the 1948 tourist trade in 'Geor gi a' was a , $105,000,000 busin~ss. ' Al t hough this amoU11t compares ' f avor abl y with the $56,000,000 credited to the tourist business ten years ago, with closer attention to the state's . tourist possibilities, Goorgia's present income 'from visitors can be 'doubled, and
to bring this about is tho , goal of tho State Department of Commerce.

,Geor gi a has many scenic attractions, which vary from the mountainous 'regions
in the northern section of the .state to the long coastal strip along the Atlantic Ocean. ,Bei ng one of the 13 originalco~onies and one of the oldost states in the Union, it has numerous historic points of interest. : Many of these ~e 'not r l1cog,ni zed even by Georgia's 'own citizens, but with a little restoration arid publicity they would prove extremely interesting to out-of-state visitors.

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The State Department of Co~norce in inaugurating a campaign,to increase ' the .

number of tourists coming our \-1ay, and to have these "linger a little longer" in

Georgia. Because of its location next to Florida, "tho nation's playground," Geor-

gia has a natural advantago that can most easily be capitalized on. EVery 'effort

should be exerted to encourage Florida's winter and summer visitors to also visit

Georgia at length and to see the many beautif'u1 spots of interest in our E'tate

. According. to a. survey by the American Automobile Association, our nation's ,to uri st s spend five billion dollars annually. Of this ' amount in 1948, Southeastern
states got $1,750,000,000. North ,Carol ina and Mississippi were each enriched by $2~O~Opo,000 and Florida headed the list with $700,000,000.

; GEORGIA 'S NEW STATE PARKS PROVIDE ADDITIONAL TOURIST LURES
Increasing Georgiatspossibilities both to attract tourists' and to keep her youth at home, two new state parks are under construction-in the southern and north, eastern parts of the state, Veterans Memorial Park at Lake Blnckehear-, :Cor d<)l p, ...d.s nearing completion, while construction on'the second 'park, located near Robertstown in White County will begin' this month.
Acoording to Newton -Moye, director ot. ,the'State Parks :Dep8.rtment, the nevparke ,are scheduled .to ,be among the most beautiful in Georgia' if not til ' the eptire , South. Both are on tresh-water ,lakes~ " Lake: Blackshear, orl:!ated 'by a dam' across t~e ;Flint Hiyer, is-one 'of the largest. inlancLlakel! in the state "'and is' ~noted for its fishing
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In vThite County, oonatruction is beginning on A d~ at ,the site of the old CCC camp, and 3. 400-acre cleer-wctel' lake "rill be cr-ea ted .

The park at Lake Bl~ckshear, promoted by the Cordele Chrumbor of Commerce and groups of local citizens, ha~ been dedicated as a permanent nemorial to Georgia veterans. Georgia vet0r!lnS' froups desiring sites for club houses at Lake Blac!~
shear are encoura ged to contact the state Parks D()~t,r-:'Iilent or Hr. Jolm Pate Brldges, the Park Superdrrcendenb , l~pproxh1i.\tely 15 completely equipped vacation and overnight cottages ar~ being bui~t.

The White 'County pnrk incl~e~ 2,000 Rc~ea cbto5ned from the l~tionol For0st

Service. '}Te ar the upper boundar-Ies of the par); are two of the highost "rntp.rfnl13

in t.he eastern purt of tho Uni ted ~ ;t c,t.e 3" and '~ hl;? mcunbafn otr~ClDlB tll>3ro ofrord

.some of' the best trout fi:Jh1.ng ill t!'".c onttre Horth Georgia mounbsdns , Cot.tages and

other facilitio3 for overnight ~:ue st ~ ~T e ~x,~cte~ to be available dt~in~ the sum-

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GIDRGIA'S P;I.RADE C? PROGHESS
F:CQm VIDAI,IA comes ' the report th:lt 13 acres of lund have been pur-chased as a site for Ii nevr f<1rmer'tl market. Approval :w.c be on civen by tho Georgia ;leportment of Agriculture, and the market, io E:;XpOCklC t .o be buf.Lt in the ncar future. This market, Hill mean ad<1itionl~l thotl.~and3 of dollars to f,::.rm"rs in thia territory and 13 ~qually as import.ant as an ind.iv~duf,l payroll ill a new indu~try.
.The LAFAYETTE Chamber of Oomraor-ce announced rocent.ly t:lat t:'6 LL'1wood mill and accompanyfng 'P~Pf)r-ti0,s,c~:cepting the bu Lk of d""cllinr, hOUSGs, has Leen sold to Ely and Hallc0r, St. Lou Is , lassoUI'i, manufuct. urer-s and djstributors. The new owners, a 'nv. t i onnl l y known fim, will use bhe m:Ul r"roperti8s as a Yrere:lOuDe and ) distributing point ar.d are scheduled to aSJume occupancy in July. T~ey will employ / ' from 100 to 125 ut first.
Represent.atdves of :;l y and Tlalker r-ovee.Led thut t l18 fir:n hopes ill.a year to ' build e nev p.l.ant on ' the proper-ty and est.:.blish a raanuf'ac'tur-Lng ClS well as a dis-
tributing center. Of:'ic1ula 3pcculated t hat suc~ a ,lan~ ",~uld employ 700 to 800
persons. Ely and Hclkcr :1pecializ, in various types of raanuf'ac'turing , including textiles &nd lugb3Co.
In NONTEZUl-tA, a corporation to erect a building for a woolen mill haR been formed v.nd bids will be accepted S0011, ' according to recent reports. Tha $65,000 cor-por-stdon is headed by John T. ' ~1 cK8 n z ic as president. Shawmut, Iric , , purchased $40,000 of t l'lO stoc~ ~, and local citizen3 took ~25,000. The building ,~ill be Leased by the V~nta Corror2tion~ nanufacturers of c~ilCron's underv!c~r &nd other garments. The mill will employ about 300 porGon~ from l1acon county.
The }tillor Dress COQpany at BAXL~ is the newest industrial developmont in
that city. A new buildi:t1G to house this concern if, nou in process of consbructdon,
Tho bUilding "rill be a one-story brick construction on U. S. i':~.ehway 1, on the
of couthern edge of Baxley. Trainirlg mach'i.no operators has already begun in tem-
porary t~uartors. Horking in coopcrutdon 'trith 1I. A. IHllcr, owner of tho garment factory; SOOj'et~.ry John Hilson of the Chamber- of Oomuer-ce Gtu cod that. abcut 200 WOI!len hav0 alroady 'c.ppli\:lu ror employmont ill tho new induotry.
One of th~' naweat a~ditions to indu~tr,y in COL~rnUS iathe Dixie Furniture Manufacturing Company. The nov firm startod , operations 'in June and is 'a t present

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using 25 employees to manufacture upholstered occasional rockers and vanity benchesi Future plans call for the addition of children's upholstered chairs and other items, as trends might warrant.' The company has set up a goal to reach a production of 3CO chairs a day and to employ 225-250 persons in the next three years. Officers of the company are G. H. Kemp, .president, Hugh Roberts, vice president and p,eneral
manaeer, and L. P. DOWdell, secretary and treasurer.

INCREASE IN SOtITHEASTERN EXPORTS

The value of post-war gooda shipped by the manufacturing establishments in the

Southeast has increased approximately 240 percent over pre-war shipments, according

to the first state-by-state compilation' of returns from the 1947 Census of Manurae--

~ turers released by the Bureau of Censue , U. S. Department of Commerce.

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The returns show that in Alahama, Florida, Qeol'gia, Mississippi, Tennessee am the Caroli~s, the value of manufactured goods shipped in 1947 was :)5,937,000,000 as compared with $1,746,000,000 in 1939.

GEORGIAN ASSUMES FRESIDENCY OF WORLD BANK IN tolASHINGTON
Eugene R. Black,. formerly of Atlanta, who is a senior vice president of the Chase National Bank of New York, took over one of th~ top financial posta in the world when he became president of the International Bank for Reccnstruction and Development. Mr. Black assumed his new duties the first of July, and took over the presidency of the World Bank less than a week after it began its fourth year of . operations.
As president of the World Bank, Mr .Black will direct the dual purpose of the organization - to make loans for reconstruction of war devastated areas and to make loano to help undeveloped countries.

HIGHWAY POST OFFICE ROUTES
Two highway post office routes, an i~~ovation in mail service in Georgia, have been established. Both new services are being operated out of Savannah - one to Cor del e over Route 280, and ancther to Dublin and Tennille over Routes 80, J19-and 15.
Traversing Berne of the finost agricultural sections of the state, each route is approximately 185 miles long. The 35-foC't long buses come under the juriedic-ei.on of the Railw~Y'Mail Service and operate on regular schedules. Each bus carries three mail clerks, weighs about 20,000 pounds, hundle~ 200 bags of mail, and travels at a speed of 55 miles por hour. The busses cost approximately G2o,OOO each.

INDUSTRIES SEEKH1G GEORGIA LOCATION:;

We arc li~ting here some out-of-state industries that are seeking Georgia locations. For \'3.riC'UB reasons, we are unab.le to openly publicize the names 9f these
industries. Alao, many of them uish their expansion plans to be kept confidential as long as they arc in tho planning .star-c. .

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able to fulfill the building needs lioted to contact this office at 100 State Capitol, Atlanta. We will be glad to giv~ further details concerning these industries, if your community can meet the necessary requirements:

A-I This concern, entiaged in manufacture of garments, wants to secure a plant nround 40,000 sq. ft. in a community where appropriate arrangements may be made to faci~.ita be es tahl.Lahment; of business.

A-2 A manufacturer of small metel parts, now located in New York city, is at present

contemplating moving this plant to a Southern location. The requirementa will'

be a plant of about 150,000 sq. ft., on one floor. This industry will give

year-around employment to about 400 personss 65 percent female and 35 percent

male. Gas and electric power will be uned.

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Southern location. \olill require 500,000 sq. ft. to 650,000 sq. ft. in one story building, with exception of 75,000 to 100,000 sq. ft. which could be in a
separate building. For larger area, ceiling height should be 14 ft. For small-
er area - ceilings in part must be at least two stories. H. P. steam u3cd in smaller area. Floor load - \mliJl'ited. Would employ 2500 to 3000 per-sona , Rail siding needed. Company exports a large amount of its goods and preferA to be located near a port. Land area nust be large enough to allow for parking, recreational area, plus reasonable expansion.

MACON PLANT UNDER NEW MANAGEHENT
The General Reduction Company, a Ma.ron filtering cll1y concern, has been taken ovor by the Diversey Ccrporation 6f Ch~cago. Under ~ew manaeement, the ~lant will be modernized, the output of ftuler's u~rth increased and a r~8earch program begun.
The Macon plant is one of the pioneer fuller's earth companies in the state and for many years has produced material admirably suited for clarification and decolorizing veget~ble and ,ani~l oil~ and fats.
Additional uses the Diversey Corporation plans to make of fuller's earth include reclamation of spent motor oils, separRtion of finely divided solids from liquids, and preparataon of a floor-311eep material for machine ehops , dairi'3s and breweries where moisture and oily substances create a hazard for workmen.
J. C. Glassner of the Diversoy Corpor~tion will be president of the reorganized company. J. Slocum, son of the companyt s original founder, wIll be retained as plant manager.

GEORGIA WARS ON JAPANESE BEETIE
A relentless battle against the Japaneso Beetle, an insect that has plagued Georgia farmers and home owners in recent years, is being fought by the State Department of Entomology, under direction of Director C. H. Aldon. ' The department is working in cooperation with the United States Bureau of Entomology and Plant. Quarantine.
Infesta.tions of the beetle are found in the state only in the Atlanta and Do.hlOl~(;a aroac, and according to T. M. Gunn, assistant director of the department, eVElry effort is being made to contine them to those limits. Whi~e the beetle is

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found in only a fow sections a~ound Atlanta, infeotation in the Dahlonega area is general.

Japanese beetles feed on nearly 275 kinds of trees, shrubs and agricultural , plants injuring many of them severely. Particularly affected are lawns, golf : . ...... courses and othor turf areas~

Control measures consist of, spraying a mi~cture of DDT, kerosene, and xylene over the areas where the beetle is known to be prevalent. Soil treatment with DDT or chlordane is also an effective method of controlling the beetle.

During J~y, an extensive trapping program is being conducted in infested areas to determine tho amount of infestations and the localities to be treated for control.

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BETTER HOME TO~1NS FOR GEORGIANS ,

The Better Home Town movement of the Georgia Power Company obtained special recognition recently when it was subject of an article in the ManUfacturers Record. The five-year-01d movement was ~raised for its influence in making 'bet t er and happier Georgia towns, for improvements that have reached into every phase of community 1ife--public health, education, rocreation, religion, agricultUro, businesD and industry.

Beginning with the purpose to clean up Georgia towns and make them beautiful,
the Better Home Towns program has ~ut the state in a better position to attract new industries, the article continued, "And that is exactly what has been happening. Since the war an impressive number of fu~tional manufacturers have entered Georgia to establish new plants."

FACTORY FOR BLIND OPENS AT BAINBRIDGE
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Opportunities for blind people to earn a living as workers in a manufacturing

plant especially designed for them are provided at the Georgia State Factory for the

Blind at Bainbridge, which recontly began operations ,v.ith 26 persons emplQyed. This

factory is expected ultimately to provide employment for around 200 blind persons.

Superintendent Vaughn Terrell, who is blind himself, said that the plant for the present would manufacture mops, brooms, mop heads and mattresses. The products will be sold on tho general market and to the various state departments.

FIRST OPENING OF COMMUNITY HOOPITAIS

The first of the community hospitals in Georgia to open undGr the provisions

of tho State aid law passed by the last Legislature and the Hill-Burton Act for

Federal participation will be the Minnie G. Boswell Memorial Hospital at Statesboro.

Scheduled for official opening on July 31st, this institution was constructod at a \

cost of $401,250 accordin~ to J. E. Ransom, director of the Division of Hos~ital

Services, State Department of Hoa1th, through which these const r uct i on activities (

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Mitchell County Hospital opens its doors shortly after this. , L. E. Turner, secretary of the hospital authority thero, says this institution, built at a cost o~ $268,168 will probably open during the first week in August. . .

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A movement expected to revolutionize the tourist program in Georgia and greatly

increase its income from out-of-state visitors was launched at a meeti ng called by

the state Department of Commerce and held in the offices of the Department on J1:1y

11th.

The conference was attended by representatives of Highway Associations of Georgia and State officials having to do with highways and parks, and the movement was
to have constructed on hrghways throughout the state "waysIde parks" for tourists and other travelers.

Under the plan, which was enthusiastically adopted, the county commissioners, chambers of commerce, civic clubs and women's organizations in t he various counties will be asked to provide financial and other aid to have these roadside rest-andrelaxation ar eas built. Those parks closest to t he borders of Georgia woul d al s n constitute "veLcome stations,n where literature on Georgia's points of interest would be provided as 'Hell as instructions as to the speed laws of the s t at e .

A large colored drauing of a suggested plap for a standard "wayside park" had bB 'en prepared by the Cornaerce Departm ent and was exhibited at the conference. A minimum-facilities pl an wns agreed upon by the conference, constituting t wo pi cni c tables, four benches , a gar bage receptacle, two parking logs, a parki ng ar ca, and ro om for expansion. The meeting requested the Department to prepare specifications and sket ch of this, have t hese printed, and deliver to executives of the Hi8hway Associations for redistribution to their directors, and to others interested. This haa ' bee n done.

Repr esenting mi nimum requirements, the specifications are as follows:

1. SIZE OF PARK: Size of park should be a minimum of 110 feet long, and 14 f eet from parking logs to opposite side of area.

2. TABLES: Two tables, approximately 8 feet long and 42 inches across tables.
Benches far thoso, 8 f eot by 12 inches .
a. PAIDCING LOGS: Two parking logs, each 50 feet long, painted white for top
half and black for bottom to make stand out. Sign on each, lettered "Park Here." Logs should be 30 to 50 feet from edge of highway, according to size of park.
4. SIGNS: Roadside sign, of tin or wood, lettered "Georgia State ~layfarersr Rest. ll Size 2 X 4 fe et. Announcing signs, one and five miles away, respectively,

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lettered llGeorgia Stat.e Hayfarers' Rest One Hile Aheadll and "Georgia state Wayfarers' Rost Five Miles Ahead. 11
5. GARBAGE DISPOSAL: Trash can, labeled llTRASH~11 placed in convenient
position.
6. GROmms: Grounds should be completely cleared of shrubbery, then cindered or graveleu.
Inclusion of facilities in addition to t.hose listed would be left up to the locnl ~ponsors.
Land for the park would be purchased locally and donated to the State. County Commisnioners, civic clubs and women's organizations are requested to beco~e local sponsors to finance these greatly needed and highly profitable developments.
Our greatest lltourist prablemll is to rold the visitor in Georgia an additional day or so, or longer where this can be done~ This refers to the great strea~ of tourists pouring through to Florida to provide that state with a 700-million-dollar annual income from out-of-state visitors. Stopping at the wayside parks for re ~t and relaxation could easily cause the tourist to spend at least one additional night in Georgia. The gesture of consideration and friendliness apparent in Georgia's providing these parks would make a 3trong impression on the tourist and f,ive h~ greater der.ire to remain a longer while among the people who provided them.
The suggestion for a statewide campaign for "w&yside parks" was made by Chairman Frank H. Neely of the Department~s Board of Commissioners, and thCl.t for "welcome stations" by Commissioner Y. Fl Geeslin of the Board.
1949 'fOURIST CROP TO BREAK RECORD
There will be more tourists on tho road this year than ever before. This is the report by tourist and resort agencies, ,...ho eDti.>nate that between 65 and 70 mil'lion lunoric1ns will take vacat.ion tripa this year in their family automobiles, ",hile another 10 million travel by train, bus, airplane and bont.
An article published in Automobilo ~ suys that vaeationiotnw1l1 spend from six to scvon billion dollars at BUS stations, restaurants, motor courts, hotels, r esorts and camps.
Travel Gxperts predict thr..t the rapidly growing vacntion industry will koep expanding in the future. In uccoun t,ing for the increase, t.hase exper t s name as one factor th o :1prnauing Lendency in bus.lneso and industry to grnrrt vaca tion pay.
Other factors Linked to the ris e of the tourist industry arc the increase in the number of pns se nger cars in use and t he overall rise of family income Ln the Unitod Stutes.
Lust yOD.r, t.he Americnn Automobile As soci Clt i on reported 60 million porsons took vacation trips i.n pr-Ivat.c cur:" compared to 46t million motoring vacationists in 1937. Thi:> year, AAA predicts motor vac at.ion trips will exceod all past to t al s .
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tourists while Pennsylvania derives $600 million and Ohio and Michigan $500 mi l l i on each. Other states realizing 1erge incomes from t ouri st s include New Jersey, $375 million; Texas and Illinois, $350 ni1lion; Indiana $325 million and North Carolina and Mi s si s si ppi $200 mi l l i on each. Georgia with a 105~il1ion-do11ar tourist income (1948) leads a few other Southern states, including Alabama and South Carolina with $50 million each, and Kentucky with $71 million.
FORD MANAGER HAS REAL SUCCESS STORY
An ingenious entry upon the automotive scene meant the beginning of succes s for Henry C. Dorsey, manager of tha Ford Motor Company plant at Hapeville.
It was in 1915 when Mr. Dorsey first came to Atlanta from Jonesboro with little more than a burning ambition to get a job with the Ford Motor Oompany. But those wero the days when job-seekers far outnumberod the jobs available. The young man from Jonesboro found himself just one among hundreds of other men and boys, all seeking jobs with Ford.
The line at the empl.oyment office seemed never-ending and progr-ess was..slowso slow, in fact, that young Dors ey decided if his start in busines s was to progress no faster th&Il that line was moving, he was defeated before he began.
Dorsey got out of t he line, walked up the street to an intersection, and waited.
Soon a Ford pulled up and stopped. Dorsey asked the driver if he were going into the Ford plant. The driver said yes, and Dorsey asked if he mi ght ride with him. Again t ho drivsr answered in the affirmative. That turned the trick.
Onoe inside, get t i ng the job was no trouble. The surprised plant superintendent vas so impressod "lith his ingenuity and determination, he immediately hired him us a cleaner.
That was the beginning. Dorsey advanced rapidly--through the ranks of assistant foremen, foreman, and general foreman, to the position of assistant superintendent. He was trcnsferred from Atlanta to Pittsburgh, to Dallas, and then to Cincinnati. The next promotion was to superintendent of the company's 1argost as sembly plant, at st. Paul, Hinn., where he spont the next 11 years.
His success Gtory continued when in 1946 he was transferred to the Ford Assembly Operations Department in Doarborn, from where he travo1cd and inspected as sembly plants throughout the United States. Finally i n 1947, t ho Georgia boy who 34 years before hud realized a burning ambition to work for Ford, came back to Atlanta where he got his start. Mr. Dorsey came back--not as a cleaner but as manager of the mot or company's most modern factory,
The Hapeville plant, hailed for its impressive architectural styling and high industrial effioiency, is capable of producing 350 passenger cars and trucks daily. Tnis . peak pr oduct i on would r oquire an employment roll of approximately 2~ At present 1,300 people, from the suburban cow~unities surrolli1ding the plant, are engaged in its operation.
A symbol of Georgia's industrial progress, the Hapeville assembly plant of t he Ford Mot or Company has an annual payroll of $6,000,000 and makes purchas8s from other Georgia producers amounting to approximately $8,000,000.

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TWO PRODUCTS SHOVI PRODUCTION I NCREASE
An increase in Georgia produotion of at least two products is reported by tho Sixth District Daily Newspaper Review of the Federal Reserie Bank. Georgia, it says, led all other South Atlantic states in the production of furm machines and equipment last year, and tho state's kaolin industry led the nation.
Manufacturers in the state produced $ 8,469,460 worth of farm machinery in
1948--an increase of more than 64 per cent over 1947. The Southeast produced six per cent of the nation's total farm machinery output for 1948.
G00rgia's kaolin industry is becoming incroasing1y important with the continued expansion of the coramics and paper industrios, the Review reports. One of the chief us es of kaolin is 0.0 a filler in pape~, and it has various uses in pottery and refractories. Georgia produces approximately 75 per cent of all the kaolin used in the United Statos. In 1946, kaolin production was a $9, 671 , 049 business in Georgia.
GEORGIA'S GREATEST ECONOMIC DRAIN
An increase in Georgia's eluployment opportunities through the development of business and industry mus t be made in order to chock the migration of h0r human resources from the stat.o, Thllt is the opinion of Dr. M. D. 110bloy, director of vocational education, State Dcpar-tnorrt of Education,
"Georgia's greut ost expor t , and the graatcst economic drain on this region, is the expor t of human r esources," Dr. Mobley maintains. "Georgians l eaving the state in s earch of better jobs in tho cow~ercial and industrial centers throughout the nation have constitutod a tremendous loss to our state."
The loss of nat i ve Goorginns to other stat.cs has resulted in an "economic erosion~~'u f actor which in turn has been nt l east partly responsible for soil erosion, low yields, and 10\,' standards of living, Dr. l-fobloy says.
It is catdmatcd that in 19/+0 Georgia had morc than ~900 , 000 , 000 invested in human rosources living and working in other s tat es . This figur e was bas ed on tho approximate cost to feod, clothe and educate for ten years the 600,000 Georgians (net loss) who had migratod from tho state.
According t o t he state educc.t or , the first step i n curing "economic er osi on" is the use of all of Georgia's human r e sources t o turn our natural r esources and raw products into finished goods. The state's busines s und industrial os tabl i s hments must be expanded to abs orb the availublo workers.
The second step advocated to check "economic erosion" is the establishment of a first-class system of businoss, industrial and agricultural oducation.
INDUSTRIES SEEKING GEORGIA LOCATIONS
Two morc out-of-state industries are seoking locations in Georgia. The State Department of Commerce Hill gl adl y furnish further detcils t o cOIl1i. lunities able to fulfill their building needs.
B-1 Northern firm dosires industrial proporty 100,000 to 250,000 square f eet located within r adius of 25 miles of Atlanta, to be used for warehousing. SI~cifications call for a solidly constructod building, prcforably single

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story, steel truss railrond siding on long end of bUilding, floor tail board level and reinforced concrete floor.

B-2 Manufacturer of boats is considering est abl i shment of factory branch in city or town on or adj ace nt to navigable waters. Selection of site will depend a great deal on potential volume of sales and service needed.

GEORGIAIS PARADE OF PROGRESS
The latest addition to AUSTELL industry is the Box Board Corporation, whose $1,000,000 plant opened July 12. Located on 48 acres within the Austell city limits, the corporation hns as its goal the reclumation of waste paper into 150,000 pounds of papor box board daily. The company expects to employ 30me 75 local men, creating an anticipated payroll of about $3,000 weekly.
The state1s newest airline is the Southern Airway&, Inc. Operating out of ATUU~TA, Southern Airline flights arc being made daily between Georgia and other Southern states. On the Atlanta-Jacksonville flight, stops arc made in both LaGrange und MOUltrie, giving these cities plane service for the first time. President of Southern Airways, Inc. is Frank Hulse.
The ~ COUNTY Chumber of Commerce has just finished what has been described as "twelve mont hs of glorious achievement." Through the chamber's ef f or t s , a State Fnrmcrs Mnr ket and a $45, 000 health center building have been assured. Construction will begin on both proj ects at an early date.
A large scale property development on JACKSON LAKE is scheduled to begin soon. Improvements on the property which was recently acqUired by the Jackson Lake Cott ages, Inc. include the building of new docks and cottages and tho pursuance of an extensive advertising campaign. L. J. Clark, president of tho corporation, s ~ys the ultimnte aim of his company is to make tluis the lIPeach State Paradise Peninsula." Improvements will be carried out later this year.
The Mimeograph Company moved into larger quarters on Peachtree Street in ATLANTA this month. The new quarters has 5,000 square feet of floor space for display room, general offices and instruction room, warehouse space and service department. F. A. Horton is president of tho local firm, which serves as the retail outlot in this area for Mimeograph products, Eastern Mimeograph papers and Elliott addressing machines.
FAIR TO FEATURE GEORGIA PRODUCTS
A MADE-IN-GEORGIA EXPOSITION, sponsored by the Associated Industries. of Georgie will be held in conjunction with the 35th Great Southeaster~ Fair in Atlanta'~Lake. wood Park September 30-QcQober 9.
The Exposition will spread Georgin Industry1s panorama of progr~ befurc the more than half mi l l i on visitors to the Fair and will be a profitable medium' fo~ ex pnndi ng sales and markets for products displayed.
Products manufactured, processed, assombled or fabricated in Georgia will be f'cnt.ur-od , and all Georgia manufacturers ar' o eligible to display their products. Al: a.ward will be made to the exhibitor showing most distinguished industrial achiovem' : c..
Manufacturors wishing to display products may contact Michael F. Widdl, Dire( .' r .
Mo.dc-In-Gcorgia Expo ad.t.Lon , 3075 Ear-Ly Stroet, N. W., P. O. Box 31-Northside Branc h, Atlo.nto. 5, Goorgin.

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AGENCIES mITTE TO COBBAT vlOODS BURNING
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation and the State Forestry Commission have t eamed togGthor to halt unlawful woods burning.
Tho cooperative agreement between the two agencies ~las announced by Guyton DeLoac], director of the Forestry Commission.
Mr. DeLoach praised Col. George W. Wi l son , director of the Department of Public Safety, for m~king the cooporative fir e law-enforcement assis tance available. Tho State Patrol also will p&rticipate by reportj.ng fir os spotted al ong hiehway3 in counties having organized for0st-firo control units.
Rungers who will hend thG new forest-fire control units arc r ocelvlng intensive training at a school being hold near Haycr os s . The training is designed to toach all phases of thu operution of ~ fire-control organization in ord8r that the new rangers may ef f i ci ont l y operate the expanded forcstry program.
TOBACCO FESTIVAL OPENS ANOTHER BANNER YEAR
The Southeast Tobacco Festival in Moultrie heralded tho opening of what promises to be anothor banner yeor in thu tobacco market. Tho colorful three-day festival f oaturing a galaxy of beauties, ~ Mardi Gras at~ospherc, and n parade of floral floats for ec u.st D. bright future for t ho 1949 tobacco s eason.
Those f estivities annually precede t ho business of preparing for t he opening of the 22 Goorgia and Florida tobacco markots. This year tho sales began July 26.
Report s from tho fu stival indicate the crop t~is year is good but probably won't equel tho qual i t y of last year' s crop. J. G. Gain8s, tobacco pathologist at t he Coast al Plain Exper i ment Station at Tifton, es t imat os the crop will average a little bottor than 1,000 pounds to tho nero and that it will be high in nicotine content.
Meanwhile, the Statosboro market r opor-t s t he crop in that. area is one of the be st eve r produced in Georgia. A now war oh~us o is being er ect ed in Tifton, bringing the tot al of tobacco warehousos: in t hat city to six.
GEORGIA'S AGRICULTURAL FRONT
An opportunity for visitors to s oo firsthand tho work being achieved at the Georgi~ Experlincnt Stat ion will be given next month. AUGU3t 1-10 has been designated as a special visiting period. Any individual or groups of parsons arc invited to visit t he Station during that timo. Specialists from the Georgia Ext ens i on S0.rvice and Station officials will conduct two tours ouch day. Groups wis r~ng to come should not i f y the Station when t hey expect to arr-f.ve end the number' in the gr oup.

Georgia, with one of the nation's outstanding r ecords in rural ol oct r i f i cat i on, has brought ele ct r i ci t y t.o more than 160,000 f arms. This is more t han vTis cons i n, Ponnsylvania, Mi s souri , Mi nne sota , and sevGral other states which boast of higher incomes. The REA program in Anlorica and in Georgia has become u. vast, modern improvement which is making hOI:i.G life on tho farm much more attractive.

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APR 18 1950
VlAYSIDE .I~ [~~M-'~~T~ HIG~~Y POPULAR

No public project hU3 elic

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ily in some time than that of constructing Wayside Parks on the highways over the

state for tourists und other travelers. Ne\-1spapers throughout Georgia have generously

publicized it, by editoriul and news story. Hany people have expressed their en-

thusiastic approval of the idea and the great need for such roadside rest-and-

recreation areas, their practical value and the logic of building them in every

county in the stato, or wher-ever hd.ghvays run.

Approval has also been fre quently given the plan to establish "H81come Stations" at or near the borders of the stute where the highwuys come in, to greet the tourist by billboard or other method and inform him as to speed laws and state attractions. This would be done in connection with a Wayside Park, and the plan is to so handle matters that the tourist. Vlould be gl ad he had come to Georgia and be inclined to "linger a little longer." First improssions are sometimes lasting impressions; at least, they are important.

Then, as the traveler went along, th8 ~rays ide Stations would appear periodically to indica.te that here is a state that is friondly to him and not inimical, as aome
reports \olould have him believe; that Georgia likes to have visitors, and that we are doing everything ue can and should to be of service and helpfulness to them.

Two conferences culled by the state Department of Commerce, have been held,
attended by Highway Associution executives, State Highway, Parks, Health and Safety Department officials, hotel and automobile as sociation representatives, a leader in the State Legislature, and others.

Executives of the various Highway Associations now are contacting counties on their routes uith a view to having chambers of commerce, civic clubs or county commissions to sponsor financially t he construction of such parks. The Garden Clubs, Parent-Teacher AssociQt i ons and other uomen's clubs also are being tied into the
movement here and there, and strong expressions of interest have come from these.

Highway Association No. 441 steppod off for action in the movement with the following telegram to the Department: "Already vor-ktng on development of \\Tayside Parks. Receiving bids on tables and H:Ul re port to you by letter."

Thus gets under way a statewide actiVity expected to revolutionize the tourist program in Georgia and have our state present a new front to the traveling world.

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GEORGIA'S ADVANCE ON THE I NDUSTRIAL FROlIT
There arc u number of wr.ys to show the eA~ansion of industry in Georgia, bu t probabl.y the be s t is by tho valuation of products manuf'act ured in the state and a comparLson \-lith ten years a go. These figur es, us gi ve n by the Honufe.ctursrs Record, \oTOre: 677 mill i on dollars for 1939 and 2. 8 billion dollars for 19/.;.8. Also, mc.1"LUf a c t urinG onplcymenb in Georgia in 19 M3 showed the greatest i ncrease ov er F)~.7 of a nJ Southern state. The aver- c ge monthly employment i n Georgia industries in 1948 vas 278,000 as co~pQred with 252,000 in 1947.
Dun & 2rads t ree t ' 8 listings of nm.,r business concerns r eveal that the Southeastern
state s expc r i.enced a higher -per-centngo Ga i n t.han the na tional av erage since 1939. Goorgia ha d the ben t .: perce nt a s e Selin in the Sout.hoast., with an Lncr-eaao eD1CG 1939 of about 1+) per cent.
Highly encouraging is th.;; definite trend developed in Georf,ia during the last year or so toward a better diver sificc:;+,jon of new Lndus tr-Le o, vrhich heretofore had be en predoninantly t oxtile. Ajlnng tho marc i mportant non-textile plants 0.1' -3: The Durkee oleomargarine plant at l-!ac.on and the Richardson Corapany ' s pla_stic bat tery-case plant a t Newnan , uhi ch had iJ:lrrc:: ::; siv\', ~:ornal op enings rec~nt.ly; the Austell Poxbc ard Company' s pap arbo ard mill at 1~us t.cl1, end the Dixie Le nt.her l1e:.nuf a ctur i ng Compa ny" s tannery at ~ lbuny .
Alr-o in thin diversified gr oup , the F~nkho~ser Conpany, which opened a mien
minir:g and proces s tng plant at Hartwe Ll, in 1943, is planning to double its capacity during tho present ycar,
Tho H. T. St.ovcns Oompany! s woo.len mill at Dublin conatd.tubed Georgia's most importa nt new t extile pl.arrt t o start operat.ions during thA YG [~r 1948. Al iJo , t he Uni t ed Mercl~ants & !fc.l!lufacturer s, Iric , , began 0. hiGhly i nt.eresting s mall t.ox t d.Le operation, producing glas s i nculctian" c.t AUt,"U.s t e.
Fifty-tt-TO of the l arge industries e sto.blishcd in Georgict in 1948 Lnvo Lved a total capital invc st:ruent of over eight million dollars. They gav e employment to 2,700 persons, with an annual, payroll of fiv e million dollars. In addition, upward of 280 small manufacturers SGt up s hop in t.l,o s tat,e in c.dditir)n to over 2,500 s ervice 0 8 -
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HUGE POHER PLlu';T UND::;R CON8'i'RUCl'ION
Georgiafs greatest power plant--a hu gh steam-electric gen erating station-- is under construction a t 0. sit o on the Chnttnhoochec River te n milGs northwest of Net-men.
The ne~T statio n, Plant Yates, is ~ big step for\-lard in t he Georgi~ Power Company's program to provide the increasing suppliGS of electricity requ~red for GeorgialE rapidly grm.,ring business and industry. The first Lns t .a.lIut.Lon at Plant Yates \.,rill consist of two 100,000 kilowatt units which together will gc ne rube approxdmat. e.Ly one billion, 300 million kf .Lovatrt hours of olectricity a yoar. To gc ncr-at, e this power, 2,100 tons of coo.l or ne arly 43 carloads Hill bo consumed daily.
The proj ect, vrhich is cost!bg nearly 20 !!lillion dollers, will ult.im~toly consist of four ge nerat i ng units. Tho first two units Gr e schedulod for completion in l ato 1950. Appr oxi mc.tel y 120 people 10rill be r equired thon for its operation.
The plant is named after Eugene A. Y~tos, a vice president of the power comp3ny und Q loador in electric poHor dov olopmont in tho South.

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In i t s expans ion pro gram since 1940, t he Goorgia Power Company has more than doubled its generating capacity by building nine moder n steam-electric units and i nc r oasfng its hydro-elec tric power.
Completion of al l projects now in progress will r nis e t he company's gener a t i ng capacity t o more t han a mi l l i on ki l owatts or 1 , 350, 000 horsepower.
HEATING~YSTEN PLANT PIONEER I N SOUTH
vfuen t he Lennox Fur na ce Company s et up a brench pl ant in Decatur a year and n half ago , the nation's l argest manuf a ct urer of worm-air heating systems moved Sout h. S~CQ'- then, t he r elatiyely nov Idea of putting central hoot in Sout hor n homes has caught on r apidly and business at Lennox has thrived.
the Lennox Company at Decatur is a warehouse, a manufacturing plant, and sal es headquarters for the five Southeastern states from Mis sissippi to Fl or i da . Gas, oil, and coal furnace s are s t ored for wholesale distribution t o Lennox dealers and fur~ nac e pipe, duct, and f i t t i ngs aro mc.nufact ured.
Brought t o Decatur thronr,h t hG ef:or t s of t he Decatur Chamber of Connnerce, the Lennox Furna ce Company was t he f irst branch plant of t he national conc ern to open . I t 0ccupios 0 now building containing nearly 60,000 s quaro f cot and at present i s eD'pl oying 45 people. I t is se rvod by both a Georgia r ailroad s iding and c t ruck dock.
A tr~ining s chool for Lennox dealers in the Sout hea s tern s tates i s oonducted over y s pring at the Georgia plant . Tr ained ins t ructor s teach courses in heati ng engi nee r i ng , s ervico ~~d salos . Soven salesmen operate out of Decatur covering t he fivQ-st~tc sale s a roa .
11i t h busines s on the increas e, t ho ave r~ge val ue of stock i n the Decatur plant is :;~400 , 000 and t he annua l payroll about $1 50, 000 , uccor di ng to estimc.t cs mcdo by R. S. Hhito , plant mnncger . No so t - back in pro ducti on is Dnt i ci pot ed .
Tho Lennox Company, vlhi ch pioneered the use of steel instead of iron in furnaces, now manufactures at i t s various plants not only furnaces but evapor at or coolers and f uns, ele ctri c dus t precipit ator s, tobacco dr ye r s , lumber ki l ns , end gas-conversion burners as \-1011. Registers , grills and fr ac tion:::.l horsepowor mot or s arc made at a brenc h plant in Ohio.
BATTERY COKCERN PRODUCTION ON I NC REASE
Just two mont hs after beg i nni ng production, the Electric Stora ge Butt ery Company of Atl anta i s al ready one of th8 section' s up and comi ng i ndus tri es.
A manufa cturer of ~utomo tive batt eries, t ho Atlanta plant has ulready at t ai ne d 25 per ce nt of i t s m~ximum output , and pro duction i s accelorating ovory day . Plant Man<:,ger C. H. Angstndt pr edicts t hat by September production v1i l1 be in f ull svri ng end o:'tot al of at Lcas t 100 perso ns Hill bo ompl.oyed,
The first b~tterio s rolled off the as sembl y line May 31--tho fir st to be pr oduce d by The Ele ct r i c Storugc Bct tery Company in t he Southeast. The Atlcnta concern i s n branch plant of the nat i onal firm by the sume n[~e. Manuf acturers of Exide batt eries s i nce 1888, their main plant and gener al offices aro located in Philadelphia. The nearost af f i l iated plant is i n Memphis.

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A brand new buiJ.di ng a t 1246 Allene Avo . , S . \1 . hou s es t he three dcpar-tmcnt.s of thc ,~ b.t t ory compc.ny-c-a rd.cs , manu f'a ctur- Ing , and engine er i ng . Hith a pprox imately 75, 000 squaro f e et of floor spncu , t he plant i s built on n nine-acre plo t of l and and
i s servod by c fivc-cnr s iding fr om tho A. &vI .? Beltl ine rai l road .
The Atlant a plant i s modern i n every detai l , wi th \-,ide v and ovs on a'l L s ides , exco s s ivo vc~tilatio n f~c ilit ic s , and dust- col le cting ap~arntu s . Wa s t e dis pos al i s s trictly cc nt.ro Ll.cd and pre caut io n is 'f"Jnk~m to Lnsur o he:al t h of t he workme n .
Tho Georgia plant, ser ving 0. "ride a a'Lcs area from Mi mni nor t h to via s hingt on and
\-Test c.lmost to Herr.phis , is nov empl oying 75 workers. All t ho s e 0.1'0 local pers ons
with t.ho ex ce pt i on of a f m.l su perv i sors . Four men i n tho pl.anf have aver 25 yoo.rs scrvd.c o 'Hit h the company.
Thou gh tho plant is primarily ccncerned with mnnuf[lcture of automotive batt orios, somo i :1dustrial batteries a re n3~ omc10d and charged.
110ULTRI E PL.i\.N'I' PIONEER I N SOUTH
The fir s t s u c ccsaf'ul, prcasur c d i e-casti ng company i n the Sou th is s t oad 'i.Iy mak ing pr ogr-e ns , itli'ch prcduct.ion mo.ro t.han tripled since its organization in 1945, t he Sout horn I nd':J.stric.l Di ocr.ts t i ng Compcny of 110u l t r ic is mov i ng f or wa.rd i n one of t he Sou th' s nO"IOS t types of Lndu ntries.
The Hou l t r i o conpcny ot a r t od operctio ns f our yoars ago \-rith ono med i um- s i zed , hydr nulic-opoTutcd pr es s uro di o-ccst i ng machi ne br ought from LOG Angel es whore t he compcny had been \-forkin g during a nd bof'or c tho 1;.1t".r. Sinco then t wo mo r-e of tho Lar- gor type mcchi. nc s havo bo on mov ed to Georgia.
Aocor ding t o Chc rlos E. Boa z of the Moul t r ie plnnt , the volume of the potential
die-casting businos s h0.8 jus t b oon tapped. Supplying both Southern and Nor t he r n manufactural's with a wi do VE'.r i~t io n of procis ioh paTts, tho Southern Indu strial Di ccastin g Company oper-ates on a cont.r nc t basis r.nd makes parts to each cus t omor t s spoc if'Lcations. Roccnt.Ly , over n mi.Ll i.c n pounds of c Iununum and zinc alloys \-lero caat , No compJ.et e i t em is mcdo f or r ot ail s a.Lo ,
"Thi s typo plant is not t o bo confus .::l::.l \-lith perma nont mol d ing go nural l y spoken of i n tho Sou t h a s die-cus t i ng," Hr . B\.)D.z na ys , "H~J ahoot t ho mol te n mo t c.L which i s appr oximatel y 1,200 do grc 8 ~ into to ol - s tea l di os at fro m 10,000 to 15,000 pounds pr-os suro 1:Thi le tho die s arc Lock cd , ilrexcess o f J OO t ons. Thi s is the most moder n method known te cas t durable pr ecis i on nori-f'or-roue pa r-t.s t o s (,t naximura str ongth and smooth finis h. 11
I n a ddition t o i t s othor operat i ons , tho l~ou.ltr io p'Lerrt a l so does qu.l.t.e a vo lume of sand- casting al umi num par t s and makes t he t oo l -stee l di es i n whi ch t he pressure ca s t i ng is clono.
GEORGIA'S PARi~DE O~ PROGRESS
Cons t ruction i s boomi ng in Y/iLDOSTA. Duri nG t he fir s t s ix mont hs o f 19A9 bu i l ding permits were i s sued f or cons truct i on totnl ing $ 728 , 558 , a 27 per c ent incre as e ov er the s ame peri od l ast ycar , Re s idont i o.l, as "' 011 as bus iness , cdu cntdona l. , a nd commor-oinL dov cIo pmcrrt is under ,;cy. Lc r gc af single build i ng pormit Ls sucd t he re i s for construction of 14 o.par t m.c nt building~ end tHO utility bUi l dings a.t an est imat.od cost of $ 2?0 , 000 .

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Threo mor e pulpwood mill s hcv e bG ~,n ope r a t ing in Georgia--two in ~\CON and on e a t SAVA~il~!~ . Wood pulping , which now t nkes i t s plnc e ns one of Georgia's richest end most 'trol l -cstc,bl i si:ed i ndus trios , has i ncre ased so r apidly i n t.ho l a st year t ilis , t.i:1to out - s t r i ppod al.L 12 Sout.hons tor-n s t.at. cs i n Lncr-cas cd production. l~nd c conorm.c exper-t-s s c o a continued cr-Lglrt future for t l:l.:; South I s pulpwood i ndu stry.
A new $ 50 , 000 t heut0 r o pened in vWENS Au gus t 1, giv ing i t ono of th~ most mode r n
th0ct or~ of any to~m its si ze i n t he stato. Completion of tho 'th:Ja tc r has been mar ke d :~s ano t her mile s tone in t ho progress und ~dvcnc ement of Jeff erson County.
ELLAVI LLE i f, sprucing up from One ond of town to t ho other in pr opo.rntion fo r t ho judgos who vlill pick G00rgia ' s Chcmp'ion Home Tovn in tho f o.ll. Br.ckcd by tho Le gion Au:dliLr y, 0. bc uu td I'Lcrrt i on progran for t he city perk and ccnct.cry i s undor way, Con8truction and r emodeling of busine ss es nnd t he town' s pcving proj oct are all indic:',tions of t.h o civic-mindednos s t ha t , gf.:i..ro'J El lo.villc I s citizens .
The L.I\.GRANQ.? Chnmber of Commer-ce r o ports strides of pr og res s in t .ho led two yo urs . Cited UG pm-t.Lcul.cz-Ly sir:nif i crnt i mprov ements nrc the cs t ahl.Lshmerrt of 0. co -op dairy , 0. ~~6 5 , 000 Live s tock Asso d ati cn bern, s even now busd.nc s scs , and cons t ru ction of 0. 74-bGd annex f or t .ho City-C::>u~ty Ho spf.t.cL ,
PERRY i s pu t ting itsol f 0:1 t !y; map as an out.s t onding ov ernight s top for tour i s t s . Tho touris t bus I nos s i ::: o.l r ea:2y bringing 0. mi l lion dollnrs 0. yec.r int o this "croauro ads of Gcor-gLa" and t.hore i s a ppa r c nt.Ly no Lcb-up i n sight . Continued Improvcmorrts in Ferry ' ~ tour is t acco~~odo.tions and un inte nsive c c~pe.ign t o adver t i se them nre a i.gn f.I'Lccrrt f actors i n nt tructing tho t ouri s t I s do Llrir ,
Mll,LEN is r e j oicing over the good nows tha t conc t.ructdon of 1.: fish hat.chcry near thoro to cost qu ar tor of 0. mi l l i on dol lc. r s has r eceived l e gislativG npDroval in vTa a hiligt on .
ON THE hGRI C~LTURAL FRONT
A Unitad St~tas Departmont of Coa~orc e r oport rov uals t ha t s evorc.l fo reign countri0s a rc s ooking to pur chas e produ ct s grown or manufa ctured in Goorgin . Bol i v io. vant.s t o buy 12 'tons elf gum r osin vrhi.L o cl othing mnnuract.ur c r-s i n tho Union of Sou th Af r i ca VH1Ylt to ;Jur chus c mo.to r i c.J.s and fc.ctor y machi ne r y . Ci tizons in Irc.n a nd I tnly ura intere ste d in cott on o.nd woo10n yc.rns .
Goorgia \-lith the ot he r Sou theastorn s t a t lJ s l od the ncti cn in r o.tc of farm incomo ga i n during tho fir st f our mont hs of 1949 o.s compared t o t he SaP.lO por i od l :J.st YCi:1r . Bureau of 1.gr i cu l t ura l Economi cs figur'.)s s how thn t Goorgi G I'armcr s r ecoived approxima t oly $4 , 500 , 000 mo rc during t he period this y enr.
A qu cr-arrti no prohibiting tho ont.r y of dis c o-s ed comoLl.La pl.ant.c i nto Ge orgio. has r ece ntly been decr e e d by tho Stute Dopert mont of Entomolo gy . Tho qu o.r e.nt i nc was placed on 0.11 ccme Ll.Lc plants s hi pped in from California vrhe r-o 0. d i s caco 1mO\ID as the CcmcLl.La 710ucr Bl i ght i s vride -spr ead . I t i::; f ound at. o:l1y ono l o ca t i on in Gc:or gia .
HORE EllPLOYEHS USE STATE SERVICE TO F Ull QUALI FI ED HORKERS
Georein empl oyers , wlring the fir st ho.lf of 1949 , us ed the Georgio. sto.te Employmont Sorvice t o fill 87 , 18 5 j ob oponi ngs , accord i ng t o Be n T. Hu iot , Goorgio. Commi ss i onur of Labor , This r-cprc s ont.s 11 36 par co rrt Iricr-c a s o i n u s a of the St at e facility aver t ho fir st half of Las t yom' .. I n numbers that anmount.s to a n Incr-e ase of 23,115 ndditione.l j obs . Commor ci a l a nd industriQl empl oyo r s made tho greo.tost us c of th0 s orvice by employing 0. to tal of 46 ,957 workers . Fo.rm op orators accounted for the other 40 ,218 hires .

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DON'T SELL GEORGIA-MADE PRODUCTS' SHORT

September 1, 1949

Georgia's manufacturing plants have increased tremendously in number and size , and they have greatly expanded the variety of products manufactured in the state. It seems , however, that in some instances Georgians do not have sufficient faith in their O\o1n skill .

An interesting and quite significant statement was recently made by a local manufacturer of toys . This manufa ct urer said tha.t most of his sal. es were in the Ni d\oT9St a nd In states other t han Georgia that "Then he told Georgia mer chant s the t oys were manufactured in Goorgia they would be apt to reply, IIOh , they must not be any good, then . 1I

Such statements abo ut Georgia-made products are probably rare. The fact remains however , that a great many Geor gians buy their merchandise from out-of-state markets, when similar pr oducts are being made in Geor gia by Georgia industries . Such an attitude i s not only harmful to Georgia manufacturers , but is r a ther unprofitable f or all persons concerned . ?rnducts bought close to the source of manufacturing ca n oft on be sol d a t a more r easanable price and fo r more profit than those that have t o be shipped for hundreds of miles .

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The St at e Depart ment of Commerce \o1oul d like t o encourage all Georgians t o take

pride in the industries t ha t arc in Geor gia . Such an attitude might he l p even to

bring more manufa ct ur ing into t he state . It mus t be r emembered that when an indus-

try pr osper s , the stat e as a ~Thole prospers . Don' t s ell Georgia- mad e products short.

SOCKS PUT GEORGIA TOWN ON I NDUSTRIAL MAP
How t he lit tle t.ovn of Helen , Georgia has solved t he l abor problem for the \-lilco Hosiery Mi l l is t he subject of an interes ting ar t ic l e appearing i n t he Sept ember 4th edi t i on of the New York Daily Ne\o1s Record .
\-Tritten by Murray Wyche , Atlanta correspondent for Fair child Publications , t he arti cle doscribes how a mill making hand-framed argyl,e socks has brought nov life and spirit t o a little f our-s tore town wi th 11 popula t i on of only half a thousand .
Exc erpts f r om Hr . Hyche ' s story te ll hO\1 a hosiery mill , tho l argest of its kind in the world , ha s transformed this hard-hit t own of dep r es sion days into a thriving business centor where even the word. "r e cessi on is unknown.

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The Wi l co Hosiery Mi l l was set up in Helen in November 1946 by a young veteran, Jim Wilkins, who was looking for a place to put a group of knitting machi ne s he had bought in C an~da. One of Helen's citizens, Charlie Maloof , who had been t he tovm's backbone of support during the slow Thirties, was on the lookout for an industry that woul d offer empl oyment to hi s f ellow toYmsmen. Wilkins and Mal oof got to gether and t he r osult v as a happy one.
So, Helen wont to socks -- the bright-colored plaid ones that arc so popular among collegians and sportsmen. Nylon socks and half-and-half nylon-and-wcol socks are tho lIgr avyll of Helon and the r eason behind a $2,000-a-wock payroll. Production is steadily on the incroase. Last year at this time, Wileo was making 180 dozen pair a week. Last week the plant produced 648 dozen pair, and production is expected to r oach 1,000 doa cn prd.r a week before the end of the year ,
Now vlilco, tho first plant to make nylon argyles, is empl oyi ng 100 women and girls on tyro shifts a day and s t.i l l can 1 t fill t.he demand for what; i s rapidly becoming Amarica's mo s t popular mon's socks. Recently Wilkins purchas ed a half interest ir. Sout hdown Hosiery Mills at Chipley, and increasod his production by 200 dozen pair a week.
Wilkins believos that with proper merchandizing, his ar gyle socks, which retail at $2. 9 5 and $3 . 50 u pair, aro hero to stay. At any r ate, it was argyle socks that put t he ghos t to",m of Helen on the indus trial map.
GEORGIA BEING EXPLORED FOR ADDITIONAL MI lf.&RAL DEPOSITS
Two Geor~ia mi ner al deposits arc being investigatod this mont h in an effort to detennine their extont and value, ac(~rding to Captain Garland Peyton, head of the Stat e Department of 11ines. Exploratory proj ects aro being conducted on deposits of bauxit o in northwest Goorgia und on chromite at LouiS G in ffiroup County.
Investigation of bauxite in tho Adairsvillo area will involve t ests of some 20 deposits on 2,400 acres of land. Tho project is being conducted by Dr. L. H. Richard geologist of the General Abra2ives Corpor~tion and a bauxite exper t '1ith world-wide 0xpor iGnc8 extendi ng back tJ World War I.
Tho firs t b~uxito t o bo discovered and mined in the United States was in northwest Georgia in 19B?, Capt ain Peyton pointed out. This origincl discovery played an important pert D1 tho ear l y es t~blis hment of tho United StGtos as a l eading produoor of al uminum.
Core-drilling t ests on tho Troup County chromite deposits ar e be i ng conducted by the Fodoral Burecu of }linos as u continuation of a pro j ect originally begun during Hor l d VIar II. Earlier phas os of the i nve s tigation i nvolved t esting to a depth of onl y 25 fe et, but tho pr es ent plen is to go down to a depth of 100 fC8t or mor e in nn att empt to l earn how promising thic doposit may be.
Evon a small deposit, C ~ptGin Peyton empha s i zed , would f orm the basis for the dov8lopment of sovernl smal l chc~ical plants in Georgia.
Chromite, one of the s car ce minerals in the United 8tetcs is tho bas i s of 11 number of products, including cert ain tYP08 of med icine, dyos, t enning material, and tho chromium us nd on aut omobi les and kit.chon equi pment .

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LIQUID FUELS SURVEY BEING HADE IN GEORGIA

The St~te Department of Commerce is lending cooperation to the National Mi l itar J Establish~ent in a survey in Georgia to deter mine suitable general areas for t he ..nanuf'act.ure of synthetic liquid fuels.

The survey, which began in earnest this week, will include other states and be
made at a cost of $1, 341, 637, according to Ma j or General Lewis A. Pick, Chief of
Engineers of the Nat i onal Military Est~blishment. It is being conducted in a ccord-
ance with r equests of the Department of the Interior and will follow t he pattern developed by a sample survey made last yeur.

The initial survey was in nature of sample studies to determine basic techniques and methods of evaluating information for use in the larger investigation. Summaries of the sample survey are being prepared by the Corps of Engineers and will be dis tributed to the public by the Bureau of Mlnes, Department of the Interior. Tho reports indicated a large potential of r a\-T materials in the area. sur veyed for production of synthetic liquid fuels from the rml materials, coal, oil shale, and natural gas.

General Pick ernphasi3ed that the survey is not intended to select specific sites for the construction of synt het i c liquid fuel plants, or to determine the t ot al res erves of coal, oil shale, natural gas or oil impregnated strippable deposits in Georgia or ot)er state s. No core drilling or extensive sampling will be made .

The B l~oau of Mi nes , the agency havlng over-all responsibility for the syntheti~ liquid fuel program, designated the raw ma ter ial s to be considered in the survey. These are coal, oil shale, natural gas and oil impregnated strippable deposits. The Bureau of Mines also will select the processes of manufacture to be considered and will furnish other technical data, The United States Geological Survey and the Bureau of Reclamation will provide consultant service.

Factors to be considered in determining the general arGa suitable for the manu-

facture of synthetic liquid fuels will include the availability of raw mat erials in

sufficient quantity and quality, as well as wat or supply, pover , transportation

labor, housing and markets.

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The ongineering firm of Ford, Bacon and Davis was given the survey contract, and their fi eld r epresentative, J. W. Lar ew, Jr., spent last Friday in the off ices of the state Depart~ent of Co~erce in conference over the surveyp He will center his inves tigations at the present in Northwest Georgia.

GEORGIAIS PARADE OF PROGRESS
Reflecting tho phenome nal growt h of t he plastics industry is the news that the Almar Hanufacturing Co., gASHIlIGTQN, manuf'act urcr s of plastic ware i s addi ng a thi r d plant, \-Thich will empl oy 40 or 50 Horkers. The addition to the company payrolls
will bring the total empl cyme nt at t he company's t hree plant s to betHeen 175 and 180. The firm began operations in 1946 by manufa ct ur i ng ladies' raincapes. In 1948, the
concern began manufac turing metallic plastic raincoats and is now sel l i ng its pro-
ducts in 48 states, South Africa and Hawaf.L, The company was found ed by Alfred Mos erof Vlashington. In J.948, Nathan Tannenbaum of Savannah was t aken into the firm and
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In CLEVELAND, the new Cleveland Poultry Dressing Plant has recently bogun operations. Some 12 to 51 persons arc now employed by tho plant. vJhen the new plant roachos its maximum capacity, it is estimated that some 50 to 60 men and women will be employod to take c ~re of handling from 50,000 to 60,000 broilers weekly.
Plans are underway in LAGRANGE for the establishment of n new 20-unit brick tourist court to cost in the vicinity of $100, 000. The tourist court will be of ranch-style design and will be owned and operated by J. E. Robinson, Jr., of Newnan and New Orleans, Louisana.
In T~Ml~SY~1LE~ tho Thompson Foundry and Machine Company has just completed t he manufacture of one of the largast cane-sugar mills ever to be shipped out of t his country. This twenty-ton monst er is now being crated for shipment to Venezuela. The mill has been in pr oces s of manufacture for the past several mont hs , and will be shipped via New Orleans by steamer to Trujillo, Venezuela.
A stream of now industries moving into TOCCOA is rapidly making that city the center of a construction and business boom. A number of conc erns intent on rooking North Georgia their headquarters sot up shop here and bogan their s ales campaign throughout the Southeastern states. Among these is the Rudiger-Lang Company, manuf acturer of window screens. Its $ 500 weekly payroll is contributing to Toccoa's dev e l o p m e n t .
Rudiger-Lang has begun operations in a smnll plant just inside the city limits of Toccoa. Though it is starting out on a small scalo with only t en people empl oyed, its mana ger s have high hopes f or t he dev elopment of a l arge mar ket in the South.
The Toccoa plant is the only branch of the California conc ern by the SQille n~e, a company which has been empl oyed in the TIanuf ncture of windovl screens f or t he l ast 25 years. The mai n office and f actory is located in Berkeley, California.
The product now being lnanufactured in Georgia is sold under the trade name of TENSION-TITE all-aluminum window screens. This screen is manufa ct ur ed entirely of metal and is designed to fit any standard double-hung vlindow in us e today. Robert Lang of tho Toccoa plant describes his pr oduct ' s s elling points as simplicity, ease of installation, durability and appear ance .
From the Toccoa plant, Rudig er-Lang has planned distribution in all tho Southe astern states through building material and hardwaro jobbers. The plant is operated almost ent i rel y by Georgia l abor nnd mar ks anot her step forl1 urd in Georgia's Parade of Pro gress.
GEORGIA'S I NDUSTRIAL HYGIENE PROGRAM SHOHS CmITI NUED PROGRESS
Georgia' s progr~ll t o protect tho health of industrial wor ke rs is koeping step with her adv ance on the industrial front. The State Health Departmont i s seeing to that.
Health of wor ke rs is tho mos t L~po rtunt single e conomi c factor in tho cost of production, according to Dr. L. M. Petrie, director of tho Health Department!s Division of Industrial Hygiene. He estimates t hat 50 per cent of production costs goes to the worker.
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includes safeguarding them from both occupational and non-occupational diseases. Occupational disease control is the specialty of the division. Non-occupational disease control is an obligation which must be met by integrating the services of the State a nd local health departments for use by industry."
Dr. Petrie named as important agencies in combatting non-occupational din oas es, the divisions of Venereal Disease and Tuberculosis Control, Maternal and Child Health, and Saniterxy Engineering. Since the Division of Industrial Hygi ene was organized in 1941, it has served 644 plants, representing 250,000 workers in 90 counties. Last year alone,223 plants, representing 80,446 employees wer e visited.
FARMERS' CASH RECEIPTS INCREASE
For the first four months of this year, farmers in the Sixth Federal Reserve District states received 17 percent more from the sale of cro,s and livestock than they received in the corresponding period of 1948, according to the July issue of the ~onthl~view of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta.
Higher prices f or citrus crops accounted for most of the increase received by Florida growers; in the other District states most of the increase was caused by l arger sales of 1948-crop cotton. This carry-over of cotton into t he 1949 calendar year was particularly heayy in Mississippi where farmers' cash receipts are estimated at 184 million dollars, a 66% increase over the corresponding period of last year. Only in Tennessee, where the value of the 1948 cotton on hand at the end of t he year was about the same as it was at the end of 1~4?, were cash receipts for the first four months of 1949 smaller than in the first part of 1948.
GEORGIA SHOWS POPULATION I NCREASE SI NCE 1940
Georgia's population, excl usi ve of armed forces overseas, as of July 1, 1948 , should nov be estimated at 3,167,000 instead of the provisional estimate of 3,128,000 made last October, the Bureau of the Cenous has announced.
An analysis of the figures made by C. Par ker Persons, regional Director of the U. S. Department of'<Oommer-ce , als o shows t ha t last July Georgia's total population had increased by 1+4,000, or 1.4 percent over the 3,123,723 persons counted in the state in 1940.
The state between April 1, 1940 and July 1, 1948 was credited by the bureau with births totaling 754,000 and 248, 000 deaths. Net migrations, which include net migr ation and i nt er regi onal , interdivisional and interstate migration lost 447,000 yer sons to Georgia.
LIVESTOCK - AN EVER-INCREASING SOURCE OF GEORGIA FARM I NCOME
Livestock has nOH beco me one of Georgia's "Bi g Four" sources of farm income, according to a r ec ent article by Sam Clarke, in the Atlanta "6ons t i t ut i on. According to this ar ticle, a compilation releas ed by the National Livestock Meat Board of Chicago revealed an estimated moat output of more than 295,000,000 pounds on Georgia farms during 1948, \lith Georgia exceeding 27 other states i n production of this food product. The National Meat Boar d also pointed out that Georgia hogs rawced first among meat animals in the state's 1948 farm revenue. Cash r ec eipts for livestock in Georgia in 1948 were ~') 164 , 977 ,000.

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COUNTIES FALLING I N LINE FO~ TOURIST WAYSI DE PARKS
The Commerce Depart ment's Hays ide Par ks movement , participated i n by t he Highway Associations and ot her s is rapidly t aking hold over the state .
The Terrell Count y Chamber of Commerce wi l l establish one of these on t he Albany hd.ghvay (St a t e Rout e No . 50) near Sa sser, i t is a nnounc ed. Si t e f or the park wi l l be furnis hed by Ge~rge J ohns t on, Sasser farmer , and grading wi l l be do ~e by thG County Board of Commissi oners . Nat erials are being gl ven by Dawson and ether l ocal f i r ms. The park wi l l follmf s peci f i cat i ons outlined by t he Commerce Depart ment so as t o be uniform with other su ch areas over the s tate. Roadsi de signs a nnouncing t he Wayside Parks will be ere cted on the hi ghway one to five mil es on ea ch side.
The Junior Chamb8r of Commer ce at Dalt on has voted to construct one or two Ways i de Parks in Whi t f iel d County, a nd has lfritten the Commerce Department for informat i on in this re gard.
The Boar d of Direc t ors of U. S. High\o!ay 17 Associati on ha s unanimously endor se d t he movement , and t he Dir ec t or s are Gach taking up the mat ter of establishing one of these parks in every county \-1:;.t h hi s Count y Commis sioners. Highway 17 runs through six coastal count i es.
The Chamber of Co~~erc 8 at Donalsonville is proceeding wi th i t s plans t o est abl ish a park i n i ts cOlmt y, and aut horities of Highway 441 As so ci at i on, at Douglas have been r ec eivi ng bids on t ables and benches.
The popularity of t hi s movement is a f ine i ndi cation that Georgians do want t o put out the Helcome mat f or the out-of-s t a t o vi sitor, and t hat our citi zens are concer ned with his Hc l fare . I t constitutes a f i no gestur e of cons i der ation and good will. I t is a much needed movcmerrt , and sp l ondi d has been the r es ponse from men 's a nd women ' s organi zati ons over t he s t ate as well a s i ndi vi dual citizens .
GEORGIA' S RURll.L HOSPITAL PROGRIU:I GETS UNDER\-JAY
Tho people l iving in t he r emote r ural s ections of Georgia ar c getti ng modern hos pital f acilities fo r t hG fi rst t ime in the history of t he sta t e. This pro gr am, which va s initiated by Govornor Talmadge .a nd i s being carri ed out in coopera tion Hi t h t ho Fodoz-a L Gover nmcmt a nd tho local communit ies wher-e t he nevi hos pital f acilit ios are being established , cover's five yea rs Although t ho HilJ.-Burton Hospital Constrllction Act has been i n oper at i on over three year s , Georgia did not parti cipate until af ter November 1943.
Whe n t his nOH hosp ital progr am wa s fiet. up, the Legislat ure of Goorgia put a ceili ng on t he t otal amount of parti ci pati on whi.ch the State can make on any one pr oject at $ 350, 000. There i s no ceiling an the amount whi ch t he Federal government or tho local connunity can furnish . For oxampl e , if a l ocal hospital author i t y has $350, 000 to put up as i t s shar e toward cons truct i ng a hospital , t he St at e and Federal. governments voul.d both match it \li th l i ke amounts , ma king a total of ~?1 , 05 0 , 000 . If, hovovor- , the comnuni ty had ~~5 00 , OOO , the State woul d the n put up t ho maxi mum of ~~ 35 0 , 000 a nd tho Federal gover nment its share of $500 , 000 maki ng a total of Gl , 350, OOO.
Nany communities ar e prcviding in exce ss of the (,~ 35 0 , OCO limi t on mat ching f'unds by t ho s tate . This mea ns t hat our total hospi tal program ea ch year Vlill bo s onewhat in excess of (~9 , 000 , 000 because evon t hough thor e i s a l i mit on St at e par t ici pa.ti on, t ho money put up by local conununities a nd t he Fodoral gover nme nt Hill exceed f.jl6 , OOO, OOO. The pro gr am in Geor-gi.a this year will t otal ~:~10 , 743 , 500 .

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VETERANS ORGANIZA1'ION .J~ACKS \~AYSIDE PARKS MOVEMENT

Word has just come in that at least eight counties over in the Tenth congressional district are building or pl anni ng to build Wayside Parks. Here' s the way it happen e d :

The Veterans of Foreign \1ars, Department of Georgia, through its Council of Administration meeting in Macon r e c~ nt ly, approved the Wayside Parks movement inaugurated by the Department of Commerce . St at e Commander James L. Car mi chael ,of Swainsboro and State Quartermaster Kelso Hearn of Honroe sent out letters t o this ef f ect t~ the posts over the state , e~king their cooperation.

On Sunday, Sept. 4th, t he VFW posts cf the Tenth district met at Wa shi ngt on, Ja . , wi.t h District Commander Neal M. Mer r i t t presiding. The dis trict organi zation re-endorsed the movement , and Co~~ander Mer r i t t now ~dvises t hat construction or plans for ~ uc h are underway in Walton, Wilkes, Elbert, Greene, Clarke, Richmond McDuffie and Hart Counties, for one or more of these in each county. state quartermaster Hearn expects to hear that many other posts over Georgia are sponsoring such projects , as soon as t hey have had t i me to take the matter up at their meetings , make arrangements for such and ans~er his letter.

At the fall meeting of the Tobacco Trail Association, interested in promo tion of U. 3 . Highway 301, held in Jesup, that organization also endorsed the movement for
roadside rest-and-relaxation areas . Chaun~ey W. Lever , manager of t he Jesup and Wayne County Chamber of Commerce, writes us in the regard:

"One of the major items of business on the agenda was discussion and endorsement by the Association of your Wayside Parks proposal . The entire idea and the leadership you have contributed met with unani mous approval by the some one hundred delegates present from some forty cities up and down the Tobacco Trail.

"Almos t all of t he Georgia citi es and towns r enres ented were familiar vIith your Ways i de Parks proposal and had begun plans for one or more such tourist f acilities.

"Jesup announced at the meet i ng that the J esup Kiwanis Club va s planning one or more such Wayside Parks for U.S . 301, U.S. 25, and U.S . 341. The Chamber f elt that this was an ideal pr oject for the local Kiwanis Club and t he r ef ore we turned it over to them vIith the offer of our full cooperation and aa sd. st.ance ; "

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Up and down U. S. 41, the counties are being contacted by Harvey Brown of Macon,
executive director of the highway association promoting the interests of that road.
Mi l t on Fletcher of Jesup is doing the same on U. S. 441.
From Donalsonville and Dawson comes news that the chambers of commerce in Seminole and Terrell counties are sponsoring Wayside Parks in those counties. In PoDe county also one area is being rebuilt and a second is in the planning.
DOFl1 at Richland, the Lions Club is sponsoring a park, and City Counci_ is furnishing space for it in the City Park. The Hahira Lions Club and Dalton Jaycees have written for specific~tion~ to sponsor such areas in their counties.
In Southeast Georgia, the Coastal Highway Association is taking a particular interest i~ the movenent. In fact, they take ~ special interest in the two roadside areas al~eedy existing and report that these are a tremendous success, being used greatly by tourists and otber travelers. As many as f~J..fty cars a day stop at the park in Chatham county where the highway crosses the Ogechee :oiver, near the Bryan county line, they report. This is on U. S. 17, 14.5 miles south of Savannah.
This roadside area is said t.o be "always in use. 1I It has four tables, three places to cook, is covered by a shelter 8n~ served by well water and other facilities. Fish fries are sometimes held there.
The park near Brunswick also is a 'wcrthy affair, and Camilla boasts two of them. The Garden clubs are to be warmly commended for their part in these matters.
Allover the state, highway association~ ch~ubers of corr~rce, civic clubs, veterans t organizations and vomen ' s groups are eliciting strong interest in the movement. Georgia is becoming more and mrre tourist conscious by the week, VIe are on the way to showing the out-of-state visitor he really is appreciated in our state and that we are out to look after his needs anft requirements. In tnis way, he may be induced to "linger a little longer" in hospitable Georgia.
GEORGIA BUSINESS ACTIVITY EXPERIE.~CFS "LEVELU;G OFFll
Although trade activity is generally off, some lines of Georgia business activit~ continued the upward spiral of recent years during the first half of 1949, according to C. Park8r Persons, regional director of the U. S. Department of COImllerce.
Baru{ debits, cash farm income, new urban construction, operation of business and residential telephones, and electric energy produced by utilities and in industrial establishments, all continued to advance, offsetting to sane degree downward trends in such important segments of the State's economy as retail and wholesale trade, baru{ deposits, manufacturing employment, new business: 1corporations, and freight and passenger revenue.
Mr. Persons' report for the first half of the current year is compared with the same period of last year. It represented a composite of reports of business conditions released for Georgia and other stutes in the Southeast by the U. S. Departments of Co~~erce, Agriculture and Labor, Federal Reserve Banks of Atlanta and Richmond, Federal Power CO~1ission~ Southern Bell Tolephone and Telegraph Company, Association of American Railroads, Dun and Bradstreet and Soutl~rn Pine Association.
Ba~{ debits among 13 cities of the state rose more than one per cant, going from an estimated $6.6 billioli in the corresponding period this year. 7he Co~~erce De-
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cash farm receipts, or an increase of five percent, and a rise of 11 percent in ex-
lenditures on new urban construction or from $32.9 million to ~ 36 . 6 million.
The "minus signG" were not too bad for the state's business, when considering '~he f act that 1948 is regarded as a "peak year" in business operations throughout the country, a cccr di ng to ~IT. Persons. Ballic deposits among Federal Reserve Banks of six ci t i es registered a 5.6 percent decline or from $1,131~4 million in the first half of 1948 to $1 , 068. 1 million from January to June of this year. Retail trad& and department store sales were generally off in the state. All areas recorded declines in department store sales except Augusta.
Wholesale trade in the Georgia region was off sharply in such lines as automotive supplies, electrical goods, industrial supplies, jewelry, lumber and building materials, and dry goods, ~ut in five other lines --- furniture and house furnishings, fresh fruits and vegetablns, tobacco, certain groceries, and beer --- increases were registered.
Trends in Georgi.a a nd sout.heastern business for the period "Jere somewhat in line with the national average. Retail trade was off one percent in the United states, department store trade decline1 five percent and wholesale trade was off seven percent, urban construction was down four percent, and new business incorporations 19 percent.
These figures represent a sunme.ry for the first half of 1949. Reliable authorities estimate that an upward trend will have been registered for the month of August halting to some extent the general dowr~trend experienced in almost all lines during the fi.rst half of the year.

SEASOHAL ACTIVITY SLOWS D01:1NVIARD TREND IN GEORGIA EHPLOYMENT
Total non-agricultural employment in Georgia was estimated at 701,700 in July of this year, a loss of appr-oximate.Iy 7,200 Ginco June deopite seasonal gains in cons t r uct i on and food manufacturing, according to the Georgia Department of Labor. Continued losse~ in the manufacttITing and trade divisicns and the transportation group combi ned \-Tith a oeasonaL reduction in government accounted for the net loss.
Total employment is on a level almost 35,000 lower than last year in the corresponding period, with the greatest loss shown in the ~~nufacturing division. In July, dmpl oyment in the manufacturing division continued a downward trend which began in October 1948. Loss in thb division was shar-ed equally with durable and non-durable goods , with each phase shewing a r eduction of 1,300 workers.
The largest seanonal increaoe in July occurred in food products manufacturing .rhd ch gained 1,700 woz-ker o, primarily in plants engaged in canning and preserving fruits and vegetables. Paper and allied products showed a gain of alm.ost 500 Horkers over June, which is attributed principally t o a n increase in business in pulp, paper ~nd paperboard mills. Textile rr~ll products continued to show a decline. In the apparel and other finished products group, a seasonal gain of 400 workers in tufted textil&s was offset by a declinG of 1,100 in men's and beysl furnishings. This loss was caused by a t.emoonary shutdown in one plant. Despite t.ris setback, producers of men's and boys' furni8hings en~loyed 2,100 more workers than in July 1948.

NEH PEANUT HARVES!EF. INTRODUCED

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GO the Sixth District Daily Newspaper Review of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta~ Developed after three years of research, the mechanical wizard will do in an hour a ser i es of operations which now take weeks. In one operation, the tractor-drawn gi~nt ii l l dig two rows of plants from the ground, Gepar at e the nuts from the vines, bag the peanuts, and toss the vines back on the field. Under normal conditions, two men can harve st an acre of peanuts in an hOl~ with the machine.
JOHN DEERE PLOVl CONPANY EXPANDS GEORGIA FACILITIES
A strong belief in a bright agricultural future for the South is the motivating factor behind the John Deero Plow Company's gigantic Southeastern branch house now under cons truction at Chamblee.
Built in the rapidly growing Peachtree Industrial District, the new house will sorve as a distributing point of modern agricultural equipmen t. to five Southeastern 1t at es . Farm machinery sales in this section have shown a phenomenal increase during ~he past t en years. Mechanization of all farming operations has developed faster in the Southeast than in any other section of the country.
Grand opening ceromopies for the combination branch office and warehouse have
Jeon set by John Deere officials fer Hovember 4. The one-story brick building has
a floor space of apnroximat ely 125,000 square f eet and will be served by both a truck r amp and a Southern Railroad s i di ng. The building is of mo st modern construction; t ho ai r conditioning system and lighting system are reported to be among the fines t i n the South. Over 200 people are nov in the employ of John Deere Company.
Taking the spotlight on the displa.y floor at the opening ceremonies will be tho most modern farm machinery ava i l abl e , according to John Deere officials. New types )f ma chiner y including t.he heavy diesel tractor, small crawler tracter, self-propelled combine powor stalk cutter and other modern farm tools developed during the past few years, will be on display. Over 26,000 different r eplacement parts will be carried in the parts department.
"The new varehouse ".,ill give impetus to tho mechanization of agriculture which has been greatly responsible for t he South's increased farm income," stated Dave Freeman, sales promotion manager. "The Chamblee warehouse is the largest of its kind in this section and is designed to develep the great potential of Southern agriculture s o that it may further prosper and successfully compete tlith agricultlITul industries i n other sections of ths count r y.
"Equipment is now being bui l t expecially t o combat erosion and to s ui t the roll'.ng t errain of Georgia and the Southeast," Mr. Freeman pointed -iut , "At one time al l ~arm machi ner y was built for us e of the flat plains of the Midwest Rnd was not r eadiLy adapt abl e for use on rolling or hi l l y land. The new machin ery has been developed GO hel p the agricultural South realize the Lmmenso pr oduct i on of whd.ch it i s ca pab.le ,"
GEORGIAtS PARADE OF PROGRESS
Labor Day in GAINESVILLE was celebrated by tho day-long Nor t hea s t Georgia Festi;al with some 30,000 spectators on hand t o join in the fun. Festiva.l activities were lCgun ,...ith a parade conaf.std nr; of: the Second Marinc Air Hin g Band from Cherry Point, ~orth Carolina; Sixth Naval District Band from Charleston, South Ca.rolina; the Salva-
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buted to the parade with their motorcycle patrol, Color Guard with the Legion of Honor band, the Foot Patrol, and the Ori8ntal Band and Chanters . In the af ter noon , an airshow HUS s t.e.ged at the Ga Lncavi Ll.e Municipal Airport with Army and Navy planes participating.
Tho poul t r y industry, which has mnde Gainesville one of the largest poultry cent ers in tho country, vas heralded by floet-riding parade bc uutd.e s who wore mock rooster-feathcr8. This was one of the most ambiticus and successful of Georgia's Labor Day obsorvQtions and promises to bocome an annual affair for the Gain Lsville area.
Tho Mar-Gal Health Products Company, is a new and unusual industry that has r ecently bogun operations in CAIRO. This now plant will process b.Iucb crry juicQ end will be op(~r o.t ed and ovned by Hrs , 11. 3. Goll. In the beginning about 20 persons will bo empl oyed and tho plant will be in opGr~tion 2bout eight or nine months out of the ycc.r.
Mrs. Goll has been exper iment i ng "dth her bluubcrry juice formulc. for some 12 years and believes that it is still in tho oxperliaental stagG. At presont tho only claim for the bluoborry juice is its high nutritional and food value. However, with further exper i ment at i on it is soon cxpoct.cd to 1;'8 proclaimod f or its medicinal usc. Thore have c een ins t c.ncGS wh on this blu0borry juice hos proven ext r emel y beneficial to persons sufforing from stomach uilm0nts. Th~ people of Cairo and Southwest Georgi a will watch with interost the progress of this n01~ and tmusual ent erpr i se .
In CEDARTO}ili, under tho sponsorship of tho Chamber of Commorco, 8. two-day survey was mado to det ermi ne how much was spJnt daily by tourist s coming to Codartown. Tho survey r cvc.al.od that mora than $2,650 VTC,S spent in Cedartown by tourists, salasmon end othor non-rosidents of the city on August- 8th and 9th. This mc8.l1S an average income of $1,325 a day, $9,275 a week and $483,625 a year for tho community. The Tourist Development Committee of the Chambor of Commerco will us e this inform~tion to point out to all the citizens of Codarto1Vll tho value of tho tourist dollar. The findings of this survey should bo an inducem0nt to towns and communitios al l over the state to encour age the dovGlopmant of tho tourist L~dustrJ in thuir area.
GEORGIA GUARDS ITS GREATEST RESOURCE
"Tho wisest use "f human r esources " That is the statod objoctive of thc vocation&l guidance program now bei ng conducted in hundreds of Geor gia high schools under the supervision of the State Dcpc.rtmcnt of Education. R. D. Pullia.rn, Stnte Suporvisor of Occupational Information and Guidanco, directs this progrrun of detormining studontR I intorests, aptitudes and cbi l i t i es in rclctionship to j~bs.
Over 52,000 students l eave Georgia schonLs ""every year to :n t er the labor market. To provide ser vi ce s that will enable oach of them to muke the vTis cst choice in their oc cupation is tho 'ultimate goul of tho vocational guidance program, Mr.,Pullicm pointed out.
Since its establishment in 1944, tho vocational guidance program has been promoted on tho local l avol and profes sional counsellor training has been provided for Georgia t o&chor s . Now in nearly half of the stnte's accredited high schools, 318 counsellors arG devoting 408 class p8riods daily to occupational guidance study.
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think through their probloms of choosing an occupation, planning a comprehensive educational prcgrnm related to his choice of an occupation and solving athol' personal problems.
Counselling courses have beon added to tho curriculum of tho College of Educatior ~t tr.r,:: University of Georgia to provide the teacher t.raining neccs s nry to conduct this pr og r o.m .
"The v alue of vocational guiG.ance can't be measured in terms of numbers or dollars and ccnt c , II Mr. Pul.Li.am said in summang up tho pr ogr-am, lilt I S moasurcc; in ter ms of ideas conce Ivod in the minds of chf.Ldrcn ,"
AGRICULTHU.L n~OHE MAKES BIG INCRE.A.3E IU TEN YEAR P"'"~'UOD
At c. re cent rr.octiT:g ')f t ht"; Board of' COlTh"'!l.i sdonGrs of the St:J.to Department of
Comm0rce ~ Hr. Frank Noely, chairman of tho Boa r d , eave (\ brief report on the t enyeer adv enco of a griculturc.l income in Goorgia, vlhi.ch was q'..dt.e r-cvca.l lng and cou.Id bo us ed a s an Impe tue to encour-age even furthor deve.Iopmcnt. ,;l o ne -t.heso lines so that Goorgie.. mi ght gain 0. be t t or balance: bo tveon uGriculturG and industrJr.
According to Hr. Noc.>ly' !J report, l~d"~d:m 1039 and 19/+') Georgia's agricultural income advanced a s fol10\-1s: (tho first fip,1.1.r'J indicatos 1939 end t he s econd 1949): Dairying, $11 , 000 , 000 - ~30,OO(),OOO; poul.try, $7,000,000 - (~ 54 , 000 , 000 ; cotton, $ 45, 000 , 000 - $88 , 000 , 000 ; pcunutr., $10,000,000 - $ 58 , 000 , 000 ; tobacco, $12,000,000 ~49,000,000; corn $ 3, 000 , 000 - 'la o , ooo , OOO; t.ruck products, $4,000,000 - $20 , 000 , 000 ; for ostry, ~p5 , OOO , OOO - ~~2 3 , 000 , 000 ; cat.t.Le , $5,000,000 - ':~2 3 , OOO , OOO ; hogs, $11,000, 000 - ~40 , 000 , OOO .
GEORGIil l--1ANtlFhCTURER vlITH OPEN CAFACITY
This office is in cont.c c t \-1ith a Georgia concern uith on open schedule. Thin
industry is illt.()r8s~cd in s e cur i ng a contract to munuf'uc'ture i terns that can be produced with Gxisting fucili t ics vrhf.ch consist of c. Gr ey Iron Foundry, Hnchine Shop plus tho follm.rinr; depar-tmorrtm Shoi::t Mctr.l, Motc.l ~'e brj.catine, 1:1ood Harking, 1l. 81cmbl y , Holding. Any individuals or concerns th[.t :: 1'0 intore stod a nd dcs i ro further information, pl.oas o cont act the.' Stat e: Dopar-tmorrt of Commerce, 100 Stato Ca pitol, 1tlnnto., Georgie.
STUDY OF DOVE HJ~5ITS GETS UNDERHtY
I~n all-eut e f f or t to d e t.crmme thu habits of the mourning dove is be i ng conducted in Georgia this month nnd dur-Ing December by 0. numbor of ,rildlifo r-anger-s and personnol fran tho Fodcrc.l Lid Division. Tho study is a r osult of a r esoluti on pa ss ed unanimously a t the last me(,ting of the Gnmo CQ~mi8sion.
The comprehcnsav c s t.udy boLng conducted in tho months vhon the mourning doves are most activu will include Hu s t i ng hc bits, movoments, mi grction trends, number of
juvenile as well as a dul t. birds in co r-t c m .[tr a ns , hunting pr-es sure and number of
doves ki l lod .
Over 300 mourning dov es hcvo already beon trc.ppod bcndcd and r o.Lcaaod in Goorgio. in cooporution with other Sout.ho us'te'rn r.to.tcs in this study. Sp ortsmen in Goorgia have boon r 'oqucs tcd to check their kill for the! Le g bend and to r eturn t.ho so band s to tho Garno and Fish Commi.as i.on in tho Stuto Cap.ltal.
J. C. Calhoun, director of tho Geme and Fish Commission explninGd t ha t the pur-
pose of the study W8.S t o Got the f'ac tue.l, information ncccs snr y t o make r-ccommondatdons to tho Feder-a.I Gover'nmcnf for 8 ,,[:'80n3 and bag Ldrm t.s , "Spor-t. smcn can help tremendously by eooper cting with our invostigc.tors," ho emphasiz ed.

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v-a, I, No.7

I\ PR 18 1950
. WAYSIDE PARKS ~Yrm~~~ TvP6fA8~IiG ~lR 'tHE STATE

October 1, 1949

Sponsorship of r-even more

Q ks by post~ of the Veter ans of Foreign Wars.

bringing their total to 15, has been announced by James L. Carmichael, s t at e com-

mander, and Kelso Hearn, state quarterm~Gter, of the organization. The sponsoring

pos t s ar e Locat.ed at Stone Hount ai r., Eatonton, Tifton, Gainesville, Hadl son , Uaycros :

and Trion-SUllimerville.

'I'hs VF'W-spon:=;ored park in Ware County will be located on U. S. 1, north of Way-
~ross. In addition, the waycross Exchange Club is prosTessing with plans for a park to be placed seven miles s outh o." the city where State Rout-e 177 intersects U. S. Route 1, near Okefenokee Swamp Par}: and Laura ('Talker State Park, two highly Lnt er-e s t ing attractions.

The Menls Garden Cll1b of Albany ~s busy with pians to erect a roadside rGst on the new Albany-Leesburg highway. They' will beautify too park when it is established.

At Americus, John D. Mathis Post No.2, American Legion, has written for copy of specifications and i s examining the feasibility of financing .e stablishment of a park in Sumter county.

The Fort Valley Kiwanis club is r eported to bo s t ro ngl y intere sted in constructing such a f acility in Peach county.

An inquiry has como from Buchanan .'for specifi~ations, with the prospect of one being built in Har alson county.

The Richland Lions are pus hi ng t he i r plans f or a roadside area to be constructed at the entr ance of the City Park f a ci ng U. S. Route 280. It will be much mor e COl:lplete than the minimum specifications provided by the state Dr-par-tmerrt of Commerce, it was announced. The s ite is being donated by the City and work f orces of the City will as sist in the construction. Stewart County authori ti8 3 have be en asked to aid in the gr ound work and gr ading . A part of the plan i s t o maintain an inl'ormation booth at the park, part icularly'during t he tourist season, and furnish pamphlets gi vi ng points of intere st in the s ection, suc~ as impressive Providence Canyons in the western part of the county.

Two VTayside Parks in the s t at e 'whi Ch serve a .s s omething of a model for others
are those at Camilla, one sponsored by the Camilla Garden Club and the other by the Cherokee Garden Club of t hat city. The former, located on U. S. 19 and state highway 3, sorves north and G o utll~)und traffic. It is fr equently used and favorably re-
ported by tour.ists. It is triangular in shape, and its dimensions are 4Ox60x75 feet .
A l arge oak tree . provide s shade , and water i s available. Tables and benches built o'

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~oncrete for permanency. With the assistance of the City of Camilla, the park is "always well ke pt.;" Garbage is co~ected-by the City, and the grass is mowed by thom.
The park built by the Cherokee Garden Club is also on 0. triangul~r lot, locatod in tr fork of tho C~bridge, Camilla-eairo highways. The siden arc 125 f 8Gt, 149 feet and 75 fe et in len~.AJ... Cement tables and benches are placed under trees. Yr.:.llov/ jasmine: plants ferm a background, and 108 rOS0 bushes wore pl.cnt.od , with othopogan 'bordering the rose-bush bed. Through cooperation of a highway engineer stetionod at Camilb., tho grading '>1.S done vIi thcut cost to the Garden Club. At the Lnat.r.nce of tho Club, all conunercial s i.gns have b oon removed from the vi ~init.y ,
I'hase two t,Taysidc Parks Wt,rG among t.ho few in th8 stato prior to inauguration by tho StG.t o Department of Commerce af tho prosont statewide movement to build sl:.ch faciliti es throughout Goorgia. Sin~e tho start of tho ~ov om8nt, co~~unities all ov~r t.hc s tat.o have under-takon the;; pro jcct, of or e c t i ng one or mor-e cf tho r-oads i.dc crc a s , Thus, Georg::a is b).rning r;, nevr front to tho tr nvoling public; it is a clear-cut oxprcs s Lon to t.he ou t -of - s tat e v:"::dtor th.~t lit) is io/(.lcoffic in our steto, that we are definitcly rrindf'u.L of his intorests, and that wc; nrc C'.ctivoly striving to look after his personal welfar u in a hi ghl y cooporrrt.tve and conpr- oh en s ive manner.
SUCCESS FOffi1ULA FOR SCOTT PAPER COMrAlf{ - TOP QUALI TY AT LOW PRICES
Thousands of cords of GoorGia pulp wood nro ('oing into the top qualitypaper products found on s tor-c shelves f'rom Hc.ino t') Cc.lifornio. z.n d in 57 for eign countrie s. This hig~-grack ro.\o! mat.cr-La L from G:::orgiu forC'zts j .G one of tho b elrind-Lhe-eccno reasons for tho phcnomcna.L success of -sh8 Scott Paper Company, tho biGgest pro ducer of toilot and I'cci.e.L tisc.uE, s, paper- towo.l.s and wax paper in this country.
The Scctt Paper Company and t.h o He ad Peper Company jointly own the Brunswick Pulp and Pa per Company, supp.li.cr of qucnt.Lt i cs of pulp wood. Georgia, than, can claim credit for part of the r-cco gnttLm r-c cont.Ly gi v en tho manufactural' of Scott Pap0r products.
cit ':)G An a r t i cl o in tho 1;[0.11 Strof!t J ournc.:!.A t,h,'; Scott Company for its success in woathoring d cpr-os nlon s , races SiC;:3 , '.md price control" and f or its continued production o f quality products a t t~c Iowc s t po s s Lb.l.e pr-i.cos , Ovor a 20-yc ar period this company's 8L~lc'~1 have Lncr'c .rs od t",ll1N;t l ctimr::,s - from '~ 7 , 761 , 5 59 in 1929 to ~73 , 597 , 062 in 1948.
Irrtons.ivc pr-orao t.Lon , devcLoomcnt. of mechtncry to make goods f'as t or , botter and chcaper , and a co r.s t urrt s onr ch for now and b c.tt.cr products hav e r esulted in the manuf'act u i-o of a line of pape.r products t.hrt aro pr a ct i cc.l l y "dcpr-cs s i.on proof , " a ccor ding t o t he Wall Strc0t J ournal, whi ch g iv .rs thes e f c. c t ors [:S 11 koy t o the Scott Paprr Companyl s success socret.
II Service as wc l.L a s products," is t he motto of t.ho Scot t company, Among i tr, i rnporto.nt fr e r.;) scr-o Lccs a r o adv i.c o t o r 0t[lilcrs i n Improvf.ng [Jol l ing pre ct.Lc cs and tho conduct of dct.nd Lcd surveys of washroom f'ac i.l.;tL:s in industj~inl or public buildings.
l..Jith no sign of '1 dcf'La t.Lon in sight, Scott p.Lans to Incr-eas e :lts productive ~').pacity this yoc.r. HU8 ~ arch on new pcpor' rr.Jducts nov c s forward and tho demand f Clr Sco t'I'ovoLs , Sco't'I'Lss ue , and Cut-Rite wax papcr , brand names of Scatt products,
in.c't'("':~lS(3S
Incrc as od demand moans G. stepped-up production, and a stepP'xI-up production send& 'lUO'I'e G(~t)r gi n. p'llp ',1000 all its way to mill and mar-kc t.

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GEORGI'S PARADE OF PROGRFQS
The citi zens of Emanuel and surr ounding countie s will be i nt ere s t ed in the new seed dryi ng and pr oce s sing plan t that i s to be erected i n SvlAINS~ORO. The new dr ying pl ant will have a oapa city of 5,000 bushels a day with pr ovis i ons f or doubling t he capaei t.y i f conditions warr ant. L. F . Bradf ord and H. C. Irvin, contractors a nd
owners ~f the B. & I Concret e Products Company ~rlll operat e the new plant under the
name of Farmers Seed Processing Company.
A new industry for BAXLEY and Appling County wi l l be the Baxley Creosote Company owned by Lenox Nor-r Ls and Ed Upchurch. The new plant, whi ch i s expe ct ed t o be in operation the f i rs t of October, will pr ocess f ence posts a nd a l l types of materials t o be expos ed t o vea t hor , using a "hot and cold" creosote t r ea tment..
Cons truction of new hemes in LYONS has hit a new hi[;h during t he past six months a nd exceeds any like per-Led in t he history of t he ci t y, according to r eports from local citi zens. It is ecti mated t ha t ap proximately $250, 000 ha s been s pent or wi l l be s pent within t he next ninety days for the construction a nd r emodeling of homes \'1i t hi n the city limito.
The Columbi a Nava l s t or es Company, TIFTON, ope ned i ts new a nd mode r n gum processing plant the fi r Gt of Sept ember . The now plant re plac es the old one which bur ned i n April 1949. The 'l'ifton plant i s a. subsidiary of the Columbia Nava l stores Company of Sa vannah .
The VARREVTON s tamping plant ha s been bought in at public auction by som~ 75 \olar re nton ci tize ns , according to r ecent r eports fr om that ci t y. Negot i a t i ons f or i ts sale and oper ati on are under way ~;ith of f i cials of s eve r al or ganizations . The plant was or iginally erected by the Tur nbull Company and is equi pped t o manuf a ctlIT8 sheet Met al ar t icles .
Cons t ruct ion of EATONTON'S new 200,000 ga llon water t ank ha s a l r eady begun a ccording t o a r e cent r eport f ron th:'it city . Fr ovi sion has been made f or a n antic i pate d growt h of t he city, a nd t he huge t ank whi ch i s of t he l at es t design is sai d to be adequ ate for Eatonton's water suppl y f'or ma ny year s.
u. S . 25 HIGHWAY ASS OCIATION ORGANI ZED
On Wednesday, Sept. 14, s ome f ifty r epre s ent atives from citi es and towns a l ong
U. S. 25 met i n Br'unswd.ck under the l ead ershi p of Al f red Dorma n of St a t esboro, to or ga nize the new Highway As socia t i on .
Under Mr . Dor man 's l eadershi p, the U. S . 25 As socia t i on wa s f ormed a nd has ent er ed upon promotion cf t he f'edera.L route vhi ch ext ends f rom. t he Great Lake s t o Brunswi ck . The next meet i ng l,.!iE be held on October 5, at l-Jaynes bor o.
The of fic ers el ected t o carryo n t he wor k of the Associ a t i on ar e : Presid ent,
Col .r. D. Gould, Br-unsvd ck ; vi.ce-pr es , , Porter H. Car sweLl., Faynes bor o ; executive
s ecret ary-tr eas l'r er, Chauncey H. Lever, J o;,up. The di r ectors are J ohn "Jar d, vJaynesbor o; Hi l ton Car lton, Mi l l en; Hoke S . Br unso n, St.a t esboro ; Tom J. Edwar da , Claxt on; Clint on Oliver, Glennvi l le ; Henry Parker, Ludowici ; Rober t Har r i s , J esup; C. K. Curry, Bruns"li ck and Gadi Timbes, S t . Simons Isla nd.

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SEVERAL CHAHBERS OF COHl1ERCE ELECT NE\~ SECRETARIES
Congratulations 0.1'0 in s t ore t o t he Guor gi a cities and towns that' in r ecent months have elected new :3 oc r ntar ie s f or t heir uhamb e rs of Co:rnrne r ce . Vlithout e xce pt i on the s e 'men a r e con~ci ontious work e rs with di st~nguis hed r ecords in pr omo t i onal and deve Lopraerrt work , The Sta t o Depart ment of Commerce \>lishe s them wel l in the i r new po sit i ::lllS.
Among t.he new s e c retar ies are t AMERICUS - .J. P. Lut her, Ame r i cus and 2lUut er County Chamber o f Connner-ce j :iWGUST:'1 - Louf.s C. Pu r dy , Director, I nrllls t r i al Div i sion, Augus ta Chamber 0 :" Commer 'cc ; BAHJBRIDGE - Carl A.Piorson, Bainbridge a nd Decatur
County Chamber of Commer-ce ; BHU NSHICK - Bob Car r ol l ; CEDARTOUl'J - F . vI . Brooms ; illd:X-
TON - d r s . Cor ine: Hamby, Rabun Courrty Chamber of Commerce; CORDELE - C. Rus s ell i~ ills , Cris p County Chambe r- of COJTlJ1l8r Ce ; D;-~C.hTUR - Nrs , Guy Hudson , DeK81b Count y Chambe r
of Commer-c e and Agr i cu l t u r o ; ~RTO~ - Haro.Ld J . Hart' en ; EQ1IT VALLEY - Ar t hu r N.
Surprb o; ~ESTE~ - Thomas E . 'I'hompsc n; l1Ql~TEZU}'iA - J ames E . Ha ys, ITr.~ TIIOHSON -
Dr . E. J . Smith ; YAL.1!~ - All cil H. Dougla s, Ve.Ldo s t a and L cvndc s County Chamber of
Ccmmorc0 ; VID~LIA - H. S . Va ndiv er ; WINDE - Robert \~ayne.
LrITESTOCK GROHERS :GDED BY BREEDING ADVANCES
New met hods f ,:.r spcedang u p s c i e n t i fi c improv ement a nd deve I opmerrt of bre ed s of
f arm a nimal s ;U~ stro3SM in a n ar-t d.cLo in the At lanta Constitut ion, by Wellington
Wri ght. Scie nti s t s ~r') new a bl,o t o d eve-Lop breeds of andma.Ls in 12 y c ers when it formerl y took 50 to 100 Y2arr. .
Hr . ',Jr i ght e.Lcbor-at.c s on a n ar t .Lc.l.e i n li The S c i E:nt i f ic Mon thl y , " an off i c ial publication o f t.ho li.Y.,i; r i ca n k woc i ntion fo r the J.dvm:cement of Scien c e. L. H. Hi nk rs o f the Urrlv or-sd.t.y o f Hinnas ota , 2t . Paul, t el ls of t he su c ces s of e xpe r imo nt s ill brood ing e n td r c I y n :,:1'l t ype s of swi ne in t he Nor t.hwcs t ,
" Thre e now "\-10r t ln.,rhi le br;~ 0ds of swi nn ha v e b e en develope d during the pas t f e\>l ye ar-s from cro s s- bre d popul.ot Ions , 'I'hcy ar-c do s i.gna Led a s Hontann No . 1 , Hi m10s o t a No . l , rind 11i nne so t o. No . 2 . The Minm;sota No . 1 a nd No. 2 \>mr o r-cLoas cd 10 and seven y oars r-c s po c t.Lv e 'Ly , a f'Lor t .hoy \>181'8 st~.1rtocl . This is i n contr a st to t.ho 50 and 100 yec.r s r eqlJir ed bo dovil.op tho older br e e ds . II 'I'ho n8W b r e eds yi eld a s t .rcng s u pe riori t in pcrf'orm a nco . The cnrC J.S8US of the hi nn o30 ta Nos. 1 a nd 2 y i ol d em 1 8 pe r cent r eduction i n f e t ovc r s t a ndard brood s r-e ared under simi l c.r cond i tions .
" Hha t has been done i s b c r o.Iy u b c:w i nnin ,r,. 'I'h e wo rk can be spe eded up a nd ani maI s wi l l be dove.Loped t.ha t, e r-e fa r b ut t e r sui te d to specific pu r r-0 s es and t o our ev er-chan ging d emnnds , " t h e nr t i c l G co ncludGd~
REPLICA OF WAYS I DE PARK ON DISPLAY AT SOUTHEASTERN FAIR
One o f +,110 ex hi b its a t t he Sou the aste r n Fnir i s tha t of t ho State Depnrtment of
Commer-ce i n the n ot u r o of n vln:y::d c18 Par'k j n r ~ plic a, Hi t h i t s t.ab.l.oo a nd co n c he s construct ed of gran ite . A pa r t of tho Gxhibi t a lso con r i s t s of bo a r d 3 hor Gl diD g the gre 'J. t o ppor t u n i t y cc r.t.a .ined f or G00rgio, i n t he t.r-av c'l and tCluri ~: t i ndu s try.
With i nt ' ,re s t s trong a nd to'.ms thr ough out t.ho s ba t,c Lnunch.ing Hay s i de Por k pr oj e cts , i t occur-r-ed t.ha t t.he Comme rce Depar-tment could pr ov i de no mor c i nt 8re r.t ing 1J.nri he l pful display lit t hi " t i me t.han this l;linic.tur;; r eproduc t ion of a r'oude.i. do r-e s t , r,at,t,r;rnrJd nft c r our suggcat.od minimum spc ci f ice: tio ns . An i nvitc.tio n i s e xtended t o al l t.o v Ls i t it.

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"FIRE PREVENTION vlEEK" TO ENCOURAGE PROTECTI ON OF GEORGIA FORESTS c-
Accelerated intore s ~ in Geor.gia' s fores tr y program i s on the sch edule f or this mo nth- \-Jith the nat io na l obser-va nce of Fi re Pr uventd.on Week Oct obe r 9- 15 .
Gcor ~i a , . Th ich has cone t o the fr ont i n the pan t f ew y~ars as a leade r i n t h e So uth iu r efor e j tat i 0n and f orest pro t e cti c n progra ms, will take a n a cti ve pa rt i n the na t.Lc na.L 0 bs ervance , Radi o pr ogr-ams on fir e preve:r.tion \I1ill be b r-oad ca .,t i n ever y count y in the s tat.e in vhi ch ther ; i s ."1. f ores t pr ot c ct.Lcn unit. Posters a nd speci a l bulle ti ns Hi l l a lso be: di stributed -,,:id01y during the vee k ,
Dur i ng 1948, Geor gia l ed the way i n t h e South 'v!j t h t he plant ing ot' 42, 303 a cr e c
i n f cre s ts , 'l'hi s r e c ord e nabled ttc s tate. t o stay iJut fr ont of a l l other S cut hern s t a t es in to t al a creage planted ov er t he e nt d.ro period of ye ar-s fo r wh ich r-e cor-d a have bee n kept , .P.ppr oxin~at e l:r 1./) mi l lio n seed l i ngs h av e be en or-de r-ed f ro m the Georgii.-Forestry Commissi on fo r planting this wi nt0r.
To pr lJtect Georgia for e s ts 75 county for c 3t protection uni ts have bee n establis he d \1i th a spo cia l l y t.rad ned r-ange r at the head of' e ach . The units wer e begun t hrough t he coope rat.ion of the G80r gi a Fores try Cor.u!lis s ion and t h e Georgia Bure au of Inves tiga t i on.
A broade ned a nd more c cnc~rted pr~J.ram of f or8st prot e ction and f ores t developme nt i n t he s t a t e i s planned by tre G cor~:l c-' Fore s t.ry Asso ciatio n , vh dch r ecr:ntly moved i t s off ices f r om Savannah to A,..l:~ nta . The r ove pz-ovi des clos er conta ct a nd greate r cooper-a t d.on be twe e n t he As s oc i a tilJn and ot.her public a nd pr i vate co nservation agsncies .
RESEAIWH mli'ERS I NCREASED PROS PERI'i'Y FOR SOUrHERN I NDUSTRY
That t he key t o t he so l ution of tho S out h's e conomic probleMs lies i n the us e of s cientific methods to soLvo i ndus trial pr ob Lema is t he pr e dominating b elief of t he a gri cu l t uri s t s, b anker s , educa t or -a , s chmt i st r. and i nde pende nt bus i nes s a nd profees i ona l men who h~ve j oine d f or ces a s t he South or n Ausoc i ati on of S cie nce ~ nd I ndu stry, Past pro gre s 3 a nd t he f uture potentiali tie s of r e s ear ch in Ge orgia industry wer e hi gh. li ghte d at a r e c ent mectdng 1).~ fore the 'Geo r gi l COI:1mi t t GO of tho SAS!.
In this spocial r e port on Geor gi a dcvc lc pmcnt , Mr. H. HcKi nl e y Conwa y , Jr . , Di re ctor of the Associ a t ion , outl ined the s tat11s of i ndus t rial r es earch in Georgi a t oda y . At nr os ont, re s earch i n Goorgia is pr i mar H y car-r-Led on by t,.,ro gr oups ; 0) co Llogcs a nd universi tie s, ( 2) pr i va t e ' i ndl.J s t r i e s a nd i ns ti tutions ..
Th e S t a t e Engine er ing Experime nt S t.a tieJn, lo cated en the Ge orgia Tech campus , in the engl ne cr-Lng and i ndus t r i a l r e s e ar ch agency of t h e Univerd t y Syat.em of Geor gj and consequently ha s t he r cs po ri:'\ibi H t y fo r takine t he l e a d i n the deve lopment and utilization of the state 's indus tr i al re S 011r Ct~S . Anot.h cr un i L en t he- Tech cempua i s the Ge orgia T0ch Res earch I ns t i t ut e, a n incorpora t e d a ge ncy fo r a rranging r e s ear ch co nt rac ts wi th Fed eral ~ge nc i c ~ a nd busines 3 fir ms. Th e Univer si ty of Geor gia , on the oth er hand, has mas t of its r-e s earch f a ci l i t i cs engaged in wor-k a i mod at i ncreasing the s tat 8 ' S Lncome f'r-om f arm pr od uct.s ..
A survey conducted by th8 Nati 0nal Res ear ch Counci l in 1946 r eve a l ed 27 i mpor~,8..nt i ndu s t r i al r es ea rch l a bora torie s in Ge or gia, vhi.ch a re t oo numer-ous to lis t he r. bll+' whi ch a re do ing a Lar-go share of t ho Lndus t r-La L r e s e ar-ch in t he s t a t e.
Ge or gia IS t\W ch ief needs for i mpr oving .its po siti on can b e cLas sifi ed simpl y as mon~y 8~d t ruj.n8d me n . Con c erning ffiGney f or r es e ar ch o per a t ing ex pens es, th e state 's

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needs are limitless and any additional amounts can be profitab~ used. Concerning manpower, the principal re~uirement is gradua t e educ at ion in the scienc es.
Mr . Conway' s r eport stres se d the value of locating some of the Federal research f acil i ties i n the s tate . Such a f acility would pr ovi de s tar t i ng emploJ~ent in Geor gia for many fr es h graduates and would serve to hold them in Georgia while they developed specinl t alonts necessary to embar k on technical industrial ventures. At present, as many Georgia Tech aeronautical engineering graduates are employed in California as in Georgia.
He further emphasized t hat t he chief way t o obtain necessary r es earch funds is tQ educate t ho general publi c t o the value of inctustrial r esoarch in pro moting and encouragi ng new as well as old industries and providing jobs for Georgia's citizens.
FOOD }~\NUFACTURING Ri~S HIGH I N SOUT~lSTERN I }IDUSTRIES
Food manufa ctur ing r anks as the Southeas t's sec ond or t hird biggest business, depending on how you l ook at i t , accor di ng to the Sixth District Daily Newspaper Review, published by the Fedoral Reserve Bank of At lanta . It i s second to lumber in number of plants, and socond t o t extiles in "value added by manufacture." It is third to them both in number of workers empl oyed .
The article continued to say that currently the industry enj oys a prosperity no~ shared by mos t of the r egion's ot her major lines. ' Written by J. K. Heyman, the ar ticle stated th~t Southea stern f oed empl oyment is running higher even than last year-in contrast to empl oyment in other industries.
GEORGIA PRODUCTS WEEK
Governor Herman Tnlmadge has proclaimed the week of October 9th as "Georgia. Products Week.II Some of the communities and cities in the state may "fish to observe this week by luncheons, special exhibits, celebrations, or other events. The variety and number of products produced in Georgia has increased tremendously in recent years, and the state's progress desorves to be brought to tho attention of all its citizens.
U. S. HIGHVIAY ASSOGJ..ATION. PLANS MOTORCADE
Interest and ent hus iasm er e mount i ng over the pro posed motorcade of the 41 Highway Association. This Goodwill Caravan will start in Mi ami , Florida and gather cars in every county and city through which 41 passes. This evant is to celebrate the
addition of U. s . 94 to U. S. 41, the opening Jf the Montongle Road, end the exten-
sion of tho As sociat i on through Florida, G00rgia and Tennessee.
The week of October 24 has bGen set aside for the motorcade. General Chairman for the event is Chester Chapman of Macon. Nor t h Georgia Chairman is Wallace Bryant of Dalton, and tho South Georgia Chairmen is C. C. Perry of Tifton.
TWENTY-TEBEE GEORGIli. INDUSTRIES have expanded 274 percent since 1939 according to r oports just r eleased by the Bureau of the Census. The r eports analyzed by C. Parker Persons, r ogionnl diroctor of the U. S. Depnrtmont of Commerce ere final reloases from tho 1947 census of manufacturers, the first such census t aken since 1939 . The r eport revealed that in 23 manufacturing industries alone, the valuo of goods shipped has risen from 0290 , 291 , 000 to $1 , 086, 1 59, 000 or 274 porcent in the oight year poriod. The number of employees in thos e industries increased 46 percent and the amount of wages and salaries paid them went up 317 percent.

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ATLANTA 3. GEORGIA

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GEORGIA PRESENTING NEW FRONT TO TRAVEL I.JORLD

With more than 35 towns and counties now building or planning to build Wayside
Pa~ks on the highways, the State Department ~f Commerce's movement to revolutionize the tourist program of Georgia is moving apace. The people of our State were only awaiting a concrete opportunity to show the tourist that, some reports to the contra
he is welcome in Georgia, we are interested in his vlelfare, and that our people want
to treat him courteously and serve him in the best way possible.

That is the important message ...., get to the outside world, to the potential out of-state visitor, in regard to Georgia. It is needed to offset the harmful pr opaganda, the injurious articles and letters ~ublished in newspapers of other states cc cerning alleged "S p,- '1 traps" and other di3tastefuJ factors or inadequate provisions for the servicing and entertainment of tourists that some have claimed for Georgia. ' This is a major purpose of constructing the Wayside Parks--a tremendous good-will gesture to the tourist in which the state turns a new front to the traveling public.

Among the cities constructing or planning to construct these rest-and-recreatiol areas for tourists and . other travelers are Monroe, Hashington, Elberton, Bremen, W~esboro, Greensboro, Athens, Hartwell, Augusta, Thomson, Jesup, Donalsonville, Carrollton, Brunswick, Baxley, Dawson, Richland, Hahira, Dalton, Thomaston, McRae,
Milledgeville, Barnesville, Columbus, Macon, Fort Valley, Albany, Stone Mountain, Eatonton, Tifton, Gainesville, Buchanan, Waycross, Trion and Summerville.

More than fifteen of these parks are being sponsored by posts of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and many more posts are expected to join the project.

The American Legion has stepped into the picture with the John D. Mathis Post No 2, Americus, now studying specifications of the Wayside Park plan. Also the America . Legion Post at Waynesboro is sponsoring a Hayside Park.

; Sponsors for these parks over the state include higm~ay associations, chambers 0 'c gmmer co? civic clubs, garden clubs, veterans' organizations and others. City coun-
,P1.l s and county commissions are cooperating in a number of instances, as ve Ll, as the gtate Highway Department. One of the latest parks reported by Manager Bob Carroll c
the Brunswick Chamber of Commerce, is the ne., Ways i de Park just south of that city c
U. S. 17. It has numerous benches, both wooden and concrete, with two cabanas encu ing extra eating tables. The Madge Merritt Garden Club of Brunswick instituted thif as their project for the year. The Thomaston Women*s Garden Club and V. F. W. are .~Q-spo ns oring a Wayside Park on U. S. 19. Construction on this new park has begcn~

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.Among the highly ~ pnoks that help~d to ,nione~r th-e moveThc,m"t in Ge~j-rg'.,..t'_ are the two located in Cemilla 8lld. one just so)tth of S~vannah.
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GOVERNME!'\T INDUSTRY LOOKS SOUTH FOR SAFETY

One of the most significant statements in regard to the South yet ronde was that by a well-known-radio c~mmen~ator, on the night of Sunday, October 2. He said: "Because of the atom bomb,~he South will become the gr~at American arsenal of the futurl \

This means that the,large munitions plants of the future will for the most part

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The Macon News has joined with the State Department of ~~mmerce in calling for a~
industrial consciousness and pride in Georgia similar to that of the manufacturing states of the East and ~1iddle Uest , Under heading, ItA Dangerous Trend of Thought,ll the News carried the following editorial:

"The State Department of Commerce cited ~ significant and dangerous incident in a recent News Letter.

itA Georgia manufacturer, most 'of whose sales are ma.de in the Midwest and outside this state, said some Georgia merchants when told his toys were manufactured right here in this s tate were apt to reply: 10h, they must not be any good then.'
"That, we submit, is a dangerous ~~y of thinking. It is an attitude harmful to Georgia manuf'acturez-s and such merchants are - knowingly or not - paying more f'or their toys b8~au~A they a r e being sqipped from other states and freight rates must be figur ed into the costs.

"Certainly vTe shouldnlt sell Georgia products sho~t. Let's take a pride in home industries which are as good as the best."

GEORGIA'S POST-WAR CERM1ICS INDUSTRY SHOWS NEW GAINS

The process of turning $40 , 000 worth of Georgia clay into a $220, 000 annual payroll is the big busine:::s that's going on nt the Georgia Sanitary Pottery Company in Atlanta. And if the success of one Southern plant is an indication of the potential SUccess of the ceramics industry here, Georgia and her sister states are all set for What could develop into an economic revolution.

In 1947, men armed with potters' skill and a lot of faith in the future of Soutt ern ceramics, set up ~he Georgia S~~itary Pottery Company in a plant vacated by the Bauer Pottery Company. Since then progress has exceeded expectations and plant officials are more convinced than ever that ceramics and the South go together like
ham and eggs.

Nearly ten tons of Georgia clay are being used every day in the plant on Murphy Avenue to make from 250 to 300 pieces of bathroom fixtures. Sixty persons are employed to see through t he process of manufacturing the pottery -- from the handmodeled form to the shipping room.

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Most of the workers in t he plant are highly skilled, plant manager R. F. Gammans, Jr., pointed out. The i mportant jobs of mak i ng the original hand-modeled form and casting the clay in molds both require technical training. "But, although skilled .lOrkmen are important," he said, "the most important asset we have is the spirit of coope':'ation among them."
The Georgia Sanitary Pottery Company is a Georgia industry from first to l ast. Using Georgia -raw materials -- flint, feldspar, and kaolin -- and manufactured by Georgia l abor, the finished products are packed in crates and cartons made in Macon. Some mater i a l s are shipped to Atlanta from other Southern states and a small amount comes from Canada, but essentially the sanitary pottery is a Georgia product. Sales are conducted almos t wholly in the South.
Georgia is a"natural" f or the development of the cer amics industry, Gammans said. The availability of materials and freight rate advantages increase this industry1s possibilities. The proximity of one of the nation's leading ceramics research laboratories at Georgia Tech and the increasing interest in modelin~ amo~g individuals are both favorable factors in developing pottery plants. The Atlanta plant supplies quantities of modeling clay t o hobbyists over the state.
liThe greatest dr-awback t o t he development of t he ceramics industry in the South is the lack of skilled labor," Gammans pointed out. "Most people t r ai ned in pottery making are located in the Tr enton, N.J., area and not enough of them have yet drifted South to encourage a widespread development of the industry."
However, officials of the Georgia Sanitary Pottery Company, the first plant of its kind to be es tablished in the Southeast, believe that ceramics is definitely moving South, and when i t does there will be a new and brighter picture on the industrial scene.
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH OFFERS SERVICES TO MANUFACTURERS
Protecting the health of Georgia1s workers is the man-sized job being done by the Industrial Hygiene Division of the State Department of Public Health. Services of that division have been offered to every manufacturer in Georgia. Thes e s ervices are free to industry and are available upon r equest.
The Division of Industrial Hygiene is an advisory but non-re gulatory service organized for industry s et up within the frame-work of t he department of public health. The obj ective of t his division i s es sent i a l l y to ai d in t he elimina tion of oc cupa- _ tional dis ea s es and t he control of all preventable illnesses t hr ough intelligent and friendly cooperation betwe en management and the local health or ganizat i ons and to increase the span of active production of the worker.
The benefits to be r ec eived by a company from the s ervices offered by the Division of Indus trial Hygiene, through the local or r egional health department, include:
(1) A s t aff of s ki l led personnel a nd well equi pped laboratories to eval ua te f or
potential occupa tional health hazards, mater i al s us ed, and methods of proces sing. (2) Sound practical and economical advi ce and r eco mmendations are submitted - in strict cpnfi dence - between t he official health agency a nd the specific indivi duals conc erned.
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The services offered by the Division of Industrial Hygiene include chest X-ray and venereal disease surveys, plant environment and sanitary surveys, engineering appraisal of ventilation, lighting, noise) and other miscellaneous services. For further information about these services, contact-D. L. M. Petrie, Director, Division of Indurtrial Hygiene, State Department of Public Health, State Office Building, Atlanta,
MADE-IN-GEORGIA PRODUCTS EXHIBITED AT SOUTHEASTERN FAIR
The ten-day Southeastern Fair held recently in Atlanta was the chance Georgians had been waiting for to get an over-all look at what 'Georgia has been doing in industry and agriculture during the last year.
The Made-In-Georgia Exposition featuring the products of Georgia manufacturers from textiles to elevators was one of the highlights of the fair which attracted thousands of peopl.e daily. Twenty-seven Lndus tr'Le .i had exhibits and an award was given
to the industrialist who had done the most for his community in 1949. The Exposition
was sponsored by the Associated Industries of Georgia which ':fis holding its annual convention in Atlanta during the Fair~
The Made-In-Georgia Exposition emphasized the tremendous growth of Georgia1s diversified production ,~nd brought to the attention of all Georgians the variety of products that are manufactured in the state.
GEORGIA MINERAlS BRINGING ADD.L TIONAL \oJEALTH TO STATE
Georgia minerals produced in 1948 had a value of about 40 million dollars accord-
ing to tentative estimates just released by the Federal Bureau of Mines. Kaolin or white clay was named as the mineral raw material showing the greatest increase during the past ten years.
Kaolin production has increased in value from four million dollars in 1938 to over 15 million dollar s in 1948. During the same ten-year period, the value of all minerals produced in Georgia has grown from 14 million to approximately 40 million
dollars.
Georgia leads all s~ates in the production of white clay, marble and ocher and is second in production of full ers earth, barite and bauxite. It is third in production of granite. In all, Georgia produced more than 25 useful minerals which are mined and sold each year. Captain Garland Peyton, head of the Department of Mines, estimates that with additional research and development of new uses, the lis t of economic minerals should be increased'to at least 40.
Satisfactory progress is r eported in establishing new manufacturing processes in Georgia based on the use of its mineral r-aw materials. "This \-Till create much additional income in t he form of skilled wages and added value r eturn whi ch comes from manufacturing salable products instead of s elling the mineral raw materials in their raw state", Captain Peyton said.
TEXTILE MILL ACTIVITY INCREASES
Textile mill activity in the Sixth Federal Reserve District increased substantially in August after having reached in July the lowest rate for any month in 11 years, according to the Septemb er 30, Monthly Revd.ew of the Fed eral Reserve Bank of Atlanta. The mills nearly always increase their consumption of cotton in August, but
this year the August increase over July was 34 percent, a much l arger gain than usual, The 34 percf'\TIt. increase compares favorably with a gain of 28 percent for the country
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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY
This office is in contact with a small wood products manufacturer that desires to sell the present stock of lumber, sell of leas e the machinery and lease the plant. The concern, located in northeast Georgia, has been manufacturing picker sticks, plain furniture and has some machinery to make end tables, book cases, etc. The machinery on hand includes 14 electric motors, a sawmill and dry kiln. The available stock of lumber consists of approximately 15 thousand feet of oak, one thousand feet of poplar and eight thousand feet 0f hickory. Water and electric power are available. For further i nl ormation contact the State Department of Comnlerce, 100 State Capitol, Atlanta.
PARADE OF PROGRESS
Announcement has been made i n DONALSONVILLE that a new sausage plant will be established by H. F. Suber and T. F. Suber , Jr., ,.ho are moving to that city from Moultrie. The new f i r m will make various kinds of sausages for both wholesale and retail trade.
In SWAINSBORO long laid plans for the establisr~ent of a new type of business are being completed by Fries and Warnl~ck, local hardware merchants. The old Jesse Thompson gin and warehouse property has been leased and work will begin toward the installation of a new type of seed and gr ai n dryer with a drying capacity of 120 t ons every 24 hours. The new plant will systematize the process of drying blue lupine, peanuts, and corn, and will be equipped to bot~ clean and treat oats, peas, velvet beans, clover and cotton seed.
Negot i at i ons are now under way which may result in the location of a new industry in FORT VALLEY within a short period, according to the Chamber of Commerce of Fort Valley and Peach County. The prospective industry is a hosiery mill and the sponsors state that it would pr ovi de employment for about 50 persons, predominately women.
A new broiler dre ssing plant will be gin operations in the near future in CANTON with a capacity for handling 40 to 50 thousand broilers per week. The new dressing plant will operate under the name of Etowah Poultry Company, Inc., and the officials are Glenn Lawson, president; Jim Kelley, vice president; E. P. Riley, Gainesville vice president; and Jesse Wade, secretary and treasurer.
CAMILLA has been successful in efforts t o secure for Mi t chel l County the establishment of a Liquid Nitro gen Bulk Plant. The new plant is being built by Mr. F. L. Peavy of Blakely. According to Mr. Peavy the farmers will be able to secure equipment to do their own applying of nitrate to the soil. He said his firm will supply the liquid nitrogen in tank trucks.
Frank Lyons Freddlin of Colts Neck , New Jersey and Howard B. Restin of Manhas set , Long Island, are maki ng preparations to open a new coverall manuf act uri ng plant in GREENSBORO. The plant ,lill manufacture coveralls and will begin operations in the near future.
In SYLVANIA, construction work on a new bUilding for the fertiliz er plant being erected by J. A. Mills and A. S. Mi l l s is nearing completion. The new plant will have a production ca pacity of mor e than 400 tons of fertili zer per day. The two brothers have been operating a f ertilizer plant for more than t en years in Syl vani a producing their products under the trade name of Mills Money-Maker fertilizers. They plan to convert the bUilding which housed their former plant into a cotton storage warehouse.

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HARTHBLL HI LLS TO EXPAND \ .
~he Hartwell Mills in Hartwell, Georgia h~"ve underway a plant expansion that will
provi~ G an additional 50,000 s~. ft. of floor space. Approximately 210 looms will be added, giving employment to some 70 or 100 extra people. Complete air-conditioning will be installe~ in the new structure as well as in the old building
., Als . in HartHell, Textron Southern, Inc., manufa.cturers of rayon cloth, have speeded up their work schedule and have recently gone on a six-day week and a 24-hour shift in order .to meet their orqers, according to Lee Carter, Secll8tary of the Hart County Chamber of Co~erce. .
GENERAL BUSI}lli ~S OUTLOOK FOR GEORG]A CONTINUES TO BE GOOD
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The general business a ct i vi t y in Georgia and the South continues to fluctuate somewhat, but in tho over-all picture, there are signs thatlndicate a good fall outlook according to an article by Joue~t Davenport in the Atlanta Journal.
New building in the Atlanta area continues to be strong, most i mportant of the current developments being the $l , OOO ~OOO office and warehouse of John Deere Plow Co., in Chamblee. The Trust Company of Georgia opened a new branch plant on October 11, on Hest Pea.chtree Street in Atlanta. This buj,l-ding is in the center of an area t hat has seen an estimated $l q , OOO, oOO worth of new business construction since the end of the war.
ASSOCIATED I NDUSTRIES OF GEORGIA VOTE TO HORK TOHARD A GREATER GEORGIA
The Associ~ted Industries of Geor~ia,holding their annual convention during the first week of October, announced plans for increasing present facilities for cooperat. ing ,-lith other organizations in "Chartd.ng ~Course for a Greater Geor-g'La ,"
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The association voted to approve the recommendation that plans be worked out to increase cooperation with educational, research, agricultural and civic groups throug~ out the s t at e . Pat F. 0 I Brien, president of Gordon Foods , Jnc , , Atlanta, Has elected 1950 president to succeed lI. Kirk Sutlive of Savannah, public relations director for
Union Bag & Paper Corporation.
TRAFFIC SAFETY PROGRA1'1 SOON TO GET UNDERV1AY
Georgia is stepping out front in her program for traffic safety. An organizatioi to promote safety on the highVlays, the Georgia Committee for Traffic Safety, is now being formed with Dr. Emmett McNabb of the state Department of Commerce as head.
The fir st organized meeting of the neVI committee will be held in Atlanta Novembe: 15 when Paul H. Baisde~l, executive director of the National Committee for Traffic Safety will be present. The Georgia committee is being organized through the efforts . of the PTA of Vlhich Mrs. Fred Knight of Cartersville is national safety chairman.
THE NEHSPAPER PUBLISHIHG business in Georgia has risen 165 percent in value of out put since before the war, and its payrolls have expanded 102 percent, C. Parker ~ersons, r egional director of the U. S. Department of Comw.erce announces. The Value of products produced by 164 newspaper establishments in the at at e in 1947 was Placed at $24 , 1 57, 000 and total wages and salaries paid am~t~ted to $8,434,000, 'Which compar-ed \-lit.h $9 , 093 , 1.,.92 and $4, 167, 084, respa..ctively>,in 1939.

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ATLANTA 3. GEORGIA
Miss Louise Fant The Universi ty Libraries University of Geo r gia Athens, Ga.

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November 1, 19~.9

Nati ona l advertis ing is no tlri fl.t'I"iI:r-t'Ptt1".s'Lp4,1-tsaoJos:l1e"''''iiart of bi g bus i ness and tho i ndus-

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get a super ior mouse t r ap ---but only if the manufacturer or dealer advert i s es . In thi s,

t he da ily and veekly newspape r-s oc cupy an i mportant f ie l d of thei r own, and t he

nat i onal magazi nes gi ve opportunit y for a vast , nat i onwi de coverage r eaching milli ons

of readers thr oughout the land .

Promot ers of states have come t o r ea l i ze t he nec essity of util izi ng publication
mediums ,lith nat ional coverage . I t was a nnounced this month tha t Fl orida through i t s St ate advertisi ng, has se t up $232, 000 of i t s $/~2IOOO ava i lable dur i ng t hi s fisc al ye ar for use i n buying paid adverti s ing . Of t ha t , ~17 2 ,000 was s et aside to be spent on t ouri s t promot i on advert i sing , $ 30,000 for industrial pro~otion advertis ing a nd
$30 , 000 f or ag r icult ural promoti on advertis ing . Other Southeastern states a ls o are
spendi ng liberal sums i n the connection.

Although the State Depar t me rrt of Commer ce has small f unds f or t his , it is managi ng t o do s ome adver t i s ing of Georgi a in nat i onal m~ gazine s . I t r e cently pla ced an ad i n Ti me , Ne'.T SYJ8 ek a nd Nat ion I s Busi nes s . The Department has bee n heari ng fr om thes e
ads steadily ever s ince .

For a number of year s , Georgi a and other Southeastern s tates wer- e under the whipl a sh of some of t he national magazdnes , But t oday, wi t h the Sout hea stern states conducting a steady s tream of cons tructive promoti on and the manufac tur -i. ng worI d of the Nor t h waking up to the i r superior i ndus trial advantages , the picture is cha nging. The NeH South i s corning in f or "That ve might cal l "t he new publicity . "

A hi ghl y dramati c ins t ance of this i s the ar ticle on "The New South" i n Life magazine of Oct . 31s t . Georgi a ha s a n excel l ent place i n t hi s l ayout of f a ct s and i mpr es sive phot ographs . Quoted i n t he pi ec e i s Mr . Frank H. Nee l y, who i s cha i rn~ n of t he board of commissioner s of the State Depart ment of Ocmmer'ce , as I'ol Lovs r "The key t o the r ecent socia l and e conomic deve l oument of t he South is i ncr ea s ed buying power . I n vl or ld \:Jar II He made huge gai ns in te~hnology, and hence i n buying power . \-Jar indust ries such as the Bel l bomber plant i n At lanta put many people i n touch Hi t h sk ills and pr oce sses that they had never known before . As a r es ult He s ee the unski l led l aborers becoming artisans , the art isans moving up t o t he t echnician l evel , and the tech-
ni cians moving up t o be come ene:i neers and designers ."

STATEWI DE I NDUSTRI AL SURVEY PLANNED BY DEPARTI'1E NT

Ili t h indus t r y l ooki ng South , the State Depar t ment of Commer-ce i s now l aying frr~atio ns t o determine t he par t icul ar adva nt ages the various communi ti es and ~~tions of t he s tat e have t o of fe r f or location of net-r i ndus t r i es. I t is planning,

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statewide indus trial SlITVey . In doing s o , it i s moving to be t t er pre par e Geor gia f or the compe t iti ve battle being wa ged by t he vari ous Southern states for a substantial sh are of new branch plants a nd migr ating fac tories whi ch will loca te in this par t of t he country.
The Depar t ment r ec ently he l d a conferenc e of top state a nd f ederal resear ch and developmen t executi ves to di scuss pl ans fo r the survey, vThose purpose will be to det er mine avai labi lity of r aw mater ial s , labor suppl y and lo cal conditions general ly in Geor gi a' s towns and citi es a s t hey apply to t he manufact ur i ng industry.
Vic t or Rot erus, assistant chief, Area Development Division, U. S. Depart ment" of Commerce, came down from vJas hingt on to atte nd t he meet ing, called by Clark Ga ines , " Secre tary of the State Commer ce De par tn~nt. Others pres ent were C. Parker Pers ons, r egi onal dir ect or, and Heyward C. Hos ch, busi nes s s peical i s t of the U. S. Department of Commer ce; Dr. J ame s E. Ga t es, dean of t he College of Busi ne s s Admi nis tration, and Dr. Wm . T. Hicks, Pr ofos so r of Market i ng and di re ct or of the Bureau of Busi ness Resear ch, Uni versi ty of Ge orgi a , Athens; Robert Wardle, manager, C o~unity Developme nt Division, and W. P. Parri sh, community de ve l opment r epre s enta tive, Georgia POHer Company, a nd Dr. Hubert E . Denniso n, director, Sc hool of Industrial Management , Georgia Tech, Atlanta.
The survey pla n as proj ec t ed by Secretary Gai nes i s to obtai n industrial data fr om eve r y t.ovn and area in the st ate to be abl,e to gi ve a s accur ate a nd compl ete data as possible t o manuf~cturer s inve s ti ~ati ng t he vari ous state s and communities f or plant- l ocation sites . This information would greatl y strengthen Georgia's ca s e in bidding f or new i ndus tri es.
The experts es t i mated it would r equire a year or t,.J'o to complet e such a proj ect for Geor gia, but hold tha t i t would be of i ne stimable va lue and i s hi ghly ess en tial in doing a n adequa te a nd t horough j ob in t he conne ction.
WOMEN'S CLUB FEDERATIO N BACKS WAYSI DE PARKS
Hith s ome fi f t y Wayside Par ks bei ng built or plann ed over t he state, the Georgia Federat io n of vTomen ' s Clubs has st r ongly endor-sed bhe mcvemerrt and i s encouragf. ng communities over the s t a t e t o construct t he se r oad side r est-and-relaxation areas for t ourists and other trave ler s . This prominent , highly progr ess i ve or ganization has adopted tho followi ng r es olution:
"Wher eas, the movement for establi shing '1.Jayside Parks' in each of Georgia's 159 Counties, which is par t of the St.ate Depar t ment of Commer ce ' s overall pr ogram to enti ce more out-of-state t our i st s t o 'Li nger a little l onger i n Geor gia' is gaini ng momentum; a nd
"Hhereas , t he cos t of t he par ks desi gned pr i mar i l y for t he conven i ence of t he way-worn t rave lers , would be comparat i ve l y smal l ; a nd
"Whereas, t he se par ks would not only be nef i t t he trav elers, but be a n as se t t o the local community a nd sta t e a s a whole ; and
"Hhereas, par ks near the state border s vou.Id s erve as ' vTelcome statio ns ' whe re des criptive li t erature abo ut Goor gia and helpful highway i nf ormat i on woul d be give n t ravelers .
"Now, t he refor e , be it r esolved by the Executive Board of the Geor gia Federation of Women's Clubs i n r egular ses s i on assembl ed on t he 6th day of

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October 1949, that we go on record as endor s i ng the plan. Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be sent to the Governor of the state of Georgia and to the Department of Conunerce of the State of Georgia."

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Mrs. Chester E. Mar t i n, Garden Chairman Georgia Federation of Women's Clubs

The resolution was sent us by Mrs. Gertrude Harris, president of the Georgia Federation of Women's Clubs.

Three Ways i de Parks have been approved for co~struction at Warrenton, with one now being built with swinuning pool for city, we are advised by the Board of Trade there.

At Thomaston, two parks are definitely planned, one by the Garden Club and the other by the VFW Post, tho Chamber of Co~~erce reports.

The Waynesboro Legion Post is considering buil di ng a park on Route 25, near town.

Perry has already established a wayf ar ers' rest, beautified by the Delphian Club, Editor Cooper Etheridge of the Houston Home J ournal reports.

The Men's Garden Club at Albany is scheduling two parks.

In Ludovdci , wor k is pr ogr es s i ng on a Hayside Park, which has been under cons truction for several vleeks. Hat er has been piped into the park and six tables with benches have been installed. Tourists are already using the facility for t hei r picnic lunches.

Asking for Hays i de Park specifications ar e the Lexington a nd Lyons Garden Clubs, and City Superintendent of Recreation Albert Bishop at Griffin.

Thus the movement to make Georgia a great tourist state goes on apace!

POSSIBLE NEvl NINERAL INDUSTRIES FOR GEORGIA
Investigations are in progress to determine the feasibility of es tabl i shi ng several new mineral industries in Georgia in the near future. This interest is indicated by inquiries r ec eived at t he state Department of Mi nes and GeolOGY, both by l etter and personal Lnt.ervi ev ,
Among t he new enterprises under consideration are proj e cts in openi ng additional deposits of f uller's 8ar t h , s and , gr av el, mi ca , sillimanite, gr a ni t e , and gold. Appare ntl y these cont empl a ted nev indus tri es, if launched, Hi l l be based on a number of fact ors, includi ng new uses for certain mineral raw mater i a l s , increased demand for certain minerals, such a s mi ca , fuller's earth, sand, a s woll a s changing condi t ions Hhich r ender it more f easible now t ha n sometime in the pa s t to undertake commercial pr oducti on of gol d .
The establis~~ent of Olle or more glass plants in G cor ~ia would require, among other mineral raw ma t er i a l s , hieh-grade s i l i ca in the form of sand, as well as clean f eldspar and commsrcial limestone. It is understood that such a glass plant is contemplated as soon as suffici ont gas for use a s fuol in such a plant becomes I3.ve.ilable ..

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GEORGIA 'S PARADE OF PROGRESS
In CORDELE, construction work on a 6o-stable horse barn at the Veterans Memorial State Park is well underway, according to a joint announcement made by Post 38 of the Americ an Legion and the Crisp County Chamber of Commerce. The stables will afford owners of horses in the Northern racing cir~uit free wintering and training facilities in return for at least two exhibition races a year. The project will place Cordele in the forefront in the highly competitive and "big money" horse racing sport which draws tremendous crowds in the North.
An organization designed to bring new money into ATHENS has recently been
launched. The Athens Industrial Development Corporation composed of 400 civic-minded citizens will seek to attract new industries to Athens. Already $75,300 worth of stock subscription have been pledged by the 400 members to back the corporation.
A Chamber of Commerce for SCREVEN County was organized recently at a meeting of the Sylvania Merchant's Association in SYLVANIA. Emory Thompson was named temporary president and Ralph Waters, secretary. A meeting of all persons interested will be called in the near future to form a permanent organization.
Announcement has recently been made in COVINGTON that machinery is being in~ stalled in the HoHell Building, under lease to the Covington Manufacturing Company, and that manufacture of pants will be f1tarted later in the Fall" The building was built for the Jackson Mfg. Co , , and when that concern stopped operations, the building was Lea.sed by the Oovi.ngton Hfg. Co. The plant will employ around 69 workers.
GAINEYILLE and its poultry industry will soon receive more nation-wide publicity. An article is being \ITitten by a staff writer of Collier's magazine. This article will probably be published during December of this year, according to the local Chamber of Cownerce which aided by furnishing information and contacts for the writer.
From MANC~TEE comes a report of progress being made in that city in several fields of endeavor. Manchester's baby organization, a new Housing Authority, is making rapid strides toward Federal aid for constructing low-rent homes and slum clearance projects. Also new tourist signs have recently been erected as a guide for travelers, and since the first of the year, six new business buildings have been constructed and are now occupied.
In FORT VALLEY, a new bakery owned and operated by Mr. and 11rs. Paul Larsen, was formally opened during Oc tober. The new concern l,Till pr-oduce general bakery products and provide employment for several local people. Also a new development is the Fort Valley Hosiery Hill. Joe 1,01. Blake Hill be in charge a nd his Hife will instruct new employees. Operations are to begin in the near future.
In DTmLI~, one of t he transportation compani es reports that its growth has been
so lar ge in recent years that it is now expanding to other areas. Starting in 1934 with just 35 miles of bus fr anchi se, the Service Coach Lines, Inc., noH operates nearly 1,700 bus fr anchise miles. This Georgia company has grown vrith Dublin and the
surrounding area and has been a contributing factor in the development of that section of Georgia.
~fuen the Service Coach Lines, Inc., was begun in December 1934, the only bus
transportation then available to the people of Dublin vas one round trip daily to
Macon or Savannah. Today there are at least 35 schedules going out of Dublin daily
in every direction, on their lines and those of other carriers. During this year the company has extended its service to include routes to Jacksonville, Florida and Chattanooga, Tennessee.

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BEEKEEPING - IMPORTANT TO GEORGIA IS AGRICULTURE AND I NDUSTRY
During the year, the Georgia De partment of Entomology, C. H. Alden, Dire ctor, inspected 79,654 colonies of bees in 1,801 yards in . 97 counties. There were 54,058 c ol onie s ins pected for the pa ckage and queen-bee shippers and 25,596 colonies for the honey produc ers. About 10,000 colonies were inspected for resident migratory beekeepers, and 20,000 colonies for non-resident migratory be ekeepers.
By means of this annual inspection service, bee diseases are kept well under control and l ast year only 289 cases of American Foulbrood and 495 ca s es of European Foulbrood were found. The American Foulbrood colonies ,~ere burned as the Georgia Regulations do not permit tho use of sulfa drugs as a means of get t i ng rid of Foulbrood. In addi t i on to the inspection service, the Department enforces quarantine s ag ainst dangerous bee dis eases and iS3ues annual certificates to certified beekeepers for shipment of dis ea .ce-free bees to all states and Canada. The abov e fi gures are for those bee colonies actually inspected by the Department.
The U.S.D.A. es t imate s t hat Georgia honey pr oduct i on in 19119 for bot h certified and unc ertified be e colonies ~rill be 3,024,000 pounds or a decreas e of 35 percent from the 1948 production of 4, 640,0 00 pounds. Yield per colony of 14 pounds i s only 70 percent of the corr espondi ng average of 20 pounds last year. Estimated colonies are set at 216, 000 for 1949 a nd 232,000 for 1948.
NE\ol INDUSTRY TO LOCATE IN JESUP
The Southern Wood Pr eserving Company of Atlanta, Macon, East Point and Chattanooga is locating a D8W plant in Jesup, a nd officials arc now ongaged in surveying sevoral l ar ge sites. R. H. vlhite, III, is superintend ent and general manager.
J esup and Wayne County will ben efit greatly as a result of the new company. Superintendent Hhite r ecently estimatod that s ome $30, 000 per week will come into Jesup and Wayne County as a result of the Southern Hood Pr es erving Company payrolL
CORDELE TAKES STEPS TO PREVENT TRAFFIC MISHAPS
Several signs Harning t ourists against speeding hav e been e re cted by the Cordele station of the Geor gia state Patrol, ac cor di ng to Sgt. If . H. Beckham, officer in charge of the Cordele post.
The signs read; ll\~elcome Tourists, Speed Limit 55 miles per hour, rigidly enf orced . Dcnt t Vlr e ck Your Vacation. Geor gia State Patrol, Cordele, Crisp County, Geor gia. ll
Thes e signs were ere cted voluntarily by State troopers of the local pos t on t hei r off-duty hours. The signs and l ettering were donated by local ci t i zens . This i s an exce l l ent way to courteously r emind the tourist that Geor gia welcomes him, a nd also r ominds him to take note of the laws of the hi ghway,
GEORGIA IS Jv.fANUFACTURING PLANTS SPENDI NG MORE ON EQUIPMENT
Expenditures for post-war improvements by manufacturi ng i ndustries in Geor gia have amount ed to nearly five times as much a s befor e t he "Tar, a ccordi ng to C. Parker Persons, Regional Director of the U. S. Department of Commerce. A census of manuf acturer s r elease just is sued sh ows that in 1947, manuf a ctur i ne es ta bl i shment s in Georgia invested a total of $84 . 3 million in new plants, ma chi~ery and equi pment or about 365 percent mor c t ha n the $18. 1 million spent for thes e purposes in 1939.

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INDUSTRIAL VISION CONGRESS TO BE HELD IN ATLAtlTA
The Second Annual Southeastern Industrial Vision Congress will be conducted in Atlant a on t he Georgia Tech campus on November 6,7 a nd 8, 1949. Leading natio nal authori ties have be en obt ained for t he various panel s of t he program. Dr. Matthew Luckiesh, Director, Li ghting Resear ch, General Electric Company, will open the congress with a talk on "Vision, Lighting and Seeing."
The Industrial Vision Congress was inaugurated last November under the cosponsorship of t he Georgia Insti tute of Technology's Engineering Extension Division and the Ge orgia Optometric Association. Further information may be obtained from the Southeastern Industrial Vision Congres s , Engineering Extension Division, Georgia Institute of Tochnology, 283 Ponce de Leon Ave., N. W. Atlanta, Georgia. All interested persons are invited to attend.
GEORGIA TURKEY ASSOCIATION HAS SECOND ANNUAL SHffil
One of Georgia's most rapidly expa ndi ng industries - the turkey industry - held its second annual show in Atlanta last week. According t o the Atlanta Constitution's business page, edited by DuPont Smi t h , the turkey bre oders in Georgia are aiming at gains si mil ar to the broiler industry. They are hoping for a vastly expanded turkeygrowing business with a 1950 pr oBr am f or pro ces s i ng plants and the other faciliti es t ha t made chickens a big industry in Georgia.
GEORGIA I 1BTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DEDICATES ~1 TEXTILE BUILDI NG
The Georgia I ns titute of Technology celebrated t h8 50th a nni ver sar y of t he A. French Textile S chool r ec ently with the dedication of the new 01, 750 , 000 Harrison Hightower Textile Enginoering Bui l di ng, climaxing a long drive for greater t extile education faciliti es in the South.
The dedication wa s sponsorod by the Textile Foundation, Inc., the Cotton Manufacturers Association of Georgia, the Board of Regents of the University System of Geor gia, and the Georgia I nstitute of Technology. Leaders of the textile industry, machinery manufacturers and suppliers throughout the country wer e guests.
NEW ENGLAND FAfu'1ERS STUDY HANUFACTURE OF TOBACCO CLOTH
A group of NevT Engl and shade tobacco farmers visited Royston, Georgia recently to learn something about the ma nufact ure of cotton cloth. Near l y 30 grower s from Connecticut and Massa chu ssetts spent a day in Royston a s the gue sts of F. ~l . J efferson of New Yor k, pr eside nt of Royston Mi l l s , Inc., s peci a l i s t s in the production of tobacco clot h.
About 10, 000 acre s of shad e tobacco us ed in cigar wrappers is gr own annual l y in the Connecticut Ri ver va l ley and i t takes about 5, 000 square yards of cloth t o cover an a cre . For t hat r eason, the t obacco gr ower s have a sp ecial interest in the manufacturing process i nvolved in producing the tobacco cloth.
Clark Gai nes, Secretary of t he Ge0rgia Department of Commerce was in Royston to welcome the visi tors, who were feted at a luncheon and barbecue. Mayor H. J. Sanders acted as hos t at the luncheon given by Mr . J efferson or Roysto n Hills.

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FLORIDA OPE NS T JRIST vJELCOME STATIONION GEORGIA LI NE !J' I~~' l \t!'l~... Lr)"C',,]J-Y OP G~~ -:.rlt I'
Whe n tour is ts , Flor i da-bo uncl,-leaua_~ Aog~a, they a r c goi ng to get a hearty wel-

come and attention t hat will i mpress t hem with t he f a ct t hat Southern hos pit a lity i s

not j us t a f i gment of the i ma gi nation or a beautiful tradition now totter i ng on its

l a s t l eg .

The state t o the south of us ha s jus t opened, '-TU h impre ssive dedicatory exer ci0C\s , a commodious Hel come a nd I nformation Stati on on the Geor gi a border , north of J a cksonville on U. S . Highway 17. The Georgia Departme nt of Corr~erce .wa s off i ci a l l y r epr es ent ed a t the event by one of its s t af f member s , Charles A. Coffin, who was much impressed by the facilities created on our state l i ne to receive the t r av el er pa s s i ng from Geo r gia into Flor ida .

We ext end our hearties t congratulations to our sister s tate upon its fi ne i nitiative and progressivene s s . But whi.Le we do, He r ea li ze f ully the challenge that i s pr e s ent ed to Geor gia i n the establ isllinent of the Florida Welcome Statio n. I t provides a sort of cont rast or a cce nt uates fur ther t he di f fe rence i ll t he man ner in whi ch t he out-of-s t ate vi s i tor is handled or welcomed i nto t he s tate a nd a f t er he arr i ves . We hope t hat Georgi a t akes careful note of the new Florida welccming f acili ties wi th a view t o providing s ome such a rrangeme nts for touri ~ts ent er ing our own state.

That ma ny cit i zens a nd communities of Georgia are r eally inter es ted i n providing a "bet t er deal"for t our is t s is gr aphi cal l y indicated i n the activi t y throughout t he state on par t of various gr oups s ponsoring t he ereetion of I'Tays ide Parks f or t r ave l ers on the highHays . UpHar d of f i fty of t hese a re nOH bei ng buil t or planned . Quite ac t i ve among t he neH spons ors are Chatswort h , Ma nche st er , Washi ngt on, Warrent on a nd Stone Hountai n.

The Clayton Tr i bune , offi ci.al or gan of Rabun County, mad e an i nt eres t i ng study r e cently to de termine j us t Vlhat the t ouri st trade meant to th e communi t y durinG a three-month per i od this pa s t summer . By a ct ua l check, i t Has r evealed t hat 21,621 Vi si t or s fr om 32 diff ere nt s ta t es and seven fo r eign countr i es s to pped i n t he county dur i ng that per iod a nd s pent s ome $108, 105. The Tr ibune estimat es , ho~ev e r , t ha t t here were some t en t o f ifteen thousand more vi sit ors who wer e not i ncl uded i n t he s ur v e y .

But as the Ellavill e Sun quite apt l y r emarks, no matt er how you fi gur e it, t our i st doll ars mean a l ot to Geor gia - a nd t o wide-a\oTake cornmurri,t i es . Anrl many of t hese arc. now joining with t he State Department of Commerce in its progr am to bring about for t he t ouri st in Georgia a "better deal". If we bring this abo ut , Georgia will get a bette r deal fr om the t ourists - perhaps another hundred milli on dol lars a yea r

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GE ORGIA~MADE SHIRTS BEING DISTRIBUTED THROUmiOUT NATI ON
The chance s are t hese days that most Southern men, includi ng Mid-wester nl y
Texans, are wearing Geor gia-made shirts, and for that matter men all over t he U.S .A.-
t hat is , of course, providi ng they are wear i ng whi t e shirts with t he t rade - name "Arr ow. l1
For Cluett, Peabody & Co. , Inc., who for a lmos t a ce ntur y has bee n making qual i t y
me n l s wear, ha s four of i t s 17 plants located in Geor gia -- a l l of them making the famous- name sh i rts on mass-production s chedules . The At lanta pla nt a lone , Hhir:h is t he company' s s ec ond-lar ges t manufacturi ng center , produces thous and s of dozen s shi rts a week. Smal l er pla nt s in northwe st Georgia, at Dougla sville, Bremen and Bucha nan are a l l operati ng at maxi mun ca pacity.
Manufactur i ng at t he Atlanta branch of Cluett-Pea body began wi thout much f anfare in 1927 i n a building contai ni ng onl y 20,000 s quare feet. Now 22 years lat er t he company , which has grown wi t h the city, occupies a mag ni f i ce nt plant with 300, 000 squar e f eet a nd employs 1, 200 peo ple .
Moder n trends in manufac t uri ng have not gone unnoticed at the Murphy Ave nue pla nt. The more t han 55 s epar ate operations that go into the maki ng of a shi r t are a ccompl i shed by assembl y- l i ne t e chnique with exami ni ng s tations throughout the plant t o ins urG t op quali ty. A training school whi ch operates t welve mont hs a year provi des ef f i ci ent workers .
\~orking condi t ions ther e a re good . Busi c is pl ayed over a l oudspea ker system at 20- mi nute i nt ervals throughout t he day. A company caf eteria i s avai l ab le to empl oyes where midday meals ar e s erved a t nominal cost. As stati s t ica l evi dence that ompl oye s ar e happy a nd generate an ai r of well-being among their fri end s, CluettFeabody officials ci te the fa ct that a s many as 200 applica t io ns per wee k f or employme nt hav e been r eceived over a per iod of t ime .
Mo st of t he empl oyes in the Ar r o\.J pl a nt came to At lanta fr om small t.ovns , So it was t here t ha t Cluett-Peabody es t abl i shed i t s Geor gia bran ch pl ants -- i n Bremen , ~o ugla svi lle and Buchana n.
The story of how Arr o\! came to Bucha na n is a s tory of the enterpr i se of l ocal ci t ize ns . Vf or l d vIar II ve t erans came home f r om the \.Jar t o fi nd t ha t t he cot ton f ar ms t he y had l eft wer e no l onger a sluficient means of livelihood. An i ndus t rymi nded group of ci tizens bega n t he se arc h f or a manuf'act. ur er who woul.d e stablis h t he pl a nt in Buchanan t ha t was so esse nt ia l to the corrillJuni ty' s economy.
They l oca t ed one f i nally who was i nt ere st ed -- if t hey wo uld provi de him wi th a bui.Ldi ng , A f und- r ai s i ng campai gn wa s l aunched and a f a ct ory bui lt . but at the l a s t minut e t he manufactur er backed down. Buchanan Has l eft with a modern plant and no i r.du s try. Cluot.t -Peabody offici a l s heard of the li t.t le t.own ' s pli ght and ,Tere i mpr e ss ed with t he ent er pr ise of t he Buchanan peopl e . The company Has i n t he rr,ids t of a n expa nsi.on pro gram, a nd t he l ocat i on of Buchanan, together with i t s ent er pr i s i ng ci t d.ze ns Has t he per f ec t a nswer . NOH that plant empl oys over 200 people and Bucha na n i s once agai n a t hriving cOF;~unity.
So Cl uett, Peabo dy & Co., I nc., ha s gr own in Georgia. From ver y smal l oper ations
~o mammoth pr oduct i on in a lit tle ove r 20 years is proof enough t hat conditi ons in t he 0 ou~h ar e f av or able t o t he a ppar el industry.

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GEORGIA'S PARADE OF PROGRESS

The newes t i ndustry t o be e s t a bli s he d in ~TS i s Geor gia Eggs , Tn c s , a n egg
ma rketing concer n . J . F. Hau lding wi l l be manage r a nd Ie pers ons a r e t o bE: empl oyed .

Among the: ne w indus tri e s t o Loca t c in BAXLEY ar e Hi l l ers Dress Company, ma nuf' a c t url ng women' s [':-3.r me nt s and employi ng aro:;~d-175 pers ons and Hor r i s Cr-c oao td ng Pl a nt , whi ch \o1ill empl oy e igh t pe rs ons . Also in Baxley, the Mor r i s Canni ng Company dncr ca scd oper- a t d.ons t .y appr oxlma t e .ly 50. pcrc errt dur.i ng the 1949 canning s eason . Thi s compa ny c ar r ie~ o n s0 ~ s 0 na l o~ e r ~ tio ns .

12Lt~_RIDG; announc es t wo nov Lndus tz-Les e s t a bl i s he d i n that city i n r ecent months .
The Nor t h Geo r gia Ro capping Company is a t i re rc c ~p~ine co nc ern \o1ith \1. Y. Va n Hook
as ma na ger . John Gunnc Ls i s m~, nA. :-:8r of a new hybrid s e e d cor n proc essing a nd s e ed cleani ng pl a nt whd.ch bega n op er ations in tl:c earLy pa r t of 1949.

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I n CAMILLA a Pleat pr-oce s s i ng a nd pa cki.ng plant t o be owne d by Dan Pamer and J ame s L , i)avi s , - \dll be : i n o:, or atio ns somotd.nc i n Nov emb er . Th0 pl a nt \o1i l l spe cialize in s ugar cur-ed harus , cut s of be cf , por k , e tc . a nd lard .

The Etowah Fc ultr y Company \o1a s establi shed in CAM10N i n Octob Gr . R. G. Laws on 1s pr e sident a nd .T. E . \-Ja de se cr etar y ann f,Gnc r a l ma nage r . The paultry pr occns.i.ng compa ny wi Ll. empl.oy a r ound 4r per sons .

Among th e nc.v industr i e s in CARRO~LTON a re th e Vau gha n Hosiery Mi l l , mr..nuf a c t uring men Find chi ld r e n 's hosiery, a nd l-lo llun Hi l l s , I nc., manufac tur i ng vc ne t.Lan bl. Lnd t a pe a ni was h cloths . The La t t.cr COJOC8rn was first a nnoun ce d in 19L,8 , but on Iy rece ntl y bega n a ct ua l ope r ations .

Ne w indust ries r e cently a nnounc ed f or QA~ S PRIN~-S i nclude a che ni l le pla nt
ope r a t ed by J a ck S ut t on , employi ng 65 per aons , a nd a cr eoso t e pr oducts pl ant . The
cre osote plant \vi ll be op e r-a t ed by 1-1 . H. Thomas and' wi l l empl oy a r ound 12 pers ons .

Pl ans have ~c o n announc ed fo r t h o Corne lia Garment Company t o begin op erat i ons
in CORNELI A. A charter f or th is lie", conce rn \o1as e r a nted on Oc t ob Gr 25, 1949 , a nd a bui ldi ng Hi ll s oo n be conat.ruc t cd , The compa ny ~::'i ll make s h i r ts and other cl othi n[!, a nd will bo mana ged by .J . L. Br u ce . Th o potcmti a l empl.oymcrrt will be 75 t o 100
pe rs ons .

S\o1i nks Provi si on Company , a me::l t f.lrocess ing conce rn i :s t he noVTos t i ndu :stry to be e s tablish ed i n c m1j' ))IG. Ar ound 22 per s o ns ar-e emp.Ioyed .

I n m;;LE N!, the Puri t an Hi ll s \~2.reho~ls e was s t ar t od dur-t r.g th e ea r l y pa rt of 1949 . Thi s new conce r n \o1i l l be a r ot a.il f eed di s t r ibu ting ce nte r a nd f'our pe r sons w.iLl, be empl oyed . Os car DeLoach 1s t he ma na ger .

No\o1 indus trial dcvelopmon b in 1 AFA)1:TTf! in clude t he LaF ayett e Shee t Me t a l Compa ny , Caro l yn Chenille s , a che ni.Ll r; bedspr ead company and Empi r e Tufting Company, tuf t e d houae c oabs a nd bed a pr -eado , Around 75 pe r-s ons will be empLoyod i n ea ch of t he ch oni l l e co nc er ns . Roy Dc a.L if. t he supcr -Lrrtonde rrt of Empi r e 'I'uft. Lng Company , and B. ~-I . De nni s i s manage r- of Carolyn Chcnf.Ll.ca

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AGRICULTURAL EXPERlMElITS MEAN BETTER FARMI NG FOR GEORGIA
Agricultural exper iments which predi ct a n eve n greater futur e for l i vest oc k in Georgia are being conducted a t t he Berry S~hool at Rome, accor ding to an article i n the Atlanta Cons titut i on by Wel l i ngt on Wr ight .
The exper iments , f i rst of thei r kind in t he South r ela t e to t he economi cs of permanent and year -r ound pa sturage and are de s i gned to has te n the d evelo p~e nt of t he lives tock industry i n Southern agr iculture .. The purpose of these experiments is to
determine : (1) what gr a s s es grow best in various t ype s of soi l and (2) what gras ses
or combi nations of gr a s ses Hi l l pr ovi de t he bes t and l owe st- cost pasturage fo r Geor gi a ls l ives tock indus try.
The manageme nt of t ho Ber r y Sc hool ha s s cheduled a f ive-yea r pr ogr am for these exper i ment.s and t he J ohn Bul.ov Campbell Foundati on of At lanta has made t he prc gran possibl e thro ugh a grant of $125,000 . Other cooperating agenci e s include the Te nnes s ee Vall ey Authori ty, ThE~ U. S . De partment of Agr i cultur e, the Federal Res erve Bank of Atlanta, the Ge or gia Experiment Stat i on a t Griffin, t he Agricultural Ext ens ion Service of t he Univers ity of Geor gi a a nd t he Trust Company of Geor gia , Atlant a.
Re cords are be ing kept which wi l l include result s of exp erimen t s, combi nat i ons of f er tili zation and s eed ing, quantitie s produced , cos t s and weight s of l ive s to ck, gai ns in wei.ght , i ncome f r om saLes , r ainfall, tempe rat ure , pr of its and l os s es and other dat a necessar y f or mea sur i ng r-e s ul.t.s and de termini ng pr ogress , a ccor'di ng to Mr . vlri ght .
MITCHELL COUNTY CORN-GROWI NG CON1'H-'S T ENCOl1RAGES YO llIG FARl1ERS
In Cami ll'l on Oct ober 24, at the Annual Awar ds Banquet , Bob \~inga te of th e
Camilla 4- H Club was declared Mitchel l County corn champi on, having produced 101. 04
bus hels of cor n per acr e .
I n th is 1949 4-H Cl ub a nd FFA corn contest in Hi tchel l Count y there ver e 91
members compl eti ng the contes t . The av era ge yi eld of cor n per nc r e was 53. 1 bushels "'Ti th t he total corn produc ed by t hese boys being 4,832 bushels . Thi s contest an d simi lar ones over t he state help greatl y i n domons t r-atd ng t o everyone that by f'oLl.ov dng r ecommended pract.i ces of t )'oC Exper iment St a t.Loris, mar c ::-orn can be gr-own on l e ss l a nd and that i t ca n be done more e conomical l y.
GEORGI A SEE N AS POTENTIAL TUNG OIL PRODUCER
Georgi a as a pr oduc er of tung oil in substantial quan titi es to meet t he nati on ' s ever -pre ssi ng nee d for t ha t commodity i s vi s uali zed by t he Uni t ed States Department of 1J0mmer ce , according t o C. Pa r-ker Per sons, ~~e gi o n.ll Director .
Georgia is described as hav i ng cons ider able l a nd in the s outhern a nd southwGster n s ections sui t able fo r t he commer cial cultivation of tung t r ees in a r eport on tung oi l pr oduction i n t he country ent i t led "Tung Oil - A Neu Amer i ca n I ndus try," pr epar ed by the Commer ce Depar tment ' s offi ce of Domes t i c C o~~erc e in Vashi ngt on .
I n summar-i.ai.ng Geor gia 's ac t i vi ty in t he tung nut a nd oi l f ie ld , the Commerce Departme nt poi nt s out that a lthough the state ha s not advanc 8d t o the same ext ent a s other Sou ther-n stat es i n the plant i ng of t r ees and production of oi l , "it has progress ed co nside r~bly s ince the i ni t i a l pl antings . Tho s t a t e ha s bee n one of t he mos t i nstructive te s t i ng r egions i n t he Sou th fo r t ung t r ee culture be caus e of t he wi de r ange of so i l and clima ti c cond.it ions i n t he se ctions wher-e t r i al pl.ant. Lngs wer e made . II
Es t ablishment of an Amer i can t ung-ni l i ndus try has ben efited i ndustri a l us ers of thi s e s s ent i a l drying oil , accordi ng t o the arti cl e . Formerly complete dependence on Chi nese imporoGs wa s difficul t because of i rr egular shipments a nd fluctuations in pr i ce .

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NEVI CMlILLA TRAILER PARK OFFERS LURE FOR TOURISTS
A t ourist I s dream has r ec ently become a reali t:;r in Camilla. The fini shi ng' t ouch es have been put on t he city 1s ne" Municipal Park which f eatures trailer par king , rest rooms, hot showe rs , el e ct r i c current connections and water --- ALL FRFE. Signs er ected a t th8 Trailer Park stat e that t ourists are invit8d to Btop and "be th e gues t of t he community for a fEM days. II
The Trailer Park is strictly non-commercial, ci t i ze nB having chipped in $1, 000 t o make t he nece s sar-y improvements on a vacant, lot, one blo ck fro m the bus i.ncas s ecti on fronting on U. S. Hf.ghway 19. The city of Camilla whi ch owns i t s utili ti es is contributing Hater a nd electricity. The 10c3.1 police department Hill have supervision a nd trailer t ouri s ts may stay as long 0.8 one Heek fre e of charge.
This new non-profit trailer park should prove an excel le nt sti mulus to the t ouri st indus try in and ar ound Camilla. Hany eOIllPluniti8s in t he state Hill be ea Gerly Hatchi ng the progrGss of t hi s unusual venture.
GEORGIA EMPLOTI1ENT SHOWS INCREASE
September non-agr i cul t.ura.l empf.oyrnerrt in ~l e o rgia increas ed f or t he 9Pr.ond month di t h an e stimat ed to tal of 722, 600 workers employed as of the mid-month, a ccor di ng to -3en T. Huiet, Stat e Commis sioner of Labor.
Employme nt in l'1anufa ct ur i nG industries showed the mO:3t s i gni f i cant Gai n with an i ncr ea se of !+, 900 wor-ker-s in September. A gai n of 5,500 wor-ker-s in non-durable goods nor e than offs et a los s of 600 in durable r oods , principally lumber. Increa sed employ:nent in t hi s gr oup wa s due primarily to the hiri ng of vror-ker-s in the t extile, ap parel 3.nd chemical i ndus tri es.
PECAn DffiUSTRY DESCRIBED BY FEDERAL RESERVE "MONTHLY RFVIEWIl
In the October 31st is sue of the IlMonthly Review" of the Federal Reserve Bank of At l ant a , t he origin, gr owt h , development and pot entialities of t he pe can indus try in t he Sout her n states is presented.
Br own R. Rawlings, author of the article, pointed out t hat from t he standp oint )f t otal farm income, pe ca ns ar e a ral nor cr-op, but 't ha t they corrtrLbut.e si gnifi cant l y to t he income of s everal thousand far mer s in the commercial gr oHi ng er ea . The f act was stressed t hat al t hough pecan or cha r ds r an ee in size from a f eH t ree s around the hOUS E: to thousand of ac r es , l ow-c ost product io n is usually possible onl y if t he or char d contai ns 100 a cr es or more.
Conc erning the mar ket i ng of pec an s, it Ha s r ev ealed t hat mo s t Gr ower s 8ell t he i r pecans on an Il or chard run" bas is to a ccumulators or buyers from 10ra1 proc e3sing plant s . Host of t he nuts are pr oces s ed in t he area of pr oduct ion . For t he uns helled nuts, pr ocessing us ua l l y consists of grading, sizi ng, clea ni ng and pa cking i nto containers f or shipment. I f t he nuts are to be sh eLl.ed, they are s oak ed in wa.t.c r to s ofte n t he sh ells and to r educe breaki nr.: of t he kernels. The crak ed nuts ar e conveyed t o ma chines that separate shells f rom kernels, a nd the ker nel s are t hen s i zed, grade d an d dried t o a cons t ant moisture content befor e t hey ar e packaged f or s torage .
Mr . RaHlings concl uded by predi cting that de spite its nany pro blems , t he peca n industry s ee ms certain t o continue as one of the many small but vit1:'..l agr icul t ural enterpr i sen i n the South. For pec an productdon to be pr ofitable, hovever , i t mus t be fitt ed i nto a f arming system t hat provides other ma jor s our ce s of inCOI:l8. Peca n ~r c\oli ng involves s o ma ny ris ks that it is not profitable as t he ma j or scur ce of income on a f arm.

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TEXTRON OFFI CIALS VI SI T HARTltJELL AS NEVI ADDI TI ON FOR LOCAL PLAl'IT IS BEGUN
I n ce le bratio n of t he new a ddi t i o n to Har t we ll' s $6 ;()OO,()C'O 'I'ext.ro n pla nt, Royal Litt le , Preside nt of Textro n Inc or pora t ed of Provi de ne e , R . I. , a nd H8\.o1 York City, a lo ng vIi t h Eliot Fa r l ey, cha i rman of the Board of Di re cto r s a nd seve ra l member-s of t he ~; o ard were guests in Hartv1811 o n Tue sday, November ~~ .
Day-long f e stiv iti r:> s Here h eld at which Hr. Li t tle r eve aled t.ho.t t he c ompany was
so pl e ased \-lith t he ca b bro of the wor k pr od u ced a nd with t h e coope r ati on of t he pe opl e at th e Har t v e H nl.a rrt that th e d ire c t or s had decided to expa nd fr om 240 t o 600 l ooms. Ground breald ng ~ xe rc ises were per f or me d for t he ~>l , OOo , oon additi on t o th8 HQrtwe l l
pl a nt .
Many V1 Sl r,lng di gnitar i es were pre se nt in Hartwell i n cludi ng Co ngre s s ma n Paul,
Br own of Elberto n a nd Ha yo r Hm . B. Har t s f iel d of At l a nt a. Clark Gaines , S ecr e tary of
t h e S t ate De pa r-tnerrt of CO;1rner CG, r e pres ented Governor He r man Ta l mad ge .
The peopl e of Har t u e l I , Hart County and the errt.i re ar e a a r e gr-ea t.Ly Lnde bted t o Royal Li t tl e and Textr on f or the increa sed pr os pe r ity tha t has c ome as a r e s ul t of t hi s tre nend ous i nd u s t rial d eve I o nmcnt, Other 'I'extron uni t s a t Roystcn a nd And ers on , '3cu t h Car o l Lna Her e a l s o vi s i te d by t.he Tcxt. ~()n of f i ci a ls .
Pr' e s i.d e rit Li t .t.Le , i n Oc tobe r 27 t h .AIJ1.:~ r i_cIlD.JI22La nd_Co!!2!L~~po r:te r , stated t.hat t.he Royst on p l a n t of Toxt.ron S cut.he r n ha s ma de more r-oa I ~ro gre s s a nd is tur nin g out t h e h i ghest qua lity wor k of any s evn-pr oduc t plant u nder his jurisdicti on .. A. 1,1 . Hi nch ew i s the l ocal ma nage r and t.h e mi ll i s o~8ratinr at peak produc tion .
AVAILABLE H.'DUSTRIAL BUILDI NG
This depar-tment, has bee n notified of a va ca nt b ui l ding nov a v ai La b.l.e f or i ndust r i a l purpo ses . The t\.oTo-st or~ brick s t r uc t ur e, cuntaining 5 ,000 sq . ft . , is Locat.ed at The Rock , e igh t mi l es fr om Thomas t on . Steam he a t , e l ectr icity and p.Lumbi.ng are avad.Lab Le , The build i ng i s Lo ca t ed near a r ai lr oa d. F our acres of l e vel La nd s ur-round
the bui ld ing . For f urthe r infor rnec t i on, c o ntact Gordo n R . Hols t un, Thomasto n , GR .
HI STOP.IC SAVANNAH BECo;1j'..;nTG HIDFSTHIAL CENTER
Payt ng t.ri but.e to Save.nnah ! s h istoric a nd co l or f ul past , a nd empha s i zi ng h er mod e r n , aggres s i v8 ind u s tri a l pre s e nt , J our na I Staf f i-lriter, Jo ue t t Da ve np ort, f'ea t .ur e s one of th e mos t i nte r e s t i ng cit.ies in Ge orgia i n nn arti cle i n a r e ce nt issue of t he i\ Uant a J our na L,
Mr . Dave n por t po i nt s ou t S ava nnah ' s uni que p os i ti o n as one of Geor gia l s t.wo l e a ding aea pc r-t.s a nd fur the r say s t ha t t he Indus tri a l Commi tt e e of Savannah , Lnc , , and t he 3 fJ.v a nnah Po rt Aut hori t y h ave t aken a Le ad ing part i n pushing gfm e ral bus i nes s and indus tria l d eve lo nment in the c i t y . Th e port grou T> ha s made c on s ide r ab l G pr o gr ess in G 8 velop i nt~ th e So u t.h e a s te r-n S hipya r d f'a ci l.i. ties vh ich He r e " ,ot~ g ht from t.he 11,~ r . Ass ets ;,d rni ni s t r nt i on in 19 47. About. t Ho- t h i r d s of 1.h 8 bui lding s pace i s a Lr e ady occ u pi ed .
Pro gr e ss a l s o is b eing ma d e towar d co~structi o ~ of a new r ailr oa d brid ge OV0r t he S'1vBrma h Ri v e r t h e r e . Fund s of ::~1 ,5('0 ,nOO h a v e b e en earmar-ked f or t he job . As evide n~e t hat s h i p pi ng i s p i ck i ng up , 79 ca rgo v es se ls e nte r p.d the Sava~nah h a rbor i n G ~ t ober , t h e Lar ge s t numbe r fo r p.ny on e mo nth s ince 191.2.
The ci t y ha s appr ox t mat.e I y 25 0 Lndus t.r-Lu.l, :.)lant s , h i ghly cU v~r si f i e d , w.i t h a n ::tnn1J IJ.1 pa yroll of a r-oun d ';, 30 , OCO , 000 . Purchasi ng power t.hc r o f r oncLc t a l bu s i ne s a wa s s st irrl8.t ed 2. t ::?2C6 , 136 , OOO i n 1948 as c ompar-ed t .o $186 , 17 2, 000 in t.h o prev i ous yea r . Al l i ndi~ 8.t,i o ns o i.n t t o a gr ()at f utur e f' or t his Geor gi a ci ty Hi t h such a co lorful a nd h i s t.or-Lc IJ8. s t .

STATE DEPARTMENT OF' COMMERCE
100 STATE CAPITOL.
ATLANTA 3 . GEORGIA

VoL I , No . 11

Ll RA RY G.. t~; Jr'.,J,,~',_.' r, 'I,.,~\ I.__ I r

De cember 1, 1949

FIRST APPRECIAT YOum lfJRN :mo:tro1CJr , THEN SELL IT TO OTHERS

One has oft en wonder-ed d r iJ~ ~Fr8 rpas t 'Hhy Georgi ans were mor e Hilling to be "sold" on the a t tra ctio ns of J' l or par t s . of t he country and sti l l r emain s o compl.acerrt
ab out t he drama tic beaut y, Lnvi.gor ati ng a nd yet r estful retr ent s , a nd romantic ba ckgr ound of thei r ovn state .

It mi ght be 8aid t ha t a mul t itude of Georgi 'lns are more f amiliar Hi th Miami Beach t ha n t hey ar e vrith st . Simon's Isla nd or Savannah Bea ch . Ma ny mor e Geor gi a ns pr obabl y have seen Na t ur a l Br idge t ha n have gaz ed on pict ur es que Gosli n or Ami colol a Falls .

It is gr ati f ying, however , to not e that our pe opl e are at l ong las t beginning t o re a li ze tha t 1I....rha t they s ay a bou t." California, Mai ne and Hichi gan is a180 true in l arge of Georgia . OlIT ci t i zens ar e f i ndi ng out t ha t in some of t he s tat e ' s magnificent mountain re gions we have captured the indescribable blue of Monterey ' s Mount Ghi pi nque , t he limpid l ak es of Colorado 's Grand }!esa , t he exhilirating fr eshness of Kl i ngman ' s Dome and t he orrootin: beauty of New York 's Adirondacks .

Just to mention a few such spots , t he areas around Cl ayt on, Blue Ri dge , Vogel St at e Park and the beautiful Cohuttahs wes t of Dn.Lt.o ri ..reLl, r epres ent these exquisite gi f t s of nature in the highlands of Geor gi a tha.t beckon to the denizens of a busy Vlor l d to de part for a f ow days or weeks from turmoil and enj oy and re create themselves in a qui et , s erene and unt roubled l and .

Then, there ar e the Golden I sles of 'Gua le a nd ot her romanti c, hi s t oric spots al ong t he Coastal s t r iD of Geor gia , a s well a s t he many points of interes t and places of beauty posses s ed by t he inland t owns a nd sector s .

In SouthHes t Georgia exi sts a mar vel l ous na t ural phenomena of str i king beauty which might Hell be called the Br yce Canyons of t he Eas t and whi ch has be en a ptly gi ven t he s obri que t , Li t tle Gr and Canyon of Geor gia . A pr omi nent offi cial of t he Nati ona l Parks Service , s ent dOHn to inves tiga t e, r eported t ha t Providen ce Canyons , t en mi l es He s t of Lumpkin, cons ti t ut e li the mo st col orful spot east of t he Mi ss i s s i ppi River . lI Someday, under publi c ouner sh i p, t his att ra ct i on of t en ma gni f i ce nt canyons will be ieveloped for more sat isf ac t or y public visi tation a nd be come one of t he outs tanding at t r acti ons of the Southeas t . Even a s it sta nds , it is a fine place to go and spend t he day as numerous people do .

There are so many ot her fine points of int er es t in Geor gia - Indian Springs , the Li t+,le vJhite Hous e at Warm Springs , Fort Hount ain nea r Chats..ror th , Cloudland Canyon

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with i ts breath- taking vi ew of Nor t h Geor gia :~ountains, the Indian Council House at Nacon , Kol omoki Bounde near Blake ly, and a gr e a t many ot he r s .
Verily, we have t he place s u he r e people l i k e to e o, spots sueh as the t our i st out of t he Eas t a nd Hiddle Hest is hungry t o vis it , things the like of Hhich t hey a r e a~~i0.us to oee. It s imply behooves us t o t ell the wor ld about t hem, to spread the good neHS t hat t hey ar e her e in Geor gia. That is one of t h e functi ons of the State Depart me nt of Commer ce , That is one of the comprehensive t hi ngs we pledge to do , to the ex t e nt that He are gi ve n the f acili ties to do this.
At Dr e se nt , we a r e sending out a hundred thousand copies of a descriptive bo ok l e t on Georgia , but we r eali ze this is only a sta rter when the f i eld of distribution is a s br oad as the enti r e United States , Canada and other countries that provide us Hith vi s i t or s . One we e k rec ently, our Department answer-ed s ome t\lO th ousand inquiri es fr om t our i s t s and others wanting to knoH about GeorGia . The travel -routi ng bureaus of the
Nor t h reques t as many a s 500 to 1 ,000 copies of a G00r si a booklet at a time . The one
ve ar-e sending out is not a s complete as we mi ght desire , but W J are striving to move in t he direction of bet t er accomodat ions in this line.
The small amount of a d ve r ti :J i ::l[!, we have been able t o do i.n na tio na l magazinp-s a l s o has brough t good r e sults . \Tha t we ne ed t o do in Georgia is first t o r ealize our Honde r f ul as sets, a por-ec .l.at.e a nd va Lue them ourselves , a nd the n promote t.hem " t o the hilt. II
STO~'E MOlJNTAIN }:IEBORI AL MID PARK TO BE nEt! GEORGIi', TOURIST ATTRACTION
The Ste.t e Pa r k Authori ty has r eeently announced that archite cts a nd t1 s culptor have been a ppoint ed for t h e s t ene Ho'cnt a i n Menc.ria L Hork on t h e lonz-unfinished l'1emorial to t he Conf ed eracy is expe cted to ge t. uno ori-Jay as soon as RFC funds become availa bl e.
The Park Authority \-las appointed soveral mon t hs a E;o hy Governor TlJ,lmad ge ",ith instructions to comnlete t he Hemor La'l, a s s oon a s po s s i bl e . The Governor i s de cpl.y interested in its dovel opment as one of Geor !~ia's gr ea t e s t a ttractions .
Scott Candler, Chair man of t he Autho~' ity, aai.d t.hat pr os pe c t s ar e hri ght for t he ':;2 , 500 , 000 RFC gr-ant s ought. f or c ompl.e ting t :1C memor i '.1.l:l nd d8velopinp; a State Park including t h e mountain a nd sur-r-oundf ng Land , It Wa f) pointed out tha t the pa r k wcul.d be f i na nced by Ls sua nce of S t o.to Park Authority Revenue Certi ficates , \OJith tho ent i r e pr o j e c t s e Lf'-d.i qu'ida.tdng ,
NEW DIREC TOHY FOR GEORGI A'S STATE MUSEill1 ISSUED
A new dir e c tory f or Geo r gia ' :3 S t ate l-iu a c um on the f'ourth flo or of t he Capitol in At l a nta , has r ecent ly be e n i G f'u:'~d by Hi ss Ann e t t e Hokan , t he Curat or of t he Mus eum. This informative a nd att r a ct i ve d i r e ctor y vi.Ll. bo of Lnva.Lua b'Le he.Lp v'. o th e Hus e um vi s i t or de sir i ng a co nc i s e , easy-to-rc a d gui de a nd exp.l.ana't. Lon of t h e many i nt er e s ting ob jec t s on di:Jplay. The beak is avi l able only on r- e que ut by visitors to t h e Museum a nd will not be ma.i.Lcd ;
Emphasizing Geor gi a I ~; natural scenic be auty, t ho front cover of t h e Dir ectory carri es a beautiflll co l or photo gr a ph of La ko Trahlyta in Vogel state Pa rk . On the tack cover i s a pa i nt i ng of the Sta t e f'Lov er and V.,'c S tate bird - t he Cherok ee Rose and t he brown t hr a s he r .

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GENERAL HOTORS CORPORATION BECOliJES INTEGRAL PART OF GEORGIA DIDUSTRY
The neH General Hotors plant at Atlanta is a compl ete as s embly unit for final production of Buick, Oldsmobiln and Pontiac automobiles. It is one of t hre e new plants of the Bnick-Oldsmobile-Pontiac Assembly Divi sion, the others being at H:i.lmington, DeL, and Prami.ngham, Nas s. At l a nt a Has chosen a s the s i t e for the nov pl a nt becaus e of i ts lTletropolitan facilit.ies a nd its strategic loca tion among Southea stern states. At normal prcductd.on, s ome 1,500 persons are employed at the Atlanta plant.
Occupyin~ a 386-acre s i te , the plant is located on Peachtree Industrial Bouleva r d in Doraville, 14-} miles northeast of Five Points in Atlanta. There are tHO main s t.r ucburos - a manufactur ing bui l d i ng and an 1.J.dmi ni str a t i on building, \.Jith t ot al space occupied being about one million square fe et.
The manufac turing building is of ste el framing \-lith sid ewalls of br i ck and corrugat ed asbes tos . I t s r oof i s flat and \01011 insulat ed to hold back t h e s un ' G hea t. An extensive ventdLa t i ng SYS t 0~ Hi t h bl.;",.?rs and Lndi v LduaL co nt r ol thormosta ts provi de s a n even temperaturE: in s immer- a nd Hi nt er .
This plant is vhat i s known [ t S a n ans enb.ly uni t, as ccntras t ed wi Lh a fa br-I eat i ng plant. The hundr ed s nf part.s , metal s tam~i ngG a nd subas aembLL cs ne ed ed f or ea ch
aut.ornob.iLe f'Low t o it f'r om ot he r General Motors plants throu ghout t h e co untry.
Although General Me t or s Corporation is justifiably proud of i ts mode r n ne", plant at Doravill e, t hi s compa ny i s by no means new to Atlanta a nd GeoTfi a. In 192 7, t he Chevrolet Hotor Divi sion decided to er ect an assembly plant in Atlanta. t o b e t t er s erve the S ou theas t ern s ccti ori of t he" UrriLed Sta t es. In a cco r dance wi t h this decision, 30. 5 acre s of l and v cr e purcha s ed and plans for the nGH p'Iarrt drawn. The se plans provi d ed f acilitie s for Chevrolet pas s enger a nd truck a ss embl y a s well a s Fisher Body operations.
The story of Chovrolet-A t.Lant.a dur ing the yoars t hat f'o.l.Loved is one of continued progres s , several plant expa ns i.ons , conversf on to Wlr pr oducti on, a nd r ec onversi on t o peacet ime op erati on s. No op portunity was overlocked t o i mprove t he Ha rking c ond i t.i ons of t.he employe s, and to bett or tho high Dt.andnr d s of quali ty whi ch are a s s oci a t ed v!ith th e name Chevr- oLot ,
The Ff.eh er Body-At Lant.a pla nt i ,.; one of 28 Fd.sh er plants in 19 ci ti es t hrou gh out t.he country. This co mpany in Atlant a ass embles the v!e l l - k nou n "Fisher Body " f or its ne xt - door neighbor Chevr-oLe t , Si nco t he fir st unit went down t he a s s embly line i n April 1928, t he F:L sher pla nt, ha s gr-own into a s moothIy fun ct i oning orga ni za t i on
of 540 empl oyes whos o ear ni.ngs i n 1';47 amounte d to a pprClxi mat.e l y $2 , 00 0 ,000 .
Both the Fish er Body and Chevrol.e t pL nt o in Atlanta have been k e pt up- t o-da te in equi pment a nd fa ::i l i t,j,0. s f or i t s empl oye s , a nd t~1 8 nov Buick , O'lds mob.i.Le a rid Pontiac plant a t Dora ville Lncor cor-at.es t.he lntr)s t t h i nki ng i n f ac tory de s i gn a nd ar-ch l.t.e ct.ur-e , Convenienc e a nd coraf ort of ernnLoyc s v er-o stre s sed both in p'La nrdng a nd layout of t he bui.Ld i.ng ,
Atlanta a nd Geor ;:;ia can Holl b o pr oud of t he progre ss t .haf has be en made a nd t he futur e a ch.i.eve ment .s t.hat a re exoe ct.ed from General Mo to rs ' operati on s in t his state .
SEVEP-AL DIVISIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN ECQilJOMY CONTINUE TO ADVANCE OVER 1948 DURI NG FIRST NINE HONTHS OF 1 949 , a c cor ding to C. :?ar ker Per s ons, r e gional Dire ct or () f t he U. S . Dept . of Commer ce . In the r e gion as a \-1hole, f nrm income 'ltlaS up 1.2 pe r cent fr om J an. t hr ou.gh Se pt . of 1949 ov er t he same period in :)..948. Th e value of n ew urban bu ilding rose, opera tion o f te lephone s i ncroas ed, and product ion of ele ctr ic ene rgy rose .

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GE ORGI~ I S PARADE OF FROG P~SS
The Co.Lon i a L Pou.Lt.ry Plant , sa id to be one of t he South I S Lar'ge a t c omp'Lo t.e po u l t r y p l an t s was r'e ccnt Ly opened i n ATHENS . This conce r n , owned and ope r a t.ed by Doy 18
~1 . Tsrry , has a c apa c i ty of 6,400 ch ic ke n s an ho ur .
I n BUENA VI STA, a ne w .ic e -rnak ing and c oId s t or a ge plant is n ovr nea r-I n g complet ion and ld l l soon b~ gin ope r-at ions . ThE: ns w plant w.lLl, bC) named Lion is Ic e and. Cold St.o ra ge ? lant a nd wi l l pr ovi de quick l'r e e ze , s La ugh t e r house and Loc ke r f acilities in add i t ion t o making iC 0 .
Fr om CORDE LE , c omes t he ann0unCemont that a n pX 1k.n 3i on pro gram for the Gunnin Ua nuf ac t u r i ng Company wi l l soon be und e~~ay . The Fr~s e nt out pu t wi l l be d ou bled a nd t he payr oLl. inc r~ o' s '? d t.o ar-o und a qu a rte r of a rr.illion d oLl.ar s yca r- I y , The plant was ope ne d fo ur years ago by ,J. C. and Harrv Gunni ri and jna nuf'ac t.ure s me n ' s s hir ts .
CHAMBLEE .is f a s t be c omi .ng a highl y Lnduat.r-LaLi ced c ommun.i t y , and the name Psac ht.r-ee I nd us t r ial Bou Levard br i ngs to mi nd s uc h f'amous name s i n the i ndus t r ial vor Ld a s Genera l El ec t.r i c , .Iohn Deer-e Plow Compa ny and Wes t irighou s e , 0,11 of :,rrdc h ~iCl.VS opened di3tr i but ing p La nt, c or wa r-e h oue e.s r ec e ntl y. Arnon e the mest current add i t i ons to t he indus tr ial IiI0- of ChambLee ar e ; Amer i c an Hospital Supp ly Co, , war-eho u se and s upp.Li.s s ; Ocne r-aI El ectric Company , rra r-ehc use a nd shop; Sou thern Mo ul.d in g & lLanufactnr i ng Co. , a .Lurm.num; Bu.iLders Ccnc r e te Prcd uc t.s Ccnpany , c onc r ete tLoc ks , ;.':8.s s s y - Ha r r i s , a t r a c t or d i s t r i bllt i n2" pl ant. , and La t ex Construction Compa ny , contrac t.or-s , are .a l s o ns"rly e s t a blis hed dur ing 1949 .
I n DOrJALSONTJI LL~' J t he Semi nol e Lt ve s t.oc k r,la r k~ t j.s a ne..v'Iy inJ.U[Ura t 2d auc ti on mar ke t , - A r e c e n t add i t i on to Lndu s t.r'y is n saU3 ::,gf? plant owned by H. T. Sute r and T. F. Subs r ,
In MACON , Sh i p t on 8 ~.vri gh t Al uminum Awni nr; Co . began ope r n t I ons dur i.ng t he early part of t hi s y e a r . Th0 chief pr'od uc t of' t hi' .J1.:l.n t .i s ve rrt i.La Led m~ ta l awninge , Vi . T. 1'vr ight and C. U. Sh i l:,t on are CO -0VIner s .
In SAVANi1AH , t he ne ,'l1y or gan i ze d Chemical Pa c kaging Company ha s announc ed plans
1:.0 e s t a bl i s h a plant t hrp. wh i.ch vri L], empLoy 50 persons and have an ann ua l p.qyr01l
of abou t ~n50 , 000 . Carl R. Sh i r k is pr~ sid ,:mt )f th'? n ev c orporation, a nd its pr i ma ry op e r-a t i on is un de r-s t.ood to bs t hs packa gi ng of c he m.ica Ls ,
Al s o ne wl.y se t up in Savannah i s the Sa v:J.nn::lh 1I.s phalt Con.pany , This c onc e rn is ::l. mixi ng plant us i ng a s phalt as a raw ma t.s r i.a'l a nd r rlx .l.ng it in t .he pr ope r p roport ion s Vii t h sand and ot he r '18gr,= gn t~ s [or us e 2. 11 pay i ng j~b3 . Th:>. EmuLs Lf' f.ed Asphalt 11.::: fi ni ng Company i s anot he r as pha Lt conc e r-n t ha t has b'?gun opc r-at i ons i n Sa vannah dur ing J.949 . The Savannah plant i s a branch of Emu Ls i .fi ed As phal t Re fi11 i~1G Compa ny of !jharlSl ston .
11. n2W ind us t ry Jn STB';ART County at OJ.iAHA has r ec en t.Ly be gun op er-a t i.ons , The name of t h',: c onc e rn ::. s t he Chat.t.ahoccha e Ii i.ve r Or ave L Compa ny , and t.he chi e f produc t s rri l l be gravel and s a nd .
SOPERTON' S n os t r-ec en t. i ndus t r i a l addi t.Lon Ls ths Knox Lumbar Compa ny, vrh i c h bsgan ope ra t Lon s dur i ng th e ea r-Ly pa r-t of 1 91+9.
Among the nevr i ndus t ri e s i n TIFT ON i s t he California Chetni.c a L- Sprny Corp . ,
prod ucing ins ecticides awl f'ung i c Lde s , This company b~: gan ope r at. Lons in Ma rch 1949.
;,-lso n evr i nd ustrial ope r at.Lons f or Ti f ton a r e t.lie Cnp i, t ol Lumbe r Compa ny , and t he Banner Tobac co Wa re house No, 2, a t.obacc o s a .Ls s bar n .

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SOUTHERN lJ\.TEX CCRPOHA TION - Ii N11Y D IDUSTRY FOR ]:,USTELL
Tho. f i rs t liquid-rllbb"'r l atex pr-oc s ss.ing a nd rii s t r i bu t i n g p La rrt in the So u.t h i s now go i ng into op e ra tion s , a cc ord ing to officials of t h e r ec ent.Iy fo rmed Sou t h e r n la t~x Cor po ra t ion .
Thi s new ::n t'::r pr i s e , l ')(~'l t e d ab o-rt 15 mi.L zs n orthwest of At l an t a , wi l l be he aded
by u.7 - ys '1r - ol d Doug C. Coc hran . La t.ex i::J wi de l y us e d throw~holl t the So ut h as a c oa t i n g , bt ndc r , Lam.inant. , s a t.ur-a n t. and adhes Lve by t he t ex t dLe , paper a nd au tomot ive Indus t.r Le a , To us e r's of this .Jro::! uc t , the i n s t a l l a t i on of bul k handling f'ac j.Li.t.Le a and a proce ss i n g p l a n t ;:; ') c e ntra l l y Loc a t.ed wi l l mean Lowe r t r ans po r t a ti on co st s , f'as t e r d ol ive r i ':': s , mor e pr-ompt, a nd ~ff'?c tiv(! t")ch:lical s e r vic e , and mer e fr e que nt
se Ll i.n.: conta cts , it y'c.3 pointed ou t . La t e x comp ounds s pec ifi c a lly rles igned f or
30 u t h-::: r n i ndns tri ":l s w i.Ll, a Lso r es ult .
"Th o South has long be en a maj or G0 1JrC P. of t s}: t ilp s a nd paper II , Mr . Coc hr a n s t.a t.s d , "Cur -re nt.Ly , t :1e i'al~ri c a't :i on , c CD':e;rs i o:-1, a s s -mb 'Iy and a p p .l.Lc a ti. on of t he se iJririi::J.ry f lo::x i 'cl,:: ma t e r- LaLs i s :3. ,-, :;unir'G major ir.:}Jcrt:;mc~ . II He a d d e d t .hat "I n t h e3e cpsra t.Lon s La tsx i s r e qu ir8d , a nd it. shaL , h~ t he pur po s e of the SO ~.lth ::: rn La tex Corpcr-a t .i on t n provide s e r v i c c Ln t h o So,-,th cqua .l t o tb3. t ava i Lab.l in othe r manuf'a c t.ur i .ng
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Lat cx i s us ed f o r ba ckin g c ot. tr-n , wC01 and f ibrA ma ts and r ugs, a dhes i ve s fo r c ot .t.on , pape r a nd bu r lap taie;::; ; s a.t ur'a n t.a a nd con tings fo r i r:'~ 1_1 :3 trial ya r n and fa br i c s us ed in t.i.rcs , conveyor be l t i ng , ill:"S"' , t.a rpaul t n s , "" t c; adhes i ve s fo r auto l.cdy as sen.b.Iy , shoe a n.i s lip";f:'r ma nuf ac t ur e ; sat ur-an t s , Lam'inan t .s a nd c 0a t i nc s f or paper a nd pape r' p r oduc t s , Di re r t or -s i or th~ So u'the rn La t.ex Cor pc r a t.i on a r o Lou i s Tran~er , Ph i La-ie Lph La j 1,'ii l l a r d Le wi.s , Au gus t a j El l s r y L f'i l e s , Hewa rk , N. J . , am : Doug C. Coc hr-a n; Atlanta .
THE "mU TE- FHI NGED BEETLE - A TI.1REAT TO GE ORGIA I S AGRICULTURE
Tho 'Hh it e -frini;?d bestle , a pos t ..CX' om SO'lth AYr:-:: r i c ::J. , rras fir s t I'ound in t.he s ta t.c i n 1946 , a nd "?x t sn sive s c ou t.Ing since 1.9h6 s hows i t t o be p res e n t in 5 7 ::- C'.m tis 3 . Th E: i nfe st"l.tions , J;Ov,'2VOr , a r c in l i rr: i t e d ar~2S a nd , s o fa r , on I v a sma ll a mou n t. of damage h a s be en d ons to f a r m c rop s ,
On l y twr I v e new inf e s tat i ons V;i'> re f' ound during t h p. yr.: a r , t h us s howi ng that t h e Lnt ena i v e c ontrc l m'2a ~ 111'0 S rrh.ic h a re c arriod on ::y the G':!o r gi3. l):)pa r trn::o nt of En tomo .Logy in c oop e r at.Lon v i .th t h e U. S . Dur r .au of Errtom o.Logy a nd Pla n t Qua r a nt i ne have 1)2 p n ~ffs~tiv '? in jJr~ v ":: nt inf. l' urthsr npr s '3.d of t his d'?stroye r .
Th<=) ma i.n i ns e c t i cide us e d i n c on t ro l of tl j;; ';":hit 8 Fri;-:f,pd Be"O t ls is DDT whi c h b :-p i ng a ppli s d t o nll in.i-"::s t "'d a r -a a s , Heg'J lato ry con t ro l i s made up o f St.a t .c a nd :i:' ~rlo ral ';~u '1.r'.ntin? s , wh Lc h g i vs ths r e ;: ,.uat"d pr od u cts , a re as , a nd cond i t i on s ;(.ove r n i.ng moveme nt. of' c r ops and c ommod i t i cs f'r- om in f~ 3 te d a rea s .
I t is be Li eved t ha t t hr ouj;;h in~l't~ :~ tir"'n , r? ~u l:l t ion , c e r t i I'Lc a t .Lcn , a nd t r'? A. tmen t , the:: wor-k on Yih i t ':) - f r i n ;s d Be e tl~ ha s bo. e n v ery S l.1C C o. SSf~ll i n pr c ven t i n g s p r e ad a nd [.8.S ~n8.hl,: d f'a r'mers a nd ot.hc r s c oncerned in t.he ou a r a nt. m e 8. r '2 'l S to move t h eir c r ops and c ommod .i t .Le s t.o th i s a nd o the r s t a t es '."lith saf e t y to 8.11 s ta ts s c onc e r n e d ,
GEORG1,1. EMPLOYJ'iIENT CONTnJUES UFfARD
Total n on - a gr-Lcu l.t.ur-a L '?lUpl oyrre nt in GS0 r gi::J. m e r-e a s e d by 3 , 600 vror-ke r a in Oct o~J'? r , c on t.Lnu an t; an uprrar d t rsncl wh i.c h b~ gan in A1.J.Gu:J t . The Oc t.o be r .inc r 'ea s e Via s due pr u na r-l l y tv ::Jc,;"ls or.8.1 ga i ns in tr ",d,;; a nd c onstr uc t i on ann Lnc r -sas c d emp .Loymerrt i n

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na nufa ctu r i ng i~dus tr l ss d8s p i t e a ~c rk stoppaf,e in t he steel in0 ustry a cc ord ing t o CO~Jni s sioner of La onr Ben T. Hui t ,
Dur ing t hs pas t t hr ee mont hs , t he mo s t s i gnific an t ga i n in any maj or c;rrmp ha a
be en s hown oy ma nuf'ac t ur i ng , In Oc t ob e r , an a dd i t.i onaL 3, 000 wor-ke r-s w"r e emp 'Lcys d ,
t~ ~D.i n of 3 , 800 in n on - d ura b.le goo d s mere t ha n of f s e t t h e 1 0s3 of 8) 0 i n dur a b.ls goods .
The ln~r':a s e i n non-dura bl,e good s manufa cturin g o mplo~rmsnt r e fl ected gr-e a t er prcduc t i.on ':n t he tex til~ ind ustry. 'Ih i,a ind ustry s howed a n ove r-a LL .inc r ca s e of 2, 700 wor ke r s in Oc t0be r .
SI LLIMANI TE OFFERS OPPORTUNITI FOR ;mVl INDUSTRY
Amo ng t he op por t.un it. Les f o r bunching new ITi neral .mdus t .r.i.c s in G20r gia i s silli man i t e , A r a t her r e c e nt.I y rli.sc ove r-:: d nriner'aL Ln t h e State , i t is t .cr me d t hs i dea l r e f' r ac t o ry ma t e r i.a L, Si l l i rnanite i.3 a n a Lumin um silicate m.ine r n L wn i c h many of the r's f'r'ac to r'y manurac t urc r s ha ve Lcn; ;.-,tter:,pteri tn imib tc: by b l '? nd ing o t.he r mrn or-a l s , The d e pos i t r eferre1 t o :i. s Lcc a t.c d en the lin.:.: b!'lt:':"':-- n Elh:::rt a nd Ha rt CO'JDty , Ge or g i a , ~n::l i s a pprox ima t.e I y on e J';1.il 8 in ..r:'.dt.~ .:. :-.~ 20 ~il-:s in l ength . It .va s d i sc ove r-e d by Ge ol ogi s t s from th ~ Ge c rc i a De i'a r t r....:nt cf tans :: , I.iinln!~ and Gc oLo gy :,.1:;;) irt f' c ur yea r s
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I n t he mca n t i rae , t~1? 'I'enne a s ce Vall,?y Au t hor Lt y 1::13 c oope r-at c d wi t h t he Ge o r g h ~'hn~ s De par t men t. a nd ',:i t h t he U. S . 2 nr :::a u of i.~ines and t.hc U. S . N:1VY in co nduc t i ng
l',,; so.a r c h on th e' s i Ll iman ; t'? t o de t c r mLne i ts usabt Li ty a s a h i [;h du t y r e fr a c t ory in-
;::redisnt . Til::' Ll ,:,c t r a- t echn i c a l Laboratory of the U. 3 . Bur-ea u of lEi n2s a t Nor r i s , T~nn . , has manuf'a c tu r-ed br i.c k f rom th i s silliwinit c c oncen t.r-a t e f or ' t he Navy . The ;ls.vy ha s p ro nouncs d t h i s bric k sa t.Ls f'ac t.or-y fo r h i gh - t empe !'a t 1.lr use and ha s a gr-e ed '-hat br i ck mad s wi t .h s i l l ima n i t r d oe s Jn2St t.L:' i r spec i .f.ic e t i ons f or high duty 1' 0 I'r a c to r i ," s .
Exp lo ra ti on in t he d epo s i t a nd in t he .imme d .le t c v icin ity in-li~a te s tha t t h i s i s t he l ar ge s t c ommer-c i.a I dc poa i t of si l.li:::ani t e th',lS fa r d .is c ov e r e d anywhr r n i n the 'N0r l rl . Te rrt e t ive f low' s hec t.s have c f's n wor-ked out f0 r mining , pr-oc e s s .i.ng and c on ".: s ntr ati ng the sillimanite> fr om tL ~ c cun t.ry r oc k , In "l':1 c! it i rm , some t '?sts ha ve b een
I:\"lQ'= vlh ich i ndic a t e t.ha t t.he TJ1~ t.eri"ll can :.: broug h t up tn px t r C" m'S l y h i.gh r1 e gr~ e c;
if pur ity . Th is s uggest s a n a ddi t iona l u s e of t.ui.s ma t e r-Lal. in making e l e c t r on i c ins ulato!'s and as a r e fr a c t ory ma t e r LaL wn.ich c ou l.d bl=? bond ed t"l h e a t - res i s t ing me t a ls ';.nd. u s e d i n t he e x hau s t ports of j P.t airplan~3 . Ac c o rd Ln g to s cientifi c wr i t e r s , one ',f t he most urge n t ne e d s in t.he j ", t a i ri) l "ln" t.oday is t o f ind a r Dfra ctor y mat.e r La L "!;~lic h wil l fo r m a moLr c u Lar bend w i th met.aL and t hus r s s Ls t t.h r pxt r c:m'.: l y h i gh te mper a ",'' Jr"'l S whi.c h 3.1'", p r od uc ed i n j'~ t a i r p.La n e mo to r s wh.i. Le in f l i ght . 1'11,:'1'':' i s r eas on to ::",l i pvs that 3 illimani t e m3Y lJrovr:; to be pa rt of t he a nswe r to this prf)blem.
It i s und e r's to ed ti li:,t r o s 0Rr c h i s n m r b~ ;.:1 g c onducted l.'.ri Lh a vi.":',', t.o d0 t e rmi ning .j'Js t wh a t may he, U',p te s t a r-r an gems n t. i n t :li 3 c onnec ti.on, TiE Ge o.rgin Depa rtment o f :;;:i.n "J s , iif:Lning :m d Ge olO GY has 0i'fe r ",d to c ooper-at e "Hith t.hes e r e s e a r c hers with a v i.ew ~Ij hav Ing tl: e m try 3il l iP.1a nl.te .
Hsgnr rjlesL, o f th e Ol.lt c ome of t h i s partic 1ll a r 8xps r i ms nt , hOi'r0.V 2r , it i s s v ide n t t La t t hs r e i s a wortl:v:h i l e ma rke t i'f) r s i llima ni t e i f s o;.le on~' vri l l l a unc h s. mi n ing a nd proc Gssin g op"ra ti on i:hi c h v:i l l produce on a c:ontinuir,~ 'c.:is i s a goorl c onc en t rate of s i l l i manite fr om this G:;org ia depo s i t . Pe l'C3cns i n t ere s t e d i n th i s p os s i ble n eyr :i ncllls t r y 3.1' (' i nv i t ed t o ma ke f 1lr tL er in r111i ry of G () r l~lncl Peyton , Dir ec t or o f ~ ._
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GEOR~~ FACES GREAr bBPORffiWiITY I N PROPESSED- FOODS' PIELD
In view of the i nt e ns e interest heing e~pres3c d jus t now i n r e gard to wha t is de s cri bed as a s hortage of pre ce s s ed f'ood s i n GGor ;;i e., Cla rk Gaines , Secr e t a r y of t he State Department of Commer- ce :i.s in rc c::ipt of a l e t t er from W. H. McKenz ie , Jr . , pr esident of Sout hern Frozen Fo od s , Lnc , , at HOllta zuraa , which t.hr- ows a ca lcium l i ght on this vi ta l l y i mpor t a nt s ub j ect, Er . ~'!cK8 nzie wr i, te s :
"Foll owi ng up the r e ce nt publici t.y r 8g9.rdi ng lack of p:oocessed f ocds i n Ge orl!,i a a nd your r ec e nt conversation with Nr . J ame s HayD t Ha nager of.' our l o cal Chambe r of Commerce, I a m 'vTr i t i ng t o give you s ome Lnf'orma t.Lon concerni ng our pr oces s i ng a ctivit i e s , whi ch a r e confined ~nti re ly at this t ime t o f rozen f ood s .
"Thi s sea son He proce s s ed one mi llion pounds of str ::n"hflr r ies , a half milli on pounds of peaches , a half mill i on pC1unds of okra , 300, 000 pou nds of blackeyed peas , a nd a bout a qua r te r mill ion pounds of pl mc rrt o peppe rs . He a r e in the pr oce r: s now of putting u p appr ox imatel y a half mi i.l ion pounds of Leaf'y vegetabl e s , s uch as turnip gr eens , col lard s }and ka le . Al l of t ho s e items , Hi t h t he exception..of pime nto pepper s , have bee n put u p i n r e t ail si zen a nd v ha t He cal l ir~stitu-tio nal 3i~',C's f or r-os t aur-arrbe a nd manufactur ing purpos es , f rom 2~ t o 30- poun d s ize conta i ne rs . VIe do n ' t conside r t hese f i gur e s Largc ; i n f a ct , if He dc n ' t d oubLo production next year f or eve rythi ng ,
v i t h the possible excopt don of 8Cr c1.Hberri c s , we wi l l b e d isappo dnt.e d ,
"Of cours e , 'vTC have our t r oubl e s of ge tt. ing tho3 8 crops pr-oduc ed at home , b ut 'v18 a r e rr~king pro gre s s , and on t he selli ng end we a r e ma ~i ng progr ess i n Ge t t i ng more Geor gi a or de rs . I don!t hav e tho exac t. f i [;ur.e s i n fr ont of mo , but I ",ou ld s ay tha t rri.n e t y per cent of our pr-odu ct.Lc n this year has gone ou t of t.h at. a t o , bu t a or-ophc t i s not wi t hout honor save in his own home t .ovn ,
"1.[e a rc (~lad t o s e e t he pub l i ci t y r e gn.rd i ne t he l ack of pro ces s i ng a nd lack of
co oper ation i n t he gro'vling of home pr oduc t s . 1'10 a l l have a pr obl8m t o work on, a nd
any a ss is tan ce on yo ur pa r-t 'v:i l l be appre ciated by a l l proce s sor-a ;"
Hr . David Rice , pr-os i.de rrt of t he At l anta Restaurant As ~, ociat.ion , i s a u t hority fer the sta t ement t hat one of t ile l ar gest wholesal e f ood dea Ier-s i n At.Lant.a carr i ':s i n stock on ly tHO products p,rmm a nn packed i n GE;orgi a , a .Lt.h ough t h is s t n.t e i s I'amous f or i t s frui ts and Vt':'gctable s . He has a l so s tat.ed t hat s ome 95 per c c rrt of the art i cl e s on t he me nus i n At.Larrta re ~ ta urants come f rom out of the s t ate .
Thi s r evAl a t i 'Jll not only pos es a que s tion ; i t (.'r e8:t ,:,G a n Ls s uo , I t points to a . s eriou s sit uation .

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It seems to us the whol e proposition rests largely upon four things. One is that more processing plants should be secured for the state, and a drive in this direction is advisable. The appointment by Governor Talmadge of a co~~ittee to devise ways and means in this connection is a splendid step in the right direction.
The second is to encourage the farmer to raise still morE; quality produce. Her e some s or t of II s el l i ng job" is necessary, and in this all the various a gencies concer ned with helping the farmer and pr omot i ng the a gr:Lcultural pro gr am can be of benefit. In this big cooperative effort could be engaged the county f arm and home demons t rat i on age nts, the a gricultural clubs, the vari ous gover nment a l departments concerned, including the State Department of Commerce; the pr o c e s ~l ng plants thems elves, the restaurants, hotels a nd f ood dealers, and the newspap ers, which have ql ready ci vicmindedly t aken up the cause. All these sho uld j oin together to bring ab out this increase in quality product:i.on, this improvement :1.n foo d crops for the processor. But the farmer must first be a ssur-ed of a market, and the processor Li.kew.is e be mad e certain of a buyer.
That brings us to tho t hird con sid8rat:Lon. He have a "selling job" to do Hith t he l arge chain-stor e mer chants a s ve Ll, possibly <1 [, i ndividual rotail s to r es , s i nce we a Li-eady ha ve plants pro ces sing bu r.te rboann, snapb oana, t ur ni p ?rce ns , field peas, tomatoes, pimento peppers, S"leet pct.a tooa , peaches , mea ts a nd ot her foods.
As to the 95 per cent fi gure, i t may bp that if so me of t.he r e staurant and hotel men would try a little harder t o loc.ate C. corgie-prac 0.ssed foods, they might be ~b18 t o s erve more of th es e. Or per-haec if the big mer chant,s vou.Id try a Li t t.Le har der t o contract for Georgia pr oduc ts they might be able t o do so. It i n just It ma t ter of putting Georgia first, and per haps it is up to our pr omot i on aGen cies to emphasize thi s 8little more, ,.,ith the a i.d of the newspaper-s , who are all-Jays r-e ady a nd Hi lling to help. Perhaps a re~l "Forward Geor gi :::." mov",ment is in or der jnst now.
The fourth factor involved is that of :requiring a. quality LabeL f or GeorGia produce. This may in some measure be a corrtr-over c.i.e.L matter , although we be l ieve mc st of the proces sors in the state woul d wel.come a IIGoor gia label, II one e st.ab.l.Lshed by Iaw, Our competitor, California, opera t es under or.o and thf'.r eby holds n d i s t i nct advantag e over us. Another compet i tor , Virginia, is s aid to havG a n es pe ci a l l y excellent quality-label l aw, as w811 as some ot her states with whi ch Georgia competes for the process ed-food market. Perhaps the ncwLy named commi, ttee I-1ill give consideration to this question of standardization by statute, a ski ng f or expr e,;:::ions fr om pr oce s sor s , f armers and mer cha nt s alike.
If a quality label wert.:' required on all Geor gia produc t s t ha t a re pr oce ssed , the housewf.f'e would then have guar a nto l) and a ssurance of . get t i ng t op quality f ood f or her family; she would know i'or certain she is not buying cul l s or prod uce not t he fresh ost and best.
He need some sor t of movement to i nduc e our mer cha nts to buy and display Geor giaprocessed fruit s and vegetables on t he i r shoIvc s , Then, lW sh ould put on the drive to buil d more proces sing plants . This would aut oma t.i ca l l y embra r.e a campaign t :) get the I'arrnere to produce more quality pr-oduc t s , or the type needed by tl1a proc es sor. And we s hould have so me more definit e way of s t.anda r-di.zi.ng t he gr-ade of product pur-cha s ed by t he canner a nd packer, who hovovcr , would have to have a steady I'Lov of quality p r odu c e .
Rut we believe that if you gi ve t he Georgia f armer an a ssured marke t a nd l et him knoH Hhat is expe cted of him, he Hill pr oduce ac cordinely. The fact is t hat last yea r , ac cording t o t he s tat r:, Dopar-t.merrt of Agri culture, cur f arms pr oduced 408, OnO bu sh els of tomatoes, 305, 000 bllsh els of snap beans, 11,000 crates of l ottuce, 66 ,000 bushel s of lima t eans, 75,000 50-pound s acks of onions, 32, 000 t ons of cab ba ge, 20, 000

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bushels of Eng l i s h peas , a nd 249, 000 bushel s af Iri sh pot a t oe s . In 1947, ~OO , O OO bushels of Iri sh pota toes WE:re r e.ised ; 17 ,380 t ons of pi mc nt,o peppers Her e proc e s sed i n Ge0 r gia l as t year , a nd 270 ,000 b '~he ls of c~cumber s s old for pi ck l i ng .
We a lready have a numbe r of ve ry ex cellent pro c essi ng plants i n Geor gi ~ , u s ing the best gr a de of mater i a ls and putt i ng out s ple ndid pr oducts . They a re r a t ed A- I. Then too , we have 4 37 commun ity ca nning and pr o ce ssing plants .
Georgi n. is at present a l l s e t t o br ing a bout a r eally great agr i cult~ral pr oce s s i ng ind ustry. Mani fe s t l y it is lar rrely a mat te r Qf a l l of us j oi ni ng t oge t hp r t o br i ng t hi s ab ou t .
NATI ONAL PUBLICITY GlVElI ATLANTA D~PARTH.ENT STORE
"The Store t ha t Mar r ied a City, II in the DeCE"I:J.ber 3rd Saturd~~;LE v~Di ng_ Po.0:b j rlsc r i bes t he a mazi ng gr ovrth of Ri ch t a Atlanta De car t merrt s tor-e t ha t ha s r r m"n from a small dry- goods e s te. blish;;:cnt i nto a ::~ 5 0 , r.CO , OOO-a-ye ar bus i ne ss . The concer n i s descr ibed a s do i ng mor e busi ne s s t han any other JE'ipa rtment store ea s t of t.he His s i s s i ppi Ri ve r or s ou th cf Phd Lade Lphi.a ,
Rich 1S fa mou s po l i cy of .~:: llowiilC cus t amer s t o r eturn pur-cha s e s is empha s i zed a l ong with t he r e sult i ng gccd- wi Ll. and oxce Li.crrt r o;.'uta tion t ha t has spread eve r t he South . Concerni ng 3tor e pol icy t he article S.'1 yS: "Rich' s r ef ers to it se l f as R So ut he r n i ns ti tuti on and ma nage s t o crea t(~ in its cu s t omer s 3. f e eli ng t ha t t he y a r e pr i v ile ged due s - pa yi ng member-s, Fo r m::-t ny y ears 11 Lar- ge shar-e of i tr- adve rt.ininc has te e n institut i onal , i de nt i !.'ying the st."".>re with t he hi s t or y of t h e st a t o , :Lts hi stor i caL fi gur <; s , co Ll.e ges , ar t i s ts , s inge rs , mu s ici a ns , t he P-T.J\.., mother hood , and so o n.
The Pos t a rti c l e tos s e s bouquets a t Rich ' s e f'f' e ct i.ve a nd ef f icie nt management , cons i s t i ng of a thr oe -man t eam : Fra nk H. Neel y , Cha.i rms,n of' the Boa rd ; Ri char d Rich , Pre s i dent, and Ben Gor do n , ex e cu t i ve Vice-Pre ::iide nt. A co ns id erabl e por t i on of t he a r t.i cl8 is de voted to d8scribing t.h e ea r ly life a nd bac kground of Fra nk Nee l y , 1-lho i s gi ve n a gr eat d ea l of the cre ~: it f or t he s uc ce s s of Ri ch's . Hi s ea r ly chi ldhood as \.. e l l a s his co ll ege da ys rlt Ge or gia Te ch a r e d c acr-Lb ed , His i mpa c t o n Ri.ch I ~; ~ag('mC'nt
i s s aid to ha ve been f'e Lt. Lmmcd f.a t.e Ly , vhc n 11e fi rst j o i.ned the or-gan.i za t.Lon in 1924-
a f t e r h e had l ef t t.h o ?ult on Ba g [:i 11'1 Co t t on ~li ll , vhore he wa s a hi rhly s uc cessful executi ve .
Al l Georgians ca n be pr oud of t ho r -e co grri t i cn t ha t ha s be en won by Ri ch I s , a nd t h 8 Sta t e Depa r t ment of Commcr (' 8 is pa rt i cular ly prou d of t hs f '.1 ct. that Frank nee l y
is Cha Lrrnan of t.he Boa r d of Comui s s dc nc r -a f e r thi 3 dc pa r t ment. , The S sat ~: C3.n v e l L b e
Ill ea s ed t h tlt t he exe cu t i ve a...3 Li i~y a nd l e:.clGI'sh i p of one of i t s mos t d i.s tc.ngu i.shed ci t ize :1s i s be ing Gi ve n to pul -Lf.c s c. r-v.i ce ,
GRIFFI N NEHSPAFER TO RECEIVF. LEGIOl' CITATION
The Griffin Da i l y Ne\18 on December 19 wi l l r e ce i ve a Ne.t i ona l Cdtat i.on fro m t he
f~me ri can Le gi on in r e cogn i t i on of 01.'.t .3 :~ ? nd i ng contributL ms t o bhe pr-og r-am f or empLoyrr''?nt of ha nd.i capped vo tcra ns 0 Q1:ir..b;'7 l. c Lcon , S:' . , pub.l.iahor cf t he pa p er a nd t'or mcr J~ F-'.irtm8nt Comma rvior a nd E.s.t.i vnn.i Vi C,,;--COflllT:'l Y1d er of the L0. g:L.~ n , ~i il l ::t Gc<::pt the w,n~rd :01' r.he pa per a t a. s pe c i.a L (1,L;!;,cr s pcns or-oo by th e De pa r t ncnt. of GccI' gia at t.ho El ks ; h .h ho me i n Gr iffi n . Sh a rL ng honor-s Hi l l b e Qui mby ~"lc lto n , .II' . , -:di t.or of t he pa pe r .
Th8 News wa s s e J.() c t ~~ J as t~ h( r p. ci~li e nt of th e National Award on t he bas i s of a n ,:,u \:.::; +,:;m d i ng r e c or d ov er a peri od of' yea r s in employi ng di s a b.l.cd ve t er ans i n t he ne \} f:pB.p8r plant . I t Ha s s r; l ect ed f'r-om many firms t hat wer-o r ecommend ed .

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GEORGIA 'S PARliDE OF PROGRESS
From JESUP comes the news that a nev S tat e Far-mer-s Market t her e i s now be ing cons tructed:-The market , "Then compl e t ed , will s erve the e nt i r e area and will op era t e on a tw e l ve-months bas is .
MAEpHES1"EI3:!.2 nov pe st- t r eating plant i s near ing compl.et. Lon and wi l l s oo n be op e ned f or busines s . This e r..dea vor i s sponsore d by the Hi gh S ch ool a gricultura l class a nd i s be i nG aided by the local Cha mber of Co~~er ce. The Cha mber of Cow~G rce is a l s o sponsor i nG a Conununity Fa r m I mproveme nt F:co gr am fo r Manchester a nd t h e surround ing a r-ea in cooperation with t he Columbus Chambe r of Cemmer ce , whi ch is spor.sor i ng a Cha t tahoo chee- wi de pr o j e ct .
Re ce ntly a nnou nced fo r SA~~EE~rr is tho Savannah Pa per Box Compa ny , which i s schedul ed to b e gin op eratio ns ar ound t he midd l E; 0f J unuary. K. P . Guthunz i s the ownsr , Th e plant wi l l rea nuf' ac t ur e f ol di ng a nd s e t-up paper boxe s f or mer canti le us e, a s we l l a s cake cards tre a t od ",ith a pla s tic wax f ar ba kers. It ",i l l be l ocated in t he ol d pa i nt shop of the Sontheas t er n Shipyards sit e, owned by the ci ty. The I ndustrial Commit t e e of Savannah cooperated with Nr , Guthun z i n s e curing the Sava nnah l ocat i on.
For t he fourth t ime in i t s k :n- yea r hist.:)r y , the Textile Pa per Pr oducts Company in CEDARTO\<lN is a dd i.ng t o i t.s manuf'a cbur Lng f ac2.li t i Bs . Herber-t Edwa r'ds , Pr es ident of t he l oca l cor poratio n a nd ma na ger of t.hc pl.a nt. , a nnounc ed t.ha t co nstruction ha s be en s t arted on a nGW struc t ure co nt a ining 11, 000 sq. ft. The ~e w add ition i s b e ing built of r einfor ced concr e t.e rna t cr ial s a nd will o.d j oin t.he o l d building. The new s pace Hi l l provide addi t ional r oom fo r expa nding tho manufacturing of paper- a nd cardboard t -ube s u s ed in t extil u plantn thr ou ghout the South eas t .
E L12I:RTON":~ Cha mber of Comme r- ce has r e cently is s ue d a most at t racti ve pamph l e t de s i gned t o poi nt t o t h8 ci ty 1s ad vanta ge s a nd t o l e t manufacturEr S a l love r t he nation know abou t the Savannah Ri ver Valley development. The pa mphlet gi ves a l l the neces sary inf orma ti on a bout Elberto n 's cli;:Jate , trans porta t i on fa cili t i e s , f armi ng pos s Lb.i.Id.tde s a nd i ndustry as well a s a map of the e nt i re Savannah Valley area v i t.h '111 the proposed dams and l a ke s cl ear l y s hown, Harold Harren , Secr e tary of t h'') Chamber of Commerce became awar-e of the ne ed of' s uch , a n e xp l a na t or y pa mphlet on a r ecent t r i p Eas t whe n he r eali zed t.ha t many i ndus t ri alists had never heard of Clark Hill or t he tr cmend o\.w Savannah Ri vcr Valley dcvc I opnent ,
In HAX11ESBOR.Q , the Burke County Cr-eamery is a r -ecent ad di tion to i ndus try in t hat s e c t i on. G. B. Aver y is t.h e manager .
A n8\-T concern r t:: ee ntly a nnou nce d f or ,HINQER i s t he J oe L. Estes Company . This conce r n , which will manufa c ture "Val-Vi n-He ad" s i le nce r pa ds for a ut omob i l es wa s r e cent ly organized , but has not begun f ull operations . J. L. Es t e s , Sr . , is Pre s i dent, and J. L. Es te s , Jr . , i s the generELl ma nage r . About f i ve persons wi l l b e employed .
ATLANTA, has a now add l tio n t.o its Lndus t r-y, t he J a x Rubbe r Fr oc1u ct s Co. Thi s compa ny ha s i t.s ma nuf'ac t ur o.ng pla nt l o ca t ed in J ackso nville , Fl orid a "The r e they empl oy f ro m 50 t o 75 pers ons , ma ny of whom 1.1.1'(3 co mplete ly bl ind . The i r ch ief pr oduct s a r c rubber mats , rubber carpets a nd m8,:,hanica l goods , but thsy hand l e u compl ete line of othez- r ubber products mad e by t.he l ar ge conc er- ns of the country. The At l anta plant "Till s erve a s a d istributi ng ce nt er to provide b etter a nd s pe edior deliveri e s f or this s ection.

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GEORG IA~J HDE RECOGNITI ON FOR OUTSTA11DDJG HORK AMONG BLIND HANDICAFS
Natio na l pub l i ci t y hac r-e ce r.t.Iy bee n awa r-ded to ono 0-:: G80r gi a I s out. s t a nd 'i. ng bli nd me n , fo r t.h o work t hat he ha s do ne RG fo u nder of Il l-JaY3 a nd Hea ns f o r t h e ~U i r.d , Inc.,lI a nd t he lI'vialter Holme s Fou'1da tion, I n c.," bo t h non- prof it-maki ng a nd d od i ca t e d t o h e Lpd nr; -:'h8 b.l i.nd , In t h e Novembe r 8 t h New York J ourml-Ameri ca n, Hubert E . S mi,th of Augus t c vc.s f'eat.ur ed i n a n a rticle as (lne of t he na t i.ont s outs tand i ng bl ind Plen , who ha d c C?1verted a ;"200 gift from J . P. Morga n int o Fi $300 ,000 a Y8ar non-pr of i t ins t i t u t i on f or t he s igh t less .
Accor ding to th e a r-td.c Le , Hr . Smith 's IIv!3.y ::; and 1I,e a ns II f a c t or y i n Au gus ta
nr igi natp.d a I mo a t 20 y ears ago whe n he bought a mabt .re a s r eno va tor ~Ji t h the $200
ad vanc ed by J . F . r10rga n . Fr-om t h e o ne-room d i rt- f lo or ShOD in r>,. r c nt-fr" e a ll '?? , Smi th buil t up a va s t j obbcr 'bus i ne s s -l1y ma i l. Al l omp.Loyee a r e bli nd , a nd a l l pr ofits ( e x ce pt Smi t h ' s a c t ua L livi ng expcna e s ) go t.cward helping t he blind .
Hone y i s l oa ne d i nt e r e s t-fr e e t o bl i n"} per-e ons \olCl ::t ini-: to 'buy hcme s , Va r io us ".rticle s Ln c I ud i ng bi .r Le s lJ0 ()~';:s , ma gazi.nc:; and net.]..:;~)a~prs , a l l in Br xi. Ll .e , a r e gi ve n t o t he bli nd . I n f n ct. , (c l::c ~':, a ny r,;,r Yice t hat i s pr:s;, ibl e \.;i t h limi t ed fa ci liti e s i s prov i ded fo r t he bl i nd , a nd 1-':1'. SL1i th ho pes to e x pand t h e se s ervi c e s ~1 0 0 n .
Hr . Smi th' s u chi.cve ncrrts and hi " v or' k for the bl i nd ha ve be en of e xtreme i nt eres t
to the 8ecrp:i a s tate Divisicn of ~!o c:.;7,i ( na J. Rr:h3. bi l i tG.t ion and pa r t i cul.ar -Ly t o Nr e-
H. B . Ga i ne s, who is Supe r-vi so r of t rw Ser v ic0s fo r t.he Bl i nd . Hr . Si'l.,.th 's e ne rgy a nd hi e work f or t.he hand i ca ppe d , vh.i.l e }-,0 h i mrclf is ha ndica pped, have mecd A h.im a n outs ta nd i ng Geo rgi an ar.d hav e won rra ny t'r i.e nds fo r h Ls cause ,
CAHI LlJ1. AED HOPEFUL HUT CHAl/PION HOMS T01dH CO?-J'ITST
Vlithi n 1 2 mi les of e ach e t hel' in Sou thwes t Ge on; ia , Cami Ll,n and Ho pe f ul a r-o the
h!O ~;l ,OOO t o p pr Lze ""im,ers ~i' ~;h 8 l S49 Champi o n Home T01,o1l1 CC1nt t: st , spon s or-ed by
th o Geo rgia Power Company , S ome 266 c on murri : i r.: s \.:(' 1' -::: e ntered i1'1 t.he c ontest a nd 211 qual ifi ed f or t he j ud gi ng by aubmi.t ~i ng ~'l'o gr~_ 8 ,-, r e port s.
Si nce taking se co nd pl a ne i n th e 1<)48 cont e st , civic J c ad cr -s of Cami l l a h eld pub.li.c Iy announced their d e t cr-mi. na t.Lo n t o be fLr s t th i s yce.r . Littl e Hopof'u l. , a ':-' 0mmuni t y of 20() Lnha bi,t.arrbs s e r v ed by an REA li ne , in many Lns t c.nccs doe s net. e ve n :'_ppe a r on t h e maps , C ami lle. l ~) on t r y won i n t he. rorr-~ tha n 1 , OC0 popu'l.a t d.o n c la ss , \olhi l e Ho peful won f or t h8 ci t ie s \lith l es s t han 1, 000 r e s i de nts .
Perha ps t he most startl ing I'c a t.u r-e of Hopefu l 's r e po r t, H~[; t he t.r cme ndo us amount of f a r m and home I mpr ov c ment.s male d1.T i ng t he year . Home i mprov eme nts totaled
:l,296 , OOO f or t he last 12 morrths - a n a .Imc ot unbc Lf.e va bl.o f igure fo r a town of 2no
pers o ns . I n ad di ti on, ;:~ 25 (; , OOO wa s t h e a mount spe nt t ) mod e rni ze t .he s E,ct i on 's ri ch ~ gr i ~ul tur a l be l t .
Cami.Ll,a I S ac compl i shme nt s ar o too nu me rous '~-,o menti.o n , but the y i nclude R. :18".' -",r8.i ler pa r k a t whi ch to ur istc a r e i nv i t e d t o s ta y u p t o 01";:'., we ek f r e e of cha r ge: a c zue s t .s of t he communi.t.y j hlO Ha y.;i.d c- Parks ; a ful l -ti me d i r ec t or f or a t hrs 0;-month r e~r 8. ti on progr am; a n 8 1,oT ba s eba Ll d La mond bui lt by t he A~'lcri c 'Ctn L~:Gion ; La nd a capi.ng gr ( 1)r.d s f or t he nevr h c sp.ital:1.nd many other s , i nclud i ng the now hosp'i t a l itse l f .
Amo ng th e 112 t.owns t hat finish e d t h e c ontes t i n th e [,T OU P of .ove-r 1 , 000 popu lR-
l,ion , s e cond pr i ze of C;75n went t o To ccoa a nd ~LhG t hi rd pr ize of ~; 5 n(: "'''1 8 won by Sain(.;s-.,~ Tlo , Arrlong t h e 99 s ma LL co mmurri t i\:' s , Chi pl.oy was s e c ond and Ni chol Ls t h i r d .

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A NEH AND u'NU3UAL INDUSTRY U;ES GEORGIA KAOLIN AS RAW HATERI AL
f,n exec llent example of "whe t can be d one wi t h Georgia kaoli n" is f u r ni shed by an exhi bit nov on d.i s pl.a y in t he Georgia State Mus e um on the Fourth fl oor of the Stp..te Capi t ol in At l a ntn , a c cord i ng t o Anne t te McLean , Cura t or of t he NUSOUID .
Fea tured in t he exhi bit iF a selection of clay r eproduc ti ons of o l d cl a s s ica l
f igures a nd he a d s , in r.:any i nsta nc es modeled a f t e r ori Einal tea kwood carvings d i npl a yed in Europ0an l1useums . Thes e he ad s and othsr fi gures are be i ng made by Dr . T . ~ . Pete rs in Chambl ee a nd being mar ke t ed thr ough t he Earle Sn ith Co, , Atla nt a .
Amon g t he fi gure s in t he Museum exhibit are clay models r epres entil:[ a Chine s e God of War, an Old Indian in lv1ed i t a t i on, A Balanese Girl, and several o the r s . 'I'he s e f ifur 8s are so skillfully tre 3.t ed and modeled tha t the inexperienced eye \-Jould no t perce I ve th ey Hero cl ay mod els , but vould think them to be suver-b 1,-TO od car vi ngs .
Dr., Peters, f ormerly Profe s sor of Audlo-Vd s ua L Educa t i on at OgJ.ethorpe Uni ve rs i t y , onl y V!i t hi n the last f'ev mou t hs began production of t he s e fi gure s on a lar ge scale . At t hE' pres ent time his wife is ~is only helper , hut t hey hav0 had such a successful be gi nni ng that they ho po t o expand in t he ne ar future .
One of t.he pr i.nc dpeL ing""~e c Lent s in t he cI ay mi x ture th~t i s us ed lor t.he s e
eo f igur es i~ Georgia kaolin . S ~.l, c e over ?ET cent of t.he kaolin in t he Uni t ed States
i s produced in Georgia, t his ne w a nd very ~u3ual i ndu3trial e nt erpr i s e i s an
exce lle nt example of wha t ca n b e do ne Hi t h one of Ge or l;ia ' s mo s t va :' uahle !'a u materials .
GEORGI A DEP1Ll.1TNE NT or ENTOHOLOGY SUHHAE.IZ?;) E AR'S ACTI VI?IE S
The Ge orgi a De par t ment of Errt cmo.Log y , C. H. Ald en, Dire c tor, ha s just r-e Les.s ed
for di s tribution i t s Annua l Repor t f or t he fisc al y ea r , .July 1, 194(:~ t o .Iune JC , 1949 .
An exc8r pt f rom the Re por t state s that the De pa rti:le nt of EntomolOGY, \lith Fc-deral
a ge nci e s coop erating , worked in 156 co unt i e s in th~ 3t ate . Thousand s of s er Vl ce s were
~arried on for th 0 e nforce ~8nt cf quarantines; certifica tion of' pl a nts a nd be es; e r'a d 'i ca tion of t he J a pa ne s e be e t l e , W"li t e- Fr irlge Be etle and Swe et Pot a t o Heevil; cont ro l of Phony Pe a ch d i s ea se a nd pe can , fr uit , f i e Ld cr o ps , a nd hou s ehold pe sts; product i on and distrihution of ba ne f'Lc La I. ins ect ' pa r e.s i tc s and pr cda 't or- s ; nur ue r y s to ck Lnape ctdon a nd c ert i f i cat:i.on ; terminal ins pection d e pot ; Lns e ct a nd plant d i soase 3ur ve ys ; id e ntifica t i o n of i ns ects and plant dise a Jes; ~nd ge ne ral co nt ro l of noxious Lnesc t.s a nd plant diseas e s wherever f ound in t he s ta t.e ,
Approxima t ely 2 ,~OO, OOO c <:;rt i fi cate s , tags, cer t d.f'Lca tc .on t a pe , and licen se s we r-e i s sued t o f armers a nti ot he r c duri ng t he ye <:,r to e na ble t he m to ship the ir fa r m a nd other pr oducts in this a nd ot he r states .
SOUTHER N ASSOCIATION OF STATE PLA HNIUG Mm DEVELOPNE NT AGE!iCmS HOLDS HEETING
The t h i r d annual meeting of t he Souther-n As s o ci.a td on of Stat e Pl a nn i ng a nd . Ds ve lo pme n t Agc nc.l es wa s he l d on November 29-.30 i n Loui. svf Ll.e , Korrt u cky , Ge orgi a dele gate s include d Lonnie A. Fo po of Dougla s , raembcr of t .ho Foa rd of Commission ers , S t ate Depar t me nt of Commc r ce , r-epre s c nt.Lng Governor Herma n E . 'I'a Lma -I ge , a nd Secretary ~ lark Ga ine s r-epr-e s cnt dng t he Comme r -c e De par t ment .
Al l th e Souther n states \Vel' S r e pres ented a nd the di sc ussions pr e s e nte d va r i ous
opinions on the b es t a nd mos t p. f fec t i ve way s t o cond u ct promo t iona l a nd development
work in the South .

STATE DEPARTMENT OF' COMMERCE
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ATLANTA 3 . GEORGIA

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~~ JF . ".-.-..-,. . PROGRESS FOR GEORGIA

The year 1 949 has como to a cl ose and the new one hac. been born . You l ook ba ck on your diffi cul t i es , struggles n. nd trepidations of' the eVE:ntful pe r iod uith t he calm sa tisf ac t i on tha t they have been faced , end ured a nd over come or put behind you . Then ,
you survey your achte vement,s , successes and vic to r ie s a nd f i nd r ea l gra t i f ication in t he s e a s you confr ont the ' n8\-1 t "ml ve month:' t hat l ike a bl ank s late or a bl a nk ;he ck awa l t your handwr.i t ing , your a c t ion t o ma ke i t another ye a r of a chievement , eve n ,:;r ea t e r t ha n the one j us t e nde d .

First , W 3 wa rrt to wish you , one a nd a l l , t he fine st possible suc cess during 195n . S e cond , l et us heartily c o;~~end you upon wha t ever pa rt you pl ~yed i n the tre mer-.Iou s movement f'o rwar d our s tate ha s en j oyed not onl y dur i ng the l a s t year , but the l a s t ten years . The decade just c los ed ha s be en one of magnifi cent a c compl ishme nt on
pa r t of Georgia a nd i t s ci t i ze ns , old and ne w. Fo r ea ch new manufactur ing plant or ot he r par ty "rho ccmes to Geor gia becomes a c i t ize n , e nte r ing upo n th e dut ies respons i bi l i t ie s a nd opportuniti es of t.ha t ci ti ze nshi p, a nd t hey a re wel comed as s uc h .

A spl endid a na l y s i s of the state 1s ::,Jrogr ei3 s dur i ng the l a s t ten years ha s j us t
teen made by Har l lee Branch , J r . , vice pre s i de nt a nd ~8 ne ral ma na Ger of t he Geor gi a
?cvlp.r Compa ny , i n a n a ble ad dr e s s d e livered r e ce ntly a t t he American Legion dinner honor i ng t he Gr iffin Daily News a s vri nner of t he Ame r ica n Le ~i o n ' s Nati.ona L AHaI'd f or
i~s r e cor d i n the empl oyme nt of phy si cally-ha ndica pp ed veter qns . Mr . Bra nch s a i d:

Il Geor gi a has made very r a pid gai ns i n the pas t t e n ye ,rs i n manufact ur ing , i n
reta i l t rade a nd i n providing mor e a nd mor e jobs f or Harkers . The value of our ma nuf 8. C~'.lr8S has ri s e n a ppr-ox i.mat.e Iy f i v e t imes i n t h a t pe r iod -- from I\pproxiI:lfl.t8 1~1 '~ ~oa , o!Jo , O OO t o more than a billi on . This has r es ult ed i n a aubs bant. Lal . L. cr-ea s e in f 8.'::+'or y p.mpl oyment .

"Dur-i ng t he ten-year pe r i od , t he number of wor-ke r- s i n ma nuf'a c bur Lng ha s r i s e n

f rom approxi mately 1 55, (;CO to mor e t.han 225 ,000 . H::l ge s a nd s alar i e s paid to employes

of rnanuf'ac t.ur i.ng pl ant s has i n cr ea s ed near -Ly t\,renty ti mes -- fr om about ::~ 162 , 000 t o

a l ma s t rvo billi on a yOR.r . Bf'fe c t i ve buyi ng Lncorie has Lncrea ned fro m :;;;0)73, ;~;oo , 000 --

':?1 ,L or an 3Vt:!''i.ge of

r91 pe r f'a rrd Ly -- to $ 2 , 819 , 600 , OOCJ, or a n "l'T8ra ge of ~n~ 3 , ?-94 pe r

fB .rrd Ly , Th,"sp' .f:l g 11r r;s r 13pro,s ont a br ight out look fo r th e f uture a s H8 ] 1 as a notabl e

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r e cord of progress i n the past . I am confide nt thu~ th is t r end will con t i nue and t ha t oppor tunity i n Georgia I s expand ing i nd us t r y "'Ti ll i ncr ea s e vrith th e deve lopment of ou r gr ea t natural r e s ource s.
nOne of the pr imary pur pos e s of aroy 50b-deve lopment program must be t o i nd uce t he youn g people of t he qrea t o r ema i n there a f ter they have been trqi ned and educated : 0 1' useful livinG' Thp. pe opl e of a state or re gion , especially t1l8 young pt"ople of e ne r gy , Lmagi. na t d.on and traini'1g , a re i t s gre atest r e s our ce. All wealth i s pr odu ced by the "cr k of me n a nd women , and this vreal th in turn provides furthe r opportunitie s fo r s till othe r men and women. Fo r too many year s , th ere was a ri sing t ide of emi gration of yo ung people f r om our stete t o other r e gi ons. S omething had to be do ne to check t "la t tide or Ge or gia. -- \-lith a l l her magnifice nt r e s our ce s of so i l and cl imate , mines a nd fo r e s t b and f arms -- would co nti nue to be a ba ckward s t a t e. One of tho fir s t th ings tha t had to be done was to attract new i ndus tr i e s t o Goors i a .
I1 He have made a good s tart i n that di r e ction . Last year :::.l one , 338 large industrial establishments we r-e Lo ca t.cd on t.ho linen of the Geor gia Power Company . The y r epr esent 5 , 800 nev j obs at t.ot.a'l wage s of $10 ,000 ,000 a year . During the aame y ear , 2 ,400 se rvice e s tab li s hment s wer-e or f~anized 13.11d be gan doing business . These servic e establ ishments r e pr e s e nt 7 ,300 new j obs at a nnual wa ges of ~~ 1 5 ,O()0 ,OOO . By f ar the gr eater number of t he s e ne", induGtrial and commcrcia l e s tab l i s hment s have bee n Lo ca ted i n the small er communi, ti c s, a\olay f ror.l th e heavi.Ly- conge s t ed urban ar eas whe r-e i nad e qua t e hc us i.ng , Lns uf'I'Lc i e rrt h ea.Lt.h a nd ed ucationa l and oth e r s imi lar f a cilitie s, ha ve a l ready cr eated s er i ous f r ict io ns a nd malad justments . The a im has be e n to e ncour age r e t ail t rad e , alo ng with t he establishment of s mall , Loca Ll.y- owned process ing plants , wide ly s cat tere d over the state .
"Georgia is truly on the march . She ha s he r ey es on new h:.'rizo ns and her f e et on solid ground . And th e Herd i s be ginning to go t a round . ~Ior 0 and more of our e du ca t ed and t ra ined young me n a nd wome n a re plann:i.ng f or car -eer -s i n GeorGi a . But t he job is only be gun , I t ha s ocr t.e i nl.y not been fully a c co'npl i s hed , A r e ce nt study s hows that , despite our h i gh birthr a t e , He h~v ) ~ad o a s lower ga i n in population t ha n t he na tion as a who l o or e ve n t h e r ost of the S outheas t . The l os s of c itize ns b y e mi grat i on ccrrt i nues to be heavi.cs t vh cr e it hu r t.s most -- in t he r anks of t he young pe ople . In the a ge gr oup from 10 to 29 YC2.rs , for exa mpl e , wo had 1 35 , 000 f eHcr i".it i zens i n Geor gia i n 1948 than i n 1940 . Th i s gr oup Lnc Ludos a l a r ge propor t i on of our ve t e r ans a s \r811 a s t.ho yo unger boys and g irl s -- the people upon \..hom the f ut ur e of our s ta t e d epend c , None of us can afford to be co mplacent , non e of us ~r. n r e s t on past a ch i evoment.s , He mus t bui l d Geor gia and kH.) on building her until not only our OHn you ng pe.c p.Le a r e co rrt.errt t o s e t tle 1181' 8 but other young pcopl.e , of vision a nd capaci t y , wi l l want t o i"ome here to make th eir car-ee r s ,
"Th e Ame r ica n i nd us t riRl Horker is the mos t pro ductive i n t he wor ld , part ly becaus e he ha s t he grea te s t a mount of power mac h i nery at hi s dd sposaL, The str engt.h of hi s hands is mult.ipli ed many t i mes by t he strpn gth of t he me chanical paws I' he has r'.t his Cr"))",Jr.-"cr:l . 'i'h c.i e of us i n the e l e c t r i c b u ai nssa f e e l t.ha t , s i nc e mos t of t h'3 mach ine s in mod Grn plants Rr 8 oper a ted by e l octr i ci t y , HO ha v o a great and conti nu i ng r es ponsi bility t c S OG tlw.t tho Amer ican 'w r ke r has the ma x i mum a mount, of me cha rri ca.L pove'r a t his d i s pos al and t hat it i s the most ef f i ci e nt a nd d c pe ndab.le that ~an be provided .

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"Since t he end of t he. war , the Georgia Power Cc:npa ny h8.3 added 145, 000 ki lowat t s of new stee.:n-81e ctri c ge ne r a t i ng ca ~ac ity to i t s s ys tem . Thi s additiona l power comes fr om t hree new pf.arrte , A f ourth, Plant Yat es, is now u.i de r constr u ctio n on t he
Chattahoochee River near Newna n , about 40 miles fr om t his city. Plant Yates wi ll come int o s er vice next f all. I t wi l l be the l ar ge s t s tearr-gene rati ng plant ever
'tuilt i n t he South . The fir s "':. t\.Jo un it s Vlill a dd 200 ,000 ki Lowat. t,s of cn pacity to Georgia I S ' power supply, bri nging t he t otal of new ca paci t y i nstall ed si nce the end of tl~9 "Tar to 345 ,000 k.iLowat.t.s or 1/0 ,000 hcr sepover-, Th e a ve rage i ndus t rial vo r ke r' has about s e ven hcr sepove r- of mechanical energy at, his dd epo s a L, Thu s , i f a ll t he new e l ~ctr i c capacity to \<Thi ch I Lave j u st r ef e r red H8'1t i nt o indus t:rial productio n , t he total numba r of j obs i t wou l.d provide v ou.ld be about 65 , 000 .

"I am convi nced , t.h er ef'or-e , t.hat the re ",ill b e j obs in Georgi a f er al l who wa nt

t o wor-k and who have t he abJ. l :i. t~T co cont r ibute t o t he productivity of chei.r- stat e .

I f I am concer-ne d at 3.11 , i t i s not ov er vhe t her W8 wi l l have j <'. b s f,.,r ve t er ans or

f or a ny ot he r gr oup . Hha t I am Gonc8rned with is wha t kind of j obs the y wi ll be. If

I am r i gh t i n my ,iud ument , a nd I be l ieve I 1\."11, OtU' youn g pe ople , vete ra ns and non-

ve te ra ns , hand i cappe d ti l' net , v a rrt HEAL j ob s , Hi t h e,n oppo rtunity to wor-k a nd accom-

plish -- to be a Ll.ov ed t o ad vance Ln propo r t.Lcn to t he i r cont r i but i on a nd thei r ca.,

pa c.ity -- to be f a irly pa id fo r the i r abilit.1eG a nd Lhe Lr cf'r'or-t.s , They do n t t wa nt

handouts , O! ' char i ty or made wor k . Nor do t.hey wa nt to be t o l d wher -e they must woz-k ,

or when t hey can wor-k , or wha t type 0:1:' vcr-kLh e y a ha Ll. do . They want j ob s ",ith a

f ut ur e to t hem, not s t e td c j obs . The y warrt .;ob s uher e t hey 1-:il l be tr ea t e d as i ncti-

viduals , not 8. S nameless punch ea r ns in a n I BfoI machi ne . That i s t he so rt of j obs ,

I t hi nk , t ha t ou r me n a nd Home n i n unt f'orm \.J81'e t alki ng about when t hey s a id ' Ke e p

Amer i ca sound so that t.h er-e w.iLl, b e j c bs f or ClS when we ge t ba ck. t The y Here n't

j ust int ere sted i n ful l employme nt. The y ",ere fi gh t i ng a totalitar ian power tha t

had provi de d as near ly f ul l e mpl oyme nt as a ny natio n could pr ovi de

but it had

'tee n done with r e giment a tion, a nd goos e- s t e ppi ng , and l oss of pe r s ona l fr e ed om and

destruction of human d i gn ity. f1

MANY SOUTHEASTERN BUS INESS FIRM3 ACCEFT U.S. OFFER FOR FREE OVERSEAS ADVERTIS I NG
Hundre ds of smal l business f i r ms oper a t i nG i n Al a bama , Flori cta, GeQ r gia , His s i s 3i pp i , North Carolina , SOEth Caro lina and Te nn essee ha ve ac cepted a n i nvi t a tion f r om t he Federal Government to hav e thet r names included i n a .lorld- t r a de direc tory to be d .i.a t.r Lbut. cd OVer 80,1G shor t ly ':Jy t he Econ omic Coo per at.Lon Admini stratior: in
W8.shingt on , a c cord ing t o C. Parker Persons , Re gi onal Dire . t or uf t he U. S . De pnr t ment
of Commer ce ,
I n nort hern Ge orgia Rnd Alabama , ea s te r n Tennessee and we stern No r t h Carolina a l one , a t ot a l of J47 fi r ms sent in re qu es ts to the At laLta r cgional off i~e of the Commer-ce Depar tmcrrt fo r i n cl u si on of t.he i.r f irm names i n the d i r ector y , a n'] score s of
others have a ~')~) l ied to the d i.s t rtc t . of fice s in Charleston , Sava nnah , J a ck s onville,
Hobile and Miami .
Und e r the progr am, insti tuted coope r a t.Lv e I y by ECA, the Commer-c e De partment a nd local Chambers of C o n~er c e , t he fi r~s a re g i ve n a n op portuni ty to enga~e i n or in~rease t he i r io!or ld-tr ::ide act ivities by hav c.ng the i r na me s and na ture of the i r bus i D"3SS eS i n clud ed in t he di r e ctor y to be distr ibuted und er the l1ar sha l 1. Flan to :Suro~ean i mpor t er s and ot he r buye r s . The di rectory Hi l l s sr v e as a re~dy ref erence of Amer i can source s of sup;>ly . The program invitinG pa rti ci pation i n the project exT,ended f rom Nov ember l Oth to De cemb er l Oth.

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ALBERT POTTERY COMPANY - ONE OF GEORGIA'S PROGRESSIVE POST-WAR INDllSTRIES
The Al be rt Po t t .er-y Company in on e of Cha mblee IS pos t-war manufac tur i ng plants t ha t ha s WO:1 co nsL d er-ab.Le national r e cognition a nd is ma king a d efi nite corrtr-i but.i.cn to Georgia's i nd us t r i a l pr ogr e s s . Thi s industry using Georgi a raw mater ials wa s
ope ned by a you ng veteran of vlorld lvar II in 1947, and f urni shes emp.Loymerrt to some
15 persons in the sv:rr ound ing communi ty .
J os c l=-h Al he rt graduate d from Geol'l!ia Tech immodiately hef ore t he Ha r , s erved in the; a rmed force s and came heine t e Georgia to open 1:1 c eramic s nanurac t ur i ng p.I a rrt in ChambLe e , He starte:i on t.h c pr ove r b i a l "choc string", even but Lding hi s own ki l n , but \-li t h clever manageme nt a nd a ggress i ve "ale s promotIo n , his small busi ness ha s de vel.oped i nt o a pr og r-esa .ive ind ust rial errtcr-pr-i s e , The r-r oduc t.s c:.f Itlber t Po t t ery Company a re be i ng s olei a l love r t he U.S., Cana da and even Ala s ka. Om: 0 1' Hr . Al bert ' 13 chief hel pers a nd p'1r'trlcrs i n t his ,.tn':ier tak1. ng ha s be en his "ife .
The main products of t he company ar e dinnerware and hous ehold acc8J sories . The pr inci.pa l r av ma t er i a l s used a re t Hole, kac Lf.n and flint - [-.'.11 f ound in Georgia . The AlbE:rts f eel that t.he i r p.La rrb Tias a n ex ce l Lcrrt fu tur e. I'h eLr pr- oduc t-s are c a rketcc1 t hr ough a na t i ona l s ale s agent , a nd the: ccmcany h as r e cei.ved a co ns i.d cr'e b.Le amourrt
of re c og nitio n in nationa l maga zdnc s a nd ne vcpaper s , In f'ac t , Albprt Pott ery Company
has only r e cently ])88n Lnvi t.erl by t he U. S. De par-tment of Sta te to display s ome of
t he i r goo ds i n t he U. S . exhi bi t at the BEd ti v!\:r l d I s Fair to be held in 1950.
Albe r t Pottery Company is a n oxce Ll.errt example of the ma ny post- .. a r Gcor gia i ndustrie s whIch a re sma l l but fill a tremendous need in the S t ate I S Lndus tr i .aI pi ctur e.
CHI NCHI LLA RA NCH ESTABLISHED NEAR COLUHBUS
li. n8\0[ a nd neveI indus t r y Hi t h a n initial ot .o ck va Lued ;'} t ;t 85, ('oC' was begun n8R1'
CoLumbus d uri ng December, when J e ss and C. A. Cutler esta blished one of t he large st ch i nc hi l l a ranche s i n t h8 Southe a s t . One hundr ed a nd two of t he f abulo us li t tle a nima ls , li the ar -i.s to cr-at s of f'urbeare r s " wer e f'Lown f r om Cali L.1r n::'::1. in t he l ar gest shipment of chiG c.h i l llJ.s eve r made in 't h8 U.S.
Lo ca t ed a bou t t.hree mi le s east 0:- CoLurcbu s , Evergre en Chinch i-I la Re.nch o c cu pie s
a moder n buildi ng t hat LncLud c s s cientifical ly-designe d oua r t cr s f or the a namaLs , n c l ub ro om f or c hi ~chilla owne rs , offic as a nd s t ora ge a nd fee d r o oms. Th8 Cutl ers '
r an('.h near Columbus iri.L]. b e- t he La r ge s t clri.n chl Ll.a r anch f or t h e Scrrtheast a nd one of t he 50 l ar ges t i n t he nation.
ATLANTA CHAMFER OF COMl'iERCF. ELECTS NEW PRESIDENT
Richard H. Ri ch, Pr8 0id e nt of Ri ch's, I n c.] At l a:!ta , h ~s r e c ently been el e ct e d
pTes ido nt of t h e Atlantn Chambe r of Corr~8rc8 for the year 1950. ~1~ Rich s ucceeds Elbert Tut .t.Le , t he 1949 presid e nt .
In as s umi ng the pr es i de ncy of t he At .Larrta Cha mber, Mr . Ri ch La'i.d (~.()Hn 1":.:. f'Lve-
point platfo r m f or t he comi ng yea r : (1) Bde qua te planning f or t h8 fut ure noeds of
Atlant a ' s motr- ooo Li.tan community ; (2) f'os t er-Lng r os po ns ible Lead er-shi.p; (3) co nt i nued f:!flpha s i s on the - J l -poi nt prog ram of civic pro gross defi ne d by Elbf!rt 'I'ut t.Le , r e tiring pre sid e nt ; (L~ ) a I cr-bne ss to new needs so th,d t he Chamber' ! G program may be ex pa nd ed [os ne eded ; (5 ) adher-inoe t e Hr . Tuttle' s goal of ma king At Larrt a no t t.h o bigge s t or. the r i ches t city , but t he " be s t place to live." This i s an a dmi rable pr ogr 'i.m and one that v oulrl bone f' I t .a ny commu nity .

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NEW CEDARTOWN CHEESE PLANT TO BENEFIT LOCAL AGRICULTURE AND I NDUSTRY
As an i ni t i a l step in a series of projects designed to s e cure a more e qual bal a nce between ind~strial and agricultural income in Polk County, Geor gia , the Cedar town Chamber of Commerce , through its Agricultural Committee, has been working t oward t he creation of a $50 , 000 local cheese manufacturing plant.
The establishment of the plant will furnish all milk producers in the area a market for grade IlB" milk , and will a lso suppl y a smal l group of persons "lith j obs .
The Special Committee of the Chamber of Commerce made a thorough study of t he possibility of success for the proposed cheese pl a nt . The group made several trips t o ci ties which ha ve profitably operated such an enterprise . In addition t o securing valuable information from the Dairying Department of the University of Georgia , t he committee visited Decatur , Alabama , to see the cheese plant there. The plant , organi zed less than 10 years a go , \-TaS financed with only ::~1 5 , 000 of local ca pital. No return on the Lnves tm orrt \,Ia S assured any of its backers , but from the second year- a
dividend of 6%had been ~aid on money inve sted in it . Recently t he plant was l eased
to a large milk company for enough to pay each initial st ockhol der a 100% dividend every year during t he l ea se .
The Oedar tovn project was "sold" by usi ng the information s ecured fr om t he Decatur plant and by the cOmF.ittee 's unrelenting efforts to show the business and professional men and t he farmers of t he county that they must help themselves in pr obl ems conc erning addi t i ona l f arm income . The hard-hit cotton crop of 1949 wa s added evi den ce that a more diver sified menns of putting money into t he f armer 's pocket wa s needed imme d ia t e l y .
The Chamber Committe e was the n authorized to make of itself a guiding gr oup t o organize the corporation and s ell s t ock in thEl amount. of ) 50 , OCO a t $50 per share . That amount, a c co rd i~g to the committee , would be r e quir ed for a $10 , 000 bui lding , ~10 , 000 worth of equipment a nd ) 30 , 000 for opera.ting expenses for a r ea so nable p~ r ~cd .
An active pr ogram to se l l the proposal to the citizens of Cedartown was begun by a ppearances at civic clubs ( no stock was s old at these meetings) , through the newspape rs and in every "coffee club" conve rsation held in the city. A ge neral meeting was the highlight of thG fund-rai sing campaign, when the manager of the Decatur , Ala bama pl ant and s everal ot her s who had developed -i t wer-e gue s t s . They helped to expl ai n the proj e ct a nd convince over 100 men who attendod t hat it wa s a sound and wor t hwhi le under taki ng.
When the mee t i ng vas over, mor-e than ~? 3 3 , dOO of t he t otal had be en subscribed . The ent i re r~ 5 0 , OO() Has r ea li zed on December 5th, and the. organizing commi ttee is now taking the nec essary stc~s t o incorpora t e the busi ness , hire a cheese maker , build a plant , develop mil k r out es a nd s ell "Nade I n Cedartown" cheese .
VACANT I NDUSTRIAL BlJILDI NG
There are in Athens two buildings now available for industrial pur poses . One bUilding is l ~ , OOO sq . f t ., 3 s t ories , 15 ' ceiling , good condition . Railroad s pur , but no sprinkler sys t em. Elect r icity, good plu~bi ng . Al so ~va i lable , one- s tor y br i ck B.nd stone buildi ng about 5,000 s q. ft . Good condition . Railr oad s pur . Light i ng and p'Iumbd.ng , For f'urtbcr inf ormat i on , conta ct the St a t e Depart ment of Commer ce .

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NEw'S FRON GEORGIA AGRICULTURE

RECLAIMED RICE LAND DEVELOPHENT ALONG THE GEORGIA COAST - At the close of the
Vial' Be t ween the State s, pr ospe r ou s rice plantation; alongthe coa s t v er e aba ndon ed for a gricultural pl~poses. Thes e plantations were noted for the producti on cf rice , ~nd i n the lat e 30 ' s int erest ..,as aroused for t he owner s to r e claim s ome of the s e plantations and re store them to profitable a ericultural usa ge. Thes e rice lands Gob
t ain s ome of t he m,Jst f ertile soils and a.re now being utilized for the produdi on of
hi ghly speciali zed ve get. abl.e crops and permanent pas tures.

Due t o the co ntinued s uc cess of farms on thes e rice lands, more intl:~r e f.it i s be i ng created l ocally, 3.8 ve Ll, a s at di stant pof.nt o, in the r eclaiming of thc us a nds of 3.Cr3S in t he coa s ta L a r ea . 1"01' t his r e a son it ha s been found ne ces sary t o establ ish an oxperiment statio n t o s tudy t he problems that arise in the r eclaiming of thos e
r Lce l ands. The coa s t a L sc r-t.Lon s of Gcorgis. are now believed t o have t.r-omendous undi s ccvcred possibi llt i es .

NEH CAmU NG PLANT CONSIDERED FOR CORDELE - For s ome time t he Cord ele Chamber of Commerce-aTId "t he Cr isp C~unty Deve l opme nt C;;pcration haye been making a con cer t ed cff~rt to int ere s t a r eli a ble cann~ ry in lo cati ng in Cord ele. A s urvey has be e n nade amo ng the f armer s to dete rmine vh ether or not they would be ,vi lling t o support a commerc i al ca nnery fr om t he sta ndpo i nt of pr cducl ng t he d esired crop s i n s uffieie nt qua ntit i es . This sur vey r ov 8n1 0d t ha t t he f armer s in Cr i s p County a l one committed t hems e lve s t o pl a nt approxi mat 8 l y f i f t e en t housa nd acre s of per ishabl e crops , such as pim8nt o peppers, lima beans , s t r i ng beans, okra, t omatoe s and loafy crops . Cor de le is i deally l oca t ed fr om t he s tandpoi nt of t rans por tation a nd i s in one of ' t h e best farming s e c tions in Georgia .
- ~AIRXI NQ Rece ntly a br i ef s urvoy of th e number of dairy cat t le be ing mi lked
Hithi n a 35- mi le r a dius of Cla x ton \-,' 3.5 made . Thi s survey ind icates t.hnt there a r e
approximate ly 18, 000 CO\.,rG i n pr-oduct.i.on a t t h is t i me. A cons i.der-ab Le amount of int Gres t i n dai rying i s be ing s hown among f'armer s througho ut t h is t er r i t or y a nd a l ar ge amo unt of l a nd is c c inf' conver-ted j_ T:t a pas ture a , Mi l k production ha s exceeded t he dema nd and l ocal dairymon a r c Lnt.erc s t cd in findi ng a n add.i t iona l Mar ket fo r t he i r mi l k . I n malci.n.; t hi s s urvey; i t Has Lea r- ne d that prac t i ca lly eve ry f'a rne r i n tha t s e ct.Lon woul d be V!iJ.l in~: to Lncr ea an hi s h erd provid ed 11 mank e t wa s s u ppl ied .

CUCUMBERS - I n vi.ev of the a cr-eage a l lotments on poanut s a nd cotto n , f armers in t ho Dublln-;nd: Bainbr id ge s e ctions a r c l ooki ng fo r a nm.] crop a nd have ex prc s aed a n i ntere s t in the produ ction of cucumbers f or pi ckli ng and a lso f or t hG fr e sh mar ke t . ThE.re i s a l arge quantity of l a nd in b ot h sections t hat "'ould be part i cul a r ly Hel l ada p t e d to t he produ cti on of t his crop . Both sectio ns 3.180 have a l ar ge numbe r of smell I'a r-mcr a who cou ld wor-k a cro p of this nat.ure i ~to the ir r egular f'a r mi ng program.

TURKEYS - a re b'3int=; gro. Jn i n G00rgia in i ncrea s i ng number-s t his ye a r, ac co r-d.ing

t o r epo r ts f rom t h e t urJ(e Y- gr o\,i ng s ectior:.s of t.h o s tate . Headquar t er s f or the t urke y

i ndus try i n Georgia is Mol ona , in Pike County , and most of t.he big bi rds a r-e gr-own

i n t hr e e nearby co unties

Hc r h Te t hor , Upsc n a nd Pi.k e ,

1 n 1 1)/,~ :;oor gi a ,~roHe r s

r ai s ed ~~ 1 .31 , GO O \,I',)rth cf turkeys , a nd r h : ]C)!}} f;or,l ".i r,s " ? 2 ~ (' ,'JOO , a 40 p Ol' cent,

i ncrea s e.

Na rketi ng possibili t i s:, fo r t.ur keys a re novr unl iml te d . Forme r ly s a l e s vcre s easonal, but t he fr e ozer-lo ck er h&s made i t po s s i b le to condu ct a year 'round s ales progr am.

STATE DEPARTMENT OF" COMMERCE
tOO .TATIE CAPITOL
ATLANTA 3. GEORGIA

Acqui s i t i on s Divi sions The Univ e r si t y Li br a ri es Th e Univ er s i ty of Geor gia Athens, Ga.

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January 20, 1950

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GEORGIA I NDUS TRY~'-"J,I............... ~ .. ~~.IGAnTIC ARMS AID PLAH

What nmy b e t he biggest oppor t u nity for indu3tri a l deve lopme nt in Georgia since
the war i s s een in the s ta'teme rrb of Da 1ten Heyers , Advisor to Small Bus Lne s s in the Ce ntral Procurement Informa tion Office in \~a.sl'l~..igt.on , that Gecrgi'3. i ndustries a re in lino for contra cts when the Federal Ooverrment t o h11g 0 $1 , 400,000 ,:]00 Ar ms Ai d to Europe program gets under way in Fc ";:;ruary.

Hr . }{eye r s was thus qu oted. by J ohn J . Tumpane , president of th e Twnpane Company,
whos e fi rm L Ai.r For co contractor at the former Bell Bombe r plant a t. .1ar ietta and vho r ecently returned from a ~'lashington conf'er-ence with officinl s who a re plam:ing the Arms Aid Program .

~IT . Tumpane gave out his statement through Sgt . Chuck Bl ack , public r elations offic~r of t he Ha r i e t t a Air Force Base , who Lncl uCl"'!d it in a n a rticle wr i tt:3n fo r t he Cobb Count y Times .

"Geor gi a bus Lnecs men, It sa i.d Mr. Tumpnno , " s hou.ld be a ggressive i n listin~ the i r f acili ties with the pr ope r pr ocuremc llt agencie c . Thos e contra cts are comp~ ti tive . Hith the res our ces a nd fac i li ties avai l ab le here, the r8 i s no r lO'as c n for l ocal i ndus-
t r i e s in Geor gia and Cobb County to l et t.h8 opport uni ty s Li p by , "

A Navy r e pr e :J c nt 9.. t i ve in uhe Cerit.re L Procurement Inf orma tion Of' f ioe a dv is ed over ';'.~lephone that al.though the ac t ual lis "!" of commodi, t ie s to be purc has ed und e r t he program is sti l l s e cre t , t hey com.e u nder uha fo lloHing br o3.c ~at egcr ie s :

Elec t r o ni c e qui pmerrt , smal l naval craf t , co ns t r uc t ion e qui.pmerrt, s mall a rms , amnmnition , a i r cr af t maintenance materia ls y a i r craf t s pare pa rts , ai rcraft ground handling equipment, s pe cial purpose vehicles , vehicle spar-e par t s , r a v na t er La.l s , machinery and machi ne too ls .

Hr . 'I'umpane a s ne r-te d he had bee .. informed ~hat cont r act s '.fill be l et f or the pro~~m throu gh thp. r e gular procuroment channels now in existence f or the Ar my , Navy a nd
Air Force .

De claring t .hat Georgia f acilitie s and r aw mat.er-LaL s a re ideally equi.ppod t o help fill the pr og ram' s contra c t list , Hr . Tumpane a dde d :

"Geor-gi.a now has e. chance to utilize ma n y of thp. ww-time skills devcLoped 1:>y her 'vv; r k.l"\rs , . p.8p~ ~i::Llly i n T.he Tnf>,T.R.l -work.ing Li.ne . I f e el t.h8:'1(' ~k:iJ] s ~hcmla "be put

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to wor-k as soon as possible , and this is t he bi g chance to do it . " . The lumber industry i n Georgi a s hould have a big part i n supplying the new pro-
gram with packing mater i a ls and l umbe r. This is just one ex~~ple of the state ' s business pos sibilities in connection \-lith the Arms Aid contracts .
DECADE OF PROGRESS SHOVlN FOR GEORGIA BUS HTESS Great pr og r e s s industrially, f 5.:1ancially , and agricult ur a lly h2. S been made in Geor gia. in t he last t en years , according to C. Parker PGTSCnS, Regi onal Dire c t or of
the U. S . De nar t ment of Cow~8r cc . Li ~tcd below ar e s orle of t he s pe c:fi c deve l opment s
sinc e Pea r-L Harbor a s s hown in f acts and f i gur es sup pli ed by the Bureau of the Census , Office of Dome s t i c Cc 'fier ce , Office of Bus ine ss Economics , a nd ot her divi s ions of t he Department of Co rr~er ce , a s ~e l l a p othe r ctepa r tm ~ n ts of t he Fede ral G ov~rnment and pr i vat e qgenci es .
Ba nk d epo8~i t~ went f rom l"J'4 .<J' 1 . 3 nu' 11a' on co .J. ,(j">1 , J: 1- 6 . 9 nu' 11l' on e
Value of E.Qod. manufac t ured i n excesn of cost of n:a te r io.l s - :~ 2S0 millio n to $1 ,016 mi l l ion . Yearly yera~number of all : mDl oy e s 0ffinloyed iD_~Dufacturing , fr om 179, 161 to 249, 92 ('. S a1arts ~.D9-}:!::l!eS_2aid ~m.Q1oy~s in manufac t gri ne a c tiviti es , f rom $1 62 mil li on to $484 . 2 ~i l li o n . The number of f'a c torc vs and o th r r plants e n@.g ed in rr:anufa ctur inr:, fr om 3,055 to 4 ,754 . ~~pend iJ;ur8s on ne\.J construction of all ki.nd., from $97 . 3 mi Ll.Lon t o :$288 . 6 mi llion .
t . _R~~ 1 s a_1e s, f rom '-1.~' 605 ra. IIa' on L.'O .,."~. ,'1~ , 1 .0~5 mi. 1r 1l' on e
Hho18sale 3a18s , from :;;;r.06 . 2 million to ~; 2 , 31L,.8 million . ~ff ec.:tive.J2~iDg i!!.2.-~...Jhe stetI'; , s r ep id ent~ , f rom $97 3 milli on to $2,819 .6 mi l l ion .
Total war-es a nd s n.b.ries paid t o all wor ke r s i n t he sta t e , ~~5 L~5 rnilUnn ~.0 $1, 903 ~:illi;n. -----
V8.1u"'l of .l.iye stock 9D .f~T.8'' , ~~()(, HI; J 1; 'H, t .r, $ 1rl(. m; 11 i on .

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SOUTHLAl'ID I S TER~1ED " NE GlEC TED VACATIONLAND"
"The i ndus trialization of ' t he South is one of the out.s t a ndf.ng e conomi c deve Lopment s o f the pre s ent cen tur y , " Sa ys t he Tennes se e state Pla:1ni ng Commi s sion , "yet the vaca t i on bus i nes s is one of the Sou thland :s indus tr ies that des erves mere attention than i t ha s received t hus fa r . The South must realize th1:'..t t he pr ovi ai on of r ecr-ea. tion faciIi ti e s for the traveling a nd vacationi ng public is as producti VB and l e gi timate a n economic a ct i vi t y a s the provision of food and clothing ."
This is borne out by t h e f act that tourists clITr ently brine Georgia over a hundred mi llion dollar s a y ear . Hany of t he s e come to visit our mo un t ai ns , lake s , seashore p nd histori c places . The book , "Gone Hith the Wind," has s timul a t ed s uch visit atio n t o our s tat e ; .:nl y a fP.YT days ago, a womau in Cana da vro t e us that after r eading the volume , she de ve l oDod a d r e p desir e to s ee Georgia , that she came to our s t a t e wi th h:L gh ex pe c tatdoneywhd ch were mere t.han I'nLfi.Lled , Hany ot he r s come simply to pass t hrough on \-lay t o !Joints of inter e st in Florida .
The t ouris t ind us try can bri ng ma ny mor e clollars t o Geor gia - d ol lar s t ha t sooner or lat er woul.d be df.s tr i.but ed among peo pl e in qll va Lks of life a nd boost t he pe r ca pi t a income .
The. state Department cf Comnerc e be Li.evos Geor gia is goi ng to have an even be tter year in 1950 for both Lndi,.s t r i a I d eve Lopmerrt and Lnc ome f'r- on t he t our i s t . In tho l at t er connection , we f e e l the~ o ne cow~c di ty whose crop ne eds to increa s e is t he "Ge or gia smi.'." " mean i ng a s t i l l better attitude on part of the ave rage Geor gi an toward the to ur i s t or out -of s tat e visi tor.
As t he Hinne sota De pr.r tment of Buei.ne as Res ear ch and Deve Lopmerrt has expr es sed it , "while it is agr eed t ha t the finery vh.i ch Nature has put on dis play in our stat e l eaves little to be de s i r ed , touri 8ts a nd vaca tionis ts too fr equently f e d t ha t a gr eate r warmth of ho s pitali t y o n the part of r e Gi Cl ,:)nts vcul.d great l y enhance their e nj oyment of t he state ."
A survey conduc ted hy the Mi nneso t a Department. brought t o light many mis plays on part of bhos e who s orve the public , the most pr e valent of wh.i.ch s e emed to b e a di s position to defer a t te rrt don to t h e t r aveler until the ne eds of r e gula r customers had been served . The gar age me ch arxi c would te l l the man from Kentucky t o \-Iai t until he had fi nished wor ki ng on Bi J.1. I S Ceil' . The gr o cer y c ler k \mi t ed on Hr . 3mi t h who Li ve s a cr os s t.hc s tTE e t b ef'or e h e i llqn;_r ed a bout the ne ed of t.he stra nger wi t h t he Hide- brimmed hat . The hairdres s er W 1 G mor- e conc erned wit .; t h e weekly cu s tomer than the li t tle l ady \-lith the So uther n drawl . Whi l e i t was r e co gni ZEd t ha t s ome of t hi s def' er-ence is necessary, i t vas never t.he Les s evi.d e rrt that a grea t er di s play of ho s pi t ality a nd ki ndnes s t o t he s t range r fr om f ar- aHay plac es \-las in or d er .
As the year s pa ss , the numher of t our i s t s visi ting Geor gia Hi l l gr eat l y i ncr eas e. As t his incre a s e t ake s pl a ce a nd we b e come more of a touri s t s tate , i t vTill behoove Geor gians as Hell a s Hi nne s ot a ns incJ. ea singly t o Hatch their "manners" in d ealing vri th t he out-of- state visitor .
Geor gia a nd the S o~th a s a whole have a r e pu t ction f or hospi t a lity \-lhi ch should be maintai ned and i ncrea s ed , no t only be ca u3e i t i s t he pol ite thing t o do , but a lso becaus e it pa y s off in " c.ol d cash" by i ncrea s ed bu siness . Sur veys have pr oven conclusively t ha t one of th e be 3t methods of t ouri s t a dve r t isi ng is a s a ti sfied customer and the word-of-mouth r e comme nda t i ons of former gue s t s .

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GEORGIA COJvll.-rJNITIES SEEKING LARGER SHARE OF TOllRIST TRADE

:IESU-;E went all-out to ma i ntai n its r eputatio n a s a t ourist- accommod ations c::ty
a nd to a ttre c t t .rav e.Ler-s atte nd ing the r ecent Florida bowl garr.Gs , to stop ove r :1.n
t.ha t ci t y . Th e J c s u p a nd Ha yne County Chamber of Comrnerco s e nt letter s t o ea ch Chamber member and touri st-acco:nmoda tion c v ncr the fi rst of Deccmber , giv i ng t~l e:'l a me nth 1[; no t I c ..: O.cU1C thousands "f t.curd.c ts , over and abov e tho no r na l f' Low vho Here expe c be .I t o trave l to a nd fr om t he Flo r i da bov'l F.;Rmes bef'or e and "I f t el' t he f :1 r s t of
J anuo.ry , Tho, Chamber urge d r e s t a ura n t owner- a to order a mple supplie s for t he t.re mondeus a dd i t i om.l tra ffi c that Has ex pacbed , J . B . Colvin, Chamoer t C1) r i s t cOlr"ili t t 88 chad.r man, corr t cnded tha t once th ese f'c otba'l L f' anc pa 2 ,~ E'd t.hr cugh J 0SUp t :le y vc ul.d wa nt, t o s t.op ",ga in on t hfd r next t r i p t o :?l or ide .

LD. :;t, ~(-, Llr i ~j ~ uc~ r3J.'ll: sc me (:'8 different f;r OlJ ~)[; cho s e tl:~t city a s t.he dr c o nv ention ci t.y - a nd in pa s od.ng l e f t appr ox ' El<J.t iC' l y ::~. ;2 , O(;O , O()n in t he ha nd s of fu'Eusta raer-charrbs
and. hcce Ls , 9. c c :J r d i nG t.c r e :')c r t s of tho Aurvs t o, Nercha nts Asso ci a t io n .

From GFw2E!5 ~.QRO ccmco the r ep"r t 'l:,ha t t.h0 ci t y and t he local V ans Club a r e

spons orl.ng budLd.i ng of two Ha ysido P0.rks in thf' vi dni t y . Th e s e .J.lr ':3 ...ri.Ll be built

r:r a Long t~ l(3 p l a r.s s1.'.l;; es i"8d

t h u S t a t 0 DC:1a r +,: K nt of Ccmmer ce ,

The Chambe r of Comme r-c e at QQ!=1:'tlpl"S a nnoun cer; pl.ans 1'8)" a H.'1y s ide Park wi th For t Benning a utho ro.t.Le s coopcra i..i LL~ . Thi~ .l[". t l';;) firs t of scv r.r-aL r oad s id e' r o s t - .'indr ecrea t i on f a ci l i tins a n ti cipated th2re .

In QLAY..._JJ.:...BABLTN CgUI]TY the Chamber of Comme rc e has r e c ont.Ly concLud ed a mor t
s u c ce s sf'u l. fir s t year . This ci ty l o ca t ed i n t.he h e a r t of Goorgia I S mount.a i.n r e cor t a r e a ha s .1' new promotion orga ni za ti on, th e Rabun He cr ea t i O:la l Compa ny , ThiG nov co mpany , orga nize d :1.n Decr. .cber l c;Ll-9 , is fo r t he purpo se of r E:'vif.~inr, and r e pe.f.r-Lng t h e ~o l f cours e upon \;h ich has be en s pe nt. a round t l OC , 000 c ut.Laycd in bui "lc i ng find ot h er r scre:;. ticnal f acili ti e s , i ncl l ~d i n g r he c ;)()r~l tion o f a swilr-.tnJ.ng poo l , t ennis co ur ts, shufflob o:?rd a nd ot he r ent c r k ,i ru::8nt. :nr o;jc c k . Ac c or d i.n r- t o Mr . Thad Bynum of Clayton , the Cha mber of Coranerce i nt e nd s to e xpand i t3 opera tions du rin,: t he comi ng summer t ouri s t s p- a s on .

ALE:Al\iY i n Southv18i: t Georria i3 P!aking a bid f or some of the vrl.nt.er tour is t t r a de f or t he- f i rs t t i me Ln a d ecad e a nd ac ccro i ng to vInIt e l' Br own, mana ger of' t.he Albany Cha mbe r of COITJn.8rc,,; , this c amp- i Gn i s rayi n g d .i vddcnd a , Nr . Br own s ta t cd bha t many i nqUiri e s C0 1:18 t o Alba ny f'r-o m v) ur i ~, tr f r om t 11 8 !'h r thcr n ste.t.cs ti1Qt r e f er Jd.bany l s mild , u ni f orm clirr.otc t o t h e tr.')I)i cal ~ J.:il'12 t 0 t:.,f F'Lor Lda , 'I'hcu s a nd s of bookl e t s , d.e s cr ibin;:r t h e wonde r-s of Al b1ny a nd .;3 cm tln-.:e s t Georgi a h 1 , 8 bee n d:i.f:bribu ted to l oad-
i ng h0 tcl~ , automob i l e Ch lCS and tra v el ufT,f:mcic s through out the na t ion . Ab o hi ghvra y rr,~r!':er G ur gi!l[!. mc r or i.s i.s to t r a vf:l iT . S . Hi.ghwa ys I S a nd 82 whi ch r un t.h r ~_, ur:h Al hany
t.'3.v ,:. be en pl a ced at strc"t 8g i c po ints ill Nor-th er-n, :1i due s ter n and. South ern s t ate s ,
a(': ~ c rcl ing to 1'/,1' . Br-own ,

From 1,:EICS comus t he r eport t ha t a n ul. t .r-a-mod or n trail f~ r pe r k l o ca t e d on U. S . 1SJ thr e e mil~- so uth or Hcig~; ha s r e c ently bc c n opened by jvI:r.' 3 . C . C. Smi t h . Th o. Ros e G ~.rd en Trail e r Park f'ea t 'J.r88 r <:~st-rooms a nd h o t, 511('\.ror8 hou s ed i n a n a l l - Il:8.8o nr y IT,or}s rn-deGi gn bui l d i ng . The t .r-ai Ler opa cc a have u nd e r-gr-oun d oLc ct. r-Lca .L connc c t d.ons ,
s arri t3.r y :'; ':'Her and va t cr ccnnect.a o ns , The bc a uti f'u l Iy La r.d o caped r;r CUnG3 make Ros e G::trd E:n Trail er Pa r-k G.. "JC l C01;l(:d a.ddi t i ol : t o t our 3.- st f a cili tie~ a t . l'~e i Gs .

The HA.CO H Ch 'lmbor of Cor:::ner ce ha s r e c e ntly i s s ue d a mo s t i nt (::r e: fo ti ng pictor i a l
'u J')!,::l e t , i.l lus t,n.ting and de s cri Yi ng the f a mous Ilnt e- bel l um home s a nd gar d e ns f c u nd i n l~~.r~r; r: . I n c] uo.(;';:1, i n the bookl e t a r e pic tures <- '1d d o scr ipt io ns of t.l:e H.:dn'O: s Ht:,me , b:li l.t in J.R /18 ; t h 8 bir thp}::tce of Sidney 1'.i.nie r , a nd many ot h e r s .

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GEORGIA STATE PARKS ANTICIPATIFG ANOTHER GOOD YEAR FOR 1950
~Jith ove r 1, 065, CC)(J per s ons ha ving vi sit ed the variou s r pcr8at i o n a r e a s i~l t he Ge o rgia Syst.em of S ta te Par-ks during 1949, the Parks Depar-t me nt; i s a ntici pating ano t he r good ye ar for 195 0. One of t h,1 chi ef d evelopmen t s to be brough t; into e f f ect du r i.n g t h e y ear is improvement and ext.cnai cn of t he ex i s ting f'a c.c l Lt i.c a a t th0 Kcl o-
moki I ndian J1lound s a t Blakel y . An ad H tional sso.ooo is beLng spent t h ere f or in:-
provcmc rrts , c,Ld dur i ng the summer of 19 SO c.. mu se um will be o pe ned.

At Lake Blackshea r n ear Ccrd eLe , a n addi t i onal $100 ,000 v:i l l be s pent f or ox t.r a f acili t i G3 , pr obabLy in the fo rm of n.3H cab.ins anc Lcrrl c gr ounds . Also E~t Lake Bl.acks hcar 1". bo y 's camp spona or -ed a nd n .pr.meed by the Loc a L V. ? 11 . is being
t entative l y planned .

Arnone: t he f u t ur e d eve I opment. s ch edul.ed by t he Parks Depar -tment. is t he pos s ibl e d eve.Ic pn srrt of a par}: or r ocroation 301'0" o n Bla ck Ro ck Hou Ltai n a t C'Lay t.o n , S ur ve ys for f uture US E:' a r e b e i ng made a nd Rr.b un County ha s promi. c ed t h o donatio n of acreage i f t he plans : cr t his StatG Par l; !'~n t(li:).li z c ..

'I'her-e a r e 29 pa r ks and r r-cr-oa td on a r e as no w i n clud ed i n the Geor gf.a System of State Pa r ks , with some (If the a r e a s ha;~ ng more extens iv~ f aci l iti es and t ourist at t rac tions than o thers. Th e parks t.hc:.t have over night a c conmodat.Lono a r e :

Crooked Ri ve r S tate Park Kingsland

Ft . Hountn.i n S t a t e Park - Cha t -!wor t h

Hard Labc . Cr e ek F.DA

- Rutl edge

( gr oup camping o nl y )

J ek~rll Isla nd S tnte Fark - Br-u navzi ck

Franklin D. Roos evel t Par-k - Chipl ey

Voeel s t ate Park

Blairs v i l le

Lak e Bl acks hear Ve t era ns ~!j(m.o r i a l

Park

- Cord ele

Alexander 3 tcph e no 3 t ;:d :.n Fr.i-k

( gr oup camping)

- Crawfordvi lle

ALLATOONA DAMAREA DESTll~D TO BE Or3 OF G~ORGIA r s GREATES T ATTRJlCTI O~B
Al latoo na Da m, Lo ca t ed ne ar Cartersvi lle, \-Ji l l be come eve nt ua l l y o ne of Georei a r ~
greatest tour is t a t t r ac t i ons , i f pr-c si rrt t rrt e r e s t is a ny cr ite r io n . Th e da m, be i ng bui lt by t h e U. S . Army Engine ers , is pa r t of a v a s t co ns er vati c n a nd fl ood co nt r ol
rnove rnc nt , Th e or i gi na l mo t.Lv , h O\-l8 V Cr, Tn8.Y b e dwa r f'ed by Lhe po t e: nt ia l r e cr eati ona l possibi liti es .
Th e dam it3 clf ha n o nly r e c c nt.Ly r-c e n comp.i.ebed ...,it;1 t h e f l ood gf,t e s b c i.n g c los ed o n Dec . 27 , 1']49 . ThE; r 6;Jervoir in 110\-1 fo rl'1in~ a nd t h e c .'.t o it wi l l act.uaLLy b e fill ed d e pe nds on r a i nf a ll and o t he r f'actor-s , Th e LlU j or i t y of d e v e Lopmerrbs i n the a r ea a r o expc c t c d t o COlr.S a f t cr t he hi Gh- Ha t er nar -k ha e rlc fini t.cIy b s eri e s t ab.l.Lnh ed ,
Lo cal i nt.ere st in t h e vas t p.1Ulti- million-doll nr proj ect. is t r mnc::ndous . During r e c ent month s a n a v cr-a ge of f'r on 2, 000 t o 1 0 , 000 vi s i t ors H8Ckl y have vis i t ncl t .ho l ookout t.ovcr a t the dam. The ma jor ity of thc G(~ v i sit or s come e n Sund ay , f rom nearby
t,mm s a nd co mmuni t .tc s ,
I t has b ee n r-e por-ted that a l mos t 5 , 000 r e qu e s t s f o r horne u na co.b.i n s i t e s have
been r'e c e i.v ed b y t he Hc bi le Distri c t , U. 8 . Corps of E ng .Lne e r-s , No Lc a a e a \.J'i l l be
gr a rrt c d o n Gove rnme nt pro perty, h owevcr , unt i l t he hi gl;,-"rater mar-k has b e en e s tabl i s hed . Bui ld ing of c a bi ns a nd h omos on ~r iv[1.te or-o pc r-ty is ex pe c te d t o ge t u nd er way wi t hi n th8 ne xt f ow mo nt h s .

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Bui l di ng bricl ge s, r oad s, f r o.d i ng of beaches for swi.mmer-s a nd l a un ching r amus for
boat. s a r c on l y part of t ho oper'atdonr ye t t o be co mpleted e ve n :.ho:lf,h t .he dam i ts c: lf
has be e n f'Lrri.s hed , Ths SG ot he r operat i ons have be en begun, however a nd \vi thin a
s hor t period a co mpl.e tc nov r o cr-ca tion area ,;ill b e available to va('3. ti on - s c e kor e3 from GGorgia a nd nI l s ections of t he cow1try.

GEORGIA GARDEN TOURS TO BE FEATURED I N SFRI NG
"Garden Gat.eways , II the pub li cation of the Garde n Club s of Gcorsia , i n i t s curr e nt is sue fe atures t he 1l 0pen Hous e in Georgia", n. sumrnnry of t he ga r de n t ottI'S t o 1:8 held
d~ring the c OMi n~ S ~ri ng in the state.

The f ir s t of t .he t om's will b e conducted in Thoma s ville on Ha r ch 2nd a nd .3rd .
Albe.ny \-lill b e nex t, Hith it.0 t ou r e ch cdul. s d f or Ma r ch 1 2th . ethe r t owns and dat e s are:

f'f~r c h 15 Mar ch 25 a nd 26 Ho.r ch 28 Apr i l 2
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April 20 April 22 April 23 April 26

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Geor gi a ha s a v ea.l t h of bea utdf'u .l gar d ens a s we l l as many exquisit e So ut her-n
home s, whi.ch Eire neve r l e veli er th an i n t he S pri nr of t he ye a r . Hnny Geor Gi a ns [1.,3 well a s out -of-state vici to rs wi l l be looki nG foru~rd to t h A S or ing pr ogram of t h e Gar de n Clubs of Georgi a .

NEH VALDOSTA HOTE L OFrnHS U~ST ~JORD I N 110DEHN \' OJ-NF: NI FNCF.S
Typical of t he ma ny nodr-r r a t t.ra c t i ve tour ist COlJrt ::J a nd mo te Ls that ha v e t een e stabl ished i n G E:'or gi(~ i s t hs new Va'Ld cs ta Hotel o n Hi rhHay ITI a t Ve.l.d ca t.a , The E: ighi.. but Ld a ng s se t i n a fKin.i.- circ l e [-l 'Y'ou nd t h s bi F.~ Hhi t o s c. r v.l ce s t-.-~t.i-.:m on SO'J.t h
P"l.'t;J:, ers on Str e e t a r e t he b t (s t ad(i. :!.~,:! ':,n t .o VaLdos ta t B G'I , :':- inc ree.:-:,i nG a t t empt t o
a ttract t ou rists t o South Geo rg:L2.
.J . :2: . j.h th i ,-~ , Va.Ldcs t a t s may or , and his so n J ulia n ~: rG ~~h e owne r-s of t h i s ne w e s t ab l i shme nt . Th e r e a r e e i e h t bui.Id.Lngs , Nl. ch c on t.al ni.ng tHO compl e t e uni ts . Each u ni t cont. a.ins a bedr corn a ppr oxi.raat c Ly 1 2 x 16 f t . : a La r ge cJos e t and 1;: t i l ~) bCtths ho..18 r .
I n a dd itio n to [:11 conve rri e nce a such 3.3 Lne Larrt hot va t c r , s t e~,m hea t , e t c . , t he i nter ior of t he uni ts wer e car ef u l l y d8 cora t e d by a 3ki l lcd decc r a t or . ~o sxpense ha s be en spa r ed to ma k e t he r ooms attr ~c t ive a nd comf'or-tc.b l.o , The Va ldo s tA. Hotel is defi ni t e ly a weLcorned a d diti on t o G';or gi n 13 l o ng li s t of ex c oLlor rt t Ollr ist 5.~ ~ oTr,:norlati orJG

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LET'S SOLVE THE FOOD-GRADING PROBLEM IN GEORGIA
In a r ec ent issue cf th e tJeVls Lett er, we menti oned the need of a "Georgia label" f or produce canned or packed in this s to tG, to indica t e that contents of th e pac kage were of high quality and a gr ade in a ccor da nce Hi th acceptable stand ards. In thi s ",ray, Georgia produc e coul d better compete with that of other s t at os , like California and Virginia, that have s uch r e qui r eme nt s by law.
In line with this, one of t he mor,t important meet i ngs held i n our s t a t e fo r some t ime took pI a , 0 on J an uary 18th a t 'I'h omaavi. Ll.e , Ve getabla gr ower's and buyer s from some t wonty counties in South Genr gi a met to discuss a matt er OVGr whd ch they wore dee Fly concer ned - t he main hindrance t o a pr oper marketing of Georf,i a's ~?5 , 5 00 , OOO-a year pr oduce crop, which they se t down si mpl y a s a l ack of grading.
Legislation that would oring about standard gr ading of Georgia prod uce wa s termed "the only solutionll to t he lag in such roarkE'tin',.
The conferenC'P unanimously approved a r es olution calling on the Georgia Farm Bureau Fed eration, thro~gh its Fruit a nd Vegeta blo Co~ i t te e, t o sponso r a bill r equi r i ng that all vegetables so Ld i n t he s t ate be graded t o comply Hi th Str,t e s pc cifi~ations vrhere no Federal r egula ti ons exis t . The plan suggested was that t he r egula7,i ons be admini s t er ed by s eparate boards fo r frui ts and veget ao l es.
The gr owe.rs a nd buyers present ,.,rere Lnt.eres tcd par t i cul ar ly i n okra , bea ns , t omatoes , cabbage , green corn, swe et potatoes, watermel ons .and ca ntal oupes .
Extens ion Dire ctor Walt er S. Brown declared t ha t a l t hough s ome f armers are exe cuting a n ex('.e l lent job of gradi ng thni r ve~etable s , not enough of them per fo rm t his f unction.
A Pelham grover ~i s s e rte d tha t 40 percent of the ea rly-seaso n t.oma t.oe s sold by
Georgia f armers are i rn.'.lla tl.ll'e a rri unsuited for sel l i ng on Nor t her n mar ket:'... He urged proper packag i ng, full weights, careful ha ndli ng and mature quality a s ne ce ssary i f Georgia produce i s t o move at a profit..
A Cairo okra f armer ur ged so me s t ate or Federal s pec i f ication of f a ncy and ch0i~e .)kra grades t o get uniformity i nt o gradi ne work per f ormed by the w ower s. He bl amed ;'1'1co f l ur.t Uf.i. t i ::!12 on t he f r,1'!:lETs .1 ll hi t-rmd-rrd.c;;; pr oced ur-e" :In pr-oduct i!.l' 2JU nC. The proour,e1's and buyers i n general a greed t ha t gradi ng i s the b:LCG,):)t prob.Lem b ei.ng f'a ced ..
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prices received by produce growers in other states compared with Georgia1s average. He predicted that if our people develop an adequate grading program, income in Geor gia from truck crops will rise to ten million dollars. As matters noVI stand, he said, . many carloads of fruits and vegetables that could be produced in the state are now shipped into Georgia from California, a grading state.

A Pelham tomato buyer suggested the setting up of markets under nome type of Federal or State inspection as regards tomatoes. This brought a chorus of approval from the producers and purchasers of okra, beans, cabbage, corn, sweet potatoes, ca ntaloupes and watermelons as to their products also.. A Tifton grower declared that potatoes, now under-produced, should be graded, washed, waxed and put in a good box for marketing.

All this is highly pertinent to a matter in which the State Department of Commerce is especially interested in promoting - the food-products processing industry in Georgia. He do think that in this connection, the Thomasville meeting was a highly important one, and that great good will come out of it if the proposal of several district agents at the conference is f'oLl.owed , namely, that the grower's and agricultural workers hold meetings similar to the Thomasville se ssion in all their various communi-
ties and counties. We would like to join in urging this also - not only county meetings, but district conferences in Middle and North Geor gia, and in East a nd \.Jest Georgia, to discuss the grading problem.

Georgians are r apidly beholding their economic opportunities and taking advantage of them. Let's solve t hi s food-grading problem for the state.

GEORGIA TALC HINES HODERNIZED

Talc has been produced from deposits in Murray County, Georgia since 1872. Recent investigations made by the Georgia Department of Mines, Mining and Geology, working cooperatively with the Tennessee Valley Authority indicate that Georgia's talc deposits are the most extensive in the Southeastern states. At present, three plants or mills are preparing ground talc and pencil talc for the trade.

Talc is a soft, \-Ihite or apple-green colored mineral that grinds to a white, slick product. The best grades of talc are cut into pencils which are used by sheet metal workers for marking steel. Most of the talc pencils used in the world are made at Chatsworth. Talc which does not lend itself to making pencils is ground and used in the preparation of roofing or for mixing with rubber to make automobile tires. Another us e for talc is for filling cloth, such as flour sacks and similar materials~

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Recent trends have been to modernize underground mining systems and introduce

refinements in milling processes. Most of the mi nes have now been electrically lighted

and electric ma chi ner y has largely replaced the older and more primitive types. Milling

equipment has been changed so as to permit the processing of lar ger tonnage s of talc

rock a nd to produce a greater variety of finished products. Formerly, the amount of

talc ground during any given period of time was limited somewhat by moisture in the

rock. Now the ore is dried before grinding, which increases the ca pacity of the grind-

ing unit. Also, additional new equipment makes possible production of extremely fine

talc powder, which sells at a higher price for special uses_ Another ' r ef i nement

recently introduced is the development of gang saws or multiple saVI arrangements which

permit the sawing of several pencils where only one was produced previously.

These trends in modernization, together with research now being conducted and which promises to produce still finer grades of more nearly pure talc powder, would seem to justify the prediction that Georgia1s talc producers may confidently look forward to a period of expanded and more prosperous business.

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GEORGIA'S PARADE OF PROGRESS
ATLANTA PAPER COMPANY'S new $1,500,000 plant was formally opened Jan. 3lr.t" The 275,000 sq. ft. structure houses the largest paper-products converting plant undor ono rooi' in the South. It ~mphasizes th~ steady growth of the 81-year-old concorn over t.ho years since it lias founded as the Elsas-May Paper Company.
The beginning of operations of the Air-Lite Door Manutactur~rs, Inc., AUG!T~ plant ,viE bring vast neu economic po tentd.aLs to that city, according t.o recent 1' 0-
ports. The Air-Lite Door Hanufacturers f'abrd ea'te fl new and nifferent type of product ,
Their doors and r~nelG are made vuth a corrugated interior. Veneers which are slightly defective can be used for those interiors. '1'his new plant which will b8[~in opera tions during tho early part of this year, should benefit the farmers and lumb ermen of the ouz-r c undl ng ar-ea as WBll as the C1 tizens of Augunta proper.
The establishment of the Ma(lif1on Paper Company in 12J,UFFJ'ON has proven a er ea t benefit to the people of t ha t ccmmunity , J. Ruasel L Hansf'L e.Id , Fres., and rjl>'l1l;!r of' tho MQdison Paper Company in North Carolina returned to his native Bluffton to make his residenc E'! and t.o ns t nbl i sh a branch warehouse of his company.
CARRObbTQN'S latGst industrial gain was marked by the coneo Ll dn.td on of all oper ations ex ce pt selling, by th.3 Dandoc Hanufacturing Company in thl.'.t city. The Dandee plant was es tablished in Carrollton six yeurs ago, but plants were al~o maintained i~ Atlanta a nd Brooklyn, New York. This recent announcement means that Carrollton "rill become headqlBrter G for thi n industry. Equipment has been added nnd expanded to cover all manuf'ac'turti.ng operatdon n,
CEDARTOWN'S newest industry, the Cedartown Dairy Products Company has a s .1ts new president Stovall Trawick, who has long heen prominentLy as socd.a t.ed wi th th,~ dairy industry in Polk County_Plans aro und erway for ere ct i on .) f a new building [1n(1 purchasing of equipment for 'the Dairy Products Company, whose main product will be ch ee s e,
The year 1949 marked a period of tromendouc industrial development for FOL~TON and surrounding area. Perhaps the l argest flinr::lo project Wow the huge tdraber pr ocessing plant of the N. G. Ha.de Investment Co., now nearing completion. Also i ncluded in the year's industrial progre s s io another bi g timber processing plant installed by Homer Buabe e , Florida lumberman. This pJant wh en comp.Le t .ed will i ncl ude a sawmill, a modern planing mill and ot her timb er pr oces d ng e qui pme nt . Approximately 50 persons will be employed. Another industrial devGlopment for 194 9 was a modern chenille plant owned by NT. Gcor Ge Shoppard , This plant empl.oy s more than 15 Horhrs.
Among the new industri es that have t -ecerrtLy located in GREE~1SBORO :i. ~1 tlH? Roche Ll,e Furnitur e Manuf'act. v.ri ng Cos , f a bricati n'5 baby f ur ni t ure . 'l'hi~;~c~ has around 30 emp'loyea and Geor~e E. vll18at i s managcr , Also newly oet abl.Lshcd i n Grc onsboro is the Lyons Textile Hi l l , manuf'e ct ur i.ng ov eralls, a nd empl oyi ng a round 15 pcrsons , Frank Felchin is mana ger of thi s c c n~e rn .
- - - lIJACON ha s be en s oLoctod as the: si tc; f or t he nG W S01l.thca::i 'krn pl hnt of the;
Nashua Manufac turi ng Company of' Nashua , MisE'ouri. This concer-n ,,,ill manufa cture
h~use trail nrs a nd is 8xpe ~t e d to b8r,in op erations at a n 8arly date. Between 35 and
40 workers will be employe d by the. f irm and pre s ent pl.a ns ca l l for an initial weekly
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If pres ent plan s are carri ed out , MILLEN \-Jill Goon have a new chees e manufactur ing conc ern. The plant, a t least in its earliest stages, would be owned and operated by the J enkins County Development Company. I ts purpose would be to pr ovi de a ca sh market f or r aw milk f or the farmers of J enkins, Burke , Screven, Ema nue l , Bul lo ch and other nearby count ies , and it is expected that suc h a plant would furth er stimul ate the developmen t of the dairying industry in that section of Georgia.
]RCHARQ HI LL i n Spalding County vall soon have a modern new plant f or chemically delinti ng cotton s eed. The new plant i s s aid to be the first of its ki nd in the Southea st, a nd will have a capaci ty of three tons of s eed per hour. This conc ern i s owned and oper a ted l argely by a group of one-variety cot t on gi nners , of whi ch A. G. Swint , Orchard Hill, i s pr es i dent .
One of t he new indus tri es to l ocate in ~UITMAn dur i ng 1949 wa s t he Qui t man
Fabrics Company. This conce rn manufa ct ures chenille produc t s an d has as its pres i de nt Cooper Powers .
vT. R. (Pop) Smith , 81'., t he popular f ormer edito r of the Macon News , but more
r ecently Washington corres pondent, has pur chased t he QOCHRAN J ournal. Another pr ogres si ve edi t or who r ecently t ook cha rge of a Geor gia newspaper i s Ja ck H.. Br-ews t er , who is gi ving EI ~GCOL~ t he first printing of fi ce a nd ne'\Vs paper Cat oos a Count y ha s had in over 20 yea r s .
One of the most s i gnif i cant i ndus tri al a nnouncements to come fro m gOME i s tha t a new a luminum i ndus try wiLl. l ocate there in the very near future. Gr ound has re cent l y been broken f or t he cons tru ction of a ma sonry a nd steel bui lding whi ch vlill hous e t he Dixie Corpor ation , a newl y -forned Geor gia company for the man~rractur e and f abri ca t i on of a luminum ext.r us.Lon products " The Rome plant was brought about by t he mer- ger' of two Hi chiga n aLunl.num pr oce s si ng pla nt s , w~l~_ch are bei ng united i nt o a new cor- por-at.ion , The Dixie Cor- poz-a t d.cn hopes to begin opera.tions Hithin 60 days and vlill employ ar ound 40 persons at f irst . Bre t t D. Holmes wi.Ll. s erve as pr e si dent ..
I n 4Y.~!Tt~~3 t wo ma jor expa ns i on pr oje cts are being planned by Uni on Bag a nd Paper Corp ora tic !1~ l C' n rai ng to a r e cent a nnouncement _ A :~ l , 500 ,000 addi ti an t o t he bag f a ct or y 116.3 [) OGU:'. a nd i s expe cted to be comp'l.ot.ed in about t en mont hs . A si xt h unit i s pl c..:1110d :'O.i'. tao , Sa va nna h pl a nt to ut i l i ze har-dwood for the pr oduc ti on of kern pulp . Thi s uni t Hil l COIJle somoti mc i n the r'ut.ure.
GEORGIA LEADS I N APPORTIONi-lENT OF FUNDS FOR AIRPORT DEVELOPME NT
Georgi a l ed t he .southeast duri ng the fi s ca l years 1947 t o 1949 i n expenditure s
made and being mad e in cons t r uc t io n a nd development of t he s t&te 1s a i rports for great er air commerce , ac cording t o fi gures just r el ea s ed by Hi l l i am H. Robertson, r egi onal administr ator of the Civil Aer onau ti cs Admi ni stration .
In the t hroe-year pe r i od , a t ot a l of ~ 5 , 461: 1 34 in f unds a.pportioned by the Feder-aL Oover nmerrt a nd loca l sponsor s has been a nd i s bei ng e xpe nd ed i n the st a t8 . Of
t hi s amount , ~~ 2 ;. f,~~l , )77 Has made aval Iab'lc by t he Fed or a l Government a nd t he r emainder
carue- f r om l ocal s our -ccs ,
I n point of tot a l appor t i onme nts , Georgia stood ninth among a l l States i n the nation , being exce edod only by Cal if or ni a , Illinoi s, Michigan, Miss ouri , New York Ohio , Pennsyl van i a a~d Texa s .
Fift een Go o r~ia pr oj e cts \-Jer e i ncluded in the progr am up to l a s t J unc. They are l ocat ed i n At l c:..nta and Fult on CO'LLnt y, Augus t a , Blakely? Brunsvn ck , Butlor , Cal.ro, Ca:r.illa , Colu'Tlbus and Mus cogoe County, Dari en, LaGran ge , Quit man , Thoma s t on and Valdos t a.

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J. D. JE\.JELL, INC .. OPENS NEW POULTRY PLAm AT GAI NESVILIE
The newest development in Geo rgia I s f a s t-growi ng paul t ry industry \-TaS mar-ked Sat urday, J anuary 21 , "by t he forma l openi ng of the new pr ocessing and eviscer ating plan t of J. D. J ewell, Inc., at Gai nes vil l e .
The new f ncili t i es have ap proximately 4 5, 000 nq. ft . of f l oor space and are designed to produce cleaned and dres s ed chickens in the most me chanized and streamli ned manner . The f eedi ng statio n has a capacity for 50,000 live chickens and the dressing depart ment ean put out 20, 000 of t he f'ovl.s ever y ei ght hours. Thi s department f C:l turCS t he l ates t development i n sanitar y devices with wal l s and ceiling sca l ed vTi t h al umi num, i n order that th ey may be cbeam-cLeaned ev ery night . The ovt s ce r e.t.i ng department is operated cont inuous l y unde r Federal Govcrnmerrt i ns pecti on.
At the formal dedi ca t io n of t he new plant , t he hundred s of gnes t s wer o greeted \-lith mountaf.nous quantiti es of f r i ed chi cken. J. D. J e\oTe lJ., pr e ai.dc rrt of the company,
gave the welcoming add r os s . Mr . J ewell is a fo rmer pr eside nt of t he Southeas t ern Poul -
t ry GroHers Associat ion and is now president of the Georgia State Cha::1ber of Commerce .
ATLANTA TO BE HOS.T TO CONiI"EIITI ON CF fiATIO HAL ASSN. OF SOIL CONSERVATION DISTRICTS
Plans ar e veLl, under way fo r t ho a nnua l conve nt io n of the Na t i onal Ass oc i aticn of Soil Cons erva tion Di s t r i ct n t o be held in At,lantn February 28th thr ough Mar ch 2nd. This thr ee-day conve nti on Hill mar-k t ho gather ing of soil conservation super vf.so r e from ever y stat e in t he na tion.
An exce l lent progr am ha s beon pl an ned by the Georgia gr oup . Spec'l.a.L empha ai s vri Ll, be plac ed on the var i ouf. t our s whi ch will t ake the vis i t ors t o di f f ere nt f arming s ect ions i n t h8 sta t e . The s e il cons orva tion super visors will s oe how Goor gi a is ~rowi ng cor n, cotton , peac hes, pean uts, tobac co , peca ns and et her cr ops . Forest pr oducts , gr een e:ra zi ng in .Tint er, f ine catt l e arc only a f ow of t ho ma ny ag riculture1 f eatur es t o be demo nstr ated .
This national convention of tho soil exp er t s pr omis es to be ono of the nGs t i nter e s t i ng and i nf orma t i ve mce td ngs pl anned f or Gr.:or gia dur i ng: the coming year . A.l l Georgians will be par t i cul ar l y proud fo r t h8 dclcea t os fr om other stat es to s ee t he r a pid advances thnt have boon made i n Georgi a 1s a gri cult ural life dur i.ng r ecent year s .
Sv~ET POTATOES - A MI LLION- DOLLAR B lBIr~S S I n GEORGI A
The sweet pota t o bus i ness i n Geor gi a amount s to appr o}~matoly a mi lli on dollar s a year . To pr ote ct t his ma jor source of income fo r ma ny f ar mers , the Georgi a State Department of Ent omology has s ut up an inspe c ~ion pr ogr am des i gned t o el iminate pl ant di s Gase and i ns e ct-infes t ed sHc: et potatoe s a nd pl ant::> .
Al l sweet potato pl ants , other t ha n thos e grown by the f ar mer fo r his own us e, must be cert i fi ed by the Dcpt , of Ent omology . The gr o1/Ti ng p.Lant.s a nd c;t. :)r i~d a nd bedded pot atoes are insp~~ctcd for s t om r ot, blQck-rot a ~d sweet potat o woevi l . Whe n all i nspections ShOH f'r-codon of Lnsoc t and T'lant dLscasos , the gr-ower-s ar c fur ni shed cor tif i cate tape and tags, a t cos t f or t ho shipment of plnnt s . Eac h cer t i f i ed grower i s assigned a tape number a nd a l l plants are t i od .lit h thi s t.ap e i n bundLcs of one hundr ed so that t he plan t s can be i dent i f i ed at all times .
In t he 1948-49 s ea son t he Depart ment1 s i ns pectors made ins poctions f or 1, 297 gr ovTors in 100 counti os. About 3, 000 a cres of pota toes wer e ins pected in the fi eld for

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plant dis eases and 16 per cent of the acreage wa s wi t hdr awn f rom certification. In all 141,621 bushels of potatoes were inspected in storage and 9 ,574 bushels were condemned as unfit for bedding. In addition, shipments of plants were chocked at planting time in various markets to s ee that the farmer received clean, dis ease-free pl a nts f or potato pr oduct i on.
Wi t h the cont i nued cooperation of t he f armers and the market men of Georgia , t he Department of Entomology hopes to greatly reduc e in 1949-50 the number of acres and bush els of potato es that were condemned as unfit f or seed potatoes in 1948-49 .
NOTE TO EXEC UTIVE SECP.ETARIES OF CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE
With a view to being of all possible service to local communities in connection with the tour ist industry, the state Depar t ment of Commerce now has in preparation a 10URIST-BQQ~1ET intended to l oca t e for the out- of-state visitor va r i ous spots of int erest over Georgia . This Department is anxious , ther efore , to obtai n pi ctures of places of historical a nd C1ITrent interost, and in horeby requesting Chambers of Commerce officials and others to send us whatever picture s they can l et us haw: in the form of glos sy-print photogr aphs . Please attach a s complete a description as seems necessary to ea ch photogr aph . Addre s s all pi ct ures to Tourist Photograph Editor , state Department of Comnlerce, 100 St a t e Capitol , Atlanta , Georgia

ARl-G AI D PROGRAN OF U.S. OFFERS POSSIBILITIES TO GEORGIA INDUSTRY

In r espons e to the interest that was created in the item in our last Industrial

News Letter (VoL. I , No . 14) conc erning the Fodera1 Government ' s Arms Ai d to Europe

Frogram and the part that Georgia industries can play in this program, we would like

to gi vo the address in Washi ngton, D. C., for all interested persons or companie s to

contac t . For further infor mation and details about thi s Arms Ai d Program, cont a ct :

Muni t i ons Board , Direqtor_for Mi l i tar y Supo~Att Gntion: Central Mi l i t a r y Pro c~ill@nt

.Qffi~.J. Room 3D

76Q,._ Pentagon Building . Washi ngton. D. C.

NEW IvjOTOR CARRIER DIRECTORY NOH AVAILABLE
Many Georgia conc erns doing thGir shipping by truck wHl be interosted in the nm. ATA Motor Carrier Direc t ory nOll available . All tho f acts needed f or the correct r outing of a shipment are contained in this guide.
The ATA Mot or Carri er Direc t ory contains a r outing s ec ti on, carri er s ection, ma p s ection, new state s ections , r egular cumulative supplements, s t ate maps and many other fe atures . The l a t ost edi t ion is avai lable in the convenient l oos e- l eaf f orm whi ch allows for s ec ti onal chang es a s nec ossary. Pers ons inter e s tG~ shoU:d cont a ct C. A. Buchanan, 161 Luckie .St . , N. VI ., At l anta .
MARSHALLVI LLE CAHELLIA SHOW SCHEDULED FOR FEBRUARY 22nd
The people of Marshallvill e hopa tha t February 22nd J Hi ll br ing \.,Tel l over 10, 000 visit ors to t hei r t o\.,Tn t o vi ew t ho camelli a show t fra t is being planned . Marsha llvi lle at t.ha t timo ,..rill have i ts yar ds f i lled vi th groa t oak t rees , a za leas , ear Ly-f'L ower-Lng pea ches, magnolias and countlos s blos soms of camellia s .
The show in Mar shal l vi l l e is genui nel y a community enterpr ise a nd t he ci t i zens are anti ci pating the "bes t 8h01.r ever " thi s year . Marshallville is r apidly beco ming the camellia capit al of Georgi a .

STATE DEPARTMENT OF" , COMMERCE
1 CC STATE CAPITOL
,AT LANTA 3. GEORGIA

Ac qui s t ion s Di vis i ons The Un ve r s~t y Li br a r i e s 'Th e Un Lv e r -s I t y o f U'eorgia
At hen s , ,Ga

vol . I, No . )fl,j/J"

JUt j 1'62

February 20 , 1950

GEORGIA CAN AND SHOULD BECOME "T~ HI SCONSIN OF Th'E sourn

Here and there in Georgia , communi,+.ie s are nov i ntere s t.i ng thems elve s in the manufac ture of che ese . These s hou.ld defi :Jitcly be e nc ouragod , In f act , it beho ov e s '}eorgians to work toward the goal of establishing in this d a te a numb er of proces sing pl a nts for nri l k produ cts , such a s cc,ndensed milk, che es e, and t h e li ke .

Such pr oce s s or s would use Grade B milk, the successful r odu ctd on .of whdch does ~o t require e l ~bo ra te barns and faciliti e s that Grade A mi l k does . Th e Gr a de B pr oIuct, is r onde..-ed sterile by heating and evaporation, and i s well s ui t 8d to manuf'a ct ur'
tng purpos e s . There exists in Georgi a today 11 very definite ave nue of need i n the pr o-
.. iue t i on of manufacturing-type milk
There s e ems to be no reas on vhy, n0\01 Hi t h our year - r ound pa s t ur e s , \0/0 cannot
"levelop such a volu'1le of thin type of milk that He could supply the m:lnufaet uring pl~nts for chees e, canned IT~ lk a nd related pr e du ct s . Achieving thi s vo l ume, the n th e Pet Milk Company, whic h op erates a ~ilk-buJ~ne station at ~ms hi ngto n , Geor bia and has Lts conde nsor y located in So ut h Carolina , coul d affor d to es tab l i s h a eondensing plant
In Georgia a nd cut the trans portation co st .

At pr e s e nt , cheese ar .d condensed milk a r c being shd pp ed Lrrt o Ge orgia fro m His con-

~in and other distant states , a lthoug h Geor gia offe r s a n excs l l e nt mar ke t for s u ch

~roducts . I t is not like l y that many of our grad e A milk produce r s would be interested

~ n pr oduci ng t,he manufa c t ur i ng- t y pe milk , s i nce t hey ar e alr eady e qui~ped fo r Grade

\. production . There is a c on s ume r d emand fo r a l l t he flui d mi l k now pr oduced i n

ieor gi a , without pr ocessi ng i t . Bu t there a re a ny number of f armers who might be i n-

:-.er e s t ed in pr cducing Grade B mi.Li. , who s e producti on r equirements a re not as compl i -

~ated a nd expe ns i,ve

f a r.i ers \...ho op e ra t e s mall f'arms and live on t he pla c e . The n ,

+-,0 0 , Hi t h cotton having its di ff i cultie s , the r e may be operat or::: of l .rge f'armo ,

h5.vi ng a number of t e nR. nts on them, Hho wcm1d be intere sted , l e tting oa ch t e nant have

~bout t en cows f or t he oper~ti e n .

Undoubtedl y , s ome a reas of Georgi a would b e more interes t ed than ot he r s i n Grade B milk produc tion f or the proce s sors . For ins t a nce , "Ie do ubt i f many f Qr mcr s in Chatha.m, Effingh am, Bul l och , Bryan a nd Liberty co untie s woul.d b e g: ,~ at ly i ntere sted as
3avannah i s r '3 l? r ded a s the best ma rket f or Grad e A rai Lk i n t he s t a te .

There a re s ome Lmnort.arrt f ac tor s that \,1.11 ente r into Goor gia I s prod uct i on of ma.m]fa~+.lJring-type mil k and bui. Id 'i.ng u p a mi lle-product s pr -o cc s s dng i ndus try. One i s

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the protection of t he infant indus try a n to price" Ever y nsw i nd us t r y of sub stantial velue de s erves to ce pr otected , ~t lea s t until i ts participants a nd inves tors have had oppo r tunity t o l iqui date t :le i r or igina l inve stnent. In t his , the s tate has a n obliGation.
Anothcr neces sity i s t o ke e p at t he lowe s.t pos sible nurnmum the prevalence of hruoe.l.Loe.l s a nd 0 +1'1 ':-'1; dise ases in the cattle. Of course, 'thi a is highly i mportant; canned or pe~kagcd gond ~ that go out to a na tional mar ke t come und er t h e s earching scrutiny of b~Blth author itie s and other s i n the sta t es to which they a re shipped . The Federal Govermne nt itse lf keeps a wary eye on i nters tate shipme nts of f oods.
But in t h i s r es pe ct , t he re s eems to be good news about Geor gi.a , Prof . H. E . 3mi th, general manager of the l~ti o nal Lives tock Preve nti on Board, wi th head quarters i n Chi cago , has been quoted as saying t hat Geor gia has the lowe s t J i sea s e inci de nce among its ca t tle of any s t a t e in t he e nti re na tion. Al s o , Fe d s r aJ. f:J_gl.T OS seom t o bea r t hi s ou t.
Accord ing t o t he Bur-eau of Anima l Tndus tr-y, United stat.e s De par t ment of Agr icul ture, Htlshi ngton , D. C., of a l l t he oa t t Le tested in t he foll owi ng s t a tes i n the fis -
cal year 1949, the number cf ' di s3as e d a nima ls four~ wer e a s follows: Tenne s see, 209; Florida, 93; S outh Carolina, 53; Alabama , 26; Nor t h Carolina, 7, and Ge orgia, 2 g
Of t ho se te sted, the number of herds found infected Here: Tenne ss ee, 56; Alabama ,
23 j Florida, 17; Harth Ce.r olina, 7, and Geor gia , 2.
Al t ho uf h the manuf~cture of powdered milk is probably t oo co mplicated a n operation t o eo nsiaer just nOH for Georgia, t hat of condensed milk i s simpler, and che es enaki.ng is not nece s s ard Iy a l ar ge oper a t i on nor D. co mplicated one . If we produ ce the ne c e aa a r y volume. cf t .he Grade B produ ct , which can be a c c ompl i shed ..Iithout t h e l ar ge f i na ncia l outlay r oquired f nr Gr ado A milk, then t he proce s sing devel opment will f oll oH ~ s night t he dDy. The n , a nd not until t he n will cheese manufacturi ng in Georgia be f acili t9.tcd, in s pi tc of th0 fac t that our state a nd s ection provide a n exce l lent I:larke t f or cheese a nd i t s produ~ t s .
He he re in Geo r pia pos ses f; t he l a nd and c.li.ma t o i deal for ca.t t l e r aising - a nd yet, Georgia sti l l has not come to b e cla s sed as a lives tock s tate in t he s tri ct s ~ns e of the te r m. Hovr8v8r, a s tho Goar gia Dairy Asso ciat.ion , Vlhich is a mos t capable organiza t i on , ha s pointed out , t,h'.:ri:'c i s Li H I e doubt t hat Ge or gi[~ of'f'or s the greatos t opporLuni ty of a ny state i n the nat. Lon t o d eve lop fl S a dai r y s t a t e. "!hile f armers sti l l have r elati vely high-cost outnut i n pr oduod.ng mi l k, they have i mproved t.hei r business by bottor f'e edd ng pr acticos a nd i mpr ov i ng th r., strai n of t heir ca t tle, t.hcroby i ncre a si ng their pr odu ct d.c n , 1"10<101' n sci ence ha s d emonstra t ed t ha t i m:::roved ne t hod s i n dai r y far ming can b e s ucc ess f ull y app'l. i.e d i n Georgia . Incr eas ed us c of f arm ma chi.ne ry, f c;rti l i zer, a nd Lmpr ovcd hay and l-8.s t lJrC crops a l l 1"' 1'0 ava f La bl, e to t.hc expa ns i.c n of mi lk pr oducti on in GeorGia . . Thes e dcvc Lopme nt.s a re consi s t ent ',ri t h Go:Ll -buiJ..ding and conservati on pr ogr ams d esigned t o madrrt a.i r, and i mprov e t h o agrL oul. t ura ". resourc es of t he futur e. Ar t i f i c i a l Lnzomi. na tion and controlled mi lki nr, pz-actd c c s a r c r c cerrt develo pments in dcdryi nc t ha t. a ls o br-oaden t he poc s l b d. Lf.t.y fo r suoccs sf'u l, da.iry farming in this at'1.tc:. Both t h e La..nd nnd production pot. Gnti aliti cs a.r c avtd.Lab'Lo Hi t hin t he s t.a te , a nd n I l t hat is nc ",d cd is to provide t.hlJ i nf0rmation and the bas ic fac i li t ios for ~r opo r oxpn ns i on of dairy f <trmi ng.
There wi l l b e an even gr 8[. t .;l' consumer demand for mi lk a nd ethe r dr.i r y prod uc t s
in Geor gia if lIC: can prod uce Lhoce products in compc t dtd.cn wi th the gr ca t dai ry states
of t.he Nor t h and at a profi t t o our dairy f'arraers , Based on nutri tir:mal need s and on
t he bas i s of mi lk consumed i n t he nation , we can pr oduc e a!=r;.'roxlITi? t c 1y tHico as much
milk in Georgi a and fi nd a mar-ke f f'o r 1.t a t a good pr ice . Likewis e.;, "TO a r e f aced Hi t.h gr oat po s sibiliti.cs as r e gar ds t he ma nufact uro of chc ene and condensed milk .

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In fact, \-lith all our resources and potentialiti es in the regard .> Georgia should within a peri od of time become the "Wisconsin of the South./I
AVIATION BECOMI NG INTEGRAL PART OF GEORG)' PI. BUSINESS AND COMMERCE
Recent reports from the Civil Aeronautics Administration foreca st t h!J.t Atlanta's municipa.l a.i r por t Hill r oach the exclusive "intercontinenta1l' class within t hroe years as the pres ent expa ns ion pr ogr am nears completion. This means if prese nt tr end s hold bruc within the very near future, planes will be taking off from Atlanta t o poi nt s out sido the continental United States, such as from Atlanta to South America, et c .
A new $165,000 Federal grant, under the national airports plan was announced by Fhillips Moore, Director of this l ong-range pr o g~am. ~rr . i100re pr edi cted that by 1953, the pro gram of expansi on for Atlanta should pLace its ai r polt among t he doz en largest a nd mos t important ones in thE: world. This new grant is in addition t o the pres ent $6 , 000,000 expansion and Lrapr-ovemerrt program now u nderway,
Atlanta Airport of f i cial s advi s o t ha t a t the pres ent time it is safe to sa y that this Airport r anks among t he f i r s t 10 in t he United States. I t is an indu stry in its elf employing some 3,000 per s ons . :!3Gine the crossroads of tho Southea st, a t one per i od during the day whr n the hoav .ios t airplane traffic occurs, morc transport plan es are l anding and t~king off at the At lanta port t ha n a t a ny other in the ent i ro U. S.
The gr os c- r eceipts f or 1949 a t the Atlanta Municipal Airport were $210,311.98 and gross ex penditur es, CIOO,903 .33. The 191r9 net profits ver e $llO, L~08.65. Includ ed in the gr os s expe ndi t ure s at the Airport wore such o?erating expe nses as light and pOHer, motor transport s ervice, equipment, building ~epa irs a nd wages a nd s alaries.
Atlanta' s new Federal gra nt of (?165, 000 comes from "r-ecaptur-ed" funds pr-evi.ous Iy allocated to citi es Hhi~h J::.i'.ve not been a ble to ma t ch them. It Hill ma ke pos sible a $660,000 pro gr-am of addi ng r-unways for vha ch l and will be pur cha sed . The ci ty vri Ll. put up $495,000 .
Pres ent int ercontinental a i r por t s include thos e at New York, Los Angeles, ~[iami , Chicago, NOH Orleans, Oakland, Detroit, Baltimor e, Philadelphia, st. Loui s, a nd Minneapolis-St. Paul
Geor gia1s State Department of Commerce, und er gur da nce ror Mr. Lonni e A. Pope, Chairman of its Avi a tion Comrrri ttec, is Harking \rith the vari ous commu ni ti es in the s t ate in en coura gi ng t hem to develo p their air port f a ciliti es a nd aiding them in t hei r efforts to t a ke advanta ge of various Fed eral Government grant s availabl ~ f or such. Some of the smaller t OHl1S and citi cs in Geor gia wer o not awar-e t hat they vcre el igi bl e for Fedoral a i r por t funds.
HIAMI AIRPORT SHOVE BIG FROFIT
Miami Interna tio nal Ai r}?or t a nnounced a tremend ous $3 51 , 297 net pr of it for the year endi ng S ep t ember 30, 1949, a cc ordi ng t o t he J anuary 23rd, [10r~da ~y'~.;!ion Bulletin. The a i roor t , whi ch boasts t ho J argest in-and-out f orei gn passo nge r a nd cargo business of a ny fi eld in the Western hemispher e, had a gr oss income of $1 , 284, 477 for t he fi scal year of 1949. Bul k of the i ncome - $771 , 739 - Ha s from r ental han gars, t erminals and sho p buildings, to the ni r l i ne s ; but $299 , 556 vIaS deri. ve d from f ees, $1 27 , 701 from '~qr i ous concessions, a nd ~7 5 , 863 from s ervic es per f or med , fr om t enants.
Buttressing its claims to t op pos i t i on among t he nationTs international a i r por t s , t he Miami fi old s point to 235,146 pa sse nger s , 16, 903, 960 pounds of ai r cargo in a nd out of t he country f or the fir st half of 1949. This compar es Hith 161,418 pass enger s

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and 5, 947 ; 57~ pounds of air cargo f or LaGua rdia Fi e ld i n New York , durtng the same pe riod .

. Hith offici a.ls predicting a d oubling of t raffic wi t hi n t he next t e n years , Niarni

Interna tional has launch ed a 10 t ~ 1 2-rnillion-dolla r building program.

Friv~ te

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l ll ve r-

e s t s have a gr e ed t ~ erec t n thre e-mi llio n-dollar hotel-t errr~nal bui l d ing .

NEvl ADDITIOrB MI\ KS GREAT COJliTRIBUTION TO EFFECTIVE~SS OF DUBLI N'S AI RPORT

Re cent addi tio ns and i mproveme nts at the Dublin Air port ha ve nov mad e it CC!:1pletely e qui ppe d f er effecti ve operations . The t hr e e 5,000 ft . r unways Rr o now J.n good cor;.di tion with lights having been ins t a lled a long t he r unwa ys i n addition to othr,!r cqui. pmsrrt which completes the ser-vt co ,

'rho a irport i s Locat.cd about t wo Idle s fre m Dub lin, ncar t.he .~et er3.ns Administr a t i on Hospi ta l - i n Laurens Courrty , I'he u .:w installa ti ons \'lill bring t ho a i r port up t o t~8 r equir ed s t anda rdc a nd ;n ' o'ti clc: th e ne ('e s sar y " ad e qua t e I'a c.i Li,ti e s f or o perat io ns . '.tI . H. Bar ro n , Jr. i s th e mano.gcl' ..

GOVERITORIS HIGHHAY SAFETY CONF'ERENCE SCHEDULED FOR HARCH 16-17

Ma r ch 16 a nd 17 will m~rk tho 0rening of t he G?ve rnor ' s Hi ghway Safety C0nfcre nc 8 . To be held a t the At l a ntp. Divis ion of t .he Univfr si t y of Georgie: , t hi s meeting will bring t o!,:pthe r pub li c of'f'Lc.ia.La a nd ci t i zens I l,~roups conc erned wi t.h h i.gh way saf ty . Und er s pons cr-s hd. p of Gover nor 'l'aImadgo, t h e confe r-e nce wi Ll, a l so e ndea vo r t o d eve l op
ac t dori pro gr ams r ela t i ng to pul- Li,c s uppor b f or hil::hwa y saf'ety cduca td.cn , hl ghway s afety
engin8rin~, saf ety i nfor rKith.n , an'1 ac ci.d c nf rec ord s. I t i s hODPd t.ha t on e of t he
chief r 8s ult.o of thi:3 Saf'e ty Confer- once will be the esta:~lishI1Jent of a pe r ma ncrrt Georgia Safe ty Council .

Th e Gove r nor ha s d ec lared that Hi::;hway Sa fety i n G00r ei a i s EVERYBODY 'S busdne a s , a faet eas i ly bo rne out by t he sthrtl ing fi gures on traffic d eaths Qnd ac cid ent s in Geor gia in tho pa st f ew ye<.:.rs At the pr e uerrt r a t e, s ome 800 per-sons arc kill ed in traffi c a c cid ents ea ch yea r i n GenrGi n . Thi G i s i n addi t i on to t hc 30, (iOO i nj lITed a.nnual ly i n t r affic a c cident s . This H:L sn'.-m.y Safe ty Conf'cr-cnc o is a great s t ep rcrvard in maki ng 'the gene ral pub l i c awa r o of t hi s t rem end ous a nnual l os s, a nd in so do ing bring a bcut corr e c tdve mea suros ,

NAVAL STOHES - u.. THI RTY- FI VE !lI LLI C,H DOLl-AR I ND FSTHY I N THE SCUTH

Nava l s t or-os , 'Jhi r:h in AVGryda y La ngua ge means r um tur penti ne a nd gum r os i n, i s a mast .ur.por-tant s e gme nt of GnoT 3ia ' G agi-LculturaL a nd Lndu s cr-La .L lif e . Gum navaI stores a re thp. by - pr oducts of the s I a ah a nd LongLea f pi neD of Di xie . OnJ.y t he state s of 3 0uth Car oli na , GEJ cr gi~t , Fl orida , A b.b<..t~a and l<is ~ iG d ppi. , produ ce gum nava l stores in t his count.r y , Geor gi ::t leads , r :-oducing 74 . 4 per c e nt of t he U. S . t Gt a l.

In a n a r ti c l,e i n t he Fe br uary Tl'uX 1.:e.r.:azine , t.he of fida l publ ica Ci on of t he Hotor Vehicle As sn., o f Ge or c~i3 , it 'vms pc Lnt.ed out t ha t La s t year the produ ctd on of nava l S+.ores H3.S valued a t ~~ 3 5 , C JO , COO in t.he Sout h easter n s ta t es . Tho .i ndu s t.r y otar-t.e d in ~olo nial days in Nor th Car o.lLna , H118n the pitch pr oduc ts f rom t he pi.nee wer o exported +'0 Bn~land a nd used ch.l ef'Ly a coar d s hip: in the English Navy, t hus t he t erm nava L
s t o r eD ..

Tur pe nti ne ope r-ar.ar-ns usua l.l.y b8f':i n Hi t h t h e f i rst br-cat h of S~.;riDg and conti nue
unt i l the f irs t co ld of Novcmbe r , On t r e e s be ing ,;:orked , one fr esh I s t r c8.k" i s pu t on e3..~h v eck f or 32 He cks . The wor ke r s who do t h i s oper ati o n a r e 8 0 sk.iLl.ed tha t in many ~Qr.es on e ma n ca n ch Lp 5 , OCJO t r ee s a wxk . Cups thnt colle ct t h p. c r udc gum a re d ,tac hc:
+'0 t h t:; t r ee j ust be Lovr t he f'ac o or s t r eaked ai-ea , Dinners wa Lk a mo ng t h e t r ees a nd
empty th8 gum into buckets . The gurn i s t.hen ,'ut t hrol:)l a d i c.t i J.lati on proc es s t o

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abtain turpentine .
TrlL'C corrt i nu ed to say t hat the American Turpentine Fa rmers As sn , , vith headquar-ter-s
a t V'l l do s t9., ha s spons or-ed P. national adve rt i s ing pr ogram on gum turpentine . PcopLc al l OVE::::' t he co u ntry ha vE: bee n t old of t h e advanta ges of u sing gum t urpe ntine , not
on l y fo r t hinni ng paints , hut fo r cleaning flo ors, furnitur o, i-Tood and m~ ny oth cr hous ehold 'J8 8S.
GEORGIA' S PARADE OF PROGRESS
Constru c ti o n has be gun on the new plant of the Ma nha t t a n Shirt Company i n ~l~~I C~. I'he neiol bui Ld .ing , 'vThich will be of brick , c on cr ete a nd s t ceL \lill have appr oxima t ely 85,000 sq . ft . of floor spac o , 'I'he Nanhattan Sh i,:,t Cormany has b e en ope r-at i.ng in Ane r d cus for s eve r-a L ye ar- s a nd th e :lew plant 'vIill be in aJdi t.Lc n k , the th r ee buildings a I r eady occupi.e d t.h er -e , I t i s u nde r-s tocd that a number of addi t.Lc nn 1 emp.Lovcs \-Ji l l be added whe n the nov bui.Ldf.ng is compLeted in th e ea r l y Fa.Ll ,
I n 120 UGL.~.YJ.bI.E, the Dou gLa s MiE , whi.ch h as be e n i dle. for the past months , has be en pur ch as ed by J . 1. Stiefe l and Company, of 1lib eel i ng, I'le s t Virginia , ope rato r of Gl endale ~'li l1 s of SlJartanbur g, 3 :)I, t.h Cnr-oLi.n -i, Hr . Er n'::3t D. 13 8 [.We ll , nr s s ,-' nt :w per inte ndent of Gl endale ;'ii I l r.;, ha s b e e n appo tnt.ed t.c mpcr-a r-y ma nage r until a pe r manerrt supe ri nt end ent can be named , Ac cor-d i ng to tnE: ne v owne r s , t he: pI ant will l~e c;jn o pe r a tions i mme d i a t ely.
Th e newes t addition t o indu 3t ry in QQR~~LIA i s schodul ed to be gi n opcr~ti ons nex t Me.y when Che r- okee Ro s e Drd. r y ope ns a c h0838 ma nuf'a c tur l ng p.Lanb chor e- . Ac co r d i ng
t o Ra.y DoHitt, a n off i ~ ia l of th l:l dai ry, t h 8Y ho pe t o bo in 0? 8r atio n by t!a y 15.
I ni tia l pla ns ar o nov u nd er wa y to GG t a bl i s h a r ou t e in Haber-sham Count.y t o pick up 'Jr ad c B mi lk , to be us ed i n th e ma nuf'a c ture of ch e e se ; The ch e es e Hill not be sold l oc al ly, but be purcha s ed by the Kraf t Company in Atlanta a s gr ee n che es e .
xru. HACON TO BE S ITE FOR NEH ~lILLION..DOLLA.R FEED
A mil J.ion- do lla r I'e ed mi Ll is schedul ed '':0 be bui.Lt at !hcon by the Ralst on Purim. Compa ny , manuf' a c t u re r- s of liv e s t o ck 8.11d poul.'..ry f ee-:ls a nd s ani t a tion ~r oducts . Accor ding to Donald Da nf orth, Pr c s l d c rrt of Pur Lna , t h e ir. c re D. ~ inc demand f or conmer ci.a L Li.v es to ck and poultry f e ed s Lr; the So u t .heas t ne oe s s i t:J.te d the adeli tion of t h,:; 38th fe~d mi l l t o Furir.a ' s pr oducti on f a cili ti o8 .
"Diver s if i ed live s tock and I1Q u: t r y fqr ming have been s t e adi Ly Lncre a s d ng in the Southea::;t , II Da nf' or th point s out , " a nd na ny f'a r mcr s , who a r r. changi.n g fr a n cot t on p.l.a nt-i ng t o f r 3.i n f'ar mi ng and l i v os t o cl: and ponLt r-y pr c-Iuct.t c , a r e fo l IOT.-Tillf; s ~.h nti fi c fe eding pr ogr-ams , As Q r-e nu l,t of' 'vbi s ac t i vi ty, pr oduc t d. on of Pur i r;a G mi l ls in Nor t h '::arolina and 'I'e nne a a e e v.rill not be a b l,e to ha rid Lo th8 Lnd i cat .ed d emand f'or chows i n +'he futur e . Hi t h our new mi ll at Haco n , we wi ll be a bl e to s erve t he .<"' or;;der s of the .) olJ the 3.~) t more qui.ckf.y, Hi th f r e sher ChOHG a nd :;.t bet te r pr i c e s d U8 t o th f: diff er ence in shipping cos t s .
"Th e ne w mi l l i s expe c te d to have a capa c.i t y in ex cess of l C,!): CCO t ons annua L'ly a nd 1.-li l l employ l o cal La b .ir , II cc -rt .inu e s Danforth , "a nd much of t he grJ. i r.. and pr otei ns uS<od in the -ia nuf'a c t .ure of f eed Hi l l be pur-chas e d l o cally ."
Co nstr uctio n of t h e, ni. Ll, i s e xpe c'tcd t.o ge t underway in t he Lmraed i.a t c f'ut ur-o and ma y be i n oper a t io n by t he e nd of 1950 . Pur Lna n Ls o one rrtt r::3 cc.r ea L mi Ll.o , a lfa lfa P.'leal pl.ant.s a nn s evor a l s oybcun :)r o cc s s i ng urii.t.s , the 1[(t ::: 2. t :.11 whi ch WJ.S bu i lt a t Bl o ')mingt on , I lli no i s a nd vri. Ll. b e> p.luc ed in oper ati c.n l ate) t his month .

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NEI,! SERVICF-S BEI NG OFFERED BY SOmHEASTERN FOUNDRIES
Sout h8as to r n Foundri e s, 521 Ma r ietta st., ' Atla nta , i s t ypical of t he r a pid pr ogres s being ma de by many Sout he rn industrial conc er ns . The plant , vh i.ch has be en ; r erating unde r new management s ince l ate 1949, i s qa id t o be one of t.ho hos t equi.p pc d a nd most ad e que t.eLy staffed f' oundr y a nd ma chi.ne sho ps in the South.
Th i s conC 0rn i s equi pped t o pr oduce a l l types of cast and machine speciali t i es in job l o ts as well 03.S i n ma33 producti on , in both f errous a nd non-ferrous meta l s . Of part1.-ro.lar Lrrt c.r c c t to S ou thern or igi nal e quipment manufa cture rs i s Southeas te r n Foundri o8' aut.omat.i, c scr8\-J machi.no - the larges t such mach i ne in Ocor-gi.a , Thi s oqui.pmo nt produce s d e signed i toms of various types up to J a nd 3/ 4 inch e s in di ameter, s uch as a i rc raf t parts, pipe , t ube and hose fit tings, etc.
Paul T. Eaton, e ngi neer a nd ffis ta2 1urgi s t , has r oc ently b eon e~8cten pr e s i den t of
t ho organi 23. tion , a nd La r 1 Aldi ng er has bee n made produc t ion managcr , Har-r y Hoffet t a nd .ToG Hoffe tt , Lo ng asa oci at.ed wi th t he COMpa ny , serve r e s pe c tively us s uoe r-Lrrtondc rrta of the machi ne Ghop and fo undry.
f0,AS K AND GAY PLA l iNI ITG EXPAUSION OF FOOD Pn.~SS I NG PLA NT AT BROOIm
Ons of t h e conc er ns in r,crr~i~ ~arr)~ng th8 t ~~ner fo r f ocd proce ssing i~ t he stat'.) i s t he :,jas k and Gay Food Fr oQuc t G Co , , a t Br-oc ks , about 4'J mi les sout h of
At l 3.nt3. . ::'1-:e fi rm i s nOH ca nni ng f our i' c od prcduobs , 8C'.C!l i n t hr e e sizes . Th ey are Gco r gi.a Has h , Er unswi.ck St(:v[ , Bee f a nd GraV)r, a nd Iri s h s tc.w . 1'h8 s iz e s a re No . 1 , lC~ oz . j No . 2, 20 o:~ .; and No , 1 0, 186 o z , , t h :' Lat t cz- f'oi: r-c s taur-ant. and ho t.e I us e.
The compa ny pr odu ce s up t o I O, !)On ca ns a clay , ~ji th ~~n aver-age of 7 , 5JO cans , accord.Lng t o J . B. Hack, one of tl:c pa r t ne r s , but plans a re i n t.ho ma ki. r.g to &:1',,:;,, t l y o ~ll.'l.r ge t h e fa ~ili ti C' 3 to Lnaugura t c mo re ux to:",s ivc c pcrat .i.c n s , Ii cr cv of 18 is employ ed in th e pla nt, ["!.TId f' Lvo sa Le s rncn i n th e f i e ld . Th e f i rm u t ili 3e s a building
of' 100 x 34 ft . f or t.ho p.Lant , and (:/) x L/ J f t. f or v ar ohou s e ,
3 i nce obta i ni ng thei r F ed e ra l Lns pect.Lon l a bel l a st Se pt embc r , i t i s now shi pping Lnt.o s i x s t a t.c s , Brunswi ck stCVT i s its Loa d c r-, a nd a s much as 5 , COO Lbs , of boncL cs s tse f a day Ls us ed in maki ng i t, 'Th e fJ.rmts po 'Li cy is to "buy quality pr cduc t.s a nd 3 tr~ ss quality i n our finis hed pr oduct, .." 1:!. 1'i. Gay , 31' . , is t ho e t he r pa rt ne r , and :'1. M. (Eilly) Gay , J r., plant mana G':r .
NEW HOTOR COURT FOR TOURI STS OPE NS IN HA1:IKI NSVILLE
Hcn"-:i nsvillo, one of -the f a s t-cro';fi ng t owns i n South Geor gi a, r e c e ntly ba d one of i t s l ong-sta nd 5. ng dreams mad e i n t o r-ca Li, t y v h c r, i t :~ f ir~ t Touri s t [;Jetor Court, was o!,s ned to t.h e r-ubl.Lc , Th -: nor c ourt. , ovncd a nd o por'a t e d h:y !vIis8 Ruth Bembr y has 12
all-bri ck un i t.s , Known a s Rut h ' s \~ amc l lin Conr t , i +, i s Loca t ed on U. 3 . Route 341, one
blo~k f r-orn t h ''; buu i.nccs s ect.Lon o f Ha wkLne v.lL l.c , I t s na nc 1,n.s derived f r om th e t wo gi8.m -s ized (".1.~molli& pl Lnts uppr-ox i.raatc Ly ')0 JrS. o Ld ,
The Court h a s a l l mod t.- r n e qui pme nt includi nG a l l -ti l e bqthn , steam h ea t, met~l f urnit1J.rc, f oa m rubber pill ar s , and is air-coo l ed a nd c ar pe t cd throughout . Hhc n i t ,,[u.s op ened f or oubl i.c Lns poc t .i.o n on J anuary l s t f some fift Gon hundr-ed vis itors came :,C Ln sooc t and admi re this n'.")w c 8 t8. bli s h~1( nt .
Hawki nsvilJ e a nd tho ont d.r e cozmuni,'7 must b e; cc ng r a t.ul,a t.cd on th i.s n8\J a nd Ir.cr18rn t our ist c our t Hhi sh 1 1 r c pcr tl ~n. t.o b o o n ; of t.h f' Lne s t a nd best e qui ppe d in --;rtC) S outh . S inc e i t s o rx.rii.ng , i t ha s tx;8 :1 horrt to gu cs t.s f rom Alaska , Cnr.ada and most of t he East.orn a nd Hc:stflrn st.!":" ttes .

STATE DEPARTMENT OF" COMMERCE
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GEORGIA ALLOTTED $/.;.23, 951 FOR LeGAL PUBLIC HORKS PLA i-INING LOANS

The s t qt e of Gw;rgi a has he e n a lJ.o ~t8d the s um of $4 23,951 by the Fede ra l Gover nme nt fo r Federal 10':1 n8 t o l oca l govcrnncnts for the purpo s e of planning needed public wor ks . This inf or ma tion has J us t "be en obtained by the S t q te Depar tment of Commerce fr om 0 .. T. Ray, Di visi on EnGineer of thG Community Facili t i ,:' s Service , Gener a l Ser-vi ce s Admi ni strati on , s ucces s or to t he" f'ornc r Feder a l Horks Age ncy, \..1.t h of f i c es a t llL~ Mqr i e t t!1 s t reet , N. H. , At l a n t a . The l oans a rc author ized by Public L 2\-.' 352, e na ct-ed by t he gl s t Con gres s .

The abov e sum i s the amou nt ea r ma rked f or Geor gi a in t he fir st a Ll. ot .t.merrt ; more
will be a va f LahL e f or t he commun i ti es of t hi s state , but not ur..t i l Ge orgi a l s pr e s ent
a l l ocat io n has be e n expended . Eng ine er Ray i nf ormed that a good many apnlications have a lr 8ady b e e n r e cei ve d f r om v~ ri ous Geo r gia corr~uni ti o s fo r such l oa ns and t he s e ar e now be ing r- cvi eved , Betwe en l 5r. a nd 200 appli cati on blanks have been s errt o n r e que s t ,

The progr a m pr ovide s f or i nt er e st-fr ee l oa n s t o l ocal gove r nment.s f or e ngi p.e e r i ng and !1r c-hi t e c- t ura l se r vices neces sary to ob t.a t n comple te plans and s pe cif i cations fo r pub l.i.o-wor-k co ns t r ucti o n .

Th e purpo se 0f the Federal Gcver nne rrt in ma ki ng the se ad vance planni ng- a i d funds ava i labl e i s t o e ncour age S t.a t e s , t hei r ago nct e s , and t he pol i tice.l subdi visi ons of
t he S t at es to co mp.l.ct.e t he pl 'l n pr epar ation of spe ci fic publi c wor-ks and t o take ot h er
steps ne ce ssa ry to e nable t hem to unde r-take t he construct i on of t hei r publi c. wor-ks .. Thi s Act autho r i ze s the Ad,d nis t r a tor of Genera l Se r vi ce s t o mak e advance s of Fed er a l
f'unds to non-Fed er-a.L puhl i c a gGnci e ;;, t o s s si s t i n the p.Ia n pr eparati on or s p6ci fi c
publi c wor1~s a nd to i s s ue r e r;",":J,l Ht i o ns fo r the pu rpo se of car r ying out t h e pr ovi s io ns of t he Act . Pub li c Lm-r 352 s pe ci f i ca l l y previde s t ha t t he. ~aking of a d va nce s s hall no t i n any \my c cmmi t t he Federa l Ccver-nrne rrt to ass i s t i n t he construction of the putl i c wo rkc s ~ pl anned .

Any no n-Fe der a l pub li c age ncy may a pply fo r a n ad vance for pl an pr e para tio n of ~~y pub l ic wor k t ha t i t i s a u t hor i zed t o c0nstruct . Fr i vate or pr ivate l y c on t r olled r.or--orof' Lt or E:Hlii ztti ons , r e li c i o1w , cha r itab l e , pa t r ioti c or oth erwis e , may no t r eceiV8 a dva nce s under t he Act . Fur therrwre, Fede r a l agenca e s or t he i r Lns t r-ument .aLl td e s a r e not e l i gi hle fr'lr an ad vance .

Advances r e ceived u nd er th i s Act mus t be r-e oa Ld a t the time co ns truc ti on i s und er ... t!1ks n or sta rted . Construc t ion is understood to have bee n und ertaken when t he fir st cons truction contr a ct i s p.wn.rdl")l1 or t he a pp l i cant bOfins co nstruc ti on ",ith Lt .s own

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f orces . No i nt ere s t wi l l be charge d on s uc h l oa ns.
No part of the pJ.a nni ng fu nds advanced by the GSA may be us ed f or co nstr uc t i on or s i te a c quisitio n . The s e f'unds may be u sed only f or t he prepar ation of a r-ch .itectlJ.ral a nd/ or e ngi ne er i ng bl ue pr i nt s a nd s pe cifica t io ns .
No n- Fed e r a l publi c a ge nci es e ligi b le i ncl ud e state Gov er nme nt s a nd t he i r va ri ous d e part~ent s ; count ies , citie s , towns , s cho ol di s t ri c t s, water and sewer d i s t r i c t s , l e vee d i s tri c t s , irri gC.' ti on di str ict s , special taxing di strict s , a nd other age nci es of like natu r e .
The Gene r a l Ser vices Admi ni s t r a t i on l i sts nine di f f ere nt ca t e ?ori e s of Dubl ic works e ligibl e f or f unds under t h i s Act , a s f' o.Ll.ovs t (1) High\lays,''r oad s , a nd stree ts ; ( 2) br i .d ge s , via duc ts , a nd grade s epara tions; (3) a i r por t s ; ( 4) sewer , wat.er and s a ni t ati o n f a ci li t i e s ; ( 5) s cho o l s and other educa t i onal f a cili tie s; ( 6) hospital s and health ~a ci 1i tie s} (7) othe r non-Fed eral pub lic buildin gs, such a s Ci ty hall s , co urthous e s , i ns t i t u t i onal bui l dings , admi ni s t rat i ve buildings, poli c e a nd fir e stat ions , garages , stor a ge bui l di ngs , co mmunity build i ngs, etQ.; (8) parks and other r e crea ti onal faci li ti es , a nd (9) misce l l a ne ous pub l i c f a cil ities , s uch a s t r ans por tat io n f a ci lit i e s, port f'a c f.Li t.Lcs , e l e c t ri c powe r' plant s a nd di str i but i on s ys t ems , publ ic d ocks , whar ves a~1d piers , non-Fed eral r i ve r a nd harbor i mprove mer.t s, etc .
Public Horks mt eligible f or a ssistance unde r t his Act include publi c-housing pr o je cts , Fe dera l -aid hi glme.y pr o je cts , a i rport pr o j ec t s f or Hhich fund s ha ve b e e n ob t ained or a re to be obtained f r om the Ci vil Aer onautic Admi nistration , hospita l
ur o ject s f or Hbich Federa l as s is t a nc e is t o be obta i ned fr om t h e Public Hea lth Servi ce
und er t he pr ovis ions of the Hi l l -Blrrton Bill , a nd a ny construc t i on pr oj ect of Fed e r a l depa r t ment s or a ge ncie s .
Lo cal Imblic off icia ls "'ho a rc inter e sted in appl ying f or a dvances und e r t his pr ogrQffi shoul d commurri cate ui th t he Gene r a l S ervi ce s Admini strat io n , Lt s t Lng the t:,rpe of pub lic work to be planned and t he l oca t i on . That agency wi Ll, be ;:;l a d to f urnish t he m wi th a l l Lnf 'or ma td c n ncc8ssa:'7, together with the r e quir ed n umbe r of applica. t ion f orms . Addres s : O. 1. Ray, Dd.vi ei on Enginee r , Com-iunf.t.y Facilities S e rvice , Gener a l
S e r vi ce s Admi nistr3.tio n, 114 Mari e t ta .s t r Gut , N. H. , At La rrt a .3 , Geo r gia .
NEH ASSOCI ATION FOIUtED FOR CONSERVATION OF tJATT.1Rjl.L RESOURCES
The Southe aste r n Rc::; ou1'ce s Dcve l opncnt Ass oc iation is a llCH no n- pr ofit organiza-
t i on f ormed duri ng the pa s t month , uhich should !1rovc of gr eat be nefi t to a l l the
Southeas t orn s t a t os , The purpose of' this nov asso c i ut io n is t o promo tc th o compLct.e de v e Lo pmo rrt a nd \.,rise lise of the soi l , '..fU t~r a nd a ll e t her na tura l r e ao ur-ce s of t.ho r cbion.
Th e idea for t.he S out.heas be r n Rc s oui-ccs De v e Lc pmerrt AS3n . , HUS or i c i na t ed l a s t Decembe r- at tho ded d cn ti. on of a n C1:! l oc k a nd dam nc a r De mopol i s , Al a bama . At t hat t i me, '3. group of Sot'thGl1s t e r n l oaders a gr eed t ha t this fl e ct i o n of t he countr y ha d Iitt l ", ho pe of (!:e.i ni ng th e ne ces sar- y F c"ue).'al s uppo rt in r i vcr d e velopment until i t organi zed fend l aunch ed Lnt.e ns l vo campai gns of " aeL os ma ns h l.p'! , P . O. Da vis , head of' t he Alabama Po lytc chnic 1nst.i tute l~xt.8 r.s io n S prvic c and pr-c si.d cnt. of the n CM a s soc'i a t don , r ece nt l y s t a tod t.ha t i ndividua l i ntorc :, ts in t hi s r (3gi on have be en s t r UGGl i nG f or years fa r Congr csd onal s uppor t of sing l e pr o jec ts . Ho b'::lievGs that \.,ri th a cancer bed and coopor'at.Lve eff ort of a ll gro ups ir.tor ,:: stc:d i n d cve Lopmcrrt of' r C t~ oUl' C E~ S , t.he st,ru ggl s can be Hem .
Th e Sout.h oa s t.cr n 3 tcJ.t l3'~ a r o part icular 1;1 b.Lc s s e d '-.'i t h abund ant wat or r e s our ce s ',Thi ch giVE: r.horn t-.re mQndou s ca nac i ty f or pro duc ing cheap p01.-!(11' - a ~r imo i nduceme nt t o

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t he l oca ti on of i ndus t r y. The d eve lopment of thi s Ha ter power wi l l be one of the primary ob j ectives of the neH Southea s t ern Re source s Development As sociati on .
Headquarters of the orga ni za t ion are t o be l oc a t ed i n Birmi ngham a nd a l l persons a nd organizatio ns inte r es ted in cons erva ti on of na t ural r e s our ce s i n th e South~ a stern state s a r e el i gi bl e t o member shi p . The executi ve body of t he Ass ociati on i s t o consi s t of a Beard of Di rector s , whi.ch s hal l e l e ct i t s ov n chairman and othe r officers i nc luding a pres id e nt , vi ce-pre s idents , s e cre tary a nd t r easurer and a ny oth er s ne ed ed t o perform t he duti e s of t he or gani zation. JRJTles H. l~oodruff, Sr., a member of the Boar d of Commis s i one r s of t h e s t a t e Department of Commerce, ha s been e lec t ed vi cepre side nt for Geor Gia of the new Asso ciati on .
Mr . Hoodruff , as pres ide nt of t ho Chattahooche e Valley Chamber of Commer ce a nd
l eade r in his se ction , ha s been co nducting a one-man crus ad e f or r ive r d ev elopme nt for year s, a t a r eal pe rso na l sacrif i ce . He wa s a n excel len t choice for the nm! positi on.
BUF ORD DAM EXERCISF,s HERALD ANOTHER STEP FORHARD I N GEORGI A' S HA.RCE OF PROGRESS
On Hednesday, 1:rarc~ Ls t , gr ound-breaki ng e xe r cd s es wer-e h el d f or Buford Dam , ma rking anothe r step f'orwa r d in Geor [-:i 'i. I s mar-ch of progre ss . Buf or d Dam i s t he second of f our s t ructure s (Jim Hoodruff , Upper Columbia , Ft. Bcnni. ng a nd Bufor d ) to be cons tructed i n accordance H5. t h aubh or i ty co nt ai ned in th e River a nd Ha rbor Act a ppr oved July 24 t h , 1946, to pr ov'l.de i mpertant mul.td p.l,e Hnter r esource deve l opment of t he Apa l achico la- Cha t t a hoochee Ri v e r bas l .n, The Bufo r d Da m site i s on the Cha t t ahoochee 21~8 . 5 miles abo ve i t s mouth a nd 35 mi les nor thea s t of At.Iarrt a ,
Ma ny vi s iting di gni t ari es Hore pres ent at the o pe ning exe r ci se s , presided over by Hayor \Ti l lia m B. Ha r tsf i eld , of At lanta , who acted a s mas te r of cc r enonf.es , Chi ef s pea ke r of the day wa s Gover nor Her man Talmad ge . Also on t he program were: Col. ~-lal tor K. Hilso n, Jr., Nob i l e d i stri c t e ngi ne er ; Charles A. J a ck s on, Buford dam r e side nt engi ne er; J. H. Rcd gers , Pr e s ident of H. N. Rod ge rs & S ons , of Nomph.ls , conbra ct or s ; Col . B. L. Robi ns on, chi ef of t he S outh Atl ant i c Division of the Cor ps of ? ne i neers; H. t'[e l don Gard ne r of th e Buford Kh'ani s Club; Rep .Ja mes C. Davi s of th", Fi f t h Congre ss i ona l District and Rep . J oh n S. T"lo:)d of th e Ni nt h Congress i o na l Dis trict .
The prd ncd pa L purpos e s of the Bufo r d Pr o j e c t a r- e s Pr ovision of a n i ncreas ed f Iow
for na vigation in t he Apa lachicola Rive r ctur ing l ow-flood s ea sons , pr evisio n of fl ood protecti on fo r t ho va l ley be Low i t , pr-oduc t d. on of hydro el ectric pm-1or , a s s uranc e of a n ad e qua te wa t er supply fo r ~lni cipal and i ndu s t rial USO G of metr opo l itan At lant a .
The Dam Hill constitute a t r e mendous boon t o the who Le Ga i ne s vil le a nd At.La rrt a a rea , f or a number of r ea s ons. One i s t he po s s d.bdLi. t y fo r r ecreat i on being va s tly ext ended by co ns t r ucti on of t he dam, a nd t he f a ct t ha t the l a ke to be created thereby i s only thir ty-five mi l es f rom so l arge a popul ati on ce nt pr as Atl ant a a nd s e rv i ng also t ho Gai nes vi l le t err i t Clr y . Almo s t unl.Lmi.ted o ppo r tunl t ic s Hill be crea t ed fo r ~abi ns and r e crea tiona l acti vi t ie s a s Hel l a s f ulfi lling t he ne ed of a ' ~reater s upply of Hate r f or At l a nta .
RECONSTRUCTI ON FINANCE CORPORArrION IvlAKING CONTRI BUTION TO GEORGIA I ND TJS'I'RI AL LI FE
Th e Re co ns tr uc t i on Fi nance Cor por ation , l.nov n t o t he a ver-age per s on a s RFC, is playi ng a Lar-ge r o le i n the e f f orts of the Fed er a l Cov c r-nme rrt t o make t he ma xi mum affiount of cr edit aWli l abl o t o th e bu s i ne s s a nd i nd ustrial fo r ces of t h o na t ion 's va rious A..r c,A..S . The RFC i s a l ending a gency d esi gn ed not t o compe t e Hi th ba nks but to s uppl omnnt tb rllr s r.u'vi ces ..

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Ac cording t o Mr. M. E. Everett, Manage r of t he Georgia offi ce of RFC, t he age nc y :uakes loans stri ctly for bus i ne s s epte r pr i s es , \-li t h no limitation on t he a mount that
can go to Ge orgia f i rms . The r e quirements f or making an RFO l oan a re compa rati vel y
simple. The busine ss enterprise de siri ng th e l oan mus t have fi rs t a ppli ed a t a bRllie a nd i t mW3t have a certain amount of collate ra l , plus previous Good cr edit standi ng . RFC make s only se cured l oans t ha t a r e t o be r epaid out of ea r ni ngs . News pa pe r-s or
r adio stD.ti ons a re t he only t"l0 t yp e s of businesses that a re ineli gible.
The l oans made by RFC can be di vi d ed into two grou ps , di r e c t l oa m; ar;d l oans in Hhich t.h ey par ti ci pate Hi th l oc al banks. Participati on ,.,ri t b a lo cal bank i s customary whe n t h e La nk ca nno t make an e nt i r e loan a nd it calls on RFC t o s ha r e in th e ri s k. For example , a small bank ~~ight have a request for a business loan tha t i s f ur some
reas on a bo ve its l8ga1 limi t. They call on RFC t o participate wi t h t h em in th p. l oan.
If the business enterpris e meets t he requir ements, t he c ank make:J t he l oan a r-d RFe agree s to pa r t i cipa t e in the loan to an agreed percer-ta g e.
}'lI . Fver e t t r evealed t ha t the Geor r-'ia office of RFC Ls a t th e pr e s ent t ime experiencing one of t he busi est p0ri od 8 ~' i n its his t ory. For 1949, t he r e we r a 426
to . a ppl icatio ns , t o tali ng ~p21~, 366, 000, a nd. the approvals '..Jere 20 2, a mou nt .i. ng
$9 , 691 ,800 . At t he e nd of t he year, a l ar ge por t i on of tho l oans not a pproved 'Her e s till pending.
For the month of' J anuary 1950, ther e VIere 47 app.l.i.ca t io ns , amou nti ng to $~, 5 53, OOO and of t his a mount 36 Vlere a pproved, f or a t ct3.1 of ::?89C, OIJO. The 19LI.9 mo nthl y
a ver-age wa s 35 Loans r eceived a nd J.6 approved; Thus the J a nuary 195 0 number of l oans
shoVls a d e cid ed incroa se. Th e RFC loans in Geor gia have bee n divi de d r ather eve nl y between ser vi ce , retail a nd manufacturing establishments.
Another phas e of t he vor k of RFC has been carried on by i t s eub c i d.l.ar-y, t he
Fed eral Na t io na l Mor t ga ge As sociation. This a ge nc y has bought FHA a nd Veter a ns Admir--
istrati on mortga gos f rom bankc or other l ending ins t ituti ons and is nO\<1 offe r i ng t he s e mort ga ges f or s ale t o insurance companies, banks, or oth er ae so ci.a t Lons f or Lnv es t tne rrt purpos es.
Mr. Ever-ot t pointed out tha t ~;e rf\ O nS d e s iring to make F.FC loans for small tusine s s e s s hou ld f i r s t ;;'0 to t.he i r r es pe cti ve banks. I f t hei r propo s itio n is so und , they have a de quate s e curity, a nd t h0 bank ~s unable to ~a ko t h e loa n, they 8ho uld then apply t o RFC. The Geo rgi a of'f'Lce i s located in th e Healey Buildi ng in At l a nta .
HASSEY- HARRI S OFBN3 ATLA NTA PLA!\TT TO SUPPLY AP..EA
Fehruary 2'/ t h s aw th e f ormal ope ning and dedica t ir.:n of t he At lant a b ra nc h of Hassey- Har r i s Company. This conc er n , in cpera t ion si nc e 1847, i s a we Lcomed add i t i on to the Lndua t.r-L a L lif e of Geor gi a . HFl ss ey- Ha r ri:=.:. pr od uces [i l l t ype s of fa rm equipment and machi ne r y , i ncludi ng trac tor s, co mb i nes , a nd uti.li t y too l s .
The all-day pr ogr a m includ ed a lunch eon a nd a Vlcl co me ad dr e s s by Governor Herman Talmad ge. Vi si ti.ng offici a l s of tl: e compa ny pre sont He re J a me s S . Duncan, Pre s i d e nt ; H. H. Bl oom, Ex e cu tive Vice-Presid ent; and L. 1>1. Sweone y , Vice-Pr esident i n cha r- ge of sa l es ..
The Atlant a br anch in r e ality is l o cat8d in Cha mbl oe, on t he magni f iee nt new 'F88 r,ht. r eo Lndus t.r-L a I Boulevar d . The pla nt itself co nt.a i.ns co rae 57, 000 sq . ft . unde r r oof, in additi o n to approxi.mate l y 70, 000 sq. ft. of out sid e 3torage space. No ex port? ; has bee n s par ed t,o rr.a ke t he build i ng a nd e quipme nt t he very l a t e st in d e s.i.gn a nd efficiency.

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According t o D. L. J ordan, Atlanta branch manager , the lo cal plant will s ervi ce
dealer c rr;a ni za t i c ns t.hrcughc ut t he S outheastern state s. It will be th e genera l
of f i ce s fo r the 30uthe a s t f or war ehous i ne a nd di stribut ion of compl e te machines a nd pa rts . Some 30 pe rso ns will b e e~ployod.

Bc,li':'! vin C the At.Larrta a r ea is a focal point f' r-om wh i ch t o begin Southeaste r n ope rati 2ns , M~8s ('y-H2rr is i s es tablis hing i t s :irst branch i n t his s ectio n of the couutry . The homo of f i ce i s in Raci ne, Wi sco ns i n , a nd there a re 11 branch e s i n the
Unit9d states . B0ing neted f or its wor l d- wi de op erations, Ma ssey- Har r is ha s br anches
i u 57 di f f er e nt co untrie s .

VI!' . J arcta n emphasi zed t b.e company! s b eli ef in a gri?a t agr i cul t.ura I fu t ure for th is s cctio n of the cot:.nt r y , c.nd it.s desi r8 to beco mo a pe-rt of thi::; pro gre ssive f a rm nr c gr-am , A cont i nuous e ng i ne e r i ng progra m i s be i Jl[: carri ed on t o adapt the i r ma chi ne r y ' t.c new method s of f a r ming , At t he pr e sent t ime , npe cda L at tp.ntio n i 8 boi ng pa i d to t he int ere s t of t h0 f :'..r;!ler in t be South cas t er-n stu.t f.f., "hero ter ra i n i s d if'f'er e rrt fr om tho ro1lin[; plains of tl~.e Hid- Host .

Geo r gia welcomes t hi s no! concern ~d " h '!1es i t a great f'ut. ur-e i n t he So ut h !

DOUGLAS COmITY liJiTIC I PATING NEW ~'qIOD OF BmniESS EXPANSION

The d ti zens of Doug In nvt Ll.e and Doug.Las County a re looking f'orward to a. new

pcr i od of bus.i nes a and i ndus tri al develo pment. The bi gGest singls event in the busi-

ncs s life of t he 0.1'00. vas the r e openi ng of the te::tile rni.L], vhi ch has be en cl o s ed

si nce H'lrch 1949. Glr'.l1ckl e !;il::is pur cha s ed the pla nt and a Lr-e ndy ha ve be r un opera ti ons.

Hhen th e new ov ne r-o go t t he pl.a rrt i nto full production, seme 250 to 11-00 pe r sons Hi ll

be empl oye d .

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Another nov but ernal.Ler d ev elopment f'o r ecas t for Douglas ville iG a new f urni t ur e f a c t ory. The J . A. BOZEl Company nl.a ns to o pen t his ne,,! i ndu stry C.t a n ea r ly da to f or t ho manufar-tur8 of fur niture . Appro ximate ly 25 pe r so ns Hill b e employed.

At the prese nt time t he lo ca l Chambe r of Comme rce , und er t he l ea de r shi p of i t s
Pre s ident , D. C . Matthews , i s e ngage d in a l abor s ur vey in ef'f'o r t to obt a i n a nationa lly-known c.Lothi ng ma nur a c tur e r who v ou.ld be int e r es ted in lo cating in Dougla sville.
If t h i s injus tr y can be obta i ned , it should empl oy a r ou nd 25C re r ~o n8 .

Doug'Lasvf.Ll, e has ha d i n o peration a v ery pro gre ss i vc drd. z-y co oper-at i ve f or seve ral ye a rs . Thi s 800pe r ati ve s ell s mi l k not only in the i mme dia t e vi cinity, b ut a lso in Ath nta and nei [hbor ing towns . Roce nt r e port s i ndi cate th0 prospects f or further expan~1inG t hi s dairy i ndus try a nd Lo catd ng a chee se proc essing plant i n Dou gla s ville e.re vr:; ry good .

Geor gia as a Hhole. ca n be pro ud of t h e a ggress i ve , d9 tcr~ned spi r i t that has be en evidenced by ci ti ~e n3 of Dou gla svi11e and Doug las County. The e nt i re a rea r eceived a 1:.1ow l a st ye a r Hhen one of i t s l ar ge s t i ndustr i e s Has f or e cd to clo se r e sulting i n I J nside r-J.elo unempl.cyment , Not content to s i. t back a nd complai n , th e l o cal ('i t ize ns got busy a nd pr omote d a n indus t r i a l d ovo .Lopne nt campaign that i s nov! shou.i.ng r-e s u'Lt .s ,
This t emporary s et-back na y i n t ho l ong r un prove a r ea l be ne f i t to the e nt i re communi t y .

UNI QUE SAW BEHJG l-1A. NUFACT URED I N GEORGI A

The Ulmos Tool S m.;, a produc t of native Geo r p,i::t ings nuity, i nvented and d eve l oped i n Kingsla nd by El mo Pe epl es , co mple t e ly stole the shoH, o ('. ~o rd i ng t o r eports f rom the thr e e- d ay Southwestern Lumb er-man! e As socia tion Conventio n r e ce ntly in Kans a s City,
Mi s s our i . Of t he 230 booths in t he exh ibi t de pi.c t.Lng gr-owth of' the Lumb er bus iness in

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t he .sou tlmE' st. , interes t ce~1t E' ~ed in th~t o f t h e Ki n 3s l anr. 38.1' Company ; pr e side d over hy Hr . Pee p.1e8 and S3l CSL1 en 'I'homas 1-1.. Cr.rmi cb :..el and Henry S . Hoclle r .

The Geor Gia t" xhibi t 'In. S thf'J c n.Iy cnc t f'" dr-aw s poci.f'Lc comment i n thp cc Iurms c f t he' '.11tra -conservativ e K:::ns 8.C City star , whi ch said in its Lasus of .Januarv 26: II Per hap c an cbj ec t vh i.ch s hov ed be s t the modern trend (o f progress in t he ltrrnb~r bu rrine s c ) ;.,G.S an unusu a .L 3 mI . TJ:J. s t ool i s R ccmbination :-;au , try s quare , framing s quar-e , r u.Le , s criber , :tll'otr "" c t or and combd.natdon squaro , A carpont.er can make a l l hi s n casur ement s , dra;; c? ci rc le if necessary , and then saw - e.l l wi t h one too l . II
fv': rythin~ about t he nev teol i s urri qu e , incl udin g the d(.'ri vation of :Lts tl'I'H:P, :1!ll;}1') l.i"}mos . 'i'hi s is bo th a nickname of i t s Lnverrtoz- and a shor-t.ened v e r sion of t h e r hr a s c IIU1 t r a Hc de r ri Satt , II Fi r s t plc..C'8d on rxhibit ien in t.l.e lobby o f t ho Citi z ens Punk in Ki n ZGl a nc1 , t.ho tJ1mOG ha s dr-awn s uch i ~lt9re st and dema nd tba t D. full 24-ho11r
0peration i 3 expe ct-ed s hc r t.Ly in t:--i6 Joca'l plant i:i th a t ri pling of i t :3 prr-serrt staff of 25 .

I t is not8'v:orthy t h a t HIliJ' Er . F~ (>pl G i" ',.!c,,3 c.:rp:rr ached ',.:ith no ",t a-: t rac t i V El offe rs
to huilr] his pJ.::mt e1 f.!),.!hel'~ , 118 han stO \l t~.J. :rp.fU~f'd t\' con s i der l cc nt i ng anywher-e but i n hi, s n atd, VG city and courrty , i\ l roP..G;;=- hi 0 ~~J. a:1 C ha s .(l:rmm a do zen :new i'ami lie~1 t o the ci t y and ot he r s are. r:{pl?ctpd t~ 1.'1"':" 1(".; .

That Sout .he as t G02r,:;ia bc t.h [',r.lC'l' nv ::: s a,d ::;i.'Trort~ tr.i t! i nve n t i on o f on e o f l ts proru. nerrt sons i3 " vid8lJ.ced by t!18 fr1('t t h<:t .sr pr r cent of t he 3tO d': in t he r-e port .ed c;.l;,o.rt er- r.:.:U 1i a n dol Lar ve rrtu r r- is ,,1:le1 ::,tt b p. hel d rJ~r r e si d en t s of Cenden , Thf'.t t he Mis sour i pa re r s aw fit t o s i ngle out. t h r, {Jill.'"S S.1...: i~ f urther proof o f i t s fin!" quality.
ro ATLA.'!l' TC STEE: COHPAi.IY :EK FHJ.SI ZE I TS PI;ODUC TS F02 SOL!nn~RN FAPJ';S

" Di xi e Steel (In Di.xi.e Fa rma '' \dll be the over-a.l.I theme o f the At.lant i c St e e l Company t n ';pen Iicu s e , Hey 5t h and 6th in Atl anta . The 0c ':'Clsion ",fil l en ph a s lce vt.he var-Let.y o f pr odu ct s t~li 8 ccmpany make s for Scut.hor-n fr.~"!::~~ [md t h e wid!"! r ange of pr ime IT,at 8r i al :: and fabric at ed pa r ts whl r-h i t 3uppli 0 0 t.o !:lanufa ct'J.r f: rs of a grd cul,t .ur a .l nachf.ne ry a nd f'lCluirrnont .

In annc uncdng t h e 1 95 0 Open. HOU:'J8 :"1&118 , R. S . Lyn ch , Atlanti c SteAl Company Fresid e nt , podnt.ed Q1.:t tha t exhf.bi t s \.,'culd . be Loc at.cd throughou t the plan t . Open B01.1SG di s pl ays '.-7:':'11 spo t liGht machi.ne r y an d p. quirD8nt raade by Sout her n a gri cu]. tural irr,plerr,ent ccncer-ns wh.i ch '..lS 8 At.L arrtd c Ste p. l Corapany ' G pr i me mat .er-i. a.l o or pr e ce s s e d parts in t he manu f'a c ture cf f'Lrri s hed p r-oduc t s , ?lmls , ba:rr n\.!fJ , di stribut o:rs , peanut picker s and a Hi de r-a n ge o :~ prc du c t s for the f::..m ',.,i J.1 OE' i' e o:,':.,or c r1 i n th8 ~ r: c'ti ::r 1 e.y ;:, .

.L.t l .::mt i C' Stp.el f i r:i s hcd prcduct.s , such ac fi 81d fe r..N' , nrd.Ls end H&go n hardv a r e , ',l!li ('h ,:so d i re ct],y Lnt.o t.he f arm ~&.rket "" i l l alGo b e prominF: n t ly displayed . The s('
':l7.hi 1itc, ~.J:i. J.l f'e.:i;~"Jr8 t hE. l a t e:;t. de -vel c !T.!e nt s ..lhi .~h Atle.ntic SV' f11 C0m;:.3ny f'ncineer s
h :'".1\ Tl=J pi On00r eQ fo r :D L~~i e lC1.rrns .

Cu:,t o:t.e:r3 , civic Ci::::.1 i Ed'.J.:.i t.r i -:tl l e ~.(kr:I.' 3 : G~lgiDe 8r ir.g grouI~s ::nd t eclmi c c:l c.. f~ :.: !)ciE':

t ion::; , s t '::cl:h o.i .d '3 r s r::..nc1 j~t.l&nt i c :-;t8 c:l Gor!i})E.r:y e~n r)lo yeG ;,i l l 1:8 invit~(l to 8.ttend t h e

()r:Fm HOt:~;e ce l el'r[tt i Ol: . Fri d .1.y, Hay S"::h , h a s L, er~ d Gsign.'lted as llDi:de Fe.IT:l D3.y ll a nd

3::t.tu rd 'l7. g ay 6th ., ',iill be IIFm;.. i l~t Day . 1I G:li d e s will (;I:: stati c ned i n 0.11 denc,r t ment s

t o ex:rl~:i.n the V'l~'i)-:..!.3 mi l l (' per atilJ ~'s .

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EIGHT GE ORGIA AIR PORTS RATED ABOVE AVERAGE AND THO S UPERW R BY AOPA

Onl y 11.5 par c ent of the na t ion ' s 'r,, 200 civil airports havc b een r ated Il a bovp
ave r age " or " s uper-Lcr-" by t h e ne ar-Ly 40, 0 00 pilot members of t he Ai rcraft Owne r-s and Pi l ots Associat io n in t he r ece ntly-completed 1949 rating peri od. Thes e fi gures have just been r e Le a s cd t o Lonnie h.. Pope, Aviation Chairman of the Sta t e Depar t me nt of
Comme r ce by J. B. Hartr a nft, Jr., general manager of AOFA, an associat i on i n hi gh
s t and i ng wi th a viati on a ut h or i t i e s .

Two Geo r gi a cd r ports wer e r ated as s upe r i or by AOPA members , these b e i ng Atlanta Muni ci pal Ai r por t and Fc:.rkai re Air po r t i n Cobb County . Ei gh t fi e l d s i n t h i s s t ate vere r ated a bove - a ve rage , these b eing At h e ns Air port, Danie l Ai rport a t Augus ta , Col.umbus Mu ni ci pa l Air port, Perry Ai rpor t , McKinnon Ai rpor t a t st. S imo ns , Hunt.er F i eld a t Sava nnah, Va ldos t a l1u ni c i r Q l Airpor t , a nd Flying liS 11 Ra nch a t Vi lla Ri ca ,

Herbert S pence r , distri ct a i r por ts engine er , Ci v i l Aer o na ut ic s Admi ni s t r a t ion , ,,1i t h offices i n At lant a , said he thou ght Cochran Fi eld ne a r }-:aco n a lso wor thy of d i s t i nc t i on and tha t t he r e might be ethe r s .

The AOPA r ating s \-Jere bA.sed o n air port mark:i.. ngs , condi ti on of l andi ng a r ea , neatne ss of bui ldi ngo a nd hangar s , promptnes s 13.:'10 court e s y of s ervi c e, clea nli ness of r e s t ro oms, caf'e t y prov i s ions (fir e and c r a sh f irs t a id ) , gas arid oi l f a ci lities , . t r ans i ent hangar f a ci liti e s, r e pair ser vice compe t e n cy, r e s t aura nt (hot , co ld illp.al s ) , over - nigh t ac commodat ions ( rate s a nd di stanc e f r om f iel d ) , r a mp and t.i.e-down se r vi ce , lis ti nG of f ie l d i n cha rt s a nd gui de s ( a c cura cy, e t c . ) , spo r t s and entertail1:'7lent near .

A t otal of 70 9 air ports t h:o:-ou gh out th o country r e c eived t h e cove t e d 1'13.t in ~ s fo r
1949. Ca liforni a , u ith t he s e cond- hi gh e st numbe r of ai r ports of a ny s t a t e, ha d the
large st numbe r of r a t ed a i r po r t s : 57 . Texas , t h e state Hi t h mor-e a i r por ts t han A.ny
ot her state , had 1+0 r e.t ed ai r por t s . Rhod e Ls Land , vi.t .h nine eligihle a ir ports , had
none \-Jith AOPA r a ti ngs.

AOPA1s r a ting s yst em i s based 8nt i rc l y on r eports r e c eived fr om me~bers t hrough-

ou t the y ear. S pe ci a l r a t b g ca r d s a r e s u ppli ed all me mber s , a nd t hey a r e urge d to

fi l l t he car d s i n f or a l l a i rpor t.s they u se o n a ny f ligh t, a nd ma i l them to na t io nal

he ad quar-ter-s i n Ha shingto n , D. C. Fo Ll.owi ng i s A. br-ea kdown of AOPAls 1949 ratings .

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J. ,M. HUBER CORPORATION RELEASES NE1.J BOOK ON KAOLIN CLAYS AND THEIR I NDUSTRIAL USES

The J. M. Huber Cor p., has r ecently published a book that should b~ of interest to Geor gians. Entitled, "Kaolin Clays and Their Industrial Us es", the book is an aut hor i tati ve text on the br oad subj e ct of clay and its a ppl i cati ons . The a nalysi s and chart s included in the book quite na t ur al l y refer to Huber clay::;.

Georgia has a wide clay belt extending almost dir ectly through the ~ e nte r of t he state. J. M. Huber Corporation has acqurrr-d large deposits a t Huber, Geor gi,a and conducts mining operations there, Originally the output of the Huber Corp. was absorbed mainly by the rubber industry, but broadening operations and r es earch have produce d special Huber clays f or the paper industry and many other us es. In f a ct, fr om the se clays is produced a lar ge amount of the newspaper ink being used today by some of the l argest newspapers in Geor gia and Alabama.

It is interesting to note the f~llowing quotation from ' the for eword of the book: li The t ext is the product of the Huber Laboratories in Texas, Georgia a nd New York. The paper its elf is coated with Huber clay, printed Hit h Huber Lnk, made fr om Huber car bon bl a ck, pr oduced from Huber natural gas , and there is even some Huber clay in the cl oth b i n d i ng . "

REPORT FROM ATLANTA DEPARTtlENT STORE SHOWS HIGH TRADE LEVEL

Atlanta' s hi gh level of r etail trade last Y8ar wa s r efle cted in the r ec ently releas ed printed Gurr~ary of 1949 busines s a t Ri~h'3, the l argpst single r etail outlp~ in
the city. Ri ch t s r e ported that despite 19~9t 8 tri:- u l toward r ead.j us tmenb of values, dollar volume was only 1.4 per cent beLow t ha t of 19l~8. This i s ~ :;ns id er ed particul arly f avorable si nce t he dollar volume throughout the nation last year slipped
approximately 5.2 per cent in r et ai l stores of t hat type.

Total s ales fer t he fis cal year ending Feb. 4th, amount ed to $48, 727,901 . 25. Fr ank
H. Neely, C hair~Bn of Rich's Boa r d of Di r e ct ors corr~end ed the empl oye s for t hei r "superb cooper-atd.on;" He pointed out t ha t cooper atd.on wit hi n the s t or e as we l l as t hr 0ughout ' t he co~~unity was th e factor t ha t ins pired the December S at~rday Eve~ing Post sto r y, 11Tho Store that Harried A City.n

PHILADELPHIAN TALKI NG FLAX GROHING Tr'I SOUTH GEORGIANS - That Geor gia can g row flf'-x a s p xcelI~n~a~-t,h~' fin e flax gro w;;' in Belgium ~'nd'-'I'r"""elanci is the opinio n of Dr. "VIm. H. Mar kwar dt , of Philad elphia, who for about t en years was in char ge of t he shirting division of Pepperell Manufa ct uri ng Co. He arri ved in Georgia r ec ently to encourage
t he planting of flax in S outh Georgia.

Dr. t1arkwardt~ research specialist, said flax is reaped the same as wheat or corn

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and that it yields abo ut $125 per a cr e . He asserted i t costs ~ cent~ a ~Dund to gr ow, and s el ls for 40 t o 50 cent s a pound . The crop is pl an ted in h~vember and February, nnd re ~ped in May or June . The fi bre i s s eparat ed f r om t he straw and the lat t er is used in maki ng cigarette paper . It sounds good, but all we know is what t he Doctor told us .
GEORGIA'S PARADE OF PROGRESS
In QQ.N~1$G~~I~~, C. C. Foster , manag er of the local Chamber of Commerce, and Fresiden t of t he Li ons Club announced during th e early par t of Mar ch tha t a canning plant woul d be l ocated there . The plant will begin construc tion i mmediate ly and he completed wi t hi n 45 days .
E. L. Davis of Fa l metto , Florida ha s been el ec t ed president a nd the ne", company will be named Davis Canrri ng C OPl~Jc'1ny of Donn.Lsonvi.Ll.e , Hr . Davi s r 'e sIde s i n Pal met t o , Fla. , and has a pl.arrt t here . The Donalsonville plant 'olill empl oy aro und 30 peo p.Le ,
Another new conc er n has been added t o HAR~WEI.'1.'. li s t of new i ndustri es . The Geor gia Bag and Eur lap Co . , I nc., owned a nd operat ed by L. B. Br adber r y, J . D. Temple and Lorene T. Bradberry, i s a nev concer n or ganized to ma nufac tur e all ki nds of ba gs and t a gging. At pres ent, from 12 t o 15 per so ns, are e~ployed . The products of t hi s new i ndustry include burlap, j ute, cott on a nd paper bags, and ba ggi ng t ies .
Fro m 2PART~ comes the news that Gordon L. Brown Hi l l open a new f urniture manu-
facturing and r epair shop there . Hr . Brown, formerly ccnnec ted with tht:.l Sparta Manufactur ing COffi?any ha s had ",ide exper i ence in thi s t ype of work .
Bellmor e F8ed Mi l l s , ~Al~~VI ~~ 'S newest milling ent er pr i se has r ec ently begun operations. The new plant, containing some 20 , 000 sq. ft . i s headed by Hugh Hosch. The firm wi l l confine its ini tial operations to the manufa ct ur e and sal~ of poul t r y f eeds a nd concentrates to r etail dealers, but defini t ely ex pec ts t o deal i n dairy conc~ntrates at a future date. II. E. Roboclcer , veteran feed ma n in charge of f ormula s and s a les revealed that pr i ces will be on a competitive basis with a ny f eeds of comparat i ve per f or mance sold in thi s area . W. p. Daniel is plant superintendent .
The officials of CandLewi.ck Yarn }lu n s have announced t ha t t heir plants at Carters-
ville a nd Dalton vri.Ll, be co ns ol Lda t ed into a larger plant to be built at DA;UfQl . Jinuny Knight , l;,:",lter Slau.ght er, Jir:iffiY Daws on and Bob Hamilton organ ized the yar n mills 13 years a go i n Cart ersville a nd I n years a go i n Da l.t.on ,
Cons truction is t o be gin immed iat el y on a ~? 300 , O OO candlewi ck yar n plQnt , one and one- half mil es north of Da l t on. The building of modern d esi ~ n Hi ll house the new pl an t t e be known 3 8 Da.Lt.or, Ca nd .Lewd.ct; , I nc. R. F . (Bob) Hamil t on, pr esident of t he f irm said that not only woul d opera t d. ons of the t uo mi l l s be combined under one r oof, cut t ha t opera t i ons ar e to be ex panded by at l eas t one-thi rd over cur r ent pr oductio n in both the Dalt on and Cartersvi l le units . Hhen in opera ti on, t he expanded busines s iri. Ll, mean a ~yro ll of $50,000 mont hl y f or Dalton.
The ~URKE County Committee f or Agr i cul t ural and Industrial Development announced t hat i t ha s been successf ul in obt a ining for WAX!'lESBORO t he constr uctio n of a gr a i n el eva t or and seed-dryine plant . The pl a nt will be ere cted by t he Cotton Pr oducer s As soci a ti on of At l anta .
At an over al l cost of so me ~ 300 , OOO , thi s ",i l l be t he fir st eleva t or of t his s i ze and capacit y t o be er e cted i n Georgi a by the Asso ciation . The storage capacity cf t hp elevator Hi l l be 250, 000 bus hels . Cor n, oats , Whea t, soyb ea ns, blue lupine , barley , rye , or any other gr a i n or cer eal gr own by f armers in this s ection VIi l l be handled .

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s t yle\ds e Mi lls , Inc., of New York City, pr ominent in t he bet t er quality women' s hosier y f i e l d has closed nego t iatio ns f or a QARROLLTON plant s i te . The announcement ~as nlade by Paul Swedosh, member of the fi r m who ha s bee n to Carrollt on on s everal vi sits in r ecent months . Styl ewise plans t o construct a building of appr oximatel y 12, 000 sq. ft. i n Carro llto n.
The plant wil l pr oduce Homen' s nylon hose and a new ma teria l to be used in l adi es' apparel. It is expected that employes vTi l l have to undergo a considerabl e t raining per iod wi t h nome 50 t o 60 Horker s empl oyed at t he beginni ng and even tual ly i ncrea s i ng to 100.
I n TJ:'IADI LLA , t he Farmer-s Har ehouse has begun cons t r ucti on on a ~i;40 , 0 00 seed-dryi ng and pr oces s i ng pl ant . This new plant Vlill be housed in a moder- n, br i ck bui lding a nd the mme r s have announced they hope to have i t r eady for use in t i me f or the 1950 blue . l upi ne cro p. The owner s of t he pla nt will be J. E . S cot t, Hayden Peavy and J . W. Scott.
The Eley Poultry Farm near HOGA1BVI1~, es tablished i n Decemb-rr 1948, will more than double i ts ca pa ci.t y when the third poultry house, nOH under cons t ruction i s completed. The s ci entific trainin~ of Cleave l a nd P. Eley, owner a nd operato r of t he Farm, has been the major f a ctor ~.n t he SUC r: CS 8 ('1' Troup County ' s neves t and l a r gest poul t r y i ndus try, which i s now produc.lng appr oxi.ma'te.Iy 100 dozen eggs a day .
Gunnin Ma nufactur ir.g Company, a Geor gia cor por a t i on now doing bus i nes s in Cordele , will es tabl ish a new dnd e r. ~arged pla nt in ~~WSQll and begi n oper a t i ons on or about t he first of J uly. The Davscn plar.t wi ll manufa ct ure shi rts and \-li ll employ ulti mat ely about 120 wrd.te v omcn , Th e payr-ol.L i s expe cted t o be in t he nei ghbor hood of fp250, 000 annua l l y . J ohn C. Gunni n i s pre sident of t.he cor-pcre t r on a nd direc t s i t s oper-at d.o ns ,
NEW E ;DUSTRY SCHEDULED TO BEGIN OPE?.ATION I N DALLAS A'r EARLY DATE .
The Hhi tfie ld Spi.nm ng Company of Dal to n, vii th Sam Hi lland cr as pre s i dent ha s announced pla ns t o open a clo t h mil l in Dallas. The state Depart ment of Commerce vas i nformed cy Lee S . Womelsdorf , Secr etary and Tr easurer of the company, t hat t he t entat i ve date 1'01' the beginning of oper a t i ons in t he new Dal las branch of that compa ny i s se t f or 'lr ':,und t he middl e of J,ray or net long after .
Hr . Homelsdorf, who ',.,i l l be manager of t he new mill ha s moved to Dalla s to t ake personal char ge of t he pr epar ations now unde rway . For week s t he mi l l , vacated by t he A. D. J ui l liard Gorr:pany about 18 mo nt hs a go, has a Ee n t he scene of [ Tea t activity as new mach.i.ne s ha ve ar r i ved . The company expe ct s ar ound 200 Fv,:nt '.1:-:.11y 4::" h 0 ,~ rmloyec1 .
The Hhitfi eld S9inni ng Company has l ong been an outstanding Luduat.ry i n De- I t on . Formerly it manufactur ed chenill e yarn, but i n 1947 concent.rat.ed on the rea nuf'ac t.ur e of tobacco cLot h , 'I'iri.s pr oduct wi l l be the mai n out put of t he Da l las p'Iant , It i s sol d mainly t o t oba cco gr ower s , who use it to shad e some varieti es of t oba c co duri ng cer t ai n st a ge s of i t s growth .
The company ha s purchas ed the mill buil ding fo r mer ly belonging to A. D. J uillard Company, but has not l'mr cha scd the r esidences in t he mi l l vi llaGe . Thes e r esidences have been sold to nr i va te ir.dividua l s .~F-ry of whnrr. will work i n t he new plant . Officials of the compa~y be l i eve that thi~ will contribut e t o the succes s and stabi l ity of t he i ndus try, as home-ovlner s natura l ly t ake a grea t er inter est i n corrmuni ty af fa i r s than do tena nts , and make f or more 8ubs t antial citizens .
The State Depar t ment of Commerce wi shes to congratulate Dal las and Pauldi ng County on t he es t ablishment of t hi s new i ndus try i n thei r area . I t should be a decid ed impet us to t he busin8ss and industrial l i f8 of t he enti re communi ty .

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TUFTED TEXTILE I NDlliTRY BEGHB ITS FIFTIETH YEAR \-lITH NE\-l SIGNS OF DEVELC H1ENT
The colorful his t ory of the tD~ted t extile industry r e ads lik e a story-book romance . Foa t.ured i n the 195 0. Di r ector Y_3.nd Yearbook of t he Tllf~ed Te xtile Ha nufa c t ur e.r. A D so c ia ~i o ~ i s a shor t r eview of t h i s segment of t h e nation's busi ne ss lif 8 h~r.L ng i t s be gi n~i ng in Georgi~ ~ or igi na t i ng fro m t h e ingenuity and s y~ll of the mou ntain women of the nor thwe s t s e ction of t he s t a t e.
Ca t.hcri ne Evan s h OH Nr s . H. L. Hhi t e ner of Dalton), who wa s bo r n i n Hhi tfie ld County , t.uf ted a nd sold h er first bedspread at the tur n of the century, lit tle r ealizing that a new i ndustry was being born. The f irst s pread Has s o l d f or t he sum of :) 2 . 50 , a nd it re ceived s uch a dmi rat i o n tha t t h e friends of Ca t h er-Lne Eva ns va ube d one
like i t - t h u s be ga n the d emand for tufted s pr ead s whi ch has grown a~d come d own
through the y ear s .
The a r t i c le continued t o say that Ca therine Eva ns soon found h ers elf sHfmpec1 with orders a nd v as for ceii to call in skilled mountai n women and t e a ch them the a r t of ll t uft i ng ll Th ese mountai n vromen wor-ked Hi t h t he s imple s t of' home- ma d e tools a nd Ca t h er ine h ers elf d rove a mu l e cart into Da lton to purchas e unble a ched. cotton she e t ing and ya rn . Patterns wer e trac ed \!i t h a pe nci l and pi e pan .
Tod ay t he daugh ters and grandda ught e r s of t he s a ne v ornen a r-e sti l l ma king t uf t e d spreads \-1h i ch have a l l t h e c ol e r a nd beauty of t he mou nt a i n floHers , but th e hand cra ft s t a ge of t he tuf ted t e x t i l e Lnd us tz-y is a t hin,:; of t h e pa st . Precisio n machi nes nO\-1 enabl e o pe rn tor c. t o tur n out in a n ho ur mo re sprea d s t han their gr a ndmo t h e r s cou l d pr oduc e in a vcek ,
In its comne rcial b e gi nning, t h e makt ng of tuft ed bedspre ad s vIRS a n a l l -\olc man indus t ry . As or d e rs po ured i n , young Cat h eri ne E vans began to h i r e ne i.ghbo r Home n t o he lp f ill t.h em, S oon many of t he women i n t h a t a r ea v er e v or-ki ng f or h er and many of t he hous ewive s became i nt ere s t e d . A d errt i s t t s ,,i f e t h ought of t h e de pa r tm e nt store s and persuad e d J ohn Hanamaker to sto ck s i x s pre ads . A s t ore- k e e per t s vri.f' e ga ve "b i O spre a d 0 to a s a l esr.lan t o sho\-1 in !1is terr i t or y a nd was s t unned to r e c ei v e an orde r fr om a Cl eve land s t or e f or 100 spr eads . By the ea r l y 19 20 ' s, hundr ed s of beauti f u lly ha nd-tuft ed bed s prea d s Vler G being s hf.pped to the big stores in t h e East and Hi d- He s t .
By 19 21, t he Da Lton \OTOl1C n \-lerG "be ginning to t alk big mone y . Th e d e mand fl our i shed , and neu b ed spr 8ncl f a ctori e s s pr a nc up . As th e s e "fa c t ori e s i n creas ed , c()mpeti ti o~ b egan to a pp ear i n th e Lndue try , I t Ha s t hen tha t mecha ni za t i o n and men e ntered t h 8 picture . No sooner ha d t he me n t :.i.ke n over thre. n they b e gan t t") seek nov a nd b e t t er machdne s , I mprovcnc nt.s I'oLl.owe d a nd s oen second-hand s ewing machine s wer e b e.i ng bough t by th e t hou sund s f r om t h e !Tevl York Garrr.ent cente r .
From 19 33 until a f ter Ha r l d Hal' II , t h e Lnduatzry vra a to hav e i t r. bi gg est gr owth , Nor t hern ca pital came i n , mode r-n new I'ac tor-Les spr ang up , all oqui.ppe d ,,;i tll the l a t e st.
ma ch i ne s . I ns t ea d of mot l-:e r s [..nd grandmoth er s t uf t ir,g on cabin por ch e s , t h ei r dau gh-
t e r s a nd sons f ou nd pr of i t.ab l.e empl oyment i n th e Dew plants . "Th e tufte d ind u stry had become b i g bus'i ne sa ; "
As tuft i ng machines we:te deve l o ped , o the r ho us e ho ld. t uft e d. pr od uc ts H8r 8 i ntroduced , Bat.hroom s obc , r obe s, house -coa ts , beach wea r, rogs a nd car-pe t.Lng , a l l ca me t o b e ma d e . And a s t h e number of units r-r od u ced annual .Ly we nt i nt o t h e nd Ll.Lons , t he j ob of s upplyi ng the i nd u s try be came e qua.Ll.y i mpor t a nt . Yar-r. , sheeti ng and (luck mi l l s \-18r e r;s t a h l i s h cd :n t h e a r e a .
Hac hi ne s hops "rere f ound ed to manuf a ctur e t h e tho u sand s of sl ngLe and mu l t i ne edLe rr.ach'i.nes r.c od od , Dye plant s f or yar-n were built . Hany l arg!"c and mode r n

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laundrie s have been erected t o l aunder the f inished s ~read s . Box f a ct or i es tur n out millions of cart ons fo r shipping.
Hith t he coming of Hor l d War II, t he t uft ed s pread i ncus try "'ent a ll out f or war pr oduc t i on. ~lith peaceti me and t he conversion back to conSQmer goods , t he indus try was to have its biggest boom . The plants ran day and ni ght t o supply t he gr eat de mand. The pr ice of sheeting , duck and yarn brought enormous s ums on t he black market , and getrich-quick produc8rs brought out items that too of t en were below t he standards of the indus try .
I t was then that the Tufted Texti l e Manufacturers Asso ciation was organized a nd establ ished by t he l egitimate l eaders in t he industry. He lrry C. Ball , with years of experience i n t he busines s , was elected executi ve vice president , a nd under his gui dance , the Association brought much orde r out of t he chaos and exe rcised a s t abi l i zi ng influence on t he i ndus t r y as a ",hole .
Today the i ndustry is boasting new f ab rics , new precasa.on macni.nes , a nd new methods of maki ng the best a nd most beautiful tufted ~roduc t s yet t o be offer ed to t he public . The tufted t extile. industry, wit h its origin in the Nor t h Georgia mountains is beginning i t s fiftieth year with the pr omi s e of bigger and better growth .
GEORGIA ~~NUFAC T~RER OF FLUORESCENT FIXTUP~S S H01~ CONTI NUED GAl lS
There ar e pioneers in Ge or gia , and R. R. Gibson, president of t he Gibson Manuf a cturi ng Company, maker s of flour escent fixtures, i s one of t hem . The beautiful moder n Gi bs on plant on At la nt a ' s Piedmont Road , bui lt in 1946 and enlar ged i n l ess t han three years is pr oof of t he success of openi ng new frontiers in Georgia .
Mr . Gibs on Ha s presid ent of t he Ar t i f i ci a l Ice, Fuel and Cold Stor age Company in Waterloo, Iowa, ",hen he bec ame interested in the new fluor es cent met hod of lighting. He selected Atlan t a as the id ea l l ocat i on f or a young business with a future . .
I n 1943 Mr . Gibson bought out a so und te chnician ' s busine ss on Tenth Street i n Atlanta . Walter F . Nelson, a n At lant a broker , j oined the Gibs0n Manufa cturing Company a s vi ce- pre s i dent i n 1945 . Then fo l l owed much har d vork , Hith Hr . Gibson and Mr . Nel son sharing midnight hour s of discus sion on technical pr obl ems .
In 1946 t he volume of bus i ness r e qui r ed t he t wo par tner s to bui l d thei r nev pl a nt on Piedmont Road . Accepta nce of Gibso n fi x:,ur es wac so great t ha t in 1949 the company added a large wi.ng a t t he r ear of the plan t to gi ve t he ent i re ooei a td.ons 25, 000 sq . f't , of floor space .
To s peed up pr oducti on and mee t incr easi ng dema nds , Gibson i s now installing a complet e new fi nishing plant , t he las t vor d in as sembly line production of meta l par t s . The parts pass on a cont unuous mono- r ai l thr ough Hatr.r- wa sh s t a ges , phosphoti zing pr oces s , automatic pai nt i ng, a nd a gas baki ng oven , Hhich is ove r 60 f eet l ong.
The firm de si gns its O\oTl1 f'Lxtur-es wi th t he idea of combini ng hi gh ef fici ency and beauty at 10H cost . Ea ch nCH f i xt ure des i gned must mee t exa cting s tandar ds in Elec trical Testing Laborat ory a nal ysi s .
Gibson Hanufact uri ng Company has d ove-Loped tl Gr G ~ t many market s t hr oughout t he South, wes t t o California , and s ells thr ough manufa ct urer ' s a ge nt s i n Vicksburg, Mi ss . ;
New Orl ea ns, La .; Houston and Dall as, Texa s 7 a nd Fas adena, California .

STATE DEPARTMENT OF" COMMERCE
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ATLANTA 3. GEORGIA .
Acquisitions Divisions The University Lib r aries The Univ ersity of Georgia Athens, Ga.

No . 19

April 5, 19 50

GEORGIA SHOULD )v'JA]:}~ FIGHT TO DEWLOP BUSI NESS FOR I TS PORTS
IIOVTard Br-ande n , Geor gi e.n i n t h e consu.Lar s ervice of the S ta te Departme nt and r8 C'P, r.t J.y a s s i gne d to NeVI De lhi , I ndi a, called a t our off i c e s th e other day ilnd d i s cu ssed Ge or gi e. 1 s I mpor t - ex por t s i, t.uat d.on , Hr . Brandon va s of t.he o pi ni o n t hat t he bus ine s s of Geo r gi a ls por ts at Savanna h a nd Br u ns wi ck could defi nitely i ncr ea Se i f the mat te r v or-o pr omoted d iligently and aggr e s s i ve l y . He was anxi.ou s thqt t he Ame r ica n co nsular offic es ovor the world b 0 s up pli ed wi t h a li s t of Geo r gi a i mporte r s and ex por te rs a nd t he a r t i cles i n wh ich t he y t r ade .
S ince Hr . Br-and on Ha s i n At l anta prior t o l eaving f or hi s Far Ea stern po s t , t he ~lor ld Tr ade Counc i l of t he Atlanta Chambe r of Commer ce, VIi t h t he coope r a ti on of
chambe rs of comme r -ce t hr oug hout. t h e s tat.e , has i s s ued A. I1Vlorld Trade Di r e ctnr y l1 Li st-
i ng t he mqnufac tur ers a nd corufJerc ia l fi r ms of Geor gi a i nt eres t ed or enga ged i n expor t Lng and i mporti ng , gi vinf. na me s of the f i r ms a nd t he go od s wi t h whi ch they nr p. ('.01:~e rned . This 70- pa ge book l et is a hi gh ly comprehe ns i ve br ochur e i n t his f ie l d , a nd i s the r e s ult of ma ny months of l abor . I t is t o be s e nt t o t he An e r i ca n c ons~ln r . of f icers throughout t he vor-Ld , a nd wi.Ll, s erve a highly exce.lLerrt purpo s e . In f a ct , i t mee t s t he need s tre s s ed by 111' . Br .:J. ndo n , f or our co ns uJ.nr of f i cia l s i n t h e va r io us cou nt r ie s t o have at ha nd s uch Lnf'or ma t do n o n Geo r gi a in d iscus s ing t r::tc1 e ma tt ers .
The day ha s come i n our sta t o when VIe s ho ul d make a \-1011 planned and orga nized fi ght f or t he d~ve lo pment of our f or ei gn trad~ t o bui ld t he Qus i ness of Geor gia 1s -!-MO fi ne ports . The \-:0 1' Ld 'I'na d e Council i s do ing a s pl e ndid j ob in thi s fi e l d , and s ho~ld have every cn ~our a ge~e nt . The sta t e Depa r t me nt of C o~~e r C 8 i t s elf ha s Qe e n ~dively coo perat i ng \-li th GC0rgia expo r t e r ::; i n f or mi ng conta c t s a br oad , and Hill conti nu.e to a id a nd co opera t e Hi t h a l l enga ge d i n f or eign t r ad e e nd eavor s .

3 0UTHEAS TERN POVJER ADHINISTRN rI ON LOGATES HFAD~UARTERS AT ELBLRTor~
Loca tion of headquar te r s of t he S ou t he as ter n Power Adminis t r ation qt El b erton f c ~us~s qtte nt i on on t he f q 8t t ha t 8rc a t i on of t h e Admi ni s t ra t i on i s expec t 8d to pr ove Gne of th e mos t i mport a nt a nd f a r - reaching e co nomic deve lo pme nts i n the hi s t ory of t hi s s ecti on of t.he count ry . SEPA wi l l have control of the sal e a nd dis tritut ion of a l l Gov eru nent- ge Eer a t a d power in t h e Sout.hea s ter n state s .
Hon , Osca r 1. Cha pman , S e cr e ta r y of t.he I nt er i or, a nnounced on HA.rch 1 3th that t h e agency ! s hp.adqu8.r-!-' ers wou Ld be Loca t ed i n the East Georr,i a city , ce nte r of t he

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largest a nd mos t cent r a lly located gr oup of power pr oje ct s in th e eleven- state area to be s erved by this new pover -cnar-ket dng agency .
I n addi t i on to Elberton 's strategic l oca tion, it is also quite fitting that the new headquar t ers were pl aced in t he home town of Congressman Paul Brown, who hns been so cl os ely a ssocia ted with the deve l opment of publi c power f or a nl@ber of year s . Congres sma n Br own is being pr ai s ed by member s of t he Geor gia Congr essional de le gati on fo r put t ing over thi s vastl y i mport ant pro ject f or Geor gia . Repr es entative Carl Vinso n, dea n of t he delega tion, said Hr . Br01.Jn des erved the thanks of t he enti r e s t ate f or what he had don e . Repres ent a tive Sid ney Camp asserted it i s the bigge st Feder al of fice moved t o Georgia since he has been a member of Congress .
"I n l oca ti ng the Southea ster n head qua rve r-e a t El berto n, " sai d Rep . Vinson, "Admini stra t i on of f i ci a l s gave due r ecogni ti on to t he s plendid fi ght made by Paul Brown for t he deve l opment of t he great Clar k Hi l l Dam on t he Sav~ nnah River ~ear Augusta . Hi s a ccomplishment in the Cl a r k Hi ll proj ect i s t he mos t outstanding ",ork i n t he publ i c power f i el d si nce Boulder Dam ",as constructed . [ nder ci rcumstances , i t was only natural a nd just t hat t he hea dqua rte r s f or the new Southeaster n POHer Admi ni st ra t i on should be placed i n Paul Br own !s home city . He can not be t oo hi ghly comme nded for wha.t he has ac comp.li shed ;!'
The head quart ers l oca ti on 0f the Sou t heas ter n Power Admi ni stra t io n i s situa ted nea r Br oad River a nd Hi t hi n t Hel ve miles of the Sava nnah Ri ver , whi ch has l ong been des cr i bed as t he greatest and mo s t practica l l arr,e-s cale undeveloped i nland wa t erwa ys pr ojec t i n t he Sout h At l antic sta t es . The Chi ef, Cor ps of Enf,ineers , U. S . Ar my, sta t ed i n December 1949 t hat t he Savanna h River sh ould be ra pi dly developed . The Cl ark Hi l l pr oj ect , wi t.h its 280,000 b , capa ci t y (or a nnua l output of 703 , 000 KW hours of el ect ri city a t ful l capacity ) , wi l l be t he l arges t pro jec t under t he SEP~, and i s s chedul ed f or completio n i n 1951. In addition t o t he Clark Hill r r oj ect , there ar e t en add itional a pproved pro jects Hithi n si xty mi le s of head quar t ers l oca tion, and th~ t ot al ultimate ca pac ity of t hese eleven Savannah Ri ver proj ects wi l l be 770 .900 ki loHa t t s .
The various pr oj ect s to be administered by the Southeast er n Power Administrati on f all into the fol lowing ca tegor i es : (1) Two pr o j ect s nOH operati ng, ( 2) six proj ects nOH i n rroces s of construction, ( 3) fift een ;:Jr oj ect s author ized a nd (4) ninete en pro j ects whi ch hav e been appr oved . The mag rri tude of t he new or gan i zati on Has r ecently set fo r t h in a n a r t i cle i n 't he Harch 6, 1950 i s s ue of Ele ct rica l Hor ld . I n t his ar t ic le , it was stated that withi n three yea rs , more than one million kw of neH ca paci t y \-,i l l be i n operati on, a nd tha t even more , cap ac ity i s 'i n si ght . By 1954 SEFA wi l l be wholesali ng energy fr om eight pl ants . Pl ans are wel l adva nced on 14 ad diti onal hydro proj ects , wh.ich \oJi ll a lmos t ce l'tainly be bui lt eventually. Thes e Hi ll mak e t he Southeastern Povrer- Admi ni s t r a t ibn t he mar keti ng a ge nt for mo re than thr ee mi lli on kw of ca pa ci t y , a nd the Army Engineers ar e Horki ng on st i l l mor e plans . The Flo od Cor.t r ol Act of 19~~. gi ves pri or ity t o public bodies a nd coope ratives in th e pur cha s e of t hi s pOHer .
SEPA IS power ",i l l come from a number of Hidely sca t ter ed hydr oelectri c pl a nts be i ng bui lt by Ar my Engi ne e~ s . I ni t i al power i ns t a lla tions a t t wo have been compl etenL ~le Hol loH on Tenne s see ' s Obey River a nd Al lat oona on the Et OHRh in Geor gia . By 1954 S~FA Hi l l be Hho lesal ing ene rgy f rom six oth er plants Hher e t he Engineers wi ll have compl eted fu ll , or i nitial , power i ns t allations. The plants and t he i r l oca t i ons are wol f Cr eek , Kentucky, a nd Center Hi l l , Tennes s ee, both i n t he Cumber l and Ri ver casi n ; Clark Hill , on the Savannah River , Geor gia ; Buggs I sla nd, Roanoke River , Virgi ni8.; Jim l,Ioodruff , Apal a chi col a River , Florida , a nd Philpot t, Smith River , Vi r gi nia .

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By 1)55, the Engineers plan to start pow~r ~perations at ~nother hydro proje~t, Buford
on the Cha t tahooche p- River, Georgia, on which work is sche~uled to start this year.
AVIATION NEHS OF INTEREST TO GErRGIA NS
Lonnie A. Pope, Aviation Chai rman of the State Department of Commerce, ha s joined The Ci vi l Aeronautics Administration in urging an extension of time f or the a ccompl i shment 0f the or igi nal seven-year pro gram of Federal-aid f or airport cons t r uct ion . The program no\{ in its fifth year is due to expire June 30 , 1953. ~2875 (NcCarran) has been introduced t o ext end the Federal-aid ai r por t pro gram an additional five years. Hearings have not yet be en scheduled on the bi n ~
An opportunity will he provided soon, however, f or state aviation officials and and others to pr es ent their vi ews on whether it is nec essary or desirable at this t ime t o exte nd t he FEd eral-aid program beyond June, 1953. If t he time limit is ext ended, it must also be consi der ed vhe ther- t ho Act "l"n ul:i h ; p.m.'r .dx : t o r coui.r -e t h e C.J..A .' .rdea l thr on;:h t ho 3 tr~t (. " .'3 '~. ::; i 0 n~~> i n :")t,hnr [':rant -i~1-'?l.:l.d pr o;;r c'--',i:.G .J.
GEORGI A TO BE P.EPH.ESEJJTED AT nATIONAL DOGHOOD FESTIVAL
The National Doguood Fos tival, t o be held t his ye~r at the Hashington Hemorial ~ he.pel , at Valley For-ge , Penn sylvania, proral s es t o be one of t he mos t int ere s ti nG attn.ctions of tht:' S?r i ng seaaon, The Festival vrill be held on Ifay 6th, the firs t Sat urday in Hay , from 11 A.H . t o 10 F.N.
There Hi l l be s p e ci.a.L l e ctures and e xp.Lanatd ons of the hi s t ori c nearring of Val ley Forge, its prese nt-day ;:orogram ancl the trends of th'Jught fo r the futur e. Tours are to he ar r a nged f or t he visitors so the.t t~1f:OY ca n see and enj oy the beautiful dogwood blos s oms.
The f ort y-ei gtt state flags and t hat of t he Distrid of Columbia Hi l l be on exhibition at the stat e booths, vnler c the r ecord of eI ach s tate ls gi f t s and s er vices t o VRl 1ey FClr g<:> ",5.11 be displayed . Georgia \.Jill have a b oot h whe r-e va r i ous pos t ers and de sc r ipti ve li ter r p.tl.l c:' portrayi ng t he s ce ni c , h'i s t or i ca'l and natural a ttrfcct i ons of t he s tate ,.Ji l l be e xh'i.bi.t-od , The ntate's pr e.sent .-dey ac comp.ldshment.s in a gr i cul t ur e and i ndustry wi l l a l s o be fe a tur ed .
The ne\.J bell t ower, now bei ng e re cted , will t e of special int er ~ st to al l VlSltor s and pla ns fo r t~1e 11m" mue eum bui ldi ng \'Jill be on di s play . Souveni rs of Vall ey For ge a re to be on sa18 a nd ar rangeme nts are bsi ng ffiade s o that runple hotel and r cs+'8."'J.rp nt a cccmnoda "Gia ns "i11 be ava.i La b.Lo to t he l arge cr owd s expe ct.ed ,
l~SH BARKETS I N SOUTH ARE CITED BY NOTE D I NDFSTRI ALIST
Emphasi zd.ng the.t t he South has beco me one of t h8 nation 's prime na r-lre t.s f or t he sa l e of goods , Char19s E . Wil son, of New York City, Prcs ide rrt of Ge neral EJectri c Company sai d that l't hi8 fac t alo ne Hi2. 1 enable thi s r egion to sta nd on i t s own fee t in t he pr ofitable developnent both of i t s industry and i ts a gr icul t ure , " a ccor di ng to a r e~ (mt '1r ticl e i n t he At .Larrt n Cons ti t.ut.i.on by Hel li ngton Hright.
Hr . 1:Ii lson s poke in Atlanta during l1arch in celebration of the r ecent domestdcation in Geo r !~ia of the 00'.lt h8r n Company. He corrt.lnued to say t.ha t he wa s i mpr es s ed r.ot only by signs of ec onomi, c gr owt h in t he South , but al s o by t he char A.(.'tnr of t he peopl e t h8lns el ve s . Ho expre ssed his desi r e to s ee a bi g General Eloctr i c manuf'ac t.ur - ing pl ant established i n At l anta at s ome futur e t ime .

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neonle t hemsel ve s . He expr e ssed hi s de sir e t o see a b ig General Elec tric nanufacturing plant es tabl ished in Atlanta a t s ome future t i me.
Mr , Uright co nti nued t o s a y in his arti cle t ha t in an int ervi ew Hr. Hi lson had explained t hat up to this time, economic cons i der a t i ons , such as fr eight r atG8 had preve nt e d the e~4 ta blishme nt of many ma nufa c t u r i ng plants in th e So u t h . Tha t si tua t io n ha s ch anged s omewhat, and fa c tora such a a t h e e qua Ldza td.on of fr ei p,ht r-at e s and the erea t i ncreas e of pur chasing power in the r e gion wou l d fr om now on bri ng more indus trie s t o t his section .
ATLANTA CONVENTIONS TO ATTRACT l~ARLY 50, 000 VI SITORS
At lanta wi l l be the mecca for nearly 5r , OOO persons Rtt ending co nv e nti cns ar-d other such meet i ng s a l re ad y s chedul8d for t he remainder of 195 0 , a ccordinG to the J..t lanta r egional of 'i ce of the U. S . Department of Coramer ce ,
The conve nti ons \or01'8 s oli d t ed a nd sch eduled by t h e Atl a n ta Convention a nd Visi -
to r s Bur-ea u , whl ch compi led t.he i nf orma tion r egardinG types 0: convc ntdons , dates
and e x pe cto d at.t.endance , S eve nty-four ga ther-Lng e to Lnc Ludo ed uca tor s , profe ssi ona l and bua .lnes s me n and others fr om a l l wlllk3 of l i f e were booked for thp. ci t y f rom H1-:1' ch through Decembe r .
Befo re the end. of 1')5 0 comes, the conv errtdon bureau expects that Atlanta will have been. h ost to not l es s t h em 100,000 per-cone A.t t ending s uc h meet ings , convent.Lon bure au of f i cials sai d . Almos t e~ch mon th pa ss i ng now fi nds t he bure~u ad ding Dew co nve nt ions t o the list . Already, t h e convention hureau has e nte red on its r ocorda f i fte'? n corrv entd.ona to b e held in At lanta d ur i.ng IS'51, an d v ht ch a r e expc cted to br i ng to t he city apn1'ox:i.mately 25, 000 persons .
DEPARTMENT OF ENTr;HOLOGY ADVISES BEST HAY FeR 7)0LL HEEVIL CCN'i'ROL
The Georgia Depa r-tment of Entomology warns a l l f'armer-s a ga i.ns t bur ning off "'oodLa nds f or t he cont r o l of boll 'lee vi l. The Department points out t hat the lo s s of young t imber to Hoods fir es Hill be :r:.uc h grea t e r t ha n t he ga i n of po s s ibly killing a very f f;\r hi berna t ing bol l wcevt Ls ,
A t ho rough cLeari-up of f iel ds whor-e cot to n vas gr own t he pr evi ous seaso n , a long vri t h c l ean-up (If tor r aces , hedgerows and edge c of wood l a nd adj oi ni ng the co t to n f i e l ds nhoul.d he lp greatly i n r educi ng the number of oV81'v:i nt cri nG weev.iL, !l.130 an oa r Ly spring po isonir.g prosrsn, f'or the weevf.Ls s hou ld be s t arted . By the ..is e of 8. BRC-DDT rni.xt ur-e , CaLcl um Ars enate and Toxaphene accor-df.ng to prepar-ed s chedul es , ava LLab.l.e a t ~ounty Agent I S ofIi cca and t he Depar-t ment of Ent omoLogy off i ce in t il e S t.a tE' Cap.i t .oL, t.h'3 number of ear-Ly emerging veovi.Ls can be greatl y r educed.
By closel y f'oLl.owt ng the pois on schedules during t h e r-ema d.ni ng growi ng 3e8.S0n of t he co t to n , n mi.rrirnum a mou nt of dama ge b;)T weev.i Le ma y be e xpe cted . I t in f i rmly be Li.cved t ha t to b ur n off wood Land in. an at t e ~pt to cont .rol overwi nbe r-i ng bo l l woe vi.L i s a f utile a nd ve ry cos t l y me t hod of wee vil contro l.
The Departee nt of EntomolO GY ur ge~ a t horoug h c lea n.-up of cotton fi e lrls fol lowed by an early a nd pc r-s d stont poi so ni.ng progra m in tho s prLng and sunme r-,
TITBI NESS Or pORTUNITX: The Sta t e De oar tme rrt of Comme r-ce i s i n contact \.;1 t h a New York a ppar e l ma nuf a c. t urer de siring t o l ocate a plant in Georgia . They s eek a s owing plant s ui t able f or makdng men I s sla cks, s hi r t s a nd s por t swea r . Their r e quirements \oli11 be a pproximate l y 20 ,000 s q . f t. to 35 , 0 00 s q . ft. of floor s pa ce on one fl oor in

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a lo cation where experienced operators a r e a vai l ab le . Around 100 t o 25r persons would t e empl oyed at the be ginning . Any cOlliJuni ti e s having such fa cilities s h ou ld conta ct t he s ta t e Depar t me nt of Oommer ce , 100 S tat e Capitol f or f ur t her i nformation.
GEORGIA'S PAP~DE OF FROGRESS
I n ~ ~~~~ , t he Va nta Corpor a t i on which manufa cture s childre n ' s a nd b~by ga r ment s i s movinf, i nto i t s neH $100, 000 building this mont h . Also in Honte :::uma , the Southea s tern Te l e phone Compa ny i s installing a ne w dial system, which i s ex pe ct ed to be i n opera tion Hi thin 30 days.
One of t he mo s t i nt ere sting deve lopments in Mo nte z~~a is th e op ening of a vo ca t i ona l t extile training s chool . This s chool will give instructions i n the us e of all t ype s of te xti le machi ~ery . This is an ex ce l l e nt way to bui ld up an e xp e r ie nce d l ab or poo l a nd will make s killed l a bor mor e r eadily avad La b'Ie to establi shed industr ies in t he communi ty. This a l s o should be a decided a t t ra ct i on i n the city 's eff or t s to s ecure new industrie s .
Ac cor di ng t o r e c ent a nnounc el~ents fr om ~~D IS ON , plans have bee n comple t ed by t he Hor gan County Cr ea mery Compa ny to bezi n manuf ac t ure of cott ago cheese . This product. of Mor gan County Hi l l be sold on t h e Atlanta marke t a nd other ci t i es throughout Georgia, t hus gi vi ng a l arge ou t let for mi l l: produ ce d l oc ally. J oe L: i d s on is Pre sident of t he Compa ny anel S . B. Benne tt , \-Tho has b een in the ch ee s e ma nufa c tur i ng bus i ne ss eLs evher-e f o:c ma ny y("a r s , Hi l l j oin the staf f of the Company . Th e f i r m has i ns t allecl Lei., equi pme rrt , vhd.ch is s aid t o be a ble t o pro ce s s any kind of ch ees e .
CF,DARTO~n~ s Chamber of Commerce r e ports t hat Fastex , I nc . , one of t he t own 1s never textile Lndus t.r tlec ha s expe r i.enced suc h a r a pid grovth that i t i s alr eady expa nding int o l a r ger quar te r s . Thi s conce r n , manufac t urer s of s l i d e fasten er tape , has completed a move into a newly a cqui r ed bui ldi ng on t h e Pi edmont Hi.ghway a nd the Seaboard Rai.Iway,
The bui l ding for merly oc cupi ed by a s e ed and fe ed company conpr i ses 12, 000 s q . f t ., a nd ilill pro vi de Fa stex , Inc . , ",i th spa ce f or add itiona l e quipme nt a nd mor e opera t i ng ef' f'Lcl ency , Appr oxl.mat.e'Ly 60 per-eons a re employed a nd th8 plant ope ra t e s thr ee s hi f t s a j ay, s ix days a week . Cor d , f i s h ne tting , a nd t i e t a g twine a re manuf ac t ur ed in addi ti on t o zipper f a s t e ner t ape . Robert M. Gi bbons a nd Harry Gibbo ns a r e t he ma na ging off i cials of t he concern . '
Fr om CARTERYJ.LLE .cN le s t he r e port t h a t. whi l e t he Ca nd Lewi.ck Yar n Ili lls a re planni ng t o bu i l d a new a nd Lar-ge plant a t Da Lt.on , t h e Carter s vi l :Le CandLewi ck Yarn Hi ll is still ope r a t i ng on ~.~ f ul l - t i me s chedul e . Althoug h or i.gi.na'L pl.a ns of t he cornpa ny Look ed t o con so l i da t i on of t he DE'.1to n a nd Ca r t er svi l le br anches into one pl ant at Da lton , t hi s ha s no t been d ef ini tel y d ecid ed . This informati on Has r eport ed t o the Stut e Dep ar tment of Commer ce by Paul T. Harc 0r , S ecr e t ary of t he Ca rte r 3vi l le Chamber of Corrmer- ce , Ac. co rcli ng to Hr , Har ber , t he Ca rter s vi l le Chant- er offer ed t o h':!lp f i nd a s ui t a b l e buye r fo r t he pl ant a r..d f ound t.ha t i t was not f or s a l e . Eo.l t er T. Sl aughter , Pre s ident of t t e Cand Levri ck Ya r-n Hi l l s of Ca rte r s ville , r e por t ed t ha t a t pr e s e nt his pl.a rrt i s " o per-a td.ng on full t i me a nd prof i tabl y . "
One of t he nm'Test dev elo pment s f or ,GAIiJ2n9.Y1J,.8 is a liv esto ck sa I e s ba rn, neu
a nd ful l y e quipped , whi ch H :J.S opened r-e cer.t.Ly , E1li l t a nd spons ored by s eve r a l bus i ne s s me n of C(1.r t ersville and a numb er' of Rqrto\J c ounty l i vesto ck grove r -s , the new e nt erpr i s e has cr -sat. ed Lrrt er ca t t hr ou ghout iTorth'vlc 8t Georgi a . Sales take place ever y Honday a nd or: t he f i rst da y t hey r ea ched a to t a l of a pproxi mat pl y $7 , 500 .

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Ac cor d i ng t o t he Carte rs vill e Cha mbe.r of C o~~er ce, a d ete r mined ef i or t is now
under'-'Tay t o e ncourage e ve r y I's .rme r in Ba r -tow Cou nty to r a; s o pi gs , b e ef ca t t .Le a nd r~i nt~in a mil k cow. A s urve y s h owed t ha t this t ype of wor k offo r s brent possi bi l i -
ties; ma ny f a rms bei ng f ou nd t o be without a pig, cow or ye arling.
EXPORT OFPORTmUTY FOR GEOP.GIA CONCERNS
The Southea s t ern Sales Cou r-ci l , wi t h offi ces in t he Chamber of Comn er ce Bui ldi ng , Hi mni 32, Fl ori da , vhf.ch r-e pre s e nts ma nuf ac t u re r s of t h i s co untry in t he s a le of t he i r products in t he Southeast and in a l l of Latin Ame rica , i s cril.a r- gi ng the s cope of ,i t s ac tivitie f. ~ ' Addi t i o na l pr oducts now und e r consid erati o ~ for hand l i ng a rc canne d and fro ze n fo ods, chemica13 , pe r s onalized s tatione r y ( po pular pr i ced ) , eo s~e ti c s , she e t s pilloH ca s e s and t owels (imperfects only) ; har d"'1lr e , wor k c l ot hi r.[; an:l t ropical s por t s wear . Produ cer s int errsted mi ght cont a c t the COlu1cil at t he a bov e gi ve n a ddre ss .
ADDITIONAL vlAYSIDE FARK BEING PLANNED
C l~~~2D r8 p~rts t hat t he. dis tri ~uti ve e nucati on c 13ss f or vo ca tional t raini ng , und er tho gul.dance 0,\ Lhe, State De pt . of Educa tion and l ed by J a nes A. Hoa r e i n Evans
u. County ha s m~d e pro gr ess i n its pr o je ct t a s et up t Oill'is t ways id~ pa rks Rlon~ S .
Highway 301. At liThe Ro cks" on t he Ogc eche e Riv.;":,, tre class ha s a l r eady made A. cle aring a nd s e t ou t TIIO t a bl es. VIhen t he class finishes, acconmod atd ons f or t hr e e
tahl.o s a nd chai r s will h a v e b e G1J bui l t . The Claxton Gard en Club has agr e e d t o l andst::a pe the a rea ..
SOUl'HERN STAillS LEAD IN GAIN OF NE\J BlBT1\1ESSES

The a bo ve char t s hows t}1G pe r-cerrtage Gai n i n numb e r of nov bus inesses c s t a b.Lt s he d

i n t he Uni ted St3.t es during the thr oe- y8ar per iod , 1'l/:.':'_ ~'_ ? f) i . . '

The sharpest per cen-

~a ge i ncre a s e has be en s cored by the Ro cky IJ!ou ntr-tin s ta te s , 'vTi t h the S nu thcaste r n a nd

Sou the rn . r e as r-u nrd ng R. clos e s eco nd . The s ma I Le s't gu n Wl.S s hown by t he NeH England

s+'8.t ",s vrh Lch had ne ar-Ly a 14 per corrt i ncrea s e. ( The fi gu r e s on t h e na p a r e bas ed on

Du n F,;: Br':1.ds '~,r r~8t. r c:;pu!'t,s <1.3 ehovn in th e HRrr;h 31'et Ha ll S t r et't .Tour naI.)

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GECRGI A CAN EXPECT A BANNER TRAVEL YEAR DURI NG 1950
We l ook f or a r ecord travel year in Geor gia for 195G. Vlith summer coming on, it s e(O\ffiS saf e to predict t hat t he va ca t i on business in our state \o1ill be "bi g business ll even more t han it h~s ~ep n hefore . The Brunswick Chamber of Commer ce r eports that i t is getti ng r eady f or its greate s t season. Th6 same is t r ue with Savaru1Rh and other r es ort towns; in f ac t , the s tate as a whol e .
Al l the Southea st ern s tates have stepped up their t our i st pro mot i on ac t i vities . Throughout the Hi nte r , t hey have been getti ng t hei r messag es throu;h to the outside as to wha t a wonde r-f'ul, va ca ti on l a nd IO n 3t3 bp Lev the ~!rtGon r~ r:j n~ x or; Li.r.o , Florida especial l y has been busy in t his , pour i ng over a mill ion dol lars i nt o t welve !llonths of pr omotion for t hei r s tate . Georgia , t hro ugh its Depar t ment of C ow~er c e, has put over eighty tho usa nd copies of one pr onot ion booklet a l one into the mai l s t o al l parts of t he nati on, in adc1iLi .. n t o much other literatur e , i ncl udi ng maps , et c. It has answer-ed rr~ny thousands ~f i nqui r i es coming to it through the mai l from al l parts of thi s count r y and Canada , and a number fr om ot her countries .
Examining t he cur rent trav el picture in t he Unit ed States , the Amer ican Aut omo~i le Associatio n sees i t t hus: A typi ca l t rave l party looks something like this : There are three people i n t he car; their t r i p is bei ng made duri ng t he suwmer months ; thei r total t r ip mi le~ge will be about 2,500 ~~ les ; t he i r va ca tion wi l l l a s t 16 days , of which around ei ght days wi l l be spent i n act ua l t ravel ; t hey will hav e s pent a ~otal of abou t 030n by the time t hey reach h~me .
About two-thirds of the pass enger car n in use go on a more or l ess extended va ca-
tion trip a t some time during the year . This means that during 1949, u~ward of sixty
rrQllion peo ple t ravel i ng in upvlard of twen ty mi l l ion car s r an up a t ot al of more t han 5C, CGO,OOO, OOO pas s enger ~~ le s and s pent more than six bi l l io n d oll~rs . As the A.A .A . points out , t his f i gure , in compar iso n ',lith mos t other eatd.mat.es , is somevhat. low . Estimates as to the t ot al of expe nditures by al l vacationis t s r un a s high qS t en cll lio n dol lars annual l y . The Department of t he I nterior has placed it at fiftee n bi llion dollars ..
Last year proved t o he a hi ghly interes ting trav el per iod . As va ca tion-busines s of~ic ial s began counting t he r ec ord -breaking 1948 r ecei ptG a nd trying t o pee r ahead
intc 1949, a fe eling of pessimism s et in . The pos t-war travel boom was j us t too good
to last~ many s eemed to fe el , and b esid~3 there W~8 some t a lk about a r e cession. Quite

a f ew looked int o t hei r ~rys t~l balls qnd pr edicted that t he travel vollli~e in 194~ I/Ould f ail to mea sure up to the al l - t i me hi gh total of the pre ceding year.
As the Ameri can Automobile Associati on points out , f~r a whil~ it looked a s if
t hese gl oomy prophets woul d be corre ct in t he i r forecasts. The 1949 travel sea s on
was defini t ely sl ow in ge t t i ng under why. The highly unusu~l weRther of t he previous winter w~ s one bi ~ fa ct or. There wqS snow in southern California, thr eatening t he sani, ty of t.rnvcl pr omotion offi cials who had s perrt years and millions of dollars i n upbuilding t he r epu tati on of the state's all....year eha r ms . Meantime halmy wea ther pr evailed t hroughout t he Northea s t to t he cha grin of Florida hotel ovner s , who begin o~r ly in the f all hoping and pr aying f or snow, hail, clizzards and col d snaps t o visit the (:' ~lt ir e area north of the Has on and Dixon Line.
But as t he year progres s ed and the element s settled down into a. more nor mal patt ern, a number of travel i ndi ca tors pointed to anot her r ecord year of touring. Gasoline consumpt i on was running s ubs t ant ial l y ahead of the ye ar bef ore. Vehicle mil ea ge as r eport ed by the U. S. Bur eau of Public Roads continued to cl i mb above the previ ous pea ks of 1948. Mo:or Glubs, uhich had been caut i ous in making advance or de rs fo r maps , tour books, etc . , f ound t hei r stocks running l ow and s ent in hurripd ca l ls t o A.A.A. Nationa l Headquarters, whi ch had to go back t o pres s on fi ve of its ma jor t rave l publ ica t io ns .
There vor-e '3. lot of new cars on thl:' TOR-d. By mid-August, f a ctori es in the U.S. ~nd Can~ da had t urne d 0ut more tlYi~ 4,OQ~, OOO v9hicles. The Ame r ican travel ur ge, it ~ppeared was qS strong as eve r and, l ooking over the travel scene ear l y in August, t he A,A.A. r eported: "No r ec8ssion here. 11
Eve n t hOUGh its s ea s on w~s sl ow in starting, Florida f ound t ha t more people came th~n eve r bef ore ; also traff i c sout hward conti nue d heavy even into the s ummer mont hs. BGth Georgia and Florida made gr 8ate r s t r i de s last year t han eve r befo re in es ta bl is hing themsel vos as al l -year tour i s t states,
_ At the end of s ix mo nt hs , the total of travel to Calif ornia was 10 per cen t below
1948. But most of tho l os s occurred ear l y in the year; the volume in ,Tune was jus t
~ sli ght fra cti on bel ow t he r e cord t otal of the cor re s pondi ng month in 1948.
Afte r a nati onal r ound-up of r epor t s, t he ~fa tdcnaf As so ciatio n of Travel Offi cia13 r s port ed in July t hat the t ravel busines s was a good deal better t ha n expect0d.
I n vi ew of al l the posi t i ve i ndi cations, t he re is nver y r ea s on t o be l ieve that
Wh8n t he r ooks ar e halanced on t he 1949 t ravel year, it will be fOlmd t hat the phenc-
~r,Gnal post--var travel upsurge continued to mani f es t i tS 81f and t hat t he: yea r will go iown on the r e cord hooks a s t he lrighes t to da te . But nov, comes 1950 wi t h even ~rc qter pr orrase f or Georgia , and happi l y, to uris t accommodations are quite stead i ly increa sing ~nd irr.prcving in cur s tate .
GEORGIANS NAKI NG NEW BID FOR TOURIS T TRADE
Plans fo r t he ea r ly constructio n of q mode r n 25 -ur~t mo tel f or the FOLKSTON area nave bee n announce d. Work on the nevl mo te l is s cheduled t o bGgin ~t an ear l y ' da t e, '::.nd the bui Ld'i ng will be completGd and r eady to open for serv.i ce in Se pt ember .
The new f a cili ty, t o be operat ed under t he name of "Oeorgi.ana 1'10te L'' , i s r eported ~o bo j oi ntly owned by Russ el l J ohns on and Co lq1~ tt Hn.pkins. The moder n br ick bui ldi ng i s to be a send.-o ctarzona.l structure of very a t t ractive des ign a nd i s to be s teamheat ed and e.i r - condi t inned throur;hout . The enterpr ise Hi l l involve p.l1 r Xfc J;(l:U urc- of

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several t hous ands of dollars and will ad d conside rably t o FO~~lQN '~ growing importan~e as an overnight stopping center for touris ts a nd ot her t rave lers .
I n .QOLUHBl., a new si oo .ooo i nn ha s r e c e ntly ope ne d for tourists r-n Vic tory Dr ive ,
two mil e s f r om t he city limits . The new mote l has be en n5JJled the Outpost Inn and ha s 27 r e nt al uni t.s hous ed i n t hr ee bui.Id.i.ngs on a thr e e- acre s i tl"\ . Gardiner Garrar d i s presi dent of t.he Out po s t Inn , En c , , a nd R. B. S pe nce r Br ittingham manager .
I n t he main building are R. l obby and offic e , dining r o om us ed pr incipally f or gues ts a nd f:l. v s: r e nt al un:tts . Anothe r buildi ng co nta ins 10 uni t s and a t hi r d has 12. The u ni t s f~ a ture double- room accommodatio ns wi t h bath a nd t e lephone . Cent ral hot ai r provid es hoa ti nG and a l l uni ts will be air-condi ti oned fo r s~e r . The Outpost Ir.n wi l l "be oper a t ed on t he hot el system. Room servic e and oth er f ea t ure s "Till be provi.d R':1. , ,,,i t h no t ippi ng r equired.
I n LOUISVILIE , a new t ourist co ur-t is "being bui lt by Hr . a nd Mrs . lI. H. Pi ckard. The s ix-unit t our i st co ur t ,dll be l oca t ed on t he A u~usta Road about s ix mi l es nort h of Loui s ville . Har k has a Lr ca dy be gun on t b '3 new' co~rt which \-,i l l be na med t h e Cou rrt r'y Lnri , In conne ct i on Hi th the t.ouri s t court , t h s re wi l l he a Coun t ry I nn l unchroom.
GEORGIA IS PARADE OF FROGRESS
A cheese plant fo r BAP:E~H and surroundi n :l cC'nnt i e s i s f a s t hecoming a r eali t y . Hora c e Hi l ha nk s , ovnc r of the HUllER Creo.!'ler y announced r e cently t hat wor k has begun on t h e a dd i t ion to the pres ent creamer y building \-Thich Hi ll hous e the ch ee se pl ant . Flans a re de s i gned s o t.ha t t he bui l d i ng can be enl a r ged no the pl a nt gr ovs ,
The cheese plant , when i t ge ts i nt o o pe r ation, will mean much to t h e dRirymen of tha t cc ctd on of Geor [ i a . I t t-Till pro vide a steady mar'ke t fo r Grade HB" mi l k , wh i.ch can be produced by f a r me rs at a muC'h l e ss cost than Gr ade "A" mi l k . It is expe cted t~at the che ese plant Hi l l be r eady for o pe ration some t .ime in lh y .
A t hree- da y open hous e mar-ke d the for me.l openi ng of Feas lee- Gaul he r t Corpo r a H on t s net" varehoue o a nd di s play ro oms in .AV.A'[j)0~1 0)": Apr i l Llth , Tho s how r o om H-9.S ir.s t a lled to a ssis t de aler s in s e l e c t ing me r- chanddso o n t h 0 s pot on wh'i ch they can obt a i n i mmedi a t e de livery . l ler- cha nd'i s e Hi ll b e hand I cd i n car- Le nd l a t e i n t he l a r ge \-ls.r ehous e t hat cover s hio f l oor s . At t h e f ro nt 'of t h e bui ldi ng i s a pa r ki ng l ot and Io ad d.ng d e cks fe r the ou otomer-c t convcni e nce ,
The D. and P. Compa ny , one of ~UG lB T); ' S newes t co ncer-ns r oce nt.Ly b e ga n op erati ons f or the dr~ring a nd pro ce s s i ng of s e eds . O,m~ r and pr e s i d e nt of t he nov firm is ili l li a.m H. Kuh.lke , pr esi dent of the Kuhlke S ee d a nd Gr a in Company .
At f ul l capacity , th e. plant Hi ll "be abLe to process a nd r1ry appr oxi.mat.e'L y 100 tons cr 200 ;000 pounds of s e ed a day . Dur ing t he four t o f ive weeks har vest s eason of blup l upine , the plant expec ts to pr oce s s a ~i dry f rom 3, 000 , 000 t o 4 , 000, 000 pou nd s of s eed . I n addi t io n to t he d ryi ng and pro cess i nG pl a nt , Hr . Kllhlkc a c qui red 18, 000 sq. f t . of f l oor space f or t he s t ora ge of bl lle l'lpi ne f or f armers who wish to pl ace it "J.rider the Gover-nmenf Loan pro gram. Al s o t he plant Hi l l have a grai n s tor age wa r ehous e t ha t will 8. ccorr~ada te a pproximatel y 7 5, 000 bus hels of gra i n . Thi s too ha s bee n approved by t he Government fo r stora ge f or producers in that t r ad e a rea .
Fur t he r e vide nce of the increase in pla nting of small grains a nd gr a s s e s in Georgia is t h e bui lding of t HO new s eed cleani ng a nd tr eating hous e s i n H~rt County. 'r h e ReeQ CH ;e k S e ed Compa ny , Lnc , , is l oca t ed about tHO mi le s north of HAETHEL,1

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The Compqny will clean , t r ea t a nd st ore a l l kinds of s eed a nd ~arry a full stock of seed a nd fe !'t i lizer . Harold Ba ni ster wi l l be manaGer of the phnt \-Thich expe c ba t o be gin operations at an ea r ly da t e .
The l.JUBERG S ee d I mprov eme nt. Cor po ra t i on, r cprc3 ~; nting a n inves t ment of a ppr oxi. ma t ely ~~ 5 , nCf) a nd or-gam ze d by f'cur men i n t h e commun i t y vr._th H. C. Bro wn as chairma n, expe ct.s t o b e i n oper ation wi t hi n a f eu wor::ks . It ',ill hnve t he nece ssary e qui pme rit t o c l ~:; r.::. n 8. ::J.y ki nd cf' s eed .
From C')HN:SLJA C0r18S t.ho r eport t.hat cons t r uct i on will begi n Go on on a new a ddi ao n to Ch.ico cce I S Lumi, t o plant in t hat city. 'l'h e new building ",ill incr ease t he pr-e s e rrt pl a nt by 37,00 0 srl. ft . Accordi ng t o H.<:~rry Pur vi.s , ma na ge r , t hi s e nl.a z-zems n t will co nfor m in a rchite cture t o the pre sen t s tructur e a nd \-Till be completel y aircond i t i on8d .
This will be t h e se cond additio n to t ho Lumi t o nl.arrt at Cornelia oi.nce it opened in 19!+6. In .TJmmry 191;.9 , "101'1-:: '-la~ comp.l e ted on a now ;.!inG f or the plant providing an addi ti onal 10 /~CO sq. ft . The Cor ne lia plant produ ces ayrrthc td c f abri cs used
f'or u phol s t er y and many ot he r produ ct.a disnl a yi ng t h e vf'rsati lity of lumi t.o, S inc e t he op e ni ng of t h e L'UtJ' . t .e p.larrt a t Cci-nc.ILa , the new s ynt h eti c m3.te r i'lJ. h110 Lncr ea s ed :i n popu l a ri t~j' thr oughout the U. S . , a nd is being exported to 5.3 for eign coun t r ie s .
Fr om .Q1TJTMAN, C(: l'108 t he r e por t thA.t tho 3~.:Wp.nn8P Mi l b , Inc . , will so on have a new veneer mill i n operati on in that city. Tho new conce r -n will begi n o per[l.tions a t a n ear ly date a nd ,.Jil l bo a gr ea t a s sot tn J"hl': :i !'1(} u':' t r i a l Li f a of Cui t man The a pplica nt s fo r t ho char t er of t hn n8'" company \-l:'~r e li nt cd a s H. V. S ho lln r , F . C. Bi r d ,
a nd vI . H. Kci-r , a LL of Gr eenvill e , Fl or i da .
GEORGI AIS NANUFAC ~URI NG EMPLOYHENT SEmB s r~ARILIZING THEIJD
Geor gia 1s t ota l non - a gri cul t ural elnl'lo;yi'1cnt estim'3.t ed at 736 , 000 in February was pr actical l y u nchanged I'r-om t h e prc vi ou s Mon t h , f'. c co~di nf, to B0n T. Huiet , Commi s s ioner of t he Georgi a Dcpart merrt of La bor. Gains Ln t h e maj ori t y of ma nufa ctur i ng i nd us tri e s pa r t ial l y off s et co nt.Lnue d s eas onal cu tb a cks in th e t .radas ~roup and layoffs in Foder-a.L a nd S t a t e gove r nment . Trad e and f'Lna nc e Here the c.nl.y di vi. ai. ons whi ch showed oS. hi gh~r e mpl.oymo rrt l evel t h('. n t.ho same month Las t ye ar .
Ccnt.ruz-y t o the Fe bruar-y trend for t he pas t t h r e e years, ma nuf'a ct.ur d.ng i ndus t ri es r~fle ~ted q Ga i n of 1, 6 00 wor ke r s ov or J a n1ary. Bot h . dur a b l e Rnd non- dura hle gaods sha r -ed in. t he F<) br ua r y Lncre a co , In durab l e goods , a l l s egment s either s hov ed 81:1:'l11 ga i na or r em'li nC:'d un ch a nged ,
Non- dura hle cood s ga i ned 1 , OI)() worke rs over t he pr ocsding mo nth due primarily ~ o s e a s onal expansi on i n the f ertilizer i nd us try . Textile lTlanlrra ct uri ng l eveled off du r i ng Fe br-uar y , A ga d.n of 600 vo r-ker-s i n br-oad-wov en f a bri c mi Ll,s of'f s e t srr.:-l.l l 103 s08 in other segmen t.s of t h e t ext ile i nd u s try. 'I'he only ov(,)1"-1111 l o s s i n nondu r a b'l.o good s c r ou ps o c our rcd in a pparel wher-e t~er(, was a s ee co na 'L do cLf.ne of y ;n Horke r s .
The gad.n of 1/)0 in t.r-ana por-t.a td.c n , co mmu ni. ca .td.o n , a nd public uti li t i GS Has dUG t.o highe r empl. oymerrt in trucking a nd warehousd.n g , Fina nc e , i ns ura nc o, a nd r C!1l1 e s tate 8rr~laYT~e nt ros e s ligh t ly, r e fl e cting ga i ns in banki ng a nd i ns urRncc com~Rnip. s .
Tho s er-vi. co r,r ou r va s un cha nged from J llnuary . Losses of 200 in ho t els (U 1C1 r oom:i nc hOUS 8S \V8rE: of.f s et by r,a ins in f i r ms e nga ged in por-s ona L s ervi ce s . Gc-.nst.r uct.ion "nnplo;)1r.<'m+, 8 .180 r (:m.n.in8d s t a ble .

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ONE OF GEORGI AIS NEWER CERA!vlICS I NDUSTRIES RECEI VES NATIONAL ATTENTION
Anothe r Geor gia indus try i s receiving nabi on-wi.de acce ptance as nat iona l di s tribution f 0r Gecr~iana Ce rami cs Co . , Inc., be~~mo effective during t he month of March .
Ha r !"e ted und er the t rade name of GRORGIM-IA CHI NA a nd produc ed rrt Ma r i e t t a , Ge or gi a , thl? Li.ne Lnc .Ludes ove r 30 f' Lover cont ainer a nd dinne ruare items whose s imp le and r e stra i ned des igns a re t he work of t he noted sculpt or , J u.Li.a n Har r-La , Offi c er s of t he company ur-o HaroLd A. Dye, pre side nt, H8rce r D:l8 and C. A. H(;)rh!other , vi ce pre si-
de nts , Wi l l iam G. S tephe ns , trea s urer and J ohn S. Gre enfi eld, s e cre t ary. W. C. H~nsard , a member 01 t he f a cult y of Georgi a Te ch i s tech nical ad viso r t o the company.
Geo rgiana China, o ne o r' t h0 ox ce Ll.orrt mod er-n, unorna mented linea ire t"(b.y ' 8 marke t , i o mad e primarily of materials :::r om Georgi:l a nd the South. The ba sic material us e d i :3 kao l i n ~ 1:1 f i ne, whi t e clay . Ball clay i s adele" t o th e kao l i n f or c ohes i vene s s befo re f i r il').G, a nd f l i nt 01' gr ound Gl a s s is 11Se<1 for ri Gi dne s s i n t h e ki l n a nd ha rd ness i n t he f inish ed produc t . To that is added f'e.Ldspar ~ r~ n fluxing agerrt.,
Six maj or steps , a ll h::1.11c1 ope r a t i ons , a r e includ ed in t he pz-od uctd.ori of G8orgi a nA. Chi.na , The y a r e : mo l d na ki.ng , " slip:\ or f or mul e. mi x i ng, cas ting, dr-es ai ng ( r emoval of exces s edg es and r ough spo t ~3 ) , g l a zi ng a nd firing. F ourt ee n hours a re r e qui. r-ed f or a n a r t i cle to pa s o through ~Gh8 kiln, duri n.~ \-1bi ch t i.rne h ea t f rom 2, (l00 degr e e s to 2,05n d egr ees 7 arenh e it is ma i nt ai ned .
The I'Lni s hc d product i n gQQ chi.na - chi.p-r e sd s t arrt , non-crazing a nd s t a t n-pr oof a nd h~8 [tl l t.h e char.:t.cterioti cs of Ki~ c hi na except fra gili t y a nd trans luc cn~y . f luid f or ms of functi onal purpose charact.eru ze the Geor gi a na Chi na. Line , eac h i te.T'1. of wh:ich expr e ss e s simplicity of line a nd Gubtlety of co l or . Among the functione:.l i t GOls are a t h re e- wa y va se us ~ ble o n its bas o f or cor.vent icnal pur pos e c or on its s i de s fo r f ramed , s hado~-box offect3 ; and a tal l cy l i nde r va se with s l otted side for the ba s i~ t hreedi rectio nal a r l'il ngem3 nt .
Tri - Line , t h e Georgiana dinne r wa r e , r~pre s 8nt3 a d isti nctl y new departur ~ in di nmH'ware :le s :L gn . S martly stylod a nd cc Io r t'u L, one of Tri-Line' s chf. ef a ppeals i s its compa c t ncas , A set t i nt~ of Tri-Line o c cupd.es on e-cthird l e s s s pac e than t h e con ven-
%- tio nal round d.inn e r var-e , a lthou gh the pl,a t.e s a re tht.) u s ual i nch es i n di a meter.
The G8orp,iana plant i s located "n Clay stree t in Hari etta whe r e i t o c cupi e s a ppr oxi .mnt e Ly 15, 000 s q . it . of I'Locr s paco a nd ha s t h e ca pa cd by f'c)r p:r.:du d ng 18, C00 pie ce s of chf.na per mo nt h . ~hny Ge or gians will be int erest ed to va t ch t he progre s s of t hi s pl.anb and \li ll be de ligh ted that one of GtJor gia l s mo s t a bundant r a w mate r ial s , k~oli n , i s a t l a s t b e ing manv fa ~tured i nto t he fi ni s h ed prod u ct r i gh t h or e i n our OHn st a t e.
EUS INESS OPPORT~ITTY ;
The S t.a t e De partment of Commer-ce ha s been informed by H. E . Smi th of t he Hays and l1es.ns Factor i e s , Augusta , that tho texti l e j obbing de pa rtmo nt of that C0nc c rn i s f or
G~. le .
At the pr e s e nt time they hand le everything for t h e matt re s s and u pholster y t rade ll,S w~ ll as ch ai r r e s ea ti ng a nd g ene ral r e fi ni shi ng a nd r epair Hork . The i r mfli n ~.r:; tivi ty i s in dr op shipnonts f r om mi l l s on t ick ing , twin tufts , e t .c , , us ed by ~~ttrcss manufa~t1JTer S and r enova t ors. Mo s t of th e bu sine s s is car ri ed on in th e North and E D.s+', a ltho u gh tho e nt i r ", co unt r y i s cove red .

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The company ha s a war ehous e i n Augusta facin g a paved street just a blo ck f rom t he main bus inoss di s trict. Thi s m~k6S possible t he handling of smal l orders f er l ess than bale or ca se l ot s . From t he warehouse is operated t he mai n pa rt of the present upholstery supply busi ness , fur nishi ng t apestry and plastic sample books t o small r e-upholst ery shops over R wide t erritory.
Any pers ons interested in purchasing this business or in obt ai ni ng f urther information should contact H. E Smith, Hays &. Means Factories, 926 Reynol ds St ., Augus t a , Geor gin .

SEVEHTy-miE PER CENT I NCREASE I N SOUTHERN FACTORY JOBS SINCE VlORLD WAR I

The number of f ac t ory j obs in the South has increased 71 per cent si nce World War I, accord i ng to the At lanta r egional of f i ce of th e U. S. Depar t ment of Cerr~ erce .

Las t yea r ther e wer e 2, 112,OCO per-sons empl oyed in facto r ies i n Al abe.ma , Fl orida , Geor gia , Mi s si s sippi , Tennes see , ~1a ryland , Kentucky, th0 Virgi nias and Carolinas , and the J' i ~~ trict of Co.Lumbi.a , or 15.1 per cent of al l such employnent i n t he United Stat es . Thirty years ago , fa ctory smp10yment in t he area t otalled 1, 236, 000 or 11. 8 per cent of t he nat ion ' s total . '

The C o~~erce Department al so irS ~rmed that 10.3 per cent of t he 15 . 1 per cent of the nation ' s f actory wor kers employed in the South lsst year were working i n Alata~a, Florida , Georgia, His si ::: sippi , Tennessee and t he Carolinas.

Seven of t he Southern s t ates -- North Carolina , Georgia, Tennessee , Alabama , Virgini a, South Carolina and Kentucky - si nce 1919 have r egi stered increas es , some subs t antdeL, i n percentage of f a ctory employment of t.he t otal such empl oyment in the count ry as a who Le , The mai n increa s es "jer e as f'o.lLows s

Nor t h Carolina

fr om 1.6 per cent to 2. 7 per cent

Ge o r g i a

fr em 1 . 3 per cent t o 1 . 8 per cent

Tennes s ee

from 1. 0 per cent to 1 .7 per cent

A l.a bama

f r0m 1 .1 per cent to 1 . 5 per cent

Virgini a

f rom 1 . 3 per cent t o 1. 4 per cent

South Carol i na

fr om 0 .8 per cent to 1, 4 per cent

Kent ucky

f r om 0. 8 per ce nt t o 0 . 9 per cent

The fi gur es , r eleas ed by Her r i ll C. Lof t on, r egi onal di r ec t or of t he Cornmer ce Depar t ment, shewed that s e ctio nal l y , the Nor t her n stat es gained onl y 18 per cent i n f acto ry erapl.oyment, in t he 30-year per i od, a l though t he bul k of th"l t empl.oymerrt i 3 st i l l concerit.rat.ed i n the met r opol i t an ar ea s of NeH Yor k, Fenn"ylvania , Ill inoi s ,
Ohi o and Nichi gan.

I n the pas t ten yea rs , f ac t ory empl oyment has i ncrea s ed cy 64,000 i n Tpnnes s ee
and Alabama , 56,IJOO i n' Georgi a and Nor t h Car c.ld.na /+8, 000 in South Carr-Li na, 19, 0(\ 1 i n Hiss i ssippi , a nd 17, 000 i n Flor ida. La s t year , Geor gia Ha s second only t o }io:-:t.h Caro l i na in number employed in manufactur i ng in t he Sout her n s t ates . Georgi a hn.i
254 , oeo worker-s i n raanuf'ac tur-i ng industr i os .

STATE DEPARTMENT OF' COMMERCE
lDD STATE CAP/TDL
ATLANTA 3. GEORGIA
Acquis iti ons Divis i on s The Uni versity Librar ies The Universi ty of Georgia Athen s , Ga.

Vol. I, No . 21

May 8, 1950

GEORGIA'S NEED OF HORE NI LK IS FA...'\MEP.3' LARGE OPPORTUNI TY
Re cently ws presented the sugger.tion that in the dairy indus try a nd r elated indu s t r ial ac t i vi tie s , Ge orgie. Has headinJ t oward t he position of be co nri .ng the "'t-liscons in of t h e S ou th .!' The Lho ughb and e:v.:prccsion created s uch 1-lid c s preacl atte nt i on that in t his i ssue H e a re expa ndi ng the di sc'lssion.
In doing so, we a re utilizine some interesting f acts co mpiled by The As s0 ciate Pres s, off i cial ma gazi ne of t he Trust Company of Georgia and its HSf,ocinte s . For years, thi s banking i nstitution has been quite a ctivaLy int ere s t ed in the "sr i cu'lt ural pros perity of t he stQtc.
In 11 hi Ghly comprehensive arti cle headed "Georgia Needs Hore Mi l k , " the bank ! s ma ga zdne ci te s t he c a s e of Hilliam L. Bryan, Jr., of Rutl ed ge, in Norg[~n County . Young Bryan r e t ur nod t o his ho me s t a te a f t er the war de t e rmi ned to put f arming on a paying bas ls , Hith mo ne y s aved wh.i.Le in the Na vy, ho pur ch a s ed 66 a cr-es of Land , ob t a i ned a l oan f rom a bank \-lith which he bough t. 25 milch cows a nd a t t.ende rrt dairy e qui pme n t , a nd Hi t h his f a ther, 'Hi l lia m L, Br ya n, Sr . , went into t he <l.'li r y busines s. That wa c in
1947.
Today he has 31 cows a nd five calves a nd is ma rketi ng ove r 63 G~llo ns of Gr a d e A
wi l k e ve r y da y . He has pa i d of f hi G loan a nd by l ea sing ad j oi ni ng : a r n l and s ha s
added IS O acres t o hi s pas tur e l a nd"
"Our mi Et akc , " the r::a ga zi ne quote s . Br ya n a s s a yi ng, "and one I' d like t o advi s e othe rs acai nGt , H 0.8 not star t ine: ou t "ri t h e nough home- pr oduc ed f e ed ( gra zing a nd r')thervi s e }, He had t o buy t oo mu ch s up pleme nta ry f e e d . " Bu t nod d'i ng hi s he ad conf i de nt l y , he wa s qu:i.. ck to a dd : "VIe can beat that probl em though by put-t i ns in mo r e t emporary pastur es . A tempor a r y pas t1ITe system s eede d t c crims on cl ove r , oats a nd rye gra~ s Hi l l cu t s u pplementary f eed cos t o i n half, in additi on t o ca r r yi. ng mor e cows per a c re a nd i ncr ea sing yield."
Using l e s ped cza wi t h bermuda a nd other gr a s se s on a 60-ac re pe r mane nt pasture,
the Brya ns ha vo car r i ed 31 cO'Jm ei ght months out of t he yeo..r , a nd by i mproved past ur-
i ng, including t enporar y pa s tur e s, t hi s gra zi ng time co..n b e e xte nd ed year-round.
The Bryans I dairy f arm was ci t ed , not becaus e it i s a n ou t.a tand.m g ex ample , but b8 cause it poi nts up wha t ca n be done by the a ve r a ge f armer i n Ge or Gia who i s l...rilling to ta.b~ 8.rlwm tage of t hl': moderate clima t e , a daptabl e s ei ls , ple nti ful ',m ter supply a nd

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year~round gr a zi n g pos sibilitie s - a c~mbination that makes Geor gia ideally equipped for dairy farming .

Results from a 100-acre f arm unit l o ca t ed at the Southern Pi ed mont Conservation Experiment Station, Hatkinsville , Georgia , illustra.te strikingly t he advanta ge s of co ns ervation cr oppi ng pra ct ices in conjunction with dairy f arming .

In 1941 t l,E:' farm wa s s et up to put into practice the finding s from the sta tion Is r ese arch pro Gr a ms, and the rotati on of rO\-l crops a nd gra s se s be gan to pr ovide ample supplie s of livestock fee d . A few cows wer-e added i n 1943 to be gi n utilizing t h e f c ed and in 1944, the s a le of manufa ctur ing- grade mi lk ".'a s be gun , vIi thout a l te r i ng the ba cLc a im of put t i ng i nto op er-a tion t ho concervation cropping pra ctdces , the 1ive stock e nter priae made i t possi b l e to go t o stronger cons er vat i on t r eatments than woul d have been pcs s i b le using gr owi ns crops a lone .

The pr e sent cropping pla n i ncludes: 15 acr es i n a two - year r ot a tion of whea t a nd kobeTea pede aa ,..rith co t t on ; 27 a cr e s i n a t hr ee-year 0 r ot ?ti on of oats a nd kcb e l espedeza, oa t s and k ob e Lespodo s a and r OH cr-ops ( c ott on , corn, [ra i n s orghum, et c . ) ; 26 a cre s in alfalfa , f1Gr i cea. and kud zu ; and 12 acr-e s in permanent gras s a nd clover pa s tur e .

The herd of gr ad e .Ter s ey cows has been f ixed at 1 2 nd.Lkl ng cows to ba Lance the quantity of fe ed and gr a :3i r,f, aved.Lab.le , gra~i ng obtained :~::" C'I:1. t he pa s t ur o , perennial l e gume s ll1d small gr a i n ( in r ,:lt a tion cropland fields) on a 1 2-mont h schedule . And f or t h e pe.s t. thre e years, mi lk s ales have provtdsd a bout half t he i ncome of t he fa rm.

The s ame oper-ator who be ga n on t he farm in 1941 is in char-ge a t pre sent en a farm-
t e na nt bnsis , but the net r-e turn f r om t he f'arm ha c c limbed f'r om ~1 , 597 i n ~ }/+2 t o
$3,84.2 in 1949 a s a r e s ul t of t ho n 8\-1 cropping and 1ivectock prac t.ice s .

"He fe el t hat t he sys t em of f !trming employed on t hi s fa rm unit is ba s i ca l l y
sound from -rh e vi.evpc drrt of soil and ,;at er con s orva td.on , l a bor l:tili~3.tj,o !1 and a gr i cul t ural e co nomi.cs ;" John R. Carr eker , G:.r.r:i.cul.tural on!,jon,-!t3 r of t he j~Xpf'riY.18nt f,t,a t io n s aid i n di ~~cUS Din[~ t.ho suc ce a a of t h8 pro ject .

Undo ubted ly, our f'a rrncrs can l ea r n pra ctd ca .L and valua bl e Lc s eons f rom Glle s e t e sti ng a c t i vi ti~ s .
Ou~-OF-STATE CONCERlS SE~KING C~pRGIA LOCATI 0rS

The S tate Dopar t morrt of Conmerc o nov! ha s on it~ procpe ct lis t two out- of - sta t e Lndu at.rl a .L concer-ns cons ider'Lng Loca tLng bra nch p'la nt.o in Gcor p:ia .

One is a m.anufa ctl~ c r int ero Gt ed in s ecuring a buil d i ng slu t a b l e f or t h e m~nu f a ct.ur e of sle eping ga rme nt.e , Ho r e qni r es b etw e en 100 ,000 a nd 150 , 000 s q . f t . , ..rh.i ch can be on t ,,;o or t.hroc f loor s , a.l t hough ana f loor wou'Id be pr efer a bl e .

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load of (no kilowa tts . Ar ound 450 per-sona will be employed .

Any COP.'.InUlli t .Le s ha vi.ng t h e neccasar y f a d l i ti ::s ann dosiring f'urt h er infor mation should co n ~.:::lJ~o\; t h u St, at8 Dopar -tmerrt of Cornrnerce , 100 s t ate Ca pi t ol , At lant f'. .

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NE'JI BAUXITE PLANT IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA
Professor L. M. Richard, a geologist on the staff of one of the country1s largest abrasive comparrlne authorized the announcement by Capt. Garland Peyton, director of' the Georr.ia Dopartmont of Hines, Mining and Geolo(!.y, that hiD company will construct a half-miJ linn doLl.err ba uxit8 proceaad.ng plant in Bartow County in 1951.
'rho '.lpci eion to bring this plant to Georgia has resultod f Tom development work conducted durin;:; t he paab aeveru'l, months by Prof , Richard, and "rhi ch has nevce.Led the cxistenc~! of dee p-s eat0.d deposits of bn~~te and other valuable cl~ys hithorto undiscovored. Prof. Richard, n r.raduat e of Nor t h Georgia Col16gc, h~~ Ions been considered t hn donn of clay geol ogis ts in the United States. 'He has spent many years investigatinr. bQuxite f'..nd cl ay depo sits ill th~ United StOites, Moxico and many other forei gn ccuntrie ~. Ho is a mombor at' thE'! Notional Roet.or of Scientific and S peci~lli zed Percorme'l of the National Rcaources Planning Bourd of tho liar Nanpovler Commission in Vlacbington. Ho v:l1J vj el t. Nexico in the near fut'-U'8 to ccnf'er Hith the Hexican Geolo gieal In~ltitute to prepare plans for the devoLopmerrt of cLays and non-motallic mfnera Lo i n t.h3.1; counta-y,
Georgill welcomm, thi:: new concern 1 It 10 a source of great pleasure that this
indus trial devel opment ha s bean brought about an c. rc nult of t h>: ge o logi ~ know'ledge of a rrurlul1 t.G of the School of ni nes vhd ch wt..s i'orPlorly Loca t nd at Dah.lonega.,
GEORGIA rs PARADE or PROGRESS
Construction has recently begun on a large grni1';l. elevator near ~~SOT01" 15 mil es east of Anler i cl$ . The elevator whon complotGd will provido a now cash mar ket for gr ai ns gr oHn in that r.ection of Georgia.
The elevator is b8in~ built by the Standard El evator Comp~ny of Indianapolis, Tndd.ana , 'hio company hue been in t ho eLeva tor- and tnillin:s bus i nos s for many years and owns and Op(~r.'3.tef. a chsd, n of e.Leva'bor-e in northern Endi.ana , Al l f' eed gr ai ns ouch as corn, wheat, o~ts anJ soyb oans will be purcha~ed by the company.
The buildi~~ will be of steel, wood and eoncrcto construction and of the most modern type. It will have v ertical grain hins, \vi th screw-type conveyors. The building will be so constructod a s to provide for thE: companyt s planned expansion. Tho initial unit \.rill huve a 30, OOO-buohcl capacity.
The B. and G. Lumber Company, Inc. i s 1.t nt3H DODGLASVILI.:E enterpr i s e vhdch has begun operationo. The firm was incorporuted ~y B. R. Kirkley, G. E. Keat on and Floyd Kirkley, wi th G. B. Ke at~n a s genor al manacer. They will pro duce al l kinds of building mg,terial for t.oth tho rotail and Hholesale trade and will handle both groen and kiln-dri ed lumber. At th~ pr es ent time four personn are employod.
AccordinG to Ch~rlos C. Foster, ManaGer of the Ch~bor of Commerce of DON~LSON VILLE and SEMINOIE_CO.QljTY, tho Randolph \li l l i amf' ~)aw V-ills Co , , of St andi ng Ro ck, Alabama , ~ill bui l d a l arge saymUll in Donalsonville. T. P. Lord of Wes t Point, a part ner in t he busi nl.Gs , wi l l be the Donalsonville manager , and operations have al r eady begun. This industry is a l argo b~nd-s aw mill and wi l l pr ocess hardwood. The capacity wi l l be from fiv8 to s ix r ailroad cars per 1ay and a ppr oximat ol y 50 to 75 persons wi l l be employed.
From MACON ~0me:J tho news that an addition to the fabrication department ar.d warehouse at Armstrong Cork Gompa~r plant there i s bei ng constructed at a cost estimated at $17 5, 000 . The' neW structure, which will run 100 feet in length and in-

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elud~ 35 J 600 sq. f t., i s e xpe c.tod to b0 completed by J uly. Althoug h the plant is only two year s old, it ha s madE: exce l le n t str ides , and the addi t i on i s r e ported t o be due to t he r a pid gr owt h i n busine s s at the Macon plant.
U. S . COMHERCE DEFARTNENT TO RELEASE EARLY PRELI MINARY FOPU"LATION COUNTS
Georgi a communi t i e s will not have t o wait until J anuary, 1951, to se cure offi cial FederRl Censu3 f i gures for us e in t he i r promotional a ctivit ie s a nd other bu s iness . It han be en learned by the S t .a t e Departrne rrt of Commer -c e tha t annouuc emerrc s based on t he cens u s nC'111 being take n Hi l l Goon be made o n a pre l imi na ry ba s .i.a, Local cens us s u pe r vi s orG wil l make pub li c preliminary pop ula t ion counts for all count ies a nd t hose i ncorpora t e d t owns havi ng 10, 000 or mor e Lnhabdt anbu d uri ng t hf; middle part of tho pres e nt ye ar. This s houl d prove of tr eme nd ous benef it to lo cal chambers of co mner ce und ot he r groupr: e nGaGed i n promoti ng ci tics :;.nc1 state s .
Consoli datod a nnouncement-s of pr olimi na ry populatio n count s f or t h e United State s ,
r eGio ns, divi sions , stat os , coun td os , urban pl.acen of 10, 0 00 or more a nd standar d
mct.ropo l.a t an a rea s VIi l l be ro Ie used by t he U. S . Dept . of Commer-c e be gi nning earl y i n June a nd contd. nui.ng until a bou t. t h e end of S epbornber , Final f ;i gu re s f or the United St a t 9s , r e gi ons, di vieions :~ nd 8 t~tC8 will be r cle a nad in J anu~ry, 1951. The f i nal fi gures for subor d'Lnat. o a rc.is i n each s tat0 \o.'i l l be r e I oas ed aa ea ch s tate' s r-e turna are pr oc es a ed - th'l t is , s ome time be twee n J ::muary a nd Apr i l , 19 51.
Tho morc d e tai led fi nal fi gures for st~:.:.tes Hill appear in State Bull etins which will be J:'e loan nd probably b e twe en Hay a nd AUf.u:Jt, 19 51. 'l'he s e r e port s ,.rill pre sent , i n a dd itio n to fi GtITOS r ole a s ed oa r l i c r , Fapul~tion ccunts fo r mino r ci 'n l di vi si ons ~ i ncor porat e d placc fl of al l s i. zes , u nincorpora t ed pl a ce s of 1, 000 or mo re , and tITbani zed ar e as , a lso fi gurc ~l orr pop ul ati on of counti e s by ur-ba n a nd rur al r-e s l.d en c o, or incorporat e d pla ces of 5, 000 or mor e by vmr ds , a nd of s tate a n a whol e by size of p'l.acc ,
Tho 8Ql'l y prelirr~nary a nnc uncemG nts ' viII be of consi d erable value t o various Chambers of Cor mcz-c e a nd other similar oz-gani aatd.ons tha t a1'0 great l y dcpenderrt on t he CCn3 US fi gur es a s a back gr ound materi al fo r f uture planning ptITpOS8 S.
GE~mnAL ELECTRI C OFFICIALS v~S I T Q~URGIA FOR BOARD ~W.ETING
GeorGi ans Hore hos ts Apri l 27 t h a nd 28 t h to t he members of t he Boar d of Directors of t h e Gene ral Electri c Cor porntion. G. E. Fr c3i.d Gnt Cha rle s E. l,Ji130n, B02.rd Cha i r ma n Phili p D. Reed and 1 2 of t he na tien I stop -c:x8cuti.vas , compr is i ng tho Board of Di r e ctors vi dtcd Georgia in' co nnectio n Hith a Dou.rd of Dire c t or s me ati ng at the invitJ3.t io ll of Robert W. Woodruff, Chad.rma n of t he Board of tho Coc a-CoLa Company, and .':u s o a di.r-c ct.or of Ge ne ral EIE.:ctri c . Thi s i s th e f i rst S outh ern me e t i ng of t he G. E . Boa rd .
Unde r l ying t he i nspectio n t rip to t he S ou t h , s Gve r al admi t te d , wa s t he probabl e loca t :i.on here by Genora l Ele c tri c of a na nufao t urd. ng plant, vlri.ch h a s be en u nd er' consido1'atio n for s ever-a'L y c ar s , The di r octors were w ;r ifying fi rs t - hand tho i ndm1t ::-ial opporbuni,tics of f'c r cd by t hi s s cctd.o n of t he countr-y,
On t he f irst day of t.h e d.r vi sit, tho gues t s vTer n cor.ductod on a tour of t he power plants a t .Ta'l.Lul. ah F':ll ls a nd TugC',lo , tMo of Gt30r gia Powe r Company ! G cha in of s ix hydroelectric pl.arrbs i n t ho 1'08ion . Gove r nor Herman 'I'a.Ima dgc he ad ed 3. list of cli gni t OTies , and Ge or gi a Powor Compa ny offi ci a ls e r octed t ho Cc nor-a L E l u d ric of f i ci a l s as t hey nt8PP(jd f rom the i r ::;p" ro.i <il r :.i l r ocld ca r at Toccoa .
Tho General Electri c dir e ctors al l e x pre s sed an intere st in G80 r gia l s industrial l":ppor t unitics . vlhi.l c i n t ho s t a t u the y vcr o oxt.ens 'i.vc.Iy e nter t a i ne d and e ver y of'f'or t W'1.S mad: to impr8 ~3 8 thom ,..'1toll the bo unt.eous na tural r e s ource s natur a hr.s b os towed upon
Ge or~i8_ . A Board 0: Direct ors meeti ng was he ld at 9: 30 A. H. Fridn.y Apr i l 28 t h a nd
t ha t Gv::ni ng the Board l e f t fo r a vi Gi t to Birmingham.

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AGRICULTTJRI\L RESEARCH YIELDS NEH SFRAY \olHICH MAY moVE BENEFICIAL TO FRUIT GRO\oiERS
Aericul ~ur3.l scientists have developed chemical s ol ut ions which rnay save millions of dollarn each ye ar f or Georgia frlut grow ers , accordinG to a r oc ent a r t i cl e in the At l anta Constituti on by l1ellington Wri ght .
Ac co r di ng t o Hr . lJr ieh t there solutions a r e in t he form of sprays vhi. ch prevent too- e arly blo ssomi ng of fruit trees and berry pla nts a nd t he rehy prevent lO ~;3 by late frosts a nd l ate c ol d ope Ll.e , In an article in t .h e Ma r ch 2/+th :L~sue of scg~'~, orfi cLa.l jOUl'm:tl of the Amer i ca n As s ociati on for t he Adva ncement of C~ ci :mce , at Has hine t on, Dt~vi(j. G. Hhi te , of t he Department of Horticulture of Pennsylvania s tat e Coll e ge expla i ns experiJ:1ent s lli t h the new solutionsc
"Tho f'Lower s of many fruit plants :U0 cf'L e n ki Ll.cd by late: Spring front s , rosulti nr. in e nc r mouo Losses to the industry . " r.1r . vlhi te s a ys that, " i f f'Lowerd ng could be delayed. 10 days or mor e, in many i nstances the danger-s of frost would be pa st eII
Mr . Hhite t he n exp l a i n s t.h~ t scienti Gtr. have f ound that '1 s ol ut io n k nown c.s naphy'tha Lene ace t d c a o.ld woul.d dr .Lay hl.os cord. ng of f rni t plants but woul.d a t the s ame tim(~ cause i n j 1.lry t o +,hl:' pl ::mt:::. Recently, hovever , he r-cpor-to , ot he r scientis ts have found "ma .Ird c hydra :3idc to be a urri qno Crov;th r cgul.ant ., exertd ng ~. pr onounced , but t8I:1pOrar y inhi bitinf effe c t on plant (f.:'mJth . lI
In cxplaininp, s ome of the r eeu'l t n of. e~~pe:::'i!ll'?Dts darted on April 27th , 191;.9 with different dd Lutd.ons of d.i.e thano Lami ne SCtlt of 1'1818ic hydr3. ~:Ln8 i n v at.e.r c praye d on apple s, straFberrie8 and black r as pberries , ' v!hi t o r epc rte that thc: applica tions of the new spray de:'intt ely delayed the blos soming, but caused no r-e t a r rla td.on of :;r m"t h . From '1 we ek t o 10 days aft.er treatment the appl e s and s t ral'JbeC'r i8s trea tee; .li t h the s pray solu t ion r e s umed t.:i:e i r b.Iocsomtng , In t he ca ae of. the l' a s pi"lf.rri e G, t h8 t r')ated plants blos somed 2!;. t o 38 da ys lat er than t he untreated plants a nd matured thei r i' r ui t 16 t o 23 days 12ter .
These expcr i ment 8 certainly a re most interestinc; a nd may prove of grea t benofi t to Gtv"lreiA. f r lli t [',r ower ~) .
DEVELOPlviENT OF BETTER CANNING POTATOES TO ADD TO GECRGIA IS I1'TCOHE
From Griffin co mes nn a nSHor to the canners I demands for a better Ge0rg~a S1"ect potat o . Acccrrli ng t o Dr . F . E . OmTart., of the Georfj .a Ex per-Lmorrb Station, Gr i f f i n, t he pr ob l ems 0 : this "rni.Ll.Lon clcll [,r ll busines s a r e unde r const a nt s t udy .
The r'e sear ch l:oinZ cl e; nn t.o find t~l) b e s t. pot.at. o for t hi s par -t of t.he count r y i s ai. mu'Lt.anoo us Hith t h e St;>.to ' s inspection pr og r am whi ch is de si gnee1 t o e l i mi na te plant dis 88.Se and Lnae ct--L nf'eebed p'Iarrtn , 'l'ho newc sf potato under ccnad.de r a .td.on a t t he s t l:l.t io n in LabeLed B-~ 9!,,~. , awa i t i ng a name ; At th e pre s ent tiI.le , thG scad fo r this pota to is unavaf.Lab'Lo i n quantd ty t o Ge orgia pJ.I'mters, a ccord'i ng \;C D:::- . Cowar -t .
I n r- e Le a ai. ng compa r-i. son f i gure s chowl.ng the r 'el.r; t i V P. mer i t.s of' t h e P-594!+- and t.he ex bensi v eLy us ed Por t :') Ri can potato , t he Expe r ime nt Stat ion r-evea'Led t hat i t vras fo und t h&.t t h,;) Por-co Rican pot a t o yi elded. L~12 tot:.!.l buohal,e to 3/!-8 buehe Ls for B- 594L;.. Th e marketabl e yield was ;2)2 bu aheLs fe r Porto Rico co mpar ed to lfy' i' or ths nevcome r ,
The nov varie ty, hOl"GV'3!', showo a hi gh er overa'l L clIJ 3irability i n canni ng , It i s firmer a nd. t e nrio to r otn.:tn a more p'l.oaai.ng color i n the canni .nr; pro cen s , Eff or t s are bei.n g made to obtain B- 59!~4 se ed pot at.o oa for ge ner a l us c , a c co r di ng t o Dr . Cowart,

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BlBlNESS OPPORTUNITY

He The St ate Depar t mect of Commer ce has been contacted by a party i n Washington

s tate who i s seekine t o buy pr oper t y in Georgia .

\-lould li ke t o pur chase I n to

20 acres l ocat ed ei t her bet ween At lanta a nd Toccoa or Atlan t a and Augusta . Any

perso ns 'int erested should contact Cpl. John R. Ma cNider , RA 39856870, H. V. Mor tar

Company, 9t h I nf . , Re gt , Fort Lewis,~We.s hington.

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NEW TOURIST COURTS BEING BUILT I N M.A.NCHES TER

Accordi ng to Thomas E. Tho~pson, of t he Manches t er Chamber of Commerce, that ci ty is making nov eff ort :J to l,.lin some of th e t ouris t k ade , J. C. Lof ti n, Sr . , is er ect i ng now t our i st cour ts on Hi.ghvay 85, about t vo 1:Ji 1 8S nort h of l"!an ches t er , These courts Hill cons ist of fo ur tHo-room br i ck st r ucture s and l,.Till be a decided addition to t ho tourist f acilities t o be found in and around Manchester.

viORK ON NEH VIDALIA FACTORY BUILDING NOvI mmER\>TAY
The Vi d3.lia Vie\-ls, the off icial or-gan of the Vi dalia Chamber of Comme r ce r epor t s that a local co~~i tte e r ec ont l y ' s pent two days ill At lanta \-larking out det ails \-li th t he R.F. C, and get t i ng t he l easo signod with t he Vid~ li a Garment Company f or work t o begin on a nev f ac tor y bui Ldi.ng,
The l ocal site f or t ho gar me nt fact ory bui lding has beon i ns pected by the R.F ,C. , the site appr oved, a nd t he R. F, C. ha s approved the commit ment fo r t ho l oa!' , Har k on the f act ory is now under way and i s expc cbed t o be compl et ed someti me in J ul y . Wi t h t he complet i on of the 40, 000 sq, ft. buil di ng , empl oyment in t he garment fac t or y '-li l l gradual l y i ncre as e duri ng t he next year unti l it wi l l r each about thr ee hundr ed employes. Thi s vTi ll gi ve Vidalia its largest single payrol l .

FROGRESSIVE ALBANY vTI HS NATIONAL RECOGNI TION
From Al bany comes the r epor t that that city will soon be nationally r eco gni zed in FO~E2~~ one of the nation's l oading bus i ne~3 maga zi nes . Al bany 's posi t i on as one of t he ten best business ci t io s in t ho United s t at es han intri gued t he edi t ors of Forbes maga zi ne into s ending a rG pros Gnta ti v~ t o ma~e a pers onal t our of t his Geor gi a ci t y to de t ermine vhy Al ba ny cons t ant.Ly r anked among t he i ndustrial gi.ants of t he nat io n.
John McK. Bi gel ow, associ a te edi t or of Forbes was r ecent l y i n Alba ny ga t her i ng data t o be used for an cr t i cle i n an ear l y i ssue of t he magazi ne . Washington sour ces pr ovi de Forbes mag a zi ne \-1i th a monthl y bus i nes s map, r ating t ho l oading ci ti es of t he Uni t Gd s tates acc or di ng t o t heir busi nes s act i vities . Month aft er mont h, Alba ny has made the t op 10 a nd occ aoionally r anked fi r st . Mr . Bi.geI ov r eveal ed t ha t in l ess than one day he had det er mined t hat t ho Hashingt on sources wore cor r ed .
Whi l e i n Al bany, Mr . Bigel ow contacted Mayor Menar d Pea cock, Ci t y Manage r Donald P, Holfs r , H. 'I'. Ncf rrt osh , edi t or emeritUG of the Al ba ny Herald, Wal t or Brown, manager of the Chamber of Commerce and ot her l eading ci t i zens . He stat ed i n an articl e in the Al bany Herald that he was oxtr emely i mpres s ed l,.Ti t h the ci tyt s pro gressiva, vlide- atvake atti t ude.
Tho exact pUbl i cat i on date for t he Albany ar t icle was not gi ven, but Geor gians will take pride in having ono of their cities win t hi s r eco gnition.

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Vol. I, No . 22

Hay 22, 1950

OF GEORGIA'S FI~ffiST OPPORTUNI TIES
One billion pounds of milk could be used in Georgia pach year in addition to that now being produced in the state, accordt ng to agricultural authori ti es, and most of this could be supplied from manufa cturi n~ grade milk.
It is estimated that over t wenty million pounds of Grade A milk and cream ar e
being shi pped into Georgia annually. AlBO , that t hrough dairy plants and pack ers, some 150 million pounds of milk equivalent are being imported in the f orm of condens ed and
eva porated w~lk, butter and cheese.
In addition tn t hi s , l ar ge quantities of powdered milk us ed by ice cr0am plants and bakeries as well as dairy produ~ts shipped directly tn wholesa18 and r etail grocery st or es are being brou ght in.
We do not know the accuracy of the ab~ve figures. They may be too larGe or t oo small. But the point we wish to make is t hat there exists a gr eat oppor tunity fo r ex- . pansi on of the dairy industry in our state, especially for pro ducti on of manufac turing gr ade milk. For t unate ly, our l argo dairy possibilities are well mat ched by our n~tural r esources, cl imat e and avai l able labor supply. The market is waiting.
The As sociat e Press, official or gan of the Trust Company of Georgia , gi ves some impressive f acts along these lines, as 'f ol l ows :
Georgia's moderate climate is one of her most valuable posses sions. The state ~rtSent3 weather conditions much mor e f avorable f or year-round outdoor grazing than 'those of t he Eastern and Mi d- west er n "dairy states. ll
If Georgia is to develop a substantial dairy i ndustry, our farm ers must be abl e t o produce milk ec onomica l ly in di re ct compet i t i on \-1ith t he heavily pr oducing dairy ss ~tions of the nation . This is not being done ~t pres ent be caus o Georgia1 s da i r y ulJ.tput is limited l argely t o t he produ ction of fluid mi l k for local r 8t ail dist r i bution, and milk prices, based upon fluid mi l k sales, are too hi gh t o meet the r-.ompet :i.t ion f r om other r egions.
But with advanced me t hods of f eeding and care coupled \-'i t h s ound breeding and !l?~Tla.gerrlent , Georgia should hav e little trouble in meet i ng this competition. Feedi ng ::'S t he number one factor in the cost of milk production, and the least expensive f eed is tJh~:d. "Thi oh t he covr is p..hle t o har-ve sf 8.8 gr ee n r oughage . Through t he coopera t.ion

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of the Agricultural Extension Service and the county agents, considerable progress has been made in building permanent pastures, as well as supplemental grazing for periods when permanent pastures are not adequate, so that with proper management cows may be grazed in Georgia on a year-round basis.
Milk for manufacturing purposer must be produced at low cost . Tests conducted by the Agricultural Extension Service have demonstrated that i~ costs four times as much to maintain cattle by manger feeding as it does by pasture feeding, Dr. Milton P. Jarnagin reparts In the production of manufacturing grade milk, i t was found that feed accounts for nearly 75 per cent of the total cost, and this total cost can be cut 75 per cent by the use of a grazing program instead of manger feeding.
Despite the fact that Georgia is endowed with exceptionally favorable conditions for the development of milk production, the state does not produce enough milk to supply the home market. Ranking seventh in the nation in farm population, Georgia marketed dairy products valued at $31,450,000 in 1948. If Georgia farmers had produced milk in quantities equal to the production of the state ranking s eventh in cash income from dairy products (Illinois), the income to Georgia would have been $193, 384, 000 in 1948.
Average per capita consurr)tion of milk by Georgians is far below the national average, with Atlanta, the state's largest city, reporting only eight-tenths of a pint per capita consumption daily. This is further borne out in figures released by the U. S. Department of Agriculture for 1948, showing that the r atio of Geor gia's population to milch'cows is 8.32 people to one cow. The national ratio is 5.8 people to one cow. On 225,897 Georgia farms, 303,766 cows were reported being nLlked according to the 1945 census. This is an average of but little over one and one-third cows per farm.
Many small farmers, by adding only a few cows and marketing manufactured grade milk can provide themselves an addi t i onal cash income. This income can be sustained throughout the year by utilizing family labor which probably could not be used to better advantage.
GEORGIA COMMERCE DEPARTMENT ,NAMED TO COOPERATE IN FEDERAL PROCUREMENT PROGRAM
The Georgia Department of Commerce has been appointed as a cooperating agency to work with the U. S. Department of Commerce in connection with the Federal Government Procurement Pro gr am. The arrangement was effected through Merrill C. Lofton, Regional Director of the Federal Department, and Clark Gaines, Secretary of the Georgia Department.
The U. S. Commerce Department issues daily a synopsis of articles on which the Federal Government is asking bids, and the dates on which the bids are to be opened. These synopses are made available to businessmen at the regional of f i ce s of the U.S. Department in the Atlanta National Building and the Georgia Department of Commerce, 100 State Capitol ..
Also being made available is the Government Procurement Manual and supplements, l i st i ng products normally purchased by the Government, including the names and locations of the purchasing offices.
Business men desiring to check on the Government's calls for bids on various materials can do so by calling ei t her at the U. S. Department's Atlanta office on WhitehalJ or thp. G80rgia Department of Commerce in the Capitol.

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Construction work on TOCCOA'S newest industry has recently be~ according to reports from that city. This firm to be known as Plastic Laminators Co., will employ 250 men and have an annual payroll of $400,000. The concern will manufactur e wood veneer and plastic products which will be supplied to furniture manufacturers all over the U. S. The new industry is an affiliate of one of the largest industries of its kind, located at Hampton, South Carolina.
Growing business in the Southeast has necessitated a major expansion of the huge Buick-Oldsmobile-Pontiac assembly plant at DORAVILLE. The multi-million-dollar plant which was built just two years ago, will have 70,000 sq. ft. of floor space added to the nearly 1,000,000 sq. ft. already there. In an announcement from Detroit, James E. Goodman, general manager of General Motors' Buick-Oldsmobile-Pontiac division, revealed that the new space will provide two additional assembly bays near the body and paint shops.
Construction on the expansion project is expected to be completed by November 15th. It is expected that the addi t i on will relieve congestion and provide greater flexibility for construction of present and future model passenger cars.
From METTER comes the re!= Jrt that a $100,000 grain storage elevator is now assured for that community. Construction is scheduled to begin at an early date. Stock was subscribed by local businessmen and farmers of Metter and Candler County to the extent of $40,000. The Federal Finance Corporation will loan $60,000 to the plant.
The construction of this large grain elevator will meet a long-felt need f or a storage place for grain grown in Candler and nearby counties. The corporation will be known as the Farmers Grain Storage, Inc., of Metter. George M. Bird, has been elected president and treasurer; Mark E. Trapnell, vice-president and Simmons Holloway, secretary and manager. The capacity of the grain elevator will be 150,000 bushels.
Plans have been announced by Harold M. Morris of Douglasville and J udson Andrews and T. Blake Jackson of Atlanta for the establishment of a commercial canning and processing business to be established in DOUGLASVILLE. The name of the firm 'Hill be known as Mark Brands, Inc. The plant 'will not be ready in time for operation this season, but by next Spring planting time, it is hoped that the local farmers can be given an estimate of how many bushels of tomatoes and beans the plant can use.
The Atlas Plywood Corporation of Boston has rec ently announced that it has leased t he Tidewa ter Pl~lood Company plant at BRUNSWICK. Reports from Brunswick r eveal that the local plant will produce gum plywood panels for doors and employ around 200 persons locally. William Kornegy, now at the Goldsboro, North Carolina, Atlas plant will bec ome t he new manager at the Brunswick plant. Operations are scheduled to begin at an early date.
In a s econd big development, the J ekyll Island Packing Co., Inc., is letting a ~ontract for the cons truction of a large building on East River. "Thi s will assure a permanent location for a shrimp business which has reached a $3, 000, 000 annual volume.
The building will house facilities for the procuremont, freezing and packing of native shrimp, and will entail an investment of around $3,000,000. Some 200 persons will be employed when full operations are underway.

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GEORGIANS URGED T(" '~MBER PARK AND RECREATION WEEK

Th~ period which began May 21st and which is scheduled to continue through May

30th, has been set aside as Park park and recreation agencies are

and Recreation Week. During this telling their constituents of the

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resources in this field. Certainly if a larger percentage of our people are made

fully 'aware of the attractions and facilities for outdoor sports in national and state

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As an aid to attract further pUblic attention to the millions of acres of national parks, U. S. forests and wild life areas and thousands of scattered state parks throughout the country, all the leading city, county and local park authorities are helping to publicize the program. One of the chief slogans is "Enjoy this year1s vacation in national or state parks and forests."

The follmdng facts gi ve a good indication of America's vast park facilities and the many r ecreation and vacation opportunities awaiting the people of this countryl

NATIONAL PARKS: 28 national parks, 85 national monument areas, 58 national capital parks, parkways and historical sites, comprising a total of more than 20,700,000 acres and showing an.attendance annually of more than 30,000,000.
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STATE__PARKS: 47' of the states provide state parks and forests and ro~;side areas
totaling mor e t han 3,300 separate units a nd 7,743,000 acres in size. Morc" than 125,000,000 people use these parks annually.

COUNTY PARKS: 152 counties in the various states have 779 separate park and forest pres~rve-areas totaling 197,000 acres.

~lICIPAL: Cities and towns provide their citizens with more than 20,000 separ~te-park-units with a real estate value of billions of dollars with thousands of ball diamonds, recreation build:'ngs, svf.mmi.ng pools and tennis courts, etc.

GEORGIA COMMUNITIES MAKING NEW EFFORTS TO \ITN TOURIST TRADE
The March News Letter of the }~CON C~amber of Commerce revealed that one of the city's greatest att r a cti ons i s sCheduled to get a welcomed boost. Displays and ot her additions to the Ocmulgee I ndian Mounds Mus eum, to cost around $250, 000 are scheduled to be begun withi n t he next f ew weeks u Thes e improvements should greatly enha nce t he attractiveness of the Indian Mounds area for tourists.
A novel adver t i si ng campaign is being conductod in 1~~~IN to attract attention to the be autiful new lo-"~it tourist court r ec ently erec t ed c Larry Castleberry, manager of t he court , is offering a prize to the person who submits the best title for t he new est ab.Li.ehmerrb ,
The motor courts located just north of the city limits on U. S. Highway 27 are Ls~ring compl eti on a nd d l l have in addi tion to t he 10 housing units, modern restaUl~ ant f acilities, s erving some of the finest food betwe en ruchi gan and Florida, R~cord ing to Mr. Castleberry.

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At a recent meeting of the Coa s t~l Highway Commission at SAVA~~H , it was r evea led in a report by Herschel V. ?enkins , chairman of the Coa st al Highway Dis trict of Georgia, t hat the heavie st'out-of-state travel on routes t hro ugh Georgi a is along U, S . Highvay 17. The r eport, based on ,s t udi es made by the State Highway Department, revealed that 1,944 out-nf~state passenger cars per day or 56 per cent of the t otal traffi c pass ed alone this highway.
Fro m STA~93] comes the re p0~t of increa s ~d a ct i \Qt y among the l ocal citi zens i n the i r effo r ts to attract to ur ists . Cons truction has begun ~ n t wo modern touris t ' mo tel s : one, cont aining 16 units at an es t imated cos t of $70,000 ; another , cont ailu ng 26 units at an es t imated cost of $97, 000. Bot h of these mo t els wi ll be fire pr oof and of the mos t moder n desi gn. Stat esboro is tn be congratulated on the energetic, pro gr essi ve attitude of i t s citi zens. Such additi ons t o t he motel f acilities should be a decided attraction to tourist8 visiting Georgia.,
FIRST U. S. INTERlIATION'AL TRADE FAIR TO BE HELD IN CHICAGO
The First tT!uted St9.tes Int E' 'l''national :Tr ade Fair i s nchedul.ed t" be held in Chicago f rom August 7t h t o 20th. In this Fair, busi nessmen from 40 nati ons wi l l exhibi t their wares f or buyers from all parts of the wor-Ld in one huge market - place , patter ned af ter cuch f amous European commcrcf.a.L events as the Leipzig, Par is and Br us sel s Fai r s ,
This Fair is b0ing staged by a gro up of busines s and civic l oader r. through a nonprof i t copporation. They have r eceived air. and guidance fr om t he U. S . Depart ment. of Commer ce and t he Economic Cooperation Admini s t rat ion. It i s hoped that Ge~rgia will have a si zeabl e group of exhibitors partici~~ting in thi s eve nt .
Georgia bus ineGs~o n interes t ed in f ur t her information concerni ng t hi s Internat ional Trade Fair shou.ld contact the stat e Depart ment of Commerce , 100 state Capitol , Atlanta.
BUSINESS OPFORTill1ITY
W. I. H. Pitts of the Waverly Hall Chamuer of Commerce, one of Wes t Georgiats mos t ac tive promot ers , has i nfurmed the Georgia Departnent of C ommer~8 t hat hi s city i s very much in need of a motel ' court . Waver l y Hall, being b cated on Hi ghway 35 between War m Springs and Columbus, sho uld be a good l ocation f or a t ouris t court or a mot el , a nd Mr . Pit t s in anxious t n contact any i ndividuals or group3 that would be interested in establishing nuch an enterpr ise . Any persons i nt er est ed should write ftr . Fitts in care of Hone Tr adi ng Company, Waver ly Hal l .
ESTABLISill1ENT OF NE\.J I NDUSTRIE...') IN ATLANTA AREA CONTINUES AT RAPID RATE
The establ ishme nt of new industries and branch ~ffice s i n At lanta i s cont inuing at an almos t record pace , accor ding to a r ec ent 8.rti~le in the At lanta J ournal by J ouett Davenport. Bas ing hi s comme nts on f i gures r eleased by the I ndus t rial Bur eau of the At lanta Chamber of Commerce, ~fr . Davenport r evealed t hat duri ng the fi r st quarter of 1950, 51 branche s of out~of-stQte f i rms were es tabl i shed i n Atlanta . These branches wi l l employ some 492 per~ ons .
The now manufactur i ng plants locating in t he capi tal city numbered 32 during the fir st quarter of -tho year. These plants 'Hil l employ 279 persons , Hit h an added par roll of $7 20 , OOO ~ In addi t i on to the manufa cturi ng concerns , 30 now r esident r epres entatives located in Atlanta during the Game period.

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The t otal of ' al l t.he new ent erpripes s t~r ted so f ar this year in At lanta Hill br ing some $2, 120, 000 in added pa~ ;ollG t~ the city . Products t~ be man\~actured by the plant~ cover a "ri de vari ety. 'l'hey include me t al Hark, ceramics, chemi caLo, putty and ~aulk~ng, t extiles, foam rubber, concrete, printing, millwork, f ood, HcodHork and mach~ ne ry . The latest additions bring the t otal number of manufa cturi ng plants in the At l anta area to a ppr oxi matel y 1,560. Hr . Davenport further r eve aled that t hese f ac tories turn out more than 3,000 different commodi ties
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OUR STATE OFFERS SERVICF..3 TO NEvI CONCERNS IN THE INDUS TRIAL FIELD

Few people know of t he .fi de f a cilitios ava i lablo in Georgia for the pr oduction of pre cbbn tools a nd dies. At lanta i s t he l oca tion' of a f i nel y equi pped contract shop of this nature, Aerne Hac hi ne and Diemakers, Iric s , 327 Edgewood Ave.

Acme has pioneered the maki ng of di e-casting dies , the scie nt i f i c r epairs of mol ds through the use of s pecial l y oquipped He lding and machini ng faci l ities and t he proper heat treatment of s t eels to the manufac t urer's spe ci f i cat i ons .

The IItrophyfl board in the of'ri ce of thi8 company wher-e por t io ns of samples from

di es made in their shop are dLapl.aycd, inc~icate thei r customers make arti cl es needed

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prevent paint f rom wear ing off the car door mold ; Even the mul e has a piece or t "lO

for hi s us e" i ncl uding a s tamped hame r atchet.

A vi sit t o t.hi s s hop \vill r eflect the wi de vari ety of machinery avaf.Lab.l.e for dl.e
work as we l l as spe cial machfnery building. The off icers of t his cor poration, C. B. Harbin, prosi dent; and R. H. Fluke r~ vice pre sidont , gi ve perso nal super vision t o t he work in the pl ant, naking avai l abl e to t he custome r t heir wide exper i ence in their res pective Li.ncs ; Through t heir engi nee r ing f a ci Uti cs, t hey have r ecently built sever al t extile machines , t he fi rst of their ki nd buil t in t his country, thes e having
formerly al l been built in England.

HeRK BEGINS ON CEDARTOHN HOl.SnW FROJECT
Cedartown's and the state' s fir st low- ~ os t housing project under t he 1949 Housing
Act 'Has begun f ollm.ring ground-brcald.ng cer emonies whi.ch "lor e hold vlGdnGsday, Hay l Oth. The authorities ' are hopi ng t hat t he proj ec t vri l l be completed by J anuary
1s t, 1950.
Ground vas br oken on t he $331,950 pr oj ect by Gove r nor Herman 'I'almadge , who als o made the pr incipal address . This 54-w1it pro ject i s t he f i rs t tn be started in Georgia since World War II. W. D. Trippo, banker and mo~ber of t he Ceda rtown Housing Aut hority, 'Has mas t er of ceremonies . Hamilto n Grant, chairman of t he local Hous i ng Authori t y and othor member s of the Authority 'Here al so on the program.
I n hi s s peech, Gover nor Talmadge coneratulated citizens of Codar toHn on t heir s nt or pr i se in becoming t he f i r s t t o start s uch a prog ram and s aid t he pr oje ct marks t he beginni ng of such constr ucti on programs in many other Georgia dties and t OVInS. He sai d that t his ne\.J entor pr i s 8 was a credit t o the public spirit of t he pecpl e of GGda; town and the entire community~

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June 10, 195(')

ATlANTIC STEEL'S OPEN HOUSE AND FARH IHPIEMENT SHOW PROVES GREAT SUCCESS
Steel has a myr i ad of unes and applications, and one of them that in mos t i mportant to the f uture of Southern agr i eult ur e was .:lr a.I!lat i eal l y demonstrated at, an Open House and Southern A gricult~cl Implement Show s ~a ged by the At l ant i c Steel Company in At l ant a during the month of Hay. This gigantic industrial pageant which bore the theme of "Dixisteel on Dixie Fal1!!." began with visitors observing the making of ravl steel in Atlantic's three 72-ton capacity open-hearth furnaces and ended with expertly staged exhibits dis played by 35 Southern manufacturers of farm inlplements, equipment and modern machinery - each a customer of the company and each of their iw~lements an example of agricultural applic~tion of semi-finished or finished steel pr~ducts.
The Southern Agricultural I mplement Show mar ked the first time a oteel plant had arranged an exposi t i on of this kind for its cust0rr.er s to display their products. ' The Atlantic Steel Company achieved a new and unique appro~ch in customer ~ultivation, public interest and industrial r elations in combi ning its Open House and the Southern Agr i cul t ur al Implement Show.
Atlantic Steel's plant, carefully mani.cured, ,pai nt ed and decorated for the Open Rouse celebration dispelled any proconceived wrong ide~ visitors may have harbored Rbout a steel plant. They witnessed meticulous housekeeping and experienced typi cal Southern hospitality, all of whi ch was convincing ~ nough evidence that a steel plant is an interesting and pleasant place in which to wor k .
Under t he leadership of Pre sident R. S. Lynch, the company has become one of the IllOSt progressive industrial ~perations south of the Mason and Dixon line. Supported 'oy such executives as Wilbur F. Glenn, vice-president and assistant to the president, Bovard B. Johnson and J'oaephH, Girdler, vice-presidents', Charles H'. Candler, Jr., Secretary and Gilbert Purvis, treaSlITer, Pr esident Lynch has broadened Atlantic's ~nufacturing operations and stoadily'increased its pr l l uct io n. With Charles F. llfi l l i ams ; as gener al manager of sales, the s ales department's gr ovbh r3.S paralleled 't,hat of /'Iperations. Atlantic Steel repres entatives operate i n t en states including Al abama , Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, }lis si s si ppi , Nor t h Carolina, South Carolinar T~nnessee, Texas and Vir ginia~
An Avenue of Flags, featuring American and Southeastern states flags, lined the lakefront apprcach to the mill buildings for the Oper House and Southern Agricultural lrQplement Show. Imnlediately ad ja~e nt to the Avenue of Flags, the visitor's attention VIS.s captured by panoramic displays contrasting "Tho Old Southll \.,1i th ftThe New South"

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from the standpoint of agricultural implements employed. These displays were located in the 40Q-foot carport area against a gold fabric background. The next grouping with a steel blue background setting showed the proportionate amounts of raw materials required to make one 4,000 pound Dixisteel ingot and the resulting finished and semifinished products which might be processed from one such ingot.
Special display booths featuring Atlantic Steel Company forgings, stampings, fencing, nails, and wire products rounded out these unique outdoor exhibits covering an area of more than 15,000 square feet.
Visitors began their tour of the plant with the Open Hearth Department, viewing the boiling steel baths in the 72 ton furnaces through dark glasses. They watched hot i ngots being withdrawn from the soaking pits and subsequently rolled on the Blooming and Billet Mills. They saw cotton ties being speedily rolled on the ?,1I Mill, and angles for agricultural implements being made on the 1011 Mill.
The Open House visitors watched rods being processed into wire, barbed 'Hire, f ence and nails. Operators frequently slowed down their machines s o that the manufa cturing operations might be observed mor e ea sily. In the Roll Shop, machine operators gave detailed information about the precision grinding work and the di ver s i fied roll shapes.
Pipe hanger strip, wagon hardware and liS" irons were fabricated in the "Cold Shop" during the Open House tours, while varied forgings for agricultural implements were formed in t he' "Hot Shopll of the Manufact uri ng Division. The t our , \-Thich began 1;lith the mill yard, als 0 included the hot-dip galvani zing de partments, tool and di e shop, heat treating department, the machine, pattern and electrical shops, as well as the maintenance departments and ,..arehousea ,
The Field Fence Warehouse which originally served as an exhibit building at the 1895 Cotton States Exposition in Atlanta was again converted into a colorful exhibit building. Thi s st r uct ure which was moved from At lant a 's Piedmont Park to its pres ent site in 19n7, is now located in the very heart of the Atlantic Steel Company's 65 acres of buildings.
The warehouse face lifting operation entailed, the r emoval and storage of all field f ence stock, preparing the 100 fe et by 250 feet building and adjoining'bays for exhibit use, t he installation of special lighting fixtures throughout the 30, 000 square feet of exhibit ar ea and hanging of overhead flags, f arm pennants and decorations.
Display boards graphically showing tools and materials used in pipe fitting work performed around the plant were spotlighted in the Pipe Shop. in the Roll Shop, 390 polished rolled sections were uniformly spaced on a 4 feet by 16 fe et silver ac cent ed white display layout. Thi s det ai led exhibit engi neer ed by the Roll Department featured the development of pas ses f or Dixisteel hot rolled sections. These special sections were arranged in s equence to show the progres sive bar or se cti on r eductions to the finished products.
Emphasizing quality control and that 1I0ne test is worth a thousand exper t opini ons" , the Met t al l urgi cal and Inspection Department effectively dramatized the At l ant i c Steel Company's customer service t esting procedures by placing a large Rome Pl ow Company disk harrow in t he 400, 000 pound t ensile machine. Testing demonstra tions were perf or med for visiting manufact urer s on al l laboratory equipment . Beautiful floral arrangement s add0d further interes t to this department.

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EUGene And or so n , fo r ma ny years r-ever-ed co l.umni.a t of t he Nacon T F)le ~ aph, a nd
ne i ghbor s tat~s ) r e ~Gntly ca l l ed t o mind che d ~rk stra t e gy of J a me s J. Hi l l , t h p. for -
mer r-enowned r~d hlay magna te , in h is sche me t o !Jr.,raJ y zc t he d eve.Lopme rrt c f t b ; .)'.iUth whi Le h e Ha s t~.'yinG to popul. e.t e t h8 North\r8 s +, f or his r a ilroad l2 r.t er pr i s ;s . As ;tr .rindGr ::on r c l~;.t:: "3 , Hr . Hi l l pub.Li shcd and di s +'ri but ed t hroughc,ut E urope a ? r e a t many ma ps ef t ho "Uni t ed st.s.tc s i n h i s ca mpa d.gn f'or i :nmigrant s, a nd a cr os s tho S ou t hea s t
se ct io n he; puhl.Lshod t he v ord , "Malaria". Thi s pr e ve nt ed ma ny t hou s a nd s of peonLe coming t o thi s cc untry fro m s ett l i ng in Goorgia, a nd the cla y pott ers' union in Ew~opc f or b ad e its member s fr om coming to the.: S oubhe a rrt ,

Bu t nO\-l we have cc nqu ered ma la r i a , a nd Rl so the propag~nda in rc~ard t o i t, a nd
Geo r gie:. a nd the Sotrt h ea s t t od ay co nst i t ute a much- a Lf v e , hiGhl y vi t a l Lndus tc-LaL s ec-
tio n of t he nc.td.on, Qui te onlieh t e ni nf, in thin r E": ;;9.rd i s t h e list of Geor ~~ie. a nd
S cuth8fL": t e r n na nufact ur-e r-a a nd thair produc t s exhi b i t ed a t. t h e r-ece nt S out.h c r'n Ls r i cultur a l I rnnl.eme rrt S how in At lan t a s pc nccr cd by Atlc..ntic S te e l . 'I'hesc , r8prC ~3 0 11tine j u s t one Lmpo r tarrt i!:dus t r i::l.l fi eld, \Tnrc au I' o.lLows r

The Ga d s d e n , f\. J.a . , pl.arrt of A l li s-C ~a 1P.10 r s Manufa..c:turi~ Cor:ma ny d i spl ayed modeI t1 Gt1 t r a ctor s f'ea'turdng un obata-uct e.l f r ont visi on e.nd r ow pl <.;.nter c.. r:.d plow atta chme nt .
A now ro l l cr- b oc.r i ng bush i.i nd bog l:.:;rl'ow ~i['.S s hown hy the Athe ns PINl Compa n;z of At h em, I
Tenn . A t ill er dL:c pl oH and tand ern-t'YT-"~ harrow comp'le tcd t.his 16 x 40 ft . i nla nd di s play . A peanu t nicker v hd ch i.:i c1w c i t hE':>:' :-ltackGc1 or wi.n droved pea nut s and c. sca-
t i o na r y power hay ba l e r \,[01' 0 cxh.ibi tad i n t he 1i:2.ntha ll N9. chi ns C0!!!Euny ' 3 ex hi,bi t , This Suffol k , Va . , fi r r.! ha d t he di s t i riCticn of being t.hc raos f (~i 3 tfmt exh i b i tor .

Pr ob a h Ly t he mos t dhri,;r sifi e d exhi.b d, t was a r r a nged by t ho I31anto ~1 Plo~ OJ1lpany of Romo, Ga . Disc hc r r-ows , a tra ctor ('lr a.r ha rr ow, cul,tivi: tor a nd c.t .t.a chnont.s , tract or Si-l.:: e ps, s t fcllk eutte r-s , po ut --ho.Le cli g;,~() rs a nd par -tn r llcks'w8ro r.:.l l well arr a nged for e a s y customor ins pection. Tho Anni ston , Ala . , p:)..a nt of the ,T. I . Cas e CompaE,1 s potligh t ed a mounted di sk plow, wh oa t Land t y po pl o\-! , aid e d e livery r a k e a nd brushl:~nd ha r-r ow
Chi ck e n brood e r s a nd h oe f'ecd e r s Hero shown by the 9hcwal1o. 3e.ni t ar? E:cn ocler Hanuf a ct urin g Co . , Hol l y S prine s, Hi fl s . , arrI the CID.rk Hanuf?ct lJri nfS Co ., Do catur , Ge-: . , exhf.b'i t e d r ot a.ry l awn mover-a , P'Lantd.ng a nd f (;rtili zi nc c qui pment wes f ea tured by the Col o Hmmf a c t ur i ng Company, Chr~rlotto, IJ. C.

Tr a c tor- drm:n p'Larrbe.r a nd f er tili zor distr i but or s we re shown by t .h e VI . 1" . Covi. na~ Pl ant!)r Co . , Dot.han , Al a . Hor-se-dr-awn f cr ti li~ r di s t ributor r;, pl.ov s to ck a nd
rridd Lo-br eakor- .::ttkl ch!;,en t \!c:re exhi.bd, t ed ' by Gantt l1anufacturi nr; Co., of Nnco n , Ga .
'2h8 H-? ck nsy Hag0n...Compa n;v of \'Iilson , N. C., f ea tur ed a. gr e e n f a r m i-le.gon, t.obacco
truck and wa gon a c cocs or'Lc s , A Roanoke rur t oma t ic hay b:l l or drew spotl i gh t c::Gt ont i on
in t he cxhi bi ~j of the Harr~ r.r.:to n Nanufact.~r i ng Company, L(;wi sto n, H. C.

"Fyfyte r " pl.ows , 2- di cc s i de plo~v'e and Griff in t r a n s pl llnt i ng e qui pmen t was s hown i n t h e booth of '[',h8 Hoct'?r Flow Co. , .Ta ck s 0 nvillc, Fla . A d i s c harr-ow , pl ow a nd pe'l r ts r a cks HD.. n s hown i n tho exhibit of tho Ki~ 1'10"1 Compa nx, At lant a . Knox Me t a l Products
f.'rotl Thomso n , Ga o, d i::;pl u.ye d C1. t r u ck- t y:re stuk e b od y , 8? r i n (!,- tooth har-row and G.l l -stac l
f r.,.rm Im.go n . Porc elai n Ln cul. a t or s u s ed i n. e l e c t r i c8-l f enc e i not2.11F:. t.i on8 \..rere i nclud ed i n t ho exh i bi t of Knox Por cela i n C:>rp . , Knoxville, Tenn. Th o La mons Hag an C om~2.n:r ()f rJ:l~eemwi lle , 1'enn o , f' oa tur c d a l l - s te ol a nd a l l - wood f arm i-J1l gl;ns i n the i r exh i b i t v lri ch (icicle/ I tho prope r atrnos ph e r-c t o the imme di a t e ly a rljs.ccnt Lynch' s Cou nt ry S ~~orc: .

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GE ORGIl'. ' S FAR.I\DE OF FROGRESS
From ELLIJ AY comes t he r e port tha t the Coosavatrtce Valley DevcLopnerrt As s ociation ha s r e ce ntly boe n or g2nized . Tho ~rimcry purpose of thi c, new pr omot i onp-l gr oup wi l l be to pr e,i s fo r compl.ctd.on of t he Gilmer Da m pr oj e ct on t ho Cocsavat'teo Rival' i n GI IJ-iIm
Count y , but the ~ s soci[l ti o n a l s l") prop:lses to carryon ot he r a ctivi t i os rcrtai ninr to
the; f. Gnor~: l d eve Lopme rrt of t he e nt i re are a.
In QAhr:CiLVf GH, t hi3 Sout h'..Jir e Compa ny i n s che dul ed to h ave it::- f'orma L ope ning a t a n ea r ly dat o , 'i'hc pl ant Vii l l have as its princi pal business t he manufa ctur e of Em a Lunrinum a nd copper e1e ct r i c8.1 wire a nd ca b'Los , Soubhwi r e Company 1.rj.l 1 introduce a ' nsw type of i r.du s try t o G8or gia , ueing the fir ~ t of i ts kind t o lo ca t e in t~~ s t ate , acco rding t o r e pcr t s fr om Carrollton. Rog er S cho ernor, na ti ve of Massachuse tt s , i s manager of the nov indus try.
Local workors a r e now bo ing trQined for the highly specia l i ze d johs, s i n ce GGV(;r a1 months a re r e quired to a c quai nt H; ,rker~~ ..ri th a l l phac os of t he vior k and ma ch t nery , I t i s c s t i ma tE:.d that fr om 30 to 45 worJ~ c r s \o'i 11 be empLoyod whe n the pl ant is i n ful l operati ons .
A nev1 entcrpr d ce fnr ~9.1'. and one t,n"it dovc lr-ps a nd proc cs s e s l o cal r es ources is t ho Amer-Lcu c Hood Frese r'ri ng Comr~~n;,-. (f.mcd and oper-ated by Ec1 g:.ir Shipp , Jr., a nd J ohn E . Shipp , III, tho bus ine s s occupie r. a n (d ght-Ilcrc tra ct a nd tho p1?L t consi s ts of a co mplete cre osote prcGsur :3-trc,a ti ng p1n r.t ::.nd of'f' Loe buildi ng. Th8 oper ations censiot of bu~~nf; , cut t i ng , haul i nG, ski.ring , drying a nd pre s s ure- t r eat ing por t s a nd pol es and :::.13 n dryj.ng a nd treati:1g timbor-. The fi r m l i km-Ji f.1o r-~ck:i.Gef! and so Ll,s crcosot o i n bulk, drums ~nd smaller containers.
HAS HINGTON COmITY ".,il 1 GCJon have anothe r vonocr rai.Ll, to prOC8 [:S pine and hardwood l ogs.- The nCH fir:mse;okil:g [;. ch a r t er Hi l l be named .BillERSVILIE Ve ne er Company, a nd be owned by' fou~ N0r t h C ~ro1inians. Proprie t ors will te Mr . a nd ~~s . Ea r l D. Smith , Hi gh Point , H. C. , a nd Mr . a nd IvJ'..rS . Cl yde S e chr-es t , of' 'I'homanvl Ll.o , N. C.
The compa ny ,Jill ompl. oy a bou t 30 people a nd t he pl.arrt bo loca t ed be t we e n Sandersville and 'I'e nni.Ll,c , The fi r m will sp0 ci'll i z8 i n vene er b oard ':,,::; Ho11 as fini shed ve ne er co rrta dncr-s for Gool' gi L and F'Lor-i.d a : fr ui t <.:.!:d. v..JCiYta blc sh i pp ers . Pres ent plans call f or the DOVI pl ant to be in production during J uly.
Hork ha s be gu n on a $150 ,000 curd.ng pl ant f or the So ut:1Cr:1 .n ne Product s Compa ny to he lo ca t ed a t STATESlillllQ. Fhcn co mpf.e tcd t h t; co nc er n l..Ji ll ornpl.oy more t.ha n 1 CO persons . An Augus t a c or pora ti un, t h8 co ncer-n Hil l p'La ce 15 port.[1. ~j1c.: navrrd Ll.s t hrou gh-
out that s e ct ion of Goor gia a nd t.hos e sm~L11 p'Ia nt.s will f'e.)(1 t he p'Lancr at States bo r o .
Af ter proce s ai.n g Ln t he Sk t 8sbor o p1a.l"t , t110 111.Ir..h8r will b e s hipped t.~ othe r nl ants for f 1n'thc r pr ocesoing s
I n EAST~ the Far-mer-e Pr oc ea s dng a nd Stor age Company i s a D'.;W business r e ce ntly s t art e d i n t hat ci ty. The co mpa ny LncLud c. s Dod ge Cou nt y ' s fir st big r.r::d n e.nd s e ed dryer. The dryer i s a no t he r stop i n a n e x pa ns i on progr a m st[~rtcd h l O ye r..rs a go by Fr od R. Bonnet t , F. R. Bonne t t , J r . and R21 ph N. Lon g.
Fr ed Bonnett Jr., and Ral ph Long pur chn.wcd the busines s r Gce nt1y a nd Hill opp.r a to i t a s t he Farriers Proco s s d. ng a nd S t on .go Co. App r ox iaGtG1y $ 2:;, 000 ha s boon 3T)Cnt i n t.k; (,'on s t r llc+.ion of' t he dry'_r Hhi ('n i s ca pabl,e of handline: n11 t Jrpe s of' .r.;r nin a nd so od ,

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From HAlICHES TER comes the r eport by Thomas E. Thompson, Secretary of the Chamber of Commer ce , that his city has great need for a first-class tourist court or motal. Hanchestor is an aggressive town located on Highway 27 and on state Highway 85. This voul.d bo a good location for a tourist business and any interested persons could count on excellent cooperation from the Chamber of Commerce. Any parsons desiring further information about the possibilities in Manchester are asked to contact ~x . Thompson at the Chamber of Commerce.
The citizens of FAYETTEVILIE are seeking for thoir community a shoe r epair business. Fred F. Darsey, editor and publisher of "the Fayetteville Enterprise, re ports there is not such a business in Fayette COULDty, but that there is at the present time a building \uth the necessary equipment for sale in Fayetteville. Any persons in~ t eres t ad in est abl i shi ng such an enter pr i se ar o asked to contact directly Fred F. Darsey or H. C. Eason, Jr. JI Fayetteville.
VACANT INDLSTRIAL BUILDING
There Hill soon bo avai l able for industrial purposes a modern fa ctory building of 10,000 sq. ft. in E.dison , 1080. t ed in Southwest Georgia, appr oximat el y 37 milos from Albany. This plant is at present under construction and Hill bo one-story with 75 per cent glass exterior for maximum lighting efficiency. Edison is located on a railroad a nd the plant itself will have ~~ple space to allow for nocossary expansions
lator if desired. For further information, contact William Israel, Z. Israel & Son
Department Store, Edison.
NEW WAYSIDE PARKS BEING CONSTRUCTED
Two large Wayside Parks for tourists are being constructed in Rabun County between Tallulah Gorge and Lakomont on U. S. Routo 23 by the Clayton Lions Club and the Rabun County Chamber of Commorce. Both will be "loll equipped. Tho"land for the 10Hor one was provided, fre e lease for fivo years, by Robt. F. Mc Curry, and tho Georgia Power Company donated the 'leace for the upper park. The Lions are s ponsor i ng and devoloping the "McCurr y tract; one-half mile s out h of Lakemont, and the Chamber of Commerce developimg tho other one, ncar the power-house at Terrora, we are informed by John V. Arrendale, civic loader of Ti ger. Tho Clayton FFA and others areaGsisting. Fifteen t ables, s everal grills ~ uaterpipo and pump are among the f r.cilitios bC'ing provided.
FLORIDA HOLDS DIVISIONAL R!~SOURCES DEVELORlENT lUTING
The Southeastern Resourcos Development Association held its Florida organization meeting on May 25th and s et up tho di'\risional organization fo r that state, ' which i s ono of the four states comprising the ass ociat i on. The others are Georgia, Alabama and Missis sippi. James \-J. Hoodruff, Sr . , of Columbus, member of the Board of C o~~ssioners of the Geor gia Department of Commerce i s vice-prosident and executive officer for Georgia. Purpose of the body, which has its headquarters in Bir~ingham, is to promote tho complete development and ~se use of the soil, water and all other natural resources of the Southeastern states.
ABBY DAY EXERCISES HEID AT BAINBRIDGE STRESS IlvIPORTA}ICE OF AREA
Quite impressive was th0 observation of Ar my Forces Day at Bainbridge and Chattarloo~he8 , Florida, Saturday, huy 20th when the program included a tour of the Lock and

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River at the Goorf,ia-Florida border. The town of Chattahoochee joined with the U. S.
Arny En gineers in sponsor'Lng the "open house" activities. Among the speakers Has J [:mes \~. Woodruff, 81'., of Columbus, for whom the great waber-powar development was named. Clark G,gj.nos, secr etary of the Georgia Department of Commerce, represented the Governor at th8 exercises.
GEORGIA BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENTS SHOW EXPANSION IN DOLLAR VOLUME
Retail, 1.]holosale a nd service esta blishments l ocated in Georgia s howed a substa ntiaJ. expans d.o n in d ol l ar volume of trade from 1939 tn 1948, according to prelimi-
nary fi~ures from the 1948 Census of Busi ne s s r eleased by the Bureau of Census, U. S.
Depar ttlEmt of Commer-ce ,
Retail s ale s in the s t a t e dt:~ing 1948 aggr-egated p;;i2, 086 , 300 , 00 0 , an increas e of 234 per cent over the ~~62!.i.,800 , 000 sales in 1939, whe n the preceding census of Bl'siness vaa t aken. ' Hhol onal e sa.Lea vo Lumo i n t ho ~tate showed a 290 per cent rise over t he same' pe r iod , reaching a +.ot f!.l of $ 3, 141+, 700 , 000 in 1948 as compared with $806 , 200 , 000 in 19 39 . The ser vi ce trades included in the Ce nsus of Bus i ne s s reported re cei pts totaling 0i1 29 , 600, 000 in 1948 compared ' wi.th ~B6 , 900 , 000 i n 19 39. Hotel r eceipts moved f' nom :;;9 , 700 , 000 in 1939 to $ 23, 200 , 0 00 in 1948. Amu s ement business es i n t he s tate r ecorded re c d .pt s of ~~2!',, 900 , OO O in 1948 compared Hith :HO, l OO, OOO in 1 9 Y) .
Emp'Loymerrt Ln t.he state a ls o ros e OV8r the nine-year period between 1939 a nd 1948 f or the t.rade s covered by the Ce nsus of Bu s i ne s o . Retail trad e e stablishments r e~ ported 120, 378 pa .id empl oye s f er the workweek ended n earest November 15, 1948. Of thes'3, 100,191 Hnr kcd the ful l Heck, and t he remainder pa r t of the Heek. The ccn:para ble t ot al a nd f ul l vTorblook fi gures for 1939 were 83,346 a nd 67,229. Wholesale trade est a bl iG runc:nt s ' r cpnr ted a total of 1~3,136 full- a nd part--we ok empl oyes for t he Vleek of NOV2mb(,r 15 , 19/) 3, compar-ee Hi t h 25, =~6l f or the s ame week in 1939 .. For the s e le ctod s cz-vi.c o t rarl.Jf , November 15, 1948, pa id ompl oyes nu mber-ed 28, 016; t he C01;1-
pa r nb .ln fi gll~'O f or 1939, a d j ust.ed ~:cr cha nge i n scope be t we en t he two Census e s, Ha s
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CLlJE'rT-FEA BODY HOLDS FIRST B0ARD OF DIRECTORS M:E'r n TG IN SOUTH
The BC D.!':! of Directors fo r Cluett.-Pe a body & Company - manuf'ac'turer-a of "Arrm.,rll me n ' s shi rts - r-e cent. Iy h el d f or t,he first time a meet ing in Atlanta. Thi s v a s their f i rst moeting i n t he S out h , but \vi t h four plant s i n thiG a rea and t hree of them in Georgia , t.ho COI'lF~lW i~ l pur t i cu l a r l y intorest.ed in e conomic d evelo pme nts of t he sect ion.
Company Frosid ont Bar r y J. Loithead r-cveaLed that the Board had "an eye tovrard
t he f U't U:':'O" i n c o:nng do un t.o At l ant a for a meeting. Ho s o.id t ho Boa rd nlcr.lbors wanted
to s e o f irst-hnnd jUGt how much thi s a r ea had gr-own ,
Cluett -Pea body has a l arge At lanta plant c mpl.oyi. ng s ome 1, 40 0 perso ns in a dd i -
t i on t o shirt manuf'ac t.urd.ng pl.arrcs at Br-emen , Bu cha na n , a nd Anda.Lusi u , Alabam8. . The
Bu chana n pl.ant. has attracted cons:1. d or ablo .lt t e nt i on in industr i al circle s in r e gard t o a c ompany- produced movi e en'Gi t,10d i:EDtorpr i sctl vlr l ch t old t .he st-:rcy of t ho t ovn and nov i t s peo ple had cr-ga nz. zed t o d o s')motl:ing f or t he!n.s <:ll vcG and. :lttr act some nOH inQl l3t r y . }iiI' .. Lsit,h ead s a .i.d t l:a t Buchanan had b e e n a bl e to add ~~ 350 , O ()O to its annual payroll by a ttr a ct i ng t he Gluett - PE-abody pl :lnt .
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GEORGIA NE:Sns AT L~~AST A HUNDRSD 1:JAYSI DE PARKS FOR TOURI STS
VJi t h t ho next twelve months expected to be the gr ea te s t tourist year in the his t ory of t he ,state, t he Department of Commer ce would like t o see at least one hundr ed Hayside Par ks es tablished on t he hi ghways of Geor gia for our out - of - st ate visi t ors as well as Loce.L i ntra-state t rave l er s .
As a result of t he Department's campai gn l as t year for roadside rest-andre creation areas , mor e t han fif ty have now been cons t r ucted or ar e under constr uct i on , Georgia needs fifty additional par ks located at convenient points thr oughout the State.
Other t ouri s t state s have long r ec ognized t he high value of su ch f acilities. Thes e ~'Jays ide Parks , a real convenience. to the vi s i t or , constitute a sh ow-wi.ndov of our hospitality and a t angible expres sion of our a ppre ci a tion of t he tourist. It is an "open l etter" t o h.im t hat he i s vc Lcome i n Georgia, t hat ue are gl ad to have him here, and that He HO Hant t o show him ever y consideration.
Furtherrnore, it pr- ovides t.he commu nl t y with a definite to ur i s t project, and
makes its ci t i zen s more t ourist conscious. As a re sult, they paint up, clean up and do other things t o aid t he tourist busines s. Our people have f or years been hi ghly cotton conscious, and Georgia has, a s a result, produced a l ar ge and profitable cot t on crop. Then we became beef-pro duction and dairying cons ci ous a nd crop-diversification ml.nded , and you ](110H the splendi d progr es s in our f arming af f ai r s that has t ak en place a s a r es ult. He put our minds t o f arm mechanization and rural el e ct r i ficati on, a nd Geor gia ven t f'or war d tHO more s te ps . Today He ar e becoming manufacturing consci ous a nd pr ocessing-plant cons cious, and Georgi a is advanci ng by leaps.
Now \-Ti th touri s t s cons tituting big busines s a nd re pre s ent i ng a hundr ed-milliondollar industry f or Geor gia ((:>118 million l a s t year), the t i me has come vrhen Georgian::. should become r eally to ur ist minded, more on the or de r of our neighbori ng states. Hi th Florida' s a nnua l t our i st income now rea ching nearly a billion do.lI ar s , the Georgia Depart ment of Commerce has set a goa L of ':? 200 mi l lion by 1960. He douiJled our tourist income i n the l ast t en yoars we can do it again.

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At C~~OLLT0N, offi cials of the Gp.ner ~l She e ,Cor por at i on hav0 ' an nounced t hat they are pl a nni ng a n additi on whi ch wil l doubl e the size of thei r pres ent pl a nt . Ne l s on Carmi chael, ac s ds t ant vice-presiden t of the shoe compan y has s pent s ome '~ime in Carrollto~ wor ki ng out de ta ils of the oxpa ns i on project with the plant s uperintendent, Har ry Dobbins , and Carrol lton bus i nes s leaders.
Hhen c0mpleted t he expanded plant wi ll contain 21,000 square fee t of manufac turing s pace . Wor k is scheduled to g0t under ~my i mmediately and t he entire job is expected to be fini shed in about thre e months.
In additi on t o prewelt juvenile shoes and house slippers nOH being made in t he local plant, V~ . Carmichael announced that Carrollton employe es will make juvenile and vome n I s casual t ype sho es. Doubling bhe si ze of t he' plant Hi l l a Lsc mean an increas e in t he product.Lori,
The Nar yon Hosiery Hi l l , Inc., also at Carrollton has purchased a neH bui l di ng fo r mally occupied by t he Dandce rIanuf a ct ur i ng Co. Ted Hirsch, ovner of t he Hi ll, s t a t ed that the new bui ldinG cons j s tin?, of ?2,000 square f oet of f l oor s pac e Hil l enab le hf,m t o triplE: hi s opera t i ng s pa ce . The Har yon Hi l l , wh.ich star t cd busines s i n Car~o llto n in 1937 wil l now be a ble t o 0nlare th0ir Gcope of o?era ti ons, both in the hosi ery l i ne a nd i n some r elated n0cdl e- t rad e indus try.
Cons tructio n ha s been st arted on a nCH toba cco warehous e in AI~ANY. ' The warehous e, the f our th for the Uaycr oas market , is being built by A. L.' Jarrell, of Sa lisbury, N. C. The cons truction wi.Ll, be of Helded tubular steel Hit h concret.e f l oor , metal s i dG3 , me ta l cover i ng and moder n in every r espec t. The neH house Hill be complet ed in t ime for the app roa chi ng auction season.
A ne\-! s eed-drying pl a nt is in opera tion at ROCHELLE . Cecil D. Crummey, local contrac tor, announced r ec ently that t he plcnt at ca paci ty can pr ocess and dry 110 t ons of seed daily. The plant s pecializes in drying blue lupine seed, but is equi pped t o handle a ny kind of seed which r equires dr yi ng. The brick constructed storage room is 120 f eet wide and 200 f eot long.
At a r ecent mee t i.ng of the BRuNs mq~ Chamber of Commerce, t he Georgia FOHor Company announced t heir plans to bui ld a l arge, moder n s t eam-elec t.ric pOHer pl ant i n t ha t area . The plA-nt cos t ing over Ci5, 000, OOO is par t of an extens ive program t o improve el ectr i c s ervi ce in t ho Br un siri.ck area .
Construction of the new plant ' s f i rst gener a t i ng unit. , uhich Hill have a capaci t y of 30,000 ld.Lowat.t .s or 40 ,000 hcr-scpower , wi l l s t art i n the nca r f ut ure and should be in oper at i on by t he r.J.ddle of 1952. The plant i s being des i gned f or t he ultimate enl ar gement to f our unit3 Hith a t otal ca paci t y of 120, 000 ki l owatts .
Another new enterpr is o in C OR~~LIA joined t he r anks of l ocal busi ness Hi t h t he openi ng of t he Cornelia Sheet Meta l Horks . J e.ck 1:Jhi t f i el d is manager of t he neH bus i ness \{hich i s a branch of the Piedmont met a l Harks a t Gai nesville.
The VIDALIA communi,ty canning plant has begun operation. The new plant, open on Tuesday and Thursday of ea ch Hoek, will be available to all people in t he NormantOHn a nd Center communiti es as well as the people in t ho Vidalia comm~nity.

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GEORGIA BHPLOYHENT CONTINUES TC SHO'd ,SLI GHT INCREASES
Georgia's total-non-agricultural empl oyment continued to increase in April ~d th 761,000 employed, a gain of 9,600 worker s from Harch according t o Ben T. EUi~t, Commissioner of t he Georgia Department of L~bor. Subst~ntial s eason~l ga i ns occurred in construction trade and manufacturing while the hiring of t emporary workers f or census taking renu1ted in a large gain in government employment. The remaining major gr oups made slight gains or were unchanged from the preVious month.
Contrary to the trend of last year, employment gained during March and April. For April t he figure was 9,800 over the level of a year ago. The increase ~ms duo primarily to a ris e in the level of lumber transportation equipm8nt, textilo manufacturing and expanded activities in the construction industry.
Favorable weather and 'hiring due to ne~l contracts accelerated construction employment with a gain of 2,600 workers since March. The major ~ortion or th e gai n occurred in general building.
An increase of 1,700 workers in manufacturing industries was due to sizeable gains in durable goods 1.-Thich offset a slight loss in plants producing non-durable goods. All durable goods indus tries gainod or remainod stable from the previous month. The largest single gain was soasonal and occurred in lumber where logging camps, savmills and planing mills accounted for an additional 1,200 workers.
I NCREASED ACTIVITY IN TEXTILE INDUSTRY
Cotton textile mills in the Sixth Federal Reserve District consumed 260,716 bales of cotton in April. The daily average rate of consumption was off nearly 13 per cent from fiarch, but was 25 per cent greator than in April of last year .
In the nine months of the current cotton year - August through April according to Sixth District,mills have used 2,398,470 bales of cotton, a n incroase of 10 per cent over the corresponding par t of tho pr evi ous cotton s eason. The increase for the nation ~TaS 3 . 6 per cen t.
FIRST CENSUS RETURNS SHOWSHI FTS IN G:SORGIA'S POPULATION
First returns from the 1950 Census of Popul.at.i on in Geor gia compiled by the Atlanta r egional office of the U. S. Department of Commorce shoH that of 15 counties in which enumerations have been complet8d on a preliminary ba sis, decreas es in population have taken place in cloven s~nce the 1940 census.
Hovever , of 27 cities a nd towns located in thos e countios, al l but four r eflect increases in their papulation indicating clearly a trek to t ho urban ar-eas on the part of rlITal r esidonts in the past decade.
The early reports from the 1950 "nose counting" job conducted in Goorgia by the Bureau of the Census \Jere analyzed by Mer r i l l C. Lofton, r egional director of the U. S. Department of Commerce. According to IvIr. Lofton, thes e early r eports shoH a total population for the 15 counties in 1950 of 227,237 comparod with 233,530 in 1940 or a decrease or be-tween tHO and thr ee per cent. The 1950 population for the 27 cities and to,.,rns was placed at 71,406 compared with 57, 937 in 1940, an increase of approximately 23 per cent.
Mr . Lofton cautioned that the tabulation made by his office repres ented th e s~~ller counties wher e tho count could be completed quickly, due to the r elatively' small populations, and that Georgia should not be placed in the "minus" column as a result of the ear l y compilation.

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CQP~E~, of ten r e f erred to as the ~Jaterme lon capital of th e world , i s now cel ebra"tin:; i ts se co nd a nnua L month- lone Ha te r meJ on Fe stival . Sponsor ed by the
Cha mber of Cc'nmer-cc , tho Fost i val pro gr-a m has the e nthus i a s t i c support of all tho
Cord el e merchants and tho who.Ie-hear-ted a ppr ova l of farrr.er s in th r; sur-r ound i.ng t owns 0

Tho Qx te ns i ve l y planned e ve nt which pro ve d s o successful las t y ear was gi ve n
a dynami.c scnd- of'f by 3. t'.TO -~1ay mot,)Tce.d8 , 'l'our Lnz a b c ub 20 t owns i n a !~O-mi le r adi u s of' Cord e le , :~he CC8d-\>J~_ 11 a m" c<,:;s ",dors a cc omparri e d by t he Cor d ele Hi.g h S chool Band s pr e a d t h e vror-d a bo ut the F(~ stiva2.. 13 pro gr am of ove rrts ,

Foat.urc s on t he: pro vram Lnc l.ud e t he s e Le c t i on of a Haterme lon Que en fr om Cr is p Courrc y f'a rnou o bOJ.ut i e s : a ~ F8rmcrs ' Day e nd nut1.Cr 0US pr izes , a mong th em a ncu car , t o be award e d at t he Stat e Farme r s I K3.rl~8t in Cord ele .

s tati sti cally speaki ng , i t i s re ported t hat moro wate rme l ons a r c s h i ppe d from Cor do'Le t.he..n a ny othe r pl ac e in "th0 wor Id ~ AJ.l Geor gia i s pr oud of t ha tl Al:i. Cor dele merch ants and far mers shou'id bo commend ed f e r t.he i r aggr-esa.ive civic a cti ons
in sponsoring such a Hor thi"hilG F cstIve.I. i n pa yi.ng t ribut e to the cro p wh i ch i s t h e l a r ge s t ca sh-d n co mo produc e for thl~t araa ,

At the Third Annua l Sou t hc c.s t cr n 'I'oba cco Fe s t i va l , J uly 14 thl' ou[h 16 , MOULTR~ wi l l c e l obrate i t s Si l vo r Anniver s~ry a s a t obac co market . Officials of th e Toba c co Fes t ival Commi ttc a nno u nced rc~~ntly t h a t pl ~ns a rc und e rway for a ~ bigg8r a nd
be t t or f e s t i ve.l t ha n a ny pre vi ous y car ;"

A group of DOOLY County ci t izons , spurred by the t remendous groHth of the poultry i nd us try i n Horthea :::;t GCGr gia and interested i n sta rt ing a pou ltr y i nd u~ try in the i r OHn comnurri O"y , made a t our r-sc cnt.Iy of a reas around Ga .i.ncavdLl,e t o s ecure
construc t ive i d eas in be ginning th air own Lndus tr-y,

Ano t her new Lnd u s t.ry in BARTOli Count y h , provi ng s u c ce s sf u l - th e r-aa s i ng of bro i l ers . \1 . T. Howard a nd :-:: . O. ])avic of Ta ylorsville l a st month sold 5 ,000 10week- o l d broi l ers . Th e chicks , !k:1V Hamps hi r e Red s , a ver-aged ove r t r-r ec pounds ea c h ,

Th o Bar t oir Herald r e por t ed tha t t.h e y oung chick ens wcr e r ai s ed in one l ar ge bui lding wi t h f our br ooders . Of t he i ni tia l number of ch icks , only 140 di ed . The exper iment \lith chickens there a nd on other f a rm s t hroughout th e c ount y is pr o ving that broi l e r producti on can bo profitabl e i n Ba rtow County.

GEORGIA COlvJ1vrrmITES AlD~ :~ NC O URA G TN G TOURIS T FHOHOTI ON ACTIVITE S

Way s a nd mea ns of boo s t ing Ge orgi a ' s a nnua l tourist inco me were ma pp ed ou t at
a r ecent meeti ng i n HACQl:! whe n a ppr ox i ma t e ly 200 officia ls of hi zhi'Tay a nd tour i s t associations gather e d in t h3t ci ty . Host f or t h e meeti ng was Choste~ Chapman , presi -
dent of Hi.ghva y 41 As s ociation .

Har vey Br-own of 11ac on , exc cuti,vc s e cretary of t he U. S . 1;.1 Ass ocia tion said

i t Has hoped Ge or gia ' s armuaL i nc ome fr om touri sts could be bo oste d t o:~ 2IJO ,000 ,oOO .

fOT Among the - t opi cs

d. i s c us s i on a t t he meet i ng wer-e ways t o promo t e: Goorgia a s a

tour i st sta t e , iTD_YS to i mpro ve s ervi ce t o t our i s t , d ev elo p t our is t attract iol'J.s ,

improve; hi. ghvay s afe ty and courrte r a c t f a ls e informat i on abo ut. t he state .

According to a r-opor t i n the BartOil Her a l d by Pa ul or. Harber , S e cr e tary of
th~ CART~nS VILL~ Chamb er of C o~nercc , Cart ors vi l l e a nd Ba rt ow Count y a r e expe c ting 4~0 r eap La r -ge b-;nefits f r om t he Al l a toona Lake and th o r ocre a ti on a re a whi ch Hill open J u ly 1. Hote l s a nd moto r court s i n t h e e n t i re a r ea a r e expecting a land-
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The United s tates Army Corps of Engi neer s and the state Parks Department have taken stringent steps to safeguard the lives of vacationers sWimmip.g, f i shi ng and boating i n Al l atoona Lake .
Senior l i f e- savi ng classes have been opened in Cartersvill e and Acwor t h . Cl a s ses will be started later in Mar iet t a , Canton , Rome and Victoria. Concessionaires in t he lake area are r equired to kee p trained life-guards on hand at al l t i me s . The engi nee r s also have provided regulations for mot or boats on the lake . Fishing has been prohibited in the Allatoona area for t he past two years and th e lake has boen stocked wi t h game fish .
F. B. Cas ey and Dave Gordon r ec ontly announced their plans to build a $200, 000 hotel court on Glynn Avenue in BRUNSWICK . The proposed venture is planned for construc tion as soon as possible, to be re~dy for business by November 1st . It will be owned and operated by the People's Mor t gage Company, I nc., of which Mr . Casey is president and Mr . Gor don vice pr esident ,
. Tho court will be U-shapcd of an attra ctive modern design. There will be 40 unlts arra nged conti nuously around the "U" with parking faciliti es in the center, The r ear portion of the " Ull Hi l l be tHo-story. Al l units Hi l l have customary services found in hot els, pr i vat e baths , circulating ice ~Tater , r adi os , t elephones and air conditioning sununer a nd Hi nter ,
BRUNSHICK DEDICATES NEvI CAUSEWAY
The bi ggos t - celebrati on in QLYNN County in 26 years was s t aged at th e opening of the n C\-T ~:p 2; 5 CO , 000 Har s h- cr oss ing Tr a f f i cway r eplaci ng the old causcvay , Exa ct l y 14 months ago, gr ound Ha s broken f or t hi s new Br unswi. ck- S't , Simon Island caus eway on a Hind-swept bl uff overlooking historical Frederica Ri vor . At t ha t time Glynn County was promis ed a caus eway they 'd be proud of . Today that dream is a r eality,
A sec ond caus e for the cel ebration was the dedication of the county 's new $350, 000 casino on st . Si mons . The Gol de n Isles of Gual c , long Georgia 's vacation paradise, Hi th no,", traffic"my and modern casino are on t hei r way to beco ming the playground of mi l l i ons and beach r etreat f or the Nati on.
FARM I MPlEMENT REPAIR SHOP SEEKS LOCATION
A Georgia vetoran is interested in es t abl i shi ng a farm tractor and implement r epair sho ? i n an aggressive agr i cul t ural t own. He is anxious to r ent a building at l east 50 X 75 s quare f eet. If t here is a vac ant building of t hi s type in your community, please contact t he Department of Commerce, state Capit ol, Atlan t a ,
VERSNI'I LI'I'Y :JH01lN BY P.XHIBITS AT- FARM nfTlLE~SNr SHaH
In t he last issue of the News Letter we described tho Open House and Southern Agricultural Imploment Show staged by the At lantic Steel Company i n At la nta during May . The lis t of Geor gia and Southeast ern manufa ct urer s dis t r i buting thei r pr oducts at thi s shou wer e so numerous we were unable t o list al l i n one Lett er . The r emaining exhibi t or s were as f ol l ows :
Horse-drawn dusters were sh own by the Martin Manufacturi~~2~ , of Fitzgerald , Ga. Tractor mount ed dump-type hay r akes wero exhi bi ted by tho Ford McCle sk2Y-Nfg. Co. , of Nar i etta , Ga . A no,", model s t one burr mi l l whi ch wi l l go into production about . . August 1, a gold medal hanmcr mil l and a n a l l steel grits bolter were sho,",n i n the exhibit of t he Hcadows Hi l l Somp~E;Y, Hor t h Hi l kesbor o, N. C.
Tractor mounted two-roV! pl antors were displayed by the Hoble;v Machine !lorks , Ra~kinsvi lle , Ga . From the sprayer center of the country came dusting and spr aying

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e qui pment . Tho New Id eal~rayer ComBa ny, Nas hvil le , Ga . di splayed s pr aye rs , dus t ere, harrows, cul t i vators a nd plante r s .
. . 'I'he Pcnd er..J janufa.,g turinE.....:E9-?UE121LCo., of Raleigh, N. c. , exh i b i t ed f ertilizel
dlstrl butors &nd lime sowe rs , a s well ~s Lush cutting tools. The Po plarvt1lc _~!ill2.l8~.!}:t C o . , of Po pla rvi llo , Ni s s . , showed a disc harrow.
The Lar-gcat disk pl owing harrow i n the wor-Ld Has t h e c e nt er of attr a ctio n a t t he e xh ibit of t he Home PIo\{ Company, Ocdartovn, Ga. Small er s ize d isk ha r r-ows were well a r-r anged i 11" t~c l 6y-40 f t. isla nd ox hf.b.it , The Sh e l by Manufa cturi nr~ Compan;y of Ar~i ngto n, Tenn . , showed a dr a g harrow. Th o So~thorn Iro~quipme nt Cq~, of At l a n ta vhi ch had a n IIL" s haped co r-nor exh i bi t ef f e c t i v e l y sh ovi.ng t ho i r !~dl r a n ge of pl owi ng c qu j.pmc rrt , Hor s o-wa Lkf.ng cult i vators, t:::-actor-dra1,.Jn nlantor s and f ertili zor s a nd pa rt s dis pla y r acks H01'O shown by the Souj:horn Plot[ Cg!lfpan'y of Columbus, Ga.
South~:~Re~o~!2h Insti~~~ of Bi r mi ng ham, Al a . , in t h e i r exhibi t showed the wor k b e ine de ne by t h e I ns t itut e to a i d Sou thern agr i cul t ure . Tho Taylor Im"pl~!llent Man~a c1~!1: nr;J~ ompan;y, At ho nc , Tc nn , , d ispl a y ed a s ub soilor, bus h a nd bo g ha r r ows ,
Tho Tu:rne r:.J1f g..!-..Co . fr o!" s t .<J. te s vi l l c; , N. C. , had th o " hoa vi c at;" exhi b i t a t the show, Thei r c qui pracrrt i nclud e d pe a nut combd.ne peanut pi. clccr , s hakor a nd dro pper , ha y ba l e r , cult iva tors and saw e qui pme nt . Thi s exhib i t occu pi ed a n 80 foo t spa ce . Toba c co tru cks, fe r t i li zor di s tri butor s and b ean plows were s ho wn by t he Hay ne
A gri c~1:tE.~.L~I2rks of Gol d sbor o , N. C. The &'_~..._ }lhi~fi e ld HaEufa ct ur i ng--.Q2..!. , of
Atlanta, e xhibi ted a subs cd Lcr a nd t.rans p'lant.cr , Cotton chopper s vcr-o s hown by tho J o hn_Hi~~i~nlq_~!~ 8~_W ork s Qf J a ckscn , Te nn .
GEORGIA AnD SOiJTH HAVE BI G STAYJ:: I E EXPORT TRADE
'i.'118 La r tzo s t ake of t.h e S 01.~th i n t h o na t i rHl' 8 ex po r t bu e i.nc a s wa ~j onpha s i zcd by Mrs . f l'3.ry D. Kcyc e l' l i.ng ,)1 the U. ~; . Dc part.mcrit. cf Commcr c c ; vfp.shi ngt o n , d 1.T ing h\:::-r' . vis :i.t tc (; (; o rgi~'. ' La s t "IIo'_k. Quoted by Hc l li ngt.e n Hr i cht of t he At lanta Cons t.i "Lution, s ho a s ~;e rt c:d :
"Thi s councr y ox por t.c 33 peer ce nt ' of' a l l ' i t s r n.\I co tton, 25 pe r ce nt of a Ll, i to t ur pe nt i ne and 2(: per ce nt of i t s :',ObE' C GO . 'I'h c cc a r-c produces vh.ich come l argely out of th o Sout he rn s tat e s . Th c:c.;c ex por t s a Loric bl':i.nG i n mi Ll.Lo ris of d o Ll.a r-s to S ou t he r n f a r me r s a nd ac count; fo r nearly one r.:i l l i on j ob s s "
Hars ha l l Pl an e Ld ha s f i na n ce d. mo st of t h e s e ex por t s i n r ece nt years , ~1r s .
Kcys cr-Li ng S(1.:i.f~ . i'Tha t we ne e d to do now, Hr s . Koys cr Li ng empha s i zed , i s t o i ncr e as e
i mpor t s . I n noz-ma.L t i mcs o nl y t ,y Lmpcr t dng ?,ood s f r om abr oad can \;C f i na n c e t he expor t of good .:> t o o t her coun t r i os . Mr s . Kcys er l i n; was i n Atl a nta t o a t to nd t ho Fourth Hor l d 'I'r D.cle Clini c a t Emor y Uni v ersi t y .
Di d you kn ow t ha t
Ge or gi a pr odu c e d 7 5 pe r cent of <:.11 t.h e t i r e co rd a nd f abr ic U S Oo. i n a u t omob i le i',i us in t his countr y .

STATE DEPARTMENT OF" COMMERCE
100 STA T E CAPITOL
ATLANTA 3 , GEORGIA
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