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OCT 14 '65

CONTENTS
Director's Message & Policy Statement ___________________ ____________________________________3 Georgia Expansion ---------------------------------------------------------------_4, 5, 9, 12 & 13 New Industry ----------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------6, 13 T ourist Topics ----------------------------- _______---__________-------------------------_____________________8 Archives: Commemoration to Immortality ----------------------------------------------- 9 Aviation Advances -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 International Services ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 Here and There --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12 Cover: The photograph of the new Sunbeam Corporation being constructed in McRae, Georgia. The plant is expected to be completed by January, 1966.
Vincent Jones ____________________________________________________________________-------------------Editor Rosser Smith ________________________________________________________________________Managing Editor Dona Ademy ______________________________________________________________________Editorial Assistant GEORGIA PROGRESS is compiled monthly by the Department of Industry and Trade, 100 State Capitol, Atlanta, Georgia.

THE QEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE

L. to R .-Vincent Jones, Editor; Dona Ademy, Editorial Assistant; James H . Nutter, Executive Director of the
Board of Industry and Trade; and Rosser Smith , Managing Editor; go over details of the first publication of G eorgia Progress.

liRECTOR'S MESSAGE

\ Statement of Purpose

'

by

Jam es H. Nuller, Jr.

With this issue a new chronicler of state-wide events,

ntitled appropriately " Georgia Progress' " is born .

:xcepting a brief period when the Georgia Develop-

lent News was co-sponsored, it marks the first venture

1 publishing a monthly report by the State's promotion-

! agency since the Georgia Newsletter, issued by the

ld Georgia Department of Commerce, was discon:.

nued in February, 1959.

It fills, we believe, a rather gaping void in the vital

eld of communications. As the Department became

1creasingly involved in the coordination of federal

rograms, and the initiation and stimulation of state

nd local programs of economic development, the need

)r a Department publication that would inform, guide,

lotivate and inspire was obvious.

I. GEORGIA PROGRESS will attempt to be newsy, Wl~hout being nosey ; factual , without being dull ; authori-

tative, without being sanctimonious; challenging, with-

out being pushy and well-written, w;thout being erudite. ~s it strives for these lofty goals, its staff asks your

patience and tolerance, your support and cooperation.

Should it be on target, we would welcome evidence

of your approbation. Should it miss the mark, we beg

your constructive cntcsm. GEORGIA PROGRESS is dedicated to the progress of Georgia. The only empire it will ever attempt to build is the Empire State of the South.
We wanted you to know what kind of publication we are launching, what our hopes for it are and what its goals and strivings, in our opinion , should logically be. We hope you will like it.

POLICY STATEMENT

Our state is explosively expanding in many diversified

directions, and the growth is so fast and furious that

occasiomilly it is difficult to foster its many develop-

ments. The Department of Industry and Trade, with

this the first issue of GEORGJA PROGRESS, inaugur-

ates a monthly publication covering a wide variety of

topics and fields.

Through the monthly publication of GEORGIA

PROGRESS, we aspire to keep you informed of in-

dustrial progress, tourist expansion, international trade

developments, and progress of the state aviation pro-

gram-as well as providing you with .

on

numerous other areas of expansio ~ u ~iVEt:.;~,

As a growing publication re ~ve of a growi

LiBRARIES Georgia, we welcome your sug s Ions and comments
about GEORGIA PROGRESS

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Claytone

Atlanta

Hogansville

Barnesville

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Milledgeville

Pine Mountain

Macon

Warrenton
Louisville

Marshallville Abbeville

Claxton
Glennville

Blakely

Homerville
Valdosta

GEORGIA EXPANSION

INDUSTRIAL EXPANSION CHARTS GEORGIA'S EXPANSION

Coronet Industries, Inc.
Coronet Industries, Inc.; one of the nation's fastest growing tufted carpeting and rug manufacturer, has announced a $1 .million expansion program for its Dalton operatiOn. Coronet now produces 3.5 per cent of the nation's tufted carpeting. This figure will be increased with the additional space to increase production and warehousing capacity requiring between 30 to 40 new employees.

Thompson Industries
The completion of additional facilities at the Valdosta plant of Metal Products Division of Thompson Industries will create 100 new jobs. The 70,000 sq. ft. structure provides additional space for fabricating automobile trim and molding manufactured by the firm .

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EACH 100 NEW JOBS OFFERED BY INDUSTRIAL EXPANSION CREATES THE FOLLOWING:

359 more people added to the area and state 100 more households
91 additional school a1e children 97 more motor vehicles 165 more persons workinl in trades servicin1 the main industry $229,000 in additional bank deposits $710,000 in additional personal incomes

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Aldora Mills

General Tire & Rubber Company has let a

contract eorgia.

toAex4p0a,n0d00itssqA. ldfto. rbauMildililnsgatwBilal rninecsrveiallse~

!Aldora Mill's manufacturing area -to almost 250,-

!l000 sq. ft. increasing their employment by some

persons.

Pacolet Industries Inc.
A giant weaving operation, Pacolet Industries, Inc., will locate soon in Lavonia. The firm , a subsidiary of Deering-Millikin, will construct its third plant in Georgia-a 500-loom weaving mill. Reports say between 500-600 persons will be employed.
Continued on pg. 12

NEW INDUSTRY
Riegel Plant Forgin g Ahead on Construction
$5.1 Million Jackson Tubing and Conduit Plant Underway
Construction is proceeding on the new Riege l Textile plant near Cornelia, Georgia. The new $ 11 .5 million mill will manufacture fabrics. Some 400 persons will be employed when construction is completed late in 1966. The mill will be located on a 320 acre site south of Cornelia at Alto, Georgia.
Riegel to Build New Mill In Cornelia-Alto Area
Foundations are being constructed near Blakely, Georgia, on the new $5.1 million Jackson Tubing and Conduit plant. The plant facility is expected to be completed in August of 1966.
The new manufacturing operation, located on the east bank of the Chattahoochee River nea r U. S. Highway 84, will be capable of making tubing and conduit at the rate of 40 feet per minute.
The 24 hour per day operation of the plant is expected to use some 100,000 tons of steel per year when operating at capacity. So:ne 75 people will be employed initially-with employment expanding gradually to approximately 285 to 300.

H . B . " R ed" Ja ckson, President of Ja ckson Tubin g, welcom es l'isitors to groundhreak ing cerem onies of ne w plant.

''It's only th e he~inning ," say left to right Jam es F. Hollingsworth . R egional Director of tile Sma ll Busin ess Administration; Th omas J. Crawford, V ice President of Ja ckson Tubin g; John Holman, Blakely banker and President of Early County R ede 1e/opment Corporation; Jam es H . Nuller, Jr., Executive Director of th e Department of Industry and Trade; and Ed Do H'n s, Area R edevelop m ent A ssociation Fie ld Representative.

Scaffolding structures soon to be new Sunbeam Plant.

New Sunbeam Plant to Locate
In McRae
The announcement early in August that a new Sunbeam Corporation plant would be constructed in McRae, sparked a flurry of activity in Telfair County and the surrounding area. So far, more than 1,200 applications for jobs have been received for employment at the new plant.
"We've never seen anything like it," exclaimed McRae civic leader Stanley Brooks. "The city and even the whole county has been buzzing since Governor Sanders and Sunbeam Executive Vice President, John Dahm, announced that the plant would be built in McRae. Everyone in the community did an unbelievable amount of work in assembling everything needed for getting the plant located in McRae."
The local citizens in the McRae area raised over $100,000 to purchase a site for the plant. Most contributed without knowing who the actual plant owners would be. The site was acquired and bought back from local people by Sunbeam.
While the main plant is being constructed, Sunbeam has leased a 12,000 sq. ft. facility for training workers for actual production. Some 500 to 700 persons will eventually be employed at the plant and will manufacture a variety of Sunbeam appliances. The construction ~n the main building is scheduled to be completed by January, 1966. As units of the main plant are completed, production will be moved out of the temporary facility to the new building.

Th e Ringgold W elcom e Station is proof to tra velers of Georgia's southern hospitality .

TOURIST TOPICS
Ringgold: Official Host
To Georgia Visitors
Georgia now has five welcome centers in operation in the state with the opening of the newest center in Ringgold in August. The new tourist center is located on Interstate Highway 75 near the Georgia-1 ennessee border, and is expected to be one of the busiest in the state. Recently compiled research shows that I-75 is one of the most traveled high~ ways in the state.
In addition, to the Ringgold Center, there are welcome stations open at Savannah, Columbus, Lavonia, and Sylvania. Valdosta will soon boost of a center located on I-75 n e a r the Georgia-Florida border which is scheduled to open by the end of the year.
The Tourist Division of the Department of Industry and Trade installed traffic counting systems at all welcome centers in August to tabulate the number of center visitors. A total of 81,000 people visited the centers during this month, according to figures from the new system. Some 41,817 people actually signed the guest registers during August, which is a new record for the welcome stations. Studies have shown that about half the people stopping at the centers do sign the registers.

Exposure of the Canadian Exposition

The State of Georgia was represented and promoted recently at the biggest show in Canada, the Canadian National Exposition in Toronto. The C.N.E . closed September 6, after being open for more than
two weeks. "More and more tourists from
Canada are coming to Georgia and we make the initial contact with many of them at the Exhibition," comments Bill Hardman, manager of the Tourist Division of the Department of Industry and Trade. Mr. Hardman added, "We will be promoting Georgia at a number of trade and travel shows in the United States beginning early in 1966."
The attendance at this year's Canadian Exhibition p u s h e d the

three million mark. A total 2,962,500 people at t e n de d C.N.E. "After standing on feet for eight hours and <>n<:UJPr
questions about Georgia, you that all three million people by the Georgia display," co1mn1ertte( Sara Harrison, manager of Welcom< Center personnel for the Touris Division.
Young ladies from the Welcom< Centers passed out 243,321 piece1 of literature on Georgia, gave awaJ 24 cases of Georgia peanuts anc answered an uncountable number 0' questions about the state. Two nam< entertainers, Victor Borge and Bot Hope, headlined the grandstam show at this year's C.N.E.

Georgia Hostesses Greet Visitors at Canadian Exposition.

HISTORIC EVENTS

Archives: Commemoration to Georgia's Immortality

Standing proud and magnificent as a towering protector of the

priceless historical records it houses, is the newly constructed build-

ing of Archives and Records. This $6.6 million building replaces

the former A. G. Rhodes home-once designated as the official

keeper of Georgia's historical records, and repository for the state's

myriad number of genealogical maps and data.

Through the dedicated work of State Archivist, Carroll Hart,

and her competent staff, the transition period of moving and re-

organizing is nearly terminated. Official dedication of the Archives

and Record building will take place October 11 .

The State Archives and Records have known many varied and

scattered homes since the Department was created in 1931 and

placed under the Secretary of State's office. However, with the

completion of the new building, All Archives and History activities

are housed under one roof.

The building's architectual splendor is enh&nced by the white

Cherokee Georgia marble which encases the exterior of the 17-story

edifice. Four underground vaults tomb the catalogued and pre-

served state records of deeds, pre-Revolutionary land grant rec-

ords, and old land-grant maps of the first settlements in Georgia.

Four levels of underground parking will accommodate 1,100

automobJes and can eventually be converted to office or display

space for future expansion.

. The various Archives departments afford all inquirers and

mterested visitors extensive and complete research facilities. It

boosts of having as complete a record library as most individual

County Public Records Departments. 'fl:te Re~earch Department maintains the Microfilm Section, a

pubhc service and photoduplication service, which contains 14,000

reels of county historical records, land records, superior records ~ estates, marriage, and the Federal censuses. Also, within the ~ earch Department is the Search library which houses a 3,000

und volume collection of published works.

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of the Archives. and is responsirecords within

e Archives collection. The County Records Department is

re ponsible for preserving records sent in by counties for microfilm-

ing. More than one county has been aided by this department when the old county courthouse burned. The County Records Department had .the county's records on microfilm. This service is available free to any county that desires to have its priceless records preserved.
The Civil War Records Department is responsible for maintaining and servicing the records of original state surveys and recorded original deeds or plats of land. This Department also maintains an extensive collection of information dealing directly or indirectly with the Civil War.
The Surveyor General Department under the auspices of Secretary of State, Ben W. Fortson, Jr., maintains records of original state surveys, recorded original deeds or plats of land. This Department also maintains the Archiv~s cherished map collection.
The Publication Department executes the publication of all Archives data, but its main function is the compilation of GEORGIA'S OFFICIAL AND STATISTICAL REGISTER - published biennially by the Archives for the Secretary of State.
GEORGIA EXPA~SION (Continued)
Three Louisville industries are now about to expand from their incubation stage and are to be launched into full operation. Thermo King Corporation, a division of Westinghouse, making refrigeration units for the trucking industry and air conditioners for automobiles, is increasing its floor space by over 30 per cent. The company now employs 180 persons in three shifts. Jefferson Shirt Corporation recently acquired land across from its plant to be used as parking space, and later to facilitate expansion plans. J. P. Stevens Company, Inc., a woolen and synthetics finishing plant, revealed plans to add 24,000 sq. ft. of floor space to its plant.
The U.S. Rubber Company at Hogansville announced a $400,000 expansion and modernization program for the local plant. The expansion will enable the Hogansville firm to offer a wider variety of products at a greatly increased volume.
Auto Ventshade, Inc., has purchased a five and two-tenths acre tract of land in Chamblee to be used for future plant expansion. Increased demand for Ventshade products indicate additional production and warehouse space will be required in the near future.
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WORLD'S LARGEST-Lockheed-Georgia Company of Marietta, Ga., will build the world's largest tandem wind tunnel-for testing vertical take-off, landing aircraft design models, and conventional fight modes.
AVIATION ADVANCES
Tand urn Wind Tunnel Going
Up At Lockheed
To supply advanced facilities for manned aircraft testing, the world's largest privately owned wind tunnel for testing design models of aircraft will be built by the Lockheed-Georgia Company on its property near Marietta, Georgia.
Besides being the largest such installation in the world, the new facility is unique, in that it is designed for the handling of vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) and for short take-off and landing (STOL), as well as conventional low-speed testing modes. lt also sets a precedent of being the only wind tunnels specifically designed and constructed for the testing of vertical andfor short take-off and landing (V/ STOL), aircraft.
The first section of the new facility has been designed with "outsized" dimensions, to permit the testing of V/ STOL models in the transition region. The second test section in the tandum setup is also larger than normal designs, to permit the testing of models simulating full scale conditions for accurate low speed drag evaluation and for determining aero-dynamic data in the area up to and including maximum lift.
Lockheed-Georgia decided to build the tunnel after a six months study of V/ STOL testing requirements and a preliminary design study of such a facility by the firm of Sverdrup and Parcel. Construction of the new test facility, occuping a two-acre site adjacent to the Lockheed-Georgia Research Laboratory complex, will begin shortly to be completed early in the fall of 1966.
Lockheed is also currently competing with three other companies for a $1 billion plus contract for the construction of the C5-A supersonic jet. If Lockheed wins the present Air Force contract, the new wind tunnel will be used for testing the design models.

Visual Approach Indicator
The "Visual Approach Path Indicator," a new device to land aircraft in the darkness, will provide small airports with efficient and inexpensive runway safety precautions.
Pilots flying at night will find the new gadget, designed by A. D. Brown of the Lockheed-Georgia Company at Marietta, a radar rescue in landing approaches on unlit runways.
The battery-powered VAPI unit is installed on the airport runway. The approach indicator requires no instruments in the aircraft. It is visible for three miles and operates on a lens system of three colors. If the pilot approaches an unlit runway at night and sees a red beam, the indicator tells him he is coming in too low. An amber beam alerts him to "clear all obstacles" for a normal landing approach.
The low-priced unit, produced by the Lockheed Industrial Products affiliate in Atlanta, is designed primarily for flight safety at small airports where no landing aids are available for pilot assistance at night. There are some 9,200 such airports in the U.S., most of which are not equipped with runway lights.
FAA Announces Georgia Airport
Allocations
Georgia, for the second year in a row, will be building or expanding more community airports than any other state in the nation. The Federal Aviation Agency announced early this month the federal grants-in-aid to airport projects. The Federal aid, along with anticipated state and local funds, will go to develop 14 community airport projects in the state . In addition to the community air facilities, the FAA gave grants to nine metropolitan airport projects for improvements during the 1965-66 fiscal year. With a total federal grant of $5,768,693, Georgia will be constructing more than $11 ,898,449 worth of airport improvements at 22 airports.
New community airports will be constructed or runways paved at Baxley, Blakely, Butler, Pine Mountain, Calhoun, Eastman, Jefferson, Louisville, Millen, Monroe, Nahunta, Nashville, Thomaston, and Wrens.
Additional improvementswill be made at the following metropolitan airports; Atlanta, Fulton County, Columbus Municipal, Muscogee County, Gainesviile, Macon, and Marietta (McCollum) . Airports have been completed or are under construction at Sylvester and Jekyll Island. Improvements will be made at the Sylvester airport and a new airport has been completed at Ashburn with one under construction at Jekyll Island.

INTERNATIONAL SERVICES

R1 IL A RE ROLLIN G - Tom C. Campbell, President _of E C of Chamblee, stands amid the railroad wheels whrch

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Georgia Businessmen Plan

Far Eastern Trade Miss ion
A group of Georgia businessmen will be leaving November 25 to travel to the Far East on a trade mision. The mission was arranged by the International Service Unit of the Department of Industry and Trade in cooperation with the U .S. Commerce Department. The mission will journey to Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore and Manila with the full aid and cooperation of the Commerce Department and the Foreign Service. All of the businessmen will pay their own expenses a one of the requirements for governmental approval of the trade travel group.
One of those participating in the mission is Tom C. Campbell, President of the Southern Iron and Equipment Company of Chamblee. Southern Iron and Equipment makes ra;lroad cars and giant gantry cranes for unloading railroad freight. Mr. Campbell hopes to sell the e cars to the railroads visited during the tour. Iron and Equipment currently builds railroad cars for several railroads in this country, and hopes to expand operations into the International market.
Others included in the Far East expedit=on are: Dr. Fred W. J. Liu, Continental Trading Company, Atlanta; Peter S. Knox, Jr., Chairman of the Board of Industry and Trade, Knox Homes Corporation Presid';!nt, Thornon; W. R. McKelvey, Lamex, Incorporated President, Norcross; I. H . Friedland, President of The Spesco Company, Atlanta; and Dr. George Friedlander, Director Zep International, Atlanta.
The group is scheduled to return to Georgia on December 22.

Results of South American
Mission Still Upcoming
The first trade mission sponsored jointly by the Board of Industry and Trade and the U.S. Commerce Department returned to the state in July. However, the ~e ults of the South American Mission are still coming
10 .
"It is difficult to determine the tangible results from

a trade misson because the benefits continue to be

felt over an extended period of time," said Mrs. Virginia

Allgood , director of the Industry and Trade Depart-

ment's International Services Unit. "So far, two mem-

bers of the mission reported in-hand sales of nearly

$10,000 while another received a $200,000 order after

he had returned to Georgia. Still another company

est mated at least $500,000 in sales would be realized

over the next twelve months and another firm estimated

annual sales as a result of the trade mission contacts,

to exceed $'150,000. A sales potential of $1 million

for Georgia companies has been foreseen within ~he

next two years, rising to $1.5 million by the end of five

years," Mrs. Allgood added.

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Another aim of the South Amencan Mission was t<:>

present 30 individual proposals from Georgia firms to

businesses south of the border. A total of 100 con-

tracts were reported by these 30 firms. Four companies

were asked for quotations which, if accepted, would

amount to 260 to 330 thousand dollars worth of busi-

ness. Overall, a total of 93 trade opportunities were

received during the Mission and they were referred to

127 Georgia firms.

3rd Annual Georgia Exposition

Scheduled For November

The Georgia Exposition, now ~nter.ing its 3r? _year,

has become one of the most distmgmshed exhibits of

its kind in the Southeast. The Exposition attracts more

than 50,000 persons annually. This year's exposition

is scheduled for November 2-7, at the new Atlanta

Marriot Exhibit Hall with more than 56,000 sq. ft. of

display space devoted to the promotion of Georgia's

economy and business climate.

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The Georgia Exposit!on is further. designed to ~tu~m

late Georgia's economy by reflectmg and ach1evmg

these direct benefits :

To encourage more active trading among the

business concerns of Georgia and Southeast.

To make all the State's citizens more aware of

the products, services and technology available

within Georgia.

Continued on pg. 12

Georgia Exposition to be presented at the 3rd Annual Georgia Exposition.

HERE AND THERE
Paper Companies Merge
Stockholders of the Great Northern Paper Company have overwhelmingly ratified a merger with the Great Southern Land and Paper Company of Cedar Springs. The merger becomes effective October 1st, and the new company will use Great Northern's name. This merger paved the way for immediate construction of a $30 million addition that will nearly double the capacity of the Great Southern mill at Cedar Springs by early 1967.
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Nashville lndustrial Park, the result of negotiations between the Berrien County Chamber of Commerce, the Berrien County Industrial Building Authority and a group of Nashville businessmen, will be developed into a Municipal Airport and industrial complex. Encompassing more than 100 acres, the Industrial Park will accommodate healthy expansion for future plans to advance Berrien County. Proposed improvements of the tract will reach a total cost of $195 .000.
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The Macon-Bibb County Industrial Authority aqd two Macon contractors, Dixie Metal Company and Amerson Construction Company, will invest more than $50,000 for a new 20,000 sq. ft . building. "We have had several inquiries from firms interested primarily in completed facilities," said David W. Thornton, Chamber Industrial Committee chairman. "This new shell building will enable us to handle such requests, while the design is easily adaptable to expansion of special design to suit individual firm needs."
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A spacious industrial park and its first manufacturing plant were recently dedicated in Ocilla. The dedication was staged inside the new 20,000 sq. ft. building which houses Irwin Manufacturing Company; Inc.
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A Florida investment goup, Diversified Enterprises, has bought some 123-acres on South Cobb Drive in Atlanta for a reported $2 million and plan a total investment of $2 million in its development. The program calls for construction of a community of 1,200 apartments, a regional shopping center, motel, restaurant and auto service center.
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The Rohr Corporation is now observing its 25th anniversary. Rohr's plant is located east of Winder and provides service to the Lockheed-Georgia Company as a major subcontractor to aeorospace industry.

Georgia Employment
at Prosperity Peak
Georgia's employment record for July shows a prosperous improvement for the third consecutive monthly business report. Nonfarm employment was a a record high of 1,23 3,100 which is an increase 0 5,100 over the previous record high in June. Th average weekly industrial earnings were $82.81 , an in crease of $1.43 over June and an increase of $5 .26 ove July, 1963. Manufacturing employment in July totale 394,000, an increase of 1,700 over June. Georgia Stat Employment predicts that another increase in em ployment and a reduction in unemployment will char acterize September employment statistics.
International Services (Continued)
To "sell" companies by exposing them to th tens of thousands of people who visit the Ex position and to the other exhibits.
To attract more businesses from outside th State by demonstrating Georgia's varied indus trial capabilities.
To reflect the healthy economic climate of the State throtlgh a foreign trade seminar and dis play of Georgia's food products.
Exposure of the Exposition is being promoted throug a concentration of advertising promotion beginning i , mid-October. Further publicity will be centered in th television, radio, newspapers, and other news mediaincluding trade publications.
By channeling publicity through mass communica tions, the Exposition is assured of a large attendanc1 by the general public and school children. But stil another phase of advertising will be directed to co~ merical interests. Throughout Georgia, groups of busl nessmen will also be invited to visit the Exposition In addition, special invitations will be issued to indue purchasing agents to attend the Exposition to recogniz Georgia's unlimited potentials.
Space may be reserved for the 1965 Exposition b1 contacting Robert B. Brown, general manager, Georgi) Exposition, 835 Merchandise Mart, 240 Peachtr~ Street, Atlanta, Georgia 30303. Telephone : 688-0953
GEORGIA EXPANSION (Continued)
Textile Industry Adds to
Georgia Expansion
Callaway Mills Company recently revealed an e pansion program .that will add approximately 125 ne jobs to its payroll in LaGrange. The expansion is es mated to increase the company's payroll by one h~ million dollars annually. The program is aimed at ~ creasing production of Callaway towels to meet t marketing demand.

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Rossville Spinning Corporation, ~ newly organized subsidiary of Rossv~lle Yarn Pro~essmg Company, has

$1 million expansiOn program m progress. W. Frank

Hutcheson, head of Rossville Spinning, said the new

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The newly opened firm of Nota_sulga S_portswear of Pine Mountain has begun operatiOns wtth some 50 employees. Employment is expected to increase to 100 by the end of the year.

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Bibb Manufacturing Company -of Macon has announced the purchase of 415 acres of land in Monroe County for expansion. The land will be used to facilitate a new pillow case fabricating plant.

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The Garland Knitting Mills in Warrenton has announced plans for a 25,000 sq. ft. expansion. The expansion will involve the hiring of 200 additional workers to step up production of skirts, slacks, and shorts. The finn now employs 400 persons.

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Horace C. Jones, President of James Lees and Sons Company, a Division of Burlington Industries, announced plans for an expansion of the Rabun Plant located in Rabun Gap, Georgia. Approximately 70,000 sq. ft. of floor space will be constructed for additional finished rolled. carpet storage, rearrangement, and additions of !llachmery and other operations. The expansion will mvolve an expenditure of more than $1 million.

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Preferred Industries Georgia, ?pened their

and Investments sewing plant in

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recently Wtth 35 machines in operation. More machines

and operators are to be added in the near future.

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industry that at capacity.

will employ Barrow

anufactunng Company, a Winder industry, is schedul-

ed to open a plant manufacturing boy's and men's clothing.
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Star Finishing Company of Dalton has announced a $1 million expansion program that is scheduled to be completed in January, 1966. Star now has 120 employees and is expected to increase its work force to 160 by January. The company dyes and finishes tufted textiles and has a new shearing service. Star anticipates the doubling of production with the new expansion program.
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Construction is underway on Hartwell Mills expansion program that will provide more office space in a new two-story office building. An increase in production through the addition of 66 wide looms will provide additional employment and more training for present employees.
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Destined For Viet Nam
The Department of Defense awarded a $1,099,400 contract to the Dowling Bag Company of Valdosta. and Savannah to manufacture 4.5 million sand bags for the war in Viet Nam. The Savannah plant is not expected to hire additional personnel for its share of the work since the contract is termed a "small" one and terminates in January.
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The Southport Paint Company, a division of Hunt Foods and Industries, Inc., is planning an estimated $75,000 expansion of its Abbeville plant. The expansion wal include purchase of production equipment and construction of a new warehouse and shipping building.
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United Biscuit Company of America plans expansion of its Strietmann Bakery in Macon at an estimated cost of $830,000. Sharing in the increased production will be the bakeries at Cincinnati, Denver and Philadelphia. This development follows the company's decision to terminate production at its Melrose Park, Illinois plant.
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The Claxton Poultry Company has completed installation of $60,000 worth of new equipment. Twenty new employees were added to the payroll with an expected increase in production, and 105 to 110 additional workers are expected to be hired.

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Constr~c~ion is expected to begin soon on a 20,00(

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sq. ft . bmldmg for Hehr Products Corporation, maker of mobile home windows. The $73,000 plant will ~

used to expand services and operations of the LO!

Giant In Augusta Area

Angeles based company. This announcement launche;

the first activity at Macon's new Airport Industri~

Olin Mathieson, one of the largest chemical manu-

Park.

facturers in the U . S. is preparing to officially open

their $20 million chlorine and caustic soda production facility in the chemical complex south of Augusta.

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Official opening is scheduled for October 1st. About 80 persons will be employed with employment eventually climbing to 125. The Augusta Ol;n facilities will yield some $8 million dollars worth of chlorine and caustic soda annually. The payrolls, expenditures for transportation, maintenance and other necessities of the operation will yield large economic dividends for

Thomasville now boosts being constructed in the

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Canada Dry Bottling Company of South Georgia Fair.

cloth Brothers represents the new $227,000, 20,00(

sq. ft. construction being built. Approximately 2~

persons, mostly men, will initially be employed.

th'e Central Savannah River area. The regular monthly meeting of the Commissioners of the Department of

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Industry and Trade is being held October 1st in Augusta

to coincide with the opening of the Olin Mathieson plant.

Standard Container, Inc., of Homerville contracted $1 .3 million with Frankford Arsenal of Philadelphia for manufacture of ammunition boxes. The newest

contract calls for 1.2 million metal boxes for 7.62

caliber rifle and machine gun ammunition, plus some

Southern Gas Pumping $2

for other ammunition.

Million Into New Project

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Southern Natural Gas Company of Birmingham, Alabama, is building a pumping station near Milledgeville at an estimated cost of $2 million. The purpose of the pumping station is to increase the pressure of the natural gas in this area. Presently, 50 men are engaged in the project. Upon completion, there will be six permanent employees.

GEORGIA EXPANSION (Continued)
The Small Business Administration has approved a loan of $164,000 for the Glennville Development Corporation. The money will be used to construct a new building for the manufacture of uniforms and will create 75 new jobs.

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Scripta Inc., has purchased the first site in Fulton County's new Great Southwest Atlanta Industrial District. The 72-acre purchase terminates a diligent twoyear search of the metropolitan Atlanta area for a tract of land that would satisfy certain basic requirements which the company had established as necessary for its future potential manufacturing operations.

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Gwinnett County announces the building of a new million dollar industry which will initially employ 50 persons. The plant will house J. M. Tull, a steel tubing mill, and will be located near the Southern Railway industrial area. The Tull firm now serves more than 18,000 customers and employs nearly 500 persons.

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Cedar Springs industrial complex has a new industry entering its park project. Couch Construction Company of Dothan, Alabama, will build a ready-mix asphalt plant. The company will initially employ six or eight people with the primary purpose of serving new industry underway in the Blakely area.

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CONTENTS
Director's Message "GEORGIA'S INDUSTRY WITHOUT SMOKESTACKS" ------------------------------------------------ 3
Georgia Expansion __ ------------------------------------------- __________________________ 4, 8, 15 New Industry ----------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------- 4, 12, 15 "Story of the Man Behind the C-5A" ----------------------------------------------------- 5 "George Howard-Georgia's Mr. P.E.P." ------------------------------------------------ 6 "SIX FLAGS OVER TEXAS TO FLY OVER ATLANTA" ________________ 7 Historic Events "Fort Frederica Park" ------------------------------------------------------ 8 Tourist Topics : "Southern Travel Directors Council Meeting"
"Southern Governors Council Meeting" ______________________ 9 "1964-65 PARK ATTENDANCE FIGURES" ---------------------------------------- 9 Aviation Advances : "NASAO" ---------------------------------------------------------- 9, 14 Here and There: "GEORGIA GIFTED WITH WORLD'S
LARGEST ELECTRONIC-CARILLON '' __________ 10
"GIANT ON WHEELS JOINS SOUTHERN'S RAILROAD FLEET" ----------------------------------- -- 11
"DC-9 HOMEWARD TO DIXIE" ____________________ 13 International Services: "Business EXPANSION ACROSS
THE CONTINENT" ------------------------------------ 10 International Services: "BUSINESS EXPANSION ACROSS Georgia Progress in Action ------------------------------ __________________________ 10, 13, 15 Georgia Exposition ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 11 "OLIN BOON TO GEORGIA'S INDUSTRIAL ECONOMY" __ _______ 12 GEORGIA PROGRESS IN ACTION ------------------------------------------------------ 13 BUSINESS PROFlLE -------------------------------------- __________----------------------------- 14
Vincent Jones ________________________________________________________________________________________Editor
Rosser Smith -------------------------------------------------- _____________________Mana-ging Editor Dona Ademy ______________________________________________________________________Editorial Assistant
GEORGIA PROGRESS is compiled monthly by the Department of Industry and Trade, 100 State Capitol, Atlanta, Georgia.

BY THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE

IRECTOR'S MESSAGE

ourism-- Georgia's Industry

ithout Smokestacks

By James H: Nutt~r, !~.

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The promotion of Georg1a tounsm IS mo~mg ahead

several fronts. The welcome ce':lter proJect of the

of Industry and Trade IS one of the most facets of the program. Some 81 ,~00 people

the centers during the record-breakmg month

A~nggust-as

st.abAulnateadddiotinonraelcecnentl~yerinlostcaaltleedd

traffic on the

,...nro~: ~-r da line near Valdosta w11l be open by the

of the year. With the completion of. <?eorgia's

nterstate highway system, some 500,000 v1s1tors are

lcxtoectea annually at the Centers.

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Southern Travel Directors Council (Bill Hard-

mrcacne~tlDy irmecettoranodf.

our Tourist forn:'u.lated

soDmiveisicoonncrise~ae

member) plans for

pr moting travel m D~x1e. More about th1s 1mportant

meeting appears later m the PROGRESS.

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In another development, three states have umted to advertise and promote winter golf in the so~th. The three tates, Georgia , North and South Carolm~, h~":e

tarted an advertising campaign based around the D1x1e

G ld Circle Tour" theme. The advertisement points
to the 425 golf courses available this winter i~, the th~ee tate . The ads also incorporated the theme Vacat~on

in the Sunshine" and mentions a few of the outstandmg

acation areas in Dixie such as St. Simons, Jekyll and

a Lland in Georgia.

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veral projects promoting tourism are commg up

n. "Make Georgia Beautiful," a beauty contest for

the whole state, begins in January. The annual project

i ponsored jointly by the Tourist Division of the IT Department and the Cooperative Extension Serv!ce ~t

the niversity of Georgia. This year, the contest w11l

for a full month instead of one week. As a result

Ia t year's week of promotion, 413 ,762 dogwood

tree were planted in the state along with 94,272 orna-

mental plants and an anti-litter campaign cleaned up

e 927 miles of highways and streets.

The fall " leaf tours" of the state began October 15.

any_hundreds of residents and guests of the state are

tra ehng to the mountains and other areas to see the

hanging of the season reflected in leaves. The Georgia

R ilway Hi torica I Society is sponsoring an "A wmn

f Special" train tour on two separate days during

leaf cason. The tours are usually sold out well in ance of the departure dates.

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underway is the Chamber of Commerce "Stay c Georgia" contest for cities in the state. The

ty .doing the mo t to promote itself and the state will

1 e a pccial award . The judging is scheduled to be plcted oon .

.rgia rta d

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tourist attractions are actively. The results are

being being

thetoeucnontosmcyombeenteofittshegrsetaattley.in increasing numbers

Sara Harison, Supervisor of Georgia's Welcome Center.

Georgia Welcome Center Hostess

A very important part of the tourism program of

the Tourist Division of the Department of Industry and

Trade are the Welcome Centers located throughout the

State. Regally reigning o":er the _Wel~ome Centers as

official hostess for Georg1a tounsts IS Mrs. Sara A.

Harison. Mrs. Harison has been acting supervisor of

the centers since July of this year.

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Prior to joining the Tourist Division, Mrs .. Har_1son

was Public Relations Coordinator for Columbta Nitro-

gen Corporation - a multi-million dollar nitrogen

complex in Augusta.

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As supervisor of the Welcome Centers, Mrs. .Han-

son's duties including training of all emp l oy~es m t~e

Centers, maintaining adequate and progress1ve t~u:1st

promotional materials and information and prov1dmg

beautification programs for all th~ centers. .

Another important part of th1s program IS repre-

sentation of Georgia at various trade and travel shows

throughout the country. Mrs. Harison sponsors the

Welcome Center hostesses on these trips answering the

many questions people ask about Georgia.

At a recent managers meeting cited in the photo-

graph, the hostesses were greeted by Gove_rnor Sanders

and oriented on recent state facts and f1gures. Mrs.

Harison stated that "These meetings are an invaluab!e

aid in keeping the girls well informed about Georg1a

and it also helps to coordinate our pro~ram; thereby

making our Georgia Welcome Center proJect one of the

most successful in the country."

Gathered around Governor Sanders for the conference of the Manager' s of the Georgia Welcome Centers _are (1. tor.) Peggy Paine, Columbus; JoAnne L yons; Rmggold; Bea Kiley, Savannah; and the Honm:able Govern~r Carl E. Sanders; Ether/ Dance, Lavoma; and Jackte Herrington of Sylvania.

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EACH 100 NEW JOBS OFFERED BY IND UST RIAL EXPA NS ION CREATES THE FOLLOWI NG:

359 more people added to the area and state 100 more households 91 additional sc h ool age children

97 more motor vehicles

16 5 more persons working in trades servicing the main industry
$ 2 29,000 in additional bank deposits $710,000 in additional personal incomes

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NEW IN DUSTRY

Kellos Buil ds Addition To Babcock & Wilcox
BABCOCK & WILCOX manufacturing complex in Augusta has been expanded again to provide adde.d facilities for the Kaowol segment of the company. Thts is one of several sections constructed by A. J . Kellos Construction Company. This particular unit is a Varco metal building exemplifying the flexibility of steel building construction. It demonstrates how a structure can be extended time after time to provide a building of any size for any industrial or commercial need . Kellos is a service offering quick construction of a building to provide space to meet emergencies. It also oversees maintenance and major repa irs of the building.
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Fifty new jobs have been created by VIDALIA GARMENT COMPANY'S big move into their new 58 ,500 square foot modern building in Vidal ia. New equipment has been installed to operate the pressing equipment at peak efficiency.
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A $2.5 million contract was awarded to CALLAWAY MILLS of LaGrange for 1.5 million yards of "cloth" to be worn by our soldiers in Viet Nam. This clothing is called ballistic cloth since it is a protective apparel used as human armor to protect areas of the body and head during battle.
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MARKS CUSTOM DRAPERIES, INC., of Augusta will expand with a new plant employing some fifty persons. The new building will house office and manufacturing facilities for the custom-made drapery firm.
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Rise of New Industrial Park in
Tifton
Tifton Industrial Park welcomes another Industrial Park to its area with the announcement that the ATLANTIC COAST LINE RAILROAD plans to establish such a faci lity adjacent to Interstate 75 . Construction will begin as soon as the final development arrangements are made.
Giant Firm Pu rchased by Fuqua
Controll ing interests of Great Lakes Industries, Inc., Monmouth, Illinois, was bought out by FUQUA INDUSTRIES, INC. of Augusta with an eye on the big gest controlling block of stock in Natco Corporation, an industrial firm listed on the New York Stock Ex-, change and describes it as the nation's largest producer of glazed structural clay products and underground clay conduit used by telephone companies. Governor San ders will be secretary and director of the company and Mr. J. B. Fuqua, state Democratic chairman, will be li sted as president being the sole stockholder at this time. Fuqua Industries owns WJBF-TV, Augusta; KTVE TV, Monroe, Louisiana ; community antenna televisions systems at Brunswick and Elberton and Claussen's Bakeries with plants and distribution in Georgia and South Carolina.
Da lton-Whitfield Industrial
Boom Area
DALTON-WHITFIELD COUNTY proudly displ~ys a record-breaking number of 114 industries employ.ng
a total of 12,700 persons. Employment by these 65
industries averages more than fifty persons per pl~nt and are mostly related to the tufted textile field varytng in size from small operations to mills employing 1,120 persons. These facts were revealed in a recent report by the Industrial Development Division of the Enginee~ ing Experiment Station of the Georgia Institute Technology.
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FEATURE STORY The Man Behind The C-5A

EDITOR'S NOTE:

With the announcement that Lockheed-Georgia

Company at Marietta had ~on the contract ~o b "ld the world's largest mrplane, all Georgw

:.U~les.e

toThaeppelcaoundoLmoicckih'e!"epda~'st

outstanding performon_ the state and the

Atlanta-Marietta area ts still bemg calculated. But

many wondered just how did Lockheed go about

developing the successful proposal for the huge

plane? To find the answers, the editors of GEORG!A
PROGRESS interviewed Tom May, the man behind the story of the C-5A. Tom May is the director in charge of the 1700 man C-5A development team. Mr. May, a native of Knoxville, Tennessee graduated from the University of Tennessee with a degree in busines administration. He flew fighter missions in a P-47 fighter over ltaly during World War Tl. He was shot down some 400 miles behind enemy lines, and aided by ltalian peasants, walked to safety in a long hike lasting
six weeks. After working for Fairchild Engine and Air-
plane Corporation for some time, Mr. May joined Lockheed in 1951 as an accountant. Before the C-5A development, Mr. May was Vice-President in charge of the C-130 program.

Q. Do you have any idea how many man-hours went into the development of the C-SA during the study and competitive stages? 2.8 million man-hours.
Q. How much did Lockheed spend developing the plane before the contract was awarded and how much did Lockheed spend above the government allocations? During the years 1964 and 1965, Lockheed spent some $21 million developing the C-5A .airplane up to the award date. This does not include the many preliminary design studies that were done prior to that time. Of the $21 million, the Government allocated some $7 million. Therefore, the net Lockheed resources amount to an access of $14 million.
Q. There have been suggestions that the C-SA would reduce the balance of payments problem by enabling the U.S. to reduce troop commitments ~ad and still keep up the defense posture by ..vmg a fast transport for large numbers of troops IUid weapons. Do you agree with this theory?
A . Yes, I certainly agree that the C-5A should have
a most favorable impact on the balance of payments problem.
Q. WllaC.t was the darkest hour for you and Lockheed
zSA development team?
The entire Lockheed team and particularly those
us engaged in the C-5A development had absotely no time for dark hours during the busy months. that preceded the award.
Row did you assemble the 1700 man team that ,.. together the Lockheed C-SA proposal?

Lockheed Vice-President Tom R. May
A . The first order of business was to hand-pick a select top management team for the program. Thereafter, we assembled the entire team through the effective use of our already available internal manpower resources, through calling on our sister divisions within the Corporation to help us man this tremendous effort, through the use of contract engineers available to us and by judicious use of technical personnel from within the industry provided to us on a temporary loan basis.
Q. Are sales of the plane to any other countries
contemplated? Are any commercial firms interested in buying the C-SA?
A. It is somewhat premature at this date to speak to
the subject of sales to other than to the U.S. Government; nevertheless, there have been indications of high level commercial interest as well as interest on the parts of other countries.
Q. Have you a nickname for the new plane yet?
A . No, we do not yet have a name for the C-5A airplane. In the final analysis, this is a prerogative of the Air Force and the Military Air Transport Service, and we will jointly with our customer develop plans for the naming of the airplane as the program moves ahead.
Q. How much cheaper was the Lockheed plane than
your nearest competitor's aircraft? A. Lockheed's airplane was not cheaper than its near-
est competitor, merely more economical. Seriously though, I am not privy to detailed price estimates of our competitors, but it does stand to reason that with the tremendous background of experience Lockheed-Georgia has from the C-130 and C-141 programs, our projections may well have been more competitive than those of the other two companies involved.
Q. Was this job tougher on you than when you were
shot down in World War II and had to walk six weeks to safety? A. There is really no basis for comparison between the two situations, but there is certainly one thing in common between the two. In both instances, they were wonderful experiences after the fact , but one would have to think long and hard about exposing oneself to any such circumstances in the future.
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P. E. P. PROGRAM George Howard .... Georgia's
Mr. P. E. P.
George Howard, coordinator of the Personalized Engineering Program (P.E.P.)
The letters on the door of George Howard;s office read, "Industrial Training Coordinator." Working for the Vocational Education Division of the Department of Education, George coordinates with the Department of Industry and Trade and companies expanding to Georgia the Personalized Engineering Program or P.E .P. Under this Vocational Education and Department of Industry and Trade cooperative venture, qualified companies building plants in the state can begin
GOOD NEWS FOR INDUSTRY=
P. E.P. ... Personalized Engineering Program ... a complete package of engineering and technical services that eliminates many of the problems involved in plant relocation.

full operation the day the plant opens its doors for first time. The P .E. P. program train s workers for specific jobs they will be doing in the new plant practically no expense to the company. There is waiting to train workers while the plant is in the months of actual production. When the facility the workers are ready.
"We have had an enthusiastic response to the P.E.P program," George declared . "We think it will Georgia a real plus factor in industrial deve and we are coordinating training programs for seve plants already," George added.
Spending some thirteen years at Lockheed as training specialist and supervisor made George tionally well qualified for the top man in the P. training program . George has had a number of and articles published including one on '' Learning cipals" which he delivered to the American Training Directors. Another article, "Getting Maintenance Men" that appeared in TEXTI WORLD in 1961.
Under the heading of notable accomplishments George's resume are several items like:
" Developed and implemented a pre-hire training program for personnel inexperienced in aircraft assembly. These people were productive the day they went on the job and within six months were outperforming people doing like work with an average of five years experience." Other George Howard accomplisments read: "Originated a series of Home Study Courses for Lockheed employees. These courses have an enrollment of over 1,000 people." Another topic: " Lockheed was first in the industry with a complete training program for tool programmers and maint~nance of numerically controlled machinery." With George Howard and the Vocational EducationIndustry and Trade cooperative program, P .E.P. truly means GOOD NEWS FOR INDUSTRY coming to Georgia.

The P. E. P. system can help management accurately forecaststart-upcostsof a new planl. It's available to any qualilied comp.ony for the asking.
Now you can have industry-tramcd. relocation-oriented engineers work with your own staff planning your next move. This is a vital pa.rt of P. E. P.. . a free ser\'ice that includes in-plant engineering analysis, setting-up manning tables and the l'i!Cruiting and crash-training of all new employees. Everything is done at our expense. You sim ply select your future plant site in Georgia and lea\'e the on-schedule start-up to P. E. P.

Like to know more1 Write or call Carl E. Sanders. Governor, or James H. Kutter. Dir..

Ga. DepL. of Industry & Trade. 100 State Capitol.

Atlanta. All im1uiries kept in strictest conftdence.

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TOURIST TOPICS

Six Flags Over Texas to Fl\

Over Atlanta



Great Southwest Corporation has purchased 3,000

of land at a price in excess of $5 million to form

the new, wholly-owned subsidiary, Great Southwest

tlanta Corporation. The land will be used for the

lopment of an industrial district in Southwest At-

!-nta i~ Fulton County. This marks the largest single

llldu tnal real estate transaction in the history of the

theast.

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. Geo~gia hails this progress as a symbol of Georgia's

IIICrea mg ~ourist and industrial growth. The announcement of .t~1s complex, which will eventually result in a

mdhon development, was issued by Angus G.

ynne, Jr., President of GSC. Mr. Wynne made this

nouncem~nt at the INN of the Six Flags to a group

out tandmg Georgia civic and government leaders

by Governor Carl Sanders, Mayor of Atlanta

Allen, Jr., and the Fulton County Commissioners

James Aldredge, Archie Lindsey and Harold
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lGy SenOtevretarm!m~xeanst c~einthterrisdiemsilaanrdtoattthreacftaiomnosusrepSrIeX-

1 r:n .add1t1onal. mvestment of $7 million. Work

.mIy park will start in the near future and the

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Pope Inc.,

n
tzen

d~ ItSoSutln~letlran)

fmancing is being handled by National Bank of Atlanta. The

~~=t~on Will be c~o.r?inated by John C. Hunt,

dent of Acqu1s1t1ons for GSC. Scripta, Inc.

recently announced the first site acquisition of a 72-

acre tract adequate for future expansion.

The district is destined to be the focal point of indus-

trial development for the entire Southeast with its

unique building standards, median boulevards, land-

scaping, lighting, and off-street loading and unloading.

Scripta, Inc., has already purchased the first site in

GSAC with aspirations for future expansion.

Georgia's dream of prosperity can be projected into

the story of Great Southwest Industrial District's suc-

cess. Today, there are over 170 companies which

manufacture and/ or distribute from GSlD. They em-

ploy approximately 9,000 people and occupy 97 build-

ings for a total of 4,063,862 square feet of building

space. The total payroll exceeds $80,000. Some picture

for Georgia's future!

Continued on pg. 14

GREAT SOUTHWEST ATLANTA INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT

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HISTORIC EVENTS
~ ,, ~ '
\

"The King's Magazine" at Fort Frederica National Monument , St. Simon's Island, Georgia. Fort Frederica, built in 1736 by General James Edward Oglethorpe, was Britain's Southernmost outpost against the Spanish threat in Florida . The dramatic story of Fort Frederica is unfolded by exhibits and dioramas in the Museum at Fort Frederica National Monument.

Fort Frederica Park

Fort Frederica, a monument enshrined to the birth

of a new nation, was a part of the earliest settled colony

in the U.S. Oglethorpe founded Georgia in 1733, one

of the youngest of the 13 colonies. He constructed a

fortress as a buttress against the Spanish in Florida.

This fort became surnamed Fort Frederica after Fred-

erick, Prince of Wales.

As the protector of this infant colony, Fort Frederica

was strategically located amidst a high bluff where the

Indians had cleared a 30 to 40 acre field. The river

approached the bluff and made two right angle turns-

a perfect site for a fort and town.

The Fort, located at St. Simon's Island, became a

bulwark against the Spanish troops that attempted con-

trol of this Georgia-Florida-Caribbean area in the battle

known as The War of Jenkins' Ear. In American his-

tory this was known as King George's War and was to

merge into the continental War of Austrian Succession

(1740-48). Later came the famous battle of Bloody

Marsh when the Spanish fleet entered the harbor of Fort

St. Simon to the noisy welcome of British bastions and

batteries opened in retreating defeat. After winning

this seige, the Spaniards took possession of the fort at

St. Simons. General Oglethorpe pulled his forces back

to Fort Frederica and at the Battle of Bloody Marsh,

a British force sent Montiano's army back to St. Augus-

tine. This marked the turning point in the struggle

between Spain and Britain for control of the southeast-

ern part of what is now the United States.

Fort Frederica National Monument was established

on September 10, 1945, and contains 250 acres admin-

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istered by the National Park Service, U. S. Department of the Interior. It is located on St. Simon's Island ,

twelve miles from Brunswick, Georgia and U. S. 17. The

park is open daily and there is no admission except the

enjoyment of the people who visit there.

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EXPANSION (Continued)

Southland Planning Giant St ep Forward

SOUTHLAND MANUFACTURING COMPA is planning a giant step forward to expand their rna factoring facility in Cordele. The comparatively n firm has made rapid progress in the manufacture farming instruments by sub-leasing the building form ly occupied by Armor Manufacturing Company. building will be used for storage of manufactured pr ucts and for new production lines when the comp goes into peak production early in November. Southland Manufacturing Company was formed by group of local men with the assistance of the Uni Industrial Development Corporation.
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New Riegel Plant on "Rush"
Order

RIEGEL TEXTILE CORPORATION of Corne

is on "rush order" schedule to get construction of

huge spinning and weaving plant into operation

September of '66. The Asheville Contracting Comp

is doing the grading work on a contract for $107,

and local area folks are paying most of the bill as th

contribution to bringing the big job-producing pi

into this area.

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Adel Reaching Peak Developmen

INTERSTATE MANUFACTURING, INC., a cent newcomer to Adel, Georgia, is literally making i self "right at home. " The manufacturing firm is huf riedly constructing prefabricated homes for Adel ci zens at the present rate of three per week and the tential goal of one every eight hours. Construction the Adel plant includes prefabrication of pieces ~ ho:~ses, apartment units, motel units, and other varieti of construction in that line.
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60 Jobs Created by Armour
Expansion

ARMOUR AGRICULTURAL CHEMICAL COM PANY is presently working on a major $1 million ex pansion of its manufacturing facilities in Columbus. The expanded operation will increase the annual .P~Y roll threefold to an approximate high of $1 mdhoD tripling their production rate of 35,000 tons of fertilizered per year. The new Armour facility will be complet by the first of the year and operating at maximuJil capacity by February 1. Included in the project is the erection of a new advanced design chemical complex for the manufacture of granular fertilizers ; enlarged storage and office facilities; a new quality control Ia!">" ratory; modern loading and unloading equipment; ~~ proved rail facilities; the modernization of existing un~ which produce sulphuric acid and superphosphate; a
the installation of a progressive effluent control.

****Continued on pg. JS

So(}JuUtShTeTrOnPITCSra(~CeonltinDuedir) ectors

Council Meetmg

. .

Southern Travel Dire~tors. Council 1s a group

The
eleven

.menFl~rriodmaotiSnogutthouCnsamrolminat,heNsooruththeCrnarostlainteas,

~if~lrlnglJaM~iasnsdissAirpkpain,saL.so.u. iTshiaenag,oaTlesnannedsseaesp, 1.Kraet'1:l0tnusckoyf,

ball1 composing this Important caucus concern the

aor,:a~bae brnienloifttyouorifsmtheaisr the third meeting

it benefits the growth
respective states. . of the STDC held m

and eco~shev1l. le ,

orth Carolina, August 1.2, 1965, many 1mpor!ant

t~ oP,ICS avnEedasctphartoesj'tesactaetsddvweirreetricestiondrgisgpcaurv?sesgeradamparnefdosernp1trao9tJi6?O5en-ll6e6odnwm~itIt.hos

: n~inllewHaidrdeamsainn,

tra.vel promotion.. Director of Tounsm

of

the

Depart-

t of Industry and Trade, presented to the members

crux of Georgia's tourism promotion for the year.

He elaborated on some of the highpoints of the program

such as the "Vacation Planning ":'eek" , an annua}, event

iD Georgia which focuses, attention .on travel, M~ke

Georgia Beautiful Week' and a ~IIIboard c.ampa1gn

which will supplement regular medm pro~otwn.,

Ernrnet Riordan of Governor Buford Elhngto~ s of-

fice in Washington and John ~err, represe~tat,I,ve of

Bpaomb ,Shporret~nCtheadirmthaen

of the Federal

"Discover program

AinmTernac~ael

proan,d

Recreation and how it affects the states. Mr. Riordan s

olfic:e as liaison to the states from the Federal Govern-

ImDednt~'sfoostdeoress

regional cooperation such as the STDC some coordinating of state problems at

the federal level. This marks the first time any of the

members of the council have received a breakdown of

what federal programs were available and from what

n:e.

One of the major aims of the STDC is joint adver-

. g. At the meeting of the council last April, several

mapzines made proposals to the council. This program

IDd the specific proposals were discussed further at

the August meeting and final decision s will be reached

when the council holds its next meeting on November

12 in Dallas, Texas.

Presently, the various states have adopted a joint logo.
The official emblem for the STPC will be a suitcase with an arrow superimposed with the words "Travel South!"
outhern Gove*r*n*or*s Council

eeting

The governors council held in Sea Island in mid-

. mber met with mild reactions and positive action.

L-the 31st conference, resulted in an article featured

uc October II , 1965 issue of U. S. NEWS AND

RLD REPORT concerning the Negro's future in

lOUth.

~ Othesrsedtorpeiscoslut~iiosncsuspseerdtaianminogntgo

the governors ena variety of subjects

lbenuclear energy to highway safety. Most pertinent
n...._,~owth ?f the state and high in the interest of
:-";"PI 5 to~nsm population was the panel on the

of tounsm. This was the first time the topic of -.~an....warranted such prestigious concern among the

A special tourism panel was presided over by Governor Frank Clemens of Tennessee. The three main speakers composing the panel were : John Black, Director of the United States Travel Service, Washington, D. C.; :Bill Hardman , Director of Tourism with the Department of I & T; and Dick Pope, owner of Florida's famed Cypress Gardens.
Governor John B. Connally of Texas introduced a resolution approved by the governors which proposed regional cooperation among the southern states for the collective promotion of a "Travel South" program for the purpose of selling the South as a vacation destination. The resolution further concluded that the SGC establish a task force committee to work in cooperation with the travel coordinators of the southern states for the furtherance of these goals.
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1964-65 Park Attendance Figures
Horace Caldwell, Director of Georgia State Parks, announces the attendance and revenue figures for 1964-65. The attendance report from 36 state parks totaled 5,551,184 visitors during the past year. Total revenue is $350,939.49 as compared to the 1963-64 figure of $275,860.30. The future for Georgia Department of State Parks looks good as some 17 new projects for the 1966 season are in the midst of being completed. The picture also looks good for the past year as Ralston B. Lattimore, Superintendent of Ft. Pulaski National Monument in Savannah verifies. "We are having a very successful season, and in July, we had the largest total number of visitors of any month since the monument was opened to the public - there were approximately 38 ,500 people."
AVIATION ADVANCES
Nasao
Some 250 aviation officials gathered at Jekyll Island during the last part of September for the annual convention of the National Association of State Aviation officials. Arrangements for the 34th annual convention were coordinated through the Aviation Unit of the Department of Industry and Trade.
A number of topics were discussed at the meetings ranging from a special report on the new airplane designed to replace the DC-3 to the value of aircraft accident investigation by state aviation agencies.
Those attending the convention saw the premier of a new film sponsored by the NASAO and the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association. "Come Fly With Me, Darlene," depicts a wife's fears about her husband's flying and how she overcomes these fears.
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Atlanta to be Haven for
Eastern's DC-9
Eastern Airlines designates Atlanta as the site for major maintenance on their forthcoming newest and largest jets, the DC-9 twinjets, when they are put into service early in 1966. Eastern will eventually operate 24 DC-9's with the first fifteen leased from Douglas Aircraft. Eastern is also expanding outward and upward with the future acquisition of five Boeing 727
Continued on pg. 14
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HERE AND THERE

An artist's rendering of the tower which will encase the magnificent 61 0-bell carillon gifted to the State of Georgia by Coca-Cola from their World's Fair Pavilion
in New York.

Georgia Gifted with World's

Largest Electronic Carillon

The beautiful sound of music will be heard for many

miles when the carillon of Coca-Cola's New York

World's Fair Pavilion arrives to fill Stone Mountain

Park with songs of a million bells.

Coca-Cola has made the State of Georgia the happy

recipients of their 610-bell World's Fair showcase. The

bells in the carillon are actually tiny rods of bronze

which produce pure bell tones capable of projecting the

sound of the carillon as far as twenty miles. The beau-

ty of its sound will be captured and complimented by a

special steel tower approximate in height to a 9-story

building. The tower will be sheathed in redwood and

constructed of aged Stone Mountain granite.

The carillon-tower will then reign supreme on a

peninsula located near the center of the mountain's

main lake. The world 's largest electronic carillon will

hopefully be ready for Stone Mountain visitors by

spring of this year.

Continued on pg. 11

INTERNATIONAL SERVICES

Business Expansion Across the
Continent
"No man is an island entire to itself. Every man is a piece of the continent, a parr of the maine."
John Donne expressed it appropriately; International Service Division of the Department of Industry and Trade applies the expression effectively.
It is not enough that world leaders caucus and converse on universal problems of mankind, world relations must also progress individually as well as collectively. This is the endeavor of Virginia Allgood , Director of International Service. Her quest is in the interest of Georgia for the overall progress of the various states.
The program of the International Service Di vision is organized primarily to serve the needs of the smaller manufacturer and agriculturist. The division attempts to project the potential profit possibilities inherent in

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international trade and to help these busin esses se their products in expanding world markets.
Increasing exports can result in expanded operatio and a subsequent increase in employment often achiev through a more efficient utilization of existin g facilitie This theo ry lists the following as objectives :
1. Advise and assist in development of export ma1
kets 2. Explore advantage of locating foreign plants
Georgia 3. Promote G eorgia's tourist attraction s abroad 4. Assist foreign companies to secure outlets
Georgia 5. Provide a personalized approach throughout t
relationship These objectives are carried out through the yea
activities of the Intern ational Service with the full c
operation C'}.nd active participation of Georgia busines men. Such activities include:
1. Twice-yearly trade missions, strictly on a Govc ment-approved basis, with cooperation of U.S. Depa ment of Commerce and Foreign Service posts. Th trips include a trade group to Western Europe last fa Latin America this spring, and the Far East trip schc uled for the latter part of November.
2 . Business Proposal Service initiated on Lati America Mission for use of companies unable to go the mission. This service offers contacts with interest parties and also develops trade opportunities abroa which are, in turn , passed along to Georgia firms.
3. Develop export intermediary potential and e courage wider use by companies not in a position to up their own export department.
4. Prepare biennial revision of Georgia World Tra Directory of Georgia firms engaged in, or interested in, export-import activities.
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GEORGIA PROGRESS IN ACTION

Work on West Point Dam

Underway

Work on one of the largest projects in the state, !
$64.2 million dam at West Point, Georgia is proceed1~ rapidly. The U.S. Corps of Engineers, Savann~h D1. trict , supervisors of the dam construction , let b1ds I~

month on the hydraulic turbines for the West POl.

project. Construction on the Reservoir as a whole IS

schedu led to get underway a round the first of the year.

The supply contract calls for the design , m.anufactu

and delivery of two 55 ,000 horsepower ftxed bla.

propeller-type hydraulic turbines. Delivery of the equl

mentis scheduled for July, 1968.

.

Buying of land for the huge West Point R eservod' is already underway . Some 825 separate pi eces o.f pro~

erty totaling 57 ,000 acres will have to be acqutred January 1. Almost one-fourth of the total land ~rea

in Troup county will have to be acquired for the P~~JC

In addition, the government will purchase an add1t10n

6,000 acres for a recreation area park.

**** Continued

Bank of Georgia Changes Name

The Bank of Georgia has officially received approval

from the Comptroller of the Currency to change its

name to '"The National Bank of Georgia. " The reason

for this change is to allow for " more flexibility and

furth e r expan sion in the future , in keeping with the

bank 's rapid growth in recent years ."

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THERN 100, Southern Railway and Aeronca's 1 and largest railroad hopper car.
thern Railway and Aeronca aerospace engineers delivered a giant on wheels-~he. wo:Jd 's newest large t railroad hopper car. DtstnbutiO_n through
rtation by the SOUTHERN 100 wtll present problem for heavy weight and efficiency runs of modi ties. You lose markets and we lose business ," says D. . Brosnan, President of Southern Railway Sys_tem in erring to the cost of getting pro~ucts to po111ts of
mption. This is one of the mat~ reaso~s for the 'ping of the new prototype four-umt alum111um h~p
car. Its size is astounding, its tonnage capactty 'ng- it has an overall length of I 05 feet with a ity of approximately 9,000 cubic feet. The mamcar weighs 40 tons and has a carrying capacity 60 ton with a loaded weight of 300 tons. Initially, the new units were designed, developed and PI'CICIUiced from the rail up to extend exceptional cost 1 advantages of unit-train operation within the materials handling field. This, in turn, relegates 1111m~r,d service and rate reductions . In summa tion,
!'"' hopper car is designed for extremely high
lion, economical operation and fast turnaround and the new aluminum-bodied car can be loaded unloaded while on the move.
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lanta Winning Fight Over
erty

ta ha been chosen as a shining example to other

the U.S. of the success of Sargent Shrive r's war

ce ....-.

......anAWtl~a~nhtiangotffoinc,ialDs .wCe.r,e

feted at a large whereupon they

press were

an addttJOnal $6.3 million to continue the

poverty stricken areas in Atlanta.

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Georgia Exposition

Purchasing representatives from some eleven Feder~!

Government Agencies will be at the annu_al Georgta

Exposition scheduled for November 2:7 111 Atlanta. The government representatives will be on ha~d to

answer questions and distribute literature to busmess-

men interested in selling under government contract.
The purchasing representatives will also. advise .c~m panies on the procedures to be followe? 111 s~bm_1tt111g

bids for government contracts. They wtll advtse 111ter-

ested parties on the forms required and, in general, how to sell goods or service~ to the Federal govern11;1~~t. .
The importance of 'this facet of the Exposttt~n ts heightened by the first opening in Atla~t~ of ~ regtonal

office of the Defense Contract Adm1111stratton . The

DCA office handles contracts for the Army, Navy, Air Force, Defense Supply Agency and the National Ae~o nautics and Space Admini stration . The Atl~nta offtce

will serve the states of North and South Carolma, Georgia , Alabama , Florida, Tennessee an~ !"fississippi.
So far, 140 organizations have exhtbtts ready for the

annual show. One of Georgia's newest industries, the At_J~nta
Braves, will be actively participating in the exp~sttt?n.

Brave fans will have an opportunity to get thetr ftrst

real close-up leok at the Brave's National League

players.

.. .

The National Aeronautics and Space Adm1111stratton

and Armed Forces displays will feature many models
of space vehicles and launch equipment. T~e Air ~o:ce is planning to exhibit an 80 foot A~lanta gutded m:sstle,

the Atlas ICBM , which played an Important part 111 the

Gemini VI rendezvous mission this fall.

The "Georgia Supermarket" section of the Exposition

will feature foods and agricultural products grown or

processed in the state. Several new food products are

scheduled for their first public showing. A taste-test

kitchen will adjoin the food display whereby recognized food purchasing agents may sample dishes prepa~ed

for their connoisseur's taste. A super-demonstration

kitchen , operated by home economists, wi!l use newly

innovated appliances including an electromc oven that

can roast a frozen turkey in only 23 minutes . Displays at the Exposition are from the field~ of

transportation, heavy industry, aero_space , texttles,

foods , utilities, furniture, and the vanety of services that keeps Georgia on the move every d~y.

The Georgia Exposition will be the ftrst large show

to be held in the exhibit hall of the new Mariott Motor

Hotel and presumes to be quite a successful one.

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Continued on pg. 13 11

Governor Carl Sanders was the main speaker at the ceremonies officially opening the Olin Mathieson plant. Last June, Governor Sanders' wife, Betty, participated in the groundbreaking for the plant.
This electrical power sub-station supplies the electrolytic that makes the chlorine. Rectifiers change the 120 volt AC power to 300 volts DC at 125,000 amps. The plant uses some 1,000,000 kilowatts of electricity in a single day; enough power for a city of 330,000 people
Olin Boon to Georgia's
Industrial Economy
Another plant has been added to the growing number in Augusta's chemical complex located near the Savannah River. On October 1, the Olin Mathieson company formally dedicated its Augusta Works. Utilizing some 58 Mathieson electerolytic cells, the facility produces 220 tons of chlorine per day and 250 tons of caustic soda a day. Besides being transported to other parts of the country on special railroad cars, the chlorine will soon be delivered from the Olin plant to a nearby paper manufacturer by direct pipeline. The chlorine is used to bleach and purify the wood pulp in the paper production process. Mr. J. C. Rivenbark is the manager of the Augusta Works. Ground was broken for the new facilitey on June 19, 1964.
NEW INDUSTRY (Continued)
Regional Defense Contract Office Locates in Georgia
A regional office to consolidate some 1,300 military and civilian personnel of the three military services and the Defense Supply Agency has located in Atlanta. Defense Contract Administration Service administers defense contracts to seven southeastern states: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. Regional offices are in Atlanta, St. Louis, Chicago, Philadelphia, Detroit, Dallas, Boston, Cleveland, New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco. The eleven regions employ approximately 20,000 persons and handle about $45 billion in defense contracts. The Atlanta office is expected to employ some 550 persons.
Defense contracts will be administered for the Army, Navy, Air Force, Defense Supply Agency, National Aeronautical and Space Administration and to some other governmental agencies.
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Olin Mathieson's $20,000,000 Augusta plant as it from the outside. The chemical facility, located 200 acre site, will eventually employ some 125
Services of the DCASR include pre-award of contractor's capabilities, security clearances for and personnel, payments to contractors, ass quality and similar functions required during the facture and maintenance of defense material.
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New Trailer Plant for Dougl as
GOLDEN ISLES TRAILERS, INC., plans recently for a new trailer plant to be built Douglas making this the fourth trailer manufactu locate there .
The company will manufacture camping and ation trailers and franchised dealers will be throughout the Southeast for retail sales. models are to be manufactured at this plant and be named for the Islands on the Georgia coast.
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Moore Carpet Moves into
Industrial Park
MOORE CARPET DISTRIBUTORS, INC. is ing a new plant in Whitfield Industrial Park in Dalton. The building containing 27,750 square floor space will be used in the firm 's production carpet and such related lines as cut order work, tract twisting and winding.
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New Plating Service Offered
to Industria Iists
Working closely with the Augusta Committee 100, Trex Bolick and Jim Taylor, prominent industrialists, recently opened AUGUSTA COMPANY, a shop to provide m_etal plating to local and area industry. The firm will initially vide chrome, nickel and copper plating but will include cadmium and zinc in the near future. term plans include expansion into plastic coating metallic spray applications. This new firm will the necessity of shipping work to distant cities in costly delays in operations and expense of and transportation.
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(Continued)

A

L"nes Stewardess Carol Koberlein "DC'-9 with water from 20-od.d ctttes

christens
that wtu

"'C--9 schedules in Delta's initial service pattern.

.g Homeward to Dixie
nts of a number of cities now ~eing_ served by powered airliners will see a new sight 10 ~he next
month . Delta Airlines has accepted dehvery _of
first Douglas DC-9 short to medium range pure jet

first DC-9 arrived at the Atlanta Airport amid of "Dixie" and a real red carpet welcome . the flight were Donald Douglas, Sr. , Chairman Board of the Douglas Aircraft Company, Delta nt, C. E. Woolman , Jr., and a number of other rie from Delta and Douglas. 30 DC-9's, representing an investment of more 100 million, have. been ordered by Delta. The
ry ahead of schedule for _the first pl~n e i~ ~he
will assure that Delta will be the first airhne the new craft. The 65 seat plane is scheduled in service by December. The first craft will be initially for pilot and crew training. DC-9 made the two hop trip from Long Beach, ornia (the location of the Douglas plant) to Atin four hours, nineteen minutes. The DC-9 is to operate economically on flights from I00 I 000 miles. In the Delta configuration, the plane
carry 45 tourist class and 20 first class passengers
gat 540 miles per hour at altitudes up to 35 ,000

ood News for Georgia Industry

future is optimistic for possible tax concessions

ltract industry. The Senate Industry Study Com-

under the chairmanship of State Senator Mike

tt plans to confer with industrialists and civic

. 4cross the state in looking for possible new



Tlhioen~etonermaalkeAsGseemorbgliya

more attractive to indushas already exempted cer-

w mdustrial and farm equipment from the state

Virginia Allgood, Director of International re.cently returned from a New York trip to
busmess proposals and research Japanese busi-

ness contacts for the upcoming Georgia Trade Missions to the Far East. Mrs. Allgood dealt largely with Hitachi, LTD, one of the leading Japanese business officials of the Phillippine Association and with officials of the New York Jap~nese Trade Center.

C&S Forms International

Corporation

Foreign trade cannot exist without capital to supJ?l.Y

and support it. Therefore, the announceemnt that Citi-

zens & Southern has become the first International

Banking Corporation in the south received welcome

acclaim.

Citizens & Southern International Corporation will

primarily concentrate on the lending ?f assi~tance to

customers establishing joint ventures With foreign com-

panies. The Corporation transactions will e_ncompass

foreign correspondent banks of the InternatiOnal De-

partment in over 120 countries.

.

It was not feasible for banks to engage extensively

in international banking until growth of markets and

industrial production in foreign countries, along with

general increase in international trade, warranted ex-

pansion . These new developments have led many large

banks to create "Edge Act Corporations." International

banking corporations in the United States ar~ titled,

"Edge Act Corporations'' since Senator Edge 10 1919

sponsored an amendment to the Federal Reserve A~t to

permit national banks to charter separate corporations

for the purpose of engaging in foreign investments and

foreign banking.

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GEORGIA PROGRESS IN ACTION (Continued)

The Appalachian Regional Commission has approved

two new projects for Georgia, a 2 .5 mile access road

in Hall County and funds for establishment o~ a lo-

cal development district. The access road WI!l c?st

$200 000 $ 1 4 0 :000.

with The

lothceatiofendoefratlhegroovaedr nwmilel nitmpcroonvtenbauctc1~0ssg

to the Ducketts Mill Recreation Area on Lake Lamer

from Georgia 53 near Gainesville. The grant for estab-

lishment of a local development district in Georgia's

Appalachian counties will . total $87,000 and will be

used by the Georgia Department of Industry and

Trade's Planning Division to prepare plans for develop-

ment of this region . The grant is now waiting approval

by the Secretary of Commerce. Geo~gia is the secon.d

of twelve Appalachian states to receive fu_nds for this

purpose . Georgia was also fortunate to receive ~pproval

of her two projects since only four new projects re-

ceived any affirmation .

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The Urban Renewal Commission has announced that 24 counties and cities will receive aid in a comprehensive plan for growth and development in Georgia . Among the counties gaining appropriations are : Adel, $3 ,750; Cecil , $2,345; Lenox, $3 ,250 ; Sparks, _$3 ,575; and Cook County will receive $7 ,525. There will be no further cost to these counties on the match-fund contract since their contributions have sufficed to meet their obligation.

****Continued on pg. 15

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BUSINESS PROFILE (Continued)
Left to right-]. Leonard Reinsch, president, Cox Broadcasting Corporation, and Edgar F. Kaiser, president, Kaiser Industries Corporation.
Cox and Kaiser Consolidate
Stocks soar as companies merge to produce KaiserCox Corporation. Cox Broadcasting Corporation and Kaiser Industries have consolidated to create a company for the production of market community antenna television equipment.
Cox Broadcasting Corporation has shown a 42 % increase in net income and a 41 % gain in operating revenue for 1964. This new subsidiary of the company is certain to expedite additional stock gains on the market in the following fiscal year.
The company will be based in Phoenix , Arizona with warehousing facilities and district sales offices in Portland, Oakland, California, Atlanta , Pittsburgh and St. Louis. Kaiser-Cox will primarily function as a doorstep distributor of equipment, and a technical assistant to cable television owners.
Cox Broadcasting, headquartered in Atlanta , owns and operates five television stations, five AM radio stations and five FM radio stations in Atlanta , Dayton, Ohio, Charlotte, Miami , San Francisco and Pittsburgh. The company also operates community antenna television (CATV) systems in 20 communities in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Washington, Oregon and California and microwave service in Illinois and Indiana.
The newly formed company of Kaiser-Cox Corporation will be jointely owned by Cox and Kai se r Aerospace & Electronics Corporation , and no stock will be sold publicly.
Georgia Given $520 Million in Gov't Contracts
Georgia was awarded prime contracts from the federal government over the past year for military goods and services valued at a total of $520 million dollars. Georgia received 2.1% of the total budget awarded the nation as a whole. 82 % or $430 million went for airframes and related assembl ies and spares. $17.7 million
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went to construction , followed by $16 million for site and space systems; textiles, clothing and $13 million ; services, $12 .9 million, and su $10.5 million. Georgia also received $19.6 mi military experimental, developmental, test and work.
Unemployment Figures Low
Despite this being the first year of the huge baby crop turning eighteen, unemployment figures tinue to remain low. The nation's unemployment below 3 million in the last month , 4.5 % compa 5.1% in August 1964. These figures represent est statistics since 1957. The future looks even er with unemployment progressing toward the istration 's interim goal of 4 % at a faster ex pected .
$164 Million Increase in Retail Sales
Retail sales for Georgia for the second quarter 1965 totaled a $164 million increase over the sponding quarter in 1964. Sales for the second of 1965 were $1,836,404,671.
AVIATION ADVANCES (Continued)
" quick change" passe nger-cargo Whisperjets. 1-'r,... the company is using the fifty standard type 727's. estimated cost of the acquisition will be $28.7 and will be used during the daytime for schedu les and at night to carry airmail , air express general freight.
* * * * A contract has been awarded to J. R. McCall,
tractor of Denton, for construction of the Airport runway extension. The extension will be by 75 feet and the amount of the contract is $38 When completed the airport will be able to handle four engine plane and the smaller airline jets. plans for improvement include installation of navigation beacon to enable instrument approaches replacement of the present low intensity lights medium intensity lights. The primary purpose of improvements is to make Hazlehurst capable of dling the jet traffic now being used by many facturing firms.
DeKalb Airpor*t*E*x*pands to the
Tune of $2 Million
A $2 million , all-weather traffic and control is scheduled to be built at the DEKA TREE AIRPORT early in 1966. This rejuvenation part of a ten-year improvement plan for the ai The 5,900 foot runway will have an electronic eye guide planes home to safety during foul-weather hazardous landing conditions.
The Federal Aviation Agency will entirely the endeavor and the project will meet agency tions . Presently, the airport is a general aviation accommodating business, private and corporate planes.

PROGRESS IN ACTION (Continued)
Banks County Benefits
tate highway 75 is bringing business to Banks Inters So far , two large motels and two servi~e sta-
ty. scheduled to be located along the I-h1ghway a~e Howard Johnson and Holiday Inn plans to Ban ,a motel and restaurant each along the super
ru~e Riegel Textile. Company's new mill wi.ll fur-
~dd to employm~nt m the county and other mdushavc expressed mterest.
**** Aint River Development Project
One of the largest public works project ever authorfor the State of Georgia was recently approved by House of Representa~i~es . The project calls for ropriations of $151 million ~or the development of Flint River three-dam , multi-purpose complex . In-
cluded in the development will be Lazer Creek, Lower
uchumpkee, a.nd Spewrell. ~luff. The estimated cost the project w1ll be $63 million for Spewrell Bluff and other two dams for $88 ,653 ,000 with $40,378 ,000 Lazer Creek and $48,275,000 for Lower Auchump. The financial benefits to be derived calculated on fifty year period will exceed costs by $55 million .
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Georgia's share of a $1 ,765 ,635 ,000 military conlion bill signed by President Johnson will amount
more than $40.6 million . Eight military bases in the te will share in the construction with more than half
allotment going to Ft. Gordon and Ft. Benning Army bases. Ft. Gordon projects will amount to .$18,1 3,000 and Ft. Benning will get $5 ,875,000.
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mericus has been granted $I 0,476 to aid in the prehensive planning and growth of the area . The l i a part of $52 ,758 made available to the Georgia rtment of Industry and Trade by the Housing and
e Finance Agency. The allotments will be used
a neighborhood analysis and further planniqg for r housing in Americus .
INDUSTRY (Continued)
Marshallville Gets First Major Industry
arshallville feted the official opening of MARALLVILLE MANUFACTURING COMPANY a l manufacturing all-weather coats. The new drm ~tly employs some 45 persons with an annual pay-
.$175,000 and further plans are made to expand Irons as soon as sales make it fe asible. Stock in cityc:ompany ~s being offered area residents making it . -owned mdustry working for and with the com-
ty~.he!Mpalras~htasllvloilclaetedMiannuGfeaocrtugriain: gFrCanokmlipna,nLyowheaJJs n.nagd.rlla wrth a fifth one to open at Ft. Gaines in
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LOOK PRODUCTS, INC. , door and window manufacturers , will open a plant in Millen to employ 130 persons with an annual payroll in excess of one-half million dollars. The $400,000 building wiJJ house production of sliding glass doors, sliding aluminum windows and awning windows. Initial employment will be about 130 with most of the employees coming from the area excluding some fifteen key personnel transferred from the home plant. A contract for the building has been issued to the J. S. Singletary Company and it will be located on a site east of Millen on the Sylvania highway .
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Montezuma recently celebrated the formal dedication of the COMMODITY REFRIGERATED STORAGE , INC., warehouse which is one of the most modern and complete frozen warehouse facilities io the county. The total capacity is six million pounds of frozen products and consists of 22,000 square feet or 500,000 cubic feet of storage space. The Commodity Refrigerated Storage has six permanent employees and four temporary employees.
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EXPANSION (Continued)
TWO BAINBRIDGE FIRMS BUILD
Thompson Industries Plans Expansion
The BAINBRIDGE WIRE DIVISION of Thompson Industries, Inc., has acquired the former plant of the Pan Herk Corporation and will expand from 300 to 600 employees. Bainbridge Wire makes electrical wiring harnesses for two major automobile manufacturers. The plant is located in the Bainbridge Industrial Park.
Southern Nitrogen Augments Facilities
An outlay of approximately half million dollars will more than double bagging facilities for trucks at the SOUTHERN NITROGEN plant in Bainbridge. Construction of an additional bagging tower and related equipment including a 15 ,000 square foot warehouse will result in a temporary employment increase of from thirty to forty employees . This is the first expansion for the year old plant.
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GARLAND KNITTING MILLS announces its first major expansion with employment now at 700 persons, a record for the plant. Its yearly payroll will increase from approximately $1 million to $1 .25 million . Garland is supplanting its present working area with a 50,000 square foot building at a cost of $150,000. The actual employment increase as a result of the expansion will be 250 and most of the employees will be sewing machine operators hired from the Warrenton plant area. Garland manufactures sports clothes for women and its merchandise is distributed throughout the U.S.
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CONTENTS
Director's Message, "PLANNING GEORGIA'S FUTURE" __________________ 3 Feature Story, "MAXSON ON THE MOVE" ---------------------------------------- 4 Georgia's Expansion ----------------------------------- _______ ------------------------------------5, 9 Georgia's New Industry ------------------------------------------------------------5, 11 , 12, 14 "GEORGIA'S EXPOSITION ATTRACTS RECORD
NUMBER OF VISITORS" -------------------------------------------------------------- 6 "ATLANTA FALCONS 0 0 , ECONOMIC IMPACT ON
GEORGIA'' -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 Historic Events, "CUMBERLAND ISLAND PART OF
GEORGIA'S FUTURE" ------------------------------------------ 8 Education & Economy, "EMORY BUILDING FOR THE FUTURE"__ 9 Aviation Advances ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10 International Service, "INTERNATIONAL FAVOR
EXTENDED TO FOREIGN VISITORS" ______ 11 Business Profile, "AIRLIFT SEEKS TO EXTEND ROUTE" __________ 12, 13 Georgia in Action -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13
Rosser Smith __________________________________________________________________________________________Editor Dona Ademy __________________________________________________________________________Managing Editor Vincent Jones __________________________________________________________________Editorial Consultant GEORGIA PROGRESS is compiled monthly by the Georgia Department of Industry and Trade, 100 State Capitol, Atlanta, Georgia 303340

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DRGIA PROGRES
BY THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE

L. toR. John Beck, Chief of Outdoor Recreation Plonning, and Bob Steubing, Dire~tor of Planni'!g, cite pottntial areas to be developed m the Statewtde Plan.
IRECTOR'S MESSAGE

Planning for Georgia's Outdoor

Recreation

Outdoor recreation, important to the growth of Geor-
Jia, ha a new planning program under way on a state-

'de basis. To provide adequate outdoor recreation

area , a program of organization and planning was

needed on the state and federal level. To meet this

need, Congre s created the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act in 1964 and activated it in 1965.

The Land and Water Conservation Fund Act estab1' bed a grants-in-aid fund to assist the state and federal

,&encie in meeting present and future outdoor recrea-

hon. need . The Act has two purposes. First, it au~f'!z.es federal assistance to states in planning, ac-

q~auc:.th!tt!eo.n

and development of needed land and water through the grants-in-aid program. Second,

It proVJde funds for the federal acquisition of certain land and other areas.

The programs established under the Land and Water

Inten~ntodrrv.oaotironRFeucnredatAiocnt

are administered by the under the Department

Bureau of the

Geor~ia i currently engaged in developing a com-

DJin:h~e.n

ve This

plan for plan is

outdoor recreation on a being developed by the

statewide Planning

. ,

:sa ..

o~unt~ooforthRe ecDreepatairotnmeUnnt itofofInthdeusItry&

and Trade. T Planning

h~n 1 prepa.ri.ng the comprehensive statewide plan,

tt! prerequ1s1te to the grants-in-aid funds. are measuring the supply of our resources and

te , mand for outdoor recreation facilities in the

nm. gcom"AmfetenrteddetJeorhmnm. m.Begcko'urCehxie1.fs.tmogf

Recreation and future

needs, we will develop a plan of action to meet these needs," Beck added.
Preparation of the Statewide Comprehensive Plan will take an estimated two years to complete. Meanwhile, to qualify the State for participation in the Grants-in-Aid Program, an interim plan is being developed. The interim plan will be less detailed than the final statewide plan, but will determine the needs for outdoor recreation over a five-year period. The final Comprehensive Plan will be much more extensive in Scope and will contain longer range projections into the sphere of 2020 A. D.
Revenue for the Grants-in-Aid Program will come from three sources: net proceeds from the sale of surplus Federal real property: existing Federal tax on motorboat fuels ; and, admission and user fees at federal recreation areas which meet certain specifications. Forty per cent of the annual appropriations will go to federal agencies involved in providing outdoor recreation facilities . Sixty per cent of the annual fund appropriations will be made available in the form of grants-in-aid to the states.
A portion of the funds are distributed equally to all states. However, most of the money that goes to the states is apportioned by a formula that weighs the share given individual states on the basis of: total population, urban population, out-of-state visitor, and the extent of Federal recreation area within the state. As a result, annual allocations will varv from state to state and the allocation to an individual state will vary from year to year.
Georgia's allocation for the fiscal year 1966 is slightly more than $1.4 million. Georgia may contemplate a siight increase in its annual apportionment in the years to come. The long-range Comprehensive Statewide Outdoor Recreation Plan will provide guidance and establish criteria for the wise investment of the grants-in-aid funds for subsequent acquisition and development projects.
Hines, New I & T Commissioner
A new Commissioner for the 20-man Constitutional Board of the Georgia Department of Industry and Trade has been announced by Governor Carl E. Sanders. John R. Hines of Hogansville has been appointed to the Board which is composed of leadership in Georgia in the fields of commerce, industry and finance.
Mr. Hines will represent the Sixth District on the I & T Board succeeding the late C. Jay Smith of Newnan.
Mr. Hines' past record reflects his superlative contribution and dedication to the State of Georgia. Previously, he was Sixth District Representative on the State Highway Board. The new Cormnissioner has served as mayor, city councilman and chairman of the board of education in Hogansville. Mr. Hines was elected to the Troup County Commission and served as chairman of the board of managers of the Association of County Commissioners of Georgia.

FEATURE STORY

Maxson On The Move

One of the country's leading missile makers, Maxson Electronics Company of Great River, New York, now has a major aerospace manufacturing plant at Macon, Georgia.
Maxson purchased the giant Naval Ordnance Plant located in Macon for $6,760,000 in October, and officially took over the operation December 1st. The Naval Plant had been previously declared surplus. With the transfer of the Macon facility to Maxson, the Company received a $16 million contract for government ordnance work.
The 343-acre site at Macon includes 121 buildings, and manufacturing equipment which will be implemented by the new missile plant.
Maxson will continue to employ the staff of 850 people previously manned by the N. 0. P. under government operation. According to a company spokesman, employment at the Macon Division will double within two or three years. This will be due, in part, to the future production of civilian as well as military items at the Maxson Missile Plant.
Maxson might be called the "friendly giant killer" of the missile world. The company began as a supplementary supplier of the Bullpup. Eventually, in competition with companies several times larger, Maxson emerged sole supplier and manufacturer of the missile. Maxson is one of the few manufacturers of its size that produces an entire operational missile.
In addition to Bullpup, the multi-plant operation produces a number of diversified items under three major classification groups: electronic, components, and computer services.

The largest division,.Maxson Electronics at New y and Scranton, develop and produce ordnance missiles, drones and electronic navigation
The Unimax Switch Division at Wallingford, necticut and Hopkins Engineering Company at Fernando, California, manufacture components for pliances and business machines for space and use.
Telemax Corporation, part of the lished Maxson Computer Services Group, is de,rel<lDiD a communications computer network that will instantaneous reservation systems for hotels, car rentals and travel agents.
Established in 1935, Maxson reported $15,911 ,000 in 1964 and is listed on the Stock Exchange.

W. E. Beal (standing), Chairman of the Board, and
W. L. Maxson, Jr., President of Maxson Electronics Corporation.

Joseph Hoinowski, Vice-President and General ager of Maxson Ordnance Division in Macon.

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DAHLON;GA
* DAWSONVILLE

GEORGIA INDUSTRIAL EXPANSION AND NEW INDUSTRY

* A TI.A fA

* CONYERS

* MO:-JTJCELLO
* BAR:-;ES\'ILLE

* WA RNER ROBINS
* MONTEZUMA

* ALBA NY
* BAINBRlDGE

*FITZGERALD
* TIFTON

* JESUP

* ADEL *VALDOSTA

* HOMERVILLE

XPANSI ON
ddition to Aldora Mills
Some 50 employees will be added to ALDORA ILLS in Barnesville when the General Tire & Rubber Company expands its plants there. The new 400,000 square foot building will be used as a treating unit at the tire textile plant and will increase Aldora's manufiCtUring area to almost 250,000 square feet.

Government Contracts Awarded

STANDARD CONTAINER COMPANY has been

awarded a contract by Frankford Arsenal of Phila-

delphia for $1",780,672 to provide 1,927,134 ammuni-

=boa boxes. Production will take place at the Homer-

YiUe plant of Standard Container. This is the second contract t~ be awarded by Frankford Arsenal to Stand-

12~CC.o8omn6t0pamanaeymr mdreuucrmein~tvgieodntheabpocaxosentstrtawfcootr

months. In August, for $1,352,119 for -diversified use in

.~ge of small arms ammunition. The new contract

10b0cppeaotpesle.the additional local employment of about

* * * * of ~rgia has a new defense project which will boost Wi~~al payroll of more than $700,000. The proj-

y l~i Jh d

a at

NAVAL COMMUNICATIONS the Marine Corps Supply Center

UNIT at Al-

. will ~onsored by ~he Navy Department. The new

1luCI.V.Jl~ioa~r.neemepffloecyteiveepoaynroJlalnoufarsyo,m1e96$666a5n,0d0w0 ilal P 5 a military payroll of about $45,000 annually.

Continued on pg. 9

EACH 100 ~EW JOBS OFFERED BY INDUSTRIAL EXPA"'SION CREATES THE FOLLOWING:
359 more people added to the area and state 100 more households 91 additional school age children 97 more motor vehicles 165 more persons working in trades
servicing the main industry $229,000 in additional bank deposits $710,000 in additional personal incomes
Issued by Chamber of Commerce of the United States. ...
NEW INDUSTRY
Dow Chemical to Locate in Dalton Area
DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY has acquired a 400acre site on the Consauga River south of Dalton with plans to build a multi-million dollar synthetic latex plant. Dow will produce styrene-b.utadiene latexes which will supply materials for the carpet industry in Dalton . About 50 persons will be employed.
Plant to Reopen
SUNNY MORN MEATS, INC. has been named to organize the reopening of a modern, meat-packing plant at Calhoun . The plant was originally built with an investment of approximately $566,000 by the ARA, including some $80,000 by local citizens. The plant will be operated to promote and expand livestock production of fat cattle and top grade pork for the purpose of giving livestock .growers a good and profitable market. Principals of the new firm were disclosed only as "reliable financial sources."
Million Dollar Plant to
Locate in Adel
CAROLINA FOREST PRODUCTS CORPORATION of Wilmington, North Carolina has announced 'the construction of a new particle board plant at Adel. The estimated cost of the plant will exceed $1 million. The plant will employ some 50 men and is expected to have annual sales of $2 million. Carolina Forest Products produces particle board which is used principally as an underlayment for tile floors.
Continued on pg. I I

GEORGIA EXPOSITION ATTRACTS RECORD NUMBER OF VISITORS

Georgia Ports Authority piles a $1,000 a day into the State's economy.

N.A .S.A .'s exhibit offered visitors a trip to outer spac~::.

Small Georgia businessmen received individual ernment purchasing counseling from expert ment procurement officers.

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When the doors to the Marriott Hotel exhibition hall closed at 10:00 p.m.,

Sunday, November 7, some 25,826 people had come to the third annual Georgia

Exposition. The display of Georgia industry opened November 2. Some of the

displays are shown on this page. N.A.S.A.'s model of space capsules used for

"out of this world" travel was of interest to all age groups. Government purchasers,

with some $2 billion worth of contracts, were also on hand to confer with small

businessmen wishing to do business with the Federal Government. The Georgia

Ports Authority had a display of their contribution to the economy of the state.

"1

The Georgia Department of Industry and Trade booth, manned by Dona Ademy

and Rosser Smith of the Information Unit and others from the Department

passed out more than 126,000 pieces of literature about Georgia.

ATLANTA FALCONS. ECONOMIC IMPACT ON GEORGIA

EDITOR'S NOTE

In a personal interview with Rankin Smith,

owner of the A tlan~a . Falcons, the edit~rs. asked

him questions pertammg to the economzc zmpact

~1tthSetamteajoofr

Gleeaogru?eiaf.ooWtbeallwteeraemn~otn

Atlanta and surprised to

find its monetary rmpetus on sportmg goods sup-

pliers motels and hotels, bus companies, airlines, roilr~ds, restaurants and espe_cially ~he w_orking

force in the area. The followmg article, rn Mr.

mith's words, proves what the editor's felt to

~ the importance of Atlanta fast-becoming the

"SPORT'S CAPITAL OF THE SOUTH."

Georgia's newest tourist industry is the Atlanta Fal. F. L. football club. Rankin Smith, owner of the
team, comments on the economic impact his new ture is expected to make. "We expect to have an annual payroll of about $1 million , employ 45 to 48 yers and have an office staff of 25," the genial insurance executive told GEORGIA PROGRESS. "I think the arrival of the National Football League in tlanta, along with the Braves, will make the city a much re attractive tourist as well as convention town ." r. Smith expressed his pleasure over the success of
n ticket sales thus far. "We have already sold 0 400 tickets on a season basis. A large number of out-of- tate inquiries have come from South Carolina, and I _uppose this is due to the completion of the Inter-
highway. We also have had several hundred tickets . red in a number of cities, including, Dalton, BirmmJbam, Columbus, Macon, Chattanooga, Albany and
course, Atlanta."

Life Insurance Company of Georgia Vice-President, Rankin Smith, owner of the Atlanta Falcons. The papers on his desk are evidence of the immense amount of work required of him, as Mr . Smith alternates between a businessman's hat and a football helmet.
Transportation and motel companies are also inquiring about season tickets. "We have had interest expressed by both Greyhound and Southern Airways about tickets for use in package deals ; football weekends, that is."
Perh aps the most enthusiastic group that has contacted Mr. Smith's office are some Augusta businessmen. "This group in Augusta says they are buying two buses and converting. them into mobile lounges so they can travel to Atlanta for the Falcon games. They also bought about 200 season tickets."
What will the buses be doing in the off season? "The men told me, " Mr. Smith added, " that they will use the vehicles to transport their wives to Atlanta for shopping trips ."
That's one economic pro-football impact the Atlanta city fathers probably never dreamed of!

A~ _aerial view of the Atlanta Stadium, " H ome of the Falcons. " The $18 mrllron stadium will seat 57,000 spectators for the major League games.
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HISTORIC EVENTS

Cumberland Island--

Part of Georgia's Future?

A few miles off the Gold Coast of Georgia lies

small, picturesque island almost entirely deserted of

civilization. The beauty of Cumberland in its na

state is one 30,000-acre

of the main attractions o~ the island. frontage could offer Georgia tourists a

1

cation paradise for swimming, picnicking, camping

fishing. With more leisure time available to Georgi

park and recreation officials have felt a need for

such an area.

Secretary of the Interior, Stewart Udall, took a v

tioneer's stroll around the island recently to reconno

the area for possible national acquisition.

Mr. Udall stated, "I'm amazed at the beau

scenery, and I think that this would certainly make

very outstanding addition to the national park syste

The reason for Mr. Udall's visit is a possible pro

for the federal government to buy the 22-mile island~

use as a national park. Majority of concensus fa

preservation of the island in its natural state. Udall su

gested three approaches toward acquiring the isl

1. Acquisition of the portions owned by people w

wish to sell if there is not a great deal of red ta

involved.

2. The "life estate" method of assuming control o

'

after the owner's death.

3. Securing scenic easements from property own

who wish to retain homes and some portion of th

Interior Secretary Stewart Udall gets sand in his shoes

island .

on the beach of Cumberland Island.

The southern half of Cumberland is inhabited by

tumbled-down castle of Dungeness, built by Thom

Carnegie in the 1880's. Thomas Carnegie, brother

I I

steel magnate Andrew, died leaving the three-story, 1

''

room mansion empty for about 25 years before a

swept through the old hermitage in 1959 destroying

completely.

.

The island cemetery echoes the historic past of ReY

lutionary War heroes, General Thomas Jackson

General Light Horse Harry Lee. Their faded inscripti

on decaying grave stones echo the solitary habitation

, I

Cumberland.

Various opinions have been thrown into the ring

decision over the future of Cumberland. Some feel

State should buy the island and develop it. As an e

ample of the cost of such an endeavor-the purchase

Jekyll was $600,000 and since then, $20 millio~ .

been spent in its development with another $3 milli

in the offing.

U . S. Representative, J . Russell Tuten, who

worked for a year and a half to get Secretary Udall

vi sit the island, represents opposing factions who a

dicate federal acquisition of the land for a state P.

Representative Tuten expresses his opinion , "It's a h

bit of a bigger project than the state can handle."

then cited attendance figures at other national pa to support his backing of the national park pl~n . "In ..~. year 1964, 7 million people visited Blue Ridge ~~

way. Great Smoky Mountain National Park was VISit
5 by 51fz million and 21/z million people saw Yellowst~
National Park. Thirteen parks had an average of 2,2

000 visitors last year and the average attendance WI

4; 6,100 each day throughout the year."

.

Whatever acquisition differences factions may

A view from the air of Cumberland Island showing the sent over; most will agree that the beauty and solemn

Intracoastal Waterway south of Jekyll Island.

of Cumberland should remain in its natural state.

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ANSION (Continued)
Defense Departm~I?t. stat~s that Geo~gia no~ has 'I'he major military facilities With a combmed mihtary
fiftceD. ilian payroll of $611,766,000 annually. Main-
111(1 CIV and operation adds another $193,032,000 a
aeoaD~ Georgia's economy.
~d ptation of the existing buildings at the Marine a will be about $1 million and annual operating
~~~ould be about $300,000 in addition to personnel

saJanes

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A tOCCOA CAS~ET COM~ANY ~as been selected one of 78 compames evaluatmg a umque new wood-
.,aastic material called "Lockwood" . The process transforms wood and plastic into a new material by using fl(liation. The development was pioneered by the Lockbeed-Georgia Company's nuclear research facility at
Dawsonville. The Toccoa Casket Company is one of tbe firms chosen from 180 applicants to test the new

aaaterial. After conversion at the Lockheed lab, the Atomic
Eaergy Comm!s~ion w~ll tum specim~ns of the. product r to the individual firms and they, m tum, Will manu-
facture products out of the Lockwood for evaluation
aDd testing.

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CHAMPION INDUSTRIES, INC., formed by a poup of Fitzgerald investors, is manufacturing fertilizer
spreaders at the rate of one every two days with an increase projected for spring. The plant is in a temporary
location until its new building is completed in the ACL IDdustrial Park. Champion has an authorized capitalization of $100,000 with equipment valued at $25,000 already installed. Under the "Champ" emblem, farm grain wagons, special truck bodies and related items are produced. Three full-time men comprise the task force
"th six to be employed by spring.

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JAMES LEES AND SONS COMPANY, a division ~ Burlington Industries, Inc., plans a $4 million ex-
plOSion of their Pine Tree woolen and synthetic carpet yarn plant at Dahlonega.

I &T Tou rism Director

Elected NATO President

Bill Hardman, tourist division director of I & T, has

elected president of the National Association of

ravelI, Organizations. His nomination took place at

0 s 25th annual convention in Dallas, Texas,

ber 16.

TO~pretosiudn~sntt

, Hardman will be and travel promotion

responsible for programs during

:;mmg year through 1966. He has previously served

asurer of NATO and was second vice president
Year.

ATO is a non-profit association which represents segments of the country's travel industry. It has
most effective in. uniting promotion, research and .,..an,"'ent relations efforts among its more than 700
ted members. The executive staff of NATO is uanered in Washington, D. C.

EDUCATION and ECONOMY
Emo~y Building for the Future
Education is the bulwark of a state's stability and growth. Consequently, the announcement by Emory University in Atlanta of long-range development plans to further their educational facilities meets with approval from all Georgians.
This project will be called Emory University Merit Program and will be headed by William R. Bowdoin, prominent Atlanta bank~r and a member of Emory's Board of Trustees. Mr. Bowdoin's words aptly express a progressive State educational program : "The rapidly developing and prosperous Southeast deserves a university of the first rank by any standards. Emory proposes to be such a university."
In 129 years, Emory has progressed from a small liberal arts college to an outstanding university with 23,000 alumni in 50 sta!es and 57 foreign countries.
The Emory Merit Program is designed to extend over the next three years with goals projected to strengthen the schools endowment; consequently, offering more attractive salaries to teachers, more scholarships to deserving students and overall enriching the school's program.
The building fund has been substantiated by a federal grant of $1.7 million to be used toward the construction of a $5.4 million library for advanced studies. The library will be a major step forward in the development of graduate education which is a catalyst to the academic growth of any university.
As funds become available, the following building constructions will take place : a fine arts building, nursin& building, science building, enl~rgement of the gymnasiUm, medical administration building, addition to Emory Hospital, renovations at Crawford Long, a law building, additions to the School of Business Administration, a theology chapel and many more such improvements.
Mr. Bowdoin asks for "increased resources-not for the university itself but for the service and opportunity that can be provided for those young people who come into her orbit and for what can be accomplished through them to build a better world."
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State Education Receives TV
Production Center Grant
Georgia has become the proud recipient of a federal grant for an educational television network-the largest federal grant of its kind .
The State Board of Education will receive a $863,891 grant to construct an educational television production center in Atlanta and to activate a new station at Wrens, Georgia. Total cost of the entire project will be $1 ,604,616.
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AVIATION ADVANCES
Airport Boom in Georgia
Governor Sanders has put special emphasis on building airports in smaller Georgia communities as an added attraction to new industry. This is part of the new move to mobile business in a mechanized world.
By the end of the year, Governo.r Sanders announces the planning of 99 paved airports with 61 of them having been built during his term in office.
As an example of airports attracting industry, the Ashburn airport warrants mentioning. Three new industries have located adjacent to the air facility at Ashburn representing an investment of $1.5 million and employment for 500 people.
More Good News for Lockheed
Lockheed HERCULES MODEL 382B has been granted final type certification by the Federal Aviation Agency. The Hercules is the first commercial cargo version of a Lockheed prop-jet military transport. Continental Air Lines ordered the first civilian versions of the Hercules. Continental bought two of the planes for cargo service at a cost of some 6 million dollars.
Delta-Pan Am Plan International Flights
The distance between the United States and other countries is diminishing at a fast pace with the announcement by DELTA AIR LINES and PAN AMERICAN AIRWAYS of a daily jet flight to Frankfurt, Germany from Atlanta.
The flight will depart Atlanta daily at 4: 50 p.m. EST and, without a change of flight, passengers will arrive in Frankfurt at 10:45 a.m., local time. Washington and London will be stops en route. The daily European flight will encompass an excess of 4,500 miles in less than twelve hours flying time.
Lockheed Funded New
Research Lab
A $3,500,000 research laboratory, the first of its kind in the southeast, signifies another boost in the aerospace industry for Georgia.
LOCKHEED-GEORGIA plans to coordinate activities of their new research lab with the laboratories of many southeastern colleges and industries. Tests will run the gamut from scientific experiments in gas kinet ics, metal physics, energy conversion and aerolasticity to corrosion, electronics, computer-aided design and human factors . The research laboratory is located on twenty acres adjacent to the Lockheed operated Air Force Plant 6 aircraft production facilities.
Governor Appoints Delegates
To Flight Seminar
Through the appointment of Governor Carl E. Sanders, two outstanding youths represented Georgia at the recent 1965 Hight Seminar for Youth held in Okla-
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homa City. Robert Williams of Athens and John mundsen of Cartersville attended the seminar wb stressed the impact and influence flying has on the p ent social and political life of our nation. The attend youths were warned that they must do their utmost condition tomorrow's citizens to the intensely compe tive world of future flight.
FAA Chooses Georgia for
Airport Study
The State of Georgia, due to its energetic pr of airport development, has been selected by the Fede Aviation Agency as the first State in the South United States for a prototype study of long-range port needs in a community.
s This will be a coordinated program between the
of Georgia, Aviation Unit, and the FAA's Regi Office located here in Atlanta.
The inter-relationsliips between general aviation, 1 service and major air carrier airports will be studi This, in addition, to the above-named aviation un' will involve the Area Planning and Development C missions throughout the State.
The effort here will be to up-date the planning g on a five-year and beyond program. December 3, 1965.
Air Marking Program to Identify
200 Georgia Communities
Individual identification of 200 communities will promote aircraft safety in the State of Georgia, nounced I & T Director, James H. Nutter, Jr.
The Aviation Division of the Department has sel . various Georgia communities to be incorporated ~ gigantic Air Marking Program which conststs of P ing the name of each town on the roof of a strate city building.
The letters will be painted in chrome yellow and measure 10 feet in height with a stroke of 1. foot, inches. Under good flying conditions, the ptlot passengers of the aircraft flying at an altitude of 3, feet will be able to identify the "call" letters of towns .
Brechtel, Inc., of Des Moines, Iowa, bas
awarded the contract for the Air Marking Progr~m. tl
Bob Brechtel will personally assist in the selec.tton suitable location for the marking and in secun~g 8
lease from the owner of the building. !he .entt~e tu
will be absorbed by the State of Georgta wtth t cooperation of Governor Carl E. Sanders.

NTERNATIONAL SERVICES
International Favor Extended to foreign Visitors

Pktur~d about the International Welcome Center in rlw lobby of the Dinkier Motor Hotel in Atlanta are {kft to right): H. 0. Lindberg, District Sales Manager,
orthwest Orient Airlines, Vincent Auletta, General QIIQger of the Dinkier in Atlanta, Mrs. Virginia W. Ugood, Director, International Service for the Georgia IHpartment of Industry and Trade and Miss Noriko IIWiikoriyama, recently appointed Japanese /nternaIIOIIGI Representative of Atlanta's Dinkier Motor Hotel.

International Trade is the result of imagination and

rch. These were the key words spoken at the

~nt

Atlanta World Trade Council Dinner sponsored Chamber of Commerce. The Dinner was held in

JUnctio? with the opening of the World Trade Coun-

nter m New York celebrating World Trade Week.

A. Pulver, President of Lockheed-Georgia and

.- peaker at the dinner, stressed that Atlanta is be-

:;'g the South's center for international trade and ~n Re earc~ speaks for itself by exposing and

ng 135,000 JObs for Georgians for every $1 milInwonh. of foreign trade.
te~~tonal trade imagination is behind a project

de . mkler International in Atlanta. The program

tJ!d

gn~edthteo .tm~oa~kseanfdosreoigf nyeerasrlfyeetrl a"vaetlehrso mfreo~"

It is other

ho VISit m Atlanta for pleasure or business.

As pictured at the left, the International Center, is situated in the lobby of the Dinkier and from this booth, the Southern welcome mat is extended over the language barrier between Japanse, French, German and English. Such a service in Atlanta, creates a favorl_!ble and lasting impression upon the foreigner.
Flags from every country herald the visitors' arrival and a registry of foreign residents in Atlanta make fellow-countrymen feel more familiar on strange soil.
Other outstanding features of the program include an Int~rnational Shopper's Card , guided shopping tours, an International cuisine menu, a hospitality suite accessible to foreign visitors at all times, and the international b~llroom decorated in the flair and fauna of many countnes.
I~ternational displays will feature foreign countries, foreign products and other things of an international flavor. This will also interest Georgians since they are both informative and interesting.
The Dinkier International Programis designed to accommodate foreign visitors with services suited to their needs, to add comfort, and convenience to their visit and to facilitate their business transactions.
.With a little research and a lot of imagination, the Dmkler International Program has both procured good international relations and secured an economic bond between Georgia and other foreign countries. It was created through imagination with an eye to the future . The statistics prove its success as research displays the ~c?~om!c bene~its of all Georgians who encourage and m1t.ate mternatlonal trade and solid foreign relations.
NEW INDUSTRY (Continued)
Underground Communications
for Southern Bell
SOUTHERN BELL is planning the construction of an underground blast-res istant communications center to serve as a connecting link for a long distance cable route betwee n Miami, F lorida and B oston , Massachusetts. The communication center will be located five miles northwest of Monticello.
The new building will cost ap proximately $2 1/2 million and total expenditures in Georgia for all phases of the new communications system will be about $26,000,000 . The labor force operating the center will number about fifteen people .
After the giant break-down of the electrical system in New Y ork and seve ral other large northern cities, the need for a communications center immune to such disasters is more imminent. The underground , two-story structure will be designed to withstand hurricanes, tornadoes and indirect nuclea r attack. In emergencies, the center cou ld generate its own power and emergency Jiving quarters are manned with survival rations and facilities .
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COLLIER BROTHERS SPREADER SERVICE announces plans for the construction of a liquid fertilizer plant in Jesup . This new company represents an investment of over $40 ,000 employing three to four additional persons . The plant will be built by the Southern Fertilizer and Chemical Company of Savannah and will be the first plant of its kind in South Georgia to produce liquid nitrogen.
Continued on pg. 12
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BUSINESS PROFILE
Expenditure Increase for Industry
U.S. industry plans an 8 per cent increase over 1964 in expenditures on new plants and equipment for 1966 according to a recent survey in Business Week Magazine. Current estimates call for the spending of nearly $55 billion next year which is nearly $4 billion more than estimated for this year and nearly $10 billion more than was actually spent in 1964.
The two major factors in capital spending plans of manufacturers are current rates of operations and anticipated sales during the sixth year of the post-Korean boom. The following factors support and substantiate the above assertion:
1. Manufacturers expect one of the best sales years in history-an increase of 6 per cent in sales next year.
2. Manufacturers also plan to spend $23.7 billion next year on new facilities and rejuvenation of old. This is $5 billion more than was spent last year.
3. Airlines have allocated increased amounts for new aircraft and equipment. Next year's capital investment will be 22 per cent over the $1 .1 billion spent in 1964.
4. Commercial businesses (wholesale and retail trade) plan to increase their investment from 3 per cent to 4 per cent making a total expenditure of $12.2 billion in 1965.
5. The automobile industry capital spending will exceed $2 billion for the first time with electrical .machinery manufacturers' spending approaching $1 billion setting a precedence for themselves.
Two Firms Approve Merger
Two clothing manufacturers have reached agreement on pooling of interests merger. GENESCO, INC. and SALANT & SALANT, INC. approved the plan and it was submitted to Salant & Salant stockholders for their verification .
Salant & Salant manufacture shirts, pants and jackets and have resulted in estimated sales this year of more than $60 million. Genesco, with Georgia plants in Atlanta, Carrollton and Lawrenceville, manufacture and distribute apparel and shoes with annual sales of from $400 to $500 million annually.
Construction Gains for Georgia
F. W. Dodge, division of McGraw-Hill, Inc., announces contracts for future construction in Georgia totaled $94.7 million-up 25 % over September of last year. For the first nine months of this year, the total was $856 .2 million, a 2 % gain.
Unemployment at Record Low
National unemployment figures are at the lowest ebb in the past eight years, reports the Federal Labor Department. Figures show unemployment dropped in October to 2.8 million persons or 4.3 % of the civilian labor force , the lowest level in eight years.
Further Bureau of Labor Statistics announcements indicate civilian employment was 73 ,196,000 for the
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highest October level on record . Itemized, the figu
designate unemployment of one million adult men rea
million adult women and 800,000 teen-agers. ' 011e

Georgia's compare favorably to na~i?nal figures. Tbe

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insured unemployment.

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NEW INDUSTRY (Continued)
C & D Battery Locates in Conyer
The official opening of C & D BAITERY charged with celebration when Conyers citizens rec: ly welcomed this new division of Eltra Corporation to the area. The new, 7~,000 square foot plant was built at a cost of approximately $1 million and now emplOJI some forty persons with a weekly payroll of $5 000
C & D is a division of one of the nation's' lariec manufacturing organizations making numerous proc&. ucts along the line of equipment for the printing indu~
and large batteries for diesel locomotives. C & D Bai
tery Division of Conyers will specialize in manufacturing industrial batteries, telephone and diesel batteries.
John L. Dawkins, plant manager, stated the aspita-
tio~s of C & D. "The ~ew C & _D Battery plant il designed to keep pace With a growmg Georgia. It was
designed for expansion and in the next five to ten yean, we expect to double in size."

Georgia Kraft To Open New Mill
GEORGIA KRAFT COMPANY, an affiliate of Inland Container Corporation, is revealing expectations~ the completion of the company's new $45 million mil at Mahrt, Alabama, projected for operation early iD 1967. The new facility will be known as the Alabama Kraft Company Division of Georgia Kraft CompaDJ and will supplement present productive capacity of 2, 300 tons per day by an additional 800 tons.
Georgia Kraft, as a result of continuous expansioa programs during the past seventeen years, has timber land holdings now exceeding one million acres. 1be company operates two containerboard mills at Rome,
in addition to the original Macon Mill. Georgia Krall
employees currently number some 1,600 and will exceed 2,000 with the completion of the Mahrt Mill.
* * * * LORDCASTLE -SHIRT COMPANY, INC., shirt
manufacturers, plans to move its Macon plant ~ Warner Robins . The company presently employs VII persons with a yearly payr9ll of $200,000. The ~ ployment will eventually be 125 people which will raiiC the payroll to $400,000 yearly~ Many of the ~~ employees will relocate in the new plant with add1booi recruitment to take place in the Warner Robins area.

Expanded Power in Georgia

of

The 98

GEORGIA POWER COMPANY industries representing a capital

irenvpeosrtts~eantto.CdII

$70,400,000 located on its lines during the f1rs~

months of 1965 . These figures were released by ""'-

Smith, manager of the company's industrial develop-

ment division.

Continued on PI 14

I EsS pROFILE (Continued)

Airlift cargo to and from Atlanta has included a number of unusual items, including a menage':ie of animals that cannot be shipped by usual means. Monkeys go to the U . S. Public Health Service's Communicable Disease Center near Decatur and Airlift has hauled alligators , rats, tigers and seals on its cargo planes.
The company is currently engaged in upgrading its ground handling equipment including new lift trucks, power units for aircraft starting and airplane tugs. Be sides freight and cargo, Airlift is certified to carry U . S. Mail.
Airlift has applied also to the C. A. B . for permission to acquire control of Aerovias Sud Americana, Inc., an American company currently holding a mail and allcargo operating certificate for Miami, Tampa-St. Petersburg, St. Thomas, V . 1., Lima, Peru and various intermediate points. A. S. A. currently is in bankruptcy court and Airlift officials are hopeful that the C. A. B . and the court will both act favorably on the Airlift application.

1rlift Seeks to Extend Routes
'rlift, International, Atlanta's only scheduled allair line, has applied to the Civil Aeronautics
rd to extend its western route from New Orleans n Francisco with intermediate stops at Houston Los Angeles. Airlift was formerly known as Riddle Line . If the route extension is approved by the . 8., Atlanta would become Airlift's airfreight cen-
of the Southeast. 'rlift proposes to put four engine DC-7CF (car) aircraft on the New York , Atlanta , New Orleans 5an Francisco route . Currently, th e air line operates DC-SF (cargo) jets, 14 DC-7CF and 18 C-46 pror airplanes. Each DC-7CF plane can carry some ,000 pounds of cargo. Last month , Airlift hauled
than 8,700,000 pounds of airfreight. The October was the most ever hauled in a single month in the ~ny's 20-year history and represented a 28.4 per mcrease in business over October of 1964. 1be top freight items in Atlanta and Georgia shipare automotive parts, machinery, cosmetics, wearapparel and carpets. However, District Manager udc Sellars adds, " We will haul anything th at is rly crated and will fit in our airplanes."
ST. THOMAS

GEORGIA IN ACTION
I &T Receives Appalachian
Grant
The Department of Industry and Trade has received a $65,505 federal grant which will pay administrative ex penses of the local development of 35 Georgia counties in the Appalachian Region.
Airport Bonds Approved
The voters of Bacon County have approved the issuance of some $75,000 worth of bonds to finance paving of a 3200 foot runway at the Alma airport. The bond funds will be coupled with Federal and State grants.
Approval of the airport improvements paves the way for the county to purchase additional ai rport property and make other improvements. The state will add $25 ,000 to the local bond funds and the Federal Aviation Agency will provide an additional $93 ,000. The airport is located nea r the Alma city limits and has a radar station manned by ten men.
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Winners of "Stay &See Georgia"
Contest Announced
Four outstanding cities in Georgia won awards at the recent "Stay & See Georgia" Award celebration at the Atlanta Americana.
The purpose of this statewide project sponsored by the Georgia State Chamber of Commerce is to encourage various state communities to increase and substantiate their economy by capitalizing on their tourism attractions. This, in turn, increases civic pride and community spirit while working for the betterment of the economic potential of the town 9r city.
Champion of this year's contest was Fitzgerald, a unique and historical Georgia community. Ed Chapin, Chairman of the Travel Council, Georgia State Chamber of Commerce, presented the trophy to Fitzgerald on the merit of outstanding community clean-up, visitors information, expansion of its Civil War Museum and the initiation of a plan to restore the remarkable Lee Grant Hotel built in 1895 .
Columbus was awarded the Circle Trophy for past winners with the best continuing programs. Dublin was the winner of the " Courtesy and Hospitality" Award for the best four photos of tourist attractions or scenic beauty spots in the community.
All community contestants were judged by the following team of travel experts : Mrs. Jean Allen, Travel Editor, Fort Lauderdale News, Florida ; Sando Bologna, The Waterbury American, Waterbury, Connecticut; and Myron Glaser, Manager of the Travel Department, The Washington, D . C. Daily News.
NEW INDUSTRY (Continued)
This compares with 88 new industries, with an investment of $102,770,000 that began operation in the utility's service area during the first nine months of 1964.
These new plants and industries are manufacturing or processing plants, each with a minimum capital investment of $50,000 and employing at least ten workers. In addition, 138 existing industries expanded their operations during the first nine months of 1965. Total investment of these expanded facilities was $125 ,500,000. This compares with last year's figures of 91 manufacturing plants.
Postive Reaction to New
Chemical Plant in Augusta
Augusta's rapidly expanding chemical complex was given another boost recently with the announcement that MORELAND CHEMICAL COMPANY plans to build a new distribution center on a 10-acre tract purchased from Columbia Nitrogen Corporation.
Paul C. Thomas, company President, stated that, "We had served Augusta area industry for many ye