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Gardens

Being on hand for Spring's arrival in Georgia is just like opening a storybook on fairyland. Sheer veils of pastel loveliness drape the landscape, delicately gathering splendid, white-columned mansions and sleek, contemporary villas together for an elaborate show of color, culture, and art.
Known as the Spring Tour of Homes and Gardens, this brilliant spectacle is an annual event planned to coincide with peak flowering seasons and make the most of Georgia's famous camellia, magnolia, azalea, and dogwood crops.
This year, eleven Georgia cities will participate in the Garden Clubs of Georgia Tour which opens in Statesboro March 21 and 22, then goes to Columbus March 26, 27, and 28.
For those in the southern-most corners of the state, March 27 will also feature a tour of romantic St. Simons and Sea Island, while March 28 has been devoted to a tour of the City of Cairo.

On March 31, April 1 and 2, the spotlight will turn to Savannah, the city which witnessed the birth of the state and claims a number of Georgia's elegant gems of early Federal and Georgian architecture.
The Savannah tour will be followed April 4 by a Garden Tour of Sumter County.
The next series of tours begins April 16 and 17 in the City of Washington, which has long been noted for its well preserved treasures of the pre-Civil War period.
Atlanta homes and gardens go on tour April 17 and 18, followed by homes and gardens in the cities of Vidalia-April 22, AthensApril 30 and May 7, and Buena Vista-May 8.
Additional information on the Spring Home and Garden Tour may be obtained by writing the Tourist Division, Georgia Department of Industry and Trade, Post Office Box 38097, Atlanta, Georgia 30334.
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JIMMY CARTER Governor of Georgia
GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE
LT. GENERAL LOUIS W. TRUMAN, U. S. ARMY (RET.)
Executive Director
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE
JULIUS F. BISHOP, Chairman Athens, Georgia Tenth District
JOHN K. PORTER, Vice Chairman Atlanta, Georgia Fourth District
KIRK SUTLIVE Savannah, Georgia First District
ALEX S. BOYER, JR. Sylvania, Georgia First District
B. T. BURSON Camilla, Georgia Second District
]. E. PARKERSON Tifton, Georgia Second District
ALLEN M. WOODALL, jR. Columbus, Georgia Third District
W. T. ROBERTS Montezuma, Georgia Third District
CONRAD j. SECHLER Tucker, Georgia Fourth District
E. A. YATES, Jr. Atlanta, Georgia Fifth District
THOMAS j. WESLEY, JR. Atlanta, Georgia Fifth District
JOHN R. HINES, SR. Hogansville, Georgia Sixth District
R. ]. SCHOERNER Carrollton, Georgia Sixth District
JOHN P. PICKETT Cedartown, Georgia Seventh District
WALTER E. GRAHAM Marietta, Georgia Seventh District
BUDDY M. NeSMITH Cochran, Georgia Eighth District
A. W. JONES, JR. Sea Island, Georgia Eighth District
W. RICHARD ACREE Toccoa, Georgia Ninth District
RALPH W. CLEVELAND Gainesville, Georgia Ninth District
WILLIAM A. POPE Washington, Georgia Tenth District
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CONTENTS

SPECIAL FEATU RES
Measuring Up Moving On Annual Report How's Hunting?

FEATURES
Meet the Board Newnan on the Move Georgia Wins the Sweepstakes

DEPARTMENTS
Control Tower Georgia Scope International Trade Tour Georgia

PHOTO STORY
Spring Tour of Homes and Gardens

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ABOUT THE COVER
Every float the State of Georgia has ever entered in a national bowl parade has come home a winner. This year's entry, center, topped them all by winning the Sweepstakes Award in the 1971 Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, California. Georgia's first entry in the Roses Parade, upper left, won the National Award in 1968, as did the 1970 entry, lower center. The 1969 Roses entry, lower left, won the Best of State Award. The 1969 Cotton Bowl entry, upper right, won the Grand Prize, and the 1971 Peach Bowl entry, lower right, won First Place.

MAGAZINE STAFF
ED SPIVIA Managing Editor
HANNA LEDFORD Assistant Editor
WILMA BURNS Artist
PHOTO CREDITS
Bill Murphy, Lanny Williams, and Ed Spivia.
Published Quarterly by the Georgia Departmellt of Illdu try alld Trade Printed by National Graphics, Ille. Volume VII, Number Olle

FEBRUARY 1971
By Jimmy Carter Governor of Georgia
Travel investors, industrialists, and conservationists will all find a warm reception awaiting them in my office during the next four years. As Governor, I intend to take an active part in the development of our natural resources. I believe it is very realistic to assume that we can preserve what God has given us, and at the same time, enjoy it. Therefore, one of my primary goals will be to establish and maintain a favorable relationship between conservation, purity of air and water, and the development of industry and tourism. My program for tourist development calls for a complete inventory of existing and potential tourist attractions, the re-establishment of Georgia's natural beauty by eliminating dilapidated buildings, junkpiles, and destruction; expanding the state-wide advertising program, encouraging the development of at least one advertisable tourist attraction in every Georgia community, and locating one new major destination point, tourist attraction-such as Six Flags, or Stone Mountain Park-in Georgia each year. My program for industrial development includes helping individual communities seek the highest level industry they can adequately support, taking necessary action to meet increasing competition from other states, improving international trade and commerce and developing and establishing international industries in Georgia, and assisting Georgia's existing industries in their efforts to expand. I look forward to being able to implement these programs through the Department of Industry and Trade, the state agency charged with the development of industry and tourism, and with other industrial development agencies in Georgia. With all of us coordinating our efforts in behalf of the entire state, I am confident Georgia will experience continued success in the field of industrial and tourist development during the coming years.
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Meet The, Board

The Board of Commissioners of the Georgia Department of Industry and Trade is composed of 20 Georgians representing the state's ten congressional districts. "Meet the Board, " a special feature designed to introduce each of these men during the coming year, will spotlight five board members each quarter.

JULIUS F. BISHOP

Julius F. Bishop, mayor of the City of Athens, is chairman of the Board of Commissioners of the Department of Industry and Trade. A native Athenian, Bishop is a graduate of the University of Georgia and president of Bishop's Hatchery, Bishop, Inc., the Athens Federal Savings and Loan Association, and the North Georgia Livestock Association. He holds a number of civic and state positions including membership on the Advisory Board of the State Vocational Rehabilitation System and the Board of Trustees of the Ocean Science Center of the Atlantic Commission.
John K. Porter, a prominent Atlanta real estate developer, is vice-chairman of the board. A graduate of the Georgia Institute of Technology and Georgia State University, Porter is a member of the Industrial Development Council of Georgia and the Executive Committee of the World Trade Council of the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce. He serves on the board of directors of the Children's Center of Metropolitan Atlanta, Inc. and the Atlanta Chapter of the Leukemia Society.
A native of Cochran, John E. Parkerson was associated with the Citizens and Southern National Bank in Atlanta before assuming his present position as president and director of the C & S Bank of Tifton in 1957. He is a graduate of the American Institute

of Banking and the Graduate School of Banking at Rutgers University. An active leader in the Tifton Rotary Club and Chamber of Commerce, Parkerson is also associated with the Tift County Industrial Authority, the Executive Board of the Chehaw Council of Boy Scouts of America, and the United Givers Fund.
Allen McGhee Woodall, Jr., a broadcast journalist, is president of Radio Columbus, Inco of Columbus and is a member of the board of directors of Johnny Reb Radio in Albany. A graduate of the University of Georgia Henry W. Grady School of Journalism, Woodall has been active in the historic preservation of the Columbus area. He is the owner and creator of the antique village known as Hamilton-on-the, Square near Columbus. Woodall is also a member of the board of directors of Hamilton Industries of Atlanta.
Eugene A. Yates is vice-president of the Atlanta Division of the Georgia Power Company. A native Atlantan, Yates has been associated with the Georgia Power Company since 1947. He is a former president of the Georgia Industrial Developers Association and holds membership in a number of other professional and civic organizations including the Atlanta and Georgia Chambers of Commerce, the board of directors of the Atlanta Freight Bureau, the Atlanta Convention Bureau, and the Citizens Advisory Committee on Urban Renewal.

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JOHN K. PORTER JOHN E. PARKERSON ALLEN M. WOODALL, JR.
E. A. YATES. IR.

measuring Up moving on...
100 YEARS OF PUBLIC EDUCATION IN GEORGIA

B Wade Roy ton Georgia Department of Education

The primary information source for this article is an unpublished doctoral dissertation entitled, A Historical Study of Selected Aspects of the Equalization of Educational Opportunity in Georgia: 7937-7968, by James Hilliard Broughton.
A century is marked in time and mea ured in milestones.
For the Georgia Public School System, the past 100 years have, indeed, been a eries of significant milestones of human endeavor.
In October of 1871, the Georgia General Assembly passed a bill providing for a State Board of Education and a State School Commissioner, and thus brought a system of public education to Georgia for the first time.
Since that historic signing, change and the compelling need to equalize educational opportunity, have dominated the public education scene in Georgia.
During its first quarter century, public education was largely a local, rather than a state, responsibility, with state funds being provided only for elementary schools. At that time the tate constitution permitted only 'cities to levy a tax for the support of high schools.

A special constitutional provIsion allowed certain counties to tax for the support of high schools, but the overall effect of the state's first educational legislation led to a tradition of unequal educational opportunity for children in rural areas of the state.
As early as 1900, however, steps were begun to alleviate the conditions caused by the work of the previous 30 years. In 1911, the State Board of Education took high schools under its wing. County boards of education were simultaneously given the right to consolidate local schools and to provide for transportation of students.
Other legislative acts to improve education came rapidly so that by the early forties the number of school teachers with college degrees had increased substantially, a visiting teacher program was in fullswing, high school counselors were being certified, and the twelfth grade had been established.
The most radical reorganization of the system was still to come, however, bringing, in 1964, a dramatic new program of education which was to do much to stabilize the industrial revolution in Georgia.
Called a program of vocational technical training, the new legislation was

contained in the second of two Minimum Foundation Programs for Education (M FPE).
Used primarily as a means of distributing state school funds, the first MFPE, passed in 1949, lengthened the teacher employment year to ten months, required equal recognition for all teachers, and prohibited certification of teachers with less than two years of college.
The second MFPE, passed in 1964, called for, in addition to vocational education, an improved plan of teacher allotment, a minimum salary for teachers, support for educational television to provide state-wide coverage, increased funds for school construction, provisions for students to cross county attendance lines, the establishment of the Governor's Honors Program for gifted students, more leadership personnel in school systems, and aid for lunchroom and 12 month school programs.
The only precedent for vocational education in Georgia, prior to the 1964 ruling, was the federally sponsored Smith-Hughes Act of 1917, which provided for funds for instruction in high schools and for work in agricul ture, home economics, trades, and industrial subjects.

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In the past 100 years, Georgia public education has progressed from the "3 R's" taught in the clapboard schools of yesteryear to the more sophisticated social and technical teachings of the present century. Page 8

The conditions which prompted the new program were not unique to Georgia, but were generally characteristic of the South in the years following World War II. Urbanization and industrialization were rapidly changing the economic patterns of the region. Agricultural mechanization released a surplus of farm workers who looked to the cities for employment, but had few saleable skills. Those who found work at all often had to settle for unskilled or semi-skilled jobs.

Simultaneously, industries were finding that the lack of properly trained workers and adequate training facilities hampered expansion. Continuous changes in industrial methods and technology further compounded the problem, along with thousands of high school seniors who were graduating with no plans of going to college.
Georgians recognized that conservation of these precious human resources could only be accomplished through a training program which offered every citizen the opportunity to equip himself for a useful, productive life.
Volumes of research and planning went into the 23 vocational schools that were designated for construction in the initial concept of the program. Today, that original design has come to fruition. By embracing the two original state vocational schools that were in existence at the time of the passage of the legislation, the entire vocational system has attained a value of some $60 million. Total cost of building the 23 schools, plus the two state schools at Americus and Clarkesville, is $27 million. Local education systems have invested approximately one million dollars in school sites, while the Georgia State Board of Education has committed expenditures of $21 million on instructional equipment.
The schools offer day and evening classes in machine shop practice, mechanical technology, data processing, aviation mechanics, appliance repair, sheet metal working, welding, practical nursing, various construction trades, chemical technology, industrial electricity, business education, and

other subjects. The success of the program to date has been phenomenal.
In 1970, alone, the state's industrial and technical education system boosted the quality of labor by some 14,000 full-time students and more than 100,000 participants in shortterm job enrichment courses.
Enrollment figures also attest to the success of the system. In 1964, 9,000 students took part in technical training programs. In 1970, the number was increased by almost 500 percent to 43,000. By 1980, the 130,000 graduates of the system will collectively earn more than a billion dollars a year.
A unique feature of the state vocational program is a pre-employment training called "Quick Start", which is designed to provide industry with employees who are productive from the first day on the job.
Quick Start works this way: When a company selects a Georgia plant site, industry special ists from the Department of Education work with company officials analyzing training needs, formulating recruitment, and carefully scrutinizing each job to determine the training required and the time needed. The employees are then recruited and trained by the state, at no cost to the industry, to fill the special demands of their specific jobs.
Already recognized as a national forerunner in vocational education, the unique Quick Start program and the vocational program which fostered it, have earned a high place as one of the most significant milestones during the first century of public education in Georgia.
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From its strategic location on the periphery of Atlanta, the city of Newnan is in an enviable position as far as industrial and tourist development is concerned.
A 3.9 mile thoroughfare connecting this progressive west Georgia community with the newly completed
1-85 link with Atlanta has already stimulated considerable commercial development.
A four-lane highway which was completed only last August, the 3.9 mile strip will soon have a multi-
million dollar shopping center called Newnan Mall. The new construction, which covers 33 acres, is
scheduled to house 12 large business establishments. At the end of the new thoroughfare, in the heart of the city, the hustle and bustle of growth continues
to race with the resources of man.
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ON THE MOVE
While over half of Georgia's 159 counties lost population in the last decade, Coweta, of which Newnan is the governmental seat, has gained. In 1960, the county's population was listed as 28,893.
By 1970 it had increased to 30,144. An even greater increase is expected in the next 30 years when the population is projected to reach 100,000.
The area's rate of growth can be partially measured by the total dollar value of building
permits issued. In 1969, building permits totaled $1,644,000, including $1,217,000 of commercial construction. A total of 995 building permits were issued and a total of 40 substandard structures were demolished. During the first seven months of 1970, 560 permits
were issued with a total value of one million dollars. This includes a $121,500 department store to be located in the Newnan Shopping Center. With
several large projects still being planned, total value of building permits for 1970 will be several
million dollars, greatly surpassing last year's mark of $1,644,000.
Like most rapidly growing communities, Newnan has had its share of problems, particularly in housing and parking.
The city's first Urban Renewal Project, completed last year at a cost of two million dollars, covers a 128 acre area.

neUJnan ON THE MOVE

A second renewal project, slated to cover 75 acres at a cost of $1,250,000, is in the planning stages. If the project is approved, Newnan will be among the first of several southeastern cities to implement a mobile home park concept in public housing.
Private enterprise is also making an effort to alleviate the local housing situation. One development consisting of 100 town house units is under construction at an estimated cost of $1.5 million. Built under the Federal Housing Program 236, these units will be available for low and moderate income families. Another-West Gate Park-consists of 363 sites and includes apartment units, parks and commercial establishments.
To solve internal parking and traffic problems, Newnan enlisted the assistance of the Chattahoochee-Flint Area PI anni ng and Development Commission. Detailed off-street parking studies have been completed and plans for several hundred new parking spaces are now being prepared. The Chattahoochee-Flint Area Planning and Development Commission has also submitted a proposal to the Economic Development Administration requesting that Newnan be designated as a secondary EDA growth center within

the Chattahoochee-Flint area and thus make the city eligible for governmental supported loans and grants for development.
Tourism and recreation also thrive in Coweta County. Four Seasons of Georgia, built at a cost of $20 million, is a year 'round paradise nestled in 1,400 acres of scenic land near Newnan. This beautiful resort, now under construction, will provide several hundred home owners with virtually all recreational activities including an 18 hole golf course, 250 acre lake, riding, fishing and swimming, all in the mode of leisure country living.
The local economy that supports developments like Four Seasons is derived from a strong, diversified industrial base.
In 1965, Newnan became the first city in the state to receive the Georgia Certified City Award and went on later, in 1970, to become the only city in the state to receive the award twice.
Among other things, the designation "Georgia Certified City" means that the city has carefully and meticulously taken the necessary steps to overcome deficiencies and obstacles which could seriously inhibit growth, progress, and

attraction of new business and industry. Certification of a Georgia city is recognition of overall superiority as a prime location for new industry.
Since 1968, four new industries have located in Newnan. Since 1965, 15 existing industries have expanded operations in Newnan.
Represented in this variegated galaxy of industry are such firms as American Optical Company, manufacturers of industrial goggles; Beavers Packing Company, meat products; Bibb Manufacturing Company, wood and synthetic blend blankets; The William L. Bonnell Company, aluminum extrusions; R. D. Cole Manufacturing Company, elevated pressure tanks; Colorcraft Printers, Inc., screen printing, towels, rugs; U. S. Chemicals Division of U. S. Steel Company, molded plastics; General Tire & Rubber Company, polyurethene foam; Grantville Mills, Kingtex Fabrics Division of Genesco, cotton yarn; International Playtex Corporation, brassieres; Marathon Division of American Can Company, sanitary food containers, bread wrappers; Royal Molded Products, Inc., toilet seats; Secret Charm Bra, brassieres; Weston Homes, Inc., manufactured housing; Douglas Battery Company, batteries.

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PROGRESS
The Federal Census just completed shows that Georgia's population has grown by approximately 14 percent in the last ten years. This 14 percent population growth is greater than the national average and indicates that Georgia has more to offer and is developing at a fa ter rate than most of the United States. This population growth is also indicative of a change in Georgia's pattern of development.

Before this decade, Georgia lost many of its brighter minds to other states wh ich offered better opportunities. By retaining its people and attracting others, however, Georgia has now earned the title of an "immigration" state.

Population growth, on the other hand, is only one indication of the total development of a state. There are many other significant factors that show the tremendous progress being made here in Georgia.
The school systems offer a better education to all and there are better health facilities, improved roads, improved state and local governments, improved municipal services, better utilities, and more importantly, a better image based on real fact-not mere fantasy.
These and many other improvements have all made contributions to Georgia's outstanding growth, and their value is reflected in the overall economic picture.
Take the tourist industry, for example, and how it prospered in the decade of the 60's.

EXECUTI VE DI RECTOR Louis W. Truman
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batteries, and automobile accessories, automobile repairs, and other travel related operations, and, as a whole, account for over 20 percent of the total state revenue.
Tax dollars resulting from other forms of development are not as readily measured as those resulting from the touri t industry. However, there are other means whereby industrial development and overall economic development can be measured.

Chart One shows that in 1961, 3,328,300 Georgia residents traveled in Georgia to Georgia destinations and that by 1970, the number had increased to approximately 13 million. The chart also shows a similar gain for out-ofstate travelers who were simply passing through Georgiathe percentage gain for both of these categories of visitors to Georgia was approximately the same-112 and 109.
The tourist industry put $216 million into the tax treasury in 1970, as compared to $114 million in 1961, for an 89.4 percent gain. These tax dollars came from hotels and motels, eating and drinking establishments, recreation facilities, gasoline service stations, sale of tires,

Finally, the chart shows that .336,900 out-of-state travelers came to Georgia as a destination point in 1961 and that this number had grown to 800,000 by 1970. In this category, Georgia gained approximately 500,000 out-of-state visi tors in 1970 over 1961 for an increase of 135 percent. Almost 13 million Georgians and out-of-state people selected Georgia as the place to spend a vacation or visit.
The significance of new or improved places to visit and stay in Georgia can easily be seen. It appears that attractions in Georgia are not only better known now, but are attracting people for a second and a third time,

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or perhaps even more, and that accommodations are such as to make visitors want to return. The 135 percent gain in out-of-state travelers shows that the word about what Georgia has to offer is reach ing out-of-state.
The bottom chart show that visitors to Georgia destinations are spending their money here. Total travel expenditures in Georgia reached over one billion dollars in 1970 for a gain of 146 percent over 1961. Tourist travelers alone spent $780 million in 1970 compared to
297 million in 1961. This was an increase of 149 percent. What these visitors spent helped to swell the tax cofers of the state considerably.

The chart on page 16 show the capi tal investment for new and expanded indu tries from 1961 through 1970. In 1962 there was a drop from 1961 but all other years surpass the previous year. An increase in capital investment each year is a very desirable goal, and one which the Department of Industry and Trade fully endorses and attempts to achieve.
In 1970, announced additional jobs by new and expanded industry amounted to 18,869. At the end of 1970,446,900 individuals were directly employed by manufacturing establishments in Georgia. Direct employment i ignificant, but so are manufacturing related jobs. In 1970, manufacturing related jobs alone exceeded 335,000.

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INDUSTRY DIVISION

In spite of a declining national economy, industrial growth in Georgia again reached a record level during 1970. Credit for this achievement must be shared by all of the tate developmental organizations. The Department of Industry and Trade and state-wide developers such as utilities, banks, railroads and universities generated the initial interest and brought corporate officials to the state. Local developerschambers of commerce, APDC's, development authorities, and many public and private citizens then helped finalize the plans for new and expanded facilities in their towns.
The Industry Division has the primary responsibility for promotion and attraction of new industry and business to Georgia. The underlying objectives of all programs are to increase the per capita income of the state, and to improve the state and local governmental revenue situation by spreading tax revenues over a larger base.
The division program of developing stronger relationships and maintaining continual contact with the national firms in those industries having the most rapid growth has become increasingly effective. This long range programcoupled with the newer information programs provided by the Research Division, the increased capability of the division staff members, and the inherent advantages Georgia offers-is making greater impact on the minds of

industry management, and Georgia is receiving more consideration than ever in capital expansion projects.
The increase in activity in the international trade area has spiralled during 1970, and will certainly increase again in 1971. More and more Georgia companies are using the Industry Division's expertise in the field of international trade as their stepping off point toward expanding their sales into international markets. From the other side, an increased number of foreign companies are becoming aware of the advantages offered in Georgia.
Close liaison with the new foreign consulates established in Atlanta is resulting in numerous contacts with foreign companies, many of which are coming to Georgia for a firsthand look. The shrinking size of the world from a transportation standpoint, plus the tremendous potential of the U. S. market, portends another giant step in international activity during 1971.
Even though 1970 was a banner year, the Industry Division staff members cannot help but be optimistic about the decade ahead, believing 1971 will open up further opportunities to place Georgia in the forefront in industrial and commercial growth.

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RESEARCH DIVISION

As the infOrmation center of the department, the Research Division maintains an exten ive library and prepares a number of industry related publications.
For the industrial prospect, a pecial package of tatitical and socio-economic information designed to meet the specific requirements of each individual i prepared upon request.
Information on individual Georgia communities is disseminated through a four-page fact sheet called an "Economic Development Profile". Available for over 400 communities, these fact heets are produced a are ult of a computerized ite selection program which contains basic tatistics on local economic conditions.
The community data base has been expanded during the past

year to include recruitable labor estimates for each of the communities in the data bank. Developed with the aid of the Georgia Department of Labor, this new service presents, on a quarterly basis, estimated recru itable labor within a 15, 25, and 35 mile radii of each community.
The following statistical reports were published during the year: A Survey of Weekly Earnings, Non-Production Occupations; Electronic Potentials in Georgia, Locational Potential for the Chemical Industry in Georgia, 7970 Georgia Mobile Home Manufacturing, Statistical Introduction to Georgia, Georgia, an Economic Development Editorial Survey; 7970 Georgia Statistical Abstract, 7977 Georgia Manufacturing Directory, Georgia Directory of Architects, Contractors and Engineers; and 7969 Georgia New and Expanded Industries.

AVIAliON DIVISION

In order to assist local communities qualify for construction or improvement funds under the 1970 Airport/Airways Act, the department entered into contracts with several consulting engineers to prepare local airport layout plans. The department's share of the $35,300 planning cost was 30,500.
With the cooperation of the Federal Aviation Administration, a series of meetings was conducted to explain the new Federal Aviation Administration Airport Development Aid Program to those charged with the responsibility of constructing airports.
A total of $256,020.50 in state funds was spent on the Georgia Airport Development Program, a special project

sponsored by the department To complement the program, the division conducted a revalidation course for 186 flight instructors. The course was taught by a flight instructor team from the Federal Aviation Administration Academy at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Other activities included sponsoring exhibits at the annual meetings of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association Convention, and the National Business Aircraft Association Convention assisting with the dedication ceremonies of the Camilla-Mitchell County Airport, the CuthbertRandolph County Airport, and the Washington-Wilkes Airport Terminal, and distributing the 7970 Georgia Aeronautical Chart and the 7970 Georgia Airport Directory.

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TOURIST DIVISION
Gains of approximately nine percent were made in the Georgia travel industry in 1970, while travel expenditures by vacation and recreation travelers reached approximately $790 million.
Construction projects begun by travel serving firms in Georgia last summer were valued at more than $24 million, an increase of 217.5 percent over the same period in 1969. The value of construction started by lodging establishments alone was set at $19,417,000.

tour for 12 of the country's leading travel editors, continuing to take an active role in the Southern Travel Directors Council and the Discover America Travel Organizations, and supplying stories and pictures for newspapers and magazines across the country.

Summer sales by all travel serving firms increased by 9.2 percent to make a total of $518.3 million in 1970. Over 11 million persons visited Georgia's vacation and recreation areas during the three month period, an increase of 11 percent over the same period in 1969.

For the second consecutive year, Georgia led the nation in the number of welcome center visitors. More than two-anda-half-million people stopped at the eight Georgia Welcome Centers from January through October. The arrival of the ten millionth visitor in July marked another milestone in growth of the eight-year-old program.

And, for the fourth consecutive year, Georgia's Tournament of Roses float was viewed by millions as it passed the television cameras along the parade route in Pasadena, California New Year's Day. The float, which received the Sweepstakes Award, was singled out as the most beautiful non commercial float entered in the parade.

A new tourist promotion, "VI V Passport to Georgia", was begun this year in an effort to make a "Very Important Visitor" out of every traveler to the state. The passport, produced in cooperation with the Georgia Travel Attractions Council, offers discounts and/or gifts to visitors when they visit participating attractions.

The first phase of an active Travel Development Program was also launched in the form of a 32 page color supplement in the 1971 edition of Travel Investment Magazine. The purpose of the project is to stimulate the interests of investors through a comprehensive report on travel opportunities in Georgia.
Other tourist activities included participating in five major travel shows in the eastern United States and Toronto, Canada; conducting a "Fly Around Georgia"

The growing travel industry in Georgia inspired the residents of the orth Georgia town of Helen to completely renovate their busines area to re emble a Bavarian Alpine village. Thousand of tourist dollars have already been generated for the area as a result of the "new look".

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ECO o CS OF G OWTH

Total development of Georgia, which is vitally dependent on the tourist and manufacturing indu trie ,can best be shown by the per capita income increases that have occurred since 1961. In 1961, Georgia's per capita income was $1,677. By 1970, this figure is e timated to be 3,258. During this period the southeast outstripped the nation as a whole in gains in per capita income and Georgia outstripped the sou thea t. However, even with the great advance made, Georgia's per capita income is still ju t over 82 percent of the national per capita income.
Closing the gap on personal income is an attainable goal, but even before reaching a par on per onal income it houtd

be realized that Georgia is already clo e in real purchasing power. The fact that Georgia' co t of living is comparatively low give a real asset in the competitive world of development.
An Atlantan has only to spend $90 for the same things that would co t him $120 if he lived in New York. The Atlantan' cost of living is 75 percent of that of the ew Yorker. The man living in non-metropolitan Georgia has an even lower cost of living-71 percent of that of the New York r. The chart below shows competitive living cost for elected citie and areas of the United State.

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AN
ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Listed on Page 4 of Georgia Progress

DEPUTY DIRECTOR Harold A. Dye

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Louis W. Truman Lt. Gen. U. S. Army (Ret.)
DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC RELATIONS AND ADVERTISING Ed Spivia

ADM INISTRATIVE Richard E. Millsaps
Director
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AVIATION John H. Bennett
Director

INDUSTRY H. W. Wiley
Director

RESEARCH James O. Bohanan
Director

TOURIST Roy L. Burson
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The question, "How's hunting?", is deceptively simple. The answer, on the other hand, is decidedly more complicated, and brings on a good deal more talk.
The mere statement, "hunting's good" is far from adequate because, as every dedicated sportsman knows, the term "good hunting" has a different meaning for different people.
One reliable hunting index, however, which measures up to just about everybody's standards, is based on the abundance of game animals, or those species which are hunted exclusively for sport.
Game animals annually produce a surplus of young to insure an adequate breeding stock for the next mating season. It is this surplus which the

hunter harvests, and depends on for his sport, and according to this measure, the State of Georgia definitely has good hunting.
There are plenty of natural resources in Georgia which produce an abundant supply of game each year, and these resources are quite capable of producing an enviable variety of different types of game.
One of the brightest spots in the Georgia hunting picture is the deer distribution map. Because deer were hunted heavily with dog packs, and at night with lights, the white-tail deer was virtually extinct in Georgia at the turn of the century.
An attempt to restore the animal in 1928 was moderately successful, but the most effective restoration came in

1947, when the Georgia Game and Fish Commission began a concentrated effort in this direction. The result is that today all 159 counties in the state have deer populations, and 145 of them permit hunting.
Deer season opens as early as October in some of the southern counties of the state, but for most of Georgia, November is the traditional deer month. In some areas special either-sex hunts are used as management tools to control the rapidly expanding deer population. The state limit is two deer per hunter.
Middle Georgia is the favorite deer hunting area. Because of exceptionally good living conditions, the deer in this part of the state seem to grow bigger, and in larger numbers, than in other areas of the state.
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hunting is good in Georgia.

Late March and early April find the Georgia hunter stalking the elusive wild turkey, which has been steadily losing ground in the last few years in his competition with man.
This wilderness bird, which has a very low tolerance for human neighbors, needs extensive stands of mass producing timberland. If the large tracts of land now being managed for timber were also managed to take wildlife values into account, there is a good chance that this grand gamebird wou Id stage a stunning comeback.
As for now, there are relativel y few areas in the state where turkeys are present in huntable numbers. Most are found in the southern part of the state, where the land is privately owned. Securing permission to hunt is sometimes a problem. There is a fall turkey season in the southwest corner of Georgia, but for the most part, turkey hunting is done during the spring gobbling season when the males are seeking mates.
Georgia's most popular game-the squirrel-is also supersensitive to its surroundings. To the delight of squirrel hunters everywhere, the increase of Georgia forest land is causing an increase in the squirrel population.
In fact, a special early squirrel season has been declared for north Georgia, in August, in addition to the regular October-February season in the rest of the state. A liberal bag limit of ten a day gives the adept squirrel hunter plenty of sport for his day afield.
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Two other significant small game species are Georgia quail and rabbit. Unfortunately, changing land use patterns are proving detrimental to both. The disappearance of the small farm concept of agriculture, and its replacement by forest land or extensive clean farming operations represent deterioration of habitat for both species.
This is not to say that there are no areas which produce farm game any longer, but quail hunting in uncontrolled areas is not what it used to be. Since the quail, known affectionately by some as the beloved bobwhite, needs agricultural and open land, he is usually found on private land. And here again, for the outsider, obtaining permission to hunt is often difficult.
The quail hunter planning a short-term trip would be wise to investigate one of the commercial shooting preserves operating in the state. These facilities virtually guarantee a successful hunt for quail instead of "a hunt for a place to hunt." In addition, the preserve season lasts from October through March, more than two months longer than the regular quail season which begins in November and ends in February.
The rabbit hunter has an easIer time, particularly in south Georgia, where the surplus bunnies are regarded as pests, and the season begins in late November and continues through February. In the northern part of the state, the season only lasts through January.

As indicated earlier, the location of a place to hunt poses a problem for Georgia small game hunters. The largest blocks of public land in the state are the Chattahoochee and the Oconee National Forests managed by the U. S. Forest Service. There are 780,000 acres open for public hunting. Three hundred thousand additional acres make up part of the state's 27 wildlife management areas.
Under strict superVISion by the Georgia Game and Fish Commission, the wildlife management areas are designed to produce good conditions for wildlife. They cover a total of more than 600,000 acres of land which, .because of strict control, produce high quality hunting for the sportsman.
Additional public land is available at Fort Stewart near Savannah, where 279,303 acres are open for public hunting.
By far, the greatest amount of hunting land-300,000 acres-in Georgia is privately owned by timber companies, many of which allow hunting, sometimes imposing a fee which is used to further improve wildlife conditions on the property.
Overall, the Georgia hunting picture is encouraging, both now and for the future. If the current interest in conserving the environment continues and begins to playa decisive role in current legislation, it is reasonable to predict that hunting will be a challenging and exciting Georgia recreation for many years to come.

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oMNI Makes It Easier

A new very high frequency omni-directional range (VOR) facility, the first of this particular type to operate in Georgia, has been installed at the Emanuel County Airport in Swainsboro at a cost of $29,177.
Described as a "rather simple little device which has revolutionized general aviation inflight navigation," the omni nearly supplants the old low-frequency radio ranges.
According to general aviation experts, the omni makes an easy matter of

flying a course directly to a station, flying a course directly away from a station, and determining the direction of the aircraft from a station.
The key to the instrument's success is the combination of ease of use, instantly meaningful communication of information, and reliability.
For identification purposes the VOR station broadcasts a three letter code continually. On some stations the code

is supplemented by a recorded voice which recites the name of the installation, and broadcasts weather conditions at 15 mimttes past every hour within 150 miles and at 45 minutes past the hour from stations within 400 miles.
All totaled, there are three VOR receiver components for the pilot to use including a course selector, a left-right needle which deflects according to the location of the omni radial from the airplane, and a "to-from" indicator.

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GEORGIA WINS
SWEEPSTAKES

Considered the top honor in float competition, the Sweepstakes is awarded to the most beautiful noncommercial entry in the annual Tournament of Ro es Parade in Pasadena, California. Georgia's 7977 parade entry, Wonderland of Fun, competed with 46 noncommercial floats to win this year's Sweepstakes A ward.

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The fact th~t the State of Georgia won the 1971 Sweepstakes Award in the 82nd Annual Tournament of Roses Parade is, old news to most Georgians by now.
But for at least three Georgia beauties, the thrill and excitement of that big win will be the current topic of conversation for many months to come.
The girls-Nancy Carr of Columbus, the reigning Miss Georgia, Amy English of Hawkinsville, the current Miss See Georgia First, and Devony De Pew, Queen of Georgia's own Festival of Roses in Thomasville-represented Southern beauty and congeniality on the 1971 award winning float.
Not only were the three girls given their first exposure on nationwide and satellite television-the float was seen by over two million people as it passed the reviewing stand-but, as Georgia tourist ambassadors they also made debut appearances at several local tourist attractions including Disneyland and Universal Studios.
At Disneyland, the girls were in the company of such delightful characters as Pluto and the Three Little Pigs.
The trip to Universal Studios was highlighted by visits to the sets of Land of the Giants and Marcus Welby, M.D. and an interview on KMPC, Radio, one of Los Angeles' leading stations.
Moments before the parade, the girls, clad in the traditional hoop-skirted costumes, were int~rviewed by a CBS News correspondent, and watched as last minute touches were added to the Georgia float.

Nancy Carr

Amy English

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State Issues
Manufacturing
Directory
Some 5,600 manufacturing firms are included in the new edition of the Georgia Manufacturing Directory being distributed this year by the Georgia Department of Industry and Trade.
The 1971 directory, which will serve as the state's major industrial reference for the next two years, lists complete and current information on each entry, including vital statistics such as individual mailing addresses, company officials, parent companies, nu mber of employees, and products.
This year marks the seventh time the biennial p,ublication has been compiled. Typeset by computer, the new directory features a four-column page format and three separate indices based on alphabetical, geographic, and product standard classification groupings.
The information included in the directory was compiled and edited by members of the Research Division of the Department of Industry and Trade from data submitted by industry personnel across the state. Members of the area planning and development commissions, Georgia Tech Industrial Development Division offices, and local chambers of commerce also assisted in the project.
Copies of the new directory may be obtained by sending a $5.00 remittance to the Directory Section, Georgia Department of Industry and Trade, Post Office Box 38097, Atlanta 30334, or by visiting the department offices on the sixth floor of the TrinHy-Washington Building, Atlanta. No C.O.D. orders can be accepted.

THE BEKAERT EMPIRE

Five months prior to the completion of its first United States facility, Bekaert Steel Wire Corporation announced plans to expand.
The Belgium based company, the world's second largest producer of drawn steel, was in the process of completing a modern, 120,000 square foot cord plant in Rome when officials announced that they would break ground this spring for a $10 million expansion at the plant site.
Scheduled for completion in November, the addition is to be a steel cord production plant employing some 100 people. The original plant, dedicated last November, employs 60 people, and produces steel cord for use in the casing of vehicle tires.
The Rome operation is one of 15 Bekaert factories located in eight countries. Founded in 1880, Bekaert has been in steel wire manufacturing for 90 years and has been shipping steel wire and steel wire products to

the United States for more than 40 years.
Bekaert products range from steel surgical sutures to springs and heavy duty fences, and from hair pi ns and mousetraps to wire for bridges, roads, a"d tires.
Bekaert accounts for more than 14 percent of the Common Market's drawn wire production and produces ten percent of the western world's wire fencing, while Bekaert factories in Belgium, France, and Italy fabricate more than $20,000,000 worth of furniture. Plants in Belgium and England produce more than 1,200,000 car seats and backs annually with sales in England alone accounting for some 25 percent of the market.
Swevegem, Belgium is the nucleus of the Bekaert empire. Although the little town was isolated from mines and other industrial centers near the end of the 19th century, Leon Leandre Bekaert found it a fertile source of

industrious workers and decided to build his first barbed wire plant there. By 1886, the plant area had more than doubled and the production line had been expanded to include bedsprings and clamps. In 1893, the first machine for making three stranded wire was installed, marking the beginning of a series of prosperous years for Bakaert.
World War I brought near disaster, however, and the company had to be completely rebuilt following the German retreat. Maurice and Leon Bekaert began this tremendous undertaking in 1919. Within two years, production had reached 275 tons per month. During the next decade, additional factories were acquired in France, Vielsalm, Ruisbroeck, L'Esperance, Sheffield, and Wolverhampton.
With the death of Leon in 1936, Leon-Antoine Bekaert fell heir to the steel empire and under his guidance the firm became an international factor in the manufacture and marketing of wire and wire products.

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THE NEW WELCOME LOOK
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Mary Jean Geer, manager at the Atlanta Airport Welcome Center, models the various ensembles that go together to make up her new 1971 wardrobe. Created by Career Fashion of Georgia, the new Georgia Welcome Center uniform are designed to enhance the warm hospitality, friendly conversation, and helpful travel information that radiate from each of the state's eight welcome lations. The new fashions will be worn year 'round at the centers, which are located on the periphery of the tate at Augusta, Columbus, Lavonia, Sylvania, Ringgold, Savannah, and Valdosta, and operated by the Georgia Department of Industry and Trade. Page 30

P.O. Box 38097 Atlanta. Georgia 30334

UNIVRIUTY Of GEO QIA.

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1971 Rose Parade - Thomasville - April 23

A PLACE
FOR EVERYTHING

While Georgians buzz beneath, around, and in front of the Georgia Archives making history, the personnel inside the imposing 17 story building are quietly recording their actions for posterity.
Originally located in one room of the State Capitol, then moved to the A. G. Rhodes Home on Peachtree Street in Atlanta, the Georgia Archives now sits between the State Capitol and the Atlanta Stadium on a neatly manicured knoll overlooking the apex of the state's busy interstate highway system.
The six million dollar building, designed by Bradbury and Associates of Atlanta and dedicated in August of 1965, is an impressive architectural feat which has drawn a good deal of attention from state governments across the country.
Stretching toward the sky line a mysterious space-age monolith, the concrete building, with its exquisite facade of Georgia marble, is an intriguing invitation to the passerby.
"A place for everything and everything in its place" might well be the motto of archivists who oversee the various manuscripts, official documents, and artifacts that have found their way to the state archives since it was first establ ished over 50 years ago, in 1918.

There is a floor reserved especially for memorabilia and pension records from the Civil War, there's an area filled with old wills, family Bibles, land titles and other documents necessary for establishing one's family tree, and there are stacks and stacks of statistics, maps, and valuable letters patiently waiting the day when an enterprising young high school student, PHD candidate, or author will give them their rightful place in history by including them in a term paper, dissertation, or book.
All of these records-which are included in what is known as research areas of the archivesare available to the public upon request.
Other historic artifacts-including a will that dates back to 1733, the original stained glass windows and winding, mahogany staircase from the home that housed the archives from 1930 until 1966, and a valuable contemporary copy of the Royal Charter establishing the Colony of Georgia-are on display for the public to view at its leisure.
Conducted tours of the four research areas and main floor, including a slide documentary of the building are available for groups by appointment. A special guide sheet for individual, unconducted tours of the main floor of the building is available at the reception desk upon entering the building.
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JIMMY CARTER Governor of Georgia
GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE
LT. GENERAL LOUIS W. TRUMAN, U. S. ARMY (RET.)
Executive Director
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE
JULIUS F. BISHOP, Chairman Athens, Georgia Tenth District
JOHN K. PORTER, Vice Chairman Atlanta, Georgia Fourth District
KIRK SUTLIVE Savannah, Georgia First District
ALEX S. BOYER, j R. Sylvania, Georgia First District
B. T. BURSON Camilla, Georgia Second District
FRANK H. NEEL Thomasville, Georgia Second District
ALLEN M. WOODALL, j R. Columbus, Georgia Third District
W. T. ROBERTS Montezuma, Georgia Third District
CONRAD 'j. SECHLER Tucker, Georgia Fourth District
E. A. YATES, jr. Atlanta, Georgia Fifth District
THOMAS j. WESLEY, JR. Atlanta, Georgia Fifth District
JOHN R. HINES, SR. Hogansville, Georgia Sixth District
R. J. SCHOERNER Carrollton, Georgia Sixth District
JOHN P. PICKETT Cedartown, Georgia Seventh District
WALTER E. GRAHAM Marietta, Georgia Seventh District
BUDDY M. NeSMITH Cochran, Georgia Eighth District
A. W. JONES, JR. Sea Island, Georgia Eighth District
W. RICHARD ACREE Toccoa, Georgia Ninth District
RALPH W. CLEVELAND Gainesville, Georgia Ninth District
WILLIAM A. POPE Washington, Georgia Tenth District
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EORCIA
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ABOUT THE COVER
For a soaring, splashing, whirling trip through four centuries at Six Flags Over Georgia this summer, turn to page seven of this issue of Georgia Progress magazine,

MAGAZINE STAFF
ED SPIVIA Managing Editor
HANNA LEDFORD Assistant Editor
WILMA BURNS Artist
Published Quarterly by the Georglo-Deportment of Industry and Trode Printed by Notional Graphics, Inc. Volume VII, Number Two

MAY 1971
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By Harold A. Dye
Deputy Director
Georgia Department of Industry and Trade
Georgia's industrial development really began in the fifties, largely as a result of legislation equalizing freight rates and a new awakening by Georgians to the need for a more balanced agricultural industrial economy. The old agriculture of the pre-World War I I years could no longer support the population increases and the demands for a better life. The benefits and profits of industry had to be integrated into what had been almost a pure agricultural economy.
The change to a more balanced economy did not just happen-the state government started it with new legislation and the formation of a state department, now known as the Georgia Department of Industry and Trade, specifically designed to promote industrial development and tourism. Vocational-technical schools were also established and a new emphasis given to industrial development at all levels of education.
The local governments and local people began literally paving the way for industrial development. Industrial sites and parks were created. The comml:!nities looked at themselves and began to make the changes that would make them even better places to work, play, and live. And the progress already made shows that most of them succeeded.
Financial institutions, railroads, development authorities, chambers of commerce, garden clubs, and many other organizations joined in their efforts to help Georgia move forward. The Georgia Chamber of Commerce, the Georgia Power Company, and other state-wide organizations also joined the effort.
Even though these groups made significant individual contributions, their combined efforts have only begun to bear fruit in the last few years. One organization which helped create a spirit of co-operation which was needed on a state-wide basis is the Georgia Industrial Developers Association (GIDA).
The GIDA had its foundation just as the equalization of freight rates was beginning to be felt. In 1959 a small group of state-wide developers informally met for lunch at the old Davis Brothers Cafeteria on Forsyth Street back of the Atlanta Public Library.
Informal sessions continued to be held at various places-banks, Gas Company, Power Company, etc., until 1963 when the first president of the group was elected. Seventeen state-wide development agencies were represented in the election.
In 1966 the group was reorganized into a "formal" organization with Adrian Norton of the Citizens and Southern Bank in Atlanta as the first president.
In 1967 Ross Hammond of the Georgia Tech Industrial Development Division was elected president. In that year the GIDA made "recommendations to the Honorable Lester G. Maddox, Governor of Georgia, relating to Improving Georgia's Economy". Many of these recommendations were put into effect during the next few years.
In 1968, Nip Galphin of the First National Bank was elected president, followed by Harold Diffenderfer of the Citizens and Southern Bank in 1969, and in 1970 by Hearn Lumpkin of the Georgia Power Company. Dave Morgan of Georgia Tech is the current president.
From a beginning of 17 members all from Atlanta, to a present roll of nearly 200 representing almost every community and development agency in the state is quite an accomplishment in so short a time. But the growth in numbers is nothing in comparison to the services rendered by GIDA to the development of Georgia.
GIDA is only an example-there are many other equally effective industrial development agencies in Georgia. Such organizations, in concert with state and local governments, are helpil1g Georgia to move forward in a way that could have never been accomplished by individual.actions alone.
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Meet The Board

The Board of Commissioners of the Georgia Department of Industry and Trade is composed of 20 Georgians representing the state's ten congressional districts. "Meet the Board," a special feature designed to introduce each of these men during the coming year, will spotlight five board members each quarter.

Alex S. Boyer, Screven County's Man of the Year, 1970, is a native of Millen. He attended the public school system of Jenkins County as a youngster, then completed his education at Marion Military Institute and received a bachelor of science degree from Midwestern College.
The father of three, Boyer has been active in farmi ng, cattle raising, and forestry in the Jenkins-Screven County area most of his life. He is also a member of the board of directors of the Screven Cou nty Industrial Corporation and has served in city government in Sylvania some ten years.
William Talmadge Roberts, a Montezuma attorney, attended Biarritz American University and graduated with a law degree from the University of Georgia. He is a Mason, and a member of Phi Delta Theta social fraternity and Phi Alpha Delta, legal fraternity. Roberts has served as Solicitor, City Court of Oglethorpe, since 1953.
Conrad J. Sechler is the organizer, chairman of the board, and member of the executive committee of Tucker Federal Savings and Loan Association. He is also president of Empire Mortgage and Investment Company, founder of Delco Finance Company, president of Commercial Securities
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Corporation, and president of Central Underwriters.
Thomas J. Wesley, Jr., a prominent Atlanta real estate developer, is chairman of the board of Allan-Grayson Realty Company, a position he assumed in 1966 prior to serving as the company president for four years. Wesley is former president of the Building Owners and Managers Association of Atlanta, former director of the Atlanta Real Estate Board, member of the Georgia Real Estate Board and National Real Estate Board, and serves as Southeastern Representative of Agency Management Committee, of the National Association of Building Workers and Managers.
Former Cochran Mayor Buddy M. NeSmith serves as president of four oil companies, including the Boddy NeSmith Transport Company, the Buddy NeSmith Oil Company, the Ace Oil Company of Eastman and the Firebird Airline, Incorporated. As president of the Buddy NeSmith Oil Company he is the Union 76 jobber for 16 middle Georgia counties.
NeSmith is also president of the Cochran Industrial Park, immediate past president of Georgia Oilmen's Association, and serves on the board of directors of the Cook Banking Company and the State Bank of Cochran.

Alex S. Boyer W. T. Roberts Conrad J. Sechler Thomas J. Wesley, Jr. Buddy M. NeSmith

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J'Oarlng, J'plaJ'hing, whirling
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It I difficult to determme which makes thc rcater imprc ion at Si Flag Ove Georgia hi tory or fun.
Few actually go to the 250 acrc aMU ement park in anticipation of a Ie on in hi tory, but all walk awa with that and more including eye witne account of uch awc,omr event a Oglcthorpe making treatle. with the Indian, gold mining days in Dahlonega, and the wild maneuvers of the stcam englncs, the "Texas" and the "General" a they make frantic attempt to change the course of war.
Since the park opened in 1967, Georgian have Icd the wa a marc than I million gue ts from tllr ugh out the world have come to oar, splash, whirl and wander through the four ccnWrle that have pa ed ince European fir t planted thclr banner m Georgia' red clay
Of the almost two million gue t who came to enjoy the drama, comedy and my tery that emanated from the more than 75 attractions at the park last year, 819,000 were Georgians.
Adventure lovers from other countries and states came in impressive numbers, also, including 240,603 from Alabama, 227,982 from North Carolina, 201,753 from South Carolina, 141,619 from Tennessee, and 126,080 from Florida to name only a few of the top attendance tates.
What is it that is so magnetic about Six Flags Over Georgia?
Is it the Flying Jenny?
The wild, wet ride in a log flume?
The daring, dizzy, careening of an old runaway mine car?
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JYoaring, JYplaJYhing, whirling ..through four centuries

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A trip down memory lane in an antique Hanson?
A panoramic view of Atlanta from a basket 100 feet in the air?
Not entirely.
All of the e attractions, and more steeped in history, yet loads of funare just part of the Six Flags Magic. The rest, a refreshing blend of charm and good look, is what Six Flags spoke men de cribe as "the basics."
The first of the three baSICS greets the visitor upon his arrival at the entrance to Six Flags a one price admission ticket to cover all rides, show, and attractions.
The remaining basics 1,500 personable young ho ts and hostesse who refer to each and every visitor as a "special guest" and impeccably clean thoroughfares and exquisitely laid landscaping- are sprinkled generously throughout the park.
Officially, Six Flags is classified as a "historically themed family entertainment center," deriving its modus operandi from the flags of six governments-Great Britain, France, Spain, the Confederate States of America, the State of Georgia, and the United State -which have flown over the state at one time or another.
Six Flags is divided into six different theme sections which detail, even down to the architecture and cotuming, each period in Georgia's hi tory.

From the rustic setting of Jean Ribaut's river ride in the French section, to the ante-bellum elegance of the Crystal Pistol Music Hall in the Confederate section, the mood is set for fun, staged in history.
The Crystal Pistol has the same rollicking entertainment that made its 19th century counterparts a gathering place for local villagers and farmers. A soft drink saloon, the music hall features talented young entertainers from throughout the Southeast performing nostalgic melodies and unbeat hits with equal zeal.
Shows scheduled for this year are "Pistol Packers on Parade," a lively revue full of slapstick and song, and "Roman Romp," a good natured spoof about some characters the ancient history books forgot to mention. Both shows feature versatile, wholesome entertainment backed by a 12 piece orchestra.
The spinning satellites of the park's USA area are as modern as the latest moon shot, while the Krofft puppets, also a USA feature, are bringing yesteryear to life again this year with Follies, their most elaborate production to date.
Follies will star a miniature Pearl Bailey, supported by a cast of more than 100 gorgeously costumed dolls, some constructed and outfitted at a cost of $2000 each. Lavish settings such as fireworks, dancing water, and a stage-turned-to-ice will provide appropriate background for the Krofft version of Vaudeville's splendid Ziegfield era.
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J"oaring, J"plaJ"hing, whirling . .through four centuries

Two other playful entertainers are back thi year at Six Flags. Porpoi e Skipper and Dolly are ensconsed in their regular niche the pool near the Spanish fort -after learning a whole new bag of tricks during winter camp in North Carolina.
And, as in past years, vocal and instrumental grou ps are entertaining throughout the park, along with Papa Bear, Harvey the Rabbit, and H. R. Pufnstuf, who are always strolling through the park in search of a welcome hand to shake, or an inviting pigtail to tweak.
There's fantasy in Georgia's heritage as well, and it too, is on display, evoking
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many happy Uncle Remus memories with "Tales of the Okefenokee."
Shops, stores, restaurant, and exhibits at Six Flags are designed to reweave the fabric of history, al o. Naler's Plantation, specializing in southern fried chicken, is a replica of the Lacey Hotel in Big Shanty, the start of the Great Locomotive Chase.
Tondee's Tavern in the British area recreates the Savannah pub where Georgia patriots first erected a liberty pole during the Revolutionary War.
A stark and fragrant candle hop adds to the gothic austerity of Castillo de Soto, the mas ive Spanish fort, and

rough hewn benchcs and a pot-bellied stove arc authentic at Clcm Green's School house, a replica of Fulton County's first school built In 1847.
Travel high or low, sit and watch, stand and walk the fun, and thc history that have given it color during the past four centuries, are at Six Flags Over Georgia again this year.
Located on Interstate 20 west of downtown Atlanta, Six Flags operates daily from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. June 4 through August 31, and reverts to a weekend operating schedule of 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. during September, October and November.

ON THE MOVE

Located at the head of navigation on Georgia's longest river-the Chattahoochee-Columbus is, and always has been, a natural setting for industry.
As early as the War Between the States, Columbus was a bustling center of industrial activity, ranking second only to Richmond, Vi rginia, as a war production center.
During that crucial period, The Columbus Iron Works was manufacturing guns, the world's first breechloading cannon, and armor for ironclad ships, Haiman's Sword Factory was producing sabers by the hundreds, and Empire Mills was weaving enough cotton goods to literally clothe an army.
In Columbus, the only Confederate Naval Museum in the world now houses the gunboat Muscogee which was salvaged from the bottom of the Chattahoochee where it had been buried after it was set afire while under construction at the city docks.
In spite of the fact that Columbus is said to have furnished more troops to the Southern cause, in proportion to population, than any other city, the West Georgia community rapidly recovered the ravages of war.
In 1872, the world's first ice factory, using Columbus Iron Works machinery, opened. In 1909, the Eagle and Phenix Textile Mill in Columbus

became the first in the world to use hyd roelectric power for lighting. About the same time the Lummus Cotton Gin Company manufactured the first gins equipped with an air blast feed system, the most revolutionary improvement in cotton gins since their invention by Eli Whitney.
In the ensu ing years, the national and international firms of Royal Crown Cola, Tom Huston Peanut Company, Schwobilt Clothes, American Family Life Assurance Company, Martin Theatres, Burnham Van Service, and Golden's Foundry have joined establishments like Columbus Iron Works and Lummus Cotton Gin, to make their home offices in Columbus.
The city, which serves as the home of Fort Benning, the free world's largest infantry training center, is also nationally known as the second largest textile manufacturing center.
Today, almost a century and a half since it was first carved out of the wilderness, the City of Columbus is about to embark on yet another grand era of development.
With the construction of a modern state port facility and terminal, the city is on the brink of a new era of water-borne commerce. A recently completed Chattahoochee-Appalachicola-Flint River project now provides a nine-foot navigable channel all the way to the Gulf of Mexico and gives Columbus access to the Gulf Intra-

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ON THE MOVE
Columbus division of the Georgia Power Company

2.5 million government building under con truction

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One of Georgia's eight welcome cen

rat d by the Georgia Department of Industry and Trade, in Columbus.

coastal Waterway and major industrial centers along the eastern seaboard.
Less than six months ago, the city became the choice of the Deuterium Corporation for the location of the company's $88 million heavy water using facility.
The Deuterium announcement came on the heels of a referendu m consolidating the local county and city governments, making Columbus the first city in the state to take what has been termed a giant step in local government administration.
Effective last January, the newly formed government superseded the previous governments of the City of Columbus and Muscogee County. Based on a mayor-council-manager form of government, the new administration will be housed in a handsome, 13 story $2.5 million structure being built in the business district of downtown Columbus.
Other local improvements, which are now underway and are expected to have a tremendous effect on the city's ability to attract industry in the future, include a computer-oriented police information system, a new traffic helicopter patrol, provisions for quality housing, a beautification program, additional recreation facilities, and upgrading the public transportation system. All totaled, these improvements, and the desire on the part of local citizens to see that they are carried out efficiently, are eloquent expressions of Columbus's achievement as a Georgia community "on the move".
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A spectacular "living sea" exhibit to be called "Sea World" is to be built on a six-acre beachside tract on Jekyll Island. First of its kind in Georgia, it will be a major year-round tourist attraction. When Sea World opens to the public, trained porpoises, seals and, possibly, penguins will be featured in shows to be presented several times daily, and an array of other marine life, from small colorful tropical fish to ponderous sea turtles and vicious sharks, will be on view at all times. The facility will overlook the ocean from a garden of subtropical flowers, shrubs and trees. Sea World is the second major development for Jekyll announced this year. Plans for construction of an amphitheater for an outdoor historical drama were revealed earlier.
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ANOTHER LOCAL
WELCOME
Completed this spring, the Macon Tourist Information Center on Interstate 75, is Georgia's fourth locally owned and operated welcome centerothers are located at Dublin, Brunswick, and Darien. Built and operated by the Macon Chamber of Commerce, the Macon center participates in a relatively new program of funding sponsored by the Georgia Department of Industry and Trade. First funded in 1969 by the Georgia General Assembly, the local welcome center program provides appropriations for use in connection with the operation of local welcome centers which amount to 50 percent of the operational budget, not to exceed $5,000 for a year'round center, and not to exceed $2,500 for a center operating on a seasonal basis.
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ISLES
OF
PROMISE

LODGE &

This time last year, Georgia's Lake Lanier, with nearly 11 million recreation visitors, was sweeping popularity honors among the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 189 man-made lakes and navigational pools across the nation.
This year, four wooded islands in the center of the 40,000 acre lake are making headlines.
The four islands, one-half mile offshore with a commanding view of the distant mountains and unseasonably cool weather in summer, are ripe for development.
And members of the Lake Lanier Island Development Authority, an autonomous arm of state government, have come up with a plan that promises to turn them into one of the most farsighted, best conceived and most ably managed recreation developments in the country.
Maj. General William A. Cunningham, U.S.A. (Ret.), executive director of

the authority, explains the philosophy for the development plan this way: "It is recognized that success of the Lanier Island venture depends upon the provision for the visitor, of a total experience that is pleasing and satisfying. From the time the visitor enters the complex until he leaves, every event, activity, service and facility contributes to the total experience.
"One bad experience with one small facet of the whole complex can mean, for a particular visitor, a total experience that is unsatisfactory. This means that the projects must be planned, structured and managed as an entity. "
Construction has already begun on three million dollars worth of facilities which will provide the nucleus of the complex.
Included are basic utilities, roads, administration buildings, and other infrastructure investments, and a one-

half-mile long swimming beach, with a bathing pavilion and picnic area, an 18-hole championship golf course, 450 picnic sites, the first 200 of 800 planned campsites, and a harbor bul khead and an esplanade for a planned village area which will be the port of call for the islands. Finally, there are possibilities for an amphitheater, a Japanese Tea House, boat rides, boat rentals, float plane rides, a "flotel," and an adult activities center for arts, crafts, and sports.
Th e initial investment of three million-which came from a grant from the Economic Development Administration and local matching funds-is expected to generate a considerable amount of private investment in hotels, restaurants, cabins, campgrounds, and other service facilities, and provide a strong foundation for a recreational complex that will continue to keep Lake Lanier on the top in popularity throughout the nation.
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THE
BECKONING LAND

A group of paintings now on exhibit at the Atlanta High Museum of Art are a graphic illustration of the fact that at least one segment of the American population was showing concern for ecology long before non-returnable bottles and pop-top cans came into the picture.
The paintings, 74 landscapes and seascapes by noted American artists, have been lent to the High Museum by museums and private collectors throughout the country for a special showing entitled, "The Beckoning Land. "
Chosen for exhibit because they give a .nostalgic view of the unspoiled out-ofdoors that artists of the 19th century captured on canvas over a century ago, the paintings are accompanied by an exhibition of contemporary photo.graphs of Georgia.
The contemporary photographs, assembled by Stevens and Wilkinson Architects, the Georgia Conservancy, the High Museum Members Guild, and the Georgia Department of Industry and Trade, are presented alongside the beckoning land of the 19th century to draw attention to the loss Georgians would suffer if abuse of the land is allowed.
Eight of the photographs being exhibited are actually advertisements from the current state advertising campaign administered by the Department of Industry and Trade.

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rolling In along b"ghl. uncluu..ed bood"" on the Golden lsi
There's so much to tell about Georgia, that ....~\e retained the Fanlus COlllpany to pull
the profitable fact together for you. Just send u.~ the coupon. Wc'U gl\'e you the unbIaSed story on ~....'aler site" and port [aw,tic.. ~._
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The advertisements use the theme, "Georgia, the Unspoiled," to promote the relatively clean air, land, and water available throughout the state. Inc1uded among the paintings on exhibit are those of artists Washington Allston, Thomas Doughty, George Catlin, Asher B. Durand, Thomas Cole, Erastus Salisbury Field, and George Inness, to name only a few. The Beckoning Land Exhibit, which was made possible by a number of Atlanta businessmen, will be open to the public until June 13.

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An unusual new building product will become available to Georgia architects, engineers and builders when a two million dollar plant now under construction at Jonesboro begins operations this summer. The new construction component is Houdaille-Span, a prestressed and machine-extruded hollow-core concrete slab that has gained increasingly popular acceptance in Florida and other southern areas. Its primary use is in floor and roof systems, as well as some wall applications, in commercial and residential construction of both high and low-profile design.
It is a product of HDW Houdaille, a division of Houdaille Industries, Inc., of Buffalo, N. Y. HDW Houdaille has similar plants at four Florida locations, and one at Houston, Texas, in addition to the plant under construction at Jonesboro.
The Jonesboro plant will feature two casting beds each 600 feet long, completely enclosed under a single roof to permit all-weather operation. It will have a capacity of 10,000 square feet per day of concrete plank, in varying thicknesses of 4, 6, and 8 inches.
Houdaille Industries is a diversified company with divisions in the automotive, machine-tool and plastics fields in the Northeast, Midwest and Far West, as well as construction and construction materials in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Florida.

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news at a glance
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OWER THE RENT

It's true. High rental costs often discourage new industry. But, as one North Georgia community recently discovered, there are ways of lowering the rent.
Nine times out of ten, the best way is to acquire a tract of land, have a local, non profit organization develop it into suitable industrial sites, and then offer to lease it at an attractive price.
At least that's one method that has passed the test in the City of Gainesville, bustling community of 16,000 people which supplies the country with a million pounds of poultry and 500,000 dozen eggs a year and is recognized as the "Poultry Capital of the World."
Saturated with the lucrative poultry business, the city began looking around two years ago for avenues of diversification and discovered that there were no desirable, low cost, sites available for new industry.
The search finally ended with the local airport-where the city owned a large tract of acreage-and the Economic Development Administration-where there was financial assistance for developing the propert)-\
Now, two years later, all of the sites are complete with water, sewerage drainage, cleared streets, electricity,

and natural gas, and the city is negotiating with prospective tenants of the Gainesville Air Industrial Park.
The end result, hopefully, will be the location of a number of small business establishments which pay higher than the minimum wage-such as metal working and electrical industries-and will absorb a surplus of workers now available in the Gainesville area.
Located two miles southeast of downtown Gainesville, the new airport industrial park is accessible to 1-85 or downtown Gainesville via a new four lane highway called the "Queen City Parkway."
The Gainesville City Commission, which created and developed the park, lists a number of special features including long term leases, high quality standards, land use restrictions, landscaping, and set back requirements.
The adjacent airport, built in the early forties as a naval air training station, has two runways, one 4,000 feet and one being extended to 5,200 feet. It also features a rotating beacon, runway lighting and an approved instrument approach facility. Aircraft fueling, parking, hangar and maintenance services are provided by the fixed base operator.
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GROWING GEORGIj~

TODAY'S NEWS TOMORROW'S EGG CARTON

Mrs. Knauer went on to say that last year, Americans threw away 48 billion cans, 26 billion bottles, and 40 million tons of paper.
"Each urban American generates seven pounds of garbage a day, of which an average of four-and-a-half pounds is collected. We spend $4.5 billion a year to get rid of our wastes, and unless we are content to wallow in our own trash, we have to spend an additional $835 million a year just to keep up.

"Clearly, answers to these massive problems have to be fou nd, and that is why your experiment here in Athens is so important."

The Athens project actually consists of collecting old newspapers and turning them over to the Loef Company, a local scrap metal firm.

Fred Loef, an official of the company, explained his part in the project.

Georgia's first major waste recycling program, begun this winter in Athens, has been hailed by the President of the United States.
The President's reaction to the program was delivered by Mrs. Virginia Knauer, special assistant for consumer affairs.
Mrs. Knauer, in Athens for the project

kick-off, told sponsors of the program-city officials, members of the Athens Consumer Council, and officials of a locaL scrap metal company-that before she left Washington she informed the President of the program.
"He is very pleased about your exciting experiment. He realizes the importance of your efforts and he hopes your project is a success."

"What we do is accept the paper that the city, the University of Georgia, and the surrounding counties who are participating in the project are collecting.
"Then we sort it-eliminating anything that is not newsprint, such as magazines, bale what is left, and store it until we find somewhere to ship it for reprocessi ng."
Loef said his company, which is primarily dealing in metal reclamation, is not equipped to reprocess paper.
"There was a time when we re-

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Mrs. Virginia Knauer and Athens Mayor Julius Bishop, participants in the city's r ~ '~".,g program

processed corrugated cardboard. However, after working with it about five years, I finally gave up because I couldn't find enough material to keep the business profitable. At that time, the city was burning all of its paper, and there just wasn't enough interest in collecting it for reclamation.
"Then, too, there is the added factor of a profit margin. The scrap metal that I deal with brings in more per pound, than the paper I was dealing with before, and believe it, or not, with my cranes, it takes less man hours to handle a ton of lead, than it does to handle a ton of paper, especially with the sorting that is necessary.
"When the Consumer Action Group approached me about participating in this particular project, I agreed to accept the paper and find a market for it. "

At last report, Loef was negotiating with several Georgia firms who process paper.
One, in Macon, will probably make egg cartons out of any that they buy.
Loef said initial response to the project has been overwelming.
"In the first 60 days, we had received some 50 tons of newspaper. We got 6,000 pounds in one ten day period from the University of Georgia, alone," he added.
"I think the project is well worth the effort. It shows what people can do if they are made aware of the problems of their environment, and it shows that they are willing to be inconvenienced to clean it up. Some people had to go six, eight, or ten blocks out

of their way to take their paper to a collection point," Loef said.
He said the project, which originally started on a 30 day trial basis, was extended for another 30 days.
"I recommended that it be extended. During the first 30 days, there was only one trash container at which to dump the paper. I felt we needed more containers across the city, and, wher:l we set more up, we began to get more paper," Loef said.
He indicated he would like for the project to be continued, indefinitely.
"However, I'm afraid it's all a question of education. As long as the Consumer Action Council can keep the idea in front of the public, the project will be successful. So far, the publicity and advertising has been grand, but you can get just so much space.
"Naturally, since metals are more my line of business, I'd like to see the project expanded to this area, too. I don't mind admitting that I am a bit selfish in this aspect, but you have to agree that the environment considerations are even greater.
"J ust this week, I went out and spoke
to a group of Cub Scouts who are interested in collecting metal items that they find littering the landscape.
"I'm going to provide them with the trucks, and they are going to provide some manpower. Together, I think we can make some more visible progress in cleaning up our country."
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quiet serenity that greets visitors to Georgia's Fort Pulaski is both awesome and profound.
The seizure of the fort by Georgia troops in 1861 marked the beginning of the War Between the States for Georgians, while a final 200 gun salute fired by General Sherman's troops in 1865 marked the end of the war for the entire nation.
Built in the second quarter of the 19th century on a low, grassy island near Savannah, Fort Pulaski was said at the time to be as strong as the Rocky Mountains.
But, when tested in battle agai nst federal troops and a new weapon, the rifled cannon, the fort failed to meet the expectations of its builders.
Today, the sprawl ing fortress is a national monument camp lete with a visitor center, asystem of roads and walks, and a picnic area. It is located 17 miles east of Savannah via U. S. 80.
Visitors are welcome to wander along the battle scarred avenues of the fort inspecting cannons and other memorabilia.
Daily hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Groups desiring special services should mak advance arrangements through the visitor center personnel.

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JIMMY CARTER Governor of Georgia
GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE
LT. GENERAL LOUIS W. TRUMAN, U. S. ARMY (RET.)
Executive Director
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE
JULIUS F. BISHOP, Chairman Athens, Georgia Tenth District
JOHN K. PORTER, Vice Chairman Atlanta, Georgia Fourth District
KI RK SUTLIVE Savannah, Georgia First District
ALEX S. BOYER, JR. Sylvania, Georgia First District
B. T. BURSON Camilla, Georgia Second District
FRANK H. NEEL Thomasville, Georgia Second District
ALLEN M. WOODALL, JR. Columbus, Georgia Third District
W. T. ROBERTS Montezuma, Georgia Third District
CONRAD J. SECHLER Tucker, Georgia Fourth District
E. A. YATES, Jr. Atlanta, Georgia Fifth District
THOMAS J. WESLEY, JR. Atlanta, Georgia Fifth District
JOHN R. HINES, SR. Hogansville, Georgia Sixth District
R. J. SCHOERNER Carrollton, Georgia Sixth District
JOHN P. PICKETT Cedartown, Georgia Seventh District
WALTER E. GRAHAM Marietta, Georgia Seventh District
BUDDY M. NeSMITH Cochran, Georgia Eighth District
A. W. JONES, JR. Sea Island, Georgia Eighth District
W. RICHARD ACREE Toccoa, Georgia Ninth District
RALPH W. CLEVELAND Gainesville, Georgia Ninth District
WILLIAM A. POPE Washington, Georgia Tenth District
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CONTENTS

VIEWPOINT

5

SPECIAL FEATURES

Georgia Chosen by Kaiser Aetna

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Balancing the Scales

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FEATURES

Meet the Board

6

Albany on the Move

10

Goals for Georgia . .

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Atlanta Goes International

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Spreading the Word

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Ya'il Come . . .

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DEPARTMENTS

TourGeorgia .

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Control Tower

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Georgia Scope

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PHOTO STORI ES

Lion Country Safari

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ABOUT THE COVER
Amy Carter, charming 3Yz year
old daughter of Georgia's Governor Jimmy Carter, is having a fine time illustrating one of Georgia's biggest industrial cou ps of the year-Kaiser Aetna's decision to place its first major development east of the Mississippi in Gwinnett County. Amy's "playground" is a creation of Creative Services of A tl a n ta and Williams East Carpets of Norcross. See Page 7 for a complete account of Kaiser Aetna's Georgia move.

MAGAZINE STAFF
ED SPIVIA Managing Editor
HANNA LEDFORD Assistant Editor
WILMA BURNS Artist
PHOTO CREDITS
Photographic East-Front cover Ed Spivia-Inside front and outside back covers Lion Country Safari-Inside back cover Jessie Sampley-Goals for Georgia Tony Magoulas-Tickets to Everywhere
Published Quarterfy by the Georgia Deportment of Industry and Trade PrInted by Notional Groph;c~ Inc. Volume VII, Number Three


AUGUST, 1971

By Athens Mayor Julius F. Bishop Chairman, Board of Commissioners Georgia Department of Industry and Trade

Most Georgia cities and those throughout the nation are in dire financial straits-a situation wh ich has come about through a dramatic change in our country during the last 30 years. The State of Georgia, particularly, has experienced a tremendous change as the economy has become more industrial and less dependent on agriculture for its well-being.

The resulting influx of people into our cities has strained the resources of the cities to

their utmost. The cost of utilities such as water mains, sewers, streets, and drainage

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problems must be recovered over a number of years, therefore, the increased revenue derived through an increase in population does not satisfy the capital cost of providing

these facilities. There is a seemingly never ending demand for more money for increasing

the number of policemen, firemen, and other city employees brought about by increased

need for their services.

Presently, most cities are earnestly attempting to cope with the strong emphasis nationally on improving the ecology of our country, involving smoke abatement, sewerage treatment, and other measures that will improve our surroundings.

To clear up the streams of our state by building more and better sewerage treatment plants will cost many millions of dollars. Many miles of truck sewer lines will be needed both inside our cities and also in the unincorporated subdivisions surrounding our cities if we are to effectively restore our streams to their desired state.

I have mentioned only a few of the reasons that our cities are having financial problems, but I believe these are sufficient evidence that our cities desperately need economic relief from federal and state sources if these two entities are going to impose strict requirements in relation to improving our ecology.

Industry location and increased tourist trade can do much to solve the financial plight of our cities. In the Department of Industry and Trade, we are very much aware of our obligation to the cities and the entire state to help toward locating the right type of industry in the right community. We also accept our responsibility of promoting the tourist business so as to encourage even larger numbers of tourists to visit Georgia.

Before attempting to attract new industry, each city should be sure that all of the pertinent information needed to supply an industrial prospect is available. After it has been determined that the necessary information is on hand, the matter of presentation of the material should be thoroughly reviewed.

In attempting to solicit more tourist business it must be realized that every Georgia city has points of interest to the tourist. Even though the Department of Industry and Trade spends many thousands of dollars through television, radio, newspaper, and magazine advertisements promoting tourism, this is not enough.

Each city, if it is to reap the full benefit from state advertising, must make many of its citizens such as service station operators, restaurant employees, motel and hotel employees, and many others aware of the points of interest in their cities. If tourism is promoted to its fullest potential, it will bring in the most revenue for the least capital invested of any major source of revenue.

I fully believe that we have the professional competence in the Department of Industry and Trade to compete favorably with any similar development agency in the country, and we will be extremely pleased and more than willing to lend our services toward furthering the location of industry and in helping to promote tourist activity to communities which request our assistance.

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eet The Board

The Board of Commissioners of the Georgia Department of Industry and Trade is composed of 20 Georgians representing the state's ten congressional districts. "Meet the Board," a special feature designed to introduce each of these men during the coming year, will spotlight five board members each quarter.

A native of Savannah, W. Kirk Sutlive retired from the Savannah Plant of Union Camp Corporation in 1968 after 25 years of service as Director of Public Relations. Union Camp now retains Sutlive as a consultant. A graduate of Benedictine Military School in Savannah, Sutlive spent two years at the School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University, Washington,
D. c., before becoming owner and
publisher of The Blackshear Times in 1926.
Sutlive currently serves as a member of the board of the Georgia Forestry Association and the Forest Research Council of Georgia.
Roger J. Schoerner came to Georgia from New York in November, 1949, to help establish the Southwire Company in Carrollton. Now a vice president and director of the company, Schoerner is also a director of the National Electrical Manufacturers Association, a member of the Regional Export Expansion Council, and a director of the Wire Association.
Alfred W. Jones, Jr., is president and director of the Sea Island Company at Sea Island. Born in Savannah and educated in the Glynn County Schools and Millbrook School, Jones received a bachelor of science degree in agricultural economics from the University of Georgia.
He is also president and director of McKinnon Oil Company, president
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and director of Altama Farms, director of Seaboard Construction Company, Glynn Concrete Company and the First National Bank of Brunswick, a trustee of Southeastern Investment Trust, and a director of Concrete Products, Inc., Campers' Inn of America, Inc., and Penmoco, Inc.
A graduate of Toccoa High School and the University of Georgia, W. Richard Acree is president of Acree Oil Company and Northeast Waste Control and serves as secretary-treasurer of Currahee Auto Parts, Inco in Toccoa.
A member of the board of directors of the Toccoa-Stephens County Chamber of Commerce, Acree serves on the Industrial Development Council of the Georgia Chamber of Commerce, and is a staff officer of 122 Support Command, National Guard, Avondale E tates, DeKalb County. He is also a member of the board of directors of Franklin Discount Company.
A native of Gainesville, Ralph W. Cleveland began his business career as a cotton merchant and broker in 1929, and later went into a completely integrated poultry business.
He is also vice president and director of Industry, Incorporated, vice chairman of the Gainesville National Bank, director of the Gainesville Midland Seaboard Coastline Railroad, and a member of the Gainesville-Hall County Hospital Authority. He is also a trustee of Brenau College.

W. Richard Acree Ralph W. Cleveland Alfred W. Jones, Jr. Roger J. Schoerner
W. Kirk Sutlive

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Georgians have long felt that their state has so much to offer that any company which looks over
the entire country for a site will, in the end, settle here.
Nowadays, happy to report, there's growing evidence that this feeling is no dream, but solid fact.
The latest case in point is Kaiser Aetna, a land development partnership of two corporate giants, Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corporation of Oakland, Calif., and Aetna Life & Casualty of Hartford, Conn.
Kaiser Aetna was formed in 1969 with a net equity of more than 200 million dollars-thus starting off asone of the nation's largest real estate and land development
corporations.
For almost two years it busily operated and expanded its properties, which were located exclusively in the Far West, Hawaii and Australia.
This year, the firm determined to make its first move in the east and sent two representatives on an extensive tour of every metropolitan area east of
the Mississippi River, including Canada. In the end, Kaiser Aetna selected this state, specifically a 260-acre site in Gwinnett County, to develop a proto-
type industrial park.
The site, 16 miles northeast of downtown Atlanta in a 2,000-acre industrial, residential and commercial development called Peachtree Corners, offers an unspoiled setting desired by the company.
George P. Yerby, Kaiser Aetna's national industrial parks manager, is so enthusiastic about the state and its largest metropolitan area that he sounds
more like a Chamber of Commerce member than a developer.
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"My assistant, Jim Newman, and I reviewed 15 other metropolitan areas in the United States and Canada," Yerby said.
"We felt like we had to be here. You have more conventions than anybody in the country," he continued. "People come here to conventions who don't care about going anywhere else. You have the second busiest airport in the country. Your unemployment is low, and your reputation is high."
Yerby said the helpfulness, willingness to work and confidence of the Georgians he and Newman met impressed them from the start.
"When we asked for information from this area we were not just sent a little pamphlet, but literally reams of information," he said. "Also, we were impressed with the professionalism of the people we met. The brokers who handled the transaction impressed us as being among the most capable we have encountered."
Because the Kaiser Aetna Peachtree Corners Industrial Park is the Oakland based company's first eastern venture it will be a prototype industrial park, Yerby stated.
"It's an important move toward our becoming a national developer and marketer of industrial and commercial properties," he explained. "This is why we are taking steps to assure that

It IS a pace setter, a showplace park that ranks among the very finest in the nation."
Because of substantial expenditures in landscape design the park will be a botanical showplace during the dogwood and azalea seasons.
It will be developed for light industrial and distribution uses, with graded sites expected to be available in September. Yerby said some four million square feet in buildings is anticipated and, upon completion, will be contributing more than $750,000 a year in taxes to Gwinnett County alone.
Access to the park will be from the new extension of Peachtree Industrial Boulevard and 1-285 and also from Holcomb Bridge Road and the Buford Highway. The park's primary thoroughfare, Jones Ferry Road, will be four lane with a divided median where azaleas will be planted in pines.
Comprehensive restrictions and covenants will govern the overall planning, development, design, construction and operations. Each building will have a minimum setback and screened parking areas and loading docks. In order to insure quality design, all facilities must be approved by the architectural committee of Kaiser Aetna before construction begins.
The local Kaiser Aetna office is at 2824 Equitable Building in Atlanta.

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Above, Fred Greenlaw, president of Kaiser Aetna and Paul Duke, right, president of Duke Enterprises, survey a map of Peachtree Corners. At left, Hawaii Kai is a 6,000 acre Kaiser Aetna residential development near Honolulu.
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Remember the television commercial about the busy little grocer-Mr. Whipple-who was always gently admonishing shoppers in his store not to squeeze 'the Charmin?
Bet you watched it a dozen times without knowing that Charmin Paper Products will soon be produced right here in Georgia.
The southwest Georgia community of Albany-which until the early sixties depended almost exclusively on agriculture for its income, boosted its ten year figure for capital gains in new and expanded industry to the impressive $200 million mark last spring when it induced Procter and Gamble to choose a 462 acre site for its new Charmin Paper Products Company.
The new facility will be the largest Procter and Gamble plant in the state-there are two others at Macon and Augusta-and will begin production late next year with a projected employment of 600 and an annual payroll valued at $5,000,000..
Charmin paper products, which will be made from pulp imported from other areas, joined a distinguished list of goods now being manufactured in Albany which includes upholstered furniture, candy, carpets, cotton threads and wool yarn, clothing, concrete products, corrugated boxes, cotton goods, distilled spirits, farm implements, and varied farm machinery, fertilizers, golf clubs, ice cream cones, ice machines, insecticides, kitchen cabinets, formica tops, meat packing, metal shower stalls, mobile homes, peanut and pecan frosting, peanut butter, peanut oil, pharmaceutical chemicals, printing, rotary cutters, soft drinks, steel fabrication, tires and rubber products, venetian blinds, wood products, and zippers.

Other recent newcomers to the Albany industrial area are Firestone Tire and Rubber which opened in 1968 at an initial cost of 54 million dollars, and Moore Business Forms, which began construction of a 60,000 square foot building last year. Recent noteworthy expansions have been undertaken by the George A. Hormel and Company and the W. T. Grant Company, both of which are building new quarters in the city's Seaboard Coastline Industrial Park.
Albany's remarkable success in industrial development was prefaced by an equally impressive population boom which began in the forties with an increase in population of almost 65 percent, and progressed on into the fifties with an even more astounding increase of 80 percent.
Today, Albany is the fifth largest city in the state with a metropolitan population of some 90,000, and boasts a growth rate five times the average of other Georgia cities. The city, incidentally, has quite rightfully earned the title of one of 20 boom towns in the nation.
Located in the heart of southwest Georgia in the Flint River Basin, Albany has also graciously assumed a new role, and fulfilled the dream of its founding fathers, by becoming the trade, educational, cultural, and medical center for 22 surrounding counties.
Nelson Tift, a Connecticut native who came to Georgia to engage in the mercantile business, was asked to join a group of men in Hawkinsville who wished to establish a trade center on the west bank of the Flint River in southwest Georgia.
Tift and his colleagues named their new city, Albany, because, like its

namesake Albany, New York-at the head of navigation on the Hudson River-Albany, Georgia was founded at the head of navigation on the Flint.
Now shoppers from the 22 county trade area throng to Albany where cultural attractions and educational enrichment are keeping a healthy pace with the rapid industrial growth in the area.
A Central Albany Council study now underway may result in a new downtown mall which would make the city even more attractive to retail trade.
A unique art gallery, named for its donor, Banks Haley, was completed during the late sixties to house art exh ibits by artists from throughout the south. The home of the Southwest Georgia Art Association, the art gallery is the site of a spring art festival which features artists from neighboring states exhibiting their work.
The Albany Little Theatre bought a pre-Civil War home and restored it with beautiful, authentic furnishings and accessories, and added a large stage with a very fine lighting system. The Little Theatre produces four plays annually.
Housed in the city's first brick home, the Albany Area Junior Museum shows the Henry Mcl ntosh collection of arrowheads and Indian artifacts.
The Tift Park Zoo is still a favorite year 'round attraction with its many animals and birds. One of the latest additions to the zoo is a sea cow.
The recently completed City-County Governmental Building is one of the most modern and attractive buildings in the city. Built in the location of the old Dougherty County courthouse, the

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building is one of the first in the nation to house city county offices under one roof.
Albany's progress is further exemplified by the continuous growth of two local colleges and the Albany-Area Vocational Technical School.
Albany Jr. College, established in 1966 as a part of the University System of Georgia, has a current enrollment of 1600. A number of two year terminal programs are offered, as well as programs for those planning to transfer to a four year school.
Albany State College, founded in 1903, has a student body of some 2,000. Also a branch of the University System of Georgia, Albany State offers four year degrees in education, liberal arts, and sciences.
Albany Area-Vocational Technical School is one of Albany's greatest assets. More than 4,000 persons receive training each year from the school in an effort to meet skilled manpower needs of southwest Georgia.
Military installations also playa major role in the local economy. The Marine Corps Supply Center located eight miles southeast of Albany serves Marine Corps Installations east of the Rocky Mountains and the Fleet Marine Detachment of the Atlantic Fleet. The facility covers 3,600 acres of land and employs 2,000 civilian personnel and 650 military personnel.
The local naval air station is the home of heavy attack Wing I which is responsible for fleet air reconnaissance. Combined annual payroll of the

two military installations exceeds $30,000,000. A story on Albany would not be complete without mentioning the "Mr. Whipple" of Albany-Walter Brown,
Albany Junior College

the energetic director of the Albany Chamber of Commerce who has diligently worked to promote the already well defined and potentially bright future of one of Georgia's most exciting communities "on the move".

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City, county government building

Bob's Candies, home of the world's largest peppermm producing facility

h Banks Haley Art Gallery

Albany-Area Vocational Technical School

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of the issues after they are resolved in the various subcommittee groups.
Truman and Portman have indicated that they also plan to call upon the professional staff of the area planning and development commissions across the state in a special series of four regional economic development meetings.
The efforts of the entire economic development committee will culminate in a series of goals with appropriate recommendations on strategy and time schedules for implementation which will get their final airing before the public at the Governor's Statewide Conference on Economic Development October 8 at the Atlanta Marriott Motor Hotel.
The Goals for Georgia program, officially begun early this summer, grew out of a desire on the part of Governor Carter to see that the people of Georgia have a voice in setting government policy.
"Any organization which vitally affects the lives of so many people must have well defined, easily understood goals for which to strive," Carter said in announcing the program.
"The Goals for Georgia Program is designed to allow state government to derive from Georgia people constructive advice and ideas wh ich will let us know what we should be planning toward. I do not believe that a small, select group of powerful or influential people can decide for the entire state what our people want and need," he stated. "Nor do I believe that the job can be done effectively by a few ivory tower theorists isolated from people problems in some bureaucratic jungle," he added.

PLAN NOW TO ATTEND THE GOVERNOR'S CONFERENCE ON INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1971 ATLANTA MARRIOTT MOTEL
Sponsored by the Georgia Business and Industry Association, The Georgia Department of Industry and Trade, the Georgia Chamber of Commerce, and the Georgia Industrial Developers Association

Economic development chairmen confer.

The 22 member Goals Economic Development Committee in session.

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ATLANTA GOES
INTERNATIONAL
Atlanta's William B. Hartsfield Airport became international this summer when Eastern Airlines inaugurated daily nonstop service to Mexico City. Activities commemorating the event included an address by Lt General Louis W. Truman, executive director of the Georgia Department of Industry and Trade, upper right, welcome by Atlanta Mayor Sam Massell and a local Dixieland Band, center, and a presentation of the key to the city by Samuel Higginbottom, president of Eastern, to Norrell E. Surbagh, president of the American Chamber of Commerce in Mexico City. Page 16

PREADI GTHE WORD

The Industry Division of the Department of In~'ustry and Trade is charged with the responsibility of promoting and attracting new industry and business to Georgia.
To fulfill this responsibility, the division is staffed by a team of professional industrial developers who are skilled in the requirements of new industry and the various industrial assets the State of Georgia possesses.
The work of members of the department industrial team-who are known, individually, as Industrial Representatives-is threefold: 1. Contact with industrial prospects interested in relocation or expansion. 2. Contact with existing Georgia industry interested in re-Iocating elsewhere in Georgia or expanding present facilities. 3. Contact with local community development groups across the state.
By following up on all leads generated by the state advertising program, Industrial Reps are able to inform industrial prospects of Georgia's advantages in markets, transportation, labor, education facilities, and other areas pertinent to industrial activity.
By going into individual Georgia communities and meeting with local development groups, Industrial Reps are able to assist in the development of local resources so that the community, or area, will be more attractive to industry, and at the same time, to develop rapport with those in the community who are genuinely eager to attract new industry.
Through the combined efforts of all members of the department industrial development team and other state-wide development agencies, the story of Georgia's industrial advantages is spread to all of the 50 states and to much of the free world.

H. W. Wiley Director, Industry Division
W. Glenn Cornell Assistant Director, Marketing
O. Grant Duke Assistant Director, Existing Industry
and Community Development I
Mike Easterly

Lee Eubanks

John Gilliland

Dave Gladney

Tony Reed

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The realization that society needs Indians, as well as chiefs, appears t have resulted in a new incentive program for students attendin Georgia's 25 vocational technical training schools.
The new program, officially called Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL). is a joint undertaking of the Georgia Chamber of Commerce and the Georgia Department of Education.
The stated purpose of the program is to give proper recognition to the dignity and importance of vocational-technical education in today' modern economy. Designed as a counterpart of the Georgia Chamber' annual STAR Student Program which rewards exceptional high schoo students who are bound for college with travel opportunities, the
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GOAL program has as its grand prize a 1973 model automobile donated by the Georgia Automobile Dealers Association.
"The idea of the car as the grand prize came from actual discussions with the students," recalled H. G. {Pat} Pattillo, president of the Georgia Chamber of Commerce.
"GOAL students are on their way to a job when they graduate from school, and a mode of transportation, or a set of wheels, is not only important to them, but very necessary to get them to and from their work," Pattillo added.
"When we talked with the students about the awards, you could just see the light in their eyes when the subject of a car came up. So, we relayed these findings to members of the Georgia Automobile Association, and it didn't take them 30 minutes to decide to donate the automobile," Pattillo said.
"The idea for the awards program," he continued, "grew out of a series of leadership conferences held over the state by the chamber industrial council."
"There seemed to be a groundswell of business sentiment for such a recognition program manifested at each of the meetings. It was as if the businessmen shared a growing concern for instilling respect for the man who works with his hands and for restoring his rightful place as an artisan and a craftsman, in present day culture."
"Let's face it, if all of us sat behind a desk, society would come to a screeching halt-it is high time we began to take more pride in the work of those who actually grind the wheels which keep us going," Pattillo added.
There were other redsons which pointed to the need for such a recognition program, too. For example, 50

Georgians who have played a major role in developing the GOAL program are, left to right, from the Georgia Automobile Dealers Association, Executive Director Bill Morie and President Harmon Born, and from the Georgia Chamber of Commerce, President H. G. {Pat} Pattillo and Executive Vice President Walter Cates.

percent of the youth who entered the first grade in 1958 failed to complete high school in 1970, and the major exodus was at the ninth and tenth grade levels ... at least one-half of Georgia youth between the ages of 16 and 24 are non high school graduates ... yet in the last ten years, state appropriations have risen from 350 million dollars to over one billion dollars, and a greater percentage of each tax dollar has been spent on education ... the whole educational process has been oriented in the elementary and high school levels to educate children so that they might all go to college ... knowing full well that only a minority will ever accomplish that goal ... public education in Georgia must assume the responsibility of preparing all young people for meaningful careers ... too many of our youth are leaving schools inadequately prepared to make their maximum contribution to the development of the state ... reduction in the dropout rate in the schools of Georgia is one of the most challenging and press-

ing problems faced by society.
The actual GOAL program gets underway at the state's 25 vocational schools this September followed by selection in April, 1972, of local winners at each vocational school in each of the following course categoriestechnical occupations, skilled occupations, office occupations, health occupations. A business or organization sponsor will honor the local school winners publicly and present appropriate awards.
From the local winners, a state committee will select the state's outstanding student in each of the four course categories, name the state's number one GOAL winner and present the automobile at a banquet in September, 1972.
Selection of all GOAL winners will be based on grades, instructors' evaluation of personal characteristics, and interviews with local and/or state selection committee.
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POWERS' CROSSROADS COUNTRY FAIR & ART FESTIVAL September 11 & 12

Age-old trees, wildflowers, creeks, and nature trails form a perfect natural setting for over 700 exhibitors from 16 states who will gather at Powers' Crossroads Country Fair and Art Festival September 11 and 12.

Produced in cooperation with the Newnan-Coweta

Art Association, Inc., and the YMCA of Newnan and

Coweta County, the festival is an innovation in

outdoor exhibits for this part of the country.

Patterned after an English Country Fair, the

festival will provide an opportunity for the

display and sale of all types of arts and crafts,

and in addition, photographY,handwork, small

antiques, flowers, canned goods, and fresh produce.

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The festival is located partly in Coweta and partly in Heard County on the shoulders of a plantation dating back to 1800 which is rich in Georgia history.
Tom Powers, local Newnan artist, is director and coordinator of the event. He said the forthcoming festival is the realization of a dream of many years. Newnan actually began to plan for the fair almost five years ago. In the meantime a strong instructional art program has been developed through classes at the local YMCA and the local art association has become extremely active by sponsoring a number of successful art shows and festivals.
In addition to the various art exhibitions, the fair will feature an old-fashioned barbeque, mule-drawn wagons for children to ride, and entertainment for the entire family.

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Georgia State Patrolmen have a special way of showing out-of-state motorists that they are welcome in Georgia this year.
In addition to giving warning tickets, the troopers are handing out travel information kits urging tourists to enjoy the vacation assets of Georgia and at the same time to drive carefully.

The kits contain travel information, highway maps, a letter of welcome from Georgia Governor Jimmy Carter, an official visitor's decal, and a button designati ng the motorist a Very Important Visitor (VIV) to Georgia.
A joint effort on the part of the Department of Public Safety and Department of Industry and Trade, the VIV 'treatment' is aimed at showing

out-of-state travelers the utmost in Georgia hospitality and cordiality.
In addition to promoting public safety, the VIV highway program is designed to promote the state's profitable tourist industry.
Recent figures compiled by the Research Division of the University of Georgia College of Business Administration indicate that the Georgia tourist industry made significant gains in 1970 in spite of the general slowdown in economic conditions.
Travelers in Georgia spent a total of $1.1 billion in 1970, ranking the state second only to Florida in travel spending in the 11 southern states, and representing a 5.2 percent increase in travel spending over the previous year.
Most out-of-state travelers to Georgia come from the other southeastern states, the Great Lakes region, Canada and the mideast.

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operation, Dublin and Statesboro have undertaken promotional campaigns informing the public of the benefits that can be enjoyed by both communities.
Businessmen are including in their correspondence with customers and

This summer, for the first time, an air passenger in central or south Georgia can make reservations to go anywhere in the world without having to go through the ticket offices at the Atlanta airport first. By making a single telephone call or visit to either the Dublin or Statesboro airports, the passenger can be ticketed and his baggage checked directly to his destination.
Direct air service is possible through the efforts of the Coastal Plains Regional Commission, Air South Air Lines, and local officials of Dublin and Statesboro.
The service, which was inaugurated by Georgia Governor Jimmy Carter and other officials in June, actually came about as a result of a study by the Coastal Plains Regional Commission which showed that third level, or commercial air service, would act as an incentive to new industry wishing to
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establish somewhere in the State of Georgia. The study also showed that air service would enhance the tourist and recreation facilities available central and south Georgia.
Dublin and Statesboro became likely candidates for the service when analysis showed that areas surrounding both cities had great potential need for a service connecting with Atlanta. Local officials of the commu nities gave assurance that if the air service were made available, it would be supported. Because of this tremendous civic response on the part of both cities, the state of Georgia, through Governor Carter's office, elected to try a trial air service connecting the three cities of Dublin, Statesboro, and Atlanta. And so entered Air South.
Now that the service is actually in

friends, a pamphlet announcing the air service and listing an uncomplicated flight schedule. Officials of the Dublin and Statesboro Chambers of Commerce are also helping to distribute these pamphlets to potential air passengers in the area.
Thanks to this commercial air service, Georgians in central and south Georgia can now be confident that the ticket that will take them everywhere will bring people, especially industrialists and tourists, from everywhere, to them.

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Dignitaries from Statesboro accompanied the Governor on the flight from Dublin to Statesboro.

F- irst stop on the flight was Dublin, where Governor Inaugural flight of third level, or commercial air service to central and

Carter addressed a waiting crowd.

South Georgia began and terminated in Atlanta.

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The historic Civil War locomotive, the General, will return to Kennesaw in Cobb County soon for permanent retirement in a new home almost on the spot where it was seized by Andrews' Raiders.
A permanent display site at Kennesaw has been acquired and a building is being converted as a museum for the engine.
The Cobb County Chamber of Commerce and the City Council of Kennesaw are developing the facility and raising funds for it A commemorative medal will be sold to assist the funding. The medal will feature The General on the front, the Great Seal of the Confederacy on the back, and will be struck in bronze, oxidized silver, and .999 silver, full proof, limited issue and serially numbered edition. The commemorative medals may be ordered from the Cobb County Chamber of Commerce, 820 Fourlane Highway, Marietta, Georgia 30060.

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Lion Country Safari, the African wildlife preserve transplanted to America, will establish its third theme park next year in the Atlanta area.
Harry Shuster, founder and president of Lion Country Safari, said the Georgia preserve is scheduled to open in late spring of 1972 on a 550 acre tract of gently rolling and heavily wooded countryside in Henry County.
The site is located in northern Henry County along Interstate Highway 1-75, between the interchanges of Highway 138 and Hudson Bridge. The property fronts on the Walt Stephens Road, linking the communities of Jonesboro and Stockbridge, and is about 20 miles south of Atlanta's city limits.
Shuster, 36 year old attorney conservationist who currently operates publicly owned Lion Country Safari preserves in Palm Beach Country, Florida, and Orange County, California, said that groundbreaking for Georgia's newest tourist attraction will be scheduled shortly. Engineers for the

Los Angeles based organization recently completed their initial studies of the site.
"We chose the location for many reasons," said Shuster. "It lends itself admirably to our physical requirements, is situated well within the booming metropolitan Atlanta area, and provides the major artery for northerners driving to vacation resorts in the Southeastern states."
Shuster lauded Georgia's state and county officials for their "splendid cooperation during every step of the lengthy negotiations".
Shuster has assigned veteran African wildlife conservationist Bill York, zoological director of Lion Country Safari International to head the cadre taking up residence in the Atlanta area. York, born in the Sudan and raised in Kenya, has been the subject of many published articles on African ethnology and has appeared frequently on network radio and television.
At Lion Country Safari, prides of lions

and other African animals inhabit a simulated veldt where they may be viewed in natural surroundings by people motoring along winding trails in their own cars or chartered buses. Unlike a conventional zoo, there are neither bars nor cages. Only the width of an automobile window separates human visitors from the well fed and well attended wildlife abounding in the sanctuary.
In addition to the prides of lions, visitors to Lion Country Safari drive slowly among free roaming cheetahs, elephants, rhinos, giraffes, zebras, camels, hippos, chimpanzees, ostriches and myriad species of African antelope. Such rare antelope as the addax have been born at both the Florida and California game parks, and efforts are underway to breed certain types of animals threatened with extinction.
Along with the wildlife preserve Lion Country Safari operates an adjoining African theme amusement park, featuring the Zambezi River Ride, African Auto Trek, hippoboat rides and other entertainment attractions.
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The solitary seagulls that grace Georgia's generous coastline have been circling industries along the Savannah harbor for over 200 years.
One of the few remaining southern citIes that has faithfully preserved its colonial charm, Savannah became the birthplace of the state in 1733 when a wise and wonderful Englishman-General James Edward Oglethorpe-unloaded a shipful of his fellow countrymen and a hatful of heady dreams on the wilderness banks of what is now known as the Savannah River.
One has only to walk the city's cobblestones or gaze across the misty, boat laden harbor to comprehend the triumph that was first Oglethorpe's and is now the world's.
As one of America's earliest settlements, Savannah served as a gateway for the ever growing influx of freedom seeking Europeans and the first trickling of trade between the Colonies and England.
Today, Savannah is the heart of the Coastal Empire, and serves some 500,000 people in Georgia and South Carolina. Daily, exports of clay, wood pulp, paperboard and paper products, naval stores, iron and steel scrap, machinery, and vegetable oils, and major imports of residual fuel oil, gypsum, and raw sugar flow in and out of the Savannah harbor at the rate of $1,000,000, a day with a rank and file precision that must surely bewilder the solitary seagull circling calmly above.

JIMMY CARTER Governor of Georgia
GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE
LT. GENERAL LOUIS W. TRUMAN, U. S. ARMY (RET.)
Executive Director
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE
JULIUS F. BISHOP, Chairman Athens, Georgia Tenth District
JOHN K. PORTER, Vice Chairman Atlanta, Georgia Fourth District
KIRK SUTLIVE Savannah, Georgia First District
ALEX S. BOYER, JR. Sylvania, Georgia First District
B. T. BURSON Camilla, Georgia Second District
FRA K H. EEL Thomasville, Georgia Second District
ALLEN M. WOODALL, JR. Columbus, Georgia Third District
W. T. ROBERTS Montezuma, Georgia Third Di trict
CONRAD ). SECHLER Tucker, Georgia Fourth District
E. A. YATES, Jr. Atlanta, Georgia Fifth District
THOMAS J. WESLEY, JR. Atlanta, Georgia Fifth District
JOHN R. HINES, SR. Hogansville, Georgia Sixth District
R. ]. SCHOERNER Carroll ton, Georgia Sixth District
JOHN P. PICKETT Cedartown, Georgia Seventh District
WALTER E. GRAHAM Marietta, Georgia Seventh District
BUDDY M. NeSMITH Cochran, Georgia Eighth District
A. W. JONES, JR. Sea Island, Georgia Eighth District
W. RICHA RD AC REE Toccoa, Georgia Ninth District
RALPH W. CLEVELAND Gainesville, Georgia Ninth District
WILLIAM A. POPE Washington, Georgia Tenth District
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VIEWPOINT

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GEORGIA GOES INTERNATIONAL

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FROM FOREIGN SOIL

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ATLANTA ON THE MOVE INTERNATIONALLy

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FIRST CLASS VISITORS

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GEORGIA CONSULAR CORPS

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ABOUT THE COVERS
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From her place of honor on the grounds of the Georgia State Capitol, Miss Liberty, a copy of the Statue of Liberty in New York, invites you to explore the many advantages Georgia offers in the way of foreign commerce in this special edition on inter national trade. Photo by Ray Hyatt.
INSIDE FRONT
Forsyth Park in Savannah is one of the more famous of the city's many squares. Photo by Fred Hunt, Photographic East.
INSIDE BACK
Community conscious citizens in the City of Helen, in northeast Georgia, have recently renovated their business district to harmonize with the surrounding mountain scenery. Photo by Richard Hoflich, Photographic East.
BACK
Sky Valley Ski Slope near Clayton provides the background for this winter scene. Photo by Ed Spivia.

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fhree top government officials Governor Jimmy Carter, Lt. General Louis W. Truman, executive director of the Georgia Department of Industry and Trade, and Jack Welsh, director of a newly formed International Division at the Department of Industry and Trade are interviewed on the subject of internati6nal trade in the following "Viewpoint" feature.

General Truman

Jack Welsh

Governor Carter
What is Georgia's present position in the field of exporting?
During the decade of the sixties, Georgia's export trade increased by 90 percent. In 1969 alone, manufactured goods exported from the State of Georgia were valued at $428 million.
It is interesting to note that one third of the 90 percent increase in exports was achieved between 1966 and 1969. However, even at that, the one th ird gain fell short of the national average and the state ranked 19th in the nation, and second among the Southeastern states, in exports, at the close of the decade.

This last matter-location of foreign markets, seems to be the major problem of exporters. An example of a source of help is a computerized, international market information system at Georgia State University which is capable of providing information on the location of potential export markets for 1,127 products.
In addition to colleges and universities, Georgia exporters may find help through internationally oriented agencies such as the Atlanta and Savannah offices of the Department of Commerce, the U. S. Customs Service at Savannah, the Georgia Ports Authority with offices in Savannah, Atlanta, and New York, and overseas, the offices of members of the Georgia
Consular Corps with offices at various locations in the state,
and of course, the Georgia Department of Industry and Trade in Atlanta.

What advice would you give a Georgia manufacturer who expressed an interest in exporting?
I would preface any remarks on exporting by emphasizing the fact that entering the export field is actually an extension of domestic sales and the resulting profits more than compensate for the additional work involved. I would also stress the fact that exporting can be as profitable, percentage wise, to a small firm as to a large organization-size is not a significant factor for export success.

There is really no reason that a good businessman, with the numerous services and assistance available, plus a reasonably priced, saleable product, couldn't expect to build up a good market exporting. Additionally, Georgia firms have a tremendous advantage in getting their products shipped because of Georgia's strategic geographic location and unexcelled land, sea, and air transportation facilities which contribute immeasurably to profitable exporting.
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I would also refer the potential exporter to any of the many agencies which provide expertise on matters relating to exporting-such as banking, transport.ation, and location of foreign markets.

What is meant by the term 'reverse investment'?
For our purposes, the term 'reverse investment' refers to an investment, in Georgia, by a firm from a foreign country.





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There is really no significant difference in an overseas firm investing in Georgia and a firm from one of our own states opening a subsidiary here. In each operation, the new industry pays taxes, uses local transportation and distributio~ facilities, and other local institutions, such as banks.
What specific information leads you to believe that now is the time to encourage reverse investment in Georgia?

Licensing is an agreement between a company which has developed a certain manufacturing process, and a company which is capable of implementing the process in its own plant.
I would recommend licensing to any Georgia company that does not want to establish a plant overseas, but does feel it can penetrate an overseas market.

A European Investment Mission, conducted th is year by members of the Department of Industry and Trade, Professor Paul T. Eaton, industrial engineering specialist at the Georgia Institute of Technology, and Adrian Norton, vice president of industrial development at the Citizens and Southern National Bank, revealed a growing interest, particularly in Germany and the Netherlands, for investment in the United States, with the Southeastern Region as the center of this interest.
As you see it, what role is Georgia destined to playas this new interest in reverse investment manifests itself?
Atlanta as a transportation, commercial, distribution, financial center and regional capital of the Southeast is already attracting a significant number of international companies. Presently, eight overseas firms have established headquarters in Atlanta and the metropolitan area, and an additional ten overseas firms with manufacturing facilities are located in Atlanta.
As for the state as a whole, the potential for foreign industry is tremendous. Labor is one of the factors attracting foreign investors to the Southeast, and Georgia has one of the best supplies of skilled workers in the region. Georgia also has a superior vocational training program for those industries which require specialized skills.
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In other words, the first company agrees to sell the second company the exclusive right to the process. The second company, in turn, agrees to pay the first company a fee, or royalty, for the right.
Licensing can go either way: A Georgia company can license to an overseas company or vice versa. In either case it is an excellent method of realizing a profit return without m.aking an actual capital investment. Licensing, also, opens new world markets to the licensee.
How does a joint venture compare with a licensing agreement?
Both can go either way. A joint venture, like a licensing agreement, is a type of partnership between two companies. In a joint venture, a Georgia company locates a plant in conjunction with a partner plant overseas, or vice versa.
Generally, the two companies have a product in commonsuch as chemicals and fertilizer. The advantages to this type of agreement are that the foreign manufacturer contributes a certain expertise that only he can have about his local market, and the Georgia manufacturer contributes his technical knowledge.
In the case of a foreign company locating a plant in Georgia under a joint venture, the same advantages accrue in reverse: The Georgian exchanges local market knowledge for the technological expertise of the foreigner.

Jack Welsh
Should a Georgia manufacturer who is not in a positIon to export or to put a plant in another country consider himself ineligible to participate in international trade?
Absolutely not. There are a number of additional methods of participating in international trade. Two which have been extremely successful, and which come to my mind at this time are licensing and joint ventures.
What is meant by licensing and to whom would you recommend this procedure?

The President's announcement regarding a proposed ten percent surcharge on imports has come just as Georgia began a concentrated program of international trade. What effect will the surcharge have on these efforts?
The surcharge has the potential of actually encouraging foreign companies to come here in search of joint ventures, licensing, and plant locations. This is especially true of overseas companies which have already penetrated the American market. These companies would rather change their present mode of trade-those who are largely exporting now-to another mode, such as the ones I have mentioned-than lose the American market altogether.

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The Georgia Port,; Authority (GPA) was created by an act of the Georgia L.egislature in 7945 as an instrumentality of the state with the expansion of shipping and commerce, through the harbors and seaports of the state, as its primary purpose. Today, the authority operates seaport terminals at Brunswick and Savannah and inland barge terminals at Augusta, Bainbridge, and Columbus.

The Georgia Ports Authority has been internationally oriented in scope and function from the word "go".
When the first ton of cargo moved over the newly constructed piers in 1953, the GPA became the recognized instrument of international trade and commerce for the State of Georgia and other hinterland states in the Southeast and Midwest.
The industrial and economic progress of the State of Georgia is inextricably linked to its natural resources and its trade with other areas. In the early forties, Georgia's commercial port facilities had felt a decline in trade in foreign commerce due apparently to lack of an effective organization. In 1945, an agency to cure the decline was formed and the Georgia Ports Authority was created by an act of the Georgia Legislature.
The enumeration of facilities acquired and put into service since the formation of the ports au thority is like reading a history of financial forethought and economic prescience, beginning in 1948 with the $800,000 purchase, from the federal government, of the Quarter Master Depot in Savannah, and continuing to a current

$19 million expansion program now underway at Savannah.
The growth of the GPA's physical facilities is paralleled by the increase of foreign commerce moving through Georgia's deepwater ports. In 1953, 46 vessels loaded with some 233,000 tons of foreign commerce, called at the authority terminals. Eighteen years later, in June of 1971, the annual record for traffic at the GPA facilities had jumped to 1,761 vessels and 2,533,449 tons of cargo.
At this point, it would appear that the development of international trade is merely a matter of building modern port facilities and having the world beat a path to your door. This, unfortunately, is not the case due to the highly competitive nature of American ports in contest for international commerce.
Thanks to a very simple formulaTD+C=T, that is, Trade Development plus Construction, equals increased Tonnage-Georgia ports have thrived from the beginning, becoming, in less than two decades, the largest and most active ports on the South Atlantic coast.

Through its first trade development offices in Atlanta, Chicago, and New York, the authority developed a 13 state trade hinterland with commodities of all descriptions moving in and out of Georgia's five port cities.
Eight years ago, the authority established trade development offices in Bonn, West Germany. Another trade development office followed four years later, in 1967, in Japan. These two foreign offices, combined with three stateside counterparts in Atlanta, Chicago, and New York, enable the authority to provide a coordinated service and flow of information and assistance to exporters and importers in the principal trading areas of tAe world.
Industry in other countries with a desire to expand, invest, or locate in the United States is usually that which is already conducting business in this country. Ports authority personnel in Europe and Japan are attempting to provide assistance, frank analysis, and guidance to business leaders in those areas, in addition to providing data on the tremendous industrial potential Georgia offers.

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Mr. Laurence W. Magrath (third from left), European Director for Georgia Ports Authority, is pictured here conferring with European shippers.

GPA Terminal at Brunswick (center) Savannah Harbor (above)

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Closing a deal on the international business market is not always a matter of negotiation.
Quite often, it's a 14 day trip to Paris or a 12 hour layover in London, and pertinent facts-like the best way to Buckingham Palace, come in handy.
That's why a growing number of educators in the State of Georgia as well as abroad are promoting the international exchange of ideas through their business administration curricula.
They all subscribe to the theory that the more one knows about a country, state or region, the more business one is I.kely to initiate there.
Georgia State University's Ernest W. Ogram, head of the Institute of International Business, has a complete list of international educational opportunities at his fingertips.
The list begins with a nonprofit interinstitutional corporation called the .. Southern Consortium for International Education".
The consortium was established two years ago to develop programs in international research, teaching, and service among the member institutions and the community. Membership now includes Atlanta University, Emory, Georgia Tech, the University of Georgia, and the Medical College of Georgia.
This year, Sir Phillip Sherlock, secretary general of the Association of Caribbean Universities and Research Institutes, visited members of the con-
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sortium -to discuss possibilities for a joint development of programs in the areas of teacher education, business and medical technology.
Another project begun th is year and still in the planning stages is the development of cooperative relationships between member institutions of the consortium and a number of universities in northeast Brazil.
The Institute of International Education (II E) has for the past 50 years served as a clearing house of persons and ideas for education and research abroad.
The Atlanta liE office coordinates all professional and subprofessional programs of study for foreign students studying in colleges and universities in the Southeast.
The Atlanta International Student Bureau is an integral part of II E activities, providing a foreign student in Atlanta with an opportunity to know and understand American life.
Georgia State's Institute of International Business works closely wi th local businessmen and academic communities, the field office of the U. S. Department of Commerce, the Department of Industry and Trade, the Georgia International Trade Association, and other groups involved in designing and developing workshops for local area businessmen interested in initiating and expanding exports. Two additional programs of exchange are pending between the institute and universities in Panama and Colombia.
Georgia's State's French based Association for International Busi ness and Economic Students places students from many countries into managerial jobs with companies of different

nationalities for periods of three to 12 months.
Georgia State is also the home of the Professional Association International Business Journal.
At the University of Georgia, the latest development in international exchange is a feasibility study on the commercial possibilities for cassava, a tropical plant with edible starchy roots. Funded by the Agency for International Development, the study will involve sending four staff members to Brazil from the university.
The Industrial Development Division of the Engineering Experiment Station at Georgia Tech has as one of its components an International Development Division which is working with the University of Carabobo in Venezuela to set up a regional industrial development program for the country. The Tech international team is also currently working with the government of Paraguay to establish local development groups in a number of smaller rural communities.
The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia sponsors a system-wide program of study abroad for Georgia students.
Language programs are offered at the University of Dijon in France, the University of Erlagen in Germany, and the University of Valencia in Spain, in addition to an art course in Cortona, Italy, and a classics course in Rome.
Hopefu II y, the end resu It of these and other foreign exchange programs will be a greater awareness of Georgia and the participating foreign countries.
The best way to get to Buckingham Palace, by the way, is via The Royal Walk beginning at Piccadilly Circus.

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The experts, under the direction of James W. Mcintire in Savannah and David S. Williamson in Atlanta, are anxious to give the Georgia exporter the facts, figures, and people he needs to know to select his most profitable markets overseas.

Little bits of information-such as the fact that the United States exports only four percent of its Gross National Product compared to ten percent in japan, 19 percent in Germany, and 20 percent in Canada, and long lists of info rm ation-such as names and addresses of foreign firms interested in handling certain commodities, are all available through the Georgia field offices.

An annual U.S. Commerce activity is the presentation of the president's "E" St Award for exporting. Here, Dr. james H. Wakelin, jr., right, assistant secretary fo c.ience and technology, presents the award to Glen P. Robinson, president of SCI entific Atlanta, Inc, this year's recipient company.
The why's and wherefore's of exporting are as near as your local U. S. Department of Commerce Business Service Field Office.

So is the valuable advice of experts like Mcintire and Williamson, who are quick to assure the Georgia manufacturer that export sales will do the following things for his business: (l) Help achieve longer production runs, (2) add efficiencies that reduce unit costs, (3) offset seasonable variations in the domestic markets, (4) increase profits.

James W. Mcintire David S. Williamson

And, happily for Georgians, that's no further than a three or four hour drive, at the most.
Due to Georgia's enviable position as the transportation hub of the Southeast, the state has been blessed with two of the nation's 42 Commerce Business Service Field Offices.
One is located at 235 U. S. Courthouse and Post Office Building in Savannah. The other is at 1401 Peach tree Road, N.E. in Atlanta.
Because expanding exports play an important role in keeping the U. S. economy healthy and strong, both offices provide a staff of experts on international trade who are constantly on the lookout for ways to stimulate, foster, and encourage business abroad.

Scouting and selecting trade connections abroad can be accomplished in several ways. As a first step, one should ask for the foreign firm trade list and World Trade Directory Reports which give basic commercial and descriptive background information for the firms on the list. The agencies which compile this information-118 U. S. embassies, 67 consulates general, and 54 consulates around the worldwill also assist with business appointments for the Georgian when he travels abroad. For this service, one is urged to call the nearest field office at least four weeks prior to his departure.
Difficulties in exporting can be overcome in a variety of ways. Depending on the nature of the situation and the type of business involved, the solution could take the form of a licensing
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Some of the best places to windowshop on the international scene are the various trade associations wh ich have sprung up in Georgia in the last 16 years.
The oldest in the state-the Georgia International Trade Association of Atlanta (G ITA), got its start in the cradle of one of the world's most famous international companies.
GITA was begun in 1954 in the Director's Room of the Coca Cola Company as a medium to assist firms and individuals in the Atlanta area with world trade and travel problems.
Now headed by Walker N. Pendleton, Jr., GITA also acts as a clearing house for the interchange of information, ideas, and opinions regarding the development of international trade.
The balance of payments between the United States and foreign countries, also a major concern of G ITA, is the very reason another prominent trade association-the Regional Expansion Council-came into being.
A partnership of government and business which works closely with the U. S. Department of Commerce Atlanta Business Service Field Office, the Regional Expansion Council is commitred to increasing United States
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exports as a means of decreasing the country's balance of payments deficit.
Because of its position as the business and financial center of the Southeast, Atlanta was chosen as the headquarter city for the council. Members are appointed by the U. ~. Secretary of Commerce.
The current chairman, Atlantan Walter Wattles, is also a member of the National Export Council which advises the government, through the Department of Commerce, regarding export assistance for business.
The Savannah Regional Export Expansion Council has grown, in the past 11 years; from a luncheon gathering of 13 local businessmen, to a bona fide service organization of 49 businessmen representing, in addition to Savannah, the Georgia communities of Augusta, Statesboro, Fitzgerald, Albany, Jesup, Baxley, and Brunswick.
Primary objectives of the organization have been to enlist the support of statewide organizations in exporting, determine the needs for information and services to potential exporters, encourage area business organizations to investigate export expansion, organize seminars for exchange of experience and sharing of ideas on how more exports can be developed, and publicizing these activities and engaging the services of organizations and trade groups with in the area.
Thanks to the implementation of these objectives, many South Georgia businessmen have access to a brochure called Exportunities, a bi-monthly consolidated sailing schedule compiled and published by the Savannah Port Authority, and eight films on exporting, among other things, and all services of the Savannah Regional Export Expansion Council, now headed by Andrew Calhoun.

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For example, Georgia is today a beehive of activity for Deutz farm tractors, which were practically unknown in the United States only a few years ago.

Atlanta is the national headquarters of Deutz Tractor Corporation, a two year old Georgia firm which markets a complete line of air cooled diesel farm tractors manufactured by KloecknerHumboldt-Deutz in Cologne, Germany.

Atlanta is also the location of one of the company's four branch office operations and a recently enlarged central parts department.

Savannah is a major port of entry for the German made tractors, and throughout the state, Georgia farm machinery dealers sell them.

During the past year, Deutz has doubled sales and number of dealers across the country to make a total of 400 dealers. Additional territories are being opened at a rapid rate with complete national distribution planned within the next few years.

Kloeckner-Humboldt-Deutz, in its 107th year, is the world's largest producer of air cooled diesel engines. In all, the Cologne company produces more than 100,000 engines annually, almo t a third of which are used in farm tractors. The others, rangi ng from five to 4,000 horsepower, are used in a wide variety of applications, including ships, electric generating stations, trucks, buses, locomotives, construction, and mining equipment.

Assembly line of Deutz tractors.

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poration is in the process of com-

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plant in Rome. The world's second

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break ground for a $10 million expansion at the plant site.
The announcement came five months prior to the completion of the original Rome plant, which, incidentally, is the company's first American plant.
The original plant employs 60 people in the production of steel cord for use in the casing of vehicle tires. The addition will employ 100 people. The Rome operation is one of 15 Bekaert factories located in eight countries.
Founded in 1880, Bekaert has been in steel wire manufacturing for 90 years and has been shipping steel wire and steel wire products to the United States for more than 40 years.
Bekaert products range from steel surgical sutures to springs and heavy duty fences, and from hair pins and mousetraps to wire for bridges, roads, and tires.
After an extensive study of a number
of potential plant sites, Teratuote a/y
of Toijala, Finland, last year chose Bru nswick as the location of its first American manufacturing facilitiy.
A leading manufacturer of machine knives for the wood processing industry, Teratuote officials say they chose Brunswick because of its proximity to the Southeast pulp and paper industry, its availability of qualified labor, and the abundance of recreation facilities in and around the city.
Known in America as the Triangle T Corporation, the new Brunswick plant will produce chipper knives for the pulp mill industry. Future plans call for the product line to be expanded.
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A Canadian based company, Southeastern Elevator Company, manufactures traction and hydraulic type elevators at its 100,000 square foot plant in downtown Atlanta.
A subsidiary of Combined Engineered Products Limited of Toronto, Southeastern Elevator employs approximately 200 people in Atlanta and has branch offices in Athens, Columbia, South Carolina and Danville, Virginia.
Nipro, Incorporated of Augusta, is fully owned by DSM-Chemicals, The Netherlands. Since 1966, Nipro has been a major producer of caprolactam, a substance which is used in the production of Nylon 6, upholstery, carpeting, and other industrial products, as well as ammonium sulphate, which is found in agricultural fertilizers.
Nipro officials chose Augusta because it is near the center of the textile i)1dustry and in the heart of a major fertilizer-use area. A multi-million dolIar expansion of facilities now in progress will increase the Augusta plant's capacity by approximately 110 million pounds per year and employ process technology which will result in a minimum amount of waste material requiring treatment for elimination of pollution.
An expenditure in excess of one million dollars has already been set aside to insure elimination of pollution at the expansion site.
Carling Brewing Company, another Canadian based operation, is located in Atlanta where it employs 150 people

in the manufacture of Black Label Beer, Heidelberg Pilsener, Red Cap Ale, and Black Label Malt Liquor. Carling is a subsidiary of Canadian Breweries, Limited of Toronto.
A 1970 addition to the Anglo American Clays facilities at Sandersvi lie is a new research and development laboratory where a major program now underway restores mined out areas to new agricultural and recreational lands.
Anglo American Clays is a subsidiary of English China Clays Limited of Cornwall, England, the world's largest producer of kaolin. The Sandersville plant was established in 1950.
The Canadian based Simons-Eastern Company was established in Atlanta in 1958 and has since grown to be the largest firm of consulting engineers and arch itects in the state. Prior to acquisition by H. A. Simons Limited of Vancouver, the company was known as Eastern Engineering Company.
Simons-Eastern and Simons together have been responsible for more than 2.5 billion dollars worth of capital cost in major industrial projects. Present Atlanta based projects include work in Kenya, Venezuela, Colombia, and France.
With 216 employees at its Waycross plant, the Engl ish based Scapa Dryers, Incorporated, producers of dryer fel ts for paper machines, rounds out this short sampling of foreign firms which have found growing conditions optimum since planting their roots deep in Georgia soil.

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Yesterday: National Excellence.
Tomorrow: International Appeal.
These are the burning ambitions of Atlanta, a city which was actually founded when two railroads were linked in 1833, but a city whose yesterdays really began only ten years ago.
No other city in the country experienced prosperity in the 1960's Iike Atlanta. Sparked by a citizen directed Forward Atlanta campaign early in the promising decade, the metropolitan population swelled by 35 percent to 1.4 million in 1970. And, while it ranks 20th in population among U. S. metro cities, Atlanta's commercial might has made it third nationally in creating new jobs, fifth in retail store construction, eighth in downtown construction, ninth in new residential units, and tenth in non residential construction. All this brought Atlantans an estimated $13,490 income per household in 1971-well above the nation's $11,873 average.
Proud of their new affluence, yet tempered by a century old battle scarred history, Atlantans were quick to turn their new prosperity into sleek fortresses of fortune.
Dramatically, the city's skyline began to reflect a renaissance unfolding in the inner city: A ten million dollar civic center, a 57,000 seat circular stadium home for three major league sports teams, a $13 million cultural center (the second largest under one roof and a living memorial to 122 members of the local art association who perished in a plane crash near Paris), a 41 story bank building that
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Industrial development experts believe Atlanta will play an important role in exposing the rest of Georgia to the international business community. Official of foreign firms who have already chosen Atlanta as the location of their corporate headquarters Include, from left to right, Robert G. Braund, Munich American Reassurance Company; j. C. Croggan, Anglo American Clays; L. H. Haanebrink, Deutz Tractor; Henry Hanron. E-A
Industrial; U. K. Stehr, Hoesch America, and J. C. Nims, Dimensional
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towers above all structures in the Southeast, and a new $16.7 Atlanta Fulton County Colise m now under construction where up to 17,000 spectators can view hockey, basketball, rodeos, and other top events.
But the one landmark that perhaps best typifies the verve and vitality that has characterized the new prosperity is Peachtree Center-a $125 million cluster of downtown buildings designed to be a city within a city.
Five office towers graced by fountains and outdoor sculpture and connected by overhead walkways are handsome companions for the strikingly beautiful Regency Hyatt House Hotel which has been built in one of the world's most unusual designs.
But that's not all: A recently completed multi-story office building with gold tinted glass windows is a magnificent reflection of Atlanta's remarkable rise, during the sixties, to become one of the truly great cities of the nation, and a planned 270,000 square foot exposition center is being designed on the assumption that the city's legendary midas touch will pluck a sizeable chunk of foreign business during the decade of the Seventies.
Although a number of influential Atlanta businessmen have been looking toward this era of international development for several years, efforts in this area did not crystallize until early this year with the initiation of direct foreign air service to Mexico.
"Atlanta's first direct international air service to Mexico City in July marked a point in our history of which we are very proud. Although this is just one

Atlanta influence is felt worldwide through the activit e of the Communicable Disease Center, with national heildquMters here.

step, we consider it an important beginning ... omething many people have worked very hard for over a period of many years," said Atlanta's Mayor, Sam Massel\.

assisting the International Committee in promoting Atlanta as an international city, and in pursuing development of further international interest," Massell added.

"Because so many people throughout the community have expressed such great interest in this development, in June I named a special Mayor's committee made up of top officials from each of 13 local international groups. This committee bears the responsibility of coordinating activities that will tell Atlanta's story as we move into an international era.
.. AIso, at my request, Forward Atlanta, the promotional arm of the Chamber of Commerce, has developed an International Atlanta symbol, and is

Part of the Chamber's involvement in international activity is through contri: butions to support the Atlanta Council for International Visitors (ACIV).
ACIV is a non profit volunteer community organization. Through volunteers it makes arrangements for foreign visitors to meet counterparts in their fields of interest; it helps them become acquainted with a wide range of people and resources in metro-Atlanta; it provides home hospitality and takes the visitors sight-seeing, shopping and to cultural and sports events.

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Citing raw statistics, the council predicts 1,200 pol itical, civic and business leaders from 100 countries will have used its facilities in 1971.

Individuals, business firms, foundations and other organizations join the Atlanta Chamber as sustaining members of ACIV.

With the annou ncement of international airport status came a decision by the Georgia Department of Industry and Trade to create a special international trade division to promote ventures between Georgia and foreign businessmen.
Jack Welsh, director of the new division, believes Atlanta will play an important role in exposing the rest of the state to the international business community.

Atlanta's downtown financial district was the location of much of the highrise building boom that has carved a new skyline in the past decade. Headquarters of Atlanta's five largest banks, the Fourth District's Federal Reserve Banks, and many of the city's other major financial institutions are located in the buildings above.
Four Atlanta banks cater to international financing. The men to see for details are from left to right, Joseph Sorstein, Fulton National; James E. Green, Jr., Citizens and Southern National; George J. Giuliani, First National, and David P. Mills, Trust Company of Georgia.

"A number of foreign firms have chosen Atlanta as the location of their national corporate headquarters. These corporations represent a wide diversity of interests and business talent and they have become an integral part of the community since moving here. For example:

<1M un ich American Reassurance Company of Germany is the largest professional reinsurance company in the world.

"London based E-A Industrial Corporation specializes in the manufacture, support and repair of avionics equ ipment.

"Hoesch America is Germany's second largest steel producer.

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"Deutz Tractor Corporation is fast becoming one of the largest sales outlets for the KHD German made tractors.
"Dimen ional Development Corporation is a Hong Kong based company which has developed a revolutionary breakthrough in dimensional optics.
"Anglo American Clays, a leading producer of high whiteness kaolins, has its headquarters in Atlanta and mining and production facilities in Sandersville."

Atlanta's Mayor, Sam Massell, right, recognizes the Importance of the entire state sharing the interci'ange of international involvement. Here he is shown with Savannah Mayor Pro-Tern Frank Rossiter, left, and Atlanta real estate investor William Schwartz, center, on an inspection tour of the Georgia Ports Authorities facilities in Savannah.
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For an entree to the Southeastern market of 44 million people, you can't beat Atlanta.
The city's location, comprehensive transportation network and wide range of communications and service facilities make it the nerve center for trade, distribution and finance in the Southeast.
Atlanta addresses are maintained by 47 of the 50 largest life insurance companies in the country, 26 of the 50 largest retailing companies, 35 of the 50 largest transportation companies.
And of Fortune's 500 largest u. S.
industrial corporations and their divisions, 430 are represented in Atlanta.
Founded and still thriving as a railroad hub, Atlanta is new one of only five cities where as many as six legs of the Interstate Highway System meet.

The city' also continues to build its position as one of the world's largest telephone, telegraph and television communications centers. A recent study shows that if sheer volume is a measure, Atlantans should be the best informed people in the south. The city has 40 of the state's 232 newspapers, 27 of Georgia's 224 radio stations, and seven of its 23 television stations.
In value of retail sales-one of the best indicators of economic prosperityAtlanta is the leading city in the Southeast with $1.53 billion in retail sales in 1970.
Noted as a white-collar financial and ervice center, the city ranks sixth in number of new manufacturing jobs created in the last decade. Some 1,650 manufacturers produce more ~han 3,500 commodities in Atlanta.
Developers pumped some $3.3 billion into 65 million square feet of Atlanta

office, retail, warehouse and factory space in the 1960's.
Construction records for Atlanta in the same period show that 102 major office buildings, excluding those in office parks, with more than 17.6 million square feet of space, were carved into the Atlanta skyline. Thirty of the 102 are located in the downtown business district. In addition, 19 office parks are under various stages of development throughout the city supplying almost 14 million square feet. of space.
A prime factor contributing to the rapid growth of office parks in Atlanta is the city's more than proportionate share of the Interstate Highway Syst.em. The 1-285 perimeter that belt the central city firmly established the scattered pattern of suburban offi e sites. Total square footage at office parks is expected to triple during the seventies.

Atlanta is fast boosting Georgia's position as an international transportation hub. The city's William B. Hartsfield International Airport ranks as the nation's second busiest air terminal. Some 16 million passengers are funneled through the city annually, and between the hours of 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., it is one of the busiest airports in the world. Today, one take-off or landing occurs every 90 seconds averaging al-

most two per minute at peak traffic hours.
Initial phases of an $83 million expansion program are underway at the airport, along with studies to select a site for the city's second major airport.
Seventeen domestic and international airlines maintain off-line district or regional operations in Atlanta to take

advantage of the rapidly expanding foreign travel market in the region.
Air taxi and charter services are available at points throughout the state. Five third-level airlines offer commuter or connector service between Atlanta and 20 southeastern cities in five states, connecting smaller towns to the rest of the world via Atlanta.

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Most of the experimental and documentary award winning films in the competition are not distributed to the general public, so the festival presents a unique opportunity for filmmakers as well as movie goers.
This year, major motion picture studios such as ABC, Allied Artists, Columbia, and MGM gave the Atlanta festival unprecedented support by world premiering some of their top films of the season.
Special exhibitions, seminars, and symposiums on the latest in film technique and equipment are also open during the eight-day festival.
The founder and director of the Atlanta Film Festival, J. Hunter Todd, has indicated next summer's showing will cause new vibrations throughout the film world and further help underline the international aspects of Atlanta and Georgia.

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Just four years ago, Atlanta joined an elite circle of cities-Cannes, New York, San Francisco, Moscow, London, Berlin, and Venice-and produced a major film festival.
In the short time since, the Atlanta International Film Festival has become one of the world's largest film competitions. In 1971, the festival attracted over 1,200 entries from 32 nations, and firmly established itself as a major world event.
Of the 25,000 who attended this year's festival, over 1,000 came from around the world to agree that Atlanta was not just "the youngest and biggest, but also the best of the film festivals".
The Atlanta festival, annually conducted in the early summer at the Atlanta Memorial Arts Center, is a showcase for creative excellence in motion pictures.

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Visitors of every nationality receive a special welcome in Georgia, but to residents of resorts like Callaway Gardens, Savannah, and the Golden Isles, tourists from the Province of Canada are in a class by themselves.
Jekyll Island has so many Canadian visitors during January, February, and March that the authority which governs the island flies the Canadian flag, along with the American and Georgia flags, in honor of the northern visitors.
Roy Burson, director of the Tourist Division of the Georgia Department of Industry and Trade, attributes Georgia's popularity among Canadians to the state's excellent beach and golf faci Iities.
"Canadians consider the Georgia coast one of the prime attractions in the southern United States. Golf is especially appealing. Each year scores of Canadian golfers come to Jekyll, Savannah, Callaway and other Georgia resorts to pursue this sport."
Burson's comments came shortly after he and several other Georgians, including Miss Blanche Thebom, director of the Southern Regional Opera, traveled to Montreal and Toronto to promote Georgia's various tourist attractions.
During the five day visit, Burson's group called on every major travel editor and 155 travel agencies in the two cities, presenting them with brochures and detailed information on attractions and resorts.
In addition, Miss Thebom, who is a former member of the New York Metropolitan Opera, appeared as a
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guest on one radio show, three television shows, one of which was broadcast throughout the Domi nion of Canada, and was the subject of several newspaper interviews.
Representatives from Jekyll and Savannah were also included in the group. Senator Jay Cox of Emanuel

County, a member of the Senate Tourist Committee, represented Georgia lawmakers and paid a special visit to the Mayor of Toronto.
The Canadian trip is one of many tourist-oriented promotions conducted annually by the Department of Industry and Trade.

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When an American from the Midwest mentions a Belgian, he is most likely referring to a powerful draft horse. When a New Englander utters the same word, he is usually talking about a large reddish brown hare.

In most other parts of America, Belgian endive, Belgian linen and Brussels sprouts are the only familiar Belgian envoys. If one dares to go so far as to mention a Belgian diplomat, the average American mind then begins to run rampant-all the way from espionage to James Bond-and finally stops short with the inevitable question, "What does a Belgian diplomat do?"

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More often than not, says Georgia's Belgian Consu I General Robert L. Van Overberghe, the question implies that "everybody knows that diplomats are leftovers of another century who pass their days chasing elegantly haughty ladies at elegant, boring cocktail parties and black tie candlelight dinners".
Van Overberghe wistfully confesses that he often wishes this were the case. "However," he stipulates, "what a consulate general mainly tries to do is to promote trade between the United States and the country it represents, which, in my case, is Belgium.

"I n 1970 Belgium imported 1.195 bill ion dollars worth of American products and it exported 696 million dollars worth of domestic goods to the United States, which means that the balance of trade between the U. S. and Belgium is largely in favor of Uncle Sam.

"Trying to increase the amount of our exports to the 12 states of the Southeast and trying to diversify those exports is the main activity of my office in Atlanta, and of the trade offices in New Orleans and Miami, for which I am also responsible. Promoting American investments in Belgium and informing Belgian companies on investment opportunities in the Southeast is yet another part of our trade activities.

"We also issue passports to Belgian citizens and visas to foreigners, assist in legal matters such as inheritances and the legalization of documents, promote Belgian culture through the organization of art and tourist exhibits, the lending of movies, and the distribution of information material. And of course, we are the ones called upon for assistance whenever a Belgian citizen gets into trouble in this part of the United States.

"We try to do all of this with the quiet hope that next time an American hears somebody talk about a Belgian, they will know that it does not necessarily mean that he is referring to a large domestic rabbit or a splendid broad beamed draft horse," he added.
Van Overberghe is one of four career consuls whose offices are located in Atlanta. This very distinguished group, with similar duties and jurisdictions, also includes the Honorable Moshe Gilboa, consul general of Israel and Dean of the Atlanta Consular Corps, the Honorable B. R. Curson, consul general of Great Britain, and the Honorable Roland H. A. Gottlieb, consul of the Federal Republic of Germany. Georgians who serve as honorary and vice consuls and trade representatives for other countries also included in the Georgia Consular Corps are pictured on the next page.

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FroQ1 left to right: Robert M. Bunzl-Austria, Alvaro E. Cardosa-Colombia, Alfonso G. delCastilloVenezuela, Donald O. Clark-Republic of Korea, Clifford M. Clarke-Mexico, Mrs. Rose CunninghamCosta Rica, Carling DinkIer, jr.-Monaco, john A. S. Fornara-ltaly, Mrs. Maria T. Frazer-Guatemala, Maurice K. Horowitz-Iceland, Edward A. jones-Senegal, Bjarne Nielsen (trade officer)-Denmark; john C. Portman, jr.-Denmark, Morgan B. Raiford-Peru, Max I. Ruppert-Switzerland, jack M. SaylerBrazil and the Dominican Republic. Not pictured: Mrs. Marisa Adair-Uruguay, Robert E. Austin (trade officer) Ontario, Canada, Alex Bealer-Sweden, Gustavo Estenssoro-Bolivia, Edwin j. MiddletonFrance, and Peter Norboge-Norway.
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Volume VIII. umbe,One

FRONT Winter paints a pretty picture in Georgia. Photo of Toccoa Falls by Ed Spivia.

INSIDE Camping has taken on a new look in Georgia. Photo at Lake Burton by Richard Hoflich.

INSIDE Although the private homes in Washington will not be open to the public for tours again

until the spring of '73, this photo of the Irvin Dyson House in Washington is a classic

example of the structural splendor on view this spring in other areas of the state. Photo by Jamie Cook.

BACK Industry in motion at Atlantic Steel, Atlanta. Photo by the Georgia Department of Industry and Trade.

JIMMY CARTER Governor of Georgia
GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE
LT. GENERAL LOUIS W. TRUMAN U.S. ARMY (RET.)
Executive Director
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE
JULIUS F. BISHOP, Chairman Athens, Georgia Tenth District
JOHN K. PORTER, Vice Chairman Atlanta, Georgia Fourth District
W. KIRK SUTLIVE Savannah, Georgia First District
ALEX S. BOYER, JR. Sylvania, Georgia First District
W. ASBURY STEMBRIDGE Cordele, Georgia Second District
FRANK H. NEEL Thomasville, Georgia Second District
ALLEN M. WOODALL, JR. Columbus, Georgia Third District
W. T. ROBERTS Montezuma, Georgia Third District
CONRAD j. SECHLER Tucker, Georgia Fourth District
EUGENE A. YATES, JR. Atlanta, Georgia Fifth District
THOMAS j. WESLEY, JR. Atlanta, Georgia Fifth District
ROGERj.SCHOERNER Carrollton, Georgia Sixth District
C. A. KNOWLES Griffin, Georgia Sixth District
JOHN T. FLEETWOOD, SR. Cartersville, Georgia Seventh District
WALTER E. GRAHAM Marietta, Georgia Seventh District
BUDDY M. NeSM ITH Cochran, Georgia Eighth District
A. W. JONES, JR. Sea Island, Georgia Eighth District
W. RICHARD ACREE Toccoa, Georgia Nin th District
RALPH W. CLEVELAND Gainesville, Georgia Ninth District
WILLIAM A. POPE Washington, Georgia Tenth District
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This is the last of a series of articles introducing the men who represent the state's ten congressional districts on the 20 man Board of Commissioners of the Department of Industry and Trade.
JOHN FLEETWOOD
John Trafton Fleetwood, Sr., a native of Cartersville and a graduate of the University of Georgia Henry W. Grady School of Journalism, is president of Tribune Publishing Company of Cartersville and its subsidiary, Fleetwood Printing, Office Equipment, and Supplies. He is also publisher of the North Bartow News and The Chatsworth News.
A past president of the Georgia Press Association, Fleetwood has served as president and industrial committee chairman of the Cartersville-Bartow County Chamber of Commerce, the Junior Chamber of Commerce, and the Rotary Club.
WALTER E. GRAHAM
Walter E. Graham, a native of Cairo and a graduate of the School of Banking of the South at Louisiana State University, is pJesident of the Commercial Bank of Cobb County.
A former officer of the Georgia Bankers Association, the Cobb County Chamber of Commerce, the United Appeal, and the Heart Fund, Graham makes his home in Marietta.
C. A. KNOWLES
C. A. Knowles, a native of Russell County, Alabama, a graduate of Auburn University, and former student at the Stonier Graduate School of Banking at Rutgers University, is president of the First National Bank of Griffin.
A past president of the Griffin Area Chamber of Commerce

and member of the Comptroller of the Currency's Regional Advisory Committee, Knowles currently serves on the Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and as vice chairman of Group Four of the Georgia Bankers Association.
FRANK H. NEEL
Frank H. Neel, a native of Thomasville and a graduate of Emory University, is president of Neel Air Conditioning and Heating Company, Industrial Buildings, Incorporated, and the Thomasville-Thomas County Industry Development Company.
A past president of the Thomasville Chamber of Commerce, and a member of the Georgia State Chamber of Commerce, Neel served on the Thomasville City Commission from
1958-63.
WILLIAM A. POPE
William A. Pope, a native of Washington and a graduate of Emory University, lists timber growing, cattle and pecan production, and distribution of Texaco and Firestone products as his business interests.
A member of the Georgia Planning Association and the Industrial Development Council of the Georgia Chamber of Commerce, Pope is also a past president of the Wilkes County Chamber of Commerce.
W. ASBURY STEMBRIDGE
W. Asbury Stembridge, a graduate of the Junior Division of Georgia Military College and Mercer University, is president of Cordele Marble Company, vice president of the Star Granite Company in Elberton and the Pass Furniture and Appliance Company in Cordele, and is associated with Clark Memorials in Macon and P & S Enterprises in Cordele.
A past director of the Middle Flint Planning and Development Commission and the Cordele Crisp Planning Commission, Stembridge currently serves as chairman of the Chamber Industrial Committee.

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The decade of the sixties was the decade of Georgia's greatest economic growth. Almost three billion dollars was invested in new and expanded industry, and over 152,000 new jobs were created. The first two years of this decade of the seventies have shown an even more dramatic growth in spite of a national economic slowdown.
The national economic slowdown would have been even more pronounced, definitely approaching a recession, had it not been for the positive counter influence of a dynamic growing South with Georgia in a position of leadership.
Georgia's economic growth of nearly one half billion dollars in 1971) while not as much in actual dollars as the over $600 million in 1970, is nevertheless a tremendous vote of confidence in the economic environment of Georgia.
A positive indication that Georgia's industry is interested in the environment and is working to make Georgia an even better place to live is shown by over $100,000,000 being invested by Georgia industry in 1971 for pollution abatement and control.
But industrial economic development in Georgia faces a tremendous challenge in this decade of the seventies.

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A DECADE OF PROGRESS! Georgia's Industrial Growth
1971 First Year of the New Decade Average of the Decade of the 60's

In the 1970 census in Georgia, there were 923,000 people in the age bracket 10-19, about 20 percent of the population of the state. In the seventies, these young people will move into the 20 to 29 age bracket and more than 650,000 of them will be coming into the work force lookl for employment. During the same years, approximately 150,000 older people will retire or drop out of the work force and their jobs will become available for new workers. This still leaves 500,000 becoming available for work which means that we must create in Georgia a net of 500,000 new jobs in this decade or be faced with mass unemployment or out-migration of our young people.
As many as 250,000 of the new jobs may be in the professional and service industries and in tourist and travel oriented businesses, but another 250,000 must be new manu facturing jobs. If the manufacturing jobs do not come into being the demand for professional and service jobs will be less. Stated simply, we must create 25,000 new manufacturing jobs in Georgia each year, if we are to continue to move forward and if we do not wish to lose our young people to some other area that may offer them better job opportunities.
Even though the figure for new manufacturing jobs in Georgia in the first two years of the decade is encouraging, it does not reach an average of 25,000 each year. Some of the difference is shown in increased unemployment rates and some in deferred employment. The handwriting is on the wall: A greater effort must be made to create new industrial jobs and jobs in tourist and travel oriented businesses. The Georgia World Congress Center and the rapid growth of major travel attractions in Georgia will be of great assistance in creating travel and tourist oriented jobs.
Perhaps the most productive source of new jobs will come from a confidence generated on a national basis. If Phase II is successful in slowing down inflation and improving the economy, the impetus created will give Georgia a proportionate share of new and expanded industry that will help to create enough jobs to take care of the young people coming into the work force.

Ed Spivia, Director, Public Relations and Advertising Hanna Ledford, Assistant

otes on events occuring during 1971 in the six divisions of the Department of Industry and Trade-Administrative, Aviation, Industry. International Trade, Research, and Tourist-are recorded, along with appropriate feature articles on related events, in this issue of Georgia Progress.

A quarterly publication to promote the industrial and tourist advantages of the state, Georgia Progress is a product of the Public Relations Office, which is also responsible for the overall publicity of the department and for liaison activities with the advertising agency which executes the state advertising contract. Examples of some of the advertisements appearing in newspapers and magazines last year are also featured.

Left, Jerry Newsom, Assistant Center, Richard Millsaps, Director, Administrative
Right, Lorry Sherbell, Assistant

The Administrative Division has the responsibility of staff services for the entire department. Specific duties fall into the following categories: Fiscal, Personnel, Warehouse, Exhibit, Mail, Supplies, Art, Composition, and Print Shop.

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Work was completed on the Airports Portion of the U.S. Department of Transportation Planning Process, a study to outline Georgia's transportation facility and service needs through 1990 and to describe possible tentative transportation investment programs for 1974-78 and 1979-90. The study is the first attempt at a transportation planning effort of national scope which considers investments in all modes of transportation.

The Fourth Annual Flight Instructor Revalidation Course held in Atlanta in conjunction with the Federal Aviation Administration and the Flight Instructor Refresher Course held at Callaway Gardens in conjunction with AOPA Air Safety Foundation were major projects during 1971.
Expenditures for state airport development projects were dispersed as follows:

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Other activities included coordinating convention details for the Southeastern Trades Association Annual Convention at Jekyll Island, and publishing the Georgia Aeronautical Chart and the Airport Directory. Some 35,000 charts and 173 directories were distributed, and an additional 900 directories were updated.

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A plot of land that began making history over 200 years ago in Savannah is still in the news.
Originally a land grant from the King of England to the ancestors of the Dodsons, a prominent Savannah family, the property is now part of a 2500 acre tract comprising the Savannah Municipal Airport.
The airport itself dates back to 1937 when the government claimed the land, located 8% miles northwest of the city, for the second local airport. Hunter Field, the first local airport, had been in operation on the southside since 1929.

World War II prevented the new airport from going into service to the public as "Chatham Field" as originally planned, but did not interfere with the laying of the east-west runway over what had once been the Dodson Family Graveyard.
All but four graves were moved prior to construction of the runway. Two of those remaining-those of the original land grant recipient and his wife-lie undisturbed, under the runway, with appropriate markers along the runway. The other two graves lie off to the side of the runway.
Presumably this arrangement was agreeable to the clan patriarch, for those who profess to know about such things say the airport has never been beset with unfriendly Dodson ghosts.
The only real menace at the Savannah Airport has been time and technology.
The modern, 11 year old terminal building, built a few years after the government released the airport for civilian use, valiantly belies its age and the fact that it has outgrown, by some 40,000 passengers, the traffic it was originally intended to accommodate.
The network of landing, take-off, and taxiways has not faired as well, however. Damage from heavy aircraft like the DC8 and the 727 has taken its toll and the results are obvious in spite of professional patching which has been done in the interest of safety and in anticipation of permanent repairs at a later date.
To the relief of airport officials, those repairs appear to be just around the corner. A grant of $1,674,170 from the Federal Aviation Administration and a state allocation of $150,000 have paved the way for major improvements of taxi and runway areas, while a $1,500,000 bond issue underwritten by the local airport commission is expected to take care of immediate needs at the terminal.
All totaled, the project approaches four million dollars and represents one of the biggest developments in the field of aviation in the state. Specifically, the plans call for new administrative offices, a new passenger concourse and three holding rooms, and two jetways for the terminal building, and construction of a new taxiway system and reinforcement of the runway and terminal ramp systems.

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Increased emphasis was placed on aid to existing industries and community development activities, with efforts being closely coordinated with local chambers of commerce, area planning and development commissions, the Small Business Administration, the Economic Development Administration, and other state and national development agencies.
The department's dedication to the policy of making and keeping Georgia as clean an environment as possible led to close working relationships with the Water and Air Quality Control Divisions of the Department of Health. Specific programs included providing information on financing under the recent federal statutes concerning industrial revenue bonds, coordination with engineering firms on specific projects, and technical assistance where required.
Due to the weakness of the national economy generally, the objective of bringing desirable new industry to Georgia was particularly challenged. New marketing programs and procedures were initiated to support the already strong state advertising program, and efforts were continued to refine the advertising program to include more specific ads directed to individual industry groups.
Marketing efforts included personal calls on companies involved in expansion projects in most parts of the United States, a trip with Governor Carter and other state officials to meet with chief executives of major companies in New York City, close liaison with the International Division, and the development of new direct mail programs to promote the advantages of Georgia locations.
With the help of a consulting firm, the division developed a battery of information on major sites. Many communities were also assisted with water and sewer projects, and additional emphasis was given to strengthening the available site and building data files.
Finally, the location of regional and corporate headquarters facilities was the target of a major thrust for the first time during 1971. Increased concentration on these type projects will assist both urban and rural areas, since, historically, half of the state's economic growth each year has come from the expansion of Georgia based industry.
In summary, 1971 was a year of strengthening efforts designed to assist existing industries and communities, and, even in the face of a weakened national economy, was a satisfying year in terms of state economic growth.

A mountain size pile of trash that had become an expensive nuisance for one Georgia firm has taken on new luster for another. Production operations at the Armstrong Cork plant in Macon grind out a by-product of thousands of tons of pine and hardwood bark each year. Armstrong technical people, searching for a way in which this waste could be used, met last year with John and Powell Lee, owners of Bunyon Enterprises, a company in Morrow which produces planting and potting soil.
A. H. Guritz, right, Armstrong's Macon plant manager, examines a sample of the rough bark with Powell Lee, center, of Bunyon Enterprises. Bunyon's John Lee, left, holds a handful of the finished humus, which is marketed in bags through a variety of retail outlets-and in bulk from the Morrow plant.
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Bunyon Enterprises, top, empties another truckload of raw bark onto its huge compost pile at Morrow. Seen from the air, left, are the prize winning water treatment facilities at Armstrong Cork's Macon plant.
Together, representatives of the Macon Bibb County Health Department and the Armstrong Bunyon team developed a plan for disposing of the bark and making effective use of it.
Now, seven days a week, trucks from Bunyon load up at the Armstrong plant and make a bark haul to the plant in Morrow. There, in a carefully controlled process, the bark is ground to form a nitrogenous base material. It is aged for several months in a mammoth compost. Then it is bagged and marketed as Bunyon's Forest Humus.
The humus is sold in two cubic foot bag weights at garden supply stores, supermarkets, discount centers, and other retail outlets throughout the eastern United States. Bulk quantities are available through the firm's plant at Morrow.
"This product, like any good humus, helps control weeds and keep moisture in the soil," says John Lee. "It resembles Canadian peat moss but has a longer life. It is especially suitable for mulching flower gardens and small vegetable plots."
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The humus also makes a good soil conditioner for landscaping lawns and golf course greens, Lee adds.
The Lee Brothers indicate they are extremely pleased with the initial results of the new operation and are eagerly awaiting the spring planting season when their new product will meet its greatest practical test.
Officials at Armstrong are equally proud of the project.
"In man's effort to maintain a favorable environment, an ideal solution to a waste disposal problem is one in which the waste material is reused or returned to nature in a beneficial form," said A. H. Guritz, plant manager.
"It's not always possible to achieve this happy result, of course, so we are quite pleased with the solution. Needless to say, so are our neighbors."
The Armstrong plant's previous method of disposal of the bark was to burn it, a procedure that was time consuming as well as costly. Now, with the new method, the plant has been able to shut down both of its incinerators.
The Bunyon experiment is just one success story in the annals of Armstrong's anti-pollution efforts.
Last fall the Macon company was named by the Sports Foundation as one of three finalists in a nationwide Gold Medal Awards program for achievement in control of water pollution.
The announcement came shortly after the company completed a secondary treatment system which was designed to operate in conjunction with the primary water treatment facility already in operation. The primary system removes solids and a portion of the organic matter from water used in production processes. Then the water flows to the new secondary system for biological treatment and further removal of organic matter before being discharged, in cleaned-up condition, into a stream.
Together, the two systems represent more than a 2Y2 million
dollar investment on Armstrong's part to aid in environment control measures for middle Georgia.
With some 1400 employees, Armstrong Cork Company is one of the 50 largest employers in the state. The Macon plant has more than quadrupled in size since it began production in 1948.
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A number of significant events, including the inauguration of foreign air service at Atlanta's William B. Hartsfield International Airport, led to the creation, last spring, of the International Trade Division.
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Primarily, the responsibilities of the new division are to attract foreign business capital by encouraging foreign companies to choose a Georgia location for their corporate headquarters and manufacturing facilities.
The division also promotes the expansion of present markets and the establishment of new markets, overseas, for Georgia made products, encourages foreign companies to use Georgia's transportation and distribution facilities, and assists Georgia companies in licensing and joint ventures in Georgia and overseas.
Under the auspices of the International Trade Division, the department has sponsored two overseas reverse investment missions to Europe, sent representatives to six internationally oriented professional conferences, and participated in the visits of several foreign dignitaries, including the German Ambassador to the United States, the First Minister of the Federal Republic of Germany, and the French Minister of Education.
In November the division gathered material on international business opportunities in Georgia for inclusion in a special edition of Georgia Progress. The magazine, along with packets of information on Georgia, was distributed to hundreds of government officials and key industrialists around the world.

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jack Welsh, Director Virginia Kimball, Assistant

Dr. Paul T. Eaton, a professor who has received worldwide esteem for his knowledge of industrial materials handling, was appointed a consultant for the division upon his retirement from the faculty of the Georgia Institute of Technology. Dr. Eaton is one of Tech's 22 professors to be granted the title of Professor Emeritus.

To the businessman who does not have an export manager of his own, the professional C.E.M. is a gift from Wall Street.
Not only does he have the contacts to successfully establish trade lines overseas, the C.E.M., or Combination Export Manager, has the time to travel, speaks the language, and knows the intricate details of doing business abroad.
A C.E.M., for example, will be the first to admit that making a sale abroad is an entirely different ball game and the potential exporter may wish to evaluate the services of a C.E.M. in comparison with what he could accomplish with a direct export effort
Technically, a C.E.M. is defined as a sort of export department for manufacturers of noncompetitive products. The C.E.M. solicits and transacts business in the name of the manufacturer he represents, collecting his fee from a commission, or in many instances, buying the goods outright, marking them up, and selling them on his own.

In Georgia, where the C.E.M. may be the head of the largest independent trading company in the Southeast or he may be strictly it one man operation who specializes in exporting to a certain corner of the world, the increasing number of new C.E.M.'s indicates the growing importance of world markets for Georgia products.
In the 25 years since he has been in business, Richard K. Stone, head of Stone and Company of Savannah, has built one of the largest export businesses in the country. Although he is an importer as well, dealing in steel, fish, and Australian meat, Stone believes his company is the country's largest exporter of frozen chicken.
The Middle East and West Africa are the major destinations of A.K. jennings of jenx International when he sets out from his Atlanta office to contact distributors abroad. jennings, who holds a Masters Degree in International Trade and has had nine years experience with two large international companies, has been representing firms in the Southeast as a C.E.M. since June.
Another Atlanta C.E.M., jose Almeida, specializes in exporting material handling equipment to countries of Latin America. One of Almeida's major clients is Litton Industries, the company which employed him as export sales manager for 18 years, from 1950 until 1968, when he left to form his own export operation, jealco International.
In Savannah, Nash Mc Intosh of Wando, Incorporated,,and j. M. Lamas of the j. M. Lamas Company, deal in everything from naval stores to soybeans. Mc Intosh's main export item is naval stores, which he also manufactures. He also exports rubber chemi als and hopes to begin exporting farm implements soon.
Lamas, who has been in the business for 11 years, ever since his family was exiled from Castro's Cuba, deals in everything from lumber and soybeans to steel, wire, and nails.
From this wide spectrum of C.E.M.'s in business in Georgia, it is not surprising that they are regarded as a wise investment for the firm which does not have the money, personnel, or time to specialize in foreign trade but would like to establish a corporate and product identity internationally.

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Left, Jame O. Bohanan, Director Right, Jim Butler, Assistant Director

General Truman, executive director of the Department of Industry and Trade, presents a copy of a Research Division
publication to Georgia Governor Jimmy Carter.

A major project was to coordinate the activities of the Economic Development Committee of the Governor's Goals for Georgia Program. Headed by General Truman and John Portman, Atlanta architect, the Economic Development Committee consisted of 22 Georgia businessmen who met monthly from June to September to develop recommendation for the future economic development of the state.
A number of regional meetings across the state and a statewide conference in thc fall were conducted to supplement the committee's findings. The final report, which was submitted to Governor Jimmy Carter in November, covered five major areas with 23 proposed goals and 29 recommendations for implementation of the goals.
Preparation of an application to the Federal Aviation Administration for a Planning Grant for Statewide Airport Systems Plan was completcd in September. Final approval by the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation was granted in November. Officials of the Federal Aviation Administration Atlanta Regional Office and R. Dixon Speas Associates of Atlanta assisted in the prcparation of the application.
The publication of Summary of Environmental Protection Regulations was completed with the assistance of Conway Research of Atlanta. The indexed report contains detailed appendices and is bound in a notcbook for easy reference and updating.
Over 3,700 copies of the 1971 Georgia Manufacturing Directory were distributed. A biennial publication, the directory contains an alphabetical, geographical and product listing of the state's 5,500 manufacturing facilities. Other major publications prepared during the year and still available for distribution are: Georgia: Industrial Training Services, Georgia: Principal Industrial Taxes, and Survey of Manufacturing Wages.

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The tact that man through research is capable of changing the complexion of the entire universe is nothing new: He's been doing it for hundreds of years. But only recently have industry and research begun to travel the path of discovery side by side.
In Georgia, this path has led to the establishment of the scientifically oriented University of Georgia Research Park in Athens and the technologically oriented Technology Park/Atlanta.
The University of Georgia Research Park is purely a research center with 400 acres devoted to public research and 100 acres for private, industry oriented research and prototype product production. The Athena Industrial Park, ten minutes away, provides space for full scale manufacturing operations.
Technology Park/Atlanta by contrast is a private development combining facilities for high technology manufacturing, research, and related research support services. When the park reaches full capacity of 500 acre, it is expected to include well over 50 high technology oriented companies.
In its first phase of development, TP/A has attracted the national headquarters of the American Institute of Industrial Engineers and two local firms. Electromagnetic Sciences, a two-year-old spinoff of Scientific Atlanta, manufactures high speed microwave switches and other products in the electromagnetic field. Technology Park Data Center, a division of Capital Business Service, handles computer requirements for future science and engineering oriented park tenants.
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Electromagnetic Sciences completed this building and become the first TP/A tenant lost fall.

The University of Georgia Research Park in Athens now houses 16 research laboratories and facilities representing an investment of more than $32 million. Federal operations at the park include forestry, water, and poultry research laboratories, and a ten story Richard B. Russell Agricultural Research Center. State and university installations include a poultry disease center, regional poultry genetics laboratory, cobalt irradiation facility, and mental retardation center.

William O. Burke, director of the UGA park, says these facilities represent about one third of the planned total development. Although there is no specific timetable for development of the rest of the park, Burke, a former director of the Industry Division of the Department of Industry and Trade, is especially anxious to see the private sector of the park occupied.

Electromagnetic Sciences manufactures high speed microwave switches and other products relating to the electromagnetic field.

"The park represents a focal point for a whole new generation of economic development. It is not inconceivable that the work done in th is park could mean the birth of a Georgia industry which could assume national and international importance, and give the state the benefits of ownership, technology, excitement and outgrowth that comes from being a center of creativity," Burke added.

He described his mission as director ofthe park as twofold: To bring more research facilities to the park and to build greater communication between park and campus scientists.

In Atlanta, at Technology Park, Brian D. Hogg, president, expressed a similar goal when he predicted that TP!A would result in a dialogue between the industry tenants and Atlanta area universities.

Construction of Hillside Duplex near A thens demonstrates more efficient use of wood products in low cost housing. A project of
the U. S. Forest Service Research Unit.

"Industries benefit because the schools are attuned to the needs of these companies and the universities benefit because their students have a chance to work locally when they graduate," Hogg said.
Like Burke, Hogg sees the research park concept as an incubator for spinoff industries.

"As research brings new ideas, companies will be formed to manufacture new products."

And the State of Georgia, he might have added, will have been the primary benefactor with an echelon of high technology industries that offer job opportunities requiring greater skills and better pay and consequently fit the skill range of more people.

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Left, Lanny Williams, Assistant Director, Promotion Center, Ed Garrett, Assistant Director, Administrative Right, Roy Burson, Director

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This fall you canvacation anywhere you like and still be inGeorgia, the unspoiled.

"Business with Pleasure in Georgia" became a major promotional slogan in the Tourist Division last year with the formation of the Conventions and Group Tour Sales Unit. In addition to conducting a complete inventory of convention facilities available in Georgia, the conventions staff processed over 300 convention and group tour leads which ultimately resulted in bookings for over 1400 people and some $126,000 in revenue for the Georgia travel industry.
A new emphasis on travel industry development resulted in the publication of a 32 page color insert in Travel Investment Magazine and an in-depth document on travel investment opportunities in each of the geographical regions of the state.
With the 1971 entry in the Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, Georgia became the only state in the nation ever to win the coveted Sweepstakes Award for the most beautiful noncommercial float in the parade.
Georgia Welcome Centers rounded out their ninth year with a record attendance of approximately three million. The new high represented an increase of ten percent over attendance in 1970 and necessitated a building program to double the size of the facilities at Ringgold and Valdosta.
At the beginning of 1971, the Tourist Division reported that in 1970 Georgia boasted a "billion dollar plus" travel industry with 21,190 firms and almost 100,000 employees involved in serving and entertaining the commercial and vacation traveler. Tourists alone spent $765.5 million of the total and contributed $41.6 million to the state treasury in taxes, while commercial travelers spent the remainder and increased travel taxes to a total of $58.1 million.
Other tourist activities included placing over 3,000 newspaper and magazine articles in publications across the country, making arrangements for 22 nationally known travel writers to visit Georgia, and making promotional appearances in major U.S. and Canadian cities.

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Camping, once considered a super rugged endeavor reserved exclusively for the more adventurous of the male sex, has recently become a universal leisure activity with few limitations and a lot of additions - including space in the camper for every member of the family.
In Georgia, a traditionally family oriented vacation state, this outdoor exodus has been received with characteristic enthusiasm. At last count, there were over 7,000 spots, located in almost as many different settings, for pitching a tent or parking a camping vehicle and enjoying the state's many diverse recreational offerings.
Georgia has campsites in the mountains, at the shore, and near the cities. Some are off the main highways, others are tucked away in the reaches of little-traveled dirt roads, and many are on the edge of bustling interstate highway systems.
Camping attractions at Georgia's 48 state-owned parks alone range from the exploration of an ancient Indian mound and nostalgic Civil War memorabilia, to some of the finest bass fishing in the nation.
Georgia campsites vary in size, too. Some accommodate only a few parties, others can handle as many as 395. Among the larger ones are Arrowhead at Lake Chuluota near Cleveland, Arrowhead at Six Flags near Atlanta, KOA at Atlanta South and KOA at the Florida-Georgia line near Valdosta, Cherokee on Jekyll Island, Red Top Mountain State Park near Cartersville, Elijah Clark Memorial State Park near Lincolnton, River Springs Park at Newton, and the Family Camp Ground at Stone Mountain.
And one of the state's newest privately-owned campgrounds - Ponderosa Parks - is turning out to be the bonanza of a lifetime for camping enthusiasts all over the country, and for its Georgia founder - William B. Rogers.
For Rogers, the avid camper, a 1967 trek up the eastern seaboard to Canada was marred by the lack of clean, well-planned, and well-managed campgrounds.
For Rogers the astute businessman, the trip was an invitation for a chain of campgrounds that would set the pace in modern camping.
The success of the first Ponderosa Park opened in March of 1970 on Interstate 75 near Barnesville paved the way for two more parks in Georgia, two in Texas and another in Florida, in less than two years.
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Ponderosa Parks Campground, above, is typical of the modern facilities pringing up all over Georgia.

There's a lot more to camping today than sitting around a fire roasting marshmallows.
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There's even a place for this adventurous little fellow.

The state of Georgia is a natural for a camp-in.

A typical family on vacation in Georgia enjoys camping at Lake Burton.
"I went into this business because I felt the camping public deserved full service, high quality recreational camping parks run by competent, professional management," Rogers recently commented.
"Our campgrounds are the result of our own experience, and a set of high standards, requirements, and procedures which are second to none in the industry. I am grateful for the confidence the public has already placed in our campgrounds, and I think it is important that the public realize that Ponderosa Parks will continue to preserve its standards, and that camping is our only business," Rogers added.
Although Rogers, as founder and president, is spokesman for the company, Ponderosa is by no means a one man show. Rogers is joined by a whole retinue of professionals in the field of business and recreation, in addition to an advisory board of outdoor writers who are well versed in all phases of camping.
While Rogers' professional background is not in the field of recreation, it is equally impressive. A graduate of Georgia State University, Rogers holds a masters degree in finance and was a practicing certified public accountant when he took that fateful trip to Canadd in 1967.
Other Georgia Ponderosa Parks are located near Dalton in north Georgia, and at Kingsland near the Florida State Line. Additional parks are planned for Savannah and a location between Tifton and Valdosta.
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Each year Georgians welcome hundreds of visitors into their homes during the annual Garden Club of Georgia Spring Tour. Planned to coincide with the peak blossoming season, Georgia's tour trails are bedecked with delicate garlands of camellias, azaleas, magnolias, and dogwoods at their flowering finest. This year 11 Georgia cities will combine efforts to bring out-of-state tourists to the state and to provide an extra incentive for in-state travelers to enjoy the structural splendor that Georgia homes offer.
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Thoma ville opens the early spring schedule with a tour Mclrch 19. fight stops will be highlighted, including I homasville's famous Big Oak, an ande live oak owneJ bv the Thomasville Garden Club.

lVannah follows March 22,23, and 24 with 24 homes divided Into two c,andlelight tours and one country tour. A bonus thi~ year in Savannah i a seminar on restoration presented In a 0 lation with the National Trust for Historic Pre ervation.

1 'v1drth 25 t ur of rOMantic St. Simons Island and ea I land features a host of homes with inviting ocean views. Hi tori" Christ Church, where John and Charles Wesley preached In 1736, will also be included.

The Thomasville tour offers a number of elegant estates, similar to this, the
c. home of Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Davis.

Next I the March 26 showing in Jesup, where seven homes arc featured along with a special arts and crafts show.
Columbus offers day and night tours March 25 and 26. Featured arc the Walkers-Peters-Langdon House built in 1828 and the Pemberton House, the home of the inventor of the Coca-Cola formula.

On April 1 and 2, Augusta displays four antebellum truc,ture , one transitional residence, and two contemporary home, beginning the tour with a spring flower show at the Augusta Garden Center.

VIdalia, with seven stops including the artifact-filled home of 'v1r . George P. Sassos, is next on April 12.

This gracious a'7tebellum home, originally built in 1751 on Greene Street moved to Comfort Rood in 1929, is now the home of Dr. and Mrs. Alfred
J. Bollet of Augusto.

Thirteen handsome homes ranging from a regal Regency to an equally attractive Spanish motif grace Atlanta's tour
pril 15 and 16. And in suburban Smyrna a barn transformed into a charming country home complete with exposed beams and handmade brick is quite an attraction.

Athens, Georgia's classic city, will host the touring public April 28, 29, and 30. A special feature will be an authentic period play entitled "Caught in the Villian's Web or More Sinned Against Than Sinning". The 19th century melodrama will be produced by the Athens Town and Gown Theatre and the Athens-Clarke Heritage Foundation.

The dining room of Magnolia Hall, now the Lindsey P. Henderson home at 503 Whitaker Street, Savannah.

"St. E.om", an unusual blend of Indian, Aztec, and south Georgia culture, will be among eight homes featured May 6 and 7 in Buena Vista, while historic Barrington Hall and seven other entries will be on tour in Roswell on the same dates.

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Taylor-Grady !fouse, C. 1839, above SpacIous
grounds and a collet tion of period furl1lslungs make !fenry Grady's boyhood home one at the shol\places In lthens.
avannuh s lamont Danzig, right, home IS one of a pair designed by Charles Clu,key In I 'f42 Some of the numerous rare pieces In this unusually fme collectIOn of antique and modern furmsh1ngs ;Ire leather and teel thairs by l1ard Bennett a Queen
nne chair ofyel\ 1\000 and 1ndY Warhol silk screens.
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The man on the left in the golf cart needs no introduction. He is the one who brought vaudeville to Vietnam and a set of shiny golf clubs to Georgia.
During the Atlanta Golf Classic last May, the incomparable Bob Hope charmed the gallery with his warm wit and amazed everyone, including Jack Nicklaus, with his putting skills.
Hope was a favorite in the tournament's Celebrity Pro-Am which has become a traditional feature of the five-year-old contest. His appearance was the perfect prelude to four days of equally superb performances by some of the greatest names in golf.
With a purse of $130,000 and a number of field improvements, this year's cia sic, scheduled for May 22 to May 28, is expected to capture a place among Georgia's top tourist events.
Gardner Dickinson will be back to defend the title he won last year in a sudden death playoff with Nicklaus. A lot of additional PGA talent, including Gary Player, Lee Trevino, Arnold Palmer, Johnny Miller and Tommy Aaron are expected as formidable challengers.
Hope's successor in the celebrity spotlight also promises to be another sensational classic personality.

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COVERS AND CREDITS
FRONT-"Down by the old mill stream" is a favorite place to be in Georgia in the spring. This mill scene, located near Columbus, was photographed by Georgia Progress Editor Ed Spivia. Other examples of Spivia's work with the camera are featured on pages 1216 and the inside back cover.
INSIDE FRONT-Clate Sanders of Athens was on hand to photo graph Bob Hope and other personalities at the 1971 Atlanta Golf Cia sic.
BACK-The striking Phoenix on the back cover marks the 125th anniversary of the City of Atlanta. Artwork courtesy of the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce.
This issue of Georgia Progress is dedicated to the memory of Larry Sherbell, who was servi ng his fifth year as Assistant Comptroller for the Department of Industry and Trade when he died suddenly of a heart attack March 19th.
MAGAZINE STAFF
ED SPIVIA, Managing Editor. HANNA LEDFORD, Assistant Editor. WILMA BURNS, Artist
Published Quurterly by the Georgia Oeportme11l of Industry ond Trade Printed by alionot Graphics, Inc. Volume VI/If Number Two
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JIMMY CARTER Governor of Georgia
GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE
LT. GENERAL LOUIS W. TRUMAN U.S. ARMY (RET)
Executive Director
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE
JULIUS F. BISHOP, Chairman Athens, Georgia Tenth District
JOHN K. PORTER, Vice Chairman Atlanta, Georgia Fourth District
W. KIRK SUTLIVE Savannah, Georgia First District
ALEX S. BOYER, JR. Sylvania, Georgia First District
W. ASBURY STEMBRIDGE Cordele, Georgia Second District
FRANK H. NEEL Thomasville, Georgia Second District
ALLEN M. WOODALL, JR. Columbus, Georgia Third District
W. T. ROBERTS Montezuma, Georgia Third District
CONRAD J. SECHLER Tucker, Georgia Fourth District
EUGENE A. YATES, JR. Atlanta, Georgia Fifth District
THOMAS J. WESLEY, JR. A tlanta, Georgia Fifth District
ROGERJ.SCHOERNER Carroll ton, Georgia Sixth District
C. A. KNOWLES Griffin, Georgia Sixth District
JOHN T. FLEETWOOD, SR. Cartersville, Georgia Seventh District
WALTER E. GRAHAM Marietta, Georgia Seventh District
BUDDY M. NeSM ITH Cochran, Georgia Eighth District
A. W. JONES, JR. Sea Island, Georgia Eighth District
W. RICHARD ACREE Toccoa, Georgia Ninth District
RALPH W. CLEVELAND Gainesville, Georgia Ninth District
WILLIAM A. POPE Washington, Georgia Tenth District

SPRING 1972
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by Lt. General Louis W. Truman, Executive Director Georgia Department of Industry and Trade
In pursuit of our goal to increase economic activity and income levels in Georgia, the Department of Industry and Trade has added a new direction to its traditional efforts of industrial development and tourism promotion. This new direction is travel industry development.
A travel investments section with two staff members has been created in the Tourist Division to seek investment in travel serving facilities.
Tourism has been thriving in Georgia, and indications are that it will continue to grow. Figures for 1970 show that total tourist expenditures by vacation/ recreation travelers in the state reached $763 million. This figure represents a 157 percent gain over 1961.
New roadways and high-speed interstate systems have accounted for much of this growth. But of the 7Y2 million vacation/recreation trips by out-of-state automobile travelers on Georgia highways in 1970, only 10%-less than one million-had a Georgia destination.
On the basis of these figures, Georgia's opportunity is clear: to capture a greater portion of this "pass through" travel market. We in the Department of Industry and Trade have set as our goal the establishment of at least one new major travel industry in the state each year, and one advertisable tourist attraction in every community by 1977.
In addition to adding a fulltime travel investment representative to the Tourist Division, we have also instituted a national advertising campaign to put Georgia's story before the investing public. Si nce August, 1971, two Georgia travel investment ads have been running in nationally distributed publications and have prompted over 650 qualified inquiries for travel investment informa tion.
Important sources of information have been developed, especially, to answer the travel investor's request and guide him in his choice of a Georgia location. A brochure, prepared by Conway Research, defines Georgia's three distinct scenic regions, and gives the investor an excellent picture of the unique advantages of each region.
In addition, thorough and detailed studies which outline, on a county by county basis, the existing resources and travel investment potential of each region have been prepared by Conway.
Research by the University of Georgia provides another marketing tool for the travel investor. The Division of Research, under the directorship of Dr. Bill Keeling, has been documenting travel and travel expenditures in Georgia for more than a decade.
The travel industry future in Georgia is very bright indeed. As leisure time and travel increase, Georgia will be ready to offer the tourist a reason to stop over and spend time.
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Story contributed by Don Trantow Photos by Nancy Hull and Richard Whitt

Road Atlanta, indisputably Georgia's fastest and most appealing open wheel raceway, is stepping up into high gear on the regional raci ng scene, as well.
In the South, where stock car racing has long been a favorite, Road Atlanta has proved its ability to entice loyal stock car fans to sample a different kind of motorsport and set the wheels in motion for a southeastern road racing tradition.
During its brief, but action packed two year existence, Road Atlanta has hosted such big league road events as the Canadian American Challenge Cup Series and the American Road Race of Champions and earned a place of eminence alongside the Atlanta International Raceway, a respected citadel of southern stock car racing.
One of the biggest attractions at Road Atlanta is the current tract record-an average of 117.35 miles per hourpretty rapid motoring in view of the fact that the 2.52 mile course is chock-full of tricky right angle curves which blend into the natural dips and curves of 380 acres of North Georgia woodland.
A nother big attraction at Road Atlanta is the excitement of the sport itself and the way it turns spectators into temporary nomads moving around the entire length of the course, stopping to watch the action at favorite corners or hills.

Unlike stock car racing, where grandstands of concrete and steel are laid before an asphalt oval, open wheel road racers wind on a twisting ribbon of blacktop, up hill and down, much like the many interesting back country roads throughout Georgia.
The contest arena is only one of several distinct differences between open wheel road racing and stock car racing. For starters, the engine in the open wheel formula road racer is in the back of the driver and the road race is run clockwise. As any oval track follower will quickly tell you, stock car racing is run counter clockwise.
The types of cars differ, too. The souped up passenger cars with big numbers painted on the sides are stock car racers. Open wheel racers, on the other hand, can be anything from a VW powered roadster to what is known as a Formula 5000 car with a weight of 1200 pounds comprised almost entirely of huge American V8 powerplants. In road racing, the production sports cars range from little Bugeye Sprites to big noisy Corvettes. Sports sedans start with the MiniCoopers, which traditionally lean through corners on three wheels and go all the way to bellowing Javelins, Camaros and Mustangs.
The sleekest and most powerful of all open road racers are the sports racers,

known internationally as the Can Am or Group 7 class. Their claim to fame has been indelibly inscribed in the record books by the bright orange McLarens that already know the Road Atlanta course well.
The McLarens weigh in at a touch over 1500 pounds, the same as an MG Midget, except that the Group 7 Can Am cars are pushed by al most 800 howling horses.
For contrast, tiny go karts and superfast motorcycles also challenge the hills of Road Atlanta, which has 12 turns and can cover an elevation change from 889 to 1020 feet above sea level. Road race machinery is set up with suspension, braking and acceleration capabilities that will contribute to a high top speed in spite of the maneuvering required-provided the driver has acquired a range of skills to cover smooth and intelligent use of the gearbox, timely braking and consistent use of the accelerator, or as it is known in road racing, the "loud pedal".
Right after its completion, Road Atlanta was smiled upon in the form of an opportunity to stage a prestigious race in the Canadian American Challenge Cup Series. That late 1970 race, unable to be held in New York where originally scheduled because of a weather damaged track, brought international competitors to the South for the first time.

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The crowds continued to come for other races, too. They especially enjoyed the hotly contested world series of the Sports Car Club of America, a giant elimination run for National Championship titles known as the American Road Race of Champions. More than 400 divisional winners from all over the country have come to Road Atlanta two years in a row at Thanksgiving to vie for gold, silver and bronze medals in the 22 different classes of racing sponsored by the SCCA. Unable to generate a continuity of interest because of a hop-scotch schedule that saw the ARRC in California one year and Florida the next, this annual end of the rainbow event has now buil t a following here and earned Road Atlanta and the Atlanta Region of SCAA a long term contract as host.
More than $125,000 contingency awards were distributed by the national champions at the Awards Banquet in Atlanta at the end of the Thanksgiving racing week last November.
From the gathering of drivers, team managers, sponsors, factory representatives, journalists and race officials, there came a grand consensus: "Road Atlanta is one of the most challenging driver tracks in the world, in the best possible spectator setting, with a firm schedule of coming attractions unmatched by any circuit in this country".

ROAD ATLANTA . . . . - - - - - - - - 1 9 7 2 RACING SCHEDULE--------,
May 27-28 Sports Car Club of America National Championship Races (Production Sports Cars, Sports Sedans, Formula Cars, and Sports Racers-22 SCCA Classes)
July 7-9 Canadian American Challenge Cup Races (after two races in Canada, the Can Am Series comes to Georgia for the first U.S. event of 1972.)
August 19-20 Sports Car Club of America L&M Grand Prix (Formula 5000 series)
September 9-10 Sports Car Club of America National Championship Races (Production Sports Cars, Sports Sedans, Formula Cars, and Sports Racers-22 SCCA Classes)
October 14-15 American Motorcycle Association Trans-AMA International Motorcross
November 20-26 Third Annual Road Atlanta American Road Race of Champions full week of activity, climaxing with 16 weekend races to crown 1972-SCCA Champions

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Every week is festival week in Georgia.
In May, the spotlight turned to Clarkesville where the mountain laurel blooms in profusion and a merry band of youngsters take charge of decorating mi niature floats for a parade.
This year's parade followed the theme, World of Fantasy and featured bands from around the state, antique cars, a color guard and special floats for the festival queen and her court. Post parade events included exhibits of arts and crafts, band concerts, antique shows and both rock and country and western music for dancing. Sports events ran the gamut from golf to polo.
Special VISitorS to Clarkesville for the Eighth Annual Mountain Laurel Festival May 19, 20 and 21 were Miss Georgia, Miss Cynthia Cook of Smyrna and Mr. Bear and Mr. Rabbit from Six Flags Over Georgia.

Clarkesville is set in a prime locale for launching a driving tour of the area and a number of festival visitors rambled up toward Georgia's rooftop by way of Tallulah Falls, Clayton and Dillard before motoring down to Effingham County for the Third Annual Oaky Arts and Crafts Jamboree May 20 and 21.
The setting for this south Georgia arts and crafts ex travaganza is Oaky Farms, an 18th Century plantation on the banks of a restful, moss draped cypress lake.
Steeped in history, the farm is near the site of the landing of the Salzburgers in 1734, the Jerusalem Lutheran Church established in 1733 and built in 1769 and a museum operated by the Salzburger Society.
The Jamboree, cosponsored by the Savannah Artists Guild and Oaky

Farms Antiques, features paintings by guild members and a variety of crafts displays and demonstrations, including quilt making.
In June, the festival spotlight turns again to north Georgia where men, women and children will be donning mountain attire for the Rabun County Mountaineer Festival June 16-18.
If this year's festival is anything to match last year's, there will be two fun filled days chock-full of fiddling, clogging, fireworks, beard and baby and crafts and costume contests and a tempting array of home cooked food.
For detailed information on the Rabun County Mountaineer Festival and others scheduled throughout the spring and summer, write the Tourist Division, Georgia Department of Industry and Trade, Post Office Box 38097, Atlanta, Georgia, 30334.

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Last year, more than three million travelers discovered the joy of beginning a vacation with a stop at one of Georgia's eight welcome centers. Operated by the Department of Industry and Trade, the centers are staffed by friendly receptionists who offer assistance in travel planning and information on Georgia's scenic, historic and recreational facilities. The centers, conveniently located on major highways at entrances to the state, are featured, in all of their spring floral splendor, on pages 14 and 15, in the following order: 1. Savannah 2. Columbus 3. Lavonia 4. Valdosta 5. Augusta 6. Sylvania 7. Ringgold. The eighth welcome center is located in the William B. Hartsfield International Airport in Atlanta. All of the welcome centers feature displays similar to the one in Lavonia, pictured on page 16.
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A pink marble birdbath, perhaps.
Or a richly paneled billiards room with concealed cue racks.
Andirons handily designed for warming brandy bottles.
Tiffany windows, towel warmers, a walk-in safe.
All these accouterments of the simple life-mogul style-are now on view for visitors at the Georgia island resort. The roomy retreats of Jekyll's famed Millionaires Club are being restored to their former grandeur on the smallest of Georgia's historic Golden Isles. The houses were bu ilt from 1886, when the exclusive club was formed, to 1915. Their owners bore such legendary Midas-touch names as Rockefeller, Pulitzer, Gould, Crane, Goodyear, Morgan, Vanderbilt.
When the State of Georgia bought the island in 1947 the "cottages" all were in need of repair, having been abandoned by their owners during World War II when it was feared such an aggregation of wealth might be enticing to the enemy. The painstaking process of restoration began in 1968 and is still in progress.
Today, the 25 room Rockefeller Cottage has been completely restored and serves as the Jekyll Museum. It is

furnished largely with pieces originally bought for the house, augmented by new carpets and curtains chosen with an eye to patterns that were available at the time the house was built.
And now, visitors taking a tour sponsored by the Jekyll Island Promotional Association may see:
-Villa Marianna, a Spanish-style of cream-colored stucco built in 1928 by Frank Miller Gould. Now home of the Jekyll Island Authority, the house has tile halls and stairways ascending to a third floor sun porch overlooking the garden, with its baroque birdbath of pink marble circled by paths of crushed seashell. In the first floor reception room is a grand piano originally in the Gould house, made in Germany and bought in 1905 for $17,000.
-Villa Ospo, so called for the name given the island by the Indians. This was the home of Walter Jennings, a director of Standard Oil of New Jersey. Heavy, intricately carved doors lead into tiled hallways framed by graceful arches. The living room ceiling is mahogany touched with colorful, Moorish-like trim.
-Shrady-James House, a pink and white, 20-room structure built by Dr. George G. Shrady and first occupied in 1905. Dr. Shrady was one of the

consulting physicians attending President U. S. Grant during his last illness. The house was later owned by Dr. Walter Belknap James. A striking feature of the spacious living room is a scenic wallpaper depicting activity at the old Savannah harbor in the heyday of the cotton empire. Next to the living room is a handsomely paneled billiards room with cue racks concealed behind the walls.
-Crane House, largest and most lavish house on the island. Built by Richard Crane in 1916, it is reported to have cost $500,000 to construct. Its vine laced door, flanked by tall cedars, opens into the "Great Hall". At each end of the expansive room are ma tching fireplaces of unpolished Italian marble. Over head are wrought iron chandeliers hanging from beams of teakwood. Floors are inlaid and around the walls are unusual handmade light fixtures. At the fireplace are andirons cleverly designed for warming brandy bottles.
-Faith Chapel, a diminutive English style chapel of earth colored shingles. Completely restored, it is adorned with hand carved animal heads and two famous stained glass windows. At the entrance is a luminous Old Testament scene created by Louis Comfort Tiffany, said to be one of five that he personally installed. At the western end over the al tar is an Adoration of

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the Christ Child by Maitland Armstrong.
-jekyll Island Clubhouse, completed in 1888, with accommodations for 100 guests. The Clubhouse was the center of island activities. Here were parlors and game rooms and a dining hall where club members came together for elegant evening meals of many courses. The Clubhouse now functions as a hotel.
Visitors purchasi ng a ticket at the jekyll Island Clubhouse (50 cents for adults, 25 cents for children) are given a map outlining a self guided walking tour. Hostesses are stationed at each stopping point. Tours are offered on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday from 2 to 5 p.m.
The jekyll Museum (Rockefeller Cottage) is not on the tour, but it is open to the public from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and from noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday. Admission is $1.50 for adults and $1.00 for children six to 12.

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If you have ever watched television's Mr. Whipple admonish his customers, "Please don't squeeze the Charmin" and felt empathy for the dedicated guardian grocer, forget it.
Every time one of Mr. Whipple's customers squeezes a package of Charmin Bathroom Tissue, there's the chance she will be tempted to buy it and soon each purchase of the squeezably soft product will mean money for Georgia.
Charmin Paper Products Company, a subsidiary of the Procter and Gamble Company, is constructing a new plant in the southwest Georgia community of Albany. The facility is scheduled to go into full production in 1973 with 600 employees and an annual payroll of $5,000,000.

Although. the new Charmin plant is P&G's first venture into Albany, the company is no stranger to the State of Georgia.
Neil H. McElroy, chairman of the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of Procter and Gamble, put it this way during a recent visit to lay the cornerstone for the new building: "Although we are new in the Albany community, we've had 'Georgia on Our Minds' at Procter and Gamble for a long time".
Procter and Gamble's corporate presence in Georgia goes back to 1903 when the company constructed a cottonseed crushing mill in Augusta. This mill, still very much in operation but with considerable modernization, shares with another such mill in Little Rock, Arkansas the record of bei ng the oldest branch of the company. The P & G edible oils plant in Macon is not far behind, having been purchased in 1909. The P&G detergent plant in Augusta, however, is a relative newcomer, having begun production in 1963.
The Albany plant will become the fourth and largest P&G installation in Georgia.
Beyond these manufacturing ties, Georgia is an important source of raw materials for P&G. The company buys peanuts from southwest Georgia for its peanut butter plants in Virginia and Kentucky and wood from south Georgia is used in the P&G cellulose pulp mill in Florida.
In a sense, the Albany plant can be described as having sprouted from a cottonseed. The story begins at the

turn of the century when P&G decided to enter the cottonseed crushing business in order to insure an adequate supply of cottonseed oil for its soap business. The construction of the Augusta mill in 1903 was one result of that decision.
Cottonseed has short cotton fibers remaining after the ginning process which must be removed before the seed is crushed for oil. In searching for a way to utilize these fibers, P&G developed a process to convert them into high grade cellulose pulp which could be used by other manufacturers in the production of a variety of products. As a result, P&G built a linter pulp mill in Memphis in 1921. Eventually, increasing demand for linter pulp, coupled with declining availability of cottonseed in the South, made it clear that linters alone could not supply the needed quantities.
Many years of techn ical experience with pulpmaking, however, made it possible for P&G to produce a similarly high quality cellulose pulp from southern pine trees. Thus the pulp mill at Perry, Florida was built in 1954 and P&G began purchasing wood from south Georgia pine forests.
More than 35 years of experience with cellulose fibers precluded P&G's decision in 1957 to enter the household paper products with the purchase of Charmin Paper Mills of Green Bay, Wisconsin. This decision and the resulting products-Pampers Disposable Diapers, Charmin Bathroom Tissue, Bounty Paper Towels, White Cloud Bathroom Tissue and Puffs Facial Tissue-were but another natural lengthening of that thread stretching back to cottonseed and leading,

eventually, to the new household paper products in Albany.
The strand of thread involving the P&G Macon plant and Georgia peanuts runs through the food products portion of the business. Although P&G began crushing cottonseed for other purposes, the company soon engaged in research projects for the use of cottonseed oil in edible products.
One successful outgrowth of this research was the development of the first hydrogenated all vegetable shortening, which goes by the brand name of Crisco. Introduced to American consumers in 1911, Crisco led the way for a variety of special products for commercial and institutional use, such as shortenings for bakeries, frying oils for restaurants and oils for margarine manufacturing. The Macon plant is the only P&G plant in the country devoted exclusively to the production of these types of products.
Out of P&G's vegetable oils research came another special product. At a time when peanut butter stuck to the roof of one's mouth and it was necessary to stir peanut butter vigorously to blend the oil at the top of the jar back into the product, P&G came out with a revolutionary peanut butter that did neither. Th is then, is how that common thread involving Georgia eventually included Georgia peanuts.
By the time the Albany plant goes into operation early next year, Procter and Gamble estimates its expenditures in Georgia, for payroll, raw ma terials purchases and state and local taxes alone, will reach a total of some 21 million dollars annually.

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WH~T GEORGI~S ~LL ~BOUT
It may be a big mountain dinner served family style around a generous, hand hewn oaK table. Some fabulous shopping stores that ma"e Atlanta' Peachtree Street another Fifth Avenue. An advcnture in camping alongside unspoiled lake, streams, mountains, wildlife refugcs and seashores. Whatever. A ple,lsure trip in Gcorgia is certainly worth loo"ing into.
Especi,llly, say" Bill Sir11'>, if you Me in the st,lte or a military training program which allows time for leisure tr,IVel.
Si ms i" part of a reti nue of some 1000 air force men who come to Georgia to spend six wee"s in pilot tr'lining at Moody Air Force Base in Lanier County ncar the south Georgia communities of N,l"hville and Valdosta.
Ihis photo featurc" Second Lieutcnant Sims and his instructor, Captain Tom McClelland l<lnsidcring the 1ll,lIly choice vacation spots GeorgLI has to offer and the be t highway routes.
I he highw,ly Ill,lp, published by the Georgi,l Highway Department, is included in a tourist kit prep,lred ,1Ild distributed by the Georgia Department of Industry and Trade.
(Photo courtesy of The Berrien Pre s)
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Reverberates Throughou t the Region Circling a Vast, Three Acre Universe Calling Forth a New Era in the Performing Arts Yielding a Bountiful Crop of Entertainment Pleasure
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cational, Business and Industrial Well Being of the Community Bowing Graciously to Resilient Waves of Admiration from Other Proud, Community Conscious Georgia Cities."
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Renovated in 1905 to meet the demands of an ever increasing Macon population, the Grand continued as a showcase for live entertainers until the movies gained promi nence. Then, the asbestos curtain fell and the silver screen went into place. But, as a movie house, the Grand did not fare so well.
By the time a group of local civic clubs, guided by the Arts Council of Macon, stepped in to save the Grand in the late sixties, the once plush entertainment hall had been abandoned and was on the verge of being condemned.
This time renovation had to be more extensive-a new roof, seats, lighting and stage accouterments-and considerable detail had to be given to restoration chores like unearthing the orchestra pit, which had been floored over during the movie years.
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Today, the New Grand, complete with all the plush trappings of her heyday-tiered box seats, handsome velvet drapes, ornamental gold and gilt, bentback chairs-is again a respectable pillar of society.

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SPECIAL FEATURES

SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE

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This issue of Georgia Progress magazine spotlights the state's highly successful Vocational Occupational Training Program. Articles and pictures featured were prepared through the coopea;ation of the Department of Education with the special assistance of Ed Buckner, Eleanor Gilmer and John Lloyd.

COVERS AND CREDITS
FRONT-Phil Myre, goaltender for the Atlanta Flames Hockey Team, will perform for the first time in Atlanta October 14. The premier game, a hockey first for the Southeast, also marks the opening of the $17 million Atlanta Coliseum. Photograph by Manny Rubio.
INSIDE FRONT-Springer Opera House photograph by Windsor Publications. INSIDE BACK-Gold panning in Dahlonega photograph by Richard Hofflich. BACK-Marshes of Glynn photograph by Ed Spivia.

MAGAZINE STAFF
ED SPIVIA, Managing Editor. HA NA LEDFORD, Assistant Editor. WILMA BURNS, Artist

Published Quorlerly by the Georgia Department of Industr)' and Trudl.'. Primed by ulionol Graphics, Inc. Volume VIII, umber Three

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JIMMY CARTER Governor of Georgia
GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE
LT. GENERAL LOUIS W. TRUMAN U.S. ARMY (RET.)
Executive Director
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE
JULIUS F. BISHOP, Chairman Athens, Georgia Tenth District
JOHN K. PORTER, Vice Chairman Atlanta, Georgia Fourth District
W. KIRK SUTLIVE Savannah, Georgia First District
DAVID G. MERCER Dublin, Georgia First District
W. ASBURY STEMBRIDGE Cordele, Georgia Second District
FRANK H. NEEL Thomasville, Georgia Second District
ALLEN M. WOODALL, JR. Columbus, Georgia Third District
JOHN M. POPE Americus, Georgia Third District
CONRAD J. SECHLER Tucker, Georgia Fourth District
EUGENE A. YATES, JR. Atlanta, Georgia Fifth District
THOMAS J. WESLEY, JR. Atlanta, Georgia Fifth District
ROGERJ.SCHOERNER Carrollton, Georgia Sixth District
C. A. KNOWLES Griffin, Georgia Sixth District
JOHN T. FLEETWOOD, SR. Cartersville, Georgia Seventh District
WALTER E. GRAHAM Marietta, Georgia Seventh District
BUDDY M. NeSMITH Cochran, Georgia Eighth District
A. W. JONES, JR. Sea Island, Georgia Eighth District
W. RICHARD ACREE Toccoa, Georgia Ninth District
RAY W. GUNNIN Norcross, Georgia Ninth District
WILLIAM A. POPE Washington, Georgia Tenth District

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By Jack P. Nix State Superintendent of Schools
Georgia's progress depends on a balanced economy that encourages broad industrial development as well as continuing agricultural development. In my opinion, Georgia would be enjoying a better economy now if the state had made an extensive manpower development effort in vocational and technical education earlier than it did. I think a more stable economy is now on the way, thanks in part to a comprehensive skills development program started in the early 1960's.
In the early 60's leaders throughout Georgia recognized the need for increased industrialization. The next step was to make sure we could provide adequately skilled employees for new and expanded industries. The Woodall Amendment to Georgia's Constitution, passed in 1960, assured that we could meet such a need by making possible Georgia's 26 area vocational-technical centers jointly operated by the Georgia Department of Education and local boards of education.
Another important step was to make certain education worked effectively with industry and to insure industry was aware of the state's commitment to staffing for business and industry. In 1968 the Georgia General Assembly enacted legislation to meet that need. The act, commonly known as the "Quick Start Act," passed easily with united support of the State Board of Education, the Department of Industry and Trade, the Georgia Industrial Developers Association, the State Labor Department and the Vocational Education Division of the Department of Education. I am particularly pleased it was my privilege to serve as State Director of Vocational Education during this period.
Quick Start, which is described in more detail on the following pages, is a program which makes it possible for area vocational-technical schools to cooperate with companies to provide training specifically designed to meet the manpower needs of a new or expanding company precisely when and where they arise. Timing and planning are crucial in order for such a program to work, and extra staff members are available both in the Department of Education and at each area vo-tech school to insure that the program is effective and that prospective new industries (or expanding ones) are aware of the services available to them.
The total educational effort must be directed toward the preparation of all Georgia citizens for entry into and success in positions of employment.

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"Something for everyone". There's simply not a better, three-word description of Georgia's vocational occupational training program.
Something-A variety of courses including instruction in everything from auto mechanics, air conditioning and heating, welding, nursing, stenography and cosmetology to oceanography, electromechanical technology and plastics technology.
Everyone-H igh school graduates, out-ofschool youth, unemployed and underemployed adults} employed adults who need specialized training, companies who are about to locate in Georgia for the first time or those who are about to begin expansions and are eager to secure skilled labor and companies who need to upgrade or reinforce the skills of their present work force.
Born during the aftermath of Sputnik, in 1958, the Georgia Vocational Occupational Training Program (VOT} today represents one of the most significant developments in the field of education during the past quarter of a century.
The backbone of the effort is a network of 26 modern, well equipped vocational technical centers located strategically throughout the state, within driving distance of more than 90 percent of the state's population and capable of training over 115,000 workers annually.
Two of the schools-North Georgia Vocational Technical School at Clarkesville and the South Georgia Technical Vocational School at Americus-are resident schools
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open to students from allover the state and operated by the state.
The 23 remaining centers are day schools open to students in the immediate area and operated by either a city or county board of education or by a separate board created especially for this purpose. These centers are located at Albany, Athens, Augusta, Carrollton, Clarkston, Columbus, Gainesville, Griffi n, Jasper, LaFayette, LaGrange, Macon, Marietta, Fitzgerald, Rome, Savannah, Swainsboro, Thomaston, Thomasville, Valdosta and Waycross.
In addition, there is a joint junior college program at Brunswick.
All schools operate on a four quarter school year and offer two basic programsdaytime, post secondary instruction and evening supplemental skills instruction.
Day programs, which normally require either one or two years to complete, are designed to prepare the student for initial employment in a chosen occupation. Most day curriculums are geared to teach the student sufficient job skills to become employable at the end of one quarter. In most programs, students spend about half a day in a lab setting designed to duplicate the actual work situation. Currently, there are more than 16,000 students enrolled in the six hour day courses.
Evening programs, available on a year 'round basis, are designed to update or supplement the job knowledge of employed workers. Course offerings are so flexible that they are often determined from requests by students as well as emp loyers. Usually short-term in nature,
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the full evening course is completed in 150 hours or less. Last year, 76,715 adults were enrolled in over 5,000 evening courses. The program included participation by over 25,000 employers.
The prime mover in the area of course development for evening courses is the industrial training specialist personnel at each school. By keeping in constant contact with local management, the industrial training specialist helps employers identify training needs and determines the type of course that best fit these needs. He then secures instructors and facilities and coordinates activities relative to operate the program.
Often, within a week after a company has requested a course, the class is in sessioneither at the school, the company, or any other convenient location-and at no cost to the company.
Another training course offered by the area schools which has been immensely popu lar and effective is Qu ick Start, a program which allows new or expanding companies to secure trained" personnel prior to completion of its new facilities.
Qu ick Start usually involves school personnel visiting the home plant to determine the specific training skills required. Course outlines are then developed, instructors trained, trainees recruited and a lmini plant' is set up as a training facility. Trainees who complete the course are then eligible to apply for employment so the new company can begin production with a skilled labor force. The success of the Quick Start program as a major attraction for new industry is explained in detail in the following story.
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Georgia's first comprehensive listing of Black college graduates is scheduled to come off the press in September. The booklet, which is expected to include some 2,000 of the 2,500 1972 Black graduates of Georgia's senior colleges, is a project of the Governor's Council on Human Relations.
Spokesmen say the manual, which will be available on a complimentary basis to chambers of commerce, state and federal government agencies, educational institutions and private industry, will be a reference guide for prospective employers.
Information included about each graduate will run the gamut from course participation and work experience to personal employment preferences and professional aspirations.
Copies may be obtained by writing: Governor's Council on Human Relations, Room 104, State Capitol, Atlanta, Georgia 30334 or by calling 404/656-1735.

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Frequently when a company opens a new facility its biggest headache is personnel. Hiring the right people and training them properly can waste valuable time before a company or branch office has a chance to become productive at a new site.
Coachmen Industries is an Indiana based travel trailer manufacturer which heartily recommends Georgia's Quick Start program as a fast acting, quick relief antidote for the pesky personnel problems that are usually associated with opening a new manufacturing facility.
When Coachmen opened its first Georgia plant in Fitzgerald last November, star personalities included ten production workers who had been trained to meet the company's specific skill requirements in a little less than a month's time and at no cost to Coachmen.
Today, as Coachmen swings into production of 15 travel trailers a week and makes plans to add a third model recreational vehicle to its production line, practically all of its staff of 50 workers have the Quick Start stamp of approval.

The Quick Start program from which Coachmen and its Fitzgerald area employees benefit is directed at nearby Ben Hill-Irwin Area Vocational-Technical School. At the invitation of Coachmen, David Malcolm, industrial trallllllg
coordinator at the school and J. D.
Fowler, state industrial coordinator for the Department of Education, visited Coachmen officials at their home office in Middlebury, Indiana to discuss skill requirements.
Following this preliminary meeting, initial screening and testing of potential employees was conducted by r the Department of Labor, along with a two-day orientation for instructors.
Twelve people were selected for the first two courses, five for a fork lift operation course and all 12 for training in initial production line work. This first training, which began in October, was conducted three hours in the evening, two nights a week. Prospective employees were not paid during the training, nor were jobs guaranteed, but evening classes meant trainees could keep current jobs during the day. Ninety-seven percent of the trainees were hired by Coachmen. A total of ten courses have been

conducted for Coachmen since, including a thirty-hour Supervisory Development Course attended by five lead men for the company.
Coachmen employees-including several women on the production line who received their training through Quick Start, too-appear to be happy with their new jobs. They voted their own hours-seven to three-thirty-and they enjoy somewhat better than average pay for the area. As the company expands, current employees as well as new ones will continue to benefit from Quick Start.
Coachmen began its Georgia production with its deluxe travel trailer model. Last spring another line, the company's pickup camper, which fits in the bed of a pickup truck, also went into production at Fitzgerald. Frank Nowicki, assistant plant manager, expects to add another Ii ne-a less expensive travel trailer-"probably by the end of this year". Eventually, motor homes may be built at the Georgia Coachmen location.
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"One of the best features of Quick Start is that neither the company nor th e prospective employee is committed until some of the training has been done. This means we don't get a lot of employees who don't really want to work here, or employees with whom we're not going to be happy.
"Our turnover of employees has been much less than in other startups Coachmen has had in other states. Of ten lead men trained in Quick Start, nine are still here. Quick Start would definitely be a primary factor if we were considering opening another new plant," Nowicki said.
He also pointed out that another company, Sellers Manufacturing, a steel frame supplier for the trailer industry, followed Coachmen to Fitzgerald.
The arrival of Sellers and the Coachmen payrolls, which annually exceed $200,000, are two more reasons Fitzgerald area residents are glad the companies got a Quick Start in their community.

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Sound like a commercial? Well It IS In a way. R. C. Delong of Gainesville advertises Lanier Vocational-Technical School every chance he gets.

As a result of his courses in electricity at Lanier Tech, Delong has advanced from the position as knitter at Chad burn Hosier Company to that of assistant plant engineer, and he really does make $95 a week more than he did when he enrolled in the area school.

Delong was in the first evening class conducted at Lanier Area Vocational-Technical School and since has completed 23 course. As a matter
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When evening classes were advertised at Lanier Tech, R. C. was one of the first to enroll in a course in electricity. He has now completed all the electricity, heating and air conditioning courses offered by the school. As a result, he has steadily

moved up the ladder at Chadburn, where he has been employed 19 years. He went from knitter to electrician's helper to plant electrician before becoming assistant plant engineer.
"I've always been interested in electricity and liked to tear down electrical appl iances and pu t them together again," says Delong. "My company offered to pay for my courses at Lanier Tech and I jumped at the opportunity."

ladder at Chadburn as a result of his courses at the area vocational-technical school, but he has almost a fulltime job on the side doing electrical contract work. He holds a Master's Electrician's license.
Two nights a week the Gainesville native teaches a course in residential wiring at Lanier Tech. He had 31 students in the class just completed-quite an accomplishment for a high school drop out.

In his work R. C. helps to maintain and repair the company's vast electrical system and air conditioning and heating system. He supervises 11 men and remains on 24-hour call from his company. He is often called in on consultant work from other companies in the Gainesville area.
The company has benefited in many ways from R. C. 's knowledge of electricity. He has developed a number of labor saving devices that Chadburn now uses. He gives instructors at Lanier Tech credit for helping him with these inventions.
Not only has R. C. moved up the

Although he has done well with his life, R. C. is convinced those additional years in high school would have made it all a lot easier. He credits Lanier Tech teachers for motivating him to take the Georgia Equivalent Diploma Exam and says he would never have progressed to the position he now has at Chadburn if he hadn't taken advantage of the opportunities offered at the area school.
'" have certainly bettered my life style because of my technical training," he explained.
R. C. and his wife Eileen have one 13-year-old daughter, Katie.

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R. C. Delong (left) shows Lanier Tech Industrial Coordinator Buddy Hall the new computer recently installed at Chadburn Hosiery Company. R. C. is responsible for maintaining the computer.

In order to meet production, everything must be kept in good working condition.

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Occupationaf education has come of age and is an accepted component of the total educational system. The demand for occupational training will continue to increase as our society becomes more complex and service oriented. Technological developments make jobs obsolete-and create new jobs-almost overnight. Even by 1980, less than 20 percent of all jobs will require a baccalaureate degree. Georgia's vocational program, particularly the 26 area vocational-technical centers, must therefore accept a growing responsibility, especially in the next ten years.
During the next decade a considerable effort will be directed toward changing the instructional approach from traditional group or lecture methods to individualized instruction in all educational areas. A student at an area vocational-technical school will be able to enroll in a course at any time during the year, progress at his own rate and complete it at any time. Media centers, which are projected for all area vocational-technical schools, will be used to develop, produce and catalogue various audiovisual instructional materials which will be of invaluable assistance to instructors in individualizi ng their programs.
Another major development which will be added in fiscal year 1973 at the area vo-tech school will be evaluation labs where students who are unsure of their occupational objectives can sample numerous job situations to

determine those occupations to which they are best suited. In addition to work-sampling experiences these evaluation labs will provide remedial and single skill job instruction designed for each student's particular requirements. The labs will broaden the schools' ability to serve a wide range of student interest and ability levels.
A computer system connecting all 26 schools to a central computer went into operation July 1, 1972. This system greatly increases the schools' data processing training capability and computer assisted instruction is also possible through the use of student interactive terminals located in each school. The system, one of the largest computer installations used for instruction in the country, will also be used to teach scientific programming to engineering technology students.
The crystal ball also suggests that by 1980-
Area schools located in metropolitan areas will become educational shopping centers, offering courses from hotel-motel operation to data processing system analysis. Students will practice their job skills by the operation of retail or service facilities located within the "shopping mall". These may include beauty shops, tv repair shops, retail stores, cafeterias, auto shops or motels.

More co-op work-study programs will be established.
More emphasis will be placed on designing programs to fit each student' need.
Instructors will become managers of learni ng rather than lecturers and demonstrators.
Instruction will be available on a continuous basis daily from 8:00 a.m. to 10: 30 p.m.
A student will be able to attend school at whatever schedule best fits his individual needs.
Full-time enrollment at area vo-tech schools will increase from 16,000 to 35,000 (22 of the 26 centers are currently operating at over the originally designed student capacity).
Evening or part-time enrollment will increase from 76,715 to over 150,000.
18 of the 26 school plants will undergo major expansions, 14 in fiscal year 1974, 4 more in fiscal year 1975. (Expansions have already been completed at ten schools and three others are in various stages of expansion.)
Food service/cafeteria facil ities will be constructed at all 18 of the expanding school plants.

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Atlantas Umbrella Abroad
AN INTERVIEW WITH W. L. CAMBRE, Chairman, International Cou neil, Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
by Ed Spivia
"Recently, government leadership has taken an active role in developing Georgia as 'A Slate of International Opportunity', with particular emphasis on establishing
Atlanta as 'A Truly International City'. In your opinion Mr. Cambre, how realistic are these goals?"
"Not only are these goals realistic in every sense of the word, they are actually with in very close reach. Even if nothi ng were done to actively promote the state on
an international basis, Georgia and the City of Atlanta, by virtue of their position as the gateway to, and the commercial capital of, the Southeast-the nation's fastest growing region-would automatically gain a certain degree of prestige on the overseas
market.
"However, efforts by Governor Carter, Mayor Massell and other groups like the Atlanta Chamber, are accelerating the development and assuring a greater amount of inter-
national business activity at a more rapid rate, than would have been possible otherwise.
"In view of this activity, I believe that within two or three years Georgia and Atlanta will be well on their way to realizing the vast wealth of international business oppor-
tunity potential that exists in this region."
"What are the benefit of international development?"
"In terms of dollars and cents, the benefits are similar to those of any domestic capital investment expenditure: additional jobs, income and revenue. But, in terms of technology and cultural enrichment, foreign capital investment has a definite advantage
because it offers opportunities for exchange of ideas, methods and experiences."
"What is the primary role of the International Council?"
"Primarily, our task is to act as an umbrella organization for all of the many groups endeavoring to promote international activities in Atlanta. I like to think of the
council as a catalyst and a forum for exchange, as well as an opportunity to broaden the total effort and utilize the international promotional resources available to best advantage. "

"How do you view the development of Georgia "as an international trade center in relation to the environmental problems that the country is now facing? "
"The Department of Industry and Trade and other industrial development groups are doing an excellent job of encouraging community conscious, qual ity industry to locate in Georgia. If this attitude of selectivity is carried over to foreign industry, I believe environmental factors can and will be controlled.
"Atlanta, for example, is one of the few American cities left with the opportunity for unlimited growth and the city is fortunate that this growth is taking place at a time when planners and environmentalists know enough about what they are doing to achieve a favorable balance between the environment and economic development."
"Specifically, what does Georgia need to do to promote itself abroad?"
"We are at the point now where we need to make a big impact on the world in terms of showing what Georgia has to offer in the way of industrial development and tourist travel. As I see it, the World Congress Center which is now being planned for Atlanta is the answer, not only for the state's future on the international business scene, but to accommodate large domestic gatherings, as well.
"The last General Assembly enacted legislation to permi t the center to be buil t, bu t the actual method of financing the building has yet to be

resolved.
"I hope a solution will not be too long in coming, because a facility of this type is vital for getting foreign groups to hold their meetings in Atlanta and to conduct post convention tours throughout the state."
"How much importance do you attach to the role overseas air rou tes play in the development of Atlanta's international potential?"
"There is no question but that the two are directly related. When Atlanta was granted the direct service route to Jamaica, the city became the Gateway to the Carribbean and a very real threat to Miami's high rank as a gateway city.
"We want to take the ball away from Miami completely, if at all possible, but our ability to do this will depend largely on our ability to win more direct routes from the Civil Aeronautics Board. The CAB, incidentally, takes a city's international stature into consideration when granting these overseas routes. So, in order to gain more overseas routes, Atlanta must be prepared to state its case eloquently.
"Miami, by the way, is not Atlanta's only competition. Every major city in the South, including Houston, Dallas, Fort Worth, Memphis and New Orleans, is in the running, too. Presently, however, Atlanta seems to have an edge over the others because it is the logical location for combination, jump off and feeder service to avoid New York and still connect with cities on the southern and Gulf coasts, as

well as the Midwest and the Pacific coast.
"How do you assess Savannah's part in the overall quest for international trade? "
"Savannah's role is paramount. The international port facilities at Savannah go hand-in-glove with Atlanta's international air facilities and I don't think you could ever overestimate the value of the city's appeal as an international tourist attraction."
"What is your opinion of overseas trade missions?"
"I nternational trade is just like any other type of busi ness. In order to make a sale you must first make face-to-face contact with your client. A brochure will not do the trick by itself.
"The same is true of a trade mission. When we know what we want-that is, a particular type of industry, a consulate or trade offices-a trade mission is a very effective tool.
"I n my opinion, we haven't really done enough of this. Personally, I was delighted that the Governor made a trip to Latin America and I would hope that we would have more of this person-to-person dialogue by groups like the Department of Industry and Trade, the Georgia Ports Authority, the Department of Commerce and the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce and many other groups which can effectively promote Georgia throughout the world."

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The fact that Hercules Brunswick is the world's largest producer of rosin, turpentine and pine oil is just one of the reasons this sprawling coastal Georgia industry is moving into its second half century confident of the future.
Here are three more: Approximately two million dollars worth of new pollution control facilities. A stream full of healthy, fat finned fishes. A resolution from the Brunswick City Commission recognizing Hercules as "an outstanding entity in the community".
All three reflect an enviable picture of idyllic bliss. But this hasn't always been the case at Hercules Brunswick. Less than six months ago, the company was the subject of criticism from local and state environmentalists and conservationists because of various discharges into coastal waters and air emission from plant smokestacks.
When the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers began dredging Terry Creek so ships and barges could reach a new dock at the plant, there was additional opposition from conservationists claiming that the dredging would be harmful to the famous Marshe of Glynn. Dredging operations were halted.
"It became apparent that many Hercules activities in the Brunswick area were not fully understood by the public," recalled one company spokesman.
Hercules, in fact, had made many pollution abatement improvements through the years, and was therefore experienced at meeting state standards. What was new was the standard of emission, which had greatly superceded those of the past.
Hercules decided that the press and interested government and concerned individuals should be given the opportunity to tour the plant and see firsthand some of the pollution problems and projects.
Visitors on the tour were shown several major improvements which had been completed at a cost of one-and-a-half million dollars, as well as projects still in progress which were estimated to cost an additional one million dollars.
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In addition, those touring the facility were made aware of the Brun wick plant's involvement in conservation and waste recovery of Georgia agricultural and forest lands.

Perhaps the most exciting discovery to come out of the tour, however, came with the announcement that "Life is back in Terry Creek".

"For the first time in years dragging operation in Terry Creek have yielded an abundance of game fish," declared Jes e Gibson, superintendent of the Brunswick plant. "You might say a million dollars worth of game fish," he jubilantly added, in reference to Hercules' initial investment in water pollution abatement.

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"It is readily apparent that the public now has a better understanding of this plant's needs and our genuine concern for environmental protection," Hicks added.

In addition to its Brunswick operation, Hercules has two other plants in Georgia. A Savannah complex produces basic chemicals from the by-product of paper mills and chemicals for the paper industry.

Skimming basin for removing oil from water is part of $2 million pollution abatement program at Hercules.

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Although a 'sign of this nature, "Quiet, Genius at Work" isn't at all 'necessary, it would be entirely appropriate in view of the phenomenal feats being performed these days at tne Georgia Ports Authority in Savannah.
The genius is also a giant, with the ability of moving dry bulk commodities like kaolin, ores and soybean meal from car to ship, car to shore, ship to car or store, barge to ship, ship to barge, barge to store and car and store to ship, simultaneously.
And, what's more, reports from reliable sources indicate that the work is being accomplished with an amazing degree of artistry and fantastic speed.
The truth of the matter is, the new Genius in Residence at the Georgia Ports Authority is not man, but machine: The South Atlantic's one and only deepwater Multi Product Dry Bulk Terminal.
For shippers of dry materials, this means the goods can be shipped by rail car to the GPA docks without being packaged in special bags or containers.
Upon arrival at the new dry bulk terminal, the goods will be unloaded and stored by a highly automated system of conveyors, stackers and reclaimers. When it comes time for the goods to go aboard ship, the same automated system will do all of the work. The goods are never touched by human hands.
For officials of the GPA, the completion of the dry bulk handling terminal earlier this year marked the end of the first phase of a three part, $15 million improvement program at the Savannah docks.
Since the first dry bulk shipment-nine million pounds of shelled peanuts-opened the dry bulk terminal earlier this year, the remaining two phases of the total improvement program have also been completed.
Phase Two, a new Lighter Aboard Ship (LASH) facility, represents a totally new concept in ocean transport which utilizes special barge bearing vessels. Barges, loaded at points stretching from the Carolinas to Florida, are brought to Savannah's LASH facility by tugboat. Within hours after their arrival, the barges are

lifted aboard special barge bearing vessels which take them to European seaports. Vessels serving the Savannah LASH facility are built and navigated by The Combi Line. The third GPA operation to come on stream this year in Savannah is Container Central, a facility which has been called Georgia's answer to the containerized freight revolution now sweeping the transportation industry. Container Central eliminates the need for shippers to
G.P.A. LASH
box their products for shipping purposes by providing storage space and ship loading facilities to accommodate the products in their original containers. Three of the world's largest container lines-United States, Seatrain and Zim Container Service, provide direct service from Georgia to all parts of the world aboard ships that are especially built to accommodate containerized freight. These two new facilities, in companion with the Genius-Giant of the dry bulk category, represent tremendous strides toward increasing the efficiency, flexibility and capabilities of Georgia ports and are added inspiration for those who are endeavoring to promote Georgia as a "State of International Trade Opportunity. "

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you've come along way
BLACKSTONE

The Jamestown, New York based

corporation employing over 2,500

company that almost a century ago

people, 525 of whom work at the

produced America's first washing

Statesboro plant. While keeping a

machine today operates a facility in

steady foothold at the head of the

Georgia that is believed to be the

appliance line, the company has also

country's largest modern, independent

established itself as a leading manu-

malleable job iron foundry.

facturer of automotive radiators,

heater cores and ultrasonic equipment

The mammoth 317,500 square foot

and is noted for its advanced foundry

Blackstone-Georgia Foundry in

methods, materials processing equip-

Statesboro is a highly automated

ment and machinery production.

operation which produces up to 400

tons of iron castings a day ... quite a

The five-year-old Statesboro opera-

sophisticated contrast to the Black-

tion, one of the corporation's newest,

stone "original" of 1874: a simple

was designed to include every facility

wooden device for washing clothes.

available to improve the production of

t

high quality malleable iron castings

Regardless of its simplicity, however,

and the latest advancements in anti-

the Blackstone original, considered a

pollution technology.

mechanical marvel at the time, revolu-

tionized the homemaker's daily

The handsome, 44 acre Blackstone-

routine and introduced a whole new

Georgia complex is a prime example of

era of convenience appliances.

community and industry working

together to contribute to a more viable

Today, Blackstone is an international

local economy.

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way out
weekends Georgia
Style

Vacation season has all but come and gone. School is just around the corner, with the splendor of falling autumn leaves just one windy day beyond that.
What better time for a fast loving taste of summer. A skip around the State of Georgia exploring out-of-the-way attractions which may have been passed up earl ier.
Here are a few tips for plotting way out weekend adventures that offer a little something special-emerald cool mountains, history laden cities, stretches of sunny seasides.

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CLASSIC CITY
Athens, Georgia's "Classic City", is the home of the 3,500 acre campus of the University of Georgia. The University is a city within a city, surrounded by elegant antebellum mansions, many in use by sororities and fraternities. Founded in 1785, it is the oldest state chartered university in the country. Tours may be arranged through the Public Relations Department at the University.
On the city hall square is a unique oddity. Athens' doublebarreled cannon, said to be the only one in the world, was designed for use in the War Between the States.
The cannon was ineffective, however, as the two barrels-like the North and the South-just couldn't get it all together.
South of Athens at Watkinsville is an authentic early Georgia stage-stop. Eagle Tavern was built around 1820 when Watkinsville was a busy crossroads and taverns were the center of social life. Today it recreates that pre-railroad era when a stagecoach was the fashionable, if not the only, way to travel.
INDIAN RELICS
The Rock Eagle State 4-H Club Center near Eatonton is one of a number of Indian enigmas scattered throughout the state. From a viewing tower the visitor looks down on heavy quartz rocks forming a crude eagle effigy, its head pointing eastward. The eagle's body is 102 feet long, the wing spread 120 feet and the height of the mound at the breast, eight feet. The 4-H center itself is one of the largest of its kind in the country.
UNCLE REMUS
Eatonton also boasts the childhood home of Joel Chandler Harris, creator of the popular Uncle Remus tales_ The Uncle Remus Museum here is appropriately lodged in a rustic log structure reconstructed from two of the area's original slave cabins. The museum recreates the setting of the familiar tales with carvings and paintings depicting "de critters"-B'rer Rabbit, B'rer Bear and Tarbaby, to name only a few.
FERRYING THE FLINT
A drive south through Fort Valley brings you to another unique Georgia attraction. The state's last ferry spans the unpredictable Flint River between Garden Valley and Marshallville, heart of the peach and pecan belt. The antiquated ferry has proved to be such a nostalgic lure for tourists that two ferrymen now maintain a 24 hour schedule.
POWERS' CROSSROADS COUNTRY FAIR The west Georgia community of Newnan is home of the Powers' Crossroads Country Fair and Art Festival. Set this year for September 1-4, this rural extravanganza of exhibits, food and fun bills itself as the "world's largest" and predicts a quarter of a million visitors will this year enjoy its arts, crafts and entertainment.
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WESTERN TOUR
One of the more recent of the variety of appealing attractions along Georgia's western border is Hamiiton-on-theSquare, north of Columbus. Here is a restored Victorian town of diminutive shops and museums and a genuine oldfashioned ice cream parlor. Franklin Delano Roosevelt's retreat-the Little White House-is a few miles away at Warm Springs.
Columbus, too, offers a look at history. The Confederate Nav I Museum displays relics of ships, including the hull of the ironclad Muscogee, a gunboat that never fired an angry shot. Union troops set fire to the formidable warship before it could be completed. At Fort Benning there is an Infantry Museum showing the evolution of the infantry from the French and Indian War to the present day.
Continuing down U. S. 27 to Lumpkin brings you to another engaging area-part of the newly named Chattahoochee Trail, abounding in 19th century memorabilia. Travel accommodations of an earlier era are displayed by the Bedingfield Inn, a restored stagecoach stop facing the town square. In its "common" room weary travelers bunked several to a slat bed or slept on the floor.
On the outskirts of Lumpkin, a recreated, functioning community of the 1850's called Westville is developing as a "Living History Center". The ambience of the tiny, self sufficient settlement reflects the rich mixture of the state's cultural heritage.
Providence Canyons, west of Lumpkin, is the site of one of Georgia's newer state parks. The colorful canyons cover 3000 acres, their walls sculpted some 200 feet deep into Georgia's red clay. The rainbow range of colors is created by 43 different soils.
SUNNY SEASIDE
Across the state, fringed by a string of storied islands, lies Georgia's sun-struck coast. Brunswick is the gateway from which causeways glide over the fabled Marshes of Glynn to Jekyll, St. Simons and Sea Islands. A memorable sight is the unloading of the daily shrimp catch at Brunswick, where large fleets operating off the coast bring in some ten million pounds each year.
Just north is Darien, settled by Scotch Highlanders in 1735-the ones who brought golf to Georgia, thereby launching a state mania.
MIDWAY MUSEUM
At nearby Midway, the famous 200 year old Midway Church stands serene amid great live oaks. From its remarkable congregation, never numbering more than 150 at a time, came two signers of the Declaration of Independence, two Revolution ary generals and a U. S. Senator. Midway Museum displays period furniture, artifacts and documents.
FINDERS-KEEPERS
A visit to Blackburn State Park plunges you into the heart of the gold country. In 1828, this whole area around the park and in the vicinity of Dahlonega was the site of the nation's first major gold rush. In 1838, a mint was established. By the time it was abandoned 23 years later, the mint had coined over six million dollars worth of gold and some $40 million had actually been taken from nearby goldfields.
ear the abandoned mining town of Auraria, Blackburn State Park has a strict "finders keepers" policy for amateur gold panners, while the Dahlonega Courthouse Gold Museum nearby presents a graphic picture of the sometime madness of gold rush days in the hills of north Georgia.
For further information on these and other vacation spots in Georgia, write the Tourist Division, Georgia Department of
Industry and Trade, P. o. Box 38097, Atlanta, 30334.

P.O. Box 38097 Atlanta. Georgia 30334

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Georgia's Famous Marshes of Glynn

Soft and Silent. Moist and Mellow. Brisk and Beautifu I. Fall lingers long and lovely in Georgia. Reaching loftily from a canopy of scarlett. Casting serenity across a golden harvest. Echoing gentle sunswept joy. Plucking polished, crimson jewels. Nesting away a brillant treasure To glow in icy dawn and crystal twilight. Brisk and Beautiful. Moist and Mellow. Soft and Silent. Fall in Georgia.
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The special 15 page section spotlighting Georgia's 18 area planning and development commissions featured on pages 11-26 of this issue of Georgia Progre s was prepared under the direction of Lt. General Loui W. Truman, Executive Director of the Georgia Department of Industry and Trade.
Earlier this year, when the Georgia General Assembly reorganized State government and transferred the Community Affairs Division of the Bureau of State Planning to the Department of Industry and Trade, General Truman took immediate steps to insure a smooth and efficient combination of professional talent and maximu m service to the people of Georgia.
Since the Community Affairs Division is the primary contact, on the State level, for the Area Planning and Development Commissions, General Truman conducted extensive research on the activities of the various APDC's across the State and visited each commission.
Some of the unique regional projects highlighting General Truman's tour are included here, along with a Viewpoint commentary on the statewide planning concept. Georgia Progress is deeply indebted to every Georgia APDC for special contributions and to Martin Miller-Coastal Plain-for editorial assistance and advice in the preparation of these articles.
by Ed spivia: Front-Amicalola Falls, Foldout-51. Catherine's Island, Back-Atlanta Falcons. by Fred Hunt: Inside Front-Alapaha River. by Max Hunn: Inside Back-Providence Canyons.
ED sPIVIA, Managing Editor HA NA LEDFORD, Assistant Editor WILMA BUR 5, Artist
Published Quarterly by the Georgio Deportment of Industry and Trade. Printed by Notional Graphics, Inc. Volume VIII, Number Four
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JIMMY CARTER Governor of Georgia
GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE
JULIUS F. BISHOP Chairman, Board of Commissioners A thens, Georgia Tenth District
LT. GENERAL LOUIS W. TRUMAN U.S. ARMY (RET.)
Executive Director
BOARD MEMBERS
JOHN K. PORTE R, Vice Chairman A tlanta, Georgia Fourth Di trict
W. KIRK sUTLIVE Savannah, Georgia First District
DAVID G. MERCER Dublin, Georgia First District
W. ASBURY STEMBRIDGE Cordele, Georgia Second District
FRANK H. EEL Thomasville, Georgia Second District
ALLE M. WOODALL, I R. Columbus, Georgia Third District
IOH M. POPE Americus, Georgia Third District
CO RAD J. SECHLER Tucker, Georgia Fourth District
EUGE EA. YATES, JR. Atlanta, Georgia Fifth District
THOMAS ). WESLEY, JR. Atlanta, Georgia Fifth District
ROGER l.sCHOERNER Carrollton, Georgia Sixth District
C. A. KNOWLES Griffin, Georgia Sixth District
IOH T. FLEETWOOD, SR. Cartersville, Georgia Seventh District
WALTER E. GRAHAM Marietta, Georgia Seventh District
BUDDY M. NeSMITH Cochran, Georgia Eighth Di trict
A. W. lONES, JR. Sea Island, Georgia Eighth District
W. RICHARD ACREE Toccoa, Georgia
inth District
RAY W. GUNNIN Norcross, Georgia
inth District
WILLIAM A. POPE Washington, Georgia Tenth District

An expansion at a thriving "shirt sleeves" type operation in Marietta may soon turn the company's investment into 100 times its present worth. Southern Porcelain, for over 30 years a respected manufacturer of dry porcelain products such as radiants for gas heaters and switch parts, will build a wet porcelain facility in Woodstock.
Charles F. Wysong, president, says construction will begin early next year to build a plant in Woodstock to produce electric insulators-a wet porcelain product much in demand throughout the country. The expansion is expected to double Wysong's staff of 35 and boost sales to $15 million annually.
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Two giants of the food processing industry-Tom's Foods Ltd. and Dolly Madison Cakes, Inc.-conduct far reaching regional and national operations from this southwest Georgia city of 152,000.
It was almost 50 years ago, in 1925, that Tom Huston set up a small wooden building in Columbus to produce and sell toasted peanuts.
Today, the plant is a wholly owned subsidiary of General Mills which takes up seven and a half city blocks and serves as headquarters for six other large, modern snack food processing plants in Macon, Knoxville, Tennessee, Salem, Virginia, Corsicana, Texas and Fresno, California.
The thriving Georgia based company, proudly boasting that it "all started with peanuts", now employs over 1700 people to produce a variety of snack foods-sweet and peanut butter sandwiches, chips and confections.
Peanuts, by no means taking a back seat, are still big business at Tom's. The company silos hold only half a year's supply-27,000,000 pounds-of this universally favored Georgia legume, while production zooms along at the fantastic rate of 173,000,000 peanuts every eight hours or, in terms of bags, over 600,000 a day.

Although a relative newcomer to the Columbus community, Dolly Madison Cakes has nevertheless made a tremendous impact on the industrial profile of the area. The company is part of the Interstate Bakeries Corporation-the fourth largest wholesale manufacturer of bakery goods in the United States and one of the nation's top 30 food producing and distributing companies. The Columbus plant, one of the newest and largest cake plants in the country, encompasses more than 263,000 square feet-an area large enough to include five football fields under one roof. Construction of the nearly nine million dollar facility on a 28 acre site in Blanchard Industrial Park was completed last year. Plant employees number approximately 370. Almost 13 million pounds of flour-enough to give each person in Georgia a three pound bag-are required annually to bake the full line of sweet rolls, cakes, donuts and pies coming out of the Dolly Madison ovens in Columbus.
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A noted Atlanta musician who recently turned his talents to invention has announced the discovery of a remarkable new industrial product that may put Georgia on the map in music circles allover the world.
The product-a cake of rosin prepared especially for bow string instrument players-is derived from Georgia's abundant naval store supply.
Its discoverer-noted violinist, author and teacher Victor Belmor-predicts that the rosin will be an instant success when it saturates the U. S. market. Used extensively by bow string instrument players in practice as well as during formal concerts, rosin is currently imported from Europe for use in the United States.
Belmor believes the quality of his rosin will insure acceptance on international markets as well. Because of the superiority of Georgia naval products, Belmor has been able to guarantee that his rosin will avoid some of its competitors'imperfections.
He says that extensive tests have shown that the BelmorRosin will not impair the quality of the bow, nor will it leave deposits on the string or allow rosin dust to settle and damage the varnish surface of the instrument itself.
The musician inventor made his rosin discovery after trying numerous formulas and several batches of different grades of natural rosin. His experiments were conducted in a workshop in his backyard with the help of his wife.
Although the rosin production is still a backyard operation, Belmor has already found it necessary to employ additional workers. Since no special skills are necessary to produce the rosin, Belmor i> hiring the elderly, the handicapped and other unskilled unemployed groups.

Winter classes at the Marine Mechanic Training Center at the Ocean Science Center of the Atlantic deepwater dock on Skidaway Island, eight miles southeast of Savannah, will begin in January.
The training center, a branch of the Savannah Area Vocational Technical School, offers courses in outboard motor mechanics, boat rigging and related subjects. Eventually, however, the curriculum will be expanded to a two year program that will also include four cycle and diesel engines, drive mechanisms, propulsion and related systems to provide the graduate with the training and knowledge necessary to completely maintain and repair all types of pleasure and fishing boats.
Not only is the school the first of its kind in Georgia, it is, as far as can be determined, the first of its kind in the United States. Many schools offer small engine courses which include outboard motor repair, but this is the first attempt to train a mechanic who is qualified to handle all the maintenance and repairs associated with a boat, its motor and related systems.
In addition to providing more thorough training, the school will train mechanics faster and more efficiently than the on-the-job training and apprentice programs presently available and provide the people of the Savannah area and the rest of the State of Georgia with an opportunity for more skilled employment in a rapidly expanding industry which offers abundant opportunity for career advancement.
The requirements for entrance to the Marine Mechanic Training Center are similar to those requisite for other courses offered through the state vocational training system. Further information on specific course details and schedules can be obtained by contacting Carol Coons, Director, Savannah Area Vocational Technical School.
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joel H. Cowan, president of Phipps Land Company, developer of Peachtree City, Governor jimmy Carter and Robert S. Oelman, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of National Cash Register Company.
The National Cash Register Company has chosen Georgia as the location for a worldwide distribution center for computer and other business machine parts.
The four million dollar, 200,000 square foot distribution center will be built on 25 acres of land along State Route 74 in Peachtree City, 25 miles south of Atlanta, between Interstate Highways 75 and 85. Construction is scheduled to be completed in time for initial operations to start next spring. The facility will be fully operational by the fall of 1973 with employment estimated to be 350.
Company officials said the Atlanta area was chosen because of a combination of factors including prime transportation by both surface and air, the availability of a suitable site at a reasonable cost and a satisfactory means of financing the project through industrial bonds to be issued by the Peachtree Development Authority.
NCR already maintains a regional office in Atlanta at Five Executive Park Drive NE which supervises sales and service offices in Atlanta, Augusta, Columbus and Savannah and a number of southern cities in other states.

by Hal Davis Executive Director, Coastal Plain Area Planning and Development Commission and Chairman, Georgia Regional Executive Director's Association
Georgia's area planning and development commissions, which saw their evolution seriously begin a short ten years ago, are today reaching a stage of great significance. APDC thrust today is regionalism, a meaningful step toward a better Georgia.
In this edition of Georgia Progress, you will read about APDC accomplishments for local units of government. They range from the provision of technical assistance in physical improvements to assistance in the fierce competition for federal grants. Accomplishments in these areas have been quite significant in themselves. But even more important, they have been evolutionary steps toward something much more significant and important to Georgia's future. They have been steps toward regionalism-defined for APDC purposes as the coalition of local units of government in efforts aimed at the greater good for an en ti re area.
Regionalism of this type is a necessity. In this period of heavy inflation, Georgia's local governments are finding themselves with less financial capability but with increasing demands from taxpayers for governmental services. The gap grows wider daily, the time is near when cities and counties must take major steps toward greater efficiency. This efficiency can be achieved through regionalism if the effort is serious and concentrated.
Federal and state governments recognized some time ago that steps must be taken toward this increased efficiency. They have made programs and funds available which would be channeled through multicounty districts like area commissions for the express purpose of areawide systems.
And, we in the APDC movement feel that Georgia is ready for regionalism. The state has been preparing itself for at least ten years. Regionalism was the ultimate idea more than a decade ago when units of government began forming APDCs as voluntary multi-county associations specifically for the purposes of regional development.
So today when need has pushed local government to the point that it is willing to entertain ideas of joint programs, and federal and state governments have come through with the resources to assist in implementing them, the APDC structure is here to serve as the mechanism through which the job can be successfully accomplished.
Regionalism is a challenge. It is also a monumental step toward a more progressive Georgia.
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No two multicounty areas in Georgia are exactl y al ike. Each has its own unique set of problems and its own special set of circumstances to dictate their solutions.
In spite of this wide range of diversity, there are few developmental problems in Georgia which cannot ultimately be solved with money. Especially if the coins come in the form of grants from the federal government and are spent according to a plan which has been programmed and coordinated by one of the state's 18 area planni ng and development commissions.
The initial need for federal money and the methods by which it is obtained have consequently become a "tie that binds" in the area planning and development bUsiness. The complete story of how this money is actually spent could fill several king size volumes of type. Here, instead, are a few examples of typical APDC use of federal funding.
COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH PLANNING-A joint effort by Middle Flint, Coastal Plain and Southwest Georgia

to study the needs of the health care delivery system of the 32 counties in the three region area. After these needs have been identified, plans will be formulated to fulfill them through local developmental projects.
AREAWIDE SOUD WASTE MANAGEMENT PLANNING-The Coastal Plain solid waste planning director is working closely with 36 units of government on plans for an areawide sanitary landfill system to adequately serve a ten county area of 156,000 people.
SOCIAL SERVICES PLANNING -Two memebers of the University of Georgia School of Social Work faculty have been assigned to the Northeast Georgia APDC on a fulltime ba is to carry out human resources planning within the ten county area. The faculty members are reinforced by four selected students completing their work for the master's degree in social work. One phase of the program deals with establi hing and administering creative and relevant human resource programs for the area. The second phase is the actual training of skilled human resource planners. The program also provides special services to enable the Human Resource Director to hold a series of workshops for all APDC's in the state. Many APDCs are becoming involved in Social Services Planning.

LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE ADM IN ISTRATION-Ci.ties and counties in the Southwest Georgia area alone received $28,866 in one month recently for a number of projects including training sessions for law enforceme nt personnel, intell igence officers and communications equipment used by law enforcement officials.
HOUSING CODE PROGRAM-Objectives of the Middle Flint APDC program are to rid the area communities of dilapidated buildings and to bring about the upgrading of substandard dwellings.
CARE FOR THE AGED-The Mcintosh Trail APDC envisions a plan for helping secure jobs for retired persons who wish to get back to work. One plan now being tossed about would establish centralized cafeterias to cater to the elderly. These eating institutions would provide the nutritional value of a hot meal, the social aspects of dining in the company of one's peers and possible employment for the more active older citizen.

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area planning and development commissions

The Middle Flint Council on Aging is a satell ite agency which provides transportation, visitation, hot meals and other services for the 9500 elderly living in the Middle Flint area.
CHILDCARE-Childcare centers in Carroll and Heard counties are part of the Chattahoochee Flint attempt to provide comprehensive services and enriching experiences for young children of low income families so that their mothers may go to work and move out of dependency situations. The two county demonstration centers will accommodate some 225 preschool children when they become operational early next year.
WATER AND SEWERAGE-Adequate water and sewer systems for each locality in the area is a major goal of the Altamaha APDC. In the last two years, the commission has been involved in ten separate water and/or sewer improvement programs at a combined cost of over $5,000,000.
TRANSPORTA T10N- The North Georgia APDC is in the process of preparing an Urban Area Transportation Plan for the City of Dalton. The study, which is being conducted in conjunction with the State Highway Department, will project Dalton's transportation needs for the nex t 20 years and make recommendations for fulfilling these needs.

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Among Georgia's many natural resources is an abundance of rivers with colorful Indian names such as the Etowah, the Ocmulgee, Ogeechee, the Ohoopee, Oconee and the Chattahoochee.
Although each one of these rivers plays a vital part in the life style and environment of its own area, the Chattachoochee River, in a short span of some 50 miles north of Atlanta, has a very direct effect on fully a third of the state's population. Along its banks, within driving distance of over a million people, lie some of the most beautiful pristine forests, rolling farm land and high bluffs in the state.
It is for this reason that "tug-of-war" has been brewing along the banks of the Chattahoochee for al most 13 years. It was in the early sixties that developers and conservationists alike discovered the clear, sparkling cold waters of the Chattahoochee flowing from Buford Dam, 50 miles north of Atlanta, straight into and through the city.
While city dwelling hikers, students and families began discovering the recreational release of the Chattahoochee's rapids and lazy waters, sheer cliffs and forested hills, office parks, high rise buildings and condominiums began to spring up overnight.

Public concern over the environmental implications of more development mounted-as did concern for the river as a supply of drinking water for a million and a half Georgians.
Special legislation to protect the Chattahoochee was introduced in the General Assembly early this year, but the bill was doomed from the start because it sought to create an authority to take over the responsibility many felt should have remained with the local governments along the river.
This is where the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC), stepped in to help save the river.
Working from U. S. Corps of Engineer's flood plain studies, aerial photographs, U. S. Soil Conservation soil
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of the
RIVER

analyses and exhaustive on site inspections, ARC developed 23 basic maps covering every mi Ie of the river corridor. Each map was then converted into what would become the Chattahoochee River Corridor Plan, a workable proposal which combined idealistic goals with realistic political, public and private considerations and which has since been called a "model of citizen involvement as well as a unique example of extensive cooperation of public and private sectors. "
Although ARC work is far from complete, the key to implementation of the plan now rests wi th the local governments along the river. Instead of recommending specific ordinances deal ing with erosion and sedimentation control, cut and fill operations and flood plain development, ARC has designed sets of principles and standards covering these aspects of the plan and has made its staff available to offer technical assistance to local governments in the process of adopting the plan.
As the new year approaches, the ARC staff, using the experience and knowledge gained on the Chattahoochee study, is preparing to launch Phase II, a plan which hopefully will be equally effective on the Chattahoochee River south of Atlanta from Peachtree Creek to the Fulton-Coweta County line.

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The Return
of the
Circuit Rider

The traveling preacher is an epic hero in Georgia history. Living during the horse and buggy days when families were either too poor or lived too far apart to retain a full time pastor, these gentle Men of God brought untold treasures to gospel hungry settlers.
In addition to a rich spiritual heritage, the travel ing preacher left Georgians with a concept of delivery that has been an inspiration to modern day disciples of government efficiency.
Under two federally funded programs -the Intergovernmental Publ ic Admi nistration Program admi nistered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Intergovernment Personnel Act (IPA) administered by the U. S. Civil Service Commission-public administrators of all kinds are being hired to travel around from city to city sharing their expertise consulting local officials on special problems.
The primary goal of each program is to achieve more nearly uniform procedures in the day-to-day operations of local governments while strengthening the management and decision making capacities of elected officials.
The Middle Georgia APDC, headquartered in Macon, became a pioneer in the HUD program with the hiring of City Manager Lewis Leonard. Although he has only been on the job a few months, Leonard has already impressed at least one ci ty official. Jeffersonville's Mayor Jim Bowman says the city now knows where it stands financially, thanks to Leonard's help.
"All of our councilmen hold full time

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jobs ar;ld, understandably, cannot devote a lot of time to budget analysis. The city cannot afford a consultant, either., so lewis is really fill ing a need by being available to predict our revenues and write a balanced budget for us," Bowman explained.
Jeffersonville's budget problems seem to be common among municipalities in the seven county Middle Georgia area.
In addition to the budgeting and bookkeeping system for Jeffersonville, leonard has been actively involved in conducting a business license fee study for Gray and Fort Valley, a personnel management study for the Fort Valley Util ities Board and a budgeting system for Forsyth.
In the upper regions of the state, .three APDC's-Atlanta Regional, Northeast Georgia and Georgia Mountains-are receiving assistance from a circuit riding Finance Director. He is Arthur Mohor, a University of Georgia Financial Management Associate working for this particular project. This program, funded under the Intergovernmental Personnel Act, is unique in that the actual grant was awarded to the University's Institute of Government.
Mohor's duties are divided between teaching and consulting. This fall he has been spending half his time teaching a course in Municipal Budgeting and Control to local officials in Cleveland, Franklin Springs, Atlanta and Athens and devoting the rest of his working day to travel among the municipalities in the three areas and acting as a "trouble shooter" in special problem situations.

Elsewhere in Georgia, the APDC circuit rider wears the hat of Personnel Director. David R. Jones, retired after 24 years in personnel with private industry and the federal government, joined the Valdosta based Coastal Plain APDC in June.
Jones, who is often called on for advice regarding one time personnel problems, says local governments often do not know where to get the specific technical assistance they need for today's modern approach to city admi nistration.
The new south Georgia circuit rider expects to spend much of his time providing this technical assistance or referring the governments in his area to the appropriate sources.
Pete Brodie, the newly hired Personnel Consultant for the Central Savannah River APDC headquartered in Augusta, has a plan for evolving a model personnel system that can be "plugged" into anyone of the 58 local governments in the 13 cou nty area.
Brodie has already identified Richmond County, Burke County, Augusta, Waynesboro, Washington, Thompson and Millen as representative of a cross section of all the local governments in the area. He will use these governments as the basis for his personnel systems planni ng.
Concurrently, Brodie is helping the various municipalities and county governments with special projects such as developing job descriptions, pay plans, personnel pol icy and procedure manuals and personnel records and

employee training programs.
Bill Deloach, circuit riding Personnel Director for the Southwest Georgia APDC headquartered at Camilla, has a plan for using five local governments as models in employee training.
Deloach's approach is to identify the training needs of these five participating governments and tap the training sources available from nearby educational institutions such as the Albany Junior College, the three area technical training schools and the University Institute of Government.
"Once we develop the needed courses, we will offer them to every government in the area. The model local governments will merely serve as a basis for determi ning the most common training needs," Deloach explained.
Like other circuit riding personnel directors, Deloach is helping governments in the area solve routine daily personnel admi nistration problems.
Judging from the flood of APDC applications requesting circuit riding public administrators, the new approach is going to make significant headway in Georgia. Carson Melvin, state coordinator for the Intergovernmental Personnel Act, reports that he has applications from five APDC's.
While it is certain that the impact of their counsel will never rival that of their gospel preaching predecessors, it is quite likely that these modern day disciples of government efficiency will have a profound effect on community development for many years to come.

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Can a many channel cable television system hel p bri ng rural development closer to reality in Georgia?
Can the same system improve the economy and in turn the life style of Georgians who are deprived because of low educational achievement, misinform ation regarding government services and inadequate health care?
Executive Director Eugene Nuss, his assistant Doyle Dominy and their associates at the Oconee APDC in Milledgeville are of the opinion that the answers to these questions are "yes".
Especially if the system can be tailored to bring information of a practical nature that rural Georgians can relate to their daily activities. Like job openings in the area. Where to go to get Susie's required shots for entering first grade. What the county commissioners are doing in the

way of road construction. And short courses on planned parenthood, stretching the family budget or emergency first aid.
That's why Nuss, Dominy and other Oconee staffers are working diligently to secure funds for a year long study to determine the feasibility, costs, expertise and programming possibilities required for such a program.
The project has a formidable title: "Rural-Urban HomeCommunity Tele-Communications Proposal". Its purpose would be to determine just what types of problems might be attacked with the system, how the system would best be utilized, what it would cost, the type of organ ization system needed, what type information might be fed back from subscribers. The possibilities are limitless.
Oconee staffers are particularly encouraged by what has already been learned in urban areas regarding the use of cable television.
In Connecticut, studies are underway to determine the impact of cable service on future

land use patterns. In Reston, Virginia an innovative approach in the use of cable will provide homes and businesses with computer stored information.
Georgia's telecom is the brainchild of Worth McDougald, head of the Broadcast Department of the University of Georgia Henry W. Grady School of Journalism in Athens. It is the product of some eight years of study on the potential of a relatively new j0 urn a Iistic phenomena-cable television.
McDougald noted great interest in development of cable systems in urban areas and became concerned with what cable television could do in non urban areas. Georgia, he reasoned, with its strong emphasis on non urban development, is an excellent place to experiment.
Early this year, the Oconee APDC, at the request of McDougald, got into the act

along with the Cooperative Extension Service of the university, the Rural Development Center at Tifton, Cox Cable Communications, the Georgia Center for Continuing Education, the Georgia Electric Membership Corporation, the Department of Family and Children's Services and staff members at the school of journalism.
Subsequently, last spring, the Economic Development Administration of the U. S. Department of Commerce provided a small planning grant and a group from the un iversity, the Georgia Institute of Technology and the Oconee APDC developed a proposal to seek funding for a more comprehensive study.
McDougald believes. it is inevitable that such a study, followed by development of an experimental rural cable system, will be conducted somewhere in the United States.
He points optimistically to a suggestion by Federal Communications Commissioner Nicholas Johnson that "perhaps the country needs a Rural Cable Administration" and to efforts by a Rhode Island Congressman to

pass legislation creating a Cooperative Cable Administration similar to the Rural Electrification Administration.
"The federal government stepped in during the thirties when the problem was to get electricity into the rural areas. It is not at all fanciful to conclude that a multichannel, two way cable system stretch ing across ru ral America may not make an even greater impact," McDougald said.
"Under any circumstances," he added, "a lot of questions will have to be answered and the Oconee APDC will definitely be in the forefront in finding those answers."
And what is more, the State of Georgia may be on the road to developing a whole new system for communicating prosperity to citizens who have previously been inaccessible to the latest in medical, cultural, social and educational advances.

SOLACE TO CITIES
The words, A CITY IN TROUBLE, bring to mind a myriad of images: Traffic congestion. Rampant crime. Inadequate public utilities. Fleeing young people. Decaying business districts. A complacent electorate.
The list could go on and on. And unfortunately, it sometimes does-simply because local groups are not aware of the help they can receive, just for the asking, from their area planner.

Take the City of Ludowici, for example. Before members of the Coastal APDC headquartered in Brunswick stepped in to help, this small south G'eorgia 'community's fame as a "speed trap" h'ad spread far and wide, tagging it, in headlines across the country, "Clip' Joint of the World".
In order to avoid Ludowici, out-ofstate travelers ceremoniously routed their trips around Georgia altogether, costing the state countless millions in travel revenues.
But all that's changing now. J. Clyde Gordon, a soft spoken barber in semiretirement who serves as Mayor of Ludowici says his community is "working toward straightening things up to create a better name for the city and for Long County", which, along with Ludowici, has had its share of the adverse limelight.
"The CAPDC," Gordon continued, "was the leading force that started the ball rolling and when we needed something done, they have been right here to help."
A CAPDC spokesman does not deny a major role in the project, put he is quick to point out that APDC involvement has been due strictly to the fact that the members of the community recognized their needs and expressed enthusiasm for getting the job done.
"They determi ned that their image had to be changed within the state first, before the national image could be improved. We aided by developing a plan to increase pride in the community, stating basic objectives for the area of community development and industrial and tourist relations," the CAPDC spokesman added.
Among other things, the plan called for a community clean-up campaign

which was conducted by local citizens and 100 soldier volunteers from nearby Fort Stewart.
On the national level, the city took advantage of its extensive readership appeal in out-of-state newspapers by announcing that the clip joints were gone and inviting tourists to come through and see the "new Ludowici" for themselves, without fear of being caught in a speed trap.
Ludowici, definitely no longer the world renowned clip joint and speed trap it once was, is now well on its way to an era of new found respect and increasing prosperity, thanks to the mutual efforts of local citizens and members of the Coastal APDC.
Though not as drama tic as the Ludowici tory, other examples of APDC assistance are indicative of the impact the concept of regional planning is making all over the state.
Elsewhere in the Coastal APDC, C. E. Haskins, mayor of Woodbine, says that the commission is an invaluable ource of information on new federally funded programs of interest to his community.
"There is always someone to turn to at the commission-someone who is willing to help us explore new possiblities and who can tell us what we can and cannot do under certain federal programs-how much things cost and who pays for what."
Valdosta's Mayor James M. Beck's activities are in the jurisdiction of the Coastal Plain APDC headquartered in Valdosta. "From personal experience I know a great many good things can come to communities if they work through their area planning and development commisSions. These people are professionals and devote

their full working days to these problems. They are naturally better informed to help local government in solving its problems."
The Valdosta Mayor is particularly grateful for APDC assistance in securing a supplemental grant for the city's new comprehensive high school and for their efforts to secure supplemental funding for improvements at the local airport.
W. P. "Squire" Brown of Tifton i another Coastal Plain area mayor who is sold on APDC assistance.
"The commission has helped us in so many areas-sanitary landfills, overall planning, zoning, airport improvements and law enforcement. We could not possibly have done any of this entirely on our own."
Two hundred miles northwest of Mayor Brown's office in Tifton, at the tip of the Chattahoochee Flint APDC, Carrollton City Manager Dudley Crosson echoes: "There are so many things we could not have done without APDC help, that it's almost impossible to name all the things we have done. Just recently, the APDC got Carrollton designated as a growth center. This will mean, initially, a five million dollar water and sewage facility which will be financed through the Economic Development Administration. We've also recently received the APDC updated Comprehensive Plan which will playa major role in determining future zoning and traffic patterns in the city."
No doubt there are hundreds of other city officials in Georgia like Crosson, Brown, Beck, Haskins and Gordon with similar stories of how their local APDC has been solace in times of trouble.

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EXPERimENTING WITH
EFFICIENCY

A unique experiment in governmental efficiency begun four years ago in the Central Savannah River Area (CSRA) has all bu t wri tten the book on mu Iticounty cooperation.
The experiment is a computerized tax program which has saved incredible amounts of time and money for eight participating east Georgia counties. In one, for example, two people spent three months a year developing the tax roll. Now, with the use of the computer, the same task requires only 45 minutes to complete. Tax bills, which previously required two typists and a month to complete, are ready in less than an hour.
Although costly at first-an initial $22,000 appropriated by the CSRA was required to set it up-the computerized tax program has been far less expensive to maintain. Now that the program is into the annual operating phase, countie have taken over the financing and are only spending between $200 and $800 annually for operating costs.
The beginning of the program marked the first time that an area commission had undertaken such action. The actual development of the program marked the first time counties had cooperatively developed a compu-
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terized tax program.
The idea grew when it was discovered
that Burke, Screven, Jenki ns, Jeffer-
son, Warren, McDuffie, Columbia and Wilkes counties were experiencing delays and time losses in preparing the tax rolls and billing taxpayers. Concerned county officials met with Executive Director Tim Maund and others at the Augusta based CSRA to discuss the problem.
After carefully weighing the alternatives, the group concluded that computer processing was the most feasible approach and contacted Compudat, an Augusta computer firm. With the help of the State Revenue Department, plans were laid to begin the tedious process of streamlining each county's complex tax digest.
A brief look at pre-computer procedure is the only way to truly appreciate the results of this streamlining effort. In tho e days, developing the tax rolls began when the local taxpayer notified the county of his real and personal property holdings. This information was then entered, by hand, in the county tax digest. After the tax digest had been reviewed and

approved by the state, the county millage rates were applied, thu creating a tax dige t extension, which detailed the amount of taxes owed. The job of apportioning tax monies came next. Typical groups waiting around for their fair share included state and local government and school systems. There was also the chore of allocating assessments to special projects like drainage and road construction.
Today's computerized system does the whole thing in four basic steps: 1. Provi de the taxpayer wi th a da ta card on which he merely confirms or changes his holdings. 2. Run a draft digest. 3. Send the draft to the state for approval. 4. Run a fiscal digest, complete wi th tax collection sheets, tax notices and collection forms.
Within a week, the tax commissioner has his bills in hand, ready for mailing -and another group of Georgia communities is safe and secure in the knowledge that multicounty cooperation pays big dividends.
Maund adds another successful footnote to the CSRA story with the report that his staff is now working on a pilot project in Columbia County that will provide an automated land use and tax valuation program.

surviving a shelter shortage

Practically everyone ha an idyllic plan for living out the last years of life. Everyone, that is, except the low income elderly, whose faith in idle fantasy has been worn thi n by meager subsistence checks and substandard housing.
In at least one area of Georgia, however, hopes for the elderly are brighter than ever before. An ambi tious housing program, begun two years ago by the Coosa Valley APDC headquartered in Rome, envisions plans for a quiet village type development in a rural setting which offers opportunities for an active and satisfying existence to the area's 3,000 Old Age Assistance recipients now living in substandard housing.
In addition to residential structures, the plan calls for a recreation center with open space for flower gardens and walking paths, commercial services to meet the daily shopping needs of the residents and a medical center with trained and professional personnel, either in residency or on call.
The Good Samaritan agencies which believe they can provide all this for the elderly, in addition to adequate housing for other low income groups, are the first of their kind in Georgia: The Coosa Valley Regional Housing Authority and the Coosa Valley Regional Housing Development Corporation.

Both organizations were created when it was discovered that a critical need for housing existed among low-income groups in the ten county planning areas.
The authority was set up to service unincorporated and rural areas which do not come under the ju risdiction of municipal housing authorities already in existence. ine of the ten counties served by the Coosa Valley APDC elected to joi n the au thori ty when it was created in September of 1970.
The corporation, set up several months later in February, 1971, was created to take advantage of leased housing, a turnkey federal program whereby the corporation constructs the units and leases them to the authority.
To date, the authority has submitted an application to the Department of Housing and Urban Development Regional Office in Atlanta for 1,555 conventional housing units and 985 leased housing units-a total request of 2,540.
Although the primary purpose of the corporation is to allow the authority to take advantage of all hou ing programs, it also encompasses the authority to take advantage of all hou ing programs, it also encompasse the authority to create, promote and foster the development of the indu trial, civic, economic, commerciJl, eductltionJI and ntltural resources of the counties comprising the COO',1 V,lIky APDC.
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Catalysts for
Developmen~
APDC attempts to promote economic development come in every shape, form and fashion imaginable.
Across the bottom half of Georgia dreams of prosperity glide along a smooth ribbon of asphalt which would begin at Kansas City, Missouri and terminate at Jacksonville, Florida.
Known as the South Georgia Limited Access Highway, the proposed 20 mile wide corridor would extend through 23 Georgia counties, establishirrg a direct transportation link for raw materials and industry such as the coal and iron producers in Alabama to the metal fabricating producers of south Georgia.
The proposed Georgia highway is part of a proposed federal route to link the Midwest with the Southeast. The six Georgia APDC's directly affected by the route-Lower Chattahoochee, Middle Flint, Coastal Plain, Southwest Georgia, Slash Pine and Coastal-have formed the South Georgia Limited Access Highway Association to sponsor the route, promote it locally and attempt to secure funding, at the federal level, for necessary studies to get the route underway.
Elsewhere in south Georgia, dreams of a balanced economy hinge on the success of a Slash Pine Rural Development Pilot Project which seeks financial help from the Rural
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Development Act of 1972.
Recently enacted by Congress, the Rural Development Act is a pet project of Georgia Senator Herman E. Talmadge. Among other things, the act provides for business establishment loans up to $50,000 for rural towns with populations less than 50,000.
Further north, in the Heart of Georgia APDC, prosperity means a career growing flowers. A project to train unskilled adults has already put 51 low income Georgians in business and attracted a number of inquiries from established nurseries interested in advantages the area offers the flower industry.
A growers' co-op, set up to assist trainees market their crops, has proven successful, too.
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In developing tourism, the APOC approach is almost universal-Tie all area attractions together in a neat, handsome package.
The Middle Flint Andersonville Trail, for example, offers a welcome change of pace for the inter tate traveler. Leaving 1-75 at Perry, the trail blazing motorist finds 72 miles sprinkled with intriguing spot to stop like The ational Headquarter of the American Camellia Society near Marshallville, the last river ferry in Georgia, a new state park undergoing development, at Whitewater Creek, Georgia Veteran's Memorial State Park, 8,000 acre Lake Blackshear, numerous antebellum and victorian homes and the focal point of the trail-the Andersonville Historic Site, location of famou confederate prison and cemetery. All stop are free of charge and there are plenty of restaurant, motel and hotel accommodations along the way.
Lake George-a 46,000 acre Corps of Engineers lake located on the western periphery of the state, is the target of travel investment promoters in the Lower Chattahoochee APOC. With three million visitors annually, only one marina and a host of other sights in the area to visit-Providence Canyons, the 18th century village of Westville and the Beddingfield Inn, an authentic stagecoach-tavern-Lake George is a natural for private investors to e tablish camping, picnic and marine facilities.
Lower Chattahoochee recreation specialists have identified some of the locations along the lak~ which are especially conducive to development and travel investment packets, including population, topography and photos, are available upon request.
Across the state, in southeast Georgia, the Withlacoochee and the Alapaha Rivers have been an inspiration for a Coastal Plain venture into canoeing. Here, too, recreation speciali ts are responsible for mapping canoe trails and identifying the campsites and caution areas along each river.
Brochures on these and other tourist attractions may be obtained by contacting the Georgia Department of Industry and Trade Tourist Division, P. O. Box 38097, Atlanta, Georgia 30334.
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Catal.ysts

Devfoerlopment'-

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The Edwards' Garden and the Grimes-Feagin House are located along the Lower Chattahoochee Trail in the authentic 78th century village of Westville.

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The Andersonville Cemetery and Prison is the focal point of the Middle Flint Andersonville Trail, while the Beddingfield Inn, a restored stagecoach tavern, is a popular stop along the Lower Chattahoochee Trail.

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