Georgia progress

Published Quarterly by the Georgia Departm ent of Community Developm ent 270 Trinity -Washintgon Building, A tlanta, Georgia 30334 Printed by National Graph ics, Inc. Volume IX, Numb er One
STAFF
Ed Spivia, Managing Edit or Hanna Ledf ord, Assistant Editor
Wi lma Burns, Arti st

introducing
Georgia Department of Community Development
The Geo rgia Department of Industr y and Tr ade began 197 3 with a new name and added responsibilit ies. From now on, the state agency responsible for prom ot ing industry, trade
and tourism will be know n as th e Departm ent of Community Developm ent.
Th e name change, approved by Geo rgia voters dur ing th e General Election last November, is a result of Governor Jimm y Carter's Reorganization Plan to streamline the state government agencies and their services to Georgia com munities.
Th e first phase of the tra nsition fro m Industry and Tr ade took place last July when the Community Affai rs Division was tra nsferred to the Departm ent of Indu str y and Trade from
the Bureau of State Planning and Community Affairs.
Also, at that time, Industr y and Tr ade lost the Aviatio n Division to the Departm ent of Tr anspor tat ion and gained the administrative functions of the State Crime Commission.
This issue of Georgia Progress is designed to show how the act ivities of the six divisions Administrative, Community Affairs, Industr y, Internat ional Tra de, Research and Tou rist - fit
int o the overall co ncept of comm unity development.

BOARD OF (OMM . DEV ElOPMENT

OR GANI ZATIONAL ST RUCT U RE

SPECIAL ASSISTANT FOR SOUT H AMER ICAN AFFA IRS
Dick A llen 656 5638

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COMM ISS IONER
Lcuis w. Tr uman
1I . Gener,lI, U . S. Army ( Rec.)
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PUBLIC RELATIONS Ed Spi~i .l . Dire ctor 656 -3SS2

ASSiSTAN T DEPUTY COMM ISSIONER 'ilmesD. Boh, niln 6s.63526
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COMMUN ITY AFFA IRS DIV . Ed Acb.ms,Direclof 65638]6

DEPUTY COMM ISS IONER Huo ld A. Dye 656 3558

FINANCE '" ADMINIST RATION Willi ilm C. Hawt hc m e , D irector
656 -3560
CRIME COMM ISS IONJim Hi,don, Direct or 656-3825
"Fer Admini str.ltio n Onl y

INDUS TRY D IVIS ION
H . W. wnev, Director
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INTE RN ATI ONA L DIVIS ION lohn D. Welsh, D irector 656-3577

RESEAR CH D IV IS ION J;amesW. BUller , Director
656 -3588

TOUR iST DIVIS ION R. L. Burson, Di rector
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Cotrmo munity
Affairs
Th e newly acq uired Division of Community Affairs is responsible for the departm en t' s co mmunity plann ing and assistance effor ts and is the primary contact, on the state level, for
Georgia's 18 area plann ing and developm ent co mmissions.
Th e division is divided into three sections:
1. The Office of Regional Plan ning administers and manages the HUD 701 Community Plann ing and Management Assistance Program.
2. Th e State Model Cities Coo rdin ation Unit is the primary co ntac t on the sta te level, for the five Georgia model cit ies locate d at Alma-Bacon County, Athens, Atlanta, Gainesville
and Savannah.
3. The Local Assistance Coor dinat ion Office is a focal point and clearinghouse, at the state level, for local govern ments and co mmunities seeking informat ion and assistance from various
state agencies.
By July first, the off ice will be staffed with six professionals who are knowledgeab le in all phases of comm unity development and who will be available to tell community officials where
they can get assistance to alleviate specific prob lems.
A toll free WATS line has been installed for use by local officials, area planning and development agenc ies and others who wish to inqu ire about, or seek, state assistance. T he
toll free num ber is 1-800-282-581 0.
The Local Assistance Off ice, with its toll free " hot line" will be parti cu larly usefu l when those on the local level do not know which state agency is in charge of specific programs or
what action should be take n to achieve cer tain goals.
The Local Assistance Office is also prepari ng a co mprehensive catalogue to describe all state tech nical and financial assistance programs that are available for communities. This handy reference will conta in a brief resume of each federal program administered by the state, including primary contac ts and eligibility requirements.

DIVISION DIRECTOR Edwin C. " Ed" Adams served in th e United St at es Army in the equivalent civilian capacity of Assistant Commi ssion er of th e Cit y Government of Washington , D. C. prior to joining the Bureau of St at e Plannin g in 1969. Adams join ed the Departm ent of Community Developm ent last yea r when his division was esta blished throu gh sta te government reorganization. Adams is a graduate of Texas A & M Universit y and th e Universit y of Illinois.
From left, George Fields, Nicholas Bonsangue. DIRECTOR OF REGIONAL PLANNING Nicholas A. " Nick" Bonsangue has been associated with Georgia St at e Governm ent since 1971 , when he became Chief of the Office of Region al Planning . Prior to thi s he served as Planning Direct or for the Co bb/ Marietta Planning Department and was employed with the Westchester County New York Departm ent of Planning. Bonsangue is a graduate of Fairleigh Dickinson University. 01RECTOR OF MODEL CITI ES Geo rge Fields was Interagency Officer, St ate Economic Opp ortunity Office prior to joining the Bureau of St at e Planning in 1970 as St at e Youth Coordinator. Field s is a gradu at e of Mercer University and th e Southern Baptist Th eological Semin ary.
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T he small southeast Georgia community of Alma, in Bacon Count y, is the scene of one of the country 's most daring and dramatic approac hes to co mprehensive community developmen t.
In 1968, when Alma-Bacon Count y was designated a HUD National Model Cities Program, the local populatio n was rapidly diminishing because a depressed local economy could not offe r the kind of future its bright young peop le were seeking.
Today, five years and six million dollars later, the count y and its only muncipality have become a thriving, pacesetter community and an inspiring model for rural America. But federal
money isn't the sole ingredient in thi s success sto ry.
" So me 200 to 300 local citizens worked very actively for two to three years to ident ify communi ty problems and to determin e possible solut ions," says L. W. Taylor , an Alma civic leader. " During thi s time some 16,000 man hours were donat ed. And this co mmitment and involvement
on the part of the citizenry formed the real strengt h of the program.
"A s a result of these effo rts we have been able to for mulate a program of community development which effectively attac ks the causes of eco nomic and soc ial ills, rath er than just treat ing the sympto ms."
Today, proud Alma-Bacon countians like L. W. Taylor poin t with pride to a number of developmen ts and programs which have improved the quality of life for all area resident s. One of the newest is the hand some Cent er for Human Resources co mpleted last fall.
Fund ed by a $312,201 Neighborh ood Facilities grant and $205,000 from Model Cities supplemental funds, th e new cent er is co nsidered a " supe rmarket" for co mmunity services. It houses Com-
mu nity Services, Family and Children Services, Vocat ional Rehabilitation, Offices for Economic Opportunity, Veteran Services, Social Security and Early Childhood Development.
A fine example of modern architec ture, the " pinwheel" design building covers 18,000 squa re feet and co nsists of an intake area and lobby, administrative off ice areas, a co nference
library room, open space classroom facilities, kitchen and dining areas and restroom facilities.

The Early Childhood Development Program has answered the dreams of many Alma-Bacon County parents by providing an educational oriented program for pre-school children.
Dedication ceremony for the Alma-Bacon County Center for Human Resources. Front row, left to right: Mayor Henry Bishop ; Governor Jimmy Carter; Simon Granth am, State Representative; Richard Harden, Commissioner, Departmen t of Human Resources. Back row, left to right: Vernon Plaisted, Program Manager, DHUD, Atlanta Area Office; Lehman Lanier, Alma-Bacon County Model Cities Commission ; Albert Pitt s, Chairman, Alma-Bacon County Model Cities Commission; Jim Parham, Deputy Commissioner, Departm ent of Human Resou rces.
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introducing
Administrative
Th e Adm inistrat ive Division is respon sible fo r th e day-to-day pape rwork of the depa rt ment. Th ese du ties include providing staff services fo r the enti re departm ent
and performing th e ad ministrat ive functi on s of th e Stat e Crime Comm ission.
Administrati on is divided int o four sections:
1. Th e Fiscal Unit is respons ible for th e preparati on of bud get requests, ex penditure co ntro l, preparat ion of pay ro ll, cash disbursements and maintaining all record s of revenues and ex pe nd it ures.
2. Personnel is th e department co ntac t with th e St ate Merit System on all matters relating to job classificati on and salary rat es, personn el recruitment and employee relations.
3. Th e Prop er ty and Suppl y Unit is respon sible for artwo rk, graphics, co mpos it ion and pr int ing, prop erty invento ry co nt ro l, record s manag em ent, procurement of supplies and mailing.
4. Th e Warehou se Unit is responsible for keeping th e sta te's eight welcome centers supplied with brochures and ot her mat erials, sto ring and setting up the
department 's large traveling ex hibits and sending out large, bulk mail o rde rs.
Techni cally, th e Adm inistr at ive Division also includ es th e department's Executive Offic es, that is, th e Office of the Commission er , th e Deputy Commissi on er, the
Assistant Deputy Commi ssion er , th e Special Assist ant for South Ameri can Affairs and Publi c Relati on s. All personnel involved in these o peratio ns are und er the direct supervi sion of the Commissioner, rather th an th e Director of the Administrative Division.
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DIVISION DIRECTOR Will iam C. "Bill" Hawth orn e served as budget and finance officer with variou s federal agencies in Washingt on , D. C. prior to joining th e State of Georgia Budget Bureau in 1962. He became Director of Finance and Admini str ation of th e Department of Community Developm ent in Jun e, 1972 . Hawth orn e is a graduate of the University of Georgia and the Tax Practice Institute of Washington, D. C.
ASSISTANT DIVISION DIRECTORS - From left, James Richards on, Wareh ouse, Jerry Newsom, Accounting and Personnel, James Whitt, Property and Supply.
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introducing
Public Relations
The Public Relati ons Unit produ ces Georgia Progress, provides liaison wit h the state 's advertising agency and is responsible for the overall publicity of the depart ment.
In addition to preparing news releases, the Public Relations Unit mainta ins a comprehensive slide file on Georgia scenes and compiles and edits speeches, brochu res and ot her visual aids
pro moti ng industry, trade and to urism. A new act ivity of this un it is promot ing the State of Georgia as a site location for filming motion pict ures and television features. Since th is new activity began last May, this office has made cont act wit h over 1000 film produce rs, secured two major motion pictures to be filmed in Georgia and assisted a numb er of pro ducti on comp anies in the filming of television co mmer-
cials in Geo rgia. A list of services the state offers the film industry, along with a directory of film relat ed industrie s in Georgia and a 90 minu te mult i-media presentation have been prepared in co njunc-
tion with this project.
DIVI SION DIRECTOR A pract icing broadcast journalist for th e past 12 years, Edwin D. " Ed" Spivia was associated with WGST Radio in Atlanta prior to joining the department in 1968. He is act ive in a numb er of developm ent and jou rnalistic profession al organizations including th e Public Relations Society of America and th e Sou th ern Associatio n of Business Communicators. Sp ivia atte nded Young Harris College.
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Th e ame ndme nt calling for th e name of the Department of Indu stry
and Trade to be changed to th e Department of Community Development included a provision to change
the title of the department head from Executive Director to Commissioner.

introducing
Executive

At their January meeting, members of th e Board of Community Developm ent
officially design at ed fo rmer Executi ve Direct or Lt. General Loui s
W. Truman as Commi ssioner and changed the titl es of former
Deputy Direct or Harold A. Dye to Deputy Commi ssion er and form er
Assistant Deputy Direct or James O. Boh anan to Assist ant Deputy
Commi ssione r.

Lt. General Louis W. Trum an, U. S. Army (Ret.)

General Truman join ed the Department of Indu stry and Tr ade in 1967 as Executi ve Director aft er serving as
Comm anding General for the Third United States Arm y at Fort McPherson in Atlanta.

Since Gen eral Tr uman joined th e departm ent , th e St at e of Georgia set record s in indust rial developm en t and eco no mic grow th and firmly esta blished a rep uta tion as a
dyn amic, progressive lead er amon g t he South ern stat es.

General Tr uma n has indicat ed th at th e present Departm ent of Communi ty Development , with its overall responsibiliti es, pro vides an exce llent oppo rt unity to
broade n th e sco pe of th e sta te 's prom oti onal and developm en t activit ies and adds a new dimension to th e prese nt programs to attract ind ust ry and to ur ism and acce ler-
ate the economy of every communi ty in the sta te .

General Trum an said he is confident that this conc ept of total community develo pment will greatl y enh ance Georgia's appea l both here and abroad.

DEPUTY COMM ISSIONER
Harold A. Dye joined the depart ment in 1967 following his retirement from the United States Army. Between World War II and the Korean War he was partn er and president of Dye Constr uction Company and Georgiana Ceramic Company. Prior to joining th e Departm ent of Industr y and T rade, Dye was a Staff Officer fo r Secreta ry of Defense Robert McNamara. Dye received a BS in ceramic engineering from th e Georgia Institute of Techn ology.
ASSISTANT DEPUTY COMMISSIONER
James O. " Jim" Bohanan has had ten years of ex perience in econo mic and commun ity development and plann ing. As Assistant Deputy Commission er he has th e overall responsibility for the department 's community develop ment activities. Prior to joining the departmen t as Research Director in 1970, Bohanan was Assistant Georgia Field Directo r for the Coastal Plains Regional Commission. Bohanan received his AB from Centre College of Kentu cky and was awarded an MBA from Columbia University Graduate Schoo l of Business.
SPECIAL ASSISTANT FOR SOUTH AMERICAN AFFAIRS
Prior to his retiremen t from the U. S. Army last year, Brigadier Genera l Richard Allen was Commander, U. S. Military Group, American Embassy in Argentina and Senior Military Advisor to the Ambassador. Allen speaks several foreign languages and has served tours of duty in Europe, Bolivia, Japan, Korea, Viet nam and Argentina . He attended Emory University and graduated from the University of Maryland with a BS in Military Science.
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Th e sta te has also attracted a su bsta nt ial number of sales, service and di stribu tio n offices. Recentl y, the Mitsubishi In ternati on al Corpor ati on , Jap an 's lar gest tr ad ing co m pa ny a nd Maruben i-Am erica Co rp or a tion, Jap an 's seco nd largest t rading co m pa ny , ope ned sales devel o pment o ff ices in Atl anta. Daval, a Fr en ch stee l co m pany, Ho esch A merica n, a Germ an stee l fir m, Mod om e kan , a Sw edi sh manu fac tu rer of mach inery for th e pu lp and pap er indu str y, and Be kaert,
a Belgian steel wire corpo ratio n, have also recen tly located in Georgi a.
Th e Int ernati on al Trad e Division is divid ed into tw o sec t ions, with Europ e, Asia and Au str alian ac t ivit ies under th e dir ecti on of Ja ck Welsh, divi sion dir ector , and Canada, Central
and South American activit ies under th e dir ecti on of Rich ard Allen , spec ial assista nt. Th e international program includes a n investm ent sem inar in Can ada, a Jap an ese reinvestment mis-
sion , a trade mission to Brazil and an indu stry-seeking goodwill tour, headed by Governor Jimmy Carter, to France, Israel, Germany, Belgium and The United Kingdom.
Last year, a simil ar trip to Central and South America, arra nged by th e dep artment and co nduc ted by Gov ern or Car ter, is st ill bringing a number of qu alifi ed leads o n ind us t rialists and government offi cia ls wh o ar e inter est ed in esta blish ing offices in Georgia.
Her e at hom e, th e intern ati on al pr ogram includes a series of ex po rt sem ina rs and th e development o f a co mpu te rized listing o f business o ppo rt u nit ies for manu factured, agribus iness and agric u lt ural products.
In ad d itio n, an Intern ational Manufacturing Direc tor y will be pr odu ced as an ad ju nc t to th e Georgi a Manufacturing Dire ctor y. Th e dep artment has also requ est ed funds to establish tw o
overseas trad e off ices thi s ye ar in T okyo and Bru ssels.
DIVISION DIRECTOR John D. "Jack" Welsh is a native of New York wh o retired in 1967 from the United States Navy as a Commander with 25 years of service. During his na val career he tr aveled o ve rseas extensivel y, particularly in the Mediterranean . Welsh has been with the department six ye ar s, working in the Aviati on and Industry Division s prior to assu ming his present po siti on in 1971.
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introducing
Industry
FACIL1TI ES LOCATION ASSISTANCE-T he Industr y Divi sion offers professional assistance to compa nies involved in the location of new manu factu ring plants, distribu tion cente rs and office facilities. Nine staff mem bers are available to consu lt with compa ny off icials on a confi dential basis, eithe r in co mpany offices, or in the department's off ices in Atlanta. Twin engine state aircraft are available for investigation of communit ies and sites. Com-
pact, preplan ned itineraries can be designed to make maximum use of time durin g the investigation stages. Tr ips usually involve local community leaders to presen t up-to-the-minu te factual information on local questio ns.
Finally, coor dinat ion of the various facets of the project involving other departm ents of state government such as taxation with the Departm ent of Revenu e and environmental protec tion
with the Air and Water Quality sectio ns of the Departm ent of Natu ral Resou rces, coordi natio n with federa l agencies and with service organizations in the private sector, is an integral part of the division 's facilities locat ion service.
Thi s same service is available to expanding Georgia companies whose project s receive preferenc e and are given the same kind of careful atte ntio n as projects of firms new to the state.
ASSISTANCE TO GEORG IA COMPANIES-Once th e company has chosen a Georgia location th e division repr esentatives maint ain close contac t with local and headqua rters personn el, and the community, to insure a successfu l, smoo thly funct ioning operation.
New firms and co mpanies of long sta nding in Georgia alike are assisted with many business questions and projects, ranging fro m specifics on an enviro nmental co nt rol questio n, to technical training, to shift traffic flow. These inquiri es receive immediate co ncentrate d
atte ntion, followin g the department's policy of strengthening existing business community fi rst.
COMMUNITY SERVICES-Workin g with the statewide developm ent organizations, the Georgia Chamber of Commerce, the eightee n Area Plannin g and Developm ent Commi ssions, and the local Chamb ers of Commerce, the division repr esentatives carryon a co ntinuing program of assistance
to co mmunities in regard to their local industr ial developm ent effo rts.
Th e selection of the best locati on in the co mmunity for an industr ial park, assistance with applications for Federal fund s for local water and sewer programs, the initiation of a local manufacturer' s cou ncil, safeguarding the local environment, and upgrading the local sales and promoti onal effort, are examples of th e kinds of assistance given to Georgia co mmunities.
Th e overall department philosoph y of rural developm ent -that of bringing the jobs to where the people are- involves the Industrial Representati ves in a wide spectrum of local programs. Those
beyond the scope of the division's primary responsibilit y in industr ial developm en t are referred to the Communi ty Affa irs Division for appropriate actio n. In many cases, several
state departm ents and federal agencies may co mbine resources to bring the project to a successful conclusion.

Fr om left , Jo h n R. Gilli land , H. W. Wiley , W. G. Cornell

DIVISION DI RE CTOR
H. W. Wiley jo ined th e de part me n t in 19 6 8 and ser ved as Dire c to r of th e Rese arc h Divis ion be fo re ass u m ing his pr ese nt po sit ion in A ugust , 19 7 0. Pr ior to joinin g the de par tm e nt Wiley was V ice P res iden t and O pe ratio ns Manager of Fl exi ble Pro du ct s Co m pa ny in Mariett a. He hol ds a BS a nd Mast er s f ro m the Geo rgia Inst it u te of T echn o lo gy .
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR MARKETING AND AD VERTISING
W. G. " G len n " Co rne ll was associa te d wi t h So u the rn Ra ilway Syst em pri or to jo inin g t he dep artm en t Resear ch Divisio n in 19 68 . Co rne ll t ran sfer red to th e Indu st ry Div isio n in 19 70 . He is a grad uate of Be rr y Co llege and t he Indu st rial Devel opm e nt In st itu te of t he Uni ve rsit y of O k laho m a.

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Jo hn R. G illila nd o wne d and o pe ra te d a fee d millin g co m pa ny in th e Atl a nt a area fo r 2 0 yea rs pri or to jo in ing th e dep art men t in 19 68 . He grad ua ted fr om Georgia Milit a ry Acad e my and a tt ended t he Geo rgia Insti t ut e of T echn ol ogy and th e Un ive rsit y o f Geor gia.

D. Lee Eubanks was assoc ia te d wi th the ae ro space in d ustry p rior t o jo ining th e de part m e nt in 19 70. He att e nd ed th e Geo rgia Inst it u t e of T echn ol o gy and hold s a BA fro m Ogle thorpe College.

Mic hael H. " Mik e" Lo tt jo ined th e dep ar tment as C hi ef of t he Co m m u n ity Resea rch Secti o n of t he Resea rch Division . He tr ansfe rr ed to th e Indu st ry Division in 19 71 . He is a gr ad ua te o f the Georg ia Inst it u te of Tec h no logy.

Donald L. " Do n" Hartl ey was assoc iate d w it h th e aerospace ind ust ry seve n yea rs prior to jo inin g the de pa rt me nt in March , 19 72 . He a tte nde d A rmstro ng Co llege, re ceived a BA fro m the Uni ver sit y of Georgia a nd grad u ated wi th a n LL B fro m At lanta Law School.
David Wright Ingl is was assoc iated wit h Real t y Rese ar ch Co rpora t io n pri or t o joi ning th e d ep artm e nt in 1972 . He is a gra d ua te of th e Uni ver sit y of Geor gia.

Robert A. " Bo b " Rot an , Jr . was Dir ec tor o f Developm ent , O cean Sc ie nc e Ce nter of t he A t la nt ic pri or to jo in ing t he dep a rt men t last year. He ho ld s a Mast e rs fro m th e Un ive rs ity of Massachu setts.
Ro ss E. Young was a Man age men t Co nsu lta n t for t he Geo rgia Dep art me nt of Pu blic Healt h pri or to jo in ing th e dep art me nt last year. He received a BA from Geo rgia St at e U n ive rsit y and a Master s from th e University of Oklahoma.

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introducing
Research
T he Research Division su pports othe r division s of the dep artm en t by provid ing socioeco no mic data, in-depth stu dies, analyses of co m munity industrial and to u rist potentials,
recrui tabl e la bo r esti mates, wage rates and other similar ma terial.
A majo r pub lication of t he Research Division is the Geo rgia Manufactu ring Direc to ry. Thi s publ icat ion incl udes na mes a nd ad dresses of ove r 5,000 Geor gia manu fac tu rers and has won a num-
ber of aw ar ds in co mpe tition with similar publications pro duce d by other states.
Othe r no tabl e publ ica tion s co mpiled by th e Research Division includ e available site and bu ild ing broc hu res, a descri ption, in book let for m, of Geor gia 's area vocationa l-tec hnica l
schools and annua l rep or ts o n manu facturing wage compariso ns and wage rates.
A ll of th ese publ ica tion s and othe r statistica l inf o rm ati on al materi al relating to indu str ial, to ur ist and com mu nity development are available at th e Research Division Lib rary.
Th e services of the Resear ch Division are availab le to indu strialists, tr avel investor s, co mm unity develo pmen t specialists and mem bers of local co m mu nity develo pm en t grou ps who are
interested in facts on Geo rgia 's eco no mic potential.
Th e Research Division also co m piles and prin ts Econ omi c Development Profiles, or EDPs. T hese fact sheets on Geor gia co mmunities give a co mplete list ing of services and faci lities t ha t are available in over 400 Geor gia co m munities.
Th e EDP Program is t ied into another impor tant research func tion , whi ch also has dist inction o f being amo ng the nation 's first and finest co mp ute rize d site selection progr am s.
T his system e nables the Dep ar tm ent of Com mun ity Development to fee d an ind ustrial ist's plan t site req uiremen ts into a co mputer and wit hin a matter of min u tes provi de him with a list of Georgia co mmunit ies, in prior it y or de r, th at can fill these requ irem ents.
Th e Research Division is rout inely invo lved in special projects which relat e to co mmuni ty developmen t. Last yea r, for exa mple, Conway Research , Incorpor a ted , und er co nt ract to the Research Division , co mpiled a Summar y of Envir onmental Protect ion Regul ation s and prep ar ed an
in-depth study o n th e intern at ion al poten ti al of Atlanta 's William B. Hartsfield Airpo rt. Th e Resear ch Division is cu rre nt ly preparin g a brochure o n the tra nspo rtation facil itie s
Georgi a has to offer new ind ust ry.

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From left, James W. Butler, George R. Rogers
DIVISION DIRECTOR James W. II Jim" Butler completed a 30 year career with the U. S. Army prior to joining the departm ent in 1971 . His last assignment was Assistant for Str ategic Planning, Policy Plans Staff, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Secur ity Affairs, the Pentagon. Butler received his formal education at Mercer University and was awarded a Masters from George Washington University.
ASSISTANT DI RECTOR George D. Rogers work ed in cost relation s at United State s Gypsum in Atlanta and Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, prior to joining the department in 1968. He received a BBA and Masters from Georgia State University.
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introducing
Tourist
The Tourist Division is responsible for promoting Georgia as an ideal place for vacation/recreation travel, meeting and convention sites and locations
for new attractions.
The division consists of two sections:
1. Administrative Services.
2. Promotion.
The division's promotional campaigns are as varied as the state's topography. Travel shows in major cities throughout the United States, constant personal contact with travel editors, concentrated promotions in specially selected cities and the operation of the state's eight welcome centers playa vital role in tell-
ing Georgia's travel story.
Travel editors from major newspapers, magazines and television stations visit the state each year at the invitation of the Tourist Division to gather materials for feature stories. Their subsequent articles, which appear free of charge, are
a rewarding source of publicity for the state.
Approximately four million visitors entering Georgia last year stopped at the welcome centers located at the Atlanta Airport, Columbus, Lavonia, Ringgold,
Valdosta, Augusta, Savannah and Sylvania.
Conventions, small meetings and group tours are a vital segment of the economy in many areas of Georgia and the Tourist Division sponsors an active effort to
seek out more convention and small meeting groups and match them with cities and resorts. The program is also designed to assist in the development of package tours of Georgia for sale by travel agents . Package tours can result in the influx of hundreds of tourists who may be traveling with or without guides.
Package tours have been developed recently for a number of areas in Georgia and are now being marketed.
One of the goals of the Tourist Division is to have at least one major new tourist attraction in the state each year and an advertiseable tourist attraction in each community by 1977. The division is staffed to assist potential developers with research, site locations and other data for use in considering
Georgia as a possible location for future tourist oriented projects.

DIVISION DIRECTOR
Ro y L. Burso n jo ined the depar tm e nt in 1962 as an In du st rial Re p resent at ive and tr an sferred to the T ouri st Division in 196 3. He is a membe r of the South ern T ravel Dire cto rs Coun cil , Discov e r A m erica Tra ve l Orga n iza tio ns and serves o n the Na t io na l V isitor St udy Co m missio n to invest igat e the feasi b ility o f a Nat io na l V isit o r Ce nt er in Washin g ton , D. C. Bur son is a gra d uat e of th e Geo rgia Inst it ute of T ec h no lo gy .

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR PROMOTION Ro be rt L. " La nny" Willia ms was a m emb er o f th e Ne ws S ta ff o f WSB -TV pr ior to jo in ing the dep art me n t in 1967 . He is a grad ua te o f the He nr y W. Grady Schoo l of Jo u rn alism , U n iver sit y o f Ge o rgia.
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
T hom as l . " Tom" Ha n ife n was Assis tan t De pu ty C h ie f of S taff fo r Milit ary O per at ion s , U. S. Co n ti ne nta l Ar my Co mma nd p rio r to jo in in g th e depa rt me nt last year. He is a gra d ua te o f the Uni ve rsity o f Wash ingt on and rece ived a Mast e rs f ro m Tu la ne Un iver sit y .
, William M. " Bill" A lle n join ed th e dep artme nt in 19 7 0 as We lcom e Ce nte r S u pe rviso r and is no w in cha rge o f th e Co nve nt io n and G ro u p To u r Dev el opm en t Pr ogr am . He se rved five year s in th e U. S. A rmy pr ior to join ing the dep artm ent.
V ivia n H. Tuggle was a journ al ism instruc tor at Geo rgia S ta te Un iver sit y an d taugh t w rit ing
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Ed u cat io n Pro gra m p rior to joi nin g t he depart m e nt in 1970. She is also a gra d ua te o f Geo rgia S t at e .

Le ft , R. Lan ie r Willia m s; righ t , T ho m as J. H an ifen
Warre n B. Youn g, Jr. was asso ciate d wit h th e S t ate H igh w ay Dep artm ent Tru ck We igh ing Divisio n pri or to jo inin g th e de pa rtm ent last yea r as T ou rist Divisi on We lcom e Ce nte r . Sup erv iso r. He is a grad ua te of La G range Co llege .
F. Douglas Wea ve r jo ine d the Resea rch Divisio n a nd later t ran sfe rre d to th e T ou ris t Divis io n to d ire ct t he de pa rtm ent 's e ffor ts to att ract t ravel inves to rs. P revio usly he tau gh t at Geo rgia S t ate Un iversity and was associa te d w it h a fo o d br ok er age fir m. Weave r rece ived a BA fro m Washin gt on and Lee Uni ve rsit y and a Maste rs f ro m Emory Un ive rsit y .

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Published Quarterly by the Georgia Departm ent of Community Developm en t
LT . GENERA L LOUI S W. T RUMAN U.S. A RMY (RET.) Com m issioner

SPECIAL FEATURES THEY WALK ALONE

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BOUNTY FROM BLUE SPRINGS

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IT'S A SCREAM!

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THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF WAX

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MAGAZINE STAFF
E D SPIVIA , Man aging Ed ito r . HANNA LEDFO R D, Assistant Ed ito r . WILM A BU RNS , Ar t ist
Editorial offices located at the Georgia Department o f Community Developm ent, 2 70 Trinity Washington Street St ate Office Building, A ttanta, Georgia 30334.
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JIMMY CA RTE R Governor o f Georgia
GEORG IA DEPARTMENT OF COMM UN ITY DEV ELOP M ENT
JU LIUS F. BISH OP Chairm an, Board of Com m un ity
Developm en t A th en s, Georgia Tenth District
BOA RD MEM BERS
JOH N K. PO RT E R , Vice Chai rrn.m A t lant a , Geor gia Fourt h Distri ct
W. KIR K SU TL IVE Sa va nnah, Geo rgia F irs t Distric t
A. W. JO N ES, JR. Sea Islan d , Geo rgia First Dist rict
W. ASB URY STE MB RIDGE Co rde le , Georgia Second Distri ct
FR A N K H. NEE L T h om asville, Georg ia Second Distri c t
ALLEN M. WOO DALL , JR. Col u m b us , Georgi a T h ird Distr ict
JO H N M. POP E A mer icu s, Ge org ia T hird Distr ict
CO N RA D ]. SEC H LER T ucke r, Ge orgi a Fo u rt h Distr ic t
EUGENE A . YATES , JR . A tla n ta , Geo rgia Fifth Dis tr ict
THO MAS I. WESL EY , JR .
Att a n t.i, Geo rgia Fifth Dist rict
RO GER I . SC HO ER N ER
C arro llto n, Geor gia Six th Dis trict
C. A. KNOWL ES G riffi n, Georg ia Sixth Dist ric t
JOH N T . F LEET WOO D, S R. Ca rte rsville , Georgi a Seventh Distri ct
WAL TER E. GRA HAM Mar iet ta , Georgi a Seventh Distr ict
BUDD Y M. NeSM IT H Coch ra-n, Ge orgi a Eight h Distr ict
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W. R IC HA R D AC R EE T occo a, Geo rgia Ninth Distr ic t
RAY W. G UNN IN No rcr oss, Geo rgia Nin th Dist rict
WILLIAM A. PO PE Wash ing t o n , Geo rgia T en th Disll ic t

SPR I NG 1973

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by Harold A. Dye Deputy Commissioner Geo rgia Departm ent of Community Developm ent
The Georgia General Assemb ly this yea r reaffirmed its desires to have a Georgia World Congress Center in A tlanta. The Congress Center may be constructed as a private ven ture or by the S tate o f Georgia, but under any conditions, it will be underway in October.
In recent years Geo rgia has lost millions of dollars in business and tax revenue because of cancellation of trade shows and con ventions that were sched uled to come to Georgia, but were forced to go elsewhere because of lack of suff icient space. Cancellations in 1971 caused losses in delegate expenditures amounting to $24,000,00 0 with tax losses of $720 ,000. In 1972 cancellations amounted to over $30,000,000 with tax losses tot aling over $900,000. These are actual losses. The losses from what Georgia could have had-with adeq uate space, are even greater.
The latest studies indicate that a cente r with 350,000 squa re feet of display space and supporting facilities costing approxi mately $35, 000,000 can generate delegate expenditures of $200,000,000 and more produ cing a sales tax revenue for the State of over $6,000,000 each year and a gross operating prof it of as much as $1,000,000.
The Georgia World Congress Center will give to Georgia a national and international prest ige and position that will be trul y outstanding. The entire sta te will benefit from the wide range and numb er of visitors to the center. On display in the tru ly unique Georgia Hall, Georgia's future show window to the world , will be Georgia produ cts and models of places to see and visit in Geo rgia. A manu facturer will see where he can buy his raw materials and a produ cer where he can sell his product. Computeri zed direct ories will make information available on short noti ce to help the businessman make his decisions.
With th e growth of intern ational business that is already occ uring at a rapid rate in Georgia, th e need for translation facilities and meeting roo ms is expanding. Th e World Congress Center will be the answer to th is prob lem and will affo rd business opportu nities that will far overshado w the cost of the facilities. The inter nat ional prestige alone should greatly increase Georgia's tour ist business.
As a result of the center, at least 3,000 new jobs will be created in Georgia wit h an added payroll of over $30,000,000 each year. Over 600,000 new co nvention delegates will be att racted to the state who will spend over $200,000,000 each year an amount which should be multi plied many times over before the positive effec t on Georgia's economy is lost. This center can easily generate a tot al of a billion dollars a year in new business in Georgia when the indirect benefits are considered.
In conclusion, the Georgia World Congress Center can be a facility that will bring the World to Georgia.
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Two Georgians have developed a tool which they believe may revolutionize th e educational processes. Yardy T. Willi ams, professor of electr ical engineering at Southern Tech and Ray H. Pettit, professor of elect rical engineering at Georgia Tech, first began mark et ing their Tetra 4000 Com prehensive System for Learnin g fro m a basement wor kshop last August. A shor t nine mon ths later finds their firm- Tetra Systems- ensconsed in offices at Interstate Nort h, with a marketing program that includes represent ation in every state in the count ry. Although the system was designed especially for vocational techni cal programs in digital electronics, it can be ada pted to any ot her subject or age-group, from kindergart en ABC's to college math ematics.

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Thr ee major elements of the Battelle Regional Program are:
Seek solutions to curre nt regional develop ment problems.

Identify regional develop ment opportunities.

Help improve the quality of life thr ough innovative solutions.

The Battelle Regional Cente rs and their satellite off ices provide technic al and socio-economic assistance in support of regional developm ent. The Atlant a office, und er th e direction of Roland Kessler, coo rdinates satellite activities thr oughout the Southeast.

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On e simple ph on e ca ll. Th at's a ll it ta kes for loc al government offic ials throughout G eorgia t o set in mo tion th e provision of th e bes t advice ava ilable o n how t o o b ta in or receive ass ista nce in so lving th eir mo st pressing, locall y determined , pr obl em s.
Th e to ll free number: 1-800-28 2-5 81 0 te rmi na tes in At lanta in t he Geor gia Dep ar tm ent o f Community Development's Local Assist an ce Co o rd inati on Offic e.
Thi s office, und er the d irecti on of fo rme r Mar ietta C it y Man ager Walter Brown , is a ce nt ral clea ringho use of inf ormati on for off icia ls of local govern me nts th ro ugh out G eor gia.
By providi ng so urces of informati on co nce rni ng resources, t raining, guida nce and technical ass ista nce whi ch is availabl e fr om o t he r state age ncies, t h is o ff ice hop es t o alleviate mu ch of t he guesswo rk and u nnecessary phone ca lls previou sly associa te d with locat ing so urces of state and local assista nce .

Gen er all y, t he Stat e Loca l Assist anc e Coo rdin ation O ffi ce servi ces th e foll owing a reas :

A foca l po int in sta te gover nme nt fo r local officials who do not know wh ich sta te age ncy o r co nta ct to ap proach fo r ass ista nce o n a local probl em.

A co nsu lta n t and referr al age ncy invol ving th e interp retati on s and im plica t ions of se lec te d state and fed eral legislation affec t ing lo cal governm en ts.

A c lea ringho use for informati on o n spec ific ty pes of ass ista nce wh ich is need ed by local co m mu ni t ies fro m sta te, fede ra l and o t he r o rga nizations and inst itut ion s. For inst anc e, information o n po ints o f contact , pr ogram s, sou rces o f fund s fo r suc h activit ies as tr ainin g, planning, spec ialized techn ical ass ista nce, man agem ent, evaluatio n and coord ina tio n will be di ssem inated .

Pro vide im me d iate ass ista nce based o n th e ex pe rtise o f th e local ass ista nce staff, fo llowed up by research of a pr obl em area, co nd uc te d in associa tio n wi t h o t her relevant agencies.

Facil it ate deli ver y o f ass ista nce to loc al government, to inc lude coord ina tio n wit h t he loc al area planning and development co m missio n, as appro priate.

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-'0" Destination campgrounds, where VIsito rs can enjoy a day, a weekend , or a month of outdoor recreat ion, are relatively new in C Geo rgia. Two which opened recentl y-Hi ghtower Falls and KOA o:::) Savannah West- offer the traveler a choice betw een the mountains and coasts. en"Hightower Falls, a 155 acre complex in Polk Cou nty , within a fort y Q. minut e drive of metr opolit an Atlanta, offe rs camping and recreational facilities as well as history- it was th e site of a vintage grain E mill which will eventually be restored as a museum. Twelve rustic a cabins and 180 campsites are set in a heavily wooded section near a \ I spectacular waterfall. Fishing and swimming, hiking and horseback riding are featured activities, with additional events scheduled for the park's spacious recreation building. Oth er structures house a c- restaurant , general store, gift shop and laundr y facilities. KOA Savann ah sits alongside the scenic Ogeechee River and also features camping, fishing and swimming. A children's playground and miniatur e golf round out KOA' s recreational activities. Set amid ancient oaks some 15 miles fro m historic Savann ah, KOA is close enough to th e coast to provide the visito r with saltwater as well as freshwater fishing. For additional information on these and ot her Geo rgia touri st attra ctions, contac t the Georgia Departm ent of Community Developm ent Tour ist Division, Post Office Box 38097, Atlanta, Georgia 3033 4.
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a\ I of la nd located wi thin Peach tr ee Corners o n th e Ch attahoochee River in G winnett Cou nty, severa l miles nor th of Interstate 285 and
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A pprox ima te ly 75 per son s will be located at t he new headqu arter s, wit h abou t o ne thir d of th em t op man agem ent off ice rs and th e rem aind er ad min ist rat ive staff, accounting and su ppo rt per so nn el. Simmon s ' Internati o na l Division headqu arter s will be con so lidated at th e new locati on.

Simmo ns is a leading manu facturer o f hom e fu rn ish ings and th e world 's lar gest bedding pr odu cer . Th e compan y was founded in 187 0 in Ken o sh a, Wiscon sin and in 187 6 mad e its f irst wo ven wir e bed springs and was launched in to t he bedding bu sin ess. Simmon s head qu arters wer e moved to New Yo rk in 191 9.

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State and local o fficials present for the Simm ons announcement were, left to right: Ray Gunnin, Gwinnett County Commissioner and member of the Board of the Georgia Department of Commun ity Development, Grant Simmo ns, Chairman of the Board of the Simmons Company , Maurice Robbins, Director of Planning and Zoning for Gwinnett County, Governor Jimmy Carter, Eugene Scott, Vice President of Peachtree Corners and Paul A. Duke, President of Peachtree Corners.

THEY WALK ALONE

T he Geor gia Reh ab ilit ation Ce nte r at War m Spri ngs is the best t h ing t hat ever happe ned to the State of Georgia.
If yo u don 't bel ieve it, ask Ro bert Lon g, Bettye Buch an an, John Benn ett or James Baxter. Th ey are con nec te d wi t h t he ce nter as pr o fession al staff me m be rs with a natu ral incl ina tion to extoll its virtues. But they also have t rue life sce nar ios to bac k u p eve ryt h ing t hey say .
Li ke t he sto ry of t he 29 yea r old wo ma n who came to th e ce nte r afte r hav ing spe nt a tor tu red existence as a bedridd en victim of an o rt ho ped ic co ndit io n, diagn osed wh en she was 1 2 yea rs o ld as Rh eumatoid A rth rit is. A lt ho ug h her seve nth grade ed uca tio n po sed so me pr o blem s, th is de term ined yo u ng wom an en te red a sec retaria l co u rse at t he ce nte r and simu ltaneously studie d re me d ial aca de mics. T od ay, she is e mployed as a secretary, co mplete with a Geor gia Equ iva len t Diplom a Cert ificate fro m th e S tate Dep artment of Educatio n.

A for me r pulp wood truck dr iver who suffered perman ent leg par alysis wh en a tr ee fe ll o n him was inelligible to en te r a State Vocati on al T rai n ing Sc hool becau se of h is handi cap . T he ce nte r ad mi tted him, enro lled him in a rad io and te levis io n rep air co u rse and he is now wor kin g in A t lanta at a sa lary wh ich is do ub le h is previou s inco me as a t ruck dr iver.
A no t her parapl egic wh o ente red th e ce nte r with no publi c schoo l t rain ing is no w employed in electrica l, mech ani cal and gene ral dr aftin g. In spite o f badl y def ormed hand s and arms, thi s stu de nt co m pleted th e d rafti ng co u rse wi th hon or s and later mar ried ano t he r for mer ce nte r st ude nt. Now t he owne r of an au to mo bile a nd a hom e, t he self sus ta in ing yo u ng man has had so me proud moments since he lef t th e ce nte r. " Yo u just ca n't beat ma king yo u r o wn way. Until you have tr ied t o ex ist o n wel fare, yo u don 't know how t o appreciate bein g able to ea rn a living, " is so meth ing he te lls o t hers o fte n.

If th e Georgia Reh ab ilitat io n Ce nter we re ever t o run a co ntest for a motto, th e first line of th is grad ua te 's testimon y-Y ou just ca n' t bea t ma kin g yo u r own way -sho uld ce rta inly be sub mitted as an entry.
Alt ho ug h eac h and eve ry st ude nt enro lled at th e ce nter has a d iff er en t disability, and co nse que nt ly a different need , t here is a uni ver sal yea rni ng fo r ind ep end ence whi ch is appa re nt every w he re at th e ce n ter.

Par t of it is du e to th e st udent's ow n per son al desire for hum an digni t y. Lik e th e parti all y blind teen ager who , wit h t he help o f a specia l piece of eq uip me nt at t he ce nte r, was ab le to rea d her person al ma il fo r t he first t ime in her life. Part of it, too, is du e to th e atti t ude of a h ighl y tr a ined and ex t re me ly ded icated pr ofession al staff.
"Th e ce nte r was buil t to acco m mo da te wh eelch airs, but t he re is o ne st retc h o f sidewa lk whic h goes u p hill and, occasiona lly, I fi nd myself reaching ou t to pus h so meo ne up t hose last few fee t, - but that is very se ldo m," says Bettye Buc hana n, a n ad m inist ra t ive aide wh o also handl es publ ic relat io ns.

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"T he temptati on to help is always th er e, bu t I kno w th at eve ry ti me I reach o ut like th at, I am ac t ua lly postpon ing th at per son's ability to do fo r him self. It 's a lways mu ch mor e rew ard ing fo r both of us if I just wa lk alo ng beside him chatti ng. Befor e we kn o w it, we're at t he to p of the h ill. He 's mad e it o n his o wn a nd I've had a cha nce to mak e a new frie nd," she ad ds.
In th e classroo m, t he rules are t he same .
" I te ll a ll of my stude n ts th at th ey are go ing to have to prove that th ey ca n do th e wo rk more eff icie nt ly th an any bo dy else and especially better th an th e person who has no mental o r phys ica l imp a irm en ts, " says J ohn Benn ett, an instru ctor who spec ializes in tr aining th e bl ind to o pe ra te snac k bar vend ing sto res.
"E m ployers ju st naturally loo k at a ha nd icapp ed ap plicant hard er th an a normal app lica nt, in spite of t he fac t th at t he hand icapped have proven that th ey are extreme ly loyal and d iligen t wo rkers," Bennet t adds.
Th e mos t recen t survey of stu de nts who had co m plete d trai n ing at Geor gia Reh abilitati on Ce nte r sho wed more t ha n 86 percent e m ployed.
" We are qu it e proud of t h is percentage, part icul arl y since it inc ludes all kind s o f mental and phys ica l imp airm en ts- fr om epi lepsy and paralysis to blindn ess and ce re b ra l palsy, " rep o rt s Jam es Bax t er , coordi na to r for vo ca t ion al t raini ng.
Co urses at th e ce nte r run t he ga mu t from hom em ak ing to sma ll gaso line engine rep air.
" Before a stu de nt ac tua lly enro lls in a spec ific co u rse, we co nd uct an exte nsive eva luatio n to determine fo r wh at he is best suited," Baxter adds.
Th at 's a no t he r uniqu e fea ture o f th e Ge or gia Reh ab ilit ati on Center. Ther e is a wh ol e retinu e of p rofession al per sonn el ava ilable including vocatio na l co u nse lo rs, eva lua tors and instruc to rs, socia l wo rkers, psych ol ogists a nd life adj ustme nt personne l.
"T 0 me et th e to ta l nee ds of t he st ude nts is t he aim of t he progra m ", says Rob ert Lon g, chief ad mi nis tra tor. "A ll of ou r serv ices are gea red to meet t he need s of eac h indi vidu al. A co u rse wh ich may tak e o ne per son six mon th s to co mp lete, may requ ire 18 month s fo r ano t he r. We are fully prepared fo r t his . Rather th an o pe ra te o n a se mes ter o r qu arterly basis, we ad mit st uden ts eve ry Mon day of t he yea r and fo r an indefi nite pe riod of tim e. "
Since t he ce nte r o pe ned in 1964, 35 00 impa ired persons have received reha bi litatio n services. T he 156,00 0 sq uare fo ot, th ree mill io n doll ar co mplex is ow ned by the S tate o f Georgia throu gh its Division of Vo cati on al Reh abili ta tion , a part of the Ge org ia De pa rt me nt of Hum an Resources.
T he co m plex, whi ch incl udes a residen ce ha ll and a cafeteria, is loca ted ad jace n t to th e G eor gia Warm S prings Foundation and resid en ts of th e ce nte r have access to th e fo u nda t io n 's ph ysical medi c ine de par t me nt, th er ap y faci lities and hosp it al.
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Situ at ed on th e so ut he rn mos t reach es of th e Appalachi an Highl and s, in west central Georg ia, is Callaw ay Gard en s, o ne of Ame rica 's most exci t ing and beau tiful reso rt co mplex es.
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Bounty From Blue Springs

Countless know the garde ns-i n the splendo r of spring and the color crazed richn ess of fall- but few know th at the spot where all this beaut y originated was once a secluded wat erfall by t he name of Blue Springs.
It all began as a dream in the mind of Cason J. Callaway, an ambitious La Grange businessman who made a fo rtun e in tex tiles. A man who, toward the end of his life, began seeing success as somet hing more than accumulation of wealth and became motiv ated by a burning desire to mak e peop le happy.
The basic pattern of th e gardens as they are tod ay was co mpleted in a relati vely sho rt span of time, but Callaway's interest in the area goes back man y years, to the early thi rti es, when he and his wife spent a day in the country in search of a quiet picnic spot and found that nearly all the primeval beau ty of thi s once gentle, lush area had been destr oyed.
Only in secluded spots had the natur al beau ty of the unspoiled land been preserved .
In one of these spots, Callaway discovered a bold spring of clear blue water and a fe tching wildflower. T he spot and the flower so enchante d the gentle Georgian that he promptl y bought the propert y and 3,000 surround ing acres.
The ramblin g log house and its large co mpa nion lake which Callaway built for his family to enjoy on long weekend s at Blue Springs soo n charmed him int o an .early retir emen t and with an additional 30,000 acre purchase of worn out farmland, he set out to breath e new life into Blue Springs.
Vowing never to plant a stalk of cotto n into the worn out land, he tried raising numerous crops and animalsblueberries, white African guineas,
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scupperno ngs, geese, pheasant s, mallard du cks and Cornish game hensand experimen ts with hybrid pine trees that grew 35 percent faste r than their predecessors.
After he had done all he could do at Blue Spring s Farm, Callaway went to wor k on th e dream that had been his inspirati on ever since he first settled at Blue Springs: Create a quiet hideaway for retiring businessmen, like himself.
Along the creek he built the dams that create d a chain of 11 lakes, ranging fro m 17 5 acres to littl e pond s he could throw a rock across. Around the lakes he built a nine hole golf course, a hand some club house with a restaur ant to serve the produ cts of his Blue Springs Farm and a big piazza where tired golfers could sit at the end of the day and wat ch the sunset.
And there it was! Just as its creato r had imagined it! A splendid spot for Cason J. Callaway and reti red businessmen like himself to live ou t th e remainder of their lives pleasantly.
But what about the hardw are clerk in Griffin, or the shoe salesman in La Grange, or th e fact ory wor ker in Atlant a? Where couId they go and take th eir families fo r a happ y weeke nd in beauti ful surroundi ngs, or a quiet vacation ?
And so, Callaway the Creator, was again at t he drawing board, sketc hing plans to transform t he private hideaway into a publ ic playground and at the same time preserve th e " beauty and order liness" of the place.
Outside th e gates, thousa nds of pink, lon g blooming roses were planted in the middl e of the doubl e lane highway to catc h th e motor ist 's eye. Inside the gates, tho usands of tons of clean white sand were brought in to make the biggest man made sand beach in th e world.

Certa in lakes were heavily fertilized and stocked with thousands of bass and bream fo r fishing. A big, open shed with a barbecue pit in th e center was built fo r family reunions and Su nday Schoo l picnics. A large barge was floated so visitors could cruise th e lake and paddl e boats were buil t fo r drift ing along the scenic sho reline.
Cason J. Callaway had ot her plans too- a littl e chapel built in the woods, so much a par t of the surrou ndings it would loo k as if it grew there- a demon strat ion garde n where ch ildre n cou ld see how fruits, berries and vegeta bles grow-and a week 's vacat ion free to the whole family of stude nts chosen for outstanding leadership.
Nearly all of t hese plans were near co mpletion when " Mr. Cason", as he was affect ionately known by friends and family, died in 1961.
Others which were not- an annual visit by the fabul ous Florida State University Circus and a uniqu e Conservatory Greenh ouse, are features which guardians of the Garde ns legacy are certain would please " Mr. Cason" .
After all, he is the man who frequ entl y said of his wor k at the Garde ns, "What I am tryi ng to do here is hang the pictu re a littl e higher on the wall fo r peopl e in th is region. Every child ought to see somet hing beaut iful before he's six years old-something he will rememb er all his life."
And who could ever forget th e thr ill of a dazzling circus perform ance? Or the breathtaking beau ty of a greenho use full of hu ndreds of Christ mas poin sett ia s?
(Portio ns of this article were ext racte d from an address by Howard H. " Bo" Callaway, son of Cason J. Callaway, at t he 1965 Georg ia Dinner of Th e Newco men Soc iety of North American, April 4, 1965. )

Th en you co ast alo ng for a few pleasan t feet.
Th en , yo u hear It . Th e co ld, met allic clanking of chains. And , sudde nly, yo u are loo king th e sky right smack in th e eye. And with a sink ing hea rt yo u realize its too lat e to get off .
And, up yo u go !
For a split seco nd, yo u feel like yo u are o n Top of th e Wor ld. Then, It Happ ens . Tw isting, T urning. Shriekin g. Plunging. Fast er and Fast er . Around . And Around . Up. Up. Up. And Down .
And It 's Over .
You've just finished a ride on The Fastest. Longest. Highest. And Most Thrillin g Roller Coaster in th e Wo rld.
It 's called the Great American Screa m Machine. And it took yo u 102 feet up in the air and zoo med yo u back to ear th at a speed of 57 miles an hou r.
Wow! What an intr odu ct ion to The Co tt o n Sta tes and International Exposition of 1895, an ext ravanganza of unp aralleled showmanship which is today alive and reeling at Six Flags Over Georgia.
After yo u 've screamed yo urself silly, how about sinking yo ur teeth into a succulent candied apple or a tasty frozen treat called Cold Glory? It 's a novelt y ice cream that's been all dreassed up in red, white and blue, like th e rest of the Six Flags Expositio n sectio n.
Gingerbread architecture, red, white and blue penn ant s, bunting, latt icewor k, simulated gas light fixtu res and tr i-color shields are everywhere in this $2.5 million addit ion to the popular family theme/amu sement par k located in metr op ol itan At lanta.
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There' s also cotton candy, snow co nes and fo r those who enjoy exc ite ment but prefer to keep their feet on the ground, there's the t hrill of the Indianapolis Speedway.
Fifty electric bump er cars of early 1900 vintage are hou sed in an 11,000 square foot bui lding. Th e hand some pole-mou nted electric cont act vehicles are unique remind ers of a racing era long fo rgott en by today' s Ind ianapolis speedste rs.
Since some two million peop le are ex pected to visit Six Flags this season, yo u 'll prob ab ly find yo urself wait ing in line for some of the att ractions. But here yo u 'll find ente rtainment, too.
A brand new activity called Anifor ms uses a two-way closed circuit television netwo rk and animated cartoo n characters who can co nverse with yo u and respo nd to all yo ur quest io ns and co m me nts.
Th e Co tto n St ates Ex posit ion is the largest single ex pansion at Six Flags since th e 200 acre park opened seven seasons ago.
Last yea r, a classic, five abreast carousel was brought to the park fro m R ive rv iew A m u se ment Park in

Chicago. Here, it was restored to all its o riginal glory and added to the many exc iting rides of Six Flags.
The ex posit ion, which lies adjacent to the carousel park, is a salute to the exposition of th e same name which opened in Piedm ont Park at sundo wn on Septe mber 18, 1895, and ran fo r 100 days. Its 6,000 exhibits, intend ed to draw attention to the cott on stat es and enco urage trade with Latin America, attracted more than 800, 000 visito rs, including num erous governo rs and President Grover Cleveland.
To undert ake any thing as obviously unessential as an exposition in the difficult times that followed the Panic of 1893 might have seemed folly, bu t those who assumed its leadership and financing were men who could see beyond the immediat e. Their names read like an hon or roll of At lanta hist or y .
John Phillip Sousa, whose famous band played at the exposition, wrote "King Cott o n March " in honor of the event. Vict or Herbert , leading Gilm o re ' s band , wro te "S alute to Atlanta" honor ing the exposit io n.
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commu ter carri ed passen ger s to th e exposition grou nds. Attractions included an amusements section, rides and ex hi bits fro m ind ustry an d governmen t.
"That ex pos ition was o ne of Atlan ta's finest an d prou dest mo men ts. T he spirit an d co urage which enab led its lead er s to move fo rwar d is ty p ica l of th e thinking and lead er ship whi ch has mad e th e area tod ay trul y a new internati on al city," a S ix Flags spokesma n said.
"At Six Flags, " he adde d, " we have ta ken pain s to selec t as th e th em e fo r the park great per iods in Ge or gia' s hist or y. No singular ac h ieve me n t in th is grea t state's past has exceede d tha t exposi tion in br aver y, show ma nship and co nfide nce . It is a grea t hon or for Si x Flags to identi fy with it and to salute the leadership whi ch made it possibl e."
Six F lags is o pe n wee kends fro m Mar ch 31 throu gh May 20. Daily o pe ra tio ns begin May 26 and co nt inue through Septemb er 3. Op er ating hours are 10 a.m . to 10 p.m.
Beginning Se p te m be r, t he park wi ll res u me a weekend schedu le until closing o n Novemb er 11 . Hours will be 10 a.m. to 6 p.m . during th is peri od .
Aga in this yea r, Six Flags fea t u res a sin gle pri ce ad missio n whi ch en t it les a visito r to a ll rid es and attrac t io ns as man y t imes as he wishes to participate. Children under three are ad mit te d fr ee. The o nly items not covered by the ad missio n price are fo od a nd bever ages, so uve nirs a nd ce rta in co in amuse me n ts.
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Just think of it l
All six of Henry VIII's ill fated wives gathered together in the presence of their irascible King.
The elusive Howard Hughes in full view of the pub lic.
And the irrepressib le Gera ldine Jones all do lled up for an evening on the town with none other than the real Flip Wilson.
Sound like moments out of history? Never-Never-Land? And the Supernatural?
Well, they are. Preserved to perfection by wax artisans and placed on display this year at the new Josephine Tussaud Wax Museum in Underground Atlanta.
The Georgia museum brings to 16 the company's total number of operations in the United States and the world. It is one of several attractions to locate in Georgia since the inception of the Georgia Department of Community Development Travel Investment Program.
Robert Horne, operations manager for the Josephine Tussaud Museum, answered a Georgia travel investment advertisement and thus began a correspondence and exchange of information which played a part in the company's subsequent decision to locate in Underground Atlanta.
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The Atlanta museum, which was formally dedicated and opened to the public this spring, represents a total capital investment of <:>250,000 and employs 15 people. Projected attendance for the firs! year i., 250,000 with annual increases of ten percent.
The museum occupies three levels of d 9300 square foot building and feature, over 100 wax figures in 32 tableaux, many of which relate to Georgia's colorful history.
In the World of the Old South, for example, there's the imaginative Georgia author Joel Chandler Harris. And next door, in the World of Faru asv, Harris' most popular characters, Uncle Remus and all the Critters, romp through the World of Fantasy with such delightful friends as Pinocchio and Huck Finn.
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette join Henry, his wives and Elizabeth Taylor as Cleopatra and Richard Burton as Caesar in the World of Royalty.
Humphrey Bogart, Johnny Cash and Mahalia Jackson arc right at home with Geraldine and Flip in the World of Stars .
"The Sermon on the Mount" and "The Ten Commandments" arc features of the World of Religion.
The Kennedy Brothers John, Robert and Edward Howard Hughes and Martin Luther King are among those featured in the World of Renown.
Alfred Hitchcock, Dracula and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde have a special spot in the World of Horrors.
And, last but not least, there's "The Story of Wax", a fascinating look at the way Josephine Tussaud and her craftsmen have created Georgia's own Wonderful World of Wax.
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Cowhouse Island Revisited
By Vivian Tuggle

" Uncle Bud" Crews lived on Cowhouse Island as a boy, smack in the great Okefenokee Swamp. Only he didn 't th ink of it as a 33 1,000 acre wilderness.
" It was just home," he says. " We farmed and worked turp ent ine, made syrup and tended chickens."
Today Uncle Bud tend s a 125 year old house and its out buildings on Pioneer Island, a re-created swampsty le homestead at the edge of O kefeno kee Swamp Park.
T he pine log cabin is circled by st ructur es and implements used in activities familiar to families th at once called the Okefenokee home: a pond erous log cart, farmin g tools, a smo kehouse, syrup boiler and cane mill, hog pen, chicken house and corn crib.
Approac hed by a length y boardwalk that snakes its way over the swamp 's trembl ing peat floo r and brown stained waters, the pioneer cabi n opened its doors to the public thi s year. Its single spacious room is
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flanked by a kitchen lean-t o furn ished with a rough plant table and benches, a wood burn ing sto ve and shelves of gold and garne t preserved fru its. Focal point of the Spartan main room is a uniqu ely appropriate bed with a mattress of Spa nish moss and four fat cypress knees serving as bedposts.
All t he cabin's furn ishings were constructed in the swamp. And, in those self-suffic ient days, much of the Crews family's food supply came fro m the Okefenokee's wat ery woodland s and prairies as well. Th ere were fish, deer, bear, wild tu rkey. And a delicacy known locally as " gat or tail" , which acco rding to Uncle Bud, tastes "a lot like fish".
Back along th e twistin g board walk, past the Welcome Center that soars out of the dark water much like a giant cypress knee itself, past an aging alligato r named Oscar who commands his own tin y island, are two more new at tractio ns, now open and receiving finishing touches.
The Interpr et ive Center boasts co lorful

dioramas of swamp life, ta nks of nati ve fish (including an "alligator gar" with leopard like spo ts and rows of leth al tee t h), displays ex plaining th e for mation and ecosystem of th e area.
Next door at the Ecology Center the visitor is greeted by Roy, anot her alligato r-in-residence. This one is a stu ffed 13 foo t, 650 pound specimen who recent ly died a natural death at the age of 90.
Th e heft y 'gat or, famous for his fri endl in ess, had an uncomm on tendency to heave himself int o a fisherman's boat in search of fishy tidbits, causing occasional distress to both boats and severely startled fishermen. Now friendl y Roy, in eternal retirement, is a "touch feel" exhibit of great popul arity with youngsters.
Of particular interest to both young people and t heir elders is the wildlife observatio n room with its ex pansive one way viewing window. Food served outside the window draws deer and fox, raccoon, opossum and a many

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Count the bricks and you'll have a fairly accurate idea of the variety of things to see and do in Savannah, Georgia's oldest and most reverred city.
The place to start is the bricks themselves-a sturdy ballast of hand hewn cobblestones which earned the name Factor's Walk many years ago, when the city first embarked on the commercial career that has since gained it the reputation of Coastal Empire of the South.
Factor's Walk starts harborside in a misty maze of gaslit taverns, romantic interludes and solitary musings with oceanbound tugs and gentle, heaven happy gulls.
You'll find your reluctance to leave this serene spot justly rewarded at the top of the bluff, where Factor's Walk miraculously transforms you from a seafaring wanderer to a precise and proper gentleman of the trades-a mercantile agent with a practiced eye for conducting business on Factor's Row , a time capsule cluster of office buildings and warehouses built when Cotton was King.
Just a few steps away, and voila ! You've experienced the magic of Savannah again! This time as an eager tourist on the threshold of the Savannah Chamber of Commerce.
Housed in the former Savannah Cotton Exchange Building , the Savannah Chamber itself is a legend, dating back to 1806, when Thomas Jefferson was president.
Today a dynamic and enormously active instrument of progress, the Savannah Chamber is a treasure of tourist information. Before you know it, you will have been directed down all sorts of adventurous avenues-to such delightful experiences as a fabulous seafood spread at a famous waterfront restaurant, a visit to a beautifully restored Civil War earthen fort, tours through such notable architectural feats as the Owens Thomas House, the Davenport House and the Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace and leisurely strolls through Savannah's 24 beautifully landscaped city squares.
Or, if you're the type who prefers sports to sightseeing, take a tip from our couple on the front cover. They're going for a putt on the 19th hole at the Savannah Inn and Country Club. Later, they'll probably cool off in the salty surf at nearby Savannah Beach and make plans for the next day's deep sea fishing jaunt into the Atlantic.
And , regardless of the length of their stay or divergence of interests, you are both guaranteed to come to the same conclusion about Savannah: There's never enough time , in one trip , to see it all.
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JIMMY CA RTE R Governor of Georgia
GEORGIA DEPAR TMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
JULIUS F. BISHOP Chairman, Board of Community
De ve l o p m e n t A th ens, Georgia Ten th District
BOARD M EMBE RS
JOHN K. POR T ER , Vice Chairman Atlanta, Georgia Fou rt h Dist rict
W. KIRK SUT LI VE Savann ah , Geor gia Fir st Distr ict
A. W. JONES , JR. Sea Island , Geor gia First Distr ict
BILLY G. FA LLIN Mo ul trie, Georgi a Second Distri ct
FRANK H. NEEL Thomasv ille , Geo rgia Seco nd Distr ict
ALLEN M. WOODALL, JR. Co lumbus , Georg ia Third Distr i'ct ' ,
JOHN M. POPE Americu s, Georgia T hird Dist rict
CO N RA D J. S ECHLE R Tu cker, Geo rgia Fo urt h Distri ct
EUGENE A. YAT ES , JR. At lanta, Georgia Fift h Dist rict
THOMAS I. WESLEY , JR . Atlanta , Geor gia Fifth Dist rict
ROGER J. SCHOER NER Car rollto n, Geo rgia Sixth Dist rict
C. A. KNOWLES Griff in, Geo rgia Sixth Dist rict
JOHN T. FL EETWOOD, S R. Ca rtersv ille, Georgia Seve nth Dist rict
WALTER E. G RAHAM Mari etta, Geo rgia Sevent h Distr ict
BUDDY M. NeSM ITH Coc hra n, Georgia Eight h Dist rict
DAV ID G. MER CER Dub lin, Georgi a Eighth District
W. RICH ARD ACREE T occoa, Geo rgia Nin th Dist rict
RAY W. G UNNIN No rcross, Geo rgia Ninth Distri ct
WILLIAM A. POP E Washin gt on, Geor gia Tenth Distric t

SUMMER 1973
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by: Lt. Gen er a l l oui s W. Truman U.S . Arm y (Re t.) Comm ission er Geor gia Dep ar tme nt of Commu ni ty Development
It is relati vely easy for various disciplines of pro fession al peopl e to tak e a narr ow view of th e def initi on of co m mu nity developm ent. T o th ose with gove rn me n ta l ex pe rience, the defini tion is ofte n limited to ac tiv it ies which relat e dir ectl y to th e governme n ta l pr oc ess. T o ch amber of comm erc e o ff icials and ot her deve lopm ent or ien ted individu als, the defin iti on o f co m mu ni ty deve lopment is ofte n limited to th e mech ani cs invo lved in prov id ing add it io na l em ploy me nt o ppo rtu n it ies t hro ug h attrac t ing new indu stry and generati ng add it io na l revenu es throu gh tourist visita tio n.
Man y of th e probl em s arising in co m mu n ity devel o pm en t are those wh ich cross these imag inary boundaries and t he so lutio ns ofte n req uire a multidiscipli nary approach.
Mor e th an ever bef or e, successful co m mu nity development requires the to ta l coo pe ra t io n o f all segme nts of a city 's pu lse beat. Th e incr eased techn o logy o f indu stry, ren ewed publ ic co ncern over spec ial issue s, and the co m plex ity of governmental pr ogr ams and assista nce point o u t th at success in o ne part o f a commun ity's effo rt ca n no t co n t inua lly succeed with ou t th e help of o t he r sec to rs.
Fr om a statewide po int of view, co m mu nity developmen t assista nce mu st meet these same requi re me nts. In o rder to maximi ze th e growt h of Georgia 's co m mu nities, t he re mus t be technical ass ista nce ava ilable fo r all typ es of local need s.
In Georgi a we are fortunate in having a lar ge number of technical assista nce o rga n iza t io ns with resp on sibi liti es for ass ist ing loc al co m mu nit ies. Th ese o rga niza tio ns are working c los er t ogether th an ever befor e.
Th e Dep artment o f Community Development has a uniqu e o ppo rtu n ity to view man y of th ese various ac t ivit ies a nd t o ass ist in bringing th e prop er forces to bear in so lving parti cul ar p robl em s.
Th e pu rp o se of th e Dep a rtm en t 's Offi ce of l ocal Assistance Coo rdi nation (a lAe) is to p rov ide a ce n t ral place in State gove rn me nt where informatio n and techn ica l ass ista nce ca n be readil y o b ta ined by local gover n me n ts and co m mu n ity o rga niza t io ns. By monitoring t he pr ogram s of th ese deve lopmen t or ganiza t ions and St ate dep artments, OlAC is in a positi o n to kn ow wh ich state , fed er al or oth er organiza t io ns, based up on th eir ind ividual pr ogr ams and sta ff, ca n best meet a loc al requ est for assist a nce. At th e same tim e, OlAC's t oll-free WATS line (800-252-58 10 ) gives co m mu nity lead er s th e advan ta ge of a ce n t ral co n tac t and point of en t ry to sta rt a loc al ass ista nce requ est.
T he establish ment of th e Dep artment Office of l oca l Assistan ce Coordination and th e to ll-free WATS lin e are jus t th e beginn ing in th e statewide effort to pro mote co m mu n ity developmen t. In th e months t o co me, th e Dep artment of Community Development will co nt inue to wor k towa rd identi fy ing spec ial typ es of unful fill ed need s and recommend th e age ncies and o rga niza t io ns wh o ca n best provide ass ista nce fo r qui ck and eff icient so lu t io ns.
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Th e Y KK Zi p pe r Co mpa ny, the America n su bsid iary of Yo shida Ko gyo , K.K . an no unced plans to build a $ 15 milli on manufacturing faci lity in Macon in December, 19 72 , and almost ove rni gh t, Geo rgia was blessed with a gene ro us cro p of Jap an ese indu st ry.

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a Recent Jap a nese investm en ts, whic h re present a vari et y of inte rests and all fa ce ts of

.~ indu str y, fro m sa les, d ist ribu tio n and d evelo p men t to war eh ou sing and manu factu ring,

are scattered a ll over Geor gia.

At lant a, with a conce nt ration of 15 companies, has led the way for Japanese investmen ts to spread to cities like Cartersville, Duluth , Lavonia, Macon, Norcross and Savannah.
Con stru ct ion of a two million dollar manufacturing facility fo r Murata Manufact uring is now underway in Cartersville.
In Duluth, Panasonic Corpor ation of America, a subsidiary of Matsu shita of Japan, operates a sales office and major warehouse.
Tsuzu ki Spin ning Company of Nagoya has announced plans to build a five million dollar facility in Lavonia.
In addition to YKK in Macon, there's The Hawaii Cor poratio n of Honolu lu, a joint venture with two Japanese co mpanies who will begin constr uction on a ten million do llar textile printing and finishing plant this fall.
Tap ping the resou rces of the port at Savan nah is C. Itoh and Company of Osaka. C. Itoh has teamed up with General Motors in a joint venture to assemble " Luv" trucks. The trucks arrive in Savannah in two components and are assembled and distributed thro ugh Chevrolet.
Savannah has also been chosen as the location for a 40 ,000 square foot warehouse for The Noritake China Company, the American subsidiary of Noritake Com pan y of Nagoya. Noritake, which maint ains a sales office in Atlant a, has indicated a possibility of future manu factu ring in Savan nah, also.
In addition, two as yet unnamed Japanese comp anies have selecte d Georgia locations for a $14 million texti le plant and a five million do llar metal work ing facility to bring Georgia's tot al Japanese manufact uring investments to $55 million with new direct employ ment for over 1600 Georgians.

Atlanta Based Japanese Companies

Hitachi (NW) Japan Air Lines (5) Japan Line Ltd. (5) Kawasaki (5W) Kyowa(M) Marubeni (5) Minolta (5W) Mitsui (5)

Mitsubishi (5) Noritake (5) Toyo Bearing (5W) Toyo Tire (5) Sony (5W) YKK (5W) Honda (5W)

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~ Community development efforts in Fitzgerald were given a hearty pat-on-the-back earlier this summer when the Delco-Remy d ivision of General Motors formally broke ground for a 225,000 square foot battery manufacturing facility.
! The plant, expected to be in operation by the fall of 1974, will em ploy about 250 peop le and place an annually estimated $2.5 million into the local economy in wages, salaries
S and supply purchases.
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The plant will fabricate all of the various components of the batteries, including cases, grids and plates, assemble the batteries and activate them for usc. Produ ction is expected to reach 5,000 batteries a day in the Fitzgerald facility, Delco-Remy's fifth such plant. A Delco-Remy spokesm an said these market demands and the high shipping costs of other locations were determining factors in the final decision to locate in Georgia.
"We looked at many communi ties. Fitzgerald' s leade rship provided a cho ice of plant sites, demonstrated enthusiasm for having the plant locat e here and really made us feel welcome. The community had the facilities and was recept ive to tak ing care of our specific requir ements. " Now that we've made our decision, we can co ncentrate on building the plant and placing it in operation as soo n as possible. " We want to buy as many local services as possible, including utiliti es, pay our taxes and become a good citizen in every possible way."

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Compiling a 1000 page, 40,000 item catalogue, converting yen, Deutsche marks and francs to American dollars an d con ducting t rain ing seminars on some of the garment industry's most sophisticated equipment is a ll in a day 's wor k at 3900 G reen Indust rial Way in At lanta . Hou sed here, in a sprawling, 100,000 squa re foot combinat ion wareh ou se, manu facturing and off ice co mplex is SUNBRAND, a giant in th e nee d les t rad e indu stry which has playe d a significa nt role in boosting th e Stat e of Geo rgia to its pr esent, enviable pos ition of d istributi on, tr an sporta tion and co mme rcia l hub of th e So utheas t. With total annua l sales topping out in th e mul t i-m illion dollar rang e, Sunbrand hold s a place at th e head of th e class in t he big leagu es as bo t h a su pplier an d a manufacturer fo r th e needl es t rade indu stry . The 40,000 item bienni al ca ta logue listing run s the gamut from needl es, bobbin s, scissors, irons and presses to phenomenal "heavie s" like the Pfaff 3518 Autom atic Pock et Folding and Sewing Unit, which can sew up to ten pocket s per minute- and th e Willcox and Gibbs 515/IV , a tw o needl e, fou r thread safe ty stitc h machine which has a spec ial tr acto r foo t for walking over heavy cross sea ms o n jean s and o t her heavy duty materials. Th e Su nb rand catal ogu e, in short , offers every t hing fo r setti ng up a co mplete garme nt factory except th read and fabric. On th e pr oduction side, Sunbrand's most notabl e ac hieveme nts are the Measuring,
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Inspect ing and Rewinding Mac hine for measuring, win d ing, exarrurung, rero lling a nd changing flat goods to rolls -and the T urn-O- Mat ic, which repr esen ts an amaz ing b rea kt h rou gh in rapi d tu rni ng of ga rme nts.
These and o the r pr oducti on units develop ed and manufactured at Sunbrand , like th e Cen tr al Thread and Wast e Rem oval Syst em and specially design ed Cho p pe rs and Cutters , a ll ca rry the fa miliar Su nco Trad em ar k.
A d ivision o f New Yo rk based , ind us tria l sew ing pion eer Willcox and G ibb s, Incorporated , Sunbrand has its ro ots deep in Georgia soil. Founded by two adve ntu ro us br o th er s who left the sec urity of a similar su pp ly ho use in Miam i to o pen the ir own operatio n in Atlanta, t he Su nbrand o f tod ay co ntras ts sharp ly to the Sunbrand of 19 years ago.
Instead of ta king turns swee ping th e sho p and pulling or ders as t hey did as eage r young bu sinessm en in 19 54 , th e G ilbe rt bro th er s-L arry and Jerry-mor e seasoned yet equa lly as ene rge t ic, now mov e in a well defined co rporate st ruc t u re.
Larr y, as presid en t, oversees sales and mar ke tin g. Executi ve Vice Presid en t Jerr y handles activ ities wh ich rela te to fi na nces and ad ministratio n of the plant.
Since affi liating with Willcox an d G ibb s th ree years ago, Su nbran d o perations ha ve acqu ired a d ist inct in ternation al flavor. In addit ion to New Yo rk, Miami and St. Loui s, Sun b ran d maintain s offices in Bru ssels, Hon g Kon g, Lond on , Par is and T el Aviv.
Afte r having clim be d fro m a o ne-roo m sho p to a 100,000 squa re foo t manufacturing and distribu tion co m plex and ac quired th e undi sputed di stincti on of being o ne of th e world's lar gest su ppliers of t he needl es t rade ind us try, th e inevit abl e q ues tio n is: " What next?"
At Su nb rand , the answe r is typica lly am bitious : A 7, 00 0 squa re foo t tr ain ing ce n ter

Left - Sunbrand Technical Training Center Manager, Joe Beauchamp conducts a demonstration of the Pfaff 3518 Automatic Pocket and Sewing Unit for Gilbert brothers, Jerry, center and Larry, far right. Above - Sunbrand mechanics undergo training using the latest audio and visual aids in the company's expansive new instruction center.
which doubl es as a showcase for the most advanced techn ology in the industr y and a supe rior educational tool fo r rising industry craftsmen.
As Sunbrand approaches its 20th anniversary next summer, the new center will already be almost a year old and th e innovative Gilbert s will no doub t be busy conjuring up new worlds to co nquer in the needles trade industr y.
In th e meantim e, and for what will probably be many years of valua ble training instr uctio n to come, Sunbrand is offe ring custo mers free seminar and advanced training op por tu nit ies fo r Pfaff and Willcox and Gibbs machin ery.
Factory trained Sunb rand instructo rs establish sta ndar ds and training procedures for the various courses offere d. The center is equipped with a sales and seminar audito rium, a sewing machine demonstr ati on area which displays equipment featured in class and a classroo m especially equipped with audio and visual aids to train indust ry mechanics.
It is, indeed, a showcase-anot her bright and shiny additio n to an expansive enterprise which the Gilberts and th eir associates fondl y refer to as " Sunbrand Country" -and anot her significant step toward fulfilling the Gilbert pro mise that "Someday , Sunbrand Country will be the World ".
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A bustling town of 10,000 nestled in .the tall pines of the southeast Georgia coastal plains so me 40 miles from the Atlantic Ocean, Jesup is now the home of the world's largest chemica l cellulose manufacturing complex.
ITT Rayonier, Incorporated, which has operated a chemical cellulose manufacturing business in Jesup for the past 19 years, this year completed construction of its third Jesup m ill.
T he new, ultra-modern facility, referred to as Mill C, is capable of producing 175,000 to ns of various pulp products each year, boosting the overall capacity of the Jesup d ivisio n by more than 60 percent, to 450,000 tons annually.
T he ex pa nsio n, which included a number of wood collection yards around the state and two sate llite chip making plants, took two years to build, cost $86 million and represents the largest single investment by Rayonier to date.
T he Jesup o pera tio n represents three of Rayonier 's eight pulp mills . A ninth, now under co nst ruc tio n in Quebec, will go into o pe ratio n in mid-1974.
Rayo nie r o wns o r leases some 425,000 acres in 47 Georgi a counties in order to supply enough wood fo r the Jesup operati on. Some ten to 12 milli on seedlings are produced each year at the Ray onier nursery near Glennville so th at company owned lands are ha rvested and replanted as soo n as pr acti cal.
But, accord ing to Rayonier phil osoph y, growing trees is not enough. Through research, t he co mpa ny is attempting to improve its ability to increase wood growth on managed fo re st s.
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On e of the most signif icant resul ts of this resear ch , using th e science of genetics, has been th e developm ent of supe rior seedlings, pop ularly called, "super trees" .
Th ese gene tically improved tr ees grow mor e rapidl y th an o rdina ry tre es and return the land to fo res t mor e quic kly. So far, o nly 25 per cent of Rayonier 's plantings are sup er tr ees, but as larger sca le plantings can be achieved, the co mpany expects to be able to cut the grow ing cy cle of th e Georgi a pin e fro m 30 to 22-25 years.
Not all research and improved management at Rayonier deal s with "super tre es", how ever. Rayoni er is also a lead er in improving and deve loping site preparatio n techniqu es whi ch incr ease gro wt h of t rees and elimina te co m peting bru sh and tre es.
Ray oni er also practi ces co ntrol, o r prescribed, burning of its woodlan ds. Described as the best method to prevent wild fires, burning of woodl and s eliminates the supply of highly co mbustible fue l which te nds to acc umu late o n th e fo rest floor. Prescrib ed burning also produ ces less smo ke and par ticul at e matter th an wild fires and provides lush , tender, nutriti ou s food for bird s and animals.
At j esu p Rayoni er , ano t he r form of wildli fe is a sou rce of co ncern and atte ntion. The largest and o ne of the best fishing rivers in the Southeast -the Altamaha-flow s past the jesup facility and ITT Rayoni er has investe d over seven millio n do llars to make sure t he fishing stays good.
At th e j esup facility, wat er qu ality begin s in th e mill wh ere pr oce ss water is co ntinuously recycled and usabl e wood fib ers recovered and put back into produ ction. Fin ally, wate r whic h is no long er usa ble in th e manu facturi ng proc ess goes thro ugh a series of tr eatments to assure its co nti nued usefuln ess in the ecologica l sys te m.

A cu tting from a "super" tree, top photo, page 14. Below, also on page 14, is one of several satellite facilities put into operation to meet increased wood demands at Jesup . This new woodyard and chip plant is located at Midville. Photo, page 15, shows tons of cellulose coming off gigantic pulp machines. Upper left photo, page 16 - The port at Savannah is the destination of more than 50 percent of the cel lu lose produced at Jesup . Above photo - Deer were recently stocked on the ITT Rayonier Wildlife Management Area by the Game and Fish Division, Georgia Department of Natural Resources.
To acc o m p lish thi s and to guard aga inst air po lluti on, Rayoni er has inst alled pr imary and seco ndary tr eatm ent faciliti es wh ich are regard ed as th e mo st mo dern and effec t ive ly installed in a p lant o f t hi s typ e.
Fe atu res inc lude th e wo rld's lar gest mech an ical ae rat io n sys te m, th e lar gest recovery bo ile r availab le and a huge elec t ros ta t ic pr ec ipitator , built high in th e air near th e top o f the sta c ks ove r th e recover y boi ler , to pr ovid e 99 .5 percent ef f iciency in clea ni ng a ir emissio ns fro m th e boi ler.
Rayo nie r 's deep co m m it me nt t o eco logy is typi cal o f t he co mpa ny 's fund am ental belief in so u nd busi ness pr acti ces and co m mu n ity co nsc ious ness.
T he lar gest em ploye r in Wayn e Co u nty, th e Jesup d ivisio n boasts over 11 00 em p loyees and an an nua l pay roll of nearly $ 15 milli on .
Ray o nier is th e second largest ex porter of Geo rgia pr odu cts. A bo u t 50 per cent of Jesup's Ray oni er pr od ucts are ex ported, largely t hro ugh th e po rt of Sava nna h, to cus to me rs in 30 co u n t ries.
Th e Jesu p d ivisio n and suppo rt ing wo o d la nd operat io ns co nt ribute ap prox imate ly $ 1. 5 milli on in taxe s in Ge org ia, pr oving th at wit h efficient man agem en t and skilled wo rk ma nsh ip, tall Georgi a pin es, do, in fact, resu lt in high eco no mic dividends.

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Richard Chamberlain starred in the ABC Made For Television Movie, "F. Scott Fitzgerald and The Last of the Belles", filmed this spring in Savannah .
" I always thought of movie making as very glamorous with long, flow ing chiffo n costumes and cameras clicking effor tlessly from all directions.
" Litt le did I kno w that when my day finally came, it woul d find me in a plain housedress, padd ed to look matronl y, and requ ire a minimum of st renuo us wor king hours a day."
Taken literally, this remark could have been interpr eted as a comp laint. But judging from the acco mpanying gestures -a twink le of the eye and an unm istakab le eagerness to get back to the set, it was quite obvious that popu lar Atlanta television personality, Xernona Clayt on was thoroughly enjoying every minu te of her movie debut in " House on Skull Mountain," one of ten major motion pictures schedu led for on-location filming in Geo rgia th is year.
Filmed th is Summ er at Callanwalde, a stately English sty le mansion on Briarc liff Road in Decatu r, "H ouse on S kull Mountain " is the sto ry of a Haiti an family which becomes involved in an intriguing adventu re of murder, mystery and voodoo .
The film stars Victor French, Jean Michelle, and Jean Duran d. Co-stars in addition to Xern ona Clayt on are Mike Evans (" Lionel" of All in th e Family), Ella Woods and Senat or Leroy Joh nson.
Th e film, scheduled to be released nex t fall, also has the disti ncti on of being the first ever to be financed and pro duced enti rely by blacks.
Its prod ucer, a former publ icist for the long time western favorite, " Gunsmo ke", is a talen ted young man by the name of Joe Har tsfield.
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Jon Voight was on location in Brunswick this summer during filming of "Conrack", a Twentieth Century Fox feature scheduled for release soon.
Hartsf ield becam e so enthra lled with Ge orgi a th at he immediately began plans to pr oduce a second fea tu re here. Set for a late sum mer filming in Southeast Georgi a, near Hinesville is " S tago lee", a n 189 0 mo vie based on th e legendary fo lk her o " S ta go lee."
Happ ily, Har tsfield is not th e o n ly o ut-of-st ate producer to become enchan te d with Geo rgia.
" Ove r the yea rs, I have gone to a great man y locati on s and have been welcomed mo st co rd ially by th e lo cal peo ple and enjoyed some reall y fri endly hospitality. But I don 't thin k I've ever beco me so per son a lly invo lved in the life of a co mmu nit y as I did wh ile o n locatio n in Georgi a, " says Dan Pe tr ie, director of "M ar cu s We lby" and "R aisin In The Sun" and o t her T.V. shows and movies, wh o compl eted a movi e a t Statesb or o.
" So man y peopl e were so goo d a nd kind to me, indi vidu all y, and to th e ent ire compan y, as a gro up, t ha t I have fo und it mo st d iff icul t to describe the sen se of kin ship th at I have with th e State," Pet rie ad de d .
The st ory of a po st World War II high schoo l roman ce, Petrie' s mov ie, " Black Cr ee k Billie," co -starred Jan-Mi ch ael Vi ncen t (Walt Disn ey 's " World's Gr eatest At h lete " ) and Jo an Goodfe llo w (" Lo lly Mad onn a War " XXX).
From his office in Ca liforni a, where he is cu rre nt ly dir ecting an episo de of " McMillan and Wife," Pet rie reports that " all looks well " for an ea rly fa ll release of the Geor gia mad e movie.

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Also scheduled to be released this fall is "F. Scott Fitzgerald and The Last of the Belles" an ABC made-for-television movie filmed in Savannah.
Based on the life and early courtship of the famous writer and his irrepressible wife, "Zelda," the movie stars Richard Chamberlain and Blythe Danner.
At nearby Brunswick, "Conrack, " the story of a white man's efforts to reach uneducated black children, will be a legend for many years to come.
A 20th Century Fox production which stars Jon Voight, "Conrack" features a cast of 40 Georgia school children . Release dates are set for late winter.
As impressive as it is, this list represents only half of Georgia's 1973 film activity. Before the year is out, cameras will roll on at least four more movies-"November Is Near" in Savannah, "Distance" in Savannah and Hinesville, "Dead Gangsters Have No Friends", in Atlanta and "Escape from Andersonville" in Andersonville.
All totaled, these mov ies represent investments in excess of ten million dollars, a figure that is quite comforting to members of the Georgia Motion Picture and Television Advisory Committee and officials of the Georgia Department of Community Development.
The committee, appointed in July 1972 by Governor Jimmy Carter, acts in an advisory capacity to the Department of Community Development, the state agency responsible for promoting Georgia as a site location for the movie industry.
The Department, under the direction of Commissioner Louis W. Truman, provides a number of services to the motion picture industry, including free ground and air in-state transportation to scout locations and a free directory of all film oriented companies in Georgia.
"The tremendous activity that the Georgia film effort has generated in the past year is gratifying from an econom ic, as well as a promotional standpoint.
"Georgia is fortunate in having a Governor who recognizes the value of this program and energetic people who are willing to serve on the Committee and make it work," General Truman said.
He cited Georgia's var iety of beautiful scenery as another reason the state is popular with movie-producers. "There's no doubt about it", he added, "Georgia really does look great on film ."
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When General James Edward Oglethorpe set his British foot on Georgia 's untamed, moss laced shores, his mind most likely was rich with a panoply of Utopian plans and dreams for the newborn co lony . It is doubtfu l, though, that he ever dreamed of being the protoganist of a "musical romance" to be staged on Jekyll Island more than two centuries later.

But t here he is-along with a vibrant spectrum of Indians,

Redcoats, Spaniards, statesmen and settlers who starred in the

genesis of Georg ia.
< The three-act drama, "Drumbeats in Georgia", now nearing the

end of its first season in Jekyll's spanking new 1,500 seat I 0 1

a0 amphitheatre, chronicles the adventures of Oglethorpe from 1732,
when King George I I signed the charter estab lishing Georgia as a colony, until 1742 when the British defeated the Spanish in the decisive Battle of Bloody Marsh. It was written by noted dramatist

Paul Green, who calls his creation "a musical romance of the

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Auditions held throughout the state produced a cast of 65, some 80 percent of them from Georgia colleges and universities. (Of the rema inder, one traveled all the way from Anchorage, Alaska, to audi t ion and be chosen as a cast member.) Georgians shine in ot her capacit ies as well. Director Stanley DeHart hails from Valdosta State Co llege where he teaches speech and drama. Joe Haas, music d irector, also teaches at Valdosta State. Set designer Joseph Stell and costumer Jackso n Kesler are professors of drama and th eat re at t he University of Georgia.
Willi am Workman, Executive Director, is North Carolina born and comes to Jekyll after a lengthy stint with CBS in New York.
The impressive new outdoor theatre on Old Village Road sweeps in graduated tiers up an embankment studded with tall Georgia pines. The stage is backdropped by the island's championship golf course ref lected in a shining, man-made lake. Tabby and native woods are used in set designs which roll on stage by way of platformed wagons to accompany scenes ranging from the elegant co urt of King George II of England to the vivid sound-and-I ight effects of the Battle of Bloody Marsh. Lights, props and costumes, dr essing rooms and a great organ are housed in buildings already

weathering to a subtle silver gray that blends into the tastefully executed landscaping.
Workman, who projects a nine month use of the facility as a mecca for the performi ng arts, quarters his staff in the recently resto red Villa Ospo, a sumptuous "cottage" of the island's Millionaires' Village where moguls once congregated in splendid seclusion. Paradoxically, Villa Ospo is now a center of show biz commo tio n and theatrical traffic-costume makers stitching away, photographers propelled by promotion people, chorus rehearsals, actor director conferences and humming administrative offices.
Drumbeats in Georgia is presented nightly except Sunday at 8:30 p.m. from June 30 through September 2.
For further information on this and other Georgia tourist attractions write The Georgia Department of Community Development Tourist Division, Post Office Box 38097, Atlanta, Georgia 30334.

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by Eddie Stow e

It may tak e a st ro ng hu ff and puff to get sta rte d, but o nce Bert T aylor fills his bagpipes with air, it' s shad es of Sc otl and in Helen , Ge o rgia.

Dressed in his kilt s and his tam- o'- shanter with his bagpipes on his sho u lde r, 14 yea r o ld Bert walk s the st reets of the Alpine Village durin g th e week end, blowing o ut tunes famili ar to th e Scotti sh Highl ands.

Ber t, so n of Mr. and Mrs. Alb er t T aylor , Helen Highw ay, in White Co unty, has co me a lon g way since he first go t his bagp ipes last November.

As far as he kn ow s, he' s th e o nly bagpip e player in Northeast Georgi a. A ninth grade stude nt at Whit e County High Sch ool , he play s t he Fren ch horn in th e schoo l band and says in so me ways the bagpipes are eas ier to play.

So fa r, Bert has tau ght him self how to play " A maz ing Gr ace", " T he S kye Boat Son g" , a nd " Kum baya", amo ng o t he rs.

Bert said t he bagpipes have four majo r parts-t he dr ones, which st ick o ut like pip es in th e bac k, th e plow pip e, t he cha nger, wh ere he places his finge rs and th e bag.

"It 's di ffi cult blowing it up th e first tim e, " he said, " but th ere 's a valve in th e blo wpip e th at keeps the air in. "

After th at he tak es a co nt inuo us hu ff and pu ff , picking out th e right notes- and t ha t's how it wor ks.

"T he bagpip es are no t really like any o t he r instru me nt," said Ber t, " it doesn 't fo llow a natu ral pa ttern "-.

While playing his bagpipes in downtown Helen recentl y, Bert met a yo ut h fro m Scotl and walking th e App alachi an Tr ail.

Th e Scotl and yo ut h, John Laming, 19, go t " d renc he d " while walking alo ng th e tr ail a nd decid ed to sto p off at Helen to dry out.

" I was amazed by t he town, " said Laming. "I never dreamed of walking into a place like t his. It looks mu ch like ho me , yo u kno w."

Laming said he had traveled all abo ut co u nt ries and he wanted to hi ke th e Appalachi an tr ail for so me t ime. He said he hop ed to arrive in Main e so meti me aro und th e first of September .

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For Laming, th e sho rt visit in Helen brought back mem ori es of his hom e, and fo r Bert the visit with Laming br ou ght him closer to Scotl and.
(Edd ie Stowe is District Edi tor fo r th e Gai ne sville T imes)

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UP, UP AND AWAY

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JIMM Y CA RT ER
Governor of Georgia
GEORG IA D EPAR T M EN T OF COMMUNITY DEV ELOPMENT
JULIUS F. BISHOP
Chairman, Board of Com m unity Developm ent
A thens, Georg ia Ten th District
BOARD MEMBERS
JOH N K. PORTE R, Vice C ha irman A tlant a, Geo rgia Fou rt h Distri c t
NIC K MAMALAK IS Sava n na h, Ge org ia First Distr ict
A. W. JON ES , JR . Sea Islan d , Georgia First Dist ric t
BILLY G. FALLI N Moul t rie , Georg ia Seco nd Distr ic t
FRAN K H. NEEL Thoma sville, Georgi a Seco nd Distr ic t
ALLEN M. WOO DALL , JR . Co lum b us, Ge o rgia T hird Dist rict
IOH N M. POPE Am er icu s, Georg ia Thi rd Dist rict
CO N RAD J. SECH LER Tu c ke r, Geo rgia Fourth Distr ic t
EUGENE A. YATES , JR. A tlan ta, Georg ia Filth District
TH O MAS I. WESLEY , JR. Atlant a, Georgia Fifth District
RO GER I. SC HOE RNE R Cu rro tlt o n , Georgi a Six th District
C. A. KNOW LES G riffin , Ge org ia Sixt h Dist rict
IOH N T. F LEET WOOD , SR . Ca rte rsville , Georgia Se venth Dist rict
WALT E R E. GRA HA M Marie t ta, Ge org ia Seve n th Dist rict
BUDDY M. NeS MIT H Coch ra n, Georg ia Eigh th Distr ict
DAV ID G. MER CER Dublin , Geor gia Eigh t h Dist rict
W. RICHA RD AC REE To ccoa, Georgia Ni n th Distr ic t
RAY W. G UNN IN Nor c ross, Georg ia Nin th Dist rict
WILLIAM A. POP E Washin gt o n, Geo rgia T en th Distric t

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by Lt. Ge neral Louis W. Truman Co mmissioner Geo rgia Departme n t of Co mmu nity Deve lopment
Th e Ame rica n Bicentenni al is up on us. If we are to realize a ce lebra tio n o f th e calib er th at thi s nati on , and parti cul arl y Georgi a, is ca pa ble, th en th e t ime is a t hand when eac h co mmu nity mu st set goa ls for itself and th en plan tow ard t he ir ac hieveme n t.
Fund am entall y, the Bicentenni al era offers a spec ial o ppo rt u nity for our cit izens to rem ember and pay tribute to Geor gia 's histor y a nd tr ad it ion s.
And th is spec ial o ppor tu nity is th at of co mme mo ra ting th e most im po rta nt revo lutio n in world hist ory- a revoluti on whi ch helped creat e a heritage o f free do m th at is a mod el for human it y, wo rldwide.
Govern or Car ter, in his cover letter to t he Geor gia Commi ssion 's Bicenten nial, " Co mmu nity Planning Guide, " lin ks "cha llenge " and "pride" to poi nt out the ce lebra tion's im po rtance to all of us.
Here are his exact wo rds :
" T he challe nge is t hat of o bse rving the Bicent enni al in such a mann er as to bring credit to our co unt ry, the princi ples u pon which it was fo unde d, an d to honor th e persons who he lped give bir th to our great na tion .
" T he Stat e o f Georgi a is proud of its sta tus as o ne of t he or igina l thirteen sta tes and of th e role its citizen s played in th e creatio n of t he United Stat es of Am eri ca. It is most fitting t ha t we participat e, fully, in the o bservance o f o ur nation 's 200th an niversa ry ."
In a recent meetin g with th e Geor gia Commi ssion for th e Bicentennial Celebrati on , a ll sta te govern me n t agenc ies formulated goals for participati on. Within available resources, th e following su ppo rt o f th e commi ssion plan will co nstitu te the Dep artment of Communi ty Development 's co nt ributio n :
1. Georgi a's T ournam ent of Roses Parade float , at Pasad en a o n New Year 's Day, will be in kee ping with th e parad e 's Bicentenn ial th em e.
2. A part of our annua l publicity efforts will be devo ted to t he sta te's histo ry and Bicenten nial even ts in a ll medi a (magazin es, newspapers, te levision an d rad io ).
3. A ppropr iate Bicentenni al t he me wording will be incorporated whe re possibl e into travel ing ex hibi ts.
4 . Dist ributi on of selec te d prom o ti on al liter atu re ite ms such as t he Geor gia Calendar of Events will be broad en ed to include Bicen tenni al eve nts .
5. Where a ppro priate, red-whi te-and-blu e will be used in pr om otion al lit era tu re.
6 . Th e decor at ing of Geo rgia Welcome Cent ers with bunting and provision of specia l recep tioni st uni form ense m ble item s will be ex plore d.
All of these goals have be en formul ated with the ove rall ce lebra tio n in mind . No community o f thi s great Stat e o f Georgi a ca n fa il to attac h imp ortan ce to "su p po rt and parti cip ati on" in an era whi ch o bse rves " A merica a t its best" . . . "as it was" . . . "as it is" . .. " as it will be in its third hundred yea rs of life."
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Middle Center Le ft - Fran k Bran des , vice p resid en t, Buckhead Business Associatio n and chairma n of the G reen u p Lightup Committee.
Upper Righ t-F ar left Bill Patter son , p reside n t , Buckh ead Business Associatio n, cen ter Mrs. Be tt y Lou Carn e y , Comm u n ity Im p ro vem en t chairman, Northsi de Wo man 's Club and far righ t P. D. Ellis, past presiden t, Bu ckhead Business Associat io n. Ab o ve-B eginn in g fa r lef t- P. D. Ellis , Ceci l Marks, vice presid ent , Buck hea d Busin ess Asso c iati on , Mrs. Paul Miller , ge ne ral c ha irma n , Bu ckhe ad Fa ll Festi val, Bill Patte rso n.
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by Ted Simmo ns
Georgians from Rabun Gap to Tybee Light are justly proud of their north Georgia mountains.
To the pro ud mountain fo lk whose families have made th e hills th eir home for generations, and to the hundred s of thousands who visit every year, the ancient, st ill rugged Appalachians mean many things: snow capped peaks and skiing in wint er ; back-packing in summer; taking a trout from a clear, co ld stream; the crisp, green beauty of an early day in spring.
To thousands of others, north Georgia means something more: carpets. Hundreds of millions of square yards of beau tifully designed rugs and carpets for homes and hot els and offices and stores thr oughout th e wor ld .
For in the foothill s and mountains of north Georgia every year, more carpets and rugs are manu factured th an in th e rest of the United State s combined.
According to th e latest figures available, the Depart ment of Commerce's 1971 Annual Survey of Manufacturers, 55 percent of all rugs and carpets manufactured in the United States were made in Geo rgia. That year, the carpet industry in Geo rgia employed 23,900 persons, at an annual payroll of $155.9 million.
The figures have increased since then. For the past several years the industry has grown at an annual rate of more than 10 percent. And the growth is continuing. The Carpet and Rug Institute in Dalton is projecting for the 1970 's an an nual industry increase of 11 percent.

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A tufting machine at Shaw Industries Dalton makes tu fted carpeting by sewing yar n and jute togeth er.

In years when the home furnishing s industry as a whole has experienced declines in growth, the carpet industry has continued str ong, with ever greater impact on Georgia's economy. Each year the demand for soft floor coverings increases. And despite the increasing demand, the carpet indu stry is the only one in the whole range of home furnishings where consumer costs , in some cases, have declin ed rather th an increased.

A major innovation which is contributing to the continu at ion of that trend came to th e indu stry in the late 1960 's: printed carpet s; carpets whose designs are not woven but printed on a press, much the same way as your daily newspaper. This innovation has made available beautifull y designed carp etin g at a cost far less than was possible in th e past.

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One of the industry's leading manufacturers of printed carpets is headquartered in Dalton , which rightl y claims the title of Ca rpe t Capital of th e Wo rld .
T he co mpa ny is Shaw Indu st ries, Inc.
In the five years since t his Geo rgia company made a firm commitme nt to expand its o peratio ns into prin t ed carpets, Sh aw Indu stri es has ex per ien ced a growt h ra te mu ch greater th an th e ind us t ry itse lf.
Sales fo r th e fisca l yea r ende d June 30, 19 73, were $77, 384, 000, up mo re t ha n $2 0 mill ion over th e previou s year. Sales fo r fiscal 1972 were $54,43 5, 000 , and th at was an incre ase of mor e t ha n $10 milli on over th e year be fo re.
A substa ntia l part o f th at gro wt h is d irectl y related t o Sh aw's manufacture of printed car pe ts.
Aft er a co rpo rate decision to ente r th e printed ca rpet field in 1968, Sh aw fir st began turning ou t signif ica n t amo u nts of th e carp et in 1970 o n a hu ge Zimmer press, purch ased in Austri a and modified by Sh aw's technical ex pe rt s. T he printing proc ess is fas t and effic ient. Plain tufted ca rpe t is placed o n th e press. Design s are imprinted by a series o f etc hed metal screen s which are presse d o nto th e carpet through th e use of magn e ts and overlay vari ou s co lors in precise patterns.
As t he ca rpe t is co nveyed alo ng th e press, it is printed, washed, dri ed , and comes ou t read y fo r sh ip ping.
These flat bed pr esses turn ou t finishe d ca rpe ts a t the speed o f 12 to 20 feet per minu te.
Sh aw now has three suc h printing presses in o pe ra t io n in its Dalton plant, and is fur t he r ex pa nd ing that ph ase of it s bu sin ess.
A fo u rt h pr ess is soon to be inst alled , with eve n grea ter produ ction ca pac ity . Not a flat bed , the new pr ess is a rotar y o n whi ch ca rpe ts are p rinted th rou gh th e use of metal plates. Sh aw Indu stri es officia ls say th e ro ta ry process is not o n ly faster , but is suita ble for prin t ing he avier car pe ti ng th an t he flat bed. It will ena ble th e co m pany to meet the incr easing demand s fo r printed ca rpets amo ng co mmer cial users .
Sh aw, head ed by Board Ch airman J. C. Sh aw and President Rob ert E. Sh aw , both Dalt on natives, is a n ack nowledged industry lead er in areas othe r th an pr inted car pe t.
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Shaw's heat-set a nd twisting facilities ma ke ya rn for the company 's own use, and for sale to o t her carpet manufac turers.

Founded in the ear ly 19 60 's and now a publicl y held co m pa ny wh ose sha res are tr ad ed o n th e A mer ica n Stock Exc ha nge, th e co m pa ny has t hree division s: Star Fin ish ing Compan y, Philadelph ia Carp et Compan y, and t he Yarn Division. Ph ilad elphi a, whi ch has been engage d in carp et manu fac tur ing since 184 6 , pr odu ces woven car pets o n loom s in Phil ad elphia and Sp art an burg, South Ca ro lina, and tufted carp ets in its Car ters ville, Georgi a, plant.

Star Fini shing has plants in Dalto n a nd Cucam on ga, Californ ia. In ad d it io n to manu facturing pr in ted ca rpe ts, it provides a broad ran ge of fin ish ing services to o t he r manu facturer s in th e car pet indu str y.
Th e Yarn Division , with plants in Dalton and Weaverv ille, North Car olina, spins f ibe rs into fin e gauge ya rns and produ ces heat-set, t wist ed nylon filame n t ya rns, both of whi ch a re used in ca rpe t ma kin g.

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Georgia' s ambitions to assume a major role in the world business arena came closer to realit y this year as the State opened full time developm ent offices overseas and appo inted special represent ati ves in Canada and Lat in America.
BRUSSELS AND TOKYO
Formally designated as Industrial and Tourism Promot ional Offices, Georgia's overseas off ices are locat ed in Brussels, Belgium and Tokyo, Jap an .
The overseas off ices, which were created by th e Geo rgia General Assembly , are und er th e direct supervision of Lt. General Lou is W. Trum an, Commissioner, Geo rgia Departm ent of Community Developmen t.
Two yo ung Georgians have been hired to serve the Depart ment of Community Developm ent as fulltime Managing Directors of the Brussels and To kyo offices. James H. " Jirn" Campbell, a 27 year old former ex port manager, assumed dut ies as head of the Tokyo off ice in Oct ober.
A graduate of Georgia State University, Campbell also atte nded intensive language classes in Tokyo and has been associated with various American tradin g co mpanies headqu art ered in To kyo.
John L. " Jac k" T urbiville, a 37 year old former newspaperm an and marketin g expert fo r th e Lockheed Geo rgia Aircraft Company, assumed duti es as fulltime Managing Director of the Brussels-European office in Novemb er.
General Trum an, the top rankin g sta te off icial who represented Govern or Jimmy Carter at th e office openings earlier th is fall, is a retir ed Army General who heads the Departm ent of Community Developm ent.
The state agency responsible for promoting industry, trade, tou rism and community developm ent , the Georgia Departm ent of Community Developm ent is also responsible for establishing an off icial policy to encourage st ronger eco nomic ties with countries abroad.
General Trum an said th e purp ose of the new off ices is to encourage trade between Georgia businessmen and businessmen in Europe and Asia.
"There is no doubt but that the time is now ripe for reciprocal trade bet ween Georgia and businessmen allover the world . Georg ia is the cent er of commerce, finance and transportation in the Southeast. Our capita l city of Atlanta is headqu arters fo r over 500 top nat ional corporatio ns and our port city of Savann ah is full y equi pped to handl e all seagoing freight traffic."
The largest state east of th e Mississippi River, Georgia is th e Global Gateway to a vast regional wealth of business opportunity.
"Th e regional mark et consists of 44 million people and is the fastest growing in our nati on. Atlanta is the commerc ial, ret ail and transportati on citadel of thi s region. The city is rapidl y becoming an international governm ent al cente r with seven major consulate general offices and over 21 honorary consuls and trade offices represent ed, " General Truman added.
He cited other advantages Georgia offers such as a mild climate, an outsta nding vocational training program and an aggressive ports auth ority as additio nal reasons European businessmen should invest in Ge o rgia.
General Trum an indicated th at the Georgia offices in Brussels and Tok yo are equipped to handle all inquiri es about business in Georgia and to provide a complete range of assistance to comp an ies interested in the locat ion of new manufacturing facilities, distribution centers and offic e facilities.

Ge orgia internat ion al te am is le d b y Lt. Gen er al Loui s W. Trum an , co m m iss io ner, Geo rg ia Dep artm ent of Comm unit y De velopm ent (pi ctured a t right ). Pictured above -re p rese n t ing S outh and Ce n tra l A m er ica a n d Ca na da as Trum a n 's s pec ia l assista n t is R ich ard J . " D ic k " All en , far le ft. Sitt ing to t he righ t of A lle n are overseas re prese nta tives John L. " Jac k " Tu rbi ville an d J a m e s H . " Jim" Ca m p bel l. Jo hn D. " Ja c k" Wel sh , far rig ht, re prese nts As ia, Eu rop e a n d th e Fa r Eas t as D irec tor o f t he In te rn a t io n a l Di vision , Georgia Dep a rt m ent of Co m m u ni ty Deve lo p me n t.
A research staff in th e Departmen t of Community Developm ent offices in At lanta , in addition to ot her professional agencies in Georgia, are available to provide data on all aspects of Georgia and its business, includi ng specific sites, thr ough the Brussels and To kyo offices.
"Georgia's unique natu ral beaut y and the many scenic leisure time activities th e State offers travelers are also among top priorit y items to be pro moted by the Georgia overseas offices," General Trum an added.
In addition to establishing co mmunication with the t ravel media in Euro pe and Asia, the Georgia overseas offices will act as liaisons with the Depart ment of Community Development Tou rist Division in At lanta and the United States Travel Service in Frankf urt, Lond on, Paris and To kyo.
BRAZIL AND CANADA
While Georgia's two Overseas Represen tat ives have been busy sett ing up shop in Brussels anrl Tokyo, ano ther international duo has been equally diligent in assuming dut ies as Georgia' s Represent atives to Brazil and Canada.
Ludvic Poenaru of Sao Paulo, Brazil and Clement G. Browne of Toro nto , Canada are Georgia' s recentl y appointed Special Representatives to Brazil and Canada, respectively.
Unlike Geo rgia's Brussels and Japanese representatives, who are full time off ice managers, Poenaru and Browne have been appointed to serve Georgia on a consultant basis.
All four represent atives, however, are charged with the responsibility of promo ting international business activities abroad and are under th e direct supervision of Lt. General Louis W. Trum an, Commissioner, Georgia Departmen t of Community Developm en t.
Poenaru brings nearly two decades of ex perience in business and industry in Brazil to the Georgia international effort.
Browne, a for mer mar keting specialist with Procter and Gamble and Andrews Jergen Company, was headquartered in the United States and Europe prior to settling in Canada.

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THIS MAN HAS APROPOSITION FROM 4,589,575 AMERICANS.
He's Jimmy Carter, governor of the State of Georgia . Spea king for Georgia ns, he's offering you the hu b of the fastest growi ng market in the United States ... the Southea st.
He's offering you Georgia . As an export and import mark et. As a plant location. As a partner in joint ventures and li cen sing agreement s . As an investm ent opportunity. Georgia's favorable busines s climate encourages international trade. Foreign banks, six consulates and headquarters for twenty-two international companies are located here . Tax-free revenue bonds are available for indu strial financing. And Georgia will even train your labor force free. Georg ia's tran sportation and distri but ion fa cili ti es provid e globa l acces sibility. The nation's second busiest air termin al and two deepwater ports ship anywhere in the world. And extensive rail and motor carriers provide quick delivery within the nat ion. Georgia 's unlimited trade oppo rtunities are yours. Jimmy Carter will tell you all about them, if you send in the coupon. This could be an offer you can't afford to refuse.
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- 0if) Two films made in Georgia walked away with honors at t he Atlanta International Film Festival.

~ " F. Scott Fitzgerald and 'The Last of th e Belles' ", an ABC made for television movie
ro about the early courtship of the famous author and his irrepressible wife, Zelda, won a
:> Silver Phoenix for Best Television Feature. The movie, which was produc ed by Titus >: Produ ctions of New York City, was filmed on locat ion last spring in Savann ah. It is one
~ of ten major mot ion pictures to be filmed in Georgia this year as a result of a special \ V program to prom ot e Georgia as a site location for the film indu stry .

E"Ge orgia's Okefenoke e Swamp ", a 16 millimeter nine minute film feature produced in Georgia's Okefenokee Swamp , won a Bronze Phoenix Award in the festival's Ecology/

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across the United States.

Ed Spivia, Director of Public Relations and Advertising for the Georgia Department of Community Development-the state agency responsible for promoting industry, trade, tourism, community development and the motion picture industry -accepted the film awards on behalf of Titus Productions and the Department of Community Development.

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Despite comp act size, typewrit er-size BOSS keyboard has capacity to handle every building in th e Atlant a metr opolitan area, plus all major building s in the state. Hone ywell BOSS boss is Floyd Breeser of Dunwood y.
One of the country 's most sophisticated buildin g-aut omati on netw or ks recentl y went into operation in Georgia.
The Honeywell BOSS- a Building Operations Services System which can run all the mechanical equipment in a good-sized building for well und er one dollar an hour , is tied into two downtown Atlan ta skyscrapers: The National Ban k of Georgia and the Fult on National Bank.
Accordi ng to Floyd Breeser, Honeywell's BOSS boss in Atlanta, the mult i-building networ k can check, correlate and co ntrol mechan ical equipment in any building at any time with th e push of a button .
Along with saving money, BOSS can offer substan tial energy savings, as well, Breeser said. By judicious load-shedd ing when power co nsumption goes too high and by measuring to tal heat co ntent of ou tdoor and indoor air, BOSS can save up to 30 percent on energy cons umption. The syste m will reset temperat ures, open and close dampers and even moni tor effects of sun and wind on a buildin g.
Capacit y of the BOSS netw ork, which is tied into a master control at Honeywell's branch office in met ro-Atlant a, is great enough to handle every major building in Geo rgia, Breeser said. In fact, it could easily handle 1000 buildings with ou t troub le, he added.

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When Mar k Semich decided to move Semco Balloon to the East Coast, he began loo king for a locati on th at was near a major air facilit y but away from heavy popul ation centers. The new location would also requi re open fields, but few crops. Another require ment high in priority on Semich's list was "friendly people. " Shortl y afte r his search began, Mark Semich was heard to quip , " When it comes to balloons, Griffin, Georgia is th e place to loo k up to!" In this middle Georgia community of 23,000, Semich found " wonderfully kind peopl e, beautiful weather, countryside of fores ts and pasturelands - all within 30 miles of t he Atlanta airport." By the first of next year, Semich hopes to have his staff of 15 ensconsed in a new building now under con structi on. When this facilit y is completed, he will be able to push hot air balloon production up to about 150 a year. In addition to hot air balloons, which are used primarily for sport, Semco also manufactures helium gas advertising balloons and has begun developm ent of a hot air blimp. Sales for gas advertising balloons are booming, but the sport balloons are still Semco' s best seller. The sports balloons, which are custo m made, come in two, th ree and four passenger models. It takes seamst resses, a 48 foot long cutting table, a wicker weaver and machine shop labor to fashion the balloons, which are co nstructed of 1.9 ounce-rip sto p nylon and range in size fro m 45 to 52 feet in width and 70 feet in height. How does one stor e such a thing ? Anywh ere th ere' s room for a four foo t square . .. on the living roo m floor, in the kitchen or in th e garage or basement. How long does it take to get it in the air? Appro ximatel y six minutes. How do you get it down again? By gradually decreasing the coo lant. What kind of weather is required for ballooning ? Moder ate to light winds. Regardless of other conditions-snow, rain, etc.-a hot air balloon can fly as long as th e winds are favorable. Who can balloon? Anyone with an FAA lighter-th an-air-license.
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Geo rgia's fir st bowling ball manu facturing compan y went into o pe ra t io n in LaG ran ge recentl y. Her e, in an exc lusive interview, Jo seph Helminski , gen er al man ager of Manh attan Leisur e Produ cts, ex plains wh y he ca lls his co m pa ny th e " Ca dillac" o f th e bowlin g indu st ry .
How would I, as an indi vidu al bowl er, be able to tell th e di fferen ce in yo ur bowling ball and th at o f yo ur co m petitors? Mor e con sistency, prob ab ly. Longer life. You see, ou r advert iseme n ts are not geare d to th e novic e bow ler becau se th e qu alit y of o ur ba ll is gene rally noti ceab le o n ly to th e pr o ficient bowler-th ose wh o look for top weights, maxim um diam eters, ou t-ofrou nd ness. Peopl e wh o become profi cient bowl er s loo k fo r t he fine r po ints o f th e ball. If yo u were a " sometimes " bow ler , you probably wou ld not be impressed by the d iffer en ce.
Will yo u be sp onsoring any tourn aments ? Right now we ar e ma kin g arrange ment s for o ur '74 pro game. Over t he many ye ar s wh en we wer e located in New Jer sey and we wer e just a sma ll department of a very lar ge plant, fu nds were not ava ilable for tourn am ent prom oti o ns. No w t hat we have revenu es for this typ e o f promotio n, we definitely want to go th e route o f tourn am ents. With th e tournam ents, we ca n pic k th e areas we want ou r nam e. Th er e are areas where we ca n get mo re bu siness and thi s gives us a ch an ce to st re ng t he n ou r weaknesses and t hat 's th e way we plan to handl e tournam ent prom otion . Nex t yea r we 'll probabl y be doin g mor e a nd more of it. Manhattan -All Pros and No Co ns! For forty yea rs it 's been o ne of th e top balls in th e ind us t ry. We are sta rti ng with a sma ll regio na l tournam ent in Hou ston . Th at's t he fi rst Man ha ttan regio na l tournam ent. As spo nsors, we pay mon ey and get ou r nam e o n t he tourna ment. Th e mon ey a lso goes toward t he pri ze mon ey fo r th e parti cipating pr os. In add it io n, we increase th e prize if th e winn er wi ns with a Manh attan ball. We a lso offer a prize of $ 1,00 0 to anyo ne rolling a 30 0 game with o ne of o u r balls.
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What type of instruments do you use to insure precision of the ball ?
Basically, there are several peri meters that we check. One is the hardness o f th e ball after it cures. T ha t has several specifications. It has to be a certain hardness in order for it to be saleable. If it is too soft, it doesn 't eve n buff properly. We have measurements for 'o u t-of-roundness', Th ose spec ifications usuall y run about 1/1 OOOth out-of-round. We have three bearings to se t t he ball o n and a gauge to indi cat e a per fect sp here . We rotate the ball and watch the gauge. Gen erall y, we sho u ld n't be mor e th an o ne-tho usan d ths o ut-of-rou nd. We also chec k th e diam eter of 8.595 and a minimum diam eter of 8. 500. Ours gene ra lly run at t he to p of th e maximum o r abo ut 2000ths und er maximum size.
How man y employees do yo u a ntic ipa te when yo u becom e fully operatio na l?
Som ewh ere betw een 55 and 6 0 hourl y peopl e a nd about 20- 25 salar ied. Ou r sales office is here and th e sala ried staff includes o ur sa lesme n, who are located all around t he co unt ry . You see, we have bee n set up as a separate co mpany-a d ivisio n of Ray bestos of Manhattan . Except for bottom line respo nsibility , we are quite auto no mo us here.
Have yo u ex per ience d any di fficul ty in locating th e specific peopl e yo u need ?
So far, no. We're not full y o pe ra tio na l yet, but I would say o ur salarie d staff is almos t co mple te now and I think we 've gotten the talent we need -I think we 've go t goo d peopl e, too. We received an awful lot of appli cations fo r the hourl y positi ons a nd we sho uldn' t have any difficulty findin g th e right people th er e, eit he r.
How abo u t your staff, are most of th em local ?
Yes. We 've o nly brou ght six peopl e wit h us to start th is o peratio n. Th at 's myself, a sales man ager, a manu factu rin g man ager, a tech nica l director an d two other manufacturi ng su pe rvisors.
Why d id you selec t LaG ran ge as the locati on of yo ur new plant ?
Basic all y, wh at we did was to have a co nsultant firm loo k at locati on s fo r us. From the sta nd po int of clim ate, lab or and acceptance of industry, th e Southeast seeme d to be th e best regio n for us. Our consu ltants ch ose severa l places and th en isolated th e cho ices to abou t th ree. Th en I ca me down and look ed at th e vari ou s plac es in regard to available sites, lab or and living co nd it io ns.
We seri ou sly considered a loc ati on in Alab am a and o ne in South Carolin a befor e dec iding o n LaGrange.
Did you receive any gove rn me nta l assista nce?
Yes. Our con sultants wor ked closely with both st a te and local gove rn me nt in com piling inf ormation abo ut vari ou s locati on s in Geor gia. Th ey co ntac te d th e Dep ar tm en t of Com munity Development, initi all y, and after loc alizing to th is specific area, th ey co ntac te d th e LaG range Chamber of Commerce and the LaGr ang e Developm ent Authority, wh o have a ll been very he lpful. When we loca ted in th is indu strial park, there was only on e o t her compan y here. Today, there are six.

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Photographs and Story by Ed Fortson Enjoy local sho ppin g in the Alpine village of Helen and in th e numerous ant ique and craft shops dotti ng t he area . Go backp acking o n th e App alachian Trail , canoei ng on the Chattahoochee and Chattooga Rivers and ex plo ring Tallulah Go rge. Pan for gold in Dahlonega. Ski the slope s in winter and a do zen nearby la kes in summer. Go sights eeing throughout the area-or just find yo ur spec ial qu iet spot and let th e beaut y soothe yo u.
Designed for minimum environmenta l impact and max imum appreciation, Unicoi's co tta ges are tastefull y appoin ted-complete with ben twood rockers and a magnificent view. Nestled in th e Nor th Georgia mou ntains, the Unicoi Outdoor Recreation Experiment Stati on has begun blazing a new way for man to learn more about living with his environment. In pursuit of this goal, the sta tion is study ing the prob lems created by man' s increasing demand s on his limited and delicate environment while developing plans to use and enjoy, and sti ll preserve and enhance, Georgia' s precious natu ral areas. Two month s ago, a major facet of this ex periment was comp leted with the opening of the Unicoi Lodge and Conference Cente r. The comp letion of this facility round s out Unicoi 's master plan-providing a total family recreation environm ent. A uniqu e dimension in confere nce facilities and public recreatio n, Unicoi' s facilities are available to families plannin g mountain vacations and to conferences seek ing a serene, th ought fu l e nviro nme nt.
Family Recreation In an area of unsurpassed natural beauty where the basic elements of mountain earth, clean air and spark ling water blend to provide a myriad of recreatio nal activities, new and innovative plans for fami ly recreati on and experience have begun. Whether yo ur brand of outdoo r ex perience inco rporates primit ive camping or comforta ble living, Unicoi has a place for you. One hundred tent and recreatio nal vehicle campsites, 20 cottages and 60 rooms in the center guarantee a place for every ty pe of guest. Unicoi 's campsites have a variet y of amenities includi ng tables, grills, comfo rt stations, hot showe rs, amphith eaters, campfire rings, hiking tra ils and two swimming and beach areas with canoes and rowboats. In addition, a centrally located general sto re offe rs camping sta ples and an int riguing array of local mountain crafts.
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A striking blend of conte mporary architec tu re and natur al beauty, the Unicoi Lodge and Confere nce Center o ffers a unique alternative in famil y or group expe rience.
If you're driving up with yo ur recreational vehicle yo u' ll find electric and no n-electric hook-ups, water hook-ups and a centra l du mp station for hold ing tanks. Also, primiti ve camp sites and unique platforms called "squirrels' nests" are available for th e more enterprising visitor. Twenty environmentally designed lakefront cottages ren t complete with kitchen and table utensils as well as linens. Attractive ly appoin ted inte riors include a fire place, carpeted bedrooms, full kitchens, electric heat and bentwood rockers .
Three lodging clusters, adjacent to the Cen ter, have twenty cedar paneled guestrooms each, with individual climate control and a serene view of the surro unding forest and mountains. The focal point of each cluster is a spacious commo ns roo m where vaulted ceilings rise two stories above a sunken fireplace ringed by co mfo rta ble seating. Four different room arrangements accom modate up to five guests and the larger room s feature specially designed sleeping loft s for childre n or agile adults.
Conferences For con ference groups, Unicoi Center offers a uniqu e alterna tive to the traditional co nference site. A serene, th ou ghtful sett ing removed from the noise and distr actions of the city, Unicoi is completely equipped and designed for a productive and successful confere nce experience. The Center 's main meetin g roo m acco mmoda tes up to one hund red and eighty individuals and featu res a built-in sound system. This larger area can be divided into two or thr ee smaller roo ms. T here are two additional seminar rooms, one seating 40 and the other, 15, and verandas and ou tdoo r amphithea ters that offe r a refreshing and relaxed sett ing for mo re casual sessions. The Unicoi conference staff provides assistance in planning , present ation and evaluation. Also, a full range of aud iovisual equipment and conference support services including prin ting, photography, brochure preparation and secretarial support is available. In the language of the Cherokee, who once hunted and fished these rolling Blue Ridge Mountains, Unicoi means " new way". Georgia's Unicoi is dedicated to a uniqu e, new way of preserving our precious nat ural beaut y and of providing facilities and programs to make yo ur visit-whether a vacat ion, conference, picnic or walk in the woods-much more than a trip to th e moun tains. For further information, contact: Rick Sti ll, In form at ion Coordinator, Unico i Lodge and Conference Center, P.G. Box 256, Helen, Georgia 30545.
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