Recreation in Georgia [Vol. 1, no. 2 (Oct.-Nov. 1966)]

~ecneatio~ i~ Qeongia

Vol. 1, No .1

Publish ed by Th e Georg ia Recre a ti o n Co mmi ssi on

Oct.-Nov. 1966- Ed ition 2

STATE RECREATION CONFERENCE SLATED FOR
JEKYLL ISLAND NOVEMBER 5 - 7, 1966

RECR EATION COMMISSION MEMBERS ADDED Governor Carl E. Sanders, far right, administers the oath of office to newly appointed members of the Georgia Recreation Commission. The new members are Oeft to right) Mr. Anton Huber of Moultrie, a realtor and show horse enthusiast; Mr. J. W. Key, Executive Vice-President of the First National Bank of Columbus and outstanding amateur golfer; and Mr. Earl Mann, well known professional baseball promoter and civic worker in the Atlanta area.

COUNTY RECREATION PUBLICATION
In response to the increasing recreation interes t in county government, the Georgia R ecreation Co mmi ssion has completed a publication e ntitl e d "County R ecreation in Georgia".
The booklet contains vital inform ation in reference to the county's role in the recreation movement and excerpts from the State Recreati on E nabling Law. A dditi onall y, it al o provides pertinent facts about recreation organization, personnel, financing, and pro gr a mm ing.
Copie may be obtained at no cost f~om the Georgia R ecreation Commisston.

OPEN SPACE GRANTS FOR GEORGIA APPROVED BY HUD. . . . . .
Five Geo rgia cities and counties h ave been approved for 2 1 project under the Open Space P rogram of the 1965 H ousing and Urban Affairs totall ing $62 8, 161.00. The Open Space Program provides 50 % matching funds for the pu rchase and development of land for recreation p urposes .
P rojects approved are: City of Atlanta-10 P roj ects-$303 ,947 City of Brun wick-1 P roj ect-$ 12,000 City of Valdosta-1 P roject-$3,637 Fulton Cou nty-2 P roj ects-$53 ,626 DeKalb County-7 Proj ects-$254,955
The Georgi a Recreation Com mission is avail able to assist cit ies and coun ties to interpret Federal legislati on for recrea tion a nd pa rks.

Approxim ately 400 pr ofess ion a l recrea tors and laymen are expected to assemble at the Corsair Motel on J ekyll Island ovember 5, 6, and 7. The occasion is the 22 nd Annu al Confere nce of the Georgia R ecreati on Society. Organi zed in 1945 , the GRS is the state's professional recreation organi zation.
Dr. George P. D onaldson, P ast P resident of Abraham Baldwin College and Executive Secretary of the Georgia Agricultural Commodity Commission for Peanuts, will deliver the keynote address during the opening session at the Aqu arama on Saturday evening, November 5. Ben Fortson, Jr. , Georgia's Secretary of State, and local offici als will welcome the delega tes.
The program will include sessions concerning public relations, recreation planning, and organization of a statewide athletic association. A large portion of the info rmational and in tructi ve programs a re slated fo r Sunday to enable more students and staff to attend . The Annu al Banquet will conclud e the Con fe rence on the evening of November 7 .
Normall y the GRS Confe rence begin on Sund ay evening and continues through Tuesday. Such pl ans were anticipated this year until it was discovered th at it conflicted with general election day on November 8. After unsuccessful attempts to move the Conference to altern ate dates, the Program Committee decided on this arrangement.
Registration begins at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, ovember 5 . R egistration rates are as follows:
Executive - $25 .00 Regul ar - $17 .50 a nd wives and student free excepti ng tickets for meals. D aily registrat ion is $ 3 .0 0 .
For additional inform ation contact Program Chairm a n R oy A. H amm ond, Superintendent of Recreation a n d Parks, Du blin, Georgi a.

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1966 November 5-7 GE ORGIA R ECRE ATION SOCIETY ANNUAL CONFERE CE J eky ll Island , Georgia
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December 14 GEORGIA M U ICIPAL ASSOC IATION M AYORS
MOTORCADE TO MI LLEDGEVILLE
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1967 February 1-3 2 D A N AL ATHLETIC WORKSHOP A tlanta , Georgia
GRS BOARD ACTION
As a result of the act ion of the Board of Directors of the Georgia R ec reation Society at their mo t recent meeting, the publi cati on of the mo nthly Preside nt's ewsletter has been disco nt inued .
W. Ca rl H ager, P reside nt of the Society, i encouraging all members of the G RS who h ave in for mat ion and news item which wou ld have norma ll y been pu blished in the Pres ident 's ewsletter, to end them to the G eorgia R ecrea tio n Commi s io n. Such art ic le are to rece ive consideratio n for inclusion in "R ecreati on in Georgia".
" RECREATION IN GEORGIA"
A publicati o n of the G eorgia Recrea tion Co m mission , 7 Hun ter St. , S.W ., At la nta , Geo rg ia.
JOHN H. DAV IS- Executive Dire cto r JAMES A. COLLE Y-Assisto nt Directo r W. TOM MARTIN , JR.-Assisto nt Directo r
OMM I 10 MEMB R W ILLIAM R . T ILLER, Chairmam
Eva ns V ER E J . PI CKRE . Vic e Chairman
Folk ton MR . ICERO A . J OHNSTON
At lanta
EARL M A
Atlan ta
J AMES W. KEY
olumbus
J AMES E . BROW
D alton A TON H UBE R, II
M oult rie R OBERT T. B AI.GOTT, J R.
ewnan M RS . W . A . BOWEN
S t a tesboro L UKE L. R USHTON
You ng H a rris

RECREATION AT MILLEDGEVILLE STATE HOSPITAL
BY
BRUCE R. PROSSER Recreation Therapy Director
Mr. Prosser has held various recreation positions at the Milledgeville State Ho pita) since March, 1951. A graduate of Georgia Military College, be graduated from the University of Georgia with a degree in Education and holds an
MS Degree in Recreation from Florida State University.
In the co mplex world in which we live, there is a never end ing demand for Recrea tio n. R ecreation has become one of man's most basic need . For with th e ten ion and frustrations mounting as they do, people are becoming mo re awa re th at in order to have a well rounded life, one needs relaxation and recreation.
R ecreation in a hospital etti ng is an even more serious and essential element of living th an in a community. M any times pati ents have no concern for such thing a laughter, relaxation, themse lve , other people, or the joy of living. They have erected a barrier between themselves and their fellow man and they wa nt to be left alone in thei r own little wo rld excluding everyone and everything. R ecreation has the means to lower thi s barrier and keep it suppressed while the doctors fin d and attack the causes of these problems.
The R ec reation Therapy Program at the M illedgeville State Hospital has two goa l . The fir t is to assist the phys ician in getting his p atient well , and the second is to make life as sati sfying as possible fo r those patients who must remain within the hospital. All activities are directed toward this end .
R ecrea tion offe rs a hospita l patient a means of being welcomed back into the co mmunity on a more or less equ al basis with a definite accepta nce. It can and does lowe r re i tance towa rd getting well by involving the patient in something where he ca n " loo e" himself, i.e., getting o involved in whatever he is doing th at he fo rgets hi problems and ee he can enjoy living without too much pain . R ecrea tio n offers an avenu e down which a patient can find success and ac hievement which may just send him up other streets searching for these arne fee lings with pride and determin ation. R ecreation can place a patient be ide himself with joy and a ense of accomplishment where just a turn of the head a nd he ca n see him elf; hi trength and weaknesses, possibly accepting these as being part of him and seei ng himself as a worthwhile being.
R ecreati on has as many d iver ified activities as there are people and their interests. I n a ho pita! it i even more valuable beca use the patients have more free time from wo rking, therefo re, more time to culti vate their illne . The less time allotted them to mull ove r how sick they are the less likely the sickness is to grow out of proport io n and the eas ier it will be for the doctors to harvest and se ll the prevailing sickn e s for a handsome profit on the ma rket: good hea lth ! R ecreation provides a means of occupying thi s free time beneficially and with ca rry-over value which can be used when relea ed from the hospital.
The integrating of patients into va rious phase of activity under a R ecreatio n Therapist is an important fac tor. The Therapist is necessarily concerned wi th helpin g the p atient by:
a. Fo tering or expand ing interest by providing activity.
b. Assisting in the patients' efforts to learn, explore, and enjoy the activities.
c. Aiding him in adju sting and relating to other people and to his environm ent.
d. D eve loping skill s he can utili ze when he is re-established in society.
e. M otivating him to channel emotions and cultivate interests.
f . Improving his physica l and mental coo rdination and development.
To accompli h the desired goals and objectives, this department needs 6 employee per 1000 patient fo r a total of 72 . We currently h ave 16 employees, therefore, we are greatly understaffed. T o employ the add itional personnel to meet the required tand ards would necess itate a budget in excess of $2 50,000 .00. Thi s would not include any buildings, supplies, or equipment.
In conclusion, without R ecreation the patient would h ave treatment, boredom , and little else.

J NEWS BRIEFS

John L. Gordon, Assistant to the State Parks Director, has been named by Horace Caldwell to head the Land and Water Division within the State Parks Department. This Division will handle and process applications for the 1965 Land and Water Conservation Fund
Act.

Land And Water Fund Offers
Assistance to Local Government ...

Mr. Horace Caldwell, Director of the Department of State Parks, announces that a Land and Water Diviion has been established in the Georgia Department of State Parks. This Division works with the United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Outdoor Recreation, which will admin ister the Land and Water Conservation Fund Program for the State of Georgia.
Mr. John L. Gordon , Assistant to M r. Caldwell for the past three and one ha lf years, has been selected to head the Division. He has been working closely with the Bureau of Outdoor Recreation since the Atlanta Regional Office was established in 1964. Assisting him will be secretarial help, a landscape architect, a chief engineer and an accountant.
At the present time Mr. Gordon and hi taff are engaged in the preparation of project proposals for the Department of State Parks. They have been working with several state agencies and county governments by assisting them ~ith their project proposal applications.
Mr. Caldwell states that this program will be a great asset toward the development of facilities in the State of Georgia.

to a maximum of 50 per cent. Funds may be provided to help:
(1) Prepare or maintain a comprehensive state-wide outdoor recreation plan. Mr. John Beck, Department of Industry and Trade Planning Division, has been selected to prepare the Georgia Plan. The Plan has been approved.
(2) Acquire lands and water for public recreation purposes.
(3) Develop lands and waters to faci litate their use by the public fo r outdoor recreation. This includes, but is not limited to, architectural planning, site planning, site preparation, and construction.
Local governments interested in land acquisition and development of outdoor recreation areas and wishing to participate in this grant-in-aid program should contact Mr. Horace Caldwell or Mr. John L. Gordon, 7 Hunter Street, S.W., Atlanta, Georgia for information.
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of C.O RVIA

The Land and Water Conservation Fund Act was passed in September of 1964. The Act provides that Federal support shall be on a matching basis to state and political subdivisions up

COOPRATINC fOI? YGI'lR N.KJYMNT

MACON The Macon Recreation Department
operated for the first time a successful summer Community Center program by utilizing local school facilities. Total participation for the 6 week program at five Community Centers totalled 21 ,859 participants. The Center Directors submitted recommendations to the Recreation Department for improving
the program in 1967. The Department has recently com-
pleted a new lighted field which will be used for youth baseball and adult softball programs.
The Macon Recreation Department Junior Baseball team (Boys 13 - 14) captured the Georgia Recreation Society State Championship by defeating the Brunswick Recreation Department by a score of 14 - 3. T H OMS O N-M c D U F F I E
The Georgia Recreation Commission has completed a Recreation and Park Appraisal upon the request of the two governmental units. The Commission staff wi ll present the study to a joint meeting of the two groups. GRIFFIN
The Griffin Recreation Department reports the largest youth football program in its history. The program encompasses twenty four teams with a total participation of 393 boys. BRUNSWICK
The Brunswick Recreation Department's Midget Ba eball team (ages 11 12) defeated their local rivals, the Glynn County Recreation Department, for the coveted G.R.S . State Championship by a score of 6 - 5. A T H ENS
The Athens Recreation Department Senior League Baseball team defeated the 8th District Champs, Jesup Recreation Department, by a score of 7 - 6 for the State Senior League crown in Georgia Recreation Society competition. H A Z L E H UR ST
A Recreation Appraisal has been completed and presented to the City Commission of Hazlehur t by the Georgia Recreation Commission. Action affecting the creation of a city recreation department will be in the hands of the City Commission. ROCKDALE COUNTY
Rockdale County, considered a part of the Metropolitan Region, may be the next county to initiate a full-time recreation department. County Commissioner, Bobby Bri endine, has been very enthused over the recent Recreation Appraisal prepared by the State Recreation Commission.

Does Your Community Have A \\ell Rounded Rec reation Program?

ACWORTH R ECREATION DEPARTMENT
Arts and Crafts - Local recreation departments and agencies should provide a variety of opportunities to include
cs as shown here, copper enasilk screening, painting, sculp-
._""'"'". and woodwork . Agenpn"'l!lliti.ng these activities normal-
available to adults as
WARNER ROBINS RECREATION DEPARTMENT Aquatics provides opportunities for participants to enjoy recreation swim-
instructional swimming, safety ve swimming. co-

CARTERSVILLE

RECRE ATION DEPARTMENT

Social Recreation activities are of im-

measurable value to a community.

Large area sq uare dances as pictured

above are common throughout th

A WELL ROUNDED RECREATION IROGRA~ should be the g~a l of eve~y community :his, however, hold~ many misconceptions. T hat is say,

State. By the sa me token, numer public recreation departments pri vate agencies offer dance i

a comprehensive and year-round program is at-

tion of all kinds and operat

tained by merely promoting a youth

dance clubs.

gram or, for that matter, a square dance

then, is a WELL ROUNDED AND YEAR

RECREATION PROGRAM?

It is a program which is geared to meet tb

desires, and in-

terests of everyone in the community. It is not

to one particu-

lar age group or social class but, conversely, embrace the total

citizenry of a given area . Concerted effort be exerted by the

recreation agency to involve boys and girls,

women including

ior citizens, and people from every SOCHlll!rou and economic

STATESBORO RECR EATION DEPARTMENT
Special Events in a recreation program depart fro m the normal routine of the daily activities. The Special Events portion of the R ecreation Program includes such acti vities as Family F un N ight, Fishing Rodeos, Community Ha lloween Party, Campi Fourth of July

understanding of the program and consequently cultivates community support fo r the program.

DALTON RECREATION

DEPARTMENT

Sports and Athletics rank very high in

popularity with boys and girls, men

and women participating in the recrea-

tion program. This broad area of

recreation programming includes

activities from a passive

rP~-Tn P

very active. A well-ro

of games,

should

include all t!u;~l!'e'[i

which appeal

group and interest level.

recreation system will provide

variety of sports activities fo r boys

and girls, men and women. Some of the

more popu lar activities in this area are

basketball , football, softball , and track

and field. In order to gain community-

wide acceptance and support, these ac-

tivities must be made available to any-

one desiring to participate and not

limited to the "highly skilled" .

The type program advocated would continuously expose people

by to

aauwthiod~~]!asrieinty

the of

recreation profession leisure pursuits. This

should include sports and athletics, dramatic~ aquatics, dance , social, nature

and outing, music, arts and crafts, literary and ~c1al events.

A program of this type is possible only . e~ there is efficient organization

and admin istration. Not only do meaningful aolenjoyable activities emanate from wise planning, but also those intangible by-prol~ts of good programming such as sense of fair play, perseverance, respect fo r ~ rs, physical health, and mental

well -b e ing.

Succeeding issues of "R ecreation in Geo 'a" will carry more information about the activities which are found in the ~1 L ROUNDED RECR EATION PROGRAM. Indi vidu al activities such as cer~ ic , oftball, squ are dancing and

camping wi ll receive deta iled attention reveal! how each activity is organized,

supervised, fin anced , and how it relates to the erall program.

DOUGLAS RECREATION

DEPAR TMENT

Outing activities in a well

ro u i>'l"'lll...,r P<> tion program include ex-

periences

ve using, enjoy-

ing and interp

natu ral

vironment. T hese

tremely varied . H iking,

and day) , nature and a

arts and crafts, and the study of plant

life are among the many activities in

this broad area . Such activities are ex-

tremely popular among boys and girls

and help them to understand and ap-

preciate the world in which they live.

William R. (Bill) White (seated right), recently appointed Director of Recreation and Parks for the City of Gainesville, receives orientation on the City's new Ma ter Recreation Plan from local officials. Seated also is Mayor John L.
romartie, Pre ident of the Georgia Municipal As ociation. Standing L-R are: Pete Whiten , City Manager; Dr. J. C. Morri on, Chairman of the Recreation and Park Commission; and Jack J. Rogers, Executive Vice-President of the Gainesville-Hall County Chamber of Commerce.
CITY OF GAINESVILLE APPOINTS WHITE
Dr. J. C. Morrison, Chairman of the Gaine ville Recreation and Park Commission, ha announced the appointment of William R. (Bill) White a the City's Director of Recreation and Parks. Mr. White, a native of Tennessee, ucceeds Walter Snelling who recently resigned to enter private business.
According to Dr. Morri on, Mr. White brings to Gainesville a wealth of professional recreation knowledge, training and experience. "We are indeed fortunate to obtain the ervices of someone who is apparently well-equipped to provide the type recreation leadership our community needs and demands," reports the Chairman of Gainesville's legally constituted recreation body.
A graduate of the Univer ity of Mississippi where he acquired an MA Degree and coached fre hman ba ketball , Mr. White has served as Assistant Director of Parks and Recreation at Tupelo, Mississippi and more recently initiated a public recreation program in Amory, Mississippi.
In a recent interview Mr. White appraised the recreation potential in Gaine ville as "limitless" and committed himself to the task of helping that community attai n the outstanding program in the state. "I am particularly impressed", Mr. White asserted, "with the recreation interest of our public officials in Gainesville. The fact that they are developing a Master Recreation Plan is indicative that they 'mean business' in providing constructive leisure outlets for our citizenry".
The Plan to which he referred is being prepared by the Charles M. Graves Organization. It will out line by priority the orderly growth of recreation faciliti es and programs for many years ahead.

KIDS TODAY

PALE BLUE DEATH

By Pierce Harris

DEATH-RIDING A PALE BLUE HORSE - MADLY RUSHI G TOWARD MARIETTA! It really wasn't
a horse. A horse would not have a chance in that freeway traffic. It was a pale blue convertible with five pasengers. Three boys and two girls. Or it could have been three girls and two boys, they all had hair of about

the same sun-washed color and length, and all looked equally stupid.
They were darting in and out of heavy traffic like a trout out of tangled weeds and laughing like hyennas, or like hyennas are aid to laugh.
They went around my front fender with about the thickness of another coat of paint between mine and theirs.
My passenger made some remarks about "these modern kids" and I agreed until I had more time to think.

LATER, I TOOK that phrase "these modern kids" under advisement and came up with the feeling that those youthful delinquents in that car did not represent the modern generation at all. They only reflected on it and emphasized the fact that too much money, too little restraint and too careless selection of company can get anybody in a lot of trouble.
Sooner or later those kids are going to pile that p a I e b Iu e convertible against a tree or a telephone pole and there'll be some dead bodies lying around when the ambulances arrive.
Tears will be shed, funeral services will be held, headlines will be read and a few days later there'll be another pale blue convertible madly rushing along.
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THE SCENE CHANGES! It is one of those small towns with sheds over the sidewalk at store doors occupied by what someone has called "The sitter , the spitters and the never-sweats." There is not a recreation center in the county. Not a baseball field. No swimming pool. Not even a tennis court!
A bunch of high-spirited school kids are on the way to the depot to watch the afternoon train come through. Naturally, they are laughing and talking with a little shovi ng and pushing.
One of the old grey-beards spit into the road, gave the kids a sour look and said, "All the kids in thi town are going to the dogs, upon which a boy turned and said, "Mister, in this town, where else is there to go?"
We have allocated responsibility to the family and the church and we are not withdrawing it, but here i something citizens should consider, "The town that is not making adequate and full provision of its young people's future-that town doesn't have any future."
That "adequate and full" includes such things as parks, swimming pools, tennis courts and profe sional supervision of the activities in these places.
A park costs less than a jail and "professional supervision" less than police protection. Towns and cities are slow to realize this and the results are terribly expen ive.
Even in cities where there are such facilities, they are frequently located in areas where the underprivileged cannot reach them.
There is one area in our city where about 25 ,000 people live without a park or a swimming pool. This should not be.
Reprinted by permission of Atlanta Journal, Editorial September 12 , 1966 edition.

PERSONNEL CHANGES

General Description of the Georgia Recreation Enabling Law

Joanne Parker is the new Recreation Specialist at the Warner Robins Recreation Department.
Michael Rickard, a 1966 recreation graduate of Georgia Southern College, is the Program Director for the Decatur Recreation Department.
Larry Thompson, graduate of the University of Georgia, has replaced Tony Tumlin as Sports Director for the Savannah Recreation Department. Mr. Tumlin has assumed a position with another City Department.
Walter Huckaby is the new Athletic Director for the Douglas Recreation and Parks Department.
Robert C. Smith has resigned his position with the Youth Development Center at Milledgeville to accept the position of Recreation Director with the Jewish Educational Alliance in Savannah, Georgia.
Tommy Murphy has been employed by the Griffin Recreation Department as a Recreation Leader.
Judy Schneible, formerly with the Atlanta R ecreation Department, is now the Women's Activity Director with the Marietta Recreation Department.
Bill Parsons has resigned as Director of Recreation for the BainbridgeDecatur Recreation Department.
G.R.S. NOMINATING REPORT
The Nominating Committee of the Georgia Recreation Society submits the following slate of officers for consideration at the next business meeting scheduled for the Annual Conference: President Elect-James A. Colley; President-Roy A. Hammond; First Vice-President-Bruce Prosser; Second Vice-President-Charles Ouzts; Treasurer-James 0 . Oates; Secretary -Betty Yarbrough; Board of Directors-Grady McCalmon and Elaine Corley.
SOUTH CAROLINA COMMISSION APPOINTS DIRECTOR
Warren Giese, Chairman of the newly established South Carolina Recreation Commission, recently announced the appointment of Carl M. Hust as Executive Director. Hust, a Furman University graduate, presently serves as Director of Recreation for the City of Greenville, South Carolina.

The Georgia Recreation Enabling Law approved February 1, 1946 and amended in 1953, 1963, and 1964 is permissive legislation enacted to serve as an instrument whereby communities, at their discretion, may meet their recreation needs.
This Act simply sets forth several steps which a governmental subdivi-
NEWS BRIEFS-(Cont'd)
FOREST PARK The Forest Park Recreation Depart-
ment Girls Softball team captured the Georgia Recreation Society's first State Championship by defeating a fine Macon girls team by a 2 - 1 margin.
COWETA COUNTY
Kermit Perry, Director of the Newnan-Coweta Community Y .M .C.A., reports that construction has begun on a $20,000 addition to the recre::~tinn center. The addition includes handball, meeting, and exercise facilities . All funds for the structure are derived from private donations.
COBB COUNTY James 0 . Oates, Director of Recrea-
tion and Parks, announces that a "letter of consent" has been received from the Department of Housing and Urban Development, giving tentative approval for the acquisition of three sites for recreation purposes. The three areas total 85 acres for which the county has just purchased for $120,851. Funds for the future recreation areas come from monies allocated in the 1965 public improvements bond issue and are expected to be subsidized with more funds (50 per cent) from the federal government through the Open Space Land Program.
NEWNAN
Mayor Howard Royal of Newnan has requested the Georgia Recreation Commission to conduct a Recreation Appraisal for the City. He has specifically asked the Commission to be prepared to pre ent their findings to the City Council by December 15 so that they may be considered for the 1967 fiscal year.
The study will include a survey of current activities and facilities, recreation demands and needs, and recommendations pertaining to personnel , finance, facilities , and organization.

sion may take in starting a recreation system . Before implementing any of the following, it is suggested that the Enabling Law be studied carefully and legal advice obtained .
This Law permits:
1. That the governing body of a city or county may establish an organized recreation department under qualified leadership.
2. That by their resolution or ordinance, the governing body may designate a group which will be responsib le for the conduct and maintenance of the recreation program and facilities .
3. That the a uthorized group, usually a recreation commission or board, may accept gifts, money, or property, to be used in the conduct of the recreation program.
4. That the governing authority of any municipality or county may, upon its own motion, appropriate public funds for and provide for the establishment, maintenance, and conduct of an organized recreation department.
5. That they may, upon their own motion, extend to the voters an opportunity to approve a special "recreation tax" to be used for the operation and maintenance of a recreation program.
6. That a petition signed by at least 10 per cent of the qualified and registered voters in a city or county can cause the question of a special "recreation tax" to be submitted to the voters through a referendum.
7. That the governing body of any municipality or county may provide that bonds be issued for the purpose of acquiring lands or buildings for recreation purposes.
8. That any two (2) or more cities and counties may jointly establish and maintain a recreation department.
9. That trai ned and qualified recreation personnel may be employed for the purpose of administering the recreation program.
Numerous municipalities and counties throughout Georgia have utilized the Enabling Law to good advantage in offering recreation opportunities for their citizens. As increasing leisure presents a greater challenge, municipalities and counties will use the law more extensively.

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JOB MART

Columbus Dedicates Modern Teen Tavern
On August 22 , the City of Columbus dedicated the Teen Tavern , a modern center which is to be utili zed prim aril y for yo uth social recreation funct ion . Mayor B. Ed John son cut the ribbon which offi ciall y in iti ated the operat ion of the facility as a part of the municipal recreation program.
Mrs. Ruby Almond serves as Executi ve Director of the Center which embraces a game room, acti vity room, library, television room , snack ba r, and dancing area . Acco rding to Mrs. A lmond , the Teen T ave rn charges an annu al membership fee of .25 for those 13 - 19 yea r of age. Th e Center opera tes from 7:00P .M . to 11:00 P .M . and remain s open all day on Saturdays.
"This is one of the fin est recrea tion facilities in Georgia", states M r. P . B. Au stin , Director of R ecreation. "Our immedi ate plans for the f uture p rovide for the compl etion of an additional $ 14,000 ' improvements program adjacent to th e Teen Tavern for outdoor acti vities," he continued.
Mr. Au stin la ud ed the City Officials and general public for thi s posi ti ve step fo rward . He indicated th at this project is intended not only to "keep the children off the streets but to provide constructive leisure opportunities fo r them" . It is apparently payin g di vidends since 200- 300 tee ns attend each eve ning .

FOUR WATERSHED PROJECTS APPROVED IN GEORGIA ..
Four watershed proj ects have been approved by Congress for the State of Geo rgia. The proj ects are the 76,600 acre Sall acoa Area Creek and the 83,900 acre Pine Log Tributary Watershed in Gordon , Bartow, Cherokee and Pickens Counties; the 108,8 19 acre Euha rl ee Watershed in Bartow, Floyd, Ha ralson, P aulding and Polk Counties, a nd the 15 8,506 acre Bridge CreekOchlochnee River Watershed in Colquitt and Worth Counties.
E stim ated total cost of the projects i~ $16.2 million, of which $9 .4 million will be Federal funds. The remainder of the fund s will be provided by other sources .
The Soil Conservation Service received authorization to give technical and fin ancial ass istance on the four proj ects. Cecil W. Chapm an is the State Conservationist for the Soil Conservation Service.

MEMORIAL PARK TO BE DEVELOPED IN NEWNAN
A 16 acre tract of land h as been set as ide by the City of Newnan as a memori al to one of its most prominent citizens, the late C. J. Smith , a banker. This area will be used for recrea ti on purposes.
The Geo rgia R ecrea tion Commission is working closely with the Newnan P ark Committee in advising them as to the proper development a nd utili za tion of the area so as to best serve the needs of the people. Tentati ve pl anning projects a variety of recrea tion opportunities around picnic a reas, nature trails, playground apparatus, and athletic fields.
The Steering Committee fo r the Park is composed of the fo llowin g:
PLANNING-Edga r H ollis, R obert Baggott, Johnny B rown, Joe orm an, Don Wagner, and Wendell Whitlock;
F UND RAISI NG- H a rold H ammond , Bryce Al sobrook, P at Johnston , Jim H a rdin , and Walter D . Sanders;
PUBLI C ITY-Johnn y Brown, James 0 . H ardin , Ex offici o members are Mayor H owa rd Royal and City Manager E. B. Joiner.

Individuals desiring to apply for

positions listed in the Job M art should

apply d irectl y to the Agency which h as

the opening. The Georgia Recreation

Commiss ion maintains a Personnel

Service fil e fo r reference to prospective

employers. The Commission will be happy to keep your credentials on fil e upon request.

Recreation Therapy-(Salary $350 month) A.B . or B .S. degree in recrea-

ti on or a related field with some ex-

peri ence or field work preferred . Work

will be in a Pedi atric Recreation Pro-

gram in a large general hospital in Atlanta. L iberal personnel policie and

fr in ge benefits. Co ntact: Personnel Director Grady Memori al H osp ital, 80 Butler Street, S.E. , A tl anta, Georgia . Te lephone 523-471 1 Ex . 273.

Recreation Worker-(Salary range

$4858-738 0 dependin g upon experi-

ence) To work in Club Mobile P rogra m in V iet Nam with the American

R ed C ross. Good fringe benefits. D e-

gree from four yea r accredited college,

2 1-27 yea rs of age. Contact: Director

of Personnel Services, American R ed

C ross, Southeastern Area H eadqu arters, 1955 Monroe Dri ve, N .E ., Atla nta, Georgia, Telephone 875-7921.

Community Recreation Leader (Sal-

ary $3 40 month) Civil Service Posi-

tion. Education and experience required . Minimum age 21. Contact: Perso nnel Office, City Hall Annex, 260 Central Avenue, S.W., Atl anta,

G eo rgia .

Rer reation Therapist-(Salary $5,-

200) Male, B.S. Degree in recreation

or phys ical education. Good fringe

benefits. Write: G . Thomas Graf, Executive Director, Atl anta Association

for R e t a rd e d Children, Inc. , 833

Springdale Rd ., N .E ., Atl anta, Geor-.

gia.



Program Director-(Salary Open)

Dalton R ecreation Department. D e-

gree or experience required . Write: Charles Clegg, Director of R ecreation,

Dalton, Georgia.

Hospital Recreation Specialist-

(Salary Civil Service GS-6 $5,702$7,500) D egree in hospital recreation

or phys ica l education. Good frin ge

benefits. Write: P atrick 0 . Miller, Vet-

erans Administration Hospital, Atl an-

ta, Georgia, 415 8 Peachtree R oad ,

N.E.

Director of Recreation - (Salary Open ) Prefer 4 yea r degree in R ecreation or related fi eld . Co ntact : Mr. R obert Mauney, City M anage r, City H all , Bainbridge, Georgia.