Recreation in Georgia [Vol. 1, no. 3 (Dec.-Jan. 1967)]

Vol. 1, No.3

Pub lis hed by The Georg ia Rec rea t ion Comm issio n

Dec.-Jan . 1967-Edition 1

Athletic Workshop Features Outstanding Program

February 1-3, 1967

Prominent figures from the physical education, athletic, and recreation fields, representing Georgia and other parts of the nation, will appear on the program of the Athletic Workshop at the Biltmore Hotel in Atlanta, February 1-3, 1967. The Georgia Recreation Commission offers this program for full time recreation leaders, youth serving agency personnel, church recreation leaders, armed forces personnel, hospital recreators, and the many lay people who work voluntarily in various capacities throughout the state. The public is invited.

BOBBY RICHARDSON, a native of Sumter, S. C. is the fonner New York Yankee second baseman. He is now associated with the Liberty Life Insurance Company and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Bobby will serve as the Banquet Speaker at the Athletic Workshop on February 2.

COLONEL FRANK J. KOBES, Director of Physical Education at the U. S. Military Academy, will address the delegates on February 3. He is a fo nner West Point F ootball Coach and has done work with the President's Council on Physical Fitness.

"Recreation" Cannot Be Stopped! !
Recreation, particularly in this age of increasing leisure, is going to take place in every Georgia Community, regardless of the size. Yes, recreation will occur in spite of how little money and effort is expended in its behalf. People, young and old alike, will find activities in which to participate during their "off" hours.
The alarming question is-What kind of recreation will it be? Will it be the type recreation which cast long and dark shadows of shame and degradation upon the individual and the community, or will it be the kind of recreation which brings forth the individual's best and makes life more enriching? We all hope for the latter situation. It is well for us to keep in mind the words of Billy Graham. The noted evangelist said, "What America does during its off hours will determine what it will be during its 'on' hours."
The solution to our leisure problems is not simple. It requires a coordinated and steadfast effort from professional recreators and responsible leaders.
TO RECOGNIZE RECREATION'S IMPORTANT ROLE is perhaps the most im portant step toward this end.

The registration fee for the entire three-day meeting is $20.00 and includes all meal functions. Those persons who prefer to attend any portion of the conference exclusive of luncheons and the banquet will be admitted for $3 .00 per day.
Wives and students will be admitted at no charge except for the meal tickets. Persons who purchase a ticket for single meal functions will not be charged the $3.00 minimum daily registration fee for that day.
In order that well laid plans can be implemented, delegates are urged to pre-regi ter, using the form on page 8. Simply clip out, fill in completely, and mail with a $20.00 check to the address shown. The check hould be made payable to THE ATHLETIC WORKSHOP COMMITTEE.
Some of the participants appearing on the program will be Luke L. Rushton, the Athletic Director of Young Harris College; Vince Dooley, University of Georgia Football Coach, Judge JackS. Langford, a Southeastern Conference Official; Dr. William J. Tait of
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FEATURE

WARREN G. BROWN is Regional Director of the Southern Region of

BOYS' CLUBS OF AMERICA

Boys' Clubs of America. Mr. Brown

is a native of Tennessee, very active

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in Veteran Affairs. He was named the " Young man of the year" by the Kings-

WARREN G. BROWN

port and Sullivan County Junior

Chamber of Commerce. He has been

The first Boys' Clubs were started in 1860 whe n o rga ni zatio ns a nd groups

associated with the Boys' Clubs of of peopl e in va riou s New E ngla nd communiti es o pe ned rooms to give boys a

America since 1953.

place fo r recreation during afternoon and evening hours and where they would

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COMING EVENTS

1be safe a nd out of trouble . The me n and wome n wh o opened these rooms had wa tched restl ess, ad ve nturo us boys roaming the streets with nothing to do a nd gettin g into trouble beca use of it , a nd they we re determine"d to do something a bout the situ ation.

1967 January 31 GRPS President's A ssembly Biltmore Hotel Atlanta, Georgia
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February 1-3
Athletic Workshop Program Biltmore Hotel Atlanta, G eorgia
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April 2-4
Assoc. of County Commiss ioners Convention-Buccaneer Motel Je kyll Isla nd , G eorgi a
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April17-19
NRPA Southern District Co nvention-P arli ament Hou se
Birmingham, Alabama
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"RECREATION IN GEORGIA"
A publ ication of th e Georgia Recreation Com mission , 7 Hunter St., S.W ., Atlanta, Georgia .
JOHN H. DAVIS- Ex ecutive Director JAMES A. COLLEY- Assistont Directo r W . TOM MARTIN , JR .- Assistant Director

1n 1906 some fifty Boys' Clubs banded together to establi sh a nation al orga ni zation which today is known as Boys' Clubs of Ame rica. T he n atio nal headqu a rte rs, known as the H erbe rt H oove r Building in hono r of its Cha irm an for ove r twenty-eight yea rs a nd until hi s death , is located in N ew York City o n First A venue, opposite th e U nited N atio ns Building.
Although the re was little publicity a nd promoti o n until recent years, the Move ment grew a nd sprea d across the country from these ea rly beginnings. Tod ay the re are o ve r 700 Boys' Clubs with a membe rship of mo re than 700,000 boys. These Clubs have buildin gs a nd other assets valued at over $ 140,000,000. Each Boys' Club is an a utonomo us o rga ni zatio n. Jt is ma naged by a Board of public spirited citizens a nd is suppo rted by U nited Funds, Community Chests or contributions mad e directly t,.o the Boys' Club.
On August 6, 1956, the 84th Congre s of the U nited States granted a Congressiona l Cha rter to Boys' Clubs of America.
There are Boy ' Clubs not only in the crowded and poor a reas of cities but al so in small communities whe re boys have great needs and seriou s problems.
The emphasis is no longe r, as it was nearly a ce ntury ago, simply for ta king boys off the streets. Today the varied programs of Boys' Clubs are planned " to promote the health , soci a l, educati o n voca tion a nd cha racter development of boys." Thi s is the purpo~e fo r which Boys' C lubs of Ame rica was orga nized.
The Boys' Club is a n all-boy o rga niza tio n a nd as such satisfi es an age-old des ire of boys to have a club of their o wn . Its membe rs have a real sense of belonging. The Boys' Club wa nts to help and guide boys who may be in danger of acquiring bad ha bits, wrong a ttitudes a nd improper behavio r. M embership dues a re kept low eno ugh , a ve raging abo ut $ 1.00 a nnually, so that the poorest boy ca n affo rd to be long on a n equ al bas is with all o the r boys. No boy becomes a membe r on a cha ritable basis.

CO MMI SS ION M EMB E RS W ILLI AM R . T I LLER, C hairm an
Ev a ns V ERNE J. PI CK RE , Vice Chairm an
Folkston MRs . Cic e Ro A . Jo H NSTON
Atl ant a

Boys' CluJ:>s a re complete ly no n-secta ri an in their organization , management, leadership and membe rship . T he Boys' Club is open a nd ava ila ble to all its membe rs eve ry wee kday aftern oon a nd evening. It has a va ried program a nd the re is at a ll times something co nstructi ve for boys to do . The program is pl a nned to meet va rying needs a nd interests. E mphasis i pl aced o n everyday guida nce. Every boy has a chance a nd is encouraged to deve lop to his fullest capacity, health and physical fitness, menta l and ma nual skills.

EA.RL M ANN
A tl anta
JAM[S w . K EY
Colum bus J AM ES E. BROWN
D alt o n ANlON H L'RE R, II
Moultrie R OB ERT T. B AGGOTT , J R.
N ewn an M RS . W . A. R OW EN
Stat esbo ro LUK E L. R USH T ON
Young Harris

The Boys' Club is not just a mass of boys. It is co mposed of individu als, each of whom has his own needs, pro.blems, skill s, attitudes a nd a mbitio ns. A profess ionally tra ined and fri endly staff makes possible a fin e individual service a nd a co ntinu ous informal guida nce program through which skill s are developed , a nd attitudes towa rd right a nd wrong, the rights of others, religio n and our k ind of government a re form ed and fostered .
Th ere a re eight regio nal offices, a nd the eight southeaste rn states are serviced by the So uthe rn R egion Office in Atl anta , which is loca ted a t 161 Peachtree Street , N . E. , Atla nta, G eorgia 303 0 3 . There a re 103 affilia ted Clubs in the Southe rn R egi on and twenty-o ne in th e State of G eo rgia . M a ny othe rs a re under promotion.
Further information on Boys' Clubs of America ca n be secured by writing to W a rren G. Brown, Directo r of the Southe rn R egion .

Have You Been Sued Lately?

The National Recreation and Park Association offers "Business Pursuits" Personal Liability Insurance for employees and volunteer workers connected with recreation and park agencies. The coverage has been considerably broadened over the previous Business Pursuits Personal Liability Insurance Plan as follows:

1. The limit of liability has been increased from $300,000 to $500,000 per occurence.

2. Personal injury coverage has been added, encompassing the following :

a. false arrest, detention or imprisonment, malicious prosecution

b. libel, slander or defamation of character

c. invasion of privacy, wrongful eviction or wrongful entry.

GEORGIA RECREATION AND PARK SOCIETY ELECTS OFFICERS
The Georgia Recreation and Park Society recently elected officers at their annual conference at Jekyll Island. They are seated L-R: Virginia Carmichael, Member of the Board, Atlanta; James A. Colley, President Elect, Atlanta; Charles C. Clegg, President, Dalton; and Betty Yarbrough, Treasurer, Atlanta. Standing L-R: Kermit Perry, Secretary, Newnan; Tom Williams, Second Vice President, Douglas; J ames 0. Oates, First Vice President, Cobb County; and Grady McCalmon, Member of the Board, Griffin. Thad Studstill of Milledgeville, elected later to represent the Hospital Recreators on the Board of Directors is not shown.

G.R.P.S. Membership Drive
Slated For January-February
According to the Georgia Recreation and Park Society membership committee, a real effort will be made during January and February to canvass the entire state for memberships in the Society fo r the 1967 year. Membership is available to anyone meeting the requirements fo r the various membership categories: Executive, professional, associate or student.
Chairman of the membership committee, Tom Martin, Jr. , related that there is a slight increase. in dues thi s year following a successful amendment to the By-Laws. Executive membership h as risen from $8 .00 to $ 10.00 while professional memberships climbed to $7.00 from a previous $5.00. Associate and student dues increased one doll ar from $2.00 to $3 .00. Agency fees this year are $25.00.
M artin indicated that membership applications will be mailed to more than 400 previous members and to those who have indicated an interest in becoming a member. Those who are interested should contact : Tom Martin , Jr., Room 23 9, 7 Hunter Street, S.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30334.

Reverend Baggott Is Keynoter At South Carolina Recreation Conference
Robert T. Baggott, Pastor of the First Baptist Church of Newnan and a member of the Georgia Recreation Commission, was the keynote speaker at the Annual Conference of the South Carolina Recreation Society in Florence, S. C. on November 14. Approximately 200 professional and lay workers were in attendance at thf' Florence Country Club. Mr. B e n Boozer of Camden wa s installed as the new S.C.R.S. President.
Athletic Workshop
(Continued from page 1) Florid a State University ; Ernie Johnson of the Braves Organization ; Dr. Fred Allman, Vice-President of American Sports Medicine; Liewelyn Wilburn, Professor of Physical Education at Agnes Scott College; Dr. Clyde Partin of Emory University; Col. Fran k Kobes, Professor of Physical Education at the U. S. Military Academy; and Rev. Robert T. Baggott, Jr., of Newnan, Georgia.

Many years of experience has proved that Business Pursuits Personal Liability coverage is equally beneficial to employees and volunteer personnel in both governmental and proprietary states. In the former, governmental immunity does not extend to the individual worker. In proprietary states, the recreation agency may not carry adequate limits of liability or broad coverage such as personal injury, and even if it does, recreation workers are not protected if sued individually unless they are specifically named in the agency's policy.
T he amount of coverage is $500,000 per occurrence for a premium of $8.00 per insured for 12 months coverage.
Coverage includes actual or alleged negligence by the insured recreation employee or volu nteer arising out of the perfo rm ance of duties in the broad field of recreation: Work at Recreation Centers & Playgrounds, Parks, Recreation Centers & Swimming Pools, Ice
& Roller Rinks, Day Camps, Team Sports (Baseball, Basketball, Football, etc.) , Arenas & Stadiums, Golf Courses, Zoos, Organ ized Trips & Tours.
Coverage also includes fal se arrest, detention or imprisonment, or malicious prosecution. Libel, slander, or defamation of character.
Invasion of privacy, wrongful eviction or wrongful entry are also covered.
Those interested should write to the National Recreation & Park Association, 1700 Pennsylvania Ave., NW,
Washington, D . C. 20006.

These Services Are Yours Upon

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APPRAISALS
Upon request and at no cost nor obligation, the Georgia Recreation Commission will conduct a "Recreation Appraisal" for a city or county government. Included in the study will be an inventory of existing facilities, resources, recreation needs, and a recommended step by step procedure to follow for meeting the leisure needs of the citizenry. An abundant number of copies are provided for the agency for whom the appraisal is done. Normally the Commission Staff presents the report at a meeting of the political officials.

TRAINING AND INTERPRETATION
Since the key to successful recreation programs are dependent upon capable leadership, the Georgia Recreation Commission alone and through cooperative efforts with other groups and agencies, from time to time provides training opportunities for professional and lay leaders. Examples of such opportunities are the workshops entitled, "Recreation for the Retarded", Administrative Workshop, "Athletic Workshop", "Swimming Pool Workshop". The staff is available to conduct in-service training for recreation agencies, public and private. The staff appears on programs throughout Georgia interpreting community recreation and the work of the Commission.

PUBLICATIONS
Many helpful pt,~blications have been prepared and presented by the Georgia Recreation Commission. The publications range from simple activity hints to involved "Public Recreation in Georgia". The latter comes as a result of an annual study conducted jointly with the Georgia Municipal Association. Most of the publications are mailed to an extensive listing, however, copies are available upon request.
Georgia Recreation Commission
7 Hunter Street, S. W. Atlanta, Georgia 30334
Telephone: 524-5550

n Request And Without Charge

FACE-TO-FACE CONSULTATION

The Georgia Recreation Commission staff is available to meet with

individuals or groups for the purpose of discussing recreation related

problems and developments. Such conferences are frequently conducted

either in the Commission Office or in communities throughout the state.

Discussions center around such areas as personnel needs, referendums

ways of improving recreation programs, state recreation enabling law'

establishing new recreation departments and planning.

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FEDERAL AID ASSISTANCE
One staff member of the Recreation Commission is designated to stay abreast of all recreation and park related federal programs. It is his responsibility to prepare and di seminate written materials on such matters and to meet with groups for the purpose of interpreting such legislation. Oftentimes he assists public officials in making application to various federal agencies and coordinates meetings between the two agency representatives.

RESOURCE MATERIAL
In their three years of operation the Commission has assembled extensive information on all aspects of recreation. Varieties of information are mailed out each week and are available to anyone upon request. Books and films are available for loan as are color slides depicting facilities and program activities.
The Georgia Recreation Commission is the state's advisory agency on recreation matters. Its basic concern is helping people to help themselves by bringing their experiences to bear on other situations. It is the only state agency of its kind - I( has the freedom to make completely unbiased and objective recommendations since it operates no facilities nor has it any regulatory powers. The services of the Commission are available not only to governmental groups but also to the private agency, commercial enterprise and to the private citizen.

PERSONNEL CHANGES

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J AMES S. ORR has been appointed Program Director for the Dalton Recreation Department.
HUGH RADCLIF F is the new Director of Recreation for the CordeleCrisp County Recreation Department.
ANN SKALKO is the new youth Director for the Warner Robins Air Force B ase .
MAX LOCKWOOD, formerly the Director of R ecreation for The City of Statesboro is now Director of Industrial Affairs for the Georgia Southern Area P lanning and Development Commission .
Georgia Awarded BOR Funds
It has been learned from A. H . Underhill, Ass istant Director of the Bureau of Ou tdoor Recreation, th at Georgia has been awarded a matching grant of $115,000 to assist in the preparation of the state's Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan.
It was also reported by the Assistant Di rector that a grant of $26,210 was awarded to the City of Atlanta for the development of 4.1 miles of hiking and cycling trails within the City of Atlanta.
Georgia has submitted several other projects for fund consideration and these are being processed at th is time.
More Recreation Appraisals Requested By Commission
The Georgia R ecreation Commission has only recently received official requests from the foll owing cities for Recreation Appraisals: Dublin, Newnan, Sylva ni a, and Waycross.
The Newnan Appra isal is currentl y being conducted while, by necessity, the others cannot be completed for several weeks.
An appraisal requires extensive time and effort, therefore , the Commiss ion is finding it difficult to satisfy all requests as quickly as would be desired.

CASWELL CITED BY PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY-Fred W. Caswell (left) Director of Recreation for the City of Cartersville receives the Professional Award which is given annually by the Georgia Recreation and Park Society in recognition and appreciation for outstanding service in the field of recreation. Robert Dodd, Director of R ecreation from College Park, makes the presentation at the annual professional meeting in Jekyll Island in November.
Champlin Authors Book, Named to Aging Commission
James R. Champlin, Professor of Recreati on at the University of Geo rgi a, is the co-author of a recent publication entitled "Rural Recreation for Profit". Clodu s R. Smith of the Univ. of Maryland, and Lloyd E . Partain of the U. S. Department of Agriculture, are fellow authors.
This book is specifically written fo r rural land owners and others who are interested in turning unprofitable land into profit-making rural r ecreation enterp rises. It is a practical guide fo r planning, developing, operating, and managing ru ral recreation fa cilities.
It is a p ublication of The Interstate, Printers & Publishers, Danville, Illinois. Copies for $6.95 may be ordered from them.
M r. Champlin has only recently been appointed to the State Commiss ion on Aging.

Individu als desiring to apply for pos itions listed in the Job Mart should apply di rectly to the Agency which has the opening. The Georgia Recreation Commission maintain s a Personnel Serv ice file for reference to prospective employers. The Commission will be happy to keep your credentials on file upon request.
Assistant Director of Recreation(Salary $300 month ) Civil Service pos ition. Female, high school graduate, prefe rably college degree, minimum age 21. Write : F red Edm ondson, Director, H apeville Recreation Dept., 3444 Fulton Avenue, Hapeville, Georgia. Telephone 761-8563 .
Community R ecreation Leader (Salary $340 Month) Civil Service position. Daily exams and referrals. Write: City of Atl anta Personnel Office, City Hall Annex, .260 Central Avenue, S.W. Atlanta, Georgia. Telephone JA 2-4463 , E xt. 267.
Recreation Leader ffi - (Salary $482. month ) State Merit System position. Male, degree in recreation or physical education plus experience in swimming pool operation and teaching swimming skills. Good fringe benefits. Write: W. C. Williamson, Director of Recreation, Youth Development Center, Box 788, Milledgeville, Georgia. Telephone 45 2-2231 .
Recreation Worker -(Salary range $4858-7380 depending upon experience ) To work in Club Mobile program in Viet Nam with the American Red Cross. Good Fringe Benefits. Degree from four year college, female , 21-27 years of age. Write: Director of Personnel Services, Southeastern Area Headquarters, 1955 Monroe Drive, N . E . Atlanta, Georgia. Telephone 8757921.
Town and Country R ecreation A power-packed story of the building of a recreation program in rural areas and villages of less than 5,000 population. You see wh at happens to a sleepy town when a recreation program comes to life through voluntary leadership. Description: 16mm, color and sound. Running time : approximately 20 minutes . There is no charge for loan of the film: Contact the Georgia Recreation Commission Office.

NEWS BRIEFS

COBB COUNTY ACQUIRES RECREATION LANDS
Lawson Yow, (extreme left), Chairman of the Cobb County Recreation Commission, presents to T. P. Shaw, a check for a 23 acre plot of land , the last three areas recently acquired for public recreation purposes. Shown with Mr. Yow are B. L. Oliver (center), a member of the County Commission, and James 0. Oates, Director of Recreation and Parks.

Three Park Sites Bought By Cobb County
J ames 0 . Oates, Director of Recrea tion and P arks announces that Cobb Cou nty has just purchased its first three tracts of land through the Depa rtment of Hou sing and Urban Development.
L argest of the three pi eces of land was a 31 .5 acre tract. The three combined areas total 85 acres . "This is only a beginning", related Mr. Oates . "With our ever increasing populati on, our recreatio n needs swell everyday, therefore, we plan to apply for additional proj ects next year," he continued .
Under the Open Space Land Program, the F ederal Gove rnment will assume fifty percent of the cost of prope rty and also for development. It permits the co nstructio n of ball field s, tennis courts and small shelters but wi ll not sh are the cost of swimming pools and recreatio n buildings.
Funds for the future park sites came from moni es allocated in the 1965 public improvements bond iss ue of which $900,000 was approved for recreation and parks.

Pickens Acquire
Federal Assistance Senators Richa rd B. Ru ssell and H er-
man E. T almadge a nn ounced recently a F a rmers H ome Adm ini strati on loan of $ 132,000 to the Pic ke ns Co unty Go lf Association, Inc.
The fund s will be used to construct a nine hole golf course, club house and related facilities for 115 fa mili es nea r Ja sper, Georgia.
Inquiries fo r this type of assistance should be directed to the Farmers Home Admini strati on, 223 Peachtree, 7th Building, 50 Seventh Street, N.E., A tl anta, Geo rgia.

Beautification Fu nds Approved For Decatur
Congressman J ames A . M ack ay recently announced that a $ 15 ,952 grant to the City of Decatur for beautificati on of its park system. Decatur is the first Geo rgia City to receive fund s under thi s new urban bea utification program.
The fund s will supp lement present Decatur beautification effo rts. They will cove r one half the cost of Decatur park improvement and will ass ist in the construction of public shelters.

CARROLLTON A budget of $41 ,000 has been ap-
proved by the City Council for the Carrollton R ecreation Department fo r 1967. Thi s represents an increase of $ 11 ,000 over the previou s yea r and will enabl e the Depa rtment to employ additional staff.
The Carrollton Kiwan is Club recently made a donation of a color TV set to the Ca rrollton R ecreat ion D epartment. Director of R ecreation, Tom Drummond, reports that it will be used in the Recreation Center.
MOULTRIE The TOBACCOLAND Invi tational
Swimming and D iving Championship, the oldest AAU swim meet still in exis tence in Georgia, drew 550 participants from 22 Southeast communities in July. Thi s event is sponso red jointly by the Municipal R ecrea tion Department a nd the Moult rie L ions Club. Fo rty-two records were set this summer whi le swimm ers from 8 years of age to the se nior group competed. In formation may be ob ta ined by writing Mr. J ames R. Goff, Moultrie Recreation Department.
DALTON Approximately 200 people were in
a ttend ance on September 25 at the dedication ceremony for the City of Dalton's new Commu ni ty Center Building. Already in operation, the faci lity attracts in excess of 1000 participants each week. Mr. H enry Anderson se rves as Center Director.
The Dalton R ecreation Department has recently assumed the responsibility for the cond uct of all social teen-age activities in the city . Th e Dalton Woman s Club previously promoted th is program.
DOUGLAS In the new ed ition of "The Go
Scene" magazi ne th ere appears in an article entitled " Swi nging Spots . . . " the foll owing:
" Douglas: T een Center. Open 9 p .m. to m id night. M in imum age, high school fres hm an; no dress requirement. L ive rock mu sic" . Recently Claire Johnson, P resident of the T een Council, discovered thi s article and brought it to the attention of the older T een Clu b membe rs. The teenagers of Douglas should be exceptionally proud th at its Teen Center is consid ered on e of the "swin gin gest" pl aces in the U nited States.
LOCKHEED MARlETTA The Lockheed-Georgia Company in
Mari etta cond ucts a soccer program (Continued on page 8)

NEWS BRIEFS-(Cont'd)
fo r their empl oyees through the Pl ant's recreati on division.
LaFAYETIE A Community Center has been com-
pleted by the Pu blic Housing A uthority of L aF aye tte. Director of Recreation, Mr. H arry H arrington, reports that thi s structure now serves as the c ity's prima ry recreati on center.
CARNESVILLE AND LITHONIA These Georgia municipa lities have
just been recertified fo r their Wo rkable Programs for Commu nity I mprovement by the U rban R enewal Admini strati on. This qu alifies them for urban renewa l p rograms of which recreati on and pa rks pl ay an im porta nt p a rt .
CARTERSVILLE Ca rtersville's ultra-m odern civ ic cen-
ter has just been completed and wi ll be ready fo r occupancy in the nea r futu re. Dedication services a re planned for December. Funds were derived fro m a bond issue which also resul ted in the building of a swimmi ng pool in conjunction with the Urban R enewal prog ra m.
CALHOUN Willi am Bearden, Director of R ec-
reation, repo rts that his City, Calhoun , has made applicati on to the D epartment of H ousing a nd Urba n Development for a matching grant fo r a thi rty acre pa rk which is to be developed to meet the recreation needs of the citize n r y .
DALTON Kermit Pe rry, Executive Director of
the N ewnan YMCA and Secretary of GRPS ,prese nted M ayor Ca rlton McCamy of Dalton the GRPS Awa rd citin g that city for th eir outstanding recreati on program in the 10-20,000 category. Th e awa rd was made at the Dalton R otary Club in November.

HUGH RADCLIFFE bas been named Director of Recreation by the CordeleCrisp County Recreation Commission. The Thomaston native bas been with tbe Department since 1963 as Assistant Director. He holds certification as a Professional Recreator with tbe Georgia Recreation & Park Society.
Miss SARA CUNNINGHAM (seated) and MR. CARL HAGER , DIRECTOR of Recreation for the City of Savannah , enjoy the activities of tbe Third Anniversary of tbe Cunningham Center. Miss Cunningham donated tbe building for the leisure activities of Savannah's senior citizens.

Georgia Recreation & Park Society Assembly Is Jan. 31
Charles C. Clegg, newly elected President of the Georgia R ecreation & Park Society, announces that a GRPS Assembly is scheduled at the Biltmore H otel in Atlanta on January 31.
This meeting is to be held just prior to the Athletic Workshop ( Feb. 1-3) to elim inate travel to an extra meeting.
The purpose of thi s meeting is to give all committees an opportunity to meet, make their plans fo r 1967, and to submit these plans to the Board of Directo rs. P lans call for a general meeting at 1 :30 PM in the Biltmore's R oom 10 (Mezzani ne) . After receiving directions pertaining to the objecti ves of the Assembly, Comm ittee Ch airmen and their comm ittee members will hold committee meetings until approximately 5 PM during which time their detailed plans fo r the year will be drawn up. At 7:30 PM the committees will be requested to re-assemble during which time the Board will hear reports from Committee Chairmen. Mr. Clegg urges all members of the Board of Directors, all committee members, and general membership to attend. " It is essential that we have a substantial attendance at the Assembly since the work of our society is contingent upon the goals we set fo r ourselves at thi s meeting," stated Mr. Clegg. " By holding the Assembly at the site of and th e day prior to the Athletic Workshop , it is our hope that both meetings will profit," he concluded .

ADVANCED REGISTRATION INFORMATION ATHLETIC WORKSHOP
Please enro ll th e foll owi ng persons in the At hlet ic Workshop which will be conducted on February 1-3, 1967 at the Atlanta Biltmore Hotel, Atlanta, Georgia.
Name----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Ti tle__________---------------------------------------------------Name___--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Title--------------------------------------------------------------------Business Address------------------------------------------------------ Ci ty_ _ _ __ ---------------------------- _____Enclosed is $20.00 registrat ion fee for each of the above participants.
Da ily Reg istrat ion-$3.00.
MAKE CHECKS AND MONEY ORDER S (NO CASH PLEASE) PAYABLE TO THE:
Athletic Workshop Committee Room 239 7 Hunter Street, S.W. Atlanta, Georgia 30334