About The Kennesaw beacon. (Kennesaw, Ga.) 1968-???? | View Entire Issue (Feb. 29, 1968)
The KENNESAW BEACON VOL. 1 NO. 1 KENNESAW, GEORGIA 30144 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 1968 - 16 PAGES NewKennesaw Newspaper Issues Its First Edition Will Be Publish As Weekly Service This week, the KENNESAW BEACON, publishes its first Issued as a weekly publication serving Kennesaw and the surrounding areas in North Cobb County. The newspaper will be a AREA STUDENTS AT KJC The beautiful campus of Kennesaw Junior the local students are Kay Long of Kenne College is just a few miles away and many area students are taking advantage of this fact to get a college education. Among saw, Mary Dale of Acworth and Carl Hames. (Photo By Ellen Butler.) New Buildings, Homes Show Kennesaw Growth More culture, new homes, churcnes, new businesses and . at least one additional school are all on the horizon for Kennesaw. The culture, fed by the . academic personnel at Ken nesaw Junior College, is on an upward swing. The Junior College, although less than • two years old, has a student enrollment of 1,028 this quar ter. This represents an 18% increase over enrollment la-J • St year. The fall quarter was. 32% higher than last year. Students at Kennesaw Junior are all ’‘commuters.” Mor- •ning and night, they drive from nearby towns to attend class- es. Courses at the college are • primarily set-up for trans fer programs. The one ter minal program which the col lege offers now is in nursing. * Students who take the 2-year course will receive an as sociate degree in nursing science. All other 2-year programs are designed to equip the student to transfer credits 4-years colleges. As- . sociate degrees in Science or Arts will be given students who complete the requirements. Kennesaw Junior College • . will hold its first graduation June 7, Since this is not a terminal program, academic gowns will not be worn, a . college spokesman said. College improvements, like the rest of Kennesaw, is con- stantly on the move. Plans for eight tennis courts to cost $70,000 are on the drawing board now and tentative com pletion date is the fall '68 quarter. A $45,000 landscaping pro gram has been completed also at the college. The winter quarter ends March 15 and the date for spring registration at the col lege is March 25. Meanwhile, on a lower ac- ademic level, a new elemen- tary school on Ben King Rd. is slowly taking shape. Grad ing has been completed and the frame-work is visible now Bad weather hampered earlier construction, but school offi cials are hoping for comple tion of the school by fall. A sign designating the site of the new Kennesaw Methodist pleted, the church is expected to be on the of the larger Meth odist buildings in the area. On a smaller level, building permits for three homes, a car wash and a beauty shop total $62,000 were issued during the past two months. Permits went to G. C. Carnes for a new home on Carrie Road; Frey Brothers for a new home in Hillmont Sub-Division and to Dr. Paul Cuthbertson for a house on Dallas St. A $15,000 building permit was issued to L.M. Brown for a car wash place on Cherokee Street and a $3,000 permit went to Florine Motes for a beauty shop on Cherokee Street. community newspaper con- concentrating on coverage of local events and advertising. It will replace the North Cobb News, which formerly served the area. The name selected comes from the beacon on Kennesaw Mountain which can be seen all over Cobb County. Jim McElreath will be the publisher and Miss Ellen But- ler will be the editor. The BEACON will be part of an 11 paper group of weekly newspapers serving commun ities in three counties. They will be published by Times- Journal, Inc. under the trade name of Community Newspa pers. Typesetting and composi tion will be done at Star Print ing Co. in Acworth and the newspaper will be printed on the full color presses of the Marietta Journal. To replace the North Cobb News in the Acworth area, another paper, the Acworth Post will be published. Sub scribers to the North Cobb News will automatically be- come subscribers to either the KENNESAW BEACON or the Acworth Post as they de sire. News concerning schools or other activities which is of general interest to the entire North Cobb community will be printed in both newspapers. Advertisments will appear in the KENNESAW BEACON Advertisment will appear Advertisements which are in the BEACON will also ap pear in the Acworth Post and the Woodstock Star, a com panion publication already in existance and serving the South Cherokee area. All classfied ads will ap pear in the entire 11 paper group of Community Newspap ers with over 40,000 circula tion. interest and growth of the area and its citizens. The newspaper will welcome your support, suggestions or crit- ciism. ******* Proclamation Welcomes Newspaper A preclamation heralding the publication of the first issue of the Kennesaw Beacon was signed this week by Kenn esaw Mayor Johnny Adams. The proclamation reads: WHEREAS, community newspapers play an import ant role in informing, pro- moting and supporting the general well being of any city, WHEREAS, on Feburary 29, 1968 a publication- THE KENNESAW BEACON, will begin publication and will st- reve to serve the general needs and well being of the city of KENNESAW, WHEREAS, the city of KENNESAW and its citizens welcome this opportunity to have their city served by this publication, I, James Adams, Mayor of Kennesaw, Georgia, do hereby proclaim, Thursday, February 29, as KENNESAW BEACON DAY in our city to recognized the beginning of this publication. JAMES ADAMS, Mayor, City of Kennesaw Cobb County, Ga. Firemen Ask — 1 — The subscription rate for Students Go the newspaper will be $3.09 To District North Cobb High School will per year delivered by mail to the subscribers home on Thursday. Church on Ben King Road, North Cobb High School will a subscription blank with near the new school, is also be well represented at the mailing instructions can be creating excitement. However district science fair to be theRev. Juel Sealey, pastor held at Martha Berry College A subscription blank with of the Kennesaw Methodist in Rome Friday and Saturday. Church, announced that it Those from North Cobb who found on page 16 of today’s pap er. The Kennesaw Beacon will welcome news articles and items of local interest and may be mailed to the KENNESAW would be about two more years will be placing entries in the before construction would be- fair include: Chester Hood, gin. "We’ve bought 10 acres Botany; Karen Elizabeth Pot- BEACON, Kennesaw, Ga. or of land,” Rev. Sealey said, ter, Exper. Psychology; Cathy given by phone at 974-4161. but will have to have about Ellis, Zoology; Mike Brown. It will be the purpose of $50,000 before starting the Botany, Carl Reynolds,Chem- the Kennesaw Beacon to strive building, he indicated. Initial istry; Glenn Davis, Chem- to serving the Kennesaw area plans for the new sanctuary istry; Richard Kienel, Chem- as a weekly community news- have been drawn. When com- istry; Gary Davis,Chemistry; paper and work for the be,- Braves To Welcome Kennesaw Citizens The Atlanta Braves draw fans from a large area, but one of their favorite cities is Ken- nesaw. This will be especially true again on April 26 when the third annual Kennesaw Night at Atlanta Stadium has been scheduled. This year, Mayor Johnny .Adams and those working on the project state they hope it will be bigger and better than ever. . Kennesaw, Georgia was one of the first cities to be hon ored with a night of their own at Atlanta Stadium. The event . was a huge success and the success was repreated last year when another large crowd attended the ballgame. , The program, honoring cit- izens on a special night is now carried out by the Atlanta Braves throughout the South. Again ( But the Braves always seem to go a little out of their way on Kennesaw night because of the response they have receiv ed from the population of the area. (Also, the Braves have never lost a game on a Ken nesaw Night.) This year Kennesaw night will see the Braves against the Philidelphia Phillies. Plans for the night include: -The North Cobb High School band to perform in Atlanta Stadium prior to the game. -The Mayor of Kennesaw throwing out the first ball. -Transportation furnished from Kennesaw to the stadium and back for those who desire. -Plans for special groups, including civic clubs, Little League teams, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Sunday School On Apri classes to attend in groups and carry banners of their organi- zations. -All those attending will sit in a special section and will be reocgnized as the fans from the Kennesaw area during the game. Reservations for tickets are now available at the Kennesaw City Hall and may be ordered by phone. Kennesaw Recreation offi cial, Dunk Hood, who is aiding the city in organizing this year’s Kennesaw night, said they hope a thousand persons from Kennesaw and the sur rounding area will attend the game in mass. Attendance for Kennesaw Night is open to any area fan or resident. Reservations can now be made by calling the Kennesaw City Hall. 126 Tickets will be available for those who desire to pick them up at the city hall this week- end. While transportation willbe available for those who want to use it, private transportation may also be utilized, however the sponors would like to have as many from Kennesaw in the same stadium area if possible. Exact dates and time on the departure will be announced in the Kennesaw Beacon when they are available. The Atlanta Braves have on two occasions awarded the city of Kennesaw and its citizens a plaque for their support of the community night pro grams. The most recent was given to the city by Braves Official Eddie Glennon in ceremonies at Kennesaw, MAYOR JOHNNY ADAMS SIGNS PROCLAMATION Welcomes New Publication For Kennesaw Area Pollution Experiment Planned For Lake Trash Burning The Kennesaw Fire Depart- ment has had 35 calls during the month of Feb., Fire Chief Jack Myers said today. Many of these calls have come in within the past week. On February 21, Kennesaw firemen battled a house fire on Pine Mt. Road. The house belonged to Mrs. Holcombe and was heavily damaged. Chief Myers did not have an estimate of the damage, but said it was very heavy. The fire was apparently caused from a defective chimmey. Otherwise, the calls have been mainly for grass fires, Myers joined in the appeal for everyone to use extreme caution in burning trash. Vandals Hit Allatoona Facilities Vandals are leaving be- hind a trail of destruction at Allatoona Lake Recre- Nation Failities. The Corps of Engineers reported that six comfort stations have been des ¬ troyed, along with picnic tables, and information signs. Anyone who obser- ves persons destroying property at the lake are asked to take the tag num ber of the car involved and turn it in to law enfor- cement officers or to the Reservoir Office. O. H. Monroe, Reservoir Manager, said that only with the public’s help could this vandalism be curbed. The U.S. Army Coups of Engineers will begin an experiment around April 1 to see if Lake Allatoona can upset a process under which the lake actually pol lute itself, O.H. Monroe, Allatoona Reservoir Man ager said today. The pollution occurs when water in the large, man-made lake stratifies, or forms layers, and ceases to circulate. Such circulation is necessary to distribute oxygen to parts of the lake where it can neutralize pollutants. By pumping the com pressed air into the bottom of the lake, engineers hope to aggravate the water, break up the layers and produce circulation. Cooperating with Corps of Engineers the in the project are the Georgia Department of Public He- alth, the United States Pub- lic Health Service, the Federal Water Pollution Control Admininstration, the Georgia Water Quality Control Board, the Georgia Game and Fish Commis- sion and the Federal Fish and Wildlife Service. Personnel from these agencies hope to have mec- hinery installed in the lake sometime this spring. Although the project will involve inducing circula tion of thousands of tons of water in the lake, total cost is expected to be less Summer Sports Program Is Set The weekend of April 26 weekend in Kennesaw. On the night of the 26th, Kennesaw citizens will attend the third annual Kennesaw Night at Atlanta Stadium to see the Braves play the Phillies. The next day will be the opening of the Little League baseball season in Kennesaw and will be a day of baseball at Adams Park. Tenative plans call for a parade to begin the day led by the mayor and city officials, recreation officials and prob- ably some of the Atlanta Braves players or officials as guests. Two Little League games will be played as well as a Pony League game during the day. A barbeque will also be held during the day and at night the North Cobb High team will play an unannounced op- ponent. Officers for the Little Lea gue were elected last week with Leerie Jenkins as Presd- dent, Amos Chalker as vice president, and Mrs. Joy MacCormack as secretary- treaserer. Robie Robertson was named player agent. Managers for the teams in clude: Aces, Morris Can- and 27 will be a baseball trell. Cardinals, Tom Evans, Cubs, Bobby Grant, and Re bels, Freddie Hall. The Little League plans to sell signs on the outfield fence to aid in financing the prog ram for the year. Registration for the Little League will be March 30, at Adams Park from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. with tryouts during the week of April 1, giving three full weeks to practice. Other plans for the summer baseball team for the spring include the fielding of one Colt League team for boys 15 to 16 years old in the Sweetwater Valley League and two Pony League teams this year in the Lost Mountain League. In addition there will be a horse shoe pitching area constructed at Adams Park and Volley Ball net and equip ment are available now from the recreation department. Other plans call for a meet ing on March 1 for any ladies interesting in participating in the Cobb County Softball leage. Girls softball for the young er age groups is expected to be initiated again this year. than $15,000, Corps of en gineers officials said. The water stratification phenomenon, known as "thermal stratification," occurs durning summer months. Three distinct layers of water form in the lake. One layer, at the top of the lake may be from 20 to 50 feet deep, de pending on the size of the reservoir and the tem perature at a given time. This layer is fairly warm and contains a high con- centration of dissolved oxygen. A second layer is from 10 to 20 feet deep, is some what cooler than the upper layer and is known as the ‘'thermocline." Then the third layer ex tends to the floor of the lake. This layer is sep arated from the oxygen- rich upper layer by the the- rmocline in the center and is much colder. Normally, water within the lake is constantly cir- culatin so that water with top is moving to the bot- tom, the bottom water is moving to the top to pick up more oxygen from con tact with the air, etc. However, the stable mid- die area interrupts this circulation in large re- servoirs so that the water at the bottom of the lake eventually is depleted of its oxygen content. When this happens, or- ganic debris that washes into the lake and settles to the bottom cannot be ox- idized and insteadreleases raw chemicals into the water, principally iron and manganese. Also, water without oxy- gen cannot - support life. Since most hydro-electric turbines draw water from the lower areas of a lake, the water that passes down- stream usually has little or no oxygen content for the first few miles. The Atlanta experiment will employ six 50-horse- power compressors locat- ed near the Allatoona dam to produce compressed air. Galvanized three-inch pipes will carry the air to five points -
