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Golden Triangle
Carrollton Should Profit Says Miller
BY CAREY SMITH
Being in the middle of the
‘golden triangle,” Carrollton
should profit greatly in the next
few years, with retail sales
surpassing the 82 percent in
crease experienced from 1965 to
1972, according to the dean of the
school of business. Dr Mark
Miller.
In a speech to the Carrollton
Rotary Club. Dr. Miller said that
the “triangle,” formed by in
terstate highways connecting
Chattanooga, Birmingham, and
Atlanta, has Carrollton in the
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This, according to Dean Miller,
will cause an even greater in
crease in the total estimate of
retail sales than has been the
case in the past.
The breakdown of sales quoted
by Dean Miller showed a major
portion of the near SBO million
figure was spent on food; the next
largest percentage on automotive
costs, followed by general
merchandise, furniture and
appliances,and drugs.
With the expected increase in
sales for the Carroll County area,
comes growth, and with the
growth come many respon
sibilities and changes, according
to Dr. Miller.
“As the population increases
from the growth, there will be a
more diverse population mix. We
will see a broader variety of
ethnic groups, and different types
of industry, due to a probable
migration of people from the
north.”
This migration will certainly be
profitable for everyone, ac
cording to Dr. Miller. But he
emphasized that the time to plan
for this growth is now.
“I see three possible growth
trends for this area. Carrollton
and the near city of Villa Rica
could become ‘bedroom’ com
munities for the area, meaning
that those traveling or living
midway between Atlanta and
Birmingham would be serviced
here, for things like gasoline.
“Then there is the possibility of
the area becoming a regional
shopping center, much like the
Greenbriar Shopping center (a
shopping center in the Ben Hill
section of Atlanta), or third and
best would be for Carrollton to
continue to develop in a diver
sified area, with facilities for
shopping, general business, and
residential sections,” said Dr.
Miller.
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Ticket Reservations Start
For Theatre Production
Tickets will go on sale Monday
for the Summer Theatre
Workshop’s presentation of
Agatha Christie’s famous court
room melodrama, “Witness For
The Prosecution.”
“This show incorporates all of
the suspense techniques that
made Agatha Christie famous,”
Dr J. 0. Link, associate
professor of fine arts and director
of the production, said. “We are
looking for large crowds to enjoy
the show.”
Tickets for the production will
be available starting at 9 a m.
Monday and will be on sale
throughout next week and the
week of the production. As with
other major productions at the
college, tickets are by reser
vation only. The cost of the
tickets will be $2 for non-students.
Students, laculty and staff
members will be admitted by I.D.
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Prosecution” centers around the
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the show is making a point of net
telling the ending to those who
have not seen the show.
The workshop will also present
a one act play by a student at
West Georgia. The play is .“A
Space Oddity” and it is written
directed by Jimmy Mann.
“We are working the workshop
in much the same way that
summer stock companies
operate,” Dr. Link said.
Members of the workshop are
quick to point out, however, that
that is not so glamourous as it
may sound. “What it means,”
cast member Steve Liner said,
“is that some of us have more
than one role to do for the
production August 5-8. Really
there is no way to distinguish
between the technical staff
members and the members in the
cast because we all do whatever
is needed in any area. It’s a lot of
work, but it’s fun and it’s
valuable experience.”
Ticket reservations for the
show can be made by going by the
Fine Arts office on the first floor
of the Humanities building or by
calling Ext. 479. All seats will be
by reservation.
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