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THE STEAMBOAT ROBERT E. LEE IS AMONG THE LEADING AMUSEMENT ATTRACTIONS AT STONE MOUNTAIN PARK
Riverboat Cruise Is One of Several Features in Special Coupon Book Pushed by General Manager Tom Elliott
STONE MOUNTAIN COUPON BOOKS PUSHED
Park’s Prices Are Defended
By BILLY WILLIAMS
News Staff Writer
Amusements and rides at
Stone Mountain Park are
cheaper than those in other
areas of the country and are
comparable or lower than
private amusement parks in
this area, General Manager
Tom Elliott contends.
Elliott and his assistant,
Bill Kinney, were asked if
perhaps the rides and
amusements at the Georgia
owned public park were so
high that the state should do
something to get the costs
down.
Kinney acknowledged that
a man can take his family to
the public park and blow a S2O
bill quickly. He added,
however, that coupon books
are offered which give
reduced rates.
A man, his wife and two
children under the age of 12
can get coupon booklets which
take care of rides for a total of
$21.80, he said.
Adults—anyone over the
age of 12—are charged $5.85
for the coupon books which
may be used at any time, and
children from the ages of 4 to
-11 are charged $3.25. This
takes care of admission to the
skylift, riverboat cruise,
railroad, ante-bellum plan
tation, game ranch, antique
auto and music museum and
the War in Georgia exhibit,
said Kinney.
Elliott acknowledged that
the possibility of having
special individual fees for
children between the ages of
12 and 16 or 18, but said this
has not been accomplished.
Group feees for 25 or more in
this age group are available,
he said.
Mrs. Susan Anthony of
Lawrenceville, a new
member of the park’s
authority, said she would
want to discuss her views
about the park with fellow
board members before
making any statement on the
fee matter or any other
situation. She did say she is
convinced the park is out
standing, but would rather
take up any criticisms she has
with the board first.
For the all-attraction
coupon books, children get a
book of coupons for $3.25. This
is for a person under the age
of 12.
Another book of coupons
would allow the person to
choose between the skylift or
railroad. For persons 12 years
or older, the “choice book”
costs $3.40 and those under 12
are charged $1.90. As with all
tickets, children under the
age of four are admitted free
when with an adult.
The economy ticket is for
four attractions: riverboat
cruise, antique auto and
music museum, game ranch
and War in Georgia. Cost for
adults for this book is $2 and
for children the fee is $1.25.
Cost for the public swim
ming beach is $1 for adults
and 50 cents for persons under
12 years of ege. Green fees for
the golf course are $4.75
during weekdays and $5.75 for
holidays and weekends.
Electric golf cart rental is
$7.25 and golf club rental is
about $2.
Camper sites with sewer
hookups is $4.50. A sail boat
rents for $5 an hour; canoes,
$1.25 an hour; rowboats, $1.25
an hour and molly whaleboats
$1 per 20 minutes. Fishing
boat rental is $2 per day.
There is no special day rate
on sail boats, officials said.
Fishing at Venable lake is
$1 and all other park lakes
have free fishing. For all
lakes, however, a person
must have a $3.25 Georgia
fishing license.
Kinney said there is an
annual $2 parking permit
which includes free parking
at all locations.
Free attractions include
seeing the big granite
monolith, the world’s largest,
and the world’s biggest
granite carving, scenic drive
Shoe Tree offers best buy
on your Christmas list.
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over the 3,200 acres, carillon
concerts daily, the Civil War
Museum, the Civil War pic
ture panels, Confederate flag
terrace, the grist mill,
covered bridge, syrup mill
and the peanut and corn
boiling pot, hiking, nature
trails and greenhouse area,
mountain climbing, picnicing,
fishing in the free lakes, youth
campaign areas, annual
Easter service and egg hunt,
annual fishing derby, July 4
fireworks display, annual
yellow daisy festival, annual
Christmas Pageant and
security measures which
make the pa*rk one of the
safest in the country.
Kinney said he feels it only
fair for people to pay for the
costs of the rides and
amusements. He said such
THE SHOE TREE
amusements are used to
attract crowds which con
tribute to the overall income
of the park.
Fees charged for
amusements are established
by the Stone Mountain
Authority with the idea that
independent concession
operators must make a
proper profit or get out of
business, officials said.
Kinney, asked about the
park-operated amusements,
listed the attractions operated
by the park as the riverboat
($1.25 for adults and 60 cents
for children under 12) and the
War in Georgia exhibit (50
cents for adults and 25 cents
for children undere 12).
Private individual at
traction fees are railroad
during season, $1.90 adults, 95
cents children; off season
railroad, $1.65 adults and 85
cents children; street car,
$1.30 adults and 75 cents. The
railroad has no show during
the off season, therefore the
price is lower.
Other private attraction
fees are skylift, $1.65 and 95
cents; plantation, $1.65 and 60
cents; game ranch, $1 and 55
cents; auto museum, $1 and
50 cents for children.
Food prices are not high,
officials insist. Also, free
picnicking is available, the
added.
DANGEROUS BIKES
Bicycle accidents nn 1972
caused 1,000 deaths and more
than 102,000 injuries, accord
ing to statistics released by
The Travelers Insurance
Companies.
THE FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS—WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1973-
Kiwanis Kapers Show
Scheduled for Friday
The Kiwanis Kapers talent
show is scheduled for Friday
at 7:30 p.m. in the Forsyth
County High School Gym
nasium.
Tickets for the show of all
local school age talent are
$1.50 for adults and $1 for
children.
Contestants in Class “A”
are: Kathy (Luther) Martin,
Impersonations; Jane Beatty,
Guitar; O.G.’s Trio, Song;
Donna Brown, Lea Meador,
Alice Corn, Marsha Barrett,
and Ed Tyson, song; Marsha
Barrett, Piano; and Donna
Brown, Song.
Class “B”: Joni Williams,
Piano; Itura Willingham, Tap
Dance; Bonnie Smith, Piano;
Tricia Luckett, Piano; and
Darlene Smith, Piano.
Obituaries
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Carnes
Infant Marilyn Carnes, six
months old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Harold Carnes of
Forest Park, Georgia died
Saturday.
Besides her parents she is
survived by two sisters, Betty
Nell and Belinda Gail, one
brother, Harold Grady, Jr.,
Maternal grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. Lester Kenney,
Rome, Paternal grand
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thad
Carnes, East Point.
Funeral services were held
Sunday at Coal Mountain
Baptist Church with the Rev.
Minor Martin officiating.
Expert predicts rise
in energy imports
Pointing to the increasing
reliance of the United States
on foreign sources of energy,
Dr. John J. McKetta, chair
man of the National Energy-
Policy Committee, predicts
that by 1985 the nation will
have to import the equivalent
of 12 billion barrels of oil an
nually.
The cost of this amount of
oil at today’s prices is about
$36 billion.
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