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-Free Press—News & Farmer, Tues., Feb. 8, 1966
Celebrating Edison's Birthday
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Among the thousands of Georgians observing National
Electrical Week and the 119th anniversary of the birth
of Thomas Alva Edison are members of the senior
science class at Atlanta's Southwest High School. The
cake, being sliced by Penny Reeves, student, was pre
sented to the science class by Larry Gunter, left. West
district superintendent. Atlanta division. Georgia
Power Company. Celebrating the event with them are
Miss Elizabeth Alder, science teacher at Southwest
High School, and Garland Byron, student. Edison,
inventor of the incandescent light and father of the
electric power industry, was born on February 11,1847,
Chamber Presents
Recreation Survey
Following endorsement by its Board of Directors,
the Chamber of Commerce this week presented to the
Clayton Count}- Commissioners the results of a re
cently completed survey on the recreation needs of
the County.
Prepared in cooperation
with the Georgia Recreation
Commission, the study out
lined twelve criteria that
should be considered in
setting up a program that
would be of greatest benefit
to the people These were:
1. Afford activities well
distributed throughout the
year.
2 Serve all age groups, in
cluding pre-school and old
er folks.
3. Provide a reasonable
balance between indoor and
outdoor activities.
4 Provide equal oppor
tunities for both sexes.
5 Provide for varying lev
els of skill and ability.
6 Have a definite rela
tionship to the school pro
gram of teaching leisure
time skills and of develop
ing recreation interests.
7. Encourage informal in
dividual activity as well as
highly organized group proj
ects.
8. Give participants a
share in the planning and
the conduct of the activities.
9. Afford opportunities for
cooperative activity as well
as competition.
10 Be sensitive to chang
ing conditions, interests and
needs of the people from
year to year.
11. Sponsor activities
which individuals can carry
on at home.
12. Provide definite means
for people to indicate their
recreation desires and pref
erences and to submit sug
gestions.
Appearing before the
Commissioners to present
the report for the Chamber.
Mr Stan May. Executive Vice
President, stated that "the
amount of leisure time
available has been constant
ly increasing and whole
some, healthful way must
be found to occupy this
time. We are interested not
only in a summer play
grounds program, but in a
varied program for each sea
son of the year, for morn
ing. afternoon, and evening,
and for all age groups.
The study, based on na
tion a 1 averages, recom
mended the following area
and facility needs. (Based
on population and not in
cluding the facilities pres
ently operated by Forest
Park and College Park).
1. Approximately 400 acres
of park land.
2. Outdoor Facilities:
4 baseball fields (2
lighted)
8 softball fields ‘lighted)
4 Junior baseball fields
lighted. 180’ outfield'
4 Junior baseball fields
(lighted. 250’ outfield'
2 Football practice fields
with mile track.
20 All weather surface
tennis courts, (10
lighted'
4 multiple use paved
area (80 x 160)
3. Four Community Rec
reation Buildings, each to
include:
Gymnasium. 110 x 160
2 Club rooms. 20 x 24
Craft room. 20 x 24
Dressing, shower and
clothes check room.
4. Swimming Pool:
Four outdoor pools. 42 x
75 with tots play pool.
Several items were singled
out for special emphasis,
j Among these items was the
i need for more social ac
i tivities.
In conclusion, the report
recommended:
1. That the Clayton Coun
ty Commission establish a
i County Recreation Commis
sion by resolution or ordi
nance as outlined in the
State Recreation Enabling
Law.
2. That the Clayton Coun
ity Recreation Commission
engage a professional recre
ation and parks planner to
develop a long range and
comprehensive recreation
and parks plan.
3. An immediate appraisal
by County authorities and
the recreation commission
to determine the available
sources of funds for the op
eration and maintenance of
a program.
4. The employment of a
f u 11-t im e professionally
trained recreation director.
5. That in the develop
ment of parks, priority be
given to facilities that have
the greatest public appeal.
। and that several recreation
centers be planned in var
ious areas of the county.
Explorers
Plan to
Visit Ranch
For Explorers in the At
lanta Area Council. Boy
Scouts of America, the "Big
One" is a trip to the Phil
mont Scout Ranch near Ci
marron. New Mexico, accord
ing to Fred Davison, chair
man of the Tara District
Philmont Committee.
-The Explorer that wants
12 days of rugged high
mountains and hiking and
camping over historic sites
which are part of the West
will take part in a 21 day
trip to the 137.000 - acre
camping empire." Davison
said.
"Because of the high
standards set for those who
make the Philmont trip, ap
plications will be screened
by the Council Philmont
Committee. Applications are
accepted from Scout units
whose boys meet age and
camping requirements or
from senior Boy Scouts or
Explorers who wish to join
the council-led contingent.”
Davison said.
Registered to go to Phil
mont from the Clayton
County Tara District are:
Jim Lasley, Bobby and Jim
my Davison.
Cost of Traffic Accidents
NEW YORK—The Insurance
I Information Institute reports
that the total dollar cost of the
nation's traffic accidents in 1964
was nearly $lO billion. This is
equivalent to a bill of $51.26 for
every man. woman and child in
, the countrv.
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