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Atkins was the site of the Goldsmith Pickle Company which started producing pickled cucumbers in 1946. The town thus laid claim to be the “Pickle Capital of the World” with some 1200 acres devoted to growing cucumbers. Along the same line Atkins was the original home of the fried dill pickle, created by Bernell “Fatman” Austin. [6]
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Atkins, Arkansas: Died: September 1967 (aged 75) Chicago, Illinois: Negro league baseball debut; 1920, for the Kansas City Monarchs: Last appearance; 1920, for the Kansas City Monarchs: Teams; Kansas City Monarchs (1920)
Raymond Burnett (January 29, 1914 – July 19, 1996) was a professional American football player and coach. [1] [2]A native of New Hope, Arkansas, Burnett was a standout football player for four years in basketball and football at Atkins High School from 1928 to 1931.
Robert Coleman Atkins (October 17, 1930 – April 17, 2003) was an American physician and cardiologist, best known for the Atkins Diet, which requires close control of carbohydrate consumption and emphasizes protein and fat as the primary sources of dietary calories in addition to a controlled number of carbohydrates from vegetables.
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Born and raised in rural Atkins, Arkansas, Matthews attended local Atkins High School, where he played varsity football under coach Raymond Burnett and was a two-time All-State selection. Matthews went on to play at Arkansas Tech University , where he was an All- Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference (AIC) honoree in 1940 and 1941.
Homer Martin Adkins (October 15, 1890 – February 26, 1964) was an American businessman and Democratic politician who served as the 32nd Governor of Arkansas.Adkins is remembered as a skilled retail politician and a strong states' rights proponent and social conservative who served as governor during a period when Arkansas departed from several national economic and societal trends.