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TUCIIBR MIDGET FOOTBALL CONFERENCE, INC. P. 0. BOX 67 • TUCKER, GA. • TELEPHONE 938-4888 "Bringing the Wonderful World of Football to Boys and Girls" Board of Directors League Teams CHARLES FITZGERALD EMMETT MIZE Lions Smoke Rise ldlewood Tucker Park Briarlake Midvale Rehobeth Baptist Warren FRANK FINDLEY Officers CHARLES FITZGERALD, President EMMETT MIZE, Athletic Director FRANK FINDLEY, Secretary-Treasurer Girls' Activities Boys' Activities JEANNETT DOSTER, EMMETT MIZE DOUG STOWERS OTIS HOLMES CHARLES KING BOB HENDRIX GuYWARREN BILL HICKSON JIM BRIDGES 938-4387 938-8441 938-3768 938-3450 938-2510 938-7479 443-6000 938-0089 MACKY WATERS, SUE BALL, SHIRLEY TOWNLEY, Fund Raising September 12, 1966 The Honorable Ivan Allen Mayor of the City of Atlanta City Hall Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mayor Allen: This letter is written to aquaint you with a worth while project for negro boys in the city of Atlanta. Since January, Mr.Ralph Long, Principal of Wesley School, Mr. Aaron Watson, Athletic Director of Wesley, and myself have been meeting making plans for a football program for boys 8 thru 13 year of age living in the various communities of Atlanta. King & Spalding Company, has incorporated our group under the name "Youth Sports Activities of Atlanta, Incorporated 11 , as you can see on the attached blank letterhe ad. In meeting with Mr. Long and Mr. Watson and others they have brought in, I have been impressed by their desire to do for their young people even though it means taking much of their spare time . I believe in f ootball as a builde r of character and believe what these me n are doing is v ery wor th while . My group in Tucker is also engaged in similar work with our youth and hav e eleven year s e x p e rience at it . This fall ou'r t wo groups a re t r y ing to a rr a nge some way to b r ing our two t e ams together in a gester o f friends h ip. Our t hought i s t o _ start out wi th a game i n t h e Wes l ey area , with u s bringing o ur group i n a b u s . We want to pro vide a b r i dge , s mall in the beg inning , f o r a better und e rstan d i ng between our young people . I know of n o b e tter way than a thle t ics . Conti nued • . • • • �The Honorable Ivan Allen Since this would mean bringing 33 white boys into the Wesley area, we want to make sure we go about this in the right way. I would appreciate your thoughts on this. Perhaps you could come and speak to the two groups before the game, right at the field. I truly believe this is a milestone in good relations between races but, as I said, don't want to make a mistake as we start out. If y ou think it advisable we can come down to your office and discuss this. At any rate I will appreciate your suggestions and comments. Very truly yours, T~~Cc ~ OOTBALL CONFERENCE , Charles-~? ~ President CAF : ns cc; Mr . Ralph Long Mr . Aaron Watson Mr . Emmett Mize �