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TROUTMAN , SAMS,SCHRODER & LOCKERMAN 1600 W ILLIA M-O LI VER BUILDING DAN MACDOUGALD (•ee3-L Q S3) HENRY B. TROUTMAN ROBERT S . SAMS WILLIAM H . SCHRODER A LLEN E . LOCKERMAN T .M. SMITH HENRY B . TROUTMAN , JR . T . M.SMITH , JR . TENCH C.COXE HAROLD C. M~KENZIE,.JR. ROBERT L . PENNINGTON MILTON A . CARLTON, .JR. GERALD P . THURMOND JOHN D . M4=LANAHAN W IL L I AM H. SCHRODER, JR . ATLANTA , GEORGIA 30303 TELEPH ON E September 8, 1966 JACKSON 2-7480 AR E A CODE 404 CABLE A D DR ESS MAESTRO A TLANTA Hono Ivan Allen, Jro Mayor, City of Atlanta City Hall Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Dear Ivan: Congratulations on your courageous handling of the inexcusable demonstration last Tuesdayo You would be amazed at the number of people who have expressed to me their admiration of your courage., ,t,I~ ~ A AEL: jh en 0 y ~ rm an �T OR E S INCORPORATED OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT September 7 , 1966 POST OFFICE BOX 4358 ATLANTA 2,GEORGIA TELEPHONE 767-74 11 AREA CODE 404 Honorable I van Allen 3700 Northside Drive, N. W. Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mayor: J ust a short note to tell you that my associates who saw or read aoout your actions yesterday join me in congratulating and thanking you for the outstanding courage demonstrated by you. You stood ten feet tall in our eyes and we are all very pruud of you , because of your devotion and courage beyond the call of duty. Sincerely, Carl J . Reith CJR:wc �GEORGE S. CRAFT P . 0. Box 4418 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30302 �----- ------ -- I -- TELEPHONE 351-4430 MACDOUGALD-WARREN, INC. NORTHSIDE DRIVE, N . W. P . 0 . Box 19695 STATION N ATLANTA,GA.30325 A5PHALT PAVING • READY-MIXED CONCRETE Sept. 8, 1966 Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr., City Hall, Atlanta, Gao Dear Ivan: Having now been a citizen of Atlanta for almost twenty years, I felt sure that the national groups which are interested in accomplishing their own aims with no respect for law and order could not effectuate a riot in this city. I have been greatly disappointed that you had to face the disturbances caused by just a few radicals which tends to overthrow all the fine work that has been done in the negro cormnunity. Your handling of the problem Tuesday could not have been better. We all realize that you acoamplished by your own actions the only possible physical control of the rioters to prevent another "Watts"o Your action will stand in my memory as an act far beyond the call of duty but, I am sure no one can describe what your duty or mine is in such a caseo We all appreciate your fine handling of the situation. EJK/p �7 JOSEPH A. LOGAN 1819 PEACHTREE ROAD, N. E. ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30309 September 9, 1966 Dear Mayor Allen, Though I have not in the past agreed with many of your political stands, I hasten at this time to extend to you my sincere appreciation for your extremely courageous and dedicated behavior during the awful hours of the riot on Tuesday evening. Without the le a d ership which you e xhibite d, tha t t erri fy ing s ituation could and probably would have resulted in a much greater tragedy. You have the heart-felt gratitude of my f amily a nd me. Honorable Ivan Allen Mayor of Atlanta City Hall Atlanta, Georgia �) TRINITY 6-1501-02 BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES, Inc. ALL TYPES OF BUSINESSES HANDLED 'Business establishments and ~al estate 976 Piedmont Avenue, N. E. • • Atlanta 9, Georgia Sept . 8, 1 966 INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY • BUSINESS COUNSELING FOR PURCHASERS • PLANT LOCATIONS • BUSINESS ANALYSIS • Hon . Ivan Allen Jr . Mayo r C ty T.a l t18n ti 3-8. . MANAGEMENT • Dear ~-l:ayor; INVESTMENT PROPERTY • FINANCING • LEASES • I want to tell you how much I appreciate your very fine efforts in handling t he r a ce troubles this week . I think ev ery citizen i n Atlan t a and the country should b e proud of you and your leve l headed approach to the problem • PARTNERSHIPS • NEW VENTURES • RETAIL PROPERTY You have shown people that leadership of the right kind can result in quelling disturbances of t his nature . It is unfortunate that a very few radicals can cause so much strife . So many people blame the entire ne gro race for the actions of a very small minority , who live by stirring up strife . Again congratulation to you on s uch a fine job. It is rewar ding to be a citizen of a city where we have this kind of leadership • • T~ Meml,er Atlanta Real Estate Board �Atlanta Biltmore Atl ant a , Georgi a September 8 , 1966 Dear Mr . Mayor: I do not want the sun to go down this day without my express i ng to y ou the profound admiration I have f or the manner i n whi ch you met Wednesday ' s u p- he v a l. Surely you must be aware by now of the war m outpouring t hat your conduct has brought forth f rom the public . Thi s was s o evident a t the Fulton County Democra tic dinner l as t night t hat I wi shed you too could have been ther e to see and feel it . In g r a titude, Sincerel y , The Honor able Ivan Allen , Mayor City Hall Atlanta , Georgia �R. A. SIEGEL 2783 WYNGATE ROAD. N. W. • ATLANTA 5. GEORGIA September 8, 19 66 Dear Ivan: All of us w ho enjoy the be nef it of your leadership in the City of At lanta should expre ss our inde btednes s to you for the courageous action you took during the disturbance on Tuesday evening. I am just real proud that I know you! You have certainly done a wonderful job this w eek a nd w e ha ve e very re as on to be proud of the leaders hip in our community. I wanted you to know it and I wq:nted to congratulate you. Thank you so much. Be st regards . RAS/ jm Mayor Iva n Alle n City Ha ll Atlanta , Ge org ia / �PRIVATE WIRES TO PRIN CIPAL C ITIES TELEPHONE JACKSON 4 - 0691 CO-MANAGERS RALPH HARRIS GOODBODY & Co. BARNARD MURPHY ESTABLISHED 169 1 MEMBERS SUITE 1414 FULTON NAT'L . BAN K BLDG. NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE AND OTHER PRINCIPAL STOCK J. N. HOM E OFFICE 2 BROADWAY, NEW YORK 4 , N. Y. CA BL E A DDRE SS ' ACCURATE" 5 5 M A R I ETTA S T R E ET, N. W. AND COMMODI T Y ExCHANGES ATLANTA, GA . 30303 September 7, 1966 Mr. Ivan Allen, Jr. 3700 Northside Drive, N. W. Atlanta, Georgia 30305 Dear Ivan, I just wanted to take a moment to congratulate you on the masterful way in which you handled the most trying situation on Tuesday, September 6th. I feel the courage you displayed should have a deterring effect upon further troubles. It made me proud of y ou as the Mayor of Atlanta and of Atlanta, itself. Congratulations ! Yours sinc erel y, /1~ N. Barnard Murphy, Jr . NBM : j 1 �LOUIS MONTAG EUGENE CALDWELL JOHN N . WALL, JR . ANTHONY MONTAG SOLON P. PATTERSON MONTAG & CALDWELL IN V ESTMENT COUNSEL IID0-13 F I RST N A TIONAL B A NK B UI LDING ASSOC I A TES MINER L . RICHARDS ENGLI S H THORNWELL JAMES 0 . F'ATTERSON DAVID M . WILDS FRANCES SULLIVAN CAROLINE SELDEN ATLANTA 3, GEORGIA September 9, 1966 The Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr. Mayor of Atlanta City Hall Atlanta, Georgia Dear Ivan: Congratulations on the outstanding leadership you displayed during the recent disturbance. You made me proud of you and of our fine city. Be st r e g ards. Sinc e r e ly, IP{}ft(;7 Eug<;;;;JCt ldw e ll EC: e j 522 - 02 10-0216 �GEORG IA INSTITU T E O F T ECHNOLOGY ATLANTA , GEORGIA 30332 OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT FO R A C A DE M IC A FFA I R S September 9, 1966 The Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr. Mayor City of Atlanta City Hall Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mayor Allen: A new measure of excellence was established yesterday through your firm, courageous, and fair handling of the disturbances in the Stadium area. Thank you, Mr. Mayor, for showing Atlanta and the entire country what true, responsible leadership is. Atlanta's greatness is in good hands. f e~y,./ ~ E. A. Trabant Vice President for Academic Affairs EAT:rw �PARSONAGE 377-6212 OFFICE JACKSON 2-9322 Inman :f)ark methodist (thurch 1015 EDGEWOOD AVENUE, N . E . ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30307 September 9, 1966. Mayor Ivan Allen, J r. , The City Hall Atlanta , Ga . Dear Mr . Mayor, As one of the ministers of the city of Atlanta, let me congr atulate you on your forthrightness and courage i m meeting t he situati on that arose in the Capitol Avenue Ormond Street are a on Tuesday afternoon this week . Ther e i s just no excuse for s uch r ioting as was precipitated by the "Snick" leadership. I have s omet imes wondered if policemen are not t oo quick to use their guns, which was t he excuse used in thi s . inst ance . And I have not al ways been i n agreement with certain stands t hat you have t aken wit h r espect to our city. But I have appreciated t he manner in whic h all along you have tried to work t o help the Negr o peopl eo We need courageous l eadership in this f i el d, and you have shown courage again and again. You certainl y acte d with c ourage last Tuesday o I commend you from the bottom of my heart ..about that. The reluctance of the white mind to welcome a new day in race relationships is deplorable, and l ays itsel f l iable to just such as the radical leadership perpetrated on l ast Tuesday. But we don ' t need the Stokely Carmichaels and those of his ilk who foster such actions and attitudes. They do not help the Negro. They hurt him. Thank you, Mayor Allen, that you moved unhesitatingly and with such courage to t ry to halt an angry situation. We sincerely hope that we may have no more of what Mr . Carmichael and his gang stirred up that afternoon. Gratefully and cordially yours, tif4 L. F. VanLandingham, Pastor Inman Park Methodist Church �A. G. SMITH, Pres ident CHAS. H. SMITH, Y.-Pres. Phone JAckson 2-4270 REAL ESTATE LOAN COMPANY 710 ATLAN TA FEDE RA L SAYINGS BUILDING 22 MAR IETTA STREET, N. W. ATLANTA 3, GA. Sep tember 9, 1966 Honorabl e Ivan Al l en, J r. Mayor, City of At l anta Ci ty Hal l Atlanta, Ge or gia 30303 Dear Ivan: Shor t l y after you be came our mayor, we recall t he tra gic event t ha t caused you t o set a s id e your own personal grief and f eel i ng s of loss and f ly oversea s to a ttend t o the busine ss of be i ng Mayor of Atlan ta. Therefore we wer e not at a ll surpr is ed, but merely pr oud when you again were f ound attend i ng to the job a s Mayor during t he race melee the other ni ght. This time you a cted without regard t o your personal sa fety and s e curity . Many of us wondered what our pa r t s s hould have been in this , Ivan , but , not knowi ng, had to a llow you to take the fie l d alone i n defence of the name and good repu t a t i on of our great city . Your pre s ence at the site until there was no further cause for fear allowed the rest of us to accept the situation with confidence that what did result would result - the law supported and order restored . We want you t o convey our thanks t o our fine police force who themselves could have been more secure in failing to retain constant control of the many and varied facets of such a situation. We all glorit~and are proud of the many compliments now given to you and them by su ch national figures as the Vice Pre sident. If in any of the worki ngs t hat will be required to prevent the influence of SNCC from again being effective in our city, please d o not hesi tate to call upon me in whatever fas hion you think I might be able to serve. ~ ly~ Charles H. Smith �WILLIAM C . BARTHOLOMAY ATLA N T A STADIUM A TL A NTA, GEORG IA 3 031 2 September 8, 1966 Personal & Confidential Dear Ivan: I just want to tell you how proud I am in regard to the magnificent manner in which you handled developments this week. For goodness sakes though don't take unnecessary personal risks since we live in a rather crazy world and anything could happen. With best regards. 4·u) Cordially, Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr. City Hall Atlanta, Georgia (Dictated by phone) �ESTA B LISHE D 1862 MITCHELL A T HAYNES STS., S. W. ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303 THE REVEREND SAMUEL W. WILLIAMS PASTO R R E S I D E N C E CHURCH OFFICE , MURRAY 8-0206 PLAZA 5-2·3 52 September 8 , 1966 Honor able Ivan Allen, Jr. Mayor , City of At lanta City Hall Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Dear Mayor Allen: The members of Friendshi p Baptist Church in regular business se ssi on on Wedne sday night, Sept ember 7 , 1966 , unanimously voted to express t o you their deep and sincere appre ciati on for the courageous leadership you gave the city in t he crisi s it faced on Tuesday. We join other responsible citizens in deploring violence and all efforts on the part of any person or group of persons deliberate l y to stir up troubl e . As a congregation we stand for the order and progre ss of our city. We l ook with di sfavor, however, upon those continuing conditions whose existence provide the breeding grounds for disorder. This people committed as we are to the Judeo-Christian way of life pledge our full support to you and ot hers who will work to make this city a just one. Atlant a can become truly great with all of us sharing in the effort to make her so. By order of the church, ' '.-~ ~~ (Mrs.) Leila M. Terr{ ' Church Clerk ~ \ t > ·W~ - The Rev. Dr. Samuel Pastor SWW:r w. Williams �ATLAS FINANCE COMPANY, INC. \ \ EXECUTIVE OFFICES 262-264 SPRING STREET, N. W. ) ROBERT R . SNODGRASS ATLANTA , GEORGIA 30303 MAILING ADDRESS PRESIDENT JACKSON 4-8617 POST OFFICE BOX 1095 A TL AN T A, GEORGIA .30301 September 9, 1966 The Honorable Ivan Al len,Jr. Mayor of Atlanta City Hall Atlanta, Georgia My dear I van: Mildred and I h ave just returned from a vacation trip up in Northern Michigan. We we re saddened by the unpl easantness here in Atlan t a, but were tr emendously and favorably impressed with the excellent and precise manner in which you handled the situation. It was our impr ess i on that the na tional media -press, television, and radio -- dealt ve r y kindly with the magnificent manner in which you handled the situation. We were proud of you, my friend; very proud of you. Mos~ RRS:g LrfR. ely,

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CAREY EMIL RIEVE MAURICE A. HUTCHESON JACOB S. POTOFSKY LEE W . MINTON 0 . A. KN IGHT PETER T. SCHOEMANN HERMAN D . KEN I N HARRY C. BATES D AV ID DUBINSKY WM. L. McFETRID GE A. J . HAYES A. PHILIP RAN D OLPH JOSEPH A . BEIRNE KARL F. FELLER L. M. RAFTERY JOHN J . GROGAN 17~17 81 5 SIXTEENTH STREET. N .W . WASHINGTON 6, D. C . NATIONAL 8 -3870 September 7, 1966 The Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr. Mayor, City of Atlanta City Hall Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mayor Allen: I would like to add my thanks for the outstanding job which you did last night in frustrating the so-called riot put on by agent provocateurs. It is apparent that a strenuous effort was made to inflame the race issue in erder to influence the upcoming primary. We are all in your debt. Very warm personal regards. E.T. Kehrer, Southern Area Directo r AFL-CI0 Civil Rights Department Suite 1422 40 Marietta Street, N. w. Atlanta, Georgia 30303 ETK : sjs opeiu #21 afl -cio / �attanta, 5eorgia 30303 September 14 , 1966 The Honorab l e Iv an Allen, Jr., City Ha ll At lanta, Ge o r g ia Dear Mayor Al l en : I want to cong ratulate you on your br avery and self-sac rifice in preserving our good city and it ' s citizens. Our Company has had deal ings with Union labor for many years and we have us ed a p l an t hat has worked nicely and we have been strike free for ov er 50 years. I will be g l ad to t a l k t o you ab out this matt er i f you think it mig ht be of any help. I pl an to be out of the city next week but I wi ll be availab l e the rest of this week or the week af t er next. With kindest pers on a l re g ards, I am Sincerely yours JJP:P .~ ~~ J b Over 50 Y ears in Atlanta - UNION MADE - �JULIAN S. CARR ATTORNEY AT LAW 2 1-4-;;i, 143--G-R.A.hJ..:. SJ.JJ.L..CU bl G 5 T ~ ~5:A :~ ,=<SA- PHONE 522-2322 1600 F i rst Federal Building Atlanta, G eo rgia 30303 September 15, 1966 Mayor Iva n Allen City Hall Atlanta, Georgia My dear I van: It may not be too lat e to mention your prais eworthy actions on the evening of Tuesday, S eptember 6th. Certainly you showed a full measure of personal courage. Please let me offer to you the following three wor ds of T e renc e : 11 FORTES FORTUNA ADIUVAT 11 Highest personal regards. Hope to see you soon, Julian S . JSC:ab Carr �J. NI. T U L L lVI:ETALS COlVI:PANY, INC. 285 Marietta St., N . W . P. 0 . Box 4628 525-3871 Atlanta, Georgia 30302 September 15, 1966 The Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr. Mayor of Atlanta City Hall Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Dear Mr. Mayor: I have not been able to move about in recent days because of a visit to the hospital. One advantage of a restriction of this sort is that a person watches more television and listens to the radio more. The result in my case was that I heard a great deal more news than I would have otherwise. This came at the time we had the unfortunate incident on Capitol Avenue and Ormond Street, and later Boulevard and North Avenue. In my opinion, you did a great job as Mayor of the City, in keeping the situation under the best possible control. I thought the Police Department also did a fine job. It is impossible for a city to provide the needs of all the unfortunate; but it is not impossible for a city to work toward the improvement of living conditions, and the economic opportunities of its citizens. One of the encouraging things to me that came out of these explosive and delicate moments was your continued recognition of the fact that termination of the demonstrations and the unrest did not mean that the problems which motivated the demonstrators had been solved. It seems to me clear that we should continue to analyze conditions and the causes of racial strife, with the hope that government officials, business leaders , and the leaders of the Negro community will do whatever can be done to eliminate the conditions that gen erate the strife. I will help in any way I can by offering some of my time and some of my money. Clely With best personal wishes, I am yours, Pol~ Pr e s i dent mh �SINCE 1891 LrFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF GEORGIA Ho~rn OFFICE - ATLANTA September 15, 1966 PERSONAL Chief Herbert Jenkins Atlanta Police Department 175 Decatur Street, S. E. Atlanta, Georgia Dear Chief Jenkins: Surely the Police Department is being subjected to very difficult times and circumstances. It has been said that with the charges of "police brutality" and various other pressures the morale of your men cannot help but suffer . For whatever it i worth, most citizens of Atlanta very much appreciate the fine job you and your men are doing and I would feel personally remiss if I didn ' t pass along this sincere commendation for the way in which they have carried out their duties. E. D. Lord L/1 cc : Mayor Ivan Allen ,......- �FULTON GOUNTY, GEORGIA COUNTY A DMINI ST RA TI ON BUILDING ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303 ALAN F. KIEPPER COU NTY MANAGER TELEPHONE 572 - 2907 September 14, 19 66 AREA CODE 404 Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr. City of Atlanta City Hall Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Dear Mayor Allen: Thank you for inviting Edith and me to participate in the dinner given by you and Mrs. Allen to honor the Atlanta Falcons last Thursday evening. It was a very delightful occasion. We enjoyed it very much. We appreciate your warm hospitality. Your actions in recent weeks regarding the firemen's strike and the recent disturbances near the Stadium have been exemplary. There is no substitute for dedicated, capable political leadership. W e are extre me ly proud of you for your courage and determination during these difficult days. Please accept my hea rt-felt thanks. If there is anything we can do to be of assistance to you, please call me. Chairman Archie Linds ey ha s indicated _his full s upport of your actions. an F. Kie pper County Manager h �GEORGIA 33 GILMER S T ATE STREET, S. E . COLLEGE ATLANTA 3, GEORGIA September 14, 1966 PERSONAL The Hono Ivan Allen, Jr. Mayor, City of Atlanta City Hall Atlanta, Georgia My dear Ivan: Along with every other citizen of this great city, I have been moved by your display of heroism, courage, and judgment during these trying days. Thank you for what you are doing. Please don't expose yourself. Cordially, George E. Manners Dean School of Business Administration GEM:mjl �September 12, 1966 For Pulse @f t h e Pub l i c tla nta Consti tution At l anta, Georgie AT NT Mayor Ivan Allen understanos the true meaning of " emerganoy" as being a time to emer ero Every emergency is like a knife - i f it is pieked up by t be bl ade it wi ll hurt , but if t he nknifen is picked up by t h e handle it can be of servioe o The mayor has a .strong hand - an intelligent head and an understan ding heart - by that hes u.uicle.d icke u Atla nta's current racial emerg ency by the hendle to serve the en tire oity . Ivan llen eom'b ines from Margaret M1tbl.ell 9 s "Gene W th The Windn charac ters the di gn i fied refinement of an Ashl ey Wi l k e s ~ the n ly courage of a Rhett But ler. From a fuller quotation by Ernest Dowson , i ncl udi ng Miss Mitch ell's famo us title, is : 11 1 have forg ot much, CynaraJ gone wit h the wi nd, Flung ro s es, roses riotously with the throng . " Ma yor Allen ha s flun g roses of words end deeds - order of al l afforJ_t o in t he ast week's throng . t l e.nta o 1t 1zens. He ha s t he re s eot a nd admira.tion Atlant a now is no Sc a r le tt O' Ha ra who c an ut off' t h i nking about tr ul y lead i n frag en.t of law and rob l ems until t om or r ow . The mayor i a t he way on a t od a y ba s i s. I n any r aise of At l e nt~, Mayor Allen is t he ma j or a s s e t! �Di.TE._ _ _--=:, S.;:e£:p..::t..::.•....:.. 7.r..•~ 1 .9:...6~6;:.__ _ ___,143.215.248.55f-1 TIME_ _ _ _.:;:. 6 .:.:.::::. 5 ,=. 0_ P

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Atla nta , Ga. �September 14, 1966 Mr . George W,. Boutwell 347 6 Devinn y Circle #4 Atlanta, Georgi 30319 Dear M r . Boutwell : During th difficult days, it is gratifying to have your mesaag of confidence and encoUl'age:ment. With appreciation, I m Sincerely. Ivan All n, Jr. Mayor IAJr :lp �Ir George W. Boutwell 3476 Devinney Cir #4 Atlanta1 Ga. 30319 457-066G Ivan Allen, Mayor Mayor of Atlanta Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mr. Allen, I would like to volenteer my services on the police force during the present and any future c~1s1s that we have here in Atlanta. I am not enough of a man to do you any good in times of trouble, but I will be glad to do things like directing traffic and anything that will relieve a capable man. If I can ever be of service, please feel free to call on me. I am J4 •and in fairly good health, but I have not had the training to be a permanent policeman nor do I ha ve the desire to become one. I feel that it is the duty of all citizens to offer th tr services. My address is above along with my telephone number. I get off from work at J:JO PM, but I can get off at any time for a crisis. Once again, please feel free to call on me. Sincerely Yours, George W. Boutwell �HONEYWELL I N C. HERCHEL R . COILE Branch Sales Manager Residential D i vision September 12 , 1966 Honorable Mayor Ivan Allen Mayor of At lant a City Hall Atlanta , Georgia Dear Mayor Allen: May I take this opportunity to state that in the last few days, your attitudes and a ctions have made many a Southerner raise his chin a little higher, and take great pride in his heritage. As an Atlantian , your stern , firm but fair action has me walking about 11 eleven feet tall". Best Personal Regards, HRC/lb 500 PLASTER A V E NUE N . E. AT L ANTA, GEORG I A 30324 875 - 9561 THROUG H 875-9566 �Septe mber 13, 1966 Atla nta, Georg ia 600 Willard Ave., SW Hon. Iva n Allen, Jr., Mayor of Atlanta, City Ha.11 Atlanta, Georg ia Dear Mayor Allen: May I tak e just a minute of your ti me t o cong ratulate you for your courag e and the fine and sincere manner in which you are dealing with our present p ro b lems. ~e i n Atlanta a re thankful for you, and f e e l tha t with y our sound judg e me nt our d ifficul t i e s wil l be r e s olv ed . S i ni re l y y ours- , /):,_ < = () . 13~~ Mr s . ~ra c e A . BoynJ n �SPECIALISTS I. L. Kunian Max L. Kuniaruky IN INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT PHONE 875-9734 • AREA CODE 404 POST OFFICE BOX 13041 • STATION K ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30324 September 13, 1966 Honorable Ivan Allen City Hall Atlanta, Georgia Dear Ivan: Many thanks for being the fine mayor of a great city. I am sure that all Atlantans were never more proud of you and our town than during the "crisis" last week. ILK:gb �COLONIAL ~I l STORES I N C O R P O R A T E D POST OFF ICE BOX 4358 OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30302 TELEPHONE 767-7411 AREA COOE 404 September 12, 1966 Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr. Mayor, City of Atlanta 68 Mitchell Street, S. W. Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mayor PJ.len: I just wanted to take this opportunity to personally congratulate and cOJI1JIEnd you on the definite and courageous stand you have taken during the recent racial problems in Atlanta. I apologize for not being in a position to write earlier, but I was out of town a good portion of last week; ha-1ever, I can assure you that I didn't miss any of the newscasts or neglect an opportunity to keep up to date on the current situation in Atlanta. I3efore I left for Texas last weekend, I told Carl Reith, our president and a personal friend of yours , ha-1 much I admired the action you had initiated, and I want to go on record that you have considerably more "nerve" than I have at this point. I would further like to state , that although my tirre seems to be at a premium, I kna-1 that you are a much busier individual than any of us at Colonial Stores and if I can ever help in any way , please feel free to call on me. I would deem i t a pr i vilege and an honor to be able to support you in any manner. You have my utmost respect and confidence . Sincerely , ?Jj!)1/ Wm. M. Robinson WMR:mcl cc: Mr. Carl J . Reith �ENCYCLOP.L'EDIA BRITANNICA 1371 PEACHTREE STREET N.E. SUITE ATLANTA 400 9 , GEORGIA September 13, 1966 Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr. Mayor of the City of Atlanta Atlanta City Hall Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mayor Allen: We who love Atlanta are lucky to have a man dedicated to the task of making this an even better place to live. I am sure your tireless efforts in stopping the current racial strife and preventing future problems is appreciated by all, but I would like to take the time to thank you personally and ask you not to take any more chances than you feel absolutely necessary. Sincerely, c?:.Cbt, Dixie Division Manager �., I' 1B67-1967 MOREHO USE COLLE G E • AT L A N T A, G E O R G I A 30 314 September 10, 1966 Honorable Mayor Ivan . Allen, Jro Mayor of the City of A~lanta 68 Mitchell st., s.w. Atlanta, Georgia 30314 .rt,- Dear Mayor Allen: enemieso Complimenting you again, we wi~h you the actions of S.N.C.C. are not the consensus of the gre~ aj ~ of Negroes. There are many of us who still desire to become conscious contributors and lay aside the status of beneficiary and ward for that ofa collaborator and participant in the .American Civilization. We appreciat you greatly. Sincerely, Fred Ell i s Student of Morehouse College DI 8 ,_ 8 a I ~\0 ltt. ~ 0. ~ "1'1,,l ,~ A CENTURY OF SERVICE BUILDING MEN �MAX M. CUBA & COMPANY CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS 45 EIGHTH STREET , N, E . ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30309 HERBERT G . ALLSHOUSE,C.P.A. A . G. BELVIN, C.P,A. L.E . FREEMAN, C .P.A . MAX M . CUBA, C . P. A.,LL. B. JOSEPH CUBA,C.P.A., LL. B. September 9 , 1966 JOSEPH L. HOWARD, C . P.A. CHARLES H. LYNCH , C.P.A. H . 0. OGLE TRE E, C. P. A.,LL. 8. JOYCE E . STOV AL L ,C.P.A. RAY LEE CUBA, C. P. A.,LL. B. RUFUS M. THURMAN, C . P.A . JACOB S. KORNMAN, C . P. A,,LL. 8 , The Honor a ble Ivan Allen , Jr ., '1a yo r, City of Atlanta , At l anta , Geor g i a Dear Mayor Allen : It p leases me very much to compliment you most hi gh ly on the cour a geo us , forceful and humane manner in which you handled the Summerhill riot . Were it not f or your prompt and intelligent action , I shudder to think of the loss of life and property th a t would h a ve resulted as well as the g reat harm that would have been done to our total community . I am thankful fo r your le adershi p and fo r your sincere effort toward eliminating , where po ssi ole , many of the f act ors that ma ke American cities vulne ra ble to disturbances an d unrest. Sincerely, ~~ Aax 'vl . '\of.MC: C Cuba �LAW O FFICES HATCHER, MEYERSON, OXFORD AN D TRVIN HENRY M. HATCHER, JR. TH IRD FLOO R , FIRST FEDERAL BUI LD ING STANLEY P. MEYER.SON 40 MARIETTA SfREET. N.\'o'. CLIFFORD OXFORD ATLANTA,GEORGIA 30303 BENNY L.JRVIN PAUL E. PRESSLc-Y Sept ember 12, 1966 G. C LYDE DEKLE, 111 Honorabl e Ivan Allen, Jr. Mayor of Atlanta City Hall Atlanta , G e orgia Dear Ivan: You handl e d th e impossible Snick" situation with r emarkabl e r e straint and good old- f ashioned "guts". Atlanta is proud of its Mayor! SPM :jfc 525-3404 �PHONE 522-4821 AREA CODE 404 VICTOR K. MEADOR ATTORNEY AT LAW 1401 WILLIAM-OLIVER BLDG. ATLANTA, G A. 3 0 3 03 Septemb er 12,lij~6 Hon. Ivan Allen, J r., Mayor, City of Atla.-rita, City Hall, Atlanta, Ga . 30303 Dear Mr. All en: Just wanted you to kno w that we think you are doing a wonderful job a s our mayor. We are proud of the way you have handled the racial and riot situa t ion . Sincerely, �"Georgia's Station of the Year" P 0 . Box 4207 At lanta, Ga. 30302 waga-tv H .W.RAY GENE RAL MANAGE R PAUL RAYMON DALE CLARK STATION MANAGER DIREC TOR OF PUBLI C AFFAIRS ROUTE TO: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Monday, September 12, 1966 Indignation over the meaningless murder of a teenage youth this weekend is not a reaction just of the Negro residents of Atlanta •. It is shared by thousands, by the great majority of people whose feelings reflect the real character of the City. Public indignation and condolence must be expressed. As one public voice, Channel 5 expresses it. We support the Mayor's pledge to bring those responsible to justice. Anyone who has any information regarding this crime has the moral obligation to report it to the authorities . Because of this shocking murder of an innocent youth, shot from a passing car, the weekend disorders may have been an understandable reaction of frustrated people, trapped in conditions they cannot change, faced with problems they cannot solve alone. But disorder and violence in the street solve nothing. Those so-called "leaders" who whip up the emotions of these people have a record of zero on the scoreboard. Atlanta's poverty people need schools, jobs, decent places to live. There is no magic wand t o wave to get these things . But throwing rocks and firebombs won't get them either. They aren't going to help anybody with anything. The public policy must be to contain them and restrict them, using whatever police power is necessary. WAGA -TV offers a re asonable oppo rtu nity t o reply to the v iews expressed in the ed itor ia l to a responsible person or group representing a significant opposing viewpo int, prov ided request for rep ly t ime is subm itted to WAGA -TV with in one week of th is te lecast . �WAGA-TV Editorial (Continued) Monday, September 12, 1966 Page 2 Let us as a Community, regardless of race or creed , stand behind this policy. Let us stand behind it not in anger or resentment, but simply because no other policy can serve the public interest. The public we mean takes in everybody, those in the riot neighborhoods and everybody else . For his own safety and his value to the City, we ask Mayor Allen to get out of the streets. He has demonstrated this City's concern, and publicly delivered this city's pledge to move against the problems of slums and poverty and delinquency. He has shown tremendous leadership . Further partici pat i on in any riot scenes won't convi n c e anybody of anything. We urge him to stick to the conf erence table, wi th true representatives of the majority of Atlanta's Negro citizens. The loud mouths and wild proposals of the would-be leaders are great for stirring up disorde r and vi olence, but they don't put any points on the scoreboard. Channel 5 calls upon the Ci ty's prominent Negro citizens to unite--now-in a strong leadership force that can speak out for the maj ority, and get some results. The only answer to the irres pons i ble a ction o f recent days is responsible a ction by respons i ble forc es. WAGA-TV Editorial is presented weekdays: 7:25 a. m. 7 : 10 p.m. in EARLY PANORAMA 11:20 p.m . in LATE PANORAMA �MOREHOUSE COLLEGE ATLANTA, GEORGIA Sept emb er 12, 1966 DEPARTM ENT OF M ODERN FOREIGN LANGUAGES The Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr o Mayor The City of Atlanta ,City Hall Atlanta, Georgia Dear Sir : This letter comest assur e y ou that we, along with hundr eds of other Negr citizens of Atlanta , ar e behind y u one hundred per cent in your efforts t maintain the fine image f this city and t o pr event m b vi lenc e and racially arous ed passions from dest r oying what has been s o painstakingl y achieved her e in the area of r ace r elations . Your courage has been admirab le i n t he riot situations that have devel po edo You have shown that y u are genuinely concerned wi th t he condit ions which led t o t h e current expl sions. We are fearful of your pers nal safet y inc nt inued exposure t the angry, undisciplined mobs in the streets o We don t ~ist t o 1 se so valuable a leader and friend . These turbulent t imes require the wisdon and c urage and vision fa man like youo It is our pinion that kn wing that there are Negr o Atlantans wh appreciate what you ~.edoing and who support you in your progressive program for an even greater Atlanta will help t fortify you f r the struggle that lies aheado We also feel that no c ncessions should be made t St keley Carmichael and his SNCC f 11 wing in the Black Power non(!sense . We hope that the law will deal sternly with him and thus help t destroy the subversive forces that are at work t o bring chaos to ur city and countryo 1341 Thurgood Street, s.w Atlanta, Georgia 30314 0 �FRANCIS M . DAVES, A . I. A . .AROHITEOT 57 EIGHTH STREET, N. E. ATLANTA., GEORGI.A. Lo.NIER H. GEORGE P. September 7, 1966 PATTERSON, A.RGHIT EGT FOOTE, A.RGHITEGT Mayor Ivan Allen City Hal I Atlanta, Georgia Dear Ivan: You are a brave man and I want to express to you my deep admiration. We had Johnnie Dilbeck talking to us at our Civitan Club last Tuesday and I think he is much safer going in a I ions' cage than you were going among the animals yesterday. Thank you for being a fine Mayor. FMD/ac �GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ATLANTA . GEORGIA 30332 September 7, 1966 DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH Mayor Ivan Allen City Hall Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mayor Allen: Si tting comfortably in a chair after breakfast, I read. about the trouble yesterday--the two first page stories in the C01iSTITUTI ON and Mr. Patterson's superb editorial built mostly around your words and deeds. As a moderately active liberal, I am saddened by the incident; it should not have happened. Yet it was a s mall affair wh en compared with Watts and similar outbreaks in northern and western cities. Atlanta's. image as a soutre r n c ity which manages to handle its pr oblems i s not seriously dama ged9 You had some help from the police and from sensible ne gro leaders. But it was your coolness,courag e, and resourcefulness which saved the day. Yesterday you won a Cong ressional Medal or its equivalent, and you also achieved t he p ersonal stature in the minds of whites and colored which will enable you deal ef f ectively with the issues which remain. Ch eers and cheers for the Mayo r! Res p ectfu lly yours, Edward Foster P rofessor of Eng lish �LAW OFFICES LOKEY AND BOWDEN HAM I LTON LOKEY HENRY L. BOWDEN CHAR LE S G LENN M. LOKEY FRIC K GERA LD F . HANDLEY CITIZENS ANO SOUTHERN NATIONA L BANK BUILDING ATLANTA , GEORGIA 30303 �S UITE 1, B APT I S T P R O FESS IONAL B UI LD I NG 340 BOULEVARD, N. E . ATLANTA , GEORGIA !. 0 .312 A. HAM B LIN LETTON, M. D . • F . A. C. S . T . C. DAVISON, JOHN P . WILSON , M . D . . F. A. C . S . H. VANN CRAIG , M. D . M. D . , F. (1883 -1 953) Sep temb er 7 , 1966 T h e H on o r a ble Iva n A ll e n Ma y o r o f the C ity o f A t lanta C ity H all A tl a nta, G eo rgia D e a r Iva n: Just a note of a ppre cia t i on f o r y ou a n d your c o nduct ye sterday. We a re all very proud of and thankful for yo u. I shudder to thi nk of our h a ving a lesser man in your shoes. But - be careful of y ourself ! R oberta joins me in sendi ng love to your family. Si nc e r e ly , ~ A . H . Letton, M. D . A H L/jeh A. C . 5. �_, Artificia l Arms a nd Legs O rt hopedic Shoes & Arch Supports Whee l C hairs-Walke rs "Sales & Rental" Crutches-Ca nes-Accessori es SPECIALISTS 947 JUNIPER STREET, N. E. • BOX 7443 ATLANTA, GA. 30309 PHONE 875-0066 AREA CODE 404 September 7, 1966 The Honorable Ivan Allen Mayor - City of Atlanta City Hall 68 Mitchell, s.w. Atlanta, Georgia Dear Ivan: Our paths haven't crossed lately to enable me to say what a splendid job I think you are doing as Mayor. I felt impelled to at least send you a note after yesterday's demonstration with your courageous and able action. Atlantans should be - and I feel sure are - proud and grateful for the job you're doing. You have our best wishes - and our prayers. Sincerely, ~ D. A. McKEEVER DAM/ a c s AFFILIATED g.J., FAC I LITIE S IN MANY PR I NCI P AL CITIE S O F THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA �BRYAN' CARTER. ANSLEY SHEPARD BRYAN W . COLOUI'IT CARTER BONNEAU ANSLEY WILBUR SM ITH MELBURNE D . MCLENDON HENRY M . Q U ILLIAN, JR. JOHNS.LANGFORD.JR. CHARLES C. BENEDICT & SMITH LAw OFFICES SUITE 924 GITIZENS & SOUTHERN NATIONAL BANK BUILDING ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303 TELEPHON E 5 22 · 5762 AREA GODE 4 04 September 7, 1966 Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr. City Hall Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Dear Ivan: Just a line to express my admiration of your courageous and capable handling on yesterday of a most difficult problem and situation. All citizens of Atlanta owe you a debt of gratitude. Very sincerely, your friend, WCC:j o �Col.Walter G. Meyer USA Ret. 5525 Long Island Drive N.W. Atlanta, Georgia 30327 7 September 1966 Honorable Ivan Allen, Jro, Mayor of Atlanta, City Hall, Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mayor Allen: This letter is being written on a wholly non-political basis as I am firmly opposed to a number of your policies and actions and, for that reason, moved out of the eity of Atlantao I must, however, congratulate you for the stand and actions you took last night 1n connection wi th the "riots"o Your intestinal fortitude and conv1ctionsp under the circumstances, were wholly admirable. You are probably the only Mayor of a large city who took such direct and responsible action and did not take refuge 1n his officee Congratulations1t Cordially, ~;iJ WALTER Go MEYER �THE COMPANY .Miami Circle , fl. E. GYftlanta. Ceorgia 30324 ?21 TELEPHONE 404 231-3460 JOHN O.M':CARTY PRESIDENT September 7, 1966 The Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr. Mayor, City of Atlanta City Hall Atlanta, Georgia D ear Ivan: You have the admiration and support of all law-abiding citizens of Atlanta by your courageous and heroic confrontation of the lawless mob of agitators on Tuesday. It is clear to all that having the top elected official of the city in the forefront did much to quell the mob, and minimize the destructive aspects of this well-planned insurrection. It is as painful to all citizens of Atlanta as it is to you to see our wonderful record in the area of race relations marred by outside agitators. Please be as sured that you have the support and admiration of all of your friends and true citizens of our great city. Sincerely, ~cCarty JOM/bc �J / I rec MA.H . YANCEY, 676 Bec kw ith S~., S.W., Atlanta 14, Cl: . �LAW OFFICE S ALEXANDER E. WILSON, JR. WILSON, BRANCH, BARWICK AND WILCOX JOHN E. BRANCH M . COOK BARWICK JOHN W. WILCOX, JR. THOMAS S. BENTLEY RHODES-HAVERTY BUILDING ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303 ALE XA NDER E. W ILSON 111 JAMES P ULM SWANN, JR. JOHN E. TALMADGE September 8, 1966 Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr. City of Atlanta City Hall Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Dear Ivan: I want to express to you my personal appreciation of the fine job which you have done in coping with problems arising out of the firemen's strike and the racial disorders earlier this week. At all times, you have been dignified and fair in your approach, but when necessary, you have shown that you can also be firm. In dealing with lar ge groups or masses of people in an emotionallycharged atmosphere, good leadership demands not only a willingness to be conciliatory and understanding of the other fellow's problems, but also letting everyone know that unrea sonable and disorderly actions will not be tolerated. You have certainly displayed these qualities to an admirable de gree unde r very trying circumstances, I think one of the tragic mistakes made by the city administrations and police officials in other cities where these riots have gotten out of h and h as been to tempori ze and tolerate too much from the radical extremist l eaders. This enables the radical lea d er to grow in strength in the eyes of th e mob, and he bec omes doubly difficult to deal with l ater o n. Also, in th e se other cities, they a llowed thems e l ves to be p ersuaded to withdra w police enforcement and protection at the outset of the trouble, thus leaving the arena c omplete ly dominated by the radical l ead ers and with no l aw and order there to give aid a nd comfort to th e decent N egro citizens. Fortunately for us, you and Chief Jenkins did not make these tactical mistakes, for had you done so, the radical l eaders would h ave had a clear field in which to gain momentum for their disorders, and it would have b ee n a thous a ndfold more difficult for the police to go back in a nd quell the disorders at a later date. Althou gh things have quieted down and s eem to b e in good shape today on the racial front, we will a ll be hoping and praying tha t no furth er trouble arises. I feel a lot better a bout the situation knowing tha t you and Chief J e nkins are following a wis e c ours e in di sp l aying th e qua litie s o f good l eader ship which are so desperately needed in these situa tions . I am p r oud of the fact tha t so many of our decent Negro citizens had the courage and good sense �- 2 - to deplore the violent approach to the solution of racial problems advocated by Stokely Carmichael and SNCC, but many of these Negro leaders could not have spoken out effectively if our City Government had not provided a proper atmosphere and demonstrated that these citizens would be backed up by a City policy of fairness and firmness which would not permit the radicals to take over. I am sorry I allowed this letter to get too long. But I just wanted you and Chief Jenkins to know that your attitudes and actions are deeply appreciated during these turbulent crises . With warm regards and best wishes, I am Sincerely, John E. Branch JEB:lew cc: Chief Herbert Jenkins Atlanta Police Dep a rtment Atlanta , Georgia �HOP ® ~ fp: ~Qll$f~ ff!!l!.@G ~~I 1254 W. PACES FERRY ROAD, N. W. ATLA N TA, GEORGIA 30 3 27 Q PH O NE 231 - 4737 Q SAUL FELDMAN DAVE LANDAU �S.P HICHA WHOLESALE PAPER ~ COMPANY MERCHANTS 1130 BANKHEf'D AVENUE, N . W . P.O . BOX -1666, STAT I ON D ATLANTA , GEORGIA 30318 September 7, 1966 Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr. Mayor, City of Atlanta 68 Mitchell Street, s. w. Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Dear Ivan: For some months I have wanted to write an expression of my appreciation of your many accomplishments as Mayor and your outstanding contributions to all the wide spectrum of activities in our great city. I have deferred writing simply because I was unable to adequately express myself without becoming verbose. After yesterday's exhibitien of raw courage, I can only say that I am proud of Mayor Ivan Allen and also of the true citizens of Atlanta who have so carefully conducted themselves under extremely trying circumstances. When the history of Atlanta is written, I suspect your administration will be recorded a~ one beset by more and greater problems and by more and greater accomplishments than any other. The problems are not resolved by any means, but under your guidance, there is hope of ultimate solutions which will benefit all citizens in our Atlanta area. ______, Sincerely yours, ~ S PAPER COMPANY Chairman of the Board AWRhodes/dm �@}IlS©IBl®Il£.

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SAVANN AH R. MACLEAN, Presiden t MAYOR JouN L•.- CaoMARTIE, FirJt J'ice Presid ent ~ ~ ~Il©Il~£& C.llNESVILLI: M AYOR Wn.1.1.01 J1.cK H.unLTON, S econd Jlice President DECATUR MAYOR RICHARD Pllll'r W. 406 FULTON FEDERAL BUILDING / ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303 ACTIVE PAST PRESIDENTS / EL)f ER B. RAY, Third Yice Presidtml GtoncE, Executive Director TELEPHONE 688-0472 September 7, 1966 CITY COMMISSIONER J. STEVE KNIGHT COLUMBUS IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT CITY COMMISSIONER JOHN E . YARBROUGH ROME , GA , MAYOR RANDOLPH MEDLOCK STONE MOUNTAIN, GA, MAYOR W. B. WITHERS Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr. City of Atlanta C ity Hall Atlanta, Ge orgia MOULTRIE , GA . CITY COMMISSIONER CARL E . PRUETT GRIFFIN, GA. MAYOR B. F . MERRITT, JR, MACON , GA, FIRST DISTRICT PRESIDENT MAYOR P . B. EDWARDS PORT WENTWORTH DIRECTOR MAYOR JACK A. LEROY Dear Mayor Allen: AILEY SECOND DISTRICT P e rmit me to join with your other many friends and admirers in complimenting you upon the l ead ers hip you so courageously demonstrated during the rioting on Tues d ay, Sept ember 6, 1 966 . Without d oubt your p atience and forbearance, coupled with f irmness and insist ence upon law and order, prevented a more serious situation. PRESIDENT MAYOR THOMAS W. LAWHO RNE SY LVES T ER DIREC TOR C OUN C I LMA N J, C . M INT ER CA I R O THIRD DISTRICT PRESIDENT M AYOR T . GRIFFIN WALKER A MERICUS DIR ECTOR M AYOR D A VID I. SAMMONS FORT VALLEY FOURTH DISTRICT PRES IDE N T MAYOR LEER . POTTER AVONDALE E STAT ES DIRECTOR CITY COMMISSIONER WU.LIAM C . PAI NTER. JR . DECATUR FIFT H DISTRICT I'm sure your fellow city officia ls over G eo r gia were equally impressed with yo ur composure and dedicat ion to duty. PRES IDE NT MAYOR M AR ION L. NOLAN COL LE G E PARK D I RECTOR Since rely, ALDE RM A N E . GREGORY GR I GGS ATLANTA SIXTH DISTRICT PRESIDENT M AYO R J . GARDNER NEWMAN L AGRANGE DIRECTOR MAYOR HERBERT H . JONES W . Elm e r George E xec utive Dir ecto r MCDO NOU GH SEVENTH DISTRICT PRESl,OENT MA YOR L . H O WARD ATHERTON, JR . M AR IETTA DtRECTOR CITY CO MM I SS IONER S . LEROY HANCOCK, JR. ROME tlGHTH DISTRICT WEG: rg PRESIDENT M AYOR RALPH V . CROFT BRUNSW I CK D I REC TOR CliTY M A N •A GER J O HN L . LEE EASTMAN MtNTH DISTRICT PRES ID.E NT MAYOR LEE E . CARTER HAR·TWEt.L DIRECT.OR M.AYOR CARL 9ARREl'T H.OLl:.V SPRINGS ltKT K DISTRI. CT PRES I DENT M AYOR G EORGE A. S A N.C KEN. AUGUSTA IDIR ECTOR M A YOR JULI U S F . BI SHOP ATHENS JR. DIR.ECTORS STAliE .t-"t LARGE MA_voR B •. El> JOHNSON C Ol.UMBUS COUNCILMAN G EORG E BULLOCK A THENS AL!llERM'A N CECIL TURN ER MAYOR JOHN C. EDENFIELD "IHOMASTON A."tLAN,TA ALDERMAN J. J . S AVANNAH SHOOB MAYOR AUBREY E . GREENWAY ROSW E.LL MAYOR W. A. B OWEN STATEsBORO CITY MANAGER GEORGE D . ADKINS PRESIDENT, CITY MANAGERS' SECTION THOMASVILLE CITY CLERK R . L . HUDGINS P R ESIDE NT, C I TY CLERKS' SECTrON D ECATUR C ITY A TTORN E Y JULIAN W EBB PRESIDENT, C ITY ATTORNEYS ' SECT ION DONALSONVILLE �LAW OFFICES HENRY J. MILLER ALEX P. GAINES PHILIP H . ALSTON,JR. ALSTON , MILLER & WM. B . SPANN , JR . GAINES TWELFTH FLOOR CITI ZENS & SO UTHERN NATIONAL BANK BUILD I NG FRANCIS SHACKELFORD MARTIN H . PEABODY JAMES L. ALSTON JAMES E . THOMAS ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303 DANIEL B . HODGSON HEWITT H . COVI NGTON JOHN L . MOORE , JR. EDWARD P . ELLI S LLOYD T . WHITAKER ROBERTS. BEAUCHAMP L. NEIL WILLIAMS, JR. 524 - 3241 CAB LE - ' ALSIB'" ROBERT C . A LSTON (1 873 - 19 38) ARNOLD C. MOORE PHILIP H . ALSTON JOHN R . CRENSHAW MICHAEL H . TROTTER (1880 - 1982) September 8, 1966 MICHAEL A . DOYLE RONALD L. REID CARL H . COFER, JR . JOHN K . TRAIN (IJ B . HARV EY HILL, JR . ROBERT G . HOLT ROBERT G . EDGE PAUL R . ERVIN , JR . OF C OUNSEL WM. HART SIBLEY C . O . J OHNSON ROBERT L . DODD , JR. Dear Ivan: We are all very proud of you. Best Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr . Mayor of the City of Atlanta City Hall Atlanta, Georgia reg~ �JA. 5-4462 THOMAS H. READ. PRESIDENT READ CONCESSIONS COMPANY 30 COURTLAND ST.. S. E. ATLANTA, GA. 30303 September 8, 1966 Bono Ivan Allen, Jr., Mayor City of Atlanta City Hall Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Dear Mr. Mayor: You were magnificent during our recent unpleasantness, and I want you to know you have my greatest admiration. Cordially yours, tt~omas Ho R ~ THR:man -,;: �1174 Zimmer Driv e , N. E. Atl anta, Georgia September 8, 1966. Dear Ivan: Th er e are ma ny r eason s why I value your friendship so highly. Foremost among th ese, of cours e , is th e f a ct tha t your fath er was one of my staunchest supporters during the many years I was with th e Atlant a Retail Merchants Association. He was a g reat encourageme nt to me a nd s tood behind me in everything I did. I shall r ememb er al wa ys tha t you cancell ed an out-of-town engagement to be th e speaker at th e t es timonial g iv en Reba and me by the Ass ociation shortly b efor e my r etir ement. That a lone would endear you to me for ev er. Th en you ha d the vision and courage to g iv e At l anta Bi g Ba s eball is my favorit e sport, a nd League Baseball a nd Football. it is wonderful to ha ve the opportu nity to see right here in Atlanta a ll of th e best baseball play ers in th e world. And when Atl anta g ets into a World Seri es , as I beli eve s h e will within the next f ew year s, I just hop e I shal l be fortuna t e enough to s ee some of tho se games . Just r e c ently you ha v e co ndu ct ed yours elf magnificently in conn ect ion with the Fir emen's Strik e; and what now a pp ears to have been a Castro- inspir ed riot, throug h some hot-h eaded revolutionar i es in our midst. Well, there are many ot her reas ons, a nd I just felt, in a time of great stress , that you should be told your fri ends are st a ndi ng solidly behind you in your efforts to make our beloved Atla nt a a bea con-light city f or all to see. Cordially & Sincer el y k- L. L. Austin. �THOMAS F. CHOYCE A TTO RN EY AT LAW SU ITE 111 4 • WILL I AM O LI VE R ATLANTA, GEORGIA T E 1-E P HONE B UILD ING 30303 524-7 73 1 September 8, 1966 PERSONAL The Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr. Mayor of the City of Atlanta % City Hall Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Dear Sir: I think that you have run a remarkable show with respect to both the firemen situation and the recent near riot . Please let this act as my way of expressing my personal pride in being connected with your administration . Sincerely yours , .Jt_ d-~ Thomas F . Choyce �This l etter ,-ra.s s ent t o the Atlanta Journal and Atlanta Cons titution today . ep r 19, 1966 To th &iitor: It 1 by au APFRBX!IATIO D I in ho etJa' giving~ t citifl ns of A ted ~ of th illu tr1 n IV ) ma,,or. ( u ll.iJ',lg po ibl r1o ti ted by ALIE He &mu:'~V nt to their f t or A bil top to ing jo tl riotins S O n. into it • t �0LD FUDD" P . Oo BOX 4541 , ATL.NTA , GEORGIA. 11 30302 Atlanta , Ga , Septo 19 ., 1966 . Hayor Ivan Allen Jr. 11 Ha ll , · Atla nt a , Georgia o %City Dear Hr . Alle n., J us t t o l e t you know t ha t you have my p ersona l admir ati on and approva l of yo ur han dl i n~ of t he r e ce nt rac i al di st urban ce s i n our ci ty . As one of your very f ir s t s uppor t ers for t he of fic e of mayor I was on e of t he small number of ci t izen s t ha t wer e not s urprised a t your displ ay of couraee whe n t he ch ip s were down ., as i t was what I had anti cipat ed fr om a fie l d gr ade officer,( Ma jor ) from our war . a. wor l d war 2, and this was what di cated my writing a let ter to the edit ors t hat appeared in t he At lant a J ournal of Sept . 15t h is s ue in support of your act io n. Your acti on as you kn ow has attracted national attention, and you may be pressured to accept 2nd spot on a national ticket o I still have your l ot ter t el l ing me that you only wish d to be mayor of Atlanta , and did not want any national office . I thought your decision wi3e at the time , and still t hi nk you would hove more political influence as mayor of a great city than as a nveep" on any ticket nationall y , altho it seems obvious t o me t hat "Bobby" Kennedy is giving you serious consideration as a possibl e runni ng n1ate IF he should head a national ticket f or the Democratic Party, as you'd be a natural .for him despite the difference in your ages , looking at it from the practical view that the Kennedy money can take the N. East , Ohio , Illinois and the far West ( California ) but no amount of mone~ can carry the South for Bobby Kennedy l Texas woula at least split 0-50 for him, the anti - LBJ vote o • • • as I see it a If offered such a deal and you wish to try it in the future, my offer of help for you is still open and I still have a heavy political following in most of the States . We were unable to put Sam Yorty over in California BUT it was a close one •••• and make no mistake about it Sam Yorty is a good man . He was, in our war, Capt~ Sam Yorty, Air Corp, attached to the 3rd ~ o n Leyte in the Pacifica o •• but I agree uith the majority of the people of our city that Atlanta needs your proven leadership, most especially during these trying times of racial unrest along with rapid economic ero,-,th• and I hope that even tho offered such a post y~ l chose to remain in Atlanta, C~ Sincerelyi Edgar P. Scott, ,., ~ ,,0 . Box 451.~l , Atlanta, Gaa �1492 South Gordon Street, S.W. Atlanta, Georgia September 12, 1966 Mayor Ivan Allen City Hall Atlanta, Georgia We are very proud, Mayor Allen - - - - - - - - - - - - - - of the wonderful spirit which you showed to Atlanta, Georgia, and yes, even the entire country during the recent riot in the Negro community\ As maey of us feel, we are moving too slowly in the slum clearances, both for Negroes and Whites, but I also realize this problem cannot be solved overnight, and to a degree, we will always have problem areas in housing especially. I do feel, hoever, that anyone, whether he be Negro or White, who fails to obey the laws of our cities, states, and Federal government, should be punished. I felt that you were the person for the job as Mayor, I voted for you, I have not always agreed with your thinking on every subject, but I do pledge my full support to a man as yourself, who will take the stand and back law and order in our City, as you did the other night. May you have many years in which to serve our City, as I feel that your leadership in our great City of Atlanta has been a 11 booster 11 for Atlanta, Georgia, and even the Southl Sincerely yours, ~ -~~ ;??,~ {Mrs.) Bobbie M. Sledge 1492 South Gordon Street, S.W. Atlanta, Georgia �GRIZZARD ADD HAAS SUITE 30!5, CARNEGIE BUILDING TELEPHONE !52!5-4821 Funo RRISmri CRIDPRlriOS • SPECIAL PRomonons 133 CARNEGIE WAY , N ,W. ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303 September 16, 1966 Honorable Ivan Allen , Jr. Mayor, City of Atla nta City Hall Atlanta, Georgia Dear Ivan: I am very, very proud of you. My delay i n writin g this i s because I had hoped to say it in person. But a heavy schedule at the office and heavy responsibilities at home keep me tied up. We are all so proud of your personal courage, your magnificent leadership and your unbelievable patience. I have always believed that when England was at its greatest , it was due largely to the fact that the privileged class believed in and prac t iced the spirit of "Noblesse Oblige". When you and Louise paid the condolence call on the negro mother, it occured to me that your example and this same spirit will lead Atlanta to greatness too. Leonard j oins me i n adm iration and warm regards to both of you. Please take care of yourself and call on me whenever I can help. Since rely, Mrs. Leonard Haas P.S. Please tell George that we admired his courage too. �...... . . - U.S. News & World Report Exclusive Interview- A NEGRO BUSINESSMAN SP A S HIS MIND Witt racial demonstrations, now spreading ocrou a,e nation, solve the Negro's problems? Is the N gro actually a "second-class citizen"? If so, who is to blame-the white man? You g t unexpected answers to these and other questi0ns from a leading Negro busine~sman. he is S. B. Fuller, intervi~wed in Chicago by a member of the staff of "U.S. New!> & World Report." His conclusions: A Negro, like anybody els~, can get ahead only by hard work and enterprisa. .<\t CHICAGO of opr ,rlumty clo lo U,e Jll Ill > 'I n ( PHI ht l .. 111 · \\'orl l .ltt>pm·t. Ju , l) S EV.'i & W R,O REP RT Asnu,1 19 19 �Mr Fuller ,nsp cts Born of poor parents in Louisiana, Mr fuller went to ~,honl only 0\ for OS the si,:th grade. Moving to Chicago as o roung r,,o 1, he started the fuller Product! Company 1n l 93.5 on capital of $2 5. Today its g10H soles coine to more thori IO million d1Jllo1s a year. While h oppose~ the vi~ s rind toc. ,cs bc1 ,g used b)· militant' Negro s, Mr. Fu"ier descr·bes h111Hclf os on "integrotion15t' -pointing out thnt S 8. ful er ut !i8, hos reached o level of b,isint'U s ~ Ce$ o toined bv ' w ncn- while or Ne91(), In odditi n to the Fuller f'rod ~ Co ,pony, wh•ch produces o no•,ooolly known line of co,fl' trcs ond all, .d produc,s, he controls t'igh ol r co• orolton A'Tlong them i~ o de rntment ~tc-re 1n Chi ago, or ol tote tr.i ;n ew York, ur "Couri , ' choin of ne paper serving Negro readers 111 (h rogo N "" V rk Deir nd Pithb p rations at his cosmetics plant ,n Chicago 0

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Atlanta 13 3 Georgia Dear Friend : Permit me to a cknowledge andthi:rnk you fnr se nd i.ng me a sopy of your l etter t o the Se cretary of State. I deplore v·olence under any circu~st~nces ~nd especially so when it. is relu.ted to t:he r;..c iul siLuation . One o f the inescapable l essons of h .:..story s h ows t11u t i t is much ·"!asier to gcncral-::c mob action than i t is to contrn l it. Those in high off ice 11ave no ideu of the untold dumage they r1re doing to "Jur consl:itutional sys tem ])y approving these dcrnonstr.1Li..n n s. I havr. :1.Ltad e d thi..:::; attitudo time ,1.nd aguin, but unfortunu.t.el y , Lhe rest of t h e country hr1s chos0n to rnilkc t110. South t.h0. whipping :::'Jy in illl rue i;J.l rn;J. ttr;rs a nd t.hrnnqh t.h e u se 0f all. of. t1v.' communicr1tions fT"' di ,.t (incl11clin(_J hic1 abu:;c' of U1c Lc1cvi ~; i o n) h"1vc gcn0rc1tr;,l f00li.vJ ,7q1Ln:--;l. t.hr; South- <1rnc11.1nt1-nq ,, l11t<..J~~t t.o ,1 nationa 1 di •;cc1 ,c, TJnfort·.un;-t t.r~ly , t.hc "<'h i.c1<:c' n'.' w i 11 cnrnt' home to roost " vith l11r'm, for c1.tt.,ck on nrcl er:- l y <Jovcrrnw,nt c7.n on l y rr~su l t 1n ,l.l1L cc'. 1y. With ev0ry good wu;h, T am Si.ncorely, �• n,.,.,.., HARR Y F I_OQO BYRD , V A . , C l-fl~ I RMA N RUSSE LL B . LO NG . LA. GEORGE A. SMATHERS, FLA . C L INTON P . ANDERSON. N . MEX . PAU L H . DOUG:.J.S , I LL. ALBER T GORE, T ENN . HERMAN E. TA L MADGE , GA . EUGENE J . MCCARTHY, M INN . VANCE HARTKE , IND. J . W . FULBRIGHT , ,\RK . ABRAHAM R IOICOFF. CONN . JOHN J . \"II LL!Af.1 5, DE L. FRANK CARLSON , KANS. W A LLACE F. DENNCTT, UT AH CARL T . CURTIS, NI RR . THRU!:.TON B. r-iorn O N, KY . 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Ma.yor Allen I have a patriot-love song ti..t I feel would be very fitting for ti.mas

like theseo If these wordsswere to reach out to the people, I would like to be convinced that there would be a change in man's heart and show more oonoern for brotherly• · love for one another as 'patriotic .AJnericans' should. I am sending you enclosed to keep a copy of such a love song which I have composed myself• I do hope you will enjoy the music of "Let •s Turn To God .AJnerica. 11 Sincerely yours, [.,/J_,.,:;t 1 ,/ c r'7::. a- '\..-... - 1.., _j t: Mrs. Marie Pull 1586 Alder Ct., S. E. MP/gs Atlanta. Ga. 30317 l!DiCL. (Music sheet• Let's Turn To God .America) .C .'. 'I,. �STATE MUTU A L LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA CH A RLES G . BETH EA , C . L .U. LIFE MEMBER MILLIO N DOLL AR ROU N D T A BLE EX ECUTI V E CONSU LT AN T T O S T A T E MU T UA L L IF E ASS U RANCE COMPANY OF AMER I CA 917 FU ·LT ON FE D ERAL B L DG. 11 PRYOR S T ., S. W. A TL AN T A , GEORG I A, 30303 September 8, 1966. May or Ivan Allen, .Tr. City Hall At.1@.nta, Georgia De ar Ivan: Thank you so much for your display of courage in our recent unfor tunate racial incident . Ki ndest regar ds . d:&i~. cerely yours , I ~ Bethea, C.L.u. Executi ve Consultant to State Mutual Life Assurance Company of America CGB/em FOUNDED 1844 · HO M E O FF I C E WORC E STER , MASSACHUSETTS OV ER F OU R B I LL IO N DO LL A R S O F L IF E INS U RANC E IN F ORC E �C . R. BRUMBY . .JR. FRANK L . BRUM V. PRES . AND SALES BY MGR. PRE S IDENT .JOHN PISANO V . PRES . ·CRYSTAL LAUNDRY . . . twut CRYSTAL UNIFORM RENT AL SERVICE , Inc. 304 ANGIER AVE ., N . E . TR. 2-4 751-2 ATLANTA. GA. B,ancte,i 674 MYRTLE ST. N . E . 710 PEACHTREE ST. N . E . (HOWELL HOUSE) 478 BOULEVARD N . E . �~tatr illllJatrr <0,_ualit~ (tontrol )Soard 47 Trinity Avenue, S. W. ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30334 September 8, 1966 Honorable Ivan Allen, Mayor City of Atlanta Cit;y Hall Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mayor Allen: Please accept my congratulations and deep appreciation for your courageous conduct and intelligent actions in confronting and quelling the disturbances of last Tuesday evening. All Georgians should be tremendously proud of the manner in which you met a very dangerous situation and the honor you have reflected on your City and our State. All good wi shes, Sincerely yours, ~&143.215.248.55 R. S. Howard , J r. Execu tive Secretary RSH: aj �