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Gives Gilt House
Yo Family of I
By ALEX COFFIN |
Walt Anderson, the tough-talking ex-Marine now fighting pov-|
erty, was given a house the other day to be used to help young
people. Anderson, in turn, is giving it away to a family with
eight children. ;
“What tne hell,’ Anderson! mons,’’ Anderson said. “I looked
said Tuesday. ‘Helping eight) at it and saw it was a deed... .|
‘kids is as important as helping | I thought. ‘How could°I have
-80. They'll have a home the rest) bought something and forgotten
of their lives and security| it?’ I thought I was being sued.
they’ve never had.” ‘IT was shaky.”
It happened this way: ' Pilcher said he'd give the
Associate City Attorney James , house, at 429 Dargan Place SW
Pilcher called Anderson |asi,in West End, to Anderson to be
week and asked the Economic used for the benefit of vouth.!
Oo ity Atlanta =e Pilcher said $3.430 still was
Tle OF hiS olice: owed on the lot, but still sturdy,
With Anderson sitting in front , Structure.
of him, Pilcher reached inside NEEDS REPAIRS
his coat pocket and pulled out Anderson agreed. then went
a slip of paper. iout to look at the house, which
“TI thought it was a sum-! sits on a high ground with trash
eats _. 2... ....}and weeds front and back. It
has solid walls but needs consid-
jerable repairs. David L. Park-
ler, a 35-year-old sign painted
with a wife, eight children and
an sister-in-law, live there.
Anderson thought about it and
asked if Parker wouid like to
‘own his own home. |
“He thought I was a- con
‘artist,” Anderson said. “so I
gave him some names of people
to check with. I guess he did
because he called me a couple
of days later and said okay.”
Anderson asked Wilson Me-
Clure. director of the West End
Urban Renewal Project, to help
and the last arrangements are
j being made this week.
'$83 A MONTH
: Parker will take over the $83:
‘a month payments and begin
paying another $55 a month for ~
ithe $10.000 rehabilitation to be
‘earried out through McClure’s
‘office. The $33 payments will be |
due for only a couple of years |
or so — the $55 will be due for |
120 years.
| McClure will send a Georgia;
|State College urban life intern
iout to work with the Parkers
on budgeting this summer. He’
j believes the Parkers can handle
| the payments because both work’
|—she in a restaurant.
“[T just hope I’m doing the
right thing.” Anderson said.
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THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Wednesday, June 25, 1969
sa
Gives Gilt House
Yo Family of I
By ALEX COFFIN |
Walt Anderson, the tough-talking ex-Marine now fighting pov-|
erty, was given a house the other day to be used to help young
people. Anderson, in turn, is giving it away to a family with
eight children. ;
“What tne hell,’ Anderson! mons,’’ Anderson said. “I looked
said Tuesday. ‘Helping eight) at it and saw it was a deed... .|
‘kids is as important as helping | I thought. ‘How could°I have
-80. They'll have a home the rest) bought something and forgotten
of their lives and security| it?’ I thought I was being sued.
they’ve never had.” ‘IT was shaky.”
It happened this way: ' Pilcher said he'd give the
Associate City Attorney James , house, at 429 Dargan Place SW
Pilcher called Anderson |asi,in West End, to Anderson to be
week and asked the Economic used for the benefit of vouth.!
Oo ity Atlanta =e Pilcher said $3.430 still was
Tle OF hiS olice: owed on the lot, but still sturdy,
With Anderson sitting in front , Structure.
of him, Pilcher reached inside NEEDS REPAIRS
his coat pocket and pulled out Anderson agreed. then went
a slip of paper. iout to look at the house, which
“TI thought it was a sum-! sits on a high ground with trash
eats _. 2... ....}and weeds front and back. It
has solid walls but needs consid-
jerable repairs. David L. Park-
ler, a 35-year-old sign painted
with a wife, eight children and
an sister-in-law, live there.
Anderson thought about it and
asked if Parker wouid like to
‘own his own home. |
“He thought I was a- con
‘artist,” Anderson said. “so I
gave him some names of people
to check with. I guess he did
because he called me a couple
of days later and said okay.”
Anderson asked Wilson Me-
Clure. director of the West End
Urban Renewal Project, to help
and the last arrangements are
j being made this week.
'$83 A MONTH
: Parker will take over the $83:
‘a month payments and begin
paying another $55 a month for ~
ithe $10.000 rehabilitation to be
‘earried out through McClure’s
‘office. The $33 payments will be |
due for only a couple of years |
or so — the $55 will be due for |
120 years.
| McClure will send a Georgia;
|State College urban life intern
iout to work with the Parkers
on budgeting this summer. He’
j believes the Parkers can handle
| the payments because both work’
|—she in a restaurant.
“[T just hope I’m doing the
right thing.” Anderson said.
eb te
e
- =
THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Wednesday, June 25, 1969
sa