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NEWSLETTER
OF THE
J OMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMISSION
ESTABLISHED BY THE MAYOR AND THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN, NOVEMBER, 1060
1208 CITY HALL, ATLANTA GEORGIA 80303 TELEPHONE -408 EXT. 488
JOB CONFERENCE: October 26, 1967 10 A.ii, 12 Noon 2 <4 Poms City Hall
To hear from all the segments of the community concerned with employment
-- employees looking for workers; those looking for jobs; those giving
training for jobs; employment service and labor representatives; public
and private agencies with employment programs. If you are interested, con-
tact the CRC office.
KEKKKHHHHHHEHRHHEHE
SOME FACTS ON ATLANTA EMPLOYMENT:
Le Georgia State Employment Service, Atlanta offices in July had 659
job orders (described as a "slack season") and 11,324 active applicants
(5,847, females).
2s All EOA Centers referred total of 1,811 clients to Manpower counsel-
ors in July.
Jt Majority of "hardcore unemployed" interviewed in Labor Department
EQOA Human Resources Survey, 1966 were Atlanta natives or 10 year residents
or more.
4. 1350 Atlanta establishments reported to U.S. Equal Employment Oppor-
tunity Commission, 1966 employed a total of 103,798 Negroes were 17% of
the total employed, 1.8% of the total white collar workers and 4% of the
total craftsmen employed. Of the 17,641 Negroes, 5.45% were white collar,
4.7% craftsmen.
EHEKKKEKEREREEH
HOUSING MEETINGS: Second Friday each month, 10 A.M.) City Hall of Organi-
zations and agencies with programs in housing. Sub-committees on equal
housing opportunity, legal housing problems, tenant-landlord relations,
and military housing was held on October 13th. : aes
HEHEHE KREKKRHHEEK
SOME FACTS ON ATLANTA HUUSING: From Relocation Study of the Community
Improvement Program (CIP) for the City.
1. Displaced by governmental action, 1964 - 27 whites, 1108 non-whites.
2. Relocated in substandard dwellings - O whites; non-whites 5.2%
as Estimated displacement of all urban renewal families as of July,
white - 426,-fAdn-white -~5;'044 (92%)
HEEKHEEEHEKEEEE
OBSERVERS INVITED: Organizations, agencies and individuals in Metro-
Atlanta are invited to serve as observers at the Atlanta Community
Relations Commission regular monthly meeting (4th Fridays, 1:30 P....
City Hall) and any special meetings (as called) of the Commission.
Planned but not yet scheduled: Meetings of the CRC with the Atlanta
Board of Education and the Board of the Atlanta Housing Authority,
also the Office of Economic Opportunity. Dates being arranged.
HE HHHKHEARHEHE
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYMENT CLAUSE FOR CITY CONTRACTS: Will be re-
quired under an ordinance passed by the Board of Aldermen on September
18th upon the recommendation of the CRC, Vice-Mayor Sam Massell, the
Summit Leadership Conference and others. This is required of Housing
Authority contracts, by federal regulations. CRC has recommended that
School Board contracts also require it.
KEHKHKEHHRKEKEE
DIXIE HILLS: The CRC Executive Committee met at the Mayor's request
to hear from the residents of the area, following the incidents of
June 19-21. Reports of the meeting and follow-up reports are available
from CRC office.
Page 2 News
SCHOOLS: On September 14th the CRC called a special emergency meet-
ing with the Atlanta Board of Education, Superintendent Letson and the
representatives of the Atlanta Summit Leadership Conference, to obtain
facts about the school situation. (The Commission had met with Dr,
Letson «n July 12th and asked the School Board for a joint meeting to
discuss matters of policy. President Ed Cook of the School Board had
agreed to such a meeting, but had not set a time). The School Board
had already scheduled a special meeting to discuss a disciplinary matter
for Septrmber 14th. The Commission met and heard the grievances of
parents and organizations and telegraphed another request for a joint
meeting with the School Board, stressing the urgency of the situation.
KKEEKKEKKEREREHE
NETGHBORHOOD TEAMS & ADVISORY COUNCILS: The original 5 Teams of the
Commission members to keep in touch with specific areas have been ex-
panded to 10. Teams.and Advisory Councils are being appointed for each.
The Teams are for Edgewood-Kirkwood; Summerhill-Peoplestown; Mechanics-
ville-Pittsburgh; Vine City-Lightning; Northwest-Dixie Hills; Northwest-
Perry Homes Area; Houlevard-Parkway; Capitol Avenue and Blair Village-
Poole Creek. Any neighborhood or organization can call for a meeting of
the Community Relations Commission.
YOUTH MEETING: When much of the nation was trying to keep young people
from meeting, the CRC voted to held a special meeting and invite the
young people of Atlanta to the City Hall to give their views on their
‘own 'problems. On August 9th, more than 150 packed the Aldermanic
Chamber and spoke, from all parts of town. The views of all of their
problems were pretty well summed up "nothing to do and nowhere to go",
YOUTH CENTER FOR PITTSSURGH AREA: Inspired by what he heard at the
Youth Hearing on August 9th, Michael Forkner of the Pittsburgh area
went back’ and hunted up a’ building which could be used as a youth center.
With the help of the EOA Center, community groups and individuals, a
place was located which the owner agreed to lease for this purpose. The
City Parks and Recreation Department is nenovating the building and will
staff it, and for the first time the young people of the Pittsburgh area,
will have a place of their own. Congratulations to all who have worked
on this.
KREEKEEKREKREREREE
MR. JOSEPH WYANT: Mr. Wyant has been appointed to replace Mr. Al Keuttner
who resigned from the Commission when he moved to Los Angeles to join
the staff of "Pace", Mr. Keuttner's services as an original member of
the Commission was appreciated by all. Dr. C*’eveldnd Dennard, another
original ember of the Commissian who resigned last’ winter (ee ah
when he left Atlanta to accept appointment by New York City Mayor John
Lindsey as Department Commissioner for Human Resources. Dr. Dennard has
now Eecome Director of the new Technical Institute of the District of
Columbia in Washington. Our congratulations to both.
COMMISSION MEMBER T. M. ALEXSNDER, SR. attended the Washington meeting
of the newly formed Urban Coalition, the Steering Committee of which
includes Mayor Allen.
COMMISSTON CHAIRMAN IRVING K. KALER was invited to Dallas, Texas to
meet with the Citizens Committee interested in establishing a Community
Relations Commission.
HEKEKAEKHREKERE
MRS. VELMA STRODE: Mrs. Strode, officer in charge of liasion with
local agencies for the Community Relations Service of the U.S. Depart-
ment of Justice, visited the CRC at our request last month. Mrs.
Strode is the sister of the Reverend Homer McKewen, Atlanta pastor, and
we want to thank her publicly for her assistance while she was here
and at other times.
OF THE
J OMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMISSION
ESTABLISHED BY THE MAYOR AND THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN, NOVEMBER, 1060
1208 CITY HALL, ATLANTA GEORGIA 80303 TELEPHONE -408 EXT. 488
JOB CONFERENCE: October 26, 1967 10 A.ii, 12 Noon 2 <4 Poms City Hall
To hear from all the segments of the community concerned with employment
-- employees looking for workers; those looking for jobs; those giving
training for jobs; employment service and labor representatives; public
and private agencies with employment programs. If you are interested, con-
tact the CRC office.
KEKKKHHHHHHEHRHHEHE
SOME FACTS ON ATLANTA EMPLOYMENT:
Le Georgia State Employment Service, Atlanta offices in July had 659
job orders (described as a "slack season") and 11,324 active applicants
(5,847, females).
2s All EOA Centers referred total of 1,811 clients to Manpower counsel-
ors in July.
Jt Majority of "hardcore unemployed" interviewed in Labor Department
EQOA Human Resources Survey, 1966 were Atlanta natives or 10 year residents
or more.
4. 1350 Atlanta establishments reported to U.S. Equal Employment Oppor-
tunity Commission, 1966 employed a total of 103,798 Negroes were 17% of
the total employed, 1.8% of the total white collar workers and 4% of the
total craftsmen employed. Of the 17,641 Negroes, 5.45% were white collar,
4.7% craftsmen.
EHEKKKEKEREREEH
HOUSING MEETINGS: Second Friday each month, 10 A.M.) City Hall of Organi-
zations and agencies with programs in housing. Sub-committees on equal
housing opportunity, legal housing problems, tenant-landlord relations,
and military housing was held on October 13th. : aes
HEHEHE KREKKRHHEEK
SOME FACTS ON ATLANTA HUUSING: From Relocation Study of the Community
Improvement Program (CIP) for the City.
1. Displaced by governmental action, 1964 - 27 whites, 1108 non-whites.
2. Relocated in substandard dwellings - O whites; non-whites 5.2%
as Estimated displacement of all urban renewal families as of July,
white - 426,-fAdn-white -~5;'044 (92%)
HEEKHEEEHEKEEEE
OBSERVERS INVITED: Organizations, agencies and individuals in Metro-
Atlanta are invited to serve as observers at the Atlanta Community
Relations Commission regular monthly meeting (4th Fridays, 1:30 P....
City Hall) and any special meetings (as called) of the Commission.
Planned but not yet scheduled: Meetings of the CRC with the Atlanta
Board of Education and the Board of the Atlanta Housing Authority,
also the Office of Economic Opportunity. Dates being arranged.
HE HHHKHEARHEHE
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYMENT CLAUSE FOR CITY CONTRACTS: Will be re-
quired under an ordinance passed by the Board of Aldermen on September
18th upon the recommendation of the CRC, Vice-Mayor Sam Massell, the
Summit Leadership Conference and others. This is required of Housing
Authority contracts, by federal regulations. CRC has recommended that
School Board contracts also require it.
KEHKHKEHHRKEKEE
DIXIE HILLS: The CRC Executive Committee met at the Mayor's request
to hear from the residents of the area, following the incidents of
June 19-21. Reports of the meeting and follow-up reports are available
from CRC office.
Page 2 News
SCHOOLS: On September 14th the CRC called a special emergency meet-
ing with the Atlanta Board of Education, Superintendent Letson and the
representatives of the Atlanta Summit Leadership Conference, to obtain
facts about the school situation. (The Commission had met with Dr,
Letson «n July 12th and asked the School Board for a joint meeting to
discuss matters of policy. President Ed Cook of the School Board had
agreed to such a meeting, but had not set a time). The School Board
had already scheduled a special meeting to discuss a disciplinary matter
for Septrmber 14th. The Commission met and heard the grievances of
parents and organizations and telegraphed another request for a joint
meeting with the School Board, stressing the urgency of the situation.
KKEEKKEKKEREREHE
NETGHBORHOOD TEAMS & ADVISORY COUNCILS: The original 5 Teams of the
Commission members to keep in touch with specific areas have been ex-
panded to 10. Teams.and Advisory Councils are being appointed for each.
The Teams are for Edgewood-Kirkwood; Summerhill-Peoplestown; Mechanics-
ville-Pittsburgh; Vine City-Lightning; Northwest-Dixie Hills; Northwest-
Perry Homes Area; Houlevard-Parkway; Capitol Avenue and Blair Village-
Poole Creek. Any neighborhood or organization can call for a meeting of
the Community Relations Commission.
YOUTH MEETING: When much of the nation was trying to keep young people
from meeting, the CRC voted to held a special meeting and invite the
young people of Atlanta to the City Hall to give their views on their
‘own 'problems. On August 9th, more than 150 packed the Aldermanic
Chamber and spoke, from all parts of town. The views of all of their
problems were pretty well summed up "nothing to do and nowhere to go",
YOUTH CENTER FOR PITTSSURGH AREA: Inspired by what he heard at the
Youth Hearing on August 9th, Michael Forkner of the Pittsburgh area
went back’ and hunted up a’ building which could be used as a youth center.
With the help of the EOA Center, community groups and individuals, a
place was located which the owner agreed to lease for this purpose. The
City Parks and Recreation Department is nenovating the building and will
staff it, and for the first time the young people of the Pittsburgh area,
will have a place of their own. Congratulations to all who have worked
on this.
KREEKEEKREKREREREE
MR. JOSEPH WYANT: Mr. Wyant has been appointed to replace Mr. Al Keuttner
who resigned from the Commission when he moved to Los Angeles to join
the staff of "Pace", Mr. Keuttner's services as an original member of
the Commission was appreciated by all. Dr. C*’eveldnd Dennard, another
original ember of the Commissian who resigned last’ winter (ee ah
when he left Atlanta to accept appointment by New York City Mayor John
Lindsey as Department Commissioner for Human Resources. Dr. Dennard has
now Eecome Director of the new Technical Institute of the District of
Columbia in Washington. Our congratulations to both.
COMMISSION MEMBER T. M. ALEXSNDER, SR. attended the Washington meeting
of the newly formed Urban Coalition, the Steering Committee of which
includes Mayor Allen.
COMMISSTON CHAIRMAN IRVING K. KALER was invited to Dallas, Texas to
meet with the Citizens Committee interested in establishing a Community
Relations Commission.
HEKEKAEKHREKERE
MRS. VELMA STRODE: Mrs. Strode, officer in charge of liasion with
local agencies for the Community Relations Service of the U.S. Depart-
ment of Justice, visited the CRC at our request last month. Mrs.
Strode is the sister of the Reverend Homer McKewen, Atlanta pastor, and
we want to thank her publicly for her assistance while she was here
and at other times.