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Garner-Howard Smith-Harry Byrd-John
McClellan congressional Democrats; and
the Allen Treadway*-Robert Taft-Charles
Halleck congressional Republicans."
These are not mere party wings, claims
Burns; their differences are institutional
and ideological. The power fulcrum of
the presidential parties is the national
convention , where they dominate rankand-file delegates. "The Robert T afts and
the Lyndon Johnsons usually do not win
at Chicago or Philadelphia. " The Electoral College compels the presidential parties to "cater to the urban masses and
their liberal dogmas ." For leadership, they
draw from the ranks of big-city lawyers,
Eastern fin ancial executives, academicians
( Republican examples: Elihu Root , Henry Stimson , John Foster Dulles, Douglas
Dillon ) . These parties are generall y internationalist , favor activist government,
are concerned with broad " way-of-life"
issues .
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The congressional parties, on the other
hand , use their control of legislative machinery to block the presidential parties.
They draw their leadership from the
small towns, concentrate mainly on breadand-butter economic issues. Many Congressmen are from districts with little
competition ( Burns contends that a mere
125 of the 435 House districts are even
reasonably competitive ), gain powerful
seniority advantages over Congressm~n
from swing districts who ideologically incline towa rd the presidential parties.
Among Democrats cited by Burns as
presidential _party members: New York's
Emanuel Celler, Rhode I sland 's John
Fogarty, California's Chet Holifield ;
among Republicans: New Jersey's Senator Clifford Case and New Yo rk's Senator
J acob Javi ts. John Kennedy, says Burns ,
shifted to the presidential pa rty while
still in the Senate.
Tantalizing Question. The res ulting
deadlock , writes Burns, can and should
be broken-by helping the presidential
parties swallow their· congressional counterparts. To bring this about, he urges
elimination of the seniority system in
Congress , reapportionm ent of gerrymandered districts,t uniform elec tion laws
for the Senate , House and presidency ,
mass dues-paying memberships for the
parties. "It is better that a lot of people
give a little money than that a few give
a lot. "
The rewards for such reorganization
of the parties, Burns a rgues, would be


Treadway was a conserva ti ve Rep ublican


from weste rn Massac hu se tts mounta in country
who se£ved 32 years in the H ou e of Represe nta tives (19 13-44), 25 of them on the Ways and
Mean s Committee. Burn s cites him as an ex a mple of congressional R epub li cans fr om non co mpetiti ve di s tri cts, simil a r to many So uthern
D emocrats.
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Column is t Roscoe Drummond contends tbat
present ma lappo rt ionment work.s to the disadvantage of Republicans : Republ ica n cand ida tes for the House won 48% of the nationwide
congression a l vote in November but captured
only 40 % of the seats. Th e G.O.P ., he cla im s,
won one sea t fo r every 1 3 7,000 of its votes, tbe
D emocra ts one for each 100 , 000 of theirs .
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imm ense. "The great task of the presidential party is to forge a new majo rity
organized down to the wards and precincts , towns and villages and effective
in Congress as well as in the executive
branch. Whether this task will be accomplished by the presidential Democrats
under John F. Kennedy, or by the president ial Republicans under someone like
Rockefeller, is one of the tantalizing questions of the future ."
Tantalizing it certainly is. But is it
reali stic? After all , one of Burns's favorites, Franklin Roosevelt , tried hard
to swallow up the Democratic congressional party-and got bloodied up m
the a ttempt.
tantalizingly close to a white neighborhood called Cascade Heights, where homes
range from $20,000 to a few at $50,000.
Block-Busting. Both Negroes and
whites acted badly in the events that led
up to the barrier between Collier Heights
and Cascade H eights. Negro real estate
brokers used block-busting techniques to
try to buy homes in the Pey ton-Utoy subdivision of Cascade Heights . They falsely
told white residents that their neighbors
had put their homes up for sale and conspicuously drove Negro clients through
the area on Sunday to frighten white
owners. A white real estate man th.reatened to sell his home and some lots to
Negroes in order to get a higher price
from white buyers in the area ; he actually ended up signing contracts with both a
white owners' group and a Negro . Since
WAYN E WILSON, LEVIT ON -A TLANTA
MAYOR ALLEN
A le sso n unlearned.
ATLA N TA ' S WALL
THE SOUTH
Divided City
It was in Berlin that the tragic and
dramatic lesson of what happens to a divided city came home to m e, and if I
could make you see it as I saw it, you
would share with m e my feeling that Atlant a must not be a city divided .
In his inaugural speech last yea r, Atlanta's Mayor Ivan Allen Jr. thus warned
his fe llow citizens of the effects of the
Berlin Wall , which he had recently viewed.
But las t wee k Atlanta itself was di vided
by a pair of 2-ft.-10-in .-high steel-andwood barri cades set up by the city to
prevent Negroes from mo ving into a white
neighbo rh ood .
Atlanta 's white-Negro relationships
have Jong been considered among the best
in the South. But the city's 200,960 Negroes (39 .9 % of the population ) a re hard
pressed for Jiving room. They live on
24 .6 % of the total land zoned for residential purposes, are largely confi ned to a
black belt running north west to southeast through the heart of the city . In this
belt, one of the best districts is Collier
Heights, in north west Atlanta. The main
trouble with Collier Heights is that it is
Jul y, it has been impossible to sell a house
in Peyton-Utoy to a white buyer, and
white owners we re panicked by the threat
to their property values.
Virgil Copeland , president of the Southwest Citizens Association , a group of
homeo wners in Cascade Heights, finally
went to Mayor Allen and suggested closing off two roads that run between the
N egro and white areas to prevent encroachments by Negroes and act as a psychological stimulant to white buyers. Allen called in Negro leaders to discuss the
possibility of erecting barriers. In return,
the city would rezone 250 ac res for Negro
residential use. Understandably , the Negroes protested.
Into Court. Mayor Allen turned the
matte r ove r to the board of aldermen,
which voted to erec t the barriers. At 7
the fo llowing morning , workmen were on
P eyton and H arlan roads driving I beams
into the pavement. The Negroes of Atla nta, represented by a new All-Citizens
Committee composed of most Negro organizations in the city, refused to deal
with the city un til the barriers come
down. Negroes have lost one su it in court
to have the ba rri ers torn down , but a further test is pending before superior court
in Atlanta . Last week the board of aldermen considered a resolution to remove
the barriers-and voted it down IO to 3.
TIME, JANUARY 18, 1963
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Tho Honorable Ivan JUlon
City Hall
Atla nta, Ga.
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l>oa 't' Mr. .Allon:
First lot zoo sa._y how happy I was when you wore
elected Mayer. It was a very fine t hing for
so me one of you.r cal ibor to offer for public
office. You ba.d 1l'lV sympa.t hy when the bon d issue
failed, and it seemed a s thought Atla.nta h a d
decided to go backward instead of fo r ward..
But n ow w.c come to the waJ.l.
I refer of course
to the barricade at Peyton Rd. - I understand why
it was erected, but understanding it doesn't
ma.ko i t righ t. Wo mst not h a ve an unna.tural
barr ier i n our city .
I hope t hat s oma solution will s oo n be reached
and t hat t h e waJ.l will bo t a ken down.
�Mayor: Iv an Allen
Atlanta City Hall
Atlanta,
Georgia.
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The Red image is to build a \'fall then,-- negotiate.
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Dalton, Georgi a .
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MISSING DENTURES led to battles both inside and outside the
court Friday. Miss Carol Drawdy, 19, testified that she had jilted
Michael Kasparian, 38, of Providence, R.I. She charged that he
had stolen her den tures to get even with her. Kasparian denied
the charge and was found innocent, but his troubles were not yet
over. After the verdict, police said Mrs. Loretta Robin, Miss
Drowdy's sister walked up and hi t him in the face. The two
women then wai ted outside the courtroom, but Kasparia n escaped
out a side door. About a half hour later, the women caught up
with Kaspari an at a bus stop, where Miss Drowdy allegedly took
off her spiked heel shoe and attacked him. She was charged with
assaul t and battery.
arold Thomas O'Brien was
added to the F ederal Bureau of
nvestigation's list of Ten Most
iWa nted Fugitives Friday. He is
ought for unlawful interstate
light to avoid prosecution, based
on a federal warra~ssued at
hicago in 1960 in the ?la ·ng of
barroom acquaintance a
lake, III.
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e placement of city-erected barers between Negro and white
sidential a reas in southwest
tlanta.
Judge Robert E. Jones disissed a petition brought against
e cit~ by a group ?f Negroes
d whit~ persons seeking to hav_e
e barners remove~. The suit
arged tha t the barricades were
public nuisance.
The wood-and-steel barricades
ere erected Dec. 18 after Mayor
an Allen Jr. and the boar d of
dermen approved ordinances
rmitting them.
Jones ruled that the roads
ased to be public streets when
~ ::~ances closing them were
"If it is not a public street
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TiiE CLASSIC NEWS story occurred in San Bernardino, Cali f. , if
an angry wife's charge is true. Mrs. Joe Cardova accused her
husband of biting their one-eyed Pekingese dog because it bit
him first. No complaint was filed, but offi cer Elio Gonzales advised
the husband to seek medical treatment for a cut above his mouth.
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FOUR · MONTH · OLD Deborah
Jeanne Nobrega has a social
security card all her own.
Deborah has had a bank savings ac'coun t opened for her
and the law requ ires recipients
of dividends, interest or other
payments ,to give identifying
numbers for reports to the Internal Revenue Service. So lawabiding Deborah got a social
security number.
AN ENTERPRISING Moscow
housewife is on trial for running a "save your marriage"
DEBORAH NOBREGA
mail-order service. According
to the newspaper Moscow Pravda, Mrs. Nedezhda Sosnovskaya
cleared more than $1,400 with the scheme. She picked her clientele
from divorce notices in Soviet newspapers. She wrote the wives,
promising to " bring peace and harmony to married life and make
their husbands love them ." Mrs. Sosnovskaya's secret cure: " Take
an ordinary piece of paper, fold it and place it near the bed. Set
an alarm clock for midnight and when it rings, tear off a strip
of the paper. If this fails to bring results, repeat the operation
on followin g nights."
ACTRESS Rita LaRoy's ad offering a silver blue mink stole for
sale brought quick results, Los Angeles police reported. Someone
responded while she was not at home and stole the stole.
EIGHTY-TWO-YEAR-OLD Mrs. Anna Hunt was talking to a sales
clerk in a Philadelphia gift shop when an armed bandi~ appeared
and announced, "This is a holdup!" "Holdup, nothing," cried Mrs.
Hunt, as she began striking the would-be robber. He fled to a
waiting taxicab.
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Jim Wright Confident
_Of 01{ ~n Tri_ni~y Pia~
White homeowners in the area Washington Bw·eau of The News
ad urged that the barriers be WASHINGTON-:-Rep._Jim Wright
nstructed to create a racial buf- of Fort Worth said Fnday he felt
r zone, intended to discourage .pretty confident" that auth?r_izae movement of Negroes into the hon of t~e. proP_Osed 900-r~ulh?n,.
I-white neighborhood.
dollar Tnmty River canalization
Virgil Copeland, president of the project ~n be obtained in Conite Southwest Citizens Associa- gress this year.
on which takes credit for the Wright said he was certain the
an to use the barriers, said project will_ be approved b~ ilie
at racial tension had increased House. Publi~ Works Committee,
the area recently because of on which he 15 8 member.
res~ures being put on white resi- The Fort Worth congressman
ents to sell their homes to wrote a lette
meanwhile, urging speedy action
b~ the board in the_ hearings it
will hold on the Trinity,
A hearing has been set by the
board in Washington on Jan. 24 .
Wright said he did not know
whether it would be public or
whether he would be able to
testify.
Action by the board will be th~
first step jn a lengthy proce s ,
necessary before Congre. s can
act.
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�Mr. Ramsey urged all citizens of the entire Southwest
to solicit help immediately by
writing Mayor Ivan Allen and
organized resistance within Aldermen Milton Farris and
Jack Summers at the City Hall
the local community.
In describing the serious regarding encroachment prothreat posed by the Negroes, . .blem.
Al Kobus, chairman of the
Mr. Ramsey reiterated that
finance
committee, asked that
not -.only is the Peyton-Utoy
Forest area at stake, but the citizens support Southwest,
entire Southwest area as well. Incorporated, by purchasing
Unless the whit('! citizens of stock offered by the corCascade Heights assume an poration.
The money obtained from the
active role in resisting the
block busters, he said, many sale of stock will be used to
!)urchase homes offered for
sale in the area threatened by
Negro encroachment.
Those interested in further
information should contact Al
Kobus, 753 - 4574, Harold
Ramsey, 758 - 4209, Jim
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Daniels, 755-5978.
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Friday, July 20, 1962
NUMBER 56
Peyton-Utoy Forest
Fights Block Busters
At a meeting held Monday
evening by residents of the
Peyton-Utoy Forest community, steps were taken to combat
the encroachment threat posed
by Negro agaitators bent on
employing
Chicago - style
block busting tactics in the
Southwest area.
Residents of the community
located off Peyton and Harland Roads, have been plagued during the past several
months by numerous telephone
calls and visits by Negro real
estate brokers solic1:tfng listings in ~
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through
for the purpose of creating
unrest and panic and a general disruption of the peace
and tranquility which heretofore has characterized thE
cvic-minded community.
Harold Ramsey, president of
the Southwest Citizens Association and a member of the
Board of Directors of Southwest, Incorporated, was the
meeting's principal speaker.
Mr. Ramsey outlinro the encroachment attempts made b)
Negroes during the past several months ~ N!!lllDl"lll!d pro.
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HE'S ON THE WELFARE NOW
You All Picked This Fellow
Pretty Clean, Didn't You."
By Charles Black, an Atlanta Inquirer Ex-elusive
Several months ago the story was told of an Atlanta Negro who
was to inherit a $100,000 - plus estate but was experiencing
difficulty having the estate settled.
Mr. Lawrence Culwell, Sr.,
proceedings.
the 56 year-old unlettered and
Judge Moo,re, who pr~Sided
illfated man in point, finally
over Friday s hearing, lS rehad his estate settled last Friported to have said of the
day to the tune of some $5,000
vicious shake-down of the Culto which he does not have acwell estate ••you all picked
cess.
this poor fell- pretty clean,
According to Mr. J.M. Richdidn"t you?"
ardson, vice-president of the
Eye-witness reports Indicate
J,C, Johnson Realty Company
that the comments weredirectthe tremendous cut inCulwell's
ed at the various orhitrators
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on Simpson Road and Tiger'sllowiers Place. "Ille ...._ .m R aperaim .by an integrated staff
that will include sixteen newly lrailel Nepv fiR!mell 'MihD 'will !be me first of dleir race to serve
in Atlanta's Fire ~pactmed: inmodemllis:IDry.
- 11:o!Adanta IFi:neChief. C.H. Hildebrand
the station will begin in opecation .in Feianlar'f.
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for attorney fees and «her In-
cidentals surrounding the settlement. Mr. Richardson was
a witness at Friday's court
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Attorney Grace
• t::uJwell's lawyer, told the Inquirer
that Culwell is presently living
at 816 Pelham Stteet, NW where
all of his utilities have been off
"for two years:• He bas had to
cook in the yard and doesn't
even have enough cover to keep
warm.
The Atlanta lawyer contends
that the Georgia Savmgs Bank,
the late Charles Smith. bis son
A. G. Smith and several other
opportunists
bad
"big!l banded" the Culwell Case all
the way through. She charged
that Culwen•s mother bad been
"tricked into drawing up her
will while her mind was bad 0 '
and that Culwell had been "tricked into signing over the trusteeship of his estate to the banC0
The pretense was ttmt he was
"signing papers to finance bis
father's funeral .. , Attorney
Thomas said.
Mrs . Thomas told the Inquirer that she filed a suit in
Fulton Superior court to prevent the sale ofthefamilybouse
which was "all that was let
when I entered the case" • But
the next day, said Mrs. Thomas
Smirh and Oxford, the "admin'istrators'" of Culw ll's e ta ,
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Shown- above is an arcbitec:DJral skeidhm A'illta:nta"fSmew.est:ffire 'Staliitim, lllOW under construction
inheritage was due to deductions
arui or in'
~ ar~ es~ 1~n- me ca..,_,..,_: - - - - ~---on Simpson Road and Tigersfhnrers P:Jaoe.. 7l1he :st.nii.en \WfilI1 !be DJi>Br.ateiil by an integrated staff
for attorney fees and other inAttorney Grace Thomas, Culthat will include sixteen newly lraiDed ~ ffiirtemen \WM \Wii1l!l. lb.e ilihe .fiirst of their race to serve
cidentals surrounding the set~ ' s lawyer, told the Inquirer
in Atlanta's Fire Department inmod&nlmstiorF. A'0DDI1l!ling ta> iAttllanta 1Fme Cb.ief, C. H. Hildebrand
tlement. Mr. Richardson was
that Culwell is presently living
the station will begin in operation in Fe'hn:rary. · fl'i.
a witness at Friday's court
at 816 Pelham Street,NWwhere
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By Jondelle Johnson, an Atlanta Inquirer Ex:dusive
-'A 32 -y:ear old woman with a history of mental illness is being
iheld 1n t!he Decatur jail on a charge of murder, as a result of the
imea:tib of an infant to which she gave birth in an outdoor "wiyy.'~
1Mahi1e Jones of 633 Booker
Hospital where she was taken
Silr1eet in Decatur, an Atlanta
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«!ray. November 22, 1962 at Grady
Say, Mayor May Dig Own Political Grave
With Peyton Buffer
By S. Strickland and L. Anderson
The Empire Real Estate Board this week serv.ed notice on Mayor
l van Allen and other promoters of the "Peyton Ro 2d buffer"
ipropo:sal that the group intends to wage a vigorous fight against
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the late Charles Smith, his s.o n
A. G. Smith and several other
opportunists
had
"hig_h handed" the Culwell Case all
the way through. She charged
that Culwell's mother had been
"tricked into drawing up her
will while her mind was bad"
and that Culwell had been "tricked into signing over the trusteeship of his estate to the bank!'
The pretense was that he was
"signing papers to finance his
father's
funeral", _ Attorney
Thomas said.
Mrs. Thomas told the Inquirer that she filed a suit in
Fulton Superior court to prevent the sale ofthefamilyhouse
which was "all that was let
when I entered the case" • But
the next day, said Mrs. Thomas
Smith and Oxford, the "admin'istrators" of Culwell's estate,
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1c~;gr;;c;;anMW8itner Speaks
NAACP's Gibson Not Honored
By Charles Black
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Members of the Y's Men's Club of the Butler Street Y~A
told the Inquirer this week, that, U.S. Congressman elect, Charles
Weltner, with the support of YMCA director Warren Cochran,
refused to speak at their banquet as slated, if James O. Gibson
NAACP executive secretary, was to receive the group's annual
award.
indicated that certdn events
Sources close to Mr. Weltner
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· SEqREGAT ION
Social Consciousness-Peyto
Road? Empire Real ·Estate
Boards Stands Firm
The entire free world has assailed the "Wall" built by the
Russians and Communists of East Berlin along the East and West
Berlin border. Shortly after Atlanta Mayor Ivan Allen was elected
mayor of our city, primarily due to the crucial Negro vote , he
visited Berlin. Mr. A llen condemned the "Berlin Wall." Now
just a year after the Mayor's election, a proposal was pre sented
by the Board of Aldermen attributed to Mayor Allen and others
which brings a "Berlin Wall" to Atlanta, as they attempt to
close or "Wall-in" several c ity streets. The proposa l to close
these streets (Peyton and Harland) is a vicious scheme to provide
a "buffer" in an effort to block the expans ion of the Negro
community.
The Negro community which is already nearly
"strangled" from the point of land holdings by various schemes
arid "gentlemen agreements," Negroes comprise 39%of Atlanta's
population, .but ho ld only 16% of the land.
The Empire Real Estate, one of the most effective organization
in the Negro community has taken the lead in fighting this proposal. We recognize the special business and commercial interest of the real estate group. However. we feel that the Empire
Real Estate Board is rendering at the same time a valuable
service in protecting the basic rights of the entire Negro comm unity. We strongly support the action of the Empire Real Estate
Board in this controversy. We urge all citizens to get behind
this fight, and if possible attend the public hearing scheduled
for December 13, 1962.
we t.htn\< Ulat Mayor Allen is potentially a great mayor, dedicated primarily to leading Atlanta to greater heights in commerce
and culture. It appears that Mayor Allen is being poorly advised
on issues of direct importance to the Negr:o community, and he
is treading "demagogue road." Many forget thattheU.S. Supreme
Court outlawed "restricted covenants " many years before the
1954 School Decision. American citizens of Peyton Road have
negotiated contracts to sell their property to other U.S. citizens.
We cannot "stomach" a physical "wal:l" used to restrict
our housing expansion. The tactics of Governor Barnett of Mississippi and his band are raw and unsophisticated. Negroes in
Mississippi do not have the ballot. The tactics of Mayor Allen
and his Peyton Road band are sophisticated, but "the tunes we
hear are the same."
Atlanta is suppose to be a progressive city with an enlightened.
Negro community. If these streets are. closed more streets will
be closed. More doors will be closed to our youth. Too many
streets and doors of opportunity are closed to us already.
We stand firmly against the "buffer" scheme and call for the
withdrawal of the proposal which if approved would be a serious
step backward for Atlanta as well as the Negro community.
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Woging A Battle F.or Full Rights
W ON'·T
LET
From The Michigan Chronicle
This challenge, being made to the AFL-CIO leadership, c an have Ear-reachmg affects, The
lea~e~ship h.as carefully evaluated its positio.n and weighed all the consequences. The
challenge 1t 1s hurling has taken courage and conviction. An intra-family battle is shaping up.
The Negro worker and the NAACP are saying: "We have come of age and c an stand by ourselves
if need be."
The outcome of this pitched battle will have most interesting aftermaths, affecting not only
the future of the Negro within the ranks of labor but the political future of our nation.
A pitched battle is being waged that can not be ignored.
Negro
The recent review of discrimination within the ranks of labor unions, which has resulted in
an open forum on the issue~ involved, carries with it unprecedented significance.
In short, the NAA C:, with la~or secretary Herbert Hill taking the leadership, has called upon
the AFL-CIO Executive Council to forsake its patronizing attitude and give full membership
privileges to its Negro brothers.
The debate took on major proportions when George Meany opened a blistering attack against
the NAACP position before the National American Labor Conference convention during the
past week.
Detroit's TULC, with Robert Battle and Horace Sheffield fast emerging as the leaders of the
aggressive forces in behalf of full rights for Negroes in the ranks of labor on the national scene,
stood steadfast in behalf of the NAACP's position, in the face of the half-hearted attitudes of
other labor stalwarts.
It is time that we come to recognize that it is within the ranks of labor that much of the crusade
for full rights for all citizens mustbewaged. The N,AACP recol!nizes thi<: -rh., TITI r r.,,..,..a,,;.7 . , "
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ed primarily to leading Atlanta to greater heights in commerce
and culture . It appears that Mayor Allen is being poorly advised
on issues of direct importance to the Negr-o community, and he
is treading "demagogue road." Many forget thatthe U.S. Supreme
Court outlawed "restricted covenants" many years before the
1954 School Decision. A~erican citizens of Peyton Road have
negotiated contracts to sell their property to other U.S. citizens.
We cannot "stomach" a physical "waH" used to restrict
our housing expansion. The tactics of Governor Barnett of Mississippi and his band are raw and unsophisticated. Negroes in
Mississippi do not have the ballot. The tactics of Mayor Allen
and his Peyton Road band are sophisticated, but "the tunes we
hear are the same."
Atlanta is suppose to be a progressive city with an enlightenedNegro community. If these streets are closed more streets will
be closed. More doors will be closed to our youth. Too many
streets and doors of opportunity are closed to us already.
We stand firmly aga inst the "buffer" scheme and call for the
withdrawal of the proposal which if approved would be a serious
step backward for Atlanta as well as the Negro community. ·-
Greater Atlanta Counc .1,
Atlanta is indebted to the Greater Atlanta Council On Human
Relations . This week the organization brought Associate White
Hous e P res s Secretary, Andrew Hatcher, to Atlanta to address
the 1962 Annual Meeting Of the Council. Mr Hatcher's appear ance
s er ved as an ins piration to those who heard him and as a recognitfon of the 1 importance of the work of such organization as the
Council in improving hum an relations among Americans.
The Greate r A tlanta Council on Human Relations has operated
in the fie lds of E mployment, Education, Public F acilities, Rec r e ation, Arts , Churches and in general has given support to all
efforts to open more doors to all the Citizens of Al anta.
T ypical of its pr ogram is its wor k with the Negro trans fer
s tudents. Last year individ.u al me mbers of The Counc il ke pt in
close touch with the nine students. This year, e ven though the
number of transfer students increased to forty-one , The Council
practically alone among community groups has continued its
effor ts to provide friends hip, encouragement and s uppor t to these
students and their families. Individual arrangements for tutoring
have been made for those students who r equested such help.
Council representat ives by visiting s c hools and visiting in the
homes of · the stude nts have gained an ins ight into the process
of school des egr egation in terms of the individuals involved
which will be he lpful in the future. C:uch activities are be st
done outside the spot- light of publ1·ci·ty, but they should be noted
as part of the recor d of the community.
Another specific effort should be noted and that is The Council' s
·
inf ormation
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part in prov1·d mg
and f ocusmg
community
attention
on the operation of Grady Hospit · l and the Fulton-DeKalb Ho"'pit al
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Authority. The Council encour_a ged the application for intern-
r
ship which led to the first clear indicat ion that the Authority
would c onsider a Negro medical student for s uch an appointment,
The Inquirer salutes The Greater Atlanta Council On Human
Relations and recomme nds it to you for your members-~ip and
support.
n-0 ~ • c.auc.•~ •up ....,.,, carecun evaiu
on an we1g e a
e consequences. The
challenge it is hurling has taken courage and conviction. An intra-family battle is shaping up.
The Negro worker a nd th e NAACP are saying: "We have come of age and c an stand by ourselves
if need be."
The outcome of th is pitched battle will have most interesting aftermaths, affecting not only
th e future of the Negro with in the r anks of labor but the political future of our nation.
A pitched battle is being waged that can not be ignored.
The recent review of discrimination within the ranks of l abor unions, which has resulted in
an open forum on ~e issues involved, carries with it unprecedented significance.
In short, the NA,A_CP, with labor secre tary Herbert Hill taking the leadership, has called upon
th~ . AFL-CI~ Executive Council to forsake its patronizing attitude and give full membership
privileges to its Negro brothers.
The debate took on major proportions when George Meany opened a blistering attack against
the NAACP position before the National American Labor Conference convention during the
past week.
Detroit's TULC, with Robert Battle and Horace Sheffield fast emerging as the leaders of the
aggressive forces in behalf of full r ights for Negroes in the r anks of labor on the national scene,
stood steadfast in behalf of the NAACP's position, in the face of the half-hearted attitudes of
other l abor stalwarts.
It is time that we come to recognize that it is within the r anks of labor that much of the cr usade
fo: full rights for all citiz~ns mustbe waged. The N,A ACP recognizes ~i~~ Th~ TULC recognizes
this. The AFL-CIO, which has spoken so strongly in fa vor of full citizenship r ights and which
has depended so greatly on the support of its Negro membership, must come to r ecognize this.
The TULC,, in a strongly worded statement to the A FL-CIO Executive Council, points out
to George Meany, its president: "You and your fellow l abor leaders can thunder• threaten, pick
up your treasury and go home. • • the fight of the Negro worker for total absolute equality in the
l abor movement will go on."
In thes e wor ds , a s tand has been take n that must gain added respect for the leade r s in this
fight. The Ni.ACP at the local and national le vel has rece ived .s Qbs tantial fir!ancial s uppor t from
the AFL-CIO, In m any areas union officials are serving as board members on branch chapters
and have endorsed the f:md r aising campaign.
.
The TULC, in strong language, is telling labor leaders that the child-par e nt r e l ations hip with the
f,iegro worker is forever finished." This brings this r e l ationship into a totally d iffer ent light.
De spite labor leader s meeting in Washington to sign a non- bias pact with Vice President Lyndon
Johns on, chairm an of the President's Fair Employment Commission, a l arge segment of the
nation's Negro leadership is saying there is yet a gap between "A FL-CIO promise and AFL-CIO
perfor m ance. "
End·1ng BeIa5 In Hou5eIng
From T he New York T imes
Pres ident Ke nnedy's 0rder
pr ohibiting r acial and religious
11
F d
discrimination
in e er a Y
aided housing is a long over · · les
due extension of t h e pnnc ip
l
d
of equal rights an equa oph 1·t
th0
por tunity. E ven
s pr oug
visions are more limited
than
1d
his c ampa ign pledges e m any
to expect , the or d er repre sents
lement to the
an impor tant comp
t ken by
l
histor ic steps a readY a
the Feder al Government to i m·pleinenf c on st itut i opa 1 guaran-
tees of equalit.'l in voting, educat1on,
trave 1, employment and.
other fields.
p 1· ·
b
o ltlc s o viously played a
controlling part in the wait of
near1Y two years befor e Mr.
Ke nnedy exer cised "the stroke
of a Presidential pen" about
h
w ich he taunted the Republicans so c onstantly in the 1960
campaign. The fact that the
order falls short of the rec ommendations of the Federal
I Civil Rights Comm ission, which
he lauded in his pre- election
speeches, and of the anti-disc r imination r ules
that now
govern housing in this c ity and
state s trenghtens
the impres sion that the Pres ident
s ought to give as little affront
as possible to Southern Democrats. But the significant thing
is that the order has ac last
been s igned and a scart made
on a national bas is toward open
occupancy in, the housing field.
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SATURDAY, DECEMBER1, 1962
Mr. Paul E. X. Brown,
New Coco Cola Executive.
Washington?" Leon:ir d sa id.
Whe n Dr. C . Mile s Smith w:i s
contacted for his r eaction, he
stated that "the N..\ .' C P does
not apprec iate being used in
polit ics" and that " Weltne r
needs to apologize to the Negroe s who s upported him. "
The m ilit ant de ntis t contin ued " I c erta inly think they have
chosen the right m an for the
award a nd I don' t think tha t Jim
. who himself has purposely s t ayed out of politics, should be
used in this fas hion."
Dr . Smith
expr ess ed confidence in the members of the
Y' s Men C hili and c ha r ged that
"Some one in a higher bracket ,
who is not in tune with the times
mus t have been responsible for
the decis ion to delay Jim's
a\vard.
ATLANTA GEORGIA , NOVEMBER 29. 1962 -- Paul E. X.
Brown has been named to an executive position in sale s , m ar keting , and public relations with the Atla nta Coca - Cola Bottling
Company.
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Mr. Brown's wife, Mrs. V.A • .
The a nnounce ment was m ade
Brown, is e mployed as a se- ·
by Arthur L . Montgome ry, precret ary at C arver Vocation,al
s ident of the bottling comSchool.
pany.
His journalistic background
Mr. Brown is a long-time
include s service as r egional
resident of Atlanta and was
editor-manager of The Pitts-_formerly associated with r adio
burgh Courier and as a synstation W.A .O.K. here as News
dicated columnist. In 1948 he be Editor.
Educated at Summ e r
c ame the first Negro sports
High School in St. Louis, Misannouncer in the Southeast and
souri and at the University of
the following year, selected and
Minnesota, where he graduated
announced the first All-City
w ith the A. B. Degree in 1933
F ootball Team for Atlanta.
the e xecutive has bee n active
Mr. Montgomery in making
in wide r a nge of civic, frate r the announcement said, "We
nal and r eligious activities.
a re fortun ate in having a m an of
Mr. Brown has been active
Paul Brown's ability on our
in the pr ogramsof th.eY.M.C.A.
management team and fee l .that
and ln 1953 head e d the N egx-o
his a ddition will contribute a
Division of the MarchofDlmes .
gx-eat d e al towa x-d kee ping our
organization in the position of
He is a Mason, a Shrine r, and
the leader in this area."
has been E ditor of the quarterly
Mr. Brown' s duties also will
public ation, " The Pyramid,"
invol ve working with plants in
s ince 1944. He is an E lk and
a me mber of the Ade lphi Club.
Griffin, Thomaston, GainesHe is a m ember of the Ar iel
ville , Conyers, Lawrenceville,
Bowen Methodist Church.
Marietta, and Newnan.
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All.ANYA INOUiRER
President - ele ct Walter Le onard, who is the origin.:;tor of
the award , told the Inq uirer
that Gibs on will r eceive the
" Unhe r alded C itizen" awa rd on
the third Sunda y in Decembe r.
Dr. Richards on, pr eside nt of
the Inter-denominational Theological Center (ITC), was the
or iginally scheduled banquet
speaker but was unable to fill
the a ppointment, Weltne r , the
group's second choic e was the n
as ked to fill in.
Whe n confr onted
with the
whole m atter a nd a s ked for
comment on his involve me nt ,
Mr. Warre n Cochran replied,
" J had inothing ; to do with it.
The whole thjng is not a 'big. ·
deal a nd is nothuig ..to ,vrfte
about. " · .
·'
Congr e s s man \Veltner told
the Inquire r th:it he himself
chose not to a ppe:ir oh the
program with a n a war d being
made t o Gibs on. " l don' t e ven . _
knmv Gibson, so· it was nothing
per s ona l. l jus t didn't want to · ·
lend suppor t to the type thing
that pape r is trying to do,"
Weltner s aid.
The freshm an Fifth District
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a sked me by the
quest ions
people of the Fifth District."
Re c ounting the proble m s of adjusting to his n!'!w job, \\'elmer
added " I will try to live up to
t he confide nce placed in me by
those who voted fo r me."
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because Weltner decided "if
Gibson is on the program, I
won't speak."
Acco~ding to Leonard, nintyfive percent of the club's membership was unaware of what
was going on in that they were
already seated at the banquet
table awaiting the start of the
program.
Warren Cochran, director of
the Butler Steet YMCA and exofficio member of the Y's Men
Club, is said to have advised
the new congressman against
appearing on the s ame program
with. Gibson. Cochran claimed to
have been "put on the spot
since he had secured Weltner
as a speaker.
According to witnesses, Welmer argued that since a white
reactionary ne ighborhood paper
had charged that he was involved
in the r ecent shake-ups at the
pos t office, it would not be "politically wise" for him to appear on the program with Gibson.
"I abhor the whole situation
said Le onar d , " but though I
voiced my dissent I was outvoted and told that the decision had already been m ade."
" I was throughly disappointed in Weltner . I thought he was
_a man of character and courage.
When a man can't s t and on his
convictions with a sma ll group
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lead up to the incident in question. It is reported that reactionary forces that supported
James Davis and Jim O'Callaghan, have been trying to· make
political Capital against him
over the announced changes in
the Atlanta Post Office. They
referred to an article in the
,Atlanta North Side News printed on November IS, 1962, which
suggested that Mr. Gibson and
Mr. Weltner's next step.would
be to replace postmaster B.F.
Sanders with a Negro Postmaster, as a payoff for the Negro
vote for Weltner.
On November 16th, Weltner
and Gibson were slated to appear on the Y's Men's program.
A spokesman for the Y's
Men Club contends that a decision to postpone presentation
of an award to NAACP executive
secretary James Gibson bec ause
Congressman - e lect
Charles L. Weltne r would nr>t
speak if the award was m ade,
was m ade "for the Club andnot
by the Club.
Walter J. Leonard, pr e sident-elect of the Atlanta Y's
Men C hili , when c ont acted, told
the Inquirer Gibs on was t o r e ceive t he club' s annual "Unheralded Citizen"
award at
t heir pre - Thanksgiving banquet
on Nove mber 16th. The award
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Ty Hunter
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James Brown
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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1962
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Jayne Smith
hi,
How was everything last week-end? Fine of course. lt seems
to s t ay that way for the Atlanta preps. Doesn't it?
T his week seemed to have
night. T he party was held in
been a pre tty bus y one for
Joyland
from 7:30 to ll:30.
e veryone. The r e were partie s
Happy birthday Sharon,
It's
a nd more parties, club meetings
nice you' r e "Sweet Se venteen" I
and more club meetings, and
P atricia Bronner is having
"fly" new ideas for eve r yone .
her "Sweet Sixteen" birthday
I pr omi sed ·you l as t week
party Thursday evening, Novth at I wo uld fill you in on the
ember 29th, at the Catholic
Princes ses ' gig. Well everySchool. Pat is a junior at Turthing was jus t wonderful. The
ner and a very nice one at
Y. W. C .P .' s gymnas ium was deth at. So another "Happy Birthcorated in r e d and white. The
day" to you, Pat.
It's nice
music was old and new and set
being "Sweet Sixteen" too!
a pe rfect r ing to e ve rything.
The Tu Wa's a club comThe guest list was quite fully
posed of girls from ruiner and
check and those who c ame enWashington High, is have their
joyed all.
first anniver s ary dance at the
T!ie Prince s ses als o had a
C atholic School Friday the thirmeeting Saturday at Barbara
dieth. These girls are all soHa rper's residence.
At this
phmores. Congrads !
meeting the y voted on new ofSo you see
what I mean.
jce r s . The y are president Everything
is moving along
Diane Nunnally , vice presidentquite r apidly now. Let's keep
Joyce White , secretary - Barit upl
bara Harper, ass istant secreYours until next week,
ta ry - Carolyn Hughes, treaJayne Elaine
s ue r - Ca rm en Wils on, chaplain - Cheryl Nash, and report.:.
e r - E layne Stephens.
The Eps ilons had a meeting
The Mothers Club held its
Sunday at the home of Eugene
first Annual Dance on Saturday
. Ch a ires. At this meeting new
night.
It wa s a gala affair
me!l)be,rs. were voted on. T he
with all the seasonal decorEpsilons .we really dream ing up
-ations.
thing_s., W~tl::h outJ The pre This year's
Thanksgiving
sident is Donita Ga ines.
Dinner was attended by eighty
The Exclusive Squir es , who
Gir ls Clubbers. This occasion
used to be the Epsilons , want
wa s the high point of the month
for tlle girls who were present.
everyone
to know their new
name and to ~ keep _in touch.
Mrs. E.L. Simon, President
They are looking fo rward for the
of the Board of Director s preblazers they are saving money
s ented the C lub with 36 ticke ts
for.
Good luck boys. This
t o the Marionette Show held at
club is composed of sophmores
Clark College, given by the
at Turner.
J ack and Jill organization. The
The Canadians and the Canaperformance greatly impressed
di anettes had a joint club meetthe children.
ing at Alex's Barbecue Haven
Recently, theGirlsClubGuild
Saturday riight. A e r the meetsoons_oi:_ed the ir-A.n.nual l:lax: est

GIRLS CLUB NEWS

TheGirls Club Guild comp,sed 'Of young Atlanta- m atrons, through its--Pres ident, Mrs. Neeka
Washington pr esented a check for $3"00 to the Pre sident of the Board of Director s of the Girls Club.
Reading from left to right standingareGuildmembers: Mrs. Stella Lewis , Miss Betty Blasingame ,
Mrs. E lla Stanley , Mrs. Elizabeth Bryant, Mrs. Betty McNair , Miss Jacquelyn Stephens , Miss
Delores Robinson, Mrs. Mignon McDonald, Mrs. Robine z Murphy, Mrs. Sarah Richardson, Mrs.
Neeka Was.h ington and Mrs. E . L . Simon. Seated, facing the camera, from Left ro Right, _a re
Board Member s - Miss '"ell M. Hamilton, Mrs. S.M. Lewis , Mrs. A. B. Cooper , who orgam zed
the Guild, and Mrs. W.J. Shaw, Members of the Guild who do not appear in the photograph a re :
Barbara Atkins, Opal G. Chamblee, Wilm atine Sparks , Gwendolyn Garrison, Barbara
G_r oss,
Miriam Johnson, Patricia Johnson, Sylvia Jone s , Janet Mitchell , Betty Robinson, Velm a Triple tt
and_Eva ngeline Winkfie ld.
SNCC HAS MEETING, SIT-INS,IOMEGAS
AT 3-DAY NA HYILLE co f AB OBSERVE
ACHIEVEMENT
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - More than 200 students fr om all
over the country gathered here last weekend t o d iscuss the techniques, methods , and future of the student anti-segregation m ovement.
students to rededicate them At a three-jay conference
selves to the struggle.
sponsored by the Student NonThe Conference gave John
violent Coordinating Committee
Hardy, a former member of the
(SNCC), southern students and
SNCC staff and new a member
intere.s ted obs_e.nrers fro.m the
WEEK
Beginning with a joint worship
service at Union Baptist Church
on Hightower Road and Simpson
Streets, Sunday, December 2,
�nam
-· to ~ lceep in touc •
They ate loo1cing forw ~rd for tlie
blazers they are saving money
for.
Good luck boys. Tp.~S
• club is composed of -sophmores
at Turner.
The Canadians-and the Canadianettes baa a joint club meeting at Alex's Barbecue Haven
Saturday njght. After the me~t• ing everyone enjoyed refresha.
ments and -rocking to the tunes.
The Canadians and the Cana• dianettes are senior boys and .
girls at Washington High. Nice
huh?

_ The
Jack and: Jilt Keen
· Teens of America had a meet• ing at Olivia Boggs home Sat' urday night at 7:30, These
· Keen Teens are making big
'. plans for their help in the polio
drive in January. Everythings
hush-hush now. But hold still
'cause it's coming.' The president is Sandra Singleton.
The C.C. D's, a Catholic
. .Youth Organization, had a boss
benefit party last Friday night
at the Catholic School. This
benefit party was the first one
they have bad in a long time • .1
try to ·keep you posted 'cause
everything is rocking there!
Also on Friday night, the Esquires had a party on Detroit
Ave. This club is made up
of junior boys at Washington
High School. The time was
7:30 to ll:30 and everythi ng was
s aid to have beengroovey, Keep
me in touch boys and fill me in ·
on your officers. We need to
know mor e l
On
Saturday night,
the
Zephyes had a party at the borne
of Patric ia Pettique. Thi s joyous occas ion was given i n honor
of the Turne r High football
te am.
Everything was keen,
girls. The president is Phenola
Culbreath.
The friends of Sharon McAdam, a senior at Price High,
threw a very lovely surprise
birthday party for her .Saturday

Mrs. E.L. Simon, President
of the Board of Directors presented the Club with 36 tickets
to the Marionette Show held at
Clark College, given by the
Jack and Jill organization. The
performance greatly impressed
the children.
·
Recently, theGirlsClubGuild
sponsored their Annual Harvest
Ball for the benefit of Grady
Homes Community Girls Club.
As a result, the Guild presented a check for $300 to the
club.
This is only one facet of the
work that the Guild bas done for
the club. To cite other contributions; they have made it
possible for the club to r~·
ceive a Kiln, and three sewing
machines. Yearly, they give a
Chirstmas party , along with
gifts to various club groups.
The bi-monthly birthday party for the girls whose birth
dates were in October and November will be givenNovember
30.
Our Christmas calendar includes the following:
A Christmas Play entitled
"The Little Drummer Boy'"
will be presented for the second
year to the community along
with the c;listribution of "Toys
for Tots" .which will be held
on December 14, 7 - 9 p.m.
CITY TROLLEY
SHOT AT
Mr. A. W. Attaway, a motorm an on the Edgewood line, reported to police that as be
eme11ged fr om under the viaduct on Edgewood Ave. between
Bell and Hill iard Street, he
he ard two shots fired in s uccess ion. The winds heild of the
trolley that he was operating
was broken from what appeared
to be bullets.
No one was
seen and no one was injured.
The value of the windshield
.:Va~ ·$140.00.
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NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - More than 200 students from all
over the country gathered here last weekend to discuss the techniques, methods, and future of the student anti-segregation movement.
students to rededicate themAt a three-iay conference
selves to the struggle.
sponsored by the Student NonThe Conference gave John
violent CoordinatingCommittee
Hardy,
a former member of the
(SNCC), southern students and
SNCC staff and new a member
interested observers from the
at Tennessee State A & T UniNorth discussed direct action,
versity, a rousing welcome.
voter registration, the politics
Hardy was arrested last sumand economy of the South, and
mer by a Tylertown, Mississicommunications in the moveppi s~eriff for "inciting to riot"
ment.
and "disturbing the p-ace" afThe conference was hosted
ter
a voter registrar hit the
by the Nashville Student NonSNCC staffer with a pistol. The
violent Movement, John Lewis,
United States Justice DepartPresident.
ment later moved to have HarOn last Friday night the study's prosecution halted, markdents beard Slater King, Directing the first time the governor of the Albany, Georgia Movement has interfered in a crimment, deliver a keynote address.
inal prosecution.
Ving, who has been jailed in
Mrs. Slater King, wife of the
Albany, urged the . students to
Albany leader, was also given
continue their work.
a hearty welcome. Mrs. King,
High point of the meeting was
who was struck and kicked to the
a direct action project aimed
ground by a police officer outat segregated eating establishside of Albany last summer
ments in downtown Nashville.
while
she was holding her inThe action was coon:inated by
fant child in her arms, recently
the Nashville student group,
lost a child she was expecting,
which has integrated some ll!ncll
Atlantans attending the con
counters and all of the downference
were Spelman College
town movie theatres here. One
student Anna Jo Weaver, reSNCC Field Secretary, Bobby
presenting the Atlanta ComTalbert of lta Bean, Mississippi
mittee On Appeal For Human
was arrested after a white youth
Rights (COAHR) COAHR membeat him durmg the demonstratbers Albert Hardy and Russell
ion. Talbert told the conferCampbell of MorehouseCollege
ence after his release from jail
and SNCC Executive Committee
that "He didn't hit so hard, but
members Frank Holloway and
be hit so regular.•• Charges aRuby Doris Smith.
gainst the youth were later
'Ibe Student NonviolentCoordropped.
dinating Committee (SNCC) is
The meeting closed Saturday
e vening with an address by
an independent, autonomous anSNCC Chariman Charles Mcti- segregation organization
Dew. McDew, jailed 27 times
headquartered at 6 RaymondSt.
because of his participation in
Atlanta. • SNCC has initiated
the anti-segregation s truggle,
and participated in direct action
told the c onference ' that stuand voter
r egistration pr odents "forget too s oon." "We
grams in Georgia, Alabama,
forget," he s aid, "the Herbert
Mississ ippi, Tennessee, North
Lees , the Emmet Tills , and the
Carolina, South Carolina, Louisiana and Arkans as: •.·' • • •
Mack .Parkers . McDew urged
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ACHIEVEMENT
WEEK
Beginning with a joint worship
service at Union Baptist Church
on Hightower Road andSimpson
Streets, Sunday, December 2,
1962, at ll:00 A.M., Eta Omega
Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. will launch its week
long . observance of National
Achievement Week. The theme
for this yeor' s observance is
AUTOMATION: A CHALLENGE pnR THE FUWRE.
According to Eta Omega's
Social Action Committee's Chairman, Dr. C. Clayton Powell,
the following activities have
been planned:
MONDAY, Dec. 3, 8:00 p.m.
The Fortieth and Twenty-Fifth
Anniversary Banquet of Eta
Omega, Beta Psi, Psi, and Alpha
Sigma Chapters will be held at
The Hearth Room, Stouffer's
Restaurant,
240 Peachtree
Street. This formal affair is
closed to Omega men their
wives and dates. Brother C.L.
Dennard, Principal of Carver
Vocational School, will be the
main speaker for the affair.
Tuesday, Dec. 4, 8:30 p.m.
The Annual Graduate - Undergraduate Smoker at SI Elliot
Street, S.W.
Wednesday, Dec. 4, 12:00noon
The Hungry Club Forum will
be the setting for Et a Omega's
pr esentations to T HE OMEGA
MA N OF T HE YEAR and T HE
CITIZEN OF T HE YEAR.
Speake r for this occas ion will
be Mr. Cec il Alexander, pr ominent architect and city planner.
Friday, Dec. 7, 1962 10:00
p. m. - 2:00 p.m. Closing out
the week long celebration will
be THE ANNUAL FALL FOR','MAL; .a.u he. Waluhaje.Ballroom •
�.SATUIDAY,DECEIBER1, 1982
ATLANTA INQUIRER
EDUCATION -IN
THE NEWS
BY
MABLE SANFORD LEWIS
To educate is to instruct, America is concerned about education in ANY of its many aspects. The Civil Defense Educational
Classes should be attended by at least one adult for each family.
If one is to m ake any attempt at survival, one must be
instructed what to do, when to do
it and how to do it. The development of intercontinental
missiles with theromonuclear
warheads has forced strategic
planning for the protection of
all human beings.
Could you qualify for an Award, "Home Preparedness?"
if one was given for answers
to the following questions?
Could you answer by saying
"I MERIT A CIVIL DEFENSE
HOME
PREPAREDNESS AWARD BECAUSE I - 1. Know
the warning signals and what
they mean. 2. Know my community plan for emergency action. 3. Have selected our family shelter. 4. Have plans for
emergency cooking. 5. Have
plans for emergency heating
and lighting. 6. Know what todo
about r adioactive, fallout, 7.
Have 2 weeks' supply of food
and wate r. 8. And prepared to
purify unsafe water. 9. Have
a radio which does not depend
upon a commercial source of
power.
If you c an put a check m ark
after all of these conditions,
then you and yours have a chance
to survive and the " HOME PREP A R E D N E S S AWA RD"
SHOULD BE YOURS. If you
have
done
NCYnlING toward
preparedness 1n this nuclear
age - YOU SHOULD. IT CAN
HAPPEN HERE - ANY TIME ANY DAY.
As we all know, P r esident
Kennedy assigned respons ibility for civil defense to the
Department of Defense by Executive Order No. 10952, dated
July 20, 196L
This ass ignment has r esulted
in the preparation of hundreds
of qua1*{ied school teachers to
instruct classes dealing with
ever y phase of P ERSONAL
PREP ARDNESS IN THE NUCLEAR AGE.
Contact your school principal; he will give you inform atlon pertaining to at;DClas s
at his school. If enough adults
inquire, be will provide you with
class
space and a teacher.
Thes e classes are organized
through the State Department
of Education. They can be held
two nights per week for three
weeks , or once per week for
s w
Appearing each week through
this column will be published
important CD Educational news
items on the need for preparation for civil defense, which is
likely to be with us for a long
time, and we must suppress the
temptation to reach out hastily
for short-term solutions. One of
the booklets circulated · by the
Department of .Defense reads
"There is no panacea for protection from nuclear attack •.
In a major attack upon our country, millions of people would
be killed.
There appears to
be no practical program that
would avoid large-scale loss of
life. But an effective program
of civil defense could save the
lives of millions who would not
otherwise
Survive.
Fallout
shelters and· related preparations, for example, could greatly reduce the number of .casu2alties."
President Kennedy, speaking
on July 25, 1961, put it this
way: "In the event of attack,
the lives of those families which
are not hit in the nuclear blast
and fire can still be saved if
they can be warned to take shelter and if that shelter ls available. We owe that kind of insurance to our families and to
our country."
The P r e sident was talking about shelter from r adio lkttve
fallout. The blast, heat, and
fire of a nuclear explosion
are apa llingly destructive. But
radioactive fallout could spr ead
ove,- thousands of square miles,
covering a much gre ate r area
than the area endangered by
fire and blast. Fallout would
be a pote ntial killer of millions
of unprotected per sons, but it
also is a hazard that individuals and c ommunities can prepare for through reasonable
pr ograms and actions. A fall out shelte r pr ogram is one of
these.
T he writer of thiscolumnhas
new CD classes s tarting F riday
Nove mber 29, 7 P .M. to 9 P .M.
at the Lena J. CampbellSchool,
Dr. Earl A. Starling, Principal.
I am scheduled to speak at the
School's next PTA meeting. On
Tuesday night, December 4, at
8 P . M. I will have classes at
the Thomas Heathe Slater
School. .M r. A. J . Lewis , 11,
P rincipal. There are no charges
thes e clas s es.
Negro Leaders Promised
Clean-Up Of City's Civil
Defense Program
Two weeks ago, Atlanta's Negro 10: .. Jership complained that
no Negroes are included on the key levels of the city's Civil
Defense pr ogram. Charges were made that the exclusion of
one-third of the city's population from representation on the
paid staff of the Civil Defense program greatly lessens the
programs effectiveness.
representatives of the Atlanta
As a follow-up of public exbranch NA ACP met with Mayor
pressions of discontent, at least
Allen to discuss the Civil Detwo groups ·have approached
fense program.
Mayor Ivan Allen with their
Mayor Allen told both groups
views ·on Atlanta's preparedthat the "strongest indication of
ness for civil defense. These
my dissatisfaction c an be see n
groups, both prominent civil
in the fact that l personally
rights organizations, are the
undertook the effort of replacNAACP
and
the Southern
ing Jackson." Jackson was reChristian Leadership Conferplaced as director of the local
ence (SCLC).
Civil Defense program by Carl
In a telegram to the mayor,
Sutherland who holds the post
SCLC expressed deep concern
temporarily.
over the present CD set-up,
I feel that all of the city
charging that "in the event of
must be protected, hundreds of
buildings must be marked, there
a nuclear attack, most of the
Negro community would be left
is a lot that has to be and is bet o circumstance." The teleing done," Mayor Allen told the
gram signed by Rev. Watt Tee
Inquirer. "We are conducting a
Walker, asked the mayor to dis- complete clean-up of the Civil
close his plans for correcting
Defense program," the Mayor
the situation.
said.
~ Wednesday of last week,_
Ac<;ordin,g to Dr. C. Miles
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Smith, president-nominee of
the local NAACP, Mayor Allen ·
has promise~ tha t=°represe nt::1 tives of the Negr_o community
will be present when Mr. Sutherland makes his r epor t on
the city's needs for Civil Defense.
It is expected, s ay s
Dr. Smith , that " some_eight
to eleven hired positions will be
available after Mr. Sutherl::Jnd
completes his study.
"With the help of the Atlanta Urgan League, we will be
prepared to present a list of
qualified Negroes for the Civil
Defense board ," Dr. Smith declared.
Mr. James Gibson, executive
secretary, and Mrs. Ruth Sturdevant, 2nd vice president-nominee, were the other NA ACP
representatives who met with
the Mayor last week.
In a N6vember 28th letter to
the mayor thanking him for the
opportunity to discuss the CD
program, the NAACP delegation
reaffirmed its position.
". • • We feel strongly that
consideration of the Negro community in selecting the staff is
important not only as fair employment practice but also as
a morale factor in the subsequent development of a communitywide
volunteer progr am," the NAACP letter said.
�PAGE &
SITIIIIY, IECEIIIEI 1, 1962
ATUNTA
SHIRLEY SCOlT~u
A;:,:~ ·! ·\
\
'
W'id,
Jond.lle Jol,,,.on
Guests sipped tea . and chatted with genial members of the
Woman' Auxiliary of the N.A.P.E . at their Annual Harvest Tea
at the picturesque home oftheGilbertEvanson Collier Drive. Decorations were carried out in the Autumn theme.
Guests were given souvenirs
Davis Bowen on 1197 Fountain
of fall colors and the elegant
Drive, S.W. Monday December
table included a beautiful ar17, 1962 to give away a beautiful
rangement of ·mums and glads
clock radio. Everyone is urged
which were the creations of Nelto see a member of this civic
lie Davis. TheGuestbookfashorganization and help them
ioned in the shape of a Horn of
make this a successful project.
Plenty on an orange background
••
was the handiwork of Dorothy
West Hunter Baptist Church
Johnson. Each fruit was uniUsher Board #2 held one. of the
quely mounted individually in
most colorful te::is at the pathe horn. Beautifully dressed in
latial home of member Louise
After-Five attire the members
Allen, Lula Riley kept the guest
receiving
guests w e r e
book and i;nembers served as
Mesdames:
Wesley Fluellen,
hostesses. The table was exClaude Robinson, James Greaquisite and held an array of deson, James Griffin, James Mylicious Hors' --Clinton Batom is
rick and Hiriam Little.
president of the Board andRev.
•••
Ralph Albernathy is pastor.
A group of congenial friends
•••
gathered at the home of CatherA new group of foxy damsels
ine and
George Jefferson
has organized themselves as the
Thanksgiving afternoon and as
La Sons Tomps, the staged
usual enjoyed oodles of fun.
their first get together ThanksWillie Garrett, Jasper Kemp,
giving at the home of Therressa
Jondelle Johnson, Victor and
Smith. Guests enjoyed a mouth
Carrie Sheppard shared the
watering dinner Buffet style,
agenda of good food, good music
cocktails,
a n d d a n cand dancing with the host and
ing. After experimenting with
hostess.
the popular Limbo everyone
agreed that it was a party to
Mark December lst as a banremember. Making plans for
ner day. That is the date of
their New Year's Eve Party
the fabulous FOXES Anniverare members Theressa Smith.
sary dance a t the Waluhaje.
Shirley McCreary,
Iva WilNoted for their top drawer afborne, Evelyn Pope, Mattie Belfairs they plan a number of
cher, Diane Moody, Aline Maunusual innovations for this
this and prexy Helen Phillips.
dance. Billed as A Birthday
Extravaganza music will be
Likabel Bertha Hardeman is
played by Jimmy Williams of
convalescing after her stay at
Tuskegee, Alabama and d.e bonHughes Spaulding
Hospital.
air FOXES will begin festiviFriends will be interested to
ties with a predance cocktail
know that Bert" is at home.
followed by breakfast. Prexy
•••
Victor Sheppard, states that the
Personable Mary Ramey of
members are going aU out to
White Plains, New York is gracing the home of the Robert T.
make this one of the best in a
long line of swanky affairs.
Johnsons on Baker Ridge Drive
••• ~ _,_ _ __ --....::i.1..- with a visit. Mary is a register-
•••
I
SMASH HIT
"Stay at homes' · this 1;1 ast
week end missed a treat long;
to be remembered whelil. j!llrOr
motor Jimmy Whittingtmr Ulit.folded his Jazz premier:-e at rl're
Waluhaje featuring Duke Fea!li'son, Atlanta 's 17 piece Jazz
Work Unit and Shirley Scotir..
Duke Person, a pr oduct of
Clark College, led the mg: lie
piece band composed of An:lanta' s . top musicians thalilgn.
a set that was pulsating.. swing;ing, and exciting. Reminiscent:
of the big bands of the th:ir:ties.
the Jazz Unit played with andl
between and over the meta:s-..
Numbers arranged bythem~
ty Duke ranged from delicacy
and dignity, depth and wit toJ
dramatic
and romantic 'lignettes. Vocalist for the group
was Liz Lands whose voi¢e
suited the backing of the !!rand!
and involved the listen.e rsem01tionally in her songs.
Sl'te
put her imprint on every song.
turning each lyric, each phrase
into something heartfelt and!
personal. Liz skillfully execut.ed the ga mut of the scales as
she improvised and seated..
Shirley Scott, accompan:feol
by her hubby, Stanley Turpentine on Sax and drummer Rad'ger Humphries, was a phenomenon. She transformedf rl're
organ into a roaring ly sw,ing.-ing romantic instrumenr•. Shirley was litterally possessedt 0¥'
her music and the lisrener fefr
the humor, high spirit., w=tb,,
urgency and fire that created
a supercharged atmosphere.
Promctor Jimmy Whittingt:ou
stated that Dave Brubeck and'
Ramsey Lewis will appear at:
the Waluhaje Ballroo.m in the
very near future.
Miss; Ell'ai <riirisframe ~ at Fun Bowl, presents a watch·
tOl Ml:rm Hfo.wa:Jrdl jo.fmson as winner of Fun Bowl"s Gala Fall Bonanzai.. Sim watches; weire aw2rded m adult winners and four bicycle5, tDl Junior wiimelrs_
MaJid'sJ lli~i'm fans CCl'li£ago and
s.ufumfis;
$a@. ~$55i..OJ week,.
Firee ITOQIIJI andl boaJi:d Tdef:
s.entr.. IPenrw 1Empfu:jmen£ Agem:y. fomi est: asfl:ii:lg.hn SL
~ 'l1. l!IJllinofu: mr a:aD 7584'4'4!5 • &c:Ianb. Gal.
GIVE TO THE
CHRISTMAS
FUND
Price
High School
PRESENTS
0
BLOOD TESTS
BARBERS-BEAUTICIA.I.S
MARRIAGE LICENSES
PREGNANCY TESl
PROFESSIONAL
LABORATORY
SERVICES
3T9 WEST LAKE AVE.
SY 4-7071
ACHRISTMAS
FASHION TEA
Sunday,
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Noted for their top drawer affairs they plan a number of
unusual innovations for this
dance. Billed as A Birthday
Extravaganza music
will be
played by Jimmy Williams of
Tuskegee, Alabamaanddebonair FOXES will begin festivities with a predance cocktail
followed by breakfast. Prexy
Victor Sheppard, states that the
members are going alJ out to
make this one .of the best in a
long line of swanky affairs.





A huge Horn of Plenty with
realistic fruit spilling from it's
lips, a gorgeous garden surrounded by a picket fenc;e and a
magnificent crystal ball radiating glittering, sparkles of light
revolving overhead, made the
Fifteenth Anniversary Dance of
the What Knots one of the prettist and daintiest of the season.
Guests converged on the beautiful club table in droves to tell the
members how much they were
e n j o y i ll g
the evening and the incomparable music
of Paul Mitchell and the Masters Combo. The evening of
dancing hilarity and fellowship
made just the right mood to
usher in Turke y Day.

-*


Scores and scores of Atlanta's dancingcontingentgathered
at the Walubaje to be conquered
by the Y'S Men at their tux
and tails lnau~al Ball --and
conquered they were I Guests
danced in a setting that was
colorful with fla~s of all nations
and posters that depictedlnternational scenes. Bill Odum's
jumping band skillfully kept the
floor crowded with dancers who
couldn't resist the foot tapping
music. Wives of the Y'S Men
were stunning and gracious in
high fashion floor length ball
gowns.
•••
Alpha-Bettes are meeting at
the residence of prexy Margaret


,rur1ey Mccreary,



Iva w uborne, Evelyn Pope, Mattie Belcher, Diane Moody, Aline Mathis and prexy Helen Phillips.





Likabel Bertha Hardeman is
convalescing after her stay at
Hughes Spaulding
Hospital.
Friends will be interested to
know that Bert" is at home.





Personable Mary Ramey of
White Plains, New York is gracing the home of the Robert T.
Johnsons on Baker Ridge Drive
with a visit. Mary is a registered nurse working at United Hospital as supervisor in Port
Chester, N.Y. She is having a
royal ti.me also visiting her daughter, Yvonne, who is a soph-·
more at Spelman College. She
will trek to Chattanooga, Tennessee to
visit her mother
Odessa Haslerig.
BLOOD TESTS
~ - BARBERS-BEAUTIClllf,S:
MARRIAGE LICEN.SES
PREGNANCY TEST
PROFESSIONAL
LABORATORY
SERVICES
319 WEST LAKE AVE.
SY 4-7071





Ruby and J ames Harper of
Gilbert Road, S.E. report a
pleasant visit over the Thanksgiving week-end with their niece
Dorothy Patterson in Baltimore, Maryland.





The memb~s of the Y'S men
are: Calvin Singleton, C.C. Po- ·
FASHION TEA
Sunday,
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i:rellfncqµfsfredl frer refgDI as Miss
Ca:nmil:l'en:e t ©J officia:Ily .foim tile
s tafin mf Ma:rfonett Bearmyr Rox
Mfs.s;
HERE IS YOUR
"DATE WITH
A DISH"
8.6& Hunteir S:oreerr.
Mi's.s
II.., Scam li:as Ileen
tlra:inedl exten:siive1Y7 fill ham:0:lm:rihg,, fil'ea:ci'res:., croToliwaive., ~ manenlt wa\le and! m're fares.£ l'rafirst¥fes-., Sl're furs airs furd spe-ciail1.. lllramii:Jg; fm fariaJ!. massage
and, ma:lrelljp\.
Mfs.s Efutfe Ii._ Seo:tt is nhe
srs.t:ar one off At::rann-ai"'s distmlll..uisfted! n:aflr desigµe:lr Miss
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The Annual dance of Zeta
Phi Beta Sorority was a huge
success and the Walubaje Ballroom was crowded to standing
room capacity. Guests gay and
in a holiday mood partied and
danced until the last note of
music by the Masters Combo
was played.
Dynamic Julia
Mitchell superbly introduced
the Sorority members who joined hands and s ang the Sorority
song.
Julia also played the
accomplement for the singing.
National officer Mildred Boone
and Soror Audrey Robinson both
of Virginia were in attendance.
All in all it was a great dance
given by a great organization
and immensely enjoyed by ALL.
ACHRISTMAS
lnlern:a.tion.ally_· famous
Ho.m e: Service Ofce.ctDn'
<1t EBONY M'~1nine
Aworkiug day,
Coo:Cbook
for every
homemaker
AT ALL aOOKSTOllll
Palino ., Jous11 hMisml £1.._ IIC.
1120 S. lidlil• AH. • Chica(& 11, I •
well, John Boone, J. R. Hud'.s:~m.
Earl Murray, J.L. Ware, E
Barksdale, Edward Chatman_
Edward Clemmons , John Coch.ran, Thomas Collier, James·
Coch, Irvin Harris, Thmn:as
Harr is,
T. Hawkins. Henryr
Hines, O. Irons , Clarenc.e ]ohnson, Moses Johnson, Vern=
Gordon, William Little, Johnnie
Mannings,
Sydney Smith.
Charles Stephens, HarrisoD1
Johnson,
Joel Stokes., C. lTookes , Lester Walker, J.W.
Welcher, Robert White, Ray mond Williams.
' President, Walter Leonard'.
YO II 118
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,v..,"mher
2, 1962
5:00 P.M.
School's Gymnatorium
We claim that good hot tea is
a work of art and we insist
on serving it that way ! It is
made and served
fresh and
piping hot.
Please accept a ·
second or a third cup. • •
NO ADMISSION
CHARGE
ION BONUS!
OLD SETTER
S"ll'WAU&HT •ou..-aoN WHISKEY
YEARS
OLD
90 PROOF
A ~ for seven long year&
"Indy a Bourbon of rare,
mella goodn-ss.
A1railohh in
tpmt:s. fift
pin.!S, half pints
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�SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1962
PASE 7
AIDNTA
DIPLOMATE OF THE AMERICAN BOARD
·of SURGERY
Dr. J . T. Blasingame, J r .
was certified by The Ameri c an Board of Surge ry following
successful comple tion of written and oral examinations.
Dr. Blasingame is a graduate of The Atlanta Public School
System
and
Morehqu.se,
He received the ·M.D. degree
from Meharry MedicalCollege,
Nashville Tennessee. His internship was served at Kings
County Hospital,
Brooklyn,
New York. He did his resi dency trauung in Surg ery at
VA Hospital, Tuskegee, Alabama
ana Hubbard Hos pital qf Meharry Medical College.•
He has been in the a ctive
practice of Surgery in Atlanta
for 3 years.
DR. BLASINGAME
M'Brown PresentsXmas IBM CLAIMS
Concert Next Sunday NO JOBBIAS
The Morris Br own College Choir willpresem:iltsAm:mal Cl'nri.s1rm as Concert next Sunday evening {Dec. 2} ai.t Big Bemell A..M.JE..
Church. The con cert scheduled for 8:00 p.m.. will. lfeanmre nfne
70- voiced choir under the direction of Dr. G. Jcl!rlm.s;ma B:lilliheirtt
and ,accompanied by Prof. Colonius S. Dai.vis mm a lf1?'IJDdla:lij <llf
Handels Messiah (Chr istmas section).
Soloists include: Oteal !:lobefore me. all'.llll! afle gp:e2lt Gimll
wen, soprano; Johnnie Davis , I Himseffl ..
me=o soprano; and Raymorui
That so eicnll.e!ll a, cr:mJlCIEl!ll[i
Malone, hari tone.
still remains mn:eGJfu!IJe~
With its massive choruses,
musical wm:-ks a allll~nesrituneful rec.itativ es, and broadly
fies to the Sla!I!Ilre of nfne
flowing arias Messiah has come
poser of wilmn lEIE.dfwmal, _,;amn,,
to r epresent the Handelian ora.. 'He was 1the ~ cnfms21llll""
torio in the public mind. The
music was written down in twen~
An - acfded
lfea:tnllre 11D «Ms
ty- four days, Handel working as
years coocen "lll'il.ll !he all ginmqp>
one possessed.
His servant
of carols rep.iresemri!:Ig ~
found him after the completion
nationalities Tilere will. Ille
charge for admissim tllDI 1ll!niis
of the Hallelujah cho.l"\lS, with·
rears streaming from
e yes.
performance aIDII 1!!Je ]lllllibiic is
"I think I did s e.e all Hea ven
cordially imrilEd
=-
=
lus
PITTSFIELD, Mass. - "IB M
tis alw.nys looking for qualified
in all areas of employment."
IBM Pittsfield
Manager
\V. ,\. Willia ms has
said to Frank Walker, preside nt
Qf me
ew England Regional
lNIAACP Conference.
Mr. \Valk.er wrote IBM requesting information on · the ir
110licy of personnel qualificatfams.
In an answering letter
Mr. Williams stated tha t "all
ci:.mdidates referred to us for
employment will be given eve r y
o,pponunuy r egardless of r ace,
ci:reed. color, sex, national or igin or age...
ci:.mdidates
Sit-Ins Slated At Howard Johnsons ·
Following Thanksgiving Day Refusals
ATLANTA, GEORGIA-Membe rs of the Student Nonviolent
Coordinating Committee (SNCC)
were twice rebuffed by the Howard Johnson r estaurant c hain
on Thanksgiving day, the Atlant a Inquirer learned this week.
The two H oward Johnson•s
which refused the SNCC staffers
Thanksgiving Day meals were
located in Marie tta, Geor gia.
and Nashville, Tennessee. The
SNCC members were enroute
to Nashville to attend a threeday conference of student sitin le
_r e:;,
I"
Ciclt- I.
Assistant Julian Bon d. and SNOC
Freedom Sin.Ker Bertha Gober.
Miss Gober, a native Atlantan
wa s expelled from Albany State
College in Albany Georgia after
she was arr ested ther e last
'Thanksgiving during an antisegretation protest. She is a
member of the Freedom Singer
group. five SNCC Field Secretaries who s ing songs which
have c ome from die student
m ovement.
The group has appeared in
Atlanta a t Morehouse College
and b efore the New Era dap tist
Convention, and will sing at the
Jewish Community Center on
December I. A Carnegie Hall
appeare nce for the young singers is slated e arly next year.
SNCC
Executive Secreta ry
James F orm an said "we' regoing back."
F orman also indicated that Howard Johnson
Restaurants in the Atlanta area
would be tested, and that s itins would result if discriminatory practices were discovered.
.SING FOR. FR EEDCN - ~ Freedom Singers, F ield Secr etaries
from the Stodem: Noawiolem: Coa!rdinaling Committee (S.NCC) rehearse befcre l:eJefil: caJl:IILell. t for the srudent anti-segregation
organizatioo.
�located in Marietta, Georgia.
and Nashville, Tennessee. The
SNCC members were enroute
to Nashville to attend a threeday conference of student sit-
taries who sing s ongs which~
have come from th
. · e studen
.t
movement.
The group has appeared in
Atlanta at Morehouse Colleg e
IResta.urants in the Atl~ta are a
would be t. es.t ed, and that sitins would result if discriminatory practices were discovered.
.S1NG FOR FREEDOIWl - "DeFl!"eedomSingers, FieldSecretaries
from tire Stul!eEI: ~ ~ Committee (SNCC) rehearse befmre Biemefi:n. = t fair die student anti-segregation
organizatiimm.,
\n lea ders at Fisk Uni~rsicy.
At the Marietta Howard Jobnson 's, located on Route 41, the
door was lock ed by a waitress
as soon as she s aw the Negroes
approaching. The group stood
outside the door for a while,
and then continued on. The
SNCC members did manage to
gain admittance to the Nashville
Howard Johnsons, but were refused service by the night m anager. Again they remained for
a while, but left after -a few
minutes.
Making the Nashville trip
from the Atlanta SNCC office
we r e SNCC Executive Secret ary James F orman and his
wife, SNCC Chairman Charles
McDew, SNCC Administrati ve
PER
MONTH
NAACP Restates
Charges Of Florida
Job Bigotry
TAMPA, Fla. - The NAACP
has reaffirmed its charges that
the Florida State E rnplovment
Service here practices discrimination against Negro job
s e eker s.
T his additional statement was
in rebutt al to denials by spokeE"men for the Flor ida State Employment Service.
The NAACP stated that it will
" continue to press for an overa ll invest igation of practices in
all local offices of the F lorida
State Employment Service.
"We have taken affidavits
and sworn s t atements fromNegroes who h ave wim e ssed white
persons direc ted to certain
sections of this office," the
NAACP said.
There is'also evidence that
Negroes with special skills or
who have experience as factory
workers are being discriminated against," the NAACP said.
PER
MONTH
HUB
FORD
PER WfONTH
'6-~ uyu BIRDS
•&3 GALAXIES
�PAGE 8
SATURDAY, DECEIIER1, 1962
ATUNTA IIQUIEI
·PRAYER Of
THE WEEK
The
BIBLE SPEAKS
Through Your
SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
Rev. J. A. Middleton
What is the Chruch? The need to examine and re-examine
ou~ co_ncepts is always with us. This is the point of the question
which 1s the topic of the Sunday School Lesson.
It is certainly proper to have
firm convictions about things
special and unique for the wor Id
but we must evaluate and reIn Christ God came. as the Re~
evaluate our positions from
deemer once and for all ages.
time to time ·in order to see
The Church is tli.e only agent
their relevance to the changing
whose primary job is that of
age. The nature and purpose
gathering people together for
of the church must come in for
(l) C?mmunion and Worship.
re-evaluation just as any other
It is m this gathe,::ing that the
institution. The church brings
wo rd of God is preached to the
ancient Truth to the new age,
congregation. (2) The church
but that ancient Truth must be
also bears wimess by adminunderstood in modern language
istering the Sacraments.
to be meaningful and relevant.
The Sacraments are
the
What then is the Church?
means by which God dispenses
The church can be defined in
his Amazing Grace. By God's
many ways. For our purposes
Grllce we grow into Christlikewe shall say that it is a Fellowness.
By His Grace we are
ship
of believers in Jesus
becoming Christians. We must
Christ. The Church is people
note that we are "becoming"
in . a fellowship because they
Christians. None ever arrive;
beheve that Jesus is the Son
but by God's grace Ye are growof God and Saviour of the World.
ing.
The church is not a fellowship
In the
second chapter of
that invented some scheme to
Paul's letter to the Ephesians
justify its coming to gether.
we see that the Community
Rather it was the central figure
of believers are One. Christ
of Christ who brought them tohas made this oneness possible
gether into fellowship. Christ
by breaking down the various
then ls the central figure and
walls · of separation. Therefore
the cause of the fellowship. It
we cannot have segregation in
is the common faith of the bea fellowship of believers in one
lievers that is at -the heart of
God, one Saviour and one Holy
the fellowship. The church then
Spirit. The believers must have
is the fellowship of those who
ar
ancei:n,~ ~ uo.u.u..--the
e kUo JulU!l hie the s ir-
~est %mter ~treet ~aptiid
<fllt~ch
What Manner Of Man Is This?
.BY ETHEL RAGSDALE
There are many ways to find the true measure of a man One
may observe him in th e dar ke:st
, hours, or in the amen corner
• or
along the busy streets or by the family fireside

If however, you really want

to know the true measure of a
have weakened his courage in
mall, then you must discover
continuing his work with the
what are the values in this life
non-violent movement.
which he holds most dear, he
Through many dark and path- .
must somehow reveal to you
less periods of discouragement
tiven
himself ·unreservedly.
and failure, he has emerged,
This done, all marks are laid
a moving force for good, toughaside, and our eyes can see
ened for fiercer battles and
clearly.
greater triumphs.
~- Ralph D. Abernathy, a
This dynamic preacher, now
religious giant, and militant
in his second year at Wes~
young crusader for freedom
Hunter Baptist Church, is folis the illustrious pastor of th~
lowing in the footsteps of such•
. West Hunter Baptist Church,
strong men of God as Rev. W.F.
which recently celebrated its
Paschal, Rev. Pettagrue, Rev.
eighty-first anniversary.
Bowen and the late Dr. A.
This man who came to us
Franklin Fisher. Already he
following a ten year tenure at
has organized the 12 Birthday
the historic First Baptist ChMonth Clubs, The Courtesy
urch, Montgomery, Alabama,
Guild, and revamped the membrought with him a right heribership and financial systems·
tage of christian experiences.
the church.
additio to
0 Divine Conductor of the
symphony of life, I am glad I
know the great spirit that stands
silently by, here, as LTI every
place where a human heart is
beating.
Teach me subtle ways to resist despair, to master my
passions, to
heal unworthy
weakness; the rare medicine of
Thy presence is for me too,
as well as for the cloistered
monk or meditating scholar.
Teach me' · the satisfaction of
virtue, the inner rewards of loyalty, helpfulness, and self-control.
Reveal to me thy lovable
nature, and may I touch the infinite and share the divine current that thrills all high souls.
Save me from the bogs of pettiness, from egotism, self-pity,
envy, and all the corrosives
that mar life. We humbly thank
Thee that the river of God flows
through the streets of the city
and whosoever will may come,
drink of the water of life and
_be saved.
~MODV
�the cause of the fellowship. It
is the common faith of the believers that is at 'the heart of
the fellowship, The church then
is the fellowship of those who
are concerned about the great
ideals for which Jesus U'ted,
died and rose to promote, The
church of course ls not a building but a living expanding body
of believers in the LQrdship of
Jesus Christ. The word community is often used in this-connection. It is a community of
God seeking to make the world
God's community. It is a community witnessing ·t o the fact
that God in Christ did somethin.!_ .
walls· of separation, Therefore
we cannot have segregation in
a fellowship of believers in one
God, one Saviour and one Holy
Spirit. The believers must have
one fellowship in which the spirn: o"f love end good~Ul must
freely flow from heart to heart
and from mind to mind. On this
point. Dr. M. W. Johnson, former
President of Howard University
once said: ·"The segregated;
church is dead.•• The existence
of one God kills it." The Bible
therefore speaks to our times,
calling for a community of Kindred minds against which no barriers can stand.
Pendergrast _To Speak-AtSt. Paul's Episcopal Church
Ambrose Pendergrast, President of tle Pendergrast Chemical Company and past President of the EpiscopalChurchman of the Diocese of Atlanta
will be ~e speaker at St. Paul's
Episcopal Church, 135 Ashby
Street, N.W.,Sunday,December
2, 1962 at ll:00 A.M.
Sunday is the first Sunday in
advent and the annual men and
boys corporate communion will
be celebrated at this service,
All male members of St, Paul's
ar e asked to be pr ese nt and
br ing other frieJ?-dS with you.
The Episcopal Churchman of
St. Paul's will sponsor a coffee
hour in the Parish Hall after
this service. The officers of
this organization are: Dr. Lee ,
Shelton, President, C.G. I;:zzard, Vice President, Curtis
Cosby, Secretary and Isaac
Jackson, Treasurer, Rev.Adolphus Carty, Chaplain and Rector
of St. Paul's Episcopal Church,
and Harold N. Arnold, Program
Director.
All
Communicants
and
friends of St. Paul's Are invited to attenQ___this service.
following a ten year tenure at
the historic First Baptist Church, Montgomery, Alabama,
brought with him a right heritage of christian experiences.
A man whose glorious . record
of achievement does not show
the steepness and roughness of
the road he has trodden. Nor
does it tell of the jogged rocks
of hardship through which he
stumbled when both church and
home were bombed in 1957, when
as Co-Le·ader of the Montgomery Improvement Association
he organized the successful bus
boycott. He has been repeatedly jailed, his life and his family we're frequently threatened,
and he has been sued numerous
times. As a result of these
suits, all of his personal property including his home and
personal effects were sold at
public auction. Yet intimidaions and harassments, nor personal suffering and sacrifice
t-rarucun t-·1sner. .I\J.reaay ne
has organized the 12 Birthday
Month Clubs, The Courtesy
Guild, and revamped the mem. bership and financial systems·
of the chureh. In addition to
selecting a Minister of Music7
he has purchased 3 lots on which
a Christian Education Center
will be erected in 1963. He
has ·completed much needed remodeling and repairs on the church building, and has purchased addition materials and
equipment including a $4,000.00
Grand Piano.
Rev• .Abernathy is a native of
Linden Alabama, and a graduate
of Alabama State College and
Atlanta University, The recipient of numerous honors, citations and awards, Allen University conferred upon him the
Honorary Dr. of Laws (LL. D.),
at its 1960 Commencement. He
is happily married to Mrs.
Juanita Jones Abernathy, and
NOW TREAT ALL
COLD SYMPTOMS
666 gioe• extra-fa•t decongesta nt a ction because it's
liquid, n o ~ ifing fo dissoloe. Keef)• y ou ..regular" too.
sibly reach. Its gentle laxat ive action ltee.- you " regular" during
this critical time. The unexcelled
effective ness of 6 6 6 has been
prove n to thousands of users.
When you have a cold, take
666, and see what real relief can be
like. Satisfaction
•aranteed . ..
o:- your money b: •. At all drug
a,unters, only 49<'. Jf you prefer
tablets. taice 666 cold tablets . ..
so= f!!st relief. Convenient a nd
e c.>nn m ica!. loo.
INMEMOR~
EVEU..N YOUNG
In loving-me.nary of Mrs.
Evelyn 'i oung who departed this
life two years ago today Dec. 2,
1962:
Life's work well done
Life's race well run
Life's crown well won
Sadly missed by children,
grand children, great grand
cllildren and great, great grand
children.
Trinty New Covent Church
Of God, Bishop R,T, Smith,
Sunday School at 10:30 A.M.
Bro. Jessie Boyd Supt. Morning Service at 12:00 noon Dea,
B_oards in charge, All choirs
will sing, Sermon by, Re v. M.J.
Searcy. ( Bishop R.T. Smith,
P a s tor).
Got a cold? 666 cold medicine will
There are S major aymptoms of•
cold: stuffinesa, achiness. fe,,er,
constipation, and general "sic:kfeeliug." 666, the tim&-tested and
proven cold medicine, fights all S.
No "one-ingredient" product can
do this. 666 was made especially
for colds . • . and only. for colds. It
really worbl
T he fast dllcongestant aC".ion of
666 works through thP blood
strea,:n . . . reaching plac:s where
no5e dro ps :md ~pray• can't pos-
through the streets of the city
and whosoever will may come,
drink of the water of life and
pe saved. Amen.
REV. RALPH DAVID AB ERNATHY, and F ;\MILY
the father of two daughters,
J uandalynn Ralpheda, and Donzale igh Avis and one son, Ralph
David Abernathy Ill.
We marvel at the magnanimity of his life, as do we
praise his humility, and expressed gratitude of God for
his bountiful blessings.
This outs tanding religious
leader who in so little time,
has done so much give evidence
of "What God can do."
" What manner of m an is
this? "
One who c an do all things
through Christ
who s trengthens him.
�....·... ·
PAl£'10
SANTA'S SALESMEN--The NAAC P's " Freedom T r io/ ' Lance,
Kim, and Tracy Powe ll, introduce the Association's 1962 Holiday Seals , now on sale by NAACP units across the country.
Mis s Le na Horne again leads the annual appeal which accounted for 10 per cent of the NAACP's total income last year. Seals
may be secured (100 to a s heet) for $1, $2, $5, $10 and upwards,
from the NAP CP nat ional office 20 West 40 Street, or your lo-cal NAAC P.
One.Negro Out Of 200 Passes
VoteTest In Holly Spring Miss.
'
HOLLY SPRINGS, MlSSISSIPPl, NOVEMBER 8, - - - )Frank Smith
a 22- year old field secreta-y for the Student Nonviolent C oordinating Committee, has r equested Justice Departme nt aid from
President John F. Kennedy because only one Negro here (Marshall)
County has succeeded in passing a preliminary voter r egis tration
test out of 200 applicants.
S mith, a senior at Morehous e
S .iih said.he
d. been thr-c=College in Atlanta_who has been
tene d by the Deputy She riff and
in Holly Sprfngs for f ive m onby members of the State Patrol
ths. st ated:
" We ar e c onvince d that the
since he ar rived in Holly SpNegroes in this county are being
rings .
He added that these
deliberately denied the ir right
facts, and those about the deto vote because of their race."
pr ivation of Negro citizens '
ln his le tter to the President,
right s to register and vote have
Smith asked " the dispatching
been transmitted to the J ustice
Departr{lent and the Civil Rights
of a representat ive to this area
to help plan acti ons inpreparaCommission but that s o far, no
tion for a s uit. P lease inform
act ion has come from Washingus as to whether you will coorton.
perate with us in this matter
SNNC field secretary Smith
or whether we will have to do
had been elected chairman of
it on our own."
the Atlanta Student Movement
Smith said that of the 24,C00
before choosing co remain in
pers ons in Marshall county,
Mississippi to continue his ef17,000 are Negro. Of these,
forts in voter registration thonly about 25 have registered
ere.
to vote.
RECORD SALE f
-
Willie May' s new $85,000 home is located only a shor t distance from the home of Califor nia's
Governor Edward (Pat) Brown. Amazing Willie Mays's is baseball' s highest paid pl a,ye r of $90,000
a year. Thebe a utifulbrand new modernhome ha s three bedrooms aod is located in San Francisco's
exclus ive Forest Hill dis tr ict at 54 Mendosa A venue.
Mays is_ reported to have plans to enter business and move his father and brother t o San
Francisco · to live with him. Willie Mays went to big time baseball from Fairfie ld, Alabama
a: Birmingham suburb.
Rum or s ar e also sti rring that Mays is contemplating rem arrying.
His home was built by Al Ma isin, millionaire ex- long shoreman and is described as c ustom
made and very creative in design.
In addition to Willie Mays' m any other laurels he topped Mickey Mantle and other '=~!"ent
baseball greats in be ing selected one of the "Top Athletes of the Decade" b-om 1950 -1960.
ATIANTALIFE '8
~ MULTIPLE COVERAGE
HOSPITAUZAllON
YOU AN D YOUR
WHEN ACCIDEN1S Oil HOSPITALIZING IUNESS SJR
Of Y11r Choice...
�SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1962
ATWTA
PAGE 12
SEE FIRST NEGRO ON SUPREME COURT
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t
Negro May Succeed
Justice Hugo Black
U.S. Supreme Court
~ccording to ~ormed sow:-c:es. a ~ ,a,illl JlllTO'mably be appointed by President Kennedy m s1m II ertll 1'6 }'ealr-llm Supremo
Court Justice Hugo L. Black 1l'lbm is &:Jllllll:!LllB m Jretire soon.
Speculation in the nation"s ca~ lhre snricdy political and
pitol is that William Hem:y
tllna:I: !be llIIIW1t 'lridmRraw tbeproHastie, a Federal Circuil:Court
]lll!l)S'all 1JIIJillllEn IJW.eSSll!lll ii:'.
of Appeals judge in PbilaxllelRasl:il; a Si }-ear-old, past
phia, will receive the highamrt
IDeaml ml' ilbe Hmrr.ard University
appointment sometime before
Sd!mDmD. ®f JLa,w was aJllPDilflted to
the 1964 national elections.
bis ]llllU:Slall! posririom by PreThe appointment if made,.
si:dlelln: ~ in 1949.
would have to be confirmed by
'Y1be "Jl"emaessee - born judge
the Senate to be final. ·
'r.!IS e2lt'llier 2jplpDi!lll!ed assistant
'Whit~ House aides are re'SIIJlnrorrm- cdf tdbe n:>eparnnenr of
ported to have indicated aDtiln:mEirimr lb,y PresillleutRoosevelt
c ipation by the Kennedy adminm D.'33.. M the age of. 33, he
istration of stormy protest from
-.as nnamraI11 jjlmdlge df. me District
reactionary Southern Senalors.
CcmErt: df. d:Je V-u-gima Islands,
if Hastie is appointed. Some
by PnsidlBa ROOSlevelL
opinion is that the action would
JWllltilJe Has1ie serwelll as civilead to a filibuster which could
lian ail!le m llbe SecreEary of
c ause a legislative stalematE.
Wair
Warkil War IL
Many local leaders postulare
He W12S fuS11aflmtim-.., 1D 1:he
that if Kennedy makes the unhaJr - 193G.
precedented
appointmeDl,, it
Loses $100,-000 ESTATE
<".notiruaedl
had him declared insane.
..The Ordinaries balle gOUEIJI
1-don·t-know bOw mucn money
out of him", Mrs. Thomas sai!ll
"It makes me • sick at: my
stomach to think how that: poor
man has been mistreated. I
wish someorganizationor some
body would do sometbingtnbelp
him...
cold, hungry and wu:t-a: :.iL.......__
quent clothes or shoes, has been
receiving welfare aid since August of this year. Foc two years
he had no income other than
from an elderly boarder.
Oxford and Smith are said
to have objected to Culwell"s
receiving welfare aidaodfougbl:
very hard to preveot i1.. According to Attorney Thomas,
Oxford told her, .. H you teep
!itigating ~ ~ . I"ll see that:
~
PalljP I
llmBr•s es1l:a!lle bas been seu:led,
Clllhr;ell is 111D recip payment of
l!nis
ireat by
administrator,
}iel: 11D lhecwmeiB,,fromtbe$5,000
•"1un:a:ii
i1 nms aai"' and nodJing
mare.
Cullae.1119s parElllllS owoed 13
amldl Yatious other propar1ty Bldore die faibe!:-- died and

us

· ·Sll!U:k!d,,.
-was
lliDlJ;;es
CHARGE WOMAN WITH MURDER
shock.
Mrs. Lizzie Robinson, mother of the woman., stated that
at about 2:30 A.M. November
22, 1962 Mable went outside
to the outhouse. When she returned she was very weak: and
seemed to be in a state of
shock. She further stated! that
her daughter was bleeding profusely. The mother took her
to Grady Hospital where it was
detected that she had given
birth .to an infant. After Miss
Jones was admitted to the hospital, her mother said she returned home and with the assistance of relatives began the
search for the infant. As a
result the baby was found.
She stated that she immediately called police who placed
ber daughter under a "bold
knowing right from wrong. Adding to Mrs. Robinson's troubles
is the facts that she is a Diabetic and lost her mother
through death a week ago. She
states that her every moment is
spent caring for her own child-
ren plus the two children of
her jailed daughter who is unmarried. Mrs. Robinson told
the Inquirer that she does not
know what will happen to her
daughter as she doesn't know
"where to turn" and has no
money to obtain legal defense
for her daughter.
Many neighbors agree with
Mrs. Robinson that Mable did
not intentionally kill her baby.
They feel that she just didn't
realize what was happening and
that she should be given some
sort of mental treatment and not
be tried for murder.
Mayor May Dig Political Grave
Continued From P age l
institutions have run into difported that Atlanta Life has
The City's Public
Works
ficulty.
given a mortgage loan comComminee has set the hearing
A showdown on the whole
mitment on one of d-.e largest
on the proposal for December
issue is expected at the hearing
transactions involved...
13.
J.T. Bickers, president
on December 13. There are
Local realest2te men say that
of the Empire Real Estate Board
reports that an eff ort to s ettle
Atlanta Llfe is standing firm
told the Inquirer that the group
problems are going on d aily to
hv their comm ·mrent. Efforrs
had engaged Attorney D.L. Holsettle or firm up positions bet~
~~m-e
mortgage
money
lowell to represent them on the
fore the hearing.
for the area from other financial
legal side of the issue and that
"injunctive procedures" would , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.!__ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
be considered if necessary.
However, the "buffer" proposal has also developed s erious political overtones. Several Negro leaders who strcmgly supported Mayor Allen in his
successful bid for election, told
the Inquirer that . . . if be persists With the "buffer" -pro-
posal, he may be digging his own
political
grave as far as the
mie allc,pel - mos1: now move
Negro commllllity is concerned!'
frcl!l:n die hmlse in which they
liw- because .ii: was recent- , Mr. Bickers also indicated that
10 houses have been offered
ly ~ in from of City
for -l>'ale and that they are nicer
Kill.
than most homes in Crestwood
II: is esmn211Ed lbat the huge
lmmse cuuJd iB,;e been reI00- I Forrest?
One well -known Negro real
delm mm 7 or 8 apartments

mill IIDlilre apallbiit
uls built OD

lbe ~ aB.jjoimlg lot to proYille CuhPelll a c:omfonable in-
order" at the hospital after an
investigation. Sunday, November 25, 1962 Miss Jones was
transfered to the Decatur City
jail on a charge of murder.
DeKalb County Coronor,E.C.
Harvey states that the baby
girl appeared to have been normal and that it was a full term
delivery.
He said death was
the result of drowning.
The mother, Mrs. Lizzie Robinson who bas seven other
cltildren, is bewildered at the
turn· of events and says that
she had no suspicion that her
daughter was expecting a child.
She said that Mable has not
been normal mentally since an
attack of Meningitis at the age
of IO. Beingmentallyahnormal,
the mother said she is not capable of thinking correct!~ or
·estate broker charged that the
Mayor has not only advocated
the "buffer" proposal in the
Russell's Record , Inquirer
Cited For Cof CBreakthrough
Atlanta egro business leaders expressed high praise for Hermam R'iISsell and his historic acceptance as a member oi the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce. Most Negro business men indicated
that: they would readily join the powerful business group if invited
to do so.
Several of those contacted pointed to Mr. Russell's outstanding
business record. and wide and varied business activity in the
white community as a major reason why he received a membership invitation. They also pointed out the positive story, of
the Atlanta Inquirer made it difficult for forces that might try
to circum ent the action to get mobilized. It was indicated that
if the Inquirer had reported the acceptance in a negative,
~"mistake manner:• forces intent on cancelling the action may
have
s
•· Other news a
and news media· picked
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en
n .t ,.
cl•o"""""
e:cC
s•o;.,r;c-:scJi.o;....,,
es filis
lw ;'Jf:ifiilieein
i ;n !I- -C~eln".a!
iiiiiiflli!fuis
m:"sii11.WO
~:'ccliildren

iu·iijj=eiji'.:-:--/~

receiving weHare aid sioce A111l!lmle ~ - Bllllll5t DOW m ove
gust of this year. For two years
fnlmll abe Bmmse im which tbey
he bad no income other than
R!IIIJla7 ~ Rnea anse it wasrecem:from an elderly boarder.
ly ~ i:m front of City
Oxford and Sm ith are said
llallll..
to have objected to C ulwell"s ·
It is es1im:2llei! mat the huge
receiving welfare aid andfougbt
bmmse CIIIIIDlbH bl.'e been reioovery hard to prevent It. A ccdlelBil! EIID 7 or 8 apan:mentS
cording to Attorney Thomas.
2iJ!llll lll!Illllre apar1IDDemIS .built on
Oxford tofd her, " 'If yon keep
1lllne ~ a!jomimg lol to prolitigating this thing. I'Ilseelhat:
widle OmJl,aelR 2 comfortable in_.
"'-- ..,,__ ......... _.,his ••~e
Lawrence d oesn •t get any ....
..,ca-----.
...,.,
fare aid."
_AtJla:rirnms ~ with the
Preser· :y, Culwell li'v es, wilh
casec.allaa •"gca'Rmis-carriout lights, gas, or · any urlliaflje gnf Jlll1S11ioe."" euiwen•s lawties, on money from the Wei,_- say.s. ·"He 'lill2S denied due
fare Department. Since his faproeess .Jf. ia.:•
= ......._ ...
"'" ·
MRS. GENEVf.. HAUGHABR.OOltS RECEIVES ORCHID OF HON-
OR FROM MRS. J.R. ~ JR_ The tirelers At:lama Civic
leaders was a recepieot of die Al:bnltm Urban League"s Equal
Opportunity Award along wilh Adamlla Ciwic: lealec- Jack R.
Henderson.
At the same liPll!pE,:. RB. Herdon and Morris
Abr an.received National Urban~ E.O.D. AWl'anls.
-
~
JJU
~~sar; fie may.be digguig
~
- - ·~ - ..~r..,.i,;-u::s:;::n::.~
sown
-politic al grave as far as the
Negrocom m unityiscon cerned!'
Mr. Bickers also indicated that
IO houses have been offered
for s ale and that mey are nicer
than most homes in Cr estwood
Forrest?
One well-known Negro real
es~te brok er charged that the
Mayor has not only advocated
the " butter•·• pr oposal in the
"n-m
· ge areas."
W.L. Calloway, a member of
the executive committee of the
Real Estate Board and one of
the l eadersof thepr oteststates,
•"The philosophy of closing
streets is no solution to Atl anta's growth problems."
Property owners in the Pey ton Road Area are still of fering homes and lots for sale.
Mayor Allen is definitely ~
terfering with these busines s
transac tions.
Mr. C allo.w ay
added, "It is silly to try to
solve our city's growing pains
by osm osis.
Let it take its
own course. If w e don't do this ,
how long will it be before our
c ity is strangled. Let the city
·
a dmirustration
s t ay out, l et
white's and Negroes stay otrr,
and leave the matter to property owners."
The controversy is c entered
around a joining fas hionable
southwest
white residential
are called Peyton F orrest and
Utoy F orrest. lt is reported
that a great deal of pr essure
direct and indirec t has been
exerted by force s led by Mayor
Allen onwhitepropertyowners.
Negro would- be purchasers,
Attorneys involved as well as
some financial institutions that
might be involved.
Empire Real E state Board
members were high in their
px:-ais e of the Atlanta Life InSUrance Company.
It is re-
u::c,,- l:l:C)cur 1..c:-c1~ict:pc-dll~-C- d ~~1ae.rnIR::r
o1
we n 1:-
lant a Chamber of Commerce. Most Negro business men indicated
if
ed
that they would readily join the powerful business group · invit
to do s o.
Several of those cont acted pointed to Mr. Russell's outstanding
business record, and wide and varied business activity in the
white commun:itv as a major reason why he received a memberf
s hip invitation. They also pointed out the positive s~ory, o
the Atlanta Inquirer m ade it diffic ult for forces that m1ghtthtry
t o c ircumvent the action to get mobilized. It was indicated at
if the Inquirer had reported the acce~ ance in a negative,
" mistake manner, .. forces intent on cancelling the action may
have gained strength_- Other news p aper and news media.picked
up the exclusive Inquirer st ory.
The Inquirer was informed that one of Atlanta's most powerful
c . of c. members raised the withdrawal question. However,
B en s . Gilmer, president of the Ch amber of Commerce, indicated
in a public statement that Mr. Russell's membership was official as far as he was con c erned. Mayor Ivan Allen, who wa·s
succeeded as pres ident by Mr. Gilmer, also voiced the opinion
that Mr. Russell' s membership was final shortly after r e ading
the Inquirer article.
E.M . Martin,, 1st Vice P resident and Secretary of Atlant ~
.Life , one of Georgia's largest.and strongestbusinesse s r egardles s
of race , stated; ..Whether intentional or unintentional, by accident
or on purpose, they made a good c hoice in Herman Russ ell. We
kn.o w him, he is a fine young business man...
W.L. Calloway , pres. of Calloway Realty Company, "l think it is
"The philos ophy of closing streets is no solution to Atlanta' s
growth. Nor is it. t o any other city or any s ize." "I think i t is
vecy fine that Mr. Russ ell was elected to the Chamber of Commerce. If I were extended an invitation, I would surely accept
it. Mr. Russell has the progressiveness and the fores ightedness t o
be a very effectural member of the Chamber ofC ornmerc e . "
Q.V. Williamson, president of Willi amson & Com pany, issued
the following statement, "I would of c ourse accept membership
in the Chamber of Commerce if invited-. Mr. Russell' s membershlp helps the Chamber more than it does Herman Russell.
Atlanta business and industry daily makes its bid for national
and international trade. A racial policy excluding Negroes from
membership iD the ci ty's foremost business organization serves
only t o harm Atlanta ' s international business aspirations. "
Miles Amos. well known Atlanta druggist s aid, " If extended
an invitation to join the Chamber of Commerce, I would accept. 1n
sp ite of the s eemingly hack door approach, the Chamber of Commerce g ave to a Negro membership. They .are considering a
policy change.. If I am qualified and have a sponsor, l will accept
m embership:•
Mr. Russell t:old the Inquirer that he routinely comple ted the
application for m embership, and had no idea that s o much publicity
ed
would result. He added, · 'My· home and office have been swamp b
with newspaper, m agazine • radio and television repor ters
I Y
plume and in person.
My business keep me very busy , am
sorry that I have not been able to accommodate the pr e ss, I am
sure their intentions were good."
�,,
AN EDITORIAL
When Reason Replaces Hotheaded Jingoism
There Are Many Advantages To Both Sides
F or whatever personal or selfish reasons making such a fus s are all real e s tate brok- proved by the P ublic Works Committee th at
they may have, some forces seem determined ers who naturally s ee a great opportunity for handles s uch matters, and accepted by the ento blacken the name of this southwest section personal profit in breaking an exclusive white tire Board of Alder men, was intended to benenf the city, and to crucity Atlanta 's coura- neighborhood, These Negro leaders allknow fit the Negro community, jus t as much as it
5eous and conscientious Mayor.
full well the advantages to their own people was to sta bilize the white comm unity in that
As in most controver sial circumstances, in the various changes involved in c_losing borderline area.
there are definitely two sides to the problems these s treets , and they know there was strong
The Mayor has repeatedly s tres sed the fact
climaxe d by the closing recently of Har lan and logical justification fo r the action tak- that naumerous advantages accrue to the
and Peyton Roads. Over a period of several en, entirely apart from any racial lines, but colored c~~mu~ity by the clos fng of Peyton
months , this · newspaper has been reporting, · they have consistently ignored these facts . and Harlan Roads. Some 200 new homes can
TI-IE WEEKLY STAR feels that the people be opened up in that area between the point at
and the c ity administration has been wrestling
with, all aspects of this complicated situation. · throughout this area, white and c olored, need which the city has abandoned the r oads, and
Very few Negroes will be affected in anyway to be reminded again of all the circ umstances Gordon Road . This should provide a subby these closed s treets, And there is strong involved in this problem for southwest At- stantial and immediate advantage for new living
areas for the Negroes seeking residences i n
evidence that very, very few of our colored l anta.
First of all . the action taken by the City, that section .
friends have even the least c oncern about the
In his annual report just the other day, the
roads being closed. The small handful wh o are recommended by the Mayor, unanimously ap-
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Attack On Road Barrier
Fails In Atlanta Board
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By DUPREB JORD.,s, J1l.
us .
ENrEA
Frid ay, January 11, 1963
OR_DAN'S
Perhaps we are fast gettinf,
old, or are already much older
than we are willing to admit.
But we are
m ore and - ~ - - -~__,.,
more bothered every day
by the drast ic
and dramatic
changes that
are takin g
place around
Mayor asked the Board of Aldermen once
again to study and take prompt ac tion upon
the housing needs of our Negro fr iends. After describing the unfortunate impasse created
by a small g roup of selfish individuals in
this southwest section, the Mayor made this
statement:
"As I have obse rved the working out of
these ne ighborhood transitions, it has become ve ry c lear to me that we must t ake positive action to open up large ne w areas to provide places for our incre asing population to
live in. I ur ge upon you. members of the
Board of Aldermen. th at you put a high priority on a com prehe nsive study to show where
s uch areas c an be opened up and that whe n
CONTINUED ON PAGE 13
Forest-Cascade Heights area erection of the barriers had
·was defeated i~ the Board of damaged Atlanta' s image in
A resolution calling for re- Aldermen by an 10-3 vote the eyes of the nation.
The attack on Mr. Cook's
It was
moval of the barriers the city Monday afternoon.
of Atlanta has placed on Peyton introduced by Alderm an Rod- r esolution was led by AlderCook
who s aid man Milton Farris of the
and Harlan raods in the Utoy ney M.
~e'\l>en.U\ ~ ard 'Nho denied .tha t
cl osing o'i. i:ne ~ ·, , ..,'. ,',.., "'by Joseph H. Baird
Political Editor
Citizens Group Asks
LISTING TiiElR NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS areSherryLynn
and Debbie Goldberg who live at 684 Ferris Street. But the
length of their list indicates they both have a long way to go--and we wish them luck.
- - --Photo by Walter J, Victor
It s e e m s
that all too
rapidly
the
human element is being removed from most of our routine daily activities. ln more
s ituat ions every day, we ar e
having the personal contacts
of the past replaced by cold
R. · Earl Landers, compand impersonal m·e chanical
procedures of the present. We troller of t he City of Atlanta,
have commented upon these will address the members of
c hanges on numerous occas- the West End Business Men's
ions in the past, but they Ass ociation at their dinner
continue to be more appar- meeting Tuesday, January 15,
ent in our activities every day, at Pilgreen's at 6:30 p.m.
a nd we are increasingly in- Mr. Landers will discuss the
clined to rebel against them. . financial aspects of the city
The r apidly expanding tech- and the outlook in this field
nology of our world today and for the New Year.
A native of West End, Mr.
t he multiplying complexity of
t he s cientific age in which we Landers has lived in southlive probably dictates the nec- west Atlanta all of his life
ess ity of thes e changes , but now resides at 1120 Tuckit would be almost impossi- awanna Drive. He was edble for a nyone to ever con- ucated in the Atlanta Public
vinc e us that the changes are Schools. He began his employment in the Comptroller ' s
r eally for the better.
We have been bothered for a
CON'J'.INUED ON PAGE 6
R. EARL LANDERS
long time by the r e m ova l of
a ny sem blance of pe rs onal
contac t or concern on the part
of the telephone company. We
know that Southern Bell has
some of the fin est people in
the world wor king for them ,
Atlanta's first public fallput mea)'lS that this s helter, and
and s ome of our ver y best s helter was stocked last week, other posted as publir. s heltper sonal fri ends are employ- at Sylvan Hills High School , ers, afford 100 times mor e
ees of that splendid organi- 1461 Sylvan Road,S. W. Atl an- protection from r ad ioactive
zation. Nevertheless, we s eem t a City employees moved the fallout than outdoors.
to e ncounter more difficul- supplies by truc ks from the The provisioning supplies inties every day in using the Atlanta Gener al Depot to J. c. clude sufficient fo od, water,
magic instruments of Alexan- Fain, princ ipal, The 30 car- sanitation and medical kits ,
der Graham Bell. Multiplied tons were placed in the shel- and radiation detection instruments to susta in 61 people 14
millions of dollars have been ter ~UJ2ply storage area.
poured into the development
The Sylvan Hills High Sc hool days.
and perfection of the most public shelter, marked with Although 121 build ings in the
advanced electronic instru- the standard yellow and black metropolitan area aiready
me nts which areworking won- shelter sign , is located in the have been posted with yellow
ders for this splendid com- gymnasium area. It will ac- and black fallout signs assignpany. But machines do break commodate 61 people and has ing them as public shelters ,
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a protective factor of 100. This
landers Gives Business Men
Report On City's Finances
New City Bond Issue
A new City of Atlanta bond issue not to exceed $45,000,000 and including funds for the
west end
neighborhood renewal
project has
been recommended
to
Mayor Ivan
Allen and the
Board of Aldermen
by
the Citizens
B on d Study
EDGAR E.
Commission . SCHUKRAFT
Edg ar Schukraft of Wes t End
served as chairman of the
sub-committee on projec ts .
It is anticipated that the r eport wi ll be approved by the
city government , and th·e new
issue subm itted to a vote of
the people about M ay.
While the City of Atlanta iss ue wi ll not i ncl ude any s treet
funds for Wes t End , M r. Schukra ft has bee n encouraged by
F ulton county officials to believe th at the county bond is-
sue will provide for several
major projects here . It is expected that the county will also present an is s ue i n May.
Among those projects being
advocated by Wes t End lead-,
ers are:
l. Widening and repaving of
Ashby Street from Oak Street
to Lee Street ,
2. Widening and paving of
White Street fr om Cascade
Avenue to Ashby Street and
running behind the houses on
Rose Circle.
3. Widening and repaving of
Gor don Str eet from P eeples
Str eet to C ascade Avenue.
4. C ons tructi on of an underp ass at L awton Street.
5. Widening of Ste wart Ave nue from Dill Avenue to Glenn
Street.
The proposed new bond issue
completely omits such controversial items -- included
in the bond issue defeated last
August -- as the improvement of Piedmont Park and
CONTINUED ON PAGE 7
First Fallout Shelte r'
Stocked At Sy Ivan High Southwest Council Hears
Obscene Movie Report
Obscene movies, what is being done about them , and what
plans ar e being made in this
field will be the program subject at the regular meeting
of the Southwest Atlanta Community Council Wednesday,
January 16, at t he Southwest
Br a nch Y.M.C.A. at 12:00
noon.
Mrs. Robert J. Butler, Jr. ,
c hairman of the special committee
for Atlanta P-TA
Council on Obscene Movies
will
present the program.
Mrs. Butler has been most
active during the past few
months
in this committee
work, and is known citywide
for her activities with the
Atlanta Council during the
past three and a half years.
She served as president of
the West Manor Elementary
School P-TA for two years ,
and is now in her second
term as recording secretary
for the Atlanta Council.
an efforc ro hll.lr Negro
pen-
etration of the area had hurt
Atlanta's
r eputation.
He
CONTINUED ON PAGE 3
Rotary Cl ub KearsExchange Stud ents
Two Exchange students s ponsored by Rotary clubs in this
country will be gues ts at the
noon lunc heon meeting of the
Rotary Club of West End Friday, January ll, in the Community Room of the Trust
Company of Georgia in West
End.
Semi Deeb, Israel , will speak
on "The Agricultural Development of the South of Isr ael" and Peter Luiga , Sweden, will speak on ' ' Scandinavian Vikings of T oday. "
Both students are studying
this year at Georgia Tech.
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THE WE E KL Y STAR, ATLANTA, GA .
Page 4
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\..I."The Newspaper u,fth Character"
New Era For Georgia
Next Monday there will convene in Atlanta tions in the r eor ganized Senate.
Gen~ral Assembly in which, for the first T her e , for example , the Atlanta Metropoltlme m nearly two ge nerations , t he urban itan ar ea ( or specifically Fulton, DeKalb
people of the state have s omething approach- and Cobb counties) will have a toal of 12
f)v/JlEE JO~f}A~ P.eEStNNTAND f'UBllSHE!?.
ing a fair r epresentation. On the follow- senators, or nearly one- fourth of the total
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ing day t he first governor to be elected by membership.
MKS. PAT BIGliAIYJ,BooK"-EEPE~
pop_ula r voting in nearly half a century will What we hope t o see instead of an urban
2ND C.IASS R:>STA<;E PAID •t ATLANTA <:,A.
be inaugurated.
vs. rural contest in the As sembly is a realPU6LISIIED I/IEE!<LY BY THE WEST END PUBLISH IN~ INC.
T hese two events should mean the dawning ization that the needs and hopes of all Geor• F()R ~{l CIIAl,t;E5 OFAPNESSANPSV8SCRIPTIC¥'/ /NF~T~ WNIT£:
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of a new era in Georgia-- one in which both gians are basicly s imilar. We are con•AU NEW>; AP//ERTIS/Nu MATERIALSANJ) CHECKS SIIO{/LI) BEM,f/LEl)TO
P.O. BO,( 1088(]/ STATION A ATLANTA IQ. 6,<I .
t~e Asse m bly and the Governor are respon- vinced that past differences between the city
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sible to the people of Georgia as a w~ole and country people of the stat were more
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, U I H . , nro N ,t ArES rather than to the " court house r ings" in the cr eation of politicians for ti ?ir own s elthe rural counties which for s o many years fish lads than a ny real differences in pur' Georgia
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have dominated the state.
pose.
CONTEST S
AJJY~11 r 15/lt6 A.A r~s ON .fE~UESf
This does not mean "city domination" of The primary needs of all Georgians are
11
/Vsing"
the state, a~ the citizens in s ome of the the s a me whether you consider the citizens
rural counties appear to believe~ - As a of Atlanta or of a rural village like Ty Ty.
matter
of fact, the state's 121 one-unit These are better schools , better roads , better
counties still control a majority of votes in healt h, car e for the needs of indigent persons
the House of Representatives which will give and a f.i i:t" and hsme~t judic2_al system.
· them an effective veto on any action they In the past the allotment of state money
believe is unfair to the rural areas.
has been, under the control of rural poliAt the same time, urban counties like Ful- ticians, grossly unfair t o the larger counties.
ton and DeKalb will have, for the first time It can be expected that now their political
in memory, enough political strength on Capi- power is greater, they will demand their
tol Hill to make their voices heard. This fai.-r . s hare of state reven.ues..:.-but no more
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is due partly to the fact that the urban vote With the political s tor m and stress of th;
Deciding on a new name for The contest will continne
played a major role in the election of our last year now fading into history, we look
this column is almost like de- throughout this month, so
new go".'ernor, Carl E. Sanders, and partly forward to an era of progress and growth
ciding on a new name .for my- those of you who have not.sent to the increased strength of the urban sec- for all Georgia.
in your suggestions have ans elf. lt pre.Jassed as a r es ult of Gov.
other couple of weeks to help
s ents many
Vandiver's urging includes:
me make my decis ion. All I
p roble 'm s,
T he •'Honesty in Governam
asking
is
that
you
send
and takes on
me nt" bill,
me your idea for a new name
an aura of re.a.
The "Open Recor ds Act" to
for this column. Since I ras ponsibility 1
safeguar d freedom of the
ther inherited this name, and
hadn't countpress.
since my weekly comments
ed on.
._;
Establishment of a Fraud
are not entirely directed toFirst of all,
Unit
in t he Revenue Departward
the
female
readership
and mos t imment.
of our newspaper . I have wantportant too
By· JOSE PH H. BAIRD
with a $17,000,000 s urpl us. Strengthening of t he Mer it
ed another name to better deis the fact
Political Editor
This has been accomplis hed Sys tem to protect career state
scribe_ my weekly ramblipgs.
that the c urPlease let rrie enc ourage you People have told me over the despite a $100,000,000 pro- einployees -:r e nt conte st now being staged
to help me find a "new head" to enclose comments or sug- years that newspapermen are gram of expanded state ser- Insuring the state interest on
for the. weekly column has thus gestions and criticisms, so born with a streak of perver- . vices, $850,000,000 inves ted its idle funds .
Gov. Vandiver returns to his
far been a stagge ring success, that the end result will mean sity that makes them happier in new building programs for
lt didn't dawn on me that my better writing, reporting and to criticize a man than to roads , schools , hospitals and home in Lavonia knowing he
him. I presume to other facilities , a $700 per has done a capable, honest ,
c all for "He lp" in this direct- reading than ever before. And praise
i on would bring s uch a r e- all you need to do is ad- doubt this. -· I prefer to think year pay r a ise for teachers . intelligent job for the people
s ponse . And all of your kind dress your ideas to: Mar- that when one writes mainly and $200 for s c hool bus driv- of Georgia, His retirement to
private l ive may be br ief. He
com me nts have gone a bit to g ret Ross , Box 10888, Atlan- in the field of public affair s ers.
the role of constructive critAnd there has been no in- is young, and pr obably will be
....,...,,,_.==-m v ~ ad, and I am sure that ta 10. Georgia .
called to public service again.
Thanks again for your help ic is more useful to the read- crease in taxes.
youl'. gene::.-ous bits of flattery
er than that of apolog\st.
On e oi l.ne n igh s pol.s oi l."ne
and
encouragement
.
All
enhave tended to s well my ego.
So long, that is, as the crit- Vandiver administration was
Howeve r . just enough criti- tries will be considered that icism is accurate, valid and his handling of the school inare
re_ceived
by
January
31,
c is m has bee n r e ceived to mix
not motivated by personal dis- tegration crisis that came
and mingle with the other good aJld will remain the property like of an official ; When a posuddenly in early 1961 when a CONTINUED F ROM p AGE I
i ngr edients , to make, I be- of the newspaper. Send your
litical writer lets his emotion- Fede r al judge order ed the
..•
.
"name " to me today.
lieve, a s table mixture .
al feeling towar d a public man Unive r sity of Geor gia t o admit none had been, s tocked before
today. Other marked s heltcontrol what he puts in print, two Negr o s tudents.
The governor had pledged ers in Atlanta will be s tockhe is fin ished--or soon will
during his campaign that he eel in com ing weeks under the
be.
This is prefatory to saying would do his utmost to main- direction of the Atla nta Metrotain complete segr egat ion in politan Area C:ivil Defense.
CONTIN~ D_F RQM PAGE I
is not a working number. You that I e njoy the opportunity now
and then to let out the stops the schools . Honor ing this The food consist s of wheatdown, and if ever the elec- have long since come to t hat in praising a public official pledge, he or der ed Attorney flour based bisucits t hat look
tronic marvels ar e e ver to conclusion, but you have no whe n he has m ade an outs tand- General Eugene Cook to ex- like graham cracker s but ta~te
idea what r eference number
give trouble , they will invarshould
be g iven from the old ing r ecord i n the office he haust e very legal move t o keep like animal crac ke~s . . F ive
iably act up when we have anythe Negr o students out . He pounds of these b1scu1ts afone,
a
nd
the operator you are holds. And I believe that Georthing to do with them.
gia's
retiring
governor,
Ereven
attempted to cut off funds ford 10,000 calories f?r ~o
It s eems that almost every tal king with has no idea how nest Vandiver , has done this. t o the university, but was weeks of shelter habitation.
to
find
the
individ
ual
you
ar
e
other number we dial now,
Being human, he has not ach- bloc ked by a Feder al c ourt or - T he nutritional low-protein
e ither gives us the wrong seeking.
content biscuits minimize waieved perfection. But a s um- der.
this
whole
sordid
busi..,
Now
number of connects us with
Finally, Gov. Vandiver · was te r r equir ements and wer e
ming up of his adm inistraness
has
invaded
the
bankin
0
some
r ecor ded message,
tion leaves him, I bel ieve , faced with the alternative of developed as the result of a
which · always s omehow infur- field in a big way. Everything with a ver y high batting aver- obeying the Federal courts or three year s tudy by the U.S.
about
thes
e
financial
inst
ituiat es us, And when you try
age on succes ses a nd fa ilures defying the u. s. Government. Department of Agriculture,
repeatedly through conven- t ions is being complete ly me- and a r ecord of which both he
T o his e verlasting credit , he ~hey are packed in metal herchaJ:!ized,
and
the
enor
mous
t ional channels , and never can
and the people of Geor gia can chos e the for mer course. met ically sealed cans overthinking
machines
c1r
e
not
get the ,gadget to wor k propbe proud,
Calling the Gener al Assem- packed in fiber cartons.
erly, a nd finally give up in thinking very well.
bly into extraordinary night
Tap water at Sylvan High




All
through
the
years
we
total exasper at ion and try
When the r etiring governor s ession, he asked for the out- Sc hool will be used t o fill the
have
had
no
end
of
difficulty
dialing the Oper at or, it seems
held his final press confer e nce right r epeal of GE:orgia 's light- weight metal drum and
to take forever to get a r eal with little pr oble ms on our last week a r eporter as ked
school segr egation laws . The plastic bag drum liner achousehold
account,
the
perlive person on the line.
him to r ecall what he con- Legislat ur e upheld him by a cording to a pproved filling
s
onal
checking
account
that
Not only does it take for e ver
s ider ed the outs tanding ac- lar ge major ity.
procedure. T he metal drum
to get a r eal live oper ator on the Beautiful Wife has us ed complis hments of his adminBy taking this action in the is approximately 17 inches in
care
for
family
expenses
,
to
the line nowadays, but when
istration. Gov. Vandiver ap- face of intense criticism fr om diameter, 25 inches high and
you finally reach her s he is But in the past s he has always parentl y had ant icipated the
some politicians, Gov. Van- contains
been
able
to
iron
out
any
dis17 .5 gallons (70
a highly specialized individual
question, and had prepar ed a dive r avoided the bloodshed, quarts) of water t o serve five
crepancies
or
difficult
ies
with
who never knows anything
me mora ndum to ans we r it. s hame a nd d isgrace into which people . T his amounts to M
about the particula r question t he account s impl y by ta lking Her e ar e som·e of the major
Gov. Ross Barnett r ecently quarts of water per per son for
you have . When you wa it e nd- on the telephone with the accomplis hments of the fo ur
pl unged Miss issippi.
personalities
at
our
c
heerful
a 14-day per iod. The water
lessly, for example , through
Vandiver year s :
Another outstand ing act of will keep indefinitely in s eal a recorded announcement that branc h bank. But now t hose Beg inning with a $6,000,000
you know by heart, and it winds .individual humans have r e- deficit , he will leave office stat es ma ns hip by Gov. Van- ed containers.
dive r was seen las t winter
The water drum and saniup by saying •' If you have any gr etfully informed us that all
when he urged the Gener al As- t ary kit, together, s upply the
the
ir
previous
functions
have
further ques tions j us t wait on
takes as fallible humans , but sembly to r es ume it s longmeans to utilize the empty wathe line and an oper at or will been taken over by mac hines t hey cer ta inly ar e not infalabandoned control over the ter container as a commode
be happy to ans wer them for at a vas t central office , and lible , and we have alr eady
budget. As a result of a conusing partS s upplied in t he
you"; you wait e ndlessly on the t hat they no longer have any dis cover ed that it takes muc h
s titutional amendment passed s anit ation kit.
line, and when the oper ator dir ect control over any of t heir longer to unc over and r e me as a r es ult of the Governor' s
accounts,
dy errors made by a machine , r ecommendation , the General
finally s ays: ••May I help
Sund ay School Teac her: "The
Unfortunate ly, machines still.
you?" , you quickly discove r make mistakes , and us ually than the lesser though mor e Assembly henceforth will pass man named Lot was told to
that she cannot at all, When when they ma ke the m it is freque nt errors made for - a new appr opriations bill take his wife and flee out of
you tell her t hat you have r eally a dilly. We ar e r eady me r ly by live huma n beings , every two years and exercise the city, but his wife was turnbeen calling a ce r ta in num - to admit that per haps t he big All t old , we ve rydefinitelyand complete control over s tate fi- ed to s alt."
Little Willie: " What happenber, the only information s he e lectronic mons te r s do not s trongly pr efer the old sys- nances .
can s upply is the fact that that ma ke near ly as man_y_ mis - te m.
Other outs tanding legislation ed to the fle a 7' '
Of All SOUTHWIST ATL ANTA
AND SOUJHI A.ST AflANU,
~
t4p.A1..
The Star ls
THE PQLITICAL GAME
Vandiver leaves
With Good Rec.ord
Shelter
J 143.215.248.55in_~
ORD.A.N •s
·
Mr. DuPree Jordan, Pres ident
Jordan Enterprlses, Inc.
935 Gordon Street, s. w.
Atlanta 10, Georgia.
Dear Mr. Jordan:
As we r each the end of 1962
and look back upon t he many
notable events which took
place, one thing that stands
out in my m emory of Chamber of Comme rce happenings
is t he splendid cooperation we
r eceived from Jor da n E nterpris es , Inc.
Your weeklie s, particularly
WEEKLY STAR, gave us e xcellent coverage t hroughout
the year. We recall especially the pictures you ran from
our Expressways Luncheon in
the spring.
We extend you ever y good
wish for a Happy New Year
along with our apprec iation for
your he lp in 1962.
t Sincerely,
/ Ben Gilmer
Mr . DuPree Jordan, Publisher
The Weekly Star
Atlanta, 10, Georgia
Dear Sir:
We would like to t ake this opportunity to thank the Board of
Alderma n, the P ublic Works
Committee, and m ore s pecifically Mayor Allen, Milton
Farris , and J ack Summers for
their unqualified support concerning the closings of Peyton and Harlan Roads. These
men chose to stand up and be
counted supporting a just
caµse in the face of severe
critic ism. We certainly hope
that all the people of A tlanta
Will send the1rpersonal thanks
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o.enne'I\ su.wornni
meir
stand.
The Atlanta Newspapers have
c ited the action of the Mayor
and Alderamanic Board as the
most inhuman act ever c ommitted by c ity offici,als. However, they have yet to c ite the
real reasons which prompted
these
road closings . We
agree, and are in sympathy
with the Negro expansionproblem , even though it h as beea
gr eatly magnified . H owever,
they have ye t t o cite the real
reasons which pr ompted these
road closings. We agree, and
are in sympathy with the Negro e xpansion problem , even
though it has been greatly
ma gnified, However . we do not
feel that the proper sol ution
to their problem is enc r oachment into an established allwhite community. The only
equitable answer we feel, is
to
for Negro community
s ubmit their pr oblem to t he
Metropolitan Planning Com mission. This Com mission
could t hen appoint a group
of men to investigate and
make recomme ndations for
a s olution; a s olution which
does not violate the rights of
others .
V.M. C opeland , P r e s ident
Southwes t Citize ns Ass ocia tion
Having noticed that his Scottish guide usually went bar eheaded in all sorts pf weather.
the London sports man made
him a gift of a fur c ap with
heavy e ar fl aps . On his next
visit to the s hooting box , he
asked the old Scot how he liked
the cap.
"l hae not worn it since the
accident. was the gloomy r eply .
"Jock MacLeod offered to
buy me a dr ink and I didna
hear him.' '
�Friday , January 11 , 1963
THE WEEKLY STAR, ATLANTA, G A.
ROBERT RUARK REPORTS
IN EZ ROB.S WRITES
A W r·iter' s Ma ii Shows
·Feelings Of The Nation
There are days when l dream
of setting up shop in opposition to Dr. Gallup and all
the
other
pulse and/or
poll takers.
My hunch is
that a columnis t 's mail box contains
a pretty reliable crosss ec r ion of
PJlb.li,c ,opini- .
on.
In recent
weeks the -pony express delivery to me indicates that 99
percent of the populace is delighted with the nation 's firs t
Christmas stamp, 100 ·p ercent
of the public is clamoring to
save Thanksgiving as the AllAmerican holiday and prevent
it being s wallowe d up as a
mere preliminary to Christm as: and 82 percent of the
correspondents heartily dislike the new, s terile - glass
Former Atlantan
TWU Who 's. Wh o
Miss Mary Emily Smith of
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, formerly a s tudent at Southwest
High School, is among 30 seniors at Texas Woman's University in De nton, Texas to be
named to Who's Who Among
College Students in American
Universities and Colleges.
A rec r eation major and psychology and speech-drama
minor. Miss Smith is the
daughter of Mr. and Mr s .
George D. Smith, 8470 J efferson Hwy., Baton Rouge ,
Louis iana .
Mis s Smith is vice president of Chaparral literary , s ocial club, chairman of the
C ampus Gove rnme nt As s o ciation Stude nt Affairs Committee, Speech Club and
Woman's Recreation As sociation Executive Board . She is
a me mber of the Health, Physical Educ ation and Rec r eation Professional Club, Fencing Club and Performing F olk
Dancing Group.
West End WMS
West End Baptist W, M, S,
met J anuary 10 at the church.
The year book was taught
by Mrs . L. F . Manning.
Mrs. Lena Vines, vice pr esident
of t he W,M,S,, will
pr eside at the Executive Board
meeting planned at 10:00 a,m,
on J a nuary 14,
A woman who ins is ts on
we aring the pants in the family ought to expect c uffs on the
b'otnom.
•••
A doctor had en urgent
phone c ell from a ge ntle men
saying his s m all s on had
s wallowed his fountain pen.
"All right I l 'll come at
r eplied the doctor,
once ,
but whet ere you doing in the
me antime ?
Whe r eupon c ame the unexpec ted ans we r , " Us ing a penc il .' '
•• •
He lp thy brothe r' s
boat
ac r oss , and lol -- thine own
has r eached the s hor e .--Hindu
proverb-.'
•••
A young politic ian end his
wife mailed out c ards announcing bir th of a baby- girl:
"WE HAVE SKIRT ED TH E
ISSUE. "
l--- age 5
York's fabulously expensive
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts.
Many pers ons do find teligions significance in the
country's first attempt at a
Christmas stamp. Toe charge
that the s tamp has no religious feeling is passionately
refuted by letters from every
part of the nation in which it
is pointed out that the burning candles symbolize Chris t,
the Light of the -World, while
,the evergreen wreath, a perfect circle, expresses the
"eternity of God . now and forever. without end.
Whether one chooses to acce pt this interpretation or not,
it ls a beautiful conception and
one that obviously gives great
pleasure to many Americans,
As for the popularity of the
stamp, the branch post office neares t my home has been
out of it for the past three
days I
Toe gradual downgrading of
Thanksgiving to a commercial adjunct of the Christmas
season worries and infuriates
a host of citizens who believe that the uniquenes s of
Thanksgiving is being lost in
pre mature tinsel and yule tide fawfaraw.
Correspondents from all
over the nation note what I had
already observed in New
Yor k -- that Thanksgiving.decorations in stores and public places are a thing of the
pas t .
The re is no time -- or
room -- for Thanksgiving decor and observations when the
Christmas season begins on
Nov. 1. The troubled burden
of many le tters is that we as
a nation are overlooking a holiday designed to give thanks
for the lavish bounty God has
bestowed upon us .
I am delighted that so many
persons took me seriously
when I wrote:
' ' Would any
citizen c ar e to join with mein
a Society for the Preservation of Thanksgiving ?"
' Since so many persons do
want to join s uch a soc.iety and
ask me bluntly how to s ave
Thanksglvlng, I feel I must
fish : cut bait or get out of
the boat,
So, I would put the r escue
of Thanksgiving, and its restoration to it s rightful place in
Birthday Party
Geor gia's F irst All Women's
Amer ican Legion Pos t No.
224 , held it annual Christ mas
a nd Birthday party on Thursday, December 20th, at the
Elks ' Chili, Atlanta , Ga.
Sever al guests wer e pr esent
and gifts we r e exchanged.
The r e was the Secretary of
Agriculture who found his job
a thankle ss one--no matter
how he tried, he couldn't s ay
a nything to please the far mer s .
Once on a farm in Iowa,
he was impressed by the fines t
c ornfield he had ever seen.
C e r tain that this was one occasion on which he dared
speak, he s aid to the farmer :
" I've neve r seen s uch tall
c orn. You mus t be ve ry ple as-
ed ."
"Yeah ," r eplied the farmer .
,' ' but it s ur e takes a lot out of
the s oil ,"
•••
T he man who r ows the boat
doesn't have time t o rock it.
the calendar , in the hands of
women. They are the real
movers and shakers in matters of this kind. If the women' s clubs in every community would get behind a move
to celebrate Thanksgiving in
the old spirit, which began to
fade 25 years ago, they could
turn the tide .
Let t he PTAs plan a r eal
observance of Thanksgiving in
the schools . Let the women's organizations bring pressure to bear on merchants
to decorate their stores in
mid - November NOT for
Christmas but for Thanksgiving , as they once did. Acommittee , r epresenting all the
women's clubs in any town,
that called upon merchants
with such a request would bear
weight, and no mistake!
Let the ladies, who do the
vast majority of Chris tmas
shopping in this country, tell
merc hants that ther e is plenty
of time for Christmas decorations and Christmas spirit
after Thanksgiving has been
properly celebrated.
Toe churche s , where·
Thanksgiving is still observed, could get in their licks
in this matter , t oo . .And powe rful licks . Minis terial associations could exen benign
influence in behalf of a Day
of Thanksgiving.
Women's clubs and church
auxUiaries are always looking for good causes to s upport.
What c ould be a more noble
cause than the rescue and
r e storation of Thanksg1v1ng to
its former s tature? (c . 1962)
Life Is Simply Not The Sa me
Without Your Newspaper
No paper s today. J ~ ~ really forgotten what that phrase
meant. With the e xception
of the war and
some hunting
time in deepest bush, plus
a few
sea
voya g es, l
supp o se I
have
never
before · been
deprived of
ne ws p a pers -- that
is, the major
newspapers - - as we ar e in
New York t hese days. Certainly, when one struck, or
some s truck, the others continued, and communication
was maintained,
Although the was te of a strike
on bot h sides is e normous -par ticularly at this time of the
year , when newspaper advertising income ls at peak and
everybody needs more money
to spend over the holidays - possibly a total blackout of
written news is mor ally salubrious , if practically unh a n d y and C r t a i 11 l y inconvenient, It at least demonstrates strikingly t he loss
of what you take for granted,
The television boys have
made a valiant effor t t o expand their news a nd features,
even going s o far as to have
s ome of the pr ess c olumnists
read the efforts which will not
see the light of local day. But
the effort is not good enough.
There is nothing - - nothingl-which can r el)l ace the v.irltten
word as diges ted on your own
time, for your own interpre-
tation.
newsworthy. You are ha rd put
I don't actually tr ust the tele- t o find out what's going on in
visioners , although they mean radio or TV, beca use there are
well. A man reading a piece no da ily radio or TV listings
of news is not r eally believae xcept in t he trade magazi nes,
ble to me. He is just an actor
and they are computed far in
in a blue shirt reading s omeadvance.
thing some body else has us No c r osswor d. No differing
ually written, and I find my- editorial opinion - - in fact ,
self watching the highlights of no editorial opinion wor thy of
the oil in his hair whilst being_ the name, No columns -bemused by the oil in his s ports , gossip , Hollywood, povoice. Newsreaders to me will litical , fas hion, phot ography,
always be actors -- just voices home-making, cooking, love-- a nd their comm unications
lorn, cos mic, humorous , menwill always lac k the validity only, women-only, a necdotal,
of cold print.
national, local. J ust no comIt doesn't work, either, when,
mentary in column for m.
as in a recent experiment ,
No hor os cope for the horosome of the actual columnists
s cope nuts. No cartoons - and experts were allowed to no loud letters to the editor ,
read their own writings on the No ship arrivals, no betting
TV.
Somehow the average line on the football teams ,
pure writer lacks the ham quo- No medical advice, no beauty
tient to be a good reader of his hints , no etiquette tips. And,
own works. And anyhow, good of cours e , no comics . Twenty
written prose is a far piece years ago Mayor LaGuardia
away from good s poken pr ose. tried reading them aloud on the
You can read an elegant radio, but the effort was an arsportswriter such as Red tistic tour de for ce for the
Smith with delight, but on the Mayor and a flop for the efair the nuances of his prose fort.
s ound awkward.
No real coverage of the big ,
In my Sunday doldrums I was big, tough stories, because
listing some of the things I TV and radio both use a nicemiss about newspapers , which nellie approach to cr imes a nd
TV or radio cannot supply. violence , and there is neither
You'd be surprised how many the t ime nor the s pace for a
ir replaceables ther e are. For s olid sob-sister, juicy s idebar
instance, ther e are no massive approach to the real wr ingnotices of sales by stores , no er s. And it is a funny thing,
help- wanted ads , and certainly but no moving p icture of a
nobody can rent, sell, or buy person or an event ever packs
a house.
the wallop that a still picture,
Six months later you may be well- played, can convey to a
shocked to leat"nt'nat a h::'i.en<r s "'i)a'be ~\ v,..~l: 'II\:\\<:.~ lll<>q .conwife is dead, because there are tains print.
no obituar ies of any save the
Without the papers, l ife is
only a half-life for the real
reader, Gone are the luxurious ten-pound Sunday sections, which made Sunda-y such
a wonder ous leis urious day .
Gone is that mircaulous feeling that you don 't ha ve to read
it now -- you c an wai t for the
train or until you get home, to
absor b your day 's grist in
s lippered c0mfort with a long
drink at your elbow.
We who have spent a lifetime
putting paper s toget her have
But I
ability and the s trong will to sion over aid to education and often c ursed them.
work, Holland had in 1960 the the result was the formation think we miss them , too, more
lowest per capita income of of Catholic and Protestant than mos t, when they aren 't
any Wes tern country with the parties , giving an extra di- available. No paper s today•• .
exception of Italy. It was mension of emotional intensity Ct's as if you had turned out
$980 annually, which com- to political life . The gov- t he light of the world, (c.1962)
pares with $2:soo for the Unit- ernment helps the church
ed State s , $1,270 for France schools of both Protestants
and $1,345 for Britain.
and Catholics and they eye
The Lakewood He ights P -TA
This may reflect the pres - each other with unremitting will meet J anuary 15 , at 7:45
sure of population, which watchfulness .
p.m. in the school auditorium.
shows no s igns of s lackening , B ut the skill with which life The theme for January will be
It is a matte r of conce rn to is organized is a tr ibute to •"Be Safe -- Not Sorry", a
many Dutchme n who feel hem- the fact that for all their di- fashion show of hats will be
med i n and who are beginning vis ions the Dutch have mana- presented depicting s a.f ety.
to as k how it will be possi- ged thus far to str ike a bal- The fathe r s will also be recble if the birth rate contin- ance . Conscious of thegr eat- ognized .
ues at its present level to ness of their past and their
A city slicker decided to outpreser ve r ecre ation are as or power ful outward thrust in the
wit
one of those "ol' dumb
any place whe re one c an have age of discovery, these twelve
a sense of alone ne s s with na- million people live in the Eu- farme rs." Having been to
tur e . In the few good days ropean midland between the several c olleges he figured
when the s un s hines in this , two opposing giants, lnevi- he was pretty bright. He told
the farmer he would give a
dour climate Sche ve ninge n and tably it comes out: ' 'Of
dollar for e very riddle the
the othe r be aches ar e more c ourse, we are dependent on
jammed than C one y Is land. you __ on your nuclear de- farmer could catch him on.
' 'Since I'm smarter than you."
Even if the government had te rrent .' '
he smiled, "if I c atch you,
the intention of trying to put
an artificial c heck on this To this obser ver it has you just owe me 50¢.' '
seemed that nothing in the
The farmer agreed and the
growth it would be impossi- postwar era has so poisoned
slicker told him to ask the
th
ble if only because of e op- the atmosphere as the fact of
first riddle.
position of the Ca th olic party dependence. It creates a sense
"What weighs 700 pounds on
which is one of the partners
of impotence which under- the ground and only 18 when
in the pr evailing coalition. scores every resentment. And
it flies?"
The country is divided rough0 there would seem to be no cure
"l don't know.' ' said the
nd
4
th
ly 40 per cent Ca olic a
for it until somehow a balance slicker. and handed the farmpercent P rotest ant , with the of control can be struck and
er a dollar . "What is it?"
balance among r eligious mi- Europeans can again feel they
I don 't know either ' ' saiJ
norities or no religion at all . control their own destiny.
More than a cent ury ago the
(c. 1962) the farmer, and hanJed hin
back 50¢ .
Dutch broke in fierce dissen-
e
MARQUIS CHILDS CALLING
Holland Has Problems
Of Crowds And Growth
1HE HAGUE, Netherl ands .-One of the amazing things
about this little c ountry is its
· •· ·· ·
i nd ust r i al
r ebirth f o Ilowing World ·t
War 11. Rotte rdam, blas t- f
ed almos t out ·
o f existe nce
by the Ger mans, is once
again one of
E urop e ' s
g r e at es t
ports . The indus tr ial belt
exte nds from the outskirts of
Rotterdam right across the
country to Ams te rdam, with
the emph as is on e lectronics
and e lectrical products . In
their own ve r sion of the E uropean miracle the Dutch have
drawn he avily on brains and
hard wor k .
While the le ve l of s ocial services is not so gene rous as
in Sweden and Denmark, public welfare i s neve rtheless
s killfully organi zed and other
E urope an countries look to the
Ne therla nds as a model. Wage s may not be raised without gove r nme nt approva l,
which is a di scipline the uni ons acce pt. P ublic housing
that has a more attractive appe arance than the us ual barracks - like type of constr uction is e verywhere .
Yet for all this or ganizing
lakewoodHgts.P-TA
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�Therrell High
News
BY RICHARD l'FIT'.
The month of January is
shaping up as a bi~ one for
everyone at Therrell. Four
very noteworthy events are
on the calendar fort his period.
Probably one of the least
liked but nonetheless most
important happenings at the
present time is semester final
exams. The semester finals
determine what progress a
student is making in each of
his subjects. The testings
will be conducted on Thursday, Friday , and Monday, January 10th, 11th, and 14th.
Next of all, January hails
the start of regular season
basketball competition. The
Panther Varsity Cagers having taken a win only from
Roosevelt are really hustling.
The Pantherenes are presently showing everybody that the
Red n' Black knows how to do
it. After romping Lakeshore
and then dropping one to College Park, they bounced back
to gun down Grady, Fulton,
Bass, and North Fulton.
Also included for sometime
in middle January will be the
annual language fair. This
spotlights bits of culture from
many different countries. All
three foreign languages taught
at Therrell plus English will
be showcased at the fair. Anyone who would like to loan ·
the language dept. an article
for the show should contact
Mrs. Mary Jane Price., who
teaches French at Therrell
and is chairman of the show.
Attack
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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 3
ally necessary to accomplish


7i,fi'ti-county organization,



but "we must pres_s on to make
rapid transit a prime goal and
follow a plan through to accomplishment." A comprehensive engineering study of
r apid transit for the Metropolitan Atlanta area has just
been completed.
6. As a result of a steppedup work program , it is anticipated that the downtown Expressway c;onnector as well as
the airport connector will be
finished before the end of 1963 .
7. Funds must be found to let
contracts for the east-west
Expressway from Lucile Avenue to the r iver enroute to
Douglasville .
The completion of this segment will
open up the entire west section of Atlanta, and will eliminate the most hazardous
traffic area in Georgia."
8. The urban renewal program in Atlanta must be expanded.
9. A vigorous traffic law
enforcement program during
the last eight months of 1962
gave Atlanta the" best and safest driving in recent years. "
As of April I, the record
showed 30 traffic deaths as
compared with 13 in the same
period of 1961. But in the last
eight months Atlanta had 11
fewer fatalities, 244 fewer
injuries and 205 fewer property dama ge accidents than
in the s ame period of 1961 .
Stringent traffic la w enforcement will be continued.
10. Atlanta needs a ' ' sound
plan" fo r ' the issuance of liquor licenses.
"The present method of 16 personal
variations, each subject to the
individua l ideas of an alderman, creates an impossible
adminis trative hodge-podge
fo r your city government,"
Frid ay , Janua ry 11, 1963
THE WEEKLY STAR, ATLANTA, GA.
Page 6
Commu_
nity Conference On School
Dropouts To Be Sponsored By AAUW
l\trs. James F. Ryckeley of
696 Flamingo Dr. S. W., a
mem ber of AAUW's Elementar y and Secondary Educati on
Comm ittee, is on the Steering Committe for a Community
Conference on School Dropouts to be sponsored by the
Atlanta
Branch, American
As sociation of University
Women Jan. 19 at the Hotel
Biltmore. The day-long s es sion, entitled "Dropouts-Social Dynamite," will bring
together experts in the Atlanta
metropolitan area who are
working on this problem.
Causes will be searched for
and solutions outlined in an
attempt to find out why only
447 out of 1,000 Georgia
children finished high school
in 1961--and how to Feverse
this trend to avoid catastrophe. The dropout of today is the unemployed, the
criminal, the welfare case of
tomorrow.
Co-sponsors of the Conference are the Active Voters
of Atlanta, the Atlanta and
Decatur City School Systems,
the Cobb, Fulton and DeKalb
County School Systems, Fifth
0
District. committee on Child- Consequences." Members of
ren and Youth, Georgia Con- the panel will be Mrs. Carolyn
gr ess of Parent Teacher As- Clark, Director of Welfare
s ociati ons , Georgia State De- for DeKalb County , William
. partment of Education, United Allgood, Information Officer
Church Women of Geor gia , for the U. S. Department of
U. S. Department of Labor, Labor, the Hon. Conley InYoung Women's Christian As- ' gram, Judge, Juvenile Court
sociation.
of Cobb County and Dr. W. A.
Registration at 9:30 A. M. Mason, Consultant on Health
will be followed by, "The Education of the Geo r g i:i DeDropout Picture in Georgia partment of Health.
and the Atlanta Metropolitan The afternoon session will
Area" by o. L. Boozer, Di- examine "What is Being Done
rector of Records and Ser- Here. "
Dr. John Letson,
vices for the Atlanta Public Atlanta SchoolSuperintendent ,
Schools.
will speak on "Curriculum-Following luncheon at noon, the Current Picture and Futhe keynote speaker will be
P, F. Ayer, Executive Sec- ture Needs," Dr. James
retary to the Council of the Johnson, Emory University
will discuss
Southern Mt.s, Inc., special psychiatrist,
Needs of the
consultant to the Ford Founda- "Personal
tion • 'Gray Areas --Great Pupils." Mr. Ayer will end
Cities" project and professor the Conference with "Evaluaof sociology at Berea (Ky.) tion and Recommendations."
College.
Miss Florrie Still , Coordina- Registration fee of $2 .75 intor of the Visiting Teacher cludes luncheon and informaService of the Georgia De- tion kit.
Reservations may
partment of Education, will be made with Mrs. Edwara
end
the morning session L. Askren, Registrar, 170
as moderator of a panel dis- Laurel Forest Circle N. E.,
cussion entitled Causes and Atlanta 5, Ga.
YWCA Ladies Day o ·ut
Presents Winter Program
YWCA winter classes of interest to Southwest Atlanta residents include Personality
and Speech Development, Developmental
Reading, Oil
Painting, Bridge for Beginners, Intermediate Bridge,
and a discussion-study group
"Let's Talk.': Registration
for these activities will be
held on Monday, January 14,
from 5:00 to 8:00 PM at the
First Federal Savings and
Loan Association in East
Point. All classes will be
held on Monday and Tuesday
evenings, beginning the week
of January 21. Both men and
W<>men are invited to enroll.
Personality and Speech Development will be taught by
M.ni. R.H; on, resident of Decatur and graduate of the
Speech Department of Agnes
Scott College. The purpose of
the class is to develop voice
quality and confidence for conversation, presiding at meetings, making announce ments,
etc. Each students voice will
be analyzed and training given in articulation, pronunciation, breathing, and relaxation.
Developmental Reading, a
class for buildi ng reading
speed, comprehension, and
vocabulary , will be taught by
Mrs. Annie Parremore , r es ident of Forest Park and teacher at Hapeville High School.
Bridge classes will be taught
by Mrs. Margaret Parrish,
who has taught YWCA classes
for a number of years. A
class on Monday evenings will
be for beginners and the Tues day evening class for thos e
who want more advanced instruction,
Oil Painting is scheduled for
8 weeks on Tuesday evenings ,
with Mrs. Earl Lavender as
instructor. This clas s will
provide individual instruction
in still life pai nting for either
the beginner or the person
with experience~
"Let's Talk" is the title for
a study-d iscusE:ion gr oup to be
led by Cmdr. C.E. Owen, Director of Arlington School.
Anyone inter ested in exploring
new ideas and the s ti mul ation
of gi ve- and-ta ke conversation
is invited to attend a planning
session at 8:00 PM on Mon-
day, January 21, at the East
Point Presbyterian Church.
Additional information or a
printed bulletin giving further
details of the YWCA winter
program may be obtained by
calling the YWCA, JA 4-3416,
Miss Sophie Lowe, Program
Director.
landers
CONTINUED FROM PAGE \.
Office, Citv of Atlanta, in
1931 and was made Assistant Comptroller in 1949. He
has been serving as Comptroller since August I, 1953.
Active in civic, community,
and fraternal affairs, Mr.
Landers is a · past president
of the West End Kiwanis Club
of which he is still a member,
a current member of the West
End Business Men's Association, on the Board of Oir~ctors
for the Atlanta Federal Savings and Loan Association,
and a member of the Gordon Street Baptist Church.
According to DuPree Jor-
dan, Jr., president of the
West End Business Men's Association, the January meeting will be a dinner meeting, a new venture for the
Association.
The
entire
membership will assemble at
Pilgreens at 6:30 p.m. and
the business session will follow the fellowship dinner.
Committee reports will be
made during the business period;
Reservations
should be
made by noon Monday, January 14.
otficers and directors of the
Association will meet at '5:45
. San
Bernar dino,
Calif.,
police investigated a citizen 's
complaint of early morning
horn blowing to discover a
r accoon standing on the front
seat of a car leaning on the
horn.
... when tourist dollars come to town!
Like magic almost, tourist money ca n inject
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Too often a woman spe~ds
past all danger signs and be- .
comes an alcoholic.
..
Select frozen foods last when
shopping for groce ries to reduce the time the food s will
be out of the freezer, suggests Miss Nelle Thrash, Extens ion food preservation s pecialist .

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�Friday, January 11, 1963
Operation Alphabet
"Operation Alphabet, " a new
ve nture in adult educa tion, began at Lee Street School a bout
two months ago, And since
that time remarkable progr ess has been made,
When the classes began, approximate ly 30 adu lts r e gistered for the courses. Several of these r e mained only
a week or so, hut the ones
that have s tuck wi th the t hree
cla sses a week have progr es s ed and benefited in both
r eading and arit hmet ic.
A s tri king e xample of what
NOTICE
The annual meeting of
the me mbers of F idelity
F e deral Savings and Loan
Association of Atlanta for
the election of Directors
and the trans action of any
other bus iness that may
come before .the meeting ,
will be held at the Main
Office of said
Association,
878 Gordon
Street, S,W., Atlanta .10,
Georgia , on Wednesday,
j anuary 16, 1963 at 2 o'clock in the afternoon.
Sidney Q. Janus ,
President
Fidelity Federal Savings
and Loan Association
has ta ken place has been related
by one of the instructors. One young man,
who comes all the way from
Jonesboro, hasn ' t missed a
session yet,
When he first
began, he could not r ead, He
could not r e cognize any words,
And neither could he use any
of the add ing co mbinati ons
effect ive ly.
But this week,
the young student read compr e hensive ly as tor y which appear ed on televis ion. He has
also written a very good des cription of the ho me in which
he lives, a·nd orie even ing las t
month thi s same young ma n
added six or s eve n proglems,
with four figures across and
five fi g ures deep, without an
error,
This is just one dramatic
e xample of how Operation
Alphabet" works, and is just
one instance where a person
has found new reasons to be
grateful for his own pluck
and determination,

Operation Alphabet meets

Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday nights weekly from 7:00
Instructions
to 9:00 p.m,
are J, A, Walls, Mrs, Mabel
N, Walls and Mrs. Mary Mann.
100 YEARS OLD
The class will me et in the
Wesley Room and will study
" The Rim of Eas t Asia" , including Korea , Okinawa, Tawain and Hong Kong. Featured
will be nations fr om some of
the countrie s involved. Inc luded will be map-tours, exhibits,
projected pictures,
current events . and r eports on
the work of t he Church in these
areas. A drama will be pr esented by t he yout h.
HAPPY OIRTHDAY AUNT MOLLY . Mr s . Molly Dodgen on her 100th birthd ay with her
grandchildren, 1/r, Mrs . J,K , York , F r ank Hasty, Jr. a nd Dudle y Dodgen.

Photo by Walter J. Victor .

Aunt Molly Ce\ebrat·es
With Family And Friends
elephone
Talk
print which was lovely with a
white purple-throated or c hid
on her shoulder. She has been
an active member of ~he Primitive Baptist Church for 79
years, and is still interested
in all the current happen ings
of the day,
According to her son-in-law
she '• has c ooked more m eals
for mor e people t han a nyone
could e ver imagine" , a nd still
thin ks that Saturdays should
be spe nt baking ca kes and
pies.
Mrs, Dodgen had her immediate family with her on her
b irthday, and more than 200
friends called during the aftern oon. She was del ighted
Citizens Group
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erection of a cultural center
there es well as a sports
stadium.
The major part of the Atlante bond issue will be devoted to such vital necessities
es schools; traffic improvement, storm sewers end a few
perks. The one major project not in these categories
is $10 .000 ,000 for a new city
auditorium
and convention
center, with emphasis on the


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GOOD BUSINESS SUGGESTION: Do you use printed letter use . The bond study
stationary for either business or personal correspondence? commission estimated that
If so, may we suggest you include your area code anct tele- Atlanta is now losing millions
phone number in the letterhead. If you own your own bus- of dollars each year because
it lacks a suitable place for
iness, belong to clubs and organizations, or do a great deal holding large national conven·of personal correspondence, it's a good idea to give folks tions.
No raise in ad valorem taxyour phone number as well as your address.
es is contemplated in thebond


LONG DISTANCE IS A BARGAIN ANY TIME OF report. Instead , the bonds
would be financed by a 30
DAY .. . but it'~ an especially good buy after 6:00 p.m. per cent tax on water bills as
,on weekdays or any time on Sundays and holidays, when a service charge on use of
ba rgain rates are in effect. Also remember that rates are the city's sanitary sewers,
lowest if you call station-to-station. A long distance call Such a tax -- e s timated to
cos t the average us er about
is the next best thing to being there.
has been
$6,00 annually


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imposed by DeK al b, Cob b,
SOMETHING NEW H AS
Clayton and other c ounties for
BEEN ADDED to the famany ye ar s .
miliar fleet of green trucks
It is es timated that the bonds
will meet the city 's pressing
and vans driven by your .
needs for about tl1 ree years .
telephone company installer- •
· Me an while, an e ffort will be
repairman. The new comm ade to obtain more state
pact van is a complete servfunds for Atl an te schools and
ice shop on wheels, an imother municipa l expenses .
The bond c omm iss ion pointportant part of the fast,
--:1,.' ~
- ,.
efficient service that's always available when you need it. ed out that Atlanta and F ulton c ounty pay approximately


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25 per cen t of the s tate 's totDID YOU KNOW THAT about 40 per cent of all over- al r evenue , but receive only
seas calls are with Pan American countries? About 30 per 8 per ce nl of the school funds
cent go to the Pacific and 25 per cent are with Europea n dis bursed under the Mi nimum
countries. The rest arc to sca ttered countries and ships at Foundat ion Act for Educ ation.
"An equitable d istri buti on of
sea.
th ese funds could red uce the


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Asia Mission
Study Begins
A Miss ion Study at Audubon
forest Met hodist Church begins Sunday, January 13 , 6:00
to 7:00 p, m. This s tudy will
be heldforsi xsuccess ive Sunjay night s t hrough Febr uary
17.
Woman at party: I never sew Aunt Molly celebrated her
anyone get as much exercise 100th birthday December 30.
as she does by simply walk- Mrs, Mary Reeves Dodgen,
who lives with her daughter,
ing across the room.
Mrs. Roy N, Mitchell of 680
Erin Avenue, was honored by
her family on this grand ·occasion. Her granddaughter,
Mrs. J. K, York, and greatgr anddaughter,
Miss Danna
Williams, assisted with the
entertaining.
Mrs. John G. Bush , Mrs. Bill
Price, Mrs. Frank Shipp of
by
Mobile, Alabama ; and Miss
KEN G . BYERS
Williams served; Mrs. Frank
Your Telephone District Manager
Hasty, Jr. kept theguestbook.
Aunt Molly, as she is affecPOpl.ir
PL&za
tionately kn own by her host of
friends , wore a s oft bl ue s il k
TIIE BELL SEAL IS ONE OF AMERICA'S MOST FAMILIAR TRADE
MARKS. The original seal was developed
by Angus Hibbard, the Bell System's first
general manager, and included the words
~,~
"Long Distance Telephone" inside the outline of a bell
which was enclosed in a rectangle. Eventually the wording
was changed to "Local and Long Distance Telephone,"
and still later a double circle replaced the rectangle. The
seal, as it now appears, dates from 1939. You'll see this
familiar guide to good service on company buildings, on
public telephones and in advertising.
P age 7
THE WEEKLY STAR, ATL ANT A, GA .
burden on local taxpayers by
several million dollars annually". the bond commission's r eport said . "We urge
local government officials to
continue vigorously to seek
greater equity in the distribution of all types of aid ."
As a preliminary step, the
advis ory commiss ion made a
study of why the City of Atlanta bond issue failed last
August and how people felt
about another bond issue.
They foun d that 70 per cent
of the voters and 61 pe r c ent
,of the non- vote r s in las t August's e lection favored the
proposal of another bond is sue. Only IS per cent of those
questioned s aid they would not
vote for improvement bonds
under any condition. There
was less e nthus ias m for the
auditorium than for any of
the other new proposals, but
the commissi on fel t it to be
vital to the city's growth and
pr os perity.
Specific iss ue s r ecommended by the ci ti zens advisor y
committee, of which Ed Smith,
president of the F irs tNetional
Bank was chairmen, we re as
fo llows:
SCH O OLS -- $20,000,000.
There are presently 71000
children on do uhie s sessions,
an i the school population is
increasinr hy between 3,000
anti
4,000 annua lly, T his
amount will meet the pressing
need f;; new school - facilities over the next th r ee yea r s .
TRAF F I C
IM P RO VEM ENT - -- $6,500,000. This
would include , among other
projects , the wide ni ng of
Simps on Road to provide a
new traffic artery to the west
side of Atlante , and als o would
with her numer ous cards, l etters and gifts she r eceived
fr om practicall y all over the
United States. Me mbers of
her fa m ily present included
her daughter and husband with
Miss Kathle en Eidson, a Conference Officer of t he Wes leyan Serice Gw ld, will lead the
study, which is sponsor ed by
the W o m a n ' s S o c i e t y of
Christia n Service the Wes leyan Service Guilds , a nd t he
Church Commiss ion on l\lissions . Following each sess ion
r efreshments will be served
under the direction of Mrs.
Sam Loc khart and various
Circles.
Children will be studying the
s a me s ubject, T he Primaries
(ages 6 through 8) will be led
by Mrs. Olin Williams. The
whom she has lived s ince her Junior s (ages 9 t hrough 11)
husband's de ath in 1932, Elder will be l ed by Mrs . W.R. Holand Mr s . Roy N, Mi tc hell , limon, T he ir progra m will behe r s on and wife ; Mr. a nd gin wit h a snack supper at 5 :45
Mrs, Hugh Dodgen of Macon; p. m:
her gr andchildr en, Mr s. ]. K.
The secretaries of Miss ion-
Yor k, Fr a nk Hasty, Jr., Dud ley Dodgen; greet-gran11chi ldr en, John Yor k, Jr., Danna
Williams , Roy Wil li.ams , Master Frank Hasty, IIl, Bebe
Hasty and M aster Sanfo r d
Dodge n.
ary Education i nclude: Mrs.
C, E, O'Neal , Mr s. W. C, Barber, Mrs . J, H, Hamilton, Jr. ,
Mr s. W. F. Hun and Mrs. Sidne-y ccne\\ .
PFC EDWARD F. MO RGAN ,
son of MR. AND MRS . HOKE
provide $100 ,000 for greater
E, MORGAN, 1165 Flamingo
traffic s afety in school zones . Drive , has been reas signed
Also included is the widening to the 4th Med. Tan k Batt.
of Hunte r str eet from Fors yth 73rd Armor ed, Ft. Or d, Calistreet to the Expressway .
fornia,
He recently was a t
CI'IY AUDITORIUM AND home on a month 's f url ough
CONVENTION CENTER ---- after serving in Reconna is$10,000 ,000 . This would pro-· san.c;E; _ for
15 months in
vide en auditorium seating 5,Korea. He.....i~ a 1960 gr aduate of Southwest· High School.
CONTINUED ON P AGE 11
So Gre atly
Appreciated
24HOUR
AMBULANCE
SERVICE
Col or photographs of the flower s ....
t hes e are presented to the family,
without any charge, as
another
"extra" of Lowndes service. Farrilies often tell us how gra teful the,
arc for such e>.traordmary thoughtfulness .
loWNDEs&'so
HOME
FUNERAL
310 FOURTEENTH STREET, N. W.
AT I.AN TA 13, G~ORGIA
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Tull Waters P-TA
Has CD Program
"Home preparedness" will
be disc us sed by Mrs. Charles
Biggers, Chairman of Atlanta 's Civil Defense Woman's
Advisory Council, Tuesday,
January 15, at the 7:30 p.m.,
meeting of the Tull Waters
Diana
Capps
Honored
Mis s Diana C apps, a North
Georgia College Senior from
Atlanta, is serving as ViceEle mentary School PTA meet- President of Phi Alpha Theta,
ing .
a National Honor Society for
What a• family should do now students of History,
The
to prepare for per s onal s ur- Zeta-Phi Chapter at North
vival in th e event of a nuclear Georgia College was admitted
attack will inc lude: the fam- to membership in the Nationily plan . foo d, wate r, s ani- al Society in 1958. There are
now more than 200 chapters
ta ry and medical s upplies.
in American colleges and
What should school children
universities.
Admission to
do in the event of an emermembership
is
limited
to stugency will be discussed.
dents who have maintained a
A color film , "Fallout", will "B plus" or above average
be shown and a question and
answer sess ion will follow in four or more History
courses . Also, these stu Mrs . Bigger's talk,
dents must rank in the top
Mrs. C . L. Tuggle is Pro- 35% of their class and have
gram Chairman of the Tulk. a 8 average or above in
water E lementary School PTA two-thirds of all courses takand Mr. and Mrs. Paul Still en.
are Civil Defense Co-chairMiss Capps is majoring in
men for the School.
French at North Georgia Col' The general public and members of other school PTA's
may attend this special Civil Defense meeting .
The best time for parents to
put the kids to bed is while
they still have the. strength.
Friday, January 11, 1963
THE WEEKLY STAR, ATLANTA, GA.
Page 10
lege. She is a member of the
Wesley
Foundation,
the
Hippolytans, and has served
as Editor of the Cadet Bugler
~or two years. She is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S.
T. Capps of 3880 Thaxton
Road, S. W., Atlanta,
$tat·tc
A MARK OF PROGRESS 1N THE business section of West
End is the beautiful new $100,000 American Legion Post

147 Home, located at the corner of York and Evans Streets .

Chartered in 1938, the West End Post #14 7 has progressed
in the past 25 years from a small me m'bership and a
smaller Post Home to more its present status. The finest
club facilities of any American Legion Post in the Greater
Atlanta area are offered by the West End Post. Members of the American Legion and their friends are invited to visit the Foxhole Lounge any evening Tuesdays
through Saturday, from 5:00 p.m.
All About Babies
A public service of the National
Baby Care Council Baby's Nursery--
Singer Rosemary Clooney
has been a recognized celebrity for many years -- but
it took a scar to get special
attention from her five children.
Miss Clooney, who'll make
her TV dramatic debut in The
Losers" on · NBC-TV's "The
Dick Powell Show" Tuesday,
Jan. 15, confessed to co-stars
Lee Marvin and Keenan Wynn
that her children were never
impressed by the fact that
mom was a star.
But in "The Losers " Rosemary plays a farmgirl who has
never known love because she
thinks the scar on her face
makes her repulsive to men.
The scar, which was built"
onto her face , is made of glue,
rubber and -grease paint, One
night during the filming of the
comedy-drama she went home
without removing her makeup,
and when the kids spotted the
':lcar they thought it was great.
"I've been singing songs for
years," says Rosemary, "and
my children couldn 't have
cared less -- but when they
found out I was going to be
A baby's skin qiffers frol'T\
By Dr. · Louis
B. Wexler,
that of an adult and requires
Attending Dermatologist
It is more
Beekman Downtown Hospital special care.
and Fordham Hospital, New sensitive and easily affected.
Not only is baby's skin thinYork
ner, it has less keratin, a
protein substance which forms
t~e base of the s_kin, and l~ss ___ - _ ,___ _~
_ ,._ --__ · ~.::.,!
p1g_nent, the skin's coloring ~- • _ - ~ fj/,\c:;matter. With both of these . ~i'. , 1 - ·
substances in short supply, · ·
the ability of baby's skin to
protect itself against sunlight,
friction and changes in temperature is not as great as that
of adults.
What is more, many of the i1 . i ,(
sebaceous (oil) glands found '. (( ! /
in the skin of adults are not \ 1\ \
fully developed in the baby's
skin. The baby's skin, for
example, has underdeveloped
sebaceous glands in the diaper
area; that is, in the groin and
the anal regions. Thus, the
protective oils secreted by
the sebaceous glands are not
present in the natural folds
of skin in this area making
these folds vulnerable to infection and disease.
Perhaps 7he ~ost important element in the proper
care of a baby's skin is the
changing of the diaper as soon
as it is wet or soiled. For
three of the principal causes
of diaper rash are contained
in a wet diaper.
on television with a h1 6 scar
on my fa ce they could hardly
wait to tell their pals. ·'


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TELE - TALES: Estonia:,
born
beauty Narda Onyx
speaks French with a hillbilly accent when she appears
as the new love interest of Jed
Clampitt (Buddy Ebsen) in a
February episode of · 'The
Beverly Hillbillies" on CP,STV Wednesday nights •••
Jaye P. Morgan, recording
and night club singer who has
recently turned her attention
to TV acting, guest stars on
CP,S - TV~s Danny Thomas
Show in early March. She is
cast as a cousin of Bunny
Halper (Pat Carroll) who
comes to New York to make
her mark on The Great White
Way ••.
A whole new audience of children; too young back in 1960
to stay up to see Mary Mar,,,
tin in "Peter Pan, " will have
the thrill of watching the fourth
TV presentation of Sir James
M. Barrie's classic on Saturday, Feb. 9, on NBC-TV.
This production, starring
Miss Martin in the title roll
and Cyril Ritchard as Captain Hook, originally was telecast Dec. 8, 1960, under the
personal direction and supervision of Vincent J. Donehue.
Sophie Tucker celebrates her
75th birthday by teaming with
two singers of a younger genCONTINUED ON PAGE 15
electric cooking
Doctor, lawyer , merch'arit, chief. Once that pretty well covered the business
world. Not so. today though. Consider for a moment the four pictured above.
• Businessman, tourist, planner-researcher, industrial worker. Doesn't
rhyme, but it makes for a bigger and broader economy. That's what we're
after in Georgia . . • These four and their pursuits directly affect our State,
her future and her prosperity. · That's where. your Department of Commerce
comes in. You see, we're Georgia's number one salesman ... working alongside our fellow Georgians, improving what we have and building toward a
promising tomorrow. • The Georgia Department of Commerce ... advising
the businessman, accommodating the tourist, motivating the planner and
previding jobs for our State's labor force. That's our job .. . to help towns
expand, build airports, attract industry and prepare for the .future through
planning. "Progress through planning with your Department of Commerce.
It is the natural decomposition of the urine in the diaper
by certain bacteria that results in the foundation of
ammonia , a powerful skin
irritant. The wet diaper also
seems to emphasize the presence of any traces of irritating soap and detergent
which have not been completely r insed away after washing.
It also seems to be a suitable environment for the skinirritating bacteria that have
survived the diaper's washing because washing is not
sterilizing.
Most doctors as well as the.
American Medical As·s ociation are agreed that the processing of diapers by a professional diaper service is
far more effective in restra ining the growth of ammonia-'
forming bacteria and in removing irritating soaps and
detergents than any home
laundering.
Changing the diaper as soon;
GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
JACK MINTER, DIRECTOR I
as it becomes wet also pre-·
vents the
softening of the
baby's skin. Softened skin
100 STATE CAPITOL/ ATLANTA, GEORGIA will often permit the entry
of bacteria and the develop-
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�,•
Friday, January 11, 1963
T HE WE E KL Y STAR, ATL~NTA, GA.
Grandmothers
Capitol View
Sylvar., Hill
By Gladys Sherrer
MR. AND MRS. HOWARD M.
EVANS and children , ANTHONY and ELAIN ofGreensbury,
Ky, , spent the Christmas holidays witi1 her mother MRS.
FRANK SLIFE of Dill Ave.
MRS. JESSIE LINK of 806
Springdale Place has returned
home after undergoing surgery at Ft. McPerson Hospital.





MISS CAROL STOVALL who
underwent surgery at P 'mont
hospital is convalescing at
her home on Landale Drive.
MR. AND MRS. J. FRED
WILLIAMS had New Year's
dinner with their nephew MR.
AND MRS. c. E. PRESLEY
on Amsterdam.





MR. AND MRS. D. B. PEARSON were the holiday guests of
the Duncan Pearson's of
· Richmond, Va.





MAJ. AND MRS. WILLIAM
G. DAILEY and children, VIRGINIA, and FREDERICK of
New Port News, Va., spent
the Christmas holidays with
Mrs. Daily's parents, MR.
AND MRS. J. E. BISHOP of
2518 Springdale Rd.





MR. AND MRS. JOHN W.
CROUCH and daughter, TAMARA of 976Springdale Place
are spending the holidays with
their parents in Sullivan, Ind.





THE JR. CHOIR of
the
CAPITOL VIEW METHODIST
CHURCH sang Carols at Highview Guest Home on Wednesday afternoon. They were followed by the Intermediate
Choir who presented a <;:hristmas musical program onSunday evening. The group then
assembled at the home of
BILL SLIFE on Erin Ave. for
a Christmas party.


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•••
•••
MISS
RUBY HOLT is
a
patient at the Georgia
Baptist hospital,
• • •
MRS. F. M. FAMBROUGH
of 1453 Graham Street is a
patient at Saint Joseph hospital.




MRS. T. c. THEOS is a
patient at Georgia Baptist
hospital.
•• *
MELVIN HUBBARD is a
patient in the Veternas hospital on Peachtree Road.

. *

Sympathy is extended to the
family of I. M. COLEMAN
who died last week.
• *.
Sympathy is extended to the
family of H. G. PHILLIPS
of Brewer Blvd., who died
last week.


••


MRS. RANDOLPH LOUDERMILK of Dill Ave., lost her
mother Mrs. Sarah Webster
this past week.





PAUL HICKMAN is ill at
the Grady hospital.





Mrs. Gladys Sherrer, writF. er of this column, wishes to
REV. AND MRS. H.
LAWHORN visited Mrs. Lawhorn's mother, MRS. W. J.
CLIFTON of Siloam, Ga. , who
returned to this city with them
for several weeks visit. The
Rev. and Mrs. Lawhorn 's
daughter DR. AND MRS. C. R.
KENDALL and DEBBIE of
Elberton were the guests of
her parents.
~xpress her appreciation for
the many get-well cards she
has received during her recent illness. She also wishes
to express public thanks to
those who have gathered the
news for this column during
her illness. These guest
columnists include Mrs. Marti Slife, Mrs . Vera Hall , Mrs.
Louise Wilhite, Mrs. Elon





--E. WAYNE BA"lnLETT of Williams, and Mrs. Thelma
the ·u.
Navy, son of MR. Keegan.
AND MRS. E. R. BARTLETT,
has returned to his duty staA small boy who had -a part
tion in Calif.
in a play was to appear on the





stage and say, "Be not afraid
WM. E. STRICKLAND also It is I." When the time cam~
returned to his duty station he said in a scary voice ,
on N. Island on Thursday. "Don't git skeered , Tain't
nobody b"ut me."





s.

The Wes t End Grandmothers
Club will meet at the home of
Mrs . Cora Lee F ar r . 2000
Cascade Road , Monday January 14 at 2:30 p,m . Mrs .
Amorie King, Mrs. Cor a Lee
Nolan, Mrs. Marion Hinton
will be co-hoste sses.
Mrs . M.W . Stallings, president urges all members to
be pre sent.
Dads Solo For
Connally P-TA
Daddies of the E. L. Connally School will conduct the
P-TA
meeting planned for
Tuesday, January 15, in the
school auditorium at7:00p.m.
MEMBERS OF THE PRESTON S. ARKWRIGHT Gra-Y footba ll ·team and cheerleaders
The theme for the meeting
are: flrst row, 1/ r , Reid Johns on, Jackie Redmond, J ean Hubbs , Elaine Rowell, Sue Hubbs ,
will be "Parental ResponsiChristy Moore, Ruth Hubbs , Donna Campbell, Mike Liningstar. Second row, Joann Gober ,
bility."
Earl Reeves, the
Debbie Compton, Phyllis McGarity, Debbie Speck, Regina Richard , Diane Landrum, Karen
president's husband, will be
Groffices, Lynn Steed, Gail Smith, Third r ow, Hal Johnson, Steve Bartlett, Kenny Otto ,
in charge of the program.
David Voiselle, Jimmy Russa, Claude Smith, Ronnie Bolen, Doug Marlow, Bobby Tribble.
Tom Speed, Executive Di Fourth row, Terry Scott, Tony Murr, Stanley Otto, Donald Bone , Lester Dollar, Fr ank
rector for the Boy Scouts for
TJcher, Mark Whelchel, J immy Head. Haney King is the Gra-Y leader, and Mrs. Ann
South Atlanta District, will
Burks is director of the cheerleaders.
be the featured speaker.
--Photo By w. E. Burks
A special feature will be 1111111• 11111111·, .n o 111111111'Sympathy is extended to MR,
HEAT H and daughter, SUZseveral selections by the
ANNE, have returned t o their AND MRS. VICTOR CAIN in
famed West End Elementary,
home at 2751 Fair burn Road, the death of Mrs . Cain's fathBand, under the direction of
after spending the Christ-_ er last week.
Roy Lee.
The regular monthly paper
mas holidays with their daugh*•*
sale
will be conducted ............................ . ter and son-in-law, LT. AND
MISS GLORIAGREIGERSunWednesday, January 16.
MR. AND MRS. RHESA DA- MRS. C. J. JUDKINS in Tus- derwent surgery this past
week at Crawford Long HosVIS of Nashville, Tennessee tin, California.
pital. She is wished a speedy
spent several days the past
week with MR. AND MRS. A.
THE PAST MATRON'SCLUB r ecovery.
of Ben Hill ChaJX& O. E. S.
CONTINUED FRCM PAGE 7 T. RUTLEDGE.
Sympathy is extended to MR.
will meet on Monday night,
000 persons as well as 15
January 14 at the home of AND MRS. J. H. KIMBALL in
MR.
AND
MRS.
W.
L.
SLOAN
to 20 supplementary meeting
are the proud parents of a new MRS. MAYME KIMBALL. All the death of Mr. Kimball 's
rooms capable of seating from
Past Matrons are invited. mother last week.
50 to 1,000 persons. It would baby son. They have named
him
JAMES
WILLIAM.
Both
include exhibit space which
mother and baby are at home
could be used' also" for · 1arge
doing fine.
banquets.
URBAN RENEWAL --- $1,MISS THERESA KORNEGAY
7S0pOO. Included as a priof Goldsboro, North Carolina
ority project to be started with
spent several days visiting
pan o,f these funds is the West
with MR. AND MRS. L. V.
End General Neighborhood
BANKS and family before reRenewal Plan. Preliminary
turning to college at Mount
studies for it slresdy hsve
Berry, Georgia.
been completed. The Federal
• *•
governmen1 will provide twoMRS.
CORDIEEDWARL6has
thirds of the total mon~y for
returned home after a lengthy
the project.
visit with her daughter and
PARKS
AND
PLAYfamily in Nashville, TennessGROUNDS---$500,000. It is
·suggested that this be spent ee.





in coordination with Fulton
808 THOMPSON spent the
county, which will provide .
holidays visiting with his fampark funds in its own bond isily, MR. AND MRS. SHEFue.
SEWERS --- $3 ,500,000. The FIELD THOMPSON.
• **
entire sum would be spent for
MRS, OLIVE FERGUSON
"critically - needed" storm
spent the Christmas Holidays
sewers in areas with inadevisiting with her Mother-inquate drainage.
law in Memphis , Tennessee.
LIBRARY --- $250 ,000. All
this would be earmarked for
• *
a new West Fulton library - MR. AND MRS. EUGENE H.
branch,
Ben Hill
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Citizens
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"Easy-payment saving
is wondertu\ ._.


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rou:
Cash You Get:
$228.96
$422.50
$818.57
$1,082.85
$2,014.28
24 Monthly Payments•
$11.91
$20.83
$40.18
$56.55
$98.21
•does not Include insurance
Oar banking houn are:
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Friday- 9:30 A.M. la 9:00 P.M.
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Phone 7511-4592
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ad
ideas, or anything else _
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(and out of these
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in your system by putti ng system in your saving?
Then get wit h Fulton Federal's exclusive E asyP ayment Sa ving Plan. T here's a Fulton Federal
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�Friday, January 11, 1963
THE WEE K LY STAR , AT LAN TA, GA.
Page 12
Cascade Woman's
Club News
The Cascade Woman's Club
will meet January 17th, 10:30
a,m. at the Southwest Y' '.
Morning Devotional will be ·
given by guest, Mrs. Edward
O' Neal.
Mrs. Harold W. Whiteman,
Chairman of International Affairs, will present the guest
speaker, Mrs. Gisela Blake,
Mrs. Blake, a native of Munich, Germany, has been a
resident of Atlanta since 1955.
She will speak of her exper-
Mrs. Hoskins
Heads Secretaries
Mrs. Mary E, Hoskins, reiences with the Russians at presenting the firm of J , M,
the end of World War IL A Tull Metal & SupplyCompany,
covered-dish luncheon, fea- will serve as president of
turing foreign dishes, will executives' SECRETARIE~,
INC, for the coming year,
follow the meeting.
year.
Membership in this or gan***
The Garden Division will ization is comprised of 26
meet Monday, January 28th, at leading Atlanta firms , with re11:00 A,M. in the home of presentation by the executive
Mrs. H, L. Gielow, 1380 Blvd. secretary or leading adminisLorraine S, W, The program trative woman of the firm,
will feature a discuss ion on
Other officers for 1963 will
Roses' ' .
Mrs. Frances Ballard,
be:
Armco
Steel Corporation,
A taxpayer
received a Vice-Pres.;
Mrs. Virginia
strongly worded " second no- Redwine,
F iller Products,
tice that his taxes were over- lnc., Secr~tary; Miss Doris
due. Hastening to the collec- Pair, H. M Patterson & Son,
tor's office, he paid his bill, Treasurer; Mrs. Billie H.
saying apologetically that he Young, Southern Bell Tel, &
had overlooked the first no- Tel. Co, , Sergeant-at-Arms.
tice.
Helen Williams Bride
Of Wendel Lynell Long
pr ior to the wedding were
Mrs. J ohn Gutermuth, Mrs.
Louis D~wman, Mrs. J. N:
Wats on, Jr, , Mrs. E. Lee
Carter on, and Mr. and Mrs.
John F, Jordan.
After t he wedding the newl yweds left for a honeymoon
in Florida,
Helen Ruth Williams , daugh- termuth, Mrs. Jimmy Long
ter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Homand Miss Sandra Br own.
er Williams of 1564 Westwood
Entertaining for the couple
Avnue, became the bride of
Wendel Lynell Long, son of
Mr. and Mr s. Eldon T, Long_
of Ochloc hnee, December 22,
The ceremony was performed by Dr. Cecil L. Alligood
at the Episcopal Church of T he
Incarnation in Atlanta, T he
bride was given in marriage
by her father.
Mrs, Fred L. Adams of Sal "Let's Take Another Look at
em, Indiana, sister of the
Thos e Teen - age Drivers!"
bride, served as matron of
will appear in the January
honor.
issue of SUBURBIA TODAY
Jimmy A, Long of Albany,
with Record on Jan. IO. This
Ga., brother of the gr oom,
article tells how teen-agers
was bes t man. Groomsmen
across the country are taking
were Ralph E, Howard of
high school driving-education
States boro; Thomas V. Woods
courses, and they 're learn"Oh," confided _ the c ollecof St, Simons Island; Robert
ing from experts how to handle
tor with a smile , we don't
K. Guest of Douglas; William
a car. You'll find out why
s end out first notices . We
A. Bra nch of Belleville, N, J.;
these youngsters have a 20%
have found that second notices
The Gra-Y Leaders of the Frederick W, Johnston III of
lower accident rate than the
are more effective.
Southwest Branch Y )./1,C,A, Augusta; and Thomas R. Long
rest o(_usl
attended a basketball clinic of Sardis.
held by Coach C ,W. Aldridge T he gr oomsmen, all cadet
of Russell High School last officers of North Geor gia ColSaturday.
This clinic was lege, formed a saber ar ch for
des igned to teach the Gra-Y the couple as they enter ed the
Leade rs the best and newest r eception given by the bride's
methods of basketball ins truc- parents in the Parish Hall.
tion.
Following the clinic, Miss Jan James kept the
Baxter Williams,
Booking bride's book. Assis ting in
Mr. and Mr s. We ndel Lynell Long
~pecic1lizin9 iri Permanent
Agent for the Metropolitan serving we re Mr·s . J ohn Gu- - Photo By Herb O'Neal
ve~ !\air Colorin9 c3nJ Stylin9--.--.,,...,_..,,,..._. · Basketball Officials Association, dis cussed the 1963 rules
operators are capable of offering you
and the me thods us ed in offithe most up-to-date · and fla ttering styles.
ciating .
Ours is not a shop of cutrate prices, but
Gra - Y basketball began
one that ·strives to give you the best of
Monday, January 7, and the
quality and best of products at a moderate
Officers for the recently
first games will be played SatBy
formed "Bri arpatch' ' Goldurday, January 12. Therewill
en Age Club were elected at
be 58 teams participating in
M rs. Fra nc;e, McKay
the January 3rd meeting . They
Please ca 11
the program this year. These
are as follows: P r es ide nt,
early - for
te ams will be divided into
Home Demonstration Agent
R ufus C ater, 405 Ashby, St ..
your appointfour morni ng le ag ues and one
F ulton County
S. W.; Vice -Pr es ident. Mrs .
after noon Leag ue. Games will
Eva Banks , 883 Norcross St.,
be played on Saturday mornS. W.; Secretary . Mrs . Kat e
ings be ginnings at 9:00 at the
Knowlton, 1076 Lucile Ave .. S,
Rus sell; Therrell,
Brown
W,; and Treas urer, Miss Ayland Sylvan gyms, and on Satmer Goodwin, 891 West End W. C. Fields once said " If
legs.
urday afte rnoon at the TherAve .. S,W. Under this lead- I s ay I've hurt my foot , I get
2. After washing, rub your
rell gym beginning at 2:00. The
e r ship, the C lub plans a year s ympathy, but if I say my feet
feet and legs gently with baby
public is invited to see any of
of various types of activity hurt , everybody la ughs".
oil, lanolin or glycerin if t he
these games .
ln most American houseand s ervice.
s kin is dry or c happed. If
If you have a son in the 4thMe mbe r s hip in the C lub is holds, what happens after din- your feet per s pire too free7th grade s and are interes topen to older persons in the ner? Father pulls off his shoes l y, dust them with liberal
ed in the Gra-Y program call
West End are a. Meetings are and settles down in his big easy amow\"is of f-t powder.
Mr. Len T rippe at PL 3-4169
held on the fir s t and third chair , t he children make a
for furthe r information.
- - 3, If you have an inflamed.
Thur sdays of e ac h month at beeline for the TV set and
sit s pot or small irritation on t he
the Communi ty C e nte r , 424 as t hey r ub their feet , What toe, cus hion it with lambs '
Peeples St., S.W. at 2:00 p .m . does Mom do? She wear ily wool until it feels better.
The P rogra m Committee of finis hes up the di shes and
4. Trim your toe nails about
the Cl ub would be inte r ested joins the fam ily but she every two or three weeks.
in he aring from individuals or doesn't have to pull off her Trim them straight across and
groups i n the community who shoes beca use s he has been not s horter than the flesh.
would des ire to s har e their we aring house s hoes or br oken
5, If you have cor ns or caltime and tale nts with the down loafer s all day.
luses , the big DON'T applies
WE HAVE A 36, TO 42,
group. Informat ion regarding
Your feet are a wonderfully here. Don't c ut them yourmembership or participation intr icate mechanism, created self. Bathroom surgery is a
on the programs m ay be ob- by nature to function properly dangerous occupation, Don't
SPECIAL EACH OA Y
tained by contacting the pr e- and painlessly. They should be use cor n c ures in any form.
s ide nt, Mr. C ate r, P L 8-7193.
tre ated with care . It bas been T hey can cause serious ineii:timated that 80% of adults fect ion and damage to your
The family had finis hed din- suffer fr om s ome for m of foot skin.
i ng at a r estaurant and m uch disability during their life6, Arch s upports , if you need
of the s te ak r e m ained on the time.
them, s hould be fitted to each
plates. The father called the
If your feet and legs are un- individual pair of feet from a
waitress ove r and as ked her c omfor table, there are sev- plaster of Paris cast of feet
to put what r em ained on the e r al things you can do to care only after x-ray studies and
plates into a bag to take home for them.
complete evaluation by the foot
for the dog .
1. Bathe t he feet once a day, specialist,
"Oh,
Daddy I"
Junior T he firs t r ule for good skin
POT ROAST OF BEEF
7. For adequate support all
screamed in de light, are we care is mild soap and water. through the day, wear shoes
going t o ge t a dog? "
Alternate contrast baths help with leather uppers and
RI CH BROWN GRAVY
speed up circulation. Signs of leather soles. Soft and plia***
Sm all boy explaining a brok- sluggis h
circulation
are ble, the leather uppers give
PARSLEY POTATOS
e n window to policeman: ' 'I n umbness, cold feet and with each step. The sturdy
was cleaning my s lingshot and cramps in feet and legs. To leathe r s oles give pr otection,
it went off. "
FRESH GREEN BEANS
do contrast baths, get a rub- as well as support,
ber shampoo shower spray and
8, Ta ke
foot exercises.
A bus driver entered a small sitting in the tub, spray the These help to speed the circhurch at the beginning of the feet and legs with comfort- culation in the legs and relieve
service and s at in the ve ry ably hot water and the n s witch numbness. A good simple exfirst row. After the sermon s uddenly to one mi nute of cold. ercise is to set in a straight
the preacher went to the man Alternate five or six times and backed c hair with shoes off.
and as ked him why he sat in the toes will begin to tingle. Extend your legs ancl move
the first row all alone.
The warm water causes the your feet backward and for'°'We ll you see " replied the blood vessels to dilate, then ward as far as they will go.
Ser ving H ours (7 D a y s A W eek):
diver,_ _I just s at up here to the shock of the cold water Do this for five minutes every
see if I could fi nd out what causes a sudden contraction night.
Lun ch 11 :00 To 2 :30
Di nner -4:30 To 8:20
you did to make everyone move and forces the blood into difTo maintain good foot health,
to the back."
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fPren t areas of the feet and you must give your help,
Gra-Y Basketball
Begins This Week
"Bri arpatch" Club
Elects Rufus Cater
The Homemaker's Corner·
--
DAVIS BROS.
CAFETERIA
· 624 lee St., S. W.
Wednesday Nig~t Is Family Night
WEDNESDAY NIGHT SPECIAL--
Come And Br.ing The Familyl
FAVOR S FOR THE KIDDI ES.
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T HE WEEKLY STAR, ATLANTA, G A .
Frid ay , January 11, 1963
Colquitt UDC
Chapter Meets
The Alfr ed Ho lt Colquitt
C hapte r U, D, C . will hold
the ir J anuary meeting
on
Saturday, J an. 12th, 2:00 p,m,
at the Atlanta Woma n's Chili,
with the president Mr s . Slade
H, Exley. presiding.
The Alfred Holt C olquitt Jr.
Chapter will pres ent the program, honoring the January
birthdays of three great leaders serving in the War
Between the States, Gen. Lee ,
Gen, Jackson, and Com modore
Maury,
An additional feature of the
meeting will be the presentation of membership certificates into the Alfred Holt
Colquitt Jr. Chapter U.O,C.
by the former Pres ident Mrs.
Robert W, Gi beling, to Johnny
Gathright, Eleanor Gathright,
Robert F lake Shaw, Georgia
Lee Shaw, the grandchildren
of Mrs. M, H, Gathright,
The business session will
follow with the president presiding.
Members who save for the
Gold-B.ond stamp & book-cove r s are asked t o bring s ame
to the meeting.
Jingoism
ELK FOR 43 YEARS ••••• H. Grady Carden, who has been a member of the Elks for -43
years, was honored by members of the Cascade-East Point Elks Lodge last week. He has
served as organist in the East Point Lodge and now in the merged Cascade-Eas t Point
Lodge s ince 1939, _Speaking for the Past Exalted Rulers ~lub, Leon~rd Wheelus presented Mr. Carden a d1a!!lo_nd studded Elks pin, Looking on is Charles D. Worthen, pr esident,
an~ Robert Perr~, ~ecretary, of the Past Exalted Rulers Club. Mr. Carden was also· given
a hfe membership m the order, the resolution being introduced by Homer Forrer.
---Phot o by Walter J. Victor
A speaker was addressing a
group of businessmen when the
public address sys te m ceased
to function. Raising his voice,
he asked a man in the back
CONTINUED
the s tory is completed that you
take prompt action to carry out
pertinent recommendations. "
Another basic point that has
been ignor ed in thes e unhappy
circumstances is the fact reemphasized by City Attorney
J ac k Savage as he stated once
"I c an hear," he s houted to again this week: " We do not
row if he c ould hear.
"No," s aid the man. Wher e- the gentleman i n the back, close a street, We abandon it,'·
upon a man in the front row and l 'll trade places with
This may be cons idered· a
you.' '
stood up.
·
legal technicality by some of
F ROM P AGE l
t hose critics of the barricades, but it is a very important and basic fact. Judge
Robert E. J ones referred to
this last week when he threw
out of court a petition attacking the blockade a~ a public nuisance. Actually, the city
has ta ken an irrevocable action, and the thinking among
legal experts is t hat there is
no way now that this land
abandoned by t he City of Atlanta could be legally r eclaimed, even if the Ma yor or Board
of Alderme n wanted to do s o.
In light of t hese facts, we feel
that it is ridic ulous for anyone
Re member we swap, sell and
to keep harping upon "The
buy good books, comics and
Wall" , or any s inister deviscertain magazines, swap the m
ive influences motivating its
with you at 5¢ or IO¢ exchange.
erection, All of the odious
Comics 3¢ exchange , other
comparisons made with the
spec ialties are old Records,
Berlin Wall or Warsaw Ghet Pictures. frames, lamps, toys
tos are more than an a bsurd
oddities . See all these things
indignity to an enlightened
at Cantrell's Books & Oddicity, they are inexcusable and
ties. 595 Lee St. S,W , Phone
indefenscible slurs uttered by
755-9167, Old West End Theaoverly emotional individuals
tre Bldg,
who are e ither see1,;" ~ ,.....r
F OR SALE: 1953 DeSoto. Ex - sonal profit our of the misercelle nt condition.
Power ies of others , the enhancement
s teering, Radio and Heater. of their own polit ical power or
P l . 3-7544
ltc . prestige, or some special favors in r eturn for their posit ion.
Draperies, alterations , and
Deplorable as have been
plain s ewing in my home. 761ma ny of t he remarks made i n
3966.
1- 18
the Negro comm unity, and in
the daily newspapers in AtPAINTING, PAPERING, RE- . lanta , on radio and TV, and
PAIRS. Large or small jobs . now even in a sens ational story
White labor, free estimates . in a national magazine, none of
Quick Service , P L 3-1435.TF this distor ted reporting should
be allowed to infl uence the
thinking or future actions of a
REMODELING, ROOMS AD~
city administr ation that has
OED, Jalousies, pamtmg,
thus far dealt car efully and inawning, insulation, porches
telligently with a most unfortenclosed, FHA terms, Hawunate and explosive situation,
lcins . .PL 3-3346.
·KLASSIFIED AD•
THERE'S OMINOUS HANDWRITING ON THE WALL for
white collar workers in industry, according
to The
Wall ~treet Journal, whos e
staff r eporter, Albert R. Karr F OR SALE: C omplete s pri ng
and summe r maternity wardcites specific examples of cutrobe, 26 outfits, size 10. Call
backs by four large manu1~.
facturers totalling over 10,- 344-4582,
000 office workers, while no
less than 200 others are studying white collar competence Beginners mus ic harmony and
as they earlier studied pro- theory course i ncluding chord
s truc ture and progr ession
duction line efficie ncy.
Over the past 15 years, Mr. Eve ning courses . C all C , G.
Burt. PI. 5-8739 after 5 p.m.
Karr reports , the production
ltc.
force has dropped 7 percent
- while the office force has
· creased 65 percent. And
WANTED: Baby s itting , days
with shrinking pr ofits, a thinand evenings , settled woman .
ning of the latter r anks is
Als o former housekeeper. Reinevit able ,
But we note that salesm en fer ences . P L 5-8723, P L 59770.
ltc ,
were not among the casualties.
B & B ROOF ING HOt\llE IMFOR COMPLETE
P ROVEM ENTS.
Home and
office improveme nts. All type
repairs. Reas onable . Wor k
SERVICE
guaranteed. GI. 7- 83.55 . TF.
ELECTRICAL
~

r.All us
, We Spec ialize
ln
Re-Wiring
Ph . 344-2493
3731 C ampbellton Rd,
F OR SALE: Philco Hi-F i ,
$65.00, Dining Suite, 8 pieces ,
$125.00, bedr oom s uite $75.00 (Blond). Mirror, $12.00,
Rug, $25 .00 Boy's bicycle
$12.00 , Cub Scout uniforms ,
drapes . 344-2112.
ltc ,
Wirehair ed T er r ier P ups .
Seven weeks old . Male $75,00, F emale .$60,00, AKCRegistered. Phone 344-5206. 3352 Ardley Road S,W.
ltc ,
Geqrgia Institute
Of
Real Estate
ANNOUNCES winter classes
for applicants for March
salesman's examination be ginni ng January 14; classes for
applicants for broker's examination beginning Febr uar y 5.
Both day and evening classes .
F or inform ation call CE 7 0259 .
TERMITE CONTROL
No Down
Pa yment
Controd c for
H ome or Bu"inHI
Torms Up To
36 Mos. To Poy
FREE INSPECTION S
" II It's Pests-Cochran's 8est"
COCHRAN
EXTERMINATING co.
11 91 LEE, S.W.
ROOFING
- SID ING AND GENERAL REPAI RI NG
A PART TIMEm1n ~owUl work 1t le1s,
.8 hours • week can increase bis income
~~ stantially.
0
MANV OF
M
m1r
full -tim~ "'~n P~ r,1
lll'UCh "" hii;hlv O-'ir\
f"'Xe<'\ tf;h,;,s
YO\.I n~ t"ot \P 3 \' f' v our 1'."1' 6 l!ent
onst\on to £et. m.artet\ ff vou ~rP
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t;\ lk "'ith Vf\H.
ovf:!r 25 ye;ir~. fll d . h a,
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fou n<\N I
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1und~. a nrf ,.,." 11r P thP r,r unnatnnr n
'JVJlfem ;fllr Jn\•estmPnl Proe1Rm R for
P-P_rlodi<" ~ti~ re a rc-umul::\hon .
,FULL d e.I a il:: Ml11('e1-nin: nur tim P·
teftle(i t raimni! . ;tncl c.a lP~ ::\~:iSlf- ,
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FIRST INV ES fO RS CORr .
1•30 W. Pe• r.ht.rM SL., NW
F OR RENT : Southwest duplex,
P r ivate living r oom . dining
r oom, bedr oom, kitchen and
bath . Blinds and wate r furnis hed . C ouple only. Eve nings - 755-4280 .
ltc .
F OR SALE: 3 piece heavy
wrought iron set, 2 seat sofa, one ·arm chair and one
arm les s . Ide al for Den or
playroom.
Good c ondition.
$30,00, Di , 4-2992 afte r6:00
p .m .
ltc .
POTENTIAL
F OR SALE:
BUSINESS- - -444 ft. fr ontage
Campbellton Road with 735
Railroad frontage, In City
of Atlanta at Ben Hill. Other
Campbellton Road frontage
same ar ea, Call John Fowke
P L 5-6881. Stuc ki & Co. 7
BaltiITU>r e Pl N.E. 875-0480,
1-11
PL 8-1011 or
PL 8-1022
SALESMEN
PART TIME-OR
FULLTlME
UNFURNIBHED APTS. FOR
RENT : DONNELLY COURT
APTS, AIR CONDITIONED.
1250 -Donnelly Ave . s. w., Corner Donnelly Ave. a nd Beecher St. Convenitne to Fort McPherson. J UST COMP LETED,
5 rooms, 2 bedrooms ,
one floor
leve l
Ve ne tian
biinds, complete
kitche n · with
s tove and
r efrige rator .
Individually
c ontr olled heating and air.:.
conditioning s ystem. !07 .SOto
$ 115 .00 per month . For ins pection and choice of corner
apartments see Mrs . Baker
Res . Mgr.
Apt. G-2 Tel .
755-07 11 or call Mr. J osh
Davis.
Ja .2- 5477, or Tr.
2- 1997.
ADAM S-CATES COMPANY
Re altors 201 Hur t Bldg.
-
Lady to live in, Car e for Invalid lady. Call Pl. 8- 1070
after 6 p.m. on weekdays.ltc.
FOR SALE: 7 wooded vac
lots 150x300, some deeper.
Campbellton Road near New
Hope r oad. City water, Call
J ohn F owke P L 5- 6881. Stocki
& Co. 7 Baltimore Pl N E
875-Q480 .
1:ii
F OR RENT: Two bedroom,
extra nice . Connecting bath CdAdR~ORTS e ncflosed, rd~om
and private entr ance Pl. 3- a 1oons, roo ing, si mg,
5370 .
ltp. plumbing and paintipg . P L5-4865 or 01 4-5848:
TF

But Cynt hia, 1 thought Wf

were covered". Be s ure HOME MOVIES OUTF IT
call Ward Ou Vall Agency BE LL & HOWE LL 8 mm, defor your Insurance Check-up l uxe camera plus big 500- 755-9520,
TF watt projector, screen lite
gun. Everything needed for
FOR SALE : Acr eage tracts . comple te home movies . Like
One 12,6 and one 65. Adja- new, guaranteed . Take over
cent. Campbellton Road. Call balance now only (69.88) or
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The Utoy Springs School PTA
will meet Tuesday January
15, at 7:30 p,m. in the cafetorium, Mrs. Walter C, Jones
pr esiding. The inspirational
wm be presented by w. o.
Suttles , Sr.
The theme for the month is
"Enlightenment on Dental
Health". Dr. Arthur O. Jones
will speak on this subject.and
show a film also. All parents
are urged to attend.
The teacher, concluding an
hour's lecture on nature. ended with a clincher: "Isn't it
wonderful how little chicks get
out of their shells?"
One little eight-year-old lad,
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what is going to happen. Business profits tell us what has
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Pilot
THE WEE KLY STAR, ATLANTA, GA.
Club
Brenda Silvers Weds
Jomes Moore, Jr.
Meets
The West End Pilot Chili
of Atlanta will meet at 8:00
P.M. , Monday January 14, at
The Gordon Street Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Lucile
White, President will preside.
Brenda
Carol
Silvers ,
daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Ira
Silvers - 1165 Tuckawanna
Drive became the bride of
J ames Welch Moore Jr. , son
of M.i;s. J . W. Moore Sr. of
Hawkinsville, Georgia, on
Saturday December 29th at the
Audubon Forest Methodist
Church.
Rev. Dwight Nysewander
perfor med the double-ring
ceremony. Mrs. Viva White,
organist, presented a program
of numtial music and accomPained David Blackburn, soloist
in " Whither Thou Goest " and
'b'Because. "
David Silvers,
rother of the bride and Lynn
Burns,
sang " The Lords
Bill confided to his old friend
that life was now an empty
shell becau_s e "The woman 1
love has just refus.ed my pro- ·
pos al of marriage,"
Well , don't let that get you
down, " his friend consoled
him.
"A woman's 'no'
,:iften means -,yes'. ·
"She didn't say 'no'," was
Bill's dejected answer. "She
said 'Phooey'
t
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Prayer, "
The bride given in marriage
by her father , Mr. Ira Silvers,
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Friday , January 11, 1963
Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Hamner
was radiantly lovely in her
bridal gown of white boquet
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The fitted bodice was made
along princess lines anc, featured
a scalloped portrait
neckline appliqued in alencon
lace. Long sleeves ended in
points over her hands. The
controlled bell shaped skirt
had scatteredappliquesoflace
motifa and extended into a
chapel train.
Her veil of
tiered illusion cascaded from
a tiara of pearls , highlighted
by crystal drops. She wore
a one strand necklace of
pearls, a gift from the groom.
The bride carried a Bible
that belonged to her late maternal Grandmother, which was
topped with a white orchid,
stephanotis . and phalaenopsis.
Llncla Mattox -was maicf of
honor.
Bridesmaids were
Mrs. Gary Weston, Jerilyd
Norton,
Patricia Carter
Leora
Pa)'lle and Vickie
Padgett and Patti Jones were
Junior bridesmaids. Paula
Jones , cousin of the groom
was flower girl.
The attendants were gowned·
alike in street length dresses
of beige satin made along
1325 WHITE sr...~- w.
ATLANTA JO, GA.
, (Near Gordon and c;asclde)
Mrs. Robert W. Hamner, re- the recent holidayseasqn, The
. · P~ONE _PLA~"-~
cent bride, was honored at · former Miss Nina Sue Estes
7.
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I
H. Estes, became the bride of
Robert W. Hamner, sonofMr.
SI.
and Mrs. Charles F • Hamner'
on November 4.
Mrs. J.M. Cooper and Misses
Classes begin Monday, January 14, 1963
Shirley and CeliaCooperwere
Day and Night Classes
hostesses at a bridal shower
honoring the new bride at
FRE~ Demonstraton Lesson to be given Monday
Lakeside Country CllJb.
A
morrung IO A. M. and Monday evning 6:30 P. M.
color
scheme
of
pink
and
CALL Jackson 3-8258 for reservation or mail coupon.
white was used. Assisting the
Mr. and Mn. James Moore, Jr.
hostesses in entertatn.1ng were
The Speedwriting Institute
-Photo by \\erb O'Neal, Jr.
Miss Joanne Estes, sister of
,
170 Peachtree Street
the bride, and Miss Audrey
Atlanta , Georgia
sheath lines. The bodice had Miles Fortner, Mrs.. C, R.
McGowan. About 45 guests
scoop necklines and short cap Roberts and Debbie Roberts
signed ¢e guest book kept by
.~~ e make reservations for me and __ friends
sleeves. Full over - skirts Mr. & Mrs. W. ·T;
Mrs. Price Morton, a close
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company me to the FREE Demonstration
were
attached to a contour of Calhoun , Ga. Miss Lolette
friend of the family. The pemidrili and ca~hl. in u:on~ Po~e\.\., Mr. ~ Mrs. \:\.=-t
Lesson in Speedwriting Shorthand.
tite brunette bride wore a duswith a self bow. They wore Fechtman, J oy & Linda Fechtty brown Italian silk purchasName_-::-:::------------- Age
Address...,..._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Phone _ _ _
matching crowns with cir- man, Mr. & Mrs. Thomas
~ last summer while travelCity & State _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___:.._.
cular veils and carried bou- Herrington,
Tommy
and
mg in Europe. She was seatquets
styled
in
cascades
of
Evelyn
Herrinton,
Robert
Earl
ed between her mother and
tangerine colored split car - Lee, Mrs. T om J ones Jr.,
Mrs. Charles F. Hamner,
Jackson 3-8258
nations. The flower girl was Vickie J ones , Mrs. Tom J ones
mother of the groom.
dressed in a white dress with Sr. of Hawkinsville, Ga. Mr.
Two other festive occasions
The Speedwriting lnstitut~
full
t iered skirt.
& Mrs. Dempsey -Brown Sr .
of the recent holidays honor-170 Peachtree Street
~tlanta, ~orgia.
ing the popular bride and groom were a miscellaneous Eugene Moore served as best and Mr• & Mrs. Dempsey
tea given by Misses Lynne man for his brother. Us her- Brown Jr. _of Macon, Ga. Mr.
Mason, Cynthia Shedd and groomsmen were Dempsey & Mrs. Wyman Fowler, SoperMrs. Martha Hamilton. Also, Brown, Lewis Larson Jr. , ton, Ga., Miss Brenda Moor e ,
Mrs. Jesse T. Collins enter- Ronald Holl1ngsworth · and Deveraux Georgia, Mrs . Joe
tained at a Mother andDaugh- Johnny Gatlin Jr.
Coats and Carol of Jac ks onter Tea atherlovelynewhome The brides Mother chose a ville, Florida.
on Loch Lomond Trail. Many dress of beige lace over satin The couple left during the
college friends and others of with matching accessories. ev_ening for a short wedding
the young couple attended. The Her corage was a purple or- trip. F or traveling the bride
bride was radiant in blushing chid.. Mrs. Moore wore a wor e a s uit of turquois e with
pink for one of the parties and sheath style clress of . aqua mink trim and matching acwore an orange and green Irish peau de sole. A purple or - cessories and a white orchid.
Tweed costume suit for the chid complet ed her costume. After th ~ wedding trip the
other.
Following the ceremony the couple will r es ide in Atlanta~
The young bride is continuing bride's parents entertained at ·
her educationattheUniversity a recept ion in the Fellowship
of Georgia. Mr. Hamner is Hall of the Church. Serving
The By Ways Garden Club
a graduate of Washington and at the reception were, Suzy
Lee University, class of June Mills , Vickie Jones and Mrs. met at the home of Mrs . H.
1962, where he was a mem- Ronald Hollingsworth. Mrs. P. Jack, 2377 Bollingbrook
ber of Phi Kappa Sigma fra- Joe Coats kept the br ides Drive , Tuesday, January 8.
Plans wer e discussed for the
ternity. He is currently en- book.
Si:ring
wor ks hop and flower
gaged in a training program · Out of town guests included,
Mr. & Mrs. Comer J ones , show.
with Colonial Stores.
Mr. and Mrs. Hamner are Felton and Karen J ones of
' 'G ues s what, Billy," exmaking their new home at Washington D. C. Mr. & Mrs. c l aimed th.e excited bachelor
ll30 Dolphin Drive, Cascade Gary Weston , Roanoke, Va. ·to his lady love 's kid brother ,
Mr. Ed Roach of Birming- " Your sister and I are going
Cabana Apartments.
ham, Ala ., Mr. & Mrs . John t o be married!"
Munger and Maribeth Munger
" Hub l" said the youngster ,
Forever Young of Hunstville, Ala. Mrs. R. H. unimpres sed. "You jus t findFletc her of Molena Ga. , Mrs .' ing that out ?"
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January 15 at 1:00 p.m. Miss
Don't injure it permanently by abus ing your eyes too long.
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Grace Hendricks is president.
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Let us help you.
To Each of
F ollowing the business ses45 Year s in the Peachtree Arcade
Three Top
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THE WEEKLY STAR, ATLANTA , GA.
Hope and gave his former
Coach cred it for his long and
s ucces sful baseball career.
Jack L Stephens presented
Mr. Hope a plaque and Mr.
Wills was pr es ented a plaque
by T ommy vaughan.
Mr. Wills is now principal of
the Southwest High School.
Athletic "Greats" Honor
Old Fulton High Coaches
More than 100 athletes that told abo ut the middle 40' s.
played baseball , foo tball , and Tom my Vaughan rounded out
bas ketball unde r the coaching the s peakers wit h his discusof L. W, Hope a nd C. C. Wills s ion of the late 40's.
Each speaker fiad stories ,_143.215.248.55
at old Fulton High School turned out recently to honor these abo ut Mr. Wills and Mr. Hope
during their coaching careers.
two men.
Luke Appling testified of his ~
Mr. Hope began his coaching
career in 1923 and served baseball days under Coach .............r.....,......,........_"'-""'-""""-....~
continuously until 1945 when
his base ball nine won the
N.G.I.C. title. The players
hi\( . 'D,. . ,
making up this power-hous e
were:
Dick McMill in, Roy
Beardon and Charles Furger11:~t/ R
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son, pitching; Jack L. Stephens, first base, Richard
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Waits, second base; "Noot"
Porter, shortstop; Herman
Helton, third base; Charles
"Dog" Adams , catcher; and
the outfield consisted of Robert Gantt, Bobby Hargis and
Ronald Helms.
Mr. Hope coached such men
ALUMINUM & ASBESTOS
as Luke Appling, Jim Hearn,
"Shorty"
Roberts,
Hubie
Leftwich , Clarence Nelms ,
SPECIALISTS IN ALL TYPES.OF ROOFING
Virlyn B. Moore, Jr. , Colie
ALTERATION S
Daniels , Glenn Brooks, and
• ALL WORK GUARANTEED • FINANCI NG A RRANG ED
many more.
Estimates Without Obligation
Luke Appling, attending a national baseball meeting in J-<.ochester, N. Y., · arrived by
Dial
or
plane to attend the meeting.
1191 LEE ST., S. W ,
Speakers of the evening began with Clarence Nelms who
talked about the baseball days
in the early 1920'~. Nelms was
followed by "Slug" Kendrick
who told of his e~riences
during the latter part of the
30's. Colie Daniels spoke
concerning the early 40's , followed by Jack L. Stephens who
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eration, Robert · Goulet and
Brenda Lee, on Ed Sullivan's
CBS-TV show to be broadcast from Miami Beach, Fla.,
Sunday, Jan. 13. The unusual
vocal trio will offer its interpretation of Miss Tucker's
theme song, "Some of These
Days," and each singer will
also present solo selections.
Other guests include Jackie
Mason in a monolog4e, and the
Cypress Gardens
Water
Skiers...
Marty Allen &. Steve Rossi,
hot comedy team, entered the
New Year on a highly suecessful note, highlighted by the
filming of their own TV pilot
for Garry Moore's Redwing
Productions.
ABC-Para mount's second LP by the
team, "One More Tirn_e., tiello ~(l!:;f," has · jus·t been re- leased. They'll take time out
from their guesting at Miami
Beach's Diplomat Hotel to
appear on Garry Moore's Jan.
29 CBS-TVer...






LOOK/ LISTEN: The Queen
of Hollywood commentators
his decided to tell "The Whole
Truth and Nothing But" about
the people she has known -the
great and small, in Hollywood
and around the world. It'll be
published by Doubleday Feb. I.
Hedda Hopper has lived the
story of Hollywood from the
days of the "flickers" to color
The Gourmet Club of America's annual hardcovermaga"1~ .iDft due ~ut in 4pril, will
devote a seven page color
spread to Tony Curtis . titled
"The Seven Lives of Tony
Curtis." Tieing in with Curtis' new comedy, "40 Pounds
of Trouble," the layout highlights the actor's off-screen
artistic pursuits, andwillfeature reproductions of original
oil paintings done by the star.
Judy Garland will star in a
weekly, full-hour musical variety series on CBS - TV
starting in the fall of 1963.
She is the third star signed
by CBS for fall series: Danny Kaye and Carol Burnett
wlll each have their own programs...
· '1 l
Memloers of Perry Como's
produ~tion staff fl ew to Mexico City l ast week to s urvey
the pos sibilities of taping a
tv...
there for broadcast on NBCTV later this season •••
Henry Fonda will host ABCTV's "Hollywood: The Fabulous Era," on Wednesday, Jan.
23 •• ,
Carol Burnett, one of the
brightest lights of the Broadway theatre and TV. has been
signed to a four year contract
by Paramount Pictures. She'll
make her motion picture debut starring with Dean Martin
and Elizabeth Montgomery in
"Who's Been Sleeping in My
Bed? " which is being written
·and produced by Jack Rose
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POSTAGE IS UP FOR EVERYBODY - well, most everybody.
Private citizens,
private business, publishers
of legitimate newspapers and
magazines, but not the publishers of the ·2s publications
of rural electric co-ops whose
fomer half cent rate drops to
an estimated 1/8 cent under
the new postal law!
Meanwhile newl!papers are
paying the first of three consecutive ten percent increases. bank interest on
loans and income tax - if they
make any money; while these
co-ops enjoy the REA 2 percent rate, pay no Federal income tax and are dedicated
to the harassment of taxpaying i!}vestor-owned utilities.
RADIO - TV NEWSREEL:
West Germany now has lOmil- CALUMET, MICH., NEWS:
lion TV sets in use...
"Most householders, in these
Ella Fitzgerald and Joan Su- days of the High Cost of Uvtherland have been ~et to guest ing, have to strain to ma ke
on Dinah Shore's March 17 ends meet, and many have
special on NBC-TV...
foW1d the only way to come out
NBC-TV has started pro- even at the end of the month
duction on a new series call- is to operate on a budget. To
ed Mr. Novak" starring set up their budget, they list
James Franciscus. Thehour- all expenses and all income.
long series will dramatize ex- Then they allocate some of the
periences of a young teacher income for this expense, some
in a present day metropolitan for that expense. If there isn't
high school...
enough income to take care of
Nat King Cole makes a four- all expenses, they pare exweek tour of Japan in Feb- penses here and there until it
ruary and will do an hour- comes out right. Okay, so we
long special on Tokyo TV. didn't have to draw a picture
Dean Jones, star of NBC- ••• you knew this much all the
TV's "Ensign O'Toole" ser- time. The really funny, or
ies, has signed an exclusive pathetic, fact is that this simrecording contract with the ple, logical, sensible sysshow's producer...
tern does not lap over into the
The Mary Kaye trio's Frank affairs of our government."
Ross is set for a solo comedy
---role in a" Real McCoys" show "I was supposed to have met
in the near future on CBS- my husband here two hours
TV...
ago," the pretty young matron
Gertrude Berg's upcoming confided to a passer-by.
Broadway production, origi- ' Have you seen him?"
nally titled ' ' Libby," has been - "Possibly. Anything distincchanged to '• Dear Me, the Sky tive about him?"
Is Falling." Show premieres "Yes. l imagine he's purple
in New Haven, Jan. 26...
by this time.
Richard Egan, starofChrys. - -~- - - - - ler's Empire" TV series, Government subsidy to comwas rewarded for his back petitors has created a s urbreaking seven day a week plus capacity in the nation's
schedule. By getting two epi- r ailroad s ys te m, accordi ng to
sodes ahead, he was able to a vice president of the Pennspe nd two weeks with his fam- s ylvania Railroad. In his
ily during the holiday season... view, the probl em •• ca n only
Anna Quayle, one of the s tars be met by the r earrangement
of the Br oadway mus ical, of r ailroad plant and opera: 'Stop The World," has a t ions through mer gers."
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Scout Notes
by
Harry l. Price
Pl. 3-165.4
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Friday, January 11, 1963
THE WEEKLY STAR, ATLANTA! GA.
"JANUARY 1963 -- ROUNDTABLE"
One of our Scouting resoli.i:..
tions for the New Year should
be to resolve to attend each
monthly roundtable.
We can't give our Units the
best program if we don(t get
the program ourselves. A
good many Scouters, both volunteer and professional, give
of their time and talent to provide our programs and to interpret
these
programs
through the roundtable. Let's
show our appreciation and loyalty by attending our round
tables each· month,
"1910 to 1963"
THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY
brings
SCOUT BIR1HDAY
week. What is your unit going to do about it?
Some Units have an annual
affair of some kind, some have
a Family Nite, some have Pot
Luck Suppers. I know of at
least one Cub Pack that has
an annual Blue and Golc;I banquet.
Some Units put up window
display, some have Father and
Son camps.
What are you going to do?
I know of one Unit that will
have an Open House display of
subjects related to the Merit
Badges.
All of our Units should attend
church as a unit. The uniform should be proudly worn
during Scout Week.
So------let's have all units
do a little something extra
for Scout Week 1963.
.-.-.=·--y,-,-AL TNESS"
Pres1ae'nt · ennedy has ·for
some time now, be.enemphasizing Physical Fitness as one
of our most important but sad.:.
Iy lacking subjects.
· - You Unit Leaders are well
aware · of this fact arid so am
I. It is a sad but true fact
that the "Physical Fitness"
Merit Badge ·is the stumbling block for a lot of our
scouts. Two scouts that I know
of are stopped cold ·on this
Merit Badge, the only thing
holding them up on the Eagle Rank.
One of these scouts is doing something about it . he asked for and received forChristmas a set of bar bells and he
is using them.
Some units
are incorporating in the weekly programs a portion of Physical Fitness. ltwouldn'thurt
all of our Unitstodothesame,
it will show some results and
maybe get our scouts into the
habit. S,h all we try it?
"CAMP BERT ADAMS 1963"
Now is the time for all good
Scout Troops to start planning yourSul)'lmerCampatBert
Adams Scout Reservation.
So long for now - - "Napi"
record?
A. No. Dick Norman of Stanford completed 34 in ·a game
in 1959.
Dr . .Studer
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 2
School, and a member of the
Atlanta Public School Teachers A~sociation, Georgia Education Association, and National Education Association.
He is active in the Third Ar my U. S. Military Affiliate
Radio System and, at present,
is assistant to the Deputy
MARS Director in charge of
Education. Dr. Studer con-·
ducts a weekly mathematics
lecture over A4IBA, Third
U. S. Army Radio Station at
Fort McPherson.
Dr. Studer conducts one of
the oldest religious radio
broadcasts in the Nation. He
began preaching the Gospel
over the air on the first Sunday in April, 1934. The broadcast has been heard for 29
years without interruption on
Sundays and daily. At present, the program is heard on
Sunday at 12:30 P. M. over
WAVO (1420-kc).
Dr. Studer has five earned
college and graduate degrees
and has been honored with the
Doctor of Divinity and Doctor
of Literature Degrees. He is
a thirty-second-degree mason, and a member of the
Shrine and Eastern Star. He
is a member of the Loyal Order of Moose and Legion.
In recognition of his high
scholastic achievement in the
field of Theology, he has been
given membership in Epsilan
Delta Chi. He is a member of
Kappa Phi Kappa, Professional
Education
Fraternity,
Alumnus Chapter, Emory University.
Dr. Studer will speak at 11
A. M. on the subject,•• FIGHTING THE GOOD FIGHT OF
FAITH", and at 7:30 P. M.,

BIBLICAL ACCOUNTS OF

VICTORY". Special singing
and music will be a feature of
the services.
L. F. asks: Who was the
slowest runner in baseball
C. H. writes: My friend says history?
very few men over 6-feet tall A. Most experts, I believe,
ever become golf champions. would vote for a man who was
Are there any facts to back a big league catcher in the
this up?
1930s and 1940s - -Ernie LomA. Take last year's top 10 bardi.
money winners. Eight are
shorter than 6-feet: Palmer
M. D. asks: Are there any
is 5-IO 1/ 2, Littler 5-9, Nic kgreat pitchers wlio never
laus 5-11 1/ 2, Casper 5-11,
pitched a no-hitter?
Player 5-7, Sanders 5-IO 1/ 2,
A. Here are some -- Grover
Ragan, 5-11, Rodgers 5-7 1/ 2.
Alexander, Lefty Grove, Rube
Waddell, Red Ruffing, Whitey
J. J. O. asks: Has a big Ford, Robin Roberts, Early
league team ever hit two grand Wynn.
slam homers in one inning?
A. Only once in 62 years.
•••
Only time was last summer Send your questions to Chuck
when Harmon Killebrew and Reichblum, Box 1041, Pitts.
Bob Allison did it for Min- burgh 30, Pa. To get personal
nesota.
answer, send stamped, selfaddressed envelope.
• •
From H. S.: Ron VanderKelen
completed 33 passes In the
Rose Bawl. Is that a college
By Ch uck Reichblu m
•••
•••

MR. AND MRS. JOEL FRANCIS McSWAIN announce the
birth of a daughter, LEZLY,
who was born December 26
at Piedmont Hospital. Mrs.
Mcswain is the former Brenda Berry, daughter of MR.
AND MRS. SAM M. BERRY.
MR. AND MRS. JOHN M. McSWAIN of Union, South Carolina are the paternal grandparents.
DELIVERED
Prompt
Expert Service
h\ODEllN
AUTO SERVICi
Slie -- Women have cleaner
minds than men.
He--They should have. They
cbange them every few minutes.
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2 Plain Dresses ...................... $ 1.00
Conventionc1I
Mortgage Loans
Roy D. Warren Co
INCORPORATF:O
41 e Healey Bldg.
Better do a little well, than
a great deal badly--Socrates.
JA 3-6'i62
FIDELITY FEDERA L SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION OF ATLANTA
Atlanta, Georgia
After the close of Business, December 31, 1962
ASSETS
First Mortgage Loans and Other First Liens on Real Estate .••.•.... $6,078,792.44
Loans on Savings Accounts ••..••••••....••...•..•.•. •.•...• 120,243.59
~ther E Loans • . • . • . . . . . . . • • • . . . • • . • . . . . • . . . . . • . . . ..•.••.. 16,165.!6
eal state Owned • . . .. ••..••..••.••• ••.. . ••.•.....•••.... 10,000 00
Investments & Securities • . . . ...••.••. . . . • • •• .. . ..• •. •...••• ll9,446. 88
Cash
·
_ on Hand
. _ & In Banks ..•.•.. . .•.••.... ••.......•••.•.... 520,686.72
Office Bwldmg & Equipment Less Depreciation •..•. . ..•.•• ....•••.. 92,716.73
Deferred Charges & other Assets • . . • . . . . • . • . . . ..••••.....•••.. 14,477.80
TOTAL • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •••••••••••••••••••••• • 6,972,529.32
Capital ....•.•.•..•.•.... . ..•... ... . . . . . • . . . . . • . • . . . . . • $5,791,483.83
Shares Pledged on Mortgage Accounts ..... . .•... . . . •... ... . . . ... . .. 20,900.00
Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank ....•....... • .•... ... . •. . .. l';,C\,000.00
Loans in Process .••... ... •.......•.•.•. ... .. ••.... . ••••.... 167,397 .4'2
Other Liabilities •.......•.••.. . ••.... .. . . . . . • . . . .. .•.• . . . . . •. 7,041.31
Specific Reserves •••• . . . •••.......•.•••. . ...••.. ... ..•. ... . .. 2,600.00
General Reserves . . . . . • • • • . • . . . . • • • • • .. ... . . . • . . . • . . . . . . . • 197,348.02
Surplus . . . ... .•• . . . . . .. . .• . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. ,<><;,;i'<>~"J"'-
TOTAL . .•..•.... . ..•.•.•....•••••.. . .•.••.. ...••• • . . .. $6,972,529.32
OFFIC ERS, DIRECTORS and ADVISORY • STAFF
SIDNEY Q. JANUS
President
VONIE V. FOREST ER
Assistant Treasurer
F. E ARL CONNE LL
Executive Vice President
AR1HUR B. L. MARTIN
Title Attorney
RICHARD P. FRASER
Vice President
M. C. BISHOP
Investor
HERBERT A. RINGEL
Secretary
R. F. (PAT) GAMMANS*
(President, Georgia Sanitary
Pottery. le.)
CHARLES R. MASSELL*
(Vice President,
Massell Companies)
ALFRED F . REVSON, JR.*
(Pal"ther, Courts
& Company)
CURTIS H. BRYANT
Treasurer
MARIE ROBISON
Assistant Manager
Lenox Square Branch
BERNARD HOWARD*
(Vice President, Lovable
Brassiere Co.)
EDGAR E. SCHUKRAFT
(Schukraft's F lorist)
MARION C. SNEAD*
(Superintendent ,
Link-Belt Co.)
DOUG LAS WOOD
(Douglas Wood
Realty Company.)
GE NERAL COUNSEL: SMITH, FIELD, RINGEL, MARTIN AND CARR
APPRAISERS:
HENRY C. BALDWIN
CLIFFORD N. BULLARD
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4 Pants ...••••••••••••••••••••••••••.•.•. $1.00
4 Sport Shirts ........................ . $1.00
We Accept Savings
from $1.00 to $10,000
or more.
Current
Annual
Rate
P ayable Semi-Annually
on All Accounts.
FIDELITY FEDERAL
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8 78 GORDON ST REET
+
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Mountaineer: "What'll my
boy learn at this here school
teacher?"
Teacher: History, spelling,
trigonometry ••• "
Mountaineer: ' 'That's fine
Give him lots of that ther;
trigonometry, He's the worst
shot in the family."
L. Warren Isom, CLU, Director of Special Services for
the Life Insurance Agency
Management
Association,
Hartford, Connecticut, has
been appointed Assistant to
the President of Piedmont
Southern Life Insurance Company effective
January 1,
according to S. Russell Bridges,
Jr., CLU, Piedmont
Southern president.
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Including
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Style -
Dr. Elmer W. Schnitzer of
Campbellton Plaza was installed as a member of the
Child Vision Committee atthe
annual mid-winter assembly
of the Georgia Optometric Association at the Ar:--,erican Motor Hotel held in Atlanta last
week. Dr. Schnitzer is vicepresident of the Georgia Optometric Federal Credit Union.
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"Where You Hear
The Chimes"
"PARK YELLOW
30"
�October 9, 1'96Z-
Pursuant to your I' qu a that I outline th equ6nc 11 of ev nts nece
ry to
c:com U h the propo al et forth by the Citiz n of P yton-Utoy Fo~e t
Community, the foUowin comments are submitted:
l.
plan,.
ubmitt d, cont mplat • makin
ford velopnient for re id nt· l purpoae for N groe • Thi
th · r~zonin of at le at a m jor
rt of th t ct
rk d (3) whic
of pproximately ninety (90) er * r s ntly ~on d £or M- 2 (ln
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3.
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�TELEGRAM
To:
Mr. A . T. Walden and Q. V. Williamson
Co -chairman, Atlanta Negro Voters League
Mr. J . T . Bi ckers , P resident, Empire REal Estate Board
Mr. DuPree Jordan, President, Wecilt End Businessmen's Assn.
M:r . Vi:rgil Copeland, President, South West Civic A ssociation
At the request of Mr. Virgil Copeland, President, Southwest Civic
Association, I am asking that y,ou appoint a committee of three people
H:>liiK. from your body to meet jointly with the S outhwest Civic Association
The Atlanta Negro Vot rs Leaguep, the West End Businessm n ' s Association
and the Empire R al Estate Board, to make
citizens study of the
problems in the ar a south of Gordon Road and in the Peyton For st
~
b
Utoy area.
Your recommendation , satisfactory to all of you, would
of gr at h lp in maintaining Atlanta'
very fine reputation.
Ivan All n, Jr.
Mayor of Atl nta
�l re r t very much t t you bav · ken h t 1 con id_r
n
to be/ r itrary po idon in the Peyton-H rl d R ad
obl m .
he a
Bo rd of Al
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rchae · and
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ould help in pr l C
that
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ctica
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The d
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ntlre Ne ro community.
ork out
e 1 tel' •t of all
ab
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cit •
tter laat
po1i io
biliiting ·n
on •
DO
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The Bo rd of Ald rm n
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da by the
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�1.
The Department chain and variety stor~ desegregation of lunch counters .
2.
ln an effort to move toward equal and full City employment, l have eliminated
the Double Regi ster system.
3.
Increase in the number of Ne ro policemen and the up grading of ame .
4.
Empl oyment o:! Negro firemen .
5.
Establi shment of the full power to arrest for all Negro polic men.
6.
The elimination of
7.
Efforts to reduce police brutality to Negro citizens .
8.
Implementation of d
9.
D e gregation of Atl nta· Ball Park.
egregatcd signs in public building •
egregation of city park .
10.
Desegregatio.n of A tlan
11.
Compl te equality in u e of the Municipal Auditori'Utn.
12 .
Support od de egregation of tt n
and the A Uanta. Sym
tres .
th
nc
to performance
of th M etropolitan Oper
ony.
13.
Continued discu :!lions to d
14.
Consistent incr a•e in the r pre en tion of th
egr g t
Atl nta hotels .
N
ro c mm.unity on b
rd&
and committe • appoint d by m~ .
15.
Equal
cc pta.nc and con ide,: tio.n of p.-e e
in City
11.
ro candidat • from F ulton Cowity for th potition oi
16. Support of N
17.
nd citiz n
nt o1 the
Con ta.nt public aekn
uece
of Atlanta ' s lib r l
ttit
in bandlin all racial matt r .
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of Atlanta.
tural el
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�March 12, 1963
Mr. Lon B . Chesnutt
We sley Fouhdation
189 Fourth Street,. N. W.
Atlanta 13, G orgia
Dear Mr . Chesnutt:.
Thank y0-u very much fo-r your letter expressing your
vie s on th-e action taken by the City of Atlanta as a
r suit of Judge Whittman's decision.
1 have taken note of your view about the swirmning
pooh and ill certainly make a record for future
re.ferenc;e •
Sincerely,
Ivan Alle~ Jr ••
Mayor
JAJ"r/ j
�189 FOURTH ST., N.W.
ATLANTA 13, GEORGIA
TR. 2-7642
AT GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
March 11 , 1963
Th e Honorable Iv an Allen , Mayor
City of Atlan ta
City Hall
Atlanta 3, Georgia
Dear Mayo r Allen ;
I am writing to comme nd yo u fo r yo ur for t hright leaders h ip at
t he alde r man i c board mee t ing on Mond ay, March 4 conerni ng the resolu t i ons of alderman Farris . I fe el it i s nec es s ary t hat definite
ac tion be taken in the area of Negro -White rel a tions and it appears
t o me the five resol ut i ons should help to establish bet t er communi c ation between the races and enable diffic ul t problems to be
resolved .
I am particularly glad to see your immediate re s ponse to Judge
~hitmar'·s ruling by removing t h e barri cades on Peyton and Har l an roads .
I felt they were harmf u l t o the general feeli ng of pers ons j_mmediately
involved and not in t he best int erests of Atlanta as a who le.
I would strongly endorse the study to be made by the City Planning
department in the hope that additional \ and may be made available f)r
housing within the City . If the statistics I have seen are correct,
they show a proportionately small land area available for Negroes,
and I would encourage th~ Addermanic Board to make more housing land
open for Negro building .
Finally, it has come to my attention that there is some concern
as to whether or not tile City will open its swimm ing pools this summer,
especially if they are noc segregated . Let me strongly urge you to
keep the pools open to all who would desire to use them. I have been
proud to see Atlanta handle the schools, colleges, movies, and lunch
counters as the racial bars have fallen; and I think we could also
handle any situation which might arise at the pools. Caution and
planning would be essential to carrying this out, but I am confident
that the people of Atlanta would accept with understanding your leadership at this point.
My wife joins me in expressing the sentiment of this letter.
Sincerely,
J>l»\_ ~
cc: Mr. Sam Massell, Jr.
Mr. Milton G. Farris
I
Lon B. Chesnutt, Associate Director
Wes ley Foundation at Georgia Tech
�Mr. Ralph Moore
Chairman of the
Committee on Appeal for Human Rights
Atlanta University
Atlanta, Georgia
Dear Mr. Moore:
May I acknowledge receipt of your wire of December 22, 1962 which reads
as follows:
The Students of Atlanta University feel as if you have made a great mistake
1n supporting the establishment of an Atlanta wall acrossPey-ton and Harlan Roads.
In reply to a request of the All Citizens Committee on Better Citizens Planning,
we ovill supply 175 picketers per day for the Westend business area. We will
also stage several mass demonstrations at the Atlanta City Hall with no less than
1500 students. This action will focus the eyes of the world on the Atlanta City Wall.
We do not want Atlanta to have this type of publicity. Therefore we encourage you to
remove the wall and save the good image of Atlanta while there is still time."
First, this is to advise you that at the request of Mr. Virkgil Copeland,
President of the Southwest Civic Association, I have asked reyresentatives of the
following four groups to form a citizens committee to discuss the problems
confa,onting the Peyton-Forest, Harlan Road area situation.
Mr. Q. V. Williamson
has advised me that the citizens Committee of Better Plannning will represent
him in his capacity as Co-chairman of the Atlanta Negro Voters League.
I would
thank that any action prior to the deliberations of this committee and its recommendations
would be precipitious and harmful to our best efforts .
Second, I would like for the students of Atlanta University to have f ull knowledge
aind acquaint themselves with the overall problem and with the complete record to
date which is as follows:
The Peyton - Harlan Road problem is the
52nd area or
street to undergo nei~hborhood expansion, penetration or encorachment since the
first of the year .
The record is almost flawless insofar as the protection of the
rights of the Negro citizen is concerned.
I am enclosing a list of the 51 str eets on
�which this problem has bean handled to the complete satisfaction of the Negro
Community to date this year.
I hope that the students with t h eir ability to
analyze factual conditions will study carefully this record, and I would hope that
they would express their complete satisfaction and accord with the record of this
administration.
I am certain that the matter having been handled so as to protect the rights
of all persons in the first fifty-one instances wou ld raise the question o f w h y it is
not b e i ng handled the same w ay in the Peyton-Harlan Road in s tance .
again, can be factual and «a:m definite.
The a ns w er ,
The Peyton Road incident, consisting mainly
of Fielding Lane agitation, is an a r tificial, unnatural condition created by unscrupulous
pa rti es, both w hite and Ne g ro w ho have attempte d through une t hical, di s loya l and
false misrepresentations to panic the residents o f an established community .
To pr event thi s con dition, I ha ve pre v iously worke d w ith the Empir e R e al
Es t a t e B oa rd a n d a citizen s
committee compose d o f the W est end B u s i nessmen' s
association and the E m pire Real Estate Board.
In spite o f a previous record o f
excellent c ooperation, from thes e two bodie s, i t wa s impos s i ble to pr event this
arti fica l bargining of land to be stoppe d .
May I invit e your a ttention to t h e fact that the closing of P e yton and H arland
Roa d s is in i nconvenience to m o stly whi t e c i t izens a nd p r actically n o N egro cit izens.
It do es not pr event access or egress into any area of town, nor does it limit any
right s of the ixJm:.oix individual citizen fr o m purcha s e o r s a l e or oth er fundamenta l
liberties.
It has merel y served as a warning to unscrupulous real estate deal ers that
Atlanta will not tol erate under the g uise of " race d escrimination" the d estruc tion of
fundamental val ues amongst any of its citizens .
-2-
�I would hope that you would study this problem carefully and I want to
as sure you that if there is any additional information you desire that I will be glad
to supply it.
The record as outlined above shows that the rights of all citizens have been
protected without question in 51 out of 52 instances and now there is a question mark
as to the 52nd instance.
Atlanta's reputation has been built by those who have
carried out the aforegone record.
It is my sincere hope that the students of
Atlanta University will not destroy this record by any unusual demontrations at
this time.
Should you ignore the aboe request and feel that you must picket for the sake
of picketing, then b e assured that the rights of the indiv idual in picketing will be
zelously guarded by the law enforcement body of this city.
Should you wish to
picket the city hall for the purpose of National publicity, then, if you will let me
know, I will be g l ad to receive you on the city hall steps at an appropriate time.
I
iv
hope you will tell the students of Atlanta University that our record
is outstanding and that I hope they will not destroy it with any unnecessary or overt
action.
�~
I
BY___ _____ __
ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE SALE OF REAL
ESTATE OR ANY INTEREST THEREIN BY AGENTS,
BROKERS OR arHER PERSONS WITHIN THE CITY
OF ATLANTA AND PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR THE
VIOLATION OF SUCH ORDINANCE .
AN
BE IT ORDAINED by the Mayor and Board of Aldermen
of the Cit y of Atlanta, as follows:
SEt'TION 1.
That it shall be unlawful for any
person~ firm or corporation to use race , color or ethni c
origin int l ephone calls, mailings, handbills , signs,
personal vi its or oth rm an
tising with the intent to i t1Cit
1
which actually do incit
of CODl1lunication or adver tensions or ere t
f
t neions or creat
fear or
r as to property
valu sin an .£fort to sale or off r for sal, to buy or offer
to buy , to negotiat
estat, or to 1
£or r nt,
purchas ,
ale or
xchange of r al
se, r nt or off r to leas , r nt or place
ny real
SECTION 2.
hall b
th
state in the City of Atlanta .
Any p rson, firm or corpor tion who
found guilty in th Municipal Court of Atl nt
viol ting ny provision of thi
ordinanc
hall b
px-ovid•d by S ctton 1.11 of Part 11 of th
City of Atlant
puni h d
Cod of th
of 1953.
CTIO 3.
i
of
confli th r .with
All ordinane
or part•
re hr by r pal do
f ordi
e
�-
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April 17, 1963
A copy of the attached Ordinance was sent to:
Mr. Ward Wight
Ward Wight Realty Company
Healey Building
Mr. W. L. CalJ.Oway
Calloway Realty Company
6+Qa-J-G-n:e-s-'J3.G-r-G--R-oa-d193 Auburn Ave., N. E.
F-0-i°-&&t-Pa!'kr -Geel:'g:i,a,. Atlanta, Georgia
Would appreciate receiving your views on this by the first of May.
This Ordinance was drawn to fulfill the instructions passed by the
Board of Aldermen
IAJr
�·1
C1
OF ATLANTA
DEPARTMENT OF LAW
CITIZENS & SOUTHERN NATIONAL BANK BLDG.
Atlanta 3, Georgia
HENRY L. BOWDEN
NEWEL L EDENFIELD
ROBERTS. WIG GIN S
MA RTI N Mc F ARLAND
EDWIN L . STERNE
RALPH C. JENK I NS
LE WI S R. SLATON, JR.
A . C. LATI MER
March 27, 1963
J. C. SAVAGE
City Attorney
J . M. B. B L OODWORTH
A sst . Cit y Attorney
As soc iate C ity Attorneys
T. R. REID
C laims Attorn ey
Mayor Ivan Allen, Jro
City Hall
Atlanta 3, Georgia
Dear Mr . Mayor:
I enclose you herewith an ordinance relative to improper representations made by brokers and other
persons in the sale of real estate. I believe this
is about as good as anything that we could draw.
If, however, you have any suggestions for additions
or deletions, I will be happy to receive them.
Yours very
City Attorney
JCS/cs
Enc.
7
V
�BY
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE SALE OF REAL
ESTATE OR ANY INTEREST THEREIN BY AGENTS,
BROKERS OR OTHER PERSONS WITHIN THE CITY
OF ATLANTA AND PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR THE
VIOLATION.. OF SUCH ORDINANCE.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Mayor and Board of Aldermen
of the City of Atlanta, as follows:
SE.CTION 1.
That it shall be unlawful for any
person, firm or corporation to use race, color or ethnic
origin in telephone calls, mailings, handbills, signs,
personal visits or other means of connnunication or advertising with the intent to incite tensions or create fear or
which actually do incite tensions or create fear as to property
values in an effort to sale or offer for sale, to buy or offer
to buy, to negotiate the purchase, sale or exchange of real
estate, or to lease, rent or offer to lease, rent or place
f or rent, any real estate in the City of Atlanta.
SECTION 2.
Any person, firm or corporation who
shall be found guilty in the Municipal Court of Atlanta of
violating any provision of this ordinance shall be punished
as provided by Section 1.11 of Part II of the Code of the
City of Atlanta of 1953.
SECTION 3.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances
in conflict herewith are hereby repealedo
�l.
The Departm nt c
Z.
ln an effort to move toward equal
the Double R ist r ystem.
3.
Inetea.,
4.
Employment of Ne ro firemen .
tn a.nd vadety sto:t
de egreg tion of lunch counter ..
nd full
City employment, I have elimi
in the number of NegJl'G policem n
nd the up radin of same.
5 . E t.abli hm nt of the full power to arr st £or 11 N
6.
Tbe · lim
7.
Effort
to
tion of e r gat d
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Dr. Morgan
iford
Eye Department
Ponce de Leon Infirm.ary
679 Junipe:r Street. N. E .
Atlanta 8, Georgia
Dear Dr . R i!ord:
This will ckno ledge receipt of your letter of
March Zn-d regarding the action ken by the
City in reapon e to judge Whitman• s decision
on the Peyton-Harlan. Road barricades .
y I express my appreciation. for yOUl'
indic tion of upport.
Sine rely your •
Ivan Allen, Jr. r
Mayor
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PONCE DE LEON INFIRMARY
679 JUNIPER STREET , N.E.
ATLANTA B, GEORGIA
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March 2, 1963
The Honorable Ivan S. Allen, Jr.
Mayor of the City of Atlanta
City Ha 11
Atlanta, Georgia
Dear Ma yor All e n:
As a citize n of Atlanta, and on behalf of our entire famil y,
I wa nt to _thank you for the manner in which you have r e spond e d
to Judge George P. Williams' d e cision.
Atlanta is too busy to hat e , and we should do eve rything possibl e
to creat e aclirnate of intelligence and cooperation with all k inds
of conditions and men that dwell within th e confines of this
mun icipality.
My for e bearers in Virginia a r e just as guilty as those of past
generations in Georgia. By their own gree d and avarice have
created a fa c et in human r e lations that should never exist. It
is our responsibility, yours and mine, to resolve this in the most
practical manner possible. In Medicine, one cannot hate and
survive.
Thanking you for your fine work, and if there is anyth ing that
our famil y can do to cooperate with your fine program, please
d o not hesitate to call.
Be st wishes.
Yours r espectful l y,
MR: jg
�March 4, 1963
Mr. R . H . Conway
3352 Spreading Oak, S. W .
Atlanta II~ Georgia
Dear Mr . Conway:
This will·· cknowledge receipt of your 1 tter of
March let r garding the action taken by the City
in respo .se to Judge Whitman• s decision on the
Peyton-Harlan Road barricades.
May I expre s my appreciation for your indication of upport.
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Sine rely yours,
Ivan Allen, Jr.,
Mayol.'
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Mr. James L . Welden
Park Street Methodist Churc h
Park and Lee Streets, S . W.
Atlanta 10. Georgia
Dear Rev. Welden:
'Ibis will acknowledge your letter of December
14th reg rding your feelings about the clo ing of
Peyton and Harlan Roads .
May I expre a my appreciation for your int re t
in writing me and furnishing me the benefit of your
thinkh1g.
Sincerely your •
Ivan Allen, Jr • •
Mayor
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�PARK AND LEE STREETS, S. W.
ATLANTA 10, GEORGIA
M I N I STERS
JAMES L . WELDEN
D. C . STARNES
December 14, 1 962
Mayor Ivan Allen Jr.
204 City Hall
At lant a, Georgia
Dear Mayor Al len:
I want to express my very strong opposition to clo s ing
Peyton a nd Harl an roads. Not becaus e I ever use the
roads , but for the reasons behind the closing of them.
Thi s is not the kind of thing that a city of Atlant a
c a liber should do. I pray that you r e co ns ider your
stand.
Also , I want to express my stand as being in f a vor of
ward courte sy.
Thanks for the exc ellant le adership you ar e giving in
so many are as of our city.
Sinc erely,
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J ames L. We lden
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Mrs . Henrietta Cauly
485 Bolton Road, N. W .
Atlanta 11, Ceo.rgia.
Dear Mrs . Cauly:
This will acknowledge your letter concerning the
action taken to close Peyton and Harl n Roads .
This is to advise that the City of Atlanta took the
action which we felt wa best for all parties . This
action in no way restricts anyone from buying a house
anywhere in th.e City of Atlanta .
I regret that you do not agree with the action taken.
Sincerely your ,
Ivan A llen, Jr . ,
Mayor
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�December 6, 1962
Mr. J. T . Bickers, President
Empire Real Estate Board
c/o J. T. Bickers Realty Company
187 Auburn Avenue, N. E .
A ~anta, Georgia
Dear Mr . Bickers:
I would like.. to suggest that you ask two other people
concerned with the problems existing in the Peyton
Forrest area to meet with you and representatives
asked by Mr . DuPree Jordan for the purpose of
evaluating these conditions.
I am asking the two of you to consider yourselves as
an official citizens committee to meet and report
back to me as to how you feel this problem can best
be solved.
May I hear from you as to whom you wish to appoint
and when you plan to meet. I know you re conderned
about this area and it is my feeling that through our
mut 1 efforts this satisfactory solution can be found.
Sincerely yours.
Ivan Allen, _Jr ••
Mayor
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�December 6 1 1962
Mr . DuPree J'ordan1 Publisher
THE WEEKLY STAR
9 35 Gordon Street, S. W.
Atlanta, Georgia
Dear DuPree:
I would like to suggest that you ask two other people
concerned with the problems existing in the Peyton
Forrest area to meet with you and repr.e sentattilvs
asked by Mr= J . T . Bickers for the purpose of
evaluating these conditions.
I am a king the two. of you to consider yourselves as
n official citi n committee to meet and report
back to me as to how you feel tbi problem c n best
be solved.
May I he r from you as to whom you · b to ppoint
and wh-en you plan to meet. I know you re concerned
about this area and it is my feeling
t thro h our
mutual ffon this
tisfactory olution c n be found .
Sincerely yours,
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IVAN ALLEN.JR .
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Suggested Letter to:
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Dear
I would like to suggest that you ask t w o other
people concerned with the problems exisiting
in the Peyton Forrest area to meet with you
and representatives asked by
for the purpose of e valuating thESe conditions.
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as a citizens committee to meet and report back
to me as to how you feel this problem can best
be solv ed.
May I hear from you as to w hom you w ish to
appoint and w hen you plan to meet. I know you
are concerned about this area and it is my f ee ling
t hat throug h our mutual e f forts this satisfactory
solution can be f ound .
Sincer e l y ,
Iva n A ll en , J r.
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�December 17, 1962
Mrs . Joe T . Webb
108 Clifton Street, S . E .
Atlanta 17. Georgia
Dear Mrs . Webb:
This will acmowledge receipt of your letter of
December 14th.
I have no legal authority as Mayor of Atlanta to·
t . 11 anyone to whoni they may sell th ir home.
May I expre s my
ppreciation for your inter st
in writing m •
Sincerely your •
Ivan Allen, Jr ••
Mayor
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Atlanta 11, Georgia
Dear ... •• ". :
May I acknowledge receipt of your telegram. I am enclosing
my veto message which I believe you will find self- explanatory.
I am also enclosing a small drawing which will prove to you
that you have been misled in believing that thi s would assist
in stopping Negro encroachment . On the other hand , it would
aggravate the encroachment which could immediately come right
on down Peyton Road. Study this carefully and you will find
that what I say is correct.
Again, I repeat that I will be glad to work with any group or
any individual at any time to retain the balance and security
of their present neighborhood.
Sincerely,
Ivan Allen, Jr.
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Dear
We are extremely honored to have former Governor
Howard Pyle, President of the National Safety Council
in Atlanta to participate in the unveiling of two major
additions to our traffic safety program.
I would like to personally invite you to attend the Atlanta
Traffic and Safety Council's reception and presentation of
the safety items on October 3, 1962 at four o'clock in the
Little Auditorium, sixth floor, Rich's.
You have demonstrated a profound interest in our safety
program, and I hope you will take this opportunity to meet
Governor Pyle who has contributed so much to this effort.
Sincerely,
Iva n Allen, Jr.
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MAYOR' OFFICE .
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September 25, 1962
Since you expressed an interest in the welfare
of our City, you are invited to attend a public
hearing on bonds, public improvements, etc. on
Thursday, September 27 at City Hall, Aldermanic
Room, second floor . Sess ions are from 2:30 to
5:00 p.m. and from 7:00 to 9:00 pom.
I thought you might want to take this opportunity to present your views and conunents.
Hope that you will be able to attend one of
these sessions .
Sincerely,
Ivan Allen, Jr.
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September 27 , 1962
Dear Friends,
I amt king the liberty of addressing you collectively
due to the press of time.
I have been advised by the State Department that
approximately $700.00 of American and foreign
currency which was unidentifiable, was recovered
from the air crash at Orly Air Base.
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Normally such funds are deposited by the General
Accounting Office into the United States Treasury.
However , due to the circumstances involved, it is the
feeling of - the American Embassy in Paris that these
funds should be used as a memorial to the Atlantians
who lost their lives in that crash. It has been suggested
that this money be contributed to the Atlanta Art Association Memorial Fund.
I would appreciate hearing from you as to the distribution you wish made and if the suggestion of the Art
Association Fund is agreeable, l will be pleased to
ask the Embassy to appropriate the $700,00 to this
worthy cause,
Sincerely yours ,
Ivan Allen, Jr.
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Mayor ' s Office.
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Dear Friends :
All miscellaneous personal effects picked up at the scene of
the Paris air crash and not otherwise identified have been
collected and sent to the City of Atlanta.
They have asked the City to assist in giving an opportunity
to the families to identify and claim these items, and the
City is glad to help in any way that it can.
These items will be at the Carnegie Library in Atlanta from
October 22nd to October 26th during the hours of 10:00 A. M.
to 2:00 P. M. You can enter the library in the Forsyth
Street entrance, and the articles will be in Room A-114. We
would be glad for you to come by at your convenience and
identify any objects that you can. Items identified will be
tagged and held until October 26th as above. After that time,
if there are no other claimants, the item will be delivered to
the claimant upon a proper receipt being given therefor .
This matter is being handled by Herbert T. Jenkins, Chief of
Police, and Edwin L. Sterne, Associate City Attorney. If
you have a question about any of this, please call either of
them. Chief Jenkins is at the Police Station and his telephone
number is 522-7363. Mr. Sterne is in the Trust Company of
Georgia Building and his telephone number is 525-5591.
Sincerely yours,
Ivan Allen, Jr.
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Congratulations and many thanks for the splendid reports coming
in on the new plegdges to the Friendship Club. Already some
departments have reported 100% participation on the schedules
suggested . This shows a fine attitude and fine executive ability
by the heads of these successful departments and their employees .
In every instance where the department head has set the example
and personally presented the program to his employees , the
results have been outstanding . This is a challenge that cannot be
delegated.
Reports of successful departments indicate that the department
heads and their top salaried employees first met and got behind
the program. After ·that, it was not difficult to get other employees
to follow the good example set .
Special recognition is due the following departments:
Comptroller
Fire
General Court
Municipal Auditorium
Personnel
Police
Purchasing
Traffic Engineering
I feel certain that all of the other departments will make equally
fine reports when they have completed their solicitations. Everybody wants to carry his share, so let's get the job done by
November 1st if possible. If more time is needed, however,
delay your report. It is more important to achieve success in
this effort than it is to meet a deadline.
Sincerely,
Ivan Allen, Jr.
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�February 18. 1963
M rs. Nancy W . Collinson
1113 Moore ' s M ill Road. N . W .
Atlanta s. Georgia
Dear Mrs . Collinson:
May I a cknowledge receipt of your letter of
February 15th on the action ta.ken by the City
in closing Peyton and Harlan Roads .
I appreciate your bringing your ideas to my
attention and I feel confident that should you be
aware of the full story you would und rstand
the position taken by the City.
Sincerely yours.
Ivan Allen, Jr . ,
Mayor
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February 14, 1963
The Rt. Rev. Randolph R . Clai borne, Jr .
Bishop
Diocese of Atlanta
2.7 44 Peachtree Road, N. E .
Atlanta, Georgia
Dear Bish.op Claiborne :
I would be most grateful if you would e.xpre a my
appreciation to the 56th Annual Council of the
Epi copal Dioce e of Atlanta. for the Resolution
forwarded to me.
I shall certainly bring this to the attention of the
Boa.rd of Aid rmen and I am always pleased to
receive the vie
of our citizens.
May I express my per onal appreci tion for your
continued intere t and fine
tJ-ation.
upport of my admini -
Sincerely your ,
Ivan Allen, Jr.,
Mayor
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�DIOCESE OF ATLANTA ·
2744 PEACHTREE ROAD, N . E.
ATLANTA, G E ORGIA
THE RT. Rnv. RANDOLPH R. CLAIBORNE
BISHOP
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�WHEREAS, this Church has repeatedly declared its belief that
discrimination because of race is contrary to Christian principle, and
WHEREAS, recently the City of Atlanta has erected artificial road barriers
in the vicinity of Harlan Road and Peyton Road, S. W., Atlanta,
indicating a barrier to the purchase and/or sale of real estate property
in this area by persons of the Negro rade,
BE IT RESOLVED, that this Council request the Bishop of Atlanta to send
letters to the Mayor of Atlanta and the President of the Board of Aldermen
to express our disapproval of any action taken by the City of Atlanta to
limit or set up any restrictions on the purchase and sale of property based
upon racial differences, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that officials of the City of Atlanta be requested to
remove and desist from setting up other such barriers as those existing
now in the Harlan Road and Peyton Road, S. W., areas of Atlanta.
�February 13, 1963
Mr . J . L . Dy~r. President
Calloway Drive Communi ty Club
1853 Calloway Drive , N . W.
Atlanta 14., Georgia
Dear M r. Dyer :
This will cknowledge receiptoof your letter
expressing your views about the situation on
Peyton and Harlan Roads.
Please expres my appreciation to the Calloway
Drive Coinmunity Club for bringing their views
to my ttention.
Sincerely yours.
Ivan A llen, J r ••
Mayor
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Atlanta 14, Georgia
J. L. Dyer
President
February 11, 1963
G• t-1. Drake
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Treasurer
The Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr.
Mayor of the City of Atlanta
City Hall
68 Mitchell Street, s. W.
Atlanta 3, Georgia
Sir:
In cooperation with most of our churches and civic organizations that have already expressed disapproval of the presence of barricades on Peyton and Harlan Roads, the Calloway
Drive Comnnmity Club wishes to add its voice in deploring
this stigma on the City of Atlanta. Cognizant of the fact
that you are for progressive government in the City of Atlanta,
the Calloway Drive Community Club is asking that you consider
what this action has meant and will mean to the future growth
of Atlanta and lend your support to the removal of these barricades.
Respectfully yours,
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President
Home address
1853 Calloway Drive, N. W.
Atlanta 14, Georgia
�February 11, 1963
Miss Lucia Blackwelder
Goucher College
Towson 4, M aryland
Dear M iss Blackwelder :
I am enclosing a copy of my letter to the Student
Non-Violent Coordinating Committee which will
explain the position of the City in the Peyton Road
situation.
Sincerely yours,
Ivan A llen, Jr.,
Mayor
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�Gou c her Co ll ege
Towson 4 , Ma ryl and
Fe b rua r y 7, 1963
Mr. Iva n Allen
Mayor of Atl anta
Atl anta City Ha l l
68 Mitc hell Street, S. ~ .
Atl an t a , Ge orgi a
De a r
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I am an Atl a nta stu dent attend in g Gouc her Colle ge ma joring
i n p olitic a l s cience. In rel a ti onshi p to a course I am t aki ng i n
sta te an d l oc a l g.ove r mnen t I am writing a paper on t he Pe y ton
Roa d barric a e . I m very mu ch intereste d i n your op i n ion
con cern i ng th i s s itu a ti on .
Vhat we re t he re a s on s for y our a cti on
and why d o y ou c ons i der thu t t he city ha s the ri ght t o e rrect
ba rricades? What e ffe c t do you t h i nk the national a tte n ti on on
th i s i ssue will · h ave on t l an t a ' s future r a ci a l p r obl ~ms and
s olu ti ons and on f uture At lant a bus i ne s s? \Vha t e ffe ct do y ou
t h i nk t h is i ssue has had on your p olitic a l i nflue n ce 1?
I have be e n ve r y prou d of tlanta i n her raci a l relat ion s
and h ope the rest of t he Sou t h i l l foll ow our good examp le .
! y fathe r who is genera l manager of Seyde ll Woo lley and Company
has s p oken so ofte n of the wonde rful f i shing tr i ps tha t you had , so
tha t I feel as though I kn o, y ou too .
My paper ha s t o be turne d i n by Mar ch 8, 1963 , so, unfortunately
I h ave a ti me l i mi t . I am e n closin g a self- s t ampe d enve l ope for
your conve n ie u ce . Thank you so much f or a ll your hel p .
Si n cere l y y ours ,
£tu.a.
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�February 4, 1963
Mrs . Rex Wilson
37 7 Peyton Road, S . W .
Atlanta, Georgia
Dear Mrs. Wilson:
This will cknowledge your l etter of Jan ry 27th
concerning the ction taken by the City i n abandoni.n g
portions of Peyton and Harlan Roads .
This City of Atlanta took the action which we felt was
best for all parties .
It is my sincere hope that the problems in this
may be worked out to a mutually s tisf: ctory
conclusion.
Sincer ly yours ,
Ivan Allen, Jr.,
Mayor
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�January 30. 1963
The Rev. Cecil L . Alligood, Rector
The Church of the lncarna tion
2407 Cascade Road, S . W .
Atlanta 11, GeoTgia
Dear Rev. Alligood:
Thank you very much for your kind letter and
pleasant commendation. It is certainly most
acceptable t this point.
It is quite a y for people to have high ideals,
to hich I thor·o ughly subscribe and support;
but sometimes those people are not f. ced with
the bar h realities of local situations . Idealists
usually fail to see both sides in a local situation.
When th y 1 rn to do this we will be ble to move
much faster in all fields .
Thanks
in for your wonderful lettar.
With best
ishe • Ia.am
Sincerely yours.
Ivan AU n. Jr ••
Mayor
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(EPISCOPAL)
2407 CASCADE ROAD, S . W.
ATLANTA 11, GEORGIA
THE REV . CECIL L . ALLIGOOD
RECTOR
TELEPHONE
January 29, 1963
PL. 5 - 6654-5
Mayor Ivan Allen
Mayor of Atlanta
City Hall
Atlanta, Georgia
Dear Mayor Allen:
This is to let you know that I am an Episcopalian clergyman
and that I do not agree with my brethr en who pass resolutions "assailing actions by you and other city officials
as you sincerely seek some fair and amicable solution to
the tense racial problems in this area of Atlanta.
There are between six and seven hundred people attending
this parish who live in the general area which is in dispute,
and they are very concerned about what may happen to the
property representing in many cases all that they own.
I personally believe you are doing what you. can to allevi ate
the tensions fanned and encouraged by sensational news rel eases .
Sincerely yours,
(!,
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CLA/km
�Jan12ry 29, 1963
Mr . George Page
WSB - TV
1601 W. Peachtree St. , N. E .
Atlanta, Georgia
Dear George :
I want to compliment you on the very fine
docum nta.ry on blockbusting.
I watched with great interest and think you did
n excellent job in bringing the hole picture
into foc,us . I sincerely hope and believe that
the documentary which you made will be of help
in reaching an overall solution to what is
obviously one of the greatest problems f cing
Atlan •
With ppTec: · ti.on, I m
Sincerely yours,.
I n All n, Jr .•
M yor
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�January 29, 1963
Mr . Allen A . Philli ps, Jr .
Box 5788
Demorest, Georgia
Dear Mr . Phillips :
This will acknowledge your l etter of January 28th
concerning the action taken by the City in abandoning
portions of J>.eyton and Harlan Roads.
The City of Atlanta took the action which we felt was
best for all parties . This action in no way restricts
· anyone fro:m buying a house anywhere in the City of
Atlanta .
This is the 52nd area or street in the past eleven months
which has undergone transition. Fifty- one have been
solved satisfactorily. This is an artificial situation
created by unscrupulous real estate dealers and
developer who, by panicing the neighborhood, so~ht
to gain gre-.t profits from the sale of property.
Since1·ely your •
Ivan Allen, Jr.•
Mayor
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Demores t , Ge o rg i a
J c:1.nu r y 28, 1963
The HonorQble I v ~ n Allen
Ma~ror of Atlanta
Ci ty Hall
Atlant&, GeorGia
Dear Mr o Allen,
This quarter I am taking a course n
Race and Ethnic Rel~tions at Pi edmont Collee;e,
Demorest, Georgia . I n this class ~e are
studing the racial problems of the nation
so that we.may better unde stand the problem
of race relat · ons .
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concerning the conditions that crented and
have ~een crented by the barricades on Peyto n
Rord? Also, what are the barric~des doin3
t.o better the general welfare of the cornn unity?
Thanking vou in advence, I am
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�January 29, 1963
Mr . and M rs . Dwight H . Ferguson
18 Aldan Avenue , N. W.
Atlanta 9 , Georgia
Dear Mr . and Mrs . Ferguson :
This will acknowledge your letter of January 27th
concerning the action taken by the City in abandoning
portions of Peyton and Harlan Roads .
The City of Atlanta took the action which we felt was
best for all parties .
It is my sincere hop that the problems in this area
may be worked out to a mutually satisfactory
conclusion.
Sincerely yours,
Ivan Allen, Jr . ,
Mayor
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Mr. J . D. Williams
2195 Nelms Drive. S . W,.
Atlanta 15 ,, Georgia
Dear M r . Williams:
Thank you very mueh for your letter of January
15th commending the action taken by the City in
abandoning portions of Peyton and Harlan Roads.
I appreciate receiving your comments and I am
m ost grateful for your s upport.
Sincerely yours,
Ivan A llen, Jr.~
Mayor
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�January 15th: 1962
Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr.
Mayor City of Atlanta
City Hall
Atlanta 3, Georgia
Dear Sir:
I want to take this opportunity to personally commend
you and t he Atlanta Board of Aldermen on your stand on
the Peyton~Harlan Road controversy. I think the time
has come when the wishes of the residents of the affect~
ed area should have some voice in the solution of their
problems.
I think that outsiders, who have no financial or other
stake involved 1 should reserve their opinions for something actually concerning them. I wonder what their
stand would be if their property was at stake.
I ivant you to know that I own no property in this affected area but realize that this could also happen in my
area .
Keep up the good work and rest assured that honest,
intelligent citizens of Atlanta wholeheartedly endorse
your actions.
Sincerely,
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2195 Nelms Drive, s. W.
Atlanta 15, Georgia
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Dear
Thank you very much for your Yf/t/cf. wire expressing
your support for the action taken by the city government in the closing of Peyton and Harlan Roads.
Your expression of support is greatly appreciated .
Sincerely yours,
Ivan Allen, Jr . ,
Mayor
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Januar y 16, 1963
Mr . W. D. Bennett
516 Pomona Cr . , S . W .
Atlanta 15 , Georgia
Dear Mr . Bennett:
I appre c iate y o ur expression of i nterest in the
a c tion taken by the City of Atlanta i n clos ing
Peyton and Harlan Roads .
It is my sincere hope and belief that the problems
in this area may be worked out to a mutually
satisfacto.ry conclusion.
Sincerely yours ,
Ivan Allen, Jr . ,
Mayor
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�Atlanta, ~e org ia
Jan. I4, I963
The Honorable Mayor Ivan Allen
Mayor of the city of Atlanta,Ga.
I would like to express my appre ciation to you for the stand you
took on the Peyton road situation.I realize y ou are risking your
p olitical future.But this only proves you are ri ght in so doing.
This minority group seems to want to take tha t whi ch they have not
earned.We have the right to question the motive of those who are
sponsoring such movements.
Mr. Allen where are those red blooded Americans who in the past
would stand and be counted for tha t which is rig ht? I hold no h a tred
in my heart for any man .I beleave every man should strive to earn
the respect or social standing he feels he is due from his fellowman.
I belea ve in America to day every man has the op p ortunity to earn
t he respe ct o f his fellowman. Being seg reg ated is no excuse for him
not taking advantag e of this opp ortunity.
The crime statistics of our city prov e tha t we c an not afford even
token integration untill we are abl e to help thes e people sol ve atleast
part of their mora l probl ems .
It seems t& me tha t it is g oing to take courage ous God fearing
lea dership if our Nation is to survive. I hope we are seeing sig ns
of this type leadership in Atl ant a Georgia today.
Yours Respectivly
w.
D. Bemnett
5I6 Pomona Cr. s .wj
Atlanl a I5 Georgia
�January 10, 1963
Mr. Don G. Maffett
Ander son- M c Griff Company
1335
rietta Boulevard
Atlanta 18, Georgia
D ar Mr. Maffett:
I appreciate your expression of interest in the
action taken by the City of Atlanta in closing
Peyton and Harlan Roads .
It is my sincere hope and belief that the problems
in this area may be wo:rk d out to a mutually
satisfactory conclusion.
Sincerely yours,
Ivan All n, Jr . ,
Mayor
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�ANDERSON - Mc GRIFF COMPANY
1335
MARIETTA
ATLANTA
18.
BOULEVARD
GEORGIA
January 9th: 1962
DON G. MAFFETT
PRESIDENT
Honorable Ivan Allen: Jr.
Mayor City of Atlanta
City Hall
Atlanta 3: Georgia
Dear Mayor Allen:
During the recent campaign for Mayor of the City of Atlanta, the
only signs I observed in the Cascade and Audubon Forest Subdivisions
in support of your candidacy: were in my front yard and that of my
good friend and neighbor, Bill Floyd. Today, I bel ieve there would
be a solid wall of signs supporting you in any future political
aspiration you might undertake.
The entire Southwest section of Atlanta is well aware of your
courage, and that of the Aldermatic Boards in approving the erection of the barricades on Peyton and Harlan Roads . While this may
not be the ultimate answer in saving our homes: and one of the
finest sections of Atlanta from block busting tactics: it seems
the only solution at this time.
I express the sentiments of every resident of our community, when I
convey a most heartfelt THANK YOU for your interest: and the stand
you have taken in our behalf.
Let me wish for you a New Year of good health and even greater accomplishments in your desire to see Atlanta grow and prosper in an
atmosphere of pride and security for all citizens.
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�January 8 . 1963
Dr . John P . Bergstrom
2258 Cascade Road, S. W •
.Atlanta U, Georgia
Dear Dr . Bergat_rom:
1 appreciate your expression of interest in the
action ta.ken by th City of .Atlanta in closing
Peyton and Hat"la.n Roads .
It is m.y sine re hope and b lief that the probl ms
in thi area may be worked out to a mutually
s tisfactory conclusion.
Sincerely yours.
Ivan Allen, Jr .,
Mayor
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�January 8 , 1963
Mr. Eugene F . Shirley
2151 Browns Mill Road, S . E .
Atlant.a. Georgia
Dear Mr. Shirley:
I appreciate your expression of interest in the
action taken by the City of Atlanta in closing
Peyton and Harlan Roads .
It is my sincere hope and belief that the problems
in this area may be worked out to a mutually
satisfactory conclusion.
Sincerely yours,
Ivan Allen. Jr.,
Mayor
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�.January 8 , 1963
Mrs. Jeannette H . Stucki
Hansell, Pos4 Brandon&: Dorsey
6th Floor, First National Bank Building
Atlanta 3, Georgia
Dear Mrs. Stucki:
I appreciate your expression of inter st in the
action ta.ken by the City of AUaAta in clo ing
Peyton and Harlan Roads .
It is my sincere hope and belief that the problem
in this ar a may be worked out to mutually
satisfactory conclusion.
Sincerely yours,
Ivan Allen, Jr.,
Mayor
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DOM H . WYA NT
A LLEN P O ST
A L BER T G. NOR MA N , JR.
INM A N B RA NDON
CH A RLES N . K I N G
J OHN H . BOM A N , JR .
J AM E S P. H A MIL TON
HUGH M, DORS E Y, JR ,
COMER W. P A DRIC K,J R.
R . W. CRENSH A W , JR .
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STA NLE Y H . MCCALL A
J E A N . C. AL L EN
RO BERT L . MARCHM A N , Ill
N. W IL LIAM B A TH
L . TR AV IS BRANNON, JR .
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H UGH E . W R I GHT
L A UR A RUT H Mc N Ell
M c C HESNE Y H . JEFFRIES
CH A R L ES E . W A TKINS, JR .
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J . C LIF T ON B A RLO W, JR .
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JOHN M . McC A RTER
J A MES F . McGUIRE
W , RHE T T TANNER
L AW O FFI C E S
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SI X TH FL O O R . FI RST NAT I ONAL BANK BU IL D ING
ATLANTA 3 , GEORGIA
TE L EPHONE 522 - 3558
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J. W ILLI A M GIBSON
JU LE W , FELTON , JR .
January 7, 1963
Mayor Ivan Al l en , Jr .
City Hal l
Atlanta, Georgia
Dear Mayor Allen :
Thank you mos t sincerely f or the recent ac tion which you
t ook in blocking c ertain s treets in s outhwes t Atlanta t o
s erve a s a 11buffer" between the negroes and whites .
For quite some time the negroes have been a liability and
nuisance to the City of Atlanta . However, unfortunately, due
to the steady increase of their population and the ability of
some groups of people to 19purchase" their vote and other
groups to make a dec ision for each and every one of them,
their political strength throughout Georgia is becoming more
and more a burden upon our society. To this end, the future
for us not only means ultimate deterioration of the breeding
of our own white race, but it means that the negro leaders
today are affecting National politics, and in the future will
gain control over the white race. I feel strongly about this,
in view of the number situation, whereby the negroes are
outnumbering whites in many areas of our country. I think a
study should be made in every State, in every City to
determine the percentage of negroes in comparison to the whites.
The percentage so far as Atlanta is concerned will probably
surprise us. Naturally, this enables those who seek office to
have the benefit of this vote. The only answer that I can
think of is to continue to extend the city limits of Atlanta
so as to include more white citizens' votes, in view of the
fact that the white population is being forced into the
suburbs.
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Also, I think it would be a good idea to select a certain
area of the City of Atlanta and "zone", so to speak, it
colored. This would mean that the negro could not try to
integrate the white sect i ons. If they would be satis fied
with one section of town, this would be fine - however, as
you are aware, they wish to acquire only one ot.· two houses
in each section, so as to cause more turmoil.
I think the politicians of this City and of Georgia should
begin to think of the future; that is, the problem which we
are going to have with the overpopulation negro situation.
The negro who contributes nothing to society, culture or
our economy, is gaining steadfast control in politics and
our personal lives. It is not only our task to fight today's
problems, but to look ahead and see what we can do about the
future problem of the negroes and how they will affect the
nation. The breed itself has cast a burden upon our taxes,
and integration will certainly cause our own white race to
fall. I also think it would be interesting to know how many
negroes pass the white barrier every year .
I am sure a study of the negro situation would be expensive
fo r A~ranta, and it should be done on a national level. I
think a committee of the best educators - scientist, a
historian, financial experts, economist, etc . should be
appointed to make a study of the problem and to come up with
a solution. Surely, the government should understand that
one ruling cannot possibly suit itself to certain locations.
This committee should be the Justices of the Supreme Court that is, not a committee of legal representatives, but a
committee of educators who are studying our problem and who
have knowledge of the history of this country. In time, the
negro situation is enough to cause more than turmoil in our
country, more than opportunity for foreign interference, but
the breed speaks for itself - actionwise -, and revolution
could be the future of this country.
These are my feelings, and why I think you, a leader and
politician, have certainly taken a firm stand in this one
City problem to show those of us who are not to be called
segregationists (that is not the word), but rather those of
us who work hard to improve ourselves and to contribute a
little something towards the improvement of mankind, leaving
something of ourselves which will be an asset to life itself ,
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and never forgetting that our children will be left after us
to seek an answer to the problems which have existed during
our own lifetime. Surely our purpose and debt to life is
not to live richly - but to live well.
Thank you for showing us that you are working "for" the
improvements necessary towards maintaining justice in this
area.
Yours very truly,
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January 8, 1963
Mr . George L . Wilson
2323 Cascade Road, S . W.
Atlanta 11, Georgia
Dear Mr . Wilson:
I appreciate your petition expressing interest in
the action taken by the City of Atlanta in closing
Peyton and HarlandRoads .
It is my sincere hope and belief that the problems
in this _area m.ay be worked out to a mutually
satisfactory conclusion.
Sincerely yours,.
lv.;ln Alle~ Jr.,
Mayor
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�TO :MAYOR IVAN ALLEN, J R.
We, the und ersi gned, do so , in appreciation of
your stand on t he clo s ing o f Peyton a nd Harla n
Roads .
�January 4, 1963
Dr . Irving L . Greenberg
105 Medical- Dental Building
950 W . Peachtree St., N . W .
Atlanta 9, Georgia
Dear Irving :
Thank you very much for your letter of January 3rd.
I heartily agree with you over the regrettability of
the problems in the Peyton Forest area .
If you could hear the whole story, I am certain you
would agree with me that this drastic action had to
be taken in order to bring the situation back into focus.
With appreciation for your interest. I am
Sincerely yours,
Ivan Allen,. Jr.,,
Mayor
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�IRVING L. GREENBERG, M. D.
REGINA GABLER, M. D.
SUITE 105 MEDICAL.DENTAL BUILDING
950 W. PEACHTREE ST.• N. W.
ATLANTA 9
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GEORGIA
January 3,
Mayor Ivan Allen
City Hall
Atlanta, Georgia
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Dear Mr. Mayor:
As one of your long time admirers and supporters, as well as a
proud citizen of Atlanta for some 50 years, I feel it incumbent
upon me to drop you a note concerning Atlanta's "Image" which I
found on a recent trip to Florida from which I returned on New
Year 1 s Day. I was there at the time the National radio and
television connnentators reported on the "Buffer Wall" set up in
Atlanta.
Wh ile I realize that my information concerning the events which
lead to this action come only from newspaper reports, and while
making no claims to knowing what is best in solving this and
other similar problems in race relations, I can report without
equivocation that this action has caused the "Image" of Atl anta
to suffer enormously in the minds of the people with 'Whom I came
in contact during a ten day period.
For the first time in a great many years I fo und myself on the
defensive with relationship to actions of "my town" and I mus t
say I found it very unpleasant. While I have not always been able
to feel proud of the actions of our State Government, I have not
found it necessary to "explain", with embarrassment, action that
our "C ity Fathers" have taken. I have always in the past felt that
the spirit was positive; a spirit where progress was being made.
In this situation, I must say that whatever the mer its of the
actiori taken, the action itself appears to me a negative one and
not in keeping with the spirit so often pronounced by our beloved
Mayor Emeritus, 11 Bill" Hartsfield: 11 We don 1 t have time to hate in
Atlanta - - - We 1re too busy making progress " .
I trust this letter wil l be received in the spirit in which it is
being written - that of sincere concern, because of a deep love
for Atlanta, its history and its f uture.
My best wishes to you for a healthy, happy and progressive 1963.
Sincer~ly and 2
ternal~y yours,
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Mrs. Annell Ponder
25 Burbank Drive, S . W .
Apartment 3
Atlanta 14, Georgia
Dear Mrs. Ponder :
Than you very much for your letter of January 3rd.
I heartily agree with you over the regrettability of
the problems in the Peyton Forest are •
If you could bear the whole story, I am certain you
. ould agre with me that this drastic ction had to
be taken in order to bring the s·
tion back into focus .
With appreciation for your interest, I am
Sincerely yours,
Ivan Allen, Jr.•
Mayor
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Mr . H . Vl. Rohrer
1927 N. Decatur Road, N . E .
Atlanta 7. Georgia
Dear Mr. Rohrer :
This ill acknowledge your letter concerning the
action taken to close Peyton and Harlan Roads.
This is to advise that the Ci ty of Atlanta took the
action which we felt was best for all partie • This
action in no way restricts anyone from buying a
house anywhere in the City of Atlanta.
I regret that ·y~u do not agree with the
Sincerely your •
Ivan Allen, Jr . ,
Mayor
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�1927 N. Decatur RoadN. E.
Atlanta , 7, Georgia
January 2, 1963
Hon. Ivan Allen , Jr . ,Mayor
City Hall
Atlanta , J , Georgia
Dear Mr . Mayor :
I n a way the matter I am referring to is none of my business, but in
another way I feel a responsibility because I am a citizen of Greater Atlanta
and have been working in Georgia since January 1929 in the interest of Christian citizenship with the youth of all races . Further , I am advised that my
l eadership of the l aymen 1 s committee whic~ developed the Laymen 1 s Manifest o
in connection with the desegration of Atlanta Schools.which took considerable
time, was definitely helpful.
Mrs , Rohrer and I deeply regret the fact that a barricade was built
across Peyton ?.oad, knowing there was marked resistanc especially from one
group , and that before the objecting group was asked to confer about it . We
are convinc d that any fair minded person would admit that such procedure is
unfair- slap down the opponent and then tell him, let ' s talk about it . Why
not talk first?
If only there ere some way that the barrica~ could disappear into
thin air, conference bet een the two groups immediately concerned could proceed On
much more amicable basis than can be possible with it remaining up
unless the objecting group possesses much more~hristian forebearance and consideration than is possessed by most of us .
Why the haste?
We hope and pray you and your associates will find ways to solve the
difficulty without further offending or humiliating the objecting group.
Since~ely. y ~
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Hon. I van Allen
Mayor, City of Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgi a
Dear Mayor Allen:
As a white Georgian I should lie to protest t he street barriers
in Southwest Atlanta, which have been set up as residential buffers .
Since the barriers are being interpreted as a form of racial se~rcgation, I enter a
lea as a private citizen that you use your in -
fluence to have them removed .
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Atlanta, Ga .
�THOMAS HUDSON McKEE
MCKEE REALTY
INDU STRIAL , CO MMERCI AL AND R ESIDENTI AL PROPERTIES
451 6 WE S T
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Dear Mr. Mayor,
I hand JOU a clipping from today's conservative DALLAS MORNING
NEWS •• a story from theAtlanta :Bureau of The Associated Press.
Thia i s another infamous Wall, almc:e t as disgraceful, at leas t
in principle, as the om slicing through :Berlin.
How cockeyed can you people get, in Georgia! Bow long do y,ou
really believe that you're going to keep Negroes from their rightful
civil rights in these desperate dayaf
To begin with, your lous y barrier will crash when the Courts
have time to act, likaa boz: of ttinder. You are making a laughingstock of the American Dream and the pretellsiona of free Americana
in the far reaches of the earth. Thia new segregation WALL was discussed for over an hour on REL D, radio, Dallas yester~ afternoon.
in the program COMMEm and if aver· Georgians were rediculed, it was
then, and pr operly so. It was a great r adio forum program.
I' m a whitebus inessman and I despise the ins titution of second
class citizenahip.,you. are determined to perp:tuate for Negroes 1~
A tlant a. :But your objecti ve i B doomed tofll ultimate fai lure. It
1B jus t a matter of time. Meantime , shame on all ofyaa..
I showed a house l ast night t o a wonderful couple , a young
professional man and his wife . now liV111g IN ATLANTA. They plan
t o move to D'. allas in February. ~hey aresidt of Atlanta' s r acial
policiea. :Bot h are highly e ducated Negroes and this man i s in a
professi om t hat i s desparat ely needed not only i n your city bu.t in
most great ci t ies of thie blight ed l and! Wewelcome him t o Da1.1as
where, 1DCreasingly, Negroes are regarded as equal to white citizen•
and are g:1.ven recognition, as such.
You:rare giVing wonderful aid and comfort to the Communists Who
will gleefully hold up to all the world their charge, and documenta
tion of it, that we 1 re still largely giving only lip serv1 ce to our
profeoaod 1nst1W.tSono of freedom aDd libert~ &Dd equality for au,
Mayor Ivan All.en Jr.
Atlanta, Georgia
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PHONE 439-3581
CLYDE CARTER, PASTOR
January 4, 1963
Mayor Ivan Allen, gr.
Atlanta, Georgia
Dear Mr. ft11en:
I am a southern Virginia;t, ~aisad in theccmmmunity of asd as a second
coustn to our ex-governor Thomas B. Stanley.
I read today in the Wahllin~ton Post on page A-4 11 Racial Conflict Stirred .
Up by Atlanta's 1 Wall 111 •
he artfuclhe makes the wall sound so anti-American
and anti-Christian that I wanted to write you for some insight as to
its purpose and place.
My -widfe is planning to attend a Council of Churches conference or
l eadership t~aining course on your university campus in July. How will
the bloackaded beads affect her trave11 Will the barriers still be up
in July?
I do hope you will enlighten me on the situation.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Clyde Carter
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STREETS IN TRANSITION IN 1962
EAST ATLANTA AND KIRKWOOD AREAS :
Wyman St. , S . E . from Memorial Dr . to Boulevard Dr .
Clifton St. , S . E .
Clay St., S . E .
Rogers St., S . E.
Warren St. , S . E.
Dearbor?l St., S . E . fr om Memorial Dr . notith
Campbell St., S . E .
Stanwood Ave ., S . E . from Wyman St. West
Paxon St., S . E .
Alder Court, S . E .
Haas Ave ., S . E . from Memorial Dr. south to East Expressway'
Patterson Ave ., S . E .
GROVE PARK AND CENTER HILL AREASj
from Maddox Park to Hightow r Road
between Simpson Road and Bankhead Ave .
West North Ave ., N . W.
West Ave ., N. W .
Kennesaw Dr ., N . W.
Baker Rd., N . W .
Chappell Rd., N. W .
Woodlawn Ave. , N. W .
Holly St. , NW
Elmwood Rd. , NW
Lanier St. , NW
Lake Ave ., NW
S. Evelyn Pl., NW
w.·
Marktwo Pl. , N. W .
Marktrey Pl . , N. W .
Jetal Pl., N. W.
S. Charlotte Pl. , NW
Emily Pl. , NW
Pelton Pl. , NW
Baker Cir. , NW
Aberde n Dr ., NW
Twilley Rd. , N. W .
Commodore Dr. , NW
.Ayr hire Cir., NW
Gary Rd., N. W.
Gary Ct., N. W .
Park Valley Dr ., NW
S . Center Hill Ave ., NW
Hood Av., NW
Cedar Ave., NW
Robert St. , NW
Church St. , NW
Woods Dr., NW
Commercial Av • , NW
(Ef:r}ffl'.~~l[}OCJDVX
ADAMSVILLE BOULDER PARK AREAS
South nd We t of Gordon Rd. , S. W.
How 11 Dr., SW
How 11 T r. , SW
Bould r
rk Dr., S. W.
Nathan Rd., S. W.
D lMar Lan , S. W.
Brownl
R d to Boulder Pai-k Dr.
B ker Ferry Rd., N. W.
�STREETS IN TRANSITION IN 196Z
EAS T ATLANTA AND KIRKWOOD AREAS:
Wyman St., S . E . from Memorial Dr . to Boulevard Dr .
Clifton St . , S . E .
Clay St. , S . E .
Rogers St., S . E .
Warren St., S . E .
D rborn St., S . E . fi·om Memorial Dr . noti:lh
Campbell St. • S . E .
Stanwood A ve .~ S . E . lrom Wyman St. We t
Paxon St ., S . E .
Alder Court, S . E .
Ha.as Av • , S. E . from M mo:ri l Dr .
outh to Ea t Expre
way 1
ttereon Ave ., S. E .
GROVE PARK AND CENTER HILL AREASJ
from
ddo:x
rk to Hightow r Road
between Simp on Road nd B nkhead Ave .
West North Av . , N . W.
WestAv ., N . W .
K .nne aw Dr. , N . W .
Bak r Rd., N. W.
Ch ppell Rd. , N. W.
Woodlawn Ave .~ N. W.
Holly St• • NW
Elmwood Rd. , NW
Lanier St. • NW
W . Lake Ave., NW
S . Ev lyn Pl. , NW
rktwo Pl., N. W.
M .rktr y P l . , N. W.
J tal Pl., N.
S . Charlotte Pl., NW
Emily Pl . , NW
Pelton P l . , NW
Baker Cir. , NW
Ab rd nDl' ., NW
T ill y Rd., N. W.
Commodor Dr., NW
Ayr hir
Gary Rd. , N. W .
Gary Ct., N. W.
Park V; 11 y Dr., NW
S . Cent r Hill Av; . • , NW
Hood Av • , NW
C dar Av • , NW
Ro rt St., NW
CbUl'Ch St. • NW
Wood Dr., NW
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Comm rcta.t
Cir ., NW
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.Sr>uth nd W t of Gordon Rd. ,

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STREETS IN TRANSITION 1N 1962
EAST ATLANTA AND KIRKWOOD AREAS:
Wyman St. , S . E . from M mori l Or . to Boule
Cli1ton St., S . E .
Cl y St. • S . E .
Rog r St.,. S. E .
War t" n St., S . E .
a-d Dr.
Dea..r born St. , S.. E . 1rom M moi-ial Dr. notilb
Campbell St., S . E .
Stanwood Ave. , S . E . from
Paxon St. , S . E .
Ald r Court, S. E .
yman St. W st
S . E . from Memorial Dr .
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betw en Shnp•on R d nd Ba.nkh d Ave .
... N. W.
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.rktwo Pl., N. W•
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1 Pl., N.
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Emily Pl •• NW
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Hood Av . , NW
Ce r Ave.,
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Church St.,
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Clll a St. , S. E .
Clay St., S. E .
Rog r St. , S . E ..
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mortal Dr. to B u1
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EAST ATLAN TA AND KIRKWOOD
AREAS:
Wyman StoSE from Memorial Dro to Boulevard Dr .
Clifton StoSE
Clay StoSE
Ro g ers St oSE
Warren St oSE
Dearborn St 0 IB From i'-iemorial Dr. NORTH.
Campbell St ,.SE
Stanwood Ave .$From Wyman St . WEST.
Pax on Sto SE
Alder Court SE
Has Ave . SE From Memorial Dr. SOUTH to East Expre ssway
Patterson Ave oSE
GROVE PARK
AND CENTER HILL ABEAS
from Maddox Par k t o Hi "'htowe r rt oa d
between Simps on Hoa d and Bankhea d Ave .
West Nor th Ave. NW
We st Ave .. NW
Kenn es aw DroNW
Baker Rd,. NW
Chappell Rd .. NW
Woodlai-m Ava.NW
Holly St o NW
El mwood Hd .. NW
Lanier Sto NW
W. Lake Ave oNW
S . Eve lyn PloNW
Ilarktwo Pl .oNW
M.arkt r ey Ploi\JW
Je t a l Pl oNW
S.Char lotte .t'lo NW
Emil y Plo :NW
Pelton Plo1 W
Baker Ciro NW
Aberdeen Dr .. NW
Twil l ey rtd oNW
Commodore Dr .. NW
Ayrs hire Cir .. NW
ADAMSV I LLE BOULDER PARK AREAS
South and Wes t of GORDON Rd .. SW
Howell Dr .. SW
Nathan Rd .. SW
De llYiar Lane SW
Howel l TerroS W Brownlee Rd .. t o Boulder Park Pr.
Boulder Park Dr.SW
Bakers Ferry Rd.NW
SA 12-21-62
Gary Rdo NW
Gary CtoNW
Park Val l ey Dr .. NW
S . Center Hill Ave.NW
Hood AveoNW
Cedar Aveo ·w
Robert St oNW
Church St . NW
Woo ds Dr .. NW
Commercial Ave.NW
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Peyton Road
2
Kelso Drive
Harlan Road
9
Tee Road
3 (sold to)
�November 14, 1962
MEMORANDUM TO:
Mr. Allen
FROM:
Ann
Bill Floyd called this morning and wanted
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you to know the
current situation with Gene Bennett in the Peyton Forrest area.
Bill
says that a group of men in that general vicinity have made a firm offer
to Bennett of $45, 000. for the lots.
citizens putting up this money .
Bill intimated that he is one of the
This offer was made last night and of
course they are extieemely anxious for Cecil Turner to encourage
Bennett to accept this offer.
They have made no offer on the house
which I understand he has a contract for $65, 000. from the Negro doctor.
�December 28 , 1962
Mr . Dillard Munford
Atlantic Company
P . 0 . Box 1417
Atlanta 1, Georgia
Dear Dillard:
I am most grateful for your fine express ions of December 26th;
and I hope you will conside r yourself as my official ear to the
ground, pulse take r , poll gathe r er" .
Your unde r standing and support of the stand which we took on
the Peyton Road closing is most gratifying, as well as your
most generous compliments . With appr eciation, I am
Since rely,
Ivan Allen~ Jr.
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P. 0. BOX 1417
ATLANTA 1, GEORGIA
DILLARD MUNFORD
CHAIRMAN
OF
THE
December 26, 1962
BOARD
Mayor Ivan Allen
City Hall
Atlanta, Georgia
Dear Ivan:
Being a self appointed, ear to the ground, pulse taker, poll
gatherer for you, I thought you might be interested in some of
the reactions I have had to your position of strength 'on the
P eyton Road problem.
I know nothing about the background involved here, but you have certainly made points with everybody from my barber to my business associates by this solid
position which you have taken in connection with this racial problem.
It seems to be the general concensus of opinion of those that I
have discussed this with that it is al right to be first in a liberal
approach to race relations in Atlanta, but it is something else
when you have the possibility of being first with a real bloody race
riot in the South.
I certainly hope that you will continue your
position of not being pushed around by any group, whether it be
minority or majority.
You should certainly be proud Ivan of your first year in office and
I am looking forward to many more successful years of your political
office holding and not necessarily just at City Hall.
Very truly yours,
DM :j p
�August 3, 1962
Mr . F . E. Bennett
!83 Fielding Lane, S . W.
Atlanta 11, Georgia
Dear Mr. Bennett:
May l acknowledge your letter of August 1, 1962 and
advise that I have heard from a large number of other
residents of your community.
l want to assure you that my office is available at all
times to assist the citizens of Atlanta in any way I can.
This includes matters of which you spoke in your letter
concerning block busting. I! you would like to come and
talk about this matter and wouldjlike for me to set up a
meeting with your aldermen, Mr . Farris and Mr .
Summer , for an overall discussion., 1 should be glad
to do so.
I have previously discussed this matter with number
of people in order to be of assistance.. It is a difficult
problem. Assuring you of my copperation, I am
Sincerely your ..
Ivan Allen. Jr.,
Mayor
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�WILL BUILD TO
euiLCER OF QUALITY
HOMES
YOUR SPECIFICATIONS
F . E . BENN ETT
Building Contractor
483 FIELDING LANE.
s.
W.
ATLANTA 11. GEORGIA
PL...\ZA 5-0932
August 1, 1962
Hon. I van Allen, Mayor
City of Atlanta
City Hall
Atlanta, Georgia
Dear Mr. Mayor:
I would join with my neighbors in the Peyton Road .. Utoy Forest Community
in requesting that you use your influence and office in persuading Atlanta Negro
real estate brokers to not solicit or accept listings for the sale of properties in
this neighborhood.
As you are aware all of us are white and members of the Caucasian race and
nearly all own our homes which represent our accumulated savings.
I personally am a developer and have built and sold many of the fine homes in
our neighborhood. I now am holding for sale one dwelling and 15 vacant lots on
which I propose to build houses for sale.
Needless to say, the purchases of near--by homes by Negroes have disturbed our
neighbors and have influenced _prospective white· purchasers to not buy in this
neighborhood.
Any help that you can render to assist us in our efforts and desire to preserve
the character of our neighborhood, by zoning or otherwise, will be appreciated.
F. E., Bennett
cc: Alde r man M ilton G. Farris
Alderman Jack Summe r s
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November 14, 1962
MEMORANDUM TO :
Mr . Allen
FROM:
Ann
Bill Floyd called this morning and wanted k,'/:,/ you to know the
current s i tuation with Gene Bennett in the Peyton Forrest area.
Bill
says that a group of men in that general vicinity have made a firm offer
to Bennett of $45 , 000 . for the lots .
citizens putting up thi
money.
Thi
Bill intimated that he is one of the
offer was mad last night and of
course they are exteemely anxious for Cecil Turner to encourage
Bennett to accept thi
off r .
They have made no offer on the house
which I understand h
has a contract for $65 , 000 . from. the Hegro doctor .
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JO I N T
PL ANN I N G
B OARD
S, R. Y OUNG, CHAIRMAN; ALVA G. MAXW ELL, VICE CHAIRMAN
MAX M. CUBA, JOHN M, FLANIGEN, ALBERT G . HENDLEY , PAUL W. MILLER , EARL J. SMITH, HENRY J, TOO M BS, ROY THOMPSON
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October 9, 1962
WY ONT B . BE A N,
Pl an n ing Engine e r
Mayor I van Allen , Jr .
City of Atlanta
City Hall
Atlanta , Georgi a
Dear Mayor Allen :
Pursuant to your request that I outline the sequences
of events necessary t o accomplish the proposals set for t h
by the Citizens of Peyton - Utoy Forest Community, the following comments are submitted :
1.
The plan, as submitted, contemplates making available
250 acres for development for residential purposes
for Negroes . This would require the rezoning of at
least a major part of the tract marked (3) which
consists of approximately ninety (90) acres, presently
zoned for M-2 (Industrial) purposes .
It would appear that at this time the Zoning Connnittee
should be apprised of the necessity of the rezoning
of the subject tract and possibly a few other minor
zoning changes that will be necessary in order to
determine their feeling toward this proposal and the
plan in general.
2.
The next step would appear to confer with the owners
of tracts 1, 2 and 3 , to determine their willingness
to cooperate with the general plan.
3.
Determine who and in what manner properties indicated
in green, which will provide the buffer areas, will be
dedicated or acquired.
4.
Determine the exact position that Harlan Road and Peyton
Road will be closed so as to insure that the purposes
of the plan will be accomplished.
5.
Accomplish necessary rezonings.
�Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr .
City of Atlanta
Atlanta , Georgia
6.
October 9 , 1962
Page 2
Close Peyton Road and Harlan Road .
There will arise from time to time many other problems and
de tails t hat will have to be solved as t hey present themselves .
I do believe, however , that the above sequence will be necessary
in order to get started .
Yours very truly,
Bean
Engineer
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�IVAN:
Sid Avery just called and said that it is his understanding that Foster Eugene Bennett
has sold his property at 483 Fielding Lane, S. W. (in Peyton Forrest) to Dr.
Clinton Warner, a Negro (who presently lives at 2491 Dale Creek Drive, N. W.)
That there have been quite a few threatening calls to Bennett who is moving
to a house he owns on Ghix Columbia Drive in Decatur.
Sid Avery said he is going to call Capt. Little and alert him of the impending
dangers because of this.
. and Avery is requesting that you "take immediate
action to see that Dr. Warner" does not move in" because there will be trouble.
I told
NHK
Mr. Avery that any instructions to Capt. Littl e should come from
the Chief or the Mayor, and that I would appreciate him not telling Little
to take any action.
He said he would not, but merely "alert" Little .
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November 1, 1962
MEMORANDUM
TO:
Ivan Allen, Jr.
FROM:
W. F. Floyd, Jr.
SUBJECT:
Peyton Forrest Area
Last night I had a telephone call from a neighbor of mine who
lives on Oriole Drive commenting about a meeting that was held
Saturday night somewhere in the Peyton Forrest Area. According
to the information furnished me there were some twenty-five
property owners present.
The purpose of this meeting was to discuss some lots held by Jim
Bennett, who is a realtor operating in the southwest section.
Bennett had been offered $~5,000 for these lots by some colored
real estate operators. Bennett is represented by Cecil Turner ,
and according to the information given me Turner urged th e property
owners to get together funds sufficient to buy these lots at the
$~5,000 price or he would encourage Bennett to sell to the colored
real tors.
Further it is my und erstanding George Wilson offered to pay $30 , 000
for th e se lots and give Bennett an option to buy these back at the
expiration of twelve months (I am not positive about this time),
at a profit of $500 . 00 per lot. It is my understanding that Turner
was not interes ted in listening to s uch a price.
The property owners in this area do not have the type o f money that
would en abl e th em to get together suff icient funds to buy these l ot s
at the $~5,000 f igur e . If these lots go for c olored, then the area
is op en f or f urther sales to colored peopl e.
I am sure that ther e must b e another side to the story, but I wanted
to p a s s the inf orma t ion on to you that had b e en given t o me becaus e I
know you have b een act i v el y wo rking on a p r ogram tha t would set up
a "buffer" i n thi s l ocation.
�LAW
OFFICES
CHARLES H. EDWARDS
1603
CANDLER
BUILDING
ATLANTA 3, GEORGIA
vember 7, 1962
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JACK S O N
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1r. Jack summers
2335 \i:J.lson Drive, s. J.
Atlanta 11. Georgia
Dea~ Mr.. Summers :
I am 1n favor of the Mayo:r"" ' s plan to close
Peyton and P..arlan Roads, s.
w.,
and u~ge that you also
aupport th.e closing of these roads .
With kindest regards, I am
CHARLES H. EDWARDS
CHE: h
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The Hono:r bl ?van All n
yor, Ctty of Atlanta
C1ty Hall
Atlanta, Go 1a
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CHARLES
1603
OFFICES
H. EnwARDS
CANDLER
ATLANTA
3,
BUILDING
GEORGIA
JAC KS ON
November 7s 1962
Mr. Milton G. Farr1$
ll.67 Car•di,nal Way, s. W.
Atlanta 11> Georgia
Dear~ . F~ris:
I am tn favor or the Mayor 1 a plan tQ ·c lose
Peyton and Harlan Roads, s .
w. ,
and urge that you also
support the closing ef these ~oats.
With k1ndest regards, I am
truly yours,
Ii
CHARLES H . EDWARDS
CHE:tnha
ca:
The Honorable Ivan Allen
Mayor, City of Atlanta
City Hall
Atl nta, Geo~gia
4-3035
�Mr. C. J. Owens, 681 Fielding Lane, S.
W.
Mr. andMrs. BobbyF. Farmer, 512HaldaneDrive, S. W .
Mr. C. H . Daniels, 499 Haldane Drive,
s. w.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Thames, 654 Fielding Lane, S. W.
Mr. R. H. Tomlinson, Jr., 458 Thackeray Place, S. W.
Mr. Clifford A. Porter, 500 Fielding Lane, S. W.
Mr. and Mrs. James H. Rish, 461 Peyton Road, S. W.
Mr. E. E. Rabren, 2906 Keats Drive, S. W.
Lt. Coj. Henry A. Fillmer, 456 Haldane Road, S. W.
Mrs. Carl A. Smith, 490 Fielding Lane, S. W.
Lt. Col. A. S. Kobus, 477 Haldane Drive, S. W.
Mr. John N. Bliss, 469 Haldane Drive, S. W.
Mr. F. E. Bennett, 483FieldingLane, S. W.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Hand, 5 07 Harlan Road, S. W.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Monnerat, Jr., 680 Fielding Lane, S . W .
Mr. Donald G. Andrews, 2948 Keats
Drive, S. W.
Mr . William L . Sc r oggs, 480 Fie lding Lane, S. W .
Mr . Donald G. Andr ews, 2948 Keats Drive , S . W.
�August 9, 1962
M:r .• William L . Scroggs
480 Fielding Lane,, S . W.
A tla.nta,. Georgia
Dear Mr. Scroggs :
May I acknowledge your letter of August 6, 1962 and
advise that l have also heard from a large number of
other residents of your co.mmunity.
I want to a sure you that my office is available at all
tunes, to assist the citizens of Atlanta in any way I can.
Thi · includes matters of which you spoke in your letter
concerning block busting. If you would like to come and
talk about tbi matter and would like for me to set up a
meeting with your aldermen. Mr. Farris and Mr.
Summer • for an oYezall discussion,. I should be glad
to do so.
1 h ve previously disc:u sed this matter with number
of people in order to be of assistance. It is a difficult
problem. A suring you of my cooper tion., I am
Sincerely yours..•
I n Allen,. Jr• .,
Mayor•
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�480 Fielding Lane,
Atlanta, Georgia
s.
W.
August 6, 1962
HoQ. Ivan Allen, Jr.
Mayor, City of Atlanta
City Hall Building
Atlanta, Georgia
Dear Sir:
I am writing this to you as a citizen and tax payer of
the city of Atlanta and it is hoped that you will lend your
support and influence, and hope that it will preserve the
community of white residents. This, of course, relates to
the "block busting" campaign being waged by the Negroes in
our section of the city.
There are three matters of utmost importance I feel
that should come to your attention and I would like to
suggest that you give the white residents of the community
your support. Those matters are as follows:
1. Keeping Negro realtors from seeking listings in
the Peyton-Utoy Forest Community.
2. Zoning of property on Gordon Road - M 1. This
property is loc a ted on the South side of Gordon
between Peyton and Lynhurst. The hearing as I
understand it is scheduled for August 9, 1962.
J. Zoning a strip of property south of Gordon and
east of Peyton for a Negro cemetary. This would
keep Negro housing out of the community. The date,
as I understand it, for this hearing has not been
set as yet.
Thank you for any assistance and cooperation you may be
able to give in this matter.
Ve;;;:~~
~ lliam L. Scroggs
�August 6., 1962
Mr . Donald G . Andrews
2948 Keats Drive , S . W .
Atlanta. l lj Georgia
Dear Mr. Andrews :
May I acknowledge your letter of August 3,. 1962 and
advise that I have also heard from a la1·ge number of
other residents of your community.
I want to assure you that my office is available at all
times to a sist the citizens of Atlanta in any way I can.
This includes matters of which you spoke in your letter
concerning block bu ting. If you would like to come and
talk about this matter and would like for me to set up a
meeting with your aldermen11 Mr . Farris and Mr.
Summers, for n overall discussion, I should be glad
to do so.
I have previously discussed this matter with a number
of people in order to be of as istance, It is a difficult
problem. Assuring you of my cooperation, I am
Sincerely yours.
I van Allen,, Jr. •
Mayor
IA.Jr/br
�294g Keats Drive, S.W.
Atlanta ll, Georgia
August 3, 1962
Mayor Ivan Allen
Alderman ¥d.lton Farris
Alderman Jack Sunnners
Dear Sirs:
As a resident of the Peyton-Utoy Forest community of Southwest
Atlanta, I am extremely interested in the hearing scheduled for August
9, 1962 concerning the zoning of proper ty on Gcrdon Road Ml.
I -.·:ould
like t o go on record as being in favor of zoning this property f or
business.
Also sc heduled. f or rezoning hearing at a later date, is the
property south of Gordon Road and~st of Peyton Road.
I am in favor
of ~his property being zoned for a Negro cemetary.
In addition to the above, I would appreciate any ass:iJ>tance you
might be able to offer in keeping Negro realtors from seeking listings
in the Peyton-Utoy Forest community.
Sincerely,
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Donald G. Andrews
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�h.58 Thackeray Place , S~J
Atlanta 11, Georgi a
AUF:;U.St 6, 1962
Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr. , Mayor,
City of Atlanta,
City Hall,
Atlanta, Georgia
Dear Mayor Allen :
Thank you for your very kind repl y dated August 1, 1962 to my
earlier l etter.
As soon a s I can di scuss with my neighbors the meeting possibilit ies you so thoughtfully offered to arrange, I shall get in touch with
you.
Your positi on in this matter is appreciated. The problem i s dif fi cult and complex . My neighbors join me in hoping an ami.cable solution
can be found .
My best wishes
o with this l etter.
Yours sincerel y,
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Colonel, USA (Ret)
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Mr.. Cl ifford A . Porter
500 Fielding Lane, S . W.
Atlanta 11, Georgia
Dear Mr. Por ter:
May I acknowledge yoW:' letter of August l, 1962 and
advise that I have also heard from a l arge number oi
other residents of your community.
l want to assure you that my offic e is available at a ll
times to assist the citizens of Atlanta. in any way I c an.
This includes matters of which you spoke in your l etter
concerning block busting . If yoa would like to come. and
talk abou_t this matter and would like for me to set up a
meeting with your aldermen, M r . Farris and M r .
Summers. for an overall discussion_ I should be gl ad
to do so.
I have previously di cussed this matter with a number
of people in order to be of assi tanc . It is difficult
problem. A s uring you of my cooperation,, 1 a m
Sincerely yours,
Ivan A llen, :Jr~ •
yor
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�August 1,
1962
Mayor Ivan Allen
City Hall
Atlanta, Georgia
Dear Mayor Allen:
As a resident and tax payer of Atlanta, a very beautiful part
of the Southwest section (Peyton Forrest), we solicit your help
and good influence.
As you know by now, the negroes are trying everything to cause
panic and unrest in our neighborhood.
The negro realty agents
of Calloway Realty Co., Alexander & Associates, Fuller Realty
Co. and others are using such tactics as calling everyone in a
block, saying they have several homes in the area listed for s a le.
The y are riding through the area in large numbe r , stopping and
pointing at different homes.
There has also been some seen in the
area in the early morning hours, two to three A. M.
There are
no through streets in the area and we see no reason for this
nonsense.
All the residents of the are a (Peyton and Utoy Forrest) h ave signed
an agreement not to sell to negroes, but the pressure and tactics
used by the negroes have stopped the builders from building in
the area, also people who have been transferred in business are
unable to sell their homes because of these tactics.
We built our hom e s
r e n.
We h a v e s om e
proud.
in this a rea to liv e a nd to e du cate ou r c hildfin e s c hools and c hu r che s of wh ic h we a r e v e r y
We feel that steps can be ta k en to p r event this f r o m h a ppening
a nd th a t you a nd othe r good c ity offi c ials will gi ve us fu l l
s uppo r t a nd coop eration in this matt er.
We feel th e f o l lowin g thin gs will re li e v e th e p res su re :
1.
Rez o ne
Gordon Road, west from Peyton to Lynhurst Drive, indust r ial.
2,
Close Peyton a nd Ha rlan Ro a ds.
3,
Re z one t he proposed l and
ea st o f P ey to n Ro ad f o r n e g r o ce me t ery,
If we are r un out o f o u r h o mes b y th e ne g r o es, we f ind it unwise
to re lo cate in Atla nt a or F u lt o n Cou nty Cou nty.
We regret this
since we h a ve been At l anta residents most o f o u r lives and love the
Cit y.
We urge yo u r
support and i ntere st .
Yo~rs• very tQ.d~ ~Porter
50 0 Fielding Lane, S . W.
Atl anta 11 , Georgia
�August 8 , 1962
Mr . Sydney Anderson. llI
435 Peyton Road, S . W.
Atlanta 11 , Georgia
Dear Mr . Anderson:
I appreciate your letter of August 6th in regard to
the Utoy-Peyton Foreat area . I will be glad to
cooperate in any way I can to preserve the status
of this area as it now exists .
I have written/to several other people i.n thi
general area already and suggested that they
£eel free to use tny ofiice to assist them in eliminating
any unwanted influence . I will be glad to cooperate
/ with ny of your group.
Sincerely yours,
Ivan Allen. Jr.,
M yor
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�Peyton Rd ., s . ,J.
Atlan ta 11, Georgia
August 6 , 19 62
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The Honorabl e I van Allen
Mayor ' s Office
Atlanta, Georgia
Dear Sir:
I am a regi stered votor , an active member i n the Atlanta
Junior Chamber of Commerce , an Elder in my church _and am
active in l ocal community affai rs .
As you know , we in the Utoy-Peyton Forest area are now
under pressure from colored realators who are using "block
busting" techniques inan e fort to i nte;rate or convert this
all white residential are.ae We of this community have made
it quite clear that we are not interested in s elling our
property , yet several people have been visited by colored
realators , others have been te l ephoned and still others have
received mail encouraging the listing of this property with
these realators .
I write to you with the hope that you will use your office
as Mayor to assist us in our efforts to keep this a re a free
from unwanted interference .
I respectfully submit this letter for your cons i deration
and thank you for your cooperation.
cc:
Mr. Jack Sunnners
Mr . Milton G. Farris
�August 3,, 196Z
Mir. a..n d Mrs. James H. Ri b
461 Peyton Road, S . W .
Atlanta. Georgia
Dear Mr. and M rs .. Ri h :
May I acknowledge your letter of August l,. 1962 and
advise that I have also heard from al rgemumber of
other residen
of your community.
I want to a sure you that my office i available at all
times to
ist the citizen of Atlanta in any way l can.
This includ
m tt rs of which you spoke in your letter
concerning block busting. If you ould like to come and
talk about thi matter and ould like for me to et up a
meeting with your aldermen,. Mr. Farris and M r.
SUinmers, for an overall discussion, l should be glad
to do o.
1 have pr viously di cuss d thi
matter with a nwnber
of people in order to be of aa istance., It is
difficult
probl m .
m
A
uring you of rny coo
ration, I
Sincerely your .,
I
All
Mayor
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Atlant a , Georgia
August 1, 1962
1.'.:ayor Ivan Allen
!!ayor, City of Atlanta
Second Floor, City Hall
Atlanta 3, c~orgia
Dear Sir:
As residents of the Peyton - Utoy Fore s t Community of Southwest
tlanta, we would like to call your attention to the "block - busting"
campaign whi ch is being waged in our section, despite the poeting of
11 Disp•.1ted Area" signs by property owners. Ve urgently request t hat you
do all i n your power to s t op such tact ics by these Negro Realtors o
We also request your support i n zoning to Ml, the properties
on the south side of Gord~n Road, S • • , between Peyton Road and Lynhu~st
Drive . Vie ar e ; however , oppo-.,ed to the proposed Negro cemetary, as well as the
proposed Negro Apartments on the south side of Gordon Road, S. V. and
east of Pejr,ton Road, s . . We do not under stand why it has to be either
the one or the other .
e have also signe d petitions for making Peyton and Harlan Roads
dead - end near Gordon Road , S. W. We feel that neither of t hese are
so - call ed "arterial streets of the city, and t hat our petition should
be considered at this time .
We feel t hat if we can ston the Negr o Re2.ltors f r om seeking
listings in our coJ"lI!lUnit y, and get proper zoning as requested, we can
preserve our community and property values hereo We ther vfore request
your whole - hearted support in all of these matters .
For your i nfor mat ion, the zoning hear i ng is scheduled for
Au gus t 9, 1962.
Yours very truly,
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James H. and (Mrs .) Valera D. Rish
CC;: Messrs. Sam ~Kassell, Jr,,
Jack Summers
Milton G. Farris
�August 3, 1962
Mr ., E . E . Rabren
2906 Keats Drive, S . W .
Atlanta 11~ Georgia
Dea r Mr . Rabren:.
May I acknowledge your lette r of J uly 30, 1962 and
advise
t I have a lso h eard from a l arge num.ber of
other residents of your c oznmunity.
I want to assure you that my offic e is available at a ll
times to a sist the citizens of Atlanta in ny way I can ..
This includes matter of which you poke in your l etter
concernin bl ck bu ting . If you would like to come and
talk about thi , matter and would like for me to set up a
meeting ith your ald rmen,. Mr . F rris and M r.
Sum.mer • for n overall discussion, l bould be glad
to do o~
l h a ve previou ly discussed this matter with a number
of people in order to be of assi tance . lt is a difficult
problem. As uring you of my copper ti , I
Sincerely your ,
Ivan Allen. Jr ••
Mayor
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July 30, 1962
Mayor Ivan Allen
Atlanta, Georgia
Dear Sir :
Would appreciate ve ry much your influence in hllping us
in the Peyton Forest Community in interest of the following:
Keep ..-HIJlle negroe real tors from seeking listings
in this area.
Zoning of property on Gordon Road - Ml, this
property is located on the southside between
Peyton and Lynhurst.
Zoning strip of property south of Gordon ,
east of Peyton t or negroe cemetary.
Appreciate your interest in this matter.

r:ours truly,

E. E. Rauren
.l9uG l.(~ai:s Dr
Atl. a1u.. ,.. •
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Alderman Jac1,; ... Uuu...e1:s
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�August 3,. 1962
Lt. Col. Henry A . Fillmer
456 Haldane Road, S . W .
A tla.nta 11, Geo1•gia
Dear Col. Fillmer!
May I acknowledge your letter and advise that I have
beard from a large number of other residents of
your c ommunity .
I want to ass1.u:e you that my office is available at all
time
to
s ist the citizens of Atlanta in any way 1 can.
This includes matter of which you spoke in your letter
concerning block busting . If you would lik:e to come and
talk about thi matter and would like for me to set up a
meeting itb your dermen. Mr . Farri
n.d Mr .
Summer • for
overall di cus io t 1 bould be glad
to do o.
I have previou ly discuss d thi matter with number
of peopl in order to be of a i ta.nee. It is a difficult
problem .. A au.ring you of my .cooperation. 1 a.m
Sincerely your · 1
Ivan Allen. Jr.~
yor
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�LT. COL. HENRY A. FILLMER
456 HALDANE ROAD, S. W.
ATLANTA 11, GEORGIA
H n rable Ivan Allen, Jr.
Mayr, City •f Atlanta, Ge~rgia
City Hall
Atlant a, Georgia
Dear I'.[ay r AlleR;
I am writing t • you n the subject of
· " Bl ck Busting" by Negr persc,nnel i the n w all-white
Peyt m-Utey F rest Communi ty in S uthwest Atl a ta.
We are a fairly new c~mrnunity ef only a
few years, all four houses are new, we are taxpayers in
the City f Atlanta and C unty f Fulten. ~e here in this
area love ur community, • ur r cati n, ur neighbers, and
e ry mueh desire t keep this area white, as y u and a ll
ther white pe ple in Atlanta desire te retai• their areas
fer white enly.
"Bl eck Busting" is being carried nm re
and more in eur area by Negr Real,t'tors, and other Negro
Organizati ns , and und ubtedly ba cked by the NAACP.
We , in the Peyt n-Ut y For est C mm.unity
are asking f r your supp0rt to help keep our community
white and t help maintain the peace and tr qui lity of ur
community as we knew pri r to about December f 1st year,
when the "Bleck Bus ting" really got started. We ask for
y ur support i keeping the Negro Realit rs from seeking h use
and proper ty l istings in ur area~ We sk for y ur suppert
in zoning property along Gordo Road, S .W. as M-l, property
is located on the South side of Gorden Read between Peyt0
Road and Lynh.urst Drive, S.W . , hearings for this zoning are
scheduled f r August 9, 1962. We also ask for your suppor t
in zoning property South f Gordon Road, Est of Peyton Road,
and adjacent to the Westview Cemet&ry for a Negro Cemetary ,
the hearing for this z ning has not, t my kn wledge , bee
scheduled, but will be son I am sure.
Jfe believe the above, with your support ,
will tend t keep our community a WH TE Community , and
would keep Negro h using out of this area.
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LT. COL. HENRY A. FILLMER
456 HALDANE ROAD, S. W .
ATLANTA 11, GEORGIA
I am t aking the liberty ef r erwarding a
copy of this l e tter t o Alderm.enMilten Farris and Ja ck
Summers , i n an effort t solieit thBir support also.
Sincer ely ,
cc: W.tr . Milton G. Farris
Mr. Jack Summers
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Mrs . Carl A . Smith
4 0 Fielding Lane, S . W .
Atlanta 11,. Georgia
Dear Mrs. Smith:
May l acknowledge your letter of August 1, 1962 and
advise that I have heard from a large nwnber of other
residents of your community.
l want to assure you that my office i s available at all
times to assist the citizens of Atlanta in any way 1 can.
Thi includes matters of which you spoke in your letter
concerning block busting. If you would like to come and
talk about this matter and would like for me to et up a
meeting with your aldermen, Mr .. Farria and Mr.
Sum.mers, for an overall discussion, l should b glad
to do so.
I
ve previously discus ed this matter with a nwnber
of people in order to be of as sis nee. It i a difficult
problem. A suring you of my coop . r tion, 1 am
Sincer ly your .,
Ivan All n, Jr.,
Mayor
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�August 2. 1962
Lt. Col. A . S . Kobus
477 Haldane Drive, S . W.
Atlan.M., Georgia
Dear Col. Kobus :
May I acknowledge your letter of August 1, 1962 and
advise that I have heard from a large number o.f other
residents,i>f your community.
1 want to assure you that my offic e i ,s available at all
times to assist the citizens of Atlanta in any ~y I can.
This include matters of which you spoke in your letter
concerning block busting. li you would like to come and
talk about this matter and would like for me to set up a
meeting with your aldermen.. M r. Farris and M r.
Summer • for a.n overall discus ion, I should be glad
to do so.
I have previou ly discussed thi matter with a number
of people in order to be of a si t.anc:e. lt is a difficult
problem. A euring you of my cooperation, I m
Sincerely yours,
Ivan Allen., Jr. ,
Mayor
JAJr/br
�1 August 1962
Dear Sir,
As a r esident of Atl ant a I am voi cing a st rong protest against the unlegal
lies and immoral pr actise of block- busting tacti cs us ed against the resident s
To be specific it has beem a common nl ace
of t he Peyton-Utoy Fore st Ar ea.
T .. i;
practise by negroes to repeatedly r i e.e through t he Area and " ark in front of
r es idences t hen debarki ng from t heir car ahd standing by t he r oads i de pointing
out various features of t he homes.
This undoubtedly is being done so an impr ess-
ion will be gained t hat the owner of s aid property i s considering selling to a
negr o.
In conj unction vd. th this J r epeated t elephone calls are and have been made
by negro re alties t o property owner s who have posted For Sale and including these
who have repeatedly stat ed t hat t hei r homes are not for sale.
In all cas e s
wit hout except i on t hey inferred t hat it was only a question of t ime t hat t hese
home s would be sol d
the are a.
t o negroes
as they have obtained confidential listings in
Careful inquir ers by r es i dents of t his area have proved t hat such
confidential list ing have not been made .
Thes e and ot her means have been and axe
being used.
I t herefore strongly urge t hat y ou use t he powers of y our office t o st op
the se unfair practise s t hat are jeopardizing, whi ch entails
and hopes of the citizens of this area.
a l ife savings
This needless t -- say is your bound
moral and legal responsibility as Mayor of the city of Atlanta.
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Sincer ely,
A.S. KOBUS
�August 2 , 196Z
Mr . John N . Bliss
469 Haldane Drive~ S . W .
Atlanta 11,. Georgia
Dear Mr. Bliss :
May I acknowledge your letter of August 1, 1962 and
advise that I have heard from a large numbe1· of other
resident of your community.
I want to assure you that my office i s available at all
times to as ist the citizens of Atlanta in any way l can .
This includes maUers of which you spoke in your lette r
c011cerning block busting . If you would like to come and
talk about this matter .a nd would like for me to et up a
meeting with your aldermen~ Mr . Fari·is and Mr.
Summers, for an overall discussion, l should be glad
to do so.
l
ve previou ly discus ed this matt r with a number
of people in order to be of as istance. It i a difficult
problem. Assuring you of my cooperation, lam
Sincerely your ,
Ivan Allen, Jr.,
Mayor
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�:~u 11 st 1962
Atl anta, Georgi a
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Hayor I von !.llen
City Hall
i Jlanta, Georgia
Dear Sir:
l'i:y wife and I feel you should
e made aware of the ,hicago t;ype
block-busting tactics being practised in the Peyton- Utoy Forest
Communi ty by Negro re all,tors uith the tho1 ght in mind that if it is
the big Atlanta-of-the-future picture for this area to become colored
it should be done on a whol e area basis o ou:bright purchase rather
than by sneaky moncy-grubbin pseudo-po_itical trickery whi ch I trust
you are unwittingly condo .ing by l ack of information from your
constituents o
Also, in this vein, ue are deeply concerned about two zoning petitions
that effect this lovely corrmru.nity an your decisions will be anxiously
awaited. Specifically, they concern property south of Gordon between
Peyton and Izynhurst ( ug. 9th hearing) and the zoning of property east
of Peyton for a 'egro cemet y (hearing date not yet set) .
1 e trust you are highly in favor of the two zoning petitions or will
imriediate y state your position and officiate at the taldng over of
this area in a
air and equitable manner to all concerned.
~-e hearti y agree the . egro population of this co d-be-1vonderf
c ·.ty
must have suitable housing but do not feel it should be obtained by
piece-meal block-busting of established areas . Atlanta will suf er
national stigmatization and eventual stagnation by use of such tactics
as business ::ind taxp8i)rers, like in this co1TlI'IUil.i.ty, move to more probressive an pleasant localities o
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John N. Bliss
469 Haldane Drive,
Atlanta 11, Georgia
cc to:
Aldemen Milton Farris
Alderman Jack Sunnners
S'.1
�August 2# 1962
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Hand
507 Harlan Road~ S . W.
Atlanta,. Georgia
Dear Mr . and Mrs . Hand:
May I acknowledge your letter of July 31, 1962 and
advise that I have heard from. a large number of other
residents of your community.
I want to assure you that my office is available at all
times to a siet the citizens of Atlanta in any way 1 can.
This includes matters of which you spoke in your letter
concerning block busting. lf you would like to come and
talk about this matter and would like for me to set up
meeting with your aldermen, Mr. Fa.rTi and Mr.
Summer , for an overall discussion., l hould be glad
to do o.
I have previously discu s d this matter ith a number
of people in order to be of a si tance. It i a difficult
problem. A
uring you of my cooperation# I am
Sincerely your ,
Ivan Allen, JI'. •
Mayor
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Mr. and Mr.s . Joseph E . Monnerat,. Jr .
680 F ielding La~e, S . W.
Atlanta~ Georgia
Dear Mr . and Mrs. Monnerat:
May I acknowledge your letter of July 28, l.962 and
advise that l have heard from a large number oi other
residents of your community.
I want to assure you that my office is available at all
times to assist the citizens of Atlanta in any way I can.
This includes matters of which you spoke in your letter
concerning block busting. li you would like to come and
talk about this matter and would l ike for me to set up a
meeting with your aldermen,, Mr. Farris nd Mr ..
Summers .. for an overall discus ion. l should be. glad
to do so.
I h ve previously discussed this matter with a number
of peopl in order to be of as ietnnce . It i a difficult
problem. A suring you of my cooperation. I am
Sincerely your ,
Ivan Allen,, Jr.,
yor
J.AJr/br
�July 28 , 1962
To: MAYOR IVAN ALLEN ~
ALDER AN MILTON FARRIS
ALDERMAN J ACi< SUM1{ERS
We are bothered by negro realitors using" block busting 11 tactics
in the Peyton- Utoy Forest Communi ty, therfor we request your support
for the following items to keep negroes out of this area:
1. Kee_ing Negroer.ealitors from seeking listings in the Peyton-
Utoy Fore st Community•2. Zoning of prpperty on Gordon Road -Ml. This propert y is
located on the South side of Gordon between Peyton and Lynhurdt
road s.,
3. Zoning strip of property South of Gordon, East of Peyton for
a Negro cemetary.
Yours Truly .
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E. 1v1y,:·m.1!.rui.T Jr
GEORGIA P . Monnerat
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�August 1, 1962
Mr . Bobby F. Fa1·mer
512 Haldane Dri ve , S . W .
Atlanta, Georgia
D.ear Mr . Farmer :
Thi s will acknowledge your additional letter and in
further reply I would like to restate that I want to
assure you that my office i s available at all times to
assist the citizens of Atlanta in any way I can. This
includes matters of which you spoke in your letter
concerning block busting. If you would like to c ome
and talk about this matter and would like for me to
set up a meeting with your aldermen, Mr . Farris and
M r. Swnmer ·•. f.01· an overall discus sion, I s hould be
glad to do s o.
I have previou ly di s cussed this matter with a number
o! people in order to b e of assistance.
It i
difficult
probl m. Ao urin you oi my coop r tion, 1 m
Since · ly y ura.
Ivan Allen, Jr • . ,
M ayor
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�512 Haldane Dr. S ; v • ,
At l anta, Ge or g ia.
Honorable Ivan Allen , Jr.,
Ma yor, City _. of Atla nta,
City Ha ll,
Atl anta, Geor gia.
Dear Ma j or Allen:
Recen tl y I wrote y oq a letter re ga rding the ne gro block busting attemp s
whi ch are being wa ged in the Peyton-Utoy Forest Community in Southwest
Atlan ta. As a resident of this community, I thought you would like
to have a copy of t h e petition which was si gn ed by all residents of
our community.
Th i s petition cle a rly points out t hat we are not interested in s e lling
our homes, but we are constantly b othe red by phone calls, letters,
and visits from negro re a l estate brokers. These ne gro brokers know
about this petition but c ontinue to solicit listings in our all white
community. These attemps are becoming extremely annoying .
I e a r nes tly request you to use y our i nfluense t o persua~e these
ne gro br okers to abandon the i r pl anned a t tac k on our community. I am
enclosing an a rticle which a ppeared in a rec ent is s ue of t h e vve st End
Star. This a rticle sums up the block busting at t emp s in our community .
I would like to h ea r of your p l an s f or curbing t he unrest which now
ex i s ts in bout hwe st Atlanta.
Si n cerely,
/.S,,.-11r1-,:1-~
BOBBY F . FAR."I\IBR
BF:md
cc : Alderman Mi l ton Farr is
Al derman Jack Summers
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�July 30 , 1962
Mr_. and Mrs . Bobby F . Farmer
512 Haldane Drive, S . W .
Atlanta , Georgia
Dear Mr . and Mrs . Farmer :
May I acknowledge your l etters of July 25 and 26,
1962 and advise that I have a l so heard from Mr .
C . J. Owens at 681 F i e l ding Lane , S. W . and Mr .
C . H . Daniels at 499 Haldane Drive ,. S. W .
I want to assure you that my office is available at
all times to assist the citizens of Atlanta in any way
I can . Thie includes matters of which you spoke in
your letter concerning block busting . If you would like
to come and talk about this matter and would like for me
to set up a meeting with your aldermen, Mr . Farris and
Mr . Swnmers, for an overall discussion, I should be
glad to do so.
I have previously d iscussed this matter with a number
of people in order to be of assistance. It is a difficult
problem. Assuring you of my cooperation, I am
Sincerely yours,
Ivan Allen, Jr.,
Mayor
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�512 Haldane Drive, S.W.
Atlanta 11, Georgia
July 25, 1962
Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr.
Mayor; City of Atlanta
City Hall
Atlanta, Georgia
Dear Mayor Allen:
I am writing you this letter as a res i dent of Peyton-Utoy
Forest which is located off Peyton and Harlan Roads in Southwest Atlanta. Since procuring my new home in December, 1961,
I have become deeply disturbed with a most unpleasant situation
which has developed in my community. It seems that a few "imported" Negro citizenry who live in various sections of our
fai r ci ty are determined to drive the Peyton-Utoy Forest residents out of Southwest Atlanta and perhaps out of the entire
ci ty of Atlanta which i s being rapidly absorbed by the Negro
popul at i on. This penetration is obvi ously aimed at gaining
control of the entire Southwest area whi ch contains many beautiful homes and thousands of civic-minded White citizens.
As a homeowner, I have been subjected to constant harras sment and unrest by these few Colored citizens who are bent on
the successful employment of Chicago "block-busting" tactics.
Residents of my community have been plagued with numerous phone
calls and visits by Negro real estate brokers soliciting listings in our all-white community. Each day children are required
to be overly cautious while playing because of the constant
stream of ~egro vehicles touring our area in an attempt to
create unrest and pani c. We a.re finding it increasingly more
difficult, if not impossible, to persuade our friends and other
prospective homeo-wners to settle in our community and enjoy the
fellowship and home life .which characterize our quite, peaceloving, neighborhood.
Mayor Allen, we are tired of being persecuted; and we tremble
at the thought of watching our $21,000 to $28,000 homes decrease
in value because of an unwarranted, uncalled-for attack by profit-minded Negroes. We earnestly solicit your help in stopping
this encroachment in our community and in Southwest Atlanta in
general. I have lived in Metropolitan Atlanta all of my life and
in the city limits for twenty years. I like Atlanta and what it
stands for; but if these block-busting tactics continue and no
�Honorable I van Allen, Jr.
Page 2
July 25, 1962
assistance is offered by you and · other city officials, I, like
other friends I have talked to, may be forced to vacate this
progressive city.
I trust you will do all in your power to restore confidence in our community by persuading the Negro agitators to
abandon their block-busting attempts in Southwest Atlanta.
A reply to this appeal will be greatly appreciated.
Sincerely,
A~t ~
Bobby F. Farmer
CC: Milton Farris
Jack Summers
�512 Haldane Drive S.W.
Atlanta, Georgia
July 26, 1962
Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr.
Mayor, City of Atlanta
City Hall
Atlanta, Georgia
Dear Mayor Allen:
This letter is in behalf of the residents of Peyton-Utoy
Forest and the citizens of Southwest Atlanta.
As you probably know, quite a problem has been brought about
recently by the fact that Negroes are attempting to "run" the
white residents out of this area. Realizing that there is no
law in Atlanta restricting areas by keeping inharmonious racial
groups from l i ving together in the same neighborhood, we appeal
to you to assist us with this problem.
Of course, you realize that many families have much to lose
by having to move out of this connnunity, and not only that, the
city of Atlanta would be losing quite a bit of tax money if these
residents were forced to move out into the suburbs, or even out
of the city altogether. Also, keep in mind that uprisings such
as this will keep newcomers from wanting to move into our city for
fear of lack of security in establishing a home.
Some of our prominent government officials such as Senator Brown,
Jim Aldredge, John White and numerous others who are dedicated in
making Atlanta a prosperous city, live out in this area and I feel
sure they will assist you in taking a fair stand on this matter.
Mayor Allen, you cannot realize how a problem such as this can
affect a person. It interferes with performance on their jobs, and
I personally know of several instances. One of my neighbors is spending much time and money in the doctor's office due to the fact that
her health has become worse as a result of worrying about losing her
home. And speaking for all of the homeowners in this area, I can
assure you the attitude towards our city's government is becoming
demoralized.
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If you think we are taking the wrong approach, I would appreciate it if you would take the time to offer us your explanation.
otherwise, I will assume that you take the same stand as the residents
of the Peyton-utoy Forest.
Sincerely,
�July 30 , 1962
Mr . C . H . Daniels
499 Haldane Drive, S . W .
Atlanta 11 , Georgia
Dear Mr . Daniels:
May I acknowledge your letter of July 25, 1962 and
advise that I have also heard :from Mr . C . .J. Owens
at 681 Fielding Lane , S. W . and Mrs and Mrs . Bobby
F . Farmer, 512 Hal dane Dei ve., S . W .
l want to assure you that my office i s
vailable at a ll
times to assist the citizens of Atlanta in any way I can.
This includes matters of which you spoke in your l etter
concerning block bus.ting. If you would like to come nd
talk about this matter and would like for me to set up a
meeting itb your aldermen,. Mr . Farris and Mr .
Summers, for an overall discussion. I hould b e glad
to do so .
I have previou.sly discussed this matter with number
of peopl e in order to be of assistance . It is a difficult
problem. Aasurin you of my ·cooper tion, I am
Sincerely y~ur ,
Ivan Allen, Jr.,
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�C. Ho Daniels
499 Haldene Drive, S. W.
Atlanta 11, Georgia
July 2.5, 1962::
Honorable Ivan Allen, Jro
Mayor, City of Atlanta
City Hall,
Atlanta 3, Georgia
Dear Mayor Allen:
I have been told that you, as well as the Aldermailic Board, are trying to
help the white citizens of the Southwest section stay in the City of Atlantao
I understand that a representative of Southwest Inco had a meeting with you
sometime back to discuss the negro encroachment problem. Also that there
is a plan to extend Westview Cemetery to Peyton Road and Zone a strip of
land M-1 to provide a buffer zone for the white citizens of Southwesto
I live in Peyton/Utoy Forest and it is becoming increasingly apparent that
no one is doing anything to help uso Our area represents approximately 60
homes, valued at between $21,000. and $28,000o eacho This not only represents
considerable tax income for the city but also contains many civic minded voterso
Both of these factors will be a considerable loss to the city should we be
forced by negro encroachment to leave the city limits behind us.
I might also point out that as soon as the negros force us out, they will next
force out the people on Peyton Road, Sewell Road, Audubon Forest and finally
the entire C:-.scade Heights section. I don't believe I need remind you how many
votes came from this section for you in the last electiono
Were we foolish to vote f or you?
Should we accept the negro encroachment and plan to move out of Atlanta?.
I ask this because few of us will stay in Atlanta City Limits if our own
elected officials do not give us help in our time of needo
I would certainly like to have my confid enc e in our offici:-.ls restored, and
m uld like to hear from you pertaining to your plans for the Southwest sectiono
Awaiting your replyo
Very
";~--Y; yours,
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CC : Mro Ja.ck Stmmlers
a335 Wilson Drive, S. Wo
Atlanta, Georgia
Mro Milton Go Farris;
1167 Cardinal Way, So W.
Atlanta 11, Georgia
�August 1, 1962
Mr . R . H . Tomlinson, Ji-.
458 Thackeray P lace, S. W .
A tlanta 11, Georgia
Dear Mr.. Tomlinson:
May 1 acknowledge your letter of July 27.,. 1962, an.d
advise tha.t l have also heard from Mr . C . J . Owens
at 681 Fielding Lane., S . W . , Mr. and Mr . Bobby F.
Farmer at 512 Haldane Drive,, S . W ., Mr . C . H .
Daniels at 499 Haldane Drive, S . W . and Mr . and Mrs .
J .. H. Thames , 654 Fielding Lane~ S . W .
I want to assure you that my office i a ilable at 11
times to asel t the citizens of Atlanta in any way I c n .
This include matters of which you poke in your letter
concernillg block bu.sling. lf you would like to come and
talk about this matter and would like for m to set up a
meeting with your ldermen,. M.r. Farris and Mr~ Summers,.
for an ov rall diacussion, I should be glad to do so.
l have previou ly di cus ed thi., matter with a. numberj:>f
people in order to be of a sis nee. lt is a difficult
problem. Assuring you of my cooper tion. I am
Sincerely your •
Ivan Allen, Jr.•
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�458 Thackeray Place, SW
Atlanta 11, Georgia
July 27, 1962
Honorable Ivan Allen
City Hall
Atl.qnta, Georgia
My dear Mayor Allen:
Home ownership and l::md ownership has been the very foundation of our
great nation. Through engendered pride and determin tion, our forebears set
the path for pre-eminence of America in world ·affairs.
However hazardous land and home ownership may have been to our forefathers, todays insidious movements present equally heart breaking risks.
About two years ago I purchased a home after retirement in the Utoy ForestPeyton Forest area. Along with fifty or more others in this area I invested
all my savings and mortgaged a limited income.
Our little neighborhood is new. We t ake nride in home ownership.
Collectively our investment in Atlanta runs to about d~l.2 million. Now we
find the future uncertain. Negro interests are trying to move in. Pressure
and unsc~pulous practices are being applied. Open as well as covert t acti cs
are evident. The objactice - break the community and buy property at a
fr action of its real value.
What can we do Mr . Mayor ? We are trying to stand together and holj our
community intact. This is an appeal to you - use your very powerful office
to give us aid and assistance. At least in a moral way through Negro real
estate interests.
May we count on your support?
Sincerely,
�July 31, 1962
Mr . and Mrs . J . H . Thames
654 Fielding Lane, S . W.
Atlanta, Georgia
Dear Mr . and Mrs . Th
es :
May l acknowl dge your letters of July 24~ 1962., and
advise that I have also heard froni Mr. C. J . Owens, at
681 Fielding Lane., S . W . ., Mr . and Mrs . Bobby F.
Farmer at 512 Haldane Drive, S . W . , and Mr . C . H.
Daniels at 499 Haldane Drive., S . W.
I want to asaure you that my office i s av il ble at all
time to assi t the citizens of Atlanta in any way I can.
This includes matters of which you spoke in your letter
concer-n1ng block b ting . If you would like to c me and
· m tter and would like for me to set up a
meeting with your aldermen, M r . Farris_and r . Summers.
for an overall cliscu ion, I should be glad to do o.
I have previou ly di cussed this matter with a number of
people in ordel' to be of as.Bi ta.nee. It is a difficult
problem.. A suring you of my cooperatio~ l am
Sincerely yours,
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Iv n .Ellen, Jr.,
Mayor
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�July 24 , 1962
Mayor Ivan Allen , Jr .
City Hall
City of Atlanta
Atlanta 3 , Georgia
Dear Mayor Al len :
As a homeowner and civic-minded citizen of the City of
At l anta , I am wr i ting this l etter in the inter est of my
home , as we l l as t he homes of my f r i ends and ne i ghbor s4
I am a resident in the Utoy-Peyton Forest Area , which is
constantly being plaqued with threats from the negro race ,
to invade on our property , and sec ure our homes . It is
not very pleasant to know that you have worked for many ,
many years , are finally able to give your fami ly what you
have always wanted for them , t hen , by no fa ult of your
own , have t o unwillingly sell out , and leave i t o Sure ,
it is said that yo u do not have to sell , that ' s true , but
afterteing plaqued with threats from the negro race , as we
have been , almost constantly , for the last year , there is
usually one , as has been proven in other parts of the City ,
who will panic - then your community usually goes .
I do not believe the elected officials of our City realize
just what a threat this is to the City of Atlanta . If not ,
it is time your eyes were opened to what is · happening and
will continue to happen . People who have been forced to give
up their homes are leaving the City Limits of Atlanta . The
majority of others who are being threatened , or are in a
danger zone , are pla nning the same . We certainly have no
intentions of staying7 with the possibility of getting into
similar situation in another part of the City o
e will continue to battle this situation until the bitter end,
but we certainly need , and should have the support of you in
the City Hall o There is an urgent need for action to be tken
to curb this "block-busting 11 that not only is threatening our
community , but the City of Atlanta at large o
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July 24 , 1962
Page No . 2
Ask yourself what will become of Atlanta if the people
affec ted leave the city limits? Can ' t you see the potential
danger . If you could live in t~e situation , with the people,
hear the discussions , and see it through our eyes , I then
believe you would realize there is a danger of losing not
only a great amount of tax money today , but your white
citize~s in great numbers . Then what will happen?
I have lived in Atlanta the greater part of my life , love it
dearly and would never have wanted to live anywhere else until
now , but to have peace and tranquility , it seems I have no
other choicee
We are not asking or saying that the negro ra ce not have what
they justly deserve e we only ask that they get it in their
own rights , instead of harassing us , and by hook or crook ,
get what is ours , when we are unwilling to give it up, but do
so through force .
Mayor Allen , I would appreciate an answer , telling us just
what plans are being made , if any , or what steps we might
take to get help in stopping this before it has gone too far .
Please let me hear from you in the near future .
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Sincerely,
CC:
Alderman Milton Go Farris
CC:
Alderman Jack Summers
�July 24 , 1962
Honorable Ivan Allen , Jr .,
Mayor - City of Atlanta
Cit y H~ll
Atlanta 3 , Georgia
Dear Mayor Allen ;
About fifteen months ago my wife and I purchased the home
£or which we have been working f or the twenty years we
have been married . It is located in the Utoy- Peyton For est
area in the Southwest section of Atlanta . we started with
drapes , carpets , and many other things that go into a home ,
and in about three (3) months here comes the negroes , and it
has been a continual fight since that time to save our homes e
We have owned and paid taxes on three different homes in the
Southwest Atlanta section in these twenty years , so naturally
we feel that we have had a small part in building this great
City of ours of which we elected you Mayor o
We have voted for many bonds in the past to help make our City
great . For the last several years the taxpayers that have
been paying for most of the bonds , have had to fight continually to hold their homes , schools and churches .
Now we are being asked to vote for another bond - Eighty Million
Dollars worth . We all want to- continue to help our City to grow ,
and like any business, it will have to have additional revenue
to do so . When one has to fight so hard to hold on to his
possessions , there is the question in one ' s mind whether you
would want to vote for something that would keep you investing
in something you will eventually lose .
I
Mro Mayor it is my humble opinion that you and the AldermaNic
Board should take some positive and constructive action immediately
to insure the white · citizens of Southwest Atlanta that our taxes
and votes will not be spent in vain o
�Honorable Ivan Allen , Jr .
July 24 , 1962
Page No . 2
Thanking you very much for your support .
Yo ur s truly ,
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Alderman Milton G. Farris
1167 Cardinal Way , s . w.
Atlanta 11 , Georgia
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2335 Wilson Drive , S. W.
Atlanta 11 , Georgia
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�July 26,. 1962
Mr . C . J. Owens
681 Fielding Lane, S. W.
Atlanta 11, Gt:orgia
Dear Mr. Owens:
May I acknowledge your letter of July 20th which was
received here Tuesday morning, the 24th. l expect it
was delayed over the weekend.
I want to assure you that my office is available at all
times to assist the citizens of Atlanta in anyway I can.
This includes matters of which you spoke in your letter
concerning block busting. If you would like to come and
talk about this matter and would like for me to set up a
meeting with your ldermen, Mr . Farris and Mr . Summers,.
for an overall discus ion, l should be glad to do so.
I have p,r,~wusly discussed this m tter with a number of
peopleJ l'o be of assi tance. It is a difficult problem.
Assuring you of my cooperation; lam
Sincerely,
Ivan Allen, Jr.
IAJr:ad
�681 Fielding Lane, S. W.
Atlanta 11, Georgia
July 20, 1962
The .Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr.
Mayor of the City of Atlanta
City Hall
Atlanta, Georgia
Dear Mayor Allen:
An attitude of fear and resentment is fast developing in the residents of
a proud Southwest Atlanta community. Fear of losing the new homes
they love at staggering financial losses and resentment at their elected
city officials for no assistance. If the block busting" tactics employed ·
in this community prove successful, all Cascade Heights will quickly
feel the affect. Yes, all of Atlanta will suffer through the Loss of long
time white residents to the suburbs carrying with them a deep seated
and justifie d hat r ed, reduced property values of entire Southwest
A tlanta, a nd a d r astic curtailm ent of city revenue.
Our neighbo r hood of P eyton a nd Utoy F or e st is composed of ho me s th at
range in price fr o m $21,000 - $ 28,000 and we are surrounded by all
wh it e commun ities . A petitiion rea dily signe d by all ho me owners in
Pey to n and Utoy F o r est cle arly indicate s t h at we d e sire to re m ain a ll
wh ite . We b e lie ve the e ntire f uture of Southwest A tlanta a nd t h e overall
good of our c ity can b e st b e serve d by a llowing our community to remain
unchanged.
L is t ed b e l ow are som e o f the ' 'b lock busting " t a ctics be i n g u s e d to harass
and fr i ghten our ne ighbo rs:
1.
Negroes cons t antly r iding through the neighb orho od
stopping and pointing at h ouses. This area i s well
off the ma in thoroughfare and many children play
here. A majority of these cars have out o f town
licences indicating they may be paid to agitate.
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2.
Night telephone calls from agents of Callaway Realty
to 15 - 20 homes on each street asking for listings.
These agents also infer that they have secured listings
from home owners in this area. No home owner in
our area has listed his home with a Negro realty
company. You could stop this intimidation.
3.
Realty salesmen from T. M. Alexander constantly
riding through our neighborhood, stopping at every
opportunity and questioning home owners about the
sale of their property.
We in particular and all Atlanta in general urgently need the influence
and persuasiveness of your office to prevent our loss. We plan to make
a sincere effort to take all legal steps possible to protect the sanctity
and value of our community. We sincerely request your help.
Yours very truly,
Cj·~
C. J. Owens
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