368 20 10383 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/7e7ee808dd5d032fccdf77af5d5ef238.pdf f148fd1b81dd074c890bc0b0a55b67b9 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. OMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMISSION ESTABLISHED BY THE MAYOR AND THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN, NOVEMBER, 1966 1£09 CITY HALL, ATLANTA GEORGIA 90303 MR. IRVING K. KALER, Chairman THEl HONORABLE SAM MASSELL, JR., TELEPHONE 6H•U63 EXT. 433 June 23, 1967 Ez-Ofjicio President, Board of Aldermen COMMISSION MEMBERS MR. T . M. ALEXANDER, SR. MR. R. BYRON ATTRIDGE MRS. SARA BAKER M ISS H ELEN BULLARD MR. R. J . BUTLER MR. ROBERT DOBBS Mn. HAMILTON DOUGLAS, JR, MR. C. G. EZZARD MOST REVEREND PAUL J, HALLINAN Archbishop of Atlanta MR. JOSEPH HAAS MR. AL KUETTN ER Dn. RoBERT E . LEE MR. ROLLAND MAXWELL MR. F. W."PATTERSON RABBI J ACOB M. ROTHSCHILD MR. M . 0. "Buzz" RYAN MR. JACK S ELLS MRS. MARY STEPHENS THEl REVEREND SAMUEL WILLIAMS MRS. ELIZA K. PASCHALL, Executive Director Office of The Mayor City Hall At l anta, Georgia Dear Sir: We are requesting the use of two (2) buses, to be provided by the Third Army, Fort McPherson , Atlanta, Georgia, t o transp ort seventy- five ( 75) teen-agers to a ba seball game to be held at the Atla nta Braves Stad ium on Sat urday , June 24, 1967 . The t e en-a gers live in the Boulevard section of Atlant a ; a n a r ea which we f eel tension i s develop i n g . They will have adequ a te super vision, seven (7) adults to be exact , that will a ccompan y t hem. Most of these teen - agers are members of, or fre quent, the At l anta Yout h Develo pment Center, a socia l agency in the community which will be res po nsible for this outing. If this request is 0gra nte d , we are asking that the buses meet the group Saturday, J une 24th at 12:15 PM at 666 Parkway Drive, NE, Atlanta, Georgia. ~:~=rsi<PoJJut _ Eli za K. Paschall (Mrs) Executive Director � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document OMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMISSION ESTABLISHED BY THE MAYOR AND THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN, NOVEMBER, 1966 1208 CITY HALL, ATLANTA GEORGIA 30303 TELEPHONE 528-$463 EXT. 488 Mr. Invinc K. Kaver, Chairman THE HONORABLE SAM MASSELL, JR., Ex-Officio June 23, 1967 President, Board of Aldermen COMMISSION MEMBERS Mr. T. M. ALEXANDER, SR. Mr. R. BYRON ATTRIDGE Mrs. SARA BAKER Miss HELEN BULLARD Mr. R. J. BUTLER Mr. Rospert Dosss Mr. HAMILTON DoucLas, JR. Mr. C. G. Ezzarp + Most REVEREND Pau. J. HALLINAN Office of The Mayor Archbishop of Atlanta City Hall Sea nO EAS Atlanta, Georgia Mr. AL KUETTNER Dr. Rosert E. Lee Mr. RotLAND MAXWELL Dear Sir: Mr. F. W. PatTrerson Rasst Jacosp M. RoTHSCHILD Mr. M. O. “Buzz” RYAN We are requesting the use of two (2) buses, to be Mr. Jack SELLS i a Mrx: Many Susraene provided by the Third Army, Fort McPherson, Atlanta, THB REVEREND SAMUEL WILLIAMS Georgia, to transport seventy-five (75) teen-agers Mrs. Eurza K. PAScHALL, to a baseball game to be held at the Atlanta Braves Executive Director Stadium on Yaturday, June 24, 1967. The teen-agers live in the Boulevard section of Atlanta; an area which we feel tension is developing. They will have adequate supervision, seven (7) adults to be exact, that will accompany them. Most of these teen-agers are members of, or frequent, the Atlanta Youth Development Center, a social agency in the community which will be responsible for this outing. If this request is granted, we are asking that the buses meet the group Saturday, June 24th at 12:15 PM at 666 Parkway Drive, NE, Atlanta, Georgia. Sincerely yours, ( ~ | Jd | 1) fy . 1 za | [0 ad Eliza K. Paschall (Mrs) Executive Director  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 7, Folder 18, Document 1 Box 7 Box 7 Folder 18 Folder topic: Community Relations Commission | 1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/c972c585f7ba922af3b1b73251d41b45.pdf f79c6faa03dd0b999ff2d33050ed850d Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. OMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMISSION ESTABLISHED BY THE MAYOR AND THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN, NOVEMBER, 1966 1£09 CITY HALL, ATLANTA GEORGIA 90303 MR. IRVING K. KALER, Chairman THEl HONORABLE SAM MASSELL, JR., TELEPHONE 6H•U63 EXT. 433 June 23, 1967 Ez-Ofjicio President, Board of Aldermen COMMISSION MEMBERS MR. T . M. ALEXANDER, SR. MR. R. BYRON ATTRIDGE MRS. SARA BAKER M ISS H ELEN BULLARD MR. R. J . BUTLER MR. ROBERT DOBBS Mn. HAMILTON DOUGLAS, JR, MR. C. G. EZZARD MOST REVEREND PAUL J, HALLINAN Archbishop of Atlanta MR. JOSEPH HAAS MR. AL KUETTN ER Dn. RoBERT E . LEE MR. ROLLAND MAXWELL MR. F. W."PATTERSON RABBI J ACOB M. ROTHSCHILD MR. M . 0. "Buzz" RYAN MR. JACK S ELLS MRS. MARY STEPHENS THEl REVEREND SAMUEL WILLIAMS MRS. ELIZA K. PASCHALL, Executive Director Office of The Mayor City Hall At l anta, Georgia Dear Sir: We are requesting the use of two (2) buses, to be provided by the Third Army, Fort McPherson , Atlanta, Georgia, t o transp ort seventy- five ( 75) teen-agers to a ba seball game to be held at the Atla nta Braves Stad ium on Sat urday , June 24, 1967 . The t e en-a gers live in the Boulevard section of Atlant a ; a n a r ea which we f eel tension i s develop i n g . They will have adequ a te super vision, seven (7) adults to be exact , that will a ccompan y t hem. Most of these teen - agers are members of, or fre quent, the At l anta Yout h Develo pment Center, a socia l agency in the community which will be res po nsible for this outing. If this request is 0gra nte d , we are asking that the buses meet the group Saturday, J une 24th at 12:15 PM at 666 Parkway Drive, NE, Atlanta, Georgia. ~:~=rsi<PoJJut _ Eli za K. Paschall (Mrs) Executive Director �June 12, 1967 Mr • .·. -Kaler, C h ~ i r ~ ommunity Relations Commksion · . f A tlanta-- - - - - - - - - - -Fulton National Bank Building Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Dear Irving: I would appreciate your sanding me several suggestions of people to fill Al Kuettner's vacancy on the Community Relations Commission. Sincerely your , Ivan Allen, Jr. Mayor IAJr/br �{' I I I Jua 8, 1967 I Mr. Irvi ac K. Kaler, 1 Ch irma , Commuaity R l atio ~a , Commi io•, , F ultoa Nat io aal . B~ak Blig ., Atlaa t · , Ga . 39303. City of At-•ata, Dear Irvi ac , / I hav a ce pt the S ai or pub l i h • i • Loe A•I 1 ~ , ••• I oat a uri ac the ummer . Thi a, for me to r e • i c• •• • m mb er of Co i .i i oa . E«i tor ahi p of Pac M:a,:azi• , will b movia, to th w t of our • , mi it e e ea ry th Commua ity R l tio a Whi.• i will be e v e r a l we e k b efore I t hi move, I amt aeri nc my re ai g aat ioa t thi• tim , to b ur , ao that you may b fr e to ace pt•• at your pl hooee a r plac eat h •you•• fit. Th •hort • a ociatio• · I hav e ha• with him Com. i••ioa leave . 1th v ry hich hop•• that it will be aucceaaf ul i a aolviac aom• of t h ba cie pr oblem• i• thi• oity. I hav e •• v r • • • a c roup of psop!e -- all of th~m buey at maay t aaka - · o 4 vot i to t h purpoa •••'work of•• c aoy •• ~r• t h momber of thi• bo«y . I hav e al ob•• •xtr m ly impre••• • with th of leaa er ahip y o u h v x rte •• chair maa. uality ith thie r luotaat r eicaatio• co y pr aysr beat wi•h• fo t hia work ao •obly b•cua. a 81• erely, c : Th• Boa . Ivaa All• �-' < A~ · J,'r '~ -··. \• ~ 'ii t;u~ allal~@et m., ~2UC!ll OCD, @ • 3 @3@3 TELEPHONE Employment on Merit Program NOYES COLLINSON, ~Dace, 5 . 523-6629 DireCJor SomheaJlern Regional Offic, 1818 S. Main St. High Point, N. C. , 12 June 1967 Atlanta Community Relations Program City Hall ' Atlanta, Georgia Att~ Irving Kaler Chairman Ladies and Gentlemen: May we direct your attention to the a ttached "Cities, Jobs & Hous es 11 , with special reference to the marked passage. American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) programs ar~- concerned with the el i mination of these practices which hurt or mar the individual, offend his dignity or dep rive him of the opportunity to a chieve his God-given potential. In Atlanta AFSC has recently added a new dimensi on to its Employment on Merit program, now in its sixth year of operation--a Fair Housing or Open Occupancy program. Expe rience demons trates that in increasing instances compliance with the Equal Employment Opportunity mandates of Title VII, Civil Rights Act of 1964, i s blocked by discriminatory practices. Adequately q ualified Negroes are o f fered jobs by man ageme nt only to discover that ~hey can not a ccept them b e cause of inaccessibility to the job site ~ ) This situation is exacerbated as business and industry move away from estab lished centers into and bey ond the sub urbs, following peripheral and expre ss highway s where public t ransportation is e ithe r non - exiSta nt or wholly ina d equ a t e . White e mployee s h ave the option of f o llowing the ir j obs to r e s i denti a l areas clos e r to the n ew locations . This o p tion i s d e ni e d Ne gro e mployees and applicants, however wel l qualified. Th e r e sult is e ither a te d ious commute from the ghe tto to t he job s ite o r a s earch for a job for which h e may be l es s qualified or over q u a li f i e d, b ut to which he has r easonab le a ccess f rom his home. - - - - - -- - - - - - - -- --AT N ATION AL H EADQU ARTERS - -- - - -- -- - -- - - - -J CAOf1tR Fft;1/f)t ::r~ 'Ch,u;11>.:IJ O t'i.t\ttt-. rr- t PicK E.iT, E.r:Ct:it i t c ser;t11t1ry Emcntm e· OUN\¥/. B\!\\~ l .·~·1:, : fr~~ 1S,•cr8.:1) , GrtnrnT1 f · ~ l "TT ' Cr :': ,ui.:n "• ' H r=. ' RY 1 �-2- Secretary of Labor Willard Wirtz recently observed t h at the r a te of Negro unemployment will rise as busine ss a nd in du str y move awa y from forme r locations to new situa tions in a cce ssible to Ne g roes unless and until e q ual opportunity of residence is ava il~ a ble to all employees alike. Simply stated, unequal a ccess to job sites h ampe rs and i n increasing instance s de feats equal emp loyment opportunity . We a r e aware t hat limitations impo s e d up on the Atlanta Commu n ity Re l ations Commi ss ion by politic a l boundaries restrict fa i r h ousing ordin a nces which t h e Commission mi ght r e conm,end to t h e corporate limits of the City of Atl a nta . We are also aware that othe r u rgencie s such as sewage disp o sal, a ir p ollution and rap i d tra nsit, to mention only a few conspicuous ins t an c es , must e v e ntu a lly be dea lt wi th as Me trop oli tan Area pro l;, l ems. Howev e r, a beginning must b e made s omewhe r e by an e nligh t ened and progre ssive community . We q u es tion whe t he r At lant a c an a fford to sit i d ly b y awaiting p o s sib l e f utu r e federa l legi s l ation wh ile t h e h ous ing d ile mma i ntens i f i es with e a ch pass i ng month . Req ues ts pre s ented to Atl an t a f or fa ir housing l eg i s l a ti on hav e been par ried with the tri t e a rgume nt t h a t s uch l egis l a tion will on l y a cce l e rat e " f light to s ub u rb i a ". Th i s i s a n e asy a n swer a nd may h ave s ome e l e me n t o f fa ct. Bu t at l eas t such an o r d i n a nce wou l d t e n d t o s t a bili ze r es i denti a l areas in tra nsiti on withi n t he city limits , by e nco u ragi n g city-wi de d i spe rsal o f mi n o r ity families s e eki ng sui tab l e and d ecent homes with i n t he i r means. ~.n o pen o c cupancy ordinan c e would i n addition, recog ni ze t he rig hts o f f irst c l a ss c iti zen s h ip f o r a ll At lanta n s a like, irrespective o f race o r re ligion, -· �-3- by permitting every famil y to live in a neighborhood of its choice and compat ib le with its means and finances. We encoura ge further persuasion on the p art of the Commission directe d toward the enactment of a fair housing ordinance as a necessary concomitant of the "Forward Atlanta" movement. N~:z-~:::- Res p ectfully y ours, P r ogram Director jac:nc cc: Ma y or Ivan Allen, Jr. Cecil Al e x ander Dr. Benjamin Ma y s . Dr. Sanford Atwood Encl. ~ (.;,/~-(/ cf'7~ ernona Clay ton Housing Director �AMERICAN FR IENDS SERVICE COM MITTEE CO MM UNITY RELATIO NS PROGRA M Rm, 501, 41 Exchange Pl,, S. E., Atlanta, Georgia 30:J In the major citie s of the United States, tenements swarm with children, schools are overcrowded and understaffed, and people are out of work. Apathy overcomes many. For others, frustration erupts into violence. The heart of the city' s problems is the isolation of the people of its slums from the benefits of the rest of the metropolitan area. Discrimination in employment, zoning restrictions, discriminatory real estate practices, local tax structures, political boundaries all protect the affluent from the claims of the impoverished. . ·-·-:~ 1 • · --: - , ••.•'...CO . " • .·~-;- l 1 1 \\".~· , , ~~ jt- , • ...-::· • ... i·· I I t..~-< ·.. II All~ ~" -·· ·· Iii ii 'iii f' . ;~ Y{'f ._,· . ~ , ' __··. . . • • .& • • ~ ~~ . ,jj/A ·~ .. - ,. i ..... -- . I . ._#. I -.:,..., ...;, The s lum ' s pr oblems are pe rpetuated by powerlessne ss. Negro le ader s r ecogniz e that fr eedom cannot exist without equality and that political and e conomic power are e ssential p arts of equality. They are appealing to their pe ople to t ake pride in bl acknes s and unite in effective ac tion. The challenge to Negroe s to ove rcome fe ar and pa ralysis is accompanied by a challenge t o the white c ommunity to overcome its fear and int r ans igence. These chal lenges m us t be met . The Ame rican F r iends Service Com mittee str uggle s against exc lus ion of any minority from the mainstream of Americ an soc iety. Its programs in the c ities concentrate on getting people to recognize their own problems and t ake initiative in de aling with them. The programs search for new ways both to break down barriers and to build s elfreliance - ways that can be copied and adapted by other groups in other c it ies. ,CITIES, JOBS& HOUSES LANDLORDS AND TENANTS WORK TOGETHER In Boston, concerned with the problems of welfare tenants, the Service Committee is bringing together tenants, small landlords, and the welfare department to find solutions to the problems of apartments without heat, garbage that stands uncolle cted, falling plaster, rats, and roaches. In Chicago the Service Committee's staff has been working with the Chicago Freedom Movement beaded by Martin Luther King. Block clubs organized by the Service Committee have been conve rted to locals of the Union To End Slums. Contracts are negotiated between landlords and tenants, specifying the r e sponsibilitie s of each. If negotiation fails, the tenants may resort to a rent strike in which r ent is held in e s crow by the bargaining agent. Working in a depre ssed community in Pasadena, California, the Se rvice Committee has helped organiz e a businessme n's council, which is working on upgrading busine sse s and supplying new jobs. The staff has started youth programs for drop-outs and has helped form a young adult group to work on recreational programs and activities for young people. It has started an interfamily visiting program with churc hes in the area to give familie s a chance to know pe ople and places outside their own neighborhoods. A new program in We st Oakland is trying to e stablish communication among groups in the c ommunity, and b etween them and groups outside the are a. Distrust of the s urrounding world is so high that any m e aningful communic ation is difficult. Seminars ar e be ing planned to bring We st Oakland r e sidents and outside rs together in a neutral atmospher e wher e they c an explore mutual problems. The final emphasis of the program will be to stimulate the inte r e st and effo r ts of the wider community !n the problems of the people of We st Oakland. In a dense ly populated area of San Francisc o, the Se r vice Committee got togethe r p arents who had c omplaints about the elem entary school, and this group bec ame known a s the School Com mittee . They decided the logical place to wor k for changes was the PTA, but the princ ipal had repeatedly re fus ed to allow PT A meetings at night when working parents could attend. School offic i als cont inued t o discourage them . They petitioned the s uperintendent, with copies t o the press. Now, for the fir s t t ime in the history of the s chool , there are P TA meetings at night , and a parent has even been e lected trea s urer. PROGRAMS OF THE AMERICAN FRIENDS SERVICE COMMITTEE �EMPLOYMENT LINKED TO HOUSING Programs in San Francisco; Richmond, Indiana; and a new program to sta rt in Atlanta link two of the Se rvice Committ ee' s concerns- equal employment and fai r housing. A man's ability to find a job, and an employer's ability to hire him, may depend on his being able to live in the vicinity of the plant. The Committee feels that it is not enough to make employment open to all r egardl e s s of race , but that housing must be made available as well, and close to the job. Staff members found one government bureau in the suburbs of Washington that must s end a bus into the city eve ry day to pick up twenty secretarie s because r acial discrimination prevents them from living near the bureau. Many firms with government contracts have equal employment polic ie s . The Service Committee works with personnel people and executive s of the s e c ompanie s to help them s ecure housing in the community for qualified applic ants of a minority group . MANY PATHS TO FAIR HOUSING TRIED In 1951 the Se r vice Committee responded to a crisis that developed in Cicero, Illinois, following t he move of a Negro family into a p reviously all-white area. Since then the Committee has been increasingly involved in the drive to bring about equal opportunity in housing, believing that members of any group should be able to freely rent or buy in the neighborhood in which they want to live. In New York; Philadelphia; Chicago; Xenia, Ohio; and Muncie, Indiana, the staff of the Committee's housing program works with buyers, sellers, builders, the real estate industry, government agencies, concerned citizens and organizations, and members of the nonwhite community to open more areas for nonsegregated living and to create a receptive atmosphere for minorities moving into all-white communities. Staff members sponsor housing discussions on TV and radio, set up listing services to bring together the minority buyer and the will ing seller. They escort families to local brokers to assure equal service , initiate community education campaigns, organiz e "good neighbor" pledge dr ives, and hold buyers' confer enc es to inform minority families of their legal rights and to provide them with homebuying information and enc ouragement. The Committe e has helped fo r m fair housing coi,mcils, organiz e d sur veys of comm unity attitude s , and supported nondisc r iminatory housing legislation. It is now mobilizing Negro buyers and renters to take advantage of new openings and to confront real estate brokers with the need to change discriminatory practices. The Philadelphia Metropolitan Housing Program works with the Federal Housing Administration and the Veterans Administration in developing an affirmative policy of nondiscrimination. The present practices of these agencies and others are tested. Information is obtained on new developments built with FHA money and on foreclosures of FHA and VA mortgages. A range of approaches to the Negro community is tested, so that home s eeke rs can le arn of housing opportunities throughout the metropolitan area. AMERICAN FRIENDS SERVICE COMMITTEE NATIONAL OFFICE: 160 NORTH 15th STREET PHILADELPHIA , PENNSYVANIA 19102 4M- 11 / 66-AFSC �June 12, 1967 Mrs. Eliza K. Paschall Executive Director Community Relations Commission 1203 City Hall Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Dea.r Mrs . Paschall: This is to acknowledge receipt of your letter of June 7, 1967. Th.e meeting you referred to on the morning of Jun 6th w a me ting call d for th h ads of the vaJ"iou op r ting departments of the City Government. It has never been our pr ctice to include th x cutive director of th variou gove,:nment agencies uch as Civil Def n e, Metropolitan Planning Commie ion, the Atlanta Youth Councii, etc. - t th m etings. How v r, they re not closed me ting _ , nd w · would b happy to _ v you ttend future meeting if you o desir • I am sur th.at Mr. Collier Gladin, h ad o! the Pl nning D rtm nt, wUl be happy to furnish you with ny nd . 11 inform tion submitt d to th d rtm nt bead at th m ting on June 6th. Sine r · 1y your , R. E rl Land t Admini tr tiv .Aa i tant REL:lp CC: Mr. Irving Kaler �OMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMISSION ESTABLISHED BY THE MAYOR AND THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN, NOVEMBER, 1968 If09 CITY HALL, ATLANTA GEORGIA 90303 MR. IRVIN G K. KALER, TELEPHONE 5U-.U83 EXT. 433 Chairman THE HONORABLE SAM MASSELL, JR., Ex-Officio President, Board of Aldermen June 7, 1967 COMMISSION MEMBERS MR. T. M. ALEXANDER, SR. MR. R. BYRON ATTRIDGE Mns. SARA BAKER Mrss HELEN BULLARD MR. R. J. BUTLER MR. ROBERT DOBBS MR. HAMILTON DOUGLAS, JR. MR. C. G. E ZZARD MOST REVEREN D PAUL J. HALLINAN Ar chbishop of Atlanta MR. JOSEPH H AAS MR. AL K UETTN ER DR. ROBERT E . L EE M R. ROLLAND M AXWELL M R. F . W."PATTERSON RABBI JACOB M. ROTHSCHILD M R. M. 0 . "Buzz" RYAN Mn. JACK SELLS MRS. MARY STEPHENS THE R EVEREND SAMUEL WILLIAMS Mr . R. Earl Lan ders Admin i st r at iv e Ass i s tant May o r ' s Office Ci ty Hall Atlant a , Geo rg ia Dear Mr . Landers: MRS . ELIZA K. PASCHALL, Executive Director I fa il ed t o r ece i v e n o ti ce o f the me e ting o f yeste rd a y mo rn in g , a re po rt o f whic h I saw on l a s t News . I won d er if i t would b e po ss i b le f o r me t o whi c h wa s re po rt ed at t he me et in g , and wh at s teps make sure that my n a me i s on the l i st f o r f u rther kind. De p a rt men t Hea d s nigh t ' s Te l ev i s ion o bt ain i nfo rmat ion I s hould take t o meeti n gs o f t hi s Sinc er e l y , ) l; c J< p~ ( Mrs . ) El iza K. Pa s c ha l l Exec u ti v e Dire ct o r EKP : mt �OMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMISSION ESTABLISHED BY THE MAYOR AND THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN, NOVEMBER, 1968 1£03 CITY HALL, ATLANTA GEORGIA 30303 TELEPHONE Sfl!-4463 EXT. 433 June 2, 1967 Mr . D n E. Sw t Director of Gov mm nt 1 Liaison City of Atl City Hall Atlanta, Georgi 30303 D r Mr . S t: Thi 1 in r ard to your 1 t t r r garding the VISTA proj ct a it ppli to the propo d Model N ighborhood Progr in At nta, 11 tanca from Mr . c. G. Ez ard, Pr id nt , S rhill Civic League , and m-~fter of the Atlanta Coamunity lationa Coamiaaion. A copy is att c d . In vi of hi request and your lett r of May 24, ar in gr nt that this r u t hould be part of your coordinating progr • Eit r 1 tter from you or conf r nc with Mr. Ezs rd would b greatly ppreciated. Our lghborhood e tinge v convinc d us of th int ns interest oft citisens 1n having additional information about th Model City, d v will le your sugg tiona a to wher thee inquirl.. uld b forward for information. The r qua t for Perhaps it would be help ul if you could meet with the --auia ion and ~ p lfie outline• of where the C • ion can be of at u iatance in this progr • �Page Two Mr. . Dan E. Sweat June 2, 1967 It goes without saying that .s ince our aims are identic land p :rallel that there will be overlapping responsibilities. While we feel a deep obligation to fulfill our functions as outlined by the Mayor and the Bo rd of Aldermen,, I am sure you know we do not · nt to duplicate services. W look forward to hearing from you. -sincerely, ~ -- db cc:,-/Mayol:' Iv n Allen~ .Jr. Mr. liza · .Pac 11 - 1, / ~ ler,. Chairman �-, C ITY OF .ATLAN,.T.A CITY HALL ATLANTA. GA. 30303 Tel. 522-4463 Area Code 404 IVAN ALLEN, JR., MAYOR R. EARL LANDERS, Administrative Assistant MRS. ANN M. MOSES, Executive Secretary DAN E. SWEAT, JR., Director of Governmental Liaison May 26, 1967 Mr. Irving K. Kaler, Chairman Community Relations Commission 1203 City Hall Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Dear Mr. Kaler: j ' I I was very surprised to learn that the Community Relations Commission had filed a Vista Project Proposal with the Office of Economic Opportunity for the purpose of providing a "reliable source of information on the various programs having to do with the proposed Model Neighborhood Program in Atlanta." As you know, the Model Neighborhood Program is a project of the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the City of Atlanta. A planning grant application was approved by the Board and Mayor on March 6th requesting funds to plan a Model Neighborhood rmder the Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act of 1966. A key part of this application provides for a Community Relations Coordinator, four Neighborhood Involvement Specialists and twelve Supporting Community Development Aides { citizen planners who will be employed from among the residents of the neighborhood.) A copy of the proposed organization chart is attached. --·1il. The wording of the Community Relations Commission application to OEO ( copy attached) implies: 1 ,, 1. That information provid e d through the Model City organiz ation might not be "r e liable" . 2. T hat groups must plan "independently" of the City o r M odel City ag e ncy. �May 24, 1967 Mr. Irving K. Kaler, Chairman Community Relations Commission Page Two The Model City proposal was developed with the cooperation of many groups, agencies and individual citizens of the Model City Neighborhood. Citizens of both races were involved. The Mayor's Office and all the agencies and groups involved in the preparation of the application have acted in good faith with all involved. We have attempted to provide reliable, intelligent and honest information on all phases of the program as we have progressed to this stage. We feel that the Model Cities organizational structure as proposed will be able to provide for full involvement and participation for all citizens and groups interested in being a part of the project. It is my opinion that any information group i:1-S proposed, using temporary outside residents such as Vista Volunteers, would tend to increase the confusion and anxiety which might exist in the community. Since the Model Neighborhood Program is being coordinated from the Mayor's Office, it would be helpful if any proposals which might affect the Model Neighborhood Program were discussed with . this office. If we are ever to hope to achieve full communications and coordination among our deprived citizens, we certainly must first be able to have cooperation and understanding among those of us who have been assigned to help. · ' ___P! Please be assured that the Community Relations Commission has the full cooperation of this office at all times . Since r ely your s , Da n E. Sweat Directo r of G o vernmental L i aison DES:lp . / CC: M a yor Ivan A llen» J r . ~ Mrs • .E:liz a P a schall �I . L ! r 1------j; ·.Senio1· Stenographer I B 1<lget ,.)fficer I Typist Clerk 1----------j Technical "\:'.T riter 'Typist Clerk I i Physical Pla:c.ning Coordinator 3 ocio-econornic .c->lannin;;;j C oor0.fr1a tor Community R elations C:001·dinator !· .. H:.::;teuoerapher 3tenographe1· -t Steno 0 raJ?her ·1 -Supportin 0 :,.=>hysical Planninc .)ll loan from partici2 ation acenci~s Suppa rtirq Gocio-economic i:::>lanni·11~ :::itaff on loan fron'l 1)articipating a[encies Neichborhooci Involvement S 1)ecialist,s ( 4) . . 3up.i::,ortinL Community Development Aides (12) PROPOSED ORGANIZATivN - i',~lDEL NEIGHDORHOC·D PROJECT STAFF CITY CF 11 TLANTA, GEORGIA - �---o·· -- -·-- . ·-· . . - ... - -- ? Appro1·a/ , xpirt1 Du,mbtr JI, I 966 (1, 2). Off ICE Of . ECOMOMIC OPPO ~T UNITY (FO:t VISTA VISTA PROJECT PROPOSAL om,1 us. ONLY) (3-1 CJ 41 SPONSOR INfO!tMATIO~ S~CTION I ~3 2. N O . AND STRE ET la . NAME Of SPONSO~ OR OTH:R PA~TICIPATING AGENCY . • · Comm unity Re 1 at ions Comm1ss 1or 3. CITY ~ TOWN 36-43 ~- COUNTY 5. STATE O 52-56 7. CODE ,. CONG~i:S57, SIONAL DIST. 5a 8. 4th & 5th 30303 Fulton Atlanta 12-35 6S Mitchell St., S. W. Room 1203 City Hall I Gsponsor Other parcici2 pacing agency 6 . ZIP Card No. 42 Ti:LEPHONE (Arta codt and ,rumbtr) l 404 !522-4L163 433,434 1Ext. THIS SECTION TO BE COMPLETED ONLY BY PARTICIPATING OR COOPERATING AGc:NCIES A. NAM! · OF SPONSOR WITH WH:CH THE AGENCY IS PA rn Cl?ATING OR COOP1:RATION l 0 (Chtet) Co-sponsor jointly and equally responsible for conduct of :,reject rnd supervision and support of volunteers 2 0 Will provide general !~p~rvisibn of the project Cord No. 4-3j12-36 11. NUM3ER ANO ST~EET (If dijftrml fro;,, 10. O FFICIAL REPRESENTING THE SPONSOR OR ~ARTICl?A TING @._ 9. RELATIONSHIP TO SPONSOR AND E:CTENT OF PARTICIPATION 3 0 Will undertak e conduct of proje=t and su~rvis i~ n 1!"!~ sup pore of vo l un · teers on default of primary sponsor 1) /t,111 AG.ENCY a, Name: b. Title: ,,, zi, cooe 13. STATE 12. CITY, TOWN, OR COUNTY u. TELEF'Ho,-..,: ( Arta cod, a,r,I ,rumb,r) .. I i' E 16. TY/>f o, l'roP05AL (Chtd) l of previously approved . project 3 0 17. TYPE 01' f>:IOJECT (Ch«.i.) O Rural communiry c!evelopment 0 lnJum-on reservation 3 0 Indians-off reservation ,4 0 Migrants , 0 Job corps-conservat ion 6 0 Ru ral-Appalachian 7 0 Other rural poor ... - Q:9 Initial proposal O Amendment or extension l ' Other/Sptrif,J ~ l 30 0 TNst Ter/y 2 31 e) 1:/rban community ~ •!· 18 . NO. 0, VOlUN TEERS O!JESTE0 2 0 Mentally ill O Job Corps -urhan 34 0 Justice n O Mencally r<"urdeJ 36 0 Ocher urban P<JOr 32 H 19. SPONSm O RGANIZATION L NON-COYT. NON NON-PROFIT O RG . (Ch,rlt) COMPLETc ITEMS C ANO 0 . A. PUBLIC ACENCY (Ch tc.l ) 0 0 30 ,4 0 5 1 Ciry 2 Cour.ry 0 0 Tribal Council 6 Othe r (Sp,cify) 7 0 0 Q C. TAX STAT!JS O Tax exempc-d.He of IRS Nling _ _ _ __ lnco rponted I U nincocporaceJ 0 }0 2 Sme Fed=I " Non Tax Exempt Non Ta, Exempt -fil S ruling applied for 0 . 0A TE O ~- · 45-47 GANIZATION 9ECAN l... I O PERA TIONS ( .\lo,,th,- Yurr ) ••• ' Jan. [1967 20 . P~INCIPAL PROGRAM OF SPONSOR e O Commun ity de,elopmenc 9 0 Coopera;i ves 4:l-49 PHSENT ACTIVITIES TO COM!AT P~O3LEMS OF ~OVERTY . . 2 0 Job train ing 10 0 Citizenship Improve community relati ons ; insure J O Sdf help programs OTHER PROGR.\~f SUPPORT op portunit y for all to develop fullest 4 0 Education 11 0 NYC potential; proraote mutual respect, , 0 Healch programs 12 0 Job Corps · 0 Man~..,er. tolerance, etc. 6 0 Mental health U Jev : and min ing I . !Rl:fl Y 0ESC~13E THE PU~ro A. l 7 0 8 D Recreac,on Conrauni ty Relati ons I4 Child care AN D FUNCTION OF THE SPONSO~ ANO ITS PAST ANO E9 Ocher ( Spn·iJi) ACCEPTANCE OF COND ITIONS This proposal ..,-ich all forms. ex!-. ib ics and accachments herern. is submi,ced for consideration as a VISTA projecc . It is unJerscooJ and a$reeJ by the undersign ed JuchorizeJ repre,cncJcivc of the sponsor. chJt a project developed as a ~esulc oi chis proposal is subitct co che condir,ons ~et forch in ,r.e \'!STA r.unual. " Guidelines for Sponsors ... I. TYPED N.A.~E A!'olC TmE OF SPONSOR VISTA ;orm 4:20 2. SIGNATURE l. DATE DEC 65 P11. I of 6 I t • �~ / Vo1v.:rn.a:uNX'l'Y RELATIONS coM:tVJISSJ[ON ESTABLISHED BY THE MAYOR AND THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN, NOVEMBER, 1966 1103 CITY HALL, ATLANTA GEORGIA 30303 TELEPHONE 5t.t4J63 EXT. -'33 M!<. IRVING K. KALE~, Chairmen THE H->N0RAB LE SA~ MASSELL, JR., Ez:-OJ;i.eio Presidcr.t, Boa.rd of Aldermen CO:'tI:'IIISSION M!<. T. pg. 2 of 6 MEMBERS II!. ALEXANDER, S R. 23. MR. R. BYRON ATTRIDGE MRS. SARA BAKER Relation to other Economic Opportunit§ ·Programs MISS HO.EN B t:t.LARD How will the activities of the proposed project be coordinated with·the community action program? llR. R . J . BUTLER llR. Rosr..u DOBBS llR. HA:lf!LTON DO UGLAS, llR. C. G. EZZAP.D JR. l!0ST REVEREN D PAUL J. HALLP.<AN Arch~ :•h~;, of .4. tlant~ IIR. JOS EPH HAAB - l!P.. A L KUETTNER The purpose of the proposed Vista project is to provide a . --· re-li'a-blesource ·o-:f Tnf·o-ru1-at-ion on- 'tlie -various programs having ) R. RO BERT E . LEE ~[R. ROLLAND l\!AXWELL to do with the proposed Model Neighborhood Progra~ in Atlanta. .ra. F. w:PATTERSON There exists now much confusion and _ anxiety about the possibilitie: UBS! JACOB M. ROTH SCH ILD of the prograu and also interest inexploring the potentialities i!R. M. 0 . "Buzz" RYA::,;' i!R. JACK SELLS Citizens groups in the area have requ~sted use of Vista !.'<.q. MARY StEPHE::-;'S vohmteers to act as Information Aides, to serve the ci vie groups HE REVEREND 5A)!UEL W!LLIAllS which need to be kept current on developments so as to plan !Rs. ELIZA K . PASC H ALL, E.:ecutips Directcnintelligently and independently for their participation. ·- The Volunteers will work under the supervision of the Director of the Community Relations Comr.liss ion, assigned to ci vie organizations in the area and physically located in the area. This Commission has no professional staff or volunteers engaged in this work. The Volunteers will have opportunity through their contacts and work with local people to make suggestions about the developmen ts of the Model Neighborhood Program This request is to reassi g n two (2) of the Volunteers already working under EOA to this project, so much of the information requested would not be applicable • ., f· �245 Atlanta Avenue, S. E. Atlanta, Georgia 30315 May 18, 1967 MAY' 19 REC'D Mrs. Eliza K. Paschall Executive Director 1203 City Hall Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mrs. Paschall: The Summerhill Civic League would like the help of the Commission in some way to enable the residents to get current information on the Model Neighborhood Progr~~ as develo9ment occur. The suggestion has been made that we might get one or two VISTA Voltu"l.teers assigned · _ _ to this area to work with tha Civic League as kind of "Information Aids". We understand, howe ver, that the VISTA ifolunteers would have to be formally assigned to some gro up with a staff me1;1ber to supervise them. i·Ie wonder if the Co:m.r .ri.ssion could serve as this kind of no:ninal sponsor ·w ith us to help the Volunteers find out where to get information and how to keep curr·ent on it. The Civic League would decide what we need them to do, but we would need your hel9 in how to do it. As you know, it is in1portant that people who live here to be reassured that t'here is a way for thein to keep up with ·,;hs.t is going on. We believe that having this kind of ser·1ice throu gh the VISTA Volunteers would ans,-.-er our needs, and I ha-,J'e reason to believe that 3or.ie of t he 7ISTA Voluntee rs would be very happy to do this. Very truly yours, t;:.l f.~vcL /pt!& . c. G. E7. zard President, SUiill~erhill Civic League CGE/jrt cc: I rving Kale r .. , r �May 29·, 1967 r . Abe Gold tein Anti-Defamati L gue of B ' nai B ' rith 41 Euh.ange e, S. E . Atla , Georg· 30303 De rAbe: on.:tu:matl ch !or yOlU' 1ette1" the South a _ . . . . uon Lea by the Comm~~v n~qw~ S c:er ly T •, f n All n, Jr. · ayor lAJr CC: Mr. Irving Kaler ,J I. ' �y 30, 1967 Mr. H . O . Hambrick 386 Patter A enue, S . E . At1 nta, Georgia D r Mr. H brick: 1 dge l'eceipt of yo letter of the changt, · in your neighbor- 1 fo r y r letter to the C ·ty Relati.oxw COJXIDlJia Ion · they v. full info tion this Sincer ly y l All n, M yor lAJr/br , ,/ . CC: Mrs. Eliza Pascall ' Jr. • �~ ~ ,----,--- 7 fQR lO_UR lNFORMATION OFFICE OF CITY OF ATLANTA GEORGIA A RESOLITTION BY: ALDERMEN HILLIAMSON, COOK, COTSAKIS, FREEMAN, LEFTHICH AND SUNNERS WHEREAS, investigation and survey of various areas of the City of Atlanta show that many of said areas are . substandard and lacking in certain essential facilities, many of which are provided and furnished by the City of Atlanta. and WHEREAS, it is the desire and goal of the City of Atlanta to see that all areas of the City are furnished standard service and facilities which are under the supervision and control of the City of Atlanta, NOU, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Hayor and Board of Aldermen of the City of Atlanta, as follows: 1. That the President of the Board of Aldermen appoint a committee of the members of the Board of Aldermen to be composed of the chairmen of the following committees: Finance, Parks, Police, Public Uorks I, Public Harks II, Urban Renet,.ral Policy e.nd Zoning to work in cooperation with a committee to be selected and designated by the Atlanta Sununit Conference. 2. That said committee shall visit and survey the services and facilities which are furnished in the areas of the City known as Blue Heaven, Vine City, Nechanicsville, Summer Hill, Cabbage Town and such other areas as may be determined by the committee and' to m2.ke recommendations to the Mayor and Board of Aldermen for the furnishing of _necess.:i:t:, services and facilities within the control of the City of Atlanta which t·1 ill standardize the services furnished in the above-mentioned areas with all other areas of the City of Atlanta. �-2- 3. That said committee further be authorized to formul ate and present recommendations to the Board of Aldermen for the membership and formation of a Human Relations Commission for the City of Atlanta together with an estimcted financial statement as to the required sum of money to commence the operation of a Human Relations Commission for the City of Atlanta as soon as funds can be made available, but not later than January 1, 1967. ADOPTED BY BOARD OF ALDERHEU August 1, 1955 APPROVED August 3, 1966 r"\ . X~\-~ A True Copy, Clerk o f ~ Aldermen ./ �COMM UNI TY RE LATI ONS COMMISSION 1 2 03 CIT Y HA LL ATLAN TA, GEORG I A MEMO RAND UM TO: COMM IS S I ON MEMB ER S FROM : ELI ZA K. PASC HALL Th e re g ul a r mo n t hly mee tin g f o r t he Commu nity Re l a tio n s Commission wi ll be he l d Fr i d ay, May 26 , 196 7 , a t 1:3 0 P . M. i n Committ ee Ro o m #2, Ci ty Ha ll. Enclosed for yo ur information are the fol l owin g : 1. Minutes April 5th, Me c hanics vi lle-Pitt s burg Nei g hbor hood Hear in g April 19th, Northwest Area Nei g hborhood He a rin g April 25th, Housing programs in the area inc l ud e d in proposed Model Ne i gh b o rhood Program . May 2. 4th, Perry Homes - Scotts Crossing Neighborhood Hearing Profiles on Neighborhoods: People s town . Pittsburg, Me chanicsv ille and 3. The Resolution of August 1, 1966, establ i shing the " Ad Hoc Committee" on Human Re l ations Co mmi tte e which preceded the Commission. 4. Leaflet on the Commission. 5. Editora l from The Atlanta J ourna l -- The New Commission" 6. Excerpt from lhe New York Times of Sunday, April 9, 1967 "City Moves to Avert Summer Unrest" �From The Atlanta Journal Monday, April 24, 1967 The New Commission ATLANTA'S new and official Corumwiity Relations Commission has made a fast start in its work to further communications across lhe city and in effect bring democratic processes into fuller use by those who have been lc1rgely beyond them. The commission was created by the mayor and Board of Aldermen last November. Its 20 members, representing a wide range of community leadership, were appointed in December. In January the commission chose as executive director Mrs. Eliza Paschall, a respected veteran of human relations work whose familiarity with the immediate problems before the commission is deep and of long standing. The commission, despite the small size of its financial resources, has moved immediately (though cautiously and with circumspection) into some of our most pressing problems. It consequently will annoy some of those who would rather not look at those problems at all, or who feel that they are the special property of standing bureaucracy. We are especially impressed by the outcome of the first hearings held by the commission in the slum areas. Through thls opening of channels and thls offering of a forum lo people whose views otherwise might not be heard in the cowisels of city government, the commission has increased the contact between city government and a very large part of the population of the city. Already there is the kind of feedback that is badly needed. What the people in Vine City are thinking about recreational needs there, what the people of the Pittsburgh area need in the way of police protection, what Sumrrterhill's people have to say about housing conditions-these are important feedbacks from the commission's work so far. The commission also has a role to play, and is beginning to play it, in areas that have been in racial transition residentially and need a stabilizing· influence. We think the commission is off to a good start. It deserves strong support from the Board of Aldermen and the city at large. �FOR vmm !Nf ORMATION THE NEW YORK TIMES, SUNDAY, APRIL 9, 1967 iCity Moves to Avert Summer Unrest 1 The task torc e· w1il be re·bl f th 1· t·j mcmh cr of the task force be- Thoma.~ A. Vam Sant or ih e Boarrl By SETH S. KING spons1 e or c spenc mg o " _ . L' d . . 'd, ',, of Education. II f d5 tha t become available , L,rn,-e, Mi. m ~ay s,u , ex. . Acting early to ker-p the j a un . . perience h'l.s shown th at even J ames W. Smith, assistant to Lhe . , ,. I" / n-.1 t nt 10 . 1 f n . Mayor for Community R~lali ons. .1for community proJects. 0 one, "We want to be sure that we ;:> ?~ _er co_ s 11 1 met Robcl't o. Lowery, Fire Comm i.scity s summer a coo 1 Mayor Lindsay yes terday ap- i are ge tting the maximum value j ac,i vittes ~ needed. sioner. · T k F . If h d O11 t and th at 1 The chairma n of the coor- Robcl'l Shrank. Mrs. J ohnson anrl . pointed a Summer as orce , or eac ar spe_n . clinatin"' task force will be Fmnlt Espada of the Huma n ' of top city officia ls to coo'.di· tl~ese fu nd s are go_mg mtore~l: IBany Gottehrer, an assistant Resources Adn:tinistrallon .. n t recrea tion and comm u111ty- . a.eas where the:c I S the _g to the Mayor Mr. Gottchrer Wa lter E. Wa_shmgton , c_ha1rma n ; . -es t need," Mr. Lindsay said. I . . '> • • or the Housing Autho'.1ty. . a e development progra ms m deA ther ssi"nment of the . who ts 3~ y~ars old, has se1:ved Willi am H. Booth , chairma n of j I no · 11b I od 5 a : 0 t. t ' on lhc Antipoverty Operat10ns the Human Rights Commission. · . Ipressed ·neig ono ' task force Wlll be to 'l.t tac : Boa rd a nd the Special Summer Sidney Davidoff, assistant to t he ; I The 22-member group, winch Federal fund s to support the i 1966 Subcommittee. Mayor for Neighborhood P1·0- : includes nine Negroes and one program. LaSt year, New york A form er reporter Mr Gotte- grams. , . i 1 ' • . c·ty re ceived nearly $12-milhon Robe,·t M. Blum . .assistant to the ! Puerto Rican, will supervise I tl F d 1 G . ~rnnlent !hrer was a trouble shooter for Mayor for Neighborhood Little ie er a , ofov,. . c1·t Y ne1g . hb or h oo d s. c,ty . Httll ~. activities that range from the for h th c Off' E conomic' tl1e Mayor m . throug . e ice ~ . . this winter. Peter Aschk cnasy. deputy execu- , p_lacement of play streets and Opportumty, for s umm.z1 ac- , The Summ er T a sk Force is tlve directol', Dcpartmen.t or l fire-hydrant sp:11ys to tllc tivities. scheduled to hold week! meet- P a rks. . · · . spending of antipoverty fund s But the prospec ts fo r another !: t·I th ht Y ti John Foley, executive d1recto1, 1 . a t f wa lk· . d t . mgs un 1 e o wea 1er Police Athletic League. , d th '.1" e arian.,emen su ch allocation o no appear •s LarL,;, After that it 'will meet Dttvld L. Garth, special consultant ! mg lours by Mayor Lindsay bright at the moment, the , as often as is necessary. Its · to the Mayor. . through ghettos. May01· said. It was hoped that firs t meetin"' will be held Lillian Lampkin, executive direc- , In a statement announcing i a well-developed plan, prepared , Wednesday a°fternoon at City tor of the Youth Boapdj· D the appointm ent of the gro1;1p , i beforehand , might influence Hall. · Represen~lng ~e o ice C· 1Mr. Lindsay noted that the city I Congress t o appropriate money Th<! m em bers of the task partment will be· . . ·had gotten through the s um- to suppor t it f • . . t . ·t d Sanford D. Garelik, chief mspec. . · . 01 ce 1 epresen nme CI Y e- tor Franklin A Thomas depuLy me~ of 1~66 without any ma Jor Finally, the task force will partments a nd agencies. cor:imi sslon er for legal matters. racial disturbances. Summ ers coordinate ap ~ als to founda- The Mayor named Cyril D. and Lloyd G. Scaly, ass istfl·nt are pa rticula rly touch;ir beca use tions and business groups fo r Tyson of the Human Resoui:ces chi ef inspector. . ' slum dwellers escaping from money to pay for s ummer pro- Administration as vice chairA member from the Council their s tifling apartmentsgat.her g rams. . Ima n. Aga inst Poverty and two m e~in the . streets , W:hcre even a j Mr . L_indsay recal_lcd the pn- 11 Others appointed to the task bcrs from other city agencies will be na med later. s mall mc1dcnt might lead to vately financed Rhemgold Su_m- force were: violence. 1m er Concert F estival, which !___ __ _____ _ - - - -- -- ----- - ---· The generally peaceful sum - a ttracted large a udi ences at mer of 1966 was due in part , jazz, folk music, a nd rock 'n' the Mayor said, to the "ex- · roll performa nces in Central tra ordinary efforts" of scores of ·P ark las t yea r. He a.lso citerl . city officials and private volun- ' a spor ts festival for you ths teers. sponso red by Old London Foods : "From this experience we a t Prospec t P a rk a nd Ra ndalls learned many lesso ns," the May- Island. · · or went on. "Most importa nt. Last summ er the ci ty 's a nti!we learned that coordin ation of poverty program reached into 1the work of key agencies--the the comm un ities for the par;police, fire, education, anti- ticipation 0f "indi genous groups" 1poverty, and the Mayor's office in organi zing day .camps, voca-was needed a t th e hi ghest tional-trainlng courses, and trips level. This is the job the task to the country for slum children force will do." who had never been out of One of the first efforts of I their own neighborhoods. the task force will be to develop These efforts were considered a citywide networlt of adults successful. But former Parks and youngsters who are r<'· Commissioner Thom as P. F. _garded as the leaders in their !Hoving said after wa rd that communities. wha t was needed was a co. 'ordine.ting group, '·headed by one s trong man. t o steer these diverse efforts and uti li ze nil city agencies that could contribute to them. Mr. Lindsay sa id that Mrs. Thelma Johnson, a n official in th e Hum an Resou rces Adminis1trn.tion, would head a summer ant ipover ty p rog ra m. Mrs . J ohnson w ill also serve as a l ,,a I H. I °. . i I. I -·--·· - .. I J �ESTABLI SHED BY THE MAYOR AND THE BOARD OF A L DERMEN, NOVEMBER, 1DCC 1203 CITY HALL, ATLANTA GEORGIA 3030$ TELEPHONE 522·4.CS EXT. 439 MR . I nv1NG K. KALER, Ch airman THE HoNORADLE SA~! MASSELL, JR. , Presidc1't, Board oj A ldermen Ex-Officio MECI:i:ANICSV ILLE-P I TTSBURGH AREAS MEETING , WEDNESDAY, APRI L 5, 1967 at Z TON HI LL BAPTIST CHURCH, 666 Mc DANI EL ST. C0111l\1ISSION M E MBERS MR. T . M. ALEX ANDER, SR. Mn. R . IlYR0 !-1 ATTRIDGE M RS. SARA BAKER MISS HELEN BULLARD MR. R. J . BUTLER MR. RonEnT Donos l\fa. HA~!ILTON DOUGLAS, J R, Miss Hele n Bu l lard , Chairman, called the meeting to order at 7 : 4 5 P . M. F ort y -seven a tte ndance c ar ds were retur ned . Member s present: MR. C. G. EZZARD l\IoST RE\'ERE KD PAUL J. HALLINAN Mr. Rolland Maxw el l Dr . Sam Wil liams Rabb i Ja cob Roths child Mr . Clarence G. Ezzar d Mrs . Eliza K. Paschall, Executive Director Arch bishop of Atlanta MR . J OSEPH HAAS ?\:In. AL KUETTNER DR. ROBERT E . L EE 11n. ROLLAND l\IAXWELL J\fR. F . W."PATTERSON RABBI JACOB 1\1. ROTHSCHILD MR . M. o. "B uzz" RYAN Observe r s: MR. JACK SELLS lllns . MARY STEPHENS THE REVERE!-ID ~AMUEL WILLIAMS M RS. ELIZA K. PASCHALL, Executive Director Mrs . Jacob Rothschild Mr s. Ma rilyn Bald win Mr . Joseph Amisano Rep . J ohn Hoo d Miss Bu llard rema rked that the CRC wa s appo i nted by the Ma y o r and the Board of Aldermen to try to help to deal with t he pr ob lems o f l iving together . She asked t he gr oup what it cons i d ered No. 1 pr o blem in all Atlant a . Gr o up a n sw e red : " Mo n ey .. money .. money. The next pr oblem : nc lea n u p . .. c lea n u p . The y a rds, the streets . " I ndi v iduals spoke out mentioning cri me; h ousing ... n o t enough and what there is, i n a dequate. At this point, Miss Bullard invited pe o ple to get up and speak out. 1. MR . MARVI N K. MACDOWELL, 7 8 1 Hubbar d St . S. W.: Sp eaking f o r SCLC, Operati o n Breadbasket . They are hav i ng me eti ngs in the di ff e r ent neighborho ods , Mechanics v ille , Pit tsb u rgh, Grant Park , to get s ome t hin g done regard i ng hous i ng and secon d, t h e streets ... t he majority ar e dirt s t r e e ts whi c h n e e d to be pa v ed . Sa id the pe o p l e wil l have t o get up and s peak . Mi ss Bu l l a rd a s ke d if the compl aint had been ma d e t o t he city f o rma l l y or i n for mally. He s a id t he y have been to EOA cent ers i n the n eighb o rhood s . 2. MR . RUDOLPH HINES, 65 Harlan Rd . S . W. : "One of the problems in Atlanta is lack o f c o n ce r n t hat the p e op l e o f At l ant a hav e about somebody else ... For 11 months I was assista n t d i rec to r for John Hope Homes. I know how these people liv e . .. Hines c ontinued . HI don ' t represent any group but my conc ern is .. f o r all the Negroes in Atlanta .... the evils can be p i npointed i n this one ... it is inhuman . •. it is beyond the law . . . . a lady called me tonight . • . she said last month I pa id $46 rent ••• in April I pay $ 8 6 .. " On questioning from :M iss Bullard, he said this is the way rents are adjusted and computed in public housing .•. that Mr. Satterfield and Mr . Boggs are little g o ds in this town. He told of an incident where a person was seen at the car stop and since he was then piesumably working, his rent was adjusted so that he owed back rent of $490. Mr . Hines commented �Page 2 of Minutes o f Mec han icsvil l e - P itts bur gh deeting, Ap ril 5, 1 9 67 that the tenant orga nization wa s n ot eff ective since Pa ragraph 9 in the lease says the man ger of any ind iv idu a l h ousing project in Atl a nt a c an e v ict any family without written n otice f o r the re a son o f t he evi c t ion . Mr s . Pa sc hall s a id s he und erstood that readjusted retroactive. Mr . Hines said that if a person calls the the cal l is sent back t o the area manage ment office ... a the mer e fact that the tenant cal ls downt ow n makes that l in.e for eviction . rents were n o t c entral o ffi c e vicious circle ••• tenant n e xt in Mrs. Pa sc ha ll as k ed f or location o f s pe c ifi c st r eets tha~ needed repairing t o pa ss o n t o Mr. Nix on. Group : " McDani el St re et .. . it is a hazard . Bas s Street . .. from Cooper to McDani el. Pry o r .• . Minor a St ree t to the stadium. " In the group' s op ini on, f o rmal complaints o n these st reet s have .prob ably ~ one in t o the wa steb a s ket . A wo man remarked tha t on the weekends , teenagers tear them (the roads) up . 0 3. REV o L. C. CLACK, 591 Pulliam St. SW.: He objec t s to Coll ier Street being z o ned for commer ci a l use . Thinks it unnecessary ..• commercial district ~ready ou t t o Fulton Indust ial Boulevard . Adv ised he had been to one zoning meeting . Said he was ma k ing a statement right then r equesting it b e kept resident i al. To ld Dr . Willi a ms he th ou g ht they should nttend the zoning mee t ings . Dr . Williams s k ept ic al ab o ut the effective ness of zoning hearings. Miss . Bullard to next speaker: "Are you spea k ing as an individ u al?" 4 . MR . EDWI N MOODY , 24 1 Doane St . S . W. nFor once in my life ! " Said h e ag - eecJ wit h Dr . Willi a li1S ab out zoning comm ittee . Has sever a 1 re commend a tions f o r Comm ission to pr esent to "city fathers" as foll o ws : a. "Top issue is ap poi n t ee s ... most of prob lems b loom fr o m pe o ple app oint ed t ha t kn o w o r care very little fo r t h e p r oblems ... how c a n a well fed per so n know actually h ow a hu ngr y p erson f eels .. how can a p e r son in a mansio n k now h ow a p e r son in a r a gged, subst a ndard house lives? b . " Tax dol l ars - start to spend :fu nd to l abor where i t has been ne gl ected •. in Mechanicsville , Summerhill , Pittsburgh . c . "Hire us on a qualified man- to-man basis ... in the Ge or gi a State Employment Service , it hasn't stopped ... d. "Laws voted by legislature . . almost any tax increase is helping poverty . . Atlanta's sewage t a x falls on the tenants • . . our representatives voted themselves raises .. this means more tax f 6r the po o r man to pay. I will not vote for a single person offering f o r re - electi o n next time and I hope you will follow the s ame example . e. "I will conclude with planning , z o ning and housing .. to get a house you have to get it zoned from a to z , to get commercial you have to aet it zoned from a to z, same for schools . .. when y o u go before the zoni;g committee, you don't make A, you done lost out • •. these departments should be one and a n allowance should be made for elderly homeowners ••• mernbers, please don't ?ome out and listen and place it in file 13--come out here and do something a bout this •• . there is a long hot summer coming ••• I got �Page 3 o f Minut es of hlechanicsville - P~tts burgh Mee~ing , April 5 , 196 7 k i ds in the s c hools and those t~o - for - a - qua~ter r i des c ome dear for me ... State Ca pitol r e increase) ..• the Co~ i ssion (Publi c Serv ic e ) wi ll h o ld a he~ring .. . the more of us get there the less chance t hey will get to raise . . . Sommerville will get mad but I h ave got t o pay Mr . Sommerville . ( he menti oned meeting a t Remarked that not voting for those presently in office mi g h t let ~he n ext o ne know n o t to vote h imself a raise. On questioning by a reporter, rema r k ed that the Ge o rgia State Employment Servic e s till g o es by a color 1_ ine. . 5. MRS . ETHEL SHAW, 592 Wh i te h all Terrace. Complained o f sur r ounding apartme nt bu ild ings hav i ng n o janitors . "Have c alled City Ha ll fiv e times , writ t en t o Iva n Al le n, J r . . . . the inspe c tor came o ut and went ar o u n d a nd c leaned up o ne ti me . . . been n o o ne s ince. Don't know wh o t he landlo rd s o f buildings are .... . . apartment t 600 1/hitehall Te rrace is ridic ul o u s. " ( _ is c u s s ion between Mrs . Shaw and person in group re co nta c ting her ar e a bl o ck c hai r man f o r c orre c tive action . ) 6. REP. J OHN HOOD , 124 Dis t rict, 802~- Pryor St . S . W. I n c h eck i ng, he f o und that mo tels are going in thi s area. P r y o r St . area sewe r pr o blem is a hazard .•. on a rainy day your car will a lmost dr own o u·t . Commi ssi o n s hould rec ommend to City Hall s ome thing be done . Need a scho o l t o g o a long with 650 apartment units planne d for construction o n McDaniel St . Constructi o n (of the school) has not st a rted and if it is to b e finished within the allo tted time , they will have t o g et o n t he ball (they bein g the Bd . of Edu c ation) to get property in this ar e a . Mr . Hood advised h e had v o ted for salary increase. One person reported a riv e r when it r ains on Ira Street where he lives a nd a horr i b l e mess afte r war ds. 7. MRS . ROSA BROWN, Cha irman of Area Block 4 2, EOA . Adressing Mr. Hood: "The pe o p l e on Garbaldi Street have been aski n g for a light . " Cited dange r s of d ar k a re a . Se wer too s mall on Steve ns and Sa nders St . .. st ays stopped up a ll the time. (Light o n Ga rib a ldi between Ba ss & Stephens.) Mrs . Pas c hall advis e d t ha t t he cit y is b e g i nn i n g a l i ghti ng mo dernizat i o n p l a n - asked that she be advised o f specia l places where lights ar e needed takes six to e i ght weeks bec ause the Boa rd o f Ald ermen h a s to pass a reso lutio n f o r eac h l oc a tion. Group : "Vle have asked for a light at Rockwe l l a n d Mc Daniel. 396 Baker i s broke up . " Mr . Moody speaking again asked why the pla n ners and the zoning committee don't get together on the Model Ci t y plan - wo rk in pla ces goi ng to be wasted office building was t o be built o n Richards on and Cent ra l - neighborhood protested - protes t ed on I - 20 . I f c omme r cia l comes into ne i ghbo rhood, r e sidents might as well pick up and leave . Mrs . Paschall reported what Mr. Gladin told her about the Model City program - the application from City of Atlanta to Federal Government is for $500,000 to pay for a year of planning and at the end of the year would come a grant to put the plans into effect •. if grant is approved, they will want to meet with thG people in the community to talk about what kind of neighb?rhood the peop~e want - the more _prepared the people are to talk about what tney want , the s~ronger the plan will be when it gets going. �Page 4 o f Mi nutes o f ~e c h a nic svil le - P it t s burgh Me et ing , Ap ril 5, 196 7 . 11 !\~r . Mr . Hood sp e ak i ng a g ain: Ezzar- d and I ar e in a p eculiar situat ion be c a use the las t t wo meet ings I ha ve f o u nd myself with t h e Comm i ssio n in the nei ghb o rhood i n whi c h I liv e ancl I h ave been tr y i ng t o ke ep up wi t h it a s muc h as p ossib l e . " Thinl~s a st r oqg or g a nizati o n wi ll be needed i n Atla n t a i f i t g et s t he grant . Th in~s o ne a nd a h a lf million dolla rs is a s mall sum. Mr . Bl a c k wel l a n d Mr . Th omp s o n (c o n g ress me n fro m 4 th and 5th Distri c ts ) ha v e g o t a l o t o f co r respo nd e nce a gainst it - d o ub ts if 5 o f pres ent gro up hav e wr itten t wo co ngr ess rle n to supp o rt the pr o ject. Need to g e t b al l r olli ng f or mo d e l c it y . I f turne d down , wi l l a p p l y to pri vate sourc e. Th ink s t h e st adium has help e d south side a l ot . Regard i n g bar e apa rtment s , t h ink s Comm ission c o u ld re commend t ha t ther e be s ome l i a ison pers o n t o v isit apa r t me n t de velo pme nt s t o . ma k e sure pe ople eep the m up - t hey a re unsanitary o n Commerc e Street . . . Primr ose . .. . Jo u1 n al re p orte r asked : "Wi th t he inte r st a te syst e m and t he s tad i u m, rt makes slum are a s p r ime busines s site s in t h e future and i s it the Comn.iss i on ' s obj ect i ve t o k ee p this residential ar ea - a n d k eep o ut busines s e s a ndwhat is t he ov erall ob jec tiv e in t h is are a ? " 1 Dr . Wi lliams re f er r ed h i m t o the ordina n ce s etting up the Comm ission . Business o f Comm i s sion is to see t ha t the re is peace and h a rmo ny in t h e c omm un ity a nd just i ce do ne wh ere p eop l e l iv e . Moody a nd Ezzar d and ot her people hav e s aid that the p eople i n t h e c i ty will ha ve s o mething t o s ay a b ou t wha t ha p p ens r e t h e model c ity and we h a ve n o p ositi o n .. th e pe op l e wh o li v e there must b e t a k e n i n to a cc o u nt •. o ur co nc e r n is what happ e ns to pe ople .. wo u ld th at s a tis fy y o u? Rep o rter : The eco n o mic fa ctor s mean t hat t his wou ld be a tr e me nd o u s b us i ne s s a rea . Dr . Wil liams : ' ' One o f the t h i ngs wr o n g wi th thi s t o wn .. we pl a ce e co no mi c oppor tunity bef o r e t he i n te r est o f pe o p l e .. I do n' t k n o w if he want s t h es e notes or not bec a us e the s e a re n ' t wh at you wan t t o put i n t he ne wspap e r •.. ! am o ff e nd e d ab o u t Amer ic a on t h i s . . America o ffend s me a t t hi s poin t .. . t hee e t hin g s matter i~ Amei ic a •. that is pr o f i t , p r ofits and pr o per ty and then we s ay t o h ell wi th peop l e . . we h 3 ve g ot t o cor re ct tha t . .. people h a ve b een l~v ing here for a l o ng t ime and .. o u r ( ea rly ) past o r here had t o c a rry o n a f i ght t o k ee p p e o p le from being evi c ted he re ... now be c ause of t h e s t adi u m we h ave c ome to se e wha t prime property th i s . .. i s .• yo ung man , I h o pe y ou ge t a little c onv e r s i o n here and see tha t pe o ple ar e mor e i mp or tan t than pr o pe rty .. a nd when we d o we wi ll see that Ameri c a is a gr e a t p l ace a nd if we do n' t p eop l e ar e goi n g t o b e d oome d ••.. Ther e was a que s t i o n regard i ng whe t her or n ot t o g o a hea d and i mpr ove p ro per t y o n Winds o r S t . Miss Bullard s ugg este d c alling City P l a nni ng Department, Mr. Hood was c r it ical of the appli c at ion f o r t h e Mod el Cit y . I t sh o ws on the policy making level the mayor , two a l derme n ( Al deredge and Cook) and one private member (busine ss c ommunity repre s enta ti v e) but no representatives from the community. There was a consensus o f the gr o up th a t the y have representatives from the commun i ty. Disc u s s i o n reveal e d t hat a cti o n is expec te d on the model city program in May . And that Mr . Gladin o f the Ci ty Planning Departaent does anticipate involving the n ei ghborh o od pe o ple , Mrs . Pa sc hall pointed out, the more organized and ready t he commu n i ty i s t h e b e t t er . She s uggested a �Page 5 of Minutes of Mechanicsville - Pitts b u~g: eeting , Ap _i l 5 , 1967. joint meeti·1g of all mod el c ~Y are a s sponsored by a ll groups and have Gladin, Buc hanan and -'iorford coi1e t o ans we ques ti ons re h ou si ng . Ma yb e a good idea to form a permanent joint group o rga niz a t i o n . A woman in t h e gr oLp st ated that she had written President Johnson and was referred to some pe ople i n lanta who s ay it v ill be one year bef ore the mode l city plan is e ff ective and shews u nhappy wi th just wai ting which is wha t t h ey had been doing fo a long time . Mr . lood remarked t ha t t he appl ication was in and the c i ty a minist rati on wa s ge tting ready and now the people had to get i nvo l ved . Rev . L. Te r rill: Made a plea to set up a joint meeting o f a ll groups i nvolved in model c ity application to talk with City Plann ing Department s ta ff. Mr . Hood adv ised that a meeting was held in Summerhil l last week and t hey bad agreed at t ha t mee ti ng to try to arrange a joint mee ting in 3 weeks a·_d everybody wou ld be advised . On a motion raade by Rev . Ter rill and se conded, a resolution t hat a meetin g o f a l l t he people in Peopl-9 stown , Summerhi11, Me chanicsville, etc ., be held in April was passed . Mr . Moody : shouldn't s a y wha t he is trying t o tell me .• the mayor c ame out with two meetings before wit h mo re people and said what d o you wan t? •. wh e n t ha t thing got to Wash i ngt o n what was in there was what t h e ma yor want ed nnd not us • • If you don't argue about it now just save y our breat h child bec ause the may o r done got it tha~ t hick and you haven 't said the wo rd . Before ad journi ng, Mis s Bullard expla · ned t:.e Co,nmi ssion has no p o - icy making powers and i ts purpose is to t ake back to the c ity administ ra tion expression~ of what the groups consider t h eir problen~. Vhen asked if t hey felt t ey had had t he i r say , the g roup replied Yes, Yes , thank you ~ One last commen t f r o . . . n i n g r oup re b uses coming down Wes t Ave . ue : I think that if the tr ~2i ~ c o ld as k for more money I thin~ we could ask for mo re transport a tion •• n Mi s s Bu ll a rd thank ed t h e people for coming a nd told them if t hey wanted to as k a personal question , to c ome down f ront . The Mee t ing was adjour ned at 10 : 30 approxi ma t e ly . .J �MU 1IT~ R lL TKO ESTABLISHED BY THE MA YOR AND THE B OARD OF ALDERMEN, NOVEMBER, 1DCC 1!!0S Chairman THE HONORA BLE SAM MASSELL, JR., Ea:-Offioio Prcaidcn t, Board of Aldermen CITY H A LL, ATLANT,1 GEORGIA sosoa TELEPHONE 52!!•4-+CS EXT. 499 MR . I RV I NG K . KALER , COMMISSION ll!Ell!BERS MR . MECHANI CSV ILLE - PITTSBURGH'. AR.!!.A S MEETING, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5, 1967 at ZION HILL BAPTI ST CHURCH, 666 Mc DANIEL ST. T . M. ALEXANDER, Sn. MR. R . BYRON ATTRID GE: Miss Helen Bullar d, Chairman, c alle d the mee ting to order at 7 : 45 P . L F o rty-s even attendance c ard s were retur ned. Members present: MRS. SARA BAKER Miss H ELE N BULLARD Mn. R. J. BUTLER MR . ROBERT Donas .'11R. HA)!ILTON DOUGLAS, J R, MR. C. G. EZZARD Mr . Roll and Maxw ell Dr . Sam Willi ams Rabb i J a cob Roths child Mr . Cl arence G. Ezzard Mrs . Eliza C. Paschall , Ex ecutive Director l\IosT REVERE:-D PAUL J . HALLINAN A. rchbi.sl,op of Atlanta MR. J OSEPH HAAS l\fn. A L KUETTNER DR. ROBERT E. L EE ?11R. ROLLAND MAXWELL ?11R. F. W."PATTERSON RABBI JA COB M. ROTHSCHILD MR . llf. 0. " Buzz " RYA N Observers: MR . JACK S ELLS MRS. M:ARY S TEPHE~ S T HE REVERE:<D SAMU EL WILLIAMS MRS . ELIZA K. PA SCH ALL, Executive Director Mrs . Jac o b Rothsc h ild Mrs . Mar ilyn Baldw in Mr . Joseph Am isano Rep . John Ho od Miss Bullard remar ked that the CRC was appointed by the May or and the Board o f Aldermen to try t o help t o deal with the prob le ms o f living together . She asked the gr oup wha t it considered No . 1 pr oblem in all Atlanta . Group answered: "Mo ney .. money .. money . The next pr oblem : "Clean up ... clean up. The yards, the st:teets.n Individuals spoke out menti o ning c rime; h ousing ... n ot enough and what there is, inadequate. At this point , Miss Bullard invit e d p eople to get up and spea k out. 1. MR. MARVIN K o MACDOWELL, 781 Hubbard St . S . W.: Speak ing f o r SCLC, Operation Breadbasket. They are having meetings in the d i ffe ent neighborhoo d s, Me c hani csville, Pittsburgh , Grant Park, to get something done regarding housing and second, the streets ... the majority are dirt s treets which need to be paved . Said the people will have to get up and spea k . Miss Bullard a sked if the complaint had been made to t he city formally or informally . He s aid they hav e been to EOA ce n ters in the neighborhoods . 2. MR . RUDOLPH HINES , 65 Har lan Rd . S.W. : "One of the pr oblems in At la nta is lac k of concern that the people of Atlanta have about somebody else ... For 11 mo n ths I wa s assistant director f o r John Hope Homes. I know how these pe ople live .•• Hines continue d . "I don't represent a ny group but my concern is . • for all the Negroes in Atlanta .•. . the evils can be pinp ointed in this one ... it is inhuman . •. it is beyond the law .... a lady called me tonight .•. s he s aid last month I pa id $46 rent ..• in April I pay $86 .. " On questioning from :M is s Bullard, he said this is the wa y rents are adjusted and c omputed in public housing ... that Mr . Satterfield and Mr . Boggs are little g o ds in this town . He told of an inbident wh e re a per son was see n at the car stop and since he was then presumably worki ng, his rent was adjust e d so that he owed back rent of $490 . Mr. Hines commented �Page 2 o f iinutes o f Mech a nicsvi lle -Pittsburgh Maet i ng , April 5, 1967 that the tenant o rga n ization wa s n ot effective since Paragraph 9 in t h e le as e says the manger of any individual h ous ing pr o ject in Atl n t a can e v ict any family with o ut written n otice f or the r e as on o f the eviction. Mr s. Pa sc ha ll s id she retr o activ e. Mr . Hine s said the c all is sent ba c k to t he the mere fact t hat the tenan t line for eviction. und erst ood that r ea dju sted that if a per son ca l ls the area management o ffi ce ... a c alls downt ow n makes that rents were n o t c entral office vicious ci r cl e ... tenant next i n Mrs . Pa sc ha ll a s ke d f o r locati o n o f s pe ci fi c s treet s that needed repairing to pass o n to Tu r. Nixon . Group: " McDanie l St r eet .. . it is a ha z ard . Ba ss Street .•. from Cooper to McD a n iel. P ry o r .•. Mino ra Street to t h e stad ium . " In the group's opinion, f o rmal complaint s o n the se streets have probably g one int o the wast eb a s ket . A wo ma n remarked that on the weekends, t ee na gers te ar them (the roads) up. 3 . REV o L. C . CLACK, 5 91 Pu lliam St . SW.: He ob jects to Collier Street being zoned for commer c ial use . Thinks it un ne ces sary .. oc ommercial district already out t o Fulton Industr i al Boul evard . Adv ised he had bee n to o ne zoning meet i ng . Said he was maki n g a statement right then requesting it b e kept resident i al. To ld Dr . lfilliams he th ou g ht they sh o uld attend the zoni ng meetings . Dr . Williams s kept ic al ab o ut the effe c tiveness o f zonin g he ar i ngs. Miss . Bullard to next speaker: "Are you s peaking as an individu a l?" 4 . MR . EDWIN MOODY, 241 Doane St . S . W. ttFor once in my life! " Sa i d he agreed wit h Dr . Williams ab o ut z o ning committee . Has several recommend ations f o r Comm ission t o present to "city fathers" a s foll o ws : a. "Top iss ue is appointees ... most_ of proble ms bloom from pe o pl e appoint e d t ha t know or care very little for the pr oblems .. . how can a we ll fed per son know a ct ually h ow a h u ngry perso n feels .. how c a n a pers on in a mansi on kn o w how a person in a r agge d , s ubstandard house lives? b . "Ta x dollars - start to spend fund to lab or where it ha s been neglected .• in Me c han ics v ille, S ummerhill , Pitt sburgh. c. "Hire us o n a qualif ied ma n - t o -man basis .•. in the Georgia State Employmen t Servi ce , it hasn ' t sto pped .•. d . "Laws voted by legislature . • almos t a n y t ax incre as e is helping poverty . Atlanta ' s sewage t ax falls on the tena nts .. . our r ep resenta ti ve s voted themselves raises .. this me ans mor e t ax f6r the p oo r man to pay. I will n ot vote for a single person offering f o r re -election next time a nd I hope you will follow the same example. 0 e. "I will conclude with planning , zoni ng and h o us ing .. to get a house you have to get it zoned from a to z , to get commercial you have to aet it zoned from a to z, same for schools .. . when you go before the zoni~g committee , you don't make A, you · done lost out .•• t hese departments should be one and an allowance should be made f o r elderly homeowners ••• members, please don't ?Orne out and listen and place it in file 13--come out here and do something about this •.• there is a long hot summer coming •.. I got �Pa ge 3 o f Mi n ut e s of Mecha n i c svi l le - Pittsbur g h Meet · ng, A· r i l 5, 1 96 7 k i d s in the s c h o ols and t h os e t vo - f o : - a - qua ··te r ri de s come dear for me ... ( he menti oned mee t i ng a t Sta t e C p it o l ~e i ncr ea se) . .. the Co~ nissi o n ( Pub l ic Serv ic e ) wi ll h o l d a h e ar i ng .. . t he mo r e of us g e t t h er e th e less c ha n ce they will g et to ra i s e ... Somme rv ille wi ll g et mad but I h a ve got t o pa y Mr . Sommerville . Remarked th a t n o t v ot ing f o r thos e p·es en t ly in of fi ce might let ~he nex t o ne know not t o v o te hims el f a r a i s e. 0 q u e stio n i ng b y a re port er , r e marked that the Georg ia St a t e •mpl o yment Servi c e s t i ll g o es by a color l i ne . 5. rns. ETHE L SHAW , 592 Whi teha 1 1 Terrac e . Complained o f s urro u n d ing ap a rt 1r ent b uild ings ha v i ng n o j ani t o1·s. " Hav e c all e d Ci ty Hal l fiv e ti mes, wr itt ,sm to I v a n Al le n , Jr . . . . t h e i nspect o r c ame o ut a nd went ar o und and c leaned up o ne ti me ... been n o o ne s i n ce . Do n't kno,i wh o t he land l o rds o f b u i dings are . . ... . apa r tment at 600 Wh i t e hal l Te rr ace i s r id ic ul ou s. ( Di scussion b e tween Mrs . Sha w a nd p e rson in gr o up r e co n t a c t ing h er ar ea bloc k c hai r man f o r cor re c t i v e act io n .) 6. RE P. J OHN HOOD , 124 Dis t ri c t , 802 ~- Pry o r St . S . W. I n c h ec king, h e found th a t mo tels are g o ing in thi s ar e a . P r y o r St . area s ewe r pr oblem i s a ha z ard ... o n a rai n y d a y your c a r wi ll a l most dr own o u-t . Commi ssion s h o uld rec ommend t o City Hall s ome t h i ng be d o ne . Need a s c ho o l t o g o a l o n g with 650 a pa rt ment un i ts planned f o r c ons t ruc ti o n o n Mc Danie l St . Co nstruc tio n ( of t h e s c h oo l) h a s not sta r ted and i f it is t o .be finished wit h in t he a llo tted time, they will ha v e t o g e t o n the ball (t hey b e i n g the Bd . o f Edu c at ion ) to get pr op e r ty in this ar e a . Mr . Hood advis ed h e had v o te d f or s a l a ry increa s e . One pe r son r e p o r t ed a r i ve r when it r a i ns o n I ra Street where he lives and a h o rrib l e mess a fte rward s . 7. MRS . ROSA BRO'\lN, Chairma n o f Ar ea Block 42 , EOA . Ad r essing Ir. Ho od : " The pe op le on Gar'..!Daldi St r eet have b e en asking f or a li gh t." Ci . . . ed danger s o f dark a r e a . Sew er t oo small on S te vens a nd Sa nde r s St . .. s tay s s topped up a l l t he t ime . ( Ligh t o n Garib a ld i b et we en Ba ss & St e p h ens . ) Mrs. Pa sc ha ll a dvised t ha t the city i s beginn ing a l i ghti ng mo d ern i zat i on p l an - as k ed t hat she b e ad vised o f s p e c ial pl a ces where lights ar e needed takes six to eigh t wee k s b e c aus e the Board o f Alde r me n ha s t o pa ss a res o luti o n f or each loc a tion . Gr oup : "Vle hav e a s k ed for a light at Rock Vi el l and Mc Da n ie l . 3 96 Ba k e r is brok e up . " Mr . Mo o dy spe ak ing a g a in a s k ed why the planners a nd t h e zon ing co~mit t ee don ' t ~e t t oget her o n t he Model City plan - wo rk i n p l a c e s going to b e wasted offic e b uil ding was to b e bui lt on Ri c hard so n a nd Centra l - nei ghb orhood p r otes t e d - p ro test e d on 1- 2 0. I f comme r c ial co me s i n to neighb o rhood, resident s mi g h t as well pi c k u p a nd lea v e. Mrs. Pnschal l rep o r t e d what Mr . Gla d in t old her ab out t h e Mod e l City program - the appli c ati o n fr om City of Atlanta t o Federal Gove rnment i s for $500 , 000 to pay f o r a yea r o f pl an ni ng and a t t h e end o f t he y e ar ~ oul come a grant to put t he p l ans i nto effect .. if g r a nt is a pp r o v e d , they wi l l want t o meet with thG peopl e in t he co mmu nity to t a l k ab o ut wha t k i nd of n~ i ghbfrho~d the pe o ple want - the more_p r e pa re d t h e p eople are to talk about wnat tney want, the stronger the p l a~ wi ll b e when i t ge t s g oi ng . �Page 4 of Minutes of Mecha nicsvill e - P itts burgh Mee ti ng , Ap ril 5, 1967 . Mr. Hood s peaking again : HIik . Ezzard and I a Te in a p eculiar situation because the last t wo meetings I hav e found myself wi t h t h e commission in the nei ghb o r hood i. whi ch I live ancl I have b een trying to ke ep up wit h it ~s much as possib l e. Thinhs a str oqg or ganization will be needed in Atla nta i f it gets the grant. Thinks o ne and a half millio n dolla s i s a small sum. Mr . Blac kw ell and Mr . Th onpson (congress men fro m 4th and 5th Districts) have got a lot o f co r respondence aga inst it - doubts if 5 of present group hav e wr itten two co ngr essmen t o support t h e pr oject. Need to get b all rolli ng for mod el city. If turned down, will apply to private source. Think s t he st adi um has helped south side a l ot. Regardi ng bare apartments, think s Commission cou ld reco mmend t ha t thexe be some li a ison person t o visit apartment d evelo pments to.make sure pe ople k eep them up - they are unsanitary on Commerce Street ... Primrose .... Jou:;.·na l re p orter ::isked : " Wi t h the interstate sys tern and the stadium, it makes slum areas p r i me bu sines s sites in th e future and is it the Co~1iss i on's obje ctive to k eep this residen tial area and kee· out businesses andvihat is t h e overall objective i n this area?" Dr. Wi llia ms ref erred h im to the ordina nc e setting up t he Comm ission. Business of Commissio n is to see that ther e is pe ac e a n d harmony in the commun i t y a nd justice d o ne where p eop le li v e. Moody and Ezz ar.d and ot her people h av e s aid th at the people in the c i ty wil l hav e something t o sa y about what happens re t h e model c ity and ,1e ha ve no p osition .. the pe ople wh o live ther e must be ta k en int o a cco unt •. o ur concern is what happens to peop le .. wou ld that satisfy yo u ? ep o rt er: The e conomic fa ctor s me an that th is would b e a tre mend o u s business area . Dr . Wi l liams : "One o f the t~ings wrong with this town .. we pl ace economic opportunity before the i nterest of people .. I don 't know if he wan ts these notes o r not because these aren 't what y ou want to put in the newspaper •.. ! am offended about America on this .. Ameri ca of fends me at this poin t ... t hee e thi ngs matter i~ Ameiica .• that is pr o fi t, profits and property and then we say to hell with people . . we have got t o correct that . .. people have been l ~ving here for a long time and .. our (e arly ) pastor here had to carry on a f i ght to k ee p people from being evicted here ... now be c ause of the stadium we have c ome t o see what prime property this ... is .. young man , I hope you get a li t tle conversi on here and see that people are more imp o rtant than property .. and when we do we will see that America is a grea t place and if we d o n't people are going to be doomed .•.. There was a question regarding whether or n o t to go ahead and imp rove property on Wind sor St. Miss Bullard suggested calling City Planning Department, Mr . Hood was critical of the application for the Mode l City . It sho~s on the policy making level the mayor , two aldermen (Alderedge and Cook) a nd one private member (business community representative) but no representatives from the community. There was a consensus of the group that they have representatives from the community. Discussion revealed that ac tion is expected on the model city program in May. And that lir . Gladin of the City Planning Departoent does anticipate involving the neighborhood people , Mrs . Paschall pointed out, the more organized and ready the com.mun~ ty is the better. She sugges t ed a �Page 5 o f Winutes of ~ ec hnnic s ville - Pittsbu _gh ·1eet ing , Apr il 5 , 1967 . jo i nt meeting of all model city a reas spo·1so~·ed by ull groups and have Glndin , Buchanan and ~ a ff ord co~e to answer questions re housing . Ma ybe a g ood idea to form a permanent joint grou _ orga niza tion. A woman in the group st ated t ha t s he had written Presidenk Johnson a nd was referred to some people in Atl an t a who say it will be one year before the mo d e l c ity plan is effective and she wa s u nhappy with just waiting wh ich is what the y had b ee n do ing for a l ong time o 1lr . :oo d remarked t hat the application was in and t h e city administration was getting ready and now the people had to get involved . ev . L. Terrill : Made a plea to set up a joint meeting o f all groups i nvolved in model c ity application to talk with City Planning Department st a ff. Mr . Hood advised that a meeting was held in Summe rhill last week and they ha d agreed at that meeting to try t o arrange a joint meeting in 3 weeks ad everybody wo u l d be advised . On a motion made by Rev . Terrill and seconded , a resolution t hat a meeting of all t he people in Pe ople stown, Su ~IBrhill, Mechanicsville , etc., be h eld in April was passed . Mr . Moody: sho uldn ' t s a y what he is trying t o tell me . . the mayor came out with t vi o meetings before with more people and s a id what d o y ou wa nt? • . i, ;he L that thing got to Wash ing ton what was in there was what the ma yo r wanted nnd not us • . If you don't argu e a b out it now just save y our brea t h c h ild bec ause the mayor done got it tha~ t hic k and you haven't said the wo rd . Be fore adj~urning, Miss Bullard exp ained t he Co,mis s ~on has no policy making powers and i t s purpose is to t ake ba ck to t h e city admin istration expressi o ns of wha t the g roup s consid er their pr ob lems. Vhen as k ed if they felt t hey had had t heir say, the group replied Yes , Yes, t hank you ~ One las -'.:; comment f ro ..1 .. .:: n i n gr oup re b uses coming down V:T es t Avenue : think that if the tra rsi·- c uld ask f or more money I thin~ we could ask for mo re t ranspo r t ation • • " nr Miss Bullard thanked t he pe o p l e for coming and told t hem if t hey wanted t o ask a pers onal question , to c ome own front . The Mee t{ng was adjourned at 10 : 30 approximately . �Communi ty Rela t i ons Commission 12 03 Ci ty Ha l l Atlanta , Ge or gia Northwe st Ar e a Ne i ghb orhood He a r i ng 2 Wed nesday 2 Apri l 19 , 1967 a t Allen Templ e AME Ch urch , 7 :30 P. M. Mr . Charles Hart, cha irma n of t he EOA CNAC, who had arran ged for the meeting, had served on the Human Relations Committee appointed by the Board of Aldermen, which pr eceded t h e Commission. plained the formation of t h e Commission , and said it was He . ex11 des igne.d to find out needs and problems of the cityu . Commission member s pres e nt - Mr . Robert Dobbs , Chairman ; Rabbi Jacob Rothsch ild, ?-fr. Byron Attridge, Mr. R. S. Butler, and Mrs. El iza Pascha ll , Execu ti ve Di r ector . 1. Mr . Willia m Brown , 84 7 Ger t r ud e Pla ce. Po l l u t ed s tream betwe en Ger trude Pl a c e, and Horte nse Place ; off e nsive od ors, ha ve to c lose wind ows. Had c ont ac t ed Mr. Re spress , wh o had rep li ed t hat he needed a b ond issue f or new sewers; wrote Mayor; Health Department s a id to write c ity; no thing done . 2. Mrs. Gayne lle Byr d , 1894 Tremont Drive , N. W. Street pa vi ng problems on Anderson and Simpson; Di xie Hill s Circle too narrow ; nee d turnar ound paved; area confusing and street sign s confusing , almost imposs i ble to give dire cti ons. 3. Mrs. Mary Williams, 2041 Moreh ouse Drive, N. Wo, 799-8 001 0 Dixie Hills Civic Club: need cros s walk at Newb erry Chape l, a t Spe lman and Simpson Road; need " Slow School" s ign on we s t s i d~ of Simpson Road from Dixie Hills Circl e to protec t children goi ng to W. White School; Parks Department promised 2 years ag o to fix Recreation Center at Anderson Park; need police protection at Dixie Hills Plaza against �2 teenagers who gang up against people trying to get through the area. Rothschild, etc. asked if they have tried to solve the problem; Attridge asked if they are local teenagers; Mrs. Williams said they don't know. Mr . Dobbs said it t akes police 15 minutes to arrive when they are called, "why so long?" 4. Mr. John Howard, 2105 Baker Road. Teenagers in park near his home throw trash in his yard; urges playlot at Baker and North Avenue. 5. Mrs. Jud ge Barlow, 60 Edwin Place, N. W., 794-1224. Put trash on streets, stays 2 to 3 weeks, wants schedule; teenagers siphon gas out of car, takes police "an hour to come"; big boys at Perry Homes run off small chi l dre n from playlots. 6. Mr. Andr ew Hill, 1623 Westview Drive, S. W., 753-0132. Former Manager of apartments, dismissed because he checked the buildings ; a gents don't care, just so they get their money; people should not be "afraid to the truth." 7. Mr. Robert Ba ldwin , 264 Richard.s on, N. W., 794-7901. Tur ner Hi gh PTA; unde rsta nds Turner Hi gh going on double session. Dr. Bowen says they will k now about it. i n t he stree t s . This would mean 1000 child r en Mr. Davis s a ys 330 seniors, 370 11th graders , 320 10th gr aders dismi ssed at 12; 500 8th graders, 490 9th gr a der s i n streets un t il noon . to do. Teenager s d o n ot ha ve en ough construc tive t hings 3 00 girls did n ot fi ni sh at one high sch ool on double sess ion last year because of pregnancy . Wi th 10 p or t a ble units could av oi d double sessions. Mr . Dobbs said Archer will go on double session in September too . · Rabbi Rothschild asked if there were objections to portable units. �3 Group agreed would prefer p or t a ble units to double session. 8. Mrs. D. Shaw , 2232 Verbena Street, # 10, Dixie Hills Apt., 794-9065. Complained of rats , has cal led Rode nt Control, still bad. 9. Mr . Otis Montgome ry , 730 Hor t ense Place, N. W. ( Hortense Community Club). Steel cable tower in middle of street; city owns land, Ga. Power owns tower, can't get anybody to t a ke it down; s ewe rage inadequa te , can't walk in street when it rains ; Hortense and Florence Streets need resurfacing; dogs run loose. (Commission member s J a ck Sells and T. M. Alexande·r arrived; a lso Alderman Q. V. Williamson ). 10. Mrs . Ed. W. Hal l, 1999 Baker Road, N. W. 794-3949. Blind c urve, childre n pla ying i n streets; va cant house , yard gr own up , a bandoned s tation wagon on Arlingt on Ci r cle; he r s on, a long with other t eenage rs , gets out of s ch ool at 12 : 2 0 ( Fulton Hi gh), "use d t o kn ow a c hi l d wa s out of s c h oo: when y ou saw h im in t h e s tre ets , now you don ' t kn ow if he i s c oming or going t o s chool; n othing t o d o but break windows . 11 . Mrs . Daisy B . Sti nson , 2056 Arling ton Circle, N. W. Need trees trimmed and l ight in midd l e of street, would help wome n coming home fr om work . 12. Mr . Sidney T . Dennis , 645 S . Evelyn Place, S . W. 794- 123 6. Has 4 children in school, refused t o sign s chool ass i gnment form for next year; no use for parent and child t o make request if area Supt . and Principal can make ass ignment too late f or an appeal; should be _notified of assignments in time· to reques t another one, not just �sent back to present school; when school goe.s on double session (uextended day"), should have supervised recreation program. Mrs. English, assistant Principal at West Fulton, explained that the school assignmen t form is part of the law; ask to return forms as soon as possible; those requesting transfers sent to area Supt.; if request transfer to another area, sent to Supt. of that area; notified "as soon as processed' '. Mr. Dobbs asked if other area Supt. has authority to decide. Williamson asked if decision may be appealed to Supt. Mr. Mrs. English said she did not kn ow. 13. Mrs. Pearlina Jone s, 1153 Wilkes Circle, N.. W., # 176. Pipes burst on Wi lkes Circle, sewerage odor bad; need light behind apartments; are all projects costs the same? Prices for screen doors vary, some $1.50, some $3.50 ; she has re ported to the manager. Mr . At tridge asked if she was satisfied. with public h ousing? Mrs . Jones said she i s interested in other people, particularly older people; is it possible to have copi es of rules and regulations? 14. Mrs. Lewis .Johnson, 11 93 Wilkes Cir cle, # 148. Rent has increased twice within a year; income has stayed the same. 15 . Mrs . Margaret Phillips , 1193 Wi lkes Circle, #143, 792-8742. Charged $12 .50 for½ a scre~n door; cashier sa id should have had correct change f or paying rent. 16. Mrs. Blanche Matthews, 12 75 Wilkes Circle, N. W. #81. $~17.70 income, manager says it is $3,598; says it is "anticipated income"-how does he know how much to anticipate? 17. Mr. 1,!esley Jo Mapp , 1240 Wilkes Circle, N. Wo New rent charges are more than ne makes a month, moved into public hou~ing fairly recently; will move out as soon as he can. �5 18. Mrs. Mary E. Peek, 1165 Wilke s Cir cle, #1 64. Husband disabled, live on social security and her salary as a Nurse's Aide.; income same. in April as last September, rent went up. 19. Mrs. Frankie. M. Deans 7 1207 Walden Street, #432. As supply in school cafeteria, makes $37.50 a week. Husband started driving cab(?); rent increased from $37 to $80; has 2 teenage daughters. "Go to bed early, nothing to do; if I can't take. care. of them, I wish somebody would take them and give them a good home." 20. Mrs. Ernestine Price, 1056 Chivers Street, 799-8317. Husband died; charged back rent; pre.sent rent "couldn't base it on what she is making"; asked manager about it and he said "I still have authority to put you out." 21. Mr. Edward Young, 2279 Hill Street, -N. W. Center Hill area, transition area for 2 ye.a rs; "new people but old houses, owners are "chisleing", 3 houses in are.a were condemned, came out and did little bit of repairs, after they were "fixed", tenants spent "their time emptying basins when it rains." 22. Mrs. Bobbie Mathis, 1140 Wilkes Circle, #2 04. Rent increased, she does not understand why. 23. Mrs. Daley, Bowen Homes. Works at Hillhave.n Homes , had 3 different notices of income, none of which she says is right. 24. Mrs. Ernestine Pope, 99 Chivers Street, 3282. Says she was charged for paper on grass; excess gas bills but she. doesn't see how it could be. that much. �6 Mr. Hart then read a long list of additional requests drawn up by residents, which he said he would turn off to the Commission office. . ...... .... 1 �Community Relations Commission 203 City Hall Atlanta, Georgia April 25 1 1967 meeting at St. Stephens Churc h 2 on various housing programs in area included in proposed Model Neighb or hood program . Present: Mr. Bob R.i.-::ha rds on , Hr. Sid Scarborough, Hr. Earl Landers from the Stadium Authority ; Mr. Fl . O. Wofford, Chief Inspector; Mr . J. S. Buchanan, Chief Housing Inspector; Mr. Ray Nixon, Ch ief of Construction ; Mr. Collier Gladin, Director of Planning Department; Mr. Les Persells, director of Urban Renewal (wh ich admi nisters re location program for city); Col. Malcom Jones, staff for Housing Resources Commit t ee; al s o Aldermen Gregory Griggs and Hugh Pierce; Sen. Jack Stephens, Le gislator John Hood; Commis sion members Joe Haas, Al Keuttner, Robert Dobbs, C. G. Ezzard, Sara B~ker , Mary Stephens, Jack Sells, Irving Kaler , and Eliza Paschall, Executive Director. Mr . Haas, who presided, pointed out that t he c ity officials present were administrative officials, they do not set policy . Stadium parking: Mr. Richardson stated there are "no current planf:; to acquire additional property for any purpose" ; ul tima te.ly parking for 8000 by 1979, now have parking for more than 4000; Authority does not possess power of eminent doma in; must be public proof of need a nd publ ic hearing before land can be acquired; under present plan, expansion would take place within area that would be included if you drew a circle with a radius from the stadium to Martin and Little Streets; he doesn't think any people will be displaced; nothing will be done without consulting re~idents. It was suggested that �2 newspapers be asked to carry plat of area so people will know exactly. Model Neighborhood and Code Enforcement: Mr. Gladin said city has asked for U.S. grant to plan Model Neighborhood; don't expect to hear from before June and then the planning phase will take 12 months; "continuing under normal enforcement policy until the planning application is approved. " Question: "Do we have to spend $2000 on a house when we don't know what will happen wi t hin the next 12 months? We are living in them; houses have been in this condition for 5 or 6 years, why do a fe.w more months matters so much? Mr. Wofford: stated that a nyone wh o receives notice to make repairs from inspector can call code enforcemen t office in City Hall and they will se nd an inspector t o go over it. Some in the Model Neighbor- hood area were fo und to be substandard by CIP study, house to house. inspection in t his area; some other areas have already been designated as urban renewal and in those requiring just those things necessary for safety to be repaired . - Q. "If I spend $3500 on my house, will that be considered when the city takes it?" Mr . Wofford "believes repairs will be taken into account 11 ; city gets 3 independent appraisals. Q. vlhy repair ~ •• If you have a $3000 equ.i ty and still owe $3000, you won't be able to get enough to buy another house. •. Q. What "plans" d oes the city have? The. bank will not advance money to repair her "home" 1 in this area-~ "because there are plans 0 . --~---- 0 •• �3 Q. "T o what extent will residents participate in Hodel Ne igh bor- hood? Several stateme n ts about involvme n t through EOA centers and Mayor' s office. Q. What . role have the people played? Wa s application prepared by professional? . Gladin: City is not tied d own to the proposal in the planning . appli- cation. Q. "Is it possible to determine now which houses are to be t orn down and if not, why can't you s uspend the code? " Q. What wi ll be the relationship between the Neighb orhood Advisc~y Coun cil and the Policy Committee? l,Jh o will set the standards ? Wi ll the people be able to make some of t hese decisions? ••• Q. Can an appeal be mad e from the building inspector's report ? Mr. Woff ord said yes, t o the Be tte r Housing Commi ssion (City Hall ) . Q. Pla ns for s t r eets a nd sidewalks i n this area ? Mr. Ni x o n e xplained that all initial sidewal k and street paving must be paid for by the property owners. Mr. Nixo n listed impr ovements in that area planned fo r this yea r, b ut e rnph.n siz ed that city must work on thoroughf ares. Reside nt s said streets in to the thoroughfares; streets t h at l e ad i n to a nd o ut of t h e i r n eigh borh oods 11 nee d resurfacing - e.g. Vanira ; Hay g o od , Mart i n , etc. Q. I s t here a ny way t o ge t bank s to b e mor e len i e nt on loans i n the area ? Col . Jones said banks gene ra l l y wan t a s afe ri sk; knows of no special programs avai lab l e for re siden ts n ow. Qo Was pointed out tha t insurance companie s a r e r el u c tant t o writ e insurance on house that is less t h a n $8000 - many in this area are o �4 Requests reported for: 1. Model Neighb_orhood residen ts on policy body. 2. Suspension of Code Enforcement until places are more settled. · �Community Rela tions Commi ss ion 12 03 City Ha ll Atlanta, Ge orgia Perry Home s , Scot ts Cr ossing are a 2 Neighb orhood Hea rin g 2 Thursday, May 4, 1967 at Wi l k es Chape l Church, 22 51 Perry Bou.levardo This meeti ng was arr a nged by and he l d at the request of the residen t s of the area. Mr. Dobbs and Mrs. Paschall exp l ained the establishment of the Commis s ion ; ask ed fo r he lpf ul suggestio ns as well as problems. 1. Mr s . Odessa Hil l. Need rec r eation a r ea; sewe r s inadeq uate for all water that runs down from J a ckson Parkwa y; area needs a Jr. Hi gh ; Archer going on d ouble session . 2. Mrs . Frankie Simpson , 1 721 Barrett Dr i ve 1 N. W. Children need r ecreation are a . 159 signatures . Copy of peti ti on to Mr. Deli us with Randall Stre et is be comi ng a c ar dump i n t he Bolt on Hills are a. 3. Mr s. Mary San f ord, Pre s ident, Te na nt s Assn., Perr y Horne s . 1 000 familie s in Pe rry Homes; 67% headed by working women ; teenagers nee d places to play and s upe r vi s ion ; hav e a sked various public age nc i e s for h e lp ; 4 000 ch i l dren - the Communi t y Center was not in t he ori gi nal p lans a nd it is l ocated in a danger ous and inconvenient place on (Proctor) Cree k , no bus s ervice t o it and hard fo r chi l dren to ge t t hereo Ne ed traffic l ight at Perry Boul evard and Ke rry Driv e; asked Mr . Pirkle at Transit Co. ab out bus s ervi ce f n ot much help o Basements at project could be used for recreation but no toilet facilities. , Commun ity Ce nter lea s ed - to YMCA , which sh ows preference �2 to those who join YMCA; Te na nts Assn. buys $200 worth of memberships but still many who can't join; women work mostly in domestic service , at $6.00 a day, plus carfare. Mr. Dobbs pointed out that this area is isolated from rest of the ci ty. Plans to add 1500 more public housing units, but no plans for additional school. 4. Mrs. Olivia Pullen, 2760 Marco Drive, N. W. Need Boys Club , YMCA , YWCA in t hat area . Mrs. Sanford said recreation dept . is developing a ball park and tennis courts at Gun Club Park, children can 't afford tennis rackets, ·would be better to let them play in the spac e. 5. Rev. Dav id Mid dlebrooks, 1857 Spring Avenue, N. W. 355-6338, Forest Grove. Area is olated, need extended bus service , particularly so young girls will not have to walk so far g oing home, some have been molested . Street paving needed - on Spring Av e nue, Francis Avenue; sewers there but not connected. 6. Mrs . Darthula Stanfield, 2535 Abner Pl a c e, N. W. 792-7441. Need sewers so bad you ucan't eat y our dinner." ( Mr . Dobbs said Proctor Creek smells so bad at times people can 7 t stay i n their house.) Several vacant lot s - need 11 no dumping" signs; old cars on Arn o and Hollywood, told needed permit to get them moved . New Finch School - beautiful but no auditorium or gym , no place for meetings such as PTA ( opened in Sept . 1966) . 7. Mrs . Frances Strickland, 2598 Abner Place . No place to play, vacant lots could be cleaned off. Bus comes fast �3 down street, dan gerous for ch ildren pla ying in street. She is sponsor for a little teenage club b u t " they have noth ing to do; nowhere to go.n 8. Mrs. Jes s ie Gas t on , 2330 Perry Boulevard 7 # 30 . Lot, need equipment for c hi ldren to play; mothers will take turns supervising. 9. Mrs. Glayds Palme r ; Mrs. Arie Shelman 2 1818 Hollywood Rd . N. W. Need police protection at nigh t; need play area; should close pool room at Hollywood Plaza on Sundays. 10. Mrs. Fra nces Gha ni , 2111 d l a riss a Drive, Apt. 621. Need better bus service 1 need shelters for children . to wait for bus, ha ve to sta y from school if weathe r is bad ; need ·police pa trol at night; play area for s ma lle r child re n ; creek od or is bad. 11. Mrs . Eddi e Lee Doz i e r , 2L~l7 Clari s sa Drive., N. W. Pr octor Creek has od or a nd m6s qui t oes ; ' 'wen t down to City Hall a bout sewe rs ", but nothi ng d one . Need r e c rea ti on area - F inch Sc hool grou nds locked a s soon as sch ool is out, would be good play are a for ch i ldren . 12. Mrs . Jeanet t e Trimble, 13 70 Drew Drive . Closest libr ary on J one ~ Aven ue , need library; 24 hr . police protection ; t raffic light on Kerry a nd Drew; s peed i ng on Pe rry Boul e vard ; could use basements f or r e c reat ion ; dangerous to ge t to Community Center - dark , on creek ; need t o enfor c e school a tte ndance l a ws; mor e day care cent ers. Rev . Williams said all Negro schools are ove rc r owded ; one way to deal with it is for "you peop le to rais e hel l about i t 7 u going to �4 have to sustain your protest; Board of Education needs to know you are not going to tolerate these condit ions; should fill up some of the empty seats in other schools. Mrs. 13. we can't pay for bus service to other parts of town. Mrs. Minnie Maid son, 2314 Ab ner Place. Sewers inadequate since all apartments have been built; sanitary dept. comes out once or twice a week but t hat isn 1 t enough; open sewer at 2315 Abner Place, N. W., dangerous for children playing. 14. Mrs. O. Wheeler, 2436 Abner Place, N. W. ·complained of discrimination against couple of Moslem religion who answered public appea l for additional Negro adoptive parents; were denied child because of religion; appealed to local agencies and State Departmen t of Famili and Children Service, but no help. ~lso said dog catchers come and "take dogs out of your yard; take the dog sleeping on front ste ps." They said a Sinclair service station at corner of Covington Highway near Conyers charges deposit for bottles and then refuses to re turn deposit when bottle is returned; mentioned discrimi nation against blind; need for night police patrols; too great a tax burden on homesteaders. 15. Mrs. Trimble . Trouble with public housing is with managers, not head offi ce ; manager has last say; tenants are afraid to complain . Mrs . Pullen: 10 years in public housing; it is a good place; rules and regulations are given. 16. Mrs. Don Gates 2 1488 Kerry Drive.. Usually know of charges ahead of time. �5 17. Mrs . Carrie Smith, 54 Drew Drive . Need for recreation area. 18. Mrs. Reagan, Perry Homes . When teenager g oes to work rent goes up t oo much; child has no chanc e. to r ise. 19 . Mrs. Ruby Hawk . Charged for a new screen door without asking, one little. hole i n it; d iffere nt charges f or same things; when she moved she was charged for things that were there, but s he was told, when she asked if they would look again, they ndon 1 t check but one time"; Wha ~ are. plans for Summer activities for c hildren in Perry Homes ? 20. Rev . C. A. Samples, Westmoreland Drive . Reminded the group of the cour t c ase re Joseph i ne Williams, to be heard Tuesday in Superior Court . Said city could make Model Neigh- borhood of Rockdale urban renewal area, vacant land, demonstrate how to buil d homes, etc.; people need to be able to get ahead before the rent goes up. Need informati on on U.S. program that gives Cuban refugees $2000 loan for house, plus $25 a week while waiting for job. Robinson School built with no playground. 21. Mrs. RosaLee Miller 2 2416 Clarissa Drive 2 N. W. She is paying sewer tax but no sewers connected. �Community Relations Commission, 1203 City Hall, Atlanta Ga. 30303 NEIGHBORHOOD PROFILE NO. VI Name of Neighborhood - Pittsburg Description of Neighborhood: Geographic Boundaries W - Stewart Ave. N) Southern S - University Ave. E) RR Development Programs - Model cities Zoning Classifications - Residential, mostly owner occupied(55%) Condition of streets - Fair, some unpaved and narrow Racial patterns - .Negro Political Representation: City Ward - 1st Alderman - Dennis, Griggs County - Fulton Commissioners - Aldredge~ Mitchell _ Brown blank State Legislative Dist. 124 3'ate Senate District - left Senator - Coz z ins Representative - John Hood, 124 U.S.Congressional Dist. - 5th G.D.Adams, 125 Bd. of Education - Ed S. Cook Educational Services: Atlanta Public School Area - 5 Supt. - G Y. Smith, Ele. Public Schools i n Area - Gideon Ele., Cr ozman Ele., Pa r ks Jr. High Closes t ones are Roosevelt High, Washington High , Price High Vocational Schools ln Area - None Nurseries - None Private Schools in Area - None Libraries in Area - None Recreational Services: Parks in Area - Pittma n Rec reat iona l Ce nt ers in Ar ea - We s ley House, Frazier YMCA Parks serving a r ea - Pittman Soc i al Welf are Services in .Area - Pittsburg Neighborhood Cent er Health Services i n Are - None Business ent erp rises in Area - Gr ocery s t ores, barber s hops , wi ne s to re s Public Services : Police Services - Pa t rol, det ec t i ve, juv e ni le & cri rrecars in and out 24 hrs . daily Fire Protection services - As all other residentia l areas Schedule for Sanitary Collect ions - Twice weekly Housing Inspection Schedule - Monthly Public Transportation - Satisfactory Civic, Political and Religiou:*organizations: Name Chairman Pittsburg Civic League Mr. Vaug han Democratic Women's League Approximately 14 churches, majority Baptist or Methodist April, 1967. �Commu nity Re la t i ons Commiss i on , 1203 Cit y Hall, Atlanta Ga. 30303 NEIGHBORHOOD PROFILE NO. VII Nrime of Neighborhood - Mechanicsville Desc r iption of Neighborhood: Geographic Boundaries: Nr.r - McDnniel E - Capitol Ave TISouthern RR S - Universit ; Ave. Development Programs - Model Cities Zoning Classifications - Residential (private, apartments, little commercinl) Condition·s of Streets - Fair - some streets unpaved Condition of Hous i ng - Fnir to poor Rncial p a tterns - Negro areas Political Representation: City Ward - 1st Alde r men - Dennis, Griggs County - Fulton Commissioner s - Aldredge , Mi tchell Br own State Se nate Distr i ct - le f t bla nk Stat e Le gisl a t i v e Di st. 124 Senator - Coggins Representative Dis t. 12 4 John Hooe U . S. Congressional Dist r ict - 5th Bd. of Educ a tion - Ed S. Congressma n - Thompson Cook Educ a tiona l Ser v i ces: Atl a n ta Pub lic School Area - 5 Superi n te nd ent - G. Y. Smi t h Pub lic Schools i n Area - Pr yor St . Ele., Br ya n t Ele., Cooper St. El e .. Closest high school s are Br own Hi gh, ~a sh ingt on Hi gh, Car ve r High , Ce ntr al Jr. High, Parks Jr. High Vocat i ona l Schools in Area - No ne Nurseries - Southsi d e Da y Care Assn. Private Schoo ls in fi. rea - No ne Recreati onal Ser v i c es: Parks in Area - No ne Recreational Centers in Area - Do ell Ave. - City Rec re~tion Center ( Small Six-Room House) Parks Serving Area (located outside area) - P ittman , Grant Recreational Centers Serving Area - Wesle y House, YMCA Soci ~ l Welfare Services in Area : Summerhill - Mechanicsville Neighborhood Service Center Health Serv ices in Area - None Business Enterprises in Area - Small gr ocery stores, clothing shops Public Services: Routine patrol (Detective, Juvenile & crime cars 24 hrs daily Fire Protection Services - Same as all other residential areas Schedule for Sanitar y Collection - 2 times weekly Housing Inspection Schedule - Monthly Public Transportation -Satisfactory Civic, Political and Re ligious Organizations - Mechanicsville Civic League - Mrs. L. M. Thompson �I• . Pnge 2 Neighborhood Profile No. 7 ., ( Churches and Religious Organizations: 66 McDaniel St. S. W. 1~4 7 Fo~tress ,Ave. S. ~ . 388 Glenn St. S. W. . 236 Richardson St. . 700 Cooper St . . Zion Hill Baptist Church Fortress Ave. Bapt. Greater Mt. Calvary New Hope Baptist Cnlvary Temple Resident Cont a ct Persons: Mr. Marvin K. McDowell Mr. Rudolph Hines Rev. L. C. Clack Mr. Edward Moody Rep. John Hood Mrs. Rosa Brown 781 Hubbard St. S. W. JllO Edgewood Ave. N.E. , ·. 591 Pulliam St. ~:w . . 241 Doane St. S.W. .... A . . 002 2 Pryor St. S.W. 857 McDaniel St. I J\ pril 1967 ' �Communi ty Relntions Commission, 1203 Ci t y Hnll, Ptlnnt a Ga. 30303 NEIGHBORHOOD PROFI LE NO. VI II Name of Neighborhood - Peoplestown l)escriptiori of N~·ig.h borhood - ( Expressway) E - Hill St W - Capitol l\ve. N - Ptla nta Ave S - Southern R~ Developmental Progr~ms - Demonstra tion Cities (portion ,of area) Zoni ng Classifications - 4F Private residential, zoned by apts., nnd commercial Conditions of streets - Fair, very narrow, some without sidewalks Condition of housing Deteriorating Rncial patterns - Negro area, white areas (few tra n.s itional areas) most segregated Political representation: City V!a rd - 1st Alde r men - Griggs, Dennis County - Fulton Commissioners - ft ldredge, Mitchell, B:cown State Legislative Di st. - 12 7 State Senate District - 36 Se nator - J a ck Stephens Representat i ve - Cox U. S. Congressional Dist. - 4th Bd. of Education , - Dr. Ed S. Cook Congressman - Blackburn Educational Services ttl a nta Publ i c School fr e a - 5 Superintendent - Dr. G. Y. Smith · Pub l i c schools in ar e a - No high school in are a - reside n ts attend predomina ntly the Negro schools throughout the city - Daniel St a nton Ele. Nearest high schools - Roosevelt, Ca rver. Uashington, Pr ice, Parks J r . Hi g h Voca t i ona l schools in area - Carver - Still predomina ntly v oc a tion but school board says is d eve lop i n g it i nto a communi ty h igh s chool. Nurseri e s - l eft bl a nk Pr i vat e s chools in a r e a - None Librar ies i n area - None Recreati o na l Serv ice s Parks i n Area - No ne Rec rea t i onal Centers in ~rea - None Parks ser v i ng ar ea ( not loc a ted i n g eographic area ) - Grant Park Re c rea t i ona l ce n ter s s e r v ing ar ea - no o ne par t i cula r ce n ter res ident s use c e n ters a l l o ver city Social \'ielfare Services in Area - Price Neighborhood Service Center Health Services in Prea - South Fu lton General characteristics of business in nrea - smnll grocery stores essentially Public services: Police servicePatrol, detective , juvenile and crime cars in area 24 hrs. daily Fire protection services - same as all residential areas Sc~edule for snnitnry collections - twice weekly Housing inspection schedule - monthly Publ i c trnnsportation - nothing through community - transportation through boundary streets only (over) �Neighborhood Pr ofile No. G Page 2 Civic, Political n_nd Religious Organizations: Peoplestown Civic Lea-gue Ur. Heney_ C. Phipps, Chairman located nt ~79 Haygood · Ave. _ S.E. Churches and Religious Organiz~tio~s: New Hampton Baptist · ... . ,; �~ NEWSLETTER OF THE W ' ,oMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMISSION ESTABLISHED BY THE MAYOR AND THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN, NOVEMBER, 1UB 1103 CITY HALL, ATLANTA GEORGIA 30$06 J OB CONFER LNCE: Oc t obe r 26 , 1967 10 A. M. 12 Noon TELEPHON1i1 trll-.i4B6 EXT. 466 2· ~ 4 P.M. City Hall To hear from all the seg ments of the community concerned with employment -- employees loo kin g fo r workers; those looking for jobs; those giving t r aining f or jobs; employ ment service and labor repre~entatives; public and private a gencies with employment programs. If you are interested, contact the CRC office. ** ** *** SOME FACTS ON ATLA NTA Efl,l PLOYMENT: 1. Georgia St a te Emplo y ment Service, Atlanta offices in July had 659 job orders (described as a "slack season") and 11,324 active _applicants (5,B47 . females). 2. All EDA Centers referred total of 1,811 clients to Manpower counselors in July. 3. Majority of "hardcore unemployed 11 interviewed in Labor Department EDA Human Resources Survey, 1966 were Atlanta na tives or 10 year residents or more. 4. 1350 At lan t a esta blishments reported to U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 1966 employed a total of 103 , 79B Negroes were 17% of the total employed, 1. 8% of the total white collar workers and 4% of the total craftsmen employed. Of the 17,641 Negroes, 5.45% were white collar, 4 .7% craftsmen. HOUSI NG MEETI NGS : Sec ond Friday each month, 10 A. M. City Hall of Organi' mmittees on equal zations and agencies with programs in housing. Sub-co housing opportunity, le gal housing problems, tenant-landlord relations, and military housing was held on October· 13th. .,., *** ***** SOME FACT S ON ATLAN TA HOL SI NG: From Relocation Study of the Community I mprovement Program (CIP) for the City. 1. Displaced by governmen t al action, 1964 - 27 ~hites, 110B non- whites. 2. Relocated in su bs t andard dwellings - 0 whites; non-whites 5.2% 3. Estimated displace men t of all urban renewal families as of July, white - 426 , · ·nan.:iwl:11te - ·: 3 ;,044 , ( 92%) · **** ********** OBSERVERS I NVITE D: Or ganizations, agencies and individuals in MetroAtlanta are invited to serve as observers at the Atlanta Community Relations Commission regular monthly ~eeting (4th Fridays, 1:30 P. City Hall) and any special meetings (as called) of the Commission. Planned~ _QQi ~ scheduled: Meetings of the CRC with the Atlanta Board of Ed ucation and t he Boa r d of the Atlanta Housing Authority, also the Office o f Econ omic Opportunity. Dates being arranged. ************ EQUAL OP PORTU NIT Y EfV1 PLOYMENT CLALlSE £JIB.. .fl.ll CONTRACTS: lrJ ill be requi red under an ordinance passed by the Board of Aldermen on Septewber 18th upon the recommendatio n of the CRC, Vice-Mayor Sam Massell, the Summi t Lead e rship Conference and others. This is required of Housing Aut ho ri ty co n tracts, by federal regula t ions. CRC has recommended that Sc ho o l Boa r d con t racts also require it. DI XIE HI LLS: Th e CRC Execu t ive Committee met at the Mayor's request to hear fr om th e r e s iden ts of the area, following the incidents of June 19- 21. Re port s o f t he meet i ng and follow-up reports are available fr om CRC office. �Pa ge 2 News SCHOOL S : On Septembe r 14th the CRC called a sp e cial emergency meeti ng with the At l a nta Boa r d of Education, Superintendent Letson and the representati ve s of t he At l a nta Summit Leadership Conference, to obtain facts about the sc hool situation. (The Commission had met with Dr. Letson : n J uly 12th an d as ked the School Board for a joint meeting to discus s matters of policy . President Ed Cook of the School ·Board had agreed t o s uc h a me e t i ng, but had not set a time). The School Board had a l r eady sched uled a special meeting to discuss a disciplinary matter f or Sept1mber 14t h. Th e Commission met and heard the grievances of parent s and orga nizations and telegraphed another request for a joint meetin g with the School Board, stressing the urgency of the situation. **** ********* NE I GHBORHOOD TE AM S~ ADVISORY COUNCILS: The original 5 Teams of the Commis s i on members t o keep in touch with specific areas have · been expa nd ed to 1 0 . T~a ms .o nd Aduisory Councils are being appointed for each. The Team s a r e f or Ed gewood- Kirkwood; SLmmerhill-Peoplesto wn; Mechanicsville- Pit t sbu r gh ; Vine City- Lightning; Northwest-Dixie Hills; NorthwestPerry Homes Ar ea; Boulevard-Parkway; Ca pitol Avenue and Blair VillagePool e Cr eek. Any ne i ghborhood or organization can call for a meeting of the Community Rel a t i ons Commission. YOUT H MEETI NG: When much of t he nation was trying to keep young people fr om me e ti ng, t he CRC voted to hold a special mee ting and invite the yo un g peop l e o f Atla nta t o t he City Hall to give their vie ws on their ,0 1rm •pr oblems.. On Augus t 9th, mnre than 150 pac ked the Aldermanic Chamb er a nd spoke , fro m all parts of town, The views of all of their probl ems were pre t ty well summed up "nothing to do and nowhere to go . YOUTH CEN TER £.QJi PI TT 5_~URGH .&.B.ll.: Inspired by what he heard at the Youth Hear in g on Aug ust 9th, Michael Forkner of t he Pittsburgh area weht ba c k· a nd hun t~d up a · building which could be used as a youth center. Wit h t he he l p of t he EDA Center, community groups a nd individuals, a place wa s located which the owner agreed to lease f or this purpose. The Ci t y Par ks and Recreation Department is nenovating the building and will staff it, a nd f or the f i r s t time t he young people of the Pittsburgh are~ will have a place of t heir own. Congrat ula tions to all who have worked on thi s. MR. J OS EPH ~-.J YAN T: Mr. Wya nt has been appointed t o replace Mr. Al Keuttner who r es ig ned f rom the Comm is sion when he moved to Los Angeles to join th e s t a f f of " Pace". Mr. Keuttner's serv i ces as an original member of t he Commi s sion wa s a ppreciated by all. Dr. f '~ veland Dennard, another ori gi nal member of t he· Commissicin who r e s i gned l a s t · win t e:r r when he left At l anta to a ccept appointment by Ne w York City Mayor John Lindsey as Depart ment Commissioner for Human Resources . Dr . Dennard na s now Eecome Dir ector of the ne w Technical Institute of the Di s trict of Co l umbia i n Washing t on . Our congratulations to both. ~JSSIDN MEMBER l • t!_ . ALE X,1NDER, .§.B.. attended t he VJa shington meeting o f the new l y f ormed Ur ban Coalition , the Steerin g Committee of which i nc ludes Mayor Al len. COMMISSI ON CHAI RMAN I RV ING f. KALER was invited to Dallas, Te xas to _ me e t wi th t he Cit iz ens Commi ttee interested in establishing a Community Relation s Commi ss i on. t:!.B2,. VE.LMA STR ODE: t-'ir s . Str ode , officer in charge of liasion with local a ge ncies f or th e Commun i ty Relations Service of the U.S. Department of Justic e , vi s ite d t he CRC at our request last month. Mrs. Strode is the s ister of t he Reverend Homer Mc Kewen, Atlanta pastor, and we want to thank her publ icly fo r her assistance wh i le she was here and at other times. �COMMWNITY RE LATIONS COMM1S5l0N .l20J . ClTt HaLL. ATLANTA, GEORGIA. DILEl"lr','\ ~ OF THE CITY September, 1967 The Community Relati .__; 1::. Comm~SE",ion, since February, 1967 has. held 29 meetings and has heard from more than 350 private citizens and officials, including the Superintendent of schools, City Director of parks and Director of recreation, The Atlanta Housing Authority, and spokesman fo = the Indepe~dent Food Dea lerE, The President of the Atlanta branch of NAA CP, The Pre..,id e nc _f -z.:-u a ffj.li{Jtl!I of the SCLC. These meetings have been wel l re ported in the press and have resulted in some changes which were within the limits of autharity and resources of the officials. We find, however, that ma ny wrongs are beyond the legal and financial limits of present p~b lic 0cl icies and it is the dilemmas created by these limitations ~b2t th~ following reports illustrate. For convenience, they are divided in t o separ ~t e topics, but they illustrate the interplay of each on the ~thers and again and again point up that the unit of concern is a human being. Dilemmas iu. City Services: There is continuous call for more of all services --- streets µoved, sidewalks paved, trash picked up, garbage collected, police assigned to street beats, houses inspected-------. Trash and garba ge collections -- the sanitary <lepartment is about 100 workers short. Why? Some s~y the salary scale, beginning at $276 or 1300 a month is not a drd wing card for a family man. Another difficulty is that the pay period is ~wo weeks, (the first ch e ck sometimes takes longer to be processed) and a head of a family looking for work often cannot afford to wait t wo or three weeks to pay rent, buy food, clothes, bus tokens. He does bett e r standing on the corner of Decatur street and working by the day, doi ~0 th e same job at the same rate of pay. Irresponsible? Shiftlesa : But would we as citizens condone the sanitary department paying hi · two weeks wages in advance? Another problem for the sanitary depar tment is that many have listened and heeded lectures on self-resp e ct and ambition and are not content to collect trash as a permanent career. fringe benefits are not mJch inducement for city employment. The city civil service is not under social securit~, and under the city's plan of benefits, not until an employee has worked for 10 years is his family entitled to any pension provisions comparable to social security in case of his death. Another problem is the child labor laws, designed to prevent exploitation of child labor, but there are jobs which 14 to 18 year olds might like to do as a temporary measure which they are prohibited by law from doing. Streets: Priority is given by the Construction Department to thorofares, but this little help to people who have few streets in their neighborhoods that go through to those thorofares, particularly those dependent on public transportation. How would you set priority in a street construction program? Sewers: The building boom of ~ihich we are all so proud has increased the areas which are paved, which in turn has increased the need for storm sewers to the point it is estimated that it would cost jb).Q ,QQP.,.OQ.O to meet the needs. This is bad enough where cars drive though the water, but, again where where there are many residents who do not have cars and must walk to bus stops, where children must walk to school or rely on public transportation, the problem is intensified. How should we balance emergency and long-term systematic improvement? Parks & Recreation: Atlanta spends about ~6 per person per year on parks ;nd recreation, slightly lower than the Georgia State average. Dalton, Georgia and Statesboro, Georgia spend about ~8. per person. Parks and facilities of the city are used and enjoyed by residents of Metropoli tan Atla nta and beyond, who contribute nothing to their cost. A well equipped communit~ center, without the land, costs over ~1DQ,PQS! The Decatur-DeKalb YMCA in 1960 cost a total of ~656.000 plus j S0,000 for the land. For the past 2 summers, the city has r~7e.ived additional operating funds from OED and EDA. In both cases, the appropri..ations were not approved until June, and people were hired to start work on �Page 2 Dilemmas faith. Those pro yrams closed the end of August, with the opening of school. Given funds to spend, the Parks and Recreation department is confronted with a choice of buying land, developing land already owned, o'r hiring people to staff the developments. For example, to have a softball league of neighborhood teams in a community park, instead of 1 commuhity team as a part of a city league, requires more workers, either paid or volunteers, and in the areas that need volunteers most, there are fewer adults with free time and enerJ y to help. Same goes for Boy Scouts, Gray Y and the rest. Do we plan for what we can pay for? Do we count on volunteers? Do we re-think the jobs and hire younger people, instigate training programs? Who would pay for those? Police: Not enough police to prevent things from happening, too many wh ~n things do happen. That's the opinion most often expressed at CRC meetings. The success of officers assigned to the EDA Centers emphasizes the repeated requests for "a beat policeman, a person "who will know·us". Presently Atlanta police are assigned to large areas, to patrol in cars, which make the force more mobile. Charges of police brutality are taken up by the Police Committee of the Board of Aldermen, who some claim will " naturally" support the police. But isn't it natural for a department · to support its own staff? And yet how does the public protect itself against the mutual protection of mem ers of a bureauracy?, whether it be a police force, a school staff, a public housing staff or what? On the other hand, how can a single police officer, etc., be reassured of lac k of rep risal i f he r a ises questions? How do we get sympathy and understanding, pro tection and fairness on both sides? In all these cases, money may not cure all ills, but it seems necessary to cure any. The CRC is scheduling a meeting with the Fulton County legislative delegation to put before them the case of the need for additional sources of revenue for the city's general operating budget. ·:E-·• **·~* Dilemmas l!l Public Hou sing: lemmas in public housing. Four facts immediately contribute to di- 1. The Atlanta Housing Authority must obtain enough from rents t o opera te the proj ect s . The City & U. S. Governments participate in fihancing the building but there are no s ubsidies for operating the projects. 2. ~ rent must be paid by every tenant. Therefore those in need, who have no income whatsoever, cannot be served by public housing, unde r prese nt policies. 3. Publ i c housing i s no only s uc h resource in Atlanta t ak es individuals for a brief not house familie s together. c e nt er, men to a nother. r e s ource f or eme rgency hou s ing. The is the Salvation Army, which houses and time in extreme emergencies, but does Women and c l,ildren under 12 go to one 4. Hous in g po l i cies exclude s ome in greates t need for help, s uc h as fa mili es of prisone r s , s erving f elony sente nc e s a nd mothers wi th illegitimate child r en under l year old. Mi sconceptions about the s e on the part of the general public often res ul t in c ritic i s m of the Housing Authority Staff, who must opera te within these policie s . Other limiting pol ic ies a r e those r equ i ring "security de posit s " a nd a month's rent in adv ance a nd charges for repairs . Since rent is based on fa mi ly income, increa s e in income means increase in rent. This is pa r t icularly se l f- de f e a tin g whe n a n uw member of the family goes to work a nd his a dded income , oft e n s ou ght to pay for educa tion or other impro vements , res ul t s i n rent i nc reases . This refle ct s not th e opinion of the housing staff but a publi c po l icy. Another poli cy, whi ch is within the juris diction of the Atlanta Hous ing Au horit , is t hat of e xc lud i ng f rom public housing fami lies of prison inmates and women with illegit im te ch i ld ren und e r on e year old. Tha policy does not remo ve from the c omm n ity the probl ems of j lleg i t i ma cy �Page 3 c·1emmas or providing decent, s anitary housing for the persons involved. It does reflect a realistic concern for public opinion about public housing and what the community will stand for, If we do not agree with such restrictions on public housing, then it is up to us, the community to have them changed. But even with restrictions, in 1966 there was a back-log of 1500 applications for public housing in Atlanta, As of September 25, 1967 in all Atlanta Housing Authority projects there was a totul of 17 vacancies( and these must be filled by the proper size family for the size of the unit). Dilemmas .i!J. Non-oublic Housing: In spite of code requirements and inspections, in 1960, 163,405 (10% of all city housing units) were in the slum category. In the first place, inspections are part of; process. When inspectors find code violations, the owner is contacted and given time (30 days? 60 days?) to make repairs. If not, the case is rep orted to the Better Housing Commission and the Housing Court. The owner must make repairs with a stated time or pay a fine. What is "reasonable time to finJ a contractor, let the contract, m~ke repairs? What protection is there against an increase in rent when repairs are made? What protection is there as o inst eviction because of complaints? If repairs are not made and rent is withheld, the renter can ,be evicted. If repairs are not made and rent is paid, what protection does the renter have? Move. "He can move" is the usual answer. There is a shortage of low and middle cost hoLsi~g for sale and for rent in the city, and those avail~ble to Negroes are fewer than those available overall. It costs money to pay for moving. There are specialized restrictions on various property. Some places won't take children, some places won't take unmarried women, some places won't take divorcees, and some places won't take 9 children --- even for ~90.00 a month. So if you have 3 rooms for your 9 children for ~90.00 a month, you're likely to stay there even if they are cold and ratty. No steady job, no credit references, and on welfare. Husband in jail. There's little choice for such families, Race is an important factor still, no matter what the inccme. In one part of town, apartments close to a Negro neighborhood were asked if they would take Negroes as tenants, and none said yes. High rents .f.9£ substandard .housin11: This often turns out to be public housing in that the rent money in many cases comes from welfare allotments, so that we the µublic are subsidizing the slums. The Department of Family~ Children Services, whose clients, Dany of these clients are, cannot produce homes. The allotment for rent mµst come out of the total family allotment, the maximum for which is J l54.00 in Georgia, regardless of how man~ children the~e are. This is with no father at home. If he is present, the family is not eligible for Aid to dependant children, no matter how little he earns (unle5s he qualifies as physically disabled). The Georgia legislature could enact l~gislation to implement the Unemployed Parent provisions of the federal law. rhis would use primarily federal money but would require some additi~nal and county money. The State Board of family & Childrens Services, appointed by the Govenor, and the legislature would have to authorize the program and appropriate the money, which would permit men looking for work to stay at home with their families. The EDA has no money to pay moving costs and rent. Its resources are limited to existing public housing and other housing for rent from private owners. Why are people allowed to live in these substandard houses? Aren't the landlords and the tenants both vimlating the law? Some of the worst areas are in that sort of limbo between planning" and "having something done". The planning may be for urban renewal, model neighborhood, etc,, but these are long in~olved processes, and meanwhile things are left pretty much as they are, waiting, waiting and deteriorating. For example, in one slum area which has been approved by the City Planning Department and the Aldermanic Board for urban renewal, everybody is waiting now for the next phase, for the U. S, Department of HUD to approve the actual plans, appropriate the money, etc.------ Once this has been done, tenant-residents will receive grants for their property. So it appears to be to their advantage to wait. The Inspection Depa-rtment requires minimum complia nce since most of the buildings will be boug~t by the city and demolished. But UR office in the area says the earliest possibly for the Urban Renewal program to begin to move people out of - ... . ~. : . ' ~ - :, , �~age 4 Dile,nmas these slums will be 6 months. ~o they face another winter, with little heat, no hot wd~er, leaks, utterly miserable living conditions. If they move now, they do it on their own------- and where are there vacancies they can afford or where will they be accepted as tenants or buyers (because of income, family, race, etc,) ? Dilemmas i!l Evictions: Other families just a little higher in income face rents higher than their incomes warrant for new, cheaply constructed, poorly maintained apartments, where eviction is an automatic process when rents are not paid on time. few of these units (many with hundreds of families) have resident managers, and it is difficult to find someone to whom to make complaints or pay back-rent, Substandard conditions and lack of repairs are not legal gr?unds for withholding rent in Georgia. You complain, and nothing happens except that you maybe given notice to leave. The frustration of trying to deal with nameless, faceless landlords, often just a street address, adds to the overall despair. It takes energy, know-how, time and coura ge to pierce the anonymity of a corporation and someone who can speak and is wit:ing to speak, even to listen. Neiohborhood Stabilization: In efforts for "neighborhood stabilization", we are confronted with more dilemma s and paradoxes; By neighborhood stabilization we mean achieving and maintaining a via ble balance between white and Negro residen ts . So this means i f the neighborhood is all white or all Negro, some movi,ng sh'Juld t~ke p.}.ace, but at a certain point ( what point?) the moving and selling f.hould,stop. How do Negroes get "started" in a new neig hbor hood? What is the part of real estate dealers? At what point do we e1.caurage Negroes to move in and ~Jhat point do we discourage them? What does it take to make whites stay? (Reassurance about schools, as much as anything, we are told.) How do we relieve pressure on the area now "in transition"? It is evident that any area concerned cannot "save itself". It is also evident that it cannot be "saved" by isolated, localized action. If any area, and in this case, southwest Atlanta, is to become and remain racially integrated, there must be choices of comp a r a ble housing values in other areas available to Negroes, buyers and renters so they do not all end up in one spot. There is no l aw requiring segre aation but under present practices, Negroes are not fre~ to choose fro m the entire metro area as whites are. They have trouule finding a real estate agent to show them property outside pre s ent Neg ro neighborhoods. The real estate agent has trouble getting "whi~e" property to show. The Ne s ro buyer has trouble getting f inancing of such property. Some pre dict that open occupancy legislation for Atlanta ¼ould scare whites to move outside of the city li~its even faster than ~he~ are now. lJhat are the prospects of getting open occupancy legislaticn or practices in the metro area? What short of national legislation will help Atlanta from being a Negro city surrounded by white suburbs? What would be t ne results if it were? Dilemmas d!! ~ - Tr,:- in::.. Q...-2:. Emoloyment: Most discussions of urban problems end with a st~t emen t to the effect th a t "the important thing is jobs". Jobs keep peo ple busy. Jobs give people money. Jobs give people stability. Jobs keep families together, Jobs give people a stake in the community . How does Atlanta St anc : In the first place, it must be clearly understood that there are nu new public pr~grams designed primarily to put people to work. The new programs are designed either to train people or to give social services, so individuals can care for children, take jobs, etc., but once the training has been given and the social services have been provided, the fact of whether there is a job is up to the normal system of ongoing public and private programs which hire people. Either private ~ndustry or ongoing public pfrograms must produce the jobs. Many of the new public programs provide additional jobs, but mo:.:e for professional or skilled persons than for the "jobless". EDA cannot produce jobs, except for those employed by "the program". The Georgia State Employment Service cannot produce jobs, There is much talk about "job development", about the need for lowering professional standards, for giving on-the-job training, but the perso 11 ,:j 1r1ho advocate such changes seldom adopt them themseJ.ve&, ond there are few examples of success. How realistic are our admonitions (usually to others) to make the job One dilemma is that ~11 f i t tt?e person who is looking for employment. the. surveys and all comments by job counselors confirm the fact, that �A Pag~ 5 Di lemmas the majority of thuse lDokin a for work are female, t~e majorit~ of those ore Negro, either ver y young with no experienc8, or 30 or 4U, with perhaps a high schocl dif)loma but no "marketable skills". On the other hand, in sp ite of ftdcral l3WS against discrim~naticn based on sex, the great r,1ajority of job orJer3 are for males, ma .Les 1r.ith experience and males with skills. To what 8Xtent Negroes in Atlanta ~re denied jobs because they 2re Ner ro " :S needs to be determined, but it is a ·f act that a higher percc~~2 ge ~f those lookiQg for jobs Are Ne~ro, and that of th0se rerru~s with job b , a ~igher percenta ge of whites have good jobs (profess.i.'"r,a.:., ·1a nage ria l, e tc.). Years of discrir·j nation because of race have r es ul~ed in Negroes being less qualified accorcing to standards set by whites for whites. Jo we continue to apply qu~lificBtians which exclude Ne~roes (such ~s exp8rience which they have been unable to get) or do we hire "qualifiable" Negroes and give them a chance to qualify on the job? The August list of vacancies for the City of Atlanta Personnel department, for example, lists only 6 out of~ categories which require no experiencli. Are there enough hobs to go around? Are there more people than jobs or mare jobs than people? The Georgie State Employment Officies in Metro Atlanta as of July 31, 1967 had 649 job orders ("a slack season" a spokesman said). At the se~e time, there were ll,32~ "active applicants" (5,874 female). Negroes who are worki,g earn less than whites. When the head of the household , ma~e er female, makes a marginal salary, teenage children, or you,..,ger :::i,.::.l ~::.-en, must go to work to provide for themseLves and/or to contri ~ut ~ t2 the fa mily income. An increase in adult incomes might ease the ,~ce:i for tee:1age jobs. There are, for example, approximately 1000 fami lL£3 in one i\tlanta public housing project being supported by women who r 2:,._t1 their families' living at domestic service, for w.hich the average ra te is j 8.00 a day with no prospect of promotion, no future, no fringe berLfits , lucky if social security is pa~d. Employment to a teenage member of s.Jch a family becomes a necessity unless somehow the family income is increased. Men and women with families work for 1t.1s, the public, at full time, per~anent jobs at the "poverty" level (e,g., maids at Grady hospital at $1.08 an hour; male nursing assistants at $1.29 an hour, increas.es t-Ji thin the last fe1:J years). Further increases will require increpsed public funds. Whom do we encourage to take these jobs? Whom should we encourage to take these jobs? Dilemmas .!!l Training: l:Jhat about taining programs? Some cost; others pay t~ainees. Ho~ closely does tne vocational education program (as reflected in the new ~9,080,000 Atlanta Trade School) reflect present and future job markets? All courses there do not require high school education but they require apti tud,e tests and fees, though smell, and costs of materials, small enough if you nav,a it, ·but t'o a family i tt:i no margin, it might as well be ~1000. Some training programs are sµecifically for youn.g people. The Neighborhood Youth Corps gives "training jobs" both in and oot of school, but the record of post-NYC employment quanti)y-wise is not i~pressive. from October 1 66 through July '67 ,. of 62,0 out-of-school NYC trainees in Atlanta, 98 were placed in f~lltime jobs (most of which were training related). Often the job pays little more than the "training" ~id { i.,l. 50 an hour) • Furthermore, the trc;1ining allowclnce does not count on family income, et~., whereas "earned income" does. (A side effect of training allowance;;, , which give self-re-spect and dignity and independence to the young, is the resentmel"lt o.n the partof some adult y,1orkar such as custodians and cooks at seeing an NYC trainee "earn" about as much as they a re paid straight wages. This could de~troy rather than strengthen a family.) Again, the vocational education depar~ment nor the NYC can produce permanent jobs. How realistic is the training? What about the family? Should all young people be encouraged to work? Should all mothers be encouraged to work ? The MOTA programs also ha ve s uffered from lack of jobs into which trainees could mo ve . Here race plus se x has compounded the problbm again , with most jobs calling for ma l es with expeEience, and skills still uncommon among IJegroes. As of August, 1967, the Atlanta office G5£S had no f110TA training programs to which applicants coulrl ~ a<;;sioned. �. Page 6 Di l e mmas The new $4, ~70,7 93 ~ ti a ,ta Concentrated [mployment Program (ACEP) i s ano t her opportu~it) for training, re s trictea to low-income aieas of t he city. The first group of 252 began August 14, 1967. It is e xpected· to enroll l UU eve r :. 2 weeks for a training period of 8 - 16 weeks, To be eligible yo~ must live in one of the 5 areas (Price, Pittsburg, Summerhill-~echanicsville, Naih-Washington, or West·End), b~ 16 or older a nd presently "bHlow the poverty level". 98% of the f irst 200 are females. The living allowance for a head of · household is ~35.QO to ~56.0U a week and for a non-~e~d of house~bld, ,20.00 a week. Like other training programs it includes pre-voc~tiQnal, · ori entation, and other ~uppotting social services. · It · is ~~signed to train for exislin~ or new j6bs, but it cann~t guaraAtee a job or produce one, Dilemmas i!l Education: School buildings in one part of town converted to special programs as the school population moves out. School building s in other car ts of town i,Ji th double 'enrollment as the school population moves in. lffect on ~chool$ of zoning changes -- apartments bring · many new children for schciol. ~umbersome and lengthy piocess of bond issues to finance new buildings. Pre-kindergarten "he~d~tart" prog!ams with' low pupil-teacher ratio feeding pupils into sch~ol~ with large classes and double sessions. Double session, which ' me~n~ ½ schci61 . da'y, doing away with lunch. for . children to whom lunch is the bes t ~e-~ l of t~e da y a nd for many a free meal • . ½. day for some 8th graders ~n high school ( those ·c recii ts do , no·t f,igure . _in graduation requirements), but 13 and 14 year olds. can't work-- . it's agii~~t the law in many instances. (1.Jhe n ·s~hOo.l opened in Au;g~st · n:iorei than . 7000 pupils, all . of whom . are Negro, . .~.e r e on what is commonly de~cr.ibe.d· as "double· ses·sion". 4ith school day -cut in h~lf, what ·does a 1st grader, 2nd grader~ 7th grader, 8th grader, llth . gr~der -do t~e i~st of the day? There's no room at school t~ sta~ • . There . is likely to be littl~ room at home· and even less likely to be an adu'l t at home to supervise~ to chauffeur, to · pla.y; guide, to help wi.th studies, ..to encou:r.age:, to . li:sten. to f- .J<·* ***** *·* ***** These ar~ some of the Dilammas of the City. We cannot hold a welfare worker responsible for inadequate housing of welf~~e clients when we limit her resources t o $154.00 a month. We cannot hold a public housing manager responsible f or keeping tenan t s who cannot pay even minimum rent whe n we do not gi ve hi m public money to operat e on. We cannot hold t ra in i ng supervisors respons ible for lack of jobs. Agreed w~ need new innovative programs, but programs that spend more money, not .less and programs that provide actual economic opportunity, i.e., jobs. A few ba sic misconceptions stand in the way of innovative pr·o grams. One misconce ption is that our curren t social services, eve n with the a dditional "ne w pr ograms" a re adeq ua te. A second mis conc e ~tion is tha i whe n "even more mone y" has not s olveJ th~ . pr obl ems, that "mone y i s not t he answer". More money may not ins ure succe sses, but th e re.~s l ittle lik~lihood of success without it. The mosi effective ~ses of public money ma y be deba ted but the ne eds are e normous; . widespread and ur gent and can be met only by massive, similta neou s programs • . Teacners , doctor s , den tis t, recr~a tion-workers , pla nn_,e rs a nd the l i ke s pend mo ne y. If we are to ha ve . e noug h of t he kind s of s e.vices the y · provide~ we must be pre p6reci to spend more money, mucih more. Some of this ~ill c~eate job~ but ~~a t is not the prime purpose nor the criter ion of succe ss of .social service programs or.training programs~ The other misconce pti on i s tha t i ocia l servi~es. a ~~ ~ia iriing ~~a r a nt~~ j obs a nd i nc ome , a nd/ or guai~ntee a cc eis to c a pi t~l. ~ · Y~~ c a ~ ha ve · e verybody hea l t hy, a ll . t he .ba bies in a da y c are cen~ er; ~he ·would -:-b e wo.r ke r s traied ' bu·t unless th e re is a product:i.ve job ava ilabl_e ; none· . . of t his ~rings i n f a~ily in~ome. Anti-poverty ~rp~tam~ · toda~ train ·some people . .The y t a ke c a r e of s ome children. Tlie y tak~' some t .9 the hospita l, tb t he employment office . But the y .do not prdd~ce jobs .· ( nor ,d o they prod uce houses ). They do not pr odu·ce ·t h~ oppor~un i ty . to make a man , a woman , : a · youn g person se l f.:..s upportin g;· un.l ess he . is fortunate . eno ugh to be · hired as a sta f f me mber o f on~. of t he " piograms ". " They can ready him to ta ke adva nta ge of th,e oppor tun { ty;. bu,t .uo~il -t he _.cn,r'Tl~unity pro~i des i t, he wi ll ha ve t o wa~~ · The r e ~~re in ·A t~:~:a -J •I J' • ,l r •. J ,;,::.1. .'~1• ~ , . �· Page 7 Dilemmas during the month uf July n,ore than 11, DUO ~,,.,ai ting, registered far jobs with the Employment Services. Self-helping is not the same as self-generating. Self-help programs require something to start with, something to help. A credit union is not much help if each member needs to borrow fS0. 00 and can hardly put in is.oo (if you work by the day and miss two days and don't have money for rent and food, borrowing from a loan shark at high interest and "service" charges may not be good businessi but what is the alternative?) A civic association with no members who own property or have any margin of income cannot come up with "seed money", loans or fees for technical assistance, Indeed it is hard for them ta produce the minimum amount to get the help necessary to apply far grants, etd, Training, counsel, sympathy, recreation, social services all have their places but in our money economy, none of these is a substitute for money. Indeed a minimum income is necessary to take advantage even of "free" services. As has bee~ said, one has to have a boot before he can have a boot strap. Dozens of people with no beets still comes out no boot straps. Z.ero multiplied by "infinity" is still zero. AnQther notion which i s misleading is th2t the problems can be "taken one at a time". Chances are a child growing up in a good house in a good neighborhood will go to a good school and get a good job; chances are a poor house in a poor neighborhood will go to a poor school and get a poor job. House, school, neighbarho~d, family condit,ions, health are all parts of a whole, and the whole is a human being. · The decisions which result in school and houses and jobs, or no schools and no houses and no jobs are matters of public policy. The fact that the decisions are complex and difficult does not alter the fact that they must be made, and that we are all helping to make them, like it or not. The democratic process is still the same. The burden of responsible citizenship is not likely to become lighter, Detailed Reports of the meetings which have pointed up these dilemmas provide an interesting Diary of Atlanta. These, and other information such as questions and answers on Housing are available fEom the CRC office. The record from February, l96f , thr? ~gh August, 1967, is: Neighborhood Meetings Special at CitySpecial R~gular CRC "Hearings" Hall [RC Meetings CRC Meetings Number 11 7 4 7 299 Approx Attendance App. Spoke 1000 250 650 60 250 Vistors 1960 100 30 380 Approximately 800 requests have been processed through the office. Detailed minutes of all meetings a nd 10 Neighborhood Profiles ha ve been widely circula ted, plus specir.11 r e po.rts s uch a s Dixie Hills, Hous ing, e tc. �The Community Relations Commission uf the City of Atlanta, appointed by the Mayor and Board of Aldermen, meets the 4th Friday of each month, at 1:30 P.M., in Committee Room #2, City Hall. The public is invited and citizens are urged to bring to the attention of the Commission matters pertaining to its functions and duties, which outlined in the Ordinance, include: "To foster mutual understanding, tolerance, and ~espect among all economic, social religious, and ethnic groups in the City. To help make it possible for each citizen, regardless of race, color, creed, religion, national origin or ancestry, to develop his talents, and'abilities ~tnouf ~imitation. To aid in permitting the City of Atlanta to benefit from the fullest realization of its human resources. To investigate, discourage anci seek to prevent discriminatory practices against any individual becau~e of race, color, creed, religion, national origin o.r c1n,c!_:lsi:ry. To attempt to act as conciliator in controversies involving human relations." In between meetin gs, individuals and groups are invited to visit or telephone the Commission office (522-4463, Ext 433) to . report .matters of interest and to obtain information and assistance on specific subjects. Community Relations Commission 1203 City Hall 68 Mitchell Street, SW Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Mr. R. Earl Landers Adm. Asst. to Mayor 68 Mitchell St., SW Atlanta, Ga. JOJOJ • Non - Profit Organization U. 5. Postage P A I D Atlanta, Georgia Permit No. 711 �Ap ril Bv 1967 The Georgi a State Advi s ory Commi ttee o~ t he U.S . Commi ss io n on Civil Righ t s met a t 9 :30 on Saturday , Apri l 8 , i n t he Old Post- Offi ce Buildi ng . Nine or te n s pe ctat ors we r e pr esent wi t h f our t een me~bers of the Council s i t ti ng . Re v . Os ca r McCloud a ct ed as Chairman in the a bs enc e of Dr. Vivian Hende r s on, Pr es~de nt of Cl a rk College, who was i nvestigat i ng a "s l eep out' 1 a t h is s chool. It se lf;m.i, t b :J s tudents of Clark College pro testi ng t he abs enc e of adequate police pro t e c ~i on decided to sl:ep on Cla r k College's l awn 1 :3ayi ng i t wa s s a fer the r e . First pane l: Rev . Andrew Young--S.C. L. C. ; fil:r. Jae Hend r i cks-- Ge orgj.a Co1.rnr:::i. l on Huma n Re l a tions ; Rev . Amos Holme s--N. A. A.C . P.; Mr s . Clayt on--- Di rector of Hous i ng for American Fr iends Se r vic e Coiur.li ttee; Mr. Co l l i nson--[~ pl oyment, Americ an Fri end s Se rvic e Commi tte e . Tes ti mony--Rev. Andrew Young- - Ghet to and dens i ty a re synorwmous v there are s epa rate application offices f or , Negro and whi te appl i ca nts f or public hous ing i n Atlanta . There is s ubtl e dis cri mi nat ion. He urged fa i r hous ing and open oc cupancy . Te s ti mony--Mr. J oe Hendric ks --Urged true.des egr egation of public ho us i ng , easing of harsh regulations t ha t i mpede t he pooro i n new hous i ng . There is de-fa c t o s egr egation White housing i s cheape r, in (Negr o) Col l ier Heigh ts a $20,000 home would be 816, 000 or $17 ,000 in Buc khead . Negr oe s pay a lar ge r pro por t i on of t heir inc ome f or rent t han whit e s. Test i mony--Rev . Amos Holmes , Vice President, Atlan t a N. A. A. C. P . --There are 5o% of Negroes living on $3000 incomes . t o house displa c ed Negroes. of the land . 9, 800 housing uni t s a re ne eded by De cember 43% of the tota l populati on i s Negr o , us i ng only 2ff~ The N. A. A.C.P. has a sui t pending to withhold funds t o model c it ies until people in affected areas are or there is an abse'n ce of di scrimination . planning board and c onsulted on plans, and �Page Two Testimony--Tfrs. Clayton- - The myt h i s be ing exploded t ha t property val11e :3 go down when Negroes move in. lrs. Clay ton test i fied tha t i n the Cas cade (SW) area an attempt is being made to educate and change att itud es. She found that the re is a dual ma rket, white realto rs, wanting to se ll only to Negroes, put their "ans " in Negro papers. conveni ent housing. Jobs are limited because of failure to obtai n Ad vocate s open hous ing , open occupancy. Test imony- - Mr. Collinson, Re creation-- Urged open housing, open occupancy , Appli cants f or jobs in Doraville , Chamb l ee, e tc. have rea l difficulty get ting t o jobs. Planned recreat ion is difficul t because of prejud ice especial l y in swim.ming . Rev. Andrew Young of Southern Christ i an Leader ship Conference asked t o be heard on Model Cities he testified: In Summe:.- Hill Model cities he co ns i dered that there was no ciitiz ens' participation because no poli cy makers on t he board are area pe ople . Hi gh class mot els and hotels are replacing re s idential areas i.e. Marriot Hotel, etc. There should be a humane pat tern of re-location. exists segregation by class. model ci t ies. There Conc erned citizens can not get information about 221-D-3 housing should be non-profit. Mrs. Stanley of Greater Atlanta Council . on Human Re lations--Testimony. Urged open housing--fai r housing. Told Decatur, Georgia story . Decatur, Negroes are be ing driven out by urban renewal. Said that in In De catur and East Lake because of realtors having sold property i n transitional areas to Negroes signs "For Sale" are prohibited in yards. This ·i s an area of extreme ghetto housing. Rev. Holmes of N. A. A. C.P.--Testimony--Asked to speak agai n, urged citizen participation at policy level by law. An injunctive procedure see if it is di s- criminatory. Mr . Stanton, Housing Dept.--Testimony--One property owner tried to get easement for sewers, una ble to get_ it to improve property because she was Negro. time, whites in like situati ons were _able to do s o, without difficulty. At same �l i Page Three 1. Nor ths i de Drive nea r Ar den Dri ve--Hegroes own property here but the re is concerted attempt to s queeze t hem out because it being of desirable location f or whites. 2. In Capi t ol Homes there i s ove r - cha r ge on rent f rom $50.00 to 370. 00 t o $87 .00, tenant t old t hat because he di d not a ccur a tely report income, he will be evicted in one week. When asked about moving to another hous i ng project nearer to his work tenant told that the only t wo ways a re phys ical condition, and s ize of family. Mr. Edward Moody--Mechanicsville Community leade r asked to be heard. -Tr . Willmore s a id that agenda was filled, but aft er much discuss ion , Mr. Moody was given an appointment at 1:30 P. M. Mr . Samples of the Grass Roots Counci l" als o asked to be heard but later agreed to s ubmit hi s findings in writing for the record. Pa nelt Real Esta t e fr . Bickers ] Mr. Callaway ] both absent Panel--Mrs . Marshall J. Mantler and Dr . Wi t.,_ens t ein of t he American JewL ,h Committee . Mrs . Mantler who is a lic ensed Atlanta realtor t es'":if".ed tlia .. J',:Jw~i a r e excluded f rom s i x sub-divisions in Northwest Atlant a . She said that the r e are subtle ways of exclus ion such a s a c lub syste i n which homes are s old in a c ertain area t o peopl e belonging t o .the c lub. There are restric t ive c lau;es written into deeds . l aw- s uits . 3. 2. These are un- constitutional but most buyers shy away from Another r estr iction on sal e of homes t o Jews i s a n a greement by realtors t o a l low only ten per cent of the homes to be purchas~d by Jews . Dr. Wittenstein-- Testimony--Most of his testimony c orroborated Mrs. Mantler's . Dr . Cothran of the Committee asked Dr. Wittenstein what would happen if a Negro tried to buy a home in a Jewish Community. Drg Wittenstein had to confess that the Jew would move out , the Jews are jqst as prejudiced as the other whites and �Page Four did not de s ire Negro ne i ghbors . Bot. these panelist:~ UY.'i~r::d thr t ,.:r10 Com;~:i. t tEi i~ he l p t o esta bli s h a progr am to a l leviate the J ewish si tua tion (not hi ng was aa · d about the Negr o one) . Mr . Willmore of the Committee was int erested i n k:'.1.owi ng whether any of these l oc ati ons we r e unde r F. H. A. Tol d that they were not, (they were all (nearly a ll) i n the luxury c lass , above F. H. A. Mr. Wat son of t he Communicable Di seases Health Cent er --Tes timony- - He te s tified t hat no Negroes ( staff members ) have been abl e t o get homes or apartments in the area . Negr oes . The r e a re apartme nts on 1orth Decatur Roa d, bu t wi ll not rent t o M~. Wil l more sugges t ed that situatio n and s ee what wi ll ha ppen. tlanta Feder a l Hous i ng be a l erted t o t his He r eminded list eners that any F.H . A. guaranteed l oan a cc ep t ance prohibits di s cr i mination and many of the s e owners refusi ng Negr o leases are cl early i n vio l a tion of the law, under t itle 1 , of the Civi l Ri ght s Ac t . Panel : Mrs. Holloway, Mr s . Caudy, Mr . Billings l ea . Mr s . Holl oway- -Owner i n a changi ne ne i ghborhood- -She lives i n a Southwest Atlanta homep had di ffi cul ty find i ng home, had a Negro realt or f i nnaly bought directly from owne r. Trans i t i ona l area homes a r e usua lly over-priced . There No contact with wlli te ne i ghbors . we r e no ,homes f or sale except hers when she moved in; now th r ee whi te persons have offe r ed t hei r homes f or sale . Mrs . Caudy--Experi enc e very similar; white children s hot B. B. guns :!int o glass door, but have ceased, one white girl tried to be f r iend l y to her daughter and was completely ostracized by .white neighbors. There is a new club going and it is hopeful that some Community spirit can be developed with white neighcors. Mr . Billings lea--A real estate broker testified that Negro real tors a:ren' t really block-busting, they are simply trying to fill a demand of Negroes for better housing and some times when they contact owners in neighborhood this is the only way they can do thiso Panel--Dr. Lee Shelton, Mr~ Haver 9 Mr . Buchwalter. �I I Page Five These three peopl e were living i n a trans·t:on area i n the S. W. sec~i on . Dr. Lee Shel ton--Negro physici an- -Te st imony---Te ~.tified h e simply wanted a nice house wi th room enough f or hi s chi l dren, fo und it only in Wes t Nanor, Audubon Forest in a whi te ne i ghborhood. He has had no trouble. Neighbors a r e f ri endly . Hr. Haver--a public s cho ol t eacher at South- We st High, lives next door to a. Negro. The first ni ght the Negro es moved in he and his wife wne t over t o welcome them, carried a pitcher of tea, said the regro nei ghbors were like them, they did not really know ,·That to expect but they have f ound they a re so alike in so many ways they have · become friends s ocial l y and otherwise. Mr. Buchwalter--a l s o lives in the West Manor area . purchase a hor;ie in a ne i ghborhood like this . f or O.E.O. i n CAP progr am . Dr. Shelton and He came to Atla nta to He has ha d no difficulty. 1 Works r. Haver said the only . regret they have is prejudice in kee ping their boys i n Wes t Manor out of the Little League . Of fici a l s have dropped Wes t anor be cause of the Negro boys ~~i ng in t he League . Recess : Resumed a t 1:30 Edward Moody--Mechanicsvi lle community leader--T1:i·st i mony---l . whe re color begi ns . based progr ams. 4. 3. 2. Righ t:3 end City planners are not consulting people in Atl anta Public housing i s not operated on a non- discriminatory bas i s . This, the Advi s ory Committee, is a good example of prejudice. They have in- vited all these profess ors and off ic ers of organizations, but no gra s s roots pe ople . Panel--Mr. \falte r Scott--Dekabl e real estate broker . 1. Mr. Sco tt said i n his native county, DeKalb, a \·Thi te realtor will not sell a Negro property in a whit e neighborhood. It was brought out that½ of his business is with federally financed F.H.A. home owners that prohibits discrimination. Mr. Scott doubts that DeKalb County would s upport open housing. �Page Si x: 2 : 40--Dr. Vi vi an Henderson arrived and took over the Chairmanshi p . Panel: Mr. Brown--Atlanta Federal Savings & Loan Assoc.p r epr esent i ng white l endi ng a gency. . Test ony--A conimi ttee member · asked Mr. Brm n what ,woul d happen if he, a Negro ~ . .i m . wanted to borrow money from hi s company to buy a home _in a whi te neighborhood . Mr . Brown repli ed that he would be relcutant to l~nd him the money be cause he would not '\'Tant t o upset the peace -. and tranquility of t h e white cornmuni ty . Mr s . Yancey of the Committee told him that suppos i ng the applicant for the l oan were an old custo~er of 20 year s had · an excellent credi t rating and could easily r epay hi s · company . He sai d he would still be r eluctant . Dr. Henderson of the Commi ttee then reminded Mr . Brown that this could also work against him i f the Negro Communi ty f ound out he would not lend the Negro es t he money, t hey woul d r e- a ct aga i nst him. Mr . Brown said in that c ase he woul d l end i t to them . He sai d he believed passage of open housing bill would stiffen the resistance. Hr . Staten--Lawyer--National Bank of Georg-ia-- Testimony--Said there is no policy of discrimination. col or at his bank. Mr . Wilmo r e asked i f they had any junior officers of He admit ted they did not, said there were clerical workers . Mr. Al Henry- -Council on Human Relations--!Iro Henry had contacted 27 realtors from newspaper ads of property in white neighborhoods: 19 out of 27 said they would not sell to Negroes , all the houses were on loans guaranteed by F . H. A. F .H. A. is either a silent or active partner in discrimination. Mr . Hartman--Deputy Director of Federal Hous-ing Authori t y--Testimony-- If we get a complaint we will see that the guilty person is put out of the program . Only one complaint in Georgia since 1962. are white. It was brought that most F.H.A. brokers (These are authorized people dealing with lists of re-sale property under F.H . A.) These are called real estate management brokers. Lists are made up after property has been sold it does n~t give a fair chanceto any outside sales person. There have been s ix sales in predominantly white areas to Neg~oes . �Page Seven Mr. :Moreland Smi th--Southern Regional Counc_:1--'.P.e::itimony--Open h ou ::1i::l.f): a,:J.·,rc:i.:: at ,~d.• , I Mr. Rutledge- - NEDH- -Legisla t ion needed for Comm:L ttee a.gai ns t disc:r:i.r.:i:i. i- at:i.on in hous i ng . Model cities discussed: 1. Havine; a demonstration city t at keeps people in ghetto i s not tlrn, wisest thing . 2. Mode l cities is not a progr am , it is a technique . 3. Segregated hous ing i s caused by 4. Urged real community participation. urban r ene ·ml. Mr. Bob 'I'hompson--Urban Development Dept .--Amidst talk of housing uni ts being built on west s ide exclusively because there is no space, name three possible sites: 1. Canter bury Road--North .of Lenox Road . 2. Railroad .Avenue--Opposite Lenox Squa re. 3. House Road in DeKalb County; could it be leased ? Mr . Persell, Mrs . Paschall, Mr. Cecil Al exander, Mr . Robins on 1. Mr. Cecil Alexander--Do we ' build in t he core or where? Difficult t o work in DeKalb County because they have no "workable " program . 2. Mr. Robinson--The need is for equal opportuni ty non-profi t housing . 3. Mr s . Pas cha ll--The residents of the community' use the term "stabili za t i on" I mean ~pen occupancy . 4. · 5. Mr . Persell--Need f or a total community fai r housing commission. Information should be collected and dis::iemi nated . 6. There should be a moderate income development office. 7. Find houg sand finanoa th -m. �f OR YOUR fNfORMATION COMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMISSION 1203 CITY HALL ATLANTA, GEORGIA Report on Meeting with Staff of Bethlehem Center (located near Carver School) and Wesley House Centers (Southea s t and Southwest): on April 24, 1967 The staff who work with young people in these areas expressed . the following concerns: 11 That Police don't come 11 when you call them, or take so long that they are too late to help when they do ar r ive. That Police need special training to handle young people, That there should be some r e gistration and/or regulations concerning the possession of firearms and weapons. They spoke of increasing incidences of use of knives, etc. That laws r e lating to the sale of whiskey to minors should be more stringently enforced. That no more l i quor license s be a pproved for the area close to Bethlehem Center. They have opposed it at he a rings which they known about, but wonder where the he a rings are advertised. That mo re reh ab ilitative work be don e through the Juvenile Court. Te ndency to send clients home wi t hout much work - either a tti t ud e th a t nothing is wrong or th a t nothin g c a n be don e . Th a t people in the nei g hborhood are afra id to report som e o f t h e old e r yo u th, for fear of repri s als - both a dults a nd younger pe o p l e . a r e afra id. They h a ve ma d e v a r io u s cont a c t s with Police De pa rtm e nt, Juv e nile Court , etc . Th e y are still worried a bou t wh a t th ey fee l to b e a g ro wi n g "la wl es sness" and u s e of weapons, which they feel to be a pro b lem o f 11 Commun i t y Relation s ", How can community protect itself a ga inst peo p l e who in timid a te by threa ts, which a re not basis e nough for leg a l a ctio n or people who h a ve residents scared to swear out warrant against th e m? �OMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMISSION ESTABLISHED BY THE MAYOR AND THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN, NOVEMBER, 1966 1209 CITY HALL, ATLANTA GEORGIA 90309 TELEPHONE 51!!-4463 EXT. 433 May 16 , 1967 Mr. Benny T. Smith 209 Archcrest Drive Hapeville, G orgia Dear Mr. Smith: I ilffl very disappointed to learn from Mr. McEvoy on Police Community R lations has no mo space participants . It wa my understanding that the for such a person as ~e would r commend. I did tim of r gistering was that important . that the Conf ranc to accomodot odditiona space would b h ld not re liz that the The new director of th ACLU also will be unabl to be cco dated . Perhap wh nth two polic offic r who will attend the Conf r nc return· , w con join with th ACLU end oth r int rooted groups in inviting the to k g ner l report of th finding of the Conf r nc . Siner ly, (Mr e ) Eliza K. Pa chall Dir ctor Ex cutiv EKP t CCC Hr. Irving K. Kal r / yor Ivan All n, Jr. v Polic Chi f H ~b rt J nkin r . T d fr ad n �API'IL 23 , 9G"' The Commun i ty Re lat ions Com:11 · ss ·· on r.:c · 0·1 ":lx-:_oay , Ap::.· · - SJ , 1 9G7 i Com.li tt ee Room .;,2 o .,, City } '"' '"'h.:: ··ollo·;;i ng rne ·:.11 eI· .S r,n ,:e : :;:-esent: rnr . Ir ving r- . Ka ·· r, Ci.1~ ..:.ri:· 3 ·:1. Mis s r ele BullEr , Seco 1d v ·c e ici143.215.248.55n L ·s . Eliza K. Pa se a 1 , Dtecutive Di r ctor Mr . T . M. Alexand~r r,,i-· . · Byro n Att idge Mrs. Sara Baker Mr . R . J . Butler Mr . Rob ert Dobbs M:· . C . G. Ezz ar Mr . Joseph Ha s !i'Ir . Al Kuettne r Dr . Robert E . Lee Rabbi Jac ob Ro ths c hild Mr . M. 0 . :Rya n Mr . · Ja c k Sells Mr s. Mary Stevens Vis itors, Mr . Pnul An-t-hony , Ex cut..:. ve Di~e ctor of the Southern ~-- Ed Shu-~ ·af t oi .!es··- E::1d . Regiona l Counci l , Mr . Irving Kaler , cha i- .an presiding . I:I Lautes of tl:'- I.:cn·ch 2 , r .et; ·_,J.g were adopted as circulated . _ port of thG d Hoc Ccr,:1~, i .J.:;-·- ee . Mr . Joseph Haas , cha irna n o f the Ad r-:cc Co11~r.-1i tte ..., repoi~·ted that the comm1t~ee feel s ~he most e ffecti ve ;ork of t he Coa,iss ion wi_l be i n preventive effor ts . Once a1y d isttirbance a ctually brea~s out, it i s a police function. If the comm itt e e is a s ked to co ...2 in and · elp, it wo uld respond. In the eve nt of an y disturbance the Cc~ui·tee ~o~ld be convened and wo uld be expanded to include the Teat from t he ar a in question. Othe r memb ers of the ComE1i ttee are ,. a bi Jacoo R.ot _1schild , Archbishop Paul I-Ial linan, Rev. Samue l Hilliams and }.Ir. :i:obe1·t Dobbs . Mr . Kale r called on c hair~en of the Neighbor~ood ?ea~s "o = r e or ts as iollO\vS: Mrs . Stephens, Edpewood-Kirkwood : Report nttache • r.::::-. C. G. Ezzard, Summeriiill Peoolestoym : Reported t~_2 t ·..aj o:·i ty of problems brought up at meet ing on Mar c h 2 3 concerned street, etc. and housing , includi ng code enforcement , st adiuc par~ing and mod el neigh borh ood program . He then called on hlr . Eaas, a membe· of ~he Team, to reo ort on the meating on Housing on April 25 . Kr. ~aa s reported that at the meeting several serious p~obleas Dere brc~zht out - lending agencies are reluctant to len in k" . is area because of uncertainties; insurance co~panies will not insure 2 house under $8,000; individuals are told by the Inspection D2part~ent to mn:e �Conm i ss ion Lli~u~ cs ' tl1ey ai·.e unce:.. --' a i. . aoou·t.. '" :;:~ u:..ur.__ ,.. .,.,. repairs wnen 1. 2. 3. .., -,"'. 'S • ~., _ c.~1 1 ~. t: P."'co·t·.r ..·.,:,r ,,·.·.1.· e·. _"' - "__r'-' ~ - 1.·0·1c:: ~ Ne\'iSp ~pers pr int pL... tt o:.i: .:odc l E2 i ghbo1·.wod -:- rcn s . City co nsider neighb or: ood off ic e~ w~c· e cit~zc us c& n rnn Ke c onpla i n~s a b out inspec ti on notic e s, e ~c. It is hard to ~et o~f worh in t ime to g et to Ci°t'tJ rall , ·c . ~=~vi..e; c o-.:1eo:1e t ~1c would make i t easier and sho 'i t h~ t th0 cit·, ca ed -:. ::! ~C · --s it easie r. Board of Alder~en s houl d be as.ed to rev·a ~ poli J ies to ~ ~e s ur e t ha t there i s k h e leas~ dif 0 iculty i o~ peop _e in this a-e • There must be as s u:-cance t ha t if the p L,nn i nG; g·· z.rrt ::.s given f a_ ;... 1e ,:ode Neighborhood Pr o ira n., befo1·e t h e f i r-al prog; ' aE is adopted there '.'till be publ ic hear i ngs and those in the area s ~i l l be allowed part i- o cipate . At the Apr il 2 5 r.1eeting , M1· . .icha rd s n oi t.1e St;::aiurn Aut h or· ty said t h at they must add 3 ,8 0 parki1 g spac es b y 1 9 7 9, l:,u·i: t '..:.:::. t t l:cy .,ave no power of condemnation . The re is a d iff e1·e ce of 9 Pii. · on bout ·,_r;~ et ~ e mo re parking should g o up or out o City services s hould b e k ept at absolute op timum in ~his are . -liss He len Bu lla : d , Me c hanc isvj_ I:!. 0 , - ::;i:!_t tsb:1::'.'11 : 16 pa~e repo··t on t he meeting ; most anxiety a b o· ~ J o ' el F eig~b or h ood a~d p o~icie s about public h ousing, partic ularly t ~e one .ont h l e ~se a nd ab i!i ty o 1 Lanager to evict witho ut giving reaso n . hliss Bu lard 1oted t~a t th i s is ~0 1 be i ng litigated. Mr . T . M. Al exander, Vine City- ightnLng : ··t ~sj been i~porJa 1t at Zearing to est ab lish fact tha t tl.le Conrnittee h 2d not come to cove_ up f o:r the cit y . There is a :fe'e li n:;; that tha e is a po icy of 11 p 1·otective cus todyn given to slumlords . In the Vine City area , where t here are ~a ny t en~n~ occ up i ed h ouses, complaints are about la c k o f code enfo~c mant, ~ier e2s ~n a~eas of home ow n erships there are comp laints about too str i n~ent code enforceaant It should be determined if there are two standards of ins pection and enforcement . Complaints about public housing , of 1ot be ing 1p to standard and the power and manner o f the manager. The ac~ion o f t h Board of Education i n the school site selection ~ives v ~~idity to the contention o f protective t reatme nt o f slur:1lords . Need more j o· opportunities . T'1is is fertile · grou~d for those who would · c reate te nsion o Mr . :~ober t Dobbs, Northwest Area : T~lis mee t ine; was 8 r1·"'n 6 ed by the EOA committees for that area and E:;..· . Dobbs said they s:_01.:-' be c oi::11 ended for the fine way in wh ic h tLey planned t he mee ting . The:e ·;-ier-2 two ( 2) basic issues - the extended day in t he schools and pLblic. usi,g policies . The ext ended school da y will be h ard not only for the c hi d ~en but on working parents. Those present stated t ha t they would ~uch prefer or t ab le units at the scho ols with a full day t han double sess · ou with presc~t facilities . The .. ,onthly lease, t he annual income rev iew ~ and the dispa:ity between chaT~es at the v arious projects are primary. concerns of public ·.ousing tenants . Rabbi Rothschild , a aember of the Tea1 said there ~ere complaints abo2t the school transfer method j that by t he time notice t hat transfer req~cst cannot be approved is received , it is too late to ~ake another request. He was ~impressed with the reasonableness of t·1e people in reg&rd to schools, they made the ~equest that if t~e school condit:ous req~ ire double session , supervised recreation should be a vailable ; used ! 0 cc able to tell when children were seen walking the streets that they �Cor.uniss ion i.U1.u·'·es 1 s h ould be in sc h ool O 1•ow -: hey mish t oe v. t he r;ay to o:.. :::1·or.1 ,::;c.1001 . " Mr . Kaler then asked for action o n t~e following recommendations, e a c h of which was adopted: 1. It should be s uggested L,O LJ:1° . \:01 -~o:;:- d , Di:i.:ec·~o:;::· of "'.:h - ""r~s ·)e c.,_ io 1.1 Depa rtment, tlrn t -'-here · e es tab · 3"wcl - i·t~1e::.~ n2ic;.1b or:10od of :.'::'ic s o r a schedu e si::1 il~r ·'" o voti·1~ _·ezis"',.; Tn -~ion sc'12 ~ule) vi ·.eTeby questions can be brought after t 1e regular office hours . Llr . Wofford and ot hers attending the :ryril meeti.g s~ould receive e xpressions o f appreciation f o r their willingness to attend. 2. q In schedul ine; Cor.:.r,1 ·· ssion meetings 'i · ·'·i.·1 d8LX.1--'.:: :·,1cnt and agency :.eads, the fi rst one should be on manaGement - ten&nt relations in public housing . (M- s. Stephens emphas i z e d t he differe .ce between the cooperation of the tw o tenant selection off:c e s. Ne ed t o find out if there are diffe:rent standards of i ,s nectio·· for different arens was n oted ). 3. Second meeting to b e with Board o f Educ ati o n representative; third Inspection and Code Enf o - ceme~t. 4. Board of Education to be called o_ t o see t ~~ t p ~ovisions are mad f or recreation at extended sess ·· o. sc h oo ls , co rm unicatio-ri to be ca rried to Superintendent's of"ice oy z corara ittee ~ron Cor~issiono 5. Residents of the area be included in po icy ~a~ing b o ,y for ~odel Neighbor hood program . 6. Commission should point out any discrep~ncies in se?vices in the several areas. Mr. Ezzard pointed out that t here are compl a: ~ts 2bo 1 t ~aings ot her tha n inspection. hlr . Kaler suggested that the Con~u~ity ~elat ions Commission and the l\Iayor 's office might ri o:;._·k o ut 2 j o :::.. n t pr o gram . The matter of duplicating EOA services was br o uG,_t u~) . ~-~r. Dobbs, a member of the EOA Boa rd, said it may or ·,iay not; it woul de end on how it was wo~k~d - out nass Bullard moved tha t a ·1ight meeting of t he full co .._nission be c alled to assemble the Commission's recommendat ions to the Board of Aldermen . Passed . Mr . Kaler c alle d on Mr. Ed Shukraft, who had requested ti·:1e to spealc about conditions in West End . He s aid they need new h o· sing, new developraent in the area , which provides an -opport· nity to set a fine example of people living together . Mr. Kaler called on Mr . Paul Anthony, Executive Director of tl..c Southern Regional Counci l , whom he had invited to speal;;: 0 ·1 the role of the Commission, etc •• Mr o Antho ny emphasized the communic 2tion function of the Comnission; the need for coordina tion of the Commission's activities through the staff ; thi importance of keeping an attitude of �Co .m1ission _..: inutes agreement amo ng L:.c r.1e,:1be:. s of t:1e Con;;:~ss iOi.1. ~:e cor.1::-•lir..2 _tee} t he Commission 0 11 hav .:.n;- c;ott e n ofi -·- o 8 r · go:-::-oi.lS s··-2 :.:· t ; ci ·:;:, .j ;:is ·c::e most i mport and duties as folloDs - ~elJ t~e Joor Dn d d is adva~ta ged , encourage se 1se of self- help ; i 1lter pre ··- fo n nd c Jncate r!l1it e middle cla ss about problems. n en nsh:d ;:i b 01r i:; 11 s m:L1er t roubl0 11 , he s a i d t h ere is a small gr oup of p eep e in ~lmost every ci ty who wo u ld wclco~e vi olence, but we must all wo _· ,;: o n ·n · eve1 t · vc ,1eas ur0s . There was additional discussion ab o ut Pes t E,-::.u . .~r . Tom ~:;:ma :rd, editoI' o f The We e kl y Star , sai peo~ le are gettin g ·1scour&~ed, signs of interest from the larger corn,unity would h elp , als o iu Qor ma~ion D)out ~~at is go ing on o ut t here i n the metro press wo uld hel~ . Jrs . p 3sc :2 - 1 re~ort ed on several meetings with t est Ed r eside n ts .and ·eal estate re pres e ntatives. Mr. Butler said would help to ,rge t ~he U:. b a n Ran Gal prog ram off the gr ound . " Mr . Kaler p oi nted o ut t i e Commission c annot deal wit h the economic fa c tors o f new b·· s iness , etc. 1E:r . O;{nai·d sa icJ t her e is nnot hing special the Commission c an d o. Seve ·211 1. ont hs ago h e Vi ent to r.1et1·0p olit an papers and urged repof t b ut t ~ey would n ot do it . r ews cedia must report it •• unt o residents to vio:r·-: o ut i ndiv id ual relat · ons ' _ipso" Mr . Kuettner mo ved t :.at a committee o e ap~6intecJ t o work with residents. Passe d. The Cha i rman appoi.ted the following : Mr . n. J . Butler, c_airnan Illr . Al Kuett ne : Dr . Robert E o Lee Mr . Clarenc e G. Ezzard Miss 1·e1en Bull ard Mr . Ha as noted that o ne solution to t he proolens of this area is to o p e n up other areas . Th e meeting was ad journed at 4 : 00 p . m. ~espectfully su-~itted, (Mrs . ) Fred J . P tterson ( In the absence of ~rs . Patterson the minutes wefre tal en by the Executive Director . ) �- - - - - - -- - - - - -- ·there ~ ere approxi1n.atcly 150 pe)op e .."""""' ,..,~ Co""-.-"ssion ,.,._, be.,.• j "~'r 0 C 1.:,-1.l. ' - . (t Approximotaly lG persons t --- ·csent r,;,~ ..... ~.-:; ~ ;., '-" . . ~<;.'...L.-y ':'·1."' i "' 6-- -~ . . , __ ·oy. ,·'-._ ...,'-'_..,."-'--' ~,,_ 1-~ •.',"-'~ ' -- ·r ;e,,-:: ... -< rJ,.,. . '. 'fC! ,~ _ spoke of the I'- oole!ns in their com::,u.n tieso address' ruid specific ~robler1s re r corde '...~a . .,. . . r-1n ,,r1 ..-," . ~~- .1tl!:les ~ by ?(rs . Thorr:tis, sec eti;.T}l'" and are on record in the Com::1i ssion office .. i"ncilitic.:;, t~ . :::..cr Giir oet- The proble'1".S related indllde the need for rec, oatio lighting and resurfaci ng, pol i ce protection,. rubbis.. collection., co o nfo cJ2~nt a.11d low coot housing. SevercJl p- rrons <>poke of the problem e!lcou.ntered by U:. ir area being in the City of .Atlanta., yet in D kalb County. Hr .. Dou~lan., on behalf of the Co;ll!ll.,sion prol:lised our h lp in referring these co::iplainta to the proper city depart.!l~nt. Mrs. Ba!-:er sueE;ested thnt the telll.l ta ~e a gddcd tour of tl:e ar-so. . the civic leaders present offerred mll be worked out later~ -zhcnever to work up mi itinerary .. S ieral of' Plans for this our e can determine a ::mtu.:ill7 convenient tir.:e,. ¥.r. Ezzard spoke to the group asro? bled on t.ryinr; to esta l:!.sh good reln.tio "hips with the white ~ sidents rell"'.aining in the cor--.r.unity to onco'.lragc the., to rcr..nin.. told of the work t.be.t hnd been dooo in his own cor;,:,rmnity in this lineo .. . --/.2, • , ~ . , c , ( ~ This meeting chowotl that r!oSt of these proble!r.>$ arc tr.e rceult 0.1.. 14ck He 1-.,, ~A,":t. or comprehension on what_!! e.nd is not city respon~ibility and lac~ of know-hew as to -what city depart?r.ent to contact -whe:i-e or the need for city ucrvices erises. ·:e see here n ooed for our services in better infornrl.nb and clem-ing up this 1.:onf 1sion. �Edgewood-Kirkwood A ea Our suggestions ere h at 1 six residents of t he Comm those per sons who e appoint ru--1 ityo dv::...,o:..~y Cormni·::.te - , c ITI;)osed f e's c coir.2 i t tce ~r.3,. ers t o be p i eke from ttended t he me ting on .,. ,E:b ., 1 . Also, it is suggested that the E ' :rei:-:rood team rnake arrangements with Hr o . Long and Mro Yota to take us on a guided tour of the area o \,\ .... \\·., ', . \ "\ �-IDR YOUR INFORMATIOll COMMUNITY RELAT I ONS COMMISS ION 1203 CITY HALL ATLANTA, GEORGIA Report on Meeting with Staff of Bethle hem Ce nter (located near Carver School) and Wesley House Centers (Southea s t and Southwest): on April 24, 1967 The sta f f who work with young people in these areas expressed the following conce r ns: II That Police don I t come" when you call them , or take so l _ong that they are too late to help wh e n they do a r r ive. Th a t Police need special training to h a ndle young people. Th a t there s hould be some r e gis tra tion a nd/o r re g ulat i o ns concerning the possession of firearms and weapons. They spoke' of increasing inc i dences of use of knives' etc. That laws r e lating to the sale of whiskey to minors should be mo re stri n g ently enforced. Th at n o more l i quor licen ses b e appro v e d f o r t he area c lo se t o Bethlehem Center. They h a ve opposed it at hearings wh ich they known about, but wonder wher e the he a rin g s a re advertised. Th at more r e ha bili ta tiv e wo r k b e do ne th r o u g h t he Ju ven i le Co u r t . Te n den c y to se nd clie n ts home wi t ho u t muc h wo r k - either at ti t ude that n ot h i n g is wrong o r tha t n ot h i n g c a n b e d one . That peop le in the nei g hborhood are afr aid to report some of t h e old er yo u t h , , fo r fea r o f r ep ri sa ls - bo t h adults a nd yo un g e r p e ople . a r e a f ra i d . Th ey ha v e ma de v a rio u s cont act s with Pol ice Depa rt me n t, Juv e nile Court, etc . They are still worried a bout wha t th ey fee l to be a gro wing "law l es sness" and u se of weapons, wh ich they fee l to be a problem of " Co mmu n i t y Rela tio n s", Ho w c a n commun i ty p rotec t its elf against peop l e who i n t im i d ate b y t hreats, which are not ba sis e nou g h fo r l ega l action or pe o ple who h a v e reside n t s scared t o swea r out warra n t agai n st them? ·' �OMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMISSION ESTABLISHED BY THE MAYOR AND THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN, NOVEMBER, 1968 TELEPHONE 5!!-4463 EXT. 433 1203 CITY HALL, ATLANTA GEORGIA 30303 DY 11 , 197 r .• Herbert Jenki ns Chief of Police 165 Decatur Street , S . E~ Atlant ,. Georgia Der Chief J enkins : I hesit te even to repo t to you~ situation of which I m sure you are well aware . I do feel nn oblig3 t ion , ho· ver , to have it on the record th tat each Neighborhood Hearing which we have 1eld , there have been requests for incre sed police prot ction . The co™ion complaint is , when police i s needed , by the timo the call is put in and tho police arrives it is almost too late to do any good . Ther ere also gener 1 statements about the need for regul r patroling throu bout t h night . lam ware of the gre t shortage of personnel in the Police Dep rtment , but I felt sure that you ould w nt to have tbi report d to you . The res in which we h ve.hald meetings includes , Edg wood , Kirkw od , um erbill ; oplesto n ; Vine City , Li btning , eeh nicsville ., Pittsburgh , Dixie Hills , Bolton Bills , P rr Ho es , Scott C ossing , C nter Hill , Corey P rk , Grov rk , Bo en Ho s , Hunter 11111 , Almond Park , nd Simpson-Troy Str t. W ould be gl d to provide you with the namos of th individu 1 r sidents who presented these requests if this vould b of ny b"elp to you . inc roly , ( rs ,) Eliz K. xecutive Dir ctor KP : co ~ : yor Ivan All n / Mr . Irving K. Kaler , Ch ir ich rd r n , Ch ir Mr . n n of Polle sch 11 Co itt �OMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMISSION·._ \ ESTABLISHED BY THE MAYOR AND THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN, NOVEMBER, 1966 1f03 CITY HALL, ATLANTA GEORGIA 30303 ' TELEPHONE 5l1l1·4463 EXT. 433 lay 11 , 1967 anger Hof 'br u Restaurant 2581 Piedmont Rod Atl nt , Georgia Dear Sir : ~h s b en reported to this office th t sever 1 Negroes who went to your rest ur nt last eek s denied service bee use of r ce . I t lephoned the Bof _'br u Tuesd y around noon nd eked to peak to the person in ch rge , I did not get his n me . hen I report d this incident , I w s told "yes , th tis right we do not serve Negroes" . en I tried to continu the conversation , I s told "I h ven ' t tie tot lk bout this" . eh v check d ith the office of tb u • • District Attorney nd it h s been confir ed that such o refu al of service would constitute viol tion of the Civil Right ct. e c 11 this to your attention in the hops th t no on in the futur would be r fused s rvic in viol tion of th Civil Rights Act , with its ccompanying unpleas ntn ss . Slncer ly , ( rs.) Eliz K. sch 11 x cutiv Director lCP : t cc: F d r 1 Bur au of Inv tig tion Mayor l v n Allen ~ Chi f rb rt T. J nk1n Mr. Irving K. X 1 r u• • D p rt nt of Ju tioe �- -1 I I OMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMISSION ESTABLISHED BY THE MAYOR AND THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN, NOVEMBER, 1966 1£03 CITY HALL, ATLANTA GEORGIA 30303 TELEPHONE 511-4,l63 EXT. 433 ay 9 , 1967 r . Sterrs Johnson For the past to years or s0 0 I have been familiar 1th r . Sterrs Johnson ' s efforts to obtain employment in the Civil Defense OJ;'ganization of Met ropol i t an Atl anta . When I orked as ecut ive Direct or of the Council on Human Relations of Greater Atlanta , r . Johnson asked for our assistance . Mr . Johnson ha ~ documen s from his Commanding Officers in the Army Reserves attesting to his training and experiences in Civil Defense , and recommending him highly for work in this area . Mr . Johnson states that upon his early reques t s bout e ployment hews not notified th t such ppl i c tions should b sub itted to th St te Merit System, he then took the Merit System ex min tion nd passed it . He th n preced d 1th the hel p of the Council office to cont ct , in turn t he Dep rtment of the N vy , Equ 1 Opportunit y tl nta , the Dep rt ent of Defense , the qu 1 Employment Opportunity Co ission and the city of Atl nt • He · s tol d in ach case th t the gency involved did not h v jurisdiction over this . Th Dep rtment of Defense ckno led that the Atl nt Metropolit n Civil Def nse Org niz tion r c iv s Fed r 1 on y , but dvis d him that e ployment is through the St te M rit yst m, which put hi b c here be st rtod . the St t M rit Sy t m r 1st r had xpir d nd it r . Johnson tot ke the ex in tion gin . ving und r consid r bl about this tter , llr . Johnson did not p s the ex ination th t ti but shortly th r ft r took it ag in nd did pass it . (Mr . Johnson point out th t th r ppears to be no N gro x min r t th t orit Syst m and th th kno of no way to find out if t he r ports o f th x in rs r ithout pr judic) In Febru ry upon the tablish ent of this Co 1ss1on, r . Johnson gin a k d for h lp in hi effort to oot in plo ent in th Civil Def n Org niz tion . Gen r 1 Wood rd ur d us th t ploye r 1 cted ithout r gard to rac ltbough w kno of no ro ploy s in th prof ion 1 or oftic st ff of th c ntral Civil Def Organi• zation . Th n Mr . Johnson r qu about hi th t hi po ition r ind d that thi e xamination and cc: Mr. Eugen t I inquir th ev r 1 No . 1 on the r any tia if so on th n Kr . Johnson . tt rson , Atl nta Constitution rit Syst told th t t I r, but I was 1 took th �OMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMISSION ESTABLISHED BY THE MAYOR AND THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN, NOVEMBER, 1968 1209 CITY HALL, ATLANTA GEORGIA 90303 TELEPHONE 5U-4,f63 EXT. 433 MR. IRVING K. KALER, Chairman. THE HON ORABLE SAM MASSELL, JR., Ex-Officio President , Board of Aldermen. Ma y 5, 1967 COMMISSION MEMBERS MR. T. M. ALEXANDER, SR. MR. R. BYRON ATTRIDGE MRS. SARA B AKER MIS S HELEN BULLARD MR. R. J. BUTLER MR. ROBERT DOBBS MR. HAMILTON DOUGLAS, JR. MR. C. G. EZZARD MOS T REVEREND PAUL J . HALLINAN A r chbishop of Atlanta MR. J OSEPH HAAS MR. AL KUETTNER DR. ROBERT E . L EE MR. ROLLA ND M AXWELL MR. F . W .' PATTERSON Ma y o r Iva n Allen, Jr. Ci ty o f Atl a nta Ci ty Ha ll At l a n ta , Ge o rg i a RABBI JACOB M. ROTHSCHILD MR. M. 0. "Buzz" RYAN MR. JACK SELLS Dear Mayor Allen: MRS. MARY STEPHENS THE REVEREND SAMUEL WILLIAMS MRS . ELIZA K. PASCHALL, Executive Director Mr . I rvi n g K. Ka l er , c h a i r ma n o f the Communi ty Rel at ions Comm i ss ion has asked me t o write on be h a l f o f t h e Commission t o accept th e resoluti o n c o ncerning the "H ebrew Benevol ent Congregatio n Award ", and t o express a p preciation f o r t he op p o rt unity t o act on b ehal f o f t he ci ty . Th e chairman will name a c ommi ttee t o wo rk o ut pla n s f o r i mplement i ng the res olu t ion , and I a m s u re th o se p ers on s wil l be i n t ou ch wit h you as s o on as t h ey are named . S in cerel y , ~M(!}~/~-K. ~~l Exec u tive Director EKP/mt cc: Mr. I rv i ng K. Ka l er �OMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMISSION ESTABLISHED BY THE MAYOR AND THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN, NOVEMBER, 1988 1f03 CITY HALL, ATLANTA GEORGIA 30303 MR. IRVING K. KALER, TELEPHONE 5U-U83 EXT. 433 Chairman THE HONORABLE SAM MASSELL, JR., Ex-Officio President, Boa.rd of Aldermen May 4, 1967 COMMISSION MEMBERS MR. T. M. ALEXANDER, SR. MR. R. BYRON ATTRIDGE MRS. SARA BAKER MISS HELEN BULLARD MR. R. J. BUTLER MR. ROBERT DOBBS MR. HAMILTON DOUGLAS, JR, MR. C. G. EZZARD MOS T REVEREND PAUL J. HALLINAN Archbishop of Atlanta, MR. JOS EPH HAAS MR. AL KUETTNER DR. ROBERT E . LEE Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr. City Hall Atlanta , Georgia MR. ROLLAND MAXWELL Mn. F . W.'PATTERSON RABBI JACOB M. ROTHSCHILD Mn. M. Dear May or Allen: 0. "Buzz" RYAN MR. JACK SELLS MRS. MARY STEPHENS THE REVEREND SAMUEL WILLIAMS K. p ASCHALL, E xecutive Director Mns. ELIZA Than k yo u for arrangi n g f or Mr. Kaler and me to meet with the Department Heads. With the d emands on eve r ybody's time we particularly appreciate havin g had this o pportunity, and i t wa s a pl eas u re for me to see ma ny old fr i e nd s a nd meet ma ny p e opl e I ha v e ha d c on tact wi t h bu t ha ve no t ha d t he pleasure of meeting before. Sinc e rel y , ( 1i ( Mrs .) ~ - Pa sc h a ll Exe cutiv e Direc t or EK P/ mt cc : Mr . Earl La nders Mro I r vi n g K. Ka l er �2107 oakv i ew :·ioad , .SE ' • Atlant a , Georg i a 30317 Ivia rch 21, 19 67 Community Relations Commission City Hall, Room 1 203 68 Mitchell S treet, S W Atlanta, Geor g ia 30303 Attn: Mrs. Paschall Dear Mrs. Paschall, We, the unde rsigned homeowners, have been informed by the City Attorney's office t hat five property owners can bring action wh ich can bring ab out t he closing of a pub lic nuisance. This pr oper ty is loc ated at 2104 Oakview Road, SE and is owne d by Pa ir and Maico Rea lty. It is known a s 11 h ouse on muddy hill rr. Th is company has owne d this pr ope rty for appr ox i mately 2. years and for this time it has been operated as a h ouse of business. ve have information that the house is unfit for human occupancy. T~e house, wh ich is located several humdred yard s fr om nearest street ligh t, is occupied by various tr ans ients with no evidence of moving in or out. One re gular, Loue lla Wh itting , has apparently occupied some p ortion of d ownstair s f or about 8 mont hs . We have obse r ved activities which dete ctives fr om Atlanta and DeKalb County have inf ormed us is evidence of lottery, bootlegg ing, prostitution, shoplifting and fencing. We do not mean to i mply that all of these businesses are conducted at the same time . The most annoying characteristic o f this house is the para de of ta xi s that arrive ,blow their h orns and depart all through the nig ht. A more entertaining feature is the· drunken brawls which occur i nside and out usually at night. �our re por ts to the police dep t. are i gnor e d , howe ve r, t he polic e do come to th is address whe n ther e is no disturbance, s pe ci f ic all y , February 18,1967 at 2:00 .AIVI uniformed, heavy-set wh ite ma le driving Atla nta Police car stayed about 10 minut e s. And Ma rch 17,1967 8:45Fl\ uniforme d, well-built, 6' white male driving Atla nta Police car stayed inside more than 15 minutes. ~his h ouse is a dangerous threat t o the city because Octob er: 14 , 1966 a mob c ong regated at this addr e ss and by 10 : 00 PM the street as far as the eye could see w~s blocked to traffic, bec ause stre et and lawn s were f illed with sever a l hundred drunken couples , many in their early teens. We we re told they were from the 4th Ward area. Many h omeowne rs in this area called many times for protection. We know of a t least 30 calls that were made. We were inf or med by Capt. Little at 11:15 PM that they were changing wat chs and it would be 1 h our before we could expe ct an officer to arrive . The first assistance to arri ve was in the form of Rev. Daniel Bryan of Kirkwood Christian Cente r at ab out 12:30 AM . After this episo de , we circulated a petition requesting re lief from this situa tion a nd collected over 100 concerned homeowners and taxpayers signatures · f rom this i mmediate area . We have in our possession a lette r signed by May or Ivan Allen stat i ng that he had checked city rec ords and no arrests have ever been made at 2104 Oakview Road, SE. We , t he undersigned hereby petition that this public nuisance and threat to the safety of the community be closed . �' ' . :1 ' fi ,, I !I /1 II ., ' •, 11 ., . · II ,, . ,., .· 't , •. ,, , .. 'j/'  :· I -r - ~. -; ' t , ... r, • • . ·p "I °' ..~: . . 1·:: ,: . 11 l ,1 '-'III _Ll i\/A- O LIVER r.U II. DltlG . 'I . ·" t• . .•·- ." J DE?A R TMENT OF LAW ·.t . ·, II ' ..  ! 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Buch a n a n, Chief Housi n g Cod e I n specto r o f the City of Atl a nt a , s in ce t his is entirely within his area o f resp o nsibil i ty. I have asked Mr . Bu chanan t o h a v e o ne of hi s f i eld inspectors to get in touc h with you in order to see if some t hing cou ld be worked out in regard to t h e property. Be re c ent State law, five property owne r s c an bring a compla int against a property, have a hearing , and i f the property is in bad e nough shape, have the Building Official of the Cit y of Atlnnta to demolish the property or .to close it. Possibly, this would be the best ~ppr oach. If we can be o f further assistance to you in this matter, please let us know. Yours very truly, (\ \ \ ,. / . ,/ . IC" !~ '. .-; .... :· - .. ·; ·: . '.~·.. :: ,. :: 1 , ( , \ \ • " , . . -:) - I , ·, \. ) // . _, .: -.. • \ . , -" James B. 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Akin: Upon r e c eipt of your lette r I have checked th e r e cords of the Atlanta P olic e Department and find that there have been no a rr ests made at 2104 Oakview Roa d , S. E. May I a s sur e you that this area will r e c eive p r ope r protection. Sincerely yours, IAJr / br '\" "l , • 1 ' : ' 'lj' I 'l , I · • j1 . .. . c, ···11·' • ,' • • j I 1~ .. • ,. ' •' r �II COMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMISSION 1203 C!TY HALL ATLANTA, GEORGIA April 28, 1967 FOR IMMEDIATE REL .EASE At the request of residents of the Perry Homes, Scott Crossing areas, a Neighborhood Hearing has been scheduled by the Community Relations Commission for Thursday, May 4, 1967 at 8:00 p.m. at Wilkes Chapel, 2251 Perry Boulevard, NW. Individual citizens and groups in these areas are invited to come and bring to the Commission any individual problems or needs of the whole community. The duties of the Commission, which is appointed by the Mayor and Board of Aldermen include working to make sure that all areas of Atlanta have adequate public services and to prevent discrimination based on race, creed, color or sex in any part of the life of Atlanta. For further information, contact Community Relations Commission, 1203 City Hall, or JA 2-4463, EXT. 433. Chairman of the Commission is Mr. Irving K. Kaler. Executive Director . Mrs. Eliza K. Paschall is �COMMUNITY RELA TIONS COMM ISSION, 1203 City Hall, Atlanta, Ga . 30303. Requ e sts for Help - Feb. 16 - April 15 1 1967 E-K .§.::.E M-P VC-L NtrJ City Hearing 19 20 19 16 23 34 3 l 4 Numb e r Speakin g Hou s i ng, - Low- rent 4 Ho using code 6 Real Estate companies 1 Atl a nta - DeKalb 2 Heal th -sanitation 3 Parki ng s igns l Traf f i c 2 2 Tr a ffic Li gh t s l l l l Sewe r s l 3 2 3 Sidewalks 2 2 Street lights 7 2 l Streets-condition 2 9 4 Recreation 3 6 Trash collection 2 1 Police protection 2 Schools 4 Vocational Rehab. l Zoning 3 General housing planning l 5 4 l l l 7 4 l 3 2 l 2 2 6 3 6 l 2 l l l 3 l l l 9 4 2 l 3 4 11 4 11 3 4 l l Public Housing Jobs Bus Service General 1 l 2 l 4 2 Youth pBrticipation 1 Interpretation of Problems l Food Stamps l Heal t h - Nursing Homes 2 Police - courts l Housing - integration 2 City Employment Practices l Police "brutali tyvJ l Public Hazards 2 Civil Defen s e policy 1 4 Loans, collections l Grady Ho s pital l Publ i c Health coordination l Public Facilities 3 \;Jages &. Hours 6 VP- y to column headings: E-K S-P M-P VC-L Vine City-Ligh t ning Edyewood-Kirk wood NW Northwest Area including Bowen HomesSummerhill-Peoples t own City Hearing - Public hearing Mechanicsville-Pittsburg General - Individual requests & n.; xi c: (Hills Th e se numbers do not necessarily reflect the degree of concern in e8ch Drea. For i nst ance, one r e quest might represent the wishes of a , civic }Pa gu e . EP:dwa 4/ 28/ 67 � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document OMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMISSION ESTABLISHED BY THE MAYOR AND THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN, NOVEMBER, 1966 1£09 CITY HALL, ATLANTA GEORGIA 90303 MR. IRVING K. KALER, Chairman THEl HONORABLE SAM MASSELL, JR., TELEPHONE 6H•U63 EXT. 433 June 23, 1967 Ez-Ofjicio President, Board of Aldermen COMMISSION MEMBERS MR. T . M. ALEXANDER, SR. MR. R. BYRON ATTRIDGE MRS. SARA BAKER M ISS H ELEN BULLARD MR. R. J . BUTLER MR. ROBERT DOBBS Mn. HAMILTON DOUGLAS, JR, MR. C. G. EZZARD MOST REVEREND PAUL J, HALLINAN Archbishop of Atlanta MR. JOSEPH HAAS MR. AL KUETTN ER Dn. RoBERT E . LEE MR. ROLLAND MAXWELL MR. F. W."PATTERSON RABBI J ACOB M. ROTHSCHILD MR. M . 0. "Buzz" RYAN MR. JACK S ELLS MRS. MARY STEPHENS THEl REVEREND SAMUEL WILLIAMS MRS. ELIZA K. PASCHALL, Executive Director Office of The Mayor City Hall At l anta, Georgia Dear Sir: We are requesting the use of two (2) buses, to be provided by the Third Army, Fort McPherson , Atlanta, Georgia, t o transp ort seventy- five ( 75) teen-agers to a ba seball game to be held at the Atla nta Braves Stad ium on Sat urday , June 24, 1967 . The t e en-a gers live in the Boulevard section of Atlant a ; a n a r ea which we f eel tension i s develop i n g . They will have adequ a te super vision, seven (7) adults to be exact , that will a ccompan y t hem. Most of these teen - agers are members of, or fre quent, the At l anta Yout h Develo pment Center, a socia l agency in the community which will be res po nsible for this outing. If this request is 0gra nte d , we are asking that the buses meet the group Saturday, J une 24th at 12:15 PM at 666 Parkway Drive, NE, Atlanta, Georgia. ~:~=rsi<PoJJut _ Eli za K. Paschall (Mrs) Executive Director �June 12, 1967 Mr • .·. -Kaler, C h ~ i r ~ ommunity Relations Commksion · . f A tlanta-- - - - - - - - - - -Fulton National Bank Building Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Dear Irving: I would appreciate your sanding me several suggestions of people to fill Al Kuettner's vacancy on the Community Relations Commission. Sincerely your , Ivan Allen, Jr. Mayor IAJr/br �{' I I I Jua 8, 1967 I Mr. Irvi ac K. Kaler, 1 Ch irma , Commuaity R l atio ~a , Commi io•, , F ultoa Nat io aal . B~ak Blig ., Atlaa t · , Ga . 39303. City of At-•ata, Dear Irvi ac , / I hav a ce pt the S ai or pub l i h • i • Loe A•I 1 ~ , ••• I oat a uri ac the ummer . Thi a, for me to r e • i c• •• • m mb er of Co i .i i oa . E«i tor ahi p of Pac M:a,:azi• , will b movia, to th w t of our • , mi it e e ea ry th Commua ity R l tio a Whi.• i will be e v e r a l we e k b efore I t hi move, I amt aeri nc my re ai g aat ioa t thi• tim , to b ur , ao that you may b fr e to ace pt•• at your pl hooee a r plac eat h •you•• fit. Th •hort • a ociatio• · I hav e ha• with him Com. i••ioa leave . 1th v ry hich hop•• that it will be aucceaaf ul i a aolviac aom• of t h ba cie pr oblem• i• thi• oity. I hav e •• v r • • • a c roup of psop!e -- all of th~m buey at maay t aaka - · o 4 vot i to t h purpoa •••'work of•• c aoy •• ~r• t h momber of thi• bo«y . I hav e al ob•• •xtr m ly impre••• • with th of leaa er ahip y o u h v x rte •• chair maa. uality ith thie r luotaat r eicaatio• co y pr aysr beat wi•h• fo t hia work ao •obly b•cua. a 81• erely, c : Th• Boa . Ivaa All• �-' < A~ · J,'r '~ -··. \• ~ 'ii t;u~ allal~@et m., ~2UC!ll OCD, @ • 3 @3@3 TELEPHONE Employment on Merit Program NOYES COLLINSON, ~Dace, 5 . 523-6629 DireCJor SomheaJlern Regional Offic, 1818 S. Main St. High Point, N. C. , 12 June 1967 Atlanta Community Relations Program City Hall ' Atlanta, Georgia Att~ Irving Kaler Chairman Ladies and Gentlemen: May we direct your attention to the a ttached "Cities, Jobs & Hous es 11 , with special reference to the marked passage. American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) programs ar~- concerned with the el i mination of these practices which hurt or mar the individual, offend his dignity or dep rive him of the opportunity to a chieve his God-given potential. In Atlanta AFSC has recently added a new dimensi on to its Employment on Merit program, now in its sixth year of operation--a Fair Housing or Open Occupancy program. Expe rience demons trates that in increasing instances compliance with the Equal Employment Opportunity mandates of Title VII, Civil Rights Act of 1964, i s blocked by discriminatory practices. Adequately q ualified Negroes are o f fered jobs by man ageme nt only to discover that ~hey can not a ccept them b e cause of inaccessibility to the job site ~ ) This situation is exacerbated as business and industry move away from estab lished centers into and bey ond the sub urbs, following peripheral and expre ss highway s where public t ransportation is e ithe r non - exiSta nt or wholly ina d equ a t e . White e mployee s h ave the option of f o llowing the ir j obs to r e s i denti a l areas clos e r to the n ew locations . This o p tion i s d e ni e d Ne gro e mployees and applicants, however wel l qualified. Th e r e sult is e ither a te d ious commute from the ghe tto to t he job s ite o r a s earch for a job for which h e may be l es s qualified or over q u a li f i e d, b ut to which he has r easonab le a ccess f rom his home. - - - - - -- - - - - - - -- --AT N ATION AL H EADQU ARTERS - -- - - -- -- - -- - - - -J CAOf1tR Fft;1/f)t ::r~ 'Ch,u;11>.:IJ O t'i.t\ttt-. rr- t PicK E.iT, E.r:Ct:it i t c ser;t11t1ry Emcntm e· OUN\¥/. B\!\\~ l .·~·1:, : fr~~ 1S,•cr8.:1) , GrtnrnT1 f · ~ l "TT ' Cr :': ,ui.:n "• ' H r=. ' RY 1 �-2- Secretary of Labor Willard Wirtz recently observed t h at the r a te of Negro unemployment will rise as busine ss a nd in du str y move awa y from forme r locations to new situa tions in a cce ssible to Ne g roes unless and until e q ual opportunity of residence is ava il~ a ble to all employees alike. Simply stated, unequal a ccess to job sites h ampe rs and i n increasing instance s de feats equal emp loyment opportunity . We a r e aware t hat limitations impo s e d up on the Atlanta Commu n ity Re l ations Commi ss ion by politic a l boundaries restrict fa i r h ousing ordin a nces which t h e Commission mi ght r e conm,end to t h e corporate limits of the City of Atl a nta . We are also aware that othe r u rgencie s such as sewage disp o sal, a ir p ollution and rap i d tra nsit, to mention only a few conspicuous ins t an c es , must e v e ntu a lly be dea lt wi th as Me trop oli tan Area pro l;, l ems. Howev e r, a beginning must b e made s omewhe r e by an e nligh t ened and progre ssive community . We q u es tion whe t he r At lant a c an a fford to sit i d ly b y awaiting p o s sib l e f utu r e federa l legi s l ation wh ile t h e h ous ing d ile mma i ntens i f i es with e a ch pass i ng month . Req ues ts pre s ented to Atl an t a f or fa ir housing l eg i s l a ti on hav e been par ried with the tri t e a rgume nt t h a t s uch l egis l a tion will on l y a cce l e rat e " f light to s ub u rb i a ". Th i s i s a n e asy a n swer a nd may h ave s ome e l e me n t o f fa ct. Bu t at l eas t such an o r d i n a nce wou l d t e n d t o s t a bili ze r es i denti a l areas in tra nsiti on withi n t he city limits , by e nco u ragi n g city-wi de d i spe rsal o f mi n o r ity families s e eki ng sui tab l e and d ecent homes with i n t he i r means. ~.n o pen o c cupancy ordinan c e would i n addition, recog ni ze t he rig hts o f f irst c l a ss c iti zen s h ip f o r a ll At lanta n s a like, irrespective o f race o r re ligion, -· �-3- by permitting every famil y to live in a neighborhood of its choice and compat ib le with its means and finances. We encoura ge further persuasion on the p art of the Commission directe d toward the enactment of a fair housing ordinance as a necessary concomitant of the "Forward Atlanta" movement. N~:z-~:::- Res p ectfully y ours, P r ogram Director jac:nc cc: Ma y or Ivan Allen, Jr. Cecil Al e x ander Dr. Benjamin Ma y s . Dr. Sanford Atwood Encl. ~ (.;,/~-(/ cf'7~ ernona Clay ton Housing Director �AMERICAN FR IENDS SERVICE COM MITTEE CO MM UNITY RELATIO NS PROGRA M Rm, 501, 41 Exchange Pl,, S. E., Atlanta, Georgia 30:J In the major citie s of the United States, tenements swarm with children, schools are overcrowded and understaffed, and people are out of work. Apathy overcomes many. For others, frustration erupts into violence. The heart of the city' s problems is the isolation of the people of its slums from the benefits of the rest of the metropolitan area. Discrimination in employment, zoning restrictions, discriminatory real estate practices, local tax structures, political boundaries all protect the affluent from the claims of the impoverished. . ·-·-:~ 1 • · --: - , ••.•'...CO . " • .·~-;- l 1 1 \\".~· , , ~~ jt- , • ...-::· • ... i·· I I t..~-< ·.. II All~ ~" -·· ·· Iii ii 'iii f' . ;~ Y{'f ._,· . ~ , ' __··. . . • • .& • • ~ ~~ . ,jj/A ·~ .. - ,. i ..... -- . I . ._#. I -.:,..., ...;, The s lum ' s pr oblems are pe rpetuated by powerlessne ss. Negro le ader s r ecogniz e that fr eedom cannot exist without equality and that political and e conomic power are e ssential p arts of equality. They are appealing to their pe ople to t ake pride in bl acknes s and unite in effective ac tion. The challenge to Negroe s to ove rcome fe ar and pa ralysis is accompanied by a challenge t o the white c ommunity to overcome its fear and int r ans igence. These chal lenges m us t be met . The Ame rican F r iends Service Com mittee str uggle s against exc lus ion of any minority from the mainstream of Americ an soc iety. Its programs in the c ities concentrate on getting people to recognize their own problems and t ake initiative in de aling with them. The programs search for new ways both to break down barriers and to build s elfreliance - ways that can be copied and adapted by other groups in other c it ies. ,CITIES, JOBS& HOUSES LANDLORDS AND TENANTS WORK TOGETHER In Boston, concerned with the problems of welfare tenants, the Service Committee is bringing together tenants, small landlords, and the welfare department to find solutions to the problems of apartments without heat, garbage that stands uncolle cted, falling plaster, rats, and roaches. In Chicago the Service Committee's staff has been working with the Chicago Freedom Movement beaded by Martin Luther King. Block clubs organized by the Service Committee have been conve rted to locals of the Union To End Slums. Contracts are negotiated between landlords and tenants, specifying the r e sponsibilitie s of each. If negotiation fails, the tenants may resort to a rent strike in which r ent is held in e s crow by the bargaining agent. Working in a depre ssed community in Pasadena, California, the Se rvice Committee has helped organiz e a businessme n's council, which is working on upgrading busine sse s and supplying new jobs. The staff has started youth programs for drop-outs and has helped form a young adult group to work on recreational programs and activities for young people. It has started an interfamily visiting program with churc hes in the area to give familie s a chance to know pe ople and places outside their own neighborhoods. A new program in We st Oakland is trying to e stablish communication among groups in the c ommunity, and b etween them and groups outside the are a. Distrust of the s urrounding world is so high that any m e aningful communic ation is difficult. Seminars ar e be ing planned to bring We st Oakland r e sidents and outside rs together in a neutral atmospher e wher e they c an explore mutual problems. The final emphasis of the program will be to stimulate the inte r e st and effo r ts of the wider community !n the problems of the people of We st Oakland. In a dense ly populated area of San Francisc o, the Se r vice Committee got togethe r p arents who had c omplaints about the elem entary school, and this group bec ame known a s the School Com mittee . They decided the logical place to wor k for changes was the PTA, but the princ ipal had repeatedly re fus ed to allow PT A meetings at night when working parents could attend. School offic i als cont inued t o discourage them . They petitioned the s uperintendent, with copies t o the press. Now, for the fir s t t ime in the history of the s chool , there are P TA meetings at night , and a parent has even been e lected trea s urer. PROGRAMS OF THE AMERICAN FRIENDS SERVICE COMMITTEE �EMPLOYMENT LINKED TO HOUSING Programs in San Francisco; Richmond, Indiana; and a new program to sta rt in Atlanta link two of the Se rvice Committ ee' s concerns- equal employment and fai r housing. A man's ability to find a job, and an employer's ability to hire him, may depend on his being able to live in the vicinity of the plant. The Committee feels that it is not enough to make employment open to all r egardl e s s of race , but that housing must be made available as well, and close to the job. Staff members found one government bureau in the suburbs of Washington that must s end a bus into the city eve ry day to pick up twenty secretarie s because r acial discrimination prevents them from living near the bureau. Many firms with government contracts have equal employment polic ie s . The Service Committee works with personnel people and executive s of the s e c ompanie s to help them s ecure housing in the community for qualified applic ants of a minority group . MANY PATHS TO FAIR HOUSING TRIED In 1951 the Se r vice Committee responded to a crisis that developed in Cicero, Illinois, following t he move of a Negro family into a p reviously all-white area. Since then the Committee has been increasingly involved in the drive to bring about equal opportunity in housing, believing that members of any group should be able to freely rent or buy in the neighborhood in which they want to live. In New York; Philadelphia; Chicago; Xenia, Ohio; and Muncie, Indiana, the staff of the Committee's housing program works with buyers, sellers, builders, the real estate industry, government agencies, concerned citizens and organizations, and members of the nonwhite community to open more areas for nonsegregated living and to create a receptive atmosphere for minorities moving into all-white communities. Staff members sponsor housing discussions on TV and radio, set up listing services to bring together the minority buyer and the will ing seller. They escort families to local brokers to assure equal service , initiate community education campaigns, organiz e "good neighbor" pledge dr ives, and hold buyers' confer enc es to inform minority families of their legal rights and to provide them with homebuying information and enc ouragement. The Committe e has helped fo r m fair housing coi,mcils, organiz e d sur veys of comm unity attitude s , and supported nondisc r iminatory housing legislation. It is now mobilizing Negro buyers and renters to take advantage of new openings and to confront real estate brokers with the need to change discriminatory practices. The Philadelphia Metropolitan Housing Program works with the Federal Housing Administration and the Veterans Administration in developing an affirmative policy of nondiscrimination. The present practices of these agencies and others are tested. Information is obtained on new developments built with FHA money and on foreclosures of FHA and VA mortgages. A range of approaches to the Negro community is tested, so that home s eeke rs can le arn of housing opportunities throughout the metropolitan area. AMERICAN FRIENDS SERVICE COMMITTEE NATIONAL OFFICE: 160 NORTH 15th STREET PHILADELPHIA , PENNSYVANIA 19102 4M- 11 / 66-AFSC �June 12, 1967 Mrs. Eliza K. Paschall Executive Director Community Relations Commission 1203 City Hall Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Dea.r Mrs . Paschall: This is to acknowledge receipt of your letter of June 7, 1967. Th.e meeting you referred to on the morning of Jun 6th w a me ting call d for th h ads of the vaJ"iou op r ting departments of the City Government. It has never been our pr ctice to include th x cutive director of th variou gove,:nment agencies uch as Civil Def n e, Metropolitan Planning Commie ion, the Atlanta Youth Councii, etc. - t th m etings. How v r, they re not closed me ting _ , nd w · would b happy to _ v you ttend future meeting if you o desir • I am sur th.at Mr. Collier Gladin, h ad o! the Pl nning D rtm nt, wUl be happy to furnish you with ny nd . 11 inform tion submitt d to th d rtm nt bead at th m ting on June 6th. Sine r · 1y your , R. E rl Land t Admini tr tiv .Aa i tant REL:lp CC: Mr. Irving Kaler �OMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMISSION ESTABLISHED BY THE MAYOR AND THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN, NOVEMBER, 1968 If09 CITY HALL, ATLANTA GEORGIA 90303 MR. IRVIN G K. KALER, TELEPHONE 5U-.U83 EXT. 433 Chairman THE HONORABLE SAM MASSELL, JR., Ex-Officio President, Board of Aldermen June 7, 1967 COMMISSION MEMBERS MR. T. M. ALEXANDER, SR. MR. R. BYRON ATTRIDGE Mns. SARA BAKER Mrss HELEN BULLARD MR. R. J. BUTLER MR. ROBERT DOBBS MR. HAMILTON DOUGLAS, JR. MR. C. G. E ZZARD MOST REVEREN D PAUL J. HALLINAN Ar chbishop of Atlanta MR. JOSEPH H AAS MR. AL K UETTN ER DR. ROBERT E . L EE M R. ROLLAND M AXWELL M R. F . W."PATTERSON RABBI JACOB M. ROTHSCHILD M R. M. 0 . "Buzz" RYAN Mn. JACK SELLS MRS. MARY STEPHENS THE R EVEREND SAMUEL WILLIAMS Mr . R. Earl Lan ders Admin i st r at iv e Ass i s tant May o r ' s Office Ci ty Hall Atlant a , Geo rg ia Dear Mr . Landers: MRS . ELIZA K. PASCHALL, Executive Director I fa il ed t o r ece i v e n o ti ce o f the me e ting o f yeste rd a y mo rn in g , a re po rt o f whic h I saw on l a s t News . I won d er if i t would b e po ss i b le f o r me t o whi c h wa s re po rt ed at t he me et in g , and wh at s teps make sure that my n a me i s on the l i st f o r f u rther kind. De p a rt men t Hea d s nigh t ' s Te l ev i s ion o bt ain i nfo rmat ion I s hould take t o meeti n gs o f t hi s Sinc er e l y , ) l; c J< p~ ( Mrs . ) El iza K. Pa s c ha l l Exec u ti v e Dire ct o r EKP : mt �OMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMISSION ESTABLISHED BY THE MAYOR AND THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN, NOVEMBER, 1968 1£03 CITY HALL, ATLANTA GEORGIA 30303 TELEPHONE Sfl!-4463 EXT. 433 June 2, 1967 Mr . D n E. Sw t Director of Gov mm nt 1 Liaison City of Atl City Hall Atlanta, Georgi 30303 D r Mr . S t: Thi 1 in r ard to your 1 t t r r garding the VISTA proj ct a it ppli to the propo d Model N ighborhood Progr in At nta, 11 tanca from Mr . c. G. Ez ard, Pr id nt , S rhill Civic League , and m-~fter of the Atlanta Coamunity lationa Coamiaaion. A copy is att c d . In vi of hi request and your lett r of May 24, ar in gr nt that this r u t hould be part of your coordinating progr • Eit r 1 tter from you or conf r nc with Mr. Ezs rd would b greatly ppreciated. Our lghborhood e tinge v convinc d us of th int ns interest oft citisens 1n having additional information about th Model City, d v will le your sugg tiona a to wher thee inquirl.. uld b forward for information. The r qua t for Perhaps it would be help ul if you could meet with the --auia ion and ~ p lfie outline• of where the C • ion can be of at u iatance in this progr • �Page Two Mr. . Dan E. Sweat June 2, 1967 It goes without saying that .s ince our aims are identic land p :rallel that there will be overlapping responsibilities. While we feel a deep obligation to fulfill our functions as outlined by the Mayor and the Bo rd of Aldermen,, I am sure you know we do not · nt to duplicate services. W look forward to hearing from you. -sincerely, ~ -- db cc:,-/Mayol:' Iv n Allen~ .Jr. Mr. liza · .Pac 11 - 1, / ~ ler,. Chairman �-, C ITY OF .ATLAN,.T.A CITY HALL ATLANTA. GA. 30303 Tel. 522-4463 Area Code 404 IVAN ALLEN, JR., MAYOR R. EARL LANDERS, Administrative Assistant MRS. ANN M. MOSES, Executive Secretary DAN E. SWEAT, JR., Director of Governmental Liaison May 26, 1967 Mr. Irving K. Kaler, Chairman Community Relations Commission 1203 City Hall Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Dear Mr. Kaler: j ' I I was very surprised to learn that the Community Relations Commission had filed a Vista Project Proposal with the Office of Economic Opportunity for the purpose of providing a "reliable source of information on the various programs having to do with the proposed Model Neighborhood Program in Atlanta." As you know, the Model Neighborhood Program is a project of the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the City of Atlanta. A planning grant application was approved by the Board and Mayor on March 6th requesting funds to plan a Model Neighborhood rmder the Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act of 1966. A key part of this application provides for a Community Relations Coordinator, four Neighborhood Involvement Specialists and twelve Supporting Community Development Aides { citizen planners who will be employed from among the residents of the neighborhood.) A copy of the proposed organization chart is attached. --·1il. The wording of the Community Relations Commission application to OEO ( copy attached) implies: 1 ,, 1. That information provid e d through the Model City organiz ation might not be "r e liable" . 2. T hat groups must plan "independently" of the City o r M odel City ag e ncy. �May 24, 1967 Mr. Irving K. Kaler, Chairman Community Relations Commission Page Two The Model City proposal was developed with the cooperation of many groups, agencies and individual citizens of the Model City Neighborhood. Citizens of both races were involved. The Mayor's Office and all the agencies and groups involved in the preparation of the application have acted in good faith with all involved. We have attempted to provide reliable, intelligent and honest information on all phases of the program as we have progressed to this stage. We feel that the Model Cities organizational structure as proposed will be able to provide for full involvement and participation for all citizens and groups interested in being a part of the project. It is my opinion that any information group i:1-S proposed, using temporary outside residents such as Vista Volunteers, would tend to increase the confusion and anxiety which might exist in the community. Since the Model Neighborhood Program is being coordinated from the Mayor's Office, it would be helpful if any proposals which might affect the Model Neighborhood Program were discussed with . this office. If we are ever to hope to achieve full communications and coordination among our deprived citizens, we certainly must first be able to have cooperation and understanding among those of us who have been assigned to help. · ' ___P! Please be assured that the Community Relations Commission has the full cooperation of this office at all times . Since r ely your s , Da n E. Sweat Directo r of G o vernmental L i aison DES:lp . / CC: M a yor Ivan A llen» J r . ~ Mrs • .E:liz a P a schall �I . L ! r 1------j; ·.Senio1· Stenographer I B 1<lget ,.)fficer I Typist Clerk 1----------j Technical "\:'.T riter 'Typist Clerk I i Physical Pla:c.ning Coordinator 3 ocio-econornic .c->lannin;;;j C oor0.fr1a tor Community R elations C:001·dinator !· .. H:.::;teuoerapher 3tenographe1· -t Steno 0 raJ?her ·1 -Supportin 0 :,.=>hysical Planninc .)ll loan from partici2 ation acenci~s Suppa rtirq Gocio-economic i:::>lanni·11~ :::itaff on loan fron'l 1)articipating a[encies Neichborhooci Involvement S 1)ecialist,s ( 4) . . 3up.i::,ortinL Community Development Aides (12) PROPOSED ORGANIZATivN - i',~lDEL NEIGHDORHOC·D PROJECT STAFF CITY CF 11 TLANTA, GEORGIA - �---o·· -- -·-- . ·-· . . - ... - -- ? Appro1·a/ , xpirt1 Du,mbtr JI, I 966 (1, 2). Off ICE Of . ECOMOMIC OPPO ~T UNITY (FO:t VISTA VISTA PROJECT PROPOSAL om,1 us. ONLY) (3-1 CJ 41 SPONSOR INfO!tMATIO~ S~CTION I ~3 2. N O . AND STRE ET la . NAME Of SPONSO~ OR OTH:R PA~TICIPATING AGENCY . • · Comm unity Re 1 at ions Comm1ss 1or 3. CITY ~ TOWN 36-43 ~- COUNTY 5. STATE O 52-56 7. CODE ,. CONG~i:S57, SIONAL DIST. 5a 8. 4th & 5th 30303 Fulton Atlanta 12-35 6S Mitchell St., S. W. Room 1203 City Hall I Gsponsor Other parcici2 pacing agency 6 . ZIP Card No. 42 Ti:LEPHONE (Arta codt and ,rumbtr) l 404 !522-4L163 433,434 1Ext. THIS SECTION TO BE COMPLETED ONLY BY PARTICIPATING OR COOPERATING AGc:NCIES A. NAM! · OF SPONSOR WITH WH:CH THE AGENCY IS PA rn Cl?ATING OR COOP1:RATION l 0 (Chtet) Co-sponsor jointly and equally responsible for conduct of :,reject rnd supervision and support of volunteers 2 0 Will provide general !~p~rvisibn of the project Cord No. 4-3j12-36 11. NUM3ER ANO ST~EET (If dijftrml fro;,, 10. O FFICIAL REPRESENTING THE SPONSOR OR ~ARTICl?A TING @._ 9. RELATIONSHIP TO SPONSOR AND E:CTENT OF PARTICIPATION 3 0 Will undertak e conduct of proje=t and su~rvis i~ n 1!"!~ sup pore of vo l un · teers on default of primary sponsor 1) /t,111 AG.ENCY a, Name: b. Title: ,,, zi, cooe 13. STATE 12. CITY, TOWN, OR COUNTY u. TELEF'Ho,-..,: ( Arta cod, a,r,I ,rumb,r) .. I i' E 16. TY/>f o, l'roP05AL (Chtd) l of previously approved . project 3 0 17. TYPE 01' f>:IOJECT (Ch«.i.) O Rural communiry c!evelopment 0 lnJum-on reservation 3 0 Indians-off reservation ,4 0 Migrants , 0 Job corps-conservat ion 6 0 Ru ral-Appalachian 7 0 Other rural poor ... - Q:9 Initial proposal O Amendment or extension l ' Other/Sptrif,J ~ l 30 0 TNst Ter/y 2 31 e) 1:/rban community ~ •!· 18 . NO. 0, VOlUN TEERS O!JESTE0 2 0 Mentally ill O Job Corps -urhan 34 0 Justice n O Mencally r<"urdeJ 36 0 Ocher urban P<JOr 32 H 19. SPONSm O RGANIZATION L NON-COYT. NON NON-PROFIT O RG . (Ch,rlt) COMPLETc ITEMS C ANO 0 . A. PUBLIC ACENCY (Ch tc.l ) 0 0 30 ,4 0 5 1 Ciry 2 Cour.ry 0 0 Tribal Council 6 Othe r (Sp,cify) 7 0 0 Q C. TAX STAT!JS O Tax exempc-d.He of IRS Nling _ _ _ __ lnco rponted I U nincocporaceJ 0 }0 2 Sme Fed=I " Non Tax Exempt Non Ta, Exempt -fil S ruling applied for 0 . 0A TE O ~- · 45-47 GANIZATION 9ECAN l... I O PERA TIONS ( .\lo,,th,- Yurr ) ••• ' Jan. [1967 20 . P~INCIPAL PROGRAM OF SPONSOR e O Commun ity de,elopmenc 9 0 Coopera;i ves 4:l-49 PHSENT ACTIVITIES TO COM!AT P~O3LEMS OF ~OVERTY . . 2 0 Job train ing 10 0 Citizenship Improve community relati ons ; insure J O Sdf help programs OTHER PROGR.\~f SUPPORT op portunit y for all to develop fullest 4 0 Education 11 0 NYC potential; proraote mutual respect, , 0 Healch programs 12 0 Job Corps · 0 Man~..,er. tolerance, etc. 6 0 Mental health U Jev : and min ing I . !Rl:fl Y 0ESC~13E THE PU~ro A. l 7 0 8 D Recreac,on Conrauni ty Relati ons I4 Child care AN D FUNCTION OF THE SPONSO~ ANO ITS PAST ANO E9 Ocher ( Spn·iJi) ACCEPTANCE OF COND ITIONS This proposal ..,-ich all forms. ex!-. ib ics and accachments herern. is submi,ced for consideration as a VISTA projecc . It is unJerscooJ and a$reeJ by the undersign ed JuchorizeJ repre,cncJcivc of the sponsor. chJt a project developed as a ~esulc oi chis proposal is subitct co che condir,ons ~et forch in ,r.e \'!STA r.unual. " Guidelines for Sponsors ... I. TYPED N.A.~E A!'olC TmE OF SPONSOR VISTA ;orm 4:20 2. SIGNATURE l. DATE DEC 65 P11. I of 6 I t • �~ / Vo1v.:rn.a:uNX'l'Y RELATIONS coM:tVJISSJ[ON ESTABLISHED BY THE MAYOR AND THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN, NOVEMBER, 1966 1103 CITY HALL, ATLANTA GEORGIA 30303 TELEPHONE 5t.t4J63 EXT. -'33 M!<. IRVING K. KALE~, Chairmen THE H->N0RAB LE SA~ MASSELL, JR., Ez:-OJ;i.eio Presidcr.t, Boa.rd of Aldermen CO:'tI:'IIISSION M!<. T. pg. 2 of 6 MEMBERS II!. ALEXANDER, S R. 23. MR. R. BYRON ATTRIDGE MRS. SARA BAKER Relation to other Economic Opportunit§ ·Programs MISS HO.EN B t:t.LARD How will the activities of the proposed project be coordinated with·the community action program? llR. R . J . BUTLER llR. Rosr..u DOBBS llR. HA:lf!LTON DO UGLAS, llR. C. G. EZZAP.D JR. l!0ST REVEREN D PAUL J. HALLP.<AN Arch~ :•h~;, of .4. tlant~ IIR. JOS EPH HAAB - l!P.. A L KUETTNER The purpose of the proposed Vista project is to provide a . --· re-li'a-blesource ·o-:f Tnf·o-ru1-at-ion on- 'tlie -various programs having ) R. RO BERT E . LEE ~[R. ROLLAND l\!AXWELL to do with the proposed Model Neighborhood Progra~ in Atlanta. .ra. F. w:PATTERSON There exists now much confusion and _ anxiety about the possibilitie: UBS! JACOB M. ROTH SCH ILD of the prograu and also interest inexploring the potentialities i!R. M. 0 . "Buzz" RYA::,;' i!R. JACK SELLS Citizens groups in the area have requ~sted use of Vista !.'<.q. MARY StEPHE::-;'S vohmteers to act as Information Aides, to serve the ci vie groups HE REVEREND 5A)!UEL W!LLIAllS which need to be kept current on developments so as to plan !Rs. ELIZA K . PASC H ALL, E.:ecutips Directcnintelligently and independently for their participation. ·- The Volunteers will work under the supervision of the Director of the Community Relations Comr.liss ion, assigned to ci vie organizations in the area and physically located in the area. This Commission has no professional staff or volunteers engaged in this work. The Volunteers will have opportunity through their contacts and work with local people to make suggestions about the developmen ts of the Model Neighborhood Program This request is to reassi g n two (2) of the Volunteers already working under EOA to this project, so much of the information requested would not be applicable • ., f· �245 Atlanta Avenue, S. E. Atlanta, Georgia 30315 May 18, 1967 MAY' 19 REC'D Mrs. Eliza K. Paschall Executive Director 1203 City Hall Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mrs. Paschall: The Summerhill Civic League would like the help of the Commission in some way to enable the residents to get current information on the Model Neighborhood Progr~~ as develo9ment occur. The suggestion has been made that we might get one or two VISTA Voltu"l.teers assigned · _ _ to this area to work with tha Civic League as kind of "Information Aids". We understand, howe ver, that the VISTA ifolunteers would have to be formally assigned to some gro up with a staff me1;1ber to supervise them. i·Ie wonder if the Co:m.r .ri.ssion could serve as this kind of no:ninal sponsor ·w ith us to help the Volunteers find out where to get information and how to keep curr·ent on it. The Civic League would decide what we need them to do, but we would need your hel9 in how to do it. As you know, it is in1portant that people who live here to be reassured that t'here is a way for thein to keep up with ·,;hs.t is going on. We believe that having this kind of ser·1ice throu gh the VISTA Volunteers would ans,-.-er our needs, and I ha-,J'e reason to believe that 3or.ie of t he 7ISTA Voluntee rs would be very happy to do this. Very truly yours, t;:.l f.~vcL /pt!& . c. G. E7. zard President, SUiill~erhill Civic League CGE/jrt cc: I rving Kale r .. , r �May 29·, 1967 r . Abe Gold tein Anti-Defamati L gue of B ' nai B ' rith 41 Euh.ange e, S. E . Atla , Georg· 30303 De rAbe: on.:tu:matl ch !or yOlU' 1ette1" the South a _ . . . . uon Lea by the Comm~~v n~qw~ S c:er ly T •, f n All n, Jr. · ayor lAJr CC: Mr. Irving Kaler ,J I. ' �y 30, 1967 Mr. H . O . Hambrick 386 Patter A enue, S . E . At1 nta, Georgia D r Mr. H brick: 1 dge l'eceipt of yo letter of the changt, · in your neighbor- 1 fo r y r letter to the C ·ty Relati.oxw COJXIDlJia Ion · they v. full info tion this Sincer ly y l All n, M yor lAJr/br , ,/ . CC: Mrs. Eliza Pascall ' Jr. • �~ ~ ,----,--- 7 fQR lO_UR lNFORMATION OFFICE OF CITY OF ATLANTA GEORGIA A RESOLITTION BY: ALDERMEN HILLIAMSON, COOK, COTSAKIS, FREEMAN, LEFTHICH AND SUNNERS WHEREAS, investigation and survey of various areas of the City of Atlanta show that many of said areas are . substandard and lacking in certain essential facilities, many of which are provided and furnished by the City of Atlanta. and WHEREAS, it is the desire and goal of the City of Atlanta to see that all areas of the City are furnished standard service and facilities which are under the supervision and control of the City of Atlanta, NOU, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Hayor and Board of Aldermen of the City of Atlanta, as follows: 1. That the President of the Board of Aldermen appoint a committee of the members of the Board of Aldermen to be composed of the chairmen of the following committees: Finance, Parks, Police, Public Uorks I, Public Harks II, Urban Renet,.ral Policy e.nd Zoning to work in cooperation with a committee to be selected and designated by the Atlanta Sununit Conference. 2. That said committee shall visit and survey the services and facilities which are furnished in the areas of the City known as Blue Heaven, Vine City, Nechanicsville, Summer Hill, Cabbage Town and such other areas as may be determined by the committee and' to m2.ke recommendations to the Mayor and Board of Aldermen for the furnishing of _necess.:i:t:, services and facilities within the control of the City of Atlanta which t·1 ill standardize the services furnished in the above-mentioned areas with all other areas of the City of Atlanta. �-2- 3. That said committee further be authorized to formul ate and present recommendations to the Board of Aldermen for the membership and formation of a Human Relations Commission for the City of Atlanta together with an estimcted financial statement as to the required sum of money to commence the operation of a Human Relations Commission for the City of Atlanta as soon as funds can be made available, but not later than January 1, 1967. ADOPTED BY BOARD OF ALDERHEU August 1, 1955 APPROVED August 3, 1966 r"\ . X~\-~ A True Copy, Clerk o f ~ Aldermen ./ �COMM UNI TY RE LATI ONS COMMISSION 1 2 03 CIT Y HA LL ATLAN TA, GEORG I A MEMO RAND UM TO: COMM IS S I ON MEMB ER S FROM : ELI ZA K. PASC HALL Th e re g ul a r mo n t hly mee tin g f o r t he Commu nity Re l a tio n s Commission wi ll be he l d Fr i d ay, May 26 , 196 7 , a t 1:3 0 P . M. i n Committ ee Ro o m #2, Ci ty Ha ll. Enclosed for yo ur information are the fol l owin g : 1. Minutes April 5th, Me c hanics vi lle-Pitt s burg Nei g hbor hood Hear in g April 19th, Northwest Area Nei g hborhood He a rin g April 25th, Housing programs in the area inc l ud e d in proposed Model Ne i gh b o rhood Program . May 2. 4th, Perry Homes - Scotts Crossing Neighborhood Hearing Profiles on Neighborhoods: People s town . Pittsburg, Me chanicsv ille and 3. The Resolution of August 1, 1966, establ i shing the " Ad Hoc Committee" on Human Re l ations Co mmi tte e which preceded the Commission. 4. Leaflet on the Commission. 5. Editora l from The Atlanta J ourna l -- The New Commission" 6. Excerpt from lhe New York Times of Sunday, April 9, 1967 "City Moves to Avert Summer Unrest" �From The Atlanta Journal Monday, April 24, 1967 The New Commission ATLANTA'S new and official Corumwiity Relations Commission has made a fast start in its work to further communications across lhe city and in effect bring democratic processes into fuller use by those who have been lc1rgely beyond them. The commission was created by the mayor and Board of Aldermen last November. Its 20 members, representing a wide range of community leadership, were appointed in December. In January the commission chose as executive director Mrs. Eliza Paschall, a respected veteran of human relations work whose familiarity with the immediate problems before the commission is deep and of long standing. The commission, despite the small size of its financial resources, has moved immediately (though cautiously and with circumspection) into some of our most pressing problems. It consequently will annoy some of those who would rather not look at those problems at all, or who feel that they are the special property of standing bureaucracy. We are especially impressed by the outcome of the first hearings held by the commission in the slum areas. Through thls opening of channels and thls offering of a forum lo people whose views otherwise might not be heard in the cowisels of city government, the commission has increased the contact between city government and a very large part of the population of the city. Already there is the kind of feedback that is badly needed. What the people in Vine City are thinking about recreational needs there, what the people of the Pittsburgh area need in the way of police protection, what Sumrrterhill's people have to say about housing conditions-these are important feedbacks from the commission's work so far. The commission also has a role to play, and is beginning to play it, in areas that have been in racial transition residentially and need a stabilizing· influence. We think the commission is off to a good start. It deserves strong support from the Board of Aldermen and the city at large. �FOR vmm !Nf ORMATION THE NEW YORK TIMES, SUNDAY, APRIL 9, 1967 iCity Moves to Avert Summer Unrest 1 The task torc e· w1il be re·bl f th 1· t·j mcmh cr of the task force be- Thoma.~ A. Vam Sant or ih e Boarrl By SETH S. KING spons1 e or c spenc mg o " _ . L' d . . 'd, ',, of Education. II f d5 tha t become available , L,rn,-e, Mi. m ~ay s,u , ex. . Acting early to ker-p the j a un . . perience h'l.s shown th at even J ames W. Smith, assistant to Lhe . , ,. I" / n-.1 t nt 10 . 1 f n . Mayor for Community R~lali ons. .1for community proJects. 0 one, "We want to be sure that we ;:> ?~ _er co_ s 11 1 met Robcl't o. Lowery, Fire Comm i.scity s summer a coo 1 Mayor Lindsay yes terday ap- i are ge tting the maximum value j ac,i vittes ~ needed. sioner. · T k F . If h d O11 t and th at 1 The chairma n of the coor- Robcl'l Shrank. Mrs. J ohnson anrl . pointed a Summer as orce , or eac ar spe_n . clinatin"' task force will be Fmnlt Espada of the Huma n ' of top city officia ls to coo'.di· tl~ese fu nd s are go_mg mtore~l: IBany Gottehrer, an assistant Resources Adn:tinistrallon .. n t recrea tion and comm u111ty- . a.eas where the:c I S the _g to the Mayor Mr. Gottchrer Wa lter E. Wa_shmgton , c_ha1rma n ; . -es t need," Mr. Lindsay said. I . . '> • • or the Housing Autho'.1ty. . a e development progra ms m deA ther ssi"nment of the . who ts 3~ y~ars old, has se1:ved Willi am H. Booth , chairma n of j I no · 11b I od 5 a : 0 t. t ' on lhc Antipoverty Operat10ns the Human Rights Commission. · . Ipressed ·neig ono ' task force Wlll be to 'l.t tac : Boa rd a nd the Special Summer Sidney Davidoff, assistant to t he ; I The 22-member group, winch Federal fund s to support the i 1966 Subcommittee. Mayor for Neighborhood P1·0- : includes nine Negroes and one program. LaSt year, New york A form er reporter Mr Gotte- grams. , . i 1 ' • . c·ty re ceived nearly $12-milhon Robe,·t M. Blum . .assistant to the ! Puerto Rican, will supervise I tl F d 1 G . ~rnnlent !hrer was a trouble shooter for Mayor for Neighborhood Little ie er a , ofov,. . c1·t Y ne1g . hb or h oo d s. c,ty . Httll ~. activities that range from the for h th c Off' E conomic' tl1e Mayor m . throug . e ice ~ . . this winter. Peter Aschk cnasy. deputy execu- , p_lacement of play streets and Opportumty, for s umm.z1 ac- , The Summ er T a sk Force is tlve directol', Dcpartmen.t or l fire-hydrant sp:11ys to tllc tivities. scheduled to hold week! meet- P a rks. . · · . spending of antipoverty fund s But the prospec ts fo r another !: t·I th ht Y ti John Foley, executive d1recto1, 1 . a t f wa lk· . d t . mgs un 1 e o wea 1er Police Athletic League. , d th '.1" e arian.,emen su ch allocation o no appear •s LarL,;, After that it 'will meet Dttvld L. Garth, special consultant ! mg lours by Mayor Lindsay bright at the moment, the , as often as is necessary. Its · to the Mayor. . through ghettos. May01· said. It was hoped that firs t meetin"' will be held Lillian Lampkin, executive direc- , In a statement announcing i a well-developed plan, prepared , Wednesday a°fternoon at City tor of the Youth Boapdj· D the appointm ent of the gro1;1p , i beforehand , might influence Hall. · Represen~lng ~e o ice C· 1Mr. Lindsay noted that the city I Congress t o appropriate money Th<! m em bers of the task partment will be· . . ·had gotten through the s um- to suppor t it f • . . t . ·t d Sanford D. Garelik, chief mspec. . · . 01 ce 1 epresen nme CI Y e- tor Franklin A Thomas depuLy me~ of 1~66 without any ma Jor Finally, the task force will partments a nd agencies. cor:imi sslon er for legal matters. racial disturbances. Summ ers coordinate ap ~ als to founda- The Mayor named Cyril D. and Lloyd G. Scaly, ass istfl·nt are pa rticula rly touch;ir beca use tions and business groups fo r Tyson of the Human Resoui:ces chi ef inspector. . ' slum dwellers escaping from money to pay for s ummer pro- Administration as vice chairA member from the Council their s tifling apartmentsgat.her g rams. . Ima n. Aga inst Poverty and two m e~in the . streets , W:hcre even a j Mr . L_indsay recal_lcd the pn- 11 Others appointed to the task bcrs from other city agencies will be na med later. s mall mc1dcnt might lead to vately financed Rhemgold Su_m- force were: violence. 1m er Concert F estival, which !___ __ _____ _ - - - -- -- ----- - ---· The generally peaceful sum - a ttracted large a udi ences at mer of 1966 was due in part , jazz, folk music, a nd rock 'n' the Mayor said, to the "ex- · roll performa nces in Central tra ordinary efforts" of scores of ·P ark las t yea r. He a.lso citerl . city officials and private volun- ' a spor ts festival for you ths teers. sponso red by Old London Foods : "From this experience we a t Prospec t P a rk a nd Ra ndalls learned many lesso ns," the May- Island. · · or went on. "Most importa nt. Last summ er the ci ty 's a nti!we learned that coordin ation of poverty program reached into 1the work of key agencies--the the comm un ities for the par;police, fire, education, anti- ticipation 0f "indi genous groups" 1poverty, and the Mayor's office in organi zing day .camps, voca-was needed a t th e hi ghest tional-trainlng courses, and trips level. This is the job the task to the country for slum children force will do." who had never been out of One of the first efforts of I their own neighborhoods. the task force will be to develop These efforts were considered a citywide networlt of adults successful. But former Parks and youngsters who are r<'· Commissioner Thom as P. F. _garded as the leaders in their !Hoving said after wa rd that communities. wha t was needed was a co. 'ordine.ting group, '·headed by one s trong man. t o steer these diverse efforts and uti li ze nil city agencies that could contribute to them. Mr. Lindsay sa id that Mrs. Thelma Johnson, a n official in th e Hum an Resou rces Adminis1trn.tion, would head a summer ant ipover ty p rog ra m. Mrs . J ohnson w ill also serve as a l ,,a I H. I °. . i I. I -·--·· - .. I J �ESTABLI SHED BY THE MAYOR AND THE BOARD OF A L DERMEN, NOVEMBER, 1DCC 1203 CITY HALL, ATLANTA GEORGIA 3030$ TELEPHONE 522·4.CS EXT. 439 MR . I nv1NG K. KALER, Ch airman THE HoNORADLE SA~! MASSELL, JR. , Presidc1't, Board oj A ldermen Ex-Officio MECI:i:ANICSV ILLE-P I TTSBURGH AREAS MEETING , WEDNESDAY, APRI L 5, 1967 at Z TON HI LL BAPTIST CHURCH, 666 Mc DANI EL ST. C0111l\1ISSION M E MBERS MR. T . M. ALEX ANDER, SR. Mn. R . IlYR0 !-1 ATTRIDGE M RS. SARA BAKER MISS HELEN BULLARD MR. R. J . BUTLER MR. RonEnT Donos l\fa. HA~!ILTON DOUGLAS, J R, Miss Hele n Bu l lard , Chairman, called the meeting to order at 7 : 4 5 P . M. F ort y -seven a tte ndance c ar ds were retur ned . Member s present: MR. C. G. EZZARD l\IoST RE\'ERE KD PAUL J. HALLINAN Mr. Rolland Maxw el l Dr . Sam Wil liams Rabb i Ja cob Roths child Mr . Clarence G. Ezzar d Mrs . Eliza K. Paschall, Executive Director Arch bishop of Atlanta MR . J OSEPH HAAS ?\:In. AL KUETTNER DR. ROBERT E . L EE 11n. ROLLAND l\IAXWELL J\fR. F . W."PATTERSON RABBI JACOB 1\1. ROTHSCHILD MR . M. o. "B uzz" RYAN Observe r s: MR. JACK SELLS lllns . MARY STEPHENS THE REVERE!-ID ~AMUEL WILLIAMS M RS. ELIZA K. PASCHALL, Executive Director Mrs . Jacob Rothschild Mr s. Ma rilyn Bald win Mr . Joseph Amisano Rep . J ohn Hoo d Miss Bu llard rema rked that the CRC wa s appo i nted by the Ma y o r and the Board of Aldermen to try to help to deal with t he pr ob lems o f l iving together . She asked t he gr oup what it cons i d ered No. 1 pr o blem in all Atlant a . Gr o up a n sw e red : " Mo n ey .. money .. money. The next pr oblem : nc lea n u p . .. c lea n u p . The y a rds, the streets . " I ndi v iduals spoke out mentioning cri me; h ousing ... n o t enough and what there is, i n a dequate. At this point, Miss Bullard invited pe o ple to get up and speak out. 1. MR . MARVI N K. MACDOWELL, 7 8 1 Hubbar d St . S. W.: Sp eaking f o r SCLC, Operati o n Breadbasket . They are hav i ng me eti ngs in the di ff e r ent neighborho ods , Mechanics v ille , Pit tsb u rgh, Grant Park , to get s ome t hin g done regard i ng hous i ng and secon d, t h e streets ... t he majority ar e dirt s t r e e ts whi c h n e e d to be pa v ed . Sa id the pe o p l e wil l have t o get up and s peak . Mi ss Bu l l a rd a s ke d if the compl aint had been ma d e t o t he city f o rma l l y or i n for mally. He s a id t he y have been to EOA cent ers i n the n eighb o rhood s . 2. MR . RUDOLPH HINES, 65 Harlan Rd . S . W. : "One of the problems in Atlanta is lack o f c o n ce r n t hat the p e op l e o f At l ant a hav e about somebody else ... For 11 months I was assista n t d i rec to r for John Hope Homes. I know how these people liv e . .. Hines c ontinued . HI don ' t represent any group but my conc ern is .. f o r all the Negroes in Atlanta .... the evils can be p i npointed i n this one ... it is inhuman . •. it is beyond the law . . . . a lady called me tonight . • . she said last month I pa id $46 rent ••• in April I pay $ 8 6 .. " On questioning from :M iss Bullard, he said this is the way rents are adjusted and computed in public housing .•. that Mr. Satterfield and Mr . Boggs are little g o ds in this town. He told of an incident where a person was seen at the car stop and since he was then piesumably working, his rent was adjusted so that he owed back rent of $490. Mr . Hines commented �Page 2 of Minutes o f Mec han icsvil l e - P itts bur gh deeting, Ap ril 5, 1 9 67 that the tenant orga nization wa s n ot eff ective since Pa ragraph 9 in the lease says the man ger of any ind iv idu a l h ousing project in Atl a nt a c an e v ict any family without written n otice f o r the re a son o f t he evi c t ion . Mr s . Pa sc hall s a id s he und erstood that readjusted retroactive. Mr . Hines said that if a person calls the the cal l is sent back t o the area manage ment office ... a the mer e fact that the tenant cal ls downt ow n makes that l in.e for eviction . rents were n o t c entral o ffi c e vicious circle ••• tenant n e xt in Mrs. Pa sc ha ll as k ed f or location o f s pe c ifi c st r eets tha~ needed repairing t o pa ss o n t o Mr. Nix on. Group : " McDani el St re et .. . it is a hazard . Bas s Street . .. from Cooper to McDani el. Pry o r .• . Minor a St ree t to the stadium. " In the group' s op ini on, f o rmal complaints o n these st reet s have .prob ably ~ one in t o the wa steb a s ket . A wo man remarked tha t on the weekends , teenagers tear them (the roads) up . 0 3. REV o L. C. CLACK, 591 Pulliam St. SW.: He objec t s to Coll ier Street being z o ned for commer ci a l use . Thinks it unnecessary ..• commercial district ~ready ou t t o Fulton Indust ial Boulevard . Adv ised he had been to one zoning meeting . Said he was ma k ing a statement right then r equesting it b e kept resident i al. To ld Dr . Willi a ms he th ou g ht they should nttend the zoning mee t ings . Dr . Williams s k ept ic al ab o ut the effective ness of zoning hearings. Miss . Bullard to next speaker: "Are you spea k ing as an individ u al?" 4 . MR . EDWI N MOODY , 24 1 Doane St . S . W. nFor once in my life ! " Said h e ag - eecJ wit h Dr . Willi a li1S ab out zoning comm ittee . Has sever a 1 re commend a tions f o r Comm ission to pr esent to "city fathers" as foll o ws : a. "Top issue is ap poi n t ee s ... most of prob lems b loom fr o m pe o ple app oint ed t ha t kn o w o r care very little fo r t h e p r oblems ... how c a n a well fed per so n know actually h ow a hu ngr y p erson f eels .. how can a p e r son in a mansio n k now h ow a p e r son in a r a gged, subst a ndard house lives? b . " Tax dol l ars - start to spend :fu nd to l abor where i t has been ne gl ected •. in Mechanicsville , Summerhill , Pittsburgh . c . "Hire us on a qualified man- to-man basis ... in the Ge or gi a State Employment Service , it hasn't stopped ... d. "Laws voted by legislature . . almost any tax increase is helping poverty . . Atlanta's sewage t a x falls on the tenants • . . our representatives voted themselves raises .. this means more tax f 6r the po o r man to pay. I will not vote for a single person offering f o r re - electi o n next time and I hope you will follow the s ame example . e. "I will conclude with planning , z o ning and housing .. to get a house you have to get it zoned from a to z , to get commercial you have to aet it zoned from a to z, same for schools . .. when y o u go before the zoni;g committee, you don't make A, you done lost out • •. these departments should be one and a n allowance should be made for elderly homeowners ••• mernbers, please don't ?ome out and listen and place it in file 13--come out here and do something a bout this •• . there is a long hot summer coming ••• I got �Page 3 o f Minut es of hlechanicsville - P~tts burgh Mee~ing , April 5 , 196 7 k i ds in the s c hools and those t~o - for - a - qua~ter r i des c ome dear for me ... State Ca pitol r e increase) ..• the Co~ i ssion (Publi c Serv ic e ) wi ll h o ld a he~ring .. . the more of us get there the less chance t hey will get to raise . . . Sommerville will get mad but I h ave got t o pay Mr . Sommerville . ( he menti oned meeting a t Remarked that not voting for those presently in office mi g h t let ~he n ext o ne know n o t to vote h imself a raise. On questioning by a reporter, rema r k ed that the Ge o rgia State Employment Servic e s till g o es by a color 1_ ine. . 5. MRS . ETHEL SHAW, 592 Wh i te h all Terrace. Complained o f sur r ounding apartme nt bu ild ings hav i ng n o janitors . "Have c alled City Ha ll fiv e times , writ t en t o Iva n Al le n, J r . . . . the inspe c tor came o ut and went ar o u n d a nd c leaned up o ne ti me . . . been n o o ne s ince. Don't know wh o t he landlo rd s o f buildings are .... . . apartment t 600 1/hitehall Te rrace is ridic ul o u s. " ( _ is c u s s ion between Mrs . Shaw and person in group re co nta c ting her ar e a bl o ck c hai r man f o r c orre c tive action . ) 6. REP. J OHN HOOD , 124 Dis t rict, 802~- Pryor St . S . W. I n c h eck i ng, he f o und that mo tels are going in thi s area. P r y o r St . area sewe r pr o blem is a hazard .•. on a rainy day your car will a lmost dr own o u·t . Commi ssi o n s hould rec ommend to City Hall s ome thing be done . Need a scho o l t o g o a long with 650 apartment units planne d for construction o n McDaniel St . Constructi o n (of the school) has not st a rted and if it is to b e finished within the allo tted time , they will have t o g et o n t he ball (they bein g the Bd . of Edu c ation) to get property in this ar e a . Mr . Hood advised h e had v o ted for salary increase. One person reported a riv e r when it r ains on Ira Street where he lives a nd a horr i b l e mess afte r war ds. 7. MRS . ROSA BROWN, Cha irman of Area Block 4 2, EOA . Adressing Mr. Hood: "The pe o p l e on Garbaldi Street have been aski n g for a light . " Cited dange r s of d ar k a re a . Se wer too s mall on Steve ns and Sa nders St . .. st ays stopped up a ll the time. (Light o n Ga rib a ldi between Ba ss & Stephens.) Mrs . Pas c hall advis e d t ha t t he cit y is b e g i nn i n g a l i ghti ng mo dernizat i o n p l a n - asked that she be advised o f specia l places where lights ar e needed takes six to e i ght weeks bec ause the Boa rd o f Ald ermen h a s to pass a reso lutio n f o r eac h l oc a tion. Group : "Vle have asked for a light at Rockwe l l a n d Mc Daniel. 396 Baker i s broke up . " Mr . Moody speaking again asked why the pla n ners and the zoning committee don't get together on the Model Ci t y plan - wo rk in pla ces goi ng to be wasted office building was t o be built o n Richards on and Cent ra l - neighborhood protested - protes t ed on I - 20 . I f c omme r cia l comes into ne i ghbo rhood, r e sidents might as well pick up and leave . Mrs . Paschall reported what Mr. Gladin told her about the Model City program - the application from City of Atlanta to Federal Government is for $500,000 to pay for a year of planning and at the end of the year would come a grant to put the plans into effect •. if grant is approved, they will want to meet with thG people in the community to talk about what kind of neighb?rhood the peop~e want - the more _prepared the people are to talk about what tney want , the s~ronger the plan will be when it gets going. �Page 4 o f Mi nutes o f ~e c h a nic svil le - P it t s burgh Me et ing , Ap ril 5, 196 7 . 11 !\~r . Mr . Hood sp e ak i ng a g ain: Ezzar- d and I ar e in a p eculiar situat ion be c a use the las t t wo meet ings I ha ve f o u nd myself with t h e Comm i ssio n in the nei ghb o rhood i n whi c h I liv e ancl I h ave been tr y i ng t o ke ep up wi t h it a s muc h as p ossib l e . " Thinl~s a st r oqg or g a nizati o n wi ll be needed i n Atla n t a i f i t g et s t he grant . Th in~s o ne a nd a h a lf million dolla rs is a s mall sum. Mr . Bl a c k wel l a n d Mr . Th omp s o n (c o n g ress me n fro m 4 th and 5th Distri c ts ) ha v e g o t a l o t o f co r respo nd e nce a gainst it - d o ub ts if 5 o f pres ent gro up hav e wr itten t wo co ngr ess rle n to supp o rt the pr o ject. Need to g e t b al l r olli ng f or mo d e l c it y . I f turne d down , wi l l a p p l y to pri vate sourc e. Th ink s t h e st adium has help e d south side a l ot . Regard i n g bar e apa rtment s , t h ink s Comm ission c o u ld re commend t ha t ther e be s ome l i a ison pers o n t o v isit apa r t me n t de velo pme nt s t o . ma k e sure pe ople eep the m up - t hey a re unsanitary o n Commerc e Street . . . Primr ose . .. . Jo u1 n al re p orte r asked : "Wi th t he inte r st a te syst e m and t he s tad i u m, rt makes slum are a s p r ime busines s site s in t h e future and i s it the Comn.iss i on ' s obj ect i ve t o k ee p this residential ar ea - a n d k eep o ut busines s e s a ndwhat is t he ov erall ob jec tiv e in t h is are a ? " 1 Dr . Wi lliams re f er r ed h i m t o the ordina n ce s etting up the Comm ission . Business o f Comm i s sion is to see t ha t the re is peace and h a rmo ny in t h e c omm un ity a nd just i ce do ne wh ere p eop l e l iv e . Moody a nd Ezzar d and ot her people hav e s aid that the p eople i n t h e c i ty will ha ve s o mething t o s ay a b ou t wha t ha p p ens r e t h e model c ity and we h a ve n o p ositi o n .. th e pe op l e wh o li v e there must b e t a k e n i n to a cc o u nt •. o ur co nc e r n is what happ e ns to pe ople .. wo u ld th at s a tis fy y o u? Rep o rter : The eco n o mic fa ctor s mean t hat t his wou ld be a tr e me nd o u s b us i ne s s a rea . Dr . Wil liams : ' ' One o f the t h i ngs wr o n g wi th thi s t o wn .. we pl a ce e co no mi c oppor tunity bef o r e t he i n te r est o f pe o p l e .. I do n' t k n o w if he want s t h es e notes or not bec a us e the s e a re n ' t wh at you wan t t o put i n t he ne wspap e r •.. ! am o ff e nd e d ab o u t Amer ic a on t h i s . . America o ffend s me a t t hi s poin t .. . t hee e t hin g s matter i~ Amei ic a •. that is pr o f i t , p r ofits and pr o per ty and then we s ay t o h ell wi th peop l e . . we h 3 ve g ot t o cor re ct tha t . .. people h a ve b een l~v ing here for a l o ng t ime and .. o u r ( ea rly ) past o r here had t o c a rry o n a f i ght t o k ee p p e o p le from being evi c ted he re ... now be c ause of t h e s t adi u m we h ave c ome to se e wha t prime property th i s . .. i s .• yo ung man , I h o pe y ou ge t a little c onv e r s i o n here and see tha t pe o ple ar e mor e i mp or tan t than pr o pe rty .. a nd when we d o we wi ll see that Ameri c a is a gr e a t p l ace a nd if we do n' t p eop l e ar e goi n g t o b e d oome d ••.. Ther e was a que s t i o n regard i ng whe t her or n ot t o g o a hea d and i mpr ove p ro per t y o n Winds o r S t . Miss Bullard s ugg este d c alling City P l a nni ng Department, Mr. Hood was c r it ical of the appli c at ion f o r t h e Mod el Cit y . I t sh o ws on the policy making level the mayor , two a l derme n ( Al deredge and Cook) and one private member (busine ss c ommunity repre s enta ti v e) but no representatives from the community. There was a consensus o f the gr o up th a t the y have representatives from the commun i ty. Disc u s s i o n reveal e d t hat a cti o n is expec te d on the model city program in May . And that Mr . Gladin o f the Ci ty Planning Departaent does anticipate involving the n ei ghborh o od pe o ple , Mrs . Pa sc hall pointed out, the more organized and ready t he commu n i ty i s t h e b e t t er . She s uggested a �Page 5 of Minutes of Mechanicsville - Pitts b u~g: eeting , Ap _i l 5 , 1967. joint meeti·1g of all mod el c ~Y are a s sponsored by a ll groups and have Gladin, Buc hanan and -'iorford coi1e t o ans we ques ti ons re h ou si ng . Ma yb e a good idea to form a permanent joint group o rga niz a t i o n . A woman in t h e gr oLp st ated that she had written President Johnson and was referred to some pe ople i n lanta who s ay it v ill be one year bef ore the mode l city plan is e ff ective and shews u nhappy wi th just wai ting which is wha t t h ey had been doing fo a long time . Mr . lood remarked t ha t t he appl ication was in and the c i ty a minist rati on wa s ge tting ready and now the people had to get i nvo l ved . Rev . L. Te r rill: Made a plea to set up a joint meeting o f a ll groups i nvolved in model c ity application to talk with City Plann ing Department s ta ff. Mr . Hood adv ised that a meeting was held in Summerhil l last week and t hey bad agreed at t ha t mee ti ng to try to arrange a joint mee ting in 3 weeks a·_d everybody wou ld be advised . On a motion raade by Rev . Ter rill and se conded, a resolution t hat a meetin g o f a l l t he people in Peopl-9 stown , Summerhi11, Me chanicsville, etc ., be held in April was passed . Mr . Moody : shouldn't s a y wha t he is trying t o tell me .• the mayor c ame out with two meetings before wit h mo re people and said what d o you wan t? •. wh e n t ha t thing got to Wash i ngt o n what was in there was what t h e ma yor want ed nnd not us • • If you don't argue about it now just save y our breat h child bec ause the may o r done got it tha~ t hick and you haven 't said the wo rd . Before ad journi ng, Mis s Bullard expla · ned t:.e Co,nmi ssion has no p o - icy making powers and i ts purpose is to t ake back to the c ity administ ra tion expression~ of what the groups consider t h eir problen~. Vhen asked if t hey felt t ey had had t he i r say , the g roup replied Yes, Yes , thank you ~ One last commen t f r o . . . n i n g r oup re b uses coming down Wes t Ave . ue : I think that if the tr ~2i ~ c o ld as k for more money I thin~ we could ask for mo re transport a tion •• n Mi s s Bu ll a rd thank ed t h e people for coming a nd told them if t hey wanted to as k a personal question , to c ome down f ront . The Mee t ing was adjour ned at 10 : 30 approxi ma t e ly . .J �MU 1IT~ R lL TKO ESTABLISHED BY THE MA YOR AND THE B OARD OF ALDERMEN, NOVEMBER, 1DCC 1!!0S Chairman THE HONORA BLE SAM MASSELL, JR., Ea:-Offioio Prcaidcn t, Board of Aldermen CITY H A LL, ATLANT,1 GEORGIA sosoa TELEPHONE 52!!•4-+CS EXT. 499 MR . I RV I NG K . KALER , COMMISSION ll!Ell!BERS MR . MECHANI CSV ILLE - PITTSBURGH'. AR.!!.A S MEETING, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5, 1967 at ZION HILL BAPTI ST CHURCH, 666 Mc DANIEL ST. T . M. ALEXANDER, Sn. MR. R . BYRON ATTRID GE: Miss Helen Bullar d, Chairman, c alle d the mee ting to order at 7 : 45 P . L F o rty-s even attendance c ard s were retur ned. Members present: MRS. SARA BAKER Miss H ELE N BULLARD Mn. R. J. BUTLER MR . ROBERT Donas .'11R. HA)!ILTON DOUGLAS, J R, MR. C. G. EZZARD Mr . Roll and Maxw ell Dr . Sam Willi ams Rabb i J a cob Roths child Mr . Cl arence G. Ezzard Mrs . Eliza C. Paschall , Ex ecutive Director l\IosT REVERE:-D PAUL J . HALLINAN A. rchbi.sl,op of Atlanta MR. J OSEPH HAAS l\fn. A L KUETTNER DR. ROBERT E. L EE ?11R. ROLLAND MAXWELL ?11R. F. W."PATTERSON RABBI JA COB M. ROTHSCHILD MR . llf. 0. " Buzz " RYA N Observers: MR . JACK S ELLS MRS. M:ARY S TEPHE~ S T HE REVERE:<D SAMU EL WILLIAMS MRS . ELIZA K. PA SCH ALL, Executive Director Mrs . Jac o b Rothsc h ild Mrs . Mar ilyn Baldw in Mr . Joseph Am isano Rep . John Ho od Miss Bullard remar ked that the CRC was appointed by the May or and the Board o f Aldermen to try t o help t o deal with the prob le ms o f living together . She asked the gr oup wha t it considered No . 1 pr oblem in all Atlanta . Group answered: "Mo ney .. money .. money . The next pr oblem : "Clean up ... clean up. The yards, the st:teets.n Individuals spoke out menti o ning c rime; h ousing ... n ot enough and what there is, inadequate. At this point , Miss Bullard invit e d p eople to get up and spea k out. 1. MR. MARVIN K o MACDOWELL, 781 Hubbard St . S . W.: Speak ing f o r SCLC, Operation Breadbasket. They are having meetings in the d i ffe ent neighborhoo d s, Me c hani csville, Pittsburgh , Grant Park, to get something done regarding housing and second, the streets ... the majority are dirt s treets which need to be paved . Said the people will have to get up and spea k . Miss Bullard a sked if the complaint had been made to t he city formally or informally . He s aid they hav e been to EOA ce n ters in the neighborhoods . 2. MR . RUDOLPH HINES , 65 Har lan Rd . S.W. : "One of the pr oblems in At la nta is lac k of concern that the people of Atlanta have about somebody else ... For 11 mo n ths I wa s assistant director f o r John Hope Homes. I know how these pe ople live .•• Hines continue d . "I don't represent a ny group but my concern is . • for all the Negroes in Atlanta .•. . the evils can be pinp ointed in this one ... it is inhuman . •. it is beyond the law .... a lady called me tonight .•. s he s aid last month I pa id $46 rent ..• in April I pay $86 .. " On questioning from :M is s Bullard, he said this is the wa y rents are adjusted and c omputed in public housing ... that Mr . Satterfield and Mr . Boggs are little g o ds in this town . He told of an inbident wh e re a per son was see n at the car stop and since he was then presumably worki ng, his rent was adjust e d so that he owed back rent of $490 . Mr. Hines commented �Page 2 o f iinutes o f Mech a nicsvi lle -Pittsburgh Maet i ng , April 5, 1967 that the tenant o rga n ization wa s n ot effective since Paragraph 9 in t h e le as e says the manger of any individual h ous ing pr o ject in Atl n t a can e v ict any family with o ut written n otice f or the r e as on o f the eviction. Mr s. Pa sc ha ll s id she retr o activ e. Mr . Hine s said the c all is sent ba c k to t he the mere fact t hat the tenan t line for eviction. und erst ood that r ea dju sted that if a per son ca l ls the area management o ffi ce ... a c alls downt ow n makes that rents were n o t c entral office vicious ci r cl e ... tenant next i n Mrs . Pa sc ha ll a s ke d f o r locati o n o f s pe ci fi c s treet s that needed repairing to pass o n to Tu r. Nixon . Group: " McDanie l St r eet .. . it is a ha z ard . Ba ss Street .•. from Cooper to McD a n iel. P ry o r .•. Mino ra Street to t h e stad ium . " In the group's opinion, f o rmal complaint s o n the se streets have probably g one int o the wast eb a s ket . A wo ma n remarked that on the weekends, t ee na gers te ar them (the roads) up. 3 . REV o L. C . CLACK, 5 91 Pu lliam St . SW.: He ob jects to Collier Street being zoned for commer c ial use . Thinks it un ne ces sary .. oc ommercial district already out t o Fulton Industr i al Boul evard . Adv ised he had bee n to o ne zoning meet i ng . Said he was maki n g a statement right then requesting it b e kept resident i al. To ld Dr . lfilliams he th ou g ht they sh o uld attend the zoni ng meetings . Dr . Williams s kept ic al ab o ut the effe c tiveness o f zonin g he ar i ngs. Miss . Bullard to next speaker: "Are you s peaking as an individu a l?" 4 . MR . EDWIN MOODY, 241 Doane St . S . W. ttFor once in my life! " Sa i d he agreed wit h Dr . Williams ab o ut z o ning committee . Has several recommend ations f o r Comm ission t o present to "city fathers" a s foll o ws : a. "Top iss ue is appointees ... most_ of proble ms bloom from pe o pl e appoint e d t ha t know or care very little for the pr oblems .. . how can a we ll fed per son know a ct ually h ow a h u ngry perso n feels .. how c a n a pers on in a mansi on kn o w how a person in a r agge d , s ubstandard house lives? b . "Ta x dollars - start to spend fund to lab or where it ha s been neglected .• in Me c han ics v ille, S ummerhill , Pitt sburgh. c. "Hire us o n a qualif ied ma n - t o -man basis .•. in the Georgia State Employmen t Servi ce , it hasn ' t sto pped .•. d . "Laws voted by legislature . • almos t a n y t ax incre as e is helping poverty . Atlanta ' s sewage t ax falls on the tena nts .. . our r ep resenta ti ve s voted themselves raises .. this me ans mor e t ax f6r the p oo r man to pay. I will n ot vote for a single person offering f o r re -election next time a nd I hope you will follow the same example. 0 e. "I will conclude with planning , zoni ng and h o us ing .. to get a house you have to get it zoned from a to z , to get commercial you have to aet it zoned from a to z, same for schools .. . when you go before the zoni~g committee , you don't make A, you · done lost out .•• t hese departments should be one and an allowance should be made f o r elderly homeowners ••• members, please don't ?Orne out and listen and place it in file 13--come out here and do something about this •.• there is a long hot summer coming •.. I got �Pa ge 3 o f Mi n ut e s of Mecha n i c svi l le - Pittsbur g h Meet · ng, A· r i l 5, 1 96 7 k i d s in the s c h o ols and t h os e t vo - f o : - a - qua ··te r ri de s come dear for me ... ( he menti oned mee t i ng a t Sta t e C p it o l ~e i ncr ea se) . .. the Co~ nissi o n ( Pub l ic Serv ic e ) wi ll h o l d a h e ar i ng .. . t he mo r e of us g e t t h er e th e less c ha n ce they will g et to ra i s e ... Somme rv ille wi ll g et mad but I h a ve got t o pa y Mr . Sommerville . Remarked th a t n o t v ot ing f o r thos e p·es en t ly in of fi ce might let ~he nex t o ne know not t o v o te hims el f a r a i s e. 0 q u e stio n i ng b y a re port er , r e marked that the Georg ia St a t e •mpl o yment Servi c e s t i ll g o es by a color l i ne . 5. rns. ETHE L SHAW , 592 Whi teha 1 1 Terrac e . Complained o f s urro u n d ing ap a rt 1r ent b uild ings ha v i ng n o j ani t o1·s. " Hav e c all e d Ci ty Hal l fiv e ti mes, wr itt ,sm to I v a n Al le n , Jr . . . . t h e i nspect o r c ame o ut a nd went ar o und and c leaned up o ne ti me ... been n o o ne s i n ce . Do n't kno,i wh o t he land l o rds o f b u i dings are . . ... . apa r tment at 600 Wh i t e hal l Te rr ace i s r id ic ul ou s. ( Di scussion b e tween Mrs . Sha w a nd p e rson in gr o up r e co n t a c t ing h er ar ea bloc k c hai r man f o r cor re c t i v e act io n .) 6. RE P. J OHN HOOD , 124 Dis t ri c t , 802 ~- Pry o r St . S . W. I n c h ec king, h e found th a t mo tels are g o ing in thi s ar e a . P r y o r St . area s ewe r pr oblem i s a ha z ard ... o n a rai n y d a y your c a r wi ll a l most dr own o u-t . Commi ssion s h o uld rec ommend t o City Hall s ome t h i ng be d o ne . Need a s c ho o l t o g o a l o n g with 650 a pa rt ment un i ts planned f o r c ons t ruc ti o n o n Mc Danie l St . Co nstruc tio n ( of t h e s c h oo l) h a s not sta r ted and i f it is t o .be finished wit h in t he a llo tted time, they will ha v e t o g e t o n the ball (t hey b e i n g the Bd . o f Edu c at ion ) to get pr op e r ty in this ar e a . Mr . Hood advis ed h e had v o te d f or s a l a ry increa s e . One pe r son r e p o r t ed a r i ve r when it r a i ns o n I ra Street where he lives and a h o rrib l e mess a fte rward s . 7. MRS . ROSA BRO'\lN, Chairma n o f Ar ea Block 42 , EOA . Ad r essing Ir. Ho od : " The pe op le on Gar'..!Daldi St r eet have b e en asking f or a li gh t." Ci . . . ed danger s o f dark a r e a . Sew er t oo small on S te vens a nd Sa nde r s St . .. s tay s s topped up a l l t he t ime . ( Ligh t o n Garib a ld i b et we en Ba ss & St e p h ens . ) Mrs. Pa sc ha ll a dvised t ha t the city i s beginn ing a l i ghti ng mo d ern i zat i on p l an - as k ed t hat she b e ad vised o f s p e c ial pl a ces where lights ar e needed takes six to eigh t wee k s b e c aus e the Board o f Alde r me n ha s t o pa ss a res o luti o n f or each loc a tion . Gr oup : "Vle hav e a s k ed for a light at Rock Vi el l and Mc Da n ie l . 3 96 Ba k e r is brok e up . " Mr . Mo o dy spe ak ing a g a in a s k ed why the planners a nd t h e zon ing co~mit t ee don ' t ~e t t oget her o n t he Model City plan - wo rk i n p l a c e s going to b e wasted offic e b uil ding was to b e bui lt on Ri c hard so n a nd Centra l - nei ghb orhood p r otes t e d - p ro test e d on 1- 2 0. I f comme r c ial co me s i n to neighb o rhood, resident s mi g h t as well pi c k u p a nd lea v e. Mrs. Pnschal l rep o r t e d what Mr . Gla d in t old her ab out t h e Mod e l City program - the appli c ati o n fr om City of Atlanta t o Federal Gove rnment i s for $500 , 000 to pay f o r a yea r o f pl an ni ng and a t t h e end o f t he y e ar ~ oul come a grant to put t he p l ans i nto effect .. if g r a nt is a pp r o v e d , they wi l l want t o meet with thG peopl e in t he co mmu nity to t a l k ab o ut wha t k i nd of n~ i ghbfrho~d the pe o ple want - the more_p r e pa re d t h e p eople are to talk about wnat tney want, the stronger the p l a~ wi ll b e when i t ge t s g oi ng . �Page 4 of Minutes of Mecha nicsvill e - P itts burgh Mee ti ng , Ap ril 5, 1967 . Mr. Hood s peaking again : HIik . Ezzard and I a Te in a p eculiar situation because the last t wo meetings I hav e found myself wi t h t h e commission in the nei ghb o r hood i. whi ch I live ancl I have b een trying to ke ep up wit h it ~s much as possib l e. Thinhs a str oqg or ganization will be needed in Atla nta i f it gets the grant. Thinks o ne and a half millio n dolla s i s a small sum. Mr . Blac kw ell and Mr . Th onpson (congress men fro m 4th and 5th Districts) have got a lot o f co r respondence aga inst it - doubts if 5 of present group hav e wr itten two co ngr essmen t o support t h e pr oject. Need to get b all rolli ng for mod el city. If turned down, will apply to private source. Think s t he st adi um has helped south side a l ot. Regardi ng bare apartments, think s Commission cou ld reco mmend t ha t thexe be some li a ison person t o visit apartment d evelo pments to.make sure pe ople k eep them up - they are unsanitary on Commerce Street ... Primrose .... Jou:;.·na l re p orter ::isked : " Wi t h the interstate sys tern and the stadium, it makes slum areas p r i me bu sines s sites in th e future and is it the Co~1iss i on's obje ctive to k eep this residen tial area and kee· out businesses andvihat is t h e overall objective i n this area?" Dr. Wi llia ms ref erred h im to the ordina nc e setting up t he Comm ission. Business of Commissio n is to see that ther e is pe ac e a n d harmony in the commun i t y a nd justice d o ne where p eop le li v e. Moody and Ezz ar.d and ot her people h av e s aid th at the people in the c i ty wil l hav e something t o sa y about what happens re t h e model c ity and ,1e ha ve no p osition .. the pe ople wh o live ther e must be ta k en int o a cco unt •. o ur concern is what happens to peop le .. wou ld that satisfy yo u ? ep o rt er: The e conomic fa ctor s me an that th is would b e a tre mend o u s business area . Dr . Wi l liams : "One o f the t~ings wrong with this town .. we pl ace economic opportunity before the i nterest of people .. I don 't know if he wan ts these notes o r not because these aren 't what y ou want to put in the newspaper •.. ! am offended about America on this .. Ameri ca of fends me at this poin t ... t hee e thi ngs matter i~ Ameiica .• that is pr o fi t, profits and property and then we say to hell with people . . we have got t o correct that . .. people have been l ~ving here for a long time and .. our (e arly ) pastor here had to carry on a f i ght to k ee p people from being evicted here ... now be c ause of the stadium we have c ome t o see what prime property this ... is .. young man , I hope you get a li t tle conversi on here and see that people are more imp o rtant than property .. and when we do we will see that America is a grea t place and if we d o n't people are going to be doomed .•.. There was a question regarding whether or n o t to go ahead and imp rove property on Wind sor St. Miss Bullard suggested calling City Planning Department, Mr . Hood was critical of the application for the Mode l City . It sho~s on the policy making level the mayor , two aldermen (Alderedge and Cook) a nd one private member (business community representative) but no representatives from the community. There was a consensus of the group that they have representatives from the community. Discussion revealed that ac tion is expected on the model city program in May. And that lir . Gladin of the City Planning Departoent does anticipate involving the neighborhood people , Mrs . Paschall pointed out, the more organized and ready the com.mun~ ty is the better. She sugges t ed a �Page 5 o f Winutes of ~ ec hnnic s ville - Pittsbu _gh ·1eet ing , Apr il 5 , 1967 . jo i nt meeting of all model city a reas spo·1so~·ed by ull groups and have Glndin , Buchanan and ~ a ff ord co~e to answer questions re housing . Ma ybe a g ood idea to form a permanent joint grou _ orga niza tion. A woman in the group st ated t ha t s he had written Presidenk Johnson a nd was referred to some people in Atl an t a who say it will be one year before the mo d e l c ity plan is effective and she wa s u nhappy with just waiting wh ich is what the y had b ee n do ing for a l ong time o 1lr . :oo d remarked t hat the application was in and t h e city administration was getting ready and now the people had to get involved . ev . L. Terrill : Made a plea to set up a joint meeting o f all groups i nvolved in model c ity application to talk with City Planning Department st a ff. Mr . Hood advised that a meeting was held in Summe rhill last week and they ha d agreed at that meeting to try t o arrange a joint meeting in 3 weeks ad everybody wo u l d be advised . On a motion made by Rev . Terrill and seconded , a resolution t hat a meeting of all t he people in Pe ople stown, Su ~IBrhill, Mechanicsville , etc., be h eld in April was passed . Mr . Moody: sho uldn ' t s a y what he is trying t o tell me . . the mayor came out with t vi o meetings before with more people and s a id what d o y ou wa nt? • . i, ;he L that thing got to Wash ing ton what was in there was what the ma yo r wanted nnd not us • . If you don't argu e a b out it now just save y our brea t h c h ild bec ause the mayor done got it tha~ t hic k and you haven't said the wo rd . Be fore adj~urning, Miss Bullard exp ained t he Co,mis s ~on has no policy making powers and i t s purpose is to t ake ba ck to t h e city admin istration expressi o ns of wha t the g roup s consid er their pr ob lems. Vhen as k ed if they felt t hey had had t heir say, the group replied Yes , Yes, t hank you ~ One las -'.:; comment f ro ..1 .. .:: n i n gr oup re b uses coming down V:T es t Avenue : think that if the tra rsi·- c uld ask f or more money I thin~ we could ask for mo re t ranspo r t ation • • " nr Miss Bullard thanked t he pe o p l e for coming and told t hem if t hey wanted t o ask a pers onal question , to c ome own front . The Mee t{ng was adjourned at 10 : 30 approximately . �Communi ty Rela t i ons Commission 12 03 Ci ty Ha l l Atlanta , Ge or gia Northwe st Ar e a Ne i ghb orhood He a r i ng 2 Wed nesday 2 Apri l 19 , 1967 a t Allen Templ e AME Ch urch , 7 :30 P. M. Mr . Charles Hart, cha irma n of t he EOA CNAC, who had arran ged for the meeting, had served on the Human Relations Committee appointed by the Board of Aldermen, which pr eceded t h e Commission. plained the formation of t h e Commission , and said it was He . ex11 des igne.d to find out needs and problems of the cityu . Commission member s pres e nt - Mr . Robert Dobbs , Chairman ; Rabbi Jacob Rothsch ild, ?-fr. Byron Attridge, Mr. R. S. Butler, and Mrs. El iza Pascha ll , Execu ti ve Di r ector . 1. Mr . Willia m Brown , 84 7 Ger t r ud e Pla ce. Po l l u t ed s tream betwe en Ger trude Pl a c e, and Horte nse Place ; off e nsive od ors, ha ve to c lose wind ows. Had c ont ac t ed Mr. Re spress , wh o had rep li ed t hat he needed a b ond issue f or new sewers; wrote Mayor; Health Department s a id to write c ity; no thing done . 2. Mrs. Gayne lle Byr d , 1894 Tremont Drive , N. W. Street pa vi ng problems on Anderson and Simpson; Di xie Hill s Circle too narrow ; nee d turnar ound paved; area confusing and street sign s confusing , almost imposs i ble to give dire cti ons. 3. Mrs. Mary Williams, 2041 Moreh ouse Drive, N. Wo, 799-8 001 0 Dixie Hills Civic Club: need cros s walk at Newb erry Chape l, a t Spe lman and Simpson Road; need " Slow School" s ign on we s t s i d~ of Simpson Road from Dixie Hills Circl e to protec t children goi ng to W. White School; Parks Department promised 2 years ag o to fix Recreation Center at Anderson Park; need police protection at Dixie Hills Plaza against �2 teenagers who gang up against people trying to get through the area. Rothschild, etc. asked if they have tried to solve the problem; Attridge asked if they are local teenagers; Mrs. Williams said they don't know. Mr . Dobbs said it t akes police 15 minutes to arrive when they are called, "why so long?" 4. Mr. John Howard, 2105 Baker Road. Teenagers in park near his home throw trash in his yard; urges playlot at Baker and North Avenue. 5. Mrs. Jud ge Barlow, 60 Edwin Place, N. W., 794-1224. Put trash on streets, stays 2 to 3 weeks, wants schedule; teenagers siphon gas out of car, takes police "an hour to come"; big boys at Perry Homes run off small chi l dre n from playlots. 6. Mr. Andr ew Hill, 1623 Westview Drive, S. W., 753-0132. Former Manager of apartments, dismissed because he checked the buildings ; a gents don't care, just so they get their money; people should not be "afraid to the truth." 7. Mr. Robert Ba ldwin , 264 Richard.s on, N. W., 794-7901. Tur ner Hi gh PTA; unde rsta nds Turner Hi gh going on double session. Dr. Bowen says they will k now about it. i n t he stree t s . This would mean 1000 child r en Mr. Davis s a ys 330 seniors, 370 11th graders , 320 10th gr aders dismi ssed at 12; 500 8th graders, 490 9th gr a der s i n streets un t il noon . to do. Teenager s d o n ot ha ve en ough construc tive t hings 3 00 girls did n ot fi ni sh at one high sch ool on double sess ion last year because of pregnancy . Wi th 10 p or t a ble units could av oi d double sessions. Mr . Dobbs said Archer will go on double session in September too . · Rabbi Rothschild asked if there were objections to portable units. �3 Group agreed would prefer p or t a ble units to double session. 8. Mrs. D. Shaw , 2232 Verbena Street, # 10, Dixie Hills Apt., 794-9065. Complained of rats , has cal led Rode nt Control, still bad. 9. Mr . Otis Montgome ry , 730 Hor t ense Place, N. W. ( Hortense Community Club). Steel cable tower in middle of street; city owns land, Ga. Power owns tower, can't get anybody to t a ke it down; s ewe rage inadequa te , can't walk in street when it rains ; Hortense and Florence Streets need resurfacing; dogs run loose. (Commission member s J a ck Sells and T. M. Alexande·r arrived; a lso Alderman Q. V. Williamson ). 10. Mrs . Ed. W. Hal l, 1999 Baker Road, N. W. 794-3949. Blind c urve, childre n pla ying i n streets; va cant house , yard gr own up , a bandoned s tation wagon on Arlingt on Ci r cle; he r s on, a long with other t eenage rs , gets out of s ch ool at 12 : 2 0 ( Fulton Hi gh), "use d t o kn ow a c hi l d wa s out of s c h oo: when y ou saw h im in t h e s tre ets , now you don ' t kn ow if he i s c oming or going t o s chool; n othing t o d o but break windows . 11 . Mrs . Daisy B . Sti nson , 2056 Arling ton Circle, N. W. Need trees trimmed and l ight in midd l e of street, would help wome n coming home fr om work . 12. Mr . Sidney T . Dennis , 645 S . Evelyn Place, S . W. 794- 123 6. Has 4 children in school, refused t o sign s chool ass i gnment form for next year; no use for parent and child t o make request if area Supt . and Principal can make ass ignment too late f or an appeal; should be _notified of assignments in time· to reques t another one, not just �sent back to present school; when school goe.s on double session (uextended day"), should have supervised recreation program. Mrs. English, assistant Principal at West Fulton, explained that the school assignmen t form is part of the law; ask to return forms as soon as possible; those requesting transfers sent to area Supt.; if request transfer to another area, sent to Supt. of that area; notified "as soon as processed' '. Mr. Dobbs asked if other area Supt. has authority to decide. Williamson asked if decision may be appealed to Supt. Mr. Mrs. English said she did not kn ow. 13. Mrs. Pearlina Jone s, 1153 Wilkes Circle, N.. W., # 176. Pipes burst on Wi lkes Circle, sewerage odor bad; need light behind apartments; are all projects costs the same? Prices for screen doors vary, some $1.50, some $3.50 ; she has re ported to the manager. Mr . At tridge asked if she was satisfied. with public h ousing? Mrs . Jones said she i s interested in other people, particularly older people; is it possible to have copi es of rules and regulations? 14. Mrs. Lewis .Johnson, 11 93 Wilkes Cir cle, # 148. Rent has increased twice within a year; income has stayed the same. 15 . Mrs . Margaret Phillips , 1193 Wi lkes Circle, #143, 792-8742. Charged $12 .50 for½ a scre~n door; cashier sa id should have had correct change f or paying rent. 16. Mrs. Blanche Matthews, 12 75 Wilkes Circle, N. W. #81. $~17.70 income, manager says it is $3,598; says it is "anticipated income"-how does he know how much to anticipate? 17. Mr. 1,!esley Jo Mapp , 1240 Wilkes Circle, N. Wo New rent charges are more than ne makes a month, moved into public hou~ing fairly recently; will move out as soon as he can. �5 18. Mrs. Mary E. Peek, 1165 Wilke s Cir cle, #1 64. Husband disabled, live on social security and her salary as a Nurse's Aide.; income same. in April as last September, rent went up. 19. Mrs. Frankie. M. Deans 7 1207 Walden Street, #432. As supply in school cafeteria, makes $37.50 a week. Husband started driving cab(?); rent increased from $37 to $80; has 2 teenage daughters. "Go to bed early, nothing to do; if I can't take. care. of them, I wish somebody would take them and give them a good home." 20. Mrs. Ernestine Price, 1056 Chivers Street, 799-8317. Husband died; charged back rent; pre.sent rent "couldn't base it on what she is making"; asked manager about it and he said "I still have authority to put you out." 21. Mr. Edward Young, 2279 Hill Street, -N. W. Center Hill area, transition area for 2 ye.a rs; "new people but old houses, owners are "chisleing", 3 houses in are.a were condemned, came out and did little bit of repairs, after they were "fixed", tenants spent "their time emptying basins when it rains." 22. Mrs. Bobbie Mathis, 1140 Wilkes Circle, #2 04. Rent increased, she does not understand why. 23. Mrs. Daley, Bowen Homes. Works at Hillhave.n Homes , had 3 different notices of income, none of which she says is right. 24. Mrs. Ernestine Pope, 99 Chivers Street, 3282. Says she was charged for paper on grass; excess gas bills but she. doesn't see how it could be. that much. �6 Mr. Hart then read a long list of additional requests drawn up by residents, which he said he would turn off to the Commission office. . ...... .... 1 �Community Relations Commission 203 City Hall Atlanta, Georgia April 25 1 1967 meeting at St. Stephens Churc h 2 on various housing programs in area included in proposed Model Neighb or hood program . Present: Mr. Bob R.i.-::ha rds on , Hr. Sid Scarborough, Hr. Earl Landers from the Stadium Authority ; Mr. Fl . O. Wofford, Chief Inspector; Mr . J. S. Buchanan, Chief Housing Inspector; Mr. Ray Nixon, Ch ief of Construction ; Mr. Collier Gladin, Director of Planning Department; Mr. Les Persells, director of Urban Renewal (wh ich admi nisters re location program for city); Col. Malcom Jones, staff for Housing Resources Commit t ee; al s o Aldermen Gregory Griggs and Hugh Pierce; Sen. Jack Stephens, Le gislator John Hood; Commis sion members Joe Haas, Al Keuttner, Robert Dobbs, C. G. Ezzard, Sara B~ker , Mary Stephens, Jack Sells, Irving Kaler , and Eliza Paschall, Executive Director. Mr . Haas, who presided, pointed out that t he c ity officials present were administrative officials, they do not set policy . Stadium parking: Mr. Richardson stated there are "no current planf:; to acquire additional property for any purpose" ; ul tima te.ly parking for 8000 by 1979, now have parking for more than 4000; Authority does not possess power of eminent doma in; must be public proof of need a nd publ ic hearing before land can be acquired; under present plan, expansion would take place within area that would be included if you drew a circle with a radius from the stadium to Martin and Little Streets; he doesn't think any people will be displaced; nothing will be done without consulting re~idents. It was suggested that �2 newspapers be asked to carry plat of area so people will know exactly. Model Neighborhood and Code Enforcement: Mr. Gladin said city has asked for U.S. grant to plan Model Neighborhood; don't expect to hear from before June and then the planning phase will take 12 months; "continuing under normal enforcement policy until the planning application is approved. " Question: "Do we have to spend $2000 on a house when we don't know what will happen wi t hin the next 12 months? We are living in them; houses have been in this condition for 5 or 6 years, why do a fe.w more months matters so much? Mr. Wofford: stated that a nyone wh o receives notice to make repairs from inspector can call code enforcemen t office in City Hall and they will se nd an inspector t o go over it. Some in the Model Neighbor- hood area were fo und to be substandard by CIP study, house to house. inspection in t his area; some other areas have already been designated as urban renewal and in those requiring just those things necessary for safety to be repaired . - Q. "If I spend $3500 on my house, will that be considered when the city takes it?" Mr . Wofford "believes repairs will be taken into account 11 ; city gets 3 independent appraisals. Q. vlhy repair ~ •• If you have a $3000 equ.i ty and still owe $3000, you won't be able to get enough to buy another house. •. Q. What "plans" d oes the city have? The. bank will not advance money to repair her "home" 1 in this area-~ "because there are plans 0 . --~---- 0 •• �3 Q. "T o what extent will residents participate in Hodel Ne igh bor- hood? Several stateme n ts about involvme n t through EOA centers and Mayor' s office. Q. What . role have the people played? Wa s application prepared by professional? . Gladin: City is not tied d own to the proposal in the planning . appli- cation. Q. "Is it possible to determine now which houses are to be t orn down and if not, why can't you s uspend the code? " Q. What wi ll be the relationship between the Neighb orhood Advisc~y Coun cil and the Policy Committee? l,Jh o will set the standards ? Wi ll the people be able to make some of t hese decisions? ••• Q. Can an appeal be mad e from the building inspector's report ? Mr. Woff ord said yes, t o the Be tte r Housing Commi ssion (City Hall ) . Q. Pla ns for s t r eets a nd sidewalks i n this area ? Mr. Ni x o n e xplained that all initial sidewal k and street paving must be paid for by the property owners. Mr. Nixo n listed impr ovements in that area planned fo r this yea r, b ut e rnph.n siz ed that city must work on thoroughf ares. Reside nt s said streets in to the thoroughfares; streets t h at l e ad i n to a nd o ut of t h e i r n eigh borh oods 11 nee d resurfacing - e.g. Vanira ; Hay g o od , Mart i n , etc. Q. I s t here a ny way t o ge t bank s to b e mor e len i e nt on loans i n the area ? Col . Jones said banks gene ra l l y wan t a s afe ri sk; knows of no special programs avai lab l e for re siden ts n ow. Qo Was pointed out tha t insurance companie s a r e r el u c tant t o writ e insurance on house that is less t h a n $8000 - many in this area are o �4 Requests reported for: 1. Model Neighb_orhood residen ts on policy body. 2. Suspension of Code Enforcement until places are more settled. · �Community Rela tions Commi ss ion 12 03 City Ha ll Atlanta, Ge orgia Perry Home s , Scot ts Cr ossing are a 2 Neighb orhood Hea rin g 2 Thursday, May 4, 1967 at Wi l k es Chape l Church, 22 51 Perry Bou.levardo This meeti ng was arr a nged by and he l d at the request of the residen t s of the area. Mr. Dobbs and Mrs. Paschall exp l ained the establishment of the Commis s ion ; ask ed fo r he lpf ul suggestio ns as well as problems. 1. Mr s . Odessa Hil l. Need rec r eation a r ea; sewe r s inadeq uate for all water that runs down from J a ckson Parkwa y; area needs a Jr. Hi gh ; Archer going on d ouble session . 2. Mrs . Frankie Simpson , 1 721 Barrett Dr i ve 1 N. W. Children need r ecreation are a . 159 signatures . Copy of peti ti on to Mr. Deli us with Randall Stre et is be comi ng a c ar dump i n t he Bolt on Hills are a. 3. Mr s. Mary San f ord, Pre s ident, Te na nt s Assn., Perr y Horne s . 1 000 familie s in Pe rry Homes; 67% headed by working women ; teenagers nee d places to play and s upe r vi s ion ; hav e a sked various public age nc i e s for h e lp ; 4 000 ch i l dren - the Communi t y Center was not in t he ori gi nal p lans a nd it is l ocated in a danger ous and inconvenient place on (Proctor) Cree k , no bus s ervice t o it and hard fo r chi l dren to ge t t hereo Ne ed traffic l ight at Perry Boul evard and Ke rry Driv e; asked Mr . Pirkle at Transit Co. ab out bus s ervi ce f n ot much help o Basements at project could be used for recreation but no toilet facilities. , Commun ity Ce nter lea s ed - to YMCA , which sh ows preference �2 to those who join YMCA; Te na nts Assn. buys $200 worth of memberships but still many who can't join; women work mostly in domestic service , at $6.00 a day, plus carfare. Mr. Dobbs pointed out that this area is isolated from rest of the ci ty. Plans to add 1500 more public housing units, but no plans for additional school. 4. Mrs. Olivia Pullen, 2760 Marco Drive, N. W. Need Boys Club , YMCA , YWCA in t hat area . Mrs. Sanford said recreation dept . is developing a ball park and tennis courts at Gun Club Park, children can 't afford tennis rackets, ·would be better to let them play in the spac e. 5. Rev. Dav id Mid dlebrooks, 1857 Spring Avenue, N. W. 355-6338, Forest Grove. Area is olated, need extended bus service , particularly so young girls will not have to walk so far g oing home, some have been molested . Street paving needed - on Spring Av e nue, Francis Avenue; sewers there but not connected. 6. Mrs . Darthula Stanfield, 2535 Abner Pl a c e, N. W. 792-7441. Need sewers so bad you ucan't eat y our dinner." ( Mr . Dobbs said Proctor Creek smells so bad at times people can 7 t stay i n their house.) Several vacant lot s - need 11 no dumping" signs; old cars on Arn o and Hollywood, told needed permit to get them moved . New Finch School - beautiful but no auditorium or gym , no place for meetings such as PTA ( opened in Sept . 1966) . 7. Mrs . Frances Strickland, 2598 Abner Place . No place to play, vacant lots could be cleaned off. Bus comes fast �3 down street, dan gerous for ch ildren pla ying in street. She is sponsor for a little teenage club b u t " they have noth ing to do; nowhere to go.n 8. Mrs. Jes s ie Gas t on , 2330 Perry Boulevard 7 # 30 . Lot, need equipment for c hi ldren to play; mothers will take turns supervising. 9. Mrs. Glayds Palme r ; Mrs. Arie Shelman 2 1818 Hollywood Rd . N. W. Need police protection at nigh t; need play area; should close pool room at Hollywood Plaza on Sundays. 10. Mrs. Fra nces Gha ni , 2111 d l a riss a Drive, Apt. 621. Need better bus service 1 need shelters for children . to wait for bus, ha ve to sta y from school if weathe r is bad ; need ·police pa trol at night; play area for s ma lle r child re n ; creek od or is bad. 11. Mrs . Eddi e Lee Doz i e r , 2L~l7 Clari s sa Drive., N. W. Pr octor Creek has od or a nd m6s qui t oes ; ' 'wen t down to City Hall a bout sewe rs ", but nothi ng d one . Need r e c rea ti on area - F inch Sc hool grou nds locked a s soon as sch ool is out, would be good play are a for ch i ldren . 12. Mrs . Jeanet t e Trimble, 13 70 Drew Drive . Closest libr ary on J one ~ Aven ue , need library; 24 hr . police protection ; t raffic light on Kerry a nd Drew; s peed i ng on Pe rry Boul e vard ; could use basements f or r e c reat ion ; dangerous to ge t to Community Center - dark , on creek ; need t o enfor c e school a tte ndance l a ws; mor e day care cent ers. Rev . Williams said all Negro schools are ove rc r owded ; one way to deal with it is for "you peop le to rais e hel l about i t 7 u going to �4 have to sustain your protest; Board of Education needs to know you are not going to tolerate these condit ions; should fill up some of the empty seats in other schools. Mrs. 13. we can't pay for bus service to other parts of town. Mrs. Minnie Maid son, 2314 Ab ner Place. Sewers inadequate since all apartments have been built; sanitary dept. comes out once or twice a week but t hat isn 1 t enough; open sewer at 2315 Abner Place, N. W., dangerous for children playing. 14. Mrs. O. Wheeler, 2436 Abner Place, N. W. ·complained of discrimination against couple of Moslem religion who answered public appea l for additional Negro adoptive parents; were denied child because of religion; appealed to local agencies and State Departmen t of Famili and Children Service, but no help. ~lso said dog catchers come and "take dogs out of your yard; take the dog sleeping on front ste ps." They said a Sinclair service station at corner of Covington Highway near Conyers charges deposit for bottles and then refuses to re turn deposit when bottle is returned; mentioned discrimi nation against blind; need for night police patrols; too great a tax burden on homesteaders. 15. Mrs. Trimble . Trouble with public housing is with managers, not head offi ce ; manager has last say; tenants are afraid to complain . Mrs . Pullen: 10 years in public housing; it is a good place; rules and regulations are given. 16. Mrs. Don Gates 2 1488 Kerry Drive.. Usually know of charges ahead of time. �5 17. Mrs . Carrie Smith, 54 Drew Drive . Need for recreation area. 18. Mrs. Reagan, Perry Homes . When teenager g oes to work rent goes up t oo much; child has no chanc e. to r ise. 19 . Mrs. Ruby Hawk . Charged for a new screen door without asking, one little. hole i n it; d iffere nt charges f or same things; when she moved she was charged for things that were there, but s he was told, when she asked if they would look again, they ndon 1 t check but one time"; Wha ~ are. plans for Summer activities for c hildren in Perry Homes ? 20. Rev . C. A. Samples, Westmoreland Drive . Reminded the group of the cour t c ase re Joseph i ne Williams, to be heard Tuesday in Superior Court . Said city could make Model Neigh- borhood of Rockdale urban renewal area, vacant land, demonstrate how to buil d homes, etc.; people need to be able to get ahead before the rent goes up. Need informati on on U.S. program that gives Cuban refugees $2000 loan for house, plus $25 a week while waiting for job. Robinson School built with no playground. 21. Mrs. RosaLee Miller 2 2416 Clarissa Drive 2 N. W. She is paying sewer tax but no sewers connected. �Community Relations Commission, 1203 City Hall, Atlanta Ga. 30303 NEIGHBORHOOD PROFILE NO. VI Name of Neighborhood - Pittsburg Description of Neighborhood: Geographic Boundaries W - Stewart Ave. N) Southern S - University Ave. E) RR Development Programs - Model cities Zoning Classifications - Residential, mostly owner occupied(55%) Condition of streets - Fair, some unpaved and narrow Racial patterns - .Negro Political Representation: City Ward - 1st Alderman - Dennis, Griggs County - Fulton Commissioners - Aldredge~ Mitchell _ Brown blank State Legislative Dist. 124 3'ate Senate District - left Senator - Coz z ins Representative - John Hood, 124 U.S.Congressional Dist. - 5th G.D.Adams, 125 Bd. of Education - Ed S. Cook Educational Services: Atlanta Public School Area - 5 Supt. - G Y. Smith, Ele. Public Schools i n Area - Gideon Ele., Cr ozman Ele., Pa r ks Jr. High Closes t ones are Roosevelt High, Washington High , Price High Vocational Schools ln Area - None Nurseries - None Private Schools in Area - None Libraries in Area - None Recreational Services: Parks in Area - Pittma n Rec reat iona l Ce nt ers in Ar ea - We s ley House, Frazier YMCA Parks serving a r ea - Pittman Soc i al Welf are Services in .Area - Pittsburg Neighborhood Cent er Health Services i n Are - None Business ent erp rises in Area - Gr ocery s t ores, barber s hops , wi ne s to re s Public Services : Police Services - Pa t rol, det ec t i ve, juv e ni le & cri rrecars in and out 24 hrs . daily Fire Protection services - As all other residentia l areas Schedule for Sanitary Collect ions - Twice weekly Housing Inspection Schedule - Monthly Public Transportation - Satisfactory Civic, Political and Religiou:*organizations: Name Chairman Pittsburg Civic League Mr. Vaug han Democratic Women's League Approximately 14 churches, majority Baptist or Methodist April, 1967. �Commu nity Re la t i ons Commiss i on , 1203 Cit y Hall, Atlanta Ga. 30303 NEIGHBORHOOD PROFILE NO. VII Nrime of Neighborhood - Mechanicsville Desc r iption of Neighborhood: Geographic Boundaries: Nr.r - McDnniel E - Capitol Ave TISouthern RR S - Universit ; Ave. Development Programs - Model Cities Zoning Classifications - Residential (private, apartments, little commercinl) Condition·s of Streets - Fair - some streets unpaved Condition of Hous i ng - Fnir to poor Rncial p a tterns - Negro areas Political Representation: City Ward - 1st Alde r men - Dennis, Griggs County - Fulton Commissioner s - Aldredge , Mi tchell Br own State Se nate Distr i ct - le f t bla nk Stat e Le gisl a t i v e Di st. 124 Senator - Coggins Representative Dis t. 12 4 John Hooe U . S. Congressional Dist r ict - 5th Bd. of Educ a tion - Ed S. Congressma n - Thompson Cook Educ a tiona l Ser v i ces: Atl a n ta Pub lic School Area - 5 Superi n te nd ent - G. Y. Smi t h Pub lic Schools i n Area - Pr yor St . Ele., Br ya n t Ele., Cooper St. El e .. Closest high school s are Br own Hi gh, ~a sh ingt on Hi gh, Car ve r High , Ce ntr al Jr. High, Parks Jr. High Vocat i ona l Schools in Area - No ne Nurseries - Southsi d e Da y Care Assn. Private Schoo ls in fi. rea - No ne Recreati onal Ser v i c es: Parks in Area - No ne Recreational Centers in Area - Do ell Ave. - City Rec re~tion Center ( Small Six-Room House) Parks Serving Area (located outside area) - P ittman , Grant Recreational Centers Serving Area - Wesle y House, YMCA Soci ~ l Welfare Services in Area : Summerhill - Mechanicsville Neighborhood Service Center Health Serv ices in Area - None Business Enterprises in Area - Small gr ocery stores, clothing shops Public Services: Routine patrol (Detective, Juvenile & crime cars 24 hrs daily Fire Protection Services - Same as all other residential areas Schedule for Sanitar y Collection - 2 times weekly Housing Inspection Schedule - Monthly Public Transportation -Satisfactory Civic, Political and Re ligious Organizations - Mechanicsville Civic League - Mrs. L. M. Thompson �I• . Pnge 2 Neighborhood Profile No. 7 ., ( Churches and Religious Organizations: 66 McDaniel St. S. W. 1~4 7 Fo~tress ,Ave. S. ~ . 388 Glenn St. S. W. . 236 Richardson St. . 700 Cooper St . . Zion Hill Baptist Church Fortress Ave. Bapt. Greater Mt. Calvary New Hope Baptist Cnlvary Temple Resident Cont a ct Persons: Mr. Marvin K. McDowell Mr. Rudolph Hines Rev. L. C. Clack Mr. Edward Moody Rep. John Hood Mrs. Rosa Brown 781 Hubbard St. S. W. JllO Edgewood Ave. N.E. , ·. 591 Pulliam St. ~:w . . 241 Doane St. S.W. .... A . . 002 2 Pryor St. S.W. 857 McDaniel St. I J\ pril 1967 ' �Communi ty Relntions Commission, 1203 Ci t y Hnll, Ptlnnt a Ga. 30303 NEIGHBORHOOD PROFI LE NO. VI II Name of Neighborhood - Peoplestown l)escriptiori of N~·ig.h borhood - ( Expressway) E - Hill St W - Capitol l\ve. N - Ptla nta Ave S - Southern R~ Developmental Progr~ms - Demonstra tion Cities (portion ,of area) Zoni ng Classifications - 4F Private residential, zoned by apts., nnd commercial Conditions of streets - Fair, very narrow, some without sidewalks Condition of housing Deteriorating Rncial patterns - Negro area, white areas (few tra n.s itional areas) most segregated Political representation: City V!a rd - 1st Alde r men - Griggs, Dennis County - Fulton Commissioners - ft ldredge, Mitchell, B:cown State Legislative Di st. - 12 7 State Senate District - 36 Se nator - J a ck Stephens Representat i ve - Cox U. S. Congressional Dist. - 4th Bd. of Education , - Dr. Ed S. Cook Congressman - Blackburn Educational Services ttl a nta Publ i c School fr e a - 5 Superintendent - Dr. G. Y. Smith · Pub l i c schools in ar e a - No high school in are a - reside n ts attend predomina ntly the Negro schools throughout the city - Daniel St a nton Ele. Nearest high schools - Roosevelt, Ca rver. Uashington, Pr ice, Parks J r . Hi g h Voca t i ona l schools in area - Carver - Still predomina ntly v oc a tion but school board says is d eve lop i n g it i nto a communi ty h igh s chool. Nurseri e s - l eft bl a nk Pr i vat e s chools in a r e a - None Librar ies i n area - None Recreati o na l Serv ice s Parks i n Area - No ne Rec rea t i onal Centers in ~rea - None Parks ser v i ng ar ea ( not loc a ted i n g eographic area ) - Grant Park Re c rea t i ona l ce n ter s s e r v ing ar ea - no o ne par t i cula r ce n ter res ident s use c e n ters a l l o ver city Social \'ielfare Services in Area - Price Neighborhood Service Center Health Services in Prea - South Fu lton General characteristics of business in nrea - smnll grocery stores essentially Public services: Police servicePatrol, detective , juvenile and crime cars in area 24 hrs. daily Fire protection services - same as all residential areas Sc~edule for snnitnry collections - twice weekly Housing inspection schedule - monthly Publ i c trnnsportation - nothing through community - transportation through boundary streets only (over) �Neighborhood Pr ofile No. G Page 2 Civic, Political n_nd Religious Organizations: Peoplestown Civic Lea-gue Ur. Heney_ C. Phipps, Chairman located nt ~79 Haygood · Ave. _ S.E. Churches and Religious Organiz~tio~s: New Hampton Baptist · ... . ,; �~ NEWSLETTER OF THE W ' ,oMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMISSION ESTABLISHED BY THE MAYOR AND THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN, NOVEMBER, 1UB 1103 CITY HALL, ATLANTA GEORGIA 30$06 J OB CONFER LNCE: Oc t obe r 26 , 1967 10 A. M. 12 Noon TELEPHON1i1 trll-.i4B6 EXT. 466 2· ~ 4 P.M. City Hall To hear from all the seg ments of the community concerned with employment -- employees loo kin g fo r workers; those looking for jobs; those giving t r aining f or jobs; employ ment service and labor repre~entatives; public and private a gencies with employment programs. If you are interested, contact the CRC office. ** ** *** SOME FACTS ON ATLA NTA Efl,l PLOYMENT: 1. Georgia St a te Emplo y ment Service, Atlanta offices in July had 659 job orders (described as a "slack season") and 11,324 active _applicants (5,B47 . females). 2. All EDA Centers referred total of 1,811 clients to Manpower counselors in July. 3. Majority of "hardcore unemployed 11 interviewed in Labor Department EDA Human Resources Survey, 1966 were Atlanta na tives or 10 year residents or more. 4. 1350 At lan t a esta blishments reported to U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 1966 employed a total of 103 , 79B Negroes were 17% of the total employed, 1. 8% of the total white collar workers and 4% of the total craftsmen employed. Of the 17,641 Negroes, 5.45% were white collar, 4 .7% craftsmen. HOUSI NG MEETI NGS : Sec ond Friday each month, 10 A. M. City Hall of Organi' mmittees on equal zations and agencies with programs in housing. Sub-co housing opportunity, le gal housing problems, tenant-landlord relations, and military housing was held on October· 13th. .,., *** ***** SOME FACT S ON ATLAN TA HOL SI NG: From Relocation Study of the Community I mprovement Program (CIP) for the City. 1. Displaced by governmen t al action, 1964 - 27 ~hites, 110B non- whites. 2. Relocated in su bs t andard dwellings - 0 whites; non-whites 5.2% 3. Estimated displace men t of all urban renewal families as of July, white - 426 , · ·nan.:iwl:11te - ·: 3 ;,044 , ( 92%) · **** ********** OBSERVERS I NVITE D: Or ganizations, agencies and individuals in MetroAtlanta are invited to serve as observers at the Atlanta Community Relations Commission regular monthly ~eeting (4th Fridays, 1:30 P. City Hall) and any special meetings (as called) of the Commission. Planned~ _QQi ~ scheduled: Meetings of the CRC with the Atlanta Board of Ed ucation and t he Boa r d of the Atlanta Housing Authority, also the Office o f Econ omic Opportunity. Dates being arranged. ************ EQUAL OP PORTU NIT Y EfV1 PLOYMENT CLALlSE £JIB.. .fl.ll CONTRACTS: lrJ ill be requi red under an ordinance passed by the Board of Aldermen on Septewber 18th upon the recommendatio n of the CRC, Vice-Mayor Sam Massell, the Summi t Lead e rship Conference and others. This is required of Housing Aut ho ri ty co n tracts, by federal regula t ions. CRC has recommended that Sc ho o l Boa r d con t racts also require it. DI XIE HI LLS: Th e CRC Execu t ive Committee met at the Mayor's request to hear fr om th e r e s iden ts of the area, following the incidents of June 19- 21. Re port s o f t he meet i ng and follow-up reports are available fr om CRC office. �Pa ge 2 News SCHOOL S : On Septembe r 14th the CRC called a sp e cial emergency meeti ng with the At l a nta Boa r d of Education, Superintendent Letson and the representati ve s of t he At l a nta Summit Leadership Conference, to obtain facts about the sc hool situation. (The Commission had met with Dr. Letson : n J uly 12th an d as ked the School Board for a joint meeting to discus s matters of policy . President Ed Cook of the School ·Board had agreed t o s uc h a me e t i ng, but had not set a time). The School Board had a l r eady sched uled a special meeting to discuss a disciplinary matter f or Sept1mber 14t h. Th e Commission met and heard the grievances of parent s and orga nizations and telegraphed another request for a joint meetin g with the School Board, stressing the urgency of the situation. **** ********* NE I GHBORHOOD TE AM S~ ADVISORY COUNCILS: The original 5 Teams of the Commis s i on members t o keep in touch with specific areas have · been expa nd ed to 1 0 . T~a ms .o nd Aduisory Councils are being appointed for each. The Team s a r e f or Ed gewood- Kirkwood; SLmmerhill-Peoplesto wn; Mechanicsville- Pit t sbu r gh ; Vine City- Lightning; Northwest-Dixie Hills; NorthwestPerry Homes Ar ea; Boulevard-Parkway; Ca pitol Avenue and Blair VillagePool e Cr eek. Any ne i ghborhood or organization can call for a meeting of the Community Rel a t i ons Commission. YOUT H MEETI NG: When much of t he nation was trying to keep young people fr om me e ti ng, t he CRC voted to hold a special mee ting and invite the yo un g peop l e o f Atla nta t o t he City Hall to give their vie ws on their ,0 1rm •pr oblems.. On Augus t 9th, mnre than 150 pac ked the Aldermanic Chamb er a nd spoke , fro m all parts of town, The views of all of their probl ems were pre t ty well summed up "nothing to do and nowhere to go . YOUTH CEN TER £.QJi PI TT 5_~URGH .&.B.ll.: Inspired by what he heard at the Youth Hear in g on Aug ust 9th, Michael Forkner of t he Pittsburgh area weht ba c k· a nd hun t~d up a · building which could be used as a youth center. Wit h t he he l p of t he EDA Center, community groups a nd individuals, a place wa s located which the owner agreed to lease f or this purpose. The Ci t y Par ks and Recreation Department is nenovating the building and will staff it, a nd f or the f i r s t time t he young people of the Pittsburgh are~ will have a place of t heir own. Congrat ula tions to all who have worked on thi s. MR. J OS EPH ~-.J YAN T: Mr. Wya nt has been appointed t o replace Mr. Al Keuttner who r es ig ned f rom the Comm is sion when he moved to Los Angeles to join th e s t a f f of " Pace". Mr. Keuttner's serv i ces as an original member of t he Commi s sion wa s a ppreciated by all. Dr. f '~ veland Dennard, another ori gi nal member of t he· Commissicin who r e s i gned l a s t · win t e:r r when he left At l anta to a ccept appointment by Ne w York City Mayor John Lindsey as Depart ment Commissioner for Human Resources . Dr . Dennard na s now Eecome Dir ector of the ne w Technical Institute of the Di s trict of Co l umbia i n Washing t on . Our congratulations to both. ~JSSIDN MEMBER l • t!_ . ALE X,1NDER, .§.B.. attended t he VJa shington meeting o f the new l y f ormed Ur ban Coalition , the Steerin g Committee of which i nc ludes Mayor Al len. COMMISSI ON CHAI RMAN I RV ING f. KALER was invited to Dallas, Te xas to _ me e t wi th t he Cit iz ens Commi ttee interested in establishing a Community Relation s Commi ss i on. t:!.B2,. VE.LMA STR ODE: t-'ir s . Str ode , officer in charge of liasion with local a ge ncies f or th e Commun i ty Relations Service of the U.S. Department of Justic e , vi s ite d t he CRC at our request last month. Mrs. Strode is the s ister of t he Reverend Homer Mc Kewen, Atlanta pastor, and we want to thank her publ icly fo r her assistance wh i le she was here and at other times. �COMMWNITY RE LATIONS COMM1S5l0N .l20J . ClTt HaLL. ATLANTA, GEORGIA. DILEl"lr','\ ~ OF THE CITY September, 1967 The Community Relati .__; 1::. Comm~SE",ion, since February, 1967 has. held 29 meetings and has heard from more than 350 private citizens and officials, including the Superintendent of schools, City Director of parks and Director of recreation, The Atlanta Housing Authority, and spokesman fo = the Indepe~dent Food Dea lerE, The President of the Atlanta branch of NAA CP, The Pre..,id e nc _f -z.:-u a ffj.li{Jtl!I of the SCLC. These meetings have been wel l re ported in the press and have resulted in some changes which were within the limits of autharity and resources of the officials. We find, however, that ma ny wrongs are beyond the legal and financial limits of present p~b lic 0cl icies and it is the dilemmas created by these limitations ~b2t th~ following reports illustrate. For convenience, they are divided in t o separ ~t e topics, but they illustrate the interplay of each on the ~thers and again and again point up that the unit of concern is a human being. Dilemmas iu. City Services: There is continuous call for more of all services --- streets µoved, sidewalks paved, trash picked up, garbage collected, police assigned to street beats, houses inspected-------. Trash and garba ge collections -- the sanitary <lepartment is about 100 workers short. Why? Some s~y the salary scale, beginning at $276 or 1300 a month is not a drd wing card for a family man. Another difficulty is that the pay period is ~wo weeks, (the first ch e ck sometimes takes longer to be processed) and a head of a family looking for work often cannot afford to wait t wo or three weeks to pay rent, buy food, clothes, bus tokens. He does bett e r standing on the corner of Decatur street and working by the day, doi ~0 th e same job at the same rate of pay. Irresponsible? Shiftlesa : But would we as citizens condone the sanitary department paying hi · two weeks wages in advance? Another problem for the sanitary depar tment is that many have listened and heeded lectures on self-resp e ct and ambition and are not content to collect trash as a permanent career. fringe benefits are not mJch inducement for city employment. The city civil service is not under social securit~, and under the city's plan of benefits, not until an employee has worked for 10 years is his family entitled to any pension provisions comparable to social security in case of his death. Another problem is the child labor laws, designed to prevent exploitation of child labor, but there are jobs which 14 to 18 year olds might like to do as a temporary measure which they are prohibited by law from doing. Streets: Priority is given by the Construction Department to thorofares, but this little help to people who have few streets in their neighborhoods that go through to those thorofares, particularly those dependent on public transportation. How would you set priority in a street construction program? Sewers: The building boom of ~ihich we are all so proud has increased the areas which are paved, which in turn has increased the need for storm sewers to the point it is estimated that it would cost jb).Q ,QQP.,.OQ.O to meet the needs. This is bad enough where cars drive though the water, but, again where where there are many residents who do not have cars and must walk to bus stops, where children must walk to school or rely on public transportation, the problem is intensified. How should we balance emergency and long-term systematic improvement? Parks & Recreation: Atlanta spends about ~6 per person per year on parks ;nd recreation, slightly lower than the Georgia State average. Dalton, Georgia and Statesboro, Georgia spend about ~8. per person. Parks and facilities of the city are used and enjoyed by residents of Metropoli tan Atla nta and beyond, who contribute nothing to their cost. A well equipped communit~ center, without the land, costs over ~1DQ,PQS! The Decatur-DeKalb YMCA in 1960 cost a total of ~656.000 plus j S0,000 for the land. For the past 2 summers, the city has r~7e.ived additional operating funds from OED and EDA. In both cases, the appropri..ations were not approved until June, and people were hired to start work on �Page 2 Dilemmas faith. Those pro yrams closed the end of August, with the opening of school. Given funds to spend, the Parks and Recreation department is confronted with a choice of buying land, developing land already owned, o'r hiring people to staff the developments. For example, to have a softball league of neighborhood teams in a community park, instead of 1 commuhity team as a part of a city league, requires more workers, either paid or volunteers, and in the areas that need volunteers most, there are fewer adults with free time and enerJ y to help. Same goes for Boy Scouts, Gray Y and the rest. Do we plan for what we can pay for? Do we count on volunteers? Do we re-think the jobs and hire younger people, instigate training programs? Who would pay for those? Police: Not enough police to prevent things from happening, too many wh ~n things do happen. That's the opinion most often expressed at CRC meetings. The success of officers assigned to the EDA Centers emphasizes the repeated requests for "a beat policeman, a person "who will know·us". Presently Atlanta police are assigned to large areas, to patrol in cars, which make the force more mobile. Charges of police brutality are taken up by the Police Committee of the Board of Aldermen, who some claim will " naturally" support the police. But isn't it natural for a department · to support its own staff? And yet how does the public protect itself against the mutual protection of mem ers of a bureauracy?, whether it be a police force, a school staff, a public housing staff or what? On the other hand, how can a single police officer, etc., be reassured of lac k of rep risal i f he r a ises questions? How do we get sympathy and understanding, pro tection and fairness on both sides? In all these cases, money may not cure all ills, but it seems necessary to cure any. The CRC is scheduling a meeting with the Fulton County legislative delegation to put before them the case of the need for additional sources of revenue for the city's general operating budget. ·:E-·• **·~* Dilemmas l!l Public Hou sing: lemmas in public housing. Four facts immediately contribute to di- 1. The Atlanta Housing Authority must obtain enough from rents t o opera te the proj ect s . The City & U. S. Governments participate in fihancing the building but there are no s ubsidies for operating the projects. 2. ~ rent must be paid by every tenant. Therefore those in need, who have no income whatsoever, cannot be served by public housing, unde r prese nt policies. 3. Publ i c housing i s no only s uc h resource in Atlanta t ak es individuals for a brief not house familie s together. c e nt er, men to a nother. r e s ource f or eme rgency hou s ing. The is the Salvation Army, which houses and time in extreme emergencies, but does Women and c l,ildren under 12 go to one 4. Hous in g po l i cies exclude s ome in greates t need for help, s uc h as fa mili es of prisone r s , s erving f elony sente nc e s a nd mothers wi th illegitimate child r en under l year old. Mi sconceptions about the s e on the part of the general public often res ul t in c ritic i s m of the Housing Authority Staff, who must opera te within these policie s . Other limiting pol ic ies a r e those r equ i ring "security de posit s " a nd a month's rent in adv ance a nd charges for repairs . Since rent is based on fa mi ly income, increa s e in income means increase in rent. This is pa r t icularly se l f- de f e a tin g whe n a n uw member of the family goes to work a nd his a dded income , oft e n s ou ght to pay for educa tion or other impro vements , res ul t s i n rent i nc reases . This refle ct s not th e opinion of the housing staff but a publi c po l icy. Another poli cy, whi ch is within the juris diction of the Atlanta Hous ing Au horit , is t hat of e xc lud i ng f rom public housing fami lies of prison inmates and women with illegit im te ch i ld ren und e r on e year old. Tha policy does not remo ve from the c omm n ity the probl ems of j lleg i t i ma cy �Page 3 c·1emmas or providing decent, s anitary housing for the persons involved. It does reflect a realistic concern for public opinion about public housing and what the community will stand for, If we do not agree with such restrictions on public housing, then it is up to us, the community to have them changed. But even with restrictions, in 1966 there was a back-log of 1500 applications for public housing in Atlanta, As of September 25, 1967 in all Atlanta Housing Authority projects there was a totul of 17 vacancies( and these must be filled by the proper size family for the size of the unit). Dilemmas .i!J. Non-oublic Housing: In spite of code requirements and inspections, in 1960, 163,405 (10% of all city housing units) were in the slum category. In the first place, inspections are part of; process. When inspectors find code violations, the owner is contacted and given time (30 days? 60 days?) to make repairs. If not, the case is rep orted to the Better Housing Commission and the Housing Court. The owner must make repairs with a stated time or pay a fine. What is "reasonable time to finJ a contractor, let the contract, m~ke repairs? What protection is there against an increase in rent when repairs are made? What protection is there as o inst eviction because of complaints? If repairs are not made and rent is withheld, the renter can ,be evicted. If repairs are not made and rent is paid, what protection does the renter have? Move. "He can move" is the usual answer. There is a shortage of low and middle cost hoLsi~g for sale and for rent in the city, and those avail~ble to Negroes are fewer than those available overall. It costs money to pay for moving. There are specialized restrictions on various property. Some places won't take children, some places won't take unmarried women, some places won't take divorcees, and some places won't take 9 children --- even for ~90.00 a month. So if you have 3 rooms for your 9 children for ~90.00 a month, you're likely to stay there even if they are cold and ratty. No steady job, no credit references, and on welfare. Husband in jail. There's little choice for such families, Race is an important factor still, no matter what the inccme. In one part of town, apartments close to a Negro neighborhood were asked if they would take Negroes as tenants, and none said yes. High rents .f.9£ substandard .housin11: This often turns out to be public housing in that the rent money in many cases comes from welfare allotments, so that we the µublic are subsidizing the slums. The Department of Family~ Children Services, whose clients, Dany of these clients are, cannot produce homes. The allotment for rent mµst come out of the total family allotment, the maximum for which is J l54.00 in Georgia, regardless of how man~ children the~e are. This is with no father at home. If he is present, the family is not eligible for Aid to dependant children, no matter how little he earns (unle5s he qualifies as physically disabled). The Georgia legislature could enact l~gislation to implement the Unemployed Parent provisions of the federal law. rhis would use primarily federal money but would require some additi~nal and county money. The State Board of family & Childrens Services, appointed by the Govenor, and the legislature would have to authorize the program and appropriate the money, which would permit men looking for work to stay at home with their families. The EDA has no money to pay moving costs and rent. Its resources are limited to existing public housing and other housing for rent from private owners. Why are people allowed to live in these substandard houses? Aren't the landlords and the tenants both vimlating the law? Some of the worst areas are in that sort of limbo between planning" and "having something done". The planning may be for urban renewal, model neighborhood, etc,, but these are long in~olved processes, and meanwhile things are left pretty much as they are, waiting, waiting and deteriorating. For example, in one slum area which has been approved by the City Planning Department and the Aldermanic Board for urban renewal, everybody is waiting now for the next phase, for the U. S, Department of HUD to approve the actual plans, appropriate the money, etc.------ Once this has been done, tenant-residents will receive grants for their property. So it appears to be to their advantage to wait. The Inspection Depa-rtment requires minimum complia nce since most of the buildings will be boug~t by the city and demolished. But UR office in the area says the earliest possibly for the Urban Renewal program to begin to move people out of - ... . ~. : . ' ~ - :, , �~age 4 Dile,nmas these slums will be 6 months. ~o they face another winter, with little heat, no hot wd~er, leaks, utterly miserable living conditions. If they move now, they do it on their own------- and where are there vacancies they can afford or where will they be accepted as tenants or buyers (because of income, family, race, etc,) ? Dilemmas i!l Evictions: Other families just a little higher in income face rents higher than their incomes warrant for new, cheaply constructed, poorly maintained apartments, where eviction is an automatic process when rents are not paid on time. few of these units (many with hundreds of families) have resident managers, and it is difficult to find someone to whom to make complaints or pay back-rent, Substandard conditions and lack of repairs are not legal gr?unds for withholding rent in Georgia. You complain, and nothing happens except that you maybe given notice to leave. The frustration of trying to deal with nameless, faceless landlords, often just a street address, adds to the overall despair. It takes energy, know-how, time and coura ge to pierce the anonymity of a corporation and someone who can speak and is wit:ing to speak, even to listen. Neiohborhood Stabilization: In efforts for "neighborhood stabilization", we are confronted with more dilemma s and paradoxes; By neighborhood stabilization we mean achieving and maintaining a via ble balance between white and Negro residen ts . So this means i f the neighborhood is all white or all Negro, some movi,ng sh'Juld t~ke p.}.ace, but at a certain point ( what point?) the moving and selling f.hould,stop. How do Negroes get "started" in a new neig hbor hood? What is the part of real estate dealers? At what point do we e1.caurage Negroes to move in and ~Jhat point do we discourage them? What does it take to make whites stay? (Reassurance about schools, as much as anything, we are told.) How do we relieve pressure on the area now "in transition"? It is evident that any area concerned cannot "save itself". It is also evident that it cannot be "saved" by isolated, localized action. If any area, and in this case, southwest Atlanta, is to become and remain racially integrated, there must be choices of comp a r a ble housing values in other areas available to Negroes, buyers and renters so they do not all end up in one spot. There is no l aw requiring segre aation but under present practices, Negroes are not fre~ to choose fro m the entire metro area as whites are. They have trouule finding a real estate agent to show them property outside pre s ent Neg ro neighborhoods. The real estate agent has trouble getting "whi~e" property to show. The Ne s ro buyer has trouble getting f inancing of such property. Some pre dict that open occupancy legislation for Atlanta ¼ould scare whites to move outside of the city li~its even faster than ~he~ are now. lJhat are the prospects of getting open occupancy legislaticn or practices in the metro area? What short of national legislation will help Atlanta from being a Negro city surrounded by white suburbs? What would be t ne results if it were? Dilemmas d!! ~ - Tr,:- in::.. Q...-2:. Emoloyment: Most discussions of urban problems end with a st~t emen t to the effect th a t "the important thing is jobs". Jobs keep peo ple busy. Jobs give people money. Jobs give people stability. Jobs keep families together, Jobs give people a stake in the community . How does Atlanta St anc : In the first place, it must be clearly understood that there are nu new public pr~grams designed primarily to put people to work. The new programs are designed either to train people or to give social services, so individuals can care for children, take jobs, etc., but once the training has been given and the social services have been provided, the fact of whether there is a job is up to the normal system of ongoing public and private programs which hire people. Either private ~ndustry or ongoing public pfrograms must produce the jobs. Many of the new public programs provide additional jobs, but mo:.:e for professional or skilled persons than for the "jobless". EDA cannot produce jobs, except for those employed by "the program". The Georgia State Employment Service cannot produce jobs, There is much talk about "job development", about the need for lowering professional standards, for giving on-the-job training, but the perso 11 ,:j 1r1ho advocate such changes seldom adopt them themseJ.ve&, ond there are few examples of success. How realistic are our admonitions (usually to others) to make the job One dilemma is that ~11 f i t tt?e person who is looking for employment. the. surveys and all comments by job counselors confirm the fact, that �A Pag~ 5 Di lemmas the majority of thuse lDokin a for work are female, t~e majorit~ of those ore Negro, either ver y young with no experienc8, or 30 or 4U, with perhaps a high schocl dif)loma but no "marketable skills". On the other hand, in sp ite of ftdcral l3WS against discrim~naticn based on sex, the great r,1ajority of job orJer3 are for males, ma .Les 1r.ith experience and males with skills. To what 8Xtent Negroes in Atlanta ~re denied jobs because they 2re Ner ro " :S needs to be determined, but it is a ·f act that a higher percc~~2 ge ~f those lookiQg for jobs Are Ne~ro, and that of th0se rerru~s with job b , a ~igher percenta ge of whites have good jobs (profess.i.'"r,a.:., ·1a nage ria l, e tc.). Years of discrir·j nation because of race have r es ul~ed in Negroes being less qualified accorcing to standards set by whites for whites. Jo we continue to apply qu~lificBtians which exclude Ne~roes (such ~s exp8rience which they have been unable to get) or do we hire "qualifiable" Negroes and give them a chance to qualify on the job? The August list of vacancies for the City of Atlanta Personnel department, for example, lists only 6 out of~ categories which require no experiencli. Are there enough hobs to go around? Are there more people than jobs or mare jobs than people? The Georgie State Employment Officies in Metro Atlanta as of July 31, 1967 had 649 job orders ("a slack season" a spokesman said). At the se~e time, there were ll,32~ "active applicants" (5,874 female). Negroes who are worki,g earn less than whites. When the head of the household , ma~e er female, makes a marginal salary, teenage children, or you,..,ger :::i,.::.l ~::.-en, must go to work to provide for themseLves and/or to contri ~ut ~ t2 the fa mily income. An increase in adult incomes might ease the ,~ce:i for tee:1age jobs. There are, for example, approximately 1000 fami lL£3 in one i\tlanta public housing project being supported by women who r 2:,._t1 their families' living at domestic service, for w.hich the average ra te is j 8.00 a day with no prospect of promotion, no future, no fringe berLfits , lucky if social security is pa~d. Employment to a teenage member of s.Jch a family becomes a necessity unless somehow the family income is increased. Men and women with families work for 1t.1s, the public, at full time, per~anent jobs at the "poverty" level (e,g., maids at Grady hospital at $1.08 an hour; male nursing assistants at $1.29 an hour, increas.es t-Ji thin the last fe1:J years). Further increases will require increpsed public funds. Whom do we encourage to take these jobs? Whom should we encourage to take these jobs? Dilemmas .!!l Training: l:Jhat about taining programs? Some cost; others pay t~ainees. Ho~ closely does tne vocational education program (as reflected in the new ~9,080,000 Atlanta Trade School) reflect present and future job markets? All courses there do not require high school education but they require apti tud,e tests and fees, though smell, and costs of materials, small enough if you nav,a it, ·but t'o a family i tt:i no margin, it might as well be ~1000. Some training programs are sµecifically for youn.g people. The Neighborhood Youth Corps gives "training jobs" both in and oot of school, but the record of post-NYC employment quanti)y-wise is not i~pressive. from October 1 66 through July '67 ,. of 62,0 out-of-school NYC trainees in Atlanta, 98 were placed in f~lltime jobs (most of which were training related). Often the job pays little more than the "training" ~id { i.,l. 50 an hour) • Furthermore, the trc;1ining allowclnce does not count on family income, et~., whereas "earned income" does. (A side effect of training allowance;;, , which give self-re-spect and dignity and independence to the young, is the resentmel"lt o.n the partof some adult y,1orkar such as custodians and cooks at seeing an NYC trainee "earn" about as much as they a re paid straight wages. This could de~troy rather than strengthen a family.) Again, the vocational education depar~ment nor the NYC can produce permanent jobs. How realistic is the training? What about the family? Should all young people be encouraged to work? Should all mothers be encouraged to work ? The MOTA programs also ha ve s uffered from lack of jobs into which trainees could mo ve . Here race plus se x has compounded the problbm again , with most jobs calling for ma l es with expeEience, and skills still uncommon among IJegroes. As of August, 1967, the Atlanta office G5£S had no f110TA training programs to which applicants coulrl ~ a<;;sioned. �. Page 6 Di l e mmas The new $4, ~70,7 93 ~ ti a ,ta Concentrated [mployment Program (ACEP) i s ano t her opportu~it) for training, re s trictea to low-income aieas of t he city. The first group of 252 began August 14, 1967. It is e xpected· to enroll l UU eve r :. 2 weeks for a training period of 8 - 16 weeks, To be eligible yo~ must live in one of the 5 areas (Price, Pittsburg, Summerhill-~echanicsville, Naih-Washington, or West·End), b~ 16 or older a nd presently "bHlow the poverty level". 98% of the f irst 200 are females. The living allowance for a head of · household is ~35.QO to ~56.0U a week and for a non-~e~d of house~bld, ,20.00 a week. Like other training programs it includes pre-voc~tiQnal, · ori entation, and other ~uppotting social services. · It · is ~~signed to train for exislin~ or new j6bs, but it cann~t guaraAtee a job or produce one, Dilemmas i!l Education: School buildings in one part of town converted to special programs as the school population moves out. School building s in other car ts of town i,Ji th double 'enrollment as the school population moves in. lffect on ~chool$ of zoning changes -- apartments bring · many new children for schciol. ~umbersome and lengthy piocess of bond issues to finance new buildings. Pre-kindergarten "he~d~tart" prog!ams with' low pupil-teacher ratio feeding pupils into sch~ol~ with large classes and double sessions. Double session, which ' me~n~ ½ schci61 . da'y, doing away with lunch. for . children to whom lunch is the bes t ~e-~ l of t~e da y a nd for many a free meal • . ½. day for some 8th graders ~n high school ( those ·c recii ts do , no·t f,igure . _in graduation requirements), but 13 and 14 year olds. can't work-- . it's agii~~t the law in many instances. (1.Jhe n ·s~hOo.l opened in Au;g~st · n:iorei than . 7000 pupils, all . of whom . are Negro, . .~.e r e on what is commonly de~cr.ibe.d· as "double· ses·sion". 4ith school day -cut in h~lf, what ·does a 1st grader, 2nd grader~ 7th grader, 8th grader, llth . gr~der -do t~e i~st of the day? There's no room at school t~ sta~ • . There . is likely to be littl~ room at home· and even less likely to be an adu'l t at home to supervise~ to chauffeur, to · pla.y; guide, to help wi.th studies, ..to encou:r.age:, to . li:sten. to f- .J<·* ***** *·* ***** These ar~ some of the Dilammas of the City. We cannot hold a welfare worker responsible for inadequate housing of welf~~e clients when we limit her resources t o $154.00 a month. We cannot hold a public housing manager responsible f or keeping tenan t s who cannot pay even minimum rent whe n we do not gi ve hi m public money to operat e on. We cannot hold t ra in i ng supervisors respons ible for lack of jobs. Agreed w~ need new innovative programs, but programs that spend more money, not .less and programs that provide actual economic opportunity, i.e., jobs. A few ba sic misconceptions stand in the way of innovative pr·o grams. One misconce ption is that our curren t social services, eve n with the a dditional "ne w pr ograms" a re adeq ua te. A second mis conc e ~tion is tha i whe n "even more mone y" has not s olveJ th~ . pr obl ems, that "mone y i s not t he answer". More money may not ins ure succe sses, but th e re.~s l ittle lik~lihood of success without it. The mosi effective ~ses of public money ma y be deba ted but the ne eds are e normous; . widespread and ur gent and can be met only by massive, similta neou s programs • . Teacners , doctor s , den tis t, recr~a tion-workers , pla nn_,e rs a nd the l i ke s pend mo ne y. If we are to ha ve . e noug h of t he kind s of s e.vices the y · provide~ we must be pre p6reci to spend more money, mucih more. Some of this ~ill c~eate job~ but ~~a t is not the prime purpose nor the criter ion of succe ss of .social service programs or.training programs~ The other misconce pti on i s tha t i ocia l servi~es. a ~~ ~ia iriing ~~a r a nt~~ j obs a nd i nc ome , a nd/ or guai~ntee a cc eis to c a pi t~l. ~ · Y~~ c a ~ ha ve · e verybody hea l t hy, a ll . t he .ba bies in a da y c are cen~ er; ~he ·would -:-b e wo.r ke r s traied ' bu·t unless th e re is a product:i.ve job ava ilabl_e ; none· . . of t his ~rings i n f a~ily in~ome. Anti-poverty ~rp~tam~ · toda~ train ·some people . .The y t a ke c a r e of s ome children. Tlie y tak~' some t .9 the hospita l, tb t he employment office . But the y .do not prdd~ce jobs .· ( nor ,d o they prod uce houses ). They do not pr odu·ce ·t h~ oppor~un i ty . to make a man , a woman , : a · youn g person se l f.:..s upportin g;· un.l ess he . is fortunate . eno ugh to be · hired as a sta f f me mber o f on~. of t he " piograms ". " They can ready him to ta ke adva nta ge of th,e oppor tun { ty;. bu,t .uo~il -t he _.cn,r'Tl~unity pro~i des i t, he wi ll ha ve t o wa~~ · The r e ~~re in ·A t~:~:a -J •I J' • ,l r •. J ,;,::.1. .'~1• ~ , . �· Page 7 Dilemmas during the month uf July n,ore than 11, DUO ~,,.,ai ting, registered far jobs with the Employment Services. Self-helping is not the same as self-generating. Self-help programs require something to start with, something to help. A credit union is not much help if each member needs to borrow fS0. 00 and can hardly put in is.oo (if you work by the day and miss two days and don't have money for rent and food, borrowing from a loan shark at high interest and "service" charges may not be good businessi but what is the alternative?) A civic association with no members who own property or have any margin of income cannot come up with "seed money", loans or fees for technical assistance, Indeed it is hard for them ta produce the minimum amount to get the help necessary to apply far grants, etd, Training, counsel, sympathy, recreation, social services all have their places but in our money economy, none of these is a substitute for money. Indeed a minimum income is necessary to take advantage even of "free" services. As has bee~ said, one has to have a boot before he can have a boot strap. Dozens of people with no beets still comes out no boot straps. Z.ero multiplied by "infinity" is still zero. AnQther notion which i s misleading is th2t the problems can be "taken one at a time". Chances are a child growing up in a good house in a good neighborhood will go to a good school and get a good job; chances are a poor house in a poor neighborhood will go to a poor school and get a poor job. House, school, neighbarho~d, family condit,ions, health are all parts of a whole, and the whole is a human being. · The decisions which result in school and houses and jobs, or no schools and no houses and no jobs are matters of public policy. The fact that the decisions are complex and difficult does not alter the fact that they must be made, and that we are all helping to make them, like it or not. The democratic process is still the same. The burden of responsible citizenship is not likely to become lighter, Detailed Reports of the meetings which have pointed up these dilemmas provide an interesting Diary of Atlanta. These, and other information such as questions and answers on Housing are available fEom the CRC office. The record from February, l96f , thr? ~gh August, 1967, is: Neighborhood Meetings Special at CitySpecial R~gular CRC "Hearings" Hall [RC Meetings CRC Meetings Number 11 7 4 7 299 Approx Attendance App. Spoke 1000 250 650 60 250 Vistors 1960 100 30 380 Approximately 800 requests have been processed through the office. Detailed minutes of all meetings a nd 10 Neighborhood Profiles ha ve been widely circula ted, plus specir.11 r e po.rts s uch a s Dixie Hills, Hous ing, e tc. �The Community Relations Commission uf the City of Atlanta, appointed by the Mayor and Board of Aldermen, meets the 4th Friday of each month, at 1:30 P.M., in Committee Room #2, City Hall. The public is invited and citizens are urged to bring to the attention of the Commission matters pertaining to its functions and duties, which outlined in the Ordinance, include: "To foster mutual understanding, tolerance, and ~espect among all economic, social religious, and ethnic groups in the City. To help make it possible for each citizen, regardless of race, color, creed, religion, national origin or ancestry, to develop his talents, and'abilities ~tnouf ~imitation. To aid in permitting the City of Atlanta to benefit from the fullest realization of its human resources. To investigate, discourage anci seek to prevent discriminatory practices against any individual becau~e of race, color, creed, religion, national origin o.r c1n,c!_:lsi:ry. To attempt to act as conciliator in controversies involving human relations." In between meetin gs, individuals and groups are invited to visit or telephone the Commission office (522-4463, Ext 433) to . report .matters of interest and to obtain information and assistance on specific subjects. Community Relations Commission 1203 City Hall 68 Mitchell Street, SW Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Mr. R. Earl Landers Adm. Asst. to Mayor 68 Mitchell St., SW Atlanta, Ga. JOJOJ • Non - Profit Organization U. 5. Postage P A I D Atlanta, Georgia Permit No. 711 �Ap ril Bv 1967 The Georgi a State Advi s ory Commi ttee o~ t he U.S . Commi ss io n on Civil Righ t s met a t 9 :30 on Saturday , Apri l 8 , i n t he Old Post- Offi ce Buildi ng . Nine or te n s pe ctat ors we r e pr esent wi t h f our t een me~bers of the Council s i t ti ng . Re v . Os ca r McCloud a ct ed as Chairman in the a bs enc e of Dr. Vivian Hende r s on, Pr es~de nt of Cl a rk College, who was i nvestigat i ng a "s l eep out' 1 a t h is s chool. It se lf;m.i, t b :J s tudents of Clark College pro testi ng t he abs enc e of adequate police pro t e c ~i on decided to sl:ep on Cla r k College's l awn 1 :3ayi ng i t wa s s a fer the r e . First pane l: Rev . Andrew Young--S.C. L. C. ; fil:r. Jae Hend r i cks-- Ge orgj.a Co1.rnr:::i. l on Huma n Re l a tions ; Rev . Amos Holme s--N. A. A.C . P.; Mr s . Clayt on--- Di rector of Hous i ng for American Fr iends Se r vic e Coiur.li ttee; Mr. Co l l i nson--[~ pl oyment, Americ an Fri end s Se rvic e Commi tte e . Tes ti mony--Rev. Andrew Young- - Ghet to and dens i ty a re synorwmous v there are s epa rate application offices f or , Negro and whi te appl i ca nts f or public hous ing i n Atlanta . There is s ubtl e dis cri mi nat ion. He urged fa i r hous ing and open oc cupancy . Te s ti mony--Mr. J oe Hendric ks --Urged true.des egr egation of public ho us i ng , easing of harsh regulations t ha t i mpede t he pooro i n new hous i ng . There is de-fa c t o s egr egation White housing i s cheape r, in (Negr o) Col l ier Heigh ts a $20,000 home would be 816, 000 or $17 ,000 in Buc khead . Negr oe s pay a lar ge r pro por t i on of t heir inc ome f or rent t han whit e s. Test i mony--Rev . Amos Holmes , Vice President, Atlan t a N. A. A. C. P . --There are 5o% of Negroes living on $3000 incomes . t o house displa c ed Negroes. of the land . 9, 800 housing uni t s a re ne eded by De cember 43% of the tota l populati on i s Negr o , us i ng only 2ff~ The N. A. A.C.P. has a sui t pending to withhold funds t o model c it ies until people in affected areas are or there is an abse'n ce of di scrimination . planning board and c onsulted on plans, and �Page Two Testimony--Tfrs. Clayton- - The myt h i s be ing exploded t ha t property val11e :3 go down when Negroes move in. lrs. Clay ton test i fied tha t i n the Cas cade (SW) area an attempt is being made to educate and change att itud es. She found that the re is a dual ma rket, white realto rs, wanting to se ll only to Negroes, put their "ans " in Negro papers. conveni ent housing. Jobs are limited because of failure to obtai n Ad vocate s open hous ing , open occupancy. Test imony- - Mr. Collinson, Re creation-- Urged open housing, open occupancy , Appli cants f or jobs in Doraville , Chamb l ee, e tc. have rea l difficulty get ting t o jobs. Planned recreat ion is difficul t because of prejud ice especial l y in swim.ming . Rev. Andrew Young of Southern Christ i an Leader ship Conference asked t o be heard on Model Cities he testified: In Summe:.- Hill Model cities he co ns i dered that there was no ciitiz ens' participation because no poli cy makers on t he board are area pe ople . Hi gh class mot els and hotels are replacing re s idential areas i.e. Marriot Hotel, etc. There should be a humane pat tern of re-location. exists segregation by class. model ci t ies. There Conc erned citizens can not get information about 221-D-3 housing should be non-profit. Mrs. Stanley of Greater Atlanta Council . on Human Re lations--Testimony. Urged open housing--fai r housing. Told Decatur, Georgia story . Decatur, Negroes are be ing driven out by urban renewal. Said that in In De catur and East Lake because of realtors having sold property i n transitional areas to Negroes signs "For Sale" are prohibited in yards. This ·i s an area of extreme ghetto housing. Rev. Holmes of N. A. A. C.P.--Testimony--Asked to speak agai n, urged citizen participation at policy level by law. An injunctive procedure see if it is di s- criminatory. Mr . Stanton, Housing Dept.--Testimony--One property owner tried to get easement for sewers, una ble to get_ it to improve property because she was Negro. time, whites in like situati ons were _able to do s o, without difficulty. At same �l i Page Three 1. Nor ths i de Drive nea r Ar den Dri ve--Hegroes own property here but the re is concerted attempt to s queeze t hem out because it being of desirable location f or whites. 2. In Capi t ol Homes there i s ove r - cha r ge on rent f rom $50.00 to 370. 00 t o $87 .00, tenant t old t hat because he di d not a ccur a tely report income, he will be evicted in one week. When asked about moving to another hous i ng project nearer to his work tenant told that the only t wo ways a re phys ical condition, and s ize of family. Mr. Edward Moody--Mechanicsville Community leade r asked to be heard. -Tr . Willmore s a id that agenda was filled, but aft er much discuss ion , Mr. Moody was given an appointment at 1:30 P. M. Mr . Samples of the Grass Roots Counci l" als o asked to be heard but later agreed to s ubmit hi s findings in writing for the record. Pa nelt Real Esta t e fr . Bickers ] Mr. Callaway ] both absent Panel--Mrs . Marshall J. Mantler and Dr . Wi t.,_ens t ein of t he American JewL ,h Committee . Mrs . Mantler who is a lic ensed Atlanta realtor t es'":if".ed tlia .. J',:Jw~i a r e excluded f rom s i x sub-divisions in Northwest Atlant a . She said that the r e are subtle ways of exclus ion such a s a c lub syste i n which homes are s old in a c ertain area t o peopl e belonging t o .the c lub. There are restric t ive c lau;es written into deeds . l aw- s uits . 3. 2. These are un- constitutional but most buyers shy away from Another r estr iction on sal e of homes t o Jews i s a n a greement by realtors t o a l low only ten per cent of the homes to be purchas~d by Jews . Dr. Wittenstein-- Testimony--Most of his testimony c orroborated Mrs. Mantler's . Dr . Cothran of the Committee asked Dr. Wittenstein what would happen if a Negro tried to buy a home in a Jewish Community. Drg Wittenstein had to confess that the Jew would move out , the Jews are jqst as prejudiced as the other whites and �Page Four did not de s ire Negro ne i ghbors . Bot. these panelist:~ UY.'i~r::d thr t ,.:r10 Com;~:i. t tEi i~ he l p t o esta bli s h a progr am to a l leviate the J ewish si tua tion (not hi ng was aa · d about the Negr o one) . Mr . Willmore of the Committee was int erested i n k:'.1.owi ng whether any of these l oc ati ons we r e unde r F. H. A. Tol d that they were not, (they were all (nearly a ll) i n the luxury c lass , above F. H. A. Mr. Wat son of t he Communicable Di seases Health Cent er --Tes timony- - He te s tified t hat no Negroes ( staff members ) have been abl e t o get homes or apartments in the area . Negr oes . The r e a re apartme nts on 1orth Decatur Roa d, bu t wi ll not rent t o M~. Wil l more sugges t ed that situatio n and s ee what wi ll ha ppen. tlanta Feder a l Hous i ng be a l erted t o t his He r eminded list eners that any F.H . A. guaranteed l oan a cc ep t ance prohibits di s cr i mination and many of the s e owners refusi ng Negr o leases are cl early i n vio l a tion of the law, under t itle 1 , of the Civi l Ri ght s Ac t . Panel : Mrs. Holloway, Mr s . Caudy, Mr . Billings l ea . Mr s . Holl oway- -Owner i n a changi ne ne i ghborhood- -She lives i n a Southwest Atlanta homep had di ffi cul ty find i ng home, had a Negro realt or f i nnaly bought directly from owne r. Trans i t i ona l area homes a r e usua lly over-priced . There No contact with wlli te ne i ghbors . we r e no ,homes f or sale except hers when she moved in; now th r ee whi te persons have offe r ed t hei r homes f or sale . Mrs . Caudy--Experi enc e very similar; white children s hot B. B. guns :!int o glass door, but have ceased, one white girl tried to be f r iend l y to her daughter and was completely ostracized by .white neighbors. There is a new club going and it is hopeful that some Community spirit can be developed with white neighcors. Mr . Billings lea--A real estate broker testified that Negro real tors a:ren' t really block-busting, they are simply trying to fill a demand of Negroes for better housing and some times when they contact owners in neighborhood this is the only way they can do thiso Panel--Dr. Lee Shelton, Mr~ Haver 9 Mr . Buchwalter. �I I Page Five These three peopl e were living i n a trans·t:on area i n the S. W. sec~i on . Dr. Lee Shel ton--Negro physici an- -Te st imony---Te ~.tified h e simply wanted a nice house wi th room enough f or hi s chi l dren, fo und it only in Wes t Nanor, Audubon Forest in a whi te ne i ghborhood. He has had no trouble. Neighbors a r e f ri endly . Hr. Haver--a public s cho ol t eacher at South- We st High, lives next door to a. Negro. The first ni ght the Negro es moved in he and his wife wne t over t o welcome them, carried a pitcher of tea, said the regro nei ghbors were like them, they did not really know ,·That to expect but they have f ound they a re so alike in so many ways they have · become friends s ocial l y and otherwise. Mr. Buchwalter--a l s o lives in the West Manor area . purchase a hor;ie in a ne i ghborhood like this . f or O.E.O. i n CAP progr am . Dr. Shelton and He came to Atla nta to He has ha d no difficulty. 1 Works r. Haver said the only . regret they have is prejudice in kee ping their boys i n Wes t Manor out of the Little League . Of fici a l s have dropped Wes t anor be cause of the Negro boys ~~i ng in t he League . Recess : Resumed a t 1:30 Edward Moody--Mechanicsvi lle community leader--T1:i·st i mony---l . whe re color begi ns . based progr ams. 4. 3. 2. Righ t:3 end City planners are not consulting people in Atl anta Public housing i s not operated on a non- discriminatory bas i s . This, the Advi s ory Committee, is a good example of prejudice. They have in- vited all these profess ors and off ic ers of organizations, but no gra s s roots pe ople . Panel--Mr. \falte r Scott--Dekabl e real estate broker . 1. Mr. Sco tt said i n his native county, DeKalb, a \·Thi te realtor will not sell a Negro property in a whit e neighborhood. It was brought out that½ of his business is with federally financed F.H.A. home owners that prohibits discrimination. Mr. Scott doubts that DeKalb County would s upport open housing. �Page Si x: 2 : 40--Dr. Vi vi an Henderson arrived and took over the Chairmanshi p . Panel: Mr. Brown--Atlanta Federal Savings & Loan Assoc.p r epr esent i ng white l endi ng a gency. . Test ony--A conimi ttee member · asked Mr. Brm n what ,woul d happen if he, a Negro ~ . .i m . wanted to borrow money from hi s company to buy a home _in a whi te neighborhood . Mr . Brown repli ed that he would be relcutant to l~nd him the money be cause he would not '\'Tant t o upset the peace -. and tranquility of t h e white cornmuni ty . Mr s . Yancey of the Committee told him that suppos i ng the applicant for the l oan were an old custo~er of 20 year s had · an excellent credi t rating and could easily r epay hi s · company . He sai d he would still be r eluctant . Dr. Henderson of the Commi ttee then reminded Mr . Brown that this could also work against him i f the Negro Communi ty f ound out he would not lend the Negro es t he money, t hey woul d r e- a ct aga i nst him. Mr . Brown said in that c ase he woul d l end i t to them . He sai d he believed passage of open housing bill would stiffen the resistance. Hr . Staten--Lawyer--National Bank of Georg-ia-- Testimony--Said there is no policy of discrimination. col or at his bank. Mr . Wilmo r e asked i f they had any junior officers of He admit ted they did not, said there were clerical workers . Mr. Al Henry- -Council on Human Relations--!Iro Henry had contacted 27 realtors from newspaper ads of property in white neighborhoods: 19 out of 27 said they would not sell to Negroes , all the houses were on loans guaranteed by F . H. A. F .H. A. is either a silent or active partner in discrimination. Mr . Hartman--Deputy Director of Federal Hous-ing Authori t y--Testimony-- If we get a complaint we will see that the guilty person is put out of the program . Only one complaint in Georgia since 1962. are white. It was brought that most F.H.A. brokers (These are authorized people dealing with lists of re-sale property under F.H . A.) These are called real estate management brokers. Lists are made up after property has been sold it does n~t give a fair chanceto any outside sales person. There have been s ix sales in predominantly white areas to Neg~oes . �Page Seven Mr. :Moreland Smi th--Southern Regional Counc_:1--'.P.e::itimony--Open h ou ::1i::l.f): a,:J.·,rc:i.:: at ,~d.• , I Mr. Rutledge- - NEDH- -Legisla t ion needed for Comm:L ttee a.gai ns t disc:r:i.r.:i:i. i- at:i.on in hous i ng . Model cities discussed: 1. Havine; a demonstration city t at keeps people in ghetto i s not tlrn, wisest thing . 2. Mode l cities is not a progr am , it is a technique . 3. Segregated hous ing i s caused by 4. Urged real community participation. urban r ene ·ml. Mr. Bob 'I'hompson--Urban Development Dept .--Amidst talk of housing uni ts being built on west s ide exclusively because there is no space, name three possible sites: 1. Canter bury Road--North .of Lenox Road . 2. Railroad .Avenue--Opposite Lenox Squa re. 3. House Road in DeKalb County; could it be leased ? Mr . Persell, Mrs . Paschall, Mr. Cecil Al exander, Mr . Robins on 1. Mr. Cecil Alexander--Do we ' build in t he core or where? Difficult t o work in DeKalb County because they have no "workable " program . 2. Mr. Robinson--The need is for equal opportuni ty non-profi t housing . 3. Mr s . Pas cha ll--The residents of the community' use the term "stabili za t i on" I mean ~pen occupancy . 4. · 5. Mr . Persell--Need f or a total community fai r housing commission. Information should be collected and dis::iemi nated . 6. There should be a moderate income development office. 7. Find houg sand finanoa th -m. �f OR YOUR fNfORMATION COMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMISSION 1203 CITY HALL ATLANTA, GEORGIA Report on Meeting with Staff of Bethlehem Center (located near Carver School) and Wesley House Centers (Southea s t and Southwest): on April 24, 1967 The staff who work with young people in these areas expressed . the following concerns: 11 That Police don't come 11 when you call them, or take so long that they are too late to help when they do ar r ive. That Police need special training to handle young people, That there should be some r e gistration and/or regulations concerning the possession of firearms and weapons. They spoke of increasing incidences of use of knives, etc. That laws r e lating to the sale of whiskey to minors should be more stringently enforced. That no more l i quor license s be a pproved for the area close to Bethlehem Center. They have opposed it at he a rings which they known about, but wonder where the he a rings are advertised. That mo re reh ab ilitative work be don e through the Juvenile Court. Te ndency to send clients home wi t hout much work - either a tti t ud e th a t nothing is wrong or th a t nothin g c a n be don e . Th a t people in the nei g hborhood are afra id to report som e o f t h e old e r yo u th, for fear of repri s als - both a dults a nd younger pe o p l e . a r e afra id. They h a ve ma d e v a r io u s cont a c t s with Police De pa rtm e nt, Juv e nile Court , etc . Th e y are still worried a bou t wh a t th ey fee l to b e a g ro wi n g "la wl es sness" and u s e of weapons, which they feel to be a pro b lem o f 11 Commun i t y Relation s ", How can community protect itself a ga inst peo p l e who in timid a te by threa ts, which a re not basis e nough for leg a l a ctio n or people who h a ve residents scared to swear out warrant against th e m? �OMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMISSION ESTABLISHED BY THE MAYOR AND THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN, NOVEMBER, 1966 1209 CITY HALL, ATLANTA GEORGIA 90309 TELEPHONE 51!!-4463 EXT. 433 May 16 , 1967 Mr. Benny T. Smith 209 Archcrest Drive Hapeville, G orgia Dear Mr. Smith: I ilffl very disappointed to learn from Mr. McEvoy on Police Community R lations has no mo space participants . It wa my understanding that the for such a person as ~e would r commend. I did tim of r gistering was that important . that the Conf ranc to accomodot odditiona space would b h ld not re liz that the The new director of th ACLU also will be unabl to be cco dated . Perhap wh nth two polic offic r who will attend the Conf r nc return· , w con join with th ACLU end oth r int rooted groups in inviting the to k g ner l report of th finding of the Conf r nc . Siner ly, (Mr e ) Eliza K. Pa chall Dir ctor Ex cutiv EKP t CCC Hr. Irving K. Kal r / yor Ivan All n, Jr. v Polic Chi f H ~b rt J nkin r . T d fr ad n �API'IL 23 , 9G"' The Commun i ty Re lat ions Com:11 · ss ·· on r.:c · 0·1 ":lx-:_oay , Ap::.· · - SJ , 1 9G7 i Com.li tt ee Room .;,2 o .,, City } '"' '"'h.:: ··ollo·;;i ng rne ·:.11 eI· .S r,n ,:e : :;:-esent: rnr . Ir ving r- . Ka ·· r, Ci.1~ ..:.ri:· 3 ·:1. Mis s r ele BullEr , Seco 1d v ·c e ici143.215.248.55n L ·s . Eliza K. Pa se a 1 , Dtecutive Di r ctor Mr . T . M. Alexand~r r,,i-· . · Byro n Att idge Mrs. Sara Baker Mr . R . J . Butler Mr . Rob ert Dobbs M:· . C . G. Ezz ar Mr . Joseph Ha s !i'Ir . Al Kuettne r Dr . Robert E . Lee Rabbi Jac ob Ro ths c hild Mr . M. 0 . :Rya n Mr . · Ja c k Sells Mr s. Mary Stevens Vis itors, Mr . Pnul An-t-hony , Ex cut..:. ve Di~e ctor of the Southern ~-- Ed Shu-~ ·af t oi .!es··- E::1d . Regiona l Counci l , Mr . Irving Kaler , cha i- .an presiding . I:I Lautes of tl:'- I.:cn·ch 2 , r .et; ·_,J.g were adopted as circulated . _ port of thG d Hoc Ccr,:1~, i .J.:;-·- ee . Mr . Joseph Haas , cha irna n o f the Ad r-:cc Co11~r.-1i tte ..., repoi~·ted that the comm1t~ee feel s ~he most e ffecti ve ;ork of t he Coa,iss ion wi_l be i n preventive effor ts . Once a1y d isttirbance a ctually brea~s out, it i s a police function. If the comm itt e e is a s ked to co ...2 in and · elp, it wo uld respond. In the eve nt of an y disturbance the Cc~ui·tee ~o~ld be convened and wo uld be expanded to include the Teat from t he ar a in question. Othe r memb ers of the ComE1i ttee are ,. a bi Jacoo R.ot _1schild , Archbishop Paul I-Ial linan, Rev. Samue l Hilliams and }.Ir. :i:obe1·t Dobbs . Mr . Kale r called on c hair~en of the Neighbor~ood ?ea~s "o = r e or ts as iollO\vS: Mrs . Stephens, Edpewood-Kirkwood : Report nttache • r.::::-. C. G. Ezzard, Summeriiill Peoolestoym : Reported t~_2 t ·..aj o:·i ty of problems brought up at meet ing on Mar c h 2 3 concerned street, etc. and housing , includi ng code enforcement , st adiuc par~ing and mod el neigh borh ood program . He then called on hlr . Eaas, a membe· of ~he Team, to reo ort on the meating on Housing on April 25 . Kr. ~aa s reported that at the meeting several serious p~obleas Dere brc~zht out - lending agencies are reluctant to len in k" . is area because of uncertainties; insurance co~panies will not insure 2 house under $8,000; individuals are told by the Inspection D2part~ent to mn:e �Conm i ss ion Lli~u~ cs ' tl1ey ai·.e unce:.. --' a i. . aoou·t.. '" :;:~ u:..ur.__ ,.. .,.,. repairs wnen 1. 2. 3. .., -,"'. 'S • ~., _ c.~1 1 ~. t: P."'co·t·.r ..·.,:,r ,,·.·.1.· e·. _"' - "__r'-' ~ - 1.·0·1c:: ~ Ne\'iSp ~pers pr int pL... tt o:.i: .:odc l E2 i ghbo1·.wod -:- rcn s . City co nsider neighb or: ood off ic e~ w~c· e cit~zc us c& n rnn Ke c onpla i n~s a b out inspec ti on notic e s, e ~c. It is hard to ~et o~f worh in t ime to g et to Ci°t'tJ rall , ·c . ~=~vi..e; c o-.:1eo:1e t ~1c would make i t easier and sho 'i t h~ t th0 cit·, ca ed -:. ::! ~C · --s it easie r. Board of Alder~en s houl d be as.ed to rev·a ~ poli J ies to ~ ~e s ur e t ha t there i s k h e leas~ dif 0 iculty i o~ peop _e in this a-e • There must be as s u:-cance t ha t if the p L,nn i nG; g·· z.rrt ::.s given f a_ ;... 1e ,:ode Neighborhood Pr o ira n., befo1·e t h e f i r-al prog; ' aE is adopted there '.'till be publ ic hear i ngs and those in the area s ~i l l be allowed part i- o cipate . At the Apr il 2 5 r.1eeting , M1· . .icha rd s n oi t.1e St;::aiurn Aut h or· ty said t h at they must add 3 ,8 0 parki1 g spac es b y 1 9 7 9, l:,u·i: t '..:.:::. t t l:cy .,ave no power of condemnation . The re is a d iff e1·e ce of 9 Pii. · on bout ·,_r;~ et ~ e mo re parking should g o up or out o City services s hould b e k ept at absolute op timum in ~his are . -liss He len Bu lla : d , Me c hanc isvj_ I:!. 0 , - ::;i:!_t tsb:1::'.'11 : 16 pa~e repo··t on t he meeting ; most anxiety a b o· ~ J o ' el F eig~b or h ood a~d p o~icie s about public h ousing, partic ularly t ~e one .ont h l e ~se a nd ab i!i ty o 1 Lanager to evict witho ut giving reaso n . hliss Bu lard 1oted t~a t th i s is ~0 1 be i ng litigated. Mr . T . M. Al exander, Vine City- ightnLng : ··t ~sj been i~porJa 1t at Zearing to est ab lish fact tha t tl.le Conrnittee h 2d not come to cove_ up f o:r the cit y . There is a :fe'e li n:;; that tha e is a po icy of 11 p 1·otective cus todyn given to slumlords . In the Vine City area , where t here are ~a ny t en~n~ occ up i ed h ouses, complaints are about la c k o f code enfo~c mant, ~ier e2s ~n a~eas of home ow n erships there are comp laints about too str i n~ent code enforceaant It should be determined if there are two standards of ins pection and enforcement . Complaints about public housing , of 1ot be ing 1p to standard and the power and manner o f the manager. The ac~ion o f t h Board of Education i n the school site selection ~ives v ~~idity to the contention o f protective t reatme nt o f slur:1lords . Need more j o· opportunities . T'1is is fertile · grou~d for those who would · c reate te nsion o Mr . :~ober t Dobbs, Northwest Area : T~lis mee t ine; was 8 r1·"'n 6 ed by the EOA committees for that area and E:;..· . Dobbs said they s:_01.:-' be c oi::11 ended for the fine way in wh ic h tLey planned t he mee ting . The:e ·;-ier-2 two ( 2) basic issues - the extended day in t he schools and pLblic. usi,g policies . The ext ended school da y will be h ard not only for the c hi d ~en but on working parents. Those present stated t ha t they would ~uch prefer or t ab le units at the scho ols with a full day t han double sess · ou with presc~t facilities . The .. ,onthly lease, t he annual income rev iew ~ and the dispa:ity between chaT~es at the v arious projects are primary. concerns of public ·.ousing tenants . Rabbi Rothschild , a aember of the Tea1 said there ~ere complaints abo2t the school transfer method j that by t he time notice t hat transfer req~cst cannot be approved is received , it is too late to ~ake another request. He was ~impressed with the reasonableness of t·1e people in reg&rd to schools, they made the ~equest that if t~e school condit:ous req~ ire double session , supervised recreation should be a vailable ; used ! 0 cc able to tell when children were seen walking the streets that they �Cor.uniss ion i.U1.u·'·es 1 s h ould be in sc h ool O 1•ow -: hey mish t oe v. t he r;ay to o:.. :::1·or.1 ,::;c.1001 . " Mr . Kaler then asked for action o n t~e following recommendations, e a c h of which was adopted: 1. It should be s uggested L,O LJ:1° . \:01 -~o:;:- d , Di:i.:ec·~o:;::· of "'.:h - ""r~s ·)e c.,_ io 1.1 Depa rtment, tlrn t -'-here · e es tab · 3"wcl - i·t~1e::.~ n2ic;.1b or:10od of :.'::'ic s o r a schedu e si::1 il~r ·'" o voti·1~ _·ezis"',.; Tn -~ion sc'12 ~ule) vi ·.eTeby questions can be brought after t 1e regular office hours . Llr . Wofford and ot hers attending the :ryril meeti.g s~ould receive e xpressions o f appreciation f o r their willingness to attend. 2. q In schedul ine; Cor.:.r,1 ·· ssion meetings 'i · ·'·i.·1 d8LX.1--'.:: :·,1cnt and agency :.eads, the fi rst one should be on manaGement - ten&nt relations in public housing . (M- s. Stephens emphas i z e d t he differe .ce between the cooperation of the tw o tenant selection off:c e s. Ne ed t o find out if there are diffe:rent standards of i ,s nectio·· for different arens was n oted ). 3. Second meeting to b e with Board o f Educ ati o n representative; third Inspection and Code Enf o - ceme~t. 4. Board of Education to be called o_ t o see t ~~ t p ~ovisions are mad f or recreation at extended sess ·· o. sc h oo ls , co rm unicatio-ri to be ca rried to Superintendent's of"ice oy z corara ittee ~ron Cor~issiono 5. Residents of the area be included in po icy ~a~ing b o ,y for ~odel Neighbor hood program . 6. Commission should point out any discrep~ncies in se?vices in the several areas. Mr. Ezzard pointed out that t here are compl a: ~ts 2bo 1 t ~aings ot her tha n inspection. hlr . Kaler suggested that the Con~u~ity ~elat ions Commission and the l\Iayor 's office might ri o:;._·k o ut 2 j o :::.. n t pr o gram . The matter of duplicating EOA services was br o uG,_t u~) . ~-~r. Dobbs, a member of the EOA Boa rd, said it may or ·,iay not; it woul de end on how it was wo~k~d - out nass Bullard moved tha t a ·1ight meeting of t he full co .._nission be c alled to assemble the Commission's recommendat ions to the Board of Aldermen . Passed . Mr . Kaler c alle d on Mr. Ed Shukraft, who had requested ti·:1e to spealc about conditions in West End . He s aid they need new h o· sing, new developraent in the area , which provides an -opport· nity to set a fine example of people living together . Mr. Kaler called on Mr . Paul Anthony, Executive Director of tl..c Southern Regional Counci l , whom he had invited to speal;;: 0 ·1 the role of the Commission, etc •• Mr o Antho ny emphasized the communic 2tion function of the Comnission; the need for coordina tion of the Commission's activities through the staff ; thi importance of keeping an attitude of �Co .m1ission _..: inutes agreement amo ng L:.c r.1e,:1be:. s of t:1e Con;;:~ss iOi.1. ~:e cor.1::-•lir..2 _tee} t he Commission 0 11 hav .:.n;- c;ott e n ofi -·- o 8 r · go:-::-oi.lS s··-2 :.:· t ; ci ·:;:, .j ;:is ·c::e most i mport and duties as folloDs - ~elJ t~e Joor Dn d d is adva~ta ged , encourage se 1se of self- help ; i 1lter pre ··- fo n nd c Jncate r!l1it e middle cla ss about problems. n en nsh:d ;:i b 01r i:; 11 s m:L1er t roubl0 11 , he s a i d t h ere is a small gr oup of p eep e in ~lmost every ci ty who wo u ld wclco~e vi olence, but we must all wo _· ,;: o n ·n · eve1 t · vc ,1eas ur0s . There was additional discussion ab o ut Pes t E,-::.u . .~r . Tom ~:;:ma :rd, editoI' o f The We e kl y Star , sai peo~ le are gettin g ·1scour&~ed, signs of interest from the larger corn,unity would h elp , als o iu Qor ma~ion D)out ~~at is go ing on o ut t here i n the metro press wo uld hel~ . Jrs . p 3sc :2 - 1 re~ort ed on several meetings with t est Ed r eside n ts .and ·eal estate re pres e ntatives. Mr. Butler said would help to ,rge t ~he U:. b a n Ran Gal prog ram off the gr ound . " Mr . Kaler p oi nted o ut t i e Commission c annot deal wit h the economic fa c tors o f new b·· s iness , etc. 1E:r . O;{nai·d sa icJ t her e is nnot hing special the Commission c an d o. Seve ·211 1. ont hs ago h e Vi ent to r.1et1·0p olit an papers and urged repof t b ut t ~ey would n ot do it . r ews cedia must report it •• unt o residents to vio:r·-: o ut i ndiv id ual relat · ons ' _ipso" Mr . Kuettner mo ved t :.at a committee o e ap~6intecJ t o work with residents. Passe d. The Cha i rman appoi.ted the following : Mr . n. J . Butler, c_airnan Illr . Al Kuett ne : Dr . Robert E o Lee Mr . Clarenc e G. Ezzard Miss 1·e1en Bull ard Mr . Ha as noted that o ne solution to t he proolens of this area is to o p e n up other areas . Th e meeting was ad journed at 4 : 00 p . m. ~espectfully su-~itted, (Mrs . ) Fred J . P tterson ( In the absence of ~rs . Patterson the minutes wefre tal en by the Executive Director . ) �- - - - - - -- - - - - -- ·there ~ ere approxi1n.atcly 150 pe)op e .."""""' ,..,~ Co""-.-"ssion ,.,._, be.,.• j "~'r 0 C 1.:,-1.l. ' - . (t Approximotaly lG persons t --- ·csent r,;,~ ..... ~.-:; ~ ;., '-" . . ~<;.'...L.-y ':'·1."' i "' 6-- -~ . . , __ ·oy. ,·'-._ ...,'-'_..,."-'--' ~,,_ 1-~ •.',"-'~ ' -- ·r ;e,,-:: ... -< rJ,.,. . '. 'fC! ,~ _ spoke of the I'- oole!ns in their com::,u.n tieso address' ruid specific ~robler1s re r corde '...~a . .,. . . r-1n ,,r1 ..-," . ~~- .1tl!:les ~ by ?(rs . Thorr:tis, sec eti;.T}l'" and are on record in the Com::1i ssion office .. i"ncilitic.:;, t~ . :::..cr Giir oet- The proble'1".S related indllde the need for rec, oatio lighting and resurfaci ng, pol i ce protection,. rubbis.. collection., co o nfo cJ2~nt a.11d low coot housing. SevercJl p- rrons <>poke of the problem e!lcou.ntered by U:. ir area being in the City of .Atlanta., yet in D kalb County. Hr .. Dou~lan., on behalf of the Co;ll!ll.,sion prol:lised our h lp in referring these co::iplainta to the proper city depart.!l~nt. Mrs. Ba!-:er sueE;ested thnt the telll.l ta ~e a gddcd tour of tl:e ar-so. . the civic leaders present offerred mll be worked out later~ -zhcnever to work up mi itinerary .. S ieral of' Plans for this our e can determine a ::mtu.:ill7 convenient tir.:e,. ¥.r. Ezzard spoke to the group asro? bled on t.ryinr; to esta l:!.sh good reln.tio "hips with the white ~ sidents rell"'.aining in the cor--.r.unity to onco'.lragc the., to rcr..nin.. told of the work t.be.t hnd been dooo in his own cor;,:,rmnity in this lineo .. . --/.2, • , ~ . , c , ( ~ This meeting chowotl that r!oSt of these proble!r.>$ arc tr.e rceult 0.1.. 14ck He 1-.,, ~A,":t. or comprehension on what_!! e.nd is not city respon~ibility and lac~ of know-hew as to -what city depart?r.ent to contact -whe:i-e or the need for city ucrvices erises. ·:e see here n ooed for our services in better infornrl.nb and clem-ing up this 1.:onf 1sion. �Edgewood-Kirkwood A ea Our suggestions ere h at 1 six residents of t he Comm those per sons who e appoint ru--1 ityo dv::...,o:..~y Cormni·::.te - , c ITI;)osed f e's c coir.2 i t tce ~r.3,. ers t o be p i eke from ttended t he me ting on .,. ,E:b ., 1 . Also, it is suggested that the E ' :rei:-:rood team rnake arrangements with Hr o . Long and Mro Yota to take us on a guided tour of the area o \,\ .... \\·., ', . \ "\ �-IDR YOUR INFORMATIOll COMMUNITY RELAT I ONS COMMISS ION 1203 CITY HALL ATLANTA, GEORGIA Report on Meeting with Staff of Bethle hem Ce nter (located near Carver School) and Wesley House Centers (Southea s t and Southwest): on April 24, 1967 The sta f f who work with young people in these areas expressed the following conce r ns: II That Police don I t come" when you call them , or take so l _ong that they are too late to help wh e n they do a r r ive. Th a t Police need special training to h a ndle young people. Th a t there s hould be some r e gis tra tion a nd/o r re g ulat i o ns concerning the possession of firearms and weapons. They spoke' of increasing inc i dences of use of knives' etc. That laws r e lating to the sale of whiskey to minors should be mo re stri n g ently enforced. Th at n o more l i quor licen ses b e appro v e d f o r t he area c lo se t o Bethlehem Center. They h a ve opposed it at hearings wh ich they known about, but wonder wher e the he a rin g s a re advertised. Th at more r e ha bili ta tiv e wo r k b e do ne th r o u g h t he Ju ven i le Co u r t . Te n den c y to se nd clie n ts home wi t ho u t muc h wo r k - either at ti t ude that n ot h i n g is wrong o r tha t n ot h i n g c a n b e d one . That peop le in the nei g hborhood are afr aid to report some of t h e old er yo u t h , , fo r fea r o f r ep ri sa ls - bo t h adults a nd yo un g e r p e ople . a r e a f ra i d . Th ey ha v e ma de v a rio u s cont act s with Pol ice Depa rt me n t, Juv e nile Court, etc . They are still worried a bout wha t th ey fee l to be a gro wing "law l es sness" and u se of weapons, wh ich they fee l to be a problem of " Co mmu n i t y Rela tio n s", Ho w c a n commun i ty p rotec t its elf against peop l e who i n t im i d ate b y t hreats, which are not ba sis e nou g h fo r l ega l action or pe o ple who h a v e reside n t s scared t o swea r out warra n t agai n st them? ·' �OMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMISSION ESTABLISHED BY THE MAYOR AND THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN, NOVEMBER, 1968 TELEPHONE 5!!-4463 EXT. 433 1203 CITY HALL, ATLANTA GEORGIA 30303 DY 11 , 197 r .• Herbert Jenki ns Chief of Police 165 Decatur Street , S . E~ Atlant ,. Georgia Der Chief J enkins : I hesit te even to repo t to you~ situation of which I m sure you are well aware . I do feel nn oblig3 t ion , ho· ver , to have it on the record th tat each Neighborhood Hearing which we have 1eld , there have been requests for incre sed police prot ction . The co™ion complaint is , when police i s needed , by the timo the call is put in and tho police arrives it is almost too late to do any good . Ther ere also gener 1 statements about the need for regul r patroling throu bout t h night . lam ware of the gre t shortage of personnel in the Police Dep rtment , but I felt sure that you ould w nt to have tbi report d to you . The res in which we h ve.hald meetings includes , Edg wood , Kirkw od , um erbill ; oplesto n ; Vine City , Li btning , eeh nicsville ., Pittsburgh , Dixie Hills , Bolton Bills , P rr Ho es , Scott C ossing , C nter Hill , Corey P rk , Grov rk , Bo en Ho s , Hunter 11111 , Almond Park , nd Simpson-Troy Str t. W ould be gl d to provide you with the namos of th individu 1 r sidents who presented these requests if this vould b of ny b"elp to you . inc roly , ( rs ,) Eliz K. xecutive Dir ctor KP : co ~ : yor Ivan All n / Mr . Irving K. Kaler , Ch ir ich rd r n , Ch ir Mr . n n of Polle sch 11 Co itt �OMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMISSION·._ \ ESTABLISHED BY THE MAYOR AND THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN, NOVEMBER, 1966 1f03 CITY HALL, ATLANTA GEORGIA 30303 ' TELEPHONE 5l1l1·4463 EXT. 433 lay 11 , 1967 anger Hof 'br u Restaurant 2581 Piedmont Rod Atl nt , Georgia Dear Sir : ~h s b en reported to this office th t sever 1 Negroes who went to your rest ur nt last eek s denied service bee use of r ce . I t lephoned the Bof _'br u Tuesd y around noon nd eked to peak to the person in ch rge , I did not get his n me . hen I report d this incident , I w s told "yes , th tis right we do not serve Negroes" . en I tried to continu the conversation , I s told "I h ven ' t tie tot lk bout this" . eh v check d ith the office of tb u • • District Attorney nd it h s been confir ed that such o refu al of service would constitute viol tion of the Civil Right ct. e c 11 this to your attention in the hops th t no on in the futur would be r fused s rvic in viol tion of th Civil Rights Act , with its ccompanying unpleas ntn ss . Slncer ly , ( rs.) Eliz K. sch 11 x cutiv Director lCP : t cc: F d r 1 Bur au of Inv tig tion Mayor l v n Allen ~ Chi f rb rt T. J nk1n Mr. Irving K. X 1 r u• • D p rt nt of Ju tioe �- -1 I I OMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMISSION ESTABLISHED BY THE MAYOR AND THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN, NOVEMBER, 1966 1£03 CITY HALL, ATLANTA GEORGIA 30303 TELEPHONE 511-4,l63 EXT. 433 ay 9 , 1967 r . Sterrs Johnson For the past to years or s0 0 I have been familiar 1th r . Sterrs Johnson ' s efforts to obtain employment in the Civil Defense OJ;'ganization of Met ropol i t an Atl anta . When I orked as ecut ive Direct or of the Council on Human Relations of Greater Atlanta , r . Johnson asked for our assistance . Mr . Johnson ha ~ documen s from his Commanding Officers in the Army Reserves attesting to his training and experiences in Civil Defense , and recommending him highly for work in this area . Mr . Johnson states that upon his early reques t s bout e ployment hews not notified th t such ppl i c tions should b sub itted to th St te Merit System, he then took the Merit System ex min tion nd passed it . He th n preced d 1th the hel p of the Council office to cont ct , in turn t he Dep rtment of the N vy , Equ 1 Opportunit y tl nta , the Dep rt ent of Defense , the qu 1 Employment Opportunity Co ission and the city of Atl nt • He · s tol d in ach case th t the gency involved did not h v jurisdiction over this . Th Dep rtment of Defense ckno led that the Atl nt Metropolit n Civil Def nse Org niz tion r c iv s Fed r 1 on y , but dvis d him that e ployment is through the St te M rit yst m, which put hi b c here be st rtod . the St t M rit Sy t m r 1st r had xpir d nd it r . Johnson tot ke the ex in tion gin . ving und r consid r bl about this tter , llr . Johnson did not p s the ex ination th t ti but shortly th r ft r took it ag in nd did pass it . (Mr . Johnson point out th t th r ppears to be no N gro x min r t th t orit Syst m and th th kno of no way to find out if t he r ports o f th x in rs r ithout pr judic) In Febru ry upon the tablish ent of this Co 1ss1on, r . Johnson gin a k d for h lp in hi effort to oot in plo ent in th Civil Def n Org niz tion . Gen r 1 Wood rd ur d us th t ploye r 1 cted ithout r gard to rac ltbough w kno of no ro ploy s in th prof ion 1 or oftic st ff of th c ntral Civil Def Organi• zation . Th n Mr . Johnson r qu about hi th t hi po ition r ind d that thi e xamination and cc: Mr. Eugen t I inquir th ev r 1 No . 1 on the r any tia if so on th n Kr . Johnson . tt rson , Atl nta Constitution rit Syst told th t t I r, but I was 1 took th �OMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMISSION ESTABLISHED BY THE MAYOR AND THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN, NOVEMBER, 1968 1209 CITY HALL, ATLANTA GEORGIA 90303 TELEPHONE 5U-4,f63 EXT. 433 MR. IRVING K. KALER, Chairman. THE HON ORABLE SAM MASSELL, JR., Ex-Officio President , Board of Aldermen. Ma y 5, 1967 COMMISSION MEMBERS MR. T. M. ALEXANDER, SR. MR. R. BYRON ATTRIDGE MRS. SARA B AKER MIS S HELEN BULLARD MR. R. J. BUTLER MR. ROBERT DOBBS MR. HAMILTON DOUGLAS, JR. MR. C. G. EZZARD MOS T REVEREND PAUL J . HALLINAN A r chbishop of Atlanta MR. J OSEPH HAAS MR. AL KUETTNER DR. ROBERT E . L EE MR. ROLLA ND M AXWELL MR. F . W .' PATTERSON Ma y o r Iva n Allen, Jr. Ci ty o f Atl a nta Ci ty Ha ll At l a n ta , Ge o rg i a RABBI JACOB M. ROTHSCHILD MR. M. 0. "Buzz" RYAN MR. JACK SELLS Dear Mayor Allen: MRS. MARY STEPHENS THE REVEREND SAMUEL WILLIAMS MRS . ELIZA K. PASCHALL, Executive Director Mr . I rvi n g K. Ka l er , c h a i r ma n o f the Communi ty Rel at ions Comm i ss ion has asked me t o write on be h a l f o f t h e Commission t o accept th e resoluti o n c o ncerning the "H ebrew Benevol ent Congregatio n Award ", and t o express a p preciation f o r t he op p o rt unity t o act on b ehal f o f t he ci ty . Th e chairman will name a c ommi ttee t o wo rk o ut pla n s f o r i mplement i ng the res olu t ion , and I a m s u re th o se p ers on s wil l be i n t ou ch wit h you as s o on as t h ey are named . S in cerel y , ~M(!}~/~-K. ~~l Exec u tive Director EKP/mt cc: Mr. I rv i ng K. Ka l er �OMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMISSION ESTABLISHED BY THE MAYOR AND THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN, NOVEMBER, 1988 1f03 CITY HALL, ATLANTA GEORGIA 30303 MR. IRVING K. KALER, TELEPHONE 5U-U83 EXT. 433 Chairman THE HONORABLE SAM MASSELL, JR., Ex-Officio President, Boa.rd of Aldermen May 4, 1967 COMMISSION MEMBERS MR. T. M. ALEXANDER, SR. MR. R. BYRON ATTRIDGE MRS. SARA BAKER MISS HELEN BULLARD MR. R. J. BUTLER MR. ROBERT DOBBS MR. HAMILTON DOUGLAS, JR, MR. C. G. EZZARD MOS T REVEREND PAUL J. HALLINAN Archbishop of Atlanta, MR. JOS EPH HAAS MR. AL KUETTNER DR. ROBERT E . LEE Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr. City Hall Atlanta , Georgia MR. ROLLAND MAXWELL Mn. F . W.'PATTERSON RABBI JACOB M. ROTHSCHILD Mn. M. Dear May or Allen: 0. "Buzz" RYAN MR. JACK SELLS MRS. MARY STEPHENS THE REVEREND SAMUEL WILLIAMS K. p ASCHALL, E xecutive Director Mns. ELIZA Than k yo u for arrangi n g f or Mr. Kaler and me to meet with the Department Heads. With the d emands on eve r ybody's time we particularly appreciate havin g had this o pportunity, and i t wa s a pl eas u re for me to see ma ny old fr i e nd s a nd meet ma ny p e opl e I ha v e ha d c on tact wi t h bu t ha ve no t ha d t he pleasure of meeting before. Sinc e rel y , ( 1i ( Mrs .) ~ - Pa sc h a ll Exe cutiv e Direc t or EK P/ mt cc : Mr . Earl La nders Mro I r vi n g K. Ka l er �2107 oakv i ew :·ioad , .SE ' • Atlant a , Georg i a 30317 Ivia rch 21, 19 67 Community Relations Commission City Hall, Room 1 203 68 Mitchell S treet, S W Atlanta, Geor g ia 30303 Attn: Mrs. Paschall Dear Mrs. Paschall, We, the unde rsigned homeowners, have been informed by the City Attorney's office t hat five property owners can bring action wh ich can bring ab out t he closing of a pub lic nuisance. This pr oper ty is loc ated at 2104 Oakview Road, SE and is owne d by Pa ir and Maico Rea lty. It is known a s 11 h ouse on muddy hill rr. Th is company has owne d this pr ope rty for appr ox i mately 2. years and for this time it has been operated as a h ouse of business. ve have information that the house is unfit for human occupancy. T~e house, wh ich is located several humdred yard s fr om nearest street ligh t, is occupied by various tr ans ients with no evidence of moving in or out. One re gular, Loue lla Wh itting , has apparently occupied some p ortion of d ownstair s f or about 8 mont hs . We have obse r ved activities which dete ctives fr om Atlanta and DeKalb County have inf ormed us is evidence of lottery, bootlegg ing, prostitution, shoplifting and fencing. We do not mean to i mply that all of these businesses are conducted at the same time . The most annoying characteristic o f this house is the para de of ta xi s that arrive ,blow their h orns and depart all through the nig ht. A more entertaining feature is the· drunken brawls which occur i nside and out usually at night. �our re por ts to the police dep t. are i gnor e d , howe ve r, t he polic e do come to th is address whe n ther e is no disturbance, s pe ci f ic all y , February 18,1967 at 2:00 .AIVI uniformed, heavy-set wh ite ma le driving Atla nta Police car stayed about 10 minut e s. And Ma rch 17,1967 8:45Fl\ uniforme d, well-built, 6' white male driving Atla nta Police car stayed inside more than 15 minutes. ~his h ouse is a dangerous threat t o the city because Octob er: 14 , 1966 a mob c ong regated at this addr e ss and by 10 : 00 PM the street as far as the eye could see w~s blocked to traffic, bec ause stre et and lawn s were f illed with sever a l hundred drunken couples , many in their early teens. We we re told they were from the 4th Ward area. Many h omeowne rs in this area called many times for protection. We know of a t least 30 calls that were made. We were inf or med by Capt. Little at 11:15 PM that they were changing wat chs and it would be 1 h our before we could expe ct an officer to arrive . The first assistance to arri ve was in the form of Rev. Daniel Bryan of Kirkwood Christian Cente r at ab out 12:30 AM . After this episo de , we circulated a petition requesting re lief from this situa tion a nd collected over 100 concerned homeowners and taxpayers signatures · f rom this i mmediate area . We have in our possession a lette r signed by May or Ivan Allen stat i ng that he had checked city rec ords and no arrests have ever been made at 2104 Oakview Road, SE. We , t he undersigned hereby petition that this public nuisance and threat to the safety of the community be closed . �' ' . :1 ' fi ,, I !I /1 II ., ' •, 11 ., . · II ,, . ,., .· 't , •. ,, , .. 'j/'  :· I -r - ~. -; ' t , ... r, • • . ·p "I °' ..~: . . 1·:: ,: . 11 l ,1 '-'III _Ll i\/A- O LIVER r.U II. DltlG . 'I . ·" t• . .•·- ." J DE?A R TMENT OF LAW ·.t . ·, II ' ..  ! ' .! , .,. , ,.,) ., ; '.\' ,. .- . I, {, i, . . . :·.;;:;; Ado I\,._, , P ~ ~- - ~. 'a , G e o rg i a 1 0303 ~e. Feb ruar y 22, 1967 ,,i ,-,;:J-1 · , ',' :. ~  :, ,, ' • ; H C rmY 1_ . qo wo c 11 CITY n r, L;:, A T 1 0 1, r1 1.Y -\~L:... r;o J-:-~:-, : ;:::: • J'- · 1I"" , ,· : s J C1 1t . r-: . ~jUC:-i r" R TY .: 1 1~\ • L::.=',\, ~ .J K E Y F Enn t N Y . MI\ T l i t l'I ~ A S!; I ST /. rJT C I TY 1.. '- · IH C ',t :\ s.:. . C •i1.." ""C E J ,; •,• ~.": :3 . ~ ~:-C:::R / ,TTO f lt JCY ,'.::roe: :. · t c · -, .--.. -,P'\.lE'iS R0:':~~T .\. H·\R R IS HENRY M. '.1lJR.F F C" L ,\ ! ' . ! '.> I\ - - Mr . Jo e Akin 210 7 Orik View Roa d, S. E. Atlcinta, Georgia J R,. l E VS Dear Mr . Ak in: Miss Evely n Dewb e rry o f our o ff ice gave me t he substanc e o f her t elephone conv ersation with y ou l as t Sa t ur d ay regarding the pro per t y l oc a t e d at 21 0/~ Oa k Vi ew Road, S . E . I hav e re ferre d t hi s matter to Mr . J. H . Buch a n a n, Chief Housi n g Cod e I n specto r o f the City of Atl a nt a , s in ce t his is entirely within his area o f resp o nsibil i ty. I have asked Mr . Bu chanan t o h a v e o ne of hi s f i eld inspectors to get in touc h with you in order to see if some t hing cou ld be worked out in regard to t h e property. Be re c ent State law, five property owne r s c an bring a compla int against a property, have a hearing , and i f the property is in bad e nough shape, have the Building Official of the Cit y of Atlnnta to demolish the property or .to close it. Possibly, this would be the best ~ppr oach. If we can be o f further assistance to you in this matter, please let us know. Yours very truly, (\ \ \ ,. / . ,/ . IC" !~ '. .-; .... :· - .. ·; ·: . '.~·.. :: ,. :: 1 , ( , \ \ • " , . . -:) - I , ·, \. ) // . _, .: -.. • \ . , -" James B. 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Akin: Upon r e c eipt of your lette r I have checked th e r e cords of the Atlanta P olic e Department and find that there have been no a rr ests made at 2104 Oakview Roa d , S. E. May I a s sur e you that this area will r e c eive p r ope r protection. Sincerely yours, IAJr / br '\" "l , • 1 ' : ' 'lj' I 'l , I · • j1 . .. . c, ···11·' • ,' • • j I 1~ .. • ,. ' •' r �II COMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMISSION 1203 C!TY HALL ATLANTA, GEORGIA April 28, 1967 FOR IMMEDIATE REL .EASE At the request of residents of the Perry Homes, Scott Crossing areas, a Neighborhood Hearing has been scheduled by the Community Relations Commission for Thursday, May 4, 1967 at 8:00 p.m. at Wilkes Chapel, 2251 Perry Boulevard, NW. Individual citizens and groups in these areas are invited to come and bring to the Commission any individual problems or needs of the whole community. The duties of the Commission, which is appointed by the Mayor and Board of Aldermen include working to make sure that all areas of Atlanta have adequate public services and to prevent discrimination based on race, creed, color or sex in any part of the life of Atlanta. For further information, contact Community Relations Commission, 1203 City Hall, or JA 2-4463, EXT. 433. Chairman of the Commission is Mr. Irving K. Kaler. Executive Director . Mrs. Eliza K. Paschall is �COMMUNITY RELA TIONS COMM ISSION, 1203 City Hall, Atlanta, Ga . 30303. Requ e sts for Help - Feb. 16 - April 15 1 1967 E-K .§.::.E M-P VC-L NtrJ City Hearing 19 20 19 16 23 34 3 l 4 Numb e r Speakin g Hou s i ng, - Low- rent 4 Ho using code 6 Real Estate companies 1 Atl a nta - DeKalb 2 Heal th -sanitation 3 Parki ng s igns l Traf f i c 2 2 Tr a ffic Li gh t s l l l l Sewe r s l 3 2 3 Sidewalks 2 2 Street lights 7 2 l Streets-condition 2 9 4 Recreation 3 6 Trash collection 2 1 Police protection 2 Schools 4 Vocational Rehab. l Zoning 3 General housing planning l 5 4 l l l 7 4 l 3 2 l 2 2 6 3 6 l 2 l l l 3 l l l 9 4 2 l 3 4 11 4 11 3 4 l l Public Housing Jobs Bus Service General 1 l 2 l 4 2 Youth pBrticipation 1 Interpretation of Problems l Food Stamps l Heal t h - Nursing Homes 2 Police - courts l Housing - integration 2 City Employment Practices l Police "brutali tyvJ l Public Hazards 2 Civil Defen s e policy 1 4 Loans, collections l Grady Ho s pital l Publ i c Health coordination l Public Facilities 3 \;Jages &. Hours 6 VP- y to column headings: E-K S-P M-P VC-L Vine City-Ligh t ning Edyewood-Kirk wood NW Northwest Area including Bowen HomesSummerhill-Peoples t own City Hearing - Public hearing Mechanicsville-Pittsburg General - Individual requests & n.; xi c: (Hills Th e se numbers do not necessarily reflect the degree of concern in e8ch Drea. For i nst ance, one r e quest might represent the wishes of a , civic }Pa gu e . EP:dwa 4/ 28/ 67 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 7, Folder 18, Complete Folder Box 7 Box 7 Folder 18 Folder topic: Community Relations Commission | 1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/8a6a76a3101b081662e8e43d1266507a.pdf d7a71926b85827394edd6fafe711c15e Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. June 23, 1967 ajor Gene~ 1 Geor e T . Duncan Commanding Gener l Fort McPher o Georgia 30330 D r Gener. 1 Dunc This will comirm the ver I request .o f thi office to • Glenn Soder t-rom, Chief of Community Relati Branc , Third Anny lnformatio Office, for e of tw e to tr rt ty-ftve tee er to ball game at AQ4JA.kl S dium on S tur y, June 24, 1967. r me ber of the A.......,j_ Youth ial age cy in e B rd will cc _.,,,,,_ny t t e United S v nt of p eciaUo: r I s · cer ly your • Aile, Jr. CC: Mr e Eliza chall � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document June 23, 1967 Major General George T. Duncan Commanding General Fort McPherson, Georgia 30330 Dear General Duncan: This will confirm the verbal request of this office to Mr. Glenn Soderstrom, Chief of Community Relations Branch, Third Army Information Office, for the use of two buses to transport seventy-five teenagers toa baseball game at the Atlanta Stadium on Saturday, June 24, 1967. Most of these teenagers are members of the Atlanta Youth Development Center, a social agency in the Boulevard community. Seven adults will accompany the group. We are asking that the buses meet the group Saturday, June 24th at 12:15 p.m. at 666 Parkway Drive, N. E. and return the group after the ballgame. It is my understanding that the United States Government will not be held liable in the event of an accident. With appreciation, I am Sincerely yours, Ivan Allen, Jr. Mayor IAJr/br CC: Mrs. Eliza Paschall  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 7, Folder 17, Document 55 Box 7 Box 7 Folder 17 Folder topic: Community Relations Commission | 1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/a64c1a62a73347e8fad83ad7f871c654.pdf 8557ef5bc5e1bf260e3567714622a090 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. June Z8, 1967 Mr. C rle £ . Fr me 1056 Le Atl Street, N . W. , Georgi 30ll4 De r Mr. Fram : This '11 aclmo ledge receipt of your letter of June 26tb. We are forw rdi your letter to the Community Relation Commiaaio ith the req t that ey ttempt to ec t siatance they c lend you. Sincerely your , Ivan Alle , Jr. Mayor JAJr/br CC: Mra. Eliza Paachall, Director Comm ty Relati • Commiaaion � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document —S June 28, 1967 Mr. Charles E, Frame 1056 Lena Street, N. W. Atlanta, Georgia 30314 Dear Mr. Frame: This will acknowledge receipt of your letter of June 26th, We are forwarding your letter to the Community Relations Commission with the request that they attempt to see what assistance they can lend you. Sincerely yours, Ivan Allen, Jr. Mayor IAJr/br CC: Mrs, Eliza Paschall, Director Community Relations Commission  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 7, Folder 17, Document 54 Box 7 Box 7 Folder 17 Folder topic: Community Relations Commission | 1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/f9cb51a0e2818d4c7406221b0b8b4971.pdf 30621cafc0f1acc118de85b96f302799 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. ESTABLISHED BY Tl-IE MAYOR AND Tl-IE BOARD OF ALDERMEN, NOVEMBER, 1988 1103 CITY 1-IALL, ATLANTA GEORGIA 30303 MR. IRVING K. KALER, TELEPHONE 5U-H63 EXT. -'33 Chairman THE HONORABLE SAM MA SS ELL, JR., Ez-0.iicio President, Board of Aldermen June 2B, 1967 COMIIIISSION JIIEIIIBERS ?t!R. T. M. ALEXANDER, SR. MR. R. BYRON ATTRIDGE MRS . SARA BAKER MISS HELE N BULLARD MR. R. J . BUTLER MR. ROBERT DOBBS MR. HAMILTON DOUGLAS, JR. MR. C. G. EZZARD MOST REVEREND PAUL J. HALLINAN Archbishop of Atlanta MR. JOSEPH HAAS MR. AL KUETr NER DR. ROBERT E. LEE MR. ROLLAND MAXWELL MR. F. W : PATTERSO N TO: THE MAYOR AND BOARD OF ALDERMEN FROM: THE CO MM UNITY RELATIONS COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF ATLANTA RABBI JACOB JI!. ROTH S CHILD MR. M. 0. "Buzz" RYAN MR. JACK SELLS MRS . MARY STEPHENS THE R EVEREND SAMUEL WILLIAMS MRs. ELIZA K. PASCHALL, Ezecutiv e Director The Commission, by unanimous vote, wishes to recommend to the Mayor and Board of Aldermen that contracts of the City include an equal employment opportunity clause, and that grants of money from the City include an equal employment opportunity clause, and further, that the proper administra t ive set-up for implementing it be provided. Adopted at the regular mon t hl y meeting of the Community Relations Commission, June 23, 1967, Committee Room #2, City Hall, Atlanta, Georgia . . ~- � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Mr. Irvine K. Kater, Chairman JOMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMISSION ESTABLISHED BY THE MAYOR AND THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN, NOVEMBER, 1966 1203 CITY HALL, ATLANTA GEORGIA 30303 TELEPHONE 522-4468 EXT. 438 THE HoNnorRABLe SAM MASSELL, JR., Ex-Officio President, Board of Aldermen COMMISSION MEMBERS Mr. T. M. ALEXANDER, SR. Mr. R. Byron ATTRIDGE Mrs. Sara BAKER Miss HELEN BULLARD Mr. R. J. BUTLER Mr. Rosert Dosss Mr. Hamitton Dovc.as, Jr. Mr. C. G. Ezzarp Most REVEREND Paut J. HALLINAN Archbishop of Atlanta Mr. JosepH Haas Mr. AL KuUETTNER Dr. Rosert E. Lee Mr. RottAND MAXWELL Mr. F. W. Patterson Razer Jacos M. RoTHSCHILD Mr. M. 0. “Buzz" Ryan Mr. Jack SELLS Mrs. Mary STEPHENS THE REVEREND SAMUEL WILLIAMS Mrs. Eviza K. PAScHALL, Executive Director June 28, 1967 TO: THE MAYOR AND BOARD OF ALDERMEN FROM: THE COMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF ATLANTA The Commission, by unanimous vote, wishes to recommend to the Mayor and Board of Aldermen that contracts of the City include an equal employment opportunity clause, and that grants of money from the City include an equal employment opportunity clause, and further, that the proper administrative set-up for implementing it be provided. Adopted at the regular monthly meeting of the Community Relations Commission, June 23, 1967, Committee Room #2, City Hall, Atlanta, Georgia.  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 7, Folder 17, Document 53 Box 7 Box 7 Folder 17 Folder topic: Community Relations Commission | 1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/62f436b2b86436c9b5fc6fd4539e5e91.pdf b30a40c1db81f3c83e811c7340172025 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. OMMUNITY RELATION§ COMMJISSIO ESTABLISHED BY THE MAYOR AND THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN, NOVEMBER, 1g66 1!03 CITY HALL, ATLANTA GEORGIA 30303 MR. !RVING K. KALER, Chairman TELEPHONE 5U-U63 EXT. ,'33 June 28, 1967 THE HONORABLE SAll! MASSELL, JR., E:e-Officio President, Board of Aldermen COMMISSION MEMBERS MR. T. M. ALEXANDER, SR. MR. R. BYRON ATTRIDGE TO: MRS. SARA BAKER THE MAYOR AND THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN Mrss HELEN BULLARD MR. R. J. Bun.ER FROM: MR. ROBERT DOBBS MR. HAMILTON DOUGLAS, JR. MR. C. G. EZZARD MOST REVEREND PAUL J. HALLINAN Archbishop of Atlanta MR. JOSEPH HAAS MR. AL KUETTNER DR. ROBERT E. LEE MR. ROLLAND MAXWELL MR. F. W ." PATTERS ON RABBI JACOB M. ROTHSCHILD MR. M. "Buzz" RYAN MR. JACK SELLS Mas. MARY STEPHENS o. THE REvEREND SAMUEL WILLIAMS Mas. ELIZA K . PASCHALL, E:eecutive Director COMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMISSION WHEREAS, we the Atlanta Community Relations Commission, have completed the public hearings in the following areas, Summer Hill-Peoplestown, Edgewood-Kirkwood, Vine City-Lightning, Mechanicsville-Pittsburg, Northwest area, Perry Homes-Scotts Crossing, Boulevard area, Capitol Avenue area, Dixie Hills area, and two open meetings city-wide; and Whereas, these meetings have been at the request of the people who live in the area and/or community people who are concerned with wha t is happening and could happen to this City; and WHEREAS, the same thread runs through all of the communities. The complaints have no geographic priorities. In broad areas they can be listed as follows1 l. Apparent unwillingness of the City to move in areas until, as it is phrased, "the City has to". • 2. Job opportunities. 3. Inadequate garbage collection. 4. Inadequate recreation facilities, with particular emphasis on recreation facilities for teenagers and you~g adults. 5. Inadequate police patrol on one hand, and overzealousness of police in emergencies. 6. Bad housing conditions, with the attending problems of high rent, overcrowding, rats, bugs, flies, lack of garbage cans. 7. A feeli~g) tha t the poor people of Atlanta are somehow set apart from the mainstream of the life of the City and that they are as a group, ignored until they start "making things happen ." 8. The policies of the Atlanta Housing Authority, in regard to housing projects. 9. The policies of real estate people in failing to provide minimum conditions relating to health, maintenance, and rent increases; and, �[ J. -2- Resolution cont'd WHEREAS, the City is directly concerned with the first four items: l. Apparent u~willingness---to move in areas until---"the City has to"---- 2. Job opportunities. 3. Inadequate garbage collection. 4. Ina dequate recreation facilities,---- we urge that the Ma yor and the Board of Aldermen take whatever emergency measures are necessary to provide additional recreation facilities, adequate garbage collection, and preplanning in terms of next year, and that planing be a city-wide concern; and, WHEREAS, we recognize that all Departments are limited in terms of finances; and, WHEREAS, we heartily applaud the efforts of the past, we have an obligation and a concern to stress that the time to start for summer planning for 1968 is now; that citizens in all areas should know what is being proposed; a nd, WHEREAS, we believe that the other items listed need further investigation by the Commis s ion; and, WHEREAS, we believe that we can work in area s involving these problems by conferences and hea rings with the people involved; be it further ... RESOLVED, that the Atlanta Community Relations Commission goes on record as being un a lte r ably oppo s ed to mob violence; that we pass this Resolution in a n effor t to alle via te some of the caus e s, and that we underline th e philo s o phy th a t in Atla nta we should not a llow demon s t ra tions to de t e rm i ne City polic ies ; th a t we ur ge priva t e owne r s a nd rent a l agen cies to imme diately beg in f ulf illing their obliga t ions ; that we support the efforts of the Economic Opportunity Atlanta in neighborhood organizations; that we request the City Attorney to furnish the Commission with the legal obligations of priva te owners of dwelli ng s and/or a partm e nt house s; a nd th a t we a ppl a ud the e f forts of all gr oups an d individua l citize ns i n t heir e ffort s t owards maki ng Atla nt a ma intain i ts uniqu e potentia l greatn ess ; and be i t f ur ther -~RESOLV ED, that it is the pro found convict i on of the Atlanta Commun i ty Re lations Commission t ha t no city can achie ve t r ue grea tn e ss wit hout f ulfil l ing its ob l igation fo r city servi c es a nd f or c omm uni t y in volvement; and be it f urt her ~ RESOLVED, that we, as pri vate citizens of Atlanta a nd as me mbers of the Atlanta Comm unity Re l atio ns Commis sion, recog ni z e our own responsibilities and invo l vement an d . our own la te recognition of t hese problems and we urge th e involveme nt of e very responsible citizen in Atlanta in working towards a continuou s effort at the . solution of the p~oblem • . We · rec ognize the efforts of the Ma yor and the Board of Alderm en. �-3- Resolution cont'd In a sense of urgency, we call for a greater concentration of essential efforts in tangible planning and performance of city obligations, which will, we sincerely believe, have the support from all citizens of Atlanta; and be it further RESOLVED, that this is the job for all Atlanta, ·for all citizens in all sections, not just the elected officials. The above Resolution was unamiously adopted at the regular monthly meeting of the Community Relations Commission, June 23, 1967, Committee Room #2, City Hall, Atlanta, Georgia � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document JOMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMISSION ESTABLISHED BY THE MAYOR AND THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN, NOVEMBER, 1966 1208 CITY HALL, ATLANTA GEORGIA 30308 TELEPHONE 522-4468 EXT. 488 Mr. Invinc K. Kater, Chairman Tue HoNoRABLE SAM MASSELL, Jr., Ex-Officio June 28 ’ 196 T President, Board of Aldermen COMMISSION MEMBERS Mr. T. M. ALEXANDER, Sr. Mr. R. BYRON ATTRIDGE xs, ibd Barret TO: THE MAYOR AND THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN Miss HELEN BULLARD Mr. R. J. BUTLER Mr. Rosert Dosss FROM: COMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMISSION Mr. HamItton Dovuc.as, JR. Mr. C. G. Ezzanp Most Reverenp Paut J. HALLINAN WHEREAS, we the Atlanta Community Relations Commission, See a ereih have completed the public heari in the followi his. Josurn HAs plete e public hearings in the following areas, Mr. At KUETTNER Summer Hill-Peoplestown, Edgewood-Kirkwood, Vine City-Lightning, A neared Mechanicsville-Pittsburg, Northwest area, Perry Homes-Scotts Mr, F. W. PATrerson Crossing, Boulevard area, Capitol Avenue area, Dixie Hills area, - img faeap cach apts and two open meetings city-wide; and Mr. M. 0. “Buzz” Ryan Mr. Jack SELLS Se eae Soeeen Whereas, these meetings have been at the request of the THE REVEREND SAMUEL WILLIAMS z : i people who live in the area and/or community people who are con- cee oe eee cerned with what is happening and could happen to this City; and Executive Director WHEREAS, the same thread runs through all of the communities. The complaints have no geographic priorities. In broad areas they can be listed as follows’ 1. Apparent unwillingness of the City to move in areas until, as it is phrased, "the City has to”. 2. Job opportunities. 3. Inadequate garbage collection. 2 4. Inadequate recreation facilities, with particular emphasis on recreation facilities for teenagers and young adults. 5. Inadequate police patrol on one hand, and overzealousness of police in emergencies. 6. Bad housing conditions, with the attending problems of high rent, overcrowding, rats, bugs, flies, lack of garbage cans. 7. A feeling: that the poor people of Atlanta are somehow set apart from the mainstream of the life of the City and that they are as a group, ignored until they start "making things happen." 8. The policies of the Atlanta Housing Authority, in regard to housing projects. 9. The policies of real estate people in failing to provide minimum conditions relating to health, maintenance, and rent increases; and,  -2- Resolution cont'd ~ WHEREAS, the City is directly concerned with the first four items: 1. Apparent unwillingness---to move in areas until---"the City has to"---- 2. Job opportunities. 3. Inadequate garbage collection. 4. Inadequate recreation facilities,---- we urge that the Mayor and the Board of Aldermen take whatever emergency measures are necessary to provide additional recreation facilities, adequate garbage collection, and preplanning in terms of next year, and that plan- ing be a city-wide concern; and, : WHEREAS, we recognize that all Departments are limited in terms of finances; and, WHEREAS, we heartily applaud the efforts of the past, we have an obligation and a concern to stress that the time to start for summer plan- ning for 1968 is now; that citizens in all areas should know what is being proposed; ana, WHEREAS, we believe that the other items listed need further investigation by the Commission; and, ; WHEREAS, we believe that we can work in areas involving these problems by conferences and hearings with the people involved; be it further RESOLVED, that the Atlanta Community Relations Commission goes on record as being unalterably opposed to mob violence; that we pass this Resolution in an effort to alleviate some of the causes, and that we underline the philosophy that in Atlanta we should not allow demonstrations to determine City policies; that we urge private owners and rental agencies to immediately begin fulfilling their obligations; that we support the efforts of the Economic Opportunity Atlanta in neighborhood organizations; that we request the City Attorney to furnish the Commission with the legal obligations of private owners of dwellings and/or apartment houses; and that we applaud the efforts of all groups and individual citizens in their efforts towards making Atlanta maintain its unique potential greatness; and be it further ‘ RESOLVED, that it is the profound conviction of the Atlanta Community Relations Commission that no city can achieve true greatness without fulfilling its obligation for city services and for community involvement; and be it further RESOLVED, that we, as private citizens of Atlanta and as members of the Atlanta Community Relations Commission, recognize our own responsibilities and involvement and-our own late recognition of these problems and we urge the involvement of every responsible citizen in Atlanta in working towards a continuous effort at the solution of the problem.. We recognize the efforts of the Mayor and the Board of Aldermen.  3. Resolution cont'd In a sense of urgency, we call for a greater concentration of essential efforts in tangible planning and performance of city obligations, which will, we sincerely believe, have the support from all citizens of Atlanta; and be it further RESOLVED, that this is the job for all Atlanta, for all citizens in all sections, not just the elected officials. The above Resolution was unamiously adopted at the regular monthly meeting of the Community Relations Commission, June 23, 1967, Committee Room #2, City Hall, Atlanta, Georgia  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 7, Folder 17, Document 52 Box 7 Box 7 Folder 17 Folder topic: Community Relations Commission | 1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/e8f12c1380391038babd823d28910c10.pdf faf9eec5f07e77942ca601a1b98dd8ca Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. OMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMISSION ESTABLISHED BY THE MAYOR AND THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN, NOVEMBER, 1966 1£03 CITY HALL, ATLANTA GEORGIA 90303 Jun 29. 1967 group inc (j x k Ill e on li J~~ n v l , J~. TELEPHONE 5U-4,f63 EXT. 433 b ur ly• ,. ) Elize I< . u iv ir ctor d to d v lop � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document yYOMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMISSION ESTABLISHED BY THE MAYOR AND THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN, NOVEMBER, 1966 1203 CITY HALL, ATLANTA GEORGIA s0s03 TELEPHONE 528-4468 EXT. 438 June 29, 1967 Mz. Jack Delius Parks Department City Halli Annex Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mr, Delius: The Community Relations Commission at its regular meeting on June 23, voted to adopt a resolution of high preise to the Perks and Recreation Department for th@ir efforts to provide for these needs in Atlanta within the limits of their resources and to pledge the cooperation of] the Commission to incrsese those resources, We also express appreciation for the cordial and friendly cooperation which we have enjoyed with the Parks and Reereation Department since this Commission was established. We endorse the suggestion that private groups be encouraged to develop their @wn resources to the fullest, Sincerely, (ire.) Eliza K, Paschal Executive Director EKP smt ects Miss Virginie Carmicheel Mr. Charlee Leftwich Mz. Douglas L. Fowlkes Me. Q. V, Williemeon Mz. G. Everett Millican Mayor Ivan Allen, J, -~ Vice-Mayor Sem Maesell, Jx.  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 7, Folder 17, Document 51 Box 7 Box 7 Folder 17 Folder topic: Community Relations Commission | 1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/0b83f2415399f36fcd0aed279527e834.pdf be63f9b5b0d1c1d946259886b97a9d54 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. h 1 . NEWSLE E OMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMIS«;I:;: ESTABLISHED BY THE llUYOR AND THE BOARD OP A LDERMEN, NOVEMBER, l P55 llOI CITY RA.LL, ATLANTA GEORGIA 10101 A CITIZENS' AGENDA FIRST QUARTERLY PROGRAM REPORT Mayor Allen, in installing the members, said: "As Atlanta's neighborhoods have grown up and spread out, also they have grown apart. Despite the instantaneous speed of modern electronic communications, it has become increasingly difficult to relate the interests of various neighborhoods one with another in the rapidly changing social, cultural and economic fabric of our city. For that is the way I see Atlanta -- as a group of more than 500,000 people with the common interest of making Atlanta always a better place to live in, to do all possible to make it become America's finest city. It is in the spirit of this common i nterest that this Commission has been created -- As I wish you Godspeed in your activities. I pledge you the enthusiastic cooperation of your City Government." * * * * * * * The Community Relations Commission of the City of Atlanta inherited an unfinished agenda from an Ad Hoc Human Relations Committee, which was appointed by the Board of Aldermen in August 1966. In July 1966 a meeting had been called by "Gr.ass Roots" Community leaders to consider how Atlanta might avoid the disturbances that had erupted in other cities. (It should be noted that this was held before the disturbances in Summerhill and Boulevard, in August). A resolution was adopted at the meeting, asking the Alderman to appoint a Committee to work towards the establishment of a biracial, human relations committee for the City of Atlanta. On August 1st, the Board of Aldermen did adopt a resolution calling for the appointment of such a c ommittee, to be composed of the Chairman of the Finance, Parks, Police, Public Works I, Public Works II, Urban Renewal Policy and Zoning Committees of the Board of Aldermen, and a committee "to be selected and designated by the Atlanta Summit Conference," with the Vice-Mayor an ex-officio member. The Ordinance specified that the Cammi ttee should survey "the services and facili tiet: which are furnished in the areas of the City known as Blue Heaven, Vin e City, Mechanicsville, Summerhill, Cabbage Town and such as other areas as may be determined by the Committee and to make recommendations to the ~ayor and Board of Aldermen for the furnishing of necessary services and facilities •• which will standardize these services furnished in the above-mentioned order as with all other areas of the City." The Ordinance further authorized the Committee to "formulate and present recommendations for the Membership and formati on of a Human Re lations Commission for the City of Atlanta together with ·an estima t e d financia l statement." * * * * * * Such a Committee was appointed, and was· convened by Mayor Ivan Allen to hear reports fr om heads of major departments a bout improvements in City Ser vices into substandard areas and to take a bus tour of various s ubstanda r d and Ur ban Renewa 1 areas • At the second meeting of the Committee the advisability of inviting persons from these areas to a Public Meeting was discussed and it was agreed that such a hearing would be held to better advantage if and when there was a pe nnanent Commission with a staff to follow through on the problems brought up. And so the Committee, with the Vice-Mayor serving as chairman, turned its attention to the recommendation of the creation of a permanent biracial Community Relations Commission. �- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - -- - - - -- - - - - -- - -- - The Ordinance establishing the Commission, which is an amendment to the City Charter was adopted on November 8, 1966. The appointments made by the Mayor, to the 20 Member Commission, were approved by the Board of Aldermen. The Organizational . Meeting was held on December 14, 1966 with speeches by Mayor Allen and Mr. John \ Feild, Director of the Community Relations Service of the u. $. Conference of Mayors. ' * * * * * * * The Commission, at its first regular meeting in January elected an Executive Director, (whose appointment was approved at the next meeting of the Board of Aldermen on February 7, 1967) and adopted as its first- Agenda the unfi~ished · business of the Ad Hoc Human Relations Committee - to hold hearings, both at City Hall and in specified neighborhoods, where Citizens might state their needs. On February 16th, an overflow crowd appeared in the "Aldermanic Chamber to speak and -to , l:isten. 11 Speakers included a member of the State Board of Family & Children's . ,Sc r'1ices, a dean of a school of Social Work, representatives fr~m a Youth Council, iJdi~idual citizens from different areas. Through April, five meetings have been held to hear from ten to twelve neighborhoods. Three or more members of the C0mmission have been assigned as a Team for each area. Information Profiles on each n~ighborhood have been prepared so Commission Members and others can better u~derstand the importance of various requests. These Profiles plus detailed minutes of each meeting provide a unique window for looking into these areas, each with unique problems reflecting its own characteristic -- phys~cal, economic, political -and yet, all together giving patterns of problems. * * * * * * * Most of the requests have concerned the most basic public services, with little reference to civil rights or discrimination. Decent housing, safe streets and sidewalks, recreation, adequate sewers and sanitary services, increased police patroling -- these are among the most frequently ment~oned items. In some areas there. are complaints from home owners about a strict code enforcement. Io others, the com:P!aints are that landlords are not required to meet standards. Throughout there is confusion and anxiety about possibilities of displacement and relocation because 0£ code enforcement, urban renewal, highways, etc. (At the request of the residents a special meeting was scheduled. about the various city plaQs in one of . the areas.) Public Housing is an area unto itself, with many questions about che actual amounts of rents and charges, but most important, questions about the authority of the manager and the lack of feeling of freedom and independence to question and complain The month to month lease ~nd the authority of the manager to evict ( and until the recent Supreme Court ruling, that without written reason) has created a situation where many tenants feel they have no recourse -- particularly in view of the cost of moving and the difficulty of finding other accomodations if one is evicted from public housing. A request to help "stabilize a neighborhood" has opened up the subject of racial patterns of housing. The Commission has collected information and insights and is now attempting to develop realistic recommendations for all the various segments of the community wh-ich are involved. In areas where few residents have cars, public transpot'tation becomes of r:mch more importance, economically and socially. The lack of streets and sidewalks, much less public transportation in many cases accounts for apparent lack of neighborhood spirit. Holes in sidewalks and dimly lit .s treets also become more important when travel is on foot. Everywhere there is a plea for recreation - places for children and young people to play, equipment, supervisors - young and old. The scarcity of parents at home makes this need especially acute. There have been many suggestions for areas in the neighborhoods suitable for recreation and play areas. Pleas for coordination of pttblic services to provide maximum use· of -- for example, use of school yards for recreation, use of public health facilities f or planned parenthood and other clinics; dovetailing of code enforcement and planning programs - has been both implicit and explicit. The inconvenience of the present dearth of information services at City Hall has also been noted and appreciation expressed for the evening hearings to register requests and complaints. Running throughout the connnents is a healthy combination of idealism - (citizens expect good pub).ic services) - and skepticism - (We 've been talking about this, :,/fnce God r.w.de men·") but above all, the feeling this C_ommunity Relations C-Ommi&sion -r.epresents just about the last chance of Getting Something Done. �And ha s Something Been Done? Some action, even if it is only an inquiry, has been t aken on every r equest that has been made. Some report has been or will be made to t he indi v idua 1. Street lights have been scheduled. Trash picked up. Some housing r,rob lems straightened out -- The . various departments of the City and other agencies have been cooperative and where possible, have complied with the requests for service. It is apparent, howe ver, that the inadequacy of services stems not so much from the insensitivity of administrative officials as from the limit of the resources pre sently available to them. * * * * * * * The function of a "Complaint Bureau" is a valid one. The function of a communication center is a valid one. These, the Commission will continue to perform. The ne x t phase, however, in its program is to move f r om the specific to the general, from the remedial to the preventive, from acting as an agent to acting as an innovator. To do this, the Co111mission plans first to meet with Heads of Departments and Agencies and to e xpand its organization in 3 di r ections. Already 12 individuals in professional positions have been invited to serve as a Technical Advisory Committee to the Director and Chairman. Advi sory Committees to the Connnission ia 12 areas will be named. These wi ll include individuals already informed and those Hho want to be informed. They will duplicate the cross section composition of the Commission and will enable the Commission to make more realistic recommendations to the Mayor and the Aldermen. The areas in which Advisory Committees are anticipated are -- Housing, Education, Employment, Poli ce and Law Enforcement, Recreation, Public Accomodations, Registration & Voting, Muni cipal Services, Welfare and Public Assistance, Social and Health Services, communications within & between Groups and Voluntary Associations. A week after the first hearing at City Hall, on citizens needs, the Commission held a second Public Rearing and invited civic organizations and agencies to describe their programs and make suggestions to the Commission~ 50 were represented and expressed support and offered their cooperation with the Commission. In each of the neighborhoods visi.ted, the Commission Team will keep in touch with various land resource people, in order to have continuous communication following up on the · hearing. With a solid background of 3 months of daily contacts with the needs of citizens and administration, the Commission is now ready to accept these offers of help and to call on interested individuals and groups to join in developing a Citizens' Agenda to carry out the following functions as described in the City Ordinance: To foster mutual understanding, tolerance, and respect among all economic, social, religious and ethnic groups in the city." "To help make it possible for each citizen, regardless of race, color, creed, religion, national origin or ancestry, to develop his talents and abilities without limitation," "To aid in permitting the City of Atlanta to benefit from the fullest realization of its human resources." "To investigate, discourage -and seek to prevent discriminatory practices against any individual because of race, color, creed, religion, national origin or ancestry." "To attempt to act as conciliator in controversies involving human relations." ttT o cooperate in the development of educational programs dedicated to the improvement of human relations with, and to enlist the support . of, civil leaders, civic, religious, veterans, labor, indu strial, commercial and eleemosynary groups; and private agencies engaged in the inculcation of ideals of tolerance, ·mutual respect and understanding." �MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION (Appointed by Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr., and approved by the Board of Aldermen) . Mr. T . M. Alexande r ,Sr. 521-0549 · 208 Auburn Avenue, Northeast Mr. R. Byron Attridge 525-0484 Trus t Company of Georgia Building Mrs. Sara Baker 928 Park Avenue, Southeast Mr. Rolland Maxwell 522-1300 Davison's 180 Peachtree Street, Northwest Mrs. Fred W. Patterson -; 233-1624 2959 Andrews Drive, Northwest 627-8193 Miss Helen Bullard 577-3600 Toombs, Amisano & Wells 70 Fairlie Street, Northwest Rabbi Jacob M. Rothschild 873-1731 The . Temple 1589 Peichtree Road, Northeast Mr. M. 0. "Buzz" Ryan, General Manager Marriott Motor Hotel Courtland at Cain Street 688-6500 Mr . R. J, Butler 250 Tenth Street, Northeast 524-5001 Mr. Robert Dobbs 2·455 Abner Place, Northwest 622-0919 Mr. Jack Sells 355-4311 1416 Hills Place, Northwest Mr. Hamilton Douglas, Jr. 522~2200 National Bank of Georgia Building Mrs. Mary Stephens 766~5001 2840 Dearwood Drive, Southwest Mr. Clarence G. Ezzard 627-1187 245 Atlanta Avenue, Southeast Rev. Samuel Williams 688-0206 Friendship Baptist Church 437 Mitchell Street, Southwest Mr. Joseph Haas 525-6141 First National Bank Building Archbishop Paul J. Hallinan Z33-2148 Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta _P. 0. Box 12047, Northside S~ation Executive Director 522-4463* Mrs. Eliza K. Paschall Ext. 433* Mr. Irving K. Kaler,Chai r man 525-6886 1820 Fulton National Bank Building Mr. Al Kuettner 873-3823 675 Sherwood Road, Northeast Ex-Officio Member: 87.!~-8664 Dr . Robert E. Lee Lutheran Church of the Rece e~er 731 Peachtree Street, Nor theast 521-1694 Mr. Sam Massell, Jr. Vice Mayor, City of Atlanta 40 ~ryor Street, Southwest THE. ATLANTA COMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMISSION MEETS THE. FOURTH FRIDAY IN EACH MONTH AT· THE CITY HALL, 1:30 P.M., ROOM 22. MEETINGS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. COMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMISSION 1203 CITY HALL ATLANTA, GECRGIA 30303 Mr. R. Earl Landers Adm. Asst. to Mayor 68 Mitchell St., SW Atlanta, Ga. 30303 Non - Profit Organization U.S. Postage PA ID Atlanta, Georgia Permit No. 711 � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document NEWSLETTER OF THE JOMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMISSION ESTABLISHED BY THE MAYOR AND THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN, NOVEMBER, 1060 1803 CITY HALL, ATLANTA GEORGIA 30308 TELEPHONE 588-4408 EXT. 433 A CITIZENS' AGENDA FIRST QUARTERLY PROGRAM REPORT — Mayor Allen, in installing the members, said: "As Atlanta's neighborhoods have grown up and spread out, also they have grown apart. Despite the instantaneous speed of modern electronic communications, it has become increasingly difficult to relate the interests of various neighborhoods one with another in the rapidly changing social, cultural and economic fabric of our city. For that is the way I see Atlanta -- as a group of more than 500,000 people with the common interest of making Atlanta always a better place to live in, to do all possible to make it become America's finest city. It is in the spirit of this common interest that this Commission has been created -- As I wish you Godspeed in your activities. I pledge you the enthusiastic cooperation of your City Government ,"' ke * * F eK OF The Community Relations Commission of the City of Atlanta inherited an unfinished agenda from an Ad Hoc Human Relations Committee, which was appointed by the Board of Aldermen in August 1966, In July 1966 a meeting had been called by "Grass Roots" Community leaders to con- sider how Atlanta might avoid the disturbances that had erupted in other cities, (It should be noted that this was held before the disturbances in Summerhill and Boulevard, in August). A resolution was adopted at the meeting, asking the Alderman to appoint a Committee to work towards the establishment of a biracial, human relations committee for the City of Atlanta, On August lst, the Board of Aldermen did adopt a resolution calling for the appoint- ment of such a committee, to be composed of the Chairman of the Finance, Parks, Police, Public Works I, Public Works II, Urban Renewal Policy and Zoning Committees of the Board of Aldermen, and a committee "to be selected and designated by the Atlanta Summit Conference," with the Vice-Mayor an ex-officio member, The Ordinance specified that the Committee should survey "the services and facilities which are furnished in the areas of the City known as Blue Heaven, Vine City, Mechanicsville, Summerhill, Cabbage Town and such as other areas as may be de- termined by the Committee and to make recommendations to the Mayor and Board of Aldermen for the furnishing of necessary services and facilities -- which will standardize these services furnished in the above-mentioned order as with all other areas of the City." The Ordinance further authorized the Committee to "formulate and present recommen~ dations for the Membership and formation of a Human Relations Commission for the City of Atlanta together with ‘an estimated financial statement." ‘BO OR OW A Oe OK Such a Committee was appointed, and was convened by Mayor Ivan Allen to hear reports from heads of major departments about improvements in City Services into substandard areas and to take a bus tour of various substandard and Urban Renewal areas. } At the second meeting of the Committee the advisability of inviting persons from these areas to a Public Meeting was discussed and it was agreed that such a hearing would be held to better advantage if and when there was a permanent Commission with a staff to follow through on the problems brought up. And so the Committee, with the Vice-Mayor serving as chairman, turned its attention to the recommendation of the creation of a permanent biracial Community Relations Commission, The Ordinance establishing the Commission, which is an amendment to the City Charter was adopted on November 8, 1966, The appointments made by the Mayor, to the 20 Member Commission, were approved by the Board of Aldermen. The Organizational . Meeting was held on December 14, 1966 with speeches by Mayor Allen and Mr. John . Feild, Director of the Community Relations Service of the U. S. Conference of Mayors. a a i i ie The Commission, at its first regular meeting in January elected an Executive Director, (whose appointment was approved at the next meeting of the Board of Atdermen on February 7, 1967) and adopted as its first Agenda the unfinished. business of the Ad Hoc Human Relations Committee - to hold hearings, both at City Hall and in specified neighborhoods, where Citizens might state their needs. On February 16th, an overflow crowd appeared in the "Aldermanic Chamber to speak and to: listen." Speakers included a member of the State Board of Family & Children's . Services, a dean of a school of Social Work, representatives from a Youth Council, iadividual citizens from different areas. Through April, five meetings have been held to hear from ten to twelve neighborhoods. Three or more members of the Commission have been assigned as a Team for each area. Information Profiles on each neighborhood have been prepared so Commission Members and others can better under- stand the importance of various requests, These Profiles plus detailed minutes of each meeting provide a unique window for looking into these areas, each with unique problems reflecting its own characteristic -- physical, economic, political -- and yet, all together giving patterns of problems. * * & & &€ & KF * Most of the requests have concerned the most basic public services, with little reference to civil rights or discrimination. Decent housing, safe streets and side- walks, recreation, adequate sewers and sanitary services, increased police patroling -- these are among the most frequently mentioned items, In some areas there are complaints from home owners about a strict code enforcement. In others, the com- plaints are that landlords are not required to meet standards, Throughout there is confusion and anxiety about possibilities of displacement and relocation because ot code enforcement, urban renewal, highways, etc. (At the request of the residents a special meeting was scheduled about the various city plans in one of the areas.) Public Housing is an area unto itself, with many questions about the actual amounts of rents and charges, but most important, questions about the authority of the manager and the lack of feeling of freedom and independence to question and complain The month to month lease and the authority of the manager to evict ( and until the recent Supreme Court ruling, that without written reason) has created a situation . where many tenants feel they have no recourse -- particularly in view of the cost of moving and the difficulty of finding other accomodations if one is evicted from public housing, A request to help "stabilize a neighborhood" has opened up the subject of racial patterns of housing. The Commission has collected information and insights and is now attempting to develop realistic recommendations for all the various segments of the community which are involved, In areas where few residents have cars, public transportation becomes of much more importance, economically and socially. The lack of streets and sidewalks, much less public transportation in many cases accounts for apparent lack of neighborhood spirit. Holes in sidewalks and dimly lit streets also become more important when travel is on foot, Everywhere there is a plea for recreation - places for children and young people to play, equipment, supervisors - young and old, The scarcity of parents at home makes this need especially acute. There have been many suggestions for areas in the neighborhoods suitable for recreation and play areas. Pleas for coordination of public services to provide maximum use of -- for example, use of school yards for recreation, use of public health facilities for planned parenthood and other clinics; dovetailing of code enforcement and planning programs ~ has been both implicit and explicit, The inconvenience of the present dearth of information services at City Hall has also been noted and appreciation expressed for the evening hearings to register requests and complaints. Running throughout the comments is a healthy combination of idealism - (citizens expect good public 4 services) - and skepticism - ("We've been talking about this since God nade men.") but above all, the feeling this Community Relations Commission represents just about the last chance of Getting Something Done.  And has Something Been Done? Some action, even if it is only an inquiry, has been taken on every request that has been made. Some report has been or will be made to the individual, Street lights have been scheduled. Trash picked up. Some housing problems straightened out -- The various departments of the City and other agencies have been cooperative and where possible, have complied with the requests for service, It is apparent, however, that the inadequacy of services stems not so much from the insensitivity of administrative officials as from the limit of the resources presently available to them. A Se ae 6 FR Oe Oe oe The function of a "Complaint Bureau" is a valid one. The function of a communication center is a valid one, These, the Commission will continue to perform, The next phase, however, in its program is to move from the specific to the general, from the remedial to the preventive, from acting as an agent to acting as an innovator, To do this, the Commission plans first to meet with Heads of Departments and Agencies and to expand its organization in 3 directions, Already 12 individuals in professional positions have been invited to serve as a Technical Advisory Committee to the Director and Chairman, Advisory Committees to the Commission in 12 areas will be named. These will include individuals already informed and those who want to be informed. They will duplicate the cross section composition of the Commission and will enable the Commission to make more realistic recommendations to the Mayor and the Aldermen, The areas in which Advisory Committees are anticipated are -- Housing, Education, Employment, Police and Law Enforcement, Recreation, Public Accomodations, Registration & Voting, Municipal Services, Welfare and Public Assistance, Social and Health Services, communications within & between Groups and Voluntary Associations. A week after the first hearing at City Hall, on citizens needs, the Commission held a second Public Hearing and invited civic organizations and agencies to describe their programs and make suggestions to the Commission: 50 were represented and ex- pressed support and offered their cooperation with the Commission. In each of the neighborhoods visited, the Commission Team will keep in touch with various land resource people, in order to have continuous communication following up on the hearing. With a solid background of 3 months of daily contacts with the needs of citizens and administration, the Commission is now ready to accept these offers of help and to call on interested individuals and groups to join in developing a Citizens' Agenda to carry out the following functions as described in the City Ordinance: "To foster mutual understanding, tolerance, and respect among all economic, social, religious and ethnic groups in the city." "To help make it possible for each citizen, regardless of race, color, creed, religion, national origin or ancestry, to develop his talents and abilities without limitation." "To aid in permitting the City of Atlanta to benefit from the fullest realization of its human resources," "To investigate, discourage-and seek to prevent discriminatory practices against any individual because of race, color, creed, religion, national origin or ancestry." "To attempt to act as conciliator in controversies involving human relations," . “To cooperate in the development of educational programs dedicated to the improvement of human relations with, and to enlist the support of, civil leaders, civic, religious, veterans, labor, industrial, commercial and eleemosynary groups; and private agencies engaged in the inculcation of ideals of tolerance, ‘mutual respect and understanding."  MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION (Appointed by Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr., and approved by the Board of Aldermen) Mr. T, M, Alexander,Sr. 521-0549 208 Auburn Avenue, Northeast Mr. R. Byron Attridge 525-0484 Trust Company of Georgia Building Mrs. Sara Baker 627-8193 928 Park Avenue, Southeast Miss Helen Bullard 577-3600 Toombs, Amisano & Wells ' 70 Fairlie Street, Northwest Mr. R. J. Butler 524-5001 - 250 Tenth Street, Northeast Mr. Robert Dobbs 622-0919 2455 Abner Place, Northwest Mr. Hamilton Douglas, Jr. 522-2200 National Bank of Georgia Building Mr. Clarence G. Ezzard 627-1187 245 Atlanta Avenue, Southeast Mr. Joseph Haas 525-6141 First National Bank Building Archbishop Paul J. Hallinan 233-2148 Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta _P. O. Box 12047, Northside Station Mr. Irving K. Kaler,Chairman 525-6886 1820 Fulton National Bank Building Mr. Al Kuettner 873-3823 675 Sherwood Road, Northeast Dr. Robert E. Lee 874-8664 Lutheran Church of the Receemer 731 Peachtree Street, Northeast Mr. Rolland Maxwell Davison's 180 Peachtree Street, Northwest 522-1300 Mrs. Fred W. Patterson - 233-1624 2959 Andrews Drive, Northwest Rabbi Jacob M. Rothschild The Temple 1589 Peachtree Road, Northeast 873-1731 Mr. M. O. "Buzz" Ryan, 688-6500 General Manager ; Marriott Motor Hotel Courtland at Cain Street fr. Jack Sells 355-4311 1416 Hills Place, Northwest Mrs. Mary Stephens 766-5001 ' 2840 Dearwood Drive, Southwest Rev. Samuel Williams 688-0206 Friendship Baptist Church 437 Mitchell Street, Southwest RTT RINE RA RIERA AEE ERE ICR TS * Executive Director 522-4463* * Mrs. Eliza K. Paschall Ext. 433% RUE IRTRER RR ERERER EEE EEE ERE EERE Ex-Officio Member: Mr. Sam Masseil, Jr. 521-1694 Vice Mayor, City of Atlanta 40 Pryor Street, Southwest eke ARR RK RRR KR RR KR RR KK RRR ERK RR RRR ERK RK KR OK ROK THE. ATLANTA COMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMISSION MEETS THE FOURTH FRIDAY IN EACH MONTH AT THE CITY HALL, 1:20 P.M., ROOM 22, MEETINGS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. COMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMISSION 1203 CITY HALL ATLANTA, GECRGIA 30303 Non = Profit Organization U.S. Postage PATLD Atlanta, Georgia Permit No.711 Mr. R. Earl Landers | Adm. Asst. to Mayor Atlanta, Ga. 30303 68 Mitchell St., SW |  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 7, Folder 17, Document 50 Box 7 Box 7 Folder 17 Folder topic: Community Relations Commission | 1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/7010cfd898f704d46850b35a3b0ec3c0.pdf e4929ecda491264664a62dfd1a818704 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. OMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMISSION ESTABLISHED BY THE MAYOR AND THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN, NOVEMBER, 1988 1£09 CITY HALL, ATLANTA GEORGIA 90909 TELEPHONE 5U-U69 EXT. 499 Jul y 6, 1967 Mr. Charles E. f rame 1056 Lena Street, N. W. Atlanta , Georgia 30314 Dear Mr . f rame : The Community Relations Commission has received your complaint , fo rward d to ua from the Mayor ' s of fice , concerni ng your diffic ulties in finding a place in a mobil e home park. We will b glad to do what we cen for you in this situation. I have contacted sev r l of the parks and foun d sev r~l vacanci a . If you will c ll m at the Commission' s office , w c n arrange tim to visit cm of th se eat bliehm nts in order to halp you eecur one of these vac ncie . Very truly yours , Norman Lill gard NL: mt cc : M yor Iv n Allen , J ~. � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document OMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMISSION ESTABLISHED BY THE MAYOR AND THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN, NOVEMBER, 1966 1203 CITY HALL, ATLANTA GEORGIA s0s03 TELEPHONE 522-4468 EXT. 433 July 6, 1967 Mr. Charles E, Frame 1056 Lena Street, N. W. Atlanta, Georgia 30314 Dear Mr. Frame: The Community Relations Commission has received your complaint, forwarded to us from the Mayor's office, concerning your difficulties in finding a place in a mobile home park, We will be glad to do what we can for you in this situation. I have contacted several of the parks and found several vacancies. If you will call me at the Commission's office, we can arrange a time to visit some of these establishments in order to help you secure one of these vacancies. Very truly yours, Norman Lillegard NLsmt cc: Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr.  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 7, Folder 17, Document 49 Box 7 Box 7 Folder 17 Folder topic: Community Relations Commission | 1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/41d3ef727955d5e3ed7f4dc1e9efe975.pdf bc9a8bc94630e0c70e3987fc41705391 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. COMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMISSION 1203 CITY HALL ATLANTA, GEORGIA June 13, 1967 Mr. Charles W. Parrish of 1020 Bolton Road, N. W., called the Commission office, Monday, June 12, and gave the following report of a police incident: Saturday night, June 10, at 12:15 p.m., I was stopped on the Expressway off Lee Street on Highway 20, and charged with speeding, and driving under the influence of alcohol. Five officers were involved, they handcuffed me, then all five beat and kicked me. I have bruises on my body to show this. They carried me to Grady Hospital for treatment, then to the police station. I was held there until 4 o'clock Sunday, June 11, and released. The trial was set for Monday, June 12, and then postponed until June 17th. I I . .,· ' ·' ' ..I ~ . . ,. ' · \. • .. '/•1l' : • . ;·: 1 i~ I i° • I• ,' \ ' I ' ./! . ' I/;' ,· ·. . . / I •.'1• . ' . I' i I . I 1,:, I ,/. I. I; ',=: .·, .. I i ' ':' ,, I '. � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document COMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMISSION 1203 CITY HALL ATLANTA, GEORGIA June 13, 1967 Mr. Charles W, Parrish of 1020 Bolton Road, N. W., called the Commission office, Monday, June 12, and gave the following report of a police incident: Saturday night, June 10, at 12:15 p.m., I was stopped on the Expressway off Lee Street on Highway 20, and charged with speeding, and driving under the influence of alcohol, Five officers were involved, they handcuffed me, then all five beat and kicked me. I have bruises on my body to show this. They carried me to Grady Hospital for treatment, then to the police station. I ‘'was held there until 4 o'clock Sunday, June 11, and released, The trial was set for Monday, June 12, and then postponed until June 17th.  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 7, Folder 17, Document 48 Box 7 Box 7 Folder 17 Folder topic: Community Relations Commission | 1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/3dd6320a237ac133f7a99899f473d140.pdf 801a63444e1f6fc9aac744f407b4c899 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. RECTJ The a ccount of an encounter with the City of Atlanta Police, May 2, 1967, by Huron W. Virden, Jr., 685 Argonne Avenue NE Tuesday Night, Apt. 10, Atlanta , Ga. At appro~imately 9 PM to 9:30 PM , May 2, 1967, I was walking south on the west s i de of Peachtree between 10th and 11th streets. I had been to the Pos t Office on 14th nd ha d parked on Peachtree a nd was going to make a telephone ca ll a t the Rexal l Drug Store. Nea r 10th Street I noticed two men in business s uits who l ooked to be in t heir thirtie s forcing an old man across to the east side of Peach• tree to a late model automobile with no obvious markings . Each of the younger men had the old man (he wa s white in maybe his early fiftie s ) by his arms and were t wisting them slightly f orc ing him a cross the stree t. The old man himself was offering no discernable resistence and looked in good condition. He carried hims e lf well. The old man was forced . into the car to the rea r seat and the other two got in the front seat and clo&ed the doors~ The first thought that entered my mind was that of citizens in a city who observe violence and do nothing to aid the victum. This situation did not look right. I cros sed the street after all three men were in the car and walked behind the car deliberately looking at the liscense plates which were ordinary Georgia, Fulton County, 1966 plates . I stepped onto the sidewalk and walked toward the front of the ca r. As I pa ssed the ~ront ca r door the man sitting next to the curb said: "He looked at the liscense plates !" I rea ched approximately the front wheel of the car a nd turned a nd looked through the front windshield in order to clearly see the faces. At this point the man sitting next to the curb jumped out of the car and said to me, "What do you want, mister?" I &aid, "What's going on here?" (Thi was · the first remark that I had -· spoken which was in response to him and ha d made no attempt to interfere.) He said, We' re the police." _I said, "Show me your badge, mis ter." We had been s tanding two or three feet apart . He immediately shoved me ca using me t o lose my balance . He showed me nothing. I turned and stumbling tried to run. He was right behind me, but I managed to get into the middle of Peachtree before he dragged me down onto the street. The other one piled on a nd I s truggled, not hitting t hem but trying t o throw them off. I began yelling, "Help ! I don't know who these two guys are . Somebody help me! " Nobody came over. In the middle of Peachtree a pair of handcuffs was gott en out and finally put on we. I was f or ced ba ck to the car, but they were ·unable to force me into the car. During this ent ire t ime I continued to yell, "Help, I don't know who these two guys are : 11 Aft er I was forced back to the car a bystander sa id, "They're the police. You're in good ha nds . " Since I did not know the bystander and -did not cons ider ha ndcuffs very good ba dges of i dent ifica tion, I continued t o yell. By this time they had fo r c ed me to the trunk of the ca r with my feet pn the ground and pressed by torso a cross the trunk. Fina lly a bys t ander, a Chinese, said, "What are you two doing to him?" and one of them said, "We !re the pol i ce." The.. Ch ine e s aid , "Then show him your ~adge ." At this point one of them for the first and only time pulled out a badge and holding it l ow, briefly fl as hed it and then put it back in his pocket. I yelled to the Chinese "Get his name and badge number." \ �2. The Chinese t hen said , "You a re in good hands, you go on with them." I was by no means assured nd continued to yell hoping that a uniformed patrol• man would show up . Fina lly a paddy wagon came screaming up and as the driver jumped out I said , " Boy, am I glad to see you." The wagon driver later said that his name was Ray . I offered no resistenc e to being pla ced in the wagon and stopped yelling. Sitting there in the wagon at 10th and Peachtree I became aware of two new faces in plain clothe who began talking to the men who had jumped me, and I Aeganwemanding their name and ba dge numbers. Finally one of them stuck his head . in the door of the wagon and sa id that his name was Metzger (or s omething roughly like that) a nd th the was superintendent of detectives. I briefly related to him the circums tances of my ob se rving the old man be ing forced across the street to an unmarked car and my , subsequent invo lvement with the other t wo men and told him, "I don't mind an hvllCHt cop, but you've got two louses out there." I later discovered I was charged with using profanity to an officer, and thia remark was the extent of my profanity. Sitting cneL~ in the wagon the old man was finally put in with me, ana he said that his name was Robert Anderaon from Decatur, Ga. I underatand that he was later booked for being drunk. Another remark that I did yell out of the wagon to the detectives and superintendent was that I was going to file charges for false arrest. We were driven to the station house in the wagon ~nd both of us got out making no fuss. The h ndcuf fs were t aken off me and I was told to sit on a bench in the station hou s e while the old man was booked. I was . told to come up to the counter which Ihdid with no comment . A patro~n with a plaster of paris mitten took my right hand and started to r ise it as if to fingerprint me. I held my hand down and said, "You can't · fingerprint me ." He said , "Oh yes we can." and bega n to twist my right arm while putting a hammerl ock around my neck with his left arm. A woman behind the counter sus tained his statement by saying, "Oh ;es they can." Another patrolman began twisting my left arm and I relaxed and s aid, "Okay." At no time did I offer any other opposit ion then simply state that they could not fingerprint me, and I held my hand down when they firs t tried to lift it. I was choked unconscious. When I came to I was led into the eievator by the patrolman with the plaster mitten plus a nother patrolman. Another pris oner was pla ced on the elevator who I think was Robert Anderson and he was a ccompanied by another officer. I think there was als o an elevator operator present. In the elevator I was beaten and kicked by the two officers with me and particularly by the officer with the plaster mitten which he used as a very e ffective weapon. When the elevator stopped I was led out and thrown to the floor and .kicked. I was told to get to my feet and directed down the hall, down which I was continua lly bea ten, especially with the pl ster mitten . The only remarks tha t I made during this course of events waa, "Stop , please, atop! I can't do anything!" I wa fina lly thrown into a barren cell and the door s hut. After what seemed to be about two hours I asked an of ficer who c ame by if I could make a phone call. He aid , "No." A little later he came by a gain and I sa id, "I want to ca ll my lawyer." He ~aid , "No ." Finally a round five o'clock in t he morning (I had my watch) the same officer came by and said , "You can make a telephone call." At this time I was a fforded an opportunity to call an ttorney and friend, Gilbert D. Spinde l, and my emp loyers L. W. Gray. Mr. Spindel ba iled me out a t approximate ly 7:30 AM, Wednesday morning. I . I �3. My face was bruised a nd bloody. I stated at the des k as I left that I thought my arm was broken. Before the officers in charge would let me out he wanted to know if I wanted to go to the hospital while still in officia l care and I said no that ! ,wanted out. Trial wa set for 3 :30PM tha t afternoon, and it was the next day Thtrsday, before I was ab le to have the arm examined and x-rayed by Dr. E0 Ladd Jones. The end of one bone on my right elbow was broken which did not require a cas t. There were five cha r ges filed against me . Since I was never given copies I c an only recall them as best I cau a ccording to memory: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Assault •nd bat tery agains t an officer Assault and battery against an officer Dis orderly conduct Violating the noise ordinance Using profanity to an officer My attorney for the hearing, Ernest Brookins, cons ulted with one of the arresting · officers, Detect i ve Ferguson, before the tria l. The other detective who initia ted the frac as did not s how up. Detective Ferguson was willing to admit tha t I probably thought I was aiding a distressed citizen and I simply stated that I did not know the two men were policemen . I do not know what .e ther consultations there might have been but Judge Jones dropped all the charges except disorderly conduct for which he fined me $15.00 and s uspended the fine . " i f My ttorney a lso conceded tha t I be fingerprinted after the trial for which I acceded. The same crew who had worked me ove r the prevous evening were there aga in. After delaying me for approximately an hour while a ttemp ts were made to dind a previous record, o f whic h there was none, I was let go. However, at the fingerprinting the man doing i t mad e ~ sets, both with the da te May 3, 1967, stamped on them •• There also seemed to be a third ca rd o f larger size than the ones made and signed by me . I could not be s ure that this third card of fingerprints was associated with me, though it could have been a se t o f fingerprints I had made at the Atlaata Pol i c e Stati on back in January or February f or a pistol permit which I received. Also in photographing me the same man who made the print s changed some of the letters or numbers on the identification plaque when going from the frontal shot to the pro= file shot. The two sets of fingerprints which I signed and the chanije in the plaque have yet to be cleared up. If one is bemused by this account of brutality, there was perhaps one contributing factor here tofore unsppken. I am a construction superintendent on residences and was dress ed in kaiki work clothes and work boots which were not altogether clean. I have found that when so attired I am sometimes given the most perfunctory consideration by store clerks, filling station attendents, and now the police. My present cour se of action is this . I do not plan to contest the settlement of the charges aga inst me nor do I pl anto f ile charges of fal se arrest . I do intend that my side of the story be clearly brought to the attention of the appropriate superiors. I want to make it clear also that it was not detective Ferguson who initiated the fracas but his partner whose name I do not know. The situation in the station house is a dif ferent mat t er . I will file f ormal charges . For tho s e who must consider this case I s ay this. The primary responsibility f or the brutality inflicted on me l ays with the men who did it and their superiors . These now are less than men. I believe that the majority of the Atlanta Police Force are men of basic h onesty , integrity, and humanity. To let such unwarranted brutality by their fellows go unchallenged would be a dis s ervice to their va lues which must be constantly striven forin a viscious world. I know too that the same of f icer s who assulted me d .sk their lives ev ery day in the line of duty. Thereis another s ource of evil here only slightly less in magnitude. Men, whether rich or poor mus t s tand accountab le f or their actions and when they do not, then they are the wor s t. But h er e we are al so faced with a p~ l i ce department, a city administr at ion, a city power structure , a bar ass ociation, newspapers, t e l ev ision s t ations, a citizenry t h at expect men to continuously risk their live s in de fense of their gr eat property for a min imum of pay. .I � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document The account of an encounter with the City of Atlanta Police, Tuesday Night, May 2, 1967, by Huron W. Virden, Jr., 685 Argonne Avenue NE Apt. 10, Atlanta, Ga. o At approximately 9 PM to 9:30 PM, May 2, 1967, I was walking south on the west side of Peachtree between 10th and llth streets. I had been to the Post Office on 14th and had parked on Peachtree and was going to make a telephone call at the Rexall Drug Store. Near 10th Street I noticed two men in business suits who looked to be in their thirties forcing an old man across to the east side of Peache tree to a late model automobile with no obvious markings. Each of the younger men had the old man (he was white in maybe his early fifties) by his arms and were twisting them slightly forcing him across the street. The old man himself was offering no discernable resistence and looked in good condition. He carried him- self well. The old man was forced into the car to the rear seat and the other two got in the front seat and closed the doors, The first thought that entered my mind was that of citizens in a city who observe violence and do nothing to aid the victum. This situation did not look right. I crossed the street after all three men were in the car and walked behind the car deliberately looking at the liscense plates which were ordinary Georgia, Fulton County, 1966 plates. I stepped onto the sidewalk and walked toward the front of the car. As I passed the front car door the man sitting next to the curb said: "He looked at the liscense plates!" I reached approximately the front wheel of the car and turned and looked through the front windshield in order to clearly see the faces. At this point the man sitting next to the curb jumped out of the car and said to me, "What do you want, mister?" I said, "What's going on here?" (This was the first remark that I had spoken which was in response to him and had made no attempt to interfere.) He said, "We're the police." I said, "Show me your badge, mister." We had been standing two or three feet apart. He immediately shoved me causing me to lose my balance. He showed me nothing. I turned and stumbling tried to run. He was right behind me, but I managed to get into the middle of Peachtree before he dragged me down onto the street, The other one piled on and I struggled, not hitting them but trying to throw them off. I began yelling, "Help: I don't know who these two guys are. Somebody help me: ' Nobody came over. In the middle of Peachtree a pair of handcuffs was gotten out and finally put on me. I was forced back to the car, but they were unable to force me into the car. During this entire time I continued to yell, "Help, I don't know who these two guys are!" After I was forced back to the car a bystander said, "They're the police.. You're in good hands." Since I did not know the bystander and did not consider handcuffs very good badges of identification, I continued to yell. By this time they had forced me to the trunk of the car with my feet on the ground and pressed by torso across the trunk. Finally a bystander, a Chinese, said,'"What are you two doing to him?" and one of them said, '"We!’re the police." The Chinese said, "Then show him your badge." At this point one of them for the first and only time pulled out a badge and holding it low, briefly flashed it and then put it back in his pocket. I yelled to the Chinese "Get his name and badge number," The Chinese then said, "You are in good hands, you go on with them," I was by no means assured and continued to yell hoping that a uniformed patrol- man would show up. Finally a paddy wagon came screaming up and as the driver jumped out I said, "Boy, am I glad to see you." The wagon driver later said that his aame was Ray. I offered no resistence to being placed in the wagon and stopped yelling. Sitting there in the wagon at 10th and Peachtree I became aware of two new faces in plain clothes who began talking to the men who had jumped me, and I beganiemanding their name and badge numbers. Finally one of them stuck his head in the door of the wagon and said that his name was Metzger (or something roughly like that) and that he was superintendent of detectives. I briefly related to him the circumstances of my observing the old man being forced across the street to an unmarked car and my subsequent invoivement with the other two men and told him, "I don't mind an heacst cop, but you've got two louses out there." I later discovered I was charged with using profanity to an officer, ana this remark was the extent of my profanity. Sitting there in the wagon the oid man was finally put in with me, ana he said that his name was Robert Anderson from Decatur, Ga. I understand that he was later booked for being drunk, Another remark that I did yell out of the wagon to the detectives and superintendent was that I was going to file charges for false arrest. We were driven to the station house in the wagon and both of us got out making no fuss. The handcuffs were taken off me and I was told to sit on a bench in the station house while the old man was booked. I was told to come up to the counter which Lhdid with mo comment. A patrolman with a plaster of paris mitten todk my right hand and started to raise it as if to fingerprint me. I held my hand down and said, "You can't fingerprint me." He said, "Oh yes we can." and began to twist my right arm while putting a hammer= lock around my neck with his left arm. A woman behind the counter sustained his statement by saying, "Oh yas they can." Another patrolman began twisting my left arm and I relaxed and said, "Okay." At no time did I offer any other opposition then simply state that they could not fingerprint me, and I held my hand down when they first tried to lift it. I was choked unconscious. When I came to I was led into the elevator by the patrolman with the plaster mitten plus another patrolman. Another prisoner was placed on the elevator who I think was Robert Anderson and he was accompanied by another officer. I think there was also an elevator operator present. In the elevator I was beaten and kicked by the two officers with me and particularly by the officer with the plastér mitten which he used as a very effective weapon. When the elevator stopped I was led out and thrown to the floor and kicked. I was told to get to my feet and directed down the hall, down which I was continually beaten, especially with the plaster mitten, The only remarks that I made during thig course of events waa, "Stop, please, stop: I can't do anything!" I was finally thrown into a barren cell and the door shut. After what seemed to be about two hours I asked an officer who came by if I could make a phone call. He said, "No." A little later he came by again and I said, "I want to call my lawyer." He said, "No." Finally around five o'clock in the morning (I had my watch) the same officer came by and said, "You can make a telephone call," At this time I was afforded an ofportunity to call an attorney and friend, Gilbert D. Spindel, and my employers L. W. Gray. Mr. Spindel bailed me out at approximately 7:30 AM, Wednesday morning. their homes nor from ane petses on Peachtree Street. My face was bruised and bloody. I stated at the desk as I left that I thought my arm was broken. Before the officers in charge would let me out he wanted to know if I wanted to go to the hospital while still in official care and I said no that I wanted out, Trial was set for 3:30PM that afternoon, and it was the next day Thu sday, before I was able to have the arm examined and x-rayed by Dr. E, Ladd Jones. The end of one bone on my right elbow was broken which did not require a cast, There were five charges filed against me. Since I was never given copies I can only recall them as best I can according to memory: 1. Assault and battery against an officer 2. Assault and battery against an officer 3. Disorderly conduct 4. Violating the noise ordinance 5. Using profanity to an officer My attorney for the hearing, Ernest Brookins, consulted with one of the arresting officers, Detective Ferguson, before the trial. The other detective who initiated the fracas did not show up. Detective Ferguson was willing to admit that I pro- bably thought I was aiding a distressed citizen and I simply stated that I did not know the two men were policemen. I do not know what other consultations there might have been but Judge Jones dropped ail the charges except disorderly conduct for which he fined me $15.00 and suspended the fine. My attorney also conceded that I be fingerprinted after the trial for which I acceded. The same crew who had worked me over the prevous evening were there again. After delaying me for approximately an hour while attempts were made to dind a previous record, of which there was none, I was let go. However, at the fingerprinting the man doing it made two sets, both with the date May 3, 1967, stamped on then., * There also seemed to be a third card of larger size than the ones made and signed by me. I could not be sure that this third card of fingerprints was associated with me, though it could have been a set of fingerprints I had made at the Atlaata Police Station back in January or February for a pistol permit which I received. Also in photographing me the dame man who made the prints changed some of the letters or numbers on the identification plaque when going from the frontal shot to the pro= file shot, The two sets of fingerprints which I signed and the chan8e in the plaque have yet to be cleared up. If one is bemused by this account of brutality, there was perhaps one contributing factor heretofore unspoken. I am a construction superintendent on residences and was dressed in kaiki work clothes and work boots which were not altoghther clean, I have found that when so attired I am sometimes given the most perfunctory consideration by store clerks, filling station attendents, and now the police. My present course of action is this. I do not plan to contest the settlement of the charges against me nor do I g@lanto file charges of false arrest. I do intend that my side of the story be clearly brought to the attention of the appropriate superiors. I want to make it clear also that it was not detective Ferguson who initiated the fracas but his partner whose name I do not know, The situation in the station house is a differant matter. I will file formal charges. For those who must consider this case I say this, The primary responsibility for the brutality inflicted on me lays with the men who did it and their superiors. These now are less than men. I believe that the majority of the Atlanta Police Force are men of basic honesty, integrity, and humanity. To let such unwarranted brutality by their fellows go unchallenged would be a disservice to their values which must be constantly striven forin a viscious world. I know too that the same officers who assulted me risk their lives every day in the line of duty. Thereis another source of evil here only slightly less in magnitude, Men, whether rich or poor must stand accountable for their actions and when they do not, then they are the worst. But here we are also faced with a pdlice department, a city administration, a city power structure, a bar association, newspapers, television stations, a citizenry that expect men to continuously risk their lives in defense of their great property for a minimum of pay. Until these matters are effectively faced, the people will not be safe from criminals in He a Oe fm ge Se ee (LE-< f/ a \ pert ot GA: Signed: a oe - : YC C+ tet A oie ‘fe 3 i foe “tf had date a * ee & fs Ce PII CV? e Pte Cnn, ere  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 7, Folder 17, Document 47 Box 7 Box 7 Folder 17 Folder topic: Community Relations Commission | 1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/622bb3080b73ba473a4bec43a038cbb3.pdf fe5b0ebbd3bea5f478f69fea330a42dc Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. At about 2:30 a.m. Friday, May 20, in t he ombulanc e in which I was riding we heard a police car reporting cha sing a c ar out De kalb Avenue for running a r e d light; chased th e car f or about 20 minute s, kept saying t he dar was r unning r e d ligh t s, at one point, said Trie d t o wreck us. 1he ambulanc e follo wed , b e - c a use we fi_gured they would be shoot ing or a wr eck; f ollowed the car t o Dec atur out Memorial Drive; the car wouldn't stop, drove into park on the sout h sido of Decatur, into ;wompy part of the . park; we hoard shbts and went down the creek wi·~ a stretcher. They ha d the man in the cree k, kicking him; he ha d beon bitte n by t he polic e He was dQg a nd hit ovor th e head with a s owed of f shot gun; He was handcuffe d. kicked by abou t 10 diffe r ent people , i ncludi ng tho ambula nc e drive r. There were \ a bout 30 polic e ther e by that time , includi ng lot s o f De kalb Police , who had hea r d \ . t he radio. \•Jhen we go~ th e r e , tho man was saying , " Don' t hit me again", a nd I heard s omoono say_ a bout 20 t imes "Got him, Bill". I triad t o pi c k him- ~p a nd put him on the stretc her , no ona would hel p ms . , t he other aide o f t he s t retcher ond l\laS A policeman s hoved him a nd ha fell on bitten again by the polic e dog . I got him on t he stretc her, but s om·e one dragged him off, pu s hed him dO\--m in the mud on his faco , a nd t hen made him walk to t he ambulanc e ; moro polico kicking him and cuffing him across the face . - There wero s ome s uperior officers t here and t hey triod to find a car with 2 officers s o one could ride back in the ambulance with us . ·- Fi nally, t hey found . one off-dut y policeman and he rode in the ambulance . He .,_ s hoved the man face down in the ambulance, and he climbed in• a nd kicked him. The man finall y got a bit billige rant and said "I wish I was dead", a nd the police· officer said, "Well, I'll t a ke the hand cuffs off a nd you r un, a nd I'll just fix that for you". .. When wo got to Grady, the detention officer rou~hed him up a bit more . treated at the emergency clinic . He was Usually a nybody who comes in like that ia taken to X-Ray , but before they got to X-Ray, ho was taken off to jail. ') ! Turned out the reason ho didn't stop when they saw him running the red light was that he had borrowed his friend's car without parmission. They said �I - pag e 2 it was a st6len car, and there was some talk ~f charging him with attempting to murder a police officer. He gavo hie mama to me as "Leroy McFarland, but then he gave it to the attorney as "Lou McMorris" or something like that. (A person is ~ot allowed to make a phone c all from Grady's detention ward. Some- times it is 18 hours before they get out of Grady, but the police don't let them mako a phone call.) \. . . \ � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document At about 2:30 a.m. Friday, May 20, in the ambulance in which I was riding we heard a police car reporting chasing a car out Dekalb Avenue for running a red light; chased the car for about 20 minutes, kept saying the car was running red lights, at one point, said Tried to wreck us. Whe ambulance followed, be= cause we figured they would be shooting or a wreck; followed the car to Decatur out Memorial Drive; the car wouldn't stop, drove into park on the south side of Decatur, into swampy part of the park; we heard shots and went down the creek with a stretcher, They had the man in the creek, kicking him; he had been bitten by the police dog and hit over the head with a sawed off shotguns He was handcuffed, He was kicked by about 10 different people, including the ambulance driver. There were about 30 police there by that time, including lots of Dekalb Police, who had heard the radio. i When we got there, the man was saying, "Don't hit me again", and I heard someone say about 20 times "Get him, Bill", I tried to pick him yup and put him on the stretcher, no one would help me. A policeman shoved him and he fell on the other side of the stretcher and was bitten again by the police dog. I got him on the stretcher, but someone dragged him off, pushed him down in the mud on his face, and then made him walk to the ambulance; more police kicking him and . cuffing him across the face, There wera some superior officers there and they tried to find a car with 2 officers so one could ride back in the ambulance with us» Finally, they found one off-duty policeman and he rode in the ambulance. He shoved the man face down in the ambulance, and he Climbed ineand kicked him. The man finally gat a bit billigerant and said "I wish I was dead", and the police © officer said, "Well, I'll take the hand cuffs off and you run, and I'll just fix that for you", | When we got to Grady, the detention officer roughed him up a bit more. He was treated at the emergency clinic. Usually anybody who comes in like that is taken to XeRay, but before they got to X-Ray, he was taken off to jail. Turned out the reason he didn't stop when they saw him running the red light was that he had borrowed his frisnd's car without permission. They said page 2 it was a stolen car, and there was some talk dF charging him with attempting to murder a police officer, He gave his mame to me as "Leroy McFarland", but then he gave it to the attorney as "Lou McMorris" or something like that. (A person is not allowed to make a phone call from Grady's dotention ward. Somee= times it is 18 hours before they get out of Grady, but the police don't let them make a phone call.)  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 7, Folder 17, Document 46 Box 7 Box 7 Folder 17 Folder topic: Community Relations Commission | 1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/1fa4b2a925903eaf3830c6758d578cbd.pdf 40d990d1a2140d5a4d6e675fd9f96a67 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. May 15, 1967 Mr. Baynes telephoned the office of the Community Relations Commission, Monday afternoon from the jail to ask for ass1stance. He was released Monday night and came to the office and gave this statement . CASE OF ROBERT LEE BAYNES, 53 HOUGUE STREET, N. E. Sunday, May 14th, I went to Church with my mother about 11:00 a.m. to the Israel Baptist Church ••• Became ill, soon after I got there and left. went back home by Taxi and got home about 11:50 a.m. I Sat on the iporch for about ten or fifteen minutes trying to recupexate and finally, I f elt better and went across the street to a friend's house on Auburn Ave., Amie Ros~ to visit her and some of her relatives who were here to attend a funeral that was held the previous day. I arrived at the Ross home about 12:15 p.m. and stayed until about 1:30; went home .and rested until about 4 or 5 o'clock p.m •• and prepared ~upper for myself. until abQUt 12:30 or 1:00 a.m. off. \. I had visitors about 8:00 p.m •• Got up They stayed As they left, I went out to the car to see them As I was returning to my house, two men came pass and asked for a ~igarette. I gave them a cigarette. almost ran oner us. In the meantime, the police ra~ into the corne r and They turned the corner, they jumped out the car with guns and demanded that I put my hands up. because I said so dammit ••• " of them •• • " I ask~d t hem why---the police man said, Then he, the pol i ~eman said, "I got them , both He said you came from down the street, I said no I didn't , ~e said you are a damn lie ; you did. One of the two men that asked me for a ci garette was standing across the street, the other was against the car with me with his hands up , under cover by the policeman's gun. The man that was standing across t he street came over and told the police that I was not with them and had not come up the st r eet . A cab driver drove up about tha t time and told the police that he ha d t he wrong man . I told the police , you s ee you . are about to ge t s ome bo dy killed. The polic e said Hell , anybody can mak e a mistake . now••• ,,;·· He said furthe r, yo u ca n go I walked back across the street to my house . in th e a re a--a f ew residents , a s well . A lot of pol i ce ha d gat he r e d I was s t anding on the perc h, th i s same ca b driver c ame bac k up and said tha t thi s i s _the one , re f erri ng t o me. Someone yelled from t he crowd t hat ga t hered--he must be c ra zy •• he j us t s aid that wasn't the on e •• The pol i ce t ha t had held me aga inst t he car , yell ed see I t ol d you we had him, you let the othe r ge t away--he s aid t ha t r ema rk to the other policeman. They all drew their gun s an d th e n t hey snatche d me off of my porch. said the cab driver s a id the s uspect. had on red, I had no red. to resist ••• One person I was not trying· They shoved me into the car and so I asked them if I could close -~ ! �Page 2 ROBERT LEE BAYNLs._ my door, since I lived alone. the car. One of the police said, damn the door, get into I yelled out for someone to please close my door. moved on t o my porch, I guess he closed the door. All of the police were white. They drove down Auburn Ave., and Randolph Street. driver were already there. One of the officers Additional police and the cab The cab driver said he was robbed at Auburn and Irwin. They took me out of the patrol car and the n tri~sferred me to two Negro detective's car. The Negro detective questioned me further ••••• and turn off my lights, fan, TV and close my door. I asked again if I could go They said No I could not dp that and that it was time for them to get off and that they could see about that tomorrow. In the meantime, a call came on the police radio ,t,at the people that did the robbery were going out Dekalb Avenue in a red car •• So the police took off and started chasing down Dekalb Ave. with me in the car •• the Cab Driver joined the chase in his car. He was in Checker Cab, No. 97. They drove out Dekalb pass Mason Avenue, near Decatur City line and pulled into a filling station \. and called for Car No 87 to follow them back up to Decatur Street. When they got to Butler and Decatur Street they pointed to the Cab Driver to go up to the parking lot. They pulled into the Detectives parking area. jail and had me to sit on the bench for a while. They then carried me into the Then they ordered me into a room. .. In the room, I was asked about my place of birth and education and _height and weight. I was then fingerprinted. After I was fingerprinted I was taken into a reception room to wai~ to be put in jail. I told the people in there (three white ,, qi . men and a white women) that ' I was a diabetic and that I had to eat every .four hours and they started laughing and jeering me along about now; I told them I need t o have a glass of milk. funny . They started to laugh, I told t~em it was n 1 t They ordered a wagon and said they would f end me to Grady. me not to try to · run or they would shot me. a nd they said nothing more . They t old - I t old them I had nothing t o ru n f or The Polic ewagon came and took me to Grady . They handcuffed me behind my back •• The doctors told them to bring me ba ck at 8 : 00 a.m. ,, · They t ook me back to my cell and then they t old me I could ma ke one call and that • that call must be to my lawyer, I called Cha rl es Longstreet Welt ne r and told him what hag happened. pointed on me. The jail attendant was standi ng there all the time with a gun Then·they put me in a cell •• At 8:30 a.m. I told the jail attendant that I was supposed to go to the hospital at 8:00 a.m. told me he coul d not do anything about that. The attendant I kept begging for assistance , .~ 1 ! �., page 3 ROBERT LEE BAYNES I could not stand up, unless I held onto the bars. came and took me to the doctor. Finally at 10:37 a.m. they It was ano t her 20 minutes before the doctors saw me because they kept me at the police room in t he hospital. in a heavily air conditioned room and I went into a chill. came and put blankets on me. a bed. Later the nurse ·'. ', • I The Doctor came in and told them t o put me into They gave me intravenal glucose until 3i00 p.m~ some orange juice. ., , They put me ' The nurse brought me The doctor told me to go back to jail and to eat right away, but not eat anything that I was not supposed to eat. · They brought me to the wrong floor at the jail, so I was able to use a telephone t hat .was located on that floor and I phoned the Community Relations Commission and spoke to Mrs. Paschall . It was late Monday afternoon before my appliances were turne~ off and they were turned o f f then because I called my mother and got her to turn t hem of f . . \. In t he meantime, I told them that the doctor had told me to eat ••• t he jail attendant said he didn't have any ~ ood and he could not help me. I kept asking and he started to cursing me out~ ••. I called Grady Hospital a nd told them t hem I wanted the emergency clinic and I tal~ed with the doctor and he told them about the s i tuation and the Doctor told hem (t he jail attendant) to ge t me back to Grady right away. When the attendan t f inish i d talking to the doctor, he told me I was pretty damn smart. give me some food right away~ I went back t o Grady and the doctor told t hem t o They took me back to the jail. sa i d that they didn't have any fool and sent me back to Grady. At t he ja il t hey The whi t e jai l • a tt endan t a sked me who in the hell I though t I was - --go i ng to Grady so muc h •• When I got to Grady again the Doctor told me t ha t I would die i f I di dn' t get some food . He gave me· a shot ••• They c a rried be back t o jail. I go t bac k, I went into a semi-coma . men wan ted t o s e e me . I t al ked with them . The n the y sen t me to th e cell. The y took me home . go to trial. Th e at t endant came an d told me t hat two The two men we re t he two Negro de tec t iv es who had brought me to be arrest e d at the s ta tion . of questio ns . 5hortel y after They a s ked me a series . In a f e w mi nut es t hey sent for me; Be f ore the y t oo k me home ~ hey as ked me if I wanted to go to I di dn' t kno w wh a t tria l th ey mean t an d I said no, unless I had to go. When they took me home it was about 10:30 p. m. Monday nig ht , I had had no food from Sunday afternoon until the time I wa s released ' ! �ROBERT LEE BAYNES Mr. Waltner went to the Police Station during the day, called and sent lawyers, was told Mr. Baynes was not there. ,·, / \. I I ': . 'I , -,. ,,·..:. · · ' . .. � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document May 15, 1967 Mr. Baynes telephoned the office of the Community Relations Commission, Monday afternoon from the jail to ask for assistance. He was released Monday night and ‘came to the office and gave this statement. CASE_OF ROBERT LEE BAYNES, 53 HOWGUE STREET, N, Ee Sunday, May 14th, I went to Church with my mother about 11:00 a.m. to the Israel Baptist Church... Became ill, soon after I got there and left. I went back home by Taxi and got home about 11:50 asm. Sat on the porch for about ten or fifteen minutes trying to recuperate and finally, I felt better and went across the street to a friend's house on Auburn Ave., Amie Ross to visit her and some of her relatives who were here to attend a funeral that was held the previous day. I arrived at the Ross home about 12:15 pem. and stayed until about 1:30; went home and rested until about 4 or 5 o'clock peme. Got up and prepared supper for myself. I had visitors about 6:00 p.m. They stayed until about 12:30 or 1:00 a.m. As they left, I went out to the car to see them off. As I was returning to my house, two men came pass and asked for a cigarette. I gave them a cigarette. In the meantime, the police ran into the corner and almost ran ower us. They turned the corner; they jumped out the car with guns and demanded that I put my hands up. I asked them why—--—the police man said, "because I said so dammiteee" Then he, the policeman said, "I got them, both of them..." He said you came from down the street, I said no I didn't, he said you are a damn lie, you did. One of the two men that asked me for a cigarette was standing across the street, the other was against the car with me with his hands up, under cover by the policeman's gun. The man that was standing across the street came over and told the police that I was not with them and had not come up the street. A cab driver drove up about that time and told the police that he had the wrong man. I told the police, you see you.are about to get somebody killed. The police said Hell, anybody can make a mistake. He said further, you can go NOWeee I walked back across the street to my house. A lot of police had gathered in the area~—-a few residents, as well. I was standing on the parch, this same cab driver came back up and said that this is the one, referring to mee Someone yelled from the crowd that gathered=-he must be crazy..he just said that wasn't the one.oThe police that had held me against the car, yelled see I told you we had him, you let the other get away--he said that remark to the other policeman, They all drew their guns and then they snatched me off of my porch, One person said the cab driver said the suspect. had on red, I had no red. I was not grying to resist... They shoved me into the car and so I asked them if I could close ROBERT LEE BAYNES : Page 2 my door, since I lived alone, One of the police said, damn the door, get into the car. I yelled out for someone to please close my door, One of the officers moved onto my porch, I guess he-closed the door, All of the police were white. They drove down Auburn Ave., and Randolph Street, Additional police and the cab driver were already there. The cab driver said he was robbed at Auburn and Irwin. They took me out of the patrol car and then transferred me to two Negro detective's car. The Negro detective questioned me further.seee. I asked again if I could go and turn off my lights, fan; TV and close my door. They said No I could not do that and that it was time for them to get off and that they could see about that tomorrow. In the meantime, a call came on the police radio that the people that did the robbery were going out Dekalb Avenue in a red cars. So the police took off and started chasing down Dekalb Ave, with me in the car,. the Cab Driver joined the chase in his car, He was in Checker Cab, No. 97, They drove out Dekalb pass Mason Avenue, near Decatur City line and pulled into a filling station and called for Car No 87 to follow them back up to Decatur Street. When they got to Butler and Decatur Street they pointed to the Cab Driver to go up to the parking lot. They pulled into the Detectives parking area, They then carried me into the jail and had me to sit on the bench for a while. Then they ordered me into a room, In the room, I was asked about my place of birth and education and height and weight. I was then fingerprinted. After I was fingerprinted I was taken into a reception room to wait to be put in jail, I told the people in there (three white men and-a white women) that I was a diabetic and that I had to eat every four hours and they started laughing and jeering me along about now, I told them I ° need to have a glass of milk. They started to laugh, I told them it wasn't funny. They ordered a wagon and said they would send me to Grady, They told me not to try to run or they would shot me. I oid’ ‘then I had nothing to run for and they said nothing more. The Policewagon came and took me to Grady. They handcuffed me behind my back.eThe doctors told them to bring me back at 6:00 a.m, ,, They took me back to my cell and then they told me I could make one call and that _ ey that call must be to my lawyer, I called Charles Longstreet Weltner and told him what had happened. The jail attendant was standing there all the time with a gun pointed on meg Then: they put me in a cell,. At 6:30 aom. I told the jail attendant that I was supposed to go to the hospital at 8:00 a.m. The attendant told me he could not do anything about that. I kept begging for assistance, eo it 2 ROBERT LEE_BAYNES page 3 I could not stand up, unless I held onto the bars, Finally at 10:37 a.m. they came and took me to the doctor, It was another 20 minutes before the doctors saw me because they kept me at the police room in the hospital. They put me in a heavily air conditioned room and I went into a chill. Later the nurse came and put blankets on me, The Doctor came in and told them to put me into a bed. They gave me intravenal glucose until 3:00 p.m. The nurse brought me some orange juice. The doctor told me to go back to jail and to eat right away, but not eat anything that I was not supposed to eat. They brought me, to the wrong floor at the jail, so’ I was able to use a telephone that was located on that floor and I phoned the Community Relations Euainiiaetion and spoke to Mrs, Paschall. It was late Monday afternoon before my appliances were turnec off and they were turned aff then because I called my mother and got her to turn them off. In the meantime, I told them that the doctor had told me to eat...the jail attendant said he didn't have any food and he cauld not help me. I kept asking and he started to cursing me out...I1 called Grady Hospital and told them them I wanted the emergency clinic and I talked with the doctor and he told them about the situation and the Doctor told hem (the jail attendant) to get me back to Grady right away. When the attendant finished talking to the doctor, he told me I was pretty damn smart. I went back to Grady and the doctor told them to give me some food right away. They took me back to the jail. At the jail they said that they didn't have any fool and sent me back to Grady, The white jail attendant asked me who in tthe hell I thought I was ==-going to Grady so much.. When I got to Grady again the Doctor told me that I would die if I didn't get some food, He gave me a shot...They carried be back to jail. Shortely after I got back, I went into a semi-coma, The attendant came and told me that two men wanted to see me. The two men were the two Negro detectives who had brought me to be arrested at the station. I talked with them. They asked me a series of questions. Then they sent me to the cell, In a few minutes they sent for mes They took me home. Before they took me home they asked me if I wanted to go to go to trial. I didn't know what trial they meant and I said no, unless I had tO gO. When they took me home it was about 10:30 p.m. Monday night, I had had no food from Sunday afternoon until the time I was released ROBERT LEE BAYNES Mr. Weltner went to the Police Station during the day, called and sent lawyers, was told Mr. Baynes was not there, . “ay ws ta i i| Chet, Le i tyne ci  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 7, Folder 17, Document 45 Box 7 Box 7 Folder 17 Folder topic: Community Relations Commission | 1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/9519beb215873ba67feb04d2688a39b9.pdf cdeb8ee9eba8715e702d06628629a307 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. OMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMISSION ESTABLISHED BY THE MAYOR AND THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN, NOVEMBER, 1966 1209 CITY HALL, ATLANTA GEORGIA 90909 TELEPHONE 5U-4.f69 EXT. 499 July 1 3, 196 7 Th e original copi es of t he attached reports were sent to Mr . Ri c hard Fr eeman, Cha i rman of the Police Committee o f t he Board of Alde rme~ l ast mont h along with reports on vario us statements abo ut polic e ac tions i n Dixie Hills . We are i n t he proc ess now of arra nging wit h t he AC LU a nd some other community agenc i es which have expressed conc erns abo ut r e ported police activities , a n i nformal meeting i n order to co- ordinat e our conc e r ns a nd a ny r e commenda tio ns we mig ht ha ve to ma ke , rather t han havi ng eac h i ndividual gro up deal separately wi th the police committee . We hope this a rrangement will sav e us all time a nd energy , a nd will res ult i n some more cons truc tiv e ac tivity tha n simply meeting t o r eview reports wi th whic h we are already f amiliar . We did wa nt yo u t o know , however , that reports s uch as these did come t o us a nd that we are proc eedi ng alo ng t hese lines so t hat i f questions should arise a bout this be f ore we arra nge a meeting , all members of th e police committee , a nd Chief J enki ns , a nd Mayor Allen and Vice-Mayor ~assell will be fu lly i nformed . cc : Mayor I va n Allen , J r . / Vice-Mayor Sam Massell , J r . Police Chief Herbert J e nki ns Mr . Charles Le f twic h , Police Committee Mr . Q. V. Williamson, Police Committee Mr. J ac k Summers , Police Committee Sincerely , ~/; f< p~ (Mrs . l r liza K. Pasc hall Executive Direct or EKP: mt Enclosures � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document JOMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMISSION ESTABLISHED BY THE MAYOR AND THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN, NOVEMBER, 1966 1203 CITY HALL, ATLANTA GEORGIA 30303 TELEPHONE 522-4463 EXT. 433 July 13, 1967 The original copies of the attached reports were sent to Mr. Richard Freeman, Chairman of the Police Committee of the Board of Aldermen, last month along with reports on various statements about police actions in Dixie Hills. We are in the process now of arranging with the ACLU and some other community agencies which have expressed concerns about reported police activities, an informal meeting in order to co-ordinate our concerns and any recommendations we might have to make, rather than having each individual group deal separately with the police committee. We hope this arrangement will save us all time and energy, and will result in some more constructive activity than simply meeting to review reports with which we are already familiar, We did want you to know, however, that reports such as these did come to us and that we are proceeding along these lines so that if questions should arise about this before we arrange a meeting, all members of the police committee, and Chief Jenkins, and Mayor Allen and Vice-Mayor! Massell will be fully informed. ce: Mayor Ivan Allen, dn, Vice-Mayor Sam Massell, Jr. Police Chief Herbert Jenkins Mr. Charles Leftwich, Police Committee Mr. Q. V. Williamson, Police Committee Mr. Jack Summers, Police Committee Sincerely, Shiqak ovbatt (Mrs.) Eliza K. Paschall Executive Director EKP mt Enclosures  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 7, Folder 17, Document 44 Box 7 Box 7 Folder 17 Folder topic: Community Relations Commission | 1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/a4dbb6cc2530279bec711ecfef756d18.pdf 1f4426a3bc20d2ca688e192bf2e9ffce Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. ......_ ,~ ~OMMUNITY RELA'I'IONS COMMISSION ESTABLISHED L'Y THE MAYOR AND THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN, NOVEMBER, 1i66 1103 CITY HALL, ATLANT,l GEORGIA 30303 IIH. !R\'1:-:G K. KALER, Chairman TH£ HONORABLE SA)C MA SS ELL, JR. , Ex-Officio l'rc,idcnt, Board of Aldermen July 5, 1967 CO MMI S SIOZ- M E MBERS IIH. T. M. ALEXANDER, SR. llH. R. nYRON ATTRIDG& ~!Rs. S• RA BAKER H ELEN BULLARD ,!rss ~R. R . J. BUTLER MR. ROBERT Doses llIR. HA)ClLTON DoUGLAB, JR. '>!R. C. G. EZZARD MOST R EVEREND PAUL J. HALI.INAN Archb ishop of Atlanta. MR. JOSEPH HAAS ll!R. AL KUETTNER DR. ROB ERT E . L EE MR. ROLLAND l\!AXWELL MR. F. W:PATTERSON Mr. Duane Beck Executive Director \ The Community Council of the Atlanta Area, Inc. Glenn Building Atlanta, Geo rgia / ___ Dear M ~ : - - RABBI JACOB l\!. ROTHSCHILD MR. M . 0. "Buzz" RYAN MR. JACK• S ELLS MRS. MARY STEPHENS Tl-161 REVEREND SAMUEL WILLIAMS K. PASCHALL, E:recutive Director MRS. ELIZA Early last week I had some c onversation with Mrs. Tillison on the subject of the Community Council co nvening a meeting of youth-serving agencies of Th e Permanent Conferenc e . Our o r iginal interes t was specifically the Boul§va rd area , but by the time we got around to expressing it, the ne e d for services throughou t the city had become more apparent than ever. She suggeste d that such a req ue st be made to the Youth Council, in view of their coordination o f s ummer programs. At the meeting o f the Commission , however, on June 23, upon motion of Mr. Jo seph Ha as , the Commis s ion voted t o request the Commanity Council jointly with the Community Rela tions Commission to convene 11 a convoca ti on of repre senta tives of all recreational facilities, · fJU_blic and private•r; ( Clric:1ucl:Cn9- ·repre·s-en-fative s -~r--r~·;:TiviciuaT..Efiu·i"cti-9roup~0tal_J_1 o explore .-E~-~~Rr.1?.h.1?.r:i.s.i-_~~ y_e_cl_l:_--~~_un_d _£ec.~ ea_ti1~:in . er-99}.?_1 11~-~- to insure t~~ _r~-~~Y-~~s adequ ate for s uch a permanent program. - ---- -·· -- - ·- ----- .. ·- - -... __.,. __ --- ----·---~ The Rec reation Departme nt of the . city a nd the Youth Council would of course be inclu ded in any such me~ting and I should think ~lso in the initial discus sion a nd plannin g. We shall appreciate a re spon se from the Community Council as s oon as po ss ible. Uitu K. Sincerely, ?·. ti?Jx,d,.,,..ff/ 7J}.j (Mrs.) E-liza K. Pa schall Executive Director EKP:mt cc; Mr. Irving K. Kaler Mr. Joseph Haas Mr ~ James P. Furni ss , Presiden~, Community Council � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Mn. Invinc K. Kater, Chairman President, Board of Aldermen COMMISSION MEMBERS Mk. T. M. ALEXANDER, Sr. Mr. R. RyaoN ATTRIDGE Mrs, SARA BAKER Miss HELEN BULLARD Ma. R. J. BUTLER Mr. Ropeat Dosss Mr. HaMILton Dovotas, Jr. Mr. C. G. Ezzarp Most Revereno Paut J. HALLINAN Airchbishop of Atlanta Mr. Josep Haas Mr. At KvettNner Dr. Rosert E, Lee Mr. RoLLAND MAXWELL Mr. F. W. Patterson Rasst Jacos M. RoTHscHmp Mr. M. O. "Buzz" RYAN Mr. Jack SELLS : Mars. Mary STEPHENS THe REVEREND SAMUEL WILLIAMS Mrs. Eciza K. PASCHALL, Executive Director 2 OMMUNITY RELA TIONS COMMISSION ESTABLISHED BY THE MAYOR AND THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN, NOVEMBER, 1966 1203 CITY HALL, ATLANTA GEORGIA 30303 TELEPHONE 588-4468 EXT. 443 _ THe Honoraste SAM MASSELL, JR., Ex-Officio July 5, 1967 o Mr. Duane Beck Executive Director The Community Council * the Atlanta Area, Inc. Glenn Building Atlanta, Georgia . wn ———_— Dear Mr. Bec Early last week I had some conversation with Mrs, Tillison on the subject of the Community Council convening a meeting of youth-serving agencies of The Permanent Conference. Our original interest was specifically the Boulevard area, but by the time we got around to expressing it, the need for services throughout the city had become more apparent than ever. She suggested that such a request be made to the Youth Council, in view of their coordination of summer programs. ; Z At the meeting of the Commission, however, on June 23, upon motion of Mr. Joseph Haas, the Commission voted to request the Canney e Council jointly with the Community Relations Commission to convene "a convocation of representatives of all Secsnee ete’ facilities, | ‘public ar and private", ( of individual church groups, , et al) to & explore “adequate f¢ for are (permanent program. eS se The Recreation Department of the.city and the Youth Council would of course be included in any such meeting and I should think also in the initial discussion and planning. ; - We shall appreciate a response from the Community Council as soon as possible, Sincerely, > YG esas K Bpoth ih) Ay J (Mrs. a Eliza K. Paschall Executive Director - EKF mt ; Mr. Irving K. Kaler Mr. Joseph Haas Mr. James P, Furniss, President, Community Council CCs  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 7, Folder 17, Document 43 Box 7 Box 7 Folder 17 Folder topic: Community Relations Commission | 1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/79f766a4a4e9f9e9cf382906df691e9f.pdf ae9eb84b28632a0a8a28b7489cfcbd2b Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. L · ., ,.- s P . F U ; ,N 1s s . - :... J\L~. .-.: ..- : lDER . Clw ir111a11 of the Board af Dir,,.-rors l 'icr Chairman rlHO0 i " 5 L . P~RDUE. Sccrt..'/Ury 1 c: .~ L ~ :y;/A Y . .·f.t.H,ci~tc Sccrc~ury r. Trc:·aJurcr r.- ADG ::::  ; zE 01-..!E THOUSAl\!D GLEN N BUILDING, 120 MARIETTA s·: .. \ \' . i 3 =.:c K . ExC'cutii·c Director -~ T LA.NTA, GEORGIA 30303 TELEPHONE 577-2250 July 17, 1967 Mrs. Eliza K. Paschall Executive Director Community Relations Commission 1203 City Hall Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Dear Eliza: I have talked with seve r a l people about your letter dated July 5, 1967, addressed to th e Community Council from your organization. They all agree that t he city of Atlanta needs a comprehensive year-round recreation plan a nd Mr. Allison from EOA, Mr. Cox from the Atlant a Youth Council, and Mr . Delius from the City Recreati on Departme nt h a ve agreed that we_ s hould get together to discuss how such a plan could be devel ope d. "' We are in agreement that the primary agencies which would have respons ibility for plann i ng a nd implementing the plan should come together first. Therefore, we are not in agreement with your recommendation that we convene a meeting of representatives o f a ll recreation facilities at the present time. We feel that the smaller group should figure out how a plan could be developed and how it might be financed before we b ring together the groups who provide many of the di rect servic es in recreation. Mr. Cox and I are very much interes t ed in convening a meeting of the primary groups in which we would discuss how such a pl anning process could proceed for the city. Both of our organizations have information at the present time which i s pertinent to proceeding with a planning process. The Economic Opportuni t y of Atlanta also has information and I thi nk the time is r ipe for us to proceed. I· �2. We hav_e not set a date for such a meeting but will within the next few days after I have a chance to confer with Mr. Furniss, the · chairman of our Board of Dire ctors. We would propose at that time to invite a representative of your organization, the ~ity Recreation Department, the Community Chest, EOA, the Mayor's Office and the community school program. Please let me know your thoughts on the matter. Best regards. Sincerely, 0 Duane W. Beck Executive Director DWB:j cc: ., Mr. William W. Allison Mr. John Cox Mr. Jack Delius Mr, James P, Furniss Mr. Joseph Haas Mr. Richa rd C. Hicks Mr. Irving K. Kaler Mr. Al Koth Mr. Jack Schmitt Mr. Dan E. Sweat, Jr. ~ Mr. William Terry Mrs. Inez B. Tillison .~. '- ' � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document - mS PO FUSNISS, Chairman of the Board of Directors t a . ST TOT A ne i 7 wt wy C3 bast pics dngatte of Sieg A Oey Lo ALESASNDER, Vice Chairman RHOO’S L. PEROUE, Secrefury c romance! 214° OF the P 2 RASGAL Les ateioctnie Sereping i PADGETT, Treasurer fs : | aw ms) a oa a ' Oe da Lael CY Cs i is To re. o. | £ A oa; Mae Cal ine. ' PEW. baCK. Executive Director ONE THOUSAND GLENN BUILDING, 120 MARIETTA S‘., ne ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303 TELEPHONE S?77-2250 July 17, 1967 Mrs. Eliza K. Paschall Executive Director Community Relations Commission 1203 City Hall Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Dear Eliza: ‘ I have talked with several people about your letter dated July 5, 1967, addressed to the Conmunity Council from your organiza-— tion, They all agree that the city of Atlanta needs a comprehensive year-round recreation plan and Mr. Allison from EOA, Mr. Cox from the Atlanta Youth Council, and Mr. Delius from the City Recreation Department have agreed that we should get together to discuss how such a plan could be developed. We are in agreement that the primary agencies which would have responsibility for planning and implementing the plan should come together first. Therefore, we are not in agreement with your recom— mendation that we convene a meeting of representatives of all recreation facilities at the present time. We feel that the smaller group should figure out how a plan could be developed and how it might be financed before we bring together the groups who provide many of the direct services in recreation. Mr. Cox and I are very much interested in convening a meeting of the primary groups in which we would discuss how such a planning process could proceed for the city. Both of our organizations have information at the present time which is pertinent to proceeding with a planning process, The Economic Opportunity of Atlanta also has information and I think the time is ripe for us to proceed. "We have not set a date for such a meeting but will within the next few days after I have a chance to confer with Mr. Furniss, the ‘Chairman of our Board of Directors. We would propose at that time to invite a representative of your organization, the City Recreation Department, the Community Chest, EOA, the Mayor's Office and the community school program, : , Please let me know your thoughts on the matter. Best regards, Sincerely, Duane W, Beck Executive Director = DWB:3 cc: Mr. William W, Allison Mr. John Cox Mr, Jack Delius Mr, James P, Furniss Mr. Joseph Haas Mr. Richard C. Hicks Mr. Irving K. Kaler Mr. Al Koth Mr. Jack Schmitt Mr. Dan E, Sweat, Jr. <— Mr. William Terry Mrs. Inez B,. Tillison  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 7, Folder 17, Document 42 Box 7 Box 7 Folder 17 Folder topic: Community Relations Commission | 1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/efe257132c76f5a59b776d449a4c44f4.pdf 451a01c5d0bc6800a4d50cac4f764755 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. L CITY OF .A:.. L AN CITY HALL July 19, 1967 ATLANTA, GA. 30303 Tel. 522-4463 Area Code 404 IVAN ALLEN, JR., MAYOR R. EARL LANDERS, Administrative Assistant MRS. ANN M. MOSES, Executive Secretary DAN E. SWEAT, JR., Director of Governmental Liaison MEMORANDUM To: Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr. From: Dan Sweat ..Pf7~ . . r 0D Subj ect: Eliza Paschall Attached is correspondence between Mrs. Eliza Paschall of the Community Relations Commission and Duane Beck of the Community Council. I hesitate to register a complaint about Mrs. Paschall Is action as recognized in the attached correspondence for fear that I might be getting the reputation of being anti Community Relations Commission or that I have some adverse personal feelings against Mrs . Paschall, but here again is an example which raises a basic issue concerning the role of th e Community .Relations Commi ssion and its r e lation s hip to th e established local government author ity which I feel must be resolved for the good of e veryone in the City of Atlanta. As you know, this office has b een involve d since its creation in assisting in the d eve lopment of recreation programs and -facilitie s for the City of A tlanta. This summer's program is the most comprehensive ever carried out in the City of Atlanta and is a r esult of very close cooperation and coordination by the City through the Atlanta Youth C ouncil with various publi c and private age ncies . . . · ' �"" ..-,. Mayor Allen Page Two July 19, 1967 I mentioned to you a few days ago that we were now in a position to be able to develop a year-round program with emphasis on summer recreation and that many groups have pledged their co ope ration. We have taken steps in that direction. Now, I find that Mrs. Paschall has enter·e d this area without any communication with this office and is attempting to assume the responsibilities of the Atlanta Youth Council and Parks and Recreation Department in thfs area. I think Mr. Beck's answer to Mrs. Paschall indicates that the Community Council is aware of the role of the Mayor's Office, the City Recreation Department, the Community Chest, EOA, and the schools, as well as the Atlanta Youth Council, which is the agency we have agreed would spearhead development of youth and juvenile delinquency programs. The main point I would like to make is that.the Community Relations Commission, which has an office in City Hall, should find out what the City is doing before initiating action which tends to cause confusion, overlapping and duplication . " .I wish that an explicit definition of the role of the Community Relations Commission could be drawn which would let all of us know exactly what the responsibilities of that organization are. I think this is a must if we are to expect harmonious· relationships between the Commission, the City Government, and other public and private groups. _')_ DS:fy cc : Mr . Earl Landers ..·- � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document CITY OF ATLANTA “2g CITY HALL ATLANTA, GA. 30303 July 19, 1 967 Tel. 522-4463 Area Code 404 IVAN ALLEN, JR., MAYOR R. EARL LANDERS, Administrative Assistant MRS, ANN M. MOSES, Executive Secretary DAN E. SWEAT, JR., Director of Governmental Liaison MEMORANDUM To: Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr. From: Dan Sweat sas Subject: Eliza Paschall Attached is correspondence between Mrs. Eliza Paschall of the Community Relations Commission and Duane Beck of the Community Council. I hesitate to register a complaint about Mrs. Paschall's action as recognized in the attached correspondence for fear that I might be getting the reputation of being anti Community Relations Commission or that I have some adverse personal feelings . against Mrs. Paschall, but here again is an example which raises a basic issue concerning the role of the Community Relations Commission and its relationship to the established local government authority which I feel must be resolved for the good of everyone in the City of Atlanta. As you know, this office has been involved since its creation in assisting in the development of recreation programs and facilities for the City of Atlanta. This summer's program is the most comprehensive ever carried out in the City of Atlanta and is a result of very close cooperation and coordination by - the City through the Atlanta Youth Council with various public and private agencies. Mayor Allen Page Two July 19, 1967 I mentioned to you a few days ago that we were now ina position to be able to develop a year-round program with emphasis on summer recreation and that many groups have pledged their cooperation. We have taken steps in that direction, * Now, I find that Mrs. Paschall has entered this area without any communication with this office and is attempting to assume the responsibilities of the Atlanta Youth Council and Parks and Recreation Department in this area. I think Mr. Beck's answer to Mrs. Paschall indicates that the Community Council is aware of the role of the Mayor's Office, the City Recreation Department, the Community Chest, EOA, and the schools, as well as the Atlanta Youth Council, which is the agency we have agreed would spearhead development of youth and juvenile delinquency programs, The main point I would like to make is that the Community Relations Commission, which has an office in City Hall, should find out what the City is doing before initiating action - which tends to cause confusion, overlapping and duplication. I wish that an explicit definition of the role of the Community Relations Commission could be drawn which would let all of us know exactly what the responsibilities of that organization are. I think this is a must if we are to expect harmonious relationships between the Commission, the City Government, and other public and private groups. ’ DS:fy cc: Mr. Earl Landers  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 7, Folder 17, Document 41 Box 7 Box 7 Folder 17 Folder topic: Community Relations Commission | 1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/1a5e75e1dca07f1b85f7b2154e6e58b7.pdf 06ee1fed05c19225c552dda42d9c704a Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. ESTA BLISHED BY THE MAYOR AND THE BOA RD OF ALDERMEN, NOVEMBER, 1988 1203 CITY H A LL, A TLANTA GEORGIA 30303 MR. IRVING K . KALER, TELEPHONE 5U -U63 EXT. 433 Chairman T HE H ONORABLE S AM MASSELL, JR ., Ex-Officio July 17, 1967 (Dictated July 15, 1967) President, Board of A ldermen COMMISSION MEMBERS MR. T . M . ALEXANDER, S R. MR. R. BYRON ATTRIDGE MRS. SARA BAKER MISS HELEN B ULLARD M R. R . J. B UTLER MR. ROBERT D OBBS MR. HAM ILTON D OUGLAS, JR, MR. C. G. E ZZARD MOST R EVEREND P AUL J . H ALLINAN Archbishop of Atlanta MR. JOSEPH HAAS MR. AL KUETTNER D R. ROBERT E. L EE MR . ROLLAND MAXWELL MR. F. W.' PATTERS ON R ABBI JACOB M. ROTHSCHILD Mrs. Eliza K. Paschall Ex ecutive Director Community Relations Commission 1203 City Hall Atlanta, Georgia 30303 MR . M. 0 . "Buzz" RYAN MR. JACK SELLS MRS. MARY STEPHENS T HE REVEREN D SAMUEL WILLIAMS K. p ASCHALL, Executive Director MRS. ELIZA Dear Eliza: Please note the attached correspondence from the Mayor's Office. It is quite clear that he wants us to send the letter of appreciation. I concur that this should be done promptly and , therefore, would appreciate your sending a letter of appreciation over my signature as Chairman to Reverend C. E. Maddox. Yoc;:_:_~nc:rel:, / {_~ I r ving K. Kaler Chair man IKK:rjg Enclosur es � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document OMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMISSION Mr. Invinc K. Kater, Chairman THE HoNORASLE SAM MASSELL, JR., Ex-Officio President, Board of Aldermen COMMISSION MEMBERS Mr. 'T. M. ALEXANDER, Sr. Mr. R. BYRON ATTRIDGE Mrs, SARA BAKER Miss HELEN BULLARD Mr. R. J. BUTLER Mr. Rosert Dosss Mr. Hamitton Douc.as, JR. Mr. C. G. Ezzarp Most ReveREND Pau. J. HALLINAN Archbishop of Atlanta Mr. JosepH Haas Mr. AL KUETTNER Dr. Rover? E, Lee Mr. RottAND MAXWELL Mr. F. W. PATTERSON Rasst Jacos M. RoTHscutip Mr. M. 0. “Buzz Ryan Mr. Jack SELLS Mrs. Many STEPHENS THE REVEREND SAMUEL WILLIAMS Mrs. Eviza K. PASCHALL, Executive Director ESTABLISHED BY THE MAYOR AND THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN, NOVEMBER, 1966 1209 CITY HALL, ATLANTA GEORGIA 50503 TELEPHONE 522-4468 EXT. 488 July 17, 1967 (Dictated July 15, 1967) Mrs. Eliza K. Paschall Executive Director Community Relations Commission 1203 City Hall Atlanta, Georgia 30303 “Sy Dear Eliza: Please note the attached corres- pondence from the Mayor's Office. It is quite clear that he wants us to send the letter of appreciation. I concur that this should be done promptly and, therefore, would appreciate your sending a letter of appreciation over my Signature as Chairman to Reverend C. E. Maddox. Yours very sincerely, Sf Maa & / CL ff ; fe ae Irving K. Kaler Chairman IKK: rjg Enclosures  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 7, Folder 17, Document 40 Box 7 Box 7 Folder 17 Folder topic: Community Relations Commission | 1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/4f92277db1a3b9e864fd6db9733eb57b.pdf fd9e708edb6939eb948963257594244b Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. July 18, 1967 Reverend C . E . Maddox 251 Tye Street, S . E . Atlan , Georgia Dear R verend Maddox: Mr . Irving Kaler, Chairman of the Community Relations Com.mis ion, advised ine that you were re pon ible for arranging the meeting for the Conunis ion and the citizen in yo\11" area on Monday evening, July 10th. On behalf of the Community Re tion. Commi sion, we ould like to thank you for your as is tance in tbi matter. Sincerely your , Ivan Allen, Jr. ayor IAJr/br CC: Mr. Irving Kaler � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document - July 18, 1967 Reverend C. E. Maddox 251 Tye Street, S. E. Atlanta, Georgia Dear Reverend Maddox: Mr. Irving Kaler, Chairman of the Community Relations Commission, advised me that you were responsible for arranging the meeting for the Commission and the citizens in your area on Monday evening, July 10th. On behalf of the Community Relations Commission, we would like to thank you for your assistance in this matter. Sincerely yours, Ivan Allen, Jr. Mayor 1AJr/br CC: Mr. Irving Kaler  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 7, Folder 17, Document 39 Box 7 Box 7 Folder 17 Folder topic: Community Relations Commission | 1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/988413a785a789bc37c79edc0ba48a2e.pdf bf62b02afcac40f50590134d607aa654 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. COMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMISSION 1203 CITY HALL ATLANTA, GEORGI A YOUR iNfORM~l\OM MINUTES OF THE COMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMISSION HEARING IN THE DIXIE HILLS AREA June 19, 1967 Hearing on Dixie Hills, Wednesday, June 19, 1967, EDA Center, 2193 Verbena St. The Executive Committee of the Commission met at the request of the Mayor. Present: CHAIRMAN: FIRST VICE-CHAIRMAN: SECOND VICE- CHAIRMAN: EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: Mr. Irving K. Kaler Rev. Samuel Williams Miss Helen Bullard Mrs. El iza K. Paschall Al s o pres e nt were Senator Leroy Johnson, Alderman Q. V. Williamso n , Re p. J. D. Grier, Rep. J.C. Daugherty, Mr. Cecil Alexander, Mr. Johnny Robinson, and Mr. E. L. Lowery, City Inspection Department. Mr. Kal er explaine d that the session had been called a t the reques t of the Ma yo r t o hear from reside nt s a bout the even ts of the pas t f ew days, a nd invited a nyon e t a s pea k. SPEAKERS : ( I n Or der ) Mr . Howard Watson 49 Shir l ey Pl ace Mr. Willie For dan 346 Wadley St. Mr. Charl e~· Weber Am. Frds. Se r. Mis s Dor othy Sh aw 2232 Verbena St. Mr s. Al bert Ford 2235 Verbena St. Mr. C.W. Smith 2261 Verbena St. Mr. Marion Wa rd 31 Shirley Pl. Mr. J erry Carlton 31 Shirley Pl. Mr s ~ V. ~ .Jackson 2150 Verbena St. Mr. William H. Furlow 2166 Vesta Ave., #B Mr. J ohnny Billingsley 2225 Verbena St. #5 Willie GlazE. 155 Wadley :: Mr. Howard Watson, the Youth Co rps Co-c hairman, was the first speaker. He expressE his complaints, and wha t he thought precipitated t he rioting was (1) inadequate play lots for the immediate area, ( 2 ) better treatments in the stores , (3) apartments, (4) police prutality, and (5 ) unpaved streets, with holes in them. The apartments are owned by private owners, and the owners should be made to repair the apartments, and rents are too high for the way they are unkept by the owners. Streets need paving, some large holes are in the middle of them. The sewage is very bad, when it rain, water floo-ds1Jp in the streets. He felt that the stares in the Center, should treat the children, as well as others with respect. The brutality is another factor for unrest - w~en tr.e official was arresting the girl they used brutality with her, and the people didn't want their women treated that way. The policemen seem to feel that the people in the low-income bracket, can be treated anyway, and talked to anyway. The rioting did not just stem from the trying to get recreation facilities, but mostly "police brutality". �Page 2 Minutes, Commission Hearing in Dixie Hills, ... ;' _ Wed., June 21st DOROTHY SHAW: She stated that her g r ievances, or complaints were (1) playlots for the children, (2) E.O.A. should have field trips for th e smaller children (3) the selling of beer and wine to our children in the store should be stopped (this complaint had not been formally reported to the authorities. BULLARD: (Question) Do you think that Mr. Carmichael's presence precipitated : this rioting? Do you think this would come about anywa y7 SHA W: The disturbance would come about sooner or later, mainly because our kids are on the streets. MARION WA RD: the man who was shot, treated, and released, stated that . he waited in the streets in o r der to help the fellow who was shot (later he died), After waiting on the police, he went to ge t his superior offccer ( the police), he never c a me back to help the othe r man. He told the Commission that he heard four ~ ots, that the officer pump the gun four times. That the man who threw the fire bomb ( Molotov Cocktail) was not near them. The Molotov Cocktail went ju~t a fe w f ee t in f ront of the officer who shot th e se people. He saw the police s t a rt to s hoot, the police was under a street light. He sta t ed that he could .i,dent i fy him if he sa\v him again. The other man ( who died) wa s just l y i ng in the str ee t s "fa c e down, a nd the bo y wa s n o t b leedin g , un l ess he was bleeding on the inside, both unattended. He stated that he was tre ated and relea s e d a t Grady's Hospital. The ambulance took about t wo hours to CtJme He said h e had sta rted to bleed again, that it was a bout 30 minute s aft e r he got to t he ho s pital b e for e he rec e ived a ny s e rvi ce. He was as ke d t o make a s t ateme n t t o detec t i v es be fo re he bega n to g e t service . There ar e no playlo ts for our chi ldren, is offe red f or them. ("I pay ~65.00 per He has t hre e crild ren hims elf , and tha t r o a c hes, ra t s, a n d o t her i n sec ts : th a t t the rent is t o o hi g h , and nothin g mo nth; no utilities a re i n cluded " ) t he a part me nts a re i n f es ted with he owne r s s ho uld g e t rid of. WI LL IA M H. FURLOW: Fee l s t hat pr u vio u s p roblems c a use this th i n g t o come to a point. Aft e r t h e riotin g he c a me b a ck to t h i s a r ea to ~e e what wa s ha ppen i n g, he fee l s that th is s it ua t ion c a me ab out b e cause o f th e br u tality o f th e po l i c e arrestin g o f t he gir l (G eorg ia) . Thi s commun i t y th is l a rge do not ne ed a J ew St o re , with pr i ces skyhig h , a nd l i tt l e q ua li ty . A community thi s s i ~e n eeds a s t o re l Lke A & P or o n e simila r. Th e cit~ s hou ld ma ke t he owners r e p a i r th e apart ment s. There are ho l e s in t h e wa l l, where c hild re n get i n to t h em t o p lay . Th is is da n gero u s . Al s o pla y lots are n eed e d f o r o u r ch i ld r en . WI LKIE J O~DAN: Get pr ope r t y o wn ers to fi x u p t he p r o per t y , kee p p l ace s cle an • Felt t hat if t he pol i c e me n we re to pa role t he area , it s hou l d be in s uc h a l a r g e q u anity , a nd not hara ss th e people. As long as th e p eople are trea t e d like peo p le, t he re will be pea ce. I f the o ffici a l s 8re me a n to t he m, th e y will c ont i nue to ga th er i n c ro wd s as s uc h . Th P- r R s h~ uld be an e f f o r t i f the poli cemen are needed t he y sho ul d b e n ~ l e tc ·c., ,,, ; h the are a in 5 t o 8 mi n u tes . The p e o ple feel · t hat fli 1:;· t.h j _r,~ 1r.i ~i·:-;~·,:ca used th n rio t ing wa s: (1) when t l.e polic e u s e d brut i n a r rH~t i ~g tbe wcm~ , . A meeting was called o n Sund a y t o f i nd o u t t h e peop~d Jr i e v=n=e, an d to stop the pas t tro u bles of the community wit h t he security g uards, p l a y lots for our small child ren. He t ho ught th at t his thin g would come �Page 3 Minutes, Commission Hearing in Dixie Hills, VJed. , June 21st about eventually , even i f Mr. Carmicha e l did not come into the area. MRS. ALBERT FORD stated that these problems were here before this thing happen. She felt th a t the City transit gave good bus s ervice in the area. A bus comes in here every five minutes, and during the Xmas holidays, one came about every minute. The police brutality is not wanted in the area. The community decided that they will not shop at the store (Dixie Hill Store). She stated that, " We are not violent people", if some of the polic e is t a ken from the area, the people could go back to their normal way of living. Shes ys that she realize that a lot of people do not have respect for the law, but this comes from the brutality from the policemen • .•!KIE J ORDAN said that the people held a meeting that night, ( Mo nday) \v e called this meeting to he a r from t r1 e people their complaints. A commun i ty pr eacher made arrange ments as to where this meeting was to be held. Their complaints were as follo ws: (l) work, (2) the stores in the Center , (3) EDA, the y a 1e not helping the people with their problems, (4) Poor Sewage, (5) Play lots, and recreation are not doing what could be done with the apartment. We would like someone from the Cit 2 to guard this area as a re gular beat, someone who kno ws everyone. And the y should take a human-r e lations cour s e, similar to the one given in colleges. Then the ~ would know ho w to handle these people. Also EDA do not sho w to much in t erest to the people in the area, and are not r e ally giving a ssistance to them. The counselors do not take interest. MRS. ALBERT FORD: Police brutality is dr aw in g attention from the people . JER RY CAR LTON: The police a re not pr otect i ng the people , and they should be gotten out . He stated further that he saw the little boy who was shot , in the hospital, and tha t the kid wants to ki ll e very cop that comes i nto his s ig ht -- th a t this is the reaction a small c hild has f r om such br utal i ty - - - and that he is too young to think like that but the police a r e te achi ng hi this wa y because of the wa y they tr ea t people . The s ecu r ity guards are given a gun and a bad ge and that is th eir l i cense t o ki ll , or haras s an ~one th ey wa nt . Q. V. LJ ! LLI AN SON: "Th e on ly t hi n g the polic e a re t he re f or i s t o pro tec t l ife a nd prope r ty. If th e y ar e ta ken out now 1rJ hat wi ll hap pe n "? J OH1 JN Y BILLII\IGS LAY: "This c omm un ity onc e ha d a but t he city too k him a wa y, a nd ga ve us a no ther bully e ve ryo ne . He wa s rem ove d a ft er he s ho t a and the grill hir e d a Sec urit y Gua r d • The ma n Mr. Collier". 1 f ellow who was rea l nice , pe r son here who tri e d to ma n here . Then t he s tore who e veryon e liked was CH AIR ll-iAN: " Could this man be brought back to help us ~-.1 ith the pe a r .~'=' . a nd t he ir pro b l e ms"? 3 IL LING SLAY: " The on ly thing we want here is 'p eace '"· ._.YA RLES \iJEBSTE R, AFSC: " Cha irma n , I a yr ee with Mr . Billi11 ·_~ :o l a !, ~. ,,.-_; ' ·1 c, Carlton. Thi s c ommunity needs s omeon e who t he pe opJ. ·-i " ' ···' -:-;. :.1 -~:-,_",Js t." �Page 4 Minutes, Commissi9n Hearing in Dixie Hills lved., June 21st C. '. ! . Sr-1ITH: " ~Je have a number of complaints". He works 1-Ji th EDA as Area Block Chairman of their lighting committee. He states that they had a number of complaints, in addition to the other complaints, is proper lighting in the area. This complaint has been brought up before the proper auth o rities, but nothing has yet been done about it. VIRGINIA JACKS ON : Jorks with And Grson School's PTA, and talk to the boys in the area. The people here feel that the people with the EDA are better than them, the way they are treated. Since most of these people are not high-school graduates, they (EDA) in counselling them should tell these kids, not to expect to make a lot of money on the jobs that they are sent out on. Some of them have got ten into the training program, but this makes them frus tra ted, because if they have families, the salary they are given are not enough. The counselors should le t th e m know what is to be expected. HELEN BULLARD: "Some people will not res pect the policemen if the childre n are told that the policemen go about and beat up the people. What could be done about this"? VIRGI NIA JACKSON: "My suggestion is, as I tell my children, (and I have five) that whenever a polic e man urders y ou to do something, do it. If you are arrest ed go with them peacefully, wheter you are wrong or right. Then t his is when you exercise y .. ur ri g h ·cs by hiring a lawyer". CH/\ IR hA N: "If the City remov es the policemen from the a rea, will it make this area le s s disturbed"? VIRG W I A J ACKS ON: " 1Je don't ne e d anyone here, who cannot get order. The policeme n are causing di sorder." ~JILLIE GLAZE: " Some of the peo p le in the area feel that the people wh o the cops s hot ar~ eit her th , ;·i r frie nd ur relative". CHARLES B. HAR T: As ked what wo uld their re acti ,ns b e if Mr. Carmichael came back i nt o t h e area, o nc e the policemen are removed. Wo ld they be able to g uaran t ee anyone th at they wo uld not be motivated by his speec h es and riot aga in ? He also sta t ed that he is a volunteer worker wit h EDA, as an area r - p r e s e ntative, and that about thr e e months ago t hey expressed a desire f or a 11 good Guy 11 to p a :t r ol this area. \;Je h a v e not had f ul l cooperation with the community working with EOA. We h a d also tried to get the Cit y to c uild two playlots for our children. Mr. Hart is to submit a written report to t he committee on these e ff or+, s. 1 The me e ting wa s adjourned at 6:30 P . M. , in o rder to me et with th e Mayor a t Ci t y Ha ll . � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document COMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMISSION Peas acanetr FOR YOUR INFORMATION MINUTES OF THE COMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMISSION HEARING IN THE DIXIE HILLS AREA June 19, 1967 Hearing on Dixie Hills, Wednesday, June 19, 1967, EOA Center, 2193 Verbena St. The Executive Committee of the Commission met at the request of the Mayor. Present: CHAIRMAN: Mz. Irving K. Kaler FIRST VICE={CHAIRMAN: Rev. Samuel Williams SECOND VICE-CHAIRMAN: Miss Helen Bullard EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: Mrs. Eliza K, Paschall Also present were Senator Leroy Johnson, Alderman Q. V. Williamson, Rep. J. D. Grier, Rep. J. C. Daugherty, Mr. Cecil Alexander, Mr. Johnny Robinson, and Mr. B. L. Lowery, City Inspection Department. Mr. Kaler explained that the session had been called at the request of the Mayor to hear from residents about the events of the past few days, and invited anyone to speak. SPEAKERS: (In Order) Mr, Howard Watson Mr. Willie Fordan Mr, Charles’ Weber 49 Shirley Place 346 Wadley St. Am, Frds, Ser. Miss Dorothy Shaw Mrs. Albert Ford Mr. C.W. Smith 2232 Verbena St. 2235 Verbena St. 2261 Verbena St. Mr. Marion Ward Mr. Jerry Carlton Mrs, V..A,Jackson 31 Shirley Pl. 31 Shirley Pl. 2150 Verbena St, Mr. William H. Furlow Mr. Johnny Billingsley Willie Glaze 2166 Vesta Ave., #8 2225 Verbena St. #5 155 Wadley ¢ Mz. Howard Watson, the Youth Corps Co-chairman, was the first speaker, He expresse his complaints, and what he thought precipitated the rioting was (1) inadequate play lots for the immediate area, (2) better treatments in the stores, (3) apart- ments, (4) police brutality, and (5) unpaved streets, with holes in them. The apartments are owned by private owners, and the owners should be made to repair the apartments, and rents are too high for the way they are unkept by the owners. Streets need paving, some large holes are in the middle of them. The sewage is very bad, when it rain, water floodsup in the streets, He felt that the stores in the Center, should treat the children, as well as others with respect, The brutality is another factor for unrest = when the official was arresting the girl they used brutality with her, and the people didn't want their women treated that way. The policemen seem to feel that the people in the low-income bracket, can be treated anyway, and talked to anyway. The rioting did not just stem from the trying to get recreation facilities, but mostly "police brutality". Page 2 Minutes, Commission Hearing in Dixie Hills, -.:.., . Wed., June 21st DOROTHY SHAW: She stated that her grievances, or complaints were (1) play- lots for the children, (2) E.0.A. should have field trips for the smaller children (3) the selling of beer and wine to our children in the store should be stopped (this complaint had not been formally reported to the authorities, BULLARD: (Question) Do you think that Mr. Carmichael's presence precipitated - this rioting? Do you think this would come about anyway? SHAW: The disturbance would come about sooner or later, mainly because our kids are on the streets. MARION WARD: the man who was shot, treated, and released, stated that.he waited in the streets in order to help the fellow who was shot (later he died), After waiting on the police, he went to get his superior offecer ( the police), he never came back to help the other man, He told the Commission that he heard four Shots, that the officer pump the gun four times, That the man who threw the fire bomb (Molotov Cocktail) was not near them. The Molotov Cocktail went just a few feet in front of the officer who shot these people. He saw the police start to shoot, the police was under a street light. He stated that he could identify him if he saw him again. The other man (who died) was just lying in the streets "face down", and the boy was not bleeding, unless he was bleeding on the inside, both unattended. He stated that he was treated and released at Grady's Hospital. The ambulance took about two hours to come He said he had started to bleed again, that it was about 30 minutes after he got to the hospital before he received any service. He was asked to make a statement to detectives before he began to get service. There are no playlots for our children, the rent is tao high, and nothing is offered for them. ("I pay $65.00 per month; no utilities are included") He has three children himself, and that the apartments are infested with roaches, rats, and other insects: that the owners should get rid of. WILLIAM H. FURLOW: Feels that previous problems cause this thing to come to a point. After the rioting he came back to this area to see what was happening, he feels that this situation came about because of the brutality of the police arresting of the girl (Georgia). This community this large do not need a Jew Store, with prices skyhigh, and little quality. A community this sige needs a store like A & P or one similar. The city should make the owners repair the apartments. There are holes in the wall, where children get into them to play. This is dangerous. Also play lots are needed for our children. WILKIE JORDAN: Get property owners ta fix up the property, keep places clean. Felt that if the policemen were to parole the area, it should be in such a large quanity, and not harass the people. As long as the people are treated like people, there will be peace. If the officials are mean to them, they will continue to gather in crowds as such. There should be an effort if the policemen are needed they should be able te xeach the area in 5 to 8 minutes. The people feel. that the thing whish'-caused the rioting was: (1) when ti.e police used brut * gn arrasting the woma1. A meeting was called on Sunday to find out the people grievente, and to stop the past troubles of the community with the security quards, play lots for our small children. He thought that this thing would come Page 3 Minutes, Commission Hearing in Dixie Hills, Wed., June 2lst about eventually, even if Mr, Carmichael did not come into the area, fiRS, ALBERT FORD stated that these problems were here before this thing happen. She felt that the City transit gave good bus service in the area. A bus comes in here every five minutes, and during the Xmas holidays, one came about every minute. The police brutality is not wanted in the area. The community decided that they will not shop at the store (Dixie Hill Store). She stated that, "We are not violent people", if some of the police is taken from the area, the people could go back to their normal way of living. She s ys that she realize that a lot of people do not have respect for the law, but this comes from the brutality from the policemen, ‘IKIE JORDAN said that the people held a meeting that night, (Monday) We called this meeting to hear from tiie people their complaints. A community preacher made arrangements as to where this meeting was to be held. Their complaints were as follows: (1) work, (2) the stores in the Center, (3) EOA, they are not helping the people with their problems, (4) Poor Sewage, (5) Play lots, and recreation are not doing what could be done with the apartment. We would like someone from the Cit: to guard this area as a regular beat, someone who knows everyone. And they should take a human-relations course, similar to the one given in colleges. Then the, would know how to handle these people. Also ENA do not show to much interest to the people in the area, and are not really giving assistance to them. The counselors do not take interest. MRS. ALBERT FORD: Police brutality is drawing attention from the people. JERRY CARLTON: The police are not protecting the people, and they should be gotten out. He stated further that he saw the little boy who was shot, in the hospital, and that the kid wants to kill every cop that comes into his sight -- that this is the reaction a small child has from such brutality --- and that he is too young to think like that --- but the police are teaching hi this way because of the way they treat people. The security guards are given a gun and a badge and that is their license to kill, or harass anyone they want. Q. V. WILLIAMSON: "The only thing the police are there for is to protect life and property. If they are taken out now what will happen"? JOHNNY BILLINGSLAY: "This community once had a fellow who was real nice, but the city took him away, and gave us another person here who tried to bully everyone. He was removed after he shot a man here. Then the store and the grill hired a Security Guard . The man who everyone liked was Mr. Collier". CHAIRMAN: "Could this man be brought back to help us with the peopic. and their problems"? 3ILLINGSLAY: "The only thing we want here is 'peace'". THARLES WEBSTER, AFSC: "Chairman, I agree with Mr. Billingslay, = “re, Carlton. This community needs someone who the peopl? ec. | om trust." Page 4 Minutes, Commission Hearing in Dixie Hills Wed., June 2lst C. if. SMITH: "We have a number of complaints". He works with EQA as Area Block Chairman of their lighting committee. He states that they had a number of complaints, in addition to the other complaints, is proper lighting in the area. This complaint has been brought up before the proper autherities, but nothing has yet been done about it. VIRGINIA JACKSON: works with Anderson School's PTA, and talk to the boys in the area. The people here feel that the people with the EDA are better than them, the way they are treated. Since most of these people are not high-school graduates, they (E0A) in counselling them should tell these kids, not to expect to make a lot of money on the jobs that they are sent out on. Some of them have yotten into the training program, but this makes them frustrated, because if they have families, the salary they are given are not enough. The counselors should let them know what is to be expected. HELEN BULLARD: "Some people will not respect the policemen if the children are told that the policemen go about and beat up the people. What could be done about this"? VIRGINIA JACKSON: "My suggestion is, as I tell my children, (and I have five) that whenever a policeman urders you to do something, do it. If you are arrested go with them peacefully, wheter you are wrong or right. Then this is when you exercise y ur righis by hiring a lawyer". CHATRWAN: “If the City removes the policemen from the area, will it make this area less disturbed"? VIRGINIA JACKSON: "We don't need anyone here, who cannot get order. The policemen are causing disorder." WILLIE GLAZE: "Some of the peaple-in the area feel that the people who the cops shot are either their friend or relative". CHARLES B. HART: Asked what would their reactiins be if Mr. Carmichael came back into the area, once the policemen are removed. Wo:ld they be able to guarantee anyone that they would not be motivated by his speeches and riot again? He alsa stated that he is a volunteer worker with EQOA, as an area representative, and that about three months ago they expressed a desire for a "good Guy" to patrol this area. We have not had full cooperation with the community working with EOA. We had also tried to get the City to cuild two playlots for our children. Mr. Hart is to submit a written report to the committee on these efforts. The meeting was adjourned at 6:30 P. M., in order to meet with the Mayor at City Hall.  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 7, Folder 17, Document 38 Box 7 Box 7 Folder 17 Folder topic: Community Relations Commission | 1967