3 20 156 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/c6a4881edc9fe6d906b8f9765bb6c41e.pdf 4db72302dfd019ba92f51b13d10d3216 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. ,· ~,>·-- ~~-~ POVER TY AREAS ·Che·i .cups : .·: ·on :·.-. -rlealth ffe-ed Free r Th.ink. you might have emphy-· sema? Diabetes? High blood pressure? · · · These and other diseases will. be the objects of a city wide "search a nd destroy" · mission sponsored by public and private health agenci~s . . ' Called ·"Hea-Ith Fair," the project is being conducted in 10 Atlanta neighborhoods throughout the summer . The free-o f-cha rge program is designed primarily for poverty areas or areas served by a service center of E;conomic Opportunity Atlanba (EOA). .. But ,the search cer tainly isn' t restricted to t hese areas, according to a .spokesman for the Fulton County Health Department, which ls participating in the progr am. · The first neighborhood to receive the s p e c i a I medical check-ups wai-the 'ceritral City area. Some 250 persons were checked· for high blood pressure , dii:ibetes, tuberculosis, syphilis and chest diseases such as emphysema and bronchitis . - . The heal th de p a T t me n t spokesman said the proj ect , in its first year, is " just getti ng rolling. He said the project will pick up momentum as more <1.nd more persons learn of it. Mrs. Helen Howard, director of the - Vine-··-OtY:, 'Founaatfo-n; said she expects more than 1,000 to show up for the :health tests in the Nash-Washington neigh.borihood on Tuesdiay. The health de p a r t m e n .t -spokesman sa1id the progr am was " a cooperative movement" wh:ic:h depends on the neighborhood r esidents themselves for its success. IF A P ERSON is fo und to have a ny one of the ailments, be is first referred to his own physician · for medical treatm ent. A person who has no ·ram- ily doctor is referred to health agencies or Grady Memorial Hospital, the health department representative said·. Other pa rticipating agencies include the Fulton County Medical Society, the Georgia Department of Fublic H~alth, the American Red Cross, the Atlanta Tuberculo is Association, Model Cities, the Atlanta Diabetes Association and the City of Atlanta. , ~· .... .r '-~- . .'./ ,._,. ,- / / ___,, / .,, � 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 POVERTY AREAS: - Checkups. On Health Offered Free Think. you might have emphy- sema? Diabetes? High blood. pressure? These and other diseases will be the objects of a city wide “search and destroy”: mission sponsored by public and private health agencies. ’ Called ‘‘Health Fair,” the proj- ect is being conducted in 10 At- lanta neighborhoods throughout the summer. The free-of-charge program is designed primarily for poverty areas or areas served by a service center of Economic Opportunity Atlanta (EOA). “But the search certainly isn’t restricted to these areas, ac- cording to a spokesman for the Fulton County Health Depart- ment, which is participating in the program. The first neighborhood to re- ceive the special medical check-ups was-ihe Central City area. Some 250 persons were checked for high blood pressure, diabetes, tuberculosis, syphilis and chest diseases such as em- physema and bronchitis. ° The health department spokesman said the project, in its first year, is “just getting rolling. He said the project will pick up momentum as more and more persons learn of it. Mrs. Helen Howard, director of the - Vine--City- Foundation, said she expects more than 1,000 to show up for the health tests in the Nash-Washington neighborhood on Tuesday. The health department spckesman said the program was ‘‘a cooperative movement” which depends on the neighbor- hood residents themselves for its success. IF A PERSON is found to have any one of the ailments, ! he is first referred to his own physician fer medical treat- ment. A person who has no fam- ily doctor is referred to health agencies or Grady Memorial Hospital, the health department representative said. Other participating agencies include the Fulton County Medi- cal Society, the Georgia Depart- ment of Public Health, the American Red Cross, the At- lanta Tuberculosis Association, Model Cities, the Atlanta Diabe- tes Association and the City of Atlanta. VA  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 3, Folder 17, Document 70 Box 3 Box 3 Folder 17 Folder topic: Economic Opportunity Atlanta | 1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/cfafe9bd498f7ff09305eb77792432f7.pdf 2c276f7cd3b18873f58aad067696cb03 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. . ' •. ' '! .J . --~'....., ·,:_ . ' ·- ' l ~ . . . . - .... ~ f" • ( l .. l . ·· .~.... ·--:--=· 4 _,.· @ r a dejected youngster to beWant your exotic flower come a great doctor if he tended? Maybe you have some pups that you want · gets the financial help he watched? An EOA Rentneeds. A-Kid can easily do it. Rent However, no more unus- · A-Kids are low-incomeyouual job has come in than the ngsters who are trying to assignment on e Rent-A-Kid earn money for school and recently completed. He was they svmetimes do some as ked ·co ba by-sic, •• an easy very unusual things. Even enough task. But for four thoup the brochure says walloping St. Bernards?! I the;• ,mow lawns, trim shrublf YOU ever need an EOA bery, clear flower beds, Rent- A-Kid, you can get one wash windows, move furniat 577-5252. ture , iron, babysit, wash ·"' cars and do a host of o!her chor es . that are ess~ntial around the office and home ••••tliey STILL do more un- · usual things . For instance, just recently ·three Rent-A-Kids demonstrated for _a whole day a little toy called a footsie at a large shopping center. They not only had fun while fil ling the needs of-mana gement, but they alsci got some practical, first-hand experience on selling techniques. Many Rent-A-Kids have been employed to shampoo rugs and to sweep the ceilings of houses. Several others will be carrying si gns for the next James Brown Show. One perspec tive employer called for a Rent A- Kid t o pla nt and tend a very exotic flower because this em pl oy.er fe lt tha t a Rent-A-Kid would be the _only one who could do it r i ght. Another . lady called to have a Rent: A- Kid watch 21/2 chi ldren. What she really wa nted was ' One Rent-A-Kid rtJ wa tch One c hild for 2 1/2 hou r s . But that does not c ount s inc e it was not rea lly 2 1/2 child- r ren- • Som e Rent-A-Kids had a job in whic h to display their carpen try tal ents at bui !di n_g dog fe nces. E vidently they c oi-,ipleted the ta s k expertly because EOA is happy toannounc,e no dogs have escaped. Are tired nurse who is a partial invalid needed a Rent -A-Kid to help with a few household chores. The em ployee did so well that the nurse has promised to teach the you ngster everytningshe knows about nursing. Such an experience could inspire � 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 - . é . o~—s <-. r - . = ~% a ra i SF é y : } : [ ice “i ‘ + A Re OS re rh » - es 3 Js -3 hea = 3 “4 7 % 4 be —<— Sm cer om * aay ote * Se ae ote el 4 < a on ee) .- a * in = 4 ee ¢ Sm bere. “2 tL tleye IF ewe ee Tre © a 1) Ari: con't 4, Nexo MELPE | éAiL { 1. BOA Rent-A-Kids Will Ae, ~ | Help You, Poor Youths —t ¢ et A ae Preece teeter 1 al i ce Want your exotic flower a dejected youngster to be-~ tended? Maybe you have some pups that you want watched? An EOA Rent- A-Kid can easily doit. Rent A-Kids are low-income you- ngsters who are trying to earn money for school and they sumetimes do some very unusual things. Even though the brochure says they mow lawns, trim shrub- bery, clear flower beds, wash wifidows, move furni- ture, iron, babysit, wash come a great doctor if he gets the financial help he needs. However, no more unus-~ ual job has come in than the assignment one Rent-A-Kid recently completed. He was asked to baby-sit...an easy enough task. But for four walloping St. Bernards?! If YOU ever need an EOA Rent-A-Kid, you can get one at 577-5252. Ks 1 cars and do a host of vther chores that are essential around the office and home «eethey STILL do more un- usual things. For instance, just recent- ly three Rent-A-Kids de- monstrated for a whole day a little toy called a footsie at a large shopping center. They not only had fun while filling the needs of-manage- ment, but they also gotsome practical, first-hand exper- . ience on Selling techniques. . Many Rent-A-Kids have been employed to shampoo rugs and to sweep the ceilings of houses. Several others will be carrying signs for the next James Brown Show, One perspective employer called for a Rent A-Kid to plant and tend a very exotic flower because this employ- er felt that a Rent-A-Kid would be the only one who could do it right. Another ‘ _lady called to have a Rent; _ A-Kid watch 21/2 children. . What she really wanted was ‘One Rent-A-Kid t0 watch One child for 2 1/2 hours. But that does not count since it was not really 2 1/2 child- ren. Some Rent-A-Kids had a job in which to display their carpentry talents at building dog fences. Evidently they completed the task expertly because EOA is happy toan- ; nounce no dogs have escaped. Are tired nurse who is a partial invalid needed a Rent 4 -A-Kid to help with a few household chores. The em- ployee did so well that the nurse has promised to teach the youngster everytning she * knows about nursing. Such an experience could inspire  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 3, Folder 17, Document 69 Box 3 Box 3 Folder 17 Folder topic: Economic Opportunity Atlanta | 1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/9e71cf72fac2cd3ebe4335faf7d0a15a.pdf aa970022798ec6c2335605209f7e8662 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. • /Rent A Kid Sets · P@per Sale r . "Rent-a-Kid" of Clayton County is sponsoring a paper sale until July 15. Anyone wishing to donate papers, magazines and books may bring them to the neighborhood service center at I 871 College Street, Forest Park, or have them picked up by calling 577-5252. � 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 Rent A Kid Sets Paper Sale .“Rent-a-Kid” of Clayton County is sponsoring a paper sale until July 15. Anyone wishing to donate papers, Magazines and books may bring them to the neighborhood service center at 1871 College Street, Forest Park, or have them picked up by calling 577-5252.  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 3, Folder 17, Document 68 Box 3 Box 3 Folder 17 Folder topic: Economic Opportunity Atlanta | 1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/6b956cb0eae8c75b2f06c1034ab09a99.pdf 922c1423ee7a4bf8274c9b6fd935e40f Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. L reen@ger;.; Working pend Summer Center Ciif .EOA , ' f. ·.·. Two northside Atlanta teen-agers are spending their summer without pay keeping up with 150 actiye, noisy children. " It's hectic, but these kids ar: ·'.~1::· other kids. The re just isn't any differenc1i~ cause of color," said Wa lter DuPre, 15, 2677 Arden R oad, N.W. one of the recreation volunteers at the West End Neighborhood Service Center of Economic Opportunity Atlanf a. Inc. '. 'I never worked with kids before...sajd P aul Duke, 16. 3515 Paces Ferry Road .·,,, "'!: . ·«:1,;1~ trips and activities mean a lot to them- a nd me . It's very boring for them when they ha ve nothing to do I ·;;€fi:~~;il;i~:.;;::'~{:ti:~:;:;:, 1i;: =: what I could do. I kept getting referred from one agency to another until I got to EOA and talked . to Mrs . June Sa mmons , volunteer coordinator." Duke said he became interested in the work because of DuPre a nd because he wanted to · work with youngsters. " I've learned a lot about patience since I 've been with the center. The work has been very satisfying." The young men work five days a week in their _volunteer jobs. hBoth will miss summer vacat10ns to continue t eir work. " We plan recreation for the kids, " DuPre said. " We take them swimm ing. to the movies gJi{143.215.248.55::{;;~J:~~,I~tif;,143.215.248.55£~:\:}: ~ l, , , , ,: ~: : ~~:~:,143.215.248.55i~~"'.i'.}'.~~!f:'.:~~iI! . ::!{!~~:::!:!:~,:::,:.::::::::::::::::: 0 , ! -- -- - ---~-- --- ) ·.·. •• 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 ss te s = ie oa fae Two northside Atlanta teen-agers are spend- ing their summer without pay keeping up with 150 active, noisy children. “It’s hectic, but these kids ar-<ime other kids. There just isn’t any differenceeecause of color,”’ said Walter DuPre, 15, 2677 Arden Road, N.W. one of the recreation volunteers at the West End Neighborhood Service Center of Eco- nomic Opportunity Atlanta, Inc. “IT never worked with kids before.’’ said Paul Duke, 16, 3515 Paces Ferry Road.) WoW. “Yne trips and activities mean a lot to them—and me. It’s very boring for them when they have noth- ing to do. DuPre and Duke attend Episcopal High School in Alexandria, Va., and knew each other before they volunteered their services this summer. DuPre said he took the job because he was interested in learning about Atlanta. ‘During spring vacation I started calling agencies to see Teenagers Spend Summer Working a? EOA Center what I could do. I kept getting referred from one agency to another until I got to EOA and talked _toMrs. June Sammons, volunteer coordinator." Duke said he became interested in the work because of DuPre and because he wanted to - work with youngsters. ‘I’ve learned a lot about patience since I’ve been with the center. The work has been very satisfying.” The young men work five days a week in their volunteer jobs. Both will miss summer vacations to continue their work. “We plan recreation for the kids, ‘‘DuPre said. ‘‘We take them swimming, to the movies and have taken them to Fernbank Science Cen- ter. We plan to take them to Stone Mountain and are trying to bum tickets to other recreational facilities.”’ - Both young men are swarmed by yelling kids all day long, and they enjoy the quiet when they go home at night. & nal te Soptiseetses: SSeS  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 3, Folder 17, Document 67 Box 3 Box 3 Folder 17 Folder topic: Economic Opportunity Atlanta | 1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/cc1412b6fa8f3cfaabc5bfdc7e16cfb7.pdf f92d4f9e0d63643004e2f3cb5a021548 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. l ,. . .,. ,· . .~:~: ' College · Park _Wo man ·Still -Activ·e·~· -a t 86 At 86, Mrs . Marge Hayes of ,husband was sick Mrs. Th_elCollege Park spends a great ·ma Abbott, who worked with deal of her time reading the ..EDA, made sure that he was Bible and thinking about life : ·t aken to the doctor or the hosin the next world. pita! every time he had an "I don't know anything I've appointment. She was a blessdone to live so long ," Mrs . ing to us." Hayes said as she sat in a "And, EOA also showed us porch swing at her home at how to get things . _done 217 Redwine Ave . "It's been . -' : -,~---CNAC (Citizens through no merit of mine , but Neighborhood Advisory God's will. My days are num- Committee) . Throu gh block bered but I don't know for clubs No . 9 and 4 we petitioned for a bus in our area . how long ." But Mrs . Hayes doesn 't We also petitoned that my think her days are so num- street and Roosevelt Avenue bered that she cannot be an be opened and paved . Rooactive member of her block sevelt was opened 'last year club or the Senior Citizens and they will finish my street · Club of Economic.iwfil>rtu ni- this year." ..t.Y..Mla~. Inc. ·--"Another_ reason is _that . if you are gomg to be a . ChnsShe is chairman oL ..,E.,~ Block Club No. 9 and is also tian you've got to help your chairman of the Senior Citi- neighbors as much as you can zens' Club No. 1. and believe in God ." How did she become interMrs . Hayes said she was ested in EOA and its activi- born March 8, 1883 in Lutherties? "Well, when my late . ville, Ga. "That is not very long ago when compared to eternity," she com...mented . She had 11 children in two marriages. "Eight of my children are still living including my son , The Rev. R. N. Martin, who is my pastor. He preaches a pretty good sermon." She is proud of a silver pitcher and dish that she received from Rich's at two parties for 80 year olds. "I won last year because I had the most descendants, 90. I won again this year because I now have 100 descendents . . And, if I live, I hope to win at next year' s party." 1 � 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 College Park Woman Still Active ut 86. At 86, Mrs. Marge Hayes of College Park spends a great deal of her time reading the in the next world. “T don’t know anything I’ve done to live so long,’”’ Mrs. Hayes said as she sat in a porch swing at her home at 217 Redwine Ave. ‘It’s been through no merit of mine, but God’s will. My days are num- bered but I don’t know for how long.”’ But Mrs. Hayes doesn't think her days are so num- bered that she cannot be an active member of her block club or the Senior Citizens Club of Economic _Opportuni- _ ty Atlanta, Inc. aha She is chairman of FOA.. ee Block Club No. 9 and is also ' chairman of the Senior Citi- zens’ Club No. 1. _ How did she become inter- : ested in EOA and its activi- ties? ‘Well, when my late husband was sick Mrs. Thel- ‘ma Abbott, who worked with e .JOA, made sure that he was Bible and thinking about life ‘iaken to the doctor or the hos- pital every time he had an appointment. She was a bless- ing to us."’ “And, EOA also showed us how to get things done teenage -CNAC (Citizens Neighborhood Advisory Committee). Through block clubs No. 9 and 4 we peti- tioned for a bus in our area. We also petitoned that my street and Roosevelt Avenue be opened and paved. Roo- sevelt was opened last year and they will finish my street this year.” “Another reason is that if you are going to be a Chris- tian you've got to help your ; neighbors as much as you can and believe in God.”’ Mrs. Hayes said she was born March 8, 1883 in Luther- ville, Ga. ‘‘That is not very long ago when compared to eternity,’’ she commented. She had 11 children in two marriages. “Eight of my children are still living includ- ing my son, The Rev. R. N. Martin, who is my pastor. He preaches a pretty good ser- mon.” She is proud of a silver pitcher and dish that she re- ceived from Rich's at two parties for 80 year olds. “I won last year because I had the most descendants, 90. I won again this year because I now have 100 descendents. And, if I live, I hope to win at next year’s party.”’  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 3, Folder 17, Document 66 Box 3 Box 3 Folder 17 Folder topic: Economic Opportunity Atlanta | 1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/e44d89b616fe7c02005ac5e93af1145b.pdf 67272c2ba9cc09972f5f5249a7a62e57 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. ----- , - - v , - ~- H ~ /o, I I 1/ Cf' -;;;:;;- v[egion Hails West End Child Center r The Georgia American Legion's citation award for an agency which employs older ,persons as child-care workers has been presented to the West End Child Development Center. State Labor Commissioner Sam Caldwell madt the award to the center at 760 West E,rid · Ave. on behalf of the sponsoring veterans organization. Achievements of the Eco- nomi£=..Q,Qp,o_rJJ.m_Lt,y,_,AJ,.,U ~-Jl1,"a.: agency - which operates a Head Start program - and a brochure on its program as the first in the nation to hire the elderly as a ma jori ty of its sta ff will be submLtted for national competition. · A statewide contest linked to a national campaign to promote employment of elderly workers led to the selection of West End center in Atlanta for the award. . � 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 ee “Legion Hails West End Chiid Center The Georgia American Le- gion’s citation award for an agency which employs older persons as child-care workers has been presented to the West End Child Development Center. State Labor Commissioner Sam Caldwell made’ the award ! to the center at 760 West End Ave. on behalf of the sponsoring veterans organization. Achievements of the__Eco-_ nomic .Opportunity..A.t1La.o ba. agency — which operates a Head Start program — and a brochure on its program as the first in the nation to hire the elderly as a majority of its staff will be submitted for national competition. - A statewide contest linked to a national campaign to promote employment of elderly workers Jed to the selection of West End center in Atlanta for the award. ——_—————  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 3, Folder 17, Document 65 Box 3 Box 3 Folder 17 Folder topic: Economic Opportunity Atlanta | 1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/8e6a3da01d30f1865d9b87e3d59f1bd3.pdf 1e94e93bd1723c14070d25ad53dad362 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. (j)· / { / ) ·.·· -~-- - . ' . . .-;.--.\ --:-;:. .. . '@ ·:. AO - ,,,...- . ,.;: ~- .,.;..;.~f;_·- ·,,,/~.. - .': ·-..--- - -~ i.:.:., ·; .l . i i:...' !. --1.. · . . ;, ~Jh ~ ~ • ~ ·,ti:143.215.248.55;~- -.-\ - .:',1_.;~l a:..,,~""""':r,;..:._,~~;,;r >·;;.,: . . .."7 ...,<' • .,-1.i • ' ~ - , .... llo~iday Inn management entertaining the Rockdale E O A staff at lunch last week. From .left are: E O A staff members PinkoJa Mitchell, Dora Zachrcy, Innkeeper H. Garland Hiatt, Rockdale Manpower Direct<>. ·•E. L. Brockett, Rockdale E O A Director, Ed Gamble, staff members Sara Strickland and Jane Potts, Harry Leach, Assistant Coordinator for the Atlanta E O A, and Mrs. Betty English, Restaurant Manager for the Holiday Inn. ~~ r ~v Hsis • Last Thursday was • Appreciation nay• at the Holiday Inn of Conyers, honoring the staff of the Rockdale E.O.A. office and members of the State Employ- 1 ment Service assigned to the Office of Economic Opportunity. Mrs. Betty English, Dining Room 1 Manager at the Holiday Inn and Mr. Garland Hiatt, Innkeeper, ' were luncheon hosts for the group in the Holiday's dining room, Attending from the Rockdale E,O.A. office were Ed Gamble, Director, E, L. Brockett, Manpower Director, Pinkola Mitchell, Dora Zachrey, Jane Potts and Sara Strickland. A. D. Alderman, Employment Coordinator for the Atlanta office of E.O.A. and Harry Leach, Assistant Employment Coordinator for the Georgia State Em- , · ployment Service were also special guests of the Holiday Inn management. According to Mrs. English, almos t all of her new employees in the dining room operation were 1 hired with the help of the local E.O.A. office, and with the particular help of Manpower Director, E. L. Brockett. 0 / \ ,.:.J. . :- >, \ ../ .. -- - - - ·-- - - - -- - - -- ! / c:; .,.,---. /b � 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 Pra iycae = ares eT SLT Perea f : Es of q Bot f von Rs Bie da Holiday Inn niadapement entertaining the Rockdale EO A staff at lunch last week. From Jeft are: E O A staff members Pinkola Mitchell, Dora Zachrey, Innkeeper H. Gar- land Hiatt, Rockdale Manpower Directci =. L. Brockett, Rockdale EO A Director, Ed Gamble, staff members Sara Strickland and Jane Potts, Harry Leach, Assistant Coordinator for the Atlanta EO A, and Mrs. Betty English, Restaurant Manager for the Holiday Inn. Holiday linn Hosis £.0.A. Last Thursday was “Apprecia- tion Day” at the Holiday Inn of Conyers, honoring the staff of ; the Rockdale E,O.A. office and members of the State Employ- ment Service assigned to the Office of Economic Opportunity, ! Mrs. Betty English, DiningRoom ! Manager at the Holiday Inn and ° Mr. Garland Hiatt, Innkeeper, were luncheon hosts for the group in the Holiday’s dining room, Attending from the Rock- dale E,O,A, office were Ed Gamble, Director, E. L. Brockett, Manpower Director, Pinkola Mitchell, Dora Zachrey, Jane Potts and Sara Strickland, A, D, Alderman, Employment Coordinator for the Atlanta of- fice of E.O.A, and Harry Leach, Assistant Employment Coordi- nator for the Georgia State Em- ployment Service were also special guests of the Holiday Inn management, According to Mrs, English, almost all of her new employees in the dining room operation were hired with the help of the local ‘i E.0.A. office, and with the par- i ‘ ticular help of Manpower Direc- tor, E, L, Brockett. arin ee  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 3, Folder 17, Document 64 Box 3 Box 3 Folder 17 Folder topic: Economic Opportunity Atlanta | 1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/30703a7af62bcb7ffea288941ac8e517.pdf 8e577f72131a43e607c322c894739861 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. .. ~-·. -r,-:-t.. \": :~.·. training methods should . be offered so that a woman with a sixth to eighth grade education could develop the necessary skills. ·='· .·~,,.. Special To The Voice 3. Women in low-income areas should be allowed the opportunity to adva_nce to supervisory posinons. Employers should supplement the cost of adcil.tional· education needed to p~rlorm the job. I ·recomm"!:lnd a job training center to equip women for decent jobs. Women are asking for an equal chance to make a contribution t0 society. by Mrsp Margaret Grant · (Mrs. Grant is an aide at the East Central EOA Neighborhood Service Center. She ., so serves as one of Economic Opportunity Atlan•- '.s \',;;;- nteer Information People.) Women can do many of the same jobs now done by men. If employers would convert or redesign their job operattions or methods suitable to female labor they would find that womencouldproduceasw.eaasmen. During World War II, with the men away, women p;erformedmany jobs normally thought of as primarily for men. Most of the heads of house hold in ghetto areas are woSome . of these may sound men and because of this they heavy or dirty but we always make be,ner employees. had .ta.de some dirty works, They tend to be on time and--~ 11/ those of us who 1i ve in low-inc ome areas. be more dependable due to Mos t young women in the their respons ibility to their families. · ghetto desire jobs such as There are women who secretaries, cashiers, file havebeenknown to stay on clerks, but because of the jobs 20_or more years even lack of skills and personal qualities, they cannot qualify wi.chout a decent salary. for the job. · Kitchen helpers and other domestics often times work 10 or 12 hours per day for I propose the following: six days incl~ding Saturday 1. Employers ·should lower or Sunday on jobs which offer no opportunity for adrequirements as to the experience and skills for vancftment and for this, they make only about $1.15 per some clerical jobs. For hour. Therefore training is example, if a clerk typis t very essential for thos e in job requires a n applicant low-income jobs. Some of 40 words a minute and a promising applicant . th~ current training programs have not proved suctypes 35, she should be cessful. given a strong consider"'. · There are jobs that women ation. can perform as well as men: 2. For jobs in industry such Watch repairer, power and as T.V., Radio and watch sewing machine operators , repa1n ng, operation of shipping clerks !lnd e ven machines, and furniture automobile mechanics. repairing simplified .. - - - -- - 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 Special To The Voice Women Are Productive by Mrs. Margaret Grant . (Mrs. Grant is an aide at the East Central EOA Neigh- borhood Service Center. She .z!so serves as one of Economic Opportunity Atlan‘a‘s Vop’unteer Information People.) Women can do many of the same jobs now done by men. If employers would convert or redesign their job operat- tions or methods suitable to female labor they would find that womencould produce as wel!as men. During World War Il, with the menaway, womenperformed many jobs normally thought of as primarily for men. Most of the heads of house . hold in ghetto areas are wo- Some .of these may sound men and because ofthisthey heavyor dirty but we always make better employees. had to. de some dirty works, They tend to be on time and--sespetially those of us who be more dependable due to live in low-income areas. their responsibility to their Most young women in the families. ghetto desire jobs such as There are women who secretaries, cashiers, file have beenknown to stay on clerks, but because of the jobs 20 or more years even lack of skills and personal without a decent salary. qualities, they cannot qualify Kitchen helpers and other for the job. © domestics often times work 10 or 12 hours per day for six days including Saturday or Sunday on jobs which off- er no opportunity for ad- vancement and for this, they make only about $1.15 per hour. Therefore training is very essential for those in low-income jobs. Some of the current training prog- rams have not proved suc- I propose the following: 1. Employers should lower requirements as to the experience and skills for some clerical jobs. For example, if aclerk typist job requires anapplicant 40 words a minute and a promising applicant types 35, she should be cessful. ' given a strong consider- ~ There are jobs that women ation. can perform as wellas men; 2. For jobsinindustry such Watch repairer, power and sewing machine operators, shipping clerks and even automobile mechanics, as T.V., Radio and watch repairing, operation of machines, and furniture repairing simplified training methods should be offered so that a wo- man with a sixthto eighth grade education could develop the necessary skills. : 3. Women in low-income areas should be allowed the opportunity to ad- vance to supervisory positions. Employers should supplement the cost of additional educ- ation needed to perform | the job. I recommend a job training center to equip women for decent jobs, . S Women are asking for an equal chance to make acon- tribution td society. a  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 3, Folder 17, Document 63 Box 3 Box 3 Folder 17 Folder topic: Economic Opportunity Atlanta | 1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/fd0036ca593ec2f952fc10a317921552.pdf ff6eda20374ec4e2348156b53504763e Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. .l 16-A c!IJt1\Hmrln3Loumnl Thursday, July 10, 1969 Ed mcation Boa rd, anel Swap Views ,~ . By JUNIE BROWN Atlanta Journal Education Editor I It was a long, painful process, but the Atlanta Board of Education and the education subcommittee of the Citizens Advisory Council of Economic Opportunity Atlanta have begun to "communicate." _ The citizens subcommittee, I board for failure ~o communiwhich has been critical of the cate, began a senes of meet. ings with the board Wednesday night to discuss 12 educational recommendations b e i n g proposed by the subcommittee. The first meeting, dealing with the problems of free and partial pay lunches for children of disadvantaged liomes, at first appeared to be stalled. DESPITE the subcommittee's claim that it wanllS to work with the board to improve education in Atlanta , it was obvious some of the members were there to "tell the board off." Nevertheless, two positive developments came out of the meeting. First, the subcommittee asked and received permission to distribute applications for free and partial pay lunches door to door in most parts of the city. The blanks are currently being sent home by children, and as a result many never reach the parents or simply aren't understood by the parents when they do arrive. Subcommittee m e m b e r s agreed to take on some responsibility for explaining the valuable forms 'to the parents and - ------- ., .. , ' if necessary helping them fill 1, member Dr. Asa Yancey told getting some state money for tliem out. "WITH THE extremely disadvantaged you literally have to take them by tho hand and lead them to a form like lllis .111d help them fill it out and return it for them because all of the spontaniety ls gone, 11 board the bo;ird. Second ly, the subcommittee members were told by school lunch personnel that they need locr1l s11pport from citiz ns to help get a bill passed to p1•ovide for sta te participation in the school lunch program. lunches, " said Area II coordinator Mrs. Rose Thompson. We can't do anymore. " Mrs. ThompRon pointed out Lhat Atlanta ha~ 77 per cent participation in the school lunch · program whereas the national "You people could help us in average is 38 per cent. ' � 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 16-A WheAtlaniaYourwal Thursday, July 10, 1969 Education Board, Panel Swap Views By JUNIE BROWN Atlanta Journal Education Editor It was a long, painful process, but the Atlanta Board of Ed- ucation and the education subcommittee of the Citizens Advisory Council of Economic Opportunity Atlanta have begun to ‘‘com- municate.” ‘= The which has been critical of the citizens subcommittee, | board for failure to communi- cate, began a series of meet- ings with the board Wednesday night to discuss 12 educational recommendations being pro- posed by the subcommittee, The first meeting, dealing with the problems of free and partial pay lunches for children of disadvantaged homes, at first appeared to be stalled. DESPITE the subcommittee's claim that it wants to work with the board to improve education in Atlanta, it was obvious some of the members were there to “tell the board off.” Nevertheless, two positive de- velopments came out of the meeting. First, the subcommittee asked and received permission to dis- tribute applications for free and partial pay lunches door to door in most parts of the city. The blanks are currently be- ing sent home by children, and as a result many never reach the parents or simply aren't un- derstood by the parents when they do arrive. Subcommittee members agreed to take on some respon- sibility for explaining the val- uable forms to the parents and if necessary helping them fillimember Dr, Asa Yancey told them out, the board. Secondly, the subcommittee “WITH THE extremely dis-|members were told by school advantaged you literally have|lunch personnel that they need to take them by the hand andJlocal support from citizens to lead them to a form like this /help get a bill passed to provide wild help them fill it out and re-|for state participation in the turn it for them because all of | school lunch program. the spontaniety is gone," board| ‘You people could help us in getting some stale money for lunches," said Area II coordi- nator Mrs. Rose Thompson. "We| . can't do anymore," Mrs. Thompson pointed out that Atlanta has 77 per cent} participation in the school lunch program whereas the national average is 38 per cent.  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 3, Folder 17, Document 62 Box 3 Box 3 Folder 17 Folder topic: Economic Opportunity Atlanta | 1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/ee579c39db009760f07ed287c21e3d08.pdf b5b0add0e9e7dcda6cdda47daa9063a0 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. "" ··~ I '(; ~ : r = - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~- - - - - ·'! ·: ~ ,. ~~ · - ·~ Sure Thing In 1'i ij-Or's Ra.ce ! -, :;i1Ft Is Mrs. Jenness Won't Win By ALEX COFFIN One thing can be said with certainty about the outcome of the mayor's race-Mrs. Linda Jenness, the Socialist Workers Party candidate, won't win. She's virtu:1Ily unkno wn, has little money, pas a platform u n acceptable to the majority of voters and is Alex c:fiin a woman. But · that hasn't deterred her cam· , paigning. Mrs. Jenness won't attract as much attention as other can- ') f:;J':;~lr: i -;~ I l• ~~ f:~; t1t 1. f li clidates, but she has something voting bloc between the labor to say and here it is : bureaucracy, moderate black For example, she explained l'e aders and t he Dixiecrats? 143.215.248.55:gtl~irf~;s h~;o:c~;~;/ ~:m~ ;~~t:1i~t ii~itit~!~ot~ft~7 capitalist politician, who, she black community and the labor said is either satisfied with the movement with sugary promstatus quo or believes ti ~~ . .: ms ises and when elected throw - · .- ---the promises in the was,te basComment and Analysis ket," she said. Sodalist candidates, however, can be made within the frame - don't believe the major probwork of the existing capitalist lerns of the nation can be solved "by piling reforms one on top system. "Since the pr~ ·-goal of of th.e other within the walls the capitalist politi.c'iari is t o get of the capitalist system," she elected, he will make whatever said. Mrs. J enness added that unholy alliances are necessary the United States' foreign policy to achieve this aim . How many attempts to preserve capitalism Democraitic presidents have throughout the world and interbeen elected on the basis of a vene against "the rising re volu- -- - - - - - - - -· tion of oppressed people. · · ," -~-~w-~·~-~w- RACIST PLAGUE At home, the "racist plague , .. cannot be wip ed out without uprooting the existing economic and political order. . • • The privileged minority of capitalists that run this country cannot permit the black community to control its own affairs because it would' end the profitable fr uits of racism ," she said. Mrs. Jenness demands abolishrnent of sales and gasoline taxes. no taxes ·on income less than $7,500 and 100 per cent on incomes more than $25,000, rais-ing corpora te taxes and 100 per cent tax on war profits. "Politicians like (E verett) Millican, (Sam) Massell and (R;odney) Cook may argue that this _w~ul~ be a_ good ~ema,id but it 1s 1mposs_1~e. !t 1s only 'impossible' if you are a capitalist politician attempting to defend the capitalist system," she said_ * * The Atlanta Water Department set an all time record June 27· when the syst~m pumped 129.6 ;nillion gallons. lH t ' 'tj · ' ·1 · ~ , -1· :_: ,; J..• _,.•· •..·.l_~_1 J_.' '\'.l t ; 1·· ; , ·1, t, r_·t ,;_··.;·1·i- _J ·. ·~.~~ti!.;_,·~-';._:_.., trit 1) \; s, . The six are the Atlanta Lega Aid Society, Housing Resources Committe-e, Economic OpportL1nl[X Aill'!nta, At lanta oan League, A1fanta Christian Council and the Community Council of the Atlanta Area. • Reliable sources say Dr. Horace Tate is having trouble raising money for his campaign for mayor. Other political observers say that while Tate is far from being highly popular in the black community, he may get a lot of votes just because he is the first black candidate for the , top elected spot in ,t he city. .. Add Dr. John Middleton, president of Morris Brown College, as a strong possibility for the new 9th Ward seat on the Atlanta Board of Aldermen. Jerry. Luxemburger, a leader of Good Government Atlanta, ,told the Community Relations Commission recently, that his group had not been as successful as H had hoped in getting school board candidates. Luxemburger predicted that Ed s. Cook of the Fjrst Ward and Robinson W. Schill ing of the 6th Ward will retire after this term. Luxemburger had high words of praise ·for the school board's , newest member, William T. Beebe of the 8th Ward. . J ohn Boone is leaving the Southern Regional Council to . ~: ::: take a job with the U.S. DepartTenants United for Fai rness ment of Justice. (TUFF) ha ve asked six organizations invited by the Atlarrta Housing Authority to select representatives to,' the public housing advisory _committee to . � 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 “te a= Sure ‘Tl By ALEX COFFIN One thing can be said with certainty about the outcome of the mayor's race—Mrs. Linda 1 Jenness, the Socialist -- 4. Workers Party .| candidate, Cy, won't win. She's virtually -~ unknown, has q little money, - Pa has a platform i un acceptable {to the majority + of voters and is a woman. But Alex C aff that ect deterred her cam- ‘| paigning. -| Mrs. Jenness won't attract as ‘|much attention as other can- ving In Maay Is Mrs. Jenness Won’t Win ee eee didates, but she has something to say and here it is: For example, she explained recently how her soc’**: | cam- paign differs from that of a capitalist politician, who, she said is either satisfied with the status quo or believes ~.%..ms — Comment and Ariatas ysis can be made within the frame- work of the existing capitalist system. “Since the priinexz- goal of the capitalist politician is to get elected, he will make whatever unholy alliances are necessary to achieve this aim. How many Democratic presidents have been elected on the basis of a | tion of oppressed people. . or’s Race voting bloc between the labor bureaucracy, moderate black leaders and the Dixiecrats? Capitalist politicians often at- tempt to woo the vote of the black community and the labor movement with sugary prom- ises and when elected throw - -the promises in the waste bas- ket,’ she said. Socialist candidates, however, don’t believe the major prob- lems of the nation can be solved “by piling reforms one on top of the other within the walls of the capitalist system,” she said. Mrs. Jenness added that the United States’ foreign policy attempts to preserve capitalism throughout the world and inter- vene against “the rising revolu- RACIST PLAGUE At home, the “racist plague - . . cannot be wiped out with- out uprooting the existing eco- nomic and political order. ... The privileged minority of cap- italists that run this country cannot permit the black com- munity to control its own affairs because it would end the profit- able fruits of racism,” she said. Mrs. Jenness demands abol- ishment of sales and gasoline taxes, no taxes on income less than $7,500 and 100 per cent on incomes more than $25,000, rais- ing corporate taxes and 100 per cent tax on war profits. “Politicians like (Everett) Millican, (Sam) Massell and (Rodney) Cook may argue that this would be a good demand but it is impossible. It is only ‘impossible’ if you are a capital- ist politician attempting to de- fend the capitalist system,’’ she said. - * * The Atlanta Water Depart- ment set an all time record June 27 when the system pumped 129.6 million gallons. - 2 = Tenants United for Fairness (TUFF) have asked six organ- izations invited by the Atlanta Housing Authority to select representatives to’ the public housing advisory committee to The six are the Atlanta Legal\ Aid Society, Housing Resources | Committge, Economic Oppor-| tunity.Atlanta, Atlanta Urban] Ledgue, Atlanta Christian Coun- cil and the Community Council of the Atlanta Area, * * - Reliable sources say Dr. Hor- ace Tate is having trouble rais- ing money for his campaign for mayor. Other political observers say that while Tate is far from being highly popular in the black community, he may get al lot of votes just because he is| top elected spot in the city. * * * Add Dr. John Middleton, presi- dent of Morris Brown College, as a strong possibility for the new 9th Ward seat on the At- lanta Board of Aldermen. Jerry. Luxemburger, a leader of Good Government Atlanta, | told the Community Relations Commission recently, that his group had not been as success- ful as it had hoped in getting school board candidates. Luxemburger predicted that Ed §S. Cook of the First Ward and Robinson W. Schilling of the 6th Ward will retire after! this term. Luxemburger had high words) newest member, William T. | Beebe of the 8th Ward. | a * * John Boone is leaving the | Southern Regional Council to, take a job with the U.S. Depart-| ment of Justice. the first black candidate for the| , of praise for the school board's’!  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 3, Folder 17, Document 61 Box 3 Box 3 Folder 17 Folder topic: Economic Opportunity Atlanta | 1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/5ac210c5e2b792322d3abfde4176a3ca.pdf 4c181a0384459134f0080f7323154d8d Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Cele.:.--=-!i· · ··,· ~ ~.,, ~e y (i!ff',~id:~i~:.:;143.215.248.55 13:07, 29 December 2017 (EST): ~:~w~!~\143.215.248.55:e~ t tit r~:!13:07, 29 December 2017 (EST);~1:~r;Ji;r~r;~::i;; f!'.i:f{;!~l:i~~:; ~?r a The Constiitution it's true - and they should have the . happiest possible celebration today. They cared about nearly a hundred little the children . . . you should see how excited Negro children they didn't even know. Th ey th_eyare!" were stirred by the plight of little -·::· .:s who I did see. Bill Wilson, our photographer, and I went out to Six Flags. Don Daniel of the publive skimpy lives in . a shabby p~d of , ( :-~·,m, licity staff met us and took us to the gate shut Off from outings and expetlitions and carwhere the Bowen Homes Head Starters would be coming through. We saw them coming-85 nival good times that are a part of growing up. And they did something about it. They sent little dark-skinned youngsters, looking spruce and clean and combed and hair-ribboned and over 500 books of green stamps, $5 checks and one dollar bills and $10 check$t s nd one $50 polished. They clung to the hands of mo thers check so the children of Bowe:rt nomes Head arrd teachers a nd volunteers, who, th anks to your generosity, were able to come along too. Start day care center could go to Six Flags The turnstile gate was a bafflement to most of the children and Don explained it and helped Over Georgia. 11he green stamp people themselves were them through it one at the time, murmuring moved by the desire of the children to have a words of encouragement and welcome. Once day-long outing a.t Six F~ _ a;..:. ~ ~-t inside the children stopped and stood stock 100,000 stamps, amounting to 60 books. still, gazing in wonderment at littl e ra ilroad "We haven't be en able to think of the words trains chugging over a trestle , old-timey autoto say thank you," sa id Mrs. Frances Wyatt, mobiles dri ven by children along a bi g track, director of the school. "We 've been so busy an Englishman ringing a bell , a band playing, opening the mail. It's been a revelation to me. great tubs of gardenias blooming and fillin g I didn't know things like this happened. And the air with perfume. They caught a glimpse of air-borne cable carts moving across the sky and the fine, ineffable fragrance of hamburgers rose from ,a nearby sandwich shop. They didn't ,push or run about or squeal like most of the three-to-six-year-o1ds I k11ow. They moved quietly, nudged along by the hands of adults, but their fac es were alive. with excitement and awe. When I left them they were to take a train ritle. After that they had a marionette show and the musical revue at the Crystal Pistol before them. They were going to lunch at one of the score of eating places there -a "boughten" lunch , which was an entirely new experience or mos.t of them. The center had at first planned to take lunch but the money you ·all sent convinced them the children should have a total_]y glamorous day and I think they had it. And there are stamps left-so many that Mrs. Wyatt thinks U1e center may use them to buy a television set. All of you who helped . .. I wish you could T ina Usher Prepares to Devour Ice have s~en them, too. It would have been thanks eno ugh Cream at Six Flags 1 � 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 They cared about nearly a hundred little Negro children they didn’t even know. They were stirred by the plight of little «rs who live skimpy lives in a shabby piri of-‘~vn, shut off from outings and expeditions and car- nival good times that are a part of growing up. And they did something about it. They sent over 500 books of green stamps, $5 checks and one dollar bills and $10 checksxend one $50 check so the children of Bower Homes Head Start day care center could go to Six Flags Over Georgia. The green stamp people themselves were moved by the desire of the children tp have a day-long outing at Six Feege sto csep sent 100,000 stamps, amounting to 60 books. “We haven't been able to think of the words to say thank you,” said Mrs. Frances Wyatt, director of the school. ‘We've been so busy opening the mail. It’s been a revelation to me. I didn’t know things like this happened. And Tina Usher Prepares to Devour Ice : Cream at Six Flags Celestina: Silley A Hundred Happy Kids Pride of country and pleasure in one’s countrymen would seem to be a good prescription for a Fourth of July holiday. Our founding fathers must have thought’ when the United States was a-borning that such a young, vital, idealist little country would be filled with citizens who like and enjoy and care about one another. . what from that dream. But for at least six or seven hundred readers of The Constiitution it’s true — and they should have the happiest possible celebration today. Alas, we grew and departed some- the children .. they are!”’ I did see. Bill Wilson, our photographer, and I went out to Six Flags. Don Daniel of the pub- licity staff met us and took us to the gate where the Bowen Homes Head Starters would be coming through. We saw them coming—&5 little dark-skinned youngsters, looking spruce and clean and combed and hair-ribboned and polished. They clung to the hands of mothers and teachers and volunteers, who, thanks to your generosity, were able to come along too. The turnstile gate was a bafflement to most of the children and Don explained it and helped them through it one at the time, murmuring words of encouragement and welcome, Once inside the children stopped and stood stock still, gazing in wonderment at little railroad trains chugging over a trestle, old-timey auto- mobiles driven by children along a big track, an Englishman ringing a bell, a band playing, great tubs of gardenias blooming and filling the air with perfume. They caught a glimpse of air-borne cable carts moving across the sky and the fine, ineffable fragrance of hamburg- ers rose from a nearby sandwich shop. They didn’t push or run about or squeal like most of the three-to-six-year-olds I know. They moved quietly, nudged along by the hands of adults, but their faces were alive with excite- ment and awe. When I left them they were to take a train ride. After that they had a mari- onette show and the musical revue at the Crys- tal Pistol before them. They were going to lunch at one of the score of eating places there —a “boughten” lunch, which was an entirely new experience or most of them. The center , had at first planned to take lunch but the money you all sent convinced them the chil- dren should have a totally glamorous day and I think they had it. And there are stamps left—so many that Mrs. Wyatt thinks the center may use them to buy a television set. All of you who helped ... have seen them, thanks enough - you should see how excited I wish you could too. It would have been  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 3, Folder 17, Document 60 Box 3 Box 3 Folder 17 Folder topic: Economic Opportunity Atlanta | 1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/69ccab7711562d948b74427e9a11a288.pdf c630ff2ebfc50bd32c38ed6f87b52c95 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. - ... - - - . --· -· ,' • Use of Older Workers Wins ·EOA· a Trophy 'I.he West End Child Development Center, an agency of Econmmc Opportunity Atlanta, has received the G€orgia American Ji.egfon Citation Award for empl.opng oldel' persons as child care workers. . ~ e award is a trophy in a statiewide contest and part of a national "Employ the Older Worker " campaign sponsored by the American Legion. Mrs. LuAnna Wright, director ef fue center. received the citatiml from Georgia Commislinner of Labor Sam Caldwell. .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 Use of Older Workers Wins EOA a Trophy The West End Child Develop- ment Center, an agency of Eco- nomic Opportunity Atlanta, has received the Georgia American Legion Citation Award for em- ploying older persons as child care workers. ; . The award is a trophy in a stabewide contest and part of a national “Employ the Older Worker” campaign sponsored by the American Legion. Mrs. LuAnna Wright, director of the center, received the cita- tion from Georgia Commis- stoner of Labor Sam Caldwell. at  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 3, Folder 17, Document 59 Box 3 Box 3 Folder 17 Folder topic: Economic Opportunity Atlanta | 1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/a1682b7180f3b460c589858fef9d3078.pdf 28997e99b8ae3eb9cecc496c1dbd0756 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. .- -- ..:. -.·- -:- · :-· -- ,, ., / ~1/ - / )- ,,,.,,...._. , > j • --rojects Okayed r $1.2 Mi . ion By 1/lodel Cities Directors . By ALEX COFFlN noted that Moody's name wa.s . The · Mode-I Cities E xecutive the only . one to come up as the Board approved some $1.2 mil- executive board's special review lion in projects Tuesday, b ut committee screened proj ect aphel,d up on two contracts. with plications. The review panel apModel Neighborhood Inc. a i '..er proved the fWlding. Mayor Ivan Allen Jr. shaq>ly The board voted to expand the criticized.its president. review committee to include all The board agreed to hear executive board members and a gain from MNI, of which. Ed- hear from Moody's group again. ward Moody is president , chair- EOA CONTRACTS man of the board and director, ---itmong the contracts apbefore acting on two projects to- proved · were four t o t a l i n g taling $35,000 which are de- $255,000 with Economic Opporsigned to assist ghetto busi- tunity Atlanta. One of the programs, Project Expand, at nesses. "I'm obviously opposed to Mr. $140,000 would set up EOA cenMoody," Allen said, "He is not ters in Grant Park and Adair qualifi ed . .. based on his asso- Park- against the protests of ciation with the city . . • his Joe Whitley, the board's reprepast record and his failure to sentative from Grant Park. rollow through." Whitley said additional services are needed, but argued WORKED WITH CITY Allen noted that Moody h ad that a majority of Grant Park been with city agencies twice residents don't want EOA to before-the City P arks aep::irt- move in to provide them. ment and. Model Cl.ties program Pet ers charged Whitley with itself. speaking only for white resiThe board sharply divided on dents. Mrs. Matte Ansley sugthe question of funding :&'INI, gested that Grant Park resiwhich has started a small gar- dents ought to " face up" to the ment factory in Summertrill and fact that poverty exists in their plans a shopping center in Me- 1 area and accept SOA's help, as have o ther neighborhoods in the chanicsviHe. C. Miles Smith defende d Model Cities territory. Moody's project. while Deacon JOB HELP Lewis Peters and others '°PThe board referred to the city posed it. Clarence _ Coleman I attorney's office a - resolution • . proposed by a special committee headed by · Co eman to give Model Cities r esidents first crack at jobs connected with the various projects. Alderman Everett Millican, a board member, said the resolution went too far by requiring contract agencies to give preferential treatment to area residents . But when Millican tried to substitute his own resolution, the board wo uld not go along and sent Coleman's proposal for a ruling on its l•e gality. Millican had argued he had talked with the city attorney's office, which had said his version was preferable. .J L . ,.. 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 ee $1.2 Million Projects Okayed| By Model Cities Directors By ALEX COFFIN .The Model Cities Executive Board approved some $1.2 mil- lion in projects Tuesday, but held up on two contracts with Model Neighborhood Inc. af<er Mayor Ivan Allen Jr. sharply criticized its president. The board agreed to hear again from MNI, of which Ed- ward Moody is president, chair- man of the board and director, before acting cn two projects to- taling $35,000 which are de- signed to assist ghetto busi- nesses, “T’m obviously opposed te Mr. Moody,” Allen said. “He is not qualified . . . based on his asso- ciation with the city ... his} past record and his failure to follow through.” WORKED WITH CITY Allen noted that Moody had been with city agencies twice before—the City Parks derart- Ment and. Model Cities program itself. The board sharply divided on the question of funding MUNI, noted that Moody’s name was the only.one to come up as the executive board’s special review committee screened project ap- plications. The review panel ap- proved the funding. The board voted to expand the review committee to include all executive board members and hear from Moody’s group again. EOA CONTRACTS “Among the contracts ap- proved were four totaling $255,000 with Economic Oppor- tunity Atlanta. One of the pro- grams, Project Expand, at $140,000 would set up EOA cen- ters in Grant Park and Adair | Park—against the protests of | Joe Whitley, the board’s repre- sentative from Grant Park. Whitley said additional ser- vices are needed, but argued that a majority of Grant Park residents don’t want EOA to move in to provide them. Peters charged Whitley with speaking only for white resi- dents. Mrs. Matte Ansley sug- gested that Grant Park resi- which has started a small gar-| dents ought to ‘face up” to the ment factory in Summerhill and | fact that poverty exists in their plans a shopping center im Me-/| area and accept SOA’s help, as chanicsville. | have other neighborhoods in the C. Miles Smith defended! Mode! Cities territory. Moody’s project, while Deacon | JOB HELP Lewis Peters and others op- | The board referred to the city posed it. Clarence _ Coleman attorney’ s office a- resolution proposed by a special commit- tee headed by Co eman to give Model Cities residents first crack at jobs connected with the various projects. Aiderman Everett Millican, a board member, said the resolu- tion went too far by requiring contract agencies to give prefer- ential treatment to area resi- dents. But when Millican tried to substitute his own resolution, the board would not go along and sent Coleman’s proposal for a ruling on its legality. Millican had argued he had talked with the city attorney’s office, which had said his ver- sion was preferable.  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 3, Folder 17, Document 58 Box 3 Box 3 Folder 17 Folder topic: Economic Opportunity Atlanta | 1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/f5d6c37bbb6ba151b235f961a89ef87a.pdf a5cb0c5b9bbc4fa7351990c08b091c9c Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. ! ;. (' 1o,, - / School Pla1111n1g DebatedPeople Battle City Planner ! .. By LEE SI1\'10W.ITZ A meeting on a report critical of the Atlanta Board of Educa ti'on this week unexepectedly . turned into an impromptu symposium on community control versus professional planning. The ·meeting was called by the education subcommittee of the Citizens Central Advisory Council, a body that pools community representatives who help make policy at anti-poverty neighhorhood centers-:- .,.. The subcommLttee had issued a list of recommendations to the school board on various aspects of the school system, and several members of supt. John 1 Letson's staff were on hand Monday ni1ght to reply. THREE HOU:"S The staff members heard a three-hour series of complaints from the subcomm~ttee on the alleged difficulty of communica ting with the board or involving neighborhood residents in the planning process. Finally, faced with a ques.t_ion about expanding Price High &hool, assistant superin~endent for buildings Dr. Darwm Wo- 1 mack said flatly: "I'm telling you as a planner · it ought to be bigger. It's the best thing. I'm a planner and l'm supposed to know." Womack immediately faced an uproar in the room at the West Hunter Baptist Church where the meeting was being held. . The Rev. Mance Jackson, director of an lniterdenominational Theologica1l Cen_ter project in the Lightning district, stood and said, "He (Womack) is not responsive to the will of a community of people." Womack, said Jackson, has no children in the affected school. " Tha t man," he added, · "has no business serving this lcind of community." I i EARLIER-CI.;ASH Womack and Jackson - who suggested sit-ins to tie up construction sites; of unwanted schools - clashed once earlier on local control. "That's the trouble with participation," Womack said. · "People think they have veto power." Even if a school is built against the wishes of some of the residents, he added, that does not prove the school board did not listen to community opinion. "A community has the right to have veto power," replied J ackson. If the community is against a school, it should not be built, he added. The school system also came under attack for being inaccess i bl e to citizen complaints. "The bureaucratic red tape not only frustrates us but dumbfounds us," said Jackson. "If we want to raise Cain about the lunchroom, who do we see?" asked one woman. "If we want to raise Cain about how the money is spent, who do we talk to?" ACCOMPLJSHED FACTS Mrs. Maggie Moody; chairman of the subcommittee, complained that the school board's public meeting only presented citizens with occomplished facts, - and that she had been unable either to address the board or to attract members to subcommittee meetings. The meeting covered only five of the subcommittee's 13 recommendations, a nd. ended when Mrs. Moody. said the list would have to be forwarded ·ctirectly to . the sc,hool board for a reply. 1 . r. • , . .._.. \ 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 | School Planning Debated. People Battle City Planner By LEE SIMOWITZ A meeting on a report critical of the Atlanta Board of Educa tion this week unexepectedly ‘turned into an impromptu sym- posium on community control versus professional planning. The meeting was called by the education subcommittee of the Citizens Central Advisory Council, a body that pools com- munity representatives who help make policy at anti-poverty neighhorhood centers>- —~ The subcommittee had issued a list of recommendations to the school board on various aspects of the school system, and sev- eral members of supt. John! Letson’s staff were on hand Monday night to reply. THREE HOUTS The staff members heard a three-hour series of complaints from the subcommittee on the alleged difficulty of communicat- ing with the board or involving neighborhood residents in the planning process. Finally, faced with a question about expanding Price High School, assistant superintendent for buildings Dr. Darwin Wo- mack said flatly: “I’m telling you as a planner: it ought to be bigger. It’s the best thing. I’m a planner and I’m supposed to know.” Womack immediately faced an uproar in the room at the West Hunter Baptist Church where the meeting was being held. : The Rev. Mance Jackson, director of an Interdenomina- tional Theological Center proj- ect in the Lightning district, stood and said, ‘He (Womack) is not responsive to the will of a community of people.” Womack, said Jackson, has no children in the affected school. “That man,” he added, “has no business serving this kind of community.” EARLIER CLASH ; Womack and Jackson — who Suggested sit-ins to tie up con- Struction sites’ of unwanted schools — clashed once earlier on local control. “That’s the trouble with participation,” Womack said. f “People think they. have veto power.” Even if a school is built against the wishes of some of the residents, he added, that does not prove the school board did _not listen to community opinion. “A community has the right to have veto power,” replied Jackson. If the community is against a school, it should not be built, he added. The school system also came under attack for being inacces- sible to citizen complaints. “The bureaucratic red tape not only frustrates us but dumb- founds us,” said Jackson. “If we want to raise Cain about the lunchroom, who do we see?” asked one woman. “If we want to raise Cain about how the money is spent, who do we talk to?” ACCOMPLISHED FACTS Mrs. Maggie Moody; chair- man of the subcommittee, com- plained that the school board’s public meeting only presented citizens with occomplished facts, and that she had been unable either to address the board or to attract members to subcom- mittee meetings. The meeting covered only five of the subcommittee’s 13 recom- mendations, and ended when Mrs. Moody, said the list would have to be forwarded directly to; the school board for a reply. Pt  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 3, Folder 17, Document 57 Box 3 Box 3 Folder 17 Folder topic: Economic Opportunity Atlanta | 1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/17fba1348e9b00a24996d34b2ef66ebe.pdf e01a1f97cf5f1acb758bc801f6cc4e72 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1 I cQ , ............ ' r. ...,.,__.._.. Council ~ es Reco mend tion On Schools This was the scene at West Hunter Street Baptist Church Monday evening at a mPeting of the Education Sub-Committee, Citizens Central Advisory Council of EOA, Public School Deputy Superintendent Dr. H.l lliard A. Bowen thumbs through a list of recommetrdations the Council made to the Boa:rd of Educat ion. Among the 12 recommendations wer e that the Board e stablish a ce ntral information ce nte r to which all a genci es with disadvantaged clie nts may r eport needy fa milies e ligible fo r free lunches . for their children, that the Board make "a concrete response on the implementation of the Mechanicsville absenteeism proposal, that provisions be made for another school to relieve Herndon, that portable units at Bryant and Herndon be removed, that ROTC be an e lective course, that techniques of teaching in low income schools be revamped . and that the Board issue a statement on the s.ource-s of money spent on the public schools and where t he money goes. (P hoto by S, C, GORDON)• . I I 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 — Council Makes Recommendation On Schools This was the scene at West Hunter Street Baptist Church Monday evening at a meeting of the Education Sub-Committee, Citizens Central Advisory Council of EOA, Public School Deputy Super- intendent Dr. Hilliard A, Bowen thumbs througha list of recomméndations the Council made to the Board of Education. Among the 12 recommendations were that the Board establish a central information center to which all agencies with disadvantaged clients may reportneedy families eligible for free lunches .for their children, that the Board make ‘‘a concrete response on the implementation of the Me- chanicsville absenteeism proposal, that provisions be made for another school to relieve Hern- don, that portable units at Bryant and Herndon be removed, that ROTC be an elective course, that techniques of teaching in low income schools be revamped and that the Board issue a statement on the sources of money spent on the public schools and where the money goes, (Photo by S, C. GORDON). | : De, a eae, aaa maaae  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 3, Folder 17, Document 56 Box 3 Box 3 Folder 17 Folder topic: Economic Opportunity Atlanta | 1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/80db6ce03dc852334f58b3dfcba67d54.pdf a072edb988b39dff0eba03eefff67df9 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. . - ··--=- . .' - ·----=-.: ·~~ - - -- · --·--· .. . ' J-/ --·- ... f / 0 B s f mg, stuffi ng envelopes, most any kind of temp~rary,part time work. _"The _girls particularly like serving as party By PLU TRIBBLE Editor "Ren~-A-~)d is going beautifully. Beyond all ~ctat10ns, . Southsider Mrs. ~oy Ruyle; ad11strator of the program, said in a recent inriew. Began last summer to help West End , earn more money for essentials and for k-to-school necessities. the program has wn to encompass 11 locations with an enrollnt of 800 teenagers, ages 14-16. The idea for renting kids for iobs originated Joy Ruyle's creative mind. But, she doubted · could make it become a reali,ty. With the ouragement and help of Father Edward Dil, then with St. Anthony's Catholic Church in st End. _R~nt-A-Kid not only became a reality a thriving one which helped 400 y oung 1ple last summer. . Now. the rro$ram is a pilot project in m etro anta, and if 1t works here this summeir the ,gram will be instituted in all major d ti~ of U?ited S~tes. From the rnccess the pro1m 1s meeting at its one-third mark. Re nt-Al should become a national program next 1r. . "We ~re cat~logiilg job titles and descrip!~ of Job~ which are available and acc eptaJoy said. These will be used to set ap pro,m~ elsewhere. Acceptable jobs_. Mrs. R uyle >lamed. are those which conform to federal l state child la bor laws. .some of ~h~ jobs handled by the teenagers . baby s1~t1?g, _1romng. cleaning. hElping ,ther~. ass(stmg m packing for movers and Jacking, window washing, yard work., paint: under supervision. loading, unloading,. s tack- Rent- . . · . ! .1· W ter Spr e Cy~thia R ~ des emerges l_ ea water he wa?ing pool the Colle,..e Park ec reat10n Center. Cvnthia w ho will b . fo ur in Augus t, is th ·dauah : ter of Mr. · and Mrs. Charles Rhode/ of CoUe~e Park. (Photo by Bill Grimes) sp:tte .from as~istants." Mrs. Ruyle said. "They help 1n s rvmg and cleaning up at parties." Prese nu ·. the girls also provide baby ·sitting services ; . Atranta motels and hotels. Som~ of the job requests are a little un u_;J .:;,_ the adminsitrator said. One caller asked fer .:. bab~ sit_ter-for four St. Bernard dogs: A ra·: stat10n IS usmg Rent-A-Kid to answer pl:o:-.co d~ring a contest. Last week a department s .ca hired three Rent-A-Kids to demonstrate a r:e ·:.. toy. And a paper company. desperate ior old i:-2.: ers to reprocess. is furnishing trucks at fc _: Rent-A-Kid locations and has hired six kids : . each cen~er to work on the paper drive. T:. p~per dnve locations, are Kirkwood o :-,. _ Hills, Forest Park and Perry Homes . · _,_· Mrs. Ruyle said people can take their pa!= -~_ ~o these locations or call Rent-A-Kid at 577-5"..:.. 1f they have too much paper to ha ul. and a ·tr·..: _ will come by and pick up the papers whici: _. n?t ha~e to be bundled or tied . This pick up 5 a:v1ce will be m effect the first two weeks of J t.: . ~'Th_e exciting thing about this progra::-. Joy said. "is that it has opened a new la:•.. market. It has stimulated jobs in an untouc:-. .. area that will continue to provide employrr: ~ for teenagers. The grass keeps growing. Pe.. r:: keep having babies. Dust keeps collecting ... The_most sa_tisfying aspect of the prog, :c.--: according to 1ts administrator who is employment specialist for E.OA.1 is what i m~nt and continues toliiea-n·ttf'the kids . .. ~--ults sometimes don't realize what is impor:~~ to a young person," she said. id Continue,Hrom Page One Last year at the end of the program, Mrs Ruyle · received a letter from one of the West End Rent-A-Kids, thanking her for the job opportunities. He said that means a lo:. to these teenagers. · He had been able t o buy shoes for all of his brothers and sisters :and himself. He paid his locker fee a t school. F,or the first time he had a gym suit. "Now I d on' t feel different," the young boy wrote. "I d on' t mind going to school this year." "By helping teenagers at the age of 14 and 15, we can keep them from dropping out of school and joining the hard-core unemployed at the age of 16, before t heir motivation is killed," Mrs . Ruyle said. She estimates there a re 30,000 kids in the metro area who want and need employment . There are not enough jobs for them. Industry and business can't absorb this many kids. "Rent-A-Kid is Irelping to fill the gap." The program i:s funded this summer by the US Department of Labor and the Metro Atl.inta Commission on Crime and Juvenile Delinquen~ cy. "Thi~ js the first time the US Depa rtment of Labor has ever paid for any kind 'of program for kids younger than 16," Joy said. Presently job orders and the kids enrolled in the program are about even. We would like to have double the number of job orders we now have, Mrs. Ruyle said, "so before the summer is over we can enroll the 2000 teenagers we have slots for." As job orders increase. enrollment can be increased. Joy is optimistic that 2000 will be enrolled in the program before summer ends . ··• If Atlanta keeps cooperating as it is now. we will get this many enrolled. " She believes the only way Rent-A-Kid could fail anywhere is if a city is not open and warm in its reception of the program as Atlanta is. The Optimsits Club in the metro a rea have given the program a big boost. They have furnished T-shirts with "Rent-A-Kid . across the front. After a teenager works eight hours on a job in the program, he is eligible for one of the · shirts and wears it on his job. A Rent-A-Kid orders are going through a central office this year. The phone number to call is 571-5252: .·-\ 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 ent-A-Kid Growth Pasi ‘xpectations, Chief By PLU TRIBBLE Editor “Rent-A-Kid is going beautifully. Beyond all ectations,’’ Southsider Mrs. Joy Ruyle, ad- listrator of the program, said in a recent in- riew. Began last summer to help West End 3 earn more money for essentials and for k-to-school necessities, the program has wn to encompass 11 locations with an enroll- nt of 800 teenagers, ages 14-16. The idea for renting kids for iobs originated Joy Ruyle’s creative mind. But, she doubted could make it become a reality. With the ouragement and help of Father Edward Dil- , then with St. Anthony’s Catholic Church in st End, Rent-A-Kid not only became a reality a thriving one which helped 400 young iple last summer. Now, the program is a pilot project in metro anta, and if it works here this summer, the igram will be instituted in all major cities of United States. From the success the pro- im is meeting at its one-third mark, Rent-A- 1 should become a national program next Ir. “We are cataloging job titles and descrip- as of jobs which are available and aceepta- ’* Joy said. These will be used to set up pro- ims elsewhere. Acceptable jobs, Mrs. Ruyle )lained, are those which conform to federal i state child labor laws. Some of the jobs handled by the teemagers » baby sitting, ironing, cleaning, helping ithers, assisting in packing for movers and yacking, window washing, yard work, paint- ‘under supervision, loading, unloading, stack- Rent-A-Kid ing, stuffing envelopes, most any kind of tempo- rary,part time work. . The girls particularly like serving as party sprite from fhe wading pool lege Park Recreation Center. \Cynthia, who will be four in August, is th\daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rhodes of College Park. (Photo by Bill Grimes) Continued from Page One Says assistants,’ Mrs. Ruyle said. ‘They help in s-- rving and cleaning up at parties.’’ Present.~ the girls also provide baby ‘sitting services = Atlanta motels and hotels. Some of the job requests are a little unusus. the adminsitrator said. One caller asked fer = baby sitter—for four St. Bernard dogs. A rac station is using Rent-A-Kid to answer phone: during a contest. Last week a department stc:- ‘hired three Rent-A-Kids to demonstrate a ne- toy. And a paper company, desperate for old pa-- ers to reprocess, is furnishing trucks at fc_. Rent-A-Kid locations and has hired six kids = each center to work on the paper drive. 7- paper drive locations, are Kirkwood, Dix: Hills, Forest Park and Perry Homes. Mrs. Ruyle said people can take their pap -:. to these locations or call Rent-A-Kid at 577-322 if they have too much paper to haul. and a tr=- will come by and pick up the papers which - not have to be bundled or tied. This pick up ==> vice will be in effect the first two weeks of Ju. “The exciting thing about this progras Joy said, ‘is that it has opened a new las. market. It has stimulated jobs in an untouc-. area that will continue to provide employm- for teenagers. The grass keeps growing. Pe-= keep having babies. Dust keeps collecting.” The most satisfying aspect of the progr=- according to its administrator who is employment specialist for FOA, is what it =-. Meant and continues tO mean-to the kids. -.- ults sometimes don’t realize what is impor:.. to a young person,"’ she said. ‘ Last year at the end of the program, Mrs Ruyle’received a letter from one of the West End Rent-A-Kids, thanking her for the job op- portunities. He said that means a let to these teenagers. ; == He had been able to buy shoes for all of his brothers and sisters and himself. He paid his locker fee at school. For the first time he had a gym suit. ‘“Now I don’t feel different,” the young boy wrote. “I don't mind going to school this year.” “By helping teemagers at the age of 14 and 15, we can keep them from dropping out of school and joining the hard-core unemployed at the age of 16, before their motivation is killed,” Mrs. Ruyle said. ey She estimates there are 30,000 kids in the metro area who want and need employment. There are not enowgh jobs for them. Industry and business can’t absorb this many kids. “Rent-A-Kid is elping to fill the gap.”’ The program is funded this summer by the US Department of Labor and the Metro Atlanta Commission on Crime and Juvenile Delinquen- cy. “This is the first time the US Department of Labor has ever paid for any kind’of program for kids younger than 16,”’ Joy said. Presently job orders and the kids enrolled in the program are about even. ‘‘We would like to have double the number of job orders we now have, Mrs. Ruyle said, ‘‘so before the summer is over we can enroll the 2000 teenagers we have slots for.’’ As job orders increase, enroll- ment can be increased. Joy is optimistic that 2000 will be en- rolled in the program before summer ends. “‘If Atlanta keeps cooperating as it is now, we will get this many enrolled.’’ She believes the only way Rent-A-Kid could fail anywhere is if a city is not open and warm in its reception of the pro- . gram as Atlanta is. ' The Optimsits Club in the metro area have given the program a big boost. They have fur- nished T-shirts with “‘Rent-A-Kid™ across the front, After a teenager works eight hours on a_ job in the program, he is eligible for one of the shirts and wears it on his job. A Rent-A-Kid orders are going through a central office this year. The phone number to eall is 577-5252: ‘ v  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 3, Folder 17, Document 55 Box 3 Box 3 Folder 17 Folder topic: Economic Opportunity Atlanta | 1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/97a5bbdc8fc62059990faecb18964328.pdf d7bfa2ddaf178b707061116f55ee5276 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 'IT CAN BE DONE' Racial Gai In· Atlanta \ · ,, § -~- "Now there is an atmosphere of freedom. You fe.el more ··like an individual . . . a man." This statement by Dr .. Benja• min Mays, president emeritus of. Morehouse College, reflects Atlanta's progress in achieving racial · equality-the subject of '. a penetrating ABC :\ews documentary, " It Can Be Done." The 'special hour program in the network's Time for Americans series t will be broadcast on Thursday, July 3, at 10 p.m., in coil•r on .- ·WQXI-TV, Channel 11. Filmed entirely in Atlanta Allen in his discussion ·of a · during a ten week period this black mayor in Atlanta. ~ past spring, "It Can Be Done" is a candid examination of the But, " It Can Be Done" con-I city's gradually changing atti- firms that there is still much to tudes - the change in image be achieved. Cameras show the from one of the Confederacy to conditions existing in Vine City that of the liberal new South. as Rep. Julian Bond assesses Paul Jones is on vacation the problems of the members of his constituency. Bond takes his ' ABC cameras c o n t r a s t a own man on the street poll ask_ sparsely attended Ku Klux Klan ing people what they think of At,- parade in downtown Atlanta lanta. One citizen stated, "I , with the futuristic skyline of the think it"s one of the greatest cit- ; - city. ies on earth." BLACK AND WHITE , ., ABC news correspondent Mal Black leaders, in a round ··, Goode interviews A t I a n t a 's table discussion, provide a problack and white business, civic, vocative look at America's . and religious leaders on their white society and the problems ' efforts to break down social inherent in racial equality. Par. and economic barriers. Heard ticipating are the Rev. Samuel ! :are Mayor I v an Allen Jr.; Williams, professor of philosoState Rep. Julian Bond; Opie phy at Iorehouse College; Dr. Shelton, executive vice presi- Otis T. Smith, ·president of the dent of the Atlanta Chamber of Summit Leadership Conference; .:Commerce ; Richard Rich, pres- State Sen. Leroy Johnson, and ~ident of Rich's; A. H. Sterne, Lyndon Wade, executive direc;'president of the Trust Company to,r of the Atlanta Urban ~of Georgia ; Lonnie C. King, League. J head of the Atlanta chapter of , the NAACP; Bob Waymer, forNarrator Mal Goode, t~e mer director of Sum-Mee, an grandson of slaves, traces the - EOA ce,gt_~r,,; Herbert J enkins, Atlanta he has visited for the r1.rrnfuath1ef of Police; and the past 30 years, and attributes the -:c. .~Rev.. William Holmes Borders, city's evolution to former Mayor -:pastor of the Wheat Street Bap- William Hartsfield, journalist mst Church. Ralph McGill, and Mayor Allen. ~ The differences which have 1 '.'.',fepeatedly distinguished Atlanta Lastly, Martin Luther King !"are appraised as well as the fu- Jr. is seen at a banquet honor• t u•re direction of the city. Chief ing his receiving of the Nobel ~Jenkins explai ns the workings I Prize, at which time he quoted of the Crime Pr~venti~n Bu- the words of an elderly Negro a-eau, a program m which all Atlanta policemen train as preacher . . . "Lord, we ain't +'community service officers" in what we ought to be. We ain't . the black community. Opie Shel- what we want to be. We ain't \ ton dliscusses the total commit- what we gonna be. But, thank ~ment of the Atlanta business God, we ain't what we was." .community, and ABC points out ABC's material was partly the strong personal involvement based on WQXI-TV's award-winof Mayor Allen and the special ning summer series, "Atlanta pride that characterizes At- Responds," produced by assignlanta. ments editor Van Redmond. · - Particularly frank statements · are made by Calvin Craig, for- "It Can Be Done" was written •_µier United Klan Grand Dragon and produced for ABC New by · of the United 1.::lans of America, Arthur Holch. Photographer ~ho explains why he turned in was Chuck Pharris. Executive tis robes to work for the Model producer for Time for AmeriCities Program, and Mayor cans !s Stei:hen Fleischman . . ' '-......___ �. critical of the board's ability to communicate adequately with residents of economica!lly deprived neighborhoods. commumca uou a:; ui vc ,.uui,J to silence their critics, was p r e. pared by a citizens committee ~~mmumty s~hools, an ;frly being used this summer to staffed by EOA officials. I Joint venture, 1s one of the few prepare 44,000 snacks served to projects carried on by local SEEK_ UNDERSTA.l\"'DING .. · agencies after OEO (the federal economically deprived children tbe Special Summer Feeding . «n 1s EO!\'s role_iD staff c_iti- government's Office of Econom- in · 1 zens commrtt.e.. <>S without telling ic Opportw1ity) fundincr was re- Program. them what to think but to move moved." b There has been "good interthem toward more complete agency cooperation en a school· understand ing and consider aPar ham pointed out that the absente:eism project in the . tion of alternatives of action city school system has partici- Northwest P erry area," Par- _ open to them," Parham said. pated in the establishment of the ham said. He said tlhe school system has Details of t he report, com- Parent-Child Center a nd th e At, piled by the education subcom- lant'a Concentrated Employment always operated the Summer mittee of EOA's C"rtizens Cen- Program Training Cente r . Head Start program on a large · tral Advisory Cmmcil, wer_e He said the schools have con- scale and has made facilities published in the J ane 18 ~ 1- t.ributed to the summer r ecrea- available for VISTA tu torial . tions of The Atlanta Constitu- tion program and the Atlanta projects. tion. Adolescent Program. · "Only recently, space in the Wilen he released the report · Parham said 12 schools are old Pryor Street School was Tuesday, J"'ohn .'ff Calhoun, , who is a paid . official of E~A, made available to house the commented. that be has tried unsuccessfully for almost three Southside Child Development months to obtain permission to Center," P arham stated. present the subcommittee's rec- , He said it was his intention to olillJlendations to the s chool " r emove any implication from board. the J une 18 article that EOACalhoun, EOA's coordinator city school relationships were fotr community development, , negative." said residents of Mechanicsville Parham added that he was have- been waiting three years not " in any sense r epudiating . f.or a response to the Mechanicsthe honest work and feelings of ville ·Improvement Committee's our citizens commi ttee." J proposal for de.alirW with absenHe commented that "only as teeism in their schools. the community is aware of their Parham aid recommenda(the citizens of Atlanta) thoughts ti.an.s in the report were dis· and feelings can it make the cussed in May when subcomnut=' appropriate responses and actee members met with two commodations when necessary. members of the school board ' and "three top school administrators." ·The EOA executi.ve adminis- trator said the wu~ of the sub- I committee is supposed to "expand communication from rep- · ·resentatives of poor neighborhoods to sdlool officials and to increase mutual understanding." RESIGNED Parham, who resigned his post .with EOA Iast week, said the Atlanta chool syst6Il works •-v.ery positively and cooperatively with EOA 111 m a n y . areas." He said the development of � 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 IT CAN BE DONE | - Network Cites Racial Gains . In Atlanta ». “Now there is an atmosphere of freedom. You feel more ‘like an individual... a man.” This statement by Dr. Benja- *min Mays, president emeritus of. Morehouse College, reflects Atlanta’s progress in achieving racial- equality—the subject of a penetrating ABC News documentary, “It Can Be Done.’ The special hour program in the network’s Time for Americans series <-will be broadcast on Thursday, July 3, at 10 p.m., in coior on * WQXLTV, Channel 11. Filmed entirely in Atlanta, “during a ten week period this) __ past spring, “It Can Be Done” | is a candid examination of the} city’s gradually changing atti- tudes — the change in image from one of the Confederacy to that of the liberal new South. a Paul Jones is on vacation ABC cameras contrast a _ Sparsely attended Ku Klux Klan parade in downtown Atlanta with the futuristic skyline of the ~ city. BLACK AND WHITE “, ABC news correspondent Mal “Goode interviews Atlanta’s black and white business, civic, .and religious leaders on their “efforts to break down social ‘and economic barriers. Heard sare Mayor Ivan Allen Jr.; State Rep. Julian Bond; Opie! Shelton, executive vice presi- dent of the Atlanta Chamber of| ~Commerce; Richard Rich, pres- Sident of Rich's; A. H. Sterne, @president of the Trust Company xof Georgia; Lonnie C. King, head of the Atlanta chapter of | + the NAACP; Bob Waymer, for-| mer director of Sum-Mec, an! -EOA center; Herbert Jenkins, —<——"="Arlalita Chief of Police; and the Rev. William Holmes Borders, “pastor of the Wheat Street Bap- etist Church. ® The differences which have “repeatedly distinguished Atlanta | “are appraised as well as the fu-| Allen in his discussion ‘of a’ black mayor in Atlanta. But, “It Can Be Done’’ con- firms that there is still much to be achieved. Cameras show the conditions existing in Vine City as Rep. Julian Bond assesses the problems of the members of his constituency. Bond takes his own man on the street poll ask- ing peop'e what they think of At- lanta. One citizen stated, “I think it’s one of the greatest cit-|: ies on earth.” ‘Black leaders, in a round table discussion, provide a pro- vocative look at America’s white society and the problems inherent in racial equality. Par- ticipating are the Rev. Samuel Williams, professor of philoso- phy at Morehouse College; Dr. | Otis T. Smith, -president of the Summit Leadership Conference; State Sen. Leroy Johnson, and Lyndon Wade, executive direc- tor of the Atlanta Urban _ League. Narrator Mal Goode, the grandson of slaves, traces the Atlanta he has visited for the past 30 years, and attributes the city’s evolution to former Mayor William Hartsfield, journalist Ralph McGill, and Mayor Allen. Lastly, Martin Luther King, Jr. is seen at a banquet honor- .ture direction of the city. Chief ing his receiving of the Nobel .Jenkins explains the workings) Prize, at which time he quoted of the Crime Prevention Bu-| ihe words of an elderly Negro Teau, a program in which all! h “Lord in’t SAtlanta policemen train ag| Preacher ... “ord, We ain’ ; “community service officers” in| What we ought to be. We ain't . the black community. Opie Shel-| What we want to be. We ain't iton discusses the total commit-| What we gonna be. But, thank ‘ment of the Atlanta business; God, we ain’t what we was.” community, and ABC points out the strong personal involvement | of Mayor Allen and the special! pride that characterizes At-| Janta. - Particularly frank statements ‘are made by Calvin Craig, for-| tmer United Klan Grand Dragon} of the United Klans of America, | _ ‘who explains why he turned in} his robes to work for the Model | €ities Program, and Mayor | ABC’s material was partly based on WQXI-TV’s award-win- ning summer series, ‘Atlanta Responds,” produced by assign- ments editor Van Redmond, “It Can Be Done’ was written and produced for ABC News by} Arthur Holch. Photographer was Chuck Pharris. Executive producer for Time for Ameri- cans is Stephen Fleischman. Chital UL le DVelu Ss ality to communicate adequately with residents of economically deprived neighborhoods. neh ee Oe, wee to silence their critics, was pre- pared by a citizens committee staffed by EOA officials. SEEK UNDERSTANDING “Ti is EOA’s role to staff citi- zens committees without telling them what to think but to move them toward more complete understanding and considera- tion of alternatives of action open to them,” Parham said. Details of the report, com- piled by the education subcom- tral mittee of EOA’s Citizens Cen- published in the June 18 edi- tions of The Atlanta Constitu- tion. Tuesday, John H. Calhoun, who is a paid official of EOA, commented that he has tried unsuccessfully for almost three months te obtain permission to present the subcommittee’s rec- : ommendations to the school board Calhoun, EOA’s coordinator for community development, said residents of Mechanicsville have been waiting three years . for a response to the Mechanics- ville Improvement Committee’s proposal for dealing with absen- teeism in their schools. Parham said recommenda- tioms in the report were dis- cussed in May when subcommit- tee members met with two members of the school board’ ami “three top school adminis- | trators.”’ ‘The EOA executive adminis- trator said the work of the sub- | committee is supposed to “ex- pand communication from rep-: resentatives of poor neighbor- heeds to school officials and to ‘imerease mutual understanding.” | RESIGNED Parham, who resigned his post with MOA last week, said the Atlanta schoel system works “very positively and coopera- tively with EOA in many? areas.” He said the development of Advisory Council, were. community schools, an early | joint venture, is one of the “few projects carried on by local ‘| agencies after OEO (the federal government’s Office of Econom- ic Opportunity) funding was re- moved.” Parham pointed out that the city school system has partici- pated in the establishment of the Parent-Child Center and the At- lanta Concentrated Employment Program Training Center, He said the schools have con- tributed to the summer recrea- tion program and the Atlanta ' Adolescent Program. When he released the report’ Parham said 12 schools are made being used this summer to prepare 44,000 snacks served io economically deprived children in the Special Summer Feeding Program. There has been “good inter- agency cooperation on a school: absenteeism project in the Northwest Perry area,’’ Par- ham said. He said the school system has always operated the Summer Head Start program on a large scale and has made facilities available for VISTA tutorial. projects. ; “Only recently, space in the old Pryor Street School was available to house the Southside Child Development Center,” Parham stated. He said it was his intention to “remove any implication from the June 18 article that EOA- city school relationships were { negative.” Parham added that he was not “in any sense repudiating the honest work and feelings of our citizens committee,” He commented that “only as the community is aware of their (the citizens of Atlanta) thoughts ‘and feelings can it make the appropriate responses and ac- commodations when necessary.”  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 3, Folder 17, Document 54 Box 3 Box 3 Folder 17 Folder topic: Economic Opportunity Atlanta | 1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/704e4754702455ac90e39b35492c8697.pdf 5cdc1ee8314b9853651695dd47be0f8f Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. I' ( J.jRBi\N CORPS WORKER ther tude t Help c~ --""" e e t!-' .,. -..-.. . By DAVID MASSEY --.-c-.-·,.·· Gary Wood ,is a college student spending his s.ummer months working for Urban Corps, a citywide program designed to involve young people in .the social and political life of the citv. Gary, · 23, works with the · , - - · project receiving job ~ order-s from potential employers of the 2,000 youngsters in the program. Like most college students who devote their vacation lime to helping other people, Wood finds his work "very fulfilling and rewarding." But unlike most students, Gary cannot see the people he helps-he is totally blind. While a senior at R ussell High School in East Point, where he lives, Gary underwent seven operations to remove three tumors behind his eyes. Caused by a ,r are eye disease, the tumors were successfully destroyed. However, the healing of the scar tissue caused the r etinas to become detached and covered, resulting in total blindness. Wood says he went through "a traumatic expe:-ience" following his blindness. He found it "a ti.me of evaluation and appraisal" when he had his firs t deeply religious encou nter. "My experience with Christ Staff Photo-Mario n Crow e was the "time wher-i I began to GARY WOOD FINDS JOB 'FULFILLING, REWARDING' reach for greater heights," he Blind College Student Works for Urban Corps said in a soft voice. After graduation from hi_gh I of the freshman class and was ployed at . the South Fulton school , Wood at_ten~ed special I elected to Who's Who in Ameri- Neighborhood Service Center. schools for the blind rn Alabama can Junior College. In addition GARY HAS A " sense of wantand in Atlanta where he learned I to· other activities he was a how to read Braille. member of P hi Theta Kappa, a n ing to be complet_e and effective in what I do." Despite his blindHe then attended Truett Mc- honorary scholastic society. ness he wants to be an indeConnell Junior College in Cleveland, Ga. He received an ft,.sso- . G_ary met his wife Carrol in pendent person. ciate in Arts degree last wmter Junior college. They were J"!3ar"Bein" blind maT<es me want quarter. ried after . 16_ mo~ths. _·,.Mrs. to be r:ore independent and to While there, he was president Wood, who 1s not b!Ind, 1s em- be a positive influence," he ~ ~ ~=-,. said. . . "My goal is to know myself · and the only way to know myself is to . know others, to identify with them and try to relate . to them ," he commented. ' Mr. and Mr . Wood will both I attend Mercer University in the , fall where she will work toward a degree in social studies . .' He plans to major in psychology and hopes to go on to graduate school. He likes counseling and guidance work and looks forward to the day when he will have his own private practice · as a · psychologist.· 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 Sie —1o treok aA = Vata Oe a 2 (fa F URBAN CORPS WORKER ' Student Helps Others. ---People rie Cannot See By DAVID MASSEY . Gary Wood is a college stu- dent spending his summer months working for Urban Corps, a citywide program de- signed to involve young people in the secial and political life of the city. Gary, 23, works with the _Rent-a-Kid project receiving job orders from potential employers of the 2,000 youngsters in the program. Like most college students who devote their vacation time to helping other people, Wood finds his work “very fulfilling and rewarding.” But unlike most students, Gary cannot see the people he helps—he is to- tally blind. While a senior at Russell High School in East Point, where he lives, Gary underwent seven op- erations to remove three tumors behind his eyes. Caused by a rare eye disease, the tumors were successfully destroyed. However, the healing of the scar tissue caused the retinas to become detached and covered, resulting in total blindness. Wood says he went through “a traumatic experience” fol- lowing his blindness. He found it “a time of evaluation and ap- praisal’’ when he had his first deeply religious encounter. “My experience with Christ was the time when I began to reach for greater heights,” he GARY WOOD FINDS JOB said in a soft voice. Blind College Student After graduation from high! 5" of the freshman class and was school, Wood attended special | elected to Who's Who in Ameri- schools for the blind in Alabama can Junior College. In addition and in Atlanta where he learned | to other activities, he was a | how to read Braille. member of Phi Theta Kappa, an He then attended Truett Mc-| honorary scholastic epcily. Connell Junior College in Cleve- land, Ga. He received an Asso-| Gary met his wife Carrol in ciate in Arts degree last winter} junior college. They were mar- ‘quarter. ried after 16 months. ‘Mrs. While there, he was president | Wood, who is not blind, is em- —. Sa, fee aE RSE Nr mneeE NNO TER TTI Re te ane RMT RE ETE TIM ee pee NT, IE sdk Staff Photo—Marion Crowe ‘FULFILLING, REWARDING’ Works for Urban Corps iployed at. the South Fulton | Neighborhood Service Center. | GARY HAS A “sense of want- ing to be complete and effective in what I do.”’ Despite his blind- ness he wants to be an inde- pendent person. “Being blind makes me want to be more independent and to be a positive influence,” he said. and the only way to know my- self is to know others, to iden- tify with them and try to relate | to them,’’ he commented. Mr. and Mrs. Wood will both attend Mercer University in the fall where she will work toward a degree in social studies. He plans to major in psychol- ogy and hopes to go on to grad- uate school. He likes counseling and guidance work and looks | forward to the day when he will ‘thave his own private practice as a psychologist. “My goal is to know myself 1  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 3, Folder 17, Document 53 Box 3 Box 3 Folder 17 Folder topic: Economic Opportunity Atlanta | 1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/853b3f6510e86c2836b215877598108d.pdf ce8f3525899e2d4f3add0513ae1b3ca9 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. / EIG S~DE Atlanta's Newspaper· Of _Distinction CIRCULATION 422-5370 ATLANTA, GEORGIA, THURSDA\_!ULY 3, 19.~.?._ 0 s y 0 An international bus filled with 40 Amerity cen~er and an urban renewal area. The tour can Field Service students Crom 25 countries will begin at 2 p.m. at the EOA center, 486 Decawill arrive at Peachtree Presbyterian Church . tur St. Shopp mg Center. ·Go. ,.' ==today, J1ily 3, at 1 p.m. Its passengers have spent a ·year as members of families and as stuBus Number 48 is one or 74 touring buses dents of local high schools In communities enroute to Washington D,C., where over 3,040 across the United States. AFS students will have a final meeting before Activities planned for the teenage visitors Include old-fashioned Fourth of July picnics. the . returning to their own countries . The end-ofyear bus trip exposes the students to more of the annual parade, and sightseeing. . United States than they would otherwise see On Saturday, because they wish to learn · from their home communities. Over 25,000 about our urban and social problems, they will .fami lies in over 650 communities host bus trip be taken on ~ tour of a pov~rty ar~a~-~-143.215.248.55:~nk students. Handling all the arrangernent.!i for the! l ·· -------- .I,I LJ , .\' . bus stop in Atlanta is Mrs. Harry L. Holloman of Sandy Springs. The American Field Service conducts International Scholarship Programs for students 16 t· 18 years of age from many nations. A nonprofit organization with no religious or political ·, aftlliatlons, It seeks to foster understanding of the . differences and similarities which exist among peoples of the world. To accomplish this ai m there are two American Field Servic~ Programs : One, Students to ' the U.S. , in 1968-69 has brought more than . 3000 students from 61 countries to live, study and join in community life in the United States. The other, Americans Abroad, in the current year has sent over 1~00 students to 48 countries overseas for an equivalent experience. In the past 21 years, over 47,000 students from 75 countries have participated in the AFS · ·programs. AFS has 40 overseas offices and 3000 volunteer Chapters throughout the U.S. 'l ( ' J., "(_ tJ;l � 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 CIRCULATION 422-5370 aT es Sal: Ailanta’s Newspaper Of Distinction 40 Fi Paying Visit to Nortl An international bus filled with 40 Ameri- can Field Service students from 25 countries will arrive at Peachtree Presbyterian Church _ today, Jilly 3, at 1 p.m. Its passengers have spent a year as members of families and as stu- dents of local high schools in communities across the United States. Activities planned for the teenage visitors include old-fashioned Fourth of July picnics, the | annual parade, and sightseeing. On Saturday, because they wish to learn about our urban and social problems, they will be taken on a tour of a poverty area, a communi-. RN AMY his in nares een edhentintininaimitiinieniemesesinateamcen* ty center and an urban renewal area. The tour will begin at 2 p.m. at the KOA center, 486 Deca- tur St. Shopping Center, “== ’ Bus Number 48 is one of 74 touring buses enroute to Washington D.C.,-where over 3,040 AFS students will have a final meeting before returning to their own countries. The end-of- year bus trip exposes the students to more of the United States than they would otherwise see from their home communities. Over 25,000 families in over 650 communities host bus trip Students. Handling all the arrangements for the So eta a mst aie ATLANTA, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JULY 3, 1969 bus stop in Atlanta is Mrs. Harry L. Holloman of Sandy Springs. The American Field Service conducts Inter- national Scholarship Progrants for students 16 ta 18 years of age from many nations, A non- ° profit organization with no religious or political affiliations, it seeks to foster understanding of the differences and similarities which exist among peoples of the world. To accomplish this aim there are two Ameri- ' ean Field Service Programs: One, Students to the U.S., in 1968-69 has brought more than . 3000 students from 61 countries to live, study and join in community life in the United States. The other, Americans Abroad, in the current year has sent over 1400 students to 48 coun- . tries overseas for an equivalent experience. ‘from 75 countries have participated in the AFS | In the past 21 years, over 47,000 students eran AFS has 40 overseas offices and volunteer Chapters throughout the U.S.  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 3, Folder 17, Document 52 Box 3 Box 3 Folder 17 Folder topic: Economic Opportunity Atlanta | 1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/f0b070fcf7e816a0573a744560499175.pdf ac6197a838b6d0bb414c8f57d7ae62ec Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. . - ··- -~--::.::__ .• THE ATLA~T A UHlUIRE JULY 12, 1969 EO s righ er To 15 e r Od ha on In 1968, Mrs. Miller reFor nearly I3- jears, Shalies, earns less than $2000 entered Sharon's life and . ron Dennis·• paremts, broa ye2.r. · ·. discovered that she still had· _, tbers, sist'e_r s a:mi friends _ When Mrs. Miller i it d 1 thought she was r etarded - ·· -: h ·. . v s e ~:··:.-no·t ··been ·enrolled in anf · ,: . .,.. She did not a ttend school: t e home, she not only disschool. Immediately, stie She could not taJA:. And she covered Sharon but she contacted the Bryant School could not understla:Ild what learned that her mother had for a psychological test. was said. to her. anearnestdesire to enroll the the Butler Health Center child in some school. She did he goes for a physical examination .Tod ay however: s, h h not owever, know the proper to Scho ol • and ~;and Milton A venue School for 1:-'-""YS at t e . Sw,i-Mec E OA ~rer becaprocedure. The aide recompossible acceptance. All use of the work aft,.>lrs. Bermended her mor.h.er send went favorably. I nice Miller, an EOA NeighSharon to a nearby EOA CenThe sc;hool put Sharon in an borhood Service .A ide. She ter until plans could be comage-grouping since there is found tha.t Sha.rem was not pler.ed. The mother agreed. no grading system and immentally retardedbutalmost But Mrs • Miller's work mediately Sharon became indeaf. with EOA required that she volved in physical skills, The IS-yea:r-<nld black temporarily leave Sharon grooming and oral expresyoungster from the Meehanand Mrs. Harritt Darnell, a sion. Hopefully she will ulfcsville area of A tlanta livHom e Service Technician at timately write understanded with almost. ~ O family the Summerhill-Mechanicsably. Her progress since . members in a painfully croville Center, kept in touch 1968 has been commendable. · wded 31/2 roam house on with 'the child byfrequentviGeorgia A venue.. sits to her home and by giSharon still lives at the Her family, like countless ving helpful suggestions to · crowded Georgia A venue adimpoverished. I:rlat::k famiher mother. ~ � 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 ATLANTA INQUIRER RLY 12, 1869 EOA Plays Big Rele life Presents A Brighter Side To 1-Year-Old Sharon For nearly I3. years, Sha- , -ron Dennis” parents, bro- , thers, sisters ami friends _ thought she was retarded. ~~ She did not attemd school. She could not talk. And she could not understand what was said to her. Today however. she goes to school, and plays at the Suiu-Mec EOA Center beca- use of the work afMrs, Ber- nice Miller, an EQA Neigh- borhood Service Aide. She found that Sharem was not mentally retarded but almost deaf, The 15-year-old black youngster from the Mechan- fcsville area of Atlanta liv- ed with almost 20 family “members in a painfully cro- wded 31/2 room house on Georgia Avenue. Her family, like countless impoverished bkack fami- lies, earns less than $2000 ayear, — covered Sharon but she learned that her mother had anearnestdesire to enroll the child in some school, She did not however, know the proper procedure. The aide recom- mended her mother send Sharon to anearby EOA Cen- ter until plans could be com- pleted. The mother agreed, But Mrs. Miller’s work with EOA required that she - temporarily leave Sharon and Mrs. Harritt Darnell, a Home Service Technician at the Summerhill-Mechanics- ville Center, kept in touch with the child by frequent vi- sits to her home and by gi- ving helpful suggestions to her mother. When Mrs. Miller visited .- the k home, she not only dis- ~ In 1968, Mrs. Miller re- entered Sharon's life and _discovered that she still had: “Snot been enrolled in any school, Immediately, she contacted the Bryant School for a psychological test, the Butler Health Center for a physical examination and Milton Avenue School for possible acceptance, All went favorably, The school putSharon inan age-grouping since there is no grading system and im- mediately Sharon became in- volved in physical skills, grooming and oral expres- sion, Hopefully she will ul- timately write understand- ably. Her progress since 1968 has been commendable, Sharon still lives at the -crowded Georgia Avenue ad-  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 3, Folder 17, Document 51 Box 3 Box 3 Folder 17 Folder topic: Economic Opportunity Atlanta | 1969