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Yol.e. 1 number 7 October
SEEHESHHHESHE IBHESHRESEEE SE
. Special
MODEL NEIGHBORHOOD INC.
RECIEVES $6,000.00 GRANT!
Model Neighborhood Inc., has recieved
#6,000,00 in federal funds to help get
its proposed Shopping Center in Mechanic=-
sville under way.
The Economic Development Administra-
tion grant will be used to find tenants
for the Shopping Center planned for the
corner of }icDaniel Street and Georgia
Avenues
Model Neighborhood anticpate the
construction to begin in the very near
future.
IGE ISHS
JERE THREE
MODEL NEIGHBORHOOD INC.
TO LAUNCH "GET WITH IT*®
It is no secret, its a fact, comm-
unity organizing is a almost complete
failure as for as Mechanicsville and the
entire south side Communities are involved.}Model Cities area.
An attempt that inevitably will succ-
eed is being proposed by Model Neighbor-
eswilles oF
LL AC
Free Edition
SRORSHE SEHR SHS
26, 1968
AL AL A 4
JEGSCESSSS6
MECHANICSVILLE NOT REPRESEfSTED
AT MASS CONVENTION
Only 21 delegates claming residents
in the Mechnaicsville Community attended
the Mass Convention that was held at
Parks Jre High School Sunday Oct. 20th.
Was it because of the change? This
Weekly was previously notified that the -
meeting was planned for Oct 27th at the
same place.
The Vice-Chairman of Mechanicsville
Model Cities Program reported at the
Convention, that over 300 had voted in
3 of 10 area blocks. Where were they
Sunday during the Convention? Bus tran-
sportation was provided, but only lest
than a dozen rode this expensive vehicle.
(A.T.S.) Why?
Mechanicsville, and the other Model
Cities Communities should be represented
petter in this important project, espec—
ially since it will have an effectual in-
pact to every resident living in the
The small delegation
attendance do not constitue a quorum. By
the same taken, other organizations with
hood Inc. and will be make known very soonethe same amount of members are told they
SEHR JERE
VECHANICSVILLE CENTER
HELPING GET JOBS,
All unemployed men in the Mechanic-
sville Community are asked to go to the
Center 389 Bass St. 8.7, every Tuesday
9 aeme, to 12 noon. A Georgia State Em-
ployment Service agent will help them get
a job.
Efforts are presently being formalat-
ed to get the unemployed females jobs.
Plans are in the final stage to open the
(con't on page 2)
Colum 1
L
afr o=
(eee small group is allowed tooe
do not speak for the peoples, and this :
hO,@08 or
more residents sheuld not allow 315 do-
gooders to make policies for them. And
that 315 should share whar they learn
with the total community. The naxt meet-
ing is expected to be better represented.
SHH $4666 ASRS FEORHS SSERHt
DEDICATION OF THE PRYOR STREET
SCHOOL SINDAY OCTOBER 27 Ll P.M
Every citizen in Atlanta, especially
the parents of the school age children of
Mechanicsville, that are enrolled at the
(cont. on page 2)
celum 7
ca
MECHANTCSVILLE'S “REKLY MACHINE
sy see
SHARE
THERE SHEHHE © SEH SEHR | SHE
,OUM-MAC CENTER CITIZENS NEIGHBORHOOD
ADVISORY COUNCIL APPROVES PROPOSAL
The C. N. A. C. (Citizens Neighbor-—
hood Advisory Council of the Summerhill
Mechanicsville Neighborhood Service Cen»
ter BE. 0. A), at its regular monthly meet
-ing made a recommendation that the Mech=
anicsville Community. Center be funded as
proposed
Because of the distance and inconveni-
€nces to residents living in Mechanicsvil—
le, having to go to and from the Sum-lec
Center and not able to get services with
out going to Sum-Mec Center, agroup of re=
sidents got together and founded the Cent—
er and plans for it to serve all of the
Mechanicsville Community.
. The funds will enable the Center to
employ a staff to assist the volunteers,
and pay the facility expenses. A cem:re-
hensive program is already in proce:..
This will include Employment, Depari.~ nt
6f" Family and Children Service, Recreati
and S§»cial Services, also Heme Management
SHE SHEE EHH | tO
( DEDICATION) fram page 1
Pryer Street BRlementary School sheuld ~
want te attend the dedication program
that is planned for Sunday Octeber 27,
h P.M. Mrs. Carrie M. Lacey is the Prin-
ciple.
Dre John ‘7. Letson Atlanta Public
Schonl Superintendant, will be the speak—
er. Parents and Teachers will alse be en.
the program, along with some of the stu-
dents attending the scheol.
SHeeHe
SBHEEE sete SHHEEE SHHGHE
sense
(Jebs from page 1)
garment Mfg. factory in the Cemmunity, be
fore November Lat
The factory will employ 13 or more
women, 28 have made application fer the
position ef pewer sewing machine operat—
orse 18 applicants are living in the
Model Neighborhood Area.
seen JHE sO JOH JHE tt
. GO TO THE POLL AND VOTE
SHH AOR SEE HEE Jee
Later
been completed( I-285 ). These multi-mill-
Onion dollar means cf travel have not been
(page 2)
Oe
EDIT@RIAL
RAPID TRANSIT & SCHOOL BOND
Again the Machine suggests that @
clearer account of the Rapid Transit and
the School Bond proposals be brought to
the peoples both Pro and Cone
Only one side of the issues is reach—
ing the voters. Every taxpayer that was
living in Atlanta, in the late 30's amd
the early liO's have experienced urban and
surburban transit. Trolley services from
Marietta, te Atlanta. East Point, Hape-
ville, College Park, and Decatur te AtI=-
anta effered the same transportatien. Ts
‘get- faster the planners suffered the Me=
trepolis with Expressways, due north 75 &
85, and seuth. East & vest I-20: routes.
circumference route that has nct
a
paid for, and poorly planned from its first
conception should be improved, instead of
building another congestion te hamper this
large Citye
The Machine recemmends a City-wide Pub—
lic hearing at the Civic Center, er at the
City Auditorium before November 5th.
SHEE
eS SHE HSS Ht
HO” TO GET RESIDENT PARTICIPATION
Noe 3
The Organizers will say, "I use to
live nver here", Be careful not to say
thet. Also, Your slum houses. The igne-
rant peoples. Those bums. jnd, “e will co
fer you. “hat can we do for youe This kind
nf approach willsurely cause resentment,
frem the very beginning. After that you!
11 be talked about pretty bad.,Alvays let
the peoples define their character sur—
reundings.e, and conditionse Apprvach them
with thr feeling that they are humans and
itelligente Assist them in their plans,
dent plan for them. flso there are sccial
drunks, and irresponsible drunks among the
professional citizens, just as there are
among the non=-professionalse
Heese SHG SASS FISH WeShs
YOUR SCHOOL P. T. A. NEEDS YOU. AND YCU
NEEDS YOUR P. Te Ae BE A MEMBER NO”,
“ASSSt SSS IAHBE weet sH6Ht
MECHANICSVILLE'S WEEKLY spies
SeEUEH
SHH SHHEEGHOE SHEER
CHARLES FLUKER TAKES
25 KIDS TO TECH-TULANE
Medel Neighborhood Inc. was donated
30 camplimentary tickets to see Ga. Tech
play Tulane at Grant Field. Saturday
October 27, 1968 2:00 P.M.
Charles Fluker a young man who
resides at 731 Ira Street S.i".
ed to take the youngsters to the game,
JEBHREHHEEESEHt SHEESH
BOYS GROUP MET AND
ELECTED OFFICERS
Several young men held a meeting
at the Mechanicsville Community Center
thursday evening October 2h, and elect—
ed officers of their club.
Micheal Vincent President, Vernom
Brandent Vice-President, Henry Bailey
2-Vice and Richard “alksr Geo. ‘A'L1 ‘the
officers and members lives in Mechan-
icsville.
The club will be named at the
next meeting “ed. October 30the
THESES eee SESESEEESEESSt
GIRLS ELECT OFFICERS
FOR CLUB
Eleven young ladies met “ed. even
ing at the Mechaniosville Community
Center 389 Bass Street. and elected
officers for 68-69 termse
Marestme Brunson President, Sarah
Milon Sece, and Toamu Bell Sece
The group will meet again “ed Oct
30th at the center and name the club.
Any girls interested please attend.
JAB
NOVEMBER
JHESHt
volunteer—
(page 3)
TIS THRESH
LITTLE BIRD LITES ON MACHINE
he
CV
AND SAID
IT heard somebody say
"we have taken Rembert out of
Mechanicsville"
Lets see what you are going to do now.
"T wonder was it Rembert that they
should have gotten rid of."
“hat Model Neighborhood Ince doing
"y'Tl say its doing fine"
"See you next week"
Before.I go Tell Me “hats
"yiodel Cities Mass Con~entien?
™ho is the steering Committee?
Tell me so I can tell others".
- Flies Away-
SHE SHEE SHEE
Bring Your Car To , 389 Bass Street S.™.
IHS ISOS
MECHANICSVILLE BOYS CLUB
SPONSORS ‘TEEK-END CAR—ASH
EVERY "EEK-END
8:30 Ay Me %- — — -5230 PL M.
“IAASH & DRY 1.25
TASH=-DRY & TAX 3.00
Proceeds goes to the Club for the
purpose of buying Sport equipments
WS IH IHHOSHE IHS JS
5°" 15
FECTION DAY
ODEL NEIGHBORHOOD, INC.
700 McDANIEL ST., S. W/.
gs aa Mite.
ATLANTA, GEORGIA “302190 coeonesnnnn
co
ok ae EA
i ae ie
a Se ‘ i
ens a pT ea
ate \Z \ oer %
a (31 i
nn onmoig
4 z f 7 ao ayy
i é j
- co
2
—
IL /
/, /
a,
Yol.e. 1 number 7 October
SEEHESHHHESHE IBHESHRESEEE SE
. Special
MODEL NEIGHBORHOOD INC.
RECIEVES $6,000.00 GRANT!
Model Neighborhood Inc., has recieved
#6,000,00 in federal funds to help get
its proposed Shopping Center in Mechanic=-
sville under way.
The Economic Development Administra-
tion grant will be used to find tenants
for the Shopping Center planned for the
corner of }icDaniel Street and Georgia
Avenues
Model Neighborhood anticpate the
construction to begin in the very near
future.
IGE ISHS
JERE THREE
MODEL NEIGHBORHOOD INC.
TO LAUNCH "GET WITH IT*®
It is no secret, its a fact, comm-
unity organizing is a almost complete
failure as for as Mechanicsville and the
entire south side Communities are involved.}Model Cities area.
An attempt that inevitably will succ-
eed is being proposed by Model Neighbor-
eswilles oF
LL AC
Free Edition
SRORSHE SEHR SHS
26, 1968
AL AL A 4
JEGSCESSSS6
MECHANICSVILLE NOT REPRESEfSTED
AT MASS CONVENTION
Only 21 delegates claming residents
in the Mechnaicsville Community attended
the Mass Convention that was held at
Parks Jre High School Sunday Oct. 20th.
Was it because of the change? This
Weekly was previously notified that the -
meeting was planned for Oct 27th at the
same place.
The Vice-Chairman of Mechanicsville
Model Cities Program reported at the
Convention, that over 300 had voted in
3 of 10 area blocks. Where were they
Sunday during the Convention? Bus tran-
sportation was provided, but only lest
than a dozen rode this expensive vehicle.
(A.T.S.) Why?
Mechanicsville, and the other Model
Cities Communities should be represented
petter in this important project, espec—
ially since it will have an effectual in-
pact to every resident living in the
The small delegation
attendance do not constitue a quorum. By
the same taken, other organizations with
hood Inc. and will be make known very soonethe same amount of members are told they
SEHR JERE
VECHANICSVILLE CENTER
HELPING GET JOBS,
All unemployed men in the Mechanic-
sville Community are asked to go to the
Center 389 Bass St. 8.7, every Tuesday
9 aeme, to 12 noon. A Georgia State Em-
ployment Service agent will help them get
a job.
Efforts are presently being formalat-
ed to get the unemployed females jobs.
Plans are in the final stage to open the
(con't on page 2)
Colum 1
L
afr o=
(eee small group is allowed tooe
do not speak for the peoples, and this :
hO,@08 or
more residents sheuld not allow 315 do-
gooders to make policies for them. And
that 315 should share whar they learn
with the total community. The naxt meet-
ing is expected to be better represented.
SHH $4666 ASRS FEORHS SSERHt
DEDICATION OF THE PRYOR STREET
SCHOOL SINDAY OCTOBER 27 Ll P.M
Every citizen in Atlanta, especially
the parents of the school age children of
Mechanicsville, that are enrolled at the
(cont. on page 2)
celum 7
ca
MECHANTCSVILLE'S “REKLY MACHINE
sy see
SHARE
THERE SHEHHE © SEH SEHR | SHE
,OUM-MAC CENTER CITIZENS NEIGHBORHOOD
ADVISORY COUNCIL APPROVES PROPOSAL
The C. N. A. C. (Citizens Neighbor-—
hood Advisory Council of the Summerhill
Mechanicsville Neighborhood Service Cen»
ter BE. 0. A), at its regular monthly meet
-ing made a recommendation that the Mech=
anicsville Community. Center be funded as
proposed
Because of the distance and inconveni-
€nces to residents living in Mechanicsvil—
le, having to go to and from the Sum-lec
Center and not able to get services with
out going to Sum-Mec Center, agroup of re=
sidents got together and founded the Cent—
er and plans for it to serve all of the
Mechanicsville Community.
. The funds will enable the Center to
employ a staff to assist the volunteers,
and pay the facility expenses. A cem:re-
hensive program is already in proce:..
This will include Employment, Depari.~ nt
6f" Family and Children Service, Recreati
and S§»cial Services, also Heme Management
SHE SHEE EHH | tO
( DEDICATION) fram page 1
Pryer Street BRlementary School sheuld ~
want te attend the dedication program
that is planned for Sunday Octeber 27,
h P.M. Mrs. Carrie M. Lacey is the Prin-
ciple.
Dre John ‘7. Letson Atlanta Public
Schonl Superintendant, will be the speak—
er. Parents and Teachers will alse be en.
the program, along with some of the stu-
dents attending the scheol.
SHeeHe
SBHEEE sete SHHEEE SHHGHE
sense
(Jebs from page 1)
garment Mfg. factory in the Cemmunity, be
fore November Lat
The factory will employ 13 or more
women, 28 have made application fer the
position ef pewer sewing machine operat—
orse 18 applicants are living in the
Model Neighborhood Area.
seen JHE sO JOH JHE tt
. GO TO THE POLL AND VOTE
SHH AOR SEE HEE Jee
Later
been completed( I-285 ). These multi-mill-
Onion dollar means cf travel have not been
(page 2)
Oe
EDIT@RIAL
RAPID TRANSIT & SCHOOL BOND
Again the Machine suggests that @
clearer account of the Rapid Transit and
the School Bond proposals be brought to
the peoples both Pro and Cone
Only one side of the issues is reach—
ing the voters. Every taxpayer that was
living in Atlanta, in the late 30's amd
the early liO's have experienced urban and
surburban transit. Trolley services from
Marietta, te Atlanta. East Point, Hape-
ville, College Park, and Decatur te AtI=-
anta effered the same transportatien. Ts
‘get- faster the planners suffered the Me=
trepolis with Expressways, due north 75 &
85, and seuth. East & vest I-20: routes.
circumference route that has nct
a
paid for, and poorly planned from its first
conception should be improved, instead of
building another congestion te hamper this
large Citye
The Machine recemmends a City-wide Pub—
lic hearing at the Civic Center, er at the
City Auditorium before November 5th.
SHEE
eS SHE HSS Ht
HO” TO GET RESIDENT PARTICIPATION
Noe 3
The Organizers will say, "I use to
live nver here", Be careful not to say
thet. Also, Your slum houses. The igne-
rant peoples. Those bums. jnd, “e will co
fer you. “hat can we do for youe This kind
nf approach willsurely cause resentment,
frem the very beginning. After that you!
11 be talked about pretty bad.,Alvays let
the peoples define their character sur—
reundings.e, and conditionse Apprvach them
with thr feeling that they are humans and
itelligente Assist them in their plans,
dent plan for them. flso there are sccial
drunks, and irresponsible drunks among the
professional citizens, just as there are
among the non=-professionalse
Heese SHG SASS FISH WeShs
YOUR SCHOOL P. T. A. NEEDS YOU. AND YCU
NEEDS YOUR P. Te Ae BE A MEMBER NO”,
“ASSSt SSS IAHBE weet sH6Ht
MECHANICSVILLE'S WEEKLY spies
SeEUEH
SHH SHHEEGHOE SHEER
CHARLES FLUKER TAKES
25 KIDS TO TECH-TULANE
Medel Neighborhood Inc. was donated
30 camplimentary tickets to see Ga. Tech
play Tulane at Grant Field. Saturday
October 27, 1968 2:00 P.M.
Charles Fluker a young man who
resides at 731 Ira Street S.i".
ed to take the youngsters to the game,
JEBHREHHEEESEHt SHEESH
BOYS GROUP MET AND
ELECTED OFFICERS
Several young men held a meeting
at the Mechanicsville Community Center
thursday evening October 2h, and elect—
ed officers of their club.
Micheal Vincent President, Vernom
Brandent Vice-President, Henry Bailey
2-Vice and Richard “alksr Geo. ‘A'L1 ‘the
officers and members lives in Mechan-
icsville.
The club will be named at the
next meeting “ed. October 30the
THESES eee SESESEEESEESSt
GIRLS ELECT OFFICERS
FOR CLUB
Eleven young ladies met “ed. even
ing at the Mechaniosville Community
Center 389 Bass Street. and elected
officers for 68-69 termse
Marestme Brunson President, Sarah
Milon Sece, and Toamu Bell Sece
The group will meet again “ed Oct
30th at the center and name the club.
Any girls interested please attend.
JAB
NOVEMBER
JHESHt
volunteer—
(page 3)
TIS THRESH
LITTLE BIRD LITES ON MACHINE
he
CV
AND SAID
IT heard somebody say
"we have taken Rembert out of
Mechanicsville"
Lets see what you are going to do now.
"T wonder was it Rembert that they
should have gotten rid of."
“hat Model Neighborhood Ince doing
"y'Tl say its doing fine"
"See you next week"
Before.I go Tell Me “hats
"yiodel Cities Mass Con~entien?
™ho is the steering Committee?
Tell me so I can tell others".
- Flies Away-
SHE SHEE SHEE
Bring Your Car To , 389 Bass Street S.™.
IHS ISOS
MECHANICSVILLE BOYS CLUB
SPONSORS ‘TEEK-END CAR—ASH
EVERY "EEK-END
8:30 Ay Me %- — — -5230 PL M.
“IAASH & DRY 1.25
TASH=-DRY & TAX 3.00
Proceeds goes to the Club for the
purpose of buying Sport equipments
WS IH IHHOSHE IHS JS
5°" 15
FECTION DAY
ODEL NEIGHBORHOOD, INC.
700 McDANIEL ST., S. W/.
gs aa Mite.
ATLANTA, GEORGIA “302190 coeonesnnnn
co
ok ae EA
i ae ie
a Se ‘ i
ens a pT ea
ate \Z \ oer %
a (31 i
nn onmoig
4 z f 7 ao ayy
i é j
- co
2
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