Box 17, Folder 11, Document 74

Dublin Core

Title

Box 17, Folder 11, Document 74

Text Item Type Metadata

Text

Ostober 19, 1961.

“* Dear Sir:

thirty nine houses in order to preserve our White Communiticse ~

After reading your editorial "Calm Cooperation Pays off,
in The Atlenta Journal, Yednesaay, Qctober 10, 1961, ree

garding Gaseade Heights, we agres that a comaunity organiza-

tion is the best instrument for a warkable solution to oux
racially troubled housing problezs. Our communities, Grove
Park end Center Hill, have had an organization of this type

chartered by the State of Georgia since 1941, kmow as the

West Side Development Company.

The people of our communities have stood by us with their

money and supporte In the past nine years, we have purchased

We have made agroemnts with the Mayor's former Bi-Racial
Committee and the Empire Realty Board end while we have faith=

fully honored our agreement, we regret that the agreement has
been end is still being violated by soma members of the
Empire Realty Board. As a result, we havea been a target of
block+-msting tactics far the past three years at a great

expense to our communities.

'
Our people are also ent itled t> be put at ease and we
welcome the calm cooperation of the responsible parties

especially sinca mr agreements were negotiated previous .
we ty
to the promises now being offered commnities. Should |

anyone conscientiously think that if these agreements are ‘ie
not honored with the peopiss of Northwest Atlenta, the
citizens of Gascade Heights and Southwest Atlanta can be put

at CASE e

Yours truly,

3d. Homer Clark, President
WEST SIDE DEVELOPMENT CO,
‘f)

ec: Letters to the Editor, The Atlanta Journal
Mayor Willian B. Hartsfield.

Board cf Aldermen, City of Atlante
Alderman James W. Vickers, 3rd Ward
Aléexran Williem T, Endght, Grd Ward

Empire Realty Board eas
Mr, Harold Rensey, Acting Chairman SW Citizens Com, /
ir. Ge R. Bllderback, Pres. Grove Park Civic League.

Ko Phen 2 he fe ert Leer i 2

| ' a Ley} HG Bet rd fr LirF ae
ers Sead ZH é Ey Lhe, G,
See Fg?T Jomo 3 hfe,” ao

fp Atego fp See (Siegel ce

p én, hat ee ae ay if
ead : Gler : ia t, oe hr A ao Ato
“xe >

BT ne ot, ok pb pope. pull NTS, v,
ow ED fat of OT cle aC

Comments

Document Viewer