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t Mfcr/lnitllM " mxma*L' Atlanta’s New Mayor Will Speak for (Georgia (Editorial) All Georgians have a special stake in Atlanta. The city is our capital, the center of our commercial and political life and the hub of the state’s government and culture. On Atlanta has fallen much of the bur den of leading the state’s development The city has set and will continue to set prece dents in commerce and education for the state. Georgians and the world will soon throw the spotlight of attention on Atlanta, to see if the city learned the obvious lessons from Little Rock and New Orleans, to see if Atlanta’s leadership can measure up to its responsibilities to the good name of the re mainder of the state and the nation. Mr. Hartsfield has proven the man for his time. He has handled Atlanta’s critical problems constructively, with reason and with a sense of humor. With a battery of adequate candidates on the lists for the capital city's election, Atlanta and Georgia are fortunate to have among them one of exceptional merit and »*.. -v . ' ‘ talent—the sort of man have in mind when you say, some of our proven and qualified leaders get into government and niiMt right?” Ivan Allen Jr. has proved his capabili ties in business, civic, military and m- cal life. He has traveled intensively throughout Georgia and understands the entirety of his native state. As a.fwRgr executive secratary to a governor, dent of Georgia Tech’s national alumni organization, former member of the St&te Board of Education, he knows how tol how to organiz^ and how to cany program. It takes an effective politician j establish a record as organizer of thej Young Democrats Clubs, as pi the Atlanta Chamber of Commc as chairman of the State Chamber offMttr merce. Experience in hospital administer* tion and juvenile rehabilitation workdma given him a working grasp of Atlanta’s social welfare and educational activity This all adds up to excellent training flnr the job, training superior to that neeetedfl by the fulltime politician whose concafatti* tion has been not on DOING jobs but GET TING jobs. ., Above all, he seems qualified by his ability for cool judgment in difficult times, by his manifest acceptance of heavy j sponsibilities with intelligence and ^ rity. It means a great deal to all Geoi that Atlanta choose a man who can the kind of heat that will be generated by forthcoming events and at the saqris tine design and accomplish a progressive prO-* gram. Ivan Allen has a record of courage^ ous determination. He has been able tvji. put into words and action the temper azgd aspirations we identify with our central city. \ ;•;** Despite the fact that we could make out a good case for some sort of extra territorial franchise so all Georgians could vote in Atlanta, only Atlantans will elect their new mayor. We do feel we have thfer right to urge them to keep the rest of the state in mind, plus their own interests, as they go to the polls. (Gainesville Daily Times) Aug. 9, 1961 MEASURE the JOB — MEASURE the ELECT IVAN ALLEN, JR. MAYOR OF ATLANTA -A. It.