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copy-us ’ ined Clarkesville, teorgia., Fay 28, 1940 ™. “on. “alter F. feorre, LwUnited States Senator Washinzton, D. C. Dear (Senator George: ) For more than a year T have neclected writing you concerning a group of people, who have erranized a colony in the mountains of Habersham County, six miles from Clarkesville, Seorgia. This colony is called the Cooperative Co*muni ty or I have heard some say, the Home Friend Service Carn... , A man by the name of oor | came to Habersham County in 1936 and rented part of the buildings of the old A & “College. There were several boys and girls, all from way some place else that com *posed the class -graim. Ne yorms men or women of this section were ever invited to enroll in’ the classes, as far as we people here know. ZcGE¢3R"” fa claimed to be of the Colunbia Iiniversity. He seemed to be a very smart man, but in my conversations with hin, he never would answer me as to what kind of a sehool or organ- ization Le had. Ee went so far as to say it was too comlicated to exolain at present. This was al] in the year 1936 and 1937. They pave up the old A & ¥ buildinrs, went back into the mountains, boucht un several hundred acres of land, built etanes hiuilain fT S40 en = 4 stvone OULLoIne, foreirn in its desi ont and apnea ranctee They do farming and teach the mountain people how to make their homes better, that is, all wro belong to the colony, they also teach the children school work in the home. This is all done by pecole who are smart and are from uo in New "neland, most of them; some from New Yor and sore from Philadelphia.