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me at allillae ian dante - ls be gow aes ll ets o- ne apt ale a TN ee eee} ie > ‘Peace’ Forum Denied Guilford Courthouse HIGH POINT, Nov. 16 (UP)—: The Guilford County Commission- jers voted unanimously today to: . prevent the county courthouse in: j Greensboro from being used by a spublc “peace” forum un wich ‘convicted =Communist Junius ;Seales was scheduled to appear. County Attorney T. C. Hovle told the commissioners meeting here, ‘Scales has the richt to voice his opinion, but I con't think chat the public must give him a ‘latform on which to speak.” Scaics. a native oi Greensboro. was convicted last snoring urder the Smith Act of being a mem- ber of a group which favored vio- lence azainst the scovernment. i He is free on $35.009 bond pend-| ing a possible appeal to the U. S_| Supreme Court. He was sentenced} to_six years i prion. i The forum, “Which Way to Peace,” is sponsored by the com- munity education division of the American Friends Service Com- mittea The nanel, with memnere of differiny views was scheduled ior Dec. 5. ‘ B. Tartt Pell, executive secre- tary of the committee. said he. could make no statements at this iime as to the plans for the: forurn. : ta Hoyle said a state statute for: bids usinz government buildings for spreaiing the Communist doc- irinc. and Scales’ anpearance at the couri:ouse wouid be “against public policy.”*_ -_—, 2 -- -. Durham Morning Herald Durham, N.C. 11-17-55