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wee 1 et . . aS, JAX. 100.1290 At Cedar Bluff, Mississippi ay. Cedar Bluff, advised that he knew of no meeting other t religious meetings, being held by the Negroes. He knew of no clubs whatsoever and had never made any statemerts to the effect that such existed. He felt that the negroes were more independant tnan they had been in the gst, arm that their attitude anet be dua to some outaida influence, eer Er TTR Cedar Bluff, stated he wuld feel a ehange in the negroes! attitude, Dut that he knew'of no organisation among them of any nature. He had heard ELEANOR CLUBS existed elsewhere in the state, but md no knowledge of any in that vicinity. At_West Point, Mississippi a: County, advised he had investi gated every ruma tha en called to his attention and was convinced there were no Eleanor Clubs in Clay County, ees advised she had several reliable negroes enploy nthe roast Office and they bad told her that there was no such organization to their knowledge in the County. The negroes in Clay County are all "Country negroes” and cause very little trouble. They are all willing to be drafted ami go without complaint. There have been soue disagreements as to Domestic labar, but these are all individual problems, and are not connected with any groupe whatsoev@. advised he had ved fo @ on ordation since ths original complaint, and was > of the opinion timt the existence of such Clubs was based on groundless rumore, , advised he Ind never received . any informati off Pegi Fading the existence of an ELEANOR CLUB which couid a Se be verified, He could not state definitely that there were no such slubse in Clay County but was of the opinion that there were none, ey: Chamber of Commerce advised - - he was of the belief that e people were responsible for all the Roce Balk about ELEANOR CLUBS inasmuch as they constantly discussed them in ~= 2=--= = -— front of the Negro] Then when a Negro repeated sone of the information he had overheard, the white people were certain that such clubs were in ae 2 ae existence. He tad never heard any concrete information on the matters «ge