◆ SpookStack

lee Dorr ere ry woe Reg PPAR, Seles aia: ooh 4 nip dpe EX 100-1285 II, DEMCNSTRATIONS ae eee, individval named TOWNSEND residing on Morganton Road near Maryville, Tennessee. informant stated that GECRSE COMPTON, Grund Dragon for the State was to participate in this cross burning. Informant advised there was no racial issue involved and the cross was being burned because of loud snd drunken parties teiag given in the TOMS END residencey.,» AtAs pe ver OBA ‘ Y 8: pe that the decision ,to burn the cross son , had keen made following , the regular nee tthe of Klavern on : i. and phat membters . /_- and prewe reprerameye tesa to particifate in this act. Informant stated that on made the statement that the cross had been burned. uete Al a4 a 1sé SDWARD GUIRN, Blount County On Warn 7+ ‘ ep ae kh Me ak 1 thd Wade lane | Sheriff, tAryville, Tennessee, advised that Plount County Deputies / investigated a cross Eurning at the residence of GLzi! MISEND, Morganton Road, on night of March 8G, 185c. Sheriff GUINI! stated that his deputies learned nothing pertifient concerning this cross burniag axcept that resicents reported hearing several noises which sounded like shots about the same time the cross was burned. Se a yised that a closed qua In attendance were members of the Dayton Javern as well as members of the Hixson Klaverr. The talk scheculed by MRS. ELEANOR RCOSEVELT at the Highlander Folk School, Konteagle, Tennessee, was discussed and according to informant it was mentioned that klansmen from several klaverns planned to go to Fonteagle on the date of the talk and stop it "even if they had to blow -the place up"... The informant advised that it was also mentioned that the sheriff at Monteagle, Tennessee, had been contacted and advised that he would not interfere with the klan if they came and troke up the meeting. advised that on the evening vu oerece ee Ss of the Maryville - Alcc~ Ylavern §; 2 planned to burn a cross at the residence of an