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- =. ; ou x ne] thd : ‘sechoct indicate radical and communi . Werker and - Human Welfare. . unseceessful "sit-down strike” at W.P.A. Headquarters, Tracy City, Tennessee, - 2 Information from confidential source indicates that the HIGHLANDER FOLK SCHOOL staff and local supporters voted for pant rome in 1936. Publications by the tic tendencies on part of students attending ‘ spring end fall term 1941. School still subscribes to Daily ublications concerning Russia. HORTON and members of Executive HIGHLANTER FOLK SCHOOL are supporters of Southern Conference of Six out of eleven members of Executive Committee are listed - a5 Communist or having communistic contacts by files in Knoxville Office. JCE G.{DCBBS, member Executive Committee is considered one cf most dangerous ecumumist in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and is on custodial detention list | ef this office. Schocl first started out as community center but gradually eharnged to labor education. Unsuccessfully attempted to.establish a similar schcol at Allardt, Tennessee, about 1934, Succeaded in organizing the Worker's !t"$anee which flourished for a while in Grundy County but broke up after an Comiuttes in February 1939, School unpopular in local ecmmunity and has reputation of | being communisti¢. Unpopularity based partly on report cf drinking and suspect- ed loose morals that occur at dances sponsored by the school, and local preju- iec against labor activities of school. Public feeling culminated in a yio2S ld march on the schcol by Grundy County Crusaders on November 12, 1940. vyotiaerion pevoals that schceol program of worker's education and recreation= activities has gained suppcrt of some nationally prominent Jabcr and public ame + i aS) oe oe] a - -P- Report of Special Agcrt QD Kncxvilic, Tennessce,. dated April 10, 1941. Repcert of Special Agcnt @EEME Knoxville, Tennessee, dated June 1, 1941. 7 ‘| Cc Report cf Speeial Agent TY Now York City, ee dated Octcber 21, 1941. Report cf Special Agent Tennessee, dated October 17, 1941, ave a kee Memphis,