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Highlander Folk School — Part 3
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I Changed by Mind AlvinpGreen
Alvin Green, American Federation of Hcsiery Workers, Branch 65,
New Orleans, Louisiana. This article concerns organizing Hosiery Workers.
Green menticns that he was once prejudiced against unions connected with the
CIO because he thourcht that it was commmisticly controlled but that he has
chanced his mind now.
Lfy Viewpoint as a Werkor T. G)finlandinghan
T. G. Vanlandingham, United Auto Workers, Iecal 903,
Liomphis, Tennessee. This article concerns the signing cf a contract with
the union by the Fcrd Plant at Memphis, Tennessee. Vanlandingham's
article was very tompcrate and it scunded as though he is conservative
and american in his views. An article that appeared in the Chattanocega
Tines dated at Monteagle, Tennessee, August 28, 1941, is in the files of
the Knexville Office. This article indicated that the scholarship offered
ty Mrs. Franklin Delano Rcosevelt to the HIGHLANDER FOLK SCHOCL was awarded
to THEQWANLANDINGHAM and that VANLANDINGHAM and his wife were at the time
of the article, attending a six weeks summer session. The article
further indicated that last year the Eleanor Roosevelt scholarship was
awarded to EP SLATR who is ncw cn a southern organizing staff concerning
Scuthorn Mill Workers. .
A Bit of My Life lorgaretWanlandinghan
Margaret Vanlandingham, Memphis, Tennessec, is the wife of
THEO VANLANDINGHAM. She devoted her article tc her experience working
for a ten-cents store.
Ups and Downs on the River Arthudfynch
frthur Lynch, Naticnal Maritime Union, Usmphis, Tennessee.
This article concerns organizing workers cn the Mississippi River.
They ‘ho Really Count Darwardxi€ Daniel
Durward licDaniel, Norman,Oklahcma. This article concerns
conditicns in the cil field of Oklahoma and the organizing of oil workers.
Apparently lcDaniel lest his eye-sight in an explosion in the cil fields.
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A Little Abcut Cclombia and Myself Juan SilvafCarcia
Juan Silva Garcia, Sccretarioc Gcneral Del Sindicato De Correso
y Telegrafes, Bogota, Cclombia. This article concerns the progress of
Volombia with social legislation, the progress of labor unions in Columbia
end Garcias' experience as General Secretary of the postal and telegraphic
vorkers. Garcia said that he wes poing to inform the Minister of Labor
in Colcmbiain great detail concerning the HIGHLANDER FOLK SCHUOL and
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