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visitation wes fineclly called off and instead seven representatives ef the Gruncy County Crusaders anc seven r2prosentatives of the HIGHLANDER FOLK SCUGCL had a conference at St. Iuke's at the University cf the Scuth at Sewanee, Tennesse2, i representative in relating what tock place at this conferones saic that the "fentors nct the intelligentsia cf the VIGHLANDER FOLK SCHUCL anc were out talked", panphlet prepared by the HIGHL.NDER FOLK SCHCUL anc entitled "An attack of the Gruncy County Crusaders on the HIGHLANDGR FOLK SCECCL" which is a summary complotec December 18, 1940, wes exauinec, This pamhlet cescribed the propos2cd merch by the Grundy County Crusaders as follows: On Movenber 7, 1940, Alvin L. Hendersen sent a letter aucressed o visit the schocl te find cut what it was doing and attempting to de, le succestec Tugscay, Ucveuber 12, 1940 at 7:30 F. i., as a tine for hin and several cf his friends to crop in at the schcol. tn Novenber 6, W9)0 F205 DOLBRONSET answered soyinc that the MIGUL.NDE POLE SCHOUL would be glecd to have HENDERSON anc one cr two friends for dinner on Nevenber 12, 1949 at G:00 P. i.) The night cf ikvember 6, 190, JCHN MieDCuCs WANS of the Nashville Tennessean, Nashville, Tennessec, toLephened the HIGNLANDER rOLK SCHCCL and askec "Is it true you hove bean notified of the mess march thet is te be stasec acainst yrcu cn Tuesday nisht?™, Jt this tine the sehecl aid net know anything abcut the pronesed march. BUNNS then reac a letter that he hac receivec on the second, from Cy H, KILBY as Secretary tc the Vice-Presicsnt of the Tennessee Consclidated Conl Company anc Councilicor Chairman of the Janter Craor of United Jmericen echanies, Tracey City Council Nec. 277. This letter was a ceseription cf the proposed “lass march of Grundy County Citizonry" anc a selicitetion fcr the Tennessean to send a man te eever it. The sehsol leter lesrned that copies ef these letters were alsc sent tc the Nashville Banner and the Chattancora Times, Cn Heveriber 9, 1946, a member of the staff uf the HIGHLANDER FoLk SCHCCL intervicwec C. H. KLLBY and KILBY aduittec that Henderson really was nutified cf the intended niarch, HOLBY ct that time deniec naving commricatead with the Tennessean. This pamphlet goes cn and in a factual way manaces te put the Grundy County Crusaders ond KILBY in a bac lisht ecneerning the propcesed arch anc presented & rather convincing fact tiat the Grundy County Crusecers is backed by the Tennessee Consclidated Gvol Ccoupany. This paaphict ties up VW. cx, President of the Palner Vorkers of the United line Workers of america with the Temnessee Consclicatec Coal Company. It also refers to wiact are cescribed as Gnears cf HIGHLINDER FOLE SCHOCL, which are Smears sf the Nashville Tennessean in which JUHN LcICUGAL BURNS, a repcrter cf the Nashvilie Tenacssean, describes hinself as an odable Texas schvol teacher attenzing some cf the ecurses of the -116- Se rer, ORR er or Sn Ta ame eet on me