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professed an intense dislike for the Communists, stating that they Ait ee ne, filtrate into labor unions and choke and strangle them by neglecting the ste hig om primary interest of labor to further the ends of the Communist Party, and. “a that the Communists also incur the wrath of politicians and law enforce- ed pee ment agencies and provide excuses for attacks on Labor organisationss-""**" ° MYLES HORTON has been very careful during his administration at the ener . Folk School to keep Communist propaganda and Communi st obatrel: from srRe ing in the echool L prograile ae . Yost of ‘the doar tendons 4 in Tennessee ‘endorse the High~ © lander Folk School and state that it is through HORTON's influence that the - Communists have been unsuccessful in their attempts to obtain control of the school, =. The files of the Knoxville Field Division contain very - little information concerning RUPERT HAMPTON, the remaining charter member ~ “Ge of the school, The information that is available indicate that he was a ©. radical labor leader, and was active in the school for only & short period * Meet of tine, Loe “WILLIAM BUTTRICK attended the College of the City of Nashville and Duke University, where he was known to be an extreme Liberal - and very sympathetic toward the working class of people and the southern farmer, BUTTRICK was at one time a teacher in the Commonwealth College at 2g Poa: ‘ on Mena, Arkansas, There is no indication that he was a member of the Communist: ae Partye, BUTTRICK died at the Highlander Folk School in the early part of 192s” oe ah, . | "ERO WILSON, Librarian at the Highlander Folk School, - 2 14. a. 4 w--1- AL. TE LY en dew RAI O.2.L...1 # ha es although strongly backing wne Highlander Folk ocnoo.'s prograa, nas fever been known to be a member of the Communist Party. WILSON recently expressed himself as being a conscientious objector to the present ware : 7 ‘ ; . eh ok othe 2 ie nm. ° MARY LAWRENCE, LOUISE PICHMAN ond LOUISE CONKLING, office secretaries from Duke University, Passar College and Overland College, respecti~_ vely, have never been known to be members of the Communist Party. Of these three MARY LAWRENCE was by far the most militant and has been actively engaged in many strikes in East Tennessee during one of which she was shot in the lege She was also an active participant in the sit-down strike which was held by the wou Workers who were members of the Workers Alliance at Tracy ity + in February of 1939. .-- eo ee tba, a al me niet wet hat! | : ZILPHIA HORTON, wife of MYLES HORTON, spends most of her time in nursing schools and working with the women and children in Konteagle Seen yc RR Rn SR PE DR oe I RO I ETF Semen erage ee Te ery mre ie we .