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and the surrounding community in helping them in handicraft and doing ot, Oger | research in folklore, Her beliefs mostly parallel those of her Tusbands sides eune Oh MYLES HORTON. eo at ‘ Vee feet ae ote mo CLAUDIA LEWIS, director of the ‘Nursery School, has never been known to be a mamber of the Communist Party. JANE ALLEN,. former: secretary, Flint, Michigan, took a very emall active part in the activities - : of-the school and was not believed to be connected with the Communist Parga. 4 One of the most active members of the faculty in the 1930's was RALPH: _ TAFFERTELLER who was reported to be a militant strike agitator and leaders |. we Other members of the faculty served at the school for brief periods of time, « consequently nothing was known about their activities, however, reports from other Field Divisions ; indicate that they are Liberale but not knom to be Communists, — “KE@ABERS OF EXBCUTIVE BOARD - | co wg thet Mey ° The Executive Board of the Highlander Folk School for 7 the years 1939 and 1940 was composed of ALBERT BARNETT, Professor of Old: . Testament literature at Scarritt College; Miss LUCY RANDOLPH MASON, Southern Publicity Representative of the CIO; EDWARD F. CALLAGHAN, Vice President of the American Federation of Hosiery Workers; GEORGE TITLER, Secretary, District. 19, United Mine Workers; MAT LYNCH, Representative of the American Federation — of Hosiery Workers; ROY REYNOLDS, President of Chattanooga Printing Pressman and Assistants Union; . ALTON LAWRENCE, Southern Representative of Labors Non- Partisan League; PAUL CHRISTOPHER, Executive Secretary of the Tennessee State industrial Union Council; BERNARD BORAH, Southern Representative of ne... we Analgamated Clothing Workers of Aneric&e | te Sart iy? i a “ of these ‘menbers only . “ALTON ‘LAWRENCE and BERNARD BORAE ° were . considered to be affiliated with Communist activities, - BORAH left the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of Americaiand became an organizer for the United kiine Workers. In the recent break between JOHN L, LEWIS and the CIO, BORAH © forsook the United Mine Workers of America and is presently receiving | in- structions for a commission dn the Us 5. rays aoe . . . - ALTON LAWRENCE is now an organizer for ‘the International Union of Mill, Mine and Smelter Workerse LAWRENCE is a close associate of - ROBERT HALL, Secretary of the Communist Party for the State of Alabama, and . ..,. recently introduced Communist resolutions and tried to exert Oommmistic . - influence at the State Convention of the Tennessee State industrial Council ae omphis, Tennessete a: ane aes Seaiaetied ee or ot ge oe