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— Pua “A Glorious Fourth” Editor of the Daily News: What a plo:icus Fourth of July it was for Greensboro! ‘The same week hundreds of our National Guards and reservists left for Summer training for defense of our country we were besieged by a squad from the American Friends Service Committee make ing a “study of employment pat terns” of Greensboro that no- body except themselves asked for. Of course, you know who t crowd is: The same Tartt 1, executive secretary of the grocp, who tried to arrange for us to have the “wonderful opportunity” to hear Juni sales, the con- wvicted Commbaist, on a panel discussion of peace, and the Rev. David Andrews, who got himself and frichds well publicized Jast year when he refused to pay his {federal income taxes because a good part of it went to support the Army and Navy. 's the same crowd whose activity once causcd some Greensboro peuple to stop sup- porting soinc agencies of the Community Chest. Well, they are still crusading right here in our midst. Ecl! wrote a letter to about 690 employers in our city, including the undersigned, telling us that their project was directed by a lucal stcering com- mittee of 18 peopic, getting in- formation to be used by the Greensboro School System, and that we were “furtunate” to have eight volunteers from colleges and graduate schools as a survey team fo call on us, Two of these fellows came to see me. Their visit indicated that there was no Possible way they could be of any service to me, My tw tors were from Mas- sachusells and Arizona. Neither of them had any racial pride whatever, so they said, and would pladiy marry into any race. Both said they were conscientious ob- jectcrs and would refuse to bear arms ct from Russian American free- Bs which they enjoy. T asked them why. ‘America is j an enemy ot Their an- tas much zn Conv mumiets are Of Hall the “top ”F could al I ia so ardent 1 replied y ant hans myself to them and their fr in the scarch for peaco—to ga to Russia and deed off wer from there, bet they said that the reat lere ith Ani fic. Pil iSO diea Thad just seen it and had no plans. They insisted tho list was not for publication; whereupon, 1 asked why they ob- fected to its publication. Their answer of all Chings, was ‘“be- cause it would ruin them.” Then, why should they expect Greens: boro citizens to support them, and how deccitful they are to Le engaped in activity which would bring public condemnation on their sporsors if the public knew them. They asked me to reiurn the list containing the 18 names of Greensboro sponsors. 1 refused. They asked sain and azain and I told them, “A thousand times no.” They said my refusal to give up the list was unfair, I told them they had rot been ine vited in; they had piven me the names when J ashed for the list s9 freely mentioned in Tarit Bell's Ietter of introduction. They also had said thet schooj offi- cials of our city were supporting them, but could not give me theit_ names. They said a Mr. Max ch could do s0 and promised to have him call me with the names. (Later, schoo! Officials denicd any connection’ whatever with them or their ac: tivity). Max Heirich came to see mes but would not give me the names I had asked for of school people connected with his work. Said he would not do so unless I re+ turned the list of 18 Greensboro people on his steering commit+ fee. Upon my insisting that he reveal the nai-s of the school people, he said le wowld not do so until they chucked on my integrity, be i my refysal to return the stecrirg commiltce list. I told Lim “food ¢ half dozen times; then he said he was advised that my action in keeping the list ef 18 names i was illegal. I the rift and chief of police both knew where fo find me, and he Icft. Now, isn't that insulting Way fo spend Independence Day weeks in this grand and plerious Tar Heel spot of Ame. ica? Whet cone tempt for these died here at the bs urthorse, aud use noted. Ten" now jee bat deny (here sol fe keep Ue peches we ean do people fron