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CATION GUIDE PECLASSIVICATION AUTHOR ‘HI AUTOMATIC DECLASS DATE 05-14-2013 y Office Memorandum - af i f 4 wa Director, FBI SAC, No % Lk i HENRY A. WALLACE CLASSIFIER 8777 TARRORLASREON =CONCERNING BY DEPARTMSR coh PPS (ORG DATES letter to Bureau from Norfolk dated 11-23 and letter from Norfolk, dated 11-25-47. + Draningtou _... . i Norfolk, Virginia, advised that a Mrs, SHOLES, believed bo. cain Tanu."] e\Norfolk Housewives League, home phone number 490724 Mice Cougy.._{% o} contacted Mr. DALBY-by-telephone-on November 24, 1947, dt--/-oeBpx which time she criticized the Norfolk Authorities concerf=™ ing their not enforcing strictly the race segregation laws ye! at WALLACE's speech in the city auditorium, and stated that a” Mrs, HOLLAND, President of the Norfolk Housewive's League, who was supposed to attend a dinner for WALLACE on Sunday night, November 23, 1947, was unable to attend and therefore requested Mrs. SHOLES to go in her place. Mrs. SHOLES stated: that this dinner was held at the Commodore Restaurant at Ocean View, Virginia, and that the shades were pulled and the doors locked. She stated that the group there consisted of © about half negroes, and that most of this group did consider- able drinking, and numerous speeches were given criticizing many public officials in the Federal, State, and City of . “ Norfolk Government » Di According to Mrs, SHOLES, HENRY A, WALLACE, during his talk at this closed dinner, referred to General SMEDLEY BUTLER, and stated that when BUTLER had planned to take over the Government, FRANKLIN D,. ROOSEVELT had found out about these plans and had ‘nipped them in the bud". Mr. DALBY stated that, according to Mrs, SHOLES, HENRY A. WALLACE followed the above APPROPRIAT™ AGENCTES & remark by stating "now my friends we must cet so well organized /° that, when the time cones, We Will beable to-take overs | Mrs f a DALBY asked Mrse 1 e above-mentioned remark referred uw to taking over by Legitimate elections or by force. Mrs. SHOLSS 3 stated that she did not know, but it was her impression that it FS tie was implied that they would take over any way they coulde. -..:. pee It should be noted that the Commodore Restauraht,.is;, me -tanaged by JIMMY AUGUSTINE, and that ALICEXBURKE, DAVENBENNETT, E eae and JOSEPHA ARON’ werg; recently observed going to the Commodore of, t re te . Restaurant and the Cundielight Suoper Club, which is also of 4 eae 4 ' ted by JIMMY AUGUSTINE ayris abc e the restaurant, r; 4 mt 5 } COPIES DESTROYED .* 20,6, NOV 2 904 oe Boe CAMS b= FO, gf “Shows