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x 1b0.2975. 4 -TONABENEAL_ 3 ! The Southern Conference for Human Welfare was cited as a Com- munist front by the Congressional Comittee on Un-American Activities in their report of June 12, 1947. CI T-15, of known reliability, advises that he is’ acquainted with DeJARNETIE, and that he is an extreme ideologist. T-15 states ' he has never observed DeJARNETTE at any Coumunist gatherings and personally considers DeJARNETTS a Socialist, rather than a Com- munist. DeJARNETIE was one of those persons signing tho Call to the National Conference of the WALLACE Party in June of 1948. T-3 has reported that ke was elected to the State Board of Directors at this conference, 4 JAMES H. ELDER ae ~ Dr. RALPH E. DUNFORD, University of Tennessee, advised that Pro- “ * 2 fessor JAMES -H. ELDER is a staff member of the Psychology Depart- - nent, .of* the University of Tonnosses. No additional information ae ak imown concerning ELDER. * FLORENCE REECE, Aka Mra. SAMUEL REECE 7 Knoxville Journal article of Avgust 18, 1948, stated that Mr. and Mrs. REECE were arranging for the appearance of HENRY_AGARD SGUALLACE in Knoxvillo on August 31 and September ¥, 1948. ‘This article described Mrs. REECE ag the Acting President of the Knox- ville and Knox County Committees of the WALLACE-For-President Organization, JORMCIPION, Star Route, Townsend, Tennessee, advised on October 5 1950, ‘that FLORENCE -REECE-is-a-very-close-friend of MARY ELIZABET BARNACLE, who is described later in this report. TIPTON con- tinued that Mr. and Mrs. REECE wero frequently visitors to the nome of BARNACLE and her husband, _STIMANSGADLE, whom TIPTON do- scribed as a Communist. ww” Diet a a | Pd DORASTIPTION, Star Route, Townsend, Tennessee, advised that she wa: woll acquainted with FLORENCE REECE and was proud of the friend- ship. Mrs. TIPION advised that she was also quite friendly with BARNACLE and an admirer of WALLACE, along with BARNACLE and Mrs. REECE.