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vovysede 2 oe fo: MR. D. M,. LADD * August 25, 1953 TAD MR, 2, =. BSLV ONT ST TSCT: NVYLES BHORTCN (Jenner Cornittee Request} “outhern ._ Jenner Vormitbee requested’ ‘nare check o Conference “ducetional und June Horton long-time heed of fighe. - lender “olk School, Montessle, Tenness . loge associate of known... Covvunist Farty memers. ‘ctive in “outhern ‘tonference for Humren Jelfare {SCE ), e@ cited organizacion end outhern Conference, “ducational Fung (SCR?) successor orgenizstion to SCHW.% Horton and on West, known pa Gor~unist, were “rincinel oreanizers of vrogrey Highiender Folk choole”'- wien latter or ganized in 1932, In Decerber, 1950, Horton in letter ta us ur. Ylege eccused “urezu Agents of questioning neighbors cf Folk Schoo} regarding visits of Negroes to Scnool end also of stating thet a rress” ~ releese relessed by School would be considered ommunistic by a rejority of southern neonle, Horton mede similer cherges in letter to Attorney Te-erel, Senator Estes Yefauver, to the rress and to others. Horton's ellecetions found by Bureau to be false. Horton in letter to Attorney Generel steved that the “ouncil of the School wes considering the. “rocedure for future interviews with “ureau Agents, i. e., of heving the Director of School only sreak for entire steff end of having all questions vosed by Cureau Agents cut in writing. Director of School to - subvit periies in writing. Subsequently Knoxville office instructed to_ heve no further contacts wietever at *olk School. Present revéew ° jirited to main files on Horton and Highlander “olk School, énd summarfs ~ revort deted Cetober lb, 19h7, concerning SCHW which was nrrenered in see réence with Executive Order 9835 and which contains summary on Eorton. "Bea" references since thet sumvary were elso reviewed. horton wes re- orted ingtrurenteal in sterting tte “orkers “llience, d sisnetec by the Attorney “enerel Pursuant to Executive Yrder 101/50. a CTEUNS Thet the etteched remorendum be forwarded to the Jenner Comrittee. - = Artee® den tig | /° (Luo- cient -7= 11) ; -_ 1 - Mr. 4ichels \C/- Vae) Shl- a“ NOT RECORDED De 148 SEP iG 1953 == STINFORMATICN CONTAINED a erp. HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED 62 SEP 2> tos DATE_2|ileu BY