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INQURY ASSURED FOR HIGHLANDER ,5 Men fo Conduct Probe Will Be Named After Ellington Signs From Chattanooga Times Buren NASHVILLE -~- Prompt ap- pointment of a legislative com- mittee to investigate Highland- er Folk School was promised Tuesday by House and Senate speakers soon after the General Assembly _ authorized the in- quiry. Lt. Gov. he will name to the five-man lcommittee. But he declined to reveal the names until the res- olution is signed by Gov. Elling- ton, possibly Wednesday. House Speaker James L. Ro- mar of Shelbyville promised the three representatives for the joint Senate-House committee will be designated “within 24 hours” after the governor acts. His choice, he aaid, will be “non- political.” Sponsors Have Roles Legislative custom dictates the sponsors of an investigation of this type be named to the are _Rep. Harry Lee Senter of Bristol, who initiated the pro- posed inquiry, and Sen, Barton put it through the Senate. Final approval for the inves- tigation came by a 22 to 9 vote ‘ready had said he would sign diee_Pags Nine, Co Wiliam D. Baird of Lebanon aaid he already has decided upon the two senators Dement of Murfreesboro, who} INQUIRY ASSURED FOR HIGHLANDER From Page One |. it reluctantly. He doubted the Horton. hasty investigation; which must When se ———— eee = as 8 part-time Methodist preacher, missionary and gospel singer, asked for 45 minutes to ~ present his case against High- ae lander and its director, Myles . be concluded by March 10.) work schedule would allow him would accomplish much. a only a third of that, he st- The senators haggled over ai tempted, to cram the full speech |. number of technicalities before;into the allotted time. voting $5,000 for the investi- gation. One senator complained| etimes telligible, Kirb about # lack of copies of the sruaset Wighiendee of peing resolution, ‘while another subversive, of harboring Com- claimed it had not been read munist, sytipathizers and fo- in full by the clerk. : ° Talking with machine - gun speed which made his sentences’ menting industrial strife. He The Senate recessed for 15|waved affidavits and read from jminutes while the Rev. Cer irby of. Tracy City laid down) saimed back up bis allegations. dsillade .of charges at thel smi crigenn a serté jaliy integrated adult educé-! is avaliable only to him and. ga Vide “E F275) Merteacle.'the Federal Buteau of Investi- - CHAT. TMARS TENN. cards and documenta which hes‘ ‘This evidence, he asserted, gation. ve, * But he asked the Legislature. call off the investigation, claim- ing records necessary to estab- lish charges against the school | already had been removed fram Monteagle in anticipation of the inquiry. . Kirby urged instead that the 'iLegislature proceed at once to, [enact a law putting Highlander t t a te Oe | out of business. He promised the Legislature he would supply a bill “with teeth in it.”* \ Horton has said repeatedly he would welcome the investigation and that all records and data relative to the achool he estab-- lished in 1932 will be made ‘available. He “demanded the: Legislature make @ complete in uiry and either clear his 00 al rv close it. — ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED DATE_elel<4 BY _seserale DTS Pa