The Asheville Gr News

“A WEEKLY FOR THINKING AMERICANS”

WEST ASHEVILLE, N. C.

Aug. 19, i9®M,

Mre Mark Lassiter,
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Dear Mr. Lassiter:-

Your demand at the recent American “egion meeting
that Communist activities at the University of Narth
Carolina be stopped is most timely. ror several years
this newspaper has been in the fight, although we couldn't
accomplish much except to inform the public. it seems
incomprehensitfle to me that all efforts to wipe out
communistic influences at Chapel Hill have been sqielched
by men more anxious to uphold the perverted liberalism of
Senator “rank Graham and his associates than to restore
our university to American standards.

the only way to put a stop to Communist activities
at Chapel Hill is to elect men to the General Assembly
pledged to that very goal. i am a candidate for the lower
house and will spearhead my campaign on this very issue.
i would .ppreciate your sending me information that you
have on this subject, as i want to give it the fullest
publicity both in our paper and over the radio. I must
have authenticated facts if 1 am to prove my points. ‘the
great trouble has been that we have a feeling that certain
conditions are not right, but we cannot run them down.
therefore, names, Hates and other details are importmt.

There seems to be a protective curtain covering can-
munist activities in our national government, universities
and even in some church circles. \iherever they can bid for
oars oe they are subtlely\at works it is the proper province

red blooded Americans to fight it to a finish.

- wishing you success in your objective and assuri
ot my close cooperation, i am a

Corgially y ‘a

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