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sons list included Director Frank
Tuttle, Writer John Howard Lawson,
Actor-Director Irving Pichel. Writer
Herbert Biberman, Actress Karen
Morley, Writer Guy Endore and Di-
rector Edward Dmytryk.
The Communist leader who, Mr..
Carlson said, came to him in fear
of his life in 1888, was Eli Jacob
son, one-time director of the Work
ers School in New York. Mr.. Carl
son said Mr.. Jacobson had left
Los Angeles and Il don't know II
he's dead or alive"
He said Mr.. Jacobson told him
he had worked with the divorced
wife of Director Gregory La Cava
on the job of inducing Hollywood
personalities to attend Communist
dominated meetings, contribute to
the cause and join Communist
front organizations.
School Board Vote Cited.
The Los Angeles local chapter
of the American Federation of
Teachers has been dominated by
Communists" Mr.. Carlson said.
Many teachers, he added, have re-
fused to join the union because OF
its Communist leaning and have
complained to the parent union.
Mr.. Carlson related that recent
school board election in the city
brought out 24,543 votes for an un-
successful Communist candidate.
While but a small percentage OF
the total vote, he said, it indicates
the strength of the party.
Mr.. Carlson told newsmen he left
the Communist Party many years
ago and had joined it when was
q kid" He identified himself as
now a writer and teacher In the
extension service of the University
of California.
Attendance Reduced.
The absence of stars on today's
witness list reduced attendance, and
all spectators waiting when the
hearing resumed were able to obtain
seats.
Others scheduled to appear today
are Walt Disney and Roy E. Brewer,
international representative OF the
International Alliance, Theatrical
and Stage Employees and Motion
Picture Operators of America.
In a preview of next weeks at
fractions, the committee announced
that Eric Johnston, president of the
Motion Picture Association Of Amer
lea, will lead off Mondays wit
nesses.
Will Call Surprise Witness.
MIR. Johnston will be followed by
the surprise witness the commit
has promised will disclose additional
evidence on how confidential infor-
nation on the Army's supersonlc
plane fell into the hands of Com
muniStS.
First of the so-called hostile wit
nesses to be called next week, the
committee said, is Mr.. Lawson, VINO
has been described by several wit
nesses as leader of Communist ac-
tivities i'll Hollywood.
Mr.. Thomas said Charlie Chap
lin still is under subpoena, but
no date has been set for his appear
ance. The committee is also "try-
ing to work in" Producer Sam Gold
wyn but is not certain whether or
not he will be called.
Committee members said they had
heard a newly formed opposition
group, which goes under the name
of the Committee for the First
Amendment of the Constitution,
would attempt to picket the hear
ings, but there was no evidence OF
it today.
This group held press confer
ence after the session yesterday to
announce that Every prominent per-
sons" will attend the hearings every
day and their performances will be
better informed and more entertain
ing than Gary Cooper" Mr.. Cooper
testified yesterday afternoon. The
group promised daily surprises"
Actor John Garfield, who was re-
ferred to by an earlier witness as
"comrade" who refused to contribute
to the Communist Party after he
went to Hollywood, led the New
York delegation of the newly formed
group at the hearing yesterday.
Mr.. Garfield said he would not
be a member of the new group If 1t
were a Communist front and de-
seribed himself as New Deal DEM
ocrat who had campaigned actively
for President Roosevelt.
Dancer Paul Draper told reporters
I'VE are sure. as far as it is possible
to be sure, that there are no Com
munists in this organization" He
said the group had been formed to
insure that "the spirit of free crea-
tiveness is not stifed by the indi-
vidual whims of politically ambi-
tious congressional committees"
Includes Broadway Members.
With Mr.. Garfield and Mr.. Dra-
per were Producer Oscar Serlin,
Actress Uta Hagen, Actor Canada
Lee, Actress Bernice Parks and Paul
Stewart and Julius and Philip En-
stein, writers.
Mr.. Draper said Broadway men,
bers of the new committee included
Writer Jerome Chodorov, Writer r.
win Shaw, Writer Moss Hart, Writer
George S. Kaufman, Olin Downes.
music critic; Richard Watts, jr.,
drama critic; Goddard Lieberson,
record company executive; Minerva
Pious, who is Mrs. Nussbaum on
,Fhe radio; Dance Director Agnes de,