August, 1941, 1941

In August and September, organizers F. R. Betton and J.E. Clayton began sending carbon copies of all their correspondence to headquarters. Taken together, the materials they sent provide a detailed picture of STFU efforts to aid and organize the black community. There is much correspondence on the organizing drive in northern Alabama; see especially Mitchell's memoranda on Alabama organizing (4,19) and reports from organizer W.M. Tanner. Mitchell also spoke with FSA and AAA officials in Little Rock about similar cooperation in Arkansas and reported on his conversations to Butler (20) and Betton (21). Finally, there is a survey of food prices paid by STFU members, compiled by the Office of Price Administration (8)