Show CAROliNA KLAN IGNORES I Mayor Bruce Cr Craven ven Held Without Pow Power r to Disband GREENSBORO GREE N N N. C C. A Aug ug 6 M Major jor Craven en of ot Trinidad de declares de de- clares dares that the Ku Iu Klux Klan In North Carolina of Qt wh which ch I am the supreme head in this thia state is 18 disbanded disbanded disbanded dis dis- dis- dis banded and abandoned every ery organIzed organ- organ klan ended and every very klansman released from fron his connection his re responsibility ro- ro and obligation His action he declared was duo due to dissatisfaction with the purposes and acts of ot tho the organization At the tho same timo ho announced h he- he had forwarded his resignation as grand dragon of North Carolina to Colonel William J. J Simmons of or Atlanta Imperial wizard Local officers of ot the klan today said they would Ignore Major Cravens Craven's or- or der They exp explained that h ho has been only tho the tentative head of or the organization organization organization and has bas no no authority to disband disband dis dis- dis band It ft COUNCIL MEETS ATLANTA Ga Go CL AU ug- ug 6 Members of ot tho Imperial co council of ot tho the Ku Klux Klan llan hc headed ded by William J J. J Simmons Imperial wizard were In executive session ulon here Friday said to tobe tobe tobe be considering tho the resi resignation of ot Major Druco Craven grand erand dragon of ot North Carolina nd the tatters tatter's reported ac action lon in ordering the dl din die banding of ot the klan In that state slate Mr Simmons In a. a statement said Bruce Craven 1 Is II not not an officer ot of tha Ku Klux Klan KJan and never has hs been He lie has no official c connection Ion with tho organization whatever f |