Winston Burdett, a broadcast journalist, testified at a hearing of the Senate Internal Security Subcommittee on June 28, 1955, that he "surmised" that Rhodes was a "very active Communist sympathizer and partisan of Communist causes." He said, "I did not know Peter Rhodes to be a member of the Communist Party.""News Guild Reds Barred by Burdette," The Shreveport (Louisiana) Times, June 30, 1955, page 12-A Burdett said he formed his impression from "my acquaintance with him and particularly his activities."United Press, "Reporter," Alexandria (Louisiana) Town Talk, June 30, 1955, page 8
