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fei JOUN L. LEVIS, @W AL. Elshoff vould open Mine A if the miners would join the W.A and we would start to work by October 1, 1941. I do not recall the sources of these mmors, I had ali ready made up my mind to join the UWA, going rith the Majority, so I would not be out of work, "JT attended the four Pf A neetings in September, 1941. I believe 1 got notice of part of these meetings through the nersepapers and the others by Tord of mouth on street corners. NAt the tro PA meetings at the Pif A Hall, the President of that wiion presided, eed He tried to hold the local at Mine A, in the PA. ine first meeting orois up in an argiment, The second meeting broke up in a fight, As to this fizh., it vas started by some men who vere not employed at Jfine /, tho Vere standing on the steirway. I think they rere PB{A men who wanted to keep us PIT A membeis. "et the meeting at the Redan ill, (phonetic ) Aim At this meeting, re agreed to have ancther meeting the next Sunday at the “lks Club and to notify the men o” the coning meeting. "at the tro meetings at the MEA Hall and Rodman dall, there vere no UNA organizers present to my knorleige. Ray Edmundson did not talk at this meeting and vas not there. "On a Sunday afternoon at the Elks Club, in September, 1941, there vas about 190 PI! A men pres gi a There Was no one present, but the Pra sent, and we Vere all counted, There rere no UWI, organizers present before that vote, Soue one made a motion to join the Uf.A and all in favor stood up. Practically all voted for the W822, There vas no discussion about having to join the U4 before going to Tork. "after the vote, te sent for idimindgon to see if he vould ac- cept us as a local, Edmundson came over to the Elks Club vith a notary public. Ednuundson took an affidavit that ve all wanted to join the UMA voluntarily, and then he sent three men to see Hishoff to find out then tha mine could open. They came back within thirty minutes and said the mine rould open by Gctober 1, 1941. he ll wa } "J made up my mind to vote for the Uf.A the day I sav Wshoff had boucht the mine. Wo one influenced me, I figured Hine 4 vould go UM.4, because Line B had gone that ray, and 1 did not rant a long period of | wunenployment like they day in Hine B. i . | : | - 310 -