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Bo: JON L. LETIS, ET aL L CH rN "tt knew the following miners who worked at Mine B at this time: Andrew Schrelevious, Dominic Pasquale Pete Carter, Frank austin, Tony Plotch, John (Cotton) inanias, John Sirtout, George Jacaway, Emory Jacaway, Charles Bohannon, and James Hale. continued) ts far cs I know these men did not aggitate for UM’ before May, 1937 when the strike started. tl an not familiar with the circumstances involved in the wave scale controversy. "J did not attend the PMA meeting of May 11, 1937 and it was ata later date that I learned about the winers who were thrown out of PMA on that nicht. I did not hear about it the next day. However, on the morning of Mar 12, 1937 I was told to load the coal cars short by a member of Pla whose name I do not recall and I did ioad my cars short. "T helped picket mine 5 for about two weeks, "During the strike period when Mine 3 was closed I was unemployed. "T bolieved I si:med a ili petition shortly after the mine closed. I do not renember anything about details or purpose of this petition. I do not recall any other petitions. - "By word of mouth I learned about the attempts to open Mine B in September and December of 1937 end in January, 19236. "T thowszht the N,L.R.8. election held in December, 1937 was fair. I was in favor of the Fila and was not approeched by any person to influence ry vote. "The second N.L.R.8. clection in Februar, 1941 was also on a secret ballot and I voted in this election. "IT returned to vork at Mine B in 1} again under the oven shop a,reenent. "Just before the sccond N.L.R.B. election I signed up with UV. No one ever tried to influence me to sign up with the UM. I joined the UM ° beoause some miners told me that the majority were going over to UM: and - that I'd better join UL, -1L34- aa a ee re ep OS Ce WS rg er greg ee ee See me ee se a