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Fae ac ee ore 2 ei be bP "J ramember that a couple of weeks after —— . the strike, I signed some kind of a petition for Progressive. I don't recall vnere I signed the petition & I don't remember what the purpose of the petitzca I renembur that ofter I heard our men were on a picket line at the min ta the minn and stayed on picket duty for INTORVIE.. WITH (contimicd) i Es ae pee ae nm ett Wa oT me it wy epte omber of ay A ment out wy wai did Ske three or four doavs at first and then I went out lator ro and stayed there until the Al came vith an injunction and made us stop the picket line. oH: warsha - ion "I ronember the NLRB election in Dec. of 1937. I voted at that clection & as fur es I'm coneermed there wasn't a bit of trouble at that time, Ther wasn't any fighting and nobed, threatcned me at ary tine. I didn't go out to the mine until after the mins opened up in Novemb«r of 1939. I don't recel? what month I vent bick to work, but know that I stcyed jn the Frogrcswives for some time aftr "is I recall it Bohannon came out to my housc with a man by the name of They asked mc to join the UWE) and were nice about it all the time They told me tho rost of the men were goinz united so T siened a membership card at that tine. I was never threatencd by anyone and I was never forced to join any union. ‘hen I went back to work at the wine uy box wisn't open & I don't think it has been worked since, "HY worked et Minc B until about QB at which tinc I changed over to Boabody #9. "Since I wes always « man to oind my own business, I don't have any definite information as to whet caused the strike in 1937. ail I mow is thet therc were some men at the mine who wer. working for unit-d and the rust of the men didn't like it. I an not in position to prove e thing thou th, ot eie al Slater wari - LiGgy Were nere. 2i1Se told mc tThe above staturmcnt of four poeges has been reac to me by Wan ¢ { wish to state it is truc to the best of my memory." ——_ —ss Wlitnesses i 8 8é=~=CD ) "Special aunts, FBI ae ° U. S. Dept. of Justice* ~259- Fr