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ate me Nee Te ae Rez OUN L, LEIS, ET 4b INTERVIEW SITH to talk to other men & Bowling Green Chas, Bohanon, president, fined me 50¢ because I was talking to those men & another man came up to me & said I should 7 ta esntinus trensurer, & we went & man told to take the fine off & then eft & hit mc while I had my glasses on & while on the floor he kickee mo & me up. At a later meeting charges ‘wore plecoé arninst me for talkin; about U.M.7. officials & I never did it & they fines me #150,00 & I had to poy it in 3 payments. I appealed to Ray Edmundson & he said that something would have to be done & next day at inc B Jack Falcetti changed my statoment to $5.00 instead of $150.00. This sll took place after I had joined the U.M,.", union. ".ftor Linc B spened in 1939 amc in to see me while at work but he did not ask mo cut richt a = mr One morning tos my air was bac. Alisc cnee camc t> my house & asked when I was coing to join over to old them I woulc sign whon the majority did, Latcr on Bowlinzs Green Chorles Bshanon cane to my neighbor's housc while we were playinz cards & I sizned over because a lot had signed over alrcady, JI heard that men did got boat up & I heard some hollerine for help but I never saw them get beat up. eisetle "Tl signed an affidavit ogoinst Bill Sirtout as he was my driver & he was doing everythinz he could to mako it uncomfortable for mo & I cried many times over it. The affidavit I signed then was made by me of my am froc will & the informaticn in it is true, IJ saw a lot 7f new mon at Mine B & they would hang sround in croups & I guess they were U.M.". men. In summer of 1940 I did not sitn any cards for P.M.A. or U.M.u. I paid F.y¥e.A. Cues but not when Mine B reopened in 1939. JI voted in next N.L.R.B. clection & it was like first one & I voted way I wanted to. I think U.M.W, won because the men were tircd & I also heard that Mine B would not run again with P.M.A. I joincd over to U.M.a. in 3 or 4 months after Einc 5 opened & I didntt pay dues at first & they 211 "backed! me then. I had a bad room too when I went back & I figured they tried to set rid of mo but I stuck it out. Mine B was in bad shapo in 1939, & I never heard of a fire at Mince B in 1939. I did not attend a meeting when Jack Glascow was kicked out. I have had Azent read this six (6) pare statement to mc & it is true “= correct to the best of my knowlodge. I am sisning of my of my own free will. *Sisned SIMMIMNRNNY (252000) St. Faul, Minn. pecial Accn I (Hilw.) a Springficid, Ill]. 9/14/43" ot emer ge mar