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NY 77-26395 he st me riend in 1940. He said that at that time Mr. MARSHALL's first wife, since deceased, himself and several other individuals were engaged in tne operation of a cooperative grocery store in‘She Washington Heignts section of New York and Mr. MARSHALL helped occasionally with the delivery cf groceries. He said that from then until 1956, wnen ne himself accepted his present position, he saw the MARSHALLS frequently as friends. He said since 1956 he nas been acquainted with Mr. MARSHALL on both a business and a personal basis. ERECT said that ne considers Mr. MARSHALL eminently qua ed for a position as circuit judge. He said that Mr. MARSHALL, though he may joke about many things, has never joked about the law or the Constitution. He said that the Constitution and the law are sacred to Mr. MARSHALL. He said that he does not feel qualified to comment on his legal qualifications for a judgesnip, inasmuch as he himself is not an attorney. He said, however, that tempamnentally Mr. MARSHALL 1s well qualified for sucn a position, being a calm, dispassionate individual. He said that of nis own experience in civil rights matters, Mr. MARSHALL has never allowed his personal involvement to cloud the applicability of the law. qi ::: that he has also been acquainted with the ous members of Mr. MARSHALL's family and that he considers them as he does the applicant, to be persons of the finest character and completely loyal American citizens. ew York, New York, advised SA at nimself “ta a member of the board of tie gal Defense and Educational Fund of the NAACP andshas been:for gaerpast’ Ghree years. He said, however, that he has been involved with legal matters of the NAACP for the past .¢en to twelve years and has been closely associated with THURGCOD MARSHALL r mit % fe ere Cee fee cen tte ee RN eA Oa OI pen i a aa NR nt mame et oF