Mr. Pic.

we stayed in during the summers and she took a house in this area. That address I don't remember.

Mr. Jenner.

Does the address, the street Vermont Street refresh your recollection, 311 Vermont?

Mr. Pic.

The only thing I remember about the house is a lady next door was plagued by squirrels throwing nuts on her roof because she was out every morning chasing them with a broom.

Mr. Jenner.

The squirrels?

Mr. Pic.

The squirrels. This was a one-story brick house, and we lived on the right side.

Mr. Jenner.

You stayed there throughout the summer?

Mr. Pic.

Yes, sir.

Mr. Jenner.

Did you return to Chamberlain-Hunt that fall?

Mr. Pic.

Yes, sir; we returned to Chamberlain-Hunt in September 1946. Then for the Christmas holidays, 1946, 1947, we returned to Covington where she and Lee still were, and spent those holidays there. During those holidays we made one trip to New Orleans with this other boy who lived in Covington also that we went to school with, and they were driving to New Orleans so we all bummed a fide and went to New Orleans and visited the Murrets a day or so. I think it was 1 day.

Mr. Jenner.

Did your mother accompany you?

Mr. Pic.

Yes, sir.

Mr. Jenner.

Had Lee entered grammar school at this time?

Mr. Pic.

I wouldn't know, sir.

Mr. Jenner.

Our records show that he entered--

Mr. Pic.

He probably did.

Mr. Jenner.

He entered in September 19, 1946, and continued to January 23, 1947, old Covington Grammar School.

Mr. Pic.

Probably.

Mr. Jenner.

Is that your impression at the time that he was in school, he is now 7 years old?

Mr. Pic.

I think he had to be in school or they came and got him. My next note says that sometime between January 1947 until May 1947 Mr. Ekdahl and my mother were reunited. Robert and I--

Mr. Jenner.

Had she returned to--

Mr. Pic.

To Fort Worth. She didn't return to Fort Worth. They moved to Fort Worth. We had never been to Fort Worth before that except in Benbrook.

Mr. Jenner.

I see. This was from Benbrook, Tex., to Fort Worth?

Mr. Pic.

Right. This address I don't remember, sir.

Mr. Jenner.

Does the address 1505 Eighth Avenue, Fort Worth, refresh your recollection?

Mr. Pic.

Yes, sir; that is it.

Mr. Jenner.

All right. Go ahead.

Mr. Pic.

OK. During that summer her and Mr. Ekdahl had their ins and outs.

Mr. Jenner.

You were home?

Mr. Pic.

Yes, sir; I was assistant manager of an ice cream parlor. Now let's go back further than that. When we first got there I got a job for the summer at Walgreen's, and I worked there for a couple of weeks before they fired me.

Mr. Jenner.

You are now 15 years old?

Mr. Pic.

Yes, sir. And while I was working there I met this other boy, his name was Sammy, his last name I don't remember, he was from California. He was working in Walgreen's in Fort Worth, also. So, after I lost my job at Walgreen's I got this other job, assistant manager of Tex-Gold Ice Cream Parlor which was on Eighth Avenue, about 6 blocks from the house.

Mr. Jenner.

Describe that house, please.

Mr. Pic.

It was the second house from the corner. On the corner lived the McLeans who was an attorney and I think he was her attorney or his brother was her attorney in her divorce proceedings. They had a couple of boys we became friendly with. The house itself was a brick, I remember brick with a garage in the back. I think there was an upstairs or side.