(Testimony of George Senator)
Mr. Hubert.
No, when you left Miami you did not go directly to Texas, did you?
Mr. Senator.
Oh, sure.
Mr. Hubert.
You did?
Mr. Senator.
Sure. Come this May 15, and I think I am pretty well on the date, I have been in Texas 10 years.
Mr. Hubert.
So you moved to Texas in 1954?
Mr. Senator.
May of 1954.
Mr. Hubert.
Do you remember working for the Rhea Manufacturing Co.?
Mr. Senator.
Yes; out of Milwaukee, Wis. That was my start. Is that in the year of 1950, something like that? I don't remember, 1949, 1948?
Mr. Hubert.
The social security records indicate 1951.
Mr. Senator.
Is that what it is? I just don't remember. It could be 1951.
Mr. Hubert.
You were working for Rhea Manufacturing Co., and the records also show that you worked for Smoler Bros., Inc., in Chicago.
Mr. Senator.
That is right.
Mr. Hubert.
The Rhea Manufacturing Co. was in Milwaukee, Wis. Did you live in Milwaukee?
Mr. Senator.
No.
Mr. Hubert.
And in Chicago?
Mr. Senator.
No.
Mr. Hubert.
In other words----
Mr. Senator.
I only worked for them out of there. In other words, the only time that I ever went there is when they had sales meetings, when they called the people in for sales meetings.
Mr. Hubert.
Where were you living then?
Mr. Senator.
In Miami.
Mr. Hubert.
That same residence?
Mr. Senator.
Northwest Fourth Terrace?
Mr. Hubert.
Yes.
Mr. Senator.
Yes.
Mr. Hubert.
What was your area, sales area?
Mr. Senator.
Florida.
Mr. Hubert.
Just Florida?
Mr. Senator.
Yes.
Mr. Hubert.
You sold women's apparel?
Mr. Senator.
Yes.
Mr. Hubert.
Wholesale?
Mr. Senator.
Wholesalers. They were manufacturers.
Mr. Hubert.
I notice from these records, too, that apparently during the years 1951, 1952, and 1953, your employer seems to alternate between Smoler Bros., Inc., and Hartley's, whose address is given as 144 East Flagler in Miami.
Mr. Senator.
Hartley's is a large it almost looks like a department store but it is not. It is a large specialty shop.
Mr. Hubert.
Were you working for both?
Mr. Senator.
The only time I worked for Hartley's was, I think it was either one or two seasons. I don't remember which. Just for the Christmas holidays only.
Mr. Hubert.
When you did work for Hartley's, did you leave Smoler's?
Mr. Senator.
Oh, no.
Mr. Hubert.
In other words, Smoler's continued right on?
Mr. Senator.
Yes. In other words, I would probably say maybe a week or something like that before the Christmas holidays I worked in there. I would say approximately like that. Approximately a week or something like that.
Mr. Hubert.
These records also indicate that actually you worked for Smoler's Chicago, wherever you actually lived or whatever your territory might have been, until 1958; is that correct?
Mr. Senator.
Yes. Smoler's is the one who forced me to Texas.
Mr. Hubert.
Tell us about that.
Mr. Senator.
There were two men they were releasing in Dallas, Tex., and it to be I was in Atlanta, Ca. and it happened to be on a Friday, I recall very distinctly. My boss called me and I couldn't imagine what he was
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