Investigation of Communist activities in Seattle, Wash., Area, Hearings, Part 2United States. Congress. House. Committee on Un-American Activities
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Investigation of Communist activities in Seattle, Wash., Area, Hearings, Part 2
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Un-American Activities
Communism -- Washington (State) -- Seattle
Mr. STENHOUSE. Well, if form 57 requires references, I don’t---- Maybe
it wasn’t form 57. I don’t want this to be misinterpreted.
Mr. MOULDER. It is a standard application form required by governmental
departments.
Mr. STENHOUSE. I don’t recall any application in which I put
references. It may be so.
Mr. MOULDER. But you did make a written application setting forth your
experience and qualifications?
Mr. STENHOUSE. Oh, yes.
Mr. MOULDER. And was there an oath on that application?
Mr. STENHOUSE. Yes.
Mr. MOULDER. Which you had to sign?
Mr. STENHOUSE. Yes.
Mr. MOULDER. And did anyone recommend you for this position to which
you were assigned in Washington?
Mr. STENHOUSE. Somebody recommended me in the sense that they referred
my name and qualifications to Ellis Patterson.
Mr. MOULDER. Do you know who that person was?
Mr. STENHOUSE. I am not sure who it was. We had a large number of
friends from Los Angeles at that time, and it may have been one of the
people that we were active with in that Democratic campaign. I think it
probably was.
Mr. MOULDER. When you were made section chief, who was your immediate
superior?
Mr. STENHOUSE. (Name deleted.)
Mr. MOULDER. Did he have anything to do with your promotion to that
position?
Mr. STENHOUSE. I am sure he did.
Mr. MOULDER. Do you remember the names of the persons who were employed
under your immediate supervision?
Mr. STENHOUSE. Well, there was one fellow just prior to my promotion.
(Name deleted.)
Mr. MOULDER. I am not suggesting any of those persons be named in the
record; I am testing your memory as to why you remember some people
with whom you were associated and why you cannot remember the names of
some other people with whom you were closely associated.
Mr. STENHOUSE. I can remember the names of many of the people in my
division because we have exchanged Christmas cards since then, and I
have seen some of them since then.
Mr. MOULDER. In line with Mr. Velde’s questioning regarding the first
Communist Party meeting to which you referred, how did you go? By car,
by bus, or by train? Was it just as you say, a short distance? How did
you get there?
Mr. STENHOUSE. No, I didn’t say it was a short distance. I said it was
in Virginia.
Mr. MOULDER. That is not far from the District of Columbia.
Mr. STENHOUSE. We lived in Maryland.
Mr. MOULDER. How did you travel to the place of the meeting?
Mr. STENHOUSE. I suppose it was by bus because we didn’t have a car in
those days.
Mr. MOULDER. You went by bus over there?
Mr. STENHOUSE. I say bus. I mean public transportation.
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