You entered the Coast Guard, and then you didn't see either of your brothers or your mother from the time of your enlistment in January of 1950. Mr. PIC. That is right. Mr. JENNER. Until when? Mr. PIC. October 1950, sir. Early October 1950. Mr. JENNER. What was that occasion? Mr. PIC. I went back home on leave, back to Fort Worth on leave, sir. Mr. JENNER. How long were you home on leave? Mr. PIC. I think I took 20 days' leave. I think I stayed there 15, 16, something like that, about 2 weeks. Mr. JENNER. What was the general atmosphere around the house at that time? Mr. PIC. Well, everybody was glad to see me. I was--well, I come home with a couple of hundred dollars, you know a sailor off the high seas always saves his money and the mother right away wanted to hold it for me and so she conned me into that, and she let me have a few dollars of my own. Then I spent most of my time looking up old girl friends and things, and visiting Mr. Conway. He and I were always playing chess together. Mr. JENNER. Mr. Conway, I took his deposition. Mr. PIC. Yes, very nice man. Mr. JENNER. He spoke of playing chess with you a great deal. Mr. PIC. Yes, sir. Mr. JENNER. I had forgotten that. Lived across the street. Mr. PIC. No, sir; about five doors, four doors to the right of us. Mr. JENNER. On the same side of the street? Mr. PIC. Same side. Mr. JENNER. Hiram Conway. Mr. PIC. Hiram P. Conway. Mr. JENNER. You then returned to the service? Mr. PIC. Yes. I reported back to my ship. Mr. JENNER. When next did you see your mother or Lee or Robert? Mr. PIC. August 1952, sir. Mr. JENNER. When you were back in the fall of 1950, was Lee in school? Mr. PIC. Yes, sir; as far as I know. Mr. JENNER. At Ridglea Elementary? Mr. PIC. Yes, sir; as far as I know. Mr. JENNER. Robert was still in school. He is now 16-1/2 years of age? Mr. PIC. I don't know if he was. Going through those letters there was a time period he was in school, out of school. I don't really remember. I don't think he was in school when I returned on leave. Mr. JENNER. What was he doing? Mr. PIC. A & P, sir. Mr. JENNER. Working. Are you now and were you then aware of the fact that your father contributed to your support during all the years actually until you reached your 18th birthday? Mr. PIC. Yes, sir; that is when I decided to make it all on my own since she reminded me of the fact that she wouldn't get no money after I was 18 so that was one thing that contributed to me deciding to leave. Mr. JENNER. Were you aware during all these years of what the amount of that contribution was? Mr. PIC. No, sir; I wasn't. Mr. JENNER. But you were aware of the fact that your father was making contributions? Mr. PIC. I was always told it wasn't enough, sir. Mr. JENNER. Apart from that you were aware of the fact your father was making contributions? Mr. PIC. Right. She reminded me the day I became 18 that the payments stopped right then and there.