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COMMUNISM IN MOTION-PICTURE INDUSTRY 141 Mr. Tavenner. Do you know how Bernie was employed ? Mr. Hayden. I do not. Mr. Tavenner. Do you know where he lived ? Mr. Hayden. I do not know that. I don't think I ever went to his house. Mr. Tavenner. Did you say a person named Frank ? Mr. Hayden. Somebody named Frank. Mr. Tavenner. Are you able to identify any of these people by any manner to the committee, as to how they were employed and where, or where they lived, that might lead to a discovery of who they actually are? Mr. Hayden. Only the man named Bernie, from the way he con- ducted himself; I would say he was employed in a white-collar ca- pacity. He was more of an intellectual type than the others. He frequently would hold a discussion on the dialectical phases of com- munism, and so forth and so on. (Representatives Doyle, Velde, and Jackson left the hearing room.) Mr. Hayden (continuing). All the rest seemed to me to be em- ployed as back-lot workers. Mr. Tavenner. Can you recall the names of any of the persons in whose homes the meetings were held ? Mr. Hayden. No, because when a meeting broke up somebody would say, "We will meet next Friday night at such and such a time at such an address." I would write down the address. I wasn't sure whose house it was. Mr. Tavenner. Do you know an individual by the name of Abe Polonsky ? Mr. Hayden. Yes. The meetings were frequently held at Abe's house. Mr. Tavenner. Was he a member of this group ? Mr. Hayden. He was later. About the time I terminated he began to show up at meetings. In the early stages of the proceedings he did not sit in on these meetings as I remember it. Mr. Tavenner. Was he known to you as a member of the Com- munist Party, from your association with him? Mr. Hayden. Yes. Mr. Tavenner. Is he currently a writer for Twentieth Century- Fox ? J Mr. Hayden. I don't know who he is- writing for. I don't know anything about him. Mr. Wood. Mr. Counsel, will you suspend for a moment? Mr. Tavenner. Yes, sir. Mr. Wcod. Let the record disclose that the number of committee- men in attendance has been reduced, and that there are now present members of the committee Walter, Moulder, Potter, and Wood, being less than a quorum. By virtue of authority vested in me under the resolution creating this committee, I hereby establish a subcommittee to proceed with the hearing until a quorum returns. Mr. Tavenner. Will you give any further information you have as regards Abe Polonsky and his activities in the Communist Party? Mr. Hayden. Yes. In all honesty, I know little on that score. Initially, I had the feeling he was involved elsewhere. While the meetings were held at his house, he was seldom present until 2 or 3 months had elapsed, after which he began to appear fairly regularly,