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2068 COMMUNISM IN HOLLYWOOD MOTION-PICTURE INDUSTRY Mr. Fleury. To my knowledge now, no; never. In fact, many of them I never heard of before until during the history of this thing when their names have become prominent. Mr. Jackson. But you have not met on any occasion any of the witnesses we have had before us ? John Howard Lawson ? Mr. Fleury. No, sir; I don't believe I ever met him. Mr. Jackson. V. J. Jerome ? Air. Fleury. No, sir. I never even heard of him. Mr. Jackson. Did you ever meet any motion-picture people at these meetings? I am not talking about the cartoonists or those immediately concerned with animation. Were there any other fields of the motion-picture arts or the entertainment world in gen- eral represented at these meetings or was the membership strictly limited to those who were more or less and in one way or another connected with animation ? Mr. Fleury. It was purely animation, sir. Mr. Jackson. It was purely animation ? Air. Fleury. In fact, I think that we were probably considered pretty useless and not a very—how would you call it?—solid party unit by any manner of means, and we were very carefully kept segregated. Mr. Jackson. What was the amount of dues you paid, and how were they paid, on a monthly basis ? Mr. Fleury. As I remember, it was a monthly basis and it had to do with the amount of your earnings. I know ours, at least mine, were damn small. Mr. Jackson. Did you also pay dues for Mrs. Fleury ? Mr. Fleury. She paid her own. Mr. Jackson. To whom were the dues paid ? Mr. Fleury. I think on occasion, why, Pomerantz would pick them up, or someone. I don't know. Those major four seemed to be the ones who mainly collected them. Actually, I think that I was in arrears for most of the time that I was there. I think I only paid about twice. Mr. Jackson. Do you recall about the amount of your dues? Mr. Fleury. As I remember, mine was under $3. Mr. Jackson. A month ? Mr. Fleury. Yes. Very slight. Mr. Jackson. Were you asked at any time to introduce into the group any other person or persons ? Mr. Fleury. Not in so many words; no. There was none of the business of us going out and selling. If we felt that anyone might possibly be interested, why, we were to invite them to come around. I never found anyone. Mr. Wheeler. Were you ever given any assignments by this group ? Mr. Fleury. No, sir. Mr. Wheeler. Such as a book to read on which to give a lecture •«it a future meeting? Mr. Fleury. No, sir. Mr. Wheeler. Do you know Francis de Erdely? Mr. Fleury. No, sir. Only as a name I read in the newspapers and as an artist and teacher here in town. Mr. Wheeler. This John McGrew, is it M-c G-r-e-w? Mr. Fleury. Yes, sir.