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COMMUNISM IX HOLLYWOOD MOTION-PICTURE INDUSTRY 2101 Mr. Wheeler. You knew both Eleanor Abowitz and Murray Abo- witz as members of the Communist Party \ Dr. Krieger. I did. Mr. Wheeler. Do you recall who was chairman of this cell? 1 )r. Krieger. At one time Eleanor Abowitz was. Mr. WheEler. Well, do you recall who was secretary? Dr. Krieger. No; I cannot honestly recall. Mr. Wheeler. Do you recall who was treasurer ? Dr. Krieger. No, sir; I don't. Mr. Wheeler. Did the group have a literary director? Dr. Krieger. You mean a librarian ? Mr. Wheeler. Well, a person wdio sold pamphlets. Dr. Krieger. That was me. Mr. Wheeler. That was you? Dr. Krieger. That's right. Mr. Wheeler. Do you recall to whom you paid dues? Dr. Krieger. I can't recall the lady's name. It was a lady, and I can't recall her name. Mr. Wheeler. How long were you literary director, or librarian, as you term it ? Dr. Krieger. I would say, offhand, about 5 months. Mr. Wheeler. Where did you buy your literature? Dr. Krieger. I believe it was called the Progressive Book Shop, over on Sixth Street. Mr. Wheeler. Progressive? Dr. Krieger. Yes. It used to be over on Sixth Street. I think it was between Hill and Olive. Yes; Hill and Olive, I think. Mr. Wheeler. Were you instructed by the party to buy your litera- ture there? Dr. Krieger. To go there and buy it; that's correct. Mr. Wheeler. You bought literature there which you, in turn, sold to other members of the group ? Dr. Krieger. That's right. Mr. Jackson. From whom did you receive the instructions to pur- chase literature there? Dr. Krieger. From the—I believe it was from the—I don't recall whether it was one person, individually, or whether it was the execu- tive committee as a whole, but I was told to go there and purchase the literature, to be brought back and sold. Mr. Jackson. Who constituted the executive committee at that time ? Dr. Krieger. Well, there was Eleanor Abowitz and Murray, and, I think—I can't honestly recall any other names on the committee at the time. Mr. Jackson. Go ahead. Mr. Wheeler. Did you ever attend any fraction meeting of the lit- erary or librarians of different cells? Dr. Krieger. No, sir. Mr. Wheeler. I wonder if you would identify all the individuals whom you knew as members of the Communist Party. Dr. Krieger. Well, Eleanor and Murray Abowitz and—let's see. There was a girl by the name of Katz. I believe she was the wife of the attorney, Katz. I can't recall her first name, offhand. There was another one by the name of Targo. I believe her first name was Evelyn.