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forty years ago and that after their marriage Rosa continued her work
in the factory where she made piano keys. At that time Henry and his
father had an electric shop and devoted most of their time to radio
work. He said that they were both experts and could repair any make of
radio and could build many of the various kinds. He learned his trade
in the Navy and was proud of it, he said.

Henry and his father had a flourishing business for some time, but
due to lax methods and too much credit to customers they were forced
out of business at a loss, he said. He then secured work in the factory
with Rosa. She was on straight time and made fifteen dollars a week,
he was on a time basis in the electrical department and averaged twenty-
five dollars a week. His father was so broken in health through the
business failure that he was no longer able to work, and so made his
home with them.

Speaking of the money they made, Henry said: "We did not save
much, though we always had the idea of a farm in mind. But we had a nice
apartment, went to shows, had good clothes and a fine car, the wreck of
which you can see just outside the entrance to our swamp.

"I went to school," he continued," and so did Rosa, and we both
had good educations so we thought. I never could see why they make such
a fuss about education, for after all it doesn't mean much but reading
and writing and a little general information. If ever a person learns
mroe than that I've yet to hear of it. Of course, there are some sciences
and professions that require more education. But a person has it in them
to be what they are, and education does little good. Now I learned the
electrical trade through work and experience in the Navy, so what good

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