Mr. Hubert. Were you a part of it then, or did you become a part of it?
Mr. Ruby. No; I was only an employee. I worked with them.
Mr. Hubert. What was the business of that company?
Mr. Ruby. It was selling cedar chests with candy and punchcards.
Mr. Hubert. How long did that business last?
Mr. Ruby. Only until, I worked with them only until the war broke out, because I came back. I was working with them—right after the war broke out December 7, then February—some time in February—I enlisted in the Seabees of the Navy, and then I went into the service, and when I came out of the service, my other three brothers were still in, and I started up the same type of business, cedar chests with candy.
Mr. Hubert. This Spartan Novelty Co. was really prior to the war then?
Mr. Ruby. Yes.
Mr. Hubert. And it lasted how many years?
Mr. Ruby. Well, I only worked for them about a year.