Mr. Hubert. You still lived in Chicago at that time?
Mr. Ruby. Oh, yes.
Mr. Hubert. Do you know what was the cause of the breakup of the Earl Products Co. which then consisted of you and Sam only, and of Sam’s removal to Dallas?
Mr. Ruby. Well, I didn’t like—he was supposed to handle the shop and I was handling the office and the advertising, and by this time, when I say “shop” you must understand we were now in the manufacturing business.
Mr. Hubert. What were you manufacturing?
Mr. Ruby. We were manufacturing aluminum salt and pepper shakers, key chains, bottle openers, screw drivers, small hammers.
Mr. Hubert. How large an operation was that?
Mr. Ruby. Well, I think our maximum sales there reached about a quarter of a million dollars.
Mr. Hubert. How many employees did you have at the maximum?
Mr. Ruby. Its maximum we had there was probably 40 at any given time. Anyhow, he was supposed to run the shop and I was supposed to run the office, and I didn’t think he was taking care of the shop the way he should, and I told him several times, and finally he says, “Well, if you can do better, you can take care of that yourself,” and he didn’t report to work for almost a year.