| Fannie talks about herself
Fannie goes to work at Martin Aircraft
[Q = Len]
Q. Well, I'd like to change the subject again and talk to you about when you went to work at the bomber plant in Omaha .. that was Martin.
A. Glenn L. Martin
Q. What did you do there?
A. Stood on my feet all day long like a cow. [Laughs] Well, it didn't seem to bother me.
Q. You used to solder the wiring.
A. When I was soldering, that was a good job already, not that I got any more money. I knew how to do it so well. Everybody couldn't do it. You know, they had very little wires, and I didn't make any mistakes by getting the wrong wires. But I don't know why they picked me to do it. Now I know it was supposed to be sort of a good job...a hard job.
Q. What other work did you do there?
A. Well, at first I had to burn something and put two things together. It wasn't very much. But this particular...what was it you said it was?
Q. Control boxes. They were soldered.
A. Yeah. That was supposed to be good work, hard work. I never made a mistake. There were so many little wires, and that girl...the one that takes care of those things came up and she said, "Oh, you made a mistake." I says, "No, I didn't." And then she looked and looked and says, "No, you didn't." She used to go around from one to the other...
Q. Inspector.
A. Inspector. She wasn't just a little girl. She was a woman with knowledge, and she should have known better. She didn't scare me cause I know I did...I did what I had to do. There wasn't any more to do for me.
Q. Oh, maybe it just looked different.
A. No to me. To her.
Q. Well, what I mean is, you know, when you look at it quickly, sometimes it looks different. But then when you figure it out...
A. Sure. It's a big place, you know. She went around...I forgot all about the bomber plant. I mean, I didn't forget exactly. But it wasn't interesting to me. I did it cause I had to do it. |
