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Warren Commission Hearings: Vol. XIV - Page 27« Previous | Next »

(Testimony of Curtis Laverne Crafard Resumed)

Mr. Crafard.
Jack had me calling the beauty salons trying to get them to promote this twist board for him.
Mr. Griffin.
And did you call more than one beauty salon?
Mr. Crafard.
I called several of them around Dallas. I don't remember calling any in Fort Worth.
Mr. Griffin.
What would you do when you would call these beauty salons.
Mr. Crafard.
Talk to them about the twist boards.
Mr. Griffin.
How would a typical conversation go.
Mr. Crafard.
I'd call them and tell them----
Mr. Griffin.
Introduce yourself?
Mr. Crafard.
Introduce myself and tell them that I was promoting a twist board exerciser and tell them a little bit about the exerciser and that we would like to arrange a deal where we could put this exerciser in their salon, put it for sale in their salons.
Mr. Griffin.
And did you make any placements?
Mr. Crafard.
No sir. Excuse me, but this one here was 2140 Fort Worth Avenue in Dallas, Tex.
Mr. Griffin.
That would be in Dallas.
Mr. Crafard.
Yes. The phone number would be WH 6-9755. Underneath that is mail brochure. I believe we were supposed to mail a brochure to them.
Mr. Griffin.
Are you sure that is mail brochure and not Maisel Brothers.
Mr. Crafard.
No, I am positive that is mail brochure, almost positive of that.
Mr. Griffin.
And what were you supposed to do?
Mr. Crafard.
Mail a brochure to this Stevens Park Beauty Salon.
Mr. Griffin.
Did Jack have brochures printed up?
Mr. Crafard.
Yes.
Mr. Griffin.
How long after you started to work for him did he have these brochures? When did he first have them?
Mr. Crafard.
I believe it was about 2 weeks before President Kennedy was assassinated he got them. He hadn't got them very long.
Mr. Griffin.
Can you describe the brochures? How many pages were they?
Mr. Crafard.
One page. It was a sheet, I believe it was 7 1/2 inches long and I believe it was about 5 1/2 inches wide.
It said "Twist a waist exerciser," and then it showed an exerciser board. Then I believe it showed a couple of the different positions of a person on an exerciser board. I am not positive of that.
Mr. Griffin.
How big were these twist beards?
Mr. Crafard.
They were about an 8-inch square.
Mr. Griffin.
What were they made out of?
Mr. Crafard.
I believe it was a 1 1/2-inch pressed board.
Mr. Griffin.
That would be wood of some sort.
Mr. Crafard.
Pressed wood.
Mr. Griffin.
Is that a fiberboard?
Mr. Crafard.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Griffin.
It is not a plastic though?
Mr. Crafard.
I believe these boards were made out of sort of a plastic glue in the press board. Then underneath that would be a ball-bearing disk, sort of a twist setup with a small piece of masonite attached to the bottom of that. The board would twist on the ball bearings.
Mr. Griffin.
And would you lie on the floor on this thing?
Mr. Crafard.
No; you would stand on it and twist.
Mr. Griffin.
Who designed this item?
Mr. Crafard.
I don't know who originally designed the item.
Mr. Griffin.
Did you get the impression that Jack had designed it himself?
Mr. Crafard.
I don't really know, sir. I never got any idea of who had designed it.
Mr. Griffin.
Now the brochure, did it have a picture of the twist board on it?
Mr. Crafard.
Yes; I believe so. I am not positive of that.
Mr. Griffin.
That concludes page 7, doesn't it.
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