JACK AND DELLA MAE SMITH IN FRONT OF THE BEER JOINT HE OPERATES IN RHODELL, WEST VIRGINIA, NEAR BECKLEY; Scope and content: JACK AND DELLA MAE SMITH IN FRONT OF THE BEER JOINT HE OPERATES IN RHODELL, WEST VIRGINIA, NEAR BECKLEY. HE LOST BOTH LEGS IN A MINE ROOF CAVE-IN AFTER A YEAR ON THE JOB, BUT FOUGHT FOR 18 YEARS TO RECEIVE WORKMEN's COMPENSATION. BECAUSE OF THE TIME DIFFERENTIAL, THE FAMILY WAS FORCED TO GO ON WELFARE FOR A WHILE AND IT REMAINS A BITTER MEMORY. SMITH IS ACTIVE IN UNION AFFAIRS AND HAS MANNED PICKET LINES IN THE PAST IN HIS WHEELCHAIR WHICH WAS BOUGHT FOR HIM BY HIS FRIEN
JACK AND DELLA MAE SMITH IN FRONT OF THE BEER JOINT HE OPERATES IN RHODELL, WEST VIRGINIA, NEAR BECKLEY; Scope and content: JACK AND DELLA MAE SMITH IN FRONT OF THE BEER JOINT HE OPERATES IN RHODELL, WEST VIRGINIA, NEAR BECKLEY. HE LOST BOTH LEGS IN A MINE ROOF CAVE-IN AFTER A YEAR ON THE JOB, BUT FOUGHT FOR 18 YEARS TO RECEIVE WORKMEN's COMPENSATION. BECAUSE OF THE TIME DIFFERENTIAL, THE FAMILY WAS FORCED TO GO ON WELFARE FOR A WHILE AND IT REMAINS A BITTER MEMORY. SMITH IS ACTIVE IN UNION AFFAIRS AND HAS MANNED PICKET LINES IN THE PAST IN HIS WHEELCHAIR WHICH WAS BOUGHT FOR HIM BY HIS FRIEND, ARNOLD MILLER, NOW PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED MINE WORKERS
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