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{SPEAKER name="Shelia Montague Parker"}
have you working at Denton also?

{SPEAKER name="Doris Harris"}
Just [[?]]

{SPEAKER name="Shelia Montague Parker"}
not to put you on the spot, how was the boss, or?
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{SPEAKER name="Doris Harris"}
Oh he was a nice boss. I like him.

{SPEAKER name="Shelia Montague Parker"}
Yeah. Have you ever been in any type of competition?
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{SPEAKER name="Doris Harris"}
No.

{SPEAKER name="Shelia Montague Parker"}
No? Anybody there at the oyster house, they compete?
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{SPEAKER name="Doris Harris"}
No, we don't do that.

{SPEAKER name="Shelia Montague Parker"}
Oh, okay. That's died out, huh?
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{SPEAKER name="Doris Harris"}
Yeah.

{SPEAKER name="Shelia Montague Parker"}
Okay! So is there any type of recognition or achievements of recognition in competitions?
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{SPEAKER name="Doris Harris"}
No, I don't think so.

{SPEAKER name="Shelia Montague Parker"}
Okay. Do you ever socialize with the workers outside of the work hours?
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{SPEAKER name="Doris Harris"}
One or two of 'em, there's two of 'em, there's two.
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{SPEAKER name="Shelia Montague Parker"}
Okay.

{SPEAKER name="Doris Harris"}
That's Beulah and Mary Washington, yeah, there's two.
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{SPEAKER name="Shelia Montague Parker"}
Okay. Any type of oyster or clam unions or trade associations?
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{SPEAKER name="Doris Harris"}
Not at all.

{SPEAKER name="Shelia Montague Parker"}
Have you guys ever considered getting a union, or?
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{SPEAKER name="Doris Harris"}
[[Nobody know about that?]]

{SPEAKER name="Shelia Montague Parker"}
Why do you think he brought the Mexicans in?
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{SPEAKER name="Doris Harris"}
Because a lot of people wouldn't work!

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{SPEAKER name="Shelia Montague Parker"}
Why's that?

{SPEAKER name="Doris Harris"}
I don't know, I've heard they don't like that kind of work. That's why.
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{SPEAKER name="Doris Harris"}
That's why. He brought them in to help out.

{SPEAKER name="Shelia Montague Parker"}
Okay. Have them being there made a great difference? I mean, if they hadn't came do you think you would have closed down, or what would they?

{SPEAKER name="Doris Harris"}
Closed down.
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{SPEAKER name="Shelia Montague Parker"}
Closed.

{SPEAKER name="Doris Harris"}
Or they must [[tape cuts out]]

{SPEAKER name="Shelia Montague Parker"}
What do you think is unique about shucking clams?
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{SPEAKER name="Doris Harris"}
Unique?

{SPEAKER name="Shelia Montague Parker"}
What do you think is unique about it?

{SPEAKER name="Doris Harris"}
I'm not sure.
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{SPEAKER name="Shelia Montague Parker"}
Okay. [[laughter]] What changes have you seen come about in the last couple years from the time you started till now? Is there any changes that better your condition of
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