I have known him and his family for a number of years and have watched his career with interest. His father. Stephen. came to this country from the coal mines of Poland and first arrived in Pittsburgh in 1905. The family later settled in California. Pa. Jock is an excellent example of the familiar occurrencethe son of a nonEnglish speaking immigrant rising to a position of importance in America. Jock went to work in the coal mine when he was just 14 years of age. At 23 he became president of the UMWA local at California and in 1942 he became a member of the international board.
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