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Warren Commission Hearings: Vol. X - Page 322« Previous | Next »

(Testimony of Clifton M. Shasteen)

Mr. Shasteen.
Yes; we have talked about that--I don't care if we put it on the record--it's the truth with us barbers--we have laughed about it, but he's not the only one that said, "Take a third of it," you know. We laughed about his saying, "Take a 32d," or he would say, "Take a 16th off of the top," or something. I do remember him saying them things.
Mr. Jenner.
Do you think he was just kidding about it?
Mr. Shasteen.
Well, I don't know but to barbers that's silly, you know. It's just ridiculous for a man to say "Take a 32d," or raise his temples a 32d or take a 16th or something off of the top You cut hair like the shingles on a house. You cut it to where it will feather in and not leave gaps. If you pulled it all up and cut it all the same length and turned it back down on your head, you would have a mess.
Mr. Jenner.
It would look pretty bad?
Mr. Shasteen.
It sure would.
Mr. Jenner.
It might look like some of the haircuts I get, occasionally.
Mr. Shasteen.
But those things--I believe that news reporter--I have for-was, but she asked me a while ago a few things about him and I said, "He's just the type of guy you couldn't forget but you just hoped he never come back."
But she wasn't--she wanted to know what kind of nature he was or something like that. That's what makes barbering interesting-- you meet all kinds.
Mr. Jenner.
Yes, sir; I'm sure you do.
Mr. Shasteen.
Yes. And like you were talking about there he came back--one time one of the barbers--now this time I don't know, more know which time it was than anything, but there was somebody sitting out in the chair, and they made a remark about him saying take a certain amount off and after he left, I said, "Well, we get that amount off." And this fellow said, "How in the world do you do that?" And I said, "Well, we satisfy him--and if he is real satisfied, when he leaves, he comes back." I always make dry cracks and things like that, that breaks the monotony in the shop and I have practiced it, and it's hard for me to be serious sometimes, you know, about things, and you just have to break the monotony in the barber shop or people would get in there and get soured on the world.
Mr. Jenner.
Now, Mr. Robert Davis has come in and .he is a special assistant attorney general of Texas, and this is Mr. Shasteen, Mr. Davis. He owns and operates a barber shop in Irving, Tex.
Mr. Davis.
Yes--Mr. Shasteen.
Mr. Shasteen.
Yes.
Mr. Jenner.
Did these coveralls have any pockets in them?
Mr. Shasteen.
Yes.
Mr. Jenner.
Would you give me--what do they look like, looking at them just the full front?
Mr. Shasteen.
Well, the full front?
Mr. Davis.
Yes; as I'm looking at you now across the desk here.
Mr. Shasteen.
Well, the ones that were cut off at the sleeves, I can remember the most. They just had some old pockets up here--[indicating].
Mr. Jenner.
On each breast area?
Mr. Shasteen.
Yes.
Mr. Jenner.
Was that a large pocket, large patch pocket?
Mr. Shasteen.
No; they were just outside patch pockets and pockets on the front were patch pockets, I believe.
Mr. Jenner.
Do you mean at the hip on either side?
Mr. Shasteen.
They had some front pockets on either side.
Mr. Jenner.
Just one pocket or two?
Mr. Shasteen.
Now, you pin me down until--to say that, I don't know. I noticed the top, but I did notice the hip pockets they had two hip pockets on them. When he got his billfold out, I just wondered how in the world, if he ever sat down he didn't lose the thing. You know, they were big enough--that's why I said they were big enough for two. They sagged and the pockets just leaned back and you could have just walked up and reached in there and got his billfold and never touched him.
Mr. Jenner.
None of these pockets had flaps or buttons on them?
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