Baker offers a brief overview of his work history with Conover Furniture during the late 1930s and early 1940s. Having initially worked on the railroads and as a horse groomer, Baker had returned to his hometown of Conover, North Carolina, by the mid-1930s. Here, he explains briefly how he worked at Conover Furniture under both Walter Baker and Jim Broyhill. Additionally, he also worked at the Newton Knitting Mill during these years. Baker argues that all of these jobs were similar and that he worked as a shipping clerk. His comments reveal the range of work available for workers at the time.