Evening star., 1933-11-04
DEMANDS BOOKS
OF VIRGINIA DAIRY
Senator King 20 Check Sal
aries After Hearing Officers
Receive $4,000 a Year.

Chairman King Of the Senate Dis
trict Committee today demanded the
full set of books of Marcy Bros Ar
lington County Dairy, after it was tes-
titled in the committees milk investi-
CATION that officers of the firm are re-
ceiving as high as s1s 600 a year. in
stead of only $50 a week." as sworn
to by an employe of the dairy in pre-
vious hearings last August
Norman E Simpson. auditor for Spe
cial Investigator Elwood II. Seal, told
the committee his examination OF the
books of the dairy showed Julius Mar
cey has been authorized salary OF
s1e 900 annually. OF which ne was paao
| 1000 in cash and drew the balance in
either personal expenses or stock divi-
dends.
Said He Received $50.
Frank Davis, who said he is fiscal
| agent" of the dairy in charge OF the
control books" had told the commit
tee at the previous hearing that Marcy
received only $50 a week.
! King asked Simpson:
Did you examine the books to de-
salaries were being carried on the books
in such a manner as to avoid payment
Of income taXes?"
mo" Simpson replied.
"Well, that had better be looked into,
| the comittee chairman concluded.
Upon completion of Simpsons testi-
mony as to the audit of Marcy
Brothers Dairy. Davis was called to the
stand by Seal.
Questioned on Figures.
Mr. Davis. you heard Mr.. Simpsons
statement here today as to the payment
of salaries to officers in the Arlington
County Dairy. What have YOU to say
about those statements? Were they
true or not?" Seal asked.
well, if you mean how much de
! they draw every; week"
II don't care how much they draw
every week." Seal interposed. Il askec
you last August the question, What i:
| the salary of Mr.. Marcey?'. and you
replied $50 week. did you not?"
| Davis again insisted he meant the
amount drawn by Mr.. Marcy in cash
every week and Seal and Chairman
King demanded that the bookkeepel
answer yes" or mo" 10 Seals question
| AQm1tS SaIary Is Slo,VJV.
After considerable wrangling Davis
admitted Marceys authorized salary
is $4,000 per year. He then was in.
structed by Chairman King to bring
every book of the dairy to the hear
ings Monday KiIg said he intended to
get to the bottom of the matter.
Simpson also showed that other off
cers-CurtiS Marcy, Mrs. Eva Marco,
| ityoH
ranging from $4,000 to $1,000 annually
whereas Davis previously had told tn
committee that Curtis was paid S37 81
weekly. H. L., $40 weekly, and Mrs
Marcy, $3.50.
| The testimony of Simpson and Davl
followed an admission by R. j. Parson
manager of the Washington Dair,
Council, that School Sup.. Frank w
Ballou had first granted permission II
representatives OF the council to g
into schools Throughout the city ant
educate the children" on the benefit
of milk in the diet. This was don
through playlettes, and other entertain
ment programs, he said. He denied
however, that the dairy council hat
anything to do with the selection o
the dairies visited by school children
in the course of their studies
Give Plays in Schools.
Robert L. Haycock. assistant super
intendent of schools, testified that rep
resentatives cf the council "do come
into the schools and give little playlet!
in connection with programs"
A small stocihoider in the Nationa
Dairy Products Corporation. Haycocl
denied he influenced the selection G
dairies to which school children wer'
sent and said the teachers usual,
chose the dairieS.
Parson in his testimony disclosed tina
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