The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-18

CTS. Some of the news exp set to go for the Republican
 Here is the roll call of COP public relations sharks and their Stipends:
 James P. Salvage, overall COP publicity boss, salary $1,211 per month (taXes deducted); Robert Pritichard, publicity expert, $495.44 to prepare radio script; w. J. Donald. perennial fixture at Re- publican headquarters, draws $730.90 (taxes deducted). Donald is a self-appointed defender of the U. s. Constitution and is kept on the payrolls despite the long series of Republican defeats. His principal duties consist of daily reading of the Congressional Rec- ord and digesting same.
 Carlisle BargerOn, erstwhile cri- tic of Herbert Hoover, now gets $705.46 (taxes deducted) to raise the party he once criticized.
 Percy L. Graves, Jr., another publicity expert" draws $497.88 (taxes deducted.
 Floyd E. McCaffree, chief COP researcher, gets $497.88 (taxes de- ducted) per month to collect speeches made by Roosevelt and show how the President has failed to feep his promises.
 Walter F. Brittan, political ex- gets $1,238.72 (taxes deducted) from the Republican party.
 G. Glenn Saxon, an Ali Landon brain-trusted, is back again and recently charged the COP $1,- 104.67 for services and expenses. GOOD LUCK IN COLOR
 Congressional cloakrooms are chuckling over the latest war plant tour of chunky, indefati- gable Congressman Albert Engel of Michigan, Capitol Hills one man detective agency.
 While inspecting an Alabama bag loading plant, Engle was told of the extreme care taken to pre- vent staining of the while linen bags which are filled with powder for howitzer shells. Any bags that are stained while being filled are emptied and thrown away. of the possibility of chemical re- plant officials reported. because reaction which might explode the powder.
 We had big mystery around here several months ago." a plant foreman related by way of illustration. "A number of red stains were found on bags and we couldn't figure out what caused them. Finally, after a chemical analysis of a discarded bag, we discovered to our amazement that it had been stained by lipstick.
 "Yes, sir, some our girl ems
 pIOyes had been giving those bags of shell powder a good luck kiss and saying, 'now, get me a Jap'."
 Did you make the girls stOp?" gFinned EngeI.
 "Oh, no, Congressman, not at all." replied the foreman. "We figure that we'd rather throw away a few bags than deprive the girls Of such patriotic gesture. However, if this bag- kissing gets too prevalent, guess we'u have te esll a halt f0F economical reasons"
 |. NOTE; Hawkshaw Epgel has saved the government lot of money by his war plant tnspees tions. but spends little himself. He drives hls own car, sleeps in plant barracks and tourist homes, eats in cheap restaurants. He turned in an expense account Of only e24e.T0 to the Appropriations conl- mtttee for his latest tour, which took 23 days and covered twenty plants ~
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