Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1946-12-17

Tuesday to relate his side of the
story of his relations with dozen
war contractors who:
!. Loaned him money,
,. Bought him "A car:
B. Dug him Il lake and.
1. Clipped in more than $50. 900
for his futile campaign to elect
/ Wall DoXcy to the United States
Senate in 1912.
With the witness list drained
| low, Chairman Mead D-NSD of a
Senate war investigating subcom-
mittcc said Bilbo probably would
be called Tuesday. Senator Fer
Guson 'R-MiCh likewise told a re-
porter lit looks like THE Man
VIII get his chance to talk"
The committee would have pre-
( tcrrcd to wait for Bilho'S rcbuttal
until after examining Edward p.
Terry. Bilbo's secretary from 1899
until last January.
Says Life Threatened
But Terry. who claims his life
has been threatened if he saws
anything against his former boss,
has been in Il Quitman. Miss. hos
pital with heart ailmcnt and is
not due to arrive here until We'd
neSday morning.
! Bllho told reporters ne planned
to present a written statement en-
| planning his side OF the affair. He
! recently underwent u mouth on
Grafton and cannot yet wear his
dCnturc comfortably.
Republicans are counting on the
hearings to provide ammunition
I for their announced campaign to
deprive Biibo OF his Senate seat.
Mondays session brought de-
tails of how contractors all of
whom held lucrative government
construction contracts in MissiS-
Sippi - painted the Senator $
Dream House" home at Poplar
VILE, contributed TO the nearby
Juniper Grove Baptist Church at
his request. dug him swimming
pool and performed other favors.
Loans Barred
The Senator'S also heard Abe
Shushan, New Orleans wholesale
dry goods merchant and one-time
Hucy LongsUfutenant, tell how he
drove to Mississippi in 1888 to
lend Bilho $4,000 AT the request of
mutual friend. the late Grant
Stewart OF New Hebron. Miss. Shu-
shan said he handed Bilbo the
money under a shed where they
had taken refuge from a driving
rain.
a federal income tax suit was
pending aaginst Shushan at the
time. and J. l.. WinChrH. rn..i
counsel for the Bureau OF Internal
Revenue. testified that Bilbo had
called him -four or five times"
trying To get the case settled for
lower figure than III. govern
mvrt claimed was due.
Paid II Back
ShuShan said he .yruIlI,lIv
paid tn" whole thing -SlO2 900 or
sos 900. including a settlement
for similar case involving Mrs.
Shushan. He testified that Stewart
finally paid the $1,000 after re-
pc1t"d dunS
The swimming pool at Rilbo'S
Dream House stilI il incoTnplctr
the committee learned. although
!
contractor. told Of digging the
hol" for il with his cxcavating
equipment. And John r. Junkin. n
NatChcz sand and gravel man.
testified he had poured tn" CON
crete
,lunkin sent Bilho a S1.l9i.7o re-
CCip;"d bill for the work but said
III" Senator really still owed hin,
the money and no doubt would
repay it some day when he was in
funds.
Junkin estimated he performed
about $500. 900 worth OF work TO,
the government. Morriscy testified
he received Sll5.3O2 SO from rent
ing equipment used in the CON
struction of Kccslcr Army Air field
at Biloxi.
VI 7. Reed of Bclzoni. Miss.
who's" government contracts ran
into many millions Of dollars. tcS-
tilted that he painted the Dream
House nj cost Of 81. 1905
which vas never paid. and that he
paid off $517.?2 note signed bv
Terry.
II was Morrisscy who gave Bill
10 Nl."l2 Cadillac automobile as
u Christmas present in 1871.