Evening star., 1946-07-07

Germs IN the Illinois munitions EN-.
/ pire, Batavia Metal Products, Inc.
and Erie Basin Metal Products. Inc
| Batavia had issued checks
amounting to Sl5.47760 and Eris
one for S3,l56.47. All were made oui
IN favor of the Cumberland Lumber
Co. MIR. May had signed the Erie
check as president of the Cumber
land Co. although other documen
rary evidence listed Henry M. Cars
sor as president.
Documents in Record.
Documents from the Kentucky
+ Secretary of States Office listed
Andrew J. May of Prestonsburg
KY, as AN agent upon whom
process may be served"
/ Other exhibits which Mr.. Schaffel
/ told the committee he discovered
among the Batavia records showed
/ that Batavia and Erie together Or
dered from Cumberland S48,634
worth of lumber which never was
delivered.
Sam Beard of Washington. who
described himself as a professional
gambler. told the committee sew
eral days ago that he casheG
checks issued by some of the Cars
son interests totaling about S46.00o
He explained that he cashed then
at the request of the late Alberl
Levin. an attorney and a friend o.
long standing.
MI. Levin, who died a few months
ago, was described by MI Schaffei
as director of the Cumberland
Lumber Co. On the records un-
covered by MI. Shaffer DR.. Carson
was listed as president. his brothei
Murray. as a director.
Checks Not the Same.
There was no suggestion in tn
testimony that the Beard check,
and those placed in evidence yes
terday were the same None of
those received in evidence bore the
gamblers Endorsement.
Mr. Schaffer testified that officers
of the Batavia concern told him that
the lumber which they and the Erie
Basin Corp. had ordered from the
Cumberland Lumber Co. was to be
stored for a while But thev ad-
mltted, the witness said, that none
of 1t ever was delivered.
Senator Mead asked whether the
correspondence showed any effort
was made to have the lumber de-
livered. Mr.. Schaffer said it did not
No Details About Company.
Asked If he learned from any one
if the Cumberland firm was able
TO produce, whether it had either
lumber or equipment, the witness
said he could discover nothing about
the company.
Gen. Hardy, the first witness AT
Yesterdays hearing. was excused un-
til tomorrow to look up records
which might refresh his memory
concerning details of his discussions
with the Carson interests.
The general. described in previous
testimony as having gone to Chi
cago TO straighten out some COM
plants which DR.. Carson had made
and representative MAY had re-
layed to the War Department.. did
not remember making a special trip
for that purpose
L was aksed to check on the
Carson matter when ! went to
Chicago, Gen. Hardy told the COM
mittee
Saw Carson in Chicago
He said he saw DR.. Carson in
the Chicago ordnance Office and
asked him 10 state what his COM
plants were.
The net result was" Gen. HARDY
ADDED, that perhaps he hadn't had
an opportunity to bid on everything
his companies were able to produce
1t seemed however. there was other
work coming up which they could
bid on and so his trouble was not
too serious
This was the first contact the
general recalled having with DR.
Carson. Referring to earlier testi-
mony that he had met DR.. Carson
IN the office of the chief of ordnance
IN the Pentagon. Gen Hardy said
he old not recall that but it was
quite possible. because ii was COM
mon practice for him to meet con-
tractors who called there.
Complaint Recalled.
Maj. Gen. l.. H. Campbell. jr.. chief
OF ordnance, had complaint from
Mr.. May that Dr. Carson had not
received fair trea tment. Gen. HARDY
remembered
Was that fact?" asked commit
tee counsel.
1t was hard thing to deter
mine, said Gen. Hardy. Carson
did not get down to concrete cases.
Was that complaint embarrassing
to the ordnance department." in
quired Senator Ferguson.
Yes" said the general 1t was
always embarrassing when some one
complained that we were not operat-
ing fairly with the taxpayers
money"
Embarrassment Admitted.
1t was embarrassing to have a
Congressman make such a COM
plaint?" Senator Ferguson sug-
gested
That's right
You knew that there had beer
outside pressure in this Carson
matter when you went TO Chicag
10 investigate it?"
oh, yes. l knew that" said Ger
Hardy
He added that he finally decide
they tthe Garssons) were maxim.
mountain out of a molehill." anc
there was not much to their COM
plant that they were not getting
ample opportunity to bid for war
business
Givens Reelected to Post
With Education Group
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