The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-29
by DreaO Pearson

ceived present of an s-acre lake, an island on the lake dream house built on the island, furniture to put in the house and 9l2 Cadinac-aL rom I two war contractors who got Army jobs through the help of the Mississippi Senator It was also revealed that two contractors gave Bilbo $25,0OO which ne later claimed was contribution to the Senatorial cam paign of Wall Doxey-though the iatter saio ne never spent anywhere near that much.
 However on top of all this 8. L. Kpost of the Morrissv-Knost Construction Company, 'gave Bilbo $50OO June 12, 1941 Later, on sept I lsaz hnost gave Bilbos secretary, Edward F. Terry $S''oU.
 Morrissv and Knost had not only helped con- str,ct Keesler Field at Biloxi, and Key Field at Meridian in 1941, but had received $SS272 26839 in war contracts in 194S
 The two presents" they gave Bilbo were charged on the company's books in equal amounts to the personal accounts of the two partners. When Ques- tioned about them by Government inspectors, Mor- rissy refused to comment knoss stated tnat 0ney were for the Wall Doxey Senatorial campaign
 However Senator Doxey and his campaign associ ates all said that no such money had been spent by them.
 However C. Wooton, attorney and certified public accountant who prepared Bilbo's ncome-tax return, said that the $8 75O was spent in the Doxey campaign but the Senator had no records to Sunstantlate tnS statement Nor did he have any Subsantiation ot his statement that the previously noted s2oo was spent in the Doxey campaign.
 Nice pickings Senator. if you can get away with
 As if there weren't enough headaches in dispos- ing of surplus goods from this war, the War Assets Administration recently had to unload some ancient horse drawn afnbulances used in the Spanish Amer ican War.
 The problem finally was solved by removing the wheels and painting the bodies in delicate pastel tints
 Presto-the relics were converted into gay ca- banas and bathing shelters for seashore resorts They sold like hotcakes.
 American ingenuity also is finding practical ap- plcations for other surplus iems including am- munition cartons. Some young ladies would be sur- prised to learn that the box containing flowers from an admrer contained bullets. Florists are buying ammo" cartons by the hundreds.
 Air-raid helmets make laying nests for hens, while WAA press agents boast that metal Army helmets have become drinking troughs for hogs though as hog-raisers ourselves we very much doubt that one.
 Zine speculators burned up last week by Senator Glen Taylor of Idaho It had leaked out that the OPA would grant an increase in the price of zinc following which the OPA postponed action for three days This gave the smart operators time to go out and buy zinc before the rise So Senator Taylor furious that OPA would permit situation where lucky few stood to profit on something the entire industry should know, called in Idaho newsmen and announced the price rise Washington hoStesses unified at Ingrid Bergman for vetoing theil din- 1er invitations. Opening in Maxwell Anderson's Joan of Lorraine" Bergman has laid down the rule that she will attend no social functions during her first week here and very few in the second.