HEARINGS

BEFORE THE

U.. Congress, House,

SELECT COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE
DISPOSITION OF SURPLUS PROPERTY,
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEVENTY-NINTH CONGRESS

92999

House

SELECT COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE
DISPOSITION OF SURPLUS PROPERTY,
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEVENTY-NINTH CONGRESS

SECOND SESSION

ON

H. Res. 385

A RESOLUTION RELATING TO DISPOSITION
OF SURPLUS PROPERTY

JULY 12, 13, 15, 27, AUGUST 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 19,
SEPTEMBER 4, 5, 6, 1946

Printed for the use of the Select Committee
To Investigate Disposition of Surplus Property

PART 1

UNITED STATES

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

WASHINGTON: 1946

GLS

CONTENTS

LIST OF WITNESSES

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Page

Ahlers, Commander John G., FPHA, Washington, D. C....

Alves, H. F., United States Office of Education, Washington, D. C.-_--

Anthony, Jamie R., Georgia School of Technology, Atlanta, Ga..

Austin, J. L., Jr., Atlanta, Ga....

296

608

492

501

Babcock, Henry A., consulting engineer, Los Angeles, Calif.

631

Bedell, William E., Export Trading Co., Richmond, Va..

291

Berk, Jesse B., Atlanta Steel & Supply Co., Atlanta, Ga..

450

Bradford, Robert B., WAA, Washington, D. C..........

400

Brophy, Frank C., American Institute for Foreign Trade, Phoenix, Ariz.

Brunner, John F.

Clayton, Charles W., May Hardware Co., Washington, D. C...

148

Cohen, Aaron, Georgia Educational Department, Atlanta, Ga.

Creedon, Frank R., WAA, Washington, D. C..

503

49

Cummings, Robert, Industrial Products, Inc., Washington, D. C..

Dies, Glenn A...

146

509

Dixon, Fulton H., Security Savings & Commercial Bank, Washington, D. C.

Dumbell, T. Harold, WAA, Washington, D. C..

371

369

Dunne, Finley Peter, Jr., American Institute for Foreign Trade, Phoenix,

Ariz..

696

Etty, Mrs. Ruby V., manufacturers' representative, Washington, D. C...

150

Fields, Benjamin F., public relations, Washington, D. C... 94, 257, 290, 312, 323

Flood, Anthony J., WAA, Philadelphia, Pa.

156

Gesner, John M., Philadelphia Navy Yard.

355

Gilrein, William J., formerly WAA, Philadelphia, Pa.

176

Griffin, Elliott B., contracting officer, Warner Robins Air Matériel Area,

Warner Robins, Ga..

480

Guilbeau, Thomas T., WAA, Washington, D. C.

360

Gulden, Sidney S., Atlanta Steel & Supply Co., Atlanta, Ga

447

Haggerty, Robert F., WAA, Washington, D. C.

91

Hines, Willy.

352

Honnell, Martial Alfred, Georgia School of Technology, Atlanta, Ga.

462

Hughes, John Ellis, Sr., assistant auditor-cashier, Shoreham Hotel, Wash-

ington, D. C..

239

Kennon, H. L., WAA, Atlanta, Ga..

494, 504

Kirchner, John E., WAA, Kansas City, Mo..

276

Knight, Alfred, American Institute for Foreign Trade, Phoenix, Ariz.
LaHatte, Milner T., Jr., Atlanta Journal Co., Atlanta, Ga..

625

452

Leavenworth, Thomas W., John E. Larrabee Co., Inc., Amsterdam, N. Y__
Lee, Paul M., WAA, Los Angeles, Calif..

343

677

Littlejohn, Gen. Robert M., War Assets Administrator, Washington, D. C.
McAuley, Marshall A., RFC, Washington, D. C...

371

543

McCormack, James E., WAA, Washington, D. C.

651

Maschmeier, Maj. Emmett C., Richmond General Depot, Richmond, Va..
May, Leonard S., May Hardware Co., Washington, D. C.
Miles, Ivan Maurice, radio station WGST, Atlanta, Ga..

251

83

455

Morianity, A. F., American Institute for Foreign Trade, Phoenix, Ariz..
O'Brien, John J., WAA, Washington, D. C.-

666

556, 685

Pattillo, Morgan Allen, Georgia School of Technology, Atlanta, Ga..
Payne, William Howard, attorney, Washington, D. C..

441

329