DEPARTMENT STORE LEASE AT OAK RIDGE, TENN. HEARINGS BEFORE A SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE ON ATOMIC ENERGY EIGHTY-FIRST CONGRESS SECOND SESSION ON DEPARTMENT STORE LEASE AT OAK RIDGE, TENN. 63888 MARCH 13 AND 14, 1950 Printed for the use of the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy THE LIBRARY OF THE AUG 2 4 1950 UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON: 1950 JOINT COMMITTEE ON ATOMIC ENERGY (Created pursuant to Public Law 585, 79th Cong.) BRIEN MCMAHON, Connecticut, Chairman CARL T. DURHAM, North Carolina, Vice Chairman RICHARD B. RUSSELL, Georgia MILLARD E. TYDINGS, Maryland CHET HOLIFIELD, California PAUL J. KILDAY, Texas W. STERLING COLE, New York CARL HINSHAW, California JAMES E. VAN ZANDT, Pennsylvania WILLIAM L. BORDEN, Executive Director SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE ON ATOMIC ENERGY TO INQUIRE INTO THE LEASING OF CERTAIN DEPARTMENT STORE FACILITIES IN OAK RIDGE, TENN. 81-2 Page Cook, Richard W., Manager, Oak Ridge Operations Office, Atomic Gluck, Max H., president, Darling Stores Corp - - - Levitt, Stanley, representing the subconcessionaires of Taylor's Oak Ould, J. Wallace, assistant general counsel, Oak Ridge- 10, 20, 41, 85 2, 11, 18, 39, 86 Williams, Walter J., Director of Production, Atomic Energy Com- Wilson, Frank W., Oak Ridge, Tenn. Winfrey, C. M., Manager, rental department, Roane-Anderson Co., Concessionaires in Taylors, Inc.; letter of complaint to Col. Philip F. Levitt, Stanley, letter to Representative Chet Holifield. 166 McKay, Don J., publisher, the Oak Ridger, telegram from, to Repre- Oak Ridge businessmen, telegram from, to Representative Chet Holi- Exhibit 4. Policy and procedure for selection of award of commercial leases at Oak Ridge, Tenn. (except housing and manufacturing) Exhibit 7. Additional information regarding complaints against Taylor's Oak Ridge Corp., submitted by Walter J. Williams, Director of Produc- Exhibit 8. Additional information furnished by Frank W. Wilson.. 160 DEPARTMENT STORE LEASE AT OAK RIDGE, TENN. MONDAY, MARCH 13, 1950 CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES, Washington, D. C. The subcommittee of the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy convened at 2 p. m., pursuant to call, in room 48-G, the Capitol, Hon. Chet Holifield (chairman of the subcommittee) presiding. Present: Representatives Holifield, Kilday, and Elston. Mr. HOLIFIELD. The subcommittee will come to order, please. This special subcommittee has been appointed by Senator McMahon, the chairman of the whole committee, for the purpose of holding a hearing on the leasing of certain department store facilities in Oak Ridge, Tenn. We have had turned over to the subcommittee certain telegrams addressed to Senator Hickenlooper, Senator McMahon, and Senator Ives, and a letter addressed to Senator Lehman from parties interested at Oak Ridge, all of them asking for this hearing. The departments of the Government concerned have been notified, and the people representing the Darling Stores and the concessionaires have been notified and, I presume, are present. We will open the hearings by asking Mr. Stanley Levitt, whom I understand is the representative of the subconcessionaires in the Taylor Department Stores in Oak Ridge, and the complainant in this matter, to take the stand at this time. I have just been informed by the committee staff that Mr. Roth is here representing the Darling Stores. Mr. Roth, do you have any preference as to when you should make your statement? Do you want to make your statement ahead of Mr. Levitt or after him? Mr. ROTH. I do not think it matters except that I may lay the general background of all of the basic facts in the matter. Mr. HOLIFIELD. Under that circumstance, and not having been informed of it before, I will ask Mr. Roth to proceed. Mr. Levitt, you may remain seated there and we will ask Mr. Roth to proceed with the first statement. Will you please give your full name and your capacity as a representative here, to the clerk? Mr. ROTH. My name is Eugene F. Roth. I am counsel to the Darling Stores Corp., a New Jersey corporation, which is the parent corporation of Taylor's Oak Ridge Corp., and Taylor's Oak Ridge Corp. being a Tennessee corporation which is involved in this matter. Mr. HOLIFIELD. Before you start, will you submit to an oath? Do you swear that the evidence that you are about to give and the testimony you are about to give will be the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, so help you God? Mr. ROTH. I do. 1 |