Mr. O’Connell. I just couldn’t recollect who actually did it. I would imagine the stenographer in the office called them to come and said we had certain printing to do or something of that kind. I wasn’t acquainted, I wasn’t in Washington, D. C., with the various printing houses and my actual work with the committee was largely on the Hill. I was rarely in the office. I was out here contacting Members of the House and Members of the Senate.
Mr. Tavenner. Mrs. Markward in her testimony advised the committee that the operator of the Superior Print Shop was Tilla Minowitz, and she identified Tilla Minowitz as a member of the Communist Party and as a member of the Community Club of the Communist Party in Washington, D. C.
Tilla Minowitz was subpenaed before this committee on July 6, 1949, and refused to answer any and all questions put to her by the committee dealing with her membership in the Communist Party.
Mr. Willis. When was that?
Mr. Tavenner. July 6, 1949. The report covering June 1949 shows the payment of a bill for printing in the amount of $195 and the report covering March 1950 shows the printing of letterheads and stationery on March 30, 1950.
Were you aware at that time that Tilla Minowitz had been identified and had been brought before this committee and questioned regarding her Communist Party identification?
Mr. O’Connell. No; I don’t know Tilla Minowitz, I don’t think I have ever seen her in my life and the name means absolutely nothing to me. The printing went to Superior Printing Co.
Mr. Tavenner. You knew she was doing the printing for your company because you signed these reports.
Mr. O’Connell. I didn’t know it was Tilla Minowitz. I knew it was the Superior Printing Co.
Mr. Tavenner. Did your committee ever employ the firm of Presentation, Inc.?