The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-09

| pupl1C SeTV1CS, Is a11IlOuuCeU OH we, the People, over CBS Sunday, Feb. 13. (WABC- -CBS, 7:3O to 500 P. M., EWT). Also on the program are Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas, and playwright Samuel Spewack, who is special assistant to Ambassador Hartman in the USSR and head of the OWI in the Soviet Union.
 Justice Douglas speaks from Washington on the Fourth War Loan. Spewack tells of his ex- periences and observations in Rus sia and the conclusions he drew about our Soviet ally.
 The Fawcett Aviation Award, a silver trophy 24 inches in height, plus $1 ,000 in cash, goes to one of six selected for final consideration. The finalists are Igor Sikorsky, who developed the helicopter; Prof. Vladimir 1patieff of Chicago, whc was instrumental in developing 100- octane gasoline and triptane, an unusual new high power fuel; the research departments of both Gen. eral Electric and Bell Aircraft, for their work in developing the jet propulsion plane; Edward c. Wells of Boeing Aircraft, for designing new B-29 giant plane, which prom ises to figure importantly in post war aviation; the engineering divis- ion of Bendix Aviation, for develop ment of the Gyro Flux-Gate com- pass: and the Air Transport Com mand, for pioneering in establish ment of world air routes.
 The board of judges which names the ultimate winner includes Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker, president and general manager of Eastern Air Lines; Major Gill Robb Wilson, head of the National Association; Casey Jones, famous flyer and avia- ton instructor; w. H. Fawcett, Jr., president of Fawcett Publications: and Bill Williams and Roland Cueva, co-editors of Mechanix H. lustrated Magazine. Other persons and concerns receive honor trophies for their work in scientific aviation.
 The Fawcett Aviation Award has been instituted as an annual recog- milton of those who have made the most important contribution to the advance of aviation as a mass medium of transportation.
 Milo Boulton is emcee. Musical background is conducted by Oscar Bradley.
 It seems that in radio, at least, the shortest distance between two points is a roundabout line. That's how it shapes up when you look over some of the startling jobs radio entertainers have held before coming to the microps.ue.
 For example, Lyy-s. NtSsrEy, the maestro choirmaster of The Lyn Murray Show" used to be sea- man and engine room wiper. He thought of a navigation career ser iouSly, and travelled to South Amer ica, Cuba, Germany, Canada, and other countries on his sea-going trips. But Lyn had to forget about going down to the Sea in ships" when his mother put up holler.
 Erie Stanley Gardner had flock of assorted jobs, such as a prize fighter, rancher, and miner, before he launched the New Adventures of Perry Mason" on the air.
 Don Rodney of Your Dubonnet Date" at one time made his three squares a day as a dressmaker and bricklayer, while another music maker on the show, Lima Romay, once worked in a florist shop.
 It's far cry for Maestro Don Bryan from his job in New Jer- sey zinc production company to the conductors podium for the Radio Readers Digest"
 That also goes for Garry Moore, Jimmy Durantes partner on the Friday CBS comedy series, who once cooked for a camp of 40 boys until he got fed up himself.
 However, Isabel Manning Hew- sons one time position as secre- tary to a Philadelphia judge gave her store of human interest yarns that comes in handy now on the Morning Market Basket" show.
 From the looks of things, nobody in radio had an eye set on the mic rophone in the first place. But that very diversity of experience gave the stars a background for broad casting.
 William Bendix. star Of ''The life of Riley" on. the Blue network Sum dayz, is showing up for broadcasts