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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-01
BY PETER EDISON NEA Staff CorreSpondent


 Washington, Oct. l- (NEA) - How much Henry Kaiser is worth today, net, nobody knows. Maybe not even MT. Kaiser himself.
 A consolidated balance sheet show ing all his asets and liabilities has never been made public.
 The Book of Facts About Henry J. Kaiser" which the industrialist submitted to the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee, in vestigating shipyard profits, gave only few clues.
 It answered IA questions about Kaiser and his enterprises, but not the really important question of what his corporate structure was, and what it was worth.
 Five Billion Estimated
 It said the volume of Kaiser's pre- war business was $383, 900, 900. That was principally sand, gravel, cement and construction work.
 It said $32OOO,O00 of Kaiser's and his associates assets were invested in his war enterprises. Katser's own share was not listed.
 An unofficial estimate of his war enterprises may be summarized something like this:
 Aircraft and parts
 produced ........ $7s,ooo,ooo Magnesium m tai
 and "goop' for -
 DOmDS ........... Io,UUU,VOU Bulk cement for Pa
 cific construction 15,ooo,ooo Construction with
 out fee or profit .. 2l0,000,000 1,209, ,00O tons of steel
 Cat $50 per tom s2,ooo,ooo 1900 ships of all
 types (l5,000,000
 tons) .......... 4,000, 900, 900 If to this total of $4,383 ,000, ,000 are added the separate war enter prises of the other Six Companies partners, an easy five billion dollar total estimate can be made.
 To the House Merchant Marine Committee, Kaiser disclosed that the profits of himself and his two sons, Edgar and Henry J. Jr., on ship buoldink operations aline, amount building operations alone, amount this is less than one-tenth of one per cent on dollar volume, and that he and his associates did this work for $2e6, 100000 less than his com- petitors.
 Family Company Lost
 His statement also discloses that Kaiser Co.,, Inc, wholly owned by his family, sustained losses of Sl8,- GOO .OOO in the operation of the Fon- tana Steel plant-about which more later
 But aside from these two profit and loss figures. there is no estimate on what he has made on his big war-tim operations.
 Many of the profits of his ship building operations were pledged against government loans.
 These loans may be summarized | in this manner: l. Seven loans of $28,575, 900 from February 1941 to Septem- Der 1943, to build Permanent Metals magnesium plant in Cal ifornia. This loan was all paid off in December 1945.
 2. A loan of $1,000,000 in March l943 to expand the Fleet wings aircraft plant at Bristol, Pa. Paid off, February 1946.
 3. Eight loans, later refunded as two loans in November l945, to construct the Fontana, Calf, steel mill. Reconstruction Ff- nance Corporation puts the face value of these loans at $114,- 328, ,390.23. According to R. F. C., only $l04, ,O00,0 900 of the loan
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-01
Gas Truck Climbs
 IO-Foot Bankn1ert

Shimmying front wheels caused a gasoline truck to go out of control yesterday afternoon and climb & 1O-foot embankment on East Main Street near Midland Road, but no one was injured.
 The truck, owned by the Atlantic Refining Company of Providence, R. l., was operated by William J. Hen- messy, 39. 129 Nicoll Street, New Haven. No arrest was made by Mo- tor Patrolman Joseph Dereskevich. who investigated.
 Air mail service to and from Bull garia has been resumed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-01
Young Child Hunted, , Found in Church

Three-year-old Terry Brady of Canada who is here with his mother visiting friends on Savings Street, went to church Sunday morning. He didn't bother to tell anyone. For two hours neighbors and police hun ted for the missing child. At the conclusion of the service, the child left the church and was discovered by a neighbor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-01
Veterans Meet Today To Discuss Bonus

Commanders of all Regular veter- ans Association posts throughout the state are meeting in Groton today to discuss state bonus for veterans and other veterans affairs. John L.. Burke and John W. Stokes are rep Sesenting Leroy Barnes Post of Wa terbuxy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-01
Crosby High To Hold Lip Reading Glasses

Edwin Diemand of Middlebury will conduct a class in lip-reading at Crosby High School starting Thurs day at P. M, according to an an- nouncement by Thomas F. Nolan, assistant superintendent of schools and director of evening schools. The course has been planned as an aid to persons who are hard of hearing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-01
Waterbury Couple Diuorced in Court

A divorce was granted in the New Haven Superior Court last week to Adeline M. Whitaker of Waterbury from Robert W. Whitaker, Jr, also of this city. She charged intolerable cruelty.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-01
Local Men Elected
 By National Unico

Three members of Waterbury Chapter, Unico Club, were elected directors of National Unico at the national convention which ended
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-01
Church Plans Organ Benefit Mrs. Sorgent
 Here Thursday

An organ recital will be given by Mrs. Dorothy Sargent, well-known Hartford organist, at St. Paul's Methodist Church on East Farm Street, Thursday night for the benefit of the organ fund
 The program will be as follows: Hymn-O for thousand tongues
 ................... GlaseZ Invocation
 Prayer of St. Chrysostum .. Weaver Jesu, Joy of Mans Desiring . Bach Voix Celeste .............. Batiste Scripture Reading-Psalm 150- Kammenoi- -Ostrow ... Rubinstein Elevation ................. Leng Harmonies du Soir =. Karg- -Elert Will O. the WiSp ........ Nevin Offering-for benefit of Organ
 Fund
 Two descriptive pieces:
 October Twilight
 French Silhouette Henry Hadley Beau Solr ............... DeouSsy Fugue in F. Minor .... Ravanello Bendiction-
 Doxology-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-01
AGED PEAR TREE YIELDS WELL

Gallipolis, O.. CUP)-A 125-year old pear tree here-the oldest in the county-yielded IS bushels of fruit this year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-01

Sunday at Newark, N. J. They are Dr. P. L. Palomba, Ralph Davino and Frank Stolfi. Louis E. Scigliano also represented the local group at the national convention.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-01
Mdybe EUen Kaiser Doesn't
 KnOW What Kaiser's Worth

Editors Note: This is the second of five informative dis patches in which MEAS Wash ington Correspondent takes you behind the Congressional probe of Kaiser to show you Kaiser as political issue, his partners and how they grew, his post war gambles with war plants, his satellites, and his rows with tbe UoverY,Ypnpt
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-01

Questions Will be answered only in this space-n0t by mail.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-01

all means take temporary job. You
 can still watch out for a better one.
Evening star., 1946-02-03
|Hyattsville Girl ak.
With Movie Star on
Vacation in Miami
PRIZE CONTRIBUTION
By Janet HHferfy, Is,
Hyattsville High School,

Among my interesting experiences
on my trip to Florida this winter
was an interview with Keye Luke
one Of the stars Of the "Dr. Giles
pie" pictures.
saw his performance on the stage
of one of the theaters in Miami
Next morning, as I was breakfast
ing in a doughnut shop. I saw a
Chinese eating alone. I wasn't sure
it was Keye Luke, but I went over
anyway.
Pardon me, are you Mr.. Luke?'
I asked.
"Yes, am" he answered I ex-
planned that I had seen his show
and I liked it very much. He asked
me to sit down, so I did.
We talked about Miami and Wash.
|ington. 1t was Mr.. Luke's first TRIP
to Miami, too, and he liked it very
much. I had never been to Holly.
wood, so I asked him what it looked
like. He explained that it looked
about the same as Miami. Mr.. Luke
likes Washington, but he doesn't like
Its cold weather. He turned dowr
parts in several shows in the North
because of the weather.
My breakfast had been served
about that time. so I excused my.
self and went back to my table, but
before I left he wished me lucl
with my journalistic career CUES,
I must have broken the ice, because
after left. several other person.
went over to talk to Mr.. Luke. In.
cidentally, acting isn't his only tai
ent, he also draws and sings. Anc
he looks the same off screen as on
Evening star., 1946-02-03
| Win cash Prise
| Writing, Drawing
For Junior Star

II you are not more than 18, or
have not yet finished. high school,
you are eligible to write or draw for
The Junior Star. AS many as five
cash prizes of 81 are awarded for
the best contributions published each
week, and writer's of stories which,
in the opinion of the editor, are Of
sufficient merit are issued cards
identifying them as Junior Star re-
porters. Here are the rules:
1. All contributions must be original:
g Stories, articles, poems, etc, must be
written on one side o. paper; II type
written they must be double spaced. Draw
ings must be in black ink or crsyon on
white paper and must be mailed nat NOT
rolled or folded.
ber and school Of the contributor. must be
in the upper left-hand corner OF written
contributions and on the back Of drawings.
f. The EDITORS choice Of winners IS
hnal and he reserves the right to publish
any contribution in whatever form ne
thinks best. Resardless Of whetheiT, ni,ht,ld i Il
prises awarded Tor contributions found not
g. No contributions will be returned.
Checks for contributions awarded
prizes today will be mailed this week.
Address your contributions to:
Junior Star Editor, 727 Star Build
ing, 11ol Pennsylvania avenue NV,
Washington 4, D. G.
Evening star., 1946-02-03
Current Exhibitions

NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART. Con-
stitution avenue and Sixth street
Paintings and. sculpture by great
NATiosH AfSdsI sRsssas sRssM osn n.tion. aol:itiSns S
NiSH lection Of so Fine Arts, Nesna constitution ton
avenue and Tenth street-Amer-
ican paintings from private collec-
tiGns sSd shsf EstSs and n,S':an 9:ns
nue. and Tenth strset~specisi ex-
hibition Of autographs by Charles
rEsESw ws9ni GHithEY teESps6 6F Fsnsasry AET yTs.b q
and md 2 streets s;w.porisnsal ss,n,.na. .nd nd
etchinss ''1,1 by WIS whistler % and other her
American artists, CLEANSING ex-
coaSssSsSsAN GALLERY OF Art:
YORK ssasa sysnn. d and Z strsstMAmsr. Street s~
ican paintings and SCULPTURE, the
w. A., Clark collection. Exhibition
q rrtnts by Carl schultheiss, to
HlEffPs EffifFasrs MEMORIAL GALLERY,
1900 Twsnty-nfst streetMchanr.
iny exhibitions. paintings and
LlBRlAAissY LlBRAsY OF CONGRESS, East. capi..
tSl l,n snd First strsstsmDtvisior Of
WHITE atRai GALLERY, 1878 Connecticut
avenue-Exhtbition by Doug King
man, through February %.
Exhibition Of landscapes BY Garnet
Jex, through February 90.
BARNET-ADEN GALLERY, 127 RAN
dolph place N,W.-Paintings by
Samuel J. Brown. February and
Pan AMERICAN UNION. seventeenth
and c streets N.W.-WatercolorS
BY Paeifca Ycaza, through Febru-
Textile MusEyM OF THE DIS.
TRICT OF COLUMBIA, 1880 8
street N.W.-Rugs, tapestries and
other textiles Of the Near and Far
East. Open Monday, Wednesday
and Friday, 2-5 pm. Admission
BY card obtainable at once Of
George Hewitt Myers, 730 FIT, enth
CROSBY GALLERY OF MODERN
Art, 1908 twentieth street NV;
Public Life Of Animals" through
February.
Evening star., 1946-02-03
Continued From Page C-5o

keld from 1895 to 1902, Mr.. Haycock
worked with some youngsters VINO
had little home encouragement to
study.
Then, from 1902 to 1914, he was
principal of the Industrial Home
school for Boys. As supervising
principal of the third elementary di-
vision in the 1914-1923 years, when
Northwest Washington was growing
rapidly, Mr.. Haycock advocated spe-
cial attention for any youngstel
whose brains or whose troubles were
different from other youngsters.
AS assistant superintendent OF ele-
mentary schools from 1923 till he be-
came superintendent in 1943, Mr.
Haycock developed city-wide classes
for the crippled, the hard of hearing
those with defective vision and fol
the ''ungra4ed" child.
From an administrative point oil
view Mr.. Haycock has seen many
changes. He has seen the develop
ment Of the kindergarten and nurs-
|ery school, the junior high school
and emphasis on recreational facili-
ties at Ill school buildings. Himself
q cadet leader st western High
Evening star., 1946-02-03
Fifty Years q SchooImuster

School, he has seen the corps grow
into a tradition and has seen the
girls form a brigade in the boy
cadets footsteps.
The number OF teachers hac
trebled since Mr.. Haycock graduated
from normal school at the Franklin
School. Most of the eight-room ele-
mentacy schools being built when he
started teaching in 1895 are now out
moded and slated to be replaced by
16 and "a room elementary schools
with assembly gymnasiums and
cafeterias.
Two wars have plagued the sys-
tenn with personnel shortages, dis
rupted classes and sudden popula-
ton changes. The school plant has
grown until this years budget esti-
mates are the largest in the city's
history. But through it all Mr.. Hay
cock has taught and superintendent
the public schools during the week
and taught and superintended the
West Washington Baptist Sunda,
school on the Sabbath. He summed
up his own philosophy at q luncheon
honoring him soon after he had beer
elevated from chief assistant to thu
full superintendency.
ITO instruct effectively" said Mr.
! Haycock, is the work Of an artist.
Evening star., 1946-02-03
Safety Circus Talks
By Dick Mansfield

Inspector Dick Mansfield director
Of The Stars school safety program
and former chief of detectives, is
giving q Safety Circus" series of
chalk talks to pupils of elementary
and junior and senior high schools
The program is sponsored by The
Junior Star In cooperation with
school authorities of the District
and nearby Maryland and Virginia
All this weeks talks will be given
in Prince Georges County, Md. This
weeks schedule:
Monday, II am, Ager Road; 1:3l
pm, Seat Pleasant. Tuesday, II
a M, Lyndon Hill. Wednesday, II
am, Riverdale; l pm, College
Park. Thursday, IL am, Greenbelt
Friday, IL an, Berwyn.
Evening star., 1946-02-03
Uncle Rays Corner -
Brazilian Inue1zt0r Did Much
Z o AdDance Flving Science

The boys seized the long rope
which hung down from the airship
and ran with all their might. This
eased the fall and Santos-Dumont
came safely to earth.
AS the years passed Santos-Du-
mont carried out many other tests
with airships. In 1901, aboard his
fifth motor r-balloon, he made a
trip around Eiffel Tower, flying
above the heart of Paris. After a
while the motor stopped working.
He made forced landing in a
chestnut tree.
Tested Airplanes.
Turning from airships. Santos
Dumont began to make tests with
heavier-than-air flying machines,
In 1906 he few an airplane 73O feet
in 81 seconds.
Perhaps his most interesting air
plane was one called the "Demoi-
selle." This was tiny monoplane,
hardly 20 feet from wingtip to
wingtip. It weighed only 50 pounds.
On September day in 1909
Santos-Dumont boarded the Dem
oiselle and few from the village
of st. Cyr in France to Buc. The
distance covered was AZ miles and
the flight was made in S minutes.
The average speed was about So
miles an hour and people were
amazed that any one could travel
that fast through the air. > They
hardly dreamed that 36 years later
it would be possible for jet plane
to cover the same distance in half
minute.
At last, in 1928, Santos Dumont
left France and went back to his
native land. When he arrived the
government of Brazil declared q
alf-holiday In his honor. He died
four years later and was buried at
Rio de Janeiro with honors usu-
ally given only TO . chief Of state" /"
Evening star., 1946-02-03
The following bridge hand was
played successfully recently by a
WAVE, at the Bridge Studio Of
Washington, ITS N street NV.

Miss Hunter was dealer and sat
south. Both sides were vulnerable.
She opened with one diamond and
in the bidding reached a small slam
contract in that suit which in view
of her losers was quite precariouS.
West, however, was on the spot for
a lead. Diamonds and spades had
been bid. and he wished to protect
his doubleton king of hearts back of
the ace, which it was evident the de-
clarer must hold.
He laid down a club which is often
a good lead when the declarer is in
a slam contract and his partner has
given no indication. Miss Hunter
saw when the dummy was spread
that If she did not catch the queen
of trumps doubleton which was un-
likely she would have difhculty dis
posing of two losing hearts. She
played a small spade and the ten in
dummy held the trick. She followed
with the ace of spades. Next she re-
turned to her hand with the ace OF
diamonds, and when she played the
king, she discovered that East had a
singleton and West four of her suit
to the queen-ten.
Then began the clever tactics. The
king and queen of spades picked up
two Of dummy's losing hearts. The
ace Of hearts was then played, and
the deuce of hearts was trumped
with dummy's eight of diamonds;
the ace of clubs was cashed and the
seven of that suit was trumped by
declarer. BY that time she was
down to the seven of diamonds and
the seven of hearts. Dummy had the
jack of diamonds and a small club;
West held the queen-ten Of trumps.
Miss Hunter led the seven Of hearts,
and West could have won 1t by
trumping with his queen and then
be forced to lead the ten to dummy's
jack or he could have trumped with
the ten and be overtrumped by
dummy's jack. In either case he
could have won only one trick. Miss
Hunter won the hand.
Evening star., 1946-02-03
Autograph Collector
Saws Album Recalls
Pleasant Meetings
PRIZE CONTRIBUTION
By Kathleen Fanlconer, II
Montsomery Blair Hish school.


Leafing through my autograph al
bum, I find that each cherished
name has a bit of story to 60 with
lit. Although my collection is small,
II remember the fun I had In gather
ing 1t and consider the book priced
possession.
Maestro Tony Pastor Is on page
one, and I recall that I obtained his
signature, that of his brother Stubby
and those of various members OF
his band in August, 1912, when he
made a personal appearance at the
Capitol Theater.
Also caught backstage after per-
sonal appearances were members OF
the Gene Krupa, Sammy Kaye and
Horace Heidi orchestras, as well as
singers Anita O'Day, Ray Eberle,
Patti Powers, Mimi Cabonero, Steve
Merrill and Teddy Walters. Linda
Ware, frankie Carle and Drummer
Johnnie Morris Of "Paradiddle Joe''
fame, who recently formed his own
orchestra, have signed up, too.
When Jim Eskew's Texas rodeo
was In town, his son signed my book
from atop his white steed, and other
performers in the show added their
signatures.
frankie Sinatra was cornered at
a rehearsal for his Watergate con-
cert here in July, 1943.
When Betty Field and Ed Wynn
played in shows at the National
Theater, I got their autographs at
the stage door Ventriloquist Paul
Winchen and Jerry, his speechless
sidekick, did some signing the same
year.
Vincent Lopez's name was entered
in my album when I visited New
York City. Another prize autograph
is that of Maryland's Gov. Herbert
r. O'Conor, who signed when hi
was interviewed for our school news.
paper.
Shortly after Alfred Andriola be.
gan his comic strip. Kerry Drake,
had the good fortune of meeting
him at The Star Building and h,
gave me an autographed origina
strip.
The latest additions to my album
are the signatures of Alan Baxter
Mark Daniels, Edmond O'Brien, Do,
(Pinky) Taylor, the Maurch twins
Peter Lind Hayes and Ray McDon.
aid, all of the Winged Victory cast
Evening star., 1946-02-03
Uncle Rays Corner

In the year 1898 a young mar
from Brazil was making Paris take
notice. His name was Santos-Du-
mont, and he had issued a public
statement that he was going to try
to rise in the air aboard a motor
balloon" This balloon was kind
of airship which, he believed, could
be steered.
After spending part of his boy
hood on a coffee plantation in
Brazu, Alberto Santos -Dumont had
crossed the Atlantic to attend a
French school. Later he had turned
from his studies and had started
making things.
Motorcycles, automobiles and bal
looms were among the objects which
came from his workshops. At the
age of only 25 he had prepared the
airship. 1t was bag 80 feet long
and IL feet thick, with a basket
hanging below it to hold the pilot
and the motor. The motor turned
two-blade propeller.
Rose In Air.
In the presence of a large crowd
Santos-Dumont stepped into the
basket. Soon he was rising in the
air, thanks to the life OF the gas
filled bag. In a few minutes he
started his gasoline motor and set
the propeller going. BY moving a
|rudder, made Of silk stretched over
a metal framework, he found that
he could turn right or left at will
After he had risen to height OF
more than 1920 feet the long
pointed bag began to fold in the
middle like a pocketknife. Gas
escaped and the craft sank lower
and lower.
On the field below several boys
were flying kites. When Santos
Dumont caught sight of them an
idea flashed through his mind.
Catch hold OF the guide ropel'
he shouted. Then run against tn.
wind!"
Evening star., 1946-02-03
| lust Between
Yourselves +.

BY Philip II. Love .

Idle thoughts Of man busy trying
to make up his mind what to write
a column about:
Maybe there's an idea in that
Quill and Schroll initiation I at
tended at Mckinley High School
week before last. There wasn't
any honorary society for high school
journalists in my day; all I ever
got for my pieces for the school
paper was q bawling out from the
faculty. Now high school journalists
are rewarded with a certificate Of
merit and pretty gold pins with the
thrilling inscription, international
Quill and Scroll" Times have
changed, all right. -. 1t was nice to
see DR.. Regis l.. Boyle again; she's
done q grade A job as teacher of
journalism at Eastern High School.
And 1t was nice, too, to have a
chance to chat with Robert D.
Brinker, who's also doing q topnotch
Job Of teaching Journalism to Tech
ties. -. Maybe there's line or two
or three In Warren Bowman-about
him thinking I wouldn't remember
him and his articles of several years
ago about his pet tarantula and
snakes. and how surprised he was
when I called him by name. He has
abandoned his tarantula and snakes
for journalism and has a @. and s.
certificate and pin in recognition Of
the change. 80. Also, I could mention
Marie Picciano, editor Of Tech Life,
and Pat Purcell, Junior Star corre-
spondent, VINO escorted me from the
ONCE to the initiation room.
Maybe there's a column-or, at
least, q good item-in James Scott,
the Dunbar High School student
who is going to make his hobby a
career. l.. He worked as a labora-
tory helper at Garfield Hospital
last summer, preparing chemical
solutions and sterilizing apparatus.
That decided him-he's going
to be a bacteriologist. And
now he has a homemade laboratory
In his garage. He has more than
go slides-germs causing typhoid
fever, influenza. meningitis and
pneumonia. Imagine a fellow
collecting germs as hobby! y,
But Jim studies 'em under his
microscope. And when he fin-
ishes at Dunbar, he's going to the
University Of Chicago. His aim
is Job as bacteriologist in a vet
erans' hospital-and he'll get it. too,
I'll bet.
x* ~
Other items could be about: The
Fourth Annual Catholic Press Con-
ference for High Schools and Col
leges of the Archdiocese Of Wash
ington and Baltimore, to be- held
February % at GonZaga High
School, which I've been invited to
address. The organization Of
an Allied Youth post at Eastern,
with Anna Lee Lumpkin, Shirley
seigel, Nancy Brown, Dale Crowley
Harvey Bleam and Walter Flint on
the committee in charge. :. Harry
Casterlin's clever cartoons in the
Woodrow Wilson High School Bea-
con. :. David Gatti's equally clever
ones in the st. Johns College Saber
e. Edward Smith, blind Dunbar
student, who dances, plays the piano
and composes music. and means to
become famous singer. And
Carl Solterer, IT, of Washington
Lee High School, who was a dinner
guest of the President of Haiti last
summer. OF course, I'm not
obliged to write q column. Say
that's an idea. Best one OF
all, in fact. :. I just won't write
q column this week.