Evening star., 1947-08-07

hao Gne night with him IN the
Constellation some years before.
And he said to me that he was in
Washington and wanted to discuss
the matter of this investigation.
Now, he called me up and said he
wanted to go over this hearing.
told him that there was some doubt
about my getting back-this was 8
o'clock Sunday morning out there
because of the weather conditions.
Plans in Some Doubt.
(Senator Brewster here went,
into details about the session at
which Mr.. Hughes testified last
February and of events leading
up to his first talk with Mr..
Hughes in the Senator's office.)
Senator Brewster: The suggestion
which I gathered from his state
ment, that 1 started right in talking
about the community company in
stead OF the hearing, am very sure
Is erroneous. He says he had this
gentleman with him. I did not
recall it, but did recall Mr.. Heffron,
who came into the hearing. And he
brought Mr.. Heffron with him be-
cause he was concerned about the
turn our discussions might take.
Whether there was any mention
OF community company" as I pre-
fer to call it, at that first session
with him. I do not recall. I don't
know. If there was, it was very
casual. The arrangement entirely
revolved about the investigation of
the committee and the desire to
have hearing, and that was finally
arranged and conducted.
Meanwhile, there was also men
ton Of the trip to Morgantown. and
he said that he had arranged for
Mr.. Jack Frye's executive plane to
fly me to Morgantown, W. Va, that
evening, in accordance with our
discussion on the phone. And that
was accordingly done.
Flew There and Back.
I went down there about 5 or 6
o'clock, 1t took about an hour to
ny out there. I spoke at the Lin
coin Day meeting and few back
Immediately afterwards here to
Washington in Mr.. Frye's executive
plane.
The next morning we had the
hearing, and that went on as can
be seen from the record. I don't
think that saw Mr.. Hughes other
wise until that night, when he had
arranged-he called me, I think,
once or twice, in the morning or
afternoon-about the time of de-
parture. He wanted to know what
time he was to leave for Columbus.
He said that he was planning to fly
me up there himself in his plane.
Senator Bricker of Ohio was also
to be at the Lincoln Club meeting
in Columbus, and I invited him.
asked Mr.. Hughes If it would be all
right If he went along. and he said
he would be very agreeable, so I in
vited Senator Bricker.
We were picked up, as 7 think I
recall, by Mr.. Hughes. We went
down to the airport and flew to
Columbus that evening.
Senator Ferguson-What date?
Senator Brewster-That was on
February IL, Tuesday evening.
Same Day as Hearing.
Senator Ferguson-That is the
same day as we held the hearing?
Senator Brewster-That Is right.
That evening. And we were rather
late in getting away. and We flew up
to Columbus. Mr.. Hughes flew the
ship the entire way. He asked me
Senator Ferguson-What kind of
ship was it?
Senator Brewster-A B-23. He
flew the ship the entire way. He
had one assistant with him. who
gave him some assistance on the
communications, and he invited me
part of the time to sit up in the pilot
seat. Senator Bricker was there
also, moving back and forth. With
the noise of the plane, and Mr.
Hughes difficulty in hearing. am
sure you can understand that it
wasn't very practical to carry on a
very extensive discussion of any
subject during that time. although
there was mention of the matter
which he speaks Of, the community
company.
Trip Involved 2 Planes.
I recall this very well. think we
got there about 8 o'clock, which was
an hour late for dinner. I was
simply to speak and come back i'm
mediately. We got into the meet
ing at Columbus, Senator Bricker
and I. AS the dinner was finished,
I was Immediately put on I spoke
and come back Immediately to the