Radio mirror (Nov 1936-Apr 1937)

RADIO MIRROR "1*11 have to run along," he said. "I'll try and straighten it all out — tomorrow — " Kate got up, too. "Wait a minute, Ted," she said suddenly, this time in a voice of full volume. "You can take our payment off Tonio, Billy, Bessie and Jane — our kids — I guess we have to. But we can still pay it just the same — pay it to the general fund of the orphanage — " "For another four, you mean?" Ted asked her. NO particular four — any four kids . . . Continuously . . . When four go out four more come in . . . The kids will never know — " Ted stood at the door. He nodded, "I see — you'll still be taking care of four — " "Yes . . . I'll still have four — I'll always have four in the orphanage — " "You're swell Kate . . . I'll take care of it. Goodnight." She took a step forward. "One more thing, Ted . . . We can't let those first babies down — not completely — " "What'll we do . . . ?" She withdrew into the shadows out of the light's range. "Why — on my birthday," she replied, "I'll send them cake and ice cream ... I'll have to . . . I'll be thinking about them anyway . . . They don't have to know where it's coming from — " "Of course," Ted said understandingly. "I — I'll help you see to it — I'll have to run. Try and forget all about it — " He closed the door, and turned toward the elevators. But as his hand fiercely clenched the threatening letters in his overcoat pocket, he knew she would never entirely forget. ... He knew he had had to break a dream — kill a hope. Back in her semi-darkened apartment, he could see her . . . Kate Smith paying the price of stardom. Kate is still paying the price. She has never been back to the orphanage. Her dreams of having four children grow up under her care have vanished. She tries not to think of them. Only on her birthday, when the cake has come out of the oven, and the candles put carefully in place, does she dream again of what might have been. Once again her career is everything. PROGRAM DOTS AND DASHES: Kate Smith. . . . Hefty, lovable star and mistress of ceremonies of CBS' A & P Bandwagon has been receiving a salary of only $200 a week for the past three years, paid to her by Kated, Inc. . . . This corporation, which manages all her financial affairs, was organized in 1933 with capitalization of over $400,000. . . . Kate's holdings in this unique radio corporation are 50% of the 100 shares of preferred stock, which were issued. . . . Burly Ted Collins, Kate's best friend and manager, owns the other 50 shares and is president and treasurer. . . . Kate's huge radio, theatrical remunerations are invested in Kated, which occupies an entire floor at i8l9 Broadway, New York, and employs 55 people. . . . Fifteen of the employees are used just to sort the heavy fan mail. . . . The remaining forty are clerks, secretaries, and permanent members of the Kate Smith air show. . . . Unlike other air programs, The Bandwagon participants are paid not by the advertising agency or sponsor, but by Kated. , . . The Kate Smith Foundation Award, a subsidiary of Kated, takes care of the $700 weekly which Kate awards to the three "heroes of the week," who are a feature of the Washington singer's programs . . . The winner gets $500, and the other two nominees $100 a piece. . . . Kate also pays for these prizes. . . . These heroes are selected by a committee of five distinguished judges — Joseph V. Connolly, president of INS, a news syndicate, novelist Faith Baldwin, sports writer Damon Runyon, Dr. James A. West, executive director of the Boy Scouts, and war ace Eddie Rickenbacker. . . . The heroes are "discovered" in the thousands of newspaper stories printed in the U. S., and their heroic deeds are dramatized on the air. . . . Then the listeners vote their favorite and the lucky winner is brought to New York, feted, guest-starred on the program, and sent home with $500. . . . Beside these donations, benevolent Kate also spends $6,500 annually on dolls which are distributed to deserving kiddies from coast-to-coast. . . . Despite her girth, Kate is an ardent skiing enthusiast, a golfer who can break 80 on the course, and a powerful swimmer. . . . Shy, when it comes to talking about her own exploits, it was revealed recently that Kate is the possessor of two medals for bravery herself. . . . She saved two people from drowning in the icy Potomac. . . . Ambition of Kated, Inc., is to enlarge as a bigtime radio booking agency like the William Morris offices, Rockwell-O'Keefe and Music Corporation of America. . . . Jack Miller, the Ambassadors, LeBrun Sisters are at present under Kated management. . . . Out of her $200 weekly salary, Kate maintains a modest apartment on New York's east side, pays her maid, food bills, beauty parlor treatments, and vacations. ... In the summer she is usually found at Ted Collins' home in Belle Harbor, Long Island. . . . !n the winter Kate hies to Lake Placid, which she considers the most beautiful place in the world. . . . Jack Miller, Kate's orchestra leader, has been with her for five years, probably a record radio association between maestro and soloist. . . . He was formerly her pianist and quite a singer in his own right, until he heard Kate warble. . . . Then he stopped. . . . This is the first time Ted Collins is being paid to announce. . . . He used to do it as a favor to Kate, who felt much better when Ted was at her side during the broadcasts. WHY DO OUR CHILDREN HAVE TO CATCH EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ? DONT BE SO HARD ON OUR CHILDREN ! they're JUST OUT OF SICK BEDS ! OUR KIDS USED TO BE SICK ALL THE TIME, TOO, BEFORE MISS BLAKE, THE SCHOOL NURSE,TOLD THEM TO WASH THEIR HANDS WITH LIFEBUOY MISS BLAKE ! SHE OUGHT TO KNOW WITH ALL THE KIDS UNDER HER CARE. BUT WHY LIFEBUOY? BECAUSE IT REMOVES GERMS AS WELL AS DIRT FROM THE HANDS. AND KIDS PICK UP ANY NUMBER OF THEM.. . Wash-up Charts Free Write today for a free school-size cake of Lifebuoy and a Wash-up Chart for each child— under 1 2 years of age. Your children are bound to have/## keepingtheirhandscleanwhen they keep their own scores! The Clean Hands Health Game helps protect health, too— For Lifebuoy removes germs as well as dirt. Lever Bros.Co.,Dept. 913, Cambridge, Mass. 83