Variety (September 05, 1951)

Rl^coNOUf* 5 - *'* ST stSS,oN ' OCtEDINGS ^XsmNGT^ .- ■* . ' KiSiii i»A LAGER BEER ANHEUSER-BUSCH, INC ST. LOUIS, MO. NEWARK, NJ. Wednesday, SfplfmWr S, 1951 ^ essman W. J. Bryan Dorn •' ... * *V. • ' and our gratitude to Ken Murray “ThU It a Story of Mea Who Believed That the Load Matt Be Gaarded aad Defended From tho Sky, aad Tbit It the Story of How They Defended and Gaarded It, a Proud and Unforgettable Story—Litten and Observe, America, to This, the Story of Your Air Foret”— Kea Murray EXTENSION OP REMARKS or HON. W. J. BRYAN DORN or SOUTH CAIOUNA IN THE HOU8E OP REPRESENTATIVES Wednesday , June 20, 1951 Mr. DORN. Mr. Speaker, there are few. if any. television programs projected over any network more popular than is the Ken Murray show, telecast each Saturday night over the Columbia Broadcasting System and its coaxial system. Personally. I have always found it a delightful, high-class hour of music, dance, and a great variety of other popu- lar divertisements. presenting to the television audience the biggest names and the costliest acts available In the entire amusement world. The humor dispersed is clean. It Is always funny. It is devoid of even a semblance of ridicule of any person or groups of persons. In my opinion, the Ken Murray show has long since set a standard of decency, decorum, and proper presentation—one that might well be followed by all similar television and even radio programs. *j Mr. Speaker, nothing in a long, long time, on any television screen, afforded a great audience more pleasure than did the Ken Murray show telecast on the night of May 26. The program was scintillating._ The star of the show was at his best. Each succeeding act presented seemed to excel the others. Then, Mr. Speaker, the scene suddenly changed. The show hit an entirely dif- ferent tempo. Ken Murray no longer toyed with that Internationally known big. black cigar. Stepping completely out of character, and for the first time on television, he addressed himself to a serious subject. He was in perfect voice, and I am sure thrilled his millions of viewer-listeners • ■ * . . . , „ '. A by his narration of the story of the United States Air Force from the time it wks established in 1907, and consisted of a captain, a corporal, and a private. He told of the epochal decision made by the Arm/ to buy the first airship for our Air Force in 1909. and carried his narration down until this day of super- sonic speeds and guided missiles. Mr. Speaker, there is nothing that I could say that could lend weight, add any beauty, give greater expression to the appreciation of what the American people feel about their Air Force over and above what was said by Ken Murray, and which millions of Americans will never forget. For such of my colleagues as did not chance to hear that dramtic story as told by the great film luminary and musical comedy star, I ask the unani- mous consent of my fellow Members to extend my remarks and include therein the story of the United States Air Force, written by Jean Holloway, a* told by a great performer and a great American, Kenneth 4, KerT Doncord Murray, over the network of the Columbia Broadcast- ing System television. The telecast was as follows: Mr. M us rat. At various times during the season we have saluted the men of the vari- ous armed service forces of our country. To- night we are proud to present a tribute to the guardians of our sky. as written by Jean Hoi. loway. The Story of the United States Air Force. The words you are about to hear, at well as the pictures you will see, are concerned altogether with men of dreams and visions. They are concerned with the thrill that surged through the men who stood on the ground at Kitty Hawk leas than half a cen- tury ago and watched the first man mount the sky on wings of steel. They are con- cerned with the men who followed the Wright brothers up Into the universe, along the highways of the winds and birds, and re- mained there to keep watchful vigilance over their country. This Is a story of men who believed thst the land must be guarded and defended from the sky. And this Is the story of how they defended and guarded It—a proud and an unforgettable story. Listen and observe. America, to this the story of your Air Force. The crews of these planes come from every State In the Union. They make up the greatest Air Force In world history—your Air Force. They have been writing world his- The Ken Murray Show returns to CBS September 8th D’Arcy Advertising Company, Inc. tory and American history across the akiea in planes like this. There is the F-64 Thunder Jet, In use now 1 In Korea. And there Is the jet fighter wa used when we first entered the war in Korea— the F-80 Shooting Star. And there is the big baby—the B-36—the pride of the Air Force. A bomber that can fly 5.000 miles, drop the atomic bomb, and return. It can fly from a base In the United 8tates to the principal cltlea of Europe and back home without landing. It is the moet powerful means of waging war and the most effective 1 means of preserving peace in existence today I Yea, the greatest Air Force in world history— the realization of the dreams of many brsve men. And where did it begin? When did the first seeds sprout? What hour? What place? To go back to the beginning you have to go back to a cold December morning In the year 1903. The brother* Orville and Wilbur Wright, and the engines of history being warmed up at Kitty Hawk on Kill Devil Hill. Two bicycle makers from Dayton. Ohio, have performed the miracle men have dreamed of for centuries. The first airplane la on her way from America Into history. And so. the flying machine crossed the horlaons to con- found the universe. And the Army took offi- cial note of the occasion on August 1, 1907, and Issued the following directive: “An Aeronautical Division of thUr office la hereby established to take effect this date. This division will have charge of all matters pertaining to military ballooning, air ma- chine*, and all kindred subject*. Capt. Charles Chandler, Signal Corps, la detailed In charge of this division, and Cpl. Edward Ward and Pfc. Joseph E. Barrett will report to Captain Chandler in this division under his Immediate direction. “James Allen, •*Brigadier General, Chief Siynal Officer of the Army* There you are. There you aee the begin- ning* of your Air Force—a captain, a corpo- ral. and a private. No hint here of the legions to follow. No sign yet of the glory to come. That was 1907. In 19C9, the Army decided to buy Its first airplane. There It ts—according to Army specifications. It has a speed of 40 miles an hour, can carry enough gasoline to travel 125 miles, and can transport two persona having a combined weight of 350 pounds. That’s Fort Meyer. Va. Over 7.000 spec- ✓ tators are there to watch the test. The Army, recognising the possibilities of aviation, ap- pealed to Congress for sn spproprlation to purchrse 20 planes. As the years passed. Congress saw things In a slightly different light, and by the ttma war was declared In April 1917, the Air Divi- sion had 65 officers and slightly better than 1,000 enlisted men. And even before our entrance Into the war, the famed La^iyett# Escadrllle of American volunteers w In combat overseas. Of that gro’ George made an Immortal atatemi cable to these brave men. av* follow down the years. ‘ Far above the high In the firms* earth, they fig? • *