[Pear]

Yes it was the bakelite block, I put the resistor and cap in wrong order, so basically the cathode was floating at b+ levels and circuit to volume pot was not complete. Reversed items and she came to life. A little tweaking on the trimmers and she functions pretty well considering how basic she is.
I sort of came up with the answer as I asked the question.
The ONLY circuit diagram I found that showed ALL the values was right here on the phorum.
NICE!
Thanks,
Pear