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Evening star., 1942-08-09
The Travellers Notebook
Travel by AirIines Still Open to
Vocotionists, With Priority Competition
Largely Confined to Week Ends

| the public has taken the situation
with good grace. The war comes be.
fore convenience, they realize. Tn.
last person to reserve and get sea-
Is asked to step aside until a latel
| fight. Should train service be able
to place the passenger. at his destina.
ton before the next flight. he i.
given the option of continuing by
rail or waiting.
At times, a crowded plane finds g
humane priority" waiting for plane
odations-some one called tt
another city in response to message
of illness or such. The situation is
brought to the attention of the pas
sengers, and usually one surrenders
seat to speed errands of mercy
Such was the practice in peacetime
emergencies.
II
The air travel situation west OF
Cleveland and Chicago Is generally
the same as in Eastern cities. Week
end travel Is to be avoided, with
compensation for late start found
in the speed Of planes delivering one
to his destination at about the same
time as an earlier train.
One of the airlines serving New
England from Washington has col
lected data to show that less than 10
per cent of its travel is in the prior
ity class. In other words, early res
ervatiors hold good for 80 out of 100
On other lines the priority percent
age runs up to so per cent or more,
but with the necessity transportation
concentrated mostly in week ends.
On some lines reservations out OF
Washington are heavy into Satur-
day, although the load seems to drop
abruptly about noon. Thought also
must be given to timing the return
to Washington, hub of the war ef-
fort. AS many business and Federal
executives on duty in Washington
plan to be at their desks again Mon
day morning, travel into the Capital
from industrial regions is heavy up
through Sunday night. Sunday eve
ming Is particularly bad for return
ing to the Capital from Norfolk.
X \
One of the factors contributing to
the belief that a. pleasure traveller
hasn't chance at plane seats is the
public's knowledge that a number
of airliners have been taken over
directly for the war. The Nation S
airlines have surrendered approx
mately so per cent of their planes
to the armed services, but this has
not meant a corresponding reduc-
ton in flights. BY quick turn
arounds and other operation eff
cheney steps, between 20 to 80 per
cent OF this loss has been recap
tured. In other words, the quantity
Of plane transportation is only 20
to 80 per cent below standards just
before the war broke on America.
The airlines are proud Of the fact
that about IS per cent of their serv-
cies, which includes air express, is
devoted these. days to the war effort
No deliberate steps are in prospect
for marring that record. But there
is still room for travellers who have
no more serious business than
reaching a holiday destination. AS
to individual problems besetting a
prospective passenger. airline Offices
in Washington suggest that a call
can prove an aerial vacation journey
distinctly feasible.
Evening star., 1942-08-09

summer, and guests enjoy an almost
unlimited choice OF mounts.
Autumn is just around the corner
when the aspen will become riot of
crimson, yellow and gold against the
dark green pines. when the crisp
mountain air will be scented with
sage, and the ranchers will begin
the fascinating fall round-ups.
Scores Of ranches in the Rocky
Mountain region welcome guests
during September and october.
Evening star., 1942-08-09
| Dude Runchers
| Invited to
| Ride Range

BILLINGS, Mont, Aug. 8.-City-
bred folk who have a hankering to
ride the range with real cowboys are
getting that opportunity on dude
ranches this summer. according to
Walter c. Ney, executive secretary
of the Dude Ranchers' Association.
Nearly every ranch has given sons
and wranglers to the armed forces.
with the result the boss and his wife
are doing much of the actual ranch
work. Guests, especially those who
are reasonably good riders. are more
than welcome to join in the ranch
activities. In many instances, the
boss rancher Is picturesque old
time coyboy who has lived long in
the West and knows the lore of
range, mountains and forests.
There are not as many visitors
as usual at the dude ranches this
Evening star., 1942-08-09
70-Doy Duck Season
Set for Sun Valley

SUN VALLEY, Idaho, Aug g.
Sun Valleys autumn duck shooting
season will this year be heightened
by 10 days, the Idaho Fish and
Game Commission has announced
The 1912 duck season centering
around Silver Greek and the Wood
River marshes, both but few miles
from here, begins October Is and
will end December %. for a total of
10 days of shooting. This year ducks
may be hunted from sunrise to SUM-
set daily instead of only to 4 pm,
said James o. Beck, director of the
Fish and Game Commission.
Evening star., 1942-08-09
Prospective Soldiers
Toke to Cruises

DETROIT. Aug. 8.-Young men
about to enter training camps are
having their last fling at vacations
So report the cruise directors, host
esses and pursers on Great Lakes
ships.
Usually, women travellers predom-
mate on most of the cruises. but this
year passengers of both sexes are
equally divided. The reasons seem
to be that young men about to enter
the service have been making good
Evening star., 1942-08-09
0pen-Top Buses Explore
Great Smoky Scenes

GATLINBURG, Tenn, Aug. g.
Horseback riding and hiking on Ten
nessee mountain trails have proved
far more popular this summer than
ever before.
This is especially true of visitors
to the Great Smoky Mountain Ma
tional Park, where those who desire
to go further into the mountains
than hiking and horses can carry
them are using the numerous OPEN
top sightseeing buses operated by
the hotels of Gatlinburg. These
buses have not been banned be-
cause they carry less than 10 passen-
gers. Some of the buses make all
day trips to the many points OF
beauty and interest.
Evening star., 1942-08-09
Sinclair Lewis DISCOVERING
Beauties Of Native State

he saw 20-mile circle Of lakes
spread, "like sequins fallen on an
old paisley shawl"
But he seems even more impressed
by the rolling fields of "the good
earth, that rich black soil that has
made Minnesota and with which
her future is inextricably bound up"
Evening star., 1942-08-09
Pennsylvania PIuns
Lute Vacation Season

HARRISBURG. Pa. Aug. g.
Since vacation periods are being
staggered throughout the Nation,
many Of Pennsylvania summer re-
sorts are planning to extend the
season beyond the usual Labor Day
closing.
According to a survey made in
the Pennsylvania Department Of
Commerce a large number of war
production workers are planning to
take late September and October
vacations.
Evening star., 1942-08-09
BY JACQUES FUTRELLE, Jr,
Travel Editor.

Despite the general impression
that airlines are crowded with pri-
ority travel to the point of eliminat-
ing the ordinary vacation-bent
American, air transportation still
offers a pleasant solution for the
recreational trip planner beset by
gasoline rationing and crowded
buses and trains. The civilian air
transport industry has geared itself
intensely to the war effort and has
even lost much of its equipment to
the armed services, but swift con-
tact with vacation scenes north, west
and south are available from Wash
ington to those who look into the
chances of flying.
AS in all other forms OF public
transportation, the secret is largely
In timing the departure and return,
50 as not to bump into peak loads.
Local airline offices, having studied
traffic under wartime conditions and
noted the trends month by month,
can pretty well advise passengers
as to when to expect availability Of
seats through to ones destination
without being displaced by a priority
traveller. In general, it boils down
to the adage of avoiding departures
from Washington on Thursday,
Friday or in the morning on Sat-
urday. While it is sometimes pos
sible to obtain reservation on
these days, the chance of having
ones plans disarranged by a pri-
ority passenger is greater. along the
line as we'll as in Washington itself.
Airlines with Washington Offices
and this applies generally-are
unanimous in cautioning that res
ervations be made several days in
advance. II all space has been taken,
the prospective passengers name is
entered on waiting list, as IN the
old days when peacetime air travel
was heavy and cancellation might
put him In line for accommodations.
But there are days-Sunday, Mon
day, Tuesday and Wednesday,
when reservation can be made
with little or no possibility OF upset.
On Thursdays, the weekend pas
senger loads begin to climb.
X X X X
Within the last several weeks a
change in the plane-travel priority
system has eliminated the probabil-
ity Of passengers being displaced by
priority holders on short flights. Un-
der the new regulation no priority is
granted any passenger to destina-
ton within two hours by air or six
hours by train. As an instance, the
ruling virtually assures that the New
York bound passenger, on either
pleasure or bbusiness mission, will
not be required to surrender his seat.
Exceptions are extreme emergency
and a priority to more distant
point, as from Washington to Boston
via New York City.
If an extraordinary jam develops
in priority travel to Boston on New
York bound plane or to Detroit via
Pittsburgh the priority would rule.
It would also be honored if no train
were available at that time to deliver
the priority traveller to Pittsburgh
(another instance Is Norfolk, Va
within six hours.
Airlines report uniformly that
when it is necessary to displace
non-necessity for priority traveller
Evening star., 1942-08-09

money, wish to have q good time
before being inducted into the
armed forces and are taking cruise
to preserve the tires of their own
car or the family car.
The Phoenix index., 1942-04-18
SEEM STAR S

NEW YORK, Co NATIVE
SON. RETURNS Native Son"
returns to town next Tuesday
when it begins weeks run at the
Brooklyn Flatbush Theatre, inaug-
urating the new season of stage
plays which yearly supplant the
Winter vaudeville bills. Son." at
a dollar top price. set a box office
record last season at the Flatbush.
Canada Lee, Patricia Palmer and
John Berry have their same parts.
The Paul Green-Richard Wright
drama has just finished a % week
tour.
THIS rs NEWS .. 1t won't
make g bit of diff one way or the
other now that Maestro Cab Gala
way has moved in to nudge elbows
with ASCAP members. When
Ca ada Lee marries that Chicago
girl, there will 60 one of the best
bachelors. Russian M2xium
Livevinoffs wife, Lillian Hellnan
and Paul RCbeson stepped into
Cafa Society Uptown for q mo-
ment, So Hazel Scott played 'Ot-
chi Tchsrnya'' in honor Of the
Madame. &. Later, Nine. Licinoff
told Hazel: "That was very sweec
of you, my oear, but that is
White Russian composition!" :.
Author Rich:rd Wright and viii
ere expecting Sir Stork soon. ...
pardon My Sarong" gave $780,
The Phoenix index., 1942-04-18
'Porgy, Bess'
To Be Broadcast
On Mutual Chain
Full Cast Of
Revived Drama
To Participate

NEW YORK CITY-(ANP)-One
of the Spring broadcasting seasons
most ambitious projects will be
presented over the coast-to-coaSt
Mutual network, when the First
American Opera Festival is launch
ed on Thursday MAY y. Present.
ed in cooperation with the U. S.
Treasury Department to spur Saw
ings Bonds sales, the festival will
be heard every Thursday from 8
to 9 p. m. EWT, for seven conse-
cutiVe weeks.
Seven outstanding American
operas, composed and written by
Americans and sung by Americans
will be produced in complete one
hour radio versions. Six of the operas
have never before been broadcast
and one is world premiere. Six of
the operas have American locale.
George Gershwin'S "Porgy and
Bess" leads off the Festival on
May 7, with the full cast of the
current Broadway revival taking
part in the broadcast, headed by
Duncan and Ann Brown. This will
be followed by operas of Douglas
Moore, Gian-Carlo Menotti, Quin-
to Magananini, Virgil Thomson,
Aaron COPELAND, and Deems Taylor.
Other important advance radio
booking of primary interest is the
first time appearance of all Negro
speakers on the Blue networks ex-
tremely popular educational pro.
gram, Town Meeting, Thursday,
May %. The series will originate
from Howard University on this
Late. And of interest to fight fans
is the Mutual coverage of the Ray
Sugar" Robinson VS. Marty Servo
fistcuffs also set for May %.
The Phoenix index., 1942-04-18

for the Ink Spots. -. Divide that
into 4 parts and each Spot got 5
grand! "Porgy and Bess' with the
Broadway cast will be on a series
of plays on 'The American Opera
Festival starting May 7th, WOR
station.
PLACES AND PEOPLE Eddie
South and Louis Vaughn Jones of
Howard U. are considered our besr
violinistS. A lady phoned Kel-
ley's Stables, swing rendezvous
where Benny Carter just cleared,
and asked if she could hire
horse was startled when head
waiter informed her that Kelley's
Stables was only for seats and alli-
gators" &. Artie Shsw's most re-
cent record is the spiritual, Some
times I Feel Like a Motherless
Child" and "Just Kiddin' Arourd
The Ubangi Club advertises as ''tha
hottest colored show on Broad
way Newest is charming Swan
nah Churchhill, who is as shy as
they come. She recorded with LIS
Hite in dark glasses! Everything is
colored at the Ubangi, even tne
taxi driver, Philip Pole, who
mikes his stand in front of tn
club. The Golden Gate Guar
(WABC-4:3O, for technical ha.-
monies end deft rhythmic phras
ing, is one of the all-time gre.
fourSomeS.
The Phoenix index., 1942-04-18
USO Camp Show
Delights 99th
PursuitSquadron
Midget Radio Is
Presented Flyers
By Red Cross

TUSKEGEE, Ala. - (SNS) With
their sights firmly leveled on ev-
cry soldiers funny bone, the
vaudeville celebrities of the new
USO Camp Show, Keep Smiling
sent sn occupying force that took
over the War Department theatre
on Monday evening here at the
Fuskegee Army Flying School. The
many soldiers who attended were
caught in a cross-fire Of laugh
end lovely ladies during two blit'
performances.
"Keeu Smiling" actors flank 9
the army defenses with the COM
bined charms of Jane Fraser, Har-
riet Hutchins and ,Bea Saxon, the
talented "lovelieS" of the COM
pany. Newly recruited from the
Broadway hit show, pal joey
petite Miss Fraser sprang a sur
prise attack of startling. eccentric
dances. Miss Hutchins, one OF
vaudsville's highest paid singing
condolences, resorted to direct
tactics with her theme song, GIVE
Gotto Get Guy" Miss Saxon,
vocalist deluxe, who performed in
a Billy Rose show that had a 26-
week run in New York, was superb
in her renditions of medleys, both
old and new. sweet and hot.
Andy Delmar and the Three
Jacks furnished musical and vocal
ammunition in the same smooth
style that has won them accept
ance as entertainment heedliners
at many of the New York night
clubs. Rene and Wilbur Hall. one
of vaudeville's funniest musical in
strumentalist acts. added much to
the revelry of the show. The big
surprise coup was one of vaude-
vflle'S most fascinating animal
acts, the Gaudsnith Brothers and
their troupe Of almost-human
poodles.
Mr.. Roger Gordon, field repre-
sentative of the local Red Cross
Chapter, presented to the men of
this field in behalf of his organi-
2ation, a beautiful midget radio.
The gift was accepted by Lieuten-
ant Fred Minnis, Education and
Recreation Officer, amid thun-
derous applause.
With the audience and perform
ers Joining in the singing of the
National Anthem" the evenings
entertainment came to a close.
keep Smiling" one of the thir-
Teen big hit shows touring On the
The Phoenix index., 1942-04-18
Talent Search AT Tuskegee
For Allen Guest Continues
Winner Will Get Trip to New
York, Plus $500 Cash Money

York and $4,000 in cash, with a
nossible professional contract. The
Tuskegee representative will be
heard on the Fred Allen program in
May In the meantime the campus
is alive with additions of future
radio and screen stars" who have
patiently been waiting to be "dis-
covered"
Among the candidates are: Mae
Ola Norwood, Pittsburgh, imitator
of musical instruments; Charles A.
Williams, Detroit, vocalist; Lewis
j. Christopher, New Orleans, voca-
list; George Haynes, Houston, Tex
as; drummer. Felix Wade, Memphis,
harmonica; Randolph Levy, Shreve-
port, Louisiana, combinatio
singer and dramatiSt; Maria F..
Thompson, Sandusky, Ohio, vocal
ist; Elaine Freeman, Tuskegee IN
stitute, Alabama, pianist; Edward
Laird, Brighton, Alabama, expert
with figures; Teresa Hawkins, Fort
Smith, Arkansas, vocalist, Fleta
Jones, Clearwater, Florida, vocalist.
James hughes, french LICK, India
ma saXaphone soloist; Benn Evans,
Shreveport, Louisiana, vocalist;
Robert L. Parker, Mayfield, Ken
lucky, Interpretation of James We'll
don Johnson's CREATION.
Philip F. King, BeckIey, West
Virginia, instrumental Soloist, ORR
ginal composition; William Bethel,
Horse Cave, Kentucky, impersona-
tor, Louis Latson, Jacksonville,
Florida, vocalist, Leonard j. Small,
st. Louis, trumpet soloiSt; John Will
liams, Port Arthur, Texas, vocalist
and imitator. Frederick Miller, Ash
vile, N. c., vocalist; Geraldine
Ellison, Richmond, Virginia, vocal
ist Dorinda Duncan, Tuskegee Inst,
Alabama, dramatic reader; Anna
G. Meters, New Orleans, vocalist:
Hattie H. Hall, Glendale, Ohio, vo-
calist and dramatic reader. Nettie
Miller, DeQuincy, Louisiana, pianist.
and Martha Vaughn, Parsons, Kan
sas, dramatic reader.
The Phoenix index., 1942-04-18
TWO NEW ALBUMS
BY FRANK MARSHALL DAVIS
FOR ANpl

In keeping with it's policy of is
suing albums featuring hot jazz by
one type Of instrument, Decca has
released a collection called Slip
horn" containing five platters by
various bands. Titles and featured
trOmhcnists are I'M GETTING
SENTIMENTAL OVER YOU,
Tommy Dorsey with Dorsey Broth
ers orchestra; HOW MANY
TIMES, Bobby Byrne with his
hand; I'M COMING VIRGINIA
Jack Teagarden with Whiteman
Swing Wing; ROSE BLOOM Milf
Mole with Whiteman'S BOUNCING
Brass; THREE OF A KIND. Lew
Davis Trombone trio; HARLEM
SPEAKS. Tricky Sam Nanton witt,
Duke Ellington; ROSE OF THE
PIC GRANDE. Al Leopold with
IAN Sayitt: PANAMA, George
Brunies with New Orleans Rhythm
Kj1'ps: BYE AND BYE. j. G. Hip-
oinbothan with Tto''ic A"nnS+rcno
and OUT THE WINDOW. Bennie
Morton with Count Basic.
All Of these are. of course. re-
issues Sone Of the conohinn+ioo~
no lcnoer exist. oil of which shcI1c'
"nhance the vnlue of the album r
collectors But at env rate i+'-
~ood cor,~aov for -,~evio,,S co,lo-
+'oNe inn'NNi,,r cato cov~lNr-- E
"T771r7r1er pn~," "pla ol,e+icl-n a,7~
''Tenor SaXorhohia. " II affords
GOOD chance to corrNa'e trcn'ho-'.
STYLES ard also IS fine source boz
Cor the student.
The Phoenix index., 1942-04-18
RATING THE RECORDS
sweet and commercial.

GhNSb CA4N4 ClclI.
Rated No. 9 for the week is UN-
LUCKY WOMAN by Pete Brown
On Decca with Helen Humes shout
ing her heart out on this sending
blues. Makes you wonder why
Count Basic let her so. Pete blows
his alto on down and the whole
Group is definitely or. Paired is
MOUND BAYOU. a bluesv ballad
in which Miss Humes' flair for
"hrasing is most pronounced ..
On Columbia Harry James is rep
resented with two discs. He has a
slow and sugary FASTER PA
PADF in his You Made Me Love
You Style" backed with a socking
Jump version Of CRAZY RHYTHM
in which you get a heavy helping
Of his poWerholSe trumpet. with
Harry riding like ErSkine Hawkins
at the end His other platter fea-
trres SLEEPY LAGOON, q beau
tiful tune You'll be hearing plenty
which he plavs in a subdued fash
ion with rinDlin0 riano Other side
is TRUMPET BLUES with a fancy
trumret section and strong rhythm
which says in the middle.
Buddy Johnson offers a snicv
slow bow. Decoa called I WONDER
WHO'S BOOG1FN' MY WOOGTF
NOW. It was written by Sam
Theard SO the double meanino
tvrics are plenty salty. Chester
1oone sines ard there are good
+enor Hnd trun"et bits Other side
's YOU'LL GET THEM BLUES .
rock from! down yonder with Ella
Johnson Warblino. The band hits
hard on this mellow side. Dolly
Dawn is heard on two Elite nan
cakes. SING ME A SONG on TE1F'
ISLANDS and MCCNT IGHT'
COCKTAIL; THERE WON'T BE
The Phoenix index., 1942-04-18
Is Sought For
Speaking Role
In Berlin Drama
Talented Soldiers
To Form Big Cast;
Women Are Barred
BY DOLORES CALVIN
(Snecisl to Calvin Service)

NEW YORK-(C)-Priv Joe
Louis will have a speaking role in
the Broadway production OF irving
Berlin's F'This Is The Army, mu-
sical revue of Army life. Berlin is
N Washington now discussing with
he Army officials on details and
the show will be on Broadway "be-
fore the warm weather really sets
in" said the song writer.
1t will be a revival of World
War I show, "Yip, Zip, Yaphank"
which Berlin put on back in 1918,
although 2 of the songs will be
',sed. Mr.. Berlin, himself, will sing
the old War I tune, "Oh, How ]
Hate to Get up in the Morning"
IN "flashback" appearance, garbed
i his 1918 doughboy uniform,
nr,r vided he can get in it.
The song was the feature OF the
old show. But back to the new
show, the cast will be made up OF
talented soldiers coming from 300
army camps over the country who
will be "drafted'' for the occasion.
Personnel will be drawn entirely
from army ranks.
At least IS per cent of the needed
talent will be familiar professional
entertainment from the army. 1t
has not been released just how
many colored will appear in the
cast but we do have quite a few
musicians and skilled actors serv-
ing Uncle Sam right now.
God Bless America, which was
originally written for "Yaphank" ,
but removed at the last minute and
not released until recent years, will
be one of the features. The title
of the revue is a contraction of a
new song which is This Is the
Army, Mr.. Jones'.
Berlin said that aside from his
songs and lyrics, all dialogue will be
written and staged by cast men,
bers. No material will be submit
ted and accepted by outsiders or
noted Broadway writer's. Also, wom-
Ell are out.
It looks like the Adelphi Theatre
will be used since producers have
taken teh big Broadway Theatre on
63rd street that Berlin wanted. This
The Phoenix index., 1942-04-18

Chosen from among the leaders
in the Saturday Evening Posts ma
tionwide poll, the hep-cats' dream
team" to be seen in William Die
terles RKO Radio production,
"Syncopation," are: clarinet, Benny
Goodman; violin, Joe Venuti. saXo-
phone, Charles Barnet; drums, Gene
Krupa, guitar, Alvino Rey; trumpet,
Harry James; trombone, Jack Jen-
ny.
Conducted over period of
months with the cooperation of 100
radio stations, the Saturday Even
ing Post distributed more than TO-
100000 ballots, which were printed
in two issues of the magazines to be
cut out and sent in by readers in
every town and hamlet in the U.
S. A.
Individually each member proved
to be a leader of his own band,
With the result that Dietrele had
quite a problem in assembling the
aggregation. And since most of the
all-star group were located in or
near New York City, the producer
director filmed his grand finale Of
1--WE there, under the supervision Of
Musical Director Leith Stevens.
Also elected to the swing fans
honor roll, but unable because Of
3rior commitments to appear in
'GyncopGtioi2,' were Jimmy Dorsey
end Tex Beencke, saxophones; Tom
my Dorsey, Glenn Miller, and Jack
Teagarden, trombones; Eddie Du-
chin, piano, and Bobby Haggert,
BASS.
The Phoenix index., 1942-04-18
Women Getting War
Jobs With Supreme
Insurance Company

CHICAGO,-(ANP)-Among the
things which President Harry H.
Pace of Supreme Liberty Life In
surence company told stockholders
in their annual meeting Tuesday
was that young women are being
trained and are rapidly taking
the places of men in the sales Sec
ton of the industrial department.
Mr.. Pace said the company ordi-
narily carried large number of
young men agents and had lost
many through their being called
to the colors. The women, he add
ed were proving apt sales people
and were building satisfactory
debts.