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Evening star., 1943-09-06

It didn't frighten mo though the
thought crossed my mind that 1t
wouldn't do to come down without
my very first passenger.
Since then Evelyn has flown so
many hours that she feels safer in
a plane than at the wheel of a car.
Before the war, she used to take off
from their home out at Northport.
Long Island, and fly her little
amphibian in to land on the East
River to shop for an hour or so on
Fifth Avenue and be back home for
tea.
She flies to parties In veiled hats
and high heels. wears anything she
would wear In a car. Now she's
eager to get into the Civil Air Patrol
to do courier service, to chauffeur
generals and make herself useful.
Il don't know whether It's pa
triotism, or the fact that 1 miss
the clouds So" she confesses.
FLYING together. the De Severskys
have had some scares. but net seri-
Gus accidents. Once when she was
making test Of new type of ship.
the engine died. At 100 feet. you
can't turn back. so there was Moth
ing to do but land straight ahead.
1t was her first forced landing but
seeing Sasha in the front cockpit
working imaginary controls, she be-
Evening star., 1943-09-06
Mrs. De Seversky, missing
Clouds Eoqer to Join CAP

that If we're to fly, I'd have to get
along with the men in the business.
And they, it seems to me. almost
unconsciously resent masculinity in
women-particularly in those with
whom they compete.
Il hope I haven't been self-con-
scious about 1t, for I've been playing
a game-trying to prove that a
woman can be herself and still speak
the language of flyers"
You know, without asking, that
she probably considered a fling at
the theater. You're right.
Met on Double Date.
But you guess wrong If you sup
pose that she and her flying ace
husband met in the air. That hap
pened because she, sisterless, always
went out on double dates with a
friend who had nice list OF naval
and air officers.
One night her friends second lieu-
tenant brought along a lonesome
Russian major. She liked his humor.
Evening star., 1943-09-06
his dramatic politeness and, besides

MS oIdmAtlC pOilteNeSS anu, DeSlOeS,
he could cook.
Evelyn returned to Louisiana for
the wedding. though she had moved
to New York as child. The home
folk who had known her as the
daughter of DR.. s. r. Olliphar1t,
president of the State Board of
Health, were greatly impressed with
the marriage of a Louisiana girl
and man who had received a
gold sword from Emperor Nicholas
of Russia. who had been made q
cavalier of the Order Of st. George
in the rank of commander for life.
Evelyn's mother was elated, too,
and though she always had a ter
ror of flying, she didn't mind Eve
lyn's flying with Sasha.
Il think it was a habit he had
of taking along dog with him on
trips which made her feel he was
no daredevil. but a very human
and gentle person" Mrs. De Sc
versky recalls, in her quiet, South
ern voice
The De Severskys left Louisiana
by plane the night OF their wedding
for New York and Southampton,
England, and they have been travel
ing ever since. And always by plane
until the war ended private flying
Evelyn did not consider flying
herself until she discovered that
| their house-whicheve one they
were living in-always was filled
with flyers talking shop
Il thought Sasha would be proud
Of my flying so began to take les
sons secretly. Then one night when
we were at Long Island aviation
club, the italian flyer, Mario di
Bernardo, asked me If I'd take him
up.
Every thing went fine until Di
Bernardo, a very restless fellow
decided to crawl out on the wings
Evening star., 1943-09-06
BY VILLA MARTIN,
Associated Press stan Writer.

NEW YORK. Sept. 6.-It might
come as a surprise to girls who
think slacks denote an active'woman
that one of Americas most travelled
and most glamorous sportswomen
never wears the things-except when
sh's flying in an open plane.
l had heard that Maj, Alexander
De SeversEy's wife did not fit the
popular conception of women ath-
letes, but put down the promise of
glamour as press agents mirage.
So when she answered the door at
her Central Park South apartment.
l thought l had run into younger
sister.
Five feet, six inches tall and
weighing only 100 pounds. Evelyn
Olliphant De Seversky. with her
dimpled chin and patrician features,
Is almost defiantly feminine.
II haven't worn slacks and he'll
NETS for years. Long ago, decided
Evening star., 1943-09-06
came so fascinated that she wasn't

came so fascinated that she wasn't
frightened.
They landed in rough field,
rolled into ditch, and turned over
Then her husband, fearing that she
wouldn't remember to cut the switch
and jump, began yelling. get out
Get out quickly" In his excite
ment. he opened his belt and fell
into big mud puddle. Sitting up
he saw her standing safely on the
bank, grinning down at him. She
had pulled out almost as soon as
they had turned over.
When she tells this story, her
husband always retaliates with one
on her. Soon after they were mar
ried, he was demonstrating a new
landing gear for the Government
a combination of skis and wheels
which had rubber tires and could
be negotiated over long bitches.
She, new at the game. was all ex-
cited. He got across one ditch very
Evening star., 1943-09-06

well. but when he tried q wider ons
the plane sonnersaulted.
His wife was so frightened she
ran toward him, fell and sprained
her ankle on the rough ground. He
was unhurt.
Since returning from California,
where the major took part In and
was eonsultant for Walt Disney's
perturbation of his book. Victory
Through Air Power the DE Sever
skys have commuted between WASH
ington and Long Island,
Now they are furnishing an
apartment on Central Park South,
where they will live with a gray
haired old man called Vodka
cocker spaniel of 1000 flying hours.
Vodka. who can recognize a De
Seversky design among hundreds OF
planes, always clamors for rides.
Give up that vacation drive cheer
fully; we need gasoline to take the
enemy for a one-way ride.
Evening star., 1943-09-06
USWV Group Meets Tonight

Henry w. Lawton Camp, No. 4,
USWV, will hold special meeting
in the Pythian Temple, 1912 Ninth
street NV, at o'clock tonight.
Evening star., 1943-09-06

Domestic help is hard to find
but you may find II through a
want Ad" i'm The Star.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-10-12
Duke Coach Working On
Weaknesses OF Saturday

Durham. Oc, - - Weaknesses
murnifrcd ~ their game with The
Navy viii hc the Duke Blue Drv., -
u'G concern all week as they pre-
pare ton their encounter with the
Carolina Tar Heels here Saturday
IN then iirSi game oi the season
with - ranking foe. the Dukrslrgs
:ccl that they failed m.>crably III
several important departments III
me game. They admit frankly that
lnriy tICkl!ng MAS poor during - &
pa. ~ the game. and their pass de.
tense ,ur many plays on end ru>,
ID NOT function.
Coach Cameron undoubtedly wll.
devote many minutes ui the iy,
hours al allotted practice time This
week tu The puS>lpl" correction al
'.c,r weaknesses. Dukes tendency
Co. l.lmnir Is another >"iircc ui worry
jon tho Blue Devil camp Tine alert
Navy F"r> captured al! iuur %;
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-10-12
FARM ELECTRICITY
GAINS 20 PERCENT

College Station. Raleigh. Oct. i2.-
Farm consumption of electricity on
North Cardinals 30 REA-financcd
rural electric cuopera'ives increased
20 per cent during the FIRST six
months OF 1913. reports ID. 5. Wcav-
or. mead OF the Agricultural Engi-
nccrinC Department al State College.
He says that IN the FIRST hail ~
1913 the average North Carolina
farm family used seven moro kiIn-
watt-hUurS of electric energy per
month than in the same period in
1912. The average monthly consump-
ton was ~ kiIowatt- hours in 1913
as compared with 81 kilowatt-hours
in 1912. Those seven kilUwatt hours
Is enough electricity 10 milk four
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-10-12

Dukes costly f.mblc> last Sa,ugda,
might.
The NIun,rd "tuur-drrp" rr,,,r,.,
pool al players did not ma;, ..r...
on Saturday night III Balilmur,. ..r
either Duke az the Navy. Cp..,.,.
for both teams RELAXING tn, .1,,
must depend largely upon ,hr., -,
- players.
Coach Eddie Cameron was n.-...
ularly pleased with the c,,,.,...
game played against Navy py .I,,
Coplcy. end. and Pat Preston ..f..,
both former Wake Forest ur.v,,..,
and Howard Hartley. back, of n.,.,.'
1912 freshman team. f.rncS, N.Y-,
freshman who played las, yc.,. ,,.,.
AlbcmLrlc hlph school. has ...,...t
one "t III" Blue Devils M. 80,
uabic relic: guards.
Saturdays game Will ice .rH
out and the K. = O. sign .r.,. 49,,
hung long before the gatc, ..,...n
y"Li dU" - lIbn' shortage,
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-10-12
To Present Paper.

College Station. Raleigh. Oct, 10
Dr. ivan d. JoScs OF the State College
Experiment Station will present q
paper on the "Nu;rtve Value Of
Brincd and Fcrmentcd Foods" at the
wartime health conference of tic
American Public Health Association
at its annual meeting in New York
City this week. NJ f.. Gardner. head
OF the Department Of Horticulture at
state College. announced here to-
day.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-10-12
CHOOSING APPLE TREES

College Station. Raleigh. oct. ~
Varieties Of apple trees desired on
tho farm should he chosen and Sc
cured now Tor planting ~ NovCm-
Der. says G. f. Van Dcmar. hnr,rcul.
turisi ~ charge Of the apple laIor,.
tory Of the Agricultural Expcrmcn,
Station at State College. As ,oon
as possible after they are chosen. or.
ders should be placed with rcli1blo
nurSe' Ymdn. stating clearly who,
me trees arc 70 bC delivered
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-10-12
Leaf Price
Hits $4l.35
For Monday

N"EdLN D,t"hrr II. lgi;.
- So pounds tot >lSu. !Gu. 80
:. .sNrrI-r >,l -
>'L~"u lu date
'.nf' 80 pounds tor Ssh
49,. 90. Average Sans
l"l' "mpLri>"u.
Nuud.I, October i. IGl!.
lSl So pounds i"r >lll.l::.pG.
average >I.;Nt
season tn date. lGi..
10. i".!%I pounds Tor >i.I!G.-
go, Average to >;
Evening star., 1943-07-24
Pets Feature Program
AT Woodside School

A pet show featured yesterdays
program at the Woodside School
Recreation Center. where q birds
and animals were paraded around
the playground by their owners.
The prettiest dog was owned by
Georgia and Betty Claxton; Billy
Afford had the cleverest dog; Stiles
Gardeners dog was judged the best
pal and Marshall Harris had the
best-groomed pet.
Mrs. Augusta Forsyth. a teacher
at the school, won the prize for the
prettiest cat; Frances Bradshaw had
the cutest cat and Kenneth Shen-
kels cat won the best pal prize. The
prize for rabbits was awarded
Charles and Franklin Fessenden
and David Robin and Kathleen Ty-
rell won prizes for a canary and
bantam, respectively.
Blue ribbons were awarded as fol-
lows: Rooster (bantam), Luanne
johnson; little chickens, John Bar
,rett; dogs, John Barrett and Tommy
iWhitlaw. Red ribbons went to
lShirley Lusby, Joan and Bruce
;Fales and Lucy and Nancy Baldwin
flor their entries of dogs and to
kathleen Tyrell for her chicken.
Yellow ribbons were awarded to
Patty and Connie Crosson, Carol
land Dorothy Whit and Jane Nc
iKensie for their entries of dogs, to
kathleen Tyrell for a chicken and
ito Glen Gilbert for his turtle.
Evening star., 1943-07-24
Air Gunner Decorated S Times
In II Months in Pacific Area
Sergt. james Norem
Of Broadway Heights
Returns on Furlouqh

A definite decline in the fighting
qualities Of Jap Zero pilots in the
Southwest Pacific has been noted
in recent months, according to Tech
nical Sergt James Narem, o. a radio
operator and gunner on a Flying
Fortress.
Sergt. Narem, who is now on leave
at his home, 5210 Shadyside avenue,
Bradbury Heights, Md, after IT
months active duty in the South
west Pacific area, has been decorated
five times for "meritorious achieve
ment and bravery" He bears the
Air Medal, the Silver Star, the Dis
tinguished Flying Gross and the Oak
Leaf Cluster to both the Air Medal
and the Distinguished Flying Cross.
Jap fighter pilots were very good
during the early stages of the war,
Sergt. Narem said, but now they are
noticeably inferior in combat ability.
They also have earned healthy
respect for the fire power Of a Fly
ing Fortress, he added, as evidenced
by their reluctance to attack one of
the huge bombers unless it is Grip
pied and out of formation.
Not only is the Flying Fortress
without a peer in precision bombing
but 1t also is excellent as a pursuit
plane at low attitudes, the youthful
aerial gunner asserted.
Sergt. Narem, who admittedly is
enthusiastic about the ability of
the Flying Fortress to ward off enc
my attack, pointed out that not
member of his regular crew has been
wounded in the more than so flying
missions in which they have par
ticipated
He has had some narrow escapes
from injury, however, he admitted.
Once last March a 40-millimeter
shell whizzed through the radio
compartment within feet OF him.
Another time, his plane was land
ing in New Guinea with one engine
shot out and the fields runway
lights extinguished due to some me-
chanical difficulty.
AS the wheels of the huge bomber
touched the ground the pilot, Capt.
Marshall E. Nelson, suddenly saw
another Bit parked at the end of
the runway. Yanking hard on the
stick, Capt. Nelson managed to
"leapfrog' his plane over the other
bomber and landed safely.
On his first flight in Liberator
Evening star., 1943-07-24
Black Market
Seen in Fairfax
Gut Fight
Rution Unit Head
Joins in Protest
On OPA Order

Motorists in the Clifton section
of Fairfax County have joined in
the countrywide protest against Gin
adequate" gasoline allotments is
sued under OPA orders as the
County Ration Board sought a So
luton to the problem from State
OPA officials.
The rise of IAN organized black
market" in gasoline in the county
was foreseen by Andrew w. Clarke,
chairman of the volunteer rationing
organization, unless more gasoline
Is allotted.
Former State Senator John w,
Rust, ration board chairman, said
meeting scheduled yesterday be-
tween board members and State
OPA officials was called of because
State officials could not attend.
Hopes for Action Soon.
Senator Rust said he presumed
and hoped" that gasoline officials
in the State OPA office were work.
ing on the problem and would have
some definite proposals to offer
soon.
Senator Rust said he had "re-
peatedly" told the State OPA that
Fairfax County residents ARE de-
Tending the Capital of the world"
and are entitled to enough gasoline
to see. them to and from their Jobs,
while many of these people do
not fall into so-called c book oc-
cupational classif1cations," Senator
Rust said, "all of them are en-
ployed in some phase of the defense
of the Nation.
How can the Government func-
tion," Senator Rust said he asked
OPA officials, IF clerks and other
employees cannot get to their jobs?"
Mr.. Clarke said so or so Clifton
motorists had been issued enough
gasoline to allow them to work about
two weeks out of the four-month
period covered by a B book. He
said unless the condition is rectified,
these motorists are planning to pro-
test to the national OPA. If the
OPA refuses, he said, it will result
in organized black market condi-
GlOIlS Ill CalIIax COuIlGy.
Pleasure Driving Cases.
Meanwhile, ration board officials
reported that charges of pleasure
driving against four of Is Fairfax
County motorists were dropped at
hearing last night after it was dis
covered that the OPA had failed to
sign the charges.
Officials said six motorists were
convicted of violating the pleasure
driving ban. 10 failed to appear and
will be issued second notices and
five, in addition to the four whose
charges were not signed, were dis
missed.
The special panel to hear pleas
ure-driving cases, it was said, will
dismiss cases hereafter where no
OPA representative appears as pros
ecutor and where the motorist Of
! fers satisfactory explanation.
Evening star., 1943-07-24
Plane 5potter Posts
Reduced by Army
UndiscIosed Number Cut
Out in Maryland, Virginia

By the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, July 24.-An
urdisclosed number of Maryland
and Virginia ground observer posts
of the Army Aircraft Warning Serv-
ice have been discontinued, Col. B.
M. Hovey, jr.. commanding officer
of the Philadelphia Air Defense
Wing, announced yesterday.
Also discontinued were posts In
parts of Pennsylvania and New Jer-
sey. Col Hovey said, adding that no
release of specific number or exact
location of posts inactivated was
authorized.
Col. Hovey said the threat of
daily" bombings had been reduced
by change in the tactical situation
in Europe, although the country was
still in danger Of spasmodic raids.
This curtailment of defense po-
sition, in reality strengthens and
enhances our chances for victory at
an earlier date" Maj. Gen. Ralph
Royce, commanding general of the
1st Air Force, said in a message to
affected ground observer post spot
ters.
1T does this" Gen. Royce said,
because 1t will effect a tremendous
savings in military personnel, facili-
ties and money and will allow all of
you to transfer your efforts to ac-
tivities on the home front which is
in vital need Of strengthening"
Evening star., 1943-07-24

SERGT. JAMES NAREM.
bomber, he recalled, more for a
ride than for anything else" one Of
the planes wheels became stuck and
the plane made a crash landing. No
one was injured.
A graduate OF Eastern High
School, Sergt. Narem enlisted in the
Army Air Forces in August, 1885,
about two months. after leaving
school.
He was sent soon afterwards to
Hawaii, where he attended radio
and aerial gunnery school, and was
there when the Japs attacked on
December Z, 1941.
Il spent most of my time during
the raid lodging bombs" he
laughed.
He went on his first fight De-
cember Is, 1941, leaving Hawaii in
April OF the following year for Aus
tralia. After that, he was based on
Australia and New Guinea, where
his squadron established an Air
Force record for the number of
bombing missions. The record still
stands, he said.
A brother, Technical Sergt. Thom-
as Narem, is now attending Off,
GERS Candidate Schol at Camp
Davis. N. C.
Evening star., 1943-07-24
Maryland Guardsmen
To Leave for CAMP
$50 Men in Nearby
ButtuIions Go Tomorrow

More than $50 members of the two
State Guard battalions from Mont
gonery and Prince Georges Counties
will leave their armories tomorrow
for week-long encampment with
$500 other members of the State
Guard at Fort George G.. Meade, Md.
Brig, Gen. Dwight H. Mohr, COM
manding officer of the State Guard,
said tactics of the British Home
Guard have been adopted and the
guards ii battalons will train to-
gether for the first time.
1t. Col. E. Brooke Lee, commander
of the 7th Battalion, which is COM
posed of more than 300 mer from
Montgomery, Frederick and Howard
Counties, said the six companies of
the battalion and the band will
leave their respective armories at
$50 am. tomorrow in Army trucks
Approximately $50 members of the
9Th Battalion, which consists of six
companies from Prince Georges and
Anne Arundel Counties, also will
leave their armories at the same
time, it was reported. The 9th Bat
talon is under the command of 1t.
Col. Caesar L. Aiello of Hyattsville.
Evening star., 1943-07-24
Note From -Four Sailors
On Raft Found in Juq

By the Associated Press.
CR1SFIELD, Md, July 24.-Capt.
Willie B. Middleton, Smiths Island
crabber, yesterday reported finding
in Chesapeake Bay early this month
glass jug containing a piece of
paper marked March 6, 1912, coast
of North Africa, four sailors on a
raft"
Capt Middleton said the jug also
contained an ace of diamonds play
ing card, and the paper was heavily
stained by salt water.
The only other notation on the
paper, he added, were the following
names and addresses:
Sam S. Wooten, cox, A. G. c.,
U. S. N, Fifty-second and First ave-
nues, South Brooklyn, N. Y. From
State Ohio0
George F. Bose, 81 Woodstock
road, Rochester, N. Y.
Lee A. Wheaton, 521 West Third
street, Washington, N. C.
"Toney Turner, gunner, New
York"
Evening star., 1943-07-24
Most D. c. Rotion Books
Distributed, OPA Sovs

Nearly all of No. war ration
books for this area have been issued,
OPA officials announced yesterday,
and the remainder will be sent out
as quickly as the 100 volunteer
workers can complete the work.
Distribution of the books began
on May "a, and all but $4,000 of
the city's estimated total of 727,95O
have been issued. Applications for
Book No. 3 were received from 316,-
600 families for an average of %
books per family.
Firemen in the District have been
assisting in processing the books.
Evening star., 1943-07-24
Right Of Father
To Work Son, Ia,
|FocesCourt Test
BY the Associated RresA.


NORFOLK, July 24.-Whether a
father has the right to employ his
14-year-old son in violation of Vir-
ginia child labor laws, is the ques-
ton Judge James U. Goode of
Corporation Court No. 2 will be
asked to decide next month.
The Juvenile and Domestic Re-
lations Court ruled otherwise in
ordering T. w. Whitehurst, man
ager Of the Campostella highway
service station to pay fines of SIS
on each Of two charges brought by
C. P. Hearne. an inspector of the
Department of Labor and Industry
Mr.. Whitehurst was convicted by
Judge H.. G. Cochran of working his
son at the station without a labor
permit, and, secondly, employing
him after 6 pm.
Evening star., 1943-07-24
virginiiaMayGet
Equal Treatment
On Gas Soon
Huge Inventories
Cited; Byrd Sees End
Of Discrimination

Virginia, whose gasoline invento-
ries are increasing by approximately
100000 gallons a month, may soon
be placed on an equal rationing foot
ing with all other States east Of the
Mississippi River.
While Gov. Darden yesterday was
releasing a study by Motor Vehicles
Commissioner c. F. Joyner, disclos-
ing the increase in gasoline storage
in the, State, Senator Byrd, Demo-
crat, OF Virginia said he has been
informed by War Mobilization Di-
rector Byrnes that Petroleum Ad-
ministrator Ickes shortly will an
nounce a plan to establish uniform
gasoline rationing regulations in the
Eastern States.
Seaboard States from Virginia
northward are included in the ban
on pleasure driving, while that re-
striction does not apply to other
Eastern States.
Byrd -Byrnes Discussion.
Senator Byrd discussed with Mr..
Byrnes the gasoline situation par
ticularly as 1t affected Virginia,
where vigorous protests have been
voiced by State officials against
what they called discriminatory
treatment of Virginia in comparison
with contiguous territory and in
the face of an improving supply sit
uation.
Senator Byrd said he was told the
plan called for reducing supplies in
the zone east of the Mississippi out
side of the driving ban area.
Mr.. Ickes announced on July II
that he expected to equalize gaso-
line rationing in the area between
the East Coast and the Rocky
Mountains within 30 to so days.
At that time M. Ickes said the
equalization probably would mean
some increase in the East and a
decrease in the Middle West and
Southwest.
Inventory on Storage.
An inventory of Virginia oil COM
panies' storage tanks showed that
there we're PATH 1862 gallons of gas
oline on hand on June 80, an in
crease OF 4,907,154 gallons over the
amount on hand May 81, the Joyner
study revealed.
The study showed that the June
80 inventory was sufficient to last
"a days into July without importing
any petroleum.
During June, Virginia received
by pipeline and other modes OF
transportation-54,5 ,521 1884 gallons OF
gasoline and exported for use in
other places, primarily Washington
18,775 ,592 gallons.
Evening star., 1943-07-24
Manuel Monies Dies;
Pan-American Union Aide

Manuel Monies, 81, one OF the
Pan-American Unions senior Span
ish stenographers, died yesterday at
his home, 6323 Utah avenue NV,
after a brief illness.
A native Of Manila, he came here
to work for the union in 1910. He
was an expert in Spanish and Portu-
guese dictation and reported meet
ings of the unions Board of Gov
ernors.
Besides his wife, Mrs. Angeline B.
Montes, he leaves four daughters,
Mrs. Lolita Noff, Mrs. Carmen Nc
Donald, Mrs. Gloria Harris and Mrs.
jeanette de la Cara.
Mass will be said at the Shrine
of the Blessed Sacrament at 9:30
am. Monday, followed by burial in
Mount Olivet Cemetery.