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Evening star., 1943-06-18
May Kovor Left Sheltered Life
To Enter Cage With Circus Cats
Dancing Career Changed by Love, Not
An UnusupI Story Under the Bio TOP

You don't have to look far to find
authentic romances of the big top.
And they seem to be something
more than passing infatuations.
Two Of the top figures in the
Ringing Bros. and Barnum & Bailey
circus, exhibiting Its thrills here
this week. man and q woman
became sawdust troupers simply
because they fell In love. And not
with each other, either, for these
were separate involvements OF the
heart, entrapping the respective VIC
tins many years apart.
There's lovely May Kover, who
likes cats-the larger kind, such q
leopards-despite their very bad
dispositions. She puts an assort-
ment Of leopards and pumas through
q series Of complicated maneuvers
daily.
Sheltered Life Forsaken.
Now May was q professional dane
er and had school of the dance
in her native England. Surely a
nice sheltered life. Then she went
to circus and met Harry Kover,
a noted animal trainer. At that
moment, as the Victorian novelists
used to say, fate stepped in. They
were married. And look at what a
sheltered life Mrs. Kover leads to-
day!
Go back some decades, before
the century turned, and you'll find
a young Alsatian serving as a cav
airy lieutenant in the French Army.
He Is graduate Of the Ecole de
Samur. the famous cavalry school,
and a military career is all that he
can see. But then he goes to a cir
Gus and admires a girl who already
has won renown as a bareback rid
er. Well, before long there's a
wedding.
Fred Bradna resigned his COM
mission and joined the circus. He's
II today and equestrian director of
"the greatest show on earth" His
wife? Well, she's still riding, at "a,
and they're still trouping together
Taps Cats on Nose.
To revert to May Kovar, it was
suggested that she pose for q pic
ture beside the cages from which
her charges were about to be taken
through connecting cages into the
ring. The cats we're hot and sleepy
and plagued by flies.
Come, Robert" she said, "time
to wake up" She poked the stock
of her whip into the cage and
tapped the leopard gently on the
nose. He wrinkled his face In a
gesture that plainly meant, Go
way" But she poked him a little
harder and he looked, yawning
cavernously. She reached her hand
IN and petted his head. There was
another cat she petted. She named
him "Igloo," then nicknamed him
Hitler. because he's so mean.
A third, on the upper tier of his
cage, moved toward her. This fe-
male leopard is called "Puppet,"
and she likes Mrs. Kovar. In fact,
the cat so trusts her trainer that
Mrs. Kovar picks her up during
the performance, drapes the leopard
around her neck and circles the
ring.
Rare Animal.
There's only one animal in
thousand, perhaps in 1000. you
Evening star., 1943-06-18

stand them to get along with them"
But she stuck her whip in at a
black leopard, and 1t growled fu-
riously. "A bad actor" she COM
mented.
1t was this leopard which sprang
at her and clawed her deep about
the arm and chest during 4 per-
formance in Boston recently. There
was no warning. There never is. 1t
jumped at her throat, but she man.
aged to sidestep.
They're quicker than the flash of
an eye she pointed out.
She and helper in the ring beat
OF the infuriated cat with their whip
stocks. And May went on with her
act, undaunted.
Never to Be Trusted.
They kept the black leopard "in
solitary few days and then put it
back in the big top. But Mrs. Kovar
knows now she can never trust it.,
never dare turn her back on it. And
If 1t keeps springing at people, they'll
have to dispose of it, probably give
Evening star., 1943-06-18
THE EVENING STAR WASHINGTON G, FRIDAY. 49,

1t to . roo. No. her Job may look
easy-she handles 1t 20 smoothly
but don't kid yourself. They don't
carry guns, the trainers or the at
tendants. They depend entirely, In
case Of trouble. on their whip stocks
and their ingenuity. !,
The husband who lured Mrs. Kovar
into the circus often handles the
bigger cats, the lions and tigers, at
the other end Of the tent while she
puts her graduates through their
PAGES. He's . Czech and . natural
lied British subject. The Kovars
are among Alfred Courts little
coterie Of top-flight trainers.
Bradna Plans Horse Acts.
Fred Bradna is q contemporary
version Of the vanished ringmsster,
Evening star., 1943-06-18
Moeinot Line DismontIed
To Free Lund for Forms

By the Associated Press.
STOCKHOLM, June IA Ber-
lin dispatch to the Stockholm news
paper Dagens Nyheter reported to-
day that the Germans are rapidly
completing demolition Of the Magi-
not Line In France to make more
land available for cultivation.
Approximately 1000 concrete tank
barriers are being removed daily
from the broad fortified zone, the
dispatches said. Previously the
Nazis were reported to have removed
much Of the armament from the
Maginot Line, transferring 1t to
their new fortifications Of the
French coast.
Evening star., 1943-06-18
Germans Loud Horthy
On His 18th Birthday
By the Associated Press.


A telegram Of congratulations
from Adolf Hitler today went to Ad-
miral Nicholas Horthy, Hungary's
regent. on the occasion Of his 18th
birthday, and the German press was
filled with articles extolling the
leader Of the satellite nation, the
Berlin radio said In q broadcast re-
corded by the Associated Press.
Admiral Horthy's attitude toward
Jews and Soviet Russia, in line with
Naz Germany's philosophy, was
singled out In the articles.
Admiral Horthy was among the
satellite leaders who paraded to Hit
ler's headquarters in April to dis
cuss the probability Of Allied inva-
sion.
Evening star., 1943-06-18
Spitfire Pilots Destroy
n japanese Planes

Dy the Associated Press.
MELBOURNE, Australia, June 10.
Australian Spitfire pilots in the
limited number Of combats they
have had with the Japanese north
OF Australia have destroyed %
enemy planes thus far.
The total includes 5 bombers, Is
Evening star., 1943-06-18

newspapers IN cities Of 10000 or
moro population; the Arizonaa Re-
public and dasette, Phoenix, Ariz.,
for cities Of 100000 to 100000; the
jackson (AGiss) News for cities from
5000 to 100000 population, and the
Sioux Falls Daily Argus-Leader for
cities with less than $1,000. in the
latter category. the Monterey>(C Calf }
Herald was awarded second prize.
Second prize in the 100, 900 to 150, 600
population field went to the shreve-
port Oa.) Times. No other prizes
were awarded.
Evening star., 1943-06-18

fighters and : reconnaissance planes.
Wing Comdr. Give (Killer) Cald-
well tops the score with three fighter
planes and = bomber. making his
total bag for the war 24h planes.
Evening star., 1943-06-18

could do that TO-" Mrs. Kovar ex-
planned. Most Of them would be
terrified and would Jump and claw
at anything in sight"
But they do have affections, these
jungle kitties, and heaven help the
stranger who tried to approach
them with the familiarity Of Mrs.
Kovar.
They're a lot like house cats" /"
she said. You've got to under
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-02
Figures Refute
JobIess Fears in
Ditthing WPA

Detroit's fears that WPA work
ers cut off local projects by order
Of President Roosevelt would
bound back onto city welfare rolls
has been disproved, John +. Bal
lenger, Detroit welfare super
intendent, revealed today.
In a report TO Mayor Jeffries,
Ballenger said that, of S81 persons
who have been released from WPA
since Feb. 2, only u have applied
for welfare aid. The remainder, it
is assumed. found employment in
private industry.
"On Feb. g" Ballenger said.
eve had zoos persons on WPA
In Detroit. Today We have 1,212.
or S8l less. or these, only I2
have come back to us for well
fare aid.
"Of this S81, exactly 622 were
women over middle age who
were employed in our sewing,
bandage wrapping and house
hold aid projects. These were
completely cut off Feb. 2, and
only nine OF them came back TO
us.
THE remaining 259 who were
released were manual laborerS,
and only three of them have
failed to find living elsewhere
and are back on our welfare
rolls"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-02
48-Hour Week
Affects 10000
WorkersHe

Approximately 1000 Detroit
workers putting in less than 40
hours a week today faced speedy
release from their present jobs as
a result of the newly-impoSed AZ
hour work week edict.
More than 10000 workers al.
ready have been affected in this
area, but the War Manpower
Commission estimated $4,000 prob.
ably will come under the order as
rev schedules are arranged.
The transition will be gradual
and most of the 1000 men marked
for occupational changes will be
retained on their present jobs UNI
Ill the L. S. Employment Service
finds new jobs for them.
However, all workers in the
"change-over category" will be
required to obtain releases, the
warned.
There were lew requests for
blanket exemptions among the
? 500 of the areas 5000 employers
who served notice they will COM
ply with the ruling and ninety
per cent indicated they would
make upward adjustment in
working hours.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-02

Heinkel torpedo bomber
was coming I'm at u.s." he said.
He'd leveied of and was COM
ing straight In. We had our
gun on him. hut IL damned.
Mister, we thought we were
gone.
ANY gun might jam once In
while, hut II had Ia happen Ia
us with Heinket coming NJ us.
The ship next 90 us opened up
then and We saw the HeinkeI
waVer off and crash in the water.
when you've got a live shell
In the gun. YOU do different
things. They can order YOU TO
elevate the gun and wait. Or
YOU can take the shell out. TAX
ing n live shell out means that
three or four men probably are
going 10 he killed. Maybe more.
Every body tries 10 get away
from the gun except the man
dcing the job, but somebody else
probably will get II. too.
Tho hot shell man named
Fullbright took II out. The hot
shell man IL the one who takes
the empty cases out OF the gun.
He took this live shell out"
Did he volunteer inquired
somebody
NO. sir" said StaSiak. HE
didn't volunteer. lie was ordered
90 do 1t. But Bill Hodgens. he's
chief bo'sun's mate, from GlOu-
cester. Mass, helped him. He
didn't have 10. hut ne did.
I'VE thought we were gone
twice. First when the HeinkeI
WAS coming Inv. and then when
he got the shell out Fullbright'S
knees were going Just like this.
weren't they Charley, when he
ook that shell To the rail- and
Nhrew 10 over"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-02
School TO Begin
Aid

The first school canteen for chill.
.drcn over nursery age will open
Monday az the HutchinS Interme-
date School under the board OF
education'S expanded child-care
program
Dr. Warren r. Bow. supcrin-
tendent Of schools. told the adj
vlSory council OF tho child-care
program that the canteen. for
children over 8 years. VIII supple
ment the II nursery schools al
ready m operation.
The program may include "a
hour service. including child care
for early morning hours As well
a the usual daytime period, Doc
tor Bow explained.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-02
Rodzinski's Son in Africa

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
NORTH AFRICA. April > INSJ
1t Witold RodlinSki. 24-lear-
old son of the conductor of the
New York Philharmonic Orchcs-
ira, IS serving with the l.. :.
Army Air Forces here.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-02
Pnoto h, Time, san pho,oerapl
ism I accidental :.

Going around in strange
Easements, j need him" said
Gould
Once Gould finds a furnace. he
can diagnose and fix It's aillng
CRATES and 'innard>" by sense Of
touch. but he needs Barron 10 help
INN up and down stairs and
through the streets.
Barron CurIouSly. is the only
Known dog that checks with his
paw instead Of IN, head and shout
derS Most dogs turn their heads
IN front Of their masters as sign
that they have reached a step, a
curb or other obstruction
Not Barron, Probably because
of his Labrador ancestry. he uses
his paw 10 hold Gould'S ankle.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-02

The OPA. when II issued mca
ration books. forgot about the
guide dogs that lead blind masters
Clarence NJ. Day, district ration
ing executive in Detroit. said to-
day that appeals from the blinC
had been transmitted 10 Washing
ton IN hopes that the OPA Soor
would issue national regulations tC
give the guide dogs the right tC
eat meat.
Right now blind men and women
arc giving up their own meat sc
their dogs can have IT.
One OF the 80 or 40 blind who
have dogs in Detroit is Sam Gould
Of 1909 Second proprietor Of a
plumbing and heating business at
3393-5 Mack.
His dog. Barron. a black fellow
Of mixed Doberman and Labrador
ancestry. Is accustomed 10 a pound
Of meat day and no horse meat
REFUSES HORSE MEAT
He turns up his nose AT horse
meat" said Gould land he won't
even eat hamburger unless its
the best.
He wants good ground beef
and he's going Ia get il il I have
to struggle along on eggs and
whatever else I can get. cant
tell YOU what Barron has meant
To me.
MY wife il visiting her folks
down in Reading. Pa. I'm eat
Ing around i'm restaurants. Bar
ron gets the meat from both our
ration books.
His regular diet is one pound
OF meat day, two cups of all
bran q day, and three raw eggs
r week. That's besides his cereal
for breakfast. of course"
IN PLUMBING BUSINESS
Barron is one of the first dogs
trained by the Leader Dog League
at Rochester Gould, blinded in an
accident more thar FIVE Years ago.
was hopeleSSly depressed at first.
After getting Barron, he eStab-
'lShcd ms heating and plumbing
business, which now includes
,rcw of men operating four trucks.
With Barron. Gould docs much
1f the repair work and cost csti-
himself.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-02
FuPage Color Map of the Pacific War in Sunday Times

Sundays Detroit Times will carry FULL-PAGE COLOR WAR
MAP showing why aid machines
forces Australia and the Southwest Pacific
This map reveals how the laps islands
another series page-size maps
the Times presents in Detroit The the Pictorial Review
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-02

ward, when the
ships waited off
shore. that the
seaman really
began to catch
hell.
A shell from
shore or a bomb
( 70 m the sky
could be equally
d i $ a s trou s.
NJ a r b lie. Sta
siak and Butler
wv h o d d nj
care) knew that
a ] o n & wit h
o [ her things
their ship car
ricd a big sup
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-02

Army and Her Fighting Old Folks" by Nine Wellington Koo
wife OF the Chinese ambassador TO Great Britain.
The Sunday Times will wordamous
Buddy summary OF Michigan for clip
your man in the service, and many features.
Newsprint that
your copy Of the Sunday Times order from
carrier boy dial Cherry $500 arrange delivery
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-02
Heads Raid Wardens

Leslie ~ JUL. Is, of l40l6 As
bury Park, has been appointed
director of air raid wardcnS Tor
Area No 6 in Northwest Detroit.
II was announced by the OCD to-
day.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-02

You would suppose that once
our troops were ashore, there'd be
nothing Tor The navy and coast
guard TO do.
On the contrary, il was after
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-02

only Of timely instructive interesting Sundays
Times
Included in the Pictorial Review will be pages pictures
from the Warner Brothers Air Force stirring of
fank bomber the Pacific Also page
pictures from Africa, and other
The American Weekly will bring wealth interest
features including impressive article Mother Child
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-02


This stuff had TO be unloadeo
and taken ashore. and the Luft.
waite was doing It's best TO pre-.
vent IT,
'Tll tell you when we were
scared-when the gun damned
remember that ." said StaSlak.
Why don't YOU speak Tor
YOURSELF" Butler butted. in.
"Where do YOU get that we
stun ."
IL suppose YOU weren't
scared" said StaSiak.
"No, ! wasn't" said Butler.
"If you're going 10 get II, you're
Ayoing To, NJ why worry about IL.
Jim a fatalist."
But Charley Marble nodded his
head, and StaSiak went on.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-02

Mr. Hollowcll, whose dona-
ton at the Red Cross blood
donor station turned out TO
be the 150,000th, as a result
he was awarded a $50 war
bond. He's a four-time donor.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-02
Jack PICKERING
Here
Nnd
Now
BY JACK PICKERING
THE TANNED GUN

Second of three columns on
the landing OF American
troops in Africa.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-02
He stopped 50 I SAID

He stopped. 50 | SAID
81 gather that the shell didn't
70 on after all"
oh" said StaSiak. diSmiSSinC
the whole business. cit didn't 60
of before he threw II over the
side, and ! don't know n il went
Oft afterward. After it's In the
water II can't do any harm 10
We didn't pay any more atten-
ton"
THE men get 80 they don't
even wait for orders" said
Marble, who had had very little
10 say. Generally the planes
come In the morning or just at
dusk. Not always. but usually.
and II gets 80 the men just 20
Ia the guns morning and night
without being told"
And" added Butler. when
you're working siN-on-SiX-OiI
that's six hours on duty and six
of. IL sounds all right. hut ID
doesn't work out that way. You
can sleep on your six hours of
unless there's raid and then
YOU grt up and 20 10 your sta
ton. IL it's just some guy thinks
he sees an enemy plane. YOU
get up. anyway. Plenty times
we got only three or four hours
sleep a day, and l didn't have
n shower for months"
"You want To know what it's
llke?" said Stasiak. II lost 81
pounds. and I'm not 10 eSpe-
clally big. either"
How their ship came through il,
still puzzles them. Once they
looked up and counted seven
smashed planes falling at once
Spitfres got some. and guns got
kherS. Gunfirei
There's not words In the die
-tionary TO describe a." said Sta
siak. ut was beautiful. All you
could see was hot fire"
Tomorrow; The 81 Torpedoes.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-02
APPEALS TO BROWN

JeffrieS appealed TO Brown after
being told by poultry dealers that,
while the normal Detroit consump-
ton was 100000 pounds a week.
only 1000 pounds had come 70
the city since last Friday.
Ceiling price differentialS were
blamed for the shortage. In New
York, for example. dealers pay as
high as IS cents a pound while in
Detroit the top had been 70 cents.
Jeffrles hoped to persuade
Brown 10 establish uniform cell
lnCS throughout the country.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-02
City Stripped of Poultry by NY. Bidders
Ceiling TO Block
Black Markets
C|ampedby0PA

Detroit today was confronted
with An acute poultry shortage
and in move to avert black
markets, the OPA warned poultry
producers that they must observe
ceiling prices in selling 10 the re-
-taIf market.
As Mayor Jefrles appealed 90
OPA Director Brown 10 relieve
the city's poultry plight. the De-
troit OPA announced that its in
veSugatorS al Eastern Market had
nahbed farmer selling live
chickens for % cents g pound
above the ceiling price
The farmers name was not dis
closed pending further OPA ac-
ton He said he had been told
that farmers selling their produce
did not come under OPA control.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-02
IS CENTS CEILING

In A statement on poultry cell
Ing prices, a ID Ruegscgger, chief
OPA enforcement attorney, said
The highest maximum price
for poultry sold 10 consumers
- 90 cents pound while the
highest price for poultry sales
10 retail stores and agencies
commercial, industrial, and in
Stitutional-is S5l2 cents q
pound live weight.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-07-01

occasions when che" is home on
furlough.
And flattering to the figure as
only slim hipped, broad-shoul-
dered silhouette can be.
One popular model this season
which ca nbe worn all year round
is made of two tones of gray -
light gray crepe for the bow-tied
blouse and smoky shade for the
wide belted, slim skirt. Another
gray two-piecer has a huge spray
of hand-painted red and purple
tulips with green leaves across
hte front of the blouse.
The "chemise dress'-one- piece,
though it looks like separate
shirt and skirt is direct de-
csendant of this seasons style hit.
Most eye-catching of them all
is one with a pencil-slim skirt of
black shantung and white crepe
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-07-01

blouse with red stripes worked
vertically, except for the horizon
tally striped yoke fastened with
jet buttons and tied at the neck
with self fabric An old umbrel-
la frame covered with the same
striped material made an Access
sorry that gave the outfit gay
nineties "parasol girl" look.
Combining taffeta and wool in a
skirt and shirt outfit gives an at
tractive standby for year-round
wear. In the taffeta materials,
plaids and stripes of gay colors are
the most effective, and the domi-
mating color of vari-colored
blouse can be picked up by a
matching wool skirt of the same
hue. A particularly eye-catching
model in this style uses a plaid
blouse of silver, black and purple,
with skirt of matching purple
Black accessories give contrast.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-07-01

The shirt n skirt silhouette leads
the field of style favorite as We
come into the home stretch of the
summer season.
A dark horse last winter, when
it was made up in small sizes only,
it took a sudden squirt ahead as
women discovered what versatile,
economical and figure -flattering
find" it was.
Versatil, because one dark skirt
can be topped by any number of
blouses either in matching crepe,
striped sheers, layers of lace or
hand-painted floral prints to make
many ensembles.
Economical. because this mixing
and matching can also be done
with one floor-length dinner skirt
to give you a different dress for
each of those all-too-feW festive
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Latest Styles
. HONE (7;ys ONT FORECAST
Cleaners May purge" Items
From Laundry Lists For Duration
BY BETTY MACDONALD
NEA Staff Correspondent

Washington, July because the
manpoWer shortage has hit the
laundry and dry cleaning businesses
throughout the country causing
many a small cleaning establish
ments to shut down, industry men,
bers are now consi+, ring an unof-
ficial rationing system among their
customers.
AS a conservation measure, asso-
citation representative are suggest
ing to the War Manpower Commits
sion that certain non essential items
be dropped from laundry lists for
the duration.
The following are included on a
tentative list: tuXedos and full
dress suits, evening gowns, excess
sively pleated garments, white suits
Except service uniforms), riding
habits, hunting suits, gloves, pocket
books, leather jackets, panamas and
straw has, washable collars and
cuffs, stuffed toys, lampshades,
shawls, tapestries, table scarfs, fan
cy curtains and Grapes, play and
DdlillIlS SuIlS, lllSIluSO"lIS, SIlplJtlS'
SYNTHETICS FOR SOAP
Only a connoisseur of old, pre-
war soaps will be able to tell that
manufacturers are now no longer
using imported perfumed oils in
their products. Instead, American
ingenuity has turned to synthetic
oils with chemical bases. Meanwhile,
industry men are reporting a grow
in scarcity in the essential animal
and vegetable oils used in soap
manufacture, aside from perfumed
oils which are also necessary.
PRE- WAR QUOTAS
With OPA's announcement that
the next two coffee stamps will be
valid for three weeks apiece, aver
age coffee drinkers will be buying
about as much as they did before