Evening star. [volume], December 05, 1937, Page A-15, Image 15

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PLANE RADIO LANDING
SYSTEM INSTALLED
Completed at Pittsburgh by Ex
pert!—pilots Started Through
Training Course.
•nie first installation of a radio in
strument landing system, for daily use
In airline operation was completed in
Pittsburgh yesterday lor Pennsylvania
Central Airlines.
Pilots of the line, operating from
Washington to Detroit and 'Milwaukee,
have been started through a training
course and soon will begin to make
simulated instrument landings at
Pittsburgh on their regular schedules.
Co-operation among the Allegheny
County commissioners, the airline and
the Air-Track Manufacturing Corp.,
local organisation of former Bureau
of Standards experts, made the in
stallation possible, it was announced.
‘‘This offers the first opportunity in
this country to obtain actual operating
experience in instrument landing, al
though various experimental demon
strations have been made, beginning
as far back as 1629," C. Bedell, Monro,
president of the airline, said.
The landings in Pittsburgh are to be
simulated instrument landing, made
only la good weather, for the present.
Every landing will be under the super
vision of airline flight control, the pilot
and co-pilot being in the open with
full view of the ground. The pilots,
however, will be able to gain experi
ence In instrument landing, without
risk, Mr. Monro said.
VACANCY AT NAVY YARD
Precision Lens, Prism and Test
Plate Maker Wanted.
The Civil Service Commission yes
terday announced an examination for
precision lens, prism and test plate
maker at the Washington Navy Yard.
The pay ranges from $7.87 to $8.63
a day, on a 40-hour week, and applica
tions will be received until December
30. They may be made at the Navy
Yard, or at the office of the Fourth
Civil Service District, 016 O streel
N.W.
CONFERENCE TO AID
JEWS IN PALESTINE
National Organization* to Hold
Seuion Here January 22
and 23.
American Jewry will seek a pro
gram to strengthen the position of
the Jewish community in Palestine
by a national conference to be held
at the Mayflower Hotel January 22
and 23 under sponsorship of the United
Palestine Appeal and other national
Jewish organisations.
An effort will be made, according
to the "United Palestine Appeal, "to
unite all national Jewish bodies on
the broad base of Palestine rebuild
ing and Ms relationship to finding a
solution for the problem of homeless
Jews In Poland, Germany and other
lands." The plight of these victims
of antl-semltlsm was emphasized at
the American Jewish Congress held
here reoently. A report Issued at that
gathering said that "5,000,000 Jews
In Central and Eastern Europe” are
In danger of complete disenfranchise
ment.
The program worked out at the con
ference, It Is hoped by the sponsors,
will open the way for Increased Im
migration of these members of their
race to the Palestine community.
In addition to crystallizing senti
ments of American Jewry on the fu
tup* colonisation of Palestine, the na
tional conference will seek to Inten
sify Palestine settlement activities car
ried on through the United Palestine
Appeal.
WILL ADDRESS U. G. E.
Representative Lewie of Colorado
to Speak Today.
Representative Lewis, Democrat, of
Colorado, will be the speaker at the
weekly forum of the United Govern
ment Employes at 3 p.m. today in
Garnet-Patterson Junior High audi
torium. *
His topic will be "The Merit System
and Advancement in the Government
Service.”
PORTRAIT EXHIBIT
OPENS TOMORROW
Display at Phillips Memorial Gal
lery Will Continue to
January 2.
An exhibition illustrating the evolu
tion and problems of portraiture will
open tomorrow at the Phillips Memo
rial Gallery, 1800 TWenty-flrst street
N.W., and continue to January 2. The
portraits may be seen fronw 11 am.
to 6 p m. dally, and from 2 to 6 p.m.
on Sunday.
Assembled by E. M Benson on a
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commission from the Carnegie Oorp,
the display is under the auspices of the
Pennsylvania Museum of Art and the w
Phillips Gallery.
The portraits range from pre-hls
toric and primitive sculpture through
the High Renaissance, with several
examples of modern work.
Among the portraits to be shown
are those of 2nd century Graeco
Roman funeral from Fay yam;
a “Knight of, Malta" by Clouet; "A ■*>
Youth,” Plntiirrlchlo; a “Procurator
of 8. Marco,” Tintoretto; “Hendrickje
Stoffels,” Rembrandt; “William
James,” Hogarth; "Hubert Robert,
Fragonard; others by Gerlcault, Dela
croix, Courbet and Bakins; self por
traits by Goya, Csarme and Tan Gogh,
and photographic portraits by Steichen -
and Stieglits.
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