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Evening star., 1946-09-18
'Keneipp Asks 3 Hand Signals
In New District Traffic Code

Washington motorists probably
will be required to use the three
hand signals of the so-called uni
form vehicle code" instead of the
present single you-figure-it-ou
gesture as result of an overhaul
of District traffic regulations now
in progress.
Traffic Director George E. Keneipp
favors the three-position system OF
indicating intention to turn, slow
down or stop which is provided for
in the regulations of Maryland, Vir-
ginia and most other States.
1t calls for extension of the left
arm upward when a right turn is
contemplated, horizontally for "a
left turn and downward, with palm
to the rear to indicate an immediate
stop, slowing or change of direction
other than full right or left turn.
Rule Now in Force.
The rule now in force here re-
quires driver to extend his left arm
horizontally for stops. slowing OF
any change Of direction. The driver
OF following car is supposed to be
warned by this signal that some
thing is about to happen-5just what
is for him to determine by observa-
ton.
Mr.. Keneipp sees little value in
such an all-inclusive gesture and
points out that Capital streets are
used by thousands of drivers from
Maryland. Virginia and other
Evening star., 1946-09-18
PeI|ey Asks Dismissal
OF Sedition Charqes

William Dudley Pelley, who was
indicted almost two years ago with
% other persons on charges of at
tempting to set up a Nazi regime
here and undermining the morale
of the armed forces, late yesterday
filed a motion in District Court
seeking dismissal of the charges.
The sedition trial in which Pelley
and his co-defendants figured lasted
almost a year before resulting in a
mistrial due to the death of Chief
Justice Edward c. Eicher, presiding
jurist.
A meeting of attorneys for Pelley
and the Government is scheduled
for Friday at which time the Gov
ernment will set date for new
trial if it is deemed advisable to
do so.
Pelley based his notion for dis
missal on the premises that under
the Constitution he was entitled to
a speedy trial and not new one
almost two years after the first one
commenced.
Evening star., 1946-09-18
Fields Contempt Case
TO Be Presented 10
Grand Jury Friday

The case of Benjamin F. Fields
Washington promoter, who is ac-
cused of refusing to produce records
here before the House Surplus Prop
erty Committee regarding a bronze
wire screen transaction, will be pre-
sented to the District grand jury
Friday, it was announced today by
United States Attorney Edward M
Curran..
The announcement was made
after Mr.. Curran conferred with
Chairman Slaughter of the commit
tee and Hugh D. Wise, jr., committee
counsel. Mr.. Slaughter is expected
to be among the witnesses before
the grand jury.
The grand jury is to decide whether
to indict Fields on charges of failure
to produce the records in connec-
ton with the split of $4,442 COM
mission on a surplus wire screen
deal
Alton S. Bradford, former investi-
gator for the United States At
torney's Office and now Fields at
tOrney, mas asked the gfand jury TO
allow Fields to testify in his own
behalf.
Contempt papers against Fields
have been in process since Au-
gust Is when the House committee
voted to request such action The
demand that Fields be cited came
from Chairman Slaughter after
Fields refused for the fourth time
to produce the records covering the
bronze screen transaction, it was
said.
If Fields is indicted he will be
formally arraigned on the charge in
District Court. If tried and con-
victed he would face a maximum
penalty of $1,000 fine, a year in
jail, or both.
Evening star., 1946-09-18
Morris SegaI, 80, Dies;
Retired Antique Dealer

Morris Segal, 83. retired Wash
ington antique dealer and cabinet
maker. died Monday in New York
City at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. Helen Eisenberg He was re-
cuperating from stroke he suffered
here about four months ago.
Mr.. Segal who came to the United
States with his wife and children
from Russia. first settled in Phila-
delphia then moved to the District
38 years ago. He opened the Segal
Antique Shop at that time. Eight
years ago he retired from the family
business. 1904 Connecticut avenue
NV, which his sons now operate.
He lived at 6315 Thirteenth street
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Helen Segal; five sons, Samuel,
Benjamin, Israel, Percy, and Louis
Segal, all of Washington; three
daughters. in addition to Mrs. Eisen-
berg, Mrs. A. Russman, Chicago,
ILL.,; Mrs. J. zulin and Mrs. Sol
Merelman, both of Washington;
nine grandsons; six granddaughters,
and two great grandchildren.
Evening star., 1946-09-18
Colonial Village
And Buckingham Ask
Leave 10 Raise Rents
By Robert J. Lewis

Buckingham Community and Co.
lonlal Village, Inc, in Arlington
County, two of the largest apart
ment developments in the District
area, have petitioned OPA to grant
rent increases on total of 2,315
apartment units, the Alexandria
Arlington Area Rent Office disclosed
today
l. Chance Buchanan, area rent
director, said the two properties were
the largest for which rent increases
have been sought in this area so far.
Both firms base their requests on
the OPA rent provision allowing
increases if landlords are undergoing
substantial hardship"
Tenants of Colonial Village, which
has Offices at 1918 Wilson boulevard,
Arlington, have been notified of the
landlords petition and have been
given an opportunity to file indi-
vidual statements in line with OPA
procedure.
Mr.. Buchanan said he probably
would determine this week whether
higher rentals were justified for
the 1,060 Colonial Village tenants.
The 1855 tenants of Buckingham,
with Offices at 313 North Glebe
road. have not yet been notified.
but Mr.. Buchanan said they would
receive notices shortly and also be
given an opportunity to file indivi-
dual statements.
In case increases are granted,
tenants will be notified by OPA, Mr..
Buchanan said. If the requests are
denied, the landlords will be in
formed, and they then may request
review of the case by the OPA
regional rent office in Atlanta.
Under a section of the OPA rent
regulations, a landlord may petit
ton for rent increase when a
substantial hardship has resulted
from a substantial decrease in the
net income, before interest of the
property for the current year, as
compared with the representative
period prior to the maximum rent
date, due to substantial and un-
avoidable increases in property
taxes or operating COSTS
The maximum rent date" for
this area is January !, 1941.
Evening star., 1946-09-18
Mrs. Laura PendIeton
Dies al Norfolk Home

Mrs. Laura Randolph Tucker
Pendleton, IS, formerly of Wash
ington, died yesterday in Norfolk,
Va, where she made her home for
the last Is years.
Born in Winchester, Va, Mrs.
Pendleton lived for many years in
Washington. She was the widow
OF E. Morgan Pendleton and the
daughter of John Randolph Tucker
of Lexington, Va, a member OF
Congress for Six consecutive terms
in the l870s and 1880s. She also was
the sister of Henry ST. George
Tucker, who was Representative
from Staunton, Va, for many years
and professor of law at George
Washington and Washington and
Lee Universities.
Mrs. Pendleton was a frequent
visitor at the White House during
the Cleveland administrations.
She leaves two daughters, Mrs
George Edgar Brandt, Norfolk, Va.
and Mrs. Richard Seton MacCar-
teney, Washington; two sons. E. M
Pendleton, jr., Baltimore, and Col
Randolph T. Pendleton, professor
of military science and tactics al
the University of Delaware; three
granddaughter, a grandson and q
great-granddaughter.
Funeral services will be held al
the Robert E. Lee Memorial Episco-
pal Church in Lexington, Va, to-
morrow. Burial will be in the FAM
ily grounds in Lexington.
Evening star., 1946-09-18
Benning Section Children Plead
With Mason for Playground

and promised that efforts would be
made to establish a neighbodhood
playground He said he hoped to
bring the matter before the Com
missioners meeting tomorrow and
would suggest that the matter be
considered urgent.
The Commissioner declared he
would recommend that the need for
a playground be taken up with Milo
F.. christensen, superintendent of
recreation.
Several mothers in the delegation
pointed out that it is highly danger
Gus for children to cross the heavy
traffic of both Benning road and
Minnesota avenue NE. to reach the
playground at Benning School. They
want playground nearer the center
of the fast growing population of the
area.
Evening star., 1946-09-18

States who are accustomed to three
position hand signals.
| Washington used them at one
time, but they were Abandoned in
favor of one signal a number of
years ago.
Assistant Traffic Director NJ o.
Eldridge recalled that one of the
reasons given for the change was
that many drivers were not giving
well-defined signals but merely
vague waves of the arm.
Mr.. Eldridge concurs in Mr.. Ke-
neipp's current recommendation that
the three-way method be restored.
Scores of Proposals.
The hand-signal matter is one of
scores of proposed changes in the
regulations now being studied by the
Committee on Laws and Regulations
of the Commissioners Traffic Ad-
visory Board. Wherever practicable
the committee plans to recommend
that the District be brought in line
with the uniform code, long cham
pioned by the National Conference
or Street and Highway Safety and
indorsed by the Presidents Highway
Safety Conference held here last
May.
Upon completion of its study, the
committee will submit recommenda-
tions to the full TAB for it's consid-
Grafton and forwarding to the Com
missioners.
Mr.. Keneipp is confident the
hand signal item will win approval.
Evening star., 1946-09-18
Mrs. Rosa Lombardy, S6,
Rites 10 Be Held Friday

Funeral services for Mrs. Rosa
Lombardy, Sc, of 170l West Virginia
avenue NE, who died at her home
yesterday morning after a brief ILL
ness, will be held at am. Friday
at the Lee funeral home, Fourth
street and Massachusetts, avenue
NE, followed by burial at Con-
gressional Cemetery.
Mrs. Lombard was the widow of
Charles L. Lornbardy,. Civil War
veteran who served on the District
Police force for 81 years prior to
his death in 1918.
The mother of nine children, in
Guiding a set of twins, Mrs. Lom-
hardy had II grandchildren and 13
great-grandchildren. Her surviving
children are Frank Lombardy of
1923 East Capitol street; Camille A.
Lombardy, Mrs. Joseph B. Mudd,
1921 B street NE; Mrs. Elma c..
johnson of Arlington Village and
Mrs. Helen NJ Mahoney of 1701
West Virginia avenue NE.
Evening star., 1946-09-18
Makeup Of Committee
To Probe Subversion
In U.S. Rolls Due Soon

President Truman is expected tC
announce soon the makeup of 6
commission to devise program fol
keeping subversive elements out oil
the Government, Chairman Ran
dolph of the House Civil Service
Committee said after a White House
visit this morning
A special House subcommittee
which investigated subversive >acti-
vities in the Government recon-
mended late in July that the Presi-
dent appoint such a commission and
Mr.. Randolph's visit to the White
House today was to spur action.
The President, Mr.. Randolph said
indicated he had the matter on his
desk for immediate attention" and
he expressed his own conviction that
the appointments would be made
without further ado.
Not Interested in Witch Hunt.
IT told President Truman that the
Civil Service Commission is not
interested in a witch hunt or Red
batting, but wanted a program
designed to give the Government
maximum protection" Mr. Randolph
said.
He explained that his committee
looked ON this problem as one of the
most difficult with which admins
traitors are. confronted and that it
was intended that the commission
should review existing internal
security measures to see if they are
adequate, and recommend what
further steps are necessary.
MIR. Randolph said such study
also would serve to clear any en-
ployes who might be accused un-
justly. The Civil Service Commit
tee chairman said it was his group IS
desire that the commission report
to the new Congress as soon after
it convenes as possible.
Government Salaries Discussed.
The commission is to be appointed
from the Justice, War, Navy, State
and Treasury Departments and the
Civil Service Commission.
Mr. RanQolph SAID ne also QlS-
cussed Government salaries with the
President in the light of increasing
living costs but that he neither
sought nor obtained any commit
ment as to the Presidents views.
The West Virginian few here
from st. Paul. where he spoke at
the convention of the American
Federation of Government Employees.
Mr.. Randolph said he also urged
Mr.. Truman to appoint the two
public members to the board to
administer a National Air Museum
in line with legislation which he
sponsored at the last Congress.
Three other Government officials
also will sit on this board. They
are the chief of naval operations,
the commanding general of the
Army Air Forces and the secretary
of the Smithsonian Institution.
Evening star., 1946-09-18
Woman, 80, III With Polio;
Area Cases Now Total 88

The Health Department. list of
infantile paralysis cases from the
Metropolitan Area rose to 88 today
compared with ITO at this same date
last year.
One new case was reported-a 30
year-old woman of the 6200 block of
Sligo Mill road, NV, who is hos
pitalized at Walter Reed Hospital.
Of the 88 cases in the area now,
only 16 originated in the District.
Evening star., 1946-09-18

More than so children called on
Commissioner Guy Mason today to
plead for adequate playground space
in the Benning section.
They told Mr.. Mason, who lent a
sympathetic ear to their pleas, that
one of their companions. Jim Nc
Carthy, u, of 1912 Ames street NE,
was hurt by an automobile in the
streets because there was no play
ground there.
They carried signs which read:
I'VE Want Playground" I'VE Have
Only the Streets to Play In" and
Jim Is in the Hospital for Playing
in the Street. Where is Our Play
ground?"
Mr. Mason heard the delegation
which came at the instigation of
the Benning Citizens Association,
Evening star., 1946-09-18
District High Schools
Faced With Shortage
Of Cadet Uniforms

Termination of a wartime con-
tract for the supply of new uni.
forms for the public high schools
Cadet Corps has left school officials
without means of furnishing the
military garb to new enrollees, il
was learned today.
Norman j. Nelson, associate su-
perintenoent in charge of senior
high schools. said he would inform
| the Board of Education's Commit
tee on Student Activities of the
situation at meeting this after
noon and ask for suggestions.
The Student Activities Commit
tee meeting is one of three commit
tee meetings scheduled in advance
of the Board of Education's second
fan meeting at pm. at the Frank
lin Administration Building.
Shortages, Costs Cited.
Word of the threatened uniform
shortage came as DR.. Hobart M
Corning, superintendent, announced
rules of admission for the fall semes-
ter beginning next Monday, when
elementary, Junior and senior high
schools will open at 8 am. and vo-
cational high schools at $50 am
Mr.. Nelson said the cadet uni
forms had been furnished during
the war by single Baltimore firm,
unurnr1 rnnnnfIU
served notice it could not continue
to handle the contract. Materia.
shortages and rising manufacturing
costs were given as reasons.
Before the war. the schools asked
several firms to bid on supplying the
blue uniforms, which cost about S25
each. Mr.. Nelson said, however, he
would recommend to the committee
today that the wartime practice of
! letting the uniform contract to a
single manufacturer be continued
if possible in the interests of keep
ing down steadily rising costs and
insuring delivery in time for the
opening of schools next Monday.
Reminder on Entrances.
| He pointed out that many second
hand uniforms turned in for sale by
cadet graduates last June were avail
able at the II high and vocational
schools in the city, at prices from S.
to $40, but that many new ones
would be needed.
DR.. Corning's reminder on en-
trance requirements said that school,
principals would be at their posts
tomorrow from m. to 10 a m. and
Friday from pm. to 6 pm. to in
terview new applicants for enroll
ment in elementary schools and kin
dergartens. Birth and vaccination
certificates must be furnished by all
students not previously enrolled in
District schools. Application should
be made to the school nearest each
child's home.
Evening star., 1946-09-18
Cafe RoI|back
May Take Meat
Off Menus
Livestock Marketing
Picks Up, Indicating
Greater Supply

Washington restaurant pro-
prietors Joined forces with ma
tional cafe and hotel association
heads today to oppose the OPA
order restoring meat menus to
June 80 levels.
Expected dropping off of such
meat items because of that OPA
order coincided with indications to-
DAY that some relief may be in
sight in the livestock supply situa-
tion.
Most American cities still felt
the serious meat scarcity that has
existed since OPA put ceilings back
last September 9. But a steady in
crease in livestock marketings gave
hope that the supply is picking UP.
Cattle receipts during the first two
Gays OF this week have climbed to
about 55 per cent of a year ago.
Protests Arranged.
Personal protests in conferences
with OPA authorities, court action
to determine whether the order of
Monday night discriminates against
public eating places and goes con-
trary to the Price Control Act and
mass meeting of several hundred
District restaurant owners were main
steps already arranged or under dis
cussion here by restaurant and hotel
representatives.
NO local restaurant cloSings have
occurred, as has been the case in
some other cities, and none is in
immediate prospect, Washington
Restaurant Association spokesmen
said.s Executive Secretary Robert j.
Wilson said this morning he had
been told by several" association
members that they would close rath-
er than return prices to the June 80
level, which, they contend, would be
substantially the same as prevailed
In April, 1943, on meals containing
meat.
While preparing to carry forward
Its tight against the OPA order, the
Washington association set up spe-
clal facilities at its headquarters to-
day to assist members in getting
Felle1 under the hardship clause"
Officials Arrive Here.
George R. LIE Savage of New
York, chairman of the government
Relations Committee of the National
Association, and Armand Kussworm
of Chicago, association attorney, ar
rived in Washington this morning.
AT OPA headquarters spokesman
said they would confer with high
ranking agency officials and perhaps
with Administrator Paul Porter. It
was pointed out that Mr.. LIE Savage
is chairman of the OPAs Restaurant
Industry Advisory Committee and
would have no difficulty in arrang-
ing such meetings.
Court action will be taken on a
national rather than local basis,
Washington restaurant and hotel
men said.
Evening star., 1946-09-18
THE WASHINGTON HEBREW CONGREGATION
THE TEMPLE OF REFORM JUDAISM
HIGH HOLIDAY SERVICES

VIII tcke place ot both
THE TEMPLE and THE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
Sh ana II NV. 10Th
on Wednesday, evening" September 18th g. Thursday morn
ing 10Th 1850 Friday evening" October 4th s. ond Sotu-
doy morning. October 5th ot 1890 The Memorial Service
will be at pm sharp.
RABBI NORMAN GERSTENFELD, MINISTER OF THE
CONGREGATION, WILL PREACH AT THE TEMPLE AND
RABBI SAMUEL COHON, PROFESSOR OF THEOLOGY
AT THE HEBREW UNION COLLEGE, CINCINNATI, WILL
PREACH AT THE CHURCH, ON THE MORNING OF
OCTOBER 5th THEY WILL ALTERNATE.
limited number of scots ot the church ore now available
Applications must be mode in person at the Temple office
822 9th Street NV any weekday until Thursday evening
September 18th from to Monday evening" September
23rd from to 9 Men and women in uniform ore cordially
invited to offend the services OF the Church ond will be
admitted without tickets.
Evening star., 1946-09-18
Car With Flat Stalls
200 on Highway BRIDGE

Approximately 200 cars were
stalled for about an hour early this
morning on the Highway Bridge
when motorist had fiat tire
unable to proceed until it was re-
paired.
The delay. which occurred be-
tween S:45 and 9:45 am. also caused
traffic congestion at intersections on
both the District and Virginia side
of the bridge.
Evening star., 1946-09-18
West Executive
Avenue 10 Open
On October |
Traffic Plans Set
For Street Used
Chiefly by Tourists

West Executive avenue, closed
since the outbreak OF war, will
open october at 10 am. as a
one-way street northbound with
angle parking on one side and
parallel parking on the other side
Of the street.
Traffic plans for the street we're
announced late yesterday by Irving
G. Root, superintendent of National
Capital Parks, following a two-hour
conference in the office of James
j. Maloney, acting chief of the
Secret Service.
Angle parking, opposed by Dis
trict traffic officials as hazardous,
will be permitted on the west, or
State Department, side of the street.
Cars will be permitted to park
parallel with the curb on the east,
or White House side, of the street.
! Yet to be worked out are arrange
ments for allowing parking space
on tine west side of the street for
diplomats visiting the State Depart
ment.
Problem of Stone and Pillars.
1t was explained that angle and
parallel parking would be permitted
until some determination is made
as to what to do about the stone
pillars which mark the Pennsyl.
vanla avenue entrance to the street.
The pillars, 1t was learned, were
discussed as traffic hazard, but
the conferees made no decision on
them because of the law now on
the books forbidding their removal.
The pillars, however, were given as
one reason why the conferees de-
cided to make the street one-way
northbound. The difficulties Of en-
tering the street from Pennsylvania
avenue through the two stone pillars
were taken into consideration.
Another factor in the decision, it
was explained, was the fact that
since E street has been cut through
from South Executive avenue to
Seventeenth street, a great flow of
traff1c moves east on E street and
would be able to turn north into
4 West Executive avenue.
Used Chiefly by Tourists.
Mr. Maloney told the conferees
that the Secret Service was turning
the street back to the National Cap
ital Parks Office as of October l..
Thereafter. it will be policed by the
Park Police
officials who attended the meeting
said it was agreed that more tourists
than Washingtonians would use the
street. The October l date was set
to give the National Capital Parks
Office time to set out parking lines
and signs and notify the present
, parkers along the strip that the
street will be public again.
u Among officials attending the ses.
sions were Mr.. Maloney, James j
Rowley, head of the President,
Secret Service detail; Howell G
Grim, chief White House usher: In,
spector H, w. Francis of the Whit.
3 House police; Mr.. Root, Capt. MARI
, Raspberry Of the Park Police, Car
Isle H. Humelstine and William
Wright of the State Department;
District Traffic Director George
Keneipp and Inspector Arthur e,
Miller, head of the Metropolitan
Police traffic division.
Evening star., 1946-09-18

Cars "a" and B" are parked rs
feet from the corner. Car &C" is
parked 40 feet from the corner. Will
police ticket:
/. Cars "A" and "B"?
2. Car AZ?
3. Car "B"?
4. Cars b" and "C'?
Answer 3 is correct. The traffic
and motor vehicle regulations pro-
hibit parking within 40 feet of in
tersecting curb lines, except that, on
the far, or non-approach sides of
one-way streets vehicles may park
ss close as rs feet from the inter-
secting curb lines. There is no ref
erence to building lines in the pres
ent regulation.
Evening star., 1946-09-18
Dr.. KeissIinq to Lecture

DR.. Alice Keissling, president of
the Fairfax Medical Association. will
deliver an illustrated lecture on
child health at. the first fall meet
ing OF the Dunn Loring Parent
Teacher Association in the Dunn
Loring Elementary School.
Evening star., 1946-09-18
THE TEMPLE RELIGIOUS SCHOOLS

THE TEMPLE RELIGIOUS SCHOOLS
REGISTRATION OF NEW CHILDREN TAKES PLACE
ON SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 2lst AND SUNDAY,
SEPTEMBER 22nd.. FROM 10 TO II am. THE SCHOOL
COURSE IS FOR CHILDREN FROM SIX TO SIXTEEN
Men ond women with professional teacher training
ond experience, or skilled in coaching dromotics or
crofts, are invited to oppY for positions on the stoff
OF the schools as teachers or ossstonts The classes
meet on Saturdays or Sundays until the end of May
Applications should be made to Mrs Leopold Freeman
1900 l4th Street NV. GE. 2702