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Evening star., 1950-11-20
ant Opera House" and the shows
were under the auspices of "the
Mount Pleasant Lyceum.

ant Opera House" and the shows
were under the auspices of "the
Mount Pleasant Lyceum."
The religious services in the hall
led to the foundation of a Congre-
gational Church. The Rev.
Charles H. Small, direct from Yale
Divinity School, was the first
minister. The church purchased
Union Hall, or the Opera House. -
and installed pews. 1t was the
forerunner of the Mount Pleasant
Congregational Church on Colum-
bia Road near Fourteenth street
which children of the old residents
attend coming back from Chevy
Chase and other newer suburbs.
The New England Congrega.
tionalists, who also started How.
ard University. saw to it thai
there were Sunday School classe.
for the Negro children from thu
vine covered cottages in the field!
about the village and colored ane
white children used to attend tn,
old Mount Pleasant school to-
gether.
The horse-drawn bus that mad,
one trip a day was owned by Ly.
man S. Emery, a native OF New
Hampshire who lived on Parl
road. His brother, George, ownee
the general store at Park roac
and Fourteenth street where thu
Riggs Bank branch stands
Georges son, Fred Emery, a vice
president of the Association o1
Oldest Inhabitants of the Dis.
trict, is one of those who remem-
bers the village life.
Vine-Covered Cottage.
When the streetcar line was ex-
tended up Fourteenth street to
Park road the Mount Pleasant
residents used to ride out to the
terminal and walk home. Later
the Connecticut avenue carline
was extended up Columbia road
and Mount Pleasant street to
Park road. The car starters
shelter was little house covered
with morning glory vines.
The population of the area /.
increasing not only through the
construction of new apartment
houses but by the changeover O.
many of the old row houses of
Fourteenth street into light house.
keeping apartments and roomin,
houses. The portion of -Four.
teenth street that passes the ole
Mount Pleasant village streets il
a thriving retail section in which
the biggest recent change has beer
the razing of the old Arcade Mar
ket for a modern store.
No account of Mount Pleasant
would be complete without men,
ton of the man with a house in a
tree in the woods south of Piney
Branch. He was Allen B. Hay
wood, a one-armed veteran of the
Civil War. His house was a large
one, built on timbers fastened to
four large trees at a height OF
about 20 feet. He lived there for
his health, John Clagett Proctor
the Stars antiquarian recalls. He
apparently feared tuberculosis
People paid admission to inspect
the house and provided him with
enough money to build a much
Larger house north of the city-on
the ground. The health idea was
sound one in his case. He lived
to be more than 80.
Evening star., 1950-11-20
395 Adults Confirmed
By Bishop Mccormick

A total Of 395 adults were con-
firmed yesterday by the Most Rev
Patrick j. Mccormick, Auxiliary
Bishop of Washington, at a special
service in st. Matthew'S Cathedral
Bishop Mccormick felicitated
the confirmants and then cele-
brated benediction.
The Rev. William J. Await of
st. Matthews Cathedral staff
spoke.
Among those participating in
the exercises were the Rt. Rev.
Msgr. John K. Cartwright, rector
of st. Matthew's Cathedral, and
the Rt. Rev. Msgr. Henry Grae-
bernstein. pastor of st. Anthony &
Church. 4
Evening star., 1950-11-20
By George Kennedy


The newcomer to Washington
that is anyone who has arrived
here during the last 20 years
finds it hard to believe how fast
the city has grown. This District
which is now approaching a mil
lion population, had less than hall
that many inhabitants in 1896
and only a little over 250,00O in
1900.
Although these statistics explain
it in part, it is hard to believe
that an area, so built around and
beyond as Mount Pleasant, was
a separate village in the memory
of the living.
Mount Pleasant to the new
conner is a sign on street cars, a
loop of the tracks in the open
triangle between Lamont street
and Park road off Mount Pleasant
street.
1t is an area where residents
enjoy their proximity to Rock
Creek Park despite occasional
strange noises in the night air
noises from the Zoo.
It is a crowded area where late
10Th century suburban homes
with plenty of surrounding lawn
are still to be seen, such as the
home of Mrs. Phoebe Life at
3410 Seventeenth street just
north of Newton street NV.
1t is an area which many think
has seen its best days but which
is being revitalized by huge
apartment houses such as the one
overlooking Piney Branch Valley
on the site of the old Martha
Washington Seminary.
| Mount Pleasant, a village
started just after the Civil War
lies just north of that cluster o1
churches at Harvard street sc
familiar to north-south com
muters on Sixteenth street.-the
beautiful Church Jesus Christ o1
Latter Day Saints (Mormon)
the First Unitarian Church anc
the National Memorial Baptist
Church.
West of Sixteenth.
Mount Pleasant lay on both
sides of Sixteenth street which was
cut through long after the viii
lage was started. In fact the start
of Mount Pleasant street is the
original Sixteenth street road, a
deviation apparently started with
out benefit of the surveyors who
have always tried to keep Wash
ington's numbered streets on q
true north-south line. But the
Mount Pleasant Citizens Associa-
ton today claims Jurisdiction only
to the area west of Sixteenth
street.
The cross streets, Lamont, Parl
road and Newton, are not at right
angles with Sixteenth street. They
tilt considerably on a north.
west Southeast angle. 1t is by
these Irregularities, and occasional
frame houses built before thu
building code banned more such
structures in the District, tha
the area of the suburban village
can be traced
Mount Pleasant has the mos
completely recorded history of any
area of Washington. This is dut
to the centenary proclamation o.
Evening star., 1950-11-20
Richmond Campus Fire

RICHMOND. Nov. 20 (P).-A
four alarm fire swept through the
playhouse on the University of
Richmond campus early yesterday
as thousands of onlookers watched
flref1ghters pump water from the
university lake in an attempt to
Quell the flames. D
The Nome nugget., 1950-12-18
Order Auto Prices Rolled Back

DETROIT, (P) = Automo b i l e prices will be rolled back on gov- ernment order-but only over strong objections from both car makers and labor.
 Both factions in the big auto in dustry have labeled unfair" the onomic stabilization agency's Saturday order to push back car prices to the Dec. l level.
 Nevertheless General Motors Corp, The Ford Motor Co.,, and Nash Motors, three of the firms that boosted prices this month, said yesterday they would comply. GM's Cadillac Division withdrew a scheduled price increase an- nouncement.
 One spokesman for the auto in dustry said of the rollback order: ''They are taking advantage of the auto industry" A G-M official called the move :sspatently dis .criminatory."
 This view got staunch support from Walter P. Reuther, president of the CIO JAW and often a bitter foe of the auto producers policies.
 Reuther said he opposed "pin- point price control that is dis criminatory and does not get tothe basic causes of spifaling costs of living.
The Nome nugget., 1950-12-18
Blasts EskinOs
 Buying Aluminium

WASHINGTON (P), Rep. Lovre R.-S. D. blasted a federal agen- cy Saturday for a husing program that allows Eskimos to obtain scarce corrugated aluminium roof ing.
 The South Dakotan told re- porter he would call this to the attention of the House. His state ment for the Congressional Rec ord said:
 "While we here in this country are being called upon to accept less of certain strategic materials, the Eskimo who conforms to bur- eaucratic edict can get corrugated aluminium roofing for his house. This is time when we desperate ly need critical materials in the war effort"
 Lovre said his information came from a press release Dec. 2 from the Housing and Home Finance agency. He said the release said Eskinos could now get loans with which to buy materials from the agency to build or improve a houes, including getting alumin- urn. roofing. -.,.s ls
The Nome nugget., 1950-12-18
Neil F..Moore New Alaska Auditor

JUNEAU, R)-Neil F. Moore is Alaska's new auditor. He was named Saturday to succeed Frank A. Boyle, longtime auditor who died Friday, Moore has been dep ,,ty auditor for several years.
 Sandwiched in with the ap- pointment was a hectic aerial weekend, Moore has flown to Seattle and back since the iap- point. He plans to fly back to Seattle Wednesday. after Boyle's funeral.
 Moore and his wife flew to Seat tie Friday. The plane took off less than an hour after Boyle's death
 They were headed for Califor- nia to attend the Rose Bowl foot Bowl game with two tickets they had won. 1twas Moore's first trip "Outside" in IS years.
 He turned around and flew back to Juneau Sunday, to await the funeral Wednesday, while Mrs. Moore remained in Seattle, await ing. his return and the continua- ton of their trip to Pasadena.
The Nome nugget., 1950-12-18
ESQ Jet Makes Rec ord Distance Flight

ANCHORAGE, What the Air Force halls as the longest non- stop flight in history by an ESQ jet fighter-a trip of 1,560 miles came to light belatedly Saturday.
 The Elmendorf Air Force Base paper reported officially that Capt. Arthur R. Curran, opera tions officer of the 64th Fighter Squadron, set the record Dec. on a flight from here to Edmonton, Alta.
 Four of the F-8O Jets took off for for Edmonton to test modified 265-gallon wingtip fuel tanks.
 Fuel trouble forced two of the planes to return to Elmendorf af- ter covering 300 miles of the route. A 3rd jet had to put down at Fort Nelson B. C.
 But Capt. Curran made it to Ed
The Nome nugget., 1950-12-18
U. IN. Committee
 Offers To Go To Korea To Confer

fContinued from Page One) earliest convenience to discuss cease-fire arrangements, either here or elsewhere" the telegram said.
 Pearson asked the political com mittee to bear with the cease-fire group little longer while it con- tinues its efforts.
 The group met yesterday to frame their report and hear Rau detail his conversations Saturday night with Red China's represen- tative, Wu Hsiu-C -Chuan.
 Rau, accompanied by the Jam Saheb, MaIharajah of Nawanagar, dined with Wu just three hours af- ter the Chinese communist had denounced the U. MS plan for a cease fire in Korea as an Ameri- can trap to get breathing spell for a military build up.
 Wus also told a jammed' press conference at Lake Success that his government might be willing to advise its so-called volunteers in Korea to come home, but indi- cated this. would only be done af- ter complete surrender by the U. N. to all Chinese communist de- mands in Asia.
 These include U. N. member ship, withdrawal of American troops from Korea and the Sew enth fleet from Formosa, and the surrender of Chiang Kai-Shek's last-ditch island stronghold to the Reds. !,
The Nome nugget., 1950-12-18
CHRISTMAS PROGRAM AT NOME GOSPEL MISSION

The Annual Christmas program of the Nome Gospel Mission will be presented Monday evening. Dec. 25, at 7:30 pm.
 The program will consist of recitationis by the children of the Sunday School. "candle-light- ing" service by the Pioneer Girls Club, and musical numbers by various age groups presenting the Christmas Carols. After the pro gram the Christmas Story will be shown on the screen in beautiful Kodachrome slides. The usual Christmas sstreats" will be given out at the conclusion of the pro gram.
The Nome nugget., 1950-12-18

monton without difficulty in 3 hours and 21 minutes, flying most of the way at an altitude of 35,0O0 feet. His average speed was 402 miles per hour.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1950-07-22
Progress Seen In
Report OF NAACP

Progress in the enlargement of
human rights" is indicated in the
booklet, American Rights for Amer
lean Citizens" published today as
the annual report of the National
Association for the Advancement OF
Colored People for the year 1949.
Long-standng color barriers wer
successfully challenged in widely
separated regions of the country
and in various fields the report
asserts. In some instances tradi-
ditional determinations were aban
doned and entrenched segregation
cracked under impact of the ASSOC
iation's legal, legislative and educa-
tional assault upon antidemocratic
practices"
The NAACP legal staff, the 81
page booklet points out, participated
in more than 500 civil rights cases
through the national office, the
state conferences, ara the local
branches. Among the most out
standing cases were the defense Of
the three youg men accused of rape
in Groveland. Fla; the Sweat and
McLaurin cases attacking the vail
dity of segregation In higher educa-
ton and the white primary" case
in South Carolina establishing the
: right of Negroes to participate in
the Democratic primaries Of that
state,
Due primarily to an increase in
the minimum annual dues from 81
to 2, there was decline in the total
membership Of the Association from
3S3.0O0 in 194S to 24S.676 in 1919.
Nevertheless. 4s new adult branches
81 youth councils and 19 college
chapters were chartered during the
year.
On the legislative front. the
NAACP engaged in two major pro-
grams: the drive to effect q change
in the Senate rules so as to permit
limitation Of debate by a simple ma
jority vote; and the National Elmer.
gency Civil Rights Mobilization.
The objective in each instance was
to facilitate enactment Of FEPC and
other civil rights measures.
The illustrated report records the
various activities of the Association
including its efforts to surmount
racial barriers in education, hous.
ing. employment and the armed
services; its relationships with the
church, organized labor, minority
group associations and other organ.
izations; and its defense Of Negro
citizens unjustly accused of crime.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1950-07-22
YWCA Committees
Appointed

appointment OF Committee OF
Management members to the chair.
manship of the standing committees
of Murreil Branch YWCA IL an
nounced by Mrs. Florence Mosely,
chairman OF The governing body Of
the Negro YWCA. as follows: Mem
bership, Miss Jessie Giles; COMMIT
tee for Teen Age Activities. Miss
Matte Houston; nominating COM
mittee. Mrs. Mabel Rogers; World
Fellowship. Miss Marie Roberts; hos
pitality. Mrs. Alice Butler. publicity
Mrs. Elmer Ward.
Mrs. Elizabeth Espy viii be CO.
chairman OF the all-assuciation
committee on Public Affairs. Mrs.
oscella Hogan Is chairman Of a
special finance project and Murrell
representative on the all-association
special Constitution committee
Other appointments are: Young
Adults, Mrs. Gladys Robinson:
House. Mrs. Genevieve Lockhart:
Interracial committee. Mrs. Charles
Williams; Education, Miss e. c..
Thomas, Personnel. Mrs. Alese Gill.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1950-07-22
Nitelife In Nel, York
BY ALVIN MOSES

NEW YORK CAMP Sarah " augnn IKE lheiMA
Carpenter are top song yists tire OF devotng
space to- During the past two weeks not less than three
aily-press columnsts told millions about these artists
who will several thousands before 1850 runs out
During my coverage Of the Robin Dell concert last
season in Phily Divine Sarah (our title for her sang
he Lords Prayer to such cathedrake effect 10 cur
tain calls requested of her.
Robert Thurmond Musical America critic and
writer, had this to say of songstress Vaughn
Broadway avenue of nostalgia reminders and broken
Grea.as never to Tire of taking abo the singing
range of brownskinned Sarah Vaughn, an Out-of this
world vocalist Her rendition of the daily prayer song
left unforgetable imprint within my SOUL 1t was
that touching and artistcay rendered One on Broad
way these days. halls such as Ann Jefres in Kiss Me
Kate: Carol Claiming and Jack McCalley-G Gentlemen
Prefer Blonde. Norma Connolly, Street car namedDe-
SIRE ect STILL the most exclusive eating retreats find
patrons openly raving about girl Sarah Vaughn She
is tops in my book of tender memories.
BILL BAILY INKS CONTRACT
Your Dawn PATROL reporter received this informal
tive letter last week from the head OF the Old Hickory
Recording co. down in North Carolina telling us that Rev.
Bill Bailey Pearl Bailey's EXCHANGING brother whose
church is located at 261 w 26th street. has signed for
recording dff
part of the letter reads:
Hi there, Alvin Moss enjoy reading your AMP The
atrical column It really fills lonely spot for New York.
our favorite camping ground. Here am in Hickory,
~ Co. with signed contract from Elder Bailey (reverend)
for Can exclusive) Drop in to Rev.
Bailey and give him best please at 437 West 125th ST.
who time permits Will write you shortly about public
relations angle. Folk admire your comment down this
way (Sgned) Henry Tarver President Hickory Record
ing Co.
PS We like the line on Mr. Tarvers stationary that
reads: "A record is like wheelbarow-it will stand
still until some pushes it sss4a
Eddie Cantor's Video Find
Eddie Cantor, gave his banjo-eyed approval to song
stress Thelma Carpenter ago when she
unknown Today, Miss Carpenter is television fixture
She plenty pleasing with her talents and her fine
skim regular features and pretty face Above all else
Thema sing with the best earth, and the
headliners.
Club Harlem
You travel to Atlantic City to see the nice revue
ION 32nd Kentucky ave. Larry Good Dea Steele heads
swngy presentation that real pleasure The show
is billed Smart Affairs Of 1850" Jimmy Tyers swing
crew churns hot music with others bill like Cole
ridge Davis, Jimmy Crawford (ace drummer and others.
The death of Pops" Whitman, son of Alice Whit
man of whitman Sisters is topic of literally daily con-
versaton at the back door of New Yorks Apollo theatre
where he Matched.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-10-20
ARTICLE VII
AND TIL

: /. A Trustee snalli
to hold and invest theI
with the terms of a
shall be executed by u
tee and the provisions
tent with the provisior|
Agreement shall prov
sole discretion as to I'll
Fund shall be investe|
that 60 per centum o|
Fund shall be invested
States Government an
the assets shall be inve|
are legal investments
panies in the State of n
from time to time, char
ing under the Trust
Trustee. Any Trustee d
be a bank or trust cor
the laws of the Unite,
and qualified to operatl
2. The Truss UNI
benefits as provided iII
penses Of the Plan puII
the Board. No part of !
the Fund shall in any
verted to, purposes 9th
in the Plan.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-10-20
ARTICLE m-ELIGIBMITY

l. An employee with at least 10 years of
credited service whose employment with en-
ployer is terminated on or after January /, 1850
when after he attains the age of IS shall be
eligible for a normal retirement benefit.
2. An employee with 25 years or more of
credited service whose employment with en-
ployer is terminated on or after January /, 1850,
when after he reaches the age of SO but prior
to attainment of age 65 shall be eligible for an
early retirement benefit.
3. An employee with 25 years or more of
credited service who is permanently and totally
disabled and whose employment is terminated
on or after January l, 1850, but prior to reaching
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-10-20
ARTICLE V-COMMENCEMEN AND
DURATION OF BENEFITS
!. Normal Retirement Benefit:
Age Retirement Benefits:

a. Normal and early retirement benefits
shall be payable to an employee who has filed
application therefor as of the first day of the
month after such employee becomes eligible for
such benefits and shall be payable on the first
day of each month thereafter during the life of
such employee.
b. Normal and early retirement benefits
shall be suspended during any period in which
the employee returns to active service with an
employer. Upon termination of his employment
at the expiration of any such period of service
such employee shall be entitled to retirement
benefit recomputed upon the basis of his age
and credited service at the time of such termina-
ton of employment, reduced by the value of any
early retirement benefit which he received under
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-10-20

4. Normal retirement age for employees un-
der this Article shall be IS. However employees
may work after age 65, but employer subject
to approval of the Board, may retire any en-
ployee at age 65 or older by reason of the en-
ployee's enability to perform work assigned to
him.
ARTICLE Iv-RETIREMENT BENEFITS
/. Normal Retirement Benefit:
a. The monthly retirement benefit of an
employee eligible for normal retirement bene-
fit who has applied therefor and has Is years
of credited service shall be $1OO less his primary
social security benefit;
b. The monthly retirement benefit of an
employee eligible for normal retirement bene-
fit who has applied therefor and has less than 25
years of credited service shall be that percentage
of $100 less his primary social security benefit
which his years of credited service is of rs.
| C. The monthly retirement benefit of an en-
ployee eligible for normal retirement benefit
who has applied therefor and has more than rs
years of credited service shall be $1OO plus $3.50
for each year of credited service in excess of rs
years up to and including 80 years of credited
service less his primary social security benefit
2. Early Retirement Benefit:
An employee eligible for early retirement
option of receiving
a. An immediate benefit which shall be the
Normal Retirement Benefit which he would be
entitled to receive if he were IS years of age at
the time of early retirement reduced by one-one
hundred and eightieth Q/18O) for each full
month by which he is less than 65 years of age;
b. A deferred benefit commencing at age 65
which shall be equal to his normal retirement
benefit determined in accordance with Section
of this Article based on his credited service at
the time of early retirement.
3. Permanent and total disability retirement
benefits:
The monthly retirement benefit of an en-
ployee eligible for permanent and total dis
ability benefit and who has applied therefor shall
be $4,000.
A. Death Benefits After Retirement
Upon death of retired employee who has re-
tired under provision of plan, there shall be pay
able to his designated beneficiary, if such
beneficiary is living, to his estate, death benefit
computed as follows:
The employee retiring after
(a) 25 years of credited service
$4,000 upon death during first year after
retirement;
$1,000 upon death during second year after
retirement;
$1,000 upon death thereafter.
(b) 20 or more, but less than 25 years of
credited service
$500 upon death during first year after
retirement;
$1,000 upon death during second year after
retirement;
$3.50 upon death thereafter
(c) Less than 20 years credited service
$1,000 upon death during first year after
retirement;
$3.50 upon death during second year after
retirement;
$500 upon death thereafter.
ARTICLE V-COMMENCEMENT AND
DURATION OE BENEEITS
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-10-20

the age of 65, shall be eligible for a permanent
and total disability retirement benefit.
4. Normal retirement age for employees un-
der this Article shall be IS. However, employees
may work after age IS, but employer subject
to approval of the Board, may retire any
ployee at age 65 or older by reason of the en-
ployee's enability to perform work assigned to
him.