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Evening star., 1950-07-08

Union University. In 1871, with
seven students, he started a night
school.
Under his direction the church
membership rapidly grew, soon
reaching 1900. The small frame
structure was torn down and the
present edifice erected in 1883.
Five years later the name was
changed to Metropolitan Baptist
Church.
Following the death of Mr..
johnson in 1908, two-year pc
riod of dissension rent the con-
gregation. A group, under the
leadership of the Rev. Simon P.
Drew, left the church and formed
the Cosmopolitan Baptist Church,
which only remained in existence
a few years.
DR.. Norman, a graduate of
North Carolina State Normal,
Shaw University and Virginia
Seminary. soon brought peace to
the congregation. The member
ship increased to 2,400. During
his 81 years as pastor the congre-
cation paid the debt on the
church, renovated it and built a
small annex. DR.. Norman died in
December, 1926. During the pas
torless next two years George w.
Smith and the Official Board con-
Quoted the programs.
DR.. Smith came in 1928, and
under his guidance the church has
moved steadily forward. An annex
was built in 1882. costing $54 900,
and in April this year a $500, 900
educational building was dedi-
Gated. New fields were opened to
the congregation by DR.. Smith, the
creation Of a social department,
business Office and teacher
training courses being among
them.
There are 19 members who have
been with the church since 1890.
Five persons have served as off,
GERS for more than so years. They
are r. G. johnson, George Casey,
William Bolden, Barto Phillips
and Robert Byrd. Person with
the longest continuous member
ship is Miss Sarah E. Miner, who
has been with the church since
1883.
Present officers are j. Lorenzo
Jordon. clerk: E. J. Davis, treas
urer; Lena A. Price. secretary;
Jessie E. Corbin. Sunday School
superintendent. and Annie B.
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Congress Heights Baptist
will Honor New Members

At the Lords Supper service to-
morrow there will be a recognition
of new members.
On Monday youth leaders, un-
der the direction of William For
man, training union director, will
leave for weeks conference at
Shrinemont assembly grounds,
near Orkney Springs, Va.
Beginning tomorrow the Rev. A.
Lincoln Smith and Music Direc-
tor Raymond g. Luby will con-
duct two weeks Of revival services
at the Oxon Hill Baptist Church,
Of which the Rev. Cleveland Autry
Is pastor. These services will be-
gin every night at 8 o'clock.
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Jones, director Of the Baptist
Training Union.

Jones, director Of the Baptist
Training Union.
DR.. Smith, a native of Cumber-
land County. Va. is graduate of
Virginia Theological Seminary
and College. He received MA. de-
grees from Columbia University
and Union Theological Seminary.
He is Mason and an Elk, and is
president of the Virginia Baptist
State Convention. He is a men,
ber Of the National Baptist Con-
yention. Inc.
DR.. and Mrs. Smith live at 2801
Thirteenth street NV. They have
two sons, E. c. Smith, jr., who is
with the Metropolitan Police De-
partment, and the Rev. Oswald G.
Smith. assistant pastor of the
church.
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Washington Delegates
To c. E. Convention

Miss Helen E. Beiswanger, 1886
Kalmia road NV; DR.. Ernest r.
Bryan and his daughter. Miss
Carol Bryan. 5203 Massachusetts
avenue NV, will be delegates to
the 18th convention of the
Worlds Christian Endeavor Un-
ion in London. England, July 22-
26.
The Rev. Harold v. Porter, BIT
c street S.W., will also be dele
gate but will travel by boat in
stead Of with the Christian En-
deavor airplane party. Mr.. Porter
is pastor of the Westminster Pres
byterian Church. y
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Rev. H. {. Clarke to Speak
AtCIeyeIund Park Church

Rev. Howard E. Clarke will be
guest minister in Cleveland Park
Congregational Church on July 8
and July %. Mr.. Clarke is an
ordained minister Of the Middle
Atlantic Conference of Congrega-
tional Christian Churches. and Is
a member of the faculty of North
western University. Evanston, III.
DR.. Alfred Hurst will return to
the pulpit July 16 to deliver book
sermon based upon recent book
''The Art of Real Happiness" by
Peale & Blanton.
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Rev. Donald Boutz Guest
At Atonement Lutheran

The Rev. Donald Bautz, execu-
tive director of the Lutheran Inner
Mission Society. will be the guest
minister Sunday at 8 and II am.
at Atonement Lutheran Church.
The youth will meet Wednes-
day, at pm. to go to Hams Point
to play miniature golf.
The Brotherhood fishing trip,
and the Ruth and Mems Bible
Class picnic will be held Satur-
day at the Entenmann cottage at
Chesapeake Beach.
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Luther Place Memorial

DR.. L. Ralph Tabor. will preach
at 9 and II am. Sunday at Luther
Place Memorial Church on ~
Word for Weary Christians"
The Young Peoples Luther
League meets at s pm. at the
Lutheran Church Center, 736
jackson place NV, followed by
a supper and a social. Visitors
and friends are invited.
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Mrs. Sloan S Rites tuesday;
Former Slave Was ga

Funeral services for Mrs. Molly
Eliza Sloan, 94-year-old former
slave, will be held at noon Tues
day in the Metropolitan Baptist
Church. Twelfth and r streets
NV. Burial will be in Harmony
Cemetery.
Mrs. Sloan died Friday at her
home. 4434 Hunt place NE. She
had Is grandchildren, As great
grandchildren and Is great-great
grandchildren. all of whom sur
vive.
Born in Rappahannock County,
Va, Mrs. Sloan later lived in
Washington, Va, where she was
an active member of the Baptist
Church for 81 years. She came
here in 1926 and had since be-
longed to the Metropolitan Bap-
tist Church.
Surviving are three daughters,
Mrs. Isaac Scott of the home ad-
dress, who. with her husband, had
worked many years for Mrs.
Woodrow Wilson; Mrs. Frances
Moody, $50 Fifty-second street
NE, and Mrs. Lou Emma Will
liams of Washington, Va, and a
son, James M. Sloan, also of the
Hunt place address. A brother,
James T. Phillips, lives in Pasa-
dena, Calf.
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U. S. Peace Delegates
Get Russian Invitation

MOSCOW, Dec. "A Soviet
peace committee has sent a letter
to American delegates who came
here from the Warsaw peace con-
ference expressing agreement that
there should be more exchanges
of delegations between the United
States and Russia.
Such an exchange, the letter
said, is one Of the most important
means of strengthening cultural
ties between the two peoples"
The Russian letter was in reply
to a message from Holland Rob-
erts, head of the American dele
cation, suggesting that such ex-
changes be organized on wider
scale.
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ScasollS 6rc otules
Parents Find Baby Son
Smothered in His Crib

Rodney B. Hayes, 4-month- old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Hayes, 1880 P street NV. acci-
dentally smothered to death in
his crib yesterday morning.
The parents said they gave the
baby his customary bottle at 1890
am. The baby did not awake
them at am. as he usually did,
the parents said. and they con-
tinued sleeping until 10 am. 1t
was at that time that they found
him lying face down in the crib.
The baby was pronounced dead
at 1885 am. by a member of
the Casualty Hospital staff DR..
A. Magruder Macdonald issued a
report of accidental death due to
asphyXiation.
Evening star., 1950-12-03
Rent Curb Extension
For 50 Days Comes Up
In Senate Tomorrow
By J. A. OLeory

The Senate is to begin debate
tomorrow on a 60-day extension
of Federal rent control. and prob
ably will pass it Tuesday.
Senator O'Mahoney, Democrat,
OF Wyoming, in charge of the
pending motion to take up state
hood for Alaska, is agreeable to
this program because the existing
rent law expires December 81, ex-
cept in communities that take
voluntary action to extend it for
another six months.
AS soon as the rent bill is dis
posed Of. however, Senator O'Ma-
honey will renew his fight for
the House-approved bills, author
izing both Alaska and Hawaii to
take the preliminary steps to-
ward statehood. Senator O'Ma-
honey believes the statehood bills
also fall into the urgent class,
because of the strategic impor-
tance Of both Alaska and Hawaii
to the Nations defenses.
Before House Committee.
The statehood bills have run
into determined opposition, how
ever. from some Southern Demo-
Gratis and Republicans, who may
be able to prevent their passage
in tie few remaining weeks OF
this Congress. The showdown may
come before the end of this week,
with roll call vote on the motion
to tafe up the Alaskan bill.
While the Senate is debating the
tWo-month rent law extension to-
morrow afternoon. the House
Banking Committee may hold its
first hearing on the subject. The
House committee has before it the
administration. proposal for a 90
day extension.
Both the Senate and House bills
are designed merely to keep the
rent law from lapsing while the
new Congress decides what should
be done about rents in areas be-
coming congested again by the
new defense program and the ex-
pansion of military camps.
Increasing Problem.
Senate hearings made public
yesterday indicate some members
Of Congress think the 82d Con-
gress should write an entirely new
rent law, based on present condi-
| tions.
Although there will be some op-
position in the Senate to the 60
day extension, indications are the
opponents have no intention oi
trying to delay a decision.
In the hearings made public
yesterday. Government official.
gave examples of areas in various
parts of the country where the de-
fense program and the expansion
of the armed forces are increas.
ing the housing and rental prob
lem.
Evening star., 1950-12-03
Shopping Throngs
Forecast Record
YuIe Buying Here

Crowds of shoppers thronging
Washington stores gave tentative
confirmation yesterday to fore
casts of the. biggest Christmas
shopping season in the city's his
tory.
Mild weather helped jam
downtown sidewalks. and store
officials reported considerably
larger crowds than a week ago,
when storms discouraged buying.
There was general agreement
that it was~one Of the biggest Sat-
urdays of the year. 4fereshadowing
an expected peak of seasonal buy
ing next week and the week after
According to at least one big
store official, it wasn't matter
Of stocking up on likely-to-be-
scarce items, either.
This official said people simply
were getting ready for big
Christmas. The same trend has
been foreseen all over the country
Last night the focus shifted to
uptown centers. In Columbia
Heights the businessmen's associ-
alton had both sides of Fourteenth
street brightly lighted and tinseled
from Girard to Newton streets
At Twentieth street and Rhode Is
land avenue NE, the East Gats
Associations Christmas lane was
open. The 2700 and $500 blocks of
Alabama avenue Sc. were bright
ened under auspices of the Nay
lor- -Hillcrest Association.
Three associations have contrib
uted to the decoration of Connec-
ticut avenue. Chevy Chase has a
large tree at Mckinley street
Upper Connecticut avenue has put
It's hand to the stretch from Ma
comb to Porter, and the Connecti-
cut Avenue Businessmen's Asso-
citation has begun installation OF
an elaborate display at Dupont
Circle - the first there within
memory.
The Dupont Circle merchants
are marking their first Christmas
season since the circle was remod-
eled for the underpass.
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partisan basis by the Democratic
and Republican leaders in both
the House and Senate.
AS to the plans themselves,
greater emphasis will be placed
on improving conditions for Fed
eral employees than was done last
year. This is being done to gain
the support of Government en-
ploye groups who previously have
been cold to the Hoover proposals
While decentralization of per-
sonnel activities to the various
agencies will still be stressed. the
legislation will stress equally plans
to aid Federal employees in their
careers.
Provisions will be made for
greater training programs for Fed
eral employees to prepare them for
better paying Government jobs, as
we'll as for mandatory agency con-
sultation with Government en-
ploye groups on all personnel pol
icy matters.
Rounding out the proposals will
be the previous recommendation
for giving the agencies more au-
thority in daily personnel trans
actions than they now have, with
the Civil Service Commission act
ing in a policy-making and super
viSory capacity.
The greatest hurdle still facing
/ the Hoover proposals is the stiff
opposition of the veterans groups
The veterans organizations fee
that decentralization of personne
authority to the various agencie:
will weaken veterans preference ir
Government. In an effort to over.
come this opposition, the Hoover
group plans an appeal to rank.
and file members of the veteran!
groups for their support of the
drive to modernize the Govern.
ment's personnel system.
Hoover group spokesmen sa!
that veterans as we'll as every.
one else would benefit, rather
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than lose, under a modernized
personnel system in Government.
HEALTH PROGRAM-T. Roy
Reid. the Agriculture Depart
ment's personnel director, told
last weeks meeting of the Civil
Service Assembly in Atlanta that
the Government has respon-
sibility to provide health services
for employees as private industry
does.
"It is a duty and privilege Of
personnel officers to develop
means of making health services
available to employees in every
situation where it is practical to
do so,", Mr.. Reid declared.
The Governments health pro-
gram during the past few years
has been curtailed because of lack
of funds.
CAPITAL ROUNDUP-Two re-
cent appointments at the Ma
tional Bureau of Standards were
DR.. Eugene Lukacs in the statis-
tical engineering laboratory and
DR.. Joseph v. Karabinos in the
organic chemistry laboratory =.
The Commerce Social Club and
the National Production Author
ity are sponsoring a get-ac-
quainted dance at $50 pm. De-
cember IS in the National Press
Club auditorium John r.
Curtis has won the State Depart
ment McGhee Scholarship and
has entered the School of Ad-
vanced International Studies. The
annual award is made by the Nc
Ghee Foundation of Dallas, es-
tablished by George McGhee, now
Assistant Secretary of State for
Near Eastern Affairs.
BE sure and listen at SIS
pm. every Saturday oUer
WMAL, The Star station, to
Joseph Young'S Federal Spot
light radio broadcast featuring
additional ne1Ds and DieWs OF
the Government scene.J
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and thundershowers this after
noon and tonight. Rather cloudy
and cooler tomorrow.
Virginia-Cloudy, rather windy
and warmer with high of 60-65
in the west and north portions to-
day. Scattered thundershowers
this afternoon and tonight. Cooler
tonight in the west portion. To-
morrow, partly cloudy and cooler.
Evening star., 1950-12-03
The Weather Here and Over the Nation

District of Columbia - Mostly
cloudy. rather windy and warmer
today with high in the mid-60's.
Showers likely this afternoon and
tonight, possibly accompanied by
thunder. Tomorrow, cloudy and
colder.
Maryland-Mostly cloudy and
windy today; warmer with high
of 60-65 today. Scattered showers
Evening star., 1950-12-03
Rensselaer, Dinner Set

The Washington chapter of the
Rensselaer, Polytechnic Institute
alumni association will hold a
dinner meeting at $50 pm. to-
morrow in the officers mess at
the Naval Gun Factory. w. G
Harris, assistant civil engineer-in
chief of the British Admiralty, is
to speak on Life in Austerity
Britain Today"
Evening star., 1950-12-03
Towns Finally Rebuilt
In Paradise of Bultic'

AARHUS, Denmark.-The towns
on the Danish island of Bornholm
in the Baltic that were damaged
severely by Russian bombs dur
ing the closing phase of World
War II have now been rebuilt.
Hardest hit were Rome and
Nexo. Out of 5000 houses in
Rome, some 1900 were damaged.
In Nexo only "A houses escaped
damage. The rocky, charming
island is sometimes called the
Paradise of the Baltic"
Evening star., 1950-12-03
Merchants Meat CIeaver
Routs WouId-be Bandit

A policeman last night arrested
a robbery suspect a few minutes
after the man was chased out OF
a delicatessen shop with q meat
cleaver by the proprietor.
Held was John Wright, 20, col
ored, of the 2100 block of L street
NV, police said. after the at
tempted robbery of the delicates-
sen Of Louis G. Shapiro. SO, al
1140 Nineteenth street NV.
About 6 pm, police said, a mar
answering Wright's description
walked into the shop and pulled
out shoe repair knife and de-
manded Mr.. Shapiro's money.
Mr.. Shapiro ran to get his shot
gun in the rear Of the store. On
the way he picked up a meat
cleaver. The bandit chased Mr.
Shapiro. but fell over a meat
block. When he got up and saw
the cleaver, the robber ran out of
the store.
Five minutes later the suspect
was picked up near Nineteenth
and M streets NV. by Pvt. E. H.
Thomas who was walking his
beat. Pvt. Thomas was on the
e suspect as re-
suit of description which had
been given to him.
Pvt. Thomas charged Wright
with attempted robbery.
Evening star., 1950-12-03

by Representa-
tive Hoffman,
Republican. of
Michigan, a n d
s e n a or Nc
Carthy, Repub-
lican. Of Wis
conSin, which
di d MT exactly
e n d e ar tn e
measure to the
Democrats.
This year an
attempt will be
made to have
the bills spon-
u;
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The Federal Spotlight
The Federal Spotlight
/ Hoover Report Bockers Plan
Revised Personnel Proposals
By Joseph YOUNG

The Citizens Committee for the
considerable changes in the proposals will make
the Congress overhaung the Governments
Committee officials the
this session will be revised quite bit their
chances of adoption.
Evening star., 1950-12-03

Latest unusual occupation OF a
New South Wales resident is TAX
ing the kinks out of circular saws.
Evening star., 1950-12-03

support IN the House and Senate
for civil service recommendations.
Last year the legislation en-
bodyirg the plans was sponsored
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High and Low of Last "a Hours.
High, 81 at 3:45 pm.
Low. 35 at $40 am.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest 90, on June "a.
Lowest, 15, on March 3.
Tide Tables.
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River Report.
From U. Engineers)
Potomac River clear at Harpers Ferry
ana Great Falls; Shenandoah clear at
Harpers Ferry.
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THE MODE: Importent Mems cerne,
Evening star., 1950-12-03

This edition contains This
Weeks Magazine of 81 pages, a
16-page comic section and 20
pages OF rotograUure.
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FinoneioI, Resorts and TroveI.
Resorts and Travel. Pages FIJI
Financial. Pages F-I4-l5
Science Calendar. Page F-15
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Precipitation.

Monthly precipitation in inches in t.
Capital Current month to datel:
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tReadings at Washington Airport)
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Inc sun ana Moon.
Rises. Sets,
sun, today 7:1O 4:4R
sun. tomorrow I'll 4:46
moon, TO-DAY 12:L am. :05 pm.
Automobile lights must be turned on
one-half hour after sunset
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Furnished by u Coast and Geodetic
Survey
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-02-15
COMMUNITY EVENTS

T U ID A At 8 p.m.-Elks Lodge. At 7:3O pm.-Ciyil Air Patrol squad ron. District Engineers office, Army Dock.
 February 16 At noon-Chamber of Commerce at Raranof. At 8 p.m.-Women of Moose At 8:45 pm-Community Choral rehearsal, Methodist Church. At 8 p.m.-Catholic Church choir rehearsal At g pm-Democratic caucus, Ju- neau precincts, CIO Hall.
 February 17 At 10 a.m.-Beta Sigma Phi food sale at Sears office. At 1:30 p.m.-Martha Society meets at NIL. Presbyterian church. At 6:3o p.m.-VFW auxiliary severed dish dinner at Dugout.
 February l. At y.0U p.Il. - ICOCoAS Vo1OiAeAiiS party, with dance ana buffet sup per, Baranof Gold Room and Lounge. At 10 p.m.-Moose Valentine and masquerade dance.
 February 20 At noon-Lions Club at Baranof. At 7:GU p.m.-ANS and ANB meet ing in Hall. p.m.-American Legion at Dug out.
 February 21 At noon-Rotary Club, Baranof. At 10 o'clock-Juneau Shrine Club annual Washington's Birthday dance in Scottish Rite Temple
 February 22 At 8 p.m.-Rebekah social meeting, IOOF Hall. At 8 pm.-Elks Lodge.
 February 25 At 10 p.m-"Old Time Dance" spon- sored by VFW at CIO hall.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-02-15
PFC RALPH MIELkE IS
 WITH DISTINGUISHED
 ARMY NOW IN JAPAN

Presently serving with one Of the most distinguished units of the United States Army is Private First Class Ralph M. Mielke, son of Mir. and Mrs. Max Mielke of Juneau. He is a member of Headquarters Com pany 3rd Battalion of the famed 31st Infantry, a unit of the 7th Infantry Division now stationed at Camp Crawford. Japan.
 The unit to which Pfc. Mielke is assigned has compiled a splendid record of service during it's thirty three years of history and is often called "The American Foreign Le- zion" because it has never been sta- toned within the continental United States.
 Pfc. Mielke joined the Army in January, 1949, and received train ng at Camp Breckinridge, Ken lucky. He was sent overseas in No vember, l949, and assigned to the 3lst Infantry.
 Prior to enlisting in the Army, Pct Mielke worked for the United States Forest Service.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-02-15
FORMER JUNEAU GIRL
 PLEDGED, SIG. KAPPA

Miss Mary Jane Walker, daugh- ter of MT. and Mrs. Arthur H. Walker and Miss Rollene (Wjndy) Clark, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Edwin C. Clark, formerly of Juneau, now of Burbank, Calif., recently pledged Sigma Kappa sorority at the San Jose State College chapter Both girls, who are sophomores at State, will wear their pledge pins until June, when they will be offi- cially initiated into the sorority.
 The pledg.l1s :ook place on Febru- ary l, the second anniversary cf he sorority on the San Jose campus Sigma Kappa was founded i'll 1874 at Colby College, Waterville, Maine, md has since extended itself throughout the United States and Canada. At present there are five chapters throughout California, and one in Oregon.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-02-15
NEW THERMOMETER
 REPLACES BROKEN
 FIRE HALL LANDMARK

This morning a new thermometei on the wall outside of the Fire Hal told work bound Juneau people that he prevailing temperature was lt degrees.
 The thermometer was put up yes terday by Juneau Young Hardware Company, Inc, and replaced the veteran thermometer which wa overloaded and broken by vandals late Saturday night or early Sun day morning.
 The old thermometer, installed b5 the Royal Blue Cab Company Ill 1887, was an up-and- down type. The new one, of later design, is cir cuiar one with a red pointer inal- caoing the temperature. It adver- tises InterluX Paint.