Evening star., 1951-09-05

Seaman Zilai said. This man has
a broad nose. I can't identify
him." Commissioner Lawrence dis
missed the case.
10 Stores Adopting
Regular Sales Hours
For Thursday Nights
Nearly 10 downtown stores and
large number on Connecticut
avenue tomorrow will inaugurate
a policy of staying open Thursday
evenings.
Many also will set their Thurs
day opening time at 1890 pm,
although others will remain open
in the morning as well.
Connecticut avenue merchants
decided on the new policy at q
meeting of the Connecticut Ave-
nue. BuSinessmen's Association
last night. Horace j. Meyers
president. predicted today that al
least half of the associations 15O
member stores will be open to-
morrow night. The group extends
from K street to Florida avenue
Downtown stores initiated the
schedule change for patrons who
can't shop conveniently in the
daytime. Nearly all major de-
partment stores are among those
adopting the new hours.
Merchants expect large crowd.
to turn out tomorrow night, al.
though some predicted it woulc
be a month before the new shop
ping habit fully takes hold.
I Major downtown stores had 6
similar Observation-Disclosures
policy in 1942-45, when Govern.
ment employees we're working tn,
I wartime SiX-day week.,
+ Merchants revived the idea IL
the belief that customers woulc
appreciate the convenience ane
that it would help counteract {
trend toward suburban shopping
at the expense of the downtown
stores, according to Philip M. Tai.
tbott, vice president OF WOODWARD
& Lothrop's and chairman of the
Merchants and Manufacturers
Association larger store group.
/ 1--WE feel it's a service retailer,
should offer and also that il
should improve business" Mr
Talbot said 81 think total sale,
will be larger and it will help keey
more business in the downtown
areas"
Downtown Stores.
Downtown stores making 9
I12:30-to-9 schedule effective to.
morrow. as listed by the Mer.
Ichants and Manufacturers AS.
sociation, are:
1 Larger storeS-G Goldenberg Co.
Hecht Co., Frank r. Jelleff, Inc
(both F street and Connection
avenue), S. Kann Sons. Inc, Harr.
Kaufman, Inc, Raleigh Haber
dasher, Woodward & Lothrol
Cboth downtown and Bethesda
Chevy Chase). and Lansburgh &
BRO.
| Women's wear stores Brook S
Inc, Erlebacher. Inc, L. Franz
Co., JOS. r. Harris Co., Kaplowit,
Bros, Inc, s. Klein. Knicker
booker Fashions, Inc, Kotzin
; ILerner Shops, Loeb Co., Mode
Shop, Princess Shop, Philipsborn
, Saks. Urdong Bros, Inc, War
|dell's, Whelan's Corsets, g. Under
fashions and H. Zirkin g. Sons
Inc.
Jewelers-Galt g. Bro, A. Kahr
Inc; Shah & Shah and M. Wurtz
burger & Co.
Shoe William Hahn
Co. (1207 F street, Fourteenth an
G streets and Seventh and
; streets N.W); I. Miller, Rich's.
Special stores-Becker's Leathe
Goods Co., Cohen's.
Vary Opening Hours.
The following retail clothin
stores, according to the associa
tion, will remain open until 8 pm
/. Thursday, but have varying open
ling hours: A. & N. Trading Co
Bell Clothes, Bond Stores,
Brooks Mems Shop. Inc; Ere
Pelzman's Fashion Shop, Georg
& Co., Grosner of 1925 r stree
Herzog's. Inc; Bruce Hunt, Inc
Irving's, D. j. Kaufman, Inc;
Livingston & Son, the Mode, Ma
tional Shirt Shop, Saltz Bros
Inc; Lewis & Thos. Saltz, Inc
University Shop, Sidney Yves
Inc; Wonder Clothes, Youn
Mems Shop.
These stores closing at 9 pm
will have the following openin
q hours: Ida's Department Store.
Q am; Blackstone, Inc, 8 am
n Garrison Toy g. Novelty Co., moor
Ross Co., 8 am; Ernest Burl
n Inc, II am; Curtis Bros, 8 am
: Mayer & Co., 9 am; Thompso
n Bros, 9 am; G. C. Murphy CO
7. 9 am; Neisner Bros. 10 am
PIF. & w. Grand. II am; F. v
Woolworth Co., II am; Quee
d Quality Boot Shop, noon.
o These stores will have the fol
d lowing hours: Julius Garfinck
d & Co., $3.50 a.m.-5:45 pm; Boot
; cry, Inc, 8 a.m.-8:30 pm; w.
d j. Sloane, $50 a.m.-5:30 pm
n M. A. Leese Optical Co., $3.50 I'm
$50 pm; Morton's, noon-9:s
PM; Goldheims, 8 ANS AS p m
Hugo Worch, 8 a.m.-5:45 pm
n MacMannes. Inc, noon-8:30 pm
l. The Merchants and Manufat
l., turers' Association said storl
,r other than those listed had M
8 turned in notice of their hourser
n to the associations deadline I
last night.