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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-19
Retail Stores
in De-,
Gain in Area
70 Pct. Dip in City,
AZ Pct. Increase in
Suburbs Reported

More evidence Of the surge to
the suburbs is. contained in a
Census report issued today on
retail trade for the District Of
Columbia and the Metropolitan
Area.
It shows that the number of
retail establishments in the Dis
trict declined 80 per cent in the
period from l948 to 1854. But
lat the same time the number
i'm the Metropolitan Area outside
Washington increased :7.3 per
cent.
Today's report gives flgLles
for total sales which are little
different from those announced
last November. The total for
the Metropolitan Area in 1854
was $2.023, 841, 900, compared
with 81 All, 1926, 900 in 1913. For
the District the totals were ST.
|212, 100000 in 1854 and $1,1O2,-
10000 in 1948. That leaves for
the rest of the Metropolitan Area
sales of $811,391 900 in 1854 and
$3.50. $4,000 in l94s.
Sales Increase Compared
The Districts sales increased
10 per cent in that period and
those in the rest Of the area in
creased 121 per cent.
The report issued today gives
the number Of retail establish
ments in the Metropolitan Area
Jas 11,122 in 1854, compared with
1916 in 1913. This is an in
crease of 1905, or 12.1 per cent.
In the District the total for
1854 was 6.734, while the figure
for 1948 was 6,938, a decrease Of
204. In the area outside the Dis
trict the 1854 total was 1888,
and the 1948 total was 2.978, a
gain of 1,410.
$258 Million Payroll
The District had sos per cent
of the number of retail establish
ments in 1854.
The payroll for 1854 for the
retail establishments was $685.
321, 900. The Districts share of
this was $170,981. or Sc per cent,
while the share Of the rest of
the area was $87.S40.0o0, or "a
per cent.
The number Of paid employees
in the retail trades in the area
was $4,000. OF this number So.
245, or 65.7 per cent. we're in the
District, and 32.355. or 34.2 per
cent, were in the rest of the
area. ~
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CIossroons on Wheels
Pondered in Foirfox

from school to school as over
crowding occurs in different Sec
tons Of the county. Earlier, the
board had ordered preparation
Of plans for semi-demountable
classes.
Mr.. Rice said the mobile class
rooms might be suitable for third
and fourth graders, but thought
they were not large enough for
larger students.
Supt. w. T. Woodson said he
would prefer to see the trailers
used on a trial basis before the
School Board decides to buy too
many Of them.
II don't like the idea at all ex-
cept as an emergency measure, q"
said c. Turner Hudgins, board
member.
Mr.. Rice said a body Of one Of
the trailers would be available at
the school bus stop tomorrow
for board members to inspect.
Further discussion Of the idea Is
expected at the regular school
board meeting tonight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-19

withdrawn. She didn't do well
at school last year, although she
is a bright little girl. She has
been losing weight, too.
Everywhere she goes her fear
goes with her-her mother is
dying.
It's been a bad year in every
way. Not only does her mother
have an incurable disease, but
her father has been Ill, too, and
there has been practically no in
come. With several children in
the family. this makes even get
ting enough to eat a problem.
Lonely Summer Ahead
Treatment at a mental hygiene
clinic has helped Mile live with
her problem. But there remains
a summer to be lived through
that will add loneliness to the
tragedy before her.
There are no children her age
nearby, and no pool where she
might get together with others.
Now that schools out, Miilie will
have even more time to brood
about the future.
Her mother wants her to 60
to camp. There she can get away
from the scene Of her morbid
fear. and maybe leave some Of
the fear behind. Around other
children who don't have her
burden, 1t will be easter to forget
for a little while the thing she
lives with constantly at home.
With days full CT interesting
things to do, guided by coun-
selors who understand Mile
can have two good weeks that
will be a tonic to her in every
way. It viii save her from a
somber summer. and will help
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-19
BY WILLIAM TALBOT

A Prince Georges County high
school science teacher, once told
by a college dean he could never
instruct because of the effects
of polio, today holds a citation
for exceptional achievement in
his field.
After a Nationwide search,
the Armed Forces Chemical AS
ISOLATION found that Howard B.
Owens of Hyattsville, Nd. has
IAN unparalleled ability to in
spire an interest in the sciences
in the minds of his students. -
The citation as 1.-THE Nations
outstanding high school science
teacher" and a 81 900 check was
presented Mr.. Owens at the as
sociation'S annual meeting in
Boston last Friday.
Mr.. Owens knack for setting
scientific sparks in the minds Of
teen-agers is not cor1ned to his
biology classes at Northwestern
High School. He is founder Of
the Prince Georges Science Fair
for high school students. He
works tirelessly during school
terms and summer months to
help his students with fair
projects.
Highest In Points
For eight years his students
entered in the Washington area
science fair have returned with
the highest total number Of
points. He has produced first
place winners in two national
science fairs, and his students
have ranked high in final COM
petitions Of two others.
Mr.. Owens has had student
winners of science achievement
awards Of the National Science
Teachers Association every year
since the awards were first pre-
scented five years ago. In 1854
he had more students win in
the national competition than
any other teacher in the country.
So many of his students have
entered scientific fields, many
of them becoming teachers, that
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delegates. Neither appeared on
the others slate.
The two Office holders have
been on opposite sides of the po-
litical fence on several issues.
A particularly bitter campaign
was waged last winter over the
Gray plan to prevent forced in
tegration Of schools. Mr.. Boothe
campaigned against it and MP.
Thomson for it.
Bryan Defeated
Albert v. Bryan, jr.. who rep
resented Alexandria at the Spe-
cial State convention on the
Gray plan amendment. also was
defeated in last nights vote.
Mr.. Thomson's vote was So and
Mr.. Bryan's So. The highest
vote was 215 for John Ewald,
city councilman listed on both
states. Mr.. Boothe received 206.
Edward w. Alfriend ~, leader
of the Kefauver forces in Vir-
GINA, failed to win a seat. He
received only SO votes.
The meeting voted to send the
delegation to the State conven-
ton uninStructed.
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Comp Gear Donated

The Washington Civitan Club
today presented $3.50 worth of
camping equipment to the Po-
tomac Area Council Of Camp
Fire Girls. The equipment, to
be used at the councils Camp
Mawavi near Triangle, Va, was
accepted at a club luncheon in
the Mayfiower Hotel by Mrs.
Mabel Ford, council executive
director.
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and Problems in Democracy"
course. Abstaining were board
members Wylie Barrow and Har-
rison King.
Mr.. Barrow, who earlier this
year led a successful fight to ban
a book by sociologist Paul
H. Lands Of Washington State
College. from the county's basic
shells, again took the field
against Mr.. Lands.
The book in question this time
was "Your Marriage and Family
Living"
Review Recalled
A review by the textbook Sc
lection committees reader had
described the book as based on
scientific research and studies
and said it contained interest,"
ling discussions of dating, mar
Iriage. parenthood and ocational
opportunities"
"(It) gives special attention to
economic problems, social values
and moral goals" the review
adds.
Mr.. Barrow saw things in a
different light.
He objected to the book, he
said, because it gives a distorted
view of family relationship" con-
tains a QUESTIONABLE On family
relationship which might make
children critical of their par
Ients" and advocates divorce.
Turns to New Target
The Chevy Chase businessman,
who is often cast in q dissenting
role during school board discus
sion. then turned his guns on a
new target: Our Changing So
cial Order" by Ruth w. Caviar.
"A. A. Gray and Ernest r. Groves.
He charged that the book,
"either by omission or by posi-
tive statement" makes Com
munist Russia appear in a more
favorable light than need be-"
He also maintained that the
books photography contains au-
thors Of Questionable back
ground" makes statements that
many If not most" people in
public Office are dishonest or cor
rupt," and uses erroneous, con-
Trajectory and out-of-date sta
tistics materials and arguments. ="
School staff members had de-
scribed the book. in Their review.
Jas containing interesting, up
graded tests and experiments,
up-to-date photography"
Confident on Teachers
Board Member Willard Nc
Graw told the board he could see
many things in the books on the
proposed b asic list which he
might take exception to-" but
he expressed confidence in the
application teachers would make
of the material.
Board Member Lathrop Smith
headed the board m a jority
against Mr.. Barrow.
do you think" he asked Mr..
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ried former Gov. John S. Battles
name for vice president.
The 258 Democrats meeting at
George Mason School rejected a
slate backed by Mr.. Thomson
and also rejected his bid for a
convention post. Mr.. Thomson
said his slate was an ''independ-
ent" group not pledged to any
candidate. Most of the names
represented the conservative
wing of the party.
10 Were on Both States
Eighty-nine candidates were
on the ballot for the city's so
seats. Ten of those elected were
listed on both states. They were
city officeholders and prominent
party workers. The only one
elected from the Thomson slate
who was not ON both lists was
Roger c. Sullivan, city treas
urer, who was 50th in the ballot
ing.
Some political observers saw
the voting as a contest between
Mr.. Boothe and Mr.. Thomson as
well as q fight between Steven
son supporters and unpledged
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Science I eocher Recalls
Setback in Climb to Top

ne is unable to account Tor them
lall.
But as examples he cites
Robert Gather and Lynne
Taylor. both of fayetteville. who
represented the Washington
area in national science faiI
competitions in Oklahoma City
last spring.
Scientific Summer Job
Yesterday Robert started Q
summer job at the Bureau Of
Standards to study crysta
growth, the topic of his science
fair project. He will study
chemistry at Johns Hopkins Uni
versity this fall.
Lynne obtained a summer jok
in the Samuel r. Noble Labora.
tory at Ardmore, Okla. She viii
continue the cancer research be-
gun as q science fair entrait.
That's what opens up fol
these kids who love science" Mr.
Owens said yesterday at the
University of Maryland, where HI
works during summer months or
| q study Of the States insect
population toward his doctors
degree. That's why I keeT
working with them.
cat Northwestern my day
really starts after my classes are
over at $3.50 pm. That's wher
the kids come in for conference,
on their science projects, and
am usually there with them un.
It'll 6 or o'clock. And they cal
lat home at all hours, wanting
Ito know "What'll I do with
these frogs now?' or some such
Question as that"
An alumni award granted him
by Washington College, Chester.
town. Md. last year was q special
thrill for him. for it was there as
10 student that he received a SET
back in his desire to teach.
Although he had finished lee
ture courses in education and
economies, a dean there refused
to let him perform his practice
teaching because he felt a
polio attack Mr.. Owens suffered
as a small child left him weak
ened and unable to pass Mary
lands physical examination for
teachers.
A masters degree in entomol-
logy from the University Of
Maryland in 1914 and a public
school teacher scarcity during
World War II gave Mr.. Owens
the break he wanted. He passed
q physical examination fol
teachers, became accredited anc
Joined the faculty at the former
Hyattsville High School.
In recent years he has super
vised students during their
practice teaching at the Uni
versity Of Maryland in a course
he was unable to take during
his own college days.
Mr.. Owens, his wife and two
children. Diane Sylvia, 6, and
Meriel Alison. S. live at Sl05
twentieth avenue, Hyattsville.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-19
The
Rambler
Builders Polite
Over Name cIIing
By JACK JONAS

II you get into a taxicab
in a few years and ask to be
taken to the Universal Build
ing, there'll be no confusion.
You can depend on IL. UNI
less you get one Of the very
few ignorant hackers In,
washington.
Both the Cafritz and Tomp-
kins people, who plan q Uni
versal Building at Connect
cut and Florida avenues N. W.,
and the Bakers Union, which
plans a Universal Building at
Sixteenth and K streets NV,
agree that eventually there
will be only one.
But whether your cahbie
will take you to Connecticut
and Florida or Sixteenth and
K remains to be resolved. II
Right now, if you ask to-
be taken to the Universal
Building site, your cab driver
might reasonably be expected
to inquire Which one?" There
are signs UP at both places
pointing out that Universal
Buildings are being con.
structed.
The one at Connecticut and
Florida-on Temple Heights
has been Incorporated as
Universal Building, Inc. The
one at Sixteenth and K has
already signed some leases
for space in the Universal
Building.
Confused? Small wonder.
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Social Democrats
Nominate Bruymun

RICHMOND, June 10 Dr.
The Virginia Social Democratic
Party has nominated j. B. Bray
man of Lynchburg to run for the
House of Representatives from
the 9Th district and Clark j.
Robb of Herndon to run for Con-
gress from the 10th. The two
were chosen at a State confer
ence of the party at Pocahontas
State Park.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-19
100 Delegates
Of Arlington
UninStructed
By TOM BURKE

At a smoothly functioning
meeting that ran until early to-
day, Arlington Democrats chose
ITO uninstructed delegates to at
tend the State Democratic Con-
vention in Richmond next month.
More than 500 votes were cast
in the f1ve-hour convention in
which only the scar Of a long,
standing breach between two
elements of the local party was
evident.
The conservative wing, headed
by State Senator Charles r. Fem
wick, swept the three convention
offices and won Endorsement Of
Ia heavily conservative slate to
represent the group in Richmond.
j. Maynard Magruder, former
Arlington delegate to the Vir-
Iginia General Assembly, was cleo
ted convention chairman with.
out opposition. He was noni-
mated by former State Senator
Frank L. Ball.
One Clearcut Test
In the only clearcut test
of conservative versus liberal
strength, the convention swung
heavily in favor of Senator Fem
wick's forces.
The test came in balloting on
rival states for the delegates
posts. z
Senator Fenwick offered q
slate Of ITO names sprinkled with
names of members of the liberal
wing. He said the slate reflects
the various cross sections Of
philosophy within the Demo-
cratic Party"
John Newdorp. Of 2811 North
Westmoreland street, offered q
slate Of names heavily weighted
with liberal wing names. He de-
scribed it as "a far more repre-
sentative slate"
Tellers had been instructed to
stop counting when they reached
the number of votes required to
secure an election for either
slate. The vote needed was 25l
of the sos votes cast.
Stop at sos Votes
The tellers, headed by Arling-
ton County Court Judge Paul
D. Brown, reported they had
stopped counting when they had
tailed S05 votes for the Fenwick.
slate.
| Resolutions adopted by the
convention included one which
had unanimous support urging
party unity in the November
ELECTION. The resolution was in
behalf Of national unity and did
not refer to the local party rift.
Another resolution, adopted by
a vote Of 251 to lat, called for
the Arlington group to cast q
unit vote in the July ~ State
convention in Richmond.
Among those at the meeting
who spoke in behalf of party
unity at the local level were for.
mer Senator Ball, Mr.. Magruder
and Warren Quenstedt, one Of
three candidates for the 10th
District Democratic nomination
for Congress. Morton S. Boyer
and Julius Bremen, the two
other candidates in the primary
race, also addressed the conven-
ton.
Mrs. Maude Dove was elected
convention secretary and Sheriff
Carl Taylor was elected sergeant
Iat-arms for the convention.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-19
GREENHOoT FISCHER.

GREENWOOD FISCHER, a
real estate man and agent for
the bakers, pointed to the laby-
rinth involved in the care and
feeding of a name. When his
group started out some time
ago, it had a list of 20 posi-
BILE titles for the building at
Sixteenth and K.
eve checked every source
we could think of to make
sure there wasn't another
Universal Building in Wash
ington,'' Mr.. Fischer said. I'VE
looked through all the tele-
phone directories. We checked
various Offices at the District
Building.
I'VE consulted with officials
at the Post Office Department.
The Post Office Department
even scheduled a meeting with
some of their men so we
could discuss it.
by then, we had narrowed
it down to five names. We had
our pick of International,
Presidential, Executive, Fed
eral or Universal.
"The experts at the Post
Office pointed out that Inter-
national might become con-
fused with some of the build
ings occupied by international
groups here, that Presidential
might be confused with the
Presidential Apartments, that
Executive might be confused
with the Executive Mansion
and that Federal-well, that
might be confused with any
number of buildings in WASH
ington.
They agreed that Univer-
sal was the least confusing
choice, and that as far as
they knew, there were no
other Universal Buildings
here.
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CONVENTIONS
TODAY

The American Electro
platers Society meets in
Hotel Statler.
The American Association
Of University Women con-
tinues its Presidents Con-
ference. in the Sheraton
Park Hotel.
The American Society Of
Heating and Air Condition
ing Engineers continues its
sessions in the Shoreham
Hotel.
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her store up strength for the
future.
Measure Of Help
You can't save Miles mother.
You can't spare Mile the grief
to come.
But you can help her keep her
head above water emotionally by
seeing to it that she goes to
camp this summer. the most i'm
portant summer Of all for her.
Your contribution to The Eve
ming Star Summer Camp Fund
can make certain Mile goes,
The following contributions
are Acknowledged t0dav.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-19

How to send a kid to
camp:
Make out check or money
order to The Evening Star
Summer Camp Fund: Mall
1t to The Evening Star,
Washington 4, d. c., or
bring cash to The Star
cashier.
The cost-$36.40 for IL
days, 1920 for six days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-19
SEND A KID TO CAMP
Must Little Girl Stoy
Where Death Hovers?
Her mother is diving. and Millie KNOWS n

Her mother Is dying, and Mile knows it.
Mile has known for months The nightmare began
when she found out about accidentally from neighbor
Since then Mile who g. has herself sick with
fear and dsmay -
Always shy child trouble at home has made her more
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-19
School Textbook Battle
Fodes in Montgomery

The heraded battle the controversial books
basic texts in Montgomery schools ared briefly then
subsidized last night.
The Of Education meeting Rockville approved by
5o0 vote the recommendations of the school staff place
its basic list IL books to be used in senior high school Sociology
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-19
Port Counsel Named

BALTIMORE, June 10 (R.-
William l.. Marbury. Baltimore
lawyer, was appointed counsel
for Marland's new Port Author
lily yesterday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-19
Democrats Select
Conservative Slate
Alexandra Democrats
Elect Stevenson Slate

Stevenson supporters controlled the Alexandra Democratic
meeting last night and handed political setback to James
M Thompson State Delegate.
Stevenson supporters repeatedly drawn by State
Senator Amstead Boohe all but Of the so seats
delegates to the State Democratic Convention The slate
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-19

SOL SIGN was made, at Mr..
Fischer's direction, pointing
out that the Universal Build
ing was to be put up at Six
teenth and X streets NV,
where houses once occupied
by such illustrious Washing
ton personages as William
Howard Taft and Admiral
Dewey had been torn down.
I'VE got a lot of compli-
ments on both the name and
the sign" Mr.. Fischer said.
Then one day the Cafritz
people called and requested
us to discontinue using the
name Universal.
We've been discussing it,
and there's only going to be
one Universal Building in
Washington, but the final de-
cisiOn on where it will be is
yet to be made"
The Cafritz-T ompkins group
put up a Universal Building
sign, too, at Connecticut and
Florida, and made public an
architects sketch of what is
expected to be one of the
largest Office buildings in
Washington.
Spokesman for the Cafritz
people said they had been
planning to use the name
Universal for their building
for some time.
"There will be only one Uni
versal Building" one spokes-
man there agreed. "The only
question remaining is Which
one?'"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-19
Rambling

One young man on a bus
said to another: boy, does
that stuff knock you outl
After three drinks / didn't
know where l was. BY the
way :. where are we at
now?"
Warren Blair writes to in
form the lady who had a verse
painted on q wall near her
garden on N street that the
author was Arthur Gutter
man, who died in 1943. /.
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CAMP FUND FACTS

)uble at home has made her more
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offered Mount Vernon to the
State Of Virginia and to the
United States, but that no
agreement could be reached.
They knew he hesitated to ac-
cept the offer of the Mount
Vernon Ladies Association be-
cause he was not sure the
weaker sex" could protect
Mount Vernon from the de-
signs Of those who wished to
commercialize George Wash
ington's home, especially the
syndicate incorporated in New
York to purchase Mount YER
non.
She always wept as she told
of the last paper being signed
and Mount Vernon passing in
to the possession of the Mount
Vernon Ladies Association in
1859: when the family had to
leave the much-loved home.
In less than a year her mother
died in the new home in Fau-
quier County, Va.
The next year John Angus
tine Washington answered the
call to the colors and became
a lieutenant colonel in the Con-
federate Army and an aide de
camp on the staff of Gen. Rob-
ert E. Lee. He was killed at
Elkwater on the Seneca Trail.
The orphan children were CIV
en- a home and raised with her
own children by Mrs. Richard
Blackburn Washington of
Blakeley, w. Va. Mrs. Wash
ington was related to them by
blood as well as marriage.
So. as another Washington's