Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-12-06
Christmas Shop In Your Area
Mayor Hovsepian
and Council Waive
Parking Meter Fee


Bankers Predict Record Sales For County;
Police and Post Office Make Helpful Plans
With area merchants pushing the 'shop your
muny there there's the prospect Santa may leave them
ng-size present-Chrismas business at a-time high
level
To keep shoppers from driving to the Metropolitan areas
the Rockville Mayor and Council has voted parking
meter payments December 21 % and "a The cty's 200
meters will be covered with bags announcing that shoppers
may park free while Christmas shopping
Police patrols motorcycles on foot will be
increased in the business sections Of the during shopping
rush. Police Superintendent James s. McAuffe
Some will shifted night to the day shift for
the holiday period Col McAuliffe says
The superintendent has ordered his
the jams caused by motorists but keep traffic
moving.
Post offices adding employees extending open
ing extra parcel post windows handle the tidal Christmas
cards and packages.
Postal officials urging sent
class &c stamp) they
OF third class &c stamp which thrown undeved
number Of factors apparently contributing
Christmas business in Rockville Gaithersburg
businesses opeed since the last holiday
especially chain stores improved parking facilities; increasing
wide selections to compete with metropolitan stores
One merchant business Is well ahead Of last
ceipts at this time.
An hourlong Christmas parade through Rockville business
district begins at 1890 Saturday. sponsored by
Commerce in conjunction with the Board Of trade
Western televsion Pick Temple Cindy
featured.
cahersburg held its Christmas parade last weekend
and urge Christmas shopping
Reuben Riggs president Montgomery County National
Bank service at local stores perfect says prices
as low and the selection the metropolitan
Il practice what preach" quips Mr. Riggs.
This will be the biggest Rockville bust
neses predicts FBache Albert Banking
and Trust Co He believes helped
rather than hurt small business by stimulating trade
F. Green president of the bank predicts
business will be at twice the level for average month
Christmas Club deposits recently paid
nix OF Gathersburg the highest in history president
Leonard Hoyle reports.
cause the personnel are friendly and prices sometimes
than in the metropolitan
thinks
higher than it was at the same
Damascus.
He parking space in the business area is
but that the available
care of the shoppers"
Nearly everyone are shopping near
home TO avoid the traffic jams of the metropolitan
Department store
One Rockville manager reports customers coming from
Bethesda and Silver Spring gift manager says depart
ment Rockville biggest induemen for resi-
dents 0 shop home
Rocvlle speciality shops are attracting customers who
don't many departments in depart
ment store, another manager feels.
The availability promoting the shop your
community spirit believe manager says
business is twice what he expected
Clerks at community stores often know the Of the
Jerry Cook president of the Damascus Chamber
points
Nearly three communities will be open am
during the holiday shopping period
towns have been decorated with Christmas lights
Christmas carols will be played nightly rom pm to pm.
through loud speakers the
cember II to b.
public asked to sort their own Christmas cards into
bags the lobby of Rockville
bags labeled Rockville Silver Spring Bethesda Chevy
other county Washington and out Of county according Post
master Hugh ITassel.
About 90 extras have been hired at the Rockville office
mostly for delivery hired
Offices trucks TO dispense the holiday mail
table win be in the lobby parcel post packages
will be weighed and insured
be increased to two.
Incoming parcel packages will distributed
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