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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-31
Home BUILDING
Cost Rise Seen

Building costs may go up
slightly. while prices for exist
ing homes win stay about where
they have been, or. in some
cases. will drop a little, Edward
C. Baltz. president Of the Per-
petual Building Association, told
the Board of Trades Annual
BUSINESS Outlook Conference to-
day.
He said he is moderately op-
timistic' about the 1856 volume
Of home mortgage loans. He said
that in the first half Of this year
there probably will not be as
large a volume of new construc-
ton loans as In the first half OF
last year.
But, he added. in the latter
part Of this year the loans may
be made at a greater rate than
they were during the period Of
tight money in the fall of 1855
He said the 1856 building pic.
ture probably will stress house.
with three bedrooms and extrs
plumbing fixtures.
This certainly is likely In
Metropolitan Washington" hi
said, where we started earlier
than most localities to build the
chicken-coop type of house ane
the unattractive small box-typs
which people are now awfully
anxious to move out Of"
He said there is an outlook foi
a tremendous volume Of con.
struction other than Of home,
this year. He forecast that
building costs may go up to some
extent.
II don't see much change ir
the general demand for real
estate. especially in the Wash.
ington area" he said in sum-
mary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-31
Senate Committee Halls
Civic Center Progress
Changes Made

three months. No funds yet have
been appropriated.
The funds she explained, are
needed mainly to pay travel and
living expenses for senior men,
bers Of the firms and salaries for
employees who are spending full
time on the planning job here.
Since Congress authorized but
failed to appropriate any plan
ming money last year, members
of the commission have been
loaning the money needed thus
far.
Four Possible Concepts
Mr.. Luckman described to the
committee four possible con-
cepts" Of the cultural center,
showing possible architectural
arrangements Of auditoriums,
music, and concert halls, an en-
augural Hall Of Presidents" and
mass communications" facili-
ties. Congress said the center
should include all these facilities.
In each sketch the auditorium
was listed as anywhere
from 5000 to 10000 persons,
and each sketch showed several
separate structures. For the
most part. the difference in the
sketches represented differences
in size of sites, and whether the
sites are located downtown or
in outlying parts Of the city.
Mr.. Luckman emphasized.
however, that the planning
group has not given priority to
any specific site - and won't
until policy decisions are reached
on size Of the various facilities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-31
Bell Predicts
Sc Prosperity

Business in 1856 will be ex-
cellent by any standards even
though it may not be the best,
Daniel w. Beil, president of the
American Security and Trust
Co.. predicted today.
Mr.. Bell said in an address to
the Board of Trade annual
Business outlook Conference
that Washington would get it's
share of the national prosperity.
when the rest of the country
prospers." he explained, that
is reflected in the flow of con-
vention and other visitors to
Washington. 1t is shown in re-
tail trade, business expansion
plans, and residential construc-
ton.
I'm these and other ways ma
tional prosperity favorably af-
fects life in the Washington
metropolitan area. The capitals
economic life is, therefore, some
what distinctive. It's main in
dustry is government.
"The pressure Of the seat of
Government tends to give the
Washington area a 'built-in sta
bilizer,' which helps to level the
ups and downs that ordinarily
occur in other and more indus
trialized areas in times of pros
perity and depression"
Mr.. Bell said that while manu-
featuring is not a dominant eco
nomic activity here. the volume
in the District of Columbia has
been relatively more stable than
in the rest Of the country.
He said his institution recently
asked a number of leading COM
panies in the Washington area
about their expansion plans for
this year. He said the answers
indicated the utilities, large de-
partment stores, chain food stores
and others plan to spend more
this year than last on plant and
equipment.
He said the largest spending
will be done by the electric, tele-
phone and gas companies. De-
partment, food, drug and other
stores will spend more for this
purpose than they spent last
year, he added.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-31
Street Scenes

Three boys clambering over
a fancy new cupboard boat
displayed for sale on Maine
avenue S.W.
A hand cart filled with sau-
sage, narrowly missed by a
taxicab on Twelfth street
S.W.
A dog barking furiously at
the remnants of a snowman
of Wisconsin avenue in Be-
thesda.
A youngster being carried
piggy-back, and fast asleep,
on F street NV.
A streetcar operator watt
ing and waving pedestrians
across in front Of his street.
car at Union Station =.
Three men almost humping
heads as they stopped stimuli
taneously to pick up a small
package dropped by an at
tractive lady on Connecticut
avenue near Dupont circle. :. +.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-31
c Construction Stort in 81
Seen for Area B Project

George Garrett. president Of
the Federal City Council and
the Presidents expediter for
Southwest redevelopment.N pre-
dicted today that construction
should be under way next year
in the Area B project and per-
haps in Areas c an CT.
He said that within five or
six years the face of the SAB
acre area should be changed
materially.
I'm the development Of South
west Washington" he said, I'VE
are trying to save that part Of
the city located north of Penn
sylvania avenue to / street, and
from Fourteenth street to Fifth
street. Competent evaluators
have gone on record that this
high tax bracket section Of the
District Of Columbia Is dying,
and that unless something dra-
matte in the way Of upgrading
it is started. this section Of
Washington will be dead as q
duck in Is years.
Already we have learned that
applications for substantial loans
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-31
BY GEORGE BEVERIDGE

The Senate District Committee,
enthusiastic" about progress on
Washington's proposed civic aud
itorium and cultural center. has
approved a bill extending to May
l a deadline for planning the
ambitious project.
The bill also would authorize
such appropriations as may be
necessary to finance the plan
ming. continue indefinitely the
life Of a 21-member Federal COM
mission in charge Of the project
and officially designate 1t as a
national -. auditorium"
Charles Luckman, whose firm
is one Of eight prominent
architectural and engineering
firms handling the project plan
ming. presented a progress report
to the Senate Committee at a
closed session yesterday. also at
tended by members Of the Fed
eral commission and the House
District Committee.
Neely's Hopes High
Afterwards, Chairman Nicely
said the planning which already
has taken place is "the most
marvellous demonstration Of Its
kind I have ever SEEN"
Mrs. Agnes e. Meyer, commits
sion chairman, reported that the
commission has spent about $780,
900 SO far. and that about $685.
900 will be needed to complete
the planning Job within the next
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-31

to important commercial houses
in this area were turned down by
large insurance companies. but
with the assurance that the
redevelopment plans
would be approved. these loan
have again been re-
viewed and given the green
light"
Changes Made
The District Commissioners
today approved minor modif1ca-
tions in the western boundary
of Southwest Redevelopment
Project Area B.
Following a public hearing
January %, they approved plans
to extend the western boundary
Of Area B to take In all Of the
east side Of Fourth street S.W.
between E and I streets, plus
an extension into the block be-
tween H and G streets on the
west side of Fourth street.
The Commissioners postponed
any decision on proposed changes
in Area CT, upon which public
hearing was held at the same
time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-31

SdlQ Wl1ldul w. nS(O1IO%IA1Op Va
the Chicago engineering firm OF
De Leuw. Gather g. Co.
Addressing the Washington
Board of Trades Business Out
look Conference at the Hotel
Statler, Mr.. McConochie said the
Intangible benefits from the In
ner Loop Freeway in protecting
downtown property values will
far outweigh the value of the
road system to the motorists.
IO-12-Year Job Seen
He said the improvements. es-
Itimated to cost $273 million, are
not contemplated as an over
night construction program. A
construction schedule of from
1912 years Is envisioned. he said.
Meanwhile. he said. his firm
has recommended that the Dis
trict embark as soon as possible
on ian improvement program
covering existing streets in the
areas paralleling the double loop
proposed in the Inner Loop pro-
gram.
| These street improvements, he
said. could be handled on q
short-term construction pro-
gram of from a year to 10
months and would be at rea-
sonable cost. He said the rec.
concentrations include propos.
ais for one-way streets and for
widening Of some streets to inn
prove the flow Of twoway
traffic.
Mr.. McConochie suggested
that an added value of the inn
mediate street improvement
program suggested by his firm
would be that the improved
streets could handle heavy traf-
fic in the Inner Loop area gen.
Grated by the start of construc-
ton Of the Inner Loop itself.
Would Accelerate Traffic
I Mr.. McConochie said the Inner
Loop Freeway would not be Q
panacea for the transit problems
besetting Washington, but the
diversion of thousands of vehi-
cles a day from existing streets
onto the proposed freeway would
tend to accelerate the flow Of
transit vehicles.
THE results would be more
rapid. more convenient and more
dependable service for transit
patrons" he said. ST
The engineering expert told
the businessmen that the Inner
Loop would be expected to carry
about $4,000 a day and would
account for approximately 1.3
million vehicle miles travelled In
1.-THE District daily.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-31
Music Lover

At q recent performance by
a solo artist at Constitution
Hall, a man was standing in
line to get tickets. His wife
stood beside him, her mouth
in q firm, thin line, her eyes
flashing.
you should have arranged
to get tickets earlier" she told
him in q petulant tone. I'VE
might as well have stayed
home and watched it on tele-
vision. Any tickets you get
now will be so far back, we
won't even be able to see the
orchestra"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-31
Gain Seen Here
In Retail Sales

A prediction that increases in
retail sales in Washington this
year will run ahead Of the ma
tional average was made today
by Philip M Talbot in his
Board Of Trade business outlook
speech.
Mr.. Talbot, president of the
National Retail Dry Goods As
ISOLATION and senior vice presi-
dent Of Woodward g. Lothrop.
said that optimism in the retail
trade is backed by the general
Opinion that the record sales Of
1855 will be topped in the coming
months by advances of at least
8 per cent.
But for the Washington area,
he went on, the percentage
should be 4 to as.
He said that for Washington
businessmen and women there is
particular cause for encourage
Ement in the fact that the, Wash
Iington area will continue to be
one of the most rapidly growing
districts in the Nation.
II there is any pessimistic angle
to the retail scene, Mr.. Talbot
went on. it is in the fact that in
spite Of high sales volumes stores
have not realized profit ratios
proportionate to other types OF
industry. But he added that this
is showing some improvement.
He said he would venture a
guess. based on predictions by
the most noted retail economists,
that there would be a moderate
advance in retail prices this year
averaging between 2 and 3 per
cent. But he said the price ad-
vance will not reach the point
where customers are driven out
of the market.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-31
Meeting Tonight Hears
Auditorium PROGRESS

A progress report on plans for
the civic auditorium and cultural
center will be presented at a pub
lie meeting at 8:l5 o'clock to-
night in the Coolidge Auditorium
of the Library of Congress.
The meeting was called by the
District Auditorium Commits
sion and the reports will be made
by architectural and engineer
ing firms conducting the plan
lrSgg. a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-31
The
Rambler
Mon With q Gift
For the President
By JACK JONAS

A few days ago. Sigmund
Buxton, a tall, courtiy gentle
man with dropping white
moustache and q penchant for
cognac, stopped by the White
House.
Under his arm was a shoe
box containing a bottle OF
French brandy put up in 1911.
He intended it as a gift for
President Eisenhower.
Mr.. Buxton. a retired New
York restaurateur, bought
that and another bottle
dated 1809-at an auction in
Nice, France, % years ago. He
put both away for 16 years.
A dozen years ago, on his
Goth birthday, he broke out
the 1909 bottle to celebrate.
He still had a restaurant then,
and he and his customers
drank a birthday toast with
the ancient cognac.
He went back to more recent
vintages after that, and the
1871 bottle remained on the
shelf at his Manhattan home.
A few weeks ago Mr.. Buxton
got to thinking maybe several
bottles would be better than
one, so he got out his 1911
cognac and carted it to a
cognac producers association
in New York. He thought they
might be interested enough to
take it in trade for a case OF
something not so old.
They were interested, sure
enough, but said 1t might be.
better If he took his rare item
to the President. The idea in
trigued Mr.. Buxton. The CO.
gnac people gave him some
newer cognac, anyway, and
Mr.. Buxton took that and his
1911 cognac back home.
He put the old bottle into
the shoe box and penned this
note to go with it:
1T gives me great pleasure
to present to you this bottle of
fine old cognac. l hope you
will enjoy it. I want to wish
you a long life of health and
happiness. Our country needs
you"
Then he boarded a plane
the first time he'd ever been
on one-and came to Wash
ington.
He handed the shoe box to
a White House guard. The
guard, as they viii, opened It,
inspected the note and the
dark, long -necked bottle,
Then Mr.. Buxtongand his
gift were taken inside. A White
House aide took . look. and
beamingly promised tile BEAM
ing Mr.. Buxton that he would
see that the President got it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-31
D. c. Benefits Seen
In Loop Freewoy
Downtown Values Would Rise,
Trade Bourd Conference Is Told

washpgons proposed Inner Loop Freeway will have "im-
value protecting and STRENGTHENING business and
values the downtown District businessmen were
told today
will relief of Of Washingtons transit problems
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-31
Slot Machine

A passenger on an Arnold
bus was deep In thought.
The fancy token box and
change machine fascinated
him. He was particularly
intrigued by the letters near
the various slOts-P, ID, N, L
and @.
1--WE figured out the slots
for pennies, dimes, nickels
and quarters" he said fl
nally, to the bus driver, "but
what's the Il for?"
Large the driver said.
Means tokens"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-29

cuffs. Then there's a broadtail
overblouse with a tipped front and
cup collar of white mink. Then
an opulent evening wrap combining
Emba jasmine white mink and
dark ranch mink swept sidewalks
to fasten on one shoulder.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-29

is cut straight. marrow and sleeve
less. A perfect short evening dress.
It's lined with silk, packs fiat and
never requires pressing. Over 1t
Ritter shows a hip-length box
Jacket of Russian broadtail without
a collar, but with Russian sable
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-29
Busic Dress?

In New York q fUrrier shows a
brOadtail basic dress with three
different topping wraps in varying
degrees of fOrmality. The dress of
brilliantly black Russian broadta1l
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-29

Like Short
Fur Goats

The career woman in WASH
ington believes in short cuts in
her work.
She's apt to believe staunchly
that a short cut in fashion is her
quickest answer to the question
of Whats My Fur?"
Car-coat lengths are currently
the darlings of the fashion world.
These short coats based in
length on the coats that seem
made for a busy life come in a
great variety of furs.
Government sirl or private sec
rotary to a bank official. lawyer,
fashion editor, the career girl has
things to do. places to go. and
must always be cognizant of the
fact that her appearance can
count for a great deal of her
success.
Whatever her salary range
there's a fur coat to suit it. This
type woman loves clothes, and
when she goes looking for fur
coat it's usually something that
will go with everything" she'll
tell you, and a coat that will last
a long time.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-11-23
Players Club To
Start Rehearsal
OF First Number

The West Jefferson Players
Club held its regular meeting, No
vember 13, with twelve members
and guests attending. During the
Drama Clinic Act II of Aaron
Slick from Pumpkin Crick" was
read and discussed. The reading
of Act III was postponed until aft
er the Clubs scheduled product
ion of the Forthcoming play.
Rehearsals for Might of Terror"
will begin at o'clock PM, No
vember 27. Members and nom
members who are interested in
this production are urged to at
tend this first rehearsal.
The business meeting on this
date will be delayed until 900
PM A further schedule of re-
hearsals will be published as soon
as it is set up.
The Club also decided to hold
its annual Christmas Party, Sun
day, December 80 at five o'clock
PM. This will be q pot-luck af-
fair with members bringing an
item of food, and also a gift for
the gift exchange.
The meeting closed with the ser
wing of delicious filled cookies and
coffee supplied by Mrs. 10 Stalder.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-11-23
go; ::;:: West Jefferson Nelus 60: =
MADISON PRESS
PRINTING and PUBLISHING
OFFICE
IS WEST SECOND STREET
LONDON. OHIO

How can we prevent these accl-
dents? First of all by slowing
down when driving at night. You
can see only as far as your head
lights light the road This means
if you have the best reactions and
the brightest lights. you can SAT-
ely drive at 55 miles per hour. The
National Safety Council recomm-
ends 50 miles per hour for average
conditions.
Better marking of that fatal
curve, culvert or bridge approach
is another immediate step that can
be taken to save traffic victims.
A striking example of the benefits
of nighttime marking that saves
lives occurred in Louisiana recent
ly. In less than a month, six per-
sons lost their lives at a bridge
approach just outside Baton Rou-
&c. Then highway engineers in
stalled reflective guardrails and
traffic deaths fell to less than one
per year.
Don't wait for the superhigh-
ways to save your life. Slow down
now TO enjoy the superhighways
Of tomorrow.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-11-23
Mr.. Texas Will Be
Shown At Baptist
Church SATURDAY.

On Sunday evening, November
25th, at 7:30 the First Baptist
Church of West Jefferson, Ohio,
will be showing the first Christian
Western, Mr.. Texas" produced
by the Billy Graham Crusade. 1t
is christian story with western
background. The film is 45 min
uteS in length and it features Billy
Graham, Cliff Barrows, Redd Har-
per and Cindy Walker.
In this film are world champion
rodeo riders from the Texas Pan
handle; musical setting by the
Sons of the Pioneers; the Famous
Hardin-Simmons University Cow
boy Band; the we'll known soloiSt,
George Beverly Shea; the Fort
Worth 1000 voice Crusade Choir;
and Billy Graham as he breaches
to the great Fort Worth audience.
There is no admission to be
charged, however a free-will offer
ing will be taken.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-11-23

There were no seats available
Sunday morning at the First Bap-
fist Church in West jefferson. This
was the final Sunday of a six
weeks Sunday School Drive. The
goal had been set at 300 and on the
final day there were 326. This was
1907 gain over last years aver
age attendance.
The Superintendent, Mr.. Elmer
Pelphery, added 6 new classes and
additional officers and supervis-
ors Midway in the contest over
100 of the young people moved
their classes to the Jefferson
Township Hall, thus alleviating the
crowded condition. A new nursery
was then built across the north
end of the church basement and a
staff of 6 mothers placed in char
ge. The nursery accommodates crib
babies and provides toddlers class
for the 2 and 3 year olds during
both Sunday school and morning
church.
To make space for the many
new classes, partitions had to be
built in the church basement and
a coal room was redone and turn
ed into a classroom. Hundreds of
new friends were made. as each
Sunday great many visitors were
present. One OF the outstanding re-
suits of the Sunday School drive
vas the interest shown by the adu-
Its IN Rev. Kocher's class which
has grown to over 100, making this
one of the largest aduIr classes in
the area.
The standing in the Incarnation
al Sunday School Contest which
includes over 5000 churches of
various denominations will not be
known until January.
Eighteen other Baptist churches
in Ohio have been holding Sunday
School attendance drives in their
communities. The report has come
through that of the eighteen
churches ranging in size from 100
to 700, the First Baptist Church
of West Jefferson is in first place.
Rev. Kocher thanked Superinten-
dent Elmer Pelphrey, the contest
committee, the business men of
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-11-23

The other day in barber shop
/ heard a fellow exclaim, Just
wait until they get the new sup
erhighways in. Boy, IS hours, New
York to Chicago - why you can
get clear across the country in a
day and a half.
Yes. just wait. And while you
are waiting don't forget to bury
the dead and care for the mang-
led that result from today's traf-
fic accidents.
The fellow in the barber shop
was concerned with how fast you
can get from one place to another;
he was concerned with speed
Speed is a dangerous enemy, the
nations fourth highest killer, and
it exerts its power through Ameri-
cas- drivers.
Let's not wait for the superhigh-
ways that will allow us to 60 at
even faster speeds, for even super
highways can't solve all our prob
lens. The National Safety Coun-
Gil reports that 6 of 10 traffic
deaths occur within 25 miles of the
fatally injured persons home. Is
the supe~highway going 10 protect
us just outside our driycways. And
on the roads that lead to principal
highways?
Statistics are boring until we
stop to think that each small mark
in the records was once a living
person that roamed the nations
highways and byways.
Of the nations $4,000 traffic
deaths the largest number occur
red at night, when there is just
one-third the traffic on the road
that there is during daylight
hours. More than 81 900 people
were killed at night and more than
60 per cent of these 21,000 were
killed in particular type of ac-
cident non-collision. The non-col-
lision accident victims were in
such hurry to get there they
didn't see that fatal curve, cul-
vert or bridge approach.
If we can eliminate this one ty-
pc of accident - the nighttime
non-collision accident we can
save one-third of all the people
killed in traffic accidents, and we
ran save fbar1o r,oVy