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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-01

ments the central business dis
trict share is 1877 per cent Of
the District total and that the
increase of SAT million Of addi-
tional assessment in the central
business district (under the
city'S current reasSesSment pro-
gram accounted for 244 per
cent Of the total city-wide in
crease. This approximate 20
per cent burden which the CID
bears may be higher than is
equitable when compared with
the total. 1t is in line. however,
with the tax burdens of other
central business districts in
comparable cities where the
CID is not the problem area
it seems to be in Washington"
Under the new real estate
assessments. which 60 into eff
feet for the fiscal year starting
today, the city's taxable real
estate valuation is raised to
$2.1 billion, of which S430 mil
lion represents CID valuations.
ZONING - The Districts
recently adopted coming ordi-
nance should be considered as
an interim regulation" until
the downtown study is finished.
/ PARKING-"Revenues from
parking meters throughout the
city should be used for the
study, development and con-
struction of adequate down.
town parking facilities" Down.
town businessmen, the report
said, also have been delinquent
in not pressing more for Fed
reral parking facilities to serve
Federal employees.
RACIAL FACTORS - I'm
the preparation of this report
no evidence has been brought
to light that would indicate
that the influx of whites
has reduced the income of the
CID. General opinion, however.
indicates that the extended
area of slumS and blight at
the north side of the down.
town, largely occupied by nom
white, low-income families has
adversely affected real estate
values in certain sections.
The fear is that those trends
will persist"
RESEARCH - One of the
great needs is a central statisti-
cal bureau which would prepare
such data as an annual real
property inventory" which the
city does not have. The total
area of Office buildings within
the District is not even known
by the Building Owners and
Managers Association, the re-
port stated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-01

HE ONCE GAVE a sales
group an impossible goal,
drew a chalk line on the
floor and asked those who
thought they could make it
to step across the line. He
informed those who didn't
they were fired; he only
wanted men who could do
the impossible.
Occasionally he would go
through the office at night
with a porter bearing a trash
basket. He would remove
everything from the desks
of his executives and sales
men except pencils and
erasers. He didn't want them
to be referring to the past.
He wanted them to think of
the future.
Among those exposed to
this were Charles F. Ket-
tering of General Motors;
Richard Grant of Chevrolet,
Joseph Rogers of Addresso-
graph, Hugh Chalmers of
the Chalmers car, Jordan of
the Jordan car and Alvin
MacCauley of Packard.
A young man in a small
meat store in Buffalo bought
a cash register and was so
enthusiastic about it he
joined the sales force. Fiji
teen years later he became
sales manager.
This was Thomas ]. Wat
son who made Think" ia
nous. He later formed the
international Business Ma
chine Corp; pioneered in
punch-card and sorting ma
chimes and then in the giant
computerS which have
speeded production of bombs
and missiles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-01

ter forms Of access and new at
fractions for both tourists and
residents.
staff Representation
Architects, planners and real
estate economists all would be
represented on the proposed
technical staff, which would
work in close coordination
with District and Federal Gov
eminent agencies.
The Levi report said it was
assumed that the District Re-
development Land Agency may
be called upon to help assemble
large parcels of land for new
projects. but that the expense
of this acquisition would be
entirely from private sources
with mo public write -down."
The National Capital Plan
ming Commission, meanwhile,
would work in conjunction
with the Downtown Commit
tees technical staff. making
many of the needed studies.
Director William E. Finley of
the NCPC said his agnecy has
about $4,000 in its budget for
this fiscal year starting today
which is to be spent specifically
for the downtown business area
study.
Mr.. Levi said downtown de-
partment stores already have
agreed to meet quotas with
specific pledges on "a formula
to be agreed upon" He pro-
posed that other retailers make
weekly subscriptions" based
on annual volumes of business
and that other downtown bust
ness organizations subscribe
according to a formula each
group decides for ITSELF"
OF the eight members of Mr.
Lewis committee, four repre-
sented the Federal City Coun-
Gil and four the planning COM
mission. The other three coun-
Gil members were Edward C
Baltz, president of the Perpet-
ual Building Association
Frank j. Luchs, executive vice
president of the Shannon and
Luchs Co., and Charles E. Phil
lips, president of the Equitable
Life Insurance Co. The plan
ming commission members were
Harland Bartholomew, commits
sion CHI arm a n; Claude w
Owen, vice chairman; F.. Moran
McConihe, former Public Build
ingS Commissioner, and Brig.
Gen. A. C. yelling. District En-
gineer Commissioner.
Working with the committee
as members of a community
liaison committee" Mr.. Levi
said, were representatives of
nine major business groups
here. They were the Washing
ton Board of Trade, Washing
ton Parking Association, Wash
ington Building Congress
Washington Real Estate Board
Merchants and Manufacturers
Association. District of Colum-
bia Bankers Association, Ameri-
can Institute of Architects
D. C. Savings and Loan League
and Building Owners and Man
ayers Association, Inc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-01
CAMP FUND
FACTS

How to send a kid to
camp:
Make out your check or
money order to The Eve
ming Star Summer Camp
Fund. Mail to The Evening
Star, Second street and Vir-
GINA avenue Sc. WASH
ington 3, D. c.. or bring
cash to The Star cashier. A
receptloniSt in the lobby
will direct you to the
cashiers Office.
The coSt-$36.40 for IL
days, $500 for six days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-01
Police Boys Club
To Extend Drive

The Metropolitan Police Boys
Club will extend its fund drive
several weeks, Campaign Chair
man Edward r. Carr has
announced.
One-fourth of the 1925 900
goal was collected through yes
terday, the original deadline.
The extension will permit
solicitors to complete their
calls, MIR. Carr said.
Contributions will support
two clubs in the city and the
clubs two summer camps at
Scotland, Md.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-01
DOWNTOWN
Business Fund Of 100000
A Year Is Asked for Area

portion accounted for fully so
per cent of the total downtown
assessed valuation.
This lopSided situation and
the Stunted downtown growth
it represents" the committee
said. point to more serious
losses in the asSessable base of
our downtown in the future.
Unless corrective measures are
taken Immediately, this econ
omic decay will accelerate.
The committees consultants,
in their separate report, issued
an even more dire picture of
the central business area to the
east of Fourteenth street NV.
Personal interviews with in
vestorS and developers clearly
indicate that this area is in
practical fact taboo for in
vestors. This taboo state has
evolved gradually but it has
definitely arrived. The COM
mercial vacancy is discouraging
as is the apparent downgrad-
ing of occupancy and merchan-
disc.
Evidences Of Trouble
"All developers are in agree
ment that financing a CONNER
cial project in this east sector
under present conditions is i'm
possible"
Another evidence Of trouble,
the report said, is that down.
town department store sales
showed a positive drop-de-
spite a healthy increase in
metropolitan area population
between 1854 and 1858. The
sales drop was from 1922 mil
lion to $118 million, while sales
for the area as q whole we're
increasing from $40 million to
$251 million.
The paradox" in these fig
ures, the report said, is that
no other area can come close
to competing with the down.
towns concentration of major
department stores, restaurants,
movies and speciality shops.
mo matter how much the
downtown offers in actual
shopping and entertainment
facilities, the focus of demand
will not shift back downtown
unless it is attractive, pleasant,
convenient and, most of all,
makes the most of it's own
unique strengths" the report
stated.
Mr.. Levi said he hoped the
| plans and studies would en-
compass the dramatic posi-
bilities being considered in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-01
The
Rambler
Inspeets q
Successful Gimmick
By GEORGE KENNEDY

A machine that is to be
presented to the Smithsonian
Institution today has been of
some importance in Ameri-
can and world history.
The machine is the first
cash register. 1t looks some
thing like a scale with a
clock dial. 1t has two hands,
one for nickelS Git did not
record pennies and a
shorter hand similar to an
hour hand) for dollars. 1t
has no cash drawer.
THE machines we make
today don't do one bit better
in the basic function" said
a National Cash Register
man admiringly. This shows
the customer that the money
he paid is registered, The
customer is the cop. The
owner or the manager may
have to be somewhere else.
He doesn't have to worry.
The customer will see to it
the right amount is rung up"
This machine was con-
ceived when James Ritty,
who had a saloon in Dayton,
Ohio, was taking a trip back
to Europe. He visited the
engine room Of the steamer
and noted that a machine
kept count of the number of
revolutions of the propeller
shaft.
why couldn't a machine
keep count of each nickel
paid for a beer?" he asked
himself.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-01

other cities. such as special
facilities for pedestrians, bet
ter forms Of access and new at
fractions for both tourists and
residents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-01
Heart Attack Kills
Woman Swimmer

Mrs. Gladys Royston Miles.
so, of Forest Glen, died Mon
day after a heart attack while
swimming with her sister at
West Shady Side near Annap-
oils. Md.
Mrs. Miles was found by her
sister, Mrs. Stella Kemeys.
lying face down in about two
feet of water.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-01

LIKE EVERY SUCCESS
Full saloonkeeper, or other
merchant for that matter,
who were able to afford a
trip to Europe, he was both
cred by the thought that his
employees behind the counter
might be holding out. When
he came back in 1879 he
worked up the machine that
is being presented. 1t has a
keyboard and the customer
could see that every nickel
was registered. Even if a
customer bought beer all
around, including the boys
in the back room-Say 80
beers-he could see that the
$3.50 was rung up.
From now on this be-
comes a story not of ma
chimes but of men. Ritty
sold his invention to John H.
Patterson of Dayton, foun-
der of the National Cash
Register Co. This was in
1884, rs years ago, and the
presentation to the Smith
Sonian is part of that COM
pany'S diamond jubilee.
1t should be noted here
that this was more than a
decade before Orville and
Wilbur Wright opened their
bicycle shop in the same city.
Dayton spawned inventors as
indianapolis authors.
Many of the men who
worked under Patterson went
places. Pennsylvania Whar-
ton School of Finance and
Harvard'S School of Business
Administration later pro-
duced satisfactory corporate
employees. Patterson's sue
cesSes became bosses.
He stimulated them. He
knew that he was not a
forceful speaker, but he kept
their attention. If he was
losing it, he would let his
Spectacles fall to his feet,
then step on them as If by
accident, and when every
one was intently watching
him, he would draw another
pair from his pocket and
resume speaking.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-01
Staff Representation

STUDY AREA-The shaded area shows the 403-acre
portion of the central business district earmarked
for intensive immediate study. The section above
New York avenue (A) is where most recent develop
ments have taken place. while the remainder (B) has
become virtually taboo" for major investment,
according to a consultants report.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-01

upper floors, which are un-
slightly and reflect their dlSuse.
The vacancies on secondary
streets indicate that a con-
traction of retailing activity
might be desirable. A dynamic
plan of development for down.
town should aim for a compact
area that would remain in near
100 per cent occupancy rather
than a larger one which would
result in vacancies and gaps"
DOwngrading Hit
One big fault, the report
charged, is the absence of "a
strong retailing organization
Downtown merchants must
realize that they are faced
with a broader type of COM
petition which is more import
ant than that with one another
1t is important for every
merchant to be interested in
getting a vacant store rented,
or to see that weak merchant
be made strong. A failure on
the street hurts everyone"
Because of the number OF
low-income residents who live
near the big retail area, some
merchants are "downgradine
merchandise to meet that de.
mand," the report said. It
added that this is to be ex-
pected, but that the centra
area must also provide equally
strong or stronger counter
moves to- upgrade by some mer-
chants so that an imbalance
does not occur. Downtown
must be for everybody"
Here are the major points
the report made on other SUBJ
jects;
PRIVATE OFFICE BUILD
NGS-The 80 new Office build
ings put up here since the war
representing about S million
square feet of space, are great
er than in any other city ex-
cept New York" Occupancy
rates, about 98.8 per cent, also
are considerably higher than
in most cities"
The concentration of con-
Struction in the Fifteenth, K
and upper Connecticut avenue
areas, away from the main
downtown area, however, has
ignored locations more con-
venient to the central business
district, which would seem to
be more logical ones as meas
ured by experience in other
cities"
THE Office building industry
is important to downtown and
steps should be taken to try to
prevent it from exploding far
ther to the north or west"
FEDERAL BUILDINGS-No
further Federal buildings
should be located in or ad-
jacent to the central area I'M
less it is shown that they will
mot Sterilize the properties in
their vicinity"
Contrary to general belief
the report said, Federal build
ings do little to stimulate
downtown growth" AS eX-
amples, it cited the Genera
Accounting Office at Fifth anc
G streets NV, the Fedora
Triangle buildings - and thu
blighted areas which surround
both of them.
The report also said thai
removal of Federal tempoS from
the Mall should not be per-
mitted to further increase
Federal rentals on any majol
scale throughout the centra
business area. There is every
indication the city can usC
more Office floor area without
depending on Federal renta
and private development il
badly needed to balance public
uses"
TAXES-The share of take;
paid by the central business
district docs not seem exceS'
sive by comparison with othel
cities. Our information indi'
Gates that under new assess
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1959-09-11

his career that of a singer.
He opens at the Village Gate af-
ter Labor Day Also to his
credit is a new book penned by
him entitled BLACK Gods, Green
islands" published by Doubleday.
Sad-faeed Nina Simone, who
does "Porgy' SO beautifully in
her new Central Park album
that fans are wearing out that
one number : has new single
release for Colpix called Child
rem Go Where | Send You :
from a classic folk song and
the other side is Willow Weep
For Me- another oldie given
new lift. Miss Simone, a North
Carolina lass, has proven it
doesn't take looks to hit the top
she's simple young, ambitious
and plenty talented.
Ella Fitzgerald singing But
Not For Me" in the new Para
mount flicker of the same name
starring Clark Gable being releas-
ed for Christmas business.
Johnny Mathis has returned to
the album scene with a new
gorgeous collection they call
Heavenly for Columbia. All
the old favorites are here in this
romantic-mooG setting and
many new songs including "Feav-
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1959-09-11
with Dolores Calvin
NEW YORK CITYrJAzZ OPEN

NEW YORK CITYrJAZZ OPEN
AIR CONCERTS SUCCESSFUL.
BUT-Just about everybody
and his uncle was out to the
three day Jazz Festival the
Randall Island spectacular = and
the weathefman even gave it
good hand and had three clear
nights in a row a most unusual
thing indeed. For those who
love modern Jazz and the cult
is eyer-growing, there were no
flaws = but for critics OF lust
plain music lovers who like a
side dish of jazz now and then
the whole operation was full of
mistakes.
First the acts were often too
long and in many cases, boring.
Sitting on hard seats with
smoke putting from every direc-
ton and an audience which was
a show in itself indeed the acts
could get boring when all per
forming the same type of music.
Then to make matters worse.
the sound system went. There
were big names for the three
nights: Duke Ellington, Ahmad
Jama1 Trio, Chico Hamilton,
Dinah Washington, Miles Davis,
Dakota Station, Stan Kenton and
many many others. The loni-
Gus Monk wore an odd outfit
topped by a coolie hat but
then the modern jazz people are
unusual people anyway. /. . Most
of the performers wore ivy league
suits with crew cuts and thin
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1959-09-11

ellly
Lloyd Price up to Number ?
with his I'm Gonna Get Married
but his kid brother, Sammy
Turner. who doesn't want to ride
with Lavender Blue, an oldie
on his name. is right behind him
he's turned into a swinging
favorite. We understand IRON
teen talk that Alan Freed takes
a big cut from the kids payroll
but that's the price they have to
pay for latching on TO the band.
wagon.
We're all happy to hear that
Dorothy cambridge has a date a.
the Empire Room at the Wal
dorf Astoria Hotel for February
Sth only big time acts play
this Cosy elite room such as
Eddie Fisher, Gisele Mackenzie,
Gordon McRae, Edith Piaf and
Nelson Eddie which are just
some in the lineup for the new
season Miss cambridge is the
lone Negro star.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1959-09-11

figures.
Producer Franklin Geltman had
the bright idea of giving City
Councilman Earl Brown a check
for $1,000 to aid the special mar
cotlcs investigation committee and
II was given in the name of
Dizzie Gillespie which was a
goof from the beginning. espec-
tally with the death of Billie
Holiday still fresh in the memory
OF her fans. Besides the COM
mlttee Is most unpopular with
show people and Dizzie blushed
and squirmed and said few
uncomplimentary remarks during
the proceedings which didn't help
matters.
All in all. the 3 day show was
more like a jazzman's convention
where all the gang turned out :
and 1t was one Of those deals
where anything goes
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1959-09-11

So says President James Patton
of the National Farmers Union
in warning farmers not to be
fooled by the latest money-rais-
ing scheme of the "right-to-work"
movement.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1959-09-11
FARMERS AND WORKERS
FACED BY SAME ENEMIES

For "right-to-wo,k" promoters
to ask farmers for funds is like
a man asking a farmer for
match to set fire to his barn.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1959-09-11

Earl Grants in town and with
big show at the Copacabana,
famed East Side nightery. he's
got two sidemen with him :
Maurice Simon on sax ard Bill
Norris on drums. The minimum
at the Copa is So : but you never
get away with less than $40.
Pearl Bailey, doing so we'll in
Las Vegas at the Flamingo Ho-
tel signed for II weeks be
ginning next March Goth. Geof-
frey Holder. the tall. bald dancer
and artistic adds a new item to
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1959-09-11

FOR FEMALE AILMENTS! Doctors tests famous Lydia
Cquidl
diseomforts Of monthly pain and changeof-lfe.
Milford chronicle., 1959-04-24
Cub Scouts To Stage
Annual Roundup

1t will be roundup time" at
the Milford High School Cafeteria
next "wednesday evening, April 29,
when Cub Pack 101 stages it's
annual roundup, marking the
completion of one charter period
and the start of another.
AS the highlight of the evenings
program, the "mavericks"-Cubs
who have entered the pack since
last April 30-will be rounded up
and branded" with the BSA brand,
signifying satisfactory completion
Aof their first year in Scouting.
This and other phases of the pro-
gram will be under the direction
of Den Chiefs headed by Eagle
Scout Davey Hugg.
The local Cub Packs, one of the
peninsula's largest and most active
Scouting units, will complete its
seventh year of existance Wednes-
day. Present to help the Cubs mark
the occasion and VFW Youth Well
fare Night will be representatives
of the sponsoring unit, Blue Hen
Post No. 64S3, VFW.
Plans for Wednesday nights pro-
gram and for other Pack No. 101
Springtime activities will be COM
pleted at a meeting at the home
OF Cubmaster David S. Hugg, 80
Fisher Avenue. this Sunday even
ing.
Milford chronicle., 1959-04-24

Mrs. Leonard French is patient
in Milford Memorial Hospital.
Richard Mills is a patient at the
Veterans Hospital in Elsmere, for
several weeks.
Mr.. o. Fl. Benson is visiting Mr.
Vernon Benson and wife, a niece
and daughter, Grace and Margaret
Keene, of Milford, for the summer
Mrs. L. o. Chancellor of Alex
andria, Va, and Mrs. George Bea-
mon and daughter of Suffolk, Va,
spent few days this week with
Mr.. and Mrs. c. ID. Holzmueller.
Mrs. Herman Sharp spent We'd
nesday of last week in Milton with
her daughter, Mrs. J. Preston Reed
and while there visited two form
er school mates, Mrs. Davis Lingo
and Mrs. George Palmer.
Dale Lynch is a patient in Perth
AmbOy Hospital in Perth Amboy,
N. ]. Mr.. Lynch was in an auto
motive accident on Wednesday of
last week, sustaining many cuts
and abrasions about the head and
hands. Mrs. Lynch has been in at
tendance many of the intervening
days.
Milford chronicle., 1959-04-24
Wedding Anniversary

On Saturday evening Mr.. and
Mrs. Leroy Wilson of Lincoln were
the guests of honor for dinner at
the home of their daughter, Mrs.
Harry Donovan, Chestnut Knoll,
Milford. The occasion being Mr.
and Mrs. wilson's Goth wedding an
niversary. They were married in
Elkton, Md. on April "a. 1929.
Those present were Rev. and Mrs.
Liston Meyer and children of Mar
della, Nd. Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Dom
ovan of Milford; Margaret Wilson.
who is attending Eastern Pilgrim
College. Allentown, Pa. Naomi and
David Lee Wilson of Lincoln. Ev-
ervone left wishing Mr.. and Mrs
Wilson many happy returns of the
day.
Milford chronicle., 1959-04-24
Items OF q Purely
Personal Nature


Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin P. Messick
were in Arlington, Va, the past
weekend as the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. John E. Messick.
Mrs. Joseph G. Morrison, who
has been visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. B. B. Vinyard, left for
her home in Sturgis, S. D., on We'd
nesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oraville B. Wilson
are leaving Saturday to spend fif-
teen weeks in Illinois, where Mr..
Wilson will be at Chanute Air
Field
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert E. Baynum
had as their past weekend guests
Miss Dilly L'Hommedieu, Miss Jul
ia Medwick of Lancaster, Pa, Rob-
ert Lowe and Jack Baynum of New
York City.
Mrs. Della Hall Deakyne has had
as recent guest her son, George
Hall Deakyne of Miami, Florida
who was here from Tuesday until
Sunday of last week. Her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Hodger Harrison of En-
gelwood, N. j.. arrived Tuesday tc
spend few days here.