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Evening star., 1963-01-06

Grafton costs and corresponding
efficiencies."
Dart Drug Corp. obtained 81
million of long-term financing
in 1862 and this will permit
opening of 10 to IL large stores
within the next two years, de-
clared Herbert H. Haft, presi-
dent.
Darts new stores will have
1000 to 10000 square feet,
compared to the average size
of $500 square feet in its pres
ent units, he said,
In order to serve new stores
opened in the coming year, the
company will build a new ware
house and administrative
building in 1868, he reported.
Negotiations now are under
way for a site.
Sales reached a new high Of
around $7,750,000 in 1862, with
an increase of 13 per cent from
the previous year.
Dart looks forward to 1868
as a year in which many new
drugstores will be opened by
the major chains and due to
the planning and lease negotia-
tions already accomplished, we
expect to experience our best
growth year." he declared.
Evening star., 1963-01-06
Records Set
ByDrugChains
In Sales Race

Chain drugstores serving the
Washington area felt the ef-
fects of the real estate explo-
sion in the suburbs and con-
tinued in their race for volume
to offset mounting operating
costs In 1862.
Peoples Drug Stores opened
"a new outlets in the last year
and plans to open 20 new self
self-service stores in 1868.
Drug Fair opened six stores
In 1862 and has eight new units
on the drawing boards or under
construction for this year.
Dart Drug Corp. will build a
new warehouse and admins
trative office building this year.
1t now has IA stores and is
planning 10 to IL additional
stores within the next two
years.
Exceeds SI0S Million
George B. Burrus, president
and board chairman Of Peoples
Evening star., 1963-01-06

Drug Stores, Inc, reported his
company's sales volume reached
a new all-time peak of more
than $108 million in 1862, with
a gain of better than 10 per
cent.
General business conditions
seem better now than they were
at this time last year and the
outlook for 1863 seems encour-
aging" he said.
The company filled more
than 5 million prescriptions in
the year, also a new record. In
addition to "a new stores, nine
were remodeled and eight were
closed, Store opening costs re-
quired capital expenditures ex-
ceeeding SO million, reported
Mr.. Burrus.
Many millions of square feet
of retail selling space we're
added last year and continue
to be added at the same rapid
pace. Each month we see the
opening of new chain drug
stores, independent drugstores,
cut-rate drugstores, syndicate
stores, supermarkets, depart
ment stores and discount
houses all competing for the
same consumers dollar" he
added.
Evening star., 1963-01-06
Drug Fair Sales Soar

Sales of Drug Fair -Commu-
nifty Drug Co. approximated
SAC million in 1862, a new rec
ord and around 16 per cent
ahead of the previous year, re-
ported Milton L. Elsberg,
president.
1--WE expect sales to increase
during 1868 with the continu-
ing growth of the Washington
area and hope that increased
efficiencies and control of costs
will reflect increased profits, -
said Mr.. Elsberg.
Although profits were cur
tailed by special costs of mov-
ing into our new distribution
center and installation and de-
velopment of IBM data proc
essing, we feel that advantages
which these Improvements will
develop should reflect itself in
future earnings and efficien-
cies," he declared.
Evening star., 1963-01-06
Dart Gets Financing

with the intensity of COM
petition from all sides, and ris-
ing costs of doing business, en-
phasis must be placed on ag-
gressive merchandising, promo
tions, quality and service COM
bined with streamlining of op-
Evening star., 1963-01-06
MONTGOMERY
COUNTY'S
LARGEST
SAVINGS
INSTITUTION

N
M.;ss$:: .;s::
''s.;ass s.;s.s, n 1ssss:aSo :::.'s., S:S"' T
III U. ), Dept OF Agriculture Ntr\
VERNON M. BRIGGS NSpSs'o''
President \IHrF
Briggs Construction Co.
A. MYRON cOWElL n
President 8 Treasurer
A. Myron Ce~ell, Inc
JOHN N. CLIFFORD
President
Clifford Ice Cream Co.
FRANK |. HEWITT, JR.
Natona Bank Of Maryland
C. EDWIN KLINE
iii President
DR. CLAUDE w. MITCHELL
III Surgeon
WIN. r. PRETTYMAN
Attorney and Counsel
AUGUSTUS R. sELBY
President & Treasurer
Liberty Milling Co.
FRANK 3. SEVERANCE
Honorary chormon Of the soord
HAROLD W. WARD
Partner, warihen & Ward
H. DEETs WARFlElD, SR
President
Damascus Motor Co.
ADVISORY BOARD
EVERETT 3. BEAN
III Portner in
Bseraft Been Motor Co.
HARRY w. BEllISoN
President
III Nj, Airy Building Assn.
JOHN II. BURToN
Owner kalmio Forms, Inc.
HARRY W. COFF
Builder
JEWELL W. PEEKE
III Manager, General Conference
S. D, A. Insurance Service
THOMAS W. PERRY, JR.
President
Thomas w. Perry Inc.
CLINTON C. sIssoN
Wheoton ESQ SsrViesnter
WASHINGTON W. WHITE
ST. Viee-PTes and Ssey.
Peoples Life Insurance Co.
MONTGOMERY
MUTUAL ADVISORY
BOARD
DR.. LEWIS MERRIAM
Former Ves-Pres.,
Brooknas Institute
WILLARD A. wARTHEN. sR.
President
Warihen 8 Ward, Inc.
tBuildsrsl
LAWRENCE c. RABBIT
Assistunt Secretary OF
Citizens Building Loan Assn.
K c. kUMIER
former teacher OF
Bliss Electrical School
RUSSELL MlZELL
Ill Owner III
Mxel Lumber Co.
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3 on Kennedy Stoff
May Quit Posts Soon

There was informed Specula-
ton that three of the late
President Kennedy's principal
aides will leave White House
service before the end Of the
year.
Special Assistant P. Kenneth
ODonnell, who handled Mr..
Kennedy's schedule and saw
him more frequently each day
than anyone else, has not been
back in his White House office
since last Saturday. He is not
expected to resume his duties.
Theodore c. Sorensen, spe-
cial counsel to the late Presi-
dent and his key policy adviser
since Senate days, is expected
to remain only until final deci-
Sions on the Fiscal 1865 budget
have been made. Most of those
decisions are due by December
10. ~
Mr.. Sorensen, who assisted
President johnson with today's
message to the joint session of
Congress, is so deeply involved
In budget planning that he
cannot withdraw abruptly, in
formed sources said.
But he has made known his
desire to end his official duties
as soon as possible.
Similarly, White House Press
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-27
Kennedys'
Wish Kept
Cusket Shut

The wishes Of President
Kennedy's family, rather than
the extent of his wounds, were
the deciding factor in keeping
the Presidential casket closed,
a reliable source has told The
Star.
The late President was pre-
pared for burial by three men
working under the supervision
of Joseph Gawler of the Jos.
Gawler's Sons funeral home
here. This followed a medical
examination conducted at the
Bethesda Naval Hospital.
THE President looked natu-
ral," Mr.. Gawler confirmed but
would not elaborate. The deci.
sion to keep the casket closed
was the family's, he added, and
was not based on his wounds.
Conflicting reports on the
wounds suffered by the Presi-
dent have been made. Accord
ing to reports based on a strip
of color movie film. the PreSi-
dent was struck in the neck
first and then in the back of
lis head.
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Secretary Pierre Salinger is re-
ported ready to quit as soon as
President johnson has designa-
ted a successor and that man
has had an opportunity to
familiarize himself with the
routine of the job.
Special Assistant Lawrence
F. o'Brien. Mr.. Kennedy's chief
legislative liaison man. report
eddy will continue in that post
at least until the end of the
present session of Congress. II
is understood he is willing Their
to join the staff of the Demo
cratic National Committee ano
take a major role in organizing
for the 1854 campaign.
McGeorge Bundy, special as
sistant for international securi-
ty affairs, has been asked by
President johnson to remain in
that post indefinitely and has
indicated his willingness to
do so.
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D. c. Democrats Set
Memorial MEETING

The D. C. Democratic Pre-
cinct Assembly scheduled for
8 pm. December S in the board
room Of the District Building
will be held as a memorial to
the late President Kennedy.
Meanwhile, all other District
political meetings of the DEM
ocratic Party have been can
celed for the immediate period
of mourning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-27

A 15-month-old boy was res
cued today from his smoke
filled home by a man who
heard the mother shouting:
please somebody help me. The
baby's upstairs and the house
is on fire"
The infant was Lawrence
Brown. son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Carlen Brown of 1924 Twelfth
street Sc. He was taken to
Hadley Memorial Hospital for
treatment of a first-degree
burn on his right arm and for
smoke inhalation.
The hospital reported the boy
was in good condition and
would be released.
The rescuer was identified
as Charles Luckel, IS, of 1888
Tenth place Sc, who had been
helping his father-in-law work
on an automobile half a block
away when he heard Mrs.
Brown shouting for help.
The father-in-law, Lawrence
Scarce, AZ, of lilo Savannah
avenue Sc, said that Mr..
Luckel reached the house first,
rushed through the smoke to
the second floor rear bedroom
and took the infant from the
crib.
Mr.. Scarce said his Son-in-
law almost was overcome by
smoke. Neighbors meanwhile
had called the Fire Depart
ment and an ambulance took
the infant to the hospital.
Battalion Fire Chief Howard
E. Rhine said the fire con-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-27
Johnson Praises Agent
Shielding Him at Dallas

President johnson has COM
mended the Secret Service
agent who pushed him to the
floor of his car and shielded
him during the assassination Of
President Kennedy.
In one Of his early actions
after taking over the presi-
rency, Mr.. johnson said in a
letter that the agent. Rufus W.
Youngblood, acted in a valiant
manner"
The letter to Secret Service
Chief James ]. Rowley said Mr..
Youngblood deserves the
highest communication your
service can offer for his ire
mendously courageoIS action"
Acted Instantly
Mr.. johnson said that, upon
hearing the first shot, Mr..
Youngblood instantly vaulted
across the front seat of my car.
pushed me to the floor and
shielded my body with his own
body. ready to sacrifice his life
| for mine"
One authoritative source has
noted that there must have
been a tremendous temptation
for the agent guarding the Vice
President to turn his attention
to the presidential car as soon
as the shots were heard.
However, Mr.. Youngblood
was not diverted, and protected
the man to whom he was as
signed in the prescribed man.
lner.
Text Of Commentator
The letter said:
Dear Chief Rowley:
II want to call your attention
to the valiant manner in which
Rufus w. Youngblood, who was
in charge Of my protection on
November %, 1868, responded
to the tragic circumstances
that occurred in Dallas, Tex.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-27

making while sweeping out thu
classrooms. He was graduated
in 1880.
The following year is an i'm
portant one in the johnson
story.
He went to Washington as
secretary to Congressman
Richard Kleberg and fell head
over heels in love with politics.
In short order, he won his first
electromagnetic of the Little
Congress-" a mock legislature
composed of Congressmen's
secretaries.
Next, he was appointed State
administrator for Texas Of the
National Youth administra-
ton. He returned to Texas in
that capacity in 1885.
Mr.. johnson married in 1884.
Claudia Alta Taylor has been
known all her life as Lady
Bird" When a Negro nurse
first saw her. she said. shes
as pretty as a lady bird" Even
the Congressional Directory to-
day lists her under the nick
name.
Their courtship was typically
Texas-tornado style.
81 remember when we met, I"
his wife says. 1T was in the
afternoon. We had a date that
evening. The next day he pro-
posed.
Sometimes, he takes your
breath clear away"
From Washington. a blizzard
of letters and kilograms, along
with telephone calls, came to
Miss Taylor from Mr.. John
son. Ten weeks later they were
married.
They have two daughters,
Lynda Bird, 10. and Lucy
Baines, 16.
I'VE all have the same in
itials, so we can use the same
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months later, he was home,
working as a highway laborer,
driving a truck. pushing a
wheelbarrow, welding pick and
shovel.
Finally, after a heart-to-
heart talk. his parents per-
suaded him to go to college.
Mr.. johnson borrowed SIS and
enrolled in Southwest Texas
State Teachers College at San
Marcos.
IT took 40 courses and got
IS AS" he says.
To help pay his expenses, he
worked as a janitor. Having
enrolled in a public speaking
course, he practiced speech
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Upon hearing the first shot.
Mr.. Youngblood instantly
vaulted across the front seat Of
my car. pushed me to the floor
and shielded my body with his
own body, ready to sacrifice his
life for mine.
Mr.. Youngblood deserves
the highest commentator your
service can offer for his ire
mendously courageous action.
Sincerely,
"(Signed Lyndon B. john
SON."
The letter was dated Novem-
Der %, the day after the asSas-
sination.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-27

House reporters longing for a
time clock to punch.
The schedule the new Presi-
dent carried out was one that
would have pleased Paul Dud-
ley White. the heart specialist,
who believes in a vigorous life
for those who have had coro-
nary attacks.
The President, who had q
heart attack in 1855. was the
only person showing any
bounce as the long day wore
to a close.
Sees Foreign Leaders
During the morning and
early part of the afternoon the
President conferred with nine
foreign leaders. including Rus
sia's Deputy Premier Anastas
Mikoyan, here for the funeral
of President John F. Kennedy
Later in the afternoon he ad-
dressed representatives Of the
Alliance for Progress coun-
tries, who also were here for
the final tributes to the slain
President.
From that meeting the Pres
ident went before microphones
to repeat his remarks to the
Latin American leaders. pledg-
ing as the first major foreign
policy action of his administra-
ton a continuation of the
Alliance for Progress program
instituted by Mr.. Kennedy.
From the ceremonial appear
ance the President strobe
swiftly back to his office for
a round of work which did not
end until more than three
hours later. He conferred with
his staff, busted himself on
the telephone and supervised
the preparation for his address
to a joint session of the Sem
ate and the House outlining
his foreign and domestic goals.
Makeshift Desk
Some time during the day
the President found time for
lunch. He had it in his office
at a makeshift desk replacing
the historic one which Presi-
dent Kennedy had used. No
one at the White House was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-27
Legal Debt Ceiling

I'VE have got to face the fact
that if we are going to have an
orderly fiscal administration Of
this Government" he said, I'VE
cannot long continue with the
practice Of raising every few
months. as a ritual, the legal
debt ceiling.
Nor can we expect a rational
administration of the vast and
far flung activities of the exec
utive branch of this Govern
ment if the basic appropriations
bills do not become law until
months after the fiscal year
begins"
So far Congress has passed
only four of the II regular
appropriations bills for the cur
rent fisral year that began last
July l.
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johnson Leads Stoff
In I1-Hour Work Doy
By CECIL HOLLAND
Star staff Writer

President johnson spent than II hours at work
IN MS oval office at the White House yesterday. the first
day he occupied the office.
He arrived at s:45 yesterday The clock had Just
passed pm when he left to drive through the night to his
Spring Valley home
There hardly break in the day which left White
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-27
Makeshift Desk
Mansfield Tells Critics
He Won't Change Ways

Senate Democratic Leader
Mansfield today served notice
on critics if his methods as
Senate leader that he has no
intention Of changing his
methods of operation.
After listing the accomplish
ments Of the Senate during the
Kennedy admiitratio, he took
note Of reject descriptions Of
himself as Mr.. Chips" and
his leadership as q tragic
mistake" and lacking in CLAM
mour." ..r.
II have not seen wet nurse
Of the Senate but that, too,
may not be long in coming, "
said the Democratic leader.
Has Taught School
He admitted he has taught
school but does not claim the
understanding or perception Of
Mr.. Chips.
II confess freely to a lack of
glamour" he continued. "As
for being a tragic mistake, If
that means that / am neither
a circus ring master. the master
of ceremonies of a Senate
night club, a tanner of Senate
lions or a wheeler and dealer.
then I must accept, too, that
title.
Indeed, I must accept it, If
I am expected as majority
leader to be anything other
than myself-a Senator from
Montana who has had the good
fortune to be trusted by his
people for over two decades
and done the best he knows
how to represent them and to
do what he believes to be right
TO rthe Nation"
Recalled Election
Senator Mansfield recalled
that his election as majority
leader was the Senate'S choice
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-27
BY RELMAN MORN
Associated Press STAFF Writer

Sunshine tinged the tops
of the pecan and sycamore
trees, swept across the town
of Stonewall. Tex, and glowed
in the room where Sam Ealey
johnson. jr., was shaking his
sons foot.
Get UP, Lyndon" He said.
Everybody in towns got q
two-hour head start on you"
Lyndon Baines johnson be-
gan running. He has never
stopped.
Today, he is President Of the
United States.
But the greatest race Of Mr..
Johnson's life lies ahead Of
Second Of Three Articles on The New
President.
him. In less than a year, an
other election campaign will
be under way. To be serving
by reason Of tragedy Is one
thing. But to be elected Presi-
dent is the supreme goal Of
any American politician.
And Mr.. johnson Is the ulti-
mate politician.
Born on Ranch
Mr.. johnson was born on q
ranch near Stonewall, August
81. 1908. On that day, so the
story goes, his grandfather
ssid, Hell be a United States
Senator some day"
True or not. only a few years
we're to elapse before Mr.. John
son was on his way.
He had a political back
ground. His grandfather and
his father both served in the
Texas House of Representa-
tives. Another forebear was q
signer of the Texas Declara-
ton Of independence.
On his mothers side, his rel
atives were Baptist clergymen
and educators. His great-grand-
father headed Baylor Univers-
ity for two years.
After Mr.. johnson finished
high school, at Is, a curious
hiatus came in his life.
He neither went to college
nor showed any interest in a
career. Instead, with some 9TH
er boys, he walked and hitch
hiked to California. Seven
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-27

not mine and what the Senate
has bestowed. it is always at
liberty to revoke"
Senator Mansfield's state
ment on the eSnate and its
leadership was prepared before
President John r. Kennedy's
assassination last Friday. He
had planned to deliver 1t in
the Senate on Monday.
But today he Just placed II
in the Congressional Record
after brief Introductory re-
marks.
I'm the light of what has
happened" he told his col
leagues. II have no heart to
read this report to the Senate. "
Final Report
Because Of last weeks trag-
edy, he said, 1t now has be-
come "a final report on the
Senate and its leadership dur
ing the Presidency of John
fitzgerald Kennedy and an in
dication of what remains to be
done under the administration
of President Crimson"
Senator Mansfield said he
recognized there are made
quacies in the record Of Con-
gress, but he added that in his
Judgment the most serious are
not the status of the civil rights
bill and the tax bill-both still
in committee.
THE most serious, in my
Judgment. have to do with the
day-to-day financial house.
keeping Of the Government,
he said.
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Mothers Shouts Bring
ChiId's Rescue in Fire

sumed a chest Of drawers in
the bedroom, where the blaze
was confined. The cause Of
the fire was under investiga-
ton. There was no estimate
Of the damage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-27
LIFE With JOHNSON
Presidents Greatest Race Lies Ahead

luggage Tor travelling" Mr..
johnson used to say.
Mr.. JohnSon's first big politi-
cal move came in 1887. After
the death of Representative
James Buchanan, Mr.. johnson
ran for the seat.
He waged a shrewd, boldly
conceived campaign which was
fortuitous for two reason-it
won. and it brought him to the
attention of President Franklin
D. Roosevelt.
Nine other candidates were
in the race. Mr.. Johnson con-
cluded that. TO get in the spot
light. he must do something
dramatic. He came out for the
main planks Of the New Deal.
Concentrated Fire
The other candidates con-
centrated their fire on him. He
got the spotlight, all right, and
won. A Texan elected on a New
Deal platform!
Mr.. Roosevelt, who was fish
ing off Corpus Christi at the
time, was delighted. He invited
Mr.. johnson to ride to Wash
ington on the presidential
train.
He also arranged to have Mr.
johnson seated on the impor.
tant Naval Affairs Commit.
tea rare thing for q fresh.
man Congressm an-an
brought him to the White
House for Sunday breakfasts.
In short, Mr.. Johnson wa
close to the throne from the
start Of his political life. "He
CRooSevelt) was like a daddy to
me-" Mr.. johnson often said.
Mr.. Johnson's first try for
: the Senate, in 194l, failed. Gov.
NV. Lee ODaniel beat him by
1871 votes. Mr.. johnson went
back to the House.
Then came Pearl Harbor.
Wins Silver Star
Two days later, Mr.. johnson
a Naval Reserve officer, OBJ
tanned sick leave from the
House and went away to war.
He served on a three-man COM
mission inspecting conditions
in the Southwest Pacific, and
rode on some bombing mis-
sions. Gen. Douglas Macarthur
decorated him with the Silver
Star. In mid-l942, Roosevelt
ordered him back to the House
His victorious 1913 campaign
for the Senate is notable in
several respects. He cam
paigned by helicopter. And he
defeated Gov. Coke Stevenson
by 81 votes out of nearly a mil
lion cast!
For a time, thereafter, he
was known in Washington Al
Landslide Lyndon"
Natural Talent
But his natural talents fol-
getting along in the Senate
and getting things done, soor
asserted themselves. He wa!
ele C tie d Democratic whip IL
1851 and Democratic leader II
1858. At A. he was the youn.
gest floor leader in history.
| Mr.. johnson once said hi
had no presidential ambitions
I'm conscious of my limita.
tons" he said. Il think it's far
to say nobody but my mama
ever thought I'd get as far as
have"
Tomorrow: Johnson and the
great issues.