Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-04

Plaza Shopping Center in Ian
store is located. The new cen
ter is on Route $50, just
off the Baltimore Washington
parkway.
A sidelight will be the use
Of helicopters by the Citizens
Bank of Maryland to open
three new branch offices, one
of them in the Capital Plaza
Shopping Center, in a single
day.
The other new Ward store
Is under construction in the
Willston Shopping Center on
Arlington boulevard, near
Seven Corners, Va. It's open
ing is scheduled September IS.
"A ,000-square-foot central
warehouse and customer serv-
ice center also is nearing COM
pletion at Ardwick, Nd, and
will open in about two weeks.
John A. Barr. chairman Of
the board Of Montgomery
Ward g. Co., and Edward s.
Donnell, vice president and
eastern region general man.
ager, are coming here for the
opening Of the Capital Plaza
store at 10 am. They also will
participate In the formal OPEN
ing Of the shopping center,
with appropriate ballyhoo, at
1870 am.
Appropriate BalIyhOO
For that, the developers,
A. v. williams Of Baltimore
and Alvin L. Aubinoe of
Bethesda, have obtained the
original balloon flown in the
Mike Todd movie, Around the
World in 80 Days." to fly over
the Plaza during the four days
Of the grand opening. La
Coquette, the balloon, is five
stories high.
Miss Universe, Aida Maria
Vargas from Brazil, and Miss
Maryland, Carolyn Wright,
from Forest Hills, are sched-
uled to take part, and during
the four days shoppers may
register at each Of the new
stores to win a 33-day trip
around the world for two.
The first Citizens Bank
branch opening will be in the
Andrews Manor Shopping Cen
ter at 1909 Allentown road at
10 am. the second in the Car
rollton Shopping Center, 1890
Annapolis road, at 1890 am,
and the third at Capital Plaza
at II am.
Gov. Tawes is scheduled to
head an official party that will
travel between the new loca-
tons in the helicopters, then
participate in the grand open
ing Of Capital Plaza.
Three Dozen Stores
The Handicapped m all-type
shopping center, set off by
flowing fountains, contains
some three dozen food, cloth
ing and speciality shops in adj
dition to the big Ward store.
Ultimately. As business places
are planned, including a 200
room luxury motel.
The center occupies a 60
acre site on which parking has
been provided for $500 cars.
1t originally was conceived by
Mr.. Williams, who over a pc
Rod Of years purchased or
traded "a parcels Of land to
unite the acreage.
Capital Plaza stores. in ad-
dition to Wards, include Krog-
er Foods, s. s. Kresge's, Jules
Barber Shop. Capital Plaza
Cleaners, Hot Shoppes restau-
rant, Fair Lanes bowling alley.
Lerner Shops. Barby's Fabrics,
Daniels Bootery, Joseph r,
Harris Co., Thorn Mean Shoes,
Sports Center, Jay Dee's Chill
dren's Wear, Schumann's Bak-
cry, Fred's Mems Shop, Singer
Sewing Machine Co., Barrett
Shoe Store, s g. M Gift Shop
Holiday Shoes, Peoples Drug
Store, Music Time. Inc. Shir-
ley's Fashions, Capital Plaza
Liquors, Peoples Hardware
Barrie's Limite d, Webster
Clothes and Bond Furniture.
Although the Ward store will
not open formally until 10 am
Wednesday, cash registers will
ring UP initial sales tomorrow
night. Families Of employees and
construction workers will be
given the opportunity TO In