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Show The Bom Economy Review Consumer Price Index LAYTON The newest Bon in Utah opens Thursday in the 271.3 271.3 The consumer price index is changed near the end of the month. The base year is 1967. That is, items that cost $100 in 1967 cost $271.30 today. The previous months rate is in parentheses. no quote (16.7) 15.5 (15.5) Mortgage rates are an average of the rates at three lending institutions in the area. Conventional rates are for 80 percent loans. We have ignored discount points and other refinements such as the added for FHA loan insurance. Last weeks figures are in parentheses. nt Money Market 15.37 Rate th 15. so (15.82) $io,ooo min. (12.000) $100 min. Aug. rate is effective each Tuesday morning. The variable rate changes less frequently. Last weeks figures are in parentheses. The new 25-Ye- ar aim Laytim Hills all-nig- ht FHAVA 30-Mon- Opem Layton Hills Mall after work for a couple of days, Marcel Schwager from the Salt Lake City office said. As many as 70 people have been working in the store at one time to complete the work before the opening date, he said. Twelve of these are a special display team from Seattle, Washington, the company headquarters, he said. The store will be one of the malls anchor stores, occupying the site of the former Auebachs. In connection with the opening, The Bon will be giving away a Ford Escort and a $1000 special paid account in a drawing up charge - Home Mortgage Rates Conventional half-perce- i? 2- The th i. n offers a complete line of clothing, housewares and home Veteran Roy Gets Postmaster ROY The Roy postoffice has a new postmaster. Reed G. Hill of Taylor was given the position in a furnishings. The new store will be managed by Jim Preston. Preston said he is moving to Layton to be near the new store. Preston has been in the retail department store business for nine years he said.. More than three years of his career has been with The Bon. Preston first worked with the company in Seattle, Washington, and was transferred to the Salt Lake City store about one and years ago and served as assis- private ceremony held at the post office Friday. He officially began work Saturday. Hill has been in the postal business about 25 years. He started as a postal carrier in Ogden in tant manager there. October of 1956, he said. After a term as carrier, he became a carrier foreman in Ogden, then stationmaster at the Ben Lomond one-ha- lf 20-ye- post office. The new postmaster said he had no plans tomake any immediate changes but hoped to increase community relations in the future. I have an open door policy, if anybody wants to talk to me, he said. Hills appointment was approved by the U.S. postmaster general. He replaces Bryce Jensen, who retired last December. Fuel Firm Checking Lines representative Mountain Fuel Supply Company sniffer truck crews will be conducting routine leak surveys of customer service lines and meter hook-up- s in Roy and Sunset throughout most of the summer. This service will benefit both business and homeowners by assuring them continued reliable natural gas service, a company said. These surveys are conducted throughout the Mountain Fuel service area on a routine basis. The entire system is generally covered every five years. This is in line with the companys safety program and does provide better service to customers, a spokesman said. JIM PRESTON THE BON WILL open the doors of its Layton Hills Mall store Thursday. |