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Show 4 V Av Still Clip Residents Sharp Sales Gimmicks - Sharp shooters are still hustling bucks with questionable solicitation methods, according to Hendrik Romeyn, executive secretary of the Salt Lake Better Business Bureau. Complaints are piling up from area families who have CANVAS or ALUMINUM PATIO SPECIAL 10 2 x 20 structo port with heavy tube posts. $199 Custom made boat covers Tent repair Waterproof tarps CALL FOR FREE ESTIMATES and DESIGN CONSULTATION sugar houso U"i;;iJlAn i, 2132 So. 11th If its made of canvas we E. can make 486-72- it! been offered bogus bargains through contest gimmicks or advertising testimonial corae-on- s. solicitations Survey-typ- e asking first for Information and then offering the chance to win valuable gifts if the prospect will visit the store, are still clipping unwary residents. But the newest pitch to hit Salt Lake, says Mr. Romeyn, is a mall solicitation promising a new 1964 sewing machine as part of an advertis- ing campaign. What housewife could turn down an offer like that? The smart ones do. As the deal unravels, it develops the sewing machine costs nothing but the housewife is expected to buy a moderately priced cabinet for it. This is the gimmick, Mr. Romeyn said. Cabinets cost from $80 to $100, considerably more than the value of the Japanese - made machines, he observed. Rocky Mountain Review one such firm explaining that she had a cabinet but could I come by and get my machine anyway? No, madam, said a phone voice, "you must buy cabiA reporter called Shop Til 9 Mon., Thurs , Frl. at Cottonwood net. Purchasers have also com- plained to the bureau, he said, that "you cant get repairs for It. The outfit reportedly parlays their complaints into extra profit offering credit on a model retailing for some $300. Shaking his head In wonder, Mr. Romeyn said, this has been going on for 30 years. I can get it for you wholesale, can be a costly phrase. mem- Organizations selling berships with the promise of articles at wholesale prices have also been successful In separating unwary residents from their cash. People pay up to $10 a month for two years, he said, Sanctions hope of buying an auto-mdb- Weekly Calendar lle wholesale. He cautioned: If you Join an organization before signing anything make sure you know when members meet and If they meet regularly. And find out if members elect their own officers and if the treasurer Is bonded SCHOOL HEAR7:30 P.M., Evergreen Park, Sponsored by East Mill-creLions Club. Schools Say (Continued from Page 1) gram. Last March and April, representative toured un- iversities In Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, Arizona, Nebraska and Kansas. The district, Dr. Peterson said, employs about 500 new teachers each year Some 150 are hired to staff new class -- artfully styled check dress goes casual roonvsJthe district an annual Theres grows. turn-ov- er of about 350. The vast majority of new personnel comes from Utah campuses; ninty to 100 sign from each Brigham Young University and University of Utah. The rest are recruited from other state schools. Dr. Peterson can see no appreciable effect of NE' sanctions. He pointed out that most women teachers come to the Casual Is the word for It . . . this styled Jack Mann check with Its dashing patch pockets and shirtwaist top trimmed with black mfthmallow leather buttons and belt. 60 rayon, Wh k, cotton. In green-fH&c- k, toast-blac- k. Sizes 10 to 20. red-blac- 1st fashion level In Cottonwood, Murray, Rose Park, and Midvale. state with their husbands and would reside here anyway. Burton Thompson, director of personnel for Salt Lake Board of Education, said he has no PM., Saturday, August 15 Free the timo to bo thinking of your needs in outerwear . . . while selections are most complete. Right now is Back-To-Scho- ol As Little As $3 Will Hold Your Coat Until Cool Weather SALT LAKE COUNTY FAIR 6 P.M., beginPARADE ning at 4725 South State Street to County Fairgrounds PTA STATE INSTRUCTION 9 A. M. to 3 SESSION P.M.; Granite Park Junior High TURTLE RACE - Cottonwood Mall - Noon SALT LAKE COUNTY FiU -- 10:30 A M., County Fair- P.M, Creek Country Club -- - 8 P.M., Salt grounds DRAG RACES Lake Raceway, 4900 West 21st South SALT LAKE BEES VS. IN8 P.M., Derks DIANAPOLIS Field STOCK P.M He cited a thick file of now under investigation. In many cases, he said, misrepresentation is clear. Customers are asked to accept merchandise with the promise that it will cost them nothing if they send fresh prospects to the dealer. "Common sense tells you, he said, That no company can afford to give away merchandise. , CAR RACES 8:30 VOTER State Fairgrounds SUMMER A. FORUM First M., REGISTRATION various locations throughout the county Sunday, August 16 referral schemes 10:30 Unitarian Wednesday, August 19 Church; 569 South 13th East; Dr. Reed Frlschknecht, as- SALT sistant professor, political science, University of Utah, guest speaker. grounds SALT LAKE BEES VS. OKLAHOMA CITY 1:30 P.M. Derks Field LAKE COUNTY 30 A.M., SALT LAKE DIANAPOLIS County FAIR-1- 0: 6 Fair Choose from corduroys, knits, and other fabrics. Zip-oquilted or BEES VS. IN8 P.M., Derks ut Field , plain linings, depending upon your Tennis Courts Up For Study choice of jacket or outer coat. Olympus Hills Democratic may well get their tennis courts. Salt Lake County Commissioner Marvin Jensen said this week that the county recreation board Is studying the proposal for next year's budget. The study started when election district 332 Democrats petitioned the commissioner for lighted tennis courts on the new Junior high school grounds near Oakview and Wasatch Boulevard. leaders rVllllMK STYLES call us today Nine expert stylists to serve you at aAjinjLnji Beauty Salon Where a personal touch is yours 2112 East 13th SoutlT CALL 467 1260 - TRUCKS CARS - TRUCKS NEW CARS USED OUTERWEAR to public Tuesday, August 18 KID'S DOG SHOW - Cottonwood Mall, 10:00 a.m. entry blanks at any store In Mall Willow LAY AWAY SALE OF 0 grounds; stock show, exhibits, carnival; free admission TAHITIAN 7 TAMARA P.M , Willow Creek Country Club 7 SHOW,--12:3- National Guard SALT LAKE COUNTY FAIR -- 10:30 A.M., County fair- BELLS ARE RINGING P.M , East High auditorium -- ol PTA STATE INSTRUCTION 9 A.M. to 3 P.M. SESSION Granite Park Junior High, 450 East 3700 South 6 CLUB MEET P.M , Magna Mount Riders Arena, 8000 West 3700 South; 11 clubs vie for trophies TAMARA - Sack-to-scho- au- Monday, August 17 RIDING TAHITIAN 4:30 1543 Sunnvside Ave- Armory, nue; Friday, August 14 Contest offers could be In violation of postal regulations banning lottery information from passing In the malls or, if obvious misrepresentation is Involved, federal mail fraud laws could apply. He warned, however, that promoters can devise sales pitches that -- - although they may be morally wrpng -- - still stay inside the law DOG ALL-F5REE- D orium, musical staged by Salt Lake County Recreation Department ut P.M., P.M., Veterans Memorial ditorium, Park City BELLS ARE RINGING P M., East High Audit- ei-t- he 7 CHAMBER CONCERT ek ng CONCERT Liberty Park ING - If these conditions dont exist, forget It! The kicker In many promises of merchandise at drastic reductions is the without recourse clause In sales contracts. Temporarily duped, customers attempt to return merchandise only to learn that theyre r stuck with the goods or must shell-omore money to buy their way out of the agreement Rule one Is read before you sign. United States postal inspector Ken E. Franzen said that many such plans could be In violations of federal lottery or postal laws but there was no protection sales me- -' against extra-shar- p thods. J fast-talki- BAND Thursday, August 13 Dont Hurt I: Salt Lake County, It ah Pane $ MOISTA M REVIEW Thundoy, August 13, 1964 ROCKY A g ! OTHER OUTERCOATS ' $20 to 55 COdltMA g g Vt p Home of HART SCHAFFNER & MARX Clothes Kearns Bldg., 140 S. Main Cottonwood Mall Open Monday Till 9 Open Mon., Thurs., Frl. Till 9 ar GmDQmD fc CmSQmD new Fsuuik- -- no-fro- st Freezer-Refrigerat- electric or OLDS A WEEKS FAMILY VdlJ SAOT BGA7 FARE and PLENTY TO SPARE! staffing problems Out of 1,412 teachers In the system, only 10 vacancies now exist The majority ofhisnewtea-cher- s, some 80 percent are products of Utah schools with the other 20 percent coming from elsewher. Since most are staring teachers, he said, they do not belong to NE. The national organization will conduct a drive for new members after school starts, he said. The Salt Lake District conducted a recruiting campaign, he said, when It was apparent that trouble was brewing. The area cononly tacted personally was Idaho. Other parts of the' country were covered by mall to various colleges. -- - CHEVROLET DEAL MAIII AT 5th SOUTH out-of-st- Holiday Bucket Special ($4.22 Valu) maternity fashion note: brass buttons Bucket O' Chicken and bows Bucket Pint of Cole Slaw m O' On the fall scene Its buttons of brass and bows . . . highlights of these two trim fashions from La Rles new collections for mothers-to-b- e. In 66 rayon, 34 acetate. CLASSIC DRESS to go everywhere has white bow and tfglng on bolero front. Deep back zipper. Black or red. Sizes to 16. Cottonwood Mall 2nd Level, Murray, Rose Park, and $13 Midvale. i CHICKENS coat buttoned Wbra'ss, sleeveless . . . with deep back zipper and pleated white dickey lth a neck bow. Red. Sizes 10 to 16. Cottonwood only. COSTUME y.neck dress $25 i Tries 2343 East 33rd South Good-for-nothi- ng corner goes to work with f'.ODEEKHXDS NEW FOLDING DOOR Givt us a todayt all ALDER'S EM 12 PIECES 4-8- 960 S. 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