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Show 1 Business News Business Was Good The volume of retail 'sales for the Christmas season continued to show strong increases over the corresponding period of 1954, according to the 12th Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. Department store sales increased 11 per cent in .1955 over 1954, while certain departments showed Increases much greater, it was reported. Record Appliance Sales Forecast ' Over 18 million new major appliances will be sold In 1956 S. Sayre, 10 or per cent more than in 1955, according to Judson washAutomatic of Corpi Norge Division, president ers and dryers are expected to turn in the largest percentage increase in sales in 1956 with more than 5 million units sold. Only 110,000 dryers were sold in 1949 compared with the estimated sales of IV million dryers for the coming year. t Should Stores Carry More Lines? Economists andbusinessmen are predicting a 3 to 5 per cent are increase in retail sales for the first half of 1956. best-to how their get share, reports Daily. Retailing wondering Their problem is whether to stock a limited merchandise line in depth or broadening their lines to cover all possible demands. Should consumer activity, reach the level predicted, several retailers believe "stores will have to carry secondary lines. As usual the gamble will be greater for the smaller merchant. His problem will be to remain in active competition and still not 'go overboard on overstocking. This winter many smaller stores lost money when without secondary they ran out of good; of particular '" factories, lines available. J t Detroit Retailers Comment On Newspaper Strike L Detroit's leading retailers without a major newspaper adverto tising medium during the Christmas selling period had. this newsoff of is because the business Christmas "Our definitely say: paper strike. "TV and radio are, attest, no substitute for a newspaper" and 'The loss of a newspaper is tragic for a community and certainly Is the retailers'! number one advertising medium. Sweetbriar Celebrates Silver Anniversary ' . Sweetbriar Shops, Inc., . with their Pro vo store located at 82 West Center and one of 42 stores in their chain, is celebrating their 25th anniversary this year, according to Mrs. D. Eichelberger, . : . -- j . Borg-Warn- er . But-retailer- s -- , 1 Council Portrait Salem City Installs New Officers Salem City Council met Wednesday night to install the new councilmen. The new councilmen are Morris Christen sen, Victor Linton and Byron Orton; the outgoing ones, Keith Simons, Howard Christensen4 and are the Don Pierce. Hold-oveClark Earl Card, Nelson, mayor, City Recorder Frank Edman and the treasurer, Mary Christensen. Following the installation May or and Mrs. Melvin Hanks were hosts at dinner. Guests present were rfity Marshal Albert Peter son, those mentioned above and their partners, making a total of 24'guests.- The host cOuple prepared and served a turkey banquet and presented the ladies with nice corsages made oy Mrs. Hanks. Mayor Hanks officiated at the installation. r seven-memb- er honor's . - f'"fa:-.- . 2 PLUNGES IN Orem News Mayor Harold E. Van Wagenen, already deep in tiie task of aiding the new Provo city council 'in Its first J Pfc. Willoughby Returns to a job selection of permanent city manager biggest Camp Pendleton The mayor's mother. Birdie Gray Van Wagenen, 75, was Provo's first licensed lady driver. In vo new city several decades of driving, she has never had an accident. council). JOAN GEYER By Demanding; Job A few minutes after Provo's The mayor's wife, Ruth Van new mayor had been sworn into Wagenen, already has learned office,' a pretty girl rushed up to that a full time mayor means a him, flung her arms around his part-tim- e husband. neck, and cried: His multitudinous Tm first to kiss the mayor!" duties this week included dusting constituent out office files to The enthusiastic provide orderly was Harold Van Wagenen's young space for a mass of correspond est daughter, Vicki, 11. ence accumulated on council- His honor's eldest daughter, manager government. Sherry, 14, holds office herself, as For weeks before his Inaugurasecretarial commissioner in Far-Mayor Van Wagenen has rer Junior High School govern tion, been working early and late ment. after his own business hours to Piling up "firsts" is old stuff to learn the business of being mayor the Van Wagenen family. in a council-managsystem, and The mayor's father, Alma Van to seek a of Provo. top manager Wagenen, 83, was first Van Wag of 45 applications for the enen to be mayor of Provo. He A total manager have been was also first to establish a car post of city and received; of referdealer's agency south of Salt ences listed contacting each by applicant, Lake City back in 1919. along with business and social acquaintances, means about 10 let! ters of inquiry each, Mayor. Van1 (Editor's note:' This Is the first of a series of personality sketches on members of Pro- rs I Kin er of Salem Woman Tells Pfc. Fred Willoughby left Orem Thursday evening after spending the holiday vacation at the home of his pareuts, Mr. and order came after the flood broke By MaTgrette Taylor Mrs. Raymond Willoughby. He . namcnn loose in the citv. Thev crabbed T returned to the Marine base at CATV Vf I loc(al manager. and started tor project; Camp Pendleton, Calif., where he has received a letter from her blankets Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Barrow founded the; company in 1931, with has he en- sister. Mrs. Margis Goodwin, tell uity where a sister ot Mr. uooa-- j since stationed been : win lives. There they found shelstores in North Platte, Neb., Lamar, Colo., and Goodland, Kansas. tered the service last May. ing a graphic story of the expe ter and spent Christmas. The company Is now managed by J. G. Stuart with Mrs. Barrow riences of Tierself and family Mr. Goodwin went back to Yuba chairman of the board. Sweetbriar headquarters is In Denver. when they werexcaught in the re Graff Chester to see about their home and The Sweetbriar stores will celebrate their silver anniversary Mr. and Mrs. floods at Yuba City cent disastrous a with New Year the started found everything nearly ruined with special "Sterling Values" throughout the year, according to Cal. ) at City, their dinner party family and water. Their decomud . . with M. G. Pattersojiadvertising manager. ' dinat the Goodwin that Mrs. she, Guests home. reported present Christmas i. rated tree, furniture, '. l ner includedMrsi Graff's mother, her husband and small daughter and personal belongings were Mrs. Melinda Terry; and their were safe but that their home tipped over and floating in muuuy Spanish Fork News children and families Mr. and was completely inundated. .Mrs water even the refrigerator. Mrs. Dorl Graff and three girls, Goodwin waited from; Thursday Mrs. Goodwin said many people Mr. and Mrs. Montell Graff and until Saturday at midnight wait were asleep when the vacating two children, Mr. and Mrs. Wes- ing for the word to vacate. The order was given and were trapped. She said she was glad she ley Graff and three girls. f wood. Mr. Whitwood' had been had managed to stay awake by E.' G. Whitwood of Spanish visiting his daughter, Mary and drinking coffee. Many families ; The Alta DUP will be held Wednesday, Fork returned Thursday from family: Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Ben were separated and lost to each SPANISH ' FORK "Club i recently entertained their Jan. 11 at the Fifth Ward Relief Baggs, Wyo., in time to attend son and their four children for other. The Goodwins plan to live husbands at a dinner party at the Society. Those interested are in the birthday party v of his two- - the past six weeks. While he was in a trailer house they own If and Mrs. Benson and thev can manaee to make it liv Social Center. Mrs. Rl C. Swal-ber- g vited to attend. year-ol- d grandaughter, Julie Ann there, Mr. took a trip to Wiscon able. Their home is not usable ; led the group in singing. Whitwood of Orem. Also joining the baby was Mrs. J. Archie Brockbank were her six other sin and other points in the east at present and it may not be rty in ' her accompanist. Toasts were brothers and sisters and her par and returned just before Christ possible to make it habitable Dr. the again, they report. banquet by given during ents, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Whit mas. Archie J. Wlls Brockbank, Brockbank, Dr. Swalberg, Walter Wilde and Joseph Anderson. Mrs. Willis Brockbank was general chairman of the affair with Mrs. David H. JonesV-Mrs- . Mrs. F. J. Utahns are drinking more milk. Joseph Anderson, - H. jMrs.Faux, Eugene Hughes A climb of more than five per land Mrs. P.fP. Thomas assisting cent in the consumption of Utah's ' . her. Grade A milk during 1955 was reported Saturday by Welby W. Mrs. Louis Clegg will be hos- Young, Heber, president, Ameritess to the Mountain Flonnette can Dairy' Association of Utah and Camp of the DUP, Wednesday vice president of Federated Milk SEMI-ANNUAL a her home. Everyone, is wel- Producers Association, come. The gains are based on Grade A milk sales of Federated Milk The Sunbonnet Camp of the Producers Association, which pro i duces approximately 50 per cent i American Fork News of the state's Grade A milk sales. The Association's sales were up 5.1 per cent for 1955's first 11 months, over the same period In OREM SUNDAY, JANUARY 8. 195 Utah County, Utah New Provo Mayor Carries on Family Tradition; Wastes No Time in Tackling Duties of New Job SALEM IT SUNDAY HERALD Personnel Needed For Army Reserve Medical Group contacted: Wagenen says. Among associates io xearn pudhc opinion of an ap- recently-activate- d Th.e Plicant are the city chief of p lice, president of the chambeof Engineer. Ayutior BaUahon of commerce, fire chief and super- orized to recruit personnel to intendent of education. Battakon Medical De the activate 200 Letters tachment whivh will consist of On behalf of the new council. one omcer and seven enlisted Mayor Van Wagenen has sent out men. some 200 lexers the past twoj Although there is one Army serve Medical Detachment cur-H- e has corresponded with vari- rently active in Provo. that unit ous municipal officials offering is filled to capacity, say Reserve counsel from Ogden; Peoria, 111.; officials. At present there are four Riverside, Cal.: Palo Alto, and cities, officials of the In listed men and one officer tenta-- . ternational City Manager's Asso-- ; tively listed to activate the new elation, and individuals writingi unit. letters of inquiry prior to submit-- ! Reserve units ni this type offer ting application for the city man-- ; an excellent opportunity to per-agjsons interested in medicine to position at Provo. All members of the council broaden their knowledge by both have devoted hours of study to local armorv instruction and at- form of gov-- ! tendance at U S Army Medical the council-managernment, as outlined in the city Schools. charter, and described by various) Like other reserve units in this handbooks Issued by the ICMA. area, the new unit will meet once In addition to weekly meetings! per month for twe hours each 'meeting. (Continued on Pate 13.). 86-t- h i Re-mont- hs. ! en-oth- er er er Story of Flood Tragedy : Tt--b - f I , v - SAL E at C&&dtzle& i - - t 1 ; Alta Club Members Fete Husibands at Dinner Party I -- ; Utah Milk Consumpt ion , . the-pa- Shows Hike - NEW RED UCTIONS . - LeVine's i i t - WIDE : r. Returns to Coast After Vacation j : i " AMERICAN 1 FORK . 1954. I Erliene has returned to ''San Schreiber Francisco, where she is em-ployed, following a holiday. vaca-Hon here with her parents, Mr and Mrs. Clyde Schreiber. s 1 j. Friends of Police Officer Milton Adams will be pleased to learn that he is improving in the hospital here.1 Mr. Adams suffered a heart attack last week. He'has now been removed from the oxy gen tent and is steadily improv .'. -- .'t -; 1 J ing. ' i y- ; j .) J. ! - ' i Mr. and Mrs. Hayden Holin- drake have returned home fol lowing a holiday visit in Idaho Falls, Ida., with their, and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Blair Scofield and children. -- sn-in-la- w Meeting Way for the four DUP Camps will be held Jaii. 12 at 2 p.m. at the., following' homes Adams Camp at home; of Mrs. Bert: Christensen, with" Mrs. Thomas Hansen and Mrs. John Adams Greenwood Camp at home. of. Mrs. 1A. D. McAllister, with assisting hostesses, Mrs. Ray Christensen land Mrs. Owen Thornton; Bee Hive Camp at the homejof Mrs, Nell Julian; American Fqrk Camp at the home of Mrs. Marjf Nicholes, with Mrs. Dellis Wall and Mrs. J. Aaron Ross, assisting hostesses, f C( es; f The rale of increase in milk consumption, Mr. Young noted, was approximately, three times the rate of growth in population of Utah.. The average rate of growth in Utah's population in recent years has been estimated at 1.5 per cent. , Eugene Pace Coalville, president of the Utah Milk Foundation, added that he felt J the growing milk consumption reflected an in creased public consciousness of the food and dollar values in milk and other rairm products. Among the reasons for the Increase, f Mr. Pace listed three points : ' 1. The high quality of Utah's Grade A Milk. 2. Favor able consumer prices on Utah milk. advertising and promotion of jnilk and milk products by the Utah Milk Foundation, the American Dairy Assoc iation of Utah, and individual milk j processors. The following have.been registered at the hospital here recent- ly : Rex James Huggard, Mrs. Ralph Anderson, Elise Harris, Orale Scholes, David Wasden, Clara Cook, Milton Adams, Ellen Pack, Ernest Hoggard, Hazel Don H. Adamson, Elodia Roberts Deloss Dickersonr Helen i Leitner,; American Fork; Gaylene j Kirk, Kent Richards, Garth Brad-- . ford. Pleasant Grove; Anna. Joyce Lehi; Sharleen Williams, J Orem; Fred Park, Salt Lake City. D m m I"" y- - AND ONLY $12 PER MONTH tied frieze covers. Choice of colors: exactly as shown. Ensemble Includes 2 pc. set: Coffee table, 2 end tables, floor lamp, 2 table lamps, hassock, throw rug.. hardwood con$tructioi-Wi- re coil springs last longer. 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