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Show Sunday, March 26, Former Anti-TruBusiness Todav By LEROY POPE UPI Business Writer NEW YORK (UPI)-W- hat kind of man is best at guiding a company through a successful program of growth by means of acquisitions? An lawyer, seems. Just ask the it directors of 1972 THE HERALD, Prove, Lawyer Guides Soap Company to Exciting Growth st Purex Corp. of Los Angeles. d soap maker to Back in 1961, they hired an a conglomerate in soap and anti-trulawyer named Paul detergents, foods, chemicals, Tincher away from Westing-hous- e pharmaceuticals and other busiElectric Corp. which got nesses, including aircraft enhim from the Federal Trade gine maintenance. Commission. Tincher concedes that things Tincher now is chairman and he learned as an anti-tru- st chief executive. As he moved lawyer enabled him to make up, Purex grew, mairly by acquisitions for Purex and acquisitions, from a modest avoid anti-trupitfalls other family-controlle- st st about people and human nature faster than anybody else and that really is what has helped Something More Important me most in Purex." "But I think my experience At the time Tincher worked as a trial lawyer taught me for Westinghouse it had come to the conclusion that acquisisomething much more important than the legal and financial tions wen seldom worth Tinchtechnology of bothering with for such a huge er told United Press Interna- firm. Tincher says he had a tional. "A trial lawyer learns part in formulating that policy. conglomerates have stumbled into. anti-trust- ," But he decided to leave Westinrhouse because his wife's doctor said she couldn't stand the Pittsburgh climate. He ended up with Purex which was run by an old friend, Adrien C. Pelletier, whom he had met during the famous Clorox antitrust trial In jumping from the Federal Trade Commission to Westing- - house, Tincher obviously was reversing his field. "I jumped because I was a Republican and the Democrats were taking over in Washington," he admits. In jumping to Purex he his field again was reversing but in a different ' direction ultimately toward a policy of rapidly buying up small and moderate sized business with Jacquard Knits established brand names. A Poor Fourth With a little over 88 Boys' Penn-Pre- Colgate-Palmoli- 7 Polyester double knit sport coal withh st 1 I Ty' ( if 'CjV polyestercotton broadcloth shirt has long-poicollar and short sleeve. nt 8-- It isn't which one, it's hew many. 1W 350 '98 Bold-loo- Handsome leathers that fit his wide-loo- p slacks. Important buckles and trimmings. Black or brown. Boy's Towncraft knit slacks of 100 Hove polyester. flare leg styling and are Penn-Prefor no ironing. Men's polyestercotton short s'eeve dress shirt in assorted prints. Sizes 14y?-17- long sleeve .i, s 13 jf A lf Tl llSlfW MM patterns in polyester. For now thru summer. So many shapes and styles. Belted or not. Sleeved or sleeveless. With fine detailing you've seen at higher prices. Sizes for misses and juniors. Come early for first choice. belts. k " is I navy, chocolate, tan or burgandy t s . - i ' jf ' I I y j 99 Crinkle patent leather lattice brogue with bump toe. Leather lining. Sizes 99 leather Boys' oxford with cap toe and perforated look. Sizes812-3- . tones, 3 Vi 6. 9.99 -- Shiny crinkle patent strap pumps. Wipe-clea- n vinyi uppers., synthetic sole, white Sizes B5-1- 0. 12V2-3- 812-3C,- m mpm. 85 W. Center Provo ir&. w V. s I Polyester double knit twill weave slacks with flare legs. III rr. JCPenney The values are here every day. Use your JCPenney charge card. Shop Moh., Thurs. & Fri. 'til 9 Provo Store Phone 373-450- 0 million a poor fourth to the big three soap and food conglomerates: Procter & Gamble, and Lever Bros. P&G's sales are $2.9 billion. Special at a special $350 in sales last year, Purex still is a fe mtm f Easter ErateiwS for w 39 Utah-P- age ve |