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Show Ametc Industries Doubles Earnings Amtec Industries Inc the Spanish Fork based company which officers claim has grown into the nation s largest producer of encapsulated herbs, reports that its total sales for the third quarter of 1978 were $2,391,227 as compared with $1,601,140 during the same period last year Third quarter earnings were $120,962. or eight cents per share, as compared to $57,279. or four cents per share for the third quarter of 1977 learnings for the first nine months of 1978 are $324,216. or 21 cents per share, as compared with $163,737. or 11 cents per sharr recorded for the same period last year Amtec s President Kenneth E Brailsford. cited increased sales coupled with reduced costs as the prime ingredient of the company's increasing financial strength this year. Amtec s national convention held at Snowbird Resort in July was an outstanding success in boosting product sales as were the company s introduc tion of education seminars during the which are scheduled to continue through the fourth quarter at various locations throughout the United Stales and Canada Increased sales and earnings from Canada as well as the in traduction of new vitamin and other health related products and the introduction of Nature s Sunshine Product s car loan program also helped to boost ' lrd quarter sales Mr Bailsford also pointed to the continually increasing efficiency of Amtec s manufacturing and supporting processes, as well as savings from holding only one convention this year as opposed to the two conventions held in years past Sundav Home Resale Cn.A DC-Sale- Ariz. of percent discount fare program for senior citizens. The new fares, effective Nov. 14, apply to all and interstate round trip tickets for pasone-wa- y and older. 65 sengers are "Greyhound applauds the Interstate Commerce Commission for granting this new fare program similar to discount fares has offered Greyhound senior citizens within Canada for a number of years," he added. The new Greyhound fares will remain in effect until March 31, 1979. Discounts, however, will not be valid for travel between Dec. 22, 1978 and Jan. 2, 1979, and do not apply to Greyhound Ameripass tickets. Greyhound will ask for proof of age at the time of especially meaningful since Greyhound is the only transportation company serving all 48 continental states. The 20 percent discounts apply additionally for international travel the United between States and Canada," said 6 UNCHANGID UP DOWN single-famil- y for are contained in the monthly existing home sales report, published by the association's Department of Economics and Throughout 1133 i ISSUES TRADED INDEX VOLUME 359 383 1875 52.54 off 0 45 SHARES 28,415,780 1978. daunted mortgage by Provo I lah- - H been Gar- interest active advertising, relations and promotion in Utah since 1947 He is an accredited member of the Public Relations Society of America and is a past president of the Inter mountain Chapter of PRSA He is a member of U'e national board ot the Himane Society of the dent and owner of GarAg- ency Miss Boyden is owner of the et al Advertising Agency and Mr Hinckley is the owner Hinckley Advertising Agencv All are based in Salt Lake City. The I AAA was organized in 1976 and has a membership of 20 independently u w n e d o! United States a past president of the Humane Society of Utah and past chairman of The Children's Center The advertising agencies Gardiner Advertising from the Wasatch Front Agency, which he es- - Ilk HAROLD H GARDINER Mileage Up, Dollars Down For R.R. Freight Traffic - WASHINGTON (UPIi Mileage is up but dollars are down for domestic freight traffic on railroads, the As rates.' said Research Director Kenneth J sociation of American Railroads has Kerin "It now appears reported Total ton miles for the first 44 weeks certain that last year's of were estimated at 732 billion, up percent from the corresponding period for in 1977 But there were fewer goods to ship because of strikes and in 4 1978 2 clement weather so total carloadings 2 perc ent to a total of 19 7 dropped million Third (juartfi results were termed only "fair" by Jack Dale. AAR statistician. earnings figures were up 6 percent were up over the comparable 1977 period to $10 5 billion, but operating expenses were up 8 percent p.: JM JK Springville Origin American-Streve- ll Opens Warehouse - American-Strevell, LAKE CITY the and food hardlines distribution company in largest the western United States, recently celebrated the grand opening of its new Salt Lake City warehouse SALT American-Streve- ll was founded over 70 years ago in Springville, Utah. The company moved to Salt Lake City in 1921 and became the Utah Wholesale Grocery Company. It expanded throughout the West with the purchase of eight different grocery wholesalers in seven states, and the Strevell-PatersoHardware Company in Salt Lake City. In 1977, the Company virtually doubled its sales with the addition of two large divisions in Boise, Idaho, and Portland, Oregon. The new warehouse facility is over 350,000 square feet and is located on 55 acres of land at 2205 West 1500 South. It contains some of the most advanced technological innovations in the industry, and allows American-Streveto combine all of its Utah operations meat, produce, dairy, and Modern groceries, under one roof for the first Foods food service time in the history of the Company. The warehouse includes both administrative and operational facilities to ensure the utmost efficiency and control in distributing products to American-Streve- ll 's Utah Division customers in Wyoming, Idaho, and Nevada. ll American-Strevesupplies its growing number of customers with complete lines of grocery, produce, and general merchandise items such as health and beauty aids, housewares and soft goods, and a variety of hardline products from appliances to hardware, sporting goods, and automotive acces :ries. In addition, they distribute institutional products to hospitals, restaurants, and schools. In order to offer complete retail operational serhas vices to all types of stores, American-Strevebeen an IGA distributor since 1933, and has developed the name for convenience stores, SHOP N KART for warehouse stores, and KOMBO. or "combination retail outlets" that carry grocery, drugs, and hardware merchandise under one roof. American-Streveis currently the only wholesaler in the country that can supply one of these combination stores completely. NORWEST BRANDS, a line of special value products that range from packaged foods to perishable products, was developed by the company as a further service to its customers. ll ll GO-FE- R ll SUPER SALE m Underwood Model 340 Printing Calculator with Memory, Full o, , Jgj7 Sgrgp (JggJ Featured. Q t)5 reg. 89.00 LLOYD'S Business Machines 324 West Center Phone 374-072- 5 Provo -- You're too busy managing your business to worry about managing your office communications. That's why you should look into hiringthe new Com Key' lib. 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VrV Mountain u Com Key, The Organizer n toll-fre- iTn..i.-mar- e i i 23 in named public - un- high Page present-organizatio- Secretary Treasurer Mr Gardiner is Presi- resale sales record of 3,572.000 units will be eclipsed, with sales in 1978 totaling about 3.900,000 homes." 94.42 up 0.71 has Research activity has been THE HERALD 1978 and other cities The lablished in 1949 is dedicated iy employs 15 people and to strengthening and will have 1S78 gross the protes ings in excess of sionalism o the advert is $2 600 000 mg agency businesses of the area Mr Gardiner ha been diner has been named president Miss Ann Mane Boyden has been selected as Vice Presi dent and Fred Hinckley diner Advertising September were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate' of 3.950.000 units, just 3 2 percent under the record August pace and 4 8 percent above the September 1977 rate These and other data 1979 ded. and the "going" portion of round trip tickets must be used between Mondays and Thursdays, but the return portion of a round trip ticket may be used any day of the week. "The new Greyhound senior citizen discounts One-wa- y 3 Healtors reports homes The company anticipates a continuation of its strong financial showing through the fourth quarter and into purchase of tickets, and documents such as birth certificate and driver s license will be accepted The new fares also apply to the company s "Helping Hand program which enables a companion to ride free when required to assist a handicapped passenger. nearly Sales of existing 15. Charles D Kirkpatrick, vice president-sale- s "Senior citizens have historically shown a preference for bus travel and with soaring inflation, the new discounts will be an economic boon to senior citizens on a limited income," he ad- -G- reyhound Lines has announced a major new 20 record of million by a wide margin, the National Association 17-7- 8 PHOENIX, s WASHINGTON. of existing resale homes in 1978 appear to be heading for a figure that will top the 1977 Harold Agencies '78 Record 70 7 71 nt Amtec Industries recently declared the first dividend in its historv. which was paid out to shareholders on Nov Greyhound Plans Discount Fare for Senior Citizens New officers have been selected by the I tan As sociation of Advertising Heads for I 19 Utah Advertising Agencies Elect Business News quarter November , Call toll-fre- e Or mail this coupon to Mountain it'll Sales Center P.O. HoxXLf) Denver. Colorado X0201 i i i s. 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