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Show c r i ert r Volume IX, Number 28 Formerly The Neighbor A Weekly Serving 29,250 Homes hi Salt Lake Thursday July 9, 1964 ? Buyers Warned: Read What You Sign, Spurn Gimmicks 6 - Not But Fair Legal Sharpies Hit For Big Dough With Schemes Walking Is really our favorite sport, If one has to have a sport! And while we dont Indulge In a great deal of It usually Just to the water cooler and back every once In a while -- weve tgw&0it beneficial. Even short jaunts tone up the Hot-sho- tS heart the old muscles, keep ts with sales gimside of the law micks Just are hitting the Salt Lake area again with schemes to skin unwary residents. A fresh new batch of legal but unscrupulous plans to unload merchandise and service have bobbed up again. beating at the proper pace and -- - If practiced on a more ambitious scale, saves bus fare. We have to admit however, that weve never found walking as beneficial to the as foot-sobut prosperous gent of our aqualnt-anc- e. pock-etbo- Reports of cost a lot, get a little promotions are pouring into the Salt Lake Better Business Bureau and the Salt Lake County Attorneys office steady stream. Both Hendrick Romeyn, Better Business Bureau secretary, and deputy county attorneys warn that careless purchasers clipped by gimmick solicitations stay stung. ot In a re Theres a man right here In Salt Lake that knows how to profit while ankling along. Hes made longdistance walkand we dont mean ing pay on the golf course. Of course, Fast-se- ll artists rake-i- n big dough with a combination of misleading pitches and expert legal advice to keep them within the letter of the law. Look before you buy, read before you sign, they urge. And If you dont know the company with whom you are doing business, make Inqu- like anything else, speed counts. The ability to do a lot of In a short period of anything pays. And It certainly paid off for Noland Schneider". He collected $500 from chance-tak- er Jim Dunn by hoofing It from downtown Salt Lake City to Willow Creek Country Club In less that four hours. They had a bet. See Tioweasy It Is. But you must have the proper Ingredients. Kind of like preparing rabbit stew first, catch a rabbit. Now, would somebody like to wager on how long It takes us to get to the water cooler and back? Or even If we get iries. Above all, dont be rushed. One southeast Salt Lake couple came away $80 poorer after falling Into a trap sprung by a telephone call and direct mall follow-u- p. The latest plunder of is hinged on the without recourse clause In ks sales contracts. Its a perfectly legal contract provision an expensive clause for those who sign before they read. First contact with the beat couple was made by a sur- vey organization asking for the housewifes cooperation and Information. When she had complied, she was sent a letter from the same survey ut .New Artists For Mall-Revie- stated that her husband must help and inviting her to join a contest In which fabulous prizes were offered. As the web was spun, she, was next Informed that she was a winner and Invited to stop at the firm's store to a free gift and chose pick-u- p which of the major gifts she .would desire if she were a grandprlze winner. The letter tative family, brydth her, though, and should she fall to keep her appointment shed be disqualified from the big grand prize loot. could be available to them at wholesale prices If they would promise to furnish a testimonial after six weeks. We want to know how you like our brands, .was the ex- Unearthed Show w The show turned up a lot of new artists and it has been said Mrs. very rewarding, Barbara Gogins, of the Cottonwood Mall-Roc- .firm thanking her for her ky Mountain Review Art Show which opens today All-Juri- ed at the Mall. Theme of the show was Zlon-It- 's Land and People and drew 186 entries by over 96 talented Utah artists. Weve had a very good response for a summer show added Mrs. Gogins. Artists were bidding for over $300 in prize money and the recognition which comes from havlngworks displayed. Top prize money of $100 went to a watercolor entitled 1146 9th East by Lee Def- - febach. Second place oil called Cold Water Flat by David LOmans walked off with a Pine Trees, $50 award. an etching by Nancy Keefer won the $25 third place prize. As of the art show, the Rocky Mountain Review contributed $150 as an Incentive to local artists to take to their canvas and brushes. Review cash awards went to the best oil, best water color and best drawing or print. by William J. Sculptor Parkinson won $60 for merit In oil Early Home byRir-ol- d D. Petersen took the $60 watercolor prize; and Brink by Lee Anne Miller was (Continued on Page 7) The couple, incidentally, are not people who are easily fooled. The man Is highly educated, earns a much better than average salary and holds a very responsible posdont think It cant happen to you. She and her husband grabbed the bait, made their appointment and kept what proved to be an expensive date. ition--so First, they answered more survey questions and selected their free prize. Then they were shown a selection of merchandise and invited to join the firms advertising program. From a selection Including everything from luggage to power movers, they were asked to pick items they might be buying within the next year or so. Thlsf the story waat, was to help the organization plan what merchandise to stock. The salesman said it was part of the survey they were conducting for blg-naAnvroHnnc Then Items they had picked were placed at one side and the salesman told the couple that because they were cooperative and a represen planation. In addition to the wholesale price, they were offered other inducements to buy gifts that went along (Continued on Page 7) Problems, Part Two Best Teen Crime Cure This Is the second of a The battle to com-- " bat the problem has many facets. This weeks But Scrantons visit, now there was a really dramatic situation. Young Pennsylvania lad trying to charm delegates right out of the cliffs. None flew down but they did flutter around a little, didnt they? Keeping an eye on everything was acting head of the Utah Tourist and Publicity Bureau, Jack Goodman. Was it really a tourist at- - Review In Salt Lake Page 3 WEEK IN REVIEW what happened last week. .Page 3 GIGOLOS. .OR GOOD COPS? edltorlaL . . . .Page 4 FESTIVAL festivities pictured. ROSECREST -- Page MALL GALLERY OF BARGAINS . . .Page leak In ducts leading to air cleaners accomplished what residents of the area cannot. When an early bird operator pushed an Ignition button at about 5:30 A.M., sections of the plant blasted off for parts unknown There were no Injuries. Avgas' 8 & 9 In the meantime, residents who have been trying to get the plant removed, from their neighborhood will have a temporary respite from roaring trucks, clacking machinery and dust. Itll be a week or so before parts to repair the plant can be ordered and Installed. 1 ! BACKYARD t chills of big top CIRCUS-thrl- lls, Page 11 southeast Salt Lakes market place .Page 12 WANT ADS $ OFF 0ANDLOT spread. Concentra- tions of teenage misconduct jump from area to area In the county and no section of the city Is free of Its blight. Violations by youngsters is growing faster TO FASHION Page 14 BASEBALL gets . . .Page 15 Above, County Commissioner C. W. Brady looks over the damaged machinery. At left. Rocky Mountain Review staffer Betty Czachowski, arriving at scene shortly after the explosion, learns from Brady that county road work will be delayed until the plant again begins producing mulch. Right, damaged sections are moved out of place. i They are In constant action to or at least deter halt Juvenile misconduct. If theyre not the first to come In contact with youthful than the popu- lation. For example, theretf been a 600 percent Increase In Juvenile crimes Involving girls within the past 10 years. Authorities are alarmed at the Increase in Juvenile violators from middle and upper Income famlles and the lower average age of offenders. While the average citizen looks to the police to combat the pyramiding problem civic groups, schools and churches also have a responsibility. .Police officers point out that juvenile delinquency can hiy any family at any level and everybody In the community Is involved one way or the other. Teenage vandals destroy property. The apprehension Jand detentionof juvenile delinquents costs taxpayers thousands of dollars In extra taxes every year. Parents run the danger of having their own children Intimidated by teen- - An early morning explosion did some mulch $20,000 damage to a county-owne- d plant at 6791 Was atch Boulevard Tuesday. 6 - REVIEW SHOW pictures of art exhibit winners Page 7 HATS and wide CALENDAR aEEKLY ANNUAL In the Salt Lake area, Juvenile crime Is evenly spread After The Blast Peace And Quiet For Neighbors Of County Mulch Plant 7) This Weeks kids, article will cover the efforts of city and county police. Next week the role of Juvenile courts and probation departments will be reviewed. squeezed those Democrats right out of the hall. --- an three part series on a mushrooming community problem. Everyday a certain number of Salt Lake youngsters are headed for trouble. We thought Scranton coming to town was lots more fun than the Democratic convenTV cameras tion. almost , Fight The Tide Early Apprehension o (Continued on Page juvenile Squads Salt Lake Juvenile back? . these Items LIEUTENANT NIELSEN offenders, they see them very soon after the first official signs of trouble. City and county departments have some things in common. They work closely trading Information, exchanging cases from city to county and back again. Both departments are staffed with men with a strong desire to help children. Their common trait is that they like kids. But there are also differences. Compared to the county force, the Salt Lake City Police youth Departments bureau Is fat with personneL A 17 man staff with two assigned specifically to sex . cases and one acting as a fulltime counselor covers a population of some 189,454 people. The city police force 268 poltotals 316 people ice officers and administrators and 48 stenographers, administrators and techni- cians. CAPTAIN CEDERLOF age hoodlums. In addition, bad Influences In a neighborhood can lead other yoirfigsters Into trouble. The men who deal most Intimately with Juvenile crime locally are members of city and county Juvenile squads. By contrast, a four man Sheriffs Department juvenile squad covers delinquency problems generated oy a population of some 227,546 people. The land area Is larger and, county men are quick to point out, the Granite School Dist- - (Continued on page 13) |