Show ‘ f I! alt fake ®tfibtme W : i :jr 5 t a I r -- if-i- jwT Ml Wart— - W v iWiift f fcllfclfcl j - f j Ij Vu u rf SOUTH VALLEY FOCUS i : tBM 5 Vol 237 No $ Friday Morning — November 11 1988 28 Section SY Page 1 If !j D i 1 H f inch to 2 Camels come in many sizes ranging from feet They are made from leather glass marble and Ivory one-hal- Inside: Collector Finds Camels Multiply Like Rabbits Class Helps Weight-Liftin- g Utah Women Stay Slirn Trim See Story The unique collection includes this doll made by a close friend to resemble Mr Esta SV-- 3 Plus Every Week: Ann Landers advice column Star Gazer astrology chart Cathy Free's Freestyle column Thomas Joseph 's Crossuvrd Puzzle — Jrrbune Staff Photos t)y Rick Egon During the last decade Donald Esta has received more than 300 camels He keeps the collection in his U of U office MY building Mr Esta's collection has become a decorative part of the office ‘T've received camels from Red Department world-wid- e China India Sweden Alaska Greece Israel Brazil and from almost every state in the US " Mr Esta said "1 have a camel that walks one that spits a cigarette out of its mouth when you lift its tail and one that chews ” Made out of leather glass camel hair marble olive wood ivory and other materials these camels vary in inch to 2 feet size from one-hal- f "People are amazed and express great appreciation toward the collection” Mr Esta said “They can’t believe I know exactly where each camel came from and who gave it to me " Collecting camels has become a hobby for Mr Esta “I am willing to wheel and deal with anyone who is interested in contributing to my collection” he said “1 just love camels and 1 appreciate everyone who has contributed to my full-tim- e MATTRESS CLOSEOUTS © Iron $99 with Spring Unit Only 139 with Mattress By Jamie Tabish Tribune Staff Writer “I have over 610 humps in my cocamllection" explained el collector Donald Esta "I had no intention of collecting camels until a friend from work brought me a camel from Israel" Mr Esta said “Two weeks later someone else brought me one and soon after I was receiving camels as gifts for Christmas birthdays and other holidays " Mr Esta takes great pride in his collection not only for its sentimental value but because it represents his Lebanese background "People at work believe a person of my ethnic background should own at least one ” camel or two or three Since 1978 Mr Esta's collection has grown from one camel to more than 300 As the collection grew the space on Mr Esta’s desk quickly disappeared "There was no more room on my desk so I had to build a shelf for them” he said Now neatly displayed around his desk in the University of Utah Campus Planning TWIN SETS MATTRESS TTCTORiY FULL SET 149 189 QUEEN SET Similar to Picture $99 FIRMER Daybad only $209 $359 $177 $339 with mattress Iron-Spri- unit trundles mattresses Pop-u- p iron & Spring Unit 2 Iron & Spring Unit TWIN with mattress with Pop-u- SET too 7 FULL SET EXTRA FIRM 189 ST trundle & 2 mattresses mmm QUEEN Interest $30000 $269 SET i WATERBEDS Minimum till Feb Pine Finish BUNK BED Maple Stain Finish Early American Spindle sturdily constructed economical bunk bed Comes complete with matching rails and guard rail Dark Pine stain finish Wood Only $ 1 88 with mattress waterbeds come complete with mattress heater liner full kits headboard frames deck & clear pedestel delivery & setup extra BOOK CASE 169 Complete 6 Drawer $99 more MIRRORED BOOKCASE 189 OAC Complete 6 Drawer Pedestal $99 more FLOTATION WATERBEDS 199 $279 $299 BUNK BED 89 359 All Payment Dark 2x4 A 21 5 si?0 STYLE - - FULL SET 329 ra® i 149°eteen299 p Practical Pine construction that reflects o pride in craftsmanship $ 2 8 9 with mattress guard rail and laddar 399 Down Payment 90 DAY L(- - LAYAWAY |