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Show Crayons still with us despite modern c ompetion ALTHOUGH THE nickeight fluorescent shades. el box is no longer, craylittle that around are guy They exported Every ons have held up to inflaarrives on the face of the earth is a potential cus- the world in boxes printed tion fairly well. Until 1957 an eight-stic- k box cost a tomer, said Max L. Smith of the American in at least live languages, dime. Last year the averbut nowhere are they as Crayon Company. price of eight crayons as in this country. age popular went to 29 cents. With fewer customers Despite competition being born, the industry is from on expanding the working colored and pens markers, crayons are as use of crayons in schools and popular as ever, the Na- and by adults. Binney manuthe Smith, largest tional Geographic Society has found. A supply pur- facturers, holds workchaser for Washington, shops around the country D.C. public schools, where where each week hunkids used about 130,000 dreds of teachers roll up boxes of crayons last year, their sleeves to try out said: Other markers are new crayon techniques. The promotions seem to very popular, but I don't think theyll ever replace be working: Last year the company sold 98,500,000 crayons. boxes of crayons. 44 ago, Twenty years each crayons were sold for PRIMITIVE crayons child in the United States first left their mark thousof three between the ages and eleven. Last year the ands of years ago on Stone industry Age cave walls. One of the sold 62 crayons per first of the modern crayons, which are made by youngster. adding powdered pigment THE NEW AFFLU- to liquid wax, came from ENCE, crayon executive Binney and Smith at the turn of the century. say, is partly the result of In 1885 Edwin Binney promotional efforts to offset the effects of their and his cousin, C. Harold birth Smith, had begun mixing biggest problem lampblack with wax at their factory in New York to make crayons to be sold as marking pens for businessmen. When they started adding pigment, the crayons caught the eye of control. Calculators and metric rulers may be more exciting, but at least one elementary school supply from the olden days remains on the shopping list this fall: crayons. Crayon sales this time of are rosiest Crayon. Winter ailments that keep children in bed year; of Binney and Smith bring out the crayons. sales occur in the The flu works to our season. But theres the way birth advantage nothing to be blue about in control works against us, and January February, says Smith of American Smith said. two-thir- ds back-to-scho- ol NEW WAIYERlOFJINTEREST felt-tipp- new-fangl- HOLtANDJJUSrANNOUNCED frATER SHOP MENS CLOTHING cnrn7imnnfa TUXEDO RENTALS we have the best selection of two pant missionary suits in the entire area, we also carry the right shoes, INTERESLWAIVED ON right shirts, right luggage, all weather coats, (2371 HEADSUNTIL all at special missionary prices. CORN HEADS UNTIL1 See Us First! At Our New Location 81 North Holland Bulbs TULIPS CROCUS DAFFODILS FROM Anderson Seed S! SEVERArMODELS IN STOCK 3uGUD J3HHQQL Main St. : Logan, Utah fEHDfiHB ieadqu&nten,i hi Hi ii Suit DomffotVK Mrs. Binney, a former teacher. She urged that they sell children their crayon, which comes from the French word craie or chalk. Named Crayolas at her suggestion, they hit the shelves in 1903 for a nickel a box. Round, large, and small, crayons are now made by seven American companies in 72 colors including Prussian WE HAVE am re Q3SDD flin.TttHttnip flat-side- WEST CENTER blue, IN LOGAN gamboge, mahogany, salmon, silver, copper, gold, and BUTTARS TRACTOR, INC. 1685 SOUTH STATE - LOGAN - "Ovsr 20 Years Of String Cachi Valley" "For People Who See Their Machines As Mote Than Just Cose, Hesston, Parts A Piece 0( Equipment" & Massey Ferguson & Service We are so confident of this strong claim oTqSty' that we support it with the following guarantee of satisfaction, printed below. In every way we want you to be glad you got a Gibson. i Model FH20M2 20.3 cu. ft W00D JOiNT A traditional design approach to the challenge of keeping large quantities of frozen food in the most economical way. Counter balanced lid makes 'f easy to handle, water drain makes f essy to defrost, and lock with pop-osafety key helps protect your foodl investment. 5 Piece Living Room Sets ut AT Financing MOO 00 & The Gibson Guarantee rwitafealvMrefiwaimhMh OhUrl' Hfuri u ThaautlmimhHfhf An ch , TUMMarink I 4MM- taiM iN.9taahiw wvm i inMf. AH wn m oh ' r cMnw unto h ratal M . Md .,HM ... "" I.. " 1 m inhuMMAM f w UK nmm 4iff ! 21.2 Cu. Ft. Upright - Only $339.50 Bankcards Accepted U.& I. FURNITURE GO. dealer Bmwmnw- w- TyoTmTvolume IRI i SWOOP JOiNT 710 West 2nd North 753-411- SBUNK Logan, Utah 0 - ROOK CASES -.- CRADLES I w |