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Show Sfr'MB'- 0 yp iw jiiiii winy n ii 1M ir 'Jjy tijiiiyiry jiTP ' m0m irjp-Tir- Skaggs, Peoples Discuss Merger M t OF SAVINGS AT By DON C. WOODWARD Deseret News Business Editor N livl with People Drugstore! Skaggs Drug Centers Inc. has begun preliminary discussions Inc. on a possible merger of the two companies. in eight Peoples, which has its headquarters in Washington, D.C., operates 246 drug stores 1968. ," Eastern states and had $186 million in gross sales during fiscal 13 Western states. Skaggs is headquartered in Salt Lake City and operates 80 drug stores in It had gross sales of $161 mil- lion in fiscal 1968. CASH AND CARRIE RANGE WITH DOUBLE OVEN EYE-LEV- Sb DAP r.lODERIJ MAID A Kit rd EL H Tht Manor Koum writ. of 12-- 2 or every need, Shower Counter Tops. is Tough Finish Mar Nt er and Heat Resistant. Never Needs Waxing or Polishing. ryo-W- "J&85 rengtt hoi a coaming block gwii rning out door on tho upper own and convenient control! for both turf oco and own olnmtnfi to wall mod Peoples. Kent White, vice president and assistant secretary of Skaggs, explained that both firms were in the initial stages of their talks, and that WITH GROUND 5V4c both executive groups had was announcement made to conform with government regulations, which generally urge companies discussing mergers to let this fact be known to shareholders as early as possible. Were notified the Justice The guoronteed to bit a lifttim, look for lh medollion 'Ptrma-Coilvrith '' in Ihn tenter of thf turf oco. Aluminum CAST IRON NO HUB STEP LADDER Wide-bas- 3" e construction with locking spread )s bar. Angle-reinforce- SOIL PIPE steps with Per Ft. 'the tr m ohi.t juntos wmc YORK (UPI) -CRange Co. Tuesday boosted its price for primary copper by five cents, to 50 cents a pound, effective immediately. opper i flJMHTEE aria Per Ft. 6, 8,10 Inches Istl safety 3SSSSS with EXCLUSIVE tur deluxe polished ilumiium , T' ' trira- -2 tswal bsr handles ready to Install U ins L SHOWER STALL xsr NEED. Ve -- FL003 -- W certeim LIGHT - trr.-j- r i - v : sJPi light with weatherproof bulb 1 vc : HEAVY - DUTY PADS GIVE YOU THAT EXTRA COOLING CAPACITY. 4000 CFM BOTTOM t ' x&ztz mw'J.'. .r. DISCHARGE. &? ?vvw REG. .... 2.77 SEAT cash sarrsndtrvalae 120 coni FREE LAYOUT V. C 1 OES1HTE L'iTERIAll WE CUT AND with THREAD PIPE Romex Clomps 727-10- Johnson-Aspe- 3U33,n?l0s Cooler Pads Sfgs Wik DRILL DRIVE-R- Krrs sizes to repair your cooler Wood Aspen fibers make the cooler . YfcVW Wall Hung n Most popular Accessories WASH BASIN work. (Case stt-- t It) With ..18 'i M VO.V 29 WHITE CAST IRON wi I 3-PIE- CE BATH SET S-- Sf .. an- head-s- et -v V Wednesday, down to such items as who will be the surviving corporation or what the terms of the merger will be, he added. Although Peoples has more stores than Skaggs, they are generally smaller in size. They are in the transitional period we were in several years ago, said White. He said the Peoples stores now under construction are aver- aging 12,000 to 15,000 square April 9, 1969 feet, while the Skaggs centers were running 17,000 to 22,000 square feet "But they are in the higher population areas, he added. Skaggs is also in a joint venture in Tex?, with Albertsons and plans to open, 12 stores there by the end of 1970. These will be large shopping centers similar to those the company has built recentIn ly Utah. T CORNER ON COMMERCE Southern Life Taps Johnson Johnson has of president Great Southern Life Insurance Co., it was announced at the annual stockholders meeting Tuesday. Johnson is also vice chairman of the Board ot Directors of State Savings and Loan Association and chairman of the board of Terracor, a Utah corporation and developers of a Ranches, Bloomington planned community near St. George. Great Southern Life Insurance Co. is a firm, with assets in excess of $321 million. It owns State Savings which & Loan Association, recently acquired all of the outstanding stock of Zions Savings & Loan Association. Johnson is a graduate of the University of Utah summae cum laude and a graduate of Harvard Law School. He has held positions as law clerk to the present chief justice of the Utah Supreme Court and administrative assistant to Sen. Glendon E. been elected Boeing. It carries 97 passengers. Mr. Burke said the airline would take delivery on the first two in October of this year, receive two more in November and receive the fifth in December. It will still retain three of the larger 0 airplanes it now owns. Boeing will repurchase the 727s and apply that to the cost of the twin jets, he added. The decision follows exhaustive studies of Frontiers needs, he said. The new airplanes should provide greater flexibility for Frontiers service and should effect substantial economies for the airline, which reported a loss of nearly $6 million. Weston E. Hamilton, senior vice president of Zions First National Bank, was to the board of directors at the meeting. Glendon . . . insurance officer Wallace F. Bennett, He also has held several positions within the American Life Convention. f U&l Manager Named Hamilton Norman E. Carver has been o manager of South Utah Co.s Sugar District at West Jordan, it be made in the near future. Seely has been manager of the South Utah District since 1964. A native cf Plea&nt was announced today by Rowland M. Cannon, president. Carver succeeds John G. Seeley, who will be transferred to Idaho Falls as manager for all U k I operations in Idaho. The changeover will Carver is a native of Plain City. He attended Weber State College and graduated from Utah State University. Utah-Idah- appointed Grove, he attended Snow.Col-leg- e and graduated from Utah State University. , , Hughes Aircraft Honors Utahn' A former Salt Lake man, now working as a scientist for Hughes Aircraft Co. in Los Angeles, has been honored by the firm for his outstanding contributions to radar, spacecraft electronics and laser research. Robert P. Farnsworth was honored for his creative work which is described in some 20 patent disclosures. Hughes officials said that teday. Operating revenues were up $1,787,000 and there was a pleats. SHOWIR DOOR ad Openings op te 32y iM' t - Operates saeeetMy 90 nylM gEdm hi steel ever-hftrack. tUdern piastk haanfle with safety krtck 9 Western LOS ANGELES Air Lines sustained a February loss of $1,861,000, or 38 cents a share, after income tax credits, it was reported 24-in- ch Heavy toitd vinyl moterial with 4 'Vs 6D mar-kete- by Mr. w 9 directly in multimillion-dolla- r contracts and guaranteed the performance of the firms space products. The have involved laser power supplies and rangefinders for space missions and defense systems. Farnsworth graduated from the University of Utah .In! 1953 with a degree in physids. He has been with Hughes for the production discoveries past 12 years. He married former Leone Herlin of Salt Lake City. Western Reports Loss fcM .f 5 .S these inventions have resulted i 5A1EPSIGDAT0XLY the nual meeting Tuesday. The is a twin engine jet just d b e i ng 727-20- (5i0GD FRs DENVER Frontier Lines will trade in its tri-j0 airplanes after $21 95 ..... 4.. Trading Aircraft president, said sW:5 Bones 330 Frontier 737-20- 0 Switch & Plug-I- n a3!lRlr 9. five new planes, E. Paul Burke, .V'5 SAM0NS PRICE B without coupon 129.95 TOILETS with this coupon E. COAT WITH TRIPLE PROTECTIONASPEN, lirrzs: f? tSk COUPON rrr- :F- &V.3K Cawspklt witli laucst GUARAN-TE- April $ 'V mff Dodge Industries Inc., a subsidiary of Phelps Dodge Corp., posted advances of thfee cents per pound of copper content for all its copper and brass effective tube products, STEEL HOUSING '?.!?' - ' OUT TILT FILTERS. URGE TYPES, MODELS, WINDOW SIDE DISCHARGE AND BOTTOMDISCHARGE. A SIZE TO FIT YOUR " .dt; iitty. And Phelps SWAMP COOLERS Drum Light tIS. lit! gotten NEW Ih nnfy Jocfrtt Sliding Safety-Ty- pe Tub Enclosure havent Firm Boosts Copper Price pEmMA-cQii-! LIFETIME So far we Reg. 1.13 no-sl- ip tread. MODBaOT MRID Department and the Federal White Trade Commission," said. TO" Length d pi ap- proved further discussions. (hoy or so of of Skaggs, and G. B. Burris, president and chairman of ROMEX IDEAL FOR FLOOR As is The brief announcement preliminary merger talks was made today by L. S. Skaggs, president and board chairman Reg. 22.95 19 Inc Hides: 18 CO BASIN CAST IRON TU3, AND REVERSE TRAP TOUT growth of 9.2 percent In eat miles sold over February 1968. Operating expenses in- creased by $5,816,000 and Interest costs net of other Income were up $733,000 ever , February 1968. V, The loss, after income" tax credits, for the first ;two months of the year was $2,702,000, or 55 cents a share, compared to earning?- - of $1,214,000, or 25 cents a share, for the like ST'1 1968 low period,' CALORIE IUNCHE0N SPECIALS! SOFT TOUCH CHOPPED SIRLOIN STEAK Cottoge Cheese, Melba Bzite Toast, Beverage . CARPET TELE Cottage Cheese, Melba Toast, Beverage 9"xr'EI$.35 ift nr 99 SIRLOIN STEAK i temple square, ' wf,FCESHOP ;s tAlT ,D60:.t1ple PARKINS lK IN TiRRACT fW ty |