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Show Unique Service and Product Offered by Vick's Wiper Co. exclusive distributor in this area for "Kex" shop towels, manufactured bv the Calloway Mills. Born in Oklahoma and reared rear-ed in Flagstaff. Ariz., near the Grand Canyon. Mr. Tucker first gained experience in the towel business in Los Angeles in 1910. He covered the coastal territory from San Diego to (nrida for the Kova Kar Companv, an industrial in-dustrial laundrv business. He worked with that companv until coming to Salt Lake in imr to I start his own business. ' One of the most unique busl- nesses to enter the Salt Lake industrial scene in recent years is Vick's Wiper Service and Lin-I en Supply, Inc., at 2500 South Main St. ' Started and currently operated by Vick S. Tucker, president, the new business offers of-fers industrial wiping towels known as "Kex" to plants and shops in the intermountain area. riant Fxpands Already the company has grown to a point where it cm-plovs cm-plovs 15 people and has a month- ' ly payrool of SI000. The plant building was completed m August Au-gust oi' last year and contains the most modern equipn-.cn".. Mr. Tucker also uses a licet of 15 trucks to make his deliveries The "Kex" wiiing towels are used locally in automotive shops, printing plants, manufacturing -jilants. machine" shops and all other pbres which require clean ' up of dirt, grease, paint or ink. ! Vick's Wilier Service furnishes a stock of "Kex" towels, uhiei' a iv capable of absorbing six times iheir weight in gre.-i-c to Hi.- company, and periodically . ronlacos them with clean low-eU low-eU i the others become (hrlv I IVrilin in l!llr j ?'.r. T.ick.T ,"arte(l hull -pes- in Sail Lake City on Oct ? 5. l''i... when he opened m the t rear of the Salt Lake Laundry at :'ss S..!ish Main. His maiiu-f: maiiu-f: e;i;r::ie p!a:.t was in I ha-e- ' icnt al 1121 K. ::01fl South S heve his wife hcl)ied him to 8 -tai't 'r sewmg together 29(100 towels anrl 20i.fl "throws" ( pro-1 feetive covers). Later, Mj'-I Tucker's company became the |