Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-14
News Of $3.50 Haircut Price in D. c.
And Suburbs Tomorrow Stirs Many
BY JACK JONAS

In the barber shops today. all
was joviality as the BARRIERS
shipped along toward their aver
age IA haircuts a day.
Pleasantries and joking barbs
were exchanged between barber
and customers, discussing tomor-
rows hike to $50 in the price
for the tonsofial trim.
But the man on the street.
away from the watchful eye of
the one welding the sharp in
struments. was q little more
dour.
"There1i be a lot Of people
running around Washington
with long hair" said F. B.
Fischer, 5343 Thirty second ave-.
nue. NV. looking as II he had
just stepped from a barber chair
himself. "A dollar and a half
for a haircut?"
News Hard TO Believe
Further along the street on
the steps of Manny's Barber
Shop. 704 Thirteenth street NV.
a customer talking with Nanny
Simonaro, the proprietor, echoed
Mr.. Fischer's words.
"A dollar and q half for a
haircut?" r. j. Vow. jr. 900
Navajo drive, Alexandria, asked
a little incredulously.
Sure NANNY replied. "Only
a dollar and a half. Tomorrow.
Today, q buck and a quarter"
And even further away, dis
creetly around the corner, Leon
ard Cervone. a visitor to WASH
ington, stopped to inspect dis
play Of haircutting tools in a
drug store window.
Save Money With These Do
It-Yourself Haircutting Tools, I"
a sign proclaimed.
with haircuts the way they
are today ;" Mr.. Cervone
unused, leaving the sentence un-
finished.
Customer Resigned.
Alvin r. Blick Of 140l Six
tenth street NV. seated in q
barber chair getting his monthly
cut. was a little more philo-
sophie.
I've been coming here for 10
years. once a month, to get my
hair cut, and I guess I'll keep
right on coming in" he said.
Mr.. Blick gets q little extra
for his money. $1.25 or $l.50-a
moustache trim.
H. F. Gemne. 86l7 Lynbrook
drive, Bethesda. Nd. also seated
in a barber chair and with the
barber shipping at the hair close
to his right ear. was asked II he
would get his hair cut as often
at the new price.
"Oh, sure. Why not?" he said.
BARRIERS Have Little Fear
AS for the BARRIERS themselves,
they don't expect much of Q drop
in business because Of the price
hike. They say It might fan OF
for o while, but eventually the
customers viii come back--as
they did when haircuts went up
to 81, then to SIPS.
They think tips viii continue.
too.
THE man who gives q tip is
going to keep right on giving q
tip" George Butt, another bar
Der. declared.
The announced price increase
in the barber shops will be effec-
tive in Arlington, Va, and Prince
Georges and Montgomery Coun-
ties in Maryland as well as in
Washington.
This was decided last night
when 400 members Of Local 239,
AFL Journeyman BARRIERS, heard
the results Of mail referendum
vote taken between August 20
and September 1.
Vote Heavily in Favor
The count to raise the price
from SIPS to $50 was sos for
and 70 against.
Under the $1.25 price, BARRIERS
commission were 1914 cents. In
their negotiations with owners.
the BARRIERS asked for commits
sions Of 97h cents, which they
viii receive under the $50 price.
At SIPS a haircut, owners re-
ceived Al " cents; under the ST.
so price they will get 521a cents.
Shaves which had cost q mini
mum Of rs cents will be $1.OO.
with the barber taking IS cents
as his commission.
It was pointed out at the VIII
lard Hotel meeting that the
union shop price has been $1.25
for more than four years. Some
1856 union shops now will raise
their prices.
Charles j. Bovello, secretary
Of the local, said the average
weekly earnings Of a barber in
Washington has been only about
$50 a week for a working day
ranging from 9 am. to $50 pm.
Children's haircuts from Mon
day through Friday also will be
up Is cents to SIPS. On Satur-
days children will pay the full
$1.50 tariff. The same goes for
women.
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