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Totol Taxes Average
IS4o4 q Year Per Person

NEW YORK.-Federal, State,
and local Government taxes av-
erage about $494 a year per per-
son in the United States, more
than five times the 500 average
of 1910.
The combined taxes now take
more than rs per cent of the
national income compared with
less than l6 per cent 16 years
ago.
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2 =" THE EVENING STAR. Washington, D. c.
TUESDAY. OCTOBER 49, 1888
Grand Jury Recesses
In Union Row HEARING

SAN FRANCISCO Oct % lP-The grand jury recessed
investigation early today into charges from within
the bakers union.
Jurors heard several witnesses said they consider
the further tonight They without
indictment
Among the witnesses Joseph Kane
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grand jury voluntarily. He la
beled the charges "a frame-up. ="
Appearing with Mr.. Kane
were Louis Genuth and Mr.. and
Mrs. Nathan Enrich, all of New
York, who said they also were
attacked.
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Virginia Draft Quote

RICHMOND. Oct. % (P).-
State Selective Service head
quarters said yesterday Virginia S
December draft quota has been
fixed at 231 men. l43 less than
the November call. All the men
will go into the Army.
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20-Yeur Record Gone

SMYRNA, Ga. Oct. % (P).-
Smyrna had its first traffic
death in 20 years yesterday.
Charlie Davis. 43, was killed
when his car hit the rear of
a parked truck. The last traffic
fatality was on April 80, 1886,
when car killed a child on a
bicycle.
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h G. Kane, who seeks to I'M
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Haas, z Amateurs
Added to Field
For Master Golf

Amateurs Ken Ventura and
Don Bisplinghoff, and Fred Haas
from the touring pros have been
added to the field for the Masters
tournament April SD at Augusta.
Ventura was selected by the
Masters champions, who voted
for the first time for a player not
eligible. Bisplinghoff was named
by the National Amateur cham
nions, and Haas by the National
Open champions.
Haas was picked over name
pros including Ed Oliver, Dutch
Harrison and Bob Toski. who do
not qualify under any of the
Masters qualifications.
Ventura. a Walker Cupper in
1888. finished 10th the last time
he played at Augusta. in 1854.
He was in the Army last year and
did not compete.
Bisplinghoff, who will play in
the Masters for the first time. is
the North-South Amateur cham
pion.
Haas won by a close ballot of
the pros over Dow Finsterwald,
30 Wininger. Jimmy Clark, Her
man Barron and George Bayer,
plus the three named above.
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johnson Boosts
Gulf Golf Lead

GULFPORT, Miss, Mar. II
Pl.-Howie johnson, a sharp
shooter with his eye trained on
the PEA circuit, pulled away
from the field today to post a
: two stroke lead at the halfway
point in the $4,000 Gulf Coast
Invitational golf tournament.
johnson, q st. Paul, Mimi,
native, now living in Houston,
toured the Great Southern Coun-
try Club course in a one-under-
par 70, for a 36-hole total of 1873.
Tommy Morrow, defending
champion, tied with Johnson and
Frank Stiedle at the start of to-
days round. posted a 70 for a
140 total to become Johnson's
nearest pursuer
Stiedle. host pro at Biloxi,
Miss. country club, zoomed to a
n today after carding first
round 68,
Brilliant sunshine and soft
breeze off the Gulf of Mexico
played across the Great South
ern's 6.006-yard course today, a
marked contrast from the heavy
rains that pelted the Gulf Coast
earlier this week.
The 150-entry field was
trimmed to the low 60 scorers
for tomorrow's SO holes. The
two 18-hole rounds were sched-
uled when a downpour washed
out the scheduled opening round
Thursday.
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BASKETBALL SCORES
COLLEGE
NATIONAL INVIT. TOURNEY

NATIONAL INVlT. TOGkNEf {
First Round)
Duauesne so Oklahoma A&M 81
Seton Hall 96 Marquette IS
St. Francis tBkn.) 81 Lafayette "a
NCAA EASTERN REG. TOURNEY "
tFinaD Il
Temple 90 Canisius JS \
So Connecticut 81
NCAA WESTERN REGIONAL
tConsolation) \
Final /
SMU 81 Oklahoma City Univ 63
NCAA MIDWEST REGIONAL
(Finan
Iowa 30 Kentucky -
Consolation
Morenead state 80 Wayne 81
NAIA TOURNAMENT
'Finan
MeNeese 90 Consolation tsaas southern %
MA WEsfiRN DIVISION PExYoFf
81. Louis II6 Minneapolis 10
Isl. Louis leads best of three series, I-O
SCHOLASTIC
KNIGHTS Oh COLUMBUS TOURNEY !
tSemifinan
St. Francis tBkn.I Sc St; AIMS q
'o".".' Consolation c. n0s se%i.inal., '' 90
81 ' Satbelss M s.ns al dSs; S e
MSaEYLSSp STATE CLASS 4 FINALS
MAINLINE STA CLASS B finals
VALLEY dLonaconingl So Oxon Hill 63
MIA EASTERN DIV. PsAIorI a,
1sssion lead, best of-thr.e series 1-oi
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CIV Alumni Top Varsity
5On Davis Pass Catch
BY GEORGE HUBER

k1lluN )dN1o, a NASOA o. pSAN
ington football star of five years
ago. showed he still retains some
of his talent by catching a
fourth period touchdown pass
that gave the Alumni l4-7
victory over the Varsity yester-
day in the game that wound up
spring practice for the Colonials
at Friends School field.
Davis catch in the end zone
was a 12-yard toss from quarter
back Jack Baumgartner of the
1852 team and broke a TT tie
about five minutes before the
end of the game.
The game was played in cold
mud and hardly could be con-
sidered test of football, so
sloppy was the footing. A crowd
of only few hundred turned
out. but among them was Homer
Hobbs, coach of the Furman
team, which plays the Colonials
early next fall. He was here to
scout the team.
The deciding touchdown pass
was set up by another Baum
gartner pass of % yards to End
Pat Kober of the 1854 eleven.
1t was only the second time the
whole second half the Alumni
had been in Varsity territory
Earlier in the fourth period a
bad pass from center on q
fourth down punt had given the
Alumni their chance for a tying
score after they had been some
what outclassed most of the way
by the Varsity.
Davis, who played with the
Redskins and Giants after leav-
ing CIV and who now is an as
sistant football coach there
made spectacular catch for the
winning touchdown. He had te
leap high in the air in a corner
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Rock Creek Golfers
Elect New Officers

Norman P. Brown was elected
president of the Rock Greek Golf
Club at the annual election
meeting at the clubhouse.
Other 1856 officers elected:
Russ Mathews, vice president;
Anna M. Cromer, secretary; Rob-
ert M. Anderson, treasurer: Joe
Sweeney, Membership Commit
tee chairman; George Carpenter,
rules and tournaments; William
Grose. handicaps; Isabel Ellis,
banquet and publicity, and Ger
tina Wilson, bowling. The open
ing event will be held May |.
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Maxwell Keeps
Lead in ST. Pete
Golf With 2O4

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, Mar
II R.-Billy Maxwell held dog
gedly to the lead in the st
Petersburg Open Golf tourna.
ment today. but Lionel Hebert
led task force of par busters
who pulled dangerously close to
the young Texan.
Maxwell, a freckled face &C.
from Odessa, scrambled
to 36-35-71 for a total of 204
and one-stroke lead after
three rounds in this $12,500
tourney.
Hebert, the f1rst-round leader,
picked up two strokes with his
33-36-69 and nailed down
second place at 205.
Seven others in the field were
within five strokes of the leader
with Is holes to go on this 6,489-
yard Lakewood course where par
is 36-36-72.
Mike Fetchick of Mahopac,
N. Y, fired a SO and Ernie Vossler
of Fort Worth, Tex. a SO to pull
into a tie for third at 206.
Cary Middlecof of Dallas,
the defending champion, helped
along by an eagle three on No.
Is, stroked a IS and jumped
back into the contingent at 207.
Ted Knoll of Fort Lauderdale,
Fla, who shot a II. also had 207
Paul O'Leary of Bismarck,
N. OAK. fired q So for 208., Ed
Furgol, 1854 National Open
champion, had 68 for 209, a
spot he shared with Bill Casper
jr.. of Chula Vista, Calf, who
had IL.
Jimmy Demaret of Kiameshs
Lake, N. Y, who has won this
tournament twice, had 1921
Jack Fleck of Davenport, Iowa
had 71-213. Jack Burke, jr.
another time winner here
from Kiamesha Lake, and Be-
Winninger of Oklahoma City
both had 72-214.
Hebert. Erie, Pa, pro who has
never won a PGA tournament
and Maxwell were all square
after the front nine and HeberI
moved ahead at No. II where HI
banged a 16-foot birdie putt
Both birdied No. 10, but Hebert
buried his shot in the SAINT
short of the green on No. /.
for DOGGY and they were even
Maxwell regained the Leaf
with a nlne-foot putt for a Dir.
die on. the 18th where Heber
made a tremendous, fading sho
out of the woods to get his par
They matched strokes on tn,
last three holes.
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Wifi Eliminates
ALLEN, Downey
In North-South

PINEHURST. N. c.. Mar. II
Up. Margaret tWiffD Smith
the defending champion, and
three newcomers to the North
and South Amateur, Golf tourna-
ment, Marlene Stewart, Anne
Quasi. and Wanda Sanches, sur
Iviyed two rounds today to ad-
vance to the semifinals.
| Miss Smith, after a 19-hole
battle in the second round this
morning. when she eliminated
Mrs. A. H. Allen of Arlington
Va. l up, had an easier time In
ousting Mary Ann Downey oil
Baltimore, her Curtis Cup team
mate, 3 and 2. Wits opponent
tomorrow will be Miss Stewart
the Canadian champion, who
turned back Barbara Ropaack Of
Sacramento, 2 up.
Miss Sanches of Baton Rouge
advanced at the expense of Ann
Richardson. Columbus, Ohio,
and 2. the same score by which
Anne Quasi, a Curtis Cup alter
nate, defeated Jane Nelson OF
Indianapolis.
Morning Results
| Wanda defeated Greta Leone
of Chicago, 4 and 8, during the
morning round. Miss Quasi
trimmed Sheila Moss of San
Bernardino. Calf, 5 and 8. Miss
Stewart whipped Ruthie Jessen
of Seattle, l up, during the
morning round.
Wifi. a husky, freckled red
head from st. Clair, Mich, won
the seventh and ninth holes with
pars to turn 2 up on Miss Dow
ney and closed it with a par 5
on Is.
Miss Stewart, a Rollins College
senior from Fonthill, Ontario
and Miss Romack were never
more than a hole apart. Each
held the lead twice before Mar
lene won the 18th with a par tc
go ahead for good.
Riley, Mcintyre Ousted
Miss Quasi. a University O.
I Washington sophomore from
Marysville, Wash, was 1-up OF
Miss Nelson after nine holes
Anne won II and IL with par
and halved the others to wiz
on Is.
Miss Richardson, before los
ing to Miss Sanchez, provided
the sensation of the morning
round with her 3-and-1 defeat O.
Polly Riley, the veteran cul
player from Texas, shortly aftel
Jane Nelson had put out Bar
bara McIntire, the medalist.
I Miss Romack scored 3 and
over Mrs. Norman S. WOODWORK
of New Canaan. Conn.,, and Mis-;
Downey had taken her morning
match from jeanne Goodwin O.
Plymouth, Mass, 2 and /.
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was second. The scores leaked
out later.
John ODonnell. Virginia Open
champion from Norfolk, is re-
ported to be in line for the pro
job at Mount Pleasant in Balti-
more if Irving Schloss' resigna-
ton is accepted. One of ODon-
Inell's rooters would be his
brother, Tom, who is In the
Mayors Office. The course is run
by the city. Henry Gerard, Nor
beck pro, has been named as Ma
tional Golf Day chairman for
this section by Max Elbin, Mid
Atlantic president.
Lloyd Kelley, "a. and just out
lof the service, is the new assist
ant pro at Manor to Clagett Ste
vens. Kelley formerly worked
with George Fazio at Woodmont
land for Roger Peacock.
Columbia Country Club has
gained Mr.. and Mrs. John Barry
las new members (she was med
lalist and runnerup in the Dis
trict Woman's last year, and
Manor champion). but lost Big
Jim Tatum, who has transferred
to nonresident status j.. The
hottest 1856 streak at Columbia
was by S. S. Fletcher, who after
starting on the 10th hole. had six
threes in seven holes. His only
four was on the par four 18th.
w. B McFerren. ST.. of Manor,
father of the junior stars,
watched Jay Randolph win his
final match in the recent
Egyptian Amateur champion
ship. McFerren, a flight radio
operator on TWA, was in Cairo
for the day. He was going to
bring the Bethesda amateurs
trophy back home. but ran into
red tape in Egyptian customs be-
cause 1t is a silver item. and is
jays for years possession
ionly. It's still in Cairo.
Ross Ridley. recently ap-
pointed Federal Judge in Okla
Ihoma. will not forget his last
round at Congressional in which
he cleared the ditch on the 18th
by many yards to spare with a
booming drive. but was back
in the lake in two. That was
accomplished by a shanked Sec
jond shot, which rolled back
down the hill into the water.
There's something fairly
new in golf seat canes, one with
| a hollow shaft that holds sew
eral tubes that can be used as
a flask.
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TEE TO GREEN
By MERRELL WHITTLEsEY

The Middle Atlantic PGAt
Tournament Committee pro-
posal. which would not permit
handicap strokes to apply toward
brides or eagles in pro-amateul
tournaments, met with opposi-
ton so vigorous that it may b.
voted down before it has a trial
But Ward Burgess, Chevy
Chase pro who is backing the in
novation to tournament golf in
this section. anticipated many
dissenting votes. and he asks
the golfers to give it a trial in
the first three tournaments. Il
the change proves unpopular
Burgess says he would be the
first to abandon it.
The plan, which many claim
would make scratch tournaments
out of handicap events, has won
the support of some better
golfers, who say they never have
had a chance in the pro-ams
The Carolinas section expert
mented with it a few seasons ago,
but abandoned the plan when
most of the 10 and up handi-
cappers dropped out of the
tournaments. according to Dugan
Aycock. president.
While not in sympathy with
the proposal. this department
could go along with a plan of
playing one event of this type
say in April, one in May and
one in June. But the first three
tournaments of the season, no
That hardly would be fair test
| Wouldn't the Maryland State
Golf Association be wise to
change the date of the Mary
land Open at Woodmont, sched-
uled for July 10. the same day
baseball's All-Star game will be
played in Griffith Stadium
Many who might want to play
in the tournament and hundreds
of potential spectators either
will attend the All-Star game
or watch it on television and
the conflict would greatly reduce
the publicity on the Open.
Harry Griesmer, Bethesda pro
called to say he's going to stick
with the golf tour another week
ior two. He gave three reasons
why he wasn't among the lead
ers in his last start--a 7:3(
starting time. temperature Of
80 degrees and wind Of IS miles
an hour Frank Emmett was
among those nominated for the
Richardson Trophy, awarded by
the Golf Writer'S Association tt
/ the person who has made an
outstanding contribution to the
game.
Sam Snead told Witty Cox
that Lew Worsham's Coral Ridge
course at Fort Lauderdale is the
toughest in Florida. The Miami
Daily News chided Worsham fol
holding a secret" tournament
in which 40 pros and 100 mem
bers played without any report
of results The pros included
Snead and Ben Hogan, who had
74s: Pete Burke, the PEA senior
champion, who was low with a
SO, and Clarence Doser, the
Woodmont pro, who had II and
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Chicago Golden Gloves
Tenn to Meet Irish

CHICAGO, Mar. II (P.-Chi-
cagos Golden Gloves team will
meet Ireland's amateur boxing
champions in Chicago Stadium
May IL, according to the Chi
cago Tribune, sponsor of the
fights.
Chicago defeated Ireland in
six out of eight bouts in 1888,
the only other time the Emerald
Isle sent a team here.
Chicagos Golden Glovers were
defeated in Ireland. GA, in 1852
and 1855 at Dublin.
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Club No. As Late Rally
Wins Police Boys Title

Billy Ables' two late field goals
brought Club No. 4 from behind
to a 1921 victory over No. 10
yesterday for the 90-pound
basketball championship of the
Police Boys Club.
In other games No. SIS l05-
Founders defeated No. II, 1888,
and No. 10 defeated No. 4, 1921.
Club No. lis 120-pounders
nipped No. 5. 40-35, and No. 4
defeated No. 10, 41-32. In the
135-pound class No. S walloped
No. II, 1894, and No. 4 turned
back No. 10, 48-41.
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Northwestern
Wins State
Title, 5o-48
BY BOB HANSON

NORTHWESTERN Hlgn GRABBED
the brass ring On its first try al
the Glass A Maryland State bas-
ketball championship with q
59-48 victory over Allegany Of
Cumberland last night in Mary
land University's Fieldhouse.
Valley High of Homecoming
defeated Oxon Hill. 1888. fol
the Glass B title and in a battle
between two Eastern Shore teams
for the Glass C championship
Centreville won over Crisfield
53-48. in overtime.
A crowd of about $500 wit
messed the championship games
Northwestern, after a sluggish
start when it had only a 1875
first quarter lead, opened up ir
the second half to take a 1920
halftime margin as Gene Tyn-
dali. Carroll johnson and Bob
Thomas hit in succession tt
break a IT'LL tie. Northwestern
never was headed after that.
1t was a case of twice a brides.
maid but never a bride for Oxor
Hill as the Clippers lost for The
second straight year in the
finals.
Oxon Hill got off to a 22-14
first quarter lead, mainly on the
rebounding and tap-ins of Dor
Kirtley, 6-foot-5 center. They
held as much as a 10-point
spread midway of the secone
quarter and were still no worse
than 6 points up at halftime
1871.
But then the Black Knight,
went to work in the second half
With Bob Robertson, Johnny
johnson and George Lauder
leading the way, Valley went int
"a 52-47 third quarter lead.
|. Oxon Hill never caught up.
Centreville twice came from
behind before subduing Crisfleld
Crisfield had a 1873 first quar-
ter lead, but Centreville fought
back in the next period to gel
a 1926 tie with las remaining
in the first half. The tying shot
was made by Don Miller. whose
set shot Friday night in double
overtime gave Centreville a vic
tory over Lackey.
Miller hit seconds later to give
his team 1926 lead, but Phi
Crockett scored for Crisfield anc
again it was tied, 1928. With
20 seconds left in the second
quarter, Miller sank foul shot
to give Centreville 1928 half
time lead.
Centreville again fell behind
trailing 1896 at the end of the
third periods They managed te
pull up again to 48-48 tie as
the horn ended the game In
regulation time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-18
FIRST INSTALLATION
u,,mn. Automatic
SsM1| DUCK PlNSPOTTERS

The neW automatic Duck
Pinspotter is a modified ger
sion of the AMF Automatic
Pinspotter used in Tenpin
Bowling. Tried and proven,
ouer I5O.OOO,OOO lines
bowled to date with AMF
Automatic pinsDotters.
SPECIAL MATCH
See Jim Wolfensberser OF
Hoserstown, new Ali-Stsr
Notch Come Champion take
on Billy Stoleup, No. ! ronkins
Washington Stor. olso State
Senator ChorIes R. Fenwiek vs..
County Manager Arthur 7.
Lundbers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-18
Ex-Tech Star Dies

ATLANTA, Mar. II (P).-
Ralph A, Plaster, 1940-42 full
back at Georgia Tech whose last
game was in the 1943 Cotton
Bowl, died Of a heart attack
early today at 80. He was an
Army captain in World War II
and at his death was parts and
accessories sales manager for an
electrical appliance firm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-18

Totals "a Is 63
Halftime score: 1871, oxon Hill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-18

The Middle Atlantic PGAslwas second.
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STATISTICS

of the end zone and evade the
close guarding of Halfback Dick
Claypool of the Varsity to snare
the slippery ball.
Earlier in the fourth period
the Alumni came from behind
for a TT tie after a bad pass
from center gave them a chance
on the Varsity 9-yard line. Bill
Weaver of last years team car
ried to the one, and Bob Sturm,
last years quarterback, bucked
the ball over.
The Varsity threatened sew
eral times, but made it's only
tally early in the third period
when Quarterback Ray Looney
hit End Paul Thompson with a
20-yard pass in the end zone. 1t
was the only Varsity pass COM
pletion in II tries, and ended a
46-yard drive.
The Alumni completed seven
of Is pass tries for 65 yards. but
the Varsity had the best of it in
rushing with 108 yards to the
Alumni's 81.
Mike Sommer, Claypool and
Pete Spera were the Varsity's
biggest ground gamers, while
Davis and Weaver did most OF
the Alumni's work. Davis hac
the days biggest individual run
% yards when he caught his op-
lponents mapping on a fake kick
Otherwise the most brilliant
individual bit was a 42-yard run
Ioack by Sommer with an inter-
Icepted pass.
Ends--Dancu SO. Donofrio 50. gutlel
,Taekles1Feula 80 Posta SO, Drayel
Guards--.Mathieso so, Neal SO, DO
o0i csnt ter; AHss,fWl'' 50 Yednock 81
:, BacksGsturm 80. Baumsartner ..52
weaver '55, wagner %, Davis OF
Ciemiecki 81, Dugoff 80 Kuldeil '46
IBoland "a. Burak 40 Neatly 81, Wal
dron 80. Naddeo SO, Bernot 40
VARSITY
se En naa QoanE. Ra.el kss0ek' Gleason
! TackleS-Liddick McHenry, Jewett
Izaeski. Tomcykowski Lenski. Miller.
Guardsnsskach s; solaek' Sutton Muir
Centers-Hince Allwine, Prostko
Marley.
/ Backs-Looney, Brackbill Bonieskie
Henzes. Sommer, Spera, Vagot. Gallagher
tColna. Ennis ClaYpool, Austin, Nardone
Shuba. Harkleroad.
| Score by periods:
/ Alumni ~ - % 9 1t
Varsity u O.
Alumni scoring-Touchdowns; Sturr
! q, plungel, Davis az, pass from Baum
gartnerl Conversions. (Weaver, ~
Varsity scoring-Touchdown Thomp
son GO, pass from Looneyl. Conversion
IClaypool.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-15
YOUR
MONEYS WORTH
War on 'Discounters'

on dozens Of items considered
the specials Of the discount
houses. Right now, during the
January sales, the signs Of what
is to come are apparent.
And soon the conflict really
will erupt-particularly in such
centers as New York. Phila-
.delphia. st. Louis. Atlanta.
Detroit.
Top executives of department
stores I've checked are refresh-
.ingly frank about their COM
petition and the magnitude Of
the stakes involved.
Says one: I'VE admit that in
"a number Of departments, we're
being undersold by the discount
houses. but we will make the
number smaller and smaller.
We're going to fight toe to toe
in every area we can manage"
Declares another: I'VE think
it's a step backward but we'll
meet them (the discount houses
and with our superior shopping
conditions and services, I've no
doubt that we'll end up on top"
Ever since the end of World
War II, the discount house-with
its emphasis on low markups,
minimum "extraS"-has been
Iruthlessly underselling the tradi-
tional stores on an impressive
list of products.
Discount sales have zoomed
from a minor volume to SIS bill
lion a year. says the United
States Chamber OF Commerce.
For q long while, the depart
ment stores shrugged off the
competition as a petty annoy
Iance-something akin to an
itchy rash which goes away If
you don't scratch 1t.
But finally they're waking up
Ito the facts Of life in q Nation
which always has been bargain
and price conscious.
Copyright. 1855. the Hall Syndicate, 1ncj