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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-27

n oSliOOA CcdCIlcT recently re-
sponded to a business oppor.
tunity ad Of the Tastee Quik
Foods Corp. of Yonkers, New
York, which promised that q
purchaser of a pizza pie fran
chise route could own his own
business and make as much as
$500 a week."
The teacher invested $500
for how could a pizza pie dis
tributor fail to profit? Tastee
Quick would supply him with
electric ovens, aluminium trays,
even chefs hats. 1t would pro-
vide a list Of bowling alleys,
taverns and luncheonettes
where the proprietors had
agreed to bake and sell pizzas.
For a price ranging from 81, 900
to $4,000, he would get the
distributorship and equipment.
But what Tastee Quik didn't
tell the teacher was that the
proprietorS on his list could
cancel their agreement to sell
pies supplied by distributors at
any time; that the equipment
was sold at 100 per cent mark
up; that no survey had been
made to find out how profit
able the distributorships would
be.
The teacher lost only $500.
Before a court decree put
Tastee Quik out of business,
others had invested up to $4,000
each.
Illustration Offered
This is just one illustration
of what is becoming a major
consumer racket in the United
States - phony franchise deals.
The shady operators account
for only a small segment Of
the booming franchise field,
but they are spreading through
out the country and their crude
pitch is extraordinarily sue
ceSsful.
First, they make unfounded
promises about the profits that
can be earned by selling a prod
uct operating vending machines
or performing services at des-
ignated locations. Then, they
trick or force the prospective
distributor into buying at an
exorbitant price the equipment
Or merchandise he will need to
start in business.
AS another illustration, a New
York firm, this past December
attracted men by an excellent
profits" ad into signing a dis
relationship agreement provid-
ing for little more than the
purchase at 1894 each of re-
conditioned and outdated Gig
arctic vending machines worth
$50. In the face of a promise
If $40 a week earnings, the
purchasers found their intake
lext to zero. The firm has now
oeen dissolved by court decree.
A particularly vicious fran
,hiSe racket which flourished
n Detroit, Cleveland, Akron,
Is well as most of the leading
titles of New York State, in
olives floor waxing.
Targets of this one have been
men in low income groups, for
he promoters advertised mo
Investment required" The ap-
olicants were hired" as soon
is they signed promissory notes
,bligating them to pay as much
Is 1896 for waxing machines
priced elsewhere at 500.
Code Adopted
Now, authorities say, the
franchise route gyps are con-
;entrating on music recordings.
4 promoter will say you can
,uy "hit records" for instance,
% distribute at drug store 10
cations. He wants you to think
he words "hit records" pertain
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-27
UPI Elects Thomson
NEW YORK, Mar. q ZAP,

NEW YORK, Mar. q (AP)
Minis Thomson, 81, business
manager Of United Press Inter-
national since 1855, will be-
come president and general
manager April 6, the news
service announced.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-27
Americor Broodcostinu
To Move News Staff
In Expansion Program
BY TRUMAN r.. TEMPLE
Star Staff Writer

The American Broadcasting Co. will its Washington
staff into quarters at 1924 and 1923 Connecticut
NV next fall part Of companywide expansion
gram.
Robert Fleming, Washington bureau chief for ABC said
yesterday the Of remodelng at the new ad-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-27
OVER COUNTER

.,d Following prices furnished by the Ma.
in w. hA;ssociatlon OF Securities Dealers
IN washington represent the range within
wmch locally active securities could have
M Reen no s or sold at ! pm. Tuesday,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-27
BUSINESS
BRIEFS
Business Failures in the week

Business Failures in the week
ended March % totaled 351
compared 339 in the previous
week and 359 in the like week
a year ago.-Dun & Bradstreet.
Greyhound Corp. received In
terstate Commerce Commission
approval of it's acquisition of
Boothe Leasing Corp. of San
Francisco.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-27
FOREIGN
EXCHANGE

NEW YORK. Mar. 81 CAP).-For-
eign exchange rates Great Britain
and Australia in dollars. others in
cents and decimals Of a cent?:
Today pra, no,,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-27
Space Equipment
Rentals Uroed

A successful Washington in
dustrialiSt today advised DO
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-27
TREASURY BONDS

NEW YORK (AP)-Noon over the coun-
ter U. s.. Government Treasury bonds,
bid, asked, net change and yield for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-27
UNITED STATES TREASURY POSITION

BY the Associated
position OF with
-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-27
MUTUAL FUNDS

NEW YORK (AP).
. National Associa-
ton Securities Deal
org Inc
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-09

interest," Legislation is being
drafted to give the Com
missioners this power.
Would Strengthen Police
The recommendations also
call for expansion Of the police
departments traffic division to
afford stricter enforcement of
traffic regulations. The commit
tee said 1t supports "all
budget requests" for additional
personnel and equipment for
overall strengthening Of the
police department.
More parking aides and CT
villain school crossing guards
should be employed, the group
added. so that uniformed per-
sonnet can pursue other types
Of police work.
The appointment Of perman-
ent traffic court judges was
strongly recommended" by the
committee. Such a system, the
unit said, would bring to the
bench of the Municipal Court
judges with the qualifications
necessary to cope with the Sc
rious traffic situation that ex-
lists. :"
Declaring that private enter
prise is unable to provide
adequate downtown parking
accommodations because large
areas are under public owner
ship, the committee said, I'VE
strongly recommend that
measures be taken to make
both the Federal and District
governments recognize the
need for Federal and District
construction of downtown park
ing facilities to meet present
and growing needs"
Cite 3 NelghbOrhOOds
The report urged that i'm
mediate steps be taken to pro-
vide adequate off-street park
ing In Columbia Heights and
Georgetown as recommended by
the Motor Vehicle Park in 6
Agency staff study. Similar ac-
ton should follow in Adams
Morgan as soon as the renewal
study Of that area Is concluded,
the committee said.
IF long-established neigh
borhood commercial centers,
once supplied the local
residents travelling on foot or
by streetcar, are to survive
against highly competitive sub
urban shopping centers and re-
main on the tax rolls, they
must and should be aided by
he Federal and District govern
ments in their efforts to pro-
vide low-cost customer park
ing" the committee added.
Members of the committee in
addition to Chairman Fine are
c. Baltz. president of
the Perpetual Building Associa-
ton: George w. DeFranceaux.
president of the Washington
Board of Realtors; former Dis
trict Commissioner F. Joseph
Donohue; former United States
Attorney Oliver Gasch; Frank
j. Luchs. executive vice presi-
dent of Shannon & Luchs; Her.
man NeugasS, vice president of
Lansburgh's; attorney Barring
ton Parker; J. N. Robertson.
former director Of the Depart
ment of Highways and Traf-
fic, and Frank Wolfsheimer,
executive vice president of
Hechinger's.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-09
Jewish Historical
Groups Lists Lecture

Aspects Of Spanish Jewish
culture will be discussed at a
meeting Of the Washington
Jewish Historical Society at
$3.50 pm. tomorrow in the
Gewirz Auditorium, Connecti-
cut and Porter streets NV.
Henry Besso, an authority on
Sephardic culture. will talk. US
ing tapes Of Sephardic religious
and folk music for illustration.
The meeting is open to the
public.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-09


additional fringe parking sites,
and strengthening Of the police
departments traffic division.
Some Of the recommendations
have been announced previ-
ously.
The recommendations we're
developed by the boards Spe-
cial Committee to Study Wash
4ngton's Growing Parking
Problem. The committee was
headed by Arnold ]. Fine, pub
lie relations director Of The
Hecht Co., who released the 18-
page report adopted by the
study group last week.
Top priority in the list Of
recommendations is given to
the establishment Of an auton-
omous District Parking Author
ity to replace the Motor We
hicle Parking Agency. The COM
mittee said the agency has
utterly failed in its 20 years
of existence to accomplish" the
purpose for which it was Gre
ated. The parking agency has
not worked for the benefit of
the District citizen, but for the
benefit Of private interests, the
committee declared.
Urge Detailed Survey
A first job Of the new au-
thority would be to make a
study Of parking space demand,
. the committee indicated, so it
could determine a construction
priority program.
The block-by-block evalua-
ton Of parking needs would be
made within the area covered
by the Edwards and Kelley
study Of existing and future
need for permanent parking
facilities. the committee sug-
gested.
Another committee recon-
mendation was that public
lands be used for off-street
parking as well as for parks
and highways. The Great
Plaza at Fourteenth and D
streets NV. should be used for
an underground parking garage
of at least LOO spaces and
the surface transformed into a
park worthy of the name Great
Plaza, the committee urged.
1t asked that every effort
be made to insure the close
cooperation Of all District and
Federal agencies concerned in
the construction of the Inner
Loop system to incorporate
parking facilities under, over or
abutting the various sections
wherever such facilities are
feasible from economic and en-
cheering standpoints.
Call for 8 Lots
The District should acquire
the necessary sites for free
fringe parking lots around the
central city, the committee re-
port said. The committee said
1t feels that at least eight lots,
located no more than 20 min
utes from the central business
district by mass transit, are re-
quired to provide adequate
parking for motorists from all
segments of the Washington
area.
The District operates four
fringe parking facilities now at
Carter Barron, Columbia Island,
Soldiers Home and South Capt.
toll street. A fifth fringe lot at
District Stadium is included in
the fiscal 1868 budget.
The committee recommended
the acquisition of three ad-
ditional lots, suggesting that
one could be on the grounds of
the National Training School
for Boys. which is to be re-
located soon and another at
the Bureau of Standards.
A coming regulation change
to- require one parking space
per dwelling unit in high-rise
apartment areas Is needed to
accommodate the automobile
population. the committee
said. 1t recommended also that
the District Commissioners
rent public space Ito the abut-
ting owner" for parking usage
whenever 1t is In the public
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-09
Citizens Boord Urges
12-Point Porkinq Plan

12-pont program designed to improve District parking
will be presented to the Citizens Traffic Board meeting
on December IS.
~ The program recommends new parking authority ap-
pointment permanent traffic court judges acquisition
additional fringe parking sites underground parking facilities
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-09

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The frontiersman., 1962-07-26

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT. Land Office, Cordo- va Building. 9th and Cordova. Anch- orage. Alaska
 NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
 Notice is hereby given that William Ferris Parkinson entryman. of Anchor age, Alaska. together with his witnesses Alvin B. Crawford of Anchorage, Alas ka and Greta M Barstrand of Anchor age, Alaska. has submitted final proof on his homestead entry, Anchorage Ser ial Number 046960. for tract of land described as
 SEi4, Sec. 29. T. F N, R., w, SIM containing l60 acres, and it is now in the files of the Land Office. Anchor age, Alaska. Any person, corporation, or association having or asserting any adverse interest in, or claim to, the tract of land or any part thereof sought, may file in the Anchorage Land Office, during the period of publication or within 30 days thereafter, under oath, an adverse claim setting forth the na- ture and extent thereof, and such ad- verse claimant shall, within sixty days begin action to quiet title in a court of competent jurisdiction within AL aska, and thereafter patent shall be issued in conformity with the final decree of the court.
 ALFRED P. STEGER
 Chief, Lands Adjudication Unit Published July 26, August 2, g. Is. and 23, 1862.
The frontiersman., 1962-07-26
Highway Contracting Hits Fast Pace,
 Gov. Egan Reports

Within the past month, t h e Alaska Department of High ways has added more than $4,- 100000 to the list of som e $31 100000 in outstanding con tracts covering highway con- struction, maintenance an d design.
 Gov. Egaa's newsletter this week summed up tn e major activities. Several of the new projects involve expenditure in excess of $500,000 each. h. cluded among these are:
 Grading, drainage and sur facing of 7.043 miles of t h e Glenn highway from Little Tok river to Bartell creek, $774,000; grading, drainage and bitum- inous surfaeing of 1.814 miles in the Bertha creek and Kern creek slide areas, $576,557; grading, drainage, and bitumi- nous surfaeing of 0.166 miles of the Richardson highway be- tween Panama river and Delta Junction, $695, ,394; grading and of 9.91 miles on the Coffee creek to Kougarok road near Nome, $611, ,436.
 Other major projects for
The frontiersman., 1962-07-26
Legal Notice

UllfTED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, Land Office. Cordo- Va Building. 555 Cordova Street, An chorage. Alaska.
 NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
 Under the provisions of the Act of July ', 1858, Sec. 6 (b). (72 Stat. 339-343) as amended, the State of Alaska on August 19 1880, filed application An chorage 052879. for certain unsurveyed public lands located Susitna Valley area more particularly described as fol- lows:
 T. g N, R. w, S.M.
 All, Secs. l. 2, II. l2, 13, and IA;
 SEA-, Sec. IS:
 All, Secs. 20. 21, 22, g. and 24: containing approximately 7.200 % acres One purpose of this notice is to allow all persons claiming the lands adverse ly to file in this office their objections to issuance of patent to the State Such persons must serve on the Director, Di- vision of Lands. Department of Natur- al Resources. State of Alaska, 344-Sixth Avenue. Anchorage, Alaska a copy of their objections and furnish evidence of such service to the Anchorage Land Office, Cordova Building, 555 Cordova Street. Anchorage. Alaska
 Notice Is also given that the above described lands have, since August l9. 1860, been segregated from all appli- cations and appropriations under the public land laws, including settlement under the homestead and similar laws locations under the mining laws. Settle ments and locations initiated on or after that date. are null and void.
 ALFRED P. STEGER
 Chief. Lands Section Published July 5. 12, ls. 2S and August ?, 1862.
The frontiersman., 1962-07-26
FASHION SHOW WILL FEATURE GRAND
 OPENING OF TRIBE SHOP IN WASILLA

Three door prizes include an all wool blanket, S1O.00 gro cery certificate at Teelands and Cannon Brewster rayon blanket.
 The Aspen n d Canterbury line is carried exclusively in this area by The Tribe Shop E z Mills brand in infants wear, Blue Bell and many more will be available. Tn e opening day special will be lined boxer jeans. For Dad there are Ivy League sport shirts and slacks, dress socks and underwear.
 Opening week specials will be china gift items. Everyone is invited to attend the grand
The frontiersman., 1962-07-26
New l.R Seeding Potato Is Being Evaluafed Here

Potato growers are watching with interest the plantings of the 1-R Seeding. The Alaska Crop Improvement Assn. h a S published the list of growers who had received the new variety for evaluation.
 Ralph DeVilbiss, Eugen Reid and George Crowther are the Palmer area cooperators. Joe Buzby and Russel Wood of Fairbanks and Norman Rein hart, Alex Seward and James M. Seward of Soldotna are growing the 1-R in their areas.
 The 1-R Seeding was de- veloped by tn e Agricultural Experiment Station. It is a long type potatoe with a russet skin. It is expected to have a buyer appeal' that should get a better share of the market for the local producers.
 Other local potato growers have tried t h e new seeding during the past couple of years. Among these are M a X Sherrod and Darrell Callison. Some growers, convinced of the market value and product ivity of the IA, are raising the potato commercially this year.
 The Alaska Crop Improve ment Assn. has not certified the new potato yet as the re- quired evaluation procedure has not been completed.
The frontiersman., 1962-07-26
By Jane Browne

The Tribe Shop located in the Wasilla Roadhouse and operated by Mrs. Elsie Aeikens and daughters Cathy an d Marlys Blandin will be open for business Thursday, Aug. 2.
 A fashion show in the Wa silla Community hall at 7::30 pm. with Frank Feeman as master of ceremonies will fea- ture the grand opening Models from Palmer, Willow, Anchor age and Wasilla will show na- tionally-known brand clothing. Coffee will be served and there will be winky dolls for t h e children. Dancing will follow the style show.
The frontiersman., 1962-07-26
TOTEM LAND REALTY
 OPENS CHUGIAK BRANCH

Totem Land Realty has opened an attractive new branch office at Mile 21, Gnu giak. The small log building was built to serve as a tract office to handle sales of the lots in the Earl Ray subdivi- sion
 Mrs. Laura Barnes, head of Totem Land, said that she has long ben interested in the Gnu giak area and plans to main tain a fulI-time branch office at the new building.
The frontiersman., 1962-07-26

which contracts have been awarded include:
 Grading and drainage of IFS miles of the North Yaku- tat road, $369,076; Big Gerstle river bank protection, $69,810; construction of storm drain on Northern Lights Boulevard, 8,688.40; grading, drainage and bituminous surfacing of 9.166 miles of the Palmer Cantwell highway b e W II Alaska Railroad and Sunshine; and Matanuska river protec- ton, $374,G00.
 Two contracts totaling $132,- GOO also were awarded for the crushing and stockpiling of 10000 cubic yards and 12,0OO cubic yards of materials for maintenance purposes on the Alaska highway and Richard son highway respectively.
The frontiersman., 1962-07-26
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THURSDAY. JULY 2s

THURSDAY. JULY 26 NORTHLAND PIONEER GRANGE, Grange hall, g BOY SCOUTS, Legion hall, 2 pm.
 EXPLORERS, Elks' hall, 7:so AIRMEN, Palmer Airport, 7:3O pm.
 CAP, Moose hall, 7:30 pm.
 FRIDAY. JULY 27 FATHER & SON BANQUET United Protestant church, 6:30 pm. SCHROCK ROAD COMMUN- ITY, Hartner's, 8 pm. VETERANS OF wv I, Bpm E ECTION REPUBLICAN COMMITTEEMAN, Eugene Reid home, 8 pm.
 SATURDAY. JULY 2s CHEECHAKO HOMEMAKERS BAKE SALE, Bushes stand. 10 am. GlLLOWS L VIEW STORE OPENING, one mile west of Wasilla, 8 a.m.-6 pm. GO-KART RACE, Fairgrounds. l pm.
 SUNDAY. JULY 2e A. A., Fair grounds dining hall, 3:30 pm. ST. MICHAEL'S PARISH PIG MIG, Peck home, Wasilla
 MONDAY. JULY 30 MATANUSKA ELECTRIC ASSN. BOARD, MEA Board room, 8 pm.
 WEDNESDAY. AUGUST M. V. CHAMBER OF CON- MERGE, Frontier Cafe, noon. B.P.O. ELKS, Elks home. 8 BOY SCOUTS, LIDS. church, Bpm.
 THURSDAY. AUGUST 2 BOY SCOUTS, American Le- zion Bldg, pm. CAP SQUAD, Moose hall, 7;3O | pm. EXPLORER SCOUTS, Legion bldg. ESQ pm. AMERICAN LEGION, Legion Bldg, 8 pm. M. V. SPORTSMEN, Grange hall, 8 pm.
The frontiersman., 1962-07-26
Former Residents Wishing Valley

Former residents, Mary Lou Johns and son Wick, arrived in Palmer Monday evening. They are presently living in Detroit, Mich, and plan an indefinite visit.
The frontiersman., 1962-07-26

Don't jump at conclusions - they may not be there when you land.
The frontiersman., 1962-07-26
SUCH IS LIFE

Vacationers summer in t h e country while their unfortun- ate friends simmer in the city
The frontiersman., 1962-07-26

Words may fail them, but some people just keep talking.
Evening star., 1962-05-06
By ED MORSE
Associated Press Financial Writer

NEW YORK. May S (AP).-
The stock market decline, which
has been in progress with scant
interruption since mid-March.
reached q selling climax this
week. leading to hopes for q
gradual recovery.
The dramatic Tuesday ses-
sion rolled up 5,370, 900 shares
greatest sales In Iceland
provided all the elements Of q
classic turnabout. The first
half Of the session saw prices
sink in waves of peSSimiSm; the
second half witnessed a buying
rush which wiped out the days
losses and had enough mo-
left to carry through
Evening star., 1962-05-06
Selling CIimox Lifts
Stock Market Hopes

to some extent for two more
sessions.
Trading profits taken in the
weeks final session left a slight
net loss on the week. As the
week ended. there was no tre-
mendous optimism in Wall
Street but the ever-increasing
peSsimism had been purged, for
the moment, at least.
A 311z-point break by Inter-
national Business Machines
was q feature Of the Monday
session. Early on Tuesday IBM
sank another two dozen points
to a low Of 430. AS the mar
ket rallied. however, IBM made
up its loss.
Volume rose to 19,370,7lO
shares, the largest weekly turn
over since the week ended De-
cember Is.
The five most active issues
this week on the New York
Stock Exchange were: General
Telephone & Electronics, off "a
at 23A on 253,800 shares; Gen.
eral Motors, up 2 at 547s; q. S.
Steel, off l7s at 561a; Ameri-
can Telephone, up at 124%,
and Royal Dutch. up y at 3934.
Evening star., 1962-05-06
OVER COUNTER

The following bid and asked prices
are obtained from the National Associa-
ton Of Securities Dealers, Inc, and other
sources, but are unofficial. They do not
represent actual transactions; they are
range within which these securities could
have been sold Indicated by the bid)
or bought Indicated by the aSked) at
the time Of compilation a pm. Friday.
Origin Of any quotation furnished upon
Evening star., 1962-05-06
BANK STOCKS

NEW YORK CAP).-National AssOcia-
ton Of Securities Dealers, Inc. Closing