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Carroll Daily Times Herald from Carroll, Iowa • Page 5

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Carroll, Iowa
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(Iowa) He-rnM, Tliurnday, 191H rs. Sharp's Brother's Rites At LeMars, la. Pinal services will bo hold at St. Jnmes I'lnnMi in at i) n. m.

Monday for tut Sgi, I J. Burns of LeMurs, brother of Mrs. F. L. Sharp, of Carroll.

The requiem mass will road by the Rev. Fr. Albert Huffiunn of Dubuque, who delivered the Memorial dntr Carroll in 1 CO. 'K' SERVICES Re-burial will oe In St. Jainea cemetery, with Company of the Iowa National Guard in of the military serviee.

Sgt. IturiiH to the famed 34th Division, known also as (be "Hid Hull." Ho left for with Co. I.N.G., in February, 1011, 'it Camp Claiborne, La. It is believed that ho went overseas on the aecoml boat ot troops. After spending a year in England and Ireland, lie took part, in the North African campaign, going from there into IUily, wheie be wn.s wounded November 1 lie (lied NovemltiT 1943, lit St.

Maria Alavetta. Italy. The soldier was born 2S, 1916, at LeMars, where he graduated i om high At the time of leaving for duty with the National Guard, he W.IH working for the Clothing eompany at SURVIVORS Besides his patvnlK, Mr. and Mrs. James Burns of he leaves two sisters, Misc.

Sharp (Marie) of Cat roll and Mrs. C. L. Peterson of Fast Lansing. Mich.

The body will airive at LeMars i at 1:15 Saturday uR.crnoon. Mr. and Mrs. O. II.

McCain have as their guests for two weeks their son and daughter-in-law. Mr. and Mrs. Marvin McCain, and daughters, Donna Louise and Mary Esther, of Inglewood, Calif. The six plan a trip to Vineennes, next, week, to visit O.

H. par- entfi, Mr. and -Mrs. B. F.

McCain, The visitors are also spending part of the time with relatives in i Greene county. 'Keedoozle Grocery Wizard Sounder Comeback Key Ry Clark NKA Special Corrcnpondcnt MEMPHIS, TKNN. (NEA) Clarence Saunders, white-haired wizard of the self-service grocery business, hopes 4 the keys of his new store will open the doors to his third fortune. Twice already Saunders ban become a multi-millionaire through chain grotyrieK, and lost hilt fortunes. N6w he has Htarted a mechanleiil sclf- Hervlce store, something like a gigantic pin-ball machine, even to having little light which flash on.

The customer never touches his groceries until he receives them neatly packaged. He shops with a key, shaped something like a small camera. The first "Keedoozle." which opened in a Quonset building here a few weeks ago, drew hundreds of housewives in addition to numerous husbands and even some bachelors. STARTED AS CLERK Saunders, 67-year-old native of Virginia, who started out. as a $4-a-week grocery clerk, thus began his attempt to become a multi-millionaire for a third time.

It was years ago ders thought up crazy name Wiggly and the revolutionary idea of having customers wait on themselves. He completely changed the retail grocery business, soon bad his new stores with the clicking turnstiles spread across the land. He made and lost a fortune when he battled Wall street, he still says they changed the rules on him, or won that titanic finan- would eial struggle. lie came hack with the Clarence Saunders (Sole Owner of My Name) Stores and made another fortune, only to lose out again. Then for IS years, nottiing was heard of him until he worked to perfect his automatic store idea, and spent a million dollars experimenting.

He tried two experimental before the war, but his idea wasn't ready, so during the war, he made ammunition hexes and wooden toys. Now he says he will make a bigger fortune than ever before. can't miss this time," he says "Keedoozle works fine." Many shoppers who boilght groceries at from 10 to 15 per cent cheaper than at rival stores werr inclined to agree with him. Already he is making plans to expand his Memphis "Keedoozle" into a "Keedoozle Village," with an automatic restaurant, a super store selling fresh meat, vegetables and fruit (his present store handles only non-perishables) and landscaped garden with a la ice in it for the benefit of his doozle" customers. SELLS FRANCHISES I He has already sold franchises for "Keedoozle" stores in San Di- I ego, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Cleveland, Buffalo, Washington, Baltimore, Richmond, St.

Louis, Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, and 'says the chain will be all over the nation within a war. Saunders abbreviation of' "Key i Does works: A customer enters the store, obtains the key, and shops among glass sample i cases. Say she wants a small can of diamond rattlesnake meat for: $1.15. It a letter and the price on the case. She sticks her key into a red receptacle, pushes a button, marked and the article and price is written in per- iforated code on an adding machine roll in her key.

She goes through the same procedure for other items. Each time she punches a i key to "buy" something, a. red 1 green or amber light flashes on part of the decorative effect. Finally, her shopping complete without, having touched an article, she goes to the cashier's Htand. Her hill in totaled, pays up, and the perforated tape from her key Is sent back by conveyor to man behind the Hcenes.

He runs the strip through "translator," which, by electricity, causes the groceries indicated by code In strip to come down chutes. Each order of groceries comes down into a big wooden tray. Clerks put them lato big bags which travel to the customer on a conveyor. The store is geared to handle five ''customers a minute, and Saunders expects to average' $2,000 an hour. He buys in carload lots, expects to mark up his- goods from one-half to three cents an article over manufacturers', cost, no matter what the Thus he would mark up a $5 item no more than three cents.

Says Saunders: other stores squirm." AUOUBON FAIR CHAMPS grand champion Hereford baby fair last week by Dean Holllste Jensen of Greeley township. The the top 4-H ribbon In baby beef. (TUNS Photo). Champion market lamb and heef were shown at the Audubon of Melville township and Oarrell lamb Is a Shropshire. Jensen won In his Memphis grocery, Clarence Saunders HIIOWS a customer how to press a button for whatever she wants.

Final shopping list Is i Iowa Alumni Secretary Guest of Dr. Annebergs Loren Hickerson of Iowa alumni secretary of the State uni-! versity, was a dinner guest in the i home of Dr. and Mrs. Walter An- neberg last evening. Mr.

Hicker- son said that 15 young people of Carroll are attending the univer- i 1 sity this year. 4 Win New Pair of WORK SHOES Come and see the Wolverine Work Shoes frozen in a cake of ice. The person guessing closest to the time it takes the ice to melt will win a new pair of WOLVERINE SHOES FREE. THIS CONTEST WILL BE RUN SATURDAY AT KELLY'S COME AND SEE the Wolverine Work Shoes frozen in a big ice cake, and how they always dry out soft stay the ice melts. This amazing test is proof that you never need put up with work shoes that dry out stiff and hard board.

Yet even more remarkable is the money-saving extra wear built into Shell Horsehide by Nature. It's the only hide with a natural tough inner ply that reinforces the leather as steel do concrete. And Only Wolverines hiive this famous Shell Horsehide in both soles and uppers. Tough as nails, but comfortable as bid house slippers. Let us them to you.

See the difference between "Vyowerine Shell Horsehides and ordinary work srjoes INE SHELL HORSEHIDE WORK SHOES Fadeproof Wa llpaper WILL KEEP YOUR ROOMS BRIGHT! At tow as 15 Roll STYLISH PATTERNS TESTED QUALITY LARGE SELECTION Now your rooms can keep bright and sunny with top-quality Fadeproof wallpaper! No sun streaks, no curtain lines just those rich, full-colored Wards patterns. Drop in to Wards and see their complete selection today! Priced to suit your purse! BETTER WALLPAPER FOR LESS AT WARDS Jdttriutmm From where I Joe Marsh Nicest Compliment I've Had One of the nicest received about this column wan from an editor in the Middle Weat I called on. And while I don't like to give myself orchids, I think It illustrates a point; "Joe," he said, "it so happens I don't agree with everything you say, but I always like to ran your column, Because it gets, down: to 'earth and talks about tAs right dvtkgrtt, And it only asks for tmU towards the other point of View." lit went on to explain, by wny of illustration, that Jie never had happened to have a taste for ale or beer. But that when I spoke of the right to enjoy a moderate beverage like beer, well, he was right there with met And from where I sit, that's the Important thing: not whether yon share another person's tastes or point of view-r but whether yon i recognise his right to exercise free choke la ree land. B.F.Goodfieii TREAD No mud-catching to hold dirt and trash that slow down work.

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BIKE LIGHT 88c With Batteries Handy Sprayer Reg. 39c 26 oz. capacity. Convenient filler opening. 4 For Positive Traction Mud-Snow 1.75 Down 1.25 We.lt Size 17.55 Plui Tax Extra traction tread Will not clog Be set for tough winter driving.

These B.F.Goodrich tires pull equally well in sticky mud, as well as deep snow. Off the highway, the traction treads go to work and pull you through in all weather. A Real Schwinn-Built Bike I II. F. Goodrich Men's Spitfire Bicycle Reg.

41.95 18" Frame size ma Bright red, ivory stripes sC sjaw 90 Days' guarantee Jr i.sVaW*"!! Designed for those who want a good bike without elaborate decorations and accessories. New Departure or Bendix brake. Detachable kick stand. Get More Tire Mileage Sllvertowtt ubee 2.9© Flut Tu Ho air many timtt longer tariffs chafing due to rim rust Less air escapes through the tube wall correct pressure is maintained longer. This means greater mileage from tires and less chance of bruises.

The Silvertown tube stretches uniformly when inflated, seats itself easily, thereby reducing the danger of chafing. Has Twin Bulb Action Electric Lantern With Batteries 3.29 A favorite with farmers, campers, mechanics. Spot or broad beam available at toucH of switch. DeLuxe Electric Soldi-ring 1.79 Complete with 6' copper tip. Natural fin- tshed handle.

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