The Minneapolis Star from Minneapolis, Minnesota • Page 18

THE STAR I Aprlf Iff, 1071 18A 1st Bloomington bureau to try to lure tourists Home buyer's What do you 1 i the NFW YORK. N.Y. VH Junction: ol Biini- sales of your product? thing. But rising above them all are he alu By PETER BLANKMAN nvailable 'i spray or ca. which is a breath-freshener with the right direction, uu drops.

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So, at Bermel-Smaby our financial specialists assist and advise you on every at no extra charge. It's the smooth, "free way" into your new home. "If we do spend $15,000 next year, the entire amount would be offset by a $1.5 million increase in the hotel, motel and entertainment industry's business," Allen said. That industry expects to do a little less than $20 million worth of business this year, the promotion commission said The Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce convention bureau says that there are about 500 conventions a year in Minne-a 1 i spending nearly $35 million in the city. The Bloomington convention bureau's activities will include airport, magazine and newspaper advertising, a small scale personalized mailing program and brochures promoting the city.

The bureau will promote Bloomington as a whole, Allen said. Once a convention business meeting decides to meet in the city, the individual hotels and restaurants will compete for the function, he said. Minneapolis Slttr Writer A convention and promotion bureau to attract businessmen and tourists to Bloomington has been authorized by the City Council. The Council decided this week to make $35,000 available to get the bureau started. Staff members will be furnished by the local Chamber of Commerce.

The proposal for the bureau was the result of three months' discussion among the chamber, the city's promotion and de-velopment commission and leaders of the hotel, motel and restaurant business. The program will start immediately and plans to emphasize three Bloomington features: The ease of reaching the city via nearby Minneapo-lis-St. Paul International Airport or the interstate highway system. The hotel, motel and restaurant facilities, many of them along the Interstate Hwy. 494 strip.

The closeness of major league sports. The bureau hopes to get conventions and business meetings on a scale that will fit Bloomington's facilities, said Clyde Allen, of the city's promotion and development commission. The number of visitors per function would be from 50 to 300, he estimated. The promotion and development commission said that it may be several years before the promotion bureau effects were felt. It urged that the bureau constantly examine its advertising and administrative program.

Councilman James O'Neil said that when the Council approved a 3 percent tax on hotel and motel accommodations and on admission fees for entertainment, "It was very clear that we wanted 10 percent of those receipts to be used to promote the city." Allen said the $35,000 budgeted for this year is about 6.2 percent of the tax receipts and the budgeted for 1972 would be about 8 percent. ALWAYS AMOVE AHEAD Bermel-Smaby DCAITADC selling for $1. This booklet contains 150 "mouth-watering recipes extolling the virtues of garlic, onions, cheese, foods everyone loves. Ana tries to resist." Binaca proudly points out that only it could offer such a devastating caokbook because it has the power to "make you socially acceptable" after you eat these dishes. All's fair in war and business.

i If you've been to an airport recently and noticed the increased space being allotted to car rental fleets, you may be aware of one of the basic economic trends of American life. More and more cars are being rented or leased. This stampede has reached the stage where fleet sales now account for nearly 10 percent of all new passenger cars registered in the United States.That's close to one million cars a year. Detroit's three biggest customers are Hertz, Avis and National Car Rental. They buy in big blocks.

They buy new cars every year. And they get substantial discounts, a fact automobile dealers do no appreciate at all. The car rental business has attracted big corporate action. Every one of the major rent-a-car companies is now sheltered within a corporate wall. Hertz, which remains No.

1 in the market, is owned by RCA. Avis, which hopes one day to unseat Hertz, belongs to International Telephone Telegraph. National is a subsidiary of Household Finance Corp. And even the No. 4 company.

Budget, is no longer an independent, having passed into the hands of Transamerica Corp. Here's another new trend. Appliance sales were not particularly strong last year but one winner was the trash compactor, which has been described as "the first new major appliance since the household clothesdryer was introduced 30 years ago." Making that description was a rather prejudiced party, Whirlpool the Benton Harbor, company which has led the way with its Trash Masher. Whirlpool sold 75,000 of its garbage crushers in 1970 and it expects to more than double these sales this year. The Trash Masher has a suggested retail price of $239.95.

The Kenmore model being sold by Sears, Roebuck is also made by Whirlpool; Sears prices it at $219.95. Competition is, of course, on the way. Even though the ecological value of this appliance is questioned, Amana, General Electric and Tappan will all have trash compactors on the market before long. You'll find sparkling color photos five days a week in The Minneapolis Star. DON'T FORGET Scott's Early Bird Sale Ends Monday, April 19! Bad check will close account Check writers who bounce more than one check due to insufficient funds will lose their account as part of a program inaugurated by Mid America Bancorporation, Inc.

David A. Shern, president of the St. Paul-based holding company, which has several banks in the area, also said bank officers must approve every new account and periodically will scrutinize all counts to decrease the number of overdrafts. The first time a customer writes a check not cov- ered by funds in his account, he will be warned by the bank and an officer will investigate the incident in detail, Shern said. Contrary to common practice, no charge will be made against the account.

However, the second overdraft will result in the account's being closed immediately. Shern said Mid America Banco decided to get tough with people who repeatedly write insufficient checks rather than continue to fine them in the hope that the number of bad checks cashed in the state would be cut. Windsor jmpmtrd anrty of Kentucky Blur fir Halts iQv .1, SPRING SALES UP More buyers' fancy turns to new cars I Turf Builder Ki 1" mra llllli SALE HALTS PLUS This one prevents crabgrass as if feeds. 2,500 sq.ft. bag $6.35 5,000 sq.ft.

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5000 sq.ft. bag $4.35 10,000 sq. ft. bag $7.95 15,000 sq.ft. I phis2 Honeywell Teamsters elect officers Melvin Rudinger has been elected secretary-treasurer of Teamster Local 1145, representing 000 production workers at Honeywell Inc.

He succeeds James Gorman, who did not seek reelection. William Tyler was ree- 1 president. James Forgey was elected vice-president, from his previous post of trustee and business agent. Other officers include Dorothy Strand, recording secretary; Ernest Schultz, Thomas Sawyer and Ronald Sims, trustees. The union had about 13,000 members at peak employment at Honeywell, about 15 months ago.

I 22" wide $1695 Car sales spurted in the Upper Midwest in the first 10 days of April, dealers reported today. "It must be spring," one commented. Like several others in the automobile business locally, he attributed the increase over sales in April a year ago to improvements in the economy and the weather. Sales for the first quarter 1970 were up for about half the carmakers and down for the rest. Strikes were blamed for much of the laggard activity in January through March.

Chevrolet sales nearly doubled in the first 10 days of this month from the period a year ago. Ford sales were up, too, but not as much. Cadillac sales were up, those of Chryslers and Imperials down for the quarter, but that situation was reversed this month. Here is a breakdown of sales for several major makes by dealers in Min-n a. North Dakota, South Dakota and parts of adjacent states, as reported by sales managers: American Motors (Gremlin, Ambassador, Javelin) first quarter 1970, 1,549 vehicles; first quarter 1971.

first 10 days April 1970, 180; first 10 days April 1971, 183. Cadillac 1970 quarter, 1971 quarter, early April 1970. 133; ear-ly April 1971,115. Chevrolet First quar-ter 1970, 8.060; first quarter early April 1970, 1.256; early April 1971.2.434. Chrysler 1970 quarter, 1.385; 1971 quarter.

early April 1970. IOO; early April 1971.129. Dodjre 1970 quarter. 1971 quarter, early April 1970, 850; early April 1971,910. Ford 1970 quarter, 1971 quarter, early April 1970, early April 1971, Lincoln-Mercury 1 970 quarter, 1971 quarter, 2,911.

Oldsmobile 1970 quarter, 1971 quarter, early April 1970, 298; early April 1971,391. Plymouth 1970 quarter, 1971 quarter, early April 1970, 374; early April 1971,457. Volkswagen 19 7 0 quarter, 1971 quarter, early April 1970, 218; early April 1971,309. An American Motors spokesman said the firm's smallest car, the Gremlin, was accounting for about 43 percent of Upper Midwest sales. A strike at manufacturers of some component parts was curtailing deliveries into this area, he said.

Officials of General Motors Corp. makes noted that while the strike against their company by the United Auto Workers ended last December, its effect is still being felt In delayed deliveries here. Production of Ford's Pinfo ha been slowed by a strike at the Ford engine plant In Intend. And. a torti salesman hre said.

daler on both roasts are petting mo of the pro-durtton to compete with Import In thote markets. The Upper Midwest generally Hf, behind the rt of the ration In sale Import! and American mink art. BAK TOOri The lirt sute Hunk erf HrlKhfon win rrM fwMr.r atlvltif Saturday at 22' Palmrr New Unjoin. lUrt.ld J. It preud'-flt.

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A $7,000 net loss on investments slightly reduced DAYTON'S-BACHMAN'S GARDEN STORES OPEN SUNDAY Southdale, Brookdale, Rosedale 12 to 6 Rochester 12 net earnings, which Brookdale 375 Rosedale 375- 5456 6293 equalled $1.38 per share of Class A stock and 35 cents on Class B. Downtown 375-3319 St. Paul 375-6887 Rochester 289-2351 Also At Southdale 375-4194 Total assets for the mu i tual fund giant rose to $8.4 billion. There are 4 68 million shares of Class A stock outstand 6010 LYNDALE AVE. SO.

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