Valley News from Van Nuys, California • Page 31

Thursday, April 27, Von Nuys (Calif.) NEWS--29-A FIRST IN LOS ANGELES--Ribbon-cutting ceremonies are scheduled today at 9 a.m. for first S. S. Kresge Co. store in Los Angeles at Valley Park Plaza Shopping Center, Victory Blvd.

and Platt Canoga Park. Free gifts will be given to all children and no purchases will be necessary to become eligible for long list of prizes. Huge chain is in 61st year of business. S. S.

Kresge Co. Store Opens Today in Canoga Park CANOGA PARK Ribbon- ness, the Kresge story is tied cutting ceremonies will be fundamentally to the life of held today at 9 a.m. for Kresge, a new S. S. Kresge Co.

store in Valley Park Plaza Shopping i Blvd. and Platt Ave. Each child'attending grand opening with an adult will receive two free goldfish and adults will be eligible for a variety of prizes. Prizes Listed No purchased will be necessary in order to qualify for the following prizes: One RCA a television set, four GE transistor six GE steam irons, boys and girls Firebird bicycles and two Regina floor polishers. For parched, hungry shoppers, 15 cents will buy a hot dog and a Pepsi-Cola on the patio adjacent to the new store.

Regular store hours are 9:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. daily and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sundays.

Now in its 61st year of busi- farm boy who rose to estab- SEBASTIAN S. KRESGE Founded Chain Stores lish and direct one of the largest variety-department store chains in the world. Opened Second Store Born in Bald Mount, in 1867, Kresge still is active as chairman of the board. In 1897, he opened a 5 and 10 cent, store in Memphis, with John McCrory as an equal partner. About two months later they opened a second store in Detroit, Four well-known Valley res- which Kresge managed.

Later in 1899, Kresge traded McCrory his half interest in the Memphis store for full ownership of the Detroit store. This was the beginning of the now famous S. S. Kresge Co. The first Kresge opened with a staff of 118 em- Continued on Page 37-A Valley Men to Aid Bike Safety Day Four well-known Valle idents will help out the community of on Satu'r-j day when they provide enter-' tainment for the thousands of youngsters expected to attend 'Whittier Bicycle Safety Day." Mickey Simpson and Dick Reeves, both of Reseda, will show the Whittier youths how they came to be known as the "meanest men in Hollywood" while portraying villains in hundreds of television and motion picture westerns.

Gun riay Planned They will stage a gun battle during the program, kick- for the nationwide U.S. Junior Chamber of Commerce "Lite-A-Bike" a campaign- Also participating in the -event will be actor Clyde Howdy of Woodland Hills and gun expert Rodd Redwing ofj North Hollywood, who will demonstrate fast draw and other techniques of gun handling. Reeves, who is the honorary sheriff of Reseda, is a singer as well as an actor, and has had leading roles in several Simpson, often referred to as "king of the bad men." was a professional boxer before! starting his movie career. Scheduled For School Howdv has appeared in many of the "Cheyenne" television shows, and Redwing has taught many top stars the technique of a split-second gun draw. The program will be held at the Bailey School.

Bailey St. and Comstock Whittier. Valley Park Plaza Center Opens Today CANOGA PARK--The opening of S. S. Kresge variety store highlights the grand opening today of Valley Park area's newest major shopping center.

Thousands of shoppers are expected to enjoy the ultra modern facilities of the new center. Offers Complete Market The huge new Thriftimart Market, and Thrifty Drug Store are participating in the opening, in addition to the other plaza stores and service businesses. The recently opened Thrifti- mart is the Valley's most complete food shopping market. Shoppers are enjoying the conveniences by Thrifty Drugs prescription services in addition to complete range of cosmetics, housewares, clothing, sundries and hundreds of other items of merchandise. Other stores in the center include Adam Eve Beauty Barber Shop, Plaza Wine Liquor Store, Rubenstein's Cleaners.

Laundromat and an Optometric-Dental unit. S.S. Kresge is the first of the national chain's units to Continued on Page 37-A OVER-CONFIDENT The brand of faith that some people think will move mountains wouldn't move a molehill. TRY HYPNOSIS Far Relief of PAIN WEIGHT PROBLEMS SEX PROBLEMS MEMORY NERVES HABITS ETC. Using the New Brain Synchronizer E.

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