Arcadia Tribune from Arcadia, California • Page 15

jFrom Thh Corner ly SHEILA THOMPSON I wing Wiut'iruufs News of the sale o( McBratney's Department Store in Monrovia to Wineman's Department Store of Huntington Part was headlined in the Sunday, Oct. 19, edition of the -Monrovia Journal. The announcement came from Al Wineman vice-president-merchandising lor the new owners, who stated: "It is with pride tliat Wineman's Department Store of Huntington announces the purchase of McBratney's of Monrovia for an undisclosed amount of cash." The announcement continued: "Wineman's, a family owned department store in its 46th year, will operate the sixty-year- old family owned McBratney's as a wholly owned subsidiary." On McBntney'g The business will continue to be opeiated under the name, "McBratney's," and in order to provide continullty liaison during the transition period, John McBratney will remain with the store until the first of the coming year. Jerry McBratney is planning some vacation time, ami wiU announce his future plans at a later-date. Bob Wineman, president of the firm, has this to say about Wineman's philosophy: "Just like McBratney's, Wineman's has set high standards which we endeavor to attain.

We strive, always, to give the personal, efficient service that has made our store successful. We are a family organization and take pride in the friendly, family atmosphere that prevails throughout our store. Wineman's tries to follow the Golden Rule of Retailing, 'Treat the customer the way you would like to he Whether it's selling mernhRmiise, wrapping gifts, working in the office or warehouse, we are all working together to 'sell Wineman's tn the Public' Wineman's History The first Wineman's in California was opened by S. H. Wineman, grandfather of the present owners, in the then tiny farming town of Ventura, in the year 1880.

A few years later, in 1302, they opened a general dry goods store in Oxnard. There were ntlicr Wineman family retail ventures in the state of Washington, but by the early 1920's all their retail efforis we're concentrated into ten small general dry Roods stores from the city of Rnnta Maria to the new tract development of Huntington Park. According to Bob Wineman, it was soon decided, (the 1923 stock market crash helped this decision) to consolidate the ten units into two larger ones; the Oxnard store and the Huntington Park Store were selected. At this time the business was under the management of the second generation, A. H.

Wineman, Sr. and his hrother, M. Wineman. Through the years, Huntington Park and Wineman's have grown and prospered together. From the 25-foot frontage when the store opened in 1024, it has grown to its present 150-fDot frontage, with annexes for the service floor and warehouse.

In 134D, it was decided to close the Ox-nard store and to expand, remodel and modernise the Huntington Park store. All these years were not- without their problems, for back in 1933 an earthquake shook the area causing severe damage io the interior of the store, and roilnpsing the entire south wall of the warehouse. In 1957 a small shop adjoining Wineman's caught fire. The flames quickly spread and soon gutted the newly remodeled Wineman's building. As Bob tells it, "Typical of Winemans' employee family, everyone jumped right in and helped ready the store." Part of the store.

was reopened for business one month later, and ftho remaining departments operated out of a circus tent erected on the store parking lot. In 19J56 the brothers decided to expand their store all the way to the corner street, making Wineman's one of the largest department stores in the southeast Los Angeles County area. The Wineman Brothers Bob Wineman, president of the company, and younger brother, is very active in civic organizations of Huntington Park. He is a member and director of the Huntington Park Kiwanis Club, Chamber of Commerce, and YMCA, and a member of the Sierra Club and Elk's Lodge of Huntington Park. He and his wife, Laura, live on Balboa Island in Orange County with their three children; Boh 20, Donna, 18, and Lori, 16.

Al Wineman, who is vice-president, merchandising at -Wineman's is also a director of the Huntington Park Cham-' ber of Commerce and a member of Rotary. He and his wife, Nancy, are residents of Downey, where their two daughters, Kathl, 18, and Chris, 16, keep the phone lines busy. W. G. (Jerry) McBratney and his have been friends of the Wineman brothers for over 20 years, through their membership and participation in the Independent Retailers Organization, a group of non-chain retail enter--prises throughout the far West.

A New Manager The new manager of McBrafneys, Jim Reeee, will be moving to Monrovia this week. He p.nd his wife, Pam, are the parents of twenty-month old David and a "hoped-for sister," sometime next year. Jim started as sales promotion manager far Wineman's, then advanced to buyer in ladies sportswear, campus and toy departments. He was merchandise manager, supervising ten buyers, when he was appointed tu manage the Winemans' newest venture. "The two stores are very much alike," he said, "And I expect to spend my first year getting to know the people of Monrovia, our future customers and friends.

No major changes are planned for the immediate future," Reece Native Plants Aid Hillside Homes, Reports Botanist Dr. Bonnie C. Templeton, rator of botanv at the L.A. County Museum of Natural History and staunch conservationist in the cause of California native plan's, says, that hillside homeowners can get greater protection, and beauty too, by plantuw native rather than in troduced plants on the arid, shallow-soil slopes around their homes. She cites the many varieties of ceanothus, or wild lilac, and fremontia, or flannel hush, asexanmles.

Templeton is scheduled to enlarge on this theme on Friday, Oct. 24, at it p.m. when she wilt give mi illustrated lecture at the Los Angeles State and County Arboretum, Ml N. Bald, win Arcadia. Her talk, ti tled "The Importance Df California Native Plants in Conservation," is the first in a series nf sIy free lectures to be offered by the Theodore Payne Foundation for Wild Flowers and Native Plants during the 1969-70 The Payne Foundation started a development and Bussing Reminder All 1970 Dodge Coronets arc equipped with a steering wheel lock and ignition switch operated by Hie same key.

The key can only be removed with the switch in the lock position. Forget to take your key A buzzer reminds you that thfi toy iE in ttle locic when you open the door. groiving program at ils gnrdi in Sun Valleyin response to tliej increased demand for native plants as a means of retarding amounts ot sou erosion icaused by last year's hca- rains. Diabetes Can Be Detected In the Feet Your foot is one of the two; best ways of detecting rlis.unhly which aticcts ai timatcd four to 10 million people in the United States, according to a California podiatrist, iDr. Charles It.

Brantingham of Lone Beach. writing in tne current issue oi "The Diabetic," national publi cation that goes out to overi diabetics, tne west Coast foot specialist states that the reverse is also- true. Those suffering from diabetes should take special care oi their leet. "The feet at best, in lirban ilife, suffer from an environment for which they were not sinned," Dr. Brantingham says.1 Hii points out that our feet, well anted to the varied rcsmeuti surface of (he earth, are instead1 Iconfined to flat hard surfaces, encased in shoes which are often ill-fitted, badly ana only to ptease tjig eye.

Today in Pasadena 17 Area Girls In Queen Bid By BILLDEMtJTlt 'last week (o today's lineup and Young pulchritude of afternoon's judging by Temple Cify and Monrovia to- da'v holds a bis share in the in terest of the judges who will se lect the 337U queen ot Fasaae- na's lamed Tournament of Ko- Of the three cities which are. 'part of the Pasadena Juniorj candidates out of 191 who willl. a panel of nine only 50 will re-: main in the running for the most srlamorous honor youn; Iwomen of this area have ever lachieved. Arcadia has had a. member of the court for two successive venrs.

narade at 3 D.m. tliisibeautv. The 1DG9 entry brought extra (praise from the judges for their afternoon at the "We were very happy with House on South Orange first turnout because a very Pasadena. Six of the original 10 entries from. Arcadia remain in the running.

Temple City sent the largest contingent of beauty for the first ana nine are returning today. Out of 15 en tered Irom Monrovia only two will face the judges this afternoon. In all the same three cities sent 41 younj beauties la Fasa- srmin of voun" ladies at tended," said Ralph S. Helpbringer, chairman of the Tour nament's Queen Selection com mittee. "I know all Use girls hi ir ban iiaL A seven-member court will evolve from the 25, each girl receiving a bouquet of immediately herj Later, a queen will be picked1 dena when IT schools in the jun-jfrom the court to reign over the COlieje (lismer enmreit niisisi annual nose I'avaue.

Jan The field was 1070 in Pasadena. The queer G. R. Truex Heads Jr. Achievement G.

Robert cxecu iiVo vice president of Bank of America, lias been re-elected president of southern Confor ms Junior Achievement pio- Foimerly a vice president of) and court also make numerous appearances prior to the New year's Day parade and rtosei bowi tCHjtoau game. Coeds attending the first iuds- ine session were greeted by Tournament of Roses President! C. Lewis Edwards and Heip- bnnger. Each girl also had a chance to nervously eat a cook- sin uunch aim tour To nil rnent House before walking past the judges and saying, "i am number. Throughout tho competition contestants known onlv bv a number.

There were also plenty oil coeds with crossed some attired in lucky and others with high hopes of; iking the royal court. A lew! arriving early. Irving Trust Comuany in New, York, Truex has been IBank of America since 1966. He! director and member of the lexecutive committee of National! lAiiiines and a trustee antlj of executive committee! lot California Institute of the Aris. He lives at 111 N.

June St. in Los Angeles. According to Truex, over hich school students will participate in the program this fall. Three new Business Cen-1 will open for teenagers of Los Angeles, Highland) Park and Costa Mesa. John H.

Arthur Andersen secretary: and itobeil v. IBclsey, partner, Ernst Ernst, as Treasurer. Newly elected to the execu-l MOBILE HOME SHOW furnished models ON DISPLAY 175 MEW SPACES 1 Daleview MOBILE HOME ESTATES Afccdio Tribune 17 I Monrovia Journal 17 TxnpU City 17 Duartoan 17 Aium 9 Gltnc'ora 9 Also iwlcoled to serve JAl With Truex are William O. iBergstrom, branch office man-! weanwaay, ucr. ivoy ager.

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