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Saturday. June 2. 1979 News of Business Barber changes with the times think that is what life is about Every time the public demands certain things, I should be able to offer that service to them, he said. To be a good barber or any technician, you have to get into it It has to be a part of your life, Grabinski said. Shops that might have had three barbers yean ago, are now one or two-person operations.

Grabinski, who said he likes working by himself, said the cost of paying another barber commission plus benefits makes adding employees too expensive. I just enjoyed changes. I come in my shop anymore," he said. Older barbers retired early and some younger ones found other jobs. Those who stayed in the field were the ones who were devoted enough to change with the times and continue their educations to learn new techniques and styles.

there were 72 members in La Crosses Barbers Local 121. Today there are 20, Grabinski said. When hair first started getting longer, they were afraid to come in the shop for a while. The barber had a reputation for short hair. A guy is not afraid to Shopping center in minds binds Salem businessmen radio commercials and newspaper ads that will build the shopping centers image.

There will also be a series of weekly specials by participating merchants. He said the group will be sponsoring other sales promotions, including a Crazy Days sale, a special fall sale and a Christmas season sale. A few merchants in West Salem are not a member of the shopping area group, but Kasparek said he expects theyll join later. This isnt just the downtown businesses, he said. Thats what we're trying to emphasize that a business center doesnt have to be set of buildings or a street.

Kasparek said it was unique to find all of these businesses willing to work together, but he added, We have to work together to promote our common interest. ing to appeal especially to West Salem residents to show them what the village has that they are not aware of. But, they are also trying to appeal to others, especially those outside the city of La Crosse, he said. What we want to do is show people when they are driving to La Crosse that there are alternatives for shopping, he said. Kasparek said that at first look, the shopping center idea may seem like a marketing promotion, and he admitted, "It is, but it is also a common interest of the people, not just the businessmen, to promote and improve their community.

He is also quick to point out that Salem Town Country is not a limited promotional gimmick. Were put together for the long run, and this is our kickoff. Kasparek said that the group is beginning with a series of Dick Rimker of the Tribune staff niiiiRei ui me iriounesi By DAVID STOEFFLER Of the Tribune Staff WEST SALEM, Wis. Some West Salem businessmen have built a shopping center, but there has been no architectural plans, no ground breaking and no construction. The shopping center is in their minds.

But Salem Town Country is real enough it consists of 26 retail merchants and 10 other participating merchants in West Salem who have joined together to make their own shopping area. Salem Town Country grew out of a group of members in the West Salem Business Association. According to Robert Kaspa-rek, association president, the shopping area concept was created because of a need for merchants to join together and form an awareness and identity for West Salem businesses. The purpose of the group is to develop West Salem's image as a regional shopping center in order to compete with other developing shopping centers. By SUSAN T.

HESSEL Of the Tribune Staff Virgil Grabinski, 51, is literally moving with the times. Virg's Barber Shop, 1012 S. 16th St, is moving to 2010 State Road and becoming Virg's Hair Styling. The change from a barber shop to a styling shop is because of a change in the way his customers both men and women care for their hair. I had to change with the times.

It was a matter of more education and a different outlook on the way you approach a head of hair than you did back 10 or 12 years ago, he said. Grabinski has been in business 30 years. His father, the late Martin Grabinski, started the shop at the 16th Street location 46 years ago. Grabinskis shop and Nancys Looking Glass, 1014 S. 16th are being tom down for construction of a parking lot to serve La Crosse Builders Exchange, 1010 S.

16th St. Nancy Huerkamp, owner of Nancys, has moved her beauty shop to 2031 S. 32nd in the 32nd Street Professional Building. She has been in the business for 15 years and has owned her shop for four years. When the younger Grabinski first began his barbering career, the work was pretty much the same all day long a sideburn cut, flat tops and crew cuts or a close clip.

After school there would be as many as 10 to 15 children waiting to have their hair cut, he said. The barbershop was also a social center, he said. Today with the river and golf and changing things they want to get in and out. Thats why the appointment system works so well," the barber said. In the earlier part of his career, Grabinski said some men would get their hair cut every week.

Haircuts were no more than three weeks apart. If a guy had to miss an appointment, he would really panic because he would be a day or two over, Grabinski said. In those days many guys would get a haircut every week. There would be a standing appointment. A short haircut today is like a long one used to be.

As one customer put it: The way I am leaving is the way that I could come in (years ago). Today the average man goes from four to sue weeks between haircuts and there is more variety in the styles. Grabinski also is doing permanents and hair pieces. Thats what I like about it, the variety that you do. This is not pattern work.

You might do anything from a crew cut to an afro, he said. What happened to change the business, Grabinski said, is the Beatles. They not only revolutionized music, but hair styles. And as the time between haircuts became longer, many barbers left the business. In 1964 i Moving to different location Virgil Grabinski, left, shown giving a haircut to Ray Bantley, 2114 East Ave.

will be moving his barber shop from 1012 S. 16th St. to 2010 State Road, where it will be a hair styling salon. Cattle futures take dip; supplies outstrip demand Robert Kasparek The point is that our coimu-nity has many of the things youd find in any shopping center, Kasparek said. Name something you want to buy, and you can find it in town.

I was even surprised when we started putting this thing together, he continued. "There are things you wouldnt expect to find in West Salem, but they are here. Kasparek said the group is try Commodities News by Norm Jertson 22,000 Sq. Ft. Warehouse or Retail Store NSP studies use of wood at plant Prime location on U.S.

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The plant, currently with an plan after the commission rejected an earlier plan which included a nuclear power plant at Tyrone. revised plan also called for upgrading existing plants, expanding hydro-electric capacity and building two 650,000 kilowatt coal-fired plants. The two new coal-fired plants are scheduled for completion in 1987, but sites for the plants have not yet been determined. it NEITZEL REALTY LTD. ONALASKA, Wl.

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The utilities NSP, Dairy-land Power Cooperative and Lake Superior District Power Co. submitted the revised POOL OPENING DELAYED HOLMEN, Wis. Plumbing problems have delayed today's scheduled opening of the Holmen Municipal Swimming Pool. A new opening time has been tentatively scheduled for 1 p.m. Thursday.

was a report which indicated that total spring wheat intended acreage will probably fall short by 10 percent due to a combination of cold and wet planting conditions. Wheat growing weather in China has been excellent and analysts now project a potential record crop in that country. Corn did manage to rally early in the week but settled back when export inspections on Wednesday revealed only 38 million bushels were cleared in the prior week compared to 49 million in the same week a year earlier. Members of the trade report see hedge selling by commercial grain firms on rallies, which indicates that farmers are slowly selling old crop corn as a larger percent of the new corn crop is planted. Gold futures again moved to new high levels.

Underlying the extra-ordinary performance of the yellow metal is the worsening energy situation afflicting all major industrial countries. Copper futures moved to the lowest levels since January and are suffering from an almost universal expectation of a U.S. recession. According to the American Bureau of Metal Statistics, domestic refined copper stocks at the end of April were 237,000 tons versus 481,000 tons at the same time last year. Copper producers have been adjusting their selling prices downward to reflect the weakness in the futures markets.

Norman L. Jertson Is a registered representative with Blunt, Ellis Loewi, 125 N. Fourth St. make rapid progress with spring planting. The state crop reports released on Tuesday indicated that soybean planting was well over 50 percent complete while com was between 90 and 99 percent complete.

Soybean export inspections as of May 24 came through at a disappointing 6.8 million bushels compared to 12.7 million the same week last year. Competition to sell beans remains tough from the Southern Hemisphere countries of Argentina, Brazil and Uraquay. There are indications these countries are having logistics problems regarding shipping and as a result demand may accelerate for U.S. beans and products. India, the largest market for edible oils, has shifted its purchases heavily to palm oil and away from soybean oil during this marketing year.

It has already imported 100,000 tons more palm oil than in the 1977-78 year. At the same time, cummu-lative rapeseed oil and soybean oil imports are estimated to be about 100,000 and 30,000 tons respectively, below year-ago levels. Wheat futures rallied early in the week on rumors that the Soviet Union may seek to buy more U.S. grain than the U.S.-Soviet grain agreement allowed. Also supporting the market Give us $10,000 today.

Well give you 10,47 5.68 next December Thats what happens when you invest in a 6-month Money Market Certificate at this weeks interest rate of: 9.409 If you were to reinvest your principal and interest at the same rate, the effective annual yield would be: 1 9.768 Cattle futures fell as mu' as their daily limit of 1.5 cents per pound the first two trading days this week, thereby carrying some contracts to the lowest price level since late March. Fundamental news items behind the precipitous drop were heavier receipts than expected of animals at stockyards and reduced demand for beef by supermarkets following the Memorial Day weekend. Supplies of beef in storage on April 30 were at near record levels of 413 million pounds. Only twice have April 30 stocks exceeded 400 million pounds and those years were 1974 and 1977. Average daily number of cattle slaughtered a week ago were 16 percent below a year ago.

However, average carcass weight rose to 634 pounds in April, up from 607 pounds a year ago. The extra weight is the same as a 4.4 percent increase in numbers which offsets a good portion of the current reductions in marketings. Hog futures moved to the lowest levels since last summer as trade sources said the large number of hogs coming to market continues to depress prices. It should be noted that despite larger weekly hog kills this year than last, not much pork is moving into storage. The latest Cold Storage Report shows pork stocks on May 1 totaled 278.6 million pounds, which is down 1 percent from last year.

Meanwhile, the sharp reduction in hog feeding margins in recent months has raised the possibility of a slowing in the recent expansion in hog inventories. The corn-hog ratio, a commonly used indication of hog feeding profitability, dropped from near 30 (the number of bushels of corn equal ih value to 100 pounds of live hogs) in early February, to less than 17 on May 22. However, the ratio is still well above levels of past years. Cotton futures moved upward after a test of the low prices established in April. Crop observers report that record low temperatures and above normal rainfall are affecting growth and development of the fiber in the Delta.

Total U.S. cotton stocks on May 1 were 6.178 million bales and down 1.2 million from a year earlier. Excellent weather conditions throughout the Midwest over the weekend allowed farmers to Steinmetz a candidate for state high court MILWAUKEE (API- Circuit Judge Donald W. Steinmetz, 54, announced Friday he will be a candidate for the Wisconsin Supreme Court next spring. The seat is being vacated by Justice Connor T.

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