Abilene Reporter-News du lieu suivant : Abilene, Texas • 53

T1IEAJIILEVIIEF0KTEREWS AMsm Teaaa a 'A :4 Average Vet Paid! $14315 for Homo The average veteran home buy with VA-guarantaad coating tees thaa I1M0O for percent af all "based The majarity of bought I13J6I to fijM bracket (St par-: cent) er the 915AM te fltJM bracket 39 peitMtV Mora thaa par cant eftba veterans bought bow homes with an average prto af 91SM white nearly 94 percent bought aid homes with aa average price af 912940 Approximately perceet af the veterana ia the ample) bought their homes with tbwl er ia 1961 was not quite 34 years old and paid about $14315 for his home These are only two facts revealed in a national survey by the Veterans Administration! according tp Robert Sisson manager of the VA Regional Office In Lubbock The VA manager said other facta disclosed in the sample survey were: -Although the ages of veteran home buyers ranged from under 25 years to over 10 those in the 30-34 age bracket bought S3 percent of the homes purchased Those ia the 25-29 age bracket bought 29 percent With $14315 as the average price paid for homes bought Zale's Jewelers will open form-llgr in enlarged quarters July 29 i Abilene's sparkling new down nrn Mall-it was announced by km Richardson manager The move from Zale's old io-tion 166 Pine Street was oom leted several days ago but the trmal opening of the Jewelry ore is timed to coincide with it grand opening of the stream ned air conditioned mail Ians for a second Zale's store in iver Oaks Shopping Center rheduled to open in early Au-11st have been confirmed said ichardsoa "As a King time merchant of bilene Zale's Is proud to share i its progress by moving to the ew downtown man" said Rich rdson "Our decision to change cations was a result of our con dence In downtown Abilene and eagerness to participate ia is important experiment in com lunlty modernization" Interior of Zale's Jewelry is fur-ihcd with fixtures of walnut ith gold anodized aluminum Jrs The wails are painted a "Ze-ijth Blue" color with accent areas walnut paneling and "White" lyadnlh" and "Orchid" silk ttern vinyl wall covering The ring is "Antique Lace" gray 1 asbestos tile The Zaie manager termed the love of faith ht the Continued prosperity of dwrotown Abilene and an Import-int phase in the company's cur-r-Unt growth program V' Everyone hears a lot these L' days that downtown locations are payments averagiaf ah' 11 par" cent of the purchase other percent af the veteraa home hi era made eo down paj mat wMa? not absorbed by the seller -SKi i 's Abilene newest 7 most unique SNACK BAR -v BRIGHT GUTTERING INTERIOR AT new 'Square store already open A VUr In the mall Showcase Square 1 T' -v- w- Manager of the new Zaie Jewelry Store in Showcase Square ia 33-year old Don Rich-1 ardson native West Texan Richardson' was 'born 1 and' peered at Big Spring and gradu-1 'sled from Big Spring High School He also attended Howard County Junior College hi hia tive city After ten yean with Zale's Richardson was named manager of the Abilene store in November of 960 He previously had served tele's in stores in Lubbock and tig Spring and for a time was manager of the Bid Spring store He is a veteran of two years service with the Army and was stationed with the American forces in Germany Richardson and the' former Hiss Peggy Ann Smith of Lub-ock Were married in 1956 Ha (g a member of the Masonic Lodge and of the Hol-ow Christian Church- Mr and Mrs Richardson have one child Bradley 8 and they Uve at 2125 Willis St -W' CHAR-BROILED HAMBURGERS gauffering because of suburban csnipetition" said Richardson jSHowever believes the de-ffee of success of downtown busi- don Antwerp Tokyo and Switzerland' The first growing pains resulted in two Oklahoma stores one in Tulsa in 1928 followed by a new Oklahoma (Sty store one year later During the difficult depression years while other businesses were struggling to survive Zaie held firm and actually emerged with additional stores days could have been he recalls "but we added new stores during the depression simply because a couple of good ideas paid off adver 4 i i -f Ak Mi 9 -V 'V 4 V--V v- Antwerp Tel Aviv Switzerland and Tokyo Listed on the American Stock Exchange reported record sales of nearly $83 million for the fiscal year ended March 3L BegilK4 In 1924 a small Jewelry store destined to become the nation's largest retail jeweler within 38 years opened its door In Wichita Falls The owner and manager of that litlls North Texas store was Morris Zale who today ia chairman of the board for Zaie Jewelry Company which employs over 1800 persons Zale's ia a diversified company that includes 32 "carriage trade" stores that form the Fine Jewelers Guild a wholly owned subsidiary of Zale's Another phase of company expansion is the operation of Zaie leased depart-ments- located in major department stores and discount stores throughout the United States In addition to its retail operations the Zaie firm also maintains buying and manufacturing facilities in key diamond Jewelry centers all over the world including New York Tel Aviv Lon nesses depends on the facilities offered to shoppers snd the cooperation of businessmen in mutual promotional activities" Dowatowa Is Coro Richardson went on to say that suburban shopping centers are essential in meeting the demands of a growing community but that the real core of any city's business activity is the downtown area "If that loses its vitality then the whole community suffers" he explained "Our new store in River Oaks Is proof of desire to proride the utmost in improved customer service and convenience However the company is aware of the importance of maintaining an up-to-date modern store in the downtown area to act as a sturdy base for regional expansion" Both stores are part of the tion-wide two fold plan to place regional stores in strategic suburban markets and to expand and modernize existing stores As the nation's largest retail Jeweler operates 239 stores in IS states in addition to buying and marketing facilities located in New York London Using and installment As both these ideas were unheard of In the jewelry industry during the and the Zaie founder admits that a certain risk was involved' "However wfc gave it a try" he said "and Customers became more frequent and sales climbed" By 1944 12 stores had been added to the lengthening Zaie chain with expansion leveling off during World War IL Return to peacetimes however marked the beginning of a period of rapid growth unprecedented in the company's history "There's no doubt about the effectiveness of a sound localized advertising program and installment Zaie says "but don't overlook the human element in business either" "Goals are nice to attain but what the businesinnan today needs to do is to develop the many opportunities he has rather than worry about goals "The emphasis we place on company expansion is evidence "of our belief in this philosophy Zaie concluded "As for the future we will continue to look for more opportunities for TASTY HOT DOGS 1 Vlj'-'i ts' jj i jv SOFT DRINKS POPCORN DEEP FRIED POTATOES ify: V-f5 i' tfsr 4 Bus Prospect Not Convinced KEY WEST Fla (AP) Key West recently started using compact 15-passenger buses on some of its less heavily patronized city routes A driver pulled up to a stop the first week the little buses were in operation and got an icy glare from a woman who thought she waa the object of a pick-up attempt not a bus young she snapped at this driver "Don't try to fool me! Golfing Menace AUGUSTA Ga (AP) The Richmond County Board of Education estimates it has paid nearly $1500 for golf balls in the past five years The golf balls came from nearby paiyground although authorities have asked golfers not to practice driving there Cost to the school board was for window repairs at a nearby school building FREE COFFEE 1 1 I TIie ceupen eef for free eup ef the 5 bear coffee in Abilene Thursday Friday Saturday July li-W-31 v'S WsJ IS 1 jg nunnia ZALE chairmaa of board Advance Shouting of Fall Winter W6S 1 Fabrics Fashions i FURIIISHIUQS v-s- Rady for your Insptction-ww and flintar 8idld cpM coat Slack Topcoat Outerwaar Jadurt and oempUil salacUon of naii'a ftvnishlngs i 1 j-v 1 s-i Complete Boyi Department -f Watch for the Grand Opening of Stdm wondarfu! 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