Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 12 March 1952 — Page 32

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| * pacE 32 _ a aa ir New Store Is Dream to Davis i mter Says Knies |

IT TAKES only a few minutes of talking to Ted Davis to understand how he has

worked his way up the promotion ladder of the W, T. Grant Co. There is something reassuring about his twinkling gray-blue eyes and the soft tones of his Boston accented voice. And although his hair is graying slightly he still has the air and bearing of an alert quarterback. The _efficiency of his signalcalling is evidenced by the fact he ®has climbed from his starting position as floor man to the headman job at Grant's newest store in less than 20 years. The employment records of the company list him as Theodore 8. Davis, but he prefers to be called Ted. ; He took his B. 8. degree in: Business Administration from Boston University in 1932. In November of that same year he went to work for the W. T. Grant Co. as a floor man in the Davenport, Iowa, store. ” ~ ” WHEN ASKED what the duties of a floor man are, Ted replied: “His man job is to learn from the _ “His main job is to learn from the

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The goa! of buyers in the W. T. Grant Company includes much more than low prices, In the words of - Vice President and tMerchandise Director, J. L. Knies, “Grant buyers are charged with ‘getting the public what it wants, when it wants it, at the prices iit wishes to pay.” p In the Grant company, Mr, Knies points out, “low price is just a symbol of the good values ‘we bring to the public on our jcounters.” “Good values.” he adds, “mean quality materials, {proper workmanship and smart

style in addition to attractive prices.” .

| To state the company’s merichandising policy another way, Grant's © buyers are constantly gtriving to raise the standard of {American living. Grant's helieves {that good taste and dependable auality need not be high priced. By mass buying and economical store operation the company has been able to bring down the’ prices on countless items for men, women and-children. | To -aid buyers in their program, Grant’s has a growing merchandise testing program. 'Increasing numbers of items are ‘being repackaged and given Informative labels, No effort. is {being spared to make it easier {for customers to shop Grant's imerchandise. |

ant manager in the B8t. Minn. store. This was followed by his appointment as manager in New Philadelphia, O., in 1938, d Even a two-year hitch in the Navy during World War II could not keep Ted from the merchandising field. His time was spent in the South Pacific as assistant provisions officer for the Third}

’ ang Bath Ele outfit was «I's Four Stores in One

the chain store business except one guy who was a sports writer] The new W. T. Grant Co. store, Third, the new W. T. Grant, from Canton, 0.” sald Mr. Davis. peng opened at 9:30 tomorrow is store is a fashion store, stocked! , Saturaiiy it ae riek, IS designed to provide utmost shop- Willi Hie I ies Bug ace Grant # to 'Indianap- Ping efliciency by combining four women. and halt-sizes. From Hn. olis as manager of the store here. stores in one, for a one-stop shop- gerie to shoes and hat and coat, His moving here recalls to his ping center, complete in itself. The a woman or girl can find fashions mind that when he first went 10 tour stores include a variety store, '© ait het daily Vite, her looks| _ work for Grant's the assistant, q.. go54g store, a fashion store yo. yl Bet Int 8 NeW store, manager of the Davenport 8tOT€ ,,4°5 home and hardware store. ''4 . ron an ntanty left there to become the first mp. variety store, an integral Wear fepar ments are known manager of the Indianapolis store + or aif Grant's stores since nationwide for quality products which opened that same year. in. firgt one was opened in 1906, and complete size ranges. | . =

A DREAM COME TRUE—Theodore S. Davis, manager of the new W., T. Grant Co. store.

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES _

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Announces Speaker

{Dale Carnegie and founder, of the

. 2 cota : > , $ £3 Supra ments - pun Congratulations... Com ~ 1y.”" He was named at a h ' ; ;

TO THE

W.T. Grant Company

THEIR

mee... + of the firm's Board of B Directors February 27th to suc- : ceed Raymond H. Fogler who is retiring effective March 1st in accordance with Grant's retirement plan, Mr. Staley first joined the W, T. Grant Company as a floorman in 1926. After rising through the. ranks as an assistant store manager and then as a store manager, he left, Grant to join Montgomery Ward and Company in 1933. His positions with the mail order. organization included that of Eastern Regional Manager and Assistant General Merchandise Manager. in 1940 Mr. Staley rejoined Grant's and since that time has been, successively,” Director of Merchandising, Director of Store Uperations and General Manager. He was made a Vice President in 1943 and elected to the Board of rectors and of the Company's

AT 25 E. WASHINGTON ST. FROM THE

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Edward Staley 156 E. Market St.

GRAND OPENING

Inland Building

Directors in January, 1950. His ®xecutive Committee, appointment as General Manager — cm :

in 1950 was in anticipation of Mr, Fogler's retirement, Mr, Staley was horn in Paulding, Ohio. He received an A. B Degree from Miami University in Ohio and did graduate work af Harvard University, Mr. Staley resides with his family at Scarsdale, N. Y. He has two sons and a daughter. His son, Paul Staley, now at Harvard Law School, was captain of the Dartmouth football team in the 1950 season. Alan, his other son, is a sophomore at Dartmouth. His daughter, Lynn, is attending Bennington College. Mr. Fogler will continue as a member of Grant's Board of Di-

Real Estate Board

Bert C. McCammon, disciple of

McCammon School for Effective Speech; Salesmanship and Human Relations, will be the guest } i - . speaker at the luncheon meeting oi Si a I —————— of the Real Estate Board tomor- ; a row at the Washington Hotel, 12:15 p. m. Mr. McCammon's topic will be “Horse Sense.” He is well known for training speakers for such drives as ‘the Red Cross and Cancer Fund.

- carries the famous brands in as- And Grant's is a home and MOST OF the time Mr. Davis| iments designed for everyone hardware store of no mean proisn't working he spends with his the family. Shoppers can choose Portions. Stocks include electrical wife, Dorothy and two children, |; oot ins for women, men or tots; appliances, rugs, occasional furNatalie, 14, and Theodore Jr, 9. d tools and niture, kitchenware, plants and

J. L. Knies

“I think Indianapolis is a Won a of| Pets. - derful place to raise children.” oo kinds, stationery for home, The 4-stores-in-one idea was de- State Acts to Curb Mr. Davis sald. “And they're both cop 0) “moe: supplies for parties| veloped by the W. T. Grant Com- Drunken Driving getting along swell at School 1.” plenics, books for adults and | Pany to make shopping more con- | Natalie is in the 8th grade and ,nqren and many other every| venient, lo save steps.and time .,prpoRp, Conn. (UP)—A Ted Jr. is in.the 3d. day necessities. j10r te busy homemaker. The big! ,\ plan to curb drunken driving Mr. Davis’ favorite hobby I8| novi Grant's is a dry goods DoW hdianaboss store Is expected (poh is believed to be the first of reading and occasionally he finds| 0." with complete assortments 0 fulfill the company plan inj ing in the nation is being time to shoot a round of golf at| ow yrs curtains and drapes, ®VerY espect. ow [tried by the state of Connecticut. the Hillcrest Country Club where i,.01s sheets, plastics by the — | After a motorist’s license. is sus- | he is 8 member. yard or made up into household Youth Losing Punch pended, his case is referred to the He is also 3 nsmber pid He items, as well as other dressmak- gT AUGUSTINE. Fla. (UP) State Commission on Alcoholism. | Prentice Presbyterian Church, yng ang household needs. The gor the first time in the history The license isn’t restored until

Centre Lodge (Masons) and the company was one of the first of the local junior chamber of that agency has helped the driver £00ds commerce, there was no golden|lick his drinking problem. The commission takes under its A committee reported wing only “problem drinkers,” not no outstanding young man motorists with a relatively clean record.

' ‘on a large scale. The value-giving key award and no founder's day, as Mr. Davis thinks is possible. or. "ang hove department in- NE under’s day and he feels quite fortunate in-be- , a.¢ an outstandin g work that ing able to be its manager. clothes section. “I've dreamed of this store for — the last five years,” he said. “And now the dream has come true | {

could be found for the award.

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Defense Needs Bring

Boron to Forefront WASHINGTON (UP) — Increased defense production has brought respectability to the non-| metallic substance known as boron. : | The National Geographic So-|

MASONRY WORK ciety reports that this natural el-

W. T. Grant Co.

is proud to have

J. P. Michael Co. 441 S. lllinois

Grocery Supplies

The W. T. GRANT CO. is Proud of the Steel Stairways and Miscellaneous Iron Fabricated and Installed by

ENTERPRISE IRON & FENCE CO., INC.

1198 East 24th Street WA. 3328

for their new Luncheonette

CONGRATULATIONS

ON THE NEW ement is now being widely used!

as an alloy of steel. Boron has, a ; been mainly used as a base for WwW T GR A NT T household borax. e ® :

It has been discovered that the substance can be alloyed with steel in minute quantities to sup-| plement or substitute for more critical materials which are becoming scarce. i

F. A. Wilhelm

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Tobacco Crop Blessed \ MAYSVILLE, Ky. (UP) Sacks of burley seed tobacco were

blessed by the Rev. Paul Brinker during a special service held at

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the 8t., Rose of Lima Catholic Church. Farmers of the Marvs Lick community carried the sacks down the aisles to the

priest, who blessed each sack.

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W. T. GRANT COMPANY

ON THE

Grand Opening of a New Store in the heart of Indianapolis

- at \ 25 E. WASHINGTON ST.

Tomorrow an old and valued friend opens a new store to serve the people of Indianapolis. The W. T. Grant Company is showing its faith in this community by opening this new and completely modern store for : your shopping pleasure. |

For many years it has been our privilege to supply high-quality ready-to-wear reading glasses to the W. T: Grant Company. On this opening day we look forward to continued years of pleasant association with an old and respected business firm.

NNSYLVANIA OPTICAL COMPANY

i READING, PENNSYLVANIA

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