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Rip-offs-—
We get a lot of complaints
from students over
there.” Tutrone says, ad
ding that hts business record is
spotless.
"I belong to the better business
bureau," Tutrone says. Eugene
has no Better Business Bureau and
the Portland Better Business
Bureau does not serve the Eugene
area. The Eugene Chamber of
Commerce has "never heard of
him," says manager Jeanette
McCulloch.
One agency that has heard of
Tutrone is the state Financial
Fraud Division.
Jan Margosian, a consumer in
formation coordinator, said one
complaint had been filed but that
the actual file was in Portland in
the hands of the State Justice
Department.
Ole Ordal, an investigator with
the justice department, says a
complaint was filed against Na
tional Sales Liquidators in March
by Mark Reese, a University
student.
Reese complained that he
bought defective stereo equip
ment from National Sales Li
quidators at an auction in Lane
County and could not get the mer
chandise exchanged or his money
refunded.
Ordal contacted Tutrone, who
then wrote to Ordal saying he had
leased his building to a firm from
California called National Sales Li
quidators for an auction and
"although it was not our sale, we
replaced it (the merchandise),"
Ordal says.
"He's saying it's not his com
pany," Ordal says. "It could be
that somebody owns two different
chains of retail stores. The other
explanation is that the man was
lying."
The State Corporations Divi
sion has no record of a
business called National
Sales Liquidators, says Carole
Gunter, a clerical specialist. Every
business that operates in the state
is required, by law, to register the
business name and "the party of
interest" in the business with the
corporations division.
Expo National Sales Liquidators
is registered with the corporations
division. Keith Boyd, Tutrone's at
torney, is listed as the party of
interest.
But Tutrone says he was doing
Reese, and himself, a favor by ex
changing the equipment.
Tutrone also says the owner of
the company that held the auc
tion, Pierre Turgeon, is a personal
friend and would reimburse
Tutrone for the equipment.
Turgeon is the owner of The Li
quidators out of Garden City,
Calif.
Tutrone says that National Sales
Liquidators is now doing business
as Modern Electronics, a company
that lists Turgeon as the party of
interest.
But Shawn Sonowski, the
manager of the Eugene Modern
Electronics store says he doesn't
know anything about National
Sales Liquidators. When informed
that Tutrone says National Sales
Liquidators was what is now
Modern Electronics, Sonowski
says "No. Not true. That isn't
true."
And far from being friendly,
Sonowski says there is a lot of
animosity between Modern Elec
tronics and Expo National Sales Li
quidators, because Sonowski
went to work for Turgeon rather
than Tutrone.
"I've known him (Tutrone) for
about a year-and-a-half and I like
the man as a human being,"
Sonowski says. "I don't particular
ly care for some of his business
decisions. In the way things are
run, like that, that's why I didn't
go to work for him."
But Tutrone staunchly defends
his business practices, and
his relationship with
Turgeon
"We have a policy, 90 days.
Anything we sell is 90 days,"
Tutrone says.
"We're the only stereo store in
this city that will give 1) an ex
change across the counter for an
item that's broken and 2) if the
customer is so dissatisfied with
that particular item, if he payed
cash for it I will give him his cash
back, if he wrote a check for it, I
will give him a check back, if he
used VISA or Mastercharge we'll
write him a credit on his VISA or
Mastercharge," Tutrone says.
Bagby says he did eventually ex
change his merchandise but he is
still upset because the cassette
deck he bought is not the one the
salesman showed him.
Rader's past corporation, "One
Stop Sound Shop" in Eugene, was
penalized heavily by the Lane
County District Attorney's office a
few years ago for illegal sales prac
tices at a Eugene auction, says
Josh Marquis, the prosecutor in
the case.
Kittredge leans forward in his
straight-back chair, emphasizing
his point. "I'll tell you straight up
that it is well recognized that (the
University) is the biggest industry
in Eugene," he says.
Kittredge emphsizes that part of
his job is to look out for the
student-consumer. He also says
that by the nature of the students
lifestyle, they become easy
targets. "Students shouldn't
hesitate to come to us. If they get
the shaft they should come up
here and tell us."
But Kittredge says the first thing
a student should do is follow the
"caveat emptor" addage.
"You've got to check the water
before you jump in,” Kittredge
says.
LA Times writer to speak
Los Angeles Times staff writer
Robert Scheer, a five-time Pulitzer
Prize nominee, will speak on
“Nuclear War and U.S.-Soviet
Relations" today at 3 p.m. in 180
PLC.
Scheer, who has been chief
editor of Ramparts Magazine and
West Coast editor of New Times,
recently authored "With Enough
Shovels: Reagan, Bush and
Nuclear War."
Scheer, who also wrote
"America After Nixon" and "How
the U.S. Cot Involved in Viet
Correction
La Bottine Souriante did
not appear Monday, as
stated in Monday's
Emerald. The concert is
Thursday at 8 p.m. in the
EMU Ballroom. The Emerald
apologizes for any inconve
niences this causes.
nam, is being co-sponsored by
Students for a Nuclear Free Future
and the Faculty Arms Control
Croup.
Performing, on stage
'Picnic' shows small-town life
The revived, improved Oregon Reperatory
Theatre is back with a winner, this time at the Hult
Center for the Performing Arts.
The production of "Picnic,” William Inge's
Pulitzer Prize winning drama, is one of the most pro
fessional and impressive ORT plays Eugene au
diences have been treated to. It is a delight to see a
group of such talented local actors given the oppor
tunity to perform in a professional setting. The play
certainly deserves to be staged at the Hult.
"Picnic" is a story about a small Kansas town and
the characters who live there. For some it is a simple
and secure small-town existence. Others, like the
restless young Madge, portrayed by University junior
Kim Anderson, and the frustrated school teacher
(Chilton Peterson), find it stiffled and conformist; a
life that denies them the chance to fulfill their
desires.
"Picnic" is not an action-packed play, but rather
a drama about human feelings and relationships. It is
also about change and the inevitable cycles of life.
The cast is uniformly strong and capable. No one
actor stands out as "The Star," but certainly two per
formances are especially noteworthy.
Sulwyn Sparks as Madges's uglv-duckling sister
Millie, brings confidence, charm and intelligence to
her role.
Chilton Peterson as Miss Sydney, the spinster
school teacher, creates a completely believable and
complex character. Both actresses are perfectly
natural on stage, and are constantly engaging the au
dience's attention.
Director David Lunney is to be commended. The
play moves quickly and evenly as the relationships
between characters are clearly developed.
Jerry Williams' set beautifully creates a small
town essence and provides a wonderful background
to the acting. Paul Dustrud's lighting is an important
asset on the stage.
The combined efforts of Williams and Nancy
Jullian, the costume designer, make you feel as if you
are seated on the edge of the Kansas prairie, rather
than the Soreng Theatre.
"Picnic” plays Nov. 3-5 at 7:30 p.m. and Nov. 6 at
2 p.m.
It is definitely worth making the effort to get off
campus to see.
Maria Borella
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