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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (March 6, 1961)
MEDFOHD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFGRB, OHB, MOMMY, MArti-rt , imi Theyll Do It Every Time By Jimmy Hatlo Upsnoot walks to and from the commuting train he's anti social taxica8-driverwise.... fnEN COMES A 19-INCW SNOWFALL LISTEN TO HIM SINS MV 8UDDy"NOrV Brooklyn Brothers Own Largest Men s Apparel Producing Plant By HENRY J. BECHTOLD UPI Financial Editor New York - (UPI) - Many peo ple look at London and Rome the world's fashion busi- 4 ness centers. B u t little known in the elegant circles o f London's Saville Row and Rome's Via Condotti is the lact that two brothers from Henry Beentold Brooklyn own and operate the largest men's apparel producing plants in both Great Britain and Italy. Raymond and Myron Ack erman of the New York man ufacturing retailing firm ot Simon Aekerman Clothes, al so head Chester Barrie, Ltd., o London, and D'Avenza of Rome. Chester Barrie, considered to be as British as it is possi ble to be, sells its apparel in England and some 36 other countries. D'Avenza emphasizes the increasingly popular Italian look in men's clothes and al so sells in many countries around the globe. But al though it plans to do so, it does not have ils products available in Italy, Business Boom Business for these two privately-owned enterprises has never been belter, according to Raymond Aekerman, Bar rie volume was up 15 per cent in I960 and D'Avenza sales up 25 per cent, and Aekerman said advance orders indicate similar increases this year. Raymond Aekerman's ex planation of the success of the two foreign companies is that "As American men become more and more in terested in fashion, the more anxious they are for distinc tive imported apparel to add to their wardrobe." He was quick to note that the clothes his firms make and export to this country are not affecting sales of made-in-USA garments. "For like the foreign car which usually is a second car, and like the many foreign foods we import to add spice to our meals, so these highly advanced style items from overseas are of interest as ex tras for men," he declared. The Barrie enterprise start ed back in the 1930s when Simon Aekerman, father of the two brothers, believed that England's superior tex tiles and style leadership would combine handsomely with America production know-how, Raymond, then 23, was sent over to slart the operation and it has grown steadily since. The Italian operation had a different start. Following Jl World War II the Amalgamat ed Clothing Workers of America built a plant to aid war-ravaged Italy. Later an Italian relief agency took ov er. But greater fabrication and merchandising experi ence was needed and, in 1936, the Ackermans w e r ap proached because of their success in the British oper ation. Interesting enough, neither Barrie nor D'Avenza apparel is available in the Aekerman stores here which cater to a moderate price line. The im ports are sold in specially franchised stores around the world While U. S., -British and Italian products all are high ly distinctive, Aekerman said that, in general, men very where are turning to slim mer, trimmer apparel more than In Hie past few years. Greatest variations, he ex plained, are the result of the different physiques in each country, and ingrained style habits. Demand for Accessories Forced 12-Volt Batteries in Autos A 7; Detroit - Wit - Public de mand for more and more pow er accessories forced the auto industry io swiich from the 8-volt battery to the 12-voIt battery. It now appears that the in dustry will have to go a step further to keep the electrical system from failing under the heavy load of air condition ers, lights, radios, cigarette lighters, power windows, power seats and the like. The conventional auto gen erator has been able to keep the battery charged in normal driving conditions, even with the mounting number of electricity-using accessories. But battery failures are frequent In congested traf fic, especially during the winter in the northern slates. One anio company, Chrys ler Corp., already has scrap ped the generator and substi tuted an alternator as stand ard equipment. The other car makers are expected to follow suit. The alternator delivers S to 10 amperes even when a car Is idling, A generator delivers no electricity until the engine reaches 1,000 to 1,500 revo lutions per minute, about IS to 20 miles an hour, The alternator is not new, Chrysler started building al ternators for aircraft in 1935, and most medium and heavy 1 cost. duty trucks are equipped with alternators. But the auto companies found it too costly to equip cars with alternators previ ously. Alternators produce alter nating current which must be converted to direct current by expensive rectifiers, Chrysler experimented wiih several types of rectifiers be fore selecting silicon diodes. The alternators, manufac tured at ChTyslcr's Kokomo, Ind plant are still more cost ly than the direct-current pro ducing generators, But the company believes perform ance outweighs the added j current supply to the battery tos and trucks. It actually in Alternators are 30 par cent from the DC generator, proves the performance ot lighter than generators and "The nUernator is a real- (he ignition system, and" Chrvsler claims they have solution to the high elec- makes engine starting easy " double or triple the life span 1 a flemenfls of Wrtay s of generators, j r's a-itn any wcathw." At least one independent company, the Leece-Neville i Co. of Cleveland, Ohio, is; manufacturing alternators as j replacements , tor generators ! on all present-day American j ears. President P. H. Neville of the Ohio firm said, "The DC generaltoT is on its way out. One look at the traffic jams. this winter will reveal the i reason why, Most car stalling 1 is direct result of battery I failure, caused by Insufficient u i Patmniu This PARK A SHOP MEMBm DON'T FORGiT TO USi PARK 4 SHOP WHEN YOU STOP AT ... , ANDY'S JEWELERS "Your Friendly Credit Jeweler" 218 East Main Gary Cooper says: "No partner, this isn't where I work . . . It's where my money works for me I know my sav ings are safe here, because they are protected by an agency of the U. S. Government," Tour own savings with us are imured by that same Gov ernment agency, the Federal Savings and Loan Insur ance Corporation, whose symbol we proudly display. Investment mode by Ihe 10th of the month receive earningt ot of the 1st, CURRiNT DIVIDEND RATI 4ai PER ANNUM FIRST FEDERAL Sayings & Loan Assn, of Medford 29 North Ivy Street Robert F. Kyl, Manager 3 Damage Suits Filed in Court Three damage suits arising from traffic accidents were filed in Jackson county cir cuit court Friday, Two of them involved a 18-year-old daughter and her mother, who are seeking sep arate damages. The third re sulted from a car-bicycle col lision. Diana Lee Myers, 18, of 2862 Madrona lane, Medford, through her mother, is seek ing $30,000 from Mark W. Taylor, 1924 Westerlund dr., Medford, as a result of an auto accident on Nov, 28, 1859 In Grants Pass. Her mother, Mrs. Frank Myers, is seeking $50,000 from Taylor as a result of the same accident. Rsar-End Collision The complaint alleges that the car Taylor was driving overtook a small foreign car Diana Lee was driving, which was slopped for a traffic light, and caused a rear-end collision. Robert L, Canty, Jackson ville, is seeking $25,000 gen eral damages and $1,654 spec ial damages, according to a complaint filed in Jackson eoounty circuit court. A car driven by Carl Wes ley Wilson, 1889 Grand ave,, Medford, struck the bicycle Canty was riding, the com plaint charges. The force of the collision threw the man off his bike at the intersec tion of Vorheis rd. and the South Stage rd, and seriously injured him, according to the complaint. Gerald w, Scannell, Ash land attorney, is representing the complainants in all three suits. mm KAPCK Don't Miss it! March 8, 9, 10, 11 Four BIO DAYS of fun end laughter. Medford .Senior High tchool. Proceeds to dental clinic. Join the FUN! Ticket avail able from any Kiwanion with the SCHMOO in hi pocket. No Citations Given Following Accident No police citations were Is sued following an accident Friday Involving vehicles driv en by Simeon Burrill, "8, of 5611 Table Rock rd., Central Point, and Elmor Edward Ba ker, 35, Rogue River. A story in Sunday's Mail Tribune could have been in terpreted as Indicating blame, when such was not the ease. 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