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THE DAILY TL=S GAZETTE, Wednesdiy, October 31, 1956 § Gain New | Si Business Agnew-Surpass AreaHere Has 118 Stores Dream Of S.S.Kresge Recalled Bring N.Y. Imports The nsw Kresge store which is to be opened in the Oshawa Shop- ping Centre is just one more step in S. S. Kresge Company's long history ot mercantile service The S. S. Kresge organization marks the realization of the dreams of a farmer boy of the 1880's whose early privations and experiences proved to' him the neeu for such an organization. Its founder Sebastian S. Kresge, was born on a small farm at Bald Mount, Pennsylvania in 1867 not far fron the land on which his Swiss ancestors settled in 1745 Through boyhood and manhood he trudged to small country schools. Summers mean chores and odd jobs to earn his tuition. His parents believed that fate intended him to be a back- country school teacher, so he taught for one term. But his own ambitions ran towards a mercan- tile carear and in 1886 he went to Poughkeepsie for a four months course in business college FOR NEXT 10 YEARS For the next 10 years he en- gaged in many activiti young A SECTION OF THE S.S. KRESGE STORE ing an extensive knowledge of general business. He learned the wholesale produce business, ran a bakery. sold industrial insur- ance and kept books for a hard: ware store. But, above all, the five years he spent with the W, B. Bertels Son and Co. of Wilkes Barre, selling tinware throughout the countryside gave him the real knowledge of the people his future company was to serve. In the by roads, in the tenements and in the homes of the workers, he recognized the inarticulate call of these people for the many articles of luxury and service § denied them because of price. During the three years he? worked as a travelling salesman young Kresge stored up his money and experience towards the day when he could start his own store. His opportunity came in 1897 when he opened a store with 3 J. G. McCrory in Memphis next year the two men opened a store in Detroit and Kresge moved to Detroit to take over the man- store 1899 he traded his in the Detroit \ acquir- half interest in the Memphis full owner of the first store. This agement. In 8 The © MR. S. S. KRESGE for McCrory's unit, half interest and became MR. A. E. HEBB Mr. A. E. Hebb will manage the S. S. Kresge Store in the new Oshawa Shopping Centre. " He has been with the firm for 19 years. He started in Vancou- ver and worked in stores in Ed- monton, Sarnia Toronto. He moved here from Toronto where "he was manager of the Kresge store at Richmond and Yonge streets. Mr. Athol street with his wife, Anne, and their two children, Bever- ley Anne and John Arthur. He served overseas for four years served overseas for four years. Hebb lives at 438 | '| opened and under way. The city will galn a new and Agnew-Surpass Shoe Stores Lim- centralized business section when|ited was incorporated in the year the Oshawa Shopping Centre is|1928 consolidating the following It will be three companies which were all | contained ir the 30,000 square fect| formed previous to the turn of the MR. R. C. DAVIES R. C. Davies, who is execu- tive vice-president and manag- | ing director of the S. S. Kresge Company. Mr. Davies started with the company 40 years ago in Cincinnati, Ohio, after grad- uating from Miami University in Ohio. Prior to coming to Canada, he managed stores in Brockton, Mass., and Paterson, N.J. He supervised stores in eastern and later the middle western U.S., and was a buyer in the Detroit home office. Edna Ann Hats store became the nucleus of one of America's greatest merchan- dising institutions with 690 stores in Canada and the U.S. ORIGINAL STORES The orginal Kresge stores were strictly five-and-ten-cent - stores, but they gained such ready ac- ceptance that after fhe First World War, a 25c limit was estab- lished. A natural development from this was the opening of stores selling articles up to 50c, and later up to $1 and more. l'hese stores tapped a retail field not covered by the five-and-ten, and still neglected by the depart- ment store. They made it possible for the stenographer, the shop- girl and th. housewife to purchase nunareds of dainty items formerly 'onsiderec the perogative of their mere fortunate sisters, Hundreds f manufacturers revolutioned their production methods to bring their wares with this price range. Kitchenware, lingerie, toilet articles, sections for men, children's sec- tions, and sanitary candy sections hecame part of these large stores. announce the opening of their New Branch af OSHAWA SHOPPING CENTRE Tomorrow You can shop with confidence at JACK FRASER STORES where every purchase is backed by the Famous JACK FRASER Guarantee! BRANCHES TO SERVE YOU FROM TORONTO THROUGH TO WINDSOR millinery, haberdashery Mrs. Bert Mewitt of Oshawa will be in charge of Edna Ann Hat Shop in the new Oshawa Shop- ping Centre. For the opening, Edna Ann Hat Shop has brought imported hats direct from New York, tops in style and color. The store will carry sportswear, gloves, hand- bags, hosiery in addition to mil- linery -- the same stock as is car- ried in the downtown store. The history of the firm dates back to 12 years ago when the Bonnet Shop was purchased in downtown Oshawa and the name changed to Millinery World The shop has added ladies wear and sports wear to their the last few years to ca the slack seasons in millinery. _ The new store in the Shopping Centre isn't too large, but it is spacious in its own way and most attractive. The most attractive feature on the outside is the' field stone with the three picture win- dows on the south side. In the in- terior this wall is covered with full length mirrors with drawers below. Also featured is a beauti- ful hat bar and plenty of room for customers to sit and be served. The color theme is soft grey, fix- tures are imported from New York -- black, grey and brushed brass. SPAIN TO PROTEST MADRID (Reuters)--The * cab- inet decided Friday night to lodge a protest before the United Na- tions against the '"'sanguinary in- terference of Soviet troops in the internal conflicts of Hungary and Poland and to ask for the approp- riate intervention of the UN in the matter." | of office space built on the second | twentieth century -- John Agnew- [floor above the Fairweather and| Limited, Brantford, Ontario, op- Zeller's stores at the north end erating retail stores in Montreal, of the centre. | Toronto and Quebec, and the | Oshawa's radio station, CKLB, John Ritchie Company Limited, | | Quebec City, Canada's largest which will be providing the music manufacturer of men's shoes. to be piped into the shoppingi centre, has already rented 5,000 Agnew-Surpass, Canada's larg. square feet of office space from est shoe retailers, operates us Principal Investments Limited, StO0T es coast-to-coast, having owners ot the centre, branches in all ten provinces. The For local business and profes- majority of branches carry a sional people, the new business complete line of footwear for all section offers not only the chancel members of the family featuring to gain new offices but to meet a 3 i ; : well-known trade name brands. regional clientele that will be dariv-tp' rention just a few, Sisman, ing from places as far away as \ Peterborough, Fenelon Falls. To. Blue ross. Strollers and Sav- ronto and Cobourg to shop at the age children's shoes. Oshawa Centre. In addition, un- EMPLOYEE RELATIONS limited free parking is available, Employee relations in Agnew- to office tenants and their cus-| Surpass are second to none in tomers. {the retail field in Canada. Group The offices, which will be ready insurance, a generous Profit for occupancy by March 1st, will Sharing Plan, incentive wage be equipped with fluorescent light- plan, and an annual bonus plan ing, acoustic tiled ceilings and for managers, all tend to inspire tiled linoleum floors, and Princi-| the store personnel to do a better | pal Investments' office layout ex-' joh of serving the company's perts will advise on such problems many customers across Canada. as the most economical use of Economists predicting a contin- space. Each office will be design- uance of our country's fast-step- ed and sub-divided to the tenant's ing economy and ever increas- needs. A doctor, for instance, ing retail trade offers a s.imu- may need a large waiting room| lating challenge and a small consulting office; a pass with their many planned realtor may want a number of new locations and creates many small, individually partitioned opportunities for the young man rooms. Air-conditioning is option-| of today, who has an imaginative al, at the request of the tenant. eye on an adventuresome mer- The type of business conducted chandising career. in offices of shopping centres al- Every executive, every store ready in operation includes doc- supervisor and every store man- tors, lawyers, insurance comp- ager active in the management anies, real estate firms and con- started his career as a junior struction companies. | clerk. A great number of employees LED HUNGARIAN PARTY and managers own shares in the x : company (over 50 per cent em- NEW YORK (AP) -- Charles ployee owned) entitling them to Peyer, 76, self-cxiled head of the a further share of the company's pre-war Hungarian Social Demo-| profits, namely; annual dividends. crat party, died of a heart attack ~ ; at nd h asi] Thursday night while listening to Sh lis new store in the Oshawa a radio broadcast about the cur- ShvPPink Centre is the 118th in rent Hungarian uprising. Impris- this country-wide chain and by oned by Nazi Germany during the far the largest in size of any of Second World War, Peyer escaped the plaza branches opened to date, from a concentration camp but, This store will feature an ex- never returned to his homeland. 'clusive Men's and Boys' Depart- to Agnew-Sur-| E. J. CLARKE Mr. E. J. Clarke of Oshawa will manage the Agnew - Sur- pass Shoe branch in the new Oshawa Shopping Centre. ment separate and apart from the |ladies' and children's.' The de.ign of the new branch is architecturally colorful, spa- cious and functional and makes footwear buying a shopping pleasure. Agnew-Surpass shoe buyers are continually shopping the market for the newest and smartest styles available as their slogan implies "See it first at Agnew-Surpass", "teenage" customers can always count on having their footwear "whims" satisfied to the last de- gree. This new store will be under the capable management of Mr. E. J. Clarke, "Ed" to his friends He is certainly no stran- ger to the people of Oshawa, hav- ing managed the Simcoe Street store for the past 17 years, Ed. is also District Supervisor, as- sisting stores from Whitby through to Brockville. A regular staff, all local people, of seven will be on hand to serve you: Charles Winegarden, J. McCabe, Don Andrews, Mrs. D. Gaumers, J. Rombough, Robert MacDonald and Ken Cude. AGNEW-SURPASS SHOE STORE Opening in OSHAWA Shopping Centre THURS., NOV. Ist. impressed not only by the smart surroundings but, above all, by our courtesy in modern, convenient surroundings. There are over 100 Agnew-Surpass Shoe Stores from coast to coast in Canada and the customer-pleasing experience gained in all of them is summed up in this new store! Come in tomorrow, X= \\ 5 Al an/A4B0) G RA er YAIR) E'VE BEEN WORKING night and day to get this new Agnew-Surpass Shoe Store ready to delight you on opening day. When you come in we know you're going to be selection of shoes. From top designers and manufacturers all over Canada have come our shoes . . . shoes trim and tailored . . . shoes high-styled for men, women and children. These shoes of Surpassing fit and value are pleasantly priced . . . displayed for your inspection and fitted with care and wonderfully wide "WHERE ALL CANADA SHOPS FOR FOOTWEAR" Headquarters for "SAVAGE" Children's Shoes FITTED BY EXPERTS FREE -- Novelty Suitcases for the Kiddies