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—Clifford O Bnen PhotoIODERN PAPER CUTTER — Machinery construction workers are lown installing a new 39-mch Chandler c Price paper cutter in the Dmmercizil printing department of the Freeman plant this week ieft to right are Hem} J Gleich Ole Olson and Harold Zippno, all I MilwaukeeIn the background is a 60-} car old White 44-xnch paper cutter hich was leplaced by the new 2X^ ton machine.)lant Replacesifl-Year CutterIt was like saving goodb\e to i old old friend thi*= week \ hen crew of machinery construction orkers moved a 60-year-old pa 2r cutter from the commercial unting department of the Free-.an buildingThe old cutter a White 44 inch, .achine was at least 60 years d according to Henr} Gleich rmting machinery specialist of Milwaukee who supervised the .stallation of a new 39 inch handler Price cutteris believed *o be the most accurate on the market The final outcome of any important printinglob depends largely upon the accuracy with which the cutting and trimming is done regardless of care taken in pressw ork and bindery operations a Freeman official explainedInstallation of the new cutter is anothei step in the modernization of the Fn eman's mechanical equipment a program begun before the war and continued since new machinery has oecome availableMade by Bank20 Years a Fireman, Never at a Fire“I can remember 40 years ago ncn a While cutter was consider: tne best on the market eich said 1 but they ha\ en tbeen ade for at least 20 ^earsSAN DIEGO (UP) — Having completed 20 lears as a city fireman, Capt Julius Kaufman 45 is now eligible for retirement—and he has never been to a fire on dutvrvr'UiThe Waukesha State bank eom-pleted its 10,000th loan this week, bringing the total amount of loans made in its 57 months of existence to more than $10*500,000 Loans b the hank outstanding now in Waukesha total $2,312,00Q lent to 1,530 individuals and corporationsGreatest dollar amount of outstanding loans, amounting to over $1,000,000 is lent on mortgages on farms and homes The greatest number of loans are those lent to individuals for personal needs, income tax payments, car purchases and household repairsSince its founding the bank has placed more than 1,400 separate advertisements m the display and classified sections of the Waukesha Freeman It has made more than 900 separate radio advertisements and has mailed more than 10 000 direct mailing advertisementsAd Budget Is LargeAccording to a chart prepared by the American Bankers association the Waukesha State bank, each year fiom 1946 on has had; an advertising budget more than three times larger than the avei-age of other banks its size in the nationAuto loans farm equipment loans ana personal loans were advertised most by the bank Thrift savings received the next greatest emphasis Checking a2counts achertised most by other banks were advertised least by the Waukesha State bankThe advertising budget for the Waukesha bank was $2,400 m 3 946 This year it is $3,600Commenting on the bank’s loan experience Carl Taylor, president stated“The people of Waukesha have the best loan paving record of ant community I know aboutOur confidence m tne character and paying ability of the people of the community has been constantly strengthened by our ex-was named executive secretary ofthe state forestry advisory committee,Fisher will serve full time on the committee, which represents wood-using industries and advise the conservation commission on forestry matters, Fisher has been with the conservation department since 1937,Biwer Marks InBirthday of StoreCelebrating his 20th year in business this week, Carl Biwer, owner of Biwer’s shoe store, took time out to trace the history of his store's development and to scan the futureWhen Biwer opened his store at 807 Grand ave, in 1929 the nation was just entering into a depression The first few months it was a one-man establishment Then Biwer hired Art Westen-borg, until reecntly manager of Biwer’s Madison outletSix years ago the Biwer store was more than doubled m sizeThree years ago Biwer took over the women's shoe department at Manchester’s department store in Madison and a vear later opened a shoe department in a Janesville department store Nov the Waukesha store personnel alone comprises eight full-time employes and two part-time clerks“We’ve had quite a few lucky breaks as we went along,” said BiwerBnver faces the future hopefully “By keeping alert to what our customers ask for and by keeping our prices in line with incomesand customers’ ability to pay I don't expect any severe decreases in sales,” he saidpenence m lending to Waukesha people We expect to complete tne second 10 Q0Q loans in a much shorter period
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Waukesha Daily Freeman
Waukesha, Wisconsin, US
Fri, Mar 11, 1949
Page 10
Full Page
Clipped by
Gayle B.
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