THE UNIVERSITY DAILY
KANSAN
Vol. 90, No.4
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The University of Kansas—Lawrence, Kansas
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Wednesday, August 29,1979
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Blasting away
A worker from the Kelley Waterproofing Company sand blasts a panel on the side of
Green Hall yesterday in preparation for waterproofing the building. The work is in its second week and is expected to continue for at least two more weeks.
City authorizes Holidome bonds
Staff writer
By BILL RIGGINS
The Lawrence City Commission last night approved by a 4-1 vote a resolution authorizing the issue of $8.5 million in in-flow bonds for a proposed convention center.
The purpose of industrial revenue bonds is to attract industries—in this case, Toperia. The bond provides a business in finance to finance a facility at a cheaper rate because of a 10-year property tax
However, Topeka Inn Management has said it will waive the exemption and pay the taxes.
The commission voted to approve the bond issue after a request for the bonds from Topeca Im Management, a Topека Management company. 36 Holiday Inns throughout the country.
The company is planning to build a 200 room Holdione convention center in north Lawrence on about 10 acres located south of the city. The expansion of the access road to the Kansas Turnpike.
The revisions were drafted by the city staff after Mayor Barkley Clark expressed doubt that the bond request would conform to existing city policy.
THE VOTE TO issue the bonds was made after the commission approved, also by a 4-1 vote, to make some revisions in the city's policy on industrial revenue bonds. Representatives of Topokha Irrigation Co. they did not build the Holdenne without the bonds.
The original request for the bond issue was made about four weeks ago, but the commission postponed action to allow companies to competence times to submit counter offers.
CITY MANAGER Buford Watson said the only other firm expressing an interest in a convention center in Lawrence was the Hilton Inns in Kansas City.
But a representative of the firm said it would take four weeks to make a feasibility study to present to the commission.
Clark said it would take the firm much longer than a month "to get any kind of project in any concrete way."
Operators of two Lawrence moulds asked the commission not to issue the bonds because the construction of the convention center with the help of industrial revenue bonds would give it an unfair advantage, a benefit of the city's policy on bond issuance.
But Commissioner Ed Carter said studies indicated that a similar Holdione in Hutchinson had benefited the other motels in the city.
GARY KELLER, senior vice president for Topaka Iman Management, said that he wouldn't allow other Lawrence motels because for large conventions there would not be sufficient staff.
"We believe there will be substantial overflow to other motels." Keller said.
Another objection was made by Commissioner Marei Francisco, who said the location of the Holiday could detract from the film's depiction of the cast. The dissenting vote in both cases.
Local clubs pleased with new liquor law
However, representatives of Topoca Inn Management have said they plan to run a minibus service to the downtown area.
Staff Reporter
By JEFF SJERVEN
Students returning to their favorite private clubs will find ordering alcoholic beverages easier with a refresher pensive as a result of a new law calling for the elimination of liquor pools and the establishment of sober bars.
The new law, which became effective July 1, increased drink prices by tacking a 10 percent tax on all liquor sales in clubs, Lawrence club operators said yesterday.
Ace Johnson, president of the Club Owers Association of Kansas and owner of the club, said he bought most club owners were pleased with the new rules because they released owners from the paperwork involved in keeping records on the amount each club member paid.
"We couldn't have written a better bill ourselves," he said, "except for the 10 percent tax. The tax only serves to feed inflation."
Johnson said the tax resulted in price increases of about 10 percent, but there could be some variation because the percentage was rounded to the nearest nickel.
CLUB OWNERS had expected a negative reaction from members after prices increased, Johnson said, but few complaints have been received.
"Before the new law," he said, "drink prices were disguised by the liquor pool. People didn't know how much they were soiling.
"When we started charging for each drink, we expected complaints about the prices. But we were surprised to find that no one cared."
SUDJA SAID the price of a drink was
Vici SUda, assistant manager of the Eldridge House at Seventh and Massachusetts streets, agreed with Johnson and said her club's members enjoyed the experience. The club involved in maintaining a pool, although some had called the 10 percent tax ridiculous.
determined by adding the liquor price, the club's set charge and the 10 percent tax. She said highballs at the Eldridge House had a price from $14.90 to $17.62 because of the tax.
Bill Strukre, chief enforcement officer of the Alcoholic Beverage Control division of the Kansas Department of Revenue, said the tax money would be returned to local communities in the form of general funds, programs and parks and recreation funds.
Strukel also said that under the new liquor provisions, private clubs buy liquor from local retail liquor stores that have obtained a $25 federal wholesale liquor license.
The new provisions also allow for reciprocal club memberships, which allow members of one club to buy liquor at another, he said.
HOWEVER, Struhel said, only those clubs that receive half of their business from food sales are allowed to have reciprocal arrangements. He said clubs must apply to the Alcohol Beverage Guild for division for alcohol sales and a retail license to establish reciprocity.
Cycle sales growing to meet local demand
He said that hundreds of clubs across Kansas already had applied for permission to establish reciprocal membershipships and that myriad had been appointed.
Sudia said the Eldridge House had established reciprocity with 27 clubs across the state. She also said she doubled that amount and entered such arrangements with one another.
"Most clubs have already acted to refund the money left in locker pools," he said. "With the possibility of a $2,000 fine for violation, there is no incentive to back住."
Struked said club members were entitled to refunds of whatever balances remained in their lounge pools. Violations of rules requiring a refund could result in a $2,000 loss.
"That would defeat the purpose of competition," she said.
By BRETT CONLEY
With gasoline prices nearing a dollar a gallon, many KU students and Lawrence residents apparently are turning to alternative modes of transportation.
Staff Reporter
Local bicycle, moped and motorcycle retailers are having problems meeting customer demand.
Don Rygmyr, owner of Lawrence Schwinn Cycle Center, 180 W. Sxth, said the Schwinn Bicycle Company had been sold out
"Anything I can get my hands on I can sell. Any dealers with surpluses I have been trying to buy their stock. I have heard that we may even go to allocation From Schwinn."
"My business has increased 62 percent over this time last year," Rygmyr said. "It would be 100 percent if I could get the products to sell.
since last May and he had been searching from Dallas to Chicago for bicycles to sell.
George Latham, owner of Gran Sport,
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Like hundreds of other University pastimes, midnight visits to Joe's Bakery, 518 Nth S., have become tradition for thousands of KU students for more than 25
Joe's bakery a tasty tradition
Perhaps the store's late night hours have made it particularly attractive to students, but Joe Smith, owner of the popular children's bookstore in New York, the customers made his bakery a success.
"We've been serving students ever since we got started here and they're the ones that are selling us," Smith said yesterday.
Smith, clad in his white pants, T-shirt, apron and four-clad brown shoes, said he thought the items the customers wanted also had contributed to his success.
Smith and his wife, Ramona, have owned and operated the bakery since it opened in December 1952.
The bakery first was located at 412 Ninth St., and in 1963 moved to its present location.
"IT WAS THE STUDENTs who told us to stay late open, you know," he said. "When we were taking a picture of baking at night and students would smell as they walked by outside. Pretty soon they startled knocking at the door so we let them in. Then they would bring their buddies so we'd开门 again. It wasn't long before we started leaving it."
With sweat beginning to drip down from undermouth his yellow and白 Baker's coat, he took out the baker to do the baking." Smith talked about the days when his ideas of starting an all-age cookbook were realized.
Today the bakery is open continuously from Sunday evening through Saturday afternoon.
The Smiths spend very little time with the children. They day shift from about 6:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. and her husband takes care of the night crowd working from 6 p.m. to about 8.45 a.m.
"It's much easier to tell persons when we're closed than when we're open," Mrs. Smith said.
SMITH SAID that after having worked nights for more than 25 years, he had become accustomed to his different schedule.
“It’s my life. I wouldn't know anything else.” he said
Other than Saturdays, when the store is closed, the only other time the Smiths have together is the summer, when the store is closed for the season.
Smith said he attributed his success in surviving the winters to the time he spent outdoors during the summers.
"I've found that if I get out in the sun all summer, I feel better in the winter," he said.
The Smiths own a 120-acre farm 10 miles northwest of Lawrence. Smith said he had a large garden and 80 head of cattle that kept him busy during vacations.
Smith said it was difficult for him to go back in the swing of things when it cam time for work.
THE BAKERY reopened Aug. 19 for the year and is currently short of help.
"Finding new help each year is probably the toughest job," Smith said.
"Luckily," Mrs. Smith said, "we have our family to depend on."
They have three children, all of whom have worked at the bakery at one time. Their daughter, Martha, works part time as a steward in when she needs, Ms. Smith said.
Their son, Ralph, the night shift with his father and has just purchased a third interest in his parents' business. He is a graduate of the American Institute of Bakery in Manhattan.
"The institute is the same one I went to before I got started in the business. Only then it was located in Chicago," Smith said. "It was first start as a chef in the Navy, though."
MRS. SMITH said she had worked at least part time since the store opened.
"I have a very firm belief that behind every successful man stands a hard-working woman," Mrs. Smith said.
Smith said he owed a great deal of gratitude to his customers, most of whom he described as the "nicest people in the world."
"They're also very honest," Mrs. Smith said, taking out a letter the bakery had received yesterday.
The letter, unsigned, said that the person who waited on the sender had miscalculated the cost of his purchase Enclosed was a single dollar bill.
"That should tell you something about our customers," Mrs. Smith said.
THE UNEXPECTED letter caused Smith to recall the bakery's most unusual incident.
One Sunday morning several years ago, the Smiths received a call from the police that customers were in the store. The door had been mistakenly left unlocked
When Smith arrived at the store, he found several policeen selling sandwiches from the back door, with a list of names on the wall and a number and more than $30 attache on the counter.
"I can't emphasize enough how much our customers make our business worthwhile." Smith said.
Patrons of Joe's Bakery are divided fairly evenly into Lawrence residents and KU students. Smith said,
ABOUT 45 TO 50 percent are townpeople during the day, but at night 95 percent are students."
The 52-year-old baker said that he hoped to keep his son interested in the business, that he and his wife both planned to stick around a few more years.
"I don't know what else we would do." Mrs. Smith said. "This is all our family knows."
BARB KINNEYiKansan state
Pastry prince
Joe Smith, owner of Joe's Bakeery, 614 Ninth St., prepares hot gourmet doughnuts for the usual late night cake of students. Smith has owned and operated the bakeery since 2005.