Page 8A-THE KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD-Thursday, July 19, 1990
Sesame Street Books Coming To Winn-Dixie
"On My Way With Sesame
Street," a new 15-volume children's
learning book series, debuts in the
‘area Winn-Dixie Supermarkets be-
‘ginning Monday, August 20.
The subject matter of each vol-
ume was crafted by the educational
experts at Children's Television
Workshop. Important learning con-
cepts are presented to prepare pre-
schoolers to deal with the complex
‘world they will encounter. The titles
reflect these basic building blocks
of learning: "My ABCs," "I Can
Count," "Getting Ready For
School,” "Animals, Animals,” "All
About Me," "Colors and Shapes,"
and many more.
A collaboration between
Children's Television Workshop
{the creators, of Sesame Street) and
Funk & Wagnalls, this colorful new
educational product will be avail-
able to area families at very modest
supermarket prices over the next
several months. Volume one is only
49 cents, and volumes 2-15 are only
$2.99.
"Kids really enjoy learning with
the wonderful and funny Sesame
Street characters," says Ed
Volkwein, Funk & Wagnalls'
President. "Every volume contains
special Notes to Parents’ that ex-
plain exactly what children will
learn in each book, and how to help
them get the most out of this shared
learning experience. Parents will
find it to be an excellent learning
tool for their youngsters."
"On My Way With Sesame
Street" is being sold on the famous
Funk & Wagnalls Book-a-Week
plan. As a special bonus, volume 2
includes a free Activities Book that
contains materials to be used in
conjunction with all books in the se-
ries. A handsome table-top Big Bird
Bookrack will also be offered dur-
ing the promotion.
Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. directors
today proposed a 2-for-2 stock split
to be effective in October and in-
creased its monthly cash dividend
rate for the 47th consecutive year, a
New York Stock Exchange record.
Sales of the largest southern
based retailer will exceed $9.7 bil-
lion and a new peak in earnings is
expected when final figures for the
fiscal year ended June 27 are avail-
able, predicted A. Dano Davis,
Chariman and Chief Executive
Officer.
Increased monthly dividends of
‘18 cents per share on present out-
standing common stock for July,
‘August, September ‘and October |
were declared by the board. The
new monthly dividend rate on exist- |
ing shares represents an increase of
one cent per month plus a 1/2 cent |
per share special dividend declared
in conjunction with the proposed 2-
for-1 stock split. The previous rate
‘was 16 1/2 cents per share or $1.98
annually. The new dividends, repre- |
senting a 9 percent increase, are
payable August 1, September 4,
October 1 and November 15to
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Timms Furniture of Kings
‘Mountain has joined the
Association of Volume Buyers
which will allow the store to offer
the lowest prices on quality furni-
ture and appliances to its customers
in Cleveland, Gaston and surround-
ing counties.
The Association of Volume
Buyers is a group of over 1300 in-
‘dependent dealers. Through this or-
ganization, the buyers for AVB
contact the manufacturers directly,
negotiating the price, then the low-
er price is forwarded to the dealer.
Gene Timms, President of
Timms Furniture, said the AVB has
over a billion dollars in buying
shareholders of record on July 16,
August 15, September 17 and
October 11.
At the annual meeting on
October 3, shareholders will be
asked to increase the authorized
shares from 50 to 100 million in or-
der effect the 2-for-1 split.
Approximately 39,155,510 shares
are currently outstanding.
After the split, effective October
31, the monthly dividend rate will
be 9 cents per share on the new
shares, an annual rate of $1.08,
which is equivalent to $2.16 on pre-
sent shares. In raising the dividend
rate, Winn-Dixie leads all compa-
nies listed on the New York Stock
Exchange for consecutive dividend
increases. Today's action also
marked the 56th straight year that
cash dividends have been paid.
Winn-Dixie is a major food re-
tailer operating 1,218 food super-
markets in 13 Sunbelt states.
Springs Industries
Notes Assighments
Springs Industries has an-
nounced new assignments for two
STORIES 8 ACTIVITIES
THAT MAKE LEARNING FUN!
STAFF OF TIMMS FURNITURE - Left to right: Gene Timms, Travis Tague, Hal Falls and Larry
Dunn. Not pictured: Tracy Stewart and Nome Manivong.
Timms Joins Buyers Group
power each year, guaranteeing the
lowest possible price to the con-
sumer. There are 17 AVB chapters
across the United States. The head-
quarters is in Los Angeles, Cal.
Timms Furniture is the only
member of AVB in Kings
Mountain and one of only two in
Cleveland County.
Timms said joining AVB is "an
ongoing effort to give the best ser-
vice and price to our customers.
We guarantee our prices to be the
lowest possible price. If, after a
customer purchases from us, he
finds a lower price, we will gladly
refund the difference in price."
$75 to $250 for delivery.
Timms offers a delivery service
for only $20, compared to other
stores which charge as much as
"We want and appreciate your
business," Timms said. "Bring your
lowest price to our store and we
guarantee to beat that price."
Timms Furniture has served
Kings Mountain and the area for
33 years.
Other employees of the store are
Larry Dunn, Travis Tague, Hal
Falls, Tracy Stewart and Nome
Manivong.
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key executives.
Torrence W. Shealy, vice presi-
dent of quality assurance since the
post was created in 1988, will be-
come vice president-general sales
manager for the Springmaid Home
Fashions Division.
H. Robert Woods will succeed
Shealy as corporate vice president
of quality assurance. Woods will
continue to be based at Springs ex-
ecutive offices.in Fort Mill. For the
past year, Woods has served as se-
nior director of personnel and pro-
grams.
First Citizens
Notes Dividend
The board of directors of First
Citizens BancShares, Inc. today
declared a quarterly dividend of 10
cents per share on the Class A and
Class B common stock, which are
listed on NASDAQ under the sym-
bols FCNCA and ECNCB, respec-
tively.
The dividend is payable October
5, 1990, to shareholders of record
September 24, 1990.
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First Citizens BancShares, Inc.
reports record earnings for the sec-
ond quarter and first six months of
1990.
Net income for the second quar-
ter totaled $7.9 million, compared
to $7.5 million earned during the
second quarter of 1989, an increase
of 5.6 percent. Per share income
for the quarter ending June 30,
1990, was 85 cents, compared to
79 cents earned per share in the
corresponding period of 1989, an
increase of 7.6 percent.
The corporation's net earnings
totaled $15.1 million for the six
months ending June 30, 1990,
STARTING NOW!
compared to $13.5 million earned
during the six-month period in
1989, an increase of 11.7 percent.
Per share income for the six-month
period totaled $1.62, a 14.1 percent
increase over the $1.45 earned per
share during the same period last
"year.
FIRST . __ WACHOVIA
Corporation's net income per share
fully diluted for the second quarter
of 1990 was $1.06, a 10.1 percent
increase from $.96 in the same pe-
riod last year, according to John G.
Medlin Jr., chief executive officer.
Net income for the quarter was
$75.2 million compared with $67.9
million in the prior year and, on an
annualized basis, represented re-
turns of 16.8 percent on sharehold-
ers' equity and 1.27 percent on as-
sets.
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