b'ROSELYN BAKERY AT 22ND ST. AND MERIDIAN ST.WHILE ON A SALES CALL IN 1943 AT A BAKERY ON THE CORNER OF 22ND AND MERIDIAN,JOHN ASKED THE OWNER, HOWS BUSINESS?THE ANSWER WAS, ROTTEN.JOHNDID NOT WASTE ANY TIME IN TELLING THE BAKER THAT IF HE MADE HIGHER QUALITYPRODUCTS AND IN TURN CHARGED A HIGHER PRICE TO COMPENSATE FOR THE HIGHERQUALITY, HE FELT CERTAIN THAT THERE WOULD BE AN INCREASE IN SALES.THEBAKERS REPLY WAS, IF YOURE SO DARN SMART, WHY DONT YOU GET INTO THEBAKING BUSINESS?JOHN ACCEPTED THE CHALLENGE AND ASKED THE BAKER HOWMUCH HE WANTED FOR HIS SHOP.JOHN AND MILDRED SCRAPED TOGETHER THE $300DOWN PAYMENT FOR THE EXISTING LOCATION.ROSELYN BAKERY WAS BORN.JOHN AND MILDRED WRESTLED OVER A NAME FOR THE BAKERY.THEY LIKED THENAME ROSEMARIES.THEIR SIGN HAD ALREADY BEEN STARTED WHEN IT WASDISCOVERED THAT THE NAME ROSEMARIES WAS ALREADY BEING USED BY A BAKERYIN MARION, INDIANA.HARD PRESSED FINANCIALLY, THEY SALVAGED THE SIGN BYAMENDING THE NAME TO ROSELYN.2'