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Show DAVIS Page FEBRUARY 26, 1986 REFLEX-JOURNA- Syracuse Council Five local businesses honored SYRACUSE City Council members have presented awards to five local businesses for their accomplishments in the economic development of the city, based on tax revenue, number of years established in the city and number of employees. He sponsors soccer and little league teams, and is willing to help with special prices for community and church sponsored groups. He expresses appreciation to the people of Syracuse for helping to make the store the success that it is. ' THE COUNCIL also acknow-lede- d the accomplishments of the other 35 businesses established in Syracuse through letters of appreciation to each. Those five businesses cited eic C.H. DREDGE & Co.. Inc., was started as C.H. Dredge & Company, a proprietorship, by Charles Dredge in 1935. From then until 1961 the company mainly was involved in buying and selling produce between Utah. Idaho, and Arizona. Beginning about 1939 and continuing until 1973 C.H. Dredge & Company was one of the major suppliers of potatoes to Clover Club Foods in Kaysville. There was a brief period in 1944-4- 5 w hen Mr. Dredge served in World War II where the company did not op- : as follows: , STOKERS Nursery, which u.i started by Delmar Stoker as a hobby while he was employed at Hill Air Force Base. He began raising just a few plants in back of h;-- . home, then built a small green house. He found he quite entyed the hard work of a greenhouseman. built the nursery. and in . The nursery is a family oriented business, and his wife, Ardell, and their two children, Sid and Sheila, and their families are all involved in its operation. In addition they employ 28 other employees who are all treated with the same concern as are family members. They try as much as possible to hire the local youth to give them training and experience in the work field. l8, erate. C.H. Dredge & Company was incorporated to become C.H. Dredge & Company, Inc. Beginning roughly at that time the company changed from marketing a full line of produce and concentrated on potatoes and onions. In 1979 C.H. Dredge & Company, Inc. sold off all produce related assets and ceased all operations in the buying and selling of produce to concentrate on the trucking operations. Since that time the fleet has grown from 18 to almost 50 trucks and from 26 to 70 trailers. The company mainly hauls IN 1961 THE NURSERY has grown tremendously since 1968. and thev. now plant and sell about 9K.000 : geraniums and 30.000 Hals ol many varieties of Mow ers and vegetables each year. Ir addition, trees, seeds, furtilier. and gardening equipment are sold. Sheila McCowan spcciahcs foodstuffs requiring temperature control between points in the U.S., except the East Coast. in potted plants and beautiful planters for all occasions which are available to their customers ALL operations are managed out of the Syracuse terminal. Because of the close proximity to the Freeport Center in Clearfield, the company has been able to serve several of the occupants there. HAMBLINS FOODIOWN. Syracuse's only grocers store has been a great asset to our commun- ity since it was built. In I WO the business was purchased b ( icorge Hamblin, who had mans ears experience in the grocery business. He has continued to build and improve the store to make it competitive with others in the area. Mr. Hamblin's management philosophy is centered around building youth. He employs 17 people, of which 12 are school age youth. :Be spends many hours working Ayith these young people teaching them the value of hard work, hon- Charles Dredge retired from the business in 1979. Currently the corporation is managed by his son Douglas Dredge, President. C. Reed Barber, vice president and Bruce Brinkerhoff, secretary-treasureThere are currently five dispatchers, two office people, eleven mechanics and some 26 r. drivers working for the corporation. There are also 20 independent owner-operatoaffiliated with the Ferrel Gailey joined as a partner with Wayne Hall. Shortly thereafter it became known as Hall & Gailey, Inc. Both Wayne and Ferrel had worked in the construction business for ten years prior to beginning business on their own. DURING THIS time some of their accomplishments have been the following: home excavations, backfills, grading, building and repairing dams, earth moving, and material delivery. Along with having a gravel pit in East Layton, Hall & Gailey, Inc. are now doing land development. One of the local projects in Syracuse is SunDail Park. Business began with only a D-- 6 and a bucket cat. We have appreciated community support which has helped us to build and expand. R.C. WILLEY was started by R.C. Willey in 1932 as a part-tim- e venture. R.C. worked for the power company and had connections where he could buy appliances at wholesale. He would pick up a refrigerator or a range and take it to one of the lucky residents of Syracuse and hook it up. leaving it there suggesting they try it for a couple of weeks, and if they didn't like it he would pick it up. Obviously he hardly ever picked one up! He established the company as a one-ma- n operation and earned the reputation as a good place to buy with low overhead, and the low overhead enabled him to sell for considerably less. In 1950 he built the first store, which was a 20x30 foot building built by Ray Chapman at a very minimal cost. The walls were and the floors were cement. He had a telephone line run from his home to the store and there were eight other parties on the line. Even with this nice, new store which he was forced to build by his supplier, he still preferred selling door to door. in the state of Utah with two locations. Ouroriginal location in Syracuse has display space of over 100,000 square feet and approximately 70.000 square feet ofware-hous- e space, plus a large 120.000 square foot warehouse at Freeport. We also have a Murray store which is 80.000 square feet with approximately 25 .000 square feet of warehouse space. We have purchased a shopping center in West Valley and are remodeling space for our third store to open soon, w hich will be a specialty store. Our headquarters and offices will remain in Syracuse and we presently employ 307 at our stores. Most employees working at our Syracuse store reside in Syracuse. forcement at Weber State College. Steve has been very active durSoon afthe Ranger Program he terjoining was promoted to Lieutenant because of his demonstrated leadership capability. Steve is also an active member of the Centers Student Government Association and vice president of the Range dormiing his stay at Clearfield. tory. Golden Spike Chapter meets The Golden Spike Chapter (Ogden) of the National Society of the Daughters of the American revolution announced that Chad L. Champneys, a sixth grader at Fremont Elementary is an 1985 American History Essay Contest winner. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Phil Prince if 914 N. 2550 W., Clinton. is Clearfield's Steve Buchanan Job Corps Outstanding Center Stu- After Job Corps. Steve intends to enlist in the Marine Corps and go into the Military Police Program. WHEN ASKED what he likes best about Clearfield Job Corps Center. Steve replied. "What I like most about CJCC is working with the Ranger Program. dent. He arrived here from Corona, Calif, on May 8. 1985. Steve has completed the eleventh grade when he took a job as counselor, working with youngsters between the age of six and twelve at the local YMCA. MR. BUCHANAN has nearly completed the auto parts trade in the United Auto Workers Advanced Automotive Training Program. He also has earned certificates of completion or advance- THE CONTEST was open to fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth grade students. In preparation for the 1987 Bicentennial of the Constitution, the students were asked to write about a prominent signer of the United State Constitution and tell what he contributed to the Constitution. Essays were judged on historical accuracy, interest value and originality. ment in the following classes: Occupational Exploration Program (OEP). Reading, Drown-ProofinCultural Awareness, Math. World of Work and Leadership Training. Steve wishes to complete his MARTINS BIG LIFT GARAGE DOOR OPENER SYSTEM Was $ $250.00 G NOW SOUTH DAVIS CREDIT union Annual Membership Meeting Dinner This ruggeo 1 3 horsepower motor can open any sectional garage door-sin- gle. double, even triple width DIGITAL TRANSMITTER opens your Come Join the fun Meet the Board of Directors This is for You!! Win either cash or a special prize Tickets are now $4.00. At the door $5.00 Woods Cross High School UNITED March 7, 1986 0003 SYSTEMS 7:00 p.m. 292-630- 1 corporation. HALL & GAILEY, Inc., will be celebrating their 20th anniversary in business April 1986. -- jd also has a great sense of community involvement. 'r, MR. HAMBLIN AVIS COWNTV The business was originally known as Hall Construction until ADULT HIGH SCHOOL iT&NTETBa rTVITTT Is offering you the Diploma SMIfilli High School you have not completed high school 3-M- iFtnangmi QSDQ ay Register at the following location: DAVIS HIGH SCHOOL 325 South Main, Kaysville Register 7:00 P.M. March 3, 4, 5 and 6 CLEARFIELD HIGH SCHOOL 938 S 1000 i ffCEtffEfD i if chance to get your Quarter Spring 22 March dtmifWm Hi high school education at Job Corps, and then enter the Advanced Careers Training (ACT) program to persue an associate degree in psychology and law en- rs esty, and integrity,: f, 1 aiT? Job Corpsman honored IN 1954 R.C. passed away leaving the business to his wife, Helen, and to her family. The company from this point on grew steadily and soundly to become the largest furniture and appliance company , Register Clearfield 7:00 P.M. E March 11 Time to correct or change qour listing in the North Davis Directorq. Fill out and mail the following form to: NORTH DAVIS DIRECTORY 580 WEST 100 NO., P. O. BOX BOUNTIFUL, UTAH 84010 OR Phone 295-024- 7 Phone 295-232- 3 for the Residential Listing for the Yellow Pages. Name Wife Street City Register 7:00 P.M. March 4 DAYTIME CLASSES at DAVIS AREA VOCATIONAL CENTER 451-110- Learn basic reading, writing, and math skills. Learn English as a second language. Prepare to pass the GED exam. P.M. Register any Tuesday or Wednesday 7:00-9:0- 0 at... NO. DAVIS JR. HIGH SCHOOL 835 Phone Previously listed In North Davis Directory as: Name Wife Street City S State St ABE Room 110 GED Room 112 ABE LAYTON HIGH SCHOOL Date Address Change Phone Change 306 GED 308 440 Lancer Lane, Layton ABE-Roo- m Listing Clearfield BOUNTIFUL HIGH SCHOOL 695 S. Orchard Dr., Bountiful Phone New 3 ADULT BASIC EDUCATION NORTH DAVIS DIRECTORY To be listed In 1986-8- 7 edition as: VIEWM0NT HIGH SCHOOL 120 West 10th North, Bountiful 550 East 300 South, Kaysville, Utah For Information Contact - Gail Bennett 888 147 No Tuition or Registration Fee For further information call Gail Bennett Name Change Signed k 7 451-110- 2 j |