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Show EDITORIAL Sorry you had to go! It is with deep regret that many Springville Spring-ville citizens will read of the announcement this week of Safevvay's decision to close their store in this city and citizens will remark, as with the passing of an old friend, "Why didn't I go see him more often?" It takes the support of the people of a town to make any business succeed and without the town's support, business naturally nat-urally seeks the spot where it can best survive. People of this city regret that Safeway did not see sufficient business in Springville Spring-ville to justify a new and larger building with adequate parking facilities. Although well-stocked neighborhood grocery stores about Springville have taken business from the Main Street section of town, many are of the opinion that an area which boasts over 9000 population, is large enough to support more than one grocery store on Main Street. Times have changed since the housewife house-wife phoned her order in to the grocery store before 10 a.m. and the horse-drawn cart delivered before noon. Now when the lady of the house does her own shopping, it is necessary that she has a place to park her car. While Safeway may not have had suf ficient parking space near the store, their employees have been very courteous to customers, cus-tomers, carrying their purchases to the car, but some have resented not being able to park nearer the place of business. It's like the old saying "Home is where people act the worst." Shoppers will put up with most any kind of inconvenience, carrying their purchases a block or so and paying the parking meter while shopping out of town. But the least inconvenience to the shopper at home and it's time to make an issue. Safeway has been a consistent supporter of Springville activities, the Chamber of Commerce and the home-town newspaper. They have not gone out of town to do their advertising. Through the years the store has offered courteous, efficient and friendly service. It has been a good store with which to do business. Yes, the town will miss the Safeway Safe-way store and its employees, most of whom made their homes in this city. It will mean another place of business closed and a few more homes or apartments empty. It is time now before it is too late, to resolve to support those businesses which support Springville and to make every effort ef-fort to bring more business to this city. |