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Show Penney Stores To Note Anniversary Perry Goodliffe, manager of the Springville J.- C. Penney Company store announced the formal opening open-ing today of the company's Golden Jubilee. "This is a great occasion for us, a time for celebration," said Mr. Goodliffe. In just 50 years this company has grown from a single, tiny store in southwestern Wyoming Wyo-ming to a great retail merchandising merchand-ising organization the largest of its kind in the world with more than 1,600 stores and 70,000 associates asso-ciates serving nearly 40 million people. "That's a monumental achievement achieve-ment in which all of us can take pride. For where else, but in our own United States of America, could such an achievement be possible? pos-sible? In the words inscribed on our medallion, the Penney Co. has grown is growing' 'with this Nation. . , "Thoughtful consideration for customers, associates, suppliers and stockholders always has been a Penney Company objective. "Today the company has a staff of 206 buyers, highly trained and alert to the people's needs, combing comb-ing the merchandise markets of the world. All are specialists, in fields ranging from women's fashions fash-ions to boys' jeans; from blankets to work shoes; from hosiery to infants' wear. "As our Jubilee gets underway we believe our customers will benefit bene-fit more than ever by the great values that have been planned for them." |