| Show Construction Begins ton jon Huge Millers Miller's Super Surer Market Here I I Construction of the new ultramodern ultramodern ultra ultra- modern modem Millers Miller's Super Market Or on South Main street began Thursday Thursday Thursday Thurs Thurs- day morning by Millers Miller's Moab Co The block glass and natural natural na na- tural stone building to be erected at a cost of is Js expected to be completed by Dec Dee 1 I it was wasI learned The giant store will be located I six blocks from the present lo location Ia 10 cation in the most rapidly 9 cx- cx xI x- x I i portion of the city and will have unprecedented parking space and shopping facilities The by 50 50 foot structure will have a glass and natural stone front and contain teA feet of space without a single Ingle pillar or post within the shopping area All AIl departments w will II be enlarged enlarged en en- barged over the present sItuation situation situation situa sItua- tion and divided by twenty foot toot ceiling beams Ample display I cases and wide aisles will be feat feat- A lunch counter serving soft oft drinks coffee and sandwiches will wiIl occupy one corner comer and and anda a I kiddies corral with television re reo cords and and books will be provided to entertain children while parents parents par par- ants are shopping Two public entrances are provIded provided pro pro- vided by the designers the AssocIated Associated As As- Food stores Five checkIng checkIng check check- Ing stands or more if it the need arista will be Installed to check checkOut checkout checkout out purchases The store will be surrounded by parking space On the east of the building will be a sixty foot street and three rows of parking stalls Fronting the store will be an additional four rows of parking For the future the rear of the building will have feet of space for parking and de de- de- de livery West of the market future building is planned to provide a modern modem shopping center All parking areas will be paved and brilliantly lighted Within the store Itself all de de- enlarged FroZen Frozen Fro Fro- zen Un foods and produce will oc occupy occupy occupy oc- oc cupy fifty feet teet of one wail wall Dairy products will be offered from in built-in refrigerated shelves in a thirty foot unit The meat department department department de de- will VIII b be four tour to five tive times larger than the present facilities facilities facilities fa fa- fa- fa Ralph Miller Jr reported Construction of the building will be the job of S Sand and M Supply Supply Sup Sup- ply company of Grand Junction They will build the Butler Dutler building building building build build- ing portion of the super market Local contractors will be asked to bid on the remainder of the I construction The present Miller op Co-op Co ing which Includes grocery market market market mar mar- ket and Iry rry goods facilities on the ground floor and offices and I rentals on the upper story will willbe be retained for tor an expansion of Ithe I Ithe the dry goods and furniture busl- busl ness Mr Harley C. C Johnson present present pre pre- pre pre-j sent manager of the dry goods goods goods' department of the store will I manage the Main street store Mr Miller sal sai said that Mr Johnson had had been very Instrumental in the completion of specifications and designs for the new store and andt has b been en an integral part of preparations pre pre- which made the expansion expansion ex ex- ex 1 pension possible I I Appliance furniture and dry goods departments which have I been restricted by lack of space will be expanded and remodeled in the space pr provided by the transfer transfer trans trans- fer to the South Main location Millers Miller's Moab op Co-op has been at the Main and Center intersection intersection tion location since 1941 as u a fixture fixture fixture fix fix- ture in the community A former fonner store located on the presently vacant lot next to Moab Garage on First North Main street burned burned burn burn- ed down clown in December 1941 The present building was purchased from Martin Cooper and Company Company Com Corn pany one week later In 1955 to meet the needs of a far greater population the storo store was enlarged enlarged en en- to twice the former size and the dry goods and clothing departments enlarged Offices were added to the rental units up up- stairs Ralph Miller Sr well known In Moab for many years took over the management of the store In hi 1926 1928 In 19 1946 1 after returning returnIng re r re- re turning from the service his son eon Ralph Jr took over the grocery department A continual expansion sion slon of services s has been recorded record record- ed since the advent of the uran ursa uranium ium lurn industry four tour years ago I In announcing the beginning of construction Thursday mornIng morning morn morn- ing Ralph Miller Jr said I would like Jike to thank the personnel of the store tore all the clerks and Hal Johnson for tor their fine tine work and cooperation that has made this move possible They have been wonderful Mr Mr- Miller continued The change in locations matins means no change It in policy polley We are still in business to give the best merchandising mer me possible to the pe people of Mo Moab b. b The personal 81 courteous relations between wun our patrons and sad us UI will I hope continue to tobe tobe tobe be a trademark of Millers |
