Show iY T I a f I 1 b J 1 t i i t tM f M r C y J I s sr I r 4 I Ii ri r i. i i LU r p y r 4 t j jV V RIBBON CUTTING ceremony opened the doors to the new Mode 0 Mode Day Day store in Vernal Owner Betty T T. Bowden and Mayor Samuel Snyder are joined by Chamber of Commerce members and Mrs Bowdens Bowden's daughters for the event They are left to right Chuck Henderson John Snyder Carolyn Fulkerson Lillian Henderson Chamber President Deann Bowden Dwight executive vice president Mayor Snyder and Betty Jane Billings Lorraine Downard Kathie Bowden Lloyd Winward Winward Winward Win Win- ward Robert Roley and Stanley Anderson Ribbon cutting ceremonies shop c. c reopens O Mode Ribbon cutting ceremonies were held Thursday of last week for the reopening reopening reopening re re- re- re opening of the local Mode Day dress shop which has been closed for the past two years after being owned and run runby runby runby by Ada Anderson for approximately 22 years Superintendents Grady Richards and Frank B. B Clinger both of Salt Lake City joined owner Betty T T. Bowden in instating instating instating stating that they are looking forward to serving the Vernal area again MRS MUS BOWDEN HOWDEN said she was happy to have the opportunity of owning the Mode Day She has always liked the fashions and size range in the company's fashions The store will carry lines in junior sizes from 3 to 16 and women's sizes 46 34 in addition to toha ha half If The shop will carry lines in coats suits hosiery sweaters pantsuits etc all at nominal costs to to the consumer Betty added Betty Hetty joins about other retail shops in the Western Southern and Midwestern states making this one of the largest franchised apparel chains in inthe inthe inthe the country The first shop opened in Glendale California in 1932 two years later 59 shops were flourishing This will be quite a change from b being ing home as I have been in the past 32 years Betty explained worked out since being employed by Marie and Verdin Johnson in the old Maeser store before I was married she added Betty who was born in Wellington Utah attended school in Price Vernal Maeser and Lapoint She married Don Bowden and is the mother of five children one son Steve and four daughters Larraine Downard and Jane Billings who will assist time full-time in the shop Carolyn Fulkerson and Deann Bowden who will join a daughter in law Kathie Bowden as time part clerks We are going to make this a family affair I II 1 will be good to work with my daughters Besides they will keep me in line with younger fashions and smaller sizes at least that is what they say she chuckled In addition to being a time full housewife and mother the past several years Betty has been active in the church serving as Primary secretary M a n na a Wa 1 A r f C a l. f f I 1 I I II y I 1 l l I 11 J 1 1 i i t t i t jY SHOPPERS EXAMINE at the grand ll 11 opening of Mode Mode Day aDay store in Vernal The for 14 14 years in the Maeser 1st and Maeser 3rd Wards and is secretary for forthe forthe forthe the Vernal Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution and is also a member of the Camp Thornburg Daughters of Pioneers Her favorite hobbies in addition to eight grandchildren is genealogy sewing and taking care of her husband who is a drilling consultant for Arrow Operating Company Winners at the grand opening held Saturday at O Mode-O-Day were Shirley Hamilton Rangely 25 Alma McFarland Vernal 15 and Connie Pope Vernal 10 Wi ore re is managed by Betty T. T Bowden |