Show Safeway Names I New Manager ManagerI I For Vernal Store Duane N Smith Is the new manager of the Vernal Safeway Store taking the place of David Da vid M Thatcher who has been ap- ap appointed ap appointed pointed manager of the Amer ican Fork store Mr Thatch Thatch- Thatcher er and family moved to their new home on Monday Their home on East Second North was sold to Mr 11 and Mrs Wilford Adams I Mr Smith was born in Amer ican Fork and completed his early education in that area graduating from Pleasant Grove High School and com com- completing two year at the Brigham Young University in business management While still attending school Duane joined the Safeway organization as a time part food clerk at Orem In January 1956 After completing a mission for the Church In Denmark from 1959 to 1962 Duane reo re- returned turned to Safeway at American de d i rt 1 DUANE SMITH new store manager Fork in May 1962 Rapidly pro pro- progressing progressing gressing through the various classifications he was assigned as assistant manager in Aug 1963 then to store manager In August of 1965 where he has remained until his present as Mr 11 Smith and his wife Lyle are the parents of two child child- children ren Shane and Jason Mr Thatcher was manager of the Vernal store for five years |