Show Ashton eros Sros a Shopping Mall MaH Expansion A shopping mall complex to enlarge the present Ashton Bros Dros Co store to almost double its present size was announced an flounced this week by Stewart and Ralph Ashton owners of Vernal's largest departmentalized departmentalized de retail store THE NEW expansion plans include removing the lumber yard division from th the city center and using the space for additional buildings and expanded parking park park- ing area area The new complex will provide provide pro pro- vide customers with a wider selection of merchandise and und more floor space for convenient shopping The exact plans and engineering are arc presently being studied by one of the leading firms in the west When completed the shopping mall should prove to be one of the finest and most modern in the country with complete landscaping stated staled the Ashton Ashton Ash Ash- ton br brothers EARLY EARL Y THIS year Ashton's bc be bean an their expansion program by moving their Supply Company offices into new quarters south of Halliburton Services station and west of Dowells Dowell's Vernal head head- quarters A three acre tract has been hard surfaced and an steel all-steel office building and truck maintenance shop has been erected The repair shop is large enough to accommodate several of the large Ashton diesel truck units and is fully equipped with the latest modern mechanical mechanical mech mech- anical equipment A division of NL Industries Industries Industries ries and affiliated with Ashton's have moved their district offices into the new office section of the new building Bar Bar- oid is an oil well drilling mud supply company who have a staff of ten engineers engineers en en- and other related personnel work ing in this area The new Ashton Supply complex also includes drilling mud storage buildings buried diesel and gasoline tanks for truck fuel and drilling chemical storage tanks The entire area is enclosed with link chain-link fencing and has two highway access roads |