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Show " . ? . - . jupufcpim l wBtevmy : citizens awoke Friday morning wy s . 'l ; hi iO K hj ; - j ,.:!::lde Market looked like this, , T , Is ; red, black mess where the .mmmm , . - ; ; r " - ' ( " : icery store had been for . - : ' rs. ' ; j ft H1 ( .,. (r. 'V. i'aa, 1 IV .-13 L '- I J','-' : VF' ' 7 -Vt"1 $ i - r ; ;'y ' r j n T- j - - ' 4lf -rz::-- i . ' - - ij ' ' II " ,' . . ..v - . ' , --.I t . Volume Ninety-one wmi A little Springville history went up in smoke early -Friday morning when fire destroyed the 41 year-old Brookside Market located at 759 East 400 South. The small neighborhood grocery store was completely gutted by a fire that broke out sometime before 3 : 30 a.m. when the alarm was sounded. When the Springville volunter firefighters arrived at the scene, the building was completely engulfed in fire. It took 22 men about three hours to contain the blaze. Friday morning only the walls stood to remind citizens of the old store. And by Saturday evening most of the remains had been hauled away. No injuries were reported as a result of the fire, but damage could reach $200,000 for the building and its contents. The cause of the fire was probably n mm Broofrside was an old The Brookside Market came into being as the result of a Springville citizen seeing a need. That need served this community for 41 years until it was destroyed by fire Friday in an early morning blaze. In January of 1946 Don Watts and his wife, Vera, moved into the Brookside subdivision to oversee needed repair on the 123 homes located there. W. W. Clyde and Seymore Mendenhall, representing Brookside Realty asked Watts to assume this job after they received a contract from the government to make repairs and sell the homes. Mr. Watts recalls that all the homes were sold in 45 days and as he would talk with the new owners he was always asked the question, "Where is the nearest grocery store?" Watts suggested to his wife that they build a grocery store at the entrance to the subdivision and they used the only money they had, $1,200 from a car they had sold, and set out to build their new business. Jefferson Institute offers facilities for public use Howard Ruff's beautifully restored Jefferson Center in Springville is now available for a multitude of community uses. With its beautiful interior and large main hall, the Jefferson Center is ideal for wedding receptions, open houses, community lectures and forums, play rehearsals, aerobics classes and a variety of other activities. "We're making this historic, classy building available to everyone," said Mrak Stoddard, President of Jefferson Institute. "When we're not holding one of our highly-attended educational seminars, we want the public to use it. With a building of this calibre in the area, it should be available for public use. It's available every evening, weekends, an some weekdays." Besides offering the public a chance to use the building as a meeting place, Jefferson Institute staff will be teaching computer classes, renting computer time and offering a word-processing service, sSroye electrical according to Fire Chief Phil Whitney. Brookside Market is one of two small stores owned by Deon Dove, and part of the chain of Happy Service Markets around the state. Brookside was the first store that Dove owned and he has had it for 19 years. It was originally built and operated for 22 years by Don Watts. Dove bought it upon Watts retirement. ' " , Happy Service Markets broke ground for a new 35,000 square foot store in Gunnison Thursday, just hours before the fire that destroyed their first market. There are ten stores in the chain. There was a tear or two shed Friday morning by former owners, Don and Vera Watts, and by old-time employees and neighbors. Mrs. Watts said, "It just made me sick, The Springville City Council gave them a building permit and zoned it commercial. Ted Best sold the Watts a 120-foot front piece of property on the north side of 400 South and the car money went towards that purchase. Ron Nielsen, brother-in-law of Watts, went in as partners with him and they hired the first building built doing all the work that they could on it. They borrowed $9,000 from the Bank of Spanish Fork to pay for construction of the building and what fixtures they absolutely needed. By fall the work in the subdivision was almost complete, homes repaired and lawns and driveways in, and the Brookside Market completed. In September the Watts family moved back into their home on 200 East and commenced in the grocery business. "I shall be ever grateful to Zions Wholesale Grocery of Provo and Symms Wholesale Grocery of Salt utilizing the bank of IBM-compatible computers in the building. Also scheduled for the building is a series of free lectures on pertinent financial and entrepreneurial topics, sponsored by the Jefferson Institute. These lectures will be offered once every other week. The first, featuring Howard Ruff as the speaker, will be on Thursday, August 7, at 7 p.m. Everyone is invited to attend, though seating will be limited to the first 150 people. "Stimulating people's minds is what Jefferson Institute is all about," said Stoddard. "Howard ' (Ruff) often says, 'The best one between your ears.' The Institute offers that kind of investment. We are offering these lectures to let the community sample out wares." For information on scheduling the building and rates, or for more information on the Jefferson Institute lecture series, call 489-3691 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. SPRINGVILLE. UTAH 84663 August 6. 19WJ bed and I cried." They found out about the fire early Friday morning when a friend called and told them. He had made a short trip to the market to get some milk for breakfast. The market was gone. Mrs. Watts remembered working at the store from the time they built it and it was her job in the early days to haul the groceries from Provo to r the store. There wasn't any truck delivery then. Dove has no immediate plans to rebuild the store. The property might be used for an office facility for the grocery chain and a new store will be considered. For those who have patronized the Brookside Market for the past 41 years, a run to the store will now become a trip downtown. friend Lake for delivering the initial order of groceries without requiring any money down," said Watts. They paid for the groceries as they could after they had opened. "On November 29, 1946, Carl Norton delivered the first produce and helped me arrange a beautiful display on our new produce racks. Mr. Norton was a great help and teacher to me. On the morning of November 30, 7:30 a.m., we opened the door for business." In those early days Brookside had one checkout counter with a hand-operated hand-operated adding machine. A drawer was used to keep the money in. Because of the war there was a backlog of orders for cash registers. The Watts had to wait their turn. In June of 1948 Don Watts bought out his partner and in the early 1950's he added onto the store and moved the meat and bread department into the new addition on the northeast corner. He added another checkout stand and purchased more property for parking and exit from the store area. In 1961 they added onto the store again and squared up the building almost doubling the space. They added a third checkout counter. During the spring of 1952 the waters of Hobble Creek flooded the Brookside Subdivision and it was necessary to sandbag the front of the store to keep out the water. "During those anxious days I delivered groceries to the people in Brookside by fording the rushing water in my irrigation boots," said Watts. On January 1, 1969 Don Watts leased the grocery store to Deon Dove and in September of 1978 Dove bought the building. Running your own business and running a grocery store is a big job and the Don Watts family all got involved. All of their children grew up with the store and worked there as soon as they were old enough to stock shelves or hold a broom. They would work before school and come back after school and spend the afternoon. Brookside Market has meant jobs to scores of other Springville residents through the 41 years that it stood on 4th South. Many will fondly remember their employment or after school jobs. 1 The interior of Brookside Market Department contained the fire Everything was black and most of items that were salvagable were lined up to see the damage. "At fW f .K , t iM-- j a I W 'A, i -cii S Li i -'U-rtLtVh Two unidentified men inspect the damage to the interior of the Brookside Market. The 41-year-old store met its death when flames tore through it Friday. Faulty wiring is suspected as the probable cause of the fire. Twentv-seven children have been rehearsing for the upcoming three 'Tom Sawver' that will open Playhouse ' Tuesday, August 12 'rice 30' WpBWr, 7 -fcW ge--T- was a mess after the Springville Fire that destroyed the store Friday. the roof had caved in. The few grocery quickly sold at half price to those who s t- 4r lit p i4rrw : I i4M busy all summer Wednesday and Thursday. Under the direction of - act musical play, Janet Bird, pictured above with the cast, and assisted at the Springville l Kathy Powell, the play promises to be a fun treat and also play for the whole family. It will start at 7:30 p.m. Number Thirty-two Registration dates set Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday of next week will be final registration days before the primary election set for August 19. Anyone wishing to vote in that election must be properly registered. Anyone voting in the last general election, November 1984, is registered unless they have moved. Registration is a simple process and requires filling out a form which asks your me, address, date of birth, and previous address. The registration agent will ask you how long you have lived at your present address. Names, addressess and phone numbers of registration agents in the 18 voting districts on Springville and the four voting districts in Mapleton are listed on the legal page near the classified ads in this week's edition of the Herald. If you are not sure which voting district you live in please call any of the listed registration agents who live near your residence and they can tell you for uure which district you vote in. Tom Sawyer7 musical Tom Sawyer, a three-act musical, will be presented by the Springville Playhouse Children's Creative Theatre on August 12, 13 and 14 at 7:30 p.m. in the Springville Playhouse (below the library). Twenty-seven children in the cast have been rehearsing for two months for this production. Special costumes, scenery and lighting have been arranged by the playhouse board members. It is under the direction of Janet Bird assisted by Kathy Powell. Tickets are $1 per person and can be purchased from cast members or at the door the night of the performance. Come and bring your chhildren and enjoy an evening with Tom Sawyer and his friends. If f 5 ( v rrt Vl - to If j ' M if m i i t 1 Vi'WW'iw,:,,. 11 N t Si t t |