Show 1 2D Standard-Examin- Friday August 20 1982 er Stocks and mutual funds s NEW YORK (AP) — The stock market kept its recent rally going today in the closing session of a wild week on furniture dealer Long-tim- e Wall Street The Dow Jones average of 30 industrials up 01G5 points in the past five trading days to climbed 846 84703 by noontime today Gainers outnumbered losers by almost 3 to 1 in the broad tally of New York Stock Exchange-liste- d issues Volume on the Big Board totaled 3593 million shares at noontime against 3251 million at the same point Thursday NEW YORK (AP) —Midday national P'iccs h' Ne York Stock Exchange PE Sales Last — A— A — 27th and 28th The store moved to Riverdale Road in 1934 When their By CUFF THOMPSON Standard-Examin- er father died later that year Dan Business Editor Every once in a while Rudy Van Kampen wonders where he’d be today had his wife’s aunt not offered that $8000 loan almost half a century ago Coach of a national football champion? A Rose Bowl winner? Collegiate coach of the year? That was the way he could have been heading in the summer of 1936 when Mrs May Eldredge drove from Bountiful to Brigham City to take a look at her newest Chg grand-newphe- w Although the Van Kampens were living in Logan where he was assistant to Utah State’s famed Dick Romney Mrs Van Kampen had gone to the Brigham City hospital for the birth of their first son — Kent The hospital was operated by her uncle Dr A D Cooley The new father was visiting his wife and son when “Aunt May” arrived “The three of us were sitting and talking when Aunt May asked me if I wanted to stay in coaching” Van Kampen recalled during an interview last week ' “I was fairly happy with coaching and had just about decided to take an offer as assistant football coach at the University of Oregon” he said “I also told her I’d kind of like to go back to Ogden and go into business with my brother Dan” years earlier Dan had taken over the business their father had started around the turn of the century “I told Aunt May I doubted if I’d ever have enough money to go into the business” Van Kampen said Mrs Eldredge asked him how much money it would take “I told her I didn’t know and she suggested I go find out” he said While Aunt May visited with her niece Van Kampen drove down to Ogdert for a talk with his brother The two decided Rudy would need about $8000 “I wrent back and told Aunt May it would take $8000 figuring that would be the end of that” he said “She wrote out a check for $8000 and handed it to me” In December 1936 Van Kam-pen’- s Carpet and Furniture Co opened at 3700 Riverdale Road with brothers Rudy and Dan as partners That is one of the stories Van Kampen recalled as he reviewed a business career that ended with his retirement last week The two Van Kampens were the sole employees of the fledgling retail furniture store with occasional help from their wives “We sold carpet during the daytime and laid it at night” Van Kampen said “Those days were before wall to wall carpeting” Van Kampen recalled “It came in width and you had to sew enough of them together to cover the floor you were A couple of — X— Y—Z— 3 Xerox ZaleCp 126 ZenithR 30 5 1135 30 7 1 17 100 10 — Vs 46-ye- ar 27-in- took over the business Meanwhile Rudy had graduated from Weber High School and Utah State where he starred in football After graduation Romney hired him as assistant He also helped out with all the other sports Utah State won the 1935-’3- 6 football conference championship and at the end of the school year was offered the assistant post at Oregon He had decided to accept it when his wife’s aunt made her offer Mrs Van Kampen is the former Afton Rigby of Newton in Northern Cache County The Van Kampens have four children Oldest son Kent is a veteranarian in Minneapolis Jedd is a business man living in Layton and Bruce lives in Ogden Their one daughter Beth (Mrs Frank D) Maughan lives in Pleasant View There are 12 grandchildren While building a successful furniture retail business Van Kampen has found time to spend on civic and church work He served on the Weber Board of Rudy Van Kampen Education during a period new schools five the and district to sew them together” he said con“We had one of the first in this administrative offices He will tinue serving as a director of the area County Bank in Farmington “In the ’50s broadloom was de- Davis Van Kampen served as bishop of veloped and revolutionized the car- two LDS wards and was the first pet industry” Van Kampen said of the LDS Riverdale Van Kampen sales totalled president stake acting in that capacity for 19 $55000 during the first full year of years He is area coordinator for business “You’d need at least twice that Deseret Industries of He was manager the Golden much a month to stay in business 1955 to Shows Livestock from Spike now” he said 1963 and is a former secretary of One reason the two brothers had the Intermountain Hereford gone into the business was to build Association on the reputation their father had Van Kampen will continue to earned during a half century as a the family owned Windskilled furniture craftsman and re- manager sor Ranch 12-ye- ar tailer Asked if he has ever regretted The father Kryn Van Kampen for the retail already as a skilled furniture mak- giving up coaching Van Kampen smiled er and upholsterer when he came profession to Ogden in 1890 from Holland He and said “every now and then I’ve was a furniture maker for Boyle wondered how far I might have Furniture until he opened his own gone “But I’ve been well satisfied with shop about 1900 K Van Kampen & Sons was inithe success I’ve had” he on concluded between located tially Liberty (Ouiiru luuiUuiVizxuimiuT JOinawQUf CLASSIFIED FAMILY WANT ADS Jhk&5la& "the people's market place for northern Utah" BUY-SEL- L OR TRADE A Condominium Resort Complex on the shore of Pineview Lake and the Snow Basin Road access wh o low cost ad— TRY IT TODAY! 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