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Show THE HERALD, Provo, Utah—Page 7 Sunday, October3, 1971 Will Utah County Stores Close Sundays? ManagersSee Little Chance By JERRY YOUNG In spite of a letter writing campaign directed at them, store managers in Utah County see little change onthe issue of Sundayciosing. About the first of last week, several of the stores in Provo and Orem were deluged with letters either commending management for remaining closed or expressing concern at the store’s being open on Sunday The letters apparently resulted, in part atleast, from a campaign by the LDS Church Stakes in Utah County asking the church membersto observe the “Sabbath Day and keepit holy ” Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the LDS Church, told BYU students of the effort and asked one in Lee Callard, manager of the Ream’s Warehouse Market, 1350 N. 200 W., Provo, said, “As lon; as business holds up, we will thinking by remain closed.” Mr. Callardstated that both he and Paul Ream, owner of the grocery chain, had strong feeling in favor of staying closed on Sunday. He also maintained that it would be more costly to stay open. “You have to pay your help more moneyfor working on Sunday and you have less people walking through the store. So his . Since it was company core i news releases to come only from regional or general offices, he asked that he not be identified. Although the effort to discourage Sundayshopping has been under publicly this spoken of last week at the Rri am Young kept coming in, he presumed his regional representative of the In direct opposition to that, theletters coming to him had been written by the same people who had written to other store managers. ‘The same man indicated he was concerned over the problem but saw very little hope for a Fourth Busiest Another manager whose company has a similar poticy | assembly University De when G Lamont Richards, Sunday, it was the fourth busiest dayof the week. their support. One manager of a chain grocery store indicated he your custs are up and your poll conducted by The Daily Herald to determine the effect the letter writing campaign has had on the merchants. Jack McAtavey, manager of the Skaggs Riverside Store — that he had received about 7: letters. abouthalf of the writers pledged to refrain from shopping at Skaggs as long as the store remained open on Sunday. The remainder stated that they would not shop on Sunday Letters Answered It is the policy of the Skaggs Tt was supposed by inost of the managers thatthe reason for the letter writing campaign was occasioned bythe opening of the Grand Central store in Orem. Maurice Warshaw, owner of Grand Central, told two LDS Stake Presidents immediately following the opening ceremony that he would be happy to meet with anyone aboutthe issue, but that he was certain that his answer and his policy would remain the same. Will Open Books “We will be happyto open = books and show anybody, companyto answer eachletter. company had also answered a stated. “It's not a matter " losing business we would be quantity of letters received when Skaggs closed after having been getting on the other days of the week. If we'reclosed on Sunday received over a thousandletters commending his companyfor its attitude about Sunday closing. indicated that even though the store hours were shorter on than the current group ofletters Apposing business on Sunday raise our prices, and that’s what Mr. Callard said that he had company would maintain the same program staying open. He open on Sunday was greater volume is down. We'd have to we don’t wantto do.” 1,000 Letters indicated that as long as people Letters received in a negative vein by stores open on Sunday ranged fromabout50 to 75 each This was discovered in a straw Mr. McAtavey said that his openon Sunday abouta year and that’s just lost business and we ahalf ago. He indicatedthat the can proveit from our books, in every department.” volume of letters at that time requesting that his store remain Oneof the managers asked the Someof the letters expressed concern over making employees work. Since Sunday is a question, “Why are we open on Sunday?” Then he answered his own question by saying that the people wanted the stores to be open. “There isn't a store in the world that would stay open with no customers coming in to shop. The minute we find that our “premium” day, that is, that clerks are paid a higher rate for their work, manyclerks like to work on Sunday. One manager said that he interviewed all of his staff and found some of them interested in working every clerks are standing around talking to themselves on Sunday, Sunday, we will close,” he said. Acclerk the writer talked with in one of the stores said that his store does morebusiness right after Priesthood and ‘Sunday School than at anyother time of the day. “Therest of the workers were willing to work alternate Sundays. Right now our clerks work about every fourth Sunday. And I take my own turn with them,” he said, Another manager stated that his company would always go with what the community There seemed to be some reluctance to talk about this subject. As indicated before, wanted, that is, that there was no such thing as a compan, directive stating all stores wouk some companies have policies about releasing information to the press. But the writer sensed be either openor closed. Community Determines more than that, the managers did not want to make this controversial situation worse than it is now, ‘The community determines what we do,” he said. Robber in American Fork Gets $458 in Checks and Cash AMERICAN FORK — thin- man walked through the door, faced young man wearing a ski boughta drink from the vending parka and Levis took $458 in machine and asked for the checks and cash in an armed money. robbery at BrushOmatic, 235 E. When Jensen asked, “Can I State Road. Friday night. help you?”the robber pulled a Police Chief Boyd E. Adams of .22 caliber revolver from his American Fork said that the pocket and cocked it, Chief station attendant, Tom Jensen, Adams said of the attendant's 19, was workingin the office of story. After taking the day’s BrushOmatic when the young receipts, he escorted the at- tendant to a restroom and shut pulled into the station shortly Chief Adams said this was the Jensen inside along with two after and the attendant and boys third armed robbery in the city boys at the station, Brad left the restroom, but could find in the past 18 yeurs and occurred Christensen and Doug Ivins, no sign of another vehicle, about 20 minutes after a similar both 14. robbery attempt at Greenwood The robber pulled the door The robber is described as Milk Depot in Lehi. There the shut, but he did not lock it. He between S-foot-5 and 5-foot-10, assailant asked the woman asked those inside the restroom weighing about 150 pounds and attendant for money and when having a medium build. He had he saw how little she had in the to give him five minutes before brownish-blond hair and the till, he left without taking opening the door. A customer start of a mustache, anything. eH THE RIVERGROVE Third Ward was recently created from parts of the Rivergrove Second Ward and the Pioneer Second Ward in the Utah West Stake, New bishopric of the Rivergrove Third Ward includes,front, from left, Byron C. Dest, first _ne Leonard C. Mackay, Bishop; and 'T. Morris Ostler, second counselor. Other ward officers are, back row, from left, Evan A. Billings, assistant clerk; Carrel W. Olson, assistant clerk; and Roland Bettwieser, ward clerk. Here’s how easy it is: Openor add to your Deseret Federal Account andBibleis yours for: rr ya we, " NEW BISHOPRIC of the Pioneer Second Ward includes, fromleft, front, Glen Roundy, first counselor, Bradley B. Bloom, Bishop; and Jay Clifford Backus, second counselor. Water, Sewer Study County’s Biggest Project Ina report on current projects of the Utah County Planning Commission, Carl M. Johnson, director, said the biggestsingle project is a water and sewer studyof the county. He said iis staff also is preparing official maps on the Highland, Manila and SIO000 SGOraOre oc Foe owes cv slower dpe Memteen $8.95 $]000!00 OF Mares. auicccajes sick mikes eee ela $5.95 : re GeceThetiswisacats Blaea (ane ee FREE! Cou aia Osterloh, executive secretary. COMEIN OR ORDER BY MAIL Country Officials Note State, Region Visitors You Always Get MORE for Your Money at DESERET FEDERAL County officials have tour the county on Oct. 18 to announced two state and check potential water and land regional groups will visit Utah use problems, commissioners County during the next couple of said, @ ACCOUNTS INSURED TO $20,000 weeks @ HIGHEST AVAILABLE iNTEREST RATES ON INSUREDSAVINGS... to check @ INTEREST COMPOUNDEDDAILY potential developmentproblem areas. Carl M. Jolmson, county DAILY INTEREST % 7 | ye planning director, noted a group fromthe state, including Lynn Thatcher, head of the State Department of Health's roads in those areas. environmental unit, and Lee He added he also hopes to do Kapaloski, from the state the same mapping of Hobble planning coordinator’s office, Creek Canyon, pointingoutit is will visit the county next going to be needed eventually, Thursday morning. anyway. He said they will check Mr. Johnson said four of his potential development problems fulltime staff members are in Hobble Croek and Spanish doing most of the water and Fork canyons and the area south sewer project work including of Salem. two planners and two interns. County commissioners And two draftsmenare involved reported the second tour will in theofficial mapping, he said. invoive area representatives of He reported other projects the federal Soil Conservation by include revising the Service and the Natural Resources Development and Seedration of a land use Committee of the Mountainland study for the Provo Area Association of Governmenis. ‘Transportation Study, ‘These representatives are to Edgemont-Prove River bottom areas to identify future major Auto Stalls On Tracks, Train HitsIt MURRAY Utah (UPI) — A Salt Lake City man and his wife stalled their automobile on what they thought was a little used railroad crossing, and left the car in searchofassistance. The couple walked to a nearby Murray cafe where they coffee while they waited for the cab. Police said Harry Nagle, 46, andhis wife, Phylus, 45, return- edto the rail crossing in the cab at 9:57 p.m, just in time to see a northbound Denver and Rio Grande freight train demolish called a taxi and bad a cup of their car. WiLL NOT BE UNDERSOLD ON ANY ADVERTISED ITEMS. SEE YOU IN CHURCH SUNDAY FREE PARKING Temple Square Parking Terrace LONGER HOURS TO SERVE YOU In Salt Lake 8:30 2m. to 4:30pm, Tuesday through Thursday ' on insured ! PASSBOOK SAVINGS ' on insured SAVINGS CERTIFICATES 8.30 am. to 6.00 pm Monday and Friday In Provo 8.30 am to430 pm Monday through Thursday 8.30 am to 6.00 pm Friday DESERETiF 5FEDERAL Emerson L. Hardy, President 44 SouthMainSt., Salt Lake City 95 No. University Ave., Provo |