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Show Feature SOUTHERN UTAH NEWS WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 7. 1994 Orderville legend is now a true legend By Myrna Cox The bits and pieces of a recently destroyed building, tell the story of a man who built a future for his family. Hans Chamberlain was a doer. He learned a trade as a barber in World War I. His barberchair continued to be a part of the family business until he died. The remains of the Valley Market, located next to the State Bank of Southern Utah is a part of history. The first structure was built by Mr. Chamberlain in the early 20s. A large building consisting of a Cozy Corner Cafe, a store directly by the side of the cafe, which included a soda fountain, and a barber shop with two chairs. The store adequately provided the community with just about any merchandise a small town would need. The busiupstairs of the ness housed clothing, dry goods, Market. The bedding and shoes. Also, on stock were vet supplies and numerous two-stor- y with the demise of Valley in 20's. Photo the built was by Myrna Cox. early .,:Lire rue legend was demolished recently, ' household items. An (grainary) provided grains and feeds for the local farmers. Anything from seeds, to horse collars and horse shoes were available. Rene Tait, Hans daughter, recalls the early years of her life as enjoyable days growing up with the store. I am sad at the loss of the building its like the death of an old friend who taught me to dust, clean and work. And also, taught me how to meet the public and deal with people. The structure burned down in the early 30s and was reconstructed shortly afterward. The new building was a General Store, housingone barberchair, out-buildi- where Hans continued barbering. An adjoining structure was added to the side of the store, a theatre was built by Heber Covington. This new addition brought a great deal of enthusiasm to the community. Many an old western came to town, entertaining the local citi zens for a good number of years. Rena remembered pumping the handle of a container holding coal oil. Folks would bring their gallon jugs and fill them for their coal oil lanterns. Rena and Clyde Tait took over the Chamberlain business and continued while raising their family in the country store tradition. Many evenings the young children would study at the store and eat Twinkies, which proved to be their favorite. The family motto carried over from Poppa Chamberlain. IF WE HAVENT GOT IT, WE WILL GET IT FOR YOU. Hans also insisted that the customer was always right, his aim was to please every one. This attitude and friendly service were a part of the business, and will be remembered by those who had the good fortune of enjoying the family who served so well for so many years, and provided all with the basics provided by the good old country store. file young Macaw grows up A Childrens Story By Barbara Pyles The young macaw peeked out an opening in a tree, and saw' an eagle gliding above. Shedidnt know how to scream an alarm. The eagle wras about to dive towards the nestling w'hen a dozen adult parrots soared from the t rees and circled the enemy. The t welve macaws shrieked, and the eagle left. The doting mother flew to her chick to comfort her. Baby macaw was four months old, and as large as her parents but she still had a lot to iearn. Meanwhile, Mr. Macaw sat on a branch and screamed advice to his mate. Mrs. Macaw knew her spouse was right. If their baby was to survive her first year, she must learn to scream and fly. Mr. Macaw walked clumsily i the branch, because his first a ;.d fourth toes were turned :;ck wards. The blue and red macaw used his bill to pull him--el- f up to a higher branch, then ! he opened his mouth and trieked. The shrill sound pieced the rain forest, and scared the chick. Dozens of macaws appeared, and the sky reeled with color. They spotted the Macawr 1 Pffiufflil3s flEBOQSHp X3iiy(3HlSiB Si3j)GV & QtsWSU1 family and knew' that the babys days of being spoiled were over. The young macaw' opened her beak and squeaked. Her tongue was thick and muscular, but still, all she did was squeak. Although the mother made a tremendous fuss, the father decided the chick needed to learn to fly before he learned to shriek. The husky' macaw unfurled his dark blue wings, and flew into the sky. Then, he appeared back on the branch and screamed at the chick. As the chick looked down a hundred feet to the ground, she knew it was her turn. Her parents flew' near by, squawking advice and encouragement. The young macaw' was having a hard time trying to climb out of the nest into the world. Finally, the chick left the nest, and crashed landed in some fluffy leafy branches. She opened her mouth, but not even a peep came out. The chick wouldnt t ry to fly again, because she wras afraid she would tumble to the ground. Several days later, the young macaw was alone in the nest. A stray macaw saw his chance to grab the nest and dived towards the nestling. The chick opened her mouth and a shrilling shriek surfaced. She flew from the nest and assaulted the trespasser with her loudest cries. When the parents returned to the nest, they found their chick fighting beak to beak with another macaw. The parrots separated just above the ground, and the intruder flew away. From then on, the chick flew w'ith its parents at a speed of 20 miles an hour. And all day long, she screamed and screeched. Mr. and Mrs. Macaw stuffed cotton into their ears. c? DDY UIKMMgl General Contractor 35 Years Experience Residential & Commercial Vour Plans or Ours! |