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Show THf PAYSON CHRONICLE 7 Thuraday, April 9, 1970 IVIONEY we spend away from home does not help pay taxes in our community, and its obvious that come next year somebody must make up the difference . . every dollar we spend goes to help pay the RUNNING expenses and the of some American comGROWING expenses munity . . . OUR community, if we spend that dollar at home . . . SOMEBODY ELSES community, if we spend the dollar where HE lives. About; one -- third of r When a dollar leaves home that could just as well OR BETTER have been spent here . . . the part of it that helps support the community goes along, too, of course. And oui own community tax pot has less money in it. IBmoDdl schools and roads and streets, churches and local charities, police and fire protection, . . . all of the normal necessities and conveniences of community life ... go on costing about the same. But with community expenses the same, and community income LESS , . . who makes up the difference? WE DO. You might say its sort of like paying taxes TWICE . . . once for the other fellow ... and then going down in our So . . . pockets to pay them again ... for ourselves. SCap in You? Comiiiiitfy These Firms sre Genuinely Interested in the Future of our Community and Vour Welfare Durdick Lumber Co. Franks Pharmacy Chase Lumber Co. Geans Photo Shop City Drug Co. Huish Show House Daleys Market Dastrups McCoys Western Auto Store Page Furniture Roys Food Mart Sherms Mens Apparel Painter Motor Payson Furniture Spencer Home Furnishings Wilson Style Shoppe O O The Real McCoy This is our town, "stated Don J, McCoy, of the Western Auto Associate Store, whom we would like to recognize this month as one of progressive merchants. Mr. McCoy believes that honesty and customer service is the best policy. Mr. McCoy has been a merchant for 30 years having begun in Payson on July V, 1939. He was originally in business in Payson at 93 South Main Street. He built a new store at 44 North Main Street and moved into it in October of 1947. All new fixtures were installed at that time. His attractive store, whose size is 31 by 109 feet, is built of lava block with attractive black onyx type tile front with a marquee. Architect for the building was the former Vivian Butler of Payson. Charles Hansen and Sons were the contractors. The types of products sold include home and auto supplies, sporting goods and light owner-manag- er hardware. Popular brand names are included in Mr. McCoys stock and include Polaris Snowmobiles, Hyer Boots, Browning Arms, Savage, Remington and Winchester Arms and ammunition. He has Thermos and Coleman camping supplies, Bushnell Optics, Wizard appliances; and sporting goods including Revelation, Western Flyer Wheeled goods and electronics including Truetone radios and supplies. His excellent service retail sales of merchandise with warranty service available for all products sold. In an interview with the press Mr. McCoy feels that in his thoughts concerning the future of Payson that "the city will grow and prosper. We are in the center of the most interesting climate and scenic area of the Intermountain West. The most friendly people in the world live in His constructive ideas for the betterment of the business district include better cooperation among the various business places on the street. He feels that is essential for our town. Local competitors must be friends for that which effects one of us effects all of us. This is our town; we need to work in harmony for its betterment. We need to take more pride in our community not only the business district but in general; better support of the churches, our city council and its employees, law enforcement, our schools and their faculty and our various civic clubs all of whom make the community a better place to live. Its our town-i- ts good; but we can make it better. One appreciates Mrs. Gertrude McCoy who is the bookkeeper of Western Auto Associate Store and who aids in the operation of the business and Vernon H. Marshall who is a full time employee. |