Show THE OGDEN STANDARD-EXAMINE- CD R OGDEN UTAH WEDNESDAY" EVENING SEPTEMBER 7 IMS o OO 3 TED H H A L J i i new height of value in men’s clothes r I I I fT" m I - " V ' MMfcff Now more ' I t- r' f c-- r -" w - A 4 ' - J v ' than ever “An investment ii " y 4 good appearance” IT’S BEAUTIFUL — Ultra modern features of Bon Marche store are noted by (left to right) City Manager E J Allison Bernie Diamond Chamber of Commerce manager and Assistant Mayor Mary Woolley who dropped in while workmen were busy with finishing touches ( BOON TO NORTHERN UTAH' Three Civic Leaders Have Mew raise Handcrafted IForsfeds 8500 Spartan Tiveeds 8500 Donny Sprays 9500 Century Worsteds Three of Ogden’s ranking civic “The Bon Marche store should improvement and wish him and leaders hail the new Bon Marche be a boon to the northern shop-in- g his company every success” Mr Diamond saidthe new store area of Ogden also” store as a boon to the city’s shopCity Manager Allison said the will enhance Ogden’s rating as a ping and traffic facilities Assistant Mayor paved parking lots behind the retail center of high vitality The three “Last year Ogden stores did Mary Woolley City Manager E J store reflect the latest approved Allison and Bernie Diamond Og- trends in providing parking space a 100 million dollar business den Chamber of Commerce man- for (customers' vehicles which serving not only northern Utah ager also expressed the hope benefits all areas of the city’s residents but those in southern Idaho eastern Nevada and westthat people of Ihe Ogden area congested downtown area ' “The store is will patronize the center extraordinary ern Wyoming as well Miss Woolley said the store’s and complete in every sense and “The wide selection of mertea room “is a lovely conveni- it should greatly stimulate busi- chandise here has made Ogden ence Ogden shoppers long have ness all through the Ogden shop- an outstanding retail center and 10000 -- needed and should enjoy” ing plans have included and two parking lots One parking lot is behind the completed Store Offers New Departments As part its huge expansion of program many new departments have been added to the Bon Marche A special department the Gourmet Shop is being opened for those who enjoy the exotic in food preparation Spices herbs barbecue wagons and accessories are a feature of this new department The store has a new stationery department featuring many of the top lines of stationery Cameras are also carried by the Bon Marche in a separate department Nationally advertised cameras film and film processing will be handled here the other ""between Grant Avenues Combined these 1600 cars a d are among the largesfcTparking lots in Utah The lots arrdiSrd-surfaceand are metered for two- - and four-hou- r parking Store Officials point out the need for frittering because of the large size of their lot and the investment required to own such an expensive piece of property in the downtown business district City officials hail the new parking lot as a boom to the Ogden parking problem Modern stores being built throughout the country are all xtra parking space providing for customers because of the change in customer shopping habits Today’s customers drive to do their shopping and this trend accounts fomany of the parking problems lacing major downtown areas d way The fabrics of these suits are top quality ’ distinguished by their rich texture Deep- - More than 350 nationally advertised brand lines —one of the largest selections in the state — are featured at Ogden’s store t Tone shades and exclusive patterns The new department handcrafting and Continental Longlinestyl sales ing are as fine and smart as you’d expect Says A1 Pietschman promotion manager: “We are very conscious That tne shoppers of Ogden are desirous of obtaining the most for their money and national brands are nationally known because they have delivered the most quality for each dollar spent “We at The Bon Marche have selected with care the brands we have and feel certain that they represent one of the best selections anywhere in this area” This is the largest selection of brand lines under one roof anywhere in Utah outside Salt Lake store executives pointed out from Kuppenheimer Local Builder Did the Work Credit I ’ non-sellin- g -- i Demonstrations Will Explain Appliance Lines Ogden’s newest store will have of three liye demonstrations household appliance lines during the week of its grand opening Lines that will be demonstrated in The Bon Marche are Sunbeam Westinghouse and General Elec- tric The local store’s housewares department is a gleaming area of shiny new household utensils Beautiful functional display fixtures have been installed to highj light the items Push Readied Store in Time for Opening -- store at the last minute for the opening Tile floors were mopped and waxed carpeting was laid where planned and the last merchandise moved In to meet the deadline before the doors received their first Customers It's Shopping City Under Ono Roof Ogden’s newest department store is actually a “shopping city” with over 70 departments a restaurant beauty salon and other facilities under a single roof If- - the Bon Marche were divided into separate buildings each the size of the average small store and fronting the same street a patron could walk for blocks and still be shopping at the same! establishment ti See the new Kuppen heimers at The Bon Marche I The Bon Marche’s policy in building the magnificent new store has been to use a local general contractor Larsen Construction Co and local people wherever possible to build the store Hundreds of local workmen have been employed in the buildPlates-T- o ing The store’s expanded selling and staffs jhave been the local areas recruited from The Bon Marche will feature with of a few the eiception its present policies of credit and announces it will use credit plates people in supervisory capacities for customer convenience All salespeople have been trained in using the credit plates Last-Minu- te and plates have to been sent out to present charge customers for their use during the opening days and afterwards Another new feature at the Just one week ago today peoBon Marche is an insured continwere doubtful if the Bon uous credit charge account that ple on time pays up all bills owed on this Marche would open At that time the sidewalks in account in the event of the death of the family breadwinner front of the building and all the way around the corner were completely torn up The front and NEW HOBBY SHOP back windows were still out Plasterers were still at work So HAS JET ENGINE were carpenters THAT REALLY WORKS Fixtures and display cases were not In place and new merchandise Ogden’s new department store will feature a hobby for the opening of the store w’as shop as one of its many new being hurriedly ticketed and departments packed away since all but one of The shop will cater to hobthe store’s former warehouses and stock byists working scale models of planes trains had been torn down to make room and the like for the parking lot All types of airplane enEmployes of the store put in a gines will be shown includbusy week including worl over ing an actual working jet the Labor Day holiday to ready engine Amateurs who find scale the store for its official! opening modeling educational and enHundreds of thousands of doltertaining tan purchase worklars worth of merchandise was ing scale models moved from the warehouse to the Be Featured in the most convincing and positive LINES AVAILABLE Bon Marche officials have real- store and ized the importance o( parking Kiesel and to a growing community and as 23rd Street an integral part of their build- can handle assert-in- g our “Value Leadership in Quality Clothes" MORE THAN 350 NATIONAL BRAND L 7500 to 8500 This Fall we and Kuppenheimer are thoroughly ping area I congratulate man- the new Bon Marche store will ager Norman 'Anda on this fine add to this distinction” Two Spacious Lots Will Park 1600 Cars a Kuppenlieimer Topcoats XjCIXV il II r if a I 1 1 i 1 c r x st t i |