Show I H By BERT BOYACK THIS WEEK Allen B. B Weaver er buyer and merchandiser for AG and stores Through the influences of a I good family friend and my myad- myad ad admiration admiration ad- ad for him I chose a Career ca career career ca- ca reer In the grocery business at atthe atthe atthe the age of 15 Mr Weaver re re- re calls I have worked continuously continuously continuously contin contin- in the field since with exception of the ti time me in which I served with the navy in Japan I continued working in the grocery grocery grocery gro gro- cery business while I completed my studies at the University of Utah in business I T BOUGHT my own business when I was 23 years old a 1 ALLEN WEAVER small grocery store on North Main Street in Bountiful Cottage Cottage Cottage Cot Cot- tage Market He operated the business at the location for seven seven seven sev sev- en and a half years Many of the residents in this part of town enjoyed the convenience convenience convenience conven conven- of shopping here finding Allen Weaver a competitive merchant 1 1 IT WAS DURING DURIN G this ti time me that I realized that the challenges challenges challenges chal chal- lenges of merchandising would i always be part of my life he commented During this time I the association that I had with the people of Bountiful had be beI become become be- be I come more than a business dealing to me for many of my customers had become lifelong friends Mr Weaver was offered a po position position position po- po with management In a Salt Lake City grocery chain Dans Dan's He was asso asso- I with the chain for several several several sev sev- eral years finding the training with a large supermarket very valuable and he readily accepted accept accept- ed the offer to return to the Bountiful area as manager for forI I Valley Shopping Center HE WAS WITH the center as asI I manager for better than four years jears At this time he had op opportunity opportunity opportunity op- op to go into the wholesale wholesale wholesale whole whole- sale grocery business as sales service representative as ad advisor advisor advisor ad- ad visor to 18 stores with AssocIated Associated Associated Asso Asso- Food Stores Mr Weaver has always been active in business and church affiliations He has been Instrumental instrumental instrumental mental In the development and planning of two shopping cen cen- He has been financial clerk for the Bountiful Stake for the past seven years BORN IN Layton Utah to Mr and Mrs Lloyd Weaver he has hasi i been a lifelong resident of Davis County He married Thella Howard of Bountiful and they i have three children Barney 12 I Bryan 10 and Tami Ann 8 They attend the Elementary School and their parents find them theman an active bundle of joy In his busy world he finds some time to hunt and fish and he enjoys most sports Alan and his brother Rulon are partners I in the Weaver Brothers Cattle Ranch Layton He is active in social activities in the community community community and enjoys associating and being with people MR WEAVER was promoted to advertising manager for AG and stores prior to his lois present position Although he found this to be one of the most challenging and stimulating ing jobs as well as enjoyable he readily accepted the opportunity to become buyer and merchandiser merchandiser merchandiser diser for the company |