Show Ab and Bessie Smith Are Too Busy To Worry They Supply Builders t z zi zt t i Ab Smith Is a busy man these days He lie is b handling most of the arrangements arrangements arrangements ar ar- ar- ar for the Boat Regatta to be held at Rockport Lake Lak on June 1 a project of the Park City Progressive e Club He is working on a remodeling job for the Utah Lumber Company Company Com Com- pany pany building to Include a modem modern modern mod- mod em ern rt apartment for the Smith family And he is selling lumber and coal and appliances and nd practically practically practically ally everything needed for buildIng building build build- ing and repair And doing some of at the work himself Incidentally the state liquor store Is in the same building It II demands a little attention too In fact Ab Smith too to-too buoy b to worry about the mining situation He figures as long as there Is nothing he can do about It Its It's Just a waste of time to worry homes Home arid and spurts Sports for Park I think we should look past the possibility of a a. return o of the good old days in mining Ab says I think Park City's most important impo- impo tant economic future is in the residence n e field and as I tors for sports both summer and winter I I believe that In a row lew years Park City will see a lot of ot new I homes homes for people who find they can live here a good deal cheaper than they can in the valley vaHey and enjoy a great many more opportunities opportunities opportunities fop fot go good d community liv Uv living ing and ing-and and still get to the Job in 40 90 minutes Albert Smith is his backing be belief belief lief with business acumen Hi I u ad on the community page this week lists a of a ot plies which proves hes he's ready he's ready and nd waiting for building p projects jec In Park City Born In Myton Al Albert ert B. B t came cam to Park irk lit In l ti tu work In the mines He brought his bride the former fonner Bessie Abplanalp Abplanalp Ab- Ab a Du Duchesne ranch gir gur and they set up their home here Mrs Smith is still the right-hand right man in the office office and and Just as aa pretty prett and charming as she was waa 30 years ag ago Business Deals Deaf For eight years Ab Smith war wa wari I employed at the Silver Sliver King and andI then he bought a filling station I near Mawhinney's s present loca loca- location location tion with Jack Turner They sold out and bought a cafe and motel In Idaho and later Smith sold to Turner and returned to Park City With Barney Hall he opened an appliance store and in 1951 he sold to Hall hail and bought the Gleason coal yard In 1951 he bought the State Tri Lumber Company and since then has op operated operated operated op- op both places Active In Civic Attain Affairs His ItIs chief activity has been In community affairs and he has been a n tireless and successful worker In the Progressive e Club He has also been a leader In other civic clubs and Is one of the community's top sports f fans ns Mr and Mrs Smith h have have ve five children Mrs Ernie Betty t An An- Anderson derson Park City Mrs Mrs- Davjd D Helen Buck Duck Tooele Ma Man n Smith of Park City and Linda Lind 16 10 and Cathy 10 at ho horne hon |