Show quit after 50 Operations began April 1913 After nearly fifty years' operation in the Lesile Ashton Sons a pioneer firm in the owned and managed by Clarence L. is terminating business effective ASHTON has leased the building to Christensen's Department which was temporarily forced out of business due to the October fire which razed six businesses in The Ashton firm was established April by Leslie Ashton and father and brother of Ashton was born at a son of Lesile and Eva Hall He attended the old Vernal was a student at St. Mary's of the Salt Lake when that was a co-educational then went to St. Military Academy in He attended the University of Utah and received x degree In law from the of Michigan at Ann in June In July he ame to Roosevelt took over of the stare a hardware and building material HE MARRIED Hazel on and she assisted her husband in the business until Ashton was named coun- JOB ENDS Clarence L. Ashton has retired from position as manager of Leslie Ashton which ho has held down for fifty ty attorney in being the second to hold that He resigned this position to accept an appointment as During his tenure of Roosevelt grew from a class to a 3rd class post IN PREVIOUS years built a occupied by Ford and Chevrolet This was later closed and a dry goods and grocery department was added to the hardware in they closed out the dry goods business to the firm which has now leased the building The grocery store closed its doors In For a short time Cannery Sales operated a grocery business in the The Ashton firm was the first to use plane service in operating their Ashton was president of the Roosevelt Flying Club when the airport was laid out and the hangar built about He owned a private which he used to fly to market to purchase merchandise for his HE SERVED as Roosevelt City mayor from served Sec page 8 A 30 1 from Faff a term us city and is vice-president of the Uintah Power and Light of which he has been a member for the past ten i He is also a charter member of the Roosevelt Lions Club and the Commercial holding the only living continuous membership of the He has been an active member of the Masonic Lodge IN ASHTON was appointed to the session of the State Senate to complete the term of Lynn Orser who died while in With five other progressive Ashton formed a corporation- to operate the first theatre in known as the which received its title from the first letter of the last names of the men forming the including Axel Clarence Joe Charlie Herbert Isham and Homer P. The movie theatre was located on the east side of main where Reynolds Barber Shop and Alf's Supply now It was later moved across the street and named the WHILE THE dry goods business was in Ashton was buyer and assisted in the She is a charter member of the Roosevelt Business and Professional Women's having served as president and district She also helped to organize the Roosevelt Garden Club and served as president for two An active civic Ashton served as Women's County Civil Defense chairman for two A long-time employee of the Ashton firm was Ashton's Bennie who had been and assistant manager recent move to where he is employed as city ASHTON'S STORE IN 1916 Rae one of the founders of the Leslie Ashton Sons and Luke Davis stand Another E r v i n has been working for for the past 35 years and announced he will open a small repair shop next to the Indian Curio which he and his wife Voin an employee for the past 15 has not made definite plans as He is still ing at the store with the t J AN INTERESTING tion made by Ashton con- his schooling at Ann Arbor where he was a baseball playing on the Ann Arbor College baseball team with world-known Ashton stated that he and his wife have enjoyed the business and social association with the people of Roosevelt anu surrounding areas and will maintain their home though they plan to do some The have one daugh- Bennie and four Wendy and now residing in A was born February but died two days ALTHOUGH Ashton will maintain an next to the Indian Curio where he will handle his busi- ness affairs in connection with I the property he still including the North Main Station and the buildings housing Mirl and All-Car Christensen's and Roosevelt Army-Navy in front of their hardware Rae later moved to Vernal and took their store He years ago in DISPLAY IN 1923 This wis tins Leslie Ashton Sons commercial display at the first Uintah Basin Industrial Convention held at Fort Duchesne in 1923 just 40 years ago last Note the electric refrigerator and DeLaval cream separator and |