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Show D. H. Mudd left the Midvale store in 1923 and became member of the Penney Board of Directors. He was followed by Enoch R. Benson as manager of the store. The high standard of service set by Mr. was POLINER'S MERCANTILE a maintained by Mr. Benson and his Max Poliner was a business man in Midvale for 32 years. He was born in Russia in 1883 and migrated to the United States in 1904. He began a cap manufacturing business in New York and later in Philadelphia. He Penney assistants, R. Huff Paul Stokes, Harvey Cundick, Fred Knowles, Charles Clayton, Lula Millerberg, Merna Cutler came to utah for his health in 1910. He had started goods business in a dry Brigham City and later in Sandy. He often visited his customers through out the south end of Salt Lake County by horse and buggy. man, Smith; Audra Cox, Josephine Arnoldnous, Alice M. Goodrich and many others through the years. Charles Clayton worked for Mr. Benson in 1940 and He married Clara Yablone in 1915. national sales contest. James Cash Penney came from New York City to personally present the award. In 1928 Mr. Poliner won a opened opened a a store in Riverton but Penney Store prospered and moved into a larger building at 20 North Main. Paul Stokes, Vere Lancaster, Drew Riska and Harvey Cundick were ap pointed to manage Penney stores in other localities. Allen Seegmiller became manager of the Midvale store and larger store in Midvale, where he continued in business for 32 years, operating the store himself, despite advanced age and failing eye sight, until his death. He was a member of the MidvaleChamber of Commerce, Camp 338 of the Woodmen of the World, and the Congregation Mon until tefiore. closed it in 1932 and The J. C. 1958 when Paul Henneman was appointed He has two sons: new Saul and Lester and a daughter, Leona P. Smith of Bountiful. Leona Poliner Smith Alice Goodridge cuts ribbon at Penney renovation, 197.4. Harvey Cundick and Paul Henneman approve. Peckham's Barber Shop, 191.4. Billy Hibbard and Charles Peckham. courtesy Florence P. Jarvis The Midvale J. C. Penney store has been completely remodeled under Mr. Henneman. At the celebration introduced two of upon its completion, Mr. Henneman the retired managers: Harvey Cundick and Allen P. C. RASMUSSEN MEAT AND GROCERY MARKET C. Rasmussen, owner-manager of P. Seegmiller. The ribbon was cut by Alice Goodridge, who has worked for the store for 37 years. Other em ployees have been: Marie Johnson, Leona Forgie Cox, ZelIa F. Javaine, Grace Worthen, Della P. Workman, Peter C. Markets and Packing Plant, emigrated to utah from Denmark in 1883. He brought his wife, Meta Marie, and child, Mary. At first they settled in Draper; he daily walked to Sandy where he was employed at the Mingo Lead Smelter for Rasmussen and Sons Meat and Edward Poulson, Lynn Welch, Shern Gardner, Dora Madson, Jessie Bailey, Mina Sadler Mirra, Auleen W. Snarr, Doris Olsen, Bob Soaper, Lowell Perry, Mineria D. Betzer, Ruth Hansen, Ralph Ricka, Della-Reading, Fedora Smith, Minnie McMullen, Onda M. M. Pierson, Anita M. Maynes, Louise S. Tripp, Bette Callas, Josephine Arnoldus and Leon Hardcastle. Vella Jones 137 Grocery $1.25 per day. Later he helped build the narrow guage railroad up Little Cottonwood Canyon. In the early 1900's, P. C., his son, Aurelius P. and a son-in-law, Mose Garff, purchased the Peterson Mer cantile store on West Center in Bingham Junction. After selling the entire stock of clothing and notions they· |
