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THE TRIBUNE, WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C.

Thursday, August 18, 1955

Wishing You Every Success—

Al and Alf Smallenbergs

on the opening of your new
Al’s Variety Store

As general contractors for the complete alteration
work we are pleased to extend our congratulations.

KOZUKI BROS.

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| opens its doors to the public.

| The store is the result of the ef-

| forts of the well-known father and

json combination of Alf and Alan

| Smalenberg, former owners of the

| Famous Cafe. Over two months of

| exten alteration work to the
premises formerly occupied by a

|saddlery shop on the corner o

‘Oliver Street and Railway Avenue

‘ary before ‘Al's Variety’
was ready for business.

| Customers will find the store has

a

were planned by Mr. Smal-
Yenberg Sr., and constructed and in-
stalled by the general contractors,
Kozuki Bros. Value of the alteration
work to the building, which includ-
es suites upstairs and a smali shop
adjacent to the variety store is ap-

Droximately $10,000. The owners

Father and Son Combination Behind
New Business Opening Next Week

The latest addition to Williams Lake’s business section
will be completed next Thursday when Al’s Variety Store
Eos Ne ee ee

have invested $20,000 in new stock
to start off their business venture.

Staff kept to a minimum with the
use of a self-service system to speed
up sales. Joe Howe, former RCMP
ergeant here, is in charge of stock;
Miss V. Glover, who has associated
with the Smallenbergs for two years,
is accountant; Mrs. T. Jamieson,
former cashier at the Famous will
oceupy the same position in the store
and Miss Gladys Hall will be on the
sales staff. 5
WIDE RANGE

The new store, as the, announce-
ment advertisement points out, will
stock a wide range of items, from
artificial flowers to hardware and
from pencil sharpeners to clothing.
Most of the stock is within a price
range of 5¢ to $5 with some gift

items slightly higher. The stock will
lean heavily to gift items, and the
managers say they will carry the
widest range of toys in town.

Other main supplies for the altera-
tion work of the building were the
the local firms of Central Plumbing
& Heating, who handled the plumb-
ing and heating installation work,
and Cariboo Electric, who handled
the wiring.

WELL ESTABLISHED

The Smallenbergs have been well
established in the business life of the
town since they came here in 1945
from Abbotsford. Alf Smallenberg
arrived first to operate the Famous
Bakery and Al joined him shortly
after his discharge from the Air-
force.

In those days the bakery was lo-
cated where the Famous Cafe is now,
and a small snack bar was operated

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Best Wishes

To

Al’s Variety Store :

We hope the years ahead will justify
your confidence in Willianis Lake with
the establish: of this nm store

CARIBOO ELECTRIC

. bright, well laid out interior. The

Congratulations

Al and Alf Smallenberg

on the opening of

Al’s Variety Store

Tt has been a pleasure to handle the plumbing and
heating installation work for this modern building

Central Plumbing & Heating

Just in time for

School Opening
A wide selection of
SCHOOL SUPPLIES

The Openings of

L’S VARIETY STORE

Corner Oliver Street and Railway Avenue

5¢ ta $5.00

(with some gift items slightly higher)

Shop at Als. Vaniely Siere

Thursday, August 25

‘ Introducing a new type of store for Williams Lake with a
tremendous variety of items from artificial flowers to hard-
ware and from pencil. sharpeners to clothing — You’ll like
the self-service feature of this modern well lighted shop-
ping centre — come in and see our OPENING BARGAINS

to completion.

THANKS
We would like to thank Kozuki Bros.,
Cariboo Electric, Central Plumbing ang
all of those who have extended every co-
operation in rushing our alteration work

AL and ALF SMALLENBERG