Prince
Rupert
Daily
News
Saturday,
December
1,
1951
,
Congratulations
SHEARDOWN
Super
-Valu,
Super
Modern
Very
Best
Wishes
To
Sheardowns'
Super-Valu
On
The
Opening
Of
Their
New
Store
SUPER
-VALU
ON
THE
OPENING
OF
YOUR
NEW
STORE
In
the
new
Super-Valu
which
opened
its
doors
j
yesterday
for
the
first
time
to
the
shoppers
in
Prince
!
Rupert,
there
is
an
embodiment
of
everything
modern
;
in
a
retail
merchandise
outlet.
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From
the
beginning
of
construction,
one
objective
j
alone
was
aimed
for
n
comoletelv
convenient
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Roofing
and
Sheet
Metal
SUPPLIFD
BY
all
the
plumbing
in
the
new
store
By
Saanich
Plumbing
&
Heating
modern
and
enduring
building
which
would
house
the
largest
food
market
outside
of
the
city
of
Vancouver,
j
Excavation
for
the
building
necessitated
the
removal
of
some
two
thousand
yards
of
muskeg,
and
eight
hundred
yards
of
bedrock,
to
permit
a
full
con-1
crete
basement,
providing
5000
square
feet
of
storage
;
and
working
area
for
the
"behind-the-scenes"
opera-
j
tion
of
the
street
level
business.
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THOM
SHEET
METAL
LTD.
1st
Ave.
East
Prince
Rupert,
B.C.
-
Ph.
Block
834
4th
Ave.
&
McBride
St.
Blue
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A
masonry
fire
wall
on
the
westerly
side
of
the
building
protects
it
and
adjoining
buildings
from
conflagrations
which
undoubtedly
threaten
this
city.
The
spacious
aisles
and
general
roomy
nature
of
the
main
floor
of
the
store
is
made
possible
by
the
installation
of
but
four
posts
which
carry
beams
supporting
the
whole
structure.
This
required
specially
SHEARDOWNS'
SUPER-VALU
ON
YOUR
FINE
NEW
PREMISES
CONGRATULATIONS
SHEARDOWNS'
SUPER-VALU
on
your
new
store
INSTALLATION
OF
ALL
ELECTRICAL
FIXTURES
HEATING,
LIGHTING
and
POWER
by
GRANT
&
NEWTON
LTD.
ELECTRICAL
CONTRACTORS
714
2nd
Ave.
West
prinCe
Rupert,
B.C.
lit-
n
r
.
rngiaaire
txemgeraiion
cut
joisting
material
for
this
purpose,
as
well
as
for
a
future
second
storey,
which
can
be
constructed
on
this
building
without
major
interference
in
its
operation.
The
mezzanine
floor
at
the
rear
of
the
main
floor
houses
a
most
modern
suite
of
business
and
private
offices,
allowing
perfect
control
of
the
operation
of
the
store.
Also
found
here
are
spacious
rest
rooms,
9t
well
as
a
cozy
coffee
room
and
cloak
room,
complete
with
snack
bar,
for
the
staff.
The
heating
in
the
building
is
provided
by
electric
unit
heaters
thermostatically
controlled,
guaranteeing
a
constant
temperature
for
the
comfort
of
the
patrons
and
the
protection
of
all
produce
and
perishables.
The
lighting,
of
course,
as
is
readily
obvious
to
onyone
entering
the
building,
is
sufficient
to
provide
the
equivalent
of
outside
illumination
on
a
sunny
day,
scientif
ically
arranged
and
engineered
to
provide
what
is
known
to
the
trade
as
a
flat
lighting,
casting
no
shadows
anywhere
on
the
whole
of
the
sales
floor,
i
The
use
of
asphalt
tile,
laid
on
a
cushionina
sub-
SUPPLIED
BY
JVk
&
AAc
Ltd.
be
floor
of
P.V.
Hardboard,
produces
a
quiet,
resilient
floor
with
an-
expected
life
of
some
fifteen
to
twenty
years.
The
colors
and
pattern
chosen
were
carefully
arranged
to
provide
both
an
harmonious
background
i
for
the
huge
gondolas
and
wall
shelving,
full
of
the'
BEST
WISHES
to
unes.
proaucc,
ana
an
interesting
plane
tor
the
shoppers
to
walk
over.
1
We
wish
to
extend
very
best
wishes
to
SHEARDOWNS'
SUPER-VALU
on
this
occasion
O
ALL
READY
MIXED
CONCRETE
SUPPLIED
BY
Rupert
Cement
Products
SUPER
-VALU
The
deep,
rich
colors
found
on
the
upper
wall
were
intended
to
provide
a
warm,
friendly
atmosphere,
pleasant
to
the
eye
upon
first
entering
the
building.'!
The
front
of
the
building
is
finished
in
gleaming
anodized
aluminum,
crystal-like
sheets
of
polished:
!
plate
glass
and
warm
toned,
rugged
Roman
tile,
pro-
j
ducing
a
facade
in
the
most
modern,
yet
permanent!
style,
j
In
all,
this
is
a
buildina
which,
from
the
mnmpnt
!
ON
THE
OPENING
OF
;of
its
inception
at
the
planning
stage,
was
designed
j.
your
fine
modern
new
store
B.
C.
Fruit
&
Produce
Co.,
Ltd.
PRINCP
RUPERT,
B.
C.
LTD.
SUPPLIERS
OF
READY
MIXED
CONCRETE
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uum
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proviae
a
permanent,
modern
tood
store
whers
everything
for
the
shopping
public
was
of
the1
highest
possible
quality,
yet,
of
the
most
enduring
i
type.
This
structure
is
most
certainly
a
credit
to
the
i
owners,
and
the
hinhest
nn;iihlf
rnmnlimort
tr.
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Wishes
Congratulations
to
SHEAR
TO
ARDOW
SUPER-VALU
We
Wish
fo
Extend
Heartiest
Best
Wishes
to
SHEARDOWNS'
SUPERVALU
on
This
Auspicious
Occasion
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LUMBER,
TILE,
PLYWOOD
etc.
SUPPLIED
BY'
PHILPOTT,
EVITT
and
CO.
LTD.
PRINCE
RUPERT.
B.
C.
on
the
Opening
of
Their
New
SUPER-VALU
O
Albert
&
McCaffery
LTD.
PRINCE
RUPERT.
B.C.
WE
ARE
PROUD
TO
HAVE
ACTED
AS
GENERAL
CONTRACTORS
FOR1
THEIR
BEAUTIFUL
MODERN
STORE
ORTHWEST
CONSTRUCTION
LTD
GENERAL
CONTRACTORS
Commercial
Industrial
Marine
SUPPLIES
COMPLETE
LINE
OF
BUILDING
BOX
1381,
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.
716
Second
Avenue
Phone
563