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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (May 25, 1951)
-"TIT i i rn - - ! s s i ! i i . 1 ! ; i iiit I I 1 6 FdDD3 FMorraaD 'ntioinijg yQlasf VoL 101, No. S3 Gclara, Oregon. Friday. Kay 25. 1S51 Hundreds of Bags of; (Groceries As Prizes Await Shoppers at S. Commercial Street Plant - 1 i - i A new Erickson super market, in a brand new 12,000-square-foot lant, will have its formal opening at 2820 S. Commercial it, at 9 JnTheamarket one of the largest In Oregon,?is;on the west side of fee Commercial-Liberty road-Highway 99-E V'! f i - Four hundred bags of groceries have been prepared as prizes in if ii cm. r t I I i i I a "treasure hunt, as a feature or the formal opening, and there will be free entertainment, coffee and doughnuts, in .- - Parking space Is available for nearly 100 cars, The store Itself, with an Interior! decorative motif of delicate yellow and green, Is 100 by 120 feet with-fluorescent lighting throughout S 58-Foot Meat Case : Up-to-date ; features include a 58-foot refrigerated meat case, ar ranged just outside the. plainly visible meat workroom where meat Is cut, wrapped in cellophane and. In many cases, vacuum-packed, and where special cuts are ob tainable. : ! The produce department, too, Is entirely refrigerated and mirrored Owner of the new super market is Arthur M. Erickson, who, with his brother, Carl E. Erickson of Bend, operates eight stores the Erickson ! f department store in Prineville, the Paramount mark et In Springfield, and super mark ets In Redmond, Bend, McMinn- ville and Salem. General! manager of the -Salem operation is Jack Gleason, Two Others In Salem Two other super markets in Sa lem are at .3060 Portland rd and in Four Corners. it- The new super market hero Is headquarters for all Salem and MCMinnville operations. Hours will be from 9 a.m. to 9 p jn. dailyi ' ' ' Approximately 25 employes will staff the new store. More than 200 are employed In the entire Erick son operations, ...;. - The newsuperniiarkel, except the bakery department, ll entirely self-service, s ) ABTHUR M. ERICKSON Owner n JACK GLEASON General Manager Nearly 100 can may be parked at the new Erickson Super Market I mf- 2820. S Commercial it A long mirrored display case. constantly' refrigerated, sets off the variety of produce stocked by the new Erickson Super Market l ' . - ' --! . . , -. . Si 4 K- t - ' r ! The . 58-foot . refrigerated . meat ease at the Erickson Super - Market is just outside tie meat room where special cuts are ob- uinaDie. Vacuum-Packed Meats Unique Vacuum - wrapped meats, available only in a: few places in the northwest will be a feature of the new Erickson Super Mark et V- j r: j The meat Is declared to keep longer and retain its color, by the vacuum-pack method., '" ! Around 5000; Items Carried Around 5000 different items will be carried by the new Erickson super market on South Commer cial street, and the store wiU handle probably more nationally known brands of merchandise than any similar operation, of ficials declared Thursday. Arthur M. Erickson, owner, said men long experienced in their fields would head the various di visions, '.including Fred Shafer, groceries'; Harlan Nelson, meats, and John Hall, produce. ; Locally-grown produce. In sea son, will be handled to the great est extent possible, Erickson de clared. 'S I - n r - J , - , I n t. Tills phoU of the new Erickson Super Market Was taken before doors were open for bnsfaess. , Erickson's in Salem District . ; . For 5 Years Erickson Super Markets came to Salem five years ago this fall, with the initial operation at 3060 Port land rd. The Four Corners market was opened about three years ago. "We have every confidence in Salem, Arthur M. Erickson, own er, said. .. L "The operations of our other two stores here have shown .that people in this area recognize and appreciate high quality at econo my costs. We have no doubt that our confidence, exemplified- by our new venture, will be fully justified. , , "The mid - Willamette valley area is growing' tremendously in population. It is attracting a fine calibre of populace and wo have enjoyed our customers. We hope we can be of real service, to the community by establishing a com plete market .in the south-of-Sa-lem area. , j-..- .- Four hundred bags of groceries are to be eiven away during "treasure hunts" . at ' the formal opening of Erickson's Super Mar ket- ' ; ; i. - s .'X' " V I . -; I V 'J ;.nt?! - 1 1 . p ii- - ; " ' V ;.:""' ) ; J V-a' 3 , . j These are three deportment heads In the new EricksoaLec' Market ; Left to right Harlan Nelson, meat; Fred ML Shafer, groceries: Joha Halt produce, v -vv"' ! ,.4 FROM THE 3uV C7G Golden Ripe DiiDISIIES 3Bm 16c. J V 1 N USEE BliEaS NO. 200 SIZE 51 IBS. CO) I I Firn, Dips Easy To Slice 2 fc. in nin n nn m No. 1 Field Grown Lcrrco Six 2-Iter 2 Mr if i 1 1 1. D. S. Iio. 1-A Siza ' lbs. ci; 1 i MS' Fancy osd Exlra (Fancy II? 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