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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1970
Page
6
Walter C. Straus, chairman of the board, recalls his 43 year rise from a 17 year old bookkeeper to president and CEO. He notes the firm’s new Lee's discount division and argues today’s youths are more capable and deserve more opportunities.
Freddie H. Moore will operate the pharmacy department at Lee's Department Store. Aiken resident and USC pharmacy graduate 1961, Moore has run a Myrtle Beach drug store and worked with Triangle Pharmacy in West Columbia before moving to Aiken in 1969. He is married to Harriet Ann Hucks with two children Deborah and Juliet. The store will offer prescription service patent medicines tobacco pipes camera supplies including Polaroid products and dark room items.
Lewis J. Turgel, Lee's hard lines division manager, is a native New Yorker with 13 years in retail. A 1957 University of Miami graduate, he worked as assistant buyer for J. W. Mays Co. before joining Calder, Interstate Department Stores, and now Lee's in Aiken. He and his wife Judith moved to Augusta in mid August with two children and he helps Cub Scouts as assistant den leader.
David L Henry appointed manager of Lees Discount Store Division in Aiken. Former J J Newberry Company executive from Waynesboro Pa, Henry brings retail leadership and strong employee relations. Store features fabric, home furnishings, appliances, hardware, plumbing, flooring, automotive, sporting goods, wig boutique, cards, sewing notions, fashions, and decor. Henry and wife with two sons David Jr and Stevens. he enjoys fishing hunting and do it yourself projects.
Johnny Morris, a 1966 Aiken High School graduate and Army veteran who served 13 months in Vietnam and earned the Bronze Star, will lead the toy trim-a-tree paint and hardware departments at Lee's Department Morris previously gained retailing experience with Rich's in Atlanta and is active in St. Pauls Methodist Church in the Aiken area.
Donald H. Slate, a Decatur Alabama native, leads Lee's giant discount store automotive department after seven years with Sears in Augusta. He previously worked at Banner Hardware in St. Louis and arrives with plans for a full tire and battery lineup plus hot-rod equipment and top-brand oils. Assistants include Tony Temple, Michael Vickers, and Robert Reid.
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