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) DAILY REPUBLICANSaturday, November 25,1978Firm Recalls FireNAPA Has Auto PartslfSunday will be the tenth anniversary of the day Temple s Auto Service, Taff s Colonial Store, Askren Monuments, and NAPA Automotive Supply were destroyed by fire “That day, Tuesday, November 26, 1%8.” according to Tom Buckley, owner of NAPA Automotive Supply, “started out to be a routine day, but it ended up to be the most disheartening day ofmv life*■“At 9:30 a m.,“ he continued “a policeman looked in the front door of my shop and told me there was a big fire in the back of my building. I immediately removed my card file and cash register. In less than an hour and a half, the half block area of buildings was in rubble.“While the building was still smoking. I call my NAPA representative. They came down from Indianapolis to look at the situation. They arrivedwwithin an hour.“By Monday,” continued Buckley, “they had contacted the manufacturers, ordered new merchandise, and had delivered it to Rushville in cars and U-haul trucks.Meanwhile, the city council and Mayor Gibson of Kushville called a meeting and agreed to let Buckley use the building across the street from where the tire department now stands.By Tuesday morning, a new automotive parts store was in full operation, Four and a half months passed before NAPA was moved to its present location at 122 South Perkins.Speaking of helping. Bill Lacy, Darrell Crosley, and Mark Buckley, Tom s son, join Tom in assisting you when you are having troubles with your car They carry a near complete line of automotive supplies. They have expanded twice in the past 10 years and now have an excess of 5,000 square feet of space.Another service of NAPA, if you need automobile repairs made while traveling in another city or state, the NAPA dealer will advice you of reputable repairmenTom Buckley and his wife, Judith, have four children, Mark; Melinda, a sophomore at I U.; Molly, a senior at Rush* \ilU- Consolidated High School, and Monica, a sophomore at Kushville Consolidated High School* •• ' Wk W , 7% VweT!WTjIM.;VWfniPm0 ^«*Amm*0*Ten Years AgoThe devastating fire which occurred at the corner of Perkins and Second Street ten years ago on November 26, 1968, put NAPA Automotive Supply out of business for a total of five days. The NAPA Automotive Supply is now located at 122 South Perkins.■um.-mz§I lt;ll— m1* *Jh*• * -«•- tc *• li■w p -wjr-gl- ^ *IIi* #■ {it ■,■'EmHelpful Staf fTom Buckley, left, owner of NAPA Automotive Supply is showing his son. Mark, the plaque he recently received for being a NAPA dealer lor 20 years. Darrel Croslev. far right, is waiting on a customer.
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Rushville Republican
Rushville, Indiana, US
Sat, Nov 25, 1978
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