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imZEN, WEEKEND, OCTOBER 22. I%6Highland Grocery Market Not Affected By BoycottW0 _ % *Despite the nationwide housewives' boycott of food storesand supermarkets against highprices, Highland Grocer) and Market, located at 2724 Trice in Waco has suffered no ill effects. Their business hasincreased.Highland has consistently kept food prices low and still featured only the highest quality products available.Highland Grocery and Market was opened in 1346 by Tony P. Bennett and his brother Clyde. At that time the business was more or less an “oldfashioned” grocer) store wit! counters, and the merchandisr on shelves behind the countersThere was a soda fountain with soft drinks, hamburgers,etc. A drug store was in thesame building but with a separate entrance. At that timethe store remained til 3 p.m.In 1351 the Bennettmodernized Hie store; they did away with the drug store, sodafountain and lunch counter. The) kn /iked out the partitionbetween the two businesses andmade one big store out of thewhole building.They installed self-service counters and shelves and setup central checking stands. By doing so, they cut /perating expenses by about 401.The store now stocks all nationally advertised food products and features the famous BAR S line of meats. Bennett says, “There are no better meats to be had anywhere.Clyde Bennett went into ten Dorarv retirement some tinr *back due to ill health, and TonyBennett is now the active mar.a-of the store. He is as-gersisted by Joe McConnell, assistant manager and by V.C. McDonald, market manager. McConnell is a veteran of 30 years experience in the food business. He is in charge of produce, frozen foods and dru sundry items m addition to his other duties.McDonald is a meat specialist who also has about 30 years experience m the meat business. ‘ Mr. .Mac,’ as heis affectionately known, has wonthe hearts of hundreds of housewives because of his knowledge id meats and his refusal to handle anything but th» fest.In addition to gro ‘•nes and meats, Highland also stocksa complete (non prescription' drug department, books and magazines, fresh, lean pitrr*!ksri hirkorv smoked barbecue and fresh home made potato salad.Highland ffers charge accounts and free delivery to cust imers wh want these services. Due to the current switch of housewives to independent f- -*d st res, Highland’s regular staff has been ver-warkrd the past week, but Bennett said he would hire m -re people as fast as he c*»uld find capable personnel t handle the work.Bennett, his wife Vivian anda son, Randy, 17, make their home at 2733 Pine Street mttaeo.TOMY BENNETT, Co-owner and manager of Highland Grocery and Market.Experienced - QualifiedBlitIA TIIUIIIC
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Waco News Citizen
Waco, Texas, US
Sat, Oct 15, 1966
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