Piggly figglySection Ihe une* Section $v,iA/% ?l
CORPUS CHRIST!, TEXAS; FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 23, 1937
Two New Piggly Wiggly Stores Formally Open TodayLocal Store
.Newest UnitFor System
Corpus Christ! No. 4 IsLatest,. Tiling for
ShoppersUpholding its' policy to keep i"a
step ahead,* ' tfce H. E. Butt iv at-=, r ifi jrlv AVisjiJvrt
furciiticn 1= i n < oj |i i i > i i o : n t i n ) M C I
cs>-|),;o to
t in- i ustoi'.i'-i ii f l u i i d - found m Ihem i i i r t)ep u
t i ne t ' t< .
Tlin lull try ' I ' p i i t ' f . rn t h.j* onef' I ho iiyist
niTOplrto I t n i 'S of l i i e i d -.)ii 1 ^!,>|>!e .Uld
1'tili '.' p ' t - t iKs ioiiniln u v w h i ' i o in C ' M | t H U
l u i s l i .
Th'> IH'W Tividuch s-pJ. 'V r - \ - "MIIi l l !he v i ,H
ibli* d tp . i r tmen t kcip'| t 'Mlh.ihlc M-pi ' t^b l r - i b s n
l u t e l vfusii , t h i o u a h .. c-iioled \ i j m r I I K I
-cess 1 'n ' idruh \ t ~ i ' t , t b l c ' e i | i ' ip-meiH i^s of
' In- ' un - t m i i K i ' t n i ;sj stem*, \ u l t = i id
Variety Is OfferedIn tho n'H\ t - > | . , \ \ h n . h li
(s ' inn(. i t i i !!,; tn l i ' ^ id rn !^ n! UridP-t
and o th i ' t m s ( j l > \ .ii".)s lor the pastU\M wfi\v,
Tn o ' . l ' i i ! h.is h i M ' n m.idif> )>m\ id f I ' IP i
r i o i t ( - t \ i i i p i y o tf jods- tuf fs foun.1 l inpurU l i
n o bi'enJ n o i c T ^ c d in jn = t i l v t h i < f l f o i t
UK!Fhoppoi^ f,M- t l i ^ t t o n L N shnvv n
.stoi i.s .shown at leu nnd vv.i.sleiled 1.1 t V e i lT lu i l i
of brick and tib\ ihe build -
t c u n b i n e '\ l> . i i i n l u l l iol i t nlC M I I 11
i },] ivs- uid staUllts-i st,-elinvi t ing- ' 10 i ,n i v n u t the
c e i i i t . i l
ct it mo'l ' l l i i i i , i h i ' i t i ^ n o u i
stalled for the convenience of shoi - I plan, piotuips and -u tu
lo of Uiepels, MP \ l lPt i an f i Keuvil l i stores luive
PoiKrui t ion uf ihe ne\\' H ' l t l - been uiuied in iLt t
iunal y i i M H - i Vj owned b u i l d i n g s clim.ix. thu n i - i
; t n d ti.ide publn.i tUins Thf mostI moiH'lhn^ p'ni and ' auest
to i h o | i i > e i i u l lUHt ia led arlk-li- vv.is i- i i-1
perfect ness of ai chi l i e t u i U d > ' M H t i t i ed m ihe
I ' i t t f l 'U i _"h 1'lUe (',1ns*.I heuitf e.uiied out under the
d i i ' - - - ' l'o. tnuie .ioiun.il The K i - i r v i l l e
of, inmnumlty t e n - | vlslgn for free pnrklng space for
RemodelingUnder Way m
Other UnitsRaymondville, McAlleu,and
Corpus Christi BringTotal to 30
in the V K i n i u of the now sih > i i i m l d r - p p e df
i d d l t l u n il je u i n m u n i i v i i n U i luHldlntc'1
A n o t l u i i h.it . ' l i ' t ' i l t l e of the
ru-Uonii'is.SlamliiuliJMtion of departments
is i . m i f M out m all Pitjuly Wiselysines in ihe U u t t
orgiuuyailnn ind
i In each of the three new stores de-p u t n i i m.ili/. 'iUon
hasshopping to the hisiK-t
loathful-Appearing FirmPresident Wears Out CaPer Year on
Inspections
The Company Bears His Name
Xot forsettiiii; the f-hoppendimr on h-.r automobile a;tccts
hiv, Kt i t t Oiocerv Co
By ni*= own admissiun "d in ingi mv riin'-i;.al :>vocation
Butthas li t tb1 uni" foi amusement andpiav. Jiovvevt-i*. h-^
CJIJOA^ d i ivmcrand n,.'l,c-p t i ' p n u m Del TJio toV i ' i c n
i i and Kcnedv to "Browns-Mile '-'imetimes once a v^ eol\ \Veek-Iv
ti'i.s between hi^ vvatehou-e atfoipi ip Chlisii and the
li^glv-Wii:-Srly wnehotibe at I fa ' lmcpn aiemadi b> the
dynamic gioci' exec-
Sect'y Treasurer
A. fact that has plajed piomin-emlv in th0 success of the H.
Butt Gtoceiy Co in South Texasind the r.io Giande Valley is shownin
thp pin rbase of South Texasand Texas Pioducts for Piggiy-TVig--ly
Stoies
YTiUi one warehouse located in thebeau of the Rio Grande Valley
fruitand vegetable growing: district andanother in the center o the
iichCoastal Bend agricultural territory,it is easily seen the
importance thatselling homo-grown products hasulajed in the success
of Pigsjly-AVlg-gly stores. Housewives, sincethe establishment of
stoics in SouthTexas, have bad this w clcome as-stirnnce and have
i-nptalized on it.
Fiesh fruits and vegetables andsrooils canned in the new
companyc.innins plant and other canningplants of tho two sections,
aie primef ivpnl>\ of shoppers. Diary pro-ducts which nre
rapidly becomingon* of 1he piincipal industries oft h e who le of
the South Texas and\\'lle\ sections, are sources of Tig-i^ly A\
ipul.\ nieichnnclisc. The cheesefactories, or A'lctotia and
Kenedy,where Pisgly Wicgly stores arelocated, supply tiuck loads of
theseinodl i f t s to the Butt orgranir.ation.
Aloni? the Te^cas Gulf Coast arelocated s, . . to indulgein a
game of tenni.- 1'e hun t s andfishes "when I h.no an
opportun-ity."
Although a phi lnnt io imt in hisown right, Mr. Butt's vufo has
beenn niotivauncr force behind the hos-pitaliMtion "and correction
of crip-pled children and many v o u n y peo-ple in Corpus Chri*ti.
South Tex-as and the Rio Grande Valley.
PIGGLY W G L Y FIRSTPiggly WlRRly was iho originator
of self 'servicft in the pm-chnsfi: ofgroceries nnd meats. Sin (
-fc t'10 i(1(>nw-ns born IS years KO PigslyWlggly stores havo
mnf la . . mnnyimprovements.
M 1-! Clapp of Harlinsen secie-taiv -trejs'iier of the 11 K
ButtGiuceiy Co s-Uued AVitn Mr. Buttat K e i i v U l e n I'.'-T In
the account-ins depai tment.
His advancement in : ie oigan-ization n i s been aoreatt ot
thegrowth sj (5 expansion o the H. B.Butt Pig-srli AViggly stoics
11 SouThTexas and ihe I^io Giande Valley.
He became =ecictar;.-treasuier ofthe IT. i;. l iu t t iiioccr.v
Companywi th headi i i 'd i t f i s at ll.nlinsen. in11JS and h.is-
^e rved in that capacityever since
Clapp l.ns no .1 vocation "exceptwork and mote woik.' accoidin?
to-Vh piebiclent. H. n Butt,
He is m i i i i c d and has or0 babydpucrliter, Macic one-vent
-old TheClapp familv lives nt Mai Inge'i.
Fourteen Stores ReceiveCommodities from Firm'sWarehouse Located
Here
VeteranProximity lo Tide Water
Determining FactorIn LoVation
Stores Are CleanPiggly Wiggly Employees
Tako Pride In Vordconcemed cle.inh-tin w m d uf fust .
Whoie food ines,s is n.itiujll.importa.nco.
In the Vimlv Wigsrlv storesoperated ry the 11 K Kiut OioceryCo.,
cleanliness is a w. i tchvvoid Asa result nowhe i* c-,in moie
spotlessstoies be found than IUOM- of thiscompany,
Tisgly AVlselv empldvees takepleasure in Kiepnu their -.toies
up10 tha t maik of elenil i i ie- .s nndorderlinoss th.it t i n h o
u s e w i f e de-mands in her own home.
DRUGS I N STOREK
, i t I 'orl and!eie in everyn i r vi solable, ; ] s< i ii
o.'i.-ries
n i i i i < > n . ' l l y ad-vertised (irtifi.*. Simple
remedies,mindries, nnd tn.'"'V oibcr i tems arccnrrled in Iho d ruK
t V - p a r t i n e n t .
Xot onlv ii the mWiRgly u n i t
Leopard Sireei romiflotnil as n grocer\ sfind meal, marke t ,
but.1 line Of .standan.,
T'mch- AVipus ("b i i - t tB u t t Oroeer1
jKly stotes in 1lip Cor-(livisjon of the II E
1 Co receive eommodi-
a t Mestina
In keeping with its program'of"remodelling and redecorating
storesthroughout its system, the H. *E.Butt Giocery Co. will
formally opentoday its store here at Vort and.Leopaid streets and
us Raymond-ville store. T.'ie two new structures and the Pipslv
\Vigtjly Stoie atMcAllon are the latest in the sys-tem and bnnsj
the number to 30operated b\ thf H. K. Butt organ-,ization.
?UfCbtly linger than tlie Bay-rnondville, store will be tlie
store atPort and X>eopaid streets, ownedand operated by lhi>
H K. Butt(irocery Co The Tort and Leopardstreet s sioie it 51 feet
by 100 feetand the rjaymondvllle store'"is 40"i'eet by 75 feet.
Spacious privatepaiklnsc spaces flank both buildingsas is the stoie
at itcAllen, openedlast year. The ilcAHen building isowned also
i>y the H. K. ButtGroceiy Co.
In Strategic LocationsBoth of the newest stores are lo-
cated in .strategic spots in CorpusChrLslt and Kaymondville.
rr-bbiuldint,"4 aio of brick and tile, witha. bcauuful front of
cartara pjaj>sand avuilnns of staltiles= stetl.Floors mondville,
R e f t i g i o ,P.obi-tovvn. San Benito, Victoria.AVeslaco and
aifiliatea stores atKaslo rnss KerrvtllP. Del Rio,
\Varehousis a i f t located at DelRlu, Jl.irllugen and Corpus
Christiand commodities move out daily tonrarby cities, with
supplies forblielves of local Piggb AVigglystoi"s.
General Office at Han'ingenGeneral office* and v\aretiouse
are
located at Harhngen also. H. JE-Butt, president o tno
organizationwhich Ucai"! his name, maintainshomes at Corpus Christi
and Har-ties fi om the
and J-p-iPr ft ieets here. lingen, and commutes weekly
be-Fiiurteen 'tous in Poipus Christi, tween the two tovvn^.
nefumo I>evil]ny since j ]OSS of ^^ Ivis brought lo 1.7) '
(Turn to Vase. 2. Column fi)
/ S t a p l e s s;(lf,P[ Charlie Kos^.vThe .vs up" shelves,vv' .
ich i"crent-os .selling, 3n t'-ns.
ind Fuinkhn Cr i t ? is man-store Xo. 5, 1-137 Third
ized account < i f piuchise
