The Charleston Daily Mail from Charleston, West Virginia • Page 4

I FIRST DRIVE IN CLOSED Saying rne Hip Boy ins original kvaliuti is Alex Sc huenbaum. i enier. The By RICHARD HAAS Daily Mail Business Editor The classic symbol of 1950's tecnv bop pensm closed today when Shoney's loun der Alex Shoenbaum locked the door of his first restaurant. The door closing came at the end of ceremonies held at Shoney's No. 1 on Kanawha Boulevard which were attended by Guv.

Moore, several Charleston business leaders and members of the original drive in staff. The restaurant opened as the Parkette in 1949. and became the original member of the Shoney's chain in 1952 when Schoen. naum obtained regional marketing rights to the Big Boy trademark. The closing was mandated by a 1971 agreement with the Securities and Exchange Commission made at the time Shoney's Big Boy Enterprises sold a public stock issue.

Under the agreement. Schoenleinii, Shoney's chairman, and Ray Dan ner. the company president, agreed hh divest themselves of the Shoney's restaurants ihey owned personally. The founder til Shoney's nflk ially clnsed chain's I st restaur ant today On hand for the reremnnies was Cnv. right.

Daily Mail Photo bv Chester ilawes END OF AN ERA ShoneK Locks Door To Teeny Boppers Spot SEC would not permit the two In act as both company officials and franchisers. Although Shoney's No. 1 remained profitable to Ihe final day Schoenbaum said he did not want to sell it to another franchiser because Shoney's was phasing out its drive in operations. Gov. Moore said West Virginia could lake pride in the fart that Shoney's chain which started in Charleston now operates in 13 states.

Master of ceremonies at this morning's closing was Bob Phillips. Schoenbaum partner in the first restaurnt. He left Shoney's in the mid 50's to start his own restaurant business. Inez Crump, training supervisor for Shoney's female employes, said she began her career as a car hop at the original drive in. This is a very sad day." she said.

Several of the original employes now hold high positions in the company. Mrs. Crump said. One counter boy now owns several Shoney's restaurants in the Bristol. Va.

area, and another worker is now district supervisor in New Orleans Morris Harvey College student Bob Adams came to the restaurant late last nighl to hoy the last hamburger. My parents brought me here when I was cry young." he said And 1 planned to do this as soon as I heard the restaurant was clos Rail Service Restored To Kanawha County Mine SHREWSBURY Operations were back to normal today on a section of railroad tracks damaged Wednesday when six coal cars jumped the track, a Penn Central spokesman said today. The cars jumped a track near the entrance of the South Valley Coal Co. at Shrewsbury. No Decision Reached On Land For Putnam Health Facility WINKlELD Lar.d purchase negotiations fur construction of a health clinic in I'utiiam are progressing alhough mi derision was reached Thursday during a meeting with Gov.

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