J. C. Penney store in Aberdeen, South Dakota

J. C. Penney, head of the nationwide chain of stores, was visiting his Aberdeen, S. D., store. Clustered around the entrance to meet him were local dignitaries, store officials, clerks and newsmen. After an exchange of greetings, Penney happened to glance past the crowd and spotted a customer standing along at a counter at the far end of the store. “Who,” asked the master merchandiser, “is waiting on that lady back there?” 
--Contributed by Cameron Johnston. Personal Glimpses. Page 14. Reader’s Digest, July 1966


Postscript -- In 2015, J. C. Penney Aberdeen, S.D., store (since moved from downtown to Aberdeen’s Lakewood Mall) closed.