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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1981-04-02, Page 9Furniture Congraiulations to the Sills Family for years of community service Seaforth Inturance AgenCy. Lt • 527-1610 Don Eaton 39- Main' St. S. Complete Lines of General Insurance & 'Investments 527-1616 Ken Cardno Best wishes to SILLS HARDWARE on this your 90th year of service on Seaforth's Main Street! • • o or tio e5ignt nt colors ,front the 18th 6' 19"k centuries, prejented Beigarniq8Ifoore Graves Wallpaper & Paint Est. 1897' Shirley Snell Proprietress 527-050 Seaforth An early photo of Sills Haedware's interior with Joe Sills oh the left and Frank S: Sills on the right: Congratulations to' Sills Hardware for your long service to the Seaforth and area community. FRANK ,fic>•,-KL-ING General Contracting • Washed & Crushed Aggregates;• Material Handling '• Plumbing. Heating & Electrical • C.G.E. Electrical Appliances 527-1320 Main St., Seaforth 444 Congratukitions to Geo'. A. Sills & Sons Hardware for their many yetfrs of serving the public. t*. Seaforth We wish them continued success for the future . R. S. BOX LTD. - 27-0680 ASSOCIATE STORE B.0 WINSOR HOLDINGS LTD. Seaforth, Ontario 527.1350 WHIM TIRE THE HuRON 't*POSITOR,, APR h 2, lott AO THEY RE HERE! *" THE NEw !s: fill? EY TS FOR SPRING See the new subdued tones_ of, grey, brown -anal- byte in fine English NVoreted§kiitingof 1.QQ,T.qrpure- iovoet, nest ,h. •twi0e .00- PIO .0104r featuie this, Spring ,renge. Shipley pelts are famous fOr their nfi3:r,th, etyling,,faultiel#10#9rina and 11-V40- t266,90'1/414P,, • 3 .piece suits 7, Si2eS tr.)• 48 A OT)-ER SPRING SUITS FROM 512950 Congratulations and continued success to. Sills Hardware - very' home tikeds A too: 27-0514 .• THREE GENERATIONS — -Hardware has long been a'family business.' The family members involved inithe shire's operation today are (left to right) Fier Sills. Frank Sills, soriJim and, -JuniOC'. partner (in. front) Teddy Sills. Sill fa-milybordwarp. here 'for.--90 years 1 he Sills ilarny has Ilevo sN11011 moos %), ith the 'lard- • \k 4.. 1,Li lit"s in the area 1(1r vi-di gt.ticialioir I he eon net non started, hills itD'aniel • I ti Sills, ho 501(1 hard- , at c ut ''his (Irani ' and ( treat Store M. in the 11i50's. the original . , Srlis store, baili 111,1354-1.. sllll Sid MIS near limo:field's matit inti..rscetion. 1 tear 01 the store...) construction nos the same y ear (44..orge 1. Sills. -thy, man ‘‘ Ito, opened Sills liardn are in SealOrth, Vitas borii, George as a teenager. a the' age. of and after a short :stint *Ariving a bread' cart to 1.31 tisst•Is 1441.( archm's Bakery started nark as a clerk iii llie Johnson Brother.; Harth% are Sills and Murtha }larch\ are -4-iittli4.4fht.'"ito.% business ‘‘ as Iiitated an the -building That Imlay houses •Gil id I yawl and Ott Scatorth Record ShOp.. Set en )ears later: Mr. Mullin- dek 'tied to open a business ucl.itow. so ,tht: partnership dissolt ed. he name of the store v) as eliangt 41 to (teorge A: Sills and Son,. snice t he storeovu ner's sons Frank S. and 1;06. Charles and ,losepli had ids)) tinned the busiiiess, ( stayed ai the store tor sewn )cm's. before de- citlityg to...10 oil 1» unit ersity• • anti study engineering. Jo• seph sta)eita,141.41rter length of time. .belor,.. leaying Sea- liwth to beeollie a profession• al hock,...) player. •In 14,1-1. the third gL iron mink tl the Sl. 1(11111 11111'11M art' I'M Si it lief, 1).011Vall Sills, 11101V iii It'll knot-11 as Der. joined the start. Mr. Sills is the son 01 :7-ninth Sills and in 194. his brother Fratik . .11141 'betaille a permanent,. Warta her of the stall. Both bro- thers art' still 'nith the firm. 41' blurt h generation )\ as. added 104km, (‘ hen braids's son'Ain joined Mk. compa n‘ Ills sisters Anne. Margaret and ;oa:: hate all i coutributed h help in the store,. a tradition started b) their grandmother. Dora in the .%\ar )ears (tien' staff it as scarce. n•arik Sills. comment Mg • on the store's emplo)ceS user the stars. said, he number of people who have been on the staff are alhtost too ritati to mention, but they have all been a cry lo) al group Who left their 'mark on the 'business not onl),inthetat they tiorkeel. but 'their pet-Son:attics. as ttell.lt all means so much Ill the impression the general public reedit es,' . . Today. the Staff at Sills. Hardt% are 'includes Doris. • Please turn to page 15 sime„lotated%)hereSk.nart lit-others are nun doing business. 11ter 20 tears. George dot tled iii,betrome •his boss. ,and vu oh a yarther Mtirtlie, opened. the,., We've been on Main St. for a long time too. And we value the contribution to community life made by businesses like Sills Hardware. IT'S SPRING CLEANING TIME Turn your unwanted items into CASH with an Expositor want ad. hit Huron x t(fxpositor 527-0240 congratulations to Sills Hardware on their 90th year in business Watch for the new Spring and Summer catalogue with the wrapper worth $3'7.00 in savings • Nugold multi grade motor oil ' Oil Filters • Vise-Grips 10" • Satin,Latex Paint • Rubbermaid Laundry Baskets' If you don't receive a catalogue, ask for your coupons at the store and take advantage of the savings GOOD NEIGHBOURS When it comes to neighbours, most of us can say. "our neighbours are great." • ;This is the way we feel about the members of Sills' families who operate, Geo. A. Sills and Sons. We feel fortunate to be their neighbours in business. LAIONESPiTIT' • 5214960 Seaforth 11 )