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TQ FRANK KLING LIMITED' (IN THEIR:
LON fL,LUSTRIOUS, ANO " SUCCESSFUL
YEARS IN BUSINESS. YOU HAVE coN-
TRIBUTED MUCH TO THE BUSINESS LIFE
OF SEAFORTH.
SHOP 9:30
TO 5:30
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527-0240
Congratulations to
FRANK KLING,' LTD.
on-their 45th year
in business
Coming in late May,
a Gigantic Stock Clearing-Sale,
tbigger and better 'than our previous
Garage Sale.
Watch the paper for further details
ASSOCIATE STORE'
B.C.rlitSOR HOLDINGS LTD.
Seaforth, Ontario
5274350
muffin
TIRE
Congratulations and continued success
to Frank Kling, Limited
TEMPUS FUGIT
---- Congratulations to
Frank Kling, Ltd.
for their contributions to districtlife .
over the years and also an appreciation
of the history involvetl in their building
from
GEO. A. SILLS
& SONS
Plumbing - Heating
52-74620
Rest Wishes to FRANKAL1NG, LTD. •n this your
45th year of service on Seaforth's Main Street!
This year Seaforth and its merchants
are making a, special effort to make our
town an appealing part of the enjoyable life
in Huron County.
For 4 wo generations the Kling family
have ade an important ,contribution
to this community.
We share in thanking them.
LARONE-SPITTAL-..
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527-1.960
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We've been on Main St., for a
long time too. And we value
the contribution to community
life made by businesses like
Frank Kling, Ltd.
IT'S SPRING CLEANING TIME
Tiirn your unwanted items into
CASH with an 'Expositor want ad.
Congratulations
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'FrankKling; Limited
for their many years
of serving , the public.
We wish them
continued success
for the future
R.S. BOX ITO.
Seaforth
527-0680
THE KLING CREW — The group of employees working for Frank Kling
in 1956 included, from left, back row. Clarence Reichert, John Michels,
Frank ,Salisbury, Al Pretty and Frank Kling. Front row, Eldon Hulley,
Jack King, Jack Fraser, Al Reiger and Joe Nigh. (Family Photo)
Frank Kling Ltd.
started in 1936
duction of Attie of appli-
ances_and Kling's were in
the retail business.
There was one mbve yet to
be made. -Shortly after the ,
end of the war when a larger
iteire became available on
rear of--whet-was-then-the---the west side of Mar Street _ .
the firm fnoved ,across„, the
street and a little south to the
store it' ifd*bccupies.
The final' move was some-
what of a homecoming for
Mrs. Kling who recalled she
used • to work' for the
MCFaul's and later McTavish
clothing stores, the previous
occupants. while she was
going to school.
business marked the birth of That final move also mark=
what is today a multi-faceted ed the establishment, of the
!finked company, one that firm as'a limited company on
has consistently grown to November,1945.-and-with—fl
encompass-a ide-raitge7dt the new location came furth-
activities. ' er expansion into an even
Within a few years in- greater number of appliance
creasing business resulted in lines. At the same time
a move. to larger quarters in Klings were; successful, in
what.is now Piet's, Place on completing an increasing
Main Street. Rank Kling's ,nuniber of large area con-
COMPANY EXPANSION — Since its birth in the 30s, the Frank Kling
Company has steadily grown. A major addition in 1960 was-this McKillop
gravel pit to provide redi-mix for cement and asphalt. •
(Photo by Phillips)
The Tree runk
New Used Antiques.Collectables
Furniture
We are planning an antique
auction for the first week in
June. If ,you have anything
to consign, call.
Tarn & Dawn Papilla
527.0514 5 Main. St., Seatoi0 527.0940
and its businesses
THE HURON EXPOSITOR. APRIL- g9.19.1 AO
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Coilgraturations
• to the
Kling Family „
Insurance Agency Ltd.
527-1610
39.Main St. S.
527-1616
Don Eaton Ken Cardno
Complete Lines of General
Insurance & Investments
Kling. It's a name that's wife Anna Ince Edmonds).
been associated with Sea- herself a Seaforth native.
forth business for well over remembers titOoperation re-
50 years and continues to be maining at that first Main'St.
a respected name among the Iodation throughout the Sec-
commercial community of and World War. ,The en-
the ,town's Main- St. ' larged display area which
,,,,,,The Kling legacy began in . the new location made poSs-
927 'when Frank Kling, a ible resulted in the, intro-
Seaforth native, started an
apprenticeship in plumbing
and tinsmithing with P.J.
Dorsey. He was 16.
After learning in his trade,
he opened his own business
in 1936 in an addition at the
Ferguson. Hardware store.
The Ferguson store was lo-
eated in the grOund floor' of
the Royal Apartment build-
ing at the, orner of Main and
' Goderich Streets. The addi-
tion which accommodated
the Kling shop was demol-
ished earlier this month to
provide parking space.
The move into his . own
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rave:Wail aint
Est. 1397 Shirleyir Snell 527.0550
Seafarth Proprietress
A BETTER COMMUNITY
tracts for plumbing and heat- -
ing.
In 1960 the company open-
ed a sand and gravel, opera-
tion at the second concession
of McKillop township „and
began the supply of%ggre-
gate_ material for redi-mix
concrete, asphalt and other
construction purposes. This
project in turn led to in-
. -creased activity in the gen-
eral construction field. The
company •did work as far
south as London and as far
north s Kincardine nand___
Southampton. •
'In addition. in Seaforth
and area 'a number of homes-
'were built as well as Wad-
work, and the building of St.
James Separate School in
1960. ,
It wasn't only through
buiiness that the family firm
has kept a high profile in
Seaforth. It was emphasized
by Mr. Kling's contribution
to the community through
work in the municipal, area
and With service cluibs:
e was the president of
the Lions in 1952, a past
master of the Matonic Lodge
and president of the Blue
Water Shrine Club.
, F-or„1-1--yeariAte-served-m----
. the Public Utilities Commis-
.' Plea* turn to page 22 •
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