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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1978-05-17, Page 20fay 20 Lucknaw Sentlnal, 'Wednesday, May 17, 1978 Tlhe cal""" that's read for 6 purpos$ 1441)4 p by Scotty Hamilton' Mail your problems to "Impact" c/o - Tris -paper. All letters will be answered ., provided a stamped addressed envelope is enclosed. Some of general interest will be published. Letters must be signed but we will NOT reveal your identity. NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE "These Questions anti Answers based on Ontario Law, are published to inform and not to advise. No one should try to apply or interpret the law without the aid and advice of a trained expert who knows the facts, since the facts of each case may change the application- of the raw." 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A second letter from this reader now informs us ., that, "Three days after my letter to you 'I received a reply and my cheque back. Thank you very much;. for your interest in the matter, but it is now settled with no trouble." C. A. BECKER EQUIPMENT LIMITED Sales Service Rentals Field test a new 86\tractor to -day! LUCKNOW fkk 529-7993 What kind of a guarantee is it when a TV set supposedly fixed and guaranteed for 90 days breaks down within a month and the firm says there is a Charge even to come and look at it? This is what happened to my Mother in Toronto. This TV repair firm .claims that their guarantee is solid but that it DOES NOT include service calls and they maintain that the problem now with your mother's set is a completely "new fault" so they wanted the full payment. Anyhow after much haggling, they have agreed to only bill your mother for new parts, since they don't want, ' what they say, is, "unnecessary static", as they claim they .are a dependable firm that has been established since 1960. Lanesville Store North Ashfield supports country general store Bernice Kemp who manages Kemp's` General Store at Lanes- ville would hate to see the big chain stores "swallow up" the country general store. "The country store is the backbone of, the country really, but, it's up to the people in the community to support their local general store." Bernice and her husband, Gord, bought the store in May, 1976. The people of North Ashfield are good says Bernice. They support the store and she has regular customers who do all their grocery shopping at the store even' though big supermarket, chains have stores in Goderich and Kincardine. "For the pennies they save on the lower priced items in Goder- ich or Kincardine, - gas is so expensive, it's not. saving," says Bernice. "Unless you are going into town for other reasons and do your shopping for groceries while you're there, it's not saving anything." She notices competition from the chain stores at different times of the year. In summer, for example, the women don't have the time to go in co Goderich to shop because they are helping in the field, doing the chores while the men work the fields and preparing big meals to feed extra help. They can pop over to the store and pick up what they need without taking most of the day. The people in the community are friendly says Bernice and they shop at the store. Some do all their shopping there and others do regular through the week shopping. The thing most people, who visit the store for the first time, notice is that it is new. The original store burned in 1972 and a new modern one -storey building with living quarters replaced the old two-storey brick building. Bernice has some people come out to the store from Lucknow because she stocks Dutch cheeses and cookies, and fresh sliced meats. She will order a special amount of meat for stags and wedding receptions. She tries to stock a little bit of everything. She has work clothing and a hardware section for the farmers and a small selection of shower gifts and toys and necessary drug items such as aspirin. Bernice and her husband, Gord, were raised in the Toronto area and they both worked at Avro Aircraft until it closed down. Gord took a position with Lockheed Aircraft and they lived in Georgia for 13 years. When they came back from Georgia, they moved to a farm near Lanesville where they farmed for two years and then bought the store in 1976. Gordon works at Dominion Roads in Goderich and Bernice manages the store through the day. They close Tuesday, Sunday morning and evening, but are open 8.30 to 9.30 except Sundays when they open for the afternoon. Gord and Bernice talked about owning a store when they were first married so • it has been a consideration for some time. Bernice enjoys working with people and meeting the public so the store is a natural. 1 ... CONTINUED ON PAGE 21 9 Bernice acrd Gord Kemp purchased the general store in Lanesville two years ago and have found that the people of their communl North Ashfield supportsays she would hate to see country t3'r � the store. Bernice sa try stores "swallowed up" by the supermarket chains because the country store has been a' part of the backbone of this country. The farmers in the community depend on the store especially during buy times of the year litre the seeding and harvest seasons.