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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1963-07-25, Page 10Page 2 — Wingham Advance -Times, Thursday, July 25, 1963 Institute Holds Picnic Supper Mrs. R. Powell, president, was in the chair for the regular meeting of the Women's Insti- tute held in the Council Cham- bers on July 18th. Mrs. J. Finnigan gave interesting current events. Mrs. N. Keating gave a talk on how the Dominion of Canada was the singing of "0, Canada." The meeting closed with "The Queen." After the meeting a picnic supper was enjoyed at the Riverside Park, with 24 mem- bers and several visitors present. Mrs. H. Congram and her committee were in charge of formed. This was followed by refreshments and games. WE EXTEND OUR Congratulations To Harold Remington ON THE GRAND OPENING OF THE NEW REMINGTON'S IGA SUPERMARKET The people of Wingham can well be proud of this mark of progress in the community. A very attrac- tive building that will do much for Wingham's busi- ness district. Among the many fine qual- ity products in stock for the customer's convenience is BATESON'S fresh whole- some JERSEY MILK from local farms, pasteurized daily. And BATESON'S de- licious CHOCOLATE MILK is there too. ASK FOR BATESON'S BY NAME BATESON'S MODEL DAIRY PATRICK ST. PHONE 357-2990 r OF THE NEW IGA SUPERMARKET WINGHAM Congratualtions, best wishes and continued success on the opening of your fine food store. We are pleased to serve the IGA STORES in WESTERN ONTARIO with our fine line of GAY -LEA DAIRY PRO- DUCTS. UNITED DAIRY AND POULTRY CO-OPERATIVE PETER CUTTER, Manager WINGHAM "FRESH FROM ONTARIO FARMS" ASK FOR GAY -LEA DAIRY PRODUCTS PHONES: 357-3150; 357-3151 THE CHECKOUTS in Remington's new IGA store are automatic and will assist the customer and reduce the time for shopping. The front door also has an auto- matic opener which swings the door wide as the cus- tomer approaches with an armload of groceries.— A-T Photo. business was sold and six years ago the owners moved the Wingham establishment to the location beside the town hall which was formerly operated by Walker Stores, This building will be taken over by Miller Wholesale, another Wingham business now situated on Alfred Street, Builders Cale L. Doucette of Clinton was the general contractor for ^1j the building. Percy Clark of Wingham installed the hot air heating unit and Machan Bros. of Wingham looked after the plumbing. All building mater- ial was supplied by Hodgins - McDonald Lumber Co. of Wing - ham, Burke Electric taking care of the electrical installation and Jim Scarborough of Han- over installing the refrigeration system. Supplying the new store are Miller Wholesale of Wingham, the Wingham United Dairy and Poultry Co -Op, Bateson's and Foxton's dairies, Elora Frozen Foods, as well as Cousins Dairy, Brussels, and Silver - woods Limited, Jim: "People ought to go away on vacation to forget things." Paul: "Right. And when I get back home and open my luggage I always find I have". New IGA Store to Open On Former Brunswick Site The doors of the new Rem- ington I.G.A. Store will officially open on Thursday morning, providing the public with another up-to-date and highly modem supermarket in Wingham. The new building has been under construction since spring on the site of the fire -gutted Brunswick Hotel which burned in the fall of 1958. The structure provides some six thousand square feet of floor space and will allow Harold Remington, the owner, to nearly double the stock which he carried at his old stand beside the town hall. Constructed of cement block with angel stone on the front of the building, the main structure is of welded steel beams with a full basement, The main floor, supported by the steel beams is made from steel decking covered with concrete. Roof construction is similar, except the decking is covered with asphalt roofing and gravel. The store contains nearly twice the amount of refrigerat- 4 ed counter display for meats, dairy produce and frozen foods. The shelves carrying general merchandise are stocked with over 3, 500 different items, Walk-in refrigeration will pro- vide storage for fresh meat and another for produce. The compressor units for the coun- ters and walk-in are located in the basement. Special Prices For Thursday, Friday and Saturday the store will feature dozens of items at special prices to mark the official opening.. Check the full page advertisement for these specials The whole building pre- sents a highly modern atmos- phere to Wingham's main street, from the front entrance, with an automatic door -opener on the exit side, to the rear doors which service the parking lot at the back. Modern auto- matic check-outs will provide fast and efficient service for the customers. Various shades of pastel colors provide a pleasing color scheme for the interior of the building, which is lighted by long runs of fluorescent tubes. There is considerable warehousing space on the main floor as well as in the basement. Besides Mr. Remington, there are eleven members on the staff to provide personal service to the public to make shopping as easy and pleasant as possible. Decade of Service The store is actually owned by Remington's Limited, the shares being held by Harold Remingon of Wingham, and his brothers Dave of Kincardine, Jim of Goderich and a brother- in-law, Laurie Slade of Clinton. The firm operates stores in the four towns and will open a new store, now under con- struction, in Mitchel this fall, which will be managed by John Preston, who has been working in Wingham for several months. The family business started as a clothing store in the village of Ripley, then expanded to Kincardine and Chesley before opening a store in the present Bondi building nine years ago. In the interval the Chesley 444 • • /i-., 1440,44 4,.,- 4+44, 44-.,4„ .f4+ 44. 444.4.♦ !144. 14...4 Y 4 ,. %4414 0 .44 54,:x,,,, 14 HAROLD REMINGTON, owner of the new IGA store which opens here on Thursday morning, said the store will be locked until 10 a.m., when Mayor R. S. Heth- erington will cut the ribbon. The official opening will see Lindsay Brassier, president of Foodway Dis- tributors, the IGA wholesale house, in attendance. CONGRATULATIONS TO HAROLD REMINGTON ON THE OF REMINGTON'S NEW IGA SUPERMARKET HODGINS-McDONALD LUMBER LTD. ARE PLEASED TO HAVE SUPPLIED THE LUMBER AND BUILDING MATERIALS FOR THIS BEAUTIFUL BUILDING