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Box Furniture carries somethingevery for room
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Jb of 1982 director, In 1951 his son,
and his wife Richard S. Box, who had
Barb need Box taken over the furniture
Furniture, Scafatjh's retail • store, built a funeral home
furniture store. They carry on High Street. It operat-
a full line of furniture for ed in this capacity until it
every room of the house, was sold in 1981. He also
as well as a complete line started an ambulance ser -
of accessories and appli- vice which Gary Betties
ones with name brands assumed operation of in
like Zenith, Maytag, 1981.
Panasonic and Woods. Gary, with 28 years
Box's has everything frotin experience in the furniture
flooring to blinds for their business, and Barb with
clients home furnishing 24, are able to provide
needs. excellent advice to their
The Bettles were buying customers. Along with
into a well established full-time employee Dave
business, for the Box Campbell and part-time
name has been associated staff Jennifer Fell and
with furniture for over 100 Janice Vere they try to
years in Seaforth. The fulfill every client's indi-
first store was built by vidual wish, offering the
William M. Robertson on newest or latest styles and
the lot of what is now the colors.
empty EMA grocery store.
After World War II Ernest "We're always looking
L. Box bought the build- for new products to carry
ings at 20 Main Street and in the store, constantly
from then on these were checking out new ideas
the home of Box and new lines," the Betties
Furniture. say.. `"There's a definite
An interesting sideline advantage to doing busi-
for the Box family was ness in a small town.
their involvement in the When you know your cus-
funeral business. Funerals tomers you are better
were often held in the fur- equipped to fill their
niture store with Ernie needs."
Box acting as the funeral Last year's renovations,
BOX FURNITURE, owned by Gary and Barb Betties, has been a Seaforth business for over 100 years.
necessitated by a fire in a
neighboring store, have
given Box Fumiture a motto remains tried and
sharp new look but their
true; "Service and
Selection - Today and In
the Future."
BOX FURNITURE
FINE FURNITURE by
Roxton, La -Z -Boy and
Superstyle
HOME ENTERTAINMENT by
ZENITH & PANASONIC
WINDOW TREATMENTS by
Hunter Douglas
20 MAIN ST., SOUTH
Box 527-0680
MON.-FRI.
9-5:30
a,„41 SAT. 9-5:00
FURNITURE
MAJOR APPLIANCES by
Maytag, Panasonic, Whirlpool,
& Woods
CARPET & FLOORING by
Armstrong, Harding,
Mannington & Richmond