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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1964-07-02, Page 12• Y• 46. li • 2• 'MO Goderiet Signal -Star, Thursday, July 2nd., 1964 - ENTERTAIIVMENT AND PRIZES 'orthy"s Esso Service Centre pen House Friday & Saturday When --the new, modern, ex- two days,_ including a grand pans�ive Worthy's Esse Service prize of a lawn mower. A ,So Centre is officially opened dur• to be given away are roses or ing a grand open house, from the ladies, gifts for the men 2 p.m. Friday to 11 p.m; Satur- and candy for the children. day, it will mark the first of $80,000 Set-up its particular type in Canada by The entire program will be Imperial Oil Company, Nota rousing one in keeping with only is it equipped to give the finest of service for "Happy Motoring" but also has a retail store in conjunction with ',it where many trit to will be on sale. th'e new $8Q000 service centre. It stands in sharp contrast to 'the first Imperial oil Station erected_at the same corner back rn :'t a cost a;0O;. same corner has changed tre- These. 'items include ; such mendously in appearance from things r"e5mping'" accessoriewlyears_ ago::Old Sporting equipment garden ers will recall that on the site „tools, Bar -B -Q accessories,' fish- onceestood Pike's Grocery Store, ing "tackle,`"';paints and bruslhes, {Kibbler'sbutcher uttcher :-srep and O;aRr-!- ri S.C4Pg - nFrid'evenin "aycarnrvafi` Bae"e''33-3• oief s rn.. atmosphere will take over on penial `Oil agent," Gib Plante, the large black -top area in front bought the property at this of the smart new.station. There corner and re -sold it to Imperial will be square dancing with Al ,,Oil who built. a service` station Havelin of Stratford doing the ,on it. William Craig was first calling._ Everypne is welcome. :operator of the station in 1935 The CKNX rnobile'Unit wilt be on and Gibb Plante took over its hand. Scores of door priies operation in 1936. will be given away during the ; In 1949, Gib Plante's spn i •. la BrtSi Worthy, become as - so ted with him. In W9 the two men became partners with Bud Worthy as manager. Be- tweep 1958 and 1962 the station saw its gallonage more than doubled. Imperial Oil recog- nized it as a good corner and decided on building the big, new modern; station that went tip this -year, Bud waS born at ,Ripley in 1917 and came to Goderich with• his parents 'in 1920. On June 26, 1943, he was married to the former Verna Plante of Gode- rich. • They have one . sen, Dan, 14. Other Activities Previous to becoming engag- ed ngabed in the service station busi- ness, business, Bud was active in a num- ber of other lines of work. In 1936 and 1937<bhe was a hard rock miner near Val d'Or, Northern Quebec. During the same time he played goal for • the Lemaque Mine team in the Quebec Senior Hockey' League. After his ..return to Goderich in X937, he worked for Stewart's Geeenhouse and also for the Agnew Surpass Shoe StOre in Goderich. In 1940 he was a Sergeant in the Middlesex and Huron Re- serve Unit. In 19411$ he joined No. 12 EFTS as a civilian in- structor. Later, he joined the. RCAF and was posted to civil- ian companies' as an armament instructor until. June of 1944 when No. 12 ,EFTS was closed. Then he was posted to Comox, B.C., until'his discharge at Van- couver in 1945. One of the original partners in Huron Engineeking Research on Brogk street, Bud worked there 'Cantil 1,948 when he join- ed • the • sales department of DRMCO for one year. Bud w,as a member of the Kinsmen Club of ,Goderich and is now a member of the Rotary Club. He is most optimistic as -to the future of Goderich as a tourist centre. On his staff: at the Esso .Ser- vice Centre are two Class A mechanics: Wilfred Beatty, hav- ing 12 years, experience with a GMC dealership and Jim Koster with nine years experience. An - S q'1 ' other valued member of the the night service department. dents are on staff: Brian Dowds, staff is Howard Robertson, who During the summer months; Garry Keene,, Doug. McArthur for 12 years has: looked after ( four Goderich, Collegiate- stu- and Wilfred Weber. ,Yr 5 1% 5:.s auxegi SERVICE 'CENTRE from , ARE PROUD A - ..Y,. TO1 M PLAYED A IN ;; MATERIAL .}.1tiS1'r1946'L16LCOJA�C�RR7dCb. •,s by LAVIS SUPPLY LIMITED GODERICH L`:4`�ibENCffi9%Oli::ai9:4P`r..]ICY)�{�l��xf.°�Rt.L�r��.�1N5As�tilrnG�7R��n�tl=!.Y•Y�G�M1)T�N"YCftY.IlNi� v�..�C6mt1!G4YNR.m.Ki7 MnxtwWxlMnNNAx.YexMW Wp•MIMYMNWvNMl4lMYMIy.b.Ylla%MMHIfH�119111.MWt1.Y1W.M1Fx•V.9MM.N�M.tMMMMYnMMMLyryM4MW1VP WMYYp.YMM0YNA0Y at WORTHY'S ESSO SERVICE GENT gelLNMJhafS.NjI.tiL4.•E 114'Xif �MYNIveIWNoifJt n099NIM91/1,, 65M.F1{, Tr, , Cern 0 Congratulations to Bud Worthy`on, his opening. See this service "centre. and square dance on the . paved parking lot this Friday night. r �1'MS1fR1QU�tdt144'i�s �ANGLESEA,t Z CAMBRIA RD.— GODERICH,ONT. —71E. --3—A40•8383 Our: evngFatc7lafionsa -- yWhesi�uvfsliesR-ct'H on this the occasion' of his official opening. We were pleased to have supplied necessary. equipment for the ultra modern service centre. 'on,grgtuldtions 324 YORK STREET LIMITED SINCE 1920 LONDON on their Ow very best wishes for much success, are extended to Bud Worthy of Worthy's Esso Service Centre. We were,,, pleased to have been chosen to play a part in this modern centre. It was our sincere pleasure to have served as the general contractor in the construction of this ultra modern Service Centre. Y ' We col g atulate Bud Worthy, at this the time of his Official Opening. R was our pleasure to serve as the electrical' -contractor. This ultra modern service centre is the finest of its kind- in Western, Ontario and we extend our congratulations and -best wishes to Bud Worthy on ,his Opening. A GENERAL CONTRACTOR . 85 Newkirk' -Road Richmond Hill,