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Red FrontalMo st 33 years
The following Is part of a series of
features on Wingham's businesses and
industries in.t4e town's centessial year.
Since Harry and Jean Merkley bought
the Red Front Gr9cery almost 33 ye;r p
ago it has remai4d a family buailtrt,
providing employment for . ,many
Wingham people.
Their sons Terry and Raymond are big
in the family business now and work in
the grocery and meat departments
respectively. Grandsons Doug Merkley
and Brad Gerrie work part-time at the
Red Front when not attending F. E.
Madill Secondary School.
Pespite the strong family involvement
in the business there have been elr lot of
other people working in the grocery store
over the years, Terry Merkley said
recently. When the store moved to its
present location at 14 Victoria St. E., in
1861 the floor space was greatly in-
creased and more people were nem to
operate the store.
Full-time etaff members presently
working at Red. Front are cashiers Kathy
Walker and Marlene McGee, Gerald
Smith anA Don Montgomery in the meat
department, Mike Storozuk in produce,
Bruce Skinn in the grocery section and
Wayn* Rahn in the dairy department: -.
RED FRONT HISTORY
Harry and Jean Merkley bought the
orhghnal grocery store from the late
Robert Galbraith and tookSton
July 1, 1946.dt was located at%e corner
of Josephine and victoria Streets, the site haven't drastically changed their buying
now occupied by Pept's Pizza. habits. The convenience of frozen foods
has made them grow in popularity, be
-The building was large enough for the said, but is other- areas of food con -
grocery store for 15 years, until the sumptm people have cbown cheaper
Merkleys bought the Alex Hackett cutsof mit, less expensive fruit and
property where the Red Front now vegetable alternatives and are looking at
stands. In order to build the 40 by 100 weekly food specials aro 46ody.
supermarket they planned, the Merkleys Generic foods witbodi; .brand names
had to tear down the Muse and barn on haven't caught on in this seen but anyone
the property. taking advantage of the weekly specials
When the new Red Front officially abouid be able to get their groceries at
opened at the beginning of December, comparable prices.
1861, many of the contractors involved in One change in the business which has
the construction of the building hailed it taken place is that in recent years sup -
as a major venture for the Merkleys and plies can't be received regularly so
a big asset for W'mgham. Large news and stores must carry larger stocks of goods
advertising features in the Dec. 1, 1861 to be sure they don't run out.
issue of 71 he Advance -Times described "The stuff used to roll in," Terry said.
the store,ttts parking facilities and the "If you had kidney beans, you could just
enlarged selection of goods available. count on getting more kidney beans."
The grand opening sale included 10 Many supplies now have to be ordered
ounces of coffee for $1.28, 10 grapefruit six weeks in advance if the Red Front
for .39, 32 ounces of pickles for .45, while wants to be sure it doesn't run out of a
five pounds of Spy, Macintosh or Snow certain item.
apples were selling for the princely stun Consumers who have seen the price of
of .29. produce climb, mainly becauseof the
The Merkleys bought the old Holmdale devalued Canadian dollar, and who will
Creamery property in 1867 in order to take the many price increases triggered
provide more parking. Another change by the dropping of the federal wheat
since the store's construction in 1861 was subsidy should remember the way prices
the addition of 16 feet of storage space of other commodities have increased.
and freezer capacity at the rear of the Gasoline cost little more than 40 cents 10
building• years alto, cars were much cheaper then
Despite riging food prices over the- and virtually eerything else has gene up
.,.-In it S" IMh
years, Terry Merkley says pgople in price.
Wages set at Turnberry council meeting
Reeve Don Eadie got a $5 a
a and
changed to $4.75 an Mur from $j
under 70 per cent of estimated
slated to be paved this year but
SEVERANCE APPROVED
have up to 25 per cent of his bill
meetingraise other council
an hour.
revenue, which is the legal limit
township council wants the whole
Despite Coun. Doug Fortune's
carried free of interest by the
members will get their old pay
In other business council gave
of borrowing.
road east of Wingham to High-
objection that the move wasn't in
township until work is completed
levels and township employees
its assent to the purchase of two
The township will make a
way 87 paved.
accordance with Turnberry's
to the township's satisfaction
got moderate pay increases at
properties in the Lower Town
formal request to the ministry of -
Doug Bishop, Bank of Com-
secondary plan which is in the
Council's control over who gets
the first 1979 Turnberry Town-
flood plain, completing phase one
transportation and com-
merce manager in Wingham,
development stages, council
the allowance lets council screen
ship council meeting Jan. 2.
of the Maitland Valley Cott`
munications to have a traffic
told , council a new interest-
decided it had no objection to the
"nit-pickers", Mr. Fortune said.
Council's wages remained at
servation Authority's flood plain
count made on the B-line. Council
balance scheme would benefit
severance of a surplus residence
Mr. Eadie noted that strict
$35 for each of the two regular'
acquisition program. To date the
is hoping the count will show
the township if it maintained an
on the Lot 25, Con. 11 farm of Joe
control over the program would
monthly meetings and $25 for
authority has spent a total of
enough traffic on the road to
average daily balance of $8,400.
Moir. Because the secondary
be needed to screen out people
additional meetings, though the
$193,236.40 in property purchases
justify paving it under a
Interest will now be paid on the
plan hasn't been approved yet,
who would abuse the system.
reeve's allowance above those
and other projects in the priority
provincial development road
average daily balance rather
the county land division com-
Coun. Brian McBurney's
rates was increased to $10 extra a
one land acquisition area in
project.
than the minimum balance on the
mittee will make the final
suggestion that the township's
meeting from $5.
Lower Town.
The Turnberry-Wingham
township account, Mr. Bishop
decision on the matter.
representatives to organizations
The road employees were
Council approved the •,500
PP
boundary portion of the road is
said.
The proposed' plan wouldn't
like• the Bluevale Cemetery
Pte'
offered a 7.5 cent increase
purchase of two properties,
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allow such severances.
Board, the Sa ugeen Valley
over their 1978 levels though they
completing the $200,000 phase one
Under a new program worked
Conservation Authority and the
had originally sought an 8.8 per
of the flood plain acquistion
MRs. DERRILL HALLMAN
out at the meeting, township
county farm safety association
cent increase plus paid OHIP.
program. Council presently owes
landowners who pay construction
should report to council once a
The employees ar ed the
deserved
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the MVCA $22,242.82 as its share
Items tYi s ro m Lakelet t
costs of municipal drains can
hold back of their
,
year on the groups activities was
the higher raise as the
of the . �,�,.,, and will take
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part payments
approved by council.
inflation rate had exceeded their
several years to pay the amount.
for the work if the drain work
Representatives will be asked to
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last three increases, but council
still wanted to- keep increases
Turnberry's Bylaw 1, 1978, was
allowing the township to
Christmas and New Year
to break his leg a few days after
hasn't been- completed to the
landowners' and council's
attend a February meeting.
moderate. `,
passed
borrow up to $375,000 through the
guests at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. William Behrns family
Christmas. He is now con
satisfaction.
The Blyth Centre for the Arts
will receive a grant of $50 from
Ross Nicholson, township
drainage commissioner,eihper
course of the year to meet
current expenditures. This is just
and
were Murray Connell,
valesci at his home.
Jim Inglis Jr. of Milton and
Any landowner not satisfied
with municipal drain work on his
apply
Turnberry, to offset operating
slightly less than eight cent
Palmerston; Wayne Sage,
Bruce Watson of Guelph visited
property may to council to
expenses'
increase he asked for and will
Listowel; Mr. and Mrs. Elmore
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Jim
also receive a 10 per cent in-
Hamilton and George, Mount
Mr. and Mrs. I: le
Inglis.
Mr. and Mrs. August Jerke of
�- MRS. GEORGE BROWN
crease in backhoe rates, now upForest;
Pedestrian hit
Morrison and David, Holstein;
Edmonton are spending a few
to $16.50 an hour.
The casual labor rate for
r
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Behrns,
days with her cousins; Mr. and
Gorrie Personal Notes
on Teeswater. s
Listowel; Mr. and Mrs. Russell
Mrs. Mac Newton and Mr. and
township employees was
Behrns and family and Miss Julie
Mrs. William Behrns. Mr. and
Clinton' Street
Machan, Gowanstown; Mr. and
Mrs. Keith Snell and family of
Courtney Gibson of
Mrs. Harold Remington of Wing -
A Teeswater area man is a
Mrs. Derril Hallman and family;Little
Mr, and Mrs. Elwood Douglas
Swastika also visited Thursday of
last week at the Behrns home.
Orangeville spent last week with
ham
er of Peter Merklin
Mrs. g
patient in Wingham and District •
and Mr. and Mrs. Murray
Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Murray and
her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Gibson while her parents,
Waterloo spent the week visiting
Hospital as a result of a mishap
Douglas and their families of
Neil, Judith Anne Murray and
at the homes of Mr. and Mrs.
which occurred Sunda evening
Harr' d Mr Ross
Hh Do 1 d Mrs R bee
Mr Mrs , Do G'b
Clifford Cooke and Mr. and Mrs.
Y Ston, Mr. an s. ug ug as an . e c L% v son are
Good News Fir. Accident Free Drivers on Teeswater's Clinton Street. Weymouth and family, Owen Hossfeld visited Sunday with Mr. holidaying in Acapulco, Mexico. Bill Na
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Alexander Chatreau of RR 3. Sound. and Mrs. Bruce Giles, Susan and The remaining week she will be New Year's guests at the home
Walkerton, was crossing the Carl Huth had the misfortune Patricia of Fort Elgin. with her grandparents, Mr. and of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gibson
AT McMASTER INSURANCE AGENCIES, WINGHAMmain street to attend prayer were Mr. and Mrs. Jack Douglas, .
r -- meeting at the Pentecostal Miss Judith Ann Murray of Clif-
as your Independent Agents we offer great savings on auto insura ce, for Tabernacle when he was struck ford and Miss Brenda Noecker of
b a car driven b Clifford Mann Kitchener, Charles and Robert
5 year accident free drivers. y Y
of Listowel. Visibility was clear Gibson.
at the time but the street was Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Mundell
FOR EXAMPLE. If you are 25 years old, or more, married and snow packed and slippery, were New Year's guests of Mr.
own a 1978 Plymouth or similar vehicle making it impossible for the and Mrs. John Rutherford, RR 2
driver to stop before hitting theng
Wi ham.
$25 DEDUCTIBLE COMPREHENSIVE
man. Mrs. Harvey Adams returned
$500,000 LIABILITY Walkerton OPP, who in- Thursday from visiting at the
$100 DEDUCTIBLE COLLISION Accident Benefits and medical coverage vestigated the accident, state home of Mr. and Mrs. Scott
that no charges will be laid. Adams of Prince Rupert, B.C.
$ ■ On Saturday afternoon, an Mr. and Mrs. Robert Allan,
0 �` r _ Jamie and Mark of Hazeldean
Premium 96° every sa months accident in Turnberry Township
sent a Weston man to hospital have returned home after spend -
here. Wayne MacLennan was z� ing the week with Mrs. John,
Drivingto and from work $103.00 eve 6 months. tar �� `r IIIIIIII Strong.
IY operating a snowmobile when the ,. P�1
Farmers' rate $85.00 every 6 months. machine struck a rutted area and
Mr. and Mrs. David
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and Am of Ki ston visit�eda
Two or more vehicles discount available. rolled over. He was treated in the Y n8
Other rates on request emergency ward of the Wingham`, week at the homes of Mr. and
and District Hospital and was k � a Mrs. Lionel Johnston avid Mr.
Phone Bob Taylor or Tom Miller at 357.1227 or later discharged.and Mrs. Carl Dowing of Brua-
Visit us at 327 JosephineS , Winghorn That mishap was investigated s sels.
by the detachmt
v AN, z Mrs. William Austin spent a
` F the Ontan1ogProvincial Police. of .0 We � few days with Mr. and Mrs.
William Austin of Tillsonburg
and also with Mr. and Mrs.
James Austin of Elmira.
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r ivlrs.
See our Re few days with Mr. and Mrs. Mel
resentatilrtP . .
•&M t NO• �\ Amos of London.
PETER HUXTABLE Miss Marlene Earl and Robert
Earl, RR 2 Gorrie, were dinner
ZIT B e ar �'' ' °'� �y guests of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond
Gowdy on Saturday.
• •. at: The Wingham Motel, t�, ,e Mr. and Mrs. Howard Pehlke,
WINGHAM • Au: Kim and Janice of Monkton visit-
, ed Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Mel
Taylor.
on: .. ,: Mr, and Mrs. Alvin Mundell
visited for a few days with Rev.
TUES., JANUARY 16th A;,:_ and Mrs. W. A. Henderson of
w , Woodstock.
Mrs. James Freiburger, Chris,
Mary and Kevin of Greenock
• visited Sunday with Mrs. Joseph
Simmons.
1032 Ontario Street, Stratford, Mrs. Thomas MacDonald of
• • • • .5650 HOT STUFF—When Wingham firefighters were called out Tuesday evening of last week Brussels and Mr. and Mrs. Ar -
271 Stratford, Ontario they found•a pile of steaming yen. li�y� iTffiTP��fi fits f1'1lttdta-of Alfred Street'. The refuse had dhie M1111w visited Sunday at the
uugitt fire In the truck, apparently from some live coals put out with someone's trash, home of Mr. and Mrs. Bev Bars
and rhe driver dumped the load to keep the truck from going up in flames. of Palmerston.
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