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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1979-01-17, Page 10Pap IN--Tbe Wingham Advance Times, January 17, 1979 44 WINGHAM IGA—Joan and Ken Crawford, new owners of the IGA supermarket in town, stand beside the new bakery section Mrs. Crawford has opened in the store. This is just one of many changes and renovations they have made to the businss. Wingham .. . In its 100th year Nqwvvowner a ize revis IGA You have to keep up with the times and give people what they want. That's the motto Keri Ctrawford has been following since he bought Retmington's IGA store from Harold Remington last Labor Day and turned it into the Wingham IGA. No sooner had he taken over the business than he embarked on an aM- bitious program of renovations that is still not completed. Among the changes already aisde are brightening the interior of the store with a new coat of paint and new energy- saving light fixtures and installing new shelving and multi -dock freezers. He also plans to widen one of the aisles and put in a complete new tile floor. Another new twist that is noticeable immediately one walks into the store --to the nose, at least—is a fresh baking section at the rear of the store. This was opened as an independent business by Ken's wife, Joan, in the corner formerly occupied by the office and offers an assortment of freshly baked breads, rolls and other delicacies. When all the renovations are finished Mr. Crawford plans a big "Appreciation Sale" to celebrate, he said. Another way in which he is keeping up with the times and making sure he has what people want is through use of a computer merchandising program developed in the United States. A central computer analyzes information based on stock orders and lets him know which of the 6,000 -plus items available are in demand by consumers and which are not. This helps him decide how much shelf space a product should be allotted and how prominently it should be displayed or advertised. Before coming to Wingham Mr. Crawford worked for M. Loeb Ltd. out of London and, although owning a grocery store can be a seven -day -a -week job, he said he's grateful to be here. His job with Loeb, parent company for the IGA stores, often took him out of town and be would frequently get home Saturday night only to ad out again Sunday af- ternoon. Prior to working for Loeb he had managed a store in the Dominion chain so he's no newcomer to the grocery business.. While it may appear small by big city supermarket standards the Wingham IGA is one of the town's biggest em- ployers on the retail level, providing work for no fewer than 20 persons in addition to Mr. and Mrs. Crawford. Twelve people work there fulltime and an additional eight fill in on a part time basis. Peter Bauer manages the grocery department while Jamie Stapleton is .the meat department manager, helped out by Betty Ann Schefter. Theresa Foxton and Cec Laidlaw help Mrs. Crawford in the bakery. The grocery department consists of Ron Cooper, Shirley Foxton, Terry Nesbitt, Brenda Tiffin, Charlie Hopper, Kathy Gibson and Irene Ritchie. The part time workers are Jean Tiffin, Michelle Foxton, Joyce Carr, Mike Foxton, Marian Schefter, Bill Gibson, Ken Hopper and Jilda Anderson. The IGA grocery has been serving the town and district for the past quarter century. The first IGA here was opened by Harold Remington across the street where the Goodall and Campbell law office now stands. Later he bought the block presently occupied by N. D. Cameron Limited, which he occupied for 10 years. Following the fire which levelled the Brunswick Hotel he bought that lot and built the present IGA store. e fair that we get them on it." • " The board set its committees for 1979 with the following named rove sala n e rea seg o r as chairmen: building and property, John O'Leary; tran- sportation, Tim McDonnell; ++ personnel, Ronald Murray; finance and insurance, Ted Geoffrey.; teacher negotiations, _ Vincent Young; policy and rate-bd, adminis b l bylaws, Michael Connolly; trustee -clergy, Arthur Haid; and early school leaving, Ronald By Wilma Oke salaries at a meeting last week. Joseph Mills, the former looked after," he remarked. Murray. William Eckert, director of Mr. Eckert will receive a ;3,000 superintendent of education who Mr. Connolly asked that a Education matters were dealt edgteation, and Jack Lane, increase for the period Aug. 1, resigned Dec. 31 to take a job specified sum from the grant be with by the board as committee s1Intendent of business, each 1978, to Aug. 31, 1979, bringing his with the ministry of education, set aside to provide the custodial of the whole, in camera. reOf ved raises of $6,000 split salary to $40,000, and a similar was awarded a retroactive in services needed, but Mr, Eckert f: over two years and Ed Rowland, increase for 1979-80. Fringe crease of $700 to cover the period told him the budget for the grant coordinator of maintenance and benefits remain the same as from Aug. 1 to Dec. 31, 1978. has been set and can't be ad - buildings and assessment officer, before. All negotiations were carried justed. recei ed 52 000 fo one ar as The 53 000 increase awarded to on behind closed doors with only "The grant is not made L-3 TOWNSHIP OF KINLOSS * BUILDING PERMITS Effective January 1, 1979 applications for building per- mits will be issued by the Township Clerk during regular office hours at the township clerk's office at 1,11191yroO. Building permits wills -be issued subject to township. council approval. W. F. Hawthorne, Clerk Township of Khdoss VILLAGE OF TEESWATER REQUIRES Applications for dw comUned position of Municipal Clerk -Treasurer and Hydro Commission Secretary - Treasurer Due to the pending retirement of the present Clerk - treasurer and Hydrp Secretary -treasurer, the Village of Teeswater requires a replacement. The Clerk -treasurer to commence April 1, 1979, and Hydro-Qecretary May 1, 1979. Applications complete with a detailed resume of ex- perience, qualifications, age and education in own hand- writing, including references to be received by the under- signed on or before January 31, 1979 duly marked as to contents. Salary to be negotiated. Preference will be given to applicants with accounting, business or municipal experience, and either have or are prepared to enroll in the A.M.C.T.O. or similar course. W. A. McKenzie, CJork Villogo of Tooswater, Box 369 Teoswoter, Ontario NOG 2SO J Snap up the opportunit'"i in the CLASSIFIED -� The Advance -Times. 357.2320 �uo-idd•ilsJpil:�tlatlilil�iq•o-l'�o�, hio,41;P,4:d'd 6pJ v r ye the Huron -Perth County Roman Mr. Lane brought his salary to the final vote made public. available for the payment of • Catholic Separate School Board $28,000 for 1979 and he is also to Trustee Michael Connolly of custodial services. We can't reveiwed administrative staff receive an identical raise in 1980. Kippen requested recorded touch the amount set aside for votes, however when a trustee salary of a coordinator for this," voted against a proposed salary Mr. Lane added. Service Directo ry increase there was no indication He said the principal would as to whether he considered it too have to ask the group getting the ELECTRICAL much or not enough. permit to use the school to pay for Bodychw*. Stratford trustees Ronald the custodial service or else the Marcy, Mickey Vere and David group would have to clean up O'Reilly, Tim McDonnell of after using the school. Gadshill, John O'Drowsky of St. In response to a question from Alllurke-McLeod Too fat. Too then. Tootired? Marys, Arthur Haid of Listowel, Mr. Geoffrey whether there had Electrical Too often? Do something for Gregory Fleming of Crediton, been any complaints from the Contractors Ltd somebody ... r Kpith Montaonmary of Wingham custodian at St. Patrick's, Mr. and Ted Geoffrey of Zurich all Lane said none had come to the Your body!Electncai l oniiu�,,,,y voted in favor of the raise for Mr. board office. Motor Sales, Repairs Eckert. Voting against the The board also voted to en motion were Mr. Connolly, courage participation in the read- and Rewind Ronald Murray of Dublin, John a-thon sponsored by the Multiple Fitness is fun. O'Leary of Staffa and Vincent Sclerosos Society of Canada to win ham 519-357-2450 paanapaerivn Young of Goderich. help raise money and increase g Try some. ire (.anad,an movement i0, P-,101a1:rt1e11 Voting was similar for the raise the number of books students given to Mr. Lane, except that read. It will be left up to in- PLETCH , Mr. Young voted for the motion dividual principals to decide and Mr. McDonnell voted against whether they will permit their ELECTRIC it. On the question of the raise for schools to become involved in the Mr. Mills, Mr. Yttung also voted program. Wingham in favor with Mr. McDonnell and The board voted to grant 5100 to Industrial, Commercial, Mr. Haid joining the opposition. the Perth Milk Committee, which Farming, Domestic Mr. McDonnell, Mr. Young and provides and educational PHONE Mr. Geoffrey voted against the program for students. 357-1583 � � _ 1, $2,000 raise for Mr. Rowland, A letter of complaint was witn au otner Trustees voting iu receiveu it pz -„ The,st favor of the motion. association at the Exeter SIGNS The board office secretaries separate school, whose members were awarded a 16.7 per cent are concerned that their school is • • increase in salaries for 1979 not included for major work in SIGNWRITING rga'A bringing the range in pay, based the.,board's live year forecast.on general qualifications, Mr. O'Leary claimed this is the "Dunn By Tom" seniority and responsibility, . to only growing school in the whole $9,885 on the low end of the scale two -county system and said the Thomas E. Dunn wtenes and51o.-270 on the high end.,ryv✓grk done thPrt- IactTrustees Marcy, Vere, was only stop -gap, RR 1 Bluovalb O'Reilly, O'Drowsky, Fleming, "Catholic education in Exeter ^•, 335-6395 Haid, Geoffrey and M&ra'y voted is on the increase and this board for this motion, with Connolly, is not doing much about it," he . Rivin O'Leary, Young, McDonnell and charged. CONSTRUCTION Montgomery voting against it. Trustee Marcy said the $18,000 in other business the board spent M Exeter last summer heard that a community school came out of current revenue T. M. & T. development grant of $10,000 has while the projects named in the the been approved by the education forecast would be from capital CONSTRUCTION ministry for St. Joseph's School, funds, if approved by the Kingsbridge. Mr. Connolly ministry. (.eneral Contractors inquired whether custodial "Ththink we have the All types of concrete work WAIff- ADS services will be paid out of the moneey for the five year Pit Silos grant, with Mr. O'Leary noting forecast," Mr. Montgomery Home and fdrm building 323-1550 that the custodian at St. Patrick's objected. "I don't think these School, Dublin, had not been paid things are explained enough in c U.t. BOB THOMPSON Z19-1"0 when a similar grant was the paper. The forecast should ONT%RtO 357A received there two years ago. not go in the paper." 357-3193 -2320 "The custodian is the forgotten Mr. Fleming said that Exeter _ man. In the community school is a growing town and if wants on grant the janitor has never been the five year forecast. 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