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A. M. Cftwford had a 10,000
after, the garage was destroyed
service station was built.
Remember the boy with slate
When Mr. Ism moved his
Fry as ino8t �topb kAtw blm,
Fns a short time a single
Planten - 24 oz. Blanched
Peanuts
gallon storage Qank installed at
by fire and was not replaced.
signs Shortly atter It
rs to garage at the
had the Huroa-Zessa sties in the
gasoline pump was installed at
the CPR yard in 1916 so he could
. waste
At the Exchange Hotel,
o pened Jack Re951. took it over
tohvn gasoline tank
Gtso4Y ( Burks
trent Waz'ren house when h
have it shipped in by the tank car
business had waned with the
and ran it until TbrA
tt under
was lethe sidewalk.
Electric) there was a twin pump
was still a blaebmitb's shop. W.
load. He made sure his Model T
coming of the motor car and the
blacksmithurchased the
Pipes were run from it -in the
out boat. Pumps at the curb used
Araeb'�g was the smith but the
MUSEUM
customers were able to buy gas.
Canada Temperance Act. To�,
cure it down and built the
boulevard up to Buchanan
to have their storage tank&
pump was operated by his son
It was said that in times of
counteract it two gas pumps were
that still It isatwww
remainsscarcity,
Hardware, now Stafntoa's. The
buried under the sidewalk. Every
Bert, who repaired care in the
people came for miles
installed on the street side of the
by C. E. MacTaviah
pump was isistalled there at the
time a tank was installed or
back room of the shop.
to purchase their fuel from him
sidewalk. Part of the front
L orated
�.b* though it did not remain
taken up a new sidewalk had to
A third outlet on Diagonal Road
MUSINGS
at 15 cents a gallon.
veranda was closed off to form a
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there 1pag.
be laid.
was opened at the Hil Brest store.
Before long other outlets began
booth. Tobacco, chocolate bars,
An early gasoline outlet that
After the Beaver B16 ek burned
The building used by Wingham
It is still there.
o
to appear. Coming into Wingham
pop and on Saturday night, hot
remains today is at the site at the
in 1912 the south half of the lot
Drive In Cleaners was once a
A. M. Crawford had gas pumps
Wingham, like other com- Back then the colored gasohnes
from the south, the first business
dogs and hamburgers found
former Merkley Motors.
remained vacant until Robert-
service station. The first gasoline
in front at his garage until it was
were displayed is the clear vision
saw the number of PAY
on the west side was Reid's
ready sale to the motorists and
In the beginning the pumps
son's Garage was built about
outlet at the site was built by the
Y to remove them from
gasoline
gasoline outlets and service Pumps. There was as much as 10
Garage. It was at the corner of
g
passing crowd. When the
P 8
were at the curb. Later part of
1918. It was for man Y
Abels, father and son about 50
the curb. He tore out the two
stations gradually increase over gallons of gasoline sitting in a
Scott and Josephine streets,
Depression took its toll the hotel
the first storey of the building
Yea" because it served two
years ago. Shortly after it was
atoms which were the remnants
the years. The number reached a glass cylinder in the hot sun.
Parallel to Scott, with pumps in
was torn down and a Supertest
was cut out at the corner,
different brands of gas from
opened about 25 men formed a
of the National Hotel and moved
peak after the last war and then Some of the gasoline colors were
front.
service station was erected on
allowing the cars to drive
Pumps on the sem• Johan Hanna
club and installed two horseshoe
the lamps in off the street. He
declined as labor costs, higher red, grew, yellow, blue and
Over the years it was operated
the site. Many people operated it
through from Victoria to
took it over in the '30s and sold,
pitching courts complete with
retired in 1947 and h(sgarage was
taxes and lower profit margins clear-
by such men as Reid, Muirhead,
over the years but the
Josephine Street. By doing this it
Ford cars under the name Huron
overhead lights, at the rear of the
tornAown 20 Years later to make
In the beginning
made the operations less �� ng car owners
Young and Ingham. Wm. Ingham
Caskinettes are the best
was possible to
pos place the pumps
Motors. He sold the business to A.
property.
way for the present post office.
profitable. bought gas from car dealers or
moved his tire and battery
remembered. The station too
far enough from the street to
D. McWilliams, who moved the
Many will still remember the
_
To be continued.
Today most farmers and hardware stores which had it
business there in June of 1931. He
outlived its usefulness and was
satisfy the law. In 1960 the garage
business to the livery stable on
ting of horseshoes on Diagonal
truckers have their own storage, shipped into town in barrels. In
had the pumps installed on the
razed to make way for the Home
was sold to Texaco, was
John Street behind the Queen's
Road after the sun had set. The
which reduces the oma a of �g gas
gallonage 1914 the first measur
north side, back from the street.
The were at about the
Place.
Across the from the hotel
demolished and the resent
P
Hotel, when gasoline pumps had
to be removed from the
sport continued while Ed Nash
R W
BELL
filling stations. Many of the PSP was installed on the street
pumps
street
modern station was built.
street.
operated the station. After the
brands of other days have gone, at Alex Young's hardware and
centre of Cap'n Zack's
were a number ot.,old frame
Across the street W. Ingham
Some years later the business
war another oil company took
such as White Rose, British had a 500 gallon storage tank.
restaurant. So passers-by could
buildings between the brick
had a Supertest pump at, the curb
was closed and the pumps
over and the present building was
OPTOMETRIST
American, McColl-Frontenac, The pump was located in front of
see the pumps he arranged to
building on the corner and Sandy
in front of his tire and battery
removed. What was Robertson's
erected. About 15 years ago it
Supertest, Regent, Reliance and what is now the Maitland
have the office removed from the
Young's blacksmith she These
�8 P�
shop
ho (now the sit4 of Belle's
Garage is now Stedman's.
was sold -,and converted to its
GODERICH
others. Restaurant.
machine shop next door. Shortly
were torn down and a White Rose
Variety).
When John Fryfogle, or ,hack
present use.
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The Wingham Advance -Times, July 25, 1979
Canada No. 1
Celery Stalks
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Canada No. 1
Head Lettuce
2/959
Canada No. 1 English
Cucumbers
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U.S. No. 1
Nectarines
Ib.. 89
Hakwij
McCormick's - 48's Ice Cream
Cone Cups
1.09
Planten - 24 oz. Blanched
Peanuts
1e79
Weston .9's
Date Turnovers .69
Weston - 13 oz. Apple
Snack Buns
.69
A
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Clover Leaf - 7 oz.
Solid White
TUNA
1 1 •
49
1% -
Brown Bear Creamed - 2 lb.
White Honey
Cow Brand - 500 gm.
Baking Soda
Post - 400 gm. Honey Comb
Cereal
Choc Full of Nuts - I lb. bag
Regular Grind
Coffee
1.99
.49
1,019
10
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FRESH PORK
Picnic
SHOULDER ROAST lb.. H 5
Shoulder
BUTT ROAST lb..
9 9
Boneless
SHOULDER CHOPS lb. Ve
15
Schneiders Peds of 8 - 10 oz.
WIENERS
.99
Schneiders Sliced - 8 Viw. 6 oz.
COOKED MEATS Z / 1.45
Schneiders - 16 oz.
SKILLET STRIPS 1.35
Schneiders Regular
RING BOLOGNA lb. 1.69
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Carnation Instant - 16 oz.
COFFEE MATE
1 1.29
Carnation Instant - 10's
(Choc. or Var. )
Breakfast 1*79
Carnation Instant - 12 oz.
Mashed Potatoes .69
Bicks Table Jar - 4 vxr. 12 oz.
Z . 9 9 Relishes
•TiTireTare
*A
Schneiders Broken - 6 oz. Cooked
HAM SLICES
Schneiders Country
SAUSAGE
Maple Leaf Ready to Serve
SMOKED PICNIC
Maple Leaf SkW
BREAKFAST BACO
Maple Leaf Sliced (Pack 3 x 2 oz.)
CORNED BEEF
Swifts Sugar Plum
DINNER HAMS
Swifts Old Mill
LINK SAUSAGE
Fresh Sliced
PORK LIVER
1.19 Baden
Ib. 1 • 8 5
Colby c
lb. 1.09
Froze
NVA.1-045 Schneiders - 2 Ib. bo
1.49 Beef Bu
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...1.15
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Heinz Straihed - 4'/z oz.
(Meatless Var.)
BABY FOODS
4/1.00
Kraft Miracle Whip - 1.5 litre x
Salad Dressing 2*29
Crest Family Size - 100 nil.
(Reg. or Mint)
Toothpaste 1...19
Mir (Pack 2 x 750 mi.)
Liquid Detergent 1.49
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X
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O d South - 12 oz.
Orange Juice
Carnation - 5 Ib. bag Hash Brown
Potatoes
McCain (Coconut, Banana, Chocolate
or Lemon) 14 oz.
Cream Pies
1. 79
3.58
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Pantry Shelf - 10 oz.
Stems & Pieces
MUSHROOMS
.69
41
Irish Sprang (95 gm.)
Bar Soap 3/1*00
Wondra Skin Conditioning - 180 ml.
Lotion .99
Purina - 6 Var. 340 gm.
Tender Vittles .69
Carnival - 1 Ib. tub
Soft Margarine *69