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In June 1948 Jack’s business had out- grown his tiny store and he bought the new store Waldron Rix had built in 1947. Family members helped him in this store which had three roOms, one for store products, a small room for the cooler to keep the ice for his ice cream making, and one in which to cut hair and repair shoes. In winter a “queen heater” that burned wood heated the store. On the wall opposite to the main counter a long bench was situated. Customers and vil— lagers found this to be a good place to socialize, to have heated political discus— sions and to catch up on the local news. Many a game of checkers was played on the bench or counter, if the clerk wasn’t too busy on long cold winter evenings. The basement was used to store potatoes.

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Around 1960 Blanche Hardy tOOk OYSI‘ Fred and Helen (MacNeill) Hardy, storekeepers her father’s store and expanded the hue of groceries. Electricity now allowed her to stock frozen products.

Jack and his brother Herbert “Herb” Adams, who was a cook, built a store in Jack’s yard. They then hauled it out to West Point during the fishing season. Herb made sandwiches and sold items you would find in a convenience store. It is not known exactly when it was built, but in October 1933 Jack sold this store to Flora Baldwin. She had Messrs. Buchanan and Ellis of O’Leary haul the building to Glenwood with teams of horses where she converted it to a store. Before opening it, she had a Mr.

Auld fix up the building. Flora ran this store for six years selling groceries and ice cream. Later Hazel Cameron bought this building and hauled it back to Elmsdale.

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