GOIN' TO THE CORNER Monday, November 3,1953 around 10:00 p.m. the garage/service sta¬ tion was destroyed by fire and a car belonging to Vernon Hardy was in the garage at the time and burned. When the fire was noticed the flames had reached such an ad¬ vanced stage in the one-story struc¬ ture, that it was thought useless to send for help in Alberton . By May 1954 Howard had purchased the land where the previous garage was from Hanson Oliver , and built a new garage. Appearing in the Elmsdale notes of the Journal- Pio¬ neer July 1954, it is noted that the newly built service station was now doing busi¬ ness and was an asset to the thriving community. Howard continued to sell White Rose gasoline. In August 1958 there was another change when Howard sold his service station to brothers Robert and Ross Mac William . ELMSDALE SERVICE STATION H. L. ADAMS , Prop. WHITE ROSE — Products & Service Gas — Oil Electric and Acetylene Welding1. General Repairs . Alberton Museum Coll. Robert and Ross Mac William - When the Mac William brothers took over the service station they enlarged the work area by taking the three-bay garage and con¬ verting it to two bays. Journal- Pioneer April 14,1959 - Fire Guts Oil Depot, Damages Service Sta. In -An oil company storage depot and pumping station was gutted and a service station heavily damaged in a fire at Elmsdale yesterday afternoon. The depot is owned by the Canadian Oil Company and the service station by Robert and Ross Mac William of the village. The flames which originated as a grass fire had made good headway by the time the Alberton Fire Department arrived on the scene, but firemen were able to bring the blaze under control before it destroyed the service station. While firemen were fighting the blaze, neighbours assisted Robert and Ross Mac William , owners of the service station in removing all stock and equipment. An expanding gas valve cracked under pressure and sent a \Vi inch piece of metal sailing through the front window of a house owned by Leonard Barnett , about 100 yards from the scene of the blaze. No one was injured, but the metal 430