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The Acton Free Press Wednesday Jin 10 1979 Cobham president of Ladies Fair Board IB 1 In IP J as Phis farm grows soils chairs and fancy lamps of has uracil Ihr family farm Into a hair million dollar furniture business barn warehouse and observation tower site Here to wheel deal Grundy enterprises lucrative by Jennifer Who says you can make money out of a farm George Grundy of springe has and plans lo do so for some time Bui the secret is he really farm his 100 acres The Grundy farm near Acton is I hi seat of varied lucrative business schemes the bra in children of enter prising year old Grundy By far the biggest and most success ful operation is Grundy furniture warehouse and auction born a square foot building built from the Lady Eaton barn originally at the corner of Highways and George will sell anything so he tells you His auctions arc held three times a week and attract customers from all over His radio advertising on such stations as CFRB CHUM CFGM CK CL and CJOY has interested scores of people So have the DriveIn ads in and Its Important for George to have masses of customers because he likes to keep his prices down lie says and volume is the only way he can make money Custom work The auction and furniture business started only a few years ago and grew out of custom farming from the to make the farm pay in way In 1965 George the middle child of seven I was middle bought the family farm from his father At lime George was Involved in custom farming cultivating harrowing swathing hay baling bind and plowing for area farmers one time he ran ten tractors and ten men not to mention other specialized equipment needed for such open tion The custom work has been cut by necessity to one large tractor and three small ones with no combining or plant done Five men are employed the farming season for custom work Most of the Grundy farm is worked on lease with George doing plowing and taking care of his own seven acre enterprise up front ibes for brief moment of relaxation while Ills mulli springe north of what George has done in lillle over ten years is shove the farm lot Buildings have been removed rebuilt renovated or just plain moved It no longer looks remotely like the Grundy form resi dints reember from few years ago Hit house has been enlarged and ipirlmenLs added A huge drive shed has been built on to the back of the house I he original has gone and the new furniture warehouse has been trowing like ever since it was first built Most of the front lot has been paved for parking hundreds of and the back has been having its strip ped off for sole for some time Did wonder what I was doing back there did you notice the hole George asks referring to the mountain of earth behind his residence We re building acre lake and I going to stock it with fish Scllanthlng The incredible energy and sheer will power of this man is evident in the amount of growth he has caused In such short All this carving and creating would most people all of their time to supervise but lias done it in Ins spare time He still spends six days a week on the furniture business George his said that he set out to prove you can hi a success without tak ing people In the dinners and he proves it by offering quality merchandise low We from he manufacturer and sell namebrand George ex Two salesmen Kenny Smith and Bob Smith no relation help keep the slock moving uction sales are held on Tuesday and Thursday nights and Saturday afternoons The store is open from am till Monday through Friday Alec Parr of Guelph and Brian Kurtz of Fergus take care of the actual selling although George is in and around darting all over at On the last Saturday of every month George holds an anything goes auc lion a sort of giant garage sale We helped clean a lot of base and garages in the area he chuckles If anybody can use it we can sell it he continues We want to help people save everyone who wants to save money should come here to crippled children But Grundy life all business He has time for his wife Cecile and children George 10 Diana a and Julie He collects antiques and helps the community too When his dramatic observation tower built from a silo was completed and opened two years ago he held an auction for be crippled children fund donating nil the proceeds or COO to the fund He d like to do It again as soon as he can interest manufacturers in donating more items Although the lower was built as an gimmick the fund sale was not George feels very about helping the fund having been nearly crippled himself when he was 21 There was only a 10 percent chance 1 ever walk again from back dam age he comments ruefully Although his back still bothers him George I rest much how do you relax in business With a half million dollars in turn over last year George Grundy is aim ing for a million this year But he not greedy tie says any reasonable offer on any item he has for sale will be We re here to wheel and deal bj Heather The Ladies Division of the Agricultural Society held their annual moiling Wednesday Jamnrj at the public library Thirteen members were present present the repor of the nom mating committee January meeting Many members had braved icy streets to attend tin regular meeting of Golden Age Discussion followed suggestion Hut the even mg meetings of January and Mirth be changed to the noons However it was decided to remain Hie A moment of silence was observed in memory of Mrs Dons who was a valued member before she to reside at the The wis ad lo play light games of euchre the winners Mrs I Dennis and Mrs Lam for ladies and Joe niter for men Lena Mann wire of birthday reelings Youths to enter residence Phony chain locks for sale Operation of the staff residence at Centennial Manor in Milton as a home for troubled youth will be subject of discussion between the Health and Social vices Committee and the Sheridan Youth Associ a The committee decided to enter the negotiations with the association at its first meeting of the term Dee 19 The association had made i prcvioas offer but Hit committee decided to withhold a until after Nov decision wis mode recommendntion of Jack Charlton manor ad mimslralor Mr Charlton had no objections to using he former staff residence is for troubled youths Hi he did not en visage any problems mixing he youne and the Nor did he have my opposition to the proposed the itionwill undertaking Allhough Mr Charlton i know lodged House and Women Place had made presentations to use Ihe staff residence he recommended I he issocialion use the building because it had formil plan and provm financing The latest scam of ipartment thieves is to sell chain locks which can be opened by a key outside the door police have reported The scam came to light at in building in Milton where the said hat two men had gone through the building selling chain locks Both in their early with short dark hair the men claimed to be representatives of management and offered locksclaimed to be worth for The two men each carried a flight bag with tools and upon selling a chain lock installed it police said SYERS CARPET SHACK 30000 Sq Yds Do a room or do the whole house JANUARY SALE off all Gift Ware and Small Fine Items EXTRA SPECIAL 35 DRY SINK and OPEN HUTCH 0nly Regular BUFFET and CLOSED HUTCH Only Regular SMALL CHEST 2 Only Regular each 150 Wife Milage MILL ST EAST ACTON STORE HOURS SAT president Cob- ham first dent Heather second secre tary Diane I vans press reporter and card eonvener Lucille Cook sley The slate of officers nveners for he committees in elnrtt of hall exhibits continue is lost domestic science Irene tanned and preserved products Ruth Mat plants and Timers Diane Evans junior Ruth I in him Cooksley and hobbies Eleanor Thomp son group displays and school work Enid Gibson Com mittee meetings will bo held within the month to revise the prize lists m these categories for the 1J79 fair In support of efforts to save the town hall the ladies will pledge to the town hall committee A letter of tions will be sent lo Vic the reign Miss Acton lair in recognition of her sue cess in obtaining a six month modelling con tract in Paris The annual meeting of the Agneultunl Society will be held on Tuesday January id RACEWAY HARNESS RACING Post Time Thursday Evening Sunday Afternoon Exactor Ir Conditional Club Haul Knox Church Hall at The Indies division has been asked supply refreshments Heather and Irene will be respon siblc Various ideas for a spring fund raising pro ject were discussed No contest Lifetime Guarantee on the muffler tailpipe exhaust pipe and labor MJMUTiMCiDftrwrrs RICHS Swvkb Centra Ltd R ACTON PHONE 853 FARM SUPPLY SONUS ITS COMING from Monsanto LOOK LOOK a SAVE FT DISPLAY AREA FLOORS t FT TOWER Check See icy Steps to Top Grundys furniture JUNCTION 24 2S HWYS APPLIANCE NORTH ON 2mf 1Mt FT ON RIGHT NORTH ON 2nd lflfft FT ON RIGHT Do a Favour Take a Look and Save on Quality Brand Name Furniture APPLIANCES Slow nines TELEVISIONS Po latin El ROOM rjji COLONIAL TURN Map 60 Be 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