Barrie Historical Newspaper Archive

Barrie Examiner, 25 Nov 1955, p. 20

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mew Ms4 II mournsziicleéazr mm Mingus pacéaralibéaflzr Phone 3654 149 Dunlap Street Ea st Barrie Phone 3554 On this occasion we wish tooffer our sincere appreciation to our man customersend friends whommhuvc Iliad theprivilage to serve during the past four years Your patronage has made our steady ex pension possible and it is ilow our peasu re to invite you to our Grand Opening on Monday and to inspect Studebaker and Packardfor56 GRAND OPENING M0NDAYATUESDA 20THE BARBIE EXAMINER FRIDAY NdVEMBER 25 1955 Enterprising Business Showroom wash Ollicial Opening Service Garage MondayTuesday Lorne Jackson enterprisingBarrle businessman has formed full partnership with his sons Orval and Delbert in the operation of smart new showroom for Studebaker Packard products serviee garage and quick autowash at 149 Dunlop Street East Mr Jackson intends that hs sons will be the managing iactor and he the guiding hand after the official opening next Mondayand Tuesday Nov 28 and 29 Modern Bulldlng The modern building is erected on 135 it frontage with an area of approximately 4900 square feet Both property and building are owned by the Jacksans latherand sons and are conservatively val need at $100000 Construclion conformed to the styling and regulations of British Amcrlcan Oil Company plans with many innovations such as modern showroom lighting with eight100i reflector cylinders an unique swift carwash and many new service techniques Automatic bansmissians are another garage specialty Gasoline and oil dealer ship is of course nunsA Establish other Plaeas Sinee coming to Barrie about10 years ago Mr Jackson with his two sons has established the mandala service statlon with minutewash used cars auto body shop and service station They also operate wrecking lot in Ferndaie slhe enterprising fathergis na tive oi Leeds County England schooled in Saskatchewan and serving apprenticeship in the auto riloiive trade around Reginaa He went into business or himsellv at Walkertlm Ontario and 12 years later expanded and branched to Sir Thomas In 1946 both the St Thomas and Walkerian operations Were sold and Lorne Jackson came to Barney Progression Enterprise Progression andenter rise age apparent in this iamily with lather belonging to 14 local ci enduselzvic clubs including Kem entail Mas Lodge andthe Kwanis aluh lt Snn Orval zei ived his school ing in Sir Thomas and is luily quaiifieddn theauturnotive trade while Delbert also went to school ii St Thomas and has been Banir oiMantrealaccountant Or Valis 25 Delbert is 23 The enter prise and interest oivail three is reflected in the operation of their business Service Garage we The new service garage will em ploy only iaciorytrained highly skilled mechanics for quick and eificlent solVice while the parts department carries complete line at automotive parts and acces sories The StudebakerPackard line is expedited to be an increasingly popular line with some great new models on display at the oflieial opening just six months aiter building began this past spring The service station and garage incidentally will be operated as separate units Featured in the new building is something different in car cleahlng The Washnmbile is shown below in operation By this method the ma chine runs over the car and back on4tracksy the Chamois boys fly at it and presto your car is washed and shining Altogether this is an emblem enterprise or Lorne Jackson and his two sonsliut theyseem to re lish the task of converting plans to profit through good service This is their line of merchandise and they know it well 149 Dunlop St will be the scene the Stucebakei Packard unveilinglNov 28 and 29 with the 1956 line offering some fine mo difications and changes over the urrentimodel The Jackson con sider that these will be apupular car with Barrie citizens and antici pate good turnout at the cam bined garage opening and show room display The aciisdns aragruwing right along Lh Barrie and in the sound ness of business lies thesecret of successful town expansion Sooner or later Mr Jackson St cherishes the ambition of many pa ants to step aside and have his sons carry on and he is grooming Qrvai and Delbert to that end with as surance that the ventureat i4 Dunlap will maintain itsearly pro 52 flAcKsfloN MdTORSIJIMiTED 449 DWI9 STREET EAST rrie into MlillllilYi min1 23 and Tlllzslnll llovi 29 For reauylgest=courtenusservice drop in landscape Frieridly attendants will lie on hand to erveiypuandshow you theultra modern service tafc itles that have ma BA Serviée Stationsnanadas iinest When it ponies to gasoline or motor oil Jackson Motors Limited have the linestyllur money can buy BA 83 or 98 finest gasoline bar none EAv purvlvwron on

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