For vacation, we had three or four weeks in Spring and Fall in order Ifor the older children to be home for the planting and picking of potatoes land other farm work.

‘ When Health Reader was started, parents were against it. They ‘thought children“ 5 health was no concern to anyone but themselves. This

Iwas when Dr. MacMillan was a teacher Our Canadian History was just an extra chapter in the back of the

British History

STORES

When New Annan Hall was no longer needed, it was sold in 1918 to David H. Auld of Covehead, who converted it into a general store and dwel- ling house. After his son, Sterling, returned from active service, he and Samuel Profitt of Freetown worked there as clerks. Others who worked in the store at different times were: Emeline Marchbank, Laura and Ruby Rayner and Maria Stavert.

After a few years. the Aulds sold out to the Moase Bros. and Edgar Moase and his family became residents of the house behind the store. They had come from Revelstoke, BC. and after a short time returned there. Edgar’s brother, Major and his wife, moved in next and their son Carl was born there. However, they bought a farm in North St. Eleanors, and Harold R. Moase moved in and spent the rest of his life building up a prosperous business. His aunt, Mrs. John Moase, kept house for a while and later his ister, Lila, came to New Annan to be his helper in both house and store.

Their nephew, Edgar Hogg of Kelvin Grove. worked in the store for few years. Some of his other helpers were: Horace Campbell, Martha awson, (Mrs. Don Schurman), Bert Poole. Since the death of Harold oase. this store has been operated by his wife. Anna, with the assistance f Bert Poole.

Many people have operated stores at Traveller's Rest Corner. The irst of which there is a record. was Muirhead‘s store which was established n a house on the corner lot, recently owned by James Heffell. Later, Mrs. ames Rayner operated the same store.

Next, was Wesley Rayner, who had a small store in the Rayner ard. Joe Maclntyre opened his business in a house on the present site of lton MacKay’s barbershop. That house was purchased by B. I. Rayner, ho hauled it to Read's Corner, and is still occupied by Mr. Rayner and amily.

In the late thirties. Loring and Delbert Rayner built another store on he MacKay site and Geraldine Rayner worked there with her brothers. he property was sold to Wendell Rodd in the early forties and in 1948 it as acquired by Brad Maclnnis and Alex MacDonald.

In 1949, Elton MacKay bought the store and carried on the combined usiness of selling groceries and barbering until 1957. The store building as then sold to George Waite, who moved it to its present location, ad- cent to the Waite residence.