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Home My WebLink AboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1972-11-09, Page 157,71,777 are the ,►;a 'bot. major .andInst do , of . a great variety ova" ;an, over -ex pa.dim: area of Southwestern ontarie.tar c Spa rk l giu he. business i ioI < t� Two r eti. ss vlsiQ or .de A ,quarter ee>stt,c o. u �: ... , are .engaged full-time in retail s�le>ritiolast► l�rvice to � ,ammo the" n showroom on any . of �endeavor :>laI. �ty� �'iute e:..tr, t where a. wide aN�;�hin.S Street ace hi g:.to +�eiebxate.. A- guar- � t nµ, i range of top -brand appliances is ter centiu^Y, : of A�t@ad�r :elkoi► g :p based on g.. . �er�e , high available. Brands. offered ..w it quality-products04dwell-trainedpride ands confidence e , 1ersonne .othor.with mating, IvlotfaCticitehen Aid, highs,May- jug y-iag cuttomer tayat� prompts one stag, channel Master, Automatic Philips. to look back for' a; ,while is ap- Radio and „ , . :Praisal before pressing onto erten Now, to`underline the fact the greater thi the * firm keeps abreast"of .the latest n. z.."� That's ay it is right noW at advances ,in technology, the Cal Burke Electric Ltd, of Wing- Amana microwave electronic ham, marking, a- quarter century oven. knownas the "Radarange" as headquarters for things elec-(is also available with all its fast trical in Wingham and district:" and efficient. advantages. That's why at this tiine the .come - Motor. Shop pany is expressing its appreeia- The steadily expanding motor tion for the solid support of the rewind business, employs three cQmmunity with an .outstanding - skilled men pn a regular basis, retailing event outlined sin detail • , and is ha n'dling motors up to 150 in this issue of The Advance- horsepower. Both single and Times. • three-phase types are being Industry turned out to keep Wingham and Today Cal Burke Electric Ltd. district businesses and industries is a major industry of a special rolling with the minimum of type: From a one-man electrical "down time". shop it has grown since 1947 to an In the electrical contract divi- industry employing 12 in several sion six thoroughly trained men since shortly after World. War II, hi he served in the RCAF in W as!C� . .... for three and .a, half years,,is President Cal Burke who has abreast of developments in kept ,p , allvisions, `Re is assisted by his diy'�i . brother, S.ecretary-Treasurer nk ur ke stormonager er who is aided with organization and paper work by Alan MacKay, in charge of bookkee6ing and stock control, Mrs. Cal Burke very capably sass�s tbe, #ice YatChangesi In day-to-day operations, tends to forget there have vast ,chanSeti in ,th e field since, the late 40'0. least have been those in, e xi areas. On the farms, where ones, a 35 .amp service Was adequate, ommon to in.. today Wu; not unc stall a 400 amp. service to handle the advancing technology of •.. culture vwhicb is becoming. an automated industry, in addition to an art. Automatic feeding de - vides, milking . systems, feed. preparation and serving systems as well as automatic barn Clean !ng units now replace the yawn* mg manpower: on the farMs. On the domestic front, -electric, heating, except in emergencies; 'was virtually- unheard of in the ' it o 40 s. Now the majority f new homes are heated,,with electric units withindivindividual,room con- trol .n trol for in comfort and the utmost . se onv • convenience, homes require Zoo amp. services to accommo- date the beating, lighting and modern appliances. . Commercial installations have also altered drastically, with lighting a(least tripled in many stores for brighter, more at- tractive and productive lighting. In restaurants and. food stores . t ►o, increasedof f.reek%+ and frozen , fooddisplays has brought groat changes. in talking 'with the' Advvanee- Times reporter, Cal .Burke. re- called, that the most Unusual in- stallation n- $taa 11 tworked on was ion.he had t.imeTV for CKNX at the e .'squi p• meat was designedput in. s and ,c+D in 1e m was when This '" 1ex equipment was put into the P e9 P old high school building. The lay- +� out°wasdesigned from scratch by Scott Reid, staff engineer and C,al. it was a real experience for everyone on the job. y The first Co ld Medallion all - electric electric home was e9uipped in MEMBERS OF THE Burke staff are, from the left, Ken Dewar, electrician; Beven Brown, motor rewind shop fore- • man; Bill Montgomery, motor shop mechanic; Blair Lei- bold, store sales; Jane Burke; ,Alan MacKay, bookkeeper and stock central; Donald Fisher, motor shop mechanic;. Arie DeBruyn, apprentice electrician; John Campbell, electrician; Gerald "Watson, electri4iari; Raymond Laid- law, appliance service. Bill Bromley was absent when the photo was taken. (Staff Photo) THESE COMMERCIAL VEHICLES plus a busy passenger 25 years ago. Proudly displaying the fleet are Bull Mont - car serve tthe :needs of a geowing list of customers for Cal gorriery and Bev Brown of the motor rewindWdepartrment:* Ie``triLtdin c_o r t to the slngle*uck employ -ed ( Staff Photo) • :u Wingja ,inns ifecp0 when 'the Cruickshank residence was wired, and since then there .has bee a massive swing to electric heating, " first *for Cal Another � Burke Electric was the design ., and installation of the meyeury vapor a.Western lent lighting system t... P . Foundry Co, Ltd. in MO. The sys- tern has been further cxtended. . with the newaddition.' .This�e typical i of the expansion ls n t "n i arra and of iitusi rY i 1J41 n,�h .. t ts�- trict which has caed for the de- signing e- si ning and installation of modern electrical systems in a-- Pansipn of • Stanley -Berry Limited, Western Foundry and Electrohome as well as Howson Howson in B.lyth,; Teeswater Creamery, Campbell Soup at Lis- towel and Silverwood _ Dairies Ltd. at Lucknow. Electrical contracting has in- cluded some intricate jobs for Bell Telephone of Canada, on telephone stations, and last year, an interesting job was/ setting up a customer -owned high voltage substation at the Stanley -Berry plant in Wingham. Service wail QuiditY•, how he would sum 111) basic reasons for the sone, . story of the., Burke -bust, considered' it could ,be, attrihoted to a combination:, of :good s and fair prieea, aJ equipment Mailed by hid -- bre employees. e an-. customersover too, �t . se ruea great+ ;...er for, their loyaltyand �ntin .� .- fidence in- the co :Y. To them Burke Electric.pl, .. es, continued' iF hi quality in every **len len 01, the b. smesssss, beit equipment or °- installatiuoos „ from light bulb to massive electric motors. The firm is recognized in the electrical associations, provin- cial and national, including the Academy of Lighting Arts, The, Electric Heating Association and, The Electric Service League, Calvin Burke has done more than work at his trade and lead a• company to successin that line, and has taken a sincere interest in his home community. He is a past president of Wingham jaw men Club and has maintained.an interest is community affairs. V4 D� x -. a oo.0 iw •w. a.:: C>t►LV BURSE ON OUR 25th ANNIVERSARY, WE AT BURKE ELECTRIC 541:i 00 :TY1.1.0i' ARE PROUD TO PRESENT ANOTHER WINGHAM FIRST COOk-'il-C.LEAN CENTRE VENT HOOD • . Builtjin vent system exhausts all cooking areas .. keeps your kitchen fresh and cool. . 21" EYE -LEVEL OVEN Featuring safe level controls and 'smart dark glass door. Holds No. 5 roaster, closed door smokeless broiling and the perma-clean continuous cleaning oven; OVEN, COOKTOP & DISHWASHER IN ONLY 30" EASY CLEAN COOKTOP Burner bowls catch spill overs, lets you keep the cleanest cook top in town, life- time perma-coil elements. " DISHWASHER Featurm soft foot disposer, regular plus hygienic cycles with indicator light for each, six push buttons, rinse injector for spot free glassware, plus selection of door colors. Tub guaranteed 20 years. GIANT SPACE SAYER CERAMIC GLASS TOP COOKING Needs no special utensils, smooth easy to clean cook -top, continuous clean oven, lift-off door, closed • door smokeless broiling. 116 Decorator Colors • 20 Years warranty on elements • Easy to service lift -out elements All Models iii Stock BURKE ELECTRIC ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS - HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES MOTOR REWIND AND REPAIR Josephine Street Phone 357-2450 W Ingham ��AMANA IIADAIIANGE MICROWAVE OVEN Exclusive 5 -Year Warranty - Only the Radarange Oven has it Will cook up to a 20 Ib. Turkey Cook food in 1/4 of conventional . cooking time. A 5 Lb. roast in 35 min., Hamburgers in 30 sec.; Hot Dogs in 20 seconds or baked potatoes in -4 min. Cooks Cool • the oven or utensils never heat up Cook - Serve on dinnerware, plastic or even paper plates - Eliminates after meal cleanup of pots and pans So easy to use! Just set the timer and push the "Start" switch Heat Pre•Cooked Foods - Warm Plates Economical • only 1450 watts Plugs int a convenient outlet no installation costs Set op •vour counter top or table Make the greatest cooking discovery since fire. Drop in for In -Store - COOKING DEMONSTRATION FREE HOMETRIAL