The Wingham Advance-Times, 1975-01-02, Page 22A
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LEE SIMPELL is the new owner of the neighborhood
grocery at the foot of Catherine St. S. He purchased the
business from Mr. and Mrs. John Finnigan. The Simpells
came here from California.
Waxworks Boutique
is always expanding
And now in living color, CKNX.
Wingha, m's local TV st., tion has
recently gone to studio color for
loci 1 programming.
The station's director of engin-
eering, Scott Reid, explained that
the company has been laying the
ground work for color studio pro-
gramming ever since it began re-
ceiving color- network material in
1967. Now, with the arrival of the
station's two new color cameras
the word is 'go'.
The purchase of the new color
units, which cost about $150,000,
also necessitated some remodel-
ling in the Wingham studio. Mr.
Reid said that about $50,000 worth
of work has been done to accom-
modate the system. The project
consisted mainly of changing the
backgrounds and scenery in the
studio to take full advantage of
color production, and because
color cameras are less sensitive
to light than black and white
units, the studio's lighting set-up
The name Waxworks Boutique classes was born (tithe two products Mr. ss were conducted by Junily. In 1970 and 1971, or
and Mrs. Jim Currie were selling Slack who had studied arts and
in the little boutique in their Dip crafts in a university in the
Strip and Estate Auctions build- States. These craft classes de-
- candles and handicrafts. veloped an interest in crafts for
From that small beginning in local people and conequently in -
1967, the Waxworks Boutique has creased interest in the boutique.
grown into a thriving business In 1972 the Waxworks Boutique
based on the principle of pro- was moved downtown in order
viding merchandise which is not that a good selection could be
easily obtainable in the area. provided to the customers.
The crafts found in the Wax- "Craft supplies were difficult to
works Boutique come from all obtain and it took a real effort to
over the world' Canada, Eng- track down leads of different
land, Ireland, Scotland, Spain, suppliers of crafts from different
India, Denmark, Norway, Ger- countries," says Mrs. Currie.
many, the United States and "We are 5onstantly searching for
Japan. "Granny's Cupboard" crafts from all/over the world."
supplies special types of foods
and condiments not usually avail- Increasing Stock
able in the, corner store, but just The Waxworks Boutique is al-
right for special occasions. ways expanding. There is about
The idea for marketing crafts three times as much stock in the
originated in the realization that shop now, as when it began in
people in -the area lacked a place 1972. A recent introduction of
to market their handicrafts. Mr. knitting yarns, rug hooking,
and Mrs. Currie were operating a crochet and needlepoint material
Dip Strip where old and antique has necessitated a renovation
furniture could be re -done in cont this fall to provide additional
junction with an estate auctions showroom space for the guuiis.
• business. In 1967 they opened a Mrs. Currie notes an increased
• little boutique to sell candles be- interest in all sorts of handiwork,
cause candles were one product especially
en anneal needlepoint.
lung of irate est
ere
which -was in short supply but in has
st
much demand. Soon the Curries in crafts of all kinds in the last
at
added handicrafts made by local two years," she says.
people to their stock. In 1974 the Curries have also
"People who are interested in printed a catalogue for the first
' Antiquer are also interested in time. The catalogue lists their
handicrafts," says Mrs. Currie. line of gift items, not only for.
When customers began inquiring Christmas brut for all year round.
about other things the Curries at- Mrs. Currie feels that the Wax -
tempted to find the merchandise works Boutique provides people
for which they were asking. "We in the area with the latest and
wanted exclusive lines not usu- best selection of goods which
• ally found around here," added would be available in the city.
Mrs. Currie. Yet, she feels, in a small store ,the
As the boutique business grew; customers receive courteous
the stripping end of the business service and personal attention. It
was disposed of because it had is this personal contact with peo-
become too expensive to be done plc that Mrs. Currie enjoys.
or system costty
h d to be expands
to be doubled. The management • usually blue, and eliminates at
also had to shell out funds for new color from 0 camera signal.
test equipment to han ' e the With help from another camera,
color set-up. another background is substitut-
ed behind the announcers. Of
The new cameras will add a
great deal of versatility to course, the procedure is a little
more complicted than that, but
CKNX's programming which you probably get the general
was im ssible in black and idea. That is just one of the little
white. Mr. Reid cited chromekey- tricks producers can use to add a
ing as an example. Chrome- new dimension to programming.
keying is the wonderful television Mr. Reid commented th ., t some
trick that makes Dave Dryden feature farm programs, Circle
and Howie Meeker appear as if Eight Ranch, Reach for the Top
they are suspended in mid-air and Singtime, just to name a few
over centre ice at Maple Leaf of which are produced by the
Gardens during Hockey Night in local studio, are now in color.
Canada. However, there is still one more
The engineering head said that addition needed which the station
have, a 16 mm color film
there isn't really any magic in- doesn'trocessor. He indicated that at
volved, it is simply done with a p
little electric "box" and a pair of present color film has to be pro -
color cameras. ,He explained that cessed in an independent labora-
tory and that takes time. News
because the camera can differen- ramming is the area most
tiate between colors, the "little Pro g
box" is tuned into the color of the affected by that, because by the
time color film of a fire or other
major news item comes back
from the laboratory the news is
outdated. So, it looks as though,
with the exception of news clips
from the national network,
CKNX news film will continue to
be shot and reproduced in black
and white for the present. .
Other than that, the only other
major hindrance to the station's
transition to color was a
d. In fact, it had bh els round panefl, which is
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BURKE ELECTRIC
Electrical Contractors
Wingham -,
was responsible for the electri-
cal installation of the lighting
equipment for the transition to
color programming at
CKNX Television Channel 8.
LittIe TirneM
Is Wasted ...
From the time I
give my milk-to�
the farmer, until
it arrives at
Sunrise Dairy in
Wingham. In fact, I
don't live too far from
Wingham. The farmer
and I do our best to keep my milk "fresh"
and so do the folks at Sunrise Dairy
i
At SUNRISE DAIRY the milk is
not stock -piled ... it's SOLD
IMMEDIATELY
FOR FRESH MILK
Count On
SUNRISE DAIRY
59n4RISE
Wingham
ICKNX'S DIRECTOR of Engineering, Scott Reid mans the
"Coming Events" drum. One of the station's old black and
white cameras will be kept in service for such odd jobs as
"Coming Events", which would otherwise tie up -the new
color .units. The station has just spent close to $200,000 to
satisfy viewer demands for local color programming.
iI
five-month delay in the delivery
of the cameras. Mr. Reid com-
mented that with the demand by
the public for color program-
ming, everyone was ordering
new equipment and the major
stations in North America got
first crack at the hardware. But,
finally, in May, the cameras ar-
rived and were put into use
shortly afterwards.
You might be wondering what
will happen to the old black and
white cameras that served the
'station for so long. Well, Mr. Reid"
remarked» that one will still be
used on a limited scale. He com-
mented that .nowadays a black
and white unit can't, in most
cases, even be given away be-
cause of the demand for color
programming.
The old camera can be tied in to
the color system through a sys-
tem similar to chromekeying bnt
the "old , horse" is now used
primarily for such things as the
"Coming Events" section of the
evening news programs. But
there are always "victims" in the
n.rocess of progress. •
So, npw for added viewing en-
joyment, a CKNX color produc-
tion.
'AFTER A FIVE MONTH delay CKNX finally got posses-
sion of their two new color cameras. Here Gerry Belanger
checks out some of the .inner components of one of the new
$75,000 units. The new color set up will allow such programs
as Singtime and Circle Eight Ranch, which are produced
locally, to take advantage of the world of color.
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OMAR HASELGROVE operated a billiard parlor for many
years in the building which was acquired by the Pizza
Palace chain when Omar retired from business.
CKNX EMPLOYEE Paul Rutherford's world Is one of dials and tape spools. Paul works
in the station's Video Tape Room. Although he ito�ar, directly
or later colorwithtapes for
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transition from black and hwhiteis hands. programming to (Staff Photo)
broadcasting pass through
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GEki(i BELANGER and Genn St.heiiele, take a doser look at a module which is part of
'CKNX's new color programming system. -The color system will allow producers at the
station to be more creative in their locally produced shows: One example of the versatility
of thesystem is chromekeying. (Staff Photo)
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