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@ THE OSHAWA TIMES, Scturdey, October 27, 1962 Many Features In New Building An ultra-modern building for' Mackie Van and Storage Limit- has been recently completed | Oshawa replacing the former location of firm on King street east. The new location at 477 Bloor street west, provides the nec- essary facilities for heated and modern container storage and additional parking space there enables better manipulation of the company's monster vans. A..growing demand for this miodern method of storage and problems incurred through lack of space for the large vans, 1s why the old location was ex- changed for the new. PROTECTION 'The new storage system mini- mizes the handling of goods and therefore insures the maxi- mum protection of household effects. Goods are packed in boxes at the home and loaded into vans. When they arrive at the ware- house, they are unloaded by lift Each container holds two rooms of furniture and the warehouse will hold 300 con- tainers piled three tiers high. Through map location in the office a container canbe lo- cated in a moment. The warehouse is heated by a forced air oil furnace. It is' kept at an even 55 degrees to' insure protection of the furni- ture. MANY FEATURES The office on the second floor is heated by electrical units. Large thermo - glass windows that will not frost or steam pro- vide the staff with an excel- lent view of the surrounding area, The dispatcher's office juts out 20 feet, thereby giving him a view of yard and the ap- proach to the warehouse. Washing facilities, not only for Mackie vans but for other fellow agents across the conti- nent are also an added feature of this new home office. The company has branches in truck and placed in tiers for storage. 'Elliot Lake and North Bay. Tale By Witness Of Cuba GREAT INAGUA_ ISLAND, West Indies, (AP)--We watched) a@ dramatic episode of the Cu- ban blockade Friday--A U.S. destroyer's rush to intercept a foreign tanker within sight of Cuba. While we watched from a chartered light airplane circling overhead, the destroyer identi- fied the foreign vessel to its satisfaction by signal light blinkers and allowed to pro- ceed south through the wind- ward passage between Cuba and Haiti. The destroyer, its No. 148 showing clearly, then turned in an abrupt half circle and dou- bled back, apparently to re- sume picket duty. (In Washington, No. 148 was identified as the destroyer es- cort USS Brough.) We were an Associated Press photographer - reporter team, flown by charter pilot Jack Blockade and it appeared more likely to be carrying grain or other bulk storage than oil. It came steaming down from the north at a good clip. From our plane we saw the destroyer bearing down from the northeast on a_ collision course. The wake of the two- ships--clear in the blue water-- plainly indicated an intercep- tion was in prospect. . We circled the area for 4l- most half an hour, waiting for the encounter. When the destroyer was some distance off, its blinkers started flashing at the tanker. We were unable to see the Mylla's re- turn signals. The two ships were only a few hundred yards apart when the destroyer heeled sharply and allowed the tanker to pro- ceed southward through the channel. Earlier, we had a close look Chapman, FEW SHIPS Flying down from San Juan, Puerto Rico, we refuelled at this British island 50 miles northeast of Cuba. Then we went on a four-hour reconnais- sance of the blockade area that indicated: 1. Ship activity to the north, south and.east of Cuba is at a low level. Along more than 100 miles of the northeastern coast of Cuba we sighted not one mer- chant vessel. Vast areas north of Cuba were empty of planes and ships. 2. U.S. picket ships are strung out across the sealanes to main- tain close patrols of all ap- proaches to Cuba. 3. Any missile activity in the eastern part of Cuba is not vis- ible from offshore. We flew for the most part from five to 15 miles off the coast and were un- able to discern missile bases. Near the northeastern tip of the island there was a half-finished airstrip not shown on our charts but it did not appear to have been worked on recently. The tanker intercepted north of Cuba, not far from great Inaugua, apparently was a Nor- wegian vessel. It bore the name Mylla, of Oslo. (No such interception has been disclosed officially in Washington) HATCHES CLOSED WE ENJOYED INSTALLING (and supplying) the BAMBOO DRAPES IN THE SMART, MODERN, NEW OFFICE : OF MACKIE'S VAN & STORAGE We extend our every wish for your continued success in your new headquarters. Howard's DRAPERIES "Where Dropes Are Custom Made" 926 SIMCOE NORTH 725-3144 Its hatches were boarded over Fifteen: years. ago, Merlin Mackie purchased a moving company at 555 King street east and began this business locally with one truck. Today, Mackie Van and Stor- 'lage Limited features both local! and long distance moving. Fur- niture is transported across the continent with a fleet of 24 units. A new home office has recently been built at 477 Bloor street west. Mackie Van and Storage Lim- ited has been affiliated with From One Truck To 24-Unit Fleet the North American Van Lines since 1952. When long distance trips are undertaken, a driver must wire his progress every 24 hours to home base in Oshawa. This mes- sage comes through a teletype service to North American Van Lines head office in Pickering from where it is telephoned to Oshawa. A monster van will carry 20 rooms of furniture and has a capacity of 2,800. cubic feet, Designed to handle electronic equipment, these vans recently moved equipment to the Bo- marc Missile Base in North Bay. When moving to out of the way areas, the goods are taken as near as possible to the desig- nated area and then the van is shipped by rail to the isolated spot where the driver meetsi} the shipment and unpacks it. Mackie Van and Storage Lim- ited provides customers with a maid service if desired. The careful handling and shipping of pets is another service render- ed by this company, " Recently, the company moved eight rooms of household effects to the Barbados, It ar- rived at its destination in thejf. equal to the capacity of a regu- lar box car. designated time and without damage MR. NORMAN HODGSON Formerly manager of the Oshawa Unemployment Insur- ance Commission and who is now office manager of Mackie | Van and Storage Ltd. | OUR 0 HOLLYWOOD (AP)--Actress| Louise Beavers, whose career in films, radio, television and the theatre spanned more than 30 years, died Friday. Miss| Beavers, 60, was the star of the! "Beulah" comedy series on te!-| evision, She played her first) major movie role in 1934 in Imitation of Life. Miss Beavers had suffered from diabetes for) some time. | at, and photographer Bob Schutz took pictures of, an east- bound tanker just north of Haiti which carried the name Or-| iente of Havana, | The tanker had big cargo} crates on the decks. A few! 314 ALBERT ST. crew. members were visible. | OSHAWA nb . ACTRESS DIES | and BEST WISHES MACKIE'S VAN' & STORAGE LTD. On Their Fine New Building! | HEATING INSTALLED BY DIXON'S 723-4663 385 KING ST, EAST Our sincere congratulatons to MACKIE'S VAN AND STORAGE on the opening of their new building. We are proud to have been chosen to install the electric heating. MACKIE'S VAN AND STORAGE will be able to give it's clientele better service, through their practical and functionally designed depot. ssetests x3 Bas TOWNSEND ELECTRIC LIMITED PHONE 723-2343 We are pleased to have had GENERAL PRIN 64 CELINA STREET the office furniture for this new building. CONGRATULATIONS TO MACKIE VAN & STORAGE the opportunity of supplying TERS LIMITED (OFFICE SUPPLY DIVISION) PHONE 723-7733 -- -Congrat of their m ons ey new MACKIE'S VAN & STORAGE LTD. on the completion new building. Brooklin CONCRETE PRODUCTS LTD. ulations agnificent We are indeed proud to have been selected general contractor for this modern, progressive building. We admire the enterprising management and would like to extend our 'congratulations at the opening. , With these newest facilities, MACKIE'S VAN AND STORAGE, will be able to give it's many clients better service yet. GOULDIN y || 281 HAIG sr. Goulding Bros. GENERAL CONTRACTORS We wish to thank our sub-trades for the co-operation and fine class of work which made this project possible. RON ROBINSON, Excavating & Septic Tank CURRAN & BRIGGS Concrete WHITBY WELDING Misc. lron and Reinforcing HENDERSON BLOCK All Blocks Supplied BATHE & McLELLAN Bricks & Material Mortar STARK PLUMBING All Plumbing DIXON COAL Hot Air Heating CAMPBELL ROOFING Roofing and Flashing TOWNSEND ELECTRIC Electrical and Electric Heating A. ARNBURG All Carpentry and Trim Work MILLWORK & BUILDING All Lumber and Trim G BROS, amune: 725-2682 OSHAWA