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v s4- wfr r m the cfntcnnim project of the industrial errs classes at acton district high school is checked by bob royce left and randy ridley kneeling vince dunne and ed lynch standing behind while theresa marzo spins the yarn on the spinning wheel the unique project was done entirely by students with industrial arts teacher clarence rognvaldsoh acting only as an advisor staff photo spinning yarn at fairs high school students demonstrate spinning on w heel they made demonstrations of the art of spinning with a spinning wheel they made themselves as a cen tennial project will be done by students of acton district high school at fairs and exhibitions this fall includujg acton fair students in the industrial arts class at the school finished the project before the final ex aminations started they pro duced the three wheels right from the drawings to finished product industrial arts teacher clar ence sonny rognvaldson did none ol the work student craftsmen planned and built the wheels on their own with mr rognvaldson acting only in an advisory capacity a schedule was set up and rigidly adhered to and the pro ject would have done credit to professionals drawings were made to scale and actual shop conditions simulated the finished product was- on display when the free press visited the school and students put it through a dry run tor the reporters benefit lit i unique centennial pro ject duplicated nowwhere else in canada possibly because there are few people left who can actually make a spinning wheel how did imlumrial alrts tea cher rognvaldson learn the technique his lather passed it on to him after a lifetime of making his own wheels mr rognvaldson explains- it this way when the scottish immi grants came into manitoba as the selkirk settlers they brought with them a number of cultural changes included was the raising of sheep and the spinning and weaving of wool into the warm garments which were essential in the rig orous manitoba winters the spinning wheels they brought with them were of the upright type that is the spin ner and bobbin were placed directly above the wheel as dis tinctive from the quebec wheel where the flyer was at one end or a larger horizontal base the upright wheel has advan tages especially in the amount of space occupied the crof ters home in scotland and the manitoba log cabin could not afford room for a bulky piece of furniture however useful it might i be on addition the smaller wheel was lighter and easily carried when the ladies made visits they did take their wheels with them time was valuable and the women of the west did not just go out for afternoon tea an ordinary social call for them might easily include ihrce days more if a typical prairie blizzard should develop the whirr of the bobbin and the clack of the needles as background to the chatter and gossip was the the usual atmos phere in the settlers homes and mr rognvaldson can recall women whose tongues and needles were fasi the wheels remained in the homes almost entirely unchang ed irom 1850 until j930 there were no craftsmen interested in producing them those avail- ahe on the market were of the ouebec type in 1930 john rognvaldson of winnipegosis nfanitoba rede signed the general pattern of the wheel and submitted his design in a competition arrang ed bv ths manitoba industrial development commission he won first prize and t eaton co ol winnipeg contract ed with him to supplv their market this business came it an ov portunc time and the dirty hnties sivv th- rognklson lamiu at work producing these wheels in order to keep meat on the table the present increased activ ity n the hohbv ol spinning arnl weaving is not related to the real need for garments but is rather a convenient means of producing a relaxing period in the housewives day to day pro gram it is increasingly evident that the lady of the house requires some form of activity to main tain a happy and healthy house hold to that spinning lends itself in an admirable fashion because the end results are practical the activity pro vides for creative expression and the conversations which the produce excites allowsfor prid- so necessary for our van ity if you happen to be at dis trict exhibitions and fairs keep your eyes orcn for the high school students and their wheel it is proof that the tradi tions of yesterday are not for gotten by the rising generation kentucky fried chicken coming soon to the drivein nvdrcwsp corner of yrrr queen street w2 acton boulevard wqkmm i r do it yourself doesnt work in insunce either why run the risk ofdo it your self insurance our expert help makes it easier saier and less ex pensive call us today be safer save money see your safeco expert iafico insurance dennys insurance agency 17 mm st w- acton b530i50 residences bill 8532645 harold 8532565 milt 8532243 office closed all day saturday during july august i i esquesing council briefs at their regular meeting monday night biqueiing coun cil received a request from henry kelly to close a road al lowance at the rear of hit pro perty at speyside the clerk was to notify mr kelly of the procedure and cost involved received a letter from mil ton rotary club signifying the clubs intention to build hornet for senior citizens and asking for names of anyone in the milton district interested in ob taining such quarters passed a motion to grant the stcwarttown cemetery 200 to finish work oh the old cem etery received a request from mr giles to close a lane beside his property in glen williams which hasn t been used for 17 years mr giles was advised the road allowance would be divided equally between the two adjoining properties and the recipients must pay all le gal advertising fees took no action on a by law circulated by the city of owen sound regarding dutch elm disease rigid measures were introduced in owen sound to combat the disease but councillors felt they would be too costly for the township received a letter from the minister of energy and resour ces management regarding a joint meeting to discuss mea sures to control floods on the credit river council is seek ing a less costly method than that proposed by the conserva tion authority were requested to do something about weeds in the township by councillor tom hill mr hill was told the weed inspector is laid up at present but would be advised complaints had been received calico an inexpensive cotton fabric was once a luxury item for royalty and welltodo nob ility originally printed then hand painted this staple from india was imported into eur ope by foreign merchants who held a monopoly and reaped high prices after the british east india company- was for med in 1599 calico became av ailable to the masses governor h l wright meets with acton rotarians howard l wright of toron to governor of the rotory dis trict of this area addressed the local rotary club tues day during hi official visit the local club it one of 52 rotary clubs in this district sneaking of the global growth of rotary he said ro tary is the pioneer of the ser vice clubs and today number more than 12785 club with a combined membership of more than 613500 business and pro fessional men spread through 134 countries in nil purls of the world rotary clubs meet ev ery duy of the week and con duct activities to improve their communities aid youth elev ate business standards and header identifies bandsmen of 1909 one of the members of acton citizens band of 60 years ago h leroy brown has identi fied almost all of the bands men in the top group picture of the band in last weeks cen tennial picture gallery on the editorial page he soys the picture was tak en in 1909 the first year the band had new white hats in the front row are billy cole man mr browa and harry bell lined behind them are john hill herbert brown charles mason jimmy bowie george agnew a man called bob dr w g c kcnney har ry jeans an unknown man of guelph who boarded here an son thurston bert smith jim my webster and nelson moore mr brown was also able to identify himself in another of the three band pictures last week but he was a child wat ching not one of the players he thinks that picture was tak en about 1900 no one had any suggestion of a lime or occasion for the pic ture of the long parade down bower ave wooden sidewalk years ago further international friend ship and understanding the district governor also conferred with ralph davles local rotary club- president and ron lewis club secretary on matters of club administra tion and plans for future ser vice activities referring to the program of luther hodges of chapel hill north carolina president of rotary international for 1967- 68 the rotary governor said president hodges has placed emphasis on the need for rot arians everywhere to increase t belt personal involvement in rotary he believes that a mans membership in rotary becomes more meaningful through hi own individual ef forts to better hi community maintain high standards in his bud new or profession and de velop an understanding of the problems of other nations during his visit mr wright woi given additional informat ion on some of the local rot ary clubs activities concerning the activities of rotary international he out lined the work of the rotary foundation in providing scho- hirhhipk two groups name members nurses toneffhtha board nominations to the concilia tion board named to mediate the dispute between the coun ty and the health unit nurses have been made by the two groups warden w coulter re ported to county council on tuesday nominee for the nurses is stephen lewis of toronto and for the county jack graham of streetsville there has been no notification from the province of its appointment of a chair man the warden reported he cautioned members that any remarks they may make on the problem could affect negotiations the best we can do is hope the matter will be expedited and a quick resump tion of negotiations achieved he said deputy reeve c menefy com mended the warden 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