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Acton Free Press Wednesday June 25 Emeritus were honored at special service Sunday at Trinity United Church Ivan and trunk Freeman were inducted as Life EIden Also dedicated was a new communion cloth in memory of Pictured here In front the cloth ore Chuck Beaton and Elders Emeritus Orwell Johnson I- rank freeman Clarence Gamble Mrs Lillian Eaton and Ivan Harris in front Town tax up since 74 While the cost of living has soared over per cent in the past six years taxes collected for Hills has gone up just per cent At last week s public Hills council meeting town treasurer Flay King traced the increase taxes bet ween and 19B0 for an Acton home assessed Hills Region and Board of lion and Separate School Board has risen on Ihe typical home he cited as an example from in to 2B this year The treasurer noted taxes collected for use by Hills has climbed from to this year Region taxes excluding sewer charges which used to be included in tax bills but are now on water hills have Jumped from in 1974 to in 1380 Education have climbed from King report also showed the average annual tax increase from 1974 lo 1980 at per cent for the town US percent for the region and 11 per for education During the six year period starling In 1974 and ending with the treasurer observed Ihe Consumer Price Index has gone up per cent compared with total town tax increases of per cent Taxes for all three levels of local govern town region and education have risen over 60 per cent What does high school teacher do when ha retires He makes spinning wheels At least Clarence does and has been making them for longer than he s teacher He and his brother Gordon hive been the Icelandic tradition their father started years ago In Northern Manitoba when ho modified a design for a portable upright spinning wheel of Castle design and marketed through catalogue Making fine spinning wheels Is a craft Clarence Is particularly proud of and with orders of a year coming in from all over the its a nice little side business too All handcrafted out of quality woods today wheel sells for unfinished A soft hand rubbed Danish oil and wax finish the price somewhat but they re still cheaper than a handmade Saxony wheelthe kind of spinning wheel you associate with pioneer homes However the price is a long way from the price printed in the catalogue of which the received The original wheel markedly similar to the one now produced by the a was very different from the crude spinning wheels In use in Northern Manitoba during the depression Its esthetic quality appealed to the user Clarence says others had good pragmatic use but ours had portability and beauty A spinner could pick up her wheel and take it with her to neighbourhood visits The upright frame utilized a foot treadle and employed an independent bobbin It sat on a three legged base The major modifications on today model are the addition of a leg a steel rotating screw taking the place of the wooden one The wheels are made in sections with Clarence turning the bases legs side posts cross ties and flyers out at his Elizabeth Drive residence- workshop and Gordon making the wheel assembly post tighteners and bobbins in his Highway south farm Clarence wife Dorothy makes the spokes while Gordon wife Helen does finishing Most wheels arc shipped unfinished to customers who often prefer to distress the new wheels and give them an antique finish If a finished wheel is ordered it is polished to a no gloss satin wax finish smooth to the touch as soft as a spanked baby backside says Clarence Most good woods used in the wheels are pur chased from a wholesaler In Toronto Walnut maple oak blrdseye maple cherry and fruit wood find their way into a wheel They use select or better qualities of kiln dried woods Hooked on spinning wheels Clarence t take up making spinning wheels until when his father died Clarence had Joined the Air Force seen the world during World War and met Dorothy here during his travels After the war he took a Job with Baxter Laboratories In Acton settled down with Dorothy to raise two daughters Janet and Nancy The lived for years on Main Street North before moving to their Elizabeth Drive home four years ago In 1956 Clarence graduated from Mc Master University In philosophy and art and started teaching at Acton High School where he remained until retirement In 1979 In his father who had come to live in Acton with him died From until his death Mr Rognvaldson had been making his spinning wheels for private customers only On his death Clarence found two unfinished orders and proceeded to complete them He was hooked hooked on spinning wheels The grew and grew and he kept them out for eight or nine years until his brother Gordon retired and took over Gordon is still considered the creator of new spinning wheels while Clarence is the repairer of old ones The two fill approximately orders a year and wheels take about 30 hours to produce Marketing is done by word of mouth but the brothero have been helped by a book called The Joy of Spinning which recommends their spinning wheel Also many expert craftspeople use the wheel for demonstrations and the word spreads On the bottom of each spinning wheel along with the words Made In Canada and the dale is stamped all handcrafted and C valdson Ontario We like to say it s our hobby but we make a damned good wheel at a low price says Clarence modestly Clarence Red Cross course The Acton Red Cross which operates the Aclon Major Disaster Response Service will be holding a m course in August for teers It will bean hour participants will receive a cert if to work in major disaster res service The course will be on August Anyone wishing to register for the course should contact Giry Mat ladder at 8o3 1886 relishes Maxwell House bag KB detergent June 26 26 We reserve the right to I mi quantities Canada Grade A Beef Full Cut round steaks Rump Sirloin Tip Inside Cut Round beef roasts Serine dors assorted rogular luncheon meats Schno dors assorted varieties 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