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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1984-03-14, Page 6rage o Times -Advocate, March 14, 1984 Hurondale ladies to attend rural seminar The Institute Grace, follow- ed by a delicious assortment of desserts preceded Huron - dale's regular meeting March 7 at Caven Presbyterian Church which had been postponed from the previous week because of weather conditions. President Fern Dougall opened the meeting with In- stitute Ode and Mary Stewart Collect. Secretary Anne Bray. gave minutes of the last meeting and a financial report. Summary for the rug braiding course will be in Hensall Wednesday evening April 4. A motion by 0. Davis and seconded by 0. Hicks to go ahead with information of history for the new atlas. A motion by I. Love and second- ed by G. Miller for L. McFalls to go ahead with plans for a one day bus trip. A motion by G. Miller and seconded by M. Oke on a donation of $50 to Kirkton- Woodham rec centre for han- dicapped recreation. March 21 M. Porter and E. Keller plan to attend a rural seminar in Kirkton. Mrs. L. Sillery was chairlady for an interesting program, the highlight being a film on Honey bees shown by Mrs. Ferguson of Zurich. Motto was given by E. Love. A very good reading by E. Keller. Fern Dougall led a short sing song and closed the meeting with 0 Canada. Seminar for fitness leaders A Fitness Ontario Leader- ship Program Pre/Post Natal Fitness sponsored by the Vanastra Recreation Centre is sched led for Saturday, Marc 1 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p. The program developed by the Ministry of Tourism and Recreation is designed to help fitness leaders acgdire the knowledge and skills required to enable them to lead safe and enjoyable fitness classes in the community. Program •highlights in-_ elude: - the beliefs and at- titudes surrounding fitness and pregnancy, the struc- tural, physiological, and psychological changes women experience during pregnancy and the implica- tion in designing a fitness class and how to feel comfor- table integrating pregnant women into "average" fitness classes. Registration is limited and preference will be given to those presently leading fitness classes and who have already taken FOLP- the Basics. The Workshop will be held Saturday March 31, at the Vanastra Recreation Centre. The fee of •$30. includes all materials and lunch. Registration information is available from Diane Durnin, Vanastra Recreation Centre at 482-3544. E1• E1• E1• El• Ell E1• E1• III COUNTRY CLIPPERS UNISEX HAIRSTYLING i Mt. Carmel 237-3778 El•E1•E1•--/E1•EI• MR. AND MRS. WALTER KUNICKI August 13, 1983, Sylvia Jean Stewart and Walter Joseph Kunicki exchanged vows at Resurrection Church in Ed- monton, Alberta with Rev. Greg McLellan performing the ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Stewart, Hensall and the groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kunicki, Edmonton, Alberta. Bridal at- tendants were Donna Stewart, London, maid of honour and Krystyna Tadman and Carol Kunicki, Edmonton, Barbara Miller, Toronto, Krystyna Lukasiewicz, Edmon- ton and Maureen Campbell,. Calgary. Attending the groom were Hugh Tadman, Edmonton, best man and. ushers were Robert Stewart, Kitchener, Paul Stewart, Hensall, Edward Kiryluk, Edmonton, Robert Santarossa and Richard Kolanos, Calgary and David Van Allen, Stratford. After a short honeymoon in the mountains, the couple came to Ontario to visit the bride's parents. A reception and dance was held in their honour at Kirkton, August 26. Mc. and Mrs. Kunicki are residing in Calgary at 128 Lake Lucerne Close S.E., T2J 3H8. Jim Campbell Buys Appliance Business Norm Whiting (left) extends best wishes to Jim Campbell on the purchase of the ap- pliance division. Jim invites you to come and see an excellent selection of appliances in his newly renovated store in the lower level of the furniture store. • Professional service backed by 15 years experience These are only a few of our Grand Opening Specials $429 * 16 cu. ft. Moffat 24" Ranges from 30" Ranges from 13 cu. ft. Refrigerators from Litton'Moffat Microwaves from $499 $619 * Refrigerators * Inglis * Laundry Pairs $309 * Moffat * Laundry Pairs from $849 from $900 from $939 • Top brands including • Moffat • Kitchenaid • Jenn Air sew. Nem•lond appho,we ,1•.• CAMPBELL Appliances 235-1501 "Located in the lower level at Whiting's" 1 Grandparents The other day, a lady radio commentator spoke about the many children, who in our mobile, fragmented society, are deprived of ever knowing their grandparents. I can identify with that, since my own childhood was spent hundreds of miles from my grandparents, whom 1 never recall seeing. Of course, I knew they ex- isted...letters and Christmas parcels were evidence. They visits to their houses. Feeling cheated and cross, I could on- ly visit my grandmothers in my dreams. So, I can sym- pathize with those little tyke who, because of distance or family breakups, have no con- tact with their grandparents. It's a setback for them and a social handicap. Unfortunately, my own grandchildren all live too far away to run in after school or drop over for the night. It seems to me... by Gwyn Whilsmith also stared out at me from photographs, but try as I could, T was never able to really get handle on them. How jealous I was of my older sister and brothers who could remember them and tell fascinating accounts of Cross theme at Exeter UCW A meditation on the cross was presented by Ellen For- sythe and her group at the March meeting of the Exeter U.C.W. Members of the group are Mary Francis, Erna Allison, Verna Hill, Audrey McRoberts and Mabel Jeffrey. A recording "God be in my head and in my understan- ding..." led to a presentation of different kinds of crosses. The Tau Cross, the cross of prophesy is emblematic of the cross with which Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, the foreshadow of Christ's -crucifixioh. The -cross of discipleship is the St. Andrew cross. Andrew was a faithful disciple bring- ing others to Jesus. He, himself, was crucified. The cross of faith is the Greek cross and the one most often used on altars and the cross of hope is disguised as an anchor and is the sign of our sure and steadfast hope. The Jerusalem cross con- sists of four Tau crosses with small crosses in the four cor- ners symbolizing the gospel reaching the four corners of the world. The Romans used the suf- fering cross and required that a condemned man carry his own cross. The Celtic cross in the form of a circle represented a world without end or eternity. Ending this presentation Ellen Forsythe sang "I Believe in a Hill Called Calvary" and suggested that rather than giving up small things for Lent we spend more time in meditation and devotional reading. "Lord, fill my mouth with worthwhile stuff and nudge me when i've said enough" were the lines used by Leila Finkbeiner, Presbytet'ial Communications person to in- troduce her comments. She mentioned the different kinds of communications talking, telephoning, writing, etc. She stated the surprising fact that 55 percent of com- munication is done by body language, 38 percent by tone of voice and 7 percent by talk- ing. She introduced the books she had brought and later members were given the op- portunity to buy books. The business meeting was chaired by Jean Murray, the leader. She announced that the U.C.W. anniversary would be held on May 6. Ernest Dow an agriculturalist from Zaire would be the speaker and Jamie Westman guest soloist. Those ladies who had helped serve the senior citizens were thanked. Presbyterial will meet at Wingham on April 23. Olive Hicks, communica- tions convener, stated we us- ed 20 "Mandates" and the "Alert" magazine. Seeds for Zaire were still being asked for and the ban on Nestle's products has been lifted. Audrey McRoberts reported a thank you from Dr. Harper for the used eye glasses which were sent to Nicaragua. They also serve in the Philippines and Zaire. Marion Dearing and Olive Harvey successfully obtained help for the Craft and Hobby Show Airil 14. 11:' i ,lfn hat mg ,an Open !muse &)r ,t11 Ot (hO,(' AA hr) h,n ('JO had t(i(' Op /)r)rfun)t\ ir) ('rt)vrlvn( (` the u"(' ( 1IO('tf(' Skin ( dry and (mtim('tr( 1 \' Vr\ inn(. 1c t%('f( Omc' Sat. , Mar. 17 from 1 - 4 p.m. at 308-306 Carling St., Exeter Phone 235-2838 for more information However, two of them are close enough for occasional visits and holidays in the sum- mer. The others, from a broken family, are too far away, and as yet, too small to travel by themselves. Still, we keep in touch by writing and sending pictures, and once in a long while,'when I lift the telephone receiver, I hear a small 5 -year-old voice lisp, "Hello, Grandma, it's Jen- ny." My heart lifts and sings. We are indeed fortunate that our ex -daughter-in-law lets us keep in touch, but how are for fun and loving heartbreaking for those thing. Not only will they miss grandparents who have been the nurturing and teaching pushed out of their grand- but grandparents are usually children's lives forever. It's the only people a child will even sadder for the little ever know in his whole life children, I think, for to be who will give him uncondi- deprived of knowing a grand- tional love. parent's love is a sorrowful We grandparents are not CCAT students in nutrition seminars Confused by nutrition fallacies? Disappointed by the false promises of "magic foods?" Join Food Service Manage- ment studies at a public forum to explain the facts of human nutrition. Health & Welfare Canada represen- tative, Karen Kennedy, is the feature speaker on March 28 at a special presentation en- titled "Magic Foods - False Promises". The session begins at 7:30 p.m. at Huron - view Auditorium, Clinton. Organized by a committee of health and nutrition experts, the seminar recognizes March - National Nutrition Month. In preparation for this special presentation, the Cen- tralia College foods students are co-operating in seminar groups to investigate and analyze nutrition issues. I What has Janome done to computerized sewing now? Presenting the Memory Craft 6000 The Memory Craft doe everything the Memory -7 ca do and then some. It weighs 43 pounds - two pounds less tha the Memory 7 because its ste motor is slightly smaller. The race mechanism (where you insert the bobbin) is removeable, .should the thread ever jam. Mechanical- ly, however, the machine is similar to the Memory 7. Price is $1599 - that's $200 more than its predecessor. The Memory Craft is a streamlined shape with no thread guides, spool holders, or knobs crudely sticking out. Most attachments are hidden under the -lid on top of the machine. The flat bed attach- ment is a tool box that slides off to form a free arm. A nice feature is the thread cutter located at the left of the machine. Raise the presser foot by reaching through the machine with your right hand; simultaneously pull the fabric away with your left hand and cut the thread in one easy swoop. There's a thread cutter adjacent to the bobbin winder, too. :Another nice feature: The needle threader. Pull it down from the head and lay your thread in its slot f'ush a bul- ton and a minute wire loop will insert the eye of the nee- dle for you. A measuring tape. in both metric and in - rhes. trines the front of the machine. One or more bEI)s small lights i glows to inform you of which selections are up to bat You can also push a button to make the needle go down into the fabric so you can pivot. Push the button again and 0 will command the nee- dle to rise to it. highest point. General operation The Memory Craft's needle can move into 60 positions as it travels sideways to create a 5 mm. wide stitch. But, the feed dog moves the fabric back 2.5 mm. and forward 5 mm. through 90 needle posi- . lions - so. multiply 60 by 90 and you will derive 5400 nee- dle positions. That gives all the stitch patterns nice round- ed edges instead of square awkward ones - something like the difference between needlepointing a picture and painting it. Janome says this machine has 139 stitches. i counted 149. These stitches are divided up onto three menus Flick a switch and one menu's choices light up. Either touch a button to select a pattern from Menu 1 or punch a two digit number to select from Menus 1i and 111. Keep hitting `'e MEMORY button and you n enter as many as 31 pat- terns into the computer's 19 K brain. To sew patterns in mir- ror image, touch the TURN OVER MEMORY button in- stead. An editing button can be pushed so that the com- puter will reiterate your in- put. As it flashes the pattern's number. you can make changes in any of your 31 en- tries. You can also override the computer to change the programmed stitch length and width of any pattern. Now, the big question, of course, is: Why is 0 so impor- tant mposetant for the Memory Craft to remember so many patients? Quite simple, it talks. Menu f1 will print messages - in - Some students are reviewing TV ads and popular literature promoting special diets. The promises of various weight loss groups are examined as well. Further study by students may find support for the no- tion that fitness and diet con- trol are related to health. The College students have been challenged by lecturer, Deb Campbell to determine which of the many possible_sources of nutrition information is reliable and which is unreliable. The study of nutri- tion continues as a priority in the food service curriculum. Nutrition Month provides and opportunity for in-depth study. U you have a nutrition ques- tion, call the CKNX hot line show, March 28, when Karen Kennedy is the guest speaker. is nutrition education one of your priorities? responsible for development of character; that's parents work. We don't have to be disciplinarians; we can be allies, whose chief role is to spoil the children. Being a child today is much different from how it was when you and I were young. There is little freedom; so many restrictions and expec- tations are put on children, now, that they carry an awful burden. They need a place of emotional relief, a place where demands and expecta- tions are non-existent, a place to ease their frustrations. And grandparents' homes are perfect for this. We can let our grandchildren stay up late, eat ice cream and strawber- ries for breakfast, bounce on the furniture and get toys they don't need. We have the privilege of making a child feel truly special and worthwhile. Children are smart enough to know that it's the job of parents and teachers to try to make you turn out good. But grandparents are dif- ferent...they're for fun, and loving with no reservations. They don't try to improve your character or demand you get better grades. They adore you just as you are. Every child has the right to know this, and it seems to me it's wrong to deprive them of that right. s eluding the alphabet, n numbers, spaces, and punc- tuation. Memory iII does it in n fancy script. They are lock - p stitched (knotted) at the beginning and end of each character. if you don't like the size of print or script, you can touch the TURN OVER MEMORY button to reduce the size two thirds. Some of the stitches This machine has almost every stitch I've ever seen on lady would not have an undue wait. The Memory 7. wherever it went, pollinated so much enthusiasm that, in short time, 65 other sewing dealers soon were selling. in- structing, and also hoping to repair, in the great west. The slogan soon became - not "How the west was won", but "How the west was sewn." But. the question lurks "How can a person who has always serviced something Sew it right BY GAIL BROWN any brand of machine. It's got a few more ',haven' seen. Take a look at these. AUTO -LOCK : Push this but ton and the machine will top in its tracks. The needle wil go up and down in one place, creating a "knot". Not to be confused with a reverse stitch. which it also has. BUTTONHOLES: Three types - keyhole, bartacked at both ends. or rounded at both ends. CROSS STITCH: Would you believe a machine that does it! It can be programmed to put spaoes in between, too. DARNING: Sixteen lines of darning without having to get our your embroidery hoop. Hit the TURN OVER MEMORY button and the machine will retrace its steps. OVERLOCK: Four types, combining variations of stretch, non -stretch. dense for frayed fabric, and a flat serge such as you see on sweatshirts. SADDLE STITCH: What 1 like about this and all the other top stitches is that 1 can erase them from the pro- gramming as I get to a cor- ner, pivot around the corner. and then re -program the machine to start topstitching again. Too often, stitches that use a reverse cycle (going back and forth) cannot be us- ed to make sharp corners because their reverse stitch is always sticking out where it's not wanted. SAND STITCH: Delicate filigree used as a filler in embroidery. SATiN STITCH : Six types. These can be increased up to five times their programmed stitch length by overriding the program. the ELONGATE feature can be activated to prevent the closely spaced stitches from losing density. SHADING STITCHES: Used for embroidery to create shading. One of the stitches has a margin on one side to outline borders; the other is ragged. STRAIGHT STITCH: A plain stitch that sews forward, or one that does an Irish jig by reversing a few stitches at the start. Repairs and Service in the prairies a couple of years ago, two lone Janome dealers sat on fence poets praying that someone's machine would break down so they could finally get ex• perience at repairing it. When one daring machine did break down, a replacement machine was {mediately dispatched by dog sled so that mechanical and moving sud t denly repair a computer when its action can't be seen?" A - computer's sniffles and hear- taches can usually be I diagnosed by having another computer put it through some planned exercises. in the case of the Memory 7, that meant the serviceman had to buy a. separate piece of equipment to do this diagnosis • or. it meant sending the unit back to the factory for repair- For the Memory Craft 6000, a diagnosing unit is ingenious- ly built in . The repairman flicks a switch on the bottom of the machine from the "Sew Mode" to the "Test Mode" and then hangs an inexpen- sive plastic template on one of the spool holders. Little LEDs all over the machine start blinking in sequence as he pushes buttons - the same ones used to select patterns in "Sew Mode". Diagnosing takes less time than gulping a cup of coffee. If there's a fault in the computer, the machine will tell him exactly where it is located via the LED. Lines on the template adjacent to the LED will lead him to an explanation, also printed on the template. if one of the three printed circuit boards is faulty, the repair could be as simple as chang- ing a fuse or exchanging the boards. Repair costs are therefore kept low because time consuming mechanical adjustments are few. Speaking from experience with my old Singer. there is a part that will brink. That part is the tiny- wire loop in the nee- dle threader. particularly 0 you forge) to raise the needle The tiny loop will then hit steel instead of going through the needle i1 call also happen if you yank the thread sideway s instead of letting go of it once it is in (he loop. Well. Janome thought of clods like me when they designed this needle threader When the loop breaks, instead of replac- ing the entire needle threader - all by yourself, without even using a screw•dnver. you can pull out the tiny push button if - is attached to and insert another. Consumer's cost 25 cents. Janome also thought of me when they designed the slide plate. it is clear plastic so you can see how much thread is in the bobbin below. it slides rather than hinges. if hinge pins were inserted in the plastic (at least from my ex- perience when i used to deal with sewing repairs t, lifting the flap would eventually cause hairline fractures in the plate near the hinge pins. Get- ting the screwdriver out to in- sert a new plate would be a repair cost. So, they created an inexpensive slide plate that anybody could easily fit into a groove. And, they thought of something else: If you left the plate open - say, to replace a bobbin - and, if you opened the tool box, you could snap the plate. So, they put a groove in the box lid. When the lid is raised, it nudges the slide plate closed. Now. 1 did have a problem with that slide plate when 1 was darning my blue jeans with the free arm (that is, the tool box had been taken off the machine). To be more truthful,! did an extensive re- weaving of a large section. The darning stitch. which moves back and forth, managed to work the slide plate off. 1 had to shake my pant leg to find the plate. If 1 had stomped on it, the con- sumer price would only have been 81.10. I might add. that was the only instance in one month of constantly using that machine that 1 en- countered that problem. Where i see design improvements • On most machines, 1 just reach my left hand behind the machine and give the presser foot lever a karate chop. On the Bernina, the top -model will raise or lower the foot. On the Memory Craft, 1 have to push my right hand through the underpass and reach up with two fingers to raise or lower the lever. As a left- handed person, f found this and the threading awkward until i got used to 0. 1 would have been easier for me if the thread guides and spool holder hadn't been concealed to cater loan artist's concept of a space age shape • I'd like a non-stop long continuous basting stitch This machine does have a basting stitch. but the machine stops after one stitch and won't resume again until you lift your foot off the foot pedal and put your foot on the pedal again. It doesn't feed the fabric through either. I got around that by using the blind stitch ( no. 25 on Menu I) and switching to a basting . needle. (A basting needle has two eyelets, one on top of the other If you thread the top eye, on some machines you can get the blind stitch to sew every other stitch - which pro- duces a long basting stitch. The basting stitch I produced trying this trick didn't give me equal length stitches, but the stitching was easy to pull out later. • I'd like an eyelet stitch pattern for beltsif you get stuck, ypu can use the tail end of the keyhole button pattern • but, it will have one flat side. • As i've mentioned, when you want to stitch a letter of the alphabet, you select a two digit numbet. When you edit, the LED re -iterates the two digit number. if you thought A was pattern number 49 in- stead of 40, seeing the number isn't much help. Since LEDs are capable of displaying let- ters, it would only be a change in • the computer's programming. • Since the tool box is also the flat bed attachment. I wish it were metal instead of plastic. However, the plastic could be so durable that it out- does the metal. Only time will tell. Since I tend to lose the box under a pile of fabric when I remove it from the machine, I would prefer a flat bed extension that you can push back as on the Memory 7. In all fairness, most of the attachments are in the lid. It's just screwdrivers, a spool holder and bobbins that are in this box - so, you. don't use the box very much when you are sewing. Also, when the tool box is on the machine, it seems easy to reach into - especially being at the front. But, when it's .off the machine, 1 wish the top would flip completely back so i can stick my hand straight down into it. • The machine's carrying case has a slit in the top which slides over the handle, which is directly attached to the machine. There are no hinges to snap the cover tightly to the machine. The slit allows dust in. Furthermore, because the machine is heavy, it would be far easier on your back is you carried it at your chest in- stead of down at your side. if you do carry it at your chest, the cover wiggles like a loose tooth. • Janome should put an in- dicator on the machine plug so there is no hesitation in deciding which end is up. I'd advise putting a dot on it with nail polish. • The foot pedal should either be wider -or have a sur- face that keeps it from sliding on my tile floor. WORST DESIGN MISTAKE: Not including a chain stitch. The chain stitch is used on Ukrainian folk clothes and it makes great growth tucks for kids because of the ease of pulling it out later. Because it is the stitch used on feed bags, it could be. used in your farming opera- tion and made a tax deducation. In all fairness to Janome. there's no machine on the market that is perfect. And. no two consumers have exact- ly the same preference_ Overallimpressions The Memory Craft puts out a highly quality performance. For. thick fabrics, you can raise the presser foot higher than normal, just with an ex- tra thrust of the lever. Even though the machine seems to have excess stitches. I was surprised to find myself using most of them for other -than decorative purposes Once 1 read the instructions, rarely did 1 have to -refer to the manual - particularly when there's a threading guide diagram and other useful in- formation right on the machine. it is so much fun to operate that I bought it. The Memory Craft 6000 also has great potential for a per- son with arthritis• etc since she can select a stitch by pushing buttons with a pencil held in her teeth. t see an ex citing return to sewing'for a lot of handicapped people For a person with failing eyesight, Bart Manierka, the sales representative at Janome headquarters, said he'd make them a wall chart with enlargements of the pat- tern menus. All a Memory owner would have to do is con- tact him. Coming soon for the Memory ('raft is a serger at- lachmenl that cuts the fabric as it does an industrial Overlock. Thread will be fed into it from the two spoolholders and the bobbin Bernina has a cutting attach- ment already (n the market for their machine. hut the Janome attachment will pro. bably be adaptable to several brands JANOME SEWING DEMONSTRATION THURS. tai rRI. MAR. 22 £ 23: f urs. :30.5 a 7.9 MAIN ST FURNITURE LTD. 333 Main Proof, Ex•f•r 235.1990 IRETFR 1'