HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1972-05-18, Page 5• Huron council discusses
possibility of jail museum
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Hon. Wm. A. Stewart
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Correspondent
Mrs. Joseph Kale
The Catholic Women's League
met in the parish hall Wednesday
evetepg. Father Oostveee ,was
present and opened the meeting
with prayer, The PresVent, Mrs.
Roy Swart, conductedN..he meet-
ing. Mrs. Michael Covne and
McKillop
Correspondent
Mrs. Ed. Regele
Frank Mott of Windsor spent
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William Mott.
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Presz-
cater of Crediton spent the week-
end with Mr. and Mrs. Edward
Regele.
Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Hinz of
RR 2, Monkton visited with Mrs.
Joseph Thornton on Sunday even-
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Sunday visitors with Mr.. and
MA. Orville Beuerman were Mr.
and Mrs. Mike Musselman and
Jeffery and Mr. and Mrs. Ray
Taylor and Kerrie of Stratford.
Mr. and Mes. william McClure
and girls of Winthrop and Mr.
and Mrs. Paul Stephenson of
Clinton.
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Rectory. The building was erected nearly 100 years ago by Joseph Kidd as his residence. Mr.
Kidd was among the earliest businessmen of Carronbrook and was instrumental in having the
name of the village changed to Dublin.
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made through the office of Jos-
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the 150 acre farm owned by Dal-
ton D. Malcolm, RR 2, Dublin, to
Winston Robert Jibb,Sunderland.
Arec4propOies are sold
Correspondent
Mrs. Bob Cronin
• Mrs. Joe Delaney and Mrs.
John Schoonderwoerd are attend-
:frig 'the' C.W.L. Convention in
Sarnia May 16 and 17th.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Evaneo.
Niagara Falls and Mr. and. Mrs.
Jack Cleary of Weston attended
the funeral of Mr. Pat. Maloney
last week.
Mrs. Frank Evans returned
to Weston 'with Mr. and Mrs.
Jack Cleary to spend a few days.
Kindergarten Students regis-
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Wednesday May 17 for the coming
Russ' Recreation, corner of
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to Christian Knetsch, Seaforth.
Possession, June, 1972.
News of
DUBLIN
There are times when owning
property can be a real pain in the
neck, and Huron County Council
is experiencing that strange
phenomenon right now. It has
the former Huron County Jail in
Goderich listed among its
assets - and it may be a while
before council is agreed upon the
best way to dispose of the pre-
mises.
At ,last Thursday's meeting
of-Huron County Council, the
property committee chaired by
Kenneth. F. McMichael of Turn,
berry Township brought in a
. converted-. into _ a .museum of
recommendation that the jail be
penology - in other words, a
collection of authentic artifacts
from ' history which would tell
the story of. Ontario's penal in-
stitutions from the early 19th
center y to present day - and
onward in time ad infinitum.
The recommendation was
bolstered by the appearance` at
• council of, A. S. Nuttall, Execu-
tive Assistant to the Deputy Mini-
ster. of Correctional Services
'for -Ontario and V. N. Styrmo,
Senior Museums Adviser, On-
tario Department of Public Re-
cords and Archives, and Mrs.
Pauline Hall, Associate
Adviser.
Speaking to council, Mr.
Natal' said his department could
not offer money - only co-oper-
ation in ,the event a museum of
penology was established in
Huron. He Said hecould promiie
an outstanding collection of
genuine penal "restraints" such
as old and modern handcuffs,
irons, lashes and an authentic
gallows complete with hangman's
trap.
He pledged the department's
continuing support of this venture
since it would be,. the only one
of its size, scope and authenti-
city in the province. In fact,
Nuttali said Huron's museum of
penology would be designated the
province's "official jail
museum".
fir. Nuttalll added thatcertain
prisoners from Ontario's jails 4
could be brought to Goderich to
restore the jail to its original
- state. For Instance, the. modern-
day pale green paint would be
covered in "drab, grey".
°An interesting feature of the
museum, he —concluded, would be
to include the arts and crafts
Ir made by prisoners in the pro-
vince's present jails and there-
by rounding out the full story of
penal punishment in Ontario.
The second speaker to ad-
dress council on the project was
V.. N. Styrmo. He pulled- no
punches, telling the members
that while the former Huron
County Jail was an ideal site
at •Which to contain a museum on
the theme of penology, it would
be an expensive undertaking.
"When you start. a museum,
it haS no foreseeable end," Mr.
StyrinO advised .the members of
council,. who perhaps understood
better than many what he meant
because they have seen the bills
for Huron County's pioneer Mu-
seum of North Street inGoder-
ich.
- Mr. Styrmo said that while
"preserving an imposing struc-
ture with historical.significance"
was a noble ambition, alterat-
ions would be necessary to make
it serviceable 'as. a - public
building and operational costs
would be considerable.
"The cost could be phenom-
inal," Mr. Styrino told council.
• "You have a 100-year head start
on deterioration. But with alive-
year plan for the development of
the museum; 'you would have a
pretty fantastic museum which
would leave visitors to Huron
County saying. that if you are
ever up that way to stop off to
see the museum of penology."
A maximum" grant of $1,000
would be avilable to the mus-
*I•
eum each year, Styrmo said.
Museums don't make a lot of
money, either, he reminded
council. He said that 116 out
of 120 museums -in Ontario re-
cord a loss each year. The
averge income for museums.
is only about 40 to 60 per cent
of the gross cost of operation.
The only profitable museums in.
Ontario are at Niagara Falls -
and are privately owned.
"But you would keep visi-
tors to Huron County longer, they
Would owl more money in the
community, it would be an
educational facility and, just -
maybe, it would deter some pc),
tent* lawbreakersof-the-futtire, -
he concluded.
Reeve Allan Campbell of Mc-
Killop, last year's •chairman, of
the property committee, warned
council he planned to speak
Plainly. .
"U we keep the jail as a
museum, the rope is around our
neck and all they have to do is
pull the trap," argued Reeve
Campbell.
He stated that Huron County's
Pioneer Museum has a $36,000
annual budget and a $1,000 grant
plus an intake of about $12,000 to
offset the costs.
"That's about $23,000 for the
people of Huron to make up each
Year," insisted Reeve Campbell
"Can the people afford to keep
another museum? Good Lord,
how much more can we stand?"
Wingham Reeve Jack Alex-
ander suggested that the building
be sold to the 'Town of Goderich
for $1.
"Let them provide us- with
some parking, "Reeve Alexander
recommended, obviously re-
ferring to the' parking bind in
which the county finds itself at
the nearby Children's Aid offices
and the assessment offices., .•
"I'm disappointed in the at-
titude of this council," said
Reeve. Harold -Lobb of Clinton.
"I thought this county was
supposed to be a tourist area.
-If _it is going te.;be a tourist
area, yo u have toLhave some-'-
thing for the people to see. If
we don't want it that way, we'd,
be better to make her 'let? an
industrial complex.",
"Mr. tattipbell wants to speak
plainly," challenged Anson Mc-
Kinley, deputy-reeve of Stanley
Township. "I'd like to know how
much Mr.S.S Campbell would
want for the jail if we sold it."
"I'd like to ask Mr. Mc-
Kinley a question," retaliated
Reeve 'Campbell, "How many
more museums can -the county
stand?"
"I'd have to know what the
one we have is worth to the
county of Huron before I would
answer that, question' said.
Reeve McKinley.
Harold Robinson, the reeve of
Howick, wa.s. net Layer 14_ tkf.
--pun to make the jail into a
museum. He talked about the
new health and welfare services
the county now has, and added
that in his opinion,—the county
• should spend money on' "pre-
ventative medicine rather than
on dead stone".
The Gbderich jail has two
distinct clain4 to fame - al-
though both may be considered
dubious honors by many, many
folk. The Huron County Jail was
the scene of the very last public
hanging in Ontario and is also
the place where the now famous
Steven Truscott , then 14 years
of , age, spent eight months in a
cell waiting for the death sen-
tence to be carried out.
A third interesting fact about -
the history tof the jail was brought
forth by county clerk-treasurer
John Berry. He said records
show that the first meeting of
Huron County Council was held on
the third floor of thei.all.
• "But they retired to the hotel
uptown for the next meeting,"
reported Mr. Berry. "The re-
cords do not indicate why."
The matter of the establish-
ment of a Huron County Museum
of Penology was referred back to
committee for further study, es-
pecially in the area of proposed
costs for the projeCt.
The next meeting _ef Huron
County,. Council is May 26. It is
Intely the whole matter will be
re7opened for discussion at that
time.
Mrs. Frank Williams will care
for the altarS in• May.
Final plans were made for
the penny Sale with articles to
be drawn for, in the parish hall
on May 29th. The articles will
be on display at Box Furniture
Store, Seaforth. Plans for a
Bingo and Tea to be held in June
was discussed.
Mrs. Dominic Murray, im-
mediate past president, was pre-
sented with a gift by Mrs. Roy
Swart as a token of appreciation
for her work as president. The
President, Mrs. Roy Swart and
Mrs. 'Leonard O'Rourke are the
delegates to the Diocesan Con-
vention at Sarnia this week. An
auction sale of bulbs' and plants
was held. The auctioneers were
Mrs. Ron Ryan and Mrs. Len
O'Rourke. The mystery prize,
donated by Mrs. Maurice Melady
was won by. Mrs. Roy' Swart.
Mr. and Mrs. T.S. Melady,
Toronto spent a few days last
week with Mr. and Mrs. Maurice
Melady. -
Mr. and Mrs. Dave Regier
and son, Kitchener visited Mr.
and Mrs. Albert. Cronin.
Tom Ducharme, Thunder Bay
spent the weekend at his home
here.
Rev. John Stapleton, C.S.B.,
Toronto, visited his aunt,• Mrs.
Joseph Kale.
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