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With the second season nearly over. Fund raising is not a happy business,
for The Huron Historic Jail - and particularly when there are presently
attendance nearly doubled this year so many legitimate demands on
from 7,000 to over 13,000 visitors - it municipal tax dollars and private
is now safe to say that the attraction is donations.
a success. The jail, this summer But it behooves this county to
designated as a national monument of preserve the efforts that have been
historical importance, is a truly made at the jail and to establish even
valuable addition to the total county firmer footing on which the attraction
scene. It deserves the support of each may grow and flourish.
Huron municipality now and in the When one realizes that the City of
filature- Amsterdam in Holland this summer
What is most exciting is that the jail celebrated its 700th birthday, one also
attraction is only in its infancy. Many appreciates the dire; need to protect
plans are atready afoot to re*tom Me, and prosper parts of Huron's history
building and improve its interest which are still so new by comparison.
impacts to6fh Hunan citizens .and It is important that when Huron
their guests. More planning will County becomes 700 years of age, as
undoubtedly follow. In the years to much of its colorful past as possible
came, Huron Historic Jail could pasily has remained an integral part of the
become one of the foremost community.
attractions in this part of Canada_ The jail has focused national
The fact is, funds will have to be attention on Huron County. It must
raised throughout Huron County and now have the financial undergirding
from whatever other available sources of this county.
there are to complete the work and
maintain the momentum at the jail. SJK intthe Goderich Signal Star
To the editor
Brown Gu aides f ace crisis
Registration for Brownies and Guides rte.-essary.
will be delayed until enough people P arents willing to assist occasionally are
volunteer to be leaders for the Seaforth wee-ame to attend the sermons this fall.
Guide Cornjiitty `$.nd Br6vrfi eee Pack. " Grnd'es (T0' 14� &$rov—r; (7- 10) have
Previous experience isn't rzeezeawry as been in continuous action for about 15
trairsirig, books and experimeed helpers v6krs' in Seaforth, It would be a shame if
are wiling to asses but s leader must be $rovimies and Guides have to be cancelled
over IS alta wiling to accept tate for the lack of adult volunteers - as they will
resporsibriiries of .b . g the "Big Sister-' be if we have no leaders by the end of
of each group- September 1975.
Trantutg snd menet sessions w-ri1 be (For more information - Phone 527-0375)
held this year at 7:30 p -m. on September
24, October 1. 8 $ 1S at either Mitchell Submitted by Glen Mae District
T'y�n Hall ext• Kirkton Camp bid mg. Commissioner - Mrs. F.V.Newnham.
•lis t mi= old be arraxtged if
To the editor
Seeks details of Harphulrhey ancestors
I have mcer try became agrsztrt,�zc�r frim them. Or anyone who can suggest
salad th=Qbt it wcomidl be nice to trade nt� some w -ay that I can obtain the information
gra sm's €earthy tri so be v"E know- the. I an. seeking.
3ri,,;zory of bis =Z_est _ N"en slit• mother was back m Ontario for
Wu maternal gmzdm adder carne fro= a visit some veers ago, she went to
Hariszrr�_ - Sent district and bet Hatpurbey and saw the headstones in the
f;ap was Wam H. C rpv,edl and Icer c but did not think to cop-' doom
nice h= -'Was Swill Jam $ iw arm She dates
wags boaried in Hsrpurlmy o Cmneter . I mould appreciate a letter from anyone
( cuibet 29, 1$ss, but I do nal knou When that old advise she.
W77mc t carr_ I3 died. Yours =IV,
If soli- of +your readers ate descendants ants of Alts. Gloria $ro-n -
>� alfia�w;a 'Sart t~atnpbeil and camgiv*: S2 W. But aside
riae. asdy fbve= data ora timm and t%rm Victoria, B.C.
ancesdars I would reaNt apprecwte hearing V$Z ) Ma
SEPTEMBER 3, 1975
We regret to learn that the little daughter of Henrc 3a1-k50n
,of FgMandvitle was s.=vere3g scolded be Ja)Tmg over a poi of
batting water.
Mrs, Golf-rgher of Carr,". brook has sdid her hotel propene:
taco John McConnell, deptty re-ve • of ffibbert fair S1 4d i -
The GTzmda Trunk hes recently tirade Brest unprc—mmenzs
in and around the station 21 Catzanbr wi, Mt, Kidd is gain
to cKrect large scales neaae iris store far the purpose of
weighing stilt by the loa&
Two or Jbram roughs ente ed afh-- school�yard 23 the REdl
Sd toO house in Ttictersmifli and carsnw-en-enced'ctmdudCmg
themselves it a cTzsMAefis ratiaxiaaser_ The lead=. Mr. (tray.
remnnst=edvuft 11fm and oral them from the gxdaanft.
They bLickea him des and liratseal bion_
The vratt timet ,om Mr- Secard's new sabre at Mantra ear
rA;6. S bringh.,g it to anitttile'e2ion-
jwnes Trwm nx -Halle t. r=sed fr= a p=—_ of grind, +iii
fit stlttre TO bastsels -of early arse pmraaes. Some of them
wcighea nine and one baTf pottttds each.
AVGA 31, 7Oft
Won. Xers`ia&_- , e'dj_- fb= Of ?dfaxar'h= & KtrSlake, 1 --ft
*;i�h s a:b= orifv* T fr= bis, fa ter's :v ret
un*T crd blArty.
+v. fa &er Mm's ew Image is Zearmg , atatl lecinn.
Jkl er the %gp� •zf Mr. 3=vS g the 77E1itYdwoft bas. bten
rti he .it tht t Mess ttyle
tom. t �'Pcttrrii3Sy. ?his Sew a srta y
a ab)e enfrtre 4xi be e2nr"l� V the Thrzintaa
VIll�lf3tttt:S:
: prix, itif fro12ImIt2 dittofttd fir die putfitig in
d.
Last fling
Amen0 -
by Karl Schuessler
'When the fire department turned down
that tumbled -in harp of mine most people
thought I made a mistake. T^:ev %tondered
whv--\\hiie the fire boys were a, it -- I didn't
let them put the old brick farm house out of
her misery.
Misery is the on]-, thing peoi ie see in that
house I bought a month Ago.
Butlook at those beautiful rabies." I say.
And I point upward and lead t^e;:- e\'e-s to ail
that faric-y turned wood wDrked betu-et n the
gables. That fret work that ;z x -s by man
names, Gingerbread. Barge tiLrds. Verge
boards.
Most old hooses dont have t`a; any more.
They're all fai)en off or taken, 61 \:-n \;k her, the
renovanons start.
.. Dust catchers. - • then ~ -u o ' • Bird
perches. What else am thea g ;d for.'.. And
their eyes moti c back down o\ : the broken
'windows and sagging porch roc - and tall brass
and prickly burdocks,
Fen- say it. Bili aa1 nian it N's -ata mess'. if
those three and a half acnes didn t belon42 to
me. that place mould be ape feet sate for the
local town dump. .
But then don't re-ah7e. I don t rnin� dumas.
I sort of 'fake durnps. I fr -' _ood in there.
It's something. - to react: '-tooth. To scrape
the dregs- To walk oursid :hrouRh piles of
ruszN iron and worthy wood and torn up fend
ware_ To shufflae inside throach fallen plaster
and pechIng pains and :arcked emzm.
There's some -ding about accidence. It :art
purge the soul and empr\ v iu all out.
The only place To go fmr, :bre botrom is up.
And that 'old house conldr, t be tooth worse
and still tail itself a house. The until place this
house czn go is up. It car only get boner.
I feel good about that. Because I cera h ate a
hand in it. rrn refusing tc ;kim the minds and
the rains and vac ancl; and can 3alism, They all
sav she -s -too far gone. There s no more hope.
It's better to light the ti7c or bring in the
wrecker's ball.
But I know lit t_, i kn::w .There's lots of
goad left in her.That sru74\ StOne fc-+uradatrdan
- the two foal thick kind t`.at no one 'builds
anv-tnore_ Cemem, hin_# s are only distant
relatives to the roc -1-s' Tote-, and begun' .
Then there's all that rea: ,ohd wood left m
her. The black ash -u ash _-,c-L 2 that caters
In the Years Agorae
of -a plate glass front in the store occupied by Petery Dill
Joseah Keating has the contract -
John Gillespie. eneirreer at the big rnifl hada his arm
severely scalded. It is painful but non sericius•
The barns and out -buildings on rate farm of Thos,
Flazetwooal in Ushirne ?top_- were struck by hghmmg and
aimpaetel destroyed_ w-idt their contents. The farm is
00rupled fiv Mr- Gt4ding-
Mr. WAiker's butrerfacttory at SuH2 caught fire and made
things a l'rt*.Je exciting for a. short utile.
Erre was discovered in the stablebelonging to Arch. Sc rm
or, West Street and used by T-R-F.Case. Th ey w -e c unable it
get two hosts whicb -were tied m their stalls.
3. H , Smith. of the CouTit4 of Weittwonh.w-as in frown last
week. He taught in DuFs Seboo1, McKillop. 37 years aim and
be haat a pleasant chit 1%na, saline former pupils.
M-isi &osier. of London. spent a feu da -vs at -'Tit:•
Bird "-. the name of Mrs. ATIon MeLean-
Tire resid-trce of Mrs. •errs. Sit of Stan)ev ;Twp, was
struck ire• lightning and slightly damaged. '
sEPMM3 R-4, 7425
.A trust disastrous f r rsncrtrred neap Bruce€"rdd when Wry,
Diet last his bm•ti, illi his gmk and crops affil has imple-m-ont_s
The fixe staria in the slaw st$ .
A beau y �dFeztrital smarm brie �!jr fire village of Kipper;
wifb 8 hezvy d-owrspmt cf r s4ia.,Tio'trmg st ln& ibe/sheZ of
3ibn Henilessriat: the carr was b %trhkett.
Owing to the dry weer. same of the 'fsi-roe m
Tbaemmirfh have tea drsvimg water.
Miss i 121 fli intnell of Cltas�llnrttrsa' file mismrEmrnr rt get
iter 3angtT bract vihile pl.7-Ksrsg tzz1l tit '�al:a
the sides and ceilings ofthe krchen, The wade
elm boards that frame the doorw-ays and
utndows. The maple floors --hidden under a
coat of paint or a linoleum. The chem
,,bannister and rails that won't budget when 1
lean on them.
This old crummy brick house knows what a
door is. a real solid door. None of this
}2y-my-fTs7-into it -and -my hand's -through
the -other -side kind of door_
This house knows u-hai a room is too. Big sized
rooms with walls that read,% s Dara -.e. None of
this skinny stuff that o h partitions and
leaves even whisper heard.
This house knows that people did take time
- or they should take time -- to sit outside_ To
.pend an i c+etr-or rwo sitting on rite rz,Zudah
the front \verandah. None of this back -yard
Lazio business. Back porches are for work.
Front ones for pleasure.
This house knows you have to have ties.
Fort\ foot high maples to bring: shade and
their our. special kind of grandeur. I won't
have to staffer saplings and wait for two
eeneranons for them to grow up.
-.But the plaster? Look at all the failing
plaster? The cracked cement? vy ho n eels a.
cistern? And that rotting past on the
verandah? .And those mossy shingles on the
roof? N -ho warts all that work?-'
Ldxak at those lovely gables. Those four
loveh ;abler.-'' I insist. In a house like this
You have to keep looking up I tell them.
Whenever I wears' of shovelling plaster and
sapping putt and hauling out the rot and
rust. and whenever I sta: c to wonder if maybe
all those people are right, I tell myself. ",Look
at those four lcavely gables: those four great
gables.-' And think how the -,'11 look when
the\'re painted' Magnificent of course!
Those gafilts keep me going_ They convince
rite I did The right thin_ that impuLsive Sunday
afternoon when I sizraed zip for The place.
Imagine .l fell in love with four gables, And
to hate Thera. I wound up bayingeven-thiue
else undcrnezih. Thai'-, the kind of expetsive
Supp ort even g ibie ne-t-ds'
Win CotrpeT of Kipper- had Xie misici lane To IQs-- his
drweT. It got hitt+ fhe rm)way spaces. it yeasdisct�c e; ed that its
)eg was broken and it had to ii-- killed.
A ra. c speries of fish was captured in the nets at 'St. Jacob.
It u. -as pill iii a tank of wazer where it lived fare several days- it
is known as a var fish -
air. J.A.Munn of town has purchased the ressderue of
R_R.Spraat. corner of George and Victoria Sir€-ets
Dr, F. H. Larkey. and Mrs. Larkin and Miss $earrice Larkin
have, returned from. a two months htalidac in Bermuda.
,Flies Thelma Jdahnsim lest itrt• Little Creek where she has a
scliotl for the corning year
Miss Jewn GDvenimk lea, this week to accept a p3sition on
The Weston Collegial; staff.
Gtr Sheehan lett to join the 5mf of the St, Ge rges
Scbwl. Landon- ,
SEF8. MI) �
H. C. It -she. owner of the S---gDrfh 'C:rearn y has made
another entre on his przv-winiting*s for itis but=. This time
be accts sacctind and third pis for pound pr=' anti August
bitner at the C.X E_ in Tonuitto-
The aa"irner-acine of the new 550.000 additirm to the f anon
Co. Reeisara office was 12idl. No afficial ceremony ma*ed the
event.
Mrs. Robert McMillan and -.%m. Ert_ann df Constance were
its Forest =ending the indumi= se ,%im of lyse son. Icer.
3-iC•,13riatm m the United 'rChureh_
Tit os. T+'r'Iulaft't' :S., seen e, Mr. =11 Mr& F'ran'k Melady tiff
tsf''St_ Coolurt bar, hmns bnugilr. the aesifl¢nre oft ?ntriek ordar. �
3 u l) .a vett:riaeury ofam.
Mrs. itis ewmed f'rurn Owen sDund. tall
'she spent the pa5a thret urelm.
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FLAG
CONTEST
The County of Huron is conducting
a contest for the design of a
distinctive flag for, Huron County
Prizes
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Open to anyone in Huron County
Mules
1. Contest ends Nov 1, 1975
2. Entries to be in colour
3. Entries to be b" x 12" in size
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