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Home My WebLink AboutTimes-Advocate, 1979-08-01, Page 2 (2)WHYPAY MORE? YOU CAN BUY TOP P QUALITY FOR LESS FROM US. I-' la• 1 o.. ;IPE s GREAT CARPET 1 VALUES! PICK YOURS TODAY 1• t 4 TREMENDOUS �`►' r SELECTION ��1 . • ems„• r 1 1' t i r(f.'yii, GET LOW WAREHOUSE PRICES ON FURNITURE, APPLIANCES, CARPETING AND BEDDING Page 2 August 1, 1979 BARB MASSE Miss Country Diner Who will be Miss Friedsburg in Dashwood for'79? 17. MONA HODGINS Miss Schatz's Store MICHELE DIETRICH Miss Sunset Drive -In BARB ORR Moss Merner s Mears CINDY THOMPSON Miss Dave Rader Construction CAROL FISHER Miss Zurich Bean Festival Student works project results in more Huron jail information As a• result of extensive research undertaken last summer by Rob Cornish of Bayfield. the Huron Historic Jail now has new brochures and signs carrying more .accurate information. The signs ar.d booklets were written by lone Boyle. as part of .; Yong Canada You too can measure up Works project. Cornish's research last year was done in conjunction with the Experience '78 program The most surprising fact that has been revealed ;s that the majority of the jabs inhabitants were not criminals. or lawbreakers. Gaolers made complaints "concerning the practise in Goderich of • incarceraung the aged poor in the common gaol of the County ''.No other institutions such as hospitals 0r old peoples homes existed in the county: and as a result. they were housed to the jail. Many lunatics were also sent to the jail for safe keeping. The process for classifying someone as -dangerously insane" in- volved much "red tape" and inmates were detained up to three years while waiting to be moved from Goderich. One violently insane woman was kept locked in her cell at all limes because there was no other method of restraining her. - Vagrants who simply could not supply their own needs were often kept in the jail. Then there was the case of the man committed for no other .crime than "that of a sore finger." The last public hanging in Canada allegedly occurred in the park just outside the jail walls. Only 'one other hanging ever occurred at the jail. In 1911. a man was hung in one of -the smaller court yards. and supposedly buried there. "However. the. bodyhas been removed. and only the story remains.•• (Don't Miss , CLINTO ANNUAL k.E.D SIDEW.LK ALE • � 1 :• w � f S this "Don't vent Super Sue Sale E . #isQ Year" • Three Big Days... This Th urs., Fri. & Saturday AU�UST2,3,4 Merchandise, counters, clerks Qnir 5idwalk for your shopping convenience • FANTASTIC BARGAINS • TERRIFIC SAVINGS • FEATURE ITEMS MOST CLINTON BUSINESSES WIICBE OPEN: THURS. • o.m. p.m. FRI. 90.m. 9 p.m. SAT. 9 e.m. • • p,rr t • APRIL GUNNESS Miss Jim Becker Construction SANDRA HEYWOOD Miss Jerry MacLean Automotive Obituaries Paul Ducharme In South Huron Hospital, Exeter, Ont., on Friday. July 27. 1979, Alexander Paul Ducharme in his 72nd year. Beloved husband of the late Margaret Violet (Denom- me 3 Ducharme (1978). Dear father of Edsel. RR 1, Dashwood. Ted. Dashwood. George. RR 1 Dashwood. Paul, RR 1 Dashwood. Mrs. Jerome (Marie. Denomme. Zurich, Mrs. Ken (Elva) Burns. Goder:ch, Mrs. Gerald (Uleen Roland. London, Mrs. Ted (Sarah) Robson, Windsor. Mrs. Jim 'Veronica) Bedard. Zurich. Mrs. Matthew Martha* Ducharme, Zurich. Mrs. Peter (Therese. Bedard. Hensall, Mrs George 'Donna) Watson. RR 1 Zurich, Mrs. Dianne Gray. .Goderich, Mrs. Ron 'Darlene) Hewitt. Peter- borough. Mrs. John Ber- nadette) McAuley. Exeter. 60 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren. Dear brother of Reg. London, Max. Zurich, (Bob, Dominic of Sarnia. Mrs. Joseph Lillian) Martindale. Port Huron. Michigan. Mrs. Charles (Vanetta Hartman. of Sarnia, Mrs Emery 'Rita) Bedard. Goderich. One brother and one sister predeceased. The funeral was held Mona from the Westlake Funeral Home, Zurich , and St Boniface Roman Catholic church. Zurich with Rev Father P: Mooney officiat~ng. Inter- ment St. Boniface R.C. Cemetery. Pallbearers were Tony Ducharme, Ron Denomme Dan Burns. Gerald Rowland••Jr.., Frank Ducharme and Kevin Robson.Flower Bearers were • Dan Watson, George Ducharme Jr.. Jerry Ducharme, Steve Bedard. Pat Rolison and Dennis Denomme. - Mabel Gossman , At the Bluewater Rest Home. Zurich. on Tuesday. July 17. 1979. Mabel, May (Geiger' Gossman. Widow of the late William Gossman (1967) of Dashwood. in her 83th year. Dear mother of Garnet of , Windsor, Mrs. Delores Cornford, Leonard. and Clara. all of London. Jean- 'Mrs Herman Fleming . and Kenneth. both of Kitchener. Sherwood of Cambridge. Harry of Breslau. Martha (Mrs. Neols McLaren of Hillsboro. Ohio. Shirley Mrs Victor Watson) of St. Marys Dear sister of Mrs. fda Snyder and Gordon Geiger. both of Kitchener. Also 24 gjndchildren. The funeral was held from the T. Harry Hoffman Funeral Home. Dashwood with Rev. Harley Moore officiating. Pallbearels were. Brian Watson. Ken Gossman, Dennis Gossman. Larry Cornford, Dennis Trepanier and Sherwood Fleming. Flowerbearers were. Steve Watson. Dean Watson. John Wester. and John Gossman. Victor Thatcher Suddenly at University Hospital. on Saturday. July 28. 1979. Victor Thatcher of Huron Park. Beloved husband of Mary 'Wilkin- son) Thatcher. Dear father of , Betty I Mrs. Robert Saunders of London. and Ronald at home. Dear step- brother of Mrs. Irene McNair of Point Edward. Survived by three grand- children. In his 62nd year. Funeral service was held Monday from C. Haskett and Son Funeral Home. Lucan with 'Rev. John Hofland officiating. Interment St James Cemetery. Clan- deboye. Agnes Cochrane in Queensway Nursing Home. Hensall. Ontario. or; Tuesday. July 24. - 1979. Agnes Cochrane in her 92nd year. Dear sister of Mrs Elizabeth Fuss of Hensall Also survived by nieces and nephews.- Funeral service was held Thursday from the Bonthron Funeral Home. Hensall with Rev. Stan McDonald officiating Interment Hillsgreen Cemetery. Be a RED CROSS BLOOD DONOR Ler THEY'RE OFF — Swimmers head to the water as starter Brian Mercer fires the starting gun at one of the events staged at the swim meet of the local pool, Saturday. 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