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SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, JULY 1, 1965
Founder Continues. Contribution
One of the greatest assets in a tour-
ist sense to Huron County in gbneral,
and Goderich in particular, is the Hur-
on County Museum.
Conceived by J. H. Neill, the museum
is attracting increasingly larger . at-
tendances, not only from the immedi-
ate area, but from across Ontario and
beyond.
Recalling an unveiling ceremony
which recently took place at the Mus-
eum, 'the Goderich • Signal -Star has
been prompted to suggest whether the
Museum and all it.means is fully appre-
ciated.
This s what the Signal -Star says :
"County council took recess from- its
June session to take part in a little
ceremony at Huron Pioneer Musenm,
the unveiling of a plaque on the new
office there. The words thereon 'made
known that the building had been do-
nated by J . H. Neill, for molly years
and until recently curator of the 'Mus-
eum. The present curator, James Chis-
holm, aptly condensed the story of those
years in a statement that the museum
was 'built by long hours „and ,yhard
work'. Apart from what might be con-
sidered his duties as curator, Mr. eill
constructed a great number of twork-
ing models of pioneer equipment. and
machinery,, usually from materials at
hand and so without cost .except his
time. -
"County council, or at any rate the
property committee, • evidently did not
always share his enthusiasm. At the
ceremony 'on Weanesday of last week,
he recalled`G that 'the log house was a
"'real fight,the lo`comoti've was another,
and a railway school car was let go
without an effort.' On the other hand,
the county has under waY, as urged by
Mr:' Neill some time ago, a large two-
storey addition which will provide room
for exhibits that could not heretofore
be accepted.
"Casual visitors watching the unveil-
ing of the plaque may have wondered
why the office building was 'donated'
by Mr. Neill. The facts Are that Mr.
Neill, while curator, several times plac-
ed before successive property commit-
tees the need for an entrance and of-
fice more. adequate for -large parties of
visitors. The proposal ,was , always
turned down, and finally Mr. Neill ob
A Maccluff,Ottawa Report
Problems in Provincial Relations
tained perMi§sion to have it built at
his own expense.
"The present chairman of thepro-
perty committee, deputy reeve Elmer
Hayter,, of Stephen, who presided at
the unveiling ceremony, said: 'This
building was asked for several times ;
there was considerable discussion as to
whether or not it would take away from
the museum building. I am quite- sure,
as we see' it here today, it 'adds to the
beauty of the museAm.'
"Visitors who witnessed the cere-
mony may still wonder why, if the ad-
dition is to the satisfaction of council,'
it allowed the bill to be paid by the
man who spent 'so many years deveb-
oping a museum often described as
best in the province.
"Of course, as the warden said, the
occasion afforded an opportunity*/ for
honoring Mr. Neill, whom he called
'creator of the'museum'."
Staff of Life -
The wife of a television announcer
tells of putting her small son to bed and
hearing him round off his' prayers to,
the following effect: "0 Lord, please
bless Mom and Dad and give us this
day our slow -baked, oven -fresh vitam-
in -enriched bread. Amen."
• Which is almost on a par ,with Mr.
Adlai Stevenson's story about the- little
Irish boy who began the Lord's Prayer
thus: • "Or Father, which are in heav-
en, O'Halloran be thy name. .
---
`'Industry".
'The Very Best'
"If I were to try and read, much less
answer, all the atlacks made on. me,
this shop might ai well be closed for
my other bdsiness.
"I do the very best 1 know how—the
very best I can, and I "Van to keep
doing so until the end. If the end brings
me out all right, what is said against
me won't arnount to anything. If the
end brings me out wrong, then ten
angels swearing I was right would
make no difference." — Abraham Lin-
coln.
'I CAN'T HEAR Y'ALL WITH THIS RACKET GOING ON..."
In the Years Agone
From The Huron Expositor
July 5, 1940
In"
en
was struck by a car at 'Por
Stanley proved fatal to A
Craftsman Russell K. McCuaig
of Biggar, Sask. He was an on
ly son of Mr. and Mrs: Kennet
T. McCuaig, and a grandson' o
John A. Wilson, -of Seaforth.
Amiouncement was made thi
week by the S.C.I. Alumni Mem
oriel Scholarship Committe
that the seventh annual scholar
ship 'had been awarded to Mis
Alma Lawrenee, daughter o
Mr. and Mrs. Herald Lawrence
of McKillop. It is valued, at $25
Condition of Mr. and Mrs: R
11. Modeland and Mr. and Mre
John Modeland, who were in
jured at Baden, is satisfactory
according to word receiv
_here.ed
•
A number of men from here
who haee enlisted in ,various
branches of the Canadian Fore
es were honored in presenta
tions, namely, James Strong,
•Ian MacTavish and Thomas D.
Sills.
Mr. and Mrs, Elgin Nott, new
weds, were honored at a
largely attended reception held
in the Foresters' Hall, Con-
stance. In the presence of 300
friends .the young couple were
presented with a studio Cough,
walnut spinet, desk and mirror.
Mr. Bert Irwin read the ad
dress.
. Naighbors of Miss Anna Love
hOnored her when they gather-
ed at. the }Verne of Mrs. Sydney
Gemmell. Several contests. were
• conducted by Helen. Houston,
and Misses Janet Handley and
Miss Houston brought in a box
well filled with kitchen uten-
sils. Mrs. Peter Simpson read
an 'address.
Mr. Russell consitt, of Hills -
green, had the .misfortune to
injure his epee while attend-
ing the . se Sill picnic at' Bay-
fteld'
Areception was held at Win-
. • -
throp in honorofMr: and .eers.
Earl Papple. About 150 friends
and neighbors gathered and pre-
sented ,them with a ',studio
couch. -
Elroy Brownlee, son of 'Mr.
and Mrs.,George Brownlee, of
Seaforth; has been, transferred
from Toronto to Windsor, where
he will district manager f
e CaAnadaailDstg.
er
damaged a gre
t number, of fields of grain. an
ir beans in a mile -wide swath b
tween Clinton and-, Seafort
- chiefly those on either side o
h the railway track.
f Lance Cpl. Ferg Bullard sent
a cable from England on the
s 17th of June, 'saying he had
- been to France, but got back
e safely „to England. Ferg has re-
• ceived a stripe since going •to
s England. .
f . Mr. John A. Eckert, of Man-
ley, has been makibg his rounds
. cutting wood with his circular
saw before the farmers get
• busy making hay.
* * *
From The Huron Expositor
. July 2,•1915
The fubilee celebration of
Cromarty Presbyterian 'Church
will long be remembered by the
large •nyrnber of 'friends from
far and near who assembled to
share in the general rejoicing.
Rev, R. M. Hamilton,. 1).A., of
Toronto, conducted the Sunday
services. A. handsome Bible was
presented by 14 of the oldest
members of the- .'congregation,
namely: Robert Hoggarth, Mrs:
James Gillespie, James Hog-
garth, Mrs. Hugh Currie,Wm.
Kerslake, Mrs. Donald Parke,
Mrs. Hugh Pringle, .Andrew
Patrick, Duncan McKellar, Mrs.
John Currie, Mrs. Arthur Vin-
cent, Mrs. Peter Campbell; •Mrs.
Thomas Scott and Mrs. John
Cairns. On Monday the largest
picnic in the history of the
Church was held in the Moun-
tain Grove.
The new Karn pipe organ was
inaugurated in St. James''
Chuich, Seaforth, Professor W.
F. Compton, 'organist of St. Jo-
seph's Church, Stratford, presid-
ed at the organ. The lecture was
by ReV. T. P. Treacy, D.D„ of
St. Cecilia's Church, Toronto, on
the sacred music of the Catho-
lic Church.
Mr. Arthur R. Ford, son- of
Rev. J. -E. Ford, Goderieh, has
been appointed Canadian 're-
presentative -at the Internation-
a), Press Conference at the.
Panama Exhibition, -and already
has left for San Francisco.
Passersby noticed the roof of
the brick residence on Gei'xclee
rich Street on fire, owned' by '
John -Beattie, and occupied by
K. M. McLean, of The Exposi-
tor. The fire was keel in check
by a garden hose until firemen
arrived, when it Was extinguish-
ed.
Several members of the Sea -
forth Canadian Order of For-
esters went to Clinton to join.
the brethren in. that town at a
special church service. They
went in Mr. Prank Arnold's
ear.
Messrs. Melt Garrow and
Robert -Winters, went to Toron--
to to attend the Monday cattle
Market.
Mr. W. R. Plant of the CNR
station, who has been taking a
two weeks' holiday at his home
or in Acton, returned this week
much benefitted in health-.
at The large covered grandstand
d at the race track was complete
e- ly Astroyed by fire. The wiped
h, en stand burned like tinder, and
f its quick collapse was all that
saved the agricultural hall at
the rear of it.
The garden party on the
beautiful lawn of Mr. A. P.
Joynt in Egmondville, under
the auspices of Seaforth Orange
Lodge, was a splendid success
in every respect. Addresses
were delivered by Rev. T. H.
Brown and Rev. F. H. Larkin,
of Seaforth, and Rev. Argo, of
Egmondville, and Rev. David
Carswell, of McKillop.
Mrs. James Sleeth, of Sea -
forth, has shown us an inter-
esting relic in the shape of a
passbook belonging to the late
John Govenlock, McKillop. The
first part of the book seems to
have been used to keep the re-
ceipts and payments for road
work done in tl.hild Country.
The date was eb. 10, 1817.
* *
From The Huron- Expositor
July 4, 1890 '
Sugar and Spice
- By Bill Smiley ---
WHEN MOVIES MEANT MORE
In. one small town after an-
other, the local movie -house,
'once the town's foremost cen-
ler of second-hand sin a,nd sex,
violence -and valor, excitement
and ecstasy, is darkening its
former bright spot on the main
street, and closing its doors, to
stand there in bleak reproach,
mute testimony to the havoc
that is being wrought in our
culture by that one -eyed mon-
ster, the television set.
I read the other day that the
theatre had been closed in my
old home town, and it gave me
quite a pang, like learning of
the death of a boyhood, friend
still ii his best years. For
some of the most formative
days of • my life, that theatre
drew me .into its black maw
with the awesome ease of a
whale yawning to let one small
herring swim inside. .
• As a small boy, I wept, shiv-
ered with fear, screamed witt
laughter and almost died of
suspense, in that theatre.- I
chased' Indians with Tom Mix,
fell desperately in love with
Marlene •Dietrich and thunder-
ed through the jungle on the
back of Tantor the Elephant
with Tarzan.
I remember going to every
matinee I could manage. Mon-
ey was scarce in those days,
and raising a dime was harder
for a kid than raising a dollar
- now. Sometimes it took me a
- solid hour to wheedle the sum
out of -my kid brother, an in-
dustrious type Who had a news-
paper route.
There was a matinee Mon-
day, Wednesday and. Saturday,
in those days, and it taxed my
ingenuity to make all three, but
I seldom missed. If I couldn't
find any empty -,beer bottles to,
sell, and my brother was adam-
ant in refusal, I'd hit up my
pal "Egg" Slegg, an equally
play a return match with the
Scots of that city. The score was
a tie, which left the Toronto'
men one goal ahead.
Mr. A., Bishop, M.P.P. for
South Huron, and Mrs. Bishop,
• left .New York, from which
• place 'they ,sail for Scotland.
Mrs. Bishop goes in - the inter-
est 'of her health.
'' The picnic held in Coleman's
Grove on Tuesday under the
auspices of St. James' Church,
was a success, notwithstanding
the weather. -The handsome sum
-of $2'74.00 was realized from
all sources.
OTTAWA—Picking chestnuts amending formula in the ,shape Government had been , able to dress
take this course the Federal
Government would have had no
hand in the matter. But need-
less to say, the Legislative
Council refused to approve the
Address:.
Since Legislative Councils ap-
pointed by Lieutenant Gover-
nors like Senators appointed by
the 'Governor General are the
leapt popular of &idles, Pre-
mier Lesage would have been
quite safe in calling an inuned-
iate election—he must go to
the country in 'any event next
year—and coming back with' a
clear mandate to curb the
powers of the -Council which.rice
council, not bent on suicide
would have defied. Instead, he
appealed to his good friend,
Prime Minister Pearson, and
together they worked out the
complicated and controversial
device. Under Section 92 (1)
the "Legislature" has the ex -
elusive power to petition the
Queen for an amendment to its
constitution. tut Section 71
specifically defines the Quebec
Legislature as "The Lieutenant
Governor and two Houses styl-
ed the Legislative Council of
Quebec and the Legislative As-
sembly of Quebec." .
So Mr. Leeege -has thrown the
constitutional ball to the Fed-
eral Government. The. Legisla-
tive Aesembly' has passed two
AddresSes, one to the Queen
asking the necessary amend-
ment to the Quebec constit
tion, the other to the Goveriforee
General asking him, with th6
assent of the Government of
Canada to transmit the Ad-
dress to the Queen. The Fed-
eral Government is thus boUnd
to , advise 'leis Ekcellency and
through ,him net Majesty whe-
ther or not to accept, the Ad -
out of the fire is often at the
expense of a burned finger or
two.
The Government's latest ef-
fort to play good neighbor to
Premier Lesage and his Gev-
ertneent has led to just that,
even though the burns were
not. too serious or jesting. The
Quebec Legislative Assembly's
address to the Queen for an
amendment to the British North
America Act limiting the vetg
power of the Legislative Coun-
cil appeared innocent enough
but before the Conservatives
and New Democratic Party had
had their say it became a
cause celebre. And it was t1e
first cause celebre in a lotg
time which found the Conserva-
tive party united to, a man.
This sort -of thing at times
could be dangerous. So far the
Liberal Government has been
unable to behave as though it
had a majority in the House
and in this instance with So-
cial Ciedit and Creditiste sup -
OA, Assured it was still able
to .do to. But on other occa-
sions it has been able to main-
tain this position only ' because
it was fully aware of the split
among the 'Conservatives at
least where an issue involving
non -confidence was concerned.
When it came to a vote they
could count on the required
number of absentee Tory votes.
It- is perhaps academic but
interesting to note 'that if the
Government had .been defeated
on this issue of the Address to
the Queen it would have been
on An issue which it did not
need to create. It all really
stems' back to the FiiIton•Fav-
reau formula for providing
atIendinent of the Canadian
Constitution in Canada. The
,
of a draft bill to be submitted
to Her Majesty for submission
to Her British Ministers and
passage ^at Westminster was ap-
proved by the, Premiers of all
provinces last year arid later by
all Governments. There was no
need to submit it to the Legis-
latures, but Quebec, and some
other provinces decided to do
•
• This was the first rub. It
was ascertained that the Legis-
lative Council where Union Na-
tionale appointments still have
the say, would veto the amend-
ing formula if it was sent to
it from the Legislative Assem-
bly. A way had to be found Io
-curb the veto. The Legislative
Council derives its powers, eq-
ual to those of the Assemble,
from Section 71 of the British
North America Act of 1867.
This, like any other amendment
to the B.N.A. 'Act except those
expressly placed within, the
jurisdiction of the Parliament
of Canada, required an Address
to the Queen approved by both
Assembly and Council. This
procedure taken under Section
92 (1) of the B.N.A. Act which
gives the Legislature of a Prov-
inee exclusive power to amend
from time to time the constitu-
tion of that Province has been
used on four occasions to abol-
ish Legislative Councils of
Prince Edward Island, New
Brunswick, Nova Scotia and
Manitoba.
In the case of Nova Scotia
in 1894 a committee of the Can.
adian Privy Council advised the
Governor General that an Ad-
dress of this nature, since it
dealt With something exclusive-
ly within, provincial jurisdiction,
zeas not a 'matter for his eon -
sideration, Thus, if the'Quebee
•
To add to the unprecedented
quality of the device being us-
ed the Government announced
in advance that it Would advise
Her Majesty to carry out the
wishes of Quebec and then
added that it would not ,give
this advice until the House of
Commons had had an oppor-
tunity, to debate the matter on
a supply motion.
The, NDP leader, Mr. C.
Douglas, has said that the pro-
per course for the Federal
Government would have been to
have the Address apprOved by
the House of Conunons and
Senate but this would undoubt-
edly have infringed the Tight
' of the 'Province to decide the
future of ,ets own constitution.
Opposition Leader John Diefen-
'baker charges that in using
this method the Government -
has thrown aside the -constitu-
tion by advising-ethe Queen to
accept an' amendment which
has not been approved by an
arni of the Quebec Legislature:
The Creditistes declare that
Mr. Lesage had no business
coming to the Federal Govern-
ment on- something whin the
Provinte of Quebec had the
exclusive right to decide.
* *
Capital Hill Capsule
A survey of British Columbia ,
Made . by the Department -of
Citizenship and Immigration re-
veals that a sampling of indus-
tries shdws a need immediate -
y for 10,456 skilled workers,
and that befor the end of the
year there will be need for an-
other 11,111.k If Canada had
an adequately trained labor
force so that unemployed men
could be fitted to vacancies,
13C. Would have .no unemploy-
ed.
,./
The annual, Dominion Day
picnic of the residents of the
5th, 6th and 7th concessions,
east of Winthrop, was held on
the farm of Mr. James Hogg.
There were about 60 present,
and all being old schoolmates,
neighbors and friends, a most
ecieiable—and happy afternoon
was Spent.
While Mr. William Scott's
two little boys were playing at
their home in Sunshine, one of
them attempted to climb up a
ladder in the barn. He had on-
ly succeeded in getting up a
few steps when he lost his hold
and fell to the floor, breaking
his leg below -the knee. Dr. Gra-
ham, of Brussels, set the brok-
en limb and he is doing nice-,
ly.
Mr. John Copp has been
awarded the contract for the
erection of the brickwork of
Mr. Thomas Dickson's new resi-
dence on North Main St.
• Mr. Archild Scott, of the firm
of Scott Bros., musical instill-
ment dealers, sold four pianos
and on the following day three
organs, all to persons ,in this
dounty.
Mr. John McMillan, M.P.,
shipped two more carloads of
fat, ,cattle to the Old Country
this week. This makes seven
carloads he has shipped' this
spring.
The following shows the
standing of the pupils of Win-
throp School, based on proficie
ency and regularity—of attend-
ance: _ Fourth Class, Bella Me -
Nab, Mary Hanna, Mary Peth-
ick; Third Claes:- Sam "Pethiek,
Thomas Tudor, Maggie lue/stinb,
Alice Adams; Senior Second:
Willie Govenlock, George Han-
na, Mary .Murdie; Junior Sec-
ond: Robert Grieve, Joseph Dol.
mage, Mtn 'Henderson.
The litiron Feotball Club of
Seaforth Went -to Toronto to 7
ardent aficionado of the - silent
screen, but one with a little"
more money. If le had only
one dime we'd buy one ticket,
and both try to squeeze past
the ticket -taker. He knew what
we were doing, and if he was
in a good mood, let us both in.
One time, I was copletely
stymied. I had to go to the
show to see if Taman got away
from „the crocodiles, who were
converging on him last Satur-
day.- I got his last six. cents
from my brother, but couldn't,
raise another sou. It's about 30
years ago, so I guess nothing
will happen if I admit I swip-
ed the other four from my
mother's purse. It was -the one
time the show wasn't worth it.
The. sunofagun get, away from
the crocodiles, and I suffered
deep pangs of remorse for
weeks.
A wonderful part of my cul-
tural education in those days,
though I didn't realize it at the
time, was the music instilled in
me at the show, when they
were still running silent pic-
'tures. Down in the pit, watch-
ing the picture and matching
its every mood with consum-
mate. skill on the piano, ,sat
Loi'nie Noonan. How he could"
Make you sweat as the wheels
startod coming off the stage-
coach. How he could make you
weak with hot, salty tears at
a touchinc moment!
During the teens, the theatre
was a different, but .equally
thrilling place. In its comfort-
ing darkness, the most timid
boy would find the courage to
reach shyly for the hand of
his girl and sit there, clutch-
ing it fiercely until both their
paws were..slippery with sweat.
And if the girl whose hand I
clung to on ..nriany a wonderful
Saturday afternoon, with the
teenage crowd in the gallery,
reads-, this, I hope she won't
be embarrassed.
It was one of the very nicest,
parts of growing up..
I'm sorry if you'be been bor-
ed by these reminiscences. They
started from my horror at the
rapid decline of the smalltown
theatre. How"people can sit and
watch that appalling junk on
TV, who there's a first-rate
movie at the local show, I can't
understand. When the theatre
in their own town goes dark,
those who have enjoyed a thou-
sand experiences in it will be
sorry. And none will more bit-
terly regret it than your htun-
hie servant:
Hf.CK.
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