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Museum termed "most interestin
Four
• Way back last spring, Grade 6
students in Goderich and .father
municipalites in Huron CoUnty
wrote essays about their favorite
exhibits at the Huron County
Museum.
The ten top winners were
presented with cheques in June
for their efforts. ,
The •Goderich Signal -Star
takes,sreat pleasure in publishing
the es:saysof the four 'Cloderich
students who were chose,n as.
V winners.
Very „little editing was done
on the esSays which. contain the
exact thoUghts and ideas of
these young jotnalists.
THE MOST INTERESTING.
EXHIBIT IN THE HURON
COUNTYMUSEUM.
BY DONALD MAC PH EE
Grade 6,
, Victoria,. PS
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I think the most interesting
exhibit in the Huron County
Museum is a nineteen fifty eight
cylinder Cadillac:Hearse. The car
had quite a history even though
it was a hearse. .
First to start off, an unknown
funeral home hought the hearse
from Reg, McGee and Sons
brand new in the year aineteen
, fifty. They used, it. till nineteen
fifty six. .
From there it was sold again'
to another funeral directaI.
was the Lodge Funeral Home.'
The Lodge Funeral Home used
the".• hearse from nineteen fifty
six till nineteen sixty two.
Throughout this time the hearse
was used for taking the late or
deceased persons from the
funeral home to the grave yard.
Many. important people were
taken in this hearse.'
Actually' why I chose this
„hearse is because I like old
hearses, especially old hearses
like this. The interior of this
hearse is red. A three seater in
the front, it had no seats in the
back. Seats,could have been put
in the back but weren't put in
while being used for a funeral
hearse.
Through time, the Cadillac
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For .Octogenarians
... and those older
The Goderich Signal -Star takes great pleasure in extending
happiest*rthday greetings to all persons who have reached
the age of 80 years or better;
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Wwirould.appreciate- hearing about thine persons who are
taming' 80ttrbirthdays or better in the near future and who are
to have their • names published in this col,urrin
annOOricing that fact.
Tiiere is absolutely no charge for this special service and we .
are'extremely pleased'to hear frotn all of yotE
ERICH SIONAIrSTAR0111VR8DAY, aistUalat Or 1970
youngsters describe favorite
Hearse- had repairs and such. The
speedometer went up to 100
miles per hour, which Was
sufficient for the purpose.
Lodge Funeral Home sold it
after they had finished using it.
They sold it to a Mr. Fulford for
an unknown price. Mr. Fulford
uSed it from nineteen sixty two
till nineteen sixty six. The hearse.
has rusted very badly all over the
body,.
The lest . plates were 1966
Which was 92593-X. The mileage,,
which 4s original, 79611 miles.'
The Huron County Museum
bought the .hearse for $100,00
and the Cadillac Hearse is now
sitting in the Huron County
Museum.
This was my favourite
exhibit. Why don't you go to the
Huron County Museum and see
. What you% is?
ORCHESTRA REGINA s
BY SUSAN lo R LAND
Grade 6,.
Victoria PS.
• The Orchestra Regina
'instrument was presented to the
museuM by -Mr. 'John T. Ham of
Brantford in honor of his
beloved mother-in-law, Charlotte
Green Anderson, who was the
first -.white child horn in. the
township of Colborne, county of.
HurOti, near Goderich.
Mrs. Anderson's. picture is on
display in the museum. •
The A. W. Karn Company of
,Hamurg, Germany built these
Machines between the years of
18,60 arid' 1960:.lt was originally
coin operated and is. one of the
larger models used in hotels' and •
dining halls. - 4
They run pretty well the
pi)
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on't hurt my children'
TODAY, MY DAUGHTER, who is 5 years old,start-
ed to school for the first tithe. Her brother. was with
her, but he's only 9 himself, and still looks pretty little
to me. Their Cocker Spaniel, whose name is.' Scott, sat
on the front iiorch and whined his canine belief in the
folly of education as they waved "goodby" and start-
ed off to the halis of learning.
LAST 'NIGHT WE TALKED ABOUT SCHOOL —
My daughter and L She wondered what the teacher .
wouldbe like . . . she hoped she could -sit beside Mary
(the little girl next door). She said her letters for
n4? me — just to be sure she knew them. Oh, we talked.
about. a lot of things—tremendously vital—uniimpOt,-t
tant things. Then she triPd on her plaid pinafore to
show me . . . and then to bed.
SHE LOOKED SO I-IELPLESt -- sound asleep,
with -rrinceN.N Elizabeth" (that's her ,doll) cuddled in
her right arm.: You see I'm, her dad., When her, doll
is broken or her finger is ,.cut, or her head gets banged,
I can fix it—but \\*it she and ,Brother start to school:
'when they walk across the street, then you have the
responsibility. top.
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THEY 'RE NICE CHILDREN, both of them. They
like -to ride hoprses and swim and hike with me. But I
can't he witit tLtfl1 all the time I Ijaye to work to pay -7
for their clot hc, and oTheatiQu. So., please help me look
out for them. Please Orive, 1ov1y past the schools awl
intersection, - and ploase remember that children do
run 'frOm 1,i hind pa rh,c(1 var.;.
PLEA I:: )( )I\S • T 11uHrM1
A POW/ DAD
THIS MESSAGE DEDICATED TO YOUR CHILDREN AND OURS BY
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ALEXANDER & CHAPMAN
'REAL ESTATE
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same as music/boxes or jewellery
boxes that little girls have.
It has twenty-five disks which
have holes in them on the back
where • the holes are. There is
row of sticks .•which when they
hit the sharp' points, they make a
1 picked this exhibit because
when I' came into the room 1
heard some beautiful music and
I, couldn't figure out where it
was coining from,. Finally I
found out it was coming from an
orchestra regina! WELL! I 'fad
heard. of them before but never
once did I see one. -
1 think it is awful that they
do not know the exact date it
was made, because just think, it
'could be hundreds and hundreds
of years old! I knew when I first
saw the orchestra regina I would
probably pick it because I was so
facinated by it.
The color of the orchestra
regina is sort Of black and brown
blended together, It is quite an
eye catcher for antique
collectors or just anybody.
It' i shaped sort of wider :at
the bottom where the legs. are
and it gets narrower going up.
Then at the top it gets wider
again. It has glass doors at the
front of it that open up so you
can change the,disks.
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THE Lang CHAPEL
BY CINDY CORNISH
7B, Robertson Memorial
A trip to the Museum proved
to be a very interesting and
• educational excursion. After
viewint many fascinating
• exhi s, decided that. the
cchApel w the one that made
the' greate impression on nie.
This li tie white chapel
represents al1/41. the . different
religions found in this county in
'the past hundred ,years. During• ,
this time • many of these
denominations have united and ,
the churches haire either been
torn down or turned into living.
quarters. However, many of the
furnishings of the churches were
purchased by devout Christians
who later donated them to .the
museum.
As I looked into the chapel I
noticed, on each side, three,
six -paned, glass windoWs. These
were purchased by the Curator
• of the museum for twenty -fife
cents many years ago.
• A large Bible •situated on a
white ledge, with matching brass
candlesticks (containing tall,
white candles) on -each side was
at the centre front. Beautiful
statues of Jesus and Mary were
• on'white shelves with gold scr011
• work,' • giving • "a look of
spirituality. An organ at the
right front along with flowers
2-- and vases created an atmosphere
Of old-fashioned services.
Another sacred furnishing
was a_sacrament set purchased in
1910 for the Wesgield Methodist
Churcli3) It was used , in •• this\
church until 1925 When Cluirch"
union took place.
To the left,t of this was a
pulpit on Which was an 9pen
,Bible. The pulpit and the chair
behind -it • were used in I)" ff's
•Church, north of Seaforth, tom
186,0 to 1959) •
altar • on Which j,ere
•, woven'' collection • pates
completed the sanctuary o1 the
chapel., '
Most of the sacred furnishings
were purchased by C. "AnStay,
Goderich, at the , Westfield
Church auction sale, July 5,
1969. These were then donated
tO the Huron County Museum.
• The six pews used in a Ooderich
Township- Church, were
purchased by J. ChiSholm for •
ninety dollars, later , , being
reimbursed by the County 'for
same.
• This little chapel reminds rne
of the struggle our ancestors
encountered in order to have
religious freedom.
• CHILD'S)1COFFIN
by
LORI .KELLER,
GRADE 6, VICTORIA PS
I hope if you ever visit the
Huron County Museunr you will
look up this e?chibit.•
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Sisters of St. Joseph
band coming to GI)Cl
The 50 -piece concert band of
the Sisters of St. Joseph under
the direction of Martin Boupdy
will be appearing in Goderich
Sunday, November 8; in the
large auditorium of the .Goderich
District Collegiate Institute.
The 'event will be under the
sponsorship of the' Goderich
Town Band.
Tickets will g'6 -;on sale about
mid-September. Price will be $1
each at Anderson's Book Store,
Henderson's Bbok 8tore, from
fnembers of the town band,andzt
some other outlets.
• "We expect an early sellout,
.of tickets for this outstanding.
concert !And," - said Don
McMillan. "The auditorium will
seat approximately 1,000
persons." .
town band and the presentation
of future summer Conceits..
The last appearance of the
band in,. this part of Huron
County was in 1969 at the
cancer rally staged at CFB
Clinton. Many persons from
Goderich and district attended
• that evening and will recall the
fine performance rendered -by
the band at that time.
Mr. McMillan stated ,that the
purpose of the concert Is to
bring a high calibre of music to
the municipality and to raise
funds for the operation of the
SPRING BU LBS
- Spring -flowering bulbs
planted in early fall generally,
produce better blooms than
late -planted bu1b5.
Horticulturists with the Ontario
Department of Agriculture and
Food advise digging the bed well
in advance of planting. • .
Bulbous plants do best on, a
medium sandy loam soil but will
do well on a wide range of soils
as Idrig- as adequate drainage is
provided. Heavy soils may be
lightened with- the incorporation
of sand and organic matter.
Well -rotted manure can also help
in raising the fertility of the soil.
Early fall planting will allow
the bulbs plenty of time to
prOduce roots and become well
established before winter. These
.bulbs can then start growing, at
the first sign of spring td give the
best floral display.
••Bulbs can be. planted until the
ground freeze's. These bulbs,
however, cannot be expected to
'give their best display as their
root systems must , develop in
the spring before flowering can
begin.
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any I've seen. The interior of the irAside 1always seem to think IllY
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,,Peautiful grey silk lining of
'tassels and lovely twisted fringes.
The small coffinlOcated ingia*
secured with silver clamps and*,
Thsurrounded.edriver bYOriftehisr htlenarlet*4 set
, to sit on a grey wood batch
built at -the front. It must have°
. been a sad jobto do. I always
wonder what it felt like to drive
a hearse, but I don't think I'll
ever be too enthusiastic ab90
finding out either.
Some strange feeling which I
can't detect exactly always
draws me to the Hearse and
Coffin Section in the Huron
County Museum. That's the
reason for my picking thjs:,
subject for the most interesting .
exhibit of the Museyrn:
This eerie exhibit has ' a
thrilling air about i, and I
,always seem to be attracted
especially to the children's
matching coffin and hearse. The
reason for this is , probably
because I'm a child myelf.
The tiny coffin fitt d snugly
in the -hearse always njanages. to
send chills up my tack. My
imagination runs away with me
as -1 always seem to se a cold,
pale child's face in the minature
coffin's open glass win ow fitted
to`cover the corpse!s_face.
The hearse is a kale grey
• colour that makes it even more
spooky. It is , quite • a sizable
• hearse and the spokes of the
a Can 'tied -
four year-old brother inside. It
makes me feel slat - to my
stomach and 1 always an)
• disgusted. with myself for
bringinethat grotesque idea into
mind. '
This special ilea* for
children has been used, in IrlanY
, years gone by and was *mated
by. the Dungannon Telephone
Co, Maybe by this essay you
may have registered in your
mind the reason for my picking
of this-, topic as the most
interesting exhibit of the Huron
County Museum. 1
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Wednesday and Saturdays 9 a.m. to 5? p.m. Refrigerators,
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