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Pioneer museum depicts
' - history 'of recreation
Recreation, pleasure„ and
entertainment -in the „days•,of. •, ,
Pioneers was as homemade and '
makeshift as many other aspects
of life in those days!'
e.... In Jact, many . times
recreation grew out- of a _
necessary} task, or fulfilled a
useful purpose: None of the
' conveniences/ of modern life
lessened the daily hardships or
shortened the hours of toil. No
television, radio, or electric light
had been heard of.
' For the women, tasks which
had to be done could be turned
into pleasure, for example,
sewing. A housewife in the early
days was responsible for making
most of the clothing, bedding,
and table linen by hand. Often if
she had access to -fine thread, she
would turn an ordina-ry article
-into a work of art by
embroidering it with initials or
decorations.
The Huron --County Pioneer
Museum has examples.. of many
such articles on display:"Pillow
cases to christening dresses are
delicately wrought. 'There is 'a
doily crocheted in the shape of a
maple leaf -- a relic from early
Canadiana, or - just lave of
nature.
Dresses displayed in.Mr.
Neill's distinctive method an be
turned so the visitor can see all
sides. The, fancy work on some is
• incredible. Tiny, tucks and lace
are general characteristics.
Patchwork, and embroidered
quilts were another highlight.
Quilting bees provided a rare
occasion to have a party. Women
came from miles around to the
house of a prospective bride-orpicture, they were used at first, • lighted by the evening lamp,
jt a'frtiend; and sat working on li)Ceice-skates, to get somewhere "there was always music.
a r c�rnmunai quilt while catching more quickly'and easily than on Music was an important part
up on weeks or sometimes
months of gossip. Like a
barn -raising or, a• hunting trip,
these get-togethers were
Welcome entertainment. •
Even decorative items such as
wreaths or samplers served some
useful function. Wreaths were
often tirade in memory of a
deceased person. Often human
hair was used, oiled, and tied
into intricate patterns. Samplers
were often made by . children,
and sometimes a tittle girl would
record her first abc's and
numbers in needlework. The
Museum has several samplers,
bearing legends like: God Bless
Our. Horne; Kindness Makes
Friends; What Is ,Home ,Without
A Mother; and of courser the
proverbial Horne Sweet Home
and Welcome.
Other- past -times for little
girls' generally • consisted of.
handmade toys which would'
help prepare them to ,grow up
knowing how to be . good
mothers and homemakers. Dolls
and miniature housekeeping toys
were perhaps fashioned by an
indulgent father or brother.
- Little boys.. were usually put
foot. Later they became popular
for leisure and pleasure, but
were used more in towns than in
the country. °
What were -the men doing•for
recreation after their long hard
work'? If there s a General
Store nearby; a . group° of ,men
could most always be fond
there -talking, smoking, or If'aving`
a game of chess. The barber 'shop
was another favorite spot, and of
course we know from movies
about the Saloon.
But often . a man had to
entertain himself at, home. in
pioneer "day, an interest - or
talent which today would be a
hobby was then turned into a
useful - skill or trade or
livelihood. Carving or
handiwork, leather work, skill
with 'animals - all - were
exploited.
Some men, such as Mr. Neill,
founder of the museum, and
George Jelne, whose collection is
a -"highlight in the Museum, spent
their' free moments making
models. -
And.- when conversation ran
low, and there was no. scarce
book nor checker set to be
4y
of pioneer, life. Many of the •
instruments were handmade and
some are not still used today:.
There is one violin in the
Museum which was •whittled
frrr'' teak wood with ' a
jack-knife on a wager that that'
couldn't be done, Near it is a
melodeon, Which is something
jike a piano. The iano dulcimer
and the "Old Sail(
are close by.
A banjo and
remind us of squ
barn parties
supposed to have
in the old days.
Organs renin
religious, side of I
ofparamount I,
pioneer life. Bell
work and u
insinuated itself i
life.
brought from the
to the wild.new 1
familiar sound`.'
like a sampler, ca
of'what went be
people whose jo
give us our past.
to work with chores when titey'- ` ''' .
when they. hada moment free htcKinley say• taiBut
the Might make games or
whistles out of wood, or build a
collection. The Museum houses
several such collections, sf biardas-.., • harm farmers
eggs, rocks, and other interesting may
items.
' When bicycleS• carne into the
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Businesses -advertise they convenienceof- using charge----'
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(18% per near) on the unpaid balance of his account. Most
department store charge accounts also 'charge 11/2% per
month on•your revolving charge account.
• As you -know, your credit union charges only 1% 'per •
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on a $100declining balance to show .you the cost of easy
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Bal. Owing
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3rd Month 80"
4th Month $ 70
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around town for a 1/3 off sale, why not drop iri for our
regular 1/3 off sale on money.
- Why -not ''i se" -the' convenience of chane cards and the
low interest of a,• Credit 'Uniors='loan? If you can't pay the
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Union offrrce and get a 1% loan and make your shopping .
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Robert°McKinley; Member of
Parliament for Huron told the
Huron 'federation of Agriculture
Thursday night that the 10 per
cent tax on imports imposed by
the United States may do harm
to Canad ian farmers but he
would- hate to ' see the
government retaliate in a .way
which might begin a trade war.
He was answering. ,questions
from the floor ' after " he had
delivered an address to._ the.
meeting .on the effect of the
surtax on Canadian farmers.
Several questioners favoured
-aet•ion by Canada to cut off
products needed by the
Americans such as oil and other
natural resources unless the U.S.
lifts the tax for 'other Canadian
products. ,
"It may come to -something
like. That," Mr. McKinley °said,
but . I drbuld'• hope not: • I
wouldn't like to see a trade war.
I agree with' the government on "
this." rim
Such threats, •he said, would
hurt some Canadians` to help
others. He warned too --that--
many products -Canada sells to
the U.S., such as oil, could also
be obtained elsewhere.
"The's'e things have for be:'
done all in"good time,'Lhe-said.
"You .don„t jump In' With bot[
feet, you have to, test the water'
first.”.
One questioner felt the effect -
of the surtax would hurt Canada
long after the tax itself was gon.
He• said he didn't think Canadian
exporters "could expect to go
-into 'the U.S. after the removal
° of the tax and find the same "
,.,markets waiting for them that
they .had before.
Mr. McKinley pointed out in
his talk that .it is hard to
estimate, just-whateffect the
surtax will have on farm
produce. He said his research
r Concertina?'
an accordion
re dances and
which were
peen great fun
us of the
fe, which was
portance in'
ion, like hard
111tarianism,
all aspects of
oxes, some
"old country"
nd, provided a
music box,
tell a history
re, it - of the
and sorrows
had turned up 100 or more '
items in beef alone with
different tarriffs for entry in to
the U.S. "� -�
His research, based on trade
from .1966-1970 in Wheat, beef,
dairy -products, Dapples, potatoes
eggs and pork with the major
Canadian trading. .,partners,,
showed that in the past, tarriffs
hail hada great deal of effect on
trading patterns.' He : • _ ed out
that tarriff reductions res ting
from the' Kennedy round of
trade talks had increased trade
farm produce with the Unite
Statics over the period of study.
At the "'same time, he pointed
out, new duties imposed by the
,European Cominon Market had
limited trade with i'urope.
He said the U.S, ,vas striking
out against the policies .such as..
those of the ECM. ' -
"We're in much the same
boat." -he said "but we're caught
in the . squeeze" of the U:,S.
actions against those that are
hurting it.
He blamed the federal
---government for not gang to the.
Americans and proposing joint
action .before President Nixon
'made,• his startling decisib'Yi to
impose the tax. He said the
American decision treated
Canada unfairly because -Canada
had' "nothing to do with the
American trade problems, but he
thought the imposition of.. the
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EV'IN TEACHERS
GLAD,TO GO PACK
Well, it's that time again,
when the na t pn.'s biggest
body of "batty -sitters goes•
back • to work, and- the 4
mothers of the nation .blow,
out a - trumpet -like sigh ofBak*relief. Ba�to school time,
ft's been a tough summer
for parents. In July 1
thought we were going to
hare' to start building an
ark_ August came in like
lion with a couple of violent
storms, then settled down
for spine fairly fine weather.
Erne for October, that is.
Last night the temperature
was `three degrees .above
,freerrng. •
This •is the sort\.of
weather. that turns amia.b�h
little children into malicious
little 'monsters who drive -
their mothers to the scream-
ing point;
It's too cold to swim. Its
too wet to play outside.
They're sick of • playing
cards indoors. They want
pop and hot dogs and po-
tato chips at all hours•of-the----
day and night: They quarrel.__.
with""each other.
I have-no,sympathy with
the kids, but my heart goes
out to their frayed.rnothers.
So much for the little
kids. But at least you can
give, them a .belt on the ear
when they become unbear
able. Teenagers are twice as
bad during a summer like
this. t? tlf ,:., h,‘15g490o.. 417. ;, '.. .
working, but just hanging
around the family, in most
cases are impossible.
They groan with bore=
dom. They complain that
there's nothing to db,
though t heir mothers' are
restriction on Canada had
perhaps been 'a reaction - against
other • unpop,ular • Canadian
decisions. ,
Mr. McKinley said that when
*he attended the North Arnerican
Treaty Allia t� gs in
Europe last year, the U.S. people
were cool t� Canadians because
of Canada's NATO cutbacks.
The .report by the Canada
Department of Agriculture
which Mr. McKinley had at the
meeting showed that 66 per cent
of Canadian Agricultural exports
to the U.S: could be affected. In
1970 Canada exported , $331
million t� the United States.
Nineteen per cent of exports,.
will enter free. Thirteen per cent
are exempt because they are
under a limiting quota and two
per. cent are exempt because - •
they had "most favoured
nation" status. and ,any increase
will only bring them up to the
general tariff- rate paid by other
nations.
- Mr. McKinley 'said the
Canadian farmer could lose more
if the floating Canadian dollar
rises in value in comparison to
the U.S. dollar which, is also
floating.
putting in twelve hours a
day. They ' demand the
family car and sulk when
they don't get it. And riow
that , they can legally d.rink
over 1,8, Who knows 'what
they're up to when,t .ey are
allowed the car?
The girls tend to strike •
up an intimacy with
scruffy -looking boys, and
the , boys pursue trollopy-
looking girls. Ah, parents
must have hearts of solid
- steel these days to avoid a
.complete collapse.
That's why there's an al-
most universal sigh of relief
when school opens. It's not
that parents don't love their
children. It's 'ju'st that they
can't stand them after eight
Weeks of a 'cold, wet slim-
mer.
Mother can pack th..m
off on that blessed opening
day, sit down with a cigaret-
,te and coffee and start turn-
ing into a kindly, loving per-
s.o, again.- Father can -come
horn from work and not
have to settle quarrels,,fight
about who gets the car, and
spend two hours .getting
smoke in his eyes over the
barbecue.
Even the kids are happy
to get back to school for a
'few days, at any rate. They
meet old ' class -mates,- lie
wildly about their summer
'adventures, renew last year's
romances, commence new
ones, "fill out innumerable
forms, and check out the
teachers for pretty or
handsome ones.e,
Their exuberance lasts
-about a week, until they
have to start doing some
`work. Then the pendulum
',swings and they revert to
their groans of boredom,
though this is actuahy just a
'pose with a great many of
them. '
For college students, off
for their first year, it's a
time of rare excitement and,
anticipation. They're frl�ally
going to, getaway frons-na
ging mothers and ' grouch
fathers and butterfly into
the wild, free life of the uni-
versity, the joys -of learning.
About 20 per cent of them"-,
will be thoroughly disillu-
sioned by Christmas and
probably 30 ,per cent will -
flunk their first year, be-
cause they get more• interes ,
ted- in the flesh -pots than
the philosophy.
So ` everybody is happy
abAut school re -opening.
How about - the teachers?
Believe. it or not, • they are
too. Theoretically, they -are
rested, ' refreshed,, cobwebs
all blown away, raring to go,
Most of them .are, The small
laainority that doesn't really
like kids or teaching, but is.
only in it for the security,
will be_ their usual surly'
selves within a, couple of
weeks.
However,
be joyful, as
baby-sitting -
' once again.
will.
let's all try to
the„_great )971
season opens
I'll try if you
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