The Goderich Signal-Star, 1972-10-26, Page 22PA, 6A, (OPE RICH SINAt STAR TIWRSPAY. OCTO
t Of history
A',
ER 26. 1972
by Rob IC,Hestia*
Iook at Huronview
t4 (Part 1)
In the winter of one's lit'e
there conles a time when the less..
'fortAinate elderly find.. them-
selves in a position where they
can noIonger take care of them-
selves financially, physically or
-both. • -
These proud peoplethat were
' the baahone and bnikters of .
this fine country, find them-
selves seemingly alone in, their
time of distress. However', they
'are not °forgotten.
The provincial governments,
liking with many dedicated
caring people, have taken the
load of the' nation's elderlY on
their shoulders, and are seeing
that they receive the best care
ib1eT Th-eY—firoVe—treTe"
people to centres where they're
looked after by highly qualified
people. They also receive warm
friendly companionship and live
out their lives doing creative
rewarding things for, and with,
the people who genuinely care
about them.
One ,'such centre, ,rich in
history and usefulness to the
community, is the Huronview
home for the aged in Clinton.
Huronview was founded in
1895, and when ready for use in
\ 1896 was called "Poorhouse".
At that time a Mr. French was
the keeper of the home.
It originally sat on about 68
acres, of farmland. The total
staff at this time consisted of:
SET FO
WINTERTIME
DRIVING
with our
SPECIAL
'CAR
SERVICE
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ENGINE
We'll check condition
and adjustment of
ignition and carburetor
systems, and tune if
necessary.
BATTERY
We'll check for full
power and see that
water is at the
proper level.
COOLING 'SYSTEM
We'll check antifreeze
protection, make sure
it is at proper level
' and that the cap, hoses
and connections are
tight.
.LIGHTS
We'll make sure all.
ights are burning
properly
the keeper and his wife, a cook,
and a hired man.
When the “Pg0rhouse"
opened there were about 100
towns and about nine residents
until the spring of 1897 when
m.ore came. The first female.
resident was Ida Canningham,
from. ElimVille. The first male
resident was Wes Sutton -from
the Exeter area.
Doctor for the home at that
time was Dr. J.W. Shaw who
remained on staff until 1946.
The present doctor is Dr. C.F. ,
Doorly of Goderirh.
The home was- entirely self
sufficient. All of the fruits and
vegetables were grown on the
—for—the— residerits:—ea tti e -
were raised for meat and' milk.
Any crop left over would be
sold.
The only thing bought,
regularly, was soft soap for the
laundry.
About 5,000 quarts of -fruit
were done up every fall for the
coming winter. The clothes for
the residents were made them-
selves or by ,the staff.
In the early 1920's the name
was changed to "House of
Refuge". In 1923, John Jacobs,
from belbw Baden, and his wife,
formerly from around Dash-
wood, took over the home. Mt.
Jacobs supervised the home un-
til March 31, 1939 and Mrs:
Jacobs took over until 1956.
Their son Dick was the farm
manager those years. The front
entranceway to the grounds was
an archway where the sign
"House of Refuge" hung. One
day when Dick was bringing in
an extra large •load of: hay, he
caught the sign and down it
came, Shortly after, they
;renamed the home "Huron
County Home". •
There were about eight acres
of g'arden on the grounds. One of
the residents, Harry Halford
had his own however. At one
point Harry took a fancy ' to
grow peanuts and by gosh if he
didn't succeed.°
Another colourful resident in
those early days was big George
Wilson who was reported, to
stand •overSerVen feet tall and
wore a size -24 shoe with the sole
carved out of a two-inch` plank.
When he arrived at the home,
bed had to be extended
about three feet. Big George, was
buried around Beninkller.
' Dick Jacob,s recalls that 'his
salary for being farm manager
was $48 per, month and that he
was paid four times a year when
the committee met.
• One Of the former employees
of the home is Billy George
tre— a gsiti ta fit -cl er k -
,treasurer of Goderich. In 1945
the farm name was changed to
Huronco. Around 1952 the
Huron County Home received
its first subsidy from the
provincial government and has
been supported by them since.
At that time the first exten-
sion wing was built. In 4960 a
large shed containing all. the
machinery was destroyed 'by
fire. It was laterreplaced.
Later in 1960, construction
began On a new wing degtined to
replace the original building
which had served so well. In
1961, the original building was
torn down and the new one put
into use. Since then there has
been no Major building changes.
‘The current ,structure has a
capacity for about 310 beds, a
10 bed infirmary, and about 186
residents. There are about 180
staff members.
The farm behind the home
was sold in 1946 but there are
plans to turn the land in front
into a 'Ark in the near future.
Do not have pity for the
elderly at HUronview for to
them it is their new home and a
way of life that gives them the
companionship and usefulness
that they need in their winter of
life.
Ashfield Thankoffering
hosts Kinloss ladies
• Thankoffering of Ashfield
WMS was held, in the Church
basement. South Kinloss WMS
was welcomed to the meeting.
Mrs. Ewan .MacLean opened
the meeting with prayer, and a
hymn was. sung followed by a
responsive reading 'taken from
Glad Tidings.
Mrs. Gordon Finlayson. read
the scripture. Prayer and
meditation was given by Mrs.
George Moncreif followed bY a
hymn. Offertory prayer was
given by Mrs. Warren Wylds.
Mrs. Sparks of South Kinloss
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SIGNAL
WIPERS
We'll check arm
and blade condition
and windshield ,
washet tank fluid
level.
TIRES
We'll check pressure,
tread and general ,
condition.
BRAKES
We'il check fluid level„
adjustment
LUBRICATION
We'll check engine
transmission snd
power steering oil. •
Lubricate chassis,
thante-oil and filter
t it needed.
POLLUTION CONTROL
We'll check and
service your cars
carburetor, rings and
ValVai, filters and
emission control
devices to help
reduce the pollutants
It spews lito our air.
favored
favored with a solo she has com-
posed herself accompanied by
Mrs. Needham.
• Mrs. MacLean introduced
Mrs. Mundell who is the
Presbyterial Society President
as guest speaker. Mrs. Mun-
dell's subject was "JO In .The
Lord".
Mrs, Grant Farrish thanked
the guest and presented her with
a gift.
Business was discussed and
the meeting closed with a hymn
and prayer.
A bountiful lunch was then.
served and social time followed.
REVERT
To
STANDARD
TIME
SUNDAY,
OCTOBER 29
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Huronview in another time
Knox WINS -
Hensall lady speaker
On Tuesday afternoon •Oc-
tober 17, the W.M.S. of Knox
Church met for Thank Offering
with the President, Mrs. A.
Enright in the chair. The
meeting opened with prayer and
the reading • of some
Thanksgiving verses.
Pertinent business was, con-
ducted. Seventy-four visits were
reported to sick and shut-ins.
The Children's Aid of the
county requested help in setting
up depots for Christmas giving.
The Presbyterial meeting in
Hensall on Oct. 25 at 1:30 p.m.,
was announced,. A W.M.S.
church service at Knox has been
planned for the last Sunday in
Novernber 1972. The committee
in charge of arrangements con-
sists 'of the Past President,
Presidents, s and Recording
Secretaries Of both the W.M.S.
and • the Arthur Circle.
Mrs. C. Faber of Hensall,
Literature and Libra,ry
Secretary for the Presbyterial of
Huron wag introduced. She had
• a splendid display of g,00d
reading available, and inVited
merribers to place orders with
her at the close or the Meeting.
• A • pleasant point in the
meeting was the presentation of
Life Membership Certificates to
Mrs. L., H. biggon and Miss
Geraldine Gracey in token of
their faithful and generous work
in W.M.S.' The recipients
thanked Mrs. F. MacArthur the
life membership. secretary for
the 'honours bestowed on them.
Miss Ethel Elder, in charge of
devotions, used Psalm 135. the
psalm of Thanksgiving, as her
theme. "ThanksgiVing", the
psalmist declares, is the "flower
of the Christian Spirit".
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Mrs. Enright presented an ex-
cellent paper on Thanksgiving.
God's promise' that seed time
and harvest shall i not fail has
never been revoked. The edrly
Christians themselves were the
first fruits of Christian doctrine,
Mrs. Enright pointed out.
The meeting closed with a
favourite Thanksgiving hymn
and a° prayer by the president.
Tea and conversation were en-
joyed by the members following,
the formal meeting.
Many ladies availed them-
selves of the opportunity to
Choose Christian literature from
Mrs, Faber's display both for
themselves and for Christmas
giving. ,
Harold Shore named
Harold Shore of Goderich has
been elected alternate chairman
of the Western Zone of the
Association of Ontario Housing
Authorities. Mr. Shore was
chairman of the Western Zone
from September 197046 Septem-
ber 1971.
The election was held at the'
a-nr u al meeting of the
. Association of Ontario Housing
Authorities and the Ontario
Housing Corporation in Wind-
sor October 16, 17 and Hi .
The sessions were also atten-
ded by Mayor Harry"' VVorsell of
Goderich.
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Township Of Goderkh
VOTERS' LISTS
I. R.E. Thompson, clerk of the -Township of Goderich,
hereby certify that I have complied with Section 22 of
Bill 77, an Act respecting Municipal Elections, insofar as
producing the preliminary list of electors is concerned.
I further declare that this list was first posted up in my
office on October 19th, 1972 and I hereby call upon all
electors to take immediate proceedings to ha.° any
errors or omissions corrected according to -law, the last
day for filing complaints being November 4th, 1972.
R.E. Thompson,
Clerk.
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