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Man outstandin exhibits 300 years of history live at towns Huronia Mus eum By BRIAN BAKER Examiner orrespondent MIDLAND The best starting point for anyone interested in Midlands centenary which is being celebrated by the town this year is Iluronia Museum at Little Lake Park where more than 300 years of local history are preserved and portrayed Just to come out and say that this exhibit or that exhibit is the most interesting exhibit in the museum is impossible says curator Vern Farrow We do however have many outstanding exhibits including historic art gallery one of the best photographic records of Great Lakes shipping in ex istence numerous unusual pioneer and early household displays and archeological department Some people might have no interest in the Indian material but be very interested in the old stoves washing machines and buttermaking equipment All can say is that here there is something to interest everyone of every taste and age SlBTLE MGODS IIlRED ne of the highlights of visit to the museum is viewing the many beautiful large scale col or photographs of the Georgian Bay area and the islands in which are captured the subtle moods of every season and the color slide presentation of the areas natural history all shown in the new auditorium The art gallery contains the Vern Farrow curator of Midlands work of many wellknow atid famous artists frotn the sophisticated work of Ram Johnson in the form of six fathom cargo canoe going down the Albany River to Albany Factory for the Hudsons Bay Company to the folksy sket ches of Kenneth McNeil and Lucille Ollie Wells of Up Men doiite Way fame including an old man leaning against rail fence baby ducks in spring winters end and visit from friend Petunia the skunk favorite with children and students is the crosssection of tree cut near the old Ienetang Road on which historic nota tions are pinned to the ap propriate annual tree rings starting near the centre with 1872 when Midland had only three log cabins through 1001 when Queen Victoria died to 1N9 and an inch from the out side when Newfoundland joined Confederation In the map room several historic maps may be viewed including one of the earliest by explorer Samuel dc hamplain who called Lake Iliiroii Mer Duece and Lake Ulllilllt Lac St Louis is map was amazingly accurate for the time thamplain lied on hristmas day 1033 LEFT PHOTO LEG You will find here the secondrbcst collection of historic photographs by Midlands early photographer Bald to be found Huronla Museum at the museums display of early stoves and household appliances in Little Lake Park in Midland the museum holds more than 300 years anywhere remarks Farrow Mr Bald left us fantastic legacy of historic photographs of all the local early scenes Without this pictorial record lot of the early history of the town would not be available The collection of marine photographs depicts local ship building as well as more than century of shipping on the great lakes from wood to steel from submarinelike whalebacks to modern built fricghts In teresting are the logging freighters with their decks stacked high with sawrlogs The display is highlighted by model of the pride of Midland the Midland Queen The Orville Wright photo col lection takes note that this world famous pioneer of the airplane frequented Midland on his way to his summer cottage on notvtileistant Lambert Island which he owned in Georgian Bay He was meticulous book keeper and photocopies of his accounts as well as for cheques be paid on his boat the Kitty Hawk are on display lIe is seen standing at the door of INS workship in apron white shirt aiidtie Two other wellrknown per sonalitics Gregory Clark and cartoonist Jimmy Frieze who fretpicnttd Midland on their way to Mr larks Go Home Bay cottage are recalled in display of cartoons produced by the two humorists Farrow points out that the Birds Eye Centre stories centered around the Georgian Bay Islands IItK THEMSELVES UT People familiar with the two humorists could pick themselves out in the car toons remarks Barrow Everyone knew that The Noahs Ark steamboat in their cartoons was the 7in of Dover which ran excursions out of Midland and that the old cap tain was no other than aptan Wagg himself Even Captain Wagg himself was well aware of this It was all in good fun Inc of the worlds most ex tensive Iluroti Indian ar cheological displays consists of ancient war clubs intricately designed potter hundreds of spear and arrow points early French trade goods and human bones frotn the tissossane bone pit The display fills an entire mm in the museum tther items include wired false faces deerhidc clothing liedecked with colorful bead work and an Indian interpreta tion of the Nativity Scene of particular interest in the layout of the bones of an liidiaii girl discovered near Woodland Beach during the construction of summer cottage It is pagan bundle burial The girl is surrounde by cop per fish hook and string of beads for use in the afterlife The large blucrfacettxl heads have been discovered nowhere of Midland and area historical artifacts Midland is celebrating its lOOth year this year Examiner Photo by Brian Baker Convoys through count are part of Mi Icon 78 CFB BURDEN of militia soldiers from across WNW XXX Keene Ihousundg flntarioarc taking part in an in twowcck exercise ranging from soldier must be able to use map and that is lust one of the skills in use during Milcon 78 While Windsor Militia District and Toronto Militia District are at Moaford several units from London Militia District are at Borden These include the Grey and Simcoe Foresters like Sound and Pie Madeline Barrett 2i of New Lowe Photo by Capt Tony Bill Moran of Owen lctawawi to Mcaford and into the lnitcd Statcs The Grey and Simcoe Foresters from Barrie and Owen Sound are at Borden where the local phase of the ex ercisi IS being conducted under the command of Hamilton Militia District All aspects of basic infantry training are underway sueh as patrolling weapons handling and defence At the Mcaford Training Area which IS controlled by Base tordcn Toronto Militia District IS also conducting an infantry battle school which in cludcs patrolling competition and rappclling techniquc us ed to descend vertical rock face rapidly thcr militia units par ticularly those which make up Ottawa Militia District are at Ictawawa which has for years been the traditional centre of militia training in Ontario All the artillery units in Ontario working under the command of Northern Ontario Militia District are at Fort Grayling in Michigan firing with their American counterparts The Toronto units which are at Mcaford are also using the firing and hand grenade ranges at Borden This means that regular small convoys of military vehicles will be seen almost every day on roads in Simcoe County particularly to the north and west of Borden The exercise is called MILN 7it which stands for Militia oncentration 1978 It began last weekend and ends Saturday else in Ontario There are number of Ihor IIannsens pictorial interpreta tions of Indian folklore and the Georgian Bay Islands From the 1880 comes the kerosene lantern that the King boys of the Tiny Township baseline used when walking their girlfriends home at night SELIMSEEi ITEMS The farm section is filled with seldomseen items such as ox yokes sleigh bells broad axe and farming tools for mak ing handhcwn timbers pliers used in making the first woven fences flail and cradle scythe dozen butter churns as well as butter prints and cream skim iners What is log boom drive ring Visit Huronia Museum to find out In the early and pioneer home department see lovely glassware shining brassware stone jugs up to four gallons the story of home spinning the wedding dress bought by George Robinson in New York for his bride Mary Beck of Ientang Grandfathers clock smuggled into Canada in the airly 1800s foot warmers to keep winter sleigh riders warm hair crimping irons potato niasliers and apple peelcrs quaint stoves and early appliances lovely furniture and complete parlor setting ther displays include an unusual coin collection color ful rock and mineral collection and an extensive collection of telephone from modern through the faithful old magneto wall crank phone right back to an exact copy model of Alexander Bells very first telephone The museum is open daily from the Victoria Day weekend to Ihanksgiving from 930 pm to Ho pm and 11 to 330 Sundays The museum is winner of the North IIIII£III Award of Merit No study of historic Iluronia would be complete without visit to Iluronia Miisiicm Five judges chosen for l978 fair Flvc judges have been named for llIIS years purebred and market swine classes at the two Royal Agricultural Winter Fair The judges are Dr linkncy of Milton for Yorkshircs George Mayrand of Laval Que for Lan dracclltrcd Show of Ilantsport NS for Ilampshires and Durocs Don Brooks of Rosthcrn Sask for Laconibcs and lIull of Balarres Sask for Market Barrows In the live barrow class the so points previously awarded for Loin eye area have been deleted from the scoring The back fat score has been lIIItttStl by 30 points to ISO Jan Tanner left Miss Orlllia Fair Queen I977 Jean Kelly Miss Midland Fall Fair and Dianne Guthrie Miss Barrie Fair 1977 competed last week in the Miss CNE beauty pageant They were County girls compete for Miss CNE Pageant title among 92 girls representing agricultural societies across Ontario The annual contest was representing Andrea Byn koski Regional Fair won by the Niagara Farmer wins home grant fig ht after th roeyears of battling ltiltttNlt 4Ii Robert Gregory Port Stanley nt farmer has won threeyear battle Willi the Ontario govern ment for $1500 grant for first home Gregory received the final $300 of the grant after Revenue Minister Lorne Macck decided to ignore county court judg ment his ministiy obtained against Gregory last year The Home Buyers Grant Act required that buyers must have been living in their new homes by June Ito IttTti to qualify for flitgrants In Septcmbcr 1970 IIIIIIIS try of rcvcnUc inspector visited Gregorys 330 acre farm about to kilometres south of London and assumed the farm house was not lived in because no one was there The grant intrixlucid by the Ontario government in April 1073 and cancelled the follow mg December provided first timi home buyers with an ini tial $1000 grant and two addi tional grants of $230 in each of the next two yeais Gregory who bought the house Ill I973 when he and his wife were living in Burlington nt said in an interview that his wife began moving their ltlt With their distinctive Maltesecross hat badges twa female members of the Grey and Simcoe foresters take part in Exercise Milcon 78 at Cano dian Forces Base Borden Checking their bearings while marching crosscountry are Pte Kelly Borland lb of 4i College Cres and Pte Maureen Sullivan l7 of 22 Cynthia Court Photos by Capt Tony Keene longings from their Burlington apartment and stayed at the fami house on weekends WORKED IN BlRLINGIUN He said he remained in Bur lington where he worked as haunt clerk and tried to get an other fulltime job near the farm Ilc said that by the time he found such job in December 1970 and took up fullitimc resi dence on the farm the govern ment demanded the Gregorys return the initial $1000 grant Spud farmers get cash under Stabilization Act tllAWi Itll lotatoc growers in six provinces will receive about $25 million in sup port payments under the Agriculture Stabilization Act for their 1077 crops the agriculture dcpartmcnt said Saturday Farmers in lllliIIIU Quebec and the four Atlantic provinces Will get payments of $147 hundred weight for fresh potato sales and Slot hundred weight for potatoes sold for pro lNQIIII Forecasts for farmers on way says economist for federation QUEBEC ttll Farmers across the country may be able to receive detailed weather forecasts specially designed for them by the fall of 1979 Mar jorie Boursa senior economist with the anadian ll1illll1 of Agriculture IlA says Mrs Boursa said the FA plans to call meeting this fall of farm group representatives and meteorologists to prepare national farm weather policy agriculture for and cur Individual produces can make claims for up to 73oo hun dred weight The department said growers in New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island already have received an interim payment of so cents hundred weight money that was needed to finance planting of this years crop Those interim payments which totalled about $4 million will be deducted from the filial assistance program vironmcnt depart ments The policy would lay down the principles for forecasting service which would give farm ers detailed predictions about conditions depending on the re gion and type of crops grown Such system was instituted in the US through cooperation between farmers and weath ermcn Mrs Boursa said in an interview Provincial bodies should fol low examplcs in British olum bio and Quebec where incrcas The money is badly needed by potato growers because markets for the 1077 crop were depressed and returns were the lowest in many years Agr iculturc Minister Eugene thlan said in statement The department said it will send application forms to the Looo farmers who received the interim assistance payments Others would have to apply to local federal agriculture of ficcs ing contacts are being made with local meteorologists Mrs Boursa said The Atmospheric ment Service the weather agency is interested in the project she said Environ Many other parts of the econ omy get weather forecasts as part of national policy cov ering their sectors she added and agriculture should get the same benefits as shipping for estry fishing and aviation know your county afl v1 raga aw In Mrs David Kenwell of Mlnesing correctly identified last weeks entry in the Know Your County Contest as the plaque at Springwater Park com memorating the late Cyril Jackson former park superintendent and wins two steaks courtesy of and Super Discount in Barrie or Angus if you know the answer to this weeks entry send your name and address and telephone number along with your entry to Know Your County Contest The Examiner Box 370 Barrie L4M 4T6 Examiner Photo Winners are selected by random draw of all correct answers and will be notified by mail federal fa amass3 Erie ZAA och5