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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1975-09-25, Page 1The old;Odag t t "fa it arity breeds contempt" wont down for - the third ;mount in the `Hurop- Bruce riding last Thursday when Murray gaunt was once More re- elected .area MPP.,in provincial elections..4 familiarity" in Mr., pGapuynt'spc�a'se seems Qft9 l�1br`e�edan• • ey'er*gr'o'wing satisfaction and support among: the voters , , and an ever-Mcreasing majority of . votes in every election. Mr, Ga4unt, Liberal MPP for this area since 1962, won this year's;election with a plurality of 10,606, higher even than the 8,616 figure of. 1971. He captured a majority of votes in every poll except one in the riding, Poll 27, encompas ping Ontario Hydro lots and the Lake Range, was cap- tured by PC candidate Bill Walden with 33 votes to Mr. Gaunt's li Mr. Walden's . largest areas of support ►'er-e port Elgin, Kincar- dine and Huron, Township. He received 5,955 of the total votes cast. NDP candidate Dr. Don Milne captured 2,635 votes, find- ing support in the areas closest to the Bruce Nuclear Power. Development. He received just over 10 per cent of the total .3' KENNE .i: • m recently f. I�a l .In even radu- ated frdl l the Orttarld 'vincial Police Training and Development Centre in To- rdnto after completing the re- cruit orientation course. Ken- • neth, 23, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Aitchison of 189 Shuter St. He attended F. E. 9 Madill Secondary School and graduated from Fanshawe College. Constable Aitchison is now stationed in the Wood- stock detachment, . district 2, London. y �:►` ballots. Ur. Milne 'vas unavailable for comment on the night of the elec- tion, but Mr. Walden : appeared for several minutes at Mr.. Gaunt's .celebration and on CKNX-TV. �s attitude toward' the loss. was philosophical:hical: "So►ebody''had"to lose," said. We offered to help Mr gaunt in whatever capacity he could and ongrntulated the Liberal locum, bent on his victory. - lathe armouries, chosen by the Gaunt supporters for the victory in' Huron -Pe More than 74 per cent or 25,151 voters of 33,810 eligible -voters in the Huron -Bruce riding turned .out to •vote last Thursday in the provincial elections. Murray Gaunt, incumbent Liberal candi- date, won the election with 16,561 votes, a plurality of 10,606 over PC candidate Bill Walden 'who gained 5,955 votes. NDP candi- date Dr. Don Milne` captured 2,635 votes or 10.48 per cent of the total compared to Mr. Gaunt's 65.85 per cent and Mr. Walden's 23.67 per cent. The poll -by -poll results for the town and the surrounding area :are: WINGHAM Poll Gaunt Milne Walden 91 92 115 8 18 93 40 94 33 95 46 96 48 97 40 98 37 139 3 35 Twp. • 97 5 176 6 174 7 176 7 170 5 172 ' 8 I party,POIltital Cal,* . the attitudewas one: of after nixie e'clock. His tarty unrestrained joy and jubilation. Borne close friends acco There was rio doubt in anyone's him , and after �aeknowj.a mind that -Mr. Gaunt would win : indications of a victory very soon after the poll results started to arrive were received almoot non- , committaliy. ,By 91110": p,;m,, with o f the riding's ,100 polls. repof' ex Mr. Gaunt was ahead . with strong lead and was declared • 'elected' by CRC broadcasters, . Mr. Gaunt was, greeted with applause and cheers when he arrived at the armouries .shortly Poll -by -poll results r t h riding WEST WAW4NOSH TOWNSHIP Poll , Gaunt Milne Walden 112 184 11 26 113 68' 2 4 114 80 15 41 115- 83 6 27 TOTAL 415 34 98, EAST W,%WANOSH TOWNSHIP Poll Gaunt Milne Walden 116 83 1 9 117 106. 9 25 118 a� 123 5 22 119 113 7 24 TOTAL 425 22 80 In the other townships and towns the results were: Gaunt Milne Walden Saugeen South- ampton PI, Elgin Bruce Twp. Tiverton Kinar' c dine Tvdp. TOTAL 1,219 - 98 297'Kincardine 937 461 541 HOWICK TOWNSHIP Greenock Poll Gaunt Milne Walden Twp. 584 7 19 Huron Twp. 594 Ripley • 206 Kinloss Twp. 436 Lucknow 468 Culross Twp.607 Teeswater 369 Carrick Twp. P Mildmay Ashfield ., Twp• Blyth 401 86 177 645 931 436 142 155. 288 183 98 406 607 251 116 cheers, Mr. Gaunt turn attentt to he teleivlson`-al t he hall . With his owejnj•1rriding y}y{/�`+ or IC `� a Jsured, his at Tnt'I' :""„' .,r'.•1 % turn. r, the general situgtilt° t ►rough'eut the province particu`vr, to neighbor r results. His . ,o t of f . a . ahti when breadeasters� annoh that B b M.cKessock was jeli��" in the Grey riding led cheers applause from ail the Liber supporters. Mr. Gaunt's appearance off. television was restrained victorious. He thanked .his f, porters for their work thusiasm and promised a . standard of representation I Parliament. Asked to coipment on the third-place standi�,.of�• Liberals in Ontario, Mr. Gatti` answered tersely: "I'm r 'disappointed about that," He' he has' no illusions abou "power broker" situs "There are no advantage being third." He wouldn't comment oa chances of winning the lean ship of' the Liberal party, . 1{i question asked by John Stro11g CKN�X but his'recefition ;b at the armouries was alt to 'grand enough for a party leaf . s4i With the Brussels Legion Band s the lead and a group of enthusia tic supporters in the vangua,>, Me. ' Gaunt was driven thr the streets of Wingham to accompaniment of bag pi drums and loud cheers, returned to the armouries to• greeted by over 100 friends : MURRAY GAUNT, flanked by his family and surrounded supporters. • . - " by happy supporters, acknowledges congratulations after Mr. Gaunt capttured over 16,000 votes in the of„e%1'icn, rriQre . winning the election in Huron -Bruce' riding last Thursday. than 10,000 greater than his nearest opponent. : .y .L '}v . •. •.{:}i:}•' }y{?•'? :• . ✓r :i �}:??• . ✓:tip:}?:: , r. : r.. JJ:: . �:' •Y✓: ::• ••}}� . 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'T BE Y.EFOWN ..'Pita �. ...�,�.,.... ,�H SHIP P 1 • Gaunt Milne Walden 18 27 11 41 17 32 10 49 18 41 10 37 15 • ' 9 15 22 121 t 27? .87 178 14 46 Brussels 87-S 18 — 4 Grey Twp. 88 98 6 24 Colborne 89 79 3 20 Twp 90 145 4 TOTAL 518 27 30 • Hullet Twp. 124 ` McKillop MORRIS TOWNSHIP Poll Gaunt Milne Walden 122 109 8 25 123 . 86 . 8 28 124 126 10 41 125 76 12 15 126 92 — 13 127 ` 78 1 ' 20 TOTAL. 567 39 142 69 140 '29 41 26 41 32 172 287 . 90 103 146 96 88 7972 6 123 380 27 100 314 369 588 61 18 17 48 .155 . 11 125 135 424 64 189 540 41 178 Twp. 463 44 145 The results in the advance polls held Sept. 12, 13 and 15 were: Gaunt Milne Walden Pt. Elgin 96 ' 14 52 Kincardine. 96 18 50 Wingham 205 8 52 Brussels f 63 5 19 TOTAL 460 45 173 T'Win.gham junior citizens working toward success An old law of physics states that "a body that starts in mor tion, stays in motion" and Wing - ham's `junior citizens' are cer- tainly proof of that. The youth of Wingham went into action early in September to raise money for a proposed activities centre in the town. Since then they have successfully organized and con- ducted two events. The car wash on Sept. 6 saw excellent results. Aided by several Wingham residents, specifically Jack King, who 'volunteered his garage premises, Cal Burke, who looked after the electrical works, and the Fina Car wash, which donated the soap, close to 40 young people splashed and washed their way to a happy ending. A temporary shortage of water that threatened to handicap the enterprise was generously corrected by Nelson Frank who came to the rescue. The response from the older Wingham residents was so over- whelming that cars were turned away for lack of space and time. Steve Trapp and Adrian Keet were on hand just in case of need, but the young people easily handled everything themselves. Within two weeks after the cat wash, the 'junior citizens' went into action again with a dance on Sept. 19 at the Legion Hall. Music was provided by "Cake" and, according to enthusiastic spec- tators; the Teeswater Young Farmers' band did a spectacular job. Allan Harrison, Gerry Templeman, Steve Trapp and Adrian Keet attended the dance although they really didn't fit the 'junior citizens' category and re- ported an almost overwhelming urge to join with the teenagers in the "Chicken" and the "Monkey" dances. They were kept busy at. the 'bar' however, supplying pop and chips for the bobbing and hopping young people. Several prizes were handed out during the event, the door prize going to Ansley Currie. All the gifts were donated by Wingham • merchants in a gesture of support for the `junior citizens'. The Canadian Legion, who gener- ously allowed the use of the hall, later commended the young people for the good job of clean - New OPP The youngest person in any group inevitably comes in for a lot of teasing and joking, and Kenneth Allan Murray is ho exception to the rule. Constable Murray. 21, is the latest and youngest addition to ro the Wingham detachment of the On- tario Provincial Police. Constable Murray started with the Wingham OPP two weeks ago, and he says he's beginning to get used to the jokes. "They call me `rook' and tease me about girls ... but I'm tting used to it," he says. This is his f rst assignment since his gradu tion fro the OPP Training a d De opment Centre on Sept • Constable Murray says he has always wanted to be a policeman—"and everyone told me the OPP was the best." Before applying to the OPP, Constable Murray worked in London with the 3M Company and with a travel agency. "And on and off I did other things," he adds jokingly. His major in- terests outside the OPP include hockey and baseball. ing up after the dance. Success only comes with hard work—and the Wingham `junior citizens' have certainly earned their measure of success. It's not easy organizing such events, run- ning them and winding them up. The youth of Wingham have proved themselves equal tq, the task and to the many responsi- bilities involved. Congratulations to the highly -motivated leaders and to the enthusiastic workers:' keep up the good work. constable Constable Kenneth A. Murray s x, FIRST SECTION . f•: 'V • Maio, .stop. • mut. 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A mighty and seemingly indes- tructible • bulwark of traditional male superiority has been, for many long years, the Catholic Church While men became dea- con` acrd acolytes and toys got to serve as altar boys, women were relegated to the women's leagues and various minor societies. In recent years, and usually several steps behind predominant social trends, the attitude toward women has gradually changed. Altar girls have become a not uncommon sight in some parishes, and women. have been chosen to serve as lectors or readers during Sunday services. The Vatican showed the way in this reversal of trends with a document on lay participation in church activities: "Since in our times women have an ever more active. share in the whole life of society, it is very important that they participate more widely also in the various fields of the Church apostolate." A inajor step for the laity, and in particular for women, has been the installation of "auxiliary ministers" in some churches. The Wingham Sacred Heart Church joined this list just last weekend with the installation of four such persons, two men and two woolen,. Mrs. R. Morrison, Alexander Soma! and Mr. and Mrs. filet.,► d t':►rnt►ean were installed in twir separate ceremonies at the Saturday night and Sunday morning masses. Their names had been earlier submitted by Reverend A. J. Nolan to the bishop of London who granted the 'four permission to be installed as auxiliary ministers after the rite of initiation was conducted in the presence of the parishioners. The rite of initiation was a solemn occasion for both the participants and the spectators Mr. Sproal and Mrs. Campeau were installed at Sunday's ser- vice. They approached the altar after the homily and, kneeling before the priest, were asked three questions of `resolve'. The priest then blessed them and offered a prayer in their• inten- tion. During Communion, they received the Eucharist under the guise of both bread and wine. The auxiliary ministers are en- trusted primarily with the job of bringing the sacrament of Holy Corhmunion to sick persons and shut-ins, enabling these persons to receive the Eucharist more frequently than would otherwise be passible. Should the priest be unable to perform a mass on a regular Sunday, however, the auxiliary ministers are author- ized to give Communion in his place. Mrs. Campeau assisted Father Nolan in last Sunday's distribu- tion of the Eucharist. The com- municant is free to choose from whom he wishes to receive Com- munion, but there seemed to be no hesitation on anyone's part Sunday as both men and women approached Mrs. Campeau to receive the sacrament. The auxiliary ministers them- selves didn't seem to feel their job is anything out of the or- dinary, although they do ex- perience a certain reverence in the act. "it's an honor," Mrs. Campeau says, "even more ... it's a privi- lege to be able to be a lay minis- ter. My main reason for accept- ing is that it makes the Eucharist available to the sick." Mrs. Cam- peau says she hasn't felt any dis- crimination against herself per- sonally yet and doesn't expect to: St' 1,41 MRS. RICHARD CAMPEAU performs her first duties as a new 'auxiliary minister' by giving out Communion after her installation during Sunday1 ass at the Wingham Sacred Heart Church. One Other woman and two men were also installed as auxiliary ministers last weekend. "It's not who is doing it, it's what is being done that matters." The idea of lay ministers, how- ever, and `women' lay ministers is rather hard to accept for some people. Father Nolan mentioned that the reaction to the move has .not been all positive: "I have had some negative comments . . . some people have a hard time accepting it." Adrian Keet, a parishioner at Sacred Heart, explains the initial negative response as normal. "it's just an inbred thing ... most risen are likely against it, but it's not so much to do with women , , - it's just the idea." Mr. Keet's reaction to the `idea' of lay minis- ters is likely representative of many Catholics. 'if response is negative, how- ever, it has notmade itself strongly felt in the parish. People seem to be slowly adapting to the "auxiliary ministers" and the ministers themselves are slowly getting accustomed to their 'special' role in the parish. Some observers, in fact, feel the move came none too soon, especially from the standpoint of �ti ,nr� rr's actuality Mrs. Morri- so .a‘'. slip (cels the move is an important one, and hers is not a unique opinion.. One of her friends, hearing about the new women lay ministers, jokingly commented: "My God, they let the women out of the kitchen!" This attitude is not uncommon, from non-Catholic as well as Catholics. As mentioned before, Fireman raise over 6700 for MD The Muscular Dystrophy As- sociation may be over $700 richer this week, thanks to the efforts of the Wingham Fire Department. Wingham firemen canvassed for the association Monday evening and were well-received by Wing - ham residents. Although the final count was not available at the time of publication, Chief Dave Crnthers reported that receipts were over the $700 mark and ',could well reach $800 by the time all the money was in. He ex- pressed the firemen's thanks to the general public for their re- sponse to the campaign and for the generous support. • women have not traditionally. played `important' roles in the Catholic Church. That they are now being acknowledged as "activists" is a hopeful sign, not only for women but for the Catho- lic Church as well. Material needed for, town history When planning was started for Wingham's centennial (1979) the local Kinette Club offered.to take charge of, or at least assist with the compiling of a history of the town — a big job to say the least. 'To the casual observer a head start of four years may seem a bit extravagant, but that view will be held only by the uninitiated. Local history is a work of love and thousands of hours must be devoted to the task if it is to be done properly. One of the first requirements is to assemble all available mater- ial and for this purpose a good deal of co-operation from resi- dents and former residents of Wingham is vital. Old pictures, clippings, etc., will be very use- ful. Of particular importance is access to a copy of the McLean historical edition of The Advance - Times. This newspaper published a historical -edition in 1954 at the time of the town's 75th anniver- sary and a copy of that paper has already been provided to the hist- ory committee. Any materials provided will be returned to their owners if de- sired and all will be carefully filed for this purpose. If you are able to assist in any of the ways suggested here please call Mrs. Jean Jones at 357-1244. Harvest service GORRiE — St. Stephen's Anglican Church held its Harvest Thanksgiving service on Sunday. The church was attractively decorated with the fruits of the harvest and there was a good attendance. Rev. W. 13. Parker chose as his text, "Thou shalt not bear false witness."