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•rAge 4 .11110;400.010, November 9, 19n
Editorial This n•wnleer believes •tho right to •ox.FJr040 en :opinion :1n PY17"1 4: eentriOytos to ;the progress of the nation and, •thit- it must be exec,
ciSttel freely end without ereleclice to :priorys• 117nProvik
;retie iiovernment,
Just a question
:;;Gary Wedlake should he clarified for those who
Bray not be aware of it. Some readers may have
..Teceived the impression from Mr. Heywood's reply
'that the SHDHS student council president was
..:actually critical of, or opposed to, the Remem-
:Thrance Day observance, as such. They should know
that as president of the school body he, along
-":.;:-Vith the leaders of other community organizations,
— 'laced a wreath at the foot of the centennial in
onor of the fallen veterans and (b) the student
=e;council which he heads arranged and carried out
separate ceremont, of remembrance for all the
tudents of the high school. Nothing More need be :W ;saidabout Mr. Wedlake's position, then; obviously
"« -he was one of those who actively assisted Mr. Hey-
• wood in making the Remembrance Day observance
the success it was.
The second point involves a problem which — • ,
1S common to us all and which is becoming of in-
creasing concern. As harmless as it may seem on
the surface, it constitutes a real hazard to democ-
racy in that it actually threatens freedom of speech.
Although he only asked ,a question about a
flag t with the commendable motive of preserving
rra an independent Canada), the SHDHS student coun-
cil president was accused of writing an "unwar-
ranted letter", of bringing "ridicule upon a cere-
mony of such great importance," of creating a slur
on the Legion, of "blowing his top", and other
such unsavory things. While there may be some
justification for criticism of the letter, the some-
what sweeping condemnation inherent in the reply
hardly is appropriate, particularly in view of Mr.
Wedlake's own participation in the ceremony.
Now that our way of life is, being chal-
lenged by an imposing enemy to the east, we have
become ultra-sensitive to any form of criticism or
questioning. Anyone who suggests that there may
he some flaw in democracy is labelled as subvers-
ive or reactionary, Anyone who dares disagree
with the west's action in any particular situation is
in danger of being called a Communist or a "sym-
pathizer". Motives are misconstrued and state-
milts exagerated in our burning desire to flush
out the culprits who are undermining our way of
This problem has reached the alarming
stage in the United States where some groups
actually are accusing President Kennedy of being
4 Red sympathizer and his advisers are being term-
ed Communist "dupes". People who fight for seg-
gregation, promote fluoridation, support "ban the
bomb" movements, or attempt any change in status
quo are labelled as subversives, traitors and what-
have-you, regardless of their motives, their objec-
tives 'or their fundamental beliefs in American free-
dom.
Now, obviously, this local incident is far
removed from that level but it does illustrate what
What issues?
It's difficult to make any comment about the.
municipal election in Exeter, In spite of the fact
that major programs .and changes have been .made
and are facing town council, there doesn't appear
to be one single issue involved it1 the contests for
deputy-reeve and council, It doesn't make sense,
if, in view of the fact that we urged ,an
election to lannch .council's two-year term, the
above statements make us tor* two-faced, unpre-
dictable and irrational, so be it. We strongly be-
lieve in the value of elections but we also are
.convinced that they should be given a purpose,
candidates, particularly those who oppose the in-
cumbents, should provide the electors with reasons
for going to the polls. There should be issues,
whether they be criticisms of past council moves
or new or different policies. Not the remotest of
these is provided in the current contests,
Councillor Masser's move to oppose Depnty-
Reeve Farrow is the biggest- question mark, An
active fire-fighter, Musser has served seven years
on council and, on that basis, would appear to be
justified in attempting to step up. Yet the fact is
that he has not shown a keen interest in council
work nor has he undertaken any of the onerous
committee duties, Last year he retired indicating
'it's time . to let .someone else have a go at it'
Strangely, Councillor Musser gave no reason
for opposing the incumbent deputy-reeve, although
he had a choice of many, since Farrow is an out-
spoken, often derisive representative who takes a
stand on every issue and makes no bones about
it, Athough Farrow seems to have a knack for rub-
bing people the, wrong way, his forthright attitude
and stubbornness in fighting for what he feels is
right has made not a minor contribution to this
year's council. No afraid to question existing con-
ditions, he has given valuable. support to Mayor
Simmons and other members in tackling many of
the changes which have been undertaken during
the past year, including sewage, the new roads
program, the drain survey and the investigation
into a• more co-ordinated arena-recreation program.
Be also, it would appear, has assisted in a number
of important and beneficial changes at county
council which have been long overdue.
The only area where there has been con-
flict between Musser and Farrow, as fat- as we
are aware, is on the liquor question, with. Musser
proposing a vote on licences and Farrow opposing,
We find it hard to imagine that this issue would
become involved in a municipal election.
As far as. the election for council is con-
cerned, we find no issue there either; at least
none was outlined at the ratepayers' meeting, the
logical place where one should be aired. We find
it commendable that three new candidates should
express. willingness to serve on council; at the same
time, • we wonder why they should run without.
having some reasons to do so. Perhaps, because ,of
their inexperience on the platform. they were re-
luctant to give them Friday night; let us hope they
will do so before election time.
can happen if we are not careful as to how we
react to criticism or how we treat questions.
Mr. Heywood's strong defence of the Legion
And 'what it stands for is commendable and war-
ranted. But in attributing to the author of the
letter_ motives and attitudes which were not there,
he does an injustice of which we are all at times
guilty, this newspaper included,
We hope not. but we well imagine that Gary
Wedlake, after this incident, will be most reluctant
to ask questions again, We also imagine that his
friends, or any of the youth who have followed
the incident, will be very much afraid to ask any
question which might involve the Legion or de-
mocracy or anything else in our society if this
is the way they will be treated.
The paradox of all this is that the dis:
couragement of freedom of speech, or of the right
to ask questions, was probably the very farthest
thing from the mind of the Legion president'or of
those veterans lyho urged him to reply. Mr. Hey-
wood, we are certain, would be the first to stand
up in defence of the right of our youth to ask
questions if this. right was challenged by force.
The Legion itself already has shown, in the most
courageous manner known to man, just how much
it values freedom of ,speech. But we all must realize
that this very freedom can be lost by means other
than force or armed attack. It can be sacrificed
by our own inability to tolerate criticism or
questioning,.
• The president of the Exeter branch of the
Royal 'Canadian Legion, Eric. Heywood, answered
zn detail last week the question posed earlier by
Gary Wedlake, president of SHDHS Student Coun-
cil, as to why a 'United Slates flag was included
in the color party of the Remembrance Day parade.
The •SHDHS student was not the only one
who wondered about the flag. The editor was an-
other, as he indicated in his note to the student's
letter. We believe there were a number of others
who also questioned it.
In providing three significant reasons to
justify the 17.S. flag, Mr. Heywood has enlighten-
.d They are legitimate reasons beyond question.
• ze We wonder, as others have wondered in our pres-
ence. if, on the basis of these reasons, there might
.'.trot be justification for 'the inclusion of the flags
'cif other democratic countries who also fought be-
side the Canadians in the world wars—the flags,
say, of the native lands of many local Legion
members who are recent Canadians and whose
efforts to preserve freedom were no doubt as great,
perhaps even greater in some cases, than those of
the Canadians and Americans.
Our purpose, however, is not to stir up
further the issue, of the flags. Let it rest where
it should—with the Legion president's explana-
tion, Mr, Heywood's extensive and devoted effOrts
which resulted in an outstanding Remembrance
Day ceremony were most commendable indeed and
this flag issue should not in any way detract from
the tribute which is his due.
Nevertheless, there are two points which
be made about the incident and they both
Zratnvolve distinctions.
The first is that, in fairness, the position of
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dispensed by Bill Smiley
Noticed a letter to the editor On second thought, however,
the other day that suggested the notion of applause for a
congregations should give their sermon lost its appeal. Sup-
minister a hearty round of ap• posing the minister got a teal
plause if they enjoyed his storm of hand-clapping. There
sermon, At first, the idea ap- is always the chance that he
pealed to me. Many a time, would beam happily, hold up
in church, I've been complete- his hand like a TV eomie, pull
ly carried away by the sermon. another sermon out of the
in feet, oh several occasions, 'sleeve of his cassock. and give
I've been carried right nut of us a 30eninute encore.
this world, To dreamland. With the knowledge that the
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HENSALL
The account below' is a flash- Stratford and before the end
back to the days when Exeter of the period the visitors had
was at its peak in hockey when tied the score,
Howie Morena. of Stratford, who The second period was a real
became Canada's outstanding battle and the fans were treat-
player in the Hall-of-Fame, and ed to some brilliant hockey.
Babe Siebert, of Zurich, who MeGeough, in the Exeter-Zurich
rose to fame with the Montreal goal gave a good account of
Maroons, first locked horns in himself, Twice he met one of.
a home-and-home game between the Stratford forwards lone-
Exeter-Zurich and. Stratford, handed and turned the puck
It was in .1921 when the Exe- after the defence had been
ter-Zurich team had won the passed. The second period end-
OHA intermediate champion- ed with. Stratford two up in the
game and the teams tide on the
round, In this period, Bertram,
the Exeter-Zurich left-winger,
was injured and Babe Siebert
took his place.
The fans were at top-notch
of expectation when the final
period opened to decide the
winner of the NIL group, Both.
teams started strong but the
Stratford team showed to the
best advantage, Morena, at cen-
tre, was easily the fastest for
the Stratford team, lie was a
recruit from the juniors to
strengthen the Stratford team
and be scored three of the six
Stratford goals, The fast pace
set by the Exeter-Zurich play-
ers in the first two periods was
not maintained in the third.
Sid Rankin, of London, a
Stratford Old Boy, bandied the
bell and he showed that his
heart was with the old town.
Exeter-Zurich drew the heavy
end of the decisions.
The local fans were disap-
pointed. but not down-hearted.
The teams played with only one
sub,
The lineup for Exeter-Zurich
were: McGeough, goal; de-
fense, Hindmarsh and C. Hoff-
man; forwards, Hoffman. Rob-
inson, Bertram; sub, Siebert.
At the Exeter game Dick Har-
ness was the goal-keeper,
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roast was odorificating at
home, the gastric juices would
flow like Niagara Falls, and
the consequent rumbling of
stomachs would be horrible to
contemplate, frightful to listen
to, and destructive to any
facade of holiness that we'd
managed to erect,
Then, on the other hand, if
would be only fair, if we were
to applaud with gusto for
stirring sermons, that we
should be able to express our
disapproval in the customary
Manlier. by boding, Stamping
and whistling, if we didn't like
what the parson said. And the
prospect of rousing some of
our Soundest sleepers with
such an outburst instead of
the mellow tones of the organ,
is fraught with heart attacks,
strokes, and appoplexy. We'd
heed a crew Of trained
strelther-bearers hi a day
when you can hardly get sides.
Men.
ship that the team met, Strat-
ford in the NHL senior group
championships.
The first game was played in.
Exeter and the home team won
by the score of 6 to 4. The re-
turn game at Stratford was re-
ported as follows:
"Th.e Exeter - Zurich hoekey
team lost the NHL group to
Stratford in one of the fastest
games of hockey played on the
Stratford rink this season., The
score was 6-2, Stratford win-
ning the round by two goals.
The fans went down from this
community by special train,
about 200 strong, going by way
of Clinton. It was a jolly bunch
of rooters that parted with a
lot of hard cash to meet the
Grand Trunk financial obliga-
tion, but few regretted it,
The special arrived in Strat-
ford shortly after seven o'clock
and the fans went straight to
the rink where a section had
been reserved for them. When
the players appeared on the ice
in their green and gold uniforms
they were accorded a great re-
ception.
In the first period the Exeter-
Zurich team struck a fast pace
and tine after 'time they shot
on the Stratford nets only to he
turned aside by Malone in goal.
The first goal was scored by
To the editor,
As a practising teacher and
headmaster, 1. was sharply ar-
rested by t he following head-
line: "Says UK Pupils Lack
Discipline".
I learned that Miss Alexia
Lostell, RR 3 Exeter, was
"not impressed with the Eng-
lish School system" after spend-
ing a year teaching children
"from the working classes" in
a secondary modern school on
the Thames riverside near
London.
Surely, no 'thinking Canadian
would place much value on
such a judgment, so sweeping,
and based on experience of
one school; and that in, ap-
pa.rently, a 'difficult" area.
50 YEARS AGO
A number of representatives
front several municipalities of
lluron County met in Clinton to
discuss a publicity campaign for
Iluroit. It was,pointed out that
Minn had lest nearly 1,000 in
population yearly for a decade
and yet the land is the cheap•
est in Canada when climate.
roads, railway and oilier facil-
ities are considered.
At a meeting of Exeter Coun-
cil the clerk was asked to not-
ify the GTR concerning the con-
dition of their yards and, asking
them to get gravel and put
them in passable condition al
once.
Messrs Siebert & co., who
have conducted a general store
Dashwood, disposed of the
man & Son,
S. Martin & Son of Exeter
have placed a plane in the
Evangelical Sunday Sebool
rooms.
.Hiss Lostell'w as very 'unfor-
tunate not to have had scope
to visit one of the many buml-
reels of secondary modern:
schools where the pupils ten
only respect their teachers, but
arrive at school much earlier
than the statutory time and
stay on late in the afternoons
to work on projects set for
them,
Miss Losteins naive criticism
of the grading. by intelligence.
of British pupils, suggests that
she has no accurate apprecia-
tion of the education system of
the country. It has long been
proved, and should by now he
quite obvious men to the lay-
man, that greater intelligence
— Please turn to page 5
15 YEARS AGO
Approc al has been granted to
lower the age of enlistment for
the RCAF' to 11 years.
The Municipal. Council have
pureha 8ed 100 leather up,
holstered folding chairs for use.
in .the town hall.
Bailey's Flurist have just re-
trivet] a letter from Bucking.
ham Palace in response to a
bouquet of bronze mums sent In
Princess Elizabeth for her wed-
ding day.
The Exeter Arena High Sehool
Board have secured an option
oh six acres of land adjoining
the school property to the south
on which to build a new high
school.
10 YEARS AGO
'tangs of me have been
working bald this week to com-
plete the Stephen Township
Community Centre at Creditor'
it time'for the nomination moot-
ing Monday .afternoon.
Over 200 Eastern Star mem.,
bets from 24 -chapters in Onta-
rio and the t',S.A. attended a
speviel meeting in the Legion
Ilan Friday for the installation
of Mrs, Allen Fraser n.; Worthy
Matron and Allen Fraser as
Worthy Patron.
Over $3,000 was voted to
South Huron Hospital by the
Exeter Branch of the Canadian
Legion at its meeting Thurs.
day, The money was raised by
monster bingos sponsored by
the Legion for The hospital
building,
„Toyee Haugh. Ito, has re-
ceived a Dominion e Provincial
Bursary for Ontario's Normal
Schools and A Carter scholar-.
ship for Huron County,
coughing, snuffling And glove-
searching-for as we do now.
I've often felt that being a
preacher must he one of the
toughest propositions in mo-
dern society, Ile has enough
problems to make anyone lake
refuge in the blasphemy, but
he tan't,. lie knows enough in-
side stuff to blast the parish
wide open, but he has to keep
mum.
Can't you imagine the jolt
you'd get as you sat there
happily nodding. if Mlle hard-
"Cried Sinner who disapproved
of the sermon on sm :dame wit
with a mighty n:8'00-00-00"
right in your oar? Yon Might
very easily WI Off thd
atinultaneoUSly littering an eX-
rdetive that would irrevocably
consign you to the fiery regions
from which the sermon had
jug tried to save you.
Nope, we'd much bolter 10
leave things AS they art, and
greet the end Of the sermon
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Sonic of his parishioners get
sore if he doesn't visit them
regularly, Others turn out the
lights anti refuse to answer
the door when they see him
coining. Still others invite him business to Mr, 'George Kotler-
re, which: is probably the worst
fate of all,
Ift, can sit down and watt
until the television 'show it
over. Or he can :drink a gal-
lon of tea with some old girl
who's only too willing to get
the knife into him the min-
ute he leaves. Or he can sit
by the bedside, of some old
reprobate Who hasn't been to
ehereli iii 50 years, but is
thinking better of it as the
pearly gates loom.
'18 YEARS AGO
Alex Stewart of Ailsa Craig
won the world championship for
oats at the International. Grain
And ita y Show, Toronto,
Messrs. Ed Coombes, Lloyd
Statlake and ViCtor Seymour
left last Week for Northern On-
tario in stated.) of employment People want their parson to he the wham
bra leader. community. The boys or Winchelsea arid hut, 11C expresses a firer Elirriville had successful - opininn
on anything outside row match When almost 4,000 the doors of the nivel, he is sparrows were caught in three A professional troublemaker or terews,
an interfering busybody, and Mn. aned Mrs. filbert stall oft
'11" how rertlehiber where hate returned front their honey-his money comes from."
06r A salary a little above iftlIeht17 .t'agerh:%"AT'IrS,.,°SitlA(Tteitl rh4;C as il lid
UK headmaster
Objects to criticism
of English schools
As the "Times" go by
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