Wingham Advance-Times, 1981-01-21, Page 3L-:
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KuKIUx Klan:
A recurring nightmare
Iln1866 a defenceless vic-
.tlati; Vola• Luizza, a Mother
>ve children, _ *Pe. am-
b1161#ed un ithe Jeff Davis
Itlagheitay inAlabama.
many..; this crime would
not hold much signiitcance.
After.. all; • every . day news -
Meg are filled with mur-
derOuld tither forms of vio-
lence that often strike inno-
cent and unknowing victims.
Why then, point out a crime
that happened in another
country and 16 years ago?
On that spring night in 1965,
one of America's oldest and
colitinuajlly,. festering , prob-
lems, struck again and was
the ea•£aiyst that would probe
their-. very existence. It is
known as the Ku Klux Klan;
The Invisible Empire.
Now, in 1980's, the Ku Klux
Klan is beginning to re-
appear. In the back sections
of newspapers, articles
appear of disturbances that
have been attributed to the
Ku Klux Klan, not only in the
US but now also in Canada,
All of this is rather ironic
when considering the KKK
beginnings. It .was born in
1865 at the end of the Civil
War in a small market cen-
tre PUlaki, Tennessee. The
creators were six ' young
men, ex -Confederate officers
and gentlemen all, who,
most likely `,bored with more
genteel pastimes, formed a
club for their amusement.
To further embellish the
club,- which was now called
the Ku Klux Klan deriving
from the Greek word for
circle (Kuklos), they created
a series of fantastical and
mysterious rites to .accom--
pany the secret order. With,
.masks and robes they
roamed the countryside on
horseback, soon to find that
their midnight romps were
held in fear by the supersti-
tious Negro field hands. Thus
the idea of the KKK being a
group intent on protecting
Southern rights from the now
freed Negroes, of `defending"
the weak, the innocent, as
well as a group willing to
abide by the constitution of
the US, spread through the
South. All of this was in the
best of tradition; even Brett
Ashley in 'Gone With The
Wind' followed suit.
Gradually, the KKK inten-
tions became tarnished with
the infiltration of unscrupu-
lous members and so it was
disbanded in 1872. Less than
half a century later, a man
called William J. Simmons
would resurrect the Klan and
ignite what would be called
the largest, most powerful
vigilante organization in US
history.
Many factors contributed
to the rebirth of the Klan,
which now fed 'on fear, ig-
norance and conformity, The
dethroning of this '° KKK
began in 1926, when people
began realizing this sup-
posed Christian order was
merely a front for vicious
hoodlums and merchants of
hate.
However the Klan refused
to die and, once again, came
in surging power in the mid
Guth century, feeding en
emptions concerning the
racial revolution in the south
and feeding on ons others of
the tifne. Vicious crimes
associated with, the KKK
began cropping up with
alarming frequency. In 1965
the murder of Viola Lui3zo,
who was transporting civil
rights workers in her .car,
became the symbol and the
catalyst for the condemna-
tion and intense investi-
gation of the KKK.
That recurring and
festering sore of the US is
now spreading into Canada.
In Toronto, Alexander
McQuirter, the recently
appointed National Director
of the Canadian Knights of
the KKK, is trying to advo-
cate his solution to the
world's problems. And that
is to simply remove all non,
whites from Canada. He dis=
misses the cross burning,
cloak -wearing of yesteryear
and says that they (the
KKK) are merely pro -white
when speaking of his policy
of the government paying
families $35,000 to leave
Canada. Yet, too, McQuirter
has led a rally in London re-
cently that included the
burning of a cross.
Also the Klan, according to
McQuirter, isn't anti -any,
thing; it merely wants
"everyone in their own coun-
try doing their own thing"
and not having a 'coffee' -
colored race — a facade
more suited to the in-
tellectualism and me -
generation of the late 20th
century: After all, he wants
to see, "society change the
standards from equality to
quality". The Klan brochure
says the group wants .to "re-
build our collapsing society
on the principle§ of honor,
duty, brotherhood. and
patriotism". So did the ori-
ginarKlan.
To some, the objectives of
the Klan are reasonable. To
me they are horrifying. What
if they do achieve their
objective? They will have in-
fringed on the basic rights
and freedoms of every in-
dividual in society, no
matter what color, creed,
race or religion. The,type of
'solution' McQuirter pro-
poses can only produce vio-
lence, fear and a shackled'
society. A society that would,
rather than be productive,
become destructive.
McQuirter's Proposition Of
whites only seems to induce
a re-echoing of Hitler's
'superior' race. All of us, no
matter how sketchy 'our his-
torical background know the
results of Hitler's attempt at
achieving his Aryan society.
The fate of six fnillion Jews
attests to that. Their deaths
also symbolize the 'too little,
Watch for
FROSTY FEST '81
Feb. 19, 20, 21, 22
too late' syndrome that has
been of epidemic propor-
tions.
Ai times, the Klan isig-
nored.in the hopes it will go
away, others refuse to take it
seriously, but - it is there. If
not checked it could and will
grow completely out of con-
trol even with the best of in,
tentions.
The - fullfledged public
condemnation of the Ku Klux
Klan of the 50's and 60's re-
quired, first, a series of
clashes, abhorrent' crimes
and, finally, an ambush and
murder of a mother of five.
The Klan persona may have
been revamped, but °it was
only remodelled in order to
slightly better suit the
temperament of the times.
The principles of discrimina-
tion, supremacy and elitism
are still there.
What will it take for the
realization to occur? It was
promised 16 years ago that
the Ku Klux Klan would end,
but is hasn't. The Ku Klux
Klan, a club originally
created for amusement;
now, the Invisible Empire.
By Bernice
Passchler 13B
California
Cuties come
to Madill
DOTTIE DRIBBLE and
- Cutles visited Madill Jan.
ball game.
the rest of the California
6 for an exhibition basket71,
-
On Tuesday, January 6,.
the F. E. Madill Athletic
Council hosted a comedy
basketball team in our gym.
Due to a mix-up in arrival
times of the team and a
hasty cancellation, there
was only a small crowd on
hand to -Witness the clowning
Cuties. Despite this, • the
team of six put on a fine show
-
as'they . battled the Sr. boys'
team and ' a line-up of
Madill's talented teachers.
The two-hour game
boasted many comedy acts
and the" Cuties' star -shooter,
"Magic Woman" provided
awe-inspiring glances at the
finer points of the game as he
collected 52 of the team's 148
•points. Many thanks should
go to our Sr. boys and our
teachers, who put a good
fight in the face of stiff
competition, and helped to
provide the crowd with an
evening oflively entertain-
ment. . ".'
By Kathy Underwood
HE WALKS PAST
He walks past
and I want to say
Wait a minute,
Hi,
My nameis...
But no
I can't
Imprisoned
by fear and shyness
a jail of my own making
I want to say
just in passing
I love you
but
I''ve lost the keys
to my cell
so,
He just walks past,
Lynne
pening Jan. 26
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Wi nter
sports
When nights are long and
days are cold, and people are
forced to endure the reality
of snow=bound winter, do
Mustang athletes seek re-
fuge by hanging up their
running shoes, defrosting
and spending the winter
hibernating either in the heat
of Mr. Gnay's room.. or in
dreams of the sunny south
( i.e. Belgrave? Blyth? )?
No. Not the hardy Madill
athletes. These fold -blooded
activists simply insulate
their sweatpants, defrost
their basketballs, put wool
linings in their kneepads and
embark upon the winter
sports schedule at Madill.
Yes those "cool" students
enter into the ranks of
basketball players, volley-
ball players, cross-country.
skiers, and curlers. Led by
their winter -proof coaches,
Mr. Campbell (Midget and
Jr. boys basketball as well as
cross-country skiing with the
help of Mrs. Lisle), Mr.
Dennis (Sr. boys B -hall),
Mrs. Shaw (Sr. girls volley-
ball), Mr. Stuckey (Jr. girls
V -ball), and Mr. Hawkins
and Mr. Roberts (curling),
this team of athletes gener-
ates the heat that only purple
power can produce.
And we, the fans — well, in
the excitement of all these
winter sports, we just sit
back and enjoy it and snow -
days and forget about the
spring thaw.
By Aileen Underwood
Who's who
•
Teams, slabs ani
F. E. Madill is alive and
well. This is really shown
the teams, clubs and other
extra -curricular activities
that are avidly participated
in. We just thought we would
bring to you some of those on
staff who spend both their
time and effort on their stu-
dents.
This year's teams and
coaches, clubs and their ad-
visors for 1980-81 are as
follows:
TEAMS
AND THEIR COACHES
Badminton,, Coach Brew-
ster; Midget basketball,
boys, Coach Campbell;
Junior basketball; boys,
Coach Campbell; Senior
basketball, boys, Coach
Dennis; Junior girls' basket-
ball, Coach Schofield; Senior
girls° basketball, Coach
Lisle; curling, Coaches D.
Hawkins, K. Roberts; cross
country running, Coach R.
Campbell; Junior boys' foot-
ball, Coach M. McLennan, L.
Lane; golf, Coach D. Neil;
Jr. soccer, Sr. soccer, Coach
J. Mali; track and field,
Coach all gym teachers; Jr.
boys' volleyball, Coach D.
Stucky; Sr., boys' volley-
ball, Coach B. Simpson; Jr.
girls' volleyball, Coach D.
Stuckey; Sr. girls'. volley-
ball, Coach B. Shaw.
CLUBS AND
THEIR ADVISORS
Amateur radio, B. Milo-
sevic; art, D. Joanisse;
audio, R, Wraith; camera, T.
Willis; cheerleading, D.
Joanisse; chess, G. Cow-
man; choir, M. Douglas;
craft, M. Hofer, K. Machan;
debating, A. Tiffin; drams,
A. Tiffin; ;effective speaking,
D. „ Farnell; film, , B. Milo-
sevic ; geography, R. Cardy;
Inter -School Christian
Fellowship, D. Stuckey;
library, C: Mountford; math
contests, D. • Neils),M.
McLennan; prefects, J.
Gnay; Reach For the Top, S:
Wardrop; rifle shooting; C.
Hofer; safety awareness, G.
Edwards; school page, C.
McDonald; ski down hill, T.
Wilson, D. Joanisse; stock
investment, G. Szarek;
student council, S. Camp-
bell; student council auditor,
P. Dubelaar; trampoline, B.
Student spotlight
ristie Messenger, than
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81'U,f1EN71'COUN-
Here now arel
on our 1118O-81 B
cll: •
Preait nt, % ar;y 4
Malley; vice reszd 4t
Cathy Ilntex'ww►ot1
to Prey lit,
assistant :to •'!'
Louise MOW;
• Paul Craig, Maiiar r
nard;.f e er ,
Jainism;
4410
, so erf
.,
Nancy Haldepbr,
managers,. •_
Maryanne
managers,;, P
Janice Mi
publicity mina;
Underwood'..
convener,
Karen Nicolson;
letic convener,
chier, Chris
convene4_RRobeit
social pub
D. McBride, 1VSst
year book editor, Marilynn*.
MacIntyre. • .
It is about time that all the
students who quietly slip into
the Crowd when they achieve •
something great are pulled
back out to the front so that
they can be recognized. The
Madill Mirror has suspected
for a long time that there is a
lot of talent hidden in Madill.
So, reporters have donned
Review
The Haggett family
On December 11, 1980, a
group called the Huggett
Family . appeared at the
Blyth Centre For The Arts.
The family ia composed of
six members who,: travel
around on tour giving. con-
certs composed of early
classical and repels/an
music, which is -performed
on the same type of instru-
ments
ntraments as used in that time
period.
The' group has travelled
extensively since its criti-
cally acclaimed dubut at the
National Arts Center,
Ottawa. The Huggetts have
performed in London, Eng,
land, Paris and New York as
well as travelling throughout
Canada.
The family which has been
called "...unique for its un-
'comnion wealth of talent and
its enduring success as one
of Canada's foremost en-
sembles" has not restricted
its talents to concerts. It has
been used as an integral part
of a popular ballet. "Romeo
and Juliet" and also has re-
corded musical• scores for
several films. The Huggett
family has appeared at the
Shaw Festival as the "music
group in residence" and also
has cut some records.
The performance con-
ducted in Blyth was ex-
tremely enjoyable < and, at
the same time, educational.
The Huggetts- came on stage
dre§sed in period costume
and, picking up their respec-
tive instruments, began
playing music that seemed
to subtly transport one into
that particular era.
I do not know enough about
classical music to give a
completely valid critique,
but I do know what I like
hearing and this music I
liked. The ie sic was
presented in such'•a'way it
was pleasant to the ear and
showed a group which ob-
viously knew what it was
doing and enjoyed doing it.
Between pieces, a member
of the family would read of
recite an amusing passage
from a journal or diary
written during the time of
Elizabeth I. One such piece
chronicled instructions on
how one must behave at an
Elizabethan royal table.
Some of the instructions in-
cluded not putting one's feet
on the table in a royal pre-
sence and not dropping re -
\fuse Qr _waste beside one's •
chair. Rather one must con-
veniently hide it ... some-
where.
The evening was not made
up exclusively of instrumen-
tal music. The family also
sang various songs that were
popular at the time. The ori-
ginal versa n dt "Green -
sleeves" was sung, and when
performed encompassed
whatever musical, taste and
Movie. Review
preferences there were, so
stiperblywas it sung.
One, point of the evening
that I' particularly liked
'occurred when the ancient
dancessvereexecuted, much
-to the'amusenient of both the
partiCipatiLt. and the
baudience.?•At times the
"disco" of today didn't seem
to be yery different.' The
dancing was just done at a
different:tempo.
The evening was very en-
joyable and I would strongly
urge anyone who has a
faintest liking of .classical
music to' go. Even if you
don't think classical music is
your "thing" the Haggett
Family's presentation will
surely change your mind,
The Huggett Family in, con-
cert is well worth your while.
By B. Passchier
Gra
Curt Moore, aGrade 9 stu-
dent, is in Winnipeg this
week for the ' 'Divisional
Skating Championships. He
and his partner will be trying
to capture a placing that will
take them on to the presti-
gious Canadian champion-
ships. By the titne this is in
print, Curt • will be back
home, but 'Good Luck' from
everyone anyway.
We noticed that the Madill
Mirror has readers from as
far away as Kanata, Ontario
(near Ottawa). Thanks; Mr..
Atwell, for .acknowledging
our paper: it given us the
kind of confidence we need
The California Cuties ven-
tured out to our school de-
spite the weather and enter-
tained people with a funny
and skilled game of basket-
ball against teachers and
students of Madill.
Congratulations to Hen-
rietta Oldengarm who re-
ceived an honorable mention
in the Advance -Times
Christmas Story contest,
Bye for this week.
Lynne
Story winner
their trench coats and, with
pen and paper in hand, have
delved intothe crowd and
found a treasure chest. Over
the coming weeks we will"
bring you student interviews
and show you how wealthy
this school is. You'll be sur4
prised.
Everyone, at least once in
a lifetime, 'accomplishes .a
great feat or task: Right here
in our school there is such a
personwho has stretched her
* . talents tothe limits and be-
Ord i n a Peopleyond. Her name is Christie
Messenger and she is the
best horse rider in the whole
There was a family, living
in a well-to-do district of an
industrious city, Naturally -
there was a father, mother, •.
and also -'two beautiful sons.
Life vvS% all very easy and
going quite.. smoothly, when
-one brother was .killed in a
boating accident.
Tragic 'perhaps, but not
all -defeating. It ebuld
happen to almost anyone,
anywhere. It could happen to
ordinary pekople. It- is
"Ordinary People", an ex-
ceptional new film directed.
by Robel ` Redford; con-
taining a mighty cast of irre-
placeable actors and ac-
tresses.
Mary Tyler Moore plays
the perfect Mother,', beauti-
ful,. successful, living ,— but
yet, aloof. This is found to be
disturbing, just 'as the re-
maining brother, Conrad,
. played by Timothy .Hutton,
disturbs us, then arouses us
to such empathy that wedes-
perately seek to find the
cause for his suicide at
tempt, his constanf nervous-
' ness and his inability to re-
late to his parents.
° Judd Hirsch, of "Taxi"
fame, is.able to naturally fill
the role as the psychiatrist
whom Conrad seeks to help
himself. The scenes in the
doctor's office are revealing,
bringing to light Conrad's
anxieties, relieving his
anger,'^preibting to find his
deep seated problem.
The undercurrent of emo-
tions bubbles and boils under
pressure until they are
triggered by a final •
• tressing incident for Conrad,
panicking, 'he flees through
the streets, finally turning to
the psychiatrist. It is only
kthen that the truth bursts
upon us. We realize Conrad
has been holding the blame:
on himself for living, while'
his brother, who had been
older and stronger, drowned
in the boating accident:
In perspective, I see
"Ordinary People" ' as a
beautiful, moving and sensi-
tive movie about facing
reality .and the pain it will
bring. This film contains, be-
sides its plot and theory
'strengths,- a realistic inter-
pretation of life yet with very -
little violence. As the caption
in the newspapers say about
the show "Some 'films you
watch, others you feel,'
Dianne McBride
of Canada. She recently won
the 1980 Canadian National
Jumper Championship ter
horses held in Toronto.
Many top American and
Canadian rijders ent+ert this
Charripionship, but it`'year-
old Christie Messenger is the
first Canadian to win this
event — quite an honor fpr a
girl who entered• coinpeti-
tioita'•a"mere'three'years ago.
She is also the 1979 and 1980
Great Lakes National
Creative
corner
SPIDER
Don't worry spider,
I won't step on you.
They say it will rain
If I do.
And there is too much rain
Already
In the world
Where people cry
too many tears
So
Don't worry
You're safe from me--•
I only want the sun to shine
but '
Today.
Lynne
We have a writer in our
midst. What is she talking
about,' you say? Well just
before the Christmas holi-
clays, The Wingham Ad-
vance -Times held a Christ-
mas story contest open to
any* who wished to enter.
Lynne Nicolson, our co-edi-
tor, entered the contest with
the story A Time of Love and
won. Everyone on the School
Page would like to congratu-
late Lynne for a great'atory.
Good work, -Lynne -
Sleep is the only thing you
should go into with your eyes
closed, comments the On=
tario Safety League,
MANNED THE PHONES --Members of the Wingham and District Optimist Club
were busy manning the phones Saturday evening at the Sears order office in
Wingham, for the'cerebral palsy telethon. Answering calls for pledges were John
Chappa, Sam Bondi, and Gordon Wright. Between i p.m. and 8 p.m. the first hour
of the teiephon, there was 51,116 In pledges phoned In. The club members were re-
lieved late Saturday evening by members of the Huron County Junior Farmers'
Association.
Hunter Cham p iron; I979",Re-
serve Open Point tliailiplon
of Eastern Canada and`atlie
1978 Champion Egui tion'
Rider.
Behind every great-114Si-
woman there lies a :Ix01e,
and Christie's shareholdepin
the trophies and ribbons; is
Andegor Abnaa, a 12 -year-
old Arabian purebred, horse.
Christie rides Andegor in
every competition.
When Christie was 12, she
started English riding and
jumping. She took lessons in
Owen Sound, but with no
facilities at home to practise
jumpingshe learned a great
deal by a watching.- Her
sister's interest in . horses
started Christie's desire to
ride.
-Igthm84.
parents -share littleinterest
in horses, but they didn't
stop Christie from becoming
a good horse rider. -
"It's mainly my own
ambition," she said.
At the US Nationals, held
in Kentucky, riders from
both Canada and the United
States were competing. A
competition . of this sort has
many pressures, but as
Christie said, "Basically, I
stay calm. I warm up a'lot. I
try to go near the last so I
can see the other riders."
Christie also said the
hospitality shown by the
Americans was great. Some
people from California inter-
viewed her as well.
The Canadian National
championship has many, of
the same pressures. Riders
from both the US and
Canada were there.
Asked if there were times
when she thoughtrshe might
not win, she replied, "All the
time, because no Canadian
has ever won the Canadian
Nationals before and I also
hadthe smallest horse."
The fact that there is more
pressure 'in such . events as
opposed to local competi-
tions makes quite a differ-
ence to young riders but
Christie proved she could
handle it,
However, riding does have
its few drawbacks. It affects
the school work, and not in a
good way.
"There was less study
time after school because I
had to work the horse. Be-
fore the Nationals, the school
--work dropped."
Riding can bring many
pleasures and rewards
though, even if the school
marks are slipping. There
were many new experiences
and many new people to
meet. Christie obviously
enjoys what she is doing.
Her plans for the 'future?
She is going to base her
career around horses. May-
be own a horee farm and
teach riding, which she does
now. She hopes to go to a
school in Virginia and ex-
pand her knowledge about
horses even more.
I'm sure that whatever she
does in the future, she will do
well. Christie has proved
that • with determination,
practice and a little talent,
you can do anything you
want to.
Congratulations, Christie
Messenger, and good luck in
the future.
By Elisabeth Brydges
IIA