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2 THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill, Ont., Thursday, December 20,71962 The 'An'Independent Weekly: Established 1878 Subscription Rate liberal Q \‘Ebp $3.50 per yearrto United States $4.50; 10c single copy Member Audit Bureau of Circulations Member Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association J. E. SMITH, Editor and Publisher W. S. COOK, Managing Editor EDWARD MURPHY, News Editor "Authorized as second class mail. Post Office Department. Ottawa it 9 a :- thcm have their way 3 a sane .anemoneennnennnnnnnnnnnnmmnwhenj 21th Christmas Spirit Christmas is the season of kindnes of Christ into the world, and the bear â€"â€" love expressing itself in natural channe love that SUfiereth 1:351 bIcisldnifiirrlito kindly thoughts and kindly deeds. Let the free child spirit the Child’s festival, celebrating who gave Himself for mankind. Let us all the following days tha . pain or pleasure, and bear in our above all the sounds of earth and sense, the the birth of the Saviour of mankind. reassesseduuouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuo- Q s. Christmas celebrates the coming t of the Christmas message is love ls of friendliness and goodwill, d". If we have kindly emotions, let of open-hearted friendliness prevail. For this is the birth of a Child, the wonderful Giver, carry the Christmas spirit through t come and go with all their measure of care. or hearts the inspiration and love, hearing song of the angels heralding J- J 3/ ' Good losers Win Respect Mayor James Haggart of Rich- mond Hill, defeated in that it took him twenty-three month: his bid for to make the discovery. The Music Box . . . . Busy, Busy Lhi'istnias Season .. .lllllJS .nppcning just about this time that it is virtually im- possible to keep tab on each and every musical activity here in Richmond Hill. so we have decided to do our best and speak a little about what- ever we happened to run ac- ross or where someone iii- vitcd us along for the affair. Saturday. December 8th This of course was the Santa Claus Parade in Rich- mond Hill and by all appear- ances this could grow into a big deal if so desired The Hilltoppers led off the par- ade and the many floats were attractive and effective. The Richmond Hill Major- ettes struttcd their very best out in front of the 411 Squad- ron Band of the R.C.A.F. brought in from Toronto for this parade. Santa was there of course and everyone saw him so we will not dwell on the “old boy" who gets more than his share of publicity. The addition of a fine marching band such as the 411 Squadron Band led by F/O Bernie Clark shows that for once someone is thinking along the right lines. If you want a good parade then it just can't be done without good bands to help out the young bands with the show. This 411 Band by the way was of more interest since it was the very same band which played for the Half Time Show at the Grey Cup Game and our own Major- ettcs pcrformerd to their music. A few points could be mentioned about the parade in general, and for those who dream up parades but sel- dom have the ‘honour‘ of walking in one, please note. The march from Walter Scott School though not long by any means is a cold one. and facing into the west winds from across the open spaces before coming to town is no fun for those girls in bare legs and summer outfits. Also the Hilltoppcrs were notice- ably perished at the end of the trip. The date seems to be dragged out to the very last minute and it is, or was only by an act of Providence that the weather was not colder for December. A few more degrees of cold and Kamé/ing (By Elizabeth Kelson) THE CHRISTMAS STORY NEVER DIE OUT The Christmas story must not die out! MUST Never! I’OMJlJ -election, at a meeting .of town dguncil suggested that Chairman W. S. Cook should resign from the hydro commission because he failed to de- clare an interest when accounts from this newspaper Were passed for pay- ment. _ i . Hydro Commtsston Chairman Cook is the managing director of _this newspaper and he held this position when elected to the commission and during his term of office. His name appears every week on our masthead and his connection with this newsr paper is well known to everyone in- cluding the other members of the commission. , _ _ _ It seems more than comcidental complaining to win and with the ex losing side. cident more in pity than in anger. Mayor Haggart has been defeated and is understandably disappombed. We have been active in political life for a long time and we know how it feels dence that many good men have been defeated, proved themselves good We have done business in the municipality, ity for thirty-six years, was any question about our accounts we would have thought it only com- mon courtesy to have mentioned the matter to us. However, we are not and with the municipal- and if there and we regard the in- we are not unacquainted perience of being on the The record is ample eVi- losers, and lived to fight another day and enjoy victory. I . . ' In sport, in politics, in life it is important to win. It is equally im- portant to take defeat gracefully. From the record we learn that the retirement of poor losers is generally permanent. that Mayor Haggart who sat on the commission for two years suddenly after his defeat realized the omissmn of a declaration of interest in the passing of commission accounts. If there was anything wrong in Mr. Cook’s omission it does not reflect much credit on the defeated mayor Municipal Election Day who find it impossible to go to the polling place and cast a ballot. Al- ways there are some away on bus1- ness, some unfortunately are .ill and for those people there is legitimate excuse for neglecting to vote. How- ever the great majority who neglect the duty do so because of complete lack of interest or the flimswst of excuses. One suggestion heard recently we think is worthy of some consrd- eration. It was suggested to _us that there would be more general interest if all York County elections were held on the same day. The sugges- tion has some merit and anything would be an improvement. The turnout of voters in muni- cipal elections leaves much to be de- sired and the poor showmgus not confined to any one municipality but unfortunately seems pretty general throughout Ontario. _ Many suggestions of ways to in- terest more people in the duty_of casting a ballot on municipal election day have been made from time to time in the press but no success for- mulae has yet been devised. _ Municipal business is import- ant to every citizen and certainly if we are to have the best in govern- ment people must take an interest and cast a vote on election day. In every election there are a. certain few “Dear Mr. Editor” finite religious significance. For instance, our first “Christmas trees" can be historically traced back to the year 724. ‘1 economy and sound administraâ€" tion but the above figures make one wonder just how sincere ithey were or were not. THE HIGH COST OF GOVERNMENT Dear Mr. Editor: Another election in Richmond Hill is now past history; and yet recent enough to have caused anyone living here to give close attention and serious thought to what has been accomplished by those defeated and those re- turned to office, i. e. mayor and council. I find myself hard pressed to see any great strides made during 1962 under the leadership of Mayor James Hag- gart. It would seem to be normal to square the gains made with the cost to each taxpayer of; Richmond Hill and because my work gives me an opportunity" to study at first hand just what other towns of comparable size are doing I have wondered if our citizens are aware that dur-i ing the year now drawing to a close we have been paying our mayor a salary of $4,250.00 which was arrived at by an in- crease of $2,750.00 per year or roughly 64%. And further our councillors granted themselves. $16.00 per meeting with ab 01- utely no limit to the num er of meetings to be held during the term or year. These figures become more According to historical re- cords, Christmas Eve, 724, marked the turning point in the conversion to Christianity of the Teutonic tribes. At that time, St. Boniface, called the Apostle of Germany, was at, Geismar, in the province of’ Hesse. Until that memorable date, he had achieved only_ spasmodic success with a people5 What has been spent or mis- spent during 1962 we can do nothing about, however, perhaps we should take a long hard look at what is being planned for 1963 and what it will cost for the service these gentlemen are offering. Certainly I do not feel any one should expect these services free but I do NOT think that the above figures are jus- purely pagan in their beliefs Yours truly. ’and worship. They venerated, M. H. Cunningham, lfor the most part. the mysterâ€"‘ 48 Trench Street‘ies of nature, the sun and * * * “ (moon. thunder and lightning. CHRISTMAS TOYS manifestations of a power Dear Mr. Editor. which they feared, even if they The Aristocrats Rod and Cusâ€" c0u1d not understand. tom Club wish to express our Particularly sacred to them! appreciation for your good seF-‘was a venerable oak tree on vices which have assisted ourithe summit of Mount Guden-, club efiort by using your offices berg, dedicated to Thor, tlle‘ for the collection of toys which god of thunder. Around the. we are now repairing for gifts tree they held their pagan prac-l for undeFDYlVlleged Children tices and superstitious rites. At this time also We would They believed that if anyone like to express our appreciation were to dare defy or desecratei for all the People Who gave this tree, the gods would rise in used toys so that this could be vengeful fury and slay him in: such a success. his tracks. 1 Also our thanks to “The Libâ€", On Christmas Eve. Boniface eral" for Past SerVices to our and one or two companions. fified. club in presenting us to the ‘ departments of denominational work. And it oper- walked through an awestruck! crowd and laid their axes to‘ Yours truly, the sacred oak. Almost immeâ€", James L. POllard‘diately it toppled, splitting into, Secretary. jfour parts. The people had to, * * * * acknowledge that their gods and arounciloomembers lreceive" “PUT CCHHRlIISél‘T‘IiigE INTO iwere powterless to protect their $1.20 or $1 per monti. t . own sane uaries. , The cost comparison seems'Dear Mr. Editor: Then Boniface told them even more pronounced and out This year. many people. SiCl-i- “Tomorrow is the day on which of line when one is aware 0f ened by a materialistic attitude‘the son of God was born}! He. our population being somewhere towards Christmas, have lnSll-‘pointed to the hillside dotted around 16,700 as compared tojtuted 3 “Put Christ Back Into,\vith innumerable pine trees. approx. 65,000. In short we Christmas" campaign. aimed atflTonight", he said. “in honor have been paying our mayor reminding people that Christ-,of the true God, the God of within 15% of what Oshawa‘s mas is a glorious and joyousithe Christians. 1 want you to mayor receives and yet the per-ireligious feast throughout the‘take one of these pine trees centage in population is about entire world and should be,into your homes. The pine tree, 74% less than Oshawa. 'treated as such. first of all. is a symbol of peace, I well remember when these In particular. we need to be,because your homes are made gentlemen sought support they reminded that many of our'of pine loss and protect you all talked about the need forlChristmas customs have a de-l (Continued On Page 16) l interesting or alarming whenipublic. compared with the City of Osh-’ awa where as recently as last. week the writer found the; mayor is paid a salary of $5.000: Nor must the singing of Christmas carols in the churches, on the streets, or in the homes! May the end never come to the merry Christmas greetings! If anything must come to an end, let it be our over- commercialized way of expressing Christmas. Elim- inate the empty, useless and insincere phrases and actions that are spread about more for profit than good will ! Christmas isn’t just a time for getting. It is a time for giving. It is not just a time for buying presents and cards . . it is a time for worship, good old-fashioned thankfulness, and kindliness of heart. It is a time for the good clean ring of happy laughter and song and the willingness to share our good fortunes with others. The Christmas story is not real in the lives of many today. Could it be because they have failed to grasp the meaning of its message? The Birth of the Saviour at Bethlehem was a very significant event for mankind. In our day, it is still the miracle of a Saviour’s Birth that causes so many jaded and weary lives to become renewed again. And to the Wise Men, the Shepherds and the people who came afar to worship at His feet, the Babe was Love. He was Wonder. He was the Promise of Hope and Peace. And He still represents all these blessed intangibles of life that are beyond price. Perhaps we must endure this very commercial- istic and materialistic world where the lines of right and wrong seem to be almost blurred at times, but at least we can do this. We can help not to blot out the things that fill our imaginations with awe and mystery. Let not the sweet strains of “O Holy Night” ever fade from this earth, nor the story of the Christ Child, nor the fellowship of good people everywhere during the Christmas season. Let us keep the real meaning of Christmas in our hearts forever ! Merry Christmas to you all ! * iii ’1! it ill * A CHRISTMAS MESSAGE From Arthur Lennie, B.A. Executive Secretary to 69 Baptist Churches Arthur F. Lennie, 31 Woodward Avenue was born in New Westminster. B.C. He is a descendant of four pioneer grandparents. His grandfather, the Reverend Robert Lennie, B.D., was the first Baptist minister in the lower mainland of B.C., and he was responsible for the beginnings of the Baptist work there. He started and ministered to Olivet Baptist Church in New Westminster, and while there in- itiated a branch or mission which became the First Baptist Church in Vancouver. He conducted the formal service of worship in what is now called the city of Vancouver. “When I was eight years old,” said Mr. Lennie, “my family moved to Ottawa where I completed my primary and Secondary school education. Thereafter. I proceeded to McMaster University and graduated with a B.A. degree in 1937. After University I set- tled in Toronto. I’d like to add that I have a charm- ing wife and four beautiful daughters.” Mr. Lennie said that he served as an officer in the Navy from June 1940 until 1945. Then he was transfered from Canadian Service to Royal Navy in July 1940, and remained in the senior service for five years. After his discharge, he went into bus-1 iness for himself until June 1958. It was during, this time that he served Markham Township as councillor for 1952-53 and 54. “After that,” continued Mr. Lennie. “I became actively engaged in committee work with the Torw onto Association of Baptist Churches, which is affil- : lated and very closely tied to the Baptist Convention ‘ of Ontario and Quebec. In 1958, the council of the association of 69 churches resolved to seek the ser- vices of a layman to be their full time secretary and called me to assume the office. In response to the promptings of the Holy Spirit, I accepted the challenge." Mr. Lennie said that the purpose of this office seeks to effect a close and harmonious liason between the churches of the Association. and the various ates on a budget of approximately thirty thousand dollars. “Christmas is a joyous time of celebration,” de- ‘ clared Mr. Lennie. We have good reason to be joyous at this time. because the angels proclaim the arrival of a King with their Heavenly songs. (Now we know that God is with us.) The Babe. born at Bethlehem, .‘ ‘of whom Moses, in the Law and the Prophets did write,’ has arrived. He is God, Creator of the Uni- verse. the Source of all Power and Wisdom. He has come down to earth to be with us forever (Now we know what God is like). He loves people, especially ‘ children and humble folk. He is long-suffering, tem- perate, gentle and kind. And he will receive all people . . . except the self-righteous . . . the proud . . .and those who play at being God. God is with us. This is the Message of Christmas. If we receive Him and do our best as children should . . . to obey His command and to do His Will . . . Who can be against us I" l there would have been tio band music for the valves were just on the point of freezing. Sunday, December 9th I visited St. Matthew's L'n- lted Church on Crosby Ave- nue and was very impressed with the spaciousncss of the interior of the church. When I arrived Bob Madeley was busy rehearsing about 35 boys and girls for the Christ- mas Pageant taking place the following week. It's a pleas- ure to see such activity with the youngsters and from all appearances Bob could pro- duce some real good produc- tions with the children of the Sunday School. Victor Pil- ger was at the piano although I felt that he would have been happier with an organ to fill out the parts. Then the Senior Choir started work on the evening‘s Carol Service with Mrs. Nor- ma Jackson doing the chor- al leading. I could see that the choir was well rehearsed and that Mrs. Jackson pays rigid attention to expression marks, something not too of- ten appreciated. This particular point of musical effectiveness has been passed along to the choir with lovely results and their pianissimo singing was truly well balanced. Al- ways I seem to notice some distraction. Perhaps it comes from attending so many af- fairs that to me certain thin-gs tend to distract. This is a ,very beautiful church to be sure and in the plan- ning everything must be con- sidered but why in the name of all accoustical creation should the choir be facing the side wall and singing smack bang into the other side of the pulpit. This of course stems from ‘tradition' without too much wrong in the first place but continues to dominate choir lofts simply as a part of ‘radiion’ without too much thought given to common sense. Every church is the same, or at least most of them are. Many churches do not give the choir this con- sideration at all and many are constructed without a choir loft only to realize the fault when it has been com- iatioii of music. The tradi~ tional placing of the choir in two separate sections facing each other was never done for the purpose of better acoustics but simply as a means of splitting the pulpit area into a satisfactory sec- tion with dominance on the main feature which of course is absolutely correct so it therefore must remain the tradition. Or must it? An or- gan is vitally needed here to round out such a charming interior. Sunday watching television Caught a few minutes of Channel 11 and saw the young dancers from Midmer's Dance Studio of Richmond Hill. And let me say that the boys in particular were so outstanding that I was amazâ€" ed at their capabilities. We must see more of these fel- lows u.p here in Richmond Hill. They will most cer- tainly surprise one and all. Sunday evening The Richmond Hill Sym- phony Orchestra rehearsal. Getting ready for a concert at St. Matthew's Church sometime in January. The final rehearsal for 1962 Sun- day the 16th saw a gen- eral get-together of the bus- bands and wives of the musi- cians for a ‘cup of tea‘. Mrs. Ruth Rabinowitch was con- venor for the affair. Monday evening , I had planned to hear Fred Chapman at St. Stephen‘s Anglican Church in Maple give the organ recital (a very rare treat at the best of times) but the cold germ put me out of action, however our good friend and fellow musi- cian Ray Thompson of Maple was kind enough to give me some details. In all appear- ances it was a good recital using the pipe organ of the church (another rarity - a real organ). Numbers on the programme included the works of Bach and Handel, and the contemporary Eng- lish composers Thiman and Armstrong Gibbs plus our own Canadian Willan. It would be nice to see more of this type of recital sup- ported by the various local church organists and stud- ents. This could he made into an annual clinic for By Ray Stephens soprano soloist in the per- formance of Handel‘s Messiah with the Bach-Elgar Choir and the Hamilton Philhar- monic Orchestra conducted byth llepner on December 91 . â€"â€" Cecelia Anderson. also a Richmond Hiller, is sched- uled to play the Prokofiefi‘ 3rd Piano Concerto with the CBC. This news came to me only at the last moment so if any more information is available we will get hold of it. Prokofieff. who died al- most quietly a week after Stalin, is perhaps better known for his Peter and the Wolf, Love of Three Oranges opera and the Classical Sym- phony of ballet fame. The 3rd Piano Concerto was writ- ten in 1917 and is perhaps one of the best examples of the kind of physical exhilar- ation produced by the music of this Russian composer. Because â€" This is a very good old chestnut sung at nearly every wedding but it's surprlslng just how some singers take things for granted. Mr. John Younger, organist from Brantford tells me that only last week ho had to accompany a soloist for a wedding reception and the song was of course ‘Be- cause'. The rehearsal Went along fine until Mr. Younger stopped in a puzzled way and asked the singer to explain this ‘Roses Walking Round Your Feet'. The singer re- plied that he “had always sung those words‘. After I few corrections the song con- tinued with the proper ‘Roses Waking Round Your Feet.’ Closing Chord Kirsten Flagstad. one of the world's greatest Wagner- ian Opera sopranos, died in Oslo December 9 at the age of 69. She was a leading highlight at the Metropolitan Opero Company for many years having first appeared there in 1935 when she was 39. Phone TUrner 4-1212 FREE PARKING AT REAR 0F THEATRE Continuous Daily From 7:00 p.m. Saturday From 6:00 p.m. Saturday Matinee, 2:00 p.m. Air Conditioned for your comfort by Refrigeration. Thurs, Fri., Sat. - December 20, 21, 22 pleted. Another point where the ‘educated' architect eventual- ly should have some apprec- choirmaslters of the district. I See Where . . . Santa (/0116 Santa Claus is twinkly-eyed, Fat and round and jolly, Youngsters linger by his side ’Mid the toys and holly. Driving many reindeer, he Comes from northern spaces, Bringing smiles and jollity On young and eager faces. Down the crowded aisles he goes, Where rapt children mingle; Frost has nipped his scarlet nose; Hear his sleigh bells jingle! He is such a jolly host, It is not apparent Who’s enjoying him the most â€"â€" The children or the parent! _S)€COI’IJ jAOMgAlJ . . O Yesterday’s news is not necessarily dead. â€"- Robert D. Little Prime Minister Diefenbaker was presented with a pair of snowshoes to mark his sixth anniversary as Progressive Conservative leader . . . All set for another snow-job, eh? * xii xix is a: it A new service station complex planned for North York would have frozen dinners heated in a minute while a car was being serviced. With this gulp-and- go feature it could really be a “gas” station! is at it: is a: it The ‘Hill’s Library Board wants to have parking spaces behind the library marked with signs reserving them for library patrons . . . Like, book marks? is it wk xix * 2r A Miami motorist was charged with watching television while driving on the Florida State Turn- pike. We’ve never heard of an actual law against this, but maybe the turnpike is a non-commercial road. * * >3 * * * What a situation for a cartoonist: President Kennedy and Prime Minister MacMillan meeting this week in the Nassau villa of E. P. Taylor â€" and Prime Minister Diefenbaker inviting himself to the meet- ing. Just show Dief in the doorway with an apron and a napkinâ€"covered tray . . And caption it: HEY, MABEL! ’I III II It * It A Liberal MPP from Sudbury doesn't like On- tario's cheap wines, and â€" if his party were in power â€" he would press to have the 75-cent brands taken away from the low-income group . . . This is ‘ fine talk for a man from the land of the nickelâ€"belt! * a a: is a: IR Canada acquired the world’s hand-shaking rec- ord when a University of Saskatchewan student re- cently shook 10.292 hands in nine hours. The prev- ious record was held by an English student who shook hands with 10,291 persons in 10 hours and 10 minutes. We understand the Canadian campus contestant cut his time by dressing in a Mountie uniform to get a shorter shake. t#**** A bill introduced into the Ontario Legislature will allow people to donate their bodies â€" or any parts of them â€"â€" to medical research . . . We just thought we‘d mention it something to think about on the morning after the office party. * X i * 3" II . . . and wouldn't it be nice if little girls who hang their stockings by the chimney with care didn’t grow into big girls who hang them in the bathroom to get in our hair? and organists â€" Anne Stephenson was _ TERROR AWAITS...IN , , . N THE MISTS or i , v OUTER‘SPACE! TECHNICOLOR' _ A FOUR CROWN Reign. _ ' ' ’ Plgse Note: Thurs, Fri. - last complete show 8.80 p.m. Saturday Matinee, December 22, ' 2 p.m. only "The Flight Of The Lost Balloon" Sun., Mon., Tues. - December 23, 24, 2d {NOTHING COULD BE SWELLER THAN THE BIGGEST ‘2‘FOIl'l COMBINATION FAMILY SHOW OF THE YEN"; _ e o e- ' Albert TECHNICOLOR‘ lease Note flint BRECK-PEGYMcCAY.................m hilllm130mififlllflm~ mmnmnmuimuum- mnmrm TECHNICOLOR iii-WARNER BROS. During the Holiday Season Matinees at 2 p.m. every day Except Christmas Day . Christmas Day the first show at 7 p.m. d l Wednesday, Thursday - December 26, 27 l o o n “'I'I'IsIIe )IA'I‘INEES WED., THURS. 2 P.M. \â€"