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1WNW“l\\\l\ll\l\l\ll\ll|“\“llllmlmlllll\\lllllllll\lulllllll\l“m1lmm“lul“l\ll\lll\\ll\\\\\\\ll\lll!“\“lllll1m“l\“m\“ll\\lllll\lllllll\ll'9 24 THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Thursday, Dec. 21, 1967 imuuummmumuluuluuummwmmmmxmmmmmmmmmwmmmmuummmmmmmmm73 Noliody could, the first few times he asked the question. But Linus knew the answer, and when he heard Charlie implore someone to give him an answer, Linus did so by quoting the Gospel of St. Luke, Chapter 2, Verses 8-14: » “‘And there were it; the same country shep- herds watching, and keeping the night watches over their flock. By CATHY WILSON During the past few days, we’ve had a couple of opportunities to see “Charlie Brown’s Christ- mas” on TV. In considering the whole idea of Christmas, Charlie came up with both a state- ment and a question. “Christmas is too commercial,” he said. He then asked his question: “What IS the meaning of Christmas? Can anybody tell me What is the meaning of Christmas?” “And behold an angel of the Lord stood by them, and the brightness of God shone round about them; and they feared with a great fear. And the angel said to them: Fear not; for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, that shall be to all the people: “For this day is born to you a Saviour, who is Christ the Lord, in the City of David. “And this shall be a sign unto you. You shall find the infant wrapped in swaddling clothes, and laid in a manger. “And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God, and saying: “Glory to God in the highest; and on earth peace to men of good will.” Linus concluded his remarks saying: “That’s the meaning of Christmas, Charlie Brown 1” And he walked off, comforting his nose with his blanket. I agree with Linus. I think St. Luke’s story of the birth of Christ does tell us what Christmas is all about. On the other hand, there are many in this world of ours who do not share my beliefs. I’ve often thought about this and just as often wondered whether it were not hypo- critical or even offensive to Wish such people a merry and a blessed Christmas. I’ve finally come to the conclusion that I am guilty of no insincerity by continuing to do as I have done. I’d like to tell you why I feel that way. In so doing, I suppose I’ll be making my own testament to the meaning of Christmas. The more I examine this situation, the more I have to conclude that the common denominator that makes Christmas significant to anybody is the spirit of giving. Some may give for the love of Christ, some for the love of Jehovah, some for the ove of man, and some even for the love of themselves. There are those who love to give because they enjoy seeing people happy, they enjoy helping to make people happy, even at some cost to themselves. Then you have those who give because they wish to receive and who feel that giving is their best guarantee of getting something back. The true spirit of Christmas exists in those who give to help others or to make others happy. And the way I see it, you can be Jewish, Protestant, Catholic, Moslem, Buddhist or whatever; yet, if you have the true spirit of giving, then you truly have the spirit of Christmas. In our community, there are many good people who are not nearly so fortunate as many of us. Without our help, they will have very bleak Christmases. Charlie Brown’s friends bright- ened his life for him by turning his forlorn look- ing twig into a beautifully decorated Christmas Tree. I’d like to think that many of us will make a special effort to seek out those who need help. Under these circumstances, the best we can do may be only temporary. But offering whatever we can may be the only way in which we’ll come to understand the true meaning of Christmas joy and goodwill. In a very practical way, we will have shown that we know what Christmas means. We will have earned the right to stand beside Linus and say: “That’s the meaning of Christmas, Charlie Brown !” (Cathy Wilson is a secondary school student residing in Richmond Hill) . In the picture above YWCA President Mrs. Phyllis Miller in oriental costume carries one of the rice plates. Convenors of the event were Mrs. Everett Baker and Mrs. Ross MacDonald. Mrs. L. D. Clement is chairman of the World Service Committee Which sponsored the event. People of all ages including men, women and children from Rich- mond Hill and area lunched on a plate of boiled rice and sipped a cup of green tea November 22 from 11:30 to 1:30 pm. They then donated what lunch would ordinarily cost to the YWCA’s World Service Fund. A total of $74 was raised. kaleidoscope Hunger luncheon Raised $ 74 (Photo by btuart's Studio) Richmond Hill Public School Board is beginning to wonder if its figures on the number of children to be expected from apartments are accurate. The figure of .34 pupils per apart- ment was established three years ago. At the December 14 board meeting, Superintendent Gordon McIntyre promised to have more specific information on school population for the next board meeting. Until that time action on a request from Richmond Hill Planning Board for comment on a proposed ap- artment house at the southeast corner of Centre and Elizabeth Streets. containing 70 suites, was deferred. Trustee Walter Hutchinson commented that since there is no room for new housing in the town more people will be forc- ed to stay in apartments. "Long range plans, I believe, provide for high-rise apartments along Yonge Street on the east side. This will reflect in enrolment in this (McConaghy) school." '“I’m in favor of this apartment development, Town Public School Rd. To Review Pupil Enrolment From Apartments Richmond Heights Centre Reg. Kresge Price 3.97 Special ETCH-Aâ€"SKETCH MONOPOLY Funtime drawing set in- cludes plastic frame with 5%. x 7%.” glass etdhing board, and two operating knobs for making vertical and horizontal lines. THURS. FRI. SAT. Bright Christmas bows dress up Christmas gifts in a gay style! Package con« tains 12 bows in Red, Green, _Blut_a and _Gold;l some With tinsel stnpes. Christmas bright package ties include: Holly, Bells, Cones, Berries and other perky tie-ans to sparkle up your gifts. CHRISTMAS CRACKERS Every Christmas‘ table should be decorated with these lovely 10" crack- ers. Each contains hat, snap, motto and novelty. BOX OF12 Special Complete Little mothars love Tearie because she drinks, wets, cries and even blows bub- bles. This 9" doll cpmes complete yvith your chmce of cm: or High Chair. TEARIE DEARIE DOLL BAG-[Ull-O-BOWS 3.37 PACKAGE TIES In Plastic Cradle or High Chair Reg. Kresge Price 4.98 Reg. Kresge Price 4.98- Special The long time family fav- orite . ‘. . complete with Dice, Tokens, Cards, Wooden Markers and Pa- per Money. us,” stated Vice-Chairman Jack Knott. He was refer- ring to the fact that chil- dren from this apartment building would be in the McConaghy School attend- ance area and that school is already operating at capacity at present. Chairman Deena Simpson also pointed out that McCon- aghy School is restricted in pro- viding additional capacity. “We might set up a class in the boiler room." she said ruefully, when it was estimated the pro- posed building would add about 25 pupils to the roll. “This might put the pressure on for a senior school on the west side of town,” she sug- Rested. Answering a question by Trustee Jim LeMoine about forecasted enrolment at McCon- aghy in two years’ time, Mr. Mc- Intyre reported that the fore- cast indicates that the number 29¢ THURS. FRI. SAT. since what this town needs is redevelopment of the central core â€" even if it does create problems for THURS. FRI. SAT. 3.47 Kresge Value Kresge Value GAME Kresge Value 3.87 nu vubu uuun. Nylon and polished cotton half aprons in runfo (Nlflt 6n. of children entering kindergar- Turton reported that 30 chil- ten in the town will go down. dren from two apartment build- However, although only 386 ings on Laverock and Trayborn kindergarten registrations were attend MacKillop School -â€" and; forecast for this September, 483'that there are now 600 apart-1 were received. “We were preâ€" ments. including bachelor. one-j pared, and they came," he reredroorn and two-bedroom marked. In 1968 the number is_‘51mes 1“ town- supposed to go down to 312,} the superintendent reported. 1 _ Aflfiflflnlnfls WWWWIWI STOUFFVILLE: Village coun- cil would like to move the ugly wrecking yard from its present Stouffer Street site, but is re- luctant to guarantee owner A1- bert Pollock a substitute prop- erty in the municipality. Mr. Pollock said that he had an opportunity to sell the land but still wished to remain in bus- iness. ' Trustee Phyllis Hawkes also noted that more and more people are finding it difficult to purchase a home, forecasting more families will remain in apartments. Deputy-reeve Bill Parsons noted that to move the yard elsewhere would likely require a change in zoning. Business Administrator Ken An excellent assort- ment of printed and woven fabrics in a wide range of colors and attems. Regular and _uttcm down collars in Sizes S, M, L, XL. Exciting new pullqvers are fully fashioned wnth grew and turtlenecks. and kmt in qiampnd aqd cabje pattem_s. 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