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Since that concert countless people having presumably read the article in the Dec.. 12 “Lib- eral”. have made enthusiastic comments to me about the or- chestra â€" how lucky Richmond Hill is. how they understand the concert was a great success Unfortunately none of these people had taken the trouble to come to our concerts and give us the moral support and en- couragement they say we should have. On December 5 there was a notable absence in the audi- ence of people one would most expect to see. the music teach~ ers in the area. both private and from the school system. Where were the music supervisors from Vaughan Township and Richmond Hill school systems. and Bayview, Langstaff and Richmond Hill high schools? Small chamber groups from our orchestra have given con- certs and demonstrations in Recently Mayor Thomas Broadhurst declares “Symâ€" phony Week" in Richmond Hill. Your local symphony orchestra. sixty-five strong, put on an am- bitious programme which in- cluded an oboe concerto played by an eighteen year old and an entire Brahms Symphony. Dear Mr. Editor Christmas is alWays a source of great joy to the world. The birth of Christ meant that the long period of waiting for the Messiah had come to an end. Darkness gave place to light, coldness was replaced by warmth, spiritual poverty was sup~ planted by spiritual wealth, but most of all sadness waned and joy burst upon the world. Firstly there was the joy of the young mother holding her infant son in her arms for the first time. Her heart must have been exploding as she pressed Him to her bosom. Joseph, too. looking over her shoulder. shared the happiness that belongs to a young father, though he was the foster father. This was the Infant he was to shelter and protect. This was the Child that was It’s that time of [year again â€" when the homeowner and those people who seem to get a thrill from stealing outdoor lights carry on a war of nerves. We know by the number of calls we receive from irate residents that the theft and destruc- tion of 'bulbs is in full swing. Un- fortunately the culprits often turn out to be young people who have nothing better to do in the evenings than roam the streets, hiding and stealing bulbs from outdoor displays. Most citizens take great pride in their homes and as part of the Christmas season decorate them with colored lights and yuletide displays. They should not have to contend with an irresponsible element in the community who seem to derive a certain pleasure from destroyingr other people's property. This marks the fourth 'year that Richmond Hill Hydro has sponsored a Christmas Home Lighting Contest and awarded five valuable prizes to lucky winners. Christmas is a time for family and hearth. a time when all should make that little extra effort to be kind and considerate to their fellow man. It SUPPORTING OUR SYMPHONY ORCHESRA Subscription Rate $4.50 per year; THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Thursday. Dec. 26, 1968 “Authorized as By Rev. Father F. C. Robinson, Our Lady Queen of the World Roman Catholic Church, Richmond Hill East ‘istmas is alWays a source of Mary’s, his beloved spouse’s, and icy to the world. The birth of they were now one little family. J An Independent Weekly: Established 1878 4c\Uâ€"â€":-4\' tion Rate $4.50 per year; to United States $6.00; 10c single copy Member Audit Bureau of Circulations Member Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association Published by Richmond Hill Liberal Publishing Co. Ltd. W. S. COOK, Publisher orized as second class mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa” Yuletide Nuisance 01h: liberal MESSAGE school hours. free of charge and hundred dollars for a similar - we have requests for more pro-[concert all our group asks in But come He d1.d 3.“ come He Shan' grammes of this nature. In re- return is some attendance on: A5 prophets Still Inform us turn we had had assurances of our twice yearly concerts but And He Will reign as King of Kings support in the form of an the so called musicalhr cultured As angels sang at Christmas. audience from the music teach-iteachers were too apathetic to . ers. even come and see if we were: v When the school board hiresiworth hearing. ARTHUR B' ARBOT members of the Toronto Sym-g MRS. ANN SELLEN. (Dr. Arnot is the minister of the Richmond Hill Baptist phony it has to pay several: RR 2. Maple. Church). u:-llllImnullnumumumulmuuumllullmlnll“llull“llmum\lu1m\l\mununulmuummu\luullmumum“umumuuuuumuumu“1nu\\\u\muuunumulnmumuumnu1mmnmunu“ummmumuuumummuml1mm“mummmulmuuummuunu\umuum~11 "The poor are always with us." But it came as a shock to many Americans and Canadians to learn how numerous and poor they are. Welfare and social assistance programs as presently de- vised. seem to have failed. At best they are only tem- porary expedients. At worst they are permanent blight. crushing the spirit and self respect of the recipients and draining the pockets of the remainder. Negative‘lncome Taxâ€"End To Poverty A fresh approach towards Poverty is required in Can- ada and one of the most promising. if radical. PI‘O- posals is a form of negative income tax. Whether such measures‘ will prove an.V more effective in eliminat- Outside the stable, joy was in the air, too. Angels from heaven sang for joy and conveyed the good news to the shepherds. Their hearts beating fast with the heavenly news, they hastened to‘ the stable to find the mother with her Child wrapped in swaddling clothes. Even the animal kingdom was present, perhaps with the dogs which raced with the shepherds or the cows and oxen whose manger was the crib. ~Today, many hundreds of years later, joy is still being given to the world because of the birth of that same Child. However, there is one difference, instead of angels being the messengers, you, the readers of this editorial, must bear the good tidings. You must bring joy from the birth of Christ not to the shepherds mind- ing their flock but to the sick, the blind, the deaf, the hungry, the lone- some. One visit from you to an elderly patient, even one you don’t know, will bring joy to that person. Right here in the Southern Six, there are hundreds of elderly people, hundreds of shut-ins, who have no one to call on them. They are as close to you as the listings in the yellow pages of the telephone book under the heading of nursing homes. As the heavenly messengers must have received great happiness in bearing the good news to mankind, so will you as you bring joy and gladness to those wrapped in lone- liness and sadness. is difficult, however, to put aside the hustle and bustle of everyday life and generate a feeling of warmth and goodwill towards your community while being constantly reminded that what you should really be doing is making certain no one steals your bulbs tonight. Some citizens have become so dis- couraged with this yuletide vandal- ism that they have simply given up the practice of decorating their homes at this time of year. When this happens then everybody suffers and there is a loss of team spirit which means so much to our com- munity pride. Unfortunately this “hit and run” type of activity is very difficult for the police to control. It is obviously not easy to catch the culprits in the act of stealing the lights. However that is what should happen and those responsible should be made to replace the missing bulbs at their own expense. This is also an area where citizens might help one another by. informing on the bulb snatchers whenever they are observed. ing the causes of poverty and freeing people from the treadmill of debt and un- employment than the pre- sent system is still a moot point. It is interesting to note. however. that the US. government believes that th idea has enough merit to warrant a three-year. $4.- 000.000 test. Under a pilot project cur- rently being undertaken in Trenton, New Jersey. the federal government is pay- ing taxes to the poor much as it collects them from the more prosperous. The most commendable aspect of the Trenton plan is that. unlike most existing welfare pro- grams which deduct total earnings by the recipient By MICHAEL RAPSEY Running a riding school might seem a pedestrian pas- time for a man who managed an Olympic champion eques- trian team. But for Lou Mickucâ€" ki of Headford whose riders won a gold medal for Canada in Mexico this year», running this particular riding school is a dream come true. A DREAM "If any man ever had a dream this is it," he says surveying his 120-acre estate, Ambercroft Farms. on the corner of Mark- ham Road and Concession 3 in the Headford area of Markham Township. Here he has four barns and two arenas to house the 70 odd horse he owns or boards for other people. He points with particular pride to the one barn and arena, isolated from the others, where he keeps the 20 horses for his school. “This is where it (the Olym- pic Victory‘) all started â€" with the young people," he says. “I don’t ever want to forget them. ANYONE CAN RIDE "With this school I want to from his benefits. it encour- ages the welfare recipient to find a job and earn a living. > For instance. under one of the systems being tested in Trenton a family of four with no income receives without conditions the full $3.300 a-year minimum es- tablished as the poverty level. If the next year the family earns $2.600 its pay- ment is cut by half the earn- ed amount or $1,300. Total annual income is $4.000 ($2.600 earned plus $2,000 negative income tax! If the family income rises another negative income tax.) If the family income rises another $1.000. payments are reduc- ed by half the raise again. Thus the family is never in “The poor are always with us.“ But they shouldn't be. And if the bold Trenton ex- periment works. they needn't be. Horse 1‘aiser,,trainer. riding teacher and manager of-the Gold Medal Olympic Equestrian Team, Lou Mickucki stands with “Himeryk”, one of his imported Polish show horses, ‘ Mr. Mibkucki on Himeryk won the Elementary Dressage Champ- ionship at the Royal Winter Fair last year. “Horses are my life”, he says. Angels sang and shepherds ran And wise men came to see And now the world in wonderment Bedecks its Christmas tree. They sing the song' the angels sang And join the shepherds too But do they ponder what it means Or think it not quite true. Did Mary bear an infant child Without a human father? Can angels ever really sing Or did men dream it rather? What is it causes crowds to sing As if they really mean it? Of Bethlehem and of its star Had wise men truly seen it? The world lives on and Christmas goes And men forget the glory As war and crime and sin deny The wondrous Christmas story. And yet the aching heart of men Would wistfully desire To know that Jesus really came To save a world on fire. But come He did and come He shall. As prophets still inform us And He will reign as King of Kings As angels sang at Christmas. Christmas Horses Are His life prove that anyone can ride without having a lot of money â€" businessmen after work, lad- ies and youngsters who want to ride and can‘t afford a horse. “This is not a riding stable where anyone can come off the street and rent a horse for an hour," he explains. "They must be serious about wanting to ride and be prepared. for several months of instruction either in groups or individually. “And they won’t just get any old horse,” he adds. “They’ll be assigned a horse which they will ride every time they come so they can get to know their mount. That's very important to proper riding." V MAYBE ARGENTINA But for a sudden change of mind Lou Mickucki‘ls riding stable might be located on the pampas of Argentina and Ar- gentina might have'taken the gold medal in Mexico. When the Communists took over his native Poland after World War 11 Mr. Mickucki de- cided not to return and ’acceptâ€" ed an offer to go to Argentina with four other Polish officers a position where it can earn more by not working than working. By encouraging welfare recipients to 're-enter the labor market it is' hoped that the negative income tax will gradually eliminate chronic poverty and eventu- ally reduce ,the strain it causes on the public purse. It is also hoped that this system will reduce adminis- trative costs by consolidat- ing a multitude of individual welfare schemes into one unit. Somehow the Canadian Equestrian Society managed to convince him that he should manage the Canadian Olympic team and in 1949 he arrived in Montreal. speaking very little English and with very little money. When the Canadian Eques- trian Society “fell by the side. meaning ran out of money" in 1952 he went to work for the then captain of the Canadian Equestrian team. Col. Baker. STARTS ON TWO ACRES Five years later he went into business for himself training horses and riders and boarding horses on two acres on the corner of Leslie Street and Steeles Avenue on the border of Metro. > to form a riding team. As the boat was ready to leave he changed his mind and decided to remain in England. “At that time Canada had very few proper show horses.” he said. “Show horses then were usually thoroughbreds that hadn’t quite made it on the race tracks.” “I was a bit afraid of return- ing tq Poland," he recalls. “But as a businessman with money in my pocket I found that the Communists treated me very wells” His trip to Poland paid un- expected dividends. Not only did he get his horses but he also saw his parents again for the first time in 21 years. Since then he has imported a ship- ment of Polish horses every year. In 1960 he went to Rome for the Olympics where he learned that Poland was investing heav- ily in raising specially bred show horses for export. “For a long time I dreamed of a bigger place near the city where I could start a praper school but I couldn‘t afford it.” he said. â€" In 1962 he was able to buy 20 acres in Markham Township. of my plans and hopes ANYTHING POSSIBLE IN CANADA “But it still wasn't enough [and for what I really wanted to do." he says, “so one day I called on the owner of the rest of the property and told himI “We talkedabout my school and plans often after that and eventually we reached an agreement so that I could buy the remainder of the land. dlstorted 1919 large panaulan 1“va a _._ WUWU. U i! at his living room picture window These coins are on display injg RICHMOND HEIGHTS CENTRE over the gently rolling hills that “The Liberal" window this?!I RICHMOND HILL are now his.' week. yummmrmaxmmmmm Wlmxxxmammmaemxxxmmmww gmunmmflmmuummulmlmfi “Anything is possible in Can- ada." he says as he looks out Cem- (Photo by Stuart's Studio) While clearing out an old trunk recently, Mrs. Elsie Mari- noff. May Avenue. Richvale found a handful of old coins. One was a medallion struck to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1897. This medallion is unique Find Old Coins In Unused Trunk Another medallion is one is- sued in 1927 at the time Canada was celebrating the 60th anni~ versary of Confederation. One was presented to every school child in the nation. Since Can- ada was involved in World War I in 1917, it was decided not to formally celebrate the 50th an- niversary of Confederation. Such celebrations were postpon- ed until 1927 when a two-day holiday was held July 1 and 2. Some might think that only in the children’s section of the library would there be a place for such books. I believe there should also be copies in the adult section because the truths illustrated in them are universal. Many an adult would respond with an echo that comes from his own heart. Also included in Mrs. Mari-‘ noff's find are a 1900 British penny. a 1941 Liberian half} cent, a 1916 Belgian 25 cent piece and a badly worn and} distorted 1919 large Canadian' cent. 3 lKEKKK‘K‘RK How The Littlest Cherub Was Late For Christmas This Christmas it is my pleasure to bring you the story of “How the Littlest Cherub Was Late For Christmas" by Dr. Minton Johnston, pastor of Thornhill Baptist Church. In his books, Dr. Johnston has always managed to convey the gentlest. most tender approach to life you can imagine. First, it was in “Twenty-four Hours To Live”, followed by “Washing Elephants and other Paths to God”, “How the Littlest Cherub was Late for Christmas” and his latest book, which is “Noise in the Sky”. In his foreword, Dr. Johnston exclaims: “Cherubs! I wonder where Leonardi De Vinci, Raphael, Murillo and their fellow artists got the idea of the little baby angels with soft downy wings hovering over the Virgin Mary, or gazing in wide- eyed awe at the Ascension. “No matter where the inspiration came from, if one grants angels (and how lonely the realm of the spirit would be for God if there were none), the thought of baby angels seem an essential conse- quence. Baby angels learning their trade, learning obedience, learning how to be messengers for God, are a fascinating thought, and perhaps one may be permitted to pursue it and imagine a little of what it must have been like. “Particularly at Christmas do angels come into their own. For them it was the most joyful, the most wonderful occasion in all eternity, and surely, surely, if the Lord of Glory became a baby as he did, then the infants of heaven must have a place of honor at that time that thrills all childish hearts. “This little story was written and dedicated to all who, looking at the manger in Bethlehem, feel the wonder of God’s love and find in their hearts a kinship to the baby who lay there and the cherub who crooned over him." The story below is a. condensed version but I believe its message comes through clearly. Rambling nrgqqd CHRISTMAS by Elizabeth Kelson _Uuo”!