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With an energy crisis in many parts of the world lights are being dimmed to conserve power. This leads a person to allow his or her imagination to wander into the realm of darkness and imagine what life would be like without our electric light bulb or candle. Groping our way around we would stumble over furniture, hurt our shins against the coffee table, knock the lamp over and end up cursing the darkness. What relief it must be to the sailors being tossed about on rough waters to see the beacon of the lighthouse. What warmth there is in the York U Reading Conference Ready For 850 Delegates Reading ‘74, they expect, will meet and even surpass the high standards estab- lished since the first confe- "rence on reading in Februa- ry. 1968. The idea was born when a small group of interested educators, led by the Centre of Continuing Education at York, came together to dis- cuss tihe problems and chal- lenges of teaching reading in the schools. It looks like Ontario Hydro head George Gathercole and Premier William Davis better go looking for somewhere else to put the Southern Ontario power grid’s new backbone. The people in Markham, Vaughan and Richmond Hill certainly don’t want the big power_ corrigor. Registration for the seventh annual reading conference at York University in February has already hit the 750 mark, and the organizers anticipate «that there will be at least 850 teachers, primarily from Ontario, attending the four. day conference February 20 to 23. It is evident there’s hardly a public body would dare now to try to put the Nanticoke to Pickering electric connection through Wood- bridge, Langstaff and Thornlea along the proposed Parkway Belt. There hasn’t been such public reaction to anything here since the suggestion was raised a while ago that the Metro boundary might be moved north of Steeles Avenue. Since its inception when York UniveX‘Siw was still in its formative stage, the conference has earned the veputation of being one of the best in the country. The opposition of the local mun- icipalities, ratepayers and citizens is practically unanimous. Hundreds have turned out at public meetings and have signed Opposition peti- tions against the mere suggestion of the Parkway Belt route. Doubt- less we’ve only seen the tip of an iceberg of opposition which would rise from the depths were there any serious attempt to implement the proposal. 'i'Wh’en the group realized What a monumental task it would be to make their find- It’s quite clear now Ontario Hydro had the right idea in the first place when they determined to keep the 610-feet-wide swath with its rows of 140 to 265-feet- high towers away from major population areas. Hydro Commis- sion officials estimated correctly @A 0131): liberal THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Thursday, Subscription Rate $6.00 By FATHER FRANCIS ROBINSON, PARISH PRIEST Our Lady Queen of the World Roman Catholic Church Go looking Elsewhere An Independent Weekly :’ Established 1878 "10$ ription Rate $6.00 per year; to United States $9.00; 15¢ Single Copy Member Audit Bureau of Circulations Member Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association Published by Richmond Hill Liberal Publishing Co. W. S. COOK, Publisher “Second class mail, registration number 0190" lng available to thousands of teachers at all levels of edu- cation, the notion of a con- ference was conceived. There were 350 delegates present (mainly from Ontario) at the first conference on reading. As the word got around. subsequent conferences at- tracted delegates from Ger- many, the Caribbean Islands, across Canada and the USA. With registration exceed- ing the 850 mark (with an additional 150 actually in- volved in giving the sessions) many delegates have to be refused» registration because of over-subscription and are put on the mailing list for the next year. Many of those who have attended a past conference have regarded it as the highlight of the academic year, returning to their res- ponsibilities eager to apply what they have learned into their own everyday situ- ations. One of the sdgnificant fea- tures of the conference for many is the opportunity it candle burning in the window for the wayward son. The season of Christmas re- minds us that Christ is the LIGHT OF THE WORLD. Without Him in our lives we stumble over the mysteries of everyday life, we hurt ourselves against the walls of indifference and apathy that surround us, knock people over who get in our way of climbing to the top and end up cursing life in general. When we accept Christ as our Lord and Redeemer, He automatically becomes our Light. He shows us that no cross is too heavy to bear, no trial too severe to withstand. He points out for us all the good things we have in life. He counts-our blessings for us. As we kneel at the crib this Christmas of 1973 we say - ‘Thank You, Christ’. When we accept Christ as our Light, we become a little candle. In our own insignificant way, we can dispel the darkness in the lives of other people. Our visit to the aged puts a smile on their face that once was theirs in the prime of life. When we read to the blind their eyes are lit up by the food for thought we deliver to their minds. When we spend time with the handicapped we are a light to them brighter than the sun. When we give of ourselves to the ment- ally retarded, their hearts are warmed in that they have a friend. what the reaction would be in areas such as Concord, Woodbridge, Thornhill and Markham. The Government and the Hydro Commission are facing a very dif- ficult dilemma. And time is run- ning out if electric power short- ages and blackouts are to be avoided in Southern Ontario dur- ing the next decade. If the energy crisis now threatening this cont- inent because of Middle East oil embargoes becomes more than temporary, the new 500,000 volt power corridor may become even much more essential and much more quickly so than expected, too. The Provincial Government’s attempt to resolve the issue by means of the Solandt Commission public inquiry has been an honest effort. The inquiry’s consultant Bruce Howlett has undoubtedly done a creditable job of trying to assemble information and work out answers. But at this moment, at least, the issue seems certain to refuse to yield any clear and simple res- olution, regardless of what Dr. Omond Solandt’s final conclus- ions may be. Premier William Davis has the power to intervene. And in this instance again he probably has a problem not unlike that he faced not so long ago with the Spadina expressway plan. Thé whole thing is iri the Prem- ier’s lap, finally. Thank you, Christ! gives them to exchange ideas with their counterpart from other parts of Canada or from foreign countries. The Reading '74 conference will feature outstanding speakers from England and across Canada. The speakers will lecture on such varied topics as “The Age of Illjter racy“ and “Reading: the law Way and the Hard ,Way". The 22 sessional speakers will address smaller ‘groups of delegates on a lwide range of topics related \to reading. Since reading is such an important part of everyone’s everyday life, York expects that the reading confemnce will be held annually indeâ€" finitely. It is intended for all concerned with and in- volved in the educational process related to reading. In addition, 56 small group_ sessions will be set up to discuss major aspects of reading from the kindergar- ten to‘ the post-secondary level; ¢wo sessions will be conducted in French. For further information call the Centre of Continuing Education at (416) 66742502. or write to the centre at York University, 4700 Keeie Street, Downsv‘iew, Ontario. Dec. 20, 1973 Dear Mr. Daveyâ€" Your review of Six Tales This beautiful farm home still stands a short distance south of the Village of Klein- bui‘g on Islington Avenue, which was known as the Vaughan Plank Road in the early sixties when the ho‘use was built. (The technical end of a theatrical production is often overlooked by the casual viewer when he is engrossed in the antics of the performers themselves. But the critic has a sharp eye for such things and, in this letter to Liberal Drama Critic Tom Davey. Cicely Thomson, 187 Vaughan Rd, director of the Curtain Club's highly-successful production of "Six Tales of Canterbury", points out some of the technical problems encountered in staging a play of the dimensions of Canterbury â€"Edltor.) It was built in 1862 by Joseph and Char- lotte Capner, who emigrated to Canada from Solihull, England; in 1830. The house is con- structed of red brick with patterned brick corners, typical of many homes in the middle Those shegfi‘éiag: then ~fi§§éned to Working with the play was and be very proud of a tal- wo Shi he' ' ! a stretching experience for ented librarian.” .The second half of the trip Will be spent in r p t 1r ng all of us concerned and we A note of thanks to Mrs. Lenmgrad, the present day capltal. It was known. MARY HONEY BROWN, really Vg’elmmed 30‘“ accept; Pat HES-Roma? PRICE as St. Petersburg until 1914 and Petrograd untll ance 0 our en eavors an , - - y - 16:0 Essex Avenuev your interest in Richmond 447 Femleigh Circle N., 1924’ and 13 Russ?“ Second largest Clty‘ sup' Richmond H111. Hill community theatre. Richmond Hill. (Continued on Page 20) lllll“ll““llllillllllllllllilllillilllllillllilMilli“illl“llll“Illilllllllillllllllillllliiillllilllllllll“\l“ll“ill“illlmill“llllill“ill“\lillllllllllllllllilllllillllliiiillilllillllllllllllllliillillllllll[illllllll“lllillililll“Illlilllilllilllll1il“ll“illl“lll“l“llllliilllill“illlllllllllll“illllllllllllllllllllillillllllllllilllllm mmuuummun“uuuumuumumum“mun“mummunumlmnuuummnmummmnmm That Wonderful Night! Provincial Secretary For Jus- tice George Kerr. MLA, Halton, recently tabled in the Legisla- ture a Green Paper on Sunday as a common day of rat and uniform store hours, raising several questions and outlining several alternatives. His an- nouncement contained the state- ment that he will be touring the province early in the New Year holding public hearings in large and small communities on both inter-related subjects to discuss these alternatives. He also invit- ed all residents of the province to let the government know their feelings on the questions. The Green Paper notes that The Lord's Day (Canada) Act, federal legislation. makes it un- lawful to sell or purchase any goods or real estate on Sunday. carry out any business of a person's ordinary calling, or in connection with such calling; to do work, business or labor for gain or to employ anyone else for this purpose; to provide any performance or public meetings for a price; to engage in or be present at these performances for price or for gain. It provides for provincial laws varying Sun- day regulations. Capner Farm Residence Da tes 366/! To I862 "I‘he Lord's Day (Ontario) Act allows municipalities to pass by- Suggests Sunday Shopping Legislation Alternatives Gleaming, golden stars, in the midnight sky, What do you see, as the dawn drawns nigh? Do you see a couple, at last, find rest, For a newborn Babe, in a straw-filled nest? By the stable’s flickering, lantern light, The wee Baby Jesus, was born, that night; While Mary and Joseph watched Him, with pride, Tired cattle and sheep crouched, near His side! Not far away, a vast heavenly throng Carolled the good tidings, in joyous song; Thus, angels, the glad news, to shepherds, did bring; Those shepherds, then hastened to worship their King! "Six Tales Of Canterbury " of Canterbury appearing in the December 6 issue of “The Liberal" was much appreci- ated by the company involved with the production. For our part we thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity of coming to grips with the late 14th Century. its manners, modes and ethics. Donna Jean Arnold of Toronto has chosen the most complete. if the bawdiest, tales from Chau- cer‘s long Canterbury Tales. Like you. we the company. found the meat a bit rlper than we are used to in these days of plastic coating and supermarket distribution. However. Chaucer texts ap- peared as by magic at the early rehearsals and “if Chaucer says it, we do it". laws permitting public games or sports. exhibitions and moving pictures or theatrical perform- ances, horse races and exhibi- tions, fairs and trade shows, as long as they begin after 1:30 pm. Other acts regulate other aspects of the one day rest in seven. The first option is to imple- ment proposals for a more restricted Sunday with the province providing legislative support for a uniform weekly day of rest for as many people as possible. All forms of selling and employment on Sunday would be prohibited except in certain clearly defined situa- tionsâ€"humanitarian, emergency, perishable. seasonal. recreation- al, familial. a convenience, or technical. Scrambled merchan- dising on Sundays should be regulated. Where Sunday selling is per- mitted it would be regulated according to the number of employees. store size, hours. location. rotation system. time of year. etc. Establishments which would be permitted to engage in essen- tial selling on Sundays are: gas- oline stations on a rotation basis, We eliminated one word. The satire of Chaucer speaking before the Reforma- tion in England or the great scale of the temporal abuses performed by the underlings in the church hierarchy was beyond our powers of demon- stration. However, in rehears- al we came to accept the freedom with which religious matters were fully integrated with secular and indeed seamy mattersâ€"religion as a part of the whole. You will probably also be interested to learn that we chose deliberately the crude pottery earthenware of the period rather than wooden dishes and this led directly to your problem of using imagi- nation for the [drinks poured at the Tabard Inn by host Harry Bailley (to give him his 14th Century name) â€" papier mache does not take too kindly to alcohol (nor do actors on stage). Each and every one of those props was made by our properties de- partment. I also agree with you that makeup was a problem. We are working with about one third of the light that would normally be required for such a production. (Each lighted position should be covered by at least three lights;_ most of ours had one. But if we rent- ed more lights there were not enough circuits to let us use them. Money is the basic problem). Makeup under the heavy amber gels required to give you, the audience, the warm look of lamplight and fire in the Tabard Inn is dif- ficult as it flattens out make- up. For this play makeup had to be “extended”, almost into caricature. For instance the S u m m o n e r, according to Chaucer himself, has a face covered with exzema and boils and white pimples: the Miller's nostrils are black, etc. Look at that group of ‘greedy. grasping, lecherous “pilgrims”. Forget the pretty musical comedy Camelot look. of the last century. It originally had a ver- andah across the front with ornamental treillage. The windows of the upper storey are oval at the top. The Capners and their descendants; Isaac Devins, followed by his son James Devins, occupied this home for over eighty years, until it was sold to Mr. and Mrs. James Reid in 1942. It is now owned and occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Walter Murray; drugstores on a rotation basis, restaurants, variety, conveni- ence and jug milk stores (maxi- mum three employees, maxi- mum 2,000 square feet). tobacco shops and newsstands, confec- tionery and candy stores, nurs- eries, fresh fruit and vegetable stands, souvenir and novelty shops, and antique markets. Limits on hours and seasons would be specified. Another recommendation is that recreational, entertainment and cultural facilities be permit- ted with any municipal regulat- ing bylaw based on secular, not religious, reasoning. Tourist area excemptions are also rec- ommended. ' Option two provides for estab- lishment of a new provincial statute regarding Sunday sell- ing, separate from The Lord’s Day (Canada) Act, and prohibit- ing all forms of selling on Sun- day except for humanitarian, emergency. perishability, sea- sonal, recreational, familial, convenience and technical with regulations as to number of staff, square footage, hours of operation and licensing. Such establishments would include gasoline stations, drug stores, restaurants, convenience and jug (By Ethgl Snow and Estelle Barker) fl\lllll1lll\llmllll\llmllllllllll\llll\llll“llll\lll\llll\\lll\\llllllllll Don’t Kill A Watt (St. Thomas Times Journal) The energy crisis needn't mean a blackout of (the Christmas spirit this year, heaven forbid. We can all conserve energy and still have a bright holiday season if we take a few tips on how to do it. For instance. restrict the hours that you light up your Christmas Tree to when you are at home only. Use miniature lights to save electricity. A normal string of 35} miniature lights consumes only 4.6 watts. A normal string of 15 larger bulbs burns 90 watts, and the large bulbs commonly used outdoors burn over 135 watts. When trimming your tree, place shiny or reflective ornaments near the lights for a more illuminated look and use tinsel and icicles for added glitter. Make the tree lighting ce- remony something special this year by waiting until Christmas Eve to make it a “happening”. And when you ligh¢ up your Christmas Tree, lower the other ligms in the room. It will look. prettier and con- serve a great deal of energy. \1m““\“lm\\l\\\\\\\l“I\ll\l\\ml“l\lll\l\\l\\lll\l\\\“\\\\\\\\\l\\m PAT HART'S BOOK Dear Mr. Editorâ€" I am sure many tributes have been made to our Chief Librarian Mrs. Pat Hart for her book, “Explore Centen- nial Richmond Hill". I would like to add the following: On December 9 a dear friend, former Dean of the College of Education, upon reading this book. remarked on “the excellent composi- tion and beautiful English used throughout. Everyone in Richmond Hill should be very interested in the extensive research done for the book and be very proud of a tal- ented librarian.” Letters To The Editor milk stores, variety shops and newsstands. nurseries, fresh fruit and vegetable stands. sou- venir shops, antique markets. A provincial licensing body would be established to permit exemptions in special areas. Another option is to proceed under the umbrella of The Lord’s Day (Canada) Act, dis- couraging Sunday work indi- rectly 'by extending existing labor legislation and empower- ing municipalities to enact by- laws to control Sunday retail hours. ' And the last suggested option is to establish programs to lib- eralize present Sunday shopping laws, by altering existing laws to make legal what is now tak- ing place and allowing munici- palities complete freedom in establishing Sunday retailing in their own area. Mr. Kerr stated that on the basis of representations and studies to date, it appears that most residents of Ontario would favor more restricted Sunday shopping rather than a “wide open” Sunday. The green paper gives five options for establishment of uniform store hours. lnthe Spoilighfl Many high school students will have more to look forward to than just the impending spring by the time March (mid-winter break) rolls around this year. Thanks to their teachers, and the board of education they have been given the opportunity to travel abroad with their friends. A group of approximately 40 students from Richmond Hill High School have been planning an eight day trip to Greece for the past few months. The originators of the idea were English teachers Mrs. Beaupre and Miss Kazi- anka, both. of whom felt that such a trip would be very valuable, as Greek history has had such an impact on_ our own vgay of thought.‘ AAAA. n, The students pay their fare of $348 in three instalments, and this covers all expenses with the exception of five lunches. They are also re- sponsible for obtaining passports, immunization and insurance. The agenda for the actual stay in Greece, set by the Student Travel Society Of Willowdale, combines just the right amount of free leisure time with guided toura anq v_isits.. 1,,j Iau “v... -v..-.. On the day following their arrival, the stud- ents are given an orientation tour of Athens by coach. Among other places, they will see the Acropolis, a building which for centuries, has been an inspiration to the world. It was orig- inally the abode of early kings and their courts, but the Athenians eventually moved to the lower city and left the Acropolis to their gods. They will also be taken to the Parthenon, the Theatre of Dionysus and the Royal Palace: ' A“ !_A -â€" The following morning, they hear a seminar entitled “Ancient Greece-Mythology and Hist- ory", lunch with Greek students, and then travel to the Temple of Poseidon on Cape Sounion, a spot _f_amous _f01_' itsheaytift‘ll gunsets. s...‘.. L- LL- vv .- Alvin-t -y- The next day is donated entirely to the temple at Delphi, one of the most spectacular sites in Greece. In antiquity it was regarded as “the centre of the world" - to this and its oracle it owes its prestige, which extends far beyond the Greek world. Those who wished to consult the oracle first had to sacrifice an animal. They then waited to hand in their questions, written on a leaden tablet, to the Priestess Pythia, usually a peasant woman of_over 59 years. 11"- .1 An.â€" uuy , ....... The next morning, the students go on a half day cruise to the island of Aegina, where they climb up a hill, either on donkey or on foot, and view a panorama of the Aegean Sea. 0n the last day in Greece they can have either a full day at leisure or take a $14 trip to Epidaurus, the first health resort in history. """K'rioéh'éiémée'rfiifiafi 't'hi's time on “Modern Greece” is presented to the students the follow- ing morning. They then lunch with Greek stud- ents and spend the afternoon doing whatever theY,,wiSh' . . .. . 1 . 1. 1‘ At the same time, students from King City, Richmond Hill, Sutton, Bayview and Langstaff Schools will be going to Russia, a country which most of us have heard a great deal about, but never really seen for ourselves. L 1-- Half of the ten day stay will be sepnt in Moscow, “The white walled and golden crowned city”. Capital of the empire for centuries, and one of the most important trading and manufac- turing centres, Moscow is a storehouse of Rus- sia’s past. It contains the Kremlin, a holy spot where the power of the Tsars first received sanction. “There is nothing above Moscow except the Kremlin and nothing above the Kremlin except heaven.” The Russian travel company Intourist will provide many visits and excursions for the stud- ents, as well a purchasing advance tickets to the Bolshoi Ballet and the Moscow Circus. Accom- modation will be in good hotels, with two to three students to a room. They are-advised to take along small supplies of soap and shampoo, as these are still considered luxury items in the USSR. They are also asked to bring token gifts, such as maple leafs, for exchanging gifts is a much followed custom in the Soviet Union. A RuSsian March being somewhat colder than in Southern Ontario, students should dress accordingly. Girls are told to bring one good dress for evening theatre visits, and “jeans will be frowned upon, particularly in certain buildings.” Students To Visit Greece, Russia During March By DIANA COOK The first is to continue the existing system by which the province ‘empowers municipali- ties to regulate store hours by bylaw. Option 2 is to introduce provincial uniform store hours legislation to closely regulate retail hours. Option 3 would introduce provincial uniform store hours legislation in order to provide a broad regulatory framework which would permit most existing retail practices while avoiding unreasonable extensions of hours and irra- tional competition; Option 4 calls for withdrawing existing provisions governing store hours and permitting the market to regulate itself; and Option 5 to empOWer regional and metro- politan municipalities to deter- mine retail hours within their boundaries. These are the suggestions on which the Minister would like public reaction, either through the planned public meetings or through the mail. If you feel strongly one way or the other or have other alternatives to sug- gest. let him know about it or your provincial member. We may have to live with the legis- lation which will come out of his deliberations for a long time.