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It was only two years ago that an English rock band called the Strawbs gained na- tional attention on radio air- ways. It was through the song ‘Part Of The Union' that the Strawbs reached the top of the charts. And it was this song. as with many others. that was written by two of the Strawb membersâ€" Richard Hudson and John Ford. Although Hudson - Ford had already written many of the Strawbs' better- known songs such as ‘Heavy Disguise’, ‘Lady Fuschia' and 'Flight', it wasn‘t till after ‘Part Of The Union’ that they started to take part of the spotlight and become a special part of the Strawbs‘ stage act. This exposure for Hudson- Ford was to become one of the main factors leading to their break-away from the Stra-wbs. Hudson - Ford's style was no longer in uni- Neil Davis, the newly-elected head of the 14,000-member On- tario Public School Men Teachers’ Federation, is, according to recent reports, “out to change the image of teachers from that of self-cent- red radicals to well-informed activists.” That, says the 33-yearâ€"old Davis, means taking an active part in politics, with the first goal to influence the December school board elections across the prov- ince, and doing everything from prOviding information on candi- dates to organizing their cam- paigns. Following that, the teachers will be out to influence the 1975 pro- vincial election _campaign. As the costs of municipal and regional government, as well as of education continue to mount, the tax bill to be met each year by the residential ratepayer also con- tinues to increase rapidly. Soon it will reach the point, if it has not already done so, where it will prove an intolerable burden. Over the years it has been suggested the federal government could ease the burden for these taxpayers by allowing them to deduct the amount of municipal taxes when preparing annual in- come tax returns. Owners of commercial and industrial proper- ties have been able to do so. "*r "-6-" In between elections, his group hopes to educate teachers in the powers of the various levels of government and the school board, so they will gradually come to in- fluence decisions. for itéelf ? , The suggestion has been revived recently by the council of the Bor- ough of York, who recommend to the federal government that prop- He said hiiisw'federation would probably be heard speaking out on vagipus social matters. “Of course, we’re going to try to influence how the public votes, but we’re not going to try to bludgeon them. We’ll say here’s why you should vote for him," Dayis said. Why is it lately anyway, the particular conceit of school teach- ers that they and they alone, have all the answers, both inside and We know that both gentlemen were merely being facetious â€" and probably should be grateful that men of such eminence in the great megaIOpolis to the south realize that there is a Richmond Recently Richard Needham wrote in his Globe & Mail column “Let’s have a Yonge Street Mall in 1975 â€" but let’s have it in Richmond Hill.” Channel 5 TV Luncheon Date Host Elwood Glover later read this comment on his program, with evident glee. The community newspaper serving Richmond Hill, Thornhill, Oak Ridges, King City. Maple and Concord. MAIN OFFICE: 10101 Yonge St., Richmond Hill. L4G 1T7, Ont. Telephones 884-8177 and 881-3401 BRANCH OFFICE: 301 Markham Rd., Richmond Hill, L4G 1J2, om, Telephones 884-1105 and 881-3373 Established in 1878. The Liberal is published every Wednesday by Metrospan Publishing Limited - North Division, which also publishes The Banner in Aurora/Newmarket and the Woodbridge-Vaughan News. K. J. Larone, President, Metrospan Publishing Limited J. G. Van Kampen, General Manager, North Division W. S. Cook, Publisher, The Liberal and The News Subscriptions: $7.00 by mail in Canada, $9.00 to U.S.A. Single copies and home delivery 15¢ 'per copy. No mail delivery where carrier service exists. For subscriptions call 884-1105 or 881-3373. A“ E D a THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 1974 Home Prepefly 'I'axes ~ Should Be Deductible HICIIA Pedagogy Or Politics Can't the public decide By PAUL JONES Hudson - Ford No Thank You 0131): liberal son with that of the Strawbs. Their own success led them to abandon their partnership with the Strawbs and to be- come their own duet. It was an easy-going departure for it had nothing to do with personality clashes (a chief cause for many groups in breaking-up). B o t h t h e Strawbs and Hudson-Ford have their own distinctive styles. Both have since pro- gressed, in their respective fields. In fact, Hudson-Ford pres- ently have an album out on the market that is of excel- lent quality. The album, ‘Nickelodeon’ 1A&M SP3616), ranges somewhere between the styles of electric folk - rock and tight, yet light, rock music. By not going to either extreme Hudson-Ford come across consistently w e l l. avoiding the mishaps of be- ing too pasty and mediocre or of being too heavy and Second class mail registration number 0190 Member Canadian Community Newspaper Association and Audit Bureau of Circulations. What is the function of a teacher, anyway? Is it not to guide and instruct and in doing prepare his or her charge for the next stage of life, whether it be in the business world, or the aca- demic world? Mr. Davis, himself, admits he eventually hopes to win a provinc- ial seat for the NDP. But right now, “The whole political process excites me and I run for every- thing that’s going.” That’s fine, but if he really has the interests of the teachers at heart, he won’t use them and their cause as a platform to launch his own political career. Presumably by that time, his parents have been able to make up their own minds on things of a political nature and don’t need what is often the misguided zeal of some overly ambitious, but none-tog-worldly teacher. outside the classroom? As for the teachers, do they wish to further their own careers, do they wish to gain the respect they seem to seek, do they wish to establish their reputation â€"â€" and not their “image”, which is just another one of the falsities of life that has come to be taken as the real thing? If they wish to do all these things, then why don’t they do them in the classroom? That is the place they are all provided with originally to parade their talents in, anyway. erty owners be allowed to deduct municipal taxes from federal in- come taxes. The council believes that such a change would help senior citizens and low-income people the most. We hope these two recent devel- opments will encourage the fed- eral government to rethink their hitherto adamant stand in the subject and give some relief to the taxes faced by home-owners, taxes which are getting altogether too burdensome. It was reported this is being allowed in the United States. The subject was also raised by Markham Mayor Anthony Roman in his recent meeting with the new Minister of Urban Affairs, Barney Danson, who promised to give it consideration. ' Hill and in fact that it is located on Yonge Street. But we would also like to say to them, “No, thank you, we don’t want it. Keep your problems to yourself. We already have enough, and most of them generated through our proximity to Toronto. If you can’t handle the problem with all a big city’s re- sources, please don’t suggest, even in fun, that it be foisted off on a smaller neighbor. Someone might take you seriously.” Or w'ould'tha't be too radical? with soft vocals and light orchestrations. ‘Take It Back’ is an easy-going boogie rock song which feature tight gui- tar playing and excellent keyboard (piano). It sounds similar to the Beatles with duo lead vocals that sound like George Har- rlson and John Lennon. Even the guitars remind me of the Beatles on Abbey Road. What is really noticeable on the whole album is the cons- istently strong drums and bass playing done by Richard Hudson and John Ford. Along with being fine songwriters, Hudson - Ford are also skilled musicians who. after judging pass acâ€" complishments, should be around for some time. Nickelodeon consists of 12 songs with at least five of them being strong enough to make it as ‘singles'. Some of the songs worth noting, to mention only a few, are ‘Angels‘, ‘1 Don’t Under- stand’. ‘Take It Back' and ‘Reveiations'. ‘Angels' and ‘I Don’t Understand' are both, though distinctively differ- ent. slow folk-rock songs Probably the finest song on the album is ‘Revelations’. disqrderly. The Canadian Arthritis and Rheumatism Society For care today. . . and a cure tomorrow and there are sound grounds to hope for the ultimate con- quest of these diseases through research. The society needs $4,590,- 000 this year to carry out its program. Some of this money will come from government insurance but the major source of income is volun- tary contributions. Where there is help there is hope . . . hope for care today . . . hope for a cure tomorrow â€"â€" and you can participate by helping with your dollars this September. NEWMARKET: A coffee house has been established in the Christian Baptist Church annex on Main Street by a group of four students who have received an Opportunities For Youth grant of $3,500. They have moved walls, painted, re- finished the ceiling and added structural beams, con- verting the second floor into one large room with a kit- chen, washroom and office. It will run Friday nights and it is hoped it will be self- sufficient. fi'llllllmlllllllllllllllllllllillll“llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllw illllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll“llllllltllllllllllllllllllllllllillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll~Â¥a By MARY DAWSON September is the month set aside by the Canadian Arthritis and Rheumatism Society to raise funds through an appeal to the public to expand and im- prove services for the diag- nosis. treatment. rehabilita- tion and welfare of tnose who suffer from arthritis, to provide the public with fac- tual information and to sponsor programs of re search and professional edu- Arthritis Society Plans Big Campaign are '1‘v director Graham ed on a range of subjects, in- They don’t preach â€" rather Hurley, his wife Jane; John eluding drugs and sex. they say. “Learn the facts be- East a senior social worker in With financial help from the fore doing whatever it is." 1°“lll“llllllllllIll“llllull“ll“lllllllll“lllll“llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll\lllllIllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll“lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll“lllllllllllllllllllll“lllllllllllllllllllllllmllllllllllllll\llllllllllllllllllllllll4' ’ ~ ’ u mxw W , This group of youngsters on Norfolk Avenue, Richmond Hill, spent many hours planning and setting up a carnival to aid in the fight against Muscular Dystrophy, only to be rained out after one hour, by which time they had taken in $13.10. They had an auction sale after the rain had cleared away. Responsible for the event were: Back row (left to right) : Scott Hutchison, Sinclair Stevens MP, York Simcoe, from King Township is shown after his second successful federal election bid being congratulated by House of CommOns Clerk Alistair Fraser. MP Stevens had just taken the oath of office and 'signed the members book for the 30th Parliament of Canada at Ottawa. As an example, a poster fea- turing a photograph of a man downing the last draught from a glass, bears the words. "The wife needs sleeping tablets, the son smokes pot, one daughter's pregnant, but the old man only drinks." Great Britain has taken off the velvet gloves in its attack on alcoholism, drug abuse and other social problems. A vol- untary group, Project Icarus, has had great success in pro- moting shocking, but realistic, warnings on a number of social issues. Another has the picture of a smiling man using the tele- phone and the words, “Martin Jenkins is 29 years old, dynamic, popular, successful and alcoholic." Founders of Project Icarus are TV director Graham Hurley, his wife Jane; John East a senior social worker in Sim/air Ste vens Ta/(es Oat/1 Drug fighters Shad! Drin/ring Parents Norfolk A venue MD Carnival Miss Elizabeth Flood is the CARS chairman for this area. Miss Catherine Mori- arty is the campaign chair- man. She has been hard at work setting up teams of canvassers for a door-to-door campaign to be conducted during the week of Septem- ber 16. Any volunteers to help in this work will be greatly appreciated. BIG HEALTH PROBLEM cation in rheumatic diseases Arthritis is a major health Mr. East quizzed school chil- dren about the films they liked and disliked and found most of them felt they were not get- ting the information they want- ed on a range of subjects, in- cluding drugs and sex. With financial help from the Portsmouth and an authority on drugs; and Ian Dillow, press of- ficer for a regional health authority. In 1971 ~Mr. Hurley made a documentary for Southern Tele- vision, a commercial network, about the Alpha Rehabilitation Centre for drug addicts in Portsmouth. Network officials, however, felt the language was “too strong” for viewers and refused to air it. Frustrated. the Hurleys discussed with East and Dillow the idea of produc- ing their own film, using the farmer’s own research among school children as the starting point. The society needs $4,590,- 000 this year to carry out its program. Some of this money will come from government insurance but the major source of income is volun- tary contributions. Arthritis and the other rheumatic diseases are one of the root causes of poverty and cause an estimated 9,000,000 days' lost work and more than $100,000,000 in lost wages annually. CAUSE UNKNOWN The cause and cure of the common and serious forms of arthritis are as yet un- known, but early diagnosis and prompt treatment can prevent severe disability in about four out of five patients. Many of those severely disabled can be res- tored to happy. useful living and there are sound grounds to hope for the ultimate con- quest of these diseases through research. problem because of its wide- spread incidence. and the pain, suffering, disability, sociahand economic losses it causes; -. More than a million Canadians suffer from arth- ritis and the other rheu- matic diseases. More than a quarter million are dis- abled to some extent and 63,000 are totally or severely disabled. 7, 222 Norfolk, who was a clown and in charge of the balloon busting; Wendy Hill, 7, 232 Norfolk, in charge of the ring toss; Linda Hutchison, 10, in charge of the ball toss; Charlene Hill, 10, in charge of refreshment; Tracy Hutchison, 12, who told amazing for- tunes for only 5¢; and Jim Hutchison, 11, a clown who ran the milk bottle drop. Letters To The Editor Financing comes from the sales of posters to local and educational authorities, youth clubs and other organizations and from films. All profits are plowed back into new cam- paigns. That film has been shOWn around the world. won an Award of Merit at the Chicago Film Festival and provided the revenue for Project Icarus to become self-supporting. Since then the group has pro- duced campaigns about LSD, veneral disease and several other topics including the latest against alcoholism. , Portsmouth Corporation and a pharmaceutical company the foursome raised $3,500 to pay the film crew and processing costs to produce an anti-drug film, “Better Dead?” Dear Mr. Editorâ€" We, the undersigned, wish to express our appreciation to 'those who have been res- : ponsible for the care and maintenance of the Presby- terian Church Cemetery in Richmond Hill during this summer. It is heart warm- ing to those of us who visit there frequently to see the improvement that has been made to this historic site. We are sure that there are many, like ourselves, who would gladly donate time and effort to improve the appearance even further and working together as a group this could be a very grati- fying accomplishment. Market Basket Cost Rises 2°]: In the middle of August the cost of the Ontario Food Council market basket had risen to $88.41 from $85.01 since the first week of July or almost 2%. Higher prices for beef and pork, particular- ly bacon, accounted for about half the increase. July and August are the traditional highest cost months for steaks and hindquarter roasts. The market basket is com- prised of 147 food items. Prices are obtained from five major food chains operating in Metro and are averaged to provide the cost. The cost of the basket in August 1973 was only $75.65, so the Au- gust 1974 cost is 16.8% above a year ago. Lower costs of potatoes, lettuce, tomatoes and other seasonal items dropped the fruit and vegetable category slightly. Higher packaging, processing and raw product costs were reflected in high- er prices for flour, biscuits and cake mixes. Sugar, vege- table oil, coffee, pickles, but- ter and other miscellaneous category price increases ac- count-ed for about 40% of the increase. GUY AND VIOLA WILLIAMS NA'NCY HONEYMAN PAUL AND ANNABELLE WILLIAMS BILL AND EVIE HONEYMAN (Photos by Ron Fawn) ln’the Spotlight u-uu J v..- . He suspects however, that the primary rea- son for youth’s lack of interest in the church is due to a genuine feeling of disbelief and doubt. “There was a turning point in the 60’s where the voung began to challenge their parents’ values." He also believes that the media on the whole “has av“ auuuuauvc U]. DbuuLAUJ Inn-v- vâ€"-â€"â€"- The role of the church in the community has many facets. Primarily it is to relate man to the ultimate of the universe. It brings like- minded people together, is socially helpful and aids in the bringing out of the best in people. ACCEPTS EVERYONE Mr. Wallace emphasized that “the church accepts everyone and is the only institution that does this â€"- or at least ideally does this." This is both a strength and a weakness of the church â€" it has to be true to its highest calling. REV. DANA LAMB Rev. Dana Lamb made the same point as did Mr. Wallace about the youth taking religious courses at university. He went a step further, however, and pointed out that there is a rising interest in the oriental mystic religions. Rec- ently in Toronto there were a number of people ordained in the Ministry of Satan. Mr. Lamb also made note of the religious material that was handed out to people at the Yonge Street Man this year. Those who had a limited interest in the church to begin with were easily sidetracked to other things leaving the genuinely committed to form the congregation. It is better to have a‘ healthy but small congregation than a congrega- tion whose commitment is somewhat lacking and whose motivation is one of social etiquette. REV. WILLIAM WALLACE Mr. Wallace thought that it was a combina- tion of reasons; more school, many more activi- ties with time as “an awfully large factor”. He thinks there is a genuine searching by some people whereas others simply don’t know. He commented on the fact that in the United States there are a lot of religious courses chosen by young people. However this could be an intellec- tual interest rather than a return to the church. Mr. Wallace said that it would be “disast- rous” for the church to “bend over backwards” to try to attract the young, or any other grpup in society for that matter. Life, and particu- larly youth, has to be challenged and doesn’t need an abundance of security_and ease. .L t In society's ever changing world there are countless problems arising â€"â€" with drastic altera- tions in moral and social standards following. The Christian Church and its healthy past has been an aspect of society which has been affected by-these changes. Prior to the Renaissance (the 14th Century) and Martin Luther with his preachings of reform (1517 AD.) was the Church of Rome's most influential day. The Roman Catholic Church and the State at this time, had an exceptionally close association, and its influence was certainly The church’s role in society is one of encour- aging people to grow, to be open to the health of God’s spirit. “It offers prophetic criticism as well as support,” and viewing its opinions on soc- ial and political matters for the salvation of society is essential. NOT ONLY YOUTH : Mr. Barrett continued to say he didn’t feel it was only the youth who was rejecting the church, but people of all ages â€" it isn’t a matter of age but of psychology. “There has been a draining off of both young and old_al_il(e_."_ _ I . n I * ~~~v-‘-v a prevailing factor in the life of evei'yficitizen. However, with the passage of time inevitably came change and the Roman Catholic Church became a less powerful institution than it form- erly was. The Christian Church was divided with the Protestant Reformation and has developed into many varied denominations with which we are all familiar. From this point the different churches evolved with the practise of regular Sunday attendance unquestioned and readily ac- cepted. The church was the centre of community activity whether it was Roman Catholic or Pro- testant and represented security and faith. It was a meeting place for friends and acquaint- ances,_for entertainment and enjoyment. Mr. Barrett expressed the opinion there is a “reawakening of interest in the church” on the part of both young and old. He didn’t think that any decline in interest could beclassified as an absolute thing. Any lack of commitment on behalf of the young can at least in part be attrib- uted to the way in which their parents' com- mitment, or lack of it, appears to them. There has to be a rediscovering of priorities with the church as a community of committed persons. a The church, according to Mr. Barrett, should provide various forms of worship in order to fulfill most efficiently the needs of all the indi- viduals who attend. The church hasn’t evolved sufficiently in relation to the rest of the world â€" “God calls on the church to be dynamic, not static.” The church has to be an outgoing insti- tution, always retaining its buildings as a place of sanctuary, but at the same time increasing its emphasis on worship in the home, with the church being more readily available to the people at the people’s convenience.‘ I That day is part of the past. Greater com- munication, a tremendous range of things to do and places to see and a degree of scepticism has brought about that end. This is not to say however, that the churches in the community are on the verge of collapse â€" they are far from it â€" they are simply less influential on the community as a whole than they were in previous years. A number of questions were posed to a few clergymen in Richmond Hill about the changes they have had to adapt to in the past few years, in the hope of acquiring greater insight into the whole matter. . The four men were, Rev. Bernard Barrett of St. Mary’s Anglican Church, Father Clement Schwalm of St. Mary Immaculate, Rev. William Wallace of Richmond Hill Presbyterian and Rev‘. Dana _Lamb_of St. John’s_Baptist. ! The substance of the Ainterviews was con; cerning youth and their attitude toward the church as well as the church’s role in the com- munity. By VICKERY COOK The Church In The Community REV. BERNARD BARRETT (Continued on Page 5)