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Council prayer continued l2 â€" THE LIBERAL. Richmond Hill Council will continue to have an opening prayer but it will not be given by Mayor David Schiller. RegiOnal Councillor Gordon Rowe raised the question at the January 13 council meeting and received strong backing from Councillors William Corcoran and Andy Chateauvert. The mayor said his preference was for a minute of silence in which each member of council who wished [0, could ask divine guidance. He expressed the fear a prayer to a particular divinity could prove of« lensive to some members of council or of the public in attendance at the meetings. “I believe that calling upon guidance is a personal matter. I‘m not prepared to follow the practice of a spoken prayer. I would prefer a minute of silence. But if councillors feel strongly and want a prayer I suggest they name a councillor to say it,“ he said. On the vote five members voted for an oral prayer and four against. York. England - In this week‘s column. I‘d like to look over 'some of the albums of last year that I found were better than the majority. In my mind. the artists who can be easily recalled are Paul Simon. Hudson and Ford, Stealers Wheel. Harry Chapin. Joe Cocker. Gallagher and Lyle and Elton John. All of these recorded exceptional albums last year. Paul Simon's- ‘Live Rhymin‘ Simon‘ - album was, in my opinion. the finest livetalbum of the year. Simon seldom misses with his recordings because he is. without a doubt. one of the greatest writers in pop music today. When you add this to the fact his ‘L.R.S.‘ album was a flawless production. you get artistic success in the highest degree. Maybe this year‘s Grammy Awards won't. so dimmwittedly. forgo: Simon. as they did last ear. y ‘Nickelodeon‘. Hudson and Ford‘s album. was also a superbly recorded piece of work. Bordering between folk-rock and popâ€"rock (or easy rock), ‘Nickelodeon' had few low spots throughout the entire recording. Unfortunately. Hudson'and Ford are not that well known. and thus can expect little appreciation for their effort. Stealers Wheel‘s album - ‘Stealers Wheel’ contained some of the nicest vocal arrangements possible. It actually wasn't a stand-out production, but then again. it was far from the other. V In‘some ways it reminded me so much of the Beatles in the mid-sixties. that I couldn‘t help but Vincludro it in the best from last year. Their outstanding charac- teristics were the clean vocals 0A Joe Egan and Gerry Raferty and the tight. though hardly intricate. keyboard and guitar work. Harry Chapin is definitely a performer for special tastes. His songs. mainly short stories. seem very personal and very easy to relate to. Most of the situations are far from what most people experience. yet they seem that much closer. Such was with his album - ‘Verities And Balderdash‘. The most touching song on it is ‘Cat‘s In The It's all about a father describing how he has sunworthy murals off manufacturer’s book price (It {he paint and paper people Hillcrest Mall only 884-8877 The paint and paper people Free professional advice and discount prices price Wednesday, Feb. 12, 1975 plainly marked as to con- tents will be received by the undersigned until: FOR THE SUPPLY OF â€" ONE TANDEM DUMP TRUCK (DIESEL) 6 TON. HOIST AND SNOW PLOW EQUIPMENT â€" ONE VAN, 1 TON â€" LESS TRADE-IN 1968 DODGE 5 TON TRUCK. paul jones Specifications and inâ€" formation may be obtained from the Municipal Office. Engineering Department. The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. rock talk] SEALED TENDERS RH. KRAFT. P.Eng Town Engineer, Town of Vaughan. Maple. Ontario. TOWN OF VAUGHAN TENDER FOR THE SUPPLY OF VEHICLES 3.00 PH“. MONDAY FEBRUARY 24. 1975 0. o,“‘. o} S: can}! The Cradle‘ has ignored The best of '74 (Part three) PLASTIC FRAMES 11" x 14" BUGGIE ASSORTMENT GOLDEN ACTIVITY BOX and given little time to his son. Throughout the story. his son keeps boasting how someday he'll grow up and be just like his father. Eventually he does grow up and when his father asks to see him, his son now has no time to see him. A simple story that's very moving. Harry‘s another artist that will probably be ignored when the Grammy Awards come along. ‘I Can Stand A Little Rain‘. Joe Cocker's effort in 1974. is the finest album he has ever recorded. Not as raunchy as his past efforts. but much more versatile in style, I never was a Cocker fan. though I thought his cover version of ‘With A Little Help From My Friends' was smashing. But when he brought out. on his ‘I.C.S.A.L.R.‘ album, those soft ballads - ‘I Can Stand A Little Rain‘, ‘The Moon's A Harsh Mistress‘. ‘Guilty‘ and ‘You Are So Beautiful“ Joe showed us that he was truly an in- terpretive singer. Gallagher and Lyle are relatively unknown to music followers in both Canada and United States. Con- sidering the immense talent they possess, this is a very ALL OCCASION GIFT WRAP Package 0! 10 sheets PLASTIC TERRARIUMS LINT PIC UP Assorted multi-coloured rugs with fringed ends. Ap- prox. 171/2" x 32". 3' ’\'u / 88 c WOVEN BUGS I mum-coloured Vnnged ends. Ap- ‘2" x 32". Ea Pkg. LITTLE PEOPLE AIRPORT BALL POINT PENS A package of 9 60 8. 100 watt. LIGHT BULBS NURSERY FOAM TOYS COLLINS THREAD TRAYS Assorted sizes FANTASTIC LlNT BRUSH sumssc Bridge size and standard size playing cards in a vari- ety of attractive patterns. Pkg PLASTIC CDATEII PLAYING CARDS MODEL KIT ASSORTMENT SCOTCH TAPE ASST'D. Colour PYRAMID CANDLES Aset 012 disturbing thing. Never has a group. since the Beatles and Simon and Garfunkel. impressed me so much with so little. 3 styles SIMULATED WOOD BRUSHES CIGARETTE LIGHTER After listening to only two albums â€" ‘Willie And The Lapdog‘ and ‘Seeds‘ - I am firmly convinced that they are the finest folk-rock. or folk-pop. group to emerge in the last seven years. As a duet, they‘ve only been in existence for a little over two years. and although I fancied 'Willie and The Lapdog' more. Gallagher and Lyle’s album - ‘Seeds’ - of 1974 was nothing short of brilliant. It was all pretty much folk«pop yet it never seemed repetitious in content. Every now and then. it threw in a bit of blue-grass to give it variety. ‘Seeds' is the best folk-pop album to emerge out of 1974. The only thing close to it, and it‘s actually in another category â€" folk- rock, is 'Nickelodeon‘. by Hudson and Ford. Hudson and Ford. The last album worth mentioning in the major selections for the best of 1974 is ‘Goodhve Yellow Brick Road'. No introduction is needed about its creator » Elton John who has been mentioned, I believe. three 88% Set deck JIG SAW PUZZLES SEE-A-SHOW 3-D VIEWER SET MAGNETIC CLIP 3. PIN DISPENSER Assl‘d. Colour DISPOSABLE [or TABLECOVER Feels like cloth! Approx BOBBY PINS Black or Brown PADDED COTTON AND FORTREL BRA A-32-36.B-32-3 6-34-38 213880 A ‘880 33 Ea 100% Acetate bukim bnets wuth elastic walst and legs Double gusset. Assorted colours and patterns Small‘ Medium. Large. 2°88? Set 54" X 70 lAIIIES' BIKINI BRIEFS Box WATER COLOUR PAINT BOX PENCIL CADDY WITH PERPETUAL CA LENDAH SUNKISSED SANDY DOLL 11“2” (all DECOR DISPENSER NAPKINS A pkg. of 360 times in the last six columns. The album is a twoâ€"piece set containing at .least eight, maybe~ nine, strong numbers. The song - 'Funeral For A Friend‘ is the finest piece of music Elton has ever written. and its follow-up - ‘Love Lies Bleeding' is also quite good. though nothing in comparison to the former. To bore you no further. I 'll mention only one other song from the album. That is ‘Saturday Night's All Right For Fighting'. Written in a manner similar to Alice Cooper and the Rolling Stones. it comes across as a simple. but strong. rock number. Not too heavy and not too soft. It wouldn‘t surprise me in the least if it was written as a mockery of Cooper and Stones. much like ‘Benny And The Jets‘ (yecch!) was written as a joke towards glitter-rock and David Bowie. FAMILY c COMB PROS- PACKAGE “ALL-lN-THE FAMILY" GAME ln next week‘s column - The Best Of 1974 (Park Four) Canadian music will be the topic. And those snow-weary Richmond Hillers wondering. I have yet to see a flake of snow. Even in York. 200 miles north of London, the temperatures have been averaging ap* proximately 42 degrees. Anyone for golf? Pkg 128 PAGE c cowunmc 41m aooxs 9' EXTENSION CORD SANDY DOLL CLOTHES FISCHER c BUTANE lor FUEL SATIN BONNET FROZEN FOOD KNIFE 100%Stretch Nylon brief with double gusset. elastic waist and legs. Floral print on solid background As- sorted colours. One size only. lAIlIES' STRETCH BRIEF January was a “a boom month" for house sales, listings and prices, Gloria Cruse. executive secretary of the York Regional Real Estate Board has an- nounced. She said the average price for a house sold under the multiple listing service in the region last month was $60,567. This was about $14,000 higher than prices in January‘ of 1974 and about $2,500 more than the average price of $58,008 for the entire year. Prices in 1974 average $11,000 higher than in 1973. CAP GUN ASSORTMENT ACTION JACKSON DOLL EVERYDAY CARDS 15 AMP. V FUSE PLUGS 3 per card ALL WEATHER BONNET CAST IRON 5mm Home sales booming 3 aaaaa 8 ac C