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Page Fourteen, PHOENIXWhat%u2019s In Store:Lights AtLumenkraftIt had never sunk in, really, that in addition to those handsome thin, tapeless blinds. LumenKraft on Seventh Ave. sells a wide range of contemporary : lighting- Sonneman,George Kouvacs, Lightolier. Al. You name it. LumenKraft has the best in contemporary light design.A blind and shade store in Park Slope since 1950, LumenKraft began stocking%u25a0 lighting five years ago.: Owner Eugene Jaroslav: explained the addition: %u201c It%u2019s: hard to get good lighting%u25a0 design and what good therej: is is not accessible to the> public except through an :j architect. So I brought in :%u25a0 good lighting in a good price [: range and it%u2019s working.\And working it is. A very handsome collection designed by Ed Whiting for Raymore was prominently displayed. Called %u201c Earthy Modern\the lamps aremade from natural white ash with white plastic bases and burlap shades. A handsome floor lamp in this design was priced at $49.Jaroslav thinks of his store as a museum of sorts, a place where customers can see the best in lighting. %u201cThere%u2019s a lot of culling to be done,%u2019%u2019 he said. %u201c Bringing only the best into this showroom has been my pleasure.%u201dLumenKraft%u2019s lighting stock is exclusively contemporary, it's selection every bit as good as you will find in Manhattan. In addition, almost every item is discounted, making LumenKraft another reason to shop in Brooklyn. %u201c It's hard to accept that Park Slope can be as successtul as Madison Ave., but it is,%u201d Jaroslav said. \the sharpness of Madison Ave. without the plastic.\LumenKraft's blinds%u2014 both the thin tapeless variety in 60 different vibrant colors and the woven woods%u2014are another reason to do your shopping for home furnishings on Seventh Ave. The blinds ought to do as well inF rancois Dum aine Photobrownstone windows as they do in more contemporary settings. Curtainhaters rejoice!LumenKraft is open 9 to 6 weekdays and 9 to 5 Saturdays, except during the summer. \Saturdays in the summer,%u201d Jaroslav said.In addition to Jaroslav, there is Shelly Yerman on hand to help customers. When the shop is not busy, she makes blankets. %u201c I make rya rugs,%u201d Jaroslav said. \that kind of place. That%u2019s the reason I%u2019m here and not on Madison Ave.%u201dBei! Moving & Storage373 ATLANTIC AVE. 625-9609%u25a0 T F v .jT %u25a0 DYNNVIIC'v & i y -v B M w m m mN for.kkleh'&tVonnen%u2018 t%u2014 %u25a0%u25a0 %u25a0 .jh %u2022Vi.17, Montfiguo -Sr BfO(%u00bbMyn %u25a0Heighl.S.N'V-tlfrOI1' T 212 624 -1939rU ^ %u25a0 / I300NDICelebrate SpringWith Something Nearly New(clothing, household goods, toys)fromN E A R L Y N E W304 ATLANTIC 8520878OH wm wm n s wm tm b b .:%u25a0 MORE II LETTERS!tmmmmwrn %u2014Continued from Page 9bv CPC as pure contingency planning done at my own initiative.Sincerely,Thornton Willett Kane StreetJust WheTo the Editor:My opponent, Mr. Richmond, did your newspaper a disservice last week by calling your coverage of the March 29th meeting of the Community Planning Committee of Long Island College Hospital %u201cincomplete.%u201d Your reporter laid out the atmosphere of the meeting quite well and pointed out appropriately that Mr. Richmond%u2019s remarks were irrelevant to the business of the meeting.My only objection is that you failed to state the exact words which Mr. Richmond used (or perhaps misused is the correct phrase) when he brought the meeting to a speedy close since it is quite relevant to my reasons for opposing him in this election.Mr. Richmond promised %u201cAs long as I am councilman, not one W T - nr ilium............................. n i m %u25a0 ~home will be torn down in Long Island City.%u201d As the phrase left his lips, the meeting broke up in laughter and derisive cries and it was impossible for Mr. Kone to restore order.I am not at all surprised that Mr. Richmond would make such a statement since he is probably more concerned about what happens in Long Island City since it is directly across the East River from his Sutton Place apartment. Perhaps we will all be fortunate in that after my victory on June 4, he will not be able to disrupt a community meeting again.Sincerely,Robert J. Wittich Candidate for City CouncilCandidateNightContinued from Page 3the present School Board for %u201cits unwillingness to take the lead in initiating experimental programs.%u201dFlanagan has ideas of his own and he clearly conveys his determination to look at and speak out on what is heppening in the district. He says that school buildings should not close at 3 p.m. but should remain open while seminars on the rights of students and parents are held. He proposes that bilingual programs be established in every school in the district with a Puerto Rican population of five per cent or more.A number of parents and other observers of the local board scene have commented that while there is a large field of candidates in the race, there has been a disappointing lack of imagination in the presentations and proposals of most of the candidates for the nine board posts in District 15 %u2014 including both challengers and incumbents alike.Voting is set for May 1 at regular polling places.I Robs Elderly I Continued from Page 2cataract operation needed by the wife. Now it is impossible for her to obtain the medical attention she requires.%u201c Senior citizens at the Pierrepont Hotel are now frightened,%u201d said Hughes. \look a long time to convince them to participate in the lunch program and now we are concerned that they will close their doors to us againafter this unfortunate incident.%u201dHughes is hopeful that the plight of the elderly woman at the Pierrepont will not go unnoticed. He said a special fund has been set up to help pay part of the cost of her operation. To help, contact Tim Hughes, Heights & Hill Community Council, Parlor A, St. George Hotel, Clark St. The phone number is: 596- 8789.Reading Failure Is GreatAn Open Letter to Parents and Concerned Residents of the 23rd Senate District:Dear Friends:1 should like to enlist your comments as to the cause and ramifications of the massive decline in reading proficiency among elementary and secondary school pupils.Apart from drug abuse, which is imposed upon the schools by society as a whole, reading failure is the greatest catastrophe within American education today. Currently, 58.5 per cent of all ninthBROOKLYN FRIENDS SCHOOL RESALE SHl* r f *! STEPPING STONE ** %u2022 POTTERY %u2022 %u2022 %u2022 *wholesale - retail - special ordersclasses - workshop224 Atlantic A venue 624-9575grade pupils in the New York City school system are reading below grade level. Statewide tests in reading, which are administered each year to students in grades 3, 6 and 9 disclose evidence of substandard reading performance ranging from 15.per cent to 39 per cent of all pupils tested in a broad spectrum of rural, small city, medium city and large city school districts.Reading perfoimance is the cornerstone of all educational achievement. It has been alleged that the debilitating impact of reading deficiency may ultimately doom millions of New Yorkers to chronic learning difficulty, heighten the incidence of academic frustration and deterioration within the classroom, contribute to chronic truancy and withdrawal from school and prevent countless citizens from attaining their full educational, cultural and socioeconomic potential.Your thoughts on this matter will be deeply appreciated.Sincerely,Carol BellamyYou may write to Senator Bellamy at The Senate, State of New York, Albany, N.Y. 12224.