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r WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAYJANUARY 11, 1984, PAGE 7 Variety show highlights Peter Perry Award night The Church Speaks Sponsored by the WHITBV MINISTERIAL ASSOCIATION LiJ by REV. GERALD A. HUNT Whitby Baptist Church When a judge throws a pregnant woman in prison for refusing to testify, we stand up in alarm and wonder what's going on. Another woman is im- prisoned for the same charge. A woman going around the block to a neighbor is slapped with full fines for not buckling her children in seat belts; a slightly impaired driver has the book thrown at him by police and.court - the bill boards had told him what to drink. While "cowboy" drivers zoom past unchallenged at rush hour or do "slow stops" at school crossings, a lone motorist driving on a road with no other traf- fic - admittedly going a bit fast - is flagged down by the officer waiting in the grass. The law says nothing when a bank closes down a farm and evicts the farmer. Are we becoming hypocritcal and Orwellian with our laws? Hard cases require strong laws. "The law is good if it is used as it should be. Laws are made, not for good people, but for lawbreakers and criminals" says St. Paul (I Tim. 1:8-9). And we admit that for many charged today there were far more prudent ways of managing their lives. ost of us should never have to darken a courtroom door. Is there a new trend in applying the law? Are we trying to protect its integrity by sudden bursts of righteousness aimed at easy targets? Are we missing larger issues? Many real culprits are safely hidden. In a world where there is a lot of freedom to fall, we should look at those who encourage others to fail. For example, try the breweries and advertisers who make the bubbly stuff look so irresistible - those who push it by the roadside, inviting impairment, and adding the naked body as an inducement to drink. Try those who have filled our films and sitcoms with drinking scenes. And how about writers and film- makers who make rape look great and violence normal and their victims weak and misguided? )While out system is putting people behind bars, the Rev. Jesse Jackson has been expending enor- mous energy and money just to gain the release of one captive. That may be vote-getting but it reflects the'spirit of Christ, who counts one wayward sheep in a hundred as the most important in the flock. The spirit of Christ is not so concerned about con- tempt of court as with contempt of divine love - the administration of redemption and forgiveness in ac- ts of grace to save, heal and restore persons. If we need a greater respect for the judge and the law, let us not lose it by harsher sentences for the helpless but freedom for the contemptible. Jesus described that kind of hypocrisy as "straining out a gnat while swallowing a camel" (Matt. 23:24). Surely the people in our legal system are more than gnatcatchers. We want to look up to them. BRIDGE The following are the results of the Whitby Duplicate Bridge Club which meets each week in the Regal Room of the Centennial Community Centre. North and South: Dr. and Mrs. Richard Ket- chell, 115½; Mr. and Mrs. Lee Evans, 111½; Mr. and Mrs. Jim Wharrie, 102½; Mrs. P.N., Spratt and Mrs., Donald Wilson, 99½. East and West: Mrs. RESULTS Bruce McColl and Mrs. Doug Maundrell, 107; Miss Georgie Bovay and Mrs. George Steffler, 96; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sherwood, 93½; Mrs. Jacoba Schram and Mrs. Henk Hellendoorn, 92. The club is now resuming its regular schedule of the new year and welcomes any new members. Those in- terested can call 668- 3605. 'Extend-A-Friendship' program The Durham Centre for the Developmentally Handicapped, located in Whitby, requires volun- teers for its "Extend- A-Friendship" pro- gram. This unique program provides residents with the opportunity of developing meaningful relationships with in- dividuals in the com- munity. For some adults with special needs, the op- portunities to broaden their circle of friends is limited. Therefore, the frieidship and concern offered by a volunteer would be a posible in- fluence in helping these people integrate into community life. Volunteers must be at least 18-years-old and make a minimum commitment of one year. Professional staff at the Centre provide the initial orientation and training as well as on-going support. For further infor- mation about "Extend- A-Friendship", please contact the Coordinator of Volunteer Services at 668-7745, ext. 435, bet- ween 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. The annual Peter Perry Award night, sponsored by the Whitby Chamber of Commerce, will be held at the Cen- tennial Building, 416 Centre St. S., Whitby, on Jan. 27. The program begins at 7:30 p.m. and is ex- pected to last about 2½ to 3 hours. Tickets are available at Middleton's Stationery Store, 113 Dundas St. W., at a cost of $5 per person. Nominations for the Peter Perry Award can be made by any Whitby citizen. Forms for this purpose are available at downtown Whitby banks and trust companies where ballot boxes are also located for depositing - completed forms. The selection committee will meet during the week before award night to consider the submitted nominations. Begun in 1956, the Peter Perry Award honors a Whitby resident for outstanding volunteer service to the community and in io doing embodies the spirit of the founder of the Town - Peter Perry. In Jan. 1848, Perry said, "May all selfishness, jealousy, and sectional feelings beyond a legitimate rivalry and competition in trade be forever merged in one common determination to forgive and forget, and may a united effort be made by the men of Whitby for . the promotion of the solid and permanent in- terests of the whole township." This year, the event will depart from the traditional dinner evening to present a variety show by volun- teer local talent under the direction of Bert Heaver, the 1978 award winner. The selection and planning commit- tees wanted an evening which would reflect the Peter Perry attitude of volunteering and ser- vice so this local talent, often used in'a service function, was chosen. Throughout the presen- tation of the show, sket- ches about Peter Perry and the 24 previous win- ners will be interwoven. Following the enter- tainment in the Centen- nial Theatre, the 1983 award winner will be announced, and then escorted to the Regal Room for a reception that includes a toast by Don Frise, Chamber president, and congratulatory greet- ings by Mayor Atter- sley. RefreshmeLts will be served by Chamber staff. The planning commit- tee hopes the change from the usual dinner celebration will provide an opportunity for people to learn a little history of both the Town and its fotnder. It wMI also be a time to meet old friends and make new ones from among the many people who volunteer for service in the local community. 1E..X, THE CORPORATION OF THETOWNOFWHITBY IN THE MATTER OF THE ONTARIO HERITAGE ACT, R.S.O., 1980,C. 337 AND IN THE MATTER OF THE LANDS AND PREMISES AT THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPAL ADDRESS IN THE PROVINCE OF ONTARIO NOTICE OF INTENT TO DESIGNATE TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Whitby Intends to designate the property, including lands and buildings at the following municipal address as property of ar- chitectural value or Interest under Part 4 of the Ontarlo Heritage Act, R.S.O., 1980, c. 337. Ashburn School House (now Ashburn Community Centre) Ashburn, Ontario REASONS FOR DESIGNATION OF THE ASHBURN SCHOOL HOUSE Historical The Ashburn School House was built between 1861 and 1880 for the Trustee's of School Section No. 7 by William Pearson as a test plece to show off his workmanshlp. Consequently each wall exhibits a different form of stone work. The school was finally closed in 1966 and converted into a community centre for the Ashburn area by the Town of Whitby. Architectural The Ashburn School House Is an exceptionally fine example of the one room schoolhouse type. It Is well crafted and unique In that each facade presents a different type of stone work while maintainIng a pleasing overall design. Any person may, before January 27, 1984, send by registered mail or deliver to the Clerk of the Town of Whitby notice of his or her objection to the proposed designation together with a statement of reasons for the objection and all relevant facts. If such notice of objection Is recelved, the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Whitby shall refer the matter to the Conservation Review Board for a hearing. DATED at the Town of Whitby this 21st day of December, 1983. Donald G. 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