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PAGE 12, WHMTY FREE PRESS, ENSA.A~I 6,1988 'n 'e Phone 655-8945 Recently the Whitby Free Press published the names of 36 men who were charged with indecent acts performed in a public washroom at a department store in0Oshawa. l'Il bet that anyone who opened the paper that day read the story and scanned the list to see if anyone they knew was on it. Having done that, many of you formed an opinion as to whether the newspaper should or should flot have print9d thenamnes. Likely, if somneone you knew was on the list your viewpoint would be somewhat stronger than if then names meant nothing to you. If one of the accused listed was a brother, father, husband, or son I can't imagine what emotions would be triggered. Crimes such as those the accused were charged with, are crimes of morality. Wheniever someone is ac- cused of a crime that deals with sexual morality the im- plications spiil over into the lives of those they are associated with. Certainly there are implications, even when such things are' kept within the confines of the family' unit. When information such as this becomes public the im- plications are amplified even more. Even though our justice systemn runs on the assumption that those accused of a crime are presumned innocent until SE EMS TO ME...4 by Veronica Cotangelo To name or flot - proven guilty, most of us decide the answer for ourselves based on what information is made available. Usually we aren't that objective and the fact that someone is accused of a crime is enough for.us to close our minds. The other side of the coin of course, is that video cameras recorded the activities of these people in a public place and it's one thing to do as you please in the privacy of your own home and quite another to it in a public !l1su'p. The question is, do the familles and those associated with'the ment deser- ve what they wil get as aresuit. Probably lot.. It seems to me that the real issue is notwhether or flot the newspaper printed the naines but how we as individuals' react tosuch information. We sometimes criicize the media for flot reporting ac- curately and thoroughly and then at times like this we criticize them for reporting factually at the expense of ini- nocent bystanders, namely the famnilles of these men.'k2 SMaybe we really don't want to see the names of people accused of such crimes printed in the paper because, we do in fact decide and make judgments about a person's in- nocence or guilt based on nothing more than a printed piece of paper. Few of us want to take.the responsibiity for being so uncharitable. It would be easier flot to have to think about it, and if the newspaper didn't print names then no one would have to aive the issue much thought. What dol think? I'dbeupset if aloved one of mine was on that list, but I'm not sure if that's because the paper printed the name or because I was horrified with the accusations. Should the paper have printed names? I'm fence-sitting on that one becausel1 don't really know. Burns church would like bell for 2Oth anniversary April 21 will mark the 20th an- niversary of the* new Burn's PresbyterianChurchinAshburîi. Spokesperson Lois Daw says: "The present congregation would like to honor the founding famiies and mark the location of the original church by erecting a monument using the old church's bell as its focus."1 The bell had been a gift to the church from George anid Lillian Hadden (nee Heron). Da* says, however, that the bell now belongs to the Pickering Museum.. Evidently, some time in the late 1950's or earl1y 60's the bell was removed from the bell tower. ýAp- parently, it was feared that it was not safely secured and could fail. It was at this time that the bell was given to the Brougham Museum, now known as the Pickering Museum and located in Greenwood. The old church which housed the St. Patrick's Day contest winners Children who attended the Brooklin Library Children's Club for the whole month of March are Jenny Brock, Jenny Flanders, Lia Flanders, Katie Flanders, Shawn Parrott, Matthew Courtney, Robert Floral design course in May Under the direction of Veronica Road and Concession 9. Colangelo, the Brooklin Hor- The fee for the course is $50 for ticultural Society will hold a four- members' and $55 for non-members. evening course in floral design on The cost includes the necessary Mondays, May 2, 16 and 30. The flowers. Pre-registration is course wil take place at Burns necessary and you may do so by Presbyterian Church in Ashburn calling Veronica at 655-8945 or Betty located at the junction of Ashburn Van Buuren at 655-4937. Brooklin United Church news, There will be a special meeting of the Unified Board on Wednesday, April20 at 7-30 p.m. to deal with the report. "Towards a Christian Under- standing of Sexual Orientation, Lifestyles and Ministry." The meeting is open to all interested members of the congregation. On April 26, at 8 p.m. the County Town Singers will perform. Tickets are $5 each and tickets may be reserved by calling the church of- ficeat655-4141. "Bring a friend Sunday" is April 17. The membership committee en- courages everyone to plan now to share this special service. Havery îand Evelyn Vanderkrab- ben. During the St. Patrick's Day par- ty on March 12, a special leprechaun look-alike contest was held. The winners were Daniel, Blea, Sean Blea, Lia Flanders and Rob ert Havery. "Show and Tell Day" is April 9 at the library. The kids should bring their favorite toy, game or doîl to show and tell about. Best clothes should be worn on April 16 because this is "Picture Day." Photographs of the children will be taken today to be displayed in the children's department of the librar. "Movie Day" is April 23. There will be lots of excitement today on the movie screen because Disney classics such as "The Hound that Thought he was a Racoon" and "The Devil and Daniel Mouse" will beshown. bell was devastated and destroyed by fire on Feb. 12, 19Q7. Daw says that "The congregation plans to approach the museum and request that the bell be permanently loaned back to Burns to be mounted on a suitable stone cairn to mark the historic site where the steps of the oldchurchwerelocated.". "The stones used would be reco- vered from Mr. William Heron Sr.'s barn on Heron Road, where the congregation originally worshipped in 1849, " says Daw. Gwen Mowbray, who is a memhber of the museum 's board of directors says, "We would like to return the bell to Burns Church but in order to do so the site must be declared historic. " Mowbray states she plans to "undertake the necessary procedures right away" and hopes to have the bell returned in time for the 2th anniversary oi the dedication of the new churCh. To help celebrate the anniver- sary, "The Watchmen," a gospe group from Kitchener, wfill rorm at the church on April 17 at 7:30 p.m. Everyone is welcometo attenld. Paper driv e The 2nd Brooklln Scouts wil hold their monthly paper drive on Satur- day, April 9. Jane Jones asks residents to save their papers for the paper drive rather, than putting them in the.blue recycflng boxes. The scouts plan to continue their paper drives because they. are an excellent means to raise funds. Papers should be bundled securely and be at the curb by 9 a.m. on pick upday. Join Us For An Evening 0f Pruise And Worshlp Sunday, April l7th - 7:30p.m. BURN'S PRESIWTERIAN CHURCH Ashburn, Ontario "THE WATCHMEN" An award uinning gospel group from Kitchener, Ontario Nineteen years slnglng In Canada & U.S.A.! 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