I -~ - - ..- - ----- - - FROM PG. 10 Peter Perry award night WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 1986, PAGE 13 In 1851 at the time of his death, obituary notices were included in newspapers of the day. The Examiner in Toron- to concluded their write-up with these words: "Mr. Perry was the bold unflinching ad- vocate of popular rights in opposition to the usurpations of the Family Compact and his name will long live in the grateful remem- brance of the people." On Jan. 17, 1986 the Whitby Chamber of Commerce is spon- soring the Peter Perry Award Night at the Whitby Centennial Building at 416 Centre St. S. in Whitby. Since 1956 this award has been presented 26 times to a person who represents the spirit of Peter Perry, Whitby's foun- der. This person has suggested the caring FROM PG. 1 and dommited person that Peter Perry was and bas been represen- tative of all other such people in our town. In other words the award is used to recognize the great works done by the town's "volunteers". To further underline the significance of volun- teer work, the evening is celebrated with a variety show of volun- teer local talent under the direction of Bert Heaver, himself a Peter Perry. The Chamber Plan- ning Committee bas adopted a trademark for these evenings which may be seen on the posters displayed around town. The bust of Peter Perry bas been used but where his facial features should be, a large question mark signifies the mvstery of who will he the next Peter Perry. The original portrait which provides this logo can be seen hanging in the theatre of the Cen- tennial Building. The Peter Perry Award Night is a fun night which allows the many organizations in town to honour their workers through the recognizing of the new Peter Perry. It is to be hoped that such organizations will have a representative present. It is also to be hoped that many new residents in the town will make their way to the Centennial Building that night to find out more about their hometown. Tickets for the evening are available for $5 each at Middletons Stationary Store on Dundas St. just east of the four corners. - Shelter running smoothly any other changes necessary to maintain quality animal care," shesaid. The current animal control service is being operated by the Town of Whitby on a temporary basis and contracted out to the other two municipalities. PAW chairman, Ross Batten said the shelter will be closely monitored and adjust- ments made until a permanent service can be put in place. A budget for the shelter operation should be drafted later this month, but the reduc- tion in staff and the resulting wage costs, leaves no doubt that the towns will be able to provide the service for significantly less than the $243,000 the OHS had been asking for 1986. Whether the humane services - such as the investigation of cruelty to animal charges or the care of injured animals - will be jeopardized as a result of the cutbacks remains to be seen. Bat- ten bas stressed all along. that the municipalities sole responsibility is animal control (the enfor- cement of leash laws and other municipal bylaws related to animals). The humane services provided by the OHS were carried out by the society itself, and not as part of its con- tract with the towns. With the humane society no longer operating locally, some animal lovers fear that the humane services will disapper. Lang insists, however, that she's not worried about the lack of such services. The area's veterinarians strongly support the committee's action vis- a-vis the shelter and have pledged their assistance in the care of pound animals. Lang is confident that with such community backing, the animals will be even better cared for than before. "The only difference in our work is that we're spending jess hours on the road looking for strays," said re-hired animal control atten- dant George McMullen. "Other than that, I figure we'll be doing about the same." While the shelter's employees will no longer be investigating animal cruelty com- plaints, McMullen said such calls will be referred to the OHS which has promised to continue providing humane services to the area. "There have been ab- solutely no complaints at all about the new ser- vice. I think that people will find that the animal control service that we're providing will be far superior," said Bat- ten. The shelter was previously in operation from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., Monday to Saturday. It is now in operatiom from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. A stellar win Ontario Pony announced the winner of their winner Lou Stacey (third from left). Also pic- Stellar Christmas Giveaway contest last tured are Lorne Simon, announcer at CKQT week. Seen here accepting a cheque for $9,000 FM and CKAR, Lou's wife Joanne and son from Ontario Pony President Ken Simard is Brian and sales manager Ralph Buchan. Thieves indulge in New Year's B and E Thieves celebrated the passing of the old year, Dec. 31, by breaking into a down- town Whitby business. Police say Discount Decor Shop at 112 Athol St. in Whitby was broken into and $180 taken from the cash register. The culprit(s) appear to have gained entrance to the shop by prying off the rear door lock. The cash register was also pried open, which resulted in an estimated $25 damage. The incident is still under investigation by police. The car of a Whitby resident was also broken into sometime between the night of Dec. 30 and the morning of Dec. 31. According to police, a $450 AM/FM car stereo was taken from a vehicle belonging to a White 1 ATPIN NI 'YPESETTING N LOCATION Work Organzr Foders " DESKS TABLES " FILING CABINETS " ADDING MACHINES " TYPEWRITERS " CHAIRS " SAFES * KARDEX " CASH REGISTERS " ELECTRONIC CALCULATORS " STEEL LOCKERS FANS " SHELVING 9 TIME RECORDERS " TRANSFER CASES ETC. " DUPLICATING MACHINES DESIGN Oaks Court resident. The car had been parked in the apartment complex's underground garage, like numerous others which have been broken into over' the past several months. Police say they have no suspects. OFFC SU P PLIES DESK CHAIRS FILES ETC. COMPLETE PRINTING SERVICE 218 Harwood Ave. S., Ajax Shopping Plaza, Ajax Telephone 416.683-1968 and 416-683-1970 MONDAY JANUARY 13186 L T T)ON 01