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PAG E 12,. 'LI)NL'SDAY. DECENIBER 10.ý 1980, WHITBY FREE PRESS ~.4p 'JJu Between You and Me i3v RUITH COLUS Today the lake is lie a sea of diamonds sparkling in the sun. A respite after a few drops of lheavy seas, mighty and magnificent as waves pounded the shores, white caps as far as the eye could see rolled in and turnbled as they went. The sound, a thundering roar as the waves pounded on the beach. Destructive, yes, undermining the shorelines but only for a few hours, a whim of mother nature. The lake is rarely the same from one day to the next. EAch day lias a new beginning, sometimes rough and ready with a ID* THAPAR Denture, Therapist 214 Dundas St. E., Whitby 668-7797 HOURS: Mon. - Sat. & Evenings By Appointment OnIy SUB3ARU AT C&8tCMOTORS 160 SI MCOE ST. S. OSHAWA 728-0181' A new begining each day great deal of sound and at other times, srnooth, tranquil and quiet. The horizon often bright and colourful and sometimes very daric and stormy makes a picture which is liard to forget. The rising sun in thle winter is 50 splendid; often the brightest orange, flamboyant and bold while at other times the beautiful, rosey red almost takes your breath away. Many people are drawn to water as my husband and I are. It seems to be a need we have always liad and when away from it we feel we must find a bay, a lake, a river or the ses. Oh, a marsh will do if theat is ail there is to be found 1 Each body of water lias it's own special place in our liearts and especially "our own bay", a part of Lake Ontario where we live. The first thing we see in the morning and the last thing we see at night. We are drawn by the beauty and the awe inspiring quality of the vast amount of water. We have been facinated and interested in the past few mon- t.hs watching liuge slips anchored out on the lake just east of Whitby. When witliout carog, they are high on tlie water they look like buildings to me out there, an apartment building maybe. Witli a full cargo it once again becomes a slip, almost a part of the lake as it "sits" low in the water. So my curiosity got tlie best of me and it took me to Oshawa Harbour. What an excitlng place to he for me but no doubt commonplace for the Iongshore men and stevedores. Today berthed alongside the wharf is the Aristogenis, a Greek ship, a heavy lift vessel especially constructed to han- die heavy cargo such as steel which was bing put on board today. A Greek slip chartered by a U.S. shipping company from Huston, Texas with a Liberian registration and a South Korean crew 1 The oWners of rnost slips we were told lire the crew. We met the representative of the American Company who had been a captain in the German Merdhant Marine. This cargo of steel rods with a loading time of about 36 hours will take, 30 days approximately to reach 'it's destination, in this case, Iraq. This ship is 40,000 tons dead weight, that is the weight of the vessel. Loaded to full capacity it is 16,5W0 tons and this is the difference in weiglit which we ses wlien the slip is anchored out on tlie lake. i The average crew is comprised of about thirty, often times men and women. Women are board too, not always as crew members but as wives of the crew. Women are often radio operators and steardess'. The slip anchored out on the lake which we have been wat- dhing this week for the past couple of days is a German vessel witli a German crew 'flying a Panamanian flag. The carog of this slip will be comprised of a turbine manufactured in Peterborougli for Venezuela and machinery for Ecuador, Southi Aierica. The Port of Oshiawa is used by ships from all over the world and one important import is sugar which cornes from South Africa, Australia and Mauritius. One of tlie most important expqrts from Oshawa is steel which is trucked to the port from Whitby and Burlington. An important factor in berthing these slips is weatlier, which under adverse conditions can cause a delay of a day or more. Th.is is why we ses them anchored offshore. 0f ten at nigît we hear fog horns in the distance and to me this is an exciting sound. After dark the liglits glimmer and shine outlining the vessel as it swings at anchor. When not at work I think tlie crew are able to go about on shore. I neyer ses them as I have in other ports. Do they ever go to Whitby to dine or shop? I wish we could have ail our ports in Canada accessible to the public with good restaurants close to the water. There 15 a whole new world out there for anyone witl a sense of adven- ture or a love of the "ses " in this case our lake. Wi'ente r re-elected chairman ,At last wesk's inaugural m'eeting, Trustee Art Winter (Oshawa) was returned for a second year as chairman of the Durham Board of Education. Winter was »the only trustes out of the 20 mem- bers of the board nomninated for the position. Trustes Bill McCracken (Ajax) was elected, vice- dhairman replacing Trustes Ruth Lafarga (Oshawa) who declined to stand for another term for personal reasons. Winter, McCraken, Lafarga, tr~ustees Lloy Clarke (Oshawa) and Lorna Murphy (Pickering)ý were appointed to the nominations committee that will attempt to draw up the board's standing commit- tees for the next year. They were expected to report at Iast Monday's board meeting. HAMMON D ail Romance Series special price I fo Christmas only Romance 125XL Romance 126 f 9 Musical fun for the entire family ~~K'XLELIE'S 4~ MUSIC CENTRE 1100 Simoee N. 3 794239 Open Mon., Fr1. 10-8; Sat.. 10-5 Bop for 1 Rw"nce 124XL ROmince 122