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WHITE3Y FREIE PRESS, Wednesday, July 20th, 1971, Page 7 Case of the Missing Buoy An-ong :Iie missing - one buoy ring from its stand at WhitIby beach. Photograph "A", vwas taken one week ago. 11E311 photograph turned Up mu ch e a rlIier in an issue of the Whitby Argosy, dating back one year ago this June. But acccrding te one Town of Whitby staff member, there was ne buoy ring at Whitby beach as far back as Sept- ember in 1969. Bes ides the long missing buoy, there isno supervision cf ansi kind for young swimmers using Whitby beach. Children wvho go te the beach, swim at their own risk. "The beach is not being supervised by the Town of Whi tby because i t is net b ei ng used b y the publ ic"', said the staff member, going on te explain that he sometimes sees youngsters at the beachwadingout into the first four or five feet cf water, but rarely anyone s'Nimming there. "O0nereason v.vhy people aren't us- ing the beach could be Lake Ontariols, celd, uninvitingvvater", saidan officer at the Oshawa Health Unit. "iGeemetrical an al1 y ses at \/Jhi tby beach in general were very poor last year. So far this season, they indic- atethat the beach is safe for bathing. "Th e ma ximum pellution count is 2, 400 fecul cola forms. Our current Ring ceunt îndîcatedl1,QO00fecul cola forms. ý:-eadings at the beach, thus far, have been generalîs' wi thin that range. " IlR ea d ing9s do vary from time te time"l, he carefulîs' pointed out. "For instance, ît is difficuit ta take an ac- curate reading after a'rain storm be- cause of the resi due washed to shore." AIlgae g ro w th, especial ly bad ý Wh!itby beach helps to discouraqg- would-be swimmers, as do alewives, seenwashed up in great abundance on the shores of Lake OntarJo. 1 These small fish, which spawn in thespring, corneintoshoreto die, an,-' a re not, as commonl y belileved, t h, product of lake pollution. Any per son who telephones t H ea1 t h Unit is entitled to a curre.-ý reading of the pollution level on the beach. Can we assume then; that n: the al-clear is given by the unit, L'-- swimming at the algae infested beach is a matter of personal taste? The buoy r ing i s a necess ity w/\hei there are young children playing nPe;1- the water. True e n oug9h, most peopl e prob- ably do not prefer to swim at ViVhitby beach, but for those few who do, Town of Whitby, may we have that buoy ring replaced? Even one fatal ity is toc many... [LIFE SAVING1 pURp OSES IJNLYI HEAVY -FINES IILLEGAL IE '67 Meteor 4 Montego 2 dr. Hi-tp. this top of the 1line car is equipped wvith comfort lounge seats, fullI power etc. ciC0326P Was $1695.00 Sale price $1 399.00 '69 Olds Delta Custom 2 dr. Htp., full powver in- cluding windows. Deep maroon metalic, vinyl roof, immac- ul ate white vinyl interior 9391 A. Was $2895.00 Now $2499.00 '66 Falcon 2dr. Big six, Aut. absolutely 1like new from end te end. 556- 40. Was $1195.OO Now only $988.OO '68 Merc ury Montego 2 dr. Htp. , VO, Aut. , Radio, reflects meticulous care cf one local ewner. N96457. Was $1895.00 Now only $1688.00 '66 Ford Custom 500 2 dr. 390 VO, Aut.,ý P. S. & Orakes, Radio. 42, 000 miles by one local owner. The nicest 66 we have seen. N99006. Was $1499.00O. Now $1289.00 19 Others ail makes and models from which to choose at a great saving to you DREW FORD SALES LD '66 Ford Custom 500 4 dr. six cylinder, Radio, a r e alI nice family vehicle and dlean as a pin. 3996A. Was $995.0 Now $588.00 422 Bayly St. Ajax 942-1030 A6, & ilïb4 ýe, d6ý djh, Idid6ý Iddhil Admi. wr"qr-qqo- -qqur -qur, -IMM, -qqu- IWI 'Iwl lqur