Between' Youand Me About, sea sheils an( awan whose mate had been shot and bow alone It- was and probably forever. What a dastardly act to kill or maim auch a magnificent bird. I agree with the Port Whitby residents who are auggesting that care be taken when,plannlng this ares for housing. Allowing certain types of residen- ces to be'built may end up in time as a disaster. WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY,,MARICH 31, J 982, PAGE Il dl other .things Then it la too late. Now is the time to use-careful thought and wiae planning; such ares are few and far between. Masses of people are flot the ans wer. Maybe the towýn could build some shops, rent them, maintain them and esrn a decent profit on their return:' In this way some control could be exercised. SIMPLE -I Ibo simle moluon ta owsewn o egem probem ln dhe atde end aragle la.. CLASSIFIED AD CALL@MlllI WHITSY FREE PRESS By RUTII COIES At this time of the year we hear people talking' about sea shelas and other thinga from the sands in the south. We too have treasurea on our shores juat there for the taking. Ail you need are a pair of legs, a book on rocks and.atones and a stout wii. At Brock University in St. Catherines, 1 have seen samples from the ;Whitby shores of the lake en- closed ini glass and other samples from various par- ts of the province. This search for-rocks can be an interesting hobby for a child. Whitby has a park by the lake with a long shoreline,. picmce tables and other necessities for the outdooraman. -One of my grandsona found a large "atone" which he thougit was obsidium, a natural glass, but he f was wrong. It la anthracite, a hard glaasy coal wbich many of us used in our fireplaces a few yeara ago. My half of the atone, which he gave to me, la about simiches thick or deep and about eleven inches- log-It is shaped like a. fiah, eyes,ý mouth and nose, there is just no miatake at ail, it'a there. A friend of.my grandson who ia studyixig geology knew immediately whagt it waa. To prove to us that.- he was ri&ht, lie alivered a piece off and put a match to it. Sure enough itcaught -on fire. He told us it no doubtcame from the Lindsay area many thousands of. years ago during or after the ice age. As a fuel and it seema impossible to buy these days, it was known as cannel coal. It always 'came in large chunka and when bot cracked and split with a lovely sound. As you sat and enjoyed great warmth, sometimes mucli too bot, you could watch the aplit- tneither narrow splts but moat often big chunks. Te greyness and smoothness of the exterior of this "rock" was caused by years of being washed by the waters of Lake Ontario. From now on we will, carry a pocket book on rocks and see what we can come up with. Along the, shore there are *many pieces of siate, withimpessonsof fossils inside which can be seen atrthe rock bas been cracked open. Some men came from the Metro Zoo when it was ýbeing fiMshed' toWhitby to find driftwoodfor their fiah tanks andother appropriate places. They told us esch piece of wood would have a plaque on it with Whitby Ontario enscribed. I always forget to look whlle at the zoo, but sometime 1 wiil. Like a child with dreama and fantasies, I think about the marina and surrounding ares. It ail seems to be coming true, slowly but surely. A park with places to ait, walkways and wbo knows we may see pink flamingos again this yesr in the marsh even if there are only two and they are made of plastic!1 We do have white swans and some of them stayali winter. I understand they only mate once, so beware of guns and arrows. I used to watch one helpig at April 7 cl ii By Margaret Horton Clinlc Chairmnan If you attend the April 7 blood donor clinic, you will notice a new kind of volunteer. Our regular friendly blue-smocked volun- teers will be there as usual *but during the evening hours of 5 and 8 p.m., you will observe a pathfinader group (12 to 15 yesr old girls) ser- ving tes and coffee and visiting witb the donors. They are the llth Whitby S.E. Pathfinders led by Nan Mackenzie and they are fulfilling their obligation of community service. The girls also have helped. in -the preparation for the clinic by printing 275 posters that are distributed around tow" and by couning out the flyers'that are tient home with the public achool children. It is hoped that this clinie will be as well at- tended as the January one. Any healthy person between the ages of 18 and 65 (17 with parental consent) can donate blood. It normally takes between 45 minutes and an hour to register, be tested, give blood, rest, and have a snack. It is hoped that at least 375 people will attend the clinie to attain the ob- jective of 325 donations as some donors are deferred for minor health reasons. As spring returns, throw off the old winter blankets. Get out and support the Red Cross blood donor clinic. Give the gift of life! 1 April 7 from 2tô 8p.m., Legion Hall, Byron Street South, Whitby. I Reident f u uave TomnFo0, without operator assistance.The ,minimum charge for this service is $5.60 per month for resi-. iNow you can cut the cost of phone catis to Toronto with Bell Canada's Optional Calling Plan. Here's how it works. If you pay $5.60 per month, you can get up to $9.35 worth ofWNXhitby ta, Toronto catis for your $5.60. Business customers pay $1375, and get up ta $22'95 worth of calling. 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