PAGE 1 & WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, 1980, WHITBY FREE PRESS Our historical heritage.... Harbor was essential for gri trade By EUGENE HENRY Saiors and Oieir helpers are once again at work around Whitby harbour - over at Oie yacht club and on Oie docks of Oie new marina. With Oie zest and dedication that is characteristic of saiors everywhere, Oiey are furiously scrubbing away, Oie soul of winter, from their multi-coloured huils and if this fine weaOier holds Oiey wiil be ready for Oie 1980 sailing season in a few days. It was ever this. When SHAPEmUP YOUR AIR CON DITIONER wltI1 Our Shape-Up Speclal-- O) Check condition of drIp pan and drain connection O3 Measure ail operatIng pressures with refrIgeration gauges. 0 Check noise and vibration teveis. C Examine ail parts for visible wear. OI Check thermostat operatton. c Examine ail eteciricai connections f or wear. Just $44m95 C Wax outdoor unit. El Check for refrigerant ieaks. [3 Inspect evaporator coul and cieen If needed. Cl Check condenser coul and ciean If needed. C Check return air f Iter and replace If necessary. 0 inspect and lubricate motor and f an. HOME MASTER LTD. ~ CALL 683-1538 91 Station St. Ajax 272 Albert St. Oshawa 725-3507 Se.ci0al Saving~ f- - 1 L percent CâaicuUd on yowr Minimum NMonthi> BalancEfllecti*e 1 VICTORIA AND GREY TRUST Since 1844 Contact us in Whitby at: 308 Dundas St. W. 668-9324 Memrber. canada Veposit insurance Corporation spring weather like this came to Whitby harbour in the 185's local sailors star- ted to scrape and clean hulis and spars, fit new sails, repair old ones with an im- patience to get out on Lake Ontario and in that way start anot.her season in the bourgeoning -Canada/U.S. grain trade. It was the first age of sail for Whitby har- bour and its sailormen. It lasted 50 years or more. From the first days of early settiement around here, everything moved by water. The forests were thick, the roads were poor and other modes of tran- sportation were stili a future thing. The Grand Trunk Tailway came through Whitby in 1856. The schooners such as those i these sketches were Oie utility boats of the 1850s they carried wheat, lumber, flour and shingles to Oie US market through Oie ports of Rochester, New York and Oswego. They often retur- ned with coal and other US There was a sizeable fleet of Oiese two masted schooners working the Great Lakes at Oie peak of Oie first age of sail - more than 1000 of Oiem wiOi 300-400 of Oiem operating in Lake Ontario and Lake Erie. There was a reciprocity treaty between Canada and Oie US during a ten year period between 1854-1864. During this decade there was around-Oie-cloCk shuttle service between Whitby and Rochester during Oie mon- ths when navigation was open. Because we have become automobile oriented, we Oiink about Oie US border crossing points as destinations of 100 miles or more away from our homes in Whitby ares - at Oie Ivy Lee Bridge near Kingston or at Niagara Falls. We should remember, however, that Oie Canada/US border is at Oie mid-way mark in Lake Ontario just 25 miles souOi of Whitby harbour piers. That DALE CARNEGIE COURSE ln Effective Speaking, Human Relations, Memnory Training Glass Now Formlng Group Size Is 1Llmited. So for Information Presented by K.D. Crone e& Assoc. Inc. is eloser Oian Toronto and that is why Oie littie schooners, moved 80 quickly to, US markets in earlier times. 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It will be held on May 1 at 7:30 p.m. at the Whitby Public Library and wiiI feature a cooking show by Mary Lisko, "The Happy Cooker." There will also be door prizes and an auction. A door donation of $3 will be required for admittance. Advance tickets can be bought by calling 576-7745. Ask any body.j ART &TECHNIQUE HAIR STYLINGI SCHOOL OPEN SOON Directed and supervised by ANGELO SACCO, owner and manager of several Beauty Salons and men's hairstyliflg shops throughout Durham Region. Enjoy a rewarding career in hairstyliflg. European and American methods. The Program includes: Bar- bering - Hair Stylist - Hairdressiflg - Basic and Advanced Day & Evenlflg Classes - Job Placement Assistace- IAA an A ii InlrnIIflfls are now belna accepted. ART & TECH~ INIQUE 14 Ontario St. Oshawa 576-0479