One It's not often my tastes parallel those of a great many other people but was inter- ested this week to learn that my taste in booze is shared by so many others. I under- stand from the local watering holes that the largest seller by far these days is good ol' Molsons Golden. Im told it's in such demand most weeks that hotels and bars often run out of it before their next delivery is scheduled. For those who haven't tried it, remember, you don't know what you're missing. While on the subject of booze I must report I have been following the travels of an old buddy, Paul Rimstead, on tour of a number of old English pubs as part of a promotion stunt for a Tor- onto travel agency. One par- ticular item that caught our eye was a reported visit to a pub with the intriguing name of The Prospect of Whitby. A number of indignant telephone calls have reached us concerning the door-to- door canvass of homes and a telephone canvass of house- holders urging the buying of shampoo and bubble bath in support of Whitby's Junior B Hockey Club, CTC Tire- men. We can only repeat the warning carried in the FREE PRESS last week that this campaign is dishonest and is not connected with the hock- ey club in any way. Some of those who were taken in by the pitch report that'the pro- ducts sold are not necessarily of poor quality but are much higher priced than normally is the case. Purchasers don't mind paying the extra be- cause they believe profit is going to a good cause. This just isn't so. The unfortunate part of the scheme is that it will probably hurt any legiti- mate fund raising campaign the team or Minor Hockey Association undertakes in the future. It's a bad scene and one we hope the public ac- cepts as such, rather than a condemnation of legitimate efforts to raise badly needed funds. The Whitby area has ai- ways had a large number of keen horse racing fans resid- ing here. Many take long and regular trips to where the action is. However, it may not be too long before our fans can risk their two bucks at the para mutual machines right close to home. We have it on good authority that Picov Downs, the Highway 2 quarter horse racing plant just west of town, will offer wag- ering, on their Sunday after- noon cards next season. Such wagering, of course, would be under the supervision of the federal Department of Agriculture, as is the case at ail authorized race courses in Ontario, and probably be su- pervised by the Ontario Rac- ing Commission. We under- stand there is also a chance that quarter horse races may be included in some of the cards on the Ontario Jockey Club's "Big Apple" in the near future. Can't let the opportunity go by without tipping the old chapeau in the direction of the Pickering Township Fire Departnent. This well-disci- plined organization did a mag- nificent job in fighting the blaze that razed the Dunbar- ton United Church last week. man's view By Bill Williams The weather was abominable and the firemen, after re- peated dousing by icy cold water from their hoses looked more like Abominable Snow- men than human beings. It was a great job and a chilling reminder of the magnificent OSHAWA 579-2232 PAGE5, THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 1973, WHITBY FREE PRESS Ontario S. PC's elect delegates job these often unsung heroes -do in their day-to-day rounds. Read an amusing Une iii a New York newspaper this week. The columnist was talk- ing about attending a new play opening, the title. of which is "Is it really sex after marriage?" The columnist commented he had wanted to take his wife to the open- ing but she declined saying she had a headache. cabie Representatives from On- tario South, in addition to M.P.P. Bill Newman will in- clude Bob Byron of Picker- ing; Robin Wilcox of' Brook- lin; Mrs. Mildred Henstock, Whitby; Mrs. Lucy Bateson and Bill Parish, Ajax; Ralph Bradley, Bay Ridges; and Y- PC delegate Miss Robin By- ron. Alternate delegates are Norm Gainer of West Rouge; Mrs. Edith Bedell of' Whitby; and YPC member Jim Breti of Pickering. Provincial Member Bill Newman reported on recent Queen's Park activities and on matters of current interest to the residents of southern Ontario County. today BROOKLIN, ONT.(Special)- A general meeting of the Pro- vincial Ontario South Riding P-C Association attracted 150 members to the Oddfellows Hall in Brooklin last Thursday evening to transact regular business and to elect delegates to the Progressive Conserva- tive Party annual meeting in Toronto on February 8-10. WHITBY 668-9331 BOWMANVILLE 623-2506 O) cable tv Tr See the difference Have Cable TV installed on your TV set. You'll get more than 250 movies every month on 12 clear channels. 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