PAGE 4, WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 16. 1977, WHITBY FREE PRESS iERVINO OVER 28,000 READERSr Voice of the Cou nty Town Mike Burgess, Publisher-Managing Editor The only Whitby newspaper independently ownedl and operated by Whitby residerits for Vhitby resideni Publislied evcry Wednesday by M.B.M. Publishing The Free Press Building 121 èrock Street North, Whitby, Ontario. Community Editor - Brian Wlnter Contributlng Editor - Jim QusU Production Manager - Mare Burgess Display Advertising Manager - Robin Lyon Classified Ad Manager -1 Marlene Byrofli Circulation Manager - Sharon Lyon Box 206, Whitby. Mailing Permit No. 460 Ontarj'o law gives pharmaci*sits vitamin monopoly. Mr. Editor: 750,000 ta 1,000,000 are allowed under Federal In June 1974 the customers. These Health Leglislation ta continue Ontario Health Disciplines Food Stores have been selling Vitamins. We, Act was passed. Its selling for more than 30 the Ontario Health Food intent is "the interest of years, Vitamins. under Store owners, found out the public 'and their Federal Legisiation. one day that the College protection". They are insepected by of Pharmnacists are trying In Ontario more than Federal Food and Drug ta gain a monopoly of 200 Health Food Stores Inspectors. Even now vitamin sales ta Pharma- are serving between these Health Food Stores cists. They are clearly using the Health Discipline ChritmasSea cam aig Act ta their awn benefit ChritmasSealcamp1gno make maney; greed -- - -- IJ d fèAli _Ê..~, nd profit are the reason ex<Jteeas #pi ueuV uu o Dear Sir: Final returns are now in and it is with a real feeling of achievement that we are able ta repart a most successful Christ- mas Seal Campaîgn. Contributions reached $70,628.00 against a campaign objective of $70,000.00. This com- pares with $52,117.00 for the previaus year's campaign, and represents an all-timne record. Apart from the gener- osity of aur many contri- butors, we are indebted ta the industry of those individuals within the Durham Region who con- tributed sa freely of their time and,.effort in oder ta make the, campaign the success it was. In addition, we wish ta offer a-ir gratitude ta the media in general and ta your newspaper in particular, for your co- operation during the cam paign. Without the splendid help of the Durham Region media, we knaw that it would have been impassible ta reach our ob--jective. Please accept auir sincere thanks. Yours very truly, 1. K. MacDonald E. R. Lovekin Co-chairmen, Christmas Seal Campaign and the responsibility of protecting the public is very obviously on "after thought". We as in industry have been able to carry on business having sold at least 15S million dollars worth. of retail vitamin sales in Ontario. if these sales are allowed ta be taken away fram us, it would spell doorn ta many 'of thie suppliers Letters tothe Edîtor Whitby Free Press Box 2061 Whitby Reader says boy's hobby is- Dear Sir: Re: Phiotograph aof boy with "Hobby", Whitby Free Press - Feb. 2/77. Macabre is the word which came ta my mind whien looking at this lictLlre. If animaIs were "macabre " able, do you think they would stuff the heads of hurnans and Luse them for book ends? Prabably not. But ther aviimaIs are s0 superior ta, hurnans in s0 many ways. A. Reader, Brookini, Ont. and theret ère woulcl create unemplc'ymeflt and cripple an important industry. The Health Disciplines Act of Ontario gives a vertual monopoly ta the pharmacists. Vitamins are adequately regulated by Federal law and do not - A n- require accitional reguia- tion. We believe that governments should repre-. sent ail people equally and protect the rights and privileges of ail.... Gerry Lindsay Sunshine Shop 75 Simcoe St. N. Oshawa There is urgent need for Dear air The recent reply by the Honourable John Rhodes ta, my statements have attempted ta glass over the basic ecanamics of the North Pickering Development. The Government of Ontario spent $200,000,- 000.00 in acquiring land for the North Pickering Developmnent. Lt lhas spent many more hun- dreds of thousands of dollars in maintenance and "Planning" for the new development. The carrying charges alone over a five year period, since acquisition began, should average $20,000,- 000.00 per year. Maxwell Henderson, in ,eady spent his recommendations ta the Gavernment of Ontario, said the Govern- ment should get out of the landbanking business. He graphically pointed aut theexpense associated with such ventures. The North Pickering Project is nat needed. There is ample land for residential and industrial expansion in the southern part. of the riding. But Most importantly there is urgent need for those millions of dollars which have been (and will be) spent before we see One New Dwelling! C.M. Godfrey, M.P.P. READERSHIP SURVEY In an effort ta determine what aur readers like and don't like about the Free Press, we are conducting a reader survey. If there are things which you want more of, we. can provide more. If there are things which you don't like, we can drap them. Please complete the survey and mail it ta Box 206, Whitby. LIN 5S1 We would appreciate it. 1. Please indicate which sections of the Free Press you read. Alwys. Occ. Neyer News Section ....................... ....... ... Sports Section .................. Colum-ns ........................ Classified Ads................... Theatre Ads .................. ..... ... .... Real Estate Ads ............ - 2. Please indîcate which columns and regular features you read. Alwy s. Occ. 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