PAGE 4 TERRACE BAY NEWS JANUARY 4, 1973 GOLF NEWS The operation of the Golf Club for the year 1973 will be in the hands of the follow- ing. President, R. Cotton; Vice President, R. Hansen; Secretary, R. Gander; Treasurer, C. Buck; Bldgs and Greens, H. McLeod; Entertain- ment, D. Rattray; Handicap, B. Miller; Public- ity, P. Spadoni; Tournaments, E. Nicols; Member- ship, 7. Costa. Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Kennedy of Toronto visited with their parents Mr. and Mrs. Joe Kennedy and Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Nickoluk for Christmas. WHAT CAUGHT MY EYE By Ray Shank Honest fella, there's no such a thing or a cure for the common cold! As a matter of fact, all those so-called remedies to ease or cure colds you can buy at any drug store are just plain useless. Don't take it from me -- I'm no pharmacist or doctor. The rap that cold remedies are "too weak to do what they're supposed to, and pro- bably wouldn't be better if they were made stronger" comes from Dr. Carl E. Arbesman of New York State University. The Doc was joining other critical researchers in testimony before a U. S. Senate subcommittee investiga- tion of the $1 billion-a-year over-the-counter drug business. "Even an adequate dosage, obtained only by prescription, there has been no reliable well- controlled studies to document their effect- iveness for the common cold," the doctor said. Among the well-advertised products that supposedly help which the MD criticized was that one you see on T.V. It's called 'NyQuil'. The night time cold remedy is referred to by the doctor as a "witch's brew" that is complete- ly useless. Have to admit that I'm not exactly the type who's bothered by hair hanging in his face-- or for that matter hanging anywhere on my forehead -- but I'm darn sure I wouldn't let a receeding hairline bother me the way it did this fellow in England. Tt seems a man of 26 killed himself in Eng- land recently because he feared growing bald. Anthony Maslin, a museum employee, died of gas poisoning in his landlady's kitchen. His psychiatrist, Dr. Roger Kent, said he (Maslin) came to him recently and said to him "he seemed obsessed about his hair falling out." "He said that people were talking about it and commenting on his appearance... there seemed no way to reason with him," according to the psychiatrist. "He said to me, "If my hair continues to fall out, there is nothing to live for." Gee, I always thought women considered balding men as sexier!'! One thing about hair, though, if it grew as well on some people's face as it does on their head, I'd never worry about baldness. Been growing a beard for a couple of weeks and already I've got more on my face than on my head. Oh well... How come you and I aren't as lucky as some people. For instance, some woman from Detro- it won the "quadactor" at Windsor Raceway the other night. For a $2 bet she pocketed $28,025.10. And all these folks who rake in half-a-million bucks on Irish Sweepstakes for a mere $3 ticket! Furthermore, what about that guy who won $19 million on a lottery somewhere in Argentina recently? It's sick- ening, that's all I can gay)! A Bronx hospital in New York is "recall- ing" all the babies it delivered in 1972 following the discovery that three of the medical staff contacted tuberculosis. Sym- toms of the disease, which can be fatal to an infant, were confirmed last month on an obstetrician, a pedeatrician and a nurses' aide working in the delivery room. Babies born as far back as January 1, 1972 will be examined "just to be on the safe side." Approximately 2,000 babies were apparently delivered at the hospital before the TB cases were discovered. If T was an inventor, or I knew someone who was, these are some of the things 1'd have (or have had) fabricated to hand out to friends at Christmas time: A portable, inflatable, battery-driven automobile, complete with carrying case for easy parking. A machine that automaticly corrects typing errors. A retractable State- ment, slides from left to centre to right and back again, appears and disappears, depending on locale, is edible. A Grow-Rug. Perfect lawn in two weeks. Light, easily cut quarter-inch-thick rolls of compressed humus, peat, manure mixture. Watering dis- solves gelatin casing. Contains 10-year supply of timed-release fertilizer and weed kill capsules. An Electronic Dust Remover. In table-radio-size box, plugged in and placed in centre of room, it removes all dust by suction. A Rear Window windshield washers. continued on page 5.....