THE HERALD WtdnwUy n Pge REED Gray Coach problems You will no doubt recall that In the early pari of December e raised in the Legislature the question of the Ontario Transport Board ruling to allow Greyhound Lines of Canada Ltd to run buses on routes between Toronto and Buffalo and Toronto and Sudbury which are at present served Coach a subsidiary of the Toronto Transit Commission The Minister of sportation and Com told the Legislature initial that he agreed with the Board reasons for giving this ruling complaints of poor bin lec by Gray Coach and the need for competition on the routes in the public intenst Ijonird president of Amalgamated Union charged thai of support for the Greyhound service from local unions which had riad in House by the wert paid for by Greyhound and that although more jobs might be provided they would not be in Ontario because Grtvhound would then cross with drivers from the United or from Winnipeg driving through Ontario Stuart Smith because the bus toman small Ontario iities was by the Transport Board decision to permit an American controlled com pany to operate on the two main Ontario routes in considering this sellout to Amcnuin interests at of a Can company owned by Ontario taxpayers and equivalent to Ontario handing i million public asset to controlled After some two of continuing in Legislature the Cabinet told the Ontario lfih way Transport to allow Greyhound 1 of Canada I to with the publicly owned Coach Lines 1 Thi of Transportation ind munlcatiotii the impact of did affect bus vice to s Gn TT union officials irncd that more than Ontario jobs loultl Im lost and the put in tht red by tht President of new routes to be granted his would Ontario by jt lust JO jobs in I perhaps is man as Do The htaring Ontario Highway Transport Hoard is now in progress in Toronto and Division of the Transit Union Stuart Smith to make a submission He peartdbtfore Hoard on Januarv stand tint Liberal is opposed to original decision of your Board which granted to Canada Greyhound Greyhound Canada and to Bros rights to rum on host profitable to ray Our opposition to your dins on Mr is based on tht following points most Tun decision to allow on certain routes appears to us to be in previously and polity which preserved operating on mi inter urban do that i decision to up the bus routes across Ontario to competitive licencing should made by a atney without licencing art being considered Committee of the and a Committee is logical place for policy decisions on basic alterations to this policy We art profoundly concerned that decision of your Board might force public based in this Province to rtstrueturt lis operations in a manner could to Gray Coach result in il lo9so24BjobsmOntario that could result in reduction of communities in could result in the elimination of bus service to an additional communities In Ontario and that may force an indirectly by to fact in annual financial reversal of one million dollars Wt arc concerned because of the effect this will have on the total value of an asset owned by people of Ontario an effect that is tantamount to giving away a en million dollar public asset to We recognize In a legal sense the franchises arc privileges and not assets to Your Big Red Team invites you to Come on down to your WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO LIMIT QUANTITIES TO NORMAL FAMILY REQUIREMENTS FOR QUALITY AND SAVINGS Action Priced MONARCH BRAND SOFT MARGARINE LAVITA READY CUT MACARONI or SPAGHETTI CUT FROM CANADA GRADE A BEEF TO LBS AVERAGE PRIME RIB fi ROASTFirJIAO COOKED READY TO EAT SMOKED BUTT PORTIO HAM STEA 128 PRIME RIB STEAKS WIENERS CORNED BEEFsttk 139 StarkistTuna 59 UK YELLOW Bathroom Tissue 119 IS CUM TIN Heinz Macaroni 3 100 Glazed Donuts ACTION Apple Pie Heinz Ketchup 79 DC IEMON ASSORTED Dare Cookies 79 lain MO- vinegar action 79 Potato Chips 79 TOMATO JUICE NOW AVAILABLE AT AP Everything Aw ays anted o know about everything FUNK NEW FREE DICTIONARY You Funk Wtgnillt Stindird Dank free you Volt of Encyclopedia BUDGET MEAL- A MEAL FOR FOUR FOR LESS THAN 00 FROZEN ENTREES 2LB PKG ACTION PRICED 199 oz VEGETABLES 3P CUT FLEECY Fabric Softener EKO OF 159 MRS LUKES JAMS JAR PECTIN 199 Aunt Jemima AUNT ACTION Table Syrup 129 10 ACTION Corn Syrup MAPLE Old Tyme Syrup 129 Van Camp Beans 3100 VARIETIES Dares Candy TEA Flowerdale TOMATO OR CUM TIN ACTION TRICED Clark Soups 5100 FOR SHOP NO I GRADEWHITE TABLE STOCK 20lbBagPEIf POTA I MEXICAN Brussels Sprouts 69 CANADA WASHINGTON V Apples 3100 CANADA Anjou Pears 3 100 Grapefruit HO OII Cucumbers 269 a 0000 Tropical Plants 99