Halton Hills Newspapers

Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), June 18, 1969, p. 19

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the acton freo praia wednesday june 18 1949 k y yxixxxc kxi wxxw 9 sfreefcar 4000 oins cofectim of antiques at county radial railway in township car 4000 tit on it new taction at th halfon county rajhmy muwum on th fourth una hmtpny township member of the ontario electrical railway association worked ell winter to ntlnlth the old street ear stall photo contrasting vjuth tha nt addition to tha railway inuwutn ip full teal modal of no 337 which plied the street of toronto in tha lattar part preps to daorti third tragedy at cataract of tha 10th oantury tha modal was built in tha 1030staff photo it takes j 10 a day to feed and care for 1500 mice in retearch laboratories throughout canada mice are used in experiment which are looking for answers to cancers riddles cancer can be beaten support the research attack on cancer by sending a cheque to your local unit of the canadian cancer society by denis gibbons for member of the ontario electric railway historical association last tuesday marked the culmination of many months of volunteer work streetcar 4000 was transported by a house mover from toronto 10 ihe tile of the hilton county radial rajjwhy in nuunwryi township between the fourth and trie guelph lines car 4000 was ihe first of the modern slieatnliricd streetcars in canada and was buuxas were allctn ordered by ihe ttc as a cooperative venture si louis car co fabricated the body shell and the cars were imwied off al the montreal plant of canadian car and foundry company after being finished car 4000 remained in montreal for publicity purposes while car 4001 was actually ihe tint strearnhned car to arrive in toronto and was on display al the 1938 canadian national exhibition tliere were eventually 744 of the streamlined cars built from 1938 until 1966 when it became surplus material on account of the bloor subway opening car 4000 faithfully carried passengers through the streets or toronto since 1966 11 has been out of service in storage at the daoforth division members of live association took it over because of its historical value and have been working long hours since last fall repairing ihe body and giving ihe entire car a fresh coat of paint one hundred and forty cars of ihe same type which have also queries on quarries a special meeting between lsqucsing councillors township residents and local quarry officials has been set for next monday june 23 at 730 in the township lull what homeowners claim as excessive blasting at ihe quarries has been the root of countless arguments over the council table for ihe past year interested parlies are urged to attend become surplus have been sold lo egypt in ihe last two years the car in us restored condition represents a valuable addition lo ihe collection of cars ihe association already has housed in a huge steel car barn gn the naujgaweya lowmhjp site another in ihe collection include car 327 a fullscale working model of toronto railway car 327 it was built by ihe ttc at iwjcrest shops in 193233 from ihe olijdrul plans aivat of lit 1933 celebrations of the loolh anniversary of ihe incorporation of ihe city of toronto cars of llus lype were originally built in 1x91 yel anotlier is car 2hh one of ihe last operable wodan trolley cajs in toronto tins wr nude its last run in 1 96 j superstitious people who believe tragedies happen in threes sol more ammunition for their beliefs at cataract last week when another person died after going over the scenic bul deadly rails last wednesday kenneth gillelt ik ofctarkson died of a fractured skull after going over ihe drop beside the old generating plant he was the third person to go over the falls in ihe last few weeks and the second lo die walter kurtz of tern colta was ihe first to drown after being swept over the falls on may 2h the nexl day david oliver of rexdale another youth fell over and broke his back gillelts death last week brought the total lo three police reportedly blame the tragedies on the record high water which sweeps swimmers and wader off their feel over ihe fall onto ihe rock below this year accidents are the first fatalities at the site since 1916 when a workman was electrocuted in what was reputedly the first hydroelectric plant ontario hydro bought the plant in 1944 shut il down and hooked the system into the main network there are no warning signs or protective devices lo keep tourists and other from the ruins of the old plant excellent merest on your money clerk passes del french clerktreasurer for esquesing township ha successfully completed the final third year of a municipal clerks and treasurer course al queen university kutgiton council voted lo pay part or the cott of his course on monday night abo some remuneration will go to geoff denny of acton who recently passed his first year of a municipal assessors training program 3 year guaranteed investments 8 for 4 5 years 7 for 1 2 years amount from 100 to si 00000 interest paid halfyearly by cheque or it can be deposited to your saving account laoal investment for trust fund come in for further details to our office georgetown 86 main str north 87722m john a edgar manage locaiblrecton w j butlv vlctprauiaal north walton advisory boardjohn t armstrong chairman bsoni gaidhoua lorn skuee uaurlce c beetv michael ladwilh john gov dr b d voung convenient office hours t7 mon thur 000 500 friday til 600 halton peel trust affiliated with canada trust h u n carrying passenger down bathursl street lo the opening baseball game at maple leaf stadium the nauagaweya properly was chosen as the site for the associations railway museum since a half mile of hie former toronto suburban radway ran through it trie old radial line fanned put from toronto passing ihrough slreetsville georgetown acton ibden mills and ended in guelph tlte property which bad lain derelict since i91s had reverted to natsagawcya towniliip for nonpayment of flaxes the original four acres had been extended by the acquisition of an additional 1 2 acres of find the track eventually will extend from the fourth line of nassagawcyj to u station ihiiii on the guelph line below 30 sideroad howcr will be supplied from three huge transformers and a targe generating unll purloined from ihe old osliawa street railway all the labor on the project has been done by the member themselves working mostly on sundays fortunately they have a number of electrical engineers who were able lo install hie complex generator and transformers to show the members dedication lo the project one member devoted 108 hour to car 2890 sash and door one winter during ihe month of december and january alone members feel hut they are adding an unique tourist attraction lo llie township and hope to be able to announce the opening of hi railway in ihe neaf future in the meamime visitors are welcome to hie tile of the railway on sundays and merubeis are always ready lo show people around and explain the dream llul i gradually becoming reality headquarters large selection of evergreens shrub and tree frull yr frull bush ready for planting rom foiled ready lo plant begonua gladioli dahlia all varielu fertiliser oarrfeh tool jds falls mutes be cut flowers and potted plants ofmh 7 day weak a w til bark rh isslwo we wire fiowers anywhere caroline rower garden shop two mlllt wist of actonsouth sidi of highway leave your films with us join our free film plan lt uj develop awd print your film slack m white or kooacolor guarantied txpert proeetilivg plui a naw froth film fflfe the art all and typt of your original roll in tlla 127- 120- i206m35fti only films cameras supplies dollar daddy discount store uadm manufactums warehouse stock of 1969 goodlets 8772551 georgetown

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