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CI The Acton Free Wednesday February Change in policy Street car museum more valuable now Obiluary Elmer Dron was well known here Officials of the Ontario Electric Railway Association believe an apparent change In Toronto Transit Commission policy will make the township railway museum more valuable as a source of educational and historical material plans to phase out the surface rail system as the sub way system expands have been placed in abeyance as a result of adverse public to the proposed bus replacement of two car lines Investigations have resumed Into the possibility of a new type of streetcar vehicle for Torontos streets This will affect the Ontario Electric Railway Association in two ways says a recent bulletin from the association It will make even more valuable the educational aspects and historical perspective provided by the museums railway It will ensure continuance of TTC expertise In street railway matters from which we have often benefitted through advice and suggestions Acquire Hamilton rep The museum has acquired one Hamilton Street Railway cars of three which escaped being cut up for scrap when the Hamilton lines terminated activity One used as an industrial target practice range and the other used as a scrap metal yard office at Port Another was found being used as a farm shed In to restore the final car to working order for use at the museum It Is most gratifying that we are thus able to include In our collection a car from Hamilton as rail operations there were discontinued three years before the first of our cars arrived at the museum Also Itlsour second car built by Preston whose plant was less than miles from the museum It will be moved from Its farm location next season the Association bulletin declares Mannell urges protest on winter works cutback The provincial government advised the media last year that they would provide funds In abundant supply for winter works projects this winter and they billed this as a cure for unemployment in the province Deputy Reeve Terry Mannell told County Council last week Mannell said the province had enjoyed the good publicity from this announcement but he No savings on discount drugs Shopping at discount drug stores doesnt provide savings on prescriptions County Social and Family Services Department found out recently Until recently the countys welfare department instructed their clients to purchase prescriptions at the discount torts In the county A tew months ago the director was Instructed by the committee to consider tendering for prescribed medication to see if they might receive financial consideration After looking Into the matter they agreed tendering was almost an impossible task because of the many types of drugs the various strengths of the same drug and the basic wholesale cost difference due to many different pharmaceutical Speyside ratepayers refute reeves words Speyside ratepayers have refuted statement made by Reeve Tom Hill at a recent meeting that they endorsed the waste disposal proposal because It wasnt going to be in Just because we live In mean we are not concerned about tamioaDon trucking problems and other pertinent issues involving the T FISH ft CHIPS Queen St Acton to WILL BE OPEN SUNDAYS Beginning March from 11 am to 7 pm Hot Dogs Steak Shrimps Onion Rings Mixed Fried Dinner Fish Chips Mk IB Hired Mi lb HAMBURGERS ORDER CHIPS 25 8532060 A butcher by trade and noted as a baseball player with the Acton dub in the twenties Elmer Sparky died In Georgetown Hospital February after a lengthy illness Mr Dron who lived at 19 John Street West Georgetown was bom in Toronto son of Robert and Minerva Lambert Dron His parents moved to Acton when he was a child and he attended public and high school there Sports fan He was fond of all sports and especially enjoyed fishing and golfing He retained his Interest In all after his playing days and in 1940 managed a Georgetown Girls baseball team He was a member of Credit Masonic Lodge AF it AM and of Chapter RAM serving as First Principal of the lodge in He had also been a member of the Lions Club He was a steward for five years at North Golf Country Club until his retirement at the end of He leaves his wife Myrtle Vint Funeral service at the Mc- Funeral Home Georgetown was conducted by Rev Harold Martin of St Johns United Church Georgetown with Interment in Greenwood Cemetery Pallbearers were William Arnold Brampton John Norval Irwin Noble Graham Gordon and Elmer Hill In cast Pat Kcntner Is in the cast of the Georgetown Little Theatres latest production A Delicate Balance by Edward Albee Its presented this week for three nights In Georgetown It has also been chosen to be the Georgetown entry In the Central Ontario Drama League festival Life lived only to satisfy yourself is called PRODUCTION HAS BEGUN at the plant of Enterprises Mr is shown doing the final welding on one of long in the Acton Industrial Park Owner of the firm Guss Bollert span Joists feet long by three feet deep destined for a new was previously involved only with the installation of steel factory at equipment but now will be able to do custom fabrication also J Jennings Photo charged they hadnt lived up to their He claimed the province had cut funds from what was provided in other years instead of increasing the allotment Mannell said municipalities had projects they planned on doing but cant now that funds be available Mannell urged county and local councils to protest the government action companies producing drugs No savings Director Jim Gray told the committee a program known as Parcost hod eliminated the gap between discount and ordinary drug stores and that no cost advantage is real lied by shopping for drugs in discount drugstores As a result of the study the committee agreed rather than having welfare clients pay for the drugs at specified stores they charge them at any store in the county and the store will bill the county each month Under provisions of plan the prescription price Is set at the cost of the product times the quantity plus a pharmacists fee not to exceed 20 proposal Jim Sheldon a spokesman for the group told this paper Sheldon said Speyside ratepayers will be well represented at the public meeting to be held at Community Hall in Stewarttown tonight Wednesday We are deeply concerned with the ecological and environmental problems associated with the proposal he said MMAMMMMMMWWWMMMMMIMAMVIMW WITH THE SAVINGS YOU RECEIVE from AB SUPERMARKET LIDBYS BOTTLE SAVE cents catsup 2 WHITE GRANULATED J Jo BAG SUGAR 69 TINS FOR TOMATOES HOSTESS10 PKO POTATO VE CHIPS 59 LEO D OR ONION RINGS 55 BLUE WATER PKG HADDOCK FISH STIX 69 7 lb BAG French Fries 35 FRESH PRODUCE DAILY 10 69 HEAD LETTUCE 29 BANANAS FANCY LB BAG MAC APPLES 69 STOCK COTTAGE ROLLS 89 MAPLE LEAF CUT CAN NO I FRESH MEATY SIDE SPARE RIBS 89 SCHNEIDERS PKG COOKED MEATS 3 s SCHNEIDERS SIDE BACON CANADA NO 1 SLICED BEEF LIVER m TIN SAVE FLAKED TUNA 2 89 ROLL PKG DELUXE ICE CREAM 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