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Its a bird ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 12 1975 One Hundred and First Year No 20 Flflrn Actually its a jet trainer for the Legion Last train Friday GO bus Monday Acton last passenger train ceases to operate this Friday November The commuter service which ran from Guelph to Toronto each morning and back each night will be replaced by a bus which will connect with the GO train from Georgetown station Starting Monday CO transit VIce after It operated at a loss will run a 10 bus from last year Thi through Rockwood number of commuters riding and Acton which will allow the train had dropped from commuters to connect with In to less than GO trains going from George- 100 last year town to Union Station Toronto GO is starting this new service as replacement for the CN commuter train from which will cease this Friday Last month the Canadian Transport Commision gave CN permission to cancel the commuter train runs from Guelph Hack wood Acton Georgetown Brampton and to Toronto The train designated number in the morning and In the afternoon began operating in 19G2 first tried to discontinue the train in I960 but residents Georgetown Acton and other spots along the route went to hearings In and fought hard to keep the train running received permission last month to tanctl the CN rail officials blame the tremendous success of the Georgetown GO trains started in the spring of 1174 for tht rapid decline in customers on the Guelph commuter train year indicate an of six people were boarding train in Acton another three got on in Rock wood and were from Change Tests taken during the lust GO officials believe mam people who used to get on thi commuter train In Acton now drive to Georgetown and take the GO tram to Toronto The new GO bus from to Georgetown will leave Guelph at a and stop in at a and Acton at a Passengers on the buses will hue i short wait or th im GO train after iving in Georgetown The train arrives in Toronto at El 15 a m In the Aiding commuters wilt the 10 GO train which arrives in Georgetown at p m ind then take the GO bus to Alton and The bus will stop in Acton at fi and Rock wood at p It will the run In Guelph each evening at p The bus will stop at Wit son Ristraurant and the At ton and the north corners in Immtdnteh following the inidiin Tr isslon decision to allow of tin train GO transit stepped in and in noun ted the new bus sen ice Officials don t know how successful the scrv ices v ill be but think it will draw from the tiled commuter train but ilso from the car commuting public It is also hoped some of the lommultrs who driving to town will now GO bus me GYM teacher Thelma Cooper gives pupil Catherine Kinnon a kiss for her fourth birthday See Page 13 Out of hospital three victims in lln triple shooting on October been released from and third ftiim ilisfuton Sick almost two vnrs of hopes Acton lcLion his an rcidj to mounted on il i the new building The TO plane arm id i clock in i flurry of excitement Hundreds enthralled as i huge Chinook helicopter ing tmner slung below whirled in over the set do in its precious load right centre of irking irta near the gmn I he forte of the down draft forced ni spectators to huddle into tbur coats bend and turn of earth and leaves swirled violently for virds ironnd until the copter few east loose their loid be nearby field mil stttlcd their trait down on tr iss Then came rushing in is snapping all The surrounded new souvenir plant pok ing its picking of mattresses and ping in tin high win s found thev were tomed into helicopter ind taken on impromptu tours frnndlv six Floats clowns bands getting ready for parade Santa Claus IS coming to town on December The Acton Men arc arranging a reception tor him with Acton Citizens Band Georgetown Pipe Band and Georgetown Majorettes pro viding the musical pom men Participation from the skating club Agricultural Society firefighters Scouting and Guiding sections Junior Farmers The Morning Club John Deere Hills Electric Page Glass and Mirrors regional police the Anglican church and a group of young men is all being arranged George has volunteered to be the fellow Santa The parade will begin at JO m at the former train station site and will proceed to the scout hall where marchers will be given refreshments Anxious children can meanwhile go to the MCA where Santa will be waiting Legion ladles are donating his candy canes Donations of any amount will be appreciated and the Chamber of Commerce is giving their full support will also have a part In the parade I iht was These plans proceeded at a meeting called the Men in the Monday evening Thi committee will meet again on Nov J and Dec at m The s Men were verv pleased with the attendance at their meeting and the number of unexpected vol who showed up Thev will be seeking donations to pav the bands and prov ide prize for the best floats Winner in Ohio Fred Kentner of R Acton came home from Columbus Ohio this week end a champ His While Leghorns walked off with all but two of the national trophies including the championship trophy for the best Leghorn in America Several hundred birds were in the competition Eight large trophies are added to the huge display of silverware he has collected across North America In past years This year one of the trophies received was In the wishing inform lion on the par or to enter a float is asked to nil at UK j lumi a uniicry limn Mr Kenlntr I known the of people in the pirking lot Sunday the landing of the plane w is culmination of rumors and stones thit hud been for months Jonnnv Gov could make no promises but lie high hopts when he set out about months ago to try to locate aircraft for the Legion had surplus craft were for sale and he went seirch This one was in i at Borden no longer in use so discussions and applications for per mission started lust recently the plans lift a snag and one department frowned on the procedure Here smiles John he got invaluable from Or Philbrook helicopter crew is to have an loid to as for their iircnft its However can go doing jobs for civilians whenever they re requested There were channels And Acton legion paid toward thi costs of bringing thi hire off wings I or John the final ip- to bringing trainer in air is i big one time he ind Ins men wi rt going we to tut off its ings bring it hen by Gov s Tnnsport And they knew re soldered wings would never reillv be strong and safe The way things ended had John and all his Legion tollngucs beaming Sunday Bui John I perfectly happv Mot quite vol He wints a fit Id piece to sent the Army And some thing lo represent Navy maybe in anchor And he t hesitated to drop the word is he dealt with Armed Forces personnel during this In use The jet plane is still used in training anil there are two squadrons of them out west They an m now for rad targtl pnttice since they are smill elusive The plane is m in Can i da It has i Rolls engulf and is I inks on the wings It hid towed lo Iho lawn the I imhi sur rounded snow feme for protection from tht thought Itss curious base has poured but still required a more days to dry The melilpylonisreidv hold plane its planned degree angle its 3B foot wing spread will in i definite hanking impression is if Ihe is to soar out over the lake mannequin will be placid inside it in the whole tableau will be floodlit Installation is a from Saturday A donated by red Wright will be moved to a new location gem nil manager of did the engineer and fabricating of the pylon Alex I and John Gov with Ted Pope Willie Smith Sieve went up lo amp liordtii to get the plane for the trip They cut into lit of installed i frime on the bottom of it whith wilt fit onto pylon I his work ins been for month John his words of i appreciation for A S Armstrong apt He It ski who art stilumed in Horde for helping with interne ills then tlnii ireisi Chinook is lit bluest in use was idt in Morton inn is built for lifting lo ids and logis ties support cm troops or p Hunts This one is based in and was in Borden for week on an II flew similar plant In the same way to apt Pat who was it the ion I nils Jerry Jim Cooper who in rid ltd the id i Harry ill the torn with tin regular tortus mil crew i student m pounds s on Miv eondilion in Children I to officer Region Pliti It int Robertson The officer said Guy Mjytr had released from Toronto General Hospital some time ago and Mrs Hilda ink toleive General on ridav iron eh with itlemptid murder is in in at Milton Drug charges end investigation at hs let lives charged one juvenile and one in Acton with possession of hashish and for the purpose of The arrests culminated two months of investigations of drug activities at Acton high school Tht first arrest was of a juvenile who was found in possession of seven cubes of hashish which police valued at and the luvcmle had collected from the salt of the drug v is also by officers As a result of that investigation detec lives proceeded to arrest an Acton youth with possession of drugs for the purpose of trafficking The young male was found in possession of one pound of marijuana and a quarter pound of hashish cubes Police said the drugs seized were worth approximately In addition officers seized 76 in cash Hi was putting the drugs out to juven at high school lo sell for him Detect iv i Tom Nicholson said He said more arrests of juveniles who were involved in the drug selling operation arc pending officers and Regional Police detectives raided six Georgetown area homes at Wednesday and arrested nine persons and laid 10 drug charges Various quantities of marijuana hash ish liquid hashish ind LSD were seized by officers during the raid The arrests minated several months of investigation stretching back to last summer five of the charges coming under the Narcotics Control Act were for possession and four others were forposscsion for the purpose of trafficking The charge under Ihe Food and Drug Act involved LSD warrants to search all FAMILY AND friends gathered at the Mr and Mrs Mac Sprowl to celebrate birthday of Jimmy home or the Page 2 Union members favor vote on PO strike FRED KENTNER proudly displays the eight trophies he won this past weekend in Columbus Ohio in the National White Leghorn Meet No change is postmnst about the post office Tuesdav No mi re union members returned to work to join Vic who went back lastweek Mr again this week if one or two comeback to work Ihe letter earners and rural earners at least to serve our own customers He pointed out it would be ex pensive sen ice but better than none Mr and all those who work for the post office arc required to union dues However Mr chose not to join the local pasta I clerk is member of the Canadian ion of Postal Workers Mr McKeown explained Very little mail is being posted here but Mr Bnstow is being kept busy doing other jobs the staff t nor mally have time for Favors vote Acton union steward Clive Lawrence Brampton said there nothing new this week to report No other Ac ton staff nave relumed to work Mr Lawrence attended the union melting in Toronto last He would like to have an opportunity to vote and thinks all the Acton workers would too president agrees the re should be a vote of members People have been finding ways of coping with the lack of delivery Several businesses have had employees out their own bills and cheques Most of these deliveries arc local but some companies need to deliver bills as far as Toronto where the staff are encountering the many vale postal services Two Georgetown postal workers have set up a distn but ion service of their own and are willing to deliver mail in Georgetown and Ac ton for ten cents a letter They art contacting companies this week One Acton letter carrier was engaged to deliver one set of bills here Rural carriers are engaged by the Free Press deliver the newspapers on their Notices such as the newsletter and are being lakin to the homes of members People have contacted the Ventures about taking on de livery duties but most of these voung men have other jobs and found they would be re quired to complete the job more quickly than they could handle The high school was also asked if any groups wanted to deliver bills but didn t take on the task High school students de livered the letters of thanks after commencement to their recipients