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sascssaistssisk pfwywjiryfaty yf ppsr lemefnber the radials the once familiar electric coaches may make a comeback parasols and straw mlnel south of st radial cars were once i fa- eshillar sight in georgetown one bof the main stops on the toron- eto suburban railway line sguelph the radial ajtiwn was the main sl n buildlfirrecently by the haltpnpeel cnst and savings co from the ichriatian reformed church the gffacka entered town from the t along a right of way which khas since become princess an- jjsne dr they crossed main st l at ths james st corner throush what is now the 1 parking lot and w carried on a trestle over tlie lriver gulley at the base of the llgvalph st hill behind the high school the tracks paralleled the khlghwayj u town a aid of construction marks the mer route of the radial thru jthe towns east end devolpment i sometimes they travailed with as many as ave cars but more usually they ran singly or coupled in pairs elaborate- ly ippointed the interiors fea tured ornate lighting fixtures plush upholstery and rich ta bid mahogany powerful electric lamps mounted on the cars lit up the tracs far ahead and swept ad jacent roadsides outside built up areas the tracks forsook the side of the road for the middle creating not only traffic prob lems but something of an eye- within six months of the omea meeting in 112 11 mu nicipalities had asked hydro for advice concerning construc tion of an electric railway from toronto to markham public interest was heightened in 1914 when 2000 marchers descended on the house of commons in ottawa to demand financial aid for hydro radials the following year 15p per sons appeared at queens park to ask the ontario government to provide a linebuilding sub sidy passengers dtswnbarfcad at tha torontoyork radial ter- the radials came into being in klbtt and disappeared from the ljocsl scene in the early 1930s tbe former station and rotting etie dotting the path of the el gtiio railway is all that remains till reminder of the ccrn- service that lived and bad three decades before its the following story on the ra- kdhcals is reprinted from the on- gtario hydro news straw boaters and panamas i stylish at woodbine thit year the latest in threebut ton mens suits were advertised by eatons for trackopening day at 1650 charming as the ladies looked in their ankle- length skirts with higbbuttun blouses and bows it was pre posterous sir to suggest they be given the vote evidenced by its fastgrow ing hydro system industrializ ation was the coming thing for ontario there was plenty of work available and skilled tra desmen earned as much as 23 cents an hour on such con struction projects as torontos union station idtorr-th- u was 19 and the latest r tunes atop the player piam list included in the evening by the moonlight when irish eyes are smiling and old girl of mine placid melodies which generally reflected pla cid times but the year was not without its tragedies and con troversies the sinking of the titanic and subsequent inquiry dominated 1912s newspaper headlines as did the us threat ultimately acted upon to send the marines into cuba locally the methodistspon sored ban the bar room movement was gaining momen tum and familiar sounding more than half a century later citizens and officials were urg ing extension of interurban rail service while many of these railways had been operating in parts of ontario since the early 18805 proponents of the extended net work envisaged it as a hydro service radiating 900 miles from toronto and connecting all surrounding municipalities electricity would supply the motive power the radials as the systems were known were seen as not only essential in arresting the developing drift of workers from the farm to the city but the key to rapid dis tribution of goods and produce the concept was advanced at tario municipal electric assoei ation in 1912 when onlari hydro was called upon to in vestigate the possibiliies of establishing such a rail net work which like the provin ces newlyestablished electrical system would be operated on a service at cost basis adam beck hydros first chairman was one of the stro- gest advocates of the electric urban transit system he had men similar networks operat ing in densely populated areas of europe and the united states ontarios expanding populat ion already numbered more than 2500000 and with almost 12000 motor vehicles register ed in the province he anticip ated- costly highway develop ment programs ahead i with even greater foresight sir adam believed that the st lawrence river would eventu ally be deepened into a sea way and toronto would be come an atlantic port rapid interurban rail service would become even more essential for moving people and com merce interurban electrics had al- ready been operating along- 1 side roads such as they were in various parts of the prov- two steps from the stage coach era ontarios earliest electric railways succeded hor se- drawn trams and often inherited the tracks along which they ran capable of travelling at 50 miles an hour the early dials woodandsteel cars operated on single track lines with sid ings about every quarter of a mile blaring horns warned unwary man beast or vehicle to keep clear and served as a means of communication in de termining which ot two ap proaching cars would pull into a siding to allow the other to pass macule railway coaches cross a trestle at right tha front view of a radial car i jo reid is wed fh brampton ceremony a honeymoon trip to cape cod followed the recent wed- ding of mary jo anne reid of mr jjid mrs ithomas g reid brampton and bobert elgin lewis son of mrs lewis and the late i mr edward m lewis mono oscl mr and mrs lewis will be wilding at r- r 1 mono road the brides parents are for leper georgetown residents she is a granddaughter of mr and i lbs edgar beeney r r 1 gaorgetown st marys church brampton at decorated with baby blue usd mauve delphiniums and pink carnations and mums the i ceremony and nuptial rf b father 1 c canning jerry law- brarnelea played the or- i fm and mrs bob beeney of i georgetown the brides aunl i was the soloist sheaang ave i maria and other numbers given in marriage by her fa lser the bria wore a long tra- i dtttonalstyk gown with an em- ptre waist and threequarter d aleeves and a detachable i train au e- whit crepe tha gown was trimmed at the bo dice sleeve near hemline and the train with a white siv fringe a headpiece of netted petals and crystal droplets beu her fulllength veil of illusion tulle she carried a bouquet of whitetrtephanotis and trailing ivy the maid of honour was pa tricia kirley brampton and the bridesmaids were mrs bert speirs bolton sister of the groom and susan reid bramp ton sister of the bride the flowergirl was janet lavole georgetown cousin of thebride and chrispber- beeney geor getown cousin of the bride was the ringbearer the bridesmaids wore full- length sheath dresses sleeve less ani emptrewiisied of peachhptnk crepe and whke and pink organza twist with high white gloves the flowergirl was dressed in an all pink abortoared dress and the ring- bearer was in a shortpanted white suit the girls carried white gathering baskets filled with deep pink carnations baby white mums purelyblue csr-i- flowets and green fernery headdress vara of pink andj white organza onion rings and netting bert speirs bolton the grooms brotherinlaw was the best man and the ushers were tom reid brampton brother of the bride and david lewis mono road brother of the the outdoor reception was held at terra cotta inn the brides mother wore a twopiece suit of dark pnk silkknit with pale pink acces sories and she wore a corsage of pale pink sweetheart roses the grooms mother wore a floral printed aqua silk dress with a matching hat and her corsage was ot orange tinted mums and carnations for her honeymoon the bride chose a turquoisegreen pattern ed shantung suh with a white cloche hat and white accessor ies her corsage was pale yel low carnations and a white gar denia mr and mrs lewis are res- siding at rr 1 mono road tubed the i j twentyseven million tree seedlings will be planted in tubes this year by the ontario department of lands and for ests the threeinchlong open- ended plastic tubes are split down one side so the trees can shed them as they grow j irate councillor continued from page 1 the water at the base of the bank they claimed that reference to this spillover was made reports in 1962 and 1963 and the spillover remains in the bed of the diversion channel the owsc requested some action be taken and their com mission notified of the pro gress the whole thing originated from newspapers trying to sell copies opined reeve hunter and id like to see the letters filed and forgotten the mayor reminded the reeve that as the towns rep resentative of the credit val ley authority he should con tact the chairman and have him look over the site the reeve agreed to do this seek cimint bottom at terra cotta swim pool council jave backing to cr smiths resolu tion tuesday that the cvca members be told of the immed iate need tor a cement bottom on the terra cotta swimming pond w the mud and silt makeif impossible for the lifeguards to see an inch mow the sur face again we had a near miss the other day up there said o smith as he stressed the of the situation alltles including toronto had voted heavily in favour ot rad ial and another 230 municipal ities interested in scrapping the horseandbuggy as the principal means of suburban and interurban transport were seeking information from hy dro engineers encouraged by support beck and hit followers pressed for an immediate start on a 2000 mile provincial system to cost an estimated 82000000 but world war 1 was still raging and claiming that such expend iture couldnlt be justified at the time the government shel ved the program- by passing le gislation prohibiting any action on radials until the end of hos tilities following the armirtke an other radial program was pres ented involving lines from to ronto connecting bowmanville hamilton st catharines gueljnv kitchener and niagara beck promised that this init ial stage would be followed by province wide extensions but the age of the automo bile had arrived the govsrn- twentythree of 28 municipment had embarked on an extensive highway develops cheated of hope outra- ment program and feared that to encourage radials woum be to encourage competition highways it handed the question to reval comjhission- which after sitting 112 days issued a rep ort describing the proposed radial- scheme as unwise and economically unsound com mented- the toronto globe of the day the cost ot inquiry amounting to the staggering sum of 496754 its the price paid by the taxpayers of ont ario forthe governments evas ion of its responsibility the last hope lift the riial mtworir depends now whether toronto would gran hydro a sixtrack rightofway along the- citys waterfront the question was settled by ballot on new years day 1922 the proposal was- turned down by 5000 votes- bat the issue had raised emotions to a fever pitch typical of press treat- ge on humanity the osl- tion press was no lessrasjraln- ed defeat was complete when the government followed up by cancelling existing financial agreements between hydro and the lpunicipalitic3 mak ing it clear that those interest ed in radials from then on vera strictly on their own time had run out tor the ra- diala at least for that parti- cular period of ontarios hist ory in the yesrs that followed many municipalities that had invested in them suffered hea vy losses lines were gradually abea- ohed and torn up some l taken over by the major rail ways and converted to steam or diesel operation others were ironically covered with asphalt to accommodate motor vehicles which today constitu te one of the provinces great- ment was this threedeck headiest transportation problems authorities are taking a new look at commuter and inter urban transportation and elec tricity is to the fore in much of their thinking line in the toronto telegram of november 2 1921 phari sees of queens park crucified hydro radials big interests on top mothers and babies spare ribs fresh meaty oj pork hocks 25 fresh sliced jrl 0 pork liver 39 delmonte orange drink 3ioo kraft deluxe cheese slices vi ik pk 37 tide large package 45 bicks pickles 31 keuoggs frosted flakes 263 maxwell house sale instant coffee free party pitcher 109 packed 10oz size ln m catita toilet tissue j 879 potato chips 59 westons trio pak biscuits 3beis99 fruit cocktail manto n tin 2 69 grape juice frown a tina fresh produce specials california fancy red cardinal grapes 2 us 49 ontario grown no 1 vacuum packed head lettuce 2s39 ontario grown no 1 grd nw crop 4rfc k carrots v ontario grown wet tender dozen kam corn 59 california jvmbo urn 27 cantaloupes each l fc