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-M- PC Hodgson GritBritnell to run again crnrt days clearing he line rum through King City Aurora and Newmarket alter 18 c r freight train derailed Scavengers descend on King train wreck Era News Editor NEWMARKET The provincial election campaign in York North riding expected in But the ridings New Democratic Party will have to find a new candidate to repla THE Since VOL NO NEWMARKET AURORA KESWICK ONTARIO SEPTEMBER CHILDREN PLAYED WITH DOG Three require rabies shots after pup dies By CAROL Era Staff Reporter NEWMARKET At least three Newmarket residents will be taking rabies shots after being bitten or scratched by Another youngsters have been in contact with the puppy according to local officials A nineweek old black Labrador puppy which was given td Mr and Mrs George dilated eyes and was walking strangely he said He took the puppy to a veterinarian Friday evening where it was quarantined and it died Saturday Although the Borkovec still havent heard the results of laboratory tests performed in Ottawa Mr Borkovec said he and his seven year old son Chris will undergo the painful shots Theres no sense taking any chances he said He said both he and his son had cuts which would have come in contact with saliva from the puppy Two other children in the household Debbie and Kim will not take the shots at this time Anne McNern 11 of Scott St will also begin the rabies However he said the shots should not be administered unless there is strong suspicion of rabies because of the danger from the vaccine itself is a risk involved in taking the treatment although it is rare Dr Slingerland said He said results of the tests performed on the puppy are expected today and at that time decisions will be made regar ding the other children who played with the animal The majority have nothing to fear he said And he said it is unlikely The puppy came from a Mount Albert farm and owner Joan MacDougall said she suspects the puppy probably died from distemper Three of a litter of four puppies were given away The pup remaining at the farm and the dam are Tine she said There are three mature dogs horses cows and sheep on the farm and there have been no signs of the disease she said However she said the puppies were allowed complete freedom of the farm and one could have been in contact with a rabid skunk or groundhog KING TOWNSHIP A Canadian National freight train derailment last Wednesday morning brought out looters trying to salvage some of the grain bran and flour which spilled onto the tracks a CN official said Monday As many as automobiles were reported in the area at one time after 18 cars of the freight train derailed at am Two policemen tried to chase off the trespassers ac cording to Morris Sims a CN public- relations official But its difficult to police a derailment with only a couple of men he said carrying sand Mr Sims said CN has not yet determined the cause of the derailment he said The line was closed until Saturday while crews cleaned up the wreckage Passengers using the daily Barrie-to- Toronto return service had to be transported by buses The daily passenger trains from Vancouver were rerouted through eastern Toronto Eight of the derailed cars were carrying grain five cars had bran four contained sand and one car carried flour Although there was a lot of spillage he said much of the cargo was salvageable CN has not yet estimated the loss and damages due to the derailment he said Although crews are still working on the cleanup as of Monday the lines are open and traffic is normal Mr Sims Queensville residents will challenge expropriation If a person has been bitten on the face shots should be started immediately Medical Officer of Health Owen Slingerland said Monday Its very close to the brain where the virus hits he said As many as children were playing with the puppy at one time or another Dr Slingerland pup or had cuts or scratches which could have come in contact with saliva would need treatment he said The treatment consists of a shot administered under the Good old Ontario apple elder tasted pretty good Saturday to those who sampled the work of pressmen Arnold Johnson right and Gord Huff at the Festival Fall Fair in the village The press is over years old It was purchased for about from when new For more photos of the fair please turn to page 3 Empfy bus halts traffic lie around he said In other cases the animal will foam at the mouth and appear to be in a And Dr Slingerland stressed that at this point the diagnosis is clinical A second report of a rabid dog in the Srigley St area is unconfirmed York Regional Police and local animal control officials investigated a report but were unable to locate the animal NEWMARKET Theres no doubt Newmarket drivers are heeding the new law prohibiting passing school buses with flashing lights anywhere but on a divided highway Last Wednesday at the height of the 5 m rush hour a school bus driver parked left his warning lights flashing while he went for coffee in the little shop across Within minutes traffic was Jammed up to the end of and lined up along Prospect St Nobody would pass those flashing lights Finally a neighbor seeing that an empty bus was causing the traffic jam ran over to the coffee shop and a redfaced driver emerged seconds later to relieve the situation better deal in expropriation proceedings they are facing with York Region According to Walter Pope chairman of the new group York Regional engineering department may have based its expropriation orders for a four- lane rightofway for the two- lane gravel Queensville Sideroad west from on incorrect surveys He said the present plans are to expropriate land back to the centre of five or six of the 20 homes on the first miles of the road Twelve of the 20 families attended the meeting The group to be known as the Property Association authorized Mr Pope to hire a lawyer to investigate the validity of the regions claims Some cast ballots by candlelight VANDORF In Newmarket some people voted by candlelight last Thursday And across York North riding about 100 persons vote at all because of numerators mistakes Those were two of the problems facing election officials last Thursday to Mr and Mrs Lea Hagell whose Vandorf home was the riding returning office The hydro failure in Newmarket couldnt be helped but Mr and Mrs said Friday that they were very We only had two people in the whole riding the last time who werent on the voters list Mrs said two in Mrs Hagell The other major probli list Some of the people even had copies of their enumeration slips which proved that an enumerator had registered them But the enumerators bad not recorded the names on their The problem was par ticularly acute at three polls in Aurora two in Newmarket and It got so bad with phone calls that we started giving out the enumerators telephone numbers she said their calls and compile their lists This year for the first time the lists were reproduced photographically by the printer to avoid errors which could result from typesetting In Mr Hodgson took votes 1420 more than the combined total for Mr Lewis and Liberal George Timpson Mrs led the Liberals who finished last in into a respectable second place Both she and Mr Lewis advocated a slow controlled growth policy for York Region during their campaigns Mr Lewis picked up 1220 more voles Thursday than he did in 1971 and fared par ticularly well in where he won of the polls third consecutive term and Mrs in her first provincial race both say they will run again next time Mr Lewis however said he felt he couldnt do any better than he did Thursday votes in the NDPs thirdplace finish He will not run again he The Hodgson announcement surprised some observers who felt he would retire from a long political career after one more term There was speculation ltvit Newmarket Mayor Bob a converted Liberal might lead the York North PCs Conservative government and the prospect of an abbreviated term may have convinced Mr Hodgson to look ahead to a fourth candidacy Mrs in her second term as mayor of King Town ship said she would not run for mayor again next year En couraged by her strong second- place finish Thursday she said she will concentrate her energies on provincial politics after her municipal lerm ends Mr Hodgson showed no surprise or disappointment at 1971 when he the combined total of his two op- On Thursday more persons voted against Mr Hodgson than voted for him- He voters turned Mr Hodgsons victory although much less decisive tied a Mr Hodgsons biggest victory margin came in King Township his home area and of Mrs Mr Hodgson collected 28N voles and won of the Hodgson for the lead The Conservative candidate won all five municipalities in the riding and ran strongly in where he got votes Mr Lewis was second in market with while Mrs got ibJ In Aurora Mr Hodgson won with 2160 while his challengers split the other votes Mrs 77i Mr Lewis Mr Lewis came second on his home ground of but lc still ran voles behind Mr Hodgsons leading total of 1936 Mrs Britnell made it a tight race in Vaughan the ridings newly annexed area but Mr Hodgson still came out on top with votes Mrs trailed by 53 votes in Vaughan on last Thursdays Ontario election please turn to page Morrison calls for a recount SUTTON Durham North Liberal candidate Clare Morrison will call for a recount after losing by a margin Mr Morrison was defeated by Environment Minister Bill Newman by 11206 votes to 11095 New Democratic Party Candidate Lesley Griffin received a final official vote total of A mere 3 per cent error is all that is needed to swing the balance Mr Morrison said There were about votes cast in the riding results from his home territory My own town let me down a little badly he said He won Sutton by 156 votes over the PC candidate and in Georgina he led by 168 votes In North the Liberal hopeful lost by votes The Liberal candidate said he expected to upset the PC he missed his past life on the bench was sorry I felt I had to give up the position in the first place he said but the closeness of the vote indicates to I was right he said I dont know if Ill be available However he told his sup- bug Im a quick study he quipped Ive learned a lot in the last few months Ill be And what does he think of his chances in a future election Ive had to wait for a lot of juries to come in he said The The 200 Liberal faithful in Durham North who held election watch at Clare Morrisons camp tsee RECOUNT page the hydro failure in Newmarket sent officials at Bell School on Queen St scurrying voters couldnt cast their ballots for about minutes until suf ficient candles were secured Candlelight carried the Bell School poll through to the 8 pm voting deadline Other polling areas affected by the blackout were the Legion hall and Rogers Public School WILLIAM NEWMAN LESLIE GRIFFIN