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b2 wednesday july 27 1kb i- sh 1 mussvlake after 42 years ser- vice with the cnr dalton draper south lake road musselmans lake has retired he completed his last run on the beautiful north- lander july 6 dal- ton and wife olive have spent the last 30 summers at this popular resort cen- tre during the off season they reside in toronto every bit the build of a locomo tive engineer dal- ton admits he shed a ac- few tears on making his final trip en gineering was his life born at lucan ont and raised at cookstown dalton was in the trucking business when he learned that a truck operator was needed at bar- rie not until he ap plied for the job did he realize it was a handoperated truck for hauling freight from there he graduated to a cnr fireman and later after 3 hi years in the army to a freight en gineer from 1958 he handled the north- tender a threecar passenger train be tween toronto and north bay y what about the so- called romantic era of steam and the switchover to diesel power dal ton was asked no compari son he replied you dont operate a diesel it operates it self while modest con cerning the respon sibility involved daltons the first to admit to hazards in volved fogs the worst he says at speeds of 70 miles per hour max imum it takes at v- least a mile to stop there are other problems too like lea ves on the rails or a light rain these can cause slippage during all these years dalton was never involved in a collision with another train sure he hit an occasional cow or maybe a deer but nothing he considered serious further he was never late on the job back in 1945 a fireman on a cnr freight was making about 60 a week today they make moreon a single trip than i did in a month forty years ago regardless dal ton liked the feeling of being his own boss vr on completing his last run- he was presented with an engravedplaque containing a golden spike he displays it proudly along with other photos and railroad souvenirs dalton feels he can adjust to retire- ment he skates curls plays a little golf and cross country skis these activities should keep him occupied all year round but should time hang a little heavy on his hands he can al ways relive the past with a toronto- tonorth bay trip on the northlander says dalton you can take the engineer out of the train but youll cant take the train out of the engineer swear super sidewalk specials i i v t- v it-f- jm jv snegreb insulated boots csa approved green patch first quality sizes 61 2 only s pr umit of 1 pair per customer mens genuine stanfield penguin golf jerseys super f f00 special i j each 8 shades smlxl umit of 2 per customer plus dozens more instore specials westlawn cr stouffville 6405111 waylin coin wash a t morga ns texa co 23 brock st w oden 700 am 1000 pm washdryfold service alterations fur storage draperies rug furniture cleaning we now have flavours in large bottles p vtwehtyfive years onnbrthlander afte cnr dalton on plans to get in a little golf during the draper a summer resident on soiithsummer skate curl and crosscountry lake road musselmans lake has re- j j tired- he completed his final trip at the skl durng the wlnter he and wlfe 0hve controls of the beautiful northlander have been cottage residents at the lake july 6 an enthusiastic sportsman dal- 30 years anxious to return home miss my dog 1 by greg coates unionville although still confined to hospital unionvilles stephen schmuck- er is in good spirits and anxious to return home following a hear fatal accident at the intersection of hwy 7 and oakcrest ave- nuestephen 23 is recovering from surgery during which a plate and pin were placed in his hip- the unionville man blind since age four was hit by an eastbound vehicle july 14 as heerossed hwy 7 with his seeingeye dog josh stephen credits the 80pound german shepherd with saving his life the dog died at the scene while he suffered a fractured jhip and facial lacerations in a recent interview at his room in scar borough centenary hospital stephen said that despite his injuries the most difficult task will be attempting to erase the mem ory of his dog from his mind j we werematched perfectly he was stubborn and so was i said stephen i couldnt haveasked for a better dog if it jwasnt for josh i probably wouldnt be here today rr i stephen received josh from guiding eyes a training school in new york city only 10 months ago and although hes not certain he says he will likely get another a lot will depend on how i come out of therapy and recoverfrbm the loss of josh he saidi dont think it will really hit me until i arrive home and start moving around again as for the accident itself stephen cant remember a thing i dont know what happened he said maybe i was just getting too sure of my selfa little too cocky i dont know stephen had been crossing the intersec tion hwy 7 and oakcrest avenue to catch a markham transit bus to work every morning for the past three weeks he re cently started as a computer programmer at centennial college and despite the accident stephen says hell probably continue to cross there i dont know anyone else who crosses there that walks to the lights so why should i out of the way he said its bad enough getting up at 530 am and travell ing 1j4 hours to work he hopes the accident will prompt the installation of traffic lights markham council has requested lights for the in tersection three times but has been re jected by the ministry of transportation admitting hes fortunate to have escaped with just a broken hip and a few scratches stephen said he doesnt expect the accident to slow him down i asked the surgeon how bad my hip was and he said dont ask i couldnt count the v piecesm was lucky but ive never let it blindness slow me down before and i dont intend to now already doing leg exercises stephen is expected to be moved to st johns con valescent hospital by the end of the week he has been told to expect about two months of physical therapy once hes up and around theyve said i can expect two months of 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