weekender july 27 j985 pll gorilla warfare with this towering inflatable gorilla markhams conlin motors found a unique way to advertise its triex used car concept the program in operation at most general motors dealers has the dealer selling used cars for their owners sjoerd witteveen few train riders but officials happy the reinstated havelocktoronto via train is carrying only half the daily pas senger load required to keep it oper ating still via rail spokesperson deborah etsten said rail officials are pleased with initial ridership figures put back on the tracks seven weeks ago after its cancellation by the federal liberals the dayliner has averaged 50 riders a day each way the 160kilometre line which includes stops in claremont dagmar and myrtle is to receive a total of 58 million in federal subsidies during a twoyear trial period imposed by the progressive con servative government during a recent week the train car ried an average of 55 riders both ways from various points along the route this falls short of the anticipated 100- passenger daily average several delays with the resurrected train service have upset some regular riders but improvements are expected soon officials at cp rail which operates the train for via have promised that track repairs will be completed by the fall this is expected to enable the dayliner to increase its relatively slow average speed of 45 kilomteres per hour the train departs havelock at 505 am monday to friday and arrives at torontos union station at 830 am morning stops are made at myrtle 717 am dagmar 725 am and claremont735 am the return trip leaves toronto at 530 pm and reaches claremont at 619 pm dagmar at 629 pm and myrtle at 654 pm claremont commuters pay 5 oneway and 8 for a round trip carrier of the week marvin has huge route twelveyearold marvin gold- bloom of markham has been chosen as this weeks carrier of the week marvin has been a carrier with the economist and sun for 10 months his route consists of over 200 cus tomers math is marvins favorite subject in school other interests include playing baseball and the guitar marvin really likes his customers and notes theyre pretty co operative bicycle keeps elsie healthy and happy by brenda little the key to recapturing youth is physical fitness no one knows this better than elsie newman of cedar beach trailer park in musselmans lake shes living proof of what exercising can do ms newman a conservative 85-years- young is as healthy and happy as most 30yearolds im healthy because i ride my bike all the time she explaines i have been rid ing a twowheeler since i was three park residents have grown accustomed to seeing her little white foldup bicycle dashing around the grounds she rides past the office almost every morning at about nine says audrey davies park coowner ms newmans bicycle is her baby shes had it for almost 12 years but it still looks brand new i look after it exclaims ms newman i always wash and wax it when im away i have my sons look after it she has three more bicycles in florida her winter home i ride even more down there says ms newman the roads are flatter so i can travel for miles i ride everywhere because i dont have a car ms newman hasnt had a car since her husband charles died 3 vt years ago although ms newman lives alone she if definitely not lonely while she is at cedar beach her two sons douglas and charles often take her into town to shop or dine she also has many friends in the park i know almost everybody here she points out i have many friends because i love people most people love ms newman too her neighbors call her a real doll ms newman has lived in the trailer park since 1939 and doesnt plan to leave vera davies keeps the park so nice just like his dad used to says ms newman i also like being on high ground the air is fresher and i get good television recep tion i just love it here she adds ella happily retired after 24 years of collecting and sorting mail ella morden is enjoying the relaxa tion that comes with retirement ella gave up her rural postal route march 1 of this year i liked the job explains ella it was just time to leave ella is glad to be able to spend more time with her two grandchildren shelley and brent the only thing i really miss is talking to the people along my route says ella the people of stouffville will also miss ella she always went beyond the call of duty to help people ella is proud of the pleasant letter ross giles wrote to the tribune many years ago it told of a day when ella made a per sonal trip to giles chevolds car deal ership after noticing no mail in the corner box the company had forgotten to take its mail out and was very grateful to her the post office has been a part of the mordens lives for as long as ella can re member she has been collecting the mail since the first day the pickup boxes were installed her late husband worked for the post office his father worked for the post office and now brenda ellas daughter is taking over where her mother left off brenda has been helping her mother with the route for over 12 years and has taken it on as a fulltime job like her mother she enjoys the work because she likes the people transportation costs driving you runs on low cost regular gasoline michelin all season raoial tires low cost maintenance child proof door locks special anti corrosion c j a c treatment phom 0o4u mvf 4 or luxury for less 18 litre och engine runs on regular gasoline front sioe window demisters michelin all season radials from mm motors 347 main st n hwy 48 markham 4714505 markham ltd uuomwcktmftcoa jackson i motors vmavi hff t also in barrie at 126 bradford st 18004614306 jackson group since 1927