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THE ERA York County Sine 1852 amy at 30 Charbi St Omwle Inland Co LiniieJ SafacriefiMit lor for one eoplas ISfaaeh Mtpap f Second Class Mail DAVID ft HASKELL CARTER Eastwest artery need for lake traffic Georgjna Mayor Joseph Dates charge that south Lake Simcoes shores will remain stifled as a recreation area unless access roads arc constructed is a valid one Mayor Dales long an advocate of a Bridge Across The took up the cudgel again 4t last weeks York Regional Council meeting He noted that the province has built and is planning to build northsouth roads to serve Lake Simcoe s south shore But there are no decent roads to Georgina and there does not appear to be any planned Mayor Dales lamented And to top it off the present inadequate east- west road system is in a bad state of disrepair And these repairs must be made at the expense of the Georgina taxpayer even though much of the damage is caused by cars owned by Metro area residents Mayor Dales plea for an extension of the Sideroad across the Schomberg River south of Cook Bay would open up a new Vista for the tourist business of Lake Simcoes south shore iiiiiiinl of need lor the Schomberg River Bridge and an Km wishing use the tourist improved road system in Township facilities of Hit smith shore must use the A feasibility study for the bridge should be which is more than seven undertaken now and steps should be taken by the south of the rive corners Keswick Traffic surveys are being undertaken n they will undoubtedly show that there Region of York and the Province of Ontario to not only improve the present roads but establish a good eastwest artery Good on you Bill Lazenby Richmond Hill Mayor Bill whose public attire could appropriately include a crying towel was at it again in York Regional Council last week Speaking in his customary semiaudible tones the chairman of councils health and social services committee carped at the press because it doesnt print York Regions welfare statistics He has asked the press to do so time and again he moaned and the blackguards just ignore horn The press doesnt like to pubish good things Mayor said tearfully Just to show that there are goodhearted souls in our generally sardonic ranks we herewith acknowledge publicly that York Region does have an excellent record in the welfare department Less than one per cent 76 to be precise of ago Last year 135 employable heads of families were on welfare This year the number is down to There are 217 unemployables on welfare now compared with last year The region saved almost by putting former welfare recipients to work on winter works projects Trie savings Irom these programs is down almost per cent from last year but it has still been of benefit a report noted Good on you Bill HOT DAY lineups at Gorman municipal swimming pool like the one above sometimes stretch for a block Town recreation officials had anticipated having two pools in operation this summer and drew up a program schedule ac cordingly However Schlckedanz Developments Ltd the developer building the towns second pool was unable to meet the June opening date Its agreement with the town specified The new pool is now expected to open in the early fall Cole photo Readers ERA This space is reserved for the comments opinions and drawings of The Eras read ers Please feel free to send yours along All we ask is that you include your name and address Campbell handicap failed to slow him down Perhaps the nicest thing about working for a newspaper is having an excuse to meet and talk with interesting people Theres a real kick to be had meeting the dignitaries the the newsmakers hell have a certain enduring courage call it guts if you will that makes you want to point to him as an example for all modernday moaners See look what can be done even with two strikes ELMAN CAMPBELL vou shared one thing in common Theyve made their marks despite the incredible handicap of blindness Most recent of the three is Elman Campbell merchant of Main St Newmarket years a successful businessman in our area the better off you cutting ice on Fairy Lake the GlenvillePond and Bogarttown Pond he recalls the hop fields and their harvest for the brewery here in Newmarket and shops with the high stools for the customers and red plush carpets he used to skate on the ponds with other kids behind a horsedrawn scraper and he played ball no leagues then and a lot of tennis Everyone had a court Built Elm St Keep up against Utter was quite upset to Secondary whistle Theweatherw School in Aurora Dear Newmarket for gates on Davis Dr at the end of the decided to wonder how it happened and how it could have been prevented Did the flashing red lights or hear the trains whistle If the train was so close upon them why didnt Charge not their dogs Young Engineer But it couldnt have been any cinch that first change way back in 1930 when as a young chemical engineer he had to give up his chosen career because of an accident barely five weeks after graduation There was an explosion his eyes were busted up as he put it and that was that the end of a career barely begun With characteristic fortitude however it wasnt long until Mr Campbell turned those early depression years into the beginning of a new career Hiring a young teacher in Newmarket who like many at that time was out of a teaching job Mr Campbell paid her the magnificent sum of an hour to read to him from books on business management Finance organization and management I boned up on all that stuff for two years out of three The first year I mostly just felt sorry for myself But when its all boiled down he summed up for The Era the better the education you So stationery and more specifically school supplies instead of chemistry has been Mr Campbells sfpccialty for nearly years And last month when The Era paid a visit his Main St Store in Newmarket was once again in a state of change Mr Campbell was getting ready with obvious relish to accommodate the grade 13 students In the area with supplies You can tell he likes young people He mikes a point of liirirm them to work in his store Sold school book He recalled for The Era an earlier day when all he sold were school supplies That was back under the old school section system when the secretary of each school would go out and buy all the supplies for his particular area Then in 1965 this section system was dissolved There was one school board for each township and business started to slip Buyers started calling for tenders and businessmen like Mr Campbell had to compete vith the wholesalers He built all the houses on Elm St said Mr Campbell proudlyand those along Park as well as a few on Millard and Victoria He was apprenticed by Jacques and Hayes examples of their craftsmanship are now prized antiques His grandson went on to recall that hed spend one year making all the doors sash and then the next year building the house Last year Mr Campbell and his wife Elizabeth Betty celebrated their wedding anniversary With his anniversary in business coming up this February Mr Campbell believes hes been in business under his own name longer than any other man in Newmarket There are other names he told The Era but theyre different generations The question of exact age he goodnaturedly avoided admitting only that the receives the old- age pension He believes people in Newmarket take him to be a good deal younger than he is And its this reporters guss that they do for his vitality and enthusiasm seem boundless first attempt 1 Hie of this taking a let them run loose as they hate to see a dog tied up That is a poor excuse for being irresponsible Keep them tied take hem tor walks give them the necessary ib ml Dixon lie tuitions the class in send this donation to lis In our efforts to get support we can gel It any of you have the opportunity please drop Would crossing gates ruined lillk assured mi Hits would In litis was me for a few moullis are back to their old licit shavings all over ll as well as disgusting of Wednesday and Friday mornings ami Tuesday and Thursday afternoons We would enjoy being fashion until the train was past A driver will ob viously see an obstacle across his path and come I think the town should put Timothy and IMvts and shrubs Besides on the cost it run the Ontario Society shelter current debate looked after properly the Humane Society would probably not need the trucks to pick up roaming it is not the dog Then with the coming of Regional Govern ment in 1971 and subsequent school supply purchasing all done from he Aurora office one half of Mr business disappeared Today he handles no less in dinnerware patterns and despite his handicap knows the whereabouts of every piece of stock on the premises Avid remit I You dont have to talk long with Mr Camp bell before discovering his love for Newmarket Ho whs horn nearby on farm in Whitchurch Township straight out Davis Dr between the and Jtli Concesdons and recalls moving to the own at the age of seven He remembers like that He manages to keep up on most subjects In fact reading a book a week least heads his list of interests And for many years hes Indulged a fascination for astronomy A telescope he built long ago still attracts the young boys in town to come round and look at the stars And this he especially enjoys the company of youthful friends still fee as though Im years younger ho confided to The Era adding lit tin wistfully 1 still think of everything like It wns then Ho displayed an obvious sadness for the fact that his beloved Newmarket is becoming mine dor mitory town and less he important Industrial town he once believed it destined to become Hes got many stories to share about his Newmarket If youre inU rested interested pop In unit hove a dint with I linnii I lliM it under our hats gel with ll help Following the content llllllllll ItUiUNUlMllU iIhsh i westbound on i is and Mi Have or Ine eventually destroyed Unite published a few ago that some cats and dogs had to be diroixllist year in this Von Newmarket If you dream of being a major mahjong man talk to Dan Green vacation dogs II they even show up late for in fact probably the busiest time of year for people This summer its busier than ever Why are they to They are busy finding ways far you and 1 to relax And that a lot of work My friend Dan Shannon who heada up the department tails me the business of relaxation and use of leisure tuna la a big operation If you havent already guessed this a kind of commercial for our recreation department Our busy department I doubt if Dan will have time take a vacation this year He haa no leisure time No Hon Funny rccroatloii program all the ingredients of lite hml fairy tale II From camp for llw toddlers to bingo for the dreamed up a few years ago by die kids under senior there Is something for everyone supervision of the Itecrealinn staff A world of activity up for hat Inrgo area of ll under Hie going ingelle and lee hockey at Hie There are also arts and crafts programs for that IrThndT ff01 lhe he iSSSSVJiJSii Why course The Peter pa I is chock full of people enjoying themselves while the pool staff carries on swimming and water safety lessons All this while a town Grafts private pools being Installed In Olympic swimming champion from this area in future Only a very particular set of circumstances pre- d in I us in this situation today First as Ive iilrendy mentioned the acquisition of Daniel SI minim m the Parks and Recreation Commissioner Dun balls from Marmora Ontario Charlie Hut any small town ideas rwrcnllori disappeared during a long education In field University Dan hit Newmarket Just before regional they arc more than Just good kids on that Check their qualifications They were hired from a group of applicants which was times larger than there were openings available The good part is still to come Thats where we learn that the Recreation down Initial Newmarket quality of Its recreation facilities Lets take a took at this year youngest of kids theres the day camps which a reflected In the playgrounds arenas parka and pools or you re stay at ana your where smiling healthy young people guide and train says What am I gonna do Dad send him down our youngsters and some of our oldsters all these programs You do Bwordllghllng not picket jacks arm can Recreation will help with the wganliatUw maybe even funds and or equipment ami start Mil ivttmM probably be installed as of the dim So if you ever entertained baled In major man in In a town of this alia Dan Or youre stay at type and your kid s What ant gonna do tend Dan personally Tell him sent you