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6-Orono, Weekly Times, Wednesday, July 8, 1987 Up, up and over at Lockhart Up, Up and Over..high jump was .took more than luck to win, at Lockhart's play day. just one of the many events that Book Ban Battle By Board The Northumberland and Bill Carman, Newcastle Trustee, Newcastle Board of Education's àt- said he and his fellow trustees were tempt to ban two books from the not qualified to decide what students reading list was halted in students should read, the discussion stage. The trustees were asked to read The two books in question were the books due to numerous com- THOUGHT AND STYLE and A plaints by parents in the past about HANDFUL QF THIEVES, the books students brought home, books were critized, one for un- The trustees rejected the report to suitable language and one for remove the two books from the list, misleading impressions of rape. Park improvements completed in Orono Congratulations and praise were Orono Park felt the benefits of offered by Council members to the the Department's active year and Community Services Department wise spending, for it's successful year to date. ' The fencing repairs have been The positive response was well completed and the tennis courts are deserved. The Community Services fully operational. In addition the Department has been very active new footbridge and barbecues have this year improving and maintain- been installed and are ready for the ing it's responsibilities, but manag- parks busy summer months, ing to keep it's budget on target. The cost to the Community Ser- Capital Equipment purchases vices Department for the work at and Capital Projects were also well the Orono Park amounted to within the budget allotment for $6,750 dollars. 1987. Stamps by Larry Mclnnis The Word Cents Sometimes Omitted From Our Stamps S tamp collecting teaches not only geography and history, but the importance of being observant. That's what I tell anyone who will listen. I've heard a hundred lecturers at school stamp clubs say the same. • After all, if you're not observant, you'll miss that great error that we all seek, the one that will bring untold • wealth. This came to mind recently recently as I was going over a number of Canada Post philatelic bulletins giving details of recent stamp issues., I noted that the monetary value printed on the -stamps -- face, as it's referred to in philately -- did not include the word cents or carry that little c with a stroke through ft. A discovery, I thought. This hasn't been announced. t Is it a sneak trial run? •I recalled the big brouhaha _ in American philatelic circles when it was announced in 1984 that, starting with U.S. issues in 1985, only the figures would be shown -- no c (the Americans didn't use the stroke through it). Is Canada imitating the U.S. yet again, I asked , myself. . • My quick research knocked me for a loop, 1 must confess. The first Canadian stamps to,show only a figure were issued a quarter-century ago, in 1962. Don't let the catalogue catalogue numbers confuseyou, because the five-stamp set actually began with the October 3, 1962 issue of a 5-ccnt . stamp (Scott 405), followed by a 1-cent (Scott 401) and 4-ccnt (Scott 404) on February 4. 1963, and a 2-cent (Scott 402) and 3-cent (Scott 403) issued on May 2, 1963. The set is known as the Queen Elizabeth II "Cameo" issue, because the main design is the Queen's head in cameo. All the other 1963 issues had cents or C. On March 11, 1964, a 7-cent stamp showing a jet airliner over an airport terminal (Scott 414) was issued -- showing only the - number 7. ■ Was that the end of it? Not quite. Two stamps . were issued on October 13, 1965 as the Christmas issue, a 3-cent and 5-cent (Scott '443 and 444) with an American-style c (no stroke) following the numeral. That was the end of it . . . except for stamps with the value of $1 or higher; these carry the dollar sign. What 'abolît the words "postes" and "postage"? There's no hard and fast rule, it seems. The 36-cent Queen's cameo definitive will carry that inscription. Yet four new issues in the "Heritage Artifacts" definitive definitive series, issued May 6, do not. The two 34-cent stamps issued Sept. 5, 1986 (Scott 1108-9), called"the "peacemakers "peacemakers of the frontier" issue, have "postage/postes" as part of the design. And that's the way it goes. The stamps of the lighthouse series in 1984 carried the inscription,- but the train series of 1983 to 1986 did . not. Try as hard as you might, I don't think you'll come up with any pattern. Surely even a computer would be baffled. V Surely no one really cares. Coin replaces paper as legal tender As the loon makes it's way slowly into the mainstream, the dated dollar will find itself slipping from view. > Beginning last week Canada's 13,000 banks and trust companies started issuing the one dollar coin, which is golden in colour and has a loon adorning one side. 65 million coins have been minted, and up to 450 million $1 coins are planned for circulation. Announcement Linda Lockhart is pleased , to announce the purchase and operation of , f LOUISE'S HAIR ARTS / I 14? King St. East, Bowmanviile % I would be pleased to welcome my customers from the Orono * and Newcastle areas at rrjy .* new Ideation in Bowmanviile 623-4404 The coin has several advantages to paper money. It only costs 12 cents to make, and lasts 20 years, whereas the dollar lasts only 9 months. months. The estimated savings are $175 million over 20 years. In addition the coin will mean no more tightly wadded bills to clog fare boxes, and vending machines. Yet back in 1950, it was a really big issue. On November 15, 1949, a five-stamp set was issued (Scott 284-8) showing King George VI. The words "postage/postes" were included included in the inscription. On January 19, 1950, what looked like the identical set went on sale in London, Ontario (Scott 289-293). There was a difference: there was no "postage/postes" in the inscription. The reaction was almost immediate, with the opinion being expressed by some that this stamp issue was a denial of the bilingual character of Canada. That issue was so controversial, controversial, I'll tell you about it in a separate column soon. LETTERS ' Letters arc invited. Please send enquiries to the writer at P.Q. 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