The Ottawa Journal from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada • Page 59

SATURDAY. DECEMBER 29. 1979 OTTAWA JOURNAL PAGE 59 Get 'hammered'collectors advised By Bryan Elliott As mentioned in lust week's column, lhe new year will start with a full slate of activity. There will be the revitalized Coin and Stamp Show at the Chateau l-aurier Jan. 13, featuring collectors' exhibits.

Then on Jan. 19 it's the First Anniversary Mini-Auction of the Bells Corners Stamp Club. That's to p.m. that Saturday at Ihe Lynwood Community Cenlre (Sycamore Drive). On the next weekend, Ottawa Stamp Auctions will hold another public auction sale.

Solid show Slated for Jan. 27, the auction will feature lots with wide-ranging variety. There will be a good showing of the Large Queens issue of Canada; an interesting section comprising roller cancellations, including one example which may be unique; and the Admiral issue in coils, from all three printings. There will be more postal history, following ilie strong local interest in the last auction; and of course a variety of large lots and olher sets, both Canadian and international, will be available. Few finches By Monty Brigham Where are all the birds this year? Many people ask this question.

There are a few evening grosbeaks and purple finches appearing at feeders but the rest-of the finch family has stayed elsewhere. People who study this group of birds have noted the very erratic nature of these species. Stumble on feeders Finches have developed feeding habits to coincide with the periodic fruit bearing nature of trees. If the food supply is good in the boreal forest, the finches will stay. Bui if there is a food shortage, then the birds quickly more lo find new-feeding areas Very often tliey leave the northern woods, moving southward and accidentally stumble upon bird feeders in urban areas.

II may start with a few redpolls ami si.srm.s but in a short time hugh flocks form. Not everyone has a dearth of birds at their feeder. Dr. C. Krankston on Bridge in By Norm Hall Most events of significance lo local players this winter will be held light in town.

The Canadian National Teams and the club membership games have been described. Games to watch On the second weekend of January. Thurs. Jan. 10 Sun Jan.

111. the Ottawa Winter Sectional will be held at the Skyline Hotel. The M.i.s lers and Non-Masters Pairs Ihiirs day evening will he played at the R.A. Centre, 24fl Riverside bin all olher events will ho at the Skyline. The full schedule is as follows: Friday afternoon.

L' p.m.. Mixed Pairs; Friday evening. 8 p.m.. Mens' and Womi ns' Pairs; Saturday afternoon, p.m. Open Pairs (one session).

Saturday evening. 7:30 p.m., lighted Open Pairs, Sun day. two sessions. Swiss 1 74; 12 noon and TBA. Bride Calendar: West End, Jan.

2. Open. Regular Club Came; R.A., Jan. 3, Membership Game. Club results CARLINGWOOD Dec l( Section A NS Al McDonald.

Bcrmc Stone; i. Ruth Koro. Mario thrvsopuoulos EW I. Erie CROSSWORD Uulr. ki VMU4 1 17 (3 15 6 I' I19 ji FT ij Jii ii J' jl piil it TM-" 49 iO 31 J51 51 ii 6J If-i 71 7 71 79 "Mf" aU Li as 90 91 I 9J ioT it)J 109 "I 1 'o I Ii i3 139 r-Jiio iis tW 143 "Hu! is? jriisi isly ijj 160 161 I6t I I 169 I 'l'3 11 14 15 I1' 170 hi J3TT I Ju Pi33 tf 33j 56 67 Tj '6 Til Hi" r' 1 104 TToj 106 Wio; I- 114 ill" I 176 U7 111 uit" nn i3i ii? 140 "li7r f1" 14 lnP 149 MM (Tl "fl'' illi5 14 I63T TSt 167 170 I 171 Solution in (, From the experience of the last such sale by this company, it seems clear to me that Ottawa Stamp Auctions is carving a solid position, and that a local collector should take advantage of the offerings to strengthen his collection, whenever possible.

Ready access to a good public auction is an opportunity not to be ignored. My experiment Recently I have been experimenting with ways of obtaining copies of hammer cancellations. "Hammer" type devices provide you with a nice circular cancellation, and since they are applied manually, are often very attractive. Through a purchase of kiloware, a large number of these impressive (rankings, often referred BIRDS Fox Crescent in the West End has a pair of cardinals. Both male and female have been coming to feed at the tray since last fall.

Also a white-throated sparrow eats seeds at this location every day. Mrs. S. Graves at 511 Mansfield saw a pair of cardinals for the first time last Wednesday. The open water that seems to be everywhere in the Ottawa Valley this Christmas season has produced one unusual find.

Don Phillipson spoiled a great bine hewn standing in a tree near his home at Carlsbad Springs. 'lour scribe would like to thank everyone who was kind enough lo provide informal ion lo make this column possible. Have a happy new year. Brian Morin will be assuming duties for Ihe first quarter of Call him collect at 613-938-3147. winter BRIDGE Dovii, John Morqan; 3 3 Mortey English, Bruce Warnock, J3 Marta Nemesvory.

Fred Couture. Section NS I Ston Tench, Laurie Mtin tyro, Ron Corbeil, Barbara Tench. EW Adolf Femgold, Norbert Bedoucha; Ronald St I ourent, Horry Abmart Section N'S 1. Lucille Per 190, Vi Habhirk; Snmvawin, K. BwktM fW I Clilt Hargrove, Jim Rieqte; 3.

Diono Cronin, Terry Bronge RIDbAU Doc IS I Ron Mortbv. Bill Cunningham; 3 Dove Moncnell. Mel Jockton I Ruth and Art Smith. 3 Dave Dtckwn, K. Bhoi WEST END Dec 9 Section A N'S I John Motion.

Leo Glow. 3 I ucy Turner. Alice Sorby EW I Jim Riegle, Notberl Bpdouiha, 3 Carm Gcrmono. Bruce War notk Section NS Corny Beaton. Pot Mc Adorn; Gerdo Hollinglon.

Jean Grtson I Manor ie Sarajm. Vi Chan. 3 John Measures, John Brown CONVENT Gl EN Dec 19 Individual I Denis? Burt, 3 Desmoris, 3 Carm Gcrmono. 4 Richard Beoulieu. 45 Bruce War nock CAPITAL Dec 31 I Mike Lam oth.

Leo Giaser; 3 Carm Gcrmono. Ted Lai 'W 1. Pot Sloan, Rolph Gamble. 3. Al McDonald.

Nairn Ferguson WEST END Dec 33 I Bill nnd Barbara von Hausen; J. Bernie Stone, CIO Dyer 1 Loe Gloser, John Measures; 3. Ed Mo quire, Katie Nador CAPITAL Dec 33 NS 1. Heather Peckett. Ed Mogwe; l.

Ruth Instance, Ted Clarke EW 1. Anne Thain, John Measures; 7. Doug Heron, Adolf Feingold. FMIat SitirflnU, Inc. Monday paper to by the acronym "C.D.S." (Circular date stamp), came to my attention.

While I don't pretend to be a postal historian, that field does interest me and one of the ways to collect for this type of display is to obtain examples of postmarks from a given area. The most orderly way to determine which cancellations you need is to obtain a list of post offices for your study area. Since my fledgling collection has not yet been tied to my specific area or period of study, there is for me the handicap of not having a list as a reference. All returned It seemed to be a good idea to get some complete covers from the locations that I knew (from the ki loware examples) would provide a hammer or duplex hammer cancellation. So many envelopes were prepared, self-addressed and with postage affixed.

Packaged in a larger cover, with a polite request that the postmaster apply the local hammer marking, some 20 of these parcels (each containing two envelopes addressed back to me) went into the post. To date all have resulted in the desired covers being returned, complete with nice C.D.S. frankings. Thank you, post office Admittedly, these are examples of courtesy cancellations, not commercial mail. The high success rate does make a very positive comment about the post office, as represented by the postmasters in small towns.

And that is the other attraction of these hammer obliterations. They are almost all from small communities, and many bear interesting or even exotic names. Furthermore, there is no guarantee that the hammers in use today will be available indefinitely. So now is the time to gel a sample, or even as comprehensive collection as time and r- Angling for a hobby Tired of doing nothing winter after winter? If you're not ready for the ski trails, try ice fishing as this elderly gentleman did, successfully, on the Rideau River south of the city last winter. Wait until there's a foot of ice.

All you need for equipment is an ice-fishing stick and lure, an old bucket to sit on, an auger to drill the hole through the ice, and of course, warm clothing especially proper, waterproof boots. CR0SS fcicti 131) Paper 19 Jacket part unvteddily 7 Marts nick iriHasurp Warmed 97 Chatters lPUitkyoin; uai-H' l.lfe Statp Abbt Short tacket 98 Turt 7 Heavenly 78 Compass 1.17 Killed Reliance to? Frolic bodies pt 1:19 Be defeated 3tPionoun 104 Direction Experience 79 Smoother! MlPrinters .14 Atoll 10b Male turkey 17 Mixture eiHunied measuie 36 Halt 107 Goed Rotund 82 Amount 14? Dine 38 Flat intently Streelshu owed 143 Communists bottomed 108 Prophets Fed Ihe 83 Female 14S Sea eagles boats ItOEJadger pot horse 147 Clean 40 Coin 1 1 1 Pertaining Key 84 Hv 149 Switt 42 Great bus- to old age 25 Diphthong er 1b2 Man snick- laid 1 Base 26 Wander 8' Ciony name 44 Walk 1 14 Incite 87 Pertormeis tfij Schoolbook 4b Shout 1 16 Apotne-30 The ankle 89 Journeys 15b Beer mug 48 Eat cary Babylonian lorth 157 Employed 49 Seciol weignl deity 90Fondwish 159 Odin agenls l17Evergrean 33 Greek letter 92 Ihe sweet- brother SO By onset! trees 35 Seines sop IbO Cipher 51 Yttrium 1 19 Instrument 37 Watched 94 Vast ages 16? Mediter- symbol Itbcrale secietly 95 Those borne ranean 53 Pitcher 12? Horned ani- 39 Insects ue Sends lorth vessel 55 Compass mal 40 i itcouu- 97 Welcomes 164 Brims pt 123 Army oMi-tered 99 Portuguese 166 Wears away 56 Agreement cer Abbr 41 Thus currency 168 Man name 58 Austero Be aware oi 43 Decays 100 Kind ot 1b9 Expunge 60 Mix Preposilton 45 Indian sol- cheese 1 70 Unils ol 62 Quart part Ice dier 101 Stalemates force 65 Noise 129 Chief 47 Compliment 102 Rodents 171 Givers 68 Names 130 Mons abbr 103 Quarrel 69 More unu- mournful 48 Plunge 105 Regard DOWN wal 131 Shaded 49 Saline 107 Letter abbr 70 Consecrate 133 Jacob's 52 Memoran- 109 Transgress 1 Snare 72 Declares brother dum 1 10 Cuts short 2 Female runs 73 Leaves 136 Rent 54 Calm 1 1 1 Hebrew tes- 3 Siberian rlv- 75 Chinese 138 In want 56 Longed for tival er pagoda 140 Ancient 67 Folds 1 13 Tax 4 Glass con- 78 Persevere chartot 59 Church 114 Enemy lainer 77 Seraglio 143 Scale note benches 1 15 Rupees 5 Solar disk 79 Redacts 144 Bristle 6 1 African river labbr.) 6 At no time 80 Appoint- 146 Omen 62 Gasp 1 16 Obstructs 7 Jr dad rnents 148 Leender 63 Electrified 117 Fixed 8 Flap Recipient ot love particles charge 9 War god girt 150 Finished 64Mansmck- IIBDrunkaid 10 Harvests fJOTtlteol 151Afmymeal name 120 Pronoun llSelot respect 153 Fabulous 66 Fondle 121 and alt games 84 WHIow bird 67 State Abbr 12? Handle 12 tantalum 86 Confederate 154 Thing, lew 68 Gaming 123 Ravetmgs symbol general 156 Born cubes 124 Carried 13 Emmet 88 Rocky hid 158 Put on 69 Rubidium 126 Kind of win- 14 Pierce 89 Castro 161 Slate Abbr symbol dow 15 Cylindrical 90 Hinder 163 Want ad 71 Goal 128 Raft 16 Ford 1 Arab enters abbr. 73 Eager 130 Stern totty S3 putXK con- 165 Steamship 74 Gererrtoms 132 Pitch 17 Pronoun veyanos labor 76FoytaH 134 Wants 18 White 95 Walked 187 Suffice resources permit, of a vanishing part of Canadian postal history. Steps to follow How can you get copies? Get a supply of small envelopes (8 size), and some thin cardboard for fillers (old computer cards are almost ideal, for example but even ordinary paper can serve in a pinch). Take out an atlas of Canada, or if you are interested jn a specific province or county, get a list of post offices.

If a list is not readily available, old railway timetables, existing gazeteers, or even a topographical map will get you started. Try the library. Cut the filler cardboard to size, and insert the envelopes whatever thickness you believe will offer sufficient protection to prevent damage due to bending and crushing. Write brief and courteous notes to the postmasters of the towns from which you wish to receive cancellations, and enclose no more than two envelopes to each postmaster. If you-are thoughtful, you should be able to send the two covers and the note for 17 cents, so that your total cost for Big year for masters By Jonathan Berry This is the last chess column of 1979, time for our traditional look back on the year.

January: Dave Ross won the R.A. Chess Club Championship, while Ulf Andersson, Swedish grandmaster, won the Hastings (England) New Year's tournament. February: Wijk aan Zee (Netherlands) was taken by Soviet grandmaster Lev Polugaevsky. March: Both the Ottawa and Ou-laouais Open Championships were won by players from Quebec Cily. Charles Langlois took the Ottawa, Serge Lacroix the Event of the year April The "Man and His World" tournament took place in Montreal.

This was the chess event of the year and Canada put itself on the world chess map for the first time. Every chess magazine in the world covered the event. For example, Chess Life and Revevprint-ed all the games something which it had done before only for candidates' and world champion matches. The Soviet magazine, ft. called it "Tournament of the Stars" and also published all the games.

Oh yes, the tournament was won jointly by the two world champions, current Anatoly Karpov and former Mikhail Tal, both Soviets. May: The Canadian Cadet (under 17) championship was won by David Filipovich of Toronto. Inkol Ottawa champ June: Robert Inkol won the Ottawa Closed Championship. July: Grandmaster Abe Yanofsky of Winnipeg took first prize in the Canadian Open Championship in Edmonton. August: The World Junior Championship in Norway was won by Yasser Seirawan of Seattle.

Our own champion, Sylvain Barbeau, finished in the middle of the group. September: Mikhail Tal, Lev Polugaevsky, and Andras Adorjan qualified for the Candidates' Basics for 1980 By Joan Colboum During the past year may things have changed. Among them the title over this column from "dogs" to "pets." Dogs are pets to be sure, but not the only kind that people share their lives and homes with. So. from time to time in the future I'll try to bring you information about a variety of pets from gerbils to budgies while still keeping you posted on canine capers.

Dog-year 1980 On Jan. 20, and in February and March, there will be sanction matches put on by the Ottawa Kennel Club. In spring and fall there'll be obedience trials, championship dog shows, field trials, field tests, fun matches and seminars. In 1980, there will also be cat shows. Some pointers New information about pets and care is always being made pub ic and this I will bring to you.

Include in your resolutions lor 1980, "I'll take better care of my pet." That's not such a big thing because most folk do reasonably well in this regard anyway. He does need food, training, exercise, proper housing and health care daily. To complement your resolution, obtaining two covers will be about 60 cents, including postage and materials. Mail the completed packets addressed to the Postmaster, at the post office of each chosen place. Then, sit back and wait for the return mail.

15-30 per week With a constant program you may be able to prepare 15 to 30 such packages each week, and you may continue as long as necessary to finish your particular project. At the same time you can be gathering older covers and cancellations that exist a fragments piece" i.e. a portion of the original cover). Thus over time you can build a postal history display, including modern examples of usage, at your chosen pace. You may also discover some worthwhile and interesting correspondents.

So, if fine cancellations on covers interest you, try this way of building a personalized cover collection, without resorting to commercial creations (which sell al high premiums). CHESS flHIt ft i Today's diagram comes from a game in the USSR Women's Championship. Black had planned to play 30.... e4 31.Qxe4 Rfe8, but saw that White could save everything with 32.Nd4. Instead she played What was the right course of action? See solution at end.

Matches by taking the top three spots at the Riga Interzonal. October: Robert Hubner, Lajos Portisch and Tigran Petrosian also qualified for the Candidates' by splitting first prize al Rio. November: Karpov won another very strong event, this lime at Til-burg, Netherlands. December: The Soviet Championship. At this writing, Viktor Ku-preichik and 17-year-old Garry Kasparov hold the lead ahead of some much better-known players.

Kasparov is a potential world champ. Solution: -Nona Gaprindashvili, playing Black against Irina Levi-tina, missed a brilliant win by 30... 31.Qex4 Rfe8 32.Nd4 Qg2! 33.Qxg2 Rxel-t- 34.Qfl Rxfl-M-. After she had no threats and her position quickly collapsed. PETS on my list will be: "I'll put lots of useful information in The Journal to help you out with your resolve." In the meantime you might take these "basics" up as a reminder: Be careful and consistent in training.

Always attend to the needs of the pet first. Some exercise daily is a must. Illness in pets can usually be prevented. Careful feeding makes healthy pets. Seven days a week your pet depends on you.

Pood standards There is a move afoot to improve the quality and standards of pet foods in Canada. In order to let the manufacturers know what you expect In your pet's feed, I'd like you to give some thought' this week to Just what you actually feed your pets. In this column next week, there will be a questionnaire on pet foods which you should fill out and send to me here at The Journal. Then together we will start off 1980 with a combined effort to let the pet food manufacturers know what we pet food buyers want In pet feeds..