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PAGE 2 The Red Deer Advocate, Thursday, July 3, 1969 ''i j-. i' Advocate Coin Column JJ -T if T-r tl'rtir -a -gv-s4Sfl-ii'' 1 -i Designer Awarded $3,500 For Prairie Crocus Dollar By KATHERINE HUBER The new 1970 Canadian dollar coin will depict the prairie crocus, Manitobas floral emblem, to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the provinces entry into Confederation. E. J. Benson, minister of finance, announced that the crocus design by Raymond Taylor, 37, of Scarborough, had been selected in a national competition.

Mr. Taylor won $3,500 for his design, which he will now have to submit in the form of a plaster model from which the Royal Canadian Mint will make the necessary master die, punch and working dies for the dollar coin. A panel of seven judges studied 901 contest entries from all provinces. Honorable mentions of $500 each were awarded to three other persons: William H. Worden, Don Mills, and John A.

Kopala and Marion Nicoll, both of Calgary. Mr. Taylors design shows two crocus flowers and a bud. The coin also carries the lettering Manitoba 1870-1970 and Canada Dollar with a small maple leaf in each word grouping. The competitions judges were Dr.

Jean S. Boggs, director of the National Gallery of Canada; Mrs. Erick F. Willis of Winnipeg, w'idow of a former lieutenant governor of Manitoba; M. B.

Steinkopf, chairman of Manitoba Centennial Corporation; J. D. Ferguson, honorary president, Canadian Numismatic Association, Rock Island, R. W. Lawson, deputy governor, Bank of Canada; C.

Monk, of the department of finance; and E. F. Brown, acting master, Royal Canadian Mint. Whats New In Numismatics? A new concept in medal series was introduced recently by Mentor Medal Art Co. of Ohio, under the theme of The Discoveries Of The Elements.

This commemorative series will portray the discoverer of each of the 103 elements known to man, along with the principal uses of the elements on its obverse. The reverse side will list the chemical and the physical properties and their principal uses. The series Is a strictly limited edition on a first-come-first-served basis and will be a highly priced addition in any medallion collection. Its interesting to note here that this is the first time a collector will have been offered two items for the price of one: firstly, a medal depicting the THREE TENTS JOIN TEEPEE PROTEST Rail Birds Just like rodeo fans, the cowboys themselves appreciate a good show and they get plenty of opportunity to watch their fellow hands compete. Throughout the course of a year there are over 600 professional rodeos in Canada and the U.S.

During the past weekend three of them were held in Central Alberta alone. The cowboys above were captured during the chuck-wagon races at the Ponoka Stampede. dation standards for low-income people, he said. The government-owned housing would not be intended to accommodate all welfare families, but a nucleus of these people, he said. TAX RIOT DEATHS LAGOS (AP) Thirteen persons were killed in an anti-tax riot at a remote Nigerian village near Ibadan, reports reaching here said Thursday.

Fred Colborne, municipal affairs minister, whose portfolio includes responsibility for housing, that the government may construct its own housing for welfare families. Acknowledging discrimination against native people, Mr. Colborne indicated government-sponsored housing would enhance native people's chances for adequate housing. It would also pressure private industry to raise its accommo permission to hold the protest until July 8, although the Cree family was not allowed to spend the night in the teepee. Public Works Minister Albert Ludwig said the government will not move to oust the additional tents so long as the protest remains reasonable and responsible.

The i i Committee Against Housing Discrimination, which was formed as a result of the Piches protest, was told by EDMONTON (CP)-Three pup tents and a second teepee have joined the protest against housing discrimination initiated by Marcel and Lillian Piche. Mr. and Mrs. Piche erected a teepee on the provincial legislative grounds June 24 to protest discrimination in housing against people on welfare and Indians. After RCMP and city police had blocked the setting up of the teepee June 23, the provincial cabinet the next day gave discoverer of the element he is noted for; secondly, it will contain a sample of that -particular element.

This is the most interesting collectors item of our time. Besides its great potential, the series is highly educational. Included with each medal will be an actual sample of the element, whether it be in solid, liquid or gas, whenever possible. Otherwise, a stable form such as an oxide, or a facsimile, as in the case of the radioactive elements, will be used. Both will be housed and protected in a handsome optically clear plastic case.

The first medal will portray Henry Cavendish, discoverer of hydrogen in 1766. The second medal will portray Sir William Ramsay, discoverer of helium in 1895. The reverse of each will list the physical properties and the main uses of the element. As an example, the reverse of the hydrogen medal reads: Atomic wt. 1.0080 colorless gas at room temperature; highly flammable; the most common form found on earth is water; uses: reducing agent in the production of metallic ores, produces high temperature flames, welding, burning, rocket fuel.

Hospital Dispute Drags On EDMONTON (CP)-Eighteen-hundred hospital employees and 28 Alberta hospitals have concluded board hearings without reaching an agreement. Board chairman Ken Crockett, an Edmonton lawyer, will write a report and submit it to the board Friday for approval, before it Is presented to Labor Minister Ray Reierson. The main area of disagreement is over wage scales, said Mr. Crockett. WE WON'T PROSECUTE FOR A WHILE STROM EDMONTON (CP) Alberta Premier Harry Strom Wednesday said the provincial government has no intention at the moment of prosecuting anyone for not registering for provincial medical care insurance.

Were prepared to take whatever time is necessary to explain medical care so everyone understands what is involved in the federal program. the premier said. Compulsory medical care insurance came into effect Tuesday in Alberta. The provincial legislature had passed laws making refusal to register, or pay medical premiums punishable by fines of up to $100. J.

F. Falconer, commissioner of the Alberta Health Care Insurance Commission, said it would be some time before the commission knows how many of Albertas 1,526,000 residents have registered. Premier Strom said the initial stages of the plan would be devoted to seeing that medical care is running smoothly and that Alberta residents understand what is involved. r--'? ri wv if-- jj- Grey Cup Golden Gin is different from a London Dry Gin. i I I i if I a HU i i That's right! When you open a chequing account at Canada Trust-Huron Erie you receive FREE, 50 personalized cheques and a handy carrying wallet.

The wallet is available in nine smartly-styled patterns. And at Canada Trust your chequing account earns a high 4 interest compare this to the interest your chequing account presently earns. Permits Reach $3.5 Million Boosted by authorizations amounting to $761,250 for the past month, Red Deers issue of building permits since the beginning of the year has grown to $3,540,365. Included in the past months permits were 38 residential units, increasing to 126 the number of residential units authorized this year. By way of comparison, the citys issues of building permits for June and the first six months in recent years were: 1966 $387,458 and 1967 $635,424 and and $3,095,774.

The breakdown for the past months permits into different classifications of building is: residential, commercial, institutional, $1,000. Switzer Rites On Saturday HINTON (CP) Funeral services for William Alexander Switzer, who died Monday of a heart attack at the age of 48, will be held Saturday in Harry College High School. Mr. Switzer was the Liberal member of the Alberta Legislature for Edson. He was first elected to the Legislature in a byelection in 1965 and re-elected in the 1967 provincial election.

Funeral services will also be held Friday in the Edson Funeral Home. He was bom Sept. 21, 1920, in Edson. 'aSSJF. Its distilled from golden Alberta grain.

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