ai _& ij 5 a! PAGE 14, THE HERALD, Friday, March 3, 1978 History in Miniature "i Britain is steeped in history and vialtors to her shores are always fascinated by the wealth of century- spanning architecture that is the nation’s heritage. There will be an op portunity to see some of this history in miniature when, on March 1, the new ar- chitectural stamps featuring alaces and castles are by the Britlsh Post Office, For the first ime ever, a miniature sheet showing all four stamps will accompany the stamp issue. . - The stamps being released are a Sp showing the famed but infamous, Tower of London (whose White Tower is 900 years old this year), a 10%p showing Holyrood House in Edonburgh, an tip depticting Caernarvo) in Wales, and a 13p stamp showing Hampton Court which is sited just outside London beside the River Thames — _ that flowing piece of liquid tory, At the other end of the architectural showing ere are stam the Post Office’ Tower in London (3d and 13 3d stamps issued in 1965), the National _ Theatre on the South Bank af the Thames (12p value of a set issued in 1975 for European Architectural Heritage Year}, and modern university buildings, which were seen on a set of four stamps released in 1971. Apart from the Tower of London, _ St. Paul’s : Cathedral, Westminster Abbey and the Fost Office Tower, a ‘must’ for any visitor to London is a visit te the -Howes of Parliament, and the famous clock tower known as Big Ben. This buliding (whose proper name is the Palace of Westminister,) has featured ona number of stamps, but an impressive aerial view can be seen on a 12p value iased in 1975. The royally histoirc heritage of the United Kingdom is also reflected by her castles. The new series released in March includes Caernarvon Castle previously seen on a 53 stamp issued in 1955, and featured on three stamps to honour the Investiture of the -Prince of Wales in 1969. Other castles to be found on British stamps are Carrick- fergus Castle, Edinburgh Castle, Windsor Castle and Harlech Castle, The architecture to be found on British stam: ages idealogies. Whether it be tha Tudor houses of the Rows in Chester, the Nuclear Reactor at Dounreay, a thatch cottage in Ulster or the Forth Road Bridge, they can all, anclent and modern, be seen on British stamps. .The ministure sheet. will the international stamp exhibition is being held in London from May 2 to 10 in 1980. The sheet will sell at 5316p, and the Post Office has agreed that part of the proceeds will go to help the finances of this exhibition. British architectue, which reflects many different styles and periods, has always. provided a rich source of inspiration for stamp designers. The British Post Office has issued many stamps devoted to the subject; churches and cathedrals have always been pular. Perhaps the most amous is Westminster Abbey, which celebrated its 600th anniversary in 1966; a 3d stamp issued at that time shows a drawing of the Abbey. Vying in fame as a top tourist attraction is St. Paul's Cathedral, the dome of which dominates the London skyline. This was shown on a 9d stamp in 1969 which featured British Cathedrals, There were some other stamps in ;this series, showing Durham Cathedral, Yorork Minster, St, Giles Cathedral in Edinbur; 8 Cathedral and the modern Cathedral. Village churches appeared in five stamps released in 1972, Oneset of stamps which clearly reflects changing architectural styles over the centureis is that which ted British Bridges in 1968, The set ranges from the Tarr Steps in Exmoor — litde more than stepping ‘stones-to a modern motor: way viaduct bridge. Dumbells star on 7 = CBC Sunday night By JAMES NELSON OTTAWA (CP) — Another look at ‘the Dumbells, the famed First World War troo entertainment company, be seen. Sunday night on CBC-TV—leas flogsy than the Charlottetown Festival’ musical but. perhaps more true to the original. Four of the original Dk- mbell company were alive when part.of the film was made in Toronto {nni975, though two have since died, andnthe television show di- rected by Stan Jacobson is a mixture of old films, live on- stage entertainment and theatrical reconfiruction. Charlottetown , Festival's production, produced by Alan Lund and starring Doug Chamberlain, was a hit in the Prince Edward Island capital last season and toured to central Canada. It will be revived at Char- lottetown this summer after a preliminary tour to ‘ax, and the in- destrkctable Anne of Green ‘Gables andra new show based on the love story of King Edward VIII and Wallis Warfield Simpson, later the Duke and Duchess - of Windser, DRAW ON PIANIST . For the CBC-TV show, pro- ducers Eoin Sprott and Sam Levene have drawn on the reminiscences of Jack Ayre, the Dumbells’ pianist and musical director when the troup was formed in July, 1917, giving their first show just outside war-ravaged Ypres. When the filming was done in 1975, the last of tha Diinbells=. Ayre, Jack McLaren, Bill Redpath and Jerry Brayford—wert giving a show for residents of Lambert Lodge in Toronto, ari old folks residence which was Christie Street veterans hospital in the First and Second World Wars. Ayre could still play The Dumbell Rag—a tune many Canadian soldiers whistled while they marched to death in battle—and accompany _ his old stage buddies on the plano. Inthe acted reconsiruction of the early Dumbell shows, Heath Lambert, that talented clown of many recent stage snows, takes the entertainment honors, draw- ing on a flare for old English music hall atyle. Gordon Thomsen plays Ross Hamilton, the original Dumbell who met the troops’ demands for. girls in the show by dressing in drag and singing in falsetto. Briefl SHELTER TERRORISTS- BONN (AP) — West German terrorists wanted for their suspected role in & series of murders last year are being sheltered by the Arab states of Irag and Kuwait, government sources said Monday. The sources said the | unidentified terrorists are wanted in the slayings of federal Chief Prosecutor Siegfried Buback, Dresdner Bank chairman Juergen Ponto and kidnapped ‘industrialist Hanne-Martin Schleyer. COLLEGES PENALIZED ' LONDON (CP) — The Inner London Education Authority has recommended cutting £0,600 ($19,000) from library granta of Thames Polytechnic and Polytechnic of Central London because they have not reduced intake of overseas students. The authority wants to limit overseas stidlents to not more than 10 per cent of all Students by 1 ALBERTAS SWINGIN'SUMMER It starts in early July, with the world’s British Architecture 1978 HISTORIC BUILDINGS Rare book acquired With help of grant. Ottawa-Seeretary af. State Joh Roberts today announced the first grant issued under the Cultural Property Export and Impert Act which came into Force September 6 last year, The grant will be used by Memorial University of Newfoundland towards thepuchase,. . side the country, of a rare book entitled “A Short ' COURSE OF THE New-found-land” printed in Dublin in 1923. The work, which would be unique in Canada, is one of a half-dozen 17th century pieces which attempted to induce support for the establish- ment ofan English colony in Newfoundland. Univeristy was an ob- vious custodian for this rare piece of CANADIAN HISTORY. The first standards inring wheelchairs, prosthetic devices and other aids used by han- dicapped people will be written by committees of the CANADIAN Stan- dards Association (CSA). CSA’s Consumer Ad- visory Panel recently endorsed the formation of several sub-committees comprising users, medical experts and manufacturers which have been recently organized to write safety and performance stan- dards for a wide variety of applicances used by the handicapped. These subcommittees, each dealing with a specific type of equipment operate under the jurisdication of a main CSA committee called Technology for the Handicapped, chaired by Dr. orris Milner, DIRECTOR OF _ Biomedical ENGINEERING, Shedoke Rehabiliatation Centre, McMaster UNIVERSITY, Hamilton, Ontario. “It’s incredible that there aren't any stan- dards for wheelchairs when you. consider the number of years they have been in use,” says Dr, Milner. “Minimum standards are needed for all this equipment, ‘especially when similar parts are being mass And remember, there's no sales tax in produced, full ‘zation will hopelully dardiza’ basic rt i 0 Perchangeable with those produced b o manugacturers. present time, manufacturers are using somewhat different designs of components and assemblies which can make it difficult to obtain replacement parts.” Dr. Milner says the standards must ensure that the materials used in artificial limbs and wheelchairs are ‘able to stand everyday stresses and strains to which they might be submitted. He would also like to see standards for automotive hand controls. — Dr. Milner’s committee is considering __ standards covering artificial limbs, motorized and standard wheechairs and other electronic aids for the handicapped such as environmental con- trollers. CSA's Consumer Ad- visory Panel, along with urging standards to be written for medical devices. also called for the licensing or cer- tification of people manufacturing and fit- ting prostheite equip- ment. ; ; chuckwagon, square dance in the streets, Gold Rush - Gay ‘90s era. Residents and © . piggest rodeo ‘the Calgaty Stampede. and songs like Home on the Range become visitors alike dress. up in silk vests, top hats, Alberta. . H Statsonwnie nae eo argon 0 your singalong hits again. an cutaway coats, spats, or ostrich plumes, See you at the party. ah : yOu It's wild, It's carefree. And a million bustles, parasols. Overnight the city 2 rocket rides, take in chuckwagon races, people get caught up in the fun. 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