Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - February 16, 1972, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press wednesday february 16, 1972 15 the late e. C. Cassedy artist on a 1939 expedition at the mexican Village of tres zapotec in the state of Veracruz Points out the missing link in an olmec Stone Monument that has now been completed. The recent find confirms the Stone shows the oldest recorded Date in the new world equal to 31 . Ancient Stone found continued fragments most authorities gradually agreed. But a lot of people were he said at his Washington Home tuesday. Now he said plainly de lighted this new fragment demonstrates beyond any question that our original Date Reading was Correct the Stela carved slab predated the Maya. The olmec devised the bar Dot Calendar originally credited to the the olmec appeared in Middle America about 1200 ., made huge almost Buddha like Stone Heads As part of the area s first known religious centres then unexplained Day faded away to disappear completely about the time of Christ. Almost everything else them remains unknown including their Lan Guage Fate. Their religion s Central figure was a Man Jaguar with an infant like human body misshapen head fanged feline Mouth. Such a figure crowns the new mexican discovery Topping the missing part of or. Stirling s Long unproved Date. The fragments also in clude an indecipherable inscription. The olmec were partly succeeded by a still unnamed even murkier peo ple who built the great pyramids at Teotihuacan just North of Mexico City. The More advanced Mayas appeared Early in what was Europe s Christian Era. The mayans descendants can still be seen among mexican indians though the mayan civilization col lapsed about 900 ., to be ultimately succeeded by the aztecs whom Cortez vanquished. Or. Stirling 75, retired in 1956 As head of the smithsonian s Bureau of Ameri can ethnology. He remains on the National geographic research exploration committee. His fragment is displayed in Mexico City s National museum of anthropology. The earliest previous dated new world figure is an Jade olmec Statuette in the smithsonian s Middle american Hall a fat priest in Bird costume Duckbill mask. Its Date is about 100 Most scientists think Man first came to the americas at least years ago Over a land Bridge that crossed the Bering Strait just possibly by sea across the Pacific. West Home food store Ltd. 737 Wellington i. All our if is red or Hue . Guaranteed tender. Sides of Kef beef tenderloin m it. It. Chuck steaks loin Lami Chow moneys Cross by masts 3ft. 99c Lockport contract let Ottawa staff a contract for construction of a new workshop at St. Andrew s lock dam at Lockport Man., has been awarded to Walter Bergman construction limited of Winnipeg. The project is part of the fed eral special employment plan. A contract for has been awarded to a. K. Penner sons Ltd. Of Blu Menert Man., for construction of a combined clinic health Centre for the Federal health welfare department at nor Way House Man Norway House is located on the Northern Shore of Lake Winnipeg. Minced Kef 2ft. Assorted meats fryers 39c Chicken meats Small Side mis of Pskov j4.lt ii. Tint or seminar planned on mosquitoes the University of Manitoba entomology department will bold its second aia Raal seminar on Mosquito abatement on tuesday at the fort Garry Campus. Seminar speakers will include George Raaker. Chairman of the works operations com Mittee of or Sapeg or. A a. Brest or. A. J. it j. Tres Safe Flora fee in t o in o i o g y prof. J. A. Mcleod brass ulcers Fly. Tea Job res lie the vegetal Kasouf luncheon meats 12 i. For cheese Wiz to co Knofl i it. Jot i .59 Raffles i vim vote mid milk Adt 4 41. Kwim 99 c Buher 17, it 19 24 hour service just dl4l 786 6586. Ires Monett tier stand Noro ;