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"nig GLASS BOTTOM Emir
CineroaScoee Colour — Starring
D o ris. op ), Rod Taylor - Arthur Godfrey
This is another Doris Day comedy delight guar.,
anteed to chase everyones's blue* away.
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"A PATCH of BLUE"
Starring: Sidney - Poltier - Shelley Winter.
and Elizabeth Hartman, who was an Aeaderny
award nominee in her first picture..
This is one of the big ones of 1966. It's a drama
to touch the mind and the heart.
ror a long time I have been 1
making casual use of the term ,
"birthday party" when talking
about our Centennial of Corded-
oration in 1967, Let me warn you:
one must be careful.
I haven't heard from the Vik-
ings of course but at least one
member of every other race or
culture group which has had pre-
Confederation roots In Canada
has bent my ear on the subject
of the true birth date or Canada.
They include English, Scottish,
Jewish, Irish, French and Ameri-
can Canadians. They were all here
before 1867.
There was a Canada, the argu-
ment goes, before Confederation.
The fact is there was more than
When in Newfoundland one
also coetends that .11Ohn Cabot
discovered Canada. Tn Quebec the
view that Jacques Cartier did,
,draws considerable suenert. Nova
Scalars and New Brunswickete
remind us that Champlain carne
here before he visited reuebee.
Canadian Indians, of course, cau
discount the first two
Most disputes T have heard are
good-natured ones. I am haepy to
Hay. It is Only to a Pew that I need
explain that the .'birthday" cele-
brations next year ate to Mark
the 100th 'etinivettarY of Con-
federation that made Canada e
federal state, (The period in 111S
tory when Canada actually teas
"horn" 'PerhaPe can only be disk
cussed with ally valid logic by
geolOglats end orchaeOlogiete —
Seeetetele Of course.)
When, that aten was taken
1R57 to inaltr Canada: d Single
federal state one of the tOathere
of Cotfetleration geld '`Vire ere
sietvirit Eta do neacafull, whht
Ttolland' and Pelgiarn, Austria and
TEntigatt, DOnniftfk and Geemany,
ant PnlitDd't ciuId rattly
CANADIAN NATIONAL
accomplish by armed force. Have
we not great cause of thaakfulness
that we have found a better way?
Can the pages of history find a.
parallel r
in this world there have been
a few other federal states formed,
"65
without war, since our Confedera-
tion of 180. Sono Of the modern
examples unfortunately have come
apart again.
The birth of our Confederation
was an event like no other in
history. Confederation has eon
tinned sueceesfully for 100 yeara
and the "birthday" is worth cele,
brating, sure.
ANNUAL WOHS
COMMENCEMENT •
The annual Commencement
Exercises of the Wingham Dist-
trict High Scheel will he held on
nsiday, October 21.st, 1966 in the
high school auditorium at 3:15
p.m. Mr. .T. R. Scott of Seaforth.
ihe author of the history of Huron
Count~', will be the guest speaker.
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SATURDAY MATINEE OCTOBER 15
"Thunder In Carotin?'"
WED.-THUR,-FRI.-SAT, OCT. 194.2142
(4 Days) — SPECIAL
"MY FAIR 'Arm,
CinemaScope • Colour — Starring
Audrey Hepburn Rex Harrison - Stanley Holloway
.:This is the movie you have been waiting to set.
St's the loveliest film of them all.
PLEASE NOTE THAT DUE TO THE LENGTH
OF THIS FEATURE THERE WILL. BE ONLY
ONE SHOW AT 8:00 P.M. ON FRIDAY, AND
SATURDAY NIGHTS.
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