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A television series about the
drama of life i,n New York City
used to end this way: There are
eight million stories in the Naked
City. This has been one of them."
Around Centennial Commission
headquarters at Ottawa we are
beginning to look at Canada's 1967
celebrations in the same way.
There are many thousands of na-
tional, provincial and local pro-
jects under way across Canada to
mark our 100th birthday and they
all make stories. The big national
projects alone are numbered in
dozens — the Confederation
Train and Caravans, a 4,000-mile
canoe race, the Canada Festival,
the Youth Travel program; pro-
grams for the performing arts,
visual arts, folk arts, athletics.
arts. museums and so on.
I am going to tell you in this
column of one of the national Pm.
jects about which I am quite ex-
cited. It is the Armed Forces
Totou, the big, big cross-Canada
show which will be presented
by the Department of National
Defence.
At the time of writing I am
particularly excited about this
event because I have fresh in my
mind an advance look at the pro-
grain, At Centennial Commission
headquarters recently Brig, C.
Arnold Peek and Captain Ian,
Fraser of the Department of Na-
tional Defence centennial planning
staff deleribcd the two-hour show
of which there Will be 147 per-
formancee in 40 cities across the
country — and provided story
board illustrations and taped
excerpts of the stirring music es-
peeially composed for the Cen-
tennial.
I can 'predict that Canadians
will be given a thrilling surprise
when they see tne Armed Forces
Tatoo, which will be one of the
highlights, of the 1967 celebrations
The advance presentation which
we saw and heard at Ottawa
showed that the Forces' project is
being conducted in a highly pro-
feseional manner.
There will be 80 colorful
selections in 1e 'major scenes of
the Tatoo with static bands,
marching bands, pipes and
terunes, scenes from history as
far back as 1665, a naval gun-
hauling race over obstacles, a
drummer boy's idea of what war
was like in 1812, 1l0 sailors
dancing a hornpipe, action scenes
on the battlefield —even an actual
World War II Spitfire in an en-
actment of a Battle of Britain
"scramble".
CANADIAN NATIONAL
songs of the canteens and messes
'which also have been sung by the
citizenry of yesterday and today.
Research also has been done
for the Tatoo in Europe by Cap-
tain Fraser for consideration of
the hest military tatoo productions
and techniques at Edinburgh and
on the continent. Captain Fraser,
it has been pointed out, produced
the Armed Forces snow at. the
Seattle World's Fair which prov-
ed to be one of the highlights of
that exhibition.
After seeing the very Profes-
sional reivance work done by the
Defence Departmnt's. Centennial
staff I do not hesitate to recom,
mend that you watch for the date
of the perormaiice, whether it be
an indoor one or an outdoor one,
nearest to your area and be sure ,
to attend,
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Monkton
YOUNG SCOTTISH
JUNIOR FARMER
VISITING HURON-
(Intended for last week)
Three English, four Scottish, and
two Irish young farmers arrived in
Montreal on the "SS Carinthia"
on April 26. They will be visiting
junior Farmers in Ontario until
July 22.
William J. McConachie, 23, a
member of the ecottish Assoc-
iation of Young Farmers, visited
last week with Ross Veitch, of
R.R. 2, Brussels, a member of the
North Huron Junior Farmers.
William assisted his father and
brother on the family farm where
they specialize in fattening cattle
and growing barley. He is a
member of the Nairnshire Junior
Agricultural Club and is interest-
ed in public speaking, enjoys
trowel and meeting people. Wil-
liam will be staying with Don
MeKercher, RI. 1, Dublin, Prov-
incial Junior Farmer Director for
Heron County, until May 24.
The Armed Forces Centennial
team has done research deep into
history, through the years to thei CASH ON THE FARM —
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I was just walking down the
etreet minding my own business
, but 1:Aare, Pleyed by
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to believe a word of it, Just one
of the many amusing moments of
the Dick Vail Dyke show seen
Tuomivf; on the OFIVIT notvvoric,