~ Religion ¢ a tourist bonanza STE. “ANNE | DE BEAUPRE; Que.. (CP) _ -~ The. row of motels at the edge of this village cele- brated for its. Roman. Catholic shrine is enough to tien ie a . ion: in an' reached here. Infact, businessmen who own the hotels, restaurants and souvenir shops around ‘the basilica in the centre of. town say th 8 have never | been y thing 50 gi They sell rosary beads, miraculous Ste. Ann badges, goldplated . pendants charms, lacemats, an other articles both religious. here . MOSTLY SPIRITUAL Surve the fathers in- dicate that Pe per cent of the visitors come. to the shrine for spiritual reasons, while 3 cent are strictly tourists. “We know ‘fora fact that 660,000 attend mass ever Baillargeon sald, Ste. Anne de Beau famous among Catholics tan miraculous healings said to have taken place there. ‘Since 1668, 350. cases of © healings have been recorded - along with the names of witnesses and doctors’ attestations, year,” ; ait the” ‘Inst. few fewer.. healin reported and eon, & sociologist, said the fathers are careful: about reporting em, . “We - ‘wait many. years before talking about a total miraculous healing. We gather all the information eats, have been |- Es relative to the case and we ' study it carefully." | However, Ballargoon enjoys recounting cases of acles— such as the American suffering ‘from chronic tuberculosis who was healed and. now ‘works for the FBI.. . THE TOWNSMAN, Thursday, August 25, 1977, PAGE 5 - THEATRE _ PASSES Hidden somewhere in the ads in the entertainment section “are. two Terrace Phone numbers. *Find them, and if one is yours you ‘ve Won Pick up your tickets ‘at the Herald office, . ‘3212 Kalum St.. “illicum Tutu Aheahoa 4720 Labi