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FIRST PRIZE WINNERS — This Brussels pair won first in the men's canoe race at
Thedford on Sunday. They are Murray Bremner and Warren Knight, who's wearing
a snowmobi le coat to keep warm. (Photo by Bremner)
Ontario public ipeaking students
Enjoy U. N. tour
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"A few of the students were
disillusioned by this. They
thought the UN was some sort of
a police force."
The next major stop on the trip
was Washington D.C. There they
were able to see the U.S. Senate
actually in session.
"The thing that shook us up
more than anything on the trip
was the security", said Mr.
Broadfoot. "Everyone who went
into the visitor's gallery in the
Senate had to be searched.- A
jackknife over two inches long
wasn't permitted and that isn't
very long. It was sure quite
different from touring the
Parliament buildings in Ottawa."
But the tight security wasn't.
the only surprise they ran into on
their trip.
"Near Chester, Pennsylvania'
we were to be billeted out with
families for a couple of days. I
was with five boys and the people
we were to stay with went sailing.
and just left the keys with the
neighbours to give to us. I "said to
the boys, 'How many people in
Ontario would leave their keys
with the neighbours to give six
Americans to stay in their house
while they were ,gone?' Not too
many would," Mr. Broadfoot
said.
(By John Miner) - refused to allow one of the girls
New York City has to be one of on the bus into the United States
the dirtiest places in the world, because she was a British subject
according to John Broadfoot of and didn't have her passport with
Brucefield who recently • her.
eturned from directing an
educational United Nations tour
for the top public speaking
students in Ontario.
The students won.I.O.O.F. and
Rebekahs public speaking
contest.
"I have never seen any place as
dirty as New York", he said. "In
all my life I have never been in a
man's barn that was as dirty as
the Harlem area was. You would
need a pair of hipboots just to
walk down the street. But a
couple of blocks over at the
United Nations building the place
was as clean as could be."
The tour was the 27th United
Nations trip provided by the Odd
Fellows order of which John
Broadfoot is Deputy Grand
Master for Ontario. Mr.Broadfoot
was in charge of 38 young people
16 and 17 years old from across
the province.
Ottawa was the first stop for
the group who toured the
Parliament buildings and met
with Minister of Labour, John
Munro, for a question and answer
period. From there the group
headed for Montreal and toured
the Olympic site.
"You just can't describe it
really," says Mr. Broadfoot. "I
suppose fantastic is the only
word you could use."
After visiting other tourist sites
in Montreal such as the Notre
Dame Cathedral, they were on
their way to New York City and
the United Nations. But one
student almost didn't make it.
At the border customs officials
Couple
studies
election
changes
George and Barb McCutcheon
spent two days of last week at the
election office inTorOnto stiidying
under the guidance of chief
election officer and staff. A
review of electiOn procedures
,
and met hod§ was thoroughly dised§ed
and minor charigeS were rioted,
ladies enjoy trip
Members of Majestic Insititue
and Ladies of the community, a
bus load, and several cars, jour-
neyed' to the Huron Country Play
House at. Grand Bend to see the
play Anne of Green Gables.
After the show all went to the
Blake conservation area park
where a bountiful lunch was
served by the Insitute.
Before returning home the
group visited the Country Squire
gift Studio and Tea, room at
Russeldale.
A short meeting was held to
arrange for the September Insti-
tute meeting, September 8, at 8
p.m. in the library. Mrs. Walter
Scott of Belgrave is to be guest
speaker. Roll Call is something of
interest from home and country.
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see a bus load of kids wilt, but
when they heard she had to go
back you would think someone
had cut the heads off every one of
them."
The girl was sent by bus back to
Toronto where she picked up her
passport and flew to New
City to meet the group on the next
morning.
"It was just like a reunion,"
said Mr. Broadfoot.
In New York the students
toured the United Nations
building as well as hearing f .ive
briefings from UN officials on the
operation of the United Nations.
"The one thing I never
understood until I went there is
that the United Nations is really
just a discussion group. The UN
can't tell the United States or
Canada to do anything unless
they want to do it. All they can do
is discuss the issues. I was always
under the impression that groups
in the UN could gang up and force
other countries to do things, but
this' isn't true," said Mr.
Broadfoot.
article wrapped, that they don't
want for the sale table,
Anyone wishing to donate a cup
and saucer for the Nursing Home
tea-room may bring it to the
meeting.
Conneners for this meeting are
Mrs. J. Armstrong and Mrs. A.
Mc'Daggart.
Guides visit
CNE
Girl Guides Velma Elliott and
Trina Watts, along with their
Captain Bessie Blenkhorn
attended the Canadian NatiOnal
Exhibition on Thursday as it was
Tag Day for Scbuts, Cubs, Guides
and Brownies.