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| People here have a lot of respect
for Mr. Kennedy, but their P.M..,
| United States, people don’t just
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Marilyn Eck, Rotary foreign
exchange student in Southern
Rhedesia, had the privilege of
speaking before a large crowd of
National Affairs people, who
heretofore had heard men high
in public office, and were de-
lighted to listen to a young
girl who could bring them a
fresh viewpoint.
Marilyn, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Eck, Shavertown, is
having a rare experience during
her year in Africa. Don’t miss
her account of Christmas back
in the Bush.
Excerpts from Marilyn’s let
ters home, follow: ; ips
November 30, 1961
My big speech at National Af-
fairs was changed from December
12 to November 28 on six ddys
notice, so I was rather tied-up
getting it prepared. I had a rather
large crowd, and everybody said
it was fabulous and I should go
in for public speaking. I don’t know
how true this is but I told some
amusing incidents and the audience
thought they were funny. I spoke
for 29 minutes and then answered
questions for 15. It was raining
outside and I had to shout to be
heard.
On Decémber 8, I'm going for a
five-day trip’ to Salisbury, Umtali,
and the Eastern Districts, Fort Vic-
toria and the Zimbabwe Ruins.
Umtali is supposed to be the pret-
tiest area in Southern Rhodesia.
I'm going wth the Rotary presi-
dent. This is the largest Rotary
district in the world. Last Satur- |
day I had tea with the District
Governor. .
We won't be home for Christmas.
“We're going up to the Chobe again.
Doc wants a holiday. We'll be there
only six days. Then I'm going to
Salisbury for a week in January
before school starts again. School
closes December 8.
Compliments On Speech
Well, compliments are flowing in
from all over on my speech, and
my picture in the paper. I got a
letter from an African 23 years
old who said he thought it was
wonderful that I wanted to see
life in another part of the world.
I am the youngest person ever to
speak at National Affairs, and peop-
le have told me my talk was much
more enjoyable and informative
than the talks of many adults who
have spoken there.
A girl at school is interested in
flute but has no books. Schools
thing but piano, and the kids are
to play in school. You should have
State Band record.
Remember the dress I made for
the sewing contest last March?
Last week I took out the sleeves
and remodelled the buckle. It makes
a nice change. I wish I could wear
some woolen clothes for a change.
I knew there must be some ad-
vantage to having cold weather.
Congratulate the guys on the
football team for me. I think it's
murals. Why couldn’t we have had
them when I was there?
American Policies In Africa
December 11, 1961
and with it the largest collection of
pests I've ever seen. We are sleep-
ing under mosquito nets and fight-
ing a battle with fleas and mites.
Another pest is ticks. You sit and
itch like mad in public, dying to
scratch. :
It's getting to the point where
I'm getting sick of defending Amer-
ican policies in Africa. Africa is
being carved up like a piece of
choice meat. In early November I
met our Vice-Consul from the Unit-
ed States, and I don’t think he
knows anymore about what's real-
ly happening than Toby (Hall's dog)
does. I get so angry at times I
feel like writing to President Ken-
nedy, I thing he should get some
| competent people here before it's
too late. He can’t possibly be getting
correct information on African af-
fairs.
| People here are fed.up with
{ America as an arrogant, rich,
know-it-all nation. You know, Tsh-
ombe was the only one making any
progress at all in any part of the
Congo. He had an organized gov-
ernment going in Katanga, but
just because Katanga’s wealthy, it
| would be a crime to break from the
| Congo. The fact that the central
Congolese government is in abso-
lute chaos means nothing. I'm sure
| that if Katanga had no wealth, the
{Congo or the the United Nations
lor anybody else - wouldn't care
| whether Katanga left or not. Fore-
ing the Congo on Katanga will set :
it back years in progress as well
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envious of me because I learned
seen them when they heard my |
(mas
great. And the kids having intra- |
{laugh it off. If Sir Roy says the
U.S. is ridiculous, the U.S. is ridicu-
| lous. It’s as simple as that.
I hope to meet Sir Roy in Salis-
bury next month and try to get
a clearer picture of the whole situ-
lation.
Christmas In The Bush
I suppose you want to hear all |
‘about Christmas and New Year's.
Ill start with December23. Our
(last performance of the’ pantomime
“ended at 10:15. When I got homie I
| took half an hour to get my make-
{up off (I was a Chinese boy) and
{then worked on last minute Christ-
decorations, the paper stars
that Grandma Templin taught me
{to make years ago. At midnight,
| everyone who had been sleeping
got up, and we all hopped into the
Land Rover or Volkswagon and
| headed for the Chobe River.
pron Ade 7:30, we arrived at Victoria !
THe! Falng séaton hat arsived, | Falls, ate a breakfast of cold chick-
en, sandwiches and tea. At 12:30,
we reached Kasane, where we un-
packed the Volkswagon and put
jgrerything into the Land‘ Rover
for our last 12 miles to cottage,
(We couldn’t take the Volkswagon
because we were afraid it might
get stuck in the sand just when
elephants decided to charge.) What
a sight! four people in the cab, two
in the back with the baggage, and
Rod and I rode in the front. T
had instructions to scramble into
the cab, and Rod to squeeze in
under the boat on top of the Land
Rover, if we were charged by
elephants or attacked by baboons.
We arrived in Serandellas about
1:30, vnpacked and ate lunch. Rod
and I took the Land Rover and went
into the Bush, hunting for a Christ-
mas tree. At one stage we found
a decent ‘tree, stopped to chop it
down, and heard what we thought
was an elephant trumpeting. We
didn’t stay around ‘to find out. We
finally found another tree and head-
ed back toward the cottage. There
are no evergreen trees here,
Lynn, Rhona and I began decorat-
ing it. No electric lights, just my
paper stars, a few Christmas tree
balls, tinsel and icicles. We sprayed
snow on the base and the stars.
Incongruous, don't you think?
Temperature at the ‘time was 70
degrees.
We listened to Christmas carols
for a time on the transistor radio
before "going to bed.
After breakfast Christmas morn-
ing, we crowded around the tree,
and the African servants were given
their presents. We all sat around
the tree and Mrs. Thompson hand-
ed out a present to all of us, and
then everybody in ‘the family took
turns handing out one round of
gifts until all the gifts had been
opened.
Rod and I went fishing. I caught
a 14 pound barbel, a 4% pound
breem, and a 5 pound breem, two
of the largest breem ever caught
here.
The dining room was decorated
i vegetables. Mr. Thompson brought
_THE DALLAS POST, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1962
Mrs. George Ruckno is joined by |
Thomas P. Garrity of Harvey's Lake |
in admiring a Certificate of Merit
awarded to Mr. Ruckno by the
Home Builders Association of Lu-
zerne County for his contributions
to the organization, including a |
term as first president of the |
organization.
The Rucknos are residents of |
Shrineacres. Mr. Ruckno is one of
the area's widely known home
builders and contractors.
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Mr. Garrity is the new president |
of the Greater Wilkes-Barre Real
Estate Board which works coopera-
tively with the Home Builders As=
sociation of Luzerne County in as-
sisting persons planning or pur-
chasing new homes,
for Christmas dinner, balloons and
streamers hanging from the ceil-
ing. At 7:30, we sat down to the
traditional Christmas dinner, tur-
key, ham, mashed potatoes stuffing,
in the plum pudding, blazing with
brandy, flames shooting up from
it. Everyone was anxious to come
across a charm or money, stirred
into the pudding when it was be-
ing prepared. I got a horseshoe, for
luck, and a tickie (a coin worth
about 4 cents.)
| New Year’s Festivities
Januory 15, 1962
Now for New Year's. At 8 p.m.
on New Year's Eve, Rod, Colin,
Jeff and 1 went to a party at some
Italian Counts place. I met Robin
there and taught him to jitterbug.
At midnight we all joined hands
and sang Auld Lang Syne, and then
we danced until 2:30. When the
party broke up, about sixty of us
went to the Matapos to see the
sunrise. We got there around 3,
and sat in cars or around fires
until 4, when Robin and I decided
to climb up to Rhodes’ grave on
top of World View. Cecil Rhodes
is buried there because he thought
it was the most beautiful place
in. the area. Matapos are stone hills
where bushmen’s paintings have
‘been found. '
A cold wind was blowing, so we
went down again until nearer time
for sunrise. Then at 5, we all climb-
ed to the ‘top and stood there
freezing - intil 5:45 when the sun
came up. Rod, Robin, and I went
back to the Thompson's for break.
fast. By 1 pm. .I was in bed. We
had gotten home from the Chobe
River one and one-half hours be-
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fore. I went to the New Year's
party. Chris, Robin and I went to
the movies at 7:30, then back to
Robin’s. Home at 2. Man, was I
beat!
I told you I'd tell you about
Boxing Day. It's December 26, the
day when all the milk boys, news-
come around for their
Since we were up in Chobe, we
missed all that. Instead, natives
came around asking for gifts.
1 went over fo Salisbury last
week and met Sir Roy. He refuses
to live in Government House. His
home is very simple. We talked
about his garden, dogs and grand-
children most of the time. Lady
Welensky and I laughed over our |
days ‘as tomboys.
Right now I'm staying with an- |
other family in Bulawayo for a
week, You should see how we dress
for dinner—heels, earrings, the lot.
School begins again the 23rd.
Seems like we just got out.
Ask Doc Jordan if the Rotary
Club can arrange to finance an
African Rhodesian as an exchange
student. I know Scranton wants one,
and I've found a suitable girl but
she can’t afford to pay her own
expenses. Also ask him if there are
any Negro Rotarians in the U.S.
The Bulawayo Rotary Club says why
should they admit Africans if the
U.S. won't admit Negroes? Say hi
to everybody for me. I still haven't
caught up on. my letters.
Love Marilyn
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