the HERALD Arts Council page 14 Home Newspaper of Hills IIP IIHIMI IDSO SECOND Exchange student Marilyn Thome is back She misses the warmth of Brazilians Herald Georgetown latest Fxchnnge student Marilyn Thornc was homesick it first when she I ist year but now thai she home she misses Brazil One thing I redly from Brazil is the human warmth she slid Win n you re w on the 1 you see someone you know it matter whether it girl or a bfly and they greet you with a hug and thru Brazilians art so inn and they show their ifftition so openly she continual They show their physically not just in words Marilyn spent almost months in Brazil with thru different fnmlllci She stayed an month so could attend Carnival a party which runs continously for five days Manly who is spent most of the in city tiled Lins place with all sorts of different schools for thing from to plastic art is known as the City of Schools she said Any time the schools win out on holidays the city dead she said As soon is they get off school goes home It sort of transfer because all the people who live in go to school somewhere else anil the people who live elsewhere come to to go to school One of the differences Man lyn noted between students in Canada and Brazil Is the fait that when Brazilian students get their summer in December January and February they travel where Canadian students begin an immediate search for work Marilyn lived with families who spoke mainly Portuguese a language she was totally unfamiliar with when slit arrived She said after about week she could some of what was being said around her but it took six or seven months before was really comfortable in the language She hid studied French in school and this with making it easier to learn Portuguese In fact now that shes In Canada and speaking English again Marilyn says she has difficulty thinking in English She said when of her friends telephoned she arrived home she Inert for Lvervboch kmw mi alk down the street tit trip to Hit in mi parlor is likt fashion ind vou go to the student Marilyn Thome shows the trophy she won during her in for liveliest person Marilyn arrived back In Canada Sunday liter a month slay in II took her a while to become fluent In now lhal she s to adjust and has a While the its wealthy citizens isnri low and many hive two or three and thinking In English again she says Herald photo you really dress up The girls wear a lot of jewelry too I don t know how they can stand up with all the chains and necklaces they wear The weather In Brazil is not entirely what people in Canada Hunk It is Marilyn said and they d say hello Brazilian men and women take a lot care with their appearance Marilyn said The men dress up instead of wearing shirts jeans and running shoes she said Tht girls dress up too link if is hot In pull dim during June Juk ind August the i drop down to ID diaries ilsius sht said I Kill thi tin clients Isms or 104 diaries ilireiihiil lit hi to In for tie ixlremo hi it with open windows dm rs result il s vers cold in the winter inkn I ntvir such a sin said It for part of nil of ml of hive dibits linn what an to i it fist consisting of coffee milk I is i full dinner evirj and is followed by a siesta lunch and dinnir includt dish of me she id Marilyn said hat she in Bri7il she was ixptclmg to have certain restrictions on her to hive to conform to rules set out the families she was staying with but instead she was allowed come and go prtlty muih as she pleased She was never although the custom persists Marilyn said in a family thin is i son and a daughter the daughter might not allowed to go out on a date unless her brother Idem She would also not be allowed to be in a cur with a boy For entertainment young people in Brazil can see first run movies from the United Stales for the equivalent of cents Theere arc also dances which begin at midnight and continue until the sun comes up Then everyone goes home or a big feast Marilyn said I loved the dances she said But the best fun of all was Carnival Marilyn said She watched Carnival In Rio de Janeiro on television because it expensive and It dangerous but she went to the Carnival In Lins Carnival was the best five nights of my life Manlyn said It live days of non stop dancing drinking costumes partying and fantasy They and ihey judge the entires and the best one is awarded a fantlstic cash prize And the end of Carnival I was awarded a In tin lit kn finished it ill past I did went liter I it out in photograph v in inf i SI i ilnch slip 1 id of lur Invits shi too m n I did some intermit it d hints in ill tin differ nl of ispit Mir v it she that shi in but si it like lo be able to put the rtufuese to t know 1 it In ink did i lot of was in Brazil and cities In cm oiled General minis lines ind she a of thim for souvenirs out stones brought luck in tourm nil irmts and onyx ink ii thi students tut iti ni s ind sell them tourists their studies inkn said she particular miosis tlie third sin t ijtd with because in iteil her i member of lie famik I was of diughlcrs She spent thristmis with this family In ml people their Kills before midnight linstn is Fve then hate i ft ist it ml when first in Brazil she wis nftr homes for her native she was for Br rtinindedl irofBrbados Sit hir emigrated to in 1 miss lirail lit lwismort Brizil 1 to I II wrilt lolhciu tut I just like them with mi It Hi it thev some flflish iiisc Ml be lo i m in if I that sic kirn to In null pendent while live with vnu n nut rt ilwivs then to vou and on sever re hive to do it cm own shi said I still trjint to used to tic ii m Ink in tin id said I tintlitlmi I virv of AND THE BAND PLAYED ON The Edmonton arrived In lull week for a long climaxed by a join concert with High School band The flute section here reliranlng prior to the Thursday concert The evening program began with a by the Thunderblrdi and concluded with the band playing together for a few numbers Mercury photo IN A DAYS Area investigator shuns TV private eye image Herald Special Televisions image of tht private investigator leaves Hit notion that he or she a glamourous life full of close calls and large cheques Robert Hunter head of Hunter Investigations and Security Ltd in Brampton- likes to promote a rather different image His Investigators need a good personality good physit al presence common and the patience of Job Mr Hunter told The Herald recent If they hove those Ihings they can learn keep mouths shut and their eyes and ears open during the training he gives new employees To be licenced as a private Investigator an applicant must be and have no criminal record The Ontorio Provincial Police licence Investigator and he licemi must be renewed each March Mr Hunter said he finds women lo be better tore than men re more particular in getting Information and most with people for the Inform they need he says There is no maximum age although the minimum is I have a lady investigator who is She probably one of the best ones I known Women arc just generally more able than guys with lions Apart from training with a firm like Mr Hunter a prospective Investigator could finish Grade or 13 and then take the law enforce ment course at Seneca or Sheridan College Very few graduates actually turn lo investigation Mr Hunter says SIX Mr Hunter himself has Aith Ii force five with a Toronto firm lit served as ronto manager of third largest firm hi beginnings with iwo when Mr r his business in is lo support a si iff if ipproxmntily IS rs id security invest time and hold wn in ilher j as well The turnover security guards Is nu nil ins Mr Hunter firm has three lit h indks himself situnlj is run Peter inel special events is handled by e special events category unlinks Mich things as looking iftir i PI s il lennis tournament at I various bazaars Miss Canada Miss Teen Pijeanls this until thin is very rarely a need to use forct Mr Hunter says use a lot more girls at special events They have a them and even in irate guy will think twice ibout sweinnR at a girl Men now wear blazers and slacks while the girls wear threepiece suits They have gotten away from the military police look security guards once used since It seemed to in terms of good public relations this was seen as a poor Image Hunter says Mr Hunter said he feels that security and investigations go hand in hand His licence allows him lo work anywhere in Ontario He can also send firm mplituig her law at llumber In working lor a she will not only rejoin lit security she will 10 work out things like irnwcl lontrol so that irntiliom don turn into irjument or even fights The Hunter hires hundreds of students for special and not allot them have to be IB They are not ixpected learn fancy self nee techniques Their basic philosophy is public If the thing is set up In avoid confusion out of the province to follow up on a case as long as the investigation in Ontario One his longest cases be in Ontario and has gone around the world Ills client husband took the couples young son with him to Monoco and obtained a divorce there without her knowledge Since then lie has been to Brazil rmany and the Isle of Man with one of Mr Hunters poop It on his trail While investigations are the most lucrative part of the business because they arc more technical and therefore the cost can be higher security provides more money because it strictly bulk Investigators i lo an hour plus car expenses if they are using their own vehicles Security guards Ret to an hour White Hunter may be the only investigation firm in Brampton Ihcreareslx others in Peel a couple in Oakville one in Burlington and in Toronto The firm belongs to the International Police Congress so If he turned down a job he could probably suggest some one else who could meet needs Mr Hunter says The police set no rules concerning what a company cm charge Clients in some cases may be asked as much as an hour for tions Mr Hunter asks his clients for a retainer and works an a case until it is either finished or the money is used up He will then cither refund thi remainder of the retainer or ask for more depending on the situation As well as investigation the company serves documents such is summonses One of his people showed the ingenuity to Vio were asked to serve a summons to In is guy the could get Mr Hunter says The sheriff had tried unsuccessfully for some time to be prepared Our person went too telephone booth across from his office and called him When he answered the phone and admitted his identity the Ciller asked him to hold the road and knocked on his door He was still on the phone when he handed him Ihc summons so he could I reluse It Mr Hunter has no use for firearms in his business I wouldn have them If I could he says emphatically We need Ihem That would only be asking for trouble and it bt to avoid them I suppose I ask for them if I was looking after a big contract for cigarettes money or drugs Otherwise I want no part of them AM Mr Hunter feels that no matter what previous work an investigator has been In it is all valuable experience The company booklet lists complete insurance criminal and domestic investigation pretrial invest i gallon background tic on Individuals or and factual material for managements considering a or acquisition as part of their service capabilities They also supply photographic evidence with both still or movie film locate witnesses and serve subpoenas race missing persons or lost heirs do electronic sweeps to detect hidden microphones or other intrusion devices and supply undercover investigators who work as employees for the client to explore and control Inside thefts embezzlement or any a host of other infringc- Invcshgations are done in all malor languages and hour seven day a week service is offered Hunters services also include commercial and dential security Industrial patrol car service construction site service and special events Although Brampton Is the home base Mr Hunter commented he has done plenty of work in Georgetown and Acton Among his coses were re examination of defence witnesses in preparation for trial following 1978 death of a Georgetown man in the McGibbon Hotel His company also supplied securi ty during the filming of Never Trust an Honest Thief this past summer He says his company does a lot of litigation work for Toron to lawyers He also does a tremendous amount of legal aid Investigations probably more any other company In Ontario Most firms interested in legal aid work because it takes so long to get pa he says Hunter Investigation Ii divided into Ihre part Investigations Filer organise special event security section of the buiinrss