Oakville Newspapers

Oakville Beaver, 2 Oct 1994, p. 6

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Ian Oliver Publisher Robert Glasbey Advertising Director Norman Alexander Editor Geoff Hill Circulation Director Teri Casas Office Manager Tim Coles Production Manager The Oakville Beaver, published every Sunday, Wednesday and Friday, at 467 re Rd., Oakville, is one of the Metroland »flns,e ishing Distributing Ltd. group of suburban newspapers which includes: Ajaxâ€"Pickering News Advertiser, Barrie Advance, Brampton Guardian, Burlington Post, Colli Connection, Etobicoke Guardian, 1 W Acton Free , Kingston This Week, Lindsay This Week, Markham Economist and Sun, Stouftville/Uxbridge Tribune, Milton Canadian Champion, Mississauga News, Newmarketâ€"Aurora Eraâ€"Banner, North York Mirror, Oakville Beaver, Orillia Today, Oshawa/Whitby This Week, Peterborough This Week, Richmond HilV ThomnhilVVaughan Liberal, Scarborough Mirror. All material published in the Oakville Beaver is protected by copyright. Any reproduction in whole or in part of this material is strictly forbidden without the consent of the publisher. Advertising is accepted on the condition that, in the event of a typographical error, that portion of the advertising space occupied by the erroneous item, together with a reasonable allowance for si ture, will not be charged for, but the balance of the advertisement will be paid for at the applicable rate. The publisher reserves the right to categorize and reject advertising. In the event of typographical error, advertising goods Robert Glasbey Advertising Director Norman Alexander Editor Geoff Hill Circulation Director Teri Casas Office Manager Tim Coles Production Manager in collision. Halton Regional Police report that of 13 people killed in motor vehicle colâ€" lisions this year, two weren‘t wearing seat belts but seven people who were wearing them were likely saved from death. From now until Oct. 14th police across Canada will be looking for drivers who don‘t buckle up during their ‘Operation Impact‘ campaign. Ontario has made a commitment to reach the national goal of 95 per cent compliance for seat belts and child restraints by next year. Currently 84 per cent of Ontario drivers use these devices. Consider these facts: â€"In a collision, an unbelted driver is 17 times more likely to be killed and five times more likely to be hospitalized than a belted driver. â€"Unbelted passengers are 10 times more likely to be killed and four times more likely to be hospitalized than belted passengers. â€"A child who is restrained correctly is seven times more likely to escape death or major injury than an unrestrained child. â€"Two thirds of small children are mot restrained correctly in child safety seats according to a Ministry of Transportation survey taken in 1991. What‘s your excuse for not wearing a seat belt? Sokolovic was an electrical engineer and Cijic a lawyer before he left Sarajevo about three months ago. In Cijic‘s case, the price for freedom was a bribe to a United Nations official. page story of the Fri. Sept. 30th Oakville Beaver, are nothing new to Canada. The two men, aged 31 and 34 respectively, fled the former Yugoslavia to find a better life in Canada. The stories of Ognjen Sokolovic and Brano Cijic chronicled in a front Like countless others who have fled their homelands to find a new life where opportunities, peace and freedom are taken for granted, Sokolovic and Cijic want to improve their lives and they continue to upgrade their English language and job skills. If more Canadians born in this country had the positive attitude of these two men, the nation would be in far better shape. Editorial [urkey Costa Rica Cyprus Egypt Hong Kong: ‘Jordan Country he least motorists who drive without buckling up their seat belts have to lose is $90 and two demerit points. The most they can lose is their life or the lives of others in their vehicle or another with which they are 467 Speers Road, Oakville, Ont. L6K 3S4 Buckle up Classified Advertising: 845â€"2809 Circulation: 845â€"9742 or 845â€"9743 845â€"3824 Fax: 845â€"3085 in agriculture 1980 1990 85% 92% 78% 57% 90% 61% 16% 83% 84% 71% 98B% in nonagricultural activities 1980 1990 80% 44% 81% 70% 64% 66% 61% 114% 70% 91% 54% 16% 90% America‘s most famous presâ€" ident, George Washington, was buried with all pomp and cereâ€" mony back in 1799, but someâ€" one neglected to throw his teeth into the coffin. Actually, it was George‘s fault â€" he had mailed his extracted teeth to a dentist for use as a model for his denâ€" tures. The dentist hung onto the originals for souvenirs. He used to take them with him to parties as a conversation piece. They‘re still out there somewhere, so if you‘re at a soiree and someâ€" body offers to show you George Washington‘s molars...don‘t be afraid to bite. Nothing as trivial as teeth or fingers for Jeremy Bentham. The English philosopher who You could check it out with Galileo if he was still around. The celebrated astronomer shuffled off his mortal coil back in 1642, but his finger is still with us. If you visit the Florence Museum of History and Science in Italy, you can view a special display that shows the poor man‘s blackâ€" ened digit pointing eternally skyward. It is Galileo‘s middle finger, significantly enough... out your will yet, but if you haven‘t, here‘s a piece of advice you might want to conâ€" sider. Idon’t know if you‘ve made Make sure that the undertakâ€" er gets all of you. Many folks â€" some of them famous â€" neglected to write that proviso into their checkâ€"out contracts. They, subsequently, paid the price. Write down those final requests or you might end up like ‘Speedy‘ His real name was Henry Atkins. He was a black laborer in a tobacco factory in Paducah, Kentucky, back in the 1920‘s. In 1928, while fishing on the Ohio River, Henry fell out of his boat and was drowned. He was poor, with no next of kin and no real friends. Not yet anyway. Speedy‘s corpse was about to And then there‘s Speedy. Few deceased persons have spent as long between the morâ€" tician‘s slab and the grave as good old Speedy. died in 1832, left all his money to the London Hospital. With one small catch. Bentham insisted that his body be dissected and the remains "mummified". What‘s more, he directed that his preâ€" served corpse was to be arranged sitting in an armchair at the Board of Directors‘ table in the London Hospital in perâ€" petuity. To paraphrase Gertrude Stein â€" a bequest is a bequest is a bequest. For the next 92 years, members of the London Hospital board got to share space at the table with the desâ€" iccated carcass of Jeremy Bentham smiling over them. Mind you, to avoid any conâ€" fusion, they placed a sign in front of Jeremy. The sign read NOT VOTING. Museums and carnivals send agents to try and buy Speedy. They offered lots of money, but the Hamocks turned them down. Speedy was family. Finally this summer, the descendants of A.Z. Hamock decided it was high time to treat Henry Atkins like a real memâ€" ber of the family. They laid him out in a black tuxedo and showâ€" ered a blanket of red carnations on his coffin. The church choir sang a half dozen spirituals to Speedy and the minister at the local Baptist church gave him a rousing sendâ€"off sermon. Sixtyâ€"six years after he tumâ€" bled out of a boat in the Ohio River, Henry Speedy Atkins finally went to his grave. Over the next 66 years, Speedy â€" an itinerant laborer â€" became probably the most famous citizen Paducah, Kentucky ever spawned. The Hamock family adopted him. Three times a year, he was careâ€" fully washed and dressed in fresh clothes. Sightseers could come to the funeral home and see Speedy, free of charge. TV camera crews showed up and put Speedy on national TV. It worked. Although he turned the color of a russet apple, Speedy did not undergo the usual process of decay. meet A.Z. Hamock â€" a Paducah funeral director â€" who hapâ€" pened to be fascinated by the Egyptian practice of mummifiâ€" cation. Since nobody had laid claim to Speedy‘s remains, Hamock decided to try a little experimental embalming. Rest in peace...Speedy.

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