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Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, May 10, 2000 - 11 Just cruise-in Len and Alida Voskamp (R) of Carrying Place, came to the Great Canadian Cruise-ln Car Show, at the Orono Fairgrounds, last weekend, just look-in. They went home drive-in a 1930 Mode!'A'Ford, purchased from Stewart and Jean Wood of Orono. : ARTHUR BLACK RICH MAN, POOR MAN This is a story about two men. One of them is royalty - - Prince Jefri of Brunei, The other man is a commoner - a salesman: Joe Segal, of Vancouver. Prince Jefri first. His country, Brunei, is a tiny kidney kidney bean of a nation about the size of Prince Edward Island. It sits like an afterthought on the. brow of Borneo and would be a totally forgettable backwater sultanate but for the fact that it is filthy, stinking stinking rich with crude oil. Prince Jefri, a royal son of Brunei is, to put it mildly, a conspicuous consumer. He owns two thousand automobiles automobiles - personally. He holds the keys to 17 different aircraft. aircraft. He has a huge yacht, tastefully named Tits, which carries two high-powered Zodiac tenders: Nipple One and Nipple Two. Mind, ' you, he doesn't spend all of his time on Tits. Sometimes he lives in his palace. The one with 1,778 rooms. Prince Jefri has other expensive tastes. He sponsors the Ferrari Formula One team on the International racing circuit. lie's fond of calling up Miss: USA's, Miss World's and other planetary sirens of pulchritude and offering them $30.000 US a week to come and 'entertain' him and the boys at the palace. The prince is a young man. He has four wives, three children, children, his own private polo team and more mistresses than Casanova ever dreamed of. But times are hard. Recently he petitioned his brother, the Sultan of Brunei, for $500,000 U.S. to cover ordinary living expenses." That's 500 grand a month, you understand. - That's Prince Jefri - then , there's Joe Segal ' Like Prince Jefri, Joe is a rich man - but that's where the similarities end. For starters, Joe earned his dough. Joe was born not with a silver spoon in his mouth -- more like a pick and shovel in his hands. He started out slinging gravel for the Alaska Highway project back in the '40's. Soon he moved into sales. Before he was finished (and he's not finished yet) Joe created Fields Department Stores. And merged it with - Zeller's. Which he sold to Hudson's Bay Company. He was also the man behind Sterling Shoes; First National Properties and , one or two dozen other flourishing concerns. concerns. Add it all up and Joe Segal of Vancouver, like Prince Jefri of Brunei, is a very rich man. He also spends lavishly - but not on hookers or Lear jets or yachts. Joe Segal spends his money on people. He has earned that most old- fashioned of descriptions: philanthropist. He has ploughed his dough into universities and colleges in Canada and Israel. Also childrens' hospitals, homes for the aged, the Italo- Canadian Society, the Vancouver Police Foundation, Crime Stoppers International, the Canadian National Institute for the Blind. Has he been recognized and honoured for his generosity? generosity? Oh, sure. Joe's got an Order of British Columbia and an Order of Canada and a drawer full of medals and certificates and plaques - but he's faintly embarrassed when somebody brings it up because he doesn't do it for the glory. Joe Segal shares his wealth for a very selfish reason: reason: because he learned a long time ago that the very most satisfying thing you can do in life is give to others. "Give 'til it hurts" says Joe, "Then give a little more." Corny? Perhaps. But 1 can show you two men: - one, a Malaysian prince with luxury cars and private jets and yachts, a palace, a cavalcade of courtesans - even a $12 million diamond and ruby encrusted carpet beside his bed... And then I'll show you another man - Joe Segal - with a chequebook full of stubs. Now you tel! me which one is rich and which one is poor. Bowmanvilie Toastmasters I can't help hearing but I do not necessarily listen," said George Bums in the movie 'Oh God.' How attentive attentive are you when another person speaks? Or, when you speak, do you have the feeling feeling that the other, person is not listening? Listening to one another is important in family relationships, in. the work place, in any life situation. situation. Poor listening generally leads to a breakdown in communications, communications, to misunderstandings misunderstandings and hurt feelings. We are poor listeners when we are preoccupied with our own problem, detracted by how the speaker looks and/or acts, dr debating what is said to mention a few bad listening habits. Can we become better listeners? Yes, with the help of listening techniques and practice. Be interestèd in what the other person has to say, ask sup porting questions and react to the message with "I understand," understand," "I don't know," for example. Ignore distractions by focusing visually and mentally on the speaker and listen with empathy. These and other listening techniques are practiced by Bowmanvilie Toastmasters as they listen to each speaker. speaker. As members develop their listening skills, they not only become better evaluators but also better speakers. The Toastmasters program may met. your communication needs and we invite you to visit us. Guests are always welcome. Bowmanvilie Toastmasters meet on Tuesdays at the Darlington Information Centre of Ontario Power Generation at 7:30 p.m. For more Information, Information, please call Mary Anne Maye, 983-9845, or Irene Konzelmann, 983-9423. Community Events ODCA ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING jj The General Meeting is being held on Monday, May. 15th, 20001 at 7:00 p.m., Orono Forestry Station. ( SPRING/SUMMER CLOTHING SALE FUNDRAISER ; The Durham Region Parents of Multiple Births Association invites the residents of Durham Region and are to shop at its semi-annual clothing, toy and baby equipment sale. We are located at the Annandale Golf Club on Church Street south at Bayly, in Ajax. The sale will be held on Saturday, May 13, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. For more information, please call (905) 686-0707. OPTIMIST CLUB OF NEWCASTLE VILLAGE Community Yard Sale, Saturday, May 27th, Newcastle Arena parking lot, 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Vendors Wanted - own table/spot for only $20.00. Marianne 623-8207 or Diane 987- 5653. DURHAM REGION COMMUNITY CARE Community Care NEEDS VOLUNTEERS. All volunteers will be provided with an 8 session course in "Basic Helping and Communication Skills" to prepare them for this sensitive and rewarding work. Please contact Janice Kroft at 623-4123 for more information. HEARTH PLACE ÇANCER SUPPORT CENTRE Saturday, May 13th - Tai Chi for cancer patients and caregivers, caregivers, 86 Colborne St. W., Oshawa, from 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. Learn about the graceful series of movements that support relaxation and stress reduction and improve strength and flexi- J bility. Call 579-4833 to register portal Printing ptib "Everything with the printed word!" * Business Cards • Letterheads • Envelopes • • Newsletters « Flyers • Invoices • Tickets » • Full Colour Printing • and more! * located at the ORONO WEEKLY TIMES 5310 Main Street, Orono LOB 1MQ ■ Phone/Fax (905) 983-5301