The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-08-23
'B0SSY CILLIS
WANTS JOB AS
MAYOR AGAIN
Bad Boy of NewburypOrt
Says He'll Fun for
Office Once More.
BY ERNIE PYLE
Times Special Writer

NEWBURYPORT. Mass. Aug. D.
Remember "BOssy" ellis? You
know. the red-headed. blah-blsh.
bad-boy mayor of Newburyport. who
made a million front pages a few
years ago.
Well, BOssys still alive and still
running off at the mouth Not only
that. but he's gonna run for mayor
again in November. And thinks he'll
win. But the tOwnspeople think he
won't.
Just on the north edge Of New
buryport. out where it's all sand and
vacant lots. BOssy has two filling
stations. They're right across the
road from each other, so he can get
the business going both directions
Huge black and white signs,
hsnd-painted and poorly. say "Bossy
ellis. seven gallons for 81"
Fill her up" 1 said TO the boy,
and is Mr.. ellis around?"
That's him there in the truck,
said the boy.
TwO-Day Growth of Beard
And hire he was. big as life and
even bigger, dumping a truck load
of gravel alongside his station. Mr..
ellis shut off the engine and
climbed out
Glad to know you he said. Any
relation to c. c. Pyle? Guess ne
made a lot of dough. But reckon
its gone now. But he knOwed how
to put it on big"
BOssy is a burly man, not very
tail, but thick, and very red. He had
on a pair of indiscriminate pants,
dirty white Suspenders, faded blue
shirt open at the neck-Or what
corresponds TO Bossy's neck-a flat
straw hat that had become the
color of tobacco juice, a two-day
growth of red beard. and a gold
tooth. He was still talking.
Bossy Is Good Copy"
Yeah. business is pretty good
I've got a lot Of competition
but what the hell If l get
to be mayor again I'll be settin' all
right sure. I'm gonna run this
November I think III win d.
I've got a lot of friends in this town
four years now since 1 was
mayor and they're wantin' me back
some people thought l made
too much noise, too much blah blah.
but say what the hell if you
give EN- a good administration what
the hell.
I can't help it if I got lot of
publicity like one of the New
York newspaper men said once, he
says ellis. you're good copy e..
you're damn right I'm good copy,
blah blah blah and I give this
town a good administration d.
hiya COmrade!'
Bossy nearly blew my head off
with a big yell and a wave of his
hairy arm toward a car going past
at so miles an hour.
Hasn't Got Chance"
1T had an American Legion sign
on it nav. 1 didn't know EN-
listen at that damn woman
asks if this is good gas e.
what kind of gas does she think 1t
is boy. check that oil (the boy
already had; that's probably where
the "BOSsy" comes from gonna
stay all night in Newburyport? e.
you're Stayin in an awful town d.
if I'd knowed you was comm to
see me Id a shaved hurry
back"
And on goes BOSSy. sorry he's out
of the limelight. hoping to get back
in. But the townspeople say he
hasn't got a chance. Maybe 1 just
happened to hit his enemies, but
here's a composite of what they
said:
"BOSsy's through. Sure he'll run
again. He's run the last two times
and got beat. He amt got enough
up here in the dome. Nav. he
wasn't a good mayor. Just made a
lot of noise. But I guess he didn't
do much harm. He always said he
gave Newburyport a million dollars
worth of publicity, and 1 guess he
did. Not very good publicity, but l
guess it didn't do us any harm
Maybe some good Rut he's through,
He amt got a chance"
Once Clipper Ship Center
Newburyport has the appearance
of being Just about BoSSy'S speed.
It Is a city of some $4,000 people
about s. miles north of Boston
right up in the corner of Massa-
chusetts on the New Hampshire
line. and on the ocean. In America 5
early seafaring days. most of the
clipper ships we're built in Newbury-
port