The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1936-10-02


cry because the driver Of q sman
car, a rnild-looking, inoffensive per-
son, refused to pull over and give
him the right Of way despite the
TACT that in that village trucks are
not supposed to pass other vehicles.
The burly truck driver finally
climbed down and after lecturing
the man in the passenger car at
length demanded that he show his
license. The calm. mild man did
50 willingly. The truck driver
looked at it and started to utter
profuse apologies. But he was
taken to court just the same and
Judge Cahill imposed a fine of SIS.
The only excuse of the belligerent
truckman was that he didn't know
the other fellow was a policeman.
As matter Of fact, he has been a
policeman, and good one, for a
long time. He is Chief William J.
keresey for years head Of the
Larchmont force and ex-president
Oh the Westminster Chiefs associa-
tion.
Monkey Business: A casual in
qulry at a bridge club session as
to when woman player would take
her vacation brought the statement
that her pet monkey had 'leaped
or fell" from the window of her
apartment which is six floors above
the street. The monkey, badly in
lured, was taken to an animal hos
pital where it made a long and
expensive stay. 1t was recently dis
charged as convalescent but its con-
dition is still such the owner cannot
leave it. That phrase "leaped or
fell" is usually used by New York
newspapers as self-protection. If
the case turns out to be an accident.
then they are safe from a libel suit
and IT it wasn't, it doesn't matter.
| anyway.
Life Saver: When Sergeant Har-
~ Butts was conducting those po-
lice department tests which caused
! him to declare that bullet-proof
vests weren't. an eager inventor
turned UP accompanied by his
lawyer. The inventor insisted on
wearing his vest during the tests
but the sergeant finally talked him
out OF it. When he had done that.
the sergeant put the vest over a
pine board on the rifle range and
from the 45-foot mark, took two
shots at it with a regulation SO
revolver. Examination disclosed
two holes not only in the vest but
in the board. so the inventor, with
his lawyer at his side, walked out
with his punctured vest over his
arm. But he didn't thank the SER
geant for substituting pine for his
torso.
Honesty, etc.: We wanted the
taxi driver to turn onto One Hun
dred Twenty-fifth street, go to First
avenue, and cross the Willis avenue
bridge to the Harlem River Boston
& Westminster station on One Hun
dred Thirty-third street. But he
knew longer way and refused to
make the turn. There was an argu-
ment and he finally consented to
leave Seventh avenue. But by that
time, he'd gone so far he had to
turn back and then we all got lost
Another driver put us right and we
finally reached our destination. But
instead of the usual 80 cents. the
meter read 81. That was paid but
no tip was forthcoming. So while
the driver increased his earnings
by a little more than cents. he
lost 20-cent tip-and almost time
enough to make another trip.
Thrift: Anchored in Larchnont
harbor from the beginning to the
end OF the season for the last three
years has been what looks like a
large and expensive steam yacht
1t has the slim and graceful lines
and the big funnel of these most
expensive Injuries, but after the
anchor goes down, it stays right
there during the entire season. the
only voyages being those from the
yard to the anchorage and back
again-with a tug furnishing the
motive power. 1t develops that
while the craft is a yacht, it has no
engine at all. Thus it serves as a
Summer home, with no rent and q
great saving since no crew is neces-
sary.
Willie Howard delights in telling
of the time he took two singing
sisters, in whom he detected signs
of great talent, to George White.
the producer. Howard urged White
to sign them on the dotted line inn
mediately. White, however. gave
them an addition and at the end
offered them contract calling for
$3.50 week for the team. The
sisters held out for twice that
amount and White Indignantly dis
missed them-an act which he later
regretted greatly since the sisters
we're Rosa and Carmella Ponselle
Subway eavesdropping: Before
they was married, he brought her
flowers every night and now she's
making DaDpr Act mr. 70 49,. a. :