Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-10-31
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from the
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thing doing to improve their eye
sight; either that, or the signs erected
to show the people that Clarke Ave-
nue. and Second Streets are now one
way thorougfares, are painted in a
different language from what car
drivers are accustomed to use.
Or, they may be like the old lady
who saw a notice in show-window,
telling passers-by that, inside, there
were on sale, "Helps to read" She
went in and asked to be shown some
of "them contraptions." When the ac-
commodating clerk came out with a
pair of eyeglasses, she said:-
"They are nothing but specs, I got
a pair of them"
"Well maybe they don't exactly
suit your vision and perhaps I can
find a pair that will be of great help
to YOU"
Gall right" said the customer,
fire when you are ready"
After the clerk had exhausted his
entire stock and still his prospect was
not enabled to read any better, he
began to question her as to why she
could not read with at least one pair
of the dozens he had tried, the old
lady said:
"I never went to school a day in
my life, and I can't read at all; but
when saw them helps to read adj
verified, I thought I had struck luck.
But them specs amt no good to me"
So maybe the sign is nothing more
to lots of autoists than Greek, they
can't read at all.
Then, again, perhaps it's question
of twill and won't" instead of "can
and can't" I was talking with good
citizen the other day, and he said:-
Suppose the public doesn't ap-
prove of the ordinance the City Coun-
ell has passed to ease up traffic; what
are they going to do about tit"
"Well, if you don't require any of
those helps to read and if your own
disapproval leads you to turn the
nose of your car in the wrong direc-
ton, you may learn what the city will
do about it. You may find yourself
minus one of those unlucky-two-dol-
lar bills in your wallet, because the
ordinance has been given due publici-
ty-, and all you have to do is read,
mark, and inwardiy digest the law
if you can"
He went off sort of muttering and
wonder if he was looking for trou-
BILE.
How-some-ever, there is humor-
GUS side to almost everything and the
one-way innovation is no exception.
! saw a car last week start to enter
Clarke Avenue at Market Street.
Evidently the driver saw the sign,
"Do not enter" He paused for a
moment as if deciding what to do.
Then he decided. He backed little
way, turned the prov of his boat to-
ward the middle of Market Street,
and then BACKED in" until he found
a place to park; when he did, he was
pointing in the right direction. sup
pose he thought if he progressed
stern first, she was immune from any
violation. He must have thought he
was crab,, he could go forward and
backward the same time.
Another time, l saw a car ap-
preaching Clarke Avenue from Vine
Street. When it reached the corner,
there was the sign, Zone Way" STAR
ing the driver in the face. But he
didn't do anything but turn into
Clarke Avenue the wrong way, down
to Linden Avenue, turn his car a.
round, and then came back the right
way to park. How's that for beat
ing the street around the corner?
Also and again, saw a car going
north on Market Street. When it
reached Second, there were the same
old signs, "Do not enter" That didn't
mean thing in the drivers young
life. He'd rather turn on Second, be-
cause he got somewhat of a thrill in
breaking the law and escaping, be-
cause he didn't do a thing but turn
into Willow when he got on Second.
He could have gone one square fur
ther to Clarke Avenue and made a
legal turn there which would, evident
ly have carried him where he wanted
to go. He was one of those twill or
won't" fellows.
Still, taken as a whole, the new
law is being observed in very COM
mendable way. It will take some
time to make it universally under
stood, but there will always be some
who will take risk. These may come
to grief, who knows?