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Show I Thankful for Ticket TJRTHUR D. KIMBER, of Grand Rapids, Mich., tells me a story " that is, as he says, applicable to practically anyone driving . car with the best of intentions to obey the law. 1 He was driving home to lunch one day and says he had no dea that his car had picked up the speed it obviously had Tiir-kpH im. Hp planrpri intn his mirror and saw f ' i O a late model Ford in the rear that was rapidly gaining on him, and, he felt, with purpose and intent. He slowed down, but it was too late. The siren was sounding and in a flick of the eyelash a police car was beside him. There was just one thing to do: "pull over to the side of the road." The officer parked his squad car and came over. Mr. Kimber says he has always aimed at being a conscientious driver, and that he respects those officers for he knows full well that if it were not D. Carnegie for their alertness no one could drive without risking his own neck. He wanted to say this to the officer, but who wouldn't look for just such an "out?" And what officer would regard it? So he let the officer "read him down," which he did in an unusually gentle manner. He pointed out how traveling at such a rate of speed could easily mean crashing another vehicle, hitting . a tree, or running into some children playing on the sidewalk. Mr. Kimber said nothing until the officer had finished, fin-ished, paying respect by his manner, then he replied, "Officer, you are entirely right. I could have caused a bad accident, and I honestly want to thank you for stopping me before something terrible happened." How did that officer react? Well, there was no doubt that he believed in the sincerity of Mr. Kimber's remarks. He reached for his pad, however, but instead of writing down the usual fine in such cases, $25, he wrote $10. ' ' xvr -v -j ij " . - v y - IN 5 I MELODIOUS SOLONS . . . Representatives Frank Chelf (D., Ky.) (left) and Louis C. Rabaut (D., Mich.) rehearse for the Americas Heart association's amateur show which was to be broadcast. |