Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-07-16 | Page 7 | Around Town

r ROUND ROUNDTOWN the TOWN Salt alt L Lake ke Sidelights gB WONT WON'T RETIRE Retire from active service Noth- Noth g like Jike that for tor John J. J Roberts Rober Sr veteran depot patrolman patrolman patrolman pa pa- who is the thc oldest man in i years and a also 10 in point of service in inthe inthe the Salt Sal t Lake police police police po po- po- po lice department Uncle John as ashe ashe he is familiarly known among his c cow coworkers o w o a r kers has badge No 1 I which was presented to him following the death of the veter veteran vet er er eran a n Patrolman William Bi Billy n 11 y Hilton about three years ago Mr Roberts at atone one time was captain of or police under former ormer Chief of Police B. B F. F Grant ae Fie is is' 73 years old and has been a police Otice officer for two forty years years years-a a accord record which will be be hard ard to beat Uncle John also has nas a son who wilo g i following in his foo footsteps He is rohn Fohn J J. J Roberts Robert Jr a member of the automotive bureau At one ime irne he lie also had a son law in poi po- po i ice ie e service Retirement says the oldest of oUi- oUi Lier Li- Li er r on 00 duty Not for me mc I never elt better in m my life and md its it's a cinch m nl not going to quit my active duties lOW Ii BY zY y YOUR HAND Are y you u pretty good at writing o try Then try your hand A bit If f verse has been going the rounds o osom some som time It has to do with pro- pro and is amenable to all sorts f I twists and interpretations which the varying ing viewpoints of the eader eder The be original verse Is reprinted ere are Tie h b horse and cow live 30 ye years They Ibey never touch JI light hc wines or beers and goats oats are dead at 20 They drink no liquor water liquor water fr plenty it t t 10 IP the cat has bas lost nine lives live On milk and water no man thrives i Lt t 5 S the birds are mostly dead They look not on the wino winD that's i red DI few d days ys remain on earth They do not know the cocktails cocktail's worth ut awful wicked soaked rum-soaked men Live Lire three score score year and ten Th Tb The first response comes from La La- enia B. B Horsley Eighth East reet and is entitled An Answer to toie tole ic le Alibi It follows Tie lie horse hone that now lives 30 years ears Would live but months on wines and beers beep and goats that live lI to 20 Would sure be dead on liquor plenty he be cat ut at 10 that lost nine lives U If whisky drank would die with hives t 5 S the birds are ue mostly dead Would they last lon long lone on wine that's red ot op that tat now live Uve days on earth euth If U cocktails drank would die at birth Dc ad nd men with all their brains and skill Drink poison polson stuffs that craze and 1 kill killi Stir the muse and start from here ie ic Telegram will print all accept- accept ile Ie variations in n this column