Show STAhLE By LARRY STAHLE A lawyer was exam cross ining thing a witness He asked And you say you called on Mrs Jones on May 2nd Now will wUl you tell the Jury just what she said I sq 1 object to the question Interrupted the lawyer on theother the theother theother other side There was a lengthy argument argument argument ment between counsel and finally fi finally finally fi- fi nally the judge allowed the question And as I was saying the first lawyer began again on May 2nd you called on Mrs Jones Now what did she say Nothing replied the witness f She he was not at home If any of you were to read a large advertisement placed in any newspaper which stated that the bank was mighty proud of Itself because it hadn't been robbed for a number of years I can just imagine your re re- re action In almost unison everyone would proclaim that it will bea be bea a a. matter of only minutes so to speak until the bank will have to rescind that ad We might even consider withdrawing withdrawing withdrawing with with- drawing our meager funds from froman an Institution that Invites or at least appears to plant the idea to come In and commit a crime We would probably feel that the bank had pulled a giant size boo But I would bet that of the gang voting to censure the bank for Its poor advertising Ideas would be guilty of a more common common common com com- mon crime keys It seems that just about ev everyone everyone everyone ev- ev owns at least one key and m many ny of us dont don't know how to use It properly We criticize the bank for inviting trouble but we daily leave the key protruding from the Ignition switch of our family family fam fam- ily Uy transportation We are dangling dangling dangling dang dang- ling bait before many a youngster youngster youngster young young- ster who would wouldn't dare hold up upa a bank but would be happy to twist a key in an auto ignition and take off oU I have taken several silent polls of the cars parked along the Main Street of both Manti Mantl and Ephraim and find that eight out of ten cars parked on the main maln drag still stUl contain a key protruding from the Ignition ManU Mantl residents seem to have havea a slight edge In this department as more keys were counted In ManU Mantl putts putt-putts than In Ephraim Eph Eph- raim One big glamorous car Is found In almost the Identically same parking stall each day with the same key stuck In the ignition switch Hanging on the other end of the key chain is an open Invitation to enter this persons person's house and steal In the form of a ahouse ahouse ahouse house key Speaking of houses I hear a large percentage of the people people people peo peo- who reside In Carrot County County Coun COWl ty brag that they never lock the doors on their house Now I know the reason why they dont don't lock their doors the key is resting on the end of ofa ofa ofa a chain protruding from the ignition switch of the family bus I Procrastinator Procrastinator Procrastinator One with wait problems problems problems lems toupee ear to ear carpeting water cooler thirst aid kit Last weekend while spending spendin the Thanksgiving holiday In the Ogden Bountiful area areal I re remarked remark remark- mark marked ed to my son Paul that although I had spent many years In the Bountiful area and at one time knew just about everyone In town I couldn't even see one familiar face now These words had no more than fell from my lips Ups when we bumped Into a man who immediately recognized me and began to recite what had happened happened happened hap hap- to him since I saw him last 15 years ago It took me about five minutes to decide who the man was After talking a few minutes longer he concluded his re remarks remarks remarks re- re marks with Gee I wish that I lived in an area like you do That pageant that Is put on down in Sanpete County was the greatest thing that I have ever witnessed He said that he even recognized me as I was waving my arms and chastising the kids last summer In Inthe inthe inthe the pageant We left Bountiful and headed for tor the Salt Palace where we witnessed the Ice I Iwas Iwas Iwas was thrilled to see the skaters gliding all over the ice and performing their routines As AsI I gazed around the Salt Palace I knew we were among several thousand unfamiliar faces not one soul we knew As we were leaving Corynne noticed someone who looked vaguely familiar ah yes Roy and Jeanette Hatch Winding our way down the ramps we were surprised to have a hand reach out and grab hold of us We wheeled around to catch a glimpse of the smiling smiling smiling smil smil- ing faces of Merritt and Jessie Bradley of Ephraim On the way home Friday night we stopped at a In drive-In to purchase a little nourishment for the next sixty plus miles coming home when we bumped into Mr and Mrs Devon Blad who were rushing back to catch the last segments of the Snow College basketball game It is really a small world A bore Is somebody who goes on talking while youre your interrupting One good thing about mid mid- dle-age dle spread It brings people people peo peo- closer together |