Pleasant Grove Review | 1940-02-16 | Page 3 | New Cop Had to Admit Failure at First Tryout

New Cop Had to Admit Failure at First Tryout It was his first morning on a beat, and the young policeman was feeling very important. So when he had to reprimand a motorist mo-torist he did so sternly. "Didn't you see the traffic-light against you?" "No, officer," said the motorist. "Didn't you see me wave my hand?" "I'm afraid I didn't." "But you must have heard me blow my whistle?" "I didn't." The young policeman seemed downcast. "I'd better go home," he said, sadly, "I'm a failure here."