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Retire ? Not Mr. Nelson !
By The Hawk
CURRENT rumours of his pending retirement are denied by the Western Licensing Authority, Mr. Stanley Nelson, who despite the additional work involved by his recent service on the Jack Committee, remains full of vim and vigour and plans to continue for at least another four years.
Although Mr. Nelson is regarded in some quarters as being somewhat liberal towards applicants, his decisions (based on sound knowledge of the area and its needs) are seldom challenged. When he finally retires, to continue his twin hobbies of painting and the salvage and repair ot grandfather clocks, Mr. Nelson will be greatly missed by all connected with the haulage and road passenger industries.
Rate For The Job
THE revised edition of "'The Commercial Motor' Tables of Operating Costs" will soon be published • . . which reminds mc of a story concerning the rate for the job.
A circus artist, offering his services to the boss of the Big Top, explained that his act was to dive head first from a 200-ft. tower on to a steel plate. His fee? £50 a dive. "Fine," said the circus boss. "£50 for a demonstration dive."
The daring young man climbed to the top of the tower, poised for a second, then dived 200-ft. on to the steel plate. He got up, shook his head, and walked over to the circus owner who promptly produced the £50 fee.
"Not enough," said the artist. "1 want £100."
1128 "But it was £50 only a few minutes ago."
" Ah, yes," said the artist. "But a few minutes ago I didn't know it was going to hurt so much."
Secret Weapon
ACCORDING to Radio Moscow, Russian scientists have developed an atomic battery for mounting in motor vehicles which will make " tanking-up " a procedure to be tackled once every few years. The energy generated by the miniature nuclear reactor—said picturesquely to be "the size of a bucket" —is converted directly into electrical power for feeding the engine.
One warning is attendant on this revolutionary news. It will soon be the muse of general panic at most or extremely bad taste at least for the proud lorry driver to use the traditional phrase about the old girl ticking over like a bomb!
Perrnapaint
APERTINENT question from Mr. A. Packham, managing irector of A. Packham and Co., Ltd. "How long does a repaint last?" Announcing a new livery for the company's vehicles a few days ago, Mr. Packham challenged bodybuilders, paint manufacturers and the plastics industry (not, presumably, bodybuilders, since plastics bodies do not need paint) to produce a lasting finish that was not prohibitively expensive.
If he finds one I'll have some for my nest, which faces south and needs repainting almost as soon as it has been painted. '
w One ?
AS this a new light signal? I certainly have not seen it
before. I spotted a number of lorries, after they had taken another lorry and received a flash from its headlights dicate safety to pull in front of the overtaken vehicle, give Inver a single flash of the nearside direction indicator. iis was, I fancy, to save daytime headlight-flashing.