One Hears
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That a supercharger is a thing a haulier may find it wiser to have than to be.
Complaints that, nowadays, everything seems to go too fast—especially money.
That, judging by long-term results, high pay docs not always pay the payer. That "Dirty Paws" is a hand cleanser—not a break for smokeroom stories.
That the word terminus" is derived from the Roman God of Boundaries.
Of those who think that the roads through some new building estates should be wider.
That cramping may result from the builder's desire to cram as many houses as possible into the site.
That Mr. J. Walker is theman who never looks before crossing except, perhaps, the wrong way, in a one-way street.
That many a hopeful bud gets nipped in our spring frosts, but it's in our spring budgets that many a hope gets nipped.
That in the opinion of some hauliers, the Road and Rail Transport Act of 1933 must have originated in the circumlocution office.
Of a pessimist, feeling disgruntled with things in general and bad roads in particular, complaining that "there's nothing new under the mud."
That "one-man Tiger Cub" might well strike terror into the minds of the uninitiated, who would not know that it was a bus, not a man-eater.
That 54 of 91 fatalities last year on the Pennsylvania Turnpike occurred in the " experimental " 60-mph. limit area, whilst accidents causing injury dropped by 10.8 per cent. there and by 25.1 per cent, in the 70 m.p.h. section.
That this will encourage those who claim that, on suitable roads, speed alone is not a decisive factor in accidents.