Word: cartwright
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Vane Effect. In Wilmington, N.C., charged with drunkenness the day after he had been convicted of drunkenness and ordered to leave town, John Cartwright, 50, explained: "Every time I raised my good leg off the ground, the wind would come and spin me around; I had to take a drink to steady myself...
Music Appreciation. In San Marino, Calif., Eakle Wesley Cartwright Jr., 22, who was charged with setting fire to his family's house three times in a single week, surprised firemen on each occasion by calmly sitting in the living room playing classical records, explained to police: "Beethoven thrills...
Dismissal. Last week, after five postponements of the trial, district court judges dismissed the charges on recommendation of County Prosecutor Raymond Magee. Said Magee: the evidence was "incomplete." To Galveston, the dismissal of the indictment came as no surprise. Said the weekly Galveston Times, owned by Mayor Herbert Y. Cartwright Jr.: "Most Galvestonians will approve the action of County Attorney Magee [because they] have never felt that . . . gambling is a felony...
Coldly Polite. Chairman William Cartwright of Cartwright's Ltd. thought long and hard. What could he do? Fire someone? Fire several? That would get action all right-union meetings, strikes, talk, arbitration-everything but paint. What was the use? He made his decision, called a secretary and dictated a letter firing every one of his 70 employees, from Managing Director Pethybridge on down. "With this inefficiency," he explained, "we would all be out of jobs permanently in a few weeks anyway...
...reaction was immediate: 90% of Cartwright's workers admitted that they hadn't been doing their best, and promised faithfully to work harder if their jobs were given back. A few miffed workers, mostly women in the office, took their wounded pride to other employment offices. "We girls naturally resent being told we are inefficient," said the delinquent switchboard operator stiffly. "We will do our jobs until our notice expires, then go. We shall be coldly polite." But the coolness was soon made up for by a gush of warm good wishes from other harassed businessmen applauding Cartwright...