THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1994, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Sunday, September 11, 1994 TAG: 9409090274
SECTION: CHESAPEAKE CLIPPER PAGE: 03 EDITION: FINAL
TYPE: Town Talk
SOURCE: - Eric Feber
LENGTH: Medium: 63 lines
Stealing is stealing. It's wrong, no matter what is swiped.
But sometimes you have to scratch your head and wonder what goes on in the minds of many of the city's thieves.
Looking over the Chesapeake Police Crime Report - a weekly update of crimes, grand larceny and petty thievery that goes in in the city - one has to conclude that some people will lift anything that isn't tied down.
Ponder these following examples from the latest Crime Report:
Last week a grand larceny was committed in Western Branch where the crook or crooks made off with 1,826 cigarette coupons valued at $3,829. Police should look out for someone trying to purloin a Benson & Hedges coupon catalog. What's next? Green Stamps? Hardee's chicken coupons?
On Sept. 3 a petty larceny took place in South Norfolk where a pair of Netherlands dwarf rabbits were taken from a yard. We're sure these creatures are of immense value to the owner but what's a thief going to do with two rare miniature bunnies? Hock 'em at a taxidermist?
And finally, according to the Crime Report, a grand larceny was committed in Deep Creek where a stereo and a ZAP peeper were taken.
A ZAP peeper? Draw your own conclusion. A neat treat for Sweet
Supporters of Republican congressional candidate George Sweet harkened back to the good ol' days of Burma Shave signs to interest voters in their candidate.
Sweet is seeking the Fourth Congressional District seat held for the past 12 years by incumbent Democrat Norman Sisisky.
In case you were born too late or just never noticed, the Burma Shave company advertised its shaving cream through a series of signs placed every few feet alongside major highways and roads during the 1950s and '60s.
There were usually about four to six signs featuring catchy, rhyming jingles. Many of the rhymes were clever jokes and some were just groan-inducing puns, but they got the point across and helped make Burma Shave a household name.
Sweet supporters hope the same will happen for their candidate.
``People are not interested in the usual political messages,'' said campaign director Bill Samson. ``We're trying to connect with voters, so we're going back to the old ways to be different.''
Last Tuesday, Youth for Sweet, nine high school student backers, resurrected the idea to sell their candidate to passing motorists along the median on North Battlefield Boulevard between Hollywood Drive and Knell's Ridge Boulevard.
They held signs from 4:30 to 6 p.m. for passing commuters to read and ponder.
One message read: ``Let's face it Norm / You voted for the tax raise / We're supporting George Sweet / And numbering your days / Youth for Sweet.''
The other said: ``Sisisky is in Congress / Raising your taxes high / It's time to elect George Sweet / And tell Sisisky goodbye / Youth for Sweet.''
``When we do this, within a half an hour we get a lot of calls from people who read them and think they're funny and effective,'' Samson boasted. by CNB