NATIONWIDE MEMORIA L DAY FOR POLICE OFFICERS SLATED MAY 14TH
! A nation-wide crusade to re
store respect for law enforce
ment will be launched May 13,
ending on the 19th, in recogni
tion of the contribution the po
lice officers of America have
made through their dedicated
and selfless efforts in enforcing
the laws of the cities, counties
and states, regardless of the per
il or hazard to themselves.
May 14th has been designated as
“Peace Officers’ Memorial Day” in
honor of the Federal. State and
Municipal peace officers who have
been killed or disabled in the line
cf duty.
The public is invited to observe
this day with appropriate cere
monies and activities as a tribute to
all peace officers, living or dead.
“The Riddle of the Police Force"
is the title of an excellent editorial
in the January issue of the National
Journal, the official publication of
the Fraternal Order of Police, which
in part vividly brings out the per
plexities of peace officers’ careers,
fuch as, in part:
How do the nation’s police forces
continue to recruit young men with
brains and courage for jobs that of
fer few rewards, little satisfaction
and public ridicule?
The picture of outnumbered men.
Former Alaskans
Married Recently
Two former Alaskan residents.
Glenn Carrington and Mrs. Mar
garet Erno were married recently
in Salem, Oregon, according to Mrs.
Eva McGown.
Mrs. Erno was the widow of Frank
Erno, an Ester mining engineer for
many years.
Carrington’s business address is
91 Columbia Street in Seattle. He
formerly owned the Carrington
Company here and in Anchorage.
The Carrington's plan to live in
Auburn, California, where Mrs.
Erno has lived for many years.
Their address there is 177 Parkside
Terrace, Auburm *
wearing the badge of authority,
wading into a screaming mob of
rioters causes one to wonder what
motivates them to choose such an
occupation; the open clashes with
street gangs and ambushes; disarm
ing a crazed gunman: or adminis
tering care and comfort at acci
dent scenes.
Policemen, risking contagion of
virulent diseases: rescue work on
land and sea; policemen subjected
to indignities and personal assault
while trying to remove an obnox
ious person from a crowd or place
of business, with the sympathies of
the onlookers going to the character
creating the disturbance.
Type-Casting
Many persons of advanced educa
tion lump all policemen into one
group and classify them as “stupid
and dishonest, otherwise they would
not be cops.”
To the contrary, most policemen
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are men of intelligence, integrity,
and unmatched courage.
The inclination to downgrade the
police is a disservice not only to the
men in uniform, but to the citizens
dependent upon them for protection.
The lower they are pushed down
in the public esteem and respect,
the stronger will grow the ranks of
the lawless and the greater will be
the public peril, with anarchy the
end result. It is most disturbing to
read of policemen being assaulted
on college campuses and in universi
' ty towns by students who, as the'
informed citizens of tomorrow, will
be looking to these men to defend
! their homes and families against all
forms of disaster.
Realistic Awareness
The critics ot tne policemen might
do well to acknowledge that the of
ficer’s close association with the
criminal element gives him a far
more realistic awareness of com
munity dangers than the average
citizen may possess.
In closing, the editorial reprinted
from the Cleveland Plain Dealer,
one of the nation’s best newspapers,
says: the pay for police work is
ridiculously meager, the satisfac
tions are virtually nonexistent, the
malignment is increasingly venom
ous and the broad criticisms patent
ly unfair in that the treachery of a
few is falsely attributed to all.
But for all this, a high caliber of
young men still are willing to take
on the job. We give thanks, even
though we do not know why this
should be so.
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