Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 19 June 1936 — Page 10

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Merit Law.

| BY RALPH NORMAN

A new of in session | Hive of school 48

perience on the staff, be in a posi-

tion to study scientific public 3afety |’

methods, Capt. Petit said. Instruction for 60 applicants for ‘the vacancies on the force began June 8 and is to continue until July 20, possibly longer. The class is divided, 30 men in each group, and they attend on alternate nights. Regular attendance is required despite hot weather. and work—all of the men, who are from 21 to 35 years oid, hold down civilian jobs during the day. Organized Under Merit Law The first police school was organized under the merit law, passed by the Indiana General Assembly in February, 1935. It directed the Safety Board to establish schools for training of applicants to the po‘lice and fire departments whenever a8 many as five vacancies are to be filled. The. law also provided that at the completion of the course ap‘plicants aré to ‘Be examined by a nierit board. , “Graduates” of the local school will be examined by a board of Ohief Morrissesy, Fire: Chief Fred C. Kennedy, Dr. Dudley A. Pfaff, Bt Murray DeArmond and W. R.

Recommendation for appointment to the police force is to be made by this board on basis of written examinations at the conclusion of the school and specified qualifications. Applicants passed . medical examination before admission to the school. ly 12 of the 60 students are to be appointed to positions on the force. Another school is to be con-

ducted later to fill 28 remaining |.

pasitions. Politics to Have No Part Chief Morrissey said that appointments are to be made solely on basis of 1 merit, and th: and that Politics

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or friendships are to have no part cluding firing of revolvers, pistols, in the appointments. He believes, rifles, machine guns and sawed-off

that the police school will in time greatly improve the general efficiency of the department. Capt. Petit opened the school with instruction on the basic code of the police department, explaining that a policeman should be “neat, clean and snappy, courteous, humane helpful, respectful, thorough, careful, alert, truthful, honest, sober, observing, brave, courageous ‘and ambitious.” Instruction in basic principles was followed by lectures on police procedure, including radio rules, use of telegraph call boxes and fire boxes, patroling of districts, observation, origination of districts, proper ways to make arrests, serving of warrants, protection of life and property, court procedure, testifying, obtaining, preserving and presenting evidence, making investigations of serious and minor complaints, obtaining information, making reports, questioning and searching dangerous characters, questioning suspects and handling of traffic, crowds and riots.

First (School Experimental

Classes in first aid, inéluding care of injured and artificial respiration, are taught by Sergt. Harry Canterbury.

shotguns is to be given on the police practice range. Students are to be drilled in use of tear gas. The school is considered by those in charge as experimental, with future schools to be planned with regard to the success of the opening classes. Announcement of dates of other schools will not be made until after the close-of the present session and appointment of 12 students to the force. Failure to win appointment does not prevent students from attending later schools for further instruction.

LABOR LEADER NAMED

William Mitch Is to Direct Unien’s Steel Drive in South.

By United Press PITTSBURGH, Jone 19 —William Mitch, president of - the Alabama State. Federation of: Labor, today was appointed director of the campaign to .organize steel workers in the South. . Headquarters will be at Birmingham. The appointment of Mitch, president of District No.:20, United Mine Workers of America, was anncunced by Philip Murray, ¢hairman of the

Instruction in firearms, in- | steel workers’ organizing committee.

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sentative Archibald Hill Carmichael, Democratic congressman from the Eighth Alabama District, isnt going to run for re-election this fall. Instead he expects to return, as soon as the session ends, to his law

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RE-ELECTED HEAD OF SYNODICAL SOCIETY

Gary Woman Made State President Second Time. >

Times Special

MONTICELLO, Ind, June 19—1

Mrs. Fred W. Backemeyer of Gary is to serve another year as president of the Indiana Women’s Synodical Society of the Presbyterian Church. She was renamed yesterday at the annual synod convention here. Hanover College was selected for the 1937 meeting. Other officers elected were: Mrs. R. R. Pollom of Darlington, vice president; Mrs. L. Kohler of Valparaiso’ and Mrs. Walter Dodd of Gary, secretaries, and Mrs. Howard ‘Stout of Indianapolis, treasurer, Elizabeth Hargreaves of Boonville was named head . of: - the synod’s youth council.

4 Burned in Furnace Blast Times Special

FORT WAYNE, Yd. June 19. — Four steel workers: were burned seriously yesterday in a furnace explosion. They are Roger Ralston, 26; Bertram McNamara, 22; Donald Knight, 25, and Thomas J. Blakely, 26.

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and professional men who have organized to see that “the shame of Scottsboro is wiped out.” Dr. Edmonds called the congressman and explained the plan to employ eminent Alabama counsel to prove that Negroes can have a fair | trial in Alabama courts.

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Negro youths who have been twice senteniced to death for alleged assault on two white women who were riding in a box car. Each time the decision was reversed and a. new trial ordered by the United States Supreme Court. With the granting of “separate trials, Haywood Patterson, one of the nine, was given a 75-year sentence. That case 'is on appeal in the Alabama Supreme Court. In defending‘ the others, Rep. Carmichael will have the assistance

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fhdiana Men to Celebrate]

Anniversary of Call to Mexican Duty.

Veterans of the Mexican border

service are to celebrate the twenti-’ = eth anniversary of their call to duty |S at a reunion Sunday in ue Athe- |=

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Wilson ordered the Indiang National

Guard into active duty. ‘Shortly thereafter troops left thé: state for encampment at Llano Grande, Tex, Every person ‘who served on the Mexican border has been Jnvited to attend. ' -Dinnér” will: be: served at

noon. A business meeting and én- |:

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