HomeMy WebLinkAbout1966 Auxiliary Policemen Accepted Auxihary
Policemen
1,:;: Accepted
The first group of the Civil
Defense Emergency Auxilia-
ry Police in College Station
will be commissioned at 2 p.m.
Sunday at the College Station
City Hall Council Room.
The 15 accepted members
will be sworn in by Mayor D.
(Andy) Anderson, and those
who have completed the 20-
hour training school will re-
ceive certificates.
JAKE CANGELOSE, direc-
tor of Brazos County Civil De-
= fense, explained that the men
will be assigned duties in se-
curity, traffic, shelter supervi-
sion, and large groups during
local and national emergen-
cies.
Men to receive commissions
include:
Wilbert R. Beck, William H.
Gard, Gideon F. Hensley, Wil-
liam B. Moon, William W.
Scott Jr., Henry Wedel, Har-
old P. Murray, Lowell Free-
man Jones, Herbert Leo Moon.
WILSON AUTRY Bradley,
John E. West, Carroll M.
Brunson, Leslie L. Palmer,
George L. Huebner, and W.
Dee Kutach.
The director stated that a
The College Station program;
is part of a county - wide plan l
A. (Andy) Anderson, and those
police service during emergen-
ties. Cangelose said today that
he hopes the goal is attained
by the end of the year.
APPROXIMATELY 30 per
cent of the quota has already
been reached, said Cangelose,
pointing out that between 55
and 60 men have completed
training, and that 130 men
have been commissioned.
The training course is under
the direction of Wallace Beas-
ley, coordinator of police train-
ing at the Texas A &M Univer-
sity Extension Service.
CANGELOSE EXPLAINED
that the men commissioned
must have had no convictions,
must have good character, and
must be interested in their
community. '
"This is one of the best local
government programs we
have," said the director.
"There is a primary need for
emergency law and order in
any community, and a commu-
nity is only as strong as the ,
citizens who support it."