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THE MILITARY POLICE SEPTEMBER 1954 [.111 THE MILITARY POLICE jp am. Vol. III No. 9 FEATURES SEPTEMBER 1954 MPA ELECTION RESULTS .- _---------............. ...-...... 3 OFFICERS ANNIVERSARY MESSAGE .............. .............. ............ _ .. 3 Honorary Presidents Major General W. H. Maglin, TPMG NUTS TO CENTRALIZATION .......-- ----- -_.. ................. 6 Major General E. P. Parker, (Ret) CASE OF THE DRIPPING SPIGOT __...-....... ...................... 8 Honorary Vice Presidents Brigadier General J. P. Holland STORY OF TEE BIG HOAX _..-...........__...............18 WAW Rear Admiral J. A. Hirshfield Colonel W. C. Capehart, USMC unorthodox. Thanks, Reservists! and The Army as a subject is old stuff to the President The annual bringing together of military careerists now. It has become a matter of Brig Gen F. E. Howard police Reservists and active duty MPs at skills learned, personal acquaintances, past, summer camps throughout the Nation is a present and future assignments, and appre- myth- Vice President good deal like a story found in Greek ciation of the fact that a good soldier carries Col John K. Daly ology. out orders instead of stopping to debate. Back in the days when pagan gods ran the Thus it is good for the careerists when each Secretary-Treasurer world from their station atop Mount Olymp- year their civilian background returns from Lt Col Dean H. Jones us there lived a giant named Antaeus, the son the past in the persons of thousands of Re- of Poseidon, ruler of the seas, and Gaea, servists. Many are war-experienced and well goddess of the Earth. In wrestling he was An increasing number Assistant secretary-treasurer worth listening to. invincible. The reason was that his strength but 'they, like Lieutenant Carl N. Church have had no war experience was renewed each time he touched the Earth, the veterans, maintain an inquiring, enthus- his mother. He conquered all opponents until iastic and unorthodox manner when they EXECUTIVE COUNCIL he took on Heracles, a tough and smart man. come to camp. Heracles simply lifted Antaeus into the air So long as Reservists and careerists are Gen F. E. Howard Brig and throttled him. thus able to "come down to earth" each sum- K. Daly Colonel John Just as the Earth was Antaeus' secret mer we won't need to worry much about be- Col. E. L. Edwards source of strength, so today the association ing throttled. Colonel L. J. Burbidge provided by summer camps pumps new life Lt Col Dean H. Jones into both military careerists and Reservists. Lt Colonel O. J. Magee Both need something the other can provide. Our Cover Maj W. A. Brown Both need to "come down to earth" occasion- To show that the Military Police Corps Maj Freeman Jones ally in their thinking, and this is well ac- is growing up,, we present on the cover Capt W. L. McIntyre complished when the Reservists make their a picture of a 13-year-old boy who was Lt C. N. Church annual visitation to the posts, camps and sta- born in the same year the Corps came in- M/Sergeant W. W. Miller tions. to existence. He is Dale A. Turner, son M/Sergeant R. W. Harris varying The Reservists profit by having a of Lt Col Max H. Turner, provost marshal M/Sergeant A. M. Bennett They amount of "rust" scraped off them. of the 1st Armored Div, Ft Hood, Texas. M/Sergeant Daniel W. Stillwell get the "broad picture" as well. In height 5 feet 6 inches, in weight 116 M/Sergeant Archie D. Adams Like An- The careerists profit much more. pounds, he entered the Eighth Grade this M/Sergeant Elmer J. McMahon now on taeus came from the Earth so did all month. Like many MPs he is part Irish, civilian pop- active duty once come from the in fact was born on St. Patrick's Day in Editor now, but ulation. It's hazy in their minds 1941. When he grows up, he says, he will Lt Colonel O. J. Magee too were stu- not too many years ago they "try and join the Army and get into the Business Manager In dents, bankers, filling station operators. MPs if I can." To prepare for that happy Lt Colonel D. H. Jones force- those days they expressed themselves day he is shown here building his muscles Chairman Advertising Committee sun, includ- fully on every subject under the on an obstacle course. (US Army Photo Maj Freeman Jones ideas were good. ing the Army. Some of their by Cpl Sandor H. Demlinger) Chairman Budget Committee Their manner then was inquiring, enthusiastic 4' , Colonel L. J. Burbidge Committee THE MILITARY POLICE JOURNAL, published monthly, is the official publication of the Military Police Chairman Membership Association, Inc. The membership fee including a subscription to THE MILITARY POLICE JOURNAL i$ Maj Freeman Jones $2.00 payable annually. $1.80 of this is for the MP Journal. Correspondence concerning the MPA ol the MP Journal should be addressed to the Associalion, P. O. Box 3385 Hill Station, Augusta, Georgia Chairman Circulation Committee USA, attention of the official concerned. Material intended for publication should reach the Editor by the 5th of the month preceding the date of publication. Use regular AGO Form for notifying the MPA oJ Lt Colonel R. A. McKenna change of address. Entered as second-class mattes at the post office, Augusta, Ga. r~~~~~~~~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ''v - ~1" , .p!: : . t ^' jr r: : '" --'.",-icr .K.4 } -- .. !fi ,- y : ~~~~ 7YS ti~ 0I Id .-<I; - ~77 y -- ~ T Srr $s 14 . gsi 2. 1 3 ' s. x ." ^z EL' _.", . - y , " t' Ff'C!"7 hC.:.i+ '*'.+. " " ". .o- t 3 ::yi, a+. a}:ym _ : " z?>a°" 4? p f~r .r - .. .:' r~ra .. " .. ' 'e~ : (! 3 ..- :_ - _GCS :f' " ,{r y r . ' is ',:E xa"f--ra~ es. 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