Smyrna times., 1944-06-08
TROOPERS ON
RETIRED LIST
Cpl. ]. HI. Conrad, Former
Smyrna Man; Cpl. Sudler
King, Once Headed Legion
FOUR WITH PENSIONS

Corp. Sudler H. King and Corp.
John H. Conrad, now retired on
pension from the state troopers af-
ter 20 years service, are the third
and fourth officers from the Dover
troop, formerly the State Police,
to be retired. Both are veterans
of the First World War. King, a
native of Sudlersville, Nd, was of
Townsend when appointed to the
police force. From the time of his
appointment on May 6, 1924, until
April l, 1925, he was attached to
the Dover station. Then transfer
red to State Road, he continued
there until June 1, 1926, when he
returned to Dover. He was pro-
NOTED to corporal on May 1, 1888,
and was acting sergeant during
two periods, the first for about IL
weeks and the second from June
Is, 1912, until April 1, 1943. He is
graduate of Middletown High
School and Goldey Business Col
lege.
In First World War
He was in Battery F, 33rd Field
Artillery, in the First World War,
but the war ended before the regi-
ment was sent overseas. He serv-
ed two years as commander of
David c. Harrison Post, No. IA,
American Legion, Smyrna; was
grand chef de gare of the DO ct s
in 1888, and was legion and 40 ct
s delegate to national conventions
in Miami, Chicago, st. Louis, Phil
adelphia, New York, Boston, and
Milwaukee. The retired corporal,
now living with his father in Mid
dletown, is the son of Morgan j.
and the late Mary G. King.
Lived at Smyrna
Corporal Conrad, who is continu-
ing his home near Dover, was of
Smyrna when he was appointed to
the police force at the same time
Corporal King was appointed. He
was stationed at Penny Hill about
six months and at State Road for
eight months before being trans
ferred to Dover where he remained
for the remainder of his service.
Injury Cost Leg
Injuries received in 1925 when
an automobile was driven out of
line and struck the motorcycle on
which he was patrolling cost him
his left leg, below the knee but, af-
/ ter recovering, he remained in the
/ police service. In the World War
he was with the 28th Division in
the 103rd Ammunition Train and
served overseas for a year. He
took part in action at Oise-Aisne
Aug. 9-Sept. 8; Meuse Argonne
Sept. 25-Oct. 2, and Thaucourt
Oct. 25-Nov. l, 1918, but escaped
without wound. He is a past
commander of Walter L. Fox Post
No. 2, American Legion, Dover, and
is member of the 40 ct s anC
Clarence Vinson Post, Veterans OF
Foreigns Wars, Camden. He also
is a past grand of Morning Star
/ Lodge, l. o. o. F. He is the sor
of the late Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Con-
rad of Easton, Md. Corporal Con-
rad received his education ir
schools in the vicinity of Eastor
before moving to Smyrna.
Recalls Early Days
King and Conrad recalled the
days of unimproved sideroads from
which sometimes their motorcycles
held by mud, had to be towed out
by horses; the difficulties encoun-
tered in getting emergency mes
sages to those living in the coun-
try when telephones were few and
roads were wretched, and the
small police force, contracting
those conditions with the speed OF
the police radio today, automobiles
for police work, good roads, anG
the vastly increased numbers Of
telephones in homes. King, during
the wartime dim-out period, was ir
charge of instruction of auxiliary
police of Kent County under the di-
rection of Col. John P. LeFevre