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is rotated so that each man
serves in all jobs of the
department.
Before it was lowered to 81
this year, the age limit was %
to %. Civil Service Commits
sioner. Bob Moore said that by
lowering the age limit they
were able to get a larger Sc
lection of men. He felt that by
going to 81, they would be able
to interest some young men
who were just out of the army
and not definitely settled in
another line of work. Moore's
statement seems to be bourne
out by the large number Of
applicants this year compared
with other years. and some
of the test survivors are q and
recently out of the service.
Roger Metzger, Gerald Cline
and John S. Karliak are 21. And
speaking of ages today is the
proper time to wish rookie pa
trolman George Williams a hap
py oath birthday.
The only East Clevelander
appointed to the force, Will
liam Gemlich, 26, of 1855 Mel
bourne ave, said, Living in
East Cleveland | have come
to respect the police and their
fine work. 1t prompted me to
take the exam" Ptl. Gemlich
is a 1854 graduate of Shaw
High School.
Patrolman Metzger Of 1926
Bellaire rd., reports that he
first learned of the East Cleve-
land police department from a
truck driver who said, The
only safe way to break the law
in East Cleveland and get away
with it is to fly over it in an
airplane." Ptl. Metzger believes
that statement started him off
on his career and as long as he
wanted to be a policeman he
"might as we'll join good de-
partment." A graduate Of West
Tech, Metzger also attended
Culver Military Academy.
George Williams, 4264 West
50th ST., became interested in
highway safety through his job
with the State Highway Patrol
in Toledo. After Hearing of
the fine record of the East
Cleveland police department, y
he applied for position. Will
liams, father of three children,
was a salesman before applying
for the force. He was graduated
from Bedford High.
Edward Wintersteller, q,
of 410 Eddy rd., showed real
determination to be on the To-
cal police force. He took the
examination last year and
was placed on the eligibility
list but was never called, He
applied again this year and
was appointed to the force.
Wintersteller, a graduate of
Benedictine High School, was
a machinist of the New York
Central railroad before join
iag the force.
Ptl. Donald Longstreth, 26,i
of 619 Hemlock dr., Euclid, re-
lated his experience. "My ap-
plication for the East Cleveland
police department was greatly
by my wife who
was, at all times during the ex-
animation period, confidant
that her husband would be Sc
lected for the force.
My three year old daughter
still insists on calling me a
fireman"
Ptl Longstreth became inter-
ested in d police career when
he was a member Of the Navy
Shore Patrol in South Carolina.
He was graduated from Shaw
High in 1850 and attended Girls
void Institute. He also spent
four years in the navy as a
Sonar operator.
Another career came about
through the service. Ptl. Peter
Tarbell, 81, Of Route 5 in Char
don said that his experience in
the military police swayed him
to becoming a policeman.
Ptl. Tarbell, father of five
children, says Of his training
period, at was very thorough.
/ have talked to several police
men in other departments and
they said they wished they could
go through our school. 1t was
more complete than my service
training" Tarbell was grad
uated from Heights High School
in 1949.
A 1856 graduate of st. Ed
ward High School, Lakew oOd
resident John KarliaT spent
two years in the Coast Guard
and lists sailing and bowling
among his hobbies. karliak
had worked for the Pittsburgh
Steamship co. He learned
about the opening in the East
Cleveland police department
through his friends on the
Cleveland police force. Ptl.
karliak commented on the
thorOughness of the police
cadet training program.
Ptl. Glenn R. Heindenreich,
%, is 1866 graduate of Parma
Sanior Hiph School and still re-