Show PAYNE BEGINS WORK ON PLANS FOR RADIO Returning to his desk after a trip to Reno Nev Police Chief William WilliamL L L. L Payne Thursday immediately plunged into the work of estimating costs and gathering other data preliminary preliminary preliminary pre pre- to advertising bids for the construction of the proposed police wave short-wave radio station The work of ot gathering the necessary necessary sar sary information he indicated will take another week He expressed confidence however that bids can be advertised and awarded and the station installed within the day 90 period recently set by the federal radio commission Radio has revolutionized police work all over the nation Chief Payne declared Police heads in New York Chicago Detroit San Francisco and Los Angeles have found it invaluable in capturing sought long criminals a few minutes after the commission of crimes No police department can claim to be modern and progressive it is equipped with a radio broadcasting broadcast broadcast- ing jog station and at least a dozen prowl cars equipped to receive police mes mes- sages |