Salt Lake Telegram | 1937-03-01 | Page 13 | E. E. Brown, Veteran Policeman, Starts Retirement-by Working

-It's-Time for:Daily Duties AS LONG POLICE CAREER ENDED Captain E. E. Brown cleans out desk E. E. Brown, Veteran Policeman, Starts Retirement by Working Harness Not Easily Put Aside, Ex-Captain on City Force Discovers Retirement with a substantial income for life is the goal of most men. So it was with former Police Captain Ernest E. Brown, who spent 22 years in the department at times thinking of the future when he would be retired. 1 But Monday, on tha first-day ef his retirement, tha genial, ihrnite-hairad ihrnite-hairad polios officer .was b:k at his desk In ths public safaty building build-ing working. . ."I guess I'm Just llks anjbld work horse that can't stop working," hs said. "But, you know," hs added, "It's kind of hard to step out ef harness all at once. There isn't anything to do." The veteran police officer, who boasts a long record of courageous and honorable service, waa officially official-ly retired by the city commission last week. He had served more than alx yeara aa captain of police and 17 years aa a patrolman. "I have no plana for the future," he said. "I'd Just llks to take life sasy for a few years; maybe catch up on some reading I've been planning plan-ning to do for a long time." Captain Brown explained that he csme bsck to ths office "Just to clean things up a bit and say goodbye good-bye to ths boys." "Say," hs added. '1 don't know If I ought to say this or not, but If my wlfs will let ms, I think I'll get ' a little home out in Holladay and 1 r a I a s flowers and maybe some 1 chickens." The former police captain resides 1 with his wife In an apartment houss at 110 Sixth East street