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Show ROCkV MOI'.NTAI.N REMEW. Aupu.l 12. 1965 from PAT CUMMINGS THE BUTTON BOX The Scourge Of When the woman who stole His ability to spot a face seen once across a store while busy hands swept merchandise from a counter is one of his most important assets in a business that calls for time, and perhaps a long period of watchful waiting. the earrings from W 's Department Store returns for another pair, Mr. S store detective extraordinary, will be waiting for him. Professional shoplifters have reason to fear this tall, wiry man whose memory for faces and actions extend back for a period of four to five k has been a 15 years. Few people realixe as they walk through a store, fingering gloves, looking at bargains, buying hats, that the careful eye of an undercover man may be on them. Wandering through the store, one after another, department stalks Mr. S , apparently just another shopper. There is nothing about him to suggest the regular policeman. Dressed in an suit of light brown tweed, a brown hat pulled over his eyes, he makes his rounds, blending perfectly with the crowd. His actions are all designed to bring attention away from himself as he buys peanuts at the candy counter and George store detective for years. GALILEE BAPTIST CHURCH 3041 EAST 7000 SOUTH SUNDAY SERVICES 8unUjr School Morning Worship 4S 11 0Q iannj Jesus Christ, Our High Priest Ivenln Service "Time 7 00 pm oo Your Hands Hint Frayer M S (Wed.) T:M DALE E. WILLIAMS, Paebor Tel. GSiD cam) Qannltro (31033933905 oilCmDQM) octo 'BnEDcnut Qmxv walks down the aisles eating calmly, eyes always When he moves swiftly towards the door and goes outside, the employees know has caught that Mr- s another shoplifter. A big store loses thousands of dollars every year through petty and grand larceny. To check this loss, store detectives are hired to patrol the store and keep an eye oo the merchandise. there According to Mr. S are unmistakable ways that shoplifters may be spotted. well Some are known to anyone who has made a study of the police records. Others give themselves away by their actions. We don't find them; they tell us," says Mr. S i Conspicious signs to those in the know are the large mamlla shopping bags or handbags capable of holding several hundred dollars worth of merchandise. Coats with large site pockets are also used to conceal stolen articles some of which have special holes in them to permit the replacing of the goods on the counter in case the shoplifter feels he is beWomen who ing watched. freare professionals quently wear a specially constructed bloomer outfit which buttons onto a skirt and fastens at the knee. Not one, but two fur coats can be stuffed into these spacious devices. can disguise Mr. S himself so thoroughly that sometimes even the manager is unable to find him in the store. Hanging on the walls of his office are several hats, one for every kind of weather. In the summer, he wears - old-time- sports shirt COTTONWOOD it I MAI 355-539- )1 2ISH0WS1T00AVJTO&1830 PiA ini motion rtcnm that wn comet ama im . fca-n-b- A tiau rust! Doric Erd! A wij-c- d c fczj Doric? YOU BET fT niopper! B..J ert and sun not. "A lot of these people I get are professionals and . repeaters, says Mr. S "I treat em rough and turn em right In. Theyve had ncm..MCJCrM c&r men M nm il MAT MM COU WAT aOW ON NOW PLAYING AT TWO THEATRES MCXMO But it was a brand new gun with pearl handles, and I was blasted if I was going to break it un some crooks head. So I had to use jujitsu to hold hm down until their chance and didnt take it. And then theres a big bunch of amateurs, the kind that gives themselves away by looking all around before they take something. Aid Boys Ranch "But what really gets me the kids that 1 pick up Some of them need the stuff, but some of them steal just for fun. Youd be surprised at the percentage of kids I I get from good homes. take them into my office and put the fear of God into them and have a talk with their Usually, theyre parents. too scared to try to steal But if I anything again. catch mem a second time, then theyve had it. TV ADOITt l ml - UUO 7. t IB lit TV -"Miw" U M H Krill Tf from Tuple umyei ruftiei te5 Tpe wool teMii'C' Bonded 35 nyion Gi tit belted a lowly Piid $ 15 J18 00 , 2166 HIGHLAND DRIVE edftnerita 'taS amrcHi mm FMERTOMESff Euatrs iaff TOE ETOE5E DRf vWViA Double Decker v TOOT SflTOMMaST am icm h ICE Z Ek$!i1 FREE COKE SAY. W Saturday Aug. 14 onlyQ JOam - 7pm at Bakery mm gkkm Perfect for that patio Ib party! COICE "SPRITE A&R Finish DISHWATER SOAP 2 109 FRANKS K'n3 Size Skinless The club has purchased fire screens, fire glass and other fireplace equipment for Utah Wisconsin nippy Wednesday at 12: 15 A M at the Branch Cafe, 4083 Uest 5415 South of Away Is being a store detective a dangerous business? Sometimes, it is, according Once a man, to Mr. S a professional shoplifter, trying to get out of me store with some expensive jewelry pulled a knife on him. "The hardest man I ever had to . handle, said Mr. S Sure, I would have easily hit him over me head witn the gun that I always carry. CHEESE Meetings of the Kiwanis CIA 3 a Boys in the Kearns area have been on the receiving end of benefits bestowed by the Kearns Kiwanis Club in recent weeks. are held each i WWW W W W W OPEN TIM. Reg. 49 ea. cartons rtCt VW CANTALOPES Jumbo lb Apricot Hector lb ron THAT OLD rASinONCD SERVICE YOU ITT MEMBER Q UAL TTY YOU WONT rORGEY Oel Monte .f J luscious, ripe 21b. bag Boy's Ranch at 3765 West 6200 South, and sent two area boys to camp last week, announced Donald A Kling, president ;-- the police came. Charlies still m jail for trying to use that knife. And even though I got banged up a little, the gun was okay. are glasses. be carries a Frequently, shopping list with articles written on it that he checks off from time to time. In rainy weather, he may be found strolling down the aisle correctly clad in rubbers and big umbrella, with the unassuming look that is such an essential part of his costume. Seasoned shoplifters have been beard to murmur to each other when be was behind them, "Go ahead; hes all right." His main plan of action consists of patrolling the store from one end to another, watching carefully for any sings of shoplifters. When one is detected, Mr. S stays closely behind, apparently absorbed in the counter in front of Mm, but his eyes are always busy. When he sees a theft, he keeps on the trail and follows the person outside the store. Once out, he takes them by the arm, removes all purses and shopping bags, and makes them go with him to his office. People react differently to the statement that he is a store detective. Some go peacefully, others begin to scream, and some try to get away. One woman tried to make her getaway on her bicycle that she had left standing in front of the store. Throwing her loot in the bicycle basket, she leaped on and began peddling away furiously, pursued by several , It policemen and Mr. S was in this way that she received the name of Bicycle Betty. A part time game warden and ardent sportsman, the idea of fair play extends deeply into Mr. S 'S work as a store detective. He left his first positioo in the business because the manager of the store Insisted on sending all shoplifters to jail and obtaining a conviction. At his present job, the choice of action taken against the people he catches is his, and he makes the most of this opportunity, being careful in his uudgement of who should be turned over to the police and who should r People Sticky-Fingere- d All Pineapple Juice 3s 9I3l95 - pkgs. 01 ORANGE JUICE Treesweet Frozen for w CARNATION TUNA FOREST HILLS 3950 Highland Dr. SUDBURYS o COLD STRIKE STAf.'-P- S |