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Show S. L. Radio Patrol Chief Takes Over Post as Local Police Head A report that Lt. Fred H. Lee, head of the Salt Lake City police department's radio patrol division, has been named temporary tem-porary Sugar House substation head was confirmed Saturday in an inter-departmental order issued by Chief of Police L. C. Orowther. Lt. Lee replaces the four years at a time when the Villa gang was running rampant. ram-pant. . He came to Salt Lake in 1920 and has lived here ever since. He worked in the engineering department de-partment of Republic Rubber Co. and Robbins Conveyor Co. See LT. LEE on Page 7 late Lt. Charles J Larson who died July 29. 'No Changes' In a statement Wednesday, Lt. Lee stated that he was pleased to receive the new assignment, as-signment, commended the local force and said that there would be no change in personnel. person-nel. If necessary, he added, there may be an increase in the size of the force later. Lt. Lee said that under the present set-up he would retain his position as radio patrol lieutenant. In this way, he said, the local community would be served by a larger force than ever before. . . . "when necessary." Lt. Lee, has 49 men under him downtown, assigned as-signed to such duties as radio patrol, ambulance and foot patrol. pa-trol. In times of emgergency he stated, part of this force could be brought to Sugar House. Suerar House's new police chief is proud of the record of his department in ambulance work. In 1918, he states, ambulance am-bulance units made 2005 calls. A.verage speed from the time the call was received until the emergency emer-gency units reached the victims was 3:0fi minutes. The new substation chief began be-gan his career as a law enforcement en-forcement officer in 1916 when he joined the Texas Rangers. He served in Company "D" fof Lt. Lee . . . for two years. He was with U. S. Rubber until 1924 when he became sales manager for Moon Motor Co County Sheriff's Office In 1929 he joined the county s'heriff's (force along with the late Lt. Larson, whom he is replacing. After two years he became credit manager of Anderson An-derson Jewelry Co. But, he says he couldn't "stay out oi police work." In May, 1932, he joined the Salt Lake police department. He started out on the vice squad, was soon transferred to the detective bureau where he remained for ten years. Foi four years he was partners with the present chief, L. C. Crow-ther. Crow-ther. Another four year partner part-ner was the late Detective Sergeant Ser-geant L. B. Gifford. Under the late former police chief, Reed Vetterli, Lt. Lee was made a sergeant in radio patrol. In 1946 he was made lieutenant of radio patrol by Chief Crowther. Lt. Lee is married and has a daughter 15, who is a student at East High School. . Wrote Song Hit In his off-duty hours Lt. Lee enjoys his hobbies: guns and music. As a writer of song ' lyrics he has attained considerable consider-able national attention. A number num-ber of his song collaborations have been published. Best known is his "Union Pacific Streamliner," which led the list of top tunes on the Western , Hit Parade for ten weeks. On this number, he collaborated with Hayden Simpson. The duo has two more pieces just published by Decca: "Laughing "Laugh-ing Trombone Polka," and "Waltz of the Bells." Two more of his lyrics may be heard soon on. the Harry Clarke Sunday morning program over KSL: "Twilight Reverie," and "Smiling Through Tears." On 'these numbers he collaborated with Nap ma Myer. Leeds Publishing Pub-lishing Co. has another song of theirs under consideration, Lt. Lee stated. It is called the "Voice of the West Wind." Writes Poetry Lt. Lee also writes poetry which, he says, is much different dif-ferent from writing lyrics. One of his poems on the death of Ernie Pyle was read over the air by Kate Smith. |