| Show lady police chief preserves order in missouri tozun town A 1 14 1 W chief of police maggie porter who not only handles a emans run of the mill jobs ease and effectiveness but who manages a boys baseball team and likes to cook too PARMA MO the only police officer on duty here during the day and the chief of the police force at all times maggie porter attractive 32 year old gun who not only preserves order in parma but chos an expert cook as wella folks in parma claim so far as they know that she is the only woman chief of police in the U S A but chief porter disclaims any credit for her unique role 1 I was appointed town marshal after the death of my father john W porter who was serving his see sec ond term in that office she explains it all sounds simple but what miss porter fails to say is that all through his administration she was her fathers right hand man keeping his books and even helping bhim him on the street when the town was crowded with visitors when mr porter could no longer carry on his duties his daughter pinned the badge of authority on her coat lapel strapped his six shooter abou arou around nd her waist and proceeded to do everything from making arrests to handling the a year tax collections that go with the chief ot of police duties in parma and after his death the city counell council of this community of 1200 persons voted to make her successor to mr porter and shell hold the job at least until the next election chief porter who works with W B morgan businessman business man mayor of parma and four male council members is the towns only daytime police officer she has a night marshal and often appoints a deputy to work with him and on saturday d a y nights she re mainson duty until nearly midnight m id night ready to direct the work of law enforcing trouble occasionally chief porter says when some outsider comes to town gets drunk and starts showing off asked what her most exciting duty had been chief porter said without much hesitation tracking down the criminal who shot my night marshal W T wormack on december 22 1940 she hopes the time never comes when she has to use her gun but admits that if that time comes shell be ready its not at all unusual say local citizens to see ee her collar some law violator and march him off to the towns jail chief porter lives with her widowed mother she was born in missouri but attended business college in michigan her straight raven black hair cut mans style and combed in a pompadour is miss porters outstanding physical characteristic her hobbles hobbies managing a teenage boys baseball team called young guys and baking good things to eat you hear nothing but favorable comment about chief porter from residents of this missouri town which though on a railroad is os off the beaten path so far as highways are concerned ashes fair said one man but ashes firm when the occasion demands we know chief maggie will treat us right and we have the greatest respect in the world for her |
