July 1989 - San Francisco Police Officers Association

Page 2 Notebook July, 1989
The regular monthly meeting of the
Widows and Orphans Aid Association
called to order by Pres. Tom Green at 2:10
P.M., Wednesday, June 21, 1989 in the
Traffic Bureau Assembly Room, Hall of
Justice.
ROLL CALL OF OFFICERS: Excused
Trustees T. Bruton & J. Sturken. All other
Trustees and Officers present. Sufficient
number present for a quorum.
MINUTES OF LAST MEETING: Approved
as presented, in writing, to the
membership.
COMMUNICATIONS: Letter from Atty.
Edward Boessenecker re Estate of Mary
Flanagan, who had designated Widows
and Orphans as one of her beneficiaries.
Atty's Office contacted and we were advised
that it was not necessary for anyone
to attend.
Donations received and acknowledged
by Secretary: in memory of Gerald D'Arcy.
The Shorenstein Company; Mr. & Mrs.
Speck (Veteran Cab); Mr. & Mrs. Robert
March; Mr. & Mrs. Louis Fontana; Carla
Ruth. Other donations: Veteran Police, in
memory of Eugene Fogarty; Mrs. Katherine
Meyers, for assistance by Sgt. Joel Harms;
Comm. Pius Lee, monthly donation.
Treas. Parenti presented the usual bills for
benefits, salaries, taxes etc. Approved.
Treas. Parenti reported the following
deaths:
WILLAM BETGER. Born in San Francisco
in 1923, Bill worked as a stationary
engineer before joining the Department in
1947 at age 23. Worked at Taraval and
Southern for 2 years, then Bureau of
Criminal Information, 3 years, Southern,
3 years. Appointed a Sergeant in 1957, he
went to Park Station for a year and then
to Warrant Bureau for 13 years. Transfer-
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red to Day Watch at Taraval where he re-.
mained until his retirement for service Iin
1976 at age 53. Bill received the following
awards while in the Department: 1948, 1st
Grade (Gold) for rescue of a person drowning
in the Bay; 1950, 2nd Grade (Silver)
for arrest of an armed holdup man; 1951,
C/C for arrest of two burglars; 1951,2nd
Grade for arrest of 2 armed holdup men;
1951, 2 C/C's, one for arrest of a burglarmurderer,
second for arrest of 2 burlgars;
1952, C/C for arrest of two auto boosters;
1952, C/C for arrest of 7 men wanted for
numerous robberies. An avid golfer, Bill
retired to the Palm Springs area where his
(See WIDOWS & ORPHANS, Page 14)
San Francisco
Veteran Police
Officers Assn.
MEETING: We meet every Tuesday at
the ICA Hall, 3255 Folsom. Tuesday, Ju
ly 11, 1989 is the date for next month.
Social hour begins at 11:30 a.m., business
meeting at 12:30 p.m. The Kitchen Crew
will have another good lunch for us. Parking
is plentiful. Try to make a few meetings
this year. NOTE: The Board of Directors
will meet at 11 a.m. to discuss the money
needed to win our pay amendment in
November.
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE: We had
a nice turnout at our June meeting. Our
good friend, Bill Reed, spoke about
changes in appointments that will be made
by Mayor Agnos on the Retirement Board
and what they may attempt to do with
retirement funds. This is why all retired
members should also belong to the Retired
Employees of the City & County of San
Francisco.
We will be going on the ballot this
November to amendthe city charter, so
that we will receive all future raises retroactive
to July 1st of each year. It has been
decided that each member and all retirees
donate the sum of twenty-five dollars ($25)
for this campaign. A committee of Martin
Barbero (in charge) and myself and Al
Aguilar will set up a special account at the
credit union to handle this fund. Please
submit your checks as follows: S.F.
Veteran Police Officers' Assn., P.O. Box
22046, San Francisco, CA 94122. Please
note on envelope and check "Campaign
Fund."
SICK CALL: Ralph Linther is in
Children's Hospital with a heart problem.
Martin Casserly is in Fort Miley with
pacemaker problems.
DEATHS: Peter Larsen, Gerald D'Arcy
and Eugene Fogarty. Rest in Peace.
NEW MEMBER: Welcome to Don
Schmidt.
BILLS: Treasurer Ed Cosgrove read last
month's bills. Members approved payment.
COMMITTEE REPORTS: Bill Reed
said the Retirement Board is getting new
pressure to loan money to the business
world. We have to watch this... Sal Weiner
reported we are advancing our amendment
for November. We need a $25 contribution
from all retired members... Tom
Dempsey has job opportunities in security
work. Call him at 731-4098... John
(Chaplain) Minderman has get well cards
for our sick members...
GOOD OF THE ORDER: Bob
McKee says send back those political
donation requests with the notation, "Can't
contribute. Have to save to pay the
Medicare surtax."... Jack O'Shea is the new
owner of The Bounty at Pier 96... Enjoy
a fine pasta luncheon there at the IOA
every third Wednesday, at 11:30 a.m.
Attendance 85
Membership 748
avid Dermer: George Cathrell, (415) President 863-7550 Nancy Huffaker: (206) 892-4710
Gale Wright, Secretary
FOOTNOTE: Re-read President's message
and send in your check.
POLICE
POST
#456
NEWS
by Greg Corrales
"Off with your hat as the flag goes by!
And let the heart have its way;
You're man enoiugh for a tear in your eye
That you will not wipe away."
Henry Cuyler Bunner
is sadly ironic that less than a week
Iafter
America celebrated Flag Day the
Supreme Court decided in "Texas vs.
Johnson" that it was not unlawful to burn
the American Flag. In 1967 when
Massachusetts Senator Charles Sumner
wrote of our Flag, "He must be cold indeed,
who can look upon its folds rippling in the
breeze without pride of country." He could
not have foreseen future events. In 1984
protesters ripped the Flag from a
downtown Dallas bank building. An undercover
Dallas police officer testified that he
saw Gregory Lee Johnson pour lighter fluid
on the Flag and set it ablaze while approximately
fifty protesters chanted, "America,
the red, white, and blue, we spit on you."
This has been declared • symbolic speech
protected by the First Amendment.
Our National Commander, H. F.
"Sparky" Gierke, speaking on behalf of
nearly 3,000,000 Legionnaires, said, "With
every freedom guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution
comes an equal measure of
responsibility. Freedom of expression does
not guarantee protection to lawbreakers,
and those who desecrate the Flag of the
United States are guilty of a crime. Many
a Gold Star Mother cherishes that carefully
folded, triangular bundle or red, white,
and blue as the closest link to a fallen hero
son. During my recent visit to the Department
of Pennsylvania, one such Gold Star
Mother, Mrs., Geraldine Shill, told me how
she felt. Mrs. Shill's son, Damien Messino,
was a 19-year-old navy medical corpsman
serving with the U.S. Marines in Vietnam
when he was killed by a booby trap. Mrs.
Shill said that whenever she looks at the
Flag presented to her at graveside, she sees
her son. Referring to the way the Flag was
used at the Chicago art exhibit, she told
me, 'When I heard of the way the Flag was
displayed and walked on at that art exhibit,
it was like stepping on my son. It hurt deeply,."
I cannot believe that the five Justices that
ruled in Mr. Johnson's favor thought of the
thousands upon thousands of
gravemarkers from here in San Francisco
to Boston, and from the cemeteries of
France to the faraway atolls of the Pacific,
all standing as mute testimony to the devolion
of the men and women who served our
Flag without question. That glorious Flag
was draped over the coffins of those who
gave their last full measure of devotion to
: defend it.
Speaking of despicable conduct, the
American Coalition Against Hanoi Jane is
presently working to get the U.S. Department
of Justice to reopen the file on Jane
Seymour Plemmianokou, aka Jane Fonda.
They are particularly interested in hearing
from those that were POWs during Fonda's
visit to Hanoi; Armed Forces or civilian
personnel who heard any or all of Jane
Fonda's 21 radio broadcasts over North
Vietnamese radio; and any persons that
were present during the 32 college campus
tour of the 1970s. All materials should be
sent by registered mail only. Any material
such as photos should be insured. All information
should be sent to: ACAHJ, 73
Delaware Ave., Waterbury, Conn. 06708.
On 13 June Chief of Police Frank Jordan
took time out from his busy schedule
to make an appearance at the Installation
of the Post's new-officers. This was the first
time in recent memory that a Chief of
Police has attended the installation of the
officers from the Police Post and it was
greatly appreciated. On behalf of the 500
members of Police Post 456, I would like
to extend to Chief Frank Jordan our,
sincere thanks!
There is no meeting in July. The next
meeting will be 2000 hours on 8 August
at the POA Building, 510 Seventh Street.
It will be the first meeting that I produce
the post-meeting food, as Second Vice
Commander. It will be worth the trip to the
meeting just to see what I come up with
from Mama Corrales' kitchen. Try to make
the meetingl
I just got back from the 71st Annual
State Convention in Palm Springs. I am
anxious to report the news from the convention,
but since this month's column is
getting long. I will give a detailed convention
report in next month's column. For
now, suffice it to say that a lot of hard work
was accomplished, a lot of war stories told,
and an outstanding time was had by all!
This has been a somewhat somber column,
so let me close by mentioning that
I smoked my first cigarette and kissed my
first woman on the same day. I haven't had
time for tobacco since!
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