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JANUARY, 1963

VOLUME 6 * NO. 11

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THE FLORIDA SHERIFFS ASSQCIATlN

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EDITORIAL

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John Spottswood. . . . . . . . .Key WestSherif of Monroe County

John P. Hall. . . .Green Cove SpringsSheriff of Clay County

Don McLeod. . . . . . . . . . .TallahasseeDirector,

Florida Sheriffs Bureau

S. D. (Dave) Starr. . . . . . . . .OrlandoSheriff of Orange County

James W. Turner . . . . . . '. .BronsonSherif of Levy County

ATLANTA, Ga.—It's unlikely that any other sheriffcan match Sheriff E. Odell Carlton's claim that he has hon-est-to-gosh admirals and other assorted U.S. Navy brassamong his deputies.

On our cover this month, Sheriff Carlton, who hailsfrom Hardee County (Wauchula), Fla. , and is a Captainin the U.S. Navy Reserve, is shown (standing at right)presenting Honorary Deputy badges and commissions to(from left) Commander E. L. Mclntosh, Jr. , USNR Dis-trict Intelligence Officer, Sixth Naval District; Rear Ad-miral Kenmore M. McManes, USN (Ret. ), Washington,D. C., former commandant of the Sixth Naval District; andLt. Commander R. A. Fleming, Jr. , USNR, Reserve Intel-ligence Program Officer, Sixth Naval District.

Pictured seated on the sheriff's left is Rear AdmiralStephen E. Jones, USNR, Erie, Pa. , who was formerly As-sistant Director of Naval Intelligence, in Washington, D. C.

The presentation took place in Atlanta, Ga. , during ameeting of the Reserve Intelligence Officers of the SixthNaval District.

Sheriff Carlton respectfully reminded the Admirals thatwhen they come to Hardee County they will be under hiscommand.

EDITORCarl Stauffer. . . . . . . . . . .Tallahassee

Field Secretary of theFlorida Sheriffs Association

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One-Two PunchTAMPA —Unlike lightning, Sheriff

Ed Blackburn's vice squad is likely tohit the same place twice —even in thesame day.

Not knowing this was costly for Tom-my A. Marchese, operator of a sundrystore.

The first time Vice Squad Head EllisClifton and Deputy Sheriff Charles Wittvisited Marchese's store, the proprietorstuffed a piece of paper in his mouthand tried to swallow it.

There was no arrest due to lack ofevidence but the officers decided tosurprise Marchese by making a secondvisit to his store a few hours later.

This time they caught Marchese onthe telephone holding a handful ofpieces of paper. He was arrested andcharged with possession of lottery tick-ets and conducting a lottery.

Helpful DeputyBRADENTON —A wandering youth

was reunited with his sister here be-cause Deputy Sheriff Jim Wright tookthe time and trouble to help him.

The young man had a severe speechimpediment and was also unable toread or write, but lengthy attempts atquestioning by Wright revealed that hewas looking for his sister.

By gestures Wright obtained a de-scription of the sister, then an almostdoor-to-door search finally enabled himto locate her.

His Money's WorthPUNTA GORDA —They say that

"every man is entitled to his day incourt" under our system of government.

According to news reports, RobertJones really had his when he was triedon charges of public profanity, drunk-eness and resisting arrest in three sepa-rate jury trials —all in one day.

Things got pretty confusing betweentrials when incoming and outgoingjurors got in each other's way and acouple of jurors served during both thefirst and third trials.

Jones got his money's worth in courttime but was found guilty and fined onall charges.

TAYARES —BETTER TITLE —Dogcatchers havenever liked to be called dogcatchers, and youcan'I blame them. They perform an importantand useful service but they have also been thebutt of tired political jokes such as: "Hecouldn't even be elected dogcatcher. " Here inLake County officials have done somethingabout the situation. They have given O. T."Popeye" Jenkins the appropriate title of"Rabies Control Officer" and provided himwith a radio-equipped truck which enableshim to give more efficient service and answeremergency calls faster.

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CALLINGALLSHERIFFS

Just a reminder that the AnnualMid-Winter Conference of the Flor-ida Sheriffs Association will be heldat the Tampa Terrace Hotel, Tampa,January 23, 24 and 25.

Items of business on the agendainclude election of Association offi-cers and directors for 1963; approvalof bills the Association will sponsorduring the 1963 session of the Flor-ida Legislature; and discussion ofplans for a state-wide training acad-emy.

A reception and buffet dinner hon-oring Florida Senate President WilsonCarraway and House of Representa-tives Speaker Mallory Horne andtheir wives will be held on Wednes-day evening, January 23.

Technical sessions will cover theuses of photography in law enforce-ment; and various aspects of the fed-eral Fugitive Felon Act.

Invited guests include Gov. FarrisBryant, cabinet members and otherhigh state officials.

It's About TimeTAMPA —"I'll get out of bolita for

sure this time, " Henry Genco was quot-ed as saying after he was charged withhis third lottery violation in less thanfour months.

The arrest came after Deputy Sher-iffs Ellis Clifton, Ed Bond and DavidMount raided a dwelling equipped withsteel doors.

They confiscated a wash tub contain-ing partly burned paper, three tele-phones, and a paper sack containingpads of paper.

Lotia BullFT. LAUDERDALE —Broward

County Sheriff Allen B. Michell waslooking for a couple of "bull shooters"who gunned down a $2,500 bull at theR Bar Ranch. One of the ranch handssaw three teen-agers in the pasture withrifles just before the dead animal wasfound.

PERRY—STAFF PICTURE—Shown in this recent picture of Taylor County Sheriff Maurice Lintonand his deputies are (from left) Branson Fisher, C. J. Wright, J. M. Grant, Mrs. Letha BelleScott, Sheriff Linton, Miss Pat Snyder, Grady Murphy (chief deputy), Stanley Linton (the sheriff'sson) and Charles Wilson.

JANUARY, 1943

"Re4 Flash" WorksTALLAHASSEE —The "Red Flash"

system SherdF W. P. (Bill) Joyce helpedto organize here to trap bad checkartists is working effectively.

Its latest victim is a woman who hasbeen charged with forgery. Her de-scription was telephoned to merchantsthrough the "Red Flash" system andshe was quickly placed under arrestby Deputies I. G. Love and E. P.Chaires.

"They Tu0; at Your Heart Strings"

Those Juveniles(Florida's Sheriffs spend much time

and effort trying to keep waywardyoungsters out of jail. Due to thesecrecy surrounding juvenile cases, thiswork goes on quietly behind the scenes.It has its heart warming as well as itsheart breaking experiences, as shown inthe following article by Fred Burrallwhich appeared in the November 7issue of the Fort Lauderdale News. )

FORT LAUDERDALE —Two yearsago, 15-year-old Sandra was known asa "loose" girl. "She was quite a littletramp,

" said Miss Helen Pancoast,head of the Broward County Sheriff'sDepartment juvenile division.

After a run-in with the law, Sandraand Miss Pancoast became acquainted.

"We had quite a few talks, " MssPancoast said, "and she finally becameconvinced we were trying to help her.

"When she realized someone reallycared she was very cooperative.

"After two years of hard work, San-

dra now has a god job as secretarywith a downtown business. She oftenstops in to see Miss Pancoast "just forsocial chats" now.

Sandra is an example of one of manypotential delinquents the juvenile divi-

sion tries to straighten out."That' s, what we are here for,

" MissPancoast said.

mother was unable to handle her. Asa result, the girl started running withan older crowd and got into trouble.

She Beeanse FnrionsShe wanted to go out on Halloween

but the mother told her it was too late.The girl became furious and started

tearing up the house. Her distraughtmother brought her to the sheriff'soffice and Miss Pancoast suggested anight in Junior Haven to cool the girloff.

"Unfortunately authorities at JuniorHaven didn't feel the girl was theirproblem, " Miss Pancoast said. "Andtwo days later she was picked up forshoplifting. " Now the girl has a policerecord.

"Perhaps that night in Junior Havenwould have cured her. "

The case Mss Pancoast likes to talkmost about is that of a boy who isnow in the army.

"He was a little 'hellion', " she said,"his mother was a widow, and withtwo other children she just couldn' thandle the job of being both motherand father to the boy. "

He Raised Cain"He raised all sorts of cain and final-

ly wound up in Junior Haven for 60

days for truancy and breaking andentering.

"When he got out he went in theArmy. Fortunately he was a bright boyand realized he had been wrong. "

A couple of weeks ago, Miss Pan-coast received a letter from him.

"Thanks for the help, " he wrote, "Irealize now what a fool I was, and that60 days really woke me up. I couldhave gone bad real easy. "

"I was thrilled to get that letter, "Miss Pancoast said. "That is reallywhat we try to do—straighten themout before they ruin themselves. "

Sometimes the job is next to impos-sible, as is the case with 16-year-oldTony who was just sent to the Okee-chobee Boys School for nine months.

The last time he was at the sheriiPsdepartment for questioning, he wroteon the wall fony was here."

If They'd Trnsi; IJs"There's not much we can do with

that kind, "Miss Pancoast said, "They' rehardened before they get to us."

"But many of the other children wecan help if they' ll trust us. There's goodin all children, and with their aid wecan bring it out.

"When a child realizes we' re not abunch of ogres and is truthful with us,we can ofien get to the bottom of histroubles and help him solve them. "

RATHER HELP THEM"We would much rather help these

kids than throw them in jail. If theywould only realize that, we might beable to cut down on some of the juve-nile crime in Broward County.

"Last month in the county, Miss Pan-

coast dealt with 186 children 16 yearsof age and under.

Less than half of them had to beturned over to juvenile court.

"We only had to warn and release54 of them, " Miss Pancoast said, "But89 were referred to the authorities,and 38 were cleared by other means,like rnn-aways who returned voluntar-

ily. Five cases are pending. "The crimes that go through the juve-

nile division offices range from rape tovandalism, and many of the stories tugat the strings of your heart.

Take the case of 16-year-old Maxine.She came from a broken home and her

Why Johnny won't behave —that is the problem facing Miss Helen Pancoast (center) head ofthe Broward County Sheriff's Department juvenile division& Yiolo Tull, her secretaryr and BobCray, deputy sheriff assigned to the juvenile division. (Broward County Sheriff's Departmentphoto by Tom Slater. )

THE SHERIFF'S STAR

"Honest Jim"BRADENTON —It is a tribute to

the honesty of Deputy Sheriff JimWright that he used as much persist-ence in tracking down the owner oftwo $100 bills that were found in theback seat of his patrol car as he wouldhave used in ferreting out a criminal.

The money was found after an in-toxicated man had been transported tothe sheriff's office then released withoutbeing charged. There was no record ofhis name and no one called to claimthe money.

Wright could have pocketed themoney, but instead he started out insearch of the owner. And, it wasn' teasy. All he knew was that the manwas a commercial fisherman and hehad no address for him.

After numerous inquiries, the Depu-ty located the fisherman at Sarasotaand returned his money to him. Theman was jubilant and said he had nothad the slightest idea what happenedto his money.

He had even accused his wife ofgoing through his pockets.

Award Given

Each MonthTAMPA —Each month Sheriff Ed

Blackburn Jr. honors one of his menas "Deputy of the Month.

"The recipient of the award is select-

ed by a board of Sheriff's Departmentofficials. He receives a certificate anda bonus of three extra days off.

The first "Deputy of the Month" un-der the new program was James R.Miller who was cited for outstandingperformance in solving two burglarycases.

In one case he successfLIJh Isrnke

down the alibi of a youttiFuu sumpand in another he nabbed a burglarnear the scene of the crime.

Recounts O.K.LAKE CITY—After auditing the ac-

counts and records of Columbia Coun-ty Sheriff Ralph Witt, for the periodfrom June 1, 1960, to April 30, 1962,State Auditor Bryan Willis made thefollowing comments:

Cash resources were adequate tocover all liabilities of record. All col-lections of record were accounted forby remittances or by cash on hand.Financial operations were well man-aged. Budgets were well prepared andwere followed.

JANUARY, 1963

BEST BOSSBUSHNELL —Sheriff M. H.(Popie) Bowman may be a"holy terror" to criminalswho make the mistake ofwandering into SumterCounty, but he's a "nicegvy" around the office.That's why the lake-SumterLegal Secretaries Associa-tion named him "Boss ofthe Year" for 1962-63 andpre sen ted the certificatewhich he is pictured hold-ing. (Photo courtesy Sum-ter County Times. )

Books BalanceJACKSONVILLE —The following

favorable comments were made byState Auditor Bryan Willis after theaccounts and records of Duval CountySheriff Dale Carson were audited forthe period from October 1, 1959, toNovember 30, 1961:

"All collections of record were ac-counted for. Fines, costs and estreatedcash bonds were promptly remitted.Resources were adequate to cover lia-bilities of record. Accurate reports ofbudgets and expenditures were filedeach year. Unexpended balances ofbudget advances were properly refund-ed to the county. Records were gen-erally well kept. "

STUART—LIFETIME MEMBER—A lifetime mem-bership in the Florida Sheriffs Association waspresented to Mrs. G. E. McCarty, of HoboSound, to express appreciation for the fullyequipped photographic darkroom she donatedto the Florida Sheriffs Boys Ranch. MartinCounty Deputy Sheriff James Holt is shownmaking the presentation.

(Photo by Ed Gluckler. )

Thanked by JFKWASHINGTON, D. C. —At a cere-

mony in the White House rose garden,Monroe County Sheriff John M. Spotts-wood (Key West, Fla.) received the per-sonal thanks of President John F. Ken-nedy for his services and those of hisradio station, WKWF, during the Cu-ban Crisis.

Sheriff Spottswood's radio station, lo-cated at Key West, has broadcast theVoice of America in Spanish to Cubaevery evening since the Cuban crisisbegan.

While in Washington, the Sheriff andnine other persons similarly honoredvisited the Voice of America Head-quarters and met with Edward R. Mur-row, Director of the U. S. InformationAgency.

Pistol 1Vhnro4ORLANDO —It isn't often that you

hear about someone going deer huntingwith a pistol.

Orange County Deputy SherifF A. C.Hostutler did and brought down an 11-point buck with a .357 magnum. Itdressed out at about 125 pounds.

Hostutler is an expert marksman andprefers to use a pistol for hunting. How-ever, he also likes variety and on thesame hunting trip bagged a gobblerturkey with a shotgun.

Antlit RelgortCLEARWATER —A report by State

Auditor Bryan Willis stated that Pinel-las County Sheriff Don Genung's rec-ords were fairly well kept, expenditureswere usually well supported, budgetswere adhered to and criminal convic-tions were satisfied.

The report covered the period fromApril 1, 1959, to March 31, 1962,

News about the Florida Sheriffs Boys Ranch,a home for needy and worthy boys the FloridaSheriffs Association is operating on the SuwanneeRiver near Live Oak, Florida.

STUART —NEW RANCHER —When Richard(Ricky) Carney, 7, of Hobe Sound, left hereto enroll at the Florida Sheriffs Boys Ranch,Sheriff Roy C. Baker was on hand to give hima friendly send-off. Ricky is the second boyfrom Martin County who has qualified toenter the Ranch. (Photo by Ed Giuckier. )

Halloween BallRaises $1,068

FORT PIERCE —The Second An-nual Halloween Ball at the Port St.Lucie Country Club with three sheriffsas its sponsors raised $1,068 for theFlorida Sheriffs Boys Ranch.

The sponsors were St. Lucie CountySheriff J. R. Norvell, Indian RiverCounty Sheriff Sam Joyce and MartinCounty Sheriff Roy Baker.

They worked closely with Len Hood,general manager of the country club;Bob Peters, manager; Dick Gruenwald,director of publicity; and Mrs. EleanorAtkinson, social secretary.

One of the features of the eveningwas the judging of costumes by famousentertainer Frances Langford (Mrs.Ralph Evinrude).

The Evinrudes had as their guestsmovie and TV star Ginger Rogers andher husband, Movie Producer WilliamMarshall.

$5 StntflrTI(15The following have made contribu-

tions to the Florida Sheriffs BoysRanch Memorial Fund:

Mrs. S. D. Gooch, Lake Wales; Carl A.Stayer, Tampa; Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Burke,Tampa; Mr. and Mrs. Joe Diaz, Tampa;Mr. and Mrs. Henry L. Conner, Tampa;Mrs. Gay nell Anderson, Tampa; Mr. andMrs. Joss Marinas, Tampa; Sheriff and Mrs.Broward Coker, Sebring; Mr. Carl Stauffer,Tallahassee; in memory of Mr. Ed Black-burn, Sr.

Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Ammenheuser, Jr.,Beaumont, Texas; Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Mc-Kaig, Sarasota; Maj. and Mrs. R. R. Paxton,Annandale, Virginia; Maj. and Mrs. JosephHayduk, Columbus, Ohio; Maj. and Mrs.Robert Hairston, III, Homestead; Mr. andMrs. Robert C. Penrose, Kansas City, Mis-souri; Mrs. Florian F. Mack, Sarasota; Mrs.Carohne S, Boylston, Sarasota; Dr. and Mrs.Richard E. Halton, Sarasota; Mrs. Bob New-hall, Sarasota; Mr. and Mrs. McKinlay Kan-tor, Sarasota; Bill and Vi Shepard, Sarasota;Dr. and Mrs. Robert E. Windom, Sarasota;Mr. and Mrs. Carl H. Dahlberg, Sarasota;Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Ingler, Jr., Sarasota; Mr.and Mrs. W. J. Ingler, Sr., Sarasota; Mr. andMrs. Harold W. Vanouse, Sarasota; Mr. andMrs. Frank H. Scott, Sarasota; Mr. and Mrs.Loring Raoul, Sarasota; Mr. Leroy T. Fenne,Sarasota; Sheriff Ross E. Boyer, Sarasota;Mr. J. H. Westerfield, Sarasota; Capt. andMrs. W. P. Bunn, Minot AFB, North Dako-ta; Mr. and Mrs. E. Y. Slaughter, Sarasota;Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Harmon, Sarasota; Mr.and Mrs. Frank Evans, Sr., Sarasota; Dr. andMrs. S. D. Patton. Sarasota; Mrs. DorothvRoth, Sarasota; Mrs. Mazie W. Luzier fkSons, Sarasota; Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Morri-son. Sarasota; Mr. and Mrs. Glen C. Whit-latch, Sarasota; Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Wil-liams, Sarasota; Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Haines,Sarasota: Mrs. Verna D. Hartkoff, Miami;iu(r. and Mrs. Herbert J. Horn. Sarasota;Dorothy G. Boylston. Sarasota; in memoryof Capt. Herbert W. Booth, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Graham, St.Petersburg; Mrs. Fred Bromwich, St. Peters-burg; in memory of Wilfred Cleworth.

A. J. Henry, Tallahassee; in memory ofEleanor Brune.

Mr. and Mrs. Myron Bryan, Alachua; inmemory of York L. Malphurs.

Mrs. Alfred Lindeburg, Bal Harbour; inmemory of Mr. Alfred Lindeburg.

Sheriff Ed Blackburn, Jr., Tampa; in mem-orv of Mrs. Gregory Rowlett.

Mrs. L. G. Bratton, St. Petersburg; inmemory of Mr. Laster G. Bratton.

Mrs. E. L. Wirt, Babson Park; in memoryof Erie L. Wirt, Sr.

Mrs. Eleanor Golding, Belleview; in mem-ory of Mrs. Sue Martin Perry.

Mrs. T. T. Daly, Jr., Melairie, Louisiana;in memory of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Davisand George.

Sheriff and Mrs. L. O. Davis, Jr., andPeggy, St. Augustine; in memory of HubertHigginbotham.

Mr. and Mrs. D. K. Bullens, Southern

Pines, N. C.; in memory of Barbara ClarkeCovington.

Mr. and Mrs. Joe Diaz, Tampa; in memoryof Lonnie Eaton Brown.

Elizabeth P. Harper, William P. Harper,St. Petersburg; in memory of Charles H.Harper.

Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Reock, St. Petersburg;in memory of Jack Darrow.

Altrusa Club of St. Petersburg; in memoryof Mr. A. T. Trimble.

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Hampton, Wash-ington, D. C.; in memory of Robert CharlesWalker.

Norman J. Allbright, Chicago, Illinois; inmemory of Ray E. Walters.

Sheriff and Mrs. Broward Coker, Sebring;in memory of Mrs. Bess B. Vandiver andMrs. Jessie M. Lumpkin.

Mr. and Mrs. Louie C. Wadsworth, LiveOak; in memory of Mrs. Mary Schofield, andWilliam J. Nipper.

Mr. Herbert B. Clibbon, Detroit, Michigan;in memory of Mrs. Kenton DeLong.

Sheriff and Mrs. Othe Edwards, Sr., Quin-cy; in memory of Mrs. D. M. Humphrey.

Builders ClubThe following persons, organizations

and business firms have been added tothe roster of the Florida Sheriffs BoysRanch Builders Club in recognition ofdonations to the Ranch valued at $100or more:

AMR General Electric Employees Com-munity Service Fund, Titusville.

Tampa Junior Chamber of Commerce,Tampa.

Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Federici, Naples.Northwest Florida Student Councils, Pan-

ama City.Aluminum Metals. Inc. , St. Petersburg.Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Barnthouse, Sr., Dun-

edin.Curt Teich Foundation, Chicago Illinois.Steward fk Steward, Attorneys, Orlando.Chauncey W. Butler, Coral Gables.LeRoy Campbell, Tavares.Robert H. Roof, Tavares.Mrs. S. D. Gooch, Lake Wales.Arete Fraternal Society, Tampa.Mr. and Mrs. Peter M. Bloom, Ft. Lauder-

dale.Thomas D. Nunn, West Palm Beach.Veterans of Foreign Wars, Tampa.Jim Talantis, Tallahassee.Harry Shekita, St. Petersburg Beach.Stanley S. Smith, St. Petersburg.Phil Somers, DeBary, Florida.Frier Music Company, Live Oak.O'Neal Boatright. Live Oak.Sheriff Marvin Witt, MayorV. M. Moses, Branford.Robert M. Campbell, St. Petersburg.Mr. and Mrs. Freeman Hill, Deland.Jack Key, Lakeland.Richard Russell Sibson, Miami.Volusia Jai A)ai, Inc., Daytona Beach.H. J. Bauman, Dunedin.Irving H. Larkin, Clearwater.

THE SHERIFF'S STAR

PUPPETRY. . . A. Boy's DaydreamsWith Strings Attached

"Give a boy two sticks and a piece of string and lethis imagination run free.

"Officials at the Florida Sheriffs Boys Ranch have

taken this old formula for raising boys and have givenit a new twist that is providing endless hours of enjoy-ment and a valuable creative outlet.

Under the guidance of Mr. and Mrs. John Schmutz,Ranch staff members, the boys are learning the ancientand fascinating art of puppetry.

They are off to a running start because Mr. and Mrs.Schmutz have been putting on puppet shows for yearsand when they came to the Ranch in 1962 as "cottagearents" they brought their stage, puppets and other pro-essional caliber equipment with them.

A number of boys at the Ranch have already learnedto manipulate the puppets and they presented their firststage production for an audience of Ranchers and guestsat the annual Christmas Party, December 15. It amusedand delighted old and young alike.

From this starting point the boys will be encouragedto follow their creative whims into the intricacies of ac-tually making their own puppets and substituting theirown voices for the recorded voices that were used in theinitial show.

Puppetry will provide endless hours of creative enter-tainment and it promises to be a popular hobby at theRanch. However, it will also give staff members valuableinsight into the problems, moods and behavior of theboys.

John Schmutz explained it this way: "A boy's moodsare reffected in the way his puppet performs. If one ofthe boys is worried or depressed, I can detect it by watch-ing his puppet. Likewise, if he is happy, the puppettells me. "

John Schmuts gives boys final instructions before the curtaingoes up.

Photos by Bob BobroflKissimmee, Florida

Backstage all is concentration.

JANUARY, tge3

The audience was amused ond fascinated.

Mirror Shows Who's to Blame

SARASOTA —SPECIAL DELIVERY—When Sara-sota County Sheriff Ross E. Boyer's mountedposse held a benefit rodeo and raised $300for a proposed juvenile detention home, themoney was delivered by Posse Captain TinkerMorris on horseback. He is shown presentingit to Judge John Graham while Sheriff Boyerlooks on.

Good EnforeemeniCLEARWATER —The official board

of Skycrest Methodist Church passed aresolution praising Sheriff Don Genungfor his efforts in policing and demand-ing conformity to existing laws govern-ing sale of liquor in Pinellas County.

The board extended to SheriffGenung its "gratitude, support and en-couragement in continuing his effortsto identify with our community a highChristian, moral and social order ofliving. "

(The following editorial on the causesof juvenile delinquency was written byCal Farley, founder of a Boys Ranchlocated at Amarillo, Texas.)

According to Mary Conway Kohler,former judge of the San Francisco Ju-venile Court, there are 5,500 kids inour nation charged with some form ofdelinquency every 24 hours. What' scausing it'! There are many suggestionssuch as poor parents, TV shows, kidshaving too much time on their hands,no work for them, or schools not strictenough.

All of these and many others havecontributed to this topsy-turvy societythese youngsters are trying to get afoothold in. But I believe the real causecan be found by standing in front of afull-length mirror and saying to our-selves. . . it's US. And if it's us, wheredo we go from here?

I think we all agree that the kidswould be better off working at homebut if they weren't taught to mow thelawn or rake the leaves when they weresmall, how can we expect them, whenthey become 14 or 15 years old, to sud-denly decide to go home and mow thelawn.

It's been our experience at BoysRanch that 98 per cent of the boyswho have lived with us are "A SpittingImage" of their parents. I recall an11-year-old youngster from Arkansaswhose father was on his second hitchin the pen for borrowing the neighbors'

cars and he admitted to his son thathe had stolen 37 cars.

Was it any wonder this youngsterswiped one of ours the second night atthe Ranch and made the brag to ourstaff when they found him that by thetime he was 21 years old, he wouldsteal more cars than his old man did.What can this boy go home to?

lf children were taught to mind,there would be a lot more happy andcontented kids. It's always been amaz-ing to me how children respond to af-fectionate discipline and positive de-cisions. If boys were taught to mind,there would be no reason to have aBoys Ranch.

Naturally, we are only asked to takeyoungsters who have slipped their hal-ters off and are running loose. Thelonger they graze on the neighbors'pastures, the more difficult our job ofconvincing them that there is a boun-dary line that cannot be crossed with-out a penalty to the trespasser.

A father and mother can cruellyhandicap their child for life by notteaching him or her to mind. A childthat has never received a positive an-swer is constantly trying for somethingit knows it shouldn't have. . . it knowsno boundary.

During the Christmas rush in one ofthe super markets, Mrs. Farley and Iwatched a little 2-year-old girl as sheand her mother passed from one coun-ter to another. At least half of thetime the little girl would ask hermother for something she saw. Eachtime, instead of saying NO or YES, themother tried to explain WHY shecouldn't have it.

Finally they arrived in front of thecookie case where the little girl, whenrefused a certain cookie by the mother,lay down on the floor, kicked up herheels and started screaming. The em-barrassed mother tried to cool Eloisedown by explaining WHY instead ofsome very positive action in the formof a few well-aimed love pats in theright place.

This would have saved Mamma em-barrassment and some future husbanda lot of headaches, to say nothing of alife of unhappiness by 'Eloise' tryingto scream her way with everyone withwhotn she comes in contact.

Don't blame the kids. . . blame US.

SARASOTA —HOLIDAY MENU —Sheriff Ross E. Bayer (right) and Chief Deputy Jack A. Royal dis-cuss the holiday menu with the "chefs" at the Sarasota Jail. On Thanksgiving and Christmas theprnoners were served turkey, giblet gravy, dressing, candied yarns, beans, celery, olives, pump-kin pie and coffee.

Money won't buy happiness but itcertainly makes misery a better travelpartner on this road of grief and sorrow.

THE SHERIFF'S STAR

Gas and AlcoholJust Don't Mix

TAMPA —Seven Hillsborough Coun-ty deputy sheriffs chased John QuincyToler 75 miles across three counties inthe early morning hours before theywere able to arrest him on charges ofreckless driving, driving while intoxi-cated and driving without a license.

The chase barreled along at a con-stant 85 to 90 miles per hour underfoggy conditions with Toler drivingwithout lights and weaving from side toside. Several times patrol cars wereforced off the highway.

This classic example of mixing alco-hol and gasoline came to a climax whenJudge W. Marion Hendry handed Tolersentences that will keep him in jail atleast six months, and possibly a year.

Inseparable Pair

PALATKA~EW JAIi—Shown under construction here is the new Putnam County Jail& locatedon a site overlooking the St. John's River. It will give Sheriff Walt Pellicer a modern structureto replace the crowded and outmoded old jail.

DELAND —There's a story behind"Big Red" the hound dog that snoozesunder Deputy Sheriff Walter Braren'sdesk in the Volusia County SherifFsDepartment.

"Big Red" was just a puppy whenhis owners were sent to jail for 90 dayson charges of petty larceny, and he wasgiven a temporary home in the "backyard" at the jaiL

But the mutt was lonely and keptwandering off—apparently in search ofhis owners. He didn't find them, but hedid find a friend —Deputy Braren —andit was love at first sight.

Braren took him home for safe keep-ing, but "Big Red" became so attachedto his new friend that he practically re-fused to be parted from him. Braren,who has always had a soft spot in hisheart for dogs, finally gave in and now"Big Red" sleeps by his bed at night,and under his desk in the daytime.

It also appears that "Big Red" hasfound a permanent home. His originalowners want Braren to keep him.

Well TrainedPALATKA —Constant training to

provide better law enforcement for thepeople of Putnam County is stressed bySheriff E. W. (Walt) Pellicer.

All of his deputies have attendedPeace Officers Training sessions offeredby the Putnam County Vocational In-stitute.

Criminal Investigator Allen Patten re-cently ran his score up to 500 hoursof formal training in criminal work;while Deputies Floyd Johnson and JayLawrence completed 200 hours.

Their training covered a period offrom three to five years.

JANUARV, 1933

.'%ot FoolingTALLAHASSEE —When Sheriff W.

P. (Bill) Joyce says that he intends todeal harshly with persons who makefalse reports of crimes to his office, hemeans it.

Recently John L. Feitchmayer toldthe Sheriff's Department that someonehad broken into his car and had stolena bank deposit bag containing around$600 plus two wrist watches.

An investigation which included alie detector examination by the FloridaSheriffs Bureau indicated that the re-port was a hoax and Sheriff Joyce ar-rested Feitchmayer on a charge of mak-ing a false report of a crime.

Joyce pointed out that false reportsrob his department of valuable man-hours, waste taxpayers' money andsometimes embarrass innocent people.

Boyer Gang BusterSARASOTA —A gang of teen-age

boys that stole "for the heck of it" andswapped their loot was just beginning tobranch out into other areas when Sher-iff Ross Boyer stepped in and smashedtheir operations.

Eight boys, 16 and 17, were arrestedand none of them was the underprivi-leged type usually associated with youthcrimes. Deputy Sheriff C.N. Stevenssaid they were all from well-to-do fam-ilies.

They had been on a stealing spreefor six to eight months, taking mostlyfishing equipment, guns, liquor andknives.

The gang recently recruited a mem-ber from Lake Wales and was apparent-ly planning to open up a new "terri-tory".

SS VolunteersBRADENTON —When Manatee

County Sherifl' Ken Gross announcedhe was planning to organize a mountedposse, 29 volunteers turned up at thefirst meeting.

He said the posse will be availableto assist regular deputies in emergenciessuch as search and rescue assignments.It will also appear in parades and otherpublic functions.

Members will provide their own hors-,es and equipment and will serve with-out pay.

Gourmet's FriendKEY WESI'—Gourmets who delight

in Loggerhead Turtle steaks owe a debtof gratitude to Monroe County SheriffJohn M. Spottswood.

It seems that Loggerheads are notas plentiful as they once were in thisarea and the Sheriff is backing a projectto re-populate the keys with them.

Incubators which protect the tenderyoung turtles from dive-bombing seabirds and marine enemies until they arelarge enough to survive have been in-stalled on the Sheriff's property onRamrod Key.

Edison "Blackie" Cruz, something ofa turtle expert, is supervising the projectand Sheriff Spottswood is underwriting'it.

MisinformedDUNELLON —Two girls, 12 and 14,

admitted to sherifFs deputies that theyhad ransacked a private residence andZion Baptist Church. In the churchrestroom they scrawled: "God belongsto hell. "

On TourST. AUGUSTINE —Thesepictures show Alachua Coun-

ty Junior Deputy Sheriffsduring a visit to Marine-land, famaus tourist attrac-tion south of here. Theboys were accompanied byDeputy Sheriff Allan Land,Jailer Tiny Scales and Dep-uty Bill Whitney, JuniorDeputy Director (shown leftto right in the group pic-ture) . James Ward is thelad feeding the porpoise.(Phatos by Deputy SheriffGuy Rexroad, St. John' sCounty. )

Sheriffs Sending Two Young Men to College

Jail Rates HighOCALA —A recent routine state in-

spection rated the Marion County Jailas "excellent" and praised Sheriff DougWillis and his staff for maintaining topstandards of operation.

The high rating was also somethingof a bonus to the people of MarionCounty for the $600,000 they spent tobuild a new jail. It was wouldn't havebeen possible in the obsolete 50-year-old hoosegow that the new jail re-placed.

Prison Inspector L. O. Batchelornoted particularly the library that Sher-iff Willis has established for prisoners;the church services that are held reg-ularly in the jail; and the fact that amodern intercom system wired to thecell blocks insures security and con-trol.

It Takes PersistenceFT. PIERCE—When a suspected car

thief was told he was under arrest hetook to his heels. Deputy Sheriff BillyWeeks fired a shot over his head andthe man dropped to the ground.

Deputy Weeks helped the man to hisfeet and he promised to "go peace-fully, "

However, he started to run againand Weeks dropped him with a flyingtackle. They wrestled for a while withthe suspect trying to get possession ofWeek's pistol, but the husky deputyfinally subdued his opponent and hand-cuffed him.

Two young men are currently attend-ing college under all-expense scholar-ships provided by the Florida SheriffsAssociation.

They are Patraic Currey, who is asenior at Florida State University andplans to enter law school; and William

%o Dull RoutineDADE CITY—There's more to the

sheriff's job than just making arrests.Look at some of the items on SheriffLeslie Bessenger's monthly activity re-port:

Escorts provided for funerals andother purposes, 61; legal papers served,2, 169; roadside assistance rendered to325 motorists; assisted Florida HighwayPatrol in 194 accident investigations;delivered 181 emergency messages; de-livered blood in four emergency cases;handled five drowning cases; gave firstaid to 6 persons; responded to 84 firecalls; responded to 7 boating emergencycalls; used bloodhounds in 18 trackingassignments.

No wonder the sheriff and his menaverage over 12 hours per day on thejob.

J. Lyon, who is a freshman at ChipolaJunior College, Marianna.

Seven youths, all of them outstand-ing students at the Florida School forBoys, Marianna, have attended collegeunder the Association's scholarship pro-gram which has been in operation since1957.

A Florida Governor once called it:"one of the finest programs for youngpeople who have gotten into difficultywith the law that I have ever heard of."

When the current scholarships weregranted, Arthur G. Dozier, director ofState Child Training Schools, expressedhis personal thanks and appreciation byletter "for the extreme consideration ex-tended by the Sheriffs Association tohelp us help boys showing proper po-tentials to develop their potential to thefullest.

"It is my opinion, " he added, " thatthis is a very wonderful thing for theAssociation to undertake and I hopeyou will. . . advise the members of thedeep appreciation of all of us who havea responsibility in training these young-sters. "

Paper PiracyCLEARWATER —Two men were

held on charges of attempting to burg-larize the Federal Aviation Agency of-fice at the St. Petersburg-Clearwaterairport. They allegedly intended to stealquestions and answers for examinationsgiven to flight engineers which couldthen be sold to flight engineer appli-cants for around $1,500.

When Lovers PartTAMPA —Lovers in a parked car

"were so enraptured with the ecstacyof a midsummer night" that they failedto notice the arrival of deputy sheriffs.

When they did, love flew out thedoor, with the boy going one way andthe girl the other, in the nude —accord-ing to the sheriff's department files.

No CavitiesTAMPA —Arthur R. Pritchard, 1206

E. Hamilton St., Tampa, gave SheriffEd Blackburn Jr. two cases of tooth-paste as a donation to the FloridaSheriffs Boys Ranch.

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Teen-Age ThugsMONTICELLO —The Sheriff's Star

is late in reporting the good job of po-lice work that was done in JeffersonCounty when Highway Patrol TrooperW. S. Peacock and Deputy Sheriff Da-vid Hurst nabbed three teen-age burg-lars and a car loaded with stolen loot.

We knew about the case shortly afterit happened, but tried unsuccessfully toobtain a copy of a picture of Sheriff J.B. Thomas with the recovered stolenproperty and that delayed publication.

Anyhow, Hurst and Peacock deservea lot of credit for halting the buddingcrime career of two 17-year-old boysand a 15-year-old girl riding in a stolencar.

In their possession were fourteenpistols, four rifles, a shotgun, eightwatches, six diamond rings, twelveboxes of shells, new shirts, trousers,shoes and many other items believedstolen from Bessemer, Ala.

The trio was held here temporarilyand turned over to officers from Jeffer-son County, Ala.

Quite a coincidence —crimes com-mitted in JefFerson County, Ala. , weresolved in Jefferson County, Fla.

Hit-Rnn SkipperOCALA —The driver of a 100-horse-

power motorboat who failed to stopafter colliding with a 14-foot plywoodboat on the Ocklawaha River was ar-rested by the Marion County Sheriff'sDepartment.

The impact knocked the driver of the14-foot boat unconscious and dumpedthree passengers into the water. One ofthe passengers suffered a badly cut leg.

Didn't Believe HimTAMPA —Deputy Sheriff Ed Short

summed up a shooting investigation bywriting on his report: "she did and hedid r ~

According to the report a man toldhis wife he would shoot her if she cameinto his bedroom. She didn't believehim and went in. A short time later shewas admitted to a hospital for treatmentof a gunshot wound in her hand.

More Gray HairsWINTER HAVEN —Mama really

flipped when nine-year-old Keith Ro-migh came home carrying a rusty handgrenade he had found while playing.

Deputy Sheriff Everett Guthrie, whowas called to the Romigh home, saidthe explosive charge had been removedfrom the old grenade but the detonat-ing charge was still active.

JANUARY, 1903

Nixon Guest

Of SpottswoodsKEY WEST—While in Key West

November 29 and 30, Former Vice-President Richard M. Nixon visitedwith Sheriff and Mrs. John M. Spotts-wood at their home, 531 Caroline St.,and was their dinner guest.

Mr. Nixon was very much impressedwith the Florida Keys and the weatherhe was treated to. He expressed a de-sire to return and accept Sheriff Spotts-wood's invitation to relax and enjoythe fishing on secluded Munson Island.

Munson Island is privately owned bySpottswood and many famous peoplehave enjoyed the seclusion, the relaxa-tion, the fishing, and all that is won-derful about the Florida Keys, as guestsof Sheriff and Mrs. Spottswood at theIsland. Some of these include Presi-dent Harry S. Truman, Secretary ofState John Foster Dulles, the late FleetAdmiral William F. Halsey, MayorRobert F. Wagner of New York, UnitedStates Senators, Congressmen, Membersof Cabinet, State Officials and otherprominent people.

Munson Island was just recently usedfor a period of five months by WarnerBros. to film most of the motion pic-ture, "PT-109" which depicted thewartime exploits of President John F.Kennedy.

Dogs for SaleBUNNELL —Police Chief W. E.

Hunter has five bloodhounds for sale.One is a female, black and tan, twoyears old; one is a male, red, 17 monthsold; and three are female puppies,black and tan, seven weeks old.

If interested, contact the city clerk' soffice, telephone ID 7-3276 during of-fice hours; or call the Chief of Policeafter hours, telephone number ID7-3121.

Some Nerve!MACC LENNY —Baker County

Sheriff Ed Yarbrough was mighty proudof his brood sow and was looking for-ward to the time when she would pre-sent him with a litter of piglets.

When someone stole her, he wasreally sore and he went around for sixweeks picking up clues here and there.

Finally he closed in on two suspectedpignapers and arrived just as they wereloading his sow and her newborn litterof six on a truck.

Jail Bids DneTAMPA —Bids on the new $2,000,-

000 Hillsborough County Jail werescheduled to be opened Jan. 15.

Plans were checked by Florida Sher-iffs Bureau Director Don McLeod andAssistant Director Ross Anderson be-fore they went to the bidders.

JACKSONVILLE —CYCLE SQUAD HONORED —Sheriff Dale Carson's Duval County Patrol motor-cycle squad received an award from the National Safety Council for placing third in the council'snational safety contest. The Sheriff (left) is shown accepting the award from Kirby McDonald,director of the Jacksanville-Duval County Safety Councih while County Patrol Chief W. F. John-ston (left) and Lt. George S. Taylor, head of the motorcycle squad, look on.

(Florida Times-Union photo by Foster Marshall. )

Thomas Edward BartonAlso known as DonSTONE, Kenneth AndrewBARTON, white male,date of birth 8-25-28, 6feet tall, weighs 175pounds, red hair, greyeyes, FBI 4450 4424.PPC: 1, I/I, R/U, III/IOI,23. Subject believed to be

in Florida. Wanted oncharges Abortion, Con-spiracy to Commit Abor-tion and other charges. Ifapprehended notify Dis-trict Attorney, San Jose,Calif. , or the FloridaSheriffs Bureau, Tallahas-see, Florida.

James Joseph McBrideWhite male, date of birth7-25-11, 6 feet 1Vi inchestall, weighs 218 pounds,brown hair, hazel eyes,false teeth; bullet scar lefthand. Occupation: Petro-leum Engineer. FPC: 20,0/I, 16/30, U/U, OOI/OIO. Wanted on chargeFelony Theft (WorthlessChecks), will extradite.Was in Orlando, Fla. , 12-12-62. If apprehended no-tify SherifF, Shreveport,La., or Florida SheriffsBureau, Tallahassee, Flor-ida.

Dale Edward Penrod Larceny after Trust. InWhite male, date of birth St. Petersburg, Fla. , rent-6-7-32, 5 feet, IOVi inches ed 1962 Chevrolet Im-tall, weighs 180 pounds, pala 4-door, white overblond hair, blue eyes. b]ue, 1962 Florida 4E-

company 1412. This vehicle nowwhite male and white fe-male using many aliases ~ePorted stolen to PD St.Tampa, St. petersburg Petersburg DePt. Warrantand Sarasota area. Sub- issued Sarasota, charge Bject rented 1962 Chevro- and E If sublect aP-let tudor, light tan, 1962 prehended notify Policetag SP856 in Washing- Dept. , Sarasota, Fla., orton, D. C., failed re- the Florida Sheriffs Bu-turn, warrant outstand- reau, Tallahassee, Flor-in g Washington, D. C. id a.

Kenneth M. SlotnickWhite male, date of birth4-29-36, 5 feet, 11 inchestall, weighs 200, brownhair and eyes; small ver-tical scar lower cornerright eye. FPC: 13, S/L,1/5, 1/5, A2a/Rt, 16.Very athletic and physi-cally strong, exceptionalrope climber. Given towearing sports clothing.

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Subject his displayed aquick violent temper andshould be considereddangerous. Warrant is-sued, charge ProbationViolation, bail $5,000.00.Will extradite. If subjectapprehended notify Sher-iff, Santa Ana, Calif. , orthe Florida Sheriffs Bu-reau, Tallahassee, Flor-ida.

William B. MurrayWhite male, about 40years old, 5 feet, 10 inchestall, weighs 150 pounds,slender build, darkbrown-greying hair, ruddycomplexion, brown eyes,large protruding ears. Maybe driving 1961 Pontiac,4 door Sedan, maroonbody with white top,1962 Georgia License106—rest unknown. Mur-ray and an accomplice(in custody) burglarizedW. M. Crawford Com-pany, (Contractor), stoleapproximately 40 payrollchecks, forged Crawford' sname and cashed most ofthem in Columbus, Ga. ,area. Wanted for Bur-

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glary and numerouscounts of Forgery, by au-thorities Columbus, Ga.Also wanted on chargeEscape in Media, Penn.

If apprehended notify Po-lice Dept. , Columbus, Ga. ,or the Florida SheriffsBureau, Tallahassee, Flor-ida.

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Unknown SubjectsTwo white males, with ali-ases Thomas J.FONDER,Bob HULL, Sam SIL-VER, Russell L. FLYNN,Alvin W, JONES, DavidC. PEPPER, John H.PETERSON. Donald V.CARD WELL, James S.THOMAS, and John C.MILES, no description,have passed severalWorthless Checks in theJacksonville, Fla., area.Checks were drawn ontrue name banks in Jack-sonville along with cor-rect name and addressesof local business firms.Checks are in amount of$50.00 to $90.00. A type-writer and check protectorused in their preparation.Letters and numerals areall in red print. A DubL-Chek photo of one sub-ject and sample checkshown. If any informa-tion concerning this comesto your attention notifythe Document Unit ofFlorida Sheriffs Bureau,Tallahassee, Florida.

Frederick Van PeltWhite male, date andplace of birth 5-17-18,Newark, N. J. 5 feet, 10inches tall, weighs 185pounds, brown hair, most-ly bald, has been knownto wear a toupee, crewcut, and also long hair.Frequents race tracks,bets on races. Last knownto be driving burgundyor deep red 1962 Pontiac,New Jersey License GTE577. His FPC: 22, 1/1,T/R, IO/IIO, ll. He isaccompanied by PriscillaVAN DER VORT, whitefemale, age 20, with 14

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months old baby boyWarrants issued for VanPelt, many charges ofFalse Pretense and For-gery. He was formerly'I'own Clerk of CaldwellTownship, N. J. and usesthis identification in pass-ing checks in hotels andmotels. Will extradite.Subject may be in Flor-ida. If apprehended no-tify Document Unit, Flor-ida Sheriffs Bureau, Tal-lahassee, Florida,

Littian May MooreWhite female, date ofbirth 6-20-18, 5 feet, 6inches tall, blond hair,grey eyes. Warrant on filecharge Grand Larceny

and Breaking and Enter-ing. If apprehended no-tify Police Dept. , PalmBeach, Fla. , or the Flor-ida Sheriffs Bureau, Tal-lahassee, Florida.

Unknown SubjectUsing name FLOYD L.HICKMAN, white male,no other description. Pass-ing checks drawn on theaccount of the UnitedStates Gypsum Company,Jacksonville, Fla., a pay-roll account of the Jack-sonville plant. The checks

in their entirety fictitious.All checks were payableto a Floyd L. HICK-MAN in the amount of$96.27. Any station hav-ing information referenceabove contact DocumentUnit, Florida Sheriffs Bu-reau, Tallahassee, Flor-ida.

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Alias Joyce E. WOLFE,white female, age 35 to40, 5 feet, 4 inches tall,weighs 125 pounds, me-dium build, short blondhair. FPC: 21, L/M, 19/1, W/U, OOO/OIO, 19.Warrant issued, chargeWorthless Checks. If sub-ject apprehended notifySheriff Genung, Clearwa-ter, Fla. , or the FloridaSheriffs Bureau, Tallahas-see, Florida.

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John Henry ButlerAlso known as John HEN-RY, James BUTLER,Tommy Lee CONEY,John Henry JERDEM,"P. C.", Colored male,dates of birth used 2-15-31 and 8-8-20, place ofbirth Augusta, Ga., 5 feet10 inches tall, weighs 165to 173 pounds, black hair,brown eyes. Scar on rightside of forehead, scar onleft temple, scar aboveleft eye. Occupation: La-borer, truck and bulldoz-er operator, contractor.He is a migratory workerwho, in the past, has re-sided in labor camps andmay again seek such em-ployment. Federal war-rant charging UnlawfulFlight to Avoid Confine-ment, charge Robbery. Ifapprehended notify near-est FBI agent or FloridaSheriffs Bureau, Tallahas-see, Florida.

Cecil Grady HesterWhite male, date andplace of birth 4-10-22,Rome, Ga. , 5 feet, 9inches tall, weighs 160pounds, blond hair, blueeyes, right middle fingeramputated. Several war-rants on file chargeWorthless Checks, Thebruises shown in photo-graph were received in afight before his arrest.Any one apprehendingsubject notify SheriffJoyce, Tallahassee, Fla. ,or the Florida SheriffsBureau, Tallahassee, Flor-ida.

WhodunitOCALA —The new Marion

County Jail was designed by Ar-chitect Berry J. C. Walker; withReynolds, Smith and Hills, ofJacksonville, as consulting engi-neers.

The building was built by HuntConstruction Co., of Orlando; andSouthern Steel Co. fabricated thecell block installations.

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JAIL

Hog HuntersLIVE OAK —Three Lake City

youths came over to this area on ahunting trip, shot one of Frank Collins'hogs and took it home with them.

But, they didn't get away with it.Suwanee County Sheriff Hugh Lewis

found a trail of blood that led to thespot where the young hunters hadparked their car, and through variousclues he traced them to Lake City.

There he found the butchered hog ina freezer in the home of one of theyouths.

The young fellow who had done theshooting and butchering was arrestedand released under $500 bond. Theother two remained in their parents'custody.

Deputy Sheriff Francis Smith, jailor,checks cell block controls.

OCALA —A modern detentionpackage with a $600,000 pricetag, it replaces an old, dilapidatedhoosegow that dates back to1911. It gives Sheriff Doug Willisa much improved base of oper-ations and increases his prisonercapacity from 80 to 159.

Good Andit ReportWAUCHULA —The records and

accounts of Hardee County Sheriff E.Odell Carlton were well kept during theperiod from Mav 1, 1960, to March31, 1962, according to an audit reportsubmitted by State Auditor Bryan Wil-lis.

He said all collections of record wereaccounted for by remittances or bycash on hand; sentences of the courtwere executed; budgets were well pre-pared and records were generally good.

Marion County Sheriff Doug Willis in "the inner sanctum. "

Praetiee RanOCALA —To prepare his mounted

posse for the "real thing" MarionCounty Sheriff Doug Willis calls mem-bers out for practice manhunts in theboondocks.

Volunteer state prison convicts playthe role of fugitives and bloodhoundsare put on their trail to lead the chase.

Ring SmashedBARTOW —Sheriff Monroe Bran-

nen's deputies and State Beverage De-partment agents smashed a bolita (lot-tery) ring that was reportedly netting$7,000 a week in Polk County.

The raid resulted in the arrest of a60-year-old negro and confiscation of$11,424 in cash.

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Chief Deputy Sheriff H. A. Geiger(seated I holds conference in his newoffice with Deputy Sheriff W. G. Ergle. Radio Dispatcher Lewis Grubbs.

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Front view of the new jail.

Pictured here in the records section are (from left) Deputy Sheriffsl. H. Williamson, Vernon Johnson and Dave Melton; and Reception-ist Brenda Atkinson.

Deputy Sheriff Towles Bigelow on duty at the entrance to the cellblock.

The interior of one of the cell units.

JANUARY, 1963

Deputy Sheriff W. G. Ergte, jailor and identification officer, in the"booking room" where prisoners are registered and admitted tothe jail.

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DON'T PASS ON

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When you wish to pass a car in front of you, themost important factor to consider is that you haveample distance to complete the passing maneuver.Remember, you are usurping the lane used by oncom-ing cars and must vacate it as quickly as possible

'or else cause a serious wreck. If you are driving50 miles per hour and are passing a car traveling40 miles per hour, your car will travel 1,200 feetbefore you can complete the passing maneuver. Andremember, it's much harder to judge distance at nightwhen you can't see the approaching car but can onlysee its headlights. Always allow a margin for safety.

There are four situations inwhich passing is extremely dan-gerous and foolhardy: At an in-tersection, on an upgrade justbelow the crest of a hill, on a curve and at a railroadcrossing. When you attempt to pass a car at any ofthese points, you are asking for disaster. Alwaysobey the "No Passing" signs and the center lines onthe highways when the yellow line is in your lane.

NO. 4 IN A SERIES OF SAFETY MESSAGES

Presented in the interest of High-way Safety by the Florida SheriffsAssociation, in cooperation withJ. Edwin Larson, chairman, Citi-zen's Advisory Committee onHighway Safety.

LARSON

Speed is number one in fa(al accidents andnumber two in all accidents. And it doesn' talways mean exceeding the stated limit, Nearlytwo-thirds of Florida's traffic accidents occurat speeds under 50 miles per hour and morethan half the accidents occur at speeds of 30miles per hour or less.

This safety message is being distributed to high school driver training students all over Florida through the cooper-ation of State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Thomas D. Bailey and Florida's investor-owned electric utilitycompanies.