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Watch Your TV Screen for"HANDLE WITH CARE"

A Half. Hour Television Special Fihsred atThe Florida Sheriffs Boys Ranch

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AUGUST 1966

Day-by-Day Down

Ft. Myers Way

FORT MYERS—The day-by-day activities of energeticFlanders (Snag) Thompson,Sheriff of Lee County, wouldwear out several photogra-phers and use up all of theavailable space if we tried torecord them in The Sheriff'sStar. But we have captureda few of them on film just togive our readers an idea ofthe scope and variety.

PHOTOS SHOW:

TOP LEFT—Sheriff (left) greetingU.S. Congressman Charles Bennettwhen he visited Ft. Myers on aspeaking tour.

TO'P RIGHT—Sheriff congratulatingLee County Sheriff's DepartmentPistol Team for winning 1965-66championship in Fort Myers CenterFire Pistol League. Team wassponsored by Bob Lincoln (thirdfrom left), of Bob Lincoln Olds-mobile Co.

LEFT—Water Safety Patrol Boatrecently commissioned by Sheriff,with Deputy George Hartwig at thehelm.

Sister Marion, O.S.F.,/

may be the only RomanCatholic nun who carriesa deputy sheriff's badge.In any event, a badgea4ICa4s+cial deputy'scommission were her"going away" presentsfrom the Sheriff whenshe left, St. FrancisXavier Convent to takea new assignment. Pic-tured from left are Sis-ter Marion, Chief DeputySheriff Nick Kelly, Sher-iff Thompson, Msgr. De-Vaney and Father Mc-Donald.

Three Sheriffs Named to Posts on National Level

MOBILE, Ala. -Three Florida Sher-iffs were elected to important positionswhen the National Sheriffs Associationheld its annual convention here June19-22.

Sarasota County Sheriff Ross E.Boyer was elevated to Fifth VicePresident in the line of succession tothe Presidency; Putnam County Sheriff

E. W. (Walt) Pellicer was elected tothe Board of Directors; and MarionCounty Sheriff Doug Willis was namedState Director to represent his fellowFlorida Sheriffs within the nationalorganization.

Sheriff Boyer, in addition to his vicepresidency, is serving as chairman ofan Education-Scholarship Committee

appointed by the President of the Na-tional Sheriffs Association to study lawenforcement education and trainingprograms throughout the nation.

A delegation of 10 Florida Sheriffsheaded by St. John's County SheriffL. O. Davis, President of the FloridaSheriffs Association, attended the na-tional convention.

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FOLLOWING IN HIS FATHER'S FOOTSTEPSTALLAHASSEE —Billy Joyce (left), 24-year-old son of Leon County Sheriff Bill Joyce,chats with (left to right) U.S. Marshal Emmett Shelby (former Sheriff of EscambiaCounty), U.S. District Judge Harrold Carswell and U.S. District Court Clerk MarvinWaites after being sworn in as a deputy U.S. Marshal. He selected law enforcementas a career when he was a teen-ager; was graduated from Florida State Universityin 1964 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminology; and served under hisfather as a deputy sheriff before he was appointed a Deputy Marshal.

FIRE STATION DONATIONDELAND —Volusia County Sheriff RodneyThursby (right) accepts a contributionof $150 from the DeLand Firemen'sAssociation for a proposed fire stationat the Florida Sheriffs Boys Ranch.Shown presenting the contribution areFire Chief Charles L. Holman (left) andLt. Gene McGhee.

BOYS WON'T MINDCUTTING THE GRASS NOW

JACKSONVILLE —Youngsters at the FloridaSheriffs Boys Ranch have had a change ofheart about the chore of cutting grass. Ev-erybody wants a crack at it now that theRanch has acquired an expensive tractorpower mower donated by the JacksonvilleExchange Club. This picture shows RancherRobert Early (at the controls) accepting theignition key from Lee D. Wedekind, the Ex-change Club's Project Chairman. Also shownare (from left) Duval County Sheriff DaleCarson, representing the 'Boys Ranch Boardof Trustees; James Beckett, National Ex-change Club President; and 6:H.W. ,Schmidt,representative of Florida Tractor Equipment

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Company and a Lifetime Honorary Memberof the Florida Sheriffs Association. Mr.Schmidt, a long. time supporter of the BoysRanch, offered to send a man with thetractor to show the boys how to operateand maintain it. The Exchange Club's de-cision to donate a mower to the Ranch wasa direct result of an address Ranch Ad-

ministrator Harry Weaver made at a lunch.eon meeting of the club in April.

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Boys Ranch Makes TV Debu

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August, 1966 Vol. 10, No. 6

Cameraman achieves unusual anglewith "Cherry Picker" rig providedfree of charge by Florida Power andLight Co. This equipment is nor-mally used for power line repairs.

Cover photo and ail pictures onthese pages by Robert R. FavoriteProductions, Jacksonville.

EDITORIAL BOARDSheriff Flanders G. Thompson . Lee CountySheriff W. P. Joyce . . . . . . Leon CountySheriff L. O. Davis . . . St. Johns CountySheriff Joe Crevasse . . . . . Alachua CountySheriff Sim Lowman . . . . Hernando County

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A Half-Hour Television Special, in Color

Sponsored by Florida Bankers Association

During September, television stations all overFlorida will be presenting a half-hour TV specialfilmed in color at the Florida Sheriffs Boys Ranch.Titled "Handle With Care", the movie is beingsponsored by the Florida Bankers Association andproduced by Bacon, Hartman & Vollbrecht, Inc. ,Jacksonville advertising agency. It is a dramaticpresentation based upon actual experiences at theRanch and it will be telecast during "prime" view-

ing time in the evening over the following sta-tions: WINK-TV, Ft. Myers; WJXT, Jacksonville;WTVJ, Miami; WFTV, Orlando; WJHG-TV,Panama. City; WCTV, Tallahassee; WFLA-TV,Tampa; WPTV, West Palm Beach; WEAR-TV,Pensacola; WTVX, Ft. Pierce; and WESH-TV,Daytona Beach. Watch your local television sched-ules for the exact date and time.

UPPER RIGHT —(from left, foreground) Jim Richardson and Floyd Call, of-ficials of the Florida Bankers Association; and Milton Bacon, President ofBacon, Hartman & Vollbrecht, Inc. , during filming of the movie.

LOWER RIGHT —Timmy Fidler, "star" of the show, with production crew in

the background.

LOWER LEFT —Camera crew afloat on the Suwannee River.

AUGUST, 1966

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.

Benefit Horse ShowWas Bi0; Success

OCALA —A two-day horse showpresented in May by the Marion SaddleClub was one of the year's most suc-cessful fund raising projects for theFlorida Sheriffs Boys Ranch.

It grossed nearly $2,500 with profitsgoing to the Ranch.

Terri Williams, of Ocala, was the1966 winner of the F. L. McGeheegood sportsmanship trophy, an awardgiven annually by the family of thelate Sheriff F. L. McGehee, who wasone of the founders of the Boys Ranch.

Martha Kay McGehee, daughter ofthe late Sheriff, also won the stock seatchampionship.

GUN SLINGERS RAISE FUNDS FOR BOYS RANCH

NEW PORT RICHEY—A show presented by the "Boots and Saddles Gun Slingers"under the sponsorship of Pasco County Sheriff Leland Thompson raised several hun-dred dollars for the Florida Sheriffs Boys Ranch. This picture shows the Sheriff (left)with Joe Stevens and Sam Spano, members of the Gun Slingers cast; and DeputySheriff George Lindsey and Michell Lindsey.

EVERYBODY' SGOTTASTARTSOMEWHEREKISSIMMEE —Rake inhand, Dennis RayThompson, who lives atthe Florida Sheriffs BoysRanch, talks with Tup-perware staff members

-4f;s'~trrrck and HerbertYoung about his plansfor the future. Duringthe summer he workedhere at the internationalheadquarters of Tupper-ware, a widely-knownfirm that manufacturesplastic food storage andserving containers. Rayis starting at the bot-tom, but who knows, hetoo may some day bean executive of thislarge firm with manufac-turing plants in Japan,Australia, Belgium, Eng-land, Canada, Mexico,Greece, South Africa andthe U.S.A.

Builder's ClubThe following persons, organiza-

tions and business firms havebeen added to the roster of theFlorida Sheriffs Boys RanchBuilders Club in recognition ofdonations to the Ranch valued at$100 or more.

Mr. R. E. Hague, iJacksonville.1VIr. Andrew C. Rodgers, Temple Terrace.Temple Terrace Lion's Club, Temple Terrace.I.ealman Trailer Court Vespezs 'St. Petersburg.Mr. Charles C. Murphy, Pinelias Park.Mr. Ray A. Spooner, Clearwater.Indian Rocks Volunteer Fireman's Association,

Indian Rocks Beach.inr. I. G. Cloud, Lakeland.Mrs. A. F. Pickard, Lakeland.Mr. tI. Sexton Lloyd, J. Saxton Lloyd Founda-

tion, Daytona Beach.Mr, W. S. Whipple, Hollywood.Mr. and 1Vlrs. Walter A. Roberts, Tallahassee.Episcopal Churchmen of St. John' s, Talla-

hassee.iMr. James Wilson, Sarasota.Mr, Cliff Baxley, President, Brevard Building

tk Trades Council, Cocoa Beach.Brevard Building tk Trades Council, Cocoa

Beach.Mr. Richard S. Mitchell, Cocoa Beach.Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth A. MarGowan, Quincy.Mr. Waldo S. Kennedy, Jasper.iseminole Volunteer Fire Dept. , Inc. , Seminole.Mrs. Gladys Cornell, St. Petersburg.iMr. J. W. Markeim, Markeim Investment

Company, Red Lion, Pa.I'aim Beach County School Patrol, Lake Worth.Royal Poinciana Chapel, West iPalm Beach.DoLand Fireman's Association, Inc. , DeLand.Mr. Joseph E. Shannon, Bradenton.Dr. John W. Caspersen, Venice.Mrs. Katherine B. Grissom, Kissimmce.Mrs. Jeanne Matheny, Lake Placid.Mr. Ford W. Heacock, Jr., Sebring.iMarion Sentinel, Ocala.Ocala Star Banner, Ocala.marion County Road Department, Ocala.Radio Station WKEE, Ocala.Radio Station WTMiC, Ocala.Radio Station WMOP, Ocala,

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ktt 8bmarittmThe following have made con-

tributions to the Florida SheriffsBoys Ranch Memorial Fund:

Sherjff and Mrs. L. O. Davis, St. Augustine;in memory of Mr. F. Charles Usina.

AIr. and Ivlrs. Walter A. Gibson, St. Peters-burg; in memory of Mrs. AIary Erie Renfro.

Mr. and Mrs. Wilford H, Burkhart, Miami;Dr. and Airs. C. ?D. Tait, Atlanta, Georgia;Alchar Hardware Company, Miami l AIr. andMrs. C. R. Noegel, Aiiami; 1VIr. and mrs. RobertW. Fremont, Miami Shores; T. J. James Con-struction Company, Inc. , Susie James Decker,President, Miami; 1VIrs. F. Piker, Miami; inmemory of Mr. Otto W. Brady, Sr.

Mr. D. B. Nichols, Miami; Mr. and 1VIrs. J. T.Quinn, Sebring; in memory of AIrs. BeulahCoker.

Atr. and Mrs. Bill Thompson, Avon Park; inmemory of Mr. Bim Elder.

Mrs. Katherine B. Grissom, Kissimmee; inmemory of Mr. Edward C. Grissom, Sr.

Pre School Groups, St. John's EpiscopalChurch, Tallahassee; in memory of Mr. JoeHenry, 'Sr.

Mrs. Gerta Hoverman, Jensen Beach; inmemory of Mr. Paul Hoverman.

'Mr. and Mrs. John W, Cooper, Live Oak;in memory of iMrs. 'Florence Hagan.

iMr. and Mrs. Herbert Clibbon, Detroit,Michigan; in memory of Mrs. Harp.

iVIr. Benjamin C. Hall, Alexandria, Virginia;in memory of 1VIrs. Ruth C. Hall.

Mr. Ford W. Heacock, Jr., Sebring; in memoryof Mrs. Patricia U. Heacoch.

,Mr. W. Norman Liddy, 'St. Petersburg; inmemory of Mrs. Bessie Liddy.

Mr, William J. Braley, Tampa; in memory ofMr. Thomas W. McElvy,

Mr. and iMrs. Hubert Weeks, Tampa; inmemory of Mrs. Macie Belle McSwain.

Mrs. Florence 'Miller, Dunedin; in memozy ofMr. Charles D. McCord.

,Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Bullock, Kissimmee; inmemory of Col. L. E. iMacGregor.

Dr. and Mrs. Tom Palmer, Jacksonville; inmemory of Mrr Clarence Mayo.

Mrs. Virginia Royle, Tampa; in memory ofMrs. Annie McVeigh.

Mrs. C. V. Noble, Gaithersburg, Alazyland;in memory of Mr. Dean C. V. Noble.

Mr. and 'Mrs. R. G. Shipes, Mount Dora;in memory of AIrs. Helena Nutt.

The John Kellys, lvlonticello; in memory ofDavid Odom.

Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Lewis, Tallahassee; inmemory of,Mr. Julius Parker,

Air. and IVIrs. Walter A. Roberts, Tallahassee;in memory of Mr. and Mrs, Albert H. Roberts.

iMrs. Lillian P. Fulton, St. Petersburg; inmemory of Dr. Maurice Rosier.

iMajor and Mrs. Hal T. Morrison, Largo; inmemory of Mr. Douglas Sinclaire.

Tony and Phil Walker, Tallahassee; in mem-

ory of Mrs. Arthur 7. Tidwell.Dr. Bertha 1VI. Taylor, Bradenton; in memorv

of 'Dr. James W. Taylor.Mr. Charles C. 'Murphy, Pinellas Park; in

memory of Mr. Alex R. Willson.Mr. and Mrs. John W. Cooper, Live Oak; in

memory of Mrs. Vera Ward.iMr. O. L. Adams, Quincy; in mcmozy of

Mr. Johnny Woodward.Alr. and Mrs. F. R. Schmidt, Lake Placid; in

memory of Mr. Thomas C. Wallace.,Mr. John A. 'Madigan, Jr., Tallahassee; in

memory of Mr. Julius Parker, Mr. Charles Rosen-berg, Mr, Joe ~Diaz, Judge Wallace Sturgis, Mz.Joe Henry, Sr., and Mr. Ralph E. Odum.

iMr. and Mrs. Ed Blackburn, Tampa; inmemory of Mr. L. T. Hayman, and Lt. C. P.

McCall.Sheriff and Mrs. J. B. Thomas, Monticello;

in memory of Larry Kelly, David Odom, andClark Anderson.

AIr. and Mrs, Henry C. Brown, Shamrock;in memory of Mr. Oscar M. Anderson.

Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Hill, Pensacola', inmemory of Mr. Harold Adkinson.

AIrs. Pearl Richardson, Jacksonville; in mem-ory of Mr. George R. Cothran.

1Vir. and Mrs. B. F. Smith Jr., Quincy; inmemory of Mrs. R. S. Cappell.

Major Felie W. Clark, Ret. , Gaincsville; inmemory of Professor W. A. Clark.

AIr. and Mrs. Herb Harlan, Clearwater; inmemory of Mrs. Margaret Gene Cook.

Mr. and 1VIrs. Herbert AI. Young, Seminole;in memory of Mr. Charles W. Bock.

Mr. William J. Braley, Tampa; in memoryof mrs. Mary Nell Bogue,

~Mr. Benjamin F. Deming, Anna Maria; inmemory of Mrs. Mary Deming.

Mr. and ?Mrs. Christie Hall, Tallahassee; andAncient and Accepted Scottish Rite, Tallahassee;in memory of Mr. H. G. Easterwood.

Sheriff and Mrs. Broward Coker, Sebring;and Mr. and Mrs. P. G. Gearing, Sebring; inmemory of Mr. Ralph D. Eyman.

AIr. W. T. Hockensmith, Frankfort, Kentucky;Mr. Charles S. Nahm, Louisville, Kentucky; andLloyd's Kentucky Agent's Association, Louisville,Kentucky; in memory of?Mrs. Ethel Frasier.

SherifF and Mrs. 7. B. Thomas, Aionticello;and The John Kellys, Monticello; in memory ofMr. Albert Gandy and AIr. Bill Miller.

Mr. and Mrs. Dixon G. Robinson, Tallahas-see; and Mr. and mrs. Lester P. Robinson,Tallahassee; in memory of Mr. Ralph Gordy.

iMr. and, Mrs. Charles L. Finley, Hendersonville, N.C. ; and Mrs. Grace C. Hall, Henderson-ville, N. C. ; in memory of Mr. John C. Hall.

Employees, Miami Springs Post Office, AliamiSprings; Ladies Auxiliary L. M. Tate Post No.39, V.F.W. , St. Petersburg; Miami Springs Wes-leyan Service Guild, Miami Springs; and UnitedPast Presidents Club —No. I V.F.W. , St. Petersburg; in memory of mrs. Laura Hootman.

Mrs. J. R. Gunn, Kissimmee; and MissFrances Tress, Kissimmee; in memory of Air.James E. Lupfez.

mrs. Minnie MaoCanon and family, Alva;and Rev. G. E. iMaccanon, Garwin; Iowa; inmemory of Mrs. Vivien I. MaoCanon.

Mr. and Mrs. 'Roscoe R. 'Storer, Loudonville,New York; iMr. and Mrs. Charles G. Cooper,Jacksonville; and Mr. and mrs. O. J. Hough,Wyckoff, New Jersey; in memory of 1VIr. JohnMathiesen.

iMr. and Mrs. Henry Zelisse, Ann Arbor,Michigan; iMiss Angela Raymo, Detroit, Michi-gan; 1vlisses P. and B. Whalen, 'Bellcville,Michigan; Mrs. M. V. Hobbs, Detroit, Michigan;lvir. and, Mrs. R. Mahoney, Detroit, michigan;and Mrs. Lisbeth H. Brown, 'St. I'etersburg; inmemory of Mrs. Pamela Ozard.

Mrs. Jack Higgins and Mr. Ralph Powell,Artcraft Printers, Inc. , Tallahassee; Mr. and?Mrs. Dixon G. Robinson, Tallahassee; Mr. andMrs. Lester P. Robinson, Tallahassee; iMr. RayE. Green, Tallahassee; tMr. and ~Mrs, Louis R.Turner, Tallahassee; Mrs. Lamar Bledsoe, Talla-hassee; Tallahassee Typographical Union, Talla-'hassee; Mr. and Mrs. Frank De Veer, Tallahassee;,Mr. and 'Mrs. W. P. Shelley, Jr. , Talla-hassee; Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite,Tallahassee; 'SherifF and Mrs. W. P. Joyce,Tallahassee; Tallahassee Shrine Club, Tallahas-see; and Mr. and Airs. G. E. Lewis, Tallahassee;in memory of |Mr. Charles Rosenherg.

Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Smith, Jr. , Quincy; Mr.and Mrs. Ben S. Lovingood, Quincy; and Mr.O. L. Adams, Quincy; in memory of Mrs. AllenSmith, Sr.

Mr. and, Mrs. H. M. Dean Carling, 'St. Augus-tine; and iMr. and Mrs. Ellis ~D. Moody, Sr.,Green Cove Springs; in memory of,Mr. JosephTolnay.

Mrs. J. D, Tittle, Jacksonville; in memory ofMr. John David Tittle.

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ANNUALAWARDS

LIVE OAK —KiwanisClub president John Hamp-, fton presented the club'sannual awards to these out+,s tanding boys, .'+.from tlte-F 1 o r i d a Shg&ffs BoysRanch.

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The Memorial Fund will perpetuate the memory of deceased relatives and

friends. It provided the financing for a Boys Ranch Chapel; and it will be used in

the future for similar projects of enduring significance.

Please use the form below when mailing contributions to this fund.

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Mail To:Memorial Fund

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BROTHERS HONORED

MIAMI BEACH —Dr.David Rothenberg, ChildPsychologist from CoralGables, and MortonRothenberg, Attorneyfrom Miami Beach, werehonored by the Flor-ida Sheriffs Associationhere June 14 during its53rd Annual Confer-ence for outstandingsupport given to theFlorida Sheriffs BoysRanch. In the pictureabove Dr. Rothenberg(left), accompanied byhis wife, is receiving alifetime honorary mem-bership in the SheriffsAssociation presentedby Sheriff L. O. Davis,President of the Asso-ciation, and HarryWeaver (right), Admin-istrator of the BoysRanch. Dr. Rothenberghas contributed pro-fessional services worththousands of dollars. Inthe other photo MortonRothenberg is receivinga Boys Ranch BuilderCertificate from SheriffDavis in recognition ofa large cash contribu-tion.

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and A HeroineBRONSON —There's an honorary

deputy sheriff in Levy County and hername is Mrs. Ruby Hawthorne.

Sheriff Pat Hartley conferred thehonor on her because of her courage incapturing one of the men who at-tempted to burglarize her grocerystore.

She collided with the man as he wasrunning from the store. He stumbledand fell and she told him not to get upor she would shoot him. A few minuteslater her son, who had been unsuccess-fully chasing another man involved inthe crime, returned and the two tookBilly Dixon, 39, into custody and calledthe sheriff.

The other two men involved, LeonMcCumbers, 37, and Harley Jordon,34, were caught, pleaded guilty andhave been sentenced to 15 years.Dixon, who also pleaded guilty, hadhis sentence deferred until his attorneycould be in court.

Jacksonville Attorney, Robert Zokvic,representing McCumbers and Jordon,had his day in court too when thepresiding judge sentenced him to 5days in the county jail for contemptof court. (He was late to court bothdays of the trial. )

But his troubles didn't end there.Upon being booked into jail by SheriffHartley, a routine inventory of hisbriefcase revealed a sack full of metalslugs, the type sometimes used in paytelephones. Sheriff Hartley immediatelycharged Zokvic with "possession of de-vices to avoid payment of pay stationtelephone calls."

Records ShipshapeState Auditor Ernest Ellison sub-

mitted favorable reports to Gov. Hay-don Burns after auditing the accountsand records of Osceola County SheriffBob Buckels and Leon County SheriffBill Joyce.

He stated all of Sheriff Buckels' col-lections of record were properly ac-counted for during the period fromMarch 1, 1963, to July 31, 1965.

Remittances were accurately andpromptly made; budgetary operationswere generally we11 managed; and rec-ords were adequate and well kept, headded.

He made similar comrpents about therecords and accounts of Sheriff Joycefor the period from March 1, 1965 toFebIuary 28, 1966.

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Honored For His Work With Youth

CLEARWATER —Sher-iff Don Genung (right),acting on behalf of allof the employees of thePinellas County Sher-iff's Department, pre-sented a DistinguishedService Award plaque toArmand A. Tetrault, for-m e r director of t h eYouth Study Center, forhis outstanding workwith youth. Looking onare (from left) Bill Rob.erts, Chief Deputy Sher.iff; and Herman Vincent,Captain of the Jail Di.vision. Mr. Tetrault re.tired from the Sheriff'sDepartment when afflict.ed with muscular dys-trophy.

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Paper Says Nix

To State PoliceKEY WEST —The Key West Sun

agrees with the Florida Sheriffs Associ-ation that a State Police is "undesir-able" in Florida,

"Law enforcement has traditionallybeen the responsibility of the sheriffand the police chief, who are answer-able directly to the people,

" The Sunsaid in an editorial.

"Centralization of these functions onthe state level could remove such pub-lic control of law enforcement. "

The newspaper also praised effortsof the Florida Sheriffs Association andthe Florida Police Chiefs Associationto establish state-wide minimum stand-ards for law enforcement.

This could produce "real improve-ment. . . in local law enforcementwithout giving up one iota of localcontrol,

" the newspaper added.Monroe County Sheriff Reace A.

Thompson is a member of the Gover-nor's Advisory Council which wffl rec-ommend minimum standards for theentire state.

%Jnwisheil for EnsiingSTUART —You can't make your

wishes come true by stealing coinsfrom a wishing well.

A man and woman tried it but Dep-uty Sheriff James Mills caught themstill dripping wet after they had lootedthe wishing well at Frances Langford'sOutrigger Restaurant.

Their haul included $22.65 in silverand an uncounted number of pennies.

BOYS RANCH DONORSFT. LAUDER'DALEBroward County SheriffThomas J. Walker andDeputy Sheriff Otto Het-tesheimer are picturedexpressing appreciationto su pporters of theFlorida Sheriffs BoysRanch. The top photoshows the Sheriff (thirdfrom left) and DeputyHettesheimer (extremeright) presenting BoysRanch Builder Certifi-cates to (from left) Mr.and Mrs. E. J. Manning,of Lighthouse Point; andRoy C. Coleman, FortLauderdale. The lowerphoto shows presenta-tion of a Builders ClubLifetime MembershipPlaque to the PompanoBeach Fire Department.Accepting it are WilliamCasey, president of thePompano Beach Fire-men's Benevolent Asso-ciation, and 'Fire ChiefC. L. Goodrich (right).

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IT ALL ADDS UP TO $325 FOR THE BOYS RANCH

WEST PALM BEAOH—Sgt. Peggy Shepherd (center) adds up the funds raised for theFlorida Sheriffs Boys Ranch by Sheriff Martin Kellenberger's School Crossing Guardsthrough a rummage sale, a cake sale, a Revere Ware sale and a tooth brush sale.Checking the figures are (from left) Gloria Sutton, Betty Walters, Lisa Harter andJean Foreit.

AUGUST, 1966

More TrainingDELAND —Six couples employed

as houseparents at the Florida Sheriffs

Boys Ranch attended a workshop forchild care institution workers at StetsonUniversity June 20-24.

They are Mr. and Mrs. John Schmutz,Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Arnold, Mr. andMrs. M. W. Bailey, Mr. and Mrs. Aug-mond Voyles, Mr. and Mrs. BaileyRackley.

Boys Ranch Administrator HarryWeaver explained that the workshop ispart of a constant in-service trainingprogram for the Ranch staff. He saidstaff members have attended a numberof similar meetings in Florida and else-where; and have participated in otherprojects aimed at evaluating and con-stantly improving the calibre of childcare offered at the Ranch.

RODEOO'AS BIGSUCCESS

TAMPA —These pictures were taken at the First Annual Championship Rodeo spon-sored by the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Mounted Posse, which drew some 4,000spectators to the 'Posse's new arena May 28 and 29. They show Sheriff MalcolmBeard, sponsor of the Posse; and Miss Linda Hutto, Queen of the Rodeo, on horse-back; Sheriff Beard congratulating a youngster who won a pony; and the Sheriffand Posse Member Fletcher Brannon presenting a saddle to Pete Clements (center)Champion Cowboy. The rodeo was put on by Pat Hensel and his professional groupfrom Arcadia. Posseman Fletcher Brannon and Deputy Sheriff Grant Hutto designedthe new arena and supervised construction. (Photos by Meier, Brandon, Fla. )

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Drowned Child Did Not Die in VainSEBRING—On a warm Sunday after-

noon a decade ago Highlands CountySheriff Broward Coker lost a battle tosave a drowning victim who had beenon an outing with a Sunday Schoolgroup. As the child's life slipped awaythe Sheriff vowed, "If it's possible I'm

going to get some rescue equipment."

His vow brought into being a Sher-iff's Rescue Unit that is now a widelycopied organization.

"Race Week (The Famous GrandPrix of Endurance) is undoubtedly thebusiest time for us,

" Sheriff Coker said,"but the Rescue Unit never gets a vaca-tion, It's on perpetual stand-by. Someof the men are ready to lend a handany time with just about any kind ofrescue equipment you can imagine.

"Some of the equipment —like heli-

copters and ocean-going boats —is pri-vately owned by Rescue Unit members.More than $50,000 worth of emergencyequipment —diving gear, portable gener-ators, resuscitators included —standsready at all times.

The 35 members of the Rescue Unitare well trained in all phases of rescuework. The Unit meets at least onceeach month and in addition the mem-bers study first aid, attend police train-ing schools, are always at work to learnthe newest methods of rescue and acci-dent prevention.

Their training in traffic control isespecialy helpful at Race time in help-ing prevent accidents.

The Sheriff's Rescue Unit study inwater safety is so extensive that forsome years the Unit has been asked bythe American Red Cross to furnishfaculty for its water safety and lifesav-ing courses.

Besides raising money to buy rescueequipment, the Rescue Unit has spon-sored fund raising projects for theFlorida Sheriff's Boys Ranch. SheriffCoker estimates that the Unit has raisedabout $3,500 for the Ranch and about$1,500 for other special projects aroundthe county.

A favorite money-making project isa fish-fry, and many citizens who haveeaten the fish, hush puppies and swampcabbage at a Rescue Unit dinner areready to declare the men outstandingcooks.

Members of the Sheriff's Rescue Unitrepresent a wide variety of business andprofessional backgrounds, but all ofthem are widely known and respectedcitizens of the county. Members of theUnit select new members and annuallychoose officers. Membership limit ispresently set at 35 (All members areactive. This is a "doing" organization).

The weeks of Summer vacation arebusy ones for the Rescue Unit.

"We have equipment now, and wehave trained personnel and all Summerlong we have children —literally thou-sands of them. This is what the RescueUnit is for; we carry tremendous re-sponsibility here,

"the Sheriff said.

"Many people who live here all thetime forget that when school is out theGirl Scout, Boy Scout, 4-H, YMCA andchurch camps we have all over thiscounty fill up. They stay full untilschool starts again. Every camp has itstrained leaders, but we have to beready to give all the extra help possibleif the need arises,

" he added.The many fishing camps along the

lakes and Kissimmee River presentpotential emergencies too.

When asked about the unusual mis-sions the Rescue Unit may have an-swered, the Sheriff replied quickly, "Ican tell you that the happiest ones arethe ones when we find missing peoplewell and happy. This happens everyonce-in-a-while on Lake Istokpoga. It' sso big across, but it's shallow and evena lit'tie storm makes it treacherous.More than once the Rescue Unit hasgone down there to look for a missingfisherman, fearing the worst, then hap-pily finding him safe on an island.Those are the happiest calls."

O'8 Cents a MealWAUCHULA —Prisoners in the Har-

dee County Jail are eating hearty andit's costing the taxpayer only 32 centsor less per meal.

Two things make this possible. Firstgood management on the part of Sher-iff Newton Murdock and his staff; andsecond, purchasing canned vegetablesfrom the Belle Glade State Prison Farmat a cost of 50 cents per gallon.

Sheriff Broward Coker's Rescue Unit is unusually well equippedfor all types of emergencies on the land, on the water or inthe air. This picture shows the Sheriff and a group of hisRescue Unit members with some of their mobile equipment,including a helicopter.

Sticky CaseSTUART —The thief Sheriff Roy

Baker was loti&ng for 'must have hada sweet tooth'aAd 'e tough skin. Hewas accused df stealing 12 hives ofbees valued at $300. '

AUGUST, 1966

New Academy Term

Begins September 6TALLAHASSEE —Florida Law En-

forcement Academy will open its 1966-67 term on September 6 with a four-

day Police Administration Seminar forcommand personnel.

This will be followed by a GeneralTraining School, September 11-17; anda Civil Seminar September 26-29.

Sponsored by the Florida Sheriffs As-

sociation and'oped IFy the FloridaSheriffs Bureau, the Academy is Flor-ida's only sta~-''school for city,county and state enforcement officers.

Full information about future schools

can be obtained by writing to FloridaLaw Enforcement Academy, P.O. Box2364, Tallahassee.

High SianlliardVERO BEACH —The Indian River

News said Indian River County SheriffSam T. Joyce has "contributed muchto improve business and civic condi-tions" in this area.

"Sheriff Joyce has set a standard forhimself and his associates which hasassured all residents and visitors. . .that their person, businesses and prop-erty are ably looked after at all times,

"the newspaper added.

3,000 MILES11 DAYS

CLEAR SKIESWHAT A TRIP!WASHINGTON, D. C. —Having their picture tak-en on the U.S. CapitolBuilding steps with Con-gressman Billy Mat-thews was one of thehighlights of an 11-daytrip taken by 26 JuniorDeputy Sheriffs fromAlachua County, Fla. ,under the sponsorshipof Sheriff Joe Crevasse,Jr. Accompanied byfour aduits, the young-sters t r a v e le d over3,000 miles in their ownbus, camped out andcooked almost all oftheir own food. Pointsof interest along theway in addition toWashington, D.C., wereJamestown, Yorktownand Williamsburg, Vir-ginia; Quantico U.S.Marine Base; Philadel-phia and environs; andstate parks in Pennsyl-vania, South Carolinaand Virginia. Not a dropof rain appeared to marthe trip and the onlycasualty was DeputySheriff Ed McClellan, theDirector of the JuniorDeputies, who caught acold and some poisonivy. Other adults whoassisted MacClellan insupervising the young-sters are Stew a rtScales, CommunicationsOfficer for the AlachuaCounty Sheriff's Depart-ment; Jim Hardy, a PostOffice employee; andAustin McLeod, a formerJunior Deputy who isnow a Reserve Deputy.The cost of the trip was$25 per boy.

Back To SchoolCLEARWATER —Pinellas County

Sheriff Don Genung accepted an invita-

tion from J. Edgar Hoover, Director ofthe Federal Bureau of Investigation, toattend the 78th Session of the FBI Na-

tional Academy, in Washington, D. C.The Academy, rated as the nation's

top law enforcement school, will begin

its 78th Session on August 15 for a12-week period.

Collier County Sheriff Doug Hendry,

Hillsborough County Sheriff Malcolm

Beard and Duval County Sheriff DaleCarson are graduates of the Academy.

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PINELLAS STILL LEADING IN SUPPORT FOR BOYS RANCH

CLEARWATER —Pinellas County Sheriff Don Genung is still the "pacemaker" amongFlorida's Sheriffs in raising funds for the Florida Sheriffs Boys Ranch. At leff he isaccepting a $100 contribution toward the proposed Boys Ranch Fire Station fromthe Indian Rocks Volunteer Fireman's Association represented by Terry Neenan (left)and Stan Detert (center). The other picture shows him expressing appreciation to theShriners Bowling League, represented by Herb Roth, for signing up 30 league mem-bers as honorary members of the Florida Sheriffs Association instead of awardingcash prizes at the end of the bowling season. Dues of honorary Sheriffs Associationmembers help to support the Ranch.

THE SHERIFF'S STAR

OUTSTANDING CITIZENCLEWISTON —The Jun-d'or Chamber of Com-merce honored HendryCounty Sheriff Earl S.Dyess, Sr., for meritori-ous civic work and pre-sented him with a plaquedesignating him asClewiston's OutstandingCitizen for 1966. He ispictured (right) accept-ing the plaque fromDeputy Sheriff CalvinSwindle, a director ofthe Jaycees. The pres-entation took place atthe club's Charter NightBanquet which featuredinstallation of officersfor the coming year.(Photo by Sonny. )

MISSINGPERSONS

PROUD SHERIFFMIAMI —Sheriff GeorgeLeppig (right) watcheswith pride as U.S. PostalInspector Bill Nester(third from left) pre-sents rewards to twomembers of the DadeCounty Sheriff's Depart-ment staff, VincentSevers (left) and Lt.Richard Hayward. Thetwo deputies were re-warded for outstandingwork which was instru-mental in conviction oftwo U.S. Post Officeburglars.

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Austin E. SmithWhite male, age 44, 5feet, 6 inches tall, weighs175-180 pounds, blackhair, brown eyes, pugnose; wears size 7 shoe.Will most likely seekwork as a cook or workon air conditioning. Lastseen in Palatka, FloridaMarch 5, 1966. Anyoneknowing subject's where-abouts contact SheriffPellicer, Palatka, Floridaor Florida Sheriffs Bu-reau, Tallahassee, Florida.

JUNIOR DEPUTIES MEET "FASTEST GUN IN FLORIDA"

OCALA —Suwannee County Sheriff Duke McCallister's Junior Deputies had theirpicture taken with Marshall Sentelle, "the fastest gun in 'Florida, " when they visited"Six Gun Territory, " a nearby attraction recreating the days of "the old West. "QUOUST, 1966

Saivatore PortenzaWhite male, date of birth6-14-30, 6 feet tall, weighs210 pounds, husky build,dark brown wavy hair,bluish-grey eyes, darkruddy complexion, heavybeard. Tattoo "Angel"left shoulder, tattoo of aband around left wristwith name "Porte nza, "rose with dagger leftforearm. Last seen 4-19-66. At that time wasdriving a blue 1965Chevrolet Impala, 1966Florida License 2-35759.Anyone knowing subject'swhereabouts contact FBIJacksonville or FloridaSheriff Bureau, Tallahas-see, Florida.

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Alias Gerri Almond,Geraldine Joan Almond,white female, age 28, 5feet, 3 inches tall, weighs105 pounds, blond hair,blue eyes, fair complex-ion. Bookkeeper. FBI/258 491F. Warrantissued, charge Larceny ofAuto. Will extradite. Ifapprehended notifySheriff Daffin, PanamaCity, Florida or the Flor-ida Sheriffs Bureau, Tal-lahassee, Florida.

Joe Franklin Tetstone

White male, date andplace of birth 1-25-39,Brooker, Florida, 5 feet,8 inches tall, weighs 140pounds, medium build,brown hair, hazel eyes.FBI f257 017D. He is

Jerry CllntonMartin, Jr.

White male, date andplace of birth 7-10-43,Griffin, Georgia, 5 feet,7 V2 inches tall, weighs162 pounds, brown hairand eyes; tattoo of "Rose"left upper arm, "Cross"left forearm, "Scroll withJerry" right arm. Con-struction worker. FBI

believed to be in theBradford County area.Capias on file, chargeDisorderly Conduct. Ifapprehended notifySheriff Crevasse, Gaines-ville, Florida or the Flor-ida Sheriffs Bureau, Tal-lahassee, Florida.

/440 797D. FPC: 19L/M 17/3 W/W III/III17. Wanted for escape5-3-66 from DC RP f22,Callahan, Fla. , where hewas serving 5 year termfrom Dade County.$25.00 reward. If appre-hended notify Division ofCorrections, Tallahassee,Florida or the FloridaSheriffs Bureau, Tallahas-see, Florida.

John Wesley GlennColored male, date ofbirth 12-3-48, 6 feet tall,weighs 185 pounds, browneyes. Unconfirmed reportthat subject may be inSt. Petersburg, Floridaarea. Warrant issued,charge Burglary. Will ex-tradite. If apprehendednotify Police Dept. ,Thomasville, Georgia orthe Florida Sheriffs Bu-reau, Tallahassee, Flor-ida.

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Jerry HoffmanWhite male, no descrip-tion. Also Betty Hoffman,white female, no descrip-tion. Subjects believed tobe in Jacksonville area.Warraftt issued for malesubject charge Conceal-ment of Property UnderLietr and warrant forfemale charge WorthlessChecks. If apprehendednotify Constable Fender,Daytona Beach, Fla. , orthe Florida Sheriffs Bu-reau, Tallahassee, Florida,

Thaddens CegielskiAlso known as "Ted",white male, date of birth1-31-34, 5 feet, 10 inchestall, weighs 155 pounds,blond hair, hazel eyes.Born in Wisconsin, speakswith Polish accent. Sub-ject has flooded South-

west Coast withchecks writtenCoast SodFavors super magas stations. Ibended notifyStickley, PuntaFla., or theSheriffs Bureausee, Florida.

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Sylvester MarttnColored male, date andplace of birth 9-21-37,Mitchell County, Georgia,5 feet, 11 inches tall,weighs 184 pounds. Want-ed on charge of escapefrom Mitchell CountyJail, Camilla, Georgia,and is reportedly in Flor-ida. On the night of hisescape there were fiveburglaries in Thomasvillearea and it is believedthis subject is involved.If apprehended notifyPolice Dept. , Albany,Georgia or FloridaSheriffs Bureau, Tallahas-see, Florida.

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Frederick IngramColored male, date andplace of birth 6-24-44,Tuskegee, Alabama, 5feet, 5V2 inches tall,weighs 147 pounds. FBIf843 198E. Warrant

James Ervin McTurchColored male, date andplace of birth 3-2-35,Cairo, Georgia, 6 feet,Vz inch tall, weighs 163pounds, black hair, darkbrown eyes, four inch cutscar upper left arm. Oc-cupation: Dragline oper-ator. FBI /272 853C.FPC:19 M/L 11/4 U/W000/OOI 12. Wanted for

issued, charge Violationof Probation. If appre-hended notify SheriffCrevasse, Gainesville,Florida or the FloridaSheriffs Bureau, Tallahas-see, Florida.

Escape 5-2-66 from DCRP 37, Tallahassee, Flor-ida where he was serving10 year sentence fromBroward County on rob-bery charge. $25.00 re-ward. If apprehendednotify Division of Cor-rections, Ta 1 1 a h a s s e e,Florida or the FloridaSheriffs Bureau, Tallahas-see, Florida.

Floyd Eugene GillilandWhite male, date andplace of birth 2-16-35,Rockmart, Georgia, 5feet, 7~/2 inches tall,weighs 140 pounds, brownhair and eyes. Occupa-tion: Salesman. FBI /11863F. FPC:22 M/L 1/3R/W 000/100 16. Ref.1/4. Probation warranton file. If apprehendednotify Sheriff Kellenber-ger, West Palm Beach,Florida or the FloridaSheriffs Bureau, Tallahas-see, Florida.

Frank Howard BakerColored male, date ofbirth 1-25-35, 5 feet, 8inches tall, weighs 162pounds, black hair, brown

Willie Jack ReavesWhite male, date andplace of birth 8-18-41Randolph County, Ala-bama, 5 feet, 7 inchestall, weighs 140 pounds,brown hair, hazel eyes.FPC:2 M/I 13/17 Ta/R13/15. Tattoo name"Sandy" and nude womanleft arm, "Judy & Jack"on right arm. Driving1963 Ford Galaxie con-

eyes Capias issuedcharge Bail Jumping. Ifapprehended notify PoliceDe pt. , Gainesville, Fla. ,or the Florida SheriffsBureau, Tallahassee, Fla.

vertible, 1966 FloridaLicense 8W-12919. Arm-ed and extremely danger-ous. Has escaped numer-ous times and has statedwould not be taken alive.Wanted by FBI, chargeUnlawful Flight to AvoidProsecution on chargeForgery. If apprehendednotify nearest FBI agentor Florida Sheriffs Bu-reau, Tallahassee, Fla.

Clarence WaynePhillips

White male, date of birth6-11-44, 5 feet, 9 inchestall, weighs 185 pounds,brown hair and eyes, suntan, ruddy complexion.He is a horse lover andmay be found aroundlocal horse shows. He isarmed and should be con-sidered dangerous. At onetime drove a 1963 Ply-mouth with a hot motor.Has numerous friends in

AUOUSTy 1966

Clay and Bradford Coun-ties. Has past record forpeeling safes. Armed Rob-bery his last known of-fense. Wanted in DuvalCounty, charge ArmedRobbery. Photo shown ismisleading as he has lethis hair grow and thischanges his appearance.If apprehended notifySheriff Carson, Jackson-ville, Fla. , or FloridaSheriffs Bureau, Tallahas-see, Florida.

Douglas Waldo SmithWhite male, date of birth3-4-24, 5 feet, 7 inchestall, dark thinning hair,blue-grey eyes, olive com-plexion. May have goneto Yuma, Arizona. War-rant issued, charge Non-Support. If apprehendednotify Sheriff Davis, St.Augustine, Fla. , or theFlorida Sheriffs Bureau,Tallahassee, Florida.

William EugeneKendall

Has many aliases, whitemale, date and place ofbirth 11-24-41 or 11-24-42, Batesville, Miss. , 5feet, 10 inches tall, weighs150 pounds, blond hair,blue eyes; tattoo "Mary"and flowers upper rightarm. FBI f556 437D.Armed and dangerous.Expert at Karate. Claims

will not be taken aliveSubject escaped fromCarroll County Jail, Car-rolton, Miss. , 12-31-64,after conviction of ArmedRobbery and sentence of15 years in Miss. SP.Federal warrant on file,charge Unlawful Flight.If apprehended notifynearest FBI Agent orFlorida Sheriffs Bureau,Tallahassee, Florida.

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POOPED FROM PICKIN'TITUSVILLK—Butch Langston, son of Sharold Langston who is party chief of Given,Hurdle and Quick, snoozes away on a bed of "Florida Gold" after he worked himselfinto exhaustion picking oranges for the Florida Sheriffs Boys Ranch. The grove oforanges was to be destroyed to make way for a housing development. so employeesof the INerritt Island engineering firm pitched in to pick the ripened fruit instead ofletting it go to waste. About 30 bushels of the fruit were picked and transported tothe Boys Ranch, near Uve Oak, sphere, needless to say, little boys with big appetitesmade sure the gift of golden goocmess was not wasted.

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