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VOLUME 5 NUMBER 34 PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY AUGUST 26, 1965
SCHOOL
Summer's almost gone (hardly seems possible) but school willbegin the fall semester next week. Already the teachers have beenbusy preparing for the young people's return to their studies andall the youngsters we've talked to are eagerly looking forward toopening day.
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COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONDon't forget! There will be no regular meeting of the Sanibel
Community Association, Inc., In September. There will be a covereddish supper on Tuesday, October 5, at 6;3Q p.m. preceding the regularmeeting. All members and their guests are cordially invited to beon hand to get the winter activities underway.
FISH FRY NOTESCharles Rosse of Andy's Marina will again be furnishing the
mullet for the American Legion's Labor Day Fish Fry. He's advisedthe other members to be ready to head for Captiva, in a hurry, to getthem filleted and iced down when he docks. He furnished 300 poundsfor the Fish Fry on the 4th —- real good eating!
WHO'S WHO ON. SANIBEL
WE'RE GLAD YOU'RE HERE
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Is a "ehickee" christened,dedicated or initiated? Well,Florence and Gerry Martin didwhatever it is Saturday eveningfrom 5 to 7 with a cocktailand swimming party with theirhouse guests Mrs. Anne PolkFoulk and Mrs. Carrie BelleBow from Homestead, Fla., andIslanders Mr. and Mrs. WaltStrong, Mr. and Mrs. FloydPflough, Mr, and Mrs. TomNix and Carol, Mr. and Mrs.Floyd Snook, Miss Pauline Wil-son, Mrs. J.P, Glass, Mr. andMrs. Bill Newman, Mrs. BerthaStarling, Mr, Leroy Henderson,Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Orloff,Mr. Bob Stevens with daughtersDenise and Maria and sonsCharles and Kevin, Mr. andMrs. Bob Klotz, Miss VirginiaKlotz, Mr. John Wright, Col.and Mrs. Jake Rupert, MissJeanette DIschbourg, Dr. andMrs. Hindman of Captiva, Dr.and Mrs. William R. Sur ofLansing, Mich., and Mr. and
Mra. Roy Segree of South Bay,Florida.
Before^ FLOYD PFLOUGHretired (?) and he and BLANCHEmoved to Sanibel to build andoperate Snook Cottages, Floydwas with Golden Gem Growersat Umatilla. Recently they'vehad the pleasure of having theROBERT KLINGBEIL family &the JACK ALLEN family, whoare also associated with GoldenGem, as guests and have hada wonderful time getting caughtup on all the news. As soonas summer school was over atStetson University, friends, whoare members of the facultyand have been spending theirvacations with them annually,began to arrive. These includedDEAN HUGH McENIRY andfamily, Mr. and Mrs. DONALDYAXLEY, Mrs. CLAUDE AL-MAND and Mr. and Mrs. KENPHILLIPS and family.
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WHO'S WHOON CAPTIVA
There was, indeed, evidenceof life on the Islands a weekago Sa turday when PAMHOLTZMAN of the Gallery,(Pam's father and mother ownthat lovely motel on Sanibel,)decided that a party was longpast due for the visiting teen-agers and those who call theIslands home, so she raisedher antenna and got the vi-brations of KAREN BOOTH whowas of like mind and beganscouting for a place to con-gregate. The Captiva Commun-ity Center opened its doors tothem free of charge, with Mr.and Mrs. RAY BOOTH and theirdaughter KATHY aschaperones.The teenagers were to bringtheir own soft drinks, andcheese crackers and potatochips were placed attractivelyabout on trays. Each guest wasalso expected to bring his orher own favorite record.
From the Gallery Motelwere SHARRI & MARK RAITHand DALE COOVERT all fromDayton, Ohio. DEBBIE DAYTON,daughter of HOWARD DAYTONwho owns Casa Ybell, was host-ess to BARBARA & JO ANNEWILLIAMS from Eau Gallie,Florida, and to BRUCE andWENDY HAY WARD of Detroit,Michigan. Guests from 'TweenWaters were TIM LOSE of Red-ding, Penn., and CHARLESGRAY of Ardmore, Penn. Thenthere was ROGER PETERS ofFresno, California, nephew ofMr. and Mrs. BRAD ALLEN,(who are good friends of JOHNWAKEFIELD of'Tween Waters,)who also dropped in to seehow the party was progressing.KENLEY &. MIKE REDDY fromLake Forest, Florida, who areguests of their grandfather, Mr.PHILIP REDDY and their AuntJOSEPHINE were there.
Visitors from Fort Myerswere JOHN CRANT and PATCAUSEY. Then to see thateveryone had a good time wasBETTY CLEMENTS, daughterof BETTY POWELL; DONNAWILES, daughter of TIMMY andBUELAH WILES, TIM GAULT,son of Mr. and Mrs. JOSEPHGAULT, JANIE HINES, daugh-ter of Mr. andMrs. TOM HINES,SUZI AMON, and CHARLESNAVE, who just arrived homefrom a vacation with his parents,Mr. and Mrs. ALLEN NAVE.Last but far from least wereBEANIE BURKE of Bethesda,visiting the Islands for the firsttime at The Colony and VINCELEEPER of Onsbrook, Ken-tucky. It was a delight to seethe younger generation havingsuch a good time.
Most Interested visitorsfrom Jacksonville, Florida, atMid-Island Cottages for theweek were Mr. and Mrs. JOEELROD with their three chil-dren, ANN, 16, CHARLENE,13, and DALE, 9. Mr. Elxodowns the Seven Seas Fishmar-ket at 4863 Park St. and "Hawls"Clothing Store. Mr. and Mrs.WILLIAM R. CROSWELL, whois assistant credit manager forCain and Bultman, distributersfor Fedders, Zenith and Norge,also took a vacation from theirtwo lovely little ones, DEBBY,2, and CURTIS, 3, on this trip.
Dr. HOMER HINDMAN justpassed his 85th milestone. Howencouraging and wonderful itis to haveHomer's most glowingexample before us each day,giving living proof that yearsare only numbers in the bridgeof time, and it is the spiritand outlook that makes for ageand not the passing years. Ourheartfelt congratulations, Dr.Hindman.
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WHO'S WHO OM gANIBELELSIE MALONE was off the
Island a few days shelling. DANtook a few days off from hislobster business to enjoy gath-ering shells with her with head-quarters being their home onMarathon Key. They invitedTOM, MARY and CAROL NIXto join them and after thetreasures a r e a l l cleanedthere'll be some beauties intheir collections.
Mr. & Mrs. ARTHUR BURT,who own their home in SanibelEstates, report that they havesold their home in Connecticutand, when they return in thefall, will be Sanibel permanentresidents.
PRISCILLA MURPHY hasas her guests, old time friendsand oft-times Island visitors,Mr. & Mrs. HOWARD POTTERof Detroit, Michigan, who arehere for a week or ten days.
Mrs. HOWARD SCHRINERarrived recently and has takenup residence at Trade Windswhile her new home, now underconstruction, is being built inChateaux-Sur-Mer. HOWARDwill join her when the majorheadaches are over.
Mr. and Mrs. ROBERTTALMADGE have returned toSanibel after a trip to New/rleans, where they visited
their daughter and her family.Grand-daughter BONNIE stayedwith her parents at Scotty'sMarina and was on hand forthe birth of the baby porpoisethere.
Mrs. J.W. FOSTER (NINA)has returned to her home,Ladue, Mo., after a pleasantstay at the Lerch cottage onSanibel. She reports the shellingand swimming delightful but,like all of us, found the mos-quitos most irritating.
A combined farewell andbirthday dinner was held Thurs-day the 12th honoring membersof the MUENCH family. MISSYMUENOH and brother JERRYwere celebrating their birth-days and STEVE and JERRYare about to leave our Islandfor a while. Steve is returningto LeMoyne College at Syra-cuse, New York, and Jerryto Chicago to start his hitchat the Great Lakes Naval Train-ing Station. Others present in-cluded parents AL and BETSYMuench and young son MARK,Mr. and Mrs. AL SAMBUTOand daughter DEBBY, PRIS-CILLA MURPHY and ROYBAZIER.
NORMAN and ROSECHAMBERS returned home toHires Cottages By The Seaafter a six week vacation attheir former home, Rochester,New York. They had a visitat the World's Fair in NewYork and on the way homestopped at Williamsburg, Va.
Dr. and Mrs. WILLIAMBALOGH and children, SHAWNand LISA, of Watchung, NewJersey, are spending threeweeks in their Colony home,Sunset Cottage.
Colony guests include Mr.and Mrs. R.L. GILBERT andchildren, KENNETH & JANET,of Lindale, Georgia, who arehere for a ten-day visit.
First time visitors who arestaying at the Colony are Mr.and Mrs. DONALD B. PITMANand six children of MelrosePark, Pa. They love it hereand plan to return. Also hereare Mr. and Mrs. F;w. TYNESand Mr. and Mrs. ROBERTULRICH and children of Au-burndale, Florida. Mr. Ulrichis associated with CypressGardens. He and his father-in-law, Mr. Tynes, come overhere for good fishing.
Also spending two weeksat the Colony are Mr. and Mrs.
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PRISCILLA MURPHY r e -ports the sale of a lot in TheRocks subdivision from Mr. andMrs. JAMES HUMPHREY ofHialeah, Florida, to Sanibel'sown L.G. and JUDY RHODES.
To Tht' Islander:On Saturday evening, August
14, I had the opportunity tofind out first hand what I getfor the part of my tax dollarthat is allotted to the Sheriff'sDepartment of Lee County.
I have been a taxpaying,freeholding, registered voterin Lee County for the pasteleven years, living on Captivaand SanibelIslands.
Last Saturday a friend droveme into Fort Myers where Imade my usual deposit of thereceipts from my own businessin the bank on Cleveland Ave.Shortly afterward, while pro-ceeding into the city on Cleve-land, we were warned to thecurb by the flashing red lightof a sheriff's deputy's car.
Two Barneys (do you watchthe Andy Griffith TV Show?)immediately appeared, one oneither side of the car, andthe first question put to mydriver was, "Where youcomin'from?" And with the answer,"Sanibel Island," the law wentinto action. Without any furtherattempt to establish our iden-tification by asking for ournames, or driver's licenses,we were ordered out of thecar, leaned up against it andpatted all over, presumably Iguess for dangerous weapons.Then we were ordered intothe caged back seat of the dep-uty's car where a young, blondcivilian boy had been riding andthe Barney who seemed to begiving the orders told the otherone to drive our car to theCounty Jail while he chauffeuredus. I might add that they bothseemed very keyed up and insuch a nervous state that prob-
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Next Sunday, the 29th, TheRev. ROBERT ASMUTH of theFort Myers First PresbyterianChurch will be guest ministerfor the final summer worshipservice at the Sanibel Commun-ity Church. Services will notbe held during the month ofSeptember. Worship will beginagain October 3, with WorldCommunion Service and TheRev. THADDEUS ALLEN willbe back at that time.
Unclassified*NEED URGENTLY:Browsers; must be at leastsix years old. Macintosh BookShop, Sanibel Island.
* * * * * *FOR SALE:Natural Island fill dirt for saleat prices that can't be beat IGood for growing things on theIslands packs hard, too, fordriveways and bleaches white.Let us quote you. Our truckswill not damage your yard.Dragline and tractor work. Oys-ter shell delivered and spread.SANIBEL MARINA, an Islandenterprise for the Islands.
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ably if we had so much asopened our mouths they wouldhave drawn their guns.
Arriving at the jail we wererushed into a barred room fur-nished with two hard woodenbenches and bolted, barred andlocked like the vault at FortKnox. While we were held therefor forty-five minutes incom-municado, again no effort wasever made to establish ouridentification! Also while wesat there, innumerable otherdeputies on some pretext orother managed to peep at us.One came for a drink of water,while most of theothers merelyrearranged papers on a deskwhich was conveniently set by*the barred door.
At last the ordeal was endedby the arrival of Deputy RalphSmith from the Islands whocouldn't have been more sur-prised to discover that it wasI who was being held on sus-picion of doing the desperatecrime on Sanibel. (We werenever told formally what thecrime was; later, by hearsay,we found out that two men,one with bushy hair, drivinga dark car, had hit Micky Powellover the head.) And Sanibel hasbeen having its biggest laughin years over the incident.
I called my attorney to seeif such things could be doneand he told me that personscould be held for four hoursin that way but usually ic wasn'tdone with such utter stupidityand ineptness. But he also addedthat the Sheriff had no choicein the men he could hire be-cause the pay is so low. (Ihave deleted part of my originalintended letter here as I mayneed my attorney if this letteris published. J.V.B,)
It is obvious that the reason-ing behind our detainment wasthe fact that the crime hadbeen perpetrated on Sanibel bytwo men in a dark car andwhen the Barney asked us wherewe came from and Sanibel wasthe answer, in his elementaryfashion he managed to add twoand two. This would lead oneto believe that these deputies
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feel that every fleeing criminalwho is apprehended, immedi-ately reveals the place wherehe committed the crime. Isit possible?
Since my only personal ac-quaintance with the Sheriff'sDepartment has been DeputyRalph Smith on Sanibel, I havetaken it for granted that he wasthe rule. Now I am sure he isthe exception. He is not onlycourteous and helpful but in-telligent as well.
I have come to the con-clusion from this incident thatthe County Commissionerswould do a better service forLee County if they would for-get about raising their ownsalaries and give the Sheriff'sDepartment enough money sothat he could hire the properkind of man that is needed andgive him adequate training.After all, these men may bethe only contact our muchneeded tourist trade may havein Lee County and I wonderwhat kind of treatment tourists
will be given if such high-handed tactics such as I ex-perienced are given to LeeCounty residents.
I expect to be going intoFort Myers every Saturdaynight on my usual routine butnow whenever I pass a deputy'scar, I will no longer bethinking,"Thank God, I have that pro-tection" but "Good God, I won-der what that nut will do toembarrass Lee County."
Sincerely,/ s / Jack Van Bell
WAKEFIELD APPOINTED
Secretary of Sta te TomAdams announced the commis-sioning of John T. Wakefield,Captiva Island, Florida, as aMember, Board of Commis-sioners, Captiva Erosion Pre-vention District, Lee County,
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