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PUBLISHED FOR AND DEDICATED TO THE ADYANC EMENT OF GOOD LAW ENFORCEMENT IN FLORIDA

Vol. 5, No. 5 TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA JULY, 'I96I

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A record attendance of Sheriffs and guests at the

48th Annual Conference of the Florida Sheriffs Association

diLido Hotel, Miami Beach, July 26, 27 and 28

(Opening Session 2 P.M., July 26)

Probe Verifies B-Nen Made False

Report On Moonshine Still RaidMACCLENNY —An investiga-

tion by the State Beverage De-partment verified Sheriff EdYarbrough's claim that bever-age agents had reported de-struction of a non-existent1,000-gallon capacity moonshinestill in Baker County.

When Sheriff Yarbrough re-ceived a notarized report thatthe still had been destroyednear Baxter he went to thesite and found a rusty containerthat had been dumped along-side a road about two yearsago. The container had beendynamited, he said, but therewas no evidence that mash orplastic pipe had been destroyedas stated in the notarized re-port.

The Sheriff requested StateBeverage Director Thomas Leeto investigate and Lee did. Fol-lowing the investigation Leesent the following letter to theSheriff verifying that the reporthad been in error and express-ing sincere regrets:Honorable E. Ed YarbroughSheriff, Baker County

Macclenny, FloridaDear Sheriff Yarbrough:Pursuant to your report to

me that one of our Agents hadmade a false report regardingthe seizure and destruction ofa still in Baker County, I im-mediately dispatched Mr. HughMiller, Regional Supervisor, toinvestigate the matter.

This investigation has beensubsequently completed and asa result of the investigation, itappears that one of the Bever-age Department Agents was in-correct and in error in report-ing the seizure and/or destruc-tion of two moonshine stillsin Baker County during the pe-riod of May 22 through May24, 1961.

The investigation disclosesthat one still was seized anddestroyed; the second still re-ported being nothing but anabandoned still pot which hadbeen known to the sheriff's Of-fice and and a local Agent ofthe Beverage Department atleast two years.

I extend to you our sincereregrets regarding this error, asonly through your fine effortsand cooperation with this De-

partment has great progressbeen made in moonshine en-forcement not only in BakerCounty but throughout the en-tire northeastern area of theState. We have been very proudof our fine cooperation with youand your office and look for-ward to your continued cooper-ation in the future.

With kind personal regards,I amVery sincerely yours,Thomas E.Lee, Jr.Director

TV Show BasedOn FSB WorkNow in Florida

"Tallahassee 7,000", the tele-vision crime show based uponthe operations of the PloridaSheriffs Bureau, can now beseen by Florida viewers.

Channel 4 in Jacksonville andChannel 6 in Tallahassee haveit programmed as a regularweekly feature. Other Floridastations are expected to startshowing it later.

The show, filmed to run for26 weeks in half-hour episodes,was produced by Screen Gems,Inc. , creator of many TV head-liners. The episodes were filmedin Florida and Hollywood withWalter Matthau portrayingSpecial Agent Lex Rogers.

Early showings of the serieswere in New York, Los Angeles,Detroit and Dallas. The FloridaSheriffs Bureau, a state agencycreated to provide technicalcrime-fighting assistance to lo-cal enforcement officers, workedwith the producers in an ad-visory capacity.

The Tallahassee premiere washeld Wednesday, June 28, byStation WCTV, and was attend-ed by Sheriffs Bureau DirectorDon McLeod; Highlands CountySheriff Broward Coker; Wash-ington County Sheriff GeorgeWatts; Taylor County SheriffMaurice Linton; Wakulla Coun-

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MACCLENNY —MOBILE MOONSHINE STILL—Baker County DeputySheriff G. W. Rhoden (left) and Florida Highway Patrol Trooper L B.Boyette inspect a mobile moonshine still they confiscated recently. The"cooker" fired with butane gas, was built on a flatbed truck and addi-tional equipment was carried in a panel truck. Once the cooker wasloaded with a batch of fermented mash it could go into business any-where as long as a source of water was available to cool the condenser.(Photo courtesy Florida Times-Union. )

SheriHs Association (reated in

1910 According to Old DocumentA copy of the original con- Accomplishments of the As-

stitution and by-laws drafted sociation over the past 50 yearswhen the Florida Sheriffs Asso- - have been consistent with thisciation was founded in 1910 has original goal. They include thebeen located by W. R. England, Florida Sheriffs Boys Ranch,former Assistant State Auditor the Sheriffs Association Schol-and special consultant for the arship Program, the budget-sal-Sheriffs Association. ary system for operating Sher-

This document shows that iffs' Departments, better com-the first president of the Asso- munications, creation of theciation was Duval County Sher- Florida Sheriffs Bureau, stand-iff W. H. Dowling. ardized markings for patrol cars

Other oflicers were Marion and uniforms for deputy sher-County Sheriff John P. Callo- iffs.way, first vice president; Madi- The Association has also beenson County Sheriff A. D. Stan- active in trafiic and water safe-ton, second vice president; Lake ty and in fostering better crimi-County Sheriff T. C. Smyth, nal laws.third vice president; and Leon According to Mr. England,County Sheriff J. P. S. Hous- Palm Beach County Sherifftoun, secretary-treasurer. George H. Baker was one of the

Fifty Sheriffs were listed as leading founders, as was alsocharter members, and this was Suwannee County Sheriff W. H.apparently the total number of Lyle.counties in Florida at that He said after the Associationtime. The only charter member was founded in 1910 intereststill living is former Taylor lapsed and it became inactiveCounty Sheriff John H. "Uncle about 1915.Bud" Parker, of Perry. He recalled that he and Palm

The preamble of the consti- Beach County Sheriff Bobtution states that the Associa- Baker (son of Sheriff George H.tion was organized "to the end Baker) traveled around thethat the Sheriffs of Florida mav state visiting various Sheriffsbe brought into closer touch to revive interest in the Asso-with each other for their mu- ciation in 1927 and 1928.tual benefit, as well as for the A reorganization meeting wasbenefit of the several communi- held in 1928, he said, and theties of this State, and for the Association has remained anbenefit of the people general- active organization since thatly." time.

OCALA —POSSE ON WHEELS—Marion County Sheriff Doug Winis hassanctioned a new kind of mounted posse made up of Junior Chamberof Commerce members equipped with lightweight motorcycles. Theposse will oppear in parades ond present precision drills. The possemenpictured above ore Jim Farrer and C. Lee Cooper. (Photo courtesy Qca(aStar-Banner. )

CHARTER MEMBER—Former Wa-kulla County Sheriff Angus Mor-~ison, in whose honor a section ofU.S. Highway 98 was recentlynamed, was a charter member ofthe Florida Sheriffs Association.(See story below. ) His son, theHon. Harry Morrison, of Crawford-ville, is Assistant State Attorneyfor the Second Judicial District.

Highway Named

In Honor Of

Former SheriffCRAWPORDVILLE —The

1961 Florida Legislature passeda bill naming a section of U. S.Route 98 in Wakulla Countythe Angus Morrison MemorialHighway in honor of a formerWakulla County SherifF

Introduced by Senator LutherTucker and steered through theHouse by Wakulla County Rep-resentative Bobby Russ, thebill points out that SheriffMorrison also served in thePlorida House of Representa-tives and was a member of thisbody at the time of his death,July 20, 1937.

The bill also stated that hehad a noted business careerand was actively identified withpublic and civic affairs in thestate of Florida f~ore than25 years.

A third genetsLtion native ofWakulla County, ~eriff Mor-rison held his first public officeat the age of 21 when he be-came a councilman of the townof Sopchoppy. He was 24 yearsof age when he was electedSheriff of Wakulla County andhe continued in that positionfor 20 years.

He was a charter member ofthe Florida SherifFs Associationand was widely known for hishonest, efficient and 1'aithfuldischarge of public duties.

In transporting prisonersfrom all sections of the UnitedStates he maintained a record.of never having lost a man.

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THE SHERIFF'S STARPublished For and Dedicated To the Advancement of

Good Law Enforcement In Florida

ByTHE FLORIDA SHERIFFS ASSOCIATION

At Tallahassee, Fla.~sEDITORIAL BOARD

Monroe County Sheriff John Spottswood Key WestClay County Sheriff John P. Hall Green Cove SpringsFlorida Sheriffs Bureau Director Don McLeod TallahasseeLee County Sheriff Flanders Thompson Ft. MyersLevy County Sheriff James W. Turner Bronson

EDITORCarl Stauffer Field Secretary

Florida Sheriffs Association

Entered ss Second Class Matt Matter at Tallahassee, plorlda. Pnbllshed monthlyby the Plortds Sherltrs dssoelatlon, P. O. Bos Std, Tallahassee, Florida.Snbsertptton rate $LSO per year.

MISSING PERSONSAs Compiled by Florida Sheriffs Bureau

THE HERI FF'S STAR

MONTI ELLO—SAFETY PROJECT—Prize money won by the localgirls' AH Club Council in a state safety contest was used to installsafety belts in Sheriff J.B. Thomas' patrol cars. Deputy Hinley Tutendemonstrates one of the belts for J. S. Cooper (left), who contributedinstallation of the belts; Sheriff Thomas (interior of car) and MissGloria Alligood, winner of the safety award. (Pfoto courtesyMontictIllo News. )

JULY, 1961

Mystery Solvel

By Finding ofSunken Truck

MACCLENNY' —A mysterythat had pestered Sheriff EdYarbrough for years was solvedlast month when human re-mains found in a submergedtruck were identified as thoseof Bobby Combs, 18, and EarlJones, both of Macclenny, whodisappeared the night of Dec.4, 1955.

The Sheriff speculated thatthe youths had been crossing abridge which had no railingwhen the truck in which theywere riding plunged into Cow-arts Creek, about nine milesnorth of here.

Two boys attempting to builda swimming hole in the creekdiscovered the submerged truckand Sheriff Yarbrough said itwas definitely identified as theone in which the boys had beenriding the night they disap-peared.

The section of the creek inwhich the truck was found wasdammed up and drained tospeed the hunt for clues. TheSheriff said a shoe found in themud was identified as belong-ing to one of the boys.

Human bones found in thetruck and in the bottom of thecreek were examined to deter-mine their age.

Elks Put BoyerIn State Post

son Marvinnotify 8 h e r i f f Youngblood,Fernandina Beach, Fla. , or theFlorida Sheriffs Bureau, Talla-hassee, Florida.

EUGENE CLAYTON POWELLWhite male, age 34, date andplace of birth, 7-31-26, Sylves-ter, Ga., 6 feet tall, weighs 175pounds, black wavy hair, hazeleyes, small scar on lower rightshoulder. Left his work inInverness, Fla. , on April 28,1960, still missing. If locatednotify Sheriff Quinn, Inverness,Fla., or the Florida SheriffsBureau, Tallahassee, Florida.

BILLY LEE WONGWhite male, date and place ofbirth 6-2-20, Lebanon, Tenn. ,5 feet 4 inches tall, weighs 169pounds, white-grey hair, grey-ish-blue eyes. Blue anchorshape tattoo on left arm be-tween wrist and elbow; egg sizeknot on back of head, justabove hait4Ine. Walks slightlypigeon-toed. ' Complete set offalse teeth. Subject was namedPaul Lorraine at birth butparents killed in auto accidentand he was adopted by Mr. andMrs. Li Su Wong who changedhis name. Has worked in carni-vals, restaurants, as bartender.Hobbies-roller skating and at-tending movies. Last seen April28, 1961, leaving his home inVero Beach driving his wife' scar which was located May 4,in Tampa where it had beenabandoned. Anyone knowingsubject's whereabouts notifySheriff Joyce, Vero Beach, Fla. ,or the Florida Sheriffs Bureau,Tallahassee, Fla.

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LEO LAPREWhite male, age 17, 6 feet tall,weighs 150 pounds, brown hair,blue-grey eyes, slim build, haircrew cut. Missing since June 4,1961 from Mount Dora, Fla.Driving 1954 Ford 4-door Sedan,light green with light top. Fla.Lic. 12-6026. May be accom-panied by young girl. If locatednotify Sheriff McCall, Tavares,Fla., Sheriff Starr, Orlanda,Fla., or the Florida SheriffsBureau, Tallahassee, Florida.

Mrs. Lee andMRS. NADINE LEE

White female, age 34, 5 feet,3 inches tall, weighs 135 pounds,short blond hair, fair complex-ion, accompanied by her sonMARVIN LINTON LEE, whitemale, age 8, 4 feet tall, weighs70 pounds, fair complexion,blue eyes. Last seen on May 22,1961, in Palatka, Fla. Reported-ly traveling by bus. If located

SARASOTA —Sheriff RossBoyer was recently named statechairman of the Youth Activi-ties Committee of the FloridaState Elks Association.

Boyer, a former exalted rulerof the Sarasota Elks Lodge, saidthe committee will not meetuntil after the Crand Lodgeconvention in Miami, beginningJuly 9.

Interested in youth work formany years, Sheriff Boyer hastaken an active role in develop-ing the Florida Sheriffs BoysRanch and has promoted youthsafety programs in SarasotaCounty.

He is a member of the Boardof Governors of the NationalSheriffs Association which re-cently passed a resolution op-posing confinement oi' juvenilesin county jails; and he was alsoone of the flrst to endorse ap r o p o s e d Juvenile DetentionHome which would take juve-niles out of the Sarasota CountyJail.

Big Haul From

Moonshine RailCRAWFORDVILLX' A moon-

shine raid staged by SheriffW. R. Taff together with stateand federal agents resulted ina haul described as the largestin Wakulla County in the pasttwo years.

The officers confiscated a"ground hog" type still, 1,000gallons of mash and a 1956pickup truck about seven milessoutheast of Shadeville.

Alvin Quincy Vickers, Rt. 1,Crawfordville; and Phillip Lem-uel McKensie Sopchoppy werecharged with moonshine viola-tions and bond was set at81,000 for each man.

Charlotte Hoosego~Closed Temporarily

PUNTA GORDA —CharlotteCounty Sheriff Travis Parnellwas out of the jail businesstemporarily while a new 8700,-000 addition to the county courthouse was under construction.

Late in April he transferred22 prisoners to neighboringcounties temporarily while workwas in progress on new jailquarters. On June 17 he re-ceived the key to two completedtwo-man cells and expected tohave more facilities availablewithin a matter of weeks.

STUART—GRADUATION GIFT—Karen Brane, Martin County HighSchool senior who worked part-time in the sheriff's office here modelsthe lovely evening gown given to her by Sheriff Roy C. Baker and allof his deputies as a graduation gift. Shown with her are Deputies JoAnThompson (left) and Joan Bowie. (Photo by Ed Gluckler, Stuart. )

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MIAMII —CUBAN RELIEF—Mrs. Thomas J. Kelly (wife of the DadeCounty' Sheriff), Mrs. Stanton Blair and Mrs. Mabel Singer smile forthe phdtographei' as they present to Cuban representatives some hand-sewn irjfant layettes donated by the SherifFs Employees Auxiliary forCuban refugees. Each layette package was identified by a Sheriff's Starinsignia. (Photo by Hal Smith. )

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o s anc oun-Hews about the Florida Sheriffs BoysRanch, a home for needy and worthyboys the Florida SheriHB Association isOPerating On the SuWannee RiVer, neOrLiVe OClk.

Browarli BusinessiBen Donate $4,000 Roof to Ranch NewsPaPer launches 2nii Annual

Campaign to Benefit Boys Ranch

FT. LAUDERDALE —Picturedabove are some of the people whocontributed approximately $4,000in cash, materials ond labor toconstruct a roof on the recentlycompleted new dining hall at theFlorida Sheriffs Boys Ranch. Alldonations were solicited by DeputySheriff Otto Hettesheimer on be-half of Broward County SheriffAllen Mlchell. In the top photoare some of the donors who re-ceived Boys Ranch Founders ClubCertificates as tokens of appreci-ation from Sheriff Mlchell (fourthfrom right) and Deputy Hettes-helmer (extreme left). They are(from left) Gene Whiddon Jr. and

Gene Whlddon Sr., CausewayLumber Co.; Mr. and Mrs. Char-les Thomos, of Thomas RoofingCo.; Helen Stlllwell; Mr. HinesJr., of Ryder Truck Lines; R. J.Kraeer Funeral Home; and DeputySheriff Thomas Slater, photogra-pher. Other business firms whocontributed to the project but werenot present when this picture wastaken include Stan ManningPlumbing and Deerfleld BeachLumber Co., both of Deerfleld

Boys Ranch Nine

Plays All-StarsOf Pony league

ORLANDO —The FloridaSheriffs Boys Ranch baseballteam lost an extra-inningthriller to the All-Stars of theJaycee Pony League here June23, but the youngsters had awonderful time and went backto the Ranch with a generousshare of the gate receipts.

The Ranchers were ahead'I-0 in early innings but theAll-Stars tied the score andthen forged ahead to win. Theplayers were accompanied onthe trip by Ranch Farm Man-ager Clenny Beach and LiveOak High School Coach BillLong.

The benefit game was spon-sored by Orange County SheriffDave Starr and the OrlandoJunior Chamber of Commerce.The Boys Ranch share of theproceeds was over $800.

Following the ball game theyoung Ranchers were treatedto a boat trip from Sanford toPonce de Leon Springs, on theSt. Johns River.

Volusia County Deputy Sher-iff and the Daytona BeachLions provided food for theboys after they arrived at thesprings.

Ranchers Camp onSt. George Island

APALACHICOLA —Eighteenboys from the Florida SheriffsBoys Ranch accompanied bystaff members enjoyed a de-lightful outing on the beach atSt. George Island, near here,last month.

They spent several days onthe island and camped out onthe beach. Arrangements weremade with the assistance ofFranklin County Sheriff Her-bert O. Marshall.

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Beach; Crystal Springs Water Co. xo and Mager Sign Co., all ofand Prospect Mill & Truss Co., Ft. Pompano Beach. The lower plc-Lauderdale; Dixie Lumber Co., ture shows Deputy HetteshelmerWhltaker Plumbing Co., G & M (left) with officials and workmenTile & Terraxxo and Southern of Thomas Roofing Co. who wentPlumbing, all of Oakland Park; to Live Oak to install the roof.Tropical Plumbing Supply, ABC The Thomas Co. supplied all ofFurniture, Thomas Tile & Terran- the materials for the roof.i-'

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FT. LAUDERDALE —BULLDOZER DONATED —Broward County SheriffAllen B. Michell (second from left) and Deputy Sheriff Otto Hette-shelmer (right) express their appreciation for a bulldozer valued at$2,000 which was donated 'to the Florida Sheriffs Boys Ronch byRichardson Tractor Co., of Ft. Lauderdale. At left is E. G. Kullman,President of Allis Chalmers Co.; and third from left is R. L. Richardson,president of Richardson Tractor Co.

SARASOTA —DONATION FOR RANCH —Sheriff Ross Boyer acceptsa generous donation for the Florida Sheriffs Boys Ronch from the LadiesAuxiliary, Fleet Reserve Unit 250. Shown presenting the donation isMrs. Mack Jones.

ST. PETERSBURG—The St.Petersburg Independent, dailynewspaper, for the second con-secutive year, is putting on asubscription drive with FloridaSheriffs Boys Ranch as abeneficiary.

In announcing its second an-nul drive the Independentpointed out that underprivi-leged boys throughout the statecan look to the Boys Ranch fora fresh start in life.

"We cannot personally cometo the aid of these boys, nor canour law enforcement or socialagencies meet the whole need:"the Independent said, " but weare in a position to help theBoys Ranch do just this. "

The newspaper explainedthat a door-to-door canvass willbe conducted for subscriptionsand a portion of the money ob-tained for each subscriptionwill go to the Ranch.

The entire front page of aspecial section of the newspaperwas devoted to announcing thedrive and publicizing the workof the Boys Ranch. It was top-ped with a headline that stated:"Boys Ranch Fills UrgentNeed. "

Also publicized was SheriffDon Genung's Junior Deputyprogram which has receivednation-wide recogniton as ameans of fostering greaterrespect for law enforcementamong youngsters.

The Pinellas County SchoolBoard has approved the League

as an official extra-curricularactivity and Genung's goal isto enroll some 2,400 membersduring the coming school term.

Rancbers Form

New 44l ClubThirteen boys are charter

members of a new 4-H Clubrecently organized at the Flor-ida Shariffs Boys Ranch.

The Ranch offers unlimitedopportunities for boys to par-ticipate in 4-H Club work, es-pecially in animal type proj-ects. In fact, nearly all of theboys are taking at least oneanimal project.

Four are taking dairy proj-ects, one is taking swine andsix are taking either steers orbeef breeding animals as proj-ects. Other projects includepublic speaking and tractorcare.

The Club plans to build ashed to house all of the boys'animals, with each boy havinga separate stall for his animal.

Clenny Beach, farm managerat the Ranch, is the adult lead-er of the Club; and Wally Ed-wards was elected as the flrstpresident.

Other officers are: Lloyd de-Gerald, vice president; JamesSnow, secretary-treasurer andreporter; Mike Edwards, recre-ational leader; and Buddy Mc-Henry, council delegate.

The following persons havemade contributions to the Flor-ida Sheriffs Boys Ranch .Me-morial Fund:

Paul E. Scasiedt, Largo; inmemory of Elmer R. Webb, Largo.

James E. Davis, Largo; inmemory of Lewis M. Hersog,Rcdingion Beach.

ilfr. and Mrs. C. W. Humphrey,Tallahassee; Mr. snd Mrs. F.Dewitt Miller, Jr., Tallahassee;Mr. snd Mrs. Joe Cswihon, Or-lando; Mr. snd Mrs. C. C. Reh-winkel, Tallahassee; Mr. and Mrs.Ronald Ksrfooi, Fi. Myers; RobertB. McKee, Marianna; .in memoryof Mrs. A. J. Henry, Tallahassee.

Mrs. Glsdys Litileion, Orlando;in memory of E. D. Liiileton.

Private Duty Nurses, Dist. SS,FNA, Clearwater; in memory ofMrs. Frances D. Eliacsen.

A. E. Anderson, Moline, Illinois;Mr. and Mrs. Melvin D. Crossley,Kansas City; Missouri; in memoryof John F. Huey, Kansas City,Missouri.

Herbert D. Coppel Si. Peters-burg; in memory of James RobertJoyce and Mrs. Mary D. Coppel.

Mrs. Viola Nice, Pass-A-Grilleiin memory of J. Charles Nice, Jr.

George S. Brendel, HighlandPark, New Jersey; in memory ofM. H. Brendel.

Pasadena Golf Club Estates CivicGroup, Inc. , Si. Petersburg; inmemory of William W. Webb, St.Petersburg.

Mr. and Mrs. W. V. Register,Dunedin; in memory of Willis D.Owens, Clearwater.

The Hub Club, Pinellas Park; inmemory of Thomas J. Hogan.

Mrs. J. A. Boyd, Dunedin; inmemory ef Mrs. Sallle Douglas,Dunedin.

Elissbeih P. Harper and WilliamP. Harper, St. Pciersburg; inmemory of Charles H. Harper.

Dr. W. O. Vsn Brunt, Clear-water, ln memory of W. D. Owens,Clearwater.

Sara and Joe Hays, WinierHaven; in memory of McElmurray.

Palm Beach County SherilVsMounted Posse, Riviera Beach;in memory of Billy Brown.

Mr. and Mrs. Glen C. WhltlatchSarasota; in memory of ThomasCuller, Sr., Sarasota.

Mrs. J. E. Pedrick, SouthBrsdenton Beach; in memory ofJ. E. Pedrick.

Family of the late Dr. John B.Maloney, Key West; in memory o!Fred Saunders.

Elmer Ermatingcr, Si. Peters-burg, in memory of Charles M.Shaw, St. Petersburg.

Mrs. Bell M. Cohn, Si. Peters-burg; in memory of HermanMolner.

Norman J. Allbrighi, Chicago,Illinois; in memory of Wslicr R.Tistel, Clearwater.

Mrs. William E. Barber, Jack-sonville; in memory of William E.Barber.The Memorial Fund will per-

petuate the memory of deceasedrelatives and friends by pro-viding the financing for afacility of permanent signifl-cance such as a Ranch chapel.

Please use the form belowwhen mailing contributions tothis fund.

Memorial FundFlorida Sheriffs Boys RanchP. O. Box 649Live Oak, Florida

Enclosed find contribution of $

In memory of

Send acknowledgment to:Name

Address

From (Donor's Name)

Address

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tUiving Lie Detector Tests to

joh Applicants is New Trend

PORT CHARLOTTE —Char-lotte County Sheriff TravisParnell and his chief deputy,Lonnie Byrd, were honored bythe National Police Officers' As-sociation of America for solvingtwo difficult murder cases.

The Association presented ci-tations to them for their out-standing work in the slayingsof Walter V. McCoy, El Jobeanstorekeeper; and Mrs. MildredNeil, of Newman, Ga.

Mrs. Neil was Charlotte Coun-ty's "woman of mystery" formore than two months whilemore than 3,000 persons viewedher shotgun-blasted body in anattempt to identify her. Per-sistence and good police workon the part of the Sheriff andByrd eventually established heridentity and resulted in chargesagainst the man accused ofshooting her.

The citations were presentedby Cerald S. Arenberg, direc-tor of the National Police Hallof Fame and Museum, locatedhere. He referred to Sheriff Par-nell as "one of the best men inthe State of Florida" and chidedthe public about the pay givento peace officers.

"You are expecting a man tolay down his life for little morethan a dollar an hour, "he said.

Deliuties Catch

Armeli FugitiveSTUART—An armed fugitive

described as dangerous wastrapped and placed under arrestby two Martin County DeputySheriffs.

The wanted man, ArthurMontano, of Miami, was spottedby Deputy James Mills as hewas traveling north in a cardriven by another man.

Mills radioed ahead for Dep-uty Ray Heisley to set up aroad block and began to tail thecar.

When the car was trapped bythe road block the Deputiesi'ound Montano asleep on theback seat, as docile as a kitten,but with a Colt .32 automaticwithin his reach.

Montano, who was wanted inconnection with the $10,000holdup of a Cypress Cardensaccountant, was held by Sher-iff Roy C. Baker for Polk Coun-ty authorities.

ST. AUGUSTIHE —BEST PATROL UHIT—T e Sheriff L O. Davis Jr.Trophy for the best School Safety unit went o Evelyn Hamblen Schoolthis year for the fourth time. Sheriff Davis ( Ight) is shown presentingthe trophy. Also pictured with potrol member) are Mrs. E. W. McDaniel,school principal, and Deputy Sheriff Harry (cozen (third from right),who is director of patrol activities for the en ire county. Standing nextto Jensen is Joseph Annear, sixth grade teaclIer who is in charge of thewinning patrol. (Photo by Rupert Chastain. )

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CHIPLEY —TITLE DEFEHDED —Sheriff George Watts helps to de-fend Chlpley's title as "Cornbread Capital of West Florida" by turn-ing out some golden brown hushpupples for officials from eight WestFlorida counties. Watching with a "you' ve got to prove it to me" atti-tude is C. H. Phillips, Milton newspaperman, who claims that hishome town should hold the cornbread title. (Photo by E. W. Carswell. )

Theft of $300Worth of WhiskySolved in Marian

OCALA~heriff Doug Willisreported that the theft of morethan $300 worth of whiskyfrom an Ocala package storewas solved by his departmentwith the arrest of two localmen.

Doyle Lee Lewis, 17. andArthel Campbell, 30, werearrested with two female com-panions a short time after theyreturned to Ocala from Georgia.

Upon arraignment Iiewispleaded guilty to grand larcenyand Campbell pleaded guilty tobreaking and entering.

FOR YOUR PROTECTION, IIEMEMOER TO:

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HAPLES —CAMPAIGH POSTER —The oster above was distributedin Collier County public schools as part) of an educational drive bySheriff Doug Hendry and the FBI to trfIin children to be on guardagainst child molesters, Youngsters were requested to color the posterand memorize the rules printed on the bottom of it. Issuing a warn-Ing about the dangers, of child molestation, Sheriff Hendry cited a locolcase in which a would-be molester was irecently apprehended by theSheriff's Department and held for commitment to a mental institution."Please bear in mind, " he sold, "thot it con ond does happen here—today, tomorrow, next week or ot any moment. "

ST. AUGUSTIHE —PATROL OUTIHG —The School Boy Patrol sponsored by the American Legion ondSheriff L. O. Davis Jr. errjoyed Its annual outing at Klngsley Lake as a reward for good work in guardingschool crossings. Patrol members are pictured above as they prepared to leave by bus. They were ac-companied by Deputy Sheriff Harry Jensen and several American Legion members. ' (Photo by Rupert Chas-tain. )

Parnell, ByrdHonored for

Solving Murders

(The following AssociatedPress dispatch written byIrwin Frank is reprinted fromthe May 24, 1961, issue ofThe Tallahassee Democrat. )

DALLAS, Tex. —i The rubberhose is stretched across yourchest. Then the electrode isplaced in your hand. The graycloth of the blood-pressure ma-chine is wrapped around yourarm.

You look straight ahead at ablank wall.

In a quiet, slow voice the manasks you questions.

"Is your name Jack Collins' ?"Are you 38 years old?"Have you ever stolen from

your employer?"Do you have a police rec-

ord?"

Carson's i|eport

Shows Increase

In Yice ArrestsJACKSONVILLE —A sub-

stantial increase in gamblingand prostitution arrests is notedin Sheriff Dale Carson's annualreport covering the year 1960.

Sheriff Carson said arrests ofthis type by his vice squad in-creased from 496 in 1959 to 544in 1960; and involved gamblingoutlets with an annual poten-tial of nearly $2,000,000 a year.

The report shows that theDuval County Patrol, the Sher-iff's mobile arm, responded to66,637 calls resulting fromtraffic accidents and varioustypes of criminal activity. Thiswas an increase of 1,128 over1959.

Although Duval County hadan increase in motor vehicleregistrations and in the numberof licensed drivers, the Patrolreported a drop in traffic deathsand in the number of injuriesin traffic accidents. On theother hand, the number of traf-fic accidents increased by 228over 1959.

Sheriff Carson's detective di-vision investigated 11 murders,13 manslaughter cases, 170 as-sault cases and nine rape cases.Assaults dropped from 217 andrapes from 26 the previous year.

The county jail populationshowed a steady increase. Theaverage daily jail population in1960 was 369, compared with323 in 1959; 296 in 1958 and 267in 1957.

Carson's civil department in-creased its work by a total of3,115 legal papers processed andserved. The total for 1959 was15,290 documents; and for 1960it was 18,405.

Andy's QuittingAs Councilman

DeFUNMK SPRINGS —How-ard (Andy) Anderson is quit-ting after serving as a citycouncilman here for 15 yearsand doubling most of that timeas fire chief, acbording to thePensacola Journal.

But, he' ll still have his handsfull since he is currently serv-ing a four-year term as Sher-iff of Walton County.

This Thief CouldExecute Himself

BRADENTON —The thief whostole a 50-pound cylinder fromthe Culf Coast ExperimentalStation, in Manatee County,will be exterminated like atermite if he opens the releasehandle.

The Manatee County Sher-iff's Department issued a warn-ing that the cylinder containsmethyl bromide, a deadly poi-son gas which can be fatal ifabsorbed through the skin orinhaled. It is used in termitecontrol and to kill weeds andinsects.

All the time the questions areasked, and all the time youthink, and answer, three metalarms make small zig zag lineson an endless roll of paper.

You' re taking a lie detectortest. The test is not to deter-mine whether you go to jailIt will help determine if youget the job you seek.A GROWING TREND

Giving lie detector tests to jobapplicants is a growing nationaltrend. In Dallas this year about20,000 persons will be tested byTruth Verification, Inc., the lar-gest company of its kind in thecountry, says its president. LeeKeener.

Truth Verification's servicesare also used by employers try-ing to determine who stole thesix radios from the stockroom,who took $56 from the cashregister, who took the bottle ofwhisky from Room 432 of thehotel.

And it is used, says Keener,by the chambermaid who wantsto prove she did not take thewhisky, the sales clerk who sayshe didn't take the money, andthe three shipping room clerkswho claim the radios were gonewhen they came to work Mon-day morning.

A company using Keener'sservices sends all job applicantsto Truth Verification after theyhave filled out their employ-ment applications.

Not all agree to the tests,however.

Claudine Johnson, managerof an employment agency, saysthree out of four persons askedto take the tests object. Two ofthe three take them, neverthe-less.

Other employment agencymanagers say they have had nocomplaints about the tests.

Keener says, "About 2 percent of the applicants fail toshow up for the test. We havechecked on these 2 per cent,and we find that 95 per cent ofthem have some kind of back-ground problem that wouldhave prevented them from get-ting the job."

What about a man with apast prison record who wantsto go straight'? What about thepersons with a history of ex-cessive drinking? Don't the testsprevent such persons from evergetting a job?

Keener says just the oppositeis true.'HONEST INTENTIONS'

"Most employers are proneto give everybody a chance ifthey feel they are not takingtoo much of a risk. If a manwith a past criminal record sayshe wants to go straight —andthe lie detector test shows he' stelling the truth —the employermay hire him because we haveshown the man has honest in-tentions.

"If a man with a drinkingproblem says he hasn't had adrop in eight months —and themachine proves he's telling thetruth —he stands an excellentchance of being hired, " saysKeener.

One of the other uses of thelie detector test —or the truthverification test, as Keener pre-fers to call it—is to determinewhy a person wants a particularjob."It costs a long distancetrucking company hundreds ofdollars to train a truck driver, "Keener says, "and before acompany starts a man on atraining program, it wants toknow if the man intends to re-main with the company or tryto sell his newly acquired skillsto some other flrm. The t~t willshow what the man's intentionsare."

Just Dropped inMIAMI —Crowded with a

busy schedule and not wantingto miss a speaking engagementat the 6th birthday celebrationof his Employees Auxiliary,Sheriff Thomas J. Kelly landedvia police helicopter at theMiami Shrine Building, madea brief appearance at thebirthday event, and took off' foranother important appoint-ment.

JULY, 1961 THE SHER1FF'S STAR PAGE 5

WEST PALM BEACH—"Youknow when you come to thinkof it, it's a pretty good world, "said Charles Bethel, blind Ne-gro troubadour.

Charles made this discoveryat the Palm Beach CountySheriff's Department after hereported that two unidentified

Cash Held KeyTo Enforcement

FT. WALTON BEACH—Theneed for adequate financing toprovide the kind of law en-forcement the public deserveswas stressed by Okaloosa Coun-ty Sheriff Ray Wilson in aspeech before the Fort WaltonBeach Rotary Club.

He said law enforcement isone of the most expensive itemson all levels of government andhe expressed the opinion thatcitizens feel about good law en-forcement the same way theyfeel about good schools. Theywant good protection and theyare willing to pay for it, headded.

The Sheriff said there wasno excuse for a county the sizeof Okaloosa, with a populationof over 61,000, to have only sixfull-time deputy sheriffs tocover the entire area. This man-power shortage can only becured by adequate finances, hedeclared.

Sheriff Wilson went on todeclare that the county is for-tunate to have the services ofthe 50-man Sheriff's Posse, agroup of non-paid citizens whoassist the Sheriff in times ofemergency and help to allevi-ate the lack of full-time man-power.

These v o 1 u n t e e r officersproved their value and effec-tiveness recently, he said, whenthey helped to foil an extor-tion attempt in Crestview.

Recoverell6oollsTotal $35,400

KEY WEST—Sheriff John M.Spottswood reported his depart-ment recovered stolen propertyvalued at $35,400 during themonth of May and completed183 criminal investigation re-ports.

Other activities included46,388 miles patrolled, 15 motorvehicle accidents investigated,60 prisoners transported, 60hours in. court attendance; 179arrests made including 92 fortraffic violations.

A total of 4,424 meals wereserved to prisoners in the Mon-roe County jail at an averagecost of 26 cents per meal. Therewere 222 prisoners processed atthe county jail and 29 processedat the Sheriff's Departenmtsub-station at Plantation Key.

Bicyles AwardedTo Rodeo Winners

VENICE —Top winners inSheriff Ross Boyer's second an-nual Bicycle Rodeo were PamVan Wagner, 11, of Nokomis;and Mitch West, 8, of Venice.

They topped a field of 68 en-tries in traversing an obstaclecourse and each was awarded anew bicycle. Other winners re-ceived trophies.

men had stolen his expensiveelectric guitar in Fort Pierce.

Deputy Sheriff Wayne El-liott, radio dispatcher, heardthe blind man's story and tookup a collection to buy a newguitar.

After the money had beencollected, Capt. P. P. Wanatwent to the Farmer's Marketto see Carl and Bess who sellmusical instruments at themarket.

When Carl and Bess heardwhat the Captain wanted theynot only sold him a guitar ata discount of almost 50 percent but also threw in a set ofextra strings.

Upon Captain Wanat's returnto the sheriff's office, employeesgathered around and watchedthe happy smile that lit up theblind man's face when the gui-tar was handed to him.

He thanked everyone for theirkindness and happily sang ahymn for his benefactors. Then,after lunch by courtesy of theSheriff's Department, he wentback to his usual occupation—singing and strumming his gui-tar on the streets of West PalmBeach.

Magazines StoryPraises Work ofSheriff Carlton

WAUCHULA —The March-April issue of the Florida PoliceJournal devoted three pages toan article and pictures describ-ing the exemplary job SheriffE. Odell Carlton and his staffare doing for Hardee County.

The article points out thatCarlton heads a well-trainedand experienced staff of full-time deputies and also has anoutstanding 30-man uniformedauxiliary that he can call onfor emergencies and specialduty.

A veteran officer, SherifFCarlton is serving his thirdterm. He is also a Captain inthe Naval Reserve.

Madigan Counsel forNew Savings Firm

TALLAHASSEE —John A.Madigan Jr., attorney for theFlorida Sheriffs Association, isGeneral Counsel and a direc-tor of the newly-chartered Flor-ida Savings Building and LoanAssociation.

The new savings and loanflrm opened for business herein June with State School Su-perintendent Thomas D. Bai-ley as president; Builder CarlE. Ferrell as vice president; andCertified Public Accountant E.C. Allen as secretary-treasurer.

Sheriff's PosseHolds Horse Show

MARIANNA —Several hun-dred persons attended a horseshow held June 24 by JacksonCounty Sheriff Barkley Gauseand his mounted posse.

Organized last year, the possehas a current membership of 27persons who stand ready tohelp the Sheriff and other lawenforcement ofiicials in anyemergency.

Deputy ReturnsWandering Boy

Boat PatrollingLake Okeechobee

WEST PALM BEACH—PalmBeach County Sheriff MartinKellenberger has put a 26-footharbor patrol boat into opera-tion on Lake Okeechobee forthe assistance of fishermen.

The boat will carry out rou-tine patrols on the lake and willbe on stand-by alert in theevent of any emergency. MikeShannon is the Sheriff's HarborPatrol captain.

SARASOTA —Little JohnnyGlockengeiser, 2, wasn't muchhelp when Deputy Sheriff TonyMontagnesi found him wander-ing around lost.

The tyke wasn't able to tellTony his name and when theDeputy drove around the areathe boy pointed to practicallyevery house they passed as hishome.

Finally the youngster's moth-er found he was missing andcalled the sheriff's ofiice. Tonyreceived the information andquickly returned Johnny to hismother.

Blinil Man Befriended by DeputiesDecides It's a Pretty ttooll World

FT. LAUDERDALE —JOB WELL DONE—Broward County Sheriff AllenB. Michen (left) expresses his appreciation to school safety patrolmembers by presenting token badges to them. Shown with him areDeputy Sheriff Paul Radcliff, Sheriff's Department Safety Director andWilson Dietrich, patrol sponsor for Stephen Foster Elementory School.(Ft. Lauderdale Daily News photo by Lou Toman. )

MARIANNA —Charles Camp-bell led the Jackson CouneySheriff's Department and blood-hounds on a merry chase whenChief Deputy Sheriff RobertApplewhite went to his houseto arrest him.

Sheriff Barkley Gause saidCampbell ran out the back doorand into a swamp near theChipola River.

The Sheriff called out thedogs and stationed men on bothsides of the river. The blood-hounds picked up the trail andCampbell was spotted in theundergrowth at a distance, butwas gone "like a jackrabbit"

Later he was spotted on theeast bank of the river and dep-uties converged on the area.Deputy J. W. Cook, drivingdown a road in the area, spot-ted him and took him into cus-tody.

Applewhite had sought to ar-rest Campbell because he wasunder bond and the bondsmanhad come off his bond. Afterthe chase, when Campbell wasbrought to the county jail, heasked: "Can I use the tele-phone? I want to get somebodyto go on my bond. "

CLEARWATER —FIELD DAY SPONSORS —Four industrial firms recent-ly sponsored a field day which provided free rides, hot dogs and tefresh-ments at Joyland Amusement Park for some 2,000 of Sheriff DonGenung's Junior Deputy Sheriffs. The picture above was taken justprior to a luncheon at which Sheriff Genung (center) expressed hisappreciation to representatives of the four sponsoring firms. They are(from left) R. E. Wase, General Electric Co.; Charles Kelly, Minne-apolis-Honeyweu Regulator Co.; Budd M. Cobb, Electronics Communica-tions Inc.; and 'P. J. Andresakis, Sperry Microwave Electronics Co.

Wilson Thanks

Non-Paiil AlliesFT. WALTON BEACH—In a

letter printed in the PlaygroundNews, weekly newspaper, Sher-iff Ray Wilson expressed hissincere appreciation for servicesrendered by the Okaloosa Coun-ty Sheriff's Posse, the OkaloosaCounty Sheriff's Rescue Teamand the Auxiliary Deputies.

He pointed out that the mem-bers of these organizations areavailable to travel many milesat any time of the day or nightto help with a manhunt, arescue mission or any type ofinvestigation that might arise-and they do this at their ownexpense, without any remun-eration.

"The help given by thesemen, " he added, "has provenone of our greatest assets inhelping us to do a better jobfor all the people throughoutOkaloosa County. "

TALLAHASSEE —BUREAU VISITOR—Florida Sheriffs Bureau BallisticianLeslie L. Smith (standing) explains technical feotures of his work toDomingo Rosario, Senior Ballistician of the Notional Bureau of Iden-tification, Republic of the Philippines. Rosario, who is on a world-widetour inspecting crime lab facilities stoted that the Bureau lob here ishandling a greater number ond a wider variety of coses than any of thefacilities he has visited.

5 Florida LawmenFBI Academy Grads

WASHINGTON, D. C.—BillRoberts, chief deputy of thePinellas County Sheriff's De-partment, was one of flve Flor-ida lawmen who were gradu-ated from the Federal Bureauof Investigation National Acad-emy on June 7.

The others are Sgt. NormanH. Brown, detective sergeant,Tampa P o 1 i c e Department;Capt. Oran Caudell, Miami Po-lice Department; Lt. ErnestHartley, Duval County RoadPatrol; and Police Chief WayneThurman North Miami

There were a total of 70 offi-cers in the graduating class.

FERNANDIHA BEACH—SHERIFF HOHORED —The Junior Chamber of Commerce presented its annualGood Government Award to Hassau County Sheriff H. J. Youngblood who is pictured above (second fromleft) with others who received special recognition at the Jaycee Annual Awards Banquet. The others are(from left) Claude Rucker, Distinguished Service Award; Don Roberts, the Spoke Award for outstandingaccomplishments as a new member; Mrs. Ruth Edenfield, Outstanding Young Teacher award; and FredBond, who was named "Jaycee of the Quarter. " Chuck Flenniken, far right, is President of the Jayceesand served as master of ceremonies. (Photo courtesy Fernandina Hews-Leader. )

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FT. PIERCE—OUT OF BUSINESS—A raid led by St. Lucie CountySheriff J. R. Horvell put a 110-gallon capacity moonshine still out ofbusiness recently. Shown checking the still equipment before destroyingit are Sheriff Norvell (left) and Deputy Sheriff Al Test. (Photo courtesyFt. Pierce News-Tribune. )

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:CLEARWATER—RAHCH FOUHDER~heriff Don Genung (right)presents a Florida Sheriffs Boys Ranch Founders Club certificate toSperry Microwave Electronics Company, of Clearwater, us a token ofappreciation for the firm's generous contribution to the Ranch. Shownaccepting the certificote is P. J. Andresakis, Sperry's industrial relationsmanager

STARKE—DONATIOH FOR RESCUE UHIT—The newly-oford County Rescue Unit received its first cash donatio nthe amount of $25, from the Bradford County Sheriff's fP. D. Reddish (left) is shown presenting the check to Billof the Rescue Unit. (Photo Courtesy Bradford County T

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NAPLES —JUNIOR DEPUTY SUPPORTERS —Sheriff E. A. Doug Hendry(right) and Deputy Sheriff John Rogers, head of his Youth Aid Bureau,discuss the Sheriff's Junior Deputy program with Mrs. Lynne Hixon andMrs. Virginia Cox, representatives of the Junior Women's Club, oneof the financial supporters of the program. The Sheriff is explainingthe operation of one of the rifles the Junior Deputies will use on theirtarget range and in firearms safety courses. (Photo courtesy CollierCounty News. )

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job Well DoneJACKSONVILLE —Apprehen-

sion of two young men soughtby Sheriff Dale Carson for themurder of two Georgia womenwas described by the FloridaTimes-Union, daily newspaper,as "an butstanding example ofsuperior~ police work. "

The newspaper said SheriffCarson, the Federal Bureau ofInvestigation and the Sheriff'sDepartruent of Tooele County,Utah, deserve public commen-dation for a job well done.

The young men, identified asGeorge Ronald Y'ork, 18, ofJacksonville; and James D.Latham& 19, of Mauriceville,Tex., weIre apprehended in Utah.They admitted a cross-countryslaying, ' spree which includedthe

docilemurder in Jackson-

ville.Tracing the development of

the casej, the Times-Union said:"The routine started here inJacksonville with the discoveryof the Victims' car. That led toa search for the missing womenand a geek later the discoveryof thebt bodies.

"Car(Iful police work by localofficers t provided a descriptionof the vehicle driven by thesuspects. At this point the na-tionwide facilities of the FBIcame into play and it was thesefacilities, plus the alertness ofone officer that solved the case.

"The FBI sent 'flyers' tothousands of law enforcementagencies in the nation askingthem tq look for the vehicles in-volved. Crimes in other statesbegan to fit into a pattern andthe FBI description becamemore complete. At this point,capture was only a matter oftime. The alertness of SheriffFay Gilette (Tooele County,Utah) reduced the time to aminimum and perhaps prevent-ed more murders.

"That's how it was done. Itcould not have been done with-out excellent police work andclose cpoperation between var-ious agencies. The fact that itwas done, and so rapidly, is whylaw-abiding citizens in our na-tion sleep well at night andwhy crime still does not pay. "

Deputies EnrollAt DelinquencyControl Institute

TALLAHASSEE —Five Dep-uty Sheriffs attended the De-IinqueBcy C o n t r o 1 Institutewhich gas held at Florida StateUniversity here recently.

The/ are Comer Ray McDan-iel, Polk County; AnthonyMontagnesi, Sarasota County;John Walter Rogers, CollierCounty; Armand A. Tetrault,Pinellas County; and WilliamEmerspn Whitney, AlachuaCountjr.

Thel institute is conductedeach I)ummer by the School ofSoclall Welfare under the direc-tion ajf Dr. Vernon Fox of theCrim+ ology and CorrectionsDepar)ment at the University.

TY Helps SheriffFin Missing Boy

WE T PALM BEACH—WhenRoberft Wesa, 14, was reportedmissgg, Sheriff Martin Kellen-berger's department arrangedto hs)ve his picture televisedover 4 local station.

A viewer called the sheriff'sofflce and reported she had seenthe bey on Southern Boulevard.Depu ies went to spot and foundhim.

Th boy said he had beenlured into a car by a man whosaid Qe would take him on aflshiPlg trip. When the tripfailed to materialize, the boybecame frightened and fledfrom the man.

The boy's parents praised thesheriff's department highly forits effective handling of the

MIAMI —FUTURE DEPUpossibly the cutest membeAuxiliary, and Sheriff Thoto be a Deputy Sheriff likeby Auxiliary President Mab

TY—Petti Ann Tuckfield, is the youngest andr of the Dade County Sheriff's Employees

mas J. Kelly has predicted she might grow upher daddy, Lt. Jack Tuckfield. She is held

le Singer while her smiling mother looks on.

Writer Ponders Need for StrictFirearms law to Curb Crimes

(The following articlewas written by Bruce Bios-sat and is reprinted fromthe Pensacola News. )PENSACOLA —Often when a

flurry of crime hits a commu-nity, interest stirs afresh in thequestion: Are there too manyguns too readily at handy

Recently, authorities in a bigeastern city reported that smallfirearm by the hundreds wereeither being shipped in or soldover the counter in the areaeach month, with little or norestriction. Countless o t h e rplaces could tell the same story.

Eighteen of the 50 states re-quire retail gun sellers to belicensed. The other states haveno such laws. Seven require per-mits for the purchase of ahandgun and one, New cwork,demands that an individual belicensed to possess such a guneven in his home.

As for carrying a gun on orabout the person, 27 states re-quire licenses for such purpose.Most of the others flatly pro-hibit the practice, though a fewqualify this and four haveneither a ban nor a license re-quirement,

There are two U.S. firearmlaws, one requiring registrationa,nd imposing a tax on the mak-ing or transfer of certain kindsof guns, the other placing limitsor a ban on the interstatemovement of all firearms typesand of handgun ammunition.

Some spokesmen for law en-forcement agencies believe thenet of all this is "tremendous

laxity" in the nation's gun laws.The staggering postwar in-

crease in crime appears to havestruck impartially at states withstiff and with weak firearmscontrol.

A sociologist studied all 588murders committed in Phila-delphia in a certain year. Hevoiced doubt that killings dueto shooting would have beenavoided had firearms not beenavailable. He was convinced theoffenders would simply havepicked other weapons.

Still, a good many enforce-ment offlcials think much wouldbe gained if the states adopteda uniform firearm law withheavy stress on keeping gunsout of criminals' hands andpunishing criminals severelywhen they employ firearm incommitting a crime.

FBI Director J. Edgar Hooveris in the forefront on this is-sue, asserting "the time for in-significan fines and the mereconfiscation of weapons as pun-ishment for carrying concealedinstruments of death is past. "

He argues, too, that sincemost criminals steal their wea-pons, far greater care againsttheft needs to be exercised bybusiness firms, homeownerswith guns, military establish-ments. Even the police sufferembarrassing losses.

This much appears plain:Criminals don't need guns, buteasy access to them certainlydoesn't make their dirty workany tougher.

MIAMI —TURKISH GENDARMES —Captain Rudai Celebi and MajorRifat Ergum, members of the Hational Turkish Gendarmerie, wereintrigued with the technical equipment in Sheriff Thomas J. Kelly'scrime laboratory when they visited here recently to observe modernpolice methods. Firearms Technicion John G. Sojat (center) is shownexplaining the workings of the Dial Micrometer Meosuring Microspocewith special mechanical stage, designed by members of the crime labstaff. The visit of the Turkish lawmen was sponsored by the U. S.State Department and the International Association of Chiefs of Police.They visited New York City, Jersey City and the Delaware State Policefor brief periods, but preferred Florida for a more lengthy stay of anentire month.

JULY, 1961 THE SHERIFF'S STAR PAGE 7

As Compiled by theFIOIida SherHfs BureauDon McLeod, Director

BERYL C. SHELDONWhite male, date of birth 5-23-02, 6 feet tall, weighs 185pounds, reddish-brown greyinghair, ruddy complexion. Believ-ed to be driving a gun metalgrey 1954 Olds "98," Fla. Li-cense 2W-50284. Frequents dogtracks. Capias 61-616 held forLewd Lascivious Assault Upona Female Child. No bond. Will

extradite. Was reported to be inWinnsboro, La., on May 9,1961. May be in Tennessee orVirginia. Subject is a ParaonoiaSchizophrenia with homicidaland suicidal tendencies. If lo-cated notify Sheriff Carson,Jacksonville, Fla. , or the Flor-ida Sheriffs Bureau, Tallahas-see, Florida.

GERALD EDWARD WILLISWhite male, date and place ofbirth 11-6-22, McCormick, S.C.,5 feet, 11 inches tall, weighs 222pounds, brown hair, brown eyes.FPC: 16, 0/1, 5/17, U/U,

000/110, 13. Wanted on chargeGrand Larceny. Bond 35,000. Iflocated notify Constable Beard,Tampa, Florida or the FloridaSheriffs Bureau, Tallahassee,Florida.

JERRY THOMASColored male, date of birth 6-6-43, 6 feet, 1 inch tall, weighs155 pounds, black hair, marooneyes, light skin. Possibly wear-ing chain around neck. May bein the Immokalee area. Arm-ed and considered dangerous.Wanted on Armed Robbery andAssault with intent to CommitRape on a White Female. If ap-prehended notify Police Dept. ,Homestead, Fla. , or the Flor-ida Sheriffs Bureau, Tallahas-see, Florida.

JESSIE LEE MYLESColored male, date and placeof birth 5-5-36, Lakeland, Fla.,5 feet, 7i/2 inches tall, weighs147 pounds, black hair, darkbrown eyes, dark brown com-plexion. Extra large cut scarback of left hand, dim cut scarright temple, cut scar upper leftwrist. Laborer. FBI g4 597 135.

FPC: 7, 1/0, 31/27, W/W,IIM/OIO, 12. Wanted for Es-cape from SRDP f1757 Zeph-yrhills, Fla., on 6-4-61 where hewas serving 5 year term forBRE from Polk County. 325reward. If apprehended notifySP Raiford or the Florida Sher-iffs Bureau, Tallahassee, Fla.

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GENE BERNARD MeDUFFY Escape from SRDP +1757Colored male, date and place of Zephyrhills, Fla., 6-4%1, wherebirth 8-8-37, Tampa, Fla., 5 he was serving 10 year term forfeet, .8 i/2 inches tall, weighs 168 Armed Robbery from Duvalpounds, black hair, brown eyes, County. 325 reward. If appre-dark brown complexion. FBI hended notify SP Raiford or@764 226B. FPC: 8, S/S, 1/1, the Florida Sheriffs Bureau,U/U, 111/111, 6. Wanted for Tallahassee, Florida.

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GEORGE BROOKSColored male, date and placeof birth 2-4-28, Lacoochee, Fla.,5 feet 8i/2 inches tall weighs 166pounds, black hair, dark browneyes, black complexion. Welldriller. Small wart corner righteye, cut scar outside cornerboth eyebrows. FBI g3 286 270.

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NORMAN EUGENE LEEWhite male, date of birth 9-14-30 or 9-4-29, 5 feet, 8 inchestall, weighs 145-160 pounds,brown hair and eyes. Scar leftside of chin, 4 inch scar top ofhead, scar in left eyebrow. FBIg994382A. Believed operatingone of two cars, a white andpink 1958 T-Bird, ID gH8YA-123946, license unknown, or ablue over white 1959 Ford con-vertible, ID gC9FW-294486, li-

FPC: 1, U/aU, 12/11. Wantedfor escape from SRDP f1757Zephyrhills 6-4-61 where hewas serving 10 year term fromBroward County for Robbery.325 reward. If apprehended no-tify SP Raiford or the FloridaSheriffs Bureau, Tallahassee,Florida.

cense unknown. He is believedto have Georgia DL +293 7350,issued in name Norman Lee.Federal warrant issued, chargeviolation of Conditions of Re-lease from Federal Prison. Alsowanted by PD Naples chargeBAE and Crand Larceny. Ifapprehended notify FBI, PDNaples, Fla., or the FloridaSheriffs Bureau, Tallahassee,Florida.

THEODORE E. ILGENFRITZAlso known as Theodore "Ted"Scherer, white male, date ofbirth 5-10-37, 5 feet, 11 inchestall, weighs 180 pounds, brownhair, hazel eyes. FBI +199182D. FPC: 12, M/M, 1/1, T/T,11/11, 7 lower. Heavy drinker.Likes to play drums. . Warrantissued, charge Crand Larceny.If apprehended notify PoliceDept. , Fort Myers, Fla., or theFlorida Sheriffs Bureau, Talla-hassee, Florida.

ROBERT E. LEEAlso known as "BOBBY,"whitemale, date of birth, 11-7-39.FPC: 20, 9/2, U/U, 1/1, 7/1, 3,lower. Subject poses as "Rockand Roll" singer, may contactdisc jockeys and rock and rollestablishments in North Floridaand South Georgia area. Sub-ject has previous arrest recordin Jacksonville. Wanted now oncharge of Escape May 29, 1961.Warrant issued. If apprehendednotify Police Dept. , OrmondBeach, Florida or the FloridaSheriffs Bureau, Tallahassee,Florida.

UNKNOWN SUBJECTUsing name JAMES ROBERTAbbott, white male, 19-20,5 feet, 5-6 inches tall, weighs140-145 pounds, dark hair, darkcomplexion. Subject cashedseveral forged instruments onMay 20, 1961 in Milton, Fla.Most of them were cashed atSuper Markets in Milton afterbanking hours on Saturday. If

THOMAS E. WALTON

apprehended notify SheriffCobb, Milton, Fla., or theFlorida Sheriffs Bureau, Talla-hassee, Florida.

THOMAS E. WALTONWhite male, age 35, 5 feet, 3inches tall, weighs 160 pounds,brown hair, hazel eyes. Drivingpink and white 1957 MercuryMonterey, Florida License 20W-656. Uses credit cards made outto V. CLICK. Reportedly ac-companied by white female,described as short build, withlong black hair and a childapproximately 10 months old.Subject wanted on WorthlessCheck charge also for Desertionof wife and 5 minor children.Warrants issued. If apprehend-ed notify Sheriff Davis, St. Au-gustine, Fla., or the FloridaSheriffs Bureau, Tallahassee,Florida.

CARL JOSEPH BAKERWhite male, date and place ofbirth 4-12-16, Rutland, Vt. , 5feet, 3i/2 inches tall, weighs 135pounds, black hair, brown eyes.Salesman. FPC: 24, L/L, 28/16,W/W, IMM/OMI. Warrant is-sued, charge Worthless Checks.If apprehended notify SheriffCrevasse, Cainesville, Fla., orthe Florida Sheriffs Bureau,Tallahassee, Florida.

ARTHUR LEONARDTHOMPSON

Alias ARTHUR LEONARDTHOMSON, white male, age 31,6 feet, 2 inches tall, weights 170pounds, brown hair, hazel eyes.FBI f597 091A. FPC: 4, 1/1,R/aRt, 7/14. He was in custodyin Jacksonville on May 8, 1961on vagrancy charge. Felonywarrant f20990, charge For-

gery. Will extradite. If appre-hended notify Sheriff, Duncan,Okla. , or the Florida SheriffsBureau, Tallahassee, Florida.

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JOSEPH N. FARINELLAWhite male, date of birth 5-4-30, 5 feet, 11 inches tall, weighs160 pounds black hair browneyes. FBI g58312B. FPC: 9,0/L, 9/17, U/A, 100/00, 19.Subject is a known gamblerwho has a passion for thehorses. Warrant issued, chargeFirst Degree Murder. Will ex-tradite If apprehended notifySherifi' Kelly, Miami, Floridaor the Florida Sheriffs Bureau,Tallahassee, Florida.

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Edited by JOHN A. MADIGAH, JR.Attorney for the Florida

Sheriffs Association

A digest of recent AttorneyGeneral's opinions of interestto Law Enforcement officers.

Uniiaunteii hy Wounii, Bessenger

Runs Office From Hospital BedDADE CITY —Running a

busy sheriff's department froma hospital bed is not the easiestjob in the world, but PascoCounty Sheriff Leslie Bessengerdid it despite pain, discomfortand inconvenience.

Sheriff Bessenger was shotand seriously wounded in theright leg when James Byrd, 29,an ex-Marine, tried to shoothis way out of the Pasco Coun-ty Jail on May 13.

Byrd had been arrested a fewminutes earlier and was beingsearched when he pulled a .25caliber pistol. He shot the Sher-iff and Jailer Richard Johnsonbefore he was subdued and dis-armed.

Johnson was released from aTampa hospital May 21, butSheriff Bessenger faced a longerhospital stay. He was trans-ferred from Tampa GeneralHospital to Jackson MemorialHospital here to be closer tohis department.

He had a direct telephone linefrom his bedside to the sheriff'soi5ce, and if any serious emer-gency arose he knew he couldobtain quick assistance fromneighboring sheriffs such as Ed

Blackburn Jr., in HillsboroughCounty; Sim Lowman, in Her-nando County; and Don Gen-ung, in Pinellas County.

The man who shot SheriffBessenger was arraigned beforeCircuit Court Judge Orvil L.Dayton Jr., June 14, on chargesof assault with intent to com-mit flrst degree murder, andpleaded not guilty. His trial wastentatively set for July 24.

Byrd also faces a statutoryrape charge involving a 15-year-old girl and is awaitinghearing on a motion for a newtrial in a circuit court convic-tion of manslaughter stemmingfrom the slaying of his formeremployer, Curtis Johnson.

A veteran of 21 years as Sher-iff of Pasco County, Bessengerhas been shot at, swung at andsometimes cursed, but he willnot deny that he never camecloser to sudden death than hedid in the escape-attempt shoot-ing.

However, this hasn't changedhis desire to get back into lawenforcement "with both feet"as soon as he gets a walkingcast on his wounded leg.

Blackburn's Marksmanship 6ives

Happy Eniiing to Saga of SnakeTAMPA —Sheriff Ed Black-

burn Jr. has vindicated himselfas a marksman.

There was some doubt aboutthe Sheriff's sharpshootingability after Tampa Tribunestaff writer Paul Wilder printeda feature article about an en-counter he and Blackburn hadwith a rattlesnake. He said theSheriff had shot at the snakeand 'missed.

Blackburn's defense was thathe had only one bullet withhim, and he would have blast-ed the reptile to Kingdom Come

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ty Sheriff W. R. Taff; Jeffer-son County Sheriff J. B.Thomas; Gadsden County Sher-iff Otho Edwards; John A. Mad-igan, Jr., of Tallahassee, Flor-ida Sheriffs Association attor-ney; Leon County Sheriff W. P.Joyce, and Franklin CountySheriff H. O. Marshall.

Coker and Watts are mem-mers of the Bureau's admin-istrative board.

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if he had had some more am-mo.

However, there were somemutterings that "a Sheriffshouldn't miss, even if he onlyhas one bullet. They never doon Television. "

Blackburn was in a ticklishspot. "It's not good politics tomiss, " he admitted sadly.

Then opportunity knocked.He went fishing with his good

friend J. H. Stallings, chairmanof the State Welfare Board,and the fishing was slow.

"We had plenty of time tolook around, " said Blackburn."Hal spotted a moccasin lyingon a limb about 15 feet fromthe boat. I loaded up this jun-ior-sized hawg-leg while Halwas trying to place a wagerwith me about hitting thesnake. But, since in some circlesthe practice of wagering bysheriffs is frowned upon I letthis opportunity slip by."

Blackburn felled the snakewith one shot and was baskingin his restored pride whenStallings spotted another hugesnake dozing on a limb.

"Blam"—one shot and Black-burn brought down the secondsnake.

Then the Sheriff returned toTampa —head high, shouldersback ready to face his constitu-ents without flinching.

WILLISTOH —HOST WITH THE MOST—Levy County Sheriff JamesW. Turner (right) presents a resolution to Cecil Webb, well knownFlorida businessman and civic leader, expressing the appreciation of theFlorida Sheriffs Association for his kind and generous hospitality.Turner is president of the Sheriffs Association. On two different occa-sions Webb has been host to state-wide meetings of sheriffs ot hisDixie Lily Ranch, near Williston, and he recently announced that heplans to hold o special hunt at his ranch each year for all of theSheriffs of the state. He also announced that he is thinking of donatinga portion of the proceeds from the public hunting at the ranch to theFlorida Sheriffs Boys Ranch. Webb is a member of the Boys RanchTrustees and a lifetime honorary member of the Florida SheriffsAssociation.

HOT S RINGS, ARK. —ATTEND HATIONAL CONFERENCE ~ Thisgroup f Floridians was photographed at Hot Springs while at)endingthe an ual conference of the National Sheriffs Association i June.They a e, from left, Sheriff and Mrs. Dave Starr, of Orlando;tSheriffSam Jo ce, of Yero Beach; Sheriff Ross E. Boyer, of Sarasota; a4d Mrs.Carl S uffer, of Tallahasee, wife of the Florida Sheriffs Assoc)ation'sfield s cretary. Others who attended the three-day meeting b4t werenot prr(sent when this picture was taken were Carl Staufferi ' SheriffJoyce'sl wife and children; Sheriff and Mrs. Dale Carson, and children,of Jacksonville; and Sheriff Thomas J. Kelly, of Miami. The NSAconference was held in Little Rock, Ark. , and the program includeda side trip to Hot Springs. Sheriff Boyer was re-elected to the na-tional group's board of governors. Sheriff Starr is a past president ofthe asslociation and Sheriff Kelly is a life member. (Sheriff's Star StaffPhoto. )

CLEARWATER—NEW OFFIC~When construction of a new addition

to thg Pinellas County courthouse and jail created space problems inthe o)d courthouse building, Sheriff Don Genung moved his officetemporarily into a house trailer parked beside the jail. . The trailer isshowa being moved into position. Happy about the new addition to theoverctowded jail, Sheriff Genung said he did not mind at all the incon-venier)ce of his temporary quarters.

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FT. AUDERDALE —RANCH FOUHDERS —Broward Coun SheriffAllen Michen (left) presents a Florida Sheriffs Boys Ranch~FoundersClub certificate to his department's Sick Fund Committee ar( a tokenof a preciation for a generous donation to the Ranch. The committeemern ers are Yivian Cobb, Beatrice Davis, Ed Long, Donny heim, BudMehl Joe Leaird and Jack Kaye.

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ST.IAUGUSTINE —400-MILE JAUNT —Deputy Sheriff Guy Rexroad

(leg) gave Junior Chamber of Commerce members an official send-offwheir they left here on a 400-mile trip by horse and carriage to At-lantb. The purpose of their trip was to publicise St. Augustine's com-ing '$00-year centennial celebration during the notional convention ofthe IJaycees. (Photo by Rupert Chasrain. )

061-25—PAYMENT BY THECOUNTY OF TRAVEL EX-PENSES OF THE MEMBERSOF THE BOARD OP COUNTYCOMMISSIONERS TO STATEASSOCIATION OF COUNTYCOMMISSIONERS M E E T-INGS.—The members of aboard of county commissionersmay be reimbursed from countyfunds their reasonable travelexpenses incurred in connectionwith their attendance at meet-ings of the State Association ofCounty Commissioners provideda beneficial county purpose isserved.

061-28—SHERIFF W I T H-HOLDING SERVICE OF AR-REST WARRANT. —A sheriffmay not withhold execution ofan arrest warrant where resti-tution of moneys or goods al-legedly obtained is offered, atthe request of the person whosemoney or property has beentaken.

061-33 —INSOLVENT DE-FENDANTS; APPOINTMENTOF COUNSEL; SECTION 909.-21, FLORIDA STATUTES.—The Circuit Court is the onlycourt which is authorized toappoint counsel for an insolventdefendant, under the provisionsof Section 909.21, Florida Stat-utes. Further, that statute doesnot, furnish authority for theappointment of counsel by theCircuit Court until a capitalcase is actually pending in thatcourt for trial.

061-38—NON-CAPITAL OF-FENSES; STATUTE OP LIM-ITATIONS; WARRANT IS-SUED AND DELIVERED TOOFFICER AUTHORIZED TOSERVE IT PRIOR TO RUN-NING OF STATUTE, BUT DE-FENDANT INDICTED OR IN-FORMED AGAINST AFTERSTATUTORY PERIOD.—When within two years afterthe commission of a non-cap-ital offense, an af5davit charg-ing such offense is made be-fore the proper committingmagistrate and a warrant forthe arrest of the defendant forsuch offense is issued by suchmagistrate and delivered to anoi5cer authorized to serve it,and where the defendant is in-dicted or informed against forsuch offense more than twoyears after the commissionthereof, the statute of limita-tions does not bar prosecutionunder such indictment or infor-mation.

061-40—SHERIFF'S OFFICEBUDGETS; EFFECT OF OB-LIGATIONS IN EXCESS OF;LIABILITY.—Where a sheriff,operating under an office budg-et adopted pursuant to Sections30.49 et seq. , Florida Statutes,incurs obligations in excess ofthat budget, payment thereoffrom public funds may not bemade, in the absence of anamendment legally made au-thorizing the payment of suchexpenditure. Attempted expend-itures made in violation of thesheriff's office budget are nulland void and the sheriff, mak-ing expenditures in violation ofsuch an of5ce budget, and hisbond, are liable for such illegalexpenditures, as well as i'or anyindebtedness contracted for inviolation of the ofhce budget.

061-45 —PREMIUMS PORINSURANCE ON SHERIFF'SDEPUTIES AND EMPLOYEESAS EXPENSE OF THE OFFICE.—A sheriff may not pay fromhis of5cial funds the cost of life,health, accident, hospitaliza-tion or annuity insurance forhis deputies, employees, or him-self.