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How to Degrade Law Enforcement —with Just 2 WordsBy J. EDGAR HOOVER

(In FI3I Law Enforcement Bulletin)

Law enforcement today is being de-graded, purposely in many instances,by the widespread and indiscriminateuse of the term "police brutality. "

This practice is called a guilt-by-language process by some individuals.They may be right. For example, theword "juvenile" has been associatedwith "delinquency" so often and so

long that now, svhen used alone, it has

a clisagreeable connotation to much ofthe public.

"Police brutalitv" conjures up visions

of hulking men in uniform clubbing and

beating innocent people. Rarely, how-

ever, does the term fit the circum-stances to which it is applied. It is

used in wild accounts of enforcementofficers' lifting limp demonstrators whoblock busy thoroughfares, in referencesto oral commands by policemen whodisperse potential troublemakers, in de-

picting efforts by officers to halt viola-tions of the law, and in describing anynumber of other sworn duties performed

by policemen.

We know there is a calcuhitcd anddeliberate attempt by some groups toinflame hostility agiiinst law enforce-ment by charging "police brutality"without cause. To a large degree theyhave succeeded. The term is bandiedabout in all media of communicationwithout serious consider;ition as to itstrue meaning or its harmful eflcct ona. profession whicli is cliargcd witli en-forcing the basic rules of civilized liv-111g.

I agree svith a growing number of re-sponsible news editors, public officials,and law-abiding citizens that it is higlitime to get this "pct slogan" into abetter perspective. AVc do not denythere have been instances of misuse offorce by enforcement officers, but suchincidents are not as prevalent as thepublic lias been led to believe. A gener-al and accepted principle of tlic law liasbeen that an officcr may use sucli forceas is necessary to m;ike lawful arrests,protect his life, an(1 perform other spe-cifi duties. Frcqiicntly, however, thcchoice is not his to inakc; he IIAS touse force or bc m;iime(l or killed and

h, ivc tlic riglits of all the people tram-pled by those wlio have no respect forlaw or diie proc(ss. Even tlien, his bestcfl'orts often are not enough, as evi-dcaiccd by the appalling number of(ifIiccrs ass;uiltcd and killed eacli year.

Policcmcn have the same basic rightsas otlicrs. There is no reason why theyshould bc singled out for ridicule byinvalid blanket accusations. The pub-lic, tlic press, and law enforcement it-self should laiincli a concerted drive tostop the semantic indictmcnt of police.Allegations an(1 incidents should bereported and dcscrilied in realistic, im-

parti;il, and tr»tliful terms. If an officeris;issaultcd wliilc making;in arrest andiiscs undue force to subdue the person,then call it "undue force." If an officerus(s profane I;i»gu;ige to a citizen, thend('scribe it;is pnif;inc language. If an(ifhccr is tlioiiglit Io be biased or preju-diced in his Irciitincnt of groiips or in-dividiials, tli(n flic complaint should sosfiitc. 13iit tlic c(inst;uit cry of "policeliriit;ility" as;i c;itcli phriisc, exploitedan(1 iiscd as c;un(iiiflage I'or illegal con-diict, is dead wrong. It is a stigmatiza-tioii of police liy rote.

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BY FLORIDASHERIFFSBUREAU

Martha AnnGiclarowski

White female, age 16,5 feet, 7 inches tall,brown hair and eyes.Missing since September14, 1966. Any stationknowing subject's where-abouts contact SheriffLowman, Brooksville,Fla. , or the Florida Sher-iffs Bureau, Tallahassee,Florida.

Katherine DlanncSharp

White female, age 19, 5feet, 8 inches t:i11, weighs125 pounds, brown hairand eyes. Missing sinceNovember 6, 19'66. Anystation knowing subject'swhereabouts c o n t a c tSheriff Lowman, Brooks-ville, Fla. , or the FloridaSheriffs Bureau, Talla-hassee, Florida.

Lcster C. LibbyWhite male, date andplace of birth 1-29-52,Fort Myers, Fla. , 5 feet,5 inches tall, weighs l25pounds, brown hair, blueeyes. Left home Novem-ber 18, I'9'66, believed en-route North Carolinaand New Jersey. If incontact with subject no-tify Sheriff Thompson,Fort Myers, Florida.

Pinellas County Jail Chaplain James Riddle coun.sels a member of his "congregation. "

Captive Congregation

CLEARWATER —The Rev. James Rid-dle's parish is in the Pinellas County Jail, andhis congregation includes juveniles who'vegone afoul of the law as well as adult pris-oners.

He tries to show the youngsters in theYouth Study Center that "the law" isn't whatthey might have thought it was. To do thejob he shows them movies, some with a mor-al, others just entertaining. They have booksto read, games to play, good food and plentyof it and someone to talk to.

The adult murderers, the rapists, the robbersand the downtrodden drunks can talk to him, too.

And although he is a man of God, he talks aboutHim only when his captive audience wants to hearabout Him.

Chapel is voluntary. . . so are the movies.After chapel out comes his notebook and the Rev.

Mr. Riddle writes down complaints, wants and prob-lems.

He somehow manages to find civic organizationsto come across with enough money to help pay forthe meagre needs of the indigent prisoners.

In between as many as 14 chapel services a week,he finds time to visit the families of prisoners andoften helps them to find enough money to pay therent or counsels them to keep the family together.

He now has a plan that will be a radical changein the handling of first offenders —a system to keeppeople out of jail.

"Like a traffic school, " he explains. "We'd try toget the judge to sentence a man to, say, eight classeswith us, on a Monday night for example. "

If the man is a beginning alcoholic, the classesmight be conducted by Alcoholics Anonymous.

"Hut the idea, " he continued, "would be to keepthese first offenders, in for offenses like writing abad check, from losing their jobs, or their families. "

The "classroom system" would free a man to con-tinue as a working citizen —and, hopefully, the class-es would instill in him a desire to be a better one.

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me 63 cases of beer from a Polktwo electric guitars from Fort Myerse whale of a party; but Polk County

d them up so fast they didn't havew the Sheriff hitting a sour note onchecking the stolen schnapps.

BARTOW-County distcould haveSheriff Montime to enjone of the

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WHAT A BLAST THEY COUL

If the three young men who stole soributor and the two juveniles who stolegotten together they could have had onroe Brannen and his deputies roundeoy their loot. The pictures above shoguitars and Deputy Sheriff Jim Blake

1967

Good Audit ReportTALLAHASSEE —The Florida Sher-

iBs Bureau has again received a goodaudit report.

Here are some of the favorable com-ments made by State Auditor ErnestEllison in a report to Gov. HaydonBurns after the Bureau's accounts andrecords were examined for the fiscalyear ended June 30, 1966:

"The accounting records of the Flor-ida Sheriffs Bureau. were generally ac-curate and well kept. Purchasing pro-cedures were generally in conformitywith Chapter 287, Florida Statutes,and with good business practices. In-ternal control over travel and telephoneexpenditures was adequate. "

After the Legislative Council's Com-mittee on Appropriations and Auditingreceived a copy of the report, Chair-man Louis Wolfson II sent a letter tothe Bureau Board of Directors com-mending the businesslike way in whichthe Bureau was operated during theaudit period.

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January, 1967 Vol. 10, No. 11

FOR THE RANCHWEST PALM BEACH-Mr. Joe Streetman (left)presents Palm BeachCounty Sheriff MartinKellenberger (center)with a $108 check as agift to the Florida Sher-iffs Boys Ranch fromthe Kiwanis Club, WestSide, of West PalmBeach. Looking on isMr. Jack Frost, a Life-time Honorary memberof the Florida SheriffsAssociation.

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 CountySheriff Bryant Thurman. Washington County

EDITORCarl Stauffer

Field Secretary of the Florida Sheriffs Assn.

THE SHERIFF'S STAR is published monthlyby the Florida Sheriffs Association, a non-profitcorporation, P. O. Box 1487, Tallahassee, Flor-ida 32302. The subscription rate is $2.50 peryear. Second class postage paid at Tallahassee,Florida, and at additional mailing ofFices.

From Many SourcesFunds to keep the Florida Sheriffs

Boys Ranch "going and growing" comefrom many sources and are raised ina variety of ways. Here are some re-cent examples:

CRESTVIEW —Okaloosa CountySheriff Ray Wilson sponsored a gospelsing for the benefit of the Ranch.

FORT PIERCE —Eugene V. LishPost, Veterans of Foreign Wars, gaveSheriff J. H. Norvell a check for $200for the Ranch.

PALMETTO —The fire departmentauxiliary here voted to send Christmasgifts to the five Manatee County boysat the Ranch instead of holding thetraditional exchange of gifts amongmembers of the auxiliary. A contribu-tion of $10 for the Ranch was alsoapproved.

BRADENTON —Proceeds from thehorse show held by the Manatee Coun-ty Sheriff's Mounted Posse went to theBoys Ranch.

LOWELL —Horse races open to alltypes of horses were held at Bo-BettFarm for the benefit of the Boys Ranch.

SARASOTA —The Boys Ranch al-ways comes out on top when the Sara-sota County Sheriff's Mounted Posse andthe Manatee County Sheriff's MountedPosse hold their annual "pony expressrace" because no matter which possewins, they both make a generous cashcontribution to the Ranch.

Riders relay mail bags pony expressstyle in the court house to court houserace. The posses start simultaneouslyfrom their "home" court houses, travel-ing in opposite directions, and the firstto reach the opposite court house is thewinner.

Sarasota has won two years in a row.BLOUNTSTOWN —November and

December were good months for theBoys Ranch in Calhoun County. SheriffW. C. Reeder sponsored a benefit cir-cus which netted $225 for the Ranch;and he also invited Ranch Administra-tor Harry Weaver to show the BoysRanch movie to a service club whichnetted some generous contributions.

Smoke SignalJACKSONVILLE —The plume of

smoke curling upward from the DuvalCounty Court House incinerator was"bad news" for local gamblers.

It came from bolita tickets and othergambling paraphernalia being burnedunder the supervision of Sheriff DaleCarson.

The Sheriff burns gambling evidenceperiodically after it has been used incourt, and he accumulated almost ahalf-ton of the stuff for his most recentbonfire.

POLK COUNTY SHARPSHOOTERBARTOW—Polk County Sheriff Mon-

roe Brannen (left) congratulates Depu.ty Sheriff George McCleliand of his de-partment for having won six trophiesin pistol matches. Four of the trophieswere won at a Pistol Match in WinterHaven for the seven-yard line, fifty-yardline, sixty-shot course, and aggregatecourse (unclassified master). Prior tothis match he won first place sharp-shooter at the Florida Peace OfficersMeet at Raiford and second place sharp-shooter at Florida Peace Officers Meet,at Avon Park. Other members of SheriffBrannen's pistol team are Paul Powell,Cairl Goodson, and Kent Brunk.

THE SHERIFF'S STAR

Was it Worth itPWAUCHULA —Jerry Logston, 19,

planned his escape carefully.Sitting in his cell in the Hardee

County Jail he stuck a pin in his legand forced his own saliva into thewound. Then he told a jailer he hadbeen bitten by a black widow spiderand he was promptly taken to a hos-

pital.In the middle of the night, clad only

in a hospital gown, Jerry skipped outof the hospital and headed toward hisfather's home at Blytheville, Arkansas.

Four days later he arrived at hisdestination only to find that the localSheriff had been alerted and was wait-

ing for him.The final touch of irony came after

Hardee County Sheriff Newton Mur-

dock returned Jerry to the HardeeCounty Jail. By this time the fakespider bite had become infected and

Jerry actually did require hospitaltreatment.

How about it, Jerry, was it reallyworth it?

That's All He WroteCHIPLEY —His right name is Henry

C. Williams, but law enforcement offi-

cers refer to him as "Old Thirty-EightThirty,

" and he has been called thefastest man with a pen in the Floridapanhandle.

Sheriff Bryant Thurman explainedthat Williams earned this nicknameand his reputation by writing scores ofbad checks, all of them for $38.30.

Each check was made payable toWilliams with the penciled notation inone corner "O.K. one calf."

Williams, who is 65, was a "guest"in the Washington County Jail and isapparently headed for retirement witha 27-year prison sentence hanging overhis head. According to a newspaperreport he has spent most of his life inprison for forging checks.

Sad SituationORLANDO —"Law officers in Flor-

ida are some of the lowest paid in thenation,

" FBI Agent Joseph Santoiana,Jr. , of Tampa, told the Orlando Cham-

ber of Commerce during a panel dis-cussion.

Sheriff Dave Starr, also on the panel,added that his department is "under-manned" in its efforts to give adequatesecurity and service in the 963 squaremiles of area under its jurisdiction.

The third member of the panel, Or-lando Police Chief Carlisle Johnstone,said the Supreme Court's new rulingon confessions stemming from the Es-cobedo case has "practically hand-cuffed police officials.

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Toys for TotsTAVARES —The Christmas season

was a busy time for prisoners in theLake County Jail. They worked manyhours repairing and refurbishing usedtoys which Sheriff Willis McCall turn-ed over to principals of elementaryschools for distribution to underprivi-

leged children.Sheriff McCall has sponsored the

"Toys for Tots" project in the countyjail for nine consecutive years.

No Confession NeededPANAMA CITY—As he was being

led away by Deputy Sheriffs MarvinFreeman and Jimmy Cauley, StephenL. Libby denied that he had burglar-ized the Parker Junior Food Store.

But the Deputies didn't need a con-fession to wrap up the case. They hadcaught Libby inside the closed storeat 2 a.m. after they had discoveredthat the front glass had been smashedout.

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TWO ORGANIZATIONS HONOR SHERIFF MONROE BRANNEN

BARTOW—Sheriff Monroe Brannen's activities "beyond the normal call of duty" re-

ceived recognition when the VFW presented him with a "public information" award

(top photo) for a program he broadcasts over four radio stations to inform the public

about law enforcement; and the "Youth for America" organization at Lakeland High

School (bottom photo) cited him as a "Square American" for his services as one ofthe group's advisors. Left to right, top photo, are: Mrs. Pauline Parnell, Ace Hornsby,

Sheriff Brannen, Mrs. Christine Hornsby, Tom Walker (Radio Station WBAR) and Bill

Porter. Left to right, bottom photo, are Peter Olson, Suzanne Kondor, Sheriff Brannen,Fran Schutte and Jim Mahoney.

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Ranchers Saw Florida State Clobber University of Maryland.

TALLAHASSEE —A large group of boys from the Florida SheriffsBoys Ranch attended the Florida State University-University ofMaryland football game here as guests of the FSU AthleticDepartment and the Seminole Boosters. These pictures byLeon County Deputy Sheriff Ralph Johnson show the boys en-

joying a buffet dinner before the game and a visit to the FSUdressing room after the game. Dr. Ed Haskell, Tallahassee

physician who plays the dual role of Seminole Booster andBoys Ranch Booster, was their host for the buffet and alsotreated them to a hamburger snack before they departed forthe Ranch. The boys made a similar trip to FSU last year andthis was a "repeat treat. " Ranch staff members and SuwanneeCounty Sheriff Duke McCallister (wearing hat in rear of dressingroom picture) accompanied the boys.

Many Donors Contribute To Boys Ranch Memorial Fund

The following have made contribu-

tions to the Florida Sheriffs Boys RanchMemorial Fund.

Mr. and Mrs. John E. Carroll, Kissimmee; inmemory of Mrs. Bess D. Belch.

Leslie and Christine Reeder, Tampa; andMrs. Mary M. Brightwell, Brooksville; in mem-ory of 1VIr. Hugh L. Culbreath.

Mr. and Mrs. Carl Stauffer, Tallahassee; inmemory of Mr. E. D. Catts.

'Sarasota County Sheriff's Dept. , Sarasota; inmemory of Deputy Sheriff Richard C. Curry.

Mr. Walter E. Bone, Lakeland; in memory ofMr. Frank K. Crumb.

'Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Quinn, Sebring; in mem-ory of Mrs. Beulah Coker.

Mr. Harleston Pournelle, Jr. Live Oak; inmemory of lvlr. Raymond Coryell.

Mr and Mrs. Harold Rogers Bert, Havana;Mr, O. L. Adams, Quincy; and iMr. J. W. Betts,Quincy; in memory of Mrs. Florence Clemons.

IVirs. Barbara Mitchell, Sarasota; Babe Rice,Nokomis; Mr. and Mrs. James L. Bvrom, Venice;The Harn Family, Laurel; lVIrs. Doris Ward,Venice; Walter and Julia Shoemaker, Venice;Gocio School Faculty, Sarasota; Mrs. Deen'sHomeroom Gocio School Sarasota; Mr. and.Mrs. David Washburn, Lakeland; Mr. and Mrs.Forrest Bradford, Venice; Mr. and Mrs. BillHorn, Akron, Ohio; Mr. and Mrs. Gary Booker,Lansing, Michigan; Mr. and Mrs. Sherm Leis,Lakeland; Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Hiltabiddle, Lake-land; Mr. and Mrs. Ray Hines, Ft. Bliss, Texas;lVIr. and Mrs. Floyd Shaup and family, Dalton,Ohio; Mrs. Georgia Ann Austin, Dallas, Florida;Dr. Dean C. Austin, Venice; Mr. Jerry D. Deen,Honolulu, Hawaii; Mr. Victor Bo, Venice; Mrs.L. Thomas, Venice; Adeline and Sonny Bruyere,Venice; Mrs. Edith M. Hill, Venice; and Mrs.Eleanor Williams, Venice; in memory of Sgt.David K. Deen.

Mr. Fred W. Forkel, Tampa; in memory ofCarl J. Forkel.

IVlz. and Mrs. Harold Rogers Bert, Havana; inmemory of Mr. Bobby Fuller.

Mrs. Helen R. Roof, Tavares; in memory of1VIr. Ray Gregory.

JAFFIJAftyt $967

Misses Linda & Nancy Haztkop Tavares; inmemory of Mr. and IVlrs. Arlie J. Damage.

Mrs. Lucille Leslie, Jasper; in memory of Mrs.Rosalind Raid Henderson.

Jim, Guy and Larry Turner, 1VIarianna; inmemory of Mr. C. W. Hollis, Sr.

Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Sewell, Umatilla; andMr. and Mrs. Homer Hooks, Leesburg; in mem-ory of Mzs. Troy Han, Sr.

Mr. 7. Fred Turner and Family, IVIarianna; inmemory of Mr. Kehoe Irwin.

Mz. and Mrs. Hubert Weeks, Tampa; inmemory of Mrs. Frances Ingram.

Mr. and 1VIrs. Alex J. Sabo, Sebring; in mem-ory of Mr. Fred Kingsbury.

Mr. Frank C. Lemke, St. Petersburg; in mem-ory of Mrs. Dorothy Lemke.

Mr. A. Russell IVliner, Sr., Canton, Ohio; inmemory of Mr. Charles D. McCord.

Mr. Edwin H. Stiteler, Jr. Lakeland; in mem-ory of Mr. Laurence A. Nowell.

Sheriff Willis V. McCall, Tavares; in mem-ory of Mrs. Elsie 1VIay.

Shezzff and Mrs. Broward Coker, Sebnns; andHighland's County SherifPs Rescue Uzut, Se-bring; in memory of Mr. W. J. Peoples.

|Mrs. Bernadine E. Rosenberg, Daytona Beach;in memory of Mr. Charles Rosenberg.

Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Holmes, Lake Butler; inmemory of Charles Abram Roberts & Raymondand Sally Holmes.

'Mr. and Mrs. Wm. J. 1VlcDonough, Sarasota;in memory of Mr. Paul Rosenbaum.

Mr. Omar Adams, Quincy; and Mr. J. W.Betts, Quincy; in memory of Mr. J. Ranie Smith.

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Cumming, Tampa; inmemory of Mr. Ralph H. Steward.

iJ. C. and Nellie Turner Jacksonville; inmemory of Mrs. Ethel Mae Taylor.

~Mr and 1VIrs. Duane Schneider, Mauston,Wisconsin; in memory of Mrs. T. J. Wright.

Sheriff and Mrs. Broward Coker, Sebring; inmemory of Mr. Donald Gleason, IVlr. Fred Kings-bury, and Mrs. Martha Lumpkin,

1VIr. and Mrs. D. B. Sewell, Umatilla; in mem-ory of Mr. Carl Merrill and 1Vlr. Euclid Parker.

Mail To:Memorial Fund

Florida Sheriffs

Boys Ranch

P. O. Box 520

Live Oak, Florida

Enclosed find contribution of $

In memory oSend acknowledgment to:

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Address

From (Donor's Name)

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The Memorial Fund will perpetuate the memory of deceased relatives andfriends. It provided the financing for a Boys Ranch Chape]; and it will be used inthe future for similar projects of enduring significance.

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

If Thugs Feel Insecure

There's a Reason

TITUSVILLE — Brevard CountySheriff Leigh Wilson's Department hasgone "space age" all the way with acentral communications system de-signed to make criminals more insecureand the public more secure.

Emergency calls from anywhere inthe county now zing down telephonelines toll free to the Sheriff's communi-cations center at Titusville headquar-ters.

In the past calls from central andsouth Brevard had to be made collector relayed through a branch office inCocoa or Melbourne, a time-consumingprocess.

Now patrolling deputies get theirorders directly from headquarters.

The new system includes four tele-types, two switchboards, a radio dis-patcher and a set of 'flex files. ' It re-quires five on-duty operators, insteadof the three used in the past.

Communications Director Gene Hat-ten said he and Sheriff Wilson workedon this system for three years and nowthat they have it, it is really payingoff in time, money and lives saved.

Crime information comes in over thenation-wide law enforcement teletypenetworks. The Sheriff's Department isin direct contact with law enforce-ment agencies all over the UnitedStates, including the Federal Bureauof Investigation in Washington, D. C.

This information is condensed andput into the 'flex-files' —an instant-usefile system that, in effect, puts a secondman in the deputies car and supplieshim with a crime stopper's memorylonger than U.S. 1.

Deputies halting cars for speeding orreckless driving can check back withthe radio dispatcher before they everget out of their patrol cars, They givethe communications center a descrip-tion of the car and its license number.

A deputy in the center, on hearingthe patrolman's call, steps over to the'flex-file' and quickly checks it. He cantell almost instantly whether the caris stolen or if the owner is wanted forany crime.

ABOVE —First Sgt. Eu-zema Smith, Lt. GeorgeYates and Lt. John Drig-gers (left to right) dis-cuss plans for a practicedrill while kneeling besideone of the horse trailersthat give the Leon Coun-ty Mounted Posse greatmobility for search andrescue missions. Smithand Yates are possemembers and Driggers,a full-time deputy, is thecoordinator between theLeon County Sheriff's De-partment and the posse.

Potted PedalsBARTOW —"My husband is too

drunk to walk, so he took off on hisbicycle,

" a housewife told the PolkCounty Sheriff's Department.

But apparently the potted pedalerreturned safe and sound because shecalled back in a few minutes and said"forget it."6

AT RIGHT —The possemade one of its first pub-lic appearances when itmarched in the 1966Watermelon Festival atMonticello.

THE SHERIFF'S STAR

TALLAHASSEE —The photo onour cover —with Lt. George Yatesin the saddle —symbolizes the spiritof the Leon County Sheriff's Mount-ed Posse.

This organization, sponsored bySheriff Bill Joyce, is "rarin' to go.

"They will ride in a parade, search for alost child, trail an escaped prisoner,help the Sheriff maintain law andorder or carry out any other reason-able assignment that comes underthe heading of helping the Sheriff todo his job.

The Posse marked its first anni-versary in October, 1966, with amembership of 27 men who servewithout pay and even provide theirown horses and equipment.

The public sees the posse in pa-rades and it looks like a lot of fun-but there is also a great deal of hardwork involved. The possemen mustattend drill sessions twice a monthand they must also take special train-ing which will make them capableof handling search and rescue mis-sions. "CHRISTMAS SHOES" FOR THE BOYS RANCH

TAMPA —Stockings —the kind you hang on the mantel —are a traditional part ofChristmas, but this year the youngsters at the Florida Sheriffs Boys Ranch also cele-brated with "Christmas shoes"—87 pairs of them donated by the Thorn McAn shoestore in North Gate 'Shopping Center. Shown loading the shoes for shipment to theRanch are (from leff) Tony Helenek, truck driver; 'Sheriff Malcolm Beard; James A.Smith, manager of the Thorn McAn store; and Deputy Sheriff James Crocker, BoysRanch Coordinator for the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Department. The shoes weretransported by Central Truck Lines, a firm that has provided much free hauling formerchandise destined for the Ranch.

Boyer Nearer to NSA Presidency

JANUARY, 1957

SARASOTA —Sarasota County Sher-iff Ross E. Boyer will be elevated toSecond Vice President of the NationalSheriffs Association in June.

He is presently Fourth Vice Presi-dent and normally would not becomeSecond Vice President until 1968.How-ever, Sheriff Charles Carver, of Minne-sota, who was First Vice President in1966, was defeated in the 1966 elec-tions and this puts Sheriff WilliamHemphill, of Missouri, the presentSecond Vice President, in line for thepresidency in 1967.

Sheriff William Spurrier, of Iowa,the present Third Vice President, willthen move up to First Vice President;and Boyer will move up to Second VicePresident.

The National Sheriffs Associationwill elect officers during its AnnualConvention in Las Vegas, Nevada, June18-21. Election procedures and customwill advance the upper echelon vice

presidents automatically and Bover willbe in line for the presidency in 1969.

BOYS RANCH CHRISTMAS GIFTSEBRING—One of the many Christmasgifts received at the Florida Sheriffs BoysRanch was a $100 check from the Trop-ical 'Bank and Trust 'Co. , of Sebring. F.Elgin Bayless, Sr., president of the Bank,is shown presenting it to HighlandsCounty Sheriff Broward Coker (left).

Valuable TipsNAPLES —Collier County Sheriff E.

A. Doug Hendry, Naples Police ChiefSam Bass and Berwin Williams, As-sistant Director of the Florida SheriffsBureau gave some valuable tips toNaples area merchants on the preven-tion of shoplifting.

Such things as tying the cords ofelectric appliances together, not allow-ing customers to take a large numberof ready-made garments into theirdressing rooms, and keeping an eye oncustomers examining small, expensiveitems can cut down tremendously onloss of merchandise, they said.

Other suggestions were to displayonly half of paired items that would beattractive to shoplifters; and to placemirrors in strategic locations.

"One way of cutting down on shop-lifting,

"Williams said, "is to give each

customer the feeling that he is beingwatched, whether with mirrors or withother devices such as false televisioncameras. "

1Vew Jail in '6VINVERNESS —Citrus County Sheriff

B. R. Quinn expects to move into anew County Jail some time in 1967.Plans for the new building were com-pleted by Nelson Faerber, Naplesarchitect. Gulf Contracting, Inc. , ofSarasota, was the low bidder on con-struction work.

A PLUG FOR THE BOYS RANCH

TAMPA —Hillsborough 'County Sheriff Malcolm Beard (left) shows Robert Cronk,Exhibit Supervisor of the Annual Tampa Auto Show, the booth his department set upto boost the Florida Sheriffs Boys Ranch.

Weaklin0's UnwantedTITUSVILLE —So you want to be

a deputy for Brevard County SheriffLeigh WilsonP

Can you press a 60-pound dumbbellover your head with each armP

Can you raise yourself to a sittingposition wit'h a 35-pound weight onyour neckP

Can you chin up at least 10 times,do at least 10 pushups and clear arunning high jump of at least 3-feetsix-inchesP

Can you swim 400 yards withoutstopping in a reasonable time and run440 yards in not more than 80 secondsP

Do you stand at least 5-feet 9-inchestall and weigh a minimum 160pounds; have 20-20 vision and no hear-ing defectsP

These are just some of the require-ments you must meet to be a roadpatrol deputy or an investigative agent.

You must also pass a Civil ServiceExam and a Physical Exam and haveat least a high school education.

1%eat and OrderlyNAPLES —When Mr. and Mrs. Gil-

bert Newton returned from a trip toNorth Carolina it took them severaldays to discover that a burglar hadstolen a typewriter, a shotgun, a taperecorder and other items from theirhome.

"He was so neat and orderly, socareful not to upset anything, that wedid not realize right away that any-thing was missing,

" Mr. Newton said.

One 1%ever KnowsORLANDO —Add this to your "What

will they think of nextP" collection:Sheriff Dave Starr's office reported a

12-year-old boy was rushed to a hospi-tal to have fragments of a fountain penremoved from his arm and leg.

It seems the boy had stuffed matchheads inside the pen, ignited a fuseand caused the pen to explode.

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ANOTHER GIFT FOR PROPOSED BOYS RANCH FIRE STATION

FERNANDINA BEACH—The Fernandina Beach Fire Department presents a check for$120 to Nassau County sheriff H. J. Youngblood as a gift for the Florida Sheriffs BoysRanch Fire Station. Left to right are: Deputy John Bodine, Sheriff Youngblood, "Butch"Williams, secretary of the Firemen, Fire Chief James Graves, and volunteer firemenJohn Tiliakos and Kasley Thomas.

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Doggone Good Deputy Is Academy GraduateBROOKSVILLE—Hernando County Sheriff Sim Lowman has added a four-leggeddeputy to his staff. The newcomer is King, a 17-month old German Shepherd and agraduate of the National Police Dog academy at Moline, Kansas. He knows only onemaster, Deputy Sheriff Jack Newlands.

King was not trained to be vicious, but was trained to obey every command of hismaster. He stays with Newlands in his home evenings and when he is not on duty.

Deputy King appears very peaceful until sent into action by one of Deputy New-land's commands. He will sit, lay down, guard a gun or a person, search a building,search a parking lot, or trail. When he isn't being worked, he just walks around un-concerned.

Deputy Newlands says, "You can leave him to guard one prisoner while you takecare of another. The slightest move by the prisoner sends King into action. "

Deputy King sits at ease with his handler,Deputy Sheriff Jack Newlands. But it onlytakes the command of his master to sendhim into a frenzy of action as the pictureat right shows. This was purely a demon-stration using a trusty, Lee McCoy, as theassailant. McCoy tried to lift the dog off theground with his padded arm, but King keptbacking up keeping McCoy off balance.

(Pictures courtesy of the Brooksville Sun-Journal. )

A chaplain's advice to agraduation day:

"I am giving you the ball,naming you the quarterbackteam in the game of life. Icoach so I'll give it to you

are calling the signals but the otherthree fellows in the backfield with youhave great reputations. They are namedFaith, Hope, and Charity.

"You'll work behind a truly power-ful line. End to end, it consists of Hon-esty, Loyalty, Devotion to duty, SelfRespect, Cleanliness, Good Behaviorand Courage.

"The goal posts are the Gates ofHeaven.

"God is the referee and sole official.He makes all the rules and there isno appeal from them.

"There are ten rules. You knowthem as the Ten Commandments andyou play them strictly in accordancewith your own religion.

"There is also an important groundrule. It is, "As ye would that menshould do unto you, do ye also to themlikewise. "

"Here is the balI. It is your immortalsoul. Hold on to it. Now, son, get inthere and let's see what you can dowith it.'

"There is only one schedule to play.It lasts all your life, but consists of onlyone game. It is long with no time outand no substitutions. You play thewhole game all your life.

"You' ll have a great backfield. You

boy on

son, andfor youram yourstraight.

JUNIOR DEPUTYCLEARWATER —SheriffDon Genung (right)made Billy Smith, 9, ofFort Lauderdale —the1966-67 Poster Childfor Muscular DystrophyAssociation —a JuniorDeputy Sheriff and gavehim a badge to prove it.Billy visited Clearwaterto kick off a house tohouse fund drive andwas greeted by SheriffGenung and Danny Beck(rear), Clearwater's As-sistant Fire Chief. (Clear-water Sun Photo. )

Rules Of The Game From a Chaplain

JANUARY, 1907

Worth RepeatingLAKELAND-Deputy Sherifl's called

to Padgett Elementary School found apair of shapely legs and a disarrayedskirt protruding from under the princi-pal's desk.

The school custodian who had calledthe Sheriff's Office was pretty wellshaken up. So were the deputies untila closer inspection revealed that thelegs belonged to a clothing store man-nequin and were not real.

It was an effective prank —in fact thedeputies were so impressed with it theytook the "body" back to the Sheriff'sDepartment, placed it under ChiefCriminal Deputy E. J. DeReus' desk,turned out the lights, locked the doorand waited for further developments.

HOW'S THAT FOR OBEDIENCE?

TAMPA —A police dog leaping through a ring of fire in response to a command wasonly one of the amazing feats performed during a three-day Police K-9 Seminar pre-sented here by the Florida Police K-9 Association, Inc. Hillsborough County SheriffMalcolm Beard was host for the meeting which included lectures, demonstrationsand discussions covering subjects such as K-9 Obedience Training; Care and Emer-gency First Aid for K-9's. Building Searches, Crowd Control and K-9 Attack. Approxi-mately 70 members of the Association and 31 police dogs attended the session. Theyrepresented at least 20 law enforcement agencies and correctional institutions.

1Vew Boats Christen'TITUSVILLE — When Brevard

County Sheriff Leigh S. Wilson ac-quired three new 21-foot boats for hisMarine Patrol fleet he christened themin honor of prominent local men.

They were named for Dr. BradleyBaker, an educator who died in 1966;Charles P. Rowley, news reporter whodied in 1966; and Arthur J. Dunn,Titusville area pioneer.

Three Schools Mark Beginning of 4th YearAt Florida Law Enforcement Academy

TALLAHASSEE —Florida Law En-forcement Academy will begin itsfourth year of operation as the onlystate-wide in-service training facilityfor all levels of law enforcement byoffering three schools in February.They are:

GENERAL TRAINING I—February5-11, a basic school dealing with Lawsof Arrest, Arrest Procedure, Firearms,Accident Investigation, Search andSeizure, Report Writing, Crime Scenesand Testifying.

DEATH INVESTIGATIONS ANDSEX CRIMES—February 12-17, ahighly specialized school for investiga-tors of crimes against persons. IncludesPlanning and Conducting Death In-vestigations, Interviews, Interrogationand Confessions, Rules of Evidence,Es'tablishing the Cause of Death, Prob-lems of the Medical Examiner, ObsceneLiterature, Sex Offenders, ProsecutionProblems and Testifying.

WATER SAFETY SEMINAR —Feb-ruary 26 to March 1, for officers in-volved in Water Safety Programs and

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Water Safety Patrols. Includes BoatingLaws, Boating Equipment, BoatingTechniques, First Aid, Search and Res-cue Procedures and Teaching BoatingSafety.

Created in 1964, the Academy re-sulted from the combined efforts ofthe Florida Sheriffs Association and theFlorida Sheriffs Bureau. The Associa-tion built the facilities and the Bureauoperates the training program.

Superior EffortsSARASOTA —The Junior Chamber

of Commerce passed resolutions com-mending the Sarasota County Sheriff'sDepartment, the Sarasota Police De-partment and the Sarasota Fire Depart-ment for superior efforts toward crimeand fire prevention.

"It's gratifying," said Sherifl Ross E.

Boyer, "to know that even though wemay deal with you men sometimes onofficial business, you still are with usand are not kicking us in the teeth asis often the case."

POWERFUL HALF-PINTSTUART —tMartin County Sheriff RoyBaker was a bit surprised when a power-ful half-pint bottle of "buck" (illegalliquor) he confiscated in a raid explodedin his hand. He was still holding theneck of the bottle in his hand when thispicture was being taken. Sheriff Martinand deputy Henry Herbert (holding afive-gallon jug of "buck"), followed atrail of super happy drinkers, most ofthem flat on their backs, before locatingthe batch of "buck. " It was still workingin spite of being half sold. According toSheriff Baker the probable ingredientswere rice, barley, yeast and lye. (Photoby Ed Gluckler. )

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Disaster Unit Ready for Emergencies in Palm Beach County

WEST PALM BEACH—Palm Beach County Sheriff Martin Kellen-berger has organized, within his department, a Disaster ControlUnit which is comprised of forty members of the Road PatrolDivision and two members of the Detective Division. The pur-pose of this well-trained and disciplined unit is to give the

citizens of Palm Beach County maximum service and securityin times of emergency. The Unit is equipped with riot helmets,long batons, jump boots, gas masks and gloves, two sniperrifles, two automatic rifles, four tear gas guns, four shotgunsand portable communication equipment.

Hunch Pays OffIMMOKALEE —It pays to play your

hunches.

Deputy Sheriffs Fred Worth andHerb Wynn had a hunch all was notas it should be when they saw a cardriving out of a vacant field about2r30 a.m.

They stopped the car, questionedthe three men inside and then let themgo when they found nothing to justifydetaining them.

Still suspicious, the deputies checkedbuildings in the area and found that amachine shop had been broken intoand welding equipment had beenstolen.

Alerted by radio, three of SheriffDoug Hendry's patrol cars convergedon the area toward which the threesuspected burglars had been headed.

The men were finally located at anold camp site and the stolen propertywas found hidden in the underbrushnearby.

Within a few hours the three menwere in jail and the burglary case waswrapped up —all because the deputiesplayed their hunch.

JANUARY, 1967

HONORARY RINGMASTERORLANDO —Orange County Sheriff DaveStarr, living up to his role as HonoraryRingmaster of the Cole-Beatty Circus,climbed aboard a circus pachyderm tokick off the big-top show. The circus wassponsored by the Sertoma Club of Or-lando.

"Most Gratifyhag"TAMPA —Hillsborough County Sher-

ic Malcolm Beard and Inspector JohnSalla, his Criminal Dept. Chief, hadnothing but good things to say aboutcooperation of the public and the pressduring investigation of recent murders.

Inspector Salla said, "People readthe information concerning these casesand realized that something they knewmight have some bearing on them. "

"It was most gratifying," said Sheriff

Beard, "to be sitting here with twomurders on our hands and the phoneringing off the hook with information.Not all of it was good information, butat least two pieces were excellent!"

Because of this public cooperationone man was picked up and a state-wide pickup was ordered on another.

Boss of the YearBRADENTON —Manatee County

Sheriff Ken Gross is more than an out-standing Sheriff —he is also this city' s"Boss of the Year."

The "Best Boss" title was awardedto him by the Manatee County Chap-ter of National Secretaries AssociationInternational.

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AS COMPILEDBY FLORIDA

SHERIFFSBUREAU

Herbert IngrahamColored male, may be us-ing alias of GirardeauJONES, date of birth 7-2'5-'31, no other descriip-tion. Driving '19'5'7 ~Chev-rolet:Station Wagon, whiteover blue 1966 Florida Li-cense 5~W-2'3'7'50. Wantedfor Worthless Checksand Investigation of For-gery. Also reportedlywanted by Police Dept. ,Lakeland, Florida. If a'p-prehended notify Con-stable Straight, Lakeland,Fla. , or the Florida Sher-iffs Bureau, Ta'llahassee,Fia

Willie James HowardAlias Sammie Lee How-e'll, Sam Bradford, "RagMop,

" "Street WalkingWi'llie, " colored male,age 26, 5 feet, 7 inchestall, weighs 147 pounds,slender build, dark skin.Believed to be in WestPalm Beach area. War-rant issued, charge Break-ing and Entering withintent to Commit PetitLarceny. If apprehended,notify Sheriff Reeder,Blountstown, Florida orthe Florida Sheriffs Bu-reau, Tallahassee, Fla.

Chester F. Sagner, Jr.White male, date andplace otf birth 11-21-43,Long Branch, N. J., 6feet tall, weighs il'60pounds, dark brown hair,brown eyes. Tattoo name'ICHUCK" upper rightarm, '"BONN IE" upperleft arm. Does construc-tion work. FBI g'942368D. FFC: 17 L/M 1/1 U / U III / OII 17.Wanted for Escape fromDC RP +57, Oviedo,Florida, on Dctober 24,196'6 where ~he was serv-ing 3 year term for Pos-session of Weapon byConvicted Felon. $25.00reward. If atpprehended,notify Division of Correc-tions, Tallahassee, Flor-ida or the Florida Sher-iffs Bureau, Tallahassee,Florida.

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Joseph ReynoldsGarcia

White male, date of birth10-3-35, 6 feet tall,weighs 160 pounds, blackhair, blue eyes, wearsglasses. Garcia and Can-to (see photo next page)may be otperating a 19|63~Cadil'lac, tannish pinkin color, |1966 FloridaIWW-15602, or a 1'959Ford, color white, 4-door, 1~9'66 Florida 4W-28050. Subjects alsouse rental vehicles. War-rants on file for Gar-cia, charge Armed Rob-bery and Un1awful Flightto Avoid Prosecution. Ifapprehended, notify Po-lice Dept. , St. Petersburg,Fla., or the Florida Sher-iffs Bureau, Tallahassee,Florida.

JamesLamar Odom, Jr.

White male, date of birth9&11-3'2, 5 feet, 7 inchestall, weighs 150 pounds,black hair, grey eyes.FPC: 14 M/S 1/'1 T/TII/II 5. Warrant issued,charge Forgery. If appre-hended notify PoliceDept. , 'Clearwater, Fior-i'da, or tahe Florida Sher-iffs Bureau, Tallahassee,Florida.

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Boyd Roland EdwardsWhite male, date of birth8-26-2~2, 6 feet, 3 inchestal~l, weighs '1'8'6 pounds,brown hair and eyes.FPC: 2ll 0/L 11/28 R/W OOO/OII 1'7. Ref:

15/28. Several warrantson file charge Worthless~Checks. If apprehended,notify Police Dept. , Clear-water, Fla. , or the Flor-iida Sheriffs Bureau, Tal-lahassee, Florida.

Albert Vali TrawirkColored male, date ofbirth 2-2'2-30, 5 feet, 7inches tal'1, weighs 160pounds, black hair, browneyes, dark brown com-p'lexion. Has 3 V2 inchscar left side face. FBIg4 720 9'17. FPC: 19M/L 9/1 U/U OO'0/IOO15. Wanted for escapefrom DC RP 5'7, Oviedo,Fla. , pm Octo~ber 19,1966 where he was serv-ing term for escape.$25.00 reward. If appre-hended notify Divisionof Corrections, Tallahas-see, Florida or the Flor-ida Sheriffs Bureau, Tal-lahassee, Florida.

Eddie ColwellAlias "Shaky, "white male,date of birth 8-23-20, 5feet, 9 inches tal~l, weighs165 pounds, grey hair,hazel eyes, fair complex-ion, square chin, falseteeth. Numerous tat toos,one identified as girl' shead on left arm. Fre-quents places where mu-

sicians gather. Painter bytrade. Has lengthy FBIrecord, his number 1-3'80-481. Warrant issued,charge Uttering and Pass-ing Forged Instruments.If apprehended notifySheriff Starr, Orlando,Florida or the FloridaSheriffs Bureau, Talla-hassee, Florida.

Clifford C. HeltonWhite mate, date of birth10-1'1-'27, 5 feet, 6 inchestall, weighs 135 pounds,dark brown hair, browneyes. Tattoo name "Betty"lower right arm, name'"Ruth" on upper rightarm. FBI 4f 507 7~69A.Warrant issued, 1st count,Possession of a fire armby a convicted felon, 2ndcount, Shooting Within aBusiness Building. Totalbond $2'5,000.00. If ap-prehended, notify SheriffDavis, Pensacola, Flor-ida or the Florida Sher-iffs Bureau, Tallahassee,Florida.

Claude J. Gorman, Jr.White male, date of birth8-'27-31, 6 feet, 2 inchestall, weighs 165 pounds,brown hair, hazel eyes.Warrant issued, chargeBreaking and Enteringand Grand Larceny. Ifapprehended, notify Sher-iff Beard. Tampa, Fla. ,or the Florida SheriffsBureau, Ta'llahassee, Fla.

Benny Canto, Jr.White male, also knownas William Milton Gid-dons, Larry Giddens, Rus-sell S. Oakleaf and Rus-sell Bean, date of birth9-9-3'6, 5 feet, 7 inchestall, weighs 1'54 pounds,brown hair, hazel eyes.

JANUARY, 1967

Warrants on file chargeArmed Robbery and Un-lawful Flight to AvoidProsecution. If aippre-hended, notify PoliceDept. , St. Petersburg,Fla. , or the Florida Sher-iffs Bureau, Tallahassee,Florida.

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Joseph Lambs,Colored male, date andplace of birth 7-22-42,Titusville, Fla. , 5 feet, 8inches tall, weighs 160pounds. Warrant issued,

charge Robbery and Ag-gravated Assault. If ap-prehended, notify PoliceDept. , Titusville, Fia., orthe Florida Sheriffs Bu-reau, Tallahassee, Pla.

William RaymondWatts, Sr.

White male, date of birth11-'25-29, 5 feet, 10 inch-es tall, brown hair, blueeyes. Warrant issued,charge Worthless Checks.If apprehended notifyConstable Fender, Day-tona Beach, Florida orthe Florida SherifFs Bu-reau, Tallahassee, Fla.

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Christmas Came

Early for Ranchers

ST. PETERSBURG BEACH —For youngsters at the Florida Sheri8~s

Boys Ranch the Christmas season began in November when 45 of them,

accompanied by staff members, were guests of the Women's Chamber of

Commerce of the Greater Gulf Beaches for a gala weekend of fun and

gifts.Arriving on a Friday night, the group checked in at the Gulf Lane

Motel and were guests of Holly's Restaurant for breakfast the next morn-

ing. Milk and fruit juices were supplied by Bordens, Sealtest and Hood' s

Dairies.After breakfast Mayor Julian Fant escorted the boys to a special

show at the Aquatarium, marine life tourist attraction.Lunch and a swim party at the Bath Club, with Don Davis as host,

were next on the schedule; and the big day was capped off with dinner

at Shakey's Pizza Parlor as guests of Mamie and Americo "Doc" Amadio.

Following dinner the boys received many useful and valuable gifts

collected by the Women's Chamber of Commerce. They also polished off

a Christmas cake for 100 donated by Old Denmark Restaurant.On Sunday morning they were invited to breakfast at Howard John-

son's Restaurant, in North Redington Beach. Then it was off to the Ranch

with box lunches provided by Guy's Restaurant, Madeira Beach, andWolffe's Restaurant, St. Petersburg.

Ranchers crowd the railas they await the begin-ning of a special showgiven in their honor atSt. Petersburg's famousAquata rium.