Top —Notch TeamJACKSONVILLE — Sheriff Dale

Carson, a former FBI agent, has two ex-

FBI men assisting him in the big and

complicated job of setting up a unified

law enforcement agency under Duval

County's new consolidated government.One is John Riley Smith, who, as

head of the consolidated police security

and inspection division, will be in charge

of investigating accusations against offi-

cers in the police and sheriff's depart-

ments.The other is D. K. Brown, who will

serve as Jacksonville Police Chief under

consolidation.Brown was formerly the Special

Agent in Charge of the Jacksonville Dis-

trict for the FBI. Smith is a veteran of 25years with the FBI and was assigned tothe Jacksonville office.

PRAISED FOR

JOB WELL DONE

ARCADIA — DeSoto County

Sheriff Frank Cline was pleased

to receive a citation from Official

Detective Magazine praising the

investigative work in a case invol-

ving a man accused of fatally

poisoning his children. The Award

lauded Sheriff Cline and the men

in his department for handling

the case "in the highest traditions

of law enforcement. " (Photo from

THE ARCADIAN, Arcadia, Fla. )

DIAL 829-6491 FOR L. O.

ST. AUGUSTINE —Sheriff L. O.

Davis got a new telephone number along

with his new office when the St. John' s

County Sheriff's Department moved in-

to its quarters in the beautiful new

St. John's County Courthouse. The num-

ber is now 829-6491, Area Code 904.

SUCCESSFUL BENEFIT

TALLAHASSEE —The Leon

County Sheriff's Mounted Posse rais-

ed $250 for the Florida Sheriffs Boys

Ranch with its annual benefit dance.

This is the second consecutive year

that the Posse has raised a substantial

amount for the Ranch.

THE IDEAL LAWMAN

ST. PETERSBURG —When he

recently retired from the Pin elias

County Sheriff's Department, Capt.Earl Newberry looked back over his

32-year career in law enforcementand gave a newspap'er reporter this

picture of the ideal law enforcementofficer:

"He must be a reference li-

brary, a doctor, a nurse, a baby sitter,a marksman, boxer, wrestler, judo ex-

pert, male governess, juvenile counse-

lor, diplomat, memory expert. . . and

also a good sprinter who runs toward

danger."

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THESHERIFF''S STAR

Volume 12, No. 4June, 1968

ED IT 0 RCarl Stauffer

Field Secretary of theFlorida Sheriffs Association

ASSOCIATE EDITORPatti Sunseri

TI MMY F I D LE R AND BASHF UL F R IE NDS

Timmy Fidler's dog "Smoky" created quite a bit of excitement at the Florida Sheriffs Boys

Ranch when she gave birth to eight puppies in Timmy's clothes closet. This picture, taken a

few days later, found the puppies in a bashful mood —or perhaps their eyes weren't open

yet and they couldn't locate the photographer.

THE SHERIFF'S STAR is pub-lished monthly by the floridaSheriffs Association, a non-profitcorporation, P. O. Box 1487, Tal-lahassee, Florida 32302. The sub-

scription rate is $2.50 per year.Second class postage paid at Tal-lahassee, Florida, and at addition-al mailing offices.

Builder's Club RosterContinues To Grow

The following persons, organi-zations and business firms have beenadded to the roster of the Florida She-riffs Boys Ranch Builders Club inrecognition of donations to the Ranchvalued at $100 or more.

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Mrs. George H. Jackson, Jacksonville.Mr. George W. Richardson, Jr., Jackson-

ville.Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Hawkins, Jacksonville.Mr. C. A. Dinwoodie, St. Petersburg.Bay Point Junior High School, St. Peters-

burg.Clearwater Fishing Club, Clearwater Beach.Mr. and Mrs. Chester W. Steward, North

Largo.Mrs. Elizabeth C. Roberts, Clearwater.Disabled American Veterans, St. Peters-

burg.Mr. Edward C. Keyworth, Largo.Mr. Travis Renfroe, Clearwater.Mr. R. A. Harry, St. Petersburg.Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Vallas, St. Petersburg.Mr. Jack Taylor, Lakeland.Mr. James E. Bowyer, Boca Raton.Mr. Fred P. Weissman, Palm Beach.Mr. George E. Vigourous, Jr., Palm Beach.Mr. S.Joseph Tankoos, Jr., Palm Beach.Mr. and Mrs. George F. Schrafft, Palm

Beach.Mr. Leighton A. Rosenthal, Palm Beach.Mr. and Mrs. John F. Power, Gulf Stream.Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Pierson, Jr., Palm Beach.Col. C. Michael Paul, Palm Beach.Mr. Augustus J. Newman, Palm Beach.Mr. Bruce A. Norris, Palm Beachlylr. Edmund C. Monell, Palm Beach.Mr. Homer H. Marshman, Palm Beach.Col. Leon Mandell, Palm Beach.Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Meadows, Palm Beach.Mr. Joseph H. Lauder, Palm Beach.Mr. J. Patrick Lannan, Palm Beach.Mr. Rodman A. Heeren, Palm Beach.Mr. Charming Hare, Palm Beach.Mr. Walter S. Gubelmann, Palm Beach.Col. Edgar W. Garbisch, Palm Beach.Trosby, Inc. , Palm Beach.Mr. Bedford Davie, Palm Beach.Mr. Thomas G. Patton, Boca Raton.Dr. J. Royston Victor, Boca Raton.Mr. William A. Coleman, Palm Beach.Dr. Herbert Conway, Palm Beach.Mr. Elmer H. Bobst, Palm Beach.Mrs. H. P. Newton, DeBary.Daytona Beach Fire Department, Daytona

Beach.Mr. Harvey R. Malone, Pensacola.Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity, Gainesville.Mr. Herbert L. Freese, Gainesville.Mr. William A. Streeper, Howey-in-the-Hills.Mr. Loyall H. Edge, Tallahassee.Sweet Adelines, Inc. , West Bradenton.Fraternal Order of the Eagles, Sarasota.Mr. George Wiley Elliott, Sanford.Circus Saints & Sinners Club, Ft. Myers.Mr. Thomas W. Bagwell, Avon Park.Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Mason, Sebring.Mr. J. M. Barrow, Sebring.Mr. and Mrs. Marvin H. Crowe, Hobe Sound.Mrs. Giacomo Liggera, Poughkeepsie, New

York.

JUNE, 1BBB

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The Following have made contri-

butions to the Florida Sheriffs BoysRanch Memorial Fund:

Mrs. Fannie Noel Bannerman, Ft. Meade;

in memory of Mr. Harry Godwin.Mr. and Mrs. Ed Blackburn, Jr., Tampa;

in memory of Mr. Tom Wiley, Mr. E. P.Taaffe, Mr. Robert Smith, Mr. Joe Scionti,Mr. Alexander Secord, Mr. Tom Maculuso,

Mrs. Lois McDonald, Mr. Oma P. Greene,Mr. P. N. Filippello, Sr., Mr. John Branch,and Mr. Warren K. Barker.

Mr. and Mrs. William Baer, Melbourne

Beach; in memory of Ms. Grace Smith.Miss Suzanne B. Tirlet, Winter Park;

Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Spicer, Bokeelia; Mr. and

Mrs. George M. Elmendorf, Winter Park;Miss Susan Ellithorp, Palatine Bridge, New

York; Mrs. Aimee R. Merrill and Miss EmilyMerrill, Winter Park; Mrs. G. S. Kennelley,Winter Park; Mrs. Ralph M. Darrin, PalatineBridge, New York; Mrs. J. S. Ellithorp, Jr.,Winter Park; Mrs, C. W. Woodall, Winter

Park; Mrs. Frederick B. Chapman, Winter

Park; and Mr. and Mrs. Roy C. Muir, Osprey;in memory of Mrs. Neil Currie, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Marvin H. Crowe, HobeSound; in memory of Mr. Evans Crary, Sr.

Mr. and Mrs. Clark M. Chiselin, Dade

City; in memory of Mr. Horace G. Adams.Mrs. Florrie Cooler, Sarasota; and Mrs.

Richard Halton, Sarasota; in memory of Mr.Voltaire D. Sturgis.

Miss Katharine Colbert, St. Petersburg;in memory of Mr. Waldo A. Clark.

Ms. Norma E. Dew, St. Petersburg; in

memory of Mr. Carroll R. Runyon.Sister and Sterling Dutton, Jacksonville;

in memory of Mr. Frank Clifton Hillyer.Mr. Benjamin F. Darning, Anna Maria; in

memory of Mrs. Mary Darning.Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Eberhart, Altamontg

Springs; in memory of Mr. Robert Brooks.Mr. and Mrs. Clark M. Chiselin, Dade

City; in memory of Mrs. Myrtle B. Rice.Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Fontaine, Saunders-

town, Rhode Island; Mr. and Mrs. Russell

Poole, Daytona Beach,' Mr. and Mrs. CharlesMartin, Jr., Canton, Illinois; Mrs. N. K.Striegel, Daytona Beach; Miss Cora LeeCummings, Daytona Bah; Mrs. DorothyRoland, Daytona Beach; Mrs. Grace Mc-

Cowen, Daytona Beach; and Mrs. EmmaGriffin, Daytona Beach; in memory of Lt.Col. John Larison Striegel.

Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Fowler, WinterGarden; in memory of Mr. Harry Austin,

Col. and Mrs. D. D. Fisher, Vero Beach;in memory of Sgt. Joe Costello.

Mrs. J. R. Gunn, Kissimmee; in memoryof Mr. W. J.Steed.

Mrs. Mack F. Grubb, St. Petersburg; in

memory of Mr. Mack F. Grubb.Mrs. Elaine Hudson, Waynesville, North

Carolina; in memory of Mr. Fred Southard.Mr. David J. Hamrick, Tallahassee; in

memory of Mrs. Clara Levonia Stephens.Mr. and Mrs. Elton Henley, Tallahassee;

in memory'of Mr. Tom Nelson.

Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Butler, Flint, Michi-

gan; Mr. and Mrs. Godfrey Burrows, Flint,Michigan; Mrs. Erma 8. Graves, Tucson, Ari-

MAIL TO:MEMORIAL FUND

FLORIDA SHERIFFSBOYS RANCH

P. O. BOX 520LORI DALIVE OAK, F

In Memory ofSe nd Acknowledgment to:

Name

Address

From (Donor's Name)

Address

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zona; and Mrs. John H. Reid, Flint, Michi- Mrs. Thomas O. Otto, Miami Beach; in

gan in memory of Dr William Hubbard memory of Dr ThomasO Otto

Mr. and Mrs. Harold F. Hayman, Lecan- Mr. and Mrs. Harold L. Campbell, Frank-

to; in memory of Ms. Annie Hayman, and lin Park, Illinois; Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Hud-

Ms. Lucy Parker. son, Tampa; and Miss M. L. Myers, Tampa;

in memory of Mr. H. L. Peach.Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Hill, Pensacola; in Dr. H. T. Price, Lake Placid; in memory

memory of Mrs. Agatha Wolf, Mrs. Ida Par- of Ms. Sylvia Rucker.rish, Mrs. Dorothy S. Childers, and Mrs. W. Mrs B W. Powers, Ormond Beach;L. Arnold. in memory of Mr. B.W. Powers.

Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Wallace, Dunedin; Mrs. Thomas B. Slade, Jacksonville; and

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Rathje, Clearwater; Home for the Aged, Inc. , Jacksonville; in

and Dr. and Mrs. Roger Mermod, Dunedin; memory of Mr. Cecil A. Tharin, Sr.

in memory of Mr. Harry Ingram. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Simpson, Ocala; in

memory of Mrs. Theo Taylor.Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Knotts, Summer- Mrs. Douglas E. Scates, Gainesville; in

field; in memory of Mrs. Marie Byrum memory of Mr. Douglas E.Scates.Mr. and Mrs. Joseph S. Saunders, Goi- Mr. and Mrs. F. R. Schmidt, LakePlacid;

denrod; in memory of Mrs. Ada S. Letton in memory of Ms. Lois Sylvia Rucker.Mr. and Mrs. Bruce T. Lockwood, Area Mr. and Mrs. Clyde E. Schulte, Fort Lau-

dia; inmemory of Judge Gordon Hayes derdale; in memory of Mrs. Princes Mar-

Ms. Hortense Marcuse Lowits, Braden- chant.ton; in memory of Mr. "Bud" Downey. Mr. Jim Strickland, Dunnellon; in mem-

Mr. and Mrs. RalPh C. Lambert, Atlanta, ory of Mr Moses McCagGeorgia; Mrs. John A. Simmons, Arcadia; Mr. Melvin Silverman, Daytona Beach; in

and Mrs. W. H. Meng, Johnsonville, South memory of Mr. Morrice Freize.Carolina; in memory of Mrs. Frank Thigpen. Mr. and Mrs. C. N. IylcEIvey, Winter Ha-

Sheriff Willis V. McCall, Tavares; in ven; in memory of Cpl. Joseph Parkhill

memory of Mrs. June Ritter. Turnbu I I.Mr. and Mrs. William "Bud" McGehee, Mrs. Earl T. Taylor, Cape Coral; in me-

Winter Haven; in memory of Mr. Earl Mann; mory of Mr. Pari T. Taylor.The Seasiders Club, Palm Beach Shores; Mr. and Mrs. Herbert E. Trival, Winter

Mayor Frederick Mu'lier, Riviera Beach; Park; in memory of David Trival.Ms. Margaret E. Kristensen, Palm Beach Gar- Mrs. Glen R. Taylor, St. Petersburg; in

dens; Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Carter, Palm memory of Mr. Glen R. Taylor.Beach Shores; in memory of MaYor Robert Mrs. R. J. Thompson, N. Olmsted, Ohio;L. McBrien. in memory of Master R. Jennings Thomp-

Mr. and Mrs. Harry McKillips, Date

City; in memory of Mr. Thomas Eerie Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Trivel, Winter Park;Ficquette. and Mr. and Mrs. Earle R. Bridge, Winter

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Byron McDaniel, Park; in memory of Mr. Henry g. Rapp.Dunedin; in memory of Mr. Kenneth Burton. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Turner, Jacksonville;

Mrs. C. H. Maston and Mr. and Mrs inmemoryof Mrs. T. O. Andrew.Charles H. Maston, Jr., Sebring; in memory Mr. and Mrs. Harold Underwood, Lakeof Mr. William J.Scheidler. Worth; in memory of Mr. Clayton Conrad.

Mr. and Mrs. Russell Millis, Jacksonv'lie Mr. and Mrs. Tony Walker, Tallahassee;in memory of Mr. Maurice B. Millie. in memory of Mrs. Chelsea Hill and Mr.

Mr. Howard A. Maddox, Sebring; '" Beth Belcher.memory of Mr. Austin Brewer, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Wilkie, Tallahassee;

Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Noble, Gaithers- in memory of Mrs. F. H. Groom.burg, Maryland; in memory of Mr. C. V. Mrs. Mary Powell, Arcadia; Mr. and Mrs.

Noble. John O. Petrey, Arcadia; and Mr. and Mrs.

Mr. and Mrs. James H. O' Brien, Landrum, D. L. Thigpen, Arcadia; in memory of Hon.South Carolina, in memory of Mr. Ray J F AibrittonAidan Spooner. Ridgewood-Groves Civic Association, Inc.

Bhaga Kaye Ormand, Astor; in Largo; made a con'tribu'tion to 'the Memo-

memory of C. P. and Eliza Ormand. rial Fund without designation.

The Memorial Fund will perpetuate the memory of deceased relatives and,

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

future for similar projects of enduring significance.

Please use this form when mailing contributions to this fund.

Enclosed find contribution of $

White the "business manager", but that doesn' tmean he spends all his time in an "ivory tower" of-hce issuing purchase orders, running up totals on anadding machine or playing with statistics.

If his title means anything, it simply impliesthat sooner or later he gets involved in everybodyelse's business -- and with all the intangibles involvedin raising 100 boys this can happen in a thousand dif-ferent ways any time of the day or night.

The afternoon this writer talked to Ed he hadjust returned to his office after helping to repair adisabled hay baler.

"Last night,"

he said "I was loading hay; andtoday, in between other chores, I am trying to hire anew farm manager. "

Seeing that the farm runs smoothly and effi-ciently is only one of Ed's responsibilities.

One night, not long ago, he got a call at 10p.m. from his boss, Ranch Administrator Harry Wea-ver. "I have two speeches scheduled for tomorrow

Don't Let Ed White's Title Fool Youmorning, and I ean only make one of them", Weaverexplained.

Next morning at 10 a.m. Ed found himself ona podium in nearby Lake City delivering a hastily pre-pared speech.

Calls in the middle of the night are not unusual

for Ed who is on eall 24 hours a day every day in the

week except Saturday. Consequently, he wasn't no-

ticeably "shook up" when he was routed out of bed

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at I a.m. to pick up a returning boy at the Live Oak busstation 11 miles away.

Ed functions as Administrator Weaver's understudy whenWeaver is absent; and there has been at least one weekend when

he was "everybody's understudy". On that occasion Administra-tor Weaver, Social Service Director Dave Dillon and Supervisor ofCottage Living Jim Brettingen were all away from the Ranch.

Keeping tabs on an inventory that is approaching$2,000,000; or issuing purchase orders that average $25,000 amonth and cover everything from bandaids to baked beans, isjust a small part of Ed's job.

Like the other staff members, his real business is raisingboys, and that's why youll find him two or three evenings aweek, playing ball with the boys.

"It's good exercise for me,"Ed explains", and you'd be sur-

prised how many problems we solve out there on the base-ball diamond. "

It takes a special kind of person for such a demandingjob, but Ed has the kind of drive it takes. He demonstrated thisby coming out of the service and polishing off a normal four-year college course in 2-1/2 years.

In addition to his BS Degree in Business Administrationfrom Berry College, he completed specialized studies through theInternational Accountants' Society and is currently involved insome graduate level studies. These credentials plus many yearsof practical experience made him just the man Harry Weaver waslooking for when Harry hired him last year.

Now most of his time and talents belong to the Boys Ranch- - - and yet somehow he still finds time to devote to his wife andhis 2-1/2-year-old son.

"We're enjoying every minute of this, "Ed declared.

iver Story. received his diploma from North Flori-

sr College President Marshal Hamilton

ier photo), Robert Knight paused to

:k at the Florida Sheriffs Boys Ranch,

e for the past seven years. His thoughts,

nted in this article, tell the story of the

inch and its mission better than all the

nd pictures that have been printed since

ich was founded in 1957. The wide

if opportunity that has opened up for

is an example of what the Ranch has toNot all of our boys will follow in

& footsteps or reach the heights that

be in store for him, but whatever the

td whatever the goal, we intend to help

lancher attain his highest potential.

j e

I remember well the night in 1960 when I rodedown the winding road that leads to the Florida Sher-

iffs Boys Ranch.The summer air that came in the car window

was cool, but I was excited and perhaps a little appre-hensive.

What was ahead for me at the Boys Ranch?Would the boys and staff members be friendly' ?

Would I like the Ranch? Would I actually be allowed

to go horseback riding, fishing, swimming. . .?The answers weren't long in coming. On the

very first day, after I had put my clothes away in theroom I was going to share with another boy, I began

to discover that the Ranch was a friendly place.I trusted no one, and yet as time went by I felt

my distrust slipping away little by little. This was nota place of fences, walls and harsh voices. I was al-

lowed to go swimming, horseback riding, and all thethings I had been told about.

Suddenly - - - and this was a new experience tome - - - I seemed to be collecting happy memories.Like the Sunday when my brother, James, came tothe Ranch to live and we were together again at longlast. . . or the dedication of McGehee Cottage at theRanch when I stood on a Coca Cola crate and deliver-

ed the welcome address. . . or the day I visited theFlorida Legislature and was escorted to the rostrumto say a few words about the Boys Ranch.

Years passed and I began to understand the real

meaning of words like trust, love and respect.More than that I discovered a whole new world

of opportunity opening up before me. My life had ac-

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quired a kind of stability I had never known before.I felt secure, not only for now, but for the future too.I could make decisions. I knew where I was headed

and I knew how I was going to get there.The Ranch was not all "fun and games" for me.

There were days when I was "fed up". . . days when

I thought of running away. . . days when I felt dis-

couraged.But, somehow I tend to forget these low points.

I prefer to stand where I am now and look back down

the years to where I started.I have come a long way, and the greatest high-

lights in my life are also the most recent ones.One of them occurred on April 29, 1968, when

I was graduated from North Florida Junior College,

and set my sights on enrollment at Florida State Uni-

versity in the Fall.The other one occurred about 30 days earlier,

but I must go back to 1966 to explain how it happen-

ed. That year I was in a group of Ranchers who went

to St. Petersburg for a weekend vacation. While I was

there I met a very wonderful lady, Mrs. Louise Knight,a widow, who, although I was a stranger to her,

agreed to underwrite my college education.This was a small miracle in itself and1eft me

speechless for the first time in my life. But this was

only the beginning of more wonderful things to come.

In the months that followed Mrs. Knight and I be-

came close friends. I visited her and we took trips to-

gether. I found that her love and affection knew no

bounds.Eventually, with my full accord, she asked Boys

JUNE, 1968

Ranch officials for permission to adopt me. The per-mission was granted, necessary legal steps were taken,and on March 29, 1968, at 12 o'clock, Noon, I,Robert Early, became her adopted son and my namewas changed to Robert Wayne Knight.

I am very, very happy and at long last I have afamily. I could notlove my mother any more if she

were my mother by blood. It is a wonderful feelingto have a mother.

For this reason - - - and for many others so nu-

merous I cannot possibly list them - - - I will be ever-

lastingly grateful for the opportunities that the BoysRanch opened up for me.

To all of the Sheriffs of Florida; to all of thetireless, dedicated staff members at the Boys Ranch;and to all of the generous supporters who keep theBoys Ranch going and growing with their dimes, dol-

lars and their prayers, I offer my deepest appre-ciation.

Finally, to the boys who will follow me downthe winding country road that leads to the BoysRanch. . . rebellious boys. . . disturbed boys. . .defiant boys. . . troubled boys. . . take my word forit, the Boys Ranch is a friendly place; and more thanthat it is a real home.

And to the boys who are already at the Ranch Isay'. stop and look around you. . . open your eyes tothe opportunities the Ranch offers. . . measure yourown potential. . . set high goals and do your best toachieve them.

It's your life. What are you going to do with it'?

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GET INVOLVED

TAMPA —A stable and safe society

depends upon personal involvement by

the individual, according to State Senator

Truett Ott.

Curbing the increase in crime and

stemming the growing lack of concern forthe law and law enforcement is "our own

responsibility, "he said.

FAMILY AFFAIR

JUNIOR DEPUTY CLUBHOUSE SHABBY NO MORE

GAINESVILLE —The clubhouse acquired by Sheriff Joe Crevasse's Junior Deputies waslooking rather shabby until Gainesville Junior Chamber of Commerce members volunteeredto give its paint job. This picture "caught them in the act". In addition to being used as a meet-ing place and recreation center for Junior Deputies, the clubhouse also serves a's an operationalcenter for an experiment in rehabilitation of county jail inmates.

TITUSVILLE —Law enforcementis a "family affair" for the Carters and theBalls.

Mrs. Carol Carter is private secre-tary to Brevard County Sheriff LeighWilson', and her husband, Sgt. Al Carter isa deputy sheriff in the same department.

Mrs. Marie Ball, the Sheriff's chiefcomniunicalions officer, has even morefamily ties in law enforcement.

Her husband, Nick, has been an in-vestigator with the Sheriff's Departmentfor four years. Nick's daughter, KayeRogers, is a secretary in the TitusvillePolice Department; and his sister-in-lawDee Ball, is a dispatcher for the samedepartment.

IN GOOD SHAPE

JASPER —The accounts and re-cords of Hamilton County Sheriff CharlieRhoden were found to be in good shapewhen they were audited by the StateLegislative Auditor's Office.

The audit report stated that collec-tions of record were properly accountedfor; resources were adequate to coverliabilities of record; records were well

kept; and internal control was adequate.

DEPUTY HONORED

FERNANDINA BEACH —DeputySheriff Lawrence Ellis, of the Nassau Cou-

nty Sheriff's Department, received one offour "Policeman of the Year" Awardspresented by American Legion Post 54 atits annual law enforcement recognitionbanquet.

Similar awards also went to PoliceOfficers Elmer Popwell, of Hilliard; Juli-us Booth, of Callahan; and Joe Blalock, ofFernandina Beach.

Nassau County Sheriff H. J. Young-blood, and Officers Curtis Telfair, EarlAlberta, Clark Brookins and Ken Rey-nolds were cited for outstanding policework and service to the community.

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200 HOURS OF TRAINING COMPLETED BY DEPUTIES

TAMPA —Sheriff Malcolm Beard (second from right) congratulates the first of his deputies tocomplete the 200-hour training course required by Florida's new Police Standards Council.They are (from left) Clarence Reed, Richard Schoenborn, Paul Tape and Inspector John F.Kirk, Jr. The 200-hour course was conducted by the Tampa Police Department and theHillsborough County Sheriff's Department. Instiuctors included Sheriff Beard and one ofhis deputies, Captain Robert D. Ramsey.

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BILL REED ISCONCERNED ABOUTSHERIFFS LOSINGPOWER TO FIRE

ORLANDO —Florida Bureau of LawEnforcement Director Bill Reed is con-

cerned about police departments and

sheriff's departments "where the peroga-

tive of discharge and discipline has beenremoved from the chief or sheriff and ves-

ted in an external civil service board. "He expressed these thoughts in an

address before the Florida Council ofChurches, and added: "If you feel thechief or sheriff is responsible, and I think

you should, then give him all of theauthority necessary to fulfill the respon-

bilities of his command, and then hold

him accountable."If the elected leadership is not satis-

factory, then change the command, the

person, but provide his replacement with

the authority and responsibility."We over-act. We change systems to

the extent that the system becomes inop-

erable. 'People problems' are just that.Competence, integrity and efficiency are

the traits of people -- not systems."

HOW IT STARTED

It all started in the year 1899, whenH. H. Bliss stepped down from a trolleycar in New York City and was struck byan electric taxicab - - - becoming the firstauto traffic fatality recorded in the Uni-

ted StatesSome sixty-eight years later, Bliss

has been joined in the cemetery by

1,600,000 other victims of the automo-

bile - - - more than have been killed in all

the wars we have fought.

HE WON FOOTRACE

WITH HIT-RUN DRIVER

MIAMI —Steve Neumann, 16, works at mak-ing a frame for the Certificate of Appreciationwhich Dade County Sheriff Wilson Purdy pre-sented to him. Steve chased a hit-run driverinvolved in a fatal accident and got him to re-turn to the scene of the crime. The certificatehonored him for doing his duty as a citizen byhelping law enforcement. (Miami Herald Pho-to by Joe Schuppe. )

The UnbeatableST. AUGUSTINE —The politi-

cal "know how" of St. John's CountySheriff L. O. Davis, Jr., is something tomarvel at.

He was a 5 to 1 winner in theMay 7, 1968, primary, which markedthe sixth election in which he has ledthe ballot in St. John's County.

"I even had 470 'one shot'votes, "

he reported. "In other words,470 people voted for L. O. alone".

Popular and well knownthroughout the County, the Sheriffdistributed campaign bumper stickersthat were short and to the point. Theysimply said, "Re-elect L. O."

"One guy wrote me up in thepaper about being conceited, " L. O.said; but this didn't worry the hardyveteran of many political wars. Hefigured that people who didn't knowwho L. O. was would ask questions,and that would increase rather than de-tract from the publicity value of thebumper strips.

EGGNAPPERS

ARCADIA —DeSoto CountySheriff Frank E. Cline recovered 200stolen eggs when he arrested chickenfarm employees suspected of being"eggnappers".

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NATIONAL HONORS

TAMPA —Hillsborough County Sheriff

Malcolm Beard was selected by Master

Detective Magazine as "National Police

Officer of the Month" in April.

The magazine featured a nine-page

article on the accomplishments of Sheriff

Beard and his Department.

COOL CASE

FORT MYERS—Sheriff Flanders Thomp-

son isn't likely to recover the loot bur-

glars stole from the Matlacha Fire Depart-

ment. They took some ice cream left over

from a firemen's fund raising dinner.

JUNE, 1966

WOMANLESS WEDDING RAISES FUNDS FOR BOYS RANCH

PENSACOLA —Escambia County Sheriff Bill Davis (left) accepts a generous check from the

Pensacola Lodge of Demolays as a contribution to the Florida Sheriffs Boys Ranch. The Demo-

lays raised the funds with a "womanless wedding" and the cast of "characters" was present

when Mike Caro (right) presented a check to Sheriff Davis.

SheriffSponsors

Award

Winning

Explorer

Post

TAMPA —Sheriff Malcolm Beard's interest in

youth has many facets - - - and one of them is an

award-winning Boy Scout Explorer Post spon-sored by the Hillsborough County Sheriff's De-

partment. Photos on this page show the PostCharter and two awards won at the 1968 Scout-0-Rama; the display at the Scout-0-Rama; and

Sheriff Beard with three of the Explorer Scouts.These young men and other members of the Posthave completed a year of orientation in law en-

forcement as part of their career guidance pro-gram. In addition to sponsoring this post, Sher-iff Beard is an active supporter of the FloridaSheriffs Boys Ranch, the School Safety Patroland other youth projects.

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If You Dial Alcoholics Anonymous and theSheriff's Office Answers, Don't Hang Up

PALATKA —Putnam County Sheriff E. W. (Walt) Pellicer has

a real livewire alcoholism program going, and folks hereabouts

agree it's doing "a lot of good. "In fact, dial the number listed in the Palatka phone di-

rectory for Alcoholics Anonymous, and youll get the Sheriff's

Office. This is because Sheriff Pellicer has volunteered his of-

fice as an "answering service" for the local AA. If someone

calls in need of the kind of help offered by AA, Pellicer's of-

fice can direct him imtltediately to a local AA member, ofwhom there are now about 25.

It all started in 1965 when Pellicer was invited to attend

a local AA meeting, along with County Judge William E. War-

ren and Justice of the Peace Audie Motes. At this meeting Pel-

licer saw some of his former jailhouse "boarders" who had

been regular in-and-outers due to their drinking. But now theywere cold sober and making a success of themselves. Many ofthese the Sheriff had lost track of for some time, and the

change in them appeared miraculous. He realized what AA had

done for these former alcoholics, and became enthusiastic

about the program.Shortly thereafter three AA members approached Pelli-

cer about starting an alcoholism program at Putnam CountyJaiL The Sheriff was extremely receptive to the idea from the

beginning, as were the County Judge and Justice of the Peace

(The three AA-ers are, by the way, all former patients at Flori-

da Alcoholic Rehabilitation Center, Avon Park. )The program was begun in June of '65 and is patterned

somewhat after the Miami Court Project. A prisoner who is ar-

rested because of some alcohol-related crime is probated to thePalatka AA by the County Judge or Justice of the Peace for

whatever length of sentence is imposed.

AA representatives sit in on each trial and then meetwith the Judge or J.P. to suggest length of sentence on the ba-

sis of each individual subject. While under sentence, the sub-ject is required to attend AA meetings regularly.

Palatka's AA reports that about 75% of the prisonersunder this program have been helped. The few who have goneback to their old drinking habits did so after their sentencewas over and they were no longer required to attend AAmeetings.

Hardly a day passes that Pellicer is not in contact withsome AA member, and the program has received 100/o coop-eration from Putnam County pastors. Close to half the individ-uals now under the program came to Pellicer voluntarily forhelp, and were turned over to AA.

The Sheriff maintains special "sobering up" cells at hisjail, and calls on a local MD to give treatment when necessary.He takes an individual interest in each alcoholic; and, to topit all off, he will see to it that transportation is provided forthose needing it to Avon Park when the time comes for theiradmission to the Rehabilitation Center.

Pellicer was elected Sheriff 14 years ago at the age of 29and was previously a deputy. He attended the graduate level ofFlorida School of Alcohol Studies last year, and plans to be inattendance again this year.

A member of the Florida Sheriffs' Association andNa-tional Sheriffs' Association boards of directors, Pellicer re-ceived the Palatka Jaycees' "Good Government Award" in1966.

EXCEPTIONAL MERIT

TITUSVILLE — Brevard County

Sheriff Leigh Wilson presented "awards

of exceptional merit" to three of his

men for the key roles 'they played in

the arrest of Howard (Pete) Gaskill,

charged with the murder of Hoyt V.

Webb.

They are Agents Charles Slaughter

and Bob Tenvooren and Deputy She-

riff Sonny Brannon.

HONORARY DEGREE

BRANFORD — Suwannee CountySheriff Duke McCallister was one offive men who received honorary degrees

from the Branford Chapter of FutureFarmers of America in recognition ofvaluable services rendered to the chapter.

JUNE, 1968

FANCY TIRES

FOR FREE

TAMPA —Sheriff Malcolm Beardlrightl end Olin Mott, U. S. RoyalTire Co. dealer, look over fancywhitewall premium tires that arebeing installed on the Sheriff's pe-trol cars for e performance testwhich shapes up as e "good deal"for everyone concerned. Hillsbor-ough County taxpayers are ex-pected to save around $5,000;deputies driving patrol cars at high

speeds will face less risk of blow-outs end tire failures; and the U.S. Royal Tire Co. will be able todetermine how its top grade tiresperform under actual operatingconditions. The test wes arranged

by Sheriff Beard end Olin MottTire Co. It will involve 45 patrol

WANTED PERSONS

DRIVER

GOLSBY

THOMAS

'DRIVER, James Albert: WhiteMale. Date of birth 9-30-30. Height-5 feet, I/2 inches; weighs 165pounds. Brown wavy hair, hazeleyes, ruddy complexion, stockybuild. Subject was arrested by thePolice Department, Atlanta, Geor-gia 5-15-67 on charge of postalviolation (uttering U. S. Postal Mon-

ey Order - knowing the endorse-ment to be false) and was senten-ced to 10 years. Escape was madefrom the Federal Penitentiary, At-lanta, Georgia, 4-1-68. Use caution.Subject is armed and dangerous. Ifapprehended notify FBI, Tallahas-see; or Florida Bureau of LawEnforcement, Tallahassee, Florida.

GOLSBY, Eugene: Aliases GOLS-BY, Peter; GOLDSBY, Pete; GOLD-SBY, Eugene; GOISBY, Eddie. Co-lored Male. Date of birth 10-13-15. Height —5 feet, 9 inches; weighs155 pounds. Black hair, browneyes. FBI No. 4-441-530. Warrantissued, charge aggravated assault,will extradite. If apprehended noti-fy' Sheriff Michell, Fort Lauder-dale, Florida; or the Florida Bureauof Law Enforcement, Tallahassee,Florida.

THOMAS, Richard Wayne: WhiteMale. Date and place of birth, 8-28-40, Jacksonville, Florida. Height —5feet, 10 inches; weighs 155 pounds.Three warrants issued, charge issu-

ing worthless checks; one warrantissued, charge frau dulant use ofcredit card. If apprehended notifySheriff Crevasse, Gainesville, Flor-ida; or the Florida Bureau of LawEnforcement, Tallahassee, Florida.

SCALF

SIMER

LINDSEY

SCALF, Charles: White Male. Dateof birth, 2-1-41. Height —5 feet llinches; weighs 221 pounds. Brownhair, hazel eyes, ruddy complexion,cut scars upper left arm across el-

bow and on left hand. FBI No.771-040 D. Subject was convictedin Orange County, Florida and sen-tenced 7-31-62 to 30 years oncharge of second degree murder.Escape was made from Raiford,Florida State Prison 4-21-68. Sub-ject's home is Buff City, Tennessee.If apprehended notify Florida StatePrison, Raiford; or the Florida Bu-reau of Law Enforcement, Talla-hassee, Florida.

SIMER, Ronald Everett: WhiteMale. Date of birth 2-1-47. Height—6 feet, 2 inches; 167 pounds. Brownhair and eyes, tattoos on both arms.Subject was arrested 1-4-68 by She-riff's Office, Ft. Lauderdale, Flo-rida on charge of breaking and en-tering with intent to commit pettylarceny. Escape was made fromprison truck 1/2 mile south of StateRoad 84, Ft. Lauderdale 3-29-68.Mother resides in Ft. Lauderdale.Warrant issued, charge escape. Willextradite. If apprehended notifySheriff Michell. Ft. Lauderdale, Flo-rida; or the Florida Bureau of LawEnforcement, Tallahassee, Florida.

LINDSEY, Johnny' . Alias LIND-SEY, John Pless, Jr. : White Male.Date of Birth 3-14-31. Height —5feet, 8 inches; weighs 170 pounds.Brown hair and eyes. Occupation:carpenter. Warrants issued, charge,issuing worthless checks. If appre-hended notify Sheriff Crevasse,Gainesville, Florida; or the FloridaBureau of Law Enforcement, Talla-hassee, Florida.

JOHNSON, Crispin N. Jr. : ColoredMale. In 30's, may have mustache.Warrants issued, charge issuing wor-thless checks. If apprehended notifyConstable Fender, Daytona Beach,Florida or the Florida Bureau ofLaw Enforcement, Tallahassee, Flo-rida.

JOHNSON, JR.

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