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SI&eri jf Gets Clipped —See Cot er Story Page 2

SEPTEMBER 1965

Odds Against HimCI.FWIS T()N —A I'ilnilwiiy PI Isnncl'

doesn't hiive a ch;incc;ig;iinsi th' n1nLI-

cl n tools of liiw cnl ol'cclilclli.When Alton (iill i.lllcl' L'sc'ipcLI fl on1 'I

road gang, Shcrilf F.,irl Dyess used his

moilcln I';idio cnnlnluniciitlnns sci lip io;ilert all law cnforccmcnt oiliccrs in the

area; then he went iilnft in;in iiirpl;ine

to keep the fugitive pinncil down.

Any movement in the c;inc Iicl.l where

Ciardner was hiLling would have been

spotted from the air. CnnscLiucntly all

he could do wlis cower in Ih caneuntil searchers with bloodhounds picked

him up.He was back in custndv less thiin an

hour after he escaped.

PROMOTED

Sheriff Don Ge-nung announcedthat P i n e I I a sC o u n t y DeputySheriff James O.Thompson h a sbeen promoted tothe rank of Lieu-tenant and is sec-ond in commandin the Uniform Di-vision of the Sher-iff's Department.The head of thisdivision is Capt.Carl McMullen.

WEST PALM BEACH —BOYS RANCH BUILDERS—The Florida Sheriffs Boys Ranchhas niany friends in Palm Beach County and Sheriff Martin Kellenberger (right) ispictured here expressing his appreciation to three of them. He presented BoysRanch Builder certificates to (from left) Ken Cable, West Palm Beach; William Bruns,Lake Worth; and Mrs. M. Plush, of Delray Beach.

('hapbin on DutyTAMPA —Prisoners in the Hills-

borough County Jail have an oppor-iiinity to discuss their problems with thel&cv. Ciordon A. Christensen, associatep;istor of Tampa Heights Methodist('hiircli, who w;is selected by the Tam-pa Ministers Association to servep;irt-tiinc j;iil chaplain.

One jail inmate commented he I'elt

he hiiil been treated "as a person andhum;in heing with some value in so-ciety.

'I his is how Chaplain Christenscnwiints to scc all prisoners treated, an'Ihc believes it is basic to rehabilitation.

He praised Sheriff Malcolm Beard;ind his staIT for good jail administra-tion, which he described as a balancenl' firm discipline and compassion.

Costly MistakeLFFSBURG —A 47-year-old Ne-

gro, Arthur Barr, made one of theworst mistakes of his life when he shotnfi' a gun in the yard of a I.eesburgresidence during an argument.

This got him a six-month sentence inthe I ake County Jail, and while he wasa prisoner there SheriIT Willis McCallsent his fingerprints to the Florida Sher-iffs Bureau —a routine action.

The Bureau notified him that Barr,Alias Adolphus Nixon, was a two-timeescapee who had been wanted sincef945 to complete sentences for DadeCounty offenses adding up to life im-prisonment plus 60 years.

This Fish 1%'as IJoadedPUNTA CiORDA —ltusscll B. Phil-

lips really gets;i lwng niit of hshing-but hc almosi gni Inn inilch ot' a hang

when hi» honk sn;iggcd onto;i live h;inil

grenaile in Oldh;im W;it&:rw;iy.

Phillips reeled it in, tenderly took ii

to SheriIT Richard Sticklcy, ;inLI then

presumably Innk ii nerve pill.The Sherilf;Issigncd Deputies DL'n-

nis Price and Lou Cusick tn the jnb nl

disposing of the grenade.

Jail Cost YiiadiedBICOOKSVILI E —Sherif Sim I ..

!owman and thc Hcrnando CountyCommission received plans indicatingit will cost between $400000 and

$425,000 to remodel and expand the

county j;iil.The cost estimate presented hy Ar-

chitect James Ci. lingers ll, of Winter

Park, would cover f;lcilitics fnr;ihoutI 5 pl lsoncrs.

FOR INMATES

JACKSONVILLE —Sher-iff Dale Carson assistsMrs. D. W. Brantiey inselecting books appro-priate for inmates atthe Duval County Jail.The books were donatedto the county jail libraryby the Woman's Club ofJacksonville; and theclub plans to continuecollecting books for thispurpose throughout theyear. (Florida Times-Union photo. )

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Academy Holds First Off-Campus School

ST. AUGUSTINE —Florida Law Enforcement Academy held its first "offcampus" school here August 15-20 for a group of 24 Negro law enforcementofficers. The highly successful general training session was held at FloridaMemorial College, a Negro school, and it covered a wide range of subjectssuch as Arrest Techniques, Search and Seizure, Skills of Crime Investigationand Testifying in Court. Instructors included members of the Florida Me-morial College staff as well as representatives from the FBI; Florida AttorneyGeneral's Office; Florida Sheriffs Bureau; various municipal, county and stateenforcement agencies; and the Florida Law Enforcement Academy Staff."Hoop" Teabault, Editor and Publisher of the St. Augustine Record, dailynewspaper, presented graduation certificates to 17 deputy sheriffs fromVolusia, Hernando, Alachua, Pinellas, Orange, Highlands, St. John' s, Jackson,Polk, Marion, Leon, Pasco and Indian River Counties; and seven police offi-cers from Jacksonville, Clermont, Titusville, Boynton Beach and Haines City.Created by the Florida Sheriffs Association in 1963, the Academy is locatedat Tallahassee and all previous schools have been held on its campus near theTallahassee Municipal Airport. The pictures below were taken during the St.Augustine sessions.

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A Friend to AllThe first fatal accident in

the eight-year history of theFlorida Sheriffs Boys Ranchoccurred on August 10, 1965,when some boys from LewisCottage were swimming andwater skiing at Ocean Pondnear Macclenny.

When the boys were pre-paring for a picnic lunch, theydiscovered that Raymond Cor-yell, a 17-year-old high schooljunior, was not around.

He was found almost im-mediately floating in shallowwater near a boat dock andefforts to revive him with arti-ficial respiration were unsuc-cessful.

The cause of death was notimmediately determined, but itwas believed that Raymondeither dived or fell from thedock while running, fracturedhis neck and subsequentlydrowned. Although many peo-ple were around at the time,no one actually saw what hap-pened.

Funeral services were heldat the Boys Ranch Chapel,August 13, at 10:30 A.M. ,ivith young Ranchers servingas pallbearers and choir mem-bers.

A eulogy delivered by TerryWillard, one of Raymond'sclose friends, described him as"a friend to all. "

SEPTEMSER& 1965

the Sheriff'sCOVER STORY

September, 1965 Vol. 9, No. 7 Sheriff Gets Clipped

TALLAHASSEE —It isn't very often that you see a picture of aSheriff getting clipped because they usually stay out of "clip joints"unless duty requires them to go in and make an arrest.

But this month's cover picture, with Volusia County Sheriff RodneyThursby as the "victim, " is an exception.

The young man with the comb and shears is Larry Stacy, fromthe Florida Sheriffs Boys Ranch, who recently enrolled as a studentat Tallahassee Barber College.

Sheriff Thursby didn't mind getting clipped a little by Larry be-cause Larry is one of his proteges. He originally recommended theVolusia County lad for admission to the Ranch; and has watched hisdevelopment from a barefoot boy to young manhood and the beginningof a career.

The Sheriff was one of the founders of the Boys Ranch back in1957 and he is currently serving as chairman of the executive com-mittee of the Board of Trustees.

Larry is not the ftrst Rancher to select barbering as a career. An-other Volusia County youth, Lloyd deGerald, was graduated fromTallahassee Barber College in 1962, and is building a successful careeras a master barber in New Smyrna Beach.

(Cover photo and picture below by JimMoore, Florida Sheriffs Bureau. )

EDITORIAL BOARDSheriff Flanders G. Thompson. .Lee CountySheriff Sim L. Lowman. .Hernando CountySheriff Ed Yarbrough. . . . . . .Baker CountyFormer Sheriff John P. Hall. . .Clay CountyDon McLeod, Director,

Florida Sheriffs Bureau

EDITORCarl Stauffer

Field Secretary of the Florida Sheriffs Assn.

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Color BlindORLANDO —In a letter printed in

the Orlando Sentinel, Jerry McCain, of807 N. Henry St., Gadsden, Alabama,told the people of Orange County howfortunate they are to have such a won-

derful cooperative Sheriff's Department.

His letter was prompted by the factthat Sheriff Dave Starr had respondedimmediately when requested to notifyLorenzo Pitts, of Orlando, that his

wife was in a serious condition in aGadsden, Ala. , hospital.

"The Sheriff's Department is due allpraise and I congratulate them highly,

"said McCain. "Please be proud of yourSherifFs Department. I would like forsome Northern People to see this in

your paper, as Mr. Pitts in a Negro.So am I, and it made no difference tothe Sheriff's Department of OrangeCounty. "

TONY HONORED

SARASOTA —SarasotaCounty Deputy SheriffTony Montagnesi (right)accepts a "MeritoriousService Award" present-ed to him by the FloridaHighway Patrol for pro-moting highway acci-dent prevention andtraffic safety education.The award was present-ed by Florida HighwayPatrol Sgt. Whitey Knut-sen (left); and SarasotaCounty Sheriff Ross E.Boyer was a proud on-looker.

Straight ShooterTITUSVIIJLE —Here's a young girl

who's a straight shooter.She's Beverly Richardson, 15, of

Merritt Island, who bullseyed her wayto the title of overall champion of Sher-iff iLeigh Wilson's Junior Rifle Club.She won the championship trophy with360 out of a possible 400 points.

FOR GENEROSITY

BARTOW —Polk CountySheriff Monroe Brannenpresents a Builder Cer-tificate to John Carter,of Lake Wales, in recog-nition of his generositytoward the Florida Sher-iffs Boys Ranch. (PolkCounty Sheriff's Depart-ment photo by WayneWyant. )

High TribnteKEY WHSI' —Eleven prisoners in

the Monroe County Jail wrote this noteto Sheriff Reace Thompson after JailerJerry Labrada died of a heart attack:

"We're deeply in regret about Mr.Jerry. He was in fact one of the mostfineness (sic) men that we knew at thejail. We the fellows of the county jailsend our deepest sympathy and regrets. "

Jailer La'brada, 72, was a formerprizefighter. He began working as aprison guard at Big Pine Key in May1947; and later came to Key Westwhere he served as a jailer in the coun-ty jail for 13 years.

WEST PALM BEACH—CRIME FIGHTER RETIRES—Former State Attorney Phil O'Con-nell, who retired after almost a quarter-century of distinguished crime fighting, washonored here at a communion breakfast for police and firemen. He is shown (thirdfrom left) receiving congratulations from (left to right) State Treasurer Broward Wil-liams, Palm Beach County Representative Emmett S. Roberts; and Attorney GeneralEarl Faircloth.

SEPTEMBER, 1965

$1,500 for the RanchOCALA —A benefit horse show

staged by the Marion County SaddleClub raised $1,500 for the FloridaSheriffs iBoys Ranch.

It drew some 2,500 spectators andwas highlighted by presentation of theF. L. McGehee Sportsmanship Trophyto Katy Yantis, of Ocala. The trophyis awarded each year in memory of aformer Marion County Sheriff who wasone of the founders of the Boys Ranch.

News about the Florida Sheriffs Boys Ranch,a home for needy and worthy boys the FloridaSheriffs Association is operating on the SuwanneeRiver near Live Oak, Florida.

More Donors AddedTo Growing RosterOf Builders Club

The following. persons, organiza-tions and business firms have beenadded to the roster of the FloridaSheriffs Boys Ranch Builders Clubin recognition of donations to theRanch valued at $100 or more.

Mr. C. F. Pumphrey, Jacksonville.

Economy wholesale Distributors,Inc. , Jacksonville.

Mr. and Mrs. Philip Hoback, LakeWales.

Mr. L. B. L'hrlich, Bradenton.

Mrs. Frank Saunders, Bradenton.

John M. Scheb, Sarasota.

Mrs. Margaret B. Johnstone, Sara-sota.

Mrs. Maynard Allen, Sarasota.

Mrs. Flanders G. (Minnie)Thompson, Fort Myers.

Sheriff L. O. Davis, Jr., St. Augus-tine.

Sheriff Barkley Gause, Marianna.

Mr. J. Sorgi, Hudson, Ohio.

Mr. G. B. Hill, Jacksonville,

Mr. Emanuel G. Lamping, St.Petersburg.

Mr. Warren S. Watts, Orlando.

Mr. Arthur C. Brown, Gainesvillc.

Mr. A. H. Ellzey, Otter Creek.

Mr. Billie Brooker, Otter Creek.

Mr, Cor J. Trubey, Fort Lauder-dale.

Mr. Robert 4V. Crawford, FortLauderdale.

Mr. W. S. Maurer, Fort Lauder-dale.

Mr. James S. Tatlow, Fort l.auder-dale.

ORLANDO —FOR LIFE—Orange CountySheriff Dave Starr (left) presents a Life-time Membership in the Florida SheriffsBoys Ranch Builder Club to AttorneyRobert Eagan who was instrumental lnhandling details of a large bequest madeto the Boys Ranch from the estate ofthe late William O. Cantrelk The pres-entation was made at an Orange CountyBar Association luncheon. (Orlando Starphoto by Tom Brodwater. )

Generous BequestCLEARWATER —Mrs. Ger trudc

IVeber, of Clearwater, who diedApril 29, 1965, will long be remem-bered at the Florida Sheriffs BoysRanch.

Pinellas County Sheriff Don Ge-nung, who first introduced her tothe Boys Ranch and later made hera Lifetime Honorary Member of theFlorida Sheriffs Association, recentlyrecalled her first visit:to the Ranch.

She traveled by bus with a groupof Pinellas County people during theChristmas season, enjoyed her tripimmensely and was so favorably im-pressed with what she saw that shedonated $1,000 to the Ranch whenshe returned to Clearwater.

From that time until her deathshe maintained an active interest inthe Ranch —and even after herdeath her generosity continued.

When her will was probated Sher-iff Genung received notification thatit included a large bequest to theBoys Ranch.

For LeadershipTAMPA —Hillsborough County

Sherif Malsolm Beard received aplaque from the Frontiers Club foroutstanding leadership.

Mayor Nick Nuccio and City JudgeBob Johnson were similarly honored.

Mail ToMemorial Fund

Florida Sheriffs

Boys Ranch

P. O. Box 649

Live Oak, Florida

Enclosed find contribution of $

ln memory ofSend acknowledgment to:

Name

Address

From (Donor's Name)Address

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

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

hatt Slemot ittmThe following have made con-

l.ributions to the Florida Sheriffs BoysRanch Memorial Fund:

Staff of the Highlands CountySheriff's Department, Sebring; inmemory of Sheriff Lloyd Holton andJesse Tuck, Jr.

Democratic Executive Committeeof DeSoto County, Arcadia; in mem-

ory of Sheriff Lloyd Holton.

Mrs. Amelia Hike, Jacksonville;and Mr. T. V. Hershberger, Jackson-ville; in memory of William F.Wilkinson.

Mr. and Mrs. Joe Diaz, Tampa;in memory of Mrs. Robert Florio;Mrs. Emma Louetta Register Wil-liams and Mrs. June DunningtonDyson.

Mrs. Gertrude L. Mott, Hender-sonville, N, C. ; Mrs. Nora Aly, Mil-waukee, Wisconsin; and Mr. andMrs. Percy Bailey, Corwith, Iowa; inmemory of John C. Hall.

Paul and Osie Hutchins, Starke;in memory of Mrs. Minnie Phillips.

Major and Mrs. gal T. Morrison,Largo; in memory o'f Harry Loving.

Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Cannon, LiveOak; in memory of Mrs. Irene Full-bright.

Mrs. LaMarr Ritchie, Clearwater;in memory of Mr. LaMarr Ritchie.

Mr. and Mrs. Bill Boll, Detroit,Michigan; in memory of Cye W.Conley.

Mr. Wayne Justison, Leesburg; inmemory of Mr. George Matarese.

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

Dr. Jerry L. Ruble and Family,Orlando; in memory of Thomas B.Broadwater.

Mr. and Mrs. Roger L. Jones,Okeechobee; in memory of MorrisCrumm.

Mr. R. C. Bigby, Tampa; in mem-

ory of John T. Steele.Mr. and Mrs. S. F. Murphy, Jack-

sonville; in memory of Mrs. DoyleW. Terry.

Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred C. Varn,Tallahassee; in memory of Leonard(Dusty) A. Wesson, II.

Mrs. Cornelia Byrd, Orlando; inmemory of James R. Byrd.

Mrs. Erne stine B. Kirkpatrick,Maitland; in memory of Mr. OliverW. Kirkpatrick.

SEPTEMSgit, 1965

Mr. and Mrs. James H. Towey, of St. Petersburg, received lifetime honorary member.ships in the Florida Sheriffs Association and a Boys Ranch Builder certificate forsupport given to the Ranch through the James P. Towey Foundation.

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Jung Gwong, Owner-Manager of ChinaCity Restaurant, St. Petersburg, also re-ceived a lifetime membership plaque forpersonal contributions as well as out-standing fund raising efforts.

A lifetime plaque went to F. C. Vannatta,District Engineer of the Florida PowerCorporation, Pinellas Park, for manyhours of valuable assistance with theannual Boys Ranch benefit fish fry.

Sheriff Genung accepts a donation of$100 from Joseph M. O' Rourke whichwill be applied toward construction ofan urgently needed sewer system at theBoys Ranch. Mr. O' Rourke has beenrecommended by the Sheriff to receivea Boys Ranch Builder certificate.

A Boys Ranch Builder certificate went toDr. Robert Hehenberger, past presidentof the Pinellas Park Chapter, Boys Clubsof America, for meritorious service onbehalf of Boys Ranch fund raisingefforts.

Genun0; Expresses Appreciation to Ranch DonorsCLEARWATER —In the pictures below Pinellas County Sheriff Don Genungis expressing his appreciation to donors who have made large contributionsto the Florida Sheriffs Boys Ranch.

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After they arrived in West Palm Beachthe boys were greeted by (from left)Boys Ranch Trustee Emil Bruno; Sher-iff Martin Kellenberger and Ranch Sup-porter Jack Frost.

West Palm Beach photos byDeputy Sheriff Bennie Green

Summer's Gone but Memori

Gary Swisher tells Palm Beach County Sheriff Martin Kellen-berger about the one that got away.

One of the highlights of the West Palm Beach Trip was a dinnerat Capt. Alex Restaurant with Jack Frost as host.

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West Palm Beach TripWEST PALM BEACH —The annual trip to Palm

Beach County is one of the big events of the year foryoungsters at the Florida Sheriffs Boys Ranch, and thisyear's three-day visit July 13-15 was no exception.

Accompanied by Houseparents Harvey Bues andRonald C. Arnold, 30 boys traveled by bus to West PalmBeach as guests of Palm Beach County Sheriff MartinKellenberger and two lifetime honorary members of theFlorida Sheriffs Association, Jack Frost and Emil Bruno,

One of their unique experiences was spending thenight in a $500,000 bomb shelter originally constructedhere for the safety of the late President John F. Kennedy.Their host was the U.S. Coast Guard which now overseesthe facility.

Their busy round of activities included two trips tothe movies, a deep sea 'fishing trip, swimming, bowling,eating at top restaurants and sightseeing.

They were dinner guests of Jack Frost, longtimefriend of the Ranch, on the second night of their visit;and some of their other meals were donated by generousrestaurant owners.

Deputy Sheriff Warren Stork; Chief Deputy RayNunnemaker; Bill Melendez, a member of SheriiF Kellen-

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End of a perfect day. The boys gathered onthe dock at Jacksonville to have their picturetaken with some of the big ones that didn' tget away.

Host Chris Jenkins was on hand to greet the boys when theyarrived in Jacksonville. He is shown shaking hands with BoysRanch Administrator Harry Weaver (right).

,s of Fishing Trips Linger on

berger's Auxiliary Unit; and Emil Bruno accompanied theboys on their deep sea fishing trip aboard Joe DeMarco's"Gem" and Capt. Wendell Hall's "Sea Mist. "

This is the fifth consecutive year that Sheriff Kellen-berger and Emil Bruno have hosted the boys.

jacksonville TripJACKSONVILLE —Getting up at 3:30 A.M. to

climb aboard the 'Boys Ranch bus was the only painfulpart of the trip for youngsters who went to Jacksonvillefor a deep sea fishing trip as guests of Chris Jenkins, ofDow Jenkins Shipping Co. The rest was pure enjoyment.

Jenkins, who is a lifetime honorary member of theFlorida 'Sheriffs Association, provided breakfast for thesleepy-eyed boys in Jacksonville, at 6 A.M. , and immedi-ately afterward the boys boarded the charter fishing boatWynema.

Box lunches, sandwiches and soft drinks were servedaboard the boat, and the host "spared nothing to showthe boys a good time,

" according to Ranch AdministratorHarry Weaver.

Did they catch any fish?You bet they did and they brought home the pictures

on this page to prove it.SEPTEMBER, 1965

The fish is almost as big as the boy. How's that for a prizecatch?

Favorably ImpresselDADE CITY —Pasco County Com-

missioners hired Architect Charles Mac-Cauley to design the proposed new$325,000 Pasco County Jail becausethey were so impressed with the job hedid in laying out the Okaloosa CountyJail.

Mac Cauley was reported to haveagreed to a 4 per cent fee, instead ofthe usual 6 per cent, because the Pascojail is expected to be very much thesame as the Okaloosa jail, with onlyminor changes.

NAPLES —COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD —Collier County Sheriff Doug Hendry re-ceived a Community Service Award from the Naples Pilot Club in recognition of hiswork in behalf of the Florida Sheriffs Boys Ranch. Shown presenting the award areMrs. Robert Benson (left), charter president of the Club and presently chairman of theCommunity Service Committee; and Mrs. Alfred J. Hackney, outgoing president. (Pho-to by Ernest R. Burlingame, Naples. )

Ke SwiteheelTAMPA —Sheriff Malcolm Beard

is an economy-minded innovator.After he took office in January a

study of mailing costs showed that jurysummons could be sent by certified mailinstead of registered mail at a savingsof 35 cents per summons.

So the Sheriff switched to certifiedmail and saved the taxpayers over$1,000 in the first three months of histerm.

Ei0; Time Eolita Arrest is Souvenir of Sheriff Hartley's First YearWILLISTON —One of the big news-

paper headlines Pat Hartley will re-member ifrom his first year as Sheriff ofLevy County went like this:

AREA BOLITA "KINGPIN"CAUGHT IN THE ACT

It was June 12 and a big lottery op-eration rumored to have been netting$20,000 a week had been knocked off

by the combined efforts of Hartley,Alachua 'County Sheriff Joe CrevasseJr. and Marion County Sheriff DougWillis.

The crackdown was a team effort,but Hartley drew a starring role in thenon-fiction drama because his countywas chosen for the big climax.

Sharing the spotlight with him was

Alachua County Sheriff James Hootenwho had ibeen doing undercover workwithin the three-county bolita ring andhad become so deeply involved he wastrusted to pick up and deliver bolita

money and tickets.On 'June 12 Hooten had an appoint-

ment to deliver a paper sack containingsome $12,000 to J. C. Raines, describedas the bolita ring "kingpin, " near Wil-li.ston.

Sheriff Hartley went along with him

and hid behind the front seat as Hootenapproached his rendezvous with Raines.Then when Hooten handed the papersack to Raines, Hartley rose up fromhis hiding place and placed Raines un-

der arrest.This was one of Sheriff Hartley's first

"big time" arrests and it touched off aseries of other arrests of persons ac-cused of being involved in the bolitaoperation.

"This is the biggest case we' ve han-dled since I've been sheriff, " said Cre-vasse, now in his 10th year as Sheriff ofAlachua County.

Raines was charged with operating alottery; and later he was accused of try-ing to bribe Deputy Sheriff Keith Ad-

HANDSOME GIFT

TAMPA —HillsboroughCounty Sheriff MalcolmBeard (right) accepts anAmerican flag for his of-fice from the AmericanLegion. Shown makingt h e presentation a r e(from left) Frank Fal-sone, past Commanderand 'Finance Officer ofLegion P o s t No. 73;Deputy Sheriff Nick Gap-itano, past Commanderand Chaplain of LegionPost No. 248; Mrs. IdeleJamison, Commander ofthe all-women's LegionPost, No. 134; and Mrs.Nellie Eilenberger, Adju-tant of Post No. 134.

ams. He allegedly paid Adams $50"for protection" and, according to offi-cials, Adams pretended to go along withthe deal for evidence.

Boyer's Heail ManSARASOTA —Sheriff Ross E. Boyer

is heading up the pu'blic employee's di-vision of this year's United AppealCampaign in Sarasota County.

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New Jr. Deputy UnitTAMPA —Sixth grade youngsters

in ten elementary schools will have anopportunity to enroll in Sheriff Mal-colm Beard's new Junior Deputy Sher-iff League.

Deputy Sheriff Gene Riddle, who is

in charge of the program, said thosewho are sworn in will receive badgesand identification cards.

"Then, " he said, '"we will ~begin lec-tures and tours that will ibe scheduledfor one hour each month. These willcover county geography, government,history and duties of the sheriff.

"After that we' ll visit each of the di-visions in the sheriff's office, the jail, thecourthouse and the courts. We alsohope to select one Junior Deputy fromeach school to be apart of the sheriff'sentry in the Gasparilla parade nextyear. "

Basic purpose of the Junior DeputySheriff League will be to teach young-sters the basic principles of good lawenforcement and good citizenship; andto encourage them to respect law andorder.

Sheriff Intercepts

CLEARWATER —IT REALLY WORKS —Pinellas County Sheriff Don Genung (right) isenthusiastic about a new high pressure, hot water spray machine he is currently usingto clean ceilings, walls and floors of the Pinellas County Jail. Looking it over with himin the picture above are (from left) Jail Maintenance Engineer John Howard; Jail Cap-tain Herman Vincent; and Doug Eades, representative of the Malsbary ManufacturingCo., of Oakland, California, makers of the machine. Genung said the machine heatstap water to 140 degrees, mixes it with soap and germicides and forces it through anarrow gauge nozzle at 400 pounds of pressure.

PUNTA GORDA —"Night House"is an illegal gambling game playedwith num'bered balls.

The balls, num~bered from one to 100,are placed in a cloth sack which is se-curely tied and well shaken. Then theplayers place bets on various numbersand the sack is tossed around fromplayer to player.

Finally, one of the players separatesa single ball from the others and it istied off while still in the sack. The oth-er 'balls are then emptied out and theone that remains in t11e sack becomesthe winning number.

"Night house" is prevalent in Negrosections all over Florida, abut CharlotteCounty Sheriff Richard Stickley may bethe first sheriff who ever participated ina game —even though it was ever sobriefly.

He pulled a raid so fast one nightdown at a Negro pool hall that he ac-tually caught the bag of balls as it wasbeing tossed from player to player. Heand his men also caught nine gamblersand placed them under arrest.

He's a ColumnistGREEN COVE SPRINGS —~Clay

County Sheriff Jennings Murrhee is anewspaper columnist in his spare time.

He writes a ~by-lined column entitled"Know the Law" for the Clay CountyCrescent to give the public an oppor-tunity to become better informed aboutFlorida Laws.

SEPTEMBER, 1965

MeCall's ChairmanUMATILLA —Lake County Sher-

iff Willis V. MoCall is serving as chair-man of the administrative board atHarry. Anna Crippled Children's Hos-pital, a facility owned and operatedhere ~by the Florida State Elks Associ-ation, Inc.

The Sheriff has been a member ofthe board for 18 years and for the pasteight years held the post of vice chair-man.

~He is also a past president of theFlorida State Elks Association; a pastexalted ruler of Eustis Elks Lodge No.1578; a past president of the FloridaSheriffs Association; and past chairmanof the executive committee of the Flor-ida Sheriffs Boys Ranch Board ofTrustees.

Olel ProblemKEY WEST —Although he's a new

Sheriff, Reace Thompson is fully ac-quainted with one of the old and per-sistent problems of law enforcement.

"If young people are to respect lawenforcement officers, " he told the press,"the parents have got to stop makingtheir kids think we' re the bad wolf. "

"Parents tell their kids, 'if you don' tbehave we' re going to call the police. '

The kids need the fear of God instilledin them and not the police, " he added.

He Aims to PleaseFT. LAUDERDALE —Sheriff Allen

B. Michell is a guy who will go togreat lengths to please the public.

For instance, there was this truckdriver who had been speeding and theSheriff flagged him down.

Michell, in civilian clothes, walkedup to the truck, showed the driver hisbadge and asked to see the man's driv-er's license.

"I don't know if I have one with meor not, " was the reply; followed by thesurly comment: "What right do youhave to carry a ibadge anyhow? You' renot in uniform and you' re not in amarked car with a red light. "

Michell had planned to simply givethe truck driver a warning, but afterthis response he said "we aim to please"and used his car radio to summon auniformed deputy in a marked car.

When the deputy arrived he was car-rying a book of traffic tickets which hepromptly put to use.

FFA Honors StarrDAYTONA BEACH —The Future

Farmers of America at their state con-vention here awarded an honorary statefarmer degree to Orange County Sher-iff Dave Starr for his contributions totheir organization.

CYoungsters at the Florida Sheriffs Boys Ranch are learning to become "ham radio" oper-

OUNTRY ators under the tutelage of members of the Marion County Sheriff's Auxiliary sponsored bySheriff Doug Willis. These pictures were taken when Auxiliary members brought their mo-

HPM/ bile radio communications equipment to the Ranch to start the training routine.

Citrus Stealing's No Longer a Paying Proposition with Les on the JobThe following article by Ann Whalen is reprinted from the April 10, 1965, issue of All Florida Magazine.

Thinking about picking a few bush-els of fruit in that grove you saw lastweek to impress the folks up north?Or are you thinking big—planning tosell hundreds of dollars worth of stolenFlorida gold by the truckload in anoth-er county?

Think again. Florida Citrus Mutual,the organized spokesman for the state' scitrus industry, is on the look-out forfolks who scheme to get rich by large,illegal sales of citrus and folks who stealsmall amounts for home consumptionor to impress friends and relatives.

The newly organized police force ofthe industry is called the Central Intelli-gence Bureau, and comes under CitrusMutual's heading of the Fruit Protec-tion Division.

Hard-hitting, progressive head of theCIB is F. iLeslie Bessenger, who re-signed his post as sheriff of PascoCounty to accept directorship of theinfant organization.

"I resigned as sheriff after 33iAyears in 'law enforcement, 23 of themas sheriff, " Bessenger said. "Now Iwork for 32 sheriffs. "

In its second year of operation, theCIB has made giant steps of progressin halting or slowing citrus stealing, al-though it is still suffering from thegrowing pains of new ventures.

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"The citrus industry is the only in-dustry in Florida that has gone to thesheriffs and said, 'What can we do tohelp you do a better job?'" Bessengersaid.

"There are two other points aboutthe CIB:

"CIiB has been organized and putinto operation at no additional cost tothe taxpayer, because it is part of theFlorida Mutual organization.

"Second, it is the first time countysheriffs have banded together withsomeone else in charge. "

Working with the sheriff in each ofthe 32 central Florida counties underCIB protection are two deputies regu-larly working in the department handpicked to do the additional CIB work.

The deputies know their counties andthe people in them. When their sus-picions are aroused, they swing intoaction to deter or arrest the culprits.

When additional help is needed, dep-uties working with CIB in other coun-ties move in to assist. A plane, newlypurchased by the sheriff's department inManatee County, is on call for use inother areas when CIB calls.

"There are 32,000 members of Flor-ida Citrus Mutual, " Bessenger pointed

out, "but we work to protect all citrusgrowers, packers, canners and dealerswhether they are members or not."

And, according to the figures at Cit-rus Mutual headquarters in Lakeland,CIB is doing a good job.

There were 249 arrests made lastyear, all the way from the thief whowas caught stealing a few bushels froma tree beside the highway and chargedwith petty larceny to the 'big-timethieves who swiped fruit by the truck-load. The conviction rate was high.

In spite of this, fruit losses fromtheft were estimated to be $385,000last year. Stolen fruit, fraud, and van-dalism were the main categories. Thisyear's losses have 'been cut to $33,005.

Legislation, the wide-spread crack-down on law breakers, the stress onprevention of citrus crime —all theseare changing the picture for the citruscriminal. Where once, even ten yearsago, it was easy to make money stealingcitrus, today's criminal finds the steal-ing hard and the selling of stolen fruiteven harder.

Behind it all is the dynamic Les Bes-senger, ever the traditional southerngentleman —except when he becomesthe firm law enforcement officer citruscriminals are learning to fear.

THE SHERIFF'S STAR

Another VictimTALLAHASSEE —When a busi-

nessman here gets a worthless checkor spots a suspicious person he picks upthe telephone and alerts Sheriff BillJoyce; then he puts into operation amerchant-to-merchant chain of tele-phone calls to warn other businessmen.

This is called the "Red Flash" sys-tem, and it works.

One of its recent victims was a manwho tried to cash a check stolen in alocal burglary case. The first time theman presented the check and failed toget it cashed a "red flash" alarm wentout.

The second time he tried to cash it,in another store, Deputy Sheriff EddieBoone sped to the scene, got a descrip-tion of the check casher and placed himunder arrest.

Mue, Shots in ColorPENSACOLA —Sheriff Bill Davis

is using color ifilm for identiflcationphotographs of all persons arrested byhis department.

Color photos are superior to blackand white, he said, because they revealvalua'ble details a'bout a subject. Thecomplexion, eyes and hair can be seenin their true colors; and the facial out-line, the lines of the nose, wrinkles andlips are more vivid.

The Sheriff added that cuts andbruises are more clearly defined incolor photos; and a person wearingglasses can be "mugged" without theusual reflected glare.

Change of PaceJACKSONVILLE —Sheriff Dale

Carson's mail is not all brickbats.Once in a while along comes a

sprig of lilac like the note penned byTheresa Everill. "Dear Sheriff, " shesaid, "I am in the fifth grade. Thankyou for returning my (stolen) bi-cycle. I need it because I ride it toschool and this summer I will rideit to swimming lessons. Thank youagain.

""P.S. Sorry I waited so long to

write. "

Very FortnnateCRESTV~IEW —"We're very fortu-

nate to have two 'boys at the FloridaSheriffs Boys Ranch, " Sheriff Ray Wil-son told the press when Gaston Barber,15, of ~Fort Walton Beach, ibecame thesecond Okaloosa County boy enrolled.

"The Boys Ranch is a wonderful op-portunity for the boys who are luckyenough to be accepted there, "he added.

SEPTEMIER, 1965

Teamwork Bares Sex-for-Sale Racket in BrevardTITU'SVILLE—Knocking off a sex-

for-sale racket is only one of the lawenforcement gains resulting from theclose cooperation Sheriff Leigh Wilsonhas developed 'between his departmentand other law enforcement agencies inBrevard County.

Sheriff Wilson said his central recordsunit, to which all enforcement agenciesin the county send arrest reports, wasinstrumental in solving two big stickupspulled off by a dangerous gang thatwould have shot anyone who resisted.

These arrests also uncovered infor-mation about a county-wide "call girl"racket which was investigated by theFBI and U. S. Treasury agents.

One of the prize exhibits in the callgirl case was a book containing thenames of some 300 "customers, " someas far away as California, Illinois, Tex-as, Louisiana and Missouri.

The book listed not only the custom-er's names and places of employment,but the names of those who referredthem to the sex merchants.

All new customers had to ibe referredby previous customers and the booklisted such details as prices charged andcustomers' special desires.

The Sheriff's Department obtainedpossession of the book when Mr. andMrs. Edgar Wendell Henson were ar-rested in connection with the $20,000robbery of a Cape Canaveral store; andthere were indications at least six girlswere involved in the call girl ring.

Contents of the book indicated large

earnings, as high as $300 a day and thegirls were apparently charging from$20 to $50 for their services. Thesefees were apparently inflated, however,since the book shows that a girl whocharged $20 here got only $5 when sheoperated in Texas.

Some of the customers who couldn' tafford to pay the fees in a lump werepermitted to pay in installments. Insome cases customers were referred toother call girls throughout the state andin other states. Records of these othergirls were forwarded by the Sheriff'sDepartment to appropriate law enforce-ment officers in their areas for investi-gation.

Remove That KeyfMIAMI —If you see Sheriff T. A.

Buchanan's deputies peering into parkedcars, they' re probably enforcing a DadeCounty ordinance which forbids motor-ists to leave their vehicles without stop-ping the engine, locking the ignitionand removing the key.

"While strict enforcement of the keyordinance may bring a little discomfortin the form of a traffic citation to someof the driving pu'blic, " Buchanan toldhis men, "I am sure in the long runthey will appreciate the fact that we aresaving them from running the risk ofbecoming an auto theft victim. "

The 'Sheriff said 80 per cent of stolencars are taken for joy rides, mostly byjuveniles.

TAMPA —PICI~NC HOST —Hillsborough County Sheriff Malcolm Beard serves bakedbeans at a picnic he sponsored for some 800 Hillsborough County School Safety Patrolmembers. The picnic was held at Tampa's Fairyland with the help of deputy sheriffs,school crossing guards, Sheriff's Office personnel and Sgt. ~Percy King, who is incharge of the school patrols.

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Jessie WillardMurray

White m~ale, date andplace of birth 12-21-23,Molton, Ga., averagebuild, grey hair, blueeyes. Occupation: Roofer.

Donald DeweyRusmisell

White male, date andplace of birth 10-5-43,Norfolk, Va., 5 feet, 9inches !all, weighs 136pounds, small build, redhair, ~blue eyes, badteeth; ta'ttoo of "Girl andHeart with name Russ"on right arm, also tattoo

Frank Wayne ByousWhite male, date andplace of birth 6-21-43,Tennessee, 5 feet, 11inches tall, weighs 130pounds, brown blair, ha-zel eyes. FPC: 10 0/S18/17 W/U 011/011 16.Wanted on charge ofEscape, 7-31-65. If ap-prehended notify SheriffHendry, Naples, Fla. ; orthe Florida Sheriffs Bu-reau, Tallahassee, Flor-ida.

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Capias issued, chargeGrand Larceny. No bond.If apprehended notifySheriff Starr, Orlando,Fla. , or the Florida Sher-iffs Bureau, Tallahassee,Flonda

of a "leopard" and "lion"head. Warrant issued,charges Destruction ofProperty and Defraudof Rent. If apprehendednotify Constable Gas-treich, Ormond Beach,Fla. , or the Florida Sher-iffs Bureau, Tallahassee,Florid|a.

Lloyd PierceStandland

White male, age 33, 5feet, 10 inches tall weighs170 pounds, mediumblond h'air, blue eyes.Works as a painter erdairy worker. SS IF263-44-5420. W~anted for Un-lawful Flight to AvoidProsecution for Forgery.If apprehended notifySheriff Gause, Marianna,Fla. ; or the Florida Sher-iffs Bureau, Tallahassee,Florida.

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William T. GrantColored male, date ofbirth 3-8-25, 5 feet, 9inches tall, weighs 156pounds, brown eyes.Gives occupation as fruitfarmer. Last addressApopka, Fla. Believed tobe following the cropsand may now be workingin the Carolinas. Place

Robert LockettColored male, age 21, 5feet, 6 inches eall, weighs140 pounds, ~brown hairand eyes. Always worksalone and has never beenknown to use ian alias.Wanted on several countsof Burglary and AutoLarceny. Will extradite.Last seen in Belle Glade,Fla. , July 7, 1965. If ap-prehended notify SheriflMullis, Fort Vialley, Ga.,the GBI, Perry, Cra. ; orthe Florida Sheriffs Bu-reau, Tallahassee, Fla.

Joseph R. HarrisonWhite male, date of birth8-9-30, 5 feet, 9 inchestall, weighs 180 pounds,brown hair and eyes.Driving red iand white1959 Ford, 1965 FlondaLicense 19-12549. War-rants issued, chargeWorthless Checks. If ap-prehended notify Con-stable Fender, DaytonaBeach, Fla; or the Flor-ida Sheriffs Bureau, Tal-lahassee, Florida.

of birth Notasulga, Ala.Capias issued, chargeDriving While LicenseSuspended, Unlawful Dis-pkly of Suspended Li-cense, Running Stop sign.Bond $2,000.00. If ap-prehended notify Sher-iff Starr, Orlando, Fla. ,or 'the Florida SheriffsBureau, Taliahassee, Fla.

THE SHERIFF'S STAR

Wilbur TillmanWhite male, date andplace of birth, 9-4-40,Alachua County, Fla. , 5feet, 9 inches tall, weighs170 pounds, mediumbuild, brown hair andeyes, light complexion.Special attention Cocoaarea. Three warrants onfile Alachua County,charge Worthless Checks.If apprehended notifySheriff Crevasse, Gaines-ville, Florida; or the Flor-ida Sheriffs Bureau, Tal-lahassee, Florida.

James Allen ParhamWhite male, date of birth1-5-42, 5 feet, 10 inchestall, weighs 180 pounds,brown hair, hazel eyes,tattoo of a "Cross" low-er right arm. Nattionality—English. Occupation—Student. Driving bhie1964 Chevrolet MalibuSports Coupe, MichiganLicense E P 5917 K.Wiartiants issued, chargeWort'bless Checks. If ap-prehended notify SheriffLowman, Brooks ville,Fla., or the Florida Sher-iffs Bureau Tallahassee,Florida.

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Eston BullardWhite male, date andplace of birth 1-27-43,Midway, Flta. , 6 feet tall,weighs 162 pounds, tallslender build, mediumbrown hair, hazel eyes.Cut scar upper left krm,cut scar left fore-arm, cut soar acrosschest. FBI 4528 826D.FPC: 18 L/M 9/5 T/Ul'18 lower. Wanted for

Escape from DC RP 24,Gaines ville, Fla. , on 7-20-65, where he was serv-ing 6 mo. to 5-year termfrom Volusik County oncharge B&E. $25.00 re-ward. If apprehended no-tify Division of Correc-tions, Tallahassee, Fla. orthe Florida Sheriffs Bu-reau, Tallahassee, Flor-ida.

Sollie Lee LiptrothColored male, date andplace of birth 9-24-44,Louisville, Alabama, 6feet tall, weighs 170pounds, black hair, darkbrown eyes, extra darkcomplexion; faded tattoo"SLL" left forearm, cut

scar on ~left cheek, insideleft forearm, upper leftshoulder, both knees.Cafe worker. FBI +118984E. FPC: 19 M/L17/4 W/W 100/111 15.Wanted for Escape fromDC RP 21 on 6 1 65,where he was serving 5-

year term from BayCounty on Auto Larcenycharge. 25.00 reward. Ifapprehended notify Di-vision of Corrections,Tallahassee, Fla., or theFlorida Sheriffs Bureau,Tallahassee, Florida.

Alvin Lee HrabeWhite male, date andplace of ~birth 12-2-29,Plainville, Kansas, 5 feet,11 inches tall, weighs160 pounds, mediumbuild, black hair, blueeyes, black hair birth-mark on right forearm,left hand burned in child-hood. FBI 1443677A.Driving white over red

Chevrolet, 1965 KansasLicense RO 1865. Be-lieved to be in the Naplesarea. Warrant issued,charge Worthless Checks.If apprehended notifySheriff Kellenberger,West Palm Beach, Flor-ida; or the Florida Sher-iffs Bureau, Tallahassee,Flond'a.

Missing Persons as Compiled by the Florida Sheriff's Bureau

Dan CollinsWhite male, date of birth4-18-49, 6', 130 pounds,thin build, dark blondhair, brown eyes, olivecomplexion. Missing since7-16-65. May be in NorthFlorida area or in Ten-nessee. If located contactPD Clearwater, Fla., orthe Florida Sheriffs Bu-reau, Tallahassee, Florida.

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Everett AllenWhite male, date ofbirth 3-13-19, 5 feet, 6inches tall weighs 135pounds, bald, walks witha stoop. Subject is men-tally retarded, has mindof a six-year-old childand talks like a child. Willonly give his name as"Everett. " Missing since

11-11-64 and may havein some manner madehis way to another stateand has been picked upand is unable to tell any-one who he is. Pleasecheck jails and hospitalsin your area and give aswide coverage as pos-sible. Subject may havebeen picked up by ta

truck driver and may bearound some farmer' smarket. If located con-tact Sheriff Crevasse,Gainesville, Florida orthe Florida Sheriffs Bu-reau, Tallahassee, Florida.

William HemlockWthite male, 5 feet, 10inches tall, weighs 155pounds, blond hair, blueeyes, Airborne wings tat-tooed on one arm. Sub-ject is a skilled mechanic,and may have found em-ployment in that field.Missing since July 19,

1965 under peculiar cir-cumstances. Last seendriving ta 1953 Pontiac,1965 Florida License14W-8974. Last knownwhereabouts was on July20, 1965, Eustis, Fla. Ifsubject located notifySheriff Willis, Ooaia,Florida or the FloridaSheriffs Bureau, Talla-hassee, Fla.

G. M. "Mote" PhillipsWhite male, age 57, 5feet, 8 inches tall, thinbuild, grey hair, wearsglasses. Missing since July13, 1965. Was last seendriving ta green 1957Chevrolet, 1965 FloridaLicense 64-23. Anyonein contact with this sub-ject contact Sheriff Hen-dry, Naples, Fla., or theFlorida Sheriffs Bureau,Tallahassee, Florida.

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CRIME AND POPULATION1958-1964

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Main Street's a Battleground, TooWith serious crimes increasing almost six times faster than ourpopulation (see chart above), Main Street has become a bloodierbattleground than anything Viet Nam has to offer. In four years welost some 500 Americans "over there among the Viet Cong"; buthere at home more than 18 times that many persons were murderedin just one year. There were 9,250 murder victims in our nation in1964, according to the FBI; and crimes of violence (murder, forciblerape, robbery and aggravated assault) were up 40 per cent comparedto 1958.