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Appeal Takes

Budget Law to

Supreme CourtTALLAHASSEE —The Cal-

houn County Commission hasappealed to the Florida Su-preme Court a ruling by Cir-cuit Court Judge E. Clay Lewisthat the 1957 Sheriffs BudgetLaw is constitutional.

Judge Lewis declared the lawvalid on Nov. 29 after theCounty Commission attacked iton grounds that it did not com-ply with a constitutional pro-vision requiring general lawsregulating fees and duties ofcounty officials to be of uniformapplication throughout thestate.

The Circuit Court Judgeruled that the law establisheda reasonable classification ofcounties within the Constitu-tional requirements, and wasnot violative of any Constitu-tional provision.

The Budget Law took all buta handful of Florida countiesoif the antiquated fees systemand placed them on a business-like budget-salary system.

'l2 SheriffsAppointed toRanch Board

ORLANDO —The board ofdirectors of the Florida Sher-iffs Association at a meetinghere January 16, appointed 12Sheriffs to the Board of Trus-tees of the Florida Sheriffs BoysRanch.

The directors also reappoint-ed 14 civilian trustees whoserved during 1958.

Hillsborough County SheriffEd Blackburn Jr. was electedchairman of the trustees; Pinel-las County Sheriff Don Cenungwas named secretary; and J. L.McMullen, civilian trustee fromLive Oak, was named treasurer.

An executive committee con-sisting of these officers plus Su-wannee County Sheriff HughLewis, Pasco Sheriff Leslie Bes-senger, Bay Sheriff M. J.Dagfinand Duval Sheriff Dale Carsonwas named by Blackburn.

Sheriffs named to the Boardof Trustees in addition to thoselisted above are: Marion SheriffF. L. McGehee, Orange SheriffDave Starr. Hernando Sheriff'Sim Lowman, Indian RiverSheriff Sam Joyce, St. LucieSheriff J. R. Norvell and Brow-ard Sheriff' J. A. Lloyd.

Civilians reappointed to theboard in addition to McMullenare: W. A. Leonard Jr., Pensa-cola; State Sen. Fred O. Dickin-son, West Palm Beach; ArthurG. Dozier, state director of childtraining schools, Marianna;U.S. Sen. George A. Smathers;former State Sen. Merrill P.Barber, Vero Beach; L. P. Gib-on, Perry; Col. Robert Pent-and Jr., Miami; Col. Mitchell

olfson, Miami; John A. Snive-y Jr., Winter Haven; W. F.dwards, Dade City; Juvenileourt Judge Marion W. Good-

ng, Jacksonville; Walter Sher-n, Panama City; and R. E.

arrigan, Orlando.

TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA JANUARY, 1959

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ORLANDO —The Florida Sheriffs Association electedofficers and directors for the year 1959 at its annual Mid-Winter Conference here January 16.

Sarasota County Sheriff Ross E. Boyer, as president,headed a slate of officers which included Lee County SheriffFlanders Thompson, first vice president; Orange CountySheriff Dave Starr, second vice president; Florida SheriffsBureau Director Don McLeod, secretary; and Clay CountySheriff John P. Hall, treasurer.

The new directors are:First District —Escambia Judge Finds

son Sheriff Roy Roberson and

Boys RanchSecond District —Putnam

Bheriii walt Felltcsr, UnionRefreShlugSheriff P. D. Reddish and St.

John's Sheriff L. O. Davis.Third District Volusia Sher-

iff Rod ey Thursby, Sem ole freshing to see action steadSheriff J. I,. Hobby and Indian of talk about Juvenile delin-River Sheriff Sam Joyce. quency. "

Fourth District —Hardee Thi was the comment of Es-Sheriff E. Odell Carlton, Mon- cambia County Juvenile Courtrpe Sheriff Jphn Sppttswppd Judge Theodore F. Bruno afterand Palm Beach Sheriff John he heard Escambia CountyKirk. Sheriff Emmett Shelby describe

the Florida Sheriffs Boys RanchSPottswood was elected cha, in a speech begore the Subur-,man of the Board of Directors ban West Rotary Club.and immediately appointed thePublications Committee which "I think this is a wonderfulis responsible gor all Association P. 8 ™for the Sheriffs Asso-publications and the operation ' n," he added, "and I wantog the Honorary Membership to commend Fou for Four ac-program. Members are Spotts- v'ty in Promoting this mwood McLeod, Hall Boyer and cambia CountF. "Immediate Past-President Les-lie Bessenger, Sheriff of PascoCounty.

Bemenger is also antcmatic- JOhnSOn SeeSSheriffs in

;,.„;;.;;:;.;„:;„,:;;,:;;-- V&tal Rolefer, of Tallahassee, as the Asso-ciation's field secretary.

NEW PRESIDENT—Sarasota County Sheriff Ross E. Boyer was electedand installed as the new president of the Florida Sheriffs Associationat the Association's Mid-Winter Conference, in Orlando, January 16.A veteran law enforcement officer, he served with the Florida HighwayPatrol for five years and has been Sarasota County's Sheriff since 1952.He was second vice-president of the Association during 1957 and 1958.

e isativero ram rawn ORLANDO —State Senate

President Dewey Johnson de-scribed Florida's Sheriffs as avital link between the peopleand their government when headdressed the Mid-Winter Con-ference of the Florida SheriffsAssociation here January 16.

He said therefore they playan important role in maintain-ing public confidence in gov-ernment.

Senator Johnson went on topraise the Sheriffs for thesound and practical legislativeprograms they have presentedthrough the years and he re-viewed some of the problemsfacing the 1959 legislature.

Explaining t h a t financialproblems will be uppermost, heexpressed the hope that Floridawill see a "tremendous increasein the volume of revenue" dur-ing the next biennium; andthat there will be no increasedtaxes in any field.

It is his desire, he said, that,the next session of the legisla-ture will be "a taxpayer's ses-sion" and that the legislatorswill approach financial mattersfrom the taxpayer's point of'view.

In closing, he declared that,"good government comes fromthe people; ad we will find it.right back where we lost it,wfbh the people. "

Brighter YearDELAND —It's a brighter

new year for Volusia County'sJunior Deputy Sheriffs. Eachof the youngsters received aflashlight as a personal Christ-mas gift from Sheriff RodneyThursby.

Local Rule Urged By Caldwelland paid its own way."It was independent, it woreno man's yoke. But now thatcommunity is a mere ward ofcentralization. It takes itsorders on law enforcement fromTallahassee and Washington;its schools are dominated by theSupreme Court and the statecapitol; its poor are left to thedeep frozen charity of the wel-fare service and it looks to thestate and nation for financialhelp and general guidance.

"Certainly it is clear aboveand beyond other facts that un-less we can recapture our gov-ernment, unless we can re-establish the constitution as thebasic and controlling documentof the land, nothing else is ofgreat importance. "

ORLANDO —A return tostronger local self-governmentwas urged by Former GovernorMillard Caldwell when he ad-dressed the Mid-Winter Con-ference of the Florida SheriffsAssociation here January 15.

Speaking to an audiencedominated by Sheriffs who havelong prided themselves as the"first line of defense in localself-government, " he lashed outat the "careless people whohave gone with hats in hand tothe state capitols and to Wash-ington for alms"—and have al-lowed local control to slip away.

"Up until the 30's," he said,"the local community kept thepeace, educated its children,looked after its poor, cared forits sick, assessed its own taxes

ORLANDO —The Florida Sheriffs Association at itsMid-Winter Conference here, January 16, received a reportfrom its Legislative Committee through the Chairman, JohnSpottswood, Sheriff of Monroe County; and the AssociationAttorney, John A. Madigan, Jr., of Tallahassee, as to a sug-gested program for recommendation to the 1959 Leg'islature.

Among the general bills discussed were the following:1. A bill to extend the budg-

et-salary law to all countiesthroughout the state, thusabolishing the fee systemstatewide. At the present time,there are still twelve countieson the archaic fee system whichwere excluded from the generalbill when it was passed in 1957.

2. An act to require all doc-tors, nurses, hospitals or em-ployees thereof treating per-sons suffering from gunshotwounds or other wounds of vi-olence to report the same im-mediately to the sheriff's office.The purpose of this bill is self-evident, being a definite aid tolaw enforcement generally.

3. A bill to prohibit the giv-ing of false reports or infor-mation concerning crimes. Thisbill would correct a serious de-ficiency in the laws of Floridawhich presently do not provideany penalty for one who know-ingly makes a false report

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

Good Law Enforcement In Florida

By

THE FLORIDA SHERIFFS ASSOCIATION

At Tallahassee, Fla.

ED ITOR I A L BOARDMonroe County Sheriff John Spattswood Key WestClay County Sheriff John P. Hall . Green Cove SpringsFlorida Sheriffs Bureau Director Don McLeod TallahasseePasco County Sheriff Leslie Bessenger Dade CitySarasota County Sheriff Ross E. Bayer Sarasota

EDITORCarl Stouffer Field Secretary

Florida Sheriffs Association

Odell Cnrlten's Alertness Nets

$1,100 for Hnrdee County ManWAUCHULA —Because Har-

dee County Sheriff Odell Carl-ton looked long and hard atsome $10 and $20 bills, J. H.Sykes of Wauchula is $1100richer.

It seems that Sykes' brotherhad put some $1500 into achange purse and hid the pursein an old heater. But he diedwithout telling anyone wherehe had hid the money and asearch by Sykes didn't turn upany of the cash.

Then Sykes g'ave away theheater.

One day, about a year later,an itinerant fruit picker at-tracted attention because he hadapparently come into a greatdeal of money without workingfor it. Sheriff Carlton pickedup the man for questioning.

A search of the itinerantworkers' pockets turned up$1191 in $10 and $20 bills. Theman maintained that it was hismoney. He said he made itselling drugs to other prisonerswhen he was serving time in aWest Virginia prison. He toldthe sheriff he had buried themoney in a swamp in 1945 andhad recovered it last Septem-ber.

His story was plausibleuntil Sheriff Carlton took agood look at the money. There,on the right side of the face ofthe bills, alongside of the sig-nature of the Secretary of theTreasury, were the series datesof the bills. And they read

Bill lime Crime

Marches en;Ull 11 Per Cent

WASHINGTON —Major U.S. crimes increased 11 per centin the first nine months of1958, according to the FederalBureau of Investigation.

Robbery was up 18 per cent;burglary, 14 per cent; forciblerape, 13 per cent; larceny (over$50), 13 per cent; auto theft,5 per cent; murder, 3 per cent;and aggravated assault, 2 percent.

Cities with populations rang-ing from 25,000 to 750,000showed an increase of 14 percent; but those from 750,000to one million in populationwere up only 8 per cent.

New York logged the greatestnumber of crimes, and Utica,N. Y., has the fewest —a totalof 377 including 1 murder, noforcible rapes, 6 robberies, 11aggravated assaults, 127 burg-laries, 90 larcenies and 142 autotheft cases.

Heads Young DemosC RE STVIEW —Okaloosa

County Sheriff Ray Wilson hasbeen elected chairman of theYoung . Democratic Club ofOkaloosa County. He is Flor-ida's youngest Sheriff.

"Series 1950." which meantthat the worker couldn't pos-sibly have buried the bills in1945 if they hadn't been print-ed until 1950.

The fruit picker then con-fessed. He had found the moneyin an old purse in the heater-the money which Sykes' brotherhad hid a year ago.

Sykes got his money back-the $1,100 which was left. Thefruit picker got the car he hadbought with the money and a$91 reward. And Sheriff Carl-ton? He got the satisfaction ofanother day's work, well done.

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Big CrimesPANAMA CITY—Bay County

Sheriff M. J. (Doc) Daffln'scampaign for better law en-forcement has been commendedby the Panama City News-Her-ald, the Panama City policechief and a veteran FBI officer.

The News-Herald said theSheriff's Department c o u 1 dboast of not having a singleunsolved major crime in thecounty. "And members of aonce-fiourishing Panama Cityunderworld are behind barsserving long terms. "

Among Sheriff Daffin's ac-complishments were listed put-ting marked patrol cars on thehighways and uniformed de-puties in them, and placingmatrons at the county jail. Themost progressive step, the NewsHerald said, was the creationof a crack investigative depart-ment which is considered oneof the best in the state.

"Daffin and his investigatorshave a near perfect record insolving Bay County crimes, "the paper said.

Panama City Police ChiefIra Ross said: "The PanamaCity police department and thesheriff's office enjoy the bestrelations in history. The netresult has been a higher ratioof crimes solved for both mydepartment and the sheriff. "

And a veteran FBI agent said"We can always depend on thefullest cooperation from SheriffDaffin and his staff. "

Well Known NameSheriff's Heritage

ORANGE CITY—Thursby isa well known name in thisVolusia County community.

Louis P. Thur sby was theearliest known white settler ofthis area over 100 years ago,and his grandson, Rodney B.Thursby, is both the Mayor ofOrange City and the Sheriff ofVolusia County.

Sheriff Thursby comes by hisrole of public official naturally.Hjs father served 12 years ontJfe Volusia County Commission.

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PALATKA —BLASTED TO BITS—A 600-gauon moonshine still wasreduced to rubble in a raid led by Putnam County Sheriff Walt Pellicer.In the top photo the sheriff applies the axe while the still equipmentis checked by Deputy Sheriffs W. Mincey and Floyd Johnson; SamAuvit, State Beverage Agent; and C. C. Spinks, Federal Agent. Thebottom photo shows all that was left of the still after the officersdynamited it.

CLEARWATER —JAIL STAFF IN UNIFORM —Sheriff Don Genung( ~ight) inspects new uniforms issued to Piaeuas County Jail Staff mem-bers (left to right) Philip Kuaz, Vernon Griffith, Matron Helen A.Deneen, Capt. Carl Walker and George Rozelle. This is only one ofmany improvements Sheriff Genung has made in the administration andoperation of the jail. (Clearwater Sun photo. )

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BARTOW —BOUND FOR THE RANCH —Sheriff Hagon Parrish checksload of equipment contributed to the Florida Sheriffs Boys Ranch. Itincluded 26 new lavatories donated by E. W. Watts of Lakeland; anda miniature billiard table donated by Tropical Amusement Co. ofLakeland.

Article Cites

Popularity efSheriff Parker

PANAMA CITY—Gulf CountSheriff Byrd E. Parker Sr. wthe subject of a feature articlin a recent issue of the PanamCity Herald. Highlights of tharticle, by News-Herald StaEditor Mike Darley, follow:

"Gulf County's Byrd E. Parker Sr. is the dean of Panhandlsheriffs and has gained a reputation of being a 'lawman'lawman' in his almost quarteof a century in law enforcement.

"Elected Culf County's chiclaw enforcement officer in 1936Sheriff Parker has been returned to that high office for s'consecutive terms. His popularity is attested by the fact thahe has been opposed for reelection only twice.

"Although Sheriff Parker almost never carries a gun, hhas tangled with some of thtoughest criminals in WesFlorida. And when he docarry a revolver it's tuckedaway in a pocket out of sight.Many Gulf Countians of votingage never have seen the veteranlaw enforcement officer armed." 'I've never had any troublemaking an arrest except withdrunks, ' commented SheriffParker when asked if he everhas had the occasion to regretbeing without a weapon

"Sheriff Parker is 63, but hisactions are those of a muchyounger man. The dean ofNorthwest Florida sheriffs hasa stern appearance, but thosewho know him best say he isone of the kindest persons inCulf County. Sheriff Parker isa big man with almost reddishhair which still is unblemishedby gray. . .

"Law enforcement has devel-oped into a tradition in theParker family. The sheriff's onlychild, Byrd W. Parker, Jr., ishis chief deputy. Other mem-bers of the Gulf sheriff's de-partment includes Deputies J.G. Hersey of Port St. Joe andLouie Wayne White of Wewa-hitchka and J. L. Bailey, andBookkeeper Mrs. Nella White,also of Wewahitchka.

"The Gulf County Sheriffsdepartment has kept pace withprogress. Sheriff Parker hasthree patrol cars equipped withtwo-way radios and his office ison the Florida sheriffs state-wide radio hookup. . ."

Youth Startled

By Fast ArrestPEN SA C 0 LA —Arrested

shortly af ter he held up agrocery store, a teen-age youthwas impressed with the speedywork of the Escambia CountySheriff's Department.

"Boy " he exclaimed af terdeputy sheriffs S. R. Gill andJimmy Williams picked him up,"I've seen criminals capturedon TV in half an hour, but thiswas even quicker than TV."

Sheriff Emmett Shelby saidtwo merchants who spotted theyouth acting suspiciously andreported his auto license num-ber to the sheriff's departmentprovided an important assist.

No MollycoddlingIn This Court

STUART —A firm policy to-ward juveniles was started byMartin County's new CountyJudge, Evans Crary, Jr."I mean to protect first of-fenders, " he said, "and thosesecond offenders who showsigns that they can be saved.The others who refuse to dobetter will find themselvestreated like anyone else whocommits a crime. "

Indicating that there will beno mollycoddling, he added:"I believe in discipline. "

ANUARY, 1959 THE SHERIFF'S STAR Page 3

o s anc oun-hlews about the Florida Sheriffs BaysRanch, a home for needy and neglectedboys the Florida Sheriffs Association isbuilding on the Suwannee River, nearLive Oak.

So You Want to Help?

Here's List of Items Needed atThe Florida Sheriffs Boys Ranch

LIVE OAK —"Tell uswhat you need. "

This request has comefrom many persons all overthe state who are inter-ested in helping the Flor-ida Sheriffs Boys Ranch.

For their benefit and thebenefit of others like them,the building committee ofthe Boys Ranch has pre-pared the following list ofitems which can be used inconstructing buildings, out-fitting boys or developingthe farming program:70 sqs. ranch type roof—

10M sq. ft. 1-x-6 V. Joint siding—30 rolls 30lb. felt —SM ft.4" thick insulation —SM ft.celotex 12 x 24 white twintex—15M ft. 1-1/4" crown mole—2M ft. cove mole —500 sheetsof 4'x8' plywood 3/4"—20 sheets4'x8' plywood 1/4" —2M ft.lx2's —4M ft. 2x4's —23 pairsof all-wind-tight windows (37)—1M ft. 1"x6" novelty siding-Six 2/8 x 6/8 gum doorsfive 2/0 x 6/8 gum doors —Three3/0 x 6/8 solid core doors-

Two 2/6 x 6/8 solid core doors—Twelve pair hinges 4x4 butts—Nine pair hinges Sx5 butts—Four trivent aluminum louvers4-12 pitch 12ft. long —Three10" ceiling exhaust fans —Fivewall soap dispensers —Fourwall mirrows (12x14)—.Fivelavatories —Pour comodes-One urnial —1M ft. light greenwall tile (straight ceramic tile)—400 ft. dark green wall tile(straight ceramic tile) —1Mft. dark green cap tile (Ceramictile) 6M lbs. crab orchardstone —.

13 bedroom light fixtures—9 hall and bathroom fixtures—3 outside porch fixtures —3outside door light fixtures500 pair 3/8 offset cabinethinges —400 pair 1-1/2" metalcabinet knobs —50 singleswitches —50 outlet wall plugs—25M common red brick10M 4"x16" building blocks—20 gross No. Bxl-1/4" woodscrews —5 kegs 8d commonnails —2 kegs 2 Od commonnails —1 keg No. 6 finish nails—20-lbs. No. 4 finish nails—1 Keg No. 8 finish nails —1500ft. 2x10 pressure treated —500ft. 2x4 pressure treated —.

2M ft. black rubber or plas-tic 6" base —1 right hand bathtub —All kinds pipe fittings—2M ft. of tin wall conduct andfittings —100 4" ceiling boxesfor conduct Nine 60 lb. cans ofinterior block proffer —35 gals.of super kern-tone inside paint-light green (or equal) —40gals. white shellac —10 gals.white enamel (egg shell) —5

gals. white enamel undercoater(egg shell) —4" and 6" paintbrushes —50 sheets of finesandpaper —.

80 gal. hot water heater, twoelements 240 volts, round type—30 gal. hot water heater, twoelements 240 volts, table top—10 gal. capacity water fountain—Upright freezer (15-to-18')—Refrigerator (11'-to-12')—Autotnatie Clothes Washer—Automatic Clothes Dryer —One3 compartment stainless steelsink —Two 500 gal. under-ground fuel tanks with fittings—One 250 gal. above groundpropane system (gas tank)complete with 250 lb. workingpressure —.

20 single beds with mattres-ses —88 single bed sheets —44single blankets —24 pillows—48 pillow cases —20 straightchairs —3 leather or plasticupholstered couches —4 bigliving room chairs —One 36'x20' Living room rug —One12'x15' Living room rug —50single bed spreads —10 doublebed spreads —100 throw rugs—500 bath room towels —500wash cloths —500 face towels—Soap —Tooth brushes —ToothPaste —Hair Oil —Combs—Hair brushes —Safety Razorsds Blades —.

CLOTHES FOR BOYS AGES12 to 16 including, work ds dresstrousers —work 8s dress jack-ets—Work 6s dress shirts —T.Shirts —undershirts —trunks—coats —dress ds white worksocks —work, dress &; tennisshoes —work ds dress hats—shorts —ties—.

25 small radios —2 T.V.'s dsall-purpose antennas —1 Hi-Pi record player combinationand records —books —pencils—note books —Offic desk dschair —Two letter size flle cab-inets —1 electric adding ma-chine —1 typewriter —100file folders —.

One electric meat slicing ma-chine —One electric food chop-per—.

FARM NEEDSPertilizer and analysis:

Small grain pasture —5-10-15 —31 tonsBahia grass pasture —8-8-8 —58 tonsCorn —6-12-12 —14 tonsTobacco 3-9-12 or 3-9-9—6 tons

Cattle —Hogs—Wire fence (13 strands x 44"

high) 5 miles —4 point barbwire, 5 miles —5000 fence postsWire fence staples, 5 kegs-Hammers —hand saws —crosscut saws —shovels —hoes—rakes —post hole diggers-axes—.

DELAHD —BOATS FOR BOYS RANCH —Sheriff Rodney Thursby (left)expresses his appreciotlon to Frederick Stockhausen, owner of U-Mak-ItKits, Deland, for two 14-foot boats and an outboard motor whichStockhausen donated to the Florida Sheriffs Boys Ranch. The boats,delivered in build-it-yourself kit form, were manufactured by Stock-hausen's firm and are similar to the one shown in the picture. (FloridaTimes-Union Photo)

LIVE OAK —TITHE FOR THE RANCH —E. S. Palmer (right) presents$840 contribution to the Florida Sheriffs Boys Ronch on behalf of Mr.and Mrs. R. J. Schwartx. Sheriff Hugh Lewis (left) and Ranch ManagerVincent Jones accept it. (see story below)

From Tithe rs

Old Religious Custom Produceslarge Boys Ranch Contribution

Boys Ranch

Founders Club

Roster ttrowsThe following persons, busi-

ness firms and organizationswho made contributions valuedat $100 or more to the Flor-ida Sheriffs Boys Ranch wereadded to the membership rosterof the Boys Ranch FoundersClub during December and willreceive appropriate certificates:

Bay Lodge No. 1106, Inter-national Association of Machin-ists, Panama City.

Avon Park Prison InmatesEd C. Wright, St. PetersburgEscambia County Sheriff's

Department, PensacolaE. L. Kent, Live Oak

John Creel, DeFuniak Springs,H e n r y Elliot, DePuniak

SpringsClyde Harbeson, DeFuniak

SpringsHorace Shores, De Funiak

SpringsDr. R. B. Spires, DeFuniak

SpringsMrs. Carl L. Hamilton, VeniceFred K. Conn, TampaInternational Minerals dc

Chemical Corporation, BartowAlpha Tau Omega Fraternity,

Gaines villeHarry G. Williams, OrlandoWilbur A. Williams, Jr., Or-

landoM. F. Marks, St. PetersburgLouis Calder, New YorkEmployees, Tampa Terminal,

Alterman Transport Line, Inc.Hardee County Auxiliary

Deputy Sheriffs, WauchulaErven J. Moock, St. Peters-

burgJoe Ward Smith, BrooksvilleG. N. Nunn, BrooksvilleJ. W. "Bud" MeKethan,

BrooksvilleFrank McClung, BrooksvilleCharles Lykes, TampaJames Griffith, BrooksvilleJ. H. Boyd, MasaryktownTiffany Tile Corporation,

Port TampaMrs. Lillian M. Porter, San

FranciscoPaul Lang, WarringtonCaptain Rex H. White, Pen-

sacola

LIVE OAK—An ancient reli-gious custom that dates backbeyond the time of Christ wasresponsible for a donation of$840 to the Florida SheriffsBoys Ranch.

The custom is tithing —thegiving of one-tenth of one' sincome to the church and char-itable endeavors.

The generous gift came fromMr. and Mrs. R. J. Schwartz, ofSan Juan, Puerto Rico, whopractice tithing.

They read about the BoysRanch in the Suwannee Demo-crat, a weekly newspaper pub-lished here, and, after makinginquiries through relatives liv-ing here, decided to give theiryearly tithe to this project.

The contribution was for-warded to C. Osmond Palmer,Mrs. Schwartz's brother, andE. S.Palmer, her father, both ofLive Oak, and they presentedit to Sheriff Hugh Lewis.

Mr. and Mrs. Schwartz form-erly visited here but for thepast two years they have beenliving in Puerto Rico where heis serving in the U. S. NavyAir Force.

The Ranch, located 11 milesnorth of here, is being devel-oped as a permanent home forneedy and neglected boys.

Iu Nomorium

The following persons have made contributions to the FloridaSheriffs Boys Ranch Memorial Fund:

Mr. and Mrs. Harry McCreary, Tarpon Springs; inmemory of Mr. Charles P. Ward.

Lake County Sheriff's Department, Tavares: in memoryof Mr. T. G. Futch.

Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Browne, St. Petersburg; in memory ofMr. Walter Isham.

Mr. and Mrs. Brown Crowder, Leesburg; in memory ofMr. L. W. Hanson.

Mr. and Mrs. Brown Crowder, Leesburg; in memory ofMr. Jake Channel.

Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Engelken, Palatka; in memory ofMr. J. C. Calhoun.The Memorial Pund will perpetuate the memory of deceased

relatives and friends by providing the financing for a facility ofpermanent significance such as a Ranch chapel.

Send contributions to Memorial Fund, Florida Sheriffs BoysRanch, P. O. Box 344, Tallahassee, Florida.

They should be accompanied by:(1) The name and address of the contributor.(2) The full name of the person in whose memory the

contribution is given.(3) The name and address of the deceased person's next of

kin to whom notification of the gift ig' to be sent.ALL coNTRIBUTIQI)up TQ, . THE Bo'4 RANGH

ARE INCOME TAX-DEDUCTIBLE

CLEARWATER —LARGE DONATION —Sheriff Don Genung (left) ac-cepts a $1,000 contribution to the Florida Sheriffs Boys Ranch fromthe Sertoma Club of Clearwater. Shown making the presentation isHoward S. Lawrence, Sertoma president. The donation represents allof the profits from a benefit basketball game sponsored by the club,plus funds from the club's treasury. This is one of the largest donationsmade to the Ranch by a civic club and will entitle the Sertomans to alifetime membership in the Boys Ranch Founders Club.

(Clearwater Sun Photo)

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CLEARWATER —PINELLAS TOTAL GROWS —Sheriff Don Genung(right) accepts check from Leonard Woodruff and John A. Leverock

representing the proceeds from a fish fry at Leverock's Oyster Bar thatproduced over $600 for the Florida Sheriffs Boys Ranch.

No ResponseDELAND —The following

letter to Santa Claus from aprisoner in the VolusiaCounty Jail was interceptedby Jailer Carland DeLoach:

"As I have been a verygood boy for the last sevendays, not causing my jailerany trouble; and as there isa chimney opening near mycell, would you please bringme for Christmas a packageof blue diamond hacksawblades'? Also a can of ma-chine oil to minimize thenoise they might make. "

England Setsfirst Schools

In '59 SeriesAVON PARK —Two schools

in the 1959 series coveringSherifi's office procedures wereannounced this month by W. R.England, special consultant forthe Florida Sheriffs Associationand former Assistant StateAuditor.

The first school was sched-uled for January 7 and 8, atArcadia; and the second sessionwas set for January 21 and 22,at Ocala.

Sessions will begin at 9:30a.m. on each date.

England said schools forother sections of the state willbe announced later.

Police SchoolNAPLES —Collier County

Sheriff E. A. Doug Hendry andNaples Chief of Police BenCaruthers jointly sponsored apolice school for local law en-forcement officers. Among thoseattending were members of thesheriff's. department, police de-partment, and wildlife officersof the Game and Fresh Water.Fish Commission.

Coordinator

Wanted forPolice School

TAMPA —Applications arebeing accepted for the positionof coordinator of the new Hills-borough County Police Acad-emy at a salary of $5,550 a yearfor the first year, plus $240 ayear car allowance and all gasand oil used on official business.

Applicants must have at least10 years of law enforcement ex-perience, and must be gradu-ates of the National PoliceAcademy, Northwestern Univer-sity or some other recognizedlaw enforcement school. It willbe the responsibility of the co-ordinator to organize and su-pervise the academy.

Applications are to be sentto D. C. Ervin, Director of Adultand Vocational Adult Educa-tion, Hillsborough County CourtHouse, Tampa, Florida.

Ervin is the secretary of thePolice Academy Advisory Com-mittee; and Hillsborough Coun-ty Sheriff Ed Blackburn Jr. isthe chairman. The Tampa,Plant City and Temple TerracePolice Departments are repre-sented on the committee, aswell as the Hillsborough Countyconstables.

Sheriff Blackburn, who orig-inated the Academy project,said it will provide both recruitand in-service training for allpolice agencies in the county.

He said makeshift facilitieswill be used in the beginningbut long-range plans call for apistol range, classrooms andother features of a modern lawenforcement training center.He said the instructors will bespecialists in their various fieldsand will have high qualifica-tions.

He also praised local law en-forcement and school officialsfctr. the cooperation they havegiven to the Academy, project.

TAYARES —THANKS TO THE ELKS —Lake County Sheriff WillisMcCall (right), who is president of the State Elks Association, presentsBoys Ranch Founders Club certificates to (left to right) Edward W.MacKay, Exalted Ruler of the Leesburg Elks Lodge; Arthur L. Hampy,Exalted Ruler of the Eustis Elks Lodge; and G. M. Nagel, Exalted Rulerof the Clermont-Groveland Elks l.odge. All three lodges gave substantialdonations to the Ranch.

BARTOW —LOOT RECOVERED —Deputy Sheriffs inventory loot re-covered in two theft cases successfully solved by the Polk County Sheriff'sDepartment. In the top photo Sgt. Ernie Thrower checks guns, knivesand other valuable equipment stolen by a foursome which included threejuveniles. In the bottom photo Thrower and Lt. Hal Higginbotham checkmerchandise stolen from a plumbing supply firm and found in thepossession of a 'former employee.

LIVE OAK —FOUNDERS THALewis (left) presents Florida Shcates to Clarence Ratliff (centemen who have made substantia

NKED —Suwannee County Sheriff Hugheriffs Boys Ranch Founders Club certifi-r) and Seward Fleet, Live Oak business-I contributions to the Ranch.

GREEN COVE SPRINGS —SHERIFF HELPS HOSPITAL —Sheriff JohnP. Hall (left) presents a contribution of $1,200 to the new Clay CountyHospital to be used ip furnishing one white and one colored room.J. Hoyle Brown, President of the Clay County Hospital Authority, isshown accepting the check at hospital dedication ceremonies; whileClay County Rep. S. D. (Sam) Saunders, master of ceremonies, applaudsin the background. (Photo courtesy Clay County Chamber of Commerce)

"Kfjc3LflkOPer'S

CnnIEI"A digest of recent Attorney

General's opinions of interestto Law Enforcement officers.

Edited by JOHN A. MADIGAN, JRAttorney 'for the Florida

Sheriffs Association

058-313 —EXPERT WITNESSES BEFORE GRANJURY AND STATE ATTORNEYS; COMPENSATION, ETC—Expert witnesses, subpoenaed by the state to testify before grand juries and state at-torneys concerning criminalaw violations and other mat-ters, may not be paid witnessfees in excess of the witnessfees allowed by general stat-utes.

058-315—WITNESS FEES;JUVENILE COURT; SECTION39.19, FLORIDA STATUTES-In the absence of statute, anexpert witness stands the sameas any other witness and maybe compelled to testify withoutbeing paid for his testimony asfor a professional opinion, al-though his knowledge of thefacts may have been acquiredthrough scientific study andprofessional practice; and thatunless there is a Florida Stat-ute providing for additionalcompensation to an expert wit-ness appearing before a juve-nile court, such witness may bepaid only the usual compensa-tion.

058-318 —BULL FIGHTS;CHAPTER 548, F L 0 RID ASTATUTES —Exhibition be-tween a man and a bull with-out the use of swords or anyother dangerous or lethal weap-ons is violative of the provi-sions of Chapter 548, FloridaStatutes.

059-4—COUNTY AUTHOR-ITY TO FURNISH CONSTA-BLE EQUIPMENT, SUPPLIES,ETC.—CHAPTER 145, F. S.AND SECTIONS 30.23, 37.20,37.15 and 321.05, FLORIDASTATUTES—Boards of Coun-ty Commissioners are not au-thorized by law to furnish con-stables with equipment, sup-plies, or other items that wouldbe used in the performance oftheir official duties; that suchitems should be purchased andmaintained by the constablefrom the gross fees of his of-fice.

Collier's FirstSheriff Dies

NAPLES —Collier County'sfirst sheriff, Captain W. R.Maynard, died Nov. 24, 1958, ata Brooksville hospital. He was79.

Captain Maynard, a WorldWar I flyer, became sheriff ofCollier County in 1923, whenthe county was created fromLee County, and served until1928, when he was succeededby the late Lewis J. Thorp.

Sheriff Maynard was one ofthe pioneer settlers of the area.Employed by the late BarronCollier, developer of the county,he took aerial photographs ofthe wild interior of the countyand made a topographical sur-vey of the county area.

Sheriff HenclryCareful WithTaxpayers' Cash

NAPLES —Sheriff E. A. DougHendry was praised by CollierCounty Commissioners f o rsound and economical financialpractices in connection with thebudget of his office.

In his annual report, SheriffHendry reported a savings of$21,900 in the amount budgetedfor his office for supplies; andthat the $14 800 contingencyfund budgeted for him was stillintact and unused.

Sheriff Hendry returned tothe county a total of $36,706 inunused budgeted funds.

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CLEARWATER —Pictured above, from start to finish, isa practice manhunt staged by Sheriff Don Genung to givehis mounted posse a realistic workout.

With the cooperation of Warden W. D. Pittman, twotrusties from the State Prison Camp near here were sentout into a wooded area in the role of "escapees. "

After they had been gone about a half hour, blood-

hounds were put on their trail and the possee memberstook off in pursuit.

The pictures (from left to right) show: a bloodhoundgetting the scent of one of the "escapees" by sniffing hiscap; the posse members hitting the trail with Posse Presi-dent Wilbur Allen and Sheriff Genung in charge; andfinally the simulated capture of one of the "escapees. "

Science Aids

Sheriff in

Murder Case

Traffic Crash

losses Would

Build a CityTALLAHASSEE —There was

enough money wasted on Flor-ida highways by economic lossthrough traffic accidents, deathand injuries in the first 11months of 1958 to finance con-struction of a small city.

The Florida Highway Patrolsaid 983 persons died in trafficduring that period of time,bringing to $122 million dollarsthe total for the year.

Economic loss of $125,000 perfatality is figure by lumpingtogether a number of factors,the patrol said.

They include loss of earningpower, increased insurancerates, payment of unemploy-ment compensation, doctor andhospital bills. The fact thatat least 300 accidents occur forevery fatality, which meansadditional property and per-sonal loss.

Commenting on the figure,Patrol Comdr. H. N. Kirkmansard:

"If all the money from eco-nomic loss could be lumped to-gether for this year alone, itwould finance construction of8,000 homes. "

Witt & Co. Nip

Burglary WaveLAKE CITY —The arrest of

four young men by SheriffRalph Witt's department halteda wave of burglaries that plag-ued this community for months.They had been operating as agang to loot local businesses.

Sheriff Witt said conclusiveevidence in the form of finger-prints at the scene of one ofthe robberies was one of themajor factors in breaking thecase. The arrests were made bySheriff Witt and Deputies Reh-burg and Rivers.

Yarborough M. C.MACCLENNY —Sheriff Ed

Yarborough served as master ofceremonies at an open househeld by the newly-organizedTeen Town. The Sheriff praisedthe club's progress and listedmany benefits which the com-munity will receive because ofthis wholesome youth activity.

Law Enforcement

With a Big HeartMILTON —Here's another ex-

ample of Florida law-enforce-ment with a heart:

Santa Rosa County SheriffBart Broxson was on a routinepatrol when he spotted thepoorly-dressed man, his wife,and four children ages 8 yearsto 14 months, making their waywearily through the cold andrain on U. S.highway 90. With-out funds the family. .. washitchhiking from Tampa totheir home in Texas.

Sheriff Broxson picked up thefamily and took them to thecourthouse, where they werefed. The staff of the Sheriff'sDepartment took up a collectionand raised the $40 needed forbus fare back to Texas.

Stripes Are

Stylish, hut. ..PUNTA GORDA —A report

from a motorist that five menwearing striped shirts and capswere parked in a car along sideof the highway. set off the man-hunt.

An alert was sounded. With-in 15 minutes, i'our sheriff'sdeputies and a Florida High-way Patrolman, armed with aThompson submachine gun,riot guns and drawn pistolsconverged on the car. Road-blocks were set up in Arcadiaand Fort Myers law enforce-ment oflicers were alerted fromVenice to Naples.

The men in striped clothesoffered no opposition and sur-rendered freely. But instead ofbeing escaped prisoners, theyturned out to be five youths ontheir way to a football game inMiami.

The striped shirts? Just thelatest style —Ivy League!

Imagine ThatIn Santa's Pack

VENICE —Sarasota Coun-ty's Santa Claus brought morethan presents.

Escorted by Sheriff RossBoyer and Deputies HerbertBlackburn, Don Craft, and C.N. Stevens, Santa visited localelementry schools, distributingcandy canes and discussing theimportance of safety.

TAMPA —CHRISTMAS PRESENT —Sheriff Ed Biackburn, Jr. (left)accepts a $100 contribution for the Florida Sheriffs Boys Ranch fromClarence F. Putnam, Tampa Manager of Alterman Transport Lines. Th~contribution was made on behalf of Alterman employees at the com-pany's annual Christmas dinner.

How's This for Fast Results?WEST PALM BEACH—When

a local resident called the Sher-iff's Office to report his wifeand four children missing withthe possibility that they mightbe in California, he had no ideathey would be found in lessthan 15 minutes.

For some unexplained reason,the Sheriff's Office radio at theWest Palm Beach station some-times has trouble getting out-

lying areas of the county-but Los Angeles C o u n t y,California, 3000 miles away,comes in loud and clear.

So when Deputy Sheriff JackJurney took the missing personscall he merely flicked a switchand talked to the authorities inCalifornia. In less than 15minutes they radioed back andsaid the women and childrenhad been found. Case closed.

LIVE OAK —MEMBERS FOR LIFE —Plaques representing lifetimehonorary memberships in the Florida Sheriffs Associotion were presentedhere last month to Mrs. Annie L. Frink and Thomas E. Musgrove inrecognition of assistance rendered to the Florida Sheriffs Boys Ranch.In the picture above Musgrove (right) holds his plaque while Mrs. Mus-grove accepts a plaque for Mrs. Frink from Sheriff Hugh Lewis. Mrs.Frink was unable to attend the Lions Club Christmas Party at whichthe presentation was made.

APALACHICOLA —A com-bination of modern science andfailure to change a flat tire,led to the arrest of an ex-con-vict for the murder of JoeWilliams, a local fisherma.

The victim had been attackedwhile walking on a bridge andbeaten with a tire wrench. Hisbody was found later, fioatingin the bay.

The dead man's companionswere immediately contacted,but the prime suspect deniedeverything. He denied drivinghis car the night of the murderand denied having crossed thebridge. His car had a flat tireearlier in the evening, he said,and he had gone home to bed.

But Franklin County SheriffHerbert Marshall made anearly morning investigation ofthe bridge and spotted whatlooked like blood stains anda few pieces of rubber. o'

He drove slowly across thebridge, picking up small stripsof rubber along the way. Piecesof rubber from a tire'?

The small rubber strips andthe blood samples were rushedto the FBI laboratory in Wash-ington. The report came back:it was human blood and therubber came from an automo-bile tire.

But the suspect still deniedeverything. Then another facetof modern scientific crime de-tection was brought into play—the Florida Sheriffs Bureaulie detector. The suspect "fail-ed" the test. But he still heldout.

Then, the next morning, thesheriff roused him from his beg,.".=vst;.,at dawn for another trip ~.„,'? .Tallahassee and another tescl"This time the ex-convict knew '~"his time had run out, He signeda written confession. Scienceand the relentless law enforce-ment work of the sheriff' hadwon again.

Law EnforcementIs In His Blood

CHIPLEY—Law enforcementwork comes natural to Wash-ington County Sheriff CeorgeWatts. It's in his blood.

Both his grandfather and hisgreat uncle served as pioneerWashington County sheriffs.

A veteran lawman, SheriffWatts was one of the chartermembers of the Florida High-way Patrol and served as adeputy sheriff in Leon andWashington Counties prior tobeing elected Sheriff in 1952.He is a member of the adminis-trative board of the FloridaSheriffs Bureau.

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Fraternity Members Donate Day's Work to Boys Ranch

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Memory Plus

Crime Bulletin

Nets ArrestFT. PIERCE—Because Sher-

iff's Deputy Wallace Higgs hasa good memory for faces, anescaped prisoner from the con-vict camp at Tampa is back injail.

Deputy Higgs was trying toserve a warrant on a local resi-dent for removing propertyunder lien. The person wasn' thome, reported his brother, whoanswered the door. Higgs said"thank you, " and left.

A week later, Deputy Higgswas scanning the Florida Sher-iff Crime Bulletin when hespotted a picture of a manwanted by the HillsboroughCounty Sheriff as an escapedprisoner. It was the man whohad answered the door. Higgsreturned to the home andknocked on the door again.When the prisoner answeredthe knock, Deputy Higgs tookhim into custody.

His brother who was wantedon the lien charge? He waspicked up in another countyand was also placed in custody.

Importance of

Fingerprinting

DemonstratedDELAND —The importance

of furnishing fingerprints to theFBI and the Florida SheriffsBureau was cited by SheriffRodney Thursby after a manwho burned to death was iden-tiifiied by fingerprints on filewith the FBI in Washington.

There was no identificationon the man's body and onlyhis fingerprints made it possibleto identify him and locate hisrelatives, Sheriff Thursby said.The man's fingerprints were onfile with the FBI due to anarrest on an intoxication chargein Hollywood earlier in theyear.

The sheriff offered to takeanyone's fingerprints and sendthem to Washington withoutcharge.

The, prints do not go intocriminal files, but are placedin special personal identifica-tion files, explained Identifica-tion Ofiicer Walter Brearen.

He KnowsA convict with convictions

about the need for crimeprevention recently maileda contribution of $5 to theFlorida Sheriffs Boys Ranch.

Writing from the StatePrison Camp at Callahan,he said he hoped to be ableto give more next year.Then he added: "You aredoing a great thing by estab-lishing a place for worthyand needy boys. "

Badge 8 Bible

Used by Starr

In Daily WorkORLANDO —A magazine

article pictures Sheriff DaveStarr as a dedicated publicservant "at work daily, makinghis community a better place inwhich to live, protecting hiscorner of America with hisbadge and his Bible."

Published in the current issueof "The Lamplighter, "a period-ical distributed by TupperwareHome Parties Inc. , of Orlando,the articles opens with the fol-lowing incident:

"The house was surroundedwith policemen and highwaypatrolmen. Some were readyto destroy the man within, butothers urged them to wait andlet the Sheriff have a try at apeaceable surrender.

"The Sheriff's car screechedup to the scene. Carrying atear-gas gun, he approachedthe house.

"The Sheriff called the man' sname. 'This is Sheriff DaveStar r, ' he said calmly, 'nowcome on out of there so that wemon't have to throw in this teargas. '

'Dave Starr! ' came thereply, 'why didn't you say sobefore?' The fugitive threw hisgun out the door and cameout. "

With this incident the articleshows that Sheriff Starr is re-spected by his fellow officersand it goes on to describe himas "one of the firmest voicesof honesty, courtesy, loyalty andsobriety" in the central Floridaarea.

Starr's outstanding accomp-lishments as president of theNational Sheriffs Association in1958, his extensive civic workand his work with youth areall covered in the article.

LIVE OAK —The pictures below show members of theUniversity of Florida chapter of Alpha Tau Omega Frater-nity during an old fashioned "log rolling" session in whichthey donated a day's work to the Florida Sheriff's BoysRanch.

They traveled in a motorcade from Gainesville to theRanch site, 11 miles north of here, on Dec. 6, and put in

a full day cutting and piling timber to clear land forpasture.

Youths Apply the Axe to Large Brush Pile

"Bucket Brigade" Technique Used in Piling Wood

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Hard Working Lads Pause for Portrait

"Chow Line" Forms for Barbecued Pork Lunch

Alachua County Sheriff Joe M. Crevasse Jr. escortedthem to the Ranch; and they worked under the supervisionof Ranch Manager Vincent Jones, Ranch Trustee J. L.McMullen and Suwannee County Sheriff Hugh Lewis.

At noon the Ranch officials served a borbecued porklunch.

The Fraternity will receive a certificate showing thatit is a member of the Boys Ranch Founders Club.

Why is it sooner or later mostnewspapermen develop a yen toblossom out as a columnist? Isit a desire to break through theanonymity of straight news re-porting2 Or is it the backlogof "stuff" that keeps piling upin the writer's mind —odds andends of experiences, observa-tions, philosophical garbage.

I'm inclined to think thatthe accumulation of "stuff" isusually responsible. It doesn' tqualify as news, and yet youcan't bear to throw it away.

Like Old GirdleIt's something like that old

guitar with one string or lastyear's girdle —you hate to havethem cluttering up the house,but you never know when theymight come in handy to amusethe kids or patch a leaky waterpipe.

When the accumulation of"stuff" in your house reachesa certain point, you transfer itto the garage or the cellar.

When a newspaperman's brainbecomes overloaded with "stuff"he dumps it in a column.

Could Be WorseThis is something of a bur-

den on the reading public, butit could be worse. Not everynewspaperman finds a columninto which he ean dump hismental flotsam —and them thatdon't usually end up trying towrite a book.

A column then is somethingof a necessity —like cellars,attics and cluttered garages-and it saves book publishersuntold hours of anguished tor-ture. So here goes. . .

Where to begin'? A bit ofhumor, a bit of law enforce-ment lore, a person, a place,an experience.

The Marion County Jail, let' sstart there for no particularreason except that Ocala is atown that evokes pleasant mem-ories and Sheriff F. L. Mc-Cehee is a personable guy. Hehas a sense of humor too. Inthe jail lobby hangs a sign thatsays "Member —American HotelAssociation. "

The Coffee BearerSomething else I always

remember about McGehee'shostelry is the man who spendshis days and nights brewingand serving coffee with an airof intense dedication.

You walk into the jail, yousit down, and first thing youknow there is this coffee bearer(I wish I could remember hisname —Jack, I believe)there is Jack standing silentlyin front of you holding a trayloaded with cups of coffee andcream and sugar sidearms.

You take your coffee andJack silently disappears. Youempty your cup and suddenly,as though by some signal, Jacksilently reappears with morecoffee —and until you begin tofeel coffee running out of yourears, and you wave him away,he' ll keep coming back timeafter time.

Found —One ¹tcheYou look at Jack and you

wonder what his story is, buthe moves around so quietlyfrom room to room that younever quite manage to strikeup a conversation. You assumehe is a trusty, and you wonderwhat he's doing time for.

Was this quiet man with theunsmiling, unfathomable ex-pression guilty of some crimeof violence. . . or was he sim-ply the victim of indiscretionpiled on indiscretion? Is he mellor poorly educated o Was heprosperous or impoverished?Where did he come from2 Howdid he get here?

These things you may neverknow. . . but you go aroundcarrying in the garret of yourbrain a fragmentary, almostdiscarded memory of "the quietone."

Perhaps, you tell yourself,here is simply a man who hasfound his niche and is dedi-cated to it.

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Committee Appointed to Select

Boys for Admission to RanchLIVE OAK —A four-man

committee is preparing to selectthe first boys for admissionto the Florida Sheriffs BoysRanch.

Appointed by Sheriff JohnSpottswood, chairman of theRanch trustees, the panel in-cludes: Authur Dozier (chair-man), Director of State ChildTraining Schools; J. L. McMul-len of Live Oak, Ranch Trustee;Vincent Jones, Ranch Manager;and O. Marshall Dutton, StateWelfare Department ofiiciai.

Boys seeking admission to theRanch will be referred to thiscommittee by Sheriffs all overthe State and no boy will beconsidered unless he had theapproval of the Sheriff of thecounty in which he resides.

Selection of boys will be basedupon the following admissionspolicies recently adopted by theRanch Trustees.

ADMISSIONS POLICIE SFLORIDA SHERIFFS

BOYS RANCH1. The decision as to whether

or not to admit a boy to, orrelease him from the FloridaSheriffs Boys Ranch shall bemade by the Admissions Com-mittee, composed of from threeto five persons, one of whomshall be the Ranch Manager.

2. A boy shall be consideredfor admission to the FloridaSheriffs Boys Ranch only uponthe approval of the Sheriff ofthe County in which the boyresides.

3. At the time of his admis-sion to the Florida Sheriffs BoysRanch, a boy must have reach-ed his 8th birthday and mustnot have reached his 16th birth-day. However, for the present

Just Hard Work

and until such time as facilitiespermit, only boys who havereached their 12th birthday andhave not reached their 16thbirthday will be admitted.

4. A boy must be physicallyand mentally able to partici-pate in and benefit by the pro-gram of the Ranch.

5. To be admitted to theFlorida Sheriffs Boys Ranch, aboy must be within the normalrange of intelligence.

6. The admission of a boy tothe Florida Sheriffs Boys Ranchshall be based on a properlyexecuted application and asocial study clearly indicatinghis need for group care andthe following:

Social HistoryPhysical ExaminationIntelligence TestSchool ReportAgreement of Parents orGuardians when possibleJuvenile Court Assignment7. Upon the approval of an

application for admission to theFlorida Sheriffs Boys Ranch,the Juvenile Court of the Coun-ty in which the boys resideswill be petitioned to place himin the custody of the Ranch.It is recommended that thispetition include the permissionof the boy's parents or guard-ians for the Ranch to arangefor necessary medical and sur-gical treatment.

8. No boy shall be accepted atthe Florida Sheriffs Boys Ranchupon assignment of a JuvenileCourt unless the Court agreesto his return in the event it isfound that he cannot profit bythe program at the Ranch. Itrecommended that this agree-ment be included in the CourtOrder.

JACKSONVILLE —MOTORCYCLE DRILL TEAM —Members of Sheriff Dale Carson's Duval County Patrolhave organized a precision drill team shown here practicing one of its maneuvers. Organized by Lt. GeorgeTaylor, the cyclists practice on their own time and will perform at public 'functions and parades. They willfeature intricate maneuvers rather than trick riding. (Florida Times-Union photo)

Hardee Fish

Fry SuccessWAUCHULA —The Hardee

County Sheriff's Auxiliary hasdone an outstanding job inraising funds for the FloridaSheriffs Boys Ranch.

Although Hardee is a smallcounty, the Auxiliary staged abenefit fish fry that raised over$600 for the Ranch. This isone of the largest donations ofits kind reported from a countyof this size.

Sheriff E. Odell Carlton saidhe is proud of the efforts hisauxiliary deputies and regular'deputies expended to make thefish fry a success. He said theynot only worked hard sellingtickets for the affair but alsoproduced a meal that was thor-oughly enjoyed by the hun-dreds of people who attended.

No Sir Sonny, It Ain't Sex or

Sluggiug That Solves Crimesoranges. " But here a descrip-tion of the station wagon wasgiven.

This led to the location ofthe house where the robberlived. The rest came out quiteeasy.

"We staked out the houseand waited for the man to comeout. He did, about 6:30 thatnight. We followed him to agrocery store and when he wentin it gave us a chance to checkthe tires. The right rear wasidentical to the cast. By con-vincing the man we knew hehad committed the crime, wesucceeded in getting a confes-sion, thereby saving the tax-payers cost of a trial, " saidGenung.

The crime had been com-mitted at 4 p. m. The arrestwas made at 9:30p.m. the sameday. Total time: 5i/z hours.

CLEARWATER —The storybook and TV detective maysolve his crimes by kissing sexywomen, slugging it out in thealley with the culprits, or out-witting the fugitive with fastgun play. But the real-life lawenforcement ofiicer gets hisman by plain hard work andthe use of modern science.

Pinellas County Sheriff DonCenung, speaking at the LionsClub meeting here, outlined thestep-by-step procedure used re-cently in breaking a local safetheft case.

The citrus plant near Sem-inole had been robbed and the300 pound safe taken. Therewere no witnesses and the bur-glar apparently made a cleanget-a-way.

But, by means of scientificaids and a study of the sur-rounding ground where the safehad been dragged through anorange grove and then loadedon a vehicle, sheriff's ofiicerswere able to make some sounddeductions.

For instance, by use of plasterof paris casts, they learned acertain kind of tire was on acertain wheel, and that theman dragging the safe wore aheavy-soled, tennis type ofshoe. By measuring tire tracks,they deduced the vehicle couldnot have been a pickup truck,yet the tracks were too longbetween front and back wheelsto allow for a passenger car.

"What other kind of vehiclecould it have been'?" SheriffGenung asked his attentiveaudience. "There was only oneother kind —a station wagonwith a tail gate that allowedthe safe to be pulled up. "

Next came a tour of the areawhere people were questioned.This uncovered a young lad whowas hunting rabbits, saw therobber moving about. among thetrees but thought nothing of it,believing he "was just stealing

Sheriff ReceivesThank You NoteFrom Prisoners

ORLANDO —Inmates of theOrange County jail are appar-ently a contented group, judg-ing by a letter they wrote toSheriff Dave Starr.

"We know a letter of thisnature is unusual, " the prison-ers wrote, "but kindness of thissort should not go unnoticed.It is the certain key to reha-bilitation. It has definitely giv-en us a different outlook onlife."

The letter, dated Thanks-giving Day, signed by six pris-oners, thanked Sheriff Starr forthe Thanksgiving Dinner andadded thanks to the deputysheriffs and jailers for theirtreatment of prisoners, the cheffor "preparing meals of goodquality, " and the doctors andnurses who attend the prisoners.

FIRST RANCH PARENTS —Mr. and Mrs. L. G. "Bill" Holt, first "houseparents" at the Florida Sheriffs Boys Ranch. (See story below)

Sarasota Couple Hired as First"House Parents" at Soys Ranch

care and develop an authenticfamily relationship.

LIVE OAK—Mr. and Mrs. L.G. "Bill" Holt, of Sarasota, havebeen employed as the first"house parents" at the FloridaSheriffs Boys Ranch.

They will be in charge of TheSid M. Saunders Memorial Cot-tage, a residence building de-signed to house 20 boys, andare currently making prepara-tions to receive the first boys.

Hillsborough County SheriffEd Blackburn, Jr., executivedirector of the Ranch, said theHolts are well qualified to "giveour boys the loving care andfirm discipline they so desper-ately need. "

He pointed out that Holt, asalesman and commercial pho-tographer, has been interestedin youth activities for manyyears; and has devoted a greatdeal of time to the Boy ScoutProgram as assistant scout-master, neighborhood commis-sioner and Cub Pack Commit-teeman.

He said Holt will teach pho-tography in the vocational pro-gram at the Ranch.

The Holts have four childrenof their own ranging in agefrom 7 to 15 who will live atthe Ranch with them.

A native of Houston, Texas,Holt is 41 years old and hasbeen a resident of Florida forthe past 30 years. He was grad-uated from Plant High School,Tampa, and attended CeorgiaTech University. He served inthe Signal Corps and Air Corpsduring World War II and is amember of the EpiscopalChurch.

Residence buildings at theRanch are designed so that"house parents" can live withthe boys who are under their

McMulleu Is"Muu of Year"Iu Suwauuee

LIVE OAK —J.L. McMullen,treasurer of the Florida Sher-iffs Boys Ranch trustees wasselected as Suwannee County's"Man of the Year" for 1958.

A food processor, McMullenwas one of the men who spear-headed establishment of theBoys Ranch on a 762-acre site11 miles north of here, and hehas since been active in devel-opment of the project.

He was formerly state presi-dent of the Junior Chamber ofCommerce and helped to de-velop that organization's goodgovernment award program.

He also served as presidentof the Suwannee County Cham-ber of Commerce, assisted inorganizing the Florida FolkFestival in 1953; and helpedreorganize the Young DemocratClubs of Florida.

He served as state presidentof the last-mentioned groupand is currently the presidentof the Folk Festival.

He was formerly clerk of cir-cuit court in Suwannee County.

Watch the feller who says hecan stop on a dime. He' ll turnout to be a two-bit driver.

legislativeProgram

(Continued from Page 1)concerning the commission oilany crime or who deliberatelytgives false information to allaw enforcement ofiicer.

4. A bill to require monthly'reports to law enforcement offi-cers of purchases or sales bytpawn brokers. Such a monthlyreport requirement w o u 1 (jclearly facilitate the recover5)of stolen property.

5. A bill to strengthen thlaws concerning bombs anbombing, making it a felonnot only to discharge or threaten to discharge such exploisives, but also to make fals()reports or perpetrate a hoagconcerning a bomb.

In addition, the sheriffs alsqdiscussed several procedurachanges in the laws, concerning such matters as copies omotor vehicle registration certtificates, the taking of cashbonds or recognizance in traf„'fic cases, and the preparation ofjury lists so as to provide upl-to-date names and addresses.In regard to the bomb bill, th

Committee was instructedwork with former Speaker othe House Doyle Conner, whwas present at the Conferenceand indicated his vital interesttin such legislation.

The committee was furtheauthorized to study the retirement laws with a view towarimproving the provisions affecting law enforcement officers.

Jaycees' DragnetCatches Sheriff

VERA BEACH —Vero BeachJaycees gave Sheriff Sam Joycea taste of his own medicine.

Celebrating Waldo Sexto1iDay, the Jaycees "arrested" and"fined" members who failed tbgrow beards in honor of thbcelebration, and the sheriff wagtheir prize "prisoner. "