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GOVERNOR CHATSWITH SAFETYPATROL BOYS

TAMPA —When Gover-nor Claude Kirk, Jr. vis-ited the 'Peninsula Mo-tor Club's (AAA) AnnualSchool Traffic SafetyPoster contest display,he took time to greetSchool Safety Patrolmembers and Sgt. Per-cy King, School SafetyPatrol Officer for Sher-iff Malcolm Beard ofHillsborough County.The two boys are DavidGillette (left) and Jeff-rey Best. (Photo by AIMajor. )

High Praise forSheriffs Bureau

LAKELAND —To say that a law en-forcement agency is "almost on a parwith the FBI" is the highest possiblepraise.

And that's what Polk County law-men think about the laboratory, fileand intelligence services of the FloridaSheriffs Bureau, according to the Lake-land Ledger.

The Ledger's article goes on toquote Polk County Deputy SheriffHorace Nance as saying: "Without theBureau, Polk's law enforcement wouldvirtually stop at the county line. "

By way of illustration the articlewent on to explain that although thecounty does have ballistic test equip-ment, it has no ballistics "expert" inthe true sense of the word. (A ballis-tics expert is a man whose testimonyis accepted in Florida courts. )

Thus, Polk's deputies may satisfythemselves that a certain bullet camefrom a certain gun, but to make theirevidence hold up in court they mustbring in a Bureau expert.

Capt. Grant M. Harden, of the Lake-land Police Department's detective bu-reau, was quoted as saying the Bureaunot only supplies information but hasalso been of invaluable help in actualarrests.

His agency uses the Bureau's crimelab to identify fingerprints, check bal-listics and provide expert court testi-mony.

"The Sheriffs Bureau is young," Har-

den said, "but it is giving excellentservice. "

ACADEMY'S FIRST FATHER-SON COMBINATIONTALLAHASSEE —Florida Law Enforcement Academy has graduated its first father-

son combination. They are Patrolman Donald Goldsby, of the Millington (Tenn. )Police Department, the father, who attended a Crime Scene Investigation School inNovember, 1966; and A 1/c Donald Goldsby, Jr., Air 'Policeman from Tyndall AirForce Base, Panama City, the son, who attended an identical school in April, 1967.

He Was SuspiciousMOORE HAVEN —Because he was

suspicious of the way they were acting,Deputy Sheriff Curtis Wright kept aneye on Felda D. Godbee and Tal-madge W. Knight for several days andit paid off.

The pay-off came when DeputyWright arrested Godbee on a speedingcharge, searched his car with the helpof Sheriff Roy Lundy and DeputyHoward Bowen and found over $20,-000 worth of stolen U.S. Postal MoneyOrders.

The money orders were reported tohave been stolen from Winter Haven.Also recovered was a validating ma-chine stolen from Temple Terrace.

The two men, who gave Lakelandaddresses, were later found to be outunder bond on Polk County felonycharges. They were turned over tothe Polk County Sheriff's Office andU, S. Postal authorities.

Airborne AdministratorLIVE OAK —Florida Sheriffs Boys

Ranch Administrator Harry Weaverhas purchased an airplane (1961 Cess-na 172 Skyhawk) so he can travelmore speedily around the state promot-ing the Ranch and yet spend moretime at the Ranch. Mr. Weaver hasbeen taking flying lessons and willsoon take his test for his private pilot'slicense. . . then the Ranch programwill really take wings.

25,000 DeputiesIn the June issue of THE CHRIS-

TIAN HERALD, a monthly magazinewith a national circulation of 402,562,Pinellas County Sheriff Don Genungand his Junior Deputy Program werespotlighted in an article entitled,"Twenty-five Thousand Deputy Sher-iffs,

"by O. Aldrich Wakeford.

Sheriff Genung's very successful pro-gram was singled out to show thatthere IS something being done to com-bat juvenile delinquency in PinellasCounty and it is a program that caneasily be adopted by other communi-ties in this and other states.

The junior deputy program is fo-cused on children in the sixth grade,between 11 and 12 years of age, whenthey start forming firm opinions andthinking patterns. This is the timewhen a respect for law enforcementwill be readily received; as proven bythe fact that out of the 25,330 childrenwho have participated in the programto date, only 52 have been broughtbefore a judge on serious charges.

Generous GestureGREEN COVE SPRINGS —When

Clay County Deputy Sheriff Frank B.Harrington, of Orange Park, receiveda $15 reward for capturing a prisonerwho escaped from the Doctors InletRoad Prison he donated the money tothe Florida Sheriffs Boys Ranch. HILLSBOROUGH DEPUTY NEW

VEEP OF FLORIDA K-9 ASSN.TAMPA —Inspector John F. Kirk, Jr. ,Chief of Hillsborough County Sheriff Mal-colm Beard's Patrol Division, was electedvice-president of the South Region of theFlorida K-9 Association, at the annualmeeting which was held in Sanford,Florida. The Association is compoSed "offull. time paid police officers who arequalified canine handlers or trainers.This means teams like Inspector Kirkand his dog Ricky, shown above, havecompleted 700 hours of schooling con-sisting of obedience training, tracking,attack, search and crowd control. Hills-borough County has ten such qualified"teams" working full time on patrol.

SHERIFF SERVING ON MENTAL HEALTH BOARD

FT. LAUDERDALE —Putnam County Sheriff Walt Pellicer (left) is currently" servingon the State Board of the Florida Association for Mental Health as a RepresentativeDirector from the Mental Health Association of Putnam County. This picture takenat the Annual Convention of the State Association, in Ft. Lauderdale, shows SheriffPellicer with Dr. Moke W. Williams, President of the State Association.

JUNE, 1967

Dear John. ..Here's Your LSD

TITUSVILLE —Some sheriffs aremaking Xerox copies of mail addressedto county jail prisoners to avoid de-livering the original letters, accordingto Chief Brevard County Jailer DonSinclair.

The problem is that friends are put-ting LSD (an illegal psychedelic drug)on the paper, Sinclair said.

'You can't see it, or smell it, ortaste it, but when a prisoner chewsthe paper, he's out on Cloud 9;" Sin-clair added.

th.e Sh.eriff'sOur Cover Picture. . . .

. . . shows Sarasota County Sheriff Ross E. Boyer put-ting Dr. Carl Coppolino, convicted wife-killer, into apatrol car to take him to Florida State Prison, at Rai-ford. Dr. Coppolino was sentenced to life imprisonmentand waa denied a new trial. (UPI Telephoto by JackBelich. )

June, 1967 Vol. 11, No. 4

Where Credit is DueSARASOTA —The world-wide glare of publicity that focused

on the famous Coppolino murder trial sometimes left SarasotaCounty Sheriff Ross E. Boyer in the shadows.

But the Englewood Herald, a Sarasota County weekly news-paper, did what it could to correct this oversight with an editorialentitled "Where Credit is Due. "

The Herald said if Sheriff Boyer had not listened to thebizarre story of Doctor Carl Coppolino's jilted mistress and de-cided to investigate her charges concerning two mysteriousdeaths, the case probably would never have come into court atall.

"That he had the intuitive insight and diligence to search intothe matter, which led to discovery of new scientific data obtainedonly after months of painstaking research, is a wonderful thingfor Sarasota County and the state and country as a whole, " theHerald added.

"Two nationally distributed detective magazines have alreadysaluted Boyer's handling of the strange case," the Herald con-tinued, "and it's another safe bet that lots more will congratulatethis Sarasota officer for his wise perception which broke the caseand exposed a killer. "

EDITORIAL BOARDSheriff Flanders G. Thompson Lee CountySheriff W. P. Joyce . . . . . Leon CountySheriff L. O. Davis . . . . St. Johns CountySheriff Joe Crevasse . . . . . Alachua CountySheriff P. D. Reddish . . . . Bradford CountySheriff Bryant Thurman Washington County

EDITORCarl Stauffer

Field Secretary of the Florida Sheriffs Assn.

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

Jail bars —a prophecy of things to come —frame Dr. Carl Coppolino (left)as Sheriff Ross E. Boyer escorts him into the Sarasota County Jail.

THE SHERIFF'S STAR

Somebody CaresTALLAHASSEE — A Tallahassee

family selected a unique way to thankthe men who wear the badge.

Mr. and Mrs. Horrie Culpepper Sr.and their son, Horrie, Jr. , sent invita-tions to the Florida Highway Patrol,Sheriff's Office, City Police Depart-ment and Florida Law EnforcementAcademy to drop by their home on aSunday afternoon for refreshments.

They said it was their way of ex-pressing appreciation to the men whorisk their lives and perform many otherduties which the general public doesnot always recognize.

All He Said Was. ..OLDSMAR —Robert Willie Lamp,

a newcomer to Oldsmar, made a seri-ous mistake when he told City Mar-shal Elwood Barrett "this sure is a nicetown.

There was nothing wrong with hisremark, but it caused the Marshal tolook him over —and to realize that hehad seen his picture on the "WantedPersons" page of THE SHERIFF'SSTAR.

The rest you can guess. Lamp wasquickly placed under arrest and heldfor Sheriff B. R. Quinn, of CitrusCounty, who wanted to talk to himabout some worthless check charges.

Meanwhile, THE SHERIFF'S STAReditor cut another notch in his type-writer —one more fugitive brought tojustice by the "Wanted Persons" page.

And Now —Fringe Benefits For Convictsit asking too much to expect the John-son administration to have any sym-

pathy with the taxpayers?

The following editorial is from the

Chicago Tribune.

The Johnson administration has not

yet proposed a guaranteed annual wage

for inmates of federal prisons, but the

Great Society is moving in that direc-

tion.Sen. John J. Williams (R., Del. ) re-

ports that new labor department rules

permit convicts to establish eligibility

for unemployment benefits and to qual-

ify for social security benefits. And a

prisoner who gets a job with the fed-

eral government after he is released

may count his years in prison in figur-

ing his civil service retirement benefits.

Senator Williams cited a letter from

Secretary of Labor Wirtz which ex-

plained that a federal convict's work is

classified as federal service, entitling

him to all the advantages of such serv-

ice. The Senator asked:"How much further are they going

down the road to protect the rights of

the criminal, and isn't it about time that

somebody gave some thought to the

rights of the 190 million law abiding

American citizens, who are not only

suffering as the result of the criminal

acts of these individuals but also as

taxpayers who will be paying for these

fringe benefits of a jail term?Come, come, Senator Williams. Isn' t

MISSINGPERSONS

L

Robert LeeEdwards, Jr.

White male, date andplace of birth 12-3-44,Gorman (Garrett Coun-ty) Maryland. 6 feet, 3-I /2 inches tall, weighs167 pounds, light brownhair worn short, greeneyes. FBI g 227 810F.Driving '63 Chev. 2-doorsed. , It. blue bot. , creamtop, ID g 31569A150-025, 1966 Fla. Lic. 18-10575. Last seen morn-ing of 12-27-66 when hebecame ill at work andallegedly went home.FPC: 11 I/L 9/17 A/T00/00 18. Ref: 9/18. Iflocated notify SheriffThompson. Fort MyersFla. , or the Florida Sher-iffs Bureau in Tallahas-see, Florida.

pass for 20, 5 feet, 4inches tall, 112 pounds,auburn hair, blue eyes.Last seen wearing white,long-sleeved blouse, olivegreen jumper, brownshoes with gold buckles,braided pocketbook. Lefthome in White Springs,Florida, around 2:30a.m. March 31, 1967.May be in the Tampaor Orlando area. Anyonehaving information re-garding subject contactSheriff Rhoden, Jasper,

lorida, or the Floridaheriffs Bureau, Talla-assee, Florida.

Linda Sue MullisWhite female, 16, could h

POLICEMAN FROM PAKISTAN LEARNING BUREAU TECHNIQUES

TALLAHASSEE —In this photo Inspector Mir Nizamul Haque, of the East Pakistan

C.I.D., is examining two bullets on the Comparison Microscope in the Ballistics Labo-

ratory of the Florida Sheriffs Bureau. He is studying procedures used in the exami-

nation of material in firearms, tool marks, glass fractures and the restoration of ob-

literated identification symbols. He was assigned to the Sheriffs Bureau for six

months by the Agency for International Development of the U. S. State Department.

He is working in the Crime laboratory under the tutelage of Leslie Smith and Jim

Halligan. In the past eight years some ten foreign police laboratory analysts have

received technical training at the Sheriffs Bureau.

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

BlpmarittmThe following have made contribu-

tions to the Florida Sheriffs BoysRanch Memorial Fund:

Lady Helen K. Ramsey, Hobe Sound; inmemory of Admiral Sir Gordon Ramsey.

Mr. and Mrs. Ie'Roy Bass, Kissimmee; 1VIrs.T. iD. iLeslies Jasper; Sheriff and Mrs. BrowardCoker, Sebrfng; Afr. and Mrs. E. H. Rohde,Kissimmce; Mrs. L. E. Alford, Kissimmee; iDr.and Mrs. William L. Sippcl, Kissimmee; St.Cloud Police Department, St. Cloud; The ClerksO%ce, Osceola County Courthouse, Kissimmee',Mr. Roy H. Alderman, Kissimmee; Miss Fran-ces M. Tress, Kissimmee; IMrs. S. M. Biefendorf,St. Cloud; A.C.L.R.R. Police, Orlando; St.Cloud Lodge No. 66, I.O.O.F„St. Cloud; Mrs.Kathryn P. Eldridge, Kissimmee; Mrs. LenorcM. Brown, St. Cloud; Florida Cattlemen's As-sociation, kissimmee; IVIrs. Josephine M. Cody,Kissimmee; Mr. and Mrs. Yale Gunn, Rome,Georgia; and Mr. J. B. Prevatt, Sorrento; inmemory of Sheriff R. M. "Bob" Buckels.

iMr. and Mrs. iFrank P. Foster, Jensen Beach;Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. Blair, 7ensen Beach;Mrs. W. C. Shepard, 7ensen Beach; Mrs. J.Brian Frazier, Stuart; iMartin County HistoricalSociety, Stuart; iMr. and 1VIrs. Leonard C.Childs, Tensen Beach; Mr. and Mrs. VaughnMonroe, 7ensen Beach; Mr. and Afrs. LutherL. Sterner, Stuart; Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Davis,Stuart; Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Kunhardt, Stuart;Mr. and Mrs. C. AI. Rohrabaugh, Stuart; 1VIr.and Mrs. R. A. Dane, Stuart', iMr. and Mrs,Edmund C. Anderson, Stuart; Dr. and Mrs.Eric A. Rhind, Stuart; Mr. and Mrs. R. F. 1VIc-Kane, Stuart; AIr. and Mrs. Frank Umbehocker,Stuart; AIr. and Mrs. Viggo Simonsen, Stuart;Afr. and Mrs. Bruce Sprakties, Stuart; Mr.Robert O. Yost, Stuart; Neighbors of Grant andDon inunn, West Chester, Pennsylvania; Mr.Frank A. Keen, West Chester, Pennsylvania;Martin 'County Barracks 854, Veterans of WorldWar I, Stuart; Mrs. John W. Stokes, Stuart;Marion E. Tschischeckt Jensen 'Beach; Mr. andMrs. George K. Perkins, 'Stuart; Afr. H. C.Patterson, Jensen Beach; Mr. and iMrs. DavidShangle Stuart; Ms. Virginia B. Forrest, Stu-art; anti Mr. and iMrs. 7oseph Strode, Sr. andMr. and Mrs. Joseph Strode, Jr., West Chester,Pennsylvania; in memory of Mr. Roland I.Dunn.

Sheriff and Mrs. Ross E. Boyer, Sarasota; andMs. Tune Buckworth, Sarasota; in memory of1VIr. Edward B. Ball,

Mr. and Mrs. Herman L. Barnes, Tavares; inmemory of Ms. Emma H. Barnes & Ms. AnnaM. Pfeiffer.

Sherif Willis V. McCall, Tavares; in memoryof Miss Veva N. Carr.

.Mr. and 1VIrs. James H. Coker, 7r. Sarasota;in memory of Sgt. Edward Coker.

Mrs. J. K. Barber, Orlando; in memory ofMr. Paul R. Cleveland.

Mrs. R. P. lier, St. Petersburg; in memoryof Mr. Orville K. Cook.

Mr. and Mrs. E. Dusenberry, 1Vlount Dora;in memory of Air. Edwin E. Dusenberry.

Mr. Benjamin F. Deming, Anna Af aria; inmemory of Ms. Mary Beming.

Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Rawlst 7acksonville; inmemory of Mr. Richard Everiss.

Mr. and Mrs. Carleton R, Clark, 1VIiddleburg;in memory of Mr. Thomas Glennan.

Dr. and iMrs, Robert fsi. Webster, Tallahassee;in memory of Afr. A. J. Henry, ,Sr.

Mrs. G. H. Harris, Tampa; in memory of Mr.G. H. Harris.

Mr. and Mrs. Henry IL Bartels, Orlando; inmemory of Mr. Chester Clay Holloway,

Mr. and Mrs. Louie C. Wadsworth, Live Oak;in memory of Mr. Claude Jones.

,Mrs. Jesse Hardy, West Palm Beach; inmemory of Dr. Walton A. Johnson.

Chief and Mrs. Marvin iH. Crowc, HobeSound; in memory of Hon. Judge A. O. Kanner.

Airs, S. Davis Boylston, Sarasota; in memoryof Mr. David Morehouse, 7r.

1VIr. and Mrs. James G. Gibboney; in memo-ry of Mr. Phillip A. (AI) Moore.

Wholesalers Credit Association, Mr. AngusH. Dunlop, Executive Vice President & Secy. ,Tacksonville; Mr. and Afrs. iMarshall Lee Nelms,Jacksonville; Mr. and Airs. Terrell Young,Tampa; Jane and Jack Kugelman, Pensacola;

Mail To:Memoriail Fund

Florida Sheriffs

Boys Ranch

P. O. Box 520Live Oak, Florida

Enclosed find contribution of $

In memory ofSend acknowledgment to:

Name

Address

From (Donor's Name)

Address

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

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

DANCE PROCEEDSTALLAHASSEE —LeonCounty Sheriff Bill Joyce(left) accepts a $500donation for the FloridaSheriffs Boys Ranchfrom George Yates,Chief Mounted Deputyof the Leon CountySheriff's Mounted Posse.The contribution repre-sents part of the pro-ceeds from a benefitdance held by theposse.

and Brown iForman Distill crs Corporation, Mr.Owsley B. Frazier, Secy. , Louisville, Kentucky;in memory of Mr. LeRoy iMiller.

Mr. and 'Afrs. Jack Deadwyler, Cornwell; andMr. and Airs. Bon Beadwyler, Cornwcll; inmemory of Mr. Worthy C. Riddell.

iMr. Howard A. Maddox, Howard A. Maddox,Inc. , Sebring; in memory of Afr. Walter Ruth-erford.

Dr. and Airs. Roy S. Wood, Indian HarbourBeach; Mr. and AIrs. Ernest B. Korst, Tallahas-see; Marguerite and Hoyt B. Fryer, Tallahassee;Tallahassee Alliance of Delta Belta Delta Alum-nae Association, Tallahassee; 1Vlr. and Mrs.T. W. Jennings, Tallahassee; Dr. and Mrs.A. J. Henry, Tallahassee; Mr. and Afrs. ReevesBowen, Tallahassee; Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Lewis,Tallahassee; and Elsie and Bill Brisbin, Con-neaut Lake, Pennsylvania; in memory of Mr.William N. Ryerson.

Mr. and lvlrs. Patrick Lynd, jlacksonville; andMr. and iMrs. J, C. Lynd, Jacksonville; in mem-ory of Mrs. Constance Russ.

Fred and Grace LeSueur, Ocala; in memoryof Mr. Zill Elston.

Mrs. William E. Spicer, West Hyattsville,Maryland; in memory of iVIr. William E. Spicer.

Mr. and Mrs. Louis C, Schiess, Sr., Braden-ton; in memory of Mr. Lee Tallent.

Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Keefe, Jr., I.akeland; inmemory of Mr. Frank H. Thompson.

Mr. A. G. AIaylan, Tallahassee; in memoryof Col. John 7. Turner.

Mr. and Mrs. John E. Carroll, Kissimmee;in memory of Mr. John Vanderorp.

Mr. and Mrs. 0, G. Wiseman, 'St. Petersburg;in memory of 1VIr. Harold Volk.

Betty and iJamie Jackson, Lakeland; in memo-ry of Mr. John C. Wallace.

Mr. and Mrs. Ed Blackburn, Jr., Tampa; inmemory of 1VIr. Angus Williams.

Mr. and 'Mrs. E. T. Keofe, 7r., of Lakeland;and Mr, and 1VIrs. 'Ed Blackburn, Tampa; inmemory of Mr. Sidney D. Wash.

iSheriff and Mrs, P. A. Edmonson, Bunnell;in memory of Mrs. Clarice Teters, Afr. ClaudeBarrow, and Mrs. Johnnie Carver.

Sheriff and Mrs. Broward Coker, Sebring; inmemory of Mr, Walter E. Rutherford, Mr. C.L. Osteen, Mrs. Turner Mayhew, AIr. MartinFisher, and 1VIr. L, L. Lauger.

,Mr. and Mrs. O. G. Wiseman, St. Petersburg;in memory of Mr. I.loyd Andrus.

'Mrs. Evelyn Foehrenbach and Mrs. ErnaWolf, West Hempstead, New York; in memoryof their father, Afr. Fred Anderson.

Mrs. T. B. Leslie, Jasper; in memory of Mr.Frank Sapp, Afr. Selph, Mr. Clvde Dail, Mr.Lal'e Colher, and 1VIrs. C. C. Bullard.

Dr. and Mrs. E. G. Haskell, Jr., Tallahassee;in meinory of lvirs. Vera Lewis Robinson, andMrs Burness Bailey

Airs. 1VIary Louise Beakes Cowles, OrchardPark, New York; in memory of Mr. Henry C.Bcakes,

THE sHERIFF's STAR

This is reprinted from the FloridaSheriffs Boys Ranch Netospaper"Ranch Doin' s." It u as ttIritten

by Rancher John O'Neal and isabout an excursion taken by theboys from McGehee Cottage.

LIVE OAK —We took a trip thismonth and boy, what a time! We wentto Sheriff Willis McCall's hunting

camp in the Ocala National Forest.Boy, what a place! It was on a lakein the middle of the forest. We ar-

rived at 3 o'clock in the afternoon. Thesheriff escorted us from the highwayto the camp. We went fishing, hikingand swimming.

The next day we went to Ross Al-len's Snake Farm. We saw him milk abig rattlesnake while the others werestriking at him. Bill R. and some ofthe other boys had caught a rattle-snake while planting grass. We tookit to Silver Springs and tried to get its

fangs pulled but their fangs growback in three days so we sold it and

just got 30c. Well, that's life for ya!Sorry we couldn't get more, Bill.

Later on everyone walked aroundthe place. Rickey C rain and Gary

Swisher went to the Deer Farm. Afterthey got to the door a man gave themsome deer food and Rickey thought itwas for them to eat so he ate his. Theyfound out it was a special deer food.Rickey told Gary it sure was good.

That night we went to a fair inEustis. It was fun. We got in freeand got a couple of tickets for rides.Norman Michael tore his out of thebook and they' re no good when they' retom out.

Late that night in the bunkhouseRudy had visitors —a cat and a mouse.There was mice blood all over theplace.

The next day we went on a twohour trip in a glass-bottom boat. Wesaw a sunken ship, snakes, alligators,and wild monkeys. Randy fell in andboy, talk about someone movin' fastyou ought to have seen Pop. He wasin the water before you knew whathappened.

We hated to leave but we had to.We stopped and had lunch and Pop'scooking is good, but it gets better everytime.

We sure had a good time!

Builder's Club Roster GrowsThe following persons, organizations

and business firms have been added tothe roster of the Florida Sheriffs BoysRanch Builders Club in recognition ofdonations to the Ranch valued at $100or more.

Mrs. Harriett Coon, iSebring.Mrs. Lois Broit, Sebring.Peninsular Warehouse Company, Inc. , Jack-

sonvillele.

Mr. J. A. Burt, McCrory, 1VfcLellan & GreenStores, Jacksonville.Mr. Shelton Johnson, Jacksonville.Mr. Ralph H. Garver, iSr., Jacksonville.iSt. IJohns 'Bluff Volunteer IFire Bept. , Jackson-ville.Mr. Ren Morris Jacksonville.Employees of consolidated iDistributing Co.,Jacksonville.Strietman Biscuit Company, Tampa.Mr. and, Mrs. Robert Rusch, St. Petersburg.Clearwater Country Club, Clearwater.,Mr. Seward E. 'Sinclair, Jrv ISt. Petersburg.Mr. and Mrs. M. Karl Blast, iSt. Petersburg.Mr. Howard C. .Splan, St. Petersburg.Mrs. Carrie B. iMac'Vaugh, St. Petersburg.Mr. Albert A, ~Gory, Largo.Mr. Lyles G. iHOlme, Lakeland.lvlr. E. iH. Garrett, Indian Lake Estates.Mr. ,Harry L. Wise, Indian Lake Estates.Mr. R. L. Moore, Jr., Chattanooga, 'Tenn.iMr. Robert 'B, DeMario, Palm Beach.Dell and Martha E. Jensen, West'Palm Beach.iMrs. Grace 1Vloore, President, Hobby StudyClub, Riviera Beach.Mr. Gus A. Cicala, Boca Raton.Mr. James Thomas MoMurrain, Belray Beach.Mr. George H. McMurrain IDelray Beach.Mr. James H. Kimberly, Palm Ileach.iMr. John E. Nuckolls, 1Vlaitland..Mr. Edward 7. Buell, Winter Park.iMr. B. M. iSangster, Orlando.Mrs. Irancis Nixon, Orlando.Mr. IJohn F. Ellwood, Daytona Beach.iMr. IWm. Amory Underhtll, DuLand,Mr. Paul A. Prendergast, Fort Lauderdale.iDr. John T. Vitkus, Pompano Beach.iMr. Charles F. Rouls, Ponte Vedra.iMr. Charles Ben, ~MoLin, Tavares.F-R-M iRanch and Garden ~Center, Tallahassee.Mr. and Mrs. H. C. ,Shaughnesy, Bradenton.Mr. Chester Brown, Bradenton.Optimist Club of Bayfront, Sarasota.Mrs. Willis Howard, Sarasota.iMr. and Mrs, iMark Swanson, Sarasota.

JUNE, 1N7

Atlantic Beach Fire Department, AtlanticBeach.Jacksonville Beach 'Fire Bepartment, Jackson-ville Beach.Mr. Foster Liddell, Atlantic 'Beach.iMiss Gloria E. Mead, Lakeland.Mr. James R. Scott, Lake Wales.Christine Hood, Winter Haven.Mrs. iMarie E. Brown, Clermont.Bayshore Gardens Womens Republican Club,Bradenton.Mr. Charles Robert Usina, St. Augustine.Mr. Lewis S. Saylor, 'St. Augustine.iMr. Samuel P. Marley, Port Richey,Mr. J, H. Langley, Jr., Brooksville.,Mr. and Mrs. G. I'1 Kunhardt, Stuart.iMr. Alfred R. Jensen, Green Cove Springs.Epsilon Sigma Alpha Camima Rho, North FortMyers.

SHERIFF BEST ACCEPTS DONATION INMEMORY OF PREDECESSOR

KISSIMMEE —Ario Lawrence, Fire Chiefof the Kissimmee Fire Department pre-sents Osceola County Sheriff Robert U.Best (left) with a check in the amountof $100 for the Florida Sheriff's BoysRanch in memory of the late SheriffRobert M. Buckels.

What a Trip —Mice Blood All Over the Place

CorrectionJACKSONVILLE —In the May, 1967, is-sue of THE SHERIFF"S STAR we errone-ously captioned a picture of Dr. F. Rob-ert Rampton with the name of Mr. GertH. W. Schmidt. Our apologies to bothDr. Rampton and Mr. Schmidt. The TOPPICTURE shows Duval County SheriffDale Carson (left) presenting a lifetimemembership in the Florida Sheriffs BoysRanch Builders Club to Florida TractorCorporation, represented by Mr. Gert H.W. Schmidt. The special award was in rec-ognition of generous contributions madeby the Jacksonville firm and the personalinterest Mr. Schmidt has taken in theBoys Ranch. In the BOTTOM PICTURESheriff Carson awards a Iifetime honorarymembership in the Florida Sheriffs Asso-ciation to Dr. F. Robert Rampton, Ortho-dontist (right) as a token of appreciationfor professional services donated to theFlorida Sheriffs Boys Ranch.

Rancher ComposesReligious Anthem

LIVE OAK —Jerry Stacy, one of ourmusically talented Boys Ranchers, hascomposed the words and music to achoral anthem entitled "When HeComes Again.

"The first presentation of the anthem

was by the choir of the Live OakMethodist Church during the radiobroadcast of a Sunday morning wor-ship service. It received many favora-ble comments and was rescheduled foran encore at a later service.

Jerry was also selected as "Out-standing Young Person" of the churchand attended a Kiwanis meeting wherehe played his song.

Boost Our Boys

The

Of Deputy Sheriff Al Schmelz

FORT MYERS —Al Schmelz watched from thebooking room at the Lee County Jail as a youngman struggled with a deputy.

"John, stop fighting and come over to this win-dow, " Schmelz called to the youth. His voice wasn' tharsh but it wasn't soft.

The youth stopped when he heard Schmelz'svoice. He couldn't believe his eyes but managed tostammer, "Gee whiz, Mr. Schmelz, what are you do-ing here?"

Schmelz didn't smile or greet the youth. "Theimportant thing is what are you doing here, "Schmelz replied.

The youth had never seen Schmelz in the uni-form of a deputy sheriff. "When I was in your artclass I didn't know you were a cop," he said. "Thatsure was a good class."

The pattern was familiar to Schmelz. He has

encountered many youngsters during his 16 yearsas an art teacher and 15 years as a deputy sheriffwho had problems similar to the one the boy washaving.

"Knowing the kids from school gives me a littleedge on being able to get them to talk about theproblem that got them into jail, " Schmelz said."They know they can confide in me. Usually theyare faced with small problems which can be talkedover to get them back on the right side of the law. "

"Having the two jobs has never conflicted, "Schmelz said. "Believe it or not, they sort of fithand-in-glove. Most of the kids who come into thecounty jail are not bad, they have just got off theright track. Prevention of crime is as much a partof a policeman's job as making arrests. "

"I've tried to keep out of trouble, Mr. Schmelz, "John said through the bars, "but something always

Teacher Schmelz instructing some of his students in an art project.

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RIGHT —Radio Dispatcher was one of the first'

duties Deputy Schmelz had in Lee County Sher-iff's Dept.

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BELOW —Deputy Schmelz in his role as a LeeCounty Jailer.

happens at home to get me off the track. "Schmelz understood the boy's problem. He can

remember the problems he had as a youth in his na-

tive Cleveland, Ohio.Schmelz dropped out of high school twice. After

the second time he joined the Navy. Three yearslater he was discharged and returned to Cleveland

to work part-time jobs while he completed highschool in night classes. He then enrolled in theCleveland School of Art, a branch of Western Re-serve University. In 1948 he entered Florida StateUniversity as an art educa', ion major.

In 1951 Schmelz came to Lee County with hisI~'SU diploma. He was hired as the county's onlyart teacher and was assigned to travel from schoolto school to teach art. He became a deputy in 1952to earn extra money needed to support his growingfamily.

"Sheriff Thompson's first assignment for me wasto learn the radio communications system. I workedfrom 4 p.m. to midnight, Friday, Saturday and Sun-

day, " Schmelz said. "Since then I have been trainedto operate the jail, have been taught fingerprinting,identifications, photography and patrol work. Ihave been sent to training schools to learn how tohandle traffic, administrative duties and court andoffice procedures. "

Schmelz also enjoys his work as an art teacher

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and has made many friends among his students.They all know him to be fair and willing to helpthem.

Some of his former students have become well

known in art fields. Other students have gone intoother fields but remember Schmelz and his art classwell. Five Lee County Deputies and a number ofcity policemen are among his former students.

There are some 55 of his former students whoare teaching art; one of them is Carol Thompson,niece of Sheriff Flanders Thompson.

Even though Schmelz has a busy schedule hemanages to teach a night class for adults, has servedtwo terms as president of the Classroom TeachersAssociation in Lee County, is presently serving asPresident of the Fort Myers Ceramic League andis a member of the Fort Myers Masonic Lodge andScottish Rite Lodge. He is also a family man. Heand his wife, the former Donna McReynolds ofCleveland, Ohio, have four children, Linda, 17; Ter-ry Donna, 15; Barbara, 14; and Allen, Jr., 18.

Schmelz said, "If I started counting my blessingsright now I'd still be at it this time next year. Ifeel good, too, because I have been able to learn asmuch from the kids as I have been able to teachthem. "

WE ACKNOWLEDGE. . .This is a condensation of a feature articlewritten for the Fort Myers News-Pressby Phil Keyes. Photographs were pro-vided by the Lee County Sheriff's De-partment.

Boys Ranch Patrons Plentiful in Palm Beach CountyWEST PALM BEACH —Anyone who wonders

how we keep the Florida Sheriffs Boys Ranch "go-ing and growing" will find an answer in these pic-tures showing Palm Beach County Sheriff MartinKellenberger presenting Boys Ranch Builder Cer-

tificates and Florida Sheriffs Association LifetimeMemberships to major contributors from his area.Sheriff Kellenberger is one of the leading fund rais-ers for the Ranch, and is a member of the BoysRanch Board of Trustees.

Lifetime Membership to Arthur B. Sil-vester, President, The Fronton, Inc.

Boys Ranch Builder Certificates presented to (from left) John M. Markeim, Mr. andMrs. Leonard Thawley, Nathan S. Sharp and George T. Elmore.

Peabody.Builder Certificates to Henry Sheridan (left) and Selim D. Builder Certificate to Joh H. R IIo o n . enzu i

Lifetime Membership to Mrs. Arel B. Cohen8

Lifetime 'Membership to Mr. William B. Waitkins

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Mr. E. T. Wright of the Dr. PepperBottling Co. Lakeland, is another$100 Donor to the Ranch.

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Another $100 donor receiving aBuilder's Certificate from SheriffBrannen is Mr. J. J. Katiba, ofLakeland.

SORORITY ISBOYS RANCH

BOOSTERFORT MYERS —LeeCounty Sheriff Flanders"Snag" Thompson pre-sents Mary Straley witha Builders Club Certifi-cate for Epsilon SigmaAlpha Gamma Rho So-rority in recognition ofa generous contributionto the Florida SheriffsBoys Ranch in Live Oak.

Smile Charlie'TITUSVILLE —Prisoners in the

Brevard County Jail had better brushtheir teeth regularly and put on theirbest smiles.

They are going to be on TV when

the county's new million-dollar jail is

completed.Closed circuit television cameras will

scan the cell blocks so jailers can main-

tain tighter security.

However, Sheriff Leigh Wilson ex-

plained that the cameras will be oper-ated so they will not invade the pri-

vacy of the prisoners.

Activity picked up by the cameraswill be flashed to monitor screens in

the central control room from whichnew electric locks throughout the jailwill be controlled.

Just A GagSTUART —Local residents were cau-

tioned not to panic if they saw a hu-

man arm hanging out of the trunk of acar.

They were told it could be just a"gag"—a teen-ager huddled in the part-

ly closed trunk with his arm trailingoutside just to get grown-ups all shook

up and make them think they had dis-

covered a murder plot.Martin County Sheriff Roy Baker

and Police Chief Jesse J. Taylor, tooka dim view of the "gag" and warned

it could lead to serious injuries for the

youngster in the trunk.

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NEW MANATEE COUNTY SHERIFF

BRADENTON —Richard W. Weitzenfeld,the newly-appointed Sheriff of ManateeCounty, is a retired Air Force Lt. Col.who was a combat squadron commanderin World War II and held a number ofcommand posts during his 21-year Air

Force career. His military decorationsinclude Legion of Merit, DistinguishedFlying Cross with Oak Leaf Cluster,Bronze Star Medal, Air Medal with threeOak Leaf Clusters and the French Croixde Guerre. He retired from the Air

Force in 1961 and was appointed Sheriffby Gov. Claude Kirk on May 1, 1967,following the removal of Sheriff KenGross. A native of Chicago, III., SheriffWeitzenfeld i- married to the formerPhyllis Samuel, of Dayton, Ohio.

Sheriff Brannen presents Mr. Don-

ald Earle Mead of Lakeland with aBuilder's Certificate recognizing his$100 donation to the Ranch.

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Brasi's MarrieilPvt. Bradford "Brad*' Hudson, for-

mer Boys Rancher now in the U. S.Marine Corps, wed Nancy Delashmitof Memphis, Tennessee, on March 3,1967. Brad starred in the first BoysRanch color movie.

Carnegie CourseLIVE OAK —Boys Rancher Scott

Chinoweth was the recipient of a schol-

arship given by the Rural Area De-velopment Council of Suwannee Coun-

ty for a fourteen week Dale Carnegiecourse.

Willie James PetersonColored male, date ofbirth, 11-30-40, 6 feettall, weighs 160 pounds,black hair, brown eyes.Occupation: L a b o re r.Warrant issued, charge

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Franklin SmallPi White male, 25 years

old, 5 feet, 8 inchestall, weighs 145 pounds,brown hair, blue eyes,curved scar under righteye, fair complexion.Driving '65 or '66 Mer-

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Assault, w/i CommitMurder, First Degree.If apprehended notifythe Police Dept. , Talla-hassee, Florida or theFlorida Sheriffs Bureauin Tallahassee, Florida.

cury 4-door Sed., creamor tan, '66 New YorkLic. g 159906. Warranton file charge Forgery,bond $750.00. If appre-hended notify SheriffStarr, Orlando, Florida,or the Florida SheriffsBureau. Tallahassee. Fla.

Earl HunterAlso known as EarlHUNTER, JR., EugeneFRALEY. White male,date and place of birth5-1-23, Versailles, Ken-tucky. 6 feet, 1 inchtall, weighs 160 pounds,short blond hair (thin-ning), blue eyes, slimbuild, sallow face. Whenlast seen wearing darkblue trousers, white shirt,armed with switch bladeknife. Escaped from CityJail, Eau Gallic, Fla. , 4-21-67. FBI g2 140 085.FPC: 13 0/1 29/22 W/R 100/101 10. StateWarrant out of Ohiohas been issued and

served on this subjectfor Violation of Parole(Armed Robbery) .Hunter was awaiting ex-tradition proceedings toOhio. Also local chargesagainst Hunter for Pos-session of Burglary Tools,and Possession of Fire-arms by Convicted Fel-on. Use caution —Hunteris believed to be armed.Has spent past 23 yearsin State Pens. for ArmedRobbery, Auto Theft,Grand Larceny and Re-sisting Arrest. If appre-hended notify PoliceDept. , Eau Gallic, Fla. ,or Florida Sheriffs Bu-reau, Tallahassee, Fla.

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AS COMPILEDBY FLORIDA

SHERIFFSBUREAU

Carmen RaymondGagliardi

White male, date of birth10-1-40, 5 feet, 10-1/2inches tall, weighs 190pounds, black hair,brown eyes, scar leftwrist 2 inches long, leftindex finger 2" scar, tat-too upper left arm cross& wreath, right upperarm "Carmen. " Italianextraction, wife MarieGallo, father John,mother Grace. MBI 187-629, FBI +566 944 D.Subject observed andidentified as operator ofrented motor vehicle inwhich officers of City of

Medford, Massachusetts,chased and apprehendedone occupant. Abovesubject Gagliardi escap-ed. Upon inspection ofabove motor vehiclewhich Gagliardi alleged-ly drove, body of 43rdgangland slaying wasfound. Subject is to beconsidered dangerous andarmed. Warrant has beenissued for murder andwill extradite. If appre-hended notify Massachu-setts State Police, tele-phone 566-4500, Boston,Massachusetts, or notifythe Florida Sheriffs Bu-reau, Tallahassee, Fla.

Samuel WallisMathis, Jr.

Also known as SamWallace MATHIS, Sam-uel Wallace MATHER,Dean M. JOLLY, andR. W. LAURAMORE.White male, date andplace of birth, 12-26-36,Jacksonville, Florida. 5feet, 11 inches tall,weighs 210-235 pounds,heavy build, dark brownhair, green eyes; tattooof woman's head andbust on upper right armor shoulder, holly leafupper left arm orshoulder. His SS Nos.261-46-6617, 264-36-57-58. FBI $991 305B.

FPC: 23 L/L 11/12 R/R 010/111 16. DuvalSheriff's Office f232226.Occupation: Electrician.May be in Palm BeachCounty. Was in Hous-ton, Texas, November1966, at that time wasdriving lt. blue '60 Ply-mouth Sta. Wag. '66 Fla.Lic. 2W-3179, VIN 370-1171081. Wanted byFBI, unlawful flight toavoid prosecution —Lar-ceny of Auto. Warranton file United StatesMarshal's Office, Jack-sonville, Fla. If appre-hended notify FBI, Jack-sonville Fla or theFlorida Sheriffs Bureauin Tallahassee, Florida.

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