PUBLISHED BY THE FLORIDA SHERIFFS ASSOCIATIONFIRST LINE OF DEFENSE IN LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT

SHERIFF KELLENBERGER AIMS AT TOP-NOTCH DEPARTMENTWEST PALM BEACH—Sheriff Martin Kellenberger, in his continuing efforts to upgradethe Palm Beach County Sheriff's Department, has had numerous deputies participat-ing in law enforcement courses at the West Palm Beach Police Department, PalmBeach Junior College, Florida Law Enforcement Academy and elsewhere. This photoshows him (left) after congratulating (left to right) Lt. Henry J. Suarez, Sgt. GeorgeSteidley and Deputy Dennis Anderson upon completion of a Supervision Course pre-sented by the Chicago Police Department.

RETIRING EMPLOYEES HONOREDCLEARWATER —Pinellas County SheriffDon Genung presents a plastic-encased"Sheriff's" star to each member of hisdepartment upon retirement. In the up-per photo Rhodin C. Hord (left) receiveshis award from Sheriff Genung after 6years service as Custodial Officer at thePinellas County Jail. In the lower photoMr. Julius J. Zimmerman (left) receiveshis retirement recognition after servingas a school crossing guard for 11 yearswithout a single day's absence.

A VISIT TO THE BOYS RANCH —THEN A CHECKGREEN COVE SPRINGS —After returning from a visit to the Florida Sheriffs Boys

Ranch, the Clay County Extension Home Council made a donation of $100 to theRanch. This picture shows the check being presented to Clay County Sheriff Jen-nings Murrhee by Mrs. Margaret R. Nelson (left), Home Extension Agent; and Mrs.Evelyn Spencer, President of the Council.

Sheriff Cooperatingwith Association'sUniformity Code

ARCADIA —Although he is a relativenewcomer to the ranks of Sheriffs,DeSoto County Sheriff Frank Clinelost no time in cooperating with theFlorida Sheriffs Association's programto achieve uniformity in law enforce-ment. This picture shows three of hispatrol cars painted green and whitewith oScial star insignia —the markingsadopted by the Association.

Madison County Deputy Sheriff Alee Wade Still on the Job at 93

MADISON —It is said that the future

belongs to youth, but in Madison County

there is a Deputy Sheriff who has stayed

busy trying to prove that the Senior Citi-

zen can also have his share of it if he

really wants to.

Deputy Sheriff Alexander Hamilton

Wade has been a deputy in Madison

County for approximately 30 years. This

in itself is no unusual accomplishment,

but taking into consideration the fact that"Mr. Alee,

"as he is known to everyone

in the county, celebrated his 93rd birth-

day on March 4, 1967, makes him a

pretty special brand of American. He is,

perhaps, the oldest active law enforcement

officer in the United States and he is said

to b just as active and alert now as hewas when he first joined the fight against

crime 30 years ago.

In all these years of police work "Mr.Alee" has had to use a gun only once—when a man he started to arrest attemptedto flee—and then he shot low and hit theman's foot.

Mrs. Louise Wyche, who handles office

work for Sheriff Simmie Moore, says that

she has never seen Wade ruffled or angry

in all the time she has worked in the

office. She says that he has an uncanny

ability to cope with people who are angry.

Mr. Alee doesn't even bother to wear

his badge, but keeps it tucked in his

wallet. He points out, "there's no need to,

everybody here knows me."Deputy Wade's active mind stays busy

in the world of music too. For years he

played cornet, when Madison had a city'band. But his musical ability is not limited

to the brass section. He has also played

bass violin at the Baptist Church and

has played taps at the graveside of virtu-

ally all Madison County servicemen.

He is also interested in civic affairs and

before the City Commission form of gov-

ernment was adopted he served 12 years

as a member of the City Council.

Wade has a son in Atlanta and a

daughter in Wildwood and three grand-

children, and like all grandfathers he

would rather talk about them than the

record he has established in Madison

County.

We hope that Deputy Wade has many

more active years with the Sheriff's De-

partment and that people everywhere will

realize that the Senior Citizens of our

nation can be just as alert, active, and

important to our way of life as the youth

are.

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Monkey BusinessBARTOW —"Missing monkey,

" saidthe message from the Polk CountySheriff's Department to all stations onthe state-wide law enforcement net-work.

"Two feet tall, wearing a black andtan fur coat, black eyes. Will answerto name of Mac,

" the message added-and the dispatcher wasn't just monkey-ing around.

"Mac," a pet belonging to Mr. andMrs. W. A. Webb, of Frostproof, wasactually missing.

Shortly after the message went outa Deputy Sheriff rescued 'Mac" froma "kidnaper" —or "monkeynaper" if youprefer —who was apparently more ine-briated than criminally inclined.

FOR EFFORTS TO PROMOTE THE WELFARE OF HIS EMPLOYEES

FT. LAUDERDALE —Gold Coast Lodge No. 32, Fraternal Order of Police, Presented aresolution to Broward County Sheriff Allen B. Michell (center) expressing appreciationfor his efforts in promoting the welfare of members of his department. Shown makingthe presentation are Lt. William Renegar (left), Miami Police Department, NationalVice President of the F.O.P.; and C. C. Stewart, from the Broward County Sheriff'sDepartment. (Photo by Capt. Leon L. Gagliardi. )MAY, 1967

Bibles for AcademyTALLAHASSEE —Local members of

the Gideons represented by James O.Bowman, placed 20 Bibles in dormi-tory rooms at Florida Law Enforce-ment Academy.

The Gideons are laymen from vari-ous evangelical denominations who seekto win others to Christ through wide-spread distribution of the Bible. Theiractivities now reach out into 75 coun-tries.

May, 1967 Vol. 11, No. 3

the Sheriff'sSorry. .. Mr. WilsonOur apologies to James W. Wilson,

whose name was inadvertently omittedwhen we listed Governor Claude Kirk'sstaff in the Special Yearbook (April)Edition of THE SHERIFF'S STAR.

The irony of it all was that Mr. Wil-son was one of the first staff memberson the job when the new administrationtook over.

So, here we go again, and hopefullythis time the list will be correct andcomplete:

EDITORIAL BOARDSheriff Flanders G. Thompson. .Lee CountySheriff W. P. Joyce . . . . . . . . . Leon CountySherif 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.

GOVERNOR'S STAFFThomas M. Ferguson. . . . . Exec. Asst.Wade Hopping. . . . . . . . . . Adm. Asst.Jack Ledden. . . . . . . . . . . . Adm. Asst.Gerald Mager. . . . . . . . . . .Adm. Asst.Paul M. Marko, III. . . . . . Adm. Asst.Nathaniel P. Reed. . . . . . . .Adm. Asst.James C. Wolf . . . . . . . . . . Adm. Asst.James W. Wilson. . . . . . . . Adm. Asst.Lt. Garland B. Stafford. . Security AideMrs. Lucille Rogers

Governor's Personal SecretaryOffice Location . . Capitol Building

Telephone. . . . . . . . 222-1900

ACADEMY LECTURER|tALiLAHASSEE —Dr. Glen Ashburn

(left), head of the Law 'Enforcement Di-vision at florida State University's De-partment of Criminology, is one of hun-dreds of well qualified instructors whohave donated their services to FloridaLaw Enforcement Academy. In this pic-ture he is receiving a certificate of ap.preciation from St. John's County Depu-ty Sheriff Charles Van Lindsey after pre-senting a lecture during a school onCrime Scene Investigations. Deputy VanLindsey was president of the graduatingclass.

NEW SHERIFF IN OSCEOLAKISSIMMEE —Osceola County Sheriff

Robert U. Best was appointed by Gov-ernor Claude Kirk after the April (year-book) issue of THE SHERIFF'S STARwent to press and unfortunately his pic-ture and biography did not appear withthose of his fellow sheriffs. He was'Chief of 'Police in Kissimmee at the timeof his appointment, having held thatposition since 1952. From 1945 through1952 he was a member of the FloridaHighway Patrol. Sheriff Best was bornin 'Bartow, Florida„November 25, 1915.He is married and has two children. Hewas educated in the public schools ofWauchula, Florida„and is a graduate ofthe FB'I National Academy. He has alsoattended a number of law enforcementshort courses. He is a past presidentand a past member of the board of di-rectors of the 'Florida Police 'Chiefs' As-sociation. He served four years withthe U.S. Air Force. 'He is a member ofthe Methodist Church and the followingorganizations: Masons, Elks, NationalFBI Academy Associates, Internal As-sociation of Chiefs of 'Police, Inc. ; 'Flor-ida Police Chiefs' Association, FloridaPeace Officers Association, Fraternal Or-der of Police (State Trustee) and FloridaSheriffs Association.

Rancher Named toHonor Society

The Florida Sheriffs Boys Ranch isproud of one of its young men, RobertEarly, who has been initiated as amember of Phi Theta Kappa, nationalscholastic honor society for junior col-leges.

A high scholastic standing of 3.0 orbetter is required to become a memberof this organization and new membersare enrolled by invitation only.

Robert is a student at North FloridaJunior College, at Madison, and is affil-iated with Mu Xi chapter which hasa roster of some 25 members out of astudent body of 1,100.

His scholastic average for his firstsemester was 3.2.

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TALLAHASSEE —How's this forfighting the war on crime —as op-posed to just talking about itP

The Florida Sheriffs Bureau, work-ing closely with Sheriffs in seven coun-ties, has smashed a large burglaryring and solved some 328 burglarycases.

Bureau Director Ed Yarbrough said27 persons have been arrested thusfar, four have fied the state and 26others known to have been involvedare still under investigation.

One of the highlights of the casewas that Billy Joe Crabb, described asthe "kingpin,

" was caught in the drag-net and now faces some 40 to 50years in prison after being convictedon charges of breaking and enteringwith intent to commit grand larcenyand grand larceny.

Crabb, a 30-year-old Jacksonvilleman, was considered Florida's mostnotorious burglar and had reportedlybeen arrested some 30 or 40 timesprior to his latest episode without everbeing convicted.

He was the man behind the bigburglary ring, according to SheriffsBureau Special Agent Paul Phillips,who worked full-time for monthspiecing together the intricate crimepuzzle.

"Crabb called the shots," said Phil-

lips. "He determined who got what. "Before Crabb's empire crumbled

about him, according to Phillips, heschooled young boys and others in howto carry out burglaries and other jobsfor the ring.

Convicted with Crabb was GeorgeMankin, who arrived in Jacksonvillewith Crabb about 10 years ago fromNashville, Tenn. , where they also lefta record. Three others who pleadedguilty are William Branson, Sr., hisson, David, and Lester Redmond,Crabb's brother-in-law.

Bureau Director Yarbrough said theseven-county investigation coordinatedby the Bureau also cracked many fed-eral cases including 13 post office bur-glaries.

He said most of the crimes occurredwithin the past two years. Roughly200 of them were in Duval County, headded but they also ranged into Ala-chua, Bay, Clay, Levy, Okaloosa andPutnam Counties.

The long investigation that knockedthe burglary ring out of business beganwhen some of the members of thering were caught opening a safe in

Clay County that had been stolen inDuval County.

Clay County Sheriff Jennings Mur-rhee called the Sheriffs Bureau intothe case at that time. After that theinvestigation fanned out into othercounties and even into other states.

After the burglary ring membershave been put through Florida's millsof justice they will still face federalcharges. After that there will also beSouth Carolina, Georgia and Alabamacases to be tried —and it looks as thoughBilly Joe and his boys will be out ofbusiness for a long time.

Down the DrainCHIPLEY —Pouring moonshine into

the sink did not save Mrs. GeraldineRathel, 34, from being arrested whenthe Washington County Sheriff's Of-fice and Federal agents raided herhome.

Sheriff Bryant Thurman said theplumbing under the house had beendisconnected and an agent caught themoonshine in a container after Mrs.Rathel poured it down the drain.

"We later found two-thirds of agallon in the bathroom,

" he added.

LIFETIME MEMBERSHIPJACKSONVILLE —Duval County Sher-

iff Dale Carson (leff), presents a lifetimemembership in the Florida Sheriffs BoysRanch Builders Club to Florida TractorCorporation, represented by Gert H. W.Schmidt. This speci'al award was inrecognition of generous contributionsmade by the Jacksonville firm and thepersonal interest iMr. Schmidt has takenin the 'Boys Ranch.

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

RANCHERS GETOUTFITTED IN

WESTERN GARBTALLAHASSEE —Lt.John Driggers (left),representing Leon Coun-ty Sheriff Bill Joyce ac.cepts approximately$4,000 worth of West-ern trousers, shirts andjackets from Bill Smith,Manager of the FlintRiver Mills Ranch andGarden Center who do-nated the apparel forthe Florida SheriffsBoys Ranch in Live Oak.

Builders' Club Certificates Awarded to Major DonorsThe following persons, organizations

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

Mr. Harry Rice, 7ensen Beach.Mrs. William L. Spivey, Floral City.Mr. 7ohn Newton Thornberg, Orange Park.Mr. Alex F. Butzke, Naples.Mr. Arthur R. Rumbles, Naples.Mr. Herman Teetor, Naples.Mr. Edward R. Godfrey, Naples.Mi'. and Mrs. Fred O. Johnson, Eustis.Mr. John C. Wolf, Brooksville.Mr. J. C. Emerson, Jr., Brooksville.Layton Volunteer Fire Department, I.ong Key.Mr. Elmer J. Aldacosta, Marathon.Mr. S. M. Wall, Gainesville.Mr. Charles George, Gainesville.Nick Joseph Imported Foods, Inc. , Gainesville.Cape Coral Volunteer Fireman's Association,

Inc., Cape Coral.Fireman's Auxiliary of Vero Beach, Vero

Beach.Mr. Raymond W. Macomber, Ormond Beach.Dr. Norman W. I.oud, Edgewater.Barney Ryals Fruit Co., DuLand.Mr. Charles F. 7ohnson, Jr., Ormond Beach.Col. H. B. Davidson, Ormond Beach.Mr. Peter E. Hastings, Gainesville.Sigma Chi Fraternity, Gamma Theta Chapter,

Gainesville.Mr. Era K. Harvey, Leesburg.Mr. Ernest R. Reed, Tallahassee.Mr. Craig Mills, Tallahassee.Mr. Charles E. Buhl, Ocala.Mr. Allen Dreyfus, Holmes Beach.Mr. Preston Slusher, Sarasota.Mrs. Glen C. Whitlatch, Sarasota.Mr. James B. Grant, Sanford.Col. E. M. Burnett, Fort Myers.Mr. William Edward Garner, Fort Myers.Mr. William West, Fort Myers.Mr. G. A. Bloodworth, Fort Pierce,Walton-Eden Property Owners Association,

Fort Pierce.Port Pierce Sand and Materials, Inc„Fort

Pierce.

Sheriff Maurice Linton, Perry.Taylor County Sheriff's Department, Perry.Mr. Robert D. Lippman, Lake Placid.1VIr. and Mrs. Elmer W, Sherwood, Sebring.|Mr. H. H. Boltin, Dade City.Mr. Raymond I. Maurer, Vero Beach.iMr. Richard E. Jenkins, Vero Beach.Mr. Warren D. Blatz, Ft. Lauderdale.Mr. George W. Gill, Ft. Lauderdale.Mr. Russell 7. Godwin, Jacksonville.Dr. Nelson Murray, 7acksonville.Newman Lynde Associates, Jacksonville.1Vlr. George A. Babcock, Jacksonville.Mr. E. D. Gregory, Dinsmore.

Mr. William E. Donovan, Jr., Jacksonville.Mr. L. M. Boyette, Jacksonville.,Mr. Ben Friedman, Jacksonville.Mr. Leland F. Thomas, Dover.Mr. Roger Quarles Austin, Tampa.Mr. and Mrs. Tom T. Ware, Largo.Mr. R. H. Bates, St. Petersburg.Mr. Todd Tucker, St. Petersburg.Mr. Oliver G. Wiseman, 'St. Petersburg.Mr. E. T. Wright, Lakeland.Mr. Norbet N. Sargent, Palm Beach.Mr. T. Elbert Clemmons, Jupiter.Dr. Frederick T. Rabens, Ormond Beach.

FROM FIREMENTO THE RANCH

J AC KSO NV I LLE-When the St. JohnsBluff Volunteer Fire De-partment disbanded themembers voted to givetheir treasury balanceof $901.06 to the Flor-ida Sheriffs BoysRanch. This pictureshows Duval CountySheriff Dale Carson(left) accepting thecheck from BertramBehney former Chief ofthe St. John's BluffFire Department. Look-ing on are (from left)H. O. Dickinson, Sec-retary-Treasurer; PhilSpicer, Assistant Chiefof the new St. JohnsCommunity Fire Depart-ment; and Bill Jacobs,Chief of the Holly OaksFire Department.

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The following have made contribu-

tions to the Florida Sheriffs Boys Ranch

Memorial Fund.

Dr. John P. Tindall, Durham, N. C.; Bill an&i

Dick Beck, St. Cloud; A. Duds & Sons, Inc. ,Oviedo; Mrs. Henrietta Curry, St. Cloud; Mrs.Walter Lorenz, Vero Beach; A1r. and Mrs. WellsA. Moon, Kissimmee; T. G. Lee Dairy, lnc. ,Kissimmee; Al and Skip Moon, Kissimmee;Schmidt Brothers Garage, Kissimmee; Tupper-ware Home Parties, Kissimmee; Miss Ethel Lup-fer, Kissimmee; Mr. Frank A. Smith, Orlando;Mr. Murray W. Overstreet, Kissimmee; Lutharand Ilse Goold, Kissimmee; mrs. Frank Martin,Kissimmee; Parah E. and Sarah Clark, Kissim-mee; Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Kessler, Kissimmee;Maj. Edward 7. Smith (Ret. ), St. Cloud; Mr.Houston Partin, Kissimmee; Mrs. Gladys MaeHudnall, St. Cloud; Mr. W. Paul Riggs, Kissim-mee; Mr. O. Preston Johnson, St. Cloud: Glen-Mar Electronics 'Service, Inc. , Orlando; The St.Cloud News, St, Cloud; Grissom Funeral Home,Kissimmee; Mr. Ellis F. Davis, Kissimmee; Mr.Thomas K. Blain, Kissimmee; Rooney PontiacBuick, Inc. , Kissimmee; ¹.Nelson Makinson,Kissimmee; Nelle and J. C. Clements, Tampa;Mr. W. E, Pound, Kissimmee; Ms, Faye Ses-cions, Kissimmee; Mr. Frank E. Young, St.Cloud; 1Vlr. H. T. Simmons, Kissimmee; Mzs.Floyd Bronson, Kissimmee; Ms. Norah J. 'John-son, Orlando; Mrs. Lillian K. Yates, Kissimmee;Mrs. Lola K. Lockwood, Kissimmee; Ms. EllieHugh Graves, Kissimmee; Mrs. Nellie B. Gran-ger, Kissimmee; Mrs. I. S. 'Johnston, Kissimmee;Mrs. Kirby Hancock, Kissimmee; Fraternal Or-der of Police, Orlando; Mr. and Mrs. Robert O.Sinclair. South Gulfport; Ms. Dorothy Wight,South Gulfportl Ms. Isabel 'Carter, South Gulf-nort; The Clinton Bronson 'Family, Orlando;Mr. and Mrs. Haley Duke, Kissimmee; 7. A.and Virginia Balding. Kissimmee; Mr. and 1Vlrs.

J. Griffin Walker, Englewood; Mr. Fred M.Clancy, Kissimmee: 1VIr. Willis D. Smith, Kis-simmee: County Offfcfals and Employees of Os-cenla County Courthnuse, Kicsimmee: Person-nel, Oscenla County Sheriff's Dept. , Kissimmee;Mr. Harold C, Corbin, 'St. Cloud: 1Viarie, JohnR. and 'l. D, Dollar, Kissimmee; Mrs. MarcellaD. Tindall, Kissimmee; Mr. and Mrc. 'DavisBateman, Kissimmee; Mr. and Mrs. 'S. M, Sharp,Kissimmee; Mrs. Arlin Farris, Orlando; Mr.and Mrs. T. D. Nash. Sr., Titusville; Mr. JackCarroll, Kissimmee; I.ester and Mary Privett,Kissimmee: Mz. and Mrs. Hewen A. I.asseter.Orlando; Mr. W. K. Howell, Orlandn; Hoydand Pansy Lingle, Kissimmee: Mr. F. S. BeanyLedbetter, Jr., Kissimmee: City of St. Cloud;Mr. E. W. 7ackson. Orlando; 1Vlr. Arthur W.Bailey, Orlando' ¹.and Mrs. G. HolmesPzather, Kissimmee; Sheriff Willis V. McCall,Tavares: Mr. Samuel T. Barnes, Orlsndn; M.P. tMickler and Son, Tnc. , Rissimmee: M/M SamI.upfer. Kissimmeec First Federal 'Savings ancfLoan Association, Kissimmne; Mr. and Mrs. W.T.. Bullock, Kissimmee; 'Mr. ar d Mrs. MarkFastland, Tampa: Mr. A. F. Crosby, Kissimmee;Mr, and Mrs. G. W. McGowan, Kissimmee;Mak&nson&srson Unit ftlu, American LeginnAuxiliary. Kissimmee; Mr, and iMrs. Tohn E.Carrnll, Kissimmee; aud Mr. and Ntrs. CarlStauffer, Tallahassee; in memory of SherifF R,1Vl. "Bob" Buckelc.

1Vfr. and Mrs. John L. McOuigg, Stuart: andMrs. Douglas S. Kenpedv, Jensen Beach; inmemory of Mr. Rnland I. Dunn.

Mrs. Linian P. Fvl ton, St. Petersburg; inmemory of Rev. Evan Fdwards,

Dr. Sidney Stnrrh, Jacksonville; in memoryof Mr. Richard E. Eveiiss.

Mr. and Mrs. D. O. Fugate, Boca Grande;and Mr. Philip F. Stover, Boca Grande; inmeznory of Capt. Lnunte Futch.

iMr. and Mrs. Alfred Hahn, Des Plaines, Tlli-ccotc; and Mr. and Mrs. I.. A. Strnm, ChippewaFalls, Wisconsin; in memory of Mr. Richard C.Frssier.

Miss Jane I. Piatt, Eagle, Michigan: Mrs.Louis Gapa. Nokomis; Miss Lorene M. Wnlcott,Ft. Lauderdale 1 and Miss Margaret F. Black,Ft. Lauderdale; in memory of 'Mr. Leslie D.Lou g.

Mrs. Irma M. Iler, St. Petersburg; Mr. andMrs. E. C. Etchison, Orlando: and Mr. and'Mrs. John Metzger, Wavnesville, N, C.; inmemory of Mr. Perry 'Marsh, Jr.

Mr. 7oe Dixon, McKesson & Robbins, Inc. ,Tamoa; Ivfr. and Mrs. W. B. Christian, Jack-sonville; iMr. Rodney S. Smith, Jacksonville;American Distributors. Inc. , Jacksonville: Mrs.W. C. German, Jacksonville; 'Duval Spirits,Inc. , Jacksonvi11el ¹.and Mrs. Roland P.

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Lane and Family, Orlando; Mr. and Mrs. Her-schel B. Holmes, Jacksonville; Mr. and Mrs.John F. McLeod, 7acksonville; Mr. Aaron Davis,JacksonviBe; Stanley and Laura Warth, Jack-sonville; Mr. Robinson S. Brown, Jr., Brown-Forman Distillers Corp. , Louisville, Kentucky;Employees of Consolidated Distributing Co.,Jacksonville; General Wholesale Company, Jack-sonville; Mr. and 1Vlrs. Roger Coleman, Louis-ville, Kentucky; and The Gerald Self Family,Midland, Texas; in memory of Mr. Leroy Miller,Sr.

Herbert and Winefred Batchlor, Cleazwatez;Ms. Elsie Brumby, Clearwater; and Herbert M.and Madolyn Harlan, Clearwater; in memoryof Mr. Herman Smith.

Mr. and Mrs. Harry K. Weaver, Live Oak;and Mr. Frank 7. Warner, IVfinneapolis, Minn. ;in memory of Mr. William T. Towey.

Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Odom, Jr„Starke; inmemory of Mrs. Stewart W. Beckett and Mz.William Hawkins.

Fzed and Grace LeSueur, Williston; in mem-ory of Mrs. Henry W. Ross and Mr. Jack Meeks.

Roger and Mildred Jones, Okeechobee; inmemory of Mr. Richard Baker,

Sheriff and Mrs. L. 0 .Davis, St. Augustine;in memory of Mr. George Beach.

Miss Minnie B. Hopkins, Eustis; in memoryof Mr. Arthur J. Blackmer.

,Mr. and Mrs, Myron S. Pierce, Ocala; inmemory of Mz. Henzy A. Bragg.

Mrs. T. Ed Bryan, Jacksonville; in memoryof Mr. T. Ed Bryan.

1Vffss Barbara Brent, Charlottesville, Va. ; inmemory of Colonel George W. Brent.

Mr. and Mrs. Louie C. Wadsworth, I.ive Oak;in memory of¹.Robert lvl. Cason.

Mr. and Mrs. D. O. Fugate, Boca Grande; inmemory of Mr. Gus M. Cole.

Mr. and Mrs. Homer Hooks, Leesburg; inmemory of 'Mr. Irwin Cauthen.

Mr. and 1Vlrs. H. Stonewall Howard, Talla-hassee; in memory of Mr. E. D. Catts.

Mr. Loyd E. Wimer, Sebring; in memory ofMr. Martin Fisher.

Mrs. Jane A. iMorse, Orange City; in memoryof Mr. George Fellows.

Mrs. Robert A. Johnson, Jacksonville; in mem-ory of Mr. Robert A. Johnson.¹.and. Mrs. Lewis Woods, Bunnell; inmemory of Mr. George Kendell.¹.and 1VIrs. Kirby 'Smith, Sarasota; in mem-ory of Mr. Joseph LaHurd.

Major and Mrs. Hal Morrison, Largo; inmemory of Mr. Toseph Lykes.

Mrs. W. M. McCrory, Orange Park; in mem-ory of Mr. George W. Gibbs.

Ms. Gloria E. Mead, Lakeland; in memoryof her pazents, Mr. and ¹s.7'ohn Gatllff.

Mrs. Clifton O. Gordon, Brooksville; in mem-ory of Mr. Clifton O. Gordon.

Mr. and Mrs. D, I,. Thigpen, Arcadia; inmemory of Mr. Herbert Ming.

Mr. and Mrs. F. R. Schmidt, Lake Placid;in memory of Mr. Wallace Clyde Magill.

Mrs. H. A. Lane, Palmetto 1 in memory ofMr. John W. Pierce.

Dr. 7oseph F. A, Rubacky, Ft. Laudezdale; inmemory of Ms. Rose Rubacky.

Mr. Marcel K. Sassier, Sarasota; in memoryof all departed Sarasota soldiers.

Mrs. Frank Struck, Mary Esther; in memoryof Mr. Franlc Struck.

Clearwater Lawn Bowling Club, Clearwater;in memorv of Mr. Warren E. Titus.

iMr. and .Mrs, H. Burkett Bray, Tr., Orlando;in memory of Mr. A. J. Thomas, Sr.

STILL AMONG THE LEADERSFT. MYERS—Lee County is still amongthe leaders in supporting the FloridaSheriffs Boys Ranch and these picturesshow Sheriff Flanders Thompson (right)expressing his appreciation to some ofthe generous people who have made thispossible. In the top photo he is present-ing a Boys Ranch Builder Club lifetimemembership plaque to Chief Floyd A.Shellabarger, representing the Fort MyersFire Department; and in the bottomphoto he is presenting a Boys RanchBuilder certificate to Bob Lincoln, Presi-dent of Bob Lincoln Oldsmobile, Inc.

CorrectionMr. and Mrs. Charles P. Bott, of

Stuart, made a generous contributionto the Florida Sheriffs Boys Ranch inmemory of Rudolp A. Armbrust but thename of the deceased was incorrectlylisted as Rudolp A. Ormbrust in theDecember, 1966, issue of THE SHER-IFF'S STAR.

Our apologies to Mr. and Mrs. Bott.

Mr. and Mrs. Randolph Ellinor, Jr., Rock-ledge; in memory of Mr. H. G. Van Alstyne.

Airs. Ethel E. Thomas, St. Petersburg; inmemory of Mr D P Wingert

Mr. and Mrs. O. D. Bowers, Bartow; inmemory of Mr. Thomas H. Whitehouse.

Bob and June Ball, Afarathon; in memory ofMrs. Dana White.

Mr. A. E. Calligari, Clearwater; in memoryof a friend.

Mail To:Memorial Fund

Florida Sheriffs

Boys Ranch

P. O. Box 520

Live Oak, Florida

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

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

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The boys and staff members at theRanch pooled their engineering and me-chanical know-how and rigged up swingsand cable slides over the S'wannee Riverwhere it rolls lazily by the Ranch, itscool banks shaded by overhanging oaktrees. The boys will spend many memo-rable moments this summer swingingout over the river and diving in for acool, refreshing swim.

Mr. W. B. Watkins ofWest Palm Beach re-cently gave the BoysRanch a perpetual mon-ey-making gift in theform of Pecan Trees.The boys and Ranchpersonnel all pitched into plant the young treesand after several hoursof muscle-building dig-ging and a touch ofthe "green thumb" thegrove was off to a goodstart.

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wingin' on the S'wannee. . .

VJith Spring almost gone and Summer on the way, things are "Swingin' on the S'wan-

nee" at the Florida Sheriffs Boys Ranch. New buildings are under construction or in

the planning stage (see cover picture as well as photos on these pages); the baseball

diamond is getting plenty of use; the tempo of farm work has picked up; and the

swimming pool has become a popular spot on hot afternoons. Under proper supervi-

sion, the boys are also using the Suwannee River for boating, fishing and swimming.

This is one of threenew staff houses at theRanch in the finalstages of completion.They are being con-structed from a fundsupplied by James T.Crawford, a long-time,loyal supporter ofRanch projects.

Construction of a long awaited fire station and repair shop isunder way at the Florida Sheriffs Boys Ranch, and this pictureshows Ranch Administrator Harry Weaver (right) going overbuilding plans with Contractor A. W. Ross, Jr. Financed by

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contributions from the Florida State Firemen's Association, thebuilding is expected to cost over $25,000. The Ranch alreadyhas its own volunteer fire department and two fire trucks, whichwere also donated.

KELLENBERGERGETS RESULTS

WEST PALM BEACH-One reason you seeSheriff Martin Kellen-berger's picture in THESHERIFF'S STAR sofrequently is that hedoes such an outstand-ing job of raising fundsfor the Florida SheriffsBoys Ranch. These pic-tures show him honor-ing some of the gener-ous contributors whohave responded to hispleas for support. That' sthe Sheriff above (left)after presenting BoysRanch Builder certifi-cates to (from left toright) Palm Beach Coun-tv fire department's G.T. Montgomery, Assist-ant Chief in Palm Beach;Eugene Wright, BoyntonBeach Fire Chief; Lt.William LaTour, DelrayBeach; John Richter,Juno Fire Chief; andJames Yates, Presidentof the County FireChiefs' Association,standing in for the Lan-tana Volunteers. Thelower picture showsJohn Boggiano, PalmBeach Kennel Club, re-ceiving a Florida Sher-iffs Association LifetimeMembership in recogni-tion of his longtime sup-port of the Boys Ranch.

CROSSING GUARD RECEIVES AWARDTAMPA —Mrs. Marie Richards, a schoolcrossing guard employed by Hillsbor-ough County Sheriff Malcolm Beard iscongratulated by Peninsula Motor Club(AAA) President Marvin L. Holloway afterbeing presented the School Safety Pa-trol's Distinguished Service Award. Mrs.Richards received the Award because ofher efficiency and promptness in han-dling an emergency situation when agirl suddenly became ill on a Patrol out-ing which she was chaperoning. (Photoby Al Major. )

Appointed by KirkGovernor Claude Kirk announced

the appointment of Duval CountySheriff Dale Carson, Pinellas CountySheriff Don Genung and Florida Sher-iffs Association Attorney John A. Madi-gan, Jr., to the Advisory Committeefor the Governor's War on Crime.

QUITE A LINE-UP OF BOYS RANCH SUPPORTERS

TAMPA —This picture will give you some idea of the wayHillsborough County folks feel about the Florida SheriffsBoys Ranch. It was taken when Sheriff Malcolm Beard calledtogether recent contributors who had made substantial do-nations to the Ranch and presented them with Boys RanchBuilder Certificates and Florida Sheriffs Association LifetimeHonorary Membership plaques. Pictured left to right are:Col. George F. Adams, Staff Sgt. Norman Fletcher, Panful T.8

Parsons; J. A. 'Smith, manager, Thorn McAn Shoe Store; EvanR. Moss, ~Mrs. R. H. 'Mooney, Lel'and F. Thomas; Troy Brown,Chairman of the 'Board, Raybro Electric Co., Inc. ; V. A. Miller,Sheriff Beard, ; William M. Barber, President of Martin OutdoorAdvertising Co.; James A. Arnold, Jr. , Chase M. Rotureau,Percy B. Schaker, Perry Silvey and P. J. Sones. Mr. 'Miller andMr. 'Barber received lifetime plaques and the others receivedBuilder certificates.

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Mother of 1$Arrestetl in Raiti

LAWTEY —Catching moonshinersis routine for law enforcement offi-cers —but not when the suspectedmoonshiner turns out to be a 39-year-old mother of 12 children.

This once-in-a-blue-moon case wasreported after Bradford County Depu-ty Sheriff Robert Green, State Bever-age Department Agent Claude Vealand Federal Agent James K. Parmleyraided a moonshine still near here.

According to the report, the officerswatched Mrs. Lavina Martin run o8 a16-gallon batch of moonshine beforeplacing her under arrest.

Agent Parmley said the woman toldofficers she had found the still andhad put it into operation "to see howone of them worked. "

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STUART COUNTY FAIR-GOERS LEARN THE FACTS ABOUT CRIME

STUART—Martin County Sheriff Roy C. Baker, shown here with Office Deputy BettyGregg, sponsored another outstanding exhibit at the Martin County Fair this year. Thedisplay included guns confiscated in crime cases, photographs of the year's worstaccidents, and modern crime detection features. He also gave out fingerprinted identi-fication to visitors. (Photo by Ed Gluckler, Martin County Press Service. )

MORE AWARDS FOR SHERIFFCL'EARWATER —Pinellas County Sher-

iff Don Genung has added two moreawards to his long list of honors andcommendations. In the top photo he isreceiving an Honorary State Life Mem-bership in the 'Florida 'Congress of Par-ents aind Teachers from Mrs. AdonSmith, ~Past President of the PinellasCounty Council. This was in recognitionof his outstanding service to childrenand youth. In the bottom photo theSheriff is holding the Optimist Interna-tional Laiw Enforcement Award whichwas presented to him for "performinghis duties in a. distinguished and dedi-cated manner. " (Top photo by GeorgeG. Trabant, St. Petersburg Independent. )MAY, 1967

FOR MERITORIOUSSERVICE TO

LAW ENFORCEMENT

BARTOW—Polk County

Sheriff Monroe Brannen

is pictured presenting

awards to four persons

for meritorious service

to law enforcement. The

upper photo shows6rannen (second from

left) extending recogni-

tion to Lake Wales Po-

liceman Dave Smith for

subduing a woman who

was holding a gun on

Deputy Sheriff EarlBranch (left). LakeWales Police Chief J. A.

Petty is at right. In the

lower photo three coun-

ty hospital employees

are receiving awards for

helping a deputy sheriff

to capture an escaping

prisoner. They are (from

left) Martha Hum, Elzie

Blanchard and Wanda

Macon.

BOYS RANCIICOMES UP

WIN1VER I1VPOSSE RACE

SARASOTA —Losers us-

uallyy

pay, but some-times under certainagreements, so do win-ners. Sarasota CountySheriff Ross Boyer(right) accepts a $25check for the FloridaSheriffs Boys Ranchfrom Charles Miller whopresented it in behalf ofthe Sarasota MountedPosse, winner of a racestaged on horsebackbetween the SarasotaPosse and the ManateeCounty Posse. The losersdonated $50; and theones who really cameout on top were theboys at the Ranch. (Pho-to courtesy of the Sara-sota Herald-Tribune. )

FOR THE BOYS RANCHCASSELIBERRY—A benefit card party

held by the Woman's Club of Cassel-berry raised $50 for the iFlorida, SheriffsBoys Ranch and this picture showsSeminole County Sheriff Luther Hobbyaccepting the contribution from Mrs.Edward Pender, a member of the CardParty Committee. The other committeemembers are Mrs. C. K. Fisher, Mrs.John C. Weir, Mrs. R. D. Wesley andMrs. T. Hueston.

1Vew PosseFormesl In

Clay CountyGREEN COVE S'PRINGS—Here are two picturesof the new mountedposse sponsored by ClayCounty Sheriff JenningsMurrhee. One shows theSheriff (behind podium)swearing in the 22-manunit. The other showsthe posse in paradedress. The posse mem-bers will assist the sher-iff in traffic control,handling of crowds atspecial events and oth-er assignments. Theywill also ride in paradesand support the FloridaSheriffs Boys Ranch.The men have all hadfirst aid training andwill be studying speciallaw enforcement sub-jects.

SHERIFF'S STAR

FRANK THOMASColored male, date ofbirth 6-25-44, 5 feet, 5inches tall, weighs 135pounds. FBI +21 509E.Formerly lived in Jack-sonville area but report-I"&P~P~.

ealy now in Alabama,Wanted for Murder. Ifapprehended notify Sher-ift Davis, St. Augustine,Florida or the FloridaSheriffs Bureau, Tallahas-see, Florida.

JAMES ROBERT TERRYAlias John JORDAN,white male, date of birth12-7-12, brown hair, blue-grey eyes Mechanic,welder, laborer. Warrantissued, charge AttemptedMurder. Fled scene inPontiac Station Wagon,about 1959 model, colorwhite, with unknownFlorida tag, and aboveor below an unknownAlabama tag. If appre-hended notify SheriffHartley, Bronson, Floridaor the Florida SheriffsBureau, Tallahassee, Fla.

HUBERTJACKSON CAPPS

White male, date andplace of birth 12-11-34,Calhoun County, Florida,6 feet tall, weighs 170pounds, brown hair, blue

eyes. Warrant on filecharging WithholdingSupport from six chil-dren. If apprehended no-tif y Sheriff Crevasse.Gainesville, Fla. , or theFlorida Sheriffs Bureau,Tallahassee, Florida.

DEAN DeHARTAlso known as Okel DeanDe HART, white male,date and place of birth1-17-44, Cincinnati, Ohio,5 feet, 81/s inches tall,weighs 150 pounds. Usual-ly wears hair long but cutvery short now; pimplycomplexion; numeroustattoos both arms. FBI+105 547D. May be inKentucky as has relativesthere. Wanted on chargeEscape. Will extradite.If apprehended notify Po-lice Dept. , Eau Callie,F'lorida or the FloridaSheriffs Bureau, Tallahas-see, Florida.

JERRY BUSERWhite male, age 37, 5feet, 8 inches tall, weighs147 pounds, brown hairand eyes, no teeth. Capi-as issued, charge Failure

to redeliver Hired Vehi-cle (since recovered) Ifapprehended notify Sher-iff Wilson, Titusville, Fla. ,or the Florida SheriffsBureau, Tallahassee, Fla,

JACK JOHNSONColored male, date andplace of birth 3-23-36,Fitzgerald, Ga. , 5 feet, 9inches tall, weighs 140pounds, black hair, browneves. FPC: 13 0/I 13/19U/U OOO/OOO 18. Ref:13/17 U/W. Wanted forEscape from PalmettoCity i ail 3-2-67. Alsowanted by Sheriff's Of-fice Manatee County. Ifapprehended notify Po-lice Dept. , Palmetto, Fla. ,or the Florida SheriffsBureau, Tallahassee, Fla,

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DAVID WILLIAMSColored male, date andplace of birth 11-16-39,Alachua, Fla. , 5 feet, 9inches tall, weighs 146pounds, black hair, browneyes, dark brown comp,scar on top of head.FBI +96 152D. FPC: 90/M 9/26 U/U IMO/OOI11. Occupation: Farmer.

Wanted for Escape fromDC RP +25 Lake City,Fla. , 1-21-67 where he wasserving 20 year term forAssault-Murder, AlachuaCounty. 325.00 reward. Ifapprehended notify Divi-sion of Corrections, Tal-lahassee, Fla. , or the Flor-ida Sheriffs Bureau, Tal-lahassee, Fla.

CHARLESMONROE POORE

White male, date andplace of birth 7-18-17,Anderson, South Carolina,6 feet, 2 inches tall,weighs 220 pounds, greyhair, bald on top, blueeyes. FPC19 M/L 9/7 R/WIIO/MOO, 16 lower. Me-chanic by trade. Capiason file charge Withhold-ing Support from Wifeand five Children If an-prehended notify SheriffKellenberger, West PalmBeach, Fla. , or the Flor-ida Sheriffs Bureau, Tal-lahassee. Florida.

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A Dream Come True. . .The picture on our cover is an architect's sketch of a

dream come true —The James P. Towey Foundation Me-morial Medical and Dental Clinic which will soon be underconstruction at the Florida Sheriffs Boys Ranch.

Officials of the Boys Ranch have been talking anddreaming about this clinic for years and their dreams be-came reality recently when the James P. Towey Foundationpledged to build it at an estimated cost of $60,000.

Trustees of the Foundation are Mr. and Mrs. James H.Towey, of St. Petersburg. They are long time supportersof the Boys Ranch and Mrs. Towey is a member of theBoys Ranch Board of Trustees.

The late William T. Towey was a Foundation trusteetoo and approved the clinic plans before he passed awayrecently.

Harry A. MacEwen, Tampa architect, is currently com-pleting the working drawings. The new facility is expectedto be in operation by the end of the year.

A registered nurse will be the only full-time staff mem-ber on duty at the clinic and it is hoped that Florida's doc-tors and dentists will provide their services free of chargeon a voluntary basis.

Boys Ranch Administrator Harry Weaver said the clinicwill greatly enhance the medical and dental care availableto the 100 boys now living at the Ranch, which is locatedon the Suwannee River, near Live Oak, Florida.

It will allow more frequent medical check-ups for theboys; better and more economical care for the sick; andisolation of patients to prevent spread of communicablediseases.

At the present time sick boys who do not require hospi-talization remain in their residence cottages where theircottage mates are exposed to their germs. This arrange-ment also places an additional burden on overworked cot-tage parents who have to double as nurses.

The clinic will include a four-bed general ward plus anisolation ward; offices for doctors; two examining rooms;two rooms for dental work; a room for eye examinations; asmall laboratory; storage facilities; waiting room; a nurse' sstation; and space for future X-ray equipment.

The clinic will be used for routine medical and dentalcare; and the boys will continue to go to Jacksonville formajor dental work which is now provided free of chargeby Jacksonville dentists.

"Proper medical and dental care is a very importantpart of our program at the Ranch, " Administrator Weaverexplained.

"Many boys come to us needing expensive dental work,eye care and major surgery. Some are seriously under-nourished, "he added.