PUBLISHED FOR AND DEDICATED TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF GOOD LAW ENFORCEMENT IN FLORIDA

YoL 1, Ho. 2 TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA April, 1957

Nore Flexible Prisons

Predicted for Future

Mobile Crime LabORLANDO —Orange County

SheritF Dave Starr has addedthe mobile crime laboratoryytctured above to lds Itne-up ofroHlng equipment In the otheryicture Sherifl' Statr (rtght) tsshown being congratulate byGov. LeRoy Collins for lds pro-gressive law enforcement tech-

. , niques.

The mobile unit has a two-way short-wave radio, yorhlble110-volt power unit, coIuyarisonyrojector, flngerprtnt and evi-dence camera, Sirclde NeM kit,eomyarator, and still aud moviephotographic equipment.

. I '~ also equtpyed with ay dress system, hydrau-

o extricate victhus from'gled cars, and other emer-

gency equipment,

Sherifl' Starr, who ts flrst viceyresident of the National Sher-itrs Association, said the unitwill be used at scenes of homi-cides, robberies, burglaries andserious accidenta

ry ConvictsSheriff's Slayer

TRENTON —A circuit courtjury on March 27 convictedHarley Conner, 56 - year - oldfarmer, of first degree murderin the shotgun slaying of Gil-christ County Sheriff MarkRead.

The jury made no recommen-dation of mercy, making thedeath sentence mandatory, butJudge John A. H. Murphree de-ferred sentencing to permit thefiling of a defense motion fora new trial.

The state presented evidenceto show that SheriiF Read wasmurdered Dec. 10, 1956, whenhe went to Conner's home atthe request of the farmer' srelatives.

Conner had been drinkingheavily and was making threatswith a shotgun, according toevidence at the trial.

He pleaded innocent by rea-son of insanity.

Co-op Case No. 1

Here's How Series of Florida

Robbery Cases Was SolvedTALLAHASSEE —Here's how

the Florida Sheriff's Bureau, bycoordinating the efForts of lawenforcement agencies as faraway as Norfolk, Va. , and Dal-las, Tex., solved a series of arm-ed robberies.

In Florida, particular creditbelongs to Sheriffs Al Cahill ofDuval County and Ed Black-burn, Jr., of HillsboroughCounty.

The case history beghis inNorfolk.

A police detective thoughtthere was something suspiciouslooking about Hubert Hardin,so he walked up to the carwhere Hardin was sitting.

As he did so, Hardin suddenlystuff'ed something under thefront seat.

The detective discovered theobject under the seat was a wadof money, but questioning Har-

din and searching the car failedto give the police any reason1'or holding him.

Since the car had a Floridalicense, the detective called aSt. Petersburg detective heknew to see whether Hardinwas wanted there.

Hardin's description soundedfamiliar to the St. Petersburgofficer. He studied a moment,then recalled seeing it in theFlorida Sheriffs Bureau crimebulletin.

This was the break the bu-reau had been waiting for in itsefforts to solve a series of Jack-sonville armed robberies involv-ing losses totaling 425,000.

Hardin was brought back toFlorida and eirorts were intensi-fie to find the other stick-upartist who had been operatingwith him.

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WASHINGTON —Prisons ofthe future will be built aroundthe goal of "making the periodof incarceration flt the ofFend-er," according to James V.Bennett, director of the U.S.Bureau of Prisons.

State after state, Bennettsaid, is getting away from ef-forts to control crime throughthe punitive approach alone.Instead, he added, they aresetting up various boards andtribunals with broad authorityto determine the time when aparticular offender can be safe-ly released.

He said: "The prisons of to-morrow will be built aroundthis same fundamental objec-tive. This will require, amongother things, that each statehave an integrated system ofcorrectional facilities under thedirection of a single offfcer.

"No longer will we have in-dependent institutions operat-ing pretty much in a vacuuma n d without interchangingideas or personnel or inmatesas needed. That fundamentalobjective is in a fair way ofaccomplishment in Floridathrough the appointment ofCol. Richard Culver as yourcommissioner. That is an im-portant and significan firststep. "

Change in DWIRoutine Asked

TALLAHASSEE —The FloridaParole Commission wants to getout of the business of restoringdriver's licenses to persons con-victed of driving while intoxi-cated.

Florida law makes revocationof htcense mandatory for per-sons convicted of this offense.

It also requires the commis-sion to consider applications forrestoration of license, but in-vestigation of applications ismade by the Department ofPublic Safety.

In a recent statement, thecommission said: "We feel thatit is an unsatisfactory situationin which, because of our inabil-ity to actually make our owninvestigations, and because thewhole program is i'oreign to ourprimary program of probationand parole, our efforts are in-effective and more or less su-perfluous.

"Furthermore, we feel thatbecause of the widespread crit-icism against restoration of li-censes to persons convicted ofdriving while intoxicated, ourprogram of assisting the courtsin administration of probationand in the release and super-vision of persons on parole hassuiFered severely. "

The commission recommend-ed that the law be changed sothat it can be relieved of theresponsibility of considering li-cense restoration applications.

In 1956 the commission re-ceived 1,917 applications andrestoration was authorized, un-der restrictions, in 1,585 cases.Applications denied totaled 332.

The commission pointed outthat the licenses restored con-stituted less than 3 per cent ofthe licenses revoked during theyear, and that in all cases thelicenses were returned only un-der restrictions.

The persistence of old prisonstructures has hindered reform,Bennett said.

"They are added to, patchedup, overcrowded until they areincapable of functioning asuseful instrumentalities ofcrime control. The persistenceof these ancient and obsoletestructures is a millstone aboutthe neck of progressive penologyin this country. "

Prisons are what they aretoday "because they have notbeen shaken loose from out-worn traditions and neglect, "he said. "And I doubt you wouldexempt Florida from this gen-eral statement. You have longsince outgrown your physicalplant, but more importantly,your alert and progressive peo-ple have out-distanced in theirthinking and poirit of view withrespect to the, treatment of of-fenders the sterile, stultifyingand demoralizing p r o g r a mfound in your prisons, many ofthe road camps and in someother correctional institutions. "

Florida, he said, "with itsnearly 100 per cent populationincrease in the last 17 years,has added some new facilities,developed broader use of parole,widened its stafl' to handle pro-bationers and is now under theleadership of your energetic andhumane governor and his as-sociates embarking upon a far-reaching master plan that, Iam sure, will put Florida in thevanguard in this regard as it isin many another field. "

In addition to an integratedsystem of correctional facilities,he said, "Florida will also wantto take into account the ex-perience of other states in es-tablishing diagnostic and clas-sification centers where all newcommitments will be sent by thecourts for study, determinationof where they will be committedand outlining a program toreach individual ofFender. Muchtime, lost motion and moneycan be saved by the establish-ment of a central receiving andclassification facility of thekind I have mentioned. "'

Bennett added:"No program of that kind can

be successful unless it is imple-mented by ari integrated insti-tutional system varying in char-acter from prisons of maxhnumcustody to open institutions andcamps. No state of the size andpotentialities of Florida, for in-

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Sheriff PlayedHistoric Role

PHILADELPHIA When theDeclaration of Independencewas read in public for the firsttime here in 1776, whodunit?

According to a painting byClyde O. DeLand, the readerupon this historic occasion wasnone other than Sheriff JohnNixon of Philadelphia, distin-guished ancestor of Vice Presi-dent Richard Nixon.

The sheriff is said to haveproclaimed the document fromthe balcony of an observatorywhich stood in the State Houseyard. Pictured on the balconywith him were Ben j am inFranklin, Robert Morris, Thom-as Jefferson, Samuel Adams,John Hancock, John Adamsand Francis Hopkinson.

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THE SHERIFFS STARPublished Monthly by

THE FLORIDA SHERIFFS ASSOCIATION

At Tallahassee, Fla.

Published For and Dedicated To the Advancement ofGood Law Enforcement In Florida

EDITORIAL BOARD

Hardee County Sheriff E. Odell Carlton Wauchula

Clay County Sheriff John P. Hall Green Cove Springs

Florida Sheriffs Bureau Director Don McLeod Tallahassee

Monroe County Sheriff John Spottswood Key West

Citizens CanReduce Crime

HARTFORD, Conn. —Howcan the average citizen reducethe volume of crime'?

Connecticut S t a t e P o 1 i c eCommissioner John C. Kelly'sanswer is to reduce the numberof opportunities for criminaloffenses, and increase the like-lihood of speedy apprehensionof criminals.

"An unlocked automobile, "said he, "a house from whichthe residents are obviously ab-sent, a solitary individual in adark and isolated place —theseare the opportunities for whichthe criminally inclined are look-ing. If these opportunities aredenied to them, crime will beprevented. "

He said a high level of effec-tive law enforcement must alsobe maintained by local, stateand federal agencies with theuse of up-to-date police meth-ods and equipment, and com-plimented by complete coopera-tion among enforcement agen-cies.

"It is a well established fact,"he said, "that prompt detec-tion, vigorous and prompt pros-ecution and the certainty ofpunishment fitted to the crime,the criminal and the communi-ty, is the fines kind of crimeprevention program. "

Auxiliary ActiveIn Sheriff's Dept.

MIAMI —Wives, mothers andsisters of Dade County Sheriff'soiflce employes are members ofan unusual auxiliary organiza-tion.

They collect clothes, books,magazines and games for menand women jail inmates; alsoassist with junior deputy sher-iff activities.

They recently started a groupcalled the "Cirl Cadettes" witha program similar to the juniordeputies.

Rewards EffectiveIn Citrus Thefts

LAKELAND —Florida CitrusMutual claims theft of citrusfruit is being deterred by astanding offer of a $100 rewardfor anyone helping to catch orconvict a fruit stealer.

According to Mutual GeneralManager Robert W. Rutledge,the reward has been paid 30times since it was first an-nounced seven years ago.

Polk County Deputy SheriffsEnoch Odom and Harvey Bellwere among recipients.

Term-ExtendingAmendments Fail

Constitutional amendments toextend the terms of sheriffs inNew Jersey and Oklahoma weredecisively defeated.

The New Jersey proposalwould have increased the pres-ent three-year term to fiveyears, and the Oklahomaamendment would have doubledthe present two-year term.

Police, Fire Depts.To Be Integrated

DEARBORN, Mich.—Oi5cialsof this Detroit suburb are plan-ning to integrate the police andfire departments into one large '

department.Station wagons equipped to

handle police work as well asfire and rescue missions willreplace police patrol cars.

The city will no longer hireseparate police and firemen.Under the new system, new menwill be trained in both policework and flreflghting.

Integration of the two de-partments with a total strengthof 224 men was suggested near-ly two years ago by Mayor Or-ville L. Hubbard. He said it willprovide Dearborn with "moreei5cient" police and fire pro-tection.

New Taylor County Jail, Perry,

Drastic CampaignProposed by Swiss

Gas ChamberHalt Asked

Traffic Death RateIncreases 23 Pct.

TALLAHASSEE —Florida'straffic deaths increased 23 percent during 1956, according tofigure compiled by the Depart-ment of Public Safety.

Because of increased trai5con the state's highways, thedeath rate per 100,000,000 ve-hicle miles went up only 12.7per cent —from 6.3 to 7.1.

A total of 1,205 persons werekilled in 1956, compared to 978in 1955.

Other state-wide totals were87,329 accidents; 985 fatal ac-cidents; 29,629 persons injured.

A breakdown by sex showsthat last year's i'atalities in-cluded 907 males and 398 fe-males. The age group between25 and 35 was the most heavilyhit.

CENEVA, Switzerland —Cityofficials here have proposed adrastic campaign against ju-venile delinquency.

No persons under 18 will beallowed to attend movies, the-aters, dance halls and nightclubs.

The ban is absolute, accord-ing to an overseas dispatch, andthere will be no exceptions.Older persons will be requiredto carry identity cards. estab-lishing their right to enter suchplaces.

Law enforcement authoritiesall over Europe are watchingthe experiment with great in-terest, and there is some doubtwhether the ban will ease thejuvenile problem —or intensifyit.

An auxiliary police forceformed to enforce the restric-tions has been dubbed the "mi-nors brigade. " 't includes bothmen and women.

HERE'S HOW ARMED ROBBERY(Continued from Page 1)

A tip from a south Floridacity made Carl Richards a like-ly suspect. His picture was pull-ed out of the bureau's fil of al-most 30,000 known criminalsand sent to Jacksonville.

There he was identified as theman who had allegedly helpedHar din stick up two liquorstores, and also as the lone gun-man who had held up a super-market.

The next problem was to findhim and the trail led to Tampa,via Dallas.

Actually the bureau waschecking on another member ofits underworld "who's who, "Louis "Blackie" Llerandi ofTampa, when its attention wasdrawn to Dallas. Rumor had itthat "Blackie" had been in-volved in a holdup there, so outof the bureau's file and into themail went his picture, alongwith a picture of Richard.

In Dallas, of5cers not onlyverified from the picture thatthey wanted Llerandi, but alsoindentified Richard and his wifeas Llerandi's accomplices in an$8,000 armed robbery.

D a 11a s authorities flledcharges against Llerandi, andhe was arrested in Tampa,March 10, by the HillsboroughCounty Sheriff's oifice.

Armed robbery charges wereflie in Duval County againstRichard and he too was arrestedin Tampa, where he had return-ed following the alleged Texasholdups.

Hardin, the first of the gun-men to be caught, was also thefirst to go to court. He was con-victed on one armed robberycharge and sentenced to 25years. Another Florida robberycharge as well as an Aiken, S.C., warrant charging him withthe $12,000 armed robbery of asupermarket remained pendingagainst him.

With disposition of t h echarges against the other alleg-ed robbers also pending, oi5cersc o n t i n u e d an investigationwhich they predicted will showthat the three men collected al-most a quarter-million-dollarsin a series of widely scatteredholdups.

Sheriffs Bureau Director DonMcLeod described the case astypical of many in which thebureau has been able to coordi-nate the efforts of law enforce-ment agencies.

In this instance the agenciesinvolved included the Norfolk,St. Petersburg, Tampa, Jack-sonville and Dallas police de-partments; and the sheriff'soi5ces in the last three mention-ed cities.

SAN FRANCISCO —SomeCalifornia oi5cials want to givedeath —death by execution inthe gas chamber, that is —aholiday.

And, their campaign to haltcapital punishment grew byleaps and bounds last monthwhen a stay of execution fromCov. Coodwin J. Knight wasone minute too late to savea convicted kidnap-murdererfrom death in the gas chamber.

At the time of the executionthere was a bill before the legis-lature to declare a moratoriumon death sentences for a periodof fiv years, and it immedi-ately became one of the mostpressing measures in the legis-lative hopper.

State Atty. Gen. Edmund G.Brown said the five-year mora-torium would provide the statewith figures to compare for thepurpose of determining whetheror not capital punishment is acrime deterrent.

"Rather than being a deter-rent, " he said, "capital punish-ment has given oificial approvalto the taking of life under cer-tain circumstances. Those whohave neither the money for con-tinuing legal proceedings, northe emotional publicity attrac-tiveness of their cases, are sum-marily executed as a routinematter. "

Sheriff at 26Kansan's Feat

LARKIN, Kan.—Sheriff Tom-my Cole of Kearny County, whowas 26 last May, has been giventhe unofficial title of "YoungestSheriff in the United States. "

His closest challenger in Flor-ida is Okaloosa County SheriffRay Wilson of Crestview, whowas 28 when he was appointedto fill the unexph'ed term of thelate Sheriff H. Isle Enzor inJuly, 1956. He added anotherbirthday in December andstarted serving a full four-yearterm in January.

Other young wearers of thestar badge in Florida are BakerCounty Sheriff E. Ed Yarbor-ough of Macclenny, and Okee-chobee County Sheriff JasperChristman McPherson of Okee-chobee, both 30.

Sheriff's Star DeadlineSheriffs and other law enforcement officials are invitedto submit articles and pictures for publication in theStar. They must be received in Tallahassee prior to the10th of each month in order to appear in that month'sissue. Address all mail to Editor, Sheriff's Star, Box549, Tallahassee.

Florida

Lawmen AdoptCocle of Ethics

LOS ANGELES —The Cali-.i'ornia Peace Oificers' Associa-tion has adopted a new code ofethics in which law enforcementoi5cers are pledged to:

"Keep my private life un-sullied as an example to all;maintain courageous calm inthe face of danger, scorn orridicule; develop self-restraint;and be constantly mindful ofthe welfare of others.

"Honest in thought and deed', .in both my personal and oi5ciallife, I will be exemplary in obey-ing the laws of the land andthe regulations of my depart-ment.

"Whatever I see or hear ofa confidentia nature, or thatis confided to me in my oi5cialcapacity, will be kept ever se-Qcret unless revelation is neces-,Qsary in the performance of myduty.

"Iwill never act oiflciously orpermit personal feelings, preju-dice, animosities or friendshipsto infiuence my decisions.

"With no compromise forcrime and with relentless prose-cution of criminals, I will en-force the law courteously andappropriately without fear orfavor, malice or ill will, neveremploying unnecessary force orviolence and never acceptinggratuities. "

Flexible Prisons(Continued from Page 1)-

stance, can get along withomodern medium custody prequipped with the facilitiea diversified work, vocatiotraining and school program. "

He said there is a need for "avariety of small and specializedinstitutions for the treatmentof particular age groups or spe-cial problem cases like the psy-chopath, the alcoholic, the men-tally handicapped. "

He said that "equally impor-tant to experimenting with newtypes of institutions is a prac-tical down-to-earth program ofresearch into how well some ofthe things we do for the pris-oner really work. We must caupon the resources of our col-'--', ,leges and universities to foDowup on cases, analyze procedures, advise on methods, de-velop after-care programs. "

"In the prison of tomorrow, "he added, "the techniques of thepsychiatrist, the social case-worker and the skilled a)un-selor will be applied in day today institutional operations.More and more we will developinstitutions which produce aclimate conducive to the ac-ceptance of responsibility by theprisoner and prepare him forcitizenship by building up hisown resources. "

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Report Accidents

Immediately

The law is very specific about what youmust do, in case of an accident:

If the accident involves injury or deathof any person, you must immediately stopand return to the scene of the accident andremain there until you have given yourname, address, and registration number ofthe car you were driving to the owner ordriver of the other car. If any person is

very rea-mlured or lalled, you must grve esonable assistance, including aidthe patient to a physician, surgepital for medical treatment.

If the accident results only in thto a vehicle, you are required to

in gettingon or hos-

e damage

give yourname, address, and registration number ofthe car you were driving to the owner ordriver of the other car.

If you strike an unattended car, it is yourduty to locate the owner or notify him ofyour name and address by leaving it in aconspicuous place near the vehicle.

Regardless of the type of accident, thedriver of any vehicle involved in an acci-dent resulting in injury or death or prop-erty damage over $50 must make a written

report to the Department of Public Safety,Tallahassee, within 24 hours.

Financial Respensibility

Florida has strict laws on financial responsibility ofautomobile drivers —if you cannot assume financial re-sponsibility for an accident you will lose your right todrive.

The law affects all motor vehicle owners and operators,including non-residents, who become involved in acci-dents resulting in the death or injury of a person orproperty damage totaling $50 or more —regardless ofwho was at fault in the mishap.

Liability insurance requirements are $10,000 for injuryof one person, $20,000 for injury of two or more personsand $5,000 to cover property damages.

In order to protect your motoring privileges, if youare involved in an accident you must obtain releasessigned by all persons in the accident; be finally adjudi-cated not liable by a competent court; post a surety bondor collateral with the State Treasurer amounting to$25,000 to cover any damage claims; or carry liabilityinsurance in the required amounts.

Even if you are not driving your car, as the owner,you are responsible. This Financial Responsibility Lawmay sound harsh and tough —and it is. But it is designedto protect you.

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EXAMPLE OF CHECK PASSED BY ROBERT E. McNEIL

ROBERT E. McNEILwhite male, 25, 5' 7", 155 pounds, brown hair, with receding hair line, blue eyes.Uses Florida Drivers License and Air Force card for identification. Warrantsissued for 7 counts Worthless checks. Notify Police Dept. , Homestead and FloridaSheriffs Bureau.

WHITE MALEapproximate age 35, 6 foot or slightly over, weighing about 200 pounds, dark brownor black hair. Well dressed, nice looking. On March 29 this individual called

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Remington Rand Typewriter Co., Lakeland, Fla., posing as owner of well knownFuneral Home. He requested a portable typewriter for his use, to be picked up byhis son-in-law. A few minutes later he called again saying his son-in-law hadfailed to bring his wallet or identification but for them to release typewriter tohim for cash check. A Desert Sage color typewriter Ser. f3123359 was obtainedwith $33 in cash in return for a check for $175. A second check cashed same dayat Taylor Hdw. Co., for $75. Wanted by the Police Dept. , Lakeland. Notify FloridaSheriffs Bureau.

Scientist ViewsFuture Lawman

TOPEKA, Kan.—Dr. Karl A.Menninger, psychiatrist and di-rector of the Menninger Clinichere, sees a growing need forthe "truly educated" law en-forcement ofiicer.

He said this ofiicer of thefuture will have to "know abouthuman beings, not only frompractical experience, but fromstudy. "

"He must know somethingabout psychology, including ab-normal psychology. He must geta new glimpse of these changingconcepts of the control of hu-man behavior. "

It was Dr. Menninger's opin-ion that the policeman's "char-acter, his serenity, his ideals,his good manners, his high pur-poses are more important thansharpshooting, judo, fingerprintidentification, and a lot of otherthings that I realize are neces-sary in your profession. "

He advised the law enforce-ment profession not to "sellshort the idealism, the intelli-gence and the gratitude of thecommon American citizen. "

"Give him what he ought tohave in the way oi' good policeservice of the highest type, "said he, "and he will crown youwith gratitude, and, incidental-ly, raise your salaries. "

Wild Bill's HomeHas Lady Sheriff

LsSalle County, Ill. , home ofJames Butler (Wild Bill) Hick-ok, the legendary two-gun lawenforcer, has a lady sheriff.

She is Mrs. Frances Lambert,a grandmother in her late fif-ties who was appointed to filla vacancy caused by the deathof her husband.

A nephew of Wild Bill saidhe was not too keen about theidea of a woman sherifF, butadded he felt his famous unclewould not have opposed it aslong as the woman "could han-dle the job."

England's TrafficWorse Than Ours

LONDON —American safetyexperts find a certain amountof consolation in the fact thatthe traffic accident situation isworse over here than in the U.S.

The traffic death rate, interms of fatalities per totalregistered vehicles, is about 30per cent higher in Englandthan in the U.S., although theBritish have only about one-twelfth as many motor vehiclesas Americans do.

Law enforcement periodicalsblame England's high accidentrate primarily on congested andoutmoded highways. Speed isgiven as another leading cause—just as it is in the U.S.

Vfatch Out forLoaded Lighter

WASHINC TON—A cigarettelighter that shoots real bullets?

Yes, warned the NationalSheriffs Association recently,there are such things and theability to promptly identify onemay mean the difference be-tween life and death for somelaw enforcement officer.

Converting the lighter to aweapon consists merely of re-placing the wick holder with atube of steel or hard brass, andattaching a piece of spring steelto the bottom plate to serve asa firing mechanism.

The lighter is fired by slip-ping a .22 caliber cartridge intothe metal tube, opening the topassembly of the lighter andtripping the firing mechanismwith the thumb.

Distinguishing features areits weight (due to the fuel com-partment being filled withlead), the firing mechanismwhich protrudes over the bot-tom of the case, and the factthat it will not function as alighter.

Yolusia PrisonerLiked Jail Sojourn

DELAND —Normally everyonein jail is anxious to get out.

But after Mary Hicks, 29,Osteen Negro, served 50 daysfor petty larceny, she beggedVolusia County Sheriff RodneyB. Thursby to let her stay onindefinitely.

Aware that she had been amodel prisoner and had madea number of friends in thecounty jail, the sheriff com-promised by letting her stayan extra day.

Sheriff's SystemBreaks Baby Ring

JACKSONVILLE —Here's howWMBR television station got a"scoop" and law enforcemeptofficers broke up a state-widebaby-selling ring:

It all came about through asystem of teamwork betweennewsmen and lawmen institutedby Duval County Sheriff AlCahill.

The case broke when a Jack-sonville private detective tippedoff police that a baby had beenoffered for sale in a trailercamp.

Police arranged for a go-between to purchase the babywith $1,500 in marked bills,then arrested the couple thathad sold the child.

WMBR photographers cov-ered the arrest from the rearof an unmarked panel truck,and the pictures, in addition toproviding an exclusive newsstory, were used as evidencewhen the couple was convictedin criminal court.

Walters EndsLong Career

TALLAHASSEE —S.L. (Sam)Walters, chief clerk of thePrison Division of the Depart-ment of Agriculture, retiredApril 1 after more than 36years as a state employe.

Mrs. W. Perry Neel, his sec-retary and assistant for the past14 years, was appointed actingchief clerk to succeed him.

A native of Colquitt, Ga. , hewas employed as an auditor forthe State Road Department in1920, with supervision of pris-oners assigned to road work asone of his duties, and he hashandled prisoners in variouscapacities since that time. Hewas appointed prison clerk in1934.

At the time of his retirement,Walters said he felt the prisonsystem of Florida has improvedconsiderably during his years ofservice, and expressed the opin-ion that in general Floridaprisoners receive better treat-ment than the average convictin other state prisons.

"However, "he added, "inade-quate housing has been evidentin the past several years and Iam in hopes that the next legis-lature will provide funds forthe construction of at least onenew prison, as well as neededadditions to the prison at Rai-ford, so that an intelligent pro-gram of classification, segrega-tion and rehabilitation can beput into effect."

Sheriff Kelly BacksYouth Center Benefit

MIAMI —Dade County Sher-iff Thomas J. Kelly and theDade County Sheriff's Em-ployees Assn. were among thebackers of a stage show pre-sented to raise money for theDade County Y'outh Center andCamp.

Sheriff Kelly has spearhead-ed efforts for a youth campsince 1952.

Happy Pills HeldHighway Hazards

NEW YORK—A New YorkUniversity doctor warned that"peace of mind" drugs andother "potential drowsiness pro-ducers" can contribute to high-way fatalities.

Dr. Harold Brandaleone saidhe was referring to "otherwisevaluable" drugs which doctorsshould continue to prescribe,but' doctors should also realizethe dangers involved and warntheir patients of possible driv-ing hazards.

In a report to the 38th Annu-al Meeting of the AmericanCollege of Physicans, he said:"The average physican fails torealize that when his patientdrives a car, the antihystamine,the antihypertensive (anti-highblood pressure) or tranquilizerhe prescribed msy be a factorin a fatal automobile accident.

"Antihystamines and tran-quilizing drugs which might in-duce drowsiness must be pre-scribed with a great deal ofcaution to persons who drivemotor vehicles. "

He added that drugs designedto combat high blood pressurecarry a two-fold potential dan-ger —a possible sedative effectand also the possibility of low-ering blood pressure too much.

The drug hazard, he said,constitutes only one phase ofthe medical aspects of thehighway accident problemwhich results in "a motor ve-hicle death every 13 minutesand an injury every 23seconds, " in the United States.

"Any disease causing suchmortality and morbidity de-serves m u c h more attentionfrom the medical professionthan it has heretofore re-ceived, " he concluded.

Deputies Stop hhanCatch "Tall Tale"

DELAND —Sheriff's depart-ments collect some mighty talltales —here's one:

Volusia County Sheriff's Dep-uties H o w a r d DeMott andEmory Clapper stopped a manchugging along in an old carafter they had heard a shotfired.

"What were you doing?" theyasked.

"Hunting, " he replied."For what'?" they inquired."Rabbits, " he said.The night was dark and the

man did not have a flashlight,so the deputies wanted to knowhow he could hunt under suchcircumstances.

"Y'ou don't need a light, "wasthe man's answer, "you justkick the bushes and they runout, snd 'barn', you can't miss. "

"Where's your rabbit?" askedthe Deputies.

"Cuess I missed him, " wasthe reply.

Sheriff Makes AppealOn Benefit Program

FORT MYERS—Lee CountySheriff Flanders G. Thompsonrecently made an appeal on be-half of Riverside School formentally retarded children.

He appeared, along with awomen's barbershop chorus, ona benefit p r o g r a m to raisemoney i'or the school, and de-scribed the work the institu-tion does in preparing the un-fortunate youngsters to takefull advantage of their poten-tialities.

He also spoke on "Child De-linquency" recently before theRussell Park Civic Club.

Deputies Honored;Awarded Time OH

MIAMI —Two of Dade CountySheriff Thomas J. Kelly's depu- .g„~

ties won recognition for out- „kstanding service in the line ofduty, and received a two-dayholiday as an award.

Louise Kaplan, matron in thecounty jail, was honored forfinding s quantity of heroin ina cigarette lighter while search-ing a woman prisoner.

John A. Sails, polygraph ex-pert, was praised for outstand-ing interrogation work.

Wrong Side DrivingTop Fatality Cause

PENSACOLA —Driving on thewrong side of the highway isone of the chief causes of fatalaccidents Escambia C o un tySheriff Emmett Shelby told adistrict meeting of Business andProfessional Women's Clubs. ;It was his opinion that fo~laning of all major highwaysthroughout the state would de-crease the fatal accident rateto a great extent.

A forum in which he partici-pated also discussed ways inwhich women's groups can aidin the spread of safety consci-ousness among adults and chil-dren.

Claude Tindall NowOn Buckels' Staff

KISSIMMEE —Claude Tin-dall, former chief deputy sher-iff in Broward County, is cur-rently employed here as a dep-uty under Osceola C o u n t ySheriff R. M. Buckels, accord-ing to s "flash" received fromEd Hafner, field secretary ofthe Florida Sheriffs Associa-tion.

Claude and his brother".Woodie, " who is an investiga-tor on the staff of Cov. LeRoyCollins, are sons of former Os-ceola County Sheriff YoungTindall.

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Hews Items From Sheriffs' Departments All Over The State

MACCLENNY —Baker County is reaping a pro6tfrom moonshuxe operations —and it's legal.

Sheriff Ed Yarborough reported that sale of equip-ment and supplies seized in moonshine raids since hetook ofFice in January enriched the county treasury by$1,035.25. The raids were conducted by the sheriff'salice and the State Beverage Department.

BROOKSVILLE—Arrest of nine teen-agers solved aseries of thefts here recently. It also left Hernando CountySheriff Sim L. Lowman and Brooksville Police Chief W. D.Cobb II with several hundred dollars worth of stolen auto-mobile accessories to identify.

FT. LAUDERDAi E—Broward County Sheriff J. A.Lloyd is attempting to stem the rising death toll from acci-dents involving motor scooters, motorcycles and bicycles.

He announced he would launch an inspection programof two-wheeled vehicles at schools, and would impoundthose 'improperly equipped or operated recklessly.

In the first 11 weeks of 1957 five persons were killedin the county in accidents involving two-wheeled vehicles.

STUART—Tragedy and frustration are the sheriff'sconstant companions.

A recent experience of Martin County Sheriff RoyC. Baker is a good example.

On a routine cruise through Indiantown he warnedsome young boys about the dangers of playing near awater-filled excavation. Hours later he was called backto help recover the body of one of the youngsters whohad fallen in the deep hole and drowned.

GLADYS EARLINESTRATTON

white female, 16, 6' 6", 169, dark brownhair, haxel eyes. Missing from her homoin Cypress, Calif. , since Dee. 8, 1955.May be with one Ketth Claude Aston,white male, approximate age 24. He isdriving dark green 1969 Henry J. withlarge trailer hitch on rear, Calif. Lic-ense XPMA-596. Notify Sheriffs Office,Santa Ana, Calif. , and Florida SheriffsBureau.

MIAMI —A Junior Deputy horse posse for teen-ageboys sponsored by Dade County Sheriff Thomas J.Kelly is believed to be the first of its kind in the nation.

Based at the W-40 Ranch, in Kendall, it was launchedwith an initial membership of 42 youngsters. It is ledby Special Deputy Phil Groh, owner of W-40 Ranch,who has been training the members for over six months.

The young horsemen will be used in tracking downlost children and adults, and for scouting duties inother types of emergencies according to Deputy DaveNarrow.

STARKE—It isn't likely that Bradford County Sheriff. D. Reddish will penalize his office deputy, Mrs. Locaorman, for day-dreaming.', ' " According to the Bradford County Telegraph, she was

"w'ool-gathering" recently when her gaze strayed out thewindow and alighted upon a passing truck owned by a"wanted" man.

She quickly notified Deputy Fate Brown, and, givingchase, he came back with, not one, but two "wanted"characters.

TAMPA —A move to open juvenile court proceedingsto the public has the support of Hillsborough CountySheriff Ed Blackburn Jr.

A member of the Governor's Committee on JuvenileDelinquency, he also has criticized other phases of thepresent juvenile statutes.

" "The most rediculous part of the present law, " hed, "is that it requires us to get permission from a

venile judge when we want to fingerprint a juvenile. "He said a ban on keeping records on juvenile offend-

ers also hampers enforcement officers.

ORLANDO —Orange County Sheriff S. D. Starr waschosen moderator of a law enforcement panel discussionwhich was part of a safety seminar program here recently.

The seminar included experts from several states dis-cussing "Every Citizen's Duty to Safety. "

WEST PALM BEACH—Perhaps it was a record—anyhow Palm Beach County Deputy Ralph Clark hada busy time of it when he chalked up 19 arrests in oneweekend.

One of the cases involved a man who had allegedlyalmost severed the arm of a woman with a shotgunblast. Clark was also credited with stopping threeknifings and two shootings by appearing on the scene"in the nick of time. "

SHERIFF URGESTRAFFIC DEPT.

MIAMI —Sherif f Thomas J.Kelly has advocated a separatetraffic engineering department,independent of the sheriff's of-fice, to deal with critical prob-lems arising on Dade County'smore than 4,000 miles of high-ways in unincorporated areas.

He suggested such a depart-ment would require a trainedtraffic engineer, an assistant,a crew to conduct traffic sur-veys, maintenance and paintingstaffs, and clerical help.

"After analyzing the studiesand surveys, "said Sheriff Kelly,"the traffic engineer could rec-ommend what is needed to dealwith the situation at presentlydangerous intersections. "

In addition to creation of thenew department, he recom-mended that persons involvedin traffic accidents, due to theirown negligence, should be re-quired to take a new driver' stest before being allowed toget behind the wheel again.

MIAMI —One of services Sheriff Tom Kelly provides inunincorporated areas of Dade County is registration ofbicycles. . . does it free of charge so stolen bicycles canbe returned to owners when recovered. . . at present timeapproximately 20 per cent of recovered cycles can not bereturned to owners because not registered. . . sheriff'soflxce is forced to sell them at auct'ion to get rid of them.

EVERGLADES —County Commissioners madeSheriff E. A. Doug Hendry happy when they voted tobuy new refrigerator and freezer for county jail. . .saved him inconvenience of storing meat for prisonersat local grocery store. . .had been doing so because jailrefrigerating equipment was unsatisfactory. Old Timer Leaving

Law EnforcementCLEARWATER Law exx

forcement is losing an old timer.William J. Casper of Largo,

court bailiff and special inves-tigator for the Pixxellas CountySheriff's Office, has announcedthat he will retire April 30.

Prior to coming to Florida in1940, he was in law enforce-ment work in Buffalo, N. Y.

He was civilian "police chief"at MacDill Air Force Base,Tampa, during World War II,and worked as a store detectivein St. Petersburg before takinghis present position.

STARKE—It was an old gag, but worth $400 to fasttalking couple posing as faith healers. . . Sheriff P. D.Reddish said pair used Bradford County woman's savingsin ritual to cure cough. . . pretended to leave money insideBible. . . victim discovered money was gone after flim-flammers were "long gone. "

GAINESVILLE —Act of petty larceny was almostcommitted in presence of Alachua County Sheriff'sOffice Investigator Roland Johnson .. . He got out ofcar to serve paper, came back and found someone hadstolen hub cap.

CLEARWATER —Once a year Pxnellas County SherifSid Saunders puts his ofrxce on wheels. . . this year noexcept'ion when he set up shop in trailer at Pinellas CountyFair, Largo. . . purpose to help find lost children, renderfirst aid, maintain law and order. . . service started 1954.

Ultimate for Reds'Investigate Everyone

BUDAPEST—Communist po-lice do things in a big way.

They have been ordered tocheck the entire population ofHimgsry in an effort to nabrebels who participated in lastOctober's revolt against theRussians.

The job is to be completed bySept 30 Any Huxxgarians whodo not bring their identity cardsand mQitary records to the po-lice to be stamped before thatdate will be subjected to axxintense investigation.

ST. PETERSBURG—Talk about tough assignments.A businessman recently asked Pinellas County Deputy

Sheriff Harold Glenn to track down two lost envelopes con-taixxixxg endorsed checks worth $1,814.

Glenn made an intensive search and finally found themabout 50 feet away from a drug store where the owner hadpurchased some stamps.

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JOHN RICHARD BLAKEor JOHN R. BLAKE

white male, 5' 8", 1'l0 pounds, born 11-15-16 in Waterford, N. T. Brown hair,

streaked with grey, blue eyes. Occupa-tion: Salesman. Wanted on GrandLarceny charge by Sheriff FlandersThompson, Fort Myers, Fla. , and byFlorida Sheriffs Bureau. WILLIE NELSON

colored male, 5$, 5' '7", black hair andcomplexion, brown eyes, medium build.

Construction laborer. Born Laurel, Miss.Wanted for Rape charge in Gulfport,Miss. Notify Parole Commission, Miss-issippi, Sheriff Willis McCsll, Tavares,Fla. , and Florida Sheriffs Bureau.

JERRY DEAN MICHAEL

white male, $5 to $8, 6' 1", $00 pounds.Auburn hair, blue eyes. Wanted fornonsupport of wife and children. Heis believed to be ln the Miami area.Notify Constable Msrosites, OrmondBeach, Fla., and the Florida SheriffsBureau.

DOMINGO DIAZ alias MINGY

FBI +$787 08$, Siate Prison +58844,white male, $0, 5' 10'", 17$ pounds,black hair, brown eyes. Latin Extrac-tion. Born Tampa. Numerous tattooson both arms, including star back ofright hand. Often wears a mustache.

Writes left handed. Wanted for escapefrom State Road Camp Largo July$0, 1056, where serving sentence forauto theft and possession of burglarytools. Detainer for armed robbery heldby Fulton County, Gs. Wanted bySheriff Sid Saunders, Clearwater, Fla.,State Prison Balford snd FloridaSheriffs Bureau.

EDGAR B. LOUREYwith aliases ED LOUREY,

EDGAR B. LOWREYwhite male, 46, 5' 7", 15$, mediumbuild, grey balding hair, blue eyes,ruddy complexion. Teeth bsd, uppers

false. Butcher by trade. Wife's nameIda, has 1$ year- old son. Hsa passedseveral hundred dollars worth ofWorthless Checks in Wichita, Kansas.If apprehended ascertain if will waiveextradition, if not will extradite.Wanted by Court of Common Pleas,Wichita, Kansas. Notify Florida Sher-

iffs

s Bureau.

JOHNNY LEE VANN

FBI +400-1884, colored male, 5' ll",slender build, dark hair and complex-ion, brown eyes. Born 1-$4-$$. Searright arm below elbow, two sears left'arm below elbow, six inch cut scar leftside of neck, bullet wound in scalp,three scars sbdome. Hss criminalrecord, usually armed and considereddangerous. Notify Attorney GeneralMontgomery, Ala. , and Florida SheriffsBureau.

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JOHN AARON PEACOCKalias LITTLE RED

FBI +$065 070, white male, 40, 5' 5",157 pounds, brown hair and eyes, ruddycomplexion. Scar back of left hand.

Wanted for Armed Robbery of Ballen-tine's Super Market, Aiken, 8. C. Fed-eral process for unlawful flight heldby FBI. Wanted by S. C. Lsw Enforce-ment Division, Columbia, S. C. NotifyFlorida Sheriffs Bureau.

EDDIE BROWN .SR withalias WILLIAM E. BROWN

colored male, 47, 5' 8", 14$ Pounds,

black hair, brown eyes. Cut scar leftside of neck. Born in South Carolina.Wanted on Forgery charge by SheriffWillis MeCall, Tsvares. Notify FloridaSheriffs Bureau.

WINSTON MARIONREYNOLDS

white male, 46, 5' 10", $00 pounds,stocky build, light brown curly hair,blue eyes. Occupation: Operator ofNeon Sign Business and reportedly avidgambler. Small moles right cheek andneck. Tattoo nude woman and initials"L.M.S." left forearm, tattoo of heart

and arrow word "LOVE" right forearm;operation scar right aide of abdomen.Habitually calls men friends "GoodBuddy". Seldom wears hat. He may beaccompanied by Maisie Jean Lambert,white female, long black hair, browneyes. Hold both subjects. Federal war-rant for bond default on Reynolds.Notify nearest FBI office and FloridaSheriffs Bureau.

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EDWIN G. WILEY Motor Cycle Races. If apprehended as-certain if will waive extradition, lf not

white male, $6, 5~ 8», $00 pounds, heavy will extradite. Wanted for forgery anduttering. Notif y Court of Commonbuild, light brown hair. FBI jj407050. Fleas Wichita, Kansas and Florida

Believed to be in Florida attending Sheriffs Bureau.

ROGER ROY AGUIARwith aliases ORLANDO

ROSNER, RUSSO, RUSSMOand ROSANA

whae male, $1, 5' ll", 160 pounds, darkbrown hair, brown eyes, wears horn-rimmed glasses. Reported to be narco-tics addict. Armed, carries .$$ automa-tic in front of belt. This individual hsscashed stolen checks from WentworthCorp, Borward Observer, Atlantic Pre-cast Concrete, Atlantic Foundation andpossibly others. Is prolific worthlesscheck passer. He is wanted by SheriffTom KeBy, Miami, Sheriff Lloyd, FortLauderdale, Police Dept. Gainesvllle.Notify Florida Sheriffs Bureau.

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ONLY A FEW DAYS

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the age of eighteen (18) except families of Florida sheriffs or employees of theFlorida Sheriffs Association.

3. TYPE, in 50 words or less, double-spaced, on plain paper, "HOW TO PREVENTHIGHWAY ACCIDENTS. " Each entry must, be the original work of contestantsubmitting it, except that members of the immediate family may assist. Submitas many entries as you wish. Only one prise award to a family.

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State University on the basis of aptness, interest and originality. Judge's de-cision is final. Prises are listed elsewhere on this page. All entries become theproperty of the Florida Sheriffs Association. None will be returned.

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Entries must be postmarked not later than April 30, 1957, and received by thejudge not later than May 10, 1957.

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English SheriffsCan't Make Laws

Sheriffs and members of theclergy are not eligible for elec-tion to membership in thehouses of Parliament, accordingto a news item from London.

When this came to the atten-tion of Charles J. Hahn, execu-tive secretary of the NationalSheriffs Association, he com-mented that it's well the Brit-ish rule does not apply here.

If it did, said he:Congress would have been

denied many valuable senatorsand representatives, including10 former sheriffs who servedin the congress of 1947—amongthem Leonard Hall, formerchairman of the RepublicanNational Committee.

And, Crover Cleveland, whostarted his political career asSheriff of Erie County, N. Y.,would probably have failed toreach the presidency.

Hahn didn't put former NewYork Gov. Al Smith, the "happywarrior" of the 1928 presiden-tial campaign, in the samecategory, but noted in passingthat he, too, was a formersheriff of one of the five coun-ties making up the City of NewYork.

ls Higher PolicePay Necessary?

CHICAGO Are higher salaries necessary to develop bet-ter police departments?

Prof. John Long, politicalscience teacher at MichiganState University, told a confer-ence of police officials here thatthey are not.

He said "policemen stay onthe force because they love theirwork. "

Police commissioners from thenation's largest cities disagreedwith him. They said low sal-aries have become the primeproblem in recruiting competentpersonnel and make it difficultfor police departments to com-pete with business and industry.

San Francisco Police Commis-sioner Francis Ahern said eventhough his city pays a startingsalary of. $5,268 a year, a recentrecruiting drive attracted only1,000 men. In 1929, when hejoined the force, a similar cam-paign drew 8,000.

San Francisco's starting sal-ary is among the highest in thecountry. In Chicago and NewYork it is $4,200, Detroit 84,689and Philadelphia $4,000.

Sheriff Wages WarOn Trash Dumpers

CRESTVIEW —In spring,Okaloosa County Sheriff RayWilson's fancy turned to—rub-bish.

He received so many com-plaints a b o u t rubbish beingdumped along the highwaysthat he had to start an inten-sive enforcement campaignagainst the violators.

Reminding the public that itis a violation of the law to useroadways for garbage dumps,he warned that all infractionswould be prosecuted to the fullextent of the law.

He said refuse along the high-ways not only detracts from thenatural beauty, but in manycases constitutes a serious traf-fic hazard.

Blackburn OpposesProsecutors' Plan

TAMPA —H i 1 1 s b o r o u g hCounty Sheriff Ed Blackburnis opposed to letting state at-torneys and county prosecutorsuse Florida Sheriffs Bureau in-vestigators.

He said to do so would resultin the beginning of a statepolice force, and "I am unalter-ably opposed to that. "

A member of the Sheriffs Bu-reau board, Blackburn pointedout that about 100 investigatorswould be needed if the bureauhad to answer the requests ofprosecutors. This is more thanfive times as many as the newbudget contemplates.

Parole Panel lakes (reiiitFor Relieving Prison jam

TALLAHASSEE —The FloridaParole Commission, in its an-nual report, took credit forhelping to relieve overcrowdedconditions in Florida's prisonsystem during 1956.

This accomplishment was at-tributed primarily to a planwhich was recommended to aspecial session of the legislaturelast summer and resulted in thehiring of 17 additional parolesupervisors.

The plan called for an in-creased number of pre-sentenceinvestigations based on thecommission's belief that judgeswould request more if sufficientstaff members were available.

According to the report,"judges have responded to suchan extent that the numberplaced on probation during thelast four months of 1956 actu-ally exceeded the predictionmade in our suggested plan. "

The plan also called for morepre-parole investigations in or-der to increase the number ofprisoners released on parole. Asa result, 676 persons went onparole during 1956, compared tothe commission's estimate thatthe normal total would havebeen about 540.

"As a net result, " said thereport, "there were on Dec. 31,1956, more than 300 less people

in the Florida Prison Systemthan there would have been hadthe special session of the legis-lature not made the supplemen-tal appropriation (to hire moresupervisors) .

"In short, the prison conges-tion is being relieved consider-ably; the taxpayers are beingsaved many thousands of dol-lars; hundreds of men andwomen are today becoming bet-ter citizens. "

The report shows that pris-oners released on parole in-creased from 431 in 1955 to 676in 1956; and those placed onprobation increased during thesame period from 695 to 944.

Polk County's SadieHas Done It Again

BARTOW—Sadie has done itagain.

Sadie is Polk County SheriffH a g a n Parrish's celebratedman-hunting trail hound.

Her latest triumph was thecapture, in 40 minutes, of twoprisoners who escaped from thest'ate prison camp here. One ofthe prisoners was serving a lifeterm for murder, and the otherwas doing a 10-year stretch. forarmed robbery.

Police and FireIntegration Hit

ENDICOTT, N. Y.—Commis-sioner of Public Safety PrankSkobern is opposed to integra-tion of the fire and police de-partments —a move which isbeing considered by a numberof American cities.

"It is true, "he said, "that thefunction of each department isto provide constant protectionof people and their property,but the similarity ends there.

"The policeman must be pri-marily concerned with the actsand omissions of human beings,but the fireman is primarilyconcerned with the chemicalqualities and reactions of mat-ter. Each is a specialist in hisrespective fleld of service. "

Pointing to the large numberof subjects and techniques withwhich firemen and policemenare required to be familiar, hedeclared that it is "futile to at-tempt to train any one personin all phases of both theseservices. "

"Instead of providing ourpeople with a policeman or fire-man of professional quality, wewould be giving them a handy-man of mediocre ability. "

Proponents of the plan claimit permits maximum economy,efficiency and flexibility.

BUREAU BIRTHPLACE —This building in the capitol center at Tallahassee contains the ofEices of theFlorida Sheriffs Bureau. It was a private residence, and then a blood bank headquarters, before the new-ly created crime fighting unit moved in about a year and a half ogo.

Sheriff BacksYouth Center

VENICE —Sarasota CountySheriff Ross E. Boyer is oneof the promoters of a proposedS50,000 Venice youth center.

He discussed preliminaryplans with Venice Police ChiefJohn C. Shockey and J. Leigh-ton Cornwell after apprehenniinof a gang of girl shop 15%tsindicated the possibility t)f adelinquency problem.

Cornwell, now a Venice res-ident, was the first head oj' the '

juvenile division of the% 8.Department of Justice mnderAttorney General Tom Ciarltrrand has long been interestedin youth activities.

Both Sheriff Boyer and ChiefdShockey stressed that Sarasota.County is one of the "cleanest". &'

in Florida, but added that 'the",proposed youth center would '

help to keep it that way.

Spottswood Honor.KEY WEST—Monroe 4 ty

Sheriff John Spottswo+rent president of the PlSherif fs Association, has .

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ceived the Junior ChambCommerce "Cood Governmentiraward.

STAFF PORTRAIT —Fernandina —Here is Nassau County Sheriff H. J. Youngblood (extreme left) withhis deputies and patrol cars. The deputies (from left) are: G. W. Coursen, John D. Johns, S. J. Howard,Roy A. Hickox and Curtis Telfair.

Junior DeputyUnit Proposed

JACKSONVILLE —D u v a 1County Sheriff Al Cahill, in anaddress before students at NewStanton Senior High School,disclosed that he is planning aJunior Deputy Sheriff programto combat juvenile delinquency.

"This matter of juvenile de-linquency is not so serious, " hesaid, "that you young peopleand my office cannot get itunder control. Therefore, I amasking the students of thisschool to accept and considerhelping me to introduce andpromote a Junior Deputy pro-gram. "

In another recent appear-ance, Sheriff Cahill handed outmore than 1,000 safe drivingawards at a banquet sponsoredby the fleet division of theJacksonville - Duval C o u n t ySafety Council. He was the fea-tured speaker at the banquet.

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