\ .. , , ,,, _:.._ ., 'r' 'In. .. .... _' .. .... .. ., ,. ., IY.-'" t ..., -.. -- .- .. .- .. ',." .. ,_ __ _" _. ". "" .. ".. .,_ ', .. .. . c. .__ ._ _. "' ." .., c .. <' . 7 PKY LIBRARY OF FLA. HISTORY ;", ",, ,' ; ..' ": ,: '.;-j':!, 'I" BRADFORD c ,' . ./ ." 'L ".., .: ';A, I ...1.., c. ... ,.T i'C' ', ''''' ,jj" -; . 6. Inside. .I: .. 'f '" , ,, . .. .:," -, " :: ; '> I. . ; ({ I. ": : 'Y. Two Sections .,' y SINCE 1879 - . SECTION, AI. : ..'S 1 N.wfMa.r,.-. .Pag.s1AAa3A: .' Outsit Editorial. ... .. .,."a,. CA" ,, .. Society;. ;.'1...,, ".,. $,.4a1OACorr.upond.nc.P.u. ..' , -.wsiK.aSB.tt f)2 six degrees higher than last week.- Partly ti. . of rain. Sports:;.'. ,;;':'. Page* 1t.ll.A14A The forecast Friday( through Saturday Is for scattered clouds.and a. Real Estate.U.Page ISA ' . "chance of showers.:Sunday calls for cooler weather the Department of Legal..'. ....: .'. ...:. ......Page ISA / .Forestry headquarters on SR-100 west of Starke states. SECTION Bi Starke, New. River, Santa Fe and Highland reported no rain from the Briefs. .... .. .... Pag. 7B past week. ObituariesfPage 7B The. ;Sweetest Strawberries This Side of Heqvcn The Department Forestry headquarters reports that the I1'eeIIltuff Classified .. :, ..Page; IM1IB 103rd Year STARKE FLORIDA 25 Cents Copy - is burning now"so feecareful with the fires and don't let them get away Correspondence. .., .Page 1>.. Mh Issue. Thursday October I. .881 LISPS 062700rj from you t YOUNG) U( LIBRARY OO/ffoTn, P K pct' 5 Here Arrested I UNIVERSITY OF FL0kfr1A , GAINFsvILL F FL 32611 S As Part of City .: k : : ; : .fp bogus Bill Ring :, f't 1 Five Starke area men have been arrested were released on $5,000 recognizancebonds this week after being indictedby Wednesday, afternoon. a federal grand Jury in Jackson- Federal agents were searching for ville after 20 local were e some persons Billy Gordon Griffis, 41, uncle of in connection with a questioned Ronald Griffis. and Carl "Pee Wee"Griffis counterfeit money ring which lawmen also charged in the {t. q ti think is based in Bradford County. counterfeiting ring, until they turned k The last two of the five, Billy Gor- themselves in Wednesday afternoon, don Griffis, 41, and Carl (Pee Wee) Sept. 30, to federal agents in Jackson. Griffis turned themselves in to ville. federal Secret Service agents in Jacksonville yesterday afternoon Billy G. Griffis was out on bond : (Wednesday, Sept. 30). A search had after the Aug. 23 arrest for possessionof ; been on for the pair all week. more that 20 grams of marijuana.At . -t H 1v : The Bradford Sheriffs Department that time Billy Griffis'residence at 4 k + arrested the first three Monday, Sept. 414 N. Myrtle St. was searched with a r' r ; + : 28, on counterfeiting charges with search warrant secured from the warrants issued by the Secret Service state attorney's office in Gainesville following the grand Jury indictments. based on information that Griffis had at his residence drugs and counterfeit Held in the county jail until they U. S. currency. Approximately three could be picked up by the Duval Coun- weeks prior secret service agents ty Sheriff's Dept. were Timothy Alan confiscated a 1976 Chevrolet belong- u' "tyJttIif, p.' n 4 rj 4, ( a Bryan 20, Rt.2 Box 715; Eddie Taylor ing to Billy Griffis in connection with +' Jackson, and Roland Eugene Griffis, the counterfeiting investigation. R 24,414 N. Myrtle St. . and Billy Griffis had been arrested in , 4" t.-a .a" y Investigation is still going on .r 1' 4M1f' +R't'wf additional arrests are expected, according Jamaica in Nov. 1979, and charged ti ,, to Secret Service Agent Bill with attempting to smuggle mari r juana out of the country after a plane 3;:; / ,fik'i J Brawley.Following weeks of investigation by carrying 1,240 pounds of pot was seiz- > federal .a M% ,Y r .l .n. the Secret Service a grand .. Jury indicted the five local men in - -- --- -- The counterfeiting investigationseems "- s r connection with a counterfeiting ring which has been operating in Bradford to be drug related and stems / t Keeping County. from the Starke area, lawmen say. / :4V Bogus bills have appeared as far : In July of this year counterfeit $100 in Starke. The away as Texas and one of theCarolina's started bills appearing ,.; ,. .. '. all tying directly back to [] ... ,first, counterfeit bill, appeared InEcVterda' ,. . ' rn J ; '?( ot;: .. ,,; ,. DrvUL StA -Bradford ..S\.a..ke\ . ........ .\.;1 tft.1'b:' @ 1J't'ii rss'Pollic'tDept. turned ;: *;'aAbreakiirthfrgraiKlfurpnvestig "'"'I, i ,: "" '. : '," 0" ';;" the bill. over to the Secret Servicein tlon came when a Waldo resident , ,," ''he '. ,' Jacksonville. testified he had spent time in the Grif- , "'''''' and Ronald James \ Jackson of " evidence t .) '\" Bryan fis' home where he saw . :''.. ,,4",,., 'r.' ": .. 'I Tyler, 18, Starke, were arrested at marijuana sales operation. : .... Jacksonville Beach on August 11 Sometime around mid-August the :SpiritTornado when they tried to buy a mixed drinkin witness said counterfeiting was men- a restaurant lounge with a tioned. Billy Griffis pulled a large 111 counterfeit$100 bill. At that time the box from behind an easy chair in his cheerleaders never let up restaurant owner called the police as bedroom and opened it. There were despite the 33-a shntout by Palalka. he suspected the bill was fake. The many bundles of counterfeit $100 bills the worst football defeat In Bradford men were released from the Duval in the box Griffis ask him to wipe his Ly Ff Jail the next day on $1,500 the before County fingerprints off after handling High history,last Friday night S . I) bond each. a packed hometown crowd. ,t., A r CA Before leaving Starke Aug. 11 the box.The r cheered i The 1WI-S2 cheerleaders S trio bought $13 worth of gas at the witness said Griffis told him he the Tornado grldders on as U they the bills to buy marijuana - P Thoni Service Station on US-301, pay- wanted to use were wl_"". The cheerleaders dealer and ing with a $100 bill. The bank rejectedthe : from a competitive found humor la the fact that they toppled 'fL bill the next day when Thoni madea frame him by alerting the police to In the picture above and laughedat deposit. the competitor's. new counterfeit themselves. At every opportunity I The same evening the three bankroll. they urged their Tornado team on.Band played reportedly used a counterfeit $100 bill Griffis him $600 in bogus $100 The Fighting" gave : I ; in Jacksonville - .. gallantly,the mnjorettes.MI....... r jfi to pay for liquor at a store bills which the witness turned over to Cmb .. t Beach. service agents. According to corps added color and spirit.Pep not indicted last week secret students also added the BUS spirit. < __ r'AfS with Tyler was and Jackson. the agents each bill had the same About to topple In the top photo the Bryan Bryan, Jackson and Griffis pled In- serial number on it. cheerleaders are (Flea On top- Janet nocent and were released on $5,000 At this time no plates or printing Jordan. Monica Green, and Terrle bond. They appeared before press have been found, with only conjecture - Matthews; at ViCkIe Kelley. Magistrate Harvey er in as to who actually printed thebogus Carver. schedule Tabltaa Felsem. federal court who their bills. .Kathy GUliagham. Meals Sheffield :txJ A trial for Nov. 30. .. Sadie McDuffle. and Gina Lane. fa', } Billy Griffis and Pee Wee Griffis Ii Backing up their Tornado footballers - :" In the bottom photo are (Frs S - ;'" Monica Green Janet Jordan. Terrle '"W1 *** 1 Tabltha Folsom. F and Matthews, ' 1 : After pair of defeats each by the l&*M ,-=Tonado team finally tasted victory ;;4 S =Tuesday night when the ninth grade yaIr *+tJ ': ;team topped Baldwin 14-8 before a '. S jt'y, rb , .''happy crowd here. Head Coach David * -Hurse:: visited the locker room after ;-=the game to congratulate the viertorlouf - #- freshmen. - : j w - Ii:: photos by Ted Lane t : w Oct. :3 HOSPITAL CARNIVAL ? Have Ordinance Ready for County Commissioners, FAIRGROUNDS Parade*a.m. ,Firemen ., 11 ..m.-*p.m. = .- MONDAY.OCT.S ?= But They're Still Not V Optimistic About Monday's Meeting ALL-SPORTS Meets at Western CLUB ::: : ., .& Steak House '::= now to the county to come up with up 1 retained Dlnn.:30M..tlng :=. still not very optimistlc.Bradfordvolunteer week they still oppose mill of taxes for week Gainesville the attorney firemen Norm LaCoe to additional money for new equipment, 7:30: .:::; firemen have-. proposedfire 'fire protection. all agree the e proposed ordinance The .or they'll have no choice but to> shut ft * * * -:: tax ordinance ready for Monday'scounty volunteers Commissioners have served the county drams ordinance is in the hands of down their operation.ballot asking the BRADFORD COUNTY meeting After the straw EE commission MEETSat COMMISSION an outstanding the firemen and wiU be presented well and have performed if they areas ditch effort by the The Monday by Commissioner Mosley to people in unincorporated f:10: am. last county . fE: It's termed civic duty with no pay. wanted to one mill of additional MakingHis board. pay * * * :::firemen who say they'll quit Monday currently budgets $21.450 to fire the county: property better fire protection COUNCIL LAWTEY .r' Oct. 5, If the county commission protection. Of that.$10,000 goes to the 2xthe volunteers thought OwnPainting have passed far the firemen feel, they Meeting Tao p.m. doesn't come up with some kind of county volunteers including the New So the they would receive some $120.000 additional - run-a-round by "are River and Graham stations $3,500 to been glen the propoea hoping donut commission. They feel it is funds. TUESDAY. OCT. i the firemen their Lawtey, $1250 to Brooker $4,700 to county trucks up on the courthouse. lawr Starke. and;( $1.000 each to Hampton, STARKE COUNCIL' morning. and Hellbron Springs One of the features offered at last Meets p.m. Monday Theressa, volunteer fire departments.: 4 City Officials to be Swrn-In. weekend's first annual Indian Summer * * at * for voteS a firemen hoping Starke The are Main gripe of the volunteer firemen Arts Crafts Festival GROWERSMEETING swing by 'on*. commissioner. The and unsafe '' council will chance to participate in the artwork 7:30p.m..HII. of the fire tax with has been about Uw antiquated Four incumbent city officials wit Silcox the dean was a . board la 3-3 against They term. offered by a spin-art booth at hooker ElementaryTHURSDAY.OCT.S have to use. his sixth two-year the trucks they be sworn in for new terms Tuesday begin Morley But Commissioner 1JUwrence of a his fifth term.' Passersby such as young biggest ,supporter of a fire taxing want funding to start purchase. night,'Oct. 6, as Starke begins. a new Schaefer will begin shown above could spin the ..., his 7th Campbell truck department.At Bowen will begin twoyearterm. 'for every district and Commissioner Maxie new .: : fiscal year.' disk sad create their own modern art SANTA FE ARTS Carter Jr. also keeping his promise to one point the firemen asked the I ,Tucker served eight years on the city picture.For FESTIVAL OPENINGNew back the firemen if the straw vote county to go into debt for eight new' Taking the oath wUl'be Mayor"Commiaaloner council prior to not seeking.re. more pictures and a story on CollegeString of .passed, which it did, over 2-l.. ''fire trucks: on a lease-purchase plan, Charles Schaefer election In 1974. the first-time event sponsored by the Quartet Opposition to the fire tax district citing the fact that their newest truck Group 2, and Vernon veteran Silcos Group, new 4 Commissioner >City A new mayor-commissioner: will be Starke Clvltaa Club see the first page Starke Woman's Club. '. comes from Commissioners E.L. Is a 1958 model. The commission. -Clerk Neil Tucker, and Police Chief elected when the council reorganizes of your "B" section. 6 p.m.-Ad mission Free do that. (Nook) Norman E.W.; Hodges, and .refused In their to final do or die effort last' Jimmy Bowen. Tuesday night. last Homer Hart. All three Indicated ... .. . .-' -. -. - --, ,- "