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FIRST RUN Sbe Journal Okal West 71 onda oosa Saturday, July 31. 1976 1 Jtiraclt Strip Jf 'It Was Entirely Unjustified I Was Facing a Stacked Deck' Sikes Reprimand 'Public Hanging 1 loyal Phillips For Light Reading, Try the Phone Book Sikes placed the blame on the citizens' lobbying group Common Cause, backed by New Yorkers who he said want to have federal dollars spent in their area. "Just read the find print," said Sikes. "It was for failing to list two small lots of stock. I was found guilty through misunderstandings.

What the committee did was next to exoneration." He said they did not censure him or expel him and did not find him guilty of conflict of interest. He said one of the stocks was not listed inadvertently and the other through a different interpretation of the rules. "There is in all of this something you, as responsible leaders, should keep in mind. We are entering an age where the slightest items can be played up and dragged out and you will find more people leaving public life because of it. "Responsible people are saying they have had enough.

Fewer and fewer are going to run that gauntlet to serve the people. You will find that more and more don't want to face the kind of thing I had to face." In his own defense, Sikes read from the minority report of the House Ethics Committee by Rep. F. Edward Hebert, whom Sikes described as one of the ablest and best men in Congress. "Neither I nor my attorney were given an opportunity to refute these charges before they were made public," Sikes said.

There was no sworn testimony. They should not listen to someone who comes in through the back door with barroom gossip." By BILL TENNIS Journal Staff Writer EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE "I went to a public hanging yesterday and I was the honoree," Bob Sikes said Friday in describing his reprimand by Congress on a 38 l-to-3 vote. Sikes was addressing the newly formed Air Force Armament Museum Foundation at its first meeting, as Air Force, aerospace and local officials began exploring ways and means to fund a new museum building. "You and I are disturbed by what has happened," said Sikes. "This is the sort of thing no one wants to go through.

It is disheartening to say the least. It was entirely unjustified. I was facing a stacked deck. They were all looking for a scapegoat and I happened to be handy." Foundation Will Pilot Air Museum Should the Redcoats attack Walton or Okaloosa counties, there wouldn't be a single Revere to mount his speedy charger to notify the people. We have several horses left in the neighboring counties, but according to the new 1976 Central Telephone Company directory we haven't anyone answering to "Revere." The new directory devotes 165 pages to the region from Baker to Ponce de Leon, compared to 157 last year indicating a small population increase.

The Fort Walton Beach section jumped from 113 pages to 120 pages, accounting for about 85 per cent of the increase in the two counties. section occupied 17 pages this year compared to 16 last year. Since this is our Bicentennial year, we studied the Fort Walton Beach section for possible descendants of our nation's founders. Should we be called upon to designate another father of our country, we would have only five Washingtons from which to choose. However, we have a strong Adams clan embracing 63 families.

We have no Jeffersons unless we want to consider a life insurance company by that name. We could organize a Madison quartet from our four families by that name and we have six Monroes. Fortunately, we have an abundance of names to be used as signatures on the Declaration of Independence. There are 15 Franklins, 17 Waltons, 10 Hancocks and, hopefully, we could find a Betsy among 19 families named Ross. From 1 1 Henry families, we might locate an orator named Patrick.

We have no Cornwallis. Provided the famous peanut farmer from Plains, Ga. could get all members of the 45 Carter families to work for him, he would have quite an Okaloosa cadre. There are 11 Fords, one Reagan and no Mondales or Schweikers. Our search for Old Testament names may not have earned us even a bronze award.

However, it was a bit reassuring to learn that we have one Abraham, one Isaac, one Jacob and five Josephs. Should we face a Red Sea with Pharoah's chariots in pursuit, we have members of five Moses families to lead us. There are five Davids and while there is no Goliath, we have a Golightly, which sounds a lot more sociable and friendly. When knotty problems arise, we might seek wisdom from our six Solomon families. We have three Christian families, one Church and one Chapel.

We have a Gentile family and none named Jew but we do have two Jewetts. We have an Eagle and three Hawks but no Doves. There is a Sharp and 10 who answer to Sharpe. Families named French lead the English by 12 to 2 but the Dutch can be proud of 23 Holland families. Two families are called Good, one Goodfellow, one Goodhart, four Good sons and one Goodnough.

We have a Warman and a Heaton to compensate for two Snows, one Ice and four Frosts. The three Fish families and one Salmons are greatly outnumbered by 23 Fishers and one Trout must get along with two Troutmans. All are blessed with seven Waters but must watch for a Fryman. We have two Jolleys and two Smileys and, fortunately, there are no Glooms or Grumpys. Considering his ability and personality, Fort Walton Beach Mayor Gene Smith may have a bright political future provided he can get the votes of all the 267 families named Smith.

Next in line, numerically, come the Johnsons with 176 followed by the Joneses with 167 families. The phone directory lists 137 Browns, 50 Whites, 23 Blacks and 23 Grays. Our region is given a cosmopolitan flavor by 90 families whose surnames start with the letter ranging from Zabinski to Swaska. ft i 21- -N By BILL TENNIS Journal Staff Writer EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE A national foundation to promote the Air Force Armament Museum was created Friday with Congressman Bob Sikes as the chairman of the board. Club to sketch in broad strokes the aims and goals of the Club to sketch in broad storkes the aims and goals of the museum and ways to fund construction and operation of the museum at its new site just east of the new airport terminal on Highway 85.

"This is sort of a milestone," said Maj. Gen. Howard Lane, addressing representatives from national aerospace companies and county and local officials. "It has been through lots of trials and tribulations since it was started in 1969 and it will be a facility to be envied by people all over the United States." Sikes praised Lane and his predecessor, Maj. Gen.

Jack Kinney for helping the museum get established in its present location near the base's east gate. The museum now occupies a four-acre site with a 6,500 square-foot building. "It can become one of the most attractive features of the area," said Sikes. "It will be a natural adjunct to the National Seashore and have great historical importance, more particularly when we think of what the Air Force has accomplished. It is one of the most important stories of our time." Kinney's son John and Dennis Smith, both high school students in the Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps, spoke briefly on the importance of the museum and endorsed the proposal.

"It's good to see young men able to stand up and talk in front of a group like this," said Sikes quietly. He added jokingly-looking at the younger Kinney, "He's got more ribbons Than his daddy." They were joined by Okaloosa County Commission Chairman Jack Nichols, who even offered to begin clearing the land and stabilizing the soil now instead of waiting for formal signing of a lease agreement for the site. "We would like to have a national board for the foundation," said Tom Dalehite, who was head scientist at Eglin for many years. "This is an Air Force museum and we would welcome the brains and ideas for the aerospace industries." The museum has been open for just over two years, In its first year there were 28,000 visitors, 50,000 the second year and in the last 30 days almost 8,000 signed the guest register an estimated 60 per cent of the visitors. The museum has some 4,501 items, but only 1,000 can be displayed at a time.

This includes some 2,000 firearms, 400 bombs, assorted planes, paintings and other equipment. The museum features actual weapons and planes that were used in battle and, unlike the Air Force Museum at Dayton, Ohio, does not attempt to depict the total history of the Air Force, See, MUSEUM, 4B Staff Photo by Paul Adam PARDON ME! This is no way to get ac- smashed through the front entrance. Damage to cepted into the Fort Walton Beach Women's Club, the club, at Beal Parkway and Yacht Club Road, But that probably isn't what the driver of this was estimated at $3,000. The driver was not-tractor cab had in mind Friday morning when his injured. vehicle veered off the road, went up an incline and $200,000 Gap Causes Impasse in Negotiations Okaloosa Board, Teachers Recess Talks for 10 Days News-Journal Bureau FORT WALTON BEACH Contract negotiations between Okaloosa County teachers and the school board broke down Thursday night as each side agreed to recess for 10 days to assess the situation.

Frank Quinlan, chief negotiator for the Okaloosa County Classroom Teachers Association (OCEA) and Erwin Land, chief negotiator for the school board, agreed they had reached an impasse and needed to reconfer with their sides before going any further. The union and the school board are currently $200,000 apart with the union demanding $1.2 million in benefits and the school board offering $1 million. They will meet again on Aug. 16. According to Land, the $1 million offer would mean an average raise of $745 for Gunner Recalls Doolittle Raid Walton Grand Jury To Get Rape Case By CAROLYN COX Journal Staff Writer DEFUNIAK SPRINGS Asst.

State Atty. Jon Searcy said Friday he will approach the Walton County grand jury next week for indictments against a man accused of kidnaping two girls, aged 10 and 13, and of raping the oldergirl. Additional charges are pending against 25-year-old Darrell Robarts of 3004 Serasota Ave, Panama City. Robarts, who made an initial court appearance before Walton County Court Judge Joe Dan Trotman Thursday, is being held under a $500,000 bond. He is scheduled to be arraigned in circuit court on Aug.

9 if the grand jury returns indictments before then. He faces two charges of kidnaping, one rape count, one attempted rape count, and Searcy said Bay County authorities have also issued an auto theft warrant against him. Jurors also have the option of placing burglary and grand larceny charges against the man. The girls were abducted at knifepoint from a small park at Santa Rosa Beach Wednesday afternoon. They were taken to a secluded area in a thicket of woods, which previously had been prepared, Searcy said.

There, the 13-year ld girl was tied up and raped. She later was released on a dirt road about six miles from the park and told to walk. She told Searcy Friday she walked about four miles to a friend's home where she sought help. In another Walton County rape case, one of two defendants had his bond reduced from $75,000 to $5,000 in a negotiated bond hearing Friday. Rufus Clifford Rivers, who proved his age was 17 during a hearing Thursday, is still being held in Walton County JaiL Authorities believed Rivers was 18 when he was arrested.

Under Florida law, persons under 1 8 years old are considered juveniles. Searcy said he intends to begin certification procedures to have Rivers bound over to be tried as an adult. The attorney said he had considered bringing the rape case before the Walton County Grand Jury, but ruled out the idea because he said it wasn't necessary. Rivers, and Bobby Hartfield, 34, of Bogalusa, are accused in the July 19 rape and beating of a 34-year-old palachicola womarj. each of the county's 1,342 teachers.

Quinlan said he would have to call a meeting of the teachers to see what they wanted to do. He said the offer "virtually rulesout further collective bargaining." I According to Quinlan, the one million dollars included social security and retirement costs normally paid by the school board, insurance and supplement for coaches and other specialists which resulted in approximately a five per cent increase in light of more than a 14 per cent increase in the cost of living. Land countered that this accounted for only 12 per cent of the amount and $655 was left per teacher for average salary raises, group health insurance and supplements. "Besides the 1,342 teachers, the board has all the other employes to consider," said Land, "including not only administrators, but maintenance men, bus drivers, custodians, clerks, aides, food service workers and secretaries 861 in all." The teacher's union," said Land "is responsible to all of the teachers in the county, but the board's negotiating team is responsible not only to the board, but to the taxpayers." The negotiating team said that, depending upon whether fringe benefits were figured in, the total offer made by the school board would amount to about a 65 or 7 per cent raise. This compares favorably with figures released by an official of the Department of Education in Tallahassee Friday saying that the average salary increase among workers in that department over the past two years was 2.5 per ctyit annually.

"We flew takeoffs and landings completely different from what the plane was designed for," recalled Horton, who now works at the Climatic Laboratory at Eglin. "Most of us thought we were testing the bombers for the Navy to use on carriers." "the men and planes practiced day after day, making short field takeoffs and landings from an airfield north of Eglin, believed to be the now abandoned Eglin Auxiliary Field. All Horton now remembers is that after takeoff from Eglin, the planes flew north a short distance to the practice area. There the runway was marked off to show the length of a carrier deck and with that most of the crewmembers surmised someone wanted to flyB-25soffaship. Their destination, and the fact that they would do the flying, weren't revealed until they were at sea.

See, HORTON, 4B Horton, now in his 60s with close cropped hair that is nearly gray, maintains the vigor and agility of a man half his age. Training for the mission started for the crews and aircraft in February, 1942 at a time when the Navy's Pacific Fleet was nearly in ruins and Jaoanese forces held huge amounts of territory in the Western Pacific. Wake Island had been captured Guam had fallen the Philippines were under Japanese rule so was Singapore. The speed of the enemy offensive was increasing. American morale was at a new low but something was being done that would rai se spirits all over the country.

Gea Doolittle, then a lieutenant colonel, had assembled men and aircraft at what then was Eglin Field to start training for a mission against the capital of Japan, to prove that American planes could strike back at the enemy. By WELDON GRIMSLEY Forf Walton Beach Bureau Chief EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE Near the Armament Museum at Eglin Air Force Base's East Gate rests a B-25 with the name of "Jimmy Doolittle" on the side. There's no evidence Doolittle ever flew in that individual aircraft. Nor did that plane participate in the Doolittle-led raid on Japan. It, however, is symbolic of that raid and a reminder of the role Eglin played in that historic military venture.

For Ed Horton, though, it's much more than that. It's like a living chapter out of his own personal book of memories. "When we came down to Eglin we had no idea what we were training for," said Horton, a flight engineer and gunner on one of the B-25s that flew the Tokyo raid. "Back then we were kids, didn't know enough to really be frightened.".