The Palm Beach Post from West Palm Beach, Florida • Page 105

a-l'ulm Beach Post. Wodnesdaj. April 11, lilTi! Scliaefer. "Near Breakdown, Takes Mental Exam i I lii f'nrt a teenage gills. Misan we will have aiiolhei healing l.r delei mine what asked thai he be Iranslcrrcd Iroin tile Martin I'lace and lion i.i He oidered tin- Martin Coimlv Shelills Department lo keep Schaeler under guard during llieexaininalion Attorney Jerrv llandolph who represented Schaeler in courl here lasl winter, said the former deputy himsell asked lor the psychiatric Schaeler was translorrod to the St Lucie County jail by Iwn Martin County deputies, then taken hi an apxinlment with Dr.

C. Kalon. a psychiatrist The somber, clean shaven Schaeler came here lor an examination ordered Monday by Circuit Court Pleillor Trowbridge Al thai tune. Schaeler 's wite. mother and attorney had hnl.

i with him tin I i i lie said Trowbridge said lie wasn't sine it a psw hiat ie examination already had been pel loi ined on Schaeler. who is set anj; a sentence lor aggraval-ed assault on I wo teen. mi' Hil ls Trowbridge said that Schaeler is a suspect in an investigation presently underway in the death County jail lo a stale mental institution T'iiev testihed he was having a menial break down with suicidal tendencies Trowbridge said yeslerdav thai lie had refused the Iranslcr and ordered the psychiatric examination instead When I receive l)r Katun's diagnosis then IK BAKU KIT PoO Stall Writer FORT PIERCE Former Martin County Sht'i itt Deputy Gerard Schaeler. who authori lies said appeared on the verge ot a nervous breakdown. underwent a psychiatric examina-lion yesterday al Indian River Menial Health Clinic SlierijJ Seeks Space Noise Ordinance Action Delayed By ANIEGOU.l) Poll Mill Writer BOCA RATON Action on a proposed noise control ordinance was delayed last night at the suggestion of City Councilman William Archer, who called it a tool to harass your neighbors Archer said that while some aspects of the ordinance are desirable, it might give residents too much leverage over their neighbors' private matters.

Homes are built so close to each other that it is possible to hear everything in the next house, he said. limy s-w i4 stall Photo By Nick Arroyo Karen Fessenden Relaxes in the Area West of Forest Hill Village Designated for a Nature Park Archer wanted a one-week delay, but as it turned out. action had to be postponed anyway. The ordinance was presented last night in the form of a recommendation from the Environmental Advisory Board, and it will take City Atty. Jerome Skrandel until next week to put it in ordinance form.

The ordinance was drafted by Dr. Stanley Dunn, a Florida Atlantic University professor and acoustics expert. In other business, the council introduced an ordinance to charge initial hook-up fees for water service and for sewer service to residents living outside the city A public hearing will be held later in the month. Also, a assistant city manager's post was deleted from a funds transferral at the insistence of Mayor Alan Alford. Alford said none of the city's department heads makes that much money.

I might say one thing further. An annual salary of $22,000 for an assistant city manager is more than the city manager made last year." said Alford, who had the job then. 'Droppings' Concern Council BOCA RATON The next time your dog leaves its droppings" in a public place, you may have to clean it up. Faced with complaints from city employes who must clean up median strips, city council-men divided last night to solve the problem They instructed City Manager William Law and City Atty. Jerome Skrandel to come up with a model ordinance" based on other cities that require dog's owners to clean up alter them.

Councilman William Archer, who owns two dogs, was opposed. What does this mean?" he asked. Every time a dog is. you know, posed, is a policeman going to have to get out of his car to make sure the owner cleans it up?" And alter being outvoted by the other four councilmen. Archer sighed, We have so many laws.

It's just unbelievable. It really is." -JAMEGOl'M) By TOM IIINKI.E POM Staff Writer Sherill illiam Heidi man yesterday used marijuana to point out why the Palm Beach County Commission should get back into the space business Heidtman said the county jail is too overcrowded his deputies are bumping into one another and. worse yet Sunday nights record-breaking marijuana seizure is being stored under less than ideal conditions "Where are you going to put 2.400 pounds of marijuana the sheriff asked commissioners "We don't have the room Right now it's being kept in our field crime lab I'm being careful not to disclose the lab's location but security could be a problem." Heidtman remarked "You could poke a hole through the wall with a nail Heidtman appeared before the commission to request an additional $81,529 to his budget for implementation of the judicial reform amendment to the Florida Constitution But in doing so. the sheriff also put commissioners on notice that his office needs more space to house the road patrol, presently located at the airport. Prior to the first of next vear the road patrol building will have to be demolished so the bigger jets will have an area in which to turn Heidtman favors building a new centralized facility west of West Palm Beach, with a new jail and administrative offices under one roof.

"We need a centralized facility now." Heidtman said "The detective division being separated from, the road patrol results in a lack of cooperation and inefficiency. He said implementation ol Article 5 has added unanticipated financial strain on his office, particularly the rule requiring a person be brought before a judge within 24 hours nl the arrest. "Prisoners must be bused in from Belle Glade and additional help is required to support the operation of courts on weekends and at night." Heidtman said, just got to have some money to pay the people who perform these tasks," Commissioners veiled to meet with Heidtman and Palm Beach County Court Ad ministralor Robert Iforey -at 9 a.m. April lii to discuss the budget supplement requesi and future construction of centralix-u and administrative facility. Nature Park Plans Underway 1 JC FOREST BlVD 6 6 Proposed 0 0.

at Park r-, a 5 imJt" JL By GAYLE PAIXKSEN Pott staff Writar Palm Beach County commissioners yesterday voted to turn 900 acres of wooded, undeveloped land west of Forest Hill Village into a nature park. They also voted to seek appraisals on 700 acres of private land immediately north of the county site as a possible expansion of the proposed park. The county land is between the Florida Turnpike and Jog Road, south of Forest Hill Boulevard "I totally support the concept." said Commissioner E. W. Weaver.

"Bui I want the people to he prepared tor a substantial acquisition price. II this is the desire ot the public, it betler be prepared lo spend a substantial amount of tax money." The commission was urged a month ago to turn the 1.500 acres into a nature park by 20 organizations spearheaded by the Palm Beach County-Medical Society. "Every county should have one or more regional parks kept in natural stale for passive recreation, day studies and the use of more than one municipality," said architect Richard Cutting. "This would be the first natural recreation area the county would own." Cutting said "It is deeply needed by Boy Scouts. Girl Scouts and schools for the study of nature." He described the proposed park as a place where people can go and see the natural trees we have growing here." The county already had plans to use part of the county land for an engineering complex, a sewage treatment plant and a water plant.

Arvida Agreement Draws More Fire BOCA RATON More opposition to the city's proposed agreement with the Arvida Corporation surfaced yesterday from two corners a city councilman and a homeowners' association. Councilman Byrd Marshall, who originally voted to support the plan, announced he has changed his mind because I've come to the conclusion that the real question is high density versus low density." He said the 5.28 dwelling unit density proposed for Arvida 's I'niversitv Park development would really be about 7.5. because a large amount of the land is unsuitable for development "The Riviera Civic Association, representing about 300 homes in neighborhoods east of the Intracoastal Waterway, announced its members have voted to oppose the plan. Some 30-50 members present at a meeting Monday night voted unanimously to oppose any change in the 40.000-unit growth cap and also to oppose de-annexation of I'niversitv Park, according to president Bernard Brozovsky. On Tuesday's ballot, voters will act on the plan to increase the growth cap to 46.000 units, and to grant Arvida the density for a planned unit development in I'niversitv Park.

Acquisition ot the Fisher Properties' beach parcel also is on the Commission Chairman Lake I.vtal said the value of the land is "well over" $15 million County planner Clint Ellinger said last week the sale value of the property is $5 li million. Ellinger has suggested the county acquire the laad. use it for sanitary land-till and in 20 years make it part ol the park "Ask the people if they are willing to pay for it." urged Bruce Robinson of Zero Population "You'll be surprised they can see the asphalt creeping up." Wesley Wilken ol the Royal Palm Audubon Society said his group is willing to spearhead a drive to collect money tor the acquisition. However. Commissioner Robert Johnson, who moved for approval of the park, said the county has plenty of other land it can use for the facilities Dr.

James Brandon of the Palm Beach County Medical Society said that while the county property should be preserved in its natural state, the property to the north could be used for picnicking, skeet shooting, camping, fishing and horseback riding "If you can get it now ithe private property i at the prices available, it's the cheapest you'll ever get it." Cutting said ballot. Johnson: County Taken on Armed Airport Guards The town has agreed to pay for 40 per cent oi' the project; the state Department of Transportation another 40 per cent and the state Department of National Resources. 10 per cent. The commission signed 3 contract with the Department of Natural Resources to spend $40,000 for the construction of a pilot deep-well injection sewage disposal system in the north end of the county. The state will design, supervise and operate the plant in addition to contributing $40,001) The commission approved the concept in July.

reason, adding that an environmental assessment should first be made Palm Beach Mayor E.T Smith repeated a plea to commissioners to chip in $250,000 toward construction of a stone wall revetment along a stretch of SR Al A to prevent erosion. The revetment will be built along private beaches from Sloan's Curve north to idener's Curve. Commissioners agreed to send a representative to an April 17 public hearing arranged by the town to discuss the proposal which will cost between $2.2 million and $2 9 million. Director Richard Cleveland to report back next week on what other airports are doing In other action, the commission voted to make an on-site inspection of Lantana Air Park before appropriating $196,000 for runway resurfacing and landing lights. Johnson said with more than $1 million in improvements planned for the facility, it could turn into an executive jetport.

David Schultz of the Lake Osborne Civic Association opposed the improvements for the same Commissioner Robert Culpepper backed Johnson, adding that he couldn't find the armed guards at Washington or Orlando airports he used last week. The Federal Aviation Administration ordered the county to hire 23 armed guards by Feb. 6 or face being shut down or having to pay a fine. In order to raise the for the guards, the county created a $1 users fee for passengers flying out of the airport. Commissioners yesterday instructed Airports By GAYLE PAIXESEN Pott Staff Writar Palm Beach County Commissioner Robert Johnson yesterday charged that the county has been "led down the primrose path" in having to hire armed security guards at Palm Beach International Airport.

He said last week he visited airports in Jacksonville and North Carolina where there were no armed guards at each gate. Promising Young Lawyer Dies Area and Local News h-4 Aw community, touching the lives of local government officials and social workers. He became a member in February of the Palm Beach Gardens' Beautification and Environmental Committee and "was willing to pitch in and help immediately." a committee member. Nancy Laurie, said A board member of Crisis Line's Volunteer Training Center. he helped Director Dr.

Robert Alsofrom and his assistant. Bill Brooks. "He was a slight man who lived life very intensely." Brooks, also a close friend, said yesterday. "In the few short years he lived, he sure lived a lot of life." Brooks mentioned Scott's interests besides law a love of sports. "At first look, he was the little guy with the glasses on who was in the library all the time," Brooks said "Hut he had a tremendous interest in sports.

"In the I960 World Series game pitting the Pittsburgh Pirates against the New York Yankees, he waited in line lor hours just to get some players' autographs." he said Scott and his wife grew up in Pittsburgh. Besides his wife. Scott is survived by Ins mother, on the faculty of the University of Florida, a sister. Penny. 21.

and a brother. Stephen. 28. A memorial fund in his behalf lias been established at the univeristy's law school lo buy criminal law books. He graduated from the university last June who knew him, including Herbert Schwartz, a Gainesville lawyer who was Shevin's right-hand man last year when Scott was hired.

"He loved to deal with real, live problems." Schwartz said, mentioning Scott's thirst for cases involving consumer protection and the environment. "He wanted to know where the hard jobs were and then go do them. "And he was more interested in helping the little people than being on the side of the businessman and developers and making lots of money." Schwartz added. His wife, an eighth-grade teacher at Roosevelt Junior High School, remembers his constant eagerness for work plus their conflicting work schedules were always leaving each other notes in the "He'd jump out of bed in the morning." she said. "He just couldn't wait to go to work." And while he had handled criminal appeals for the state for eight months.

Mrs. Scott said her husband first had "mixed emotions" about taking the job "because he couldn't see arguing the state's side." "I know he would never have argued any death penalty case." she said firmly, her dark brown eyes scanning the off-white shag rug in their Palm Beach Gardens apartment A resident of Palm Beach County lor less than a vear. Scott became involved in the By LINDA GORTMAKKR Post Staff Writtr Last week. 25-year-old Fred Scott's short career as a lawyer got a significant boost his first case was scheduled before the U.S. Supreme Court this fall.

"It was the biggest thing for him." his pretty wife Janis recalled yesterday afternoon. "I was writing our friends letters like crazy." Scott, whom colleagues termed an outstanding lawyer "with a marked humility about his brilliance." died Monday night from a cancer he was quietly battling since November. "He'd grit his teeth and say. I want to live to be Mrs. Scott said yesterday.

"He wanted to lick it. and he really tried." On Thursday. Scott's funeral services will be held in Gainesville and will attract friends and co-workers, including his boss for the past eight months, Atty. Gen Robert Shevin. One of Shevin's assistants, Scott launched his legal career in West Palm Beach last June.

And until last Thursday when he entered Cedars of Lebanon Hospital in Miami, he was still putting in long, dedicated hours for the state. "He worked ahead for two weeks." one of his secretaries. Kathy Cook, said yesterday. "And then he sent a bunch of stuff out from the hospital Scott's dedication to his job impressed all Chivalry Suspect In Turnpike Caper Chivalry is not dead but it 's dying from discouragement. The kind of discouragement Richard Holloway experienced yesterday when he stopped on Florida's Turnpike to help a woman in apparent distress.

According lo police. Holloway. 27. ol Knoxville. Tenn was hauling a truckload of chickens from Georgia to Lake Worth Five miles north of the Lake Worth exit he spotted a young woman standing beside her car flagging him down Holloway slopped, got out of his truck and did the chivalrous thing he uttered to help.

A man jumped Irom the car. threatened Holloway with a gun and robbed him of approximately $400 The woman and her accomplice got into their car and tied Holloway was lelt with his truckload of chickens. Adums Klcctvd in est Beach James Adams was elected to the West Palm Beach City Commission yesterday, soundly defeating his opponent. Mrs KvereeJ Clarke by a 2-1 margin He will till the seat being vacated by outgoing Commissioner Frank Foster "The first thing I'm going to do is trv to learn as much as I can." Adams said al City Hall last night where he gathered yvilh his taniilv lo hear the results p. VP fir i'.

s- ,1.1 in i with wife Janis.