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CA i I jt i i ii ii i i Inauguration St. Ptttrtburg TImti, Wtdmidoy, January 4, 1161 if, ff, Tlmi Plxrta by Johnnn Evftnf TWO NEW CABINET OFFICERS are sworn in during inaugural ceremonies at Tallahassee yesterday. Above, new Secretary of State Tom Adams is given the oath by Supreme Court Justice Stephen O'Donnell while in the picture below incoming Commissioner of Agriculture Doyle Conner takes the oath administered by Supreme Court Justice B. K. Roberts.

rn rwTT THE NEW ITRST FAMILY OF FLORIDA Si. :1 new official family are, from left, Adair, 10, Ccce- I lia, II, Julie, 19, Mrs. Bryant and Gov. Bryant. I i I I 5 is shown at Inauguration ceremonies at Tallahassee yesterday just before Farris Bryant was sworn in as governor of Florida.

Members of the 2-HOUR TRIBUTE TO BRYANT All-Florida Inaugural Parade For Bryant Winds Through Cheering Festive Crowds In Tallahassee TALLAHASSEE Wl An all-1 through the capital city streets STRIDING FROSI PLATFORM after taking oath as governor of Florida Is an elated Farris Bryant, accompanied by his State Highway Tatrol aide. The ceremonies were witnessed by some 4,000 persons who braved chill winds at the Tallahassee inaugural activities. Florida inaugural parade for this afternoon before thousands Gov. Farris Bryant wound of cheering spectators. 1 was decorated with girls in pas- ing units was that of the Scmin-tel gowns.

ole Tribe of Florida. The Indians, The float from "Imperial Polk wearing tribal dress, perched on County" featured a rcprcsenta- automobiles and one beat a torn-tion of a huge orange. torn and emitted warpath yells. Other units in the parade were The new governor and his wife, cabinet officers and State Su preme Court justices viewed the two-hour-long show from a reviewing stand on the gaily decorated Main Street. Conner, Adams Set Goals As Thev Take State Offices from Hillsborough County, Es cambia County, Wakulla County, the City of Okeechobee, Pompano Beach, Lake Wier, Liberty County, Bradford County, and Clay County.

Many other units were MMMMWPBWPPWwpwBwwBwiwjT up niifimmipm nwi mwtwn 'mill ijum-mwi vryf from branches of the military BRYANT RISES Time after time, Bryant rose to pay tribute to the parading bands and floats. The parade, which included services. A number of organizations also Times Bureau their potentials and their prob lems." entered floats. One of the more TALLAHASSEE Florida's Adams, continuing to refer to units from all sections of the state, was headed by the Ocala High School band from Bryant's home town. Next was an elabor himself in the third person, said; we are going to see a sick agriculture in this state," he said.

"To me it is a tremendous challenge to get in the field and try to revive a little interest in marketing. We want them to be aggressive and prosperous." Conner said he wasn't overlooking his duties as a member "As secretary of state Tom Adams has no patronage burden, 'S. and no massive network of of fices and employes to oversee ate float from Marion County depicting a rising sun and featuring two Ocala youngsters, Girls State Governor Marsha Orth and Boys State Governor Carven V5 fc for 2 Therefore, it is my hope that Tom Adams will be able to busy elaborate was sponsored by the Florida Railroad Association and featured pretty girls, white flowers and red roses. FOREST SERVICE The Florida Forest Service float, in a variation on Bryant's campaign theme of "It's Time For Bryant" advised that "It's Time To Plant" and was decorated with living pine trees. The State Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission exhibited a float featuring girls fishing and of the cabinet.

"I feel like my himself with cabinet responsi 10 years in the legislature made bilities to the degree that our newest and youngest state cabi-'net member, Agriculture Comm-: missioner Doyle Conner, set three main goals ysterday for his first year in office. Conner told The Times he'll aim first to perfect the reorganization his department, carrying out a 1059 law. His other top goals will be to 'promote improved marketing methods for Florida farmers, and on long range plans to modernization of all the state's agriculture. Conner, 32, was sworn in yesterday a minute after the other Florida State University also it unnecessary for me to prepare for that," he added. "Naturally I'm going to devote adequate had one of the more elaborate primary obligation to the secre tary of state's office permits." WATERWAYS parade entries.

First came its band, then a big float decorated time for them. In long range planning, Conner 1 with valentines and carrying the slogan "Our Heart's With Bry ant." hunting and a deer. It also showed a swamp buggy and an airboat. Adams emphasized waterway development as "near or at the top" of Florida's list of things to do. "Proper utilization of our existing network of waterways, and judicious expansion of this said he would seek to promote a more complete utilization of Florida's potential.

For example he said, he'll seek to promote a more completely in-Florida cat The University of Florida's One of the more crowd-pleas float depicted crossed pens and tle industry. "Right now we ship important natural advantage can some cattle west for grazing, and Break then they get to the feed lots and we eventually buy our cattle (Continued from Page 1-A) relations with Cuba. Peru an nnunrprl a hreak last week. It back as western fed cattle. Conner feels the cycle, with proper preparation, might be completed in this state.

NEW TECHNIQUES He pledged efforts also to keep Cuba represents a new low of is auite ilkeIv othcr nations will ti 1. ii? i u.a. reiauuns me wesicin announce a break, perhaps with AP Wirephoto Hemisphere. Cuba was freed in the next few days. from Spain by the United States OFF TO INAUGURATION in the Spanish-American war of encourage industrial development, promote tourism, boost boating and fishing and make Florida a national and international center of commerce in a few years." Cabinet officials continuing in office can be expected to pursue policies and directions of the past.

Ervin, 55, has served as attorney general since Jan. 1949 and since that time has established a reputation as a vigorous foe of organized crime. A native of Carrabelle, Ervin previously served as a lawyer for the State Road Department and the Florida Railroad Commission. Larson, 60, becomes the dean 1898, and grew up to freedom under U.S. guidance.

decked out in silk toppers, LeRoy Collins and Farris Bryant wave to crowds at Tallahassee yesterday, where Collins turned over the helm of the state to Bryant. the State Agriculture Department more in tune with advancing techniques in agriculture, "We will work to try to bring the department in line with modern agriculture. We have changed tremendously and agriculture supply people have changed tremen Since Castro took over just two STATE NEWS IN BRIEF Collins Makes Sixth Living Ex-Governor TALLAHASSEE (LTD Gov. LeRoy Collins yesterday swelled to six the ranks of living ex-governors of Florida. Others are: Charley Johns, 1953-54, now a state senator from Starke; Fuller Warren, 1949-53, a Miami attorney; Millard Caldwell, 1945-49, a Tallahassee attorney; Spessard years ago, there nave been increasing signs of Soviet influence in Cuba.

During the past few months there have been reports that Castro was trying to provoke the United States to break relations. dously, and our regular depart ments are going to have to be FBI Asks Public Aid In Vault Theft kept abreast." Conner becomes the first new of the cabinet with the retire The break comes at a time freshman cabinet member, secretary of State Tom Adams, 40. OTHER OFFICIALS Both followed the four cabinet officials in the oath-staking. The four continuing in for new terms are Atty. Gen.

'Richard Ervin, School Supt. 'Thomas D. Bailey, Treasurer J. Edwin Larson and Comptroller Ray Green. In interviews Conner and Ad-ams indicated they'll approach 'their jobs in different ways.

Con-ner will concentrate on the particular functions of the agriculture commissioner and Adams devote much time to his general duties as member of the of boards and made up by all or part of the cabinet officials. "My plans call for a thorough, penetrating study of every one of our state institutions as a of the Board of Commissioners of State Institutions to assist agencies in functioning efficiently and more effectively," Adams said. I The actual internal duties of the secretary of state are mainly "clerical. These, Adams said, will executed with "maximum efficiency." TO NAME COMMITTEES Conner, who is holding on to an insurance business he operates in Starke and Miami, said he expects within two weeks to "complete the naming of advisory committees created by the Agriculture Reorganization Act. The reorganization is slated to go into effect this month.

elected commissioner of agricul TAMPA The FBI yester of tion with the disappearance ment of Secretary of State R. A. Gray, who didn't seek re-elec when Cuban exile organizations ture in 38 years. His immediate day called on the public to turn in Florida, in Mexico and in the predecessor was Lee Thompson, in any information they might L. Holland, 1941-45, now senior U.S.

Senator from Florida; and Caribbean, were reported plan appointed as interim commission have on the theft of more than Holiday Traffic Toll TALLAHASSEE (UPI) The State Patrol yesterday reported 14 traffic deaths and one delayed fatality during the New Year's holiday weekend which set the 1961 highway toll in Florida at six. er following the death of Nathan Doyle E. Carlton 1929-33, a $420,000 from a Tampa armored his three-year-old son. Detectives said Meyer is believed to have taken the boy, blond Layne Meyer, from the home of Meyer's former wife, Fay Setzer, Sunday afternoon. The courts gave the mother custody of the child except for Mayo last spring who served just Tampa attorney.

car company vault Joe Santoiana, agent-in-charge short of four decades. ADAMS' PLANS Adams revealed plans which tion to the post he has occupied for 30 years. Larson took office as treasurer on Jan. 3, 1941, before that served in the legislature and for a period as U.S. collector of internal revenue for Florida, He is a native of Pennsylvania, but moved early to Florida.

Bailey, 63, became school superintendent at the start of 1949, and previously had been a school principal and president of an in ning an invasion of Cuba to overthrow Castro. With advance reports of these plans, Castro has repeatedly charged during the past few weeks that the United States was planning an invasion of Cuba. The break comes at a time when at least half a dozen other nations in the hemisphere have been considering a break in Nine of the deaths happened in 1960, leaving the total for last John J. McCloy Man In The News See Page 11 -A year at 1,223 deaths. envision much travel and comparatively little time in Tallahassee.

This undoubtedly will lend fuel to the speculation that he regards the post of secretary of state only as a stepping stone to of the Tampa FBI office, said the case is still being vigorously investigated by the police and FBI, but any information on the week-old theft would be welcomed. City police would not comment yesterday when asked if any new leads had developed. The theft occurred Dec. 27 when one or more thieves with keys and knowledge of the vault's combination made off with 19 Nuccio Sworn In TAMPA UR Nick Nuccio, col dustrial institute at DeFuniak further political exploits. orful veteran Tampa politician, returned to a seat on the Hills Springs.

He was supervising prin Adams said he would be In borough County Commission yes cipal of schools in Ocala and Tampa. Bailey is a native of Tallahassee ordinarily only on terday after an absence of near weekend visits by the father. Meyer picked up the child for a ride Sunday and didn't return, officers said. Parkway Toll Record FORT LAUDERDALE (.7) The Sunshine State Parkway, from Miami to Fort Pierce, took in $24,448 Monday from 22,225 vehicles a new record for the toll road. The revenue was $364 higher than the previous record day, Jan.

1, 1960. Fishermen Rescued MIAMI wi Four fishermen Monday and Tuesday of each bags of cash and checks worth Lugoff, S.C. Green, 61, appointed comp week. Much of the rest of the an estimated $421,961 time he will explore state insti- tntinnc ha cnirl troller in 1955 by Gov. LeRoy The smooth operation took less than nine minutes from the time ml Collins, is beginning his second "Employes and executives in full term in the post.

A native of ly four years. Nuccio, a public office holder for more than 31 years, left the commission in 1956 when he won a special election for mayor of Tampa. He was defeated in a bid for reelection in 1959 by Julian Lane. The cigar chewing favorite of Tampa's Latin Quarter easily won election last fall to the commission seat he vacated in 1956. the burglars opened the front door until police arrived to find the building empty.

these institutions will become very familiar with Tom Manatee County, he operated a drug business at Clearwater for 21 years and served as Mayor of Adams," Adams told The Times, Since the robbery, armed 'for it is my plan to visit every i Clearwater from 1935 to 1938 and guards patrol the vault area 14 hours a day. The theft is believed to be the largest in Flor who failed to return to a camp at Matacumbe Key Monday night were rescued yesterday by a passing freighter, 16 miles east These include a general 20-man advisory group plus technical committees to assist in ing policy in the fields of dairies, plans, livestock, fertilizer and pesticides. Conner said one of the difficul- ties he has encountered in carrying out the reorganization is getting nominations from industry. Eeyond that, major changes in-' elude the transfer of the State Plant Board and Florida Live-, stock Board to the Agriculture Department. This, said Conner, "just a realignment and more proper identification of thesej such agency within the next few clerk of the circuit court of Pi-months to acquaint myself with nellas County from 1938 to 1948.

Ray Green Feels Fainf, Leaves Reception Line ida history. NLRB Opens Cone Hearing Today TAMPA Uti A National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) hear He was sworn in yesterday along with other commissioners for four-year terms. Dr. Andrews Dies TAMPA Wi Dr. Chadbourne Avery Andrews, prominent Tam- ing opens today at Tampa into charges that Cone Bros.

skin specialist died Monday iZ trading Co. coerced, threatened unci iun. ne and called for assaults on union TALLAHASSEE Comptroller of Miami. The Coast Guard and the Navy had started searching for the men after they did not return to the fishing camp on schedule. They were identified as Sonny Gross, Zolas Ellis.

Hiawatha Co-Icy and Frank Collins. Lee Thompson To Stay On But In Lesser Post TALLAHASSEE (UPI) In-teriiu Commissioner of Agriculture Lee Thompson, almost overlooked in yesterday's in-augural festivities, said he will stay on with the Department of Wd3 Andrews had been a physician nf Tamna einrft Tin wac services, getting them under the Ray Green feeling faint had t0 members involved in a strike, son brought him some medication. The comptroller said he had received no diagnosis for his growing faint while standing. He said An NXRB examiner is expect-1 graduafe of the Universit of remove himself from the hand- Conner, once House speaker shaking line in the reception fol-and for 10 years a state repre-Wing yesterday's inaugural cer Maryland and received a citation ed to remain in Tampa several days to hear testimony. A spokesman for the board's regional of sentative from Bradford County, he can walk indefinitely with emonies.

"When I stand on my feet in out the condition occurring, but fice said nearly 100 witnesses from that school in 1939 for recognition of "50 years of service to mankind." He was a native of Brockton, Mass. he said it comes upon him when would be called in an attempt to one place for a long time, 30 or 40 minutes, I sometimes grow faint," Green said. prove the charges of unfair labor -is the youngest man to hold a 1 cabinet post in Florida. Adams, who says real estate and insurance have been his ma-i jor business enterprises, entered Survivors include a son, C. A.

Agriculture. practices. The charges were brought The former Pinellas County cir Andrews Jackson, and Thompson said new commis- cuit clerk stuck around to watch nnhlip ent-viri ftnlv fnnr vaars; against the state's largest road a daughter, Mrs. Richard F. Pitt-' sioncr Doyle Conner had asked urn u-hnn wtrf fn the Florida Me reception line shuffle past he stands without moving.

He recalled the occasion about three years ago when he fainted during a meeting in the Cabinet room. "Right after that the doctor examined me, and he couldn't find anything wrong," Green said. He said he didn't have a heart Duumng tirm by officials of the -man Tampa him to stay in a lesser capacity i i. flaw lie HiHiiitu jiuiii a jvcj Senate from chair nearby. lives in Orange counties.

He Park. icamsiers ana operating engineers unions. The two went on strike against Cone Bros, eight months ago in an effort to gain Green. 61, newly installed for Man, Son Disappear JACKSONVILLE (LTD his second full term, was helped IN FIRST OFFICIAL ACT as governor of Florida, Farris Bryant sits at his Capitol desk and signs commissions for his "little cabinet" agency heads after inauguration ceremonies at Tallahassee yesterdaj-. and he has accepted.

Thompson, chief auditor and assistant commissioner under the late NaUian Mayo, was appointed to the top job by Gov. LeRoy Collins' when Mayo died eight months ago. over to the chair by two highway patrolmen and, later, Su itiusmuun as udisaming BKcniSiSnerin investigators said yes-for 630 workers. The strike isiterday they are hunting Rrrt EMPHASIS OS MARKETING Conner laid greatest emphasis on marketing. "If nothing is done ailment and has never had a heart attack.

preme Court Justic Frank Hob-i still in progress. I.Mejer of Jacksonville in connec-.

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