OUT OF JAIL:

    When I got home from Jail that Wednesday, I first called my sister Patsy.  Her and her husband Sam and I were supposed to go to the Drag Races the Sunday I was in jail, and I wanted to say sorry I missed it and talk to her about what had transpired.  Plans that Sunday were important to me because it was going to be the first time we had big name racers at our strip, “Gas Ronda” was the headliner and he was one of my favorites. When I told her “I am out and home!” she asked “Out of what?” I said Jail, and she was surprised because when they went to get me all Dad told them was I hadn’t came home yet.  I filled her in on things and she was not happy with me.    Next I called Meredith and found out He and Wayne didn’t know either.  They came to the house and we talked about it.  My car had been impounded, and Meredith took me to pick it up.  We cruised El Centro that night, and everybody thought I was crazy because I raced a guy ring in front of the courthouse, me being out on bail.  Time passed and I got a call from the Sherriff and went to see him.  He explained that my friend had said he would join the Job Corp, and since I was already in the Navy they were going to dropp the charges, but I had to contact the farmers where we had messed things up, and arrange to make restitution. I di male contact with both farmers told them who I was and what I had done. Both took my name and number and said they would get back to me.  Neither ever called me back.  Court day came and Meredith and Wayne went to court with me. At the hearing all charges were dropped and I was free to go.

      The time came and I headed for AFFEES in Los Angeles,   While going through processing, I was asked “Did you get into any trouble while waiting for active duty??   I explained that I had but all charges were dropped. They asked why charges were dropped and I replied “Because I was already signed up for the Navy. I was sent to some officers office and he said if the charges were dropped just so you could stay in the Navy we may not want you. He sent me back to the hotel until the next day and when I returned to his office he said the charges were dropped for “Lack of evidence”  I said fine if that is what they want to say so be it..  At that point I resumed processing and started n=my hitch in the Navy.  God had been watching out for me, ande I was on my way to an interesting life.

I have one more part of the Jail story I will post tomorrow. Life in the Felon Tank..........