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 Material Information
Title: The star
Uniform Title: Star (Port Saint Joe, Fla.)
Physical Description: Newspaper
Language: English
Publisher: W.S. Smith
Place of Publication: Port St. Joe Fla
Creation Date: March 20, 1942
Frequency: weekly
regular
 Subjects
Subjects / Keywords: Newspapers -- Port Saint Joe (Fla.)   ( lcsh )
Newspapers -- Gulf County (Fla.)   ( lcsh )
Genre: newspaper   ( marcgt )
newspaper   ( sobekcm )
Spatial Coverage: United States -- Florida -- Gulf -- Port Saint Joe
Coordinates: 29.814722 x -85.297222 ( Place of Publication )
 Notes
Additional Physical Form: Also available on microfilm from the University of Florida.
Dates or Sequential Designation: Began in 1937.
General Note: Editor: Wesley R. Ramsey, <1970>.
General Note: Publisher: The Star Pub. Co., <1970>.
General Note: Description based on: Vol. 2, no. 7 (Dec. 2, 1938).
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Source Institution: University of Florida
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Resource Identifier: aleph - 000358020
oclc - 33602057
notis - ABZ6320
lccn - sn 95047323
System ID: UF00028419:00283

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VOLUME V PORT ST. JOE, GULF COUNTY, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 1942 NUMBER 24


the War Production Board has lim- .
ited future expansion of telephone
equipment and services of the na-
tion's telephone companies, in-
cluding the St. Joseph Telephone
& Telegraph company. l '
The order will affect the local '* ,- Ft
company's operations in this area
but does' not apply to any expan-
.sion now in progress or to. serv- Picture shows maneuvers of W
ices required, by the armed forces. Auxiliary, which is a group of c
The St. Joseph company is corn- These men and their boats will
plying with the order in every re- to do harbor patrol work, help
spect to achieve the desired re of the Coast Guard, and assist
sp to achieve the desired e There are over 550 member boat
suits in saving materials, and is en- alone. Similar groups have beer
deavoring to administer the order
as equitably as possible and with
,the least inconvenience to" .the Tyndall Fi eld
public. Deserts
All types of' instruments ahd Deserters Caught
services will not be available .as
"heretofore and the. public, in. of ter In Pennsylvania
't t receive the best possible serve
;ice from the available facilities,
is asked to co-operate'flly Had Taken Army Car, Guns and
STe .order, among bthar -pro- -Ammunition; Offer No Re.-
visions, curtails installation of iGatiitt Wh Captured
luxury types of telephones in busi-
ness,.offices and households. It re- Two Tyndall Field privates who
qul're telephone companies to .re- went AkOL last 'Thursday, heavily
frajt: tro future conversion of ar an in an army reonua
manual gffces to dial offices ana sarme cai.web ni laed.m re nns-
sance cat.--wee a~:,,ei~ .t b Peau-
repladement of manual private sylvapta. state. olee at Mars, Pa.,
branch exchao.ges by dial: Monday
-s ea nMonday. .
changes, and installation of exten- The two men, Warren L. Ruga-
sioD tele hones in private homes, T ^, m r LR .
Stelephones n rvte hom ber, 21, of Chicago, and Walter W-
unless they are essential for pub. 'Anderaon, 22, of Detroit, said they
lie- health and suaety. '
lic health and safety.' had planned to meet a major at a
The naion-wid)e program is de- Pittsburg hotel and had, stopped in
signed to save annually approxi- Mars to 1is1t a relative of Ander.
mantely 35,300 tons of lead, 29,000 son's.
tons of iron and steel, 29,500 tons y each carried a .45 caliber
of copper, 650 tons of zinc, 450 They each carried a .45 caliber
tons of crude rubber, and large back of the car were four more
amounts of other scarce materialsautomatics, two sub-machine guns
vitally needed in the war effort, and 1000 rounds of ammunition.
One Ce t Sae The soldiers both wore corporal's
One Cent Sale Now chevrons and military police bras-
Ssards when captured, though both
On At Rexall Store were privates. They.made no re-
sistance when approached by the
Miller's Drug Store Is Offering state troopers.
Many Money-Saving Values Major HF. M. Clavoe, post execu-
In Semi-Annual Event tive at Tyndall, said Ilst Friday
that military charges of desertion
Again householders of Port St. and' larceny would be lodged
Joe and vicinity are being offered' against them.
an opportunity to. stock up on hun-
dreds of necessary items at a big MRS. EMMIE ISBELL
saving through .the semi-annual IS TAKEN BY DEATH
one cent sale now underway at
Miller's DrugStore. The big event iMrs. Emmie S. Isbell of Wewa-
got underway Wednesday and' will hitchka, pioneer resident of Gulf
nnntinun until late tomorrow eve- ,,un, ,.nd, mnt h, n Mr. .T R.


ning. Hunter, passed away Thursday
Theme of the sale is "Buy for inigbht of last week at the age of 79.
Viotory'," and the values, being of- Funeral services 'were conducted
fered more than justify this battle jlst Friday at Wewahitchka with
cry. If you haven't yet been to the Rev. W. A Danills, pastor of
Miller's, better step lively if you the Port St. Joe Presbyterian
want to be sure of getting in on church, in charge. Pallbearers
this unexcelled bargain event. Were H. E. Rish, A. C. Lupton, P.
IllllllllllllIII1111111111111111111111 IIIIUFIIIIIIIIII F. McDaniel, James' Rish, C. A.
SLupton and Jack Lanier. Inter-
LICENSE PLATES FOR CARS
LICENSE PLATES FOR CARS ment was in Jehu cemetery.
TO BE SMALL DATE TABS
Future automobile license plates CAN TON OF BEEF
,wil,1 be small "date tabs" not more ulf County Home Demonstra-
than four inches square attached on lu omen nne ton of
tion club women canned a ton of
to present license plates to bring beef for their pantries during the
them up to date, under an order past month, according to Mrs.
issued Wednesday by the War Pearl Whitfield, honie agent.
Production Board. __
States may issue up to 10 per Spends Week-end With Parent
cent by weight qt the usual num- CecilCostiu. Jr., student at th
Cer plates for new licenses and tot
ber plates for new licenses and to University of Florida, Gainesville,
replace plates lost or destroyed, spent the week-end here with his
IllllIIIIIIIIllIIIIII I IIllIIIIINIIIIIIllllll IIIIIllllllIlltilll parents.


ilmette Flotilla, U. S. Coast Guard
civilians owning small surface craft.
be ready on a moment' notice-
with some of the normal functions
with life protection on our shores.
s on the shores of. Lake Michigan
I organized in parts of,,Florida.


Work Underway

On 2-Ship Pier for

SPipeline Concern

Expansion of FacilitieH Her* To
Ha4ie Greater Gallonage to
Supply Northarw'.iStates

Due to the contntinl- inking of
tankers by submarlnes-in the At-
lantc- with a consequet dropping
#of..o, gasoline delivers 'to the
eastern seaboard ,the Southeastert
Pipeline corporation, which has the
terminus of it* Chattanooga pipe-
line in this 'city,. is preparing to
handle a greatly increased igallon-
age over. its line'In the national
effort to stave off a severe gaso-
line shortage in the eastern sea-
board states.
A 580-foot wooden pier is now
under construction which, when
completed will accommodate two
tankers, at once, as -against pres-
ent facilities which allow but one
ship to tie up at a time. Cost of
the..project is, not known at this
time, as those in charge;of its con-
Struction appear to be reticent on
releasing figures of the probable
outlay.
Several large new tanks have
just been completed, almost doubl-
ing previous storage facilities, and


a new diesel-powered pumping "..n
_lature


BOAT OWNERS READY FOR CIVILIAN DEFENSE


Two
'ders
qualify
Hunte
of the
mission
Mr.
the b
per w
service
the b.
a rece
1,2la a,


Expansion of

Phone Service

Curtailed Here

Local Telephone Company Is Com-
plying With Order To
Conserve Materials

Acting to s a v e substantial
amounts of critical war materials,


plant is nearingg completion to rie-
place the -temporary unit hereto- Johns county and at present is
ore In use. general superintendent of the St.
K- jJoe Papar company. Mr. Saunders
has tahen an active part in city
C. C. WILSON OFFICIALLY nnd minty affairs d during his resl-
ANNOUNCES CANDIDACY dennce here and feels that he is
Swell qualified for the position.
C. C. Wilison, who last week Mr. Roche, a direct descendant
qualified with the clerk of the o.of Stephbn .T. Roche, a delegate to
court as a candidate for represen-'the constitutional convention held
tative in the legislature from Gulf in old St. Joseph in 1838 during
county, today officially announces which the state's first constitution
his candidacy in The Star. was framed, is a native of Wash-
Mr. Wilson has 'been a resident ington county and has been aresi-
of the county for the past four dext of this city for the past six
years, coming here from Alabama years, taking an active part in all
to work for the St. Joe Paper community affairs. He believes
company. He is at present presi- that it named to the board he will
lent of the local chapter of the be able to serve the people of the
International Brotherhood of Pa- district in a fair and equitable
per Makers. manner.
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Is Completed


First Number Affecting Selectees
In Gulf County Goes to
Wewahitchka Man

The first draft lottery of the
current war, affecting some 9,000,-
000 men, ended in Washington
Wednesday and established the
order in which the new crop of
selectees will ibe called for pos-
sible army service.
It took more than 13 hours to
draw the numbered green capsules
from the famous gold' fish bowl.
Secretary of War Stimson drew
the first number and AlberbCarter,
an Albany, Ga., bluejacket, drew
the last. The first number was


Tervin Announces' For Have Guests From Hawaii 3485.
bMigresr. and Mrs. R. W. Smith hav e Due to a severe electrical storm
nrgressman-at-Large as their guests the latter's sisters in this section Tuesday night,
and nieces, Mrs. Dayton R. Suif- causing radio interference, a con-
Wallace Tervin, attorney of ridge and children, Peggy, Aliene plete list of numbers drawn could
Bradenton and former state sena- and Jean, and Miss Doris Allen, not be compiled, but it has been
tor from Malnatee, Sarasota and who recently arrived from Hickam found that the first number to af-
Charlotte counties, this week an- Fiold, Hawaii, where they have feet a Gulf county registrant was
nounced his candidacy for con- resided for the past three and' a No. 441, which is held by Neville
gressman-at-large from Florida. half years. St. Clair, white, of Wewahitchka,


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inard Is Champ Defense Classes

In Cage Tourney Being Held Here

Well Attended
Joe Sharks Are Eliminated In
First. Round By Chapman
High of Apalachicola Letter of Commendation Praising
._ Work Being Done Received
he Kinard basketball team, From John Kilgore
led tlrst in the tri-county
tc.,;al tournament held in this Contrary to expectations, inter-
la't Friday and Saturday, up- e.st in the civilian protection
its reputation by taking home training courses being held under
handsome gold trophy. auspices of the Gulf County De.
he opcn.ng g.mme of the tour- fense Council has not flagged and,
ent Friday night, between We- if anything, is growing. In addi-
itchka and Blountstown, was tion to the 137 initial enrol.leesi at
by the former with a top. the first session, a considerable
ry score of 33 to 16. number of new members' have
he second tilt of the evening, signed! up, and indications are that
between the Port St. Joe all will complete the number of
rks and Chapman High of Ap- hours training required in the
hicola, went to the Oilster City various branches.
Sby a score of 23 to 16, while The meetings this week have
t ird of the elimination bouts, been devoted to fire protection
'een Altha and Frink, went ti, andi prevention under the direction
former. of J. J. Darcey. Wednesday. eve'
turday morning the Altha and ning's session was exceptionally
lachicoa cagers put on a fast, enlightening, as a moving picture,
'us and close game, with the "Fighting the Fire Bomb" was
a boys coming out on the long shown. This film depicted graphic'
of a 27-25 score. This-was'fol- a'll -2 T'sll.e bomb b~hated and
d by the WeWahitchka-Kinera how it could be handled itth
e for place in the 1'Bal round, safety in order to prevent personal.
Kinard team taking honors by injury and property damage. All
to 25 score with thl privilege of those viewing the picture were
meeting Altha for tIe ctam. of the opinion that they had
ihip. gleaned more from this 15-minAte
the final game, player at 9:30 film than they could have secur I
rday night, the aIinad a'ggre- from hours of boot study or P l
n emerged victorious pver the form talks. It- is hoped that mot%
ns to be crowned, c Fl o0 such films will be presented M
.ournaTnment the various courses proceed. -
; -- Council Chairsai "George Sn0oW*
under, R1Cl'i den read -a. t ttee received, fro
John Kilgore, chairman of the.$,
nmmlssioin Ra .ce vision of information and educa-
im S n a e tion of the state council, in which
Mr. Kilgore said that the local
Two Yet to Qualify `o6r Seat council is "in the forefront in de-
On County Board Fronm' ense activities in the state and
Fifth Dit far ahead' of other communities ot
Fifth District similar size." This was indeed
gratifying and was received With
o local men, Harry H. Saun- enthusiasm by the "scholars."
and W. C. Roche, this week While a few have missed, one or
'ied with Coutny Clerk J. R. two classes, the number is not
er as candidates for member great, and for those who have in,
e Gulf county board of cor- advertently got behind a class will
oners from the Fifth district, be held this evening, beginning at
Saunders, recently named to 7:30, at which lost time may be
board to replace George Tap- made up. It will also offer an OP-
rho resigned to enter the air potrunity for those requiring ten
:e, is at present chairman of hours of fire instruction to make
oardi, having ,been elected at up their hours.
ent meeting of that body. He _- ----
erved two terms in the legis- Draft Lottery
as representative from St.


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P~GEV[' H SAR PR. T.JQ, UL UWYFL~iA-,FRDA, ACH20 14


TRADITIONAL CROCHET DESIGN

For a Charming Modern Luncheon Set


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BACK from the rich Indies, Yankee Clippers brought the lordly pine-'
apple-and housewives borrowed its design to create the classic
pineapple motif in crochet. Here it is charmingly used in repeating circles
for this luncheon set with a flavor as traditional as the early New
England, where the design was first used. Crochet this heirloom design
or- your own luncheon table, using white or. ecru mercerized crochet
cotton for a crisp; firm finish and long wear.-Directions for making this
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APRIL 1 DEADLINE FOR
FILING PERSONAL AND
INTANGIBLE RETURNS

Returns on personal and intan-
gible property must be made be-
fore April 1, according to Tax As-
sessor Sammy Patrick. All tax-
payers must comply with the law
or accept the valuation placed by
the assessor, and pay a penalty of
10 per cent of the tax due. There
is a constitutional exemption of
$500, but a return must be filed
under oath, even. though no tax
will be due.
Under the present law, which
was enacted by the 1941 legisla-
ture, practically everyone is re-
quired to file a personal property
tax return. If you have not done
so, and even-though your property
is not. worth $500, it will be to
your interest to secure the neces-
sary blank and file your return
without delay.
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CITY CLERK COMPILES
FINANCIAL REPORT
City Clerk M. P. Tomlinson this
week issued his annual financial
report for the city of Port St. Joe.
and an interesting and informa-
tive piece of literature it is. Much
as we would like to reprint it in
full, space does not permit. How-
ever, we are giving a brief resume
of the water and sewer systems
this week' and contemplate segre-
gating other. interesting data for
publication next week.
Advertising doesn't cost-it PAYS!


luncheon let may De obtamea dy sending a stamp, pel-aduuresseu; e
envelope to the Needlework Department of this paper, specifying design '~ ..-, *
,-* PTolitical *
New World's Record month, ,breaking a previous record Annou cem
A new world's record for blast of 41,701 tons. A n lCe
furnace production was established ------
recently at one large steel ,com- Milk is now turned into a plas- Paid Political Advertising
pany. The furnace produced 41,728 tic material that can be used as e .***0* *.4
net tons of pig iron in a single a substitute for ivory.
____ For Representative
._ I hereby Vrespectfurly F:announce;
IVery Saving that I, am alcandidate for the of-
fice of Representative to the State
u Jrfl^s Legislature from Gulf County, and
Brin s Victor earnestly solicit the vote of. those
who wish a man to serve the peo.
NA earer pie. Your vote and influence winl
Sbe appreciated in the action of the
,> yDemocratic Primary.on May 5th.
SCHARLES C. WILSON

SAgainAthe For Commissioner
WA DISTRICT 5 GULF COUNTY
I hereby announce my candidacy
Sfor Commissioner from District No.
S 5,.subject to the action of the
tMOrgX sDemocratic voters in the May 5
pirmary. I submit my record as a
businessman and taxpayer of this
THE "REXALL" ORIGINAL ONE-CENT SALE GIVES district who has been interested
MORE AND BETTER VALUES FOR EVERYONE! and active in community affairs
and who has a deep personal in-
The battle cry everywhere on America's home frorit is terest in seeing that citizens of
SAVE! Here is your opportunity to aid in the fight- this county get equal rights for
to make merchandise and dollars go farther and do everyone. I will appreciate any
more! Your big chance to get MORE and BETTER efforts you may put forth in my
behalf.
Drug Store VALUES for your money. This is America's W.C. ROCHE
great Drug Store Value-Giving Event the famous
REXALL ORIGINAL ONE CENT SALE! For Commissioner
Our store shelves are heaped with tremendous One Cent DISTRICT 5 GULF COUNTY
Sale bargains. It is all first quality, full-size packages I hereby announce my candi-
-tested and approved by the United Drug Company's dacy for re-election to the office
Department of Research and Control. We've tried our of County Commissioner from Dis-
best to get full stocks of all the items-but remember- trict Five, subject to the will of
we are at war and you may find some familiar products the voters of Gulf County at the
missing. But you know how WIDE and COMPLETE forthcoming Primaries, May 5. I
respectfully solicit your vote and
the Rexall line is so whatever you want, try the support.
Rexall Drug Store first and take advantage of these HARRY H. SAUNDERS
TRULY great values on this One Cent Sale!

SaySFor Harbormaster

MARCH 20-21 I hereby announce my can-
Sn M -didacy for Harbormaster of
the Port of Port St. Joe,
subject to the wil1 of the
SR U people at the May 5th Pri-
maries ... Your support
Sand vote will be greatly
PHONE 50 T g S lt Port St. Joe appreciated.
I R FOERT TAPPER


the Raner 'Chorus of forty.
The sagebrusher idea wa4 A
happy thought, for it provides th.,
two zanies with every possible op-
portunity to parade their guffaw-
generating abilities.


Abbott and Costello

Coming to Port In

'Ride 'Em Cowboy'

Two Comedians Are Riotous In
Sagebrush Saga Playing
Sunday and Monday
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello
will be with us again-and fun-
nier than ever! Clad in chaps,
spur-bedecked boots, and ten-gallon
hats, they hit ah1new comedy high
in "Ride 'em Cowboy," which plays
Sunday and Monday at the Port
theatre.
'The story takes Abbott and Cos-
tello from their berths as hot-dog
vendors at a Long Island rodeo.
shangahis them ,into Arizona and
establishes them as cowpokes on
a dude ranch. They become en.
WANT A WHITE RAT?
Anybody want a white rat? Ma-
or Edward T. Keenan, who has
been making experiments in feed-
ing citrus to white rats, reports
that he now has niore of these
pink-eyed pets. than he knows
what to do witb.
If you happen to know a sick or
lonely kid that would get a thrill
from such a pet, advise the Major,
care of -the Keenan Soil Laibora.
tory, Forstproof, Fla., who will be
glad to provide ; one or more.
tangled in a nmqhi of feminine pul-
chritude, wild :steers and bucking
broncos, and last, but not least,
a tribe of Indians. And. that's not
all. Running throughout the offer-
ing are two romantic threads. One'
features Anrie Gan-.ie 'with Dick
Foran and, Johnny Mack Brown.
The other is highlighted Dy 'the
bow-and-arrow wedding of the
cherubic Costello and the plump
Jody Gilbert.
Other notables in the cast in-
clude. Samuel S. Hindus, the-'Merry
Macs and' Ella Fitzgerald'. Musical
specialties are contributed byn the


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FOR-30 DAYS ONLY!.



YOU CAN'T SPEND YOUR MONEY

AND KEEP IT IN YOUR PURSE

BUT-
W. C. Forehand Has a Plan Worked Out That
Makes Your Money Do TRIPLE Duty!

BUY BONDS, HELP WIN THE

WAR AND BUY A HOME-

REMEMBER ALL WITH

THE SAME MONEY !
Ask W. C. Forehand At Once How This Can Be Done.
Don't Cost a Penny to Find Out.
But, of course, if you don't want a Home and WOULD
-RATHER PAY RENT that's up to you.
B U T when you are out of a job, or down sick on
your back, I believe you would feel much better with a
Home of your own and WITH PRICES LOW and
TERMS-EASY, and WITH MONEY YOU HAVE TO
SPEND ANYWAY, what are you waiting for?


SEE FOREHAND AT ONCE!
After he shows you the plan, if it is not the best chance
you ever had or even ever heard of-just turn it down.

REMEMBER, This Plan Is Offered

for 30 Days Only Starting March 14




W. C. FOREHAND
HIGHLAND VIEW


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We Call It




Romance

IT'S JUST a can of soup. But
during a long lifetime, the
man who made it found some
,way to advertise it. At first,
Just a sign over his little soup
,kitchen, a few newspaper ads,
a few billboards. But as the
Advertising grew, so did the
business. '
Now the business employs
thousands of workers, helps td
iuIpport tens of thousands of
retail clerks and transporta-
Mion men, and gives the house-
Vwife a better, cheaper soup
than she could prepare' at
home.
PBack of every, heavily ad-
1ertised article is a,romantic -
story of this kind-the kind of
romance that built.America'"


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RAG;E-TWQO-` ''


THE STAR, POWT ST. JOE, GULF cimi.wr t FLORIDA.


,,FRIDAY,, M ARCH 26, 1942


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.FRDAY MARC 20 194 THE STR POR S-- -T. JOE GUL CONY FLFID PA* THRE


A WAR MESSAGE FROM THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT






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Make Every Pay Day


S. BOND DAY!


TODAY, Americans are dying so that
Amefica, yourfree America, can live!
Today, the men in our Army and Navy
urgently need more planes, more tanks,
more guns! More than our enemies have,
better than our enemies have, if we're
going to smash our way to Victory!
We've got to get them. We will get
them; But only if every man, woman,
and child in America helps. And helps
voluntarily, regularly, in the American


Way-the Defense
day.


Bond way-every pay


Every dollar you can.lend your Govern-
ment is needed and needed now! Start
getting your share of Defense Bonds and
Stamps today. Get them regularly. Plan
to set aside money every pay day-every
single dime that you can; And remem-
ber, your Government guarantees that
your money will come back to you with
interest-as much as $4 for every $3 when
Bonds are held to maturity


YOU GET A $25 U. S. BOND FOR ONLY $18.75
Facs About Defne Bonds ((Serin E)


How macb h doihus cou
Yom LEND Uncle Sam


upa" MalwarYof
GET BA&


$18.75 2 i s $25 90
$37.50 1 a a $50.00
/$75.00 a $100.00
$375.00 $500.00
$750.00 sa.i $1,000.00
When is maturity? Ten sears, but you can cash
the Bonds at any time after 60 days from issue
date; Naturally, the longer you hold the Bond,


up to 10 years, the more-money you'll get back
But you'll never get less than you put in;
What's the interest rate? When held to ma-
turity, the Bonds yield 2.9% per year on your
investment, compounded semiannually-you
get backl$4 for every $3. r
Wen should I buy a Bond? Start now; buy
regularly; If your company has a Pay-Roll
Savings Plan, take advantage of it, NOW:
INVEST INASAETY--WITH PERFECT
SAFETY! A


,? U. S. Defense BONDS* STAMPS


BONDS... OR BONDAGE?
Make this your answorl


A. i


JOIN THE PAY-ROLL SAVINGS PLAN
EMPLOYEES!I Under the voluntary Pay-Roll
Savings Plan (approved"by organized
labor) you simply save a part of your pay
every pay day toward the purchase of
Defense Bonds: Tell your foreman or
department head you want to ENROLL
NOW' --
EMPLOYERSI Do your part; If you haven't
already offered your workers a Pay-Roll
Savings Plan, write or wire Treasury De.
apartment, Pay-Roll Savings Section, 709
Twelfth St., NW4 Washington, D. C;, for
full particulars


The following concerns of Port St. Joe are so-operating with The Star in publishing this


series of six messages:


SCHNEIDER'S DEPARTMENT STORE

ZIM'S MEN'S WEAR

FLORIDA BANK AT PORT ST. JOE

CHAVERS-FOWHAND FURNITURE CO.

THE LEADER SHOE SHOP


ST. JOE LUMBER & EXPORT COMPANY

ST. JOE BAR

LeHARDY PHARMACY

ST. JOE HARDWARE COMPANY

QUALITY GROCERY AND MARKET


ST. JOE PAPER COMPANY


MILLER'S DRUG STORE

DANLEY FURNITURE COMPANY

GULF HARDWARE & SUPPLY COMPANY,

ST. JOE LUMBER COMPANY

FLORIDA POWER CORPORATION


ST. JOE FURNITURE COMPANY


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PAGE FOUR THE' STAR, PORT ST. JOE, GULF COUNTY, FLORIDA FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 1942


THE STAR
Published Every Friday at Port St. Joe, Fla.,
by The Star Publishing Company
W. S. SMITH, Editor

Entered as Second-class matter, December 10,
1937, at the Postoffice, Port St. Joe, Florida,
undel Act of March 3, 1879.

Subscription Invariably Payable In Advance
One Year........$2.00 Six Months......$1.00
Three Months..........65c

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The spoken word is given scant attention;
the printed word .is thoughtfully weighed.
The spoken word barely asserts; the printed
word .thoroughly convinces. The spoken word
is lost; the printed word remains.

: Our Country -_ Right or Wrong


.KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK

In all history there is no record of a na-
tion emerging victoriouss from a war that it
entered leaden-hearted and unconvinced. To-
day, due to the swift turn of events, we arc
united-far from leaden-hearted, and con-
'vinced finally that the vast expanse of oceans
are no longer barriers, that you can't do
ibusiness- with Hitler, that this is our war as
well as England's or Russia's or China's and
that our ideals are not shoddy but well worth
fighting for.
Japan's crafty and treacherous attack and
the subsequent declarations of war have done
what no publicist, no bickering congress, no
army of minute men with pretty speeches
could ever do-they have produced a flood-
tide of American miglt united and girding
itself for the enormous tasks ahead.
Port St. Joe, like almost every other city,
seemed to revert to an apathetic attitude in
regard to the war after the first few days of
'the-Japanese move, but, now there is grow-
ing, due to the activities of the Gulf Counilty
Defense Council, more of a tense feeling--
the thought that "it can happen here"-
and the courses of instruction in civilian de-
fense now underway are being well attended
by attentive and eager listeners, fully aware
.of the need for adequate civilian protection,
fully convinced that "it can happen here."
his war undoubtedly will be long-though
we all hope it will be over soon; it will settle
.dowir'to hard and tough work;this business
of civilian defense may become an unexcit-
ing routine over the period of months or
years that we are engaged in this costly job
of coming out victorious over our enemies,
We in Port St. Joe may be victims of a
"'nuisance raid" similar to.that at Santa Bar-
bara, Calif., recently, due to the location here
.of the terminus of the St. Joe-Chattanooga
gasoline pipe line and the mill of the St. Joe
Paper company. We trust that such a raid
-will never occur, but we must be prepared
for that day should it come.
It may be a sacrifice on the part of some
of us to attend these defense classes, but be-
fore this. thing is over we are going to have
to make some REAL sacrifices, many of
them; but in sacrificing, in working harder,
working longer, we will begin to comprehend
that we are working and sacrificing for
something really worthwhile-our liberty-
and feel proud that we are a small, but vital,
cog in the all-out effort for victory.


CURB UNNECESSARY RUBBER WASTE
With every mile that Japan smashes for-
ward in the South Pacific the problem ol
our rubber shortage becomes more acute.
Now that Java has fallen, we will be cut off
completely- from our largest source of raw
rubber supply.
Canadian Supplies Controller A. H. Wil-
liamson has described rubber as the gravest
problem confronting the United Nations. He
has gone so far as to say that this shortage
is so serious that our ability to fight an all-
out war is imperiled.
If this is true, and there seems no reason


to believe the contrary, then even more dras-
tic rubber rationing than now exists should
be placed in force.
For instance, there should be immediate
discontinuance of bus service in those see-
tions of the nation where other duplicate
transportation exists. At the same time there
should be an elimination of iong-distancu
trucking of goods wherever an alternative
rail movement is possible. Furthermore there
should be placed into effect at once as a tire
conservation measure, federal decrees re-
quiring drastic reduction of driving speeds,
as well as strict enforcement of existing ve-
hicular overloading laws.
Indeed, it is not too much to suggest that
every car owner be obliged to conform to a
very limited mileage every day, a measure
that in effect would eliminate all pleasure
driving for the duration.
The government cannot afford to delay
such legislation at the risk of lengthening
the struggle or endangering its outcome.-
The Miami Post.

GIVE THEM THE WEAPONS
It is the same story over and over: Give
our fighters the needed weapons, and they'll
win. For a current instance, eight American
bombers attack a formidable Japanese con-
voy Napproaching Australia, with the result
that two ships are sunk, four set afire and
one beached. If there were enough heavy
bombers and. auxiliaries at the battle fronts,
their toll of the enemy would soon turn the
tide. They have performed marvels of skill
and valor, even against odds of five and, ten
to one, but they cannot keep going without
equipment.
In a dispatch to The Journal from "somc-
where in Burma," Leland Stowe sums up the
situation in the words of a young American
airman who wrought wonders over Rangoon:
"All we can do is fight with what they give
us to fight with. I'll tell you the people who,
more than'anybody else, can win this war to-r:
us right now. They're the workers in every:
factory in the United States." What a chal-
lenge to the patriotism of these workers!
What a rebuke to the striker or the slacker
whose delay is costing us heroic lives and
putting us in danger of defeat!-The Atlanta
Journal.

A WORKABLE TAX PLAN?
C. C. Wilson, president of the local Brother-
hood of Paper Makers and announced candi-
date for representative in the legislature from
Gulf county, was talking to the editor Mon-
day of the possibility of a sales tax in Florida
to provide money for our schools and roads
which will be drastically curtailed due to the
drop in gasoline sales caused by the tire and
car rationing program.
We agreed with Mr. Wilson that money
for these two departments would have to be
forthcoming from some source, and as almost
every other imaginable tax is now being usec
by the state, it probably would have to be
raised by a sales tax.
I-owever, our candidate had another idea
for raising the money which sounded good
to us and which would not hit the low-income
wage earner,.which w6uld be the case if a
sales tax were imposed, as those in the lower
income bracket are the least able to pay a
sales tax.
Mr. Wilson's plan would be to place a tax
on salaries of workers beginning at, say,
those drawing $40 per week, Such a plan, In
his estimation, would place a portion of the
tax burden where it belongs-on the shoul-
ders of a lot of people who now in no way
outside of the usual hidden taxes which we
all pay, contribute to the upkeep of our state
government and institutions.

"Xon't be long now before bathing suits
will be taken from the mpth-proof containers
-spring has officially turned the corner.

"It isn't so hard nowadays to find a park-
ing place-especially when you're walking. w


YOUR SECTOR


Every Victory Garden

Needs a Cold Frame


Every Victory gardener needs
cold frame. In every month of 1
year there is important service
can render. In the spring it is
nursery for young plants; under
protection vegetables and flow'
can be started week' earlier tl
they could be sown outdoors; a
guarded from belated frosts ut
time to set them in the garde:
To make a cold frame is so ea
any one who can wield a saw a
hammer can do it. It is usua
made 3 by 6 feet, or some multi:
of this; for the reason that stands
hot-bed' sash are of these dim
sions. This standard sash may
used for both hot-beds and co
frames, which,.are -alike .except, t
the cold frame is unheated. I
a cold frame (or a hot-bed eith'
may be any size you wish, to fit
windows, or frames covered w
one of the modern glass sub:
tutes.
These glass substitutes are wo:
considering. They do not break
and the breakage of.glass in win
localities is sometimes consid
able. They are much lighter ti
glass, a merit which women app
ciate. They do not let in as mr
light as glass, but for growing see
lings they let in enough.
The substitutes most common
used consist either of wire screm
covered with material resembli
ceffriloid, or fabrics treated w
wax to make them waterproof, a
let more light through.
In making a cold-frame, i
frame should be constructed of
inch boards, of cypress, white pi
or some wood which resists r
First,, dig a hole in the grou
slightly larger than the size of I
frame. It should be at least'a f'
deep. -Iito this hole put. the frai
you have built so'that 6 ifiches
it is beneath the surface and t


The Low Down
from
Willis Swamp


Editor The Star:
Seems like Chairman Snowden
has plumb forgot-us swamp dwell-
ers in working' out plans for the
Gulf County Defense Council, and
I've been so doggone busy lining'
up a council of alligators, moc-
casins and bears "that I ain't had
no time to write in lately. How-
ever, I didn't start out to make
this here a letter of complaint.
What I wan-ted- to ,write to you
about was that there pension bill
them birds up in Washington
snuck thru for themselves. I been
reading' a lot about it, but ain't
had no time to put my conclusions
on paper.
I'll bet every congressman can
tell you how many minutes it is
until next November when we'll
decide if they're to go back to the
old ife on the Potomac or go to


uia
ith How to Do It.'
sti- remainder above. This will insure
That no drafts enter from beneath.
, Construct the frame so that the
ky front is 8 inches above the surface,
dy and the rear, 12 inches. It must
r- slant toward the south, where the
)an winter sun shines. It is well to
re- hinge the sash at the top of the
ed- frame, so it can be easily opened
for transplanting purposes and air,
ing.
nly A sunny-spot in the garden, pro-
ens tected as much as possible from
ng the full force of winds and driving
ith rain, is the best situation for the
nd cold frame. It may be too cold
now to dig in the garden, but the
the sash may be procured and the lum-
1- ber frame made, so that when the
ne first warm days arrive you are
ot. ready for serious gardening.
nd Hardy annuals and vegetables
;he will get a month's jump an the
oot weatherman if started in a frame,
ne and it is an absolute necessity if
of you are to sow some of the tender
he ones early.


is a pretty wise hombre-he's a
lot smarter than he mebbe looks,
to some folks. And for scent, he
can detect a voter miles away.
And that's what I'm getting' at-
and that's the-good part of what
I'm scribblin' about.
We're gonna get a break-as
voters. Co.ngiess kinda tried out
this pensions for themselves busi-
ness to see if everybody was still
asleep. And, brothers and sisters,
did they find out!
I guess, from the signs in the
breeze, we're almost through the
tunnel-you can see some light in
the distance. But, like it is with
measles or a toothache, we sur-
vive-and then we get the doctor's
bill. But America is a great place
-I like it.
Yours with the low down,
JO SERRA.
--k----
Motor Has 7000 Parts
One type of airplane motor con-
tains 7000 parts. Each part is in-
spected an average of 10 times to
make sure that workmanship is
perfect-which means 70,000 in-


work back home. A congressman sections for every engine.


,-FR'IDACY,-:- MAA C H::20, 1942


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Mrs. William Mosely of this city -- .
and Miss Doris Davis of Wewa-
hitchka spent the week-end in P e s s
Quincy visiting friends and, rela-
tives.
Sa -LANETA DAVIS, Editor
O. L. McCranie of Vdoli, Ga.,
is the guest this week of Mrs. P.-T. A. MEETING CALLED BAPTIST MISSIONARY
Sally Montgomery. FOR NEXT THURSDAY CIRCLES MEET
S* A meeting of the Port St. Joe -Mrs. D. W. Smith was hostess
Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Sullivan and Parent-l'eacher association will to members of the Ruth Circle of
baby spent Sunday in Laurel Hill be held next Thursday, March 26, the Baptist Missionary, society
visiting relatives.at p. m. in the high school au- Monday afternoon at her home.
ditorium. Mrs. P. B. Fairely gave the devo-
DO YOU WANT A BABY? The program will consist of tionalI as the opening number for
community singing; a health play the meeting and was followed
New Vitamin Combination Brings Hope by the pupils of Mrs. Howell and with paryer by Mrs. E. C. Cason.
to Childless Homes Mrs. Martin, and a talk on '"How Minutes of the last meeting were
Nothing equals a baby to bring com Everyone Can Help In Civilian read: by Mrs. C. G. Costin and the
plete unity and happiness into the home and National Defense" by Rev, treasurer's report submitted by
and tie husband and wife together in a James C. Howard' of Apalachicola. Mrs. Cason. All chairmen present
stronger bond of enduring love and mu- Whether you are a member of gave interesting reports. After ac-
lual interest. Divorce is rare in the homes of the resiation o is
pf couples that have children the Parent-Teacher association or leptance of the resignation of Miss
not, it is both your privilege and Myrtice Coody as secretary and
-' '. luty to attend this meeting, there- treasurer, Tir's. Costing was ap-
I -. byvl showin- your interest in your pointed. During the social hour


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child and it's school.

BAPTIST CHURCH SERVICE
R. F. Hallford, Pastor
.9:45 a. m.-Sunday School.
11:00 a. m.-Morning worsh
Sermon topic: "What Baptists i
lieve About the Church."
6:30 p. m.-B. T. U.
7:30 p. m.-Evening worsh
Sermon Topic: "God'si X-Ray."

METHODIST CHURCH
Rev. O. D. Langston, Pastor
9:45 a. m.-Church school.
11:00 a. m.-Morning worsh
7:15 p. m.-Youth Fellowship.
8:00 p. m.--vening worship.
The Woman's society mee
Monday at 3. p. m.
First Tuesday after first Sunda
officiall board meeting.
Wednesday, 8 p. m., prayer an
Bible studly.. Choir practice.

Charlie Pitts. :of Pariama Cil
vas the week-en'd utes't of M
and Mrs. Philip Loy.ett; .

., Mrs.- Marc --Fleischel. -and bab
have returned to their- home her
after spending the past. two week
in Jacksonville visiting relative


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A Martin Theatre Port St. Joe, Fla.

THEATRE OPENS SATURDAYS SUNDAYS 1:00 P. M., CONTINUOUS PERFORMANCE
DAILY AT 2:45 P. M.


SATURDAY ONLY --MARCH 21


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which followed the business, de-
lectable refreshanents were served


by the, hostess. The. next meeting
of the circle will be neld at the
home of Mrs. H. A. Biggart.
The Dorcas Circle was enter-
tained Monday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. W. C. Pridgeon.
The .chairman, Mrs'. Charles Mc
Clellan, opened the meeting with
the dievotioanl and was followed
with prayer by Mrs. C. W. Palmer.
The regular business routine was
carried out, after which the.meet-
ing was, dismissed by prayer by
VIrs. E.- B.. Dendy and a social
!iour enjoyed.

*MR. AND MRS. LEWIS HOSTS
TO SATURDAY SUPPER CLUB
.Members of the. Saturday Night
Supper club.were entertained last


Cornelius. VanHorn anid Miss
Sara Agatha VanHorn of Pensa-
C churches cola spent the week-end here as
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Chris
Martin.

Mrs. H. A. Drake returned to
MRS. BOYER ENTERTAINS the city Saturday from Atlanta,
J. A. M. CLUB MONDAY Ga., where she visited for a week.
Mrs. C. E. Boyer entertained "
the members of the J. A. M. Club Mrs. Robert McLain left Sunday
Monday evening at her home in for her home in Hollywood, Fla.,
Oak Grove. Spring flowers attrac- after spending two weeks here.
tively decorated ti'e living room r
where the guests were enter- Miss Geraldine Smith of Tampa
tainted, arrived in the city last Friday and
Sewing and chatting were en- is the guest of her uncle and aunt,
joyed, after which the hostess Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Smith.
serve da delicious salad plate and t h
iced drinks to Mesdames Sammie Mrs. L. M. Webb of Monroe,
Davis, B. A. Pridgeon, C. G. Cos- La., is the guest this week of
tin, J. M. Smith, Leroy Gainous Miss Peggy Charles.
and E. C. Pridgeon and Miss Myr-. a
tice Coody. W. W. Kelly has returned to
The next meeting of the club his home in Dawson, G.a., after
will be held March 30 at the home spending several days, here-as the
of Mrs. Sammie Davis. guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Smith.
f **
GRACE WALLER HOSTESS
TO JUNIOR G. A. DR. J C. COE
The Junior Girl's Auxiliary of
the Baptist church met last Fri- D E N T I S T
day afternoon with Grace Waller Office Hours:' 9 to 12; 1 to 5
as hostess. Topic for the meeting Sundays By Appointment.
was "The Wonder Ball," with Costin Bldg. Port St. Joe
Geraldine Vann in charge of the
program.
The meeting opened with a song,
followed with prayer by Rev. R.1
F. Hallford, after which the pro-
gram was presented by Carolyn
Gangueiux, Eloise Bray, Emme DR.C. L. REICHIERTER
Jean Vann, Joyce Samford, Betty REGISTERED OPTOMETRIST.
June. Shoemaker, Wilna Wooden EYES EXAMINEG-GLASSES FITTED
Geraldine Vann, Grace Waller'and t
Geraldine Parker. Ritz Theatre Building First Floor
The meeting was dismissed witb PANAMA CITY, FLA.
prayer.


nd Saturday .at .the home of Mr..and .' -
Mrs. E. Clay Lewis Jr. Following B. T. U. CONFERENCE T* BE1 LET US FILL THAT
eliciousupper, cards were e- HELD IN MILLVILLE TODAY P SCRIPT
'oyed by. Mr. And Mrs. Harry H. The Northwest Coast Baptit.
r. 3aunders, 'Mr. and Mrs. Floyd L. Training Union association will Bring us yourI next presoirlp
Tlunt, Mr. and Mrs. S L. -Bare, hold a oneay conference in the tion. Only fresh, full quality.
Mr. and Mrs. Marc Fleischel, Mr. flville Baptist church, Panama materials are used. Only qual-
by md Mrs. B. E. Kenney, Mrs. A. City, today beginning atf3 o'clock. ified pharmacists do the
r r". W-ard and Stanley Sheip. "here will be three state workers compounding
s r resent and it is anticipated that
s WOMAN'S CLUB TO HOLD a large crowd will attend. LeHARDY
S INSTALLATION LUNCHEON Supper will, be served at 6
The Port St. Joe Woman's club n'clock, and. the evening session PHARMACY
vill hold a luncheon at 1 o'clock will begin at 7. The quarterly as
he afternoon of March 25 at the sociational mass meeting will be -l ,, ,- ,l
ilub rooms in the Centennial lield during the evening.
buildingg, at which time the newly- All Training Union members are 'ROMN D
elected officers will be installed. urged to attend. im a A I --4
All .members planning to attend t B O A
ire asked to. mal reservations HOARDE-HOARDE BY THE 0,
for the luncehon with Mrs. B. H. Announcement was made this WEEK
Dickens. week *of the marriage of Mrs ,
Jt E Paula Hoarde to John W. Hoard'c Dining "o'
ST. JAMES AUXILIARY MEETS last Sunday morning at the home, 1111][ 1 10 R o
The St. James Auxiliary of the of the bride's brother-in-law and Open t he Pbl
Episcopal church met Monday af- sister. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Perritt,pen to e
.ernoon at the home of Mrs. B. B. the Rev. R. F. Hallford officiat- Club Breakfast, 6 to 9....256 ;
Coniklin for the Lenten study, ing. Gladiola, narcissi and fe-ns Lunch, 12 to 2..........40c
which was led by the Rev. Frank decorated the home for the occa Dinner, 6 to 8 ...........40c"
Dearing of Panama City. After sion.
the study period a social hour was The bride w a s attractively
enjoyed, at which time refresh- owned in a brown and beig 'MRS. M. O. FREEMAN
mnents were served by the hostess. model with beige accessories, and Corner Reid Ave. and 3rd St.
t her corsage was of sweetheart Griffin Grocery Building
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT roses and babyYbreath fern.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Gilmore are The young couple left at noon -------....
announcing the arrival of a daugh- Sunday for Tampa, where they
ter, Sammie Jo, on Monday, March will make their home. Mrs. Hoarde
16, at Dr. Norton's clinic, has made her home here with her
sister for the past year and has
.Mrs. J. M. Sinith is spending to- made many friends who will join
day in Newville, Ala., the guest of with The Star in wishing her
IMr. and Mis. J. T. Graves. Mrs. much happiness.
M. B. Smith, who has been visit- -
ing in the Alabama city for the Mark Sullivan .of Detroit, Mich..
past two weeks, will accompany and Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Sullivan
her home. left Wednesday afternoon for At-
ft lanta, Ga. Little Rebecca Ann
Mrs. Bill Childs has returned Sullivan will visit with her grand-
home after spending several days mother, Mrs. M. J. Lewis, in Flor- MILK FOR HEALTH
in Dothan, Ala., the guest of Mr. ala, Ala., while her parents are You want your health all
and Mrs. Howell Hampton. away. h
S. 1, ., winter, so help insure a
Miss Gwendolyn Spencer of Tl'e Misses 1argie and Dorothy vital supply of energy by
Camp Roosevelt spent the week- Costi" pp-ent 1lVit Sunday in Do- drinking milk every day.
end here visiting with her uncle than. Aln.. as guests of Rev. ano By the glass, with cereals
and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Mrs. D. Hodges. or in cooked foods, milk
Pridigeon. f f
P* oMr. and Mrs. Harry Brewton i3 defense for good health
Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie Morton of and baby and Mrs. Philip Lovett in the winter time!
St. Mary's, Ga., are guests of Mr. spent Tuesday in Apalachicola. ga,
land Mrs. Pat Lovett. *
I M I Mrs. Della Ward Spotts of White G f unty Dair
C. C. Wilson was a business vis-ICity is spending this week in Pen- UlfUtC u n airy
itor in Tallahassee Wednesday. sacola visiting friends.


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FP.IDAY,, MARCH 2P, 1942


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IDG SI TH STR POR ST I~E GUL CONY FLRD RD MRH2,14


GOVERNOR HOLLAND
SIGNS DEATH ORDERS
Governor Spessard L. Holland
last Fridayt--the 13th-signed war-
rants ordering four convicted, mur-
derers to die in the Florida elec-
tric chair -during the week of
March 23.
The warrants decreed electrocu-
tion for: Worth Roberson, sen-
tenced for killing Mrs. Annice
Roberts in '-Gilchnist county in
1937; Angie M. Caingetti, con-
victed for the hammer slaying of
Mrs. Anna K. Henson in Daytona
Beach in 1940; Walter Roberson,
negro, who killed his, wife with an
axe -in Dixie county last year, and
Jecy Crawford, negro, who fatally
stabbed 'Bronson Sweat in Jack-
sonville in 1939.
For each of the men it was the
second time a death warrant had
been issued by Holland.


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THE MANY-SIDED BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
ENVISIONED THE USE
OF ELECTRICITY AS POWER.


PIONEER EDITOR AND PUBLISHER,
HE ALSO LOOKED FOR THE
'GROWTH OF THE NEWSPAPER.


Interesting Data

On City Waterand

S Vwer Systems

Stati tics Compiled By City Clerk
On Municipal Utilities In
Anuual Report

City Clerk M. P. Tomlinson this
week>, released his .annual' report
on the financial affairs of. the city
and it proves to make, quite Inter-
esting reading for those who have
a yen for figures.
While it w65ild be impossible to
reprint the report in full (unless
it were a paid advertisement-
please note. Mr. Commissioners),
we are going fto analyze the sta-
tistics on thfe city's water and
sewer systems.
We find that during 1941 there
was 47,397,000 gallons of water
pumped and 40,144,960 gallons. sold
to consumers, as against 38,484,000
gallons pumped' in 1940 and 30,-
943,090 sold, indicating a consider-
able increase during the 12-month
period,. Of this amount 15.3 per
cent, or 7,252,000 gallons, was lost
in 1941, as- against 19.6 per cent,
or 7,540,910 gallons of water lost
-,uring 1940, which shows an in-
creased operating efficiency over
the previous year.
Average number of customers
during 1941,was 353 as against 332
during 1940. Average sales per
customer last year was 113,730
gallons for an average per custo-
mer of $33.58. During 1940 the
average customer used 93,200 gal-
lons costing $39.78.
Pumping costs per thousand gal-
lons averaged about the same for
both years, being .021 cents. This
is a slight increase over previous
years, it costing .0154 per thou-
sand gallons in 1937, .0195 in 1938
and .0202 in 1939.
Operating expenses of the sys-
tem per customer last year came
to $8.40, as against $8.51 for 1940
and a high of $11.93 per customer
in 1938. Power cost per customer
was $2.82 in 1940 and $2.4i in 1949.
Office expense per customer last
year was $3.44 as against $3.03


during 1940 ard;$;.41 in 1939.
Number of customers on De-
cember 31, 1941, was, 364, against
340 on DecemtVe :31, 1940.
In regard tbura;municipal-sewer
system ~ri'fid That'thire w's atl
average of 324'1tusers during 1941
who paid a -ttal Of 52,413.38, or
an average of ~7.45 per 'customer,
as against 306 users in 1940, pay-
ing a total of $2,291.32, or an av-
'erage of $7.49-per customer.
" Power- cost:.-er customer came
to $3.68 In 19.0 and $2.99 during
1941.
Combined coat of operating the
two system last year came to
$16,010.79, compared with $15,-
558.81 in 1940. During both years
bond Interest to the amount of
$8000 was paid.

"RAP-A-JAP" COCKTAIL
Marine Stuilos, at Marineland.
Fla., has given the nation a new
"patriotic drink"- the "Rap-a-Jap
Cocktail."
A sign in the cocktail lounge
reads: "Try Our Rap-a-Jap Cock-
tail-25c." When a customer, an-
ticipating some hard-hitting con-
coction, places his order he re-
ceives, one jigger of plain water
and a 25-cent defense stamp, and
is advised that the customer gets
the stamp and the Japs the "head-
ache."
---
W. C. Roche and C. J. Sullivan
were business visitors in Wewa-
h.itchka Modnay.

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Eloped
Married
Divorced
Had a Fire
Sold a Farm
Been Arrested
Been your Guest
Started in Business
Left You a Fortune
Bought 'a New Home
Swiped Your Chitkens
Met With An Accident
Had a Visit From the Stork
THAT'S NEWS
TELL THE EDITOR
Phone 51-The Star


Visitor From New Orleans
Mrs. George Ward of New Or-
leans is the guest of her sons,
Massey and Dr. A. L. Ward.

Bamboo, easily grown in Flor-
ida, is getting a lot-of attention.
As a cellulose source for paper it's
a wonder.


More Beards? 'Maybe
More beards on the home front?
It may happen in the future, for
war is slowly cutting down the al-
lotments of alloys to razor blade
makers. -
-K--
J R. McKissick was a business
visitor Tuesday in Panama City.


WHITE TOP TAXI COMPANY


FOR PROMPT SERVICE


* PHONE 100


DAY OR NIGHT-
STAXIS ALWAYS AVAILABLE IN FRONT"
OF ST. JOE TEXACO SERVICE STATION


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ANN PAGE
Economiical

Macaroni
or

Spaghetti
8 Oz. 17
Pkgs. I


SMOKED BACON 2
Per Pound ...........29
WHITE MEAT e
Pound ............. 20
SBacon Breakfast 1
STRIPS Pound..... .1
PICNt HAMS "3
er "Petnd ........... .


Sunnyfi.ld Sliced
BACON, .:- ........_..


37*


4 Poundsr ...........
sc .o 18'
Per Pound '.........
NUTLEY 9 17
Pe, Pound ............ 17J
Jewel SHORTENING 189
Per Pound ........... is
D EXO X 0
1 Pound Can ........


CIGARETTES
ALL POPULAR BRANDS
$1.35 Carton

1 Ib. Jar Ann Page 2q
PEANUT BUTTER ht


Whole 1 Kernel
CORN


NIBLETS

2 12 oz. 9
Canrs '27


All


5c Candies


3 for 10c

Delicious
APPLES, 2 lbs. ..... 15
BEETS
2 Bunches ............. .15o
ORANGES- ,
BSag ...............

LETTUCE 9<
Per, Head ............; .
SWEET POTATOES 17*
4 Pounds ........... 1.
STRING BEANS
Per Pound ...........15
CARROTS 15*
2 Bunches ............
BELL PEPPERS 1*
3 for ................ 1
BANANAS 1
2 Pounds ............. J1

Large Size White House
M I L K-3 for ........25


* Eight O'Clock 5
SCOFFEE 3 lb. Bag 59*


2 Lb. Jar White House BlueRose *
APPLE JELLY ....... RICE -2 lb. Bag... 1
Ann Page Salad Any Flavor Sparke Gelatin 7
DRESSING; Qt. 35c; Pt. 23 DESSERT 3 for.... I


Small English Ann Page
PEAS, No. 2 Can........ IS SPAGHETTI-2 Cans


15#


IRISH POTATOES 10 lb. Bag 31c


Plain or Self-Rising
IONA FLOUR


24 lb. Bag


95e


125-Foot Roll
CUT-RITE WAX PAPER ..- 21c
Large Size OCTAGON
SOAP and POWDER 3 for 13c
HEINZ
STRAINED BABY FOOD 2 for 15c

TUB and STICK BUTTER lb. 41c




A & P FOOD STORE
Owned and Operated By the Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co.


Reid Ave. and Third St.


PORT ST. JOE, FLA.


BUT 1VEN- HE COULD NEVER HAVE DREAMED OF
THE ACHIEVEMENTS OFAMER/CA 3 PRESS.


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FRIDAY, MARCH ,20, 1942~


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