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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: June 5, 1942
Frequency: weekly
regular
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Subjects / Keywords: Newspapers -- Port Saint Joe (Fla.)   ( lcsh )
Newspapers -- Gulf County (Fla.)   ( lcsh )
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Spatial Coverage: United States -- Florida -- Gulf -- Port Saint Joe
Coordinates: 29.814722 x -85.297222 ( Place of Publication )
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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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VOLUME V PORT ST. JOE, GULF COUNTY, FL-IDA, FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 1942 NUMBER 36


Story Of St. JoeIs Identification


Told Nation Over CardsNeeded By
Boat Owners

Washington Radio
W Anglers Also Must Secure Permits
S For Fishing In Bays, Bayous
Commentator Says City Has And Rivers
Most Colorful History of Another restriction dune to the
Any Town In America war hit this section this week
with the announcement that per-
In commenting on the proposed sons operating boats, visiting the
pipeline and barge canal across I waterfront, employed on the wa-
Florida Wednesday, night of last terfront and those fishing navig-
-week, Fulton Lewis Jr., radio com- able -waters along the Gulf coast
mentator of Station WOL, Wash- must obtain proper identification
ington, D. C., told the nation over cards immediately. Included, are
the Mutual Broadcasting System those who fish in rivers navigable
the history of old St. Joseph and and connecting with the intra-
Port St. Jo;, calling it "the town coastal waterway, and those fish-
that wouldn't stay dead," and re-ing in the bays an bayous along
ferring to it as having "one of the the coast.
most romantic and colorful his-i Requirements of the government
stories of any town in America." lare: All vessels, of whatever size,
SWhile Mr, Lewis had a couple propelled by machinery, and all
of minor errors in his broadcast, vessels of 16 feet in length or
the fact that the old town was over, whether propelled by ma-
known as St. Joseph and not Port chinery or not, operating on the
:St. Joe, and that the railroad was navigable waters of. the, Eighth
Naval District (from the Apalacht-
the second in America but the firsti t rm te
in Florida and that the cars were cola river to the Escanmbia county
'drawn 'by a loc motive, neverthe- lline), must have a license to op-
less it was good publicity and the rate, issued by the Coast Guard
rest of his facts were correct. The captain of the port.
editor of The Star-is sending Mr,. All persons 14 years of age or
Lewis a copy of "The History of over operating, working on or sail-
.Old" St. Joseph" which was Ub- ng on any vessel, regardless of
lished' in pamphlet form by The size, operating on waters defined
Star during our Centennial Cele- above, must have an identification
bration and a few of which we card. Furthermore, all persons em-
have ofn hand: .We-trust, that -it- played upon, visiting or having any
wilr'prove. 6f-t4nterest to him. bu.iness. on, ,0] terriqal pie~,
Mr. Lewis' ta s blihlhe- freight loading piers,. municipal
Mr. Lewis' talk- its 'blisherdl -,be-:o
low in full: docks or other like, wateirfiont
Tells of Canal and Pipeline properties; must have an identif-i-
"There are increasing indica- cation card.
tions, tonight, that the barge No boat may anchor, drift, troll
canal and the pipeline across the or operate within 300 yards of any
canal and the pipeline across thel t
northern part of Florida, connect- Irailroad or arterial highway bridge
ing the Gulf of Mexica with the or any shipbuilding yard, except.
protected, inland waterway, up the r legitimate passage through the
Atlantic coast, is going to ma- prescribed channel.
Fishing vessels proc ending be-
terialize-and quickly. The presi- yond the local waters of the U. S.
dent displayed a rather keen n
friendliness,to that proposal in hTs must report their departure and
news conference yesterday after- arrival to the captain of the port
mon, you know; he said he is or his representative. Yachts ot
he sad he is pleasure' boats are not permitted
,awaiting a report form the army pleaureboats rmit
a g a r r f m t beyond local waters outside the
engineers on it but the house o l a o
coast line.
-of representatives didn't e ven cat lne d
wait for that today. The all-power- In applying for a permit or iden
ful ruless--ommittee of the house tification card, persons must ful-
I ; 1 ish a certified copy of their birth in
,put its official okay on the legis- nish a certified cop of their birth
certificate or other legally recog. '
nation, to provide that canal and certificates and three passport r
.. ,, nized evidence, and three passport


pipellline, and sent that legislation
to the floor of the house for im-
mediate consideration.
'There seems to be a confused
idea about this combination pipe-
line and canal a sort of an
idea that the pipeline and the
barge canal will run side by side.
That's entirely incorrect. The
barge canal, will take the roite
that was laid out for the old Flor-
idia shim cana.l It nued the St.


photographs.


Kenney Promises

Sugar to Canners

Special Forms Can Be Secured
To Get Additional
Allotment


Want Photos of

Men In Service


The Star is goini to en.
deavor to print lectures of
all men from Gulf. county
serving in the armtn6 forces,
and in order to d~o this we
must have photographs of
these men.
Naturally, we wol"t like to
have photos of of the' young
men in uniform, but if such
ara nn+ tavilabhl, av reAent*


All-Kiwanis Week

Will Be Observed

Here June 14 to 20

Local Kiwanis Club Plans To Par-
ticipate In Continent-Wide
Observance

Port St. Joe Kiwanians will ob-
serve "AU-Kiwanis Week," June 14
to 20, by joining with the: 2,179
other Kiwanis clubs in the United
States and Canada in a continent-
wide- observance stressing twenty-


Stre wi be, ae'a be seven years of service achieve-
picture will be acceptable. ment. "Our members are joinin&
We are asking evely family with the 113,500 other Kiwanians'
with boys in the Srvice to of the continent to observe this
bring or send in their pic-
tures immediate in order p occasion," said Dr. J. R. Norton,
that wemay start publishing president of the Port St. Joe club.
that we may tart publishing The celebration will concentrate
them from week to Week.
Attention on the organization's war

Sd A ice results.
redit ASSOcallO As a service, club, Kiwanians are
Fr ed I ion united to do a good war-time job
Form ed In orltnty in their communities, Dr. Norton
pointed out. "War-time service is
Bd Pl the keynote of today," he said.
Business and' P qfedonal Men "Our time call for self-sacrifice,
Band. Together to EFnforce courage and determination, thrift
Government Ruling and a faith that right will win."
..- The- program for All-Kiwanis
In order, to. comply with the fed- Weekin Port St. -Joe, will be in
eral government's order in regard charge of the local Kiwanis club
to the extension of credit and time committee on education. All club
payments, 37 business and profes- members are expected to take a
signal men of Port St. Joe, High- pledge rededicating themselye. to
land View and Oak &rove have the promotion o war activities
banded together to form the Gulf the promotion of patriotic citizen-
County Credit association. ship and the observance of Ki-
Pi'rm ni]n.et hv h,^. K&., t o wanis principles.


ill their customers informing them
of the new regulations and point-
ng out that when a charge ac-
count is in default, that is if it
has not been paid, on or before
:he tenth day of the second calen-
dar month following the calendar
nonth during which the, article
was sold, and all charge accounts
nade prior to May 1 which are
lot paid by July, 10, such accounts
Automatically become "frozen,'' and
further credit cannot be given.
Accounts in default may be
cured by payment in full, by the
purchaser entering into a written
agreement to pay the amount in
liefault within a period of six
months at not less than $5 per
nonth, or by the purchaser filing
vith the creditor a "Statement of
Necessity" and entering into an
gr. ement to pay the amount in
default within a period of twelve
months.
Some people may consider these
somewhat stringent credit regular.
ions a hardship, but on the.whole
t is. the general belief here that
he new ruling will be of benefit
o all concerned- the purchaser
vi'll not make extravagant pur-
hases and will have that satisfied


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SEAMAN DIES IN JAIL`
HERE WEDNESDAY

Joe E. Nichols, 38, of St. Marks,
Fla., was found dead in the city
jail Wednesday morning. Cause of
death, according to a physician,
was excessive alcoholism.
Nichols was mate on the tug
"Dragon" of Tampa, owned by the
Shell Producers company, which
is doing salvage work on the "Va-
mar," which sunk recently at the
entrance to St. Joseph's Bay.
According to two other men in
the bastile at the time, Nichols
apparently passed away early Wed-
Snesday morning, as they had heard
his snores up to an early houm.
rhe bodyy was taken to an Apa-
lachicola funeral home where
was claimed by relatives.

MEETING OF A. W. S. HEADS
TO BE HELD IN MARIANNA
George L. Snowden, district head
of the Aircraft Warning Service,
announces that a meeting 6f all
district and sub-dis.tict directors
in this area will be held in Mari-
anna June 9 at 10:30 a. m. at'the
community house.
hObject nf the meeting will be to


feeling that comes to everyone 4 jt-uU
-John's river part way across Flor- Home-imakers of Gulf county are sae w te ol present a comprehensive picture
ida then there's a 28-mile cut, assured of securing sufficient su- are with the world and it willof the A. W. S. to all district and
across the state, and then it picks gar for normal home canning of remove a lot of wear, tear and sub-district heads in this area, and
up the Withlacoochee river ana fruits and preserves, according to worry from the minds and shoul- tostress the importance of the
uses that on out to the Gulf of Basil E. Kenney, chairman of the rsof our businessandprofes- obesraton system and its
Mec Tash aea.g oai.hesional people who are continually current obesrvaTion system and its
IMexico. That's the barge canal. Gulf County Rationing Board. ona ole ara relation to the national defense
"The pipeline-if they can get The rationing regulations per- going a battle against bad ac- a
the pipe to build it-will startmit consumers who have regis-counts All loyal citizens who are inter-
from Jacksonville and go due west tered for sugar ration books to re- A ested in this work are invited to
to the town of Port St. Joe, which ceive additional sugar for home Rotarians Enjoy Fish Fry be present at the meeting.
is on the north coast of the Gulf canning not to exceed one pound Members of the local Rotary club ---- -----
of Mexico, pretty well over toward for each four quarts of finished enjoyed a fish fry Wednesday eve- LAST MAN EXAMINED IN '18
the Alabama line. Perhaps you've canned fruits. They may also re- ning at the Bullem and Pullem IS UP AGAIN FOR SERVICE
never heard of Port St. Joe. If ceive one pound per person per landing on the Dead Lakes. About Wilson Gardner, 42, the last man
so, you ought to. because it has year for the purpose. of making 15 members enjoyed the affair, to be examined for army service
one of the most romantic .and jams, jellies, preserves and fruit at Troy, Ala., on November 11,
colorful histories of any town butters. The OPA is encouraging Sister Is Visiting 1918, this week was again called
in America the town that canning rather than preserving. Miss Gussie Garland Norton of to the colors by the selective serv-
wuldn't stay dead it has It is stated, however, that sugar Harrison, Ark., arrived in the city ice board here, where he is work-
flourished and then been killed, equal only to a reasonable amount last week for a several weeks' ing, and apparently passed his
and then flourished and then been for home. canning would be issued, visit with her brother and sister- physical examination by Dr. J. R.
(Continued on Page 2) (Continued on Page 4) in-law, Dr. and Mrs. J. R. Norton. Norton with flying colors.


This Section Is

Designated As

Military Area


Voluntary 'Screen Out' In Port
St. Joe Is Now Official
Under Military Order

Information received last Satur-
day by The Star from. Lieutenant
General Walter Krueger, command-
ing general of the Southern De-
fense Command, designates all ter-
ritory west of the Apalachicola
river within thecounbties of Bay,
Escambia, Franklin. Gulf, Santa
Rosa, Ok'aloosa and' Walton as
within Florida Military Area No.
1, and that certain restrictions
are now in force in the area.
The proclamation states that the
"protection of American commerce
and that of the United Nation.
from damage or destruction by
enemy attack, involves the effec-
tive control of artificial lighting
along' the southern boundaries of
the Southern Defense Comsnand
and for a reasonable distance in-
land therefrom."
Lighting Is Only Restrj2tion New
This restriction, concerning the
control of lighting, is the only one
to be enforced at present, and so
from now on the voluntary "isreent
out" Which has been in effect iA
Port St. Joe, Beacon Hill and
Highland View now becomes oft
ficial, and evry.,cititen..,should ,gee
lo it that all lIghts facing toward
the Gulf .are carefully screened,
for, according to the porclamatlon,
"wilful violation of such restric-
tions or orders by an alien enemy'
or repeated careless violations .
are cause for expulsion, interment
or prosecution; similar violations
by persons other than alien ene-
mies are cause for expulsion or
prosecution."
In regard to enforcement of the
regulations the order states: "It il
requested that state and municipal
police, and other officials and
civilians within the military area
. assist the agencies charged
with enforcing these restrictions
by reporting to them the names
and addresses of all persons be-
lieved to have violated these re-
strictions, and such other informa-
tion as may be called for by these
agencies."


WAR BDONDS

Aside from the sixty-mile an hour
Mosquito Torpedo Boats, the Sub
Chasers are the speedsters of our
Navy. Light' and fast, they are the
eyes of the Fleet on the water. They
displace approximately 1,500 tons
and cost about $2,400,000 each.






We need many of these powerful,
fast little boats to cope with the
treacherous submarine type of na-
val warfare fostered by our ene-
mies. Everybody can help pay for
more Sub Chasers by putting at
least ten percent of his income into
War Bonds. Buy Bonds or Stamps
every pay day. Buy them from
your bank, your post office, or from
your office or factory through the
Payroll Savings Plan.


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AGE TWO


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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,
under Act of March 3, 1879.

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

-{J Telephone 51 }-

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


'SUCKERS' ARE IMPORTANT GUYS

So I'm a sucker, am I? Well, as long, as 1
AM a -ucke-.the country can be mighty
thankful, jfr tihe moment I stop being a
sutcker and become an active part of the
armed forces of America, war will have come
to the United States on enemy wings.
I am'a volunteer civilian observer of the
Aircraft Warning Service of the U. S. army,
a "sucker" to some of the folks on the out-
side looking in. I spend hours developing
'spotter's neck,' and "tower climber's .calves''
for nothing-thank God. I froze during long
night .hours last winter; I stood in soaking
rain peeriig 'into weather 'listed as zero-zero;
I spent hours listening for' nothing.- :n
weather when even the birds were on instru-
ments!
SI have reported -the same 61'd transports,
the same army planes; the same Cubs and
Wacos. I haVe xiorn enough clothes to start
a rummage sale, 'and often looked like one,
those long winter watches last February.
Some of the "temporary patriots" dropped
out after a few weeks. But me, I'll stay witn
the A. W. S., thank you,'and'here's why:
I like to feel I'm an important cog in .the
vast machinery ot America's defenses. Silly,
isn't it, but it's true. The minute I take over'
the watch I become for a few short hours
just that important. I'm no longer a clerk, an
editor, a mechanic, a gardner or a minister.
I'm an important guy! Thousands of men
and millions of dollars worth of equipment
are waiting for MY call to action.
Hundreds of thousands of wardens, fire
watchers, auxiliary police and firemen can
sleep peacefully as long as I am AWAKiE
AND ON THE JOB, and my wife and little
girl can go to market, and to school, in safety
as long as you other spotters are on the job
during the daylight hours.
At the "unknown address" in New York
trained experts are alert for MY'phone call.
I'M the one the folks with the O.C.D. arm-
bands depend upon. Their splendid training
and hours of study will never be called into
action unless some chap like me gives the
word. Not an interceptor plane of the Inte--
ceptor Command will leave the ground in
combat unless some spotter like myself gives
the word. Why, I can even get generals out
of bed in the middle of the night, and be
thanked for it.
If "suckers" can be that important and be-
ing one means we never have to give that


fatal report of "Many -Multi-Motor Very
High Seen Hazel One One North-
east Five Miles.- South," I'll gladly BE
one for the duration.-The Observation Post.
'* *
There is something for a lot of people in
Port'St. Joe who are not now in the civilian
defense setup.to think about. We need a lot
more "suckers" to man the local observation.
post, and as we have pointed out before, these
ground observers are the key men (or wo-
men) in the entire system-without his vigil-
ant watch the entire system would not func-
tion.
Each and every resident of the city who
is not alerady taking part in defense activl-,
ties should volunteer, as an observer at once,
and work wholeheartedly, with those patriotic
observers who are now. working with the
First Interceptor Command. This is the sole
way that civilians can help guarantee that a
future Pearl Harbor will not happen in Port
St. Joe or some other section of the United
States.'

ICKES WAS RIGHT
Two years ago Secretary of the Interior
Harold Ickes urged the construction of pipe-
lines from sources of oil supply to the east-
ern seaboard, pointing out the difficulties that
would arise should we become involved in the
war.. He said that railroads and steamships
would not be able to transport petroleum pro-
ducts as all available shipping space would be
needed elsewhere. He was hooted and laughed
at and' the railroad and steamship .companies
opposed his proposition in every way possible.
Now the-capacity of'railroad transportation
has proved. -inadequate, and many tankers
have been sunk or taken from the eastern
seaboard run for other, purposes, with the-re-
sult that the eastern coast now has gasoline
rationing and all efforts are being made to
build pipelines and barge canals to augment
the rapidly dwindling oil.supply of the east.
Had Ickes..been given a free hand to go
ahead with his idea two years ago there
would be no oil shortage and no rationing.


We would not say that a man who allows
his personal animosity toward some indi-
vidual keep him from doing his part in na-
tional defense is unpatriotic. But we will say
that his mind is too narrow to guage without
a very small micrometer.-Highlands County
News.

We stood across the street last week and
watched the merry-go-round set up adjoining
Zim's store and sorta wished we could hop
a horse and take a few turns-but we were
afraid it would affect our dignity.


With rationing of this and that in the off-
ing people won't have to say "I can't afford
that," they'll be saying "I can't get that.''
.

A lot of people are going to have to pay
up their back bills by July 10 or stop. eating
and go around in the nude.
.
In an emergency friends may occasionally
fail you-but a little cash soaked away lends
a mighty helpful hand. Buy War Bonds!
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Cheerful liars are not always good fisher-
men.


Story of St. Joe Is It's completely landlocked in
order to enter it, a ship has to
Told Nation Over o about a mile inland, and then
turn around and come south into
Washington Radio the harbor.
"OWashington originally, it was the great cen-
ter of pirate activity, in the days
(Continued From Page 1) of the Spanish Main and
killed again, at least four times to this day, every year or so, a
in its history, couple of chests of pirate treasure
Finest Natural Harbor In World are dug up in the fields or along
"The real secret behind it is the beaches. When the pirates
that Port St. Joe has probably the were wiped out the town died for
finest natural harbor in this half a long period of years, until the
of the world. It's. about seven miles cotton industry began to biild up
long and two. miles widee, and-it in the Southern states then
ranges in depth from 30 to 60 feet. that superb harbor brought it back


to life again, as one of the great-
est and richest and most flourish-
ing seaports of the New Worl..
The first railroad in America-
imade of log rails and flat cars
that were pushed by slaves-was
built to Port St. Joe from the
Chattahoochee river, to bring cot-
ton down to the ships from Glor-
.gia and Alabama cotton fields. It
had a half dozen magnificent race
tracks, and the finest inns and
taverns, and beautiful homes .
and then, one day, .along toward
the middle of the last century, a
ship put in with a cargo from the
West Indies. According to the reg-


LOCOMOTIVE USED ON FLORIDA'S FIRST RAILROAD


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One of the three Baldwin locomotives used on the St. Joseph and
lola Railroad in 1836, the second railroad to be built in the United
States and the first in Florida. The drawing for'this photograph







was secured from the archives of the Baldwin Locomtive Works,
and a replica of the old engine may Isi seen in the Centennial build-
ing. This railroad was referred to by Fult:o Lewis Jr., last week
in a broadcast from Washington, D. C., over the network of the
Mutual Broadcasting company.
TOMBS ARE ALL THAT REMAIN OF OLD ST. JOSEPH
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One of thel thnse' Baldwin locomotives used' on the St. Joseph and..
!o!a Railroad in 1836, the second railroad to be built in the United
States and the first in Florida. The drawing for'this photograph
was sscured from the archives of the Baldwi'n Locomtive Works,
and a replica of the old engine may b"? seen in the Centennial build-
ing. This railroad was referred to by Fulton Lewis Jr., last week
in a broadcast from Washington, D. C., over the network of the
Mutual Broadcasting company.

TOMBS ARE ALL THAT REMAIN OF OLD ST. JOSEPH:


All that remains today of the ancient city of St. Joseph-dess'cralted
tombs built from bricks brought over from Europe as ballast in the
sailing ships that tied up at the fabled city's wharves. These old
tombs, broken into by ghouls, were referred to by Fulton Lewis Jr.,
in his radio broadcast from Washington.

ilar .custom, the captain was wined in w1 at hei had bought was Port
and dined and feted; he made the St. Joe.
rounds of all the race tracks nd "An!' that Drought Port St. Joe
went to a doz n dinners in the b: 'k t3 life for its fourth dynasty.
finest homes and tnen a3 I A huge $7,000,000 paper mill was
went back to his tavern. Late that built there a tremendous
night, in the 'tavern bar, he lumber industry came in vast
slumped unconscious over t h c dock facilities were built. There
table, burning with fever. He died now is a pipeline from Port St.
a few days later, his face th: Joe to Chattanooga, Tenn., and
color of the pirate gold that had now comes this new pipeline
_ome to Port St. Joe in the days across to Jacksonville, io serve tle
gone by yellow fever barges of the Atlantic coastal in-
and that epidemic wiped out the land waterway, all up the Atlantic
city, people died by the seaboard.
hundreds; those who escaped the "The town that wouldn't stay
disease fled as far and as fast as dead. If that's not a color-
they could. So, Port St. Joe died ful 'and romantic history, I don't


again;


Ghouls Rob Graves i -
"This time it stayed dead until PRICE REGULATION QUERIES


'he early nineteen hundreds, when
some scientific, ghouls heard the
story. They knew that the infec-
tion of yellow fever was long since
dead and they knew, boo,
that th: people who had died of
it probably -had been buried witn-
out anyone daring to take any-
thing off their bodies and
so they began digging up the
graves, and they foune huge quan-
tities of jewelry, diamonds, valu-
ables of all kinds and that
grotesque wealth brought life once
again to Port St. Joe-for a little
while at least until the
ghoul business was exhausted .
then. once again, the town went


SHOULD BE SENT TO ATLANTA
OFFICE, SAYS BOARD HEAD

B. E. Kenney, chairman of the
Gulf County Rationing Board, says
that the local board has been ad-
vised by the state OPA dii ector
that the local board is not ini posi-
tion to give information on price
regulations and hardship cases.
and' that the retail trade send their
applications for hardships and
questions to the regional office in
Atlanta.
The regional office address is:
Office of Price Administration, At-
lanta Regional Office, Candler
Building, Atlanta. Ga,


back to sleep. --------
"Finally, in the days of the Flor- The marine corps detachment on
id'; real estate boom, the, late Mr. board the Powhata'n in 1855 helped
Alfrn-d I. d-iont bought tremen- capture 17 pirate junks which were
dous quantities of waterfront prop- operating along the China coast.
erty over in that western pan- -------4---
handli of Florida some 70 Production of one- type o long-
miles of it and after he had'range, bomber has been doubled
bought it, he found that included since the attack on Pearl Harbor.


FRIDAY, JUNE 5, ~4


THE STAR, PORT ST. JOE, GULF COUNTY, FLORIDA


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.Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Culpepper
have as their guest this week Mrs.
Emmett Potter of Thomasville,Ga. Society Personals Churches

Mr. and Mrs. George McLawhon
are vacationing this week in Ashe- LANETA DAVIS, Editor
ville, N. .,
---- LEGION AUXILIARY METHODIST CHURCH MRS. HURLBUT HOSTESS
DR J C. CoE INSTALLS OFFICERS Rev. O. D. Langston, Pastor TO FIREMEN'S AUXILIARY
I s O The American Legion Auxiliary 9:45 a. m.-Church school. Mrs. M. K. Hurlibut entertained
DE N T I S T met last Friday evening at the 11:00' a. m.-Morning worship, members of the Firemen's Auxili-
fceHours: 9 to 12; 1 to 5 home of Mrs. Rubye Pridgeon 7:15 p. m.-Youth Fellowship. ary with a bridge party at her
SOundays By Appoittment with ten members present and 8:00 p. m.-Evening worship, home. Thursday afternoon of last
Costin Bldg. Port St. Joe the president, Mrs. Lovie Coburn, The Woman's society meets week.
in charge. Monday at 3 p. m. At the conclusion of play and
At this time the officers for the First Tuesday after first Sunday, the awarding of prizes to Mrs. Joe
ensuing year were installed by official board meeting. Grimsley, high, Mrs. Emmett Dan-
Mrs. Coburn as follows: President, Wednesday, 8 p. m., prayer and iels, low, and Mrs. W. C. Roche,
SMrs. Madaleine E. Whitaker,; vice- Bible study. Choir practice, cut, the hostess served refresh-
j president, Mr.s Rubye Pridgcon; ments to Mesdames Roche, Grims-
i C. L. IEICHERTER secretary, Mrs. Annie Cook; treas- BAPTIST CHURCH SERVICES ley, Daniels, L. L. Zimmerman, C.
R.. L. Turer, Mrs. Mildred Johnson; his- R. F. Hallford, Pastor J. Sullivan, Gus Creech, 'Monte
REGISTEREDOPTOMETRIST torian, Mrs. Sarah Motgan; chap- 9:45 a m-Sunday School Larkin, Jesse Darcey and John
EYES EXAMINED--GLASSES FITTED lain, IMrs..Minnie Lupton; ser- :00.a. m.-Morning, worship. Blount, and invited guests, Mrs.
Ritz Theatre Building First Floor geant-at-arms, Mrs. Winona Taun- Sermon topic: "That Place Called George Wimberly, Mrs. R. Chism
PANAMA CITY, FLA. ton. Calvary." and M1rs. Alice Alexander.
--- ..-.-- The first appointment made by 7:00 p. m.-B. T..
the new president was that of Mrs. 8:00 p. m.-Evening worship. FAREWELL PARTY GIVEN
Coburn as chairman of junior ac- Sermon Topic: "Nothing New." MR. AND MRS. SLAPPEY
BE PREPARED tivities. .' f i State Highway Patrolman and
Sa At this time it wasi decided to MONTHLY MEETING OF M. Y.'F. Mrs. W. W. Slapp y were honor
.for anything by keeping a
full line'of home medical change the meeting night from the TO BE HELD MONDAY NIGHT guests Friday evening at a beach
S needs on hand last Friday of each month to the Julian : Raburn, vice-president, party held at Beacon Hill. Due to
needs third Tuesday, to ncide with was in charge of the, worship pro- depletion of the ranks of the patrol
T HYARH T T Legion meetings, thus saving wear gram of the Methodist Youth Fel- caused by members being taken
S LeHA 1on tires. The Auxiliary will use lowship held Sunday at the Meth- into the armed forces, Mr. Slappey
PHARMACy the small secondtory room at-n se d at
PHAR A .Y the usmals their hon rel at odist church. Theme of the pro- has b.en transferred to another
AA the Hut as. their bhorn sand regular gram was "Recreation." Due to a section of the state.
SBLACKOUT TORCHES $139 meeting-ylace': late. start, no business vas trans- Enjoying swimming, dancing and
with 3 color discs....... acted at the meeting... a picnic supper on the 'beach were
S' The: Misses Janie' IeHardy and The monthly, meeting of the Mr. and Mrs. M. O. Freeman, Mr..
S-.- ,ir' obe .lofi' h. -a',:r.:lo 'rf' a Do- council members will be. held next and Mrs. Douglas Nall, Mr. and
,Z,. ,, than, Ala., business' college. Monday night, June 8, at the home Mrs. E. F. Guilford, Mrs. George
S' of the secretary, Mary Johnson.' Cooper and Mrs. W. L. Durant ana
S' Mrs. E. Clay Lewis Jr., and,, chil All officers are urged to be pree- two daughters.
iW: .[V djree., are spendiing two weeks in ::i.t at this"meetifg. '
STarpon Springs 'wih relative, Pail Johnsion, the publicity su- PILOT CLUB WILL
uir e f which leaves .E. Clay,, at,. loose perintendient sent out a number'of SPONSOR BRIDGE PARTY
i. I ends for that. period. postcards last. week inviting old 'The Pilot club will sponsor a
I m members to resume their attend- benefit bridge party at the Cen-
SMayor J. E.:Shar t was: trans- nce, but there were just a few tennial building next Wednesday
e ,- ys actingg business i in'. Tallahassee members out' Sunday. It is hoped evening at 8:30.
Tuesday. that all members, will be present Proceeds of the affair will go
esday.h lto the Red Cross and other local
: BRINGS STRENGTH TO ...... ... next Sunday night and bring some- to the Red Cross and other loca
BRNGS STRENGTH T next h ht a b me- charities. The public is cordially
GR~OW~iNG CHILDREw I ith thee
GROWING CHILDREThe Intermediates of the. M. Y. invited to participate and make the
we Do F. met at the church Sunday at affair a success.
SEncourage your child's de- P. i'nv 6 p.m., their regular meeting time. .
velopment by giving him the h, filoe Repairinr ng Aviation Cadet George Tapper
foods his doctor recommends METHODIT S Iof Mitchell Field is spending a two
Sf Any K nd METHODIST W. S. C. S. IN weeks vacation here with his par-
Sc MILK is most vital b BUSINESS MEETING cents, Mr. and, Mrs. Robert Tapper.
Our cream rich milk can be The Woman's ,Society for Chris-
delivered to your door dailytia Service of the Methodist Advertising doesn't cost-it'pays!
41 ho Se vi Church met Monday' at the church
Shoe Service in its regular business session,
*bfCo nt Reid Ave.-Opposite Postoffice I with Mrs. R. B. Gibson in charge. ADS
Gulf County DRairVy The regular ,business routine was CLASSI
JJ .....-- i- carried out.
PHONE 58 -- If| ybu suffer MONTHLY Circles will meet next Monday FOR SALE
I fB BBM I l a "iSU '" M as follows: 'Circle 1 with Mrs. G. FrEONDITIONED BICYCLES -


SS. Croxton, Circle 2 with Mrs. F.
iF m- Hunt, and Circle 3 with Mrs. B. J.
A which makes you, Hull.

Ss e J. A. M. CLUB MEETS
i WITH MRS. HOWELL
Nervous- Mrs. W. H. Howell entertained
If at such times i members of the J. A. M. Sewing
you're anno ed by club Monday evening at her home.
backache, distress W o!lowing an hour of chatting and
of "irregularities," a bloated feel- sewing the hostess served delicious
ing, periods of the blues--due to -efresments to Mrs. H. A.. Drake,
functional monthly disturbances- refreshments to Mrs. H. A. Drake,
SOST people who useDr. Miles try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Miss Myrtice Coody, Mrs. Clarence
Anti-Pain Pills say that' one Compound. This famous liquid not Pridgeon, Mrs. Louis Perritt, Mrs.
pill usually relieves their head- only helps relieve monthly pain
pill usually relieves theirbut also tired, nervous feelings of Bernard Pridgeon, Mrs. J. A. Con-
aches. In the regular package, such days when due to this cause. nell, Mrs. Sammy Davis, Mrs. L.
Dr. nMiles Anti-Pain Pills cost Lydia Pinkham's Compound is o
onnee medicine you can buy today Perritt and Mrs. Leroy anous.
one penny each. In the economy made especially for women-taken Th next meeting. of the club,
pa&ages, one penny buys 1/4 regularly it helps build upresist- e 15, will be hed t the home
pills. ance against such symptoms. Fol- June 15, will be held t the home
slow label directions. Woith trying! 0f Mrs. Louis Perritt.
Why Don't You Try Dr. Miles a* a
Anti-Pain Pills? t oda a'd Oe to Hugh Martin Jr., from Columbus,
They taste good, act promptly, R O O M A D 'a., is in charge of the Port the-
do not upset the stomach, can- water while Manager Roy Williams
tain no opiates or laxative medi- B is off on vacation.
cines. ;B O
You may be miles away from a BYT Eiss Royce Goforth left this
drug store when you are suffer-, WEEKfast week for Dothan to attend, bus!-
ing from a Headache, Ne2ralgia, 1ness college.
or Muscular Aches and Pains. Dinin Room6 to 8 o i and
Why not get a package of Dr. Paularmer, who is wor ang as
liles Anti-Pain Pills today and Oen to te Buildin a weldler in Moble, is spending a
e prepared for eergenci? -couple of weeks visiting his Epar-
eguIar Package, 25 PIjsg 25 Club Breakfast, 6-to 9....215c ents, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Farmer.
Economy Package, 125 Pills, 1.0 Lunch, 12 to 2...........40c .4
een fullid- ..-.-...--. ... Dinner, 6 to 8 ...........40c Mr. and Mrs. Roy Williams and
_____ : children left this week for a vaca-
....M M 0A tion in Fitzgerald, Ga.
MRS. M. O. FREEMAN 0
1, Corner ead3r t. r. an Mrs. Marc Fleischel of
Griffin Grocery. IBudding TJacksonville were week-end guests
---- ... ... ,, ...I, 1,, of Mr. and Mrs. B. E. Kenney.


have 3 en hand. Fine mechanical
shape, new paint, good rubber.
Reasonably priced. G. E. McGill.
or call at Star office. 6-5*
MISCELLANEOUS
LAUNDERING-I am in position
to handle 15 to 20 bundles of
laundry weekly. Reasonable. Good
work guaranteed. Eula Coakley,
2nd house back Duren's Store.
LEGAL FORMS-Warranty Deed.s;
Mortgage Notes, Rent or Lease
Contracts, Promissory Notes and
Purchaser Agreements. We carry
a stock of these blank forms at all
times. The Star, phone 51.


WANTED TO BUY
WANTED-Used roll-top desk. Pre
fer small size. Call at The Star
office. 5-29tf
LEGAL ADVERTISING
NOTICE UNDER FICTITIOUS
NAME LAW
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned, p-rsuant to the "Fic-
titious' Name Statute," House Bill
No. 1175, Chapter No. 20953, Laws
of Floridla, 1941, will register with
the Clerk of the Circuit Court, in
and for Gulf County. Florida, unon
receipt of proof of the publication
of this notice, the fictitious name
to-wit: ST. JOE LUMBER CO..
under which I am engaged in busi-
ness at Port St. Joe, Florida.
That the party interested in said
Business enterprise is as follows:
Carl A Soderibere.
Dated at Port St. Joe, Gulf
County, Florida, May 8, 1941.
5-8 6-5


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PAGt: TH'REfE I


FRIDAY JUNE 5 1942


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Also LATEST WORLD NEWS





SATURDAY JUNE 6
"WILD BILL" ELLIOT,
Sin --

'THE RETURN OF!

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A N D


Destei

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PARKER

S Plus' aptfe'i o. Odr'Srial I
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June 7 anid8 8: '
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TUESDAY ONLY JUNE 9
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and CHAPTER 5 of
"DON WINSLOW OF THE
NAVY"

WEDNESDAY JUNE 10







FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 1942


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Pilot Club To Meet
The Pilot Club will hold its reg-
ular meeting at 8 o'clock next
Tuesday evening at tha Port Inn.
Members are asked, to notify their
group captains if they do not in-
tend to ,be present.
--k----
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Chatham
spent the week-end in Laurel,
Miss., visiting Mr. Chatham's
mother, who is ill..


Word has been received here of
the appointment of T. E. Fisher as
a first lieutenant at Pensacola. Mr.
Fisher was manager for the Bull
Steamship Line when that concern
operated out of this port.
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For this is the winter of our dis
contetn, made glorious by that So-
n of York.

Advertising doesn't cost-It PAYS!


TO THE PEOPLE OF

GULF COUNTY

I am deeply grateful for the honor and confidence that
you have conferred upon me. No man was ever sur-
rounded by more loyal friends. I especially wish to ex-
press to them my sincere and genuine gratitude. To
those, who for various reasons, saw fit to support my
good opponent, I wish to say that I hold no ill will, for
the right of free ballot is one of our dearest heritages,
and I shall honestly and sincerely represent all of our
people.
Trying times are ahead of us. Differences which may
have existed during the campaign, I fervently hope shall
be speedily forgotten and that we shall all stand to-
gether, united for a greater Gulf County and Florida,
with as our immediate goal an all-out effort for a speedy
and conclusive victory in our war efforts.
I reaffirm the promises made during the campaign, and
solicit the support, advice and assistance of all to help
me represent you in an able, fearless and conscientious
manner. I shall gratefully and humbly represent and
serve all of the people all of the time, and I shall con-
sider it a privilege to have you call on me to serve you.
Gratefully yours,
i E. CLAY LEWIS, Jr.


Kenney Promises

Sugar to Canners

(Continuedl From Page 1)
The number of persons in the
family and the length of time in
which the :fruit would be used up
will be the deciding factors on just
how much sugar will be allowed!.
Applications for sugar for can-
ning must be made on Office of
Price Administration Form No.
R-315 by an adult member of the
family requiring the sugar.
"Individual applicants are re-
quired to fill out their own appli-
cation blanks," stated Mr. Ken-
ney, "and turn them in at the lo-
cal board office. Applications will
be reviewed at the regular weekly
meeting of the board and the ap-
plicants notified' of the decision
reached. Applicants are expressly
requested not to ask board. mem-
bers or workers to fill in their ap-
plication blanks for them, as they
already have all the work they
can do."
Incidentally, and aside, we un-
derstand that some kind of a
checkup will be made on amounts
of fruit canned to see. that the ex-
tra sugar is being used for the
purpose specified.
---+-----
Roy 'Stanley., who is working in
a Mobile, Ala., shipyard, s pnt the
week-end here as the guest of Mrs.
A. D. Lawson.
Miss Lola Lassiter visited with
relatives in OracevLie over the
week-end.
----
Private Fred Perry was a week-
end visitor here from Keesle.
Field, Miss.


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At A HOME-OWNED GROCERY!


KEEP YOUR MONEY IN ST. JOE WITH THESE


SPECIALS
or FridayP E Saturday

for Friday Saturday


The Low Down
from
Willis Swamp

Editor The Star:
When I come back from fishing'
Monday, the opening' day of the
season, I began to realize that I
ain't as young as I usta be, and 1
got t? wondering' if I wuz gonna
live to be 100 or so-I'm gittin
close to that mark now. But I
don't guess I will, for so far no-
body has devised a system where
you can live much longer than 100
years. Folls we know noww-big
shot or little--won't be here 100
years hence. You'll be a dead
pigeon in 2042. In 2040 there'll not
be one person in 10 thousand who
will have the haziest notion as to
who you were, if somebody would
scrape off a tombstone and find
your name.


Nobody could do a better' stunt
than to sit down some evening' and,
think over with himself as to the
jam he may be in, in 2042, and
thereafter through eternity, if he
don't curb his style somewhat-
and pronto.
And Eternity, the best definition
I ever heard was the one that Kat-
isiby Higgins told me one day
when we was, cleaning' out a bee
tree way down in the Swamp. He
said that if a bird, was to tale a
drop of water from the Atlantic
and hop one hop per day and put
it in the Pacific, It would only be,
sun-up on the first day in eternity
when he had moved all the Atlan-
tic ocean to the Pacific.
Yours with the lowdown,
JO SERRA,
----------
,Mr. and Mrs. John Blount, Mr.
and Mrs. Henderson Spence and
Mr. and. Mrs. Rush Chism spent
several days this week in New Or-
leans.


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ANN PAGE

MAYONNAISE
Pt. 25 Qt. 43c


ANN PAGE

French Dressing

10c


A&P FRUIT
COCKTAIL, No. 2%'.... 2


Tender YELLOW
SQUASH, 3 lbs.


Yellow 5'
IONA No. 3 Can 19 OYellow
TOMATO JUICE....... NIONS, ................


POLK'S No. 3 Can 1
Grapefruit JUICE ......19
IONA, No. 2 Can '
STRING BEANS 2 f1or
ANN PAGE Asst. Flavors
PRESERVES, 2 lb. jar
A&P No. 2 Can 10
APPLE SAUCE ........10
Ann Page MACARONI or
SPAGHETTI, 8 oz box


19#


NEW
POTATOES, 3


KEY
LIMES, dozen -...l......15
Fresh ""
CUCUMBERS, each....
U. S. No. 1 37
POTATOES, 10 lbs.....3
Nice i
RHUBARB, lb ...........
Nice Firm 3
LETTUCE, '3 for 9....


FREE! *
TWO-POUND PACKAGE OF
DARING'S MEAL
With Every Order of $3.00 or More

PORK & BEANS-1 lb. 6 oz. can........10c
CATSUP 14-Ounce Bottle, 2 for........25c

15 Pound Average

SWIFT'S HAM lb. 35c
Swift's Mixed

SAUSAGE lb. 18c
Strip Breakfast

BACON lb. 28c

T-BONE STEAK lb. 38c

ROUND STEAK lb. 32c


SLICED BACON Per Pound ...........30c
ARMOUR'S CORN BEEF-Per Can....25c


DRIED APPLES 3 Packages .........2Sc
CREAM CHEESE Per Pound ..--......29c
Southern Style MEAT LOAF-3 cans 25c
TOILET TISSUE 6'Rolls .----............25c
SMOKED MEAT-Besi Grade, Lb.......25c
WHITE MEAT-Best Grade, Lb...........23c
HAMBURGER MEAT-Pound ............23c
TEA, WITH GLASS 20c
PEACHES 3 15-Ounce Cans ...---..--...25c
WAX PAPER 3 Boxes 25c
JUSTICE MACARONI-3 Pkgs. ..........lOc
PICNIC HAMS Per Pound ..-.....---..30c
ARMOUR'S CREAM-3 Large Cans....2bc
ARMOUR'S CREAM-6 Small Cans....25c
TOMATOES-2 Large Cans .............-...2c
BANANAS 2 Potv.ds 15c
LAYING MASH-100 Pound Sack......$3.00
SCRATCH FEED-100 Pound Sack....$2.65
CORN FLAKES-4 Packages -..........-- 25c


FLOUR *
Golden Belt- 24 lb. Sack, S. R ..--954
Golden Belt-12 lb. Sack, S. R. --500
Big N-24 lb. Sack, Self-Rising ....88
Big N-12 lb. Sack, Self-Rising ....-47


Popular ,Brands

CIGARETTES Carton $1.35
1-Pounnd; Loaf

MARVEL Enriched BREAD 11c


WHITE HOUSE Evaporated

MILK 4 Large Cans


30c


Cherry LAYER CAKE 1 lb. 23c


TALC'O FEEDS
LAYING MASH $323
100 Pounds .......... 3


SOAPS and POWDERS
'Large OCTAGON SOAP 13
POWDERS, 3 for ......13


BROILER MASH $323 Large OCTAGON 1
100 Pounds ........... $ 3 SOAP, 3 Bars ..........
GROWING MASH $ 00 Octagon Gran. Soap 2
100 Pounds ........... K L E K, large ..... 22


SCRATCH FEED $947
100 Pounds ...........
24% DAIRY FEED $253
100 Pounds ...........


FRESH BREAD, CAKES
AND PASTRIES DAILY


SUNNYFIELD FLOUR
PLAIN or SELF-RISING


5 lbs. 23c


12 lbs. 55c


24 lbs. $1.03


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LLIA MARKET


CORNER FIRST ST. AND REID AVE.


A & P FOOD STORE
Owned and Operated By the Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co.
Reid Ave. and Third St. PORT ST.-JOE, FLA.


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