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I\OURBOVSf WITH THE $ RS (The Star wants photos of Gulf county men serving in the armed forces. Pictures, which should be in uniform, will be returned.) llllllllllllllllllll 11 1li lllill;'- l iIb I i- i4) : .:, , CREECH BREAKS RIBS DIVING INTO FOX-HOLE A letter received, recently from Seabee Kenneth Creech, who is (or was) on the island of Munda in the South Pacific, was written on the back of an insert in The Star nut out by the Port St. Joe Kiwanis club during the fat collec- tion campaign some months ago. Seabee Creech, who is getting to KENNETH CREECH be: a regular South Sea correspon- dent for The Star, says, in part: "The. weather here is hot as h- and other things alOo. We had five air raids last night (his..letter was dated August 14) and no sleep. Have seen and smelled more dead men than I ever want to see again. Wounds and sores will hardly heal in this hot, wet climate. It takes lots of medicine and bandages to carry on a war in the tropics. "You wrote- about sending me something. Don"t send. anything to eat, as it will not keep in getting here and we can't wear much clothing, and my pack, rifle and' ammunition is about as heavy, as I can carry. Can use some THIN writing paper and envelopes, also a newspaper now and then, as wo get very little news, of the outside woild. I get The Star and always enjoy reading it. Only air mail reaches us in 15 to 20 days; othei than air mail takes from four to six weeks to get here. "Have to catch rainwater in my three-gallon bucket for. a bath and then wash my clothes in the same water. We smell like skunks most of the time. I let some soldiers use my mess-kit a few days ago that had not had a hot cooked meal in 30 days-had eaten co'.a food from cans and slept in holes. The army is doing wonders here and going through hell to do it. Our heavy artillery shoots over our heads day and night and some- times I go two feet high off my cot. A good fox-hole is worth a fortune and I don't fail to use mine. It rains before; dinner and after, and before midnight and af- ter. Our fox-holes are now two or three inches deep in water. "I can tell you now that I have been on New Caledonia and Gudal- canal, staying but a short time on them. Since we- left the States we have spent 30 days at sea. There is. (censored). I had. rather be, -shelled from planes than with ar- tillery, as we most all the time get a warning of the planes and' can get in a fox-hole, but artillery shells are bursting around the seat of your pants before you know it. "I broke two ribs a few days ago on my fox-hole, but can still run (Continued on Page 2) THE STAR The Home Newspaper of Northwest Florida's Future Industrial Center ,VOLUME VI PORT ST. JOE, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1943 NUMBER 50 ..- ' Gun of Crashed Plane Is Found ught her- one eight .50- fied men was by sing ium which I Oil ath thf. dall nta. use the PE in e it L. Ed es- and the nan- the D ,.More Steam Needed .50-Calibre MacIine Gun Brou Up. I.n Net Here By Fisherman 'Monroe Marlowe, local fis man made a strange catch day last week when his net broi up from the ocean's floor a calibre machine gun. Marlowe immediately noti ryindall Field of his find, and n '..ei s'nt here for the gun. It identified by its serial number Tyndall ordnance officers as be part of the equipment of a med honmh.ber plane from Tyndall wl 3a-Ihid at St. George's Islands Febrular 11, resulting in the de 'f[ -!X Ll'en n. Ar ithe time of the crash riae-:- wa.s returning to Tyn Fi-.id from a flight to Atla Norint,: is known as to the ca of the a. cident. The bodies of -ix nifn were recovered. BOBBITT BUYS ST. JOE BAR FROM C. L. PO J. E. Bobbitt, who has been barge it the, St. Joe Bar since was recently purchased by C. Pope of Monticello from J. George,.this week bought the tablishment from Mr. Pope will continue, to operate it in same courteous and efficient m ner it has been operated, in past. CHILD'S NAME IN GOLI ON WRITING TABL Kids! Here's something re out of the ordinary-a fine 8 x inch writing tablet with yoar na written or. printed' in gold on cover. And it only costs a nic These tablets may be obtai at the Danley Furniture store Reid avenue. Just go in, pl down a nickel-or a dime if want two of 'em-and' ask for y tablet. The Star is like a letter fr home to your man in the serve Send it to him for only $1 a ye ET Here's your chance, kids, to get I a ride in the automobile that What 01 ally everybody is talking about and S10 wants to own when the war ends. In Ser amu These rides aren't for the chil- thei dren alone, but grownups are in- FoI kel. vited to buy stamps and ride ,in a nect jeep, too. Heading the on It is planned to rope off a space unk on Reid avenue In front of the you postoffice tomorrow afternoon in. 'our order that traffic will not interfere I with the selling of stamps andi. the The postof taking of rides. ruled that the rom In addition, there will be a mill- ber 15 to C ice. tary display sent here from the air "Christmas M ear. field at Tallahasseo. men overseas ing this 30-d; ,packages be b Now, what yours oversea the dope on i Heading th cheerful letter cent photogra family and fr information re of overseas "Y Miand officers. a short letter f hted Material a hundred Ch men would li SyIUImQLC U VrVII IIL , Available from Commercial News Providers" I' ~j~i received by a canvass Yank" correspondents Men interviewed say from friends is worn .ristmas cards. Many ke a new picture or Serial special days 111 in iLh drive w e 'i a number of army jeeps will be in front of the postoffice during the afternoon to give rides to any- one purchasing $1 worth of War Savings Stamps. In addition there wife, sweetheart or parents not. will be a displayy u. o niiary ma- larger than pocket-size and en- te-riel from the air field at Talla- Icased in a waterproof folder-most hassee, which will be accompanied of the pictures they took with by a group of soldiers and WAACs. then now being the worse for It is also hoped to have a number wear. of turret guns on trucks present Cigaret lighters "that will light from Tyndall Field. Word has also in a strong wind" with plenty of been received from Tyndiall that Extra flints and an extra wick run between 2 and 5 p. m. a large num- a close second in articles wanted,; her of training planes will be man- followed by such items as water- euvered over Port St. Joe. proof and shockproof 'wrist watches, A special stage show at the Port I hunting or Boy Scoyt knives, ana theater Saturday night, presented small, inexpensive cameras with by the Pilot club in co-operation an ample supply of films (film with the Coast Guard, resulted in may be sent overseas only if in the the sale of S4900 worth of bonds. manufacturer's original package .Reports have not yet been received with seal unbroken).- from the Rotary club, which has Other items which appear -on a' pledged to raise $25,000; the Ki- great many lists submitted by varl- wanis club, which has boasted it ous theaters of operations, are will top whatever the Rotary, digs I fountain pen and pencil sets with up, or the American Legion, which (Continued on page 6) (Continued on: page 2) SPEAKS BEFORE ROTARY I "arry M. Smith -Mr. Smith, from Winter Haven, governor of the 167th district of nutary .-er nnnl wn',dthe Rotary Internati'onal, wlas c principal speaker at the meeting of the Rotary club yesterday noon. He told of the governing .principles of Rotary and talked on post-war planning. FREE JEEP RIDES FOR KIDS BUYING STAMPS Under sponsorship of the Ka- wan.is club, in co-operation with the Coast Guard, three jeeps and a command, car will be in Port St. Joe tomorrow afternoon from 2 to 7 o'clock to give every person, buy- ing $1 worth of War. Stamps a free ride. ? ? ? ? $56,039 $55,000 $50,000 $45,000 $40,000 $35,000- $30,000 $25,000 $20,000 $15,600 $10,000 $ 5,000 7 IlilllllillllllllllIl!llilllllllllUIIII YIMRY BM VNITZO ykTATES 7-' WAR BONTS AND STAMPS In War Bond Drive Chairman Soule Says Every Gulf County Dime and Dollar In Stamps Quota And Bonds Needed to d War Loan Reach Quota With the first burst of enthusi- asm spent, volunteer workers in Gulf county's Third War Loan Drive have settled down for, a steady siege arid a day-by-day ad- -vance to reach the county, quota of $56,039. Reports from over the county at the end of the first week of the drive indicated yesterday that the battle to "Back the Attack With War. Bonds'" here is progressing )- "according to plan," but that every possible effort must be exhausted ..-- if the goal is to be reached. "More steam is needed," said -Drive Chairman Horace Soule yes- te'rday. "The least we can do is buy bonds and stamps to help our men who are fighting the battle for us. We need the help of every man, woman and child, in this drive, regardless of whether they buy only a 10-cent stamp or a thousand dollar bond: This is a challenge to the will of everyone to sacrifice to 'back the attack' oi0 their husbands, sons, brothers and S fathers who are s.ac-idcin, every- thing-eveh life-so u.1iat we peo- pie here at home may continue to Mur enjoy the freedom and liberty of l en the American way of life. "Never before in history have a vice Want people in civilian life been asked to do a job comparable to the task r Christmas which must be done in this Third War Loan," concluded Mr. Soule, List are Cheerful Let- "but I have a sustaining faith in the ability of the people of Gult county to make every sacrifice, to snapshots meet every test with which they are faced, in the voluntary, demo- fice department has cratic way so that our boys in the period from, Septean- trenches and fox-holes and on the October 15 shall be battle lines may have the tools ailing Week" for the with which to fight our common , and that only dur- enemies." ay period may gift Reports up to yesterday noon in- mailed. dicated that approximately $25,000 does that man of had been subscribed toward the, s want? Well, here's total of $56,039, but, as Chairman it: Soule pointed out, the first half ae list are "newsy, of the quota will come easy, but rs from home and re- it will be a hard grind to get the iphs or snapshots of second half. endss" according to Tomorrow will mark one of sev- ceveoy a anvai eraihpe yaihe FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1948 PAETOTESA, OTS.JE UL ONY LRD "SALUDOS AMIGOS"- OR WORDS TO THAT EFFECT M I., - ~~.- . PALERMO, SICILY-Their faces bright with joy, friendly Sicilians mob an'army vehicle, Anxious to shake hands with some of the Yanks who- 'freed their homeland from the clutches of the Fascisti.--foe. Cheering, grateful crowds like this greeted our doughboys as they polled throuEh captured towns throughout Sicily. With the Colors > (Continued from Page 1) like hell. Have two. large strips of tape around my chest that is very uncomfortable in this heat; other- wise I'm getting along 0. K. "One of the boys close 'to my tent a few days, ago cut down a tree to use the logs! to cover his fox-hole, and' when if fell there was a dead Jap sniper in the' top, shot through the breast-think it gave him a pretty good scare. "I'm not telling my hardships', only answering your questions, as you folks seem to want to know lo-s of things that I have not writ- t-n about before. All on these is- lands have to. lead, a hard, rough life, so I am not by myself." BILLIE BOWEN IS WITH FIFTH ARMY IN ITALY Word received this week from Pfc, Billie Bowen, son of Mr. ana Mrs "J'A. bh'ritni. o4f Highland View, is that he is with the Ameri-, can Fifth Army in Italy which at present is invading the Italian peninsula at Salerno, meeting stiff opposition from the Germans. WALTER KIRBY PROMOTED U.'S.S. San Juan August 28, 1943 Dear' Mr. Smith-Have been re- ceiving The Star regularly for the past few weeks. Sure' have. en- joyed reading it. We have various types of enter- tainment when we are in port. On the recreation beaches there have been several U.S.O. shows in thls area. We have been entertained' by Arty Shaw, who gave a show on board our ship. The 'ship is' equipt with movie, projectors and we have a movie every night. I have recently been advanced In rating. I received the rate' of Pharmacists Mate Third Class the first of this month. I am a-so studying to operate X-ray equip- ment and hope to be able to take X-rays sooi1. Sure do miss St. Joe and all of my old friends. I am hoping to be able' to see them all again soon when the war is over. Yours truly, Walter M. Kirby. Pual Farmer In Louisiana Sgt. Paul Farmer left Tuesday morning for the Army Air Forces field at Alexandria, La., aftei spending four days here with his parents, Mr. and. Mrs, Paul D. Farmer. He came here from Ama- rillo, Texas. Edward' Eells Rates High SEdward Eells, son of Mr. and T'ry Alka-Seltzer for Headache, "Morning After" Aching Muscles, Acid Indigestion. Pleasant, prompt, effective. 30o and 60o. y A High Vitamin potency at low cost- ON -A-DAY Vitamin Tablets. A and D tablets, in the yellow box-B-Com- plex tablets in the grey box. y (N ERVINE For Sleeplessness, Irrita- bility, 'Headache, and Restlessness, when due to Nervdus Tension. Use only as directed. y Mrs. B. W. Ee'lls of this city, who is, attending Milligan College at Milligan, Tenn., as a student in U. S. Naval V-12 training, in a re- cent examination rated second highest in a group of approxi- mately 900 students. Star Goes To Another Serviceman Mrs. J. W. Duncan dropped in at The Star office yesterday to have this paper sent to her son, Sgt. Thomas Duncan, who is with a tank destroyer battalion in Louis.i- MORE STEAM NEEDED Mt. September 29. IN WAR BOND DRIVE A number of other special events are 'being planned! and the public (Continuedrom Page 1) is urged to co-operate to the "uL- (Continued From Page 1) t extent in all of them, purchas- has agreed to raise $5000. It is et extent i all of them, purchas- ,hoed by next week that complete ing bonds and stamps to the limit totals will be available for 'publica- of their ability. Ition, As a special inducement to the N 0 T I C E gambling instinct inherent in most! Turn right now to the Porl. the- of us,.the Paper Makers Local is aer advertisement and ?ee if raffling off a $1000 bond at $1 a your name is in it. If so, you can chance. Up 'to yesterday about 200 call at The Star office and get a of the 750 tickets had been sold free pass to the Port. ana at present. in two days, and if sales continue .- as briskly, a second 'bond will be Send The Star to your man in offered. Drawings will be held at the service-only $1 for a year. the Centennial buidling at 10 p IYOU CAN R DE Si OF UNtCLES I ,: J f'E-i P All you A& a Sdta ip SThe Jeeps Will Be On In Front of the Po SSATUfR DA"Y, S, S2:00 P. M. TO 7:00 A Al White and Colored Child SAs Well As the Grownaups, To BUY STAMPS AND ^ These Jeep Rides Are Being Spo PORT ST. JOE KIWA In Co-operation With the U. S. Seid Ave. , stoffice, I PT. PC. m ren of the City, ,Are Invited rnsored By the LNIS CLUB Coast Guard ^-**-.**^ *** THE STAR,'PO6RT ST. JGE, GULF COUNTY, FLORIDA PAGE TWO :' e D. C. Smith left last week for. S'.t Louis. o., for a ten days' visit . with friends and relatives. I WONE A 'S O | * A, m R SG This one's going to hurt! LVASION COMES HIGH-in blood and money. Part of the cost must be paid with human life. That means deep and lasting hurt for many and "many an American family. Part of the cost must be paid in cash ... this September. And that's going to hurt, too! The 3rd War Loan Is Here! To pay for invasion-to get the money to keep iour fighting machine going-you, and every man or woman in America, are asked to invest in at least one extra $100 Bond in September. $100 EXTRA, mind you-for everybody! No man or woman can hold back. No man or woman can point to his Payroll buying and say," They don't mean me!" No man or woman can say, "I'm already lending 10% or 12% or 20%-I'm doing enough!" Sure-it's going to' hurt. It's going to take more than spare cash this time-more than just money that might have gone for fun. It's going to take money we have tucked away. It's going to take part of the money we've been living on -money that might have meant extra shoes or clothes or food! Money that might have gone for anything that we can get along without. Sure-it'll be tough to dig up that extra money. But we've got to do it-and we will. We'll do it partly because of the look that would come over the faces of our fighting men if we should fail. We'll do it partly because the cheapest, easiest way out of this whole rotten business is for everybody to chip in all he can and help end it quick. We'll do it partly because there's no finer, safer investment in the world today than a U. S. War Bond. But mostly, we'll do it because America is right smack in the middle of the biggest, dead- liest, dirtiest war in history. And we're Americans. WORLD'S SAFEST INVESTMENTS Choose the security that fits your requirements United States War Savings Bonds-series"E": Gives you back $4 for every $ 3 when the bond mattires. Interest: 2.9% a year, compounded semiannually, if held to maturity. Denominations: $25, $50, $100, $500, $1,000. Redemption: Any time 60 days after issue date. Price: 75% of maturity value. N 2'/2% Treasury Bonds of 1964-1969: Readily marketable, acceptable as bank collateral, redeem- able at par and accrued interest for the purpose of satisfying Federal estate taxes. Dated September 15, 1943; due December 15, 1969. Denominations: $500, $1,000, $5,000, $10,000, $100,000 and $1,000,000. Price: Par and accrued interest. Other securities: Series C" Savings Notes; %% Certificates of Indebtedness; 2% Treasury Bonds of 1951-1953; United States Savings Bonds series "F"; United States Savings Bonds series "G." BACK THE ATTACK. . .WITH WAR BONDS This Advertisement Sponsored By the Following Patriotic Business Establishments of Port St. Joe: DANLEY FURNITURE COMPANY ST. JOE LUMBER & EXPORT CO. CREECH & BROOKS LAUNDRY AND CLEANERS ST. JOE FURNITURE. COMPANY SUNNY STATE SERVICE W. C. ROCHE. FLORIDA BANK AT PORT ST. JOE ST. JOE ICE COMPANY MAX KILBOURNE THE STAR "Your Home Town Newspaper" GULF HARDWARE & SUPPLY CO. ST. JOE MOTOR COMPANY Service F O R D Sales SCHNEIDER'S DEPT. STORE KENNEY MERCANTILE CO. ALEX YOUNG, Manager ST. JOE HARDWARE COMPANY "Your Local Feed and Seed Dealer" "" I THE STAR, PQ.RT ST. JOE, GULF COUNTY, FLOR16A PAGE THREE FRIDAY, SEP~TEM.BER 17, 1943 UT TOS-EL-. -F-C-O-NT.Y L F .17 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, Fla., under Act of March 3, 1879. SUBSCRIPTION INVARIABLY PAYABLE IN ADVANCE One Year....... $2.00 Six Months.......$1.00 Three Months ............ .65c -.-s Telephone 51 }>-- TO ADVERTISERS-In case of error or omissions in adver- tisements, the publishers do not hold themselves liable for damages further than amount received: for such advertisement. 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 OUR CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR We've been reading a lot lately of possible aspirants in the 1944 gubernatorial race, but so far we have not come across the name of even one who could possibly give Congress- man Lex Green a run for his money. The only one conceded a chance, to beat Lex was Fuller Warren, but since he is now in the employ of Uncle Sam, Lex -seems to have a clear field, there not having been mentioned yet a man who is politically big enough to beat him. However, in our opinion, we have such a man right here in Gulf county, if he can be persuaded to make the race. That man is Representative E. Clay Lewis, Jr. Mr. Lewis is gubernatorial timber of the finest sort. He has had many years' experi- ence in conducting the affairs of our state through his services as representative from Gulf county over a period of 12 years. Dur- ing the 1931 session of the legislature he served as speaker of the house and conducted the affairs of that body in a capable and fear- less manner. During the 1943 session of the legislature it. wag -Mr. Lewis who worked assiduously and with success to push through the pro- gram set up by Governor Holland. Had it not been for his acumen and perspicacity, the ad- ministration program would have been a com- plete failure. , We can think of no other man who is so well known and liked throughout the state as Mr. Lewis. His qualifications are of the finest, and we believe that were he to toss his hat into the gubernatorial ring he would find strong support all over the state, from far-flung Key West in the south to Jackson- ville ill the north and Pensacola in the west. How about it, Mr. Lewis? Are you willing to be drafted for election to the office of governor of Florida? CONSTITUTION DAY Prevailing world conditions and our par- ticipation in the present global war adds in- terest to America's observance of Constitu- tion Day today, September 17. The Constitution of the United States was signed September 17, 1787, by the delegates to the convention called to draft it. The dele- gates had met in May at Independence Hall, Philadelphia, and deliberated in secret ses- sions for four months preceding the signing of the document. George Washington was president of the convention and Benjamin Franklin, James MVadison, James Wilson, Alexander Hamilton, Gouverneur Morris and other distinguished men of the time were among the delegates. After its ratification by the required num- ber of states, the constitution was taken to New York, which was then the seat of the government. Later it was taken to Philadel- phia when that city became the capital, and finally ,to Washington when congress de- clared that city the permanent capital. In 1921 President Harding ordered the original: copy, which had been kept in the state de- partment, deposited in the congressional li- brary, where it now is. The anniversary has been observed more regularly in Philadelphia than in any other city, due perhaps to the fact that it was here that it was drafted. In 1914 the National Security League was founded to promote instruction in the matter of the constitution. Plans wvere made to teach the meaning of the constitution in the schools of the nation. In 1919 the league was active in forty states. Under its guidance the day was observed in twenty-two states and one hundred cities that year, In 1934 the league charged that the democratic president and congress were engaged in setting up disre- gard for the constitution. The observation in 1934 was devoted to criticizing the adminis- tration through speakers, defending the ad- ' ministration's recovery legislation, insisting that it Was constitutional. A national celebration of the one hundredth anniversary of the constitution was held in Philadelphia on September 15, 16 and 17, 1887. The day has never become as generally ob- served as have other important dates in the country's history, but now, with the fate of democracy at stake all over the world, con- siderably more interest is being taken in our constitution, and perhaps before this war is over, national recognition of Constitution Day will be put into effect. BATHING THE ALEUTIAN WAY Taking a bath, even in cold water, isn't very pleasant sometimes, but an army officer writing to a friend in Omaha, gives this de- scription of the conveniences of taking a bath in the Aleutian Islands: "The first thing you have to. do is to wait until the mess is over at night, so that you have a chance to steal two pails from the kitchen when you think no one is looking- then you fill them with what passes for water, .which is just ice that you breathe on until it gets unstiff enough to pour. You can't light a fire, because if you do, you would probably find yourself on the stinging end of a.Jap bomb. "Well, you take the two pails of ice water, throw a little dirt in them to 'act as a counter- irritant, strip, and stand with one foot ift each pail. Then you give yourself a good soaping (soap that's bear fat mixed with bacon drip- pings) until you are either fully lathered or frozen, whichever comes first. Then you rinse yourself gently by brushing away the crust of ice that has by this time formed on top of the water, dipping it out neatly with the cup from your mess kit and pouring it slowly over your gorgeous pink (from the cold) body, being careful to cover the entire surface so that all of you is frozen evenly. "The glory of it all is that you don't have to go to the trouble of drying yourself when you have finished. The reason is that your arms are now frozen solid and rigor mortis is setting in. Of course, that really needn't con- cern you, because there will' be a lot of men from the club who are always willing to carry you up to your nice damp, dirty tent and beat you back to- life with the blunt side of thefr bayonets. I always get a great deal of pleas- ure out of watching them beat a man back to life after a bath-just as sooh as he moves it's everybody for himself, and there is one hell of a race back to the pails to see who gets the water for his next morning's coffee." We felt sort of let-down the other (lay when, after a lengthy dissertation on what was going to happen in Italy, our audience of one pertly remarked "So what?" There just wasn't a satisfactory answer. Two years ago the wise guys were giving Russia three months to live. Now those same wise guys are giving Germany six months to live. !V0UP I-I-IP L ~OOD- PPESSuuE WQUWF M ZEVED, MQ. J ESSIID IF YOU BOUGHT A FEW NMOIE ''h' 'D STARDUST and MOONSHINE By THE OTHER FELLOW "Well, well, what's cooking? I loquaciously remarked to Editor Bill yesterday; as I ambled into the Star office and sat me down at the editor's, -venerable typewriter to peck out this column of subterfuge and persifilage. "Bonds are cooking that's what," Ye Ed came' back at me with a snap, "and you, you big yokel. I'll .bet haven't bought the first one- yet in this Third War Loan drive.'" "Right you are, editor," I came back snappily with, "but you see, I've been sorta waiting for the clearance sale at the end of the month. You know, 'Remnants and Soiled Good's at Give-Away Prices.' I've been trying to get a cut rate from Postmaster Hank Dr'ake and old man Barke over at the bank, but nothing doing, they're adamant when it comes to the price of bonds $18.75, $37.50, $75.00 anha $750.00 is what they're asking, anda Nothing off fop cash. "During the Pilot club's bond sale at the Port theater Saturday night I got Nell Connell off in a corner, chucked her under the chin, told! her how beautiful she was-and asked if there was any. chance of getting a $50 bond for $35. Results were nil. "I thought maybe, with the Ro- tary club and the Kiwanis club trying to best one another in the sale of bonds, the members might be running a black market on the side in bargain bonds, but again I met with no tangible results. "However, I've still got hopes- if Uncle Sam needs that fifteen, billion as bad as he says he does I don't see why he don't offer us bargain hunters 10 per cent off foi cash." '"Listen here, you son of a -, son of a-- Scotchman," Editor Bill burbled biliously, "how much 60 you want, anyway? Here the government's offering you $4 for every $3 you invest and you go around looking for 10 per cent off for cash on top of that. How db you get that way, anyhow?" "V"ell, to tell you the truth," 1 replied, "just between you and me and not for information of the gen- eral public, my mother was scared I by an insurance agent a couple of With the continually changing news on these' weeks before. I was born and later gasoline front, it's got so that a person doesn't my nurse dropped me. on my head. know whether to ride or walk to be patriotic. I If it hadn't been for those two things I miglit have been a bum, a baseball player or an editor in- Keep smiling-and buy War Bonds! stead of the brilliant being I am The Low Down from Willis Swamp Editor The Star-It kinda makes an ordinary duck like me scratch his' dome, this morning to night talk about where somebody has n great plan of makmn' this here country o'ver-overhaulin' it com- plete. You'd think that Jefferson and the others was a grand flop and didn't know beans about or- gAizmin' a 'country. Here we are, prodijcin' more: guns and, ammuni- tion dian thte rest of the world combined; but .they still say we gotta -let 'em.make us over. The Lanadi o' the Free has got carbon in its, valves, they say. The folks sponsorin' this over- haul, and who crave to make:our land into something' where every- body leans on the govt. versus on theirs-elves, didn't come up the hard way. None of the present fix- everything-pre-ttyi crew ever crost the icy Delaware in a rowboat' In the' dark. Washington figgered it out that each guy should profit In proportion to how much he cared to sweat. To make a short story shorter, it's like Confucius say. He say: "Sometimes engine need valve grind-sometimes just engineer." Yours with the low down, JO SERRA. today." "Bah!" said Ye Ed -and that seemed to end the conversation. But speaking of the bond drive, there seems to be considerable ri- valry between members of the' KI-. wanis club in selling enough bones to top the Rotary's pledged $2b,- 000. Welton Roche has been ac- cusing Doe Norton of stealing his prospective buyers, Glenn Boyles states that somebody has been cut- ting in on his staked claims (prob- ably Harry McKnight, he says), and, Gus Creech is howling to high heaven that Roche pussy-footed in and sold a big buyer that he be- :ieved no one knew about but him- self. Meanwhile Cecil Cos. tin and Doc Ward are quietly saw- ing wood and saying nothing as they work toward the Rotary's quota of $25,000. Personally, I'm going to buy me S500 worth of bonds at the final. big night September 29 at the Centennial building, but before I buy 'em, I'm going to shop around a bit and sell out to the bidder of- fering the most cokes-which will probably be the Rotarians. And, too. I'm going to invest a (Continued on page 6) T.HE Z-TAR,, PORT ST. JOE. GULF COUNTY, -FL40RIDA- PAGE FOUR FRIDAY, S'EPTE~MBER 17, 1943- 'FIASPEBR1,14 H TR OT T OGL ONY LRD AEFV Illi I Itl lllllllllllllll lllllllllllllllllllll flllll lllm tll lll RATION NOTES llllllllilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllillulllllll lllllllllll | Canned Fruits and Vegetables- Blue stamps R, S and T will expire September 20; U, V, andi W good Sugar-Stamp 14, gopd for five pounds, expires October 31; stamps 15 and 16 good for five pounds ir needed for canning, through Octo- ber 31. Shoes-Stamp 18 valid for onto pair through October 31. ,Gasoline-No. 8 coupons in new until October 20. basic ration books become valid! on Meats, Cheese, Fats and Canned September 22; good for 3 gallons. Fish-Red stamps X, Y and Z good" Stoves-Nation-wide rationing of until October 2. Brown stamps A heating and cooking stoves is now in Ration Book 3 became valid on effective. Purchase certificates can September 12. be secured from local ration board. THE LEAST WE CAN DO FOR HIM- _ /Or "/ aiutIiuIInitUiliIIuImIII IIIIII iiuii mi ninImHii itiIIIII < SOCIETY , CHURCHES -:- PERSONALS llllllllllllllllllllll l llitlllllllllllli lll illlillllll ltlllll l NORTHWEST COAST W. M. U. ASSOCIATION TO MEET The annual meeting of the' Nortlh- west Coast W. M. U. association will be held in Wewahitchka next Tuesday. September 21, opening at 10:45 a. m., central time. Thenmb of the conclave will be "The Morn- ing Light Is Breaking." The meeting will open with a hymn and prayer, followed by the devotional by, Rev. W. D. Burns ot Lynn Haven. This will be followed by a business session and a me- WEWAHITCHKA GIRLS SIGN UP WITH WAVES The Misses Peggy; B. Medford and Mickee Helen Champ of We- wahi'tchka have signed up with the WAVES, feminine branch of the U. S. Navy, The girls, representing a portion of those who volunteered from this area during August, will join 19 others in Marianna where a special Pullman car will carry them to New York next Tuesday night. Special arrangements for entertainment of the group has been made at Marianna. They will proceed .directly to the great Hunter College training cen- moral meditation by Mrs. J. B. ter where approximately 1000 girls Rogers of St. Andrew. per week are being started on Addresses we'll be made by a their naval careers. After,. five state W. M. U. worker and by Mrs. weeks at Hunter, many of the M. E. Brantley, missionary to Ni- girls will go to other college's for geria, West Africa. A special mu- the advanced technical training sical number will be rendered by whidh will fit them for replacing 'Mrs. G. A. Fellows of Panama a man on shore duty. City, after which the meeting will Most of the girls will be petty be dismissed for lunch, officers within a few months- and The afternoon session will open their pay will be well over the with a hymn, "The Light of the civilian equivalent of $40 weekly. World Is Jesus," followed wit-------- scripture and meditation by Rev. Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Hardy of J. C. Alexander of Panama City. Overstr'eet returned last Friday Group conferences will then be from a three weeks- vacation trip held, during which reports will be to North Carolina, where they vis- submitted, followed, by a playlet, ited with relatives of Mr. Hardy. "Committeed to Missions," to be presented by the Wewahitchka W. M. s. .'a .- Com in The all-day meet will bei con- cluded with the installation of or- ficers for the ensuing year. BAPTIST CIRCLE TO MEET THE Circle No. 3 of the Baptist W. AiEMt M. U., the Rebekah Circle, will A Martin Theatre p meet at 3 o'clock Monday; after- noon at the home of Mrs. I. "W. THEATRE OPENS SATURDA' Dodson on Eighth street. All CONTINUOUS PERFORMA members are urged, to be present. SATURDAY, SEPT. 18 BAPTIST CHURCH SERVICES R. F. Hailford, Pastor 2 BIG HITS 2 9:45 a. m.-Sunday School. -- Hit No. 1-- 11:00 a. m.-Morning worship Sermon topic: '"Fshers of Men." NON-STOP ACTION! 7:00 p. m-B. T. U. _'_O A TO ! 8:00 p. m. Evening worship / I Topic: "The Rome Over There." ,i EPISCOPAL CHURCH Red Cross Room Will Be Opened In Highland View Mrs. Lovie Coburn, in charge of -the local Red Cross surgical dress- ing room, announces that a similar room will be opened, Monday af- ternoon at -the home of Mrs.. J. A. Christmas at Highland View. Mrs. Christmas will act as cochairman and be. in charge of the room. Volunteers are urged to sign up for the making of these badly- needed dressings. They will begin work on the four-by-eight sponge dressings. Work hours will be from 9 to 12 a. min. and; 3 to 5 p. m. each day with the exception of Satur- day and Sunday. Reason for opening 'this second room is that the war department states that all October quotas of surgical dressings must be com- pleted by, the first of the year, which means ; 80,000,000 dressings monthly from the eastern area. Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Joner were called, to their home in Birm- ingham last week due to the serI- ous illness of Mr. Jones' father. Mr. and Mrs. Pat Patterson are spending a two-week vacation in Washington, D. C., visiting rela- tives. Advertising doesn't cost-it,PAYS! ATRE If Port St. Joe, Fla. YS SUNDAYS AT 1:00 P. MN. NCE DAILY AT 2:45 P. M. TUESDAY, SEPT. 21 Headline Road-Builders! Here's what YOU must do to Back the attack N" ow, as America goes all out for the INVASION your dollars must join the fight, too! For the very least you can do for your country- and for your loved ones doing the fighting -is to invest in MORE War Bonds in September. Think of Jim fighting with Eisen- hower ... or Bill with MacArthur in the Solomons or Bob up in Kiska. They've given their pledge to fight-and die if need be-for their country. They're ready to go all the way. And we at home must see them through alltheway, too! That means every individual in the country who earns a wage or draws an income or has-accumulated funds must invest in at least one EXTRA $100 War Bond if he can possibly do so. Those who can, must invest more. This in addi- tion to your regular War Bond sub- scription. Yes, the least you can do for your men in service is to do MORE in Sep- tember. MORE in the safest securi- ties in the world-U. S. Government War Bonds. But do it now-it's for the INVASION! 15 BILLION DOLLARS This Advertisement to the All-Out War Effort Contributed By THE STAR ,PHONE 51 PORT ST. JOE Services every Sunday evening at 7:30 o'clock. METHODIST CHURCH- Rev. 0. D. Langston. Pastoi 9:45 a. m.-Church school. 11:00 a. m.-Morning worship. 6:30--Youth Fellowship. 7: 30-Evening worship. The Woman's society meets Monday at 3 p. m. First Tuesday after first Sunday, official board meeting. Wednesday, 7:30 p. m., prayer and Bible study. Choir practice. Mr. and Mrs. Paul D. Farmei, Sgt. Paul J. Farmer, Mr. and Mrs. Ferrell Allen, Junie Allen and Miss Madeilne Soderberg spent Sunday in Apalachicola visiting Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Sharit and Mr. and Mrs, 0. C. Hoppe. Mrs. R. H. Brinson and daugh- ter, Martha Ann, returned last week after a there weeks' visit with relatives in Climax, Ga., St. Augustine and Hastings. In Climax they visited with Mrs. Brinson's mother; Mrs. Warner Wells in St. Augustine, and Mr. and Mrs. John Smith in Hastings. Miss Blanche LelHardy and Miss Janet Marks of Albany, Ga., spen'. last week here' as the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Thomas. Mrs. Patsy Lane returned front. Jacksonv'lle during the week-end where she visited with her mother for several days. -er I*- Chapter 8 of Serial "Overland Mail" - HIT NO. 2- Lieut. and Mrs. Arthur Bran- / dolph left last week for New York Flashes to visit relatives. The lieutenant i is a member of the crew of the 'Marines navy patrol boat stationed here. .--- ... WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 22 There's RHYTHM... MUSIC FUN..... ROMANCE... ... Behind the doors of S the Manhattan Canteen! Mrs ordon Thomas NEWS Mrs w H Weeks in the Making' "JASPER'S CHOO CHOO" ~---.. ---;-T------ T-, I 'FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER .17, 1943 THE STAR, PORT. ST. JOE, GULF COUNTY, FLORIDA PAGE FIVE ^*^J^ THE STAR, Port~ ST. JoE, GULF COUNTY, FLORIDA OVERSEAS SUBSCRIPTION MAY BE SENT AS A GIFT UP TO OCTOBER FIFTEEN It has been necessary for the publisher of The Star to ask for a letter of request from a soldier overseas when relatives or friends come in to subscribe for the pa- per for him. This is a ruling of the army to conserve valuable cargo space that otherwise might be taken up by thousands of unre- quested magazines and papers. Now, for 30 days-September 15 ,to October 15-this regulation has been lifted, and The Star paid' for by friends or relatives of men overseas may be sent as Christ- mas gifts. The, paper will be sent for a period of one year for $1, and The Star will send a notice stating that a paid subscription has been entered' for him as a Christmas gift. So, if you've been wanting to send The Star, "A Letter From Home," to your man in the serv- ice overseas. subscribe between now and October 15. Larson Up for Re-election State Treasurer J. Edwin Larson announced this week that he would be a candidate for re-election, sub- ject to next year's Democratic pri- . marines. His announcement is the second made by a cabinet member. Attorney General Tom Watson an- nounced for re-election several weeks ago. CLASMIFID ADS FOR SALE' TYPEWRITER FOR SALE See Mrs. George Lunsford at Hurl- but's garage apartment on. Eighth Street. 9-24* AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE FOR SALE-19'37 V-8 Ford; good tires; $325 cash. St. Joe Lum- ber Company. 7-23tr WANTED TO BUY WANTED TO BUY-Two or three open-face, gas heaters. See J. R. Chestnut at Griffin Market. .1* MISCELLANEOUS FISH BAIT Fresh, clean worms that are guaranteed to get the fish for you. See Eddlie Beverly in the ,Sheffield colored quarters. LEGAL ADVERTISING NOTICE On and after September 1, 1943, all garments left in our shop longer than 30 days will be sold for charges. Creech & Brooks Laun- dry and Cleaners. 8-20 4t NOTICE UNDER FICTITIOUS NAME LAW TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: Notice is hereby given that the undersigned, pursuant to the "Fic- titious Name Statute," House Bill No. 1175, Chapter No. 20953, Laws of Florida, 1941, will register with the Clerk of the Circuit Court, in and for Gulf County, Florida, upin receipt of proof of publication of this notice, the fictitious name, to- wit: ST. JOE BAR, under which I Youths Overpower Sheriff, Take Car Franklin County Jail Is Scene of Break; One Captured By Coastguardsmen Two 17-year-old youths held in the Apalachicola jail on larceny charges, Thursday afternoon of last week overpowered Sheriff Will Lovett of Franklin county, took his gun, locked him in his own jail and used his car to es- cape. Shortly afterward the sheriff's car was found abandoned beside the highway near 'Indian Pass and a search of the woods in that vi- cinity resulted in the capture or one of the youths by members of the Coast Guard beach patrol, wh, assisted in the hunt. The boy., found crouched be- neath heavy underbrush, held the sheriff's' gun on the Coastguards- men who discovered) him, but while he was held in conversation another member of the patrol came up behind himn and overpowered him. Search was continued for ths second escapee, with state high- way patrolmen and Bay county of- ficers called, in, but up to yestel- day he had not been apprehended. Urges That Barges Not Be Allowed To Pass In Canal In a letter to the board of county commissioners, J., L. Sharit urge that the board put out positive in- structions that no tow be allowed to pass another in the Gulf county canal in order that the waterway not become shoaled again as it dia recently. Shar.it contends that .the passing of tows washes down the banks of the canal, causing it to become shallow. "If tows are not allowedI to pass," Mr. Snarit writes Tne board, "we will have a good canal for many, many y.er.s, and it not, you mayi expect the same cond-i- tion's to develop as has maintained the greater part of this year." It is anticipated that he dredg- ing of he canal, -which is being widened to 100 feet at the bottom .and dredged to nine feet in depth, will be completed this week-end. WHAT OUR MEN IN SERVICE WANT AS CHRISTMAS GIFTS (Continued; From Page 1) extra leads; -subscriptions to home town newspapers and pocket-size magazines; small-size books; bill- fold:s; flashlights; compact writing portfolios rigid enough to be used as writing boards; identification bracelets; dog-tag chains; finger- nail scissors; small steel mirrors; fine tempered. rust-proof razor blades; pipes; handkechiefs; O.D. socks and extra underwear; and good linen playing cards and poker SNotice To SSubscribers Several of our subscribers allowed their subscriptions to lapse during the past month, and their names have had to be removed from our mailing list. They had been properly notified, and there was noth- ing more we could do about it since we are cutting off all delinquent subscribers In or- der that we can put, on new paid-in-advance subscribers and hold our mailing list at its present level, Naturally, we don't like to lose old subscribers, but in oo- der to give others a chance to become readers &f The Star, we must remove the names of those who fail to pay up after being notified. Those desiring to continue to get the paper should there- fore see that their subscrip- tions do not lapse, or they may find themselves unable to re-subscribe. We removed the names of eight delinquent subscribers the first of the month; six new names have been added to our lists, which leaves room for two new subscribers or old subscribers whose names have been removed. STARDUST and MOONSHINE (Continued from page 4) few sianoleons in tickets for that $1000 bond that will be drawn for that evening at 10 o'clock. Five dollars worth of tickets will give me a 150-to-1 chance of winning it. But it'll probably go to. somebody who had to be talked to for three hours before they loosened- their purse strings to dig out a dollaT for one tickLet. Plan To Raise War Fund Directors of the Florida War Fund, Inc., headAe1 by 'Governor Holland as. honorary president, met last wenlk and mapped preliminary plans for conducting a state cam- paign in behalf of the National War Fund. Florida is asked to raise $125,000,000 for the benefit of 17 agencies. , Imagination was given to man Io compensate him for what he is not; and a sense of humor was pro- vi-'Cid to console him for what he is. DR. J. C. COE --DENTIST - Office Hours: 9 to 12 -.1 to 5 Sunday By Appointment Costin Building Phone 88 ALL ODT REPORTS and APPLICATIONS Handled Promptly J. W. STICKNEY, JR. Defense Transportation Consultant 115% E. Park Ave., Tallahassee, Fla. KEEP THEM ON THE JOB! Comfortable, well repaired work shoes are an aid to foot health. At the first sign o? wear, have us repair! The LEADER SHOE SHOP ATTENTION You Can Still . BUILD REPAIR REROOF PAINT INSULATE Your Home Up to , ON EASY LOANS - See Us For Estimate -' We Do Millwork and Build Boats St. Joe Lumber Co. PHONE 69-J "THREE O'CLOCK . AND I HAVEN'T SLEPT A WINK"' WAKEFUL NIGHTS--how the time drags! MWinutes seem like hours, we worry over things done and left undone. After such a night, we get up in the morning more tired than when we went to bed. Nervous Tension causes many a wakeful night and wakeful nights are likely to cause Ner- vous Tension. Next time you feel Nervous and Keyed Up or begin to toss, tumble and worry after you get to bed -try DR. MILES NERVINE / (Liquid or Effervescent Tablets) DR. MILES NERVINE helps to ease Nervous Tension- to permit re- freshing sleep. When you are Keyed Up, Cranky, Fidgety, Wakeful, take Dr. Miles Nervine. Try it for Nervous Headache and Nervous Indigestion. Get Dr. Miles Nervine at your drug store. Effervescent Tablets, Large Package 75*, Small Package 350; Liquid, Large Bottle $1.00, Small Bottle 25, both equally effective as a sedative, both guaranteed to satisfy or your money back. Read directions and use only as directed. D R'.1 - -- -. ------ ROOM AND, BOARD BY THE $ 80 WEEK $8V00 Dining Room Open to the Public Club Breakfast, 6 to 9....265 Lunch, 12 to 2...........40c Dinner, 6 to 8 ...........40c MRS. M. 0. FREEMAN Corner Rekd Ave. and 3rd St. | Griffin Grocery Building am engaged in business, at Port chips. St. Joe Florida. That the party In addition to the articles wanted interested in said business enter- by Army men, the Navy a.so asks. prise is as follows: J: E. BOBIT. y en, the Navy also ask. Datedi at Port St. Joe, Gulf for foot powder, saddle soap, sun County, Florida, September 3, 1943. lotion, checkerboards, backgammon 9-3 10-8 games, and small fo'dring picture IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, GULF frames. COUNTY, FLORIDA. Members of the Women's Auxili- IN CHANCERY ary Corps serving overseas put Ella Rose Nichols, Plaintiff, swimming and laundry needs above YOUR vs. John W. Nichols, Defendant. all else, and warn well-wishers The State of Florida: that they, have no use for civilian PHYSICIAN- TO: John W. Nichols, whose resit- clothing or accessories. de ue,domicile and addressasJo There's your list and remember PRESCRIBES particularly as. known is Pvt. John There'seyour listandPr W. Nichols, 34784139, Company D, that whatever is sent, the per- 273rd Infantry. A. P. 0. No. 417, sonal tastes of the recipient and Camp Shelby, Mississippi. 'is particular theater of operation A generation ago the physician carried You are hereby ordered to ap- shol bec d. Sn lo a small assortment of drugs with him. pear on the 20th day of Septem- should be considered. Send love The modern physician prescribes drugs ber, 1943, before the above styled' rather than poor quality-gift ar- exactly suited to your case, and regis- court to the bill of complaint for tiles must be durable. They tered pharmacists compound them with divorce filpd against you in the should be compact and easy tc 'care and skill. We cooperate with your above entitled cause. physicianbymaintainingcompletestocks WTTNERS the Honorable Ira A. carry. To prevent disappointing of modern medicines and chemicals.t Hutchinson and E. C. Welchi. the serviceman, friends and rela- Judges of said Court and the seal Itives should be careful to avoid du- We use Merck Prescription Chemicals of t'nhi Court in the City of We- pui ,cation of gifts. a Pc wahitchka. Gulf County. Florida, LeHardyPharm cy this 21st day of August, 1943. And remember your mailing reg-ardy Pharmacy J. R. HUNTER, ulations, which were published in We Fill Any Doctor's Prescription (Court Seal) Clerkof Circuit Court, The Star last week. Phone 5 Port St. Joe Gulf County, Florida. n Phone 5 Port St. Joe F. CLAY LEWIS, JR. __ Attwrneq for Plaintiff. 8-27 9417 Send The S'tar to a friend. _ FULL SIZE 8 x 10 INCH WRITING TABLET FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN -WITH NAME IN GOLD- 5c EACH OFFICIAL STANDARD SCHOOL TABLET FULL SIZE 91"A INCH-f NO OTHER PURCHASE REQUIRED DANLEY FURITURE COMIPANIY PORT ST. JOE FLORIDA I ... . ~t~a~s~E~-;~PI~--~?9~e~B~ a gg PAGE SIX FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1943 |