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THE STAR The Home Newspaper of Northwest Florida's Future Industrial Center (The Star wants photos of Gulf county sera-,g in th', anned forces. Pictures, w should be in uniform, will be returned.) HNlllllllllRl!llllilll 1 l[ 111llllll lllllllll lllllllllll llll HOME ON FURLOUGH $/Sgt. W. M. "Billy" Wallac son of Mrs. Jimmie Wallace c Jackronville and the late Ro ert Wallace of this city, is hom on a furlough from the Sout Pacific area where he has bee serving for 14 months with th Marines. He and his mother ar visitors in Port St. Joe for se' eral days looking up friends. JIMMY MORTON WRITES FROM NATION'S CAPIT/ Washington, D. Dec., 9, 1943. Dear Editor Bill-Have. neglect ed. to write because I never .had whole lot to say., There is no u: trying, to .explain how much I a preciate getting The Star, for an one who has ever been away fro, home knows what it is like to gE a betterr from home," and the happens to everyone eventually. Enjoyed your December 3 issue very much, and I know all th other fellows dia too. Think th idea of giving a few addressed each week is swell. It will giv a lot of us a chance to renew o.l friendships and possibly a little chat in the near future. I appreciate your putting m address in your last issue. Woul like very much to hear from an of the fellows and will do my bes to answer them all. In closing, would like 'to sa thanks million keep up th good work. Merry Christmas an .a Happy New Year to you all' JAMES E. MORTON, S/1C. Home On Leave C. W. Williams,, who is in thi Navy, returned to New York Sun diay after spending a week's leave here with his wife, Mrs. Evelyi Strange Williams. and parents Mr. and Mrs.. Ivey, Williams o lenney's Mill. WRITE 'EM A LETTER FRANK LaGRANGE, HA/1c USNAB' Base Hos 3, US Navy 14( c/o Fleet Postoffice, San Francisco Corp. L. V. LEWIS 34057555 Hq. Co. APO 9 c/o Postmaster, New York, N. Y S/Sgt. LOUIS J. HERRING ASN 34056782 APO 634 347th Serv. Sqd. New York, N Sgt. WINSTON G. JONES 1400526 APO 939 735th Sig. A. W. Co., SEATTLE, WASH. Pfc. 'BUCK WALTERS M. A. G. 11 Navy 140 c/o Fleet Postoffice San Francisco, Calif. C. W. WILLIAMS, W. T. 2/C U.S.S. Attair, 5th Div. c/bo Fleet Postoffice, New York Y 63 VOLUME VII PORT ST. JOE, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1943 NUMBER 11 men which .-- -- ;1 Creech Runs Into NAZIS CAUGHT NAPPING No Action Taken by Gulf County Men ''' Board On Petition SIn Solomon Area F o r Redistricting Tells of Labor Put In By Japanese Must Have Majority of Qualified On Various Strongholds- ust Have Majority of Qualified In Islands '., ., .' -. "' Voters To Be Legal, Says In Islands Chairman Sea;bee Kenneth Creech, special ;' . Star correspondent in the Solomon .. A delegation from Port St. Joe Islands area, this week writes us ,made up of B. H. Dickens, W. C. a letter on rice paper taken from ; '" Forehand. Horace Soule, Mrs. B. a Jap barracks, as follows: I" ~aughtry, T. H. Stone and Mrs. SNovember 26, 1943. .. Madaeline Whitaker appeared be- Dear Editor. Bill-Helo Ed. I ore the board of 'county commis- --Dear Ed.ito'r. Bil.l-Hel Ed. I C sioners at Wewahitchka Tuesday have wanted to write you for some 4"' .- to p resent a petition for the call- time, butseems that I did not get. resent an petition for the cal- down to the real thing. I noticed in of an election to allow the in The Star where .ou had hinted .residents of the county, to vote 'on in The Star where you had. 1rinteda"oslo t "tecn GERMANY-U. S. Army Air Forces Photo-Apparently secure in a proposal to redistrict the county parts of several of my letters, so their 'belief that East Prussia was beyond the range of daylight ca provided in a special law passed *o don't know if I will have much bombers, German defenses were caught napping when Flying Fort- at the last session of the legisla- news of interest to write. dresses of .the Eighth Air Force- Bomber Command attacked the hugeon of the lsla- Have' been getting The Star and Focke-Wulf aircraft factory at Marienburg. In this photo smoke and ture. e, ave n ing e an flames rise from the plant, which was virtually destroyed, at the The petition as presented bore e, enjoy reading every word of it. height of the raid: 10 signatures, but it was pointed of Your column of the "Boys in the by Jesse Gaskn, chairman of b- Service" keeps me 'posted a to Return Still Jesse Stone Tells the .board, that the number was e their- whreaouts as I wouldn'tll Off Jesse St e Tells insufficient, since there were, ap- h know otherwise. Sure sorry to read Seal f proximate 900 ualifie voter kn about Willis Rowan-just hope he In Seal Sale Drive of the P-C Ships he county's registat 2900 i voters e is safe. I always thought he was o re .which would require in the neigh- v- a real upright young man and a Everyone Who Has Received TB Principal Activities of These Boats borhood of 1500 signers, since the credit to St. Joe. Stamps Urged To Turn In Is Escort and Convoy la' stated, specifically that a ma- You can see that I am using Contribution Duty jority of the qualified voters of the some Jap stationery that I picked county must sign such a petition p i a ----. county must sign such a petition AL up. in a Jap 'bivouac area a few Christmas Seal Sale returns are Jesse V. Stone, one of The Star's before it can, be recognized by the days ago. Will let you translate still lagging, Mrs. E. Clay Lewis regular Pacific Coast correspon- board and an election called. C. the writing at the top. This area Jr.. president of *the Gulf County dents, sends us an interesting ar- It was pointed out by members that I was in a few days ago ias Tuberculosis and Health associa- ticle. on PC boats, saying: "Today of the local delegation that a great cat- about four miles from the coast, tion, reported yesterday. Returns I found a copy of a paper put out number of the qualified electors of a back in the jungle on a hill, with this week were ve'y small and far by a section base at which we the county had, left or been taken se tall trees as cover. They used below the amount received at this were formerly stationed, pertain- into the armed forces, and that it p- small trees and limbs for. the time last year, she said, being buit ing to the type of ship-upon -which wa exce ly.doutfu that a. y- frames' of their .barra cks ad. co- a- small percentage of the goal of I am stationed. Thinking you and present there were even 1500 qual- Sered the tops and sitmoes with a- $500 set by the basdget committee readers of The Star might be in- ified voters in the cSunty. at nana leaves and bamboo S- they of the association as the actual terested in one of the articles, I Chairman Gaskin, who acted as at shed' water pretty good. Some amount needed to cary on next take the liberty of sending it to spokesman for the board, stated were 30 feet long. There was a year's work in Gulf county, you. I receive The Star in groups that such an election must be ie tunnel from one side of the hill to H. H. Saunders, county chair- and I am always glad when it ar- strictly legal, and to conform to de the other, about 200 feet long and man of the campaign, made, a rives. s Paul Johnson sad whe in a the law more names would hco ve to !e bomb-proof. I know it was some simple appeal to every man and nves. As Paul Johnson sald in a te law more names would live to le bon b-proof. I know it was some simple appeal to every mail and recent letter, 'It is good down to be secured on the petition. He es job to dig it, as they, had to go woman in the county who received the last word." is good down to ea ed that the board would very 'e through coral rock all the way and seals and have not yet sent in he article, fod'ows: much ike to act o the matter d I have had a little experience in their contributions. "We cannot do The artclunde foows: mu le te ci cumstance they le digging in this rock. That is not without you," he said. "The associ- "Hellships," that's the title be- but nd the ccumstance they the only cave or tunnel they dug action operates on a rigid budget, stowed, upon our P-C ships by the could do n W. C. othingoch from 1Y here, as I have been in several hence every forgotten sheet of Albina Shipbuilding Corporation, Commissioner W. C. Roche from Id others, seals means that something must the leading P-C yard in thee U. e Port St. Joe o strict was opinion y I. found a number of skeletons bele undon during the coming And, rightly a title it is too, to as expressed by Commiss ers st on the way to the tunnel 1 spoke year." under extremely adverse coni- as exp. Connelssel, by Commhitfield and about. Lots of Japs did not get Postmaster H. A. Drake' repol:ts tion, though the going was at JB. McDaniel, although from Y buried as they were killed in the that while much of the outgoing times almost unbearable, not a B. Mcaniel, although fromlinly e thick brush, and there was too mail bears Chiristmas Seals, he single P-C built by this company their attitude it couldGaskin wa seen that Chairman Gaskin was d much to be done otherwise. The and his clerks have noticed many has ever suffered a sinking from only ones I buried were pretty j letters and packages which carried enemy action. From present indications it be- close to my tent and got to smell- no "gift of good hvfalth," as he put The principal activities of these gins to look like the only way this ing rather bad. it, adding, "I'd like to see every vessels have .been confined to a section of the. county, which has The Japs left lots of stuff be- piece of mail we'll handle between court and convoy duty. A noble a majority of the qualified voters, e hind as they retreated, such as now and Christmas carry at least record has been established by can get equal representation on wool blankets, canned fish, iodine, two of those attractive little seals these units on the Atlantic coast, the board is to start a move to e atrobrine and quinine tablets, rice that do so much good in this com- for what once was the "graveyard have Port St. oe made the county n and ammunition. Lots of their munity." of ships" is now a virtual highway seat and have the courthouse es- abandoned rifles and machine- -- .)practically free of the menace of blished here guns had the bolts removed. We established here. fo guns had lots of morphine and opium POST-WAR PLANNING' I the underwater raider. __ _ found lots of morphineuac and opium COMMITTEE IS NAMED P-C's are 173 feet long and have NEW TYPE GAS in theirbivouac areas. a displacement or about 330 tons. I was on two other islands some I slee abu 3 t RATION COUPONS It's sleek lines have already be- time ago and saw some two-story B. W. Eells, chairman of the come familiar to those wherev, foxholes below the ground. The Gulf County Planning Board, an- submarine action is likely to os- Starting about March 1, 1944, 0 floors and top were covered with nounes that the following have cur, and whether the combat b- supplemental "B" and "C" gaso- coconut logs. The Japs had put in been appointed to act as executive against a submerged sub or one line coupons and "E" and "R" cou- lots of labor by hand to hold these I committee of the board, in addi- that lhas surfaced, the P-C is po- pons, for non-highway users, will islands. We found very few trucks I tion to the chairman and vice- tently equipped with armament toi be issued in strips rather than in and machinery here. chairman of the board: either type of action. book form, and the coupons will I have a Japbattle flag with the B. E. Kenney, J. L. Sharit, Dr. Al officers and men aboard be serially numbered, according to rising sun in the center that has J. R. Norton, C. G. Costin and 1have been trained in submarine the Jacksonville OPA office. several holes shot in it. I have Dave Gaskin. attack and. with the aid of super- The new coupon strips, made up 3 just sent Gus a Jap .25 calibre .1-- sensitive sound, gear, they are able in rolls similar to strips of theater rifle and( bayonet. The bayonet Louis Perritt Is Visitor to track down the most elusive tickets, are to ;be issued in a new has a bullet hole through it. I Louis Perritt of Fort Myers was "pig-boat." When a contact on a identification folder containing on took it from under a dead Jap, a visitor in town several days this sub is made, it is a set precedent the front all of the information, and from the looks of him and, the week, called here by the illness of that the contact must be followed I such as name of operator, make of bayonet, that machinegun fire had his mother. Louis says he's work- until the submarine is destroyed cair, etc., previously written on got him. When I turned the body ing a 40-acre farm and raising a or escaped. It is just such a high the cover of the old book. In ad- over his mouth was half open and bumper crop of oranges and vege- sense of duty that has made the edition local boards will mark on he had several gold) teeth. Would tables. crews of these vessels respected the folder ,the range of serial num- have got some but had nothing to throughout the world. While there hers on the ration coupons con- (Continued on page 2) Send The Star to a friend. (Continued on Page 4) tained in the folder. FORANCTORY LBUY S .TATES BONDS ANp STARPS PAGE TWO THE STAR, PORT ST. JOE, GULF COUNTY, FLORIDA FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1943 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 ............. 65o -4 Telephone 51 J3-- TO ADVERTISERS-In case of error or omissions in skdvei- tisements, the publishers do not hold themselves liable for damages further than amount received for such advertisements. The spoken word is given scant attention; the prntbed word is thoughtfully weighed. The spoken woid" barely asserts- the printed word thoroughly convinces. The s0lokeh w4dA is lost; the printed word remains. Owr Country 9f" Right at' Wromg NEW GIFT IDEAS It's the time of year when the principal thought in the minds of everybody is prep- aration for Christmas, gift shopping? and all. the myriad other things that allf housewives think they must do before December 25. And, as in every other year, most folks wait until about' a week before Christmas to be- gin complaining' about how much' they still have to do and how close it is to the day., This year late shoppers will be faced with a difficulty they have not been accustomed to in many years the usual lines of nifer- chandise are not available and it will not, be possible to giye the customary type of gifts. Manufacturers have been forced to make many substitutes. The quality is down and prices are up. But; there is one gift that is comparatively new on the market, whose quality is just as good as it ever was, and every purchase carries a discount. Many peo- ple are-finding out; that this new gift-War Bonds-makes a most satisfactory substitute for the things that can't be bought. Then if you want to give something, a little more personal- and heartwarming, add to the War Bond a cheerful greeting that will perfectly convey your sentiments. Aside from War Bonds and the many sub- stitute items that are available in Port St. Joe, if they are sought, many people will learn this Christmas that the gift alone is not what counts, but the feeling back of, it., A cheery personal letter, a telephone call, a greeting card, a visit will go a long way to- ward making most people happy. Ministers are finding fewer buttons in the collection plates-it is mostly nickels now, since you can't buy anything with a nickel. STARDUST and MOONSHINE By THE OTHER FELLOW (Reprinted by request from the "Stardust, and :Moonshine" column in The Star of December 17, 1937.) Have you noticed that handsome Christmas tree in the office win- dow of The Stair. building? . You have? Well, there's a tale connected with it that may cost me my job, but it's well worth the risk. 'Here 'tis: The, tree, an unusually perfect specimen of the genus pinus, was brought in from its primeval set- ting and erected on a suitable base. "And now," quoth Editor Bill, "I will show you the proper way to decorate a Christmas tree." I IHe moved a stepladder as near to the tree as the lower spreading branches would allow. He then climbed .to the top step, and, with glittering peak bauble in hand hoped to fasten the, same. on the very tip of. the evergreen. The ladder slipped on the concrete floor and Editor Bill, as safe as a baby in' a crib, was deposited in the 'branches of'thei'tree. He wass RIVERS OF OIL-FROM WHERE? Everyone has had -the fact impressed upon them that rivers of oil are needed to keep our fighting machine running. But beyond general estimates in millions of barrels, fig- ures are seldom published showing just how the oil is consumed. A heavy bomber uses 200 gallons of gaso- line an hour at cruising speed, a fighting plane 100 gallons. The tanks alone in one armored division burn 10,000 gallons in an advance of little more than 'oq miles, while thousands of.gallons are also consumed by trucks, self-propelled guns, armored cars and other wheeled units. A single destroyer on convoy duty burns something like 214,000 gallons of fuel oil on a single round trip to North Africa. Producing aand refining pe:..oleum, both' for ourselves and our allies, is '.ie responisibili'fy of theft Anierican oil industry. No other na- tion' is a well equipped to do the job as we are. That out petroleum ifidustry 'has been able to measure up to the' load imposed on ift, it directly traceable t6 the fact that it was developed' afnd& has.' $e b' maintained by, private individuals W'rkifigf iider the per- sistent'stimulant" of' competition.- Theid nation is ri'owbidifg told- repeatedly' by .various- pfl1ik' ahtfibrIfiie that tii'e oil. shortage' is going to: get far, far worse be- fore it gets better. These warnings at nrioth- ing new to oil men any more than they are of the public. Oil meni themselves warn that a serious shortage is impending and point out that the main' cause is an inadequate price' for crude oil. Gloomy announcements from Washington on oil and gas rationing are getting tiresome. What the public and the oil industry want to know is what plans, if any, are in -'the mak- ing to find and produce more oil. So far the regulators have been silent on this point. There's a lot of talk going around about a third party in 1944. Wonder if it will have ears like a jackass and 'a trunk like an ele- phant, or will it be some new and unheard of critter ? You can always get a pretty: good line on a man by the way he treats his dog. Herbert Hooveer can soon dig up his slo- gan, "A' car in every garage," what with gas- oline and tires getting scarcer every day. The old-fashioned girl used to be nearly all bustle. Now they're nearly all muscle, especi- ally those who work in the shipyards. a man completely Immersed in his work, as it were. "You will note," said the great tree decorator as he clambered from his resting place and thereby tipped the tree over,-"that I dlid not break the bauble!' He surveyed the scene.. "And you will also note that by placing the tree, on its' side, as I wisely concluded to do, I can now fasten the decoration with ease and safety." :The gadget, which was made. of thin glass, was properly fastened to the tip of the tree', which Editor Bill .then essayed to place in an upright position. There was a pop when the thing hit the ceil- ing, and the editor was showered with fine glass. "I have decided," said our hero, "that that decoration was not ap- propriate. I sihail secure another. Now if this tree were only on a revolving stand, which I shall have on the market next year, I could stand here and throw the tinsel at it as it turned, around." For a full hour Editor Bill walked around the tree, dropping strings of shining stuff here, and there, tying bells and globes to the branches and seeking to con- ceal the electric wires. Finally he stood off 20 feet, squinted and shook his head, kicked the cat, told the folks to keep still, and yet was unsatisfied. "I have it!" he shouted, and rushed to the work bench for his tool chest. He was gone some time, but finally there could be heard a noise: in the space, between the ceiling and, the' roof. The great tree decorator had bored a hole in the. ceiling and was pre- pared to shower tinsel down on the. tree below! CREECH RUNS INTO GULF COUNTY MEN IN SOLOMONS (Continued from page 1) pull them, with; wanted to send them to Dr. Coe. By the way, how is Doc getting along? Wonder. i some lucky girl has gotten him? I have seen about" all of the war that I want to seei and am ready to come back to St. Joe and try, to regain my shape. This hot weather sure takes away your stomach. It will cost, me a small fortune to get my waistline back to where it was when I left St. Joe. There are lat of pretty sights along the coast here, all kinds of coral rock formations in the wa- ter, and the ocean is real blue, but I still like Northwest Floridq best. I just had, a letter from a St Joe 'boy, Raymond Warren. He' was an ui:er' at Kerinney's, Mill. HO went into the Seabees a few mofiths before I did. His outfit is on the other end of. this island. Said he had run into Billy Hurl- but here, so will get down to see him in a few days and, will write some, of you folks about both of them. How about someone letting me know who writes' "Stardust and Moonshine'"? I enjoy reading it very much. I sure have missed my fishing. Haven't been able to wet their first hook since I left St. Joe and have been on more water than I ever knew was in the world. Wish I could tell you about the job that my outfit has don"' here, but will have to wait until I get back. It looks ilke a masterpiece to me. Editor Bill, I sure wish you could spend a few hours here. and see some of the. things that your War Bonds are doing. I see by The Stair that Gulf county put its share of the War Bond drivei over in a big way, and I felt extra proud of the Rotary club. Give my best regards to the Mrls. and say hello' to the St. Joe folks. A letter from hoine is al- ways appreciated, so write me the low-down on some of the boys. Hope this finds you in the best of health and be 'sure to keep The Star in circulation. KENNETH CREECH. "The currently made Jap ki- mono has no sleeves," reports a news agency. Well, the Japs no longer have anything to laugh up them about. Don't spend your pay In competition with your neigh- bors for scarce civilian goods. Save, America',and you will save America from black markets and runaway Inflation. Buy more Bonds every payday. How many 'bonds?' Figure SIt out yourself. The Low Down, from Willis Swamp Editor The Star-Henry and my- self, we been arguin' for years, that things would be more trau- quil if we could get away from de- bate on 3 terms, or 4 terms, or whatever term it is. Wranglin' over the menace, pro or con, of keepin' one person at the helm un- til, they outlive their usefulness, uses up "manpower- and woman- power. But Henry and, me, we don't happen to live in Ohio-we live down here in the Swamp wita the rest of the alligators and stakes. If you hang out in Ohio, you kin git in the papers. Looky at their governor there, he says 6 years is long enough for anybody-and he gits on page 1- arid everybody talks. Mebbe the King of Ethiopia wouldn't agree with the governor, but what is good in Ethiopia might not be so hot for the U. S. A. Also in Ohio, the King of the Gypsies died and the tribe there postponed selection' a new king 'till after the war- the president of the U.S. is gonna be their temporary king, they say. It's kinda hard to fathom just what is a "temporary king," but that's the way it was in the pa- pers. Henry and me, I guess we gotta move to Ohio if we expect to amount to anything or put over an idea. Yours with the low down, JO SERRA. The Star is lik6 a letter from home to your man 'in the service. Send it to him before he goes out- side the' U. S., otherwise he will have to make a request for it. Advertising donn't cost-It PAYS! S /. /. -. ' Otof the inky blackness, . Through utterd arkness hurled, , I Came the man-made "ell on Eaih,"' / ', To a cais-an peaceFul N...La. ''I . ..' The boys were quietly slepl ; 'i,' V \' ' In foxholes carefully dui. ' "'$.. Sentries head the arakeets, Il r * And the gttrj-ing lightning bug. \\, *' The river on its sewar course, ' Gave no sign of warning. : o It could not tell to the sleeping men \\ ;.' The peace would be scsttere 'elre morning \ . : The lonely sentry otood his watch ', And thought of the folks hack home. ' Solemnly vowed if ever he gct back, "'" Never more would he ruam. Into this qalet d p .eful scene, Crept Oeath under cover of night To rndely waken hose sleeping men And challenge ihen. all to fighl. :'.. Somewhere ahead a shot rang ot,. S.- Then the flash of a bursting lhei Ij' Followed by a rciounding er'sh, \ And the moans of those who IfeL. .. .' The Japs attacked with fearsome force; The air was rent with scrco.mc;' The Nips were taught another lessen By t h Devil Dog Marines. .. : An throuOh the night. the battle r'Q d; -. .. Thd dawn broke l-right and.. .feir- ..., ;.' To show brave men who founih's k d ... -*' ^ ,-T- preservq the things hel' da -.', Th saun'cia Its sbainrkg rays Upon'the bidod-eirhed scene e r - Beainf back th desperate , Thq battered remalns of the Zikfw meA- B f S Xkatlta4 thirW eertaUn defel,-L W ldlty ted'a few more roada s, - Thea heat a hatwy reit. e 6nt of the .La!. bcu.uness,// , .. ..-' Throgh' ir- darkfies hurled. Caome the mna-mnie "Hell on Farth," To aa at anped peaceful morld- Our buddles now rest in a In-tI-hg peace,__ Their Job onearth wcif done. They dil their very' lerd bet To sink the "1lsln Sun." /' Well all remember-sU tme goes on- How you f-ught like true --'n.e~.I And ewer e r constant prayers will be, God keep yi'... guarding Heaven's scenes! -.41 -l b I E 0:1 1 K F.- Hk- Ai& TY c RA FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1943. THE STAR, PORT ST. JOE, GULF COUNTY, FLORIDA PAGE TWO . FSGtzD ff Passenger traffic on the 10 trunk EASTERN STAR CHAPTER line railroads serving New York to- ELECTS OFFICERS FOR YEAR taled 221,000,000 persons in 1942. At the regular meeting of Gul Chapter, Order of Eastern Star S -- .. held Tuesday night in the Masoni R O 0 0 M A N D hall, officers for the ensuing yea were elected as follows: B O A R D Bessie G. Smith, worthy matron BY THE George Cooper, worthy patron WE E ZJ ola Maadox, associate matron WEEK Watson Smith, associate patron; r R Lovie R. Coburn, secretary; Es D inning IRO m tel:e Griffin, treasurer; Pauline Open to the Public Club Breakfast, 6 to 9....2650 Lunch, 12 to 2...........40c Dinner, 6 to 8 ...........40c ^ MRS. M. 0. FREMAN , Corner Rei Ave. and ard St. * Griffin Grocery Buillding . .. .-; : Smith, conductress; Alma Parker associate conductress. Appointive officers were uiamedc by the new worthy matron as fol lows: Mable Christmas, chaplain; WlTma Cooper, marshal; Myrtie, Coody, organist; Onnie. Loi Greer, warder; Byrd Parker, sen tinel; Esther Temple, Adah; Mrs Richard Spillers, Esther; Flora Connell, Ruth; Claudia Sewell Martha; Lillian Slaughter, E:ecta METHODIST CHURCH Rev. 0. D. Langston. Pastor, 9:45 a. .--Cbhich school 11:m00 a. m.--Morning worship. 6:30 p. m.-Youth Pelo shlp. 7:30 p.m.-Evening worship. Woman's Society meets Mon- days at 3:00 p; m. Official board meets fourth Tuesday evening of each month. Workers' Council of the church- school meets second Tuesday evening of each month. Prayer meeting, Bible study and choir practice Wednesday, 7:30. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT 'Mr. and" Mrs. J. D. Brake an- nounce the birth of a daughter, Monday, December 13, at the Port St. Joe municipal hospital. Telephone 156 SUNDAY, DEC. 19, 1943 S9:45-Sunday School for all. 11:00-Morning Worship. Sermon topic, "CHRISTMAS PARADOXES." 7:00-Baptist Training Union. 8:00-Evening Worship. Sermon topic, "A PILGRIM- AGE TO BETHLEHEM." '" *-- -v.. ..........--.............--- -I Holiday Specials! FOR HOLIDAY BEAUTY . You can afford to appear your loveliest at all times, at these special prices. Come in today. SPECIAL $7.50 Creme Oil Permanent Wave $6.5 0 With each SHAMPOO and SET and EYEBROW and LASH DYE we will give a FREE ARCH With each HAIR DYE we will give a Free Manicure PPINCESS BEAUTY PR I N SHOPPE ALL SENIOR O1"ERARS Port St. Joe, Fla. if c r METHODIST WOMEN ENJOY POSTOFFICE OPEN SATURDAY CHRISTMAS PARTY Postmaster H. A. Drake states Members of the Woman's So- that the postoffice will remain city for Christian Service of the !open tomorrow afternoon to care Methodist Church gathered at the for the holiday rush. home of Mrs. J. T. McNeill at 4 ----1.i o"clock Tuesday afternoon for the Visitors From Quincy annual Christmas party. Thirty Mrs. T. C. Ard and Miss members were present. A contri- Eieen Arnold of Quincy were the Dution was made at this time, fo the Methodist orphanage at Selma Ala., and each member brought e handkerchief to be given to coast , guardsmen at Christmas. The following program, whicl d was in charge of Mrs. Glean - Boyles, was presented: Song b: ; group. Musical reading, Virginiz e Swatts. Reading, "The Chris Story," Mrs. 0. D. Langston. Grour - singing of carols led by Mrs. J. L Temple. "Tale of Christ," Mrs. J a T. McNeill. Song, "Silent Night,' Barbara Sue Boyle's. Following the program a number of interesting games were played, with Mrs Ralph Swatts directing. At. this time life, membbershi]p certificates were presented' to Mrs E. A.k Holidaiy and. Mrs. G. A. Pat ton, and books of War Stamps we're given to Mrs. Edwin Ramse3 and Mrs. Franklin Jones as stort presents. The. Christmas tree was decor ated with redd, candy sticks, whicd were presented, to .the members following which delicious refresh, ments were served byi Mrs. Me Neil. BIRTHDAY, PARTY HONORS MARY AGNES CULPEPPER Little Mary Agnes. Culpepper ob served, her fifth birthday Wednes. day, December 8, from 4 to 6 p. m with a party at her home. on Seventh street. Games and re. freshments were enjoyed by all and the hostess .was. the recipient of many lovely gifts from her little friends. )Present at this delightful occa- sion were Sonja Ann and Marguer- -ite Lois Blount, John and Ann Miller, Alex Gailliard, Linda Gale Pyle,, .Tommy; and Jimmy Wil- liams', Joyce and Sandra Farnell, Patsy Daniels, Jerome Strickland, Sandira Crawford, Bobby Porter, Patricia Godwin, Frances McGill, Joyce Waller and Baribara Jean Carter. .Mrs. Culpepper w assisted in entertaining the small folks by Mrs. Woodrow W. Carter. Cake, punch andi tiny open-face sandwiches were served the little guests. SURPRISE BIRTHDAY PARTY HONORS TWO Mrs. Jesse Smith, Mrs. Louis J. Herring and, Mrs. Howards Taun- ton were hostesses at a surprise birthday party Saturday evening at the home of Mrs. Smith honor- ing Miss Melba Nedley and Miss Emily Ogilvie. Gifts were presented to the hon- orees in Christmas stockings, fol- lowing which a buffet supper was served to Mrs. Fredi McLain, Miss Emeline Belin, Mrs. Mary Stew- art, Mrs. Joel Carr, Miss Marguer- ite Williams, Pfc. Carlyle Mat- thews and the. honor guests. EPISCOPAL CHURCH Services every Sunday evening at 7:30 o'clock. S lllliHnlfllIlllilliI M llllllllllllllllll!1lllllllillllllliIII RATION NOTES Processed Foods-Green stamps A, B, C (Book 4) expire December 20. Green stamps D, E. F. (Book 4) expire January 20. Meats and Fats-Brown stamps L, M, N (Book 3) expire January 1. Sugar-Sitamp No. 29 (Book 4) good for 5 lbs. until January 15. Shoes-Airplane stamp 1 in Ra- tion Book 3 became valid Novem- ber 1. Stamp 18 in Book 1 valid indefinitely. Regardless, of bathing beauty contests, -the best figures have dollar signs before them. r guests Sunday of Mrs. Jesse Smith , and Mrs. Howard Taunton. a ---- t- Mother III Mrs. Lovie Coburn was called, to h Greensboro this week by the ill- n ness of her mother, Mrs. Ellen y Rowan. a . t The Star is like a letter from P home to your man in the service. r" Send it to him for only $1 a year. vT* 1Coming to the / pORT,., COi,'m: E T : A Martin Theatre Port St. JoA FM. THEATRE OPENS SATURD CONTINUOUS PERFORM, 2 BIG HITS S--it No.-- SATURDAY, DEC. 18 Chapter 6 of Serial "THE BATMAN" - HIT NO. 2 - -I SUNDAY MONDAY December 19 20 BOB HOPE and BETTY HU ITON S in lET'S FACE IT' NEWS EVENTS "ANIMAL FAMILIES" TUESDAY, DEC. 21 RIP-ROARING ACTION! Chapter 15 of Serial "SECRET CODE" S EVER Y BYsOY WELCOME FIRST BAPTIST CHUI RCH "HOLDING FORTH THE WORD OF LIFE" R. F. HALLFORD, Pastor AYS SUNDAY AT 1:00 P. M. ANCE DAILY AT 2:48 P. M. THURSDAY, DEC. 23 "ADlVENTURES INB IRAQ" NEWS FLASHES "NEW ERA IN INDIA" FRIDAY ONLY, DEC. 24 SIX-.UN ACTION! - FEATURE NO. 2- Holmes Solves the Secretf ofthe Word-Puzzle Rhyme ". Basil RATHBONE Nigel BRUCE Hillary BROOKE Phone 55 for Apporintmeint --- PORT INN DINING ROOM for Good Food MEALS FROM 65c to $1.25 Breakfast 6:30 to 8:30 Luncheon 12:00 to 2:00 Dinner 6:30 to 8:30 -,,.--T--I------~~- ~;;;; -------I----; Y---;V;-~~r~ --~------~~~-~~~---~~ ~-~~----- ~L1--~- ~.L-I~- ~B~ii~P s~ -q ~p I I FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17- 1943 THE STAR, PORT ST. JOE, GULF COUNTY, F.LORIDA AGE TDHRE h PAGEFOU TH STR, ~O~l ST JtE, ULFCOUTYFLOIDA RIDY, ECEBERIV,194 BOXING EXHIBITION R. L. Kelley at 135 pounds will meet J. L. Mims at 145 pounds in a five-round boxing match to be held at the bandstand in the park at 9:30 o'clock Sunday evening. We don't know what the boys are up to, but they promise a "fight to the finish," and invite the pub- lic to be, on hand. LEGAL ADVERTISING NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the City Tax Assessment Roe' for tne City of Port St. Joe, Florida, for the year 1943 will be submitted to the Equalizing Board for approval on the 21st day of December, 1943, at the City Hail at 8:00 o'clock 1. .M. All persons desiring to have corrections made in such rot., whether in the listing, valuation of property or otherwise,, are re- quested to file with the, under- signed on or before the 20th day of December, 1943, their petition set- ting forth their objections to such assessment and the corrections which they desire to have made. . Witness my hand and the offi- cial' seal of'the City of Port St. Joe, Florida, this 8th day of De- cember, 1943. M. P. TOMLINSO'?, (Seal) City Auditor and Clerk, as 2t ex-officio Tax Assessor. NOTICE .FOR DIVORCE In the Circuit Court, Gulf County, Florida. IN CHANCERY. David Lee Smith; Plaintiff, vs. Otto Bell Smith. Defendant. TTTE- STATE OF FLORIDA: TO Cr.,) B .Il 'Smith, whose residence, domicile and' address as particu- larly as known is Flomaton, Ala- bam'a. You-are: hereby ordered to ap- pear on the 28th ,diay of Decem- ber, 1943, before the above styled court to the bill of complaint for divorce filed against you in the above entitled cause. Witness my hand and official seal in the' City of Wewahitchka, Gulf County, Florida, this' 27th day of November, 194-3. (Court Seal) J. R. IHUNTER, Clerk of Circuit Court, Gulf County, Florida. E. CLAY LEWIS, Jr., Attorney for Plaintiff. 12-3 24 S- BJOE lBH Tl Joe has 7 brood sows. He works long and hard as does his whole family. But because he is a typical 1U. S. hog farmer ... his sous will farrou- litters of 8 to 9 pis. 3.5 out ofe er r' 10 pigs will die before u'aning time he isn't getting 1nmaxinium pork production from biv corn. This isn't bad ... but Joe's brood sows CAN PRODUCE MORE 1 -' ,: 'PORK. Better care of sows and .h .e'eJ_^. pigs. an adequate sanitation pro- gram, the best use of feed can make it possible to...jarrou'big Sli/tt ers of 10 1j I u I A, tbrijfty pigs Stwean an al rage of 8 pigs in- stead of 6 get more pork from every bushel of corn. S would that be good? On Joe Barton's farm alone that would mean 7,000 ADDITIONAL POUNDS OF PORK or ENOUGH S EXTRA PORK TO FEED 20 FIGHTING MEN ONE YEAR. We S have suggestions to help the Joe S, Bartons of this community pro- r duce more Foodfor Victory. See us. MEET THE MAJOR RECEIVE CARTOON CARD FROM ITALY A Christmas card from Pfc. Billie A. Bowen, who is with the Fifth Army in Italy, was received this week by Mr. andl Mrs. J. A. Christmas. . iThe card was drawn on V-mail stationery and depicted a gun of the 132nd Field Artillery with a soldier (supposedly Bowen) writ- ing "Merry Christmas" on the bar- rel. At the bottom was printed, "How is the old man? Love to all thc family... Billy." CLASSIFIED ADS WANTED TO BUY WANTED-Used piano in good condition for Intermediate De- partment of Baptist Church. Call Mrs. J. 0. Baggett, phone 19, Port St. Joe. 12-3tf FOR RENT FOR RENT-After Jai. 1, 'a six- room house, suitable for 2 small families, 6 miles north of Wewa;- hitchka on the Dead Lakes. Three- .quarters mile, off paved highway on county road. For particulars see or write C. F. Hanlon, Wewa- hitchka, immediately. 12-17 PERSONAL PERMANENT WAVE, 59c! Do your own Permanent with Charm-Kurl Kit, Complete equipment, Includ- ing 40 curlers and shampoo. Easy to do, absolutely harmless. Praised by thousands including June Lang, glamorous movie star. Money re- fundled if not satisfied. Weeks Dry Goods Store, Highland View. 2-18 MISCELLANEOUS PASSENGERS WANTED Have room for 15 to 20 swing shift workers at the Wainwright Ship- yard; 75c per day round' trip. See E. J. Rich,,. White City or' E. E. Rich, 'Port St. Joe. 1-7* FISH BAIT Fresh, clean worms that are guaranteed to get the fish for you. See Eddie Beverly in the Sheffield colored quarters. Be a Cons V11WU You ma At the STORE with the CHECKERBOARD SIGN pURINA ST. JOE HARDWARE COMPANY 5 Your Local Feed and Seed Dealer Port St. Joe, Fla IMWWW-WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW".."-. I R~i the early days buckets had to be I hoisted to the crow's nest-AND I THEY LOVE IT!) If you must disagree with a friend, don't get mad about it. Send The Star to your man in' the service-only $1 for a year. i~~ I '' -I, ,' . I -.-' I, DAYTONA BEACH, FLA.- Offi- cial U. S. Army Signal Corps Pho.- tograph M a j o r Elizabeth C. Strayhorn, of Nashville, Tenn., 'the first WAC Major to' be stationed in Florida, is the Assistant Com- mandant at the Second WAC Training Center here. Her last as- signment was at WAC -Headquar- ters, Washington, D. C., as Special Assistant to Colonel Oveta Culp Hobby, Director of the Women's Army Corps. JEFFERSON STANDARD ANNOUNCES $500,000 LIFE INSURANCE IN FORCE Thirty-six years of steady growth and progress have resulted in the Jefferson Standard Life Insurance company passing on December 10 the significant milestone of $500,- 000 life insurance in force, accord- ing to Frank Hannon, local repre- sentative of the. company. With a gain of $30,000,000 insurance in force since January 1 the company has reached its 1943 objective ahead of schedule. Hannon states -that this is just one 'of the many outstanding achievements made, by the com- pany since the organization in 1907 when it started with a capi- tal of $250,000. Today the capital is $4,000,000 plus $6,000,000 sur- plus and reserve, making $10,000,- 000 available for the protection of policyholders. Assets have grown to $125,000,000 andl have more than doubled in the past 10 year's. JESSE STONE TELLS OF THE P-C SHIPS (Continued from Page 1) is considerable monotony in the work as days and, weeks go by with nary a contact made, these sub-chaser men live for the good contacts and the day when their depth charges will either destroy their prey beneath the waves o0. force them to the surface so thai the gun crews can go to work. . iTh'ese ships are also a "floating schoolroom" f o r inexperienced bluejackets, perhaps due to the fact that the majority of the men aboard are thoroughly trained in tactics andi are thus in a position to- pass on their knowledge to ad- vantage. (This is off the record- but many men seem to think they deserve submarine pay, 'cause in a heavy sea the constant roll of their ship keeps .them practically submerged most of the time. In LeHaidy Pharmacy We Fill Any Doctor's Prescription Phone: 5 Port St. Joe y/'sf/T/f'syvC wO r Save Fuel Oil, Critical iferials and Manpower WHEN YOU SAVE ELECTRI!iTY )rida Power Corporation In the Service of Cus- tomer, Community and Country. This is a family war. Put yourWarBondbuyingthrough the payroll savings plan on a family plan, which means fig- ure it out yourself. KEEP THEM ON THE JOB! Comfortable, well repaired work shoes are an aid to foot health. At the first sign of wear, have us repair! The LEADER SHOE SHOP Curtail spending. ' Put your savings into war bonds every i'" i1 payday. - DR. J.. COE -- DENTIST - Office Hours: 9 to 12 1 to 5 s:x:1days Ey Appointment Costin Bu 'lint Phone 88 GIFTS for all members of the family. TOYS! * TOYS!. Kenney Mercantile Company Groceries Meats Dry Goods Fresh Fish Oysters Shrimp Our Fish Market Is Open from 9 to 11 a. m. Every Sunday for Your Convenience PHONE 136 PORT ST. JOE, FLA. erv2tion* TOYS! ALL SET for a good full day's work when a nagging head-' ache sneaks.up on you; You suffer and so does your work. Ready for an evening. of relax- ation and enjoyment-a pesky headache interferes.with your fun, rest, enjoyment or relaxation. DR. MILES Anti-Pain Pills usually relieve not only Head- ache, but Simple Neuralgia, Mus- cular Pains and Functional Monthly Pains. Do you use Dr. Miles Anti-Pain Pills? If not why not? You can get' Dr. Miles Anti-Pain Pills at your drug store in the regular package for only a penny apiece and in the economy package even cheaper. Why not get a package today? Your druggist has them. Read directions and use only as directed. Your money back if you are: not satisfied. .^--.--^~-r ---~r~~~p~-~C~n~~nli~~mm-~~l iv FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1T, 19433 THE STAR, PoOl' ST. JO~E, GULF COUNTY, FLORIDA PAGE FOUR |