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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: December 31, 1943
Frequency: weekly
regular
 Subjects
Subjects / Keywords: Newspapers -- Port Saint Joe (Fla.)   ( lcsh )
Newspapers -- Gulf County (Fla.)   ( lcsh )
Genre: newspaper   ( marcgt )
newspaper   ( sobekcm )
Spatial Coverage: United States -- Florida -- Gulf -- Port Saint Joe
Coordinates: 29.814722 x -85.297222 ( Place of Publication )
 Notes
Additional Physical Form: Also available on microfilm from the University of Florida.
Dates or Sequential Designation: Began in 1937.
General Note: Editor: Wesley R. Ramsey, <1970>.
General Note: Publisher: The Star Pub. Co., <1970>.
General Note: Description based on: Vol. 2, no. 7 (Dec. 2, 1938).
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WITH THE

(The Star wants photos of Gulf county men
serving in the armed forces. Pictures, which
should bI in uniform, will be returned.)


IN ENGLAND


S/'Sgt. Louis J. Herring, husband
of Mrs. Iva Mae Herring of this
city, who enlfftied in" the Army
Air Corps as a mechanic in Sep-
tember, 1941, and is now sta-
tioned somewhere in England.

WRITE 'EM A LETTER


W. M. KIRBY, PhM3o
U. S. S. San Juan, 'H' Div.
c/o Fleet Postoffioe, San Francisc
JESSE V. STONE, SoM/2c
U. S. S. P.. C. 582
c/o Postmaster, San Francisco
Lieut. G. G. TAPPER 0-796451
321st Bomb. Group, 446 Bom. Sqi
APO 520
c/o Postmaster, New York, N. S
Sgt. A. L. WILLIAMS,. 3420890
APO 668 149th 0.' M. V. A. Cc
c/o Postmaster, New York, N. Y
JEFFERSON MORiRISON
S. S. Wm. Kent
c/o Postmaster, New York, N. Y
Pvt. LEO KENNEDY 3424880
APO 913 3437 Ord. M.M. Co.
c/o Postmaster, San Francisco

JESSE STONE SEES MANY
MORE MONTHS OF WAF
In a recent letter to his parents
Jesse Stone, who is on a PC boa'
in: Alaskan waters, writes: "As ii
looks to me, there 'are going to
have to be 'some all-out offensives
and we have not had any yet. We
are just getting off the defensive
and, beginning to be offensive. No
I see many, many more: months ol
war ahead. Not that I Want to, be-
cause I am past the stage of being
*reddy to go home. I want to see
the end. just as bad;: as anyone, yet
I'm not expecting an early victory.
Wei have lots of work to do out
here and lots of bonds to buy at
home before this. is' over."

'Awarded Good Conduct Medal
.Pic. Alpheus D. Jerndgan Jr., of
the, Army Service 'Forces, sta-
tioned at Camp Rucker, A'a., has
been awarded the good conduct
mental. Pfec. Jernigan is a former
employee of the St. Joe Paper Co.

DON'T FORGET THE
PILOT CLUB DANCE

'Let's all go out to. the New Year
"d ace at the Centennial Auditor-
iifm~i tomorrow night which is. be-
ing. sponsored by the Pilot club
to raise funds, for the Army Emer-'
gency Relief Fund.
It promises to be one of the gala
affairs of the new, year and good
music is assured from the well-
known Tyndall Field orchestra. .
tickets s for civitlans are $1.56
(it don't pay nowadays to be a
civilian) and $1 for servicemen.
Reserved, tables may be secured
by .phonihg 1'30 and asking for
Mary Catherine Milleg.
...:: .-.. : .'. k :' -, : :


d.


THE ST A RVI Y


The Home Newspaper of Northwest Florida's Future Industrial Center

VOLUM- VII PORT ST. JOE, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1943 NUMBER 13S
VOLUME VII PORT" ST. JOE, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1943 NUMBER 13-


January To Be

Venereal Disease

Control Month

Governor's Proclamation Opens
Drive Against Two of Man's
Most Treacherous Diseases


With Governor Spessard L. Hol- I
land's, proclamation this week that
January be observed as "Venereal
Disease Control Month," Florida
becomes the first state, in the na-
tion to launch a daring state-wfde
drive against the twoo most treach-
erous diseases known to man.
The educational-control campaign
against syphilis and gonorrhea is
sponsored- by the state board of
health in co-operation with the U.
S.,m Public Health Service, the
armed forces and the state civilian
defense council, it will be" directed
by Dr. R. F. Sondag, director of
the state board's venereal disease
control division.
'With Florida's venereal disease
rate the highest in the country,
every. possible channel will be util-
ized in distributing information
about the cause', prevention and.
cure of the diseases, .
The campaign is a result of re-
quests by the Army and Navy for
civilian co-operation in their fight
to. control the. disease among serv-
ice men. Both syphilis and gon-
orrh.ea are diseases which flourish
with wartime conditions and medi-
cal authorities declare them to be
Public Health Enemy Number One
on both the f;chtin ai4 home
(Continued on Page 4)


With the Himun on the way out,
tliere is unusual cause for re.
joining this New Year's of
1944. So, let us make merry
in thle fullest sense of the
word.

We wish you a Happy New
Year, and look forward to
greater service to all of you
in 1944.,





THE STAR


"Your Home Town Newspaper"


-
Bay CountianS In Work Starts On
Negroes Slug and

4 Rob J. 0. Bowman Race For Senate 75 New Homes
Three Already Qualified for Seat Will Be Built In Area Betweer
Two Quickly Rounded Up By Lo- In Legislature to Represent 6th and 16th Streets and Mon.
cal Police Officers and Incar- Twenty-fifth District ument Ave. and Palm Blvd.
R cerated In County Jail
- --- This being Bay county's turn to The Albritton & Williams Con-
San Owens and R. J.-Richerson, elect a state senator to the legis- struction Co. of Quincy, which has
colored, the former an employee of nature from the 25th district un.er the contract for construction of 75
the Quality Grocery andi the. lat- the "gentlemen's agreement" be- new residences in Port St. Joe un-
ter andi employee of the Danley teen "Bay, Calhoun, Washington der a recent FHA allocation, Mon-
Furniture company, are at present and. Gulf counties which, comprise day began construction of an of-
guests in the county jail awaiting the district, much talk is being fice building and. material store-
the next session of. court as a re- heard in the neighboring county house preparatory to laying foun-
sult of their holdup of J. 0. Bow- as, to who will be the next senator. nations for the first unit of these
man. of Marianna about midnight i Three already have qualified,, be- greatly needed dwellings. It is
Christmas Eve.. ing 0. E. Hobibs, V. E. Knowles their hope to start actual co.nstruc-
Mr. Bowman, a former resident and Carl R. Gray, the latter quali- tion w6rk next week and to have
of Port St. Joe, had come here to tying from a Seabee camp at the project completed within six
do some carpenter work on the Williamsiburg, Va. months.
Boydi cottages at Beacon Hill. His J. Frank Adams of Blountatown The new homes will be scattered
car had broken down and he had represented this district in the last throughout that section of the city
taken it to A'rhett Johnson's gar- two sessions of the legislature, between Monument avenue and
age in the colored quarters for re- Palm boulevard and Sfxth and Six-
pairs. After getting it from the NEW RESTAURANT IS teenth streets.
garage late in the evening it died OPEN- FOR BUSINESS ---
on him near the Port Inn andi he The Top Hat, a modern and up- JANUARY LOOKS 'LIKE
went back to the garage to get a to-date restaurant, opened for -busi- A GOOD MONTH FOR
car to push -his vehicle to get it ness yesterdayy morning on the NEW SUBSCRIBERS
started lo, o mori on the NEW SUBSCRIBERS
'.started. .. lower floor of the Costin building
When he got to the garage,. Ion Monument avenue in tha loca-
Richerson volunteered to use hi tion .formey.,y occupied ly the From preent indications The
car to help Bowman, stating that. Splendid Cafe. Owner of The Top Star will be able to accommodate
lit was just around the corner from at is Ben ivers ; and he prom- approximately 40 new subscribers
Damon Peters' store. Bowman and ises the public the best of .ood during the month of January.
the negro started down the black prepared, and served under clean During December "notices of ex-
street and hadgone but a short an sanitary conditions. piration were' mailed to 117 sub-
,distance when Oweis dashed out .:Mr. Rivers has had- the, i terior scfibers. Of this number 72 have
from between two houses and completely remodeled and. painted eriewed to date, and probably a
slugged Bowman, Richerson at the and it is indeed a pleasure to par- few more civill check in during the
same time hitting him from the. take of foo in this c. next week or so when they fail
back, knocking him to the ground. A .to get their paper.
A special' New Year's dinner is
The two negr6es then went thru being o-ffered consisting of 'hog ; This will leave in the neighbor-.
his pockets, taking his flashligh, jows and blackened peas. back- 'hood of 40 vacancies on our list,
pocketknife and wallet, the latter bone and rice, candied yams, but- since two new. subscribers already
containing $5,' identification cards tered carrots, combination salad, 'have been credited against Janu-
and gas coupons. hot biscuits, corn muffins, sweet ary and the following start their
Bowman notified the police potato pie, eand coffee 'or tea. subscriptions this week: M. A.
the assault and was then taken to Freeman, G. Manasco and B. W.
a doctor's office where seven Send The Star to your man in -Bray, all local, W. E. Thursday,
S2 th rc -l 1 r er. iPanama City, and Betty Jo Lane,
:: (Contiedon- page .2)-- :the service-only $1 for a year. Livingston, Ala:.


state rather than with the clerk
- f the court.
Says E. Clay Lewis Jr., present
representative fro h Gulf county,
who brought this to. the editor's
attention: "I can assign no rea-
son for the early qualifying date,
except that possibly some hoped
that the people would not know of
the law and they alone, could qual-
ify and that others who might
wish to be candidates would be
denied and cut off because they
did, not know of the passage of the
act. I certainly do not wish this
to happen in this county, and for
that reason I am bringing it to
your attention."
The first primary will fall on
Tuesday, May 2. /

TAX MILLAGE IS SET
SAME AS LAST YEAR

The board of city coirnmissioners
at its meeting Tuesday night set
the tax millage' for 1943 at 13 mills,
the same as the 1942 assessment.
-----(c------
Returns To Sea Duty
.. Ens. W. T. Mosley left Monday
to resume' his duties at sea after
spending Christmas here with his
wife and Mr. and Mrs. B. Dickens.
JK
Will Return To School
Betty Jo .Lane, who is attending
school in Livingston, Ala., expects
to leave tomorrow to return to her
studies after spending the Christ-
mas holidays here with her par-
ents; Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Lane.


Must Qualify for

Representative

By February 1st

Act Passed By Last' Session of
Legislature Moves Up Date
Almost Two Months

Aspiring candid& s for the Of-
. ice of representative in the legis-
lature from Gulf county are here-
with reminded that during the.
last session of the legislature a
law was enacted moving up the
date for qualifying for the 'office's
of state senator 'and representa-
tive to not later than the first .day'
of February previous to the first
primary election. Since under the
"gentlemen's agreement'" in effect
Bay county will name the senator
from the 25th district this year,:
we point this out on-y to candi-'
dates' for representatives.
Previously, candidates had until'
45 days prior to. the first primary
election in which to qualify.
The section pertaining to nomi-
nations for representative reads as
follows':
"Section 2 Nominations for
election to the office of state
representative shall be had by a
political party in a primary. elec-
tion pursuant to law. Candidates
for nomination for election to
such office in a primary election
shall be required to file, their
sworn statement and) pay their
-Sgeeto--tb .' ;, -.t A-
culit court oftheir'county-not- la-
ter than the first aay of 'ebru-
ary previous to the first primary
election, and to pay or file re-
ceipt with the said clerk of the
circuit court, in like manner as
other candidates, for their party
committee assessments, if any
has been levied', not 'ater than
March 31st folTowing."
The section pertaining to state
senator is the same, except that it
'reqires' candidates for the senate
to qualify with th,e secretary of.'


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PA._ TW H TR PR T OGUFCUTFORD RDYDCEBR3,14


THE STAR
Published Every Friday at Port St. Joe, Fla.,
by The Star Publishing Cqmpany
W. 8. SMI-TH, Editor
Entered as second-class matter, December 10, 1937, at the
Poetoffice, 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
---{ 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

CRITICAL MATERIAL
What became of those 365 days you had
which have just gone by in 1943?
What did you do with them? Did you use
them so that- you converted the time into
something permanent, or did you let it slip
by without processing it at all and thus let it
flow away into oblivion and become nothing?
Time, you know, has always been a "criti-
cal material" and it has always been "ra-
tioned," but no one has ever been given a
"priority" on any- of it. It comes to each of
,s alike, but, unfortunately,' only a few peo-
ple in all history have ever been capable of
properly processing it entirely into the perm-
anent and finer things of life.
: The beginning of a New Year is a most
fitting period for a little introspection, and
it is meet afid proper for each of us to think


back on what we have done with the God-
given blessings which are ours simply because
we are here and live.
The days and hours and minutes and sec-
onds we have as mortals are, in truth, one of I
our very few inalienable rights, and if we
abuse a right we lose it. If we misuse a right
it will in time disappear. And so, if our time
during the past year was abused, or misused,
or used not at all, we will not only have ac-
complished nothing, but we have, at the same
time, stood in the way of others, and we
have sabotaged and slowed down the work-
ing plans of the Great Architect, thus defeat-
ing His great Purpose.
Tonight at 12 o'clock 1944 will be here-
unfortunately, it will not be with us any
longer than was 1943. If you would have it
a Happy New Year, then use each moment
of it as if it were the purest metal, given to
you to be wrought into a fine work to be
put on display in a museum, to 'stand for
eternnity in its simplicity and beauty for the
benefit of mankind forever. Build your min-
utes into monuments of good works for the
good of others and yours will be a Happy
New Year in 1944 and all the years to come
and, with this thought in mind, we wish all
of you all happiness for 1944.

Probably few if any Germans hung up their
stockings this Christmas, but on Christmas
Eve they received a good socking from RAF
and American bombing forces.

Here's the usual squib at this time of the
year: Don't forget to start writing it "1944"
after today.


YE ED GETS 'FLU' FOR
CHRISTMAS PRESENT

We knew that, to a certain ex-
tent, dodring, the. past year we had
be B-n oa-ali0iby. but _.wjon't
believe that for- our few slight
qneanderinge .from the straight and
arrow that Santa Claus should,
haVe treated us as he did.
True, he brought us many gifts
which we appreciated highly, but
at the bottom of the list was a
case of the "flu," for we woke ubp
Christmas morning with our head
and body aching and our nose run-
ping.
We analyzed ,our case carefully,
having been reading of the A, B
and Y types of flu and, the so-


called "cat fever," but couldn't de-
cide exactly what we had received
in our stocking. Taking one of the
more robust gerfis aside we got
into a cunfiden-tia chatht with him,
but outside of discussing (be war
and-tliia w'eathier-Ive could -Dti dis-
(over in just what category be be-
longed, so gave it up as a bad job,
and dug out the old "If A equals
B and B equalls X, then AB over
X equals Y," but still didn't get
any place, except to cause our
poor noggin to ache worse.
All of which is leading up to their
fact that this issue, of The, Star is.
not what we would like it to ibe.
as far as reading matter is con-
cerned, but we consider our sub-
scribers lucky to get even. this
much of a paper under the cir-


cumstances.
If we, don't feel any better when
this rag goes into the mail, we're
going to bed for a week.

NEGROES SLUG AND
ROB J. O. -BOWMAN
(Conftin'ed from 'page 1')
stitches were taken in a knife
gash in his head. Chief Troy
.Jones and Officers C. C. Long and
M. A. Freeman then started a
search fon the two negroes, soon
rounding them up. All of Bow-
man's 'belongings were recovered
with the, exception of the five dol-
lars, and the, two assailants were
hustled off to the county jail.

TWINS FOR LULA BELLE
J. R. Guilford of Overstreet is
announcing the birth of twin
daughters, Louise and, Eloise, to
his Jersey cow, Lula Belle. At last
reports both mother and daughters
were doing fine.,


May this New Year's
bear a photographic
likeness to the one of
your heart's desire, and
may 1944 be an album
of 366 very happy
days. This, friends and
patrons, is our New
Year's wish for you.


MILL HER'S
DRUG STORE


M ANY years of continued progress
can, in no small measure, be attributed to /
your esteemed friendship and cherished
patronage. To all of you we extend thanks
and most sincere holiday greetings, 'with
the .hope that 1944 has in "store for you
much that is beyond your most optimistic
expectations.




Gulf Hardware.& Supply Co.


In, 212, 1 A


W E can hardly wish you 366
SUNNY days during 1944,
but we can and do wish you 366
HAPPY days. We hope that the
coming year brings you nore true
happiness true friendships, and,
more opportunities than any yerw
dlat has gone before.




ST. JOE LUMBER AD

EXPORT COMPANY


_.






PROGRESS IS THE KEYNOTE OF THE
FUTURE. AND ON ONE POINT AT LEAST
WE ARE FIRMLY RESOLVED. WE ARE
GOING TO SERVE OUR CUSTOMERS
STILL BETTER IN 1944. OUR EARNEST
WISH IS THAT THE COMING YEAR MAY
HAVE MANY UNEXPECTED BLESSINGS
IN STORE FOR YOU AND YOURS.





RHODES COLLINS

SFurniture Company
PORT ST. JOE FLORIDA


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.
/


. . ... . CT


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FRIDAY DECEMBER 31, 1943.


PAGE TWO


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








FRDY DEEME 31 194 TH TR OTS.JE UFCUTFOIADG E


Quincy Visitors
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Mosley of
Quincy spent Monday here as the
guests of Mr. and& Mrs. B. H. Dick-
ens and, their son and, daughter-
in-law, Mr. and M.r~s. W. T. Mos-
ley Jr.
Returns To Camp
,Capt. B. H. Dickens Jr., left
Wednesday for Camp Pickett, Va.,
after spending two weeks' leave
here. with his parents.


BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS
Mr. and Mrs. IW. W. Anderson of
this city announce the birth of a
daughter on Sunday, December 26.

Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Thomas of
Bayview announce the birth of a
daughter, at the Port St. Joe mu-
nicipal hospital on Thursday, De-
cemnber 30.

After 50 a man is just as old as
he tries to. make out that ne isn't.


EVERYBODY WELCOME!

/ -- : .* .


FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
"HOLDING FORTH THE WORD OF LIFE"
R. F. HALLFORD, Pastor Telephone 156
SUNDAY, JANUARY 2, 1944
9:45---Sunday School for all.
11:00-Morning Worship. Sermon topic: "MAKING
NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS."
7:00-Baptist Training Union.


8:00-Evening Worship.
AFTERGLOW."


1944




Creech and


Brooks


Laundry


Sermon topic: "CALVARY'S


To have served you inr
1943 has been a pleasure
and a privilege. We hope
we have served you well
enough to merit your pat-
ronage in 1944. Right
now we want to say
Happy New Year
To You and Yours


SOME day soon we hope
to thank you personally for your
kindness to us during 1943. But right
now, with the Spirit of New Year's in
the air we want to say

HAPPY NEW YEAR






Schneider s Department Store

IMMMAMI


MASONS AND 0. E. S. HOLD Visitors From Graceville
JOINT INSTALLATION Mrs. J. E. Miller and son Jesse
Gulf Chapter, Order of Eastern of Graceville spent the Christmas
Star, and the Masons held a joint holidays here as guests of Mr. and
installation of officers Monday eve- Mrs. John Rolbert Smith.
ning in the, Masonic hall. ---- ----


_________________________________


EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Services every Sunday evening
at 7:30 o'clock.


ONE]A DAY S
VITAMIN I- TABLETS
T HINK of it! Your min-
imum daily requirements
of A and D Vitamins or of
B Complex Vitamins, in one
pleasant tablet. Remember
the name ONE-A-DAY t z:.
(brand) Vitamin Tablets. -
HE HNE RVIN.E
., TENSE nerves make
DJyou Wakeful, Cranky,
helps to lessen' Nervous
Tension. Get-it at your drb|
store. Read directions and
use only as directed.


l culalr PainsorSimple
Neuralgis, Distress after
Moss, Gas on Stomach, or
*"Merani After" interfere
with your work or spal
awa tory Al4a-Seltser.


Officers installed for the ensu-
ing year by the Eastern Star were
as follows: Worthy matron, Bessie ,
Smith; worthy patron, George W.
Cooper; associate matron, Zola
Madqdox; associate patron, Watson
Smith; secretary, Lovie Coburn;
treasurer, Estelle Griffin; conduc-
tress, Pauline Smith; associate'
conductress, Alma Parker; chap-
lain, Maible Christmas; marshal,
Wilma Cooper; organist, Myrtice
Coody; warder, Onnie Lou Greer;
sentinel, Byrd Parker; Adah, Lil-
lian S'aughter; Ruth, Flora Con-
nell; Esther, Lessie Spillers; Mar-
tha, Claudia Sewell; Electa, Pat-
tie Gibson.
Officers installed by the Masons
were as follows: Worshipful mas-
ter, D. C. Smith; senior warden, J.
L. Temple; junior warden, Watson
Smith; secretary, G. W. Adkins;
treasurer, C. G. Costin; chaplain,
S. D. Frost; senior deacon, George
Cooper; junior deacon, Ben Wil-
liams; senior stewards, Buster
Owens; junior steward, J. Ashley
Christmas; tyler, Fennon Talley.
Following the insta'lation cere-
monies, refreshments were served
to some sixty members and guests.

KIWANIS CLUB ENJOYS
CHRISTMAS MEETING
The annual Christmas meeting
of the Kiwanis club, at which gifts
are exchanged between members,
was held' Thursday evening of last
week at the Port Inn with mem-
bers of the Key club and high
school football team as guests.
After a particularly delicious
dinner, gifts were. distributed by
Jimmy Williams acting as Santa
Claus and a number of brief talks
were made by! members of the
club and their young guests.
Key club and, footbhl :bys an-
joying the evening were Tommy.
Kelley, Ed Bartee, Gale Traxler,
GleI Ste1phens, George Gaskin,
DonalId Linton, Red' Bray, Ralph
Silva and Noland Rawls.

Spend Christmas Here
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Thursday
of Panama City spent Christmas
here with Mr. Thursday's parents
Mr. and Mas. C. Thursday.


DR. J. C. COE
--DENTIST--
Office Hours: 9 to 12 1 to 5
Sunday By Appointment
Costin Building Phone 8S

















Just a line to extend
to you our sincere
thanks for your pat-
ronage in 1943, and to
S wish you and yours a
most Happy and Pros-
perous New Year.
Remember, we are
always at your service.



COOPER'S
BARBER SHOP

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S- ,,,, ,-, ,-, -- '- -1 #-


THEATRE
--qjW]


A Martin Theatre


Port St. Joe, Fla.


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


SATURDAY, JANUARY 1
2 BIG HITS 2
--Hit No. 1-

TEXAS
RANGERS
RIDE
AGAIN!


oTHE




9AtiM One ICR R Leua ATCHER
_elml n WILLIS Llo ri BRIDGES

Chapter 8 of Serial
"THE BATMAN"
-HIT NO. 2-


SUNDAY MONDAY
January 2 3


STARK REALISM
4' .
, *.' ,' .. J *;. .' ,
" .? ." : ,:


TUESDAY, JANUARY 4
BELA LUGOSI in


"The Return of

the.Vanipire"


Chapter 2 of Serial
'FLYING CADETS'

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 5


"" w Pdicture

Flicker Flashback No. 3
"Wedding In Bataan"

THURSDAY FRIDAY
January 6 7

HE-MAN ACTION!

BOGART
Ah in .(^'m


NEWS EVENTS and
"VICTORY VEHICLES"


MIDNIGHT SHOW
TONIGHT
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 31


NEWS EVENTS
"JAPATURES"


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Special New Year's

Dinner
Hog Jowls and Blackeyed Peas
Backbone and Rice
Candied Yams Buttered Carrots
Combination Salad
Hot Biscuits Corn Muffins
Sweet Potato Pie
Coffee or Tea

$1.OO


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


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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1943









G O T S G C F I D 1 _


Send The Scar to a friend.


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



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


TO SAFEGUARD

YOUR H!ALTR9
The purity and uniformity of the
drugs and chemicals we use in com-
pounding your physician's prescription
are ensured by the vigilant chemists of
Control Laboratories. Even during the
manufacture of a simple product a score
or more of exacting tests for purity are
made. Thus, we compound prescriptions
'with full confidence in the reliability of
the ingredients your physician prescribes.
Weuse Merck Prescription Chemicals

LeHardy Pharmacy
We Fill Any Doctor's Presrlption
Phone 5 PoB t St. Joe


JANUARY TO BE VENEREAL
DISEASE CONTROL MONTH

(Continued from page 1)
front.
It is high time that the real dan-
ger of these, diseases, be brought
into the open and intelligent'y ex-
plained to the public," Dr. Sondag
said. "In the past there has been
the inclination to shush-shush any
open discussion about them. It is
safe to say that few diseases, are
taken so lightly, as syphilis and
gonorrhea-yet they far outrank
any other in the devastation they
wreak uponi humanity."
The points to be stressed in the
drive are: Venereal diseases are
catching; they are dangerous; they
can be. cured;' that everyone
should have a blood test-and that
treatment sh'ou'd be obtained only
from a doctor or at a public health
clinic.

Advertising doesn't cost- -it PAYS!





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The top of the world to
you, folks! And how
listen! We're going to
give you still better serv-
ice in 1944: Think we
can? We've got 'a record
-0to-beat, but just watch-us.
This is our New Year's
pledge to old customers,
to .new and potential.




GRIFFIN GROCERY
AND MARKET


SEAL SALE REMINDER
CARDS MAILED OUT

The Christmas Seal Sale in Gulf
county passed another milestone
yesterday. It was, "reminder card
day." These cards were mailed
this week to 350 persons who re-
ceived Seals on November 25 and
who have not yet answered.
"If all the 'forgotten' Seals are
paid for, the Gulf County Tubercu-
losis and Ifealth association will
be able to. fully carryi out all its
plans for next year," said H. H.
Saunders, who is, in charge of the
Seal Sale.
Mr. Saunders said that the "re-
minder cards" are, as a rule,
appreciated by people receiving
them. "In the years past we have


Thesuccess we enjoyed
in 1943 is not merely the
result of chance. It is the
accumulating reward of
long years of effort on
our part to give the most
in quality and service for
your money. That policy
holds good in 1944, a
year which, we hope, will
shower many blessings
upon you.


ST. JOE HARDWARE CO.
Phone 14 Port St. Joe


received many letters thanking us
for the reminder from people who
had every intention of sending in
their contributions but had simply
forgotten-a most natural thing
at this time of year," he said'.

TWO BOYS DIE IN FIRE
James Edgar Shaw, 11, and Wil-
liam Shaw, 6, sons of Dr. and
Mrs. L. 0. Shaw of Tifton, Ga.,
were burned to death Christmas
night in a fire that destroyed' a
camping cabin on Lake Blackshear
about 11 mi'e's west of Cordele.
Dr. Shaw is well known in Gulf
county, having been born and rear-
ed at Wewahitchka.
Peruvian wild tara bushes are
now furnishing an extract used ih
tanning leather.


CLASSIF ED ADS

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-
tundled 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*
Advertising doesn't cost-it PAYS!


* The first Union Flag of 13 stripes
was unfurled by George Wash-
ington on New Year's Day, 1776.
This is another good reason for
rejoicing at this time, for Old Glory
is a symbol of freedom wherever
it waves.
So, Happiest New Year to you,
and God bless you, one and alll


BYRD E. PARKER
Sheriff
EDD. C. PRIDGEON
Tax Collector
J. E. PRIDGEON
County Judge
J. B. WHITE,


J. R. HUNTER
Clerk Circuit Court
SAMMY PATRICK
.Tax Assessor
TOM OWENS
County School Superintendehnt
County Agent


No .O bo a wl


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*Above the clangor
of the midnight bells
one might hear the
ringing of another
Bell, whose chimes
mean "life, liberty and
the pursuit of happi-
ness."
In your pursuit of
happiness during 1944
we wish for you the
fullest measure of at-'
tainment.



MILES

5c and 10c Store

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