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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: January 7, 1944
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 )
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Additional Physical Form: Also available on microfilm from the University of Florida.
Dates or Sequential Designation: Began in 1937.
General Note: Editor: Wesley R. Ramsey, <1970>.
General Note: Publisher: The Star Pub. Co., <1970>.
General Note: Description based on: Vol. 2, no. 7 (Dec. 2, 1938).
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Source Institution: University of Florida
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FO-VICTORY
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The Home Newspaper of Northwest Florida's Future Industrial Center


WITH THE Z-g-gg j
VOLUME VII PORT ST. JOE, FLORIDA, FRIDAY. JANUARY 7, 1944 NUMBER 14
(The Star wants photo' of Gulf county men -
servmi in th" armed 1,rces. Pictures, which -
should be in uniform, will be returned.) ollan May Call
ai![;ni!iii!uin1 Ho lland ay ai e Companies Keep
PnRnTTV0 ,-ZV,, TNT @JClark Snecial "in Action CT p Keep


BOMBING BERLIN


Special Session ot f. ..I.. Tab On State Oil


Lieut. Howard. C. Taunton, son
of Mrs. C. C. Taunton, who was
sent to England last October,
is now stationed at an airfield
near London and is taking part
in the raids on Germany.. The
Star had published one picture
of the lieutenant, but his wife,
Mrs. Marigene Taunton didn't
like it and paid to have a new
cut made. Drop a bomb on Ber-
lin for the editor, lieutenant.

WRITE 'EM A LETTER
Ens. CARL N. KELLEY VB1112
c/o Fleet Postoffice, New York
M/Sgt. Mials W. Byrd
6th Bomb. Sqd. (H) AAF
Gowen 'Field, Idaho.
W. P; Gilbert, SF-'j""
Area B7 'Bar. 112, Stevedore Pool
'C:amp Peary, Va.
Robert L. Smith, Cox. USN
10th Div. USS Alabama
c/o Fleet Postoffice
San Francisco, Calif.
S/Sgt. W. M. Wallace 399552
Air Reg. 3, Per Gr. Marfair
WCMCAD, Mirar~ar
San Diego 45, Calif.


State Legislature

Would Make Laws to Cut Red
Tape for Service Men Voting
and Repeal Cigaret Tax

Governor Holland, attending the
Orange Bowl game at Miami, ex-
p.-essed the thought that it might
be advisable to call a special ses-
sion of the legislature to repeal
the three-cent -cigaret tax in view
of the fact that the revenue pro-
duced from it is far beyond the
amount anticipated, and. since rac-
ing revenue, expected to drop, is
now bringing in splendid) returns.
At the time the cigaret tax was
imposed, all indications pointed to
a sharp decrease in state revenues
from racing, and it was felt neces-
sary to meet the emergency, but
with the racing season now in op-
eration, producing healthy reve-'
nues, more funds than are needed
are piling up in state funds.
Several legislators have urged a
special session to provide laws
that would permit those in the
armed services to vote with the
least possible red tape and an-
noyance. Such laws. were, provided
in the last session, but legislators
feel are not clear enough to meet
the situation.

NAME OF LEIHARDY
PHARMACY CHANGED

The LeHardy Pharmacy as of
January 1- is to be -known hence-
forth as Smith's Pharmacy, since
John Robert Smith has purchased
the half interest in the store
owned by J. T. Trawick, drug store
owner of Dothan, Ala., who had
been associated with Mr. Smith.
Mr. Smith is a graduate pha-rma- I
cist, having attended the Alabaman
Polytechnic Institute. For some
time he was manager of Mr. Tra-


,
American army engineers use an Italian locomotive to.
clear wreckage and haul freight on the Naples waterfront.
They have dubbed their engine the "General Mark Clark
Special."


MEEMBaby Smothered
MEET MISS 1944
OF PORT ST. JOE At Inn Tuesday


Little Miss Neueva Cowart is
Miss 1944 of Port St. Joe, hav-
ing been born at 1:00 a. m.,
January 1, 1944, at the Port
St. Joe municipal hospital.
The young lady, who tipped
the scales at 6 pounds and 12
ounces,.. is the .daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Cowart
and was named Neueva be-
cause she was born on New
Year's Eve.


insufficient Names On
Redistricting Petition


Daughter of Tallahassee Couple
Here for Night Meets
Death

A tragic accident occurred at
the Port Inn. Tuesday night when
the six-months-old daughter of Mr.
and, Mrs. N. R. Mar.h of .Tallahas-
see was smothered- to death,
Mrs. Marsh had come to this city
with the baby from 'Tallahassee to
be with her husband, a member of
the crew of a tanker that put in
here with a cargo of oil. They se-
cured, a room at the Inn and upon
retiring for the night placed the
baby between them in the bed.
The baby had been ill several


Developments

Leases In All Parts of Florida By
Major Concerns Point to Sink-
ing of More Test Wells

The Ohio Oil company of Find-
lay, Ohio, and. the Magnolia Pe-
troleum corporation of Dallas,
Texas, have opened offices in
Tampa in order to keep closer
check on the oil development situ-
ation in this state. The latter com-
pany is a subsidiary of the Socony-
Vacuum company.
The Humble Oil and Refining
corporation, a subsidiary of the
Standard Oil company, began a
t:r't run on their Sunniland well
in the Everglades last week in an
effort to prove their claim to the
$50,000 state award for the first
company bringing in a commercial
wel' in Florida. A 30-day test run
on the well showed better than 100
barrels a day and the Humble
company is erecting additional
storage tanks to care for a flow
of approximately 4000 ba:rels a
month from the well.
Major companies have been se-
curing leases in practically every
county in the state, and, all indica-
tions point to the early develop-
Iment of new wells in several sec-
tions.
Last week a stranger dropped in
at The Star office and wanted to
know if he could, get leases on
ten or twenty thousand' acres of
land in Gulf ,:ourint. He talked o'f
-having millions bacic fhiiim and a
new and startling methodof locat-
ing o'il. He talked too much thru
his. hat, and' the' editor told him to
check with Clerk Joe Hunter at
the court house in Wewahitchka.
_-

Local Women Assist At
Hospital In Emergency


A/C Robt. B. Wilson 14153903
Class44-3 Cad.Det." AAFBS-MAAF3 wick's drug store in Graceville 'Supervisor of Registration C. G. days prior, to its, death and had a Due to a shortage of help at the
Midland, Texas and previous to coming to Port St. Rish last week submitted his re- slight cold' at the time. About shortage of help at the
Joe, he traveled for Merck & Co., port to the, board of county com- o'clock Mr. Marsh awoke to look Port St. Joe municipal hospital and
Pfc. James 61, Traweek VMB 33Inc., of New Jersey. missioners in regard to, the peti- at his daughter and found, that she a heavy influx of patients, a call
Peter Field, Camp LeJeune M.t. Smith states that he is in- tion submitted for redistr.ictipg the was, dead. was sent out last week for the as-
New River, N. C. deed grateful for the patronage he county, stating he had, checked The body was taken to Talla- distance of local women to help
T/Sgt. William J. Edwards has received) during the sixteen the signatures on the petition with hassee for interment. at the institution until more nurses
Hq. Station No. 3, NAW, ATC months he, has been in Port St. the registration books andi that 38 could be secured.
Staging Unit No. 1 Joe, for it was through the support names of those signing were not LST RITES HELD FOR Responding to the call were the
Houlton, Maine of th public that was enabled to.!registered. He further said that following, all of whom attended
Houlton, Maine of the public that was enabled t registered e lthe-ls trst THOS. MAHUE ROWAN the recent home nursing classes
Merion W. Purdue, ACMM become sole owner of his store, the list of qualified electors ill .
USS Card, .._Ac.n the. county amounts to 2,311 arid sponsored by the Red Cross: Mrs.
c/o Fleet Postoffice, New York CLOSE SCHOOLS DUE TO that the redistricitng petition had Mr. and Mrs. R. V. Coburn and Kitty Jones, Mrs. Walter Johnson,
CCLOSE SCHOLS DUF E TO but 918 signers. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Rowan went Mrs. J. L. Temple, Mrs. Hildreth

SS 11MAC11,WaltersFMAWS Navy 140 ILLNESS OF TEACHERS Under the special law providing to Greensiboro, Sunday' to attend, Miller, Mrs. W. H. Howell, Mrs.
c/o Fleet Postoffice for the redistricting of the county the funeral of their nephew, Thos. W. H. Wellington, Mrs. W. Dare,
San Francisco, Calif. An unexpected holiday bright- a majority of the r,egistei'ed voters Mahue Rowan, who died in San I Mrs. Tom Strickland, Mrs. W. S.
Sgt. Chas. E. Jonev, 14084351 ened the week for students of the must sign the petition before an Francisco on Christmas Day. Smith, Mrs. B. 'C. Gail:iard, Mrs.
1179th M. P. Co. APO 700 Port St. Joe schools when the in- election can be called. Thomas had been with the R. R. Minus, Mrs. Lee Crawford
cfo Postmasler, New York, N. Y. stitutions of learning were closed _. armed forces in the Soyth Pacific and Mrs. Floyd Hunt.
Cpl. Gordon W. Farris 14105528 Wednesday morning after the first Hard To Confuse where he was taken ill and sent These ladies will continue to as-
.Sq. 11 APe 12557-D period due to a shortage of teach- "Millard Caldwell is not to be back to the States. He is survived sist at the hospital as long as they
o Postmaster, New York, N. Y. ers, the grbsen part o thelds and confused with Stafford Caldwell or by his wife, his mother, Mrs. Pearl are needed. It is expected that
Suty being absent due to cods a Millard Conklin or Millard Fill- Rowan, and a brother, Wilton, all three new nurses, will arrive next
CARL BOUNDS WRITES influenza.I, more," states the Tampa Tribune. of Greensboro, andi several uncles week to take up their duties.
FROM "AULD IRELAND" Principal W. A. Biggart hopes to To all of which the Sanford Her- and aunts. He was the son of the
Dear Editor Bill-I have intend- reopen the schools Monday. ald concurs, adding: "In fact, he late W. R. Rowan. Drunk Sets Blankets Afire
ed to write you for some time; but is not to be confused at all if you The fire department was called
have neglected it. I want to ex- New Police Officer know him well." Returns To Camp After Furlough out at 2:30 Tuesday morning when
press my appreciation for the pa- Latest addition to the Port St. Cpl. Bill Rotberts returned to the a drunken prisoner in the city
per. I read: every bit of it, and Joe police force is Officer Grover Returns to New Orleans Army air base, at Lakeland after hoosgow set his blankets afire.
especially the column "With the, C. Heath, who comes here from W. W. Ferrell, CM 1/c, returned a 14-day furlough during which he The blaze was, discovered when
Colors." DeFuniak Springs. The city has to the Navy base hospital at New visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Officer G. C. Heath stopped by to
I am in northern Ireland. The been having a hard time keeping Orleans Monday after spending a W; A. Roberts of Beacon Hill, and, see how his charge was doing. The
country over here is pretty, but officers on account of activities of -day furlough here with his par- friends. and relativesin Port St. inebriate was slumbering peace-
would be much better with a lot the selective service. Mr. and Mrs. W Ferrell. Joe and Apalachicola. fully as the blankets blazed. Only
of Florida sunshine. I find. the peo- damage was loss of a few blankets.
ple here very friendly to the Am- Mrs. Jones Around Again Nurse Is 111 Week-End Visitor
erican soldiers. Friends of Mrs. Troy Jones will Mrs. Mabel Johnson, nurse at Mrs R D Gilbert of Chi Cadet Nurse Roberts Visits
Mr. Smith, if you know of any be glad to learn that sheik is able the municipal hospit, is dut spent the week-end here asey Mi Betty Roberts a cadet in
of the home boys' being in Ireland' to be up after being confined to for some time, having contracted a guest of her sister, Mrs. M. I. r Mises orps, Mosiee In
let me know through your paper. heir bed for a week wiith the flu. case of "flu." Lupton. firmary, Mobile, Ala., spent the
In closing, I would like. to say --------- -----K------ Christmas holidays with her par,
n (Contin, I would li Page to4) End he War n 44 --BUY- ents, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Roberts
(Continued din..Page'4) End the War In '44 -'BUY BONDS End the War In '44 BUY BONDS End the War In '44 BUY BONDS of Beacon Hill.


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PAGE TWO THE STAR, PORT ST. JOE, GULF COUNTY, FLORIDA FRIDAY, JANUARY 7, 1944


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

-<{ 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 wbrd
is lost; the printed word remains.


Our Country ` Right or Wrong

THE WAR GOES ON, AND SO MUST WE
Two months ago The Star asked all who.
could swing an axe to "Cut-a-Cord of Pulp-
wood for Every Gulf County Boy in Service."
The response has been splendid, but it ig too
early to know whether the 1943 requirements
'for military and essential civilian needs have
been met.
Meanwhile, we cannot afford to halt or
slow down on this vital war job any more
than our boys in uniform can quit after mak-.
.ing an advance against the Nazis or Japs.
The war is far from won, and materials and
supplies made of pulpwood are still being
shipped in great volume to our far-flung
fighting fronts.
Gulf county boys on the battlefronts are
speeding up their drives in every field of mili-
tary operations. They face death or serious
injury at every step of the torturous way,.
while we on the home front enjoy comfort'
and security. I
The least we can do is to make certain that
none of them will suffer additional hardships
because we have failed to provide them with
food, medical supplies, ammunition and equip-
Inient--all of which are made of, or packed in-
pulpwood ,products. So, even if you have cut
a cord of pulpwood for a local boy in service,
cut another.
This new year we're beginning may be the
decisive year of the war, and as the tempo
of our attack increases, so does the need for
pulpwood. Cut the Axis down-NOW-


ANOTHER BOND DRIVE COMING UP
Another War Bond drive is scheduled for
this month and, of course, Gulf county will
have its quota-probably larger than the last
drive, since we went so far over the top in
that one under the leadership of committee
chairman Horace Soule.
And we might say, since Horace made such
a swell showing in the last' drive, that he be
named county chairman in the forthcoming
drive. Naturally we'd all have to pitch in
and help him, just as we did last time, but
that shouldn't be hard to do, since the ma-
jority of those who aided in putting over
that last drive stated that they had a lot of
fun in doing it and that the effort expended
resulted in a warm feeling around the heart
as a result of aiding in our allout war effort.


SHOULD BROADCAST BELLS
Florida is losing, much valuable publicity
and the nation's music lovers are being de-
prived of a unique and preeminently satisfy-
ing triweekly musical treat through the de-
cision of those responsible for Bok Tower's
carillon programs not to permit them to be
broadcast on the air.
This short-sighted policy is all the more
deplorable at this time when thousands of
persons who ordinarily make the trip to Lake
Wales expressly to hear the singing tower
programs are unable to do so because of .gas
and tire rationing..
When Edward Bok conceived the idea of
erecting the carillon on Florida's highest
point, it was with the idea that it should be-
come a source of enjoyment and inspiration
to as many of his countrymen as possible. Un-
der present arrangements, it is no exaggera-
tion to say that this primary purpose' of his
is not being achieved.
Were Bok alive today, we ,believe that he
would be the first to advocate such broad-
casts as we have suggested. In view of which
we respectfully urge Bok Tower officials to
give the matter of broadcasting programs ad-
ditional consideration.-.The Miami Post.


Don't speak of another man's town as be-
ing unique. The word comes from two Latin
words "unus," meaning one, and "eques,""
meaning horse.


Keep smiling-and buy War Bonds!
I


Well Produces 4000 Barrels of Oil Germans are not allowed to re-
fer to air raid damage in letters.
The Humble Oil company re- The..censor even deletes such lines
ported last week that the recently as, "Tfhere has been considerable
opened' well at Sunniland has pro- activity in real estate here of late."
duced approximately 4000 barrels -
of oil during a 30-day test. End the War in '44 BUY BONDS


Cull Slacker Hens

With Yellow Legs

Puriuna Merchant Gives Handy
Guide for Saving Feed

Uncle Sam wants no "yellow" in
his soldiers or in his hens. Yellow in
the beak, legs and vent of a yearling
hen indicates she's shirking her duty
of laying "Victory Eggs."
So says the Purina Merchant of
this city who is assisting local poul-
trymen to spot their culls in order to
save the 64 pounds of feed consumed
by non-layers yearly simply to stay
alive.
"These three signs of a cull hen
are easy to detect," he states. From
August to October, a poor layer will
have a yellow beak, yellow legs and
yellow vent. Nine out of ten good
layers will have white legs, beak and
vent."
Market the Culls
It is estimated that 1,360,000 'tons
of feed were lost in the U. S. last
year on non-laying hens. By culling
only half of these unproductive hens,
the Purina Merchant states, 680,000
tons of additional feed could he
saved. In our locality this saving
would go a long way toward elimi-
nating the present feed shortage.'
"Cull your flock today and get the
yellow-legged ones to market," he
advises. "Save the 64. pounds of feed
each one is wasting yearly and feed
the good hens all you can get them
to eat. Do this for your own good,
and for Extra Eggs for Victory."

A woman who wears a strapless
gown violates, the law of decency,
says a reformer. We don't know
about that, but we do think she
comes dangerously near to violat-
ing the law of gravitY.


STARDUST and

MOONSHINE
By THE:OTHER FELLOW


Well, -here I am back again after
my three weeks,' holiday vacation
-without pay. I had Editor Bill
reprint one of myi Stardust .col-
umns from the December 17,-1937
issue of The Star, and in spite of
the fact that this. information, was
placed at the head of the column
the editor reports, that many peo-,
ple came in to look, at the Christ-
mas tree he was supp,-:iiO J to lhaiv'
decorated.
The town still looks the same,
with the exception of The Star
building, to which "something new
has been added." It's .a second
story on the front end, and in
checking over the back files I find
no mention of it. On querying
Editor Bill, he replied: "Why go
around shouting about it? People
will, begin to think I've got money
and ask me to pay up my bills."'
He calls it his pent-house.
Seems that Aunt Sallie Mont-
gomecy took an unpremeditated
bath recently-and it wasn't Sat-
urday night, either. I'm told that
she was fishing in Burgess Creek
and sorta stepped out of the boat
while it was in the, middle of the
stream.
I arrived back in St. Joe about
11 o'clock New Year's Eve and, as
is my annual c6ugtom, hied myself
to some altitudinous point (in this
case. the AWS tower) to see the
meeting and parting of years, and
it was an unsteady and protesting
1943- I shoved ahead, of me up the
steps.
"You here in America have been
swell to me," said the Old, Year,
and began to weep, "but those
Nazi sonsofblitzes over there, in
Europe have been calling me all
kinds, of vile names. Lissen, old
pal, do you think I'm a bum?" and
he wrung the tears from his long
white beard.
"The way has been long and
hard," I told him, "but your past
is almost ready to sail into the
peacefulness of history and things
forgotten-just like the New Deal.
A fair journey, Old Timer, and I
wish you well." And as I spoke,
his face: lighted. up, his aged form
stiffened with something like pride
and his eyes caught the exaltation
of the moment. He was almost
noble. As I looked at him he
began to fade, and on the stroke
of midn'inght he disappeared-and.
I was alone-o-r, so. I thought..
I heard a thumping on the roof


of the observation room and a
voice called, "Ahoy 'below!" I
went out on the platform and
there sitting, atop the roof was a
little fellow with the serious.air of
an Aduit. Along with the traditional
plug .hat and flowing sash, het was
garmented in care. I was rather
startled for a 'nioment and at a
loss for words, but finally man-
aged. to blurt out, "Er, er, Happy
New Year!"
That seemed to rouse the new-
comer. The worried look left his
face and his. brow smoothed. He
laughed, and' slapped me, on the-
back.
"You've saved my life!" he
cit d. :."arid' what a load you have
taken off my mind! They haye
been making me maps and sched-
ules, telling me just what to do
and what not to do. They have,
planned my life in a million ways
and no two ways alike. Upon my
shoulders they have loaded re-
sponshility, and into my ears they
have poured, warnings. I was told
to' stay away from Europe and the
South Pacific if I did. not want to
get hurt. I must console the Re-
publicans for not having a ghost
of a chance; for electing Willkie.
I was to bring cheer and hope to
the downtrodden and afflicted -
and so on, for worlds without end.
You are the first to suggest that
I might be happy. Whoopie!"
And the New Year kicked' his silk
topper into the lfilky Way.
The New Year climbed down off
the roof and we looked out over
the city. It was, very quiet. No
sounds of revelry could be leard.
An owl flew by, hooted and apol-
ogized.
"I'll jump into this thing with
all the joy and vigor of tradition"
said the young fellow. "It's my
year for what I make, it, and I'm
going to make it a good. year, with
victory for the Allies. .. Well,
here I go. So long."
And "Whoosh!" the, New Year
was off. I watched him streak
away and heard words come back.:
"Watch my, smoke! It's the Great
Adventure'!"
I stood' alone on the platform.
A gentle, breeze arose and my coat
tails, flapped. I sighed, and the
sigh was echoed from behind me.
I turned and saw the apologetic
owl sitting on the railing. "Whoo!
Whoo!" he said, "Happy New
Year! "
"Same to you," I replied. "and
do you know, old fellow, tonight
I have met and conversed with a
couple of Other Fellows."
.------4,.-----
EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Services every Sunday evening
at 7:30 o'clock.


I I


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


FRIDAY, JANUAR3l 7, 1944


PAGE TWO








FRIDY, ANUAY 7 194 TH STR, PRT T. OE, ULFCOUNY, LORDA CGE HRE


Send The Star to your man in
the service-only $1 per year.


DR. J.C. COE
--DENTIST-
-Office Hours: 9 to 12 1 to 5
Sunday By Appointment
Costin Building Phone 88


BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Wright
of this city announce the birth of
a son at the municipal hospital on
Monday, January 3, 1944.

Mr. and Mrs. Augustus Thomas
of this city announce the birth of
a daughter Wednesday, December
29, 1943, at the municipal hospital.


EVERYBODY WELCOME!

:. : ,, _: --- .>.-


FIRSTBAPTIST CHURCH
"HOLDING FORTH THE WORD :OF LIFE"
R. F. HALLFORD, Pastor Telephone 15
SUNDAY, JANUARY 9, 1944
9:45 -2Sunday -School for all.
11:00-Morning Worship. Sermon .topic: "WHAT IS
THAT IN THINE HAND?"
7:00-Baptist Training Union.
8:00-Evening Worship. Sermon topic: "THE DA
GERS OF BEING LOST."


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S'\'


What d'ya mean -t'FR'E E' TEEPRI7"SE?


THAT'S just a name for the
way America works.
/It's the simple principle that
,human beings like to get on in
the world.
That when a man sets out to
be a doctor or a shoe salesman
or an electrical engineer-
that's what he wants to be.
1'And he can be.
That when a farmer plows
his field and 'plants his seed,
he's got a right to a fair return.
A right to buy more land-
liand extend his fences.
That when a business man
.foimds a business, he's build-
Sing for a future-and nobody
/can take that future from him.
'That when any man works
hard and saves his dollars,1
those dollars are his. He can!
spend them if he likes. Or hej
can invest them and put them
"' to work for him,

0 NH'TWASTE I L*IFOTIl4JTN l JT.


Call that any name you like.
Call it Free Enterprise or
Democracy or Opportunity.
Whatever you call it, it's
American-bred-in-the-bone.
Without it, nobody's going
to plan any further than to-
mqrrow. Without it, there's
no incentive to invent or in-
vest, discover or develop.
Without it-and don't let any
one tell you otherwise this
country would lose its high
place among the nations.;



FLORIDA


POWER

CORPORATION


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treasurer, the circles, and secre-
taries of the various divisions on
the year's work. Mrs. 0. D. Lang-
ston, new secretary of young wo-
men's and girls&' work, reported a
very successful Christmas party
for service men.
At the conclusion of the busi-
ness meeting, officers for the new
year were, installed as follows:
President, Mrs. J. 'L. Sharit; vice-
president, Mrs. R. G. Boyles; re-
cording secretary, Mrs,. R. Swatts;
corresponding secretary, Mr. B.
E. Rawls; treasurer, Mrs. A. M.
Jones Jr.; secretary of missionary
education, Mrs. J. L. Temple; sec-
retary of Christian social relations,
Mrs. R. A. Costin, co-worker, Mrs.
J. T. McNeill; secretary of student
work, Mrs. W. F. Johnson; secre-
tary of young women's and girls'
work, Mrs. 0. D. Langston; secre-
tary of children's work, Mrs. E. E.
Somerset; secretary of supplies,
Mrs. B. H. Smith; secretary of lit-
erature .and publications, Mrs. R.
W. Smith, co-worker, Mrs. Clyde
Jones; secretary of membership,
Mrs. S. D. Spears; spiritual life
leader, Mrs. G. A. Patton.
In the a.bstencei of the new presi-
dent, Mrs. Boyles took the chair,
and after the pledge service, names
were drawn for, the circles, re-
sulting in thle' following division:
Ruth Lawrence Circle-Mrs. M.
P. Tomlinson, chairman; Mrs. C.
A. Brown,. co-chairman; membersi,
Mesdames E. A. Holliday, J. L.
Ricketts, B. J. Hull, L. C. Rester,
J. T. McNeill, H.. W. Griffin, L.
H. Bartee, H. A. Drake, D. B. Lay,
C. H. Johnson, C. Neidig, R. H.
Brinson, Franklin Jones, G. F. Su-
ber, A. M. Jones Jor., G. A. Phtton,
B. H. Smith and R. G. Boy.es.
Mary Vick Mauk Circle-Mrs. E.
E. Somerset, chairman; Mrs. J. L.
Temple, co -chairman; members,
Mesdames R. A. Costin, Ralph A.
Swatts, B. H. Dickens., M. I. Lup-
ton, R. W. Smith, Clyde Jones,, Ed
Ramseyy, Buck Spooner, Tom Mc-
Phaul,. M. K. Hurlbut, J. B. Tra-
wick, S.. Cochran, George John-
son, S. L. Croxton, Roy Gibson, H.
R. Maige, Patty Lovett, Joe Grims-
ley and T. S. Gibson.
Susie Peach Foster Circle-Mrs.
Floyd Hunt, chairman; Mrs. Brown,



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Quality Grocery I
AND MARKET
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M. P. Tomlinson, the Susie Peach
Foster circle with Mrs. S. D.
Spears, and the Mary Vick Mauk
circle at the home of Mrs. E. E.
Somerest on Eighth street.

Send The Scar to a friend.
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ROOM AND
-BOARD
BY THE OP
WEEK D800

Dining Room
Open to the Public '
Club Breakfast, 6 to 9....25c
Lunch, 12 to. 2........... 40c
Dinner, 6 to 8 ........... 40c
4

MRS. M. 0. FREEMAN
Coiner RekidAve. and 3rd St.
Griffih Grocery Building


Comil





A Martin Theatre


THEATRE OPENS SATURDI
CONTINUOUS PERFORM,

SATURDAY, JANUARY 8


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*L "S for


RIDER
Johnny Mack
BROWN
Raymond
HATTON :


Also
Chapter 9 of Serial
"THE BATMAN'
FEATURE NO. 2-


"CMance of a


Lifetime"


SUNDAY MONDAY
January 9 10


LATEST NEWS EVENTS
"THE SHEEPISH WOLF"


METHODIST W, S. C. S. co-chairman; members, Mesdames
INSTALLS OFFICERS G. C. Adkins, J. L. Recdd, J. C.
The Woman's Society for Chris- Farnell, H. R. Wilks, W. W. Bar-
tian Service of the Methodist rier, C. W. Mathews, John Mad-
Church held the first *meeting of dox, T. H. Stone, Roy Gaskin, A.
the year at the church Monday, af- M. Jones, B. M. Henderson, Gus
ternoon with Mrs. G. A. Patton, re- Creech, Thomas Howard, Jesse
tiring president, in the chair. Smith, W. F. Johnson, W. H. Well-
The meeting was. opened with ington, S. D. Spears, and B. E.
the Spiritual Life program, fol- Rawls.
lowed by a short business session All circles will meet at 3:30 p.
to clear up the 1943 records. Splen- m., January 10, the Ruth Law-
did reports were given by the rence circle at the home of Mrs.


EATRE


Port St. Joe, Fla.


AYS SUNDAYS AT 1:00 P. M.
ANCE DAILY AT 2:45 P. M.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 11


"We've Never


Been Licked"

Chapter 3 of Serial
'FLYING CADETS'

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12

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"FIGHTING ENGINEERS"

THURSDAY FRIDAY
January 13 14


It's Another Grand
Cagney Show
LATEST NEWS EVENTS
Cartoon "BLITZ WOLF"


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FRIDAY, JANUARY 7, 1944


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


CAGE THREE


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TRY OUR

BARBECUE

SANDWICHES
(Georgia Style)
4
WE GIVE
CURB SERVICE




zer for Gas on Stomach,
l Sour Stomach, "Morning
M^ prompt in action, effective.
After" and Cold Distreja?
Thirty cents and Sixty
cents.
M, N.E RVINE
FOR rdief from Functional Neg.
vous Disturbances such as Sleep-
lessness, Crankiness, Excitability,
Nervous Headache and Nervous [n-
digestion. Tablets 350 and 760,
-Liquid 25 and $1.00. Read direo-
tions and use only as directed.


A SINGLE Dr, MilesAnti- '
Spain Pill often relieves It
Headache, Muscular Pains t
or Functional Monthly Z-
Pains-25 for 250, 125
for1l.O0. Get them at your
drug store. Read directions jtl-
and use only as directed. v


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E -R TE S S


Those who drink bootleg whis-
key lose a lot of time. It takes
them a day to find, a drink and
four days to get over drinking it.

CLASSIFIED ADS
HELP WANTED
BOOKKEEPER WANTED High
school graduate. Typing essen-
tial. Apply Danley Furniture Com-
pany, Port St. Joe. 1-7tf
WANTED TO BUY
WANT TO BUY-One or two four
or five-ounce machinist's ham-
mers. Will pay good price. Bring
to The Star office. 1-7tf


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-
funded 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.
LEGAL FORMS-Warranty Deeds,
Mortgage Notes, Rent or Lease
Contracts, Promissory Notes, and
Purchaser Agreements. We carry
a stock of these blank forms at
all times. The Star, Phone 51.
LEGAL ADVERTISING


NOTICE UNDER -ICTITIOUS
NAME LAW
To Whom It May Concern-No-
tice is hereby given that tne under-
signed, pursuant to the "Fictitious
Name Statute," House Bill No. 1175,
Chap. No 20953, Laws of Florida,
1941, will register with the Clerk
of the Circuit Court, in and for
Gulf County, Florida, upon receipt
of 'proof of publication of this no-
tice, the fictitious name, to-wit:
Smith's Pharmacy, under which I
am engaged in business, at Port St.
Joe, Florida. That the party, inter-
esGted in said business enterprise is
as follows: JOHN R. SMITH. --
. Dated- at Port St. Joe, Gulf Coun-
ty, Fla., January 6, 1944. 2-4


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


<, With the Colors >> Most of our troubles, result from
our sins, yet everyone is interested
in our sins and no one is interested
(Continued from page 1) in ou01 troubles.
that the Red Cross' and the U. S.


0. are doing a good job over here-.
Give my best regards to the
folks at home.
Cpl. Carl Bounds.
(Anyone having addresses of any
local men in I.r.eland is asked to
bring them to the editor and we'
will mail them personally to Cor-
poral Boundis.)
Transferred
Pfc. James G. Johnson has been
transferredI from Pine Camp, N. Y.
to Indiantown, Gap, Pa.
Pvt. Robert L. Creamer, who has
been stationed, at Camp Stewart,
Ga., for some time, is now in Lou-
isi-ana on maneuvers.
Pvt. Frank Locke has been trans-
ferred from Fort Bragg, N. C., to
Camp Hale, Colo.
End the War In '44 BUY BONDS


THANKS!
I appreciate the business
the people of Port St. Joe
have given me during the
time I have been here and
look forward to a continu-
ance of this patronage in
the future. ... I have pur-
chased the interest of Mr.
Trawick in the LeHardy
Pharmacy, which hence-
forth will be known as
SMITH'S PHARMACY, a
strictly home-owned drug
store ready to meet your
every need.
JOHN R. SMITH.


Smith's Pharmacy
We Fill Any Doctor's Prescription
Phone 5 Port St. Joe

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IF ANYBODY HAS-
Eloped
Married
Divorced
Had a Fire
Sold a Farm
Been Arrested
Been Your Guest
Started in Business
Left You a Fortune
Bought a New Home
Swiped Your Chickens
Met With An Accident
Had a Visit From the Stork
THAT'S NEWS
TELL THE EDITOR
Phone 51-The Star
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S-T-R-E-T-C-H YOUR FEED
We Have Some Suggestions To Help You
Feed is short, and getting shorter, the feed you use, let us help you
We're doing everything we can produce MORE by wasting LESS.
to take care of our customers, but See us for a Feed-Stretcher Sur-
there's just not enough to go vey, aimed at producing every
around. That's why we're de- possible pound of Food for Victory
voting our time and attention to with the feed at hand and the
helping folks stretch what feed livestock and poultry now on
we can supply. Regardless of your farm.


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


* BARGAINS *
ONE PRE-WAR
Man's Bicycle
ONE 3 H. P.
Outboard Motor
FOR SALE

See DAN BROOKS
at Creech & Brooks Laundry


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.


Send The Star to your man in
the service-only $1 for a year.


IfYouHad MYJOB
KEEPING HOUSE, helping
take care of the family-you
would realize that business girls
are not the only ones who some-
times get Headache and Tired
Aching Muscles. We home girls
often work just as hard and have
just as many Headaches, just as
many Stomach Upsets and get
just as Tired.
About a year ago, I first used
ALKA-SELTZER
I find that it eases my Aching
Head, takes the kinks out of Tired,
Aching Muscles and brings relief
when I have Acid Indigestion.
The family says I am a loti
easier to live with since I have
known about Alka-Seltzer.
Have you tried ALKA-SELT-
ZER? If not, why don't you get
a package today? Large package
601, Small package 300, also by,
the glass at Soda Fountains.


S***


How


Are Meeting



the Pulpwood Challenge



EARLY in 1943 when the country was faced with a disastrous
pulpwood shortage, the Secretary of Agriculture said, "The
only place we can look for additional supplies is from the farm
woodlot".
And the farmers of America did not let him down. Their patri-
otic response helped a lot to supply much needed pulpwood
for war industries.


Now, as we enter 1944

It is clear that a serious pulpwood shortage will continue. But
farmers have learned that pulpwood cutting is good business
as well as sound patriotism. Now is the best time to thin wood-
lots when pulpwood prices are at their peak. And recent rulings
of the War Manpower Commission encourage farmers to cut
pulpwood in off seasons by counting it as war unit credits to-
ward deferment.
And so the farmers of America are asked to make pulpwood
cutting an important part of their 1944 work program. It is off-
season work; profitable work; patriotic work. Do all you can.
Your country needs every cord you can cut. Keep in touch with
your !?cal pulpwood committee-


ST. JOE HARDWARE COMPANY
Your Local Feed and Seed Dealer Port St. Joe, Fla

MINS Imalmmwlmmu mmm..mm .mmmmeEUE


VICTORY PULPWOOD COMMITTEE


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W. S. SMITH, Chairman


C. H. JOHNSON.


J. B. WHITE, County Agent


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


FRIDAY, JANUARY 7, 1944


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