WITH THE

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sern in ths armed forces. Pictures, which
should be in uniform, will be returned.)
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Iverson L. Shiver, son of Mr.
and Mrs. T. M. Godwin of this
city, who is stationed at Camp
Shelby, Miss., with the 69th Di-
vision, recently was promoted
from the rank of corporal to
staff sergeant. You can take off
those corporal's stripes now,
son. j

CORPORAL SAM SAPP
RECEIVES CITATIONS
Cpl. Samuel D. Sapp, among tihe
first volunteers from Port St. Joe,
who recently received, a medical
discharge after being-wounded ini
the African campaign, has been
awarded the Service Medal, the
Pudple Heart and the Combat In-
fantry Badge. He is ,at present
m making his ir: Tlr..- ,t .-..''i.1.

ROBERT A. DENDY RECEIVES


THE


STAR


The Home Newspaper of Northwest Florida's Future Industrial Centr

VOLUME VII PORT STJOE FLORIDA, FRIDAY, JUNE 16, 1944 NUMBER 37
VOLUME VII PORT ST. JOE, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, JUNE 16, 1944 NUMBER 37.


Everyone Is Called

To Urgent Action,

In War Bond Drive


Purchases To Date Small; People I
Must Buy Now If $170,000 Quota
Is To Be Reached By July 8

The solid test of Gulf county's
support of the. invasion began last
Monday-opening day of the Fifth
War Loan Drive, but up to. yester-
day, according to Horace Soule, j
purchases of bonds were extremely i
light.
"We've got to 'buy thnse uonds,"
said Chairman Soule. "How many
gold stars do we have to have here
before our people realize that
there is a WAR going on? So far'
four Port St. Joe men have died
for their country. What the future
of the rest will be, no one can
tell. But this we DO know: Doing
our job here at home, can help to
shorten the war-shorten the gold
star list. And right now the big-
gest part of bur job is buying, not
just War Bonds, but EXTRA War
Bonds!"
A meeting of heads of various
civic bodies was held at the Soule
home Monday night to thresh .out
details of the. bond drive and the
'big rally to be staged here June
30. At this meeting pledges. to
raise $23,000 in bonds by today
were, made.
,Gulf county led the state in the
F6urtht WaT' Loan Drive, having- a
total of 292 per cent in relation to
our quota, and as Florida led thfe


COMMISSION IN AUSTRALIA nation, then Gulf county led. the
,Somewhere In Australia (Special nation! Now our slogan is: "We
to The Star) -Robert A. Dendy, Can Do It Again!"
son, of Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Dendy
of Port St. Jo'e, has been commis- MAY ISSUE SPECIAL
sioned a second lieutenant in the STAMP FOR FLORIDA
Coast Artillery Corps after com-
pleting a rigorous four month .While no definite commitment
course at an overseas, Officer Can- has been made, the U. S. Postoffice
didate School. The course included Department states that it expects
five weeks of officers' basic train- to issue a special stamp commem-
ing and. 11 weeks. of highly special- orating the 100th anniversary of
ized' training, with. stress on ,the Floridla's admission into, the Union.
problems and technique of anti- The editor of The Star suggests
aircraft ,qtil.+erl, a.-rtinr,. in the l,- h- ---- it b P,. ',.


Southwest Pacific area.
Lieut. Dendy graduated, from
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To the People
of this Community
There are many urgent reasons
for buying War Bonds. First, the
invasion needs money. Bonds
pay for planes and guns and mu-
nitions with
1 which to







video this.
fighting men
on there will be plenty fesor civil-
Bonds now will sible equip-
open thment and it
is up to us
egg" saved to let our
money pro-



vide this.commercially then.
A second reason is this: There
is a shortage of goods now. Later
ian desires. M ey put into War
Bonds now willte available then.
open then, too, and the "nest
egg" saved now may hatch out
Money put into War Bo',-'
now will be deprived of its c'.
rent potentiality as a part of the-
causes of inflation. You will be
doing your part toward stabiliz-
ing the money situation by buy-
ing Bonds instead of dwindling
stocks. That is a third reason.
But the best reason from a
selfish viewpoint is this: Right
now there is no better invest-
ment than War Bonds. There is
Sno safer repository for your
money. By buying Bonds you be-
come a stockholder in the stron-
est "going" concern in the world
'.today, the United States of
America. THE EDITOR.


that the. monumentL in tLIS cILty
engraved on the stamp, as it is, as
far as' we know, the only marker
in the state, having to do with the
formation of Florida as a state.
Other, states have been honored
time. after time with commemora-
tive stamps, but the only recogni-
tion ever given this state was on
the five-cent issue of the Hugue-
not-Walloon Tercentenaryi issue In
1924, the stamp carrying a picture
of the monument at Mayport.

DANLEY'S OFFERS LIVING
ROOM SUITES AT V2 PRICE

If you need' a new living room
suite and really want to save some
'money, read Danley's, advertise-
ment on page five of this issue.
Manager Opp Moore has- slashed
prices, on. all living room suites in
stock to one-half previous selling
prices-and he's really got some
beautiful stuff on hand. Better
drop in today and took it over.

Dr. Norton Back On Job
Dr. J. R. Norton' is, back on the
job, part time. at least, after a
siege of dengue fever and inflii-
enza. He also was sort of inca-
pacitated by for a time as the re-
sult of injuring his foot while play-
ing softball recently. ,
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Camp Johnston

Joining In War

Bond Rally Here


Hoped To Have Governor Hollana
And Governor-Elect Caldwell
Here As Honor Guests

Camp Gordon Johnston at Carra-
belle, will participate wholeheart-
edly in the big bond rally to be
held in Port St. Joe all day Friday,
June 30.
A parade has been scheduled In
which Camp Johnston will have its
band,, mecahnized units and artil-
l'eryi units,. The, band will also play
during the day at the various ex-
hibits and- demonstrations on Reid
Avenue.
Among exhibits will be one
showing activities at the camp and
an educational exhibit presented
by the orientation branch of the
U. S. Army Forces. Institute. Sev-
eral war heroes will be in charge
of the exhibits and will explain
them to visitors.
There will be ten amphibious
trucks (ducks) on hand and rides
will be given everyone in St.
Joseph's Bay during the afternoon.
The "ducks" will also be demon-
strated in loading and unloading a,
4500-pound block buster and a 155
mm. cannon.
As a grand finale to the day, an
all-soldier show will be presented
at the Port theater beginning at
8:30. There will an 18-piece

*comic skits. Among the sdigers
will be ElwoodrGary, sixth ranking
singer in the United States, who
was with the Metropolitan Opera,
andl T/Sgt. John Murphy.
Admission to the show will be
by tickets issued with the, pur-
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Makers Win Games FOR A SOLDIER between now and' June 30. In or-
i __me FOR ONE NIGHT? der that all may secure tickets,
--- Nthose buying four or more, $25
Rotary and High School On Losing bonds between June 1 and. 30 will
End; Twenty-Game Schedule The local American Legion be issued a ticket. So get busy
End; Twenty-Game Schedule Post has taken on the job of d atin o bn s
Is Worked Out f ds ne n o and start buying your bonds now
Is Worked Out Ifinng beds for one night for
_] finding beds for one night for if you want to see this show of a
approximately 100 soldiers from lifetime!
The. Port St. Joe Softball League, Camp Gordon Johnston who will lifetime!
is really beginning to show some' be in Port St. Joe on June 30 Chairman Soule ao announces
life now with teams entered, from for the big Bond Rally. The that he hopes to have Governor
thee Rotary Club, the Kiwanis soldiers will provide their own Spessard Holland and Governor-
Club, -the paper mill and' the highI meals. elect Millard' Caldwell here the
school. And too, judging from the Up to yesterday 68 beds had night of June 30 to make brief
TuesdaynghtelaIn Up to yesterday, 68 beds had talks from the theater stage.
game Tuesday night, the playing I been found. About 35 more are _____ ______
is showing a big improvement, needed. If you have room for af
Friday night the Paper Makers soldier for one night, contact T. BANK OFFERS SERVICE
and the. high school teams tangled M. Schneider immediately. TO WAR BOND BUYER
with the Paper Makers coming out
wvith the Paper M akers com ing out lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllilllllllllllllilllllllllllI
on the big endi of a. 19 to 14 score. The Florida Bank this week 1i1
For some unknown reason, the BREAM PLANTED advertising a new service for War
game was called in the sixth inn- IN DEAD LAKES Bond buyers-they call it a '"Safe-
ing possibly because the boys keeping Service." Reason for it is
from the mill were wakenig is- under the supervision of Dr. that the supply of smaller size safe
Box score for the tilt follows: Thos. Meriwether of Wewahitchka, deposit boxes has been exhausted.
Box score for the tilt follows 7 R H E a considerable number of finger- Bond buyers may turn their
Team- 1 2 3 4 5 62 -192414 ling ream were released at var- bonds over to the .bank for safe-
Paper M. 25 1 4 0 6 0 -19 4 19 13us points in the Dead. Lakes Wed- keeping, paying a small sum for
Hi School 5 14 0 3 1 -14 19 13 sday afternoon each bond deposited or withdrawn.
Tuesday night's game between The fish were sent to this. county ----
the Rotary and Kiwanis clubs was by the Florida Game andi Fresh PRAYER SERVICE HELD
one of the. snappiest yet played, Water Fish Commission from the FN PARK SUNDAY EVE
the men on both teams, being on hatchery at Holt, Fla.
their toes all the time and playing h. A brief prayer service for our
bang-up ball. The Kiwanians came Move To Blountstown boys and girls in the service was
out on top of the heap by a score held in Port Inn Park at 6:30 Sun-
of 9 to 5. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Suggs left day evening
Monday fo, tday evening.
Floyd Hunt, pitching for the Ro- Moday for Blountstown to make Te service was opened ith a
tarians, was justly proud of the their home. Mr., Suggs will con- brief talk by Rev. O. D. Langston
fact that he struck out three men tinue his work with the South- of the Methodist Church, who then
in succession in one inning, and eastern Pipeline Company. led in the s-inging of "America."
Harry McKnight, hurling for the Rev. C. Corry of the Episcopal
Kiwanians, also had something to Discharged From Hospital Church gave a prayer for those in
crow about in that during one inn- Mrs. B. W. Eells was discharged the service, followed by a scripture
ing he pitched three balls for three yesterday from .a New Orleans reading (Ps. 33) by Rev. R. F.
outs, the batter in each case hit. hospital after two weeks treat- Hallford' of the Baptist Church.
ting a high fly- on the first pitched meat. She expect to return home Calls were then made for ind(-
(Continued on Page 2) eary next week. vidual prayers, before dismissal.


.' Army Signal Corps Photo"
This is one of the post unusual pictures to come out'of the war. Here is
a Jap sniper ih.-lPad hidden himself in an ATnerican fohon f then dug
it a little deeper. But sharp eyed doughboys distovcred him." lif-e you-
see him, crouched down, miraculously dodging bullets and grenades that
Yanks shot and lobbed at him. When this picture was taken he was alive,
but note the fear of death on his face. A few moments later he died in
a hail storm of American lead. Back our boys up who are fighting such
men as these by buying War Bonds.


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Dan Brooks Returns
Dan Brooks., Jr., who served for
a time with hte Maritime Commis-
sion at St. Petersburg, being over
the 26-year age limit, has received
an indefinite deferment from his
local board in Opp, Ala., and this
week returned to Port St. Joe with
his family -to again take up his
duties at the Creech and Brooks
Laundry.
Advertising doesn't cost- -it PAYS!


KIWANIS AND PAPER 1 REVIVAL SERVICES WILL BE (he didn't leave 'em with us) one
MAKERS WIN GAMES HELD AT BAY VIEW CHURCH huge tomato that weighed, almost
A series of revival services will two pounds and one, stem bearing
(Continued from page 1) be held, at the Bay View Methodist five tomatoes with a total weight
ball into the hands of waiting Ki- Church, Highland, View, beginning of four pound's.
wanian fielders. Sunday, June 18, at 8:30 p. m. Ser- Naturally we'll say Mr. Parrish's
Surprise of the game was the vices, will be held. each evening, tomatoes are the,-best, since we en-
superb fielding done by Alex Young with cottage prayer meetings in joyed them for several meals. We
at third base. Looks like he's been the afternoons. Preaching will be are. bothered with the thought that
hiding his light under a bushel. hby the. pastor, Rev. 0. D. Langs-
george, Wimberly, catching for the ton. A cordial invitation to attend 0
Kiwanians, was a casualty of the is extended everyone.
evening, receiving whht is thought Temporary church location is et v
to be a broken finger. next to the Cities Service filling Doityouself at home.
Box score follows: station in Highland View. Each kit contains Per-
Bl manent Wave Solution,
Team- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7- R H E shampoo, curlers and
Xiwanis ..L5 3 0 0 1 0 x- 9 11 3 LARGE TOMATOES ARE e antSe. et on a Cham- k K tar-
Rotary ... 0 4 0 0 0 1 0- 5 10 10 BEING GROWN HERE Weeks ,, ry ioods Store 7-7*
Two-base hits: Miller, Traxler, The editor this week was pre-
Hunt, Hannon, Ramsey, Winmberly. sented with two. choice, tomatoes
Strike-Outs: By Hunt, 4; by grown by George Parrish at hls
McKnight, 1. home in Oak Grove. Both were
Walks: By Hunt, 1; !by Mc- large and firm, one weighing one


WHEN Functional Nervous
Disturbances such as Sleep"
lessness, Crankiness, Excitabilityg
Restlessness or Nervous Headachl
interfere with your work or spoX
your good times, take
Dr. Miles Nervine
,(Liquid or Effervescent Tablets)'
Nervous Tension can make you
Wakeful, Jittery, Irritable. Ner-
vous Tension can cause Nervous
J3eadache and Nervous Indiges-
tion. In times like these, we are
more likely than usual to become
overwrought and nervous and to
wish for a good sedative. Dr.
Miles Nervine is a good sedative
-mild but effective.
I If you do not use Dr. Miles
Nervine you can't know what it
will do for you. It comes in
Liquid and Effervescent Tablet
form, both equally soothing to
tense and over-wrought nerves.
,WHY DON'T YOU TRY IT ?j
*Get it at your drug store,
Effervescent tablets 350 and 750,
Liquid 250 and $1.00. Read direc-
jions and use only as directed.


Knight, 4.
Schedule for the balance of the
season is as follows:
June 19-Rotary vs High School.
June. 23-Kiwanis .Club vs. Paper
Makers.
June 27-High' School vs. Paper
Makers.
June 30-Rotary vs.. Kiwanis.
July 4-Kiwanis vs. High School.
July 7-Rotary Club vs. Paper
I Makers.
July 11-Rotary vs. High Schoo-.
July 14-Kiwanis Club vs. Paper
SJuly 18-High School vs. Paper
Makers.
July 21-Kiwanis vs. Rotary.
July 25-Kiwanis vs. High School
July 28-Paper ,Makers vs. Ro-
tary Club.
Aug. 1-Rotary vs. High School.
Aug. 4-Kiwanis Club vs. Paper
Makers.
Akug. 11-Rotary vs. Kiwanis.
Aug. 15-Kiwanis Club vs. High
School.
Aug. 18-Rotary Club vs. Paper
Makers.
Aug. 2,2-High Scho.ol vs. Rotary
Aug. 25-Kiwanis Club vs. Paper
Makers.
Visitor From Dothan
Little Miss LaRue Horn of Do-
than, Ala., is a guest this. week of
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Brooks, Jr.


pound, two ounces andi, the oUier
an even pound.
Otto Andlerson showed; the editor

IT'S PROVED BY
12 'GENERATIONS
Twelve eonecuttio goenerationf of
/ \ happy, healthy dogs at the Purina
S Kennel. hve been fd no other
prone f' "topfood but Purina Dog Chow- They



ST. JOE HARDWARE CO.
Phone 30 Port St. Joe
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I GUARANTEED $1.00 VALUE
Send film negative of your favorite
photo to Thrifty Dan with only 15c
(either coins or stamps) --you will
promptly receive TWO S x 5 Lunurtone
enlargements on beautiful, double weight
Eastman Portrait paper. Satisfaction
or money back guarantee. Tins "get
acquaintedd" offer is limited so act now.
Send your film or negative on"
just 15c for TWO enlargement;.
If you do not have flm or gaie.
se-d a pdtur orm i..piut, but einude
35 e ,ta for eeak;rg u eo-negative.
.1 to0 THRIFTY DAN "The Camera Man"
SPARIS AVE. and COTTAGE GROVE ST.
GRAND RAPIDS 2, MICHIGAN
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EVERYBODY WELCOME!


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FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
"HOLDING FORTH THE WORD OF LIFE"
R. F. HALLFORD, Pastor Telephone 156


DIn't Miss These


Important Messages

Lord's Day, June 18, 1944

11:00-"WHICH WILL THE NEXT
WORLD-KINGDOM BE?"
Some Present-Day Events in the Light of Bible Prophecy

8:00-"PORT ST. JOE: A MODERN
SODOM"
Some Shocking, Inside Facts About the Shameful Wick-
edness of This Little City

To Be Preached By

PASTOR R. F. HALLFORD

At Port St. Joe Baptist Church

COME EARLY IF YOU WISH TO GET A SEAT!
WE CAN SEAT ONLY ABOUT 40.
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THESE CRITICAL DAYS



Scall for more PULPWOOD

TODAY our armed services all of it is wrapped or packed
are shipping enormous in paper and paperboard con-
quantities of supplies to our tainers.
fighting men overseas. They Without enough pulpwood
are unloading it on farflung our Army and Navy will be
beacheads and advance sup- severely handicapped at a
ply bases. Much of this equip- time when victory may de-
ment is made wholly or in pend on their all-out effort
part from pulpwood. Nearly abroad and ours at home.

Your Pulpwood is Needed

War and Home Front needs require that every mill operate full time.
This cannot be done without more pulpwood. If you have idle wood-
lands or can cut pulpwood, now is the time when you can serve your
country best and earn the most money for your work. If you del3v, it
may be too late.


YOUR VICTORY PULPWOOD COMMITTEE


J. B. WHITE, County Agent


C. H. JOHNSON


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


FRIDAY, JUNE 16, 1944


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SAFETY PLAQUE AWARDED


St. Joe, announces that his com-
pany has just 'been awarded the
safety plaque shown above. This
plaque is awarded each year to
the company making the best
safety record among the companies
of the Associated Gas and Elec-
tric System which have more than
450 but less than 950 employes.

AVERAGE SALARY OF
GULF TEACHER IS
$914.64 PER YEAR
Fifty per cent of Gulf county's
white teachers during the school
year 1941-42 had attended college
for four or more years, according
to figures released by the state
board of education, and fifty per
cent of the negro teachers were
in the same category.
Average annual salary of Gulf
county's white teachers in, 194243
*vas $1,054.01, compared with a
state average of $1,358.51. Aver-
age annual salary of *negro teach-
ers in the county was $519.65,
compared with a state average of.
$784.79. The, average for all teach-
ers in Gulf county) was $914.,64,
compared to a state average of
$1,214.83.
A special session of the legisra-
ture is executed to'-.be called soon
to discuss legislation to increase
teacher salaries.
RACE TRACK FUNDS
BRING COUNTY $49,500
Final distribution to the coun-
ties, of race track tax fund's 'by
.State Comptroller Lee brought the
year's total forj each to $49,500.
Lee has sent the clerks of each
county $1500 apiece to close the
year's records.
Anticipated revenue from this
source was $33,000 per county.
The year's total, of $49,500 per
county is| the largest return on
record.
NAVY RECRUITER WILL
BE IN ST. JOE TODAY
It was announced by the Navy
recruiting station at Marianna this
week that' Specialist Al Wilkins
will be in. Port St. Joe today, at
the office of the locally selective
service board, on 'his regular re-
cruiting trip.
'Specialist Wilkins is anxious to
interview all persons, men or wo-
men, who are interested in serving
their country in the Navy.


AUTO TAX STAMP MUST BE NEW DEFINITION OF
SECURED BEFORE JULY 1 A COUNTRY WEEKLY

Gulf county motorists are re- Of interest whether you like it
minded that the $5 federal tax on or not is this definition of a "coun-
motor cars is still effective and try weekly" from the new Diction-
that it will be necessary to secure ary of Sociology, published by the
a new tax stamp prior to July 1, Philosophical Library, New York:
the date when the present stamp "A newspaper published in a
expires.
Stamps may be secured at any
postaffice. Each stamp bears a se-
rial number, and purchasers are
urged to make a note of the num-
ber on the, stamp they purchase in
case it is lost or stolen.
Florida produces' winter vege-
tables on 400,000 acres, shipping
at the rate of 21 carloads per
hour every hour in the year, day
and night.


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VWhy, Trevor! Can't carry little me!
From now on you're getting Wheatiep
every orniaa foir- BEfast."


TO SAFEGUARD
YOUR HEALTH
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.
*I use Merck Prescripftb Chemicals
Smith's Pharmacy
Phone 5 Port St. Joe
We Fill Any Doctor's Prescription


Kenney Mercantile,


Company



Groceries Meats Dry Goods


Fresh Fish Shrimp Oysters


community of rural characteris-
tics for distribution through the
mail as second class matter oa a
stated day of .the week to the resi-
dents of the town and surrounding
open country as a medium of lo-
cal information, intercommunica-
tion and co-ordination of town and
country activities, in which is re-


flected the life, customs and In-
stitutions of )he people who COn'
stitutes Its readershlp.'- O.N.P.A.
Bulletin.
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Don't bore your friends with
your worries tall 'em- to those
who will enjoy listening-your en-
emies.


PROPER
SCARE
KEEPS HIM
FIT!
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YOUR ELECTRIC REFRIGERATOR



Deserves the Best of

Core in Wartime


Reddy Kilowatt Suggests:

Store food properly.

Let air have a chance to circulate

around outside.

The door must close tightly.

Defrost and clean regularly.

Oil the motor regularly.

Keep the condenser clean.

Control the inside temperature.

REMEMBER --- PROPER CARE

PREVENTS

NEEDLESS SERVICE CALLS

We will be glad to give you
a free booklet on the proper care
of your refrigerator. COME IN.


Phone 136-W


Port St. Joe, Fla.


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FRIDAY, JUNE 16, IW4


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THE STAR,
Psiblished Every Friday at Port St. Joe, Fila,
by The' Star Publishing Company
W. 8. SMITH, Edltor

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
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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

BUY BONDS NOW!
Now that the invasion of Europe is well
under way, the nation's need for unlimited
funds with which to prosecute this crucial
effort can readily be understood. That is why
it is so vitally important that the Fifth War
Loan Drive, which opened Monday and con-
tinues through July 8, should receive the full
support of everyone. Locally, our quota for
Gulf county stands at $170,000-$65,500 more
than that of the Fourth War Loan.
Raising this substantial sum will nof be
easy. But it must, and will be done. To this
end, then, those in charge of the campaign
are appealing to every citizen of Gulf county
to set aside during the months of June and
July at least $100 for war bond purchases.
This does not mean a $100 war bond pur-
chase, understand, but $100 in cash..
There may be some who will argue that al-
ready they have bought bonds to the limit of
their financial .ability. However, at a time
like this, when our fighting men are driving
forward on every war front at a tremendous
cost of blood a*nd lives (and some of those
lives undoubtedly will be of men from Gulf
county), there can be no limit to what we
at home should do.
By denying ourselves a few more non-es-
sentials, and thus making available a few
more dollars each pay day to our bond allot-
ment, this challenge to our patriotism can be
met.
Do your part to hasten Victory by subscrib-
ing every dollar you can.
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REMEMBER DAD
Next Sunday, June 18, will be "Father's
Day," and we consider it nothing but fair tiha
he should have a day -set aside in his honor.
Mother has her "day" and practically every-
thing else has a "day" or a "week" or some-
thing. We even have All Fool's Day and Dog
Days, Groundhog Day and various other
"days" of one sort and another.
Try to be a little extra nice to Dad next
Sunday. If you have chicken for dinner, see
that he gets something better than the feet
or the neck. Give him some of the breast, or
the liver, if he likes it, for after all Dad is a
right good old chap and has done more for
you than you are likely to ever do for him.


WAR BONDS ARE MADE OF PULPWOOD
Among the many uses of puiflwood, war
bonds shouldn't be overlooked. While they
don't have the direct destructive power of
gunpowder made of pulpwood, nor the life-
saving quality of blood plasma packed in pulp-
wood containers, they are essential to win-
ning the war.
Buying war bonds and cutting pulpwood
are similar in at least two respects: One, they
are primarily responsibilities of civilians on
the home front in any area where pulpwood
is being harvested and, two, they are neces-
sary to back the men on the fighting front.
Actually farmers and woodsmen in Gulf
county can do double duty for Uncle Sam
and the men overseas this month.
They can cut a few extra cords of pulpwood
and put their earnings in war bonds. Besides
helping speed the day of Victory, this is a
good investment. For a cash outlay of $18.75
every pulpwood cutter can get a $25 war
bond. That means a third more for his work.
Let's make this a record month in Gulf
county by going over our $170,000 Fifth War
Loan quota and by cutting more pulpwood
than any month this year. That will give Hit-
ler and Tojo a double blow at a time when
both of them are toppling.


DON'T BE TOO SERIOUS
The editor of The Star for practically his
entire life has preached and adhered to the
slogan: "Do not take yourself too seriously."
A lot of people probably disagree with our
theory, and a lot of them have come right
out and told us that the idea is foolish. -Per-
haps so, but by sticking to this tenet we have
got a lot of fun out of life, have made thou-
sands of friends and have enjoyed a, state of
health that at times has been the envy of
many, chiefly because when you do not take
yourself too seriously you do not worry, and
worry brings on varied ills.
We do not mean that a person should not
take himself seriously at all and thereby run
the risk of being considered somewhat 'of a
joke by others. We do not say "Do not take
yourself seriously." What we do say is "Do
not take yourself TOO seriously"---and that
is a decidedly different matter.
A lot of people right here in Port St. Joe
belong in the "too serious" category and im-
press others as though they feel they are the
law and the prophets and have a finality of
accurate information and correct interpreta-
tion on all the major problems of life and
most of the minor ones and, therefore, have
the unquestioned right to make ex-cathedra
pronouncements. Such people rub our mental
fur the wrong way and probably affect the
rest of you the same way.
That a person should take himself and his
job seriously goes without question, but it
is also evident that if he has' common sense
he will apply the brakes before he goes into
the ditch of being "too serious."


Goebbels says it will take only 10 years to
rebuild the Reich. By the time we get through
with his cities, his estimate will be about 30
years short.-Titusville Star-Advocatee.


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Editor The Star:
You know, these newest skim-
mers. we Din seeing' around on our
mamas, well, how the Sam Hill
they eve rgot the sisters to, don
'em had me stumped&. I had to ask
ferl help. I asked; Henry. I'm
gassin' about the new stovepipe
chapeau, where a joint of pipe
pushed :up from a'k;indfa plug hat
brim. The kind where, if you'll ob-
serve real close, you'll s.ee kid's
s.campeirin' for a safe place on first
sight of one -of these innovations
-like a chicken takin' for cover
when a hawk comes sail-n' over.
"How'd they ever git' em on the
ladies?" I says. "Well,', says Hank,
"at first it wasn't so easy-they
had to -rope and tie the first 2 or
3 dozen-then it was easy as pie
-couldn't supply the demand, af-
ter, that."
"Will they ha'vee to rbo1*altd tft
'em to geit these horse-scarers off
the mamas?" I says.
"No," says Henry, "not if they
will bring out a double-decker
novelty, mebbe something like 2
joints of pipe versus one as now,
and imebbe, add an accessory of
some kind, like a few electric
lights, or mebbe fix 'em so they'll
puff a little smoke out of the top
now and then."
Henry knows, his wimmin.
Yours with the low down,
JO SERRA.

A gadget for U. S. bombing
planes automatically operates the
built-in fire extinguishing system
aboard the plane in case of a
crash landing. A carefully balanced
electrical trigger discharges car-'
bon dioxide into the engine com-
partments and prevents the fires
which usually follow a crash.


cuit court to assume this work;
wi-pe out three clerks' jobs in
the criminal court, court of crimes
and civil court of record and
*give their duties to the clerk of
-the circuit court.
If the Dade-Orange amendment
'passes it will be more than just a
straw in the wind. It will be aP
incentive for legislators from other
'counties to reduce jobs and con-
solidate offices.
While interest will naturally cen-
ter, on the "anti-closed shop"
amendlm'eht, the public should
- study all amendments so as to be
thoroughly familiar with the nbe-
rfe the. election. ".


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I'm thinking of a certain guy,
This guy we all should know;
He's just a boy that used to live
Down in Port St. Joe.
He was just an ordinary kid,
As plain as he could be;
He liked to frolic and have his fun
The same asi yonu and me.
But one: day he heard his Uncle's
call
And knew that he. must go.
He knew that he was needed
To fight this awful foe.
He kissed Aunt Ellen and Marge
goodbye
And proudly rode away.
They thought that he was doing
fine
Until this message came one day:
"We regret to inform you
That Cornelius, your son,
Was killed in: action
And was loved 'by everyone."
And. now he sleeps beneath the
sod,
Only, G-od] in heaven could tell ydu
where;
He has taken his place among tl0e
deal
In Flanders Field -over there.

SMALL WAR PLANTS HEAD
PREDICTS CIVILIAN GOODS
Resumption of manufacture of
scarce civilian goods-with several
billion dollars' worth finished by
January 1-is predicted by Maury
Maverick, chairman of the Smaller
War Plants Corporation and vice-
chairman of the WPB.
'The new merchandise will not
include complicated assembly jobs
such as automobiles, but will con-
sist mainly of simple items, such
as flatirons, alarm clocks, furni-
ture, kitchen ware, radio tubes,
electric fans, stoves, bath tubs
and, kitchen ranges.
------ ..
Write a letter today to that boy
ft Obrs tl~i ff -e:


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FRIDAY, JUNE 16, 1944 THE STAR, PORT ST. JOE, GULF COUNTY, FLORIDA PAGE FIVE


KIWANIS NEWS
"All Kiwanis Week" will be ob-
served next week by clubs thruout
the U. S. and Canada. This is an
annual affair and is the occasion
of the International convention,
June 20-22. An appropiatre pro-
gram is planned, by the local club.
Last week's program was dedi-
cated to our armed .forces who are
storming the. gates of Europe. A
special prayer and the reading of
an excerpt from Churchill's Dun-
kerque speech were presented, af-
ter which war bond tags. were dis-
tributed and members urged to
pledge themselves to buy and sell
bonds.
New member Ed Ramsey was
welcomed, at the meeting. Hte is
considered quite an asset to the
club, not alone for his Kiawnis
qualifications, buit he sho' can p:ay
softball, tod.
Past Presid.ent J. R. Norton was
missing again last week, but says
hie should be able to make the
gong hereafter.
Awarded Scholarship
Florence Quinton Hall, daughter
of Mr. and: Mrs. H. E. Hall of this
city has been awarded a scholar-
ship for a four-year college course
at Florida State College for Wo-
men, Tallahassee. She will start
her course at the, coming fall term.
EPISCOPAL CHURCH


MRS. COSTIN HOSTESS TO
MARY VIC MAUK CIRCLE
Monday, afternoon the Mary Vic
Mauk Circle of the Methodist W.
S. C. S. met at the. home of Mrs.
R. A. Costin. Attending were Mes-
dames Roy Gibson, J. L. Temple,
M. I. Lupton, Herberit Helms, E..
E. Somerset, R. A. Swatts, two
visitors, M.es:dames, Jesse Redd and
Hickman,, andt two new members,
Mesdames Williams and Johnson.
Plans were completed- during the
business session for the. purchase
of another bond and collections
were made for the American flag
which has already been paced in
the church. Members were proud
of the 507 coupons collected.
The next meeting of the society
will be a program meeting at the
church n3ix;t Monday, June 19. All
members are urged to be'present.
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SUSIE PEACH FOSTER CIRCLE
MEETS WITH .MRS. SHARIT
IThe Susie Peach Foster Circle
of .the Methodist Church met Mon-
day afternoon at the, home of Mrs,.
J. L. Sharit, president of the W.
S. C. S., with Mrs. Floyd; Hunt,
circle, chairman, presiding. One of
the last, chapters, in the Book of
Prayer, on Jeremiah, was studded,
and the 1,39th Psalmn was read in
connection with the study.
Following a short business ses-
sion, the hostess served refresh-


Services every Sunday evening ments to members present and a


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


METHODIST CHURCH
Rev. 0. D. Langston. Pastor
9:45 a. m.-Church school
11:00 a. m.-Morning worship.
6:30 p. m.-Youth Fellowship.
7:30 p. m.-Evening worship.
Woman's Society meets Mon-
days at 3:00 p. m. Prayer meeting,
Bible study and choir practice
Wednesday at 7:30 p. m.
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
Lieut. andi Mrs. W. F. Hasse an-
nounce the birth of a son, William
Francis, on June 5 at the munici-
pal hospital.
Creech's Have Visitors
Mrs. W. L. Bouton and,'son Billie
returned to Birmingham last Fri-
day after, a week's visit here with
her brother and sister-in-law, Mr.
and Mrs. Gus Creech. Another
guest of Mr. and Mrs. Creech was
Charles O'Quinn of Panama City,
who spent two weeks. here.
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War :Prisoner Camp at Clewiston
Clewiston has been selected as
one of the three camps in, Floride
for prisoners of war, according to
announcement from Atlanta.

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RATES-One cent per word for one inser-
tion (count initials and figures as single
words); minimum charge 25 cents. Addi-
tional insertions of same ad take lower
rate. To eliminate bookkeeping, all ads
must be paid for at time of first insertion.
FOR SALE
FOR SALE-Two 8-foot oak wall
cases; one 6-foot oak wall case.
See Mrs. T. M. Tucker, Apalachi-
cola, Fla.. 6-23*
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE
BEACH PROPERTY-At Beacon
Hill. One 4-room, one 5-room cot-
tage; electric lights, water pump,
plumbing. Very reasonably prices.
See H. A. Drake. 4-21tf
WANTED TO BUY
PIANO WANTED-In good, condi-
tion, for Bayview Methodist
Church; must be reasonable. See
0. D. Langston or, Mrs. Paul Brig-
man. 5-26ti
MISCELLANEOUS
FISH BAIT Fresh, clean worms
that are guaranteed to get the
fish for you. See Eddie Beverly
in the Sheffield colored quarters
Paid Political Advertising
COUNTY COMMISSIONER
DISTRICT 3 BEACON HILL


RULES OF ST. JOE jthe National Softball Rules, unless
RULE OF S.J!lack of equipment shall make it
SOFTBALL LEAGUE necessary to make ground rule
i changes.
At the end ,of the season, tnt
At a recent meeting of repre- two teams with the lowest won
sentatives of the four teams in the and lost percentage will be hosts
Port St. Joe Softball League, the at a fish fry in honor of the twu
following rules and regulations ;e.as having the highest percent-


were, Uraln up:.
The Kiwanis aind Rotary teams
shall be composed of .club mem-
bers only.
The St. Joe Paper Company
team shall be composed of em-
ployes of the paper company only.
The High School team shall be
composed of high school boys un-
der 21 years of age who did not
graduate prior to 1944.
No individual may play on more
than one team.
The proceeds of each game will
be turned over to a secretary-treas-
urer," Wake" Wake.field, who will
be responsible for paying all light
bills and' purchasing bats, balls and
other equipment.
The. manager of each team will
see that thew money is taken up at
each game in which his team par-
ticipates.
Any money that is left after all
expenses have been paid will be
equally divided between the teams.
The season will officially begin
on June 19, 1944.
The games' shall be governed by
Paid Political Advertising
COUNTY COMMISSIONER
DISTRICT 5 PORT ST. JOE
I hereby announce my candidacy
for the 'office of member of the
Board of County Commissioners of
Gulf County from District 5, Port
St. Joe, subject to the will of the
voters at the coming election, and
I will appreciate the vote and sup-
port of all electors. The only
promise I make is that, if elected,
I will work to the best of my
ability to serve the interests not
only of the residents of my dis-
trict, but the people of the county
as a whole.
T. D.. "Doc" WHITFIELD


ages.
All games will begin at 8:30 p.
m. E.W.T.
Any team failing to place nine
men on the field at .the designated
time, will forfeit the game to. the,
opposing team. (A complete team
shall consist of 10 players.)
Each manager will submit a ros-
ter to the secretary containing the
names, of all players that are to
play on his team.
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(Continued from page 1)
St. Joe high school in 1982 and
was employed by the St. Joe Pa-
per Company at the time of his
induction. His wife is at present
residing in, St. Augustine.


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At, Great Lakes Training Center
Two Port St. Joe men, Jirl R.


Byrd, husband of Dorcas L. Byrd, printed and edited paper and car-
and' Dorman F. Tryon, husband of ries some rare art work and risque


Jewel D. Tryon, are receiving their
"boot" training at the U. S. Naval
Training Center, Greatt Lakes, Ill.
Their recruit training completed,
they will spend a period of leave
at home before being assigned to
a naval service school or to im-
mediate active duty at sea.

Another Camp Paper
The editor is in receipt of a copy
of the "Walker Talker," camp pa-
per of the Walker Army Air Field,
Victoria, Kan., sent us by, Cpl.
William Roberts. It is' a well-


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COUNTY COMMISSIONER
pTo the People of Gulf County:
,- I herewith submit for your care-
ful consideration my announce-
"ment as, a candidate for County
Commissioner from the Port St.
.... Joe district. I .promise to be guided
solely by what I believe to be for
'' the best interests of my county as
*a whole-to act as my conscience
dictates and not from any motive
of personal profit or prestige. I
respectfully seek your support and

S be genuinely appreciated.
K GEORGE W. COOPER

I wish to announce my candidacy COUNTY COMMISSIONER
for election to the office of County I herewith announce my candi-
Commirsioner from the Third Dis- dacy for re-election to the office of
trict (Beacon Hill), subject to the County Commissioner from the
will of the voters of Gulf County.
If elected I promise, to the best of Fifth District (Port St. Joe). If
my ability, to conduct the affairs returned to office I promise to
of the office along strictly busi- continue in the future handling
ness lines, fairly, impartially and
honestly. Your favorable consi- taxpayers' money as I have in
eration of my candidacy will be the past, with special privileges to
genuinely appreciated. none and justice for all.
J. C. "Chris" MARTIN W. C. ROCHE



SAFEKIEEPING. SERVICE


There has been such a demand for Safe Deposit
Boxes that our supply of the smaller sizes has
been exhausted. This has been' caused, to a
great extent, by persons wishing a safe place to
keep their War Bonds.

Since we are unable to supply the demand for
Safe Deposit Boxes, we have started a Safe-
keeping Service, which will be for War Bonds
only.

There will be a charge of twenty-five cents
(25c) for opening the account and a charge of
twenty-five cents (25c) for each bond deposited
or withdrawn; the bonds may remain indefi-
nitely at no further cost.

If you have War Bonds and no safe place to
keep them, why not take advantage of this
Safekeeping Service?


FLORIDA BANK AT PORT ST. JOE
Member Florida National Group
PORT ST. JOE FLORIDA
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THE stepping stones to victory
are red with blood of Ameri-
can heroes. Tarawa Salerno
. Cassino. Their patriotism is
written in blood.
Your patriotism is written on
every Bond you buy in this vital
5th War Loan. Your name on a
War Bond means you're behind
our invasion troops.
Help hasten the day of Vic-
tory by investing in extra War


Bonds now. Invest in more than
you've ever purchased before.
Invest $100, $200, $300, $400.
Those who can, must invest
thousands of dollars.
For this is the biggest job
we've ever had to do. We can't
fail our fighting men as they
plunge into the biggest and
bloodiest struggle'of all.
WELCOME THE VICTORY VOLUNTEERS
when they call to tell you about War Bonds


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This Advertisement Sponsored By the Following Patriotic Concerns of Port St Joe:


ST. JOE HARDWARE COMPANY
SUNNY STATE SERVICE STATION
DANLEY FURNITURE COMPANY


SCHNEIDER'S DEPARTMENT STORE
GULF HARDWARE & SUPPLY CO.
CREECH AND BROOKS LAUNDRY


CHAVER'S-FOWHAND FURNITURE CO. J. LAMAR MILLER'S STANDARD SERVICE
D. Brigman, Manager Jimmy Greer, Manager


KENNEY MERCANTILE COMPANY
MILLER'S DRUG STORE
CHESTNUT'S GROCERY & MARKET
ST. JOE ICE COMPANY
M. G. LEWIS & SONS GARAGE
COSTING'S DEPARTMENT STORE
MILES 5 & 10c STORE


FLORIDA BANK AT PORT ST. JOE
ST. JOE BAR
McCOY'S GROCERY & MARKET
ST. JOE MOTOR COMPANY
ST. JOE LUMBER & EXPORT COMPANY
LeHARDY'S BAR
THE STAR


Yours is written on every Bond you buy



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