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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: August 18, 1944
Frequency: weekly
regular
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Subjects / Keywords: Newspapers -- Port Saint Joe (Fla.)   ( lcsh )
Newspapers -- Gulf County (Fla.)   ( lcsh )
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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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('The Star waits photos of Gulf county men


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STAR


The Home Newspaper of Northwest Florida's Future Industrial Center

VOLUME VII PORT ST. JOE, FLORIDA,. FRIDAY, ATTUST 18, 1944 NUMBER 46
.,,. ^ ..- ... ,,-


serving in th- armed forces. Pictures. wnich
should "or in uniform, will be returned.) 'RpL -I EN Ask ed J
H.1oiuiniiiiiiiiiii i 'i n .oio0Public Is Asked To DRIVERS' LICENES GO
i ON SALE NEXT MONDAY
CPL. MAHON HAS SOME ON SALE NEXT MONDAY
INTERESTINGM STORIES Cooperate During Public Safety Director J. J. Gil-'
Shortage of Power liam announced yesterday at Taa-
lahassee that Florida's. 1945 auto-I
Mobile drivers' licenses would go
Delay In Completing Transmission on sale August 21. In Gulf county
Line and Paper Mill Shut-Down they may be obtained from Judge!
I Will Cut Electricity Available Earl Pridgeon at tlhe court house
in Wewahitchka.
r',n~i l.-r.,ble delay has been en-
I d Persons who have 1944 licenses
e.. .intrre-d by the Florida Power may exchange them for the new
,. poration in the construction or permits without examination, if
igh-voltage transmission line drnJuthey dio so before October 1. After
b e.ng built to tie the Apalachicola- that date all applicants must pass
Port Sr. Joe area into their main tests on driving ability and high-
S'an. misi n bys gdtel. This iae way rules. Persons who doo not
ben caused by .long,delays in re- have 1944 licenses must take the
S. ,.. hing ma trials, and major equip- test whenever they apply.
Smet need.. for the project and Junior operators' licenses for
nduae to the large. amount of rain persons upto 18 years old cost 50
T/Cpl. Robert' M. Mahon, fa- during July, and the first week in cents; permits, for private car
miliarly -known to his. friends as August. Drivers over 18 cost $1, and chauf-
"Shorty," returned last week froom The companysedeisel power plant feurs' licenses for all operators of
British Guia;pa, South America, on at Apalachicola has ,,become inade- commercial vehicles cost $1.50.
a 30-day, furlough. He had been in quate to supply the rapidly in- ac
Guiana gfor some 20 months, as an creasing load, in this area and in- FOUR KILLED BY BOMB
electrician and. deisel mechanic ability to secure necessary repair NEAR DeFUNIAK SPRINGS
with an engineering corps. parts have further reduced the ca-
Corporal Mahon has, many inter- paucity of the plant. Four persons 'were killed and
eating stories to tell of the coun- An adequate amount at power to five others injured Friday when
try. He has 'been out on trips supply this deficiency has been se- a fragmentation homb accidentally
through the jungles and saw many cured from the St. Joe Paper Com- fell from a plane at Alaqua, a
odd animals, snakes and a great pany for several months. The pa- small community near the edge ot
variety of gaily-cooresd birs. He per company has considerably dB- Eglin Field's bombing range, a
was particularly impressed with played' the annual shutdown of the few miles from DeFuniak Springs.
the sloths, which have long, sharp mill to co-operate with the power The bomb fell near the Cosson
claws, and ,while being small ani- company, but conditions have now home Friday evening where mem-
mals, are capable of killing full- arisen that make this shutdown bers of the family were sitting on
grown tigers, l I imperative today, and, consequent- the porch or walking in the yard.
AMahon has a large album filled ly, thb mill will be unable to put The dead are James Cosson 60,
-,4+it,~ ~ -f to-Qfin 1Mfr~n Ihs .. .


with most interesting pnotograpas,
not, only of himself, but of natives,
. -both malee.-and, i'-j,.-:.-,-wi white
and some decidedly black; aerial
*views, of -Kaiteur Falls, the tallest
in the world; native boats., and
many, photos and; postcard's of
scenes, around Georgetown, the
capital of British Guiana.
He says the country isn't so bad.
Days are rathe's warm, but they
have to sleep under a blanket al-
most 'every night. Sanitary condl-
tions are very bad in Georgetowix,
he says, -and a large portion of the,
population suffers from elephan-
tasis, a disease, causing .the skin
to become' thick and fiissured. Ths.
disease has not shown up in any
of the soldiers in the area.
"Shorty" is' spending part of his
furlough here andi part of it in Ap-
alachicola with his mother, Mrs.
D. C. Mahon.

LEO.KENNEDY WRITES
FROM GUADALCANAL
Mr. and, Mrs. Drew Mason have
received two, interesting letters
from PPfc. Leo Kennedy, who is at
preser~t stationed. on Guadalcana-.
He says,, in part:
"I am now on 'one of the, most
forsaken sspots of the world, Gua%-
alcanal. Yes, that's it-stuck in the
*mud on Guadalcanal. We ure are
rating these days. We' are l.ivinm
in. barracks and they are of the
-best, as the lumber came from
.Florida, and anything from God's
state has to 'be good.
"I suppose politics are getting
pretty hot in Gulf county these
days. Looks like they are out to
get Mr. Roche, but I don't think
he has much to worry about. I
sure would like to be back at the
Sunny State helping Drew with
those tires.
"This war may be over a couple
of years sooner than I once
-thought. I figure now that I may
be home by, 1950."

SGT. COOPER MEETS
COUSIN IN ISLANDS
In a letter to Geosgei Cooper,
S/Sgt. George L. Cooper, who is
(Continued on page 4)-


electricity into the power lines.
Residents. .of Port ~ t. Joe ,are_
asked, to co-operate with the power
company during this emergency by
cutting, out all water heaters and
reducing the use of electric stoves
as much .as possible in order that
absolutely essential service in this
city, Apalachicola and at the army
flexible gunnery school can be
maintained.
All available crews and contrac-
tors have, been brought into Ap-
alachicola by the power company
to complete the transmission line
as. soon as possible, and this
should be done- by tomorrow un-
less some unforseen contingency
arises. When this. line,, that can be




Yanks in Fan


Alfred, Cosson 49, James Cosson
Jr., 13, 'and Winnie :Cossin-1l5.- The
injured were Thomas Cosson 2,
Frank Cosson 9, I. D. Cosson 13,
Bell Cosson 49, and Pearl Cossoa
46.

seen coming across ApalachicoMd
Bay, is completed, full use of elec-
tricity will be available to alh.
This new transmission line will
tie the Apalach'icola-Port St. Joe
area into the' interconnected trans-
mission system of the southeast-
ern power pool andl will insure an
adequate source of power for pres-
ent requirements and increased
growth in this section during the
post-war period.




yard Battle


r


Two Yanks in an American Infantry patrol assigned to
blast the Nazis out of an Italian farmhouse in the Anzio
area fire between two haystacks from the window of a near-
by building. The enemy lines, are only 400, yards away.,


Roche an(



SElected


t Martin


'In Runoff


I l"l"lllll lll"ll"ll 'llllllllllllll Second Primary Tuesday Sees
Election Returns Two High Men In Districts
.; \Three and Five Go Down to
We are indebted to C. G. Rish, Defeat; Heavy Vote n Port
county supervisor of registration, Defe De vote
for the following returns on Tues- St. Joe Decides Issue.
day's county commissioner runoft
election: Carrying out the old axiom that
i "the high man in the first primary
S2 ". generally gets beat in the runoff,"
0 Z Roy B. Whitfield, high man in the
Precincts- M first primary for commissioner
So" from the Third District, and T. D.
1 "Doc" Whitfield, high man in the
Fifth District, were defeated by
Wewahitchka .... 89 243 93 237 J. C. "Chris" Martin and W. C.
Ewing's Still .... 3, 9 0 12 Roche;, respectively, ii Tuesday's
White City ....... 22 12 14 20 runoff election for county com-
Kenney's, Mill ... 43 84 35 101 missioner.
Dalkeith .......... 12 83 10 85 Final results were,, Martin, 774;
Overstreett ....... 28 31 30 .28 R. Whitfield', 613. Roche, 733; T.
Port St. Joe .....528 131 499 162 D. Whitfield, 6,65.
Highland View .. 49 21' 52 20 A last-minute campaign to get
-- out the vote for Martin and; Roche
; Totals .....774 613 733 665 in Port St. Joe turned the tide, for
!IIIlll IIIIIIIIIII IIIIII llllllIIIIII ill lllllllllllllll as returns began to come in from
over the county everything looked
TAG SALES UP DESPITE Whitfieldish, as, can be seen by
GASOLINE SHORTAGES 'the returns by precincts in an ad-
joining column. But at that time
the Port St. Joe count had' not
Despite travel restrictions and the Port St. Joe count had, not
the gas shortages the report i been completed. As will be noted
.the gas shortage, the report or
State Motor Vehicle Commissioner this city went overwhelmingly for
H. J. Driggerg shows that tag saleV the two victors.
througK July 31 toia- 1 &Ti47,6,;, 6 -WdthC co.mi Roche re-
whichis $348,040 more than turned to the board, Basil E. Ken-
whoich .is $348,040 more than wa
collected all last year and $10,576 ney Jr., named' as commissioner
from the new district created un-
above the total for all of the yeaf der the' recent redistricting elec-
of 1942, establishing an all-time tn and' Martin going on the
t'on, and, Martin going on the
IrW le tag salcs areorup, th state board from Beacon Hill, the south

beverage department reports that end of the county,, long without
.- adequate representation on the
Florida's beer, wine and whiskey adequate representation on the
!tax irecleipts took a drop in July oard of commissioners despite
$84,002 under June, but the total fact that the greater part o
the county's population resides in
of $677,657 was 2.44 per cent above the county's population res de In
e m m this a,'"ea, now will be able to have
the. same month a year ago.
_. ___ a greater voice in conducting the

GOVERNOR ADVOCATES affairs of the county.
TEACHER SALARY RAISE
There -is real need f further ANOTHESURVEYORS IN COUNTY
salary increases for Florida teach-
ers, Governor Holland declared A crew of surveyors ror the
Monday night at Tallahassee, in Beavers & Lodial Oil Company of
his second monthly radio address Texas put in an, appearance in
to the state. .. Gulf county last week.
The governor said that teach- This brings to five the number
eirs' salaries -had been raised an of crews sent here by large oil
average of 26.2 per cent during the concerns interested, in oil develop-
past three years but that pre-war ments, in Florida.
wages in some counties hadl been
very lnv and, that increases had LEGION SERVICE OFFICER
SrWILL BE IN PORT ST. JOE
beein.far from uniform.
r Howard( DeVaughn, field secre-
Navy Recruiter Here Next Week tary, State Service Office, Ameri-
,Speecialisit J. A. Wilkins will be .can Legion, will be in this city 'on
in Port St. Joe, at the office of the Tuesday, August 30, at the Ameri-
selective board!, on Friday, August can Legion Hut from 2 to 4 p. m.
25, between the hours of 1 and 4 ,for the purpose of interviewing
p. m. He urges, all persons, inter- veterans and assisting them ln
ested in naval service to contact the preparation of claim's for bene-
him at that time, fits, and also to assist dependents
____- ----- of deceased veterans.
Lieut. Schneider Home On Leave -----
Lieut. Al iSchneider, stationed' at Visiting Husband At Jax
the, Army Air Field at Bruning, Mrs. Douglas Nall and small son
Nebr., is home on leave for a visit Dickie left Monday for Jackson-
with his ,parents, Mr.' and, Mirs. T. vil.le for. a visit with her husband,"
M. Schneider. who is in naval air gunner's
'-- school.
Goes to Join Husband -----
Mrs. Clyde. Gentry andi son, Visitors From Jacksonville
Monty, left last week for Lake .. Miss Dorothy, Shorstein, Sgt.
City to join her husband, Clyde Ben Shorstein and Nat Shorstein
Gentry, S 2/c, who is stationed of Jacksonville are guests of Mr.
there. and MT.s. T. M. Schneider.

On Vacation Trip Visiting In Mobile
W. C. Traweek left 'Saturday for Mrs. J. B. Traweek aoid daugh-
Monterey, Ala., for a two. weeks' tear Sallie left Saturday of last
vacation :visit with relatives. week .for Mobile to, visit relatiOre,









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THE STAR
Published Every Friday at Port St. Joe, PIa.,
by The Star Publishing Company
W. S. SMITH, Editor
Elterepl 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
--<{ 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 rord 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

WHAT WE WANT
Cpl. Samuel B. Watkins, Camp Crowder, Mo.
From out of the turmoil of a seething world
comes a small voice-the voice of the soldier
-any soldier..
Taken advantage of by some who are sel-
fish and greedy in their own desires, we
fight to maintain the freedom, equality and
justice that is out heritage. And when we
have won the peace, we will fight equally
hard to perfect that spirit of freedom, equal-
ity and justice we so dearly love. In our fu-
ture world of peace, we want an honest-to-
God country-and I say that not as a time-
worn expression, but with a deep feeling o
reverence, and yet guilt in knowing that God
our Father .has not been given His rightful
place in the hearts and minds of us Ameri-
cans, as ruler, counselor, yes, God of Our
Country.
We want to come back to an advancing
world, not, only in scientific marvels, but in
a greater feeling of universal brotherhood be-
tween individuals, communities, states, coun-
tries and nations. This war can force with
steel bands a closeness to God and fellow mren
that must, and will, rise up after the last shot
is fired.
I do not seek wealth and position-merely
security and peace' and freedom with those I
love. To go back to my "average American"


Keep On Buying War Bonds


job at $24 a week with the security, and satis- ,Promoted To Corporal
faction it holds, and to serve my church and Ptc. LIroy Patten (colored) of
my community is all I ask. I P6rt St. Joe, now serving as a pa-
S'trolman with the Third Air Force
So, Mr. and Mrs. America-my Mom and at Myrtle Beach Army Alr; Field,
Pop-work with me in prayer, power and S. C., has been promoted to the
punch so the forces of right will prevail, and rank of corporal..
that quickly. "For if God be for us, who can -
be against us?" With power from on high FOOLISH QUESTION
and with prayers behind us, we will have vic- Teacher: "Now, Tommy, tell me
tory; then on to strengthen our nation into where elephants are found.-
y th s o n n Tommy: "Elephants are such
a peaceful brotherhood of nations and secure T E ia t a y
very large animals they hardly
our freedom by the Golden Rule. ever get lost."

SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT W 1 A
We have been talking from time to time
with various sportsmen in Gulf county on the .
wvild game situation and all are of the opin- /o n one
ion that game is on the increase, due mainly ur n one
to the fact that nimrods cannot get ammuni-
tion for hunting.
On the other hand, fresh water fishing is
getting worser and worser, and we're of the
opinion that this is due to the fact that while tight ruck
sportsmen cannot get ammunition for hunt- oUght Troctor |
ing, worms for fishing can be obtained at ;Power Plant
all times, and those sportsmen who normally
might spend most of their time off in hunt- SHINE YOUR SHOES!
ing now are spending that time fishing. We have the largest stock
Game becomes plentiful. Our fishing areas of Shoe Polish in Port St.
are being depleted. Joe .. All makes! All col-
ors! .. Paste and Liquid.
FLORIDA'S FIGHTING MEN
Florida has contributed 108,500 men to the The LEADER
national army since the war began, and they SHOE SHOP
are fighting in all parts of the world. Also
1,893 women who are serving in army auxili- ...............
ary services.
Our state's contribution to the army is 1
equal to seven full divisions. The figures were
given in a statement from headquarters of the
Fourth Service Command at Atlanta. O N A LL R1
Other thousands of our men and women
are serving in the navy. Florida is making a A ND BR
good war record.--Bradenton Herald. COMBINED OR TI

(Special Discoun
Dewey get a Republican in the White
House next year?-Titusville Star-Advocate.

A man might mind his wife if she ever got W
through telling'him what to do. nR T


OFF

UMS, GINS

ANDIES
THREE OF A KIND
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J FSBAR
JOE, FLA.


9.8


The Low Down
from
Willis Swamp

Editor The Star:
I see where they say they have
only 1350 lawyers now in the OPA.
That's jest the. OPA-it ain't got
uothin' to do with the TVA, AAA
and 100 other outfits.
When you see a feller in private
life surrounding' hisself with a bat-
tery of 4 or 5 lawyers, you sorta
bigger he's in some sorta serious
jam. But getting' yourself 1350
lawyers, brethren aid sister, that
ts a mess of lawyers. That's abouL
80 in each state. Figgerin' it that
way, you kin calcalate about what
it's costin' you, whether you live
in Maine or, Florida or elsewhere.
And by multiplying' by 100 to take
in the other 100 govt. bureaus, you
don't git chicken feed.
What these thousands of law-
yer fellers wuz doin' before the
govt. got into the bureau business,
wholesale, is hard, to fathom 'less
it's like RHenry sez. Henry sez
lots of 'em are new graduates,
hot off the college griddle, with
little experience, and Instead of
steerin' Uncle Sambo clear or
trouble they're edgin' him into
more of same-and staying' on the


STARDUST and I

MOONSHINE
By THE OTHER FELLOW

We'll, they say you can't keep a
good man down. And from
the results of Tuesday's election
it looks like you can't keep two
good men down. Congratula-
tions, Welton and Chris!
Have you noticed on most ot
these new 'houses that are going
up that while the painters are put-
ting the finishing touches on the
front porch the housewife is in
the backyard hanging out the
baby's diapers. People sure
are in a hurry to get into their
'new homes.
Notice all the new signs being
'painted. ... Horace Soule has had
the front of his hardware' store
done over ,in a neat red and white
checkerboard design to advertise
his feed business (I was. going to
say "his Purina feedss" but Editor
Bill said "mustn't, mustn't that
would be free advertising"). .
And there's Troy Jones' new sign
on Frances' Cafe and' his adjoin-
ing new fish market. .. And The
Star has blossomed out with two
handsome signs, in three colors.


payroll. Oh, yes, I almost forgot that
Henry wouldn't win in a beauty Clarence Pridgeon also has finally
contest, if there wuz much compe- had his Quality Grocery signs re-
lition, but pardner, he ain't no painted. There, probably are
green' pea on economics-and hoss more, but I haven't seen 'em.
ense. 'I don't know who's the produest
Yours with thee low down, over that new girl that Mr. and
JO SERRA. Urs. Frank Hannon are sporting
-4 -- Pappy Hannon or Grandpappy
"Keep His America American." Otto Andersoe.


S iTs PROVED BY
12 GENERATIONS
'r Tw.h l utll giwrti- of
h\ppy, hl4h 1< at ti Puin
ennes hav"oe b fe d @othr
flood but Purin Dog Ch..* Th=y
3 It's toI


ST. JOE HARDWARE CO.
Phone 30 Port St. Joe


* We are justly proud of our pre-
scription department and cordially
invite you to inspect it. Only regis-
tered pharmacists compound pre-
scriptions, and only the finmet chm-
eas, pharmaceuticals, and biologi-
cak are used. Visit us and become
better acquainted with our service.
"s 0Ak e wateseos Chedkds*

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


--- ---------------- --------------- ------

TO THE VOTERS OF

GULF COUNTY

I wish to express my grateful appreciation of the
confidence placed in me by the voters of Gulf County
on Tuesday, August 8, 1944. Again I assure you that
in the administration of the county's affairs I will
serve to the very best of my ability and for the best
interest of all the people in the county.
Gratefully yours,

BASIL E. KENNEY, JR.


Kenney, Mercantile


Company
THE STORE WHERE YOUR DOLLAR HAS THE MOST OENTS



-A Complete Line of


Groceries Meats Dry Goods


EVERYBODYj
must have
VITAMINS
- \ \ Of course everybody
gets SOME Vitamins.
Surveys show that mil-
lions of people do not
11 h\get ENOUGH.
A pleasant, convenient
economical way to be
S family do not lack esseno
"tial B Complex Vitamina
isto take ONE-A-DAY bran
Vitamin B Complex tablets.'
An insufficient supply of 3
Complex Vitamins causes Ino
digestion, Constipation, Nerv.
ousness, gleeplessness,Crankd
Tnes, Lack o0 Appetite. There are
other causes for these co ditiona, but
why not guard against this one cause
y taking a ONE-A-DAY brand
Vitamin B ComplexTablet everyday?
a Important Get your money's
worth, always compare potenci
and price.

"ONE M DAY


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FRIDAY, AUGUST 18, 1944 THE STAR, PORT ST. JOE, GULF COUNTY, FLORIDA WAGE TNRUU


NO BRAKES Diet'Note
A church custodian, with a rec- The most enjoyable way, to fol
ord of long and harmonious serv- low a vegetable, det is -to let the
ice, was once asked how he man- cow eat it and take yours in roast
aged to get along with the various beef.
women's groups who held 'frequent -
meetings in the building. "Geronimo!"
"Oh," he replied philosophically, A fu e paratrooper whe
"I jest git in neutral and let' em A fu ughed paratrooper whe
push me about." asked, how many jumps.he had
_____ I_ made, replied: "None. But I'vw
Advertising doesn't cost-it PAYS! been pushed 17 times. "-Time.

S EVERYBODY WELCOME!
iI -.or


FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
"HOLDING FORTH THE WORD OF LIFE"
R. F. HALLFORD, Pastor Telephone 156
SUNDAY, AUGUST 20
9:45--Sunday School for all.
11:00-Morning Worship. Sermon topic:
"YOUR REASONABLE SERVICE."
7:00-Baptist Training Union.
8:00-Evening Worship. Sermon topic:
"A FOURFOLD JUSTIFICATION."


Your washer is one of your best helpers
in keeping living costs down. Treat it well,
and it will continue to serve you faithfully
for many years.

We have secured a limited number of
booklets giving helpful suggestions for war-
time care of this valuable servant. They have
been prepared by leading manufacturers. One
is yours for the asking the next time you are
in the office.

If your washer is now in need of repair
see your appliance dealer at once. Be sure
to save, any worn or broken parts as they may
be needed to turn in for new ones.


SEE YOUR APPLIANCE DEALER
OR CALL AT OUR OFFICE


METHODIST WORKERS
. COUNCIL MEETS-
e The Methodist Workers' Council
t met Tuesday evening at the home
of Mrs. M. K. Hurlbut, with Mrs.
R. G. Boyles, superintendent, pre-


siding. Nine members, were pres-
jent.
The scripture reading was given
1by, R. G. Boyles,| 'followed with
Sprayer by No;bie. Stone. Plans toi
promotion day were discussed and
a committee, made up of Mrs. W.
H. Howell, Mrs. Sarah ,Martin and
Mrs. Hu1rlbut, appointed; to make
plans for the occasion.
Mrs. Martin gave an interesting
article on the subject of "Promo-
tion Day," and Mrs. Boyles; led a
discussion on "My ,Neighbor," by
Grace Nowe11 Crowell.
At the conclusion of the! meek-
ing the hostess served delicious
refreshments to her guests.

BAPTISTS REDECORATE
CHURCH AUDITORIUM
The auditorium of the First Bap-
tist Church has recently become
a place of striking beauty,. Some
time ago fluorescent lighting fix-
tures were installed, and now the
auditorium has been completely
redecorated, from end to end and
top to bottom.
Prior to this ,the baptistry was
remodeled and a new choir railing
installed. Within the last several
Days the remainder of the: work
has been done. The ceiling was
painted, light ivory and the walls
light beige. The hardwood floors
have been refinished with a very
good effect, and carpets have been
installed in the aisles, on the pla'-
form and the platform steps. This
is the first part of a redecorating
undertaking which will include the
entire interior of the building.
The public is cordially invited
to worship with this congregation
in an attractive, place of worship.

BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Johnson an-
nounce the birth of a:'on, James
Walter, Saturday, August 12.
*


Mr .and Mrs. Frank W. Hannon
are the proud parents of a daugh-
ter, born Sunday, August 13. The
young lady has been named! CAn-
nie Dianne,

Mr. and Mrs. A. Hartley are, an-
nouncing the birth of a son, James
Sherril, on. Tuesday, August 15.

Mr. and Mrs. A. F. LaBuda ot
Apalachicola announce the birth of
a son, Billy Andrews, on Tuesday,
August 15.
(All births occurred! at the Port
St. Joe municipal hospital.)

METHODIST CHURCH
Rev. 0. D. Langston. Pastor
9:45 a. m.--4hurch 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.

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


ALKA *SELTZER offers
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RATION NOTES

Processed Foods-Blue A8 thru
F5 (Book 4) now valid at 10 points
each, for use with tokens. Good
indefinitely.
Meats and Fats Redi A8 thru
D5 (Book 4) now valid at 10 points
each for use with tokens. Good
indefinitely.
Sugar-Sugar stamps No. 30, 31
and 32 (Book 4) good for 5 pounds
each indefinitely. Stamp 33 will
become valid September 1.
Canning iSugar-Sugar stamp 40
good for five pounds canning su-
gar until Feb. 28, 1945. Apply. 4-


local board for supplemental ra-
tions.
Shoes-Airplane stamps No. 1
and 2 (Book 3) valid indefinitely.
Gasoline-A12 coupons are now
valid west of the Apalachicola
River.

Florida's 1943-44 crop of oranges
,was 46,000,000 boxes as compared
to 37,200,000 of a year ago.


THANKS!

I wish to thank the voters of Gulf County for electing
me to the office of County Commissioner from the Third
District. I particularly want to express my appreciation
to those friends who worked so hard in my behalf prior
to the second primary.
Again I pledge to conduct the affairs of the county, to
the best of my ability, along strictly business lines and
to work for the good of all sections of the county.


J. C. "Chris" Martin


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THE
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THEATRE OPENS SATURD.
CONTINUOUS PERFORM

SATURDAY, AUGUST 19


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ANCE DAILY AT 2:45 P. M.


MONDAY and TUESDAY
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LATEST NEWS EVENTS
"Immortal Blacksmith"

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23
ORSON WELLES and
JOAN FONTAINE in

"JANe EYRE"


Chapter 7 of Serial
"Captain America"


THURSDAY FRIDAY
August 24-25


"THE EVE OF



ST. MARK"

with WARNER BAXTER

LATEST NEWS EVENTS
"TAILS OF THE BORDER"


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"Supermouse Rides Again!"
"Mermaids On Parade"


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WE WANT THE HELP
OF OUR READERS

The editor of The Star does
not have the time to get out and
comb the highways and byways
for news items, as he is practic-
ally the whole force in the print
shop. (Our "devil" might resent
that statement).
We know that you like to reas
personal items about your neigh-
bors and friends-and likewise,
your neighbors and friends like
to read about your comings and
goings and any visitors you may
have from time to time.
So we ask you to write, phone
or drop in and tell us when you
have been out of town or are go-
ing out of town for a visit; when
you, have visitors-any little
'item like that. We will ap-
preciate your help, and we know
That you will co-operate with us,
for it is little "homey" things
like that that make The Star
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RATES--On0 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-Pre-war Marshall kit-
chen cabinet in very good con-
ditien. See J. C.. Culpepper, Gulf
Hardware Co. 8-18*
FOR RENT
FOR RENT-Loively 6-room house
on Hunter's Circle. See or call
Mrs. Dan Brooks, phone 157, Port
Et. Joe. 7-28tt
HELP WANTED
WANTED-Two clerks. Positions
open September 1. Reasonable
hours and salary. Apply between
1 p. m. and 2 p. m. Miller Drug
Store. 8-1118
MISCELLANEOUS
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.

ROOM AND
BOARD
BY THE A 800
WEEK 318 0

Dining Room 4
Open to the Public ,
Club Breakfast, 6 to 9....40c
Lunch, 12 to 2...........50oc
Dinner, 6 to 8............50c

MRS. M. 0. FREEMAN ,
Corner Rekl Ave. and 3rd St.
Griffin Grocery Building ,


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The Story of Our






BLANKET Y A


Once upon a time there was a big, fat fleecy blanket
named NOW who was born of fine, far-sighted parents.
One day in August, when he yvas as perfect as their
fondest dreams had dreamed, they sent him to Costin's
where he exhibited his beauty. But not for long. For
those nice people of the town clamored to own him NOW.
Surprised and pleased at this popularity during an out-
of-season month, Costin's thought of a plan to provide an
easy way for customers to own him, NOW. If they'd


pay just a small amount of money down, lay the blanket
away at Costin's, and pay a little each month almost
like magic they'd have the blanket paid for by the time
cold weather came! The plan was a success .... and
now every August Costin's specializes in a splendid new
crop of blankets all because thrifty customer
wanted to buy NOW then!
MORAL: Buy Blankets NOW at Costin's .. you'll
hardly miss the money on our easy Lay-Away Plan.


A Gorgeous Assortment

Solid Color Reversibles, Plaid Pairs and
Singles



| $2.95






$11.90

Priced to Save You Money!

You can't afford to miss this opportunity to
supply your winter needs. Make your
selection today and LAY-IT-AWAY!


ask about our


DOLL Lay-Away Plan...


We Have Approximately 100 Genuine

HORSMAN DOLLS

for sale now. We'll have no more when these are
gone! Come in today and look them over.


Yes, we'll even lay away a
DOLL. for you so it'll be
all paid for, ready for gracious
Christmas giving! Simply
select from our big collection
now, pay just piggy-bank pen-
nies down and arrange for
small payments on the bal-
ance. Ask us about it
today!


$3.95


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CST


Department

Store


"ST. JOE'S SHOPPING CENTER"


W< ith the Colors spot for recreation and it only got to hibs camp. I was lying on his Bldg. 26, Naval A Gunnery School
costs us $4 for three days, includ- bunk when he came in, and when Jacksonville, Fla.
(Continued from page 1) ing meals. he recognized me he came run- __
stationed on the Island of Hawaii, "I was lucky enough to catch a ning and fell on top of me. He got ARMY REGULATIONS
tells of running across his cousin, plane from Hilo to 'Rogers Field. a three-day pass, so we are stay, "Pardon me, Miss," siaidi the
Cpl. Preston Cooper, as follows: That was my first plane ride, but ing at FortDe Russy." sentry, "but it's against regula-
"I finally got to see Preston af- I sure like it. It seems as though f tions to swim in the lake.'
ter trying for over a year to locate you are standing still and the ADDRESSES "Well, for heaven's sake!" ex.
him. I'm on a five-day pass from earth is moving. I hope I can get IS/iSgt. Frank Rowan Jr., 101st! claimed the maiden, "why didn't
Island o.f Hawaii to Oahu now ana a plane back instead of a boat. AACOS, Fairfield Army Air Base, you tell me before I undressed?"
we are staying at. Fort De Russy "Sure was nice to see Preston. Fairfield, Calif. "It ain't against regulations to
in Waikiki. We're, right in the best He was, gone to Honolulu when 1 jM. Douglas. Nall, S 1/c, A. C. I. undress, lady."


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