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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: March 30, 1945
Frequency: weekly
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Subjects / Keywords: Newspapers -- Port Saint Joe (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

The Home Newspaper of Northwest Florida's Future Industrial Center


Official
Newspaper
of
Gulf County


VOLUME VIll PORT ST. JOE, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, MARCH 30, 1945 NUMBER 2B


WRITE US A LETTER
Dear Guys and Gals-The editor
doesn't have time to write to all
of you individually, and very sel-
dom has space to write you in this
column, but this week we are sadly
lacking in material, so we have to
fill it with what newspaper men
term "hull." In this case the "bull"
is my letter. I
I trust that all of you are in the
best of health (very trite), but I
*wouldn't know whether most of
,you were or not, since I hear from
you so seldom (all except Paul
Johnson over in Italy). ... We are
making preparations for our Vic-
tory Edition-for the second! time
-and would like 'to have a num-
-ber of letters in it from you peo-
ple in the service. Can dio?
Everything here at home is roll-
ing along fine. The paper mill il
still turning out paper, Kenney Is
still turning out lumber, your ed-
itor is still turning out The-- ta,
-but fishing lately has been ter-
rible, so bad. in fact, that two or
our ardent fishermen recently got
disgusted, dran4 up all their bait
*and saw a hodag out in the swamp.
Many plans are under way for
improvement of our city as well
as establishment of new businesses
-some post-war and some in the
immediate future--so don't be sur-
prised) if the old town seems a
bit changed when you' come home.
I do have a couple of short
items for use this week, so I'll be
closing and looking for a letter'
from each of you in the very near
future.
EDITOR BILL.

SENDS JAP RIFLE HOME
Pi.c Billy Montgomery, with the
Marines out in the Pacific area,
has sent home to his parents a
Jap rifle, complete with bayonet
and scabbard, which he secured
on Guam. It. is on display in the
window of Barrier's Five and Ten
Store.

OUR MISTAKE
Some time back we stated that
S/.Sgt. Denver C. Miller was sta-
tioned in England. Denver seems
quite upset about the matter, but
personally we'd rather be in Eng-
land than in India (at least we
think so, never having been in
India but having read and heard
a lot about it). And by the way,
you might note that its now Staf*
Sergeant Miller-the old boy has
picked up a rocker.

JOHNSONS GO UP
T/5 James G. Johnson is now
T/4 James G. Johnson, and Pfc.
Harry D. Johnson is now being ad-
dressed at "Sergeant."'
*r
ADDRESSES
S/Sgt. Denver C. Miller 14137431
IIq. Sqdn., 1st Air Commando Gp..
APO 690 c/; Postmaster, New
York, N. Y.
Ens. C. G. Costin, NTS, Bldg. 11
Class 3 B. I., N AS, Dallas, Texas.
"A/C Cecil 0. Hewitt, 34799063,
Sec 00, Group 1, PCU, S.A.A.C.C.,
San Antonio, Texas.
Pvt. H. P. Richard~s, 34248767,.
559th Service Group, 994th Mat.
Sqdn., McCook Field, McCook,
Neb.
John I. Williams, Si/c, Comm.
Amphibious Group 2, c/o Fleet
Postoffice, San Francisco, Ca'..
Capt. Richard C. Mahon, NCAAB,
Wilmington, Del.
Burley E. Parker, S 2/c, 1st. Lt.
Depot, Section 1, Naval Air Sta-
tion, Minneapolis 6, Minn.

The War. BQnd: you, buy, may. be
MIW ticket home!;


011 He UUUI" e U e [IIe Blllllll ry TIVU l A1 9HI, ll U UA, when only "yon widowed solitary
-Ithing" was left, as "the sad his-
I torian of the pensive plain." It is
The following letter, written by book" at us. However,' I think we continue to give us your complete certain that everything of value
3gt. Thomas 0, Cox brother o1 are acquainted with their "book" support and confidence until the was gradually removed. Even the
'4rs. A. E. McCarty, should give us hand. e situation well in who are shirking or giving less chimneys were torn down during
all food for thought: It appears that this latest Ger- than their best, for without your the Civil War to make vats for
Luxemburg, man counteroffensrve may well of support we perish, and with it the evaporating salt.
Jan. 7, 1945 Runstedt's supreme gamble; we opportunity to forge a lasting Thus, at last, practically nothing
This is Luxemburg- a pictures- cannot know and' do not fight un- peace. : Thus, at last, practically nothing
que, prosperous country, with gen- der that assumption, but should We.do appreciate all that the i except the cemetery was left of the
erous, friendly people. It belies the this be his supreme 'bid and wc home front has done and is doing, little city whose inhabitants had
theory that a nation must be large smash it, the war may come to an In a material way your contriou- so bravely and with such bold en-
and aggressive to maintain stan- earlier, spectacular close. At least lion has been immense and gen-
dards of living. Just now this is a this can be a hope. rally ample. The tremendous terprise defied nature and man in
lands heavily bedecked withsnow is Ninet en forty-five should be a strength of America is aweinspr- unequal competition.
-a veritable winter wonderland decisive year, at least in Europe. ing to us and our enemies. I have Some ot the ancient brick tombs
As you might surmise, here we are I detected this note of optimism often looked at our thundering,and aumber o marble, grante
heavily engaged with elite enemy in F. D. R.'s message to congress themammth fie as day that light up and slate headstones still stand in
forces-the notorious. S. S. and. about a. m, this oomlng. But the niglt sky. as day; the.. najes-and .late headstones still stand I
nanzer- division. They. are ormnid- there is a lot more.1 fighting, dygtic .orm ions of Flying Forts the old cemetery lying etgt O t the
attble and ,they are throwing. ."thpe.and suffering' yt It- come. .:.' 0 (Ctlnued on Page 2) prse-. c" y ct Port St. Joe.


THE EMBLEM NOBODY Ill Ask Charter IS AWARDED PURPLE Town Is Deserted
KNOWS HEART POSTHUMOUSLY

Amendment For 0 and Homes Moved

5-Man City Board To Apalachicola


Group Gathers At Theater To Nothing Remained of Old St.
Draw Up Plans for Neces- Joseph But Cemetery, Which
sary Legislative Adtion. May Be Viewed East of City

A group of about twenty repre- (Tenth and Concluding Article)
A lot of people here in Port 'a me t '%t After the final tragedy of the
St. Joe do not know what th he.
St. Joe do not know what the ytai citz-is yellow fever scourge, real estate
emblem above represents, yet a theater Monday afternoon .for the ". low fever scourge, real estate
number of our local boys are purpose of working out a bill to be values in St. Joseph naturally col-
wearing it. It says for them, "I presented at the forthcoming leg- 'apsed The inhabitants could not
Have Served." Yes,, that's what islative session to increase the meet their financial obligations.
the little golden emblem-the number of city commissioners for I 'r' and the banks were compelled, to
United State-s Service Discharge Port St. Joe from three to five. foreclose the mortgages. But the
Pin says for its wearer. The Considerable discussion was held mortgages were practically worth-
wearers are the boys wh.o gave on two propositions. One to divideles, since real estate had deprec
up the comforts and ,pleasures of the city into four districts, withnce real estate
home to protect the things they one commissioner to be elected BASIL HICKS ated so much in value, with the
and we believe in and cherish, from each district and the mayor :result that the struggling Union
And, having given as much as to be elected at large.' The second p AI Bank lost $150,000. The banks at-
was, in them, they have been re- proposition, and, the one which Posthumous AwardI tached all saves belonging to the
turned to civilian life .. to was finally adopted. was to have f Pu H ar I unfortunates, as well as their land.
carry on behind the lines. the. five commis'soneris elected.at 0S urpome of the inhabitants, seeing-
The publisher .of The Star is large and that the five-man bo-ara complete poverty staring them in
going to endeavor to change ttle select its own mayor, just as at Made to Basil Hicks co te mov able prop-
meaning of this button here' in present. The commissioners would ---- erty, including the colored peop,
Port St. Joe from "The Emblem be elected every two years. Lost Life When USS 'McKean Was and, attempted to escape to Texas,
Nobody Knows" to "The Emblem The bill will also stipulate that
Everyone Knows." the commission appoint the chief Struck By Torpedo Off which did' not as yet belong to the
Everyone Knows." the commission appoint the chief United Sates.
of police and that the chief of po- Bougainville United States..
Hardly any records of St. Joseph
ClothIg* Drv* lice hire and discharge meui'bera ---o
C lothing Drive of the police. force with a commis- Mrs. J. W. Simmons last week TheFelor d naet Auvive.
,M ,, ,sion hearing. The city clerk woulu received the Purple Heart on be- The Florida Journal of Apalachy-
Opens Monday also be appointed by the commis- half of her foster son, Basil Hicks, says: "St. Joseph with her art-2
sion. MoMM 2/c, who lost his life on facial resources and beautiful bay,
Plea Made for Unused or Hoarded The matter was placed in the November 17, 1943, while serving has sunk into an everlasting coM-
Clothing To Be-Sent To.Lib- hands of an attorney who drew up on board the USS McKean when mercial sleep." Of course th rail
rated Countries'- the necessary papers-ln the form that vessel was sunk- ariiIg the roads went bankrupt, and some
of a local bill for presentation to early morning hours off Bougaln- time during this year, or the on
Any man in Port St. Joe who the legislature by Representative vi'lle Island in the Solomon Sea as immediately following, the rails
wishes to be hard-'hearted, now C. C. Wilson and State Senator the result of being struck by an I immediately foloing, the rails
has the chance of a lifetime. He Carl Gray. enemy torpedo. were removadin Georgia. be used to bu
can ,be hard-hearted' without rais- The legal advertisement ap- 'Within a few minutes after the The dismantling of the town oc-
ing a hand. or taking a step or pears in this issue of The Star. ship was abandoned several Uniten cured in 1843. The residents of
even bothering to think. All he SX rhe. States ships began rescue opera- lachicola bought the deserted
needs to do is to leave an unused Crippled Children' tions, but Hicks was not among the houses, tore them down, shipped
suit or overcoat hanging in a r survivors. In writing to Mrs. Sim- them by, water to their city ana
closet, or some overalls and work Clinic Here April 14 mons, Secretary of the Navy James erected them there. (Some of these
shirts lying on a shelf, or a pair Forrestal saidA: "In view of the houses are still standing in our
of shoes standing in .a neglecteut length of time that has, elapsed, neighboring city today). Issue at-
corner. He can do only this, and Sponsored By American Legion; the prompt rescue operations car- ter issue of The Commercial Ad-
know-if he'll take the trouble to Will Embrace Franklin, Bay ried out under favorable weather vertiser announces the arrival of
know-that a man in one of the And Gulf Counties conditions, and because of the vessels laden with building ma-
liberated countries is shivering In strong presumption that yourteia from the dying town. Te
the cold or limping to work with The annual clinic for crippled nephew lost his life at the time of most interesting item is found in
his feet bare or wrapped in old children sponsored by the Amern- the attack or shortly thereafter, I of August 12, 1843:
sacks. can Legion will be held this year am reluctantly forced to, the con- I( e s sooner Phrenologist
I "The schooner Phrenologist
Any woman in Port St. Joe who 'on Saturday, April 14. at the Gulf clusion that he is deceased I ex-d arrived at our port from St.
wants to be hard-hearted, now has County Health Unit office on 6th tend to you my sympathy in your Joseph on Tuesday last, bring-
a chance even better than a man. : Street. The examinations will be sorrow and hope you may find ing part of a large house about
She can hoard. both her own un- conducted; by the doctor in charge comfort in the knowledge that he to be erected on the corner of
used clothes and her children's. of crippled! children's work in the gave his life for his country, up- Commerce and Center Streets by
Then she can know-with only a Pensacola hospital. holding the highest traditions of our enterprising citizen, Capt.
little trouble to think about 11.- Children from Franklin and Bay the Navy. The Navy shares In H. F. Simmons. This building was
that some woman in a liberated counties will be examined in the your bereavement and has felt the H.F.my ue s T hol in gS
country is shamed by the rags she 'morning, and children from Gulf loss of his service." fo rmerl y used as a hotel in St.
has to wear, and some child is as county will be examined in the Basil Hicks enlisted in the navy will soon be helping swell the
likely to die for want of proper afternoon, at Marianna on October 22, 1940, tide of prosperity for Apaalchi-
clothing as for want of proper ----- ---- and had the rating of motor ma- cola. This bringing homes from
food. Write a letter today to that boy chinist mate second class at the St. Joseph and erecting them
(Continued on Page 3) of yours in the service. time 'of his death. here seems to be the work of
magic 'Adzakly'."
Nobody knows when St. Joseph
S 1 U l i became a real "Deserted Village,"
elf Ia Vnvi]A Vn An nfq'nPT Hn'd l;,[Tf fill ill' V 1VVf 11


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THE STAR
Pvbllshed Every Friday at Port St. Jo4, Fla,
by The Star Publlhing Company
W. 8. 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
-.{ Telephone 51 j-
TO ADVERTISERS-In case of error or omissions in adver-
tisements, the publishers do not hold themselves liable for
damages further than amount receiWed for ouch advertisemem.
The spoken word is given scant attention; the printed word
is thoughtfully weighed. The spoken word barely assertsa
the printed word thoroughly convinces. The spoken word
is lost; the printed word remains.

Our Country Right or Wrong

A NEED OF THE FUTURE
Some sort of an airport is going to be one
of the future musts of nearly every town of
any size in this country. The type of port will
be determined by the size of the town, its
ability to finance and operate it, and its loca-
tion in relation to cross-country airways.
It is not reasonable to suppose that the
transcontinental air lines are going to stop at
small places. Obviously this would be imprac-
ticable for the reason that the time lost would
slow down schedules, and few towns will be
able to finance runways of sufficient size to
permit landing and take off. Smaller points
will in all probability be served by branch
lines operating smaller planes in much the
same way that branch railroads serve the ter-
ritory outlying from the main lines. Some
provision will have to be made for this regu-
lar service. In addition to this, there will be
scarcely a town of any size after the war is
over that will not have a number of privately
owned planes.'
The whole nation is going to be definitely
air-minded after the war, and air travel, and
facilities for caring for it and servicing it,
are -going to offer a 'new and the potentially
big opportunity of the future. It may be a
little early to build such facilities but it is
not too early to begin to plan for them and
to learn their requirements and to look about
for suitable sites.--Punta Gorda Herald.

ALLIES TAKE WORMS
(Guest Editorial by a High School Student)
Yes, the Allies have Worms, but not to
use for fishing. Getting Worms was a slightly
harder task than we have getting worms. We
don't have to lose thousands of men and hun-
dreds of thousands of dollars worth of equip-
ment to get worms; we just have to go out
and "grunt" them up. Well, the Allies had to
grunt to get Worms, too, but not with sticks.
What do we do when we get worms? Pre-
pare to go fishing. What did most of us here
in Port St. Joe do while the Allies were get-
ting Worms? We went fishing. We went
fishing on the gasoline that-the Allies needed
to take a big gun up to, the front. We spent
the money for the equipment to go fishing
that might have bought a rifle for one of the
Worms takers had it been invested in a War
Bond.
Worms was far more valuable than worms,
but how many of us-the ordinary person-
participated in the taking of Worms? It is
our opinion that more people could buy dif-
ferent kinds of equipment (indirectly) and
help take a different kind of Worms.


Attend Wedding Anniversary
Mrs. Ellen Kirkland, Mrs. Bes-
Oie Powell and Mrs.-E. C. Cason
attended a.celebration of the 35th
wedding anniversary of Mr;. ana
Mrs. Pasco Davis in Panama Cfty
last week.

Night clubs of these days' re-
mind' one .6 the Gay Nineties. The
women are, gay and the men are 90.

It Is a little man who think heb
i9n fit a big job.


WHO STARTED RATIONING?
(The following article, written by F. F.
Yearsley, safety director, appeared in The
Wainwright Liberator, published at Wain-
wright Shipyard, Panama City.)
No, the Democrats didn't start rationing!
The war brought on only an extension of ra-
tioning. Many may not have thought any-
thing was rationed before the war, but ra-
tioning is not new considering that certain
things have been rationed since the begin-
ning of the world. In fact, the most valuable
posesssions of man have been carefully ra-
tioned out to him by his Creator:
Eyes are rationed-two for a lifetime.
Arms are rationed-two for a lifetime.
Hands are rationed-two for a lifetime.
Fingers are rationed-ten for a lifetime.
Legs are rationed-two for a lifetime.
Feet are rationed-two for a lifetime.
Toes are rationed-ten for a lifetime.
Ears are rationed-two for a lifetime.
Heads are rationed-one for a lifetime.
This thing called rationing is probably the
most important part of man's existence. The
safety department is trying to do everything
possible to make the ration system, which
began with life, function as planned.
When you lose an eye there is no ration
board that you can go to and secure another.
This applies to your entire body, as no one
has yet created spare parts for the human
body that will function like those rationed
out to you originally.

All local public boards should publish the
minutes of their meetings in the local news-
paper.. Doing this serves several useful and
important purposes, and the small advertising
expense is well justified. The same people
who cannot be induced to attend the meet-
ings of such boards are the first ones to se-
verely criticize any official act which does
not happen to meet with their approval, and
they frequently voice the complaint that the
public does not know what is going on. If
the minutes of every meeting are promptly;
published in full, it gives the public the in-
formation it is entitled to, and also operates
as a check on any hasty and ill-considered ac-
tion by such boards.-Don McLeod, writing
in the Apalachicola Times.

We understand that Chief of Police John
Rowan has a unique way to see if a fellow Is
drunk. He asks the imbiber to say: "Peter
Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers" real
fast. If the guzzler can say it correctly he is
turned loose. Now we know why a number
of Port St. Joe's steady drinkers have been
reading Mother Goose tales lately.

John Dendy says in regard to finding a
girl who would run when chased, as stated
in this column two weeks ago, "As far as I
know, a fish worm has no enemies-but who
wants to be a fish worm?"

OPA claims that ceiling prices on hay are
being violated. From the brand of cigars we
get today we'll give you one guess as to who's
guilty of creating a demand for hay.


Hearing "Alexander's Rag-Time Band" on
the radio the other night carried us back to
the days when song writing was an art instead
of a disease.

Keep smiling!


One big postwar problem it will
be up to the people to solve will
be to wean the government from
the habit of spending money by
the tens of billions.


Visitor From Panama City
.Mrs. Della Goodson of Panama
City- is visiting here this week
with her daughter and, family,
Mr. and Mrs. Durel Brigman.

Spends Week-end With Parente
Miss Willa Dean Lowery. who is
attending Stetson University at
Deland, spent the week-end, here
with her parents.

Write a letter today to that boy
of"yours' in the service.


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ALL THAT REMAINS OF OLD ST. JOSEPH


Here are shown some of the an-
cient desecrated' tombs, opened
by grave robbers, which mainly
were built from bricks brought


over from Europe as ballast in
-i.e sailing ships that tied up at
e* wharves of *the old city of
St. Jseph. ;


'IF WE COULD SEE road, evenly spaced. Each is bent
THE I -NFANTRY with a heavy pack on his back and,
THE INFANTRY ... a heavy rifle on his shoulder. Each
bends his head low to escape some
(Continued from page 1) of the driving rain. Rain has
(seeped through his raincoat. He
leaving vapor trails in their wake is damp and cold. His face is
across the blue vault of heaven; 1 grim. Artillery, outgoing and in-
watched the roaring, giant Sher- coming, roar about him. Tanks ano.
man tanks rolling along in the 'vehicles pass him and spatter him
night, a streak of blue flame pour- with mud. On, on he trudges into
ing from their exhausts, headed to- the enveloping gloom, his face is
ward the front defiantly, and 1 turned eastward; up there not far
have said in my heart, "There goes is the enemy, and the front lines..
America. There, by- God's grace, Swinging from his 'belt just before
goes the hope of the oppressed, he fades from view I see his little
the -bulwark against the forces of hand shovel and pick-instruments
hell, the natFon most nearly a 'that provide a forlorn hope or
model, the greatest national agency refuge in a muddy hole.
for peace on earth, the hope and I think then-think as I never
inspiration of other nations for a thought before-there, too, goes
free future." America, its young manhood, sons,
Thank you for making these in- brothers of someone. There goes
struments possible. Together we the ex-schoolboy, a hardened man,
must win the peace as decidedly grown old before his time.
as the war, for the first is, noth- The front is active tonight. Ozr
ing unless the latter is achieved, the eastern horizon are flares,
There are many sordid, horrible bursting shells, tracers, and the
scenes in war. My eyes have seen myriad noises of war. I turn to
horror beyond the imagination, go--but wait!-here is the after-
and in the Field Artillery I have math, the sequel to those march-
seen much less and endured much ing men. An ambulance looms out
less than others. I will not dwell of the eastern night and glides by,
upon the sordid side of war at its blackout lights and red crosses
length, for there is nothing you barely visible; then comes another
can do to alleviate this mass and another-and another. In them
tragedy more than you have, but are a grim cargo-a cargo of dead
I just want to paint one picture and dying and wounded-hurrying
that I have seen often-a picture back to the rear. In them are the
that provokes me to tears and boys shortly before going east-
makes my soul cry out to God ana ward.
say, "Lord be with these, your I fell .sick, and then deep in my
most unfortunate children." heart I wonder how and why there
It is the infantry-those gallant can .be strikers, profiteers, "little"
boys carrying the brunt of this people anywhere? How anyone can
struggle. If you should' chance to do lesg than get on their knees
see, anyone doing, less than their and pray Almighty God, to forgive
best. sneaking dispargingly of these them and to give them a new, right
soldiers. falling to support them spirit-to be with those infantry-
with all their energies and re-' men, so alone; boys whom only
sources, spiritual, mental, moral, God can reach now; boys gal'latly
material and' physicals give them giving ALL. I wonder why every.
this picture for me: one doesn't cry to God for a peace
The twilight has come and the that is real and lasting.
rain is coming down in gusty
sheets; the wind, a very cold wind.
is blowing. Now the rain has Texas is the only state of which
turned to sleet. Along the country it is saad one can spend two days
road, ankle deep in slippery slush 1 and nights on one otf its trains and
and mud, come two columns tho still be in Texas
figures, one on each sid of the still be in Texas.. .


KEEP ON


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


FRIDAY, MARCH 30, 19445


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FRIDAY, MARCH 30, 1945 THE STAR, PORT ST. JOE, GULF COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE THREE


WOMAN'S CLUB TO MEET BAPTIST CIRCLES HOLD IlllllllllllllllllllllllllllIIIIIII lllllllllllllllllllHIIIIIIIII j CLOTHING DRIVE
The April meeting of the Port ROYAL SERVICE PROGRAM ____
St. Joe Woman's Club will 'be held The three circles of the Wom- PERSO N ALS
pext Wednesday, April 4, at 3:45 an's Missionary Union of the Bap-1 (Continued from page 1)
p. m. at the club rooms in the tist Church met at the church 'IlifIlllllllllilllllllll llll lllIllllllllll lllll llllllllllllll ll All of us who refuse or fail to
Centennial Building. Mrs. R. W. Monday for a Royal Service pro- 'Miss Blanche. LeHardy, R.N., of share our surplus clothing witn
Smith will be in charge of the gram, Circlb No. 1 being in charge Albany, Ga.. and Joe LeHardy and the people of the liberated couL.
program which will be on the Dum- with Mrs. Nick Kelly leading the daughter of Knoxville, Tenn., are tries, can realize that we are De-
'barton Oaks conference. All mem- discussion, "The Things Which guests here this week of relatives. ing hard-hearted in a very spe-
bers are urged to attend. Make for Peace In Tomorrow's Mrs. Durel Brigman and, Mrs. P. 'cial way. We are being hard-
Ar f World." B. Fairley spent Monday in Panama hearted; towards our fellow-coun-


GRANTHAM-GAY Those having a part on the pro-
W. L. Grantham of Tallahassee gram were Mrs. C. A. McClellan,
and Evelyn Gay of this city were Mrs. C. M. Palmer and Mrs. W. 1.
anarried Thursday afternoon of last Corden.


week in Tallahassee. Mrs. Grant-
ham spent the week-end here with
her mother, *Mrs. J. S. Ga7.

JOS. B. SPEAR
OPTOMETRIST
Eyes Examined Glasses Fitted
APALACHICOLA, FLA.


DRIVE BY

SUNNY STATE

SERVICE

and Get Your Windshield
Cleaned!


$300.00


under the


supervision of Mrs. R. R. Minus,
collected $1'31.80 for the American
Red Cross; $59 of this amount was
collected in the town district; the
remainder came from collections
made by the Teenettes at the Port
theater.
B. B. Conklin, chairman of the
local drive, expressed his appreci-
ation for the work of the young
ladies by offering to give them a
party.

Mrs. C. R. Witherspoon, Mrs.
Gannon Buzzett, Mrs. Victor An-
derson and daughter and Mrs.
Clarence Floyd of Apalachicola
were shoppers here, last Friday.


$300.00


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FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH


"HOLDING FORTH THE WORD OF LIFV'
R. F, HALL FORD, Pastor Telephone 156
SUNDAY, APRIL 1, 1946
9:45--Sunday School for all.
11:00-Morning Worship. Sermon Topic:
"THE CHRIST OF THE EMPTY TOMB'
7:00---Baptist Training Union.
8:00-Evening Worship. Sermon topic:
"THE BLOOD OF THE NEW COVENANT."
;1E V it:R`0 0,Y W E.L C O-M E I
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signed quota, ar, it has In every
drive of any kind.

METHODIST CHURCH
Rev. 0. D. Langston. Pastor
9:45 a. m.--O,-hurch school
11:00a.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,
Bble study and choir practice
Wednesday at 7:30 p. m.
-IK-
EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Services every Sunday evening
at 7:30 o'clock.

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,1.1 Thirty cents and Sixty,
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from Functional Ner-
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Nervous Headache and Nervous -In-
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W. I I I
A SINGLE Dr. Miles Anti-
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Headache, Muscular Pains
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Pains-25 for 250, 125
for$1.00. Get them at your
t m at your
drug store. Read direction.
and use only as directed.


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TEENETTES HELP


City on business.
Mr. and Mrs. C. Thursby and
daughter spent Saturday in Bain-
4rid(ge, Ga., visiting relatives.
Mrs. Charles Kidd and MissRuth
Plummer, R.N., shopped Thursday
in Marianna.
G. R. Mize left Thursday foi
Cushing, Okla., where he was
called, by the illness of his grand-
mother.
Mrs. Fred Maddox and Mrs. W.
J. Ferrell shopped last Friday in
Panaana City.
I David Owens, CY, who has just
returned from several years' serv-
ice in the South Pacific with the
navy, visited here last week with
his sister and family, Mr. and
Mrs. Stonewall Ham. -
Mrs. John Allen and Mrs. R. D.
Peddie ot Apalachicola, and Mrb.
W. S. Wet'herington of Sumatfa
shopped here last Saturday,
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Hall and sons
spent the week-end in Blounts-
town. guests of relatives and
friends.
Mrs. Viola Wimberly of Frink
spent the week-end here as the
guest of her sister,- Mrs. Fred
Maddox.
Capt. Stanley Kommanic of the
Tuskegee, Ala., Air Base, was
the week-end guest of Miss Dor-
othv Costin at the. home of her
parents.
Mrs. A. J. Kirby of Pensacola
visited here over the week-ena
)yith Mrs. George Harper.
Mr. and Mrs, Milton Duke an(T
baby returned last Friday from
Bainbridge. Ga., where they v'b-
ited relatives, and friends
Mrs. Fred Maddox,, and Mrt.,
Viola Wimberly shopped Monday
in Tallahassee.
Mrs. Charles Doyle and daugh-
ter. Miss Eva. of Apaalchicola,
visited here Saturday with Mr.
andi Mrs. Chester Edwards.
,Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Smith anil,
children spent the week-end in
Chattahoochee, guests of relatives
and friends.
-Miss Royce &oforth from F. S.
C. W., Tallahassee, visited Mrs. 13.
H. Dickens and Mrs. Estelle Mos-
ley here over the week-end.
Mrs. J. C. Evans and daughter,
Allyne, left Sunday for Jackson.
Miss., and points in Alabama to
vigit relatives and friends.
Mrs. L. R_ Holliday left Sunday
for Meridian, Miss. returning Mon-
day accompaniedi by Grannie Hol-
liday.
Miss Dorothy Costin from F. S.
C. W., Tallahassee, spent the
week-end here with her parents.
Jack Kirby of Pensacola was
the guest o.f Billy Traweek last
week-end.
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RATION NOTES

Pro-cossed Foods-Blue stamps:
X5, Y5, Z5, A2 and B2 now valid.
expire March 31; C2. D2, E2, F2
and G2 now valid, expire April 28;
H2, J2, K2. L2 and M2 now valid.
expire June 2; N2, P2, Q2, R2 and
S2 now valid, expire June 30.
Meats and Fats-Red stamps.
Q5, R5, and S5 now valid, expire
March 31; T5. U5, V5, W5 and XD
now valid, expire April 28; Y5, Z,
A2, B2. C2 and, D2 now valid, ex-
pdre June 2; E2, F2, G2, H2, and
J2 now valid, expire June 30.
Sugar-Stamp 35, goodi for five
Ounds, expires June 2.
Shoes-Airplane stamps No. 2
2 and 3 valid Indefinitely.
Gasollne-A-14 coupons are noW
valid through March 21, 1945.

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of yours In the berviCe. _. I


WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4

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PAGE THBSl


FRIDAY, MARCH 30, 1945


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Port. Theatre


For whatever makes it difficult
for our allies to fight or work or
keep a'lve, puts an added burden
on us. Our unused and hoardea
clothing, if we send it where it is
desperately needled, will work and
fight for us, If we do not send it,
then we must do that extra work-
ing and fighting.
And here is our great chance to
be hard-hearted. B7 keeping our
,superfluous clothes in the closet
or the attic, we can keep our sons
a little longer at the front.
None of us really want to be
bard-hearted, so let's all work to-
gether in the drive for clothing
for the peope of the liberated
countries which opens here next
Monday under the direction of L.
P. Sutton. The quota for Port St.
Joe, has 'been set at five pounds
per person and anyone having
clothing may take it to the officf--
of the Florida Power Corporatioii,
which has been designated as th6
collection depot.
The drive -will continue for 30
days, and we feel sure that this
city will reach -and exceed its as-


Port St. Joe, Fla.


A Martin Theatre


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THEATRE OPENS SATURDAY SUNDAY AT 1:00 P. M.
CONTINUOUS PERFORMANCE DAILY AT 2:45 P. M.


ATURDAY, MARCH 31 MONDAY -and TUESDAY
April 2 and 3
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Kirbys Are Visitors j Spending Easter In Maryland
Walter Kirby. PM 1/c, and wife Mr. and Mrs. Fred Maddox left
of Jackson, Tenn., visited friends Wednesday: for Bainbridge, Md.,
here over the week-end. where they will spend the Easter
Holidays with their son David, who
is in the navy.
CLASSIFIED ADS ---
Gets, Discharge
FOR RENT Charles Scott. who has spent 12
months overseas in China, has
FOR RENT-House for rent on
Long Avenue. Apply Creechi been given his discharge and is
Brothers. 3-23tA. now home with his family.
FOR SALE
Home On Leave
FOR SALE-Large bird cage witli Charles M. Wise of the merchant
stand; $5. Write Box 933, M.rs.
J. E. Johnson. 1* marine service arrived Wednesday
morning for a vacation here with
FOR SALE-Baby rabbits. Just otr, Mrs. L. C. Wise.
the "cuddly" size. See or cat his mother, Mrs. L. C. Wise.
38 --


llllllllllll!llU!llllIIi ll !llllllllll1IIII !llillllll sime of thle "Grand 01" Opry" Have W eek-end Guests
SCHOOL NEWS stars here in person. Charles Parker of Ozark, Ala.,
Ve've heard some rumors that and Mr. and Mis. W. H. Carr or
By WESLEY RAMSEY a certain 10th grade home room Tuskegee, Ala., were guests, over
teacher has been nicknamed "To- the week-end of Mr. and Mrs. C,.
lIlllillllllllllillllll!Illllllllll"l lllllll!!lilltmil"liltlii bacco Rhoda." Someone reads Al G. Costin. Mrs. Carr will be. re-
The sophomore and junior boys Capp, as who doesn't when they mem-bered as Miss Marjorie Costin.
played a softball game Friday for gq the chance? ---
thi entertainment of the school. The band has, moved out to the Return To Georgia
'inal score was 9 to 6 in favor or band house again because some of R. D. Perry and family, who
the juniors. The first home run the teachers complained about the have lived here, for several year
was made by Chuck Gibson, soph. noise they made in the auditorium. past, this week moved, back to
l e gaamn was tight all the wao' rThi, ,h, l ..i. B;, d,,,i n.r.. RM P il,,9inw iri G V Per wll .-


through, the score being practic-
ally tied the entire game. In the
last inning the sophs were aheau
onle cone.r, 'but the juniors camrn
trom behind to shove four scores
over the plate and win.


* *IWuM U URU I ^IWI
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

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I find that it eases my Aching
Head, takaM the kinks out of Tired,
Aching Muscles and brings relief
when haV Acid Indigestion.
The family says I am a lot
easier' to live with since I have
cknowm a out Alka-Seltzer.
'Have you. tried ALKr-SELT-
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Port St Joe


Tle,:cM I lo as; receive some1
new flags. Each room has a mini-
alure flag of the state of Florida
and a large one for the school -.
put on the flag pole. They wei-r
presented the school by the Gulf
Hardware Company.

Home From Maryland
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bellows re-
turned home Wednesday from
Bainibridge. Md., where they vis-
ited their son Bobby for the past
two weeks.


Bainwl r ge, a. mr. -erry w. eii-
ter the armed service on April 20.

SHINE YOUR SHOES!
We have the largest stock
of Shoe Polish in Port St.
Joe.... All makes! All col-
ors! Paste and Liquid.

The LEADER
SHOE SHOP


We're Overstocked On ...

RON LEO RUM
FIFTHS - $3.15
PINTS - $1.75
It MUST Be Moved!

I ST. JOE BAR
S PORT ST. JOE :-- FLORIDA


Mrs. H. I. Wooden, phone 0.
rs. Dathan Minister Is Vtsitor Oh, happy day! Two days of va-
REALRev Z B Zebendlon and son, cation today and Monday. Mr. Big-
FOR SALE -40 lots 60x131 on Sam, of Dothan. Ala.. attended tnJe art said that the teachers needed
Madison, Monument and Duval revival services at the First Bap- a vacation as much as the stu-
Streets, Oak Gove Subdivision No. I ents, but that couldn't be pos-
2. See Karl Knodel, Oak Grove, tist Church here last Friday. cents, but that couldn't be pos-
for prices and, terms. 4-6 ---sible-anyone who gives the home
NOTICE work they do are inhuman and
WANTED TO BUY Notice is here-by given that the should need no rest, while we
City of Port St. Joe, Florida, will
WA N'TED- Will pa- $1.00 for a apply to the Legisltue of the poor students do all the hard work
copy of The Saturday Evening State of Florida at its 1945 ses- and get completely fagged, out.
Post dated November 25. 1944. sion for a special act applicable Just think, Paul Howard and
The Star. 3-30tr only to the City of Port St. Joc, is' Cotton Pickers" have played
LOST AND FOUND Florida, authorizing and empower- .. T e
LOSTing the Clity: Commission ,of the in our auditorium! He even had
LOST-"A" gas ration book, No. City of Port St. Joe to levy and
319100, name of Eafie To'bert. collect a tax of not to succeed, one
Finder return to Gulf County Ra- cent per gallon on each and every
tioning Board. 4-6* gallon of gasoline or other like
-- products of petroleum .sold or
LOST-Ratipn Book No. 3, bearing stored within the City of Port St.
name Mrs. Mamie L. Wakefield, Joe, and to exempt said, city from
Port St. Joe. Return to Gulf Coun- the provisions of any and all other "
ty Ration Board. 3-30* existing laws prohibiting munici-
--palities from levying and collect-
MISCELLANEOUS ing any gasoline tax or other tax
me, usted or computed by the sale,
FISH BAIT Fresh, clean worms purchase, storage, distribution, use, 4
that are guaranteed to get the consumption, or other doisposi-
fish for you. See Eddie Beverly tion of gasoline or other like
in the Sheffield colored quarters products of petroleum.
FOR RENT SIGNS-Two for 25c CITY OF PORT SIT. JOE.
at The Starofice. oBy: M. P. Tomlinson.
at The Star office. tl 1 City Auditor and Clerk.
MASONIC TEMPLE F & A M- '
Port St. Joe Lodge 111.! NOTICE OF LOCAL
Regular meetings 2nd LEGISLATION
and 4th Friday each TO ALL WHOM THIS NOTICE
month, 8 p. m. Mem- MAY CONCERN: SAFEGUARD
bers urged to attend; You are hereby notified that dur- TO
visiting brothers wel- ing the 1945 session of the Legis- H iLTH
come. J. L. Temple, W. M.; G. C. nature of the State of Florida and YOUR HEALTH
Atking, Secretary. not less than thirty days from the
publication of this notice, a bill of The purity and uniformity of the
LEGAL ADVERTISING a local nature applicable to the drugs and chemicals we use in com-
S0 T I CE City of Port St. Joe will be Pre- pounding your physician's prescription
N T I C E are ensured by the vigilant chemists of
Notice is heteby given that the Trustees sented for passage. Control Laboratories. Even during the
of the Internal Improvement Fund of tihe The substance of this law is an manufacture of a simple product a score
Staie of Florida will offer for sale, to be amendment to the City Charter or more of exacting tests for purity are
sold to the highest bidder, at Tallahassee, I changing the number of City Corn- made. Thus, we compound prescriptions
Florida, at 11:00 o'clock A. desc., April 17th, ands missioners from three to five and' with full confidence in the reliability of
GU1g F CO wing the elected term of office from the ingredients your physician prescribes,
Lots 11, 1' and 14, Section so, six years to two years. We use Merck Pr.scripfion Chemicals
Township 6 South. iRnge 11 West, And, providing further, that the
THIS NOTICE is published in compliance Commrlssion shall appoint theSfL 0Lrit Phar acy
*with Sections 270.07, 270.08 and 270.09, Chief of Police and City C'erk and Smit 's Pharmac
Florida Statutes 1941. that the Chief of Police shall have
I The Trustees of the Internal Improvement the power to hire and fire police- Phone 5 Port St. Joe
FIud reserve the right to reject any and all e w o i ar ie ale
bids. men who, if aggrieved, shall have
BY ORDER of the Trustees of the In- the right of a -hearing before the We FIll Any Doctor's Prescription
eternal Improvement Fund of the State of Commission.
Floida. MILLARD F. CALDWELL, WENDELL C. HEAfON,
Attest: Gove-hor Attorney.
F. C. ELLIOT, Secretary ________ __
Trustees I, I. Fund 3-16 4-13

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MOTORISTS TO

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Keep chick utensils clean.
Use Chlorena as rinse to cut
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*PAGE FOUR


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