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THE STAR The Home Newspaper of Northwest Florid's Future land"ri Center PORT ST. JOE, FLORIDA FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 1945 ---- --- Official Newspaper of Gulf County I NUMBER 30 iIlll W OU ND EDIIIIIIIIIIII III IIIIIIIIIII lIIIIIIIII III WOUNDED James Curtis Evans, member ofI lowing date of scheduled game or a U.. S. nava' armed guard crew, j be declared forfeit. has been presented the Bronze ] Due to several .loud mouths at Star Medal and is now enttiled to I recent games it was agreed that wear a [bronze star on his Euro- the umpire will have full authoi- pean-Africa-Middle Eastern. Area ity to eject from the field any- campaign ribbon.. He is the. son of I player using .profane or objection- Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Evans of this able Ilanguage. city. Most important decision reached, and one that will add interest tv PROMOTED the games, was that the season as George Bromley, former chemist scheduled will 'be divided into two with the St. Joe Paper Company. parts, the winner of the first halt has been- promoted from the rank to meet the winner of the second of major to lieut. colonel, and has half in-a five-game "Little World been awarded the Bronze Star, Series" at the end of the season. with O'ak Leaf Cluster. George Is. Present at the meeting were J. now in command of the 301st In- I. Farnell, Otbo Anderson, Chuck pantry Regiment in Germany. Gibson, Jack Frost. Opp Moore, W. IS. Smith, Red Hendrickson, Terry JESSE STONE WRITES Hinote, Jeff Plair, George Wim- Editor Bill-It seems that I wiU berly and A. P. Wakefield. 'be here for several weeks more, so ; _____I_____ please send The Star to me here. ATTEMPT TO LOWER HOME- Before I had, been in the States STEAD EXEMPTION KILLED six weeks I received my orders for a return to overseas duty. I re- An attempt of Rep. Walker of ported in here for transportation, Volusia county to lower the pres- however in have been detained for ent homestead amendment tax ex- medical treatment and expect to emption from the present $5000 ol be here for several weeks. At the $3000 in a proposed resolution for present time I am engaged in ,' constitutional amendment can- training for someof.: me navy's ing far such a reduction, was de'- most secret electrical equipment. feated in the house'committee. I have my, wife here with me and we both are really missing the Fiance Killed In Action 'Florida sunshine." Sunshine is Mrs. Kate Miller of Tampa ar- an unknown word up, here. One rivedi Tuedsay for a few days' visit fellow told me the other day that here with her niece, Miss Hazel "Florida has. the climate Califor- Neeld, R.N., Who 'has just re- nia brags about." I agree. T. J. Barrington of Wewahitchk'a is on the 'base here. I see him fre- quently. Please start The Star coming, as I miss it extremely. Yours for Victory, JESSE V. STONE. Craven Center PS'NY Bremerton, Wash. WANTS ADDRESSES McCook, AAF, Neb. 18 April, 1945 Dear Editor Bill.--Just a few lines to let you hear from me. Everything is well ih hand up here and I hope it is in St. Joe. I have received a coupe of is- sues of The Star and I saw, some addresses, lt I d id'n.'tknow any of them personaA.yn;I wtoul0 like to (Coninued on Page 2) ceived word that her fiance, who was serving with the First Army, has been killed in action. Attend Funeral of Father Mr. and Mrs.. R. H. Brinson and daughters, Sarah and Sibbie, at- tended the funeral of Mrs. Brin- son's father, A. N. Hester, which was held Wednesday of last week at Climax, Ga. VisitTng Parents Mrs. W. N. Routh and sons from Bogalusa, La., are visiting .Mrs. Routh's parents, Mr. and lMrs. George Johnson, for several weeks. Move To Wewahitchka , M-r. and Mrs. H. E. Helms aud famnly, who hasye dted here for several years ha-re noved to We- wahitehbk, to make their hoiM. Managers Draw Up League. Rules Meeting Held Monday To Promul- gate Regulations For Soft- ball Games At a meeting of team managers of the St. Joe Softball League held Monday, afternoon at the Florida Power office, riles and regula- tions' governing play were formu- lated and: adopted. It, was. agreed that the practice of players being exempted from payment of an admission fee be done away with, and that all play- ers pay 2'5c, excepting boys of the high school team, who shall be taxed 10c. It was also agreed that any money left at the end of the season% after all, 'expenses have been paid, will be used' for civic purposes. Last year quite a size- able amount was turned' over to the school athletic .fund. Some discussion was held ont the matter of players wearing spiked shoes, and' the use of these, were banned'. Otto Anderson sug- gested that those high school boys who have been playing barefooted be made to wear shoes. "It might slow 'em lown some and give us old fellows a chance," he said. A l postponed games must be played off within two weeks fol- Aim" Sitting In With the Lawiakers By RUSSELL KAY For as long as most of us can remember, the suggestion of a "sales tax" has, 'brought cold chills to members of the legisla- ture. Efforts to pass such legisla- tion in the past have' gotten no- where, but it seelis a lot of the lawmakers have. lld a change of heart. 'The taxpayer no longer looms in the minds of the boys, as "the, big. bad wolf" but rather as. a timid little lamb -that likes to be pushed around. Each session they have add'et to his tax 'burden with this or that nuisance tax and he has not complained. So why not just go ahead> and slap him all the way over the cliff with a nice general sales tax atd have done with It, at least for a couple of years, then it can be increased with little, ef- fort.. Folks have become accustomed to carrying coupons and tokens around., they expect to pay taxes and. more, taxes and will stand hitched. so why not make the most of it? Senators a nd representatives who a few years ago would hav, had delirium tremens at the mer,- suggestion of a "sales tax" are now boldly .speaking out in favoi of, one. While the governor has given no indication of how he stands', on the question, it is gen- Prally believed that if such a tax. were approved, by the legislature, he would sign on the dotted liny. In the' meantime, plans are go- ing forward for an increased tax 6n cigarets, beer, utilities and a nu nber of other tiems. The foni- 'cent c'igaret tax is almost certain and you can look for a substafittal hike on beer, if not wines ana liquor as. well. As for utilities, it seems, doubtful that the 10 pei cent suggested by the governor will be imposed.. The people are going to have to pay this. tax and (Continued on Page 4) GOVERNOR SIGNS BILL FOR HOG SERUM DISTRIBUTION A $250.000 appropriation for free distribution of hog cholera serum to Florida farmers became law last week with Governor Cald- well's signature, but it may be a week or so before the service be- comes available. FEW SUBSCRIPTIONS OPEN Right now there are but six subscriptions open for The Star, as most subscribers whose sub- scriptions expired in March paid to keep the paper coming. Several pew names have been added, to the list during the past two weeks, which leaves, as we stated above, room for but six more. HAM TO BE GIVEN AWAY Someone is going to be the lucky recipient of an 18-pound baked ham tonight at the dance held at the Centennial Aud'itorium and it won't cost a red point. The ham has been donated by the Florida Power Corporation. Sends Regards to Everyone Bert Hull writes from Phoenix, Ariz., to have his name added to " he Star's subscription list. He also says: "You may tell every- one that we are very happy in our new home, although we miss St. Joe an. awful lot. Regards to you and everyone in St.,Joe." VOLUME VIII Mrs. R. M. Carver Taken By Death Dies At Home Here Sunday; In- terment Monday In Live Oak Cemetery Mrs. R. M. Carver, 83, mother oi R. S. Carver of this city, passed away Sunday afternoon at her home on Long Avenue. The body was taken to 'Live Oak Monday, where 'she was laid to rest. Mrs. Carver was born in Su- wannee county, Florida, in 1862, and was the widow of a well- known ;merchant of Welborn, who preceded her in death 30 years ago. She had been a member of the Welborn Baptis't church for more than 60 years. She leaves, to mourn her pass- ing three sons and a daughter, It. S'. Carver of this city, K. R. Car- ver of Jacksonville, R. R. Carver of Lake City, and Mrs. H. E. Knight of Jacksonville; also a number of grandchildren, incluu- ing W. I. Gardner of this city. BILL TO PROVIDE AID FOR HOSPITAL Notice of intention to apply to the state legislature for enactment of a bill authorizing the board of commissioners of Gulf county to provide monies, for the support of; the St. Joe municipal hospital ap- pears in this issue of The Star. It is signed by J. L. Sharit. -The -measure as 'rAa'vn asks- that- the county contribute $5000 dur- ing 1945 and $2500 annually there- after. FUND IS DISTRIBUTED FOR TEACHERS' SALARIES A $2,728,870 fund, for increasing school teachers.' salaries .this year was sent out to the 67 counties last week from the office of State Comptroller J. M. Lee. The fund w'as distributed in amounts varying from $3,150 to Glades county up to $296,870 for Dade. This extra money brings the state's appropriation for the present year to $1000 for each in- struction unit, the basis upon which state funds are distributed to the counties. COMMITTEES TURN THUMBS DOWN ON CIGARET, BEER TAX The senate finance and taxation committee has voted against the house-approved penny increase in the state citgaret tax, and the house temperance committee de- feated the administration, three- cent per bottle beer tax. Supporters of administration tax legislation predict that both pro- posals will weather the storm. The adverse- committee reports will require the .mustering of % two-thirds vote to get the meas- ures considered on the floor. RATION STAMPS WILL EXPIRE TOMORROW Housewives who haven't been' checking very closely on ration stamps are herewith informed that blue stamps C2 through G2 expire tomororw. Red stamps T5 through 15, also expire tomorrow. Reports for. New Assignment, Lt. Ouidia Stafford of the Nurses Corps', and who has been on over- seas duty in Engalnd for more than two years, left Tuesday for New Jersey, where she will report for a new assignment after a fur- lough of two wteks. here with her parents, Mr. an& Mrs. J, D. Staf- ford. Asks for V-E Day Observance B y City's Residents Mayor Sharit Sets Out Digni- fied Program; Similar Re- .. quest By Governor In anticipation of V-E Day, Mayor J. L. Siharit has issued a. proclamation calling upon all citi- zens, when the day arrives, to ob- serve it religiously, 'thankfully, thoughtfully and sanely. He re- quests places of businesss where intoxicants are sold. to close and make, no sales to anyone during' the day; andl he advises against any, wild, and noisy rejoicing. A similar- proclamation in re- gard to establishments selling In- toxicants. has been issued by Gov- ernor Millard Caldwell, and orders to enforce it. have 'been received *by Sheriff Byrd Parker and his deputies andi Chief of Police John Rowan. With the Allied armies on all fronts in Europe making con- tinued advances against the enemy, scoring success after success, and bringing final victory nearer eace day, Mayor Sharit deemed It timely to proclaim how that earn- estly and dievoutly-wished triumph might fittingly and becpmingly be observed. The official prn.-:lr(:ior by the mayor reads as -'f.I.lowv: Whereas, The people of Port 'St. Joe an dl other citizens of th e United States bhiave been thrust into war with Germany, Japan ani other satellite nations contrary' to our peace-loving tralitions and desires; and Whereas, Many of our sons, daughters and loved ones have sacrificed their lives in the serv- ice of our country in bringing this war to a speedy conclusion; and Whereas, Those df our loved ones. now serving with the armed forces are daily making a further sacrifice of lives and in general suffering the hardships of war; and. Whereas. It is now apparent through the bravery of the men and .women in the armed forces or the United States and its Allies, and with the infinite mercy of Al- mighty God, the armies of Ger- many and Japan may surrender at an early date; Now. Therefore, I, J. L. Sharit, by virtue of authority vested In me as mayor of the city of Port St. Joe, do hereby proclaim: 1. The 24-hour period immedi- ately following surrender of either, or both the armies of Germany or Japan to be a legal holiday for -n-ose *of prayer and thanks- giving. 2. That the, leaders of our sev- eral churches are urged' to ar- range services of thanksgiving to be held during the said 24-hour period andi make' the' hour and nlace of such services knowR, In an apDropriate manner so that all the citizens of Port St. Joe and visintfv will have opportunity of attending, whether members of thbo sovoral active churches or not. 3. That dnring this day of think -ivin all .business houses, including theaters, of our city are urged' to close so that those en- -az'eri in serving the public may join in this Day of Victory. 4. Thrat for the further purpose of preserving the sanctity of this occasion, all laws and ordinances if t ,p iti, of Port St. Joe per- tailing to the sale of alcoholic beverages on Sundavs are pro- rlaimet' to be in effect during thit 24-hour period.'and all our citizens are urged to co-operate to the end. that said laws and ordin- ances shall be rigidly enforced. - J. L. SHARIT, Mayor. Langstons Visiting In Arkansas "eV. and Mrs. 0. D. Langstoln are'visiting i Arktansas thilweelt Pvt. Charles B. Crawford, bro- ther of Lee Crawford of Port St. Joe, is reported as being in a hospital in England recovering from wounds received while re- moving a land mine in Germany. Pvt. Crawford, who is with the Engineers of the First Army, is a former employee of the St. Joe Paper Company, having put in five years at the mill before entering the service in. August of 1944. GETS BRONZE STAR rrr Y~~i- ----------I Y Po E W TH A P.. ... .. G CA THE STAR Published Every Friday at Pert t. Joe, Fla. by The Star Publishing 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 -4on Telephone 5,1 -- 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 tord is given scant attention; the printed word is thoughtfully weighed. The spoken word barely asserts, the printed word thoroughly convinces. The spoken worA is lost; the printed word remains. Our Country Right or Wrong A WISE DECISION In his "Washington Merry-Go-Round" col- umn, Drew 'Pearson said the other day that American advance patrols on Friday, April 13, were in Potsdam, a suburb of 'Berlin, but that the next day withdrew to the River Elbe about 50 miles south, because of a previous agreement with the Russians that they were to occupy Berlin and because of their insist- ence that the agreement be kept. - That is why,'Pearson says, General Eisen- hower is holding the American armies at the Elbe, Well, and good, say we. Let the Russians have Berlin; it will mean that an untold nunm- ber of American lives will be saved, and any- way, the Russians probably will do a better job of extermination than would the Ameri- can forces. SEVENTH WAR LOAN COMING UP wash. T 1 I iLt, James ,T. McNeill 0-836825 The Seventh War Loan Drive ill open oi- 1Lt, James )cNeill 0 83682 351st Bomb Gp. (H), 510th Sqdn., ficially on May 14 and continue through June .APO 557 c/o Postmaster, Ner 30. Uncle Sam wants seven billion dollars York, N. Y. in this loan-and four billions of this is to be David. B. Maddox S 2/c, Q. M. in E Bonds, the- kind that most of us have 93'28515, Station 750-45, Navat Training and Distribution Cente., been buying. Shoemaker, Calif. We shouldn't have to be reminded' what Lt. Win. M. Wallace, Mag. 35, this money is to be used for or that for every Hq. 59, MCAS, El Centro, Calif. three dollars we invest we will get four dol-, Robert E. Bellows S l/c, U.SS.S. lars back. All that we need to know is that Tweed:, c/o Fleet Postoffice, New York, N. Y. so long as our young men and women can Ferrell Oliver AllenS 2/c MAM take it in battle, and as long as it is neceh- 9,329762, Fleet Postoffice, Mail- sary for them to take it, just so long can we men's School, Norfolk, Va. take it, and give it, at home. ---- Buy bonds in this Seventh War Loan? Sure Wimberlys Have Visitort Mr. and Mrs. George Wimberiy we will. And as many more as will be needed ha as dir su e rge Wimberek- to supply our fighting forces and to eventu- end Mrs. Wimberly's mother, Mrs. ally bring them home victorious. I. H. Corbitt of Valdosta, Ga., ana Bob Clayton and D. B. Lewis Jr.. from G. M. A., Barnesville, Ga. A lot of us may not be vegetarians, but it won't be long until we find out just how mucn Wartime slogan of the bus and virtue there is in the diet that prohibits eat- railroad companies: "The Public ing red meat. A college professor says the price of civilt- zation, is inanity. If he thinks the present brand of it is worth going inasne over, he's crazy.-Thomaston Times. Nazi soldiers on the eastern front sleep un- derground in community log shelters. The Russians approve the idea, say it saves burial expense. 'Since food can now be made of wood, land- lords who offer "Room and Board" may soom be speaking literally. iIIIIIlIIIIIIIiiiIIIIII lluIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHiiiilt! Softball Results SCHOOL NEWS By WESLEY RAMSEY In a merry-go-round during the second inning last Friday night, mU IIfiIIIIInlIIIIIIIIlIIIII -IIII tIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIH .the High School lads' downed the Paper Makers' 20 to 3, holding the This wfek completes the first mill team scoreless in all innings -week of tu? scrap paper campaign I but ther-sixth. 'The.second game or being conducted by the band. The the evening sultd in the Le- week ended with fair evidence or to 6 score, the Legionnaires put- their labors. So far, 1060 pounds ting the game on ice in the first have been collected. Anyone havy- frame. The -box scores: ing any waste paper, such as mag- ITen 1 3 0 6 2 x20 13 4 azines, catalogs, boxes, wrapping Paper M. 0 0 0 0 0 3 0- 3 8 15 paper,. newspapers, etc., please no- Team- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7- R H E tify Ourtis Chestnut, George Su- Legion .. 7 0 1 1 1 1 2-13 15 5 ber, Gale Traxler, Tommy Owens Kiwanis 0 1 3 0 2 0 0- 6 10 11 or Randall Brady. They are the Tuesday night's game between or Randall Brad. They are the Paper Makers and the Rotary captains of various. areas of the was a humd'inger, with the Paper city. If you don't know the cap- Makers taking the tilt by a single tain in your district, just notify run. The box store: any band member and' the paper Team-. 1 2 34 5-6 7- HE pae1Paper M. 4 0 0 1 1 2 x- 8 12 4 will be picked up. Rotary ... 1 0 5 0 0 1 0- 7 10 5 The seniors, came back from Due to the dance this evening, their house 'party Sunday witn games scheduled for tonight were , moved up. The Kiwanians took everyone blistered and sleepy.Imoe up.lThedKne d an to everyone blistered and sleepy. their first tilt Wednesday night 'by Mrs. Mize said that In two nights defeating Maintenance by the top- they got all of four hours sleep. '.heavy score of 23 to 5. Box scoer: The juniors went on a beach Team- 1 23 4 5 6 7-R H E Kiwanis 6.20 4 8 3 x-23 18 7 party Saturday, but very few of Mainten. 0 0 3 2 0 0- 5 6 10 them got blistered. The sopho- CLUB STANDINGS miores will go on a beach ,party Team- W L Pct. this evening. American Legion ... '2 0 1.000 School. will be out in four mor Paper Make H S rs ....... 0 1 .500 weeks. It doesn't seem possible, Rotary, Clu'b ........ 1 1 .500 but it is. We're getting so used to Kiwanis Club ...... 1 2 .333 this that we.', beginning to sing Maintenance ....... 0 2 .000 the "Prisoner's Song." We believe The High School meets the Kt- practically, everyone will ,be back wani elub next Tuesday evening, and next Thursday tke Legion and in a week, though, to go to stem- Rotary tangle due to school exer- mer school. Some of the, teachers .cises Friday night; Maintenance actually have hopes of lasting out .and Paper Makers play Friday'nite the year without being sent to Chattahoochee. - Event of the Week: Miss Caw- I thon opened her desk in 7th grade I arithmetic and found-guess what? An alligator! 'We are selling off our S Return To Home In Tampa with cross timbers. Mr. and Mri?' Lewis Presnell and small camp houses on. sons returned Sunday to their You can leave them-no b home in Tampa after a visit of several weeks here with .Mrs. iWr Presnell's parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. HRo'lliday. JEROME Buy Home At White City MA SMr,. 'and, Mrs. Carl. Stevens have lbought:a ahome'at White City from-- J. E. Ric. -ABALACHICO .A v0tlun. dcMa't e*--It PAYS!. ( With the Colors - (Continued from page 1) know the address of Cpl. R. D. Williams and also Henry Rai- ford's. I would also like to have the address of Herbert Dykes. Williams. and I used to be in Gulf- port, Miss., together and I haven't heard from him since we shipped away from there, and' as for Rai- ford, I haven't heard from hun since, we were inducted into the service in 1942. . Well, I hope all the folks, in St. Joe are gettingtalong okeb, and' hope it won't be long before we can all be home. Pie. H. C. Richards. 559th Service Group 994th Mat. Sqdn. (Besit we can do for you is to give you, Opl. Williams' address, which you will find- below. Per- haps some of our readers can fur- nish us with, the others.) ADDRESSES Cpl. R. D. Williams 3424875, ?123rd Base Unit, See. C, HAAP', Harlingen, Texas. Lt. Maxwell S. Maddox 0-1556755 Forward Echelon S. & S., A T C, 1408th A'AF Base Unit, APO 74.,' c/o Postmaster, New York, N. 1.. Sain Arrow Ford, Sl/c, U. S. S. Bogue, 2nd, Div., c/o Fleet Postof- fice, New York, N. Y. Jesse V. Stone RT1/c, 644-63-13 Craven Center PSINY, Bremerton, Fish Camp TEEL LOG PONTOONS These are ideal to pwt ailing. Will last for year*. ite H. SHEIP NYA, FLORInc LA, FLORIDA Be Jam~me"." Attend .0..E. S Birthday Party Mrs. Frank Manning and,,, Mrs. Watson Smith attended the cele- bration of the 27th birthday of Panama Chapter 102 of the Order of Eastern Star Thursday night oXl last week.' ALKA SELTZER offers fast relief for Headache, Simple Neuralgia, "Morn- F ]M ing After", Cold Distress, ) Muscular Pains and iAcid Inditestion. 3iqClll Ask' your Druggist- li' SO Cents and o60 Cerits Dr. Mi iseryin to. | henYou I Excitabli'lty and | Are | kh. Read dire- n lf I tiona and use only --- I?* I a directed. Get your dally quota of t Vitamins A and D and B- Ii1j Complez by taking ONE- A-DAY (brand) Vitamin STablets. Eonomi. eKsht 0 ns. It Doesn't Cost a t The President's Protective Investment Plan a safe, flexible means of providing income for the future doesn't cost a cent if you die within 20 years, because all deposits you have field, Illinoade on it will bDe retITrned to your family and the principal amount of the contract paid'to then. FOR DETAILS SEE OR CALL BUCK ALEXANDER COSTIN BUILDING PHONE 101 THE FRANKLIN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY Springfield, Illinois DISTINGUISHED SERVICE SINCE 1884 5.11 E V- .- 1- 1- EEP 'EM WORKING Heavy, crimped oats balanced out with conditioning feeds like lin- seed oil meal, soybean oilmeal LA e and molasses. A real feed Depend o Puria Omotene GOOD CALVES One bo of Calf Starters repleg ces 40 gollons of milk, and gros big, $ V rigorous, thrifty calves. Saves timb,' t L labor, and money. .$Start'em with STARTENA Feew fer Big Litters wjnv ToF lotb of sowi0 milk, heavy pigs, yE fa =" t q e balance your grain l 'Un" with and Pig Chow. Supplies *ow what your grain lack.A Try SOW and PIG CHOW DOGS O f40 9/ T In free-choice feeding tests by g I L Purina Research, dogs pIreferred , Dog Chow-over other dry food-si ; Stested. Economically Easy to feed. Feed Purin a DOG CHOW St. Joe Hardware Co. FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 1946 PAGE TWO THE STAR, PORT ST. JOE, GULF COUNTY, FLORIDA . RL TIE POR ST. JOE, GULF CU"T" O AA TIH REV. DANIEL TO PREACH AT METHODIST CHURCH In' the absence of Rev. 0. D. Langston, Rev. W. A. Daniel will preach Sunday morning at the .Methodist Church and bring his congregation with him for a joint meeting. Little Miss Reed Lewis and h. Clay Lewis' III, returned home last Friday from Marianna where they visited for several weeks, with their grandparents. S JOS. B. SPEAR ! OPTOMETRIST Eyes Examined Glasses Fitted APALACHICOLA, FLA. IF you drive in at Sunny State for service and don't get youit wind- shield 'cleaned, we'll give you your purchase! . COME IN TODAY! SUNNY STATE SERVICE $300.00 PHONE 136. W WOMAN'S CLUB TO HOLD LAST MEETING OF YEAR The last meeting of the club year of the Port St. Joe Woman's Club will be held at the club room in the Centennial Building Wed- nesday afternoon, May 2. This meeting will be very im- portant due to installation of of- ficers by Mrs. Charles Brown, ana all members are urged, to be in attendance. Elected Officer At Stetson Miss Willa Dean Lowery, daugh- ter of Mr. and, Mrs. Ernest Lowery of this city, has been elected treas- urer of the Volunteers, for Chris- tian Service at John B. Stetson University, DeLand, where she Is enrolled in the College of Liberal Arts. Cadet Spends Week-end Here Cadet Edward Bartee from Geor- gia Military Institute, Milledge- ville, Ga., spent the week-end here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Boyer. Mrs. Everette McFarland visited relatives and friends in Blounts- town Monday. Harold Powell, S 21c, of Mobile spent the week-end here with his wife. $300.00 MONEY TO LOAN -- NO RED TAPE -- IT ONLY TAKES ABOUT FIVE MINUTES TO GET UP TO $300.00! At Confidential Loan Co. PORT ST. JOE $300.00 FLORIDA $300.00 PORT'ST. JOE, FLA. -.,,--,,,--,,,,- - ------ ---- - FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 7a -B . "HOLDING FORTH THE WORD OF LIFE" R. F. HALLFORD, Pastor -Telephone 156 SUNDAY, APRIL 29, 1945 9:45-Sunday School for all. 11:00-Morning Worship. Sermon topic: "GOD'S APPEAL TO CHRISTIAN YOUTH." 6:55-Baptist Training Union. 8:00-Eveniing Worship. Sermon topic: "YOUTH AND YOKES." EVER BODY WELCOME I **'- *A *- ee+ e ^* BAPTISTS TO OBSERVE I 'INTERMEDIATE DAY' Next Sunday, April 29, has been 'designated as "Intermediate Day- in the churches' of the Southern Baptist Convention, and it will be observed with appropriate services in the local Baptist Church. The group of young people ages 13 through 16 compose what is known as the Intermediate De- partment in a Baptist church, and they constitute one of the most alert, active groups in the life ot the local Baptist church. These young people will have charge of the responsible places in both morning and evening serv- ices next Sunday. They will com- pose the choir and furnish special music, serve as ushers, read tne scripture selections, lead in prayer and play the instruments. Stan- ford Beckham, director of church" music, will lead: the congrega- tional singing; Miss Erline Mc- Clellan will direct the youth choir, which is largely composed of In- termediates; Miss Merita Sutton will play the piano and solovox, and there probably will be music by the band instruments. The pastor will preach sermons especially appropriate for young people. He will speak Sunday morning on "God's Appeal to Christian Youth.'" The evening ser- mon topic will be "Youth ana Yokes." Everyone is cordially invited to attend these services. BIRTHDAY PARTY HONORS MRS. BUCK GRIFFIN Mrs. J. B. Traweek honored Mrs. Buck Griffin Wednesday on her 26th birthday with a buffet sup- per at her home at Kenney's Mill. Games and contests made up the evening's entertainment, prizes go- ing to Mr. and, Mrs. Tom Byrd. About thirty guests were present to enjoy this happy, occasion. The hostess served fried chick- en, potato salad, deviled eggs,, to- matoes, hot rolls, cake and- coffee. HOSTS AT PICNIC SUPPER Mr. and Mrs. Carl Stevens were hosts Wednesday evening at a picnic lawn supper at their new home in White City. Those visiting and enjoying the evening were Mr. and Mrs. M. K. Hurbut and son Kenneth, Mrs. Belle DuBose and daughter Margaret, Janet and Betty Scott, Elsie and Margaret Th'arp and the Misses Tharp and Scott. Doc Ward Has New Nurse Mrs. Ruth Mudge, R.N., who had been Dr. A. L. Ward's private nurse for the past two years, left last week to join her husband who has recently returned from over- seas duty and, is now stationed at New Orelans. Miss Doris Sum- merford,, R.N., who has been at the municipal hospital for several months, is now working with Dr. Ward. Called Home By Mother's Illness IMiss Willa Dean Lowery, who is attending Stetson University at DeLand', was called, home due to the illness of her mother. Vacationing In Georgia Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Howell ana' son, Jimmy, are spending their vacation in Atlanta and Barnes- vil'e, Ga., this week. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Maddox spent Sunday in Apalachicola, guests ot Mr. and Mrs. Dave Maddox. Mrs. Florrie Connell spent Sun- day in Wewahitchka, the guest ot her mother, Mrs. Harriet Rowell. Mrs. Naomi Lanier and Miss Lilly Pearl Watkins made a busi- ness trip to Panama City Monday. Mrs.. R. W. Stewart of Apalachl- cola was shopping here Tuesday. Mrs. Mary Stewart of Camp Gordon Johnston spent the week- end here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Wakefield. load The Bur to a friend. A Martin Theatre TEENETTE CLUB ELECTS OFFICERS FOR YEAR The Teenette Club held its last meeting Wednesday at the home of Marjorie Smith. The business session was devoted entirely to' the election of new officers, the following being named: Dorothy Minus, president; Hazel Burnette, vice-president; Sara Oeva Phil- yaw, secretary; Lynn Traxler, treasurer; Estelle Richards, pub- licity, chairman. Retiring officers are: President, Maxie Brown; vice-president, Bet- ty Sue McPhaul; secretary, Mar- jorie Simith; treasurer, Sara Jo Costin; publicity chairman, Hazel Burnette. At the conclusion of the meet- ing, refreshments were enjoyed 'by all present. ** Mrs. Thos. McPhaul returned Sunday from Birmingham, where she was. called due to illness in her sister's h6me. Mrs. Red Brinson returned last Friday night from Cairo, Ga., where she was called due to the death of her father.: Mrs. Bill Cunningham of Tampa is the guest this week of her uncte, and, family, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas McPhaul. Mrs. A. C. Whitehead returned home Sunday from Panama City, where she' visited ,her son and wife; MT. and Mrs. Everette White- Port St. Joe, Fla. THEATRE OPENS SATURDAYS- SUNDAYS AT 1:00 P. M. CONTINUOUS PERFORMANCE DAILY AT 2:45 P. M. - A SATURDAY, APRIL 28,: MONDAY and TUESDAY GENE AUTRY in Rooting Tootin' Rhythm" Chapter 11 of Serial "Haunted Harbor" - FEATURE NO. 2 - THREE STOOGES in "PHONY EXPESS" SUNDAY, APRIL 29 Wallace BEERY - Short Subjects - "RHYTHM ON WHEELS" "HAPPY GO NUTTY" LAST TIMES TODAY! ROUGHLY SPEAKING" LATEST NEWS "HOW TO PLAY FOOTBALL" April 30 May 1 1 lX **TIoT I C 1UIu, ,FOI |"TUoI LATEST NEWS "FANNIE HURST AND HER PETS" WEDNESDAY, MAY 2 PfIuP MARY "" DORN ASTOR Chapter 12 of Serial "The Black Arrow" THURSDAY and FRMA May 3 and 4 5i iI-M I LATEST NEW$ " TWO-GUN RUSTY" Port Theatre L' Kenney Mercantile Company THE STORE WHERE YOUR DOLLAR HAS THE MOST CENTS A Complete Line of .Groceries Meats Dry Goods MERITA SUTTON HONORED WITH BIRTHDAY PARTY Mrs. L. P. Sutton honored (her daughter, Merita, at a surprise birthday party Saturday night at her home. After an enjoyable hour of playing games, refresh- ments of birthday dake, cookies, sandwiches and coca-colas were served. The honoree was the re- cipient of many beautiful gifts and the best wishes of her guests. Present were Jennie Frost, Sara Nell Clements, Virginia Gloekler, Ed-wina Howell, Maxine Guilford, Dolores Mlira, Jan Wimebrly, Joe Donaldson, Bobby Lee and Jimmy D. Ramsey, Franklin Young, War- ing Murdock and Elbert Sutton. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Carr of Tus- kegee, Ala., spent the week-ena here as guests of the latter's par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Costin. Mr. and Mrs. Alton McKeithen had as their guests this week Mrs. McKeithen's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Moore. DON'T WAIT - until your shoes are entirely worn out! Have them repaired now. We give you savings and satisfaction with quick and dependable service. The LEADER SHOE SHOP head. rIDAIY, 4'PRIL 27, 1945 THE ,STAR,.PORT~T.S JOE, GULF CO-UNTV,, FLORIDA PAGE THREE STPF. F NOTICE There will be a joint meeting ot the board of county commissioners and the school board Saturday, May 5, at 10 o'clock, in the court house at Wewahitchka for the pur- pose of discussing the division or race track money. Anyone inter- ested will be welcome to attend this meeting. Dr. Thos. Meriwether, Chairman School Boar.. W. R. Connell, Chairman Board Co. Commissioners. Mrs. .Watson Smith and daugh- ter and Mrs. Frank Manning ana grandson spent the week-end In Thomasvllie, Ga., and Tallahassee. CLASSIFIED ADS FOR SALE OUTBOARD MOTOR-3% horse- power Water Witch in excellent condition; $40. Write P. 0. Box 495, Port StL Joe. 5-11* FISHIN'G POLES Cured fishing poles for sale. Creech & Brooks. office, Monument Ave.. 4-6tf FOR SALE-Wood and coal-burn- ing range, in good condition; $30. -See W. B. Ferrell, 3rd St. between Long and Woodward Aves. P 0. Box 155. 5 4* FOR SALE 14-foot duck boat; '3'5. 'See Patty Lovett. Phone 184. 4-27* MISCELLANEOUS FOR RENT SIGNS-Two for 25c at The Star office. tl PISH BAIT Fresh, clean worms that are guaranteed to get the tish for you. See Eddie Beverly In the Sheffield colored quarters. MASONIC TEMPLE F & A M- Port St. Joe Lodge 111. Regular meetings 2nd and 4th Fri- days each month, 8:00 p. m. Members urged to attend; visiting brothers welcome. J. L. Temple, W. M.; G. C. Atkins, Sec. Work in F. C. Degree Friday nite. LEGAL ADVERTISING NOTICE Notice is, hereby given that I wilt apply to the 1945 session of the Florida Legis'ature, now in ses- *sion. for the enactment into law or a bill authorizing, empowering and directing the Board of County Commissioners, of Gulf County, Florida, to pay to the Municipal Hospital of the City of Port St.' Joe, Florida, for the year 1945 the sum of $5000.00 and to pay to said hospital annually thereafter, the sum of $2500.00, out of the race track fund's (or any other excist taxes) received by said Gulf Coun- ty, Florida, from the State of Flor- ida; said siuts, of money to be used for the operation, mainten- ance or improvement of said hos. pital. J. L. SHARIT. ONE-A DAY 1Vitamin A and B Tablet tuamiu Insufficient Vitamin A may ivuse night blindness6 may lem t~stncsto nfet"o of the nowe, throat, eye. ears and sinuwes Viibmim D is necewary to enable 4he bftdy to'make use of the caJlciua and Phmp*MM in our food. Instwe yoeadinuaimun requiremeaf ~of hin~nprtat Vbmftkby takn~~nUA-cDfARYtViftnft Caesw-gm-You take only -n t~ambatt a n day. thebM Ate-aod O M wi"Me IMPORAIRT-whg. buyh ingVt" W40%OMPaRM -mftSad dI IP 'Oftilsesnat yowrdong Amw. SITTING IN WITH THE I LAWMAKERS it would rob the already tax- starved cities of considerable rev- enue, so most legislators don't look on it with favor. The question is, are we going to have all this and a sales, tax, too? Representa- tive Leedy, who came out for a general sales tax of 3 per cent last week,- would impose it as a replacement of such taxes, favor- ing it to the program suggested ,by the governor, but hei voted in fa- vor of the increased cigaret levyi. The house taxation committee de- feated a bill to levy a one-cent- per-bottle tax on. all soft drinks. Rep. J. S. Amos. who must have had to stand on a bus recently, introduced a bill that would re- quire bus and railroad companies operating in Florida to refund 50 per cent of the ticket purchase price to persons who were com- pelled, to stand. Anyone with any travel experience today is so darn glad to even get standing room that if necessary they would pay double fare rather than wait over. I know I would. o The appropriations, committee thought that $25,000 was enougfl for the Everglade's National Pare commission' and cut their request for $50,000 in half, but approved the bill for the. lesser amount. A proposal to abolish the con- stitutional game and fresh water fish commission was, defeated by the senate constitutional amend- ments committee, which returned the resolution unfavorably. The commission could, not be abolished without a vote' of the people. anC the resolution asked! that it be presented as a constitutlona, amendment at the next general election. (A delegation of sports- men from Gulf county trekked to Tallahasese to do a bit of cam- paigning against this bill.) Incurable insanity would be- come grounds for divorce in Flor- ida under a bill intrdouced, iby the Levy county representative. It1 would require that a person be ad- judged insane and incurable and be confined for a period, of seven years before a divorce could, be applied for. Tom Watson's' quarrel with la- bor simmered down to the intro- dustion of but one measure ar- fectinig unions. It is a bill that ,vould prevent any state, city or county employes belonging to a union. Two such unions, have al- *ready been formed, one of guards who are deputy sheriffs at the Tampa Shipbuilding Co. .and the union of municipal employes at Miami. The measure, has wide- spread public approval, and while labor can be expected' to bitterly 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 Icore or more of exacting tests for purity are made. Thus, we compound prescriptions with full confidence in the reliability of the inpgrdient your physician prescribes; Wme eA Mrhk Prscripma C yhicals Smith's Pharmacy Phone 5 Port St. Joe We flU AAa Drotot' 'remsclpUon THE EMBLEM NOBODY KNOWS A lot of people here in Port St. Joe do not know what the emblem above represents, yet a number of our local boys are wearing it. It says for them, "I Have Served." Yes, that's what the little golden emblem-the United States Service Discharge Pin says for its wearer. The wearers are the boys who gave up the comforts and pleasures of home to protect the things they and we believe in and cherish. And, having given as much as war, in them, they have been re- turned to civilian life to carry on behind the lines. The publisher of The Star is going to endeavor to change tte meaning of this button here in Port St. Joe from "The Emblem Nobody Knows" to "The Emblem Everyone Knows." oppose it, indications are that it will pass. The governor's school financing program is completed andi his water control measure has been introduced. It would set up an- other state agency and another continuing appropriation in the form of a state water control com- mission' which the legislature is asked, to finance with an appro- priation of $350,000 for the bien- nium as a starter from the genera! revenue fund. The new 'board or commission, if created, would con- sist of seven members to be ap- The most important, complete and far-reaching political victory in a generation was won in the pointed' by the governor. Some legislators are asking why this duty could not be performed by some existing agency and why so much additional money is neces- sary. house last week when the Dowda- Jenkins constitutional amendment abolishing continuing 'appropria- tions was passed without a single dissenting vote. Seasoned political observers couldn't believe their eyes when the automatic voting machine flashed the result 81 yeas, NO nays; 14 not voting, and then less than 10 minutes later, 82 yeas and 1 nay on an amend- ment calling for the appointment of a budget director responsible only to the legislature. This was thie climax of a con- tinuous two-year battle by Dowda and Jenkins to do away with con- tinuing' appropriations and give the legislature the control it should have over state expenditures. 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