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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: September 14, 1945
Frequency: weekly
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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


Official
Newspaper
of
Gulf County


The Home Newaqper of Northwest Florida's Future Industrial Center


VOLUME VIII PORT ST. JOE FLORIDA FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1945 NUMBER 50


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BEN DICKENS ADVANCES
TO RANK OF MAJOR
Ben H. Dickens Jr., now in the
South Pacific, has been advanced
to the rank of major, we have been
informed. Army regulations are
that, in order to be promoted, a
soldier must hold the next higher
job for three months before pro-
motion is assured. Ben had only
heildi the rank of major for three
weeks, but the' promotion was put
through anyway on the basis of ex-
traordinary performance of duty
on. the battlefield at Okinawa.

GEORGE TAPPER RECIPIENT
DISTINGUISHED UNIT AWARD
In a special ceremony at Mart-
anna Army Air Field, Capt. George
G. Tapper was decorated with the
Distinguished Unit Citation by Cbl.
Thomas W. Steed, commanding of-
ficer.
George received the citation for
participating i n early bombing
raids on Athens.

BOB SMITH WITH JAP
OCCUPATION FORCES
Rodbert L. Smith, BM 2/.c, who is
serving aboard the USS Alabama,
is right over there in Tokyo Bay
participating in the, occupation of
thie Japanese homeland. Under the
operational control of Admiral
William F. Halsey, the Alabama,
with 11 other battleships, 17 an--
craft carriers, 6 escort carriers, 20
cruisers and more than 290 other
U. S. ships., is helping take over
control of the Nips' big naval
bases.

COMMISSIONED' AS-ENSIGN-
Charles M. Wise, son of Mrs.
Loette C. Wise of this city, was
graduated on August 28 from the
Fort Trumbull, New London, CTe,
necticut, officer's school and was
commissioned an ensigfl in the U.
S. Maritime Service. He has r,-
ceived an assignment aboard a
merchant ship and will serve. a"
third assistant engineer. Ensign
Wise left here last Friday after a
'visit with his mother to take a six
weeks course: in diesel eflgineering
at Milwaukee, Wis. He wears the
Atlantic, Medsiterr4nean and Pa-
cific war zone bars.

SOUVENIR EDITION
We are in.receipt of a/ souvenir
edition of "Surf," official paper of
the 303rd Air Service Group, 73rd,
Bomb Wing, 20th Air Force,' sent
to us from Saipan, by C.pl. William
Roberts. It is, a 16-page tabloid,
photo-processed! paper chock full
of pictures and interesting item's.
Thanks, Corporal Roberts.

ICC To Hear Testimony
On East Coast Railroad

'Edward Ball, trustee of the Al-
fred I. duPont estate, has an-
nounced' that West Palm Beach
has been selected as the site for
*the postponed interstate commerce
commission hearing November 13
to take testimony in the Florida
East Coast Railway bankruptcy
proceedings.
Ball said that among plans being
considered by the St. Joe Paper
Company for the improvement of
the service are the running of
short streamlined trains between
the Palm Beaches and Miami at
frequent intervals and new trains
between Miami and' Jacksonville.

Returns To Military Academy
Ashley Costin left Monday for
Gulfport, Miss., where he will en-
ter the Gulf Coast Military Acad-
emy for another term.


Slight Increase In
School Enrollment

Over Previous Term

Opened Monday With All Faculty
Positions Filled

The Port St. Joe schools opened
for the fall term Mondlay after a
delay of a week due to the fact
that a number of .positions on the
teaching staff had not been filled.
Prof. W. A. Biggart announced
that there is a. slight increase in
enrollment over last year, though
axact figures are not yet available.
The faculty is made up as fol-
lows:' Mrs. Lottie Gamble, junior
high English; Miss Nonnie Lee EI-
kins, senior high English; Miss
Catherine Nix, social studies, se-
nior high; Henry Grimes, junior
social studies.; Mrs. Della Mize,
commercial work; Stanford Beci-
ham, band'; Mrs. Alton, Dendy, se-
nior math; Mrs. Haze'l Ferrell, ju-
nior math; Mrs. Eula Pridgeon,
home economics; Miss Nonnie El-
kins, foreign languages; George
Donachy, athletic director. It is
hoped to secure the services of
Miss Marjorie Philyaw as librarian.
Instructors' in the elementary
school are: Mrs. Minnie Howell,
Mrs. Fena McPhaul, first grade;
Miss Juanita Gunn, Mrs. Stanford
Beckham, second grade; Miss Ra-
chel Gunn, Mrs. Helen Rollins,
tlhird grade; Mrs. Eleanor Henrik-
son, Miss Margaret Smith, fourth
grade; Mrs. Ruth Hughes', Mrs.
Dorothy Cucchiari, fifth, grade;
Mrs. Roy Evans.. Mrs. Edith .Grims-
ley, sixth grade.

MRS. HOWELL HAS NARROW
ESCAPE FROM DROWNING

Shortly after leaving the land-
ing at Burgess Creek last Sunday
while on a fishing trip, -the boat
occupied 'by Mr. andi Mrs. W. M.
Howell and Mr. and Mrs. Paul
James Farmer sank at a narrow
point in the creek where: the wa-
ter was quite swift,
Mr. Farmer swam with his wife
to the bank, but Mrs Howell, ap-
parently struck by the boat as it
turned over, did not come to the
surface for several seconds. As
she rose, Mr. Howell swam to her
side and, despite the fact that she
tried to fight him off, grabbed her
by the hair and swam with her to
a clump of trees growing at the
water's e'dge.i She was' confined to
her 'bed for some time after she
returned to her home here.

LEGION POST WILL OPEN
-DRIVE FOR MEMtBERSHIP

In conjunction with the national
nremsberhsip drive during the week
of September 16, Willis V. Rowan
Post 1.16, American Legion will
conduct a drive for new members
with emphasis 'being placed on se-
curing veterans of World War It
as members of the local post.
In connection with the drive a
special meeting will hbe held next
Wednesday night at The Hut, anst
all ex-servicemen of the commun-
ity, veterans o'f both World War 1
and. World War II, are urged to b'e
present.

To Make Home in Pennsylvania
: Mr. and Mrs. James Greer and
Mrs. E. C. Pridgeon, accompanied
'by Mrs. Carl Zimmerman and son,
Carl, Jr., went to Tallahassee Mon-
day where Mrs. Zimmerman and
son ,took a plane for Harrisbu'rg,
Pa., where they will make their
future home.


Meeting Will Be Number of Streets Football Practice

Held To Plan For Being Re-Worked Is Stepped Up As

Last Bond Drive Fourtn B ock First Game Nears
Resurfaced At Cost of Ap-
Karl Lehman To Meet With Local proximately $7000 Sharks Meet Apalachicola Septerrm
Committee In Regard To ber 21; Former Penn State
Victory Loan The board of city commission- Player Is New Coach
---- ers, taking advantage of 'the fact
Karl Lehman, executive man- that the Faulk & Coleman, Con- With the opening game only one
ager of the Florida war finance struction Co. of Chipley which was week away, Coach George Donu
committee, will be in Port St. Jov awarded the contract for resurfac- achy this week stepped up the
next Wednesday at 2 o'clock to aing the road to the St. Joe Lumber pace for the Port St. Joe Sharks
confer with members of the local & Export Co. by the state, road de- and hopes to have a fair gridiron
war 'bond' drive committee and: out- apartment, already hass the equip- machine ready for the Apalachi-
line plans for the Victory Loan, ment on the ground, at its last cola tilt here next Friday, Septem-
the eighth ande final bond drive, meeting decided to have a number her 21. Approximately 32 hopefuls
which is scheduled to open Octo- of city streets resurfaced, have signed' up and a promising
her 29 and' end' December 8. The The work to be done is as fol- looking first string is developing,
meeting will be held at the city lows: Third Street, between Long averaging about 165 pounds and
hall. and Woodward Avenues; Sixth' the line tilting the scales at a
Quota set for this final drive is Street between Reid andi Long good 175. Several veterans have
eleven billion dollars, of which A-venues; S.eventh Street between i returned from last year, and are
two billion dollars must be in "E" Monument and Long Avenues; Long looking in fairly good shape con-
bonds. Avenue' between Fifth and Eighth sidering the short length of tine
The money derived from the Streets'; Woodward Avenue be- they have been practicing.
sale of the bonds will be. used to tween. Third and Fifth Streets, and I Scrimmage was held under the
bring our men home,, mustering three blocks in the colored quar- lights for the first time. last Friday
out pay and care of the sick and ters. night, proving to be fairly succesS-
injured:; provide costs of contract Approximate cost of t.e project ful and showing up a number of
cancellations and, liquidation of the will be $7000. errors that must be ironed out be-
war effort; maintain the forces of --.fore the clash with Apalachicola.
occupation in Germany and Japan, Truman Endorses Annual Coach Donachy states' that the
and the mostimportant point, en. players need a great deal of long,
courage thrift 'and keep down In- Religious Education Week hard, practice, mainly in blocking
flation. and live tackling, before they be-
It is pointed' out that it will'take Urging, that religious education I gin. to form into the type of squad
well organized and carefully plan- of the nation's, children be "fos- he is trying to mold.
ned committees in every county tered and' extended," President I The new coach is a former, mem-
and( community in Florida to reach Harry S. Truman has given his Vbr of 'the Penn State gridiron
the quotas in this drive. endorsement. to the 15th Annual squad, and has under his belt about
~ Religious Education Week, Sep- seven years 'of s.cholast;i J'nd ,ol-
New Marriage -License tember .30. -to October, -.... '" lgikte.'t'ottaH"pl's' w ears
"The 15th annual Religious Edi11 teaching experience in Northum-
Law Effective Oct. 1 cation Week is a national event of berland, Pa., and Washington, D.C.
-significance,'" said President Tru-, '
At present health certificates man. "At a time 'when stars, hang '
are not required for those seeking in the windows of the nation's Junior Drivers' Licenses
marriage licenses, but effective Oc- homes to honor the absent war- To Cost $1.00 This Year
'tober 1 such certificates will be a' riors,; when millions of Amhericans .
requisite to securing licenses un- live. in temporary homes and in
-der the nOw marriage laws passed. migrant centers while they work Standardization of fees for driV-
at the last session of the state a't war jobs, it is important to urge ers' licenses, -without disturbing
legislature, that religious education of the na- the usual $1.00 charge for the av-
Both parties must furnish to the tion's children be fostered and ex- erage motorist, is announced b7
county judge a health certificate tended." ,the Florida Highway Patrol.
from a practicing physician and --- With the issuance beginning on
the certificate must bear a date of County Seat Ration Board September 4 of the new year's 11-
not over 30 days previous to mak- Is To Be Discontinued censfes, divers ranging inm age
ing of the application. Forms will from 14 to 18 must pay $1.00 in-
be furnished by the state, board o stead of 50 cents. While safe
e lth through thye county judge's The Wewahitchka war price anddriving res trictions of the former
health through h .the county judges rationing board a branch board o i resricon e oer
office. rating to Portd a t b bard op-e junior, operator's license have been
The three-day waiting period is 'erating though Port e tf Joie wib stained, the special license itself
already in effect and all a ca- be discontinued, effective ctber was abolish by the 1945 legisla
tions for licenses must be posted ca6, due to reduced volume of work 'ture.
in the rationing program, and its Learners, howevere, will be able
on a bulletin 'board at the county remaining activities will be coim hereafter to get a temporary d.rlv-
court house. solidated 'with the board in this lag permit, to serve until passage
s rnI city, C. G. Costin, chairman of the of a road test, without charge from
Shellcrackers and Bream local board;, said yesterday. the high-way patrol after examina-
Released In Dead Lakes After the branch.-board closes on tion on rules of the road. In tne
October 6, residents of. Wewa- past a 50-cent charge was made
Two hundred thousand breamhitchka will mail all applications for these special permits, with re-
and shellcrackers were released at to the Port St. Joe board,. Wewa strictions. valid for 90 days..
three different points in the Dead Makin.g up the board in Wewa- rrhe legislature also increases
t'hakree ifferent points in the Dead itoha are George R: Redfearn, the. cost of the chauffeur's license,
the Dead Lakes Sportsmen's Club. Floyd Listerandi Dave Gaskin. Bu- covering all persons who drive for
The fingerlings, which came from rice Gasin. is the clerk. compensation, from $1.50 to $2.00.
the state fish hatchery at Holt, Return From Circuit Trip of StateI MOTORISTS ASKED TO DRIVE

wend at Sheriff Parker'wood Landing o Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Smith re- CAREFULLY IN SCHOOL ZONE
and' at Sheriff Parker's Landinng on
the Dead Lakes, nd some in Lake turned Sunday afternoon from a Chief of Police John Rowan asks
Alice at Wewahitchka. nine-d'ay trip during which they tha t motorists using Long Avenu.
___ k__ made a circuit of the state, visit-l drive carefully and watch for chil-
Reports For Reassignment ing points of interest along thj dren in the vicinity of the school
C. W. Williams, WIT 1/c, left way, including 'the Overseas High- buildings. He states that he has
Friday of last week to report for way to Key West. i spent a couple of, days checking
reassignment after spending a 30- and warning motorists in that vl-
day leave 'here with his wife and Have Guests From Mobile Icinity, but that he cannot continue
baby and parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. Rush Chism had jto do so, as he has other duties, to
Ivey Williams. as their guests for a week Mrs. perform.
__ .__ Chism's parents, Mr. and' Mrs. H. Signs wtll be erected shortly In
Steve McPhaul Visiting G. Hughes of Mobile, Ala. the vicinity of the schools and. mo-
Steve McPhaul arrived in town -- ---- tourists disregarding these warn-
I last Friday from Tampa for a visit Attending College In Rhode Island ings and speeding by the schooa-
with Mr. and Mrs. Tom McPhaul. Miss Dorothy Costin left Thurs- will hbe haled into court.
1 He expects to leave, tomorrow and day of last week for Providence, ----
Sgad about the state a bit before R. I., where she 'will attend Bryant Write a letter today to that boy
returning bo South Florida. College this year. of yours in the service.










PAGE TW TH STA, PRT T. JE, ULFCOUNY, LORDA F!DA, SPTEMER 4, 945


THE STAR
Published Every Friday at Port St. Joe, Fla,
by The Star Publishing Company
W. S. SMITH, Editor

Entered as second-class matter, December 10, 1937, at the
Postoffice, Port St. Joe, Fla., under Act of March 3, 1879.

SUBSCRIPTION INVARIABLY PAYABLE IN ADVANCE
One Year. . .$2.00 Six Months ..... .. $1.00

-.{ 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 receilwed for such advertisement.

The spoken r:ord 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-


HORSELAUGH
On the quarterdeck of his mighty flagship
"Missouri," anchored in Tokyo Bay,. Admiral
William F. "Bull" Halsey received photo-
graphers, and for their benefit used a bayonet
to slice a cake iced to represent a Japanese
flag.
The surrender terms were signed, sealed
and delivered by the mikado's representa-
tives: But Halsey was unhappy. He was about
to go into Japan and nearly everybody ex-
pected that he would make an appearance in
the Flowery Kingdom aboard the emperor's
white horse.
The admiral's desk was stacked high with
attaboyy" letters, and from Texas had come
a pair of spurs. On its way from Reno was
a $2000 saddle.
The old sea dog moaned. "I'm not trying
to alibi a silly statement," he said, "but I can't
ride. Oh, why didn't I keep my big mouth
shut ?"
As he spoke, there was a lot of commotion.
A destroyer-transport h'ad come alongside,
put a big- packing .case into a sling, sent it
over 'to the "Missouri." Yep, you've guessed
it-it ,was the saddle !


Mr. and Mrs. Car Driver: The kiddies arc
now traversing the streets to and from school.
Slow down when passing parked cars, stop
when the children are crossing the street.
Take no chances.


STARDUST and

MOONSHINE


Well, here we are, back home
again after making a circuit of the
state in nine days and covering
1732 miles-and' did that paper
mill look good to us as we cam9
rolling into town Sunday afternoon
on our retreads.
Our tour took us to St. Augus-
tine, via Gainesville and Palatka,
thence down the coast through
Daytona Beach to Miami. Only
trouble we had in that neck of the
woods, was one flat and some uni-
versal joint trouble due to the fact
that W. M. Howell, who is sup-
posed to keep our wreck running,
forgot to put grease in them.,
From Miami we rolled on down
to Key West over the Overseas
Highway andt ran into some real
squally weather-in fact, we were
almost sure that the wind which
accompanied bhe rain would blow
us right off that seven-mile 'bridge.
Rain dogged us almost all the way
from Vero Beach to Key West and
back to Tampa, but the sun mae-
aged to break through occasion-
ally and' we hope we got some
good moving pictures of the breath-
taling drive over the Gulf.
After we hit the Tamiami Trail
above, Homestead one of our rear
retreads blew out way out there
in the middle of the Everglades,
f'r which we duly cussed Red Hor-
ton, as he was the guy that done
the. retread joib. After considerable


DON'T THROW AWAY THE KEY
The termination of the war did not bringI
a cleancut victory to the United Nations. The
avowed objective of freedom from political
oppression for which the war was fought is
less i4 evidence today than at any previous
time, not excluding the era of Hitler. The
United States now stands alone as.the cham-
pion of individual enterprise and the exponent
of government as the servant rather than the
master of the people. Over most of the world
peoples numbed by suffering, seem anxious
to become charges of masterful governments.
The United States remains the one great
nation with production and distribution un-
der the ownership and management of private
citizens. Thanks to this system, our farmers
and factories, our retailer's and workers-
tens of millions of them-can make a living
independent of government. As long as they
can do that they need never fear political op-
pression. The privilege of earning a living
unsupported by government handouts and re-
sultant political "persuasion" is the key to
freedom. The people of Europe-have thrown
away this key. Even in England and France,
the key is being turned over to government.
Let's not throw away the key to freedorn
in our own country. Private enterprise, which
socialists destroys, may have its drawbacks.
But its shortcomings can always be cor-
rected. Private enterprise is the source of in-
dependent j.obs-for employer and employee
alike. As long as private enterprise exists,
government payrolls can be kept to a healthy
minimum, and we can tell officialism to go to
blazes, without fear of the consequences.


Now that the war is over, many carless per-
sons are hoping to buy a jeep. Cost of these
versatile vehicles if and when they are
placed on the civilian market-has not yet
been decided. However, we can be sure they
will be jeep at any price.-Miami Post.


Labor Day took 296 lives. That's mixing
fatality with fun.


Let 'em strike all they want to now. They
aren't hurting anyone but themselves.


Never shift your mouth into high gear un-
less your brain is running smoothly.


sweating and the necessary swear-
ing we put on the spare and had
a heavy shoe. put in the blown
tire at Naples and- prayed that we
wouldn't be required to use it-
which we diTn't.
1Arriving in Fort Myers we
went in search of Louis Perritt (in
the usual heavy downpour) who is
manager of the Idylwildi Nurseries
in that city. We finally located the'
nursery about 10 miles out of town
and, drove in, expecting to find
Louis shoving a tractor about
among the orange trees. But come
to find out, he was working at the
gunnery field andl his wife, Ouida,
was employed at the welfare of-
fice. We hung around and finally
the two of 'em came home-and
are they fat! Louis is in charge
of the steam boilers at the, mesh
halls on the gunnery field' and
says he samples all the food to be
sure it is up to standard. "But af-
ter the eighth slice of pie," he
said, "a guy sorta loses his appe-
tite." Ouid'a didn't explain how
she acquired that extra poundage.
Anyway, we came away with a
big sack of assorted citrus fruits
that the Perritts forced on us (it
really didn't take much forcing).
We looked over the village of
Tampa next, had a Spanish dinner
and -sampled the famed Cuban
sandwiches of Ybor City before
cutting- across state to Ocala for
a look-see-at Silver Springs. Hope
we got some good. movies of that


Joe, but after seeing Silver Springs
the Wakulla layout was rather un-
impressive.
Homeward bound finally, we
stopped at Panacea. for late lunch
and bumped into Ralph Swatts all
dolled, up in. his Sunday-go-to,meet-
ing finery. Hardly recognized him
he was so togged out.
And: from there we leisurely
loped into Port St. Joe, tired out
but well-satisfied with our tour.
"Now all we need is two weeks in
which to recuperate.


The Low Down
from
Willis Swamp '


Editor The Star:
In the summer time this here
daylight s-avin' scheme is so-so, i
guess. I'm sorta neutral on it-
don't seem to amount to a hang
either way. Noibuddy that I know
ain't never saved anything, and
ifen they did save some time they
didn't do nothing' about it 'cept
mebbe argue a little longer dow-.
at the corner about whether Rus-
sia is a friend, of ourn or vice3y
very. And in the second place be-
fore we go to solvin' all kinds or
problems in furrin lands, we coula
begin at home, like charity oughta,
and find out how cum we're getting'
less and less like a free nation In
our own country-while the govt.


famed spot from the photo-sub' elbows its way into 'most every-
boats that operate there, thing from cuffs on pants to beet
On the way in from Tallahassee on the hoof. And us pore citizens
we stopped at Wakulla Springs, is bein' put outa the game like a
which we had never viewed in pitcher who gits careless-and
spite of its 'proximity to Port St. don't keep p-itehin'.


POST-WAR FLYING IN YOUR HOME TOWN
By C. C. CAMPBELL, Member, Aviation Writers
B- y < C. C. lClAlMJPELL, A ...ociation, Washington, D. C.


Determining Local Needs
Very community, sooner or later,
will need an airpark or other land-
ing facility for airplanes. Progres-
sive communities, eager to be in the
vanguard, are making their plans
now. But many towns and neigh-
borhoods are baffled as to how they
should proceed. ,
This confusion is natural, for the
construction of landing facilities is
quite a new venture in most small
towns. Heretofore, apart from "cow
pasture airports," air terminals and
fields were felt to be part of big city
development.
Personal flying is going to change
all that. Soon your neighbor and
mine will own his own plane.' He
will expect that his community be
as progressive as others in pro-
viding the necessary landing facili-


could le when personal flying ex-
pands that area by many miles.
Another factor would be a check-
up of present owners of airplanes
and those whp plan to buy one.
Recent surveys showed that in large
cities a considerable percentage of
families in financial position to buy
a plane, intended to do so. It is
probable that the same, ratio would
apply to smaller communities. It
might even be larger because per-
sonal flying will offer much more to
the resident of a small town or rural
section.- A questionnaire sent to all
residents in town and in the sur-
rounding area should give 'a fairly
good idea of how many planes will
be locally owned.
The geographic location of a com-
munity and its relation to surround-
ing cities is important in judging
whether or not airline or feeder air-


Main street of a typical American community of 1,225 population.
Its future growth and importance will be greatly affected by personal
flying in the post-war period.


ties. Local businessmen will not
want to see their town lag behind
other communities in initiating air
traffic from other sections.
In developing a plan for commu-
nity airparks it is only logical
first to determine the need. This
cannot be judged by the present situ-
ation. Planners must look ahead
and try to arrive at an estimate
ot what the community's air require-
mrents will be a few years hence.
While this might seem difficult,
common sense should indicate most
of the possibilities.
First, for instance, is a determi-
nation of the population and scope of
the area to be served. In large cities
this may be a neighborhood. In
smaller communities a town's air-
park may not only be a local public
improvement, it may also serve as
the aviation center for miles
around. Thus a community's pres-
ent position as a trading center
might be used as a guide to what it


line services might' be encouraged
by suitable facilities. Businessmen
can estimate the possible volume of
mail and express shipments by air.
Potential tourist and recreational
trade can be judged by the com-
munity's assets in that particular
and their possible' development
when air travel would bring many
more people to enjoy them. Local
hotel registers will reveal the num-
ber of businessmen from other
points whose repeated visits might
indicate the amount of commercial
air travel to be expected.
It is an interesting and instructive
proceeding to find out what one's
ow.-n community has to offer as an
air center. it is pointed out by the
Personal Aircraft Council of the
Aircraft Industries Association of
America.
This is the fifth of a series of articles
on post-war flying and its effect on
community life. The next article.
"Locating an Airpark," will appear
in an early issue.


Alright then, sez Henry, if day- vote next year has gotta undo this
light savin' in the summer time is dark early morning' shin-barkin'
no good or so-so, how 'bout in the scheme I been putting' up.with, or
winter time. Right up my alley, I he's a dead pigeon on my ballot.
sez. Any congressman wantin' my JO SERRA.



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Consider


This. .


"There is hardly any product that

somebody cannot make a little worse

and sell a little cheaper, and the

buyer on price alone is that man's

lawful prey."


-JOHN RUSKIN.


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


FR!DAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1945.


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LUMBER WILL BE JIMMY STEVENS HONORED
AVAILABLE SOON ON SIXTH BIRTHDAY
---- Mrs. Carl Stevens honored her
Lumber will ibe available within son Jimmy on his sixth birthday
a few months for substantial re- Saturday 'with a parity at their
-umptiois of home construction in home in. White City. Games were
Port St. Joe and elsewhere. Gov- enjoyed and photographs made of
eminent controls have been eased the children. Mrs. Miles K. Hurl-
and will be removed entirely at ,but assistedc Mrs. Stevens in en-
the end of the present quarter, it tertaining the youngsters and serv-


has been announced.
The only home construction now
permitted is that sponsored by the
National Housing Agency.

The War Bond you buy may be
HIS ticket home!

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


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


$300.00


MONEY TO LOAN

NO RED TAPE -
IT qNLY TAKES ABOUT FIVE MINUTES
TO GET UP TO $300.00!
At

Confidential Loan Co.


PORT ST. JOE

$300.00


FLORIDA

$300.00


Kenney Mercantile


Company

THE' STORE WHERE YOUR DOLLAR HAS THE MOST CENTS



A Complete Line of

Groceries Meats Dry Goods


PHONE 136 W


PORT ST. JOE, FLA.


FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH


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"HOLDING FORTH THE WORD OF LIFE"
R. F. HALLFORD, Pastor Telephone 156
SUNDAY, SEPT. 16, 1945 |
9:45-Sunday School for all.
11:00-Morning Worship. Sermon topic: I
"THIS IS YOUR CHURCH!"
6:55-Baptist Training Union.
8:00-Evening Worship. Sermon topic:
"THE TWO STEPS IN SALVATION."
EVERYBODY WELCOME! 'I


TO SAFEGUARD
YOUR HEALTH
* The purity and uniformity of the
drugs and chemicals we use in com-
pounding your physician's prescription
are ensured by the vigilant chemists of
Control Laboratories. Even during the
manufacture of a simple product a score
or more of exacting tests for purity are
made. Thus, we compound prescriptions
with full confidence in the reliability of
the ingredients your physician prescribes,
We use Merck Prescription Chericals


Advertising doesn't cost-it PAYS!


'DOROTHY McLAWHON AND
PFC. S. J. CUCCHIARI WED
Mrs. Ralph Williams of this city
announces ther marriage of her
daughter, Mrs. Dorothy McLaw-
hon, to Pfc. S. J. Cucchiari of Tyn-
dall Field, Fla., and Bridgeport,
Conn., at 2:30 p. m. Friday, Sep-
tember 7, in Panama. City.

NEIGHBORS CLUB TO HAVE
PARTY TUESDAY EVENING
The Neighbors Club will have a
party at the Centennial Biuilding
next Tuesday night at 8/o'clock.
Music will be' provided by Dickey
and his string band. All members
are urged to be present.
u a "
Send The Star to a friend.


ing them with birthday cake, ice
cream an:!, punch. Favors were poP
guns for the boys and jump ropes
for the girls,. Jimmy was the re-
cipient of many handsome gifts
from his guests.
Those enjoying the oatfair wit-n
Jimmy were Clay Lewis Jr., Avo
and Billy Jordan, Tomninv Wilder,
Donald Nichols, Kenneth Hurlbut,
Roy Marshal, Michael Roche, Ju-
dith Fensom, Lind'a a n d Rudy
Burge, Mabel Iris, Morris anI An-
brey Bowen, Peggy Chafin, Pegg,:
Scott, Allen LeGrone, David and
Billy Rich, Frances Jones, Audrey,
Cora Lee and Billy 'Bowen and
Tommy Burge.

Birth Announcements
Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Bowen are
announcing the birth of a son on
August 29. The young man has
been named, Marvin Louis.

Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Blankenship
announce the birth of a daughter
on August 30.

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Glib-
son are announcing the arrival of
a son on September 2.
Mr. and Mrs. P. Gathers are an-
nouncing the birth o'f a daughter
on September 2.

Mr. and Mrs. Frank LeHardy
are the Froud parents of a daugh-
ter, born Monday, September S.

Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Taunton
are announcing the addition of a
son to the family circle, born
Tuesday, September 4.

Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Thompson
announce the birth of a son on
Wednesday. September 5,

.Mr. and Mrs. Schule:I M. Nichols
announce the birth of a daughter
on, Wednesday, September 5.

Mr. and Mrs. Howard Allen an-
nounce the birth of a daughter on
Saturday, September 8.

Mr. and' Mrs. Bernard, Neilsen
are the proud parents of a son,
Bernard Jr., born Septenmiber 8.
(All births occurred at the Port
St. Joe municipal hospital.)

HOME AGENT TO MEET WITH
4-H CLUB MEMBERS SEPT. 17
Wilma Alsobrook, home demon-
stration agent for Gulf county, an-
nounces that she will meet with
4-H Club girls of Port St. Joe at
2 p. m. Monday, September 21.
She asks that club members
bring their record 'books to this
meeting completely filled out, as
they are to be judged and the best
record in each project sent to the
state office.

P'.-T. A. TO MEET THURSDAY
A meeting of the Port St. Joe
Parent-Teachers Association will
be held next Thursday, Septembet
20, at 3:45 p. m. in the high school
auditorium. The school band will
be in charge of the program. All
members are urged to attend.

Attending College In Georgia
21Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Costin and
son Jimmy, accompanied, by their
daughter Miss Sara Jo Costin, and
Miss Fay Morris left Sunday for
Gainesville, Ga., where the above
young ladies will attend Brenau
College this year. The Costins ex-
pect to r turn home this week-end.

Charlie McClellan was transact-
ing business in Blountstown Wed-
nesday.


A Martin Theatre


2


"-^ Port St. Joe, Fla.


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

SATURDAY, SEPT. 15 MONDAY and TUESDAY
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LATEST NEWS
PUTTING ON THE DOG"


RATION NOTES
.l ':'< i Il:' illl illllliilll!I ll llllil!l lllllll uillllllll
Meats and: Fats Red stamps:
V2 to Z2 now valid, expire Sept.
30; Al to El valid, expire Oct. 31;
Fl to K1 valid, expire November
30; LI to Q1 now valid, expire De-
ccmber 31.
Sugar-Stamnp 38 is now valid
for 5 pounds; expires Dec. 31.
Shoes-Airplane stamps, 1, 2, s
and 4 now valid.

Mrs. W. C. Pridgeon and daugh-
ter, Virginia, shopped Tuesday in
Panama City.


WE WILL BE



Closed All Day


Monday, Sept. 17


ON ACCOUNT OF RELIGIOUS

HOLIDAY






SCHNEIDER'S
DEPARTMENT STORE
---- -.~- --.-.. .


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


$300.00


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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1945


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


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PAGE FOUR THE STAR, PORT ST. JOE, GULF COUNTY, FLORIDA FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER .14, 1945,


Florida Power Head
Predicts Great Industrial
Progress After War

A glowing word picture of the
future industrial possibilities of
Florida including a far reaching
development o f its natural re-
sources was painted by President
Higgins of the Florida Power Cor-
poration in an interview with
a Jacksonville Times-Union re-
porter while on a business trip to
Jacksonville recently. The story
widely quoted by newspaper and
business magazines throughout the


state.
We are pleased to present ex-
cerpts of the artiol".
Declaring that Florida "is 'the
last frontier state of the Atlantic
seaboard/' Mr. Higgins predicted
unparelleled industrial expansion
immediately after the war.
H.e declared that the industrial
world has its eyes on Florida "as
never before" and qualified, this
statement by stating that Florida
is now receiving more inquiries
from industrialists "as never be-
fore in my memory."
To support his statements Mr.
Higgins met a former New York
advertising executive who is in


RON HAUTEY CUBAN RUM
89 PROOF Was $4.66 3.25

HAVANA CLUB Puerto Rican Rum $3.25
86 Proof Was $4.21. NOW.-.....- --
RON CHIKOTO Puerto Rican Rum $3 2
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ST. JOE BAR


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YOU OUGHT TO KNOW ABOUT N


Purina Chek-R-Ton)
(Easy to use flock treatment)


Good Sanitation pays here is
what the U.S.D.A. says in their
Yearbook "It has been deter-
mined that whereas an average of
3.1 lb. of feed produced a gain of
1 lb. in 7 weeks in chicks pro-
tected from parasites, 4.5 lbs. of
feed was required to produce this
gain in parasitized birds." This
is approximately 45% more feed
consumed.


START CHICKS Right
For quick growth, high livability,
depend on America's favorite
chick starter. Two pounds per
chick is all you need.
Call for PURINA STARTENA


For Full-Flavor Chicken, Feed

BROILER CHOW
For money-making broilers, depend on
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growth, cheap gains, delicious flavor.


Feed LAY CHOW
It pays to bl:Iance your grain PURINA
It with Purina Lay Chow. Quality
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B St. Joe Hardware Co.
PORT ST. JOE FLORIDA PURA
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Floorida to establish a food pro-
cessi.g plant.
In further substantiation of his
claims for an industrialized, Floi-
ida, Mr. Higgins pointed out that,
the National Research Corporation
h as perfected a formula to turn
orange juice, as well as other cit-
rus fruits, into powder form ana
has started construction of a plant
in this state that will eventually
cost $2,500,000.
Mr. Higgins has long been an
advocate of a plan for the "aerlai
irrigation" of citrus- crops, as well
as other plants. His plan, as out-
lined consists of standpitpes about
25 feet albhoe the ground that will
support revolving nozzles to water
citrus groves.
"By this method t h e groves
would, receive irrigation as near as
possiible to rain." he said. "It has
been proven in .South America
that this type of irrigation results
in a high increase in the yield. In
addition, t h e groves could be
sprayed with insecticides by mix-
ing the ingredients with water.
Rare elements already known to
be beneficial to plants, also could
be sprayed over the trees and
plants in the same manner.
"Our clays and, climate make for
better ceramics, the cattle and tan-
ning industry should be further de-
veloped, oil refineries with their
h uig e factories for by-products,
plants for the (manufacture ot
white newsprint paper are but a
few of the opportunities open for
Florida in the post-war period."
IMr. Higgins said that a nation-
ally known fruit company has
closed negotiations in Florida to
conduct experiments, with the
aerial irrigation method. He said
that the .plan is "logica'l'ly sound"
and should result in an increase
in the fruit and citrus industry
"staggering to the imagination."

Chocolate is cocoa with the oil
left in; cocoa is chocolate with
the oil taken out.


CLASSIFIED ADS

FOR SALE
CHICKENS-180 head month-old
large type chickens and screened.
chicken house. See J. N. Walker,
back of ice plant. 9-27*
FURNITURE-Living room suite,
., dinette and. bedroom furniture.
,Fourth house on 16th Street from
Long Ave, on left. Lt. Stanley
Winbornn. 1"
HOUSEHOLD GOODS FOR SALE
SINGER electric portable sewing
machines. Factory reconditioned;
and guaranteed. $99.50 ship any-
where. 'Merchandise Mart, 519
Main St., Jacksonville. 9-31 3
APARTMENTS FOR RENT
FOR APARTMENTS See The
Shirey Apartments. 8-3
AGENTS WANTED
MAN OR WOMAN WANTED for
Rawleigh Route of 1500 families.
Write today. Rawleigh's Dept.
FA1-199,SA, Memphis, Tenn. 1*
MISCELLANEOUS
For Dependable
TAXI SERVICE
CALL 234
J. P. BASS, Owner 914tf
FISH BAIT Fresh, clean worms
that are guaranteed to get the
fish for you. See Eddie Beverly
'n the Sheffield colored quarters
LODGE NOTICES
MASONIC TEMPLE F & A M-
Port St. Joe Lodge 111. Regular
P meetings 2nd and 4th Fri-
G '.days each month, 8:00 p. m.
'/ Members urged to attend;
visiting brothers welcome. J. L.
Temple, W. M.; G. C. Atkins, Sec.
LEGAL ADVERTISING


NOTICE OF FICTITIOUS NAME
Notice is hereby given that pursuant to
Chapter 20953, Lnaw of Florida, Acts of
1941, the undersigned persons intend to
regsitor with the Clerk of the Circuit Court
of C.'ulf County. Florida. four weeks after
tlic first publication of this notice, the
fictitious name or tride n mi under which
they will be engaged in business anl In
which said business is to be carried on. I
to-wit: McCOY'S FOOD STORES, Port St. I
Joe, Florida. I
MRS. GLADYS McCOY. I
C. E. DANTETL.
9-21 J. F. DANIELL.


OVERNIGHT GROWTH
Californian: "Now, in my state
we can grow a tree that size, in
about a year. How long did i take
you to grow that one?"
Floridian: "Can't say for sure,
but it wasn't there, yesterday."


The average per capital
sumption of sugar in the U.
about 100 pounds.


con-
S. is


Subscribe to The Star-$2 year.


LEARNING
Pastor: "What did you think of
my sermon last Sunday, Miss
Smith?"
Miss Smith:" Very good, sir. We
didn't really know what sin was
until you came here."

Requirements for dry cell "bat-
teries for 1945 yill amount to ap-
proximately 3,400,000,000 units.

Advertising doesn't cost--It PAYSI


Martin's Beach Club

On the Gulf Between
Port St. Joe and
Tyndall Field


DANCING EVERY THURSDAY,

FRIDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT

AND SUNDAY AFTERNOON


FEATURE ENTERTAINMENT




Sandwiches and Refreshments



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Yes Sir.-.IVe found,
\Somnething I can do

aout ruty posE-"war /
Selecric kitchen
,RIGHT NOW!,






"I thought I would just call and tell
you because, you will want an all-electric
kitchen, too! Did you know that you can
see about your wiring now that you
don't have to wait? And that if you do
see about it now, you can start using your
new all-electric kitchen that much sooner?
I just thought I would let you know be-
cause .


SEEING TO IT THAT YOU
HAVE ADEQUATE WIRING IS
SOMETHING YOU CAN DO
TODAY
"And the way to do it is to call at the
Florida Power office and ask to see the
'Adequate Wiring Man.' You know,
electricity does so much for us today .
It does our cooking, it gives us automatic
hot water, it quick-freezes, it automatically
does the dishes and the laundry, it air-
conditions, and it will do so many new
things that we need more wiring."


YOUR OWN WIRING PLAN
We will furnish you with a planned
drawing of your home, or your home
to be, at no cost to you, which will put it
down in "black and white" just what
wiring you need for the appliances you
are going to have


HELPFUL BOOKLETS
2 These two important booklets-
2. "Electricity In Your Home Plans"
and "Electrical Guide to the Post War
Home"-are yours for the asking. They
contain many valuable ideas on the post-
war home and on better living electrically.



FLORIDA POWER

CORPORATE ON


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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1946,


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