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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: January 1, 1948
Frequency: weekly
regular
 Subjects
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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HELP PROMOTE
PORT ST. JOE BY
JOINING THE JUNIOR I
CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE
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STAR


OFFICIAL
NEWSPAPER
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The Home Newspaper of Northwest Florida's Future Industrial Center


VOLUME XI PORT ST. JOE, FLORIDA, NEW YEAR'S DAY- 1948 NUMBER 14


Property Owners

To Receive Tax

Return Blanks


Intangible and Homestead Exemp-'
tion Forms Must Be Filed By
April 1, Says Patrick

Homestead exemption application
forms and blanks for filing personal
and intangible property returns are
being mailed out lby County Tax
Assessor Sanmmy Patrick to all
residents of Gulf county Nwho have
claimed homestead exemptions pre-
viously or who filed personal or
intangible tax returns for 1947.
The assessment date for all prop-
erty is January 1, he said, and all
returns and exemption, applications
must be completed by April 1.
Patrick particularly called atten-
tion to the approaching time for
filing homestead exemption claims,
pointing out that if such an examp-
tion is not claimed, taxes must 'oe
levied against the property in-
volved regardless ofi' its status. Any
property owner who occupies a
homestead "in good, faith" on or -be-
fore January 1 is entitled to the tax
exemption 'for 1948, said Patrick.
Claimants of widow's or disaibil-
ity exemptions in 1947 also will be
mailed application forms for their
1948 claims, Patrick added, anwl
claims of this nature also must be
field in his office .by April 1 in or-
der to 'benefit by the exemption.
Tangible personal property re-:
turns must be filed between Janu-
ary 1 "and April 1 By eV.ry e person,
firm, corporation, trustee, executor
or others qwning or having cus-
tody of personal property. Proper
forms may be obtained at Sammy's
office in the court house at Wewa-
hitchka by those who did not file
(Continued on page 7)

Tubb's Have Xmas Guest
Mrs. Dan Farmer of Montgomery,
Ala., visited here during the Yule
season with Rev. and Mrs. Loyd
Tubb.
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Home for Holidays
Roselle Stone of the University
of Florida, GCainesville, is visiting
here this week with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Stone.






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Tom Byrne Tells of March of Dimes


the Freedom Train


Views Many Historical Documents
Connected With Growth of
Our Nation

Among a considerable number of
Port St. Joe people visiting the
F'reed'onm. Train on its stop at Tal-
lahassee last week was Tom Byrne
and he. gives us his impressions:
It took an hour aned a half to get
fror the end af the line to the
train, and about 40 minutes to go
through the three cars containing
the historic documents of freedom.
But it was well worth the time and
effort, and if you cared to. you were
free to spend more time in the cars
reading the actual texts, many in
the original handwriting. A Unitea
States Marine standing at the en-
trance to the first car courteously
announ-ced as you went in that it
n as inot necessary to stay in line
hitter entering ithe cars.
Documents of freedom were
'ljere., .from a letter by Christopher
Columibus written 4,50-odd years ago
to the .Tap surrender document with
the original signatures, just as it
was signed aboard the Big Mo (the
USiS Missouri). Sailors would be
interested in the log .of the. ship,
which told: in -the. matter of fact
language of navy log books the
historic events of the day.
The scrappiest serap of paper in
the 'whole lot was a scribbled note
!')y President Franklin D. Roose-
velt written at the Cairo confmr-
cihd'e telling o*-lthe .agreement upon
Geneieal Eisenhower as supreme
commander of the Allied Expedi-
tionary Forces in Europe.
But those -greater documents were
there, too; a rough draft by Thomas
Jtiffe.rson of tlhe Declaration of In-
dependence and a finished', copy,
copies of the Bill of Rights. now
contained in the first 10 amend-
ments to the Constitution, Lincoln's
addresses and the Emancipation
Proclamation, bonds 'by which the
government raised money for the
Louisiana Purchase and for the
purchase from Russia of the vast
and rich territory of Alaska. Let-
ters about the Panama Canal, and
letters of the last war.
It is a good thing to remember
at Christmas time the gift. of free-
dom our forefathers here and
abroad made possible for un.
-------_--4--
ENGLISH ANNOUNCES
Fort Myers, Jan. 1-In a short
formal Nelw Year's Day statement,
Colin English, state school super-
intendent, announced that he defi-
nitely 'will be a candidate for gov-
ernor in 1948.
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Spending Day In Cottondale
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Howell and
family and. Mrs. Kate Harrell are
spending \today (New Year's) in
Cottondale, guests .of Mr. and Mrs.
W. B. Shores. Mrs. Harrell will re-
main for a longer visit.
.-4--
Guests From Virginia
Mrs. G. A. Carberry and grand-
daughter Frances .Bradley. of Mea-
dow's of Dan, Blue Ridge, Va., are
the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Z. B.
Adams, and Mrs. T. M. Bandy.

Spend Week-end In Georgia
Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Greer spent
last wee.k-end in Cusetta, Ga., with
Mr. and, Mrs. Frank Manuel. Mrs.
W. R. Zackry and Miss Judy Greer.

Bloodworth Traded
Jimmy Bloodworth of Apalachi-
cola has been traded by the. Pitts-
burgh Pirates to the Montreal club


Stages Appeal

January 15-30


Rising Costs Call for Record Con-
tributions In '48 Drive, Says
Chairman Mira

The annual March o'f Dimes, the
spearhead of the fight against in-
ifantile paralysis, will be held
throughout the nation January 15
to 30, it was announced here yes-
terday by Joe Mira, 1948 March of
Dimes chairman for Gulf county.-
"The. cost ot fighting polio has
skyrocketed,"iMira said, in pointing
out that rising prices and mount-
ing polio incidence have placed a
tremendous burden on the resources
of the National Foundation for In-
ifantile Paralysis, which this year
celebrates the tenth anniversary or
its founding by F. D. Roosevelt.
Mira has the machinery set up
which he hope-s will make the 1948
appeal a record, demonstration of
:Galif county's active interest in
,helping the. stricken children of the
nation along the road to health.
Chairman Mira, in revealing that
* very community in America was
being geared to make this the
greatest March of Dimes drive in
history, said: "When the March ofr
Dimnes 'goes into action on January
15, more than 500,000 volunteers
from every walk of life will be
translating American ideals into
terms of active assistance and send-
ing a ringing message of hope to
the unfortumte v-it'iel's 'of -hs
crippling di--j' which nas struck
down 80,000 Americans in the past
five years. ,
"This is the democratic way of
fighting a humanitarian 'war against
disease. Every man, woman and
child must enlist in the .fight by
joining the 1948 March of Dimes."

Dan Brooks Wins Trip To
Miami for.Selling Washers

Dan Brooks, Jr., owner of Brooks
Sporting Goods store, last week
was notified that he had won a
free five-day trip to Miami, with
all expenses paid', for selling the
greatest number of Bendix washers
of,his quota of all dealers in North-
west Florida.
"Much as I'd like to take the trip,"
said Dan, "I don't believe I can
take the. time oiff."

MISS SHIP; CATCH IT BY AIR
lack Oswalt, Dick Kitchen. Ed-
ward Smith and John Sealy had the.
misfortune to miss' their ship, the
Gulitgem, when it sailed from Pan-
ama City on Christmas Day. so T.
Waldo Davis carried them -by plane
to Corpus' Christi. Texas, where
they rejoined the Gem.
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Rev. Fain Visits
Rev. Maurice Fain of Ft. Worth,
Texas, visited here during the
Christmas season with Mr. and Mrs.
1. 0. Bagge.tt andi family. Rev. Fain
is a student at the Baptist South-
western Seminary in the Texas city.
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Have Sunday Guests
Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Rich had as
their guests Sunday Mr. and Mrs.
J. A. Thomas of Donaldsonville,
Ga., Mrs. A. J. Martin of Iron City,
Ga., and Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Willis
and daughter of White City.

Spend Christmas Here
,Mr. and Mrs. Walster Goodson
of Panama City spent the Christ-
iiias season here with Mr. and Mrs.
E. C. Cason and Mr. and Mrs. Durel
Brig-man. '


Wilbur Garnto Is Thousand Kid die s


Called By Death


Passed Away Wednesday of Last
Week; Had Been Resident of
St. Joe for Seven Years

Wilbur Garnto, 64, died Wednes-
day morning o,f last week at h1is
residence following a lingering ill-
ness.' He was, born in Welhburn,
Fla., and had 'been a reslitent or
this city for the past seven years,
hieing employed as master me-
chanic at the St. Joe Lumber and
Export Company.
Mr. Garnto is survived -by his
wife, Mrs. Florence Garnto, and a
granddaughter Miss Carol Ann
Whitney, of this city; a daughter,
Mrs. Mary Ruth Williams of Fort
Mye.rs, Fla.; a brother, Harry
Garn-to of Savannah, Ga., and three
sisters, Miss Susie Garnto of Fort
Myers, Mrs. E. M. Bailey of Fort
Lauderdale, Fla., and Mrs. E. U.
Gardner of Tavares, Fla.
'Funeral services were held Sun-
day at Tavares, with interment in
the family plot. The. Comforter
Funeral Home was, in charge of lo-
cal arrangements.


Moose Bring Christmas

To 48 County Families

Spreading Yuletid.e cheer thru-
out Gulf county Christmas morn-
ing, mem'bei; oil the Port S.t. Joe
Moose Lodg, ,.delivered 'baskets of
tn-d t-v,'. 4anlie-. nuts and, fruits
Ir, 1- f',ni;ii,.- 1il 143 children, .1-
vided as, follows.: Oak Grove, 10;
White City, 4; Highland View, 10;
Beacon Hill, 2; Port St. Joe, 2; We-
wahitchka, 9; Kenney's Mill, 11.
"The members of the lodge, thru
the columns of The Star, wish to
express their appreciation and
thanks to all civic organizations,
the 'Boy 'Scouts, business houses
and all other citizens, who con-
tributed so gene.nrously with food-
stuffs, toys and their time to make
our Christmas drive for baskets
and toys for the needy and under-
privileged of Gulf county most suc-
cessful," said B. B. Conklin. gover-
nor of the local lodge. "Only those
assisting in making the Christmas
morning delivery know how pre-
eminently successful it was."

Visits Mother During Holidays
Mr. and Mrs. Everett Whitehead
of Lake Wales visited here, with
the former's mother, Mrs. A. C.
Whitehead, during the' holiday seA-
son. Mrs. Whitehead, will return to
Lake Wales for an extended visit
with her son.
--
Home On Furlough
Pvt. Roy "Buddy" Evans is home
on two week's' furlough after co-m-
pleting his basic airborne course
ot Fort Benning, Ga. He will be-
stationed, at Fort Bragg, N. C..
when he returns to duty.
-- -
Have Guests From North
Lieut. and Mrs. R. E. Kemp and
child-ren of Chicago, Ill., and Mrs.
George Besig of Syracuse, N. Y.,
are the guests of l Mr. and Mrs. A.
P. Wakefield and Mr. and Mrs.
Mauric M.aige.
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Spend Christmas Here
Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Sanders ot
Chattaboochee spent the Christmas
season here with the latter's par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Palmer.

Visits Mother
Mrs. C. E. Camplbell of St. An-
drews visited here, Tuesday with
her mother, Mrs. T. M. Bandy.


Are Made Happy By

Jaycee Sonta Claus


Old Man With Whiskers is Almost
Mobbed By Children Gath-
ered Around Tree

By JAKE BELIN
What Santa presented to the
better than a thousand joy-ridden
kids at the Junior Chainmber of Com-
merce's Christmas Eve festival
would make the "Mrs. Hush" win-
ner shy away from sheer want. Two,
trucks, filled with the overflow
from S.anta's gift 'bag, had, to as-
sist the Oldi Man with the Whis-
kers provide for the. receptive on-
ru'_hers.
Arriving straight from the North
Pole astride Walido Davis' air sled,
the Whiskered One circled tihe
Chrisitmas throng gathered around
a well-lit tree in a downtown vacant
let to warn well wishers that their
gifts had arrived. He was escorted
from the ainport by Highway Pa-
trolman Olin Davis.
At the, first slight of Santa, pan-
demonium broke out amongst the
youngsters, who had waited the
better pait of an hour for his ar-
rival. Active Jaycees had' to help
him through the ,milling crowd of
greeters to loaded trucks that had
pulled alongside- the tree unnoticed.
The spirit of giving ran high, for in
an hour's time San'ta had filled two
thousar.-i ., -1 i t' lie,. arms with
b:,I:-. oti .ir.l- ti'. ts, nuts and

Band Director Charles; Harrison
led the high school musicians in
Christmas carols, while the multi-
tude waited in anticipation of the
Olificial Visiitor's arrival.
Local police roped off city streets
to protect hilarious kiddies from
running overwrought into traffic
hazards. No casualties were re-
pcnted, although Santa was almost
forced into a docking in the storm
ditch by overjoyed greeters.
The community Christmas festi-
val is sponsored each year by the
Junior Chamnber of Commerce. All
expenses are paid by the chamber,
whose operating funds are, earned
by the Jaycees and not received
;through gifts or contributions. From
hbalF park concession rights last
summiner the chamber netted more
than enouigth to 'provid-e local chil-
dern with the first touch of the
Yuletide spirit.

GAME COMMISSION RELEASES
250,000 FINGERLINGS IN GULF
The state game and fresh -water
lish commission has released more
than 250.000 -baby bass, bream and
cratppies in Gulf county since last
January 1. O.f' thisnunmber. 100,000
were bream and the remainder bass
and crappies.
Gulf county's r'ngwrlings were
part of nearly 4.700,000 baby bass
and bream the commission has
planted during the past 12 months
in 194 fresh water streams and
lakes in 42 counties.

Here for Week's Visit
Dr. and Mrs. T. S. Gibson Jr., and
son Thomas and Bill Dillhworth of
Huntsville, Ala., arrived Sunday for
a week's visit with Mr. and Mrs.
T. S. Gibson at Beacon Hill, and
Mrs. R. A. Costin and oiier rela-
tives and friends.
____------
Returns to Washington
Mrs. Alma Gtiilford returned Fri-
day to her home in Washington, D.
C., ate-r spending Christmas here
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W.
J. Daughlry.









PAGE TWO THE STAR, PORT ST. JOE, GULF COUNTY. ~LO.RIDA NEW YEAR'S DAY 1948


THE STAR
Published Every Friday at 306 Williams Avenue,
Port St. Joe, Fla., by The Star Publishing Co.
W. S. SMITH, Editor
Entered as second-class matter, December 10, 1987, at the
Potoffice, Port St. Joe, Fla.. under Act of March 3, 1879.
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TO ADVERTISERS-In cass of error or omissions in adver-
tisements, the publishers do not hold themselves liable for
damages further than amount receiWed for such advertimmea.
The spoken word is given scant attention; the printed word
tI thoughtfully weighed. The spoken word barely asserts;
the printed word thoroughly convinces. The spoken wold
to lost; the printed word remains.

Our Country i Right or Wrong

THE NEW YEAR ENTERS
Men have never known toward what the
world was moving, despite their statements
that it was going in this, that or the other di-
rection. No one can foresee what will occur in
the future. The past stands in the path of the
present, holding us back in our eager desire to
reach ahead into new experiences and new
developments. Civilization has not changed so
greatly as we may imagine. The refinements
of luxury do not belong alone to our modern
times. There is hardly any stage in world his-
tory when the same state of things was not-
flourishing in -the same degree, and even in
approximately the same forms. Human nature
does not change, and in the same degree the
manifestations of the human mind follow pri-
, marily the same channels, though their out-
ward habiliments appear to be new.
The past, present and future are irrevocably
linked together, and this fact is never more
emphasized than on New Year's Day, as one
calendar year becomes history and a new span
of twelve ,months spreads vistas of expecta-
tion ahead.
We speak of growth, of changes for the
better-yet with the same breath we deplcre
the deterioration which we profess to see
around us. We contradict ourselves in the ut-
most absurdity and then blandly reTuse to
recognize that we have been slightly ridicu-


Spend Holidays In Georgia
Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Shuford, and
.son Blair spent the holidays in
West Point, Ga., with relatives.
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Visiting Mother In Georgia
Mrs. J. F. Ford is visiting this
week in Alibany, Ga., with her


lous. We point to the past as representative Spend Holidays On East Coast Visits In Bainbridge
of what was finest in intellectual and artistic Mr. ani Mrs. A. R. Bowmanh and Miss Carolyn Baggett visited
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endeavor-and then swell with pride because
of the "long way we have come" since one
specific date or another. We talk about the
"great new industrial age when machines will
do all the work" and simultaneously complain
of the tragedies and dangers of unemployment
and a pattern society.
W e do all these things-and yet, perhaps
we are not so foolish as we may seem. The
world goes its way in spite of us. Year in and
year out the earth turns in the heavens and
the sun's rays shine down to give us light and
warmth. Nature pays no heed to our futile
protestations at the injustices of humanity.
The grass continues to grow, the seasons fol-
low one upon the other and animal and man
reproduce their kind to take the places of those
who had completed their part in the great
cycle of life and death. If we did not protest a
little because things are not just as we want
them we would not be human. Only when we
cease the rebellion that leads to new knowl-
edge and new understanding will civilization
dlie.
We make resoltuions on New Year's' Day,=
most of which we fail to keep. But it is not
that we fail to keep them that is important,
so -much as that we felt the urge to make
them. In those resolutions, from the most
trivial to the deeply serious, is exemplified the
spiritual craving inherent in man which etern-
ally reaches out toward an ideal-nebulous it
is true, but none the less powerful.
New Year's Day is not necessarily a time
for merely "washing the slate clean" and
starting anew. It is a time for making adjust-
ments to life as it exists and must be lived.
Rather than the dismissing of the past, it
calls for an intelligent review of events and
thoughts, with a sane and clear-eyed summing
up of those past influences, their relationship
to the present and a hypothetical promulgation
for the future. Whether anything works out
as expected or not is of lesser import. In de-
termining the possibilities, in allocating things
in their proper positions a calmer,.more intelli-
gent, more honest and more sincere attitude
cannot fail to appear. Consciously or uncon-
sciously we will be starting the new year
right.


mother, Mrs. J. D. Ramsey.

Visit In Greensboro
Mr. and Mrs. R. V. Cohburn spent
Sunday in Greensboro, the guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Otha Rowan.
It Pays To Advertise Try It.
It Pays To Advertise Try It.


NEW HOPE* BEST WISHES

Time, the one monarch to whom the
whole world pays obeisance, poises
his scythe .to sweep back another
year into history's pages.
Few tears mark the death of the
old year, but there is gladness at
the advent of a new era, which man
feels is to prove better and more
fruitful than the old one.
May new faith and new courage
be your lot in 1948.



Davis Air Services


Spend Christmas In Mississippi
Mr. and' Mrs. Dave Smith spent
Christmas in Pascagoula, Miss.,
with their daughter and family, Mr.
and Mrs. C. C. McCoy. They were
accompanied, home by their son
Talmon of Mobile, Ala., 'who will
visit for a few days.


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SAILING

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Have you been waiting for
nmat "ship" to come in?
It's coming in now,
loaded to the gunwales
with good wishes
from all of us
for your health and
happiness for 1948.


St. Joe Hardware

Company


children speIntu S tll e hlIIl/ a!YS.Wi. wM6 1 turuany in eBailicUlge Ua.hol Lea
relatives in Daytona Beach. guest of Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Fain.






Received a lot of lovely Christmas cards ,that you hate to
throw away? Then why not have your youngsters and their
friends paste them in scrapbooks for children in hospital
wards? They'll get an extra kick out of doing it if you serve
these festive but simple refreshments:


SANDWICHES-Juvenile Style
Children love to be helpful, so
when I give them a party I put
plenty of spreads and bread on the
table and let them make their own
sandwiches on the spot. (Speaking
of spots, I use a
\ l | paper tablecloth
V ... just in case!)
Favorite fillings
are ANN PAGE
GRAPE JAM
and ANN PAGE
PEANUT BUTTER... from the
A&P. And of course A&P's
MARVEL SANDWICH BREAD
is a "must" with amateur sand-
wich-makers! It's thin-sliced,
oven-fresh and enriched for extra
nourishment.
"BO',OMS UP" BEVERAGE
Milk goes like lightnii.g when it
goes to a party with COCONOG.
Dissolved in hot or cold milk, this
good mixer makes a delicious, nu-
tritious chocolate malted food drink
that's sure to make the grade with
the grade school set (not to men-
tion the kindergarten crowd). Get
a jar at your A&PI


ANGEL FOOD in Party Mood
Your young guests may not behave
like little angels, but they'll fly to
the table for JANE PARKER
ANGEL FOOD BAR! To give
small fry a big treat, split this.
heavenly A&P cake lengthwise
and put ice cream between the
slices. What kind? Read on!
SPARKLE PLENTY
For rich, fruit-flavored ice cream,
add I cup milk slowly to a package
of A&P's ANN PAGE SPARKLE
VANILLA ICE CREAM MIX.
Stir till smooth. Add % cdp pre-
serves; blend well;
pour into refrig- '.','|II//' /
erator tray and
chill. Whip 1 cup -'2 '.
chilled evaporated .-. .J
milk to custard- '.
like consistency,
adding 1 % tbsps. lemon juice grad-
ually. Add ice cream mixture; mix
well and return to tray. When
partly frozen, remove from re-
frigerator and mix again, scrap-
ing mixture from sides of tray.
Return to refrigerator and freeze
till firm. Serves 5 or 6.


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NEW YEAR'S DAY 1948


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PORT ST. JOE


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NEW YEAR'S DAY 1948 THE STAR, PORT ST. JOE, GULF COUNTY, FLORIDA


Week-end Visitors American Railroads
Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Dunning of The United States, with 403,812
miles of track, has more railway
Tallahassee spent the week-end mileage than all of South America,
here as guests of Mr. and Mrs. H Asia, Africa and Australia com-
G. Harvey. bined.


-HAPPY '7
NEW YAR **.
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Yes, it's time to change the figures
again. Nineteen hundred and forty-
eight Let's look optimistically
into the future. With any kind of
luck, this should be the best year
we've ever had! On this cheerful
note, we extend to you our heartiest
wishes for a Happy New Year.




Brooks Sporting Goods
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Home for Holiday Vacation
Edmward Eells, a student at tihe
University of the South, Sewannee,
Te.nn., arrived home Sunday of la's:
week to spend the holidays. with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. W.
Eells.
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.*BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
MADE THE MOST OF EV-
ERYTHING ... MADE EVERY
GOLDEN MINUTE COUNT.
WE HOPE THAT YOU, TOO,
WILL MAKE THE MINUTES
COUNT IN 1948, AND THAT
EVERY ONE OF THEM WILL
ADD TO THE SUM TOTAL
QF YOUR HEALTH AND
HAPPINESS. *

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Comforter Funeral Home
601 LONG AVENUE

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NEW YEAR IS HERE


When the old year with his flowing robe and
long whiskers gives way-to the new year cherub
with his telescope set on a fruitful year ahead,
we are always sure that the new twelvemonth
will be better-and it generally is!

Young Mr. 1948 will prove no exception, we
are sure, and so we again greet you with the
hope that the traditional faith and good will
which always mark the advent of the New Year
will bring their reward in the form of an
imDroved community this year.









Florida Bank at Port St. Joe


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DEPARTMENT STORE
Port St. Joe, Florida


Wewahitchka Rotary
Club Is Issued Charter;


The first helicopter to be used The newly organized We.wahlit-
)r dusting citrus groves in Florida chka Rotary Cluhb has been granted
!a charter ,by the board o, directors
as put into service by George Pet- c
I of RFtary International at Chicago,
Duleas, head of a group o.f former hich makes the Wewahitchka
my liers 'who have carried on a club a member of the vast Rotary
Iop dusting operation over the. organization of 6,342 clubs in 8o
ate from Gilbert Field at \Vinter countries and regions.
aven during the past year. Pr.-ident o.i the new club, which
Petrouleas reports that the major has 15 charter members, is F. M.
Vantage of the 'copter over the Camibell, while Bill Linton is the
conventional aircraft which they club secretary.
ive been rising, is that it tlies ver- __ _
really and can hover almost nmo- Eleanor Parker Hurt In Crash
unless, over a given spot, which -Mi.ss Eleanor Panker, formerly of
lows for complete and thorough Apalachicola, now attending Texas
ist coverage of citrus trees. State College for Women at Den-
-- ton, Texas, was seriously injurett
Visit Here During Holidays last week in 'an automobile acef-
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Strickland, of dent. Her mother was the former
acon, Ga., were visitors here dur- Miss Mary Joyner, a resident of
g the holidays. Port St. Joe some 30 years ago.


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Featuring
"Tips From Across Our
Counter To Wise
Shoppers"


Vol. II New Year's Day 1948 No. 22

DEAR SHOPPERS: in"eivery way. Come to think of
Here. comes Ye Ed punching us it, the whole year has been a ban-
ner one and here's a brand
Again or earl cpy when wee Nw One coming up fast! We'll
hardly COME TO after the Great- just start it off with not
est Christimas Ever-yes, the best three but

SIX CHEERS FOR 1948 FROM BOYLES
DEPARTMENT STORE "Pay Cash Pay Less"


1948 CHEER NO. 1 I
A icky New Year break!
Special Allotment HANES
NYLON NUDES

$1.50
"The Future Stocking of Am-
erica." They're clear .
they're sheer they're
simply beautiful. .... Ask those
who wear them. .Cal
74 for a testimony. Exclusive
with Boyles.


1948 CHEER NO. 2
A famous name speaks!
"VICKY VAUGHN"
COTTON FROCKS
for Juniors
$4.95 to $6.95
Fresh, irresistible (there's no
'a' in it, Glenn) styles of '48.
. School girls delight .
Solid colors and plates ,
dainty trimming effects .
They'll tub like a 'kerchief
. come up smiling .
Sizes 9 to 15.


Remember Boyles Cash Price is less than you'll
pay elsewhere. Save!


1948 CHEER NO. 3
For the first time in years!
Full Size Cotton
36-Inch BLEACHED
MUSLIN
39c Yd.
A mill shipment of over 600
yards to start off the New
Year a signal of values
from Boyles the whole year
through. A practical fabric
for many uses.


1948 CHEER NO. 5
FULL SIZE COTTON

KRINKLE
BEDSPREADS

$2.95
Attractive, durable, easy to
launder. The colors are rose,
blue and green.


1948 CHEER NO. 4

"Poll Parrot" SHOES
for Boys and Girls

$3.95
Bought before the rast In-
crease high tops and
oxfords in brown and white,
Sizes up to 12. We're lucky to
have them by the dozens!!!


- 1948 CHEER NO. 6
An overdue shipment of
Spencer's Double Thick
TRAINING PANTS

3 for $1.00
Soft, white cotton sizes
1 to 3. We sold hundreds of
dozens in 1947. Mothers will
cheer these again in 1948!


Dear Shoppers, these are just a-, more 1948 values for you. We shall
samph. of the values that 1948 will leave no stone unturned (Glenn, we
!bring you at Boyles Department used to turn over stones in search
Store. Your generous patronage of lii.hi bhit---Ed.) to make ihb. New
ha, made greater things possiibla YEar better than ever in :any ;-.'ay
for us the result is greater possible Read again our
values for you. Soon w-.ll hoe ofr SIX C(l.BERS FORP 1948,
to northern markets in search of R. GLENN BOYLES.


The Tattler


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PAGE FOUR THE STAR, PORT ST. JOE, GULF COUNTY, FLORIDA NEW YEAR'S DAY 1948


It pays to advertise try it!


A Good Doctor Is
Only Half the Cure
The Rest Depends On the
PRESCRIPTION!


1Have your prescriptions filled by
a Graduate Pharmacist. We com-
pound them exactly as your doc-
tor orders, using only the best
and purest drugs.



Carver Drug Co.
Phone 27 Port St. Joe, Fla,


1947 with its joys and sorrows
will soon be part of the past,

and 1948 will soon be here!

We join in the celebration to ring out
the old year and ring in the new,

and now voice the hope that 1948 will be

crowded with many golden hours for you.

Ritz Dry Cleaners

Sunny State Service


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Bert Cox hopped astride our neck
Saturday because we didn't include
him in the story. Well, we just
plumlb forgot that Bert, too, runs a
truck delivering kerosene. Iffen we
had a kerosene, heater, we'd call up
Bert and tell him to fill 'er up just
to soothe his injured feelings.


Introduced Nickel Coins
Belgium introduced coins of a
nickel-copper alloy in 1860. Switzer-
land issued pure nickel coins in
1881, and in subsequent years one
country after another followed suit.
In 1939, over one hundred govern-
ments had coinage containing
nickel.


CASH LOANS
for
Fall Needs!
Fix ,up the home, buy
coal or meet unexpected
expenses.

PROMPT COURTEOUS
CONFIDENTIAL SERVICE
CENTURY LOAN
COMPANY
Leo Kennedy, Manager
PHONE 61
Port St. Joe, Florida


We Forgot Bert
In Rich Porter's story about cut-
ting down on the use of electricity
for heating and using fuel oil, we
said that would be good -news to
JT-my Greer and' Aubrey Tomlin-
son, who deliver kersone by truck.

















Barbershop quartets
and handlebar mus-
taches may be out of
style, but hearty good
fellowship never goes
out of date. In this
friendly, jovial spirit we
wish you ,the best of
ruck the coming year.

LeHARDY'S BAR
I'Sid

FRANK'S BAR
m m mmshpqurtt


When the stork -alights with that brand-new
year, he is bringing 525,600 minutes in that
precious package. May each of these passing
minutes of 1948 add its mite to your happiness
and welfare, and may you have a moment, now
and then, to spare for old friends over here.


Creechi Bros. Laundry and Cleaners


Our Proclamation foi

1948!

The New Year presents a chal-
lenge. We accept that challenge,
pledging to do our utmost to
make, this a better community in
1948. Your friendship has en-
abled us to play an outstanding
role in the past-we look forward
to a continuation of your good
Will in 1948.


J. Lamar Miller's Standard Station


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NEW YEAR'S DAY 1948


PAGE FOUR


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NItA!Yr' -T S P O U U FAE


Black Wampum Beads
The black wampum beads of In-
dians were made from the eyes.
of hen clams. They sold three for
a penny.


First 18-Hole Course
The first 18-hole golf course was
built by the California Golf club,
Belmont, Ill., in 1893. Previous
courses were 6, 9 and 12 holes.


I


dream, when my ,child is grown ups.
Ja'panese today are thankful to
you Americans, and also have a
strong faith in. you. Therefore I'm
only hoping that there, wouldn't be
any bcirayal among us for the se-
jarity of world peace.
My sisters, 'who is attending ,girls


middle school, is saying sne. wif
write to you -soon.
,I'm very poor in writing a letter,
but it's a pleasure to receive from
you; so will please write again.
I'm always' praying, "God bless
you." I remain,
MIHOKO IJICHI.


Jap Woman Expresses
Thanks For Gift From
Local Church Society

The following letter has been re-
ceived by Mrs. W. I. Carde~n from
a Japanese woman who was the re-
cipient of a parcel sent to Japan
by the local Baptist Missionary
Union:
Fakuoka Ken, Japan
Sept. 27th, 1947
Dear Mrs. Carden-I've received
your hearty gift. Our whole family
was very delighted and we all thank
you from the bottom of our heart.
You and your people's affections
havecontributed numerous example
of comfort to our Japanese hearts.
I'm sure our people will never for-
get it. You have the. cap:.city and
the opportunity to serve, to con-
tribute and to extend your love to
the needy. I'm also hoping, in the
future, I could, have the opportun-
ity to be in your position to serve.
At present we are confronted
with many difficult problems, but
the most urgent ones. are to allevi-
ate food shortage, housing diffi-
culty, and clothing. During the war
everything was upset, but now we
have flowers in the yard, blooming
and have a chance to enjoy natural
be.auty. I strongly .believe that
soon some day a peaceful and a
happy day will come to Japan
proper.
I've. lost my dear husband in the
war. Now I'an living with my four
year old child, my parents and, my
two younger sisters. When I was a
girl 1 dreamt of a. democratic,
peaceful and, a happy Japan. I'm
sure Japan will change. It's a great
pleasure to see the time like' my


is a sealed package as

we start to unwrap 1948,

it is our sincere hope that

you are opening a big box

of happiness .


Quality Grocery
and Market


Now*Located at Highland View


PHONE 310-J


DAWN OF A NEW DAY


S. ..and a new year. Hopes

rise with the sun when its golden


glow gilds all our prospects. May

all the promises of 1948 be ful-

filled. This is our wish for you.


GULF HARDWARE & SUPPLY CO.


* A New Year looms before us. Our wish

for it is that happiness will bless our

homes and contentment reign among

our families that friendship will con-

tinue to grow in our community from

day to day and in its afterglow come

the serenity of good will to each and all.


Another year has

1948. As we see

opportunity to ma

to serve our old

May we offer yo

for a truly Happy


rolled around .

it, this is another

ke new friends, and

ones even better.

u our best wishes

New Year.


UNCLE EDD PRIDGEON
County Tax Collector
JOE HUNTER
Clerk of Circuit Court


SAMMY PATRICK
County Tax Assessbr
J. EARL PRIDGEON
County Judge


Costing's Etpartment ttore


BYRD E. PARKER, Sheriff


5Tai l. r d l ff~-t


Each year we welcome
the New Year, certain
it can bring only better
things. Under New
Year's familiar lights
we share memories of
struggle, of triumph,
of hope.
May all your hopes
for 1948 come true!
And may you enjoy a
very happy New Year.


Edwin G.Fraser
Candidate for
STATE COMPTROLLER


Every new year


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PAGE FIVE


NEW YEAR'S DAY 1948


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Commissioner Need Not
Resign To Run for Sheriff
A person now holding the office
of county commissioner does not
have to resign in order to become
a candidate for sheriff, the state
attorney general has ruled.
A member of the county com-
mission, elected to that body for a
four-year term in 1944, is not re-
quired to resign this office in order
to enter the. 1948 primaries as a
candidate for nomination for the
office of sheriff.
Any of you Gulf county commis-
sioners want to do a bit of jousting
with Byrd Parker for the 1948
nomination?

Return From Six Months In La.
Mr. diid Mrs. B: W. Eells returned
Sunday of last week from Morgan
City, La., where Mr. Eells had been
tending to his sawmill 'business for
the past six months. B. W. says ir
he hadn't cbme home Mrs. Eells
threatened to leave him.
It pays to advertise try it!


Divorced Women Are Not
Widows In Eyes of the Law
Divorced women are not widows
in the eyes of the Florida constitu-
tion and; are not, therefore, en-
titled to a 'widow's exemption, ac-
cording to the .state attorney ge-n-
eral.
The constitution of Florida al-
lows $500 worth of property owned
by a widow to be exempt from tax-
ation. '"The word 'widow' has al-
ways menat 'a woman who has lost
her husband by death' and never,
outside slang, has it any applica-
tion to a divorced person," the at-
torne-y general ruled in an opinion
requested by Governor Caldwell.
"Grass 'widow," he said, "is a
slang term applied to a woman liv-
ing apart from her husband."
Take On Belated Xmas Dinner
Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Drake at-
tended a belate'l Christmas dinner
on Sunday the 28th at the home o.t
Mr. Drake's parents in Iron City,
Ga., the occasion being a family
reunion.


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SIn looking forward to the
future and a continuation of
our- pleasant relations
with you, we have raised our
sights once more and can
promise you even higher
standards of service and value
than in the past.
S* We wish you an abundance
Sof health, happiness and
prosperity in 1948, and a de-
lightful New Year's holiday.


SCESTNUTS Grocery and Market




HAPPIEST
NEW

YRE
%1948






HAPPY NEW YEAR,

EVERYBODY I!

We know of no better way to begin the New Year than by

extending our thanks to our friends for their generous patron-

age. We hope that we can be of still greater service to

you in 1948, and may the best of everything be yours]





C wplete Home Furnishings..


The stork depositing the
young cherub is the tradi-
tional symbol of the New
Year.
Just as traditional is our
old-time wish for all our
old-time friends: That good
health, good cheer, good
friends and good fortune
may be your lot in


.1948


Buck Alexander
Insurance


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NEW YEAR. to all


SEASON'S GREETINGS!

To our Faithful

old friends

and our valued new ones

we send these

greetings of the New Year.



Young's Food Store


ALL, M4IILof-IIE NE. AR
J11


"Ring out the old, ring in the new,
Ring, happy bells, across the snow;
The year is going, let him go;
Ring out the false, ring in the true."
-Alfred Tennyson
0 0

As the glad bells peal out at the stroke of midnight
to mark the passing of the old year and the arrival
of the new, we pause for a moment to express our
appreciation for the confidence, friendship and
good will which have been extended to us during
the past year and to extend our best wishes for a
bright and happy New Year.

W-koe a1 1948!






St. Joe P per Company l
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THE STAR, PORT ST. JOE, GULF COUNTY, FLORIDA


NEW YEAR'S DAY 1948


PAGE SIX








PAGE SEVEN


?,IF V -TH T P J G F N FO


MASONS AND ROYAL ARCH
IN JOINT INSTALLATION
A joint installation of officers
was held Saturday night at the Ma-
sonic hall by F. & A. M. Lodge 111
and the Order of Royal Arch Ma-
sons. Officers installed for the en-
suing year were as lollow's:
Masons Fennon Talley, worthy
master; W. L. Jordan, senior war-
den; Carl Bounds, junior warden;
Milton Chaifin, senior deacon; N. E.
Dees, junior deacon; Cubie Laird,
senior steward; William Trawick,
junior steward; G. C. Adkins, sec-
retary; C. G. Costin, treasurer.
Royal Arch-H. R. Maige, high
priest; Fennon Talley, king; Byrd
Parker, scribe; Bob Shaw, secre-
tary; William Trawick, treasurer;
Ben William's, P. S,.; Joe Harris,
captain of host; Jim Harris, royal
arch captain; J. L. Wilson, master
of third' veil; Glenn Grimsley, mas-
ter of second veil; James Greer,
master of first veil; Gene Holley,
chaplain; Harold Powell, sentinel.
At the conclusion of the installa-
tion ceremonies, a chicken pilau
supper with cake and coffee was
served to all present.

MAHON FAMILY IN XMAS
DAY DINNER. REUNION
Here 'for Christmas dinner with
Uncle Charlie Mahon were Mr. and
Mrs. Lovett Mahon and family of
Frostproof. Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy
Mahon, Peter Mahon and Mr. and
Mrs. V. G. Sangaree of Apalachz-
cola, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Warren
and, son of Chipley, Mr. and Mrs.
Guy Little and family of Wakulla,
Francis.- Mahon of Panama City,
Richard Mahon of Wilm ingtn,:Del:,
Jack Mahon of Tallahassee, and C.
R. Mahon Jr., of this city.

Many Guests During Holidays
.Mr. and, Mrs. J. F. Davis had as
their guests during the holiday Bea-
son Mr. and Mrs. Carl Rofbinson of
Macon, Ga., Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Pyle
and family, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Hill,
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Houston and fam-
ily and MT. and Mrs. A. B. Paul and
family, all of Blakley, Ga.

Visiting Mother and Sister
Wayne, Taunton oif Savannah, Ga.,
is visiting here this week with his
another, Mrs. C. C. Taunton, and
sister, Mrs. Roy Gas-kin.


As Father Time closes the
book on 1947, places it on the
shelf with its predecessors and
gingerly turns the fly leaf of
1948, we paue for a moment to
express the hope that the New
Year will shower all its bless-
ings on you, that health, happi-
ness and prosperity will be
yours in unbounded measure.
Drop in and see us any time.



A & P FOOD STORE


ATTENDIT-IG METHODIST
YOUTH CONFERENCE
A delegation made up of Miss
Sara Brinson, Miss Peggy Hardy,
George Suber and Charles Smith
representing the Port St. Joe. Meth-
odist Church. left Sunday for Cleve-
land, Ohio, to attend a nation-wide
Methodist youth conference which
opened in that city Tuesday. They
expect to return home next Sunday.
It is expected that more than 10,-
000 Methodist youth and their adult
leaders will attend the conference.
They will hear and, see Christian
leaders of whom they have read
and known, including E. Stanley
Jones, Harold C. Casse., Richard C.
Raines, Bishop J. Ralph Magee, G.
Baez-Camargo, Bishop Paul Kern,
and others. '
Included on the program will be
presentation of the original drama.
"The, Mighty Dream," written es-
pecially for the conference, and
religiously artistic presentations by
the great tenor, Roland Hayes.

ENTERTAIN FOR JUNIOR
TRAINING UNION
Mr. and Mrs. L. Z. Hende.rson,
Mrs. J. 0. Baggett and Mrs. C. M.
Palmer were hostesses Tuesday of
last week to the members of the
junior training union department of
the Baptist Church at the home of
Mrs. Palmer.
Mrs. L. J. Keels $brought the port-
able organ and' all joined, in sing-
ing Christmas carols, games were
played and, the highlight of the eve-
ning's entertainment was a treas-
ure hunt, Mrs. Keels being the
lucky winner, with Jane Keels tak-
ing the consolation prite, a potted
plant.
Tasty refreshments were served
to about 25 guests present by Miss
Jimmy Palmier and Mrs. M. C.
Sandsrs.

Announce Birth of Daughter
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Carr (nee
Marjorie Costin), of Tuskegee, Ala.,
are announcing the birth of a
daughter, Carolyn Lee, on Decem-
ber 24, 1947.

Spend Christmas In Alabama
Mr. and Mrs. John Blount and
daughters spent Christmas in Gen-
e.va, Ala., with relatives. Mrs.
Blount and daughters are in Mari-
anna this week visiting relatives.




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CSa"ENRNE


You wouldn't be think-
ing of painting the town
red, now, would you?
Anyway, there's reason
aplenty for feeling happy
and carefree and con-
fident as the New Year
of 1948 approaches. May
this New Year bring hap-
piness to you and yours.


ST. JOE SUPPLY
COMPANY


HELLO, WORLD! Spends Holidays With Parents
Miss Juanita Chason, who is.a-
Mr. and Mrs. Terrell Cain or Ap- tending nurses' school in Atlanta,
alachicola announce, the birth of a Ga., was home to spend the holi-
daughter, Linda Fay, on Dec. 23. days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
SA. S. Chason.


Social Activities

Personals Clubs Churches
MYRTICE 0. SMITH, Editor PHONE 51


H ALF PRICE 5A


LE!


Wind and Weather


Lotion
regular $1 size (8 ounces
now only .50


$2 size... now $1
Economy carton tsix $1 size
bottles) $3 a carton, all prices
olus tax
L~o~"^ a Guards against chapping
Soothes skin roughness
3 Perfect as foundation base
a Helps protect skin fron
head to heels
ORDER NOW!
Special for limited time only?

MILLER'S DRUG STORE
The REXALL Store


Guest From Long Island
Mrs. Robert o, ell ofo Flora, Park,
L. I., is the guest of Mr. and, Mrs.
A. P. Wakefield. She just got away
in time to .miss that heavy snoaw.fall.

Spend Holidays In Tampa
Mr. and Mrs. George Adkins and
son spent the holidays in Tampa
with relatives and friends.

Visitors From Georgia
Mr. and Mrs. B. L. Presnell and
children of Evans, Ga., are visiting
'with Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Holliday.

Spend Holidays In Macon
Mr. and Mrs. John Gaskin and
daughter spent the holidays in Ma-
con, Ga., guests oif Mr. and Mrs.
Roy Evans.


Mr. and Mrs. Donald McCarthy
of Apalachicola are announcing the
birth of a daughter, Sandra Pa-
tricia, on December 24.

Mr. and Mrs. James Wilson of
Apalachicola announce the birth of
a son, David Lee on Christmas Day.

Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Little of Ap
alachicola announce the birth of
a daughter, Toni Marie, on Decenm-
ber 27.

Mhr. and Mrs. James Lindsjly cf
this city are the proud parents of a
m n, born Sunday, December 28.

Mr. and Mrs. Ray Tull of this
city announce the birth of a son,
Dalton R.ay, born Decembher 29.
(All births occurred at the Port St.
Joe Municipal Hospital)

Spends Holidays With Parents
Miss Dorothy Harvey, a student
:iurse at Georgia Baptist Hospital,
Atlanta, enjoyed the holidays here
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H.
G. Harvey.

Guests for Christmas
Mr. and Mrs. Rush Chism had as
their guests Christmas Day Mr.
and Mrs. H. G. Hughes of Mobile,
Ala.. IT. G. Hugihes Jr., and Miss
Luvern White of Birmingham, Ala.
at lR w ,
Spend Xmas Day In Millville
Mr. and Mrs. J. 0. Baggett antI
daughters, the Misses Alma and
Carolyn, spent Christmas Day in
Millville, the guests of Mr. and Mrs.
L. L. Allen.
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DR. JOS. B. SPEAR
OPTOMETRIST
APALACHICOLA, FLA.

Eyes Examined
Lenses Duplicated
Glasses Fitted
-4


Also -

Latest 'MARCH OF TIME'


DR. C. L. REICHERTER
OPTOMETRIST

EYES EXAMINED- GLASSES FITTED


Ritz Theatre Building Hours: B to 5
First Floor Phone 560

PANAMA CITY, FLA..


Port Theatre ".

A Martin Theatre j Port St. Joe, Fla. *o


* THEATRE OPENS SATURD
* CONTINUOUS PERFORM

THURSDAY and FRIDAY
January 1 and 2

RE-W

MERTONOF
wIuEM E MOVIEs


SATURDAY, JANUARY 3

DOUBLE FEATURE
PROGRAM
- FEATURE NO. 1 -


AYS SUNDAYS AT 1:00 P. M.
lANCE DAILY AT 2:45 P. M.

MONDAY and TUESDAY
January 5 and 6


Also -
NEWS and CARTOON
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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY T




HIT NO. 1

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WILLIAM BOYD
in -
plus -
FINAL CHAPTER of Serial

"SON OF ZORRO"


SUNDAY, JANUARY 4 tIlES I
-- Also -
NERVE-TINGLING SUSPENSE!
Chapter 4 of Serial

S'THE VIGILANTE'


-' THURSDAY and FRIDAY
-.--. f January 8 and 9


- *COMING JANUARY18-19-20


PROPERTY OWNERS
(Continued .from page 1).
a return of this nature in 1947.
The same. return date applies to
initan'gible property, which includes
money, checking or savings ac-
counts, funds placed with building
or loan associations, stocks, bonds,
'Mortgages. contracts and agree-
ments for deeds, notes and accounts
receivable. The tax valuation or
stocks and bonds is the. recorded
stock market valuation on Jan. 1.'
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THE STAR, PORT ST.. JOE, ULF COUNTY, FLORIDA


NEW-YEAR'S DAY 1948


Every ads carries
a message that will


* CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING *

Star Want Ads Bring Quick Results At Small Cost.


iRATES-n'( cents per word for one inser-
ition (count initials and figures as single
words); minimum charge 30 cents. Addi-
'tional insertions of same ad take lower
rate. To eliminate bookkeeping, all ads
uiat be paid for at'time of first insertion.
FOR SALE

YULETIDE RECORDS
1. Jingle Bells-Johnny Mercer.
2. Santa Claus Is Coming To
Town--Woody Herman.
3. White Christmas-Bing
Crosby.
4. Santa Is Riding the Trails-
Tex Ritter.
5 e I'll Be Home for Christmas-
Bing Crosby.
16. Silent Night-AAndy Russell.
7. Two Fat Polka-Arthur
Godifrey.
'8. Mickey-Ted Weeans.
'9. Polonaise In A Flat-Jose
Ituribi.
-0. My Gali Sal-Harmonicats.
lAI.. nf th4 Week -----


FOR RENT
CONCRETE MIXER for rent, $5.00
per day. Splllers and Nichols,
phone,83 or 30'4. 1.9*
SPECIAL SERVICES
HOME DELIVERY SERVICE' of
Pensacola Journal, morning news-
paper, now available in Port St.
Joe. Phone 260. 1-9*
NOTICE
If you are reading or have ever
read Unity literature, kindly call
either 284-W or 20-0-J. ` 1-2*
LEGAL ADVERTISING
NOTICE OF FICTITIOUS NAME
Notice is hereby given that pursuant to
Chapter 20953, Laws of Florida, Acts of
1941, the undersigned persons intend to
register with the Clerk of the Circuit Court
of Gulf County, Florida, four weeks after
the first publication of this notice, the
fictitious name or trade name under which
they will be engaged in business and in which
said business is to be carried on, to-wit:
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MERRY 'CHRISTMAS MUSIC Florida. First publication Janmuary 1,194S.
.SJ. W. MAIIJmOX.
Perry Como D. B. MAI)DOX.
1-1 23 H. C. DAVIS, Jri
HEAR THEM AT NOTICE
ST. JOE FURNITURE & Notice is hereby given by the un-
ST1.JOEFRNIT E designed that the co-partnership
APPLIANCE CO. lately subsisting between us, under
APPLIANCE the firmn name and style of Kingry
UEST CHECKS- (100& .Gilbert Company, engaged in the
GUEST CHECKS-(100 to pad). butIsiness o'f general contracting in
Large, $6 per 100 pads; 10 pads, Port St. Joe, Gulf County, Fla., was
'75c. Small, $5 per 100 pads; 10 for on the 11th day of November, 1947,
160,c. Also onionskin "COPY" second dissolved by mutual consent. The
',sheets, $2.25 per package of 1000 unfinished business and affairs of
(don't askk us to break a package). the co-partnership will be attended
'THE STAR. 10-24tf to by W. P. Gilbert, one of the un-
dersigned, and W. P. Gilbert i's
IFREE BOOKLET about cancer Is lereiby authorized, to collect, re-
yours for the asking. Simply send ceive and receipt for all moneys,
mame and 'address on a postcard to goods and properties due or accru-
.American Cancer Society, 22 Ann ing to said co-partnership, and W.
t., New York 1, N.Y. tf P. Gilbert hereby assumes and
REAL E'STATE FOR SALE agrees to discharge all obligation's
of said co-partnership which may
.FOR SALE-6-room house in Oak have accrued prior to Noveminer 11,
Grove. Lights, running water, 1947, and perform all its unexe-
bathroom and equipment for install- cuted contracts.
ing; $950. See Ross Hudson, Oak Dated at Port St. Joe, Gulf Coun-
Grove. 1-23* ty, Florida, this 11th day of No-
vember, A. D. 1947.
FOR SALE-Two houses and a 3- 12-5 R. R. KINGRY.
room apartment on McClellan '1-1 W. P. GILBERT.
Ave. Will sell any part or all of it.
See J. L. Hughes, city, or phone. N O T I C E
134. 12-12tf Notice is hereby .given by the un-
-lersigned that the co-partnership
LOST AND FOUND lately subsisting between us, under
LOST-Man's yelliw- gold ring with the firm name aand style of Kingry
black onyx stone; gold "G on & Gilbert Wood & Novelty Works,
tone. Back of ring wrapped, with: engaged in the business of ood
adhesive tape. Finder please return and novelty manufacturing in Port
*o The Star office. Reward. 1 St. JToe. Gulf County, Florida, was
__on the 11th day of November, 1947,
APARTMENTS- FOR RENT dissolved by mutual consent. The
unfinished business and affairs of
FOR APARTMENTS See The the co-partnership will be attended
Shirey Apartments. S-3 to by R. R. Kingry, one of the un-
Sdersigned, and R. R. Kingry is
LODGE NOTICES hereby authorized to collect, re-
'MASONIC TEMPLE F & A M_ ceive and receipt for all moneys,
Port St. Joe Lodge 111. Regular goods and properties due or accru-
A meetings 2nd and 4th FrI- ing to said co-partnership, and W.
days each month, 8:00 p. nr. P. Gilbert assumes and agrees to
s Members urged to attend; discharge all obligations of said co-
visiting brothers welcome. D. L. partnership -ccrutng prior to No-
Owens, W. M.; G. C. Adkins, Sec. vember 11, 1947, and R. R. Kingry
will perform all unexecuted con-
'SAMARITAN LODGE NO. 40, 1. 0. tracts of said co-partnership.
0. F.-Meets every Wednesday Dated at Port St. Joe, Gulf Coun-
-night at 8 o'clockk in Masonic hall. ty, Florida, this 11th day of No-
All members urged to attend and vemiber, A. D. 1947.
visiting brethren invited. B. B. Conk- 12-5 R. R. KINGRY.
lin, N. G.; W. H. Sansom, Secretary. 1-1 W. P. GILBERT.


a message-
save money.


Another
New Yearl
There's a lift of the spirit,
a warming of the heart!
There's laughter and youth
... sixty joins hands with
twenty, and on this day the
old grow young and youth
throws off the grasp of time,
On this happy occasion
we wish for you the very
best .that life affords!


THE LEADER SHOE
SHOP

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PRESCRIPTION?



T HE ingredients your doctor
orders, of course; but also
there goes the scientific knowl-
edge and skill of experience of
our expert pharmacists. That's
why you may bring prescriptions
to us with confidence.
Have your prescription com-
pounded by a Graduate Phar-
macist of an accredited
School of Pharmacy


JOHN ROBERT SMITH
Pharmaceutical Chemist
'We Fill Any Doctor's Prescription
,' PHONE 5 PORT ST. JOE


Will Attend Commissioners Meet
W. C. Roche, a director of the
State Association of County Com-
missioners, is planning to attend a
meeting of the executive commit-
tee of the association called, for
January 24 at Jacksonville. The
session will be devoted to business
of the association', including plans
for its state convention in March
and for the annual meeting of the
National Association of County Of-
ficials scheduled for Jacksonville
in June..

Spend Christmas In Altha
Mrs. C. R. Mahon Jr., and chil-
dren spent Christmas in Altha with
her mother, Mrs. J. S. Dillard.

Visiting In Chattahoochee
'Mrs. J. F. Ford Jr., is visiting
this week in Chattahoochee with
Mrs. J. T. Ham.

Visiting Friends In Georgia
Miss Geraldine Parker is visit-
ing Iriends in Macon and Perry,
Ga., this week.

Spends Holidays With Family
R. C. Phillips spent the holidays
in Murphy, N. C., with his family.


10 YEARS AGO

From the Files of The Star


Last Rites Held for Max Jones
Funeral services were conducted
Sunday, Decemlber 20, at the Meth-
odist Church for Max D. Jones, 25,
son of Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Jones,
with Rev. D. E. Marietta olficiat-
ing. The death of this young main
in Panama City came as a great
shock to the community.
Home For Holidays
Leonard 'Belin, a student at Au-
burn College, Auburn, Ala., is the
guest oi' his parents, Mr.' an'a Mrs.
W. J. Belin, during the Christmai?
holidays. Roselle Stone and
Nobie 'Stone, students at the Uni-
versity of Florida, Gainesvlile, are
spending the holidays here witn
their parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. H.
Stone. Miss Jeanette Holli-
day, attending F. S. C. W., Talla-
hassee, arrived Sunday to spend
the. holidays with her mother.
Birth Announcements
Born, Sunday, Decem'ber 26, 1937,
at Marianna, to Mr. and Mrs. E.
Clay Lewis Jr., a daughter .
Born Tuesday, December 28, 1937,
at Lisenby hospital, Panama City.
to Mr. and Mrs. Buster Owens, a
son, Fredrick Jerome.
'Miss Ola Stone Wed
Thie wedding of Miss Ola Stone
and Mr. Opal Grice Ogburn was
solemnized Christmas afternoon at
the home olf the bride's parents, Mr.
and. Mrs. T. H. Stone, with the Rev.
D. E. Marietta, pastor .of the Metho-
dist Church, officiating. Mrs. Ralph
Swatts, sister of the bride, Was
the matron of honor, and H'arold
Palmer acted as best man.
City Tax Rate for Year Is Set
Port St. Joe's tax rate for the
coming year will be 51/2 mills, it
was decided at the last session for
1937 of the city commission held
Tuesday night with Coinmissione.rs
T. H. Stone and J. L. Sharit pres-
ent. Commissioner B. A. Pridgeon
was. absent. Total estimated cpst of
operating the city for the year was
placed at $19,300, and to that was
added $6000 in interest to be paid
on the $300,000. issue. of dredging
and municipal dock 'bonds.
Gas Company Applies for Franchise
John.' Carter, Marianna attorney,
representing the Consumers Gas
Co. of Tampa, appeared before the
city cornimissioners last Tuesday
night to negotiate a franchise, for
the privilege' of installing gas mains
throughout the city and establish-
ing a bulk distribution plant here.
No action will be taken by the board
until its January 11 meeting.
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Fresh Vegetables, Groceries and Meats
SALT WATER FISH DAILY



RICH'S CURB MARKET


Phone 306


Port St. Joe, Fla.


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PURE LINSEED OIL FURNITURE POLISH

We Contract Painting (Interior and Exterior)
and All Types of Construction
LET US GIVE YOU AN ESTIMATE


Gilbert Construction & Supply Co.
Adjoining Gene's Beauty Salon, Fourth Street
PHONE 335 PORT ST. JOE, FLA.


Come In and See
THE NEW GULF TIRE
In Our Specialty-Wash, Polish and Wax
00Good Gulf Gas, Oils and Grease
. M GULF SERVICE STATION


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NO POISON, MESS OR STAINING
NAVAL CHEMICAL COMPANY
OFFICIAL TERMITE INSPECTOR FOR F HA
PHONE 201 PORT ST. JOE, FLA.



FRIENDS

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WILKS JEWELRY COMPANY
Diamonds and Jewelry

WE TEACH WATCHES TO
TELL THE TRUTH




WE HANDLE ALL TYPES OF INSURANCE
FIRE LIFE CASUALTY BONDS
We recommend fire Insurance because its easy to start a fire

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HumbMl GENERAL PLUMBING
RSEaRJR SEWER CLEANING and REPAIR

G. W.BRODNAX <
1 Phone 88 Brooks Sporting Goods, '


It It's Hotter, We Ain't Seen It us a whole week. At that rate of
We don't know whether or not consumption we've enough of the
Patty Love'tt has a grudge -against doggone things to last us for three
us or not, but last week he brought years.
us in a num'iber of small hot peppers
that are so hot that one has lasted It pays to advertise- try it!


For MATTRESS WORK INNER SPRINGS
KU BOX SPRINGS
We are the only Mattress Plant within 100 miles that is
equipped to clean your cotton and place it in the mattress
in soft, fluffy layers.
MAIL POSTCARD TO
DIXIE MATTRESS COMPANY
628 Oak Avenue Panama City, Florida
Or Stop the Red and Yellow Truck HE'S IN PORT
ST. JOE EVERY FRIDAY

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