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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 17, 1948
Frequency: weekly
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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
CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE
4


THE


STAR


"TRADE AT HOME"
SPEND YOUR MONEY
WITH LOCAL
MERCHANTS AND GET
ANOTHER SHOT AT IT


If We Can't "Rib" Our Readers, We Don't Want 'Em To Read This Rag


VOLUME XI PORT ST. JOE, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1948 NUMBER 51


Sharks To Meet

Bainbridge Here

In First Grid Tilt

Boys Working Hard for Start-
ing Positions With Com-
petition Keen

The St. Joe Sharks open the 1948
football 'season here next Friday
night at 8 o'clock by meeting the
Bainbridge, Ga., high school team.
The Bainbridgeites defeated the lo-
cal lads 8-0 last year.
Daily practice sessions find can-
didates for this year's team work-
ing hard for starting assignments.
,and Coach Marion Craig is placing
much emphasis on blocking, timing
and ball-handling as it applies to
the Sharks' "T" attack.
Buster Owens, all conference
back, is expected to spark the St.
Joe offensive. He will handle the
kicking and add variety to the of-
fense by passing from his left half
position. Bill Davis is catching on
to the intricate maneuvers required
of a "T" formation quarterback,
'and Charles Whitehead and Bill
Fleming will add power and finesse
to the backfield. Bobby Gibson and
Tommy Simpson will see much re-
serve action.
Gene Chism and Ray Lawrence,
are leading candidates for the end
positions, with Paul Ramsey and
Bowman Price making strong bids
for these spots.
,." 'Henry Collier, S'.;'f" -'.- s. Loyd
Tubb and "Tank' McFarland are
hefty and willing tackle candidates,
but inexperience is the thing this
fouresome must overcome, says
Coach Craig. Collier and McFarland
are leading the others for starting
berths.
J. B. O'Brien and Ted Beard
Continued on page 8) "


Penalties For Those

Failing To Register

Up To $10,000 Fine and Five Years
In Hoosegow If Caught Evading

Seems that the number of regis-
trants for the draft in this area is
not coming up to expectations, and
those young men between 18 and
26 in Port St. Joe and vicinity who
have failed to register as pre-
scribed under the selective service
act are reminded of the penalties
provided for such failure.
'Section 12 (a) of the act provides
for penalties up to $10,000 fine and
five' years imprisonment if con-
victed of evading or refusing to
register for selective service.
Those who' have failed to regis-
ter are urged to hie themselves to
the city hall and register before
tomorrow, for after tomorrow the
local registration place will be
closed and all registrations will be
performed at the local board office,
which is located in Apalachicola.
Some veterans and reservists are
under the impression that they are
not required to register, but this is
erroneous, as they must register if
they come within the age limits
prescribed, except reservists who
are now on active federal duty.
The selective service act also
provides that persons registered
must keep with them at all times
the registration certificate issued
to them at the time of registration.
Failure to produce the certificate
when called upon to do so by per-
sons authorized under the act,
makes the registrant subject to the
penalties imposed by the law.


Air Markers Placed In

Port St. Joe and Wewa

Fifty Markers In West Florida Be-
ing Laid Out for Air Navigation

The state improvement commis-
sion is replacing air markers that
were removed at the outbreak of
World War II. and has scheduled
50 in Northwest Florida, including
Port St. Joe and Wewahitchka.
The St. Joe marker, which was
painted Monday on the roof of the
T. H. Stone building adoining The
Star office, is 75 by 90 feet and
has letters 10 feet high. An arrow
points to the local airport and the
latitude and longitude is given.
The marker at Wewahitchka, on
.the roof of the lona Theater, is 90
by 40 feet, with the latitude and
longitude and an arrow pointing
SSW to the Port St. Joe field.

MRS. MARTHA.MILLER
PASSES AWAY FRIDAY
Mrs. Martha Wistley Miller, 86,
of Millville. died last Friday night
at the home of her son, Dewey, in
Apalachicola. Services were held
Saturday in Millville with inter-
ment in the Millville cemetery.
She is survived by four daugh-
ters and two sons, including Mrs.
Hattie Richards and Mack Miller
of this city.
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Attending Virginia Intermont
Miss Maxie Brown left Sunday
for Bristol, Va., where she entered
Virginia Intermont College as a
freshman. She was accompanied by
her roommate, Miss Eloise Cole-
man of Santa Ana, Calif.. who met
Miss Brown here for the final leg
of her trip from the west coast.

Plan Recreation Night
The women of St. James Epis-
copal Church are planning for a ju-
nior high recreation night next Fri-
day evening from 8 to 10 o'clock at
the parish house.


(Ed Note: Under this heading,
for the benefit of readers of The
Star, will be given an unbiased
digest of the eleven constitu-
tional amendments to be voted
on in the November election.)

NO. 1 GASOLINE TAX
This resolution proposes the ad-
dition of new Section 17 to Article
9 of the Florida constitution, un-
der which, if adopted, all excise
taxes on gasoline or other like ,en-
gine fuel collected and retained by
the state shall be used exclusively
for construction and maintenance
of highways, streets and bridges,
airports and rights of way, or the
payment of indebtedness upon such
roads ,streets, bridges and airports.
It would allocate the use of four-
cents of the state gasoline tax to
the stat -road department for state
road purposes. It would direct the
distribution of the proceeds of a
fifth cent (about $6,000,000 a year)
so that 80% of the proceeds from
this one cent remaining to the
credit of a county after road and
bridge debt requirements are met
would be spent by the state road
department on state roads within
that county as the county commis-
sioners may direct. The remaining
20% will be spent by the county
commissioners for road and bridge
purposes.
Road users argue that,the state


Legislators Put

All Candidates On

Florida's Bal!ot

Wallace's Progressive Party Is
Conceded An Equal Place
With States' Righters

Representative George Tapper,
who participated in the special ses-,
sion of the legislature to pass some
sort of measure to clear up Flor-
ida's muddled November general
election problem, informed us yes-
terday morning that. after a nunm-
ber of amendments to keep the
Progressive party off the ballot
had been voted down, the house
finally passed 84 to 3 the senate-
approved measure which gave Wal-
lace's party equal place on the bal-
lot with the Thurmond States'
Rights party.
The house defeated by a vote of
51 to 36 an amendment to declare
the Progressive party communistic
and outlaw it in Florida, and also
rejected, by a vote of 76 to 10, a
move to kill the bill outright and
leave the law standing as it is.
The senate Tuesday passed, 33-1,
a bill adding Thurmond's and Wal-
lace's names to the ballot shortly
after approving an amendment 25-9
which gave the Wallace party equal
place on the ballot with the States'
Right party.
The house, on the other hand,
sent a whole stack of amendments
to the clerk's desk which would do"
everything from putting a whole
new bill under the title to making
minor technical revisions in the
senate version.
Under the bill, a voter may cast
a direct ballot for Dewey, Truman,
Thurmond or Wallace and all elec-
tors listed under their names by
placing an X in a circle at the top
of the ballot, or vote for each elec-
tor individually.


has 45,000 miles of state roads and
can only maintain 8000 mile, while
practically no money is available
for building secondary roads.
Opponents of this amendment
fear that the removal of the pro-
ceeds of the one cent, what they
now call the seventh cent of gas
tax, will deplete the general fund
of the state to the point where it
cannot meet county school commit-
ments of $42,000,000 a year.
County commissioners and high-
way users generally endorse the
measure; the Florida Education
Association opposes it.

NO. 2 SCHOOL BONDS
This resolution would change
Section 17 of Article 12 to permit
the legislature to provide for the
issuance of county school bonds
instead of special tax school dis-
trict bonds. The last legislature
consolidated the powers of all trus-
tee districts into one countywide
board of trustees.
The proposed amendment would
require a majority of the qualified
freeholders (property owners) to
approve any school bond issue, and
would limit the total bond debt for
schools to 15% instead of 20%. It
would make such bonds payable in
25 years instead of 30 years. It
also adds a sub-section which pro-
(Continued on page 2)


Largest Enrollment

Ever In Local School

Increase Necessitates Addition of
Two Extra Teachers To Faculty

Principal Marvin Rooks stated
yesterday that the present count
for the St. Joe'elementary and high
schools is 823, the largest enroll-
ment on record.
Because of this increased enroll-
ment, said Prof. Rooks, it has be-
come necessary to add two more
teachers to the faculty, Miss Ann
Fulton and Miss Janet Whitaker
having been secured to teach addi-
tional grade groups in the second
and fourth grades, respectively.
Rooks also states that Miss Sara
Jane Griffin has been appointed to
take the place of Miss Bertha
Drexel in the first grade.
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BETTER GET YOUR DRIVERS'
LICENSE AND AVOID RUSH
George Tapper, who issues state
drivers' licenses in St. Joe, reports
that but a small number have se-
cured them to date, and urges
all motorists to get 'em right away,
if not sooner, in order to avoid the
usual last-minute rush. 4'
His office will remain open until
6:30 Tuesday and Thursday of next
week and Saturday afternoons un-
til 5 for the benefit of those who
do not get off work until late.

Get Bass-Lose 'Em
Carl Armstrong and Denver Mil-
ler seem to be the original Hard
,Luck Kids. They were returning
from Lake Winiico Tuesday with a
choice string of bass (naturally
they were all whoppers) when they
ran out of gas almost at the White
City bridge. Denver dunked the
string of bass over the side while
the' gas was being put into the mo-
tor, and when the motor started up
the propeller cut the fish string
and the bass were nonescomatibus.
Denver and Carl claim that Henry
Gqddie can attest to the size of the
fish, if you need confirmation.

Enters U. of F. As Frosh
Tom Owens Jr.; left Tuesday for
Gainesville where he will enter the
University of Florida as a fresh-
man. He has been appointed band
assistant for the coming term by
Dr. Beecher, head of the music di-
vision of the university.

Visit Over Week-end
Mrs. W. J. Daughtry and Mrs. E.
C. Cason spent last Friday in Pan-
ama City and were accompanied
home for the week-end by the lat-
ter's daughter, Mrs. W. T. Goodson
and daughter Althea Rhea.

Returns To Chattahoochee
Mrs. J. E. Gilchrist returned to
her home in Chattahoochee Wed-
nesday after a visit of several days
here with Mrs". J. 0. Baggett, Mrs.
George Johnson and other friends.

Guests From Fort Walton
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Forehand had
as their guests last week-end the
latter's sister and husband, Mr. and
Mrs. W. C. Pryor of Fort Walton.
They returned home Tuesday.

Vacationing In Tennessee
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Sharit left last
week for a two weeks' vacation to
be spent in the mountains of south
Tennessee.

Visitors From Trilby
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Goodson of
Trilby, Fla., were recent guests of
Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Ferrell. Mr.
Goodson is Mrs. Ferrell's brother.


Freeholders Again

Vote Favorably On

City Building Bonds

Approve By 283 To 11 Bond Is-
sue for Construction of
Municipal Building

For the second time, freeholders
of Port St. Joe went to the polls
Tuesday and passed favorably upon
the issuance of $90,000 in munici-
pal bonds for the construction of
a new city hall, jail and firehouse.
The vote was 283 in favor of the
bonds and 11 opposed to their is-
suance. Of the 495 voters qualified
to cast ballots, 297 turned out to
more than make the necessary 50
per cent required to make the elec-
tion legal. Three of the ballots were
thrown out.
Poll keepers were B. H. Smith,
Mrs. J. L. Temple, Mrs. W. T. Mos-
ley and Mrs. W. M. Howell.
The bond issue had been voted
upon favorably at an election held
July 13, but due to the fact that
the election was called but 30 days
after passage of the resolution by
the city commission, whereas the
law specifics that 60 days must
pass after passage of such a reso-
lution before an election can be
held, it was necessary to again put
the proposition to the voters.
The new municipal building, to
be of modernistic construction, will
be located at the corner of Fifth
Street and Williams" Avenue.
It :will be some time before ac-
tual construction starts, since the
bond issue will have to be cleared
through the courts and advertised,
after which the architects will then
draw final plans and bids called
for from contractors.


Fish Fry To Raise Funds

For Parish House Roof

Layman's League Invites Public To
Put On Nosebag Next Thursday

The Layman's League of St.y
James Episcopal Church is plan-
ning a huge fish fry next Thurs-
day evening, September 23, from 6
to 8 o'clock on the church lawn at
Sixth Street. In the event of in-
clement weather, the fry will move
into the parish house and carry on
from there.
Purpose of the fish fry is to raise
sufficient funds to put a sadly-
needed roof on the parish house,
which has had a temporary roof
since its construction.
J. E. Rollins is in charge of ar-
rangements and will be ably as-
'sisted by all men of the parish.
The public is cordially invited to
come, bring their families, friends
and stray guests.
Mr. Rollins promises adults "all
you can eat" for $1.00, with a 50c
charge set for children up to the
age of 12 years.

LAST RITES TO BE HELD FOR
PFC. JOUGHIN AT ARLINGTON
Mrs. H. S. Lilius expects to leave
Monday for Washington, D. C., to
attend funeral services for her
brother, Pfc. Wallace A. Joughin
J., 23, who was killed on November
25, 1944.1, at Leyte.
Interment will take place in Ar-
lington Cemetery.

To Vacation In California
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Horton left
yesterday for a six or eight weeks'
vacation to be spent in California
and other western states.


Digest of Proposed Constitutional


Amendments










PAGE TV' H TR OTS.JE UFCUTFOIAFIASPEBR1,14


DINNER PARTY HONORS
COLLEGE STUDENTS
A delightful dinner party was en-
joyed last Friday evening at Hotel
St. Joe honoring students leaving
soon for college. After a delicious
repast, the guests journeyed to the
Moose hall where they enjoyed
dancing until a late hour to the mu-
sic of Maurice Maige and his Rol-
licking Roscoes.
Honored at the affair were Ran-
dall Brady, Bernard Pridgeon Jr.,
Tom Owens Jr., Miss Norma Lewis
and Miss Maxie Brown,
Enoying the evening with the
honor guests were the Misses Sara
Brinson, Joyce Sexton, Betty Doris
Dees, Irene Wilder, Lynette Trax-
ler, Marion Watts and Katherine
Jones, Bill Traweek. Gene Farris,
Claude Cowart and Buster Owens.

MRS. LAWSON HOSTESS TO
J.A.M.CLUB MONDAY NIGHT
Mrs. Eliza Lawson was hostess
to members of the J. A. M. Club
Monday night in her home on Reid
Avenue. An interesting hour of
sewing and visiting was enjoyed.
after which the hostess served a
delicious salad plate consisting of
tuna salad, openface sandwiches,
potato sticks, strawberry-shortcake
and lime punch to Mesdames Ruby
Pridgeon, Florrie Connell, Marguer-
ite Pridgeop, Callie Howell, Minnie
Ola Drake, Elaine Pridgeon, Lola
Costin, Gladys Boyer and Myrtice
Smith.
The next meeting of the club will
be with Mrs. Callie Howell at her
home on Eighth Street.

WESLEYAN GUILD MEETS
AT.HOME OF MRS. TUBB
A business meeting of the Wes-
leyan Guild was held Thursday eve-
ning of last week at the home of
Mrs. Loyd Tubb on Sixteenth St.
Following the meeting, a social
hour was enjoyed during which the
hostess served refreshments to
Mrs. Verna Smith, Mrs. Mark Tom-
linson, Mrs. Nobie Stone, Mrs. Min-
nie Evans, Mrs. P. J. Lovett, Mrs.
Marvin Rooks, Mrs. Alex LeGrone.
Miss Sara Kelly, Miss Netta Nib-
lack, Miss Margaret Smith and Miss
Beatrice Griffin.
Next meeting of the Guild will
be held September 23.

LADIES' AUXILIARY TO BE
ORGANIZED AT ST. JAMES
A meeting will be held Tuesday
night at 8 o'clock in the parish
house for the purpose of organiz-
ing a Ladies' Auxiliary of the. St.
James Episcopal Church for those
ladies who can not attend the af-
ternoon missionary meetings. A
definite Bible study program will
be under the direction of the Rev.
Lee Graham.
All ladies interested are invited
to be present in order that plans
can be made for this much-needed
work.

Four Return To F. S. U.
Miss Teresa Edwards, Miss Sara
Jo Costin, Miss Betty Sue McPhaul
and Miss Billy Jean Campbell have
resumed their studies at Florida
State University, Tallahassee.

Visiting In Palatka
Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Gautreaux,
who recently returned from New
Orleans, left Wednesday for Pal-
ataka where they will visit friends.

Off On Vacation
Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Brown are
taking a vacation of two weeks in
the Carolinas.

Enters Military College
George Suber Jr., left last week
for Milledgeville, Ga., where he has
entered Georgia Military College.


HELLO, WORLD!
- Mr. and Mrs. Sanford Armstrong
of Wewahitchka are announcing
the birth of a daughter, Cecelia
Ann, on September 4.

Mr. and Mrs. Fairo Aman of
White City announce the birth of
a son, Charles Linton, on Sept. 5.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Davis of
Highland View announce the ar-
rival on a son, Charles Lane, on
September 8.

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Tindell of
Highland View are announcing the
birth of a son, Roger Dean. on Sep-
tember 9.

Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Smith of
this city are the proud parents of
a daughter, Anita Lauren, born on
September 11.

Mr. and Mrs. Norris McCollum.
announce a feature attraction, Ron-
ald Melvin McCollum, who made
his appearance on the stage the
morning of September 15.
(All births occurred at the Port St.
Joe Municipal Hospital.)

BAPTIST W. M. U. IN B!BLE'
STUDY MONDAY AFTERNOON
The Baptist IW. M. U. met at the
church Monday afternoon for the
regular monthly Bible study. The
meeting was opened by singing
"'Tis So Sweet To Trust In Jesus,"
followed with prayer by Mrs. L. E.
Voss.
In the absence of Rev. L. J. Keels,
Luther Carden had charge of the
study topic. Acts 24ith chapter, and
gave a most interesting story of
Paul as he preached Christ to Felix
and his people.
A brief business session was con-
ducted by, the president, Mrs. J. 0.
Baggett, at which it was announced
that the Northwest Coast Associa-
tional meeting will be held Mon-
day, September 24, in Apalachicola,
and all were urged to attend. The
guest speaker will be Miss Pearl
Todd, returned missionary from
China.
The week 'of prayer program,
"Florida for Christ," will be held
Tuesday, Thursday and Friday of
next week at 3 p. m. at the church.
Mrs. J. E. Gilchrist, president of
the Chattahoochee. W. M. U., was
a guest and gave an interesting
talk on the work of her society and
its problems.
Circle meetings next Monday will
be as follows: Circle 1 with Mrs.
J. D. Lane, Kenney's Mill; Circle 2,
with Mrs. W. J. Daughtry, Fourth
Street; Circle 3 with Mrs. Mel Mag-
idson, Monument Avenue; Circle 4
with Mrs. James Lindsay, Fourth
Street.

PREACHING SERVICE AT
WHITE CITY THIS EVENING
Loyd NW. Tubb, pastor of the St.
Joe Methodist Church, announces
that there will be preaching serv-
ices this evening at 7 o'clock in the
community house at White City. A
social hour will follow the worship
service, at which time refreshments
will be served.
The people of White City and ad-
joining communities are invited to
attend.

To Entertain For Daughter
Mrs. Richard A. Cooper will en-
tertain fifty small guests at the
parish house this afternoon from 4
to 5:30 honoring her daughter,
Stephanyanne, on her fifth birthday.

To College In Alabama
Miss Norma Jean Lewis left Sun-
day for Judson College, Marion,
Ala., where she will major in voice.


Social Activities


Personals Clubs Churches
MYRTICE 0. SMITH, Editor PHONE 51


SUNDAY SERVICES

At the Churches
... . .. .. . .. .. .
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
Rev. L. J. Keels, Pastor
9:45 a. m.-Bible school for all.
10:55 a. m.-Morning worship.
6:55-Baptist Training Union.
8:00-Evening worship.
Prayer service Wednesday eve-
nings at 8 o'clock.

ST. JAMES EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Rev. Lee Graham, Pastor
17th Sunday after Trinity.
7:30 a. m.-Antecbmmunion and
meditation.
9:45 a. m.-Fall opening of Sun-
day school. Parents are asked to
attend with their children.
11:00 a. m.-Prayer and sermon.
Thursday, Sept. 23-6 to 8 p. m.
Fish fry in the church yard to raise
funds for parish house roof.
Friday, Sept. 24-8 to 10 p. m.
Junior high recreation sponsored by
the women of the church.

METHODIST CHURCH
Loyd W. Tubb, Pastor
9:45 a. m.-Church school.
11:00 a. m.-Morning worship.
7:00 p. in -Youth Fellowship.
8:00-Eve-ning worship.
Prayer service Wednesday eve-
ning at 7:30. Choir practice at S.

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Rev. Samuel J. Allen, Pastor
10:00 a. m.-Sunday school.
11:00 a. mi.-Worship service..
7:00 p. m.-Youth Fellowship.
Midwedk meeting Wednesday at
8:00 p. in.

KENNEY'S MILL BAPTIST
W. B. Holland, Pastor
tO0:00 a. m.--S-nnday school.
11:00 a. m.-Preaching service.
6:45 p. m.-B. T. U.
8:00 p m.-Preaching service.
Prayerme-eting Tuesday night at
S o'clock. W. M. U. meets Wednes,
days, at 3 u. m.

CATHOLIC SERVICES
Mass is held at St. Joseph's
Chapel the first Sunday of each
montli at 8 a. m. Second third and
fourth Sundays at 10:15 a. m

Attending Oglethorpe University
Mrs. Watson Smith returned home
Tuesday from Oglethorpe Univer-
sity, Ga., where she accompanied
her daughter, Margie, who is a
student there this term.

Enter F. S. U. As Freshmen
Entering' Florida State Univer-
sity, Tallahassee, as freshmen this
term are Miss Dorothy Minus, Miss
Hazel Burnette, Miss Peggy Hardy
and Bernard Pridgeon Jr.


AMENDMENTS

(Continued from page 1)
vides for special capital outlay
bonds to be issued for projects ap-
proved by the state board of edu-
cation. But such bonds still will re-
quire a majority of the qualified
freeholders to go to the polls and
approve them.
The school people have decided
that they will ask for the rejection
of this resolution in November, and
instead will offer at the next ses-
sion of the legislature a proposal
for issuing revenue bonds for
school buildings which will not
hIrve to be approved by the free-
holders.

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

PANAMA CITY, FLA,
Closed. Wednesday Afternoons


OCCUPATIONAL LICENSES DUE :

SAll Occupational Licenses are due and must be paid
for and on the walls of business houses by October *
1, 1948. All Beverage Licenses in the cities must be
bought from the City Clerk arid then brought to my
office before I can issue State and County Licenses.
So please secure your city license first and save delay. *




EDD. C. PRIDGEON
TAX COLLECTOR
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1. 0. 0. F. DEGREE TEAM FROM
TALLAHASSEE HERE SUNDAY
Jimmy Greer, noble grand of the
local Odd Fellows lodge, announces
that a degree team from Tallahas-
see will be here Sunday to confer
degrees on a class of 15 candidates
of Samaritan Lodge at the Masonic
hall.
A luncheon will be served at
12:30 and all candidates for the
first degree and members of the
lodge are invited to be present.

Returns To Sewanee
Edward Eells left Wednesday for
Sewanee, Tenn., to resume his
studies at the University of the
South, where he is majoring in
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1948 THE STAR, PORT ST. JOE, GULF COUNTY, FLORIDA


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Accommodations for Fishing Parties


Whiskey Beer Wine Dancing


Gulf Coast League

Cup Is Copped By

Apalach Saturday

Fifth Game of Shaughnessy
Playoff Sees Oystermen
Blank Eagles 4-0

The Apalachicola Oystermen set
the DeFuniak Springs Eagles down
4-0 Saturday afternoon in the fifth
and final game of the post-season
Shaughnessy playoff at Apalachi-
cola to cop the Gulf Coast League
pennant for the second time in two
years.
In the first game of the series,
the Eagles won 6-1, and they also
took the second game 7-0. But Ap-
alachicola bounced back to take
the third and fourth tilts and tie up
the series at 2-2.
In Saturday's game, Hendels set
the Eagle batters down with three
bingles while his mates were col-
lecting seven off Weaver, who toed
the rubber for the losers.
The first (and winning) run came
in the third inning on Grafimas'
single, a walk to Jim Grantham
and a hit by Buchannon. Up to this
point Weaver had held the Oyster-
men hitless. The other three runs
came in the last of the. seventh.
Apalachicola led the league by a
wide margin at the end of the reg-
ular season, dropping but one con-
test (to the Blountstown Bucca-
neers) and winning 26. DeFuniak,
runnerup in the loop, gave the Ap-
alachicolans a bad scare in the
final round, since they had knocked
off the favored Oystermen two
straight and needed only one more
to cinch the cup.
Apalachicola and DeFuniak ad-
vanced to the final round of the
playoffs by defeating the Port St.
Joe Saints and the Panama City
Spartans two straight each, the Ap-
alach nine copping from the Spar-
tans and the Eagles taking the.
Saints into camp.
The value of advertising depends
upon the people who r.sad the ad-
vertising--they can't read it it they
don't see it.


Bear Hunts Scheduled
In Apalachicola Forest
Will Be Sponsored By State Game
Commission and Forest Service
Old Man B'ar is due for a work-
ing over with the first of a series
of six three-day bear hunts in the
Apalachicola Forest set for Octo-
ber 6, 7 and 8 by the state game
and fresh water fish commission.
Special bear hunting permits will
be issued to groups of at least 10
hunters-none to individuals. One
group at a time will be permitted
to hunt during the series sched-
uled for October 6, 13, 20 and 27,
and November 3 and 10. The game
commission will co-operate with the


Published Weekly By
BOYLE8
DEPfRTMENT STORE
Port St. Jo., Florida


DEAR SHOPPERS:
The manner in which you re-
sponded to our Greatest Eighty-
Eight Cent Days last week makes
us feel inclined to write you a love
letter. We hope the feeling is mu-
tual, since you received many
thrilling values that you'll be talk-
ing about for months. "Thanks a
million" for making this one of our
most successful Events!
This would be a dull game if
some pleasant customers -did not
show their appreciation for the ser-
vice Boyles Department Store is
trying hard to render. Recently a
visiting customer from a much lar-
ger city than Port St. Joe was de-
lighted to find just what she
wanted in a PR1NTZESS suit and
a Henry Rosenfeld dress. "It's a
great relief, for I have shopped,
shopped and shopped," she said.
Hundreds of regular customers give
us pleasure and encouragement
from time to time with their kind
reniarks. They recognize the fact
that we have their interest, as well
as our own, at heart. Their confi-
dence is our greatest asset. We
know of no better foundation on
which to build.
Now for a little trip behind the
counters: Vanta Infant's
Wear has found a home at Boyles
Department Store, Port St. Joe
mothers will be pleased with
these fine garments nationally
known for quality. ... Jane Ir-
will Sweaters arrived this week
they have the New Look
and prices are more attractive than


U. S. Forest Service in staging the
six hunts.
Permit applications containing-
the names of individual party mem-
bers should be mailed to the dis-
trict ranger at Wilma, Fla. Money
orders, representing $5 for each
group member, must accompany ap-
plications, Group leaders will be
permitted to specify their hunting
date choice, but in case of conflict,
definite dates will be determined
by lot at the ranger's office on
September 24.

Return From Visit
Mr. and Mrs. Mel Magidson and
Miss Sara Jo Costin returned Wed-
nesday from a short visit with their
sister and family, Mr. and Mrs. W.
H. Carr, in Tuskegee, Ala.


Featuring
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ever. Three new fall shades
in Famous Mojud Hose they're
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crepe Skirts cost you only $5.95
here! Joan Kenley Blouses
are prettier than ever. Hundreds
and hundreds of yards of New Fall
Fabrics will give you 'that sewing
urge. .. Frostone Spuns in
solids and stripes are already mak-
ing a bit hit all wool Crepes
in a Florida weight are 54 inches
wide and cost you only $2.95 yard.
. Fall colors in Gabardines
are most pleasing to the eye .
New Checks and Plaids in Quad-
riga Prints are in the limelight;
New arrivals in Justina, Junior
Firsts and Henry Rosenfeld dresses
make our Ready-to-Wear Depart-
ment more interesting than ever.
. All wool Coats for girls 2
to 14. Buy now on Lay-A-
Way! Another shipment of those
special Black Suede Ballerinas at
$1.99 the first lot went out
with a Bang! Fall Wright
Hats for men are better at a lower
price -Wright Hats are
right!! Men, now is the time to
buy a Curlee Top Coat we've
waited nearly three years for these
. Curlee Suits will be rolling
soon! We're really proud to offer
you this outstanding line of cloth-
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week three to four weeks
delivery now! Sport Coats
and extra pants, too. A customer
calls this curtain falls .
a new act next week!
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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, 1937, at the
Postoffice, Port St. Joe, Fla.. under Act of March S, 1879.
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TO ADVERTISERS-In case of eor or omissions in adver-
tiaements, the publishers do not hold themselves liable for
daumaB further than amount received for such advertisemest.

The spoken rvord is given scant attention; the printed -word
is thoughtfully weighed. The- spoken word barely asserts;
the printed word thoroughly convinces. The spoken word
ts lost; the printed word remains.

Our Country Right or Wrong

IF PRICE CONTROL CAME BACK
Every argument in favor of price control falls
flat when it comes up against this fact: You
can't make a man produce at a loss, or sell goods
for less than it costs him to buy and handle them.
Most price control schemes call for rolling all
prices' back to the level of some specific period
-last year, for instance. Yet, since that time, we
have had another round of wage increases, with
more pending right now. We have had continu-
ance of gigantic spending by the government,
which is one of the surest of all ways to keep in-
flation going. We have had a tax reduction,
which means that there is more money available
to compete for goods.
If price control were to go into effect tomor-
row, what would happen? The manufacturers
of most commodities make a profit of around 6
per cent, so if they earned nothing at all the cut
in prices would be too small to be noticed. The
retailers from whom you buy, like Boyles De-
partment Store, Young's Food Store, the St. Joe
Hardware, Brooks Sporting Goods, etc., -earn, as
profit, two to five cents out of each dollar you
spend with them. All the rest goes for stock, pay--~
rolls, rent, taxes, and so on. So, if they worked
for the love of the game alone, your budget
would be cut very little. The worker certainly
isn't going to take a pay cut in order to bring
prices down. As a consequence, we would have
fewer goods and goods of poorer quality-and
more arid more items would be siphoned off into
the black market where the price charged is
every penny the buyer will cough up.,
Without price control, manufacturers and re-
tailers are competiting for the public's business,
and no one can peg prices. They find their own
level; And that level, whether it be high or low,
is determined by the times.

The life story of Harry S. Truman, as pub-
lished by the national Democratic committee,
contains the following: "After the failure of his
haberdashery venture, Harry S. Truman was
elected to a county judgeship. Judge Trumnan
earned a salary of $6300 a year during his eight
years as presiding judge. Jackson county people
say with respect, 'Harry Truman came out of
county, office poorer than he went in'." If High
Handed Harry was bankrupt when he went into
office and came out poorer than when he went
in, he was in almost as big a hole as he's in now.

When the yellow of eggs mixed with the red
in his speech, it made a lot of Wallace's black
and white followers,,mighty blue.

Somebody has said that what this country
needs is two living ex-presidents. If Hoover
don't die in the next few months it looks like
we're going to have 'em.


10 YEARS AGO

From the Files of The Star


Bid Made for Quick-Freeze Plant
With endorsement by the state
cabinet for an application to PWA
for a loan and grant to finance a


YOUTH'S BRAVE NEW WORLD?
We notice, in looking at still and moving pic-
tures of rallies for Henry Wallace, that the ma-
jority of those in attendance are young people.
Every radical movement, whether it be Com-
munist or some milder form of red, goes all out
in attempting to enlist young people. Old ideas
of government, economics and practically every-
thing else, the argument runs, are outmoded and
ridiculous. Tradition is meaningless. So it is up
to youth to bring a brave new world into being
by setting up some kind of system in which
everything will be done for everybody, and a
handful of government officials with unlimited
powers will make all the decisions.
It cannot be denied that the efforts to line up
youth in causes which are essentially totalitarian
in naure has met with considerable success.
Speakers whose idea of progress is to destroy
everything that has gone before, commonly find
their most enthusiastic audiences on university
campuses. And political organizations like Wal-
lace's so-called Progressives make no secret of
the fact that they expect to find a fertile field
for proselytizing among the young.
Thts is the result of a grave defect in the Am-
erican educational system-a defect which may
eventually be fatal to freedom if it goes uncor-
rected long enough. Some of the standard text-
books used in our leading colleges couldn't serve
the cause of Communism or Socialism better if
they had been written by Karl Marx in person.
By direction and indirection they make it appear
that the economic system we call capitalism ex-
ists primarily to permit the few to exploit the
many and that the only solution is to let the gov-
ernment run the whole works.
This is the doctrine that produced communism
in Russia, naziism in Germany, fascism in Italy,
and has been responsible for more misery, more
oppression, and more human slavery than any-
thing thought up since the days of Attila the
Hun. It is a provable fact that capitalism-which
simply means the right to own property and to
use it in any legal way-is the only economic
system which can exist along with representative
.government. And there shouldn't be any mys-
tery as to why that is so, If we are to have eco-
nomic dictatorship, we must have/ political and
social dictatorship to make it work. If it weren't
for our system, you wouldn't be reading this edi-
torial in The Star, for articles of this type would
be banned, and Ye Ed probably taken out and
shot if he did dare print it.
It is about time we taught a few fundamental
truths to young and old alike. Among them is
the fact that capitalism has given more people
infinitely more material gains than any other
system yet devised. It has given us liberty and
human dignity. Its benefits are share by the
many instead of the few. And, so far as youth is
concerned, it offers an unlimited opportunity for
service and achievement. That, regardless of
what the textbooks and the rabble rousers may
say, is the truth.


In Philadelphia the Democrats reserved their
cheering and homage for Franklin D. Roosevelt.
At Birmingham, the Dixiecrats gave their ap-
plause and homage to Robert E. Lee. Nothing
like living in the past/,especially when you have
no future.-Sycamore (Ohio) Leader.

President Truman went on a deep sea cruise
to plan his political campaign. That's a case of
a fellow doing some shallow thinking over deep
water from what we've seen of his campaign
so far.

Nowadays a fellow never asks a girl if he is
the first one she ever kissed. He knows better.


-series of quick-freeing and storage
plants around the coast for Flor-
ida's salt water fishing industry,
the Port St. Joe Chamber of Com-
merce, at its last meeting, instruct-
ed the secretary to get in touch
With proper authorities and request
that one of the units be located at
Port St. Joe.
Roche Moves To New Location
Roche's Appliance Store, operated


by W. C. Roche, Port St. Joe's only
complete appliance store, is now
located in the Winchester building
adoining the Port Theater. Mr.
Roche feels the new building and
the new location give him a much
greater advantage in displaying his
wares.
Barrier Heads C. of C.
W. W. Barrier was ,chosen as
president of the Port St. Joe Cham-


ber of Commerce at a meeting of
the newly-organized board of direc-
tors held Monday afternoon. New
directors named last week are W.
W. Barrier, J. W. Kerr and 1Horace
Soule. T. M. Schneider was re-
elected to the board. Kerr and
Soule were named as vice-presi-
dents and Kerr was elected treas-
urer. The office of secretary was
left open for applications.
Race Track Being Laid Out
B. W. Eells Jr., with the assist-
ance of a number of WPA workers,
this week started work of survey-
ing and laying out a half-mile dirt
race track upon which horse races
will be held during the Centennial
Celebration in December. The track
will be located east of Monument
Park.
Students To Write School News
A section, of The Star has been
turned over to school students and
they will issue a weekly bulletin
under the heading of "The Tattler."
The staff consists of Dorothy Tra-
wick, society editor; Edward Hufft,
editor-in-chief; Al Schneider, as-
sistant editor and sports editor;


Dick Stepp and Paul Johnson, joke
editors. A rival 'staff on The St.
Joe Sentinel, writing under the
heading "The Buzz," consists of
Winston Jones, Toupie Gibson, Vir-
ginia Stoutamire, Kathleen Saun-
ders, Ausley Stoutamire, Alla Mae
Darcey and Lelia Smith.
Prows Smith
Miss Mary Eliabeth Smith and R.
D. Prows were married Friday, Sep-
tember 9, at the Methodistparson-
age in Winsboro, La. They are
making their home with Mr. and
Mrs. C. A. LeHardy at present.


Have Sunday Guests
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Daughtry had
as their guests Sunday the former's
brother and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Will
Daughtry of Sopchoppy, and his
mother, Mrs. H. C. Daughtry of
Moultrie, Ga.

Deaths by Disasters
There were 480 lives lost in the
Texas City, Tex., explosion. By
comparison the past decade has
seen an average of about 1,390
deaths caused by disasters each -
year. This year is no exception.
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Week-end Guest
Miss Thomasine Campbell of We-
wahitchka was the week-end guest
of Miss Sara Jo Costin at her home '
on Monument Avenue.
NOTICE
'The registration book of Guif county will
be open in the following precincts beginning
the first Monday in September (Sept. O6)
until 30 dlys preceding the general hlctio n,
which will be October 4, 194S, for lthi. pur-
pose of registering el eetors who are not now
registered to vote in the general election:
Precincts Nos. 1 and 2-'-kast and West
Wewahitelcka-In the office at Court House.
Precinct No. 3 Ialkeith Mrs. Bvlte
Cumrbie
Precinct No. 4 Oversreet Mr. T* .1.
Kiinard.
Precinct No 5--Higlland View-W. 11.
Weeks' Store.
Precinct No. 6-White City-AMrs. George
Harper's Store
Preeinct'lNo. 7-Kenney's Mlill-Mrs. Ivey
Williamr.
Precinct No. s8-North Port St. Joe-
Mrr. E. C. Pridgeon, Jr
Precinct No. 9-South Port St. Joe-
Mrs. Roy F. Ga-kin.
MnRS. C. U. RISl,
Siier\isor of Riegistration.
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Abigail Adams, wife of Pres. John
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Avoid frostbite by stocking up on quality sporting goods
and sports wear from BROOKS HARDWARE AND
SPORTING GOODS. See them also for Quality Hard-
ware and Evinrude and Elto Outboard Motors .


demonstrations cheerfully given.


Dairy Industry of

State Has Reached

Major Proportions

Approximately 1000 Dairymen
Are Now Milking About
151,000 Cows

The dairying industry in Florida
is fast coming into its own, accord-
ing to John M. Scott, chief dairy
supervisor at Gainesville. "Since
the 'Milk and Milk Products Law'
went into effect in October 1929,
the dairy cow population has more
than doubled," said Scott. "During
the coming fall and winter there
will be milked more than 151,000
cows in Florida."
Today Florida has approximately
1000 dairymen who are milking
cows and selling milk for a liveli-
hood, and more farmers, especially
in north and west Florida, are
turning to dairying in addition to
their other products. Between 70
and 72 million gallons of milk were
produced in this state during 1947.
Turning this production into dol-
lars and cents, it represents a total
value of more than $35,000,000
which has come into the pockets
of Florida dairymen.
With dairymen, milk plant op-
erators and ice cream manufac-
turers giving steady employment to
more than 10,000 perons, the dairy-
ing industry of Florida has reached
major proportions. Thousands of
dollars have been spent in recent
years for new milk plants; dairy
barns and other equipment neces-
sary to the operations of dairies
which come up to the Florida stan-
dard in sanitation and other re-
quirements.
In 1947 the state of Florida im-
ported 1,422,07 gallons of milk and
in the same year 2,086,326 gallons
of cream and 2,005,922 pounds of
cottage cheese were shipped into


Florida from other states.
The ice cream business of the
state is also growing. During the
year 1947 and through June 30,
1948, 90 wholesale ice cream manu-
facturers and 303 retail manufac-
turers were issued permits by the
department of agriculture. These
manufacturers produce from 12 to
15 million gallons of ice cream and
kindred novelties during each year.
This fast expanding industry is
practically in its infancy, and each
year importations of milk, craam
and cottage cheese are being re-
duced, as more farmers are realiz-
ing the potentialities and the profit
derived from this industry.

Cheese Retains Value
The vitamin A value of cheese
corresponds to that of the milk from
Which it is made, with the cheese
retaining a very high proportion of
the vitamins present in the milk.
The vitamin A content of cheese
does not appear to vary significantly
during ripening and storage.


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Bring in your older pairs and let us
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daily shoe changes.

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Schools Receive Third The$192 minto timum foundation pro-

Payment From State gram, enacted by the legislature in
1947, was designed to raise and

Total of $36,537 Received To Date equalize teacher pay, education
standards, and educational oppor-
Under Foundation Program tunities throughout Florida.
It is estimated the total cost of
Gulf county schools received a the program for 1948-49 will be
$12,179 third installment of state $41,750,179. This is only $249,821
funds this week under the mini- less than the $42,000,000 top placed
mum foundation program. This by the legislature.
brings to $36,537 the total sent the ___
county, this year. Called To Bedside of Brother
Of this September allotment. $9,-
561 is for teacher salaries, $1,164 Thomas McPhaul was called to
for transportation and $1,454 for Tampa early Monday morning to
other current expenses. the bedside of his brother, Steve,
Estimated state allocation for who passed away Monday after-
Gulf county this year is $16:1;,62. noo"ll- Miss Betty Sue McPhaul ac-
The county in turn must contribute companies her father to Tampa.


Home From Vacation
Mrs. Lillian McNair Returned on
Thursday of last week from a vaca-
tion of a week spent in Charlotte,
N. C., where she visited with Mr.
and Mrs. L. C. Wilson. 'She also

visited the Linville Caverns, Blue
Ridge Parkway and the Great
Smoky 'Mountains and reports a
grand time.

Convalescing After Operation
Wilbur Smith is now convalesc-
ing at his home on Long Avenue
after undergoing an operation at
the municipal hospital. His many
friends wish him a speedy return
to health.


Advertising today is a good way
to build prestige Ifor future years.


NOTICE OF FICTITIOUS NAME
Not ice i hereby given that parsuan t to
Chapter 20953. La.ws of Florida, Acts of
1941. the uidlersigned persons intrndl to
r-Lwister \withi th, Clerk of t l- Circuit (Court
of Gulft County. Florida, four weeks after
tinh fi-sii publelition of this notice, the fic-
titions or trade name under which they will
bhe eniglg'd ill l usineas ild ill which soil
uisiines.- is to be carried oil,. to-wit: IKEN-
NEY'S HiEACH COTTAGES. Port St. Joew,
,'loridai. First publiention Sept. 10. 1948.'
9-10 BASIL E. KE INNE, .Ir.
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1941. the undeosigned persons intend to
1941. the undersigned persons intend to
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tife first publication of this notice. the fie-
titious or trade h.itne under which they will
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PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS TO BE VOTED ON IN NOVEMBER, 1948


NOTICE OF ELECTION cordanoe with law providing for the levy
WHEREAS, The Legislature of 1947, of taxes and such tax shall not be ap-
under the Constitution of 1885, of the plied to any purpose other than the
State of Florida, did pass 11 Joint Reso- payment of the principal and interest of
lutions proposing amendments to the said bonds.
'Constitution' to the State of Florida, and (b) In addition to the bonds authorized
.the same were agreed to by a vote of in paragraph (a) above, and subject to
three-fifihs of all the ,members elected the limitations and provisions thereof
to each houtr; that the votes on said and of Section 6 of Article IX of the Con-
Joint Resolutions were entered upon their stitution of Florida, the Legislature may
respective Journals, with the yeas and also provide for the issuance of Special
nays thereon and they did determine and Capital Outlay bonds by County Boards
-direct that tle said Joint Resolutions be of Education for school capital outlay
submitted to the electors of the State at projects hereafter acquired or construct-
the General Election in November. 1948. ed, but said bonds shall be limited to
NOW, THEREFORE, I, B. A. GRAY, projects and amounts approved by the
Secretary of State of the State of Florida, State Board of Education as' prescribed
GENERAL ELECTION ly as prescribed by law within not to
will be held in each county in Florida exceed twenty years from the date of
on Tuesday next succeeding the first issuance; Provided, that no Special Cap-
Monday in November A. -D. 1948, the ital Outlay bonds shall be issued here-
said Tuesday being the under which, together with the school
SECOND DAY OF NOVEMBER indebtedness of such county including
for the ratification or rejection of the special tax school district indebtedness,
said Joint Resolutions proposing Amend- shall exceed twenty per cent (f the
ments to the Constitution. of the State' of assessed value of the taxable property of
Florida, ivs such county according to the last assess-
ment for county purposes prior to. the
1 issuance of such Special Capital O$tlay


BOUSE JOwrT RBEOLUTIOm NO. 1269
A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an
Amendment to Article IX of the State
Constitution by adding thereto an addi-
-tional Section providing that all excise
taxes upon gasoline or other motor fuel
products collected and retained .shall be
used for public highway,' street and air-
port purposes, and prescribing the dis-
trb nutl nd use of certain portions of

B XP RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLA-
URE OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA:
That the following Amaendment to Ar-
ticle IX of the State Constitution by add-
ing thereto an additional section pro-
viding that all excise taxes upon gas-
oline or other motor fuel products col-
lected and retained shall be used for
public ,highway, street and airport pur-
poses, ,and- prescribing the distribution
and' use of certairT portions of said taxes,
is herety agreed to and shall be sub-
:-mitted to the electors of the State for
,ratification or rejection at the next Gen-
'.eral Election to be held in 1940, as
follows:
SECTION 17. All excise taxes .now or
-'hereafter imposed upon gasoline or cther
,: like products of petroleum or upon all
-,.combustible gases and liquids used in
internal combustible engines for the gn-.-
'eration of power to propel vehicles and
, aircraft, which are collected and retained
',shall be used exclusively for the re.e,I
':acquisition, construction, reconstruction.,
.-repair, operation and maintenance of
: roads, streets, bridges and rights of
way therefore or for airports, or for the
"payment of indebtedness and interest
thereon incurred for the lease, acquisi-
.1'ion, construction, reconstruction, repair.
S-operation and maintenance of roads,
'streets, bridges and rights of way there-
l.-for or for airports., Of all State excise
taxes collected and retained upon gasoline
or other like products of petroleum, ex-
cept aviation fuel, not less than four
; cents tax per gallon on such products
shall be used by the State Road Depart-
ment for state road purposes in the man-
:ner provided by law. One cent or more
-tax per gallon upon gasoline or other
like products of petroleum, except avia-
-lion fuel, -shall hereafter be imposed -by
-the Legislature and the proceeds retained
.distributed among the several counties
-and used io the same manner as the
"Second Gas Tax is distributed among
-the several counties and used by the
State Board of Administration, the State
Road Department- and the several Boards
*of County Commissioners as provided in
'Section 16, Article IX, of this Constitu-
,tion but with no limitation as "I t'e
,duration of such tax; provided 80% sur-
tplus funds shall be expended by the
.State Road Department for state roe:is
tin the county as directed by the oanrd
0i- County Commissioners thereof. Any
taxes that may be imposed upon aviation
fuel shall be used exclusively fcr air-
ports and access thereto in the manner
provided by law. Nothing in thil Section
shall repeal or modify Section 16, Article
\ X, of this Constitution: This Section
-shall take effect July 1, 1949.

IOUSZf JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 1007
A JOINT RESOLUTION Pro.nsing to
Amend Section 17 of Article XII of the
.Constitution of the State of Florida.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLA-
TURE OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA:
That the following Amendment to Sec-
tion 17 of Article mXII of the Constitution
of the State of Florida relating to educa-
tion is hereby agreed to and shall be sub-
mitted to the electors of the State of
Florida for ratification, or rejection at
the General Election to be held in 1948
as follows:
SECTION 17. (a) The Legislature
may provide for the issuance by the
County Board of Education of each coun-
ty of bonds for the exclusive use of the
public free schools within the county,
whenever the same shall have been ap-
proved by a majority of the votes cast
in an election in which a majority of the
freeholders who are qualified electors
residing in such county shall participate,
but no bonds shall be issued he-eunder
which, together with the school indebt-
edness of such county including special
tax school district indebtedness incurred
prior to the adoption of this amendment
and indebtedness incurred under the pro-
visions of this paragraph. shall exceed
fifteen per cent of the assessed value of
the taxable property of the county ac-
cording to the last assessment for county
purposes prior to the issuance of such
bonds. Any bonds issued hereunder shall
become payable serially within not to
exceed twenty-five years from the date
of issuance as prescribed by the Legis-
lature Whenever any county has voted
in favor of the issuance of such bonds
a special.tax for the payment of the.
interest on said bonds and the principal
thereof as the same shall become due
c--A os-. "e -31a be levied on the tax-
able pro;Icrt' within the prmintv in a..-


Bonds. Thne principal of and interest
on such special bonds shall be payable
from a fund established in each county
comprised of moneys authorized and ap-
portioned by the Legislature for school
capital outlay and debt service purposes
and moneys provided by the county from
county school revenue sources including
ad valorem taxes, as authorized or re-
quired by the Legislature subject to
the limitations of the Constitution relating
to ad valorem taxes for school pur-
poses. Such bonds shall not be bonds or
debts of the State of Florida or enforce-
able against the credit, or taxing power of
the State.


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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 869
A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an
Amendment to the Constitution by add-
ing -thereto an adidlional Section creat-
ing two additional Senatorial -Districts.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLA-
TURE OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA:
That the following Amendment to Ar-
ticTi "'I of, the State Constitution. by
adding thereto Section 6 erecting two
additional Senatorial Districts, is here-
by agreed to. and submitted to the elec-
tors of the State for ratification or re-
jection at the General Election in 1948,
as follows:
SECTION 6. There is hereby created
two additional Senatorial Districts to be
known as the Thirty-ninth (39th) and
Fortieth :(40lh) Senatorial Districts. The
Thirty-ninth (39th) Senatorial District
shall consist of Monroe County. The
Fortieth (40thl Senatorial District shall
consist of Washington and Calhoun Coun-
ties. Nothing herein shall disturb the
Thirty-eight (38) existing Senatorial Dis-
tricts. A special election shall be called
in the said Thirty-ninth (39th) Senatorial
District and in the said Fortieth (40th)
Senatorial District within Seventy-five
(75) days after the election in 1948, to
elect a Senator from each of said Dis-
tricts. The Senator elected from the
Thirty-ninth (39th) Senatorial District
shall hold office from his election, for
a term ending on the First Tuesday after
the First Monday in January, 1952; and
the Senator elected from the Fortieth
(40th) Senatorial District shall hold office
from his electica for a term ending on
the first Tuesday after the first Manday
in January, 1950, and thereafter Sen-
ators elected from said Districts shall
hold office for a term of Four years.
Provided: t-sct the Legislature is author-
ised by law to alter or abolish said Dis-
tricts wherever representation in the
Snate is re on orined.


to the amendment of said Constitution,
be and the same is hereby agreed to
and shall be submitted to the electors of
the State of Florida for approval or re-
jection at the next General Election to
be held in the year 1948, that is to say,
that Section 1 of Article XVII of the
Constitution of the State of Florida be
amended so as to read as follows:
SECTION 1. Either branch of the Leg-
islature, at any regular session, or at
any special or extraordinary session
thereof called for such purpose either in
the governor's original call or any amend-
ment thereof, may propose the revision
or amendment of any portion or por-
tions of this Constitution. Any such
revision or amendment may relate to
one subject or any number of subjects,
but no amendment shall consist of more
than one revised article of the' Consti-
tution.
If the proposed revision or amend-
ment is agreed to by three-fifths of the
members elected to each House, it shall
be entered upon their respective Jour-
nals with the yeas and nays and pub-
lished in one newspaper in each county
where a newspaper is published for
two times, one publication to be made
not earlier than ten weeks and the other
not later than six weeks, immediately
preceding the election at which the same
is to be voted upon, and thereupon sub-
mitted to the electors of the State for
approval or rejection at the next Gen-
eral Election, provided, however, that
such revision or amendment may be sub-
mitted for approval or rejection in a
special election under the conditions de-
scribed in and in the manner provided
by Section 3 of Article XVII of this
Constitution. If a majority of the elec-
tors voting upon the amendment adopt
such amendment the same shall become
a part of this Constitution.

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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 66
A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an
Amendment to Article V of the Consti-
tution of Florida, relating to the Judi-
cial Department by adding thereto a Sec-
tion relating to the retirement of Judges
of the Supreme and Circuit Courts.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLA-
TURE OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA:
That the following Amendment to Ar-
ticle V of the Constitution of Florida,
by adding a Section to be known as
Section 46 of said Article V, is hereby
agreed to and shall be submitted to the
electors of the' State of Florida for rat-
ification or rejection at the next Gen-
eral Election to be held in 1948, as fol-
lows:
SECTION 46: Justices of the Supreme
Court and Judges of the Circuit Courts,
eligible 'to retire with compensation,
may instead of resigning elect to retire,
in which case they shall be qualified to
continue to perform all of the functions
of their respective offices when called up-
on by the Chief Justice, if it be a Supreme
Court Justice, or by the Senior Circuit
Judge of his Circuit, if it be a Judge of
the Circuit Court. They shall severally
receive the same retirement compensation
as if they had resigned. Upon assign-
ment by the Governor to any other Cir-
cuit such retired Circuit Judge shall
have the same jurisdiction and powers
as .other Circuit Judges. No such re-
tired Justice or Judge shall be required
to perform duties without his consent.
Call to duty may be by special or gen-
eral revocable order. Any Justice or
Judge who may have resigned before
this amendment beccmines operative, may
come within its terms by filing a certifi-
cate of his v'tlingness to do so with
the Clerk of the Supreme Court.
7


at e* r HOUSE JOINT REnOLUTION NO. 1379
4 A JOINT 1iRSOLUTION Proposing an
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 179 Anmendment to Article VIII of the Consti-
A JOINT RESOLUTION, Proposing t uton of the State of Florida relative to
Ameniment'of Section 4, Article III of assessment of property for taxes and the
the Constitution of the State of Florida collection of taxes, by adding thereto ad-
relating to the eligibility of members ditional sections to provide that in the
relating to the eligibility of members County of Saint Lucie, State of Florida,
f the Legislature, their compensation the County Tax Assessor shall assess the
anBE IT RESOLVEneratD BY TE LEGISLA- property of the County for the purpose
URE OF TEE SDTATE OF FLOR IDA: of levying State, County, School and
URSECTION 1. TE SThat the f F 11 win Municipal taxes levied by the State,
SECTION 1ent to Section 4, Article III of County, County School Board, School
Ame constitution of the State of Florida Districts, Special Tax School Districts and.
the eating to thutione ligibility he Statf members of Municipalities of the County, and that the
the Legislature, their compensation and County Tax Collector shall collect the
rem uneration, is hereby agreed to and saBid tax. RESOLVED BY THE LEGISA-
shall be submitted to the electors of the BE IT RESOLVED BY TE LEGISLA-
State of Florida for ratification or re- TURE OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA:
That the following Amendment to Ar-
jection at the next General Election' to tiJe VIII of the Constitution of the State
say that Section 4 of Article III of the of Florida relative to the assessment and
Constitution of the State of Florida shall collection of all taxes in the County of
e amended and as amended shall read Saint Lucie, State of Florida, by adding
be amended and as amended sha re thereto additional sections to be known
"SECTION 4. Legislators, qualifica- as Section 13 and Section 14, be and the
same is 'hereby agreed to and shall be
tions, salaries, etc. Senators and mem- submitted to the electors of the State
bers of the House of Representatives of Florida for ratification or rejection
shall be duly qualified electors in the at the General Election to be held on
respective counties and districts for the first Tuesday after the,first Monday
which they were chosen. The pay of in November, 1948, as follows:
members of the Senate and House of SECTION 13. 1. From and after Jan-
Representatives shall be ten dollars a day uary 1, 1950, the County Tax Assessor
for each day of the session: and in addi- in the County of Saint Lucie, State of
tion thereto they shall be paid for sub- Florida, shall assess* all property for all
sistence not more than seven dollars and State, County, School, and Municipal
fifty cents a day for each day of the taxes to be levied in the County by the
session, and mileage to be paid to and State, County, County School board,
from their homes to the seat of govern- School Districts. Special Tax School Dis-
ment by the nearest and most prac- tricts and Municipalities.
tical route at the rate of not more than 2. The Legislature shall at the Legis-
seven and one-half cents per mile for lative Session in 1949 and from time to
not more than four round trips in any time thereafter, enact laws, to take effect
regular session nor for more than two only after approval by the electors of
round trips in any special or extraordi- said County at a referendum called for
nary session." that purpose, specifying the powers, func-
l tions, duties and compensation of Count#y
5 Tax Assessor, designated in Paragraph 1
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 118 of this Section 13, and shall likewise, pro-
A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an vide by law for the extension on the
Amendment of Section 1 of Article XVII assessment roll of the County Tax Assess-
of the Constitution of the State of Florida., r of all taxes levied, by tes State, Coun-
relatirg to the Amendment of said Con- 'y, County School BEard. Sc.:col Districts
stitution. speciall Tax School Districts and Mun.-
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLA- .palities.
TURE OF T1E STATE OF FLORIDA: SECTION 14. 1. From and after Jane.-
That the following Amendment of ary 1, 1950, th2 C-.mlni Tax Collector of
Section 1 of Article XVII of the Con- the County of Saint Lucie. State of
tittion rf tthi State nf F!nrida. relative Florida. shall collect all taxes levied in


the County by the State, County, County
School Board, School Districts, Special
Tax School Districts and Municipalities.
2. The Legislature shall at the Legis-
lative Session of 1949, and from time to
time thereafter enact laws to take effect
only after approval by the electors of
said County at a referendum called for
that purpose, specifying the powers, func-
tions, duties and compensation of Coun-
ty Tax Collector designated in Paragraph
I of This- Section 14, and shall likewise
provide for the collection, care, custody,
reporting and disbursement of all taxes
collected by the County Tax Collector.
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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 384
A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an
Amendment to Article VIII of the Con-
stitution of the State of Florida relative
to assessment of property for taxes and
the collection of taxes, by adding there-
to additional sections to provide that in
the County of Broward, State of Florida,
the County Tax Assessor shall assess
the property of the County for the pur-
pose of levying State, County, School and
Municipal taxes levied by the State,
County, County SchCol 'Board. School
Districts, Special Tax School Districts,
Port Districts, Drainage Districts, and
any other taxing districts, and munici-
palities of the County which by ordi-
nance request theii taxes to be so assessed
and levied, and that the County Tax Col-
lector shall collect and distribute the said
taxes.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLA-
TURE OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA:
That the following Amendment to Ar-
ticle VIII of the Constitution of. the State
of Florida relatl.'e to the assessmnint and
collection of all taxes in the County of
Broward. State of Florida, by adding
thereto additional sections to be num-
bered by the Secretary of State, be and
the same is hereby agreed to and shall be
submitted to the electors of the State of
Florida for ratification or rejection atz
the Generpl Election to be held on the
first Tuesday after the first Monday in
November. 1943, as follows:
SECTION-From and after January
1, 1950, the County Tax Assessor in the
County of Broward, State of Florida,
shall assess all property for all State,
County, School, and Municipal taxes to
be levied in the County by the State,
County, County School Board, School
Districts, Special Tax School Districts.
Port Districts, Drainage Districts, and any
other taxing districts, and municipali-
ties which by ordin-nice request their
taxes to be so asse.eld.
The Legislature shall at the Legislative
Session in 1019 and from time to time
thereafter, enact laws specifying the
powers, functions, duties and compan-
sation of County Tax Assezzsr, desig-
nated in the first paragraph of this
Section, and shall li:kewi:e, provide by
law for the extension on the assessment
roll of the County Tax Assessor of all
taxes levied by the State, County. County
School Board, School Districts, Special
Tax School Districts, Port Districts, D:-rin-
age Districts, and any other taxing dis-
tricts, and municipalities, whose taxes
mnay be assessed by the County Tax
Assessor pursuant to.the first paragraph
of this section.
SECTION -- From and after January
1, 1950, the County Tax Collector in the
County of Broward, State of Florida,
shall collect all taxes levied in the County
by the State, County, County School
Board. School Districts, Special Tax
School Districts, Port Districts, Drainage
Districts, and any other taxing districts,
and municipalities, whose taxes may be
assessed by the County Tax Assessor
pursuant to the first paragraph of the
preceding Section hereof.
The Legislature shall at the Legisla-
tive Session of 1949, and from time to
time thereafter enact laws specifying the
powers, functions, duties and compensa-
tion of County Tax Collector designated
,in the first paragraph of this Section, and
shall likewise provide for the collection,
care, custody, reporting and disburse-
ment of all taxes collected by the County
Tax Collector.
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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 885
A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an
Amendment to Article VIII of the Con-
stitution of the State of Florida relative
to 'assessment of property faor taxes and
the collection of taxes, by adding there-
to additional Sections to provide that in
the County of Volusia, State of Florida,
the County Tax Assessor shall assess the
property of the County for the purpose
of levying State, County, School and
Municipal taxes levied by the St sl.
County, County School D3ard, School
Districts, Special Tax School Districts
and Municipalities of the County, and
that the County Tax Collector shall col-
lect the said tax.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLA-
TURE OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA:
That the following amendment to Ar-
ticle VIII of the Constitution of the
State of Florida relative to the assess-
ment and collection of all taxes in the
County of Volusia, State of Florida, by
adding thereto additional sections to be
known as Section 16 and Section 17,
be.and the same is hereby agreed to and
shall be submitted to the electors of
the State of Florida for ratification or re-
jection at the General Election to be
held on the first Tuesday after the first
Monday in November, 1948, as follows: '
SECTION 16. 1. From and after Jan-
uary 1, 1950, the County Tax Assessor in
the County of Volusia, State of Florida,
shall assess all property for State,
County, Schol, and Municipal taxes
tO be levied in the County by the State,
r'ounty, County School Board. School
Districts, Special Tax School Districts
-I Munlcipalities.
2 The Legislature shall at the Legis-
Olve Session in 1949 and from time to
t;me thereafter, enact laws specifying the
owers, functions, duties and compensa-
tion of County Tax Assessor, designated
in Paragraph 1 of this Section 16, and
shall likewise, provide by law for the


extension on the assessment roll of tha
County Tax Assessor of all taxes levied
by the State, County, Cotmty School
Board, School Districts, Special Tax
School Districts and Municipalities- ,,
SECTION 17. 1. From and after Jan-
uary 1, 1950, the County Tax Collector
in the County of Volusia, State c riFor-
ida, shall collect all taxes levied ir. ine
County by 'the State, County, County .
School Board, School Districts, Special
Tax School Districts and Municipalities. .
2. The Legislature shall at the Legis-,,' '
lative Session of 1949; and from time to '
time thereafter enact laws specifying
the powers, functions, duties and com- '
sensation of County Tax Collector desig- ,"
nated in Paragraph 1 of this Section 17, '
and shall likewise provide for the col- '
election, care, custody, reporting and. dis,
bursem.cht of all taxes collected by the'-"
County Tax Collector.
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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 93 .
A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an'
Amendment to Article VIII of the Con-,'
stitution of the State of Florida relative'
to assessment of property for taxes and
the collection of taxes, by adding there-
to additional Sections to provide that. in'
the County of Pinclles, State of Florida,
the County Tax Accessor shall assess the
property of the County for the purpose
of levying State. County, School and Mu-
nicipal taxes levied by the State, County,
County School Board, School Districts,
Special Tax School Districts and Munic-
ioalites3 of the County, and that the
County Tax Collector shall collect the
said tax.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLA-
TURE OF THE ST.TE OF FLORIDA:
That the following amendment to Ar-
ticle VIII of the Constitution of the State
of Florida relative to the assessment and
collection of all ta-:es in the County of
Pinellas, State of Florida, by adding
thereto additional sections to be known
as Section 13 and Section 14, be and
the same is hereby agreed to and shall
be submitted'to the electors of the State
of Florida for ratification or rejection
at the General Election to be held on the
first Tuesday after the first Monday 'in
November, 1948, as follows:
SECTION 13. 1. From and after Jan-
uary 1, 1950, the County Tax Assessor
in the County of Pinellas, State of Flor-
ida, shall assess all property for all
State, County, School, and Municipal
taxes to be levied in the county by the
State, County, County School Board,
School Districts, Special Tax School
Districts and Municipalities.
2. The Legislature shall at the Legis-
lative Session in 1949 and from time to
time thereafter, enact laws specifying the
powers, functions, duties and compen-
sation of County Tax Assessor, designated
in Paragraph 1 of this Section 13, and
shall likewise, provide by law for the
extension on the assessment roll' of the
County Tax Assessor of all taxes 'cvi'ei
by the State, County, County Ec'Iot
Board. School Districts, Special Tax
School Districts and Municipalities.
SECTION 14. 1. From and a"-r J:n-
uary 1, 1950, the County Tax C:.--tcr
in the County of Pinellas, State of Flr--
ida, shall collect all taxes lv'~-I in
the county by the State. County. County,
School Board, School Districts, Special
Tax School Districts and Municinalities.
2. The Legislature shall at the Legisle-
tive Session of 1949, and from time to
time thereafter enact laws specifying the
powers, functions, duties and compensa-
tion of County Tax Collector designated
in Paragraph 1 of this Section 14, and
shall likewise provide for the collection.
care. custody, reporting and disbursement
of all taxes collected by the County Tax )
Collector. -----

SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 16
A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing a'
Amendment to Article V of the Consti-
tution of Florida by adding thereto an
additional Section relating to the elec-
tlon for the term of six (6) years of the
Judge of the Court of Record in and for
Escambia County, Florida.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGIS-
LATURE OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA:
1. That Article V of the Constitution
of the State of Florida be amended by
adding thereto an additional section to be
known as Section 48 of said Article re-
lating to the election of the Judge of
the Court of Record in and for Escambia
County, Florida, and the same is here-
by agreed to and shall be submitted to
the electors of the State of Florida for
ratification or rejection at the General
Election to be held on the First Tues-
day after the first Monday t November,
1948, "- fiiol*s:
SECTION 48. The Judge of the Court
of Record in and for Escambia Coun-
ty shall hereafter be elected by the
qualified electors of said County as
other State and County officials are
elected for a term of six (6) years. The
first election for said office shall be
held at the General Election in 1950
and subsequent elections shall be held
each six (6) years thereafter.
The first term of office under this
amendment shall begin on the First
Tuesday after the First Monday in Jan-
uary, 1951.
Any vacancy in said office, which"
occurs prior to said First Tuesday a ti
the_ First Monday in January, ,
shall be filled by appointment by'ye:
Governor and confirmation by the SeN.
ate as heretofore provided by the Con-
stitution, but In no case for any longer-
than the First Tuesday after the First
Monday in January, 1951, end the
term or tenure of office of any one ap-
pointed to said office for the term be-
ginning in 1947 shall expire -m said
First Tuesday after the First Monday
in January, 1951.
2. Any provision of the Constitution
in conflict herewith is hereby repealed .
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF I ,r,-
hereunto set my hand and affixed ti
Great Seal of the State of Florida at tIl-
lahassee, the Capital, this the 1st day le
August, A.' D., 1948. R. A. GRAY,
Secretary of State


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FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 17, 1948 THE STAR, PORT ST. JOE, GULF COUNTY, FLORIDA PA(GE SEVEN


UilIIHllB Ill IIlll lllll llllll llulllIllllll lllll llllillllli CUB SCOUTS TO REGISTER
BROWNIE NOTES EVENING OF SEPTEMBER 30
O I NOEII 1 1 The Kiwanis Club announces that
illllli l!ili IIllllllll elllllllllllllld!llllllllllllll "I the Cub Scouts will hold a registra-
The Brownies held their first tion meeting at the parish house
regular meeting after the summer at 7:.,0 the evening of September
vacation at the recreation center 30. Boys from nine through eleven
last Friday afternoon with 10 mnem- yearsaro eligible.
bers present and the two leaders, Football squads will be organized
Mrs. Tom Mitchell and Mrs. Terry this year, and the club is making
Hinote. an appeal to th i public for any
All the girls were happy to be equipment, new or used, that they
together again. Games were played will donate for this program. Those
.before the business session, and giving equipment are asked to
Frances McGill, a new sister leave it with J. C. Culpepper dt tlhe
Brownie, was welcomed into the Western Auto store or with J. R.
troop. Smith at Smith's Pharmacy.
Bobby Ward was elected as the There will be four dens this year
new president to fill the vacancy with den mothers 'to be announced
made by Frances Jones, who is in later.
school at Pensacola. New rules and The committee in charge of Cub
regulations were explained, after Scout activities is made up of J.
which the leader gave the first les- R. Smith, Rev. Loyd Tubb and J.
son in knitting, which caused much C. Culpepper.
enthusiasm among the members. _
The meeting was closed by sing- Railroad earnings
ing "Taps." Employees of steam railroads had
-Sonjia Ann lount, Scribe. average earnings last year of $3,069.


S$150 Lots At Beacon Hill $200
15 MINUTE DRWVE FROM PORT ST. JOE
Put that rent money into your own home. Pay $30 down, bal-
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The C. F. Hanlon Subdivision is now open for sale
of lots 50x140 feet, approximate size. All lots
face streets or county highway or the Dead Lakes.
Price of lots range from $400 down, mostly $325.
These lots are sold subject to provision that they,are
for private camps or residences, and this clause is so
stated in all deeds.

Property on Dead Lakes is now scarce, and in a
few years will not be available except at a pre-
mium price. Better buy a place now in this choice
,subdivision. Terms can be arranged if desired.

C. F. HANLON, Owner
WEWAHITCHKA, FLORIDA

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address to her new troop and the
introduction of various scouting
principles and creeds were given
by Miss Inez Turk. Others partici-
pating in this part of the program
were Mrs. R. M1. Craig, Mrs. Ela
Sutton and Mrs. Dave Maddox.
Three new members of the local
school faculty, Miss Sara Jane Grif-
fin, Miss Janet Whitaker and Miss
Ann Fulton, who have had scouting
experience in their home state of
Georgia, also participated helpfully
in the organization meeting.
The advisory committee named
by the sponsoring club consistsof
Mrs. Tom Owens, Mrs. Gus Creech.
Rev. Lee Graham and Mr. and Mrs.
Basil E. Kenney Jr.
Scouts registered at the meeting
Tuesday are Gail Bateman, Carolyn
Anne Brigman. Barbara Bond, Ann
Kenney, Marietta Chafin, Martha
Miller, Patsy Daniell, Ouida Dean,
Anais Lilius, Boncille, McCormick,
Madelyn McFarland, Barbara Por-
ter, Ruth Ramsey, Dorothy Sealey,
Patricia Siltman, Evelyn Thomp-


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Many Girls Enroll son, Cora Smith, Carolyn Traweek, Week-end Guests Fri,m Georgia
Patricia Wilder, Patsy Coker, Joy Mr. and Mrs. Wilbut Schram of
In New Scout Troop Williamson, Patricia O'Day, Betty Dawson, Ga., were wee k-end guests
Denton, Faye Parker, Ann Ward. of Mrs. Verna Smith arid Miss Sara
Organization Being Sponsored By Linda Pyle, Ann Davis, Sonjia Ann Kelly.
Port St. Joe Woman's Club Blount, Shirley Young, Carole Mer- ---- ---
----cer and Margaret Costin. ves Offt More Light
The Port St. Joe 'Woman's Club In proportion to its size, a firefly
is sponsoring a Girl Scout troop Almost anybody will vote for a produces more light than the most
under the direction of Mrs. Rush candidate who promises him a joib. powerful of man-made 4tynamos.
Chism as leader, the first meeting
of the troop being held Tuesday af-
ternoon at the parish house.
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FIR$T GRID TILT

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should be t.wo of the outstanding
guards in the conference, in Craig's
opinion, with Luther Parrott and
Bill Vittuni slated for much action
at these positions.
Philip C;hatham, ace end of the
'47 team, his been shifted to center,
and should make the all-conference
team if hO continues the sterling
play shown in practice sessions.
Carlton Padgett is being groomed
for reserve duty at the center slot.
Probable starting lineup for next
Friday's game is: Chism, left end;
McFarland, left tackle; OBrien, left
guard; Chatham, center; Beard,
right guard; Collier, right tackle;
Lawrefce, right end; Davis, quar-
terback; Ov-':ens, left half; Fleming,
right half; Whitehead, fullback.
Admission to the game will be
90c for adults arid 25c for school
children. Tickets will be on sale
starting Wednesday at the Miller
and Carver drug stores.


RATES-11/2 cents per word for one inser-
tion (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
must be paid for at time of first insertion.
FOR SALE
CAFE 14 stools, 3 tables, gas
cooking equipment, electric re-
frigerators. All equipment new. See
Gene Holley. Phone 25. 10-15*
BICYCLE Girls' bicycle, 26-inch
wheel, wire basket, good condi-
tion, $20. See Mrs. Ralph Rich, 219
Ninth Street. 9-24*
BOAT-12 foot plywood boat and
71/2 h.p. Mercury outboard mo-
tor, $185. R. V. Buchert, corner 7th
St. and Long Ave. 10-8*
OIL RANGE Florence 5-burner
o range and one practically new 2-
burner oil heater. E. H. Vittum,
532 Third Street. 9-24*
HEATER -Kerosene coil heater
with 30-gal. tank, good condition,
$25. See Mrs. Ralph Rich, 219 9th
Street. 9-24*
TRAILER-A real buy in a two-
wheel trailer. Martin's Fixit
Shop. Phone 94. 10-8*
BICYCLE-Girl's bicycle for sale.
Good condition; $25. Phone 91,
iMrs. B. E. Kenney Jr. 9-24*
AIR RIFLE for sale. Double bar-
rel, first class condition. Apply'
Memorie Porter. 9-10 2c
BICYCLE-Girls' Ranger bicycle
for sale; 26 in. wheel; completely
reconditioned. See Jimmy Greer at
Miller's Service Station. 9-10 2c
GUEST CHECKS-- (100 to pad).
Large, $6 per 100 pads; 10 pads,
75c. Small, $5 per 100 pads; 10 for
60,c. Also onionskin "COPY" second
sheets, $2.25 per package of 1000
THE STAR. 10-24tf
FUEL OIL DRUMS AND METAL
RACKS-At Martin's Fixit Shop.
Phone 94 10-8*
THE MAGNIFICENT MAGNAVOX
Radio-Combination -- See and
'hear' the greatest Radio-Combina-
tion on the market today at Philips
Music Mart, 118 Fourth St., Panama
City, Fla. Phone 154. Literature on
request. 1-10* -
ELECTRIC RANGES-Two second
hand electric ranges in first class
condition. See Roche's. 8-20tf
TIMBER-R-R!-Have for sale four
4 in. x 10 in. x 18 ft. timbers, se-
lect No. 1 pine, used but slightly
for skidding heavy crates, $30. The
Star, phone 51. 9-3tf
FURNITURE FOR SALE '
FURNITURE-Will sacrifice equity
in following: Solid maple bed-
room suite, complete; cedar chest;
maple dinette; table-top range;
rugs and miscellaneous small items.
Phone 268. 9-3tf
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE
FOUR-ROOM HOUSE and garage
on 2 lots. Corner First St. and
Long Ave. J. W. Simmons, Ken-
ney's Hotel. 9-3tf
SIX-ROOM HOUSE with bath par-
tially installed;, running water
and lights; $1250. See Ross Hud-
son, Oak Grove. 9-10*


New Installment

Buying Ruling Is

Effective Monday

Government Regulations Pro-
vide for Larger Down
Payments

If you want to buy furniture, re-
frigerators, dish washers, sewing
machines, stoves, cars and many
other items from Port St. Joe mer-
chants with only a small down pay-
ment, you'd better do it today, for
after next Monday you'll have to
pay from 20 to 33.1 percent down
on installment purchases, with pay-
ment periods of 'from 15 to 18
months instead of the usual dollar
down a n d dollar-when-they-catch-
you system now in effect.
Old Uncle Sambo, through the
federal reserve board, announces
that, effective September 20, new
government regulations, providing


FOR RENT
APARTMENT 1-bedroom apart-
ment, furnished: on beach, seven
miles out. Smith's Pharmacy. I*
UNFURNISHED APARTMENT -
Bedroom, kitchen, bath (hot wa-
ter furnished). Stove. heater and
ice box available if wanted. See
Joe Mira. 8-20tf
CONCRETE MIXER for rent, $5.00
per day. Spillers and Nichols,
phone S3 or 304. 10-22*
FOR APARTMENTS See The
Shirey Apartmnets. tf
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
GIVE YOUR CHILD A CHANCE-
"The richest home is poor with-
out music." Nationally advertised
pianos and band instruments, cash
or easy terms, at PHILLIPS MU-
SIC MART, Panama City, Florida.
Phone 154. 10-1*
PIANOS! PIANOS! Fine, fully
guaranteed used pianos as low as
$30 down and $10 per month. New
spinets as low ag $495. Phone Pan-
ama City, Fla., 154, or write Phil-
ips Music Mart, 118 Fourth Street,
Panama City. 10-1*

WANTED TO BUY
JUNK'-We buy all kinds of junk
iron and old batteries. Martin's
Fixit Shop. Phone 94. 10-8*
AGENTS WANTED
WANTED AT ONCE Rawleigh
dealer in nearby county. Write
Rawleigh's, Dept. FAI-101-F, Mem-
phis, Tenn. 1*

SPECIAL SERVICES
ALL KINDS OF BUILDER'S SAND
and Gravel. Also fill dirt and
muck. Phone 94. 10-S":
WE MAKE METAL SWINGS and
playground equipment. Call us.
Phone 94. Martin's Fixit Shop, Port
St. Joe. 10-8*
For COMPLETE WEATHERSTRIP-
PING and Ifsulation Service see
R. M. Spillers. Phone 83. P. 0. Box
683, Port St. Joe. 10-22*
CALL ME FOR THAT CONCRETE
JOB. Estimates free. Cement
mixer for rent by day. Phone 94,
Port St. Joe. 10-8*

LODGE NOTICES
MASONIC TEMPLE F & A M-
Port St. Joe Lodge 111. Regular
meetings 2nd and 4th Fri-
days each month, 8:00 p. m.
/ Members urged to attend;
visiting brothers welcome. Fennon
Talley, W. M.; G. C. Adkins, Sec.


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for substantial down payments on
installment buying, will be put into
effect.
One-third down will be required
on autos. A buyer may pay up his
balance after the one-third payment
in 18 months if more than $1000 re-
mains to be paid. However, his
monthly payments must not be less
than $70.
On ten other items, which in-
clude cooking stoves, washing ma-
chines, radio and television sets
(we can't get television in St. Joe
nowhow) and phonographs, room
unit air conditioners, ironers, dish-
washers. refrigerators, sewing ma-
chines and furniture, 20 per cent
down payment will be required.
On autos and articles which re-
quire 20 per cent down payment,
the entire amount must be paid in
15 months, if less than $1000 re-
mains to be paid.
Affected by the new regulations
are installment purchases of all
goods between $50 and $5000.
Not affected are charge accounts
and single payment loans.

Fire Truck called To Wewa
The St. Joe fire truck was called
to Wewahitchka Monday night to
extinguish a minor blaze. An en-
deavor was made to cancel the call
but the truck had already left.
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Mrs. Nelson Haygood of Mobile,
Ala., arrived Wednesday for an ex-
tended visit here with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Belin.


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