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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 24, 1948
Frequency: weekly
regular
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Subjects / Keywords: Newspapers -- Port Saint Joe (Fla.)   ( lcsh )
Newspapers -- Gulf County (Fla.)   ( lcsh )
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Spatial Coverage: United States -- Florida -- Gulf -- Port Saint Joe
Coordinates: 29.814722 x -85.297222 ( Place of Publication )
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Additional Physical Form: Also available on microfilm from the University of Florida.
Dates or Sequential Designation: Began in 1937.
General Note: Editor: Wesley R. Ramsey, <1970>.
General Note: Publisher: The Star Pub. Co., <1970>.
General Note: Description based on: Vol. 2, no. 7 (Dec. 2, 1938).
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HELP PROMOTE
PORT ST. JOE BY
JOINING THE JUNIOR
CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE
,


THE


STAR


"TRADE AT HOME"
SPEND YOUR MONEY
WITH LOCAL
I 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 24, 1948 NUMBER 52


Bids Being Asked

On Road Paving

For Gulf County

State Road Department To Do
Work In Highland View,
Oak Grove, Beacon Hill

The state road department will
open bids on September 30 for a
considerable amount of road con-
struction to be done in Gulf county
at Beacon Hill, Highland View and
Oak Grove, the cost of .which will
come from the county's share ot
..toad funds held by the department
,or use in the county. All paving
will be of six-inch sand bituminous
Imix.
Included in the project will be
.1.2 miles from Road 71 to Dalkeith,
9, .93 miles from Road 71 to Willis
tLanding, 1.5 miles from Road No.
30 to Niles, 1.63 miles of streets in
Highland View, 0.53 mile of streets
in Beacon Hill, and 0.70 mile of
streets in Oak Grove.
Gulf county must acquire neces-
sary rights-of-way, borrow pits and
-ditches for the various projects.
Approximately $55,000 a year is
accruing to Gulf county from the
gas tax appropriation, 80% of which
is remitted to the state road de-
partment for construction of roads
and bridges in the county, and 20%
comes to the county for the use of
the county commission for roads
and bridges. The work to be done
,by the state will be financed by the
saie of revenue, certificates which
will be paid off over a period of
years from funds accruing to the
County from the gas tax.
--------- _

Deadline Nearing For

'49 Drivers' Licenses

Only About One-Third In St. Joe
Have Renewed To Date

Last year more than 1700 driv-
ers' and chauffeurs' licenses were
issued in Port St. Joe by George
Tapper, but he reported yesterday
that less than 600 had renewed for
1949. He stated that his office will
be open every evening until 6:30
until the deadline next Thursday to
accommodate those who get off
late from work.
Beginning October 2, delinquent
applicants have their choice of tak-
u ing a driving test or paying a pen-
alty of $1 to the department of pub-
lic safety.

Pastor Out After Illness
Rev. L. J. Keels has been under
the weather for some time, but he
barged into The Star office Wed-
nesday afternoon, and we are glad
to report that he considers himself
on the upgrade. "Got to stop work-
ing so hard and do more fishing,"
said Rev. Keels. "At least that is
what Doc Ward informed me."

Joins Hospital Staff
Mrs. R. B. Johnson, R.N., of New
Orleans, has joined the staff of the
municipal hospital as anesthesist.
She will be joined shortly by her
husband, the Rev. R. B. Johnson.
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0 To Join Husband In Texas
Mrs. E. E. Kitchens and son ex-
pect to leave Monday to join Mr.
Kitchens in Port Arthur, Texas,
where they will make their home.

To Reside In Connecticut
Mr. and Mrs. John Sealey and
son have left for Hartford, Conn.,
where they will reside in future.


Activity Program of

4th Grade Outlined

Pointed Out That Children Need
Guidance According To Abilities

(The following outline of the ac-
tivity program for the fourth grade
of the St. Joe school has been pre-
pared by Miss Inez Turk, Mrs. Ela
Sutton and Miss Janet Whitaker in
order to give parents an idea of
what is actually planned for their
children.)
In our school organization we are
providing for pupil participation
and responsibility in planning and
directing school activities yet
teacher guidance to give the chil-
dren the security and direction they
need. Children need guidance in
terms of their abilities, interests
and needs to be able to grow in
self-direction. Through a feeling of
security and a sense of accomplish-
ment a child actually achieves free-
dom.
Children have possibilities for
freedom, for the development of re-
sponsibility for what they do in
their daily living.
If children learn to understand
and appreciate our present social
and scientific way of life, they


St. Joe Sharks'

Grid Season To

Open Tonight

Local Lads Meet Hard-Hitting
Georgia Team Under Lights
At Centennial Field

The St. Joe Sharks open their
1948 grid season here tonight with
the Bainbridge, Ga., high school
team under the lights on Centen-
nial Field. Kickoff time is 8 o'clock.
Coach Marion Craig states that
the local boys have been working
hard to get ready for the fast, hard-
hitting Bainbridge team led by
Fiveash. ace back, and Arnold, left
end. Improvement has been noted
in thle ball handling and timing, he
said. Bill Davis, key man of the
offense, has shown improvement at
his quarterback spot, and Buster
Owens, Charles Whitehead and Bill
Fleming round out a well balanced
backfield. Owens and Fleming are
breaking runners, and Whitehead
supplies the power.
Phil Chatham, Bull O'Brien, Ted
Beard, Ray Lawrence, Gene Chism


should be given opportunities, to and the remainder of the Shark


develop their individual interests.
leisure time interests and hobbies.
We are providing the following
activities: Housekeeping, planting,
painting, decorating, drawing and
sketching, modeling, writing, dram-
atizing, making puppets, carving,
constructing, sewing, weaving, dye-
ing. printing, charting, graphing,
keeping records, making colled-
tions, surveying the environment,
helping in community activities,
experimenting to see how a thing
works, and consulting experienced
people.
Our standards for a good "activ-
ity period" are:
1. Children do the major plan-
ning.
2. Children are encouraged to
raise their workmanship standards.
Continued on page 8)

Visits Shanghai
A letter received by Mrs. C. E.
Boyer from her son, Edward Bar-
tee, who is serving with the armed
forces on Guam, stated he had been
granted a 10-day furlough which
he spent in Shanghai, China, and
reported an interesting trip.


forward wall will be tested defen-
sively tonight, as the hard-running
Wester and his mates are hard to
bring down.
Tickets are now. on sale at the
Miller and Carver drug stores, and
fans are asked to purchase tickets
before game time to relieve the
traffic situation at the game. Sea-
son tickets fbr th-e six-home games
are also available at $4.75, a saving
of the cost of one admission.
Tentative lineup of the two teams
as submitted by Coach Craig are


as ollouws:
Port St. Joe
Chism ..--- LE ......
McFarland -- .LT --...
O'Brien ---.------ LG-------
Chatham .-------C ----
Beard -----RG
Collier ------ RT --...-
Lawrence. .- --RE ....--
Davis ----.--QB .---
Owens --L...-.. L --.i---
Fleming --.-. .. RH ---
Whitehead .-- FB.-


Bainbridge
---- Arnold
--- Parker
-- Cooper
--.-- Clover
Williamson
Newberry
....---... Perry
....- Wester
-. Fiveash
. Hardage
--.- Inlow


Everybody is urged to go out to
the game this evening and lend
their support to the Sharks in this
opening game of the season.


OCCUPATION IN JAPAN AFTER TWO YEARS
WRITTEN BY PFC. WILLIAM F. ROGERS


(Ed Note: The following letter, written by when a Jap got this big he was too
Ifc. William F. Rogers, who is slationedi
in Japan, to his mother, Mrs. A. W. Mur- clumsy to be of much good.
phy of this city, (ue to its length will be Two-thirds of the population in
published in two or more instalhnents.)
_---- _this place has learned the art of
Japan, the land of cherry blos- judo. Being very weak in the arms
soms, which are very few at this they have developed their legs and
date. For'one year I have been here backs. With judo, that is about all
and not one cherry blossom have I you will use, and I can tell you
seen. Maybe the Japanese have from experience that it is a tough
given up the culture of the trees. job to get one of the artists pinned
Wooden shoes and straw umbrellas down. You can learn the art for the
they have plenty of. cheap price of one carton of cig-
Some Americans have always re- arets. But it takes a small person
garded the Japanese as being of to be good at it.
yellow color; with 20/20 eyesight, When I first arrived in Japan I
but I have been seeing them as a was noticing a policeman one day.
light tan color. True, they are He had stopped a man on a bicycle
small, with the average national and to watch them was really a
weighing around 130 pounds. The sight. The offender looked as if he
average height is something like wanted to get down on his knees.
'from four feet to five feet four and he was acting as if he really
inches, although there are many of respected the policeman. But from
them that are six feet and over; the Japanese printer in the office
these usually were in the Imperial where I work I found out that it is
Marines, supposed to be Japan's fear that makes the people act as
toughest outfit fighting in the Pa- they do when they get stopped by
cific islands. It was discovered that (Continued on page 5)


Class of 13 Receive

Degrees From I 0 0 F

First Three Degrees Put On Thru
Special Dispensation

Through a special dispensation
from Grand Master E. C. Thomson
allowing the first three degrees to
be conferred, 13 initiates were in-
ducted into the Odd Fellows' order
at a ceremony held here Sunday af-
ternoon in the Masonic hall, a de-
gree team from Tallahassee putting
the new members through' their
paces.
Taken in were nine members of
Port St. Joe Samaritan Lodge No.
40, three candidates from Tallahas-
see and one from Panama City.
During the course of the after-
noon District Deputy W. 0. Cox ex-
plained the advanced degrees that
all subordinate members are en-
titled to receive and advised that
it was fine work, recommending all
members to seek these degrees.
Prior to conferring of the degrees
on the candidates, a sumptuous re-
past of chicken pilau with all the
trimmings, prepared by Buck Grif-
fin, Paul D. Farmer and W. H.
Weeks, was served to the 71 Odd
Fellows present.
Receiving degrees were Charles
B. Smith, Grady O'Brian, Paul J.
Farmer, A. T. Obuck, Frank Bruce,
Ernest Lowery Jr.,,L. E. Thursday,
W. C. Goodson and B. A. Pridgeon
Jr., of Port St. Joe; Ollie C. Dunlap,
Cecil M. Pitts and 0. D. Garfield of
Tallahassee, and C. M. Harrison of
Panama City.
Noble Grand Jimmie Greer states
that the local lodge now has a to-
tal of 70 members and it is ex-
pected that another class will be
ready for induction before the close
of the year December 30.

TOM SMITH RECEIVES
OPTOMETRY DEGREE
Thomas A. Smith, son of Mr. and
Mrs. 9. R. Smith of this city, re-
ceived his doctor of optometry de-
gree at commencement exercises
held September 17 at the Southern
College of Optometry, Memphis,
Tenn.
Attending the exercises were his
parents and Mrs. Medwell Hill of
St. Joe, and Dr. and Mrs. T. S. Gib'-
son of Huntsville, Ala. Mr. and
Mrs. Smith visited in Huntsville
for a few days before returning
home.
Dr. Smith will be associated with
Dr. Gibson in Huntsville.

Employed With State Health Board
Miss Willa Dean Lowery, who is
now employed as a junior bacteri-
ologist and chemist with the Flor-
ida State Board of Health in Talla-
hassee, spent the week-end here
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs E.
L. Lowery. Miss Lowery received
her B. S. degree, with a major in
chemistry, from Stetson University
last May.

Here From California
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Coleman ar-
rived Tuesday from Santa Ana,
Calif., and will be the house guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Boyles until
such time as they are settled in
their own home in St. Joe.

Convalescing At Home
Friends of Mrs. Anna Balkcom
will be glad to know that she is out
of the hospital and is convalescing
at her home on Long Avenue.

To Leave On Vacation Trip
Mr. and Mrs. George Suber ex-
pect to leave Monday for a two
weeks' vacation in Washington, D.
C., Jacksonville and Naca e, Fla.


Local Unions

Plan To Operate

Own Grocery

Have Received, Charter From
Secretary of State and
Stock Now On Sale

Members of Port St. Joe unions
have fromed a corporation to be
known as "Union Grocery, Inc.,"
which has been capitalized for $15,-
000 with a par value of $5 a share.
Charter for the. new corporation
was issued September 3 by Secre-
tary of State Bob Gray.
Heading Union Grocery, Inc., will
be B. H. Munn,,president;'W. D.
Jones, vice-president, and .^R. P.
Nance, secretary-treasurer. '-Board
of directors will be made up of the
above officers and L. P. Sutton, W.
M. Chafin, C. 0. Hewitt, W. L. Jor-
dan, D. C. Miller, W. 0. Nichols, B.
E. Rawls and E. L. Smith.
Stock is now on sale at $5 per
share to union members only, and
can be secured from B. H. Munn
or R. P. Nance.
In commenting on formation of
the corporation, President Murin
said: 'We feel that such a store
will be of considerable benefit not
only to members of the unions, but
to the general public as well, since
we contemplate but a small margin
of profit on all sales."


John Blount Named

As Kiwanis President

New Officers Will Be Installed Irnm-
mediately After January 1

At its regular luncheon meeting
held at Hotel St. Joe Wednesday
noon, the Kiwanis Club elected of-
ficers for the coming year, with
John G. Blount Jr., named at the
command post as club president.
Byron W. Eells Jr., received the
nod as vice-president, Ben Dickens
was unopposed for the office of
secretary, and A. P. "Wake" Wake-
field continues at the financial
helm as treasurer. Directors elected
are Gus Creech, J. V. Dowd, N.., ris
McCollum, Harry McKnight, T. G.'
Alsobrook, L. P. Sutton and Dr. J.
R. Norton.
The newly-elected president and
secretary were named as delegates '
to the district convention, which'. "
will be held in Tampa .Ottober 10
to 12- New officers will be in-
stalled immediately after the first
of the year.
Guests of the club wee C. J.
Cooley, associate of the nVw Shell
station, and George Smith of Geor-
gia Stages.

Former Resident Visits
Walter Barlow of Atlanta, Ga.,
connected with the Pure Oil Com-
pany, a former resident of Port St.
Joe, was a business visitor in the
city Monday.

Return Home After Visit Here
Mr. and Mrs. James E. Odom re-
turned Saturday to their home in
Birmingham, Ala., after a week's
visit here with their aunt, Mrs.
Curtis Evans.

In New Orleans On LDu ines:
John Blount and Bert Cox .re-
turned yesterday from a business
trip of several days to New Orleans.

Spends Week-end In Marianna
Miss Virginia Pridgeon spent last
week-end in Marianna, the guest of
AMiss Erline McClellan.


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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1948,


PM


Social Activities


Personals Clubs Churches
MYRTICE 0. SMITH, Editor PHONE 51
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'BETTER HEALTH' THEME
OF P.-T. A. FOR 1948-1949
Under the leadership of the new
president, Mrs. Charles Brown, the
1948-49 year of the Port St. Joe
Parent-Teacher Association is now
well under way, the opening meet-
ing having been held Thursday eve-
ning of last week in the high school
auditorium, and judging by the ex-
cellent attendance, it would seem
that the people of this city have at
last put on their "Parent-Teacher
spectacles."
The meeting opened with the de-
votional by Rev. Loyd Tubb. and
after a brief business session con-
ducted by Mrs. Brown and an en-
joyable song fest led by Mrs. Ed-
win Ramsey, Harry McKnight and
Nobie Stone, Prof. Marvin Rooks
discussed the subject "Know Your
School," explaining satisfactorily to
wondering parents the whys and
wherefores of the new setup at the
school this year.
Mrs. Brown announced that the
P.-T. A. has adopted for its .main
project this year "Better Health for
School Children," and to further
this program, is co-operating with
the school in instituting a mid-
morning lunch for the lower grades,
hoping that in building better
health, better attendance will re-
sult.
Mrs. Ralph Swatts, director of
Region II announced that a school
of instruction wilL be held in St.
Joe on Tuesday, October 5, for Gulf
and Franklin counties, at which
time the state president, Mrs. J.
Floyd Griffin, and Mrs. A. G. Wag-
ner, office, and field secretary, are
to be guest speakers.
In accordance with President
Brown's 'Know Your Teacher" pol-
icy, a recreational program follow-
ing the meeting provided an oppor-
tunity for parents and teachers to
become better acquainted. This pro-
gram will be provided throughout
the year, and it is to be hoped that
each succeeding meeting will be as
well attended.

SUNDAY SCHOOL DEPT.
HONORS LUTHER GARDEN
The Intermediate Sunday school
department of the Baptist Church
honored Luther Carden with a
party on the lawn of the Clif Chat-
ham home Monday evening, with
Mr. and Mrs: Harry McKnight act-
ing as hosts. Twenty-seven guests
presented farewell gifts to Mr. Car-
den, who, will leave tomorrow for
Howard College, Birmingham, Ala.,
to resume his studies for the min-
istry. After an evening of games
and songs, all gathered around while
the gifts, presented in a large red
basket, were opened.
A ong those enjoying the occa-
sion were James and Philip Chat-
ham, Graham Harvey, John Rich,
Bobby Ramsey, Floyd Pierce, Ed-
ward Capps, Jimmy Philyaw, El-
bert Sutton, Margaret Lawrence,
Edwina Howell, Sara Bray. Sadie
Arnett, Marian Watts, Betty Ruth
Wilder, Joyce Edwards, Ernestine
Durant, Marianne McFarland, Jim-
mie Palmer, Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Tay-
lor and Mrs. Wesley Ramsey.

Return From Trip To Kentucky
Rev. and Mrs. Alton McKeithen,
Miss Joan McKeithen and Miss De-
lores Mizell returned home Monday
from a ten-day trip to Louisville,
Ky., where they attended the Gos-
pel campmeeting held there each
year.

APPRECIATION
1 wish to express my heartfelt
thanks and appreciation to my
many friends who contributed in
any way to make my stay'in the
hospital more pleasant, also for the
lovely cards and flowers received
during my illness.
MRS. ANNA BALKCOM.


MRS. ANDERSON,! RECENT
BRIDE, IS HONORED
Mrs. A. L. Ward was hostess at
a morning party Thursday of last
week at her home on 16th Street
honoring Mrs. D. H. Anderson, a
recent bride.
Present at this affair were Mes-
dames Paul Fensomi, Massey Ward,
S. B. Shuford, Gale Traxler, J. R.
Smith, Ned Porter,D. B. Lay, B. W.
Eells, B. C. Gaillard, Tom Colde-
wey, Joe Mira, R. A. Cooper, H. H.
Saunders, Robert Tapper, Basil E.
Kenney Jr., S. L. Barke, Lee Gra-
ham, J. Lamar Miller, Floyd Camp-
bell, J. V. Dowd, Richard Porter,
Basil E. Kenney, C. L. Armstrong,
Floyd Hunt, R. C. Hallman, F. E.
Hummell, J. C. Belin, Robert Bel-
lows, C. G Costin, W. 0. Anderson,
J. B. Gloekler, W. D. Dare and J.
L. Sharit.
The hostess was assisted in serv-
ing by Miss Sara Gill, Mrs. Marc
Fleishel and Mrs. Ed Ramsey.

MRS. LANE HOSTESS TO
BAPTIST CIRCLE ONE
Circle One of the Baptist W. M.
U. met Monday with Mrs. J. D. Lane
in her home at Kenney's Mill. Mrs.
W. C. Pridgeon gave the devotional
from Matt. 25:14-30. Prayer was by
Mrs. J. F. Miller. A letter of thanks
from Mrs. C. M. Palmer was read
and duffle bags were discussed.
During the social hour the hos-
tess served sandwiches, cookies
and punch to eight members and
one visitor, Mrs. Jimmy McNeill.

MISS VIRGINIA ARNETT AND
ARTHUR ATWELL MARRY
Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Arnett an-
nounce the marriage of their daugh-
ter, Virginia Mae, to Arthur L. At-
well, on September 11 in Donald-
sonville, Ga.
Mr. Atwell is connected with the
St. Joseph Land and Development
Company and Mrs. Atwell is a
nurse at' the municipal hospital.
The young couple are "at home"
in the Shirey Apartments.

Visitor From Alabama
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Joines
had as their guest last week the
latter's father, J. M. Riley of Hart-
ford, Ala.

Home From Visit
Mrs. Adam Reece and son re-
turned Sunday from a two weeks'
visit with relatives in Geneva, Ala.


HELLO, WORLD! tor, Ben Eubanks of Blountstown.
After enoying the refreshments,
Mr. and Mrs. Tillman C. Fudge all motored to Wimico Lodge to
(nee Florene Johnson) are the enjoy dancing.
proud parents of a son, born Sat- P 0 -


urday, September 18. .The young
man has been named Tillman Car-
roll Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Marvin L. Jones of
Bristol announce the birth of a son,
Joseph Eugene, on September 18.

Mr. and Mrs. John Lane (nee
Marigene Smith) of Tulsa, Okla.,
are the proud parents of a daugh-
ter, Laura Beth, born September 23.

Mr. and Mrs. Pat Gaskin of this
city are announcing the arrival of
a daughter on September 23.
(All births ,eAurr'el at the St .10, hospital)

BEACH PARTY HONORS
COLLEGE STUDENTS
The Misses Betty Doris Dees and
Irene Wilder were hostesses Mon-
day night at a beach party honor-
ing Miss Dorothy Minus and Ber-
nard Pridgeon Jr., who will leave
for the fall term at Florida State
University, Tallahassee.
After a delightful hour on the
beach the hostesses served hot
dogs and cold drinks to the Misses
Joyce Sexton, Sara Brinson, Lyn-
ette Traxler, Sara Brinson and
Katherine Jones, Ernest Smith,
Claude Cowart, Grady Plair, Bus-
ter Owens, Charles Smith, Wade
Barrier, Jack Hammock and a visi-


ON THE HOUR
of my death, do not weep
for me- Cry not 'Parted,
parted; Union and meeting
are mine in that hour."
-Old Persin i M;inmreript.
Sorrow which comes to us all
in, the passing of a loved one
is hard to bear. We have dedi-
cated ourselves to lighten the
burden of those we serve.
When the need arises,
let us serve.


Comforter Funeral Home
601 LONG AVENUE
24-Hour Ambulance Service
PHONE 326 Day or Night


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25 POUNDS

Laying Mash $1.39
25 POUNDS

Scratch Feed $1.35
25 POUNDS

Growing.Mash $1.39
100 POUNDS

Horse Feed $5.55
100 POUNDS 16%

Dairy Feed .. $4.43





Corner Reid Avenue and 3rd Stre


DAIRY FEED
100 POUND BAG

20 Pet. $4.89



SCRATCH FEED
100 POUND BAG

$5.30


rort o Joe, Fla.


LOCAL ARTIST WILL
HOLD EXHIBIT OF WORK
The public is cordially invited to
attend an art exhibit of the works
of Mrs. Karlene Owens sponsored
by the Junior Woman's Club and
to be held at the parish house from
8 to 10 o'clock the evening of Oc-
tober 14.
Portraits of Mrs. Sarah Kenney,
"l-, T --


Visitors From Jax and Chi
Lt. and Mrs. R. E. Kemp and chil-
dren of Chicago, Ill., and Mrs. E.
B. Pepper and children of Jackson-
ville Beach were guests last week
of Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Wakefield
and Mrs. J. E. McLeod.

(Additional Society on Page 7)



Dr. Charles Reicherter
OPTOMETRIST


EYES EXAMINED-GLASSES FITTED


George Tapper, E. Clay Lewis Jr.,
Harry Saunders, Joe Sharit and *
Fuller Warren will be shown. "Ritz Theatre Building Hours: 8 to 5
1 10 O First Floor Phone 560
Visitors From Fountain
Mrs. B. F. Pierce and khr. and PANAMA CITY, FLA.
Mrs. G. W. Ganie of Fountain were
guests last week-end of Mr. and Closed Wednesday Afternoons
Mrs. J. F. Pierce.




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FRDV SETME 24 98TESAPR T OGAFCUTFOIAPG HE


Digest of Proposed Constitutional

Amendments


(Ed Note: Under this heading, for tihe i more than one term in each 16
benefit of readers of The Star. will he
*given .aln Inbiased digest of the II consti- years.
tutional alendmnents to be voted on in the
November general election.) NO. 4 PAY OF LEGISLATORS

NO. 3-SENATORIAL DISTRICTS This resolution would change
This resolution proposes to add Section 4 of Article III and increase
to the existing 38 senatorial dis- the daily pay of members of the
tricts two new ones, to be num- legislature from $6 per day to $10
bered 39 and 40. per day, and to pay each member
District 39 would*consist of the not more than $7.50 per day sub-
county of Monroe, which now is. sistence, which is food and lodg-
joined to Lee, Collier and Hendry ing, and to pay the members 7%
in District 24. District 40 would cents a mile from their homes to
consist of the counties of Wash- the seat of government for not
ington and Calhoun, both now a more than four round trips during
part of District 25 in which the a regular session or twvo round trips
counties of Bay and Gulf would re- in a special session.
main. The constitution now allows 10
The adoption of this resolution, cents a mile for one round trip. It
adding Section 6 to Article 7, would makes no provision for subsistence.
add one senator to South Florida The section proposed to be amend-
and one senator to North Florida. ed was adopted in 1885 in its pres-
It was designed to give better rep- ent form.
presentation to Monroe county, now
separated from the rest of the dis- Name of Keystone State
frict'by the lower Everglades, and Pennsylvania is not named in
to recognize the growth of Bay honor of its founder, William Penn.
$county in a four-county district in Pen's own accent of the name is
r w h te g l a that he suggested "Sylvania" and
which the generally accepted prin- the king added, the "Penn" in
ciple of rotation prevents Bay honor of the founder's father, Adm.
county from having a senator for Sir'William Penn.


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LETTERS
TO THE EDITOR
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Dear Mr. Smith-It was a real
pleasure to read your lead editorial
in the September 10 issue of The
Star.
You are so right in your conten-
tion that the TVA is really social-
ism. What many people do not re-
alize is that the TVA is subsidized
for the benefit of one area and we
taxpayers who live all over the
country are paying the bill. What's
more from our company standpoint,
industries 'that would be willing to
locate in Florida, for instance, have,'
to compete with companies located
in TVA territory before they can
purchase power which is subsidized
from the government.
A big hullabaloo about the steam
plant is the most cockeyed of all,
for you nd I remoniber that the
socialist-minded fathers of the TVA
sold the bill of goods under the
guise of a "flood control" act, and
now I ask you what does a steam
plant have to do with flood con-
trol?
This is one of-the great sins of
a bureaucracy and it keeps getting
bigger and bigger with no logic to
it at all.
If Rich Porter and 'Swede Ben-
son don't take good care of you,
you can start raising the devil with
me. Thanks again for your splendid
editorial, and with all good wishes,
I am, Sincerely,
PAT FLANAGAN.
Florida Power Corp.
St. Petersburg, Fla.


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Provides for Entering All Loans On
Title. Certificate of Vehicles

Effective October 1, people who
borrow money on their cars won't
be able to keep it a secret.
A new law provides for entering
all automobile loans on title cer-
tificates of vehicles.
This means loan firms can pro-
tect themselves against the motor-
ist who goes from company to com-
pany borrowing money, giving each
to understand it has the only lien
against his car.
Sometimes hidividuals will bor-
row money on cars to which they)
have never had a title or any sha-
dow of claim to a legal title.
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Featuring
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Counter To Wise
Shoppers"


Vol. 111 Friday, September 24, 1948 No. 8


DEAR SHOPPERS:
Looking through the mail we see
invoices for the following items,
some of which will no doubt be of
interest to you:
"Miss New Yorker" All Wool
Coats for the miss and the woman
ten to twenty (this has been the
greatest coat season in many
years!) We have been writing, wir-
ing and crying for additional coats
and it's not easy to get these out-
standing values! Better see them
today. Several dozen "Tiny Town"
Cotton Dresses for girls 3 to .12.
Our customers are talking about
the style, quality and fine worknian-
ship of "Tiny Town" they'll go
out by twos, threes and fours! A
new number in Shell Crepe Slips
by Seamprufe. Eight new
Mynette Frocks in youthful half
sizes (141/2 to 24%) a 73/
"Wright Mirakal" Hat for a big-
headed customer we hope will read
this. A Globe Suit for H. C.
a new number in Junioi'
First Frocks for the Pepsi-Crowd!
. Liberty and Dunkirk Cotton
Batts for the quilting crowd. .
Sportfella Slacks for misses and
women 10 to 20 (they're wonderful
for only $5.95). A new lace-
trimmed Artemis Slip. All-
Wool Skirts for girls 3 to 6x and 7
to 14. They're the cutest
styles we've ever had for only $2.95
and $3.95. Three new num-
bers in Harvey Casual Fall San-
dals. A goregous Lace-
Trimmnied Slip by Seamprufe we
failed to mention above.

We've found out after 17 years
it's the little things that make a


woman happy something
like a nickel cup of coffee in bed
. a dainty piece of tiny lace
for baby's dress at least
one unhurried kiss day a,
-button just the right color and size
. an occasional "it's better
than mother used to make!" .
a spool of thread th't matches ex-
actly (4c at Boyles) "you're
the only girl for me" at least once
a week a pair of Seamless Ny-
lons by Hanes that -,it like nature
. look like nature! It's great
to know that no big investment in
dollars and cents is needed for hap-
piness many of us would
be out in the cold!

-Mothers are finding it easy to fit
those boys 2 to 8 in Jack Tar and
Kaynee Clothes from Boyles -
the best selection in years! The
new "400" Van Heusen White Shirt
for men is the last word in fit,
style and comfort. Men's all-wool
Gabardine Suits at $39.50 are right
out in front! The famous "P. F."
Goodrich Canvat, Sho.'s ("I1. F."
means Posture Foundation; for
men and boys insure foot car- and
comfort! Be sure to check Blanket
values at Boyles 100 per
cent Wool Solid Color beauties for
only $6.95 size 72xS4I .
50 per cent Wool Plaid pairs for
only $6.95 (72x84) 5 pr cent
Wool Plaid pairs for only $?3.95.
Here you'll find the best Blanket
Values since the war! Follow the
thrifty shoppers to Boyles!
Yours Rootin', Tootin' and
Pullin' for the St. Joe
Sharks Tonitel
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The spoken rrord is given scant attention: the printed word
is thoughtfully weighed. The spoken word barely asserts;
the' printed word thoroughly convinces. The spoken wor
It lost; the printed word remains.

Our Country Right or Wrong


LEGISLATORS TOOK RIGHT COURSE
Just prior to the special session of the legis-
lature called to pass some sort of a measure to
.straighten" out the November balloting for presi-,
dential electors, Representative George Tapper
discussed the matter! with the editor of The Star,
stating that he was unequivocally against put-
ting the names of Wallace electors on the ballot.
We told him then that, while we had no sym-
pathy or respect for either Wallace or his party
and :considered his activities a threat to the wel-
fare of the nation in that they are designed to
,cause strife and dissention, we felt that if the
mames of Thurmond electors appeared on the
ballot without the necessity of securing signa-
tures to a petition, then the names of Wallace
electors should also be placed on the ballot. We
further told George that he would find the ma-
"jority of the members of the legislature holding
:a like view-which apparently was the case.
Our nation is a democracy, and Florida is a
part of that democracy. If the States' Rights
party is-to be recognized on our ballot, then we
:are equally obligated to accord the Wallace gang
-the same consideration, regardless of how little,
respect we may have for them. Besides it may
-give us a pretty good insight as to just how many
.communistically-inclined voters we have in our
anidst. -
We don't know what the outcome of this new
balloting system will be, but in conversing with
-voters of Port St. Joe we find that a considerable
=number say they are opposed to Truman and
;are either going to stay away from the polls and
-not vote at all, vote for Thurmond with a feel-
:ing that they will be throwing their vote away
-for a principle, or they will bolt the party and
wote Republican.

SERVING COMMUNISM
As was to be expected, the investigations of
,communist influences and personalities in the
'government have been confused by affirmations
rand :denials, charges and counter-charges. The
)whdle story may never be learned. But no one
can doubt that these influences have existed-
and that they have been tolerated in very high
places.
The real, card-bearing communists, and the
-more timid fellow travelers who follow the party
'line but can't quite bring themselves to signing
on the dotted line, can be ferreted out. The FBI
:and other agencies have been quietly carrying
on an effective work to that end. Yet there is
.another phase to the problem which hasn't made
-the headlines, but in the long run may be the
:most serious. That phase is the widespread pub-


The Low Down
from

Willis Swamp

Editor The Starr
Havin' no striped britches or be-
in' a part of the Govt. and in a siot
-where I kin emagine or 'let on as
iffen I'm a worldwide skolar-she
looks to me as iffen, day by day,
our old pal Uncle Sambo is begin'
made to look more and more like a
sucker. Them slickers across the


lie indifference to policies and activities which
undermine the whole concept of representative
government.
If communism, or any other kind of total gov:-
ernment, is to gain the driver's seat in this coun-
try, two things must happen. First, the basic in-
dustries of the nation must be socialized-which
is just another way of saying that the instruments
of production must,be controlled by those who
hold political jobs. Those who say that cannot
happen here are blind to the lessons of history.
Second, total government requires an ever-
increasing dependence of the public on govern-
ment for services and benefits that it once
earned for itself. The present name for this is
social security. Government is called upon to
protect us against unemployment, the economic
problems of old age, and so on. Little by little
government becomes the dominating factor in
our lives. It daily grows bigger, more dictatorial.
So, in time, the stage is ready for the *Hictator-
the Hitler who comes to power by constitutional
means, and then destroys all constitutional rights.
The kind and well-meaning people who con-
tribute in these ways to the breakdown of prin-
ciple are serving communism well. Freedom can
never be a half-way proposition. We will keep it
intact or we will lose it.

THAT MEAT BOYCOTT
We read in the papers where housewives in
various parts of the country have organized to
boycott meat, the general idea seeming to be
that they will refuse to buy meat until the
butcher comes 'way down on his prices.
The editor of The Star is no more in favor of
high meat prices than the rest of you, but it
looks to us that a boycott won't do much good,
for the simple reason that meat is, for the most
part, converted corn. Therefore, if corn is dear,
meat must be expensive.
Why is corn high priced? That's simple. The
government has. pumped billions of dollars into
price support for all major crops, from wheat
through corn to potatoes. Meat prices can't drop
until grain prices come. down. Even if all the
housewives of the nation banded together and
stopped buying meat it wouldn't do any good.
The butchers would sell at a loss what they had
on hand and wouldn't restock. The meat pro-
ducers, with high priced government-supported
corn, wouldn't raise stock. Meat would then dis-
appear from the market-and naturally a black
market with prices hiked to all the traffic would
bear would then come into being.
What we're driving at is that the housewives
are looking at the meat price problem through
the wrong end of the telescope-they are confus-
ing cause with effect. Today's inflated prices on
meat is largely caused by the government. Best
thing to do would be to take it up with mem-
bers of congress and attempt to have the price
support removed from crops.


Political Note: Some GOP leaders are more
concerned with contests for the senate than with
the presidential race. The reason is that the Dem-
ocrats need to gain only four seats to control the
senate, and they have some excellent candidates
in the running in states where the vote may be
extremely close.


"In union there is strength." If all members of
the local unions do their buying at the union
grocery and market which is soon to be estab-
lished, we can see no reason why the venture
shouldn't succeed in a big way.


pond are too much for the gang
we've had in there at bat. Frum
Walla Walla to old Baltimore, as
the radio-guy sez about his cig-
arets, we kin take in even more
territory and make it from Pots-
dam (excuse the expreshun) to old
Teheran where we bin' actin' half
sissified and not experienced.
And now-disillusioned and wiser
--with the hoss gone and the pad-
lock in our empty hand, whut we
gonna do? Whut, sez Henry. Well,
I sez, in baseball, in a tite spot,
they'll put Mr. Brecheen in to


call in Mr. Cookie Lavagetto to
pinch hit-and you win the ball
game that looked dubious, as you
go into the ninth inning I catch
They done told us a few cam-
paigns back to beware never
change losses in the middle of a
war-for even iffen we could cum
out on top on the scrappin' angle,
we could lose our shirt making' the
peace. As it turns out, we done
lost both-shirt and peace.
on, sez Henry.
Yours with the low down,
JO SERRA.
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NOTICE OF FICTITIOUS NAME
Notice is hereby given that pursuant to
Chapter 20953, Laws of Fiorida, Acts of
1941. the undersigned persons intead to
register with the Clerk of the Circuit Court
of Gulf County, Florida, four weeks after
tihe first publication of this notice, the tic-
titious or trade name under which they will
be engaged in business and ill which said
liusitness is to be carried on, to-wit: KEN.
NIy'S BEACHi COT'TAGS. Port St. Joe,
Florida. First publication Sept. 10, 1948.
9-1i BASIl, e. 1 KENN'EV, ;r.
10-1 SARtAH I)OGAN KENNEY.
NOTICE OF FICTITIOUS NAME
Notice is hereby given that pursuant to
latertr i2o!.il. Laws of Florida, Acts of
1941, the undersigned persons intend to
register with the Clerk ot the Circuit Court
of Gulf Count., Florida, four weeks after
the fisi publication oi f this notice, the fic-
titious or tradli lun ii under whilich they will
be elwa(ed ill bisilless .and in whichli said
blusines. is to be carried on,. to-wit: ST'E-
P'IENS CASH .ND CARRY., Port St. Joe,.
l'loridn. il'ir.t niablication Sept. 17. 194S.
9i-17 El ) CRAWFORD.II.
10-8 A. C. STEPHENS
Statement of the Ownership, Management
Circulation, etc, required By the Acts of
C of August 24, 1I 12, 1and March 3.
1 i The Star, published weekly at Port
St.-Joe. Florida, for October 1, 1948.
State of Floriia, County of Gulf, ss. Be.
fore me, a;. notary public in m d for the state
aforesaiid, personally appeared Wni. S Smith
who, having been duly sworn 'according to
law, deposes anI says that he is the editor
and publisher of The Stair aid that the fol.
lowing is, to thle best of his knowledge and


belief, a true statement of the ownership',
management, circulation, etc., of the afore-
said publication for the date shown in the
above caption, required by the Act, of August
24, 1912 as amended by the Act of March
3, 1933, embodied in section 53; Postca
Laws and Regunbtions, to-wit: iri r the
names ant addresses of the publ -.t*-e r.i
,editor are: Win. S -r.nl~. Port t .i...
Florida, That the *. .r i. WVm. -. '.. i
Port St. Joe, Floridi That the known bond-
holders, mortgagees and other security hold-
ers owning or holding 1 per cent or more. of
total amount of bond- ..- Icig .,..,t c(.ti,
securities are: None. i i.t Ir 1 iro .- n fi.
her of copies of each issue of -.1. public,.
tion sold or distributed throuii_' i.r. rm;ii or
otherwise, to paid subscribers ,,'irn.. th.. 12:
months preceding the date -h..... .l...- is.i-
Sworn to aind subscriil bNi.:.r, I ltn i 1 4i 1
day of Sept. 1948. 131m l i% 1;.,.ti..
Notary Public. State of Florida at Large.
(Seal) My commission expires
S1 tarch S, 1950.
N.0 T I C E
T'i registration books of Gulf coun ity .will
be open in the following precincts beginning
the first Monday in September ei-.t. o )
until 30 days preceding the genersI -I. .:,r.,
which will be October 4, 1948, for ".. p,
pose of registering electors who are r,,r n..
registered to vote in the general election:
Precincts Nos. L and 2---East and West
Wewahitchka-ln the office at Coburt House.
Precinct No. 3- Dalkeith Mrs. Belle
Cumnil)ie
Precinct No. 4-Oversh ret-Mr. T. ,
Kinaird.
Precinct No Ti-HEighland View-wW. H.
Weeks' Store.
Precinct No. i--WVhite City-Mrs. George,2
Harper's Store
Precinct No. 7-Kennev's Mill-m.- -t .
Williams
Precinet No. S-North Port St. "J.. -
Mrs. E. C. Pridgelon, .lr. '
Precinct No. 9-South Port St. .I.,-"
Mrs. Roy F. G(askin.
.M1lS. C. .' MISH, -
Supervisodr of Registratio&.. .
9-17 10-1 (lulf County, Florida. V.


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OCCUPATIONAL LICENSES DUE

All 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 and 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
Gulf County, Florida 9-1724_

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


FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1948











A


Occupation In Japan


(Continued Irom page 1)
a policeman. During the war, the
policemen were just a tool of the
emperor. It was nothing for a na-
tional to get beat to death because
,he was suspected of disrespect to
his Leader (Hirohito was called the
Divine Leader at that time). The
police were playboys beside an-
other group which were called the
.SS men. People who have had kin
in the prisoner of war camps will
surely have heard of the SS it
was about the same as the gestapo
in Germany. This friend of mine
had been to America before, and he
was trailed every place he went.
But today, two years- and a half




NOTICE OF ELECTION
WHEREAS, The Legislature of 194
under the Constitution of 1885, of ti
State of Florida, did pass 11 Joint Res
lutions proposing amendments to tt
Constitution of the State of Florida, an
the sane were agreed to by a vote o
three-fifths of all the members elects
to each houA; that the votes on sal
Joint Resolutions were entered upon the
respective Journals, with the yeas as
nays thereon, and they did determine asn
direct that tife said Joint Resolutionsr
submitted to the electors of the State a
the General Election in November, 194
NOW, THEREFORE, I, 1 A. GRA'
Secretary of State of the Swte of Florid
4po hereby give notice that a
GENERAL ELECTION
'will be held'in each county in Florid
,on Tuesday next succeeding the 'finr
Monday in November A. D. 191, tti
s mid Tuesday being the
SECOND DAY OF NOVEMBER
:or the ratificaton or rejection of, tl
.:said Joint Resolutions proposing Amenc
mente to the Consituden of the State
*brkte vft:*


after the war ended, things have
changed as much as a chameleon
changes his color. Tokyo was deso-
late at the end of the war and most
of the people were hiding out in
the hills when the troops moved in.
And even today a few are still
drifting in. In some places where
the buildings were bombed out new
ones are already standing, but in
some others there is nothing but a
pile of broken cement and twisted
metal.
The land will never be the same
but the people who are to learn our
way of living are beginning to see
the light. Most of them have found
what a little' freedom can do, and
for the most part I would say that
the Japanese like the GIs. All of
them are crazy about the American


girls-they think they are beauti- though, is that only the wife is al-


ful. Of course they don't care as
much for the soldiers as the civil-
ians, because they know that the
GIs are the ones that laid so much
destruction on them in the war. But
things are smoothing out fast.
These people have taken up the
Western style of dress, but last
New Years was their Christmas,
and most of them wore kimonas.
These are brightly colored and
really beautiful. They wear some
kind of thing folded .up and' tied
around their waist by a wide band,
and what it is for 1 haven't been
able to find out yet.
When one of the family dies, the
ceremony is small and simple, with
only members of the family pres-


lowed to cry, and she is the only
one that'does. But the rest of the
family really carries on. They kneel,
bow and pray. The whole thing only
lasts about 30 minutes.
A superstition they have is that
when someone dies he has to cross
a river to get into heaven. It's not
heaven to them, but we will call it
that. So about 50 sen is buried with
them to pay their fare on the boat
that transports them across the
river.
(Continued next week)


TOM WATSON WITHDRAWS
FROM DEMOCRATIC PARTY


The editor of The Star is in re-


ent. The funny thing about it, ceipt of a lengthy article from At-


PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS TO BE VOTED ON IN NOVEMBER, 1948
cordance with law providing for the levy to the amendment of said Constitution, the County by the State. County, County
47, of taxes and such tax shall not be ap- be and the same is hereby agreed to School Board, School Districts, Special
the plied to any purpose other than the and shall be submitted to the electors of Tax School Districts and Municipalities.
o- payment of the principal and Interest of the State of Florida for approval or re- 2. The Legislature shall at the Legis-
he said bonds. section at the next General Election to lative Session of 1949, and from time to
ad (b) In addition to the bonds authorized be held in t te year 1948that is to say, time thereafter enact laws to take effect
Of in paragraph (a) above, and subject to that Section 1 of Article XVII of the only after approval by the electors of
ed the limitations and provisions thereof Constitution of the State of Florida be said County at a referendum called for
id and of Section 6 of Article IX of the Con- amended so sa to read as follows: that purpose, specifying the powers, fune-
it stitution of Florida, the Legislature may SECTION 1. Either branch of the Leg- tions, duties and compensation of Coun-
id also provide for the issuance of Special islature, at any regular session, or at ty Tax Collector designated in Paragraph
id Capital Outlay bonds by County Boards any special or extraordinary session 1 of This Section 14, and shall likewise
be of Education for school capital outlay thereof called for such purpose either in provide for the collection, care, custody,
at projects hereafter acquired or construct- the governor's original call or any amend- reporting and disbursement of all taxes
8. ed, bt said bonds shall belted bonds sha belted to ment thereof, may propose the revision collected by the County Tax Collector.
f, projects and amounts approved by the or amendment of any portion or por-
a, State Board of Education as prescribed tons of this Constitution. Any such S
by law and shall become payable serial- revision or amendment may relate to SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO 984
ly as prescribed by law within not to one subject, or any number of subjects, EA JO IT RESOLUTION Proposing an
la exceed twenty years from the date of but no amendment shall consist of more Aendment to Artile VIII of the Con-
at issuance; Provided, that no Special. Cap- than one revised article of the Consti- Amendment to Article VIII of the Con-relative
ie tal Outlay bonds shall be issued here- totion. to assessment of property for taxes and
under which, together with the school If the proposed revision or amend- the collection of taxes, by adding there-
Indebtedness of such county including meat is agreed to by three-fifths of the to additional sections to provide that in
he special tax school district indebtedness, members elected to each House, it shall the County of Brownrd, State of Florida,
I- shall exceed twenty per cent of the be entered upon their respective Jour- the County Tax Assessor shall assess
of assessed valuhae of the taxable property of nals with the yeas and nays and pub- the ppty of The County for the pur
such county according to the last assess- listed in one newspaper in each countythe property of the County for the pur-
ment for "county purposes prior to the where a newspaper is published for pose of levying State, County, Shoo and
issuance of such Special Capital Outlay two times, one publication to be made Counicipal taxes levid by th Schooe,
A... Irk._- __ -4i--t- ,t. -I-.t- -,_ .. ...... -d---- therCounty, County School Board, School


HOUSEc j0ENT- Ro~tT MO NO> LWu JBozs. The principal of and interest
A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an on such special bonds shall be payable
Amendment to Article IX of the State from a fund established in each county
Constituton n by adding thereto an addi- comprised of moneys authorized and ap-
ional Section providing that all excise portioned by the Legislature for school
taxes upon gasoline or other motor fuel capital outlay and debt service purposes
products college and retained shall be and moneys provided by the county from
'used for public highway. street and air- county school revenue sources including
seaport purposes, and prescribing te dis ad valorem taxes, as authorized or re-
tribution and use of certain portions of quired by the Legislature subject to
sarib oand use o certaxesin portions othe limitations of the Constitution relating
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLA- to ad valorem taxes for school pur-
'TURE OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA: poses. Such bonds shall not be bonds or
That the following Amendment to Ar- debts of the State of Florida or enforce-
tic IX of the State Constitution by add- able against the credit or taxing power of
ing tnereto additional section pro-, the State.
vid,ng that all excise taxes upon gas- 3
linee or other motor fuel products col-
lected and retained shall be used for HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 869
-public highway, street and airport pur- A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an
poses, and prescribing the distribution Amendment to the Constitution by add-
,,and use of certain portions of said taxes, ing thereto an additional Section creat-
is.hereby agreed to and shall be sub- ing two additional Senitorial Districts.
Triitted to the electors of the State for BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLA-
,ratification or rejection at the text Gen- TURE OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA:
%bral Election to be hold in 1943. as That the following Amendment to Ar-
follows: ticle VII of the State Constitution, by
SECTION 17. 'All excise taxes now or adding thereto Section 6 creating two
Thereafter imposed upon gasoline or other additional Senatorial Districts, is here-
like products of petroleum or upon all by'agreed to, and sub:nittdd to the elec-
combu:rible gai-. and liquids used in tors of the State for ratification or re-
ulternal c:.mrnou-,'.k engines for the gen- sectionn at the General Election in 1948,
ration of power'to propel vehicles and as follows:
. aircraft, which are collected and retained SECTION 6. There is hereby created
,shall be used exclusively for the lease, two additional Senatorial Districts to be
. acquisition, construction. reconstruction, known as the Thirty-ninth (39th) and
repair, operation and maintenance of Fortieth (40th) Senatorial Districts. The
. roads, streets, bridges and rights of Thirty-ninth (39th) Senatorial District
, way therefore or for airports, or for the shall, consist of Monroe County. The
llpayment of indebtedness and interest Fortieth (40th) Senatorial Destrict shall
; thereon incurred for the lease, acquisi- consist of Washington and Ca houn Coun-
tion, construction, reconstruction, repair, ties. Nothing herein shall disturb the
Operation and maintenance of roads, Thirty-eight (38) existing Senatorial Dis-
I streets, bridges and rights of way there- tricts. A special election shall be' called
for or for airports... Of all State excise in the said Thirty-ninth (39th) Senatorial
taxes collected and retained upon gasoline District and in the said Fortieth (40th)
or other like products of ,petroleum, ex- Senatorial District within Seventy-five
wept aviation fuel, not less than four (75) days after the election in 1948, to
cents tax per gallon on such products .elect a Senator from each of said Dis-
i shall be used by the State Road Depart- tricts. The Senator elected from the
nment for. state road purposes in the man- Thirty-ninth (39th) Senatorial District
iner provided by law. One cent or more shall hold office from his election, for
Stax per gallon upon gasoline or other a term ending on the First Tuesday after
like products of petroleum, except avia- the First Monday in January, 1952; and
tion fuel, shall hereafter be imposed by the Senator elected from the Fortieth
the Legislature and the proceeds retained (40th) Senatorial District shall hold office
distributed among the several counties from his election for a term ending on
and used in the same manner as the the first Tuesday after the first Monday
Second Gas Tax is distributed among in January, 1950, and thereafter Sen-
the several counties and used by the stators elected from said Districts shfall
State Board of Administration, the 'State hold office for a term of Four years.
Road Depaitment and the several Boards Provided: that the Legislature is authcr-
of County Commissioners as provided in is2ed by law to alter or abolish said Dis-
. Section 16, Article IX, of this Constitu- tricts whenever representation in the
tion but with no limitation as to the Senate is reapportioned.
duration of such tax; provided 80% asur-
plus funds shall be expended by the 4
,State Road Department for state roads HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 179
in the county as directed by the Board A JOINT RESOLUTION, Proposing the
of County Comremissioners thereof. Any Amendment of Section 4, Article III of
taxes that may be imposed upon aviation the Constitution of the State of Florida
fuel shall be used exclusively fcr air- relating to the eligibility of members
ports and access thereto in the manner 'of the Legislature, their compensation
provided by law. Nothing in this Sectein and remuneration.
shall repeal or niodify Section 16, Article BE IT RESOLVED BY TIHE LEGISLA-
IX, of :.this Constitution. This Section TURE OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA:
shall take effect .T' 11949.. SECTION 1. That the follo w In g
Amendment to Section 4, Article III of
the Constitution of the State of Florida
HOUSE JOINT R._jLUTION NO. 1007 relating to the eligibility of members of
A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing to the Legislature, their compensation and
min'd ".ect;orn 17 of Article XII of the remuneration, is hereby agreed to and
Constitution of the State of Florida. shall be submitted to the electors of the
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLA- State of Florida for ratification or re-
TURE OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA: jectidn at the next General Election to
Tni' the following Amendment to Sec- be held In November, 1948; that is to
;ion .17 of Article XII of the Constitution say that Section 4 of Article III of the
of l' m State of Florida relating' to educa- Constitution of the State of Florida shall
lion .. hereby agreed to and shall. be sub- be amended andl as amended shall read
mitted to the electors of the State of as follows:
Florida for ratification or rejection at "SECTION 4. Legislators, qualifica-
the General Election tt be held in 1948 lons, salaries, etc. Senators and mem-
as follows: tonssalarie et Snators and mm
SECTION 17. (a) The Legislature bers of 'the House of Representatives
may provide for the issuance by 'the shall be duly qualified electors in the
County Board of Education of each coun- respective counties and districts for
ty of bonds for the exclusive use of the which they were chosen. The pay of
.public free .schools within the county, .members of the Senate and House of
whenever the same shall have been ap- Representatives shall be ten dollars a day
proved by a majority of the vptes cast for each day of the session; and in addi-
in an election in which a majority of the tion thereto they shall be paid for sub-
freeholders who are qualified electors sistence not more than seven dollars and
residing in such county shall participate, fifty cents a day for each day of the
out no bonds shall be issued hereunder session, and mileage to be paid to and
which, together with the school indebt- from their homes to the seat of govens-
F edniess of such county including special ment by the nearest and most prac-
tax school district indebtedness incurred tical route at the rate of not more than
prior to the adoption of this amendment seven and one-half cents per mile for
'and indebtedness incurred under the pro- not more than four round trips in any
visions of this paragraph, shall exceed regular session nor for more than two
fifteen per cent of the assessed value of round trips in any special or extraordi-
the taxable property of the county ac- nary session."
cording to the last assessment for county
purposes prior to the issuance of such 5
bonds. Any bonds issued hereunder shall HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 118
become payable serially within not to A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an
exceed twenty-five years from the date Amendment of Section 1 of Article XVII
of isrr.!sce -as prescribed by ,the Legis- of the Constitution of the State of Florida.
nature. "Whenever any county has voted relating to the Amendment of said Con-
in favor of, the issuance of such bonds stitution,
a special tax for the payment of the BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLAI
interest on said bonds and the princeal TURE OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA: ,
'thereof as the same shall become due That the following Amendment of
"nd payable shall be levied on the tax- Section 1 of Article XVII of the Con-
able orooertv a'ithin thp P(ntv in .- stitutinn rv thse State of Florida. relating


noter thuan sixweeks, immda elDistricts, Special Tax School Districts,
not later than six weeks, immediately Port Districts, Drainage Distrieta, and
preceding the election at which the same ort D districts, Drainage Ditrct munciand
is to be voted upon, and thereupon sub- any other taxing districts, and munioi-
mintted to the electors of the State for palities of the County whicls by ordi-
approval or rejection at the next Gen- nance request theirtaxes e to be so assessed
eral Election, provided, however, that and levied, and that the County Tax Col-
such revision or amendment may be sub- lector shall collect and distribute the said
mitted for approval or rejection in a 'IT RESOLVED BY THE xes
special election under the conditions dc- BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLA-
scribed in and in the manner provided TURE OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA:
by Section 3 of Article XVII of this That the following Amendment to Ar-
Constitution. If a majority of the elec- ticliote VIII of the Contitutin e th Sate
tors voting upon the amendment adopt of Florida relative to the assossunnt and
such amendment the same shall become collection of all taxes in the County of
a Part of this 'Constitution. bcomeBroward. State of Florida, by adding
a part of this Constitution. thereto additional sections to be num-
bard b tt~ etr~ar~ o Sate 00CO


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 becomes operative, may
come within its terms by filing a cartifi-
cate of his willingness to do so with
the C!er:: of the Supreme Court.
7
HOUSE JOI:-!T REaOLUTION NO. 1379
A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an
Amendment to Article VIII of the Consti-
tution of the State of Florida relative to
assessment of property for taxes and the
collection of taxes, by adding thereto ad-
ditional sections to provide, that in the
County of Saint Luciae, 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 State,
County, County School Board, School
Districts, Special Tax School Districts and
Municipalities of the County, and that the
County Tax Collector shall collect 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 assessment and
collection of all taxes in the County of
Saint Lucie, 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 Saint Lucie, 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 Dis-
tricts and Municipalities.
2. The Legislature shall at the Legis-
lative Session in 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 County
Tax Assessor, designated in Paragraph I
of this Section 13, and shall likewise, pro-
vide by law for the extension on the
assessment roll of the County Tax A-!e:-7
ir of all taxes levied by the State, Coun-
ty, County SchooLBoard. School Districts
speciall Tax School Districts and MunZt.
ip'lities.
SECTION 14. 1. From and after Janu-
ary 1. 1950, the County Tax Collector ot
the County of Saint Lucle. State of
Florida. shall collect all taxes levied Lm


bred by the Secretary of State, be and
the san-c 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-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 Schcol Board, School
Districts, Special Tax School Districts.
Port Districts; Drainage Districts, and any
other taxing districts, and municipali-
ties which by ordinance request their
taxes to be so assessed.
The Legislature shall at the Legislative
Session in 1949 and from time to time
thereafter, enact laws specifying the-
powers, functions, duties and compen-
sation of County Tax Assessor, desig-
nated in the first paragraph of this
Section, and shall likewise, provide by
law for the extefision on the assezsmant
roll of the Cou-.ty Ta-x Assesor of all
taxes levied by the State. County. County
School Board, School Districts, Special
Tax School Districts, Port Di3tricts, Drain-
age Districts, and any other taxing dis-
tricts, and municipalities, whaee taxes
may be assessed by the County Tax
Assessor pursuant to the first paragraph.t
of this section.
SECTION -- From and after January
1, 1950, the Co-'nty Tax Collector in the
County of Broward. State of Florida.
shIall collect all taxes levied in the County
by the State. County, County School
Board, School Districts, Sy'ccial 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 1I49, and from time to
time thereafter enact laws specifying the
powers, functions, duties and compensa-
tion of County Tax Collector designated
i'n 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 CountyI
Tax Collector.
9
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 885
A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an
Amendment to Article WII 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 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 Stat.e
County, County School B.ard, 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 Novembe, -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, School, and Municipal taxes
:> be levied in the County by the State,
county. County School Board, School
Districts, Special Tax School Districts
-"d Municipalities. "I
2. The Legislature shall at the Legis-
-live Session in 1949 and from time to
'.ime thereafter,'enact laws specifying the
powers, 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


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extension on the assessment roll of th.
County .Tax Assessor or all taxes levied
by the State, County, County 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 ofVolusia, State of Flor-
ida, 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 specifying
the powers, functions, duties and com-
pensation of County Tax Collector desig-
nated in Paragraph 1 of this Section 17,
and shall likewise provide for the col-
lection, care, custody, reporting and dis-
bursement oft all taxes collected by the
County Tax Collector.
10
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 Pinellas, State of Florida,
the County Tax Assessor 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-
ipalities of the County. and that the
County Tax Collector shall collect the-
' said tax.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLA-
TURE OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA:
That the following amendment to Ar-
tic'e VIII of the Constitution of the State
oi Florida relative to the assessment and
collection of all taxes in the County oi
Pinellas, State of Florida. by adding-
thereto additional sections to. be .known
vs Section n 13 and Section 14, be .and
the same is hereby agreed to and':shnall
be submitted to the electors of the"State' .
of Florida for ratification or rejection
rt the General Election -to be held onr 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 speciyiing the
powers, functions, duties and cor'.pen-
satlon 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 :
by the State, County, County ...'
Board, School Districts, Spcclal ''
School Districts and Municipalit'-,.
SECTION 14. 1. From and c"--- '
nary 1, 1950, the County Tax C-
in the County of Pinellas, Stata cf '"-
ida, sill collect all taxes lcv:'al o-
the county by the State. County, o':unty
School Board, School Districts, Soec;!l
Tax School Districts and Munlcioalities.
2. The Legislature shall at the Legosii-
tive Session of 1949, and from time to
time th the enact laws specifying the
powers, functions, duties and compsnca-
tion of County Tax Collector designated
in Paragraph I of this Section 14, and
shall likewise provide for the collection.
care, custody, reportin"d and disbursement
of all taxes collected by th' County Tax
Collector.
11
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 10
A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an
Amendment to Article V of the Consti-
tution of Florida by adding thereto an
additional Section relating to the elec-
tion 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 Genefal
Election to be held on the First Tuel.
day after the First Monday Nvember,
1948, 1a 5fliows:
SECTION 48. The Judge of the Court
of Record in and for Escambia Chun-
ty shall hereafter be elected by th4
qualified electors of said County aS
other State and County officials art o
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 after.
the First Monday in January, 1951,
shall be filled by appointment by the
Governor 4nd 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, and the
term or tenure of office of any one ap-
pointed to said office for the term be-
ginning in 1947 shall expire *a aid
First Tuesday after the First Monday
in January, 1951.
2. Any provision of the Constitutito
in conflict herewith is hereby repealed.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF i ,-av..
hereunto set my hand and affixed 4*
Great Seal of the State-of Florida at ftl-
lahassee, the Capital, this the 1st day of
August, A. D., 19. R. A. GRAY,
..f.cre.. t 9 st


torney General Tom Watson set-
ting forth his reasons for withdraw-
ing from the Democratic party.
Watson, who will register as an
Independent, states that his with-
drawal from the party was caused
by action at the Philadelphia con-
vention "which abused and insulted
Southern Democracy and surren-
dered party principles to party pol-
itics."
He calls the national Democratic
platform a distortion and violation
of Democratic principles pertaining
to states rights, civil rights, racial
problems, labor relations, federal
and state powers, and home rule.
Watson says he will work for a
tvwp-party system in Florida be-
cause he feels the welfare of the
state demands it.


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


PAGE FIVE


FLUIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1948


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PAGE SIX 1-HE STAR, PORT ST. JOE, GULF COUNTY, FLORIDA FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1948.


10 YEARS AGO
From the Files of The Star

Approve Grant To Widen 5th Street
Word has been received that ap-
proval has been given for a federal
grant of $50,222 for the proposed
widening of Fifth Street from Mon-
ument Avenue to the eastern city
limits. Total cost of the project,
which will convert Fifth Street into
a 120-foot boulevard, will be $128,-
921. It is understood that the city's
.share of the project will be pro-
vided by local interests. Work will
not be started until all property
owners on both sides of the street
agree to deed the necessary land
for widening of the street.
Terminal Company Issued Charter
A charter for the Port St. Joe
Terminal Company ha;: been issued
by the secretary of state, the com-
pany to have 50 shares of stock
with a par value of $100. Edward
Ball, W. T. Edwards and H. )V.
Dew are named as directors of the
company.
American Legion Elects
At' the regular election of offi-
cers of Gulf County Post 116, Am-
erican Legion, T. M. Schneider was
re-elected as commander. Other of-
ficers elected unanimously without
contest were Gadi White of Wewa-

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J re-new them, giving you extra,
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Out-of-State Cars Will
Soon Need Florida Tags
Must Turn In Others But Will Get
'Em Back When They Leave
.The sentimental practice of keep-
ing home state license tags on au-
tomobiles as well as displaying
Florida plates will hit a snag after
October 1, for that's the effective
date of a law requiring out-of-state
motorists who purchase Florida
tags to turn in their other plates.
They can get their home tags back
hitchka. first vice-commander; C.
A. Lupton, second vice-commander;
Darden Haley, third vice; W. S.
Smith, adjutant; A. M. Mitchell,.
service officer; Clarence Pridgeon,
finance officer C. P. VanHorn, ser-
geant-at-arms; E. V. Pollock, chap-
lain; J. W. Sealey, post historian.
Deluge Floods Stores
A miniature cloudburst struck the
city last Saturday afternoon and
for three hours the rain fell in tor-
rents. Due t'o inadequate storm
drains on Reid Avenue, the water
collected like a small lake and be-
gan to enter stores. Some business
houses reported two to three inches
of water on their floors before
sandbags could 'be placed across
entrances.
River Project May Become Reality
Federal engineers are working on
a survey of the Apalachicola River
from the Flint River to the Gulf
preparatq'y to recommending con-
struction of a series of locks and
dams for flood control inl the two
rivers. While a congressional ap-
propriation for the survey has been
approved, no endorsement has been
made for monies for the actual im-
provement and dredging.
Fire Department Adds Recruits
The fire department this week
added five recruits to the roll, be-
ing W. C. Roche, J. C. Hill, M. H.
Wilson, L. Treadwell and Sammie
.Davis. Other members of the de-
partment are Bill Turner, chief;
Troy Jones, assistant chief; John
Blount, Harold Palmer, M. P. Tom-
linson, Wilburs Wells, Miles Hurl-
but, Robert Haley and Lovett Ma--
hon.
Birth Announcement
Mr. and Mrs. Y. L. Wages are an-
nouncing the birth of an 8-pound
son Thursday morning, September
22. The young gentleman has been
named Frederick Foster.


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S haulers have been waiting for. The Interna-
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maker. Has extra power. Carries more net pay-
load without exceeding its gross weight rating
than trucks with the same power but more
chassis weight. Get details sure--to make
C S more money from over-the-highway transport.


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again in exchange for the Florida .title papers so they can be replaced
plates when they're ready to return with the forms valid in this state.
to their own states. Some motorists, under the pres-
Florida tags must be purchased ent system, who buy Florida tags
by tourists who send their children while their out-of-state plates are
to school in this state and by those still valid can sell their forn-e.-
who tare jobs here. Motorists who tags for less than the state cf or-
move to Florida permanently must igin charges. Or they can sell.their
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they return to their own state be-
fore the end of this state's license
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FRDY ETME 4 98TESAPR T OGL CUTFOIAPG EE_


IIIIIIIIlIiI lilllHiI lllIIIiIIIt tlli Ii lIIIi t! i I!Hi II IIIIIt
ADDITIONAL SOCIETY
(Continued from page 2)
IIII IIIilll ill lllllih ll llI IIIIIIIIlill llll lllIt llil!;ll
BATIST CIRCLE FOUR NAMES
OFFICERS FOR ENSUING YEAR
Circle Four of the Baptist W. M.
U.'met Monday with Mrs. James
Lindsay at her home on Fourth.
p Street with Mrs. Ralph Nance, pro-
Sram chairman, in charge. The de-
-votional and scripture, by Mrs. J. 0.
Baggett, were taken from Matthew'.
Topic -of discussion, "Our Attitude
and 'Actions Toward Other Races
of People," was developed by Mrs.
Nance, Mrs. Rush Chism, Mrs. W.
0. Nichols and Mrs. Milton Chafin.
Officers named at this time for
the ensuing year were Mrs. Nance,
chairman; Mrs. George W. Cooper,
co-chairman; Mrs. Chism, secretary
and treasurer.
Three new members were wel-
comed into the circle, following
which the hostess served a salad
plate with cookies and- coca-colas
to the twelve ladies present.

BECCA CIRCLE MEETS
S4TH MRS. M. MAGIDSON
The Rebecca Circle of the Bap-
a- st Missionary Society met Mon-
S,ay afternoon at the home of Mrs.
S, Iel Magidson, with the chairman,
Mrs.. Durel Brigman, presiding.
The scripture reading was taken
from the 25th chapter of Matthew'w
and was-followed with prayer. The
program was presented by Mrs.
James Horton, Mrs. Brigman and
Mrs. Magidson. Various business
matters were discussed and new
officers .for the coming year, were
elected. The meeting adjourned
with ,members repeating the miz-
pah;


MRS. DAUGHTRY HOSTESS
TO BAPTIST CIRCLE TWO
Circle Two of the Baptist W. M.
U. met Monday afternoon at the
home of Mrs.. W. J. Daughtry with
twelve members present and two
visitors, Mrs. J. A. Connell and
Mrs. Dunning. Mrs. H. G. Harvey
gave the devotional from Psalms,
19th! chapter, after which all offi-
cers gave good reports on the past
year's work. A brief business dis-
cussion followed and the meeting
was dismissed with prayer by Mrs.
Connell.
During the social hour the birth-
day anniversary of the circle was
observed, with the hostess serving
birthday cake, sandwiches, salted
peanuts and punch.
Next meeting of this circle will
be with Mrs. W. I. Carden.

ST. JAMES EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Rev. Lee Graham, Pastor
18th Sunday after Trinity
7: 30 a. m.-Holy Communion.
9:45 a. in.-Sunday school.
11:00 a. m.-Morning prayer and
sermon.

BEACON HILL PRESBYTERIAN
4:00 p. m.-Worship service.
3:00 p. m.-Sunday school.
Thursday 8:00 p. m.-Bible study
and prayer.

Visit Relatives In Blountstown
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Hall and chil-
dren spent Sunday in Blountstown
visiting relatives.

Guests From Atlanta
Mrs. Knowle Tucker and son Guy
of Atlanta, Ga., are the guests of
Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Drake.
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GIRL SCOUT NEWS

The Girl Scout troop. under di-
rection of Mrs. Rush Chism, leader.
met at the parish house Tuesday
afternoon and after being called to
order, all joined in singing "Amer-
ica the Beautiful" and "I Would Be
True." Members brought pictures
to be placed in the troop scrap book.
Table settings were demonstrated
by Mrs. Ela Sutton, following which
the girls went on a hike which
ended at the city park, where iced
drinks were served. During the hike
leaves from ten different trees were
gathered which will be spatter
painted and put in the scrap book.
Ruth Lynn Ramsey was elected
as troop scribe and Ann Kenney as
treasurer. The pine cone was se-
lected as the troop crest and red
chosen as the color for ties. The
group ,was instructed -in tenderfoot
requirements, following which the
friendship circle was formed and
the meeting closed with the scout
promise.
Present besides members of the
troop and Mrs. Chism, were Miss
Inez Turk, Mrs. Ela Sutton, Mrs.
Marion Craig, Mrs. Dave Maddox,
Miss Janet Whitaker and Miss Ann
Fulton.
-Ruth Lynn Ramsey, Scribe.

In Panama City On Business
Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Cason and son
Emory were in Panama City Wed-
nesday on business. While there
they visited with Mr. and Mrs. Wal-
ster Goodson.

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men and women who halve gone


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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1948


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BROWNIE NOTES
M il lIfllIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIiiiiii itiIII i iiIIIIII IIIIIIIIII
Brownie Troop No. 1 held its reg-
ular meeting Friday afternoon at
the recreation center with nine
members present and Mrs. Terry
Hinote and Mrs. Tom Mitchell.
The troop enjoyed games and
sang the Brownie "Smile Song" and
"There Are Flags In Many Lands."
after which the business session
was held with Bobby Ward. the
new president, presiding.
Two new members were wel-
coined into the troop, being EnTo-
gene Wood and Eda Ruth Kilbourn.
The girls formed a circle and re-
peated the Brownie Scout promise.
The second knitting lesson was
continued under the direction of
Mrs. Mitchell. Squares are being
kitted by each member to be put
together to make an afghan for the
troop.
A hike and cook-out was planned
for Friday, Sept. 24, which will
start at the foot of McClellan Ave-
nue at 16th Street at 41:30 p.mn. Be
there, Brownies.
The Brownies have as a project
to build up their treasury the sell-
ing of Christmas cards. Anyone
wishing to place an order are asked
to phone Mrs. Tom Mitchell 73-J,
or Mrs. John Blount, phone 263.

Spend Week-end In Savannah
Mr. and Mrs. M. P. Tomlinson
spent last week-end in Savannah,
Ga., guests of Mrs. Mildred Burns
and Mrs. A. -M. Jones. Little Miss
Patsy Burns returned home with
them for a visit.


ACTIVITY PROGRAM
(Continued from page 1)
3. Children grow in the develop-
ment of these good habits (a) Abil-
ity to work with others (b) Ability
to criticize own work (c) Ability to
care for materials (d) Ability to
clean the room.
Our arts and crafts program mo-
tivated by ideas should be well-
planned, progressive and inviting.
We are using and plan to use all
available discarded materials such
as feed sacks, scrap lumber and
boxes, and a limited amount of
money.

Prop Cuts Stringer-Fish Lost
Seems to be a plague! Last week
Denver Miller and Carl Armstrong
lost a string of fish by having the
stringer cut by the prop, and now
Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Pridgeon go and
do the same thing. They managed
to salvage three choice brim, but
when they came to the landing and
Mrs. P. held 'em up to show to an-
other fishing party, the knot on the
end of the foreshortened stringer
came undone and their last three
slipped into the water.

Correction
We were misinformed on an item
last week which stated that George
Suber Jr., had entered G. M. C. at
Milledgeville, Ga. It should have
been Georgia Military Academy,
College Park, Ga.' Any of you girls
who have written to George will
probably have your epistles 're-
turned marked "Unclaimed," so
don't be disappointed --just read-
dress 'em.

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tion (count initials and figures as single
words); minimum charge 30 cents. Addi-
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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
7%/ h. p. Mercury outboard mo-
tor, $185. R. V. Buchert, corner 7th
St. and Long Ave. 10-8*
OIL RANGE Florence 5-burner
range and one practically new 2-
burner oil heater. E. H. Vittum,
532 Third Street. 9-24*
Water Heater-Kerosene coil heat-
er with 30-gal. tank, good condition,
$25. See Mrs. Ralph Rich, 219 9th
Street. -9-24*1
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,
Mrs. B. E. Kenney Jr. 9-24*
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


FURNITURE FOR SALE


FU RN ITU RE-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
WANTED TO BUY
JUNK-We buy all kinds of junk
iron and old batteries. Martin's
Fixit Shop. Phone 94. 10-8*


FOR RENT
CONCRETE MIXER for rent, $5.00
per day. Spillers and Nichols,
phone 83 or 304. 10-22*
FOR APARTMENTS See The
Shirey Apartm'ents. 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 as $495. Phone Pan-
ama City, Fla., 154, or write Phil-
ips Music Mart, 118 Fourth Street,
Panama City. 10-1*
SPECIAL SERVICES
ALL KINDS OF BUILDER'S SAND
and Gravel. Also fill dirt and
muck. Phone 94. 10-8*
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 Insulation 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
A meetings 2nd and 4th Fri-
days each month, 8:00 p. rn.
Merribers urged to attend;
visiting brothers welcome. Fennon
Talley, W. M.; G. C. Adkins, Sec.
SAMARITAN LODGE NO. 40, 1. 0.
0. F.-Meets every Wednesday
night at 8 o'clock in Masonic hall.
All members urged to attend; visit-
ing brethren invited. James Greer
N. G.; W. C. Forehand, Secretary,
VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS,
Howard C. Taunton Post No. 8197
-Meets 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of
each month at Florida Power office.
Leo Kennedy, commander.
R. A. M.-Regular convocation of
St. Joseph Chapter No. 56, R. A.
M., 2nd and 4th Mondays. All, visit-
ing companions welcome. H. R.
Maige, High Priest; Robt. Shaw, Sec


THE BOOK SEZ

By BLIND TOM


This column is written by Tom
Love of Cbipley. All rulings and
quotations ait, based on publica-
tions of the National Federation of
High School Athletic Associations.

There will be a number of rule
changes in effect in high school
football this season. Among some
of the most important of these
from the standpoint of spectators
and coaches are:
("A" is team putting ball in play.
"B" is team not putting ball in
play. "K" is team kicking. "RU" is
team receiving.)
A backward pass or fumble is
called a free ball and neither team
is in possession. Handing the ball
forward is not a forward pass but
it is sometimes illegal. If a player
kicks from beyond the scrimmage
line. it is a return-kick, even though
there has been no change of team
possession. A foul during a back-
ward pass or fumble results in loss
of ball and first' down.
Acts which were once called "en-
croachment" are termed "snap in-
terference." Ball does not remain
dead for such acts unless referee
blows his whistle. No player of "A"
may make a false start. Player who
is less than one yard behind his
line must have his hands behind
the snapper and in a reaching po-
sition. Ball may not be handed for-
ward to a player who is on the end
of the line.
During a try-for-point, ball may
be snapped from anywhere on or
behind "B's" two-yard line. If an
attempted field goal touches "R"
behind his goal line, ball does not
become dead. If a foul occurs be-
hind a goal line and during a back-
ward pass or fumble, it is a safety
or a touchback. Also pass interfer-


I


ence by "A" in "B's" end zone may
be a touchback.
Fouls which were termed "un-
necessary roughness" are now "per-
sonal fouls." Repeatedly commit-
ting fouls which halve the distance
to the goal line results in forfeiture
(instead of award of a touchdown).

Vacationing In Arkansas
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Temple and
Mrs. Tom Thompson left Saturday
for a two weeks' vacation to be
spent in Little Rock and Warren,


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port, La., on their return trip.
4(
Gets Messed Up In Boat Collision
Louis Johnson has bei-n going
around town the past few days with.
his right arm bandaged up as th4"
result of a boat collision on thel
canal at White City. Seems Loui'
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ico when a boat powered ,s ith a 22
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