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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: October 22, 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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VOLUME XII PORT ST. JOE, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1948 NUMBER 4


Varied Events Can oose Issue Call For Toys
For Christmas Distribution

Be Depicted For As usual, the local Moose Lodge
is laying plans for underprivileged
Inaugural Floats kids and this week started collect-
ing used toys 'for their Christmas


Gulf County Planning for Two
Floats In Inaugural
Celebration

By.HARLAND PRIDGEON
Plans are shaping up in Gulf
county for participation of the en-
tire populace in the spectacular in-
augration of Fuller Warren when
he assumes office as chief execu-
tive of Florida next January 4.
As Gulf county's participation
with floats is to exemplify county-
wide interest in the inaugural cere-
monies, everyone in Gulf county is
asked and urged to contribute to
ward the fund necessary to pay
for the floats. Those desiring to
assist are asked to immediately
contact Harry McKnight in the
south end of the county and Dave
Gaskin in the north end of the
county, and to make your contri-
bution as liberal as possible-any
amount from a dime to $1000 will
Le graciously accepted.
Some of the outstanding events
which are being considered and
.can be depicted on the county's
floats are:
The signing of the state consti-
tution in St. Joseph hi 1838.
The railroad. which extended
*.from St. Joseph to lola, on the east
(Continued on page 10)


Sharks Lose To

Niceville 31 7

'Locals Put Up Strong Fight Against
Conceded Conference Champs

By JAMES CHATHAM
The football game last Friday
night at Centennial Field between
the St. Joe Sharks and the Nice-
-ille Golden Eagles was a fast and
'hard-fought game despite the 31-7
score in favor of the Eagles, who
are the favorites to cop the North-
west Conference championship.
The Eagles chalked up their first
score, after nine minutes of play
and in the second quarter crossed
the goal line twice. In the same
quarter the Sharks made their only,
score when Bill Fleming took the
ball on the kickoff and, with nice
interference by his mates, made a
spectacular 80-yard run to the goal
line. Buster Owens added the ex-
tra point with a successful kick.
The invaders shoved over two
more counters in the third and
fourth quarters, respectively.
Niceville gained 330 yards by'
rushing and 124 yards by passing,
while the Sharks gained 123 yards
on the ground and by passing. The
Eagles had 24 first downs to St.
Joe's 6. St. Joe received but 10
yards in penalties, while Niceville
Was penalized 65 yards.

New Son
Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Oliver re-
turned Wednesday night from Jack-
sonville,.accompanied by their new
son, Otis Eugene. As is customary
with all\new fathers, C. R. has been
passing out the usual brand of
,"proud papa" cigars.

Moose Meet Monday
There will be a regular meeting
,of the Loyal Order of Moose, Lodge
1No. 1035, next Monday night at 8
,o'clock at the Moose home. All
members are urged to be present
and visiting brethren are invited
St attend.-


baskets which will be loaded with
toys, groceries, fruits and nuts and
distributed Christmas Eve to the
needy families of Gulf county.
Anyone having old toys to do-
nate are asked to leave -them in
the lobby of the Moose home at
the corner of Reid Avenue and
Third Street, or phone 363 and they
will be picked up. They do not
necessarily have to be "used" toys,
for many persons last year gave
brand -new toys to the lodge for
distribution.
All used. toys will be checked
over, repaired and repainted by lo-
cal Boy Scouts.


Most Voters In

South Will Have

4-Way Choice

Special Florida Law Specific-
ally Forbids Any Device
For Voting 'Straight'

Though at first 't seemed .likely
that Truman electors would ndt ap-
pear on the ballots of several
Southern states, it now seems as-
sured that voters in every state be-
low the Mason-Dixon-. line will have
at least a four-way choice-with
the possible exception, of Alabama.
In Alabama, nothing but legisla-
tive action can put Truman electors
on the ballot. Regular "Democrat"
electors 'chosen in an early-sum-
mer primary were all pledged to
vote against Truman in the elec-
toral college. So unless the legisla-
ture is called into special session
to change the law, the presidential
choice in Alabama will be limited
to electors pledged.
Truman electors got on 'three
Southern ballots only through legis-
lative action. In Florida, Georgia
and Louisiana, special sessions
were called, to change election laws
and to make it possible for pro-
Truman and pro-Thurmond Demo-
crats .to have separate slates of
electors.
In Georgia, the new law requires
electors for all candidates to swear
(Continued on page 5)
-k
Father of Mrs. Johns
Is Taken By Death

Friends ef. Mrs. J. M. Johns and
family will regret to learn that her
father, T. E. Coleman, passed away
Tuesday at the home of his daugh-
ter Mrs. Curtis Dukes, in Daytona.
Mr. and Mrs. Johns left Wednes-
day for Daytona.
Funeral services will tle held to-
day at the Baptist Church of
Baimb, Fla., where Mr. Coleman's
will be laid to rest beside his wife,
who passed away 24 years ago.
Deceased is survived by six sons,
four daughters and 20 grandchil-
dren.

Attends Parents' Golden Wedding
R. Glenn Boyles left Wednesday
by plane from Tallahassee for
Mount Airy, N. C., .to attend the
50th wedding anniversary of his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Boyles.
Mrs. Boyles will leave the first of
the 'wqek to attend the spring mer-
chandise showing of Southeastern
Travelers, Inc., Atlanta, Ga. She
will be joined there by Mr. Boyles
and spring purchases will be made
for Boyles Department Store.


Mine Sweeper Is

Assigned To St.

Joe for Navy Day

Tom Coldewey Calls On Navy
Personnel To Assist In En-
tertaining Visitors

In a letter received Wednesday
by Mayor J. L. Sharit from Lieut.
G. C. Nelson, public relations of-
ficer at the U. S. Navy Mine Coun-
termeasures Station at Panama
City, Mayor Sharit was informed
that the USS Plover, a mine
sweeper, had been assigned to this
city on Navy Day. October 27, and
that 'it is desired that you utilize
the ships and its officers and men
in whatever way desired which will
be of mutual interest and benefit
to the city and the navy." (Could
have 'em lay some mines in the-bay
preparatory to World War III.)
The ship will be open for public
inspection and everyone is invited
to go aboard the Plover and look
her over while she is tied up at
the city dock.
Tom Coldewey, local navy re-
cruiter, is in charge of arrange-
ments and is calling upon all ex-
navy personnel to get in touch with
him immediately in order that ar-
rangements may be made in ob-
servance of the day and for enter-
tainment of the officers and crew
of the minesweeper.


Amendments 1 and 2

Topic of P.-T. A. Meet

Speakers Says Two Measures Must
Be Voted Down In November


Living Conditions Bad In
Germany, Says Mrs. Smith

Mrs. Anna Smith returned home
Tuesday from a three months' trip
to Germany to visit with her par-
ents and other relatives in Heidel-
berg, whom she had not seen for
19 years.
While away, Mrs. Smith visited
in England, Holland, Belgium, Lux-
embourg, Switzerald and France,
spending but five weeks of her va-
cation with her folks. She made the
trip both ways on the SS Amster-
dam of the Holland-American Line.
Upon her return she was met in
Jacksonville by her husband, D. C.
(Mike to you) Smith.
Mrs. Smith found her folks all
well, but reports that living condi-
tions are very bad and that the
population is fearful of an impend-
ing war.


Warren Brands

Road Department


Info 'Malarkey'

Says Desperate Attempt Being
Made to Secure Adoption
Of Amendment No. 1

Continuing his fight against the
proposed "Gasoline Tax Amend-
ment," Fuller Warren yesterday
followed up his last week's state-
ment by declaring that the state
road department is. 'putting out a
lot of misleading, menidacious, ma-
larkey on the subject. His com-
plete statement follows:
"The state road department is
putting out some shabby propa-
gfanda in a frantic attem tn to q-


By MRS. RALPH SWATTS cure adoption of the proposed
Discussion of Amendments 1 and amendment taking away $6,000,000
2. scheduled for action in the No- a year from the schools -and the
member election, formed the basis general revenue fund. In its fren-
of the Parent-Teacher Association zied efforts to make this $6,000,000
program held Tuesday evening in a year available fol- bondholders,
the school auditorium. road contractors and other money-
At this time the guest speakers, hungry interests, the road depart-
James L. Graham and Claude An- ment recently released a threat
drews, both from the state depart- that federal funds for Florida roads
ment of education, Tallahassee, ex- would be withdrawn unless the
plained to a large group ofanter- state stops 'diverting' gas tax reve-
ested parents why these two nue.
amendments are so objectionable "That is a lot of misleading, men-
to the school program and why dancious malarkey. The- state of
they should be defeated. The speak- Florida is not diverting gas tax
ers were presented by County Su- revenue. The seventh cent of the
pervisor Nobie H. Stone. gas tax, which the proposed amend-
Due to the illness of the presi- (Continued on page 6)
dent, Mrs. Charles Brown, the meet- -
ing was conducted by the vice-pres- Local Attorneys To Hold
ident, Mrs. Nobie Stone. Rev. Lee Down Clay Lewis' Office
Graham, gave the devotional and Down Cl ewis' Office
music was furnished by Mrs. Sal -
music was furnished by Mrs. Sal At the last meeting of the board
Cuchiari's fifth grade, who sang a of county commissioners. E. Clay
novel Hallwe nof county commissioners..E. Clay
novel Hallowe'en number. Lewis Jr., who will take over the
Mrs. Edwin Ramsey, convention
ars. in, R et, c t en robes of Circuit Judge Ira Hutchi-
chairman, announced that the preos-
son on November 1, tendered his
ident, Mrs. Brown, and the secre-
(Continued on page 10) resignation as county attorney and
( u prosecutor in county judge's court,
effective that date, which was ac-
Seven-Year-Old Boy cepted by the board.
Is Bitten By Rattler Applications having been filed
With the board by Silas R. Stone
Clyde Farmer, 7-year-old son of and Cecil Costin Jr., attorneys of
Mr. and Mrs. Paul D. Farmer of this city, for the positions held by
Oak Grove, is rapidly recovering at E. Clay, the board, upon motion of
the municipal hospital from the ef- Commissioner Basil E. Kenney Jr.,
fects of a rattlesnake bite received appointed Attorney Costin as at-
last Friday afternoon, torney for the board and Attorney
Clyde ran over the diamond-back Stone as county prosecuting attor-
while riding his bicycle. He went ney in- the county judge's court, ef-
back to examine the rattler and it fective as of November 1.
struck him just above the little toe --- ---
of his right foot. Attend Family Reunion
--- ----- Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Cook and W.
G. A. Patton Improving 0. Peters spent Sunday in Colquitt,
Friends ,of G. A. Patton will be Ga., where they attended a family
glad to know that he is improving reunion at the home of Mr. and
after an illness of several weeks. Mrs. Marion Cook.


Fire Control

Proposal Is Real

County Need

Measure Will Be Put Up To
Taxpayers At November
General Election

Gulf county has an opportunity
to buy $30,000 worth of forest fire
protection for $6000 It has a chance
to improve the worth of its wood-
lands by a proven $1.89 a year per
acre and bring another $30,000 pay-
roll yearly into the county, all for
an outlay of a few cents an acre.
That is the bargain offered by the
proposal to go in for county-wide
fire control with the co-operation
of the Florida Forest Service.
The proposal calls for the county
to put up $6000 a year toward the
operating expenses of the fire pro-
tection service here. That amount
is calculated by multiplying 2 mills
times the valuation of the non-ex-
empt property. This means that all
the tax-paying citizens of Gulf
county would share in the cost of
the fire protection service, al-
though if a landowner is not pay-
ing taxes at present, then no fire
control tax could be levied on his
property, but he would still receive
fire protection on his lands.
If Gulf county will put up that
$6000, the state will put up four
times that amount annually. This
(Continued on Page 3)
-------------

Commissioners Fivor

Closed Fishing Season

Pass Resolution Asking That Fresh
Waters Be Closed Two Months

H. 0. Pridgeon, county conserva-
tion officer, came before the board
of county commissioners at its last
meeting and asked that the board
go on record as favoring a two-
month closed fishing season in the
fresh waters of the county.
The following resolution was of-
fered by Commissioner J. S. Dan-
iels, seconded by Commissioner J.
C. Martin and voted upon unani-
mously by the board:
"Whereas, the board of county
commissioners of Gulf county is of
the opinion that all fresh water
lakes, rivers and their tributaries
should be kept closed during the
months of April and May of each
and every year, and the above men-
tioned months have been the offi-
cially closed season for the past
several years and has met with the
approval of the population of this
county;
"Therefore, be it resolved by the
board of county commissioners of
Gulf county that the months of
April and May of each year be pro-
nounced by the game and fresh wa-
ter fish commission of the state of
Florida as the closed season on all
fishing in fresh water lakes, rivers
and t heir tributaries in Gulf
county."

SERVICES AT WHITE CITY
Rev. Loyd Tubb, pastor of the
St. Joe Methodist Church, states
that he will hold a preaching serv-
ice at White City this evening at 7
o'clock. The people_of White Cit:.y
and adjoining communities are in-
vited to attend.

Visit Relatives and Friends
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Pierce and
children spent the week-end in
Fountain and Youngstown visiting
relatives and friends.









PAGE TWO THE STAKE,



-SoiI Activities

Social Activities


Personals Ch
MYRTICE 0. SMITH, Editor


ubs Churches
PHONE 51


PORT ST. JOE, GULF COUNTY, FLORIDA


TFM4


ALLEN TWINS OBSERVE
FIFTH BIRTHDAY
Lauren and Lucious Allen of Mill-
ville celebrated their fifth birthday
at the home of their grandmother.
Mrs. J. 0. Baggdtt, Saturday after-
noon from 4 to 5:30 with a party.
Hallowe'en decorations were used
throughout the Baggett home.
The small guests and mothers
gathered on the front lawn, where
a relay race of dropping peas in
pumpkins was enoyed, as well as
pinning on the cat's tail, winner of
the latter event being Mary Ellen
Henderson. Pictures were made,
and after the gifts were opened,
two birthday cakes were placed on
each side of the punch bowl on a
gaily decorated table. After the re-
freshments, favors of hats for the
boys and umbrellas for the girls
were presented.
Enjoying this affair with the two
honorees were Pat Lewis, Jimmy
Montgomery, Johanna Vanderberg,
Mel Magidson, David Rich, H. B.
and Mary Ellen Henderson, Peggy
Pyle, Charles McKinnon, Don and
Cathy Birath, Norman Hall, Tomi
Watts, David-Harvey, Kitty Jones,
Jackie Sheffield, Jennifer McKin-
non, David Nance and Stephen
Whealton. Mothers present were
Mrs. C. G. Costin. Mrs. Don Birath,
Mrs. W. D. Jones, Mrs. Ralph Nance
and Mrs. Doris Whealton.
Mrs. Baggett was assisted in en-
tertaining and serving by Mrs. L.
L. Allen and the Misses Alma and
Carolyn Baggett.

BAPTIST G. A.'S MEET'WITH
SONJIA ANNE BLOUNT
The Girls' Auxiliary of the Bap-
tist Church met Monday with Son-
jia Anne Blount with the president,
Jane Keels, in chage. The meeting
was opened by singing the G. A.
song ,"We've a Story to Tell to
the Nations." The devotional was
given by -Lynda Gale Pyle from
Rom. 10:1-4.
Gail Bateman, program chair-
man, then took over the meeting
and developed the topic "Holidays
All Over the World." Follbwing
roll call and reading of the min-
utes it was voted to send a box of
candy and a get-well card to Mary
Agnes Culpepper, who is a.patient
at Warm Springs, Ga.
Following prayer by Mrs. W. M.
Chafin, counselor, the meeting was
dismissed with prayer by Gail
Bateman.
The business meeting of the G. A.
will be held next Monday at the
church.

MRS. SWATTS NAMED TO
FLORIDA P.- T. A. BOARD
Mrs. J. Floyde Griffin of Tampa,
president of the Florida Congress
of Parents and Teachers, this week
announced that Mrs. Ralph Swatts
of this city, has been named as a
member of the state board of man-
agers of the organization which is
to meet in annual convention at
West Palm Beach November 9-11.

PLEDGED TO SORORITY
Among 240 women pledged by
Florida State University's 14 na-
tional sororities at Tallahassee, was
Miss Hazel Burnette of this city,
who was taken into Zeta Tau Alpha.

Visits Daughter
Mrs. Harriet Rowell of Wewa-
hitchka spent Monday here with
her daughter, Mrs. Florrie Connell.

HELLO, WORLD!
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Stripling
of this city are the proud parents
of a daughter, born Sunday, Oc-
tober 17 at the Port St. Joe Mu-
nicipal Hospital. The young lady
has been named Karen Annette.


CHAIRMEN ARE NAMED ON
CHILDREN'S COMMITTEE
The Gulf county children's com-
mittee met Tueslday evening at Ho-
tel St. Joe with R. A. Cooper, chair-
man, presiding. Greater part of the
meeting was given over to discus-
sion and organization of the com-
mittee into sub-committees. Pres-
ent were Mrs. R. A. Costin, Mrs. T.
A. Owens, Mrs. R. C. Hallman, G.
F. Lawrence, B. E. Kenney Jr., Jake
Belin, Marion Craig, Gale Traxler,
and F. E. Trammell of this city,
Judge J. E. Pridgeon and Rev. G.
F. Hinton of Wewahitchka, and
Dr. Terry Bird of Apalachicola.
Sub-committee chairmen named
were: G. F. Lawrence, recreation
for Port St. Joe; W. H. Linton, rec-
reation for Wewahitchka; Mrs. C.
A. Brown, health, St. Joe; Rev. G.
F. Hinton, health, Wewahitchka;
Mrs. Robert Tapper, dependents
and delinquent children,' St. Joe:
Dave Gaskin, dependent and delin-
quent children, Wewahitchka.
The executive committee is com-
posed of R. A. Cooper, chairman;
C. L. Morgan, Wewahitchka, vice-
chairman; Mrs. R. C. Hallman, sec-
retary; Jake Belin, educational
publicity.

FORTIETH BIRTHDAY OF
R. A.'S IS OBSERVED
Saturday afternpon Mrs. Wesley
Ramsey entertained the Junior R.
A.'s and G. A.'s of the Baptist
church with a party at her home
celebrating the 40th birthday of
the Royal Ambassador organization.
After a period of games and fun,
the guests gathered around the din-
ing table on which was a huge
birthday cake, decorated in the R.
A. colors of blue and gold. Gifts
were unwrapped, each consisting
of money, the total amount being
$8.75 which will be given to the
candy fund for the children of Eu-
rope. Mrs. W. I. Carden, past G. A.
leader, was presented with a beau-
tiful pin by her girls.
The boys and girls and their
honor guests, Mrs. Carden and Mrs.
J. 0, Baggett, were-served delicious
birthday cake and ice cream by
Mrs. Ramsey, assisted by Mrs. W.
M. Chafin, G. A. leader, and Mrs.
George Cooper, R. A. leader.

'Y. W. A. ORGANIZES AND
ELECTS OFFICERS
A group of young ladies met Mon-
day night at the home of Mrs. Ralph
Nance for the purpose of organiz-
ing a Young Woman's Association.
After enjoying several games, the
guests were served dainty sand-
wiches, cupcakes and Russian tea.
Plans for the Y. W. A. were then
discussed and a majority of the of-
ficers elected, as follows: Jeritza
Edwards, president; Irene Wilder,
vice-president and publicity; Peggy
Wise, secretary-treasutrer; Marian
Watts, program chairman; Saranell
Clements, community missions;
Betty Doris Dees, social chairman.
The remaining officers will be se-
lected at the next meeting to be
held Monday, November 1, at the
home of Miss Saranell Clements.

SHEFFIELD-JOHNSON
Mrs. Sarah Johnson of this city
and Roscoe Sheffield of Apalachi-
cola were united in marriage Tues-
day, October 19, .in Donaldsonville,
Ga. Mr. and Mrs. Sheffield will
make their home here for the
present.

Visitor From Orlando
Mrs. Minnie Davis of Orlando is
visiting here this week with her
sister and husband, Mr. and Mrs.
J. E. Cook. All visited relatives in
Quincy Wednesday.

(Additional Society on Page 9)


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FRDA. CTBR 2,198 H SAR PRTS. JOE, 1. GUL COUNTY,-- FLORIDA -------u


MRS. V. R. CHAPMAN DIES
AT HOME IN NEBRASKA

Mrs. V. P. Chapman, a former
resident of Apalachicola and well
known to older residents of Port
St. Joe, passed away last week at
her home in Grand Island, Nebr.,
after a five months' illness.
She was, before her marriage,
Miss Cecile Comforter, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Comforter of
Apalachicola, and was a cousin of
W. P. Comforter and a niece of
Nick omforter of this city.

FIRE CONTROL

(Continued from page 1)
would amount to $30,000 from both
county and state funds, to be spent
in Gulf county to man and operate
the fire protection service.
To go in for this county-wide fire
control, a majority of the voters
must approve it in a referendum.
To put the matter to a vote, the
owners of 51 per cent or more of
the lands in the county must sign
a petition for the purpose. This
condition has been met, and at a
regular monthly meeting of the
Gulf county board of commission-
ers the petition was presented to
the commissioners who accepted it
and unanimously agreed to place
the question of county-wide fire
control on the ballot in the Novem-
ber general election. Neither the
petition nor the referendum vote
would be a hard and fast commit-
ment, however. Even though thq
referendum carried in November,
the county commissioners could
,still turn down the proposal if
s o m e unforeseen circumstances
arose to make participation in the,
fire control plan inadvisable.
A growth study which the forest
service made in Gulf county in 1946
showed that the value of frequently
burned timberlands increased 13
cents an acre per year while the
value of infrequently burned tim-
berlands increased at the rate of
$2.02 a year.
But increased timber value is
not the only benefit the county
would receive from forest fire con-
trol, by a long shot. There are the
intangibles of beautification, with
its' impact on the tourist trade, of
water control in which forests play
a vital part, and of. the protection
and food" that woods furnish our
game.
The tourist trade in 1946 amount-
ed to\ $790,000,000, according to a
report by the state chamber of
commerce,' and Gulf county re-
ceived its share directly or indi-
rectly from the tourists, them-
selves and from the money they
paid, in taxes in those sections of
the state that cater to the tourist
trade more than does this area.
There is also the highly tangible
matter of crack fire protection for
.dwellings and other structures in
rural areas throughout the county.
The forest service rangers will
not commit themselves officially to
fighting non-woods blazes-under-
standably, since their duty is for-
est fire fighting. But their policy
is always to fight fires wherever
and whenever they break out. Sev-
eral -montlis ago forest service fire
" fighting crews in Hamilton county
saved nearly $3000 worth of equip-
ment owned by a sawmill operator.
when his mill caught fire. When a
school building in Madison county
caught fire earlier this summer,
the county ranger there dispatched
three fire trucks to the fire, and
they were able to save one wing
of the school building valued at
$60,000. So the county of Madison
saved $60,000 by paying approxi-
mately $8000 for their share of
county-wide fire protection, and at
the same time was receiving fire
protection on its forested lands.
-. A dozen other Florida counties
now have county-wide fire control.
and at least that many, and maybe
more, are going to vote on this
question November 2. Gulf county
has the opportunity to obtain this
fire protection also-next month. I


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day, although we know you'll be celebrating this Savings Event
also. Yours for More Golden Wedding
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PAGE FOUR THE STAR, PORT ST. JOE, GULF COUNTY, FLORIDA FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1948


THE STAR
Published Every Friday at 306 Williams Avenue,
Port St. Joe, Fla., by The Star Publishing Co.
W. S. SMITH, Editor
EBnter i as ecomndclass matter, December 10, 1987, at 6
Postoffice. Port St. Joe, Fla.. under Act of March S, 1879.
SUBSCRIPTION INVARIABLY PAYABLE IN ADVANCE
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TO ADVERTISERS-In case of e-or or omissions In advor-
tisements, the publishers do not ho!d themselves liable for
damaugw further than amount received or much adverti emse.
The spoken w7ord is given scant attention; the printed word
It thoughtfully weighed. The spoken word barely asserts;
the printed word thoroughly convinces. The spoken word
is lost; the printed word remains.

Our Country Right or Wrong

FIRE CONTROL PLAN IS VITAL
In this issue is an outline of what the pro-
posed fire control unit for Gulf county will do
for residents and how it is to be worked out.
The measure.will appear on the November 2
general election ballot and either be okehed
or rejected by the voters.
A large majority of the landowners have
already approved the proposed unit by pe-
titioning the board of county commissioners
to submit the question to a vote of the people
whose judgment will be the deciding factor in
whether or not the county shall have a coil-
trolled fire unit under the supervision of the
Florida Forest Service.
If the plan is approved, the forest depart-
ment will then come in and set up the unit,
paying four-fifths of the cost and the county
one-fifth. The total annual budget will be
$30,000, which will cover the cost of operation
and maintenance.
With the greater portion of Gulf county
devoted to forest lands and our timber supply
rapidly reaching the diminishing point, it
would seem most advisable for the people of
the county to .vote favorably on this question
and thus set Xi- motion a plan for the .protec-
tion and development of forest resources
which are playing such an important role to-
day in our industrial well-being.
This is a most important matter which
should not be overlooked by any county voter
on November 2.


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"WITHOUT UNDERSTANDING"
Men whose motives are of the best may un-
wittingly undermine a nation's liberties. The
late Justice hBrandeis, one of the greatest of
liberal jurists, touched on this when he said:
"Experience should teach us to be most on our
guard to protect liberty when the govern-
ment's purposes are beneficent ... The great-
est danger to liberty lurks in insidious en-
croachment by men of zeal, well-meaning but
without understanding."
Many specific examples of this could be
cited here and abroad. 'And one current ex-
ample, whose importance may not be widely
realized, lies in the aggressive campaign to
force compulsory medical insurance down the
throats of the people of our country. Those
who favor it say that it is not socialized medi-
cine. Yet, as history shows,,whenever the gov-
ernment dominates the practice of medicine,
complete socialization always follows.
Lenin, who was certainly one of the world's
foremost authorities on totalitarian tech-
niques, once sail: "Socialized medicine is the
keystone to the arch of the socialist state."
That is, completely logical. For under social-
ism, the state must be top dog in everything-
including the standards of medical service the
people are to receive. Regimentation must be
complete if it is to succeed.
The Star is fighting against the destruction
of private medicine as a part of the larger fight
it has been waging the past eleven years to
guard our freedoms. Justice Brandeis went to
the heart of the matter when he warned
against "insidious encroachments by men of
zeal, well-meaning but without understanding.'

The South is asking no more now than it has
been asking since 1865, and that is to let us
solve our own local problems. The Democratic
party in the past has pledged to do that and
kept the pledge. Truman, for purely political
considerations, has replaced that pledge with a
promise to minority groups to put on us a new
social order. The further one is away from the
South the easier it is to solve the South's prob-
lems.

We know why the Communists are opposed
to the raising of the subway fare in New York
from a nickel to a dime. It doubles the cost of
going underground.-Napoleon (Ohio) Signal.

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Special Legislative
Session Cost $9,731

Estimates Prior To Meeting Had
Ranged From $8000 To $150,000 ,

The two-day special session of
the Florida legislature to change
the general election ballot cost a
total of $9,731.67.
The state comptroller reported
payment of $1,452 in salaries of
legislators, $1,641 for attaches' sal-
aries, $5,724.20 in travel allowances
for legislators, $487.08 for printing
journals of proceedings, and $427.39
for miscellaneous expenses.
Earlier estimates of the cost had
ranged from the $8000 figured by
House Speaker Tom Beasley to
$150,000 set by Pinellas county Re-
publicans in criticizing the session.
The legislators revised the gen-
eral election ballot system to pro-
vide Floridians with a simple, di-
rect way to vote for any one of
four candidates for president.

MOST VOTERS

(Continued from page 1)
that they are not Communists and
have never been Communists, but
even the Wallace electors took this
oath, so the ballot will list Dewey,
Truman, Thurmond and Wallace
electors separately from the so-
called "straight" Democrat ticket,
which is .headed by Senator Rich-
ard B. Russell instead of by Tru-
man.
In Louisiana, the legislature per-
mitted a. separate slate of Truman
electors, but specified that it must
use some other symbol than the
official Democrat rooster, which
will be placed above the States
Rights electors. Truman electors.
therefore, will be designated by a
donkey in Louisiana.
Some Southern states, notably
Texas, where Socialist Norman
Thomas will appear on the ballot,
will list minor candidates in addi-
tion to the four majors.
In general, all three new elec-
tion laws (Florida, Georgia and
Louisiana) make it a simple mat-
ter for Democrats who do not wish
to vote for either Truman or Thur-
mond, to "split the ticket" and
vote Republican.
Florida's new law specifically
forbids any device f or voting
"straight," and voters here must;
perforce, make individual choices
in all races-national, state and lo-
cal. The-Georgia device of listing
presidential electors for all parties
separately from the straight Demo-
cratic ticket (in Georgia no other
slate of state and local officials is
offered) also makes.it mandatory
for voters to choose a president
separately from the state ticket.
t '


LAST TIMES FRIDAY
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PETER LORRHE




Plus -
NEWS and CARTOON

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23

DOUBLE FEATURE
PROGRAM
---TEATURE NO. 1 -


- FEATURE NO. 2


Plus -
Chapter 14 of Serial

"TEX GRANGER"


SUNDAY, OCTOBER 24





Also -
SPORT and "SCREEN
SNAPSHOTS"


MONDAY and TUESDAY
October 25 and 26


Also -
NEWS and TRAVEL

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 27
2 B.A R GAIN 2
FEATURES
BARGAIN FEATURE NO. 1


BARGAIN FEATURE NO. 2

DON 'Red' BARRY
in -

'Jesse James, Jr.'

Plus -
Chapter 3 of Serial

G-Men Never Forget

THURSDAY and FRIDAY
October 28 and 29


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Game Commission fied by the game and fresh water State Auditors Far
commission. However, the commis-

To Study Problems sion said, mullet, herring and other Behind In Checking
salt water fish periodically enter
fresh waters, thus creating a "con-
Enforcement Confusion Caused By fusing~jurisdictional problem." As Much As Three Years In Ar-

Salt Water Fish In Fresh Water The joint session will come at rears On Some Offices
--- the end of a two-day meeting called
The game and fresh water fish to study the controversial two- State auditors are as much as
commission will meet in Tallahas- month closed fishing season in Bay, three years behind in checking on
see with the state board of conser- Gulf, Calhoun, Franklin, Jefferson, the financial affairs of some state
ovation next Tuesday to iron out Jackson, Leon, Liberty, Wakulla and county offices, but State Au-
"jurisdictional problems" in sev- and Gadsden counties, which are ditor Bryan Willis said that they
eral of the state's tidal streams. closed during April and May. are gradually catching up with the
Commission officials said that backlog that was built up during
salt water fish moving over fresh the war years when trained men
water lines have caused "consider- I Corn Follows' Cotton for the work were not available.
able confusion" in enforcement ef- Corn frequently is grown after "It's embarrassing to me to tell
forts of the two agencies. fea dressing of nitrogen and the plant how far behind we are," Willis
Fresh water lines are established ressing of nitrogen and the plant said, "but there isn't much we can
Fresh water lines are established 'food left over from the cotton, the I said, "but there isn't much we can


by county commissioners and rati- corn will show good growth.


ido about it. The law requires an


audit of all offices once a year,
but we have never been given
enough money to do the job."



WARREN BRANDS


(Continued from page 1)
ment seeks to take away from the
schools was imposed in 1937 and
has never been used for road build-
Ing. So it has not been and is not
now being 'diverted.'
"Furthermore, the road depart-
ment fails to explain why the fed-
eral government, having stood idly
by without objection during the 11
years the seventh cent of the gas
tax has been used for schools and
general revenue, is now suddenly
about to cut off federal aid for


PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS TO BE VOTED ON IN NOVEMBER, 1948 r,


V" NOTICE OF ELECTION
WHEREAS, The Legislature of 1947,
under the Constitution of 1885, of the
State of Florida, did pass 11 Joint Reso-
lutions proposing amendments to the
Constitution of the State of Florida, and
the same were agreed to by a vote of
three-fifths of all the members elected
to each house; that the votes on said
Joint Resolutions were entered upon their
respective Journals, with the yeas and
nays thereon, and they did determine and
direct that the said Joint Resolutions be
submitted to the electors of the State at
the General Election in November, 1948.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, R. A. GRAY,
Secretary of State of the State of Florida,
de hereby give notice that a
GENERAL ELECTION
wlJ be held in each county in Florida
on Tuesday next succeeding the first
Monday in November A. D. 198, the
said Tuesday being the
SECOND DAY OF NOVEMBER
for the ratifeatioan r rejection of the
said Joint ResaiAtlom proposing Amend-
mne,~s to the Comea tion at the State of
U1orida, vic
1
HOUSE JOwOT. ESOLmO sNO. 1268
A JOINT ESOLUTOK Proposing an
Amendment to Article IX of the State
ConstittLoen by adding thereto an addi-
tional Section proiding that all excise
taxes upon gasoline or other motor fuel
S products collected and retained shall be
used for public highway, street and air-
port purposes, and prescribing the dis-
tribution and use of certain portions of
said taxes.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLA-
TURE OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA:
That the following Amendment 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 u..e of certain portions of said taxes,
.is hereby 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 1948. as
follows:
SECTION 17. All excise taxes now or
hereafter imposed upon gasoline or othor
like products of petroleum or upon all
;combustible gases and liquids used in
internal combustible engines for the gen-
.eration of power to propel vehicles and
aircraft, which are collected and retained
'shall be used exclusively for the lease,
acquisition, construction, reconstruction.
i repair, operation and maintenance of
; roads, streets, bridges and rights of
'way therefore or for airports, or for the
'payment of indebtedness and interest
1 thereon incurred for the lease, acquisi-
'tion, construction, reconstruction, repair,
f operation and maintenance of roads,
Streets, bridges and rights of way there-
for or for airports, Of all State excise
taxes collected and retained upon gasoline
r other like products of petroleum, ex-
lc"pt aviation fuel, not less than four
,cents tax per gallon on such products
shall be used by the State Road Depart-
S 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 avis-
tion fuel, shall hereafter be imposed -by
-the Legislature and the proceeds retained
distributed among the several counties
and used in 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 Conistit"u-
tion but with no limitation as to the
duration of such tax; provided 80% sur-
plus funds shall be expended by the
State Road Department 'for state ro:Is
in the county, as directed by the Board
of 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 this Section
shall repeal or modify Section 16, Article'
LX, of this Constitution. This Section
shall tklcro efct .T ly 1. 1949.

HOUSE JOINT IR .I)LUTION NO. 1007
A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing to
Amend Saction 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 XII 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 rhajority of the
freeholders who are qualified electors
residing in such county shall participate,
but no bonds shall be issued hereunder
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 --mnnce as prescribed by the Legis-
lature. Whenever any county has voted
in favoi of the Issuance of such bonds
a special tax for the payment of the
interest on said bonds and the principal
1--of es the same shall become due
S-,--'* -'-all be levied on the tax-
able property within the count' in ac-


cordance with law providing for the levy
of taxes and such tax shall not be ap-
plied to any purpose other than the
payment of the principal and interest of
said bonds.
(b) In addition to the bonds authorized
in paragraph (a) above, and subject to
the limitations and provisions thereof
and of Section 6 of Article IX of the Con-
stitution of Florida, the Legislature may
also provide for the issuance of Special
Capital Outlay bonds by County Boards
of Education for school capital outlay
projects hereafter acquired or construct-
ed, but said bonds shall be limited to
projects and amounts approved by the
State Board of Education as prescribed
by law and shall become payable serial-
ly as prescribed by law within not to
exceed twenty years from the date of
issuance; Provided, that no Special Cap-
ital Outlay bonds shall be issued here-'
under which, together with the school
indebtedness of such county including
speckil tax school district indebtedness,
shall exceed twenty per cent of' the
assessed value of the taxable property of
such county according to the last assess-I
meant for county purposes prior to the
issuance of, such Special Capital Outlay
Bonds.. The principal of and interest
on such special bonds shall be payable
Ifron 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.
3
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 869
A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an
Amendment to the Constitution by add-
ing thereto an additional 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-
ticle VII of the State Constitution, by
adding thereto Section 6 creating 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 follow :
SECTION 6. There is hereby created
two additional Senatorial Districts to be
known as the Thirty-ninth (39th) and
Fortieth (40th) Senatorial Districts. The
Thirty-ninth (39th) Senatorial District
shall consist of Monroe County. The
Fortieth (40th) 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 hbld office from his election, for
a term ending on the First Tuesday after
the First Monday in January, 1952; andI
the Senator elected from the Fortieth
(40th) Senatorial District shall hold office
from his election for a term ending on
the first Tuesday after the first Monday
in January, 1950, and thereafter Sen-
ators, elected from said Districts shall'
hold office for a term of. Four years.
Provided: that the Legislature is author-
ised by law to alter or abolish 'said Dir-
tricts whenever representation in the
Senate is reapportioned.
4
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 179
A JOINT RESOLUTION, Proposing the
Amendment of Section 4, Article III of
the Constitution of the State of Florida
relating to the eligibility of members
of the Legislature, their compensation
and remuneration.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLA-
TURE OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA:
SECTION 1. That the follow w ing
Amendment to Section 4, Article III of
the Constitution of the State of Florida
relating to the eligibility of members of
the Legislature, their compensation and
remuneration, is hereby agreed to. and
shall be submitted to the electors of the
State of Florida for ratification or re-
jection at the next General Election to
be held in November, 1948; that is to
say that Section 4 of Article III of the
Constitution of the State of Florida shall
be amended and as amended shall read
as follows:
"SECTION 4. Legislators, qualifica.
tions, salaries, etc. Senators and mem-
bers of the House of Representatives
shall be duly qualified electors in the
respective counties and districts for
which they 'were chosen. The pay of.
members of the Senate and House of
Representatives shall be ten dollars a day
for each day of the session; and in addi-
tion thereto they shall be paid for sub-
sistence not more than seven dollars and!
fifty cents a day for each day of the
session, and mileage to be paid to and
from their homes to the seat of govern-
ment by the nearest and most prac-
tical route at the rate of not more than
seven and one-half cents per mile for
not more than four round trips in any
regular session nor for more than two
round trips in any special or extraordi-
nary session."
5
. HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 118
A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an
Amendment of Section 1 of Article XVII
of the Constitution of the State of Florida,
relating to the Amendment of said Con-
stitution
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLA
TURE OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA:
That the following Amendment of
Section I of Article ,XVII of the Con-
titutian of the State of Florida. relatieg


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 L Either branch of the Leg-
islature, at any regular session, or at
any special or extraordinary session
thereof called for such purpose either in
thL 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 Gan-
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.

6
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 cf 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 certifi-
cate of his willingness to do so with
the Clerk of the Supreme Court.

7
HOUSE JOI:'T RESOLUTION NO. 1379
A JOINT rzSOLUTION Proposing an
Amendment to Article VIIIt 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 Lucle, 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 al taxes in the County of
Saint Lucle, 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 Co'unty
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 Assess-
ir of all taxes levied by the State, Coun-
ty, County School Board, School Districts
special Tax School Districts and Mun;'.-
palities.
SECTION 14. 1. Fram and after Janu-
ary 1. 1950, the County Tax Collector of
the County of Saint Lucie, State of
Florida, shall collect all txea 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
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.

ge
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 984
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 School 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 their 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 relative to the assessment 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 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 School Board, School
Districts, Special Tax School Districts.
Port Districts, Drainage Districts, and any
other taxing district and municipali-
ties which by ordinance request their
taxes to be so assessed.
The Legislzture shall at the Legislative
Session in 149 and from time to time
thereafter, enact laws specifying thie.
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. 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. Drain-
age Districts, and. any other taxing dis-
tricts, and municipalities, whosa taxes
may 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.

9
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 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 State,
County, County School Board, 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 10. 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
to be levied in the County by the State,
County, County School Board. School
Districts, Special Tax School Districts
-1 Municipalities.
'2 The Legislat",re shall at the Legis-
tive Session in 1949 and from time to
'me thereafter, enact laws specifying the
owners functions, duties and compensa-
lion of County Tax Assessor, designated 1
In Paragraph 1 of t i Sectlon 16. and
shall likewise. provide b law for the


extension on the assessment roll of th&
County Tax Assessor of 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 of Volusia, 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 of 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 Distrcts,
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-
ticle VIII of the Constitution of the State
of Florida relative to the assezsmcnt and :
collection of all taxes 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 alter 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 Muricipalities,
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 c1vied
by the State, County, Couhty Frc"'-;
Board. School Districts, Special T-"
School Districts and Municipalitscr.
SECTION 14. i. From and a-s",r Jan-
uary 1, 1950, the County Tax C ''-ter
in the County of Pinellas, Stt cft F''--
ida, shall collect all taxes l-v'.d Iin
the county by the State, County. County
School Board. School Districts. Special
Tax School Districts and Municinallties.
2. The Legislature shall at the Legisla- '
tive Session of 1949, and from time to
time thereafter enact lav/s 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. -
S 11
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 16
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 Esoambia
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 in November,
1948, ap fOllows:
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, 1991.
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 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, and the
term or tenure of office of any one af,_
pointed to said office for the term be-
ginning In 1947 shall expire -a sld
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 ,o.]
hereunto set my hand and affixed, q<,-
Great Seal of the State of Florida at 'al-
fahassee, the Capital, this the Ist day aof
August, A. D., 1948. R. A. GRAY. '
Secretary of Stati.


Florida roads.

"The people of Florida won't be

frightened into voting for this pro-

posed amendment by the flimsy

fairy tale dreamed up by the road

department. The road department
will have to cook up one with more
body to it. Its adolescent attempt
to scare the adult people of Flor-
ida into voting for this amendment
by threatening the loss of federal
funds is entirely too flatulent to
fool anybody.
"A few weeks ago, I had a long
talk about Florida roads with an
official of the United States Bu-
reau of Roads and he assured me
the federal government would con-
tinue to allocate federal funds to
Florida for building roads."


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Radio Program

Is Sponsored By

Episcopalians

WDLP To Broadcast "Great
Scenes From Great Plays"
This Evening

Rev. Lee Graham, pastor of St.
James 'Episcopak Church, states
that tonight at 8 o'clock, eastern
standard time, Miss Celeste Holm,
motion picture academy award win-
-ner, and Walter Abel will be heard
over station WDLP, Panama City.
in the famous Broadway success,
"Dark Victory."
This is the fourth radio presen-
tation of "Great Scenes From Great
Plays" sponsored by the Episcopal
families of Port St. Joe, and Rev.
Graham said that at the conclusion
of the presentation that Rev. Tom
Byrne, former local pastor, now of
Panama City, will make a brief
talk.
Miss Holm's portrayal of Judith
Traherne in "Dark Victory" en-
ables her to rise to new dramatic
heights, and Walter Abel as Dr.
Steele, the great surgeon with hu-
man sympathy for all mankind,
gives her every opportunity to dis-
play her dynamic artistry.
How a woman conquers a great
and abiding inward fear through
love is the fundamental theme of
"Dark Victory." The great lesson
dramatized in this play is that love
can always conquer fear-a prin-
ciple demonstrated by millions of
sincere Christians throughout the
world who know how the love of
God brings them greater peace and
security-helps them rise above the
myriad fears and uncertainties of
our modern world.
"That's why the Christian church
is doing so much to relieve the
tensions born of fear," said Rev.
Graham, "tensions between nations
as well as individuals. That's why
so many are discovering how much
more complete and secure their
lives are when they make the
teachings of the church the .foun-
dation of their entire existence."

Attend Birthday Dinner At Wewa
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Ferrell, Mrs.
Tommy Braxton and son Wayne,
Mrs. Florrie Connell and Mrs. Ellen
Kirkland spent Sunday in Wewa-
hitchka with Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph
Rowell, it being Mrs. Rowell's
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NOTICE FOR DIVORCE
IN (GULF COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT,
STATE OF FLORIDA-IN CHANCERY.
CECIL .1. SKINNER, Plaintiff,
vr.
EUNIRL SKIYNElt, Defendant
On Monday the 22nd day of November,
A. D. 1948, the defendant, Euniirl Skinner.
is required to appear to the bill filed against
her herein.
This order to be published for four con-
serutive weeks in The Star, a newspaper pub-
lished in said Gulf County. Florida.
Witness my h;nli and seal this 4th day
of October. 1948.


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C ECIL (". ('(STlI N. .
Soilicitor for Complah


.1. i IHINTEIR
Clerk Circuit Courl,
Gulf County. lo'rida.
nant 10-22 11-12


NOTICE FOR DIVORCE
IN GULI COUNTY CIRCUIT COUIjT,
S-TATI'' OF ILORIDA-IN CHANCERY.
WIL All I'. CADY, Plaintiff,
vs
MARYi J E1NET1TE CADY, Defendant.
On Monday tlhe 22nd dyiv of November.
\ 1). 1948, the defendant, -lary .leamntte
Cady, i.i required to appear to the bill filed
against her herein.
This order to be published for four con-
secutive weeks in The Star. a newspaper pub-
lislhed in said Gulf County. Florida.
Witness my lind and seal this 16th day
of October, 1946.


(SEAL)


.J. R. HUNTER,
Clerk Circuit Court,
Gulf County. Florida.


CECIL (I. COSTING. Jr.,
Solicitor for Comlainant. 10-22 11-12


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man be blind to common experience.


Commissioners Name
Officials For Election
At their October meeting, the
board of county commissioners ap-
pointed the following persons to
serve as inspectors and clerks for
the general election November 2:
Precinct 1, East Wewahitchka-
Mrs. L.. Joines, Ross Stripling, B.
B. Barber, inspectors; W. E. Gil-
bert, clerk.
Precinct 2, West Wewahitchka-
Jim Harris, A. Stevens. Mrs. Clem-
mie Davis, inspectors; J.- B. Mc-
Daniel, clerk.
Precinct 3, Dalkeith-Mrs. Wal-
ter Crutchfield, Mrs. Buster Till-
man, Mrs. Jennings Davis, inspec-
tors; Mrs. Chas. Whitfield, clerk.
Precinct 4, Overstreet-Edna L.
Hardy, Alice Guilford, J. M. Mor-
ris, inspectors; Nadine H. Hardy,
clerk.
Precinct 5, Highland View and
Beacon Hill-W. H. Weeks, T. O.
Richards, Mrs. Katherine Brown, in-


Sspectors; Mrs. Lillian Kennington,
Clerk.
Precinct 6. White City-Mrs. G.
S. Croxton, Mrs. Alton Hardy, J. A.
Stebel, inspectors; Mrs. C;LI It-
vens, clerk.
Precinct 7, Kenney's Mill-Louis
Johnson, Carl Cowart, F. Scheffer.
inspectors; E. F. Gunn, clerk.
Precinct 8, North Port St. Joe-
Mrs. Blanche Clements, Mrs. A.
D. Lawson, Mrs J. H. Chafin, in-
spectors; Mrs. XV. M. Howell, clerk.
Precinct 9, South Port Ft. Joe-
W. M. Chafin. Mrs. Rushl C;ism,.
Terry Hinote, inspectors: Mrs. i.
R. Minus, clerk.
Visit In Blountstown
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Miller visited
in Blountstown Thursday of last
week with their son and wife, Mr.
and Mrs. O. O. Miller.
Trees are Florida's third most
valuable crop. Only citrus and vege-
table products bring more income.
to the state and its people.


LONGER
SSHOE WEAR
-made. foi co-e i
Smart man! Runs a business ... And
for comfort, keeps extra pairs of shoes
always repaired, shined and "treed
up." Never wears the same pair two
days running. Makes his shoe dollars
go farther.
Bring in your older pairs and let us
re-new them, giving you extra,
doily shoe changes.

THE LEADER SHOE
SHOP
We Doctor Shoes, Heel Them,
Attend Their Dyeing and
Save Their Soles


Most Important


Motor Oil Development





in 9 years!


Urniu 'X 'Safety Factor, for first time I ,



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Engine Wearl! l 1


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Acid Action from "On and Off" Driving

Jow Counteracted Engine Life Prolonged


it's not friction, as generally assumed, that causes the
most engine wear!
It's Acid Action-chemical etching of engine parts
that takes place in the low operating temperatures of
today's "On and Off" driving!
In your short trips about town, to school, to the office, the
bank-your engine is intermittently "On and Off"... runs for
brief periods of time only. Hence it seldom warms-up to
efficient operating temperatures. It runs "cold." Ih these short
"On" periods,'combustion may be incomplete and partially
burned fuel gases and moisture attack the smoothly polished
metal surfaces chemically. It's this biting Acid Action that
accounts for up to -90% of your engine's wear! '
Shell Research worked all out on this problem...devel-
oped a unique "X" safety factor to combat Acid Action. Now
21/ million miles of road testing have proved conclusively
that with this "X" safety factor Acid Action is effectively
counteracted-engine life is prolonged-


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of sustained high speeds and extreme driving conditions, now
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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1B45


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ADDITIONAL SOCIETY
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MRS. MILLER HOSTESS TO
BAPTIST CIRCLE MONDAY
Circle One of the Baptist W. 51.
U;. met Monday afternoon with Mrs.
J. F. Miller at her home in Oak
Grove with Mrs. C. A. McClellan.
chairman, in charge. Topic for the
meeting was "Our Youth Rely On
Christ As Their Foundation for
Life." Mrs. W. C. Pridgeon gave
the devotional from Mlatt. 7:24-27,
and prayer was by Mrs. C. MI.
Palmer. During the brief business
session it was decided that present
officers would remain in office for
the ensuing year.
Following dismissal with prayer
by Mrs. L. J. Keels, the hostess
served delicious refreshments to
the 14 members present.,
Next. meeting of this circle will
be with Mrs. C. M. Palmer.

WESLEYAN SERVICE GUILD
IN MEETING THURSDAY
The Wesleyan Service Guild met
Thursday evening of last week at
the Florida Power Corporation of-
fice for its regular service. Miss
Margaret Smith gave the devo-
tional, followed with prayer by
Mrs. Loyd Tubb. A chapter, "The
Prayer of Jesus," from the book
"Great Prayers of the Bible," was
given by Mrs. Ben Dickens Jr.
At the conclusion of the meeting,
refreshments were served to those
present. Next meeting of the Guild
will be October 28 with Mrs. Loyd
Tubb at her home on 16th Street.
.t Ir s
BAPTIST CIRCLE TWO
NAMES NEW OFFICERS
At the regular meeting of Circle
Two of the Baptist W. M. U., held
Monday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. W. I. Carden dn 6th Street,
officers for the new year were
elected as follows: Mrs. W. J.
Daughtry, chairman; Mrs. D. W.
Smith, co-chairman; Mrs. J. J.
Clements, secretary, and Mrs. S. J.
Taylor, treasurer. After a- short
business session, the meeting was
closed with prayer by Mrs. Daugh-
try.
During the social hour, the hos-
tess served sandwiches, cookies, po-
tato chips and coca-colas to the 12
members present. One new mem-
ber, Mrs. E. H. Vanlandingham,
was welcomed at this time.
The November meeting of this
circle will be held at the home of
Mrs. T. E. Parker.

Visitors From Macon
Mr. and Mrs. John Gaskin and
daughter, Mary Charles, of Macon,
Ga., made a short visit in our city'
Monday.

APPRECIATION
We wish to thank our many
friends for their kind interest, for
the cards, letters and flowers, and
also the nurses and doctor for their
kindness shown our small so-n.
Clyde, during his illness and stay
in the hospital.
* Mr. and Mrs. Paul D. Farmer.




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SUNDAY SERVICES

At the Churches


METHODIST CHURCH
Loyd W. Tubb, Pastor
9:45 a. m.-Church school.
11:00 a. m.--Morning worship.
6:30 p. m.-Youth Fellowship.
7:30 p. m.--Evening worship.
Prayer service Wednesday eve-
sing at 7:30. Choir practice at 8.


BEACON HILL PRESBYTERIAN
4:00 p. mn.-VVorship service.
3:00 p. m.-SSunday school.
Thursday 7:;30p.m.-Bible study
and prayer.

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
Rev. L. J. Keels, Pastor
9:45 a. m.-Bible school for all
10:55 a. m.-Morning worship.
6:25-Baptist Training Union.
7:030--Evening services.
Prayer service Wednesday eve-
nings at S o'clock.
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ST. JAMES EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Rev. Lee Graham, PastorS. McNAIR HOSTESS TO
BAPTIST BUSINESS WOMEN
22nd Sunday after Trinity.
The Baptist Business \Voman's
7:30 a. im.-Holy Communion. Circle met Monday evening witl
9:-45a. .- dy school adMrs. Lillian McNair at her home
children's church. on\ Third Street.
11:00 a. m.-Morning prayer and Devotional thoughts and intro-
sermon. duction of the topic for the eve-
Junior high recreation at the par- ning were given by tie program
ish house this evening at S o'clock. chairman, Miss Mildred Watkins.
IlOthers taking part in the discus-
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH sion were Misses Betty Sue Watts,
Rev. Samuel J. Allen, Pastor Alma Baggett and Mrs. McNair.
10:00 a. m.-Sunday school. Refreshments of weiners, cookies
1-1:00 a. m.-Worship service., and coca-colas were served to the
7:00 p. m.-Youth Fellowship. members present.
7:30 p. m.-Evening service. VIt
Midweek meeting Wednesday at Many who flee from evil don't un-
.:00 p. mi. derstand that it is in their hearts.


RAi:. '.DS MUST. OPERATE around the clock
every day and night of the year.
A'!Lhcugh they know this, leaders of 16 rail-
road unions are demanding a five-day, Mon-
day through Friday, week for one million
railroad employes.
They want 48 hours pay for 40 hours work
-in itself a 20% wage increase.
They also demand a minimum of 12 hours
pay for any work performed on Saturdays,
and 16 hours pay for any work performed on
Sunday and holidays.
On top of all this they want an additional
increase of 25c an hour for every employee!

You'd Pay the Bill!
Summing up these demands, they mean that
these union leaders seek to force the railroads
to give one million employes an annual raise
which would average $1500 per employee!
The total cost of this would be no less than
1W billion dollars per year, which is more
than twice the expected net income of the
railroads this year.
You'd pay the bill, because if these in-
creased costs are forced on the railroads,


Joe gathered Monday evening at
S A S A the Legion home and, after con-
S j siderable hot and heavy discussion,
drew up a resolution requesting
From the Files of The Star that the commissioners not impose
such a tax. The, resolution stated
1 that the petitioners were willing to
City To Ask Aid for Electric Plant co-operate in any manner possible
At a recent called meeting of the in order to raise funds through
city commission a resolution wvas other ways and means.
passed authorizing the comniission- -
ers to file an application with the Wallace Finlay, publisher of the
federal government through the County Record at Blountstown, was
FEA for a loan and grant to aid in a visitor in town Monday. He was
financing the construction of an a visitor at The Star office and
electric generating plant and dis- gave us his usual line. If we were
tribution system. It was not stated as big and husky and ugly as Wal-
whether the city would take over lace and had the soft bureaucratic
the lines of the Florida Power Cor- job he's got, we wouldn't have a
portion or go into completion with care in the world.,
the power company.
Carrabelle Wins From Sharks
The St. Joe Sharks trekked down Dr. Charles Reicherter
to Carrabelle last Friday and came OPTOMETRIST
limping back with a 40-0 lacing bur-
dening their shoulders. They meet EYES EXAMINED -GLASSES FITTED
the Florida Hi Demons of Tallahas-
see today on the local gridiron and
feel sure of a win. Ritz Theatre Building Hours: 8 to 5
Sales Tax Rumor Brings Opposition First Floor Phone 560
Following rumors that the city NAMA IA Y-rV FLA


Commission was considering pass-
age of a sales tax- measure to boost
[ city revenue, business men of St.


Closed Wednesday Afternoons


they must have still further rate and fare
increases..
Demands Unreasonable
These employes have had substantial raises
during and sincp the war. Their average week-
ly earnings are higher than the average weekly
earnings of workers in manufacturing indus-
tries. They have more job security than the
average worker in American industry. They
also enjoy paid vacations, a retirement sys-
tem and other advantages more generous
than the average worker receives.
In contrast with the demands of these 16
unions, which add up to the equivalent of 48c an
hour, the Conductors and Trainmen recently
settled their wage request for an increase of lOc
an hour.


Railroads Run for Everybc-':--
Not Employes Alone
The railroad industry must serve nrit oce but
many groups-producers, businessmen, ship-
pers, parsengers and the general public-
night and day, every day of the year. These
unions are' proceeding in utter disregard of
this important difference between railroads
and other industries. Industrial plants can be
shut down over weekends and holidays, but
freight, mail, express and passengers must
continue to move. Everybody who enters rail-
road employment knows this.
Strike Threat
On September 18, 1948, the leaders of these
16 unions began taking a strike vote. But the
threat of a strike will not alter the opposition of
the railroads to such unreasonable demands!


We are publishing this and other advertisements to talk with you
at first hand about matters which are important to everybody.


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i 'I million Dollr oa Block!


FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22,.1948


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


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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1948


PAGE TEN ~HE STAR, PORT ST. JOE, GULF COUNTY, FLORIDA


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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
1946 CHEVROLET 4-door sedan,
radio, underseat heater; superior
condition; original owners; $1750.
See at Rainey Cottage, at Beacon
Hill. 10-29*
CIRCULATING OIL HEATER with
drum, stand and pipe. Complete
$35. Call Frank Hannon, phone 61.
B'lCYCE-Ranger model girls' 28-
inch wheel bicycle. Second hand
but in first class condition. Apply
Howell's Bicycle Shop. 10-22tf
PHONOGRAPH RECORDS!
1000 slightly used records at 25c
each. A wide variety to choose
,from. See Evelyn LeHardy, 4th
Street. 10-itf
CAFE 14 stools. 3 tables, gas
cooking equipment, electric re-
frigerators. All equipment new. See
Gene Holley. Phone 257. 10-22*
GUEST CHECKS-(100 to pad).
Large, $6 per 100 pads: 10 pads,
75c. Small, $5 per 100 pads; 10 for
60c. Also onion-skin "COPY" second
sheets, $2.25 per package of 1000
(don't ask us to break a package).
THE STAR. 10-24tf
ELECTRIC RANGES-Two second
hand electric ranges in first class
condition. See Roche's. S-20tf
TIMBER-R-R!-Have for sale four
4 in. x 10 in. x 18 ft. timbers, se-
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FOR RENT
ROOMS FOR RENT-Two bed-
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Mrs. W. A. Johnson. 1*
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Partly furnished; indoor bath.
,See Chester A. Pitts, Kenney's Mill
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FOR APARTMENTS See The
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FOR RENT-Two-room furnished
apartment; private bath and en-
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FOR RENT Three-bedroom fur-
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FRANK & DOT'S AGENCY
Phone 61 10-15tf
CONCRETE MIXER for rent, $5.00
per day. Spillers and Nichols,
phone 83 or 304. 10-22*


REAL ESTATE FOR SALE
6-ROOM HOUSE-Lights, running
water, bath; $1500. See Ross
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SALESMEN WANTED
FURNITURE SALESMAN-Experi-
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LOST AND FOUND
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SPECIAL SERVICES
,For COMPLETE WEATHERSTRIP-
PING and Insulation Service see
R. M. Spillers. Phone 83. P. 0. Box
683, Port St. Joe. 10-22*
LEGAL ADVERTISING
NOTICE
I will not be responsible for any
debts contracted by Mrs. A. T.
Thames after this date. First publi-
cation October 15. 1948.
11-5* A. T. THAMES.
LODGE NOTICES
SAMARITAN LODGE NO. 40, 1. 0.
0. F.-Meets first and third Wed-
nesdays at 8 p. m. 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. Air visit-
ing companions welcome. H. R.
Maige, High Priest; Robt. Shaw, Sec
MELODY REBEKAH LODGE NO.
22-Meets second and fourth Wed-
nesdays at 8 p. m. in Masonic hall.
All members urged to attend; visi-
tors invited.
MASONIC TEMPLE F & A M-
Port St. Joe Lodge 111. Regular
A meetings 2nd and 4th Fri-
days each month, 8:00 p. nr.
Members urged to attend;
visiting brothers welcome. Fennon
Talley, W. M.; G. C. Adkins, Sec.


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CHOSEN GLEE CLUB MEMBER
Miss Norma Jean Lewis of this
city has been chosen a member of
the choir and glee club of Judson
College, Marion, Alabama, as the
result of the tryouts held at the
college. Miss Lewis is the daugh-
ter of Mrs. Ethel Lewis. She is a
freshman this year and plans to
major in speech during her college
years at Judson.
A--A- krDOD' t C
NAMED 'TOPPER' OFFICER


Palm Beach, when the state con-
gress celebrates it silver anniver-
sary November 9-11, and that Mrs.
Ralph Swatts would represent Re-
gion II.
During the social hour, the group
was served chocolate and orange
cake squares and coca-colas from
a refreshment table covered with a
gay Hallowe'en cloth and centered
with a bowl of yellow daisies. Nap-
kins and plates also carried out the


Paul K. Johnson, a senior at the Hostesses for the occasion were
Bowling Green Business Univer- Mesdapnes Otto Anderson, McLean
sity, Bowling Green, Ky., has been Elder, Ralph Swatts and Joe Mira,
named treasurer of the "Toppers" and the ladies were assisted by Mr.
fraternity for the fall semester. Mira.
Paul is taking a four-year course in -
higher accounting and will gradu- VARIED EVENTS
ate in May of next year. (Continued from page 1)
side of the Dead Lakes. Some of
AMENDMENTS I AND 2 the old trestle still stands in the
(Continued from page 1) lakes.
tary, Mrs. Paul Fensom, would rep- Arbor Day, which was inaugu-
resent the St. Joe P.-T. A. at West rated in Wewahitchka under the


1. What is a county-wide fire control unit?
A county-wide fire control unit is an or-
ganization jointly financed by the County
and State for the prevention and suppres-
sion of woods fires. This organization con-
sists of sufficient personnel, fire, towers,
telephone, lines, radio equipment, trucks,
tractors and plows and other equipment
to give adequate protection to the lands
of the county from fire.

2. How many acres will be protected in
the county? About 337,000 acres of
forest land will be protected from fire.

3. How much will it cost the county?-The
county's share will be approximately
$5,687.

4.. How much will the state pay? The
stqte's share will be approximately
$24,643 toward the yearly operating bud-
get, in addition to the initial costs of con-
struction of towers, telephone lines, houses
and other capital improvements.

5. Where does the county's share come
from? Either from the 'general reve-
nue fund, or from a special tax levy on
non-exempt property in the county. This
tax levy can in no case exceed 2 mills.
Homestead exemptions apply to this tax.

6. Would the Forest Service fight a house
fire? Yes, the fire control unit is pri-
marily a forest fire fighting unit, but many
homes, schools and businesses have been
saved by the quick action and modern
equipment of the fire control crews in
counties having this type of protection.

7. Is fire protection worth what it costs?-
Yes, it is worth to the people of the
county many, miny times what it costs. It
has been found that timberlands that are
burned over annually increase in value
through timber growth less than 40c per
acre per year. On unburned land the in-
creased value through timber growth
amounts to more than $2.00 per acre per
year. If burned over annually, the lands
of our county would only grow about
$134,800 worth of timber per year where
it would be possible to grow $674,000
worth of timber per year. This means that
Gulf county could profit about $539,200
more per year through a sound program
of fire control. Average growth on burned
over land is 35 board feet per acre per
year, but by protecting the land from fire
it will produce an average of 175 board
feet per acre per year.


8. Whose land would be protected?-All
lands in the county wanting protection.
Landowners, both large and small, would
benefit equally.

9. Could a landowner burn his own lands
if he wishes? Yes, he could, as long
as he complied with Florida's Forest Fire
Laws. It would be advisable, but not
necessary, to notify the Forest Service
ranger that you intend to burn.

10. Would the landowner be obligated to
any forestry practices? No. The stqte
or county would not have the authority to
impose any regulations on the land con-
cerning forestry practices. Remember,
however, good forestry is good business.

11. Would the Forest Service assist land-
owners who wish to control burn their
property? Yes, if possible. The ranger's
work is primarily the suppression of wood
fires, not the systematic burning of large
acreages of the county.

12. Would the Forest Service plow fire-
lines? Yes, but not needlessly over
the entire county. The cost of plowing
miles and miles of firelines that may never
be used would be prohibitive. It has been
found through experience that fighting
fires with tractors and plows is much more
effective and cuts costs of fire suppression
considerably.

13. Who can vote on the issue? Every
qualified voter in the county, regard-
less of whether or not he owns land. All
citizens would benefit from forest fire pro-
tection; therefore, it directly or indirectly
affects each and every person in the en-
tire county.

14. When will we vote on the issue? At
the November General Election. The
matter will be left to the citizens of the
county. A majority of those who vote on
the issue will determine the outcomeof
this referendum.

15. If a majority of those that vote on the
question favor a county-wide fire con-
trol unit what action will be taken? A
favorable vote would give the County
Commissioners the authority to sign a con-
tract with the Florida Board of Forestry
and Parks for the establishment of a coun-
ty fire control unit.
"<,
16. When could fire protection begin? -
Fire protection could begin as soon as
funds are available, and after the initial
construction of imporvements is completed'-


Facts About County-Wide Forest Fire



Protection For Gulf County


stately oak tree which still stands
in Alf Millergren's yard, and which
today is a nation-wide observance.
The famous Dead Lakes with its
80 square miles of water and in-
numerable tributaries, the mecca
of thousands of staunch followers
of Sir Izaac Walton. This body-of
water is the third largest body of
fresh water in the United States
and is famous for its beauty.
Tupelo honey, noted for its de-
licious flavor and other qualities
not found in\any other honey pro-
duced in the continental U. S.
The above suggestions are but
a few which could be included in
preparation of. the Gulf county
floats.
The people of the county are
urged to make their contributions
as soon as possible. Give what you
can, be it little or much-it will all
help to -make this a real Gulf
county contribution to the success
of the inauguration of Fuller War-
ren.


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